| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Eric Helton (fresh) SG - Willie Chasse (fresh) SF - Arnold Michalak (fresh) PF - Jerry Nishida (fresh) C - Will Frisch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kelly Jenkins (fresh) SG - Robert Baca (fresh) SF - Wallace Ellison (fresh) PF - Robert Ayer (fresh) C - Johnnie Blair (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Willie Chasse throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Arkansas | Will Frisch picks off the pass by Johnnie Blair | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Kelly Jenkins and the foul's on Jerry Nishida - foul #1 on Jerry Nishida, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Willie Chasse can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 3-3 |
| 18:34 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Wallace Ellison | 3-3 |
| 18:16 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair is open and scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Kelly Jenkins | 3-5 |
| 17:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Ayer swats the short shot by Arnold Michalak | 3-5 |
| 17:51 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Kelly Jenkins | 3-5 |
| 17:49 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins is hacked by Arnold Michalak in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arnold Michalak, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Howell (PG), Theodore Clemens (SG), Joseph Costello (SF), Edward Mantz (PF), George Gibson (C) Eric Helton, Willie Chasse, Arnold Michalak, Jerry Nishida, Will Frisch | |
| 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 | |
| 17:36 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe can't finish the uncontested layup | 3-5 |
| 17:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Howell misses the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 3-5 |
| 17:29 | UC Santa Barbara | George Gibson pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:18 | UC Santa Barbara | George Gibson buries a jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Wayne Montgomery - foul #1 on Wayne Montgomery, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 17:18 | UC Santa Barbara | George Gibson misses the free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:18 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 17:16 | Arkansas | Joseph Costello steals it from Joshua Shaw in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 17:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Howell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 17:04 | Arkansas | Charles Gurney grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:43 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe is hacked by Theodore Clemens - foul #1 on Theodore Clemens, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer (PG), James Hopkins (SG), Arnold Michalak (SF), Jerry Nishida (PF), Will Frisch (C) Paul Howell, Theodore Clemens, Joseph Costello, George Gibson, Edward Mantz | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins (PG), Stjepan Pietrowski (SG), Fyodor Zollman (SF), Johnnie Blair (C) Henry Bledsoe, Hasant Amendola, Wayne Montgomery, Charles Gurney | |
| 16:34 | Arkansas | Joshua Shaw is open and buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Fyodor Zollman | 5-7 |
| 16:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 5-7 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Ayer (PF) Joshua Shaw | |
| 16:21 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 5-7 |
| 16:20 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair tips it in | 5-9 |
| 15:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Kelly Jenkins steals the ball from Roger Mercer | 5-9 |
| 15:55 | Arkansas | Stjepan Pietrowski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kelly Jenkins | 5-11 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Roger Mercer (fairly fresh) SG - James Hopkins (fresh) SF - Arnold Michalak (tiring) PF - Jerry Nishida (fairly fresh) C - Will Frisch (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kelly Jenkins (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Stjepan Pietrowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fyodor Zollman (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Ayer (tiring) 3 pts. C - Johnnie Blair (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 15:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Nishida is hacked by Robert Ayer - foul #1 on Robert Ayer, team foul #2 | 5-11 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton (PG), Willie Chasse (SG), Theodore Clemens (SF), Edward Mantz (PF), George Gibson (C) Roger Mercer, James Hopkins, Arnold Michalak, Jerry Nishida, Will Frisch | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe (PG), Robert Baca (SG), Wallace Ellison (SF), Joshua Shaw (PF) Kelly Jenkins, Stjepan Pietrowski, Fyodor Zollman, Robert Ayer | |
| 15:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 5-11 |
| 15:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Willie Chasse grabs the offensive board | 5-11 |
| 15:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Theodore Clemens connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from George Gibson | 7-11 |
| 14:51 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-11 |
| 14:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Theodore Clemens pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Theodore Clemens buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Helton | 10-11 |
| 14:35 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe loses the dribble to Eric Helton in the backcourt | 10-11 |
| 14:29 | UC Santa Barbara | George Gibson lays it up and in set up by Eric Helton and he's fouled by Johnnie Blair - foul #1 on Johnnie Blair, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Howell (PG), Joseph Costello (SF), Will Frisch (C) Eric Helton, Theodore Clemens, Edward Mantz | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins (PG), Hasant Amendola (SG), Wayne Montgomery (SF), Robert Ayer (PF), Charles Gurney (C) Henry Bledsoe, Robert Baca, Wallace Ellison, Joshua Shaw, Johnnie Blair | |
| 14:29 | UC Santa Barbara | George Gibson misses the free throw | 12-11 |
| 14:29 | Arkansas | Charles Gurney grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 14:21 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Ayer | 12-13 |
| 14:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Ayer is called for the reach on Willie Chasse - foul #2 on Robert Ayer, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Hopkins (SG), Jerry Nishida (PF) Willie Chasse, George Gibson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joshua Shaw (PF) Robert Ayer | |
