| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Willie Brown (fresh) SG - Raymond Murphy (fresh) SF - Fred Finlayson (fresh) PF - Elwood Johnson (fresh) C - Bill Cunningham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Boyce Kimbro (fresh) SG - Seth Beard (fresh) SF - Gerald Lizotte (fresh) PF - Michael Ivey (fresh) C - Jack Herring (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Jack Herring wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Minnesota | Seth Beard clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Murphy - foul #1 on Raymond Murphy, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Minnesota | Seth Beard makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:44 | Minnesota | Seth Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Arkansas | Bill Cunningham gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Arkansas | Elwood Johnson drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Willie Brown | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Seth Beard and he's fouled by Raymond Murphy - foul #2 on Raymond Murphy, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Justin Menefee (SG) Raymond Murphy | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 19:00 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:42 | Arkansas | Seth Beard steps in front of the Bill Cunningham pass | 2-5 |
| 18:24 | Minnesota | Jack Herring connects on the shot from the right block set up by Gerald Lizotte | 2-7 |
| 18:20 | Arkansas | Willie Brown hits a shot from the left block | 4-7 |
| 17:56 | Minnesota | Jack Herring misses badly on a shot near the basket | 4-7 |
| 17:55 | Arkansas | Bill Cunningham grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 17:33 | Arkansas | Willie Brown hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Justin Menefee | 6-7 |
| 17:21 | Minnesota | Jack Herring's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Nall (SF), Rodney May (C) Gerald Lizotte, Jack Herring | |
| 17:05 | Arkansas | Willie Brown misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 17:04 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee snags the offensive board | 6-7 |
| 16:46 | Arkansas | Fred Finlayson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 6-7 |
| 16:45 | Arkansas | Bill Cunningham snags the offensive board | 6-7 |
| 16:37 | Arkansas | Willie Brown is whistled for a carry | 6-7 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner (PG), Jean Bazemore (SG), Bruce Yardley (PF) Boyce Kimbro, Seth Beard, Michael Ivey | |
| 16:19 | Minnesota | Elwood Johnson steals it from Jean Bazemore | 6-7 |
| 15:54 | Arkansas | Willie Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 15:52 | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore grabs the board | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Willie Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Menefee (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Finlayson (fresh) PF - Elwood Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bill Cunningham (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stanley Steiner (fresh) SG - Jean Bazemore (fresh) SF - Frank Nall (fresh) PF - Bruce Yardley (fresh) C - Rodney May (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Minnesota | Frank Nall clanks a shot from the left block | 6-7 |
| 15:46 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley tips it in | 6-9 |
| 15:31 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 15:30 | Minnesota | Frank Nall grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:24 | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore is fouled on the floor by Justin Menefee - foul #1 on Justin Menefee, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra (SF), David Howton (PF), Travis Crosby (C) Fred Finlayson, Elwood Johnson, Bill Cunningham | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro (PG), Seth Beard (SG), Gerald Lizotte (SF), Jack Herring (C) Stanley Steiner, Jean Bazemore, Frank Nall, Rodney May | |
| 15:03 | Minnesota | Seth Beard connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Boyce Kimbro | 6-12 |
| 14:42 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Willie Brown | 8-12 |
| 14:29 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-12 |
| 14:27 | Minnesota | Seth Beard tips it home | 8-14 |
| 14:01 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Willie Brown | 10-14 |
| 13:49 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Boyce Kimbro | 10-16 |
| 13:23 | Arkansas | David Howton lays it up and in set up by Willie Brown | 12-16 |
| 13:05 | Minnesota | Jack Herring misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Travis Crosby - foul #1 on Travis Crosby, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Fred Finlayson (SF), Elwood Johnson (PF), Bill Cunningham (C) Hassan Saavedra, David Howton, Travis Crosby | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Nall (SF), Michael Ivey (PF) Gerald Lizotte, Bruce Yardley | |
| 13:05 | Minnesota | Jack Herring makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 13:05 | Minnesota | Jack Herring misses the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 13:05 | Arkansas | Elwood Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 12:45 | Arkansas | Willie Brown makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-17 |
| 12:23 | Minnesota | Jack Herring makes the wide open jump hook from close range on a great pass from Seth Beard and the foul's on Bill Cunningham - foul #1 on Bill Cunningham, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joe Singletary (SG) Justin Menefee | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner (PG), Jean Bazemore (SG) Boyce Kimbro, Seth Beard | |
| 12:23 | Minnesota | Jack Herring makes the free throw | 15-20 |
| 12:10 | Arkansas | Willie Brown works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Fred Finlayson and the foul's on Stanley Steiner - foul #1 on Stanley Steiner, team foul #1 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rodney May (C) Jack Herring | |
