| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Mayer (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Hunt (fresh) C - James Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Edwin Mason (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeffery Lacasse (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harry Knudson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Palm (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Harry Knudson inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Arkansas | David Simmons works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 34-34 |
| 19:33 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 19:04 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Darryl Daniels | 37-34 |
| 18:46 | Arkansas | James Hawkins is called for the reach on David Simmons - foul #1 on James Hawkins, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Robinson (SG) Jeffery Lacasse | |
| 18:21 | Arkansas | Edwin Mason misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:06 | Northwestern | James Hawkins misses long on a shot from the right side | 37-34 |
| 18:04 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer tips it home | 39-34 |
| 17:38 | Arkansas | Harry Knudson misses short on a floater from the right side | 39-34 |
| 17:36 | Northwestern | James Hawkins snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 17:31 | Northwestern | Michael Palm takes the ball from Jonas Richardson | 39-34 |
| 17:02 | Arkansas | Edwin Mason clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 17:01 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Ben Robinson - foul #1 on Ben Robinson, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Raymond Price (PF), James Carter (C) Darryl Daniels, Thomas Hunt, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Anthony Gilbert (PG), Jeffery Lacasse (SG), Russell Henderson (SF), Randall James (PF), John Lewis (C) Edwin Mason, Ben Robinson, Harry Knudson, Michael Palm, David Simmons | |
| 16:41 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 16:21 | Arkansas | Randall James hits a shot from the left side | 41-36 |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | John Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lyle Carr (SG) Jonas Richardson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 15:57 | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse is fouled on the floor by James Carter - foul #2 on James Carter, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lyle Carr (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steven Mayer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Anthony Gilbert (fresh) SG - Jeffery Lacasse (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Henderson (fresh) PF - Randall James (fresh) 12 pts. C - John Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Arkansas | Randall James's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Price | 41-36 |
| 15:33 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Raymond Price | 41-36 |
| 15:14 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-36 |
| 15:13 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer snags the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 14:47 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 14:45 | Arkansas | Randall James pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 14:39 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson blows the layup | 41-36 |
| 14:38 | Northwestern | James Carter snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 14:36 | Northwestern | Russell Henderson steals it from John Brown in the backcourt | 41-36 |
| 14:13 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Gilbert | 41-39 |
| 14:00 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 13:58 | Arkansas | Randall James gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 13:53 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson lays it in and the foul's on Steven Mayer - foul #2 on Steven Mayer, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Jonas Richardson (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Thomas Hunt (PF), James Hawkins (C) John Brown, Lyle Carr, Steven Mayer, Raymond Price, James Carter | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edwin Mason (PG), Ben Robinson (SG), Michael Palm (PF), David Ung (C) Anthony Gilbert, Jeffery Lacasse, Randall James, John Lewis | |
| 13:53 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 13:51 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels is hacked by David Ung in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Ung, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Knudson (SF) Russell Henderson | |
| 13:38 | Northwestern | James Hawkins loses the dribble to Michael Palm | 41-42 |
| 13:24 | Arkansas | David Ung misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-42 |
| 13:22 | Arkansas | David Ung tips it in | 41-44 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 13:09 | Arkansas | Michael Palm grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 12:48 | Arkansas | Edwin Mason is hacked by Thomas Hunt - foul #2 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Simmons (C) Michael Palm | |
| 12:26 | Arkansas | David Simmons buries a driving attempt in the lane | 41-46 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 41-46 |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels grabs the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Thomas Hunt | 43-46 |
| 11:44 | Arkansas | Jonas Richardson steals it from David Ung | 43-46 |
| 11:39 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft lays it up and in set up by Jonas Richardson | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Hutchcraft (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Hunt (tiring) C - James Hawkins (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Edwin Mason (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ben Robinson (fairly fresh) SF - Harry Knudson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Ung (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Simmons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Arkansas | David Simmons evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Harry Knudson and he's fouled by James Hawkins - foul #2 on James Hawkins, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Lyle Carr (SG), Leland Bopp (SF), Raymond Price (PF), James Carter (C) Darryl Daniels, Jonas Richardson, George Hutchcraft, Thomas Hunt, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joesph Swanson (SG), Michael Palm (PF) Ben Robinson, David Ung | |
| 11:22 | Arkansas | David Simmons misses the free throw | 45-48 |
| 11:22 | Northwestern | James Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 11:11 | Northwestern | John Brown is hacked by David Simmons - foul #1 on David Simmons, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Russell Henderson (SF) Harry Knudson | |
