| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fresh) SG - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) SF - Eric Mealy (fresh) PF - William Chung (fresh) C - Floyd Bonner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Tyrone Monico (fresh) SG - Edward Porto (fresh) SF - Julio Hernandez (fresh) PF - Geoffrey Clark (fresh) C - Michael Wolfe (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Michael Wolfe wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Arkansas | Edward Porto shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Arkansas | Julio Hernandez pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Porto | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Rhode Island | Tyrone Monico steps in front of the William Chung pass | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico slams it home | 0-4 |
| 18:25 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner knocks in the runner near the basket | 2-4 |
| 18:02 | Arkansas | Julio Hernandez loses the dribble to William Chung | 2-4 |
| 17:41 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 17:39 | Arkansas | Geoffrey Clark snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:34 | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Julio Hernandez | 2-7 |
| 17:13 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Hubert Abney | 4-7 |
| 16:56 | Arkansas | Geoffrey Clark is hacked by Floyd Bonner - foul #1 on Floyd Bonner, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg (PF), Louis Thomas (C) William Chung, Floyd Bonner | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ernest Anguiano (PG), Robert Burns (SG), Patrick Shaw (SF), William Iacovelli (PF) Tyrone Monico, Edward Porto, Julio Hernandez, Geoffrey Clark | |
| 16:37 | Arkansas | Robert Burns knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Shaw | 4-10 |
| 16:23 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 16:21 | Arkansas | William Iacovelli gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| 15:54 | Arkansas | William Iacovelli is called for a backcourt violation | 4-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Geoffrey Clark (PF) Michael Wolfe | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) SF - Eric Mealy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Maurice Hogg (fresh) C - Louis Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ernest Anguiano (fresh) SG - Robert Burns (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Shaw (fresh) PF - Geoffrey Clark (fairly fresh) C - William Iacovelli (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Rhode Island | Patrick Shaw is called for the reach on Hubert Abney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Shaw, team foul #1 | 4-10 |
| 15:29 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-10 |
| 15:27 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg can't tip it in | 4-10 |
| 15:26 | Arkansas | William Iacovelli grabs the defensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 15:20 | Arkansas | Ernest Anguiano's dunk attempt is rejected by Maurice Hogg | 4-10 |
| 15:18 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| 15:10 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-10 |
| 15:09 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 14:46 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-10 |
| 14:27 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaw banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Burns and he's hacked by Eric Mealy - foul #1 on Eric Mealy, team foul #2 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), William Diehl (SG), Robert Fowler (SF), William Chung (PF), Floyd Bonner (C) Hubert Abney, Dustin Paniagua, Eric Mealy, Maurice Hogg, Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico (PG), Edward Porto (SG), Julio Hernandez (PF), Michael Wolfe (C) Ernest Anguiano, Robert Burns, Geoffrey Clark, William Iacovelli | |
| 14:27 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaw makes the free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:14 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by William Diehl and he's fouled by Julio Hernandez - foul #1 on Julio Hernandez, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Burns (SF) Patrick Shaw | |
| 14:14 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler misses the free throw | 9-13 |
| 14:14 | Arkansas | Julio Hernandez grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 13:51 | Arkansas | William Diehl picks off the pass by Julio Hernandez | 9-13 |
| 13:47 | Rhode Island | William Diehl banks in the layup | 11-13 |
| 13:29 | Arkansas | Robert Burns splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 13:28 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:13 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner misses long on a runner from the left block | 11-13 |
| 13:11 | Arkansas | Edward Porto snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 12:50 | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico is whistled for traveling | 11-13 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SG), Herbert Bridges (PF), Louis Thomas (C) William Diehl, William Chung, Floyd Bonner | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ernest Anguiano (PG), Geoffrey Clark (PF) Tyrone Monico, Julio Hernandez | |
| 12:37 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG) Jason Alston | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Julio Hernandez (SF) Edward Porto | |
| 12:17 | Arkansas | Robert Burns misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-13 |
| 12:15 | Arkansas | Julio Hernandez pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:02 | Arkansas | Ernest Anguiano misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Hubert Abney - foul #1 on Hubert Abney, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (SF), Maurice Hogg (PF) Robert Fowler, Herbert Bridges | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 12:02 | Arkansas | Ernest Anguiano makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:02 | Arkansas | Ernest Anguiano makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 11:47 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Louis Thomas | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Mealy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Maurice Hogg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ernest Anguiano (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Burns (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Julio Hernandez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Geoffrey Clark (tiring) C - Michael Wolfe (tiring) | |
| 11:23 | Arkansas | Robert Burns is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 11:22 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 11:11 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney is hacked by Michael Wolfe - foul #1 on Michael Wolfe, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), William Diehl (SG), William Chung (PF), Floyd Bonner (C) Hubert Abney, Dustin Paniagua, Maurice Hogg, Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edward Porto (SG), Patrick Shaw (SF), William Iacovelli (C) Robert Burns, Julio Hernandez, Michael Wolfe | |
| 10:54 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by William Iacovelli - foul #1 on William Iacovelli, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler (SF) Eric Mealy | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico (PG) Ernest Anguiano | |
| 10:54 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:54 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:30 | Arkansas | Edward Porto makes the contested 3 from straight away set up by Tyrone Monico | 16-18 |
| 10:13 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner dunks the ball on a nice dish by Robert Fowler | 18-18 |
| 09:45 | Arkansas | Robert Fowler steals it from Edward Porto out of a doubleteam | 18-18 |
| 09:28 | Rhode Island | William Chung's layup is rejected by William Iacovelli | 18-18 |
| 09:26 | Rhode Island | William Chung tips it in | 20-18 |
| 09:02 | Arkansas | William Iacovelli comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 20-18 |
| 09:00 | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico misses the tip | 20-18 |
| 08:59 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler snags the defensive board | 20-18 |
| 08:57 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler is hacked by Patrick Shaw in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Shaw, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), Dustin Paniagua (SG), Eric Mealy (SF), Maurice Hogg (PF), Louis Thomas (C) Jason Alston, William Diehl, Robert Fowler, William Chung, Floyd Bonner | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ernest Anguiano (PG), Robert Burns (SG), Julio Hernandez (SF), Michael Wolfe (C) Tyrone Monico, Edward Porto, Patrick Shaw, William Iacovelli | |
| 08:43 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dustin Paniagua | 23-18 |
| 08:14 | Arkansas | Robert Burns shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Wolfe | 23-21 |
| 07:53 | Rhode Island | Michael Wolfe is called for the reach on Hubert Abney - foul #2 on Michael Wolfe, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edward Porto (SG), William Iacovelli (C) Geoffrey Clark, Michael Wolfe | |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-21 |
| 07:41 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas hits the follow up shot | 25-21 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Mealy (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Maurice Hogg (fresh) 3 reb. C - Louis Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ernest Anguiano (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Porto (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Burns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Julio Hernandez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - William Iacovelli (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Arkansas | Julio Hernandez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-21 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), Robert Fowler (SF) Hubert Abney, Eric Mealy | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 07:27 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Porto - foul #1 on Edward Porto, team foul #7 | 25-21 |
| 07:27 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 07:27 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Julio Hernandez | 25-21 |
| 07:13 | Arkansas | Robert Burns shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-21 |
| 07:12 | Arkansas | Edward Porto tips it back up and in | 25-23 |
| 06:56 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-23 |
| 06:55 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler tips it home | 27-23 |
| 06:33 | Arkansas | Julio Hernandez's layup is rejected by Louis Thomas | 27-23 |
| 06:32 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 06:15 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 06:13 | Arkansas | William Iacovelli pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 05:52 | Arkansas | Jason Alston is called for the reach on Ernest Anguiano - foul #1 on Jason Alston, team foul #4 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), William Diehl (SG), Eric Mealy (SF), William Chung (PF), Floyd Bonner (C) Jason Alston, Dustin Paniagua, Robert Fowler, Maurice Hogg, Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico (PG), Geoffrey Clark (PF) Edward Porto, William Iacovelli | |
| 05:41 | Arkansas | Ernest Anguiano hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-25 |
| 05:13 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner misses long on an open jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Burns - foul #1 on Robert Burns, team foul #8 | 27-25 |
| 05:13 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 05:13 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 04:53 | Arkansas | Robert Burns loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 28-25 |
| 04:34 | Rhode Island | William Chung misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Ernest Anguiano - foul #1 on Ernest Anguiano, team foul #9 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler (SF) Eric Mealy | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 04:34 | Rhode Island | William Chung makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 04:34 | Rhode Island | William Chung misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 04:34 | Arkansas | Julio Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 04:12 | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Hubert Abney - foul #2 on Hubert Abney, team foul #5 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), Dustin Paniagua (SG), Louis Thomas (C) Hubert Abney, William Diehl, Floyd Bonner | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edward Porto (SG), William Iacovelli (C) Ernest Anguiano, Julio Hernandez | |
| 04:12 | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico misses the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 04:12 | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 04:12 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 03:56 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-25 |
| 03:55 | Arkansas | Geoffrey Clark snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 03:41 | Arkansas | Robert Burns evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Tyrone Monico | 29-28 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Alston (fresh) SG - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Fowler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Chung (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Louis Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Tyrone Monico (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Porto (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Burns (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Geoffrey Clark (tired) 2 reb. C - William Iacovelli (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Rhode Island | William Chung scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 31-28 |
| 03:06 | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Geoffrey Clark | 31-30 |
| 02:48 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler drills a jumpshot from the left side | 33-30 |
| 02:19 | Arkansas | Edward Porto misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 02:17 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 02:14 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 33-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), William Diehl (SG), Eric Mealy (SF), Maurice Hogg (PF), Floyd Bonner (C) Jason Alston, Dustin Paniagua, Robert Fowler, William Chung, Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ernest Anguiano (PG), Patrick Shaw (SF), Julio Hernandez (PF), Michael Wolfe (C) Tyrone Monico, Robert Burns, Geoffrey Clark, William Iacovelli | |
| 02:00 | Arkansas | Ernest Anguiano misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 33-30 |
| 01:58 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 01:56 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy is hacked by Patrick Shaw in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Shaw, team foul #10 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Burns (SF) Patrick Shaw | |
| 01:56 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 01:56 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 01:56 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Michael Wolfe | 34-30 |
| 01:43 | Arkansas | Edward Porto connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ernest Anguiano | 34-33 |
| 01:19 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by William Diehl | 36-33 |
| 00:50 | Arkansas | Edward Porto evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Hubert Abney | 36-33 |
| 00:44 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy makes the wide open jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Hubert Abney | 38-33 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Edward Porto splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 00:20 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-33 |