| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Howard (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Baine (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Reichert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Papineau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Glover (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Cate (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wood (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leon Cornett (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Springer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Joseph Baine, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| 19:15 | UMass | Douglas Papineau steals the ball from Steven Cate | 34-25 |
| 18:49 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert buries a floater in the paint and he's fouled by James Springer - foul #1 on James Springer, team foul #1 | 36-25 |
| 18:49 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert makes the free throw | 37-25 |
| 18:33 | UMass | James Wood knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Corey Glover | 37-27 |
| 18:04 | Arkansas | David Dennis is hacked by Corey Glover - foul #3 on Corey Glover, team foul #2 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | UMass | William Garofalo (PG) Corey Glover | |
| 17:45 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 17:44 | UMass | James Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 17:40 | UMass | Steven Cate comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 37-27 |
| 17:38 | UMass | James Springer tips it back up and in | 37-29 |
| 17:21 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 17:19 | UMass | James Wood pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 17:15 | UMass | William Garofalo is whistled for traveling | 37-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Larson (PG) David Dennis | |
| Subs | UMass | David Nielsen (SF), Ross Taylor (PF) James Wood, Leon Cornett | |
| 16:46 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert misses the jump hook in the lane | 37-29 |
| 16:45 | UMass | The rebound goes to David Nielsen | 37-29 |
| 16:22 | UMass | William Garofalo misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Baine - foul #3 on Joseph Baine, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Roger Walker (SG), Jason Bedford (SF), Carl Lewis (PF), Robert Lamothe (C) Donald Howard, Joseph Baine, Frank Reichert, Douglas Papineau | |
| Subs | UMass | David Thomas (SF), David Frye (C) Steven Cate, James Springer | |
| 16:22 | UMass | William Garofalo makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 16:22 | UMass | William Garofalo makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 15:56 | Arkansas | Carl Lewis lays it up and in on a great pass from Jason Bedford | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Billy Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Bedford (fresh) PF - Carl Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lamothe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Garofalo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Nielsen (fresh) 2 reb. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ross Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Frye (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | UMass | David Frye comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-31 |
| 15:32 | Arkansas | Carl Lewis grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 15:13 | Arkansas | Carl Lewis loses the dribble to David Nielsen | 39-31 |
| 14:54 | UMass | David Frye can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jason Bedford - foul #1 on Jason Bedford, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dennis (PG), Donald Howard (SG), Joseph Baine (SF), Frank Reichert (PF), Douglas Papineau (C) Billy Larson, Roger Walker, Jason Bedford, Carl Lewis, Robert Lamothe | |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG), Steven Cate (SG), James Wood (SF), Leon Cornett (PF) William Garofalo, David Nielsen, David Thomas, Ross Taylor | |
| 14:54 | UMass | David Frye makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 14:54 | UMass | David Frye makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 14:25 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine double dribbles | 39-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | UMass | James Springer (C) David Frye | |
| 14:09 | UMass | Steven Cate scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Leon Cornett | 39-36 |
| 13:46 | Arkansas | Leon Cornett denies the turnaround by Joseph Baine | 39-36 |
| 13:45 | UMass | Leon Cornett gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 13:40 | UMass | Corey Glover hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Wood | 39-39 |
| 13:13 | Arkansas | Donald Howard clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by James Wood - foul #1 on James Wood, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Carl Lewis (PF) Frank Reichert | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:13 | Arkansas | Donald Howard misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 13:13 | Arkansas | Donald Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 12:59 | UMass | Leon Cornett comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Baine - foul #4 on Joseph Baine, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jason Bedford (SF) Joseph Baine | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:59 | UMass | Leon Cornett makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:59 | UMass | Leon Cornett makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 12:33 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau is fouled on the floor by James Springer - foul #2 on James Springer, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Lamothe (C) Douglas Papineau | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:09 | Arkansas | Donald Howard is fouled on the floor by James Wood - foul #2 on James Wood, team foul #5 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Larson (PG), Frank Reichert (PF) David Dennis, Carl Lewis | |
| Subs | UMass | David Nielsen (SG), David Thomas (SF), Ross Taylor (PF) Steven Cate, James Wood, Leon Cornett | |
| 11:43 | Arkansas | David Thomas steps in front of the Donald Howard pass | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Billy Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Howard (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Bedford (fresh) PF - Frank Reichert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Lamothe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Glover (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Nielsen (fresh) 2 reb. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ross Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Springer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | UMass | Billy Larson steals the ball from Corey Glover in the backcourt | 40-41 |
| 11:15 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Billy Larson | 42-41 |
| 11:11 | UMass | Jason Bedford is called for the reach on David Thomas - foul #2 on Jason Bedford, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Roger Walker (SG), Douglas Papineau (C) Donald Howard, Robert Lamothe | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Cate (SG) James Springer | |
| 10:52 | UMass | Steven Cate misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 10:51 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 10:22 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau makes the floater from the left wing set up by Roger Walker | 44-41 |
| 10:03 | UMass | Steven Cate buries a 3 from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 09:45 | Arkansas | David Nielsen steps in front of the Jason Bedford pass | 44-44 |
| 09:33 | UMass | Corey Glover's floater is knocked away by Jason Bedford | 44-44 |
| 09:31 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Frank Reichert | 44-44 |
| 09:17 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert double dribbles | 44-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dennis (PG), Donald Howard (SG), Keith Carr (SF), Carl Lewis (PF) Billy Larson, Roger Walker, Jason Bedford, Frank Reichert | |
| Subs | UMass | William Garofalo (PG), James Wood (SF), Leon Cornett (PF), James Springer (C) Corey Glover, Steven Cate, David Thomas, Ross Taylor | |
| 09:03 | UMass | Douglas Papineau blocks the short jumper by James Springer | 44-44 |
| 09:02 | Arkansas | Carl Lewis pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 08:34 | Arkansas | David Dennis scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Donald Howard | 47-44 |
| 08:16 | UMass | James Wood misses the 3 from straight away | 47-44 |
| 08:15 | UMass | David Nielsen tips it back up and in | 47-46 |
| 07:54 | Arkansas | James Wood steals it from Douglas Papineau | 47-46 |
| 07:40 | UMass | Donald Howard steals the ball from Leon Cornett | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dennis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donald Howard (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Keith Carr (fresh) PF - Carl Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Douglas Papineau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Garofalo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Nielsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - James Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leon Cornett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Springer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Arkansas | Carl Lewis blows the layup but the foul's on William Garofalo - foul #2 on William Garofalo, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joseph Baine (SF), Robert Lamothe (C) Keith Carr, Douglas Papineau | |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG), Steven Cate (SG) William Garofalo, David Nielsen | |
| 07:16 | Arkansas | Carl Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 07:16 | Arkansas | Carl Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 07:16 | UMass | James Springer grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 07:13 | UMass | David Dennis steps in front of the Corey Glover pass in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| 06:48 | Arkansas | Carl Lewis misses short on a floater from the right block | 47-46 |
| 06:47 | Arkansas | David Dennis hits the follow up shot | 49-46 |
| 06:30 | UMass | Leon Cornett makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by James Wood | 49-48 |
| 06:01 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Howard | 52-48 |
| 05:38 | UMass | Corey Glover clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 05:36 | Arkansas | Robert Lamothe grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 05:12 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 05:11 | Arkansas | Carl Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 04:52 | Arkansas | David Dennis is fouled on the floor by Steven Cate - foul #3 on Steven Cate, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Roger Walker (SG), Frank Reichert (PF), Douglas Papineau (C) Donald Howard, Carl Lewis, Robert Lamothe | |
| Subs | UMass | David Thomas (SF), David Nielsen (PF), Ross Taylor (C) James Wood, Leon Cornett, James Springer | |
| 04:52 | Arkansas | David Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 04:52 | Arkansas | David Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 04:33 | UMass | Frank Reichert steals it from Ross Taylor | 54-48 |
| 04:11 | Arkansas | Roger Walker makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 03:47 | UMass | David Thomas clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 03:45 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert grabs the board | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-48 |
| 03:19 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert tips it back up and in | 59-48 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dennis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Roger Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Baine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Frank Reichert (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Douglas Papineau (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Corey Glover (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Cate (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Nielsen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ross Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | UMass | Steven Cate connects on the 3 from straight away | 59-51 |
| 02:50 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine's pass is intercepted by Corey Glover | 59-51 |
| 02:47 | UMass | Corey Glover hits the finger roll | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:24 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine blows the layup but he's hacked by Steven Cate - foul #4 on Steven Cate, team foul #8 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Larson (PG), Donald Howard (SG) David Dennis, Roger Walker | |
| Subs | UMass | William Garofalo (PG), Harry Wood (SG), James Wood (SF), Leon Cornett (PF), James Springer (C) Corey Glover, Steven Cate, David Thomas, David Nielsen, Ross Taylor | |
| 02:24 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 02:24 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine misses the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 02:24 | UMass | Leon Cornett snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 02:24 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:09 | UMass | Frank Reichert steals it from William Garofalo | 60-53 |
| 01:51 | Arkansas | The short jumper by Frank Reichert is denied by James Wood | 60-53 |
| 01:49 | UMass | Leon Cornett grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 01:49 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dennis (PG) Billy Larson | |
| Subs | UMass | Corey Glover (PG), Steven Cate (SG) William Garofalo, Harry Wood | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:34 | UMass | Leon Cornett buries a fadeaway near the basket | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:28 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Corey Glover - foul #4 on Corey Glover, team foul #9 | 62-55 |
| 01:28 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau makes the free throw | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:14 | UMass | Leon Cornett hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Steven Cate | 63-57 |
| 01:03 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Donald Howard | 65-57 |
| 00:59 | UMass | Steven Cate hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-57 |
| 00:58 | UMass | Corey Glover gets the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:54 | UMass | Steven Cate can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-57 |
| 00:53 | UMass | James Wood snags the offensive board | 65-57 |
| 00:49 | UMass | Steven Cate makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Springer | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert buries a jumpshot from the left side | 67-60 |
| 00:15 | UMass | James Wood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-60 |
| 00:14 | UMass | Leon Cornett grabs the offensive board | 67-60 |
| 00:12 | UMass | Corey Glover hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 67-60 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau pulls down the rebound | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:09 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Cate - foul #5 on Steven Cate, team foul #10 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Keith Carr (SF) Joseph Baine | |
| Subs | UMass | David Nielsen (SG) Steven Cate | |
| 00:09 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Corey Glover knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | David Dennis runs out the clock | 69-63 |