| 10:55 | Northwestern | Russell Henderson swats the short shot by John Brown | 45-48 |
| 10:53 | Arkansas | Michael Palm snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 10:28 | Arkansas | David Simmons splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Edwin Mason | 45-50 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | James Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Jonas Richardson (SG), Steven Mayer (SF) John Brown, Lyle Carr, Leland Bopp | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Anthony Gilbert (PG), Jeffery Lacasse (SG), Harry Knudson (SF), Randall James (PF), John Lewis (C) Edwin Mason, Joesph Swanson, Russell Henderson, Michael Palm, David Simmons | |
| 09:41 | Arkansas | Harry Knudson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-53 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson connects on the open fadeaway from the left block set up by Darryl Daniels | 47-53 |
| 09:16 | Arkansas | Randall James is whistled for a carry | 47-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF), Thomas Hunt (PF) Raymond Price, James Carter | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Palm (PF) Randall James | |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels loses the dribble to Jeffery Lacasse in the backcourt | 47-53 |
| 09:11 | Arkansas | Michael Palm throws it down on a great pass from Jeffery Lacasse | 47-55 |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Harry Knudson steals the ball from Darryl Daniels | 47-55 |
| 08:50 | Arkansas | Michael Palm banks in the layup on a great pass from Harry Knudson | 47-57 |
| 08:39 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 08:19 | Arkansas | Michael Palm comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 08:18 | Arkansas | Michael Palm pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 08:04 | Arkansas | John Lewis misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 50-57 |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 07:42 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft is open and lays it up and in set up by Darryl Daniels | 52-57 |
| 07:13 | Arkansas | George Hutchcraft steps in front of the Harry Knudson pass | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonas Richardson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Hutchcraft (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Hunt (tiring) C - Steven Mayer (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Anthony Gilbert (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Lacasse (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Harry Knudson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Palm (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | Anthony Gilbert is called for the reach on Darryl Daniels in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Gilbert, team foul #4 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Lyle Carr (SG), Leland Bopp (SF), Raymond Price (PF), James Carter (C) Darryl Daniels, Jonas Richardson, George Hutchcraft, Thomas Hunt, Steven Mayer | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edwin Mason (PG), Ben Robinson (SG), Russell Henderson (SF), Randall James (PF), David Ung (C) Anthony Gilbert, Jeffery Lacasse, Harry Knudson, Michael Palm, John Lewis | |
| 06:59 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Brown | 55-57 |
| 06:33 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson blows the layup | 55-57 |
| 06:31 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Leland Bopp | 55-57 |
| 06:28 | Northwestern | John Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Edwin Mason - foul #3 on Edwin Mason, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 55-57 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr can't tip it in | 55-57 |
| 06:01 | Arkansas | David Ung pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 05:37 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 55-57 |
| 05:35 | Arkansas | David Ung gets the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 05:16 | Arkansas | Edwin Mason is hacked by James Carter - foul #3 on James Carter, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Jonas Richardson (SG), Thomas Hunt (PF), James Hawkins (C) Lyle Carr, Leland Bopp, Raymond Price, James Carter | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joesph Swanson (SG), Harry Knudson (SF), Michael Palm (PF), David Simmons (C) Ben Robinson, Russell Henderson, Randall James, David Ung | |
| 04:48 | Arkansas | Michael Palm can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-57 |
| 04:46 | Northwestern | James Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels is hacked by Edwin Mason in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edwin Mason, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF) John Brown | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 04:15 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Joesph Swanson - foul #1 on Joesph Swanson, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Price (PF), Steven Mayer (C) Thomas Hunt, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 04:15 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 04:15 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 03:48 | Arkansas | Harry Knudson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels hits a wide open turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Jonas Richardson and the foul's on David Simmons - foul #2 on David Simmons, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lyle Carr (SG), James Carter (C) Jonas Richardson, George Hutchcraft | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Anthony Gilbert (PG), Ben Robinson (SG), Russell Henderson (SF), John Lewis (C) Edwin Mason, Joesph Swanson, Harry Knudson, David Simmons | |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels misses the free throw | 59-57 |
| 03:35 | Arkansas | Michael Palm grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 03:12 | Arkansas | James Carter steals it from Russell Henderson | 59-57 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lyle Carr (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Steven Mayer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Anthony Gilbert (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ben Robinson (fresh) SF - Russell Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Palm (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - John Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 02:57 | Arkansas | John Lewis grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 02:57 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (SG), James Hawkins (C) Lyle Carr, James Carter | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edwin Mason (PG), Jeffery Lacasse (SG), Randall James (PF) Anthony Gilbert, Ben Robinson, Michael Palm | |
