| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kelly Jenkins (fresh) SG - Robert Baca (fresh) SF - Wallace Ellison (fresh) PF - Robert Ayer (fresh) C - Johnnie Blair (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Grant Shafer (fresh) SG - Charles Robbins (fresh) SF - Louis Oliver (fresh) PF - James Western (fresh) C - Richard Turner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | James Western wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:48 | New Mexico State | Wallace Ellison steps in front of the Charles Robbins pass | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Arkansas | Robert Baca hits the finger roll set up by Wallace Ellison | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | New Mexico State | Charles Robbins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair is denied on a layup by James Western | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison tips it home | 4-0 |
| 19:35 | New Mexico State | Robert Baca is called for the reach on Charles Robbins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Baca, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 19:22 | New Mexico State | James Western hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 4-0 |
| 19:21 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Oliver | 4-0 |
| 19:13 | New Mexico State | Grant Shafer buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:57 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins throws it down | 6-2 |
| 18:33 | New Mexico State | James Western misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Ayer - foul #1 on Robert Ayer, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| 18:33 | New Mexico State | James Western misses the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:33 | New Mexico State | James Western makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 18:19 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer misses the driving attempt near the basket | 6-3 |
| 18:18 | New Mexico State | Grant Shafer gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 18:06 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Grant Shafer | 6-5 |
| 17:50 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Kelly Jenkins | 8-5 |
| 17:30 | New Mexico State | Richard Turner connects on the runner in the paint | 8-7 |
| 17:21 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Ayer | 10-7 |
| 17:12 | New Mexico State | Wallace Ellison steals the ball from James Western | 10-7 |
| 16:57 | Arkansas | Grant Shafer is called for the reach on Robert Baca - foul #1 on Grant Shafer, team foul #1 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe (PG), Hasant Amendola (SG), Wayne Montgomery (SF), Joshua Shaw (PF), Charles Gurney (C) Kelly Jenkins, Robert Baca, Wallace Ellison, Robert Ayer, Johnnie Blair | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Montgomery (PG), Eduardo Moran (SG), Johnny Christensen (SF), Brian Tyson (PF), Delbert Nuckols (C) Grant Shafer, Charles Robbins, Louis Oliver, James Western, Richard Turner | |
| 16:40 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-7 |
| 16:39 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 16:32 | New Mexico State | The jumper by Delbert Nuckols is denied by Charles Gurney | 10-7 |
| 16:31 | New Mexico State | Delbert Nuckols can't tip it in | 10-7 |
| 16:30 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Joshua Shaw | 10-7 |
| 16:24 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Henry Bledsoe, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| 16:22 | New Mexico State | James Montgomery travels in the backcourt | 10-7 |
| 16:12 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Delbert Nuckols - foul #1 on Delbert Nuckols, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| 16:12 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 16:12 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 16:05 | New Mexico State | James Montgomery connects on the shot in the lane set up by Johnny Christensen | 11-9 |
| 15:50 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Hasant Amendola | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Henry Bledsoe (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Hasant Amendola (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wayne Montgomery (fresh) PF - Joshua Shaw (fairly fresh) C - Charles Gurney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - James Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eduardo Moran (fresh) SF - Johnny Christensen (fresh) PF - Brian Tyson (fresh) C - Delbert Nuckols (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen can't connect on a runner from close range | 13-9 |
| 15:42 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 15:25 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-9 |
| 15:23 | Arkansas | Charles Gurney grabs the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 15:16 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Joshua Shaw | 15-9 |
| 14:56 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen double dribbles | 15-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins (PG), Robert Baca (SG), Fyodor Zollman (SF), Robert Ayer (PF), Johnnie Blair (C) Henry Bledsoe, Hasant Amendola, Wayne Montgomery, Joshua Shaw, Charles Gurney | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Grant Shafer (PG), Richard Shaffer (SG), Louis Oliver (SF), Edward Jenkinson (PF), Richard Turner (C) James Montgomery, Eduardo Moran, Johnny Christensen, Brian Tyson, Delbert Nuckols | |
| 14:41 | Arkansas | Richard Turner is called for the reach on Johnnie Blair - foul #1 on Richard Turner, team foul #3 | 15-9 |
| 14:29 | Arkansas | Robert Baca clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-9 |
| 14:28 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver grabs the board | 15-9 |
| 14:09 | New Mexico State | Richard Turner clanks a jumper from the right block | 15-9 |
| 14:08 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 13:59 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-9 |
