| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Dail (fresh) SG - Clyde Esposito (fresh) SF - Robert Labadie (fresh) PF - Norbert Dickinson (fresh) C - Charlie Cosenza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Keith Bradley (fresh) SG - John Sipes (fresh) SF - Frank Gibbons (fresh) PF - David Mattson (fresh) C - John Miller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | John Miller wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Arkansas | John Miller splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Charlie Cosenza - foul #1 on Charlie Cosenza, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Arkansas | John Miller misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Arkansas | John Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Arkansas | John Sipes is whistled for traveling | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Arkansas | John Sipes grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:16 | Arkansas | John Miller connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Keith Bradley | 2-2 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail is hacked by Keith Bradley - foul #1 on Keith Bradley, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Flaherty (PG), Jess Collison (SG), Daniel Williams (SF), Matthew Clever (PF), Jeffery Threatt (C) Keith Bradley, John Sipes, Frank Gibbons, David Mattson, John Miller | |
| 17:35 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:34 | Arkansas | Jeffery Threatt pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:17 | Arkansas | Matthew Clever hits a wide open jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffery Threatt | 2-4 |
| 16:57 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Stephen Dail | 5-4 |
| 16:49 | Arkansas | Jeffery Threatt comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 5-4 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:44 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Bryan (PG), Yong Meng (SG), William Brashears (SF), David Horn (PF), Milton Walker (C) Stephen Dail, Clyde Esposito, Robert Labadie, Norbert Dickinson, Charlie Cosenza | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Keith Bradley (PG), Frank Gibbons (SF), David Mattson (PF) Daniel Flaherty, Daniel Williams, Matthew Clever | |
| 16:23 | Arkansas | Jeffery Threatt works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Keith Bradley | 5-6 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Yong Meng clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jess Collison - foul #1 on Jess Collison, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Sipes (SG), John Miller (C) Jess Collison, Jeffery Threatt | |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Yong Meng makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Yong Meng misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:02 | Arkansas | John Miller snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Frank Bryan (fresh) SG - Yong Meng (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Brashears (fresh) PF - David Horn (fresh) C - Milton Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Keith Bradley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Sipes (fresh) SF - Frank Gibbons (fresh) PF - David Mattson (fresh) C - John Miller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Arkansas | John Miller misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on William Brashears - foul #1 on William Brashears, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Dail (PG), Robert Labadie (SF) Yong Meng, William Brashears | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Williams (SF) Frank Gibbons | |
| 15:44 | Arkansas | John Miller makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:44 | Arkansas | John Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:17 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Stephen Dail | 9-8 |
| 15:02 | Arkansas | Daniel Williams clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-8 |
| 15:00 | Arkansas | Daniel Williams snags the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 14:42 | Arkansas | John Miller misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Milton Walker - foul #1 on Milton Walker, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito (SG), William Brashears (SF), Norbert Dickinson (PF), Charlie Cosenza (C) Frank Bryan, Robert Labadie, David Horn, Milton Walker | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Flaherty (PG), Frank Gibbons (SF), Matthew Clever (PF) Keith Bradley, Daniel Williams, David Mattson | |
| 14:42 | Arkansas | John Miller makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:42 | Arkansas | John Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:15 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail misses short on a shot in the paint | 9-10 |
| 14:14 | Arkansas | John Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:55 | Arkansas | Frank Gibbons misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 13:54 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 13:36 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson misses the runner near the basket | 9-10 |
| 13:34 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza can't tip it in | 9-10 |
| 13:33 | Arkansas | Frank Gibbons gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:10 | Arkansas | Frank Gibbons comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Norbert Dickinson - foul #1 on Norbert Dickinson, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Bryan (PG), Robert Labadie (SF), Milton Walker (C) Stephen Dail, William Brashears, Norbert Dickinson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Keith Bradley (PG), Jess Collison (SG), David Mattson (PF), Jeffery Threatt (C) Daniel Flaherty, John Sipes, Matthew Clever, John Miller | |
| 13:10 | Arkansas | Frank Gibbons makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:10 | Arkansas | Frank Gibbons misses the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:10 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 12:41 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Clyde Esposito | 12-11 |
| 12:19 | Arkansas | Jeffery Threatt misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charlie Cosenza - foul #2 on Charlie Cosenza, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Yong Meng (SG), David Horn (PF) Clyde Esposito, Charlie Cosenza | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Williams (SF) Frank Gibbons | |
| 12:19 | Arkansas | Jeffery Threatt makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:19 | Arkansas | Jeffery Threatt makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:14 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-13 |