| 02:28 | Arkansas | Randall James can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Raymond Price - foul #1 on Raymond Price, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Simmons (C) John Lewis | |
| 02:28 | Arkansas | Randall James makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 02:28 | Arkansas | Randall James makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:11 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer is open and scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Raymond Price | 61-59 |
| 02:11 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt (PF) Raymond Price | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Knudson (SF) Russell Henderson | |
| 01:48 | Arkansas | Edwin Mason scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffery Lacasse | 61-61 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Darryl Daniels | 63-61 |
| 01:12 | Arkansas | Edwin Mason connects on the shot from the left side | 63-63 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-63 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas | Harry Knudson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas | Randall James drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by David Simmons | 63-65 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Steven Mayer | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | Harry Knudson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Mayer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Thomas Hunt (fairly fresh) C - James Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Edwin Mason (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jeffery Lacasse (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Harry Knudson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Palm (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - David Simmons (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Arkansas | David Simmons wins the tip | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:41 | Arkansas | Edwin Mason misses the lay-in | 65-65 |
| 04:39 | Arkansas | David Simmons grabs the offensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 04:28 | Arkansas | Steven Mayer swats the layup by David Simmons | 65-65 |
| 04:26 | Arkansas | David Simmons tips it but misses | 65-65 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt grabs the board | 65-65 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson clanks a shot from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 04:17 | Arkansas | Edwin Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 03:48 | Arkansas | David Simmons evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-65 |
| 03:47 | Arkansas | David Simmons gets the offensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 03:26 | Arkansas | Harry Knudson drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from David Simmons | 65-67 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson's pass is intercepted by Edwin Mason | 65-67 |
| 02:53 | Arkansas | Harry Knudson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | James Hawkins snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeffery Lacasse - foul #2 on Jeffery Lacasse, team foul #9 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Raymond Price (PF), James Carter (C) Darryl Daniels, Steven Mayer, Thomas Hunt, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Anthony Gilbert (PG), Ben Robinson (SG), Russell Henderson (SF), Randall James (PF), John Lewis (C) Edwin Mason, Jeffery Lacasse, Harry Knudson, Michael Palm, David Simmons | |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 02:35 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG) John Brown | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edwin Mason (PG) Anthony Gilbert | |
| 02:30 | Arkansas | Randall James's dunk attempt is rejected by Raymond Price | 66-67 |
| 02:29 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson pulls down the rebound | 66-67 |
| 02:29 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Mayer (SF) George Hutchcraft | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Knudson (SF), Michael Palm (PF) Russell Henderson, Randall James | |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels buries a shot from the baseline | 68-67 |
| 02:08 | Arkansas | John Lewis knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Edwin Mason | 68-69 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels is hacked by John Lewis in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Lewis, team foul #10 | 68-69 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:04 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt (PF), James Hawkins (C) Raymond Price, James Carter | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse (SG), David Simmons (C) Ben Robinson, John Lewis | |
| 01:42 | Arkansas | David Simmons drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Edwin Mason | 70-71 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson hits the finger roll | 72-71 |
| 01:01 | Arkansas | Edwin Mason can't finish the layup | 72-71 |
| 01:00 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels grabs the board | 72-71 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Mayer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Thomas Hunt (tiring) 2 reb. C - James Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Edwin Mason (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jeffery Lacasse (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Harry Knudson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Palm (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - David Simmons (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Michael Palm swats the layup by Darryl Daniels | 72-71 |
| 00:36 | Arkansas | Michael Palm gets the rebound | 72-71 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas | Darryl Daniels steals it from Edwin Mason | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Jeffery Lacasse is called for the reach on Jonas Richardson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffery Lacasse, team foul #11 | 72-71 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas | David Simmons grabs the board | 73-71 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| 00:05 | Arkansas | David Simmons evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas Hunt - foul #3 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #8 | 73-71 |
| 00:05 | Arkansas | David Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:05 | Arkansas | David Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:05 | Arkansas | Michael Palm gets the offensive rebound | 73-72 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas | David Simmons misses the layup against the doubleteam | 73-72 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | Michael Palm grabs the offensive board | 73-72 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | The clock runs out | 73-72 |