| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Paul Sherwood (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Johnson (fresh) SF - Larry Hatch (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Gabriel (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mike Church (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - John Clarke (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Len McGee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Read (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Francis Webber (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Nelligan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Maryland | Robert Read inbounds the ball | 24-35 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Maryland | David Nelligan can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mike Church - foul #1 on Mike Church, team foul #1 | 24-35 |
| 19:37 | Maryland | David Nelligan makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 19:37 | Maryland | David Nelligan misses the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 19:37 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Mike Church grabs the defensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 19:27 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Paul Sherwood hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-36 |
| 19:26 | Maryland | Len McGee pulls down the rebound | 24-36 |
| 19:06 | Maryland | Mike Church is called for the reach on David Nelligan - foul #2 on Mike Church, team foul #2 | 24-36 |
| 18:48 | Maryland | John Johnson is called for the reach on Len McGee - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #3 | 24-36 |
| 18:32 | Maryland | Larry Hatch steals the ball from Francis Webber | 24-36 |
| 18:16 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Paul Sherwood buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Johnson | 27-36 |
| 18:14 | Maryland | John Clarke loses the dribble to Paul Sherwood in the backcourt | 27-36 |
| 18:11 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Paul Sherwood lays it in | 29-36 |
| 17:49 | Maryland | David Nelligan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Clarke | 29-38 |
| 17:36 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Larry Hatch buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Sherwood | 31-38 |
| 17:16 | Maryland | David Nelligan misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Mike Church - foul #3 on Mike Church, team foul #4 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Isaac Culp (SG), Reginald Harris (C) John Johnson, Mike Church | |
| Subs | Maryland | Lars Zaidel (SG), William Mershon (SF), Richard Strouse (C) Len McGee, Robert Read, Francis Webber | |
| 17:16 | Maryland | David Nelligan makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 17:16 | Maryland | David Nelligan misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 17:16 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ronald Gabriel gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 17:05 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Larry Hatch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Griffin (C) Ronald Gabriel | |
| Subs | Maryland | Francis Webber (PF) David Nelligan | |
| 16:46 | Maryland | Richard Strouse loses the dribble to Paul Sherwood | 31-39 |
| 16:31 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Larry Hatch misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-39 |
| 16:29 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Reginald Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 16:22 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Paul Sherwood makes the 3 from straight away | 34-39 |
| 16:02 | Maryland | Reginald Harris steps in front of the Richard Strouse pass | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Paul Sherwood (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Isaac Culp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Hatch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Reginald Harris (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - John Clarke (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lars Zaidel (fresh) SF - William Mershon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francis Webber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Strouse (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Griffin is hacked by John Clarke - foul #1 on John Clarke, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Johnson (SG), Ronald Gabriel (PF), Mike Church (C) Isaac Culp, Reginald Harris, James Griffin | |
| Subs | Maryland | Len McGee (SG), David Nelligan (PF) John Clarke, Francis Webber | |
| 15:34 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Larry Hatch is denied on a layup by David Nelligan | 34-39 |
| 15:33 | Maryland | David Nelligan gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 15:17 | Maryland | Len McGee knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Lars Zaidel | 34-42 |
| 14:58 | Arkansas, Little Rock | William Mershon takes the ball from Paul Sherwood | 34-42 |
| 14:46 | Maryland | Richard Strouse misses the easy open layup but he's fouled by Paul Sherwood - foul #2 on Paul Sherwood, team foul #5 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Read (SF) William Mershon | |
| 14:46 | Maryland | Richard Strouse makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 14:46 | Maryland | Richard Strouse misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 14:46 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ronald Gabriel gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 14:29 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Paul Sherwood misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 14:28 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ronald Gabriel hits the follow up shot | 36-43 |
| 13:59 | Maryland | David Nelligan misses long on a shot from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 13:58 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Mike Church snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 13:53 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Larry Hatch is hacked by Robert Read - foul #1 on Robert Read, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Samuel Blake (PG), Charles Oakley (SF), Reginald Harris (C) Paul Sherwood, Larry Hatch, Mike Church | |