| 11:57 | Arkansas | Jeffery Threatt shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 11:56 | Tennessee | David Horn grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Frank Bryan (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Yong Meng (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Labadie (fresh) PF - David Horn (fresh) C - Milton Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Keith Bradley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jess Collison (fresh) SF - Daniel Williams (fresh) PF - David Mattson (fresh) C - Jeffery Threatt (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Tennessee | Jeffery Threatt takes the ball from Frank Bryan | 12-13 |
| 11:14 | Arkansas | Jeffery Threatt is hacked by Robert Labadie during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Robert Labadie, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jon Johnson (PG), William Brashears (SF), Norbert Dickinson (PF) Frank Bryan, Robert Labadie, Milton Walker | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Flaherty (PG), Robert Austin (SG), Matthew Clever (PF), John Miller (C) Keith Bradley, Jess Collison, David Mattson, Jeffery Threatt | |
| 10:59 | Arkansas | Matthew Clever misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-13 |
| 10:57 | Arkansas | Daniel Williams tips it but misses | 12-13 |
| 10:56 | Arkansas | Matthew Clever grabs the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 10:43 | Arkansas | Jon Johnson is called for the reach on Daniel Flaherty - foul #1 on Jon Johnson, team foul #7 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Dail (PG), Clyde Esposito (SG) Jon Johnson, Yong Meng | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Sipes (SG) Robert Austin | |
| 10:43 | Arkansas | Daniel Flaherty makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:43 | Arkansas | Daniel Flaherty misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:43 | Tennessee | David Horn grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail is hacked by Daniel Flaherty in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Flaherty, team foul #3 | 12-14 |
| 10:18 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Daniel Flaherty - foul #2 on Daniel Flaherty, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Keith Bradley (PG), John Chase (SF), Jeffery Threatt (C) Daniel Flaherty, Daniel Williams, John Miller | |
| 10:18 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:18 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:18 | Arkansas | Jeffery Threatt grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 09:56 | Arkansas | Jeffery Threatt comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 12-14 |
| 09:54 | Arkansas | John Sipes pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 09:47 | Arkansas | Matthew Clever misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 12-14 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee | William Brashears grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 09:29 | Tennessee | David Horn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Labadie (SF), Milton Walker (C) William Brashears, David Horn | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jess Collison (SG), Frank Gibbons (SF), David Mattson (PF) John Sipes, John Chase, Matthew Clever | |
| 09:17 | Arkansas | Stephen Dail steals the ball from Jess Collison | 12-14 |
| 08:48 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Keith Bradley - foul #2 on Keith Bradley, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Bryan (SG) Clyde Esposito | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Austin (PG), Daniel Williams (C) Keith Bradley, Jeffery Threatt | |
| 08:48 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 08:48 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 08:46 | Arkansas | Stephen Dail picks off the pass by Robert Austin in the backcourt | 14-14 |
| 08:20 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 08:19 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Dail | 14-14 |
| 07:59 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Norbert Dickinson is blocked by David Mattson | 14-14 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Milton Walker | 14-14 |
| 07:34 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail is hacked by Robert Austin - foul #1 on Robert Austin, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Yong Meng (SG), William Brashears (SF), David Horn (PF) Stephen Dail, Robert Labadie, Norbert Dickinson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Sipes (SG), John Miller (C) Jess Collison, Frank Gibbons | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Frank Bryan (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Yong Meng (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Brashears (fresh) PF - David Horn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Milton Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Austin (fresh) SG - John Sipes (fresh) SF - Daniel Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Mattson (fresh) C - John Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 07:14 | Arkansas | John Miller gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 07:08 | Arkansas | David Horn steals the ball from John Miller | 14-14 |
| 07:06 | Tennessee | William Brashears is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 14-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito (SG) Yong Meng | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Matthew Clever (SF), Jeffery Threatt (PF) Daniel Williams, David Mattson | |
| 06:42 | Arkansas | Matthew Clever makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Austin | 14-16 |
| 06:13 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan drills a jumper from the left side | 16-16 |
| 05:57 | Arkansas | Jeffery Threatt shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Austin | 16-18 |
| 05:33 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito is hacked by Jeffery Threatt - foul #1 on Jeffery Threatt, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jon Johnson (PG), Robert Labadie (SF), Norbert Dickinson (PF) Frank Bryan, William Brashears, David Horn | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Keith Bradley (PG), Jess Collison (SG), Frank Gibbons (SF), David Mattson (PF) Robert Austin, John Sipes, Matthew Clever, John Miller | |
| 05:33 | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 05:33 | Arkansas | David Mattson snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 05:20 | Arkansas | Keith Bradley misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 16-18 |
