| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Liu (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Anthony (fresh) SF - Ray McGuire (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Graziano (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Fudge (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Kemp (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Miles (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Garf Spilski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Symonds (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Ray McGuire inbounds the ball | 22-19 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Alabama | Robert Miles steps in front of the James Liu pass | 22-19 |
| 19:49 | Arkansas | Robert Miles hits the finger roll | 22-21 |
| 19:31 | Alabama | John Fudge drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Ray McGuire | 24-21 |
| 19:27 | Arkansas | George Kemp can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 19:25 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 19:09 | Alabama | James Liu comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-21 |
| 19:08 | Arkansas | Robert Miles gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 18:39 | Arkansas | Robert Miles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-21 |
| 18:21 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 18:19 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| 17:50 | Arkansas | Richard Anthony is called for the reach on Garf Spilski - foul #1 on Richard Anthony, team foul #1 | 24-21 |
| 17:29 | Arkansas | Robert Miles hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Anthony - foul #2 on Richard Anthony, team foul #2 | 24-21 |
| 17:29 | Arkansas | Robert Miles misses the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 17:29 | Arkansas | Robert Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 17:01 | Alabama | James Liu buries a 3 from the left corner | 27-22 |
| 16:40 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones scores on a floater in the lane | 27-24 |
| 16:25 | Alabama | Ray McGuire scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-24 |
| 15:59 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones's fadeaway is rejected by John Fudge | 30-24 |
| 15:58 | Alabama | John Fudge gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Liu (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Anthony (fairly fresh) SF - Ray McGuire (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Graziano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Fudge (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Kemp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garf Spilski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Symonds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Alabama | Ray McGuire can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 15:37 | Alabama | John Fudge tips it back up and in | 32-24 |
| 15:08 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rickey Rainville (PG), Matthew Bowden (SG), Elmo Nakamura (PF) James Liu, Richard Anthony, Stephen Graziano | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 14:50 | Alabama | Garf Spilski is called for the reach on Ray McGuire - foul #2 on Garf Spilski, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| 14:33 | Alabama | Rickey Rainville misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 14:31 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds grabs the board | 32-24 |
| 14:10 | Arkansas | George Kemp hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 14:08 | Alabama | John Fudge gets the rebound | 32-24 |
| 14:03 | Alabama | Matthew Bowden misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-24 |
| 14:02 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds pulls down the rebound | 32-24 |
| 13:35 | Arkansas | George Kemp comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-24 |
| 13:34 | Alabama | Ray McGuire snags the defensive board | 32-24 |
| 13:19 | Alabama | Elmo Nakamura comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Garf Spilski - foul #3 on Garf Spilski, team foul #2 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Liu (PG) Rickey Rainville | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski (SF) Garf Spilski | |
| 13:19 | Alabama | Elmo Nakamura makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 13:19 | Alabama | Elmo Nakamura makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 13:00 | Arkansas | Ray McGuire is called for the reach on George Kemp - foul #1 on Ray McGuire, team foul #3 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Anthony (SF) Ray McGuire | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold (PG), Dwight Villarreal (PF) George Kemp, Albert Symonds | |
| 12:31 | Arkansas | Robert Miles scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 12:23 | Alabama | Elmo Nakamura loses the dribble to Dwight Villarreal | 34-26 |
| 11:57 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones is denied on a layup by John Fudge | 34-26 |
| 11:56 | Alabama | John Fudge grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Liu (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Bowden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Anthony (fresh) PF - Elmo Nakamura (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Fudge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Demetrius Diebold (fresh) SG - Robert Miles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Dabrowski (fresh) PF - Dwight Villarreal (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Alabama | Richard Anthony is called for traveling | 34-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Stephen Graziano (PF) Elmo Nakamura | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (PG), Garf Spilski (SF), Albert Symonds (PF) Demetrius Diebold, Ivan Dabrowski, Dwight Villarreal | |
| 11:30 | Arkansas | Robert Miles hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-26 |
| 11:28 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones tips it but misses | 34-26 |
| 11:27 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones hits the follow up shot | 34-28 |
| 11:05 | Alabama | Albert Symonds picks off the pass by Richard Anthony | 34-28 |
| 10:43 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones misses short on a shot from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 10:42 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds grabs the offensive board | 34-28 |
| 10:24 | Arkansas | Robert Miles hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from George Kemp | 34-31 |
| 10:04 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano misses short on a turnaround from close range | 34-31 |
| 10:02 | Alabama | Matthew Bowden pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 09:44 | Alabama | John Fudge misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 34-31 |
| 09:42 | Arkansas | Robert Miles grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 09:36 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones's pass is intercepted by John Fudge | 34-31 |
| 09:20 | Alabama | James Liu hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Stephen Graziano | 37-31 |
| 08:55 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds can't connect on a floater near the basket | 37-31 |
| 08:53 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 08:39 | Alabama | Matthew Bowden double dribbles | 37-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rickey Rainville (PG), Leonard Chalker (SG), Ray McGuire (SF), Elmo Nakamura (PF), Thomas Catchings (C) James Liu, Matthew Bowden, Richard Anthony, Stephen Graziano, John Fudge | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold (PG), James Pless (SG), William Williamson (SF), Dwight Villarreal (PF), Ivan Dabrowski (C) George Kemp, Robert Miles, Garf Spilski, Albert Symonds, Stephen Jones | |
| 08:19 | Arkansas | James Pless hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Demetrius Diebold | 37-34 |
| 08:07 | Alabama | Thomas Catchings misses the easy layup | 37-34 |
| 08:06 | Alabama | Elmo Nakamura gets the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 07:50 | Alabama | Thomas Catchings hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 37-34 |
| 07:48 | Alabama | Thomas Catchings tips it back up and in | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rickey Rainville (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leonard Chalker (fresh) SF - Ray McGuire (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Elmo Nakamura (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Catchings (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Demetrius Diebold (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Pless (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Williamson (fresh) PF - Dwight Villarreal (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ivan Dabrowski (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Catchings - foul #2 on Thomas Catchings, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| 07:34 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 07:34 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 07:17 | Alabama | Ray McGuire can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 07:15 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 06:54 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Demetrius Diebold and he's fouled by Elmo Nakamura - foul #1 on Elmo Nakamura, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Bowden (SG), Stephen Graziano (PF), John Fudge (C) Leonard Chalker, Elmo Nakamura, Thomas Catchings | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Miles (SG), Stephen Jones (C) James Pless, William Williamson | |
| 06:54 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski misses the free throw | 39-38 |
| 06:54 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 06:44 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski's pass is intercepted by Stephen Graziano | 39-38 |
| 06:28 | Alabama | Ray McGuire drills a 3 from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 06:24 | Arkansas | Robert Miles buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Demetrius Diebold | 42-41 |
| 06:14 | Alabama | John Fudge misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Miles - foul #3 on Robert Miles, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Liu (PG), Richard Anthony (SG) Rickey Rainville, Matthew Bowden | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (PG), Garf Spilski (SF), Albert Symonds (PF) Demetrius Diebold, Ivan Dabrowski, Dwight Villarreal | |
| 06:14 | Alabama | John Fudge makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 06:14 | Alabama | John Fudge makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 05:49 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Miles | 44-43 |
| 05:27 | Alabama | James Liu clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-43 |
| 05:25 | Arkansas | George Kemp snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 05:11 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Robert Miles and the foul's on Ray McGuire - foul #2 on Ray McGuire, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| 05:11 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones misses the free throw | 44-45 |
| 05:11 | Alabama | Richard Anthony grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 04:51 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Fudge | 47-45 |
| 04:28 | Arkansas | Robert Miles misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 04:26 | Alabama | James Liu snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 04:21 | Alabama | James Liu scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ray McGuire | 50-45 |
| 04:00 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones makes the shot near the basket set up by Garf Spilski | 50-47 |
| 03:35 | Alabama | James Liu misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 03:33 | Alabama | Richard Anthony grabs the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Liu (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Anthony (fairly fresh) SF - Ray McGuire (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Graziano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Fudge (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Kemp (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Miles (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Garf Spilski (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Albert Symonds (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Stephen Jones (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Alabama | Richard Anthony comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 03:21 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 03:14 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones misses the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Stephen Graziano - foul #2 on Stephen Graziano, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rickey Rainville (PG), Matthew Bowden (SG), Elmo Nakamura (PF) James Liu, Richard Anthony, Stephen Graziano | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold (PG), James Pless (SG), Ivan Dabrowski (SF), Dwight Villarreal (PF) George Kemp, Robert Miles, Garf Spilski, Albert Symonds | |
| 03:14 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 03:14 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 02:54 | Alabama | Elmo Nakamura misses short on a floater from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Liu (PG), Richard Anthony (SG) Rickey Rainville, Matthew Bowden | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Miles (SG) James Pless | |
| 02:27 | Arkansas | Elmo Nakamura takes the ball from Ivan Dabrowski | 50-49 |
| 02:03 | Alabama | Elmo Nakamura clanks a turnaround in the lane | 50-49 |
| 02:01 | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 02:01 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Stephen Graziano (PF) Elmo Nakamura | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (PG), Garf Spilski (SF), Albert Symonds (PF) Demetrius Diebold, Ivan Dabrowski, Dwight Villarreal | |
| 01:38 | Arkansas | George Kemp knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Garf Spilski | 50-52 |
| 01:22 | Alabama | James Liu makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ray McGuire | 53-52 |
| 00:58 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones can't throw it down | 53-52 |
| 00:57 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Alabama | James Liu knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas | Robert Miles can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 00:09 | Alabama | James Liu gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Alabama | James Liu is hacked by George Kemp in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Kemp, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| 00:05 | Alabama | Richard Anthony is fouled on the floor by Garf Spilski - foul #4 on Garf Spilski, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Robert Miles is called for the reach on Richard Anthony - foul #4 on Robert Miles, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| 00:01 | Alabama | Richard Anthony is fouled on the floor by George Kemp - foul #3 on George Kemp, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| 00:01 | Alabama | Richard Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:01 | Alabama | Richard Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Robert Miles misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 57-52 |