| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Peter Pham (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ryan Gibbens (fresh) 2 reb. C - Troy Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Kemp (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dale Connelly (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Pless (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Symonds (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | James Pless inbounds the ball | 32-23 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ryan Gibbens - foul #3 on Ryan Gibbens, team foul #1 | 32-23 |
| 19:47 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 19:47 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee | David Thomas loses the dribble to Dale Connelly | 32-25 |
| 19:05 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-25 |
| 19:03 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Troy Bennett | 32-25 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee | Peter Pham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-25 |
| 18:30 | Arkansas | David Thomas steals it from George Kemp | 32-25 |
| 18:03 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett can't connect on a shot from close range | 32-25 |
| 18:02 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 17:47 | Arkansas | George Kemp slams it home on a great pass from Stephen Jones | 32-27 |
| 17:18 | Tennessee | Peter Pham hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett tips it but misses | 32-27 |
| 17:14 | Arkansas | George Kemp gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 17:09 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by George Kemp | 32-30 |
| 16:43 | Tennessee | Peter Pham misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 16:41 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 16:31 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds buries a runner from the baseline set up by George Kemp | 32-32 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Tinklenberg | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Pham (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ryan Gibbens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Troy Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Kemp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Connelly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Pless (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Symonds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Arkansas | Troy Bennett takes the ball from Dale Connelly | 34-32 |
| 15:32 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Tinklenberg | 36-32 |
| 15:15 | Arkansas | Troy Bennett swats the short shot by Albert Symonds | 36-32 |
| 15:13 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 14:44 | Tennessee | David Thomas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 14:43 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg grabs the offensive board | 36-32 |
| 14:27 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Tinklenberg and he's fouled by Stephen Jones - foul #1 on Stephen Jones, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (PG), Michael Mobley (SG), Isaac Jackson (SF) Michael Tinklenberg, Peter Pham, David Thomas | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Garf Spilski (SF), Ivan Dabrowski (PF) James Pless, Albert Symonds | |
| 14:27 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett makes the free throw | 39-32 |
| 14:06 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-34 |
| 13:38 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-34 |
| 13:36 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 13:29 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski misses the easy layup | 39-34 |
| 13:28 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 13:12 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Michael Mobley, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Peter Pham (SG), Keith Pitts (C) Michael Mobley, Troy Bennett | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Miles (PG), James Pless (SF) George Kemp, Garf Spilski | |
| 12:52 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski is fouled on the floor by Ryan Gibbens - foul #4 on Ryan Gibbens, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| 12:39 | Arkansas | Ryan Gibbens swats the short shot by Stephen Jones | 39-34 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 12:12 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens misses the runner from the left block | 39-34 |
| 12:10 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 11:59 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Robert Miles | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Pham (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Gibbens (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Keith Pitts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Miles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dale Connelly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Pless (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ivan Dabrowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts misses the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Stephen Jones - foul #2 on Stephen Jones, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), David Thomas (SF) David Stephens, Isaac Jackson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (PG), Garf Spilski (SF), Albert Symonds (PF), Aaron Banks (C) Robert Miles, James Pless, Ivan Dabrowski, Stephen Jones | |
| 11:31 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 11:31 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 11:31 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Albert Symonds | 40-36 |
| 11:07 | Arkansas | George Kemp misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 11:05 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 10:39 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens's fadeaway is rejected by Albert Symonds | 40-36 |
| 10:38 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 10:21 | Arkansas | Aaron Banks lays it up and in on a nice dish by Garf Spilski and he's hacked by Keith Pitts - foul #1 on Keith Pitts, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Mobley (SG), Roger Green (C) Peter Pham, Keith Pitts | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Miles (SG), Stephen Jones (C) Dale Connelly, Albert Symonds | |
| 10:21 | Arkansas | Aaron Banks makes the free throw | 40-39 |
| 09:59 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by David Thomas | 43-39 |
| 09:39 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Miles | 43-41 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses the 3 from straight away | 43-41 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee | Roger Green gets the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 08:58 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 08:56 | Arkansas | Aaron Banks gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 08:41 | Arkansas | Aaron Banks is hacked by Ryan Gibbens - foul #5 on Ryan Gibbens, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (PG), Peter Pham (SG), Isaac Jackson (SF), Troy Bennett (C) Michael Tinklenberg, Michael Mobley, David Thomas, Ryan Gibbens | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dale Connelly (SG), James Pless (SF), Albert Symonds (PF) George Kemp, Garf Spilski, Aaron Banks | |