| Subs | Maryland | John Clarke (PG), Francis Webber (PF) Lars Zaidel, Richard Strouse | |
| 13:42 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ronald Gabriel is fouled on the floor by Robert Read - foul #2 on Robert Read, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Isaac Culp (SG) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Maryland | William Mershon (SG) Len McGee | |
| 13:28 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Francis Webber is called for the reach on Ronald Gabriel - foul #1 on Francis Webber, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Griffin (C) Ronald Gabriel | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 13:08 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Francis Webber is called for the reach on Reginald Harris - foul #2 on Francis Webber, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| 12:56 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Reginald Harris hits a driving attempt from close range | 38-43 |
| 12:34 | Maryland | John Clarke evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 12:32 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Reginald Harris pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 12:26 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Griffin can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 38-43 |
| 12:24 | Maryland | Francis Webber gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 12:09 | Maryland | William Mershon is hacked by Charles Oakley - foul #2 on Charles Oakley, team foul #6 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Paul Sherwood (PG), John Johnson (SG), Larry Hatch (SF), Ronald Gabriel (PF), Mike Church (C) Samuel Blake, Isaac Culp, Charles Oakley, Reginald Harris, James Griffin | |
| Subs | Maryland | Len McGee (SG), Lars Zaidel (SF) William Mershon, Robert Read | |
| 11:55 | Maryland | Len McGee misses the 3 from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 11:54 | Maryland | David Nelligan pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Paul Sherwood (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Hatch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Gabriel (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Mike Church (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - John Clarke (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Len McGee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lars Zaidel (fresh) PF - Francis Webber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Nelligan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Maryland | Francis Webber misses long on a shot from the right block | 38-43 |
| 11:32 | Maryland | David Nelligan snags the offensive board | 38-43 |
| 11:18 | Maryland | David Nelligan buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Len McGee | 38-45 |
| 11:03 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 11:02 | Maryland | David Nelligan snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 10:56 | Maryland | John Clarke is hacked by Paul Sherwood in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Sherwood, team foul #7 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| Subs | Maryland | William Mershon (SF), Richard Strouse (C) Lars Zaidel, David Nelligan | |
| 10:56 | Maryland | John Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 10:56 | Maryland | John Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 10:44 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Mike Church can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-47 |
| 10:42 | Maryland | Richard Strouse grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 10:17 | Maryland | John Clarke connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 10:01 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Paul Sherwood misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 09:59 | Maryland | Richard Strouse pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| 09:33 | Maryland | Len McGee knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-53 |
| 09:17 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-53 |
| 09:16 | Maryland | Richard Strouse pulls down the rebound | 38-53 |
| 09:11 | Maryland | Len McGee hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed John Clarke | 38-56 |
| 08:57 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Paul Sherwood comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-56 |
| 08:56 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-56 |
| 08:51 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Paul Sherwood makes the 3 from straight away | 41-56 |
| 08:30 | Maryland | John Clarke shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 41-56 |
| 08:29 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Mike Church grabs the defensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 08:12 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ronald Gabriel misses the lay-in | 41-56 |
| 08:11 | Maryland | Richard Strouse snags the defensive board | 41-56 |
| 07:52 | Maryland | Ronald Gabriel steps in front of the John Clarke pass | 41-56 |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Paul Sherwood (tiring) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Hatch (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Gabriel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Mike Church (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - John Clarke (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Len McGee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Mershon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francis Webber (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Strouse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ronald Gabriel lays it in | 43-56 |
| 07:18 | Maryland | Richard Strouse knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Clarke | 43-58 |
| 07:02 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Mike Church misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-58 |