| 12:10 | Arkansas | Willie Brown makes the free throw | 18-20 |
| 11:43 | Minnesota | Frank Nall can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 18-20 |
| 11:41 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Fred Finlayson | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joe Singletary (fresh) SF - Fred Finlayson (fresh) PF - Elwood Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bill Cunningham (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stanley Steiner (fresh) SG - Jean Bazemore (fresh) SF - Frank Nall (fresh) PF - Michael Ivey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Rodney May (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Arkansas | Willie Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 18-20 |
| 11:18 | Minnesota | Frank Nall grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 10:54 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-20 |
| 10:52 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Joe Singletary | 18-20 |
| 10:47 | Arkansas | Michael Ivey swats the layup by Willie Brown | 18-20 |
| 10:45 | Minnesota | Rodney May gets the rebound | 18-20 |
| 10:27 | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-20 |
| 10:26 | Arkansas | Willie Brown pulls down the rebound | 18-20 |
| 10:21 | Arkansas | Willie Brown splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Singletary | 21-20 |
| 10:11 | Minnesota | Frank Nall lays it in set up by Jean Bazemore and the foul's on Fred Finlayson - foul #1 on Fred Finlayson, team foul #6 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Justin Menefee (SG), Hassan Saavedra (SF), David Howton (PF), Travis Crosby (C) Joe Singletary, Fred Finlayson, Elwood Johnson, Bill Cunningham | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro (PG), Seth Beard (SG), Bruce Yardley (PF) Stanley Steiner, Jean Bazemore, Michael Ivey | |
| 10:11 | Minnesota | Frank Nall misses the free throw | 21-22 |
| 10:11 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 10:00 | Arkansas | Willie Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 09:58 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee misses the tip | 21-22 |
| 09:57 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra hits the follow up shot | 23-22 |
| 09:39 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Justin Menefee - foul #2 on Justin Menefee, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joe Singletary (SG) Justin Menefee | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Lizotte (SF), Jack Herring (C) Frank Nall, Rodney May | |
| 09:39 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 09:39 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 09:21 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra hits a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Gerald Lizotte - foul #1 on Gerald Lizotte, team foul #2 | 25-24 |
| 09:21 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra makes the free throw | 26-24 |
| 09:09 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley misses the jumper near the basket | 26-24 |
| 09:07 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 08:53 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra is open and lays it up and in | 28-24 |
| 08:37 | Minnesota | Jack Herring misses the easy layup | 28-24 |
| 08:35 | Minnesota | Jack Herring tips it back up and in | 28-26 |
| 08:33 | Arkansas | Seth Beard steals the ball from Willie Brown in the backcourt | 28-26 |
| 08:32 | Minnesota | Seth Beard can't finish the layup | 28-26 |
| 08:30 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 08:12 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Gerald Lizotte - foul #2 on Gerald Lizotte, team foul #3 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Fred Finlayson (PG), Elwood Johnson (PF), Bill Cunningham (C) Willie Brown, David Howton, Travis Crosby | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Nall (SF), Michael Ivey (PF) Gerald Lizotte, Bruce Yardley | |
| 08:12 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 08:12 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 07:51 | Minnesota | Seth Beard is hacked by Joe Singletary - foul #1 on Joe Singletary, team foul #8 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Brown (PG) Hassan Saavedra | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rodney May (C) Jack Herring | |
| 07:51 | Minnesota | Seth Beard makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 07:51 | Minnesota | Seth Beard misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 07:51 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Elwood Johnson | 30-27 |
| 07:28 | Arkansas | Rodney May steals it from Willie Brown | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Willie Brown (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joe Singletary (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Finlayson (fresh) PF - Elwood Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Cunningham (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Boyce Kimbro (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Seth Beard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Nall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Ivey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Rodney May (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Minnesota | Seth Beard is hacked by Joe Singletary - foul #2 on Joe Singletary, team foul #9 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Travis Crosby (C) Joe Singletary | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner (PG) Boyce Kimbro | |
| 07:12 | Minnesota | Seth Beard makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 07:12 | Minnesota | Seth Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 06:44 | Arkansas | Elwood Johnson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 06:43 | Minnesota | Frank Nall gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 06:36 | Minnesota | Rodney May is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Rodney May, team foul #4 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore (SG) Seth Beard | |
