| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Gary Ham (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Larson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Day (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stanley Gaines (fresh) C - Gary Schindler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Luis Powell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Hester (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joshua David (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Price (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Damico (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Carl Day inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Villanova | Donald Larson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Gary Ham | 28-32 |
| 19:30 | Arkansas | Luis Powell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Luis Powell, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 19:13 | Villanova | Gary Ham misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 19:11 | Villanova | Gary Schindler tips it in | 30-32 |
| 18:53 | Arkansas | Luis Powell can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gary Ham - foul #1 on Gary Ham, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 18:53 | Arkansas | Luis Powell misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:53 | Arkansas | Luis Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:53 | Villanova | Gary Schindler pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:43 | Villanova | Donald Larson hits a floater near the basket | 32-32 |
| 18:15 | Arkansas | Joshua David is fouled on the floor by Carl Day - foul #1 on Carl Day, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| 17:54 | Arkansas | Joshua David misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Gary Ham - foul #2 on Gary Ham, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Ray (PF), Galen Sheffield (C) Stanley Gaines, Gary Schindler | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (PG) Luis Powell | |
| 17:54 | Arkansas | Joshua David makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:54 | Arkansas | Joshua David makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 17:38 | Villanova | Galen Sheffield drills a jumper in the paint | 34-34 |
| 17:10 | Arkansas | Carl Day picks off the pass by John Damico | 34-34 |
| 17:00 | Villanova | Carl Day is hacked by John Damico - foul #3 on John Damico, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Villanova | Isaac Sharp (PG), Brock Golden (SG), Joe Coons (SF) Gary Ham, Donald Larson, Carl Day | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron (SG), Luke Driskill (SF), Ernest Benjamin (C) Ronnie Hester, Joshua David, John Damico | |
| 16:51 | Villanova | Isaac Sharp misses badly on a floater near the basket | 34-34 |
| 16:50 | Arkansas | Sean Price grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 16:28 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin knocks in the runner from the left block | 34-36 |
| 16:17 | Villanova | Timothy Ray clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 34-36 |
| 16:15 | Villanova | Galen Sheffield misses the tip | 34-36 |
| 16:13 | Arkansas | Luke Driskill snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 15:56 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson is called for traveling | 34-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Larson (SG), Stanley Gaines (PF), Gary Schindler (C) Brock Golden, Timothy Ray, Galen Sheffield | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG) Sean Price | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Isaac Sharp (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Larson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Coons (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stanley Gaines (fresh) C - Gary Schindler (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Luis Powell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Cintron (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Luke Driskill (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Benjamin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Villanova | Joe Coons makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Isaac Sharp | 37-36 |
| 15:29 | Arkansas | Luke Driskill knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Wilson | 37-39 |
| 15:10 | Villanova | Isaac Sharp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Ham (PG), Carl Day (SF) Isaac Sharp, Joe Coons | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester (SG), Joshua David (SF), John Damico (C) Dennis Wilson, Thomas Cintron, Ernest Benjamin | |
| 14:49 | Arkansas | Luis Powell connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by John Damico | 37-41 |
| 14:31 | Villanova | Joshua David steals it from Donald Larson | 37-41 |
| 14:27 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester lays it in on a great pass from Joshua David | 37-43 |
| 14:19 | Villanova | Donald Larson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 13:50 | Arkansas | John Damico makes the jumper from the right block | 39-45 |
| 13:37 | Villanova | Donald Larson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 13:35 | Villanova | Gary Ham snags the offensive board | 39-45 |
| 13:20 | Villanova | Gary Schindler is fouled on the floor by John Damico - foul #4 on John Damico, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Isaac Sharp (PG), Brock Golden (SG), Joe Coons (SF), Timothy Ray (PF), Galen Sheffield (C) Gary Ham, Donald Larson, Carl Day, Stanley Gaines, Gary Schindler | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (PG), Thomas Cintron (SG), Sean Price (PF), Ernest Benjamin (C) Luis Powell, Ronnie Hester, Luke Driskill, John Damico | |
| 13:12 | Villanova | Galen Sheffield lays it up and in on a nice dish by Isaac Sharp | 41-45 |
| 12:58 | Arkansas | Sean Price misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Timothy Ray - foul #2 on Timothy Ray, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| 12:58 | Arkansas | Sean Price makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 12:58 | Arkansas | Sean Price makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 12:49 | Villanova | Joe Coons can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Joshua David - foul #1 on Joshua David, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| 12:49 | Villanova | Joe Coons makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 12:49 | Villanova | Joe Coons makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 12:23 | Arkansas | Joshua David is hacked by Galen Sheffield - foul #3 on Galen Sheffield, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester (SG) Joshua David | |