| 07:00 | Maryland | William Mershon grabs the board | 43-58 |
| 06:37 | Maryland | Francis Webber loses the ball out of bounds | 43-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Samuel Blake (PG), Isaac Culp (SG), Charles Oakley (SF), Reginald Harris (PF), James Griffin (C) Paul Sherwood, John Johnson, Larry Hatch, Ronald Gabriel, Mike Church | |
| Subs | Maryland | Lars Zaidel (PG), Robert Read (SF), David Nelligan (C) John Clarke, William Mershon, Richard Strouse | |
| 06:23 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Reginald Harris banks in the layup on a nice dish by Isaac Culp | 45-58 |
| 06:02 | Maryland | David Nelligan can't connect on a floater near the basket | 45-58 |
| 06:01 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Oakley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-58 |
| 05:50 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Griffin connects on the runner from the baseline | 47-58 |
| 05:25 | Maryland | Francis Webber is whistled for traveling | 47-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| Subs | Maryland | John Clarke (PG), Richard Strouse (C) Len McGee, Francis Webber | |
| 05:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Samuel Blake knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from James Griffin | 49-58 |
| 04:59 | Maryland | James Griffin blocks the short jumper by David Nelligan | 49-58 |
| 04:58 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Griffin pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 04:43 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Oakley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-58 |
| 04:20 | Maryland | Charles Oakley is called for the reach on David Nelligan - foul #3 on Charles Oakley, team foul #8 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Larry Hatch (SF) Charles Oakley | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 04:20 | Maryland | David Nelligan makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 04:20 | Maryland | David Nelligan misses the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 04:20 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Larry Hatch gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 03:59 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Larry Hatch misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-59 |
| 03:58 | Maryland | David Nelligan snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Samuel Blake (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Isaac Culp (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Hatch (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Reginald Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Griffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - John Clarke (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lars Zaidel (fresh) SF - Robert Read (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Nelligan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Strouse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Maryland | Richard Strouse is fouled on the floor by James Griffin - foul #2 on James Griffin, team foul #9 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Louis Salaam (SG), Ronald Gabriel (PF) Isaac Culp, Reginald Harris | |
| Subs | Maryland | William Mershon (SF) Robert Read | |
| 03:40 | Maryland | Richard Strouse makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 03:40 | Maryland | Richard Strouse makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 03:21 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ronald Gabriel scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-61 |
| 03:16 | Maryland | Larry Hatch steps in front of the William Mershon pass | 52-61 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Griffin misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by John Clarke - foul #2 on John Clarke, team foul #6 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Randy Keels (PG), John Johnson (SG) Samuel Blake, Louis Salaam | |
| Subs | Maryland | Len McGee (SG), Robert Read (SF) John Clarke, Richard Strouse | |
| 02:52 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:35 | Maryland | Lars Zaidel buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Len McGee | 54-63 |
| 02:35 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Paul Sherwood (PG), Charles Oakley (SF), Mike Church (C) Randy Keels, Larry Hatch, James Griffin | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:17 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ronald Gabriel's pass is intercepted by William Mershon | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:48 | Maryland | Len McGee comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 54-63 |
| 01:46 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The rebound goes to Paul Sherwood | 54-63 |
| 01:32 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Mike Church can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David Nelligan - foul #2 on David Nelligan, team foul #7 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Larry Hatch (SF) Charles Oakley | |
| Subs | Maryland | John Clarke (PG), Francis Webber (PF) Lars Zaidel, William Mershon | |
| 01:32 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Mike Church misses the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 01:32 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Mike Church makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 01:10 | Maryland | John Clarke shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Francis Webber | 55-66 |
| 00:57 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Johnson misses the floater from the left side | 55-66 |
| 00:55 | Maryland | David Nelligan snags the defensive board | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Maryland | David Nelligan misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 55-66 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Larry Hatch grabs the board | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ronald Gabriel clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 55-66 |
| 00:18 | Maryland | Robert Read grabs the board | 55-66 |
| 00:00 | Maryland | John Clarke runs out the clock | 55-66 |