| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Henry Bledsoe (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Baca (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Engelhardt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Stratton (fresh) 5 pts. C - Johnnie Blair (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Denny (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jose Ponce (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Young Qian (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Arkansas | Ray Thrower steals it from David Engelhardt | 33-29 |
| 19:31 | Iowa | Ray Thrower hits the finger roll | 33-31 |
| 19:25 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 19:24 | Arkansas | Vincent Stratton tips it home | 35-31 |
| 19:08 | Iowa | Ray Thrower hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 18:42 | Arkansas | Robert Baca comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 18:40 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:16 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes is open and scores on a shot from close range | 35-36 |
| 18:13 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe double dribbles in the backcourt | 35-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery (SG), Wallace Ellison (SF), Erwin Smith (PF) Robert Baca, David Engelhardt, Vincent Stratton | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:56 | Iowa | Ray Thrower loses the dribble to Wallace Ellison | 35-36 |
| 17:40 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 35-36 |
| 17:38 | Iowa | Young Qian grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 17:20 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes's pass is intercepted by Wallace Ellison | 35-36 |
| 17:02 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe double dribbles | 35-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Baca (SG), David Engelhardt (SF) Wayne Montgomery, Erwin Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG) Jose Ponce | |
| 16:56 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson is hacked by Johnnie Blair in the backcourt - foul #3 on Johnnie Blair, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Vincent Stratton (C) Johnnie Blair | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:40 | Iowa | Henry Bledsoe is called for the reach on Matthew Johansson - foul #3 on Henry Bledsoe, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery (PG) Henry Bledsoe | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:24 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Ray Thrower | 35-38 |
| 16:11 | Arkansas | Robert Baca drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 15:55 | Iowa | Ray Thrower clanks a jumper from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 15:54 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Wayne Montgomery (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SG - Robert Baca (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Engelhardt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wallace Ellison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Vincent Stratton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Denny (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Young Qian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Barnes (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:34 | Arkansas | Vincent Stratton connects on the turnaround in the paint | 40-38 |
| 15:05 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Matthew Johansson | 40-40 |
| 14:44 | Arkansas | Robert Baca clanks a 3 from straight away | 40-40 |
| 14:43 | Iowa | Young Qian pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:33 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson is called for 10 seconds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe (PG), Stjepan Pietrowski (SG), Steven Sims (SF), Erwin Smith (PF), Johnnie Blair (C) Wayne Montgomery, Robert Baca, David Engelhardt, Wallace Ellison, Vincent Stratton | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (SF) Matthew Johansson | |
| 14:12 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Young Qian - foul #3 on Young Qian, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| 14:12 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:12 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 14:07 | Iowa | Henry Bledsoe takes the ball from Ray Thrower in the backcourt | 42-40 |
| 14:06 | Arkansas | Steven Sims misses the easy layup | 42-40 |
| 14:05 | Iowa | Young Qian gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:54 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-40 |
| 13:53 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 13:47 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Johnnie Blair, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Vincent Stratton (C) Johnnie Blair | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG) John Denny | |
| 13:27 | Iowa | Young Qian drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 13:06 | Arkansas | Erwin Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Barnes - foul #4 on Joseph Barnes, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| 13:06 | Arkansas | Erwin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 13:06 | Arkansas | Erwin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:42 | Iowa | A charge is called on Matthew Johansson - foul #1 on Matthew Johansson, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Engelhardt (SF), Wallace Ellison (PF) Steven Sims, Erwin Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (PF) Jose Ponce | |
| 12:23 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison drills a jumper from the left side set up by Henry Bledsoe | 46-43 |
| 12:05 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| 12:04 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 11:49 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by David Engelhardt | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Henry Bledsoe (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stjepan Pietrowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Engelhardt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wallace Ellison (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Vincent Stratton (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Young Qian (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Lamar (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Barnes (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:47 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery (PG), Robert Baca (SG), Steven Sims (SF) Henry Bledsoe, Stjepan Pietrowski, David Engelhardt | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (PG) Matthew Johansson | |
| 11:28 | Arkansas | Ray Thrower takes the ball from Wallace Ellison | 48-43 |
| 11:05 | Iowa | Ray Thrower clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 11:04 | Iowa | John Denny gets the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 10:43 | Iowa | Robert Baca is called for the reach on John Denny - foul #2 on Robert Baca, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| 10:43 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe (PG), David Engelhardt (SF), Erwin Smith (PF) Wayne Montgomery, Steven Sims, Wallace Ellison | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Jose Ponce (SF) Ray Thrower, Charles Lamar | |
| 10:17 | Iowa | John Denny clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Robert Baca - foul #3 on Robert Baca, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| 10:17 | Iowa | John Denny makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 10:17 | Iowa | John Denny misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 10:17 | Arkansas | Vincent Stratton gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 09:57 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Matthew Johansson - foul #2 on Matthew Johansson, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (PF) Young Qian | |
| 09:57 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 09:57 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 09:32 | Iowa | John Denny throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery (PG), Wallace Ellison (PF) Henry Bledsoe, Erwin Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 09:10 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery is fouled on the floor by Jose Ponce - foul #1 on Jose Ponce, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steven Sims (SF) Robert Baca | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 09:03 | Arkansas | Steven Sims scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Wayne Montgomery | 52-44 |
| 08:52 | Iowa | Jose Ponce is fouled on the floor by Wallace Ellison - foul #1 on Wallace Ellison, team foul #6 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Stjepan Pietrowski (SG) David Engelhardt | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Thrower (SG) Jose Ponce | |
| 08:31 | Iowa | John Denny clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 08:30 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Wallace Ellison | 52-44 |
| 08:18 | Arkansas | John Denny takes the ball from Stjepan Pietrowski | 52-44 |
| 07:56 | Iowa | Charles Lamar clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 07:55 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Steven Sims | 52-44 |