| 12:03 | Arkansas | Timothy Ray steps in front of the Dennis Wilson pass | 43-47 |
| 11:48 | Villanova | Joe Coons scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Brock Golden | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Isaac Sharp (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Brock Golden (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe Coons (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Timothy Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Galen Sheffield (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronnie Hester (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Cintron (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Price (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ernest Benjamin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Ham (PG), Donald Larson (SG), Carl Day (SF) Isaac Sharp, Brock Golden, Joe Coons | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luke Driskill (SF), John Damico (C) Ronnie Hester, Ernest Benjamin | |
| 11:14 | Villanova | Carl Day is hacked by Thomas Cintron - foul #2 on Thomas Cintron, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Stanley Gaines (PF) Timothy Ray | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 11:02 | Villanova | Donald Larson misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Sean Price - foul #1 on Sean Price, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| 11:02 | Villanova | Donald Larson makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 11:02 | Villanova | Donald Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 10:41 | Arkansas | Luke Driskill is fouled on the floor by Carl Day - foul #2 on Carl Day, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Schindler (C) Galen Sheffield | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG) Dennis Wilson | |
| 10:18 | Arkansas | Luke Driskill hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Luis Powell | 47-49 |
| 10:04 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Stanley Gaines, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Ray (PF) Stanley Gaines | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester (SG), Ernest Benjamin (PF) Thomas Cintron, Sean Price | |
| 09:51 | Arkansas | Luis Powell makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Damico | 47-52 |
| 09:33 | Villanova | Gary Schindler connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Ham and the foul's on Ronnie Hester - foul #2 on Ronnie Hester, team foul #7 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joshua David (SF) Luke Driskill | |
| 09:33 | Villanova | Gary Schindler makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 09:07 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Ronnie Hester, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Isaac Sharp (PG), Joe Coons (SF), Galen Sheffield (C) Gary Ham, Carl Day, Gary Schindler | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (PG), Sean Price (PF) Luis Powell, John Damico | |
| 08:54 | Villanova | Donald Larson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-52 |
| 08:52 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 08:46 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 08:45 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Isaac Sharp | 50-52 |
| 08:41 | Villanova | Donald Larson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Timothy Ray | 53-52 |
| 08:12 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester is whistled for traveling | 53-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brock Golden (SG), Stanley Gaines (PF) Donald Larson, Timothy Ray | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron (SG) Ronnie Hester | |
| 07:50 | Villanova | Joe Coons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-52 |
| 07:48 | Villanova | Isaac Sharp tips it in | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Isaac Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brock Golden (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe Coons (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Stanley Gaines (fresh) C - Galen Sheffield (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Cintron (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua David (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Price (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ernest Benjamin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 55-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Ham (PG), Carl Day (SF), Gary Schindler (C) Isaac Sharp, Joe Coons, Galen Sheffield | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG), Luke Driskill (PF), John Damico (C) Joshua David, Sean Price, Ernest Benjamin | |
| 07:16 | Villanova | Gary Ham is fouled on the floor by Luke Driskill - foul #1 on Luke Driskill, team foul #9 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Larson (SG) Brock Golden | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 07:16 | Villanova | Gary Ham misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 07:16 | Arkansas | John Damico grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 06:54 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron clanks a floater from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 06:53 | Arkansas | Luke Driskill tips it in | 55-54 |
| 06:37 | Villanova | Gary Schindler misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-54 |
| 06:36 | Arkansas | Luke Driskill gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 06:20 | Arkansas | John Damico can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Ham - foul #3 on Gary Ham, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brock Golden (PF), Galen Sheffield (C) Stanley Gaines, Gary Schindler | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester (SG), Sean Price (PF) Dennis Wilson, Thomas Cintron | |
| 06:20 | Arkansas | John Damico makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 06:20 | Arkansas | John Damico makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 06:02 | Villanova | Donald Larson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 06:01 | Villanova | Brock Golden gets the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 05:55 | Villanova | Brock Golden clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 05:53 | Arkansas | Luke Driskill snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 05:48 | Arkansas | Luis Powell can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Carl Day - foul #3 on Carl Day, team foul #9 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Timothy Ray (PF) Brock Golden | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joshua David (SF) Luke Driskill | |
