| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Olivar (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alexander Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eli Galuski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Jerry (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kevin Saylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Albert Ryan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | William Olivar inbounds the ball | 20-25 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | UConn | Timothy Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-25 |
| 19:48 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to David Smith | 20-25 |
| 19:21 | Arkansas | Jason Newman is fouled on the floor by Timothy Walker - foul #2 on Timothy Walker, team foul #1 | 20-25 |
| 19:02 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 20-25 |
| 19:01 | Arkansas | Jason Newman can't tip it in | 20-25 |
| 19:00 | UConn | The rebound goes to Alexander Smith | 20-25 |
| 18:47 | UConn | James Nguyen makes the shot from the right side and the foul's on David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #1 | 22-25 |
| 18:47 | UConn | James Nguyen makes the free throw | 23-25 |
| 18:22 | Arkansas | The jumper by William Jerry is denied by Alexander Smith | 23-25 |
| 18:20 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Newman | 23-25 |
| 17:57 | Arkansas | Jason Newman misses the 3 from straight away | 23-25 |
| 17:55 | UConn | James Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 17:40 | UConn | Eli Galuski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 17:38 | UConn | Eli Galuski gets the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 17:24 | UConn | Timothy Walker can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 17:22 | Arkansas | William Jerry grabs the board | 23-25 |
| 16:53 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan misses long on a shot from the left block | 23-25 |
| 16:51 | UConn | William Olivar gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 16:44 | UConn | Timothy Walker buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 16:20 | Arkansas | William Jerry misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 16:18 | UConn | Alexander Smith snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 16:13 | UConn | James Nguyen misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 16:12 | Arkansas | Jason Newman gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 15:44 | Arkansas | Jason Newman drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Kevin Saylor and the foul's on William Olivar - foul #2 on William Olivar, team foul #2 | 25-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Keefe (PG), Joey Thomas (SG), Gerardo Santana (SF), Gene Edgerly (PF), Joe Coleman (C) James Nguyen, Timothy Walker, William Olivar, Alexander Smith, Eli Galuski | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ismael Short (SG), William Nolan (SF), Anthony Dangelo (PF) Kevin Saylor, David Smith, Albert Ryan | |
| 15:44 | Arkansas | Jason Newman misses the free throw | 25-27 |
| 15:44 | UConn | Gene Edgerly grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Keefe (fresh) SG - Joey Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerardo Santana (fresh) PF - Gene Edgerly (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Jerry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ismael Short (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Nolan (fresh) PF - Anthony Dangelo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Newman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:30 | UConn | Gene Edgerly double dribbles | 25-27 |
| 15:13 | Arkansas | Jason Newman connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Ismael Short | 25-29 |
| 14:54 | UConn | Jason Newman swats the layup by Joe Coleman | 25-29 |
| 14:52 | UConn | Gene Edgerly hits the follow up shot | 27-29 |
| 14:27 | Arkansas | Jason Newman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 14:26 | UConn | Joe Coleman gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 14:19 | UConn | Joey Thomas buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 14:00 | Arkansas | Anthony Dangelo double dribbles | 30-29 |
| Subs | UConn | James Nguyen (PG), William Olivar (SF) Harold Keefe, Gerardo Santana | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Smith (SG), Albert Ryan (PF) William Jerry, Jason Newman | |
| 13:37 | UConn | Joey Thomas misses the lay-in | 30-29 |
| 13:35 | Arkansas | Ismael Short snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 13:15 | Arkansas | Anthony Dangelo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (SG), Alexander Smith (PF), Eli Galuski (C) Joey Thomas, Gene Edgerly, Joe Coleman | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 12:51 | UConn | Eli Galuski is fouled on the floor by William Nolan - foul #1 on William Nolan, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor (SG) William Nolan | |
| 12:35 | UConn | Timothy Walker connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Nguyen | 33-29 |
| 12:21 | Arkansas | David Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Gerardo Santana (SF) William Olivar | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Jerry (PG) Ismael Short | |
| 12:03 | UConn | James Nguyen connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Timothy Walker | 35-29 |
| 11:42 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by William Jerry | 35-32 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerardo Santana (fresh) PF - Alexander Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Eli Galuski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Jerry (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Saylor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Albert Ryan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Dangelo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | UConn | Anthony Dangelo swats the short shot by Alexander Smith | 35-32 |
| 11:18 | Arkansas | Anthony Dangelo snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 10:54 | Arkansas | David Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Anthony Dangelo | 35-35 |
| 10:30 | UConn | James Nguyen misses the floater from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 10:28 | UConn | Timothy Walker tips it in | 37-35 |
| 09:59 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 09:58 | UConn | Eli Galuski pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 09:54 | UConn | James Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 09:53 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 09:49 | Arkansas | William Jerry makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kevin Saylor | 37-38 |
| 09:44 | UConn | Timothy Walker misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Anthony Dangelo - foul #1 on Anthony Dangelo, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Keefe (PG), William Olivar (SF), Gene Edgerly (PF), Joe Coleman (C) James Nguyen, Gerardo Santana, Alexander Smith, Eli Galuski | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ismael Short (SG), William Nolan (SF), Jason Newman (C) Kevin Saylor, David Smith, Albert Ryan | |
| 09:44 | UConn | Timothy Walker makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 09:44 | UConn | Timothy Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 09:44 | Arkansas | Anthony Dangelo gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 09:22 | Arkansas | William Jerry drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Anthony Dangelo | 38-40 |
| 08:53 | UConn | Joe Coleman's floater is knocked away by Anthony Dangelo | 38-40 |