| 07:51 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Wayne Montgomery (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SG - Stjepan Pietrowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Sims (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wallace Ellison (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Vincent Stratton (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - John Denny (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Lamar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Barnes (very tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by John Denny | 54-46 |
| 07:12 | Arkansas | Vincent Stratton drills a runner from the right block set up by Steven Sims and he's fouled by Joseph Barnes - foul #5 on Joseph Barnes, team foul #6 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe (PG), Robert Baca (SG), David Engelhardt (SF), Johnnie Blair (C) Wayne Montgomery, Stjepan Pietrowski, Steven Sims, Wallace Ellison | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (SF), Young Qian (C) Matthew Johansson, Joseph Barnes | |
| 07:12 | Arkansas | Vincent Stratton misses the free throw | 56-46 |
| 07:12 | Iowa | Young Qian grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 06:53 | Iowa | Charles Lamar misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Vincent Stratton - foul #2 on Vincent Stratton, team foul #7 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Erwin Smith (PF) Vincent Stratton | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 06:53 | Iowa | Charles Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 06:53 | Iowa | Charles Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 06:35 | Arkansas | Robert Baca knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Engelhardt | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:14 | Iowa | Ray Thrower is fouled on the floor by Robert Baca - foul #4 on Robert Baca, team foul #8 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG) Charles Lamar | |
| 06:14 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 06:14 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 06:04 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair is called for traveling | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:37 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-52 |
| 05:23 | Arkansas | Robert Baca scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Henry Bledsoe and the foul's on Jose Ponce - foul #2 on Jose Ponce, team foul #7 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steven Sims (SF), Wallace Ellison (PF) David Engelhardt, Erwin Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (PF) Matthew Johansson | |
| 05:23 | Arkansas | Robert Baca makes the free throw | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:59 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 04:57 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 04:51 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery (PG), Stjepan Pietrowski (SG) Henry Bledsoe, Robert Baca | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG) Jose Ponce | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:43 | Iowa | Charles Lamar can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 04:42 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Steven Sims | 62-52 |
| 04:35 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stjepan Pietrowski | 64-52 |
| 04:28 | Iowa | Charles Lamar misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 04:26 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison grabs the defensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 04:07 | Arkansas | Stjepan Pietrowski misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Ray Thrower - foul #3 on Ray Thrower, team foul #8 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Engelhardt (SF), Erwin Smith (PF) Steven Sims, Wallace Ellison | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 04:07 | Arkansas | Stjepan Pietrowski makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 04:07 | Arkansas | Stjepan Pietrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 03:59 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson is hacked by Wayne Montgomery - foul #2 on Wayne Montgomery, team foul #9 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (SF) Charles Lamar | |
| 03:59 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 03:59 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 03:59 | Arkansas | Erwin Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 66-53 |
| 03:30 | Arkansas | The jumper by Johnnie Blair is denied by Young Qian | 66-53 |
| 03:29 | Iowa | John Denny pulls down the rebound | 66-53 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Wayne Montgomery (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SG - Stjepan Pietrowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Engelhardt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Erwin Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnnie Blair (tiring) 10 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Denny (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (tired) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jose Ponce (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Young Qian (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Johansson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 03:26 | Iowa | John Denny is called for traveling in the backcourt | 66-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe (PG), Steven Sims (SF) Wayne Montgomery, Stjepan Pietrowski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (PF) Matthew Johansson | |
| 03:04 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 66-53 |
| 03:03 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt snags the offensive board | 66-53 |
| 02:58 | Arkansas | Young Qian is called for the reach on Henry Bledsoe - foul #4 on Young Qian, team foul #9 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Baca (SG), Wallace Ellison (PF) David Engelhardt, Erwin Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Larry Carr (PF), Huang-fu Xiang (C) John Denny, Ray Thrower, Charles Lamar | |
| 02:58 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 02:58 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe misses the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 02:58 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:42 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair blows the layup | 67-53 |
| 02:41 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe tips it but misses | 67-53 |
| 02:39 | Iowa | Young Qian grabs the defensive rebound | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:37 | Iowa | Larry Carr is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 67-53 |
| 02:24 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair scores on a floater from the free throw line | 69-53 |
| 02:20 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-53 |
| 02:18 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang misses the tip | 69-53 |
| 02:17 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang tips it back up and in | 69-55 |
| 01:48 | Arkansas | Larry Carr steals the ball from Robert Baca | 69-55 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Robert Baca is called for the reach on Jose Ponce in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Baca, team foul #10 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Engelhardt (SG), Vincent Stratton (PF) Robert Baca, Steven Sims | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Thrower (SG) Huang-fu Xiang | |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Jose Ponce makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 01:44 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair grabs the board | 69-56 |
| 01:31 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison is fouled on the floor by Jose Ponce - foul #3 on Jose Ponce, team foul #10 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang (C) Ray Thrower | |
| 01:31 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison misses the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 01:31 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 01:21 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang knocks in the floater in the lane | 70-58 |
| 01:12 | Arkansas | Vincent Stratton misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 70-58 |
| 01:11 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang grabs the board | 70-58 |
| 01:06 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-58 |
| 00:53 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Vincent Stratton | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Iowa | Jose Ponce can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Henry Bledsoe - foul #4 on Henry Bledsoe, team foul #11 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Thrower (SG) Huang-fu Xiang | |
| 00:47 | Iowa | Jose Ponce makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 00:47 | Iowa | Jose Ponce makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 74-60 |
| 00:16 | Iowa | Ray Thrower lays it up and in | 74-62 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe runs out the clock | 74-62 |