| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Costa (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Clarence Goff (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Browder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chi Huang (fresh) 3 pts. C - Walter Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Kemp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dale Connelly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Pless (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Symonds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | James Pless inbounds the ball | 27-24 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds blows the dunk | 27-24 |
| 19:36 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones gets the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 19:27 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Stephen Jones | 27-26 |
| 19:05 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 27-26 |
| 19:04 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 18:44 | Arkansas | James Pless clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-26 |
| 18:42 | Arkansas | George Kemp snags the offensive board | 27-26 |
| 18:18 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Richard Browder - foul #2 on Richard Browder, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 18:18 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:18 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:18 | South Carolina | Walter Ray snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 17:56 | South Carolina | Walter Ray can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 27-26 |
| 17:54 | South Carolina | Richard Browder hits the follow up shot | 29-26 |
| 17:40 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly drills a 3 from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 17:11 | South Carolina | Walter Ray can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Stephen Jones - foul #3 on Stephen Jones, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Longoria (SG), Bradley Coburn (SF) Clarence Goff, Richard Browder | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski (PF) Albert Symonds | |
| 17:11 | South Carolina | Walter Ray makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 17:11 | South Carolina | Walter Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 16:55 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones is fouled on the floor by Chi Huang - foul #2 on Chi Huang, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), Wilfred Lobato (PF), Kevin Raffa (C) Ariel Costa, Chi Huang, Walter Ray | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 16:45 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Dale Connelly | 31-31 |
| 16:29 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Robert Longoria | 33-31 |
| 16:08 | Arkansas | George Kemp scores on a shot from the left side | 33-33 |
| 15:44 | South Carolina | Robert Longoria hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-33 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Longoria (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Coburn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Wilfred Lobato (fresh) C - Kevin Raffa (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Kemp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dale Connelly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Pless (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ivan Dabrowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:31 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-33 |
| 15:30 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 15:07 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Robert Longoria | 38-33 |
| 14:56 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 38-33 |
| 14:54 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 14:25 | South Carolina | George Kemp takes the ball from Wilfred Lobato | 38-33 |
| 14:07 | Arkansas | James Pless is called for traveling | 38-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG), Clarence Goff (SG), Richard Browder (SF), Chi Huang (PF), Walter Ray (C) John Smith, Robert Longoria, Bradley Coburn, Wilfred Lobato, Kevin Raffa | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Garf Spilski (SF), Albert Symonds (PF) James Pless, Ivan Dabrowski | |
| 13:50 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-33 |
| 13:37 | Arkansas | George Kemp misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 13:36 | South Carolina | Chi Huang snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 13:18 | South Carolina | Richard Browder misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Garf Spilski - foul #1 on Garf Spilski, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Miles (PG) George Kemp | |
| 13:18 | South Carolina | Richard Browder makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 13:18 | South Carolina | Richard Browder makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 13:05 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 42-33 |
| 13:04 | South Carolina | Walter Ray pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 12:35 | South Carolina | Chi Huang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Pless (SF) Garf Spilski | |
| 12:16 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dale Connelly | 42-35 |
| 11:55 | South Carolina | Walter Ray misses short on a runner from the baseline | 42-35 |
| 11:53 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 11:42 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Miles | 42-38 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Costa (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Clarence Goff (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Browder (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chi Huang (fresh) 3 pts. C - Walter Ray (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Miles (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dale Connelly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Pless (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Symonds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:13 | South Carolina | Chi Huang misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 11:11 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 11:07 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 11:05 | South Carolina | Richard Browder grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 10:41 | South Carolina | Walter Ray drills a fadeaway in the lane | 44-38 |
| 10:22 | Arkansas | Clarence Goff steps in front of the James Pless pass | 44-38 |
| 10:04 | South Carolina | Chi Huang blows the layup but the foul's on Albert Symonds - foul #1 on Albert Symonds, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), Robert Longoria (SG), Bradley Coburn (SF), Kevin Raffa (C) Ariel Costa, Clarence Goff, Richard Browder, Walter Ray | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (PG), Garf Spilski (SF), Ivan Dabrowski (PF), Aaron Banks (C) Dale Connelly, James Pless, Albert Symonds, Stephen Jones | |
| 10:04 | South Carolina | Chi Huang makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 10:04 | South Carolina | Chi Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 09:42 | Arkansas | Robert Miles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato (PF) Chi Huang | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 09:23 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn is fouled on the floor by Aaron Banks - foul #1 on Aaron Banks, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| 09:09 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 46-38 |
| 09:07 | Arkansas | George Kemp grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 08:47 | Arkansas | Robert Miles can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 08:46 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 08:24 | South Carolina | Ivan Dabrowski steals it from Bradley Coburn | 46-38 |
| 08:09 | Arkansas | George Kemp is whistled for a carry | 46-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG), Richard Browder (SF) John Smith, Bradley Coburn | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dale Connelly (SG), James Pless (SF), Stephen Jones (C) Robert Miles, Garf Spilski, Aaron Banks | |