| 13:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Howell misses short on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Gurney - foul #1 on Charles Gurney, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Theodore Clemens (SF), Edward Mantz (C) Joseph Costello, Will Frisch | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe (PG), Stjepan Pietrowski (SG), Wallace Ellison (SF) Kelly Jenkins, Hasant Amendola, Wayne Montgomery | |
| 13:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Howell makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 13:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 13:25 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 14-13 |
| 13:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Mantz pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 13:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Theodore Clemens can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 13:17 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:53 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 14-13 |
| 12:52 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Edward Mantz | 14-13 |
| 12:33 | UC Santa Barbara | James Hopkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 12:31 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 12:27 | Arkansas | Theodore Clemens is called for the reach on Wallace Ellison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Theodore Clemens, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer (PG), Willie Chasse (SG), Arnold Michalak (SF), Will Frisch (C) Paul Howell, James Hopkins, Theodore Clemens, Jerry Nishida | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins (PG), Hasant Amendola (SG), Fyodor Zollman (SF), Johnnie Blair (C) Henry Bledsoe, Stjepan Pietrowski, Joshua Shaw, Charles Gurney | |
| 12:09 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 12:08 | Arkansas | Fyodor Zollman pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:58 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair is alone and drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Wallace Ellison | 14-15 |
| 11:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Johnnie Blair is called for the reach on Willie Chasse in the backcourt - foul #2 on Johnnie Blair, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton (PG), Joseph Costello (PF) Roger Mercer, Edward Mantz | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Baca (SG), Wayne Montgomery (SF), Charles Gurney (C) Hasant Amendola, Fyodor Zollman, Johnnie Blair | |
| 11:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Will Frisch clanks a jumper from close range | 14-15 |
| 11:41 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Eric Helton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Chasse (fairly fresh) SF - Arnold Michalak (tiring) PF - Joseph Costello (fresh) C - Will Frisch (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kelly Jenkins (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Baca (fresh) SF - Wayne Montgomery (fresh) PF - Wallace Ellison (tired) 3 reb. C - Charles Gurney (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 14-15 |
| 11:15 | Arkansas | Charles Gurney pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 10:58 | Arkansas | Robert Baca comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-15 |
| 10:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 10:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-15 |
| 10:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello snags the offensive board | 14-15 |
| 10:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Will Frisch misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Gurney - foul #2 on Charles Gurney, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer (PG), Paul Howell (SF), George Gibson (PF) Eric Helton, Arnold Michalak, Joseph Costello | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe (PG), Hasant Amendola (SG), Fyodor Zollman (SF), Joshua Shaw (PF), Johnnie Blair (C) Kelly Jenkins, Robert Baca, Wayne Montgomery, Wallace Ellison, Charles Gurney | |
| 10:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Will Frisch makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Will Frisch makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:03 | Arkansas | Will Frisch is called for the reach on Johnnie Blair - foul #1 on Will Frisch, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Mantz (C) Will Frisch | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 09:46 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Fyodor Zollman | 16-17 |
| 09:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Mantz is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Mantz, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton (PG), James Hopkins (SG) Roger Mercer, Willie Chasse | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Ayer (C) Johnnie Blair | |
| 09:35 | Arkansas | Hasant Amendola misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 09:34 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Paul Howell | 16-17 |
| 09:13 | UC Santa Barbara | James Hopkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Nishida (PF) George Gibson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Stjepan Pietrowski (SG), Wayne Montgomery (SF) Hasant Amendola, Fyodor Zollman | |
| 09:05 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Eric Helton - foul #1 on Eric Helton, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Willie Chasse (SG) James Hopkins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins (PG) Robert Ayer | |
| 09:05 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:05 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Mantz can't connect on a floater from the left side | 16-19 |
| 08:53 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 08:37 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe lays it in on a nice dish by Wayne Montgomery and he's hacked by Edward Mantz - foul #2 on Edward Mantz, team foul #8 | 16-21 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak (SF), George Gibson (C) Eric Helton, Edward Mantz | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison (PF) Joshua Shaw | |
| 08:37 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe makes the free throw | 16-22 |
| 08:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Willie Chasse can't finish the layup | 16-22 |
| 08:14 | UC Santa Barbara | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Nishida | 16-22 |
