| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ted Berry (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Richard Moses (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Juan Martinez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Papineau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Howland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Fausto Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Powell (fresh) PF - Paul Reading (fresh) 3 pts. C - Alton Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-29 |
| 19:12 | Tennessee | Paul Reading drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Fausto Russo and he's hacked by Richard Moses - foul #1 on Richard Moses, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 19:12 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses the free throw | 36-31 |
| 19:12 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 18:52 | Arkansas | Ted Berry can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 18:50 | Tennessee | Paul Reading snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 18:21 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 18:19 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo snags the offensive board | 36-31 |
| 18:07 | Tennessee | Robert Powell misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Moses - foul #2 on Richard Moses, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Howard (SG) Richard Moses | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG), Manuel Spradling (PF) Fausto Russo, Paul Reading | |
| 18:07 | Tennessee | Robert Powell makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:07 | Tennessee | Robert Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:05 | Arkansas | Robert Powell steals it from Juan Martinez in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| 17:50 | Tennessee | Alton Parker connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Otis Hughes | 36-35 |
| 17:43 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 17:41 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland tips it back up and in | 38-35 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | Alton Parker hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Joseph Yeager | 38-38 |
| 17:09 | Arkansas | Ted Berry comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 38-38 |
| 17:08 | Tennessee | Robert Powell pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:43 | Tennessee | Ralph Howland is called for the reach on Otis Hughes - foul #1 on Ralph Howland, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Moses (SG), Raymond Wright (SF), Joseph Baine (PF), Frank Reichert (C) Ted Berry, Juan Martinez, Douglas Papineau, Ralph Howland | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fausto Russo (SG), Paul Reading (PF) Otis Hughes, Manuel Spradling | |
| 16:24 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager loses the dribble to Joseph Baine | 38-38 |
| 15:55 | Arkansas | Fausto Russo steals it from Donald Howard | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Donald Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Moses (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Wright (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Baine (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Reichert (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fausto Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Reading (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo is hacked by Frank Reichert - foul #1 on Frank Reichert, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ted Berry (PG) Donald Howard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG), Larry Dreher (SF), William Weissman (PF), Manuel Spradling (C) Fausto Russo, Robert Powell, Paul Reading, Alton Parker | |
| 15:00 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling makes the runner from close range | 38-40 |
| 14:43 | Arkansas | Ted Berry drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ted Berry - foul #2 on Ted Berry, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Howard (PG), Juan Martinez (SF), Douglas Papineau (PF), Ralph Howland (C) Ted Berry, Richard Moses, Joseph Baine, Frank Reichert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fausto Russo (SG), Alton Parker (C) Otis Hughes, William Weissman | |
| 14:25 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 14:23 | Arkansas | Joseph Yeager picks off the pass by Donald Howard in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| 14:20 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Yeager | 41-43 |
| 14:00 | Arkansas | Donald Howard misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 13:59 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau misses the tip | 41-43 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 13:36 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo hits the finger roll on a great pass from Manuel Spradling and the foul's on Donald Howard - foul #1 on Donald Howard, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Larson (SG) Raymond Wright | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), Robert Powell (SF), Paul Reading (PF) Joseph Yeager, Larry Dreher, Manuel Spradling | |
| 13:36 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo makes the free throw | 41-46 |
| 13:33 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-46 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Paul Reading hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 13:09 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 12:52 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ted Berry (PG), Joseph Baine (PF), Frank Reichert (C) Billy Larson, Douglas Papineau, Ralph Howland | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (SG), Manuel Spradling (C) Fausto Russo, Alton Parker | |
| 12:33 | Tennessee | Robert Powell comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Juan Martinez - foul #3 on Juan Martinez, team foul #7 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Moses (SG) Donald Howard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:33 | Tennessee | Robert Powell makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 12:33 | Tennessee | Robert Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 12:33 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 12:19 | Arkansas | Ted Berry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 12:17 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 12:00 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 11:33 | Tennessee | Paul Reading double dribbles | 43-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Howard (PG), Billy Larson (SG), Raymond Wright (SF), Douglas Papineau (PF), Ralph Howland (C) Ted Berry, Richard Moses, Juan Martinez, Joseph Baine, Frank Reichert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (SG), William Weissman (PF) Robert Powell, Paul Reading | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Donald Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Larson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Wright (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Douglas Papineau (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Howland (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Otis Hughes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Devon Graham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Dreher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Weissman (fresh) C - Manuel Spradling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright is hacked by Otis Hughes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Otis Hughes, team foul #1 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alton Parker (C) Devon Graham | |
| 11:04 | Arkansas | Donald Howard knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Billy Larson and he's fouled by Otis Hughes - foul #4 on Otis Hughes, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Fausto Russo (SG) Otis Hughes, William Weissman | |
| 11:04 | Arkansas | Donald Howard makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| 10:44 | Tennessee | Larry Dreher comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-47 |
| 10:42 | Arkansas | Donald Howard pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 10:39 | Arkansas | Larry Dreher steals it from Raymond Wright in the backcourt | 46-47 |
| 10:20 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 10:02 | Arkansas | Donald Howard knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 48-50 |
| 09:44 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo blows the layup | 48-50 |