| 07:52 | South Carolina | Robert Longoria misses the 3 from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 07:50 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Ivan Dabrowski | 46-38 |
| 07:31 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones scores on a floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Richard Browder - foul #3 on Richard Browder, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clarence Goff (SG), Chi Huang (PF), Walter Ray (C) Robert Longoria, Wilfred Lobato, Kevin Raffa | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Albert Symonds (PF) Ivan Dabrowski | |
| 07:31 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones misses the free throw | 46-40 |
| 07:31 | South Carolina | Richard Browder snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Costa (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Clarence Goff (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Browder (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chi Huang (fresh) 5 pts. C - Walter Ray (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Kemp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Dale Connelly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Pless (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Symonds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Jones (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:08 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa misses long on a jumper from the left side | 46-40 |
| 07:07 | South Carolina | Chi Huang tips it but misses | 46-40 |
| 07:06 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Albert Symonds | 46-40 |
| 07:01 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 06:59 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones can't tip it in | 46-40 |
| 06:58 | Arkansas | George Kemp tips it home | 46-42 |
| 06:36 | South Carolina | Richard Browder comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-42 |
| 06:35 | South Carolina | Walter Ray misses the tip | 46-42 |
| 06:33 | Arkansas | James Pless gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 06:18 | Arkansas | George Kemp connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dale Connelly | 46-44 |
| 06:11 | South Carolina | Chi Huang makes the shot from the left side set up by Ariel Costa and he's hacked by Stephen Jones - foul #4 on Stephen Jones, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn (SF), Kevin Raffa (C) Richard Browder, Walter Ray | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Miles (PG), Garf Spilski (SF) George Kemp, James Pless | |
| 06:11 | South Carolina | Chi Huang makes the free throw | 49-44 |
| 05:52 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones misses the dunk attempt | 49-44 |
| 05:51 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones tips it in | 49-46 |
| 05:28 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Garf Spilski - foul #2 on Garf Spilski, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), Robert Longoria (SG) Ariel Costa, Clarence Goff | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski (PF) Albert Symonds | |
| 05:28 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 05:28 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 04:59 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-46 |
| 04:58 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly tips it back up and in | 50-48 |
| 04:30 | South Carolina | Chi Huang is fouled on the floor by Garf Spilski - foul #3 on Garf Spilski, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Browder (SF), Walter Ray (C) Bradley Coburn, Kevin Raffa | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (PG), James Pless (SF), Aaron Banks (C) Robert Miles, Garf Spilski, Stephen Jones | |
| 04:30 | South Carolina | Chi Huang misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 04:30 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 04:08 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski is hacked by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG), Clarence Goff (SG), Wilfred Lobato (PF) John Smith, Robert Longoria, Chi Huang | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 03:54 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Walter Ray - foul #2 on Walter Ray, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Miles (SG) Dale Connelly | |
| 03:54 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 03:54 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 03:28 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff misses the easy layup | 50-49 |
| 03:27 | Arkansas | Aaron Banks grabs the board | 50-49 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Costa (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Goff (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Browder (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wilfred Lobato (fresh) C - Walter Ray (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Kemp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Miles (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Pless (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ivan Dabrowski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Banks (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Arkansas | George Kemp misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-49 |
| 03:18 | South Carolina | Richard Browder grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 03:00 | South Carolina | Walter Ray can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 50-49 |
| 02:58 | South Carolina | Walter Ray grabs the offensive board | 50-49 |
| 02:42 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Longoria (SG), Chi Huang (PF) Clarence Goff, Wilfred Lobato | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dale Connelly (SG), Garf Spilski (SF), Albert Symonds (PF), Stephen Jones (C) Robert Miles, James Pless, Ivan Dabrowski, Aaron Banks | |
| 02:24 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones misses the easy layup | 50-49 |
| 02:23 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 02:02 | South Carolina | Robert Longoria scores on a 3 from straight away | 53-49 |
| 01:46 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones is called for a charge - foul #5 on Stephen Jones, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clarence Goff (SG) Robert Longoria | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Pless (SF), Aaron Banks (C) Garf Spilski, Stephen Jones | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:17 | South Carolina | Chi Huang misses badly on a floater in the paint | 53-49 |
| 01:16 | South Carolina | Richard Browder tips it but misses | 53-49 |
| 01:15 | Arkansas | Aaron Banks grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 00:58 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Aaron Banks | 53-52 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:37 | South Carolina | Walter Ray is fouled on the floor by Dale Connelly - foul #1 on Dale Connelly, team foul #9 | 53-52 |
| 00:37 | South Carolina | Walter Ray makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:37 | South Carolina | Walter Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:37 | Arkansas | Aaron Banks snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | James Pless knocks in the floater from the left wing and he's hacked by Clarence Goff - foul #2 on Clarence Goff, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | James Pless makes the free throw | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ariel Costa, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:12 | Arkansas | James Pless is hacked by Ariel Costa - foul #2 on Ariel Costa, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| 00:12 | Arkansas | James Pless makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:12 | Arkansas | James Pless makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-57 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds runs out the clock | 54-57 |