| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Merritt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Les Ballesteros (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Carrier (fresh) 8 pts. C - Tony Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jeffery Bird (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Julian Soo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Coomes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Lazusky (fresh) C - Brian Yap (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Donald Davis inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-31 |
| 19:30 | UCLA | Gary Lazusky grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 19:24 | UCLA | Julian Soo buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeffery Bird | 32-33 |
| 19:14 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 19:12 | Arkansas | Donald Davis can't tip it in | 32-33 |
| 19:10 | UCLA | Brian Yap grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 19:04 | UCLA | William Merritt is called for the reach on Julian Soo - foul #1 on William Merritt, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman (PG), Perry Sieberg (SG), Ben Horne (SF), Philip Utz (PF), Garfield Luke (C) William Merritt, Les Ballesteros, Donald Davis, Paul Carrier, Tony Mitchell | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 18:44 | UCLA | Daniel Coomes misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 18:43 | UCLA | Brian Yap tips it back up and in | 32-35 |
| 18:18 | Arkansas | Philip Utz misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 32-35 |
| 18:16 | UCLA | Julian Soo snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 18:01 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 32-35 |
| 18:00 | Arkansas | Philip Utz grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 17:34 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-35 |
| 17:32 | Arkansas | Ben Horne tips it in | 34-35 |
| 17:07 | UCLA | Philip Utz denies the turnaround by Daniel Coomes | 34-35 |
| 17:05 | UCLA | Julian Soo tips it back up and in | 34-37 |
| 16:37 | Arkansas | Ben Horne misses the jumper near the basket | 34-37 |
| 16:36 | Arkansas | Ben Horne grabs the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 16:22 | Arkansas | Brian Yap steals the ball from Kenneth Bateman | 34-37 |
| 16:04 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird can't throw it down but he's hacked by Kenneth Bateman - foul #2 on Kenneth Bateman, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Merritt (PG), Les Ballesteros (SG), Donald Davis (SF), Tony Mitchell (C) Kenneth Bateman, Perry Sieberg, Ben Horne, Garfield Luke | |
| Subs | UCLA | Daniel Partin (PF) Daniel Coomes | |
| 16:04 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 16:04 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Merritt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Les Ballesteros (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Philip Utz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jeffery Bird (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julian Soo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Lazusky (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Partin (fresh) 6 pts. C - Brian Yap (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Arkansas | Philip Utz connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from William Merritt | 36-39 |
| 15:07 | UCLA | Daniel Partin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-39 |
| 15:05 | Arkansas | Philip Utz snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 14:51 | Arkansas | Brian Yap takes the ball from Les Ballesteros | 36-39 |
| 14:35 | UCLA | Tony Mitchell steals it from Julian Soo | 36-39 |
| 14:06 | Arkansas | Daniel Partin picks off the pass by Philip Utz | 36-39 |
| 13:44 | UCLA | William Merritt steals it from Daniel Partin | 36-39 |
| 13:32 | Arkansas | Donald Davis's pass is intercepted by Brian Yap | 36-39 |
| 13:11 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tony Mitchell - foul #1 on Tony Mitchell, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman (PG), Perry Sieberg (SG), Ben Horne (SF), Paul Carrier (PF) William Merritt, Les Ballesteros, Donald Davis, Tony Mitchell | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Smith (SG), Daniel Coomes (SF), Sam Lee (PF) Julian Soo, Gary Lazusky, Brian Yap | |
| 13:11 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:11 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 12:46 | Arkansas | Ben Horne buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Philip Utz and he's hacked by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell (C) Paul Carrier | |
| Subs | UCLA | Raymond Reilly (SG) Jeffery Bird | |
| 12:46 | Arkansas | Ben Horne misses the free throw | 38-41 |
| 12:46 | UCLA | Daniel Partin grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 12:35 | UCLA | Robert Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 12:33 | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 12:05 | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg loses the dribble to Daniel Coomes | 38-41 |
| 11:49 | UCLA | Sam Lee is hacked by Philip Utz - foul #1 on Philip Utz, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Merritt (PG), Les Ballesteros (SG), Paul Carrier (PF) Kenneth Bateman, Perry Sieberg, Philip Utz | |
| Subs | UCLA | Brian Yap (C) Daniel Partin | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Merritt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Les Ballesteros (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ben Horne (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Carrier (fresh) 8 pts. C - Tony Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Reilly (fresh) SF - Daniel Coomes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sam Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Yap (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:34 | UCLA | Robert Smith double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 38-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Garfield Luke (C) Tony Mitchell | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 11:05 | Arkansas | Garfield Luke is fouled on the floor by Brian Yap - foul #2 on Brian Yap, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Philip Utz (PF), Tony Mitchell (C) Paul Carrier, Garfield Luke | |
| Subs | UCLA | Julian Soo (SG) Raymond Reilly | |
| 10:42 | Arkansas | Ben Horne misses short on a shot near the basket | 38-41 |
| 10:41 | Arkansas | Ben Horne can't tip it in | 38-41 |
| 10:40 | UCLA | Brian Yap pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 10:18 | UCLA | Julian Soo hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Smith | 38-43 |
| 10:12 | Arkansas | Ben Horne misses long on a jumper in the lane | 38-43 |
| 10:11 | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros hits the follow up shot | 40-43 |
| 09:43 | UCLA | Robert Smith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 09:41 | Arkansas | Philip Utz grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 09:35 | Arkansas | Philip Utz's layup is rejected by Brian Yap | 40-43 |