| 13:57 | New Mexico State | Edward Jenkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 13:55 | New Mexico State | Edward Jenkinson's pass is intercepted by Johnnie Blair in the backcourt | 15-9 |
| 13:35 | Arkansas | Richard Turner takes the ball from Johnnie Blair | 15-9 |
| 13:31 | New Mexico State | Grant Shafer misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-9 |
| 13:29 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver gets the offensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 13:20 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 13:19 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 13:15 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 15-9 |
| 13:13 | New Mexico State | Richard Shaffer grabs the board | 15-9 |
| 12:56 | New Mexico State | Richard Turner connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Grant Shafer | 15-11 |
| 12:42 | Arkansas | Robert Baca misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 12:40 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair can't tip it in | 15-11 |
| 12:38 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer tips it home | 17-11 |
| 12:26 | New Mexico State | Grant Shafer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-11 |
| 12:25 | New Mexico State | Edward Jenkinson hits the follow up shot | 17-13 |
| 12:08 | Arkansas | Richard Turner denies the turnaround by Robert Ayer | 17-13 |
| 12:07 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Edward Jenkinson | 17-13 |
| 11:47 | New Mexico State | Richard Turner loses the dribble to Johnnie Blair | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kelly Jenkins (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Baca (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Fyodor Zollman (tiring) PF - Robert Ayer (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnnie Blair (tiring) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Grant Shafer (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Shaffer (fairly fresh) SF - Louis Oliver (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Edward Jenkinson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Turner (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 17-13 |
| 11:31 | New Mexico State | Edward Jenkinson pulls down the rebound | 17-13 |
| 11:13 | New Mexico State | Grant Shafer comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Kelly Jenkins - foul #1 on Kelly Jenkins, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe (PG), Hasant Amendola (SG), Wayne Montgomery (SF), Wallace Ellison (PF), Charles Gurney (C) Kelly Jenkins, Robert Baca, Fyodor Zollman, Robert Ayer, Johnnie Blair | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Robbins (SG), Johnny Christensen (SF), James Western (PF), Delbert Nuckols (C) Richard Shaffer, Louis Oliver, Edward Jenkinson, Richard Turner | |
| 11:13 | New Mexico State | Grant Shafer makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 11:13 | New Mexico State | Grant Shafer misses the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 11:13 | Arkansas | Charles Gurney grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 11:00 | Arkansas | Grant Shafer is called for the reach on Henry Bledsoe - foul #2 on Grant Shafer, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joshua Shaw (PF) Wayne Montgomery | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Montgomery (PG) Grant Shafer | |
| 10:43 | Arkansas | The pull-up jumper by Henry Bledsoe is blocked by Delbert Nuckols | 17-14 |
| 10:41 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison grabs the offensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 10:30 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison can't throw it down | 17-14 |
| 10:28 | New Mexico State | James Western grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 10:23 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-14 |
| 10:22 | Arkansas | Charles Gurney grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 10:07 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 17-14 |
| 10:06 | Arkansas | Hasant Amendola grabs the offensive board | 17-14 |
| 09:51 | Arkansas | Joshua Shaw comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on James Western - foul #1 on James Western, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery (PG) Hasant Amendola | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Eduardo Moran (SG) Charles Robbins | |
| 09:51 | Arkansas | Joshua Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:51 | Arkansas | Joshua Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:51 | New Mexico State | James Western snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 09:33 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 17-14 |
| 09:32 | Arkansas | Joshua Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 09:26 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison loses the dribble to James Montgomery | 17-14 |
| 09:22 | New Mexico State | James Montgomery misses the easy layup | 17-14 |
| 09:20 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 08:58 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Montgomery - foul #1 on James Montgomery, team foul #6 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Hasant Amendola (SG), Johnnie Blair (C) Henry Bledsoe, Charles Gurney | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver (SF), Brian Tyson (PF), Richard Turner (C) Johnny Christensen, James Western, Delbert Nuckols | |
| 08:58 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 08:58 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 08:58 | New Mexico State | Richard Turner gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver is whistled for a carry | 18-14 |
| 08:30 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison is fouled on the floor by Louis Oliver - foul #1 on Louis Oliver, team foul #7 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins (PG) Wayne Montgomery | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Robbins (SG) Eduardo Moran | |