| 05:48 | Arkansas | Luis Powell makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:48 | Arkansas | Luis Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:48 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to John Damico | 55-57 |
| 05:32 | Arkansas | The jump hook by Ronnie Hester is blocked by Galen Sheffield | 55-57 |
| 05:31 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Donald Larson | 55-57 |
| 05:15 | Villanova | Donald Larson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 05:14 | Arkansas | Joshua David snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 04:54 | Arkansas | Galen Sheffield denies the turnaround by Joshua David | 55-57 |
| 04:53 | Villanova | Carl Day pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 04:46 | Villanova | Timothy Ray misses the jumper from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 04:45 | Arkansas | Sean Price snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 04:18 | Arkansas | John Damico misses the dunk but he's hacked by Timothy Ray - foul #3 on Timothy Ray, team foul #10 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | Isaac Sharp (PG), Brock Golden (SG), Joe Coons (SF), Stanley Gaines (PF), Gary Schindler (C) Gary Ham, Donald Larson, Carl Day, Timothy Ray, Galen Sheffield | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (PG), Thomas Cintron (SG), Luke Driskill (SF), Ernest Benjamin (PF) Luis Powell, Ronnie Hester, Joshua David, Sean Price | |
| 04:18 | Arkansas | John Damico misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:18 | Arkansas | John Damico misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:18 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 04:02 | Villanova | Gary Schindler is fouled on the floor by Thomas Cintron - foul #3 on Thomas Cintron, team foul #10 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Sean Price (PF) John Damico | |
| 04:02 | Villanova | Gary Schindler makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 04:02 | Villanova | Gary Schindler misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 04:02 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Sean Price | 56-57 |
| 03:40 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Cintron | 56-59 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Isaac Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brock Golden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joe Coons (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Stanley Gaines (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Schindler (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Cintron (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Luke Driskill (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Sean Price (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Ernest Benjamin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Villanova | Gary Schindler misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 56-59 |
| 03:29 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 03:10 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron drills a floater from the right block | 56-61 |
| 02:55 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines lays it up and in | 58-61 |
| 02:55 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | Villanova | Gary Ham (PG), Donald Larson (SG), Carl Day (SF) Isaac Sharp, Brock Golden, Joe Coons | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester (SG), Joshua David (SF), John Damico (C) Thomas Cintron, Luke Driskill, Ernest Benjamin | |
| 02:33 | Arkansas | Sean Price makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Ronnie Hester and the foul's on Stanley Gaines - foul #3 on Stanley Gaines, team foul #11 | 58-63 |
| 02:33 | Arkansas | Sean Price makes the free throw | 58-64 |
| 02:24 | Villanova | Ronnie Hester steals the ball from Donald Larson | 58-64 |
| 02:21 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester throws it down | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:08 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines makes the floater from the right block set up by Gary Ham | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:47 | Arkansas | Sean Price buries a shot from the free throw line | 60-68 |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Donald Larson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-68 |
| 01:31 | Arkansas | John Damico grabs the board | 60-68 |
| 01:02 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Gary Ham - foul #4 on Gary Ham, team foul #12 | 60-68 |
| 01:02 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 01:02 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Stanley Gaines travels with the ball | 60-70 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG) Dennis Wilson | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:53 | Arkansas | John Damico is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Ham - foul #5 on Gary Ham, team foul #13 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Villanova | Isaac Sharp (PG) Gary Ham | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (PG), Thomas Cintron (SF) Luis Powell, Joshua David | |
| 00:53 | Arkansas | John Damico makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:53 | Arkansas | John Damico makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:47 | Villanova | Donald Larson connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Day | 62-72 |
| 00:46 | Arkansas | John Damico is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Larson - foul #2 on Donald Larson, team foul #14 | 62-72 |
| 00:46 | Arkansas | John Damico makes the 1st free throw | 62-73 |
| 00:46 | Arkansas | John Damico makes the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 00:38 | Villanova | John Damico is called for the reach on Donald Larson - foul #5 on John Damico, team foul #11 | 62-74 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG), Joshua David (SF), Ernest Benjamin (C) Dennis Wilson, Thomas Cintron, John Damico | |
| 00:38 | Villanova | Donald Larson makes the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:38 | Villanova | Donald Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Arkansas | Luis Powell drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronnie Hester | 64-76 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Isaac Sharp is hacked by Sean Price - foul #2 on Sean Price, team foul #12 | 64-76 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Isaac Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Isaac Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Luis Powell runs out the clock | 65-76 |