| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Isaac Lindsay (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Engel (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Austin Blackman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ricky Cushman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dave Kelley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Louis Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) PF - Eli Huizenga (fresh) C - James Lebo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Texas | Austin Blackman inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | North Texas | Isaac Lindsay clanks a 3 from the right corner | 28-24 |
| 19:40 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Thompson snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 19:14 | Arkansas | Eli Huizenga misses the lay-in | 28-24 |
| 19:13 | Arkansas | James Lebo tips it back up and in | 28-26 |
| 18:59 | North Texas | Michael Engel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-26 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Merritt (SG), Jack Rowley (PF), Tony Mitchell (C) Louis Taylor, Eli Huizenga, James Lebo | |
| 18:34 | Arkansas | William Merritt comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 28-26 |
| 18:33 | North Texas | Ricky Cushman gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 18:12 | North Texas | Isaac Lindsay misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-26 |
| 18:11 | North Texas | David Thompson tips it in | 30-26 |
| 17:42 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Austin Blackman | 30-26 |
| 17:13 | North Texas | Jack Rowley swats the short shot by Ricky Cushman | 30-26 |
| 17:11 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 16:42 | Arkansas | Isaac Lindsay is called for the reach on Dave Kelley - foul #1 on Isaac Lindsay, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| Subs | North Texas | Lawrence Rakes (SF) Austin Blackman | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Taylor (PG), James Lebo (C) Dave Kelley, Tony Mitchell | |
| 16:27 | Arkansas | Jack Rowley hits a floater from the left wing and he's hacked by Ricky Cushman - foul #2 on Ricky Cushman, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | North Texas | Terry Byers (PF) Ricky Cushman | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dave Kelley (PG) William Merritt | |
| 16:27 | Arkansas | Jack Rowley misses the free throw | 30-28 |
| 16:27 | North Texas | Lawrence Rakes grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 16:03 | North Texas | Michael Engel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 16:01 | North Texas | Isaac Lindsay tips it home | 32-28 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Isaac Lindsay (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Engel (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lawrence Rakes (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Terry Byers (fresh) 3 pf. C - David Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dave Kelley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Louis Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jack Rowley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Lebo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Arkansas | Jack Rowley double dribbles | 32-28 |
| Subs | North Texas | Rusty Cooper (SF) David Thompson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Merritt (SG), Eli Huizenga (PF) Dave Kelley, Jack Rowley | |
| 15:22 | North Texas | Michael Engel misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 15:21 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Thompson gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 15:05 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Thompson is fouled on the floor by Terry Byers - foul #4 on Terry Byers, team foul #3 | 32-28 |
| Subs | North Texas | James Swain (SG), Ricky Cushman (PF), David Thompson (C) Michael Engel, Rusty Cooper, Terry Byers | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jack Rowley (PF) Eli Huizenga | |
| 14:44 | Arkansas | David Thompson steals it from Louis Taylor | 32-28 |
| 14:21 | North Texas | James Swain is hacked by William Merritt - foul #1 on William Merritt, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | North Texas | Rusty Cooper (PG), Austin Blackman (SF) Isaac Lindsay, Lawrence Rakes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dave Kelley (PG), Eli Huizenga (PF), Tony Mitchell (C) William Merritt, Jack Rowley, James Lebo | |
| 14:00 | North Texas | Ricky Cushman can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 13:59 | North Texas | The offensive rebound goes to Ricky Cushman | 32-28 |
| 13:36 | North Texas | James Swain is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Swain, team foul #4 | 32-28 |
| Subs | North Texas | Isaac Lindsay (PG), Michael Engel (SG) Rusty Cooper, James Swain | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Merritt (SG), Jack Rowley (PF) Louis Taylor, Eli Huizenga | |
| 13:14 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell can't connect on a shot from the right block | 32-28 |
| 13:12 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell tips it home | 32-30 |
| 12:52 | North Texas | Isaac Lindsay makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Austin Blackman | 35-30 |
| 12:27 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell lays it up and in set up by William Merritt | 35-32 |
| 11:58 | North Texas | Ricky Cushman clanks a turnaround near the basket | 35-32 |
| 11:56 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Thompson gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Isaac Lindsay (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Michael Engel (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Austin Blackman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ricky Cushman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dave Kelley (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Merritt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jack Rowley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell's layup is rejected by Ricky Cushman | 35-32 |
| 11:34 | North Texas | David Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 11:14 | North Texas | Michael Engel connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 10:52 | Arkansas | William Merritt scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-34 |
| 10:24 | North Texas | Isaac Lindsay connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-34 |
| 09:58 | Arkansas | William Merritt hits a runner in the paint and he's hacked by David Thompson - foul #1 on David Thompson, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| Subs | North Texas | Rusty Cooper (PG), Lawrence Rakes (SF), Terry Byers (C) Isaac Lindsay, Austin Blackman, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Taylor (SG), Eli Huizenga (PF), James Lebo (C) Dave Kelley, Jack Rowley, Tony Mitchell | |
| 09:58 | Arkansas | William Merritt makes the free throw | 40-37 |
| 09:29 | North Texas | Rusty Cooper misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 09:27 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Thompson gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 09:01 | Arkansas | William Merritt scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Louis Taylor | 40-40 |
| 08:37 | North Texas | Rusty Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 08:35 | North Texas | Lawrence Rakes tips it back up and in | 42-40 |
| 08:13 | Arkansas | Louis Taylor drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-42 |