| 08:30 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison misses the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 08:30 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Shaw | 18-14 |
| 08:08 | Arkansas | Richard Turner picks off the pass by Hasant Amendola | 18-14 |
| 08:05 | New Mexico State | Brian Tyson is hacked by Joshua Shaw in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Shaw, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe (PG), Robert Baca (SG) Kelly Jenkins, Hasant Amendola | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Shaffer (PG) James Montgomery | |
| 07:50 | New Mexico State | Brian Tyson buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Richard Shaffer | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Henry Bledsoe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Baca (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wallace Ellison (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Shaw (tiring) 3 reb. C - Johnnie Blair (tired) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Richard Shaffer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Robbins (fresh) SF - Louis Oliver (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Brian Tyson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Turner (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:31 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 18-16 |
| 07:29 | New Mexico State | Charles Robbins grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 07:25 | New Mexico State | Charles Robbins misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Johnnie Blair - foul #1 on Johnnie Blair, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery (SF), Charles Gurney (C) Wallace Ellison, Johnnie Blair | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen (SF), James Western (PF), Delbert Nuckols (C) Louis Oliver, Brian Tyson, Richard Turner | |
| 07:25 | New Mexico State | Charles Robbins makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 07:25 | New Mexico State | Charles Robbins misses the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 07:25 | Arkansas | Joshua Shaw gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 07:16 | Arkansas | Robert Baca knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-17 |
| 07:01 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen misses the lay-in | 21-17 |
| 06:59 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen grabs the offensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 06:47 | New Mexico State | Charles Robbins loses the dribble to Wayne Montgomery | 21-17 |
| 06:30 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 21-17 |
| 06:29 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen pulls down the rebound | 21-17 |
| 06:24 | New Mexico State | James Western hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Shaffer | 21-19 |
| 06:05 | Arkansas | Robert Baca misses the jumper from the right side | 21-19 |
| 06:03 | New Mexico State | Delbert Nuckols grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:01 | New Mexico State | Robert Baca is called for the reach on Richard Shaffer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Baca, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins (PG), Hasant Amendola (SG), Wallace Ellison (SF), Robert Ayer (PF), Johnnie Blair (C) Henry Bledsoe, Robert Baca, Wayne Montgomery, Joshua Shaw, Charles Gurney | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Eduardo Moran (SG), Louis Oliver (SF), Edward Jenkinson (C) Charles Robbins, Johnny Christensen, Delbert Nuckols | |
| 06:01 | New Mexico State | Richard Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:01 | New Mexico State | Richard Shaffer misses the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:01 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 05:48 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair lays it in on a nice dish by Kelly Jenkins | 23-20 |
| 05:30 | New Mexico State | James Western is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Western, team foul #8 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Montgomery (PG), Brian Tyson (PF) Richard Shaffer, James Western | |
| 05:28 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins is fouled in the backcourt by James Montgomery - foul #2 on James Montgomery, team foul #9 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Shaffer (PG) James Montgomery | |
| 05:28 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 05:28 | New Mexico State | Brian Tyson pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 05:25 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver is hacked by Kelly Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kelly Jenkins, team foul #8 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe (PG) Kelly Jenkins | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 05:25 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:25 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:22 | Arkansas | Eduardo Moran steals the ball from Henry Bledsoe in the backcourt | 23-22 |
| 05:19 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver blows the layup | 23-22 |
| 05:17 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Johnnie Blair | 23-22 |
| 05:05 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Hasant Amendola and he's fouled by Brian Tyson - foul #1 on Brian Tyson, team foul #10 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Charles Gurney (C) Johnnie Blair | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Turner (C) Edward Jenkinson | |
| 05:05 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer makes the free throw | 26-22 |