| 05:19 | Arkansas | Frank Gibbons snags the offensive board | 16-18 |
| 05:02 | Arkansas | Jeffery Threatt works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-18 |
| 05:00 | Arkansas | David Mattson pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 04:42 | Arkansas | Jeffery Threatt is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Jeffery Threatt, team foul #8 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Dail (PG), Yong Meng (SG) Jon Johnson, Clyde Esposito | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Williams (C) Jeffery Threatt | |
| 04:36 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie is fouled in the backcourt by Jess Collison - foul #2 on Jess Collison, team foul #9 | 16-18 |
| 04:36 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 04:36 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 04:25 | Arkansas | Daniel Williams evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Norbert Dickinson - foul #2 on Norbert Dickinson, team foul #8 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Horn (PF) Norbert Dickinson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Sipes (SG), John Miller (C) Jess Collison, Frank Gibbons | |
| 04:25 | Arkansas | Daniel Williams makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 04:25 | Arkansas | Daniel Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Yong Meng throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-20 |
| 04:11 | Arkansas | John Miller splits the doubleteam and buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Williams | 18-22 |
| 04:08 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail is hacked by John Miller in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Miller, team foul #10 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Gibbons (SF) Daniel Williams | |
| 04:08 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 04:08 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 03:57 | Arkansas | John Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza (C) Milton Walker | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 03:45 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza can't finish the layup | 19-22 |
| 03:43 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to John Sipes | 19-22 |
| 03:19 | Arkansas | John Miller knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Sipes | 19-24 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Dail (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Yong Meng (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Labadie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Horn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charlie Cosenza (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Keith Bradley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Sipes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Gibbons (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Mattson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Miller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie is open and scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Dail | 21-24 |
| 02:34 | Arkansas | John Miller works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Charlie Cosenza - foul #3 on Charlie Cosenza, team foul #9 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Bryan (PG), Clyde Esposito (SG), William Brashears (SF), Norbert Dickinson (PF), Milton Walker (C) Stephen Dail, Yong Meng, Robert Labadie, David Horn, Charlie Cosenza | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Flaherty (PG), Jess Collison (SG), Daniel Williams (SF), Matthew Clever (PF) Keith Bradley, John Sipes, Frank Gibbons, David Mattson | |
| 02:34 | Arkansas | John Miller makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 02:34 | Arkansas | John Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 02:29 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan loses the dribble to John Miller in the backcourt | 21-26 |
| 02:24 | Arkansas | Matthew Clever hits a wide open shot from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Williams and he's fouled by Milton Walker - foul #2 on Milton Walker, team foul #10 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeffery Threatt (C) John Miller | |
| 02:24 | Arkansas | Matthew Clever makes the free throw | 21-29 |
| 01:55 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson misses the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 21-29 |
| 01:53 | Arkansas | Daniel Flaherty gets the rebound | 21-29 |
| 01:34 | Arkansas | Matthew Clever misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-29 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee | Milton Walker pulls down the rebound | 21-29 |
| 01:12 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson is fouled on the floor by Daniel Flaherty - foul #3 on Daniel Flaherty, team foul #11 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Dail (PG) Clyde Esposito | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Keith Bradley (PG), Frank Gibbons (SF) Daniel Flaherty, Daniel Williams | |
| 01:12 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson misses the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 01:12 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 00:45 | Arkansas | Frank Gibbons misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by William Brashears - foul #2 on William Brashears, team foul #11 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Labadie (SF), David Horn (C) William Brashears, Milton Walker | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Sipes (SG), David Mattson (PF) Jess Collison, Matthew Clever | |
| 00:45 | Arkansas | Frank Gibbons makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 00:45 | Arkansas | Frank Gibbons makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | David Horn drills a turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Jeffery Threatt - foul #3 on Jeffery Threatt, team foul #12 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Yong Meng (SG) Frank Bryan | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Williams (C) Jeffery Threatt | |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | David Horn makes the free throw | 25-31 |
| 00:05 | Arkansas | Frank Gibbons splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from John Sipes and he's hacked by Robert Labadie - foul #2 on Robert Labadie, team foul #12 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Austin (PG), John Miller (C) Keith Bradley, Daniel Williams | |
| 00:05 | Arkansas | Frank Gibbons makes the free throw | 25-34 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-34 |