| 07:56 | North Texas | Ricky Cushman makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Lawrence Rakes | 44-42 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Rusty Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Engel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lawrence Rakes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ricky Cushman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Terry Byers (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Merritt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Thompson (tiring) 5 reb. PF - Eli Huizenga (fresh) C - James Lebo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Arkansas | Rusty Cooper is called for the reach on William Merritt - foul #2 on Rusty Cooper, team foul #6 | 44-42 |
| Subs | North Texas | Isaac Lindsay (PG), James Swain (SG) Michael Engel, Ricky Cushman | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dave Kelley (PG), Jack Rowley (PF) William Merritt, Eli Huizenga | |
| 07:24 | Arkansas | Jack Rowley connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-44 |
| 06:58 | North Texas | James Swain can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 06:56 | Arkansas | Louis Taylor snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 06:39 | Arkansas | Jack Rowley lays it in set up by Dave Kelley | 44-46 |
| 06:18 | North Texas | Rusty Cooper misses the easy layup | 44-46 |
| 06:16 | Arkansas | James Lebo gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 05:52 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley blows the dunk | 44-46 |
| 05:51 | North Texas | Lawrence Rakes pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 05:32 | North Texas | Isaac Lindsay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 05:30 | North Texas | Terry Byers pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 05:30 | North Texas | North Texas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-46 |
| Subs | North Texas | Michael Engel (SG), Austin Blackman (SF), David Thompson (C) James Swain, Rusty Cooper, Lawrence Rakes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Merritt (SG), Eli Huizenga (PF), Tony Mitchell (C) Dave Kelley, Jack Rowley, James Lebo | |
| 05:09 | North Texas | Isaac Lindsay loses the ball out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dave Kelley (PG) William Merritt | |
| 04:44 | Arkansas | Terry Byers steals it from Louis Taylor | 44-46 |
| 04:29 | North Texas | Michael Engel can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-46 |
| 04:28 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 04:09 | Arkansas | Louis Taylor clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Austin Blackman - foul #1 on Austin Blackman, team foul #7 | 44-46 |
| Subs | North Texas | Ricky Cushman (PF) Terry Byers | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Merritt (SG), Jack Rowley (PF), James Lebo (C) Dave Kelley, Eli Huizenga, Tony Mitchell | |
| 04:09 | Arkansas | Louis Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 04:09 | Arkansas | Louis Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 04:09 | North Texas | Ricky Cushman gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 03:41 | North Texas | Ricky Cushman misses short on a floater from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 03:39 | Arkansas | Louis Taylor gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Isaac Lindsay (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Michael Engel (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Austin Blackman (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ricky Cushman (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - David Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Louis Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Merritt (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Thompson (tiring) 5 reb. PF - Jack Rowley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - James Lebo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Thompson misses short on an open fadeaway in the paint | 44-46 |
| 03:18 | North Texas | Austin Blackman grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 03:11 | North Texas | James Lebo swats the short shot by Isaac Lindsay | 44-46 |
| 03:09 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to James Lebo | 44-46 |
| 02:53 | Arkansas | William Merritt lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 44-48 |
| 02:24 | North Texas | Michael Engel is hacked by Jeffrey Thompson - foul #3 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #2 | 44-48 |
| Subs | North Texas | Lawrence Rakes (SF) Austin Blackman | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dave Kelley (PG), Eli Huizenga (PF), Tony Mitchell (C) Louis Taylor, Jack Rowley, James Lebo | |
| 02:06 | North Texas | Ricky Cushman buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Lawrence Rakes | 46-48 |
| 01:46 | Arkansas | William Merritt works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 46-48 |
| 01:44 | North Texas | Lawrence Rakes grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 01:20 | North Texas | David Thompson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-48 |
| 01:19 | North Texas | David Thompson tips it back up and in | 48-48 |
| 00:59 | Arkansas | Eli Huizenga drills a jump hook in the lane | 48-50 |
| 00:33 | North Texas | Michael Engel is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Engel, team foul #8 | 48-50 |
| Subs | North Texas | Austin Blackman (SF) Lawrence Rakes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Taylor (SG), James Lebo (C) William Merritt, Tony Mitchell | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Thompson is hacked by Isaac Lindsay in the backcourt - foul #2 on Isaac Lindsay, team foul #9 | 48-50 |
| 00:30 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 00:30 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:24 | North Texas | Michael Engel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas | Eli Huizenga grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Eli Huizenga is fouled in the backcourt by Isaac Lindsay - foul #3 on Isaac Lindsay, team foul #10 | 48-52 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Merritt (SF) Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Eli Huizenga makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Eli Huizenga misses the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:22 | North Texas | Ricky Cushman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 00:14 | North Texas | Isaac Lindsay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 00:13 | Arkansas | Eli Huizenga grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas | Eli Huizenga is hacked by Michael Engel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Engel, team foul #11 | 48-53 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas | Eli Huizenga misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas | Eli Huizenga makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:04 | North Texas | Austin Blackman scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | Louis Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Engel - foul #3 on Michael Engel, team foul #12 | 51-54 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jack Rowley (PF) Eli Huizenga | |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | Louis Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | Louis Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:00 | North Texas | Austin Blackman clanks a fullcourt shot | 51-56 |