| 07:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Howell's pass is intercepted by Wayne Montgomery | 16-22 |
| 07:42 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Arnold Michalak - foul #2 on Arnold Michalak, team foul #9 | 16-22 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer (PG), James Hopkins (SG), Joseph Costello (SF), Will Frisch (C) Paul Howell, Willie Chasse, Arnold Michalak, George Gibson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Hasant Amendola (SG), Fyodor Zollman (SF) Kelly Jenkins, Stjepan Pietrowski | |
| 07:42 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery misses the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:42 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Nishida grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 07:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Hasant Amendola steps in front of the Roger Mercer pass in the backcourt | 16-22 |
| 07:38 | Arkansas | Hasant Amendola hits the finger roll | 16-24 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Roger Mercer (fresh) SG - James Hopkins (fresh) SF - Joseph Costello (fresh) PF - Jerry Nishida (tiring) 2 reb. C - Will Frisch (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Henry Bledsoe (tired) 5 pts. SG - Hasant Amendola (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fyodor Zollman (fresh) PF - Wallace Ellison (tired) 3 reb. C - Wayne Montgomery (tiring) | |
| 07:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-24 |
| 07:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Will Frisch gets the offensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 07:07 | UC Santa Barbara | James Hopkins drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Will Frisch | 18-24 |
| 06:57 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 06:56 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Jerry Nishida | 18-24 |
| 06:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Henry Bledsoe takes the ball from Roger Mercer in the backcourt | 18-24 |
| 06:50 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-24 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton (PG), George Gibson (PF) Roger Mercer, Jerry Nishida | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins (PG), Robert Baca (SG), Joshua Shaw (PF), Johnnie Blair (C) Henry Bledsoe, Hasant Amendola, Wallace Ellison, Wayne Montgomery | |
| 06:34 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Fyodor Zollman | 18-26 |
| 06:14 | UC Santa Barbara | James Hopkins jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Joseph Costello | 20-26 |
| 05:59 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnnie Blair | 20-29 |
| 05:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Kelly Jenkins is called for the reach on Joseph Costello in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kelly Jenkins, team foul #8 | 20-29 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Howell (PG), Willie Chasse (SG), Jerry Nishida (PF) Eric Helton, James Hopkins, George Gibson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe (PG), Wayne Montgomery (SF) Kelly Jenkins, Fyodor Zollman | |
| 05:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 05:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 05:45 | Arkansas | Robert Baca misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 05:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Will Frisch gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| 05:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-29 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton (PG) Joseph Costello | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Hasant Amendola (SG), Wallace Ellison (PF), Robert Ayer (C) Robert Baca, Joshua Shaw, Johnnie Blair | |
| 05:33 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery hits a wide open fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Henry Bledsoe | 22-31 |
| 05:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-31 |
| 05:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Will Frisch grabs the offensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 05:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Nishida misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Wallace Ellison - foul #1 on Wallace Ellison, team foul #9 | 22-31 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer (PG), George Gibson (C) Eric Helton, Will Frisch | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins (PG), Fyodor Zollman (SF) Henry Bledsoe, Wayne Montgomery | |
| 05:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Nishida makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 05:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Nishida makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 05:06 | Arkansas | Paul Howell steals the ball from Kelly Jenkins in the backcourt | 24-31 |
| 04:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Howell is fouled on the floor by Kelly Jenkins - foul #2 on Kelly Jenkins, team foul #10 | 24-31 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe (PG), Johnnie Blair (C) Kelly Jenkins, Robert Ayer | |
| 04:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Howell makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 04:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 04:53 | Arkansas | Hasant Amendola is hacked by Willie Chasse in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willie Chasse, team foul #10 | 26-31 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Stjepan Pietrowski (SG) Johnnie Blair | |
| 04:53 | Arkansas | Hasant Amendola makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 04:53 | Arkansas | Hasant Amendola makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 04:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-33 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton (PG), James Hopkins (SG) Roger Mercer, Willie Chasse | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery (SF), Joshua Shaw (PF), Charles Gurney (C) Fyodor Zollman, Wallace Ellison, Hasant Amendola | |
| 04:25 | Arkansas | George Gibson denies the turnaround by Henry Bledsoe | 26-33 |
| 04:23 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe gets the offensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 04:15 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery is whistled for a carry | 26-33 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello (SF), Will Frisch (C) Paul Howell, Jerry Nishida | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Baca (SG), Johnnie Blair (C) Stjepan Pietrowski, Charles Gurney | |