| 09:43 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 09:33 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland drills a shot from the left side set up by Donald Howard | 50-50 |
| 09:20 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 09:18 | Tennessee | Alton Parker snags the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 09:03 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 09:01 | Arkansas | Larry Dreher is called for the reach on Raymond Wright in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Dreher, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ted Berry (PG), Richard Moses (SG), Juan Martinez (SF), Joseph Baine (PF), Frank Reichert (C) Donald Howard, Billy Larson, Raymond Wright, Douglas Papineau, Ralph Howland | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (SG), Robert Powell (SF), Paul Reading (PF), William Weissman (C) Fausto Russo, Larry Dreher, Manuel Spradling, Alton Parker | |
| 08:53 | Arkansas | Ted Berry is hacked by William Weissman - foul #2 on William Weissman, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| 08:34 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez misses the shot from the left side | 50-50 |
| 08:33 | Tennessee | Paul Reading gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 08:20 | Tennessee | Devon Graham knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 08:18 | Arkansas | Richard Moses is hacked by Devon Graham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Devon Graham, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fausto Russo (SG) Joseph Yeager | |
| 07:59 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez is alone and drills a shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Baine | 52-53 |
| 07:41 | Tennessee | Robert Powell connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 07:26 | Arkansas | Ted Berry drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Baine and he's fouled by Paul Reading - foul #1 on Paul Reading, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), David Trinh (PF), Alton Parker (C) Devon Graham, Paul Reading, William Weissman | |
| 07:26 | Arkansas | Ted Berry makes the free throw | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ted Berry (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Richard Moses (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Juan Martinez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Baine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Reichert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Fausto Russo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Powell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Trinh (fresh) C - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Tennessee | Alton Parker buries a fadeaway from the right block | 55-57 |
| 06:36 | Arkansas | Ted Berry comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-57 |
| 06:35 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert tips it in | 57-57 |
| 06:14 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 06:12 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 05:52 | Arkansas | Ted Berry knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Richard Moses | 59-57 |
| 05:31 | Tennessee | Frank Reichert denies the turnaround by Fausto Russo | 59-57 |
| 05:29 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 05:29 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Howard (PG), Raymond Wright (SG), Douglas Papineau (PF), Ralph Howland (C) Ted Berry, Richard Moses, Joseph Baine, Frank Reichert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Larry Dreher (SF), Paul Reading (PF), Manuel Spradling (C) Fausto Russo, Robert Powell, David Trinh, Alton Parker | |
| 05:16 | Arkansas | Paul Reading steals it from Ralph Howland | 59-57 |
| 05:11 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-57 |
| 05:09 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Douglas Papineau | 59-57 |
| 05:05 | Arkansas | Manuel Spradling steals it from Raymond Wright in the backcourt | 59-57 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling is called for traveling | 59-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Larson (SG) Juan Martinez | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:52 | Arkansas | Otis Hughes is called for the reach on Billy Larson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Otis Hughes, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Weissman (SF) Otis Hughes | |
| 04:52 | Arkansas | Billy Larson misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 04:52 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 04:33 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the fadeaway from the right side | 59-57 |
| 04:31 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 04:12 | Arkansas | Donald Howard hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 04:10 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 03:45 | Tennessee | Paul Reading is fouled on the floor by Billy Larson - foul #2 on Billy Larson, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ted Berry (PG), Richard Moses (SG), Juan Martinez (SF) Donald Howard, Billy Larson, Raymond Wright | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Powell (SF), Alton Parker (C) William Weissman, Manuel Spradling | |
| 03:45 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 03:45 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 03:36 | Arkansas | Joseph Yeager picks off the pass by Juan Martinez | 59-57 |
| 03:21 | Tennessee | Douglas Papineau is called for the reach on Larry Dreher - foul #3 on Douglas Papineau, team foul #9 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joseph Baine (PF), Frank Reichert (C) Douglas Papineau, Ralph Howland | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Trinh (PF) Paul Reading | |
| 03:21 | Tennessee | Larry Dreher makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 03:21 | Tennessee | Larry Dreher misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 03:21 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ted Berry (fresh) 18 pts. SG - Richard Moses (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Juan Martinez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Baine (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Reichert (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Larry Dreher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Powell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Trinh (fresh) C - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Arkansas | Ted Berry is fouled on the floor by David Trinh - foul #1 on David Trinh, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling (PF) David Trinh | |
| 02:58 | Arkansas | Ted Berry misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 02:58 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 02:58 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 59-58 |
| 02:32 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 02:32 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau (PF), Ralph Howland (C) Joseph Baine, Frank Reichert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fausto Russo (SG), Paul Reading (PF) Larry Dreher, Manuel Spradling | |
| 02:13 | Arkansas | Ted Berry misses the lay-in | 59-58 |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | Alton Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager is hacked by Douglas Papineau - foul #4 on Douglas Papineau, team foul #10 | 59-58 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 01:43 | Arkansas | Richard Moses is hacked by Fausto Russo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fausto Russo, team foul #9 | 59-60 |
| 01:43 | Arkansas | Richard Moses makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 01:43 | Arkansas | Richard Moses makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Paul Reading is denied on a layup by Douglas Papineau | 61-63 |
| 00:28 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Ted Berry can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Yeager - foul #1 on Joseph Yeager, team foul #10 | 61-63 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Ted Berry makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Ted Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Robert Powell misses the jumper in the lane | 63-63 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Alton Parker gets the offensive rebound | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Robert Powell scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 63-65 |