| 04:47 | New Mexico State | Richard Turner comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Wallace Ellison - foul #1 on Wallace Ellison, team foul #9 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Fyodor Zollman (SF) Wallace Ellison | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 04:47 | New Mexico State | Richard Turner makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:47 | New Mexico State | Richard Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:33 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Hasant Amendola and the foul's on Brian Tyson - foul #2 on Brian Tyson, team foul #11 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery (PG) Henry Bledsoe | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Robbins (SG), Edward Jenkinson (PF) Eduardo Moran, Brian Tyson | |
| 04:33 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer makes the free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:15 | New Mexico State | Richard Shaffer is hacked by Wayne Montgomery - foul #1 on Wayne Montgomery, team foul #10 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison (PF) Robert Ayer | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen (SF) Louis Oliver | |
| 04:15 | New Mexico State | Richard Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 04:15 | New Mexico State | Richard Shaffer misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 04:15 | Arkansas | Fyodor Zollman grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 04:03 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Wayne Montgomery | 32-25 |
| 03:46 | New Mexico State | The pull-up jumper by Richard Turner is blocked by Charles Gurney | 32-25 |
| 03:44 | New Mexico State | Richard Turner tips it in | 32-27 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Wayne Montgomery (fairly fresh) SG - Hasant Amendola (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Fyodor Zollman (fairly fresh) PF - Wallace Ellison (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Gurney (tiring) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Richard Shaffer (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Robbins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Johnny Christensen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Edward Jenkinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Turner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:27 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison is hacked by Edward Jenkinson - foul #1 on Edward Jenkinson, team foul #12 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins (PG), Robert Baca (SG), Johnnie Blair (C) Hasant Amendola, Fyodor Zollman, Charles Gurney | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Grant Shafer (PG), Eduardo Moran (SG), James Western (PF) Richard Shaffer, Charles Robbins, Edward Jenkinson | |
| 03:27 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 03:27 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 03:08 | New Mexico State | Grant Shafer is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Grant Shafer, team foul #13 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joshua Shaw (PF) Wallace Ellison | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Montgomery (PG), Louis Oliver (SF), Delbert Nuckols (C) Grant Shafer, Johnny Christensen, Richard Turner | |
| 02:54 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Robert Baca | 35-27 |
| 02:34 | New Mexico State | Kelly Jenkins steals it from Delbert Nuckols | 35-27 |
| 02:21 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Johnnie Blair, team foul #11 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison (SF), Robert Ayer (PF) Wayne Montgomery, Joshua Shaw | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Robbins (SG), Brian Tyson (PF), Richard Turner (C) Eduardo Moran, James Western, Delbert Nuckols | |
| 02:13 | New Mexico State | Charles Robbins makes the fadeaway in the paint | 35-29 |
| 02:00 | Arkansas | Richard Turner is called for the reach on Johnnie Blair - foul #2 on Richard Turner, team foul #14 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen (SF) Louis Oliver | |
| 02:00 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 02:00 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 01:39 | New Mexico State | James Montgomery double dribbles | 36-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Charles Gurney (C) Johnnie Blair | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 01:27 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Montgomery - foul #3 on James Montgomery, team foul #15 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joshua Shaw (PF) Robert Ayer | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Shaffer (PG) James Montgomery | |
| 01:27 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 01:27 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 01:27 | New Mexico State | Brian Tyson gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 01:02 | New Mexico State | Brian Tyson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 36-29 |
| 01:01 | New Mexico State | Brian Tyson grabs the offensive board | 36-29 |
| 00:43 | New Mexico State | Kelly Jenkins picks off the pass by Richard Shaffer | 36-29 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wallace Ellison | 38-29 |
| 00:23 | New Mexico State | Richard Shaffer is fouled in the backcourt by Kelly Jenkins - foul #3 on Kelly Jenkins, team foul #12 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe (PG), Hasant Amendola (SG), Fyodor Zollman (SF), Robert Ayer (PF), Johnnie Blair (C) Kelly Jenkins, Robert Baca, Wallace Ellison, Joshua Shaw, Charles Gurney | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Eduardo Moran (SG), Louis Oliver (SF), James Western (PF), Delbert Nuckols (C) Charles Robbins, Johnny Christensen, Brian Tyson, Richard Turner | |
| 00:23 | New Mexico State | Richard Shaffer misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 00:23 | New Mexico State | Richard Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Delbert Nuckols - foul #2 on Delbert Nuckols, team foul #16 | 38-30 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair misses the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Richard Shaffer scores on a halfcourt shot | 39-33 |