| 06:08 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby is hacked by Rodney May - foul #2 on Rodney May, team foul #5 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra (SF) Travis Crosby | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro (PG), Jack Herring (C) Stanley Steiner, Rodney May | |
| 05:54 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra loses the ball out of bounds | 30-29 |
| 05:40 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro's pass is intercepted by Fred Finlayson | 30-29 |
| 05:19 | Arkansas | Willie Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Jean Bazemore - foul #1 on Jean Bazemore, team foul #6 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Howton (PF), Travis Crosby (C) Elwood Johnson, Bill Cunningham | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Seth Beard (SG), Bruce Yardley (PF) Jean Bazemore, Michael Ivey | |
| 05:19 | Arkansas | Willie Brown misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 05:19 | Arkansas | Willie Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 04:58 | Minnesota | Frank Nall hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Seth Beard | 31-31 |
| 04:46 | Arkansas | Willie Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 04:45 | Minnesota | Jack Herring grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 04:27 | Minnesota | Fred Finlayson steals the ball from Frank Nall | 31-31 |
| 04:13 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-31 |
| 04:12 | Arkansas | Willie Brown tips it in | 33-31 |
| 03:48 | Minnesota | Jack Herring is hacked by Travis Crosby - foul #2 on Travis Crosby, team foul #10 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Justin Menefee (PG), Raymond Murphy (SG), Elwood Johnson (PF), Bill Cunningham (C) Willie Brown, Hassan Saavedra, David Howton, Travis Crosby | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner (PG), Gerald Lizotte (SF), Michael Ivey (PF) Boyce Kimbro, Frank Nall, Bruce Yardley | |
| 03:48 | Minnesota | Jack Herring misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 03:48 | Minnesota | Jack Herring misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 03:48 | Arkansas | Bill Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 03:25 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-31 |
| 03:23 | Minnesota | Jack Herring snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Justin Menefee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Murphy (fresh) SF - Fred Finlayson (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Elwood Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Cunningham (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stanley Steiner (fresh) SG - Seth Beard (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Lizotte (fresh) PF - Michael Ivey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jack Herring (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey lays it in on a great pass from Seth Beard | 33-33 |
| 02:53 | Arkansas | Gerald Lizotte is called for the reach on Fred Finlayson - foul #3 on Gerald Lizotte, team foul #7 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro (PG), Jean Bazemore (SG), Bruce Yardley (PF), Rodney May (C) Stanley Steiner, Seth Beard, Gerald Lizotte, Jack Herring | |
| 02:53 | Arkansas | Fred Finlayson makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:53 | Arkansas | Fred Finlayson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:53 | Minnesota | Rodney May pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 02:37 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jean Bazemore | 34-36 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy is fouled on the floor by Jean Bazemore - foul #2 on Jean Bazemore, team foul #8 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Travis Crosby (C) Fred Finlayson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Nall (SF) Bruce Yardley | |
| 02:18 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 02:07 | Minnesota | Travis Crosby steals the ball from Boyce Kimbro | 36-36 |
| 01:48 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 36-36 |
| 01:46 | Minnesota | Rodney May gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 01:37 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra (SF), David Howton (PF) Bill Cunningham, Elwood Johnson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Seth Beard (SG), Bruce Yardley (PF) Jean Bazemore, Michael Ivey | |
| 01:13 | Arkansas | Rodney May takes the ball from Raymond Murphy | 36-36 |
| 01:04 | Minnesota | Rodney May's pass is intercepted by Raymond Murphy | 36-36 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas | Frank Nall is called for the reach on Justin Menefee - foul #1 on Frank Nall, team foul #9 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joe Singletary (SG), Bill Cunningham (C) Raymond Murphy, Travis Crosby | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Steiner (PG) Boyce Kimbro | |
| 00:48 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 00:36 | Minnesota | Hassan Saavedra swats the layup by Bruce Yardley | 38-36 |
| 00:35 | Minnesota | Rodney May tips it back up and in | 38-38 |
| 00:18 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra can't finish the layup | 38-38 |
| 00:17 | Minnesota | Rodney May pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | Seth Beard is fouled on the floor by Bill Cunningham - foul #2 on Bill Cunningham, team foul #11 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Brown (PG), Fred Finlayson (SF), Elwood Johnson (PF) Joe Singletary, Hassan Saavedra, David Howton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Ivey (PF), Jack Herring (C) Bruce Yardley, Rodney May | |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | Seth Beard misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | Seth Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Willie Brown misses long on a halfcourt shot | 38-39 |