| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Luis Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Hester (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua David (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Price (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Damico (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Michael Authement (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Carini (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Strobel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Stanley Taggart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Super (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Joshua David inbounds the ball | 21-20 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:35 | Arkansas | Luis Powell misses the jumper from the right side | 21-20 |
| 19:34 | Arkansas | John Damico tips it back up and in | 23-20 |
| 19:13 | Saint Louis | John Strobel comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 19:11 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Sean Price | 23-20 |
| 18:52 | Arkansas | John Damico hits a jumