| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Boris Howell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Chouinard (fresh) SF - Roger Reed (fresh) PF - Jack Kish (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dennis (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Baine (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Frank Reichert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Papineau (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Arkansas | Jack Kish blocks the jumper by Donald Howard | 26-27 |
| 19:43 | Alabama | Jack Kish gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 19:33 | Alabama | Richard Stover's floater is tipped away by Douglas Papineau | 26-27 |
| 19:32 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 19:18 | Arkansas | Roger Reed steals it from Donald Howard | 26-27 |
| 18:59 | Alabama | Jack Kish hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Douglas Papineau - foul #2 on Douglas Papineau, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| 18:59 | Alabama | Jack Kish makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 18:59 | Alabama | Jack Kish makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 18:52 | Arkansas | David Dennis is called for a charge - foul #2 on David Dennis, team foul #2 | 28-27 |
| 18:23 | Alabama | Roger Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-27 |
| 18:14 | Arkansas | Donald Howard can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Boris Howell - foul #2 on Boris Howell, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| 18:14 | Arkansas | Donald Howard makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 18:14 | Arkansas | Donald Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 17:52 | Alabama | Jack Kish makes the jumper from the right side | 30-29 |
| 17:33 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from David Dennis | 30-31 |
| 17:26 | Alabama | Boris Howell is fouled in the backcourt by David Dennis - foul #3 on David Dennis, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Larson (PG) David Dennis | |
| 17:08 | Alabama | Jack Kish is hacked by Frank Reichert - foul #3 on Frank Reichert, team foul #4 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (SG), Jonathan Williams (C) William Chouinard, Richard Stover | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Carl Lewis (PF) Frank Reichert | |
| 16:55 | Alabama | Roger Reed is hacked by Joseph Baine - foul #1 on Joseph Baine, team foul #5 | 30-31 |
| 16:45 | Alabama | Boris Howell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 16:44 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Donald Howard | 30-31 |
| 16:26 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau misses the easy layup | 30-31 |
| 16:24 | Arkansas | Carl Lewis hits the follow up shot | 30-33 |
| 16:00 | Alabama | Joseph Baine swats the short shot by Boris Howell | 30-33 |
| 15:59 | Alabama | Jack Kish grabs the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Boris Howell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shelby Rice (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Reed (fairly fresh) PF - Jack Kish (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Jonathan Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Billy Larson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Baine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Douglas Papineau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Alabama | Boris Howell misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-33 |
| 15:35 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 15:29 | Arkansas | Billy Larson is hacked by Roger Reed - foul #1 on Roger Reed, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | Marijan Zeh (PG), William Chouinard (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Richard Stover (C) Boris Howell, Shelby Rice, Roger Reed, Jonathan Williams | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dennis (PG), Roger Walker (SG), Jason Bedford (SF), Frank Reichert (PF), Robert Lamothe (C) Billy Larson, Donald Howard, Joseph Baine, Carl Lewis, Douglas Papineau | |
| 15:12 | Arkansas | David Dennis buries a shot from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 14:48 | Alabama | Jack Kish shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 14:47 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Frank Reichert | 30-35 |
| 14:32 | Arkansas | David Dennis buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Bedford | 30-38 |
| 14:14 | Alabama | Richard Stover misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 30-38 |
| 14:13 | Alabama | Richard Stover tips it home | 32-38 |
| 13:53 | Arkansas | Roger Walker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 13:51 | Alabama | Robert Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 13:34 | Alabama | Jack Kish makes the contested floater from just outside the lane | 34-38 |
| 13:12 | Arkansas | Roger Walker hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by David Dennis | 34-41 |
| 12:45 | Alabama | Robert Johnson is whistled for a carry | 34-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Boris Howell (PG), Shelby Rice (SG), Roger Reed (SF), Jonathan Williams (PF), Henry Hurd (C) Marijan Zeh, William Chouinard, Robert Johnson, Jack Kish, Richard Stover | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Howard (SG), Joseph Baine (SF), Douglas Papineau (C) Roger Walker, Jason Bedford, Robert Lamothe | |
| 12:27 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Douglas Papineau, team foul #6 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Larson (PG) David Dennis | |
| 12:06 | Alabama | Frank Reichert steals it from Boris Howell | 34-41 |
| 11:44 | Arkansas | Donald Howard connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-43 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Boris Howell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shelby Rice (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Reed (fresh) PF - Jonathan Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Hurd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Billy Larson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Howard (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Baine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Reichert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Douglas Papineau (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-43 |
| 10:56 | Arkansas | Donald Howard buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Baine | 36-46 |
| 10:33 | Alabama | Roger Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Chouinard (SG), Jack Kish (PF), Richard Stover (C) Shelby Rice, Jonathan Williams, Henry Hurd | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dennis (PG), Carl Lewis (PF) Billy Larson, Frank Reichert | |
| 10:16 | Arkansas | Donald Howard misses the floater from the right side | 36-46 |
| 10:15 | Alabama | Richard Stover grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 09:55 | Alabama | Boris Howell connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 09:30 | Arkansas | David Dennis buries a floater from the free throw line | 38-48 |
| 09:01 | Alabama | Roger Reed is fouled on the floor by Joseph Baine - foul #2 on Joseph Baine, team foul #7 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Marijan Zeh (PG) Boris Howell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jason Bedford (SF), Robert Lamothe (C) Joseph Baine, Douglas Papineau | |
| 09:01 | Alabama | Roger Reed misses the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 09:01 | Arkansas | Carl Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 08:39 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 08:37 | Alabama | Richard Stover grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 08:21 | Alabama | Jack Kish lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Richard Stover | 40-48 |
| 08:14 | Arkansas | David Dennis misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-48 |
| 08:13 | Alabama | Roger Reed pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 07:54 | Alabama | Jack Kish is hacked by Carl Lewis - foul #3 on Carl Lewis, team foul #8 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Johnson (SF) Roger Reed | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Roger Walker (SG), Joseph Baine (SF), Frank Reichert (PF), Douglas Papineau (C) Donald Howard, Jason Bedford, Carl Lewis, Robert Lamothe | |
| 07:54 | Alabama | Jack Kish makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 07:54 | Alabama | Jack Kish makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 07:33 | Arkansas | Roger Walker is fouled on the floor by William Chouinard - foul #3 on William Chouinard, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Boris Howell (PG), Shelby Rice (SG), Jonathan Williams (PF), Henry Hurd (C) Marijan Zeh, William Chouinard, Jack Kish, Richard Stover | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Larson (PG) David Dennis | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Boris Howell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shelby Rice (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) PF - Jonathan Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Hurd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Billy Larson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Walker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Baine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Reichert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Douglas Papineau (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Arkansas | Shelby Rice is called for the reach on Roger Walker - foul #2 on Shelby Rice, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| 07:01 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Roger Walker and he's fouled by Henry Hurd - foul #2 on Henry Hurd, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| 07:01 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau misses the free throw | 42-50 |
| 07:01 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 06:32 | Alabama | Joseph Baine swats the short shot by Henry Hurd | 42-50 |
| 06:30 | Alabama | Henry Hurd tips it but misses | 42-50 |
| 06:29 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 06:16 | Arkansas | Jonathan Williams blocks the short jumper by Douglas Papineau | 42-50 |
| 06:15 | Alabama | Shelby Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 05:48 | Alabama | Boris Howell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 05:47 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 05:29 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 05:28 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert grabs the offensive board | 42-50 |
| 05:28 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Chouinard (SG), Roger Reed (SF), Jack Kish (PF), Richard Stover (C) Shelby Rice, Robert Johnson, Jonathan Williams, Henry Hurd | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dennis (PG), Donald Howard (SG) Billy Larson, Roger Walker | |
| 05:08 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine drills a jump hook from close range set up by Donald Howard | 42-52 |
| 04:39 | Alabama | Richard Stover can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 42-52 |
| 04:37 | Alabama | Richard Stover tips it back up and in | 44-52 |
| 04:27 | Arkansas | Boris Howell steals the ball from Joseph Baine | 44-52 |
| 04:24 | Alabama | Boris Howell hits the finger roll | 46-52 |
| 04:05 | Arkansas | Donald Howard is fouled on the floor by Roger Reed - foul #2 on Roger Reed, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| 03:53 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau misses the fadeaway in the paint | 46-52 |
| 03:51 | Alabama | Jack Kish snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 03:28 | Alabama | Boris Howell misses short on a shot from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 03:26 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Boris Howell (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Chouinard (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Roger Reed (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jack Kish (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dennis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Howard (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Baine (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Frank Reichert (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Douglas Papineau (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Arkansas | Donald Howard misses the lay-in | 46-52 |
| 03:07 | Alabama | Jack Kish grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 02:50 | Alabama | Boris Howell clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-52 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 02:34 | Arkansas | Donald Howard comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-52 |
| 02:32 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert snags the offensive board | 46-52 |
| 02:22 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 46-52 |
| 02:20 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 02:11 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Marijan Zeh (PG), Shelby Rice (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Jonathan Williams (C) Boris Howell, William Chouinard, Roger Reed, Richard Stover | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Larson (PG), Jason Bedford (SF), Carl Lewis (PF), Robert Lamothe (C) David Dennis, Joseph Baine, Frank Reichert, Douglas Papineau | |
| 02:07 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Boris Howell (PG), William Chouinard (SG), Roger Reed (SF), Richard Stover (C) Marijan Zeh, Shelby Rice, Robert Johnson, Jonathan Williams | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dennis (PG), Frank Reichert (PF) Billy Larson, Carl Lewis | |
| 01:57 | Alabama | Jack Kish is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joseph Baine (SF), Douglas Papineau (C) Jason Bedford, Robert Lamothe | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:45 | Arkansas | David Dennis clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 01:43 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Reichert | 46-52 |
| 01:25 | Arkansas | Donald Howard knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:06 | Alabama | Jack Kish evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper near the basket set up by Boris Howell | 48-54 |
| 00:39 | Arkansas | Jack Kish swats the layup by Joseph Baine | 48-54 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Donald Howard tips it back up and in | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Alabama | Boris Howell scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from William Chouinard | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Arkansas | Donald Howard is hacked by William Chouinard in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Chouinard, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| 00:29 | Arkansas | Donald Howard makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:29 | Arkansas | Donald Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:24 | Alabama | Boris Howell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-58 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau is hacked by Boris Howell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Boris Howell, team foul #8 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Keith Carr (SF) Joseph Baine | |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:15 | Alabama | Boris Howell misses short on a 3 from the left wing but the foul's on Douglas Papineau - foul #4 on Douglas Papineau, team foul #9 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joseph Baine (SF) Keith Carr | |
| 00:15 | Alabama | Boris Howell makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:15 | Alabama | Boris Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:15 | Alabama | Boris Howell makes the 3rd free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:13 | Arkansas | William Chouinard is called for the reach on Donald Howard in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Chouinard, team foul #9 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (SG) William Chouinard | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Keith Carr (SF) Joseph Baine | |
| 00:13 | Arkansas | Donald Howard makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:13 | Arkansas | Donald Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:07 | Alabama | Boris Howell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-62 |
| 00:05 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | David Dennis runs out the clock | 53-62 |