| 08:27 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-41 |
| 08:11 | Tennessee | Peter Pham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 08:09 | Arkansas | Robert Miles pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 07:59 | Arkansas | Robert Miles buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Albert Symonds | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Pham (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Green (fresh) 3 reb. C - Troy Bennett (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Miles (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dale Connelly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Pless (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Symonds (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Tennessee | Peter Pham knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Stephens and he's hacked by Albert Symonds - foul #2 on Albert Symonds, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Aaron Banks (C) Stephen Jones | |
| 07:40 | Tennessee | Peter Pham makes the free throw | 46-44 |
| 07:28 | Arkansas | Troy Bennett denies the turnaround by Aaron Banks | 46-44 |
| 07:27 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly gets the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 07:14 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly can't finish the layup | 46-44 |
| 07:13 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 07:07 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Stephens | 48-44 |
| 06:51 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 48-44 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 06:43 | Tennessee | Peter Pham connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Roger Green | 51-44 |
| 06:24 | Arkansas | Robert Miles can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-44 |
| 06:23 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Connelly | 51-44 |
| 06:07 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Miles | 51-47 |
| 05:55 | Tennessee | Roger Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), David Thomas (SF), Keith Pitts (C) David Stephens, Isaac Jackson, Roger Green | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (PG), Garf Spilski (SF), Ivan Dabrowski (PF), Stephen Jones (C) Robert Miles, James Pless, Albert Symonds, Aaron Banks | |
| 05:39 | Arkansas | George Kemp misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Troy Bennett - foul #2 on Troy Bennett, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson (PF) Troy Bennett | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 05:39 | Arkansas | George Kemp misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 05:39 | Arkansas | George Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 05:11 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 51-48 |
| 05:10 | Arkansas | Garf Spilski gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 04:53 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones can't throw it down but he's fouled by David Thomas - foul #2 on David Thomas, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Miles (SG) Dale Connelly | |
| 04:53 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 04:53 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 04:35 | Tennessee | Peter Pham can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 04:33 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Stephen Jones | 51-49 |
| 04:20 | Arkansas | George Kemp misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 03:56 | Tennessee | David Thomas hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Isaac Jackson | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Pham (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Isaac Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Pitts (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Kemp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Miles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Garf Spilski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ivan Dabrowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Arkansas | George Kemp can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 03:37 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Jones | 54-49 |
| 03:27 | Arkansas | George Kemp drills a 3 from straight away | 54-52 |
| 03:27 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roger Green (PF), Troy Bennett (C) Isaac Jackson, Keith Pitts | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dale Connelly (SG), James Pless (SF), Albert Symonds (PF) Robert Miles, Garf Spilski, Ivan Dabrowski | |
| 02:59 | Tennessee | Peter Pham is hacked by James Pless - foul #1 on James Pless, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| 02:41 | Tennessee | David Thomas misses long on a 3 from straight away | 54-52 |
| 02:40 | Tennessee | Roger Green hits the follow up shot | 56-52 |
| 02:27 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 02:25 | Tennessee | Roger Green grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by George Kemp - foul #3 on George Kemp, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson (PF) Roger Green | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 01:56 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:49 | Arkansas | James Pless scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee | Peter Pham misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 01:29 | Arkansas | George Kemp snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:19 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 01:12 | Tennessee | Peter Pham clanks a floater from the left side | 58-55 |
| 01:11 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg tips it in | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Arkansas | George Kemp travels with the ball | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Michael Tinklenberg | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:27 | Arkansas | George Kemp misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 62-55 |
| 00:26 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly grabs the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 00:24 | Arkansas | George Kemp is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds grabs the offensive board | 62-55 |
| 00:19 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | David Thomas gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | David Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Connelly - foul #1 on Dale Connelly, team foul #6 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Keith Pitts (C) Troy Bennett | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg is hacked by Dale Connelly - foul #2 on Dale Connelly, team foul #7 | 62-55 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by David Thomas - foul #3 on David Thomas, team foul #8 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Troy Bennett (C) Keith Pitts | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly makes the 3rd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | George Kemp is called for the reach on Michael Tinklenberg in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Kemp, team foul #8 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (PG), Keith Pitts (C) Isaac Jackson, Troy Bennett | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | George Kemp can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-58 |