| 08:51 | UConn | Gene Edgerly tips it but misses | 38-40 |
| 08:49 | Arkansas | William Jerry snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 08:24 | Arkansas | Ismael Short misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-40 |
| 08:22 | Arkansas | William Nolan grabs the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 07:59 | Arkansas | William Nolan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 07:58 | UConn | Gene Edgerly pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 07:31 | UConn | Gene Edgerly misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-40 |
| 07:30 | Arkansas | Ismael Short snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Keefe (fresh) SG - Timothy Walker (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Olivar (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gene Edgerly (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Jerry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ismael Short (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Nolan (fresh) PF - Anthony Dangelo (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:11 | Arkansas | Joe Coleman steps in front of the William Jerry pass | 38-40 |
| 06:52 | UConn | Timothy Walker misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-40 |
| 06:51 | Arkansas | Jason Newman grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 06:29 | Arkansas | Ismael Short loses the dribble to Harold Keefe | 38-40 |
| 06:26 | UConn | Harold Keefe throws it down | 40-40 |
| 06:04 | Arkansas | Anthony Dangelo knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 40-42 |
| 05:56 | UConn | Joe Coleman misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 05:54 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to William Jerry | 40-42 |
| 05:54 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-42 |
| Subs | UConn | James Nguyen (PG), Joey Thomas (SG), Alexander Smith (PF), Eli Galuski (C) Harold Keefe, Timothy Walker, Gene Edgerly, Joe Coleman | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor (SG), David Smith (SF), Albert Ryan (PF) William Jerry, William Nolan, Anthony Dangelo | |
| 05:33 | Arkansas | David Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 05:32 | Arkansas | Ismael Short hits the follow up shot | 40-44 |
| 05:16 | UConn | The jumper by William Olivar is denied by Albert Ryan | 40-44 |
| 05:14 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 04:51 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 04:49 | UConn | James Nguyen gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 04:35 | UConn | Joey Thomas scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eli Galuski | 42-44 |
| 04:11 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor is whistled for traveling | 42-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Gerardo Santana (SF) William Olivar | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Nolan (SF) Ismael Short | |
| 03:48 | UConn | Joey Thomas hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Nguyen | 44-44 |
| 03:26 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan is called for traveling | 44-44 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Anthony Dangelo (C) Jason Newman | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joey Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gerardo Santana (fresh) PF - Alexander Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Eli Galuski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Saylor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Nolan (fresh) PF - Albert Ryan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Dangelo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:08 | UConn | Anthony Dangelo is called for the reach on Joey Thomas - foul #2 on Anthony Dangelo, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Edgerly (PF), Joe Coleman (C) Alexander Smith, Eli Galuski | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Jerry (PG), Ismael Short (SG) Kevin Saylor, William Nolan | |
| 02:56 | UConn | James Nguyen buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joey Thomas | 47-44 |
| 02:56 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (SG), William Olivar (SF), Alexander Smith (PF), Eli Galuski (C) Joey Thomas, Gerardo Santana, Gene Edgerly, Joe Coleman | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor (SG), Jason Newman (C) Ismael Short, Anthony Dangelo | |
| 02:41 | Arkansas | William Jerry clanks a jumper from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 02:39 | UConn | Alexander Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 02:22 | UConn | Kevin Saylor takes the ball from Eli Galuski | 47-44 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor hits the finger roll | 47-46 |
| 02:01 | UConn | Alexander Smith connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Timothy Walker | 49-46 |
| 01:37 | Arkansas | Alexander Smith steps in front of the David Smith pass | 49-46 |
| 01:14 | UConn | Eli Galuski misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| 01:14 | UConn | Eli Galuski makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 01:14 | UConn | Eli Galuski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 00:51 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Eli Galuski - foul #3 on Eli Galuski, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| 00:51 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 00:51 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | UConn | James Nguyen is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Saylor - foul #1 on Kevin Saylor, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| 00:46 | UConn | James Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Albert Ryan - foul #3 on Albert Ryan, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| 00:46 | UConn | James Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:46 | UConn | James Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Arkansas | David Smith misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 00:39 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor hits the follow up shot | 53-49 |
| 00:37 | UConn | William Jerry is called for the reach on James Nguyen in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Jerry, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| 00:37 | UConn | James Nguyen misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:37 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Jason Newman | 53-49 |
| 00:31 | Arkansas | Jason Newman hits a 3 from the left corner set up by William Jerry | 53-52 |
| 00:30 | UConn | James Nguyen is hacked by William Jerry in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Jerry, team foul #9 | 53-52 |
| 00:30 | UConn | James Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:30 | UConn | James Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 55-52 |
| 00:11 | UConn | Eli Galuski grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 00:09 | UConn | Eli Galuski is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Saylor - foul #2 on Kevin Saylor, team foul #10 | 55-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Edgerly (PF) Alexander Smith | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:09 | UConn | Eli Galuski makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:09 | UConn | Eli Galuski misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas | Jason Newman grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | David Smith grabs the offensive board | 56-52 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | The clock runs out | 56-52 |