| 03:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 03:53 | UC Santa Barbara | George Gibson tips it but misses | 26-33 |
| 03:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello tips it home | 28-33 |
| 03:38 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery misses the jumper in the lane | 28-33 |
| 03:36 | Arkansas | Robert Baca hits the follow up shot | 28-35 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Eric Helton (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hopkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Costello (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Gibson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Will Frisch (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Henry Bledsoe (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Baca (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Montgomery (tired) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Shaw (very tired) 2 pts. C - Johnnie Blair (tired) 8 pts. | |
| 03:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Will Frisch misses the lay-in | 28-35 |
| 03:11 | Arkansas | Joshua Shaw grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 03:05 | Arkansas | Robert Baca connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-38 |
| 02:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton is fouled on the floor by Wayne Montgomery - foul #2 on Wayne Montgomery, team foul #11 | 28-38 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Theodore Clemens (SG), Arnold Michalak (SF), Jerry Nishida (PF), Edward Mantz (C) James Hopkins, Joseph Costello, George Gibson, Will Frisch | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins (PG), Hasant Amendola (SG), Fyodor Zollman (SF), Robert Ayer (PF), Charles Gurney (C) Henry Bledsoe, Robert Baca, Wayne Montgomery, Joshua Shaw, Johnnie Blair | |
| 02:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 02:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton misses the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 02:53 | Arkansas | Fyodor Zollman grabs the defensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 02:38 | Arkansas | Jerry Nishida is called for the reach on Robert Ayer - foul #2 on Jerry Nishida, team foul #11 | 29-38 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer (PG) Eric Helton | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 02:38 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 02:38 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 02:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Nishida hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Robert Ayer - foul #3 on Robert Ayer, team foul #12 | 29-40 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Willie Chasse (SG) Arnold Michalak | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison (PF) Robert Ayer | |
| 02:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Nishida makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 02:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Nishida makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 02:17 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 31-40 |
| 02:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Mantz is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-40 |
| 02:05 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 01:58 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Jerry Nishida - foul #3 on Jerry Nishida, team foul #12 | 31-40 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Howell (PG), Will Frisch (C) Roger Mercer, Jerry Nishida | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Stjepan Pietrowski (SG) Hasant Amendola | |
| 01:58 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 01:58 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 01:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Mantz gets the rebound | 31-41 |
| 01:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Theodore Clemens comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Fyodor Zollman - foul #1 on Fyodor Zollman, team foul #13 | 31-41 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joshua Shaw (PF), Johnnie Blair (C) Fyodor Zollman, Charles Gurney | |
| 01:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Theodore Clemens makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 01:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Theodore Clemens misses the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 01:34 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 01:31 | Arkansas | Willie Chasse steals it from Kelly Jenkins in the backcourt | 32-41 |
| 01:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Theodore Clemens can't finish the layup | 32-41 |
| 01:29 | Arkansas | Joshua Shaw gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 01:14 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair steps out of bounds on the sideline | 32-41 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak (SF), George Gibson (C) Willie Chasse, Will Frisch | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Howell hits a wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-41 |
| 00:47 | Arkansas | Stjepan Pietrowski is fouled in the backcourt by Theodore Clemens - foul #3 on Theodore Clemens, team foul #13 | 34-41 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Willie Chasse (SG) Theodore Clemens | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Baca (SG), Wayne Montgomery (SF), Charles Gurney (C) Wallace Ellison, Joshua Shaw, Johnnie Blair | |
| 00:47 | Arkansas | Stjepan Pietrowski makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 00:47 | Arkansas | Stjepan Pietrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 00:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Howell misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Kelly Jenkins - foul #3 on Kelly Jenkins, team foul #14 | 34-43 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe (PG), Joshua Shaw (PF) Kelly Jenkins, Stjepan Pietrowski | |
| 00:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Howell makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 00:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | Robert Baca buries a shot from the right side | 36-45 |
| 00:02 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-45 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer (PG), James Hopkins (SG), Will Frisch (C) Paul Howell, Willie Chasse, George Gibson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Fyodor Zollman (SF) Wayne Montgomery | |
| 00:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 36-45 |