| 09:33 | UCLA | Sam Lee pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 09:04 | UCLA | Daniel Coomes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman (PG), Perry Sieberg (SG), Donald Davis (SF), Paul Carrier (PF), Garfield Luke (C) William Merritt, Les Ballesteros, Ben Horne, Philip Utz, Tony Mitchell | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jeffery Bird (PG), Robert Rolle (SF), Gary Lazusky (PF), Daniel Partin (C) Robert Smith, Daniel Coomes, Sam Lee, Brian Yap | |
| 08:45 | Arkansas | Robert Rolle picks off the pass by Kenneth Bateman | 40-43 |
| 08:33 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| 08:32 | Arkansas | Donald Davis pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 08:04 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-43 |
| 08:02 | UCLA | Gary Lazusky grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 07:33 | UCLA | Julian Soo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 07:31 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier grabs the board | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kenneth Bateman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Perry Sieberg (fresh) SF - Donald Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Carrier (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Garfield Luke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jeffery Bird (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julian Soo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Rolle (fresh) PF - Gary Lazusky (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Partin (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:08 | Arkansas | Donald Davis misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Rolle - foul #1 on Robert Rolle, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Merritt (PG), Les Ballesteros (SG), Philip Utz (PF), Tony Mitchell (C) Kenneth Bateman, Perry Sieberg, Paul Carrier, Garfield Luke | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Smith (PG), Raymond Reilly (SG), Daniel Coomes (SF), Sam Lee (PF) Jeffery Bird, Julian Soo, Robert Rolle, Gary Lazusky | |
| 07:08 | Arkansas | Donald Davis misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 07:08 | Arkansas | Donald Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 06:46 | UCLA | Robert Smith is fouled on the floor by Philip Utz - foul #2 on Philip Utz, team foul #5 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman (PG), Perry Sieberg (SG), Ben Horne (SF) William Merritt, Les Ballesteros, Donald Davis | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 06:19 | UCLA | Daniel Partin drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Smith | 41-45 |
| 05:52 | Arkansas | Philip Utz can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Merritt (PG), Les Ballesteros (SG), Donald Davis (SF), Paul Carrier (PF) Kenneth Bateman, Perry Sieberg, Ben Horne, Tony Mitchell | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jeffery Bird (PG), Julian Soo (SG), Brian Yap (C) Robert Smith, Raymond Reilly, Daniel Partin | |
| 05:52 | Arkansas | Philip Utz makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 05:52 | Arkansas | Philip Utz misses the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 05:52 | UCLA | Sam Lee pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 05:35 | UCLA | Sam Lee loses the dribble to Philip Utz | 42-45 |
| 05:33 | Arkansas | William Merritt is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Merritt, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell (C) Philip Utz | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 05:15 | UCLA | Julian Soo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 05:13 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 04:58 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Davis | 44-45 |
| 04:42 | UCLA | Paul Carrier denies the turnaround by Sam Lee | 44-45 |
| 04:41 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Paul Carrier | 44-45 |
| 04:20 | Arkansas | William Merritt drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Les Ballesteros | 46-45 |
| 04:00 | UCLA | Julian Soo can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 46-45 |
| 03:58 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 03:30 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Les Ballesteros | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Merritt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Les Ballesteros (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Carrier (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jeffery Bird (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julian Soo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Coomes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sam Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Yap (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:07 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 03:06 | Arkansas | Donald Davis snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 02:49 | Arkansas | Donald Davis connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 50-45 |
| 02:23 | UCLA | Donald Davis takes the ball from Julian Soo | 50-45 |
| 01:58 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier's floater is tipped away by Brian Yap | 50-45 |
| 01:57 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Jeffery Bird | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:46 | UCLA | Jeffery Bird hits a floater from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 01:17 | Arkansas | Donald Davis scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Tony Mitchell | 52-47 |
| 01:11 | UCLA | Sam Lee connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brian Yap | 52-49 |
| 00:44 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 52-49 |
| 00:43 | UCLA | Sam Lee snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | UCLA | Les Ballesteros steals the ball from Brian Yap | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | Arkansas | William Merritt is hacked by Jeffery Bird in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffery Bird, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman (PG), Ben Horne (SF) William Merritt, Donald Davis | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 00:16 | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros is hacked by Julian Soo - foul #3 on Julian Soo, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros is fouled on the floor by Julian Soo - foul #4 on Julian Soo, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:11 | UCLA | Julian Soo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Bird - foul #2 on Jeffery Bird, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg (SG), Philip Utz (C) Les Ballesteros, Tony Mitchell | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Ben Horne snags the offensive board | 54-49 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | Ben Horne is hacked by Daniel Coomes - foul #1 on Daniel Coomes, team foul #9 | 54-49 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | Ben Horne misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:06 | UCLA | Sam Lee grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 00:01 | UCLA | Julian Soo connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-52 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman runs out the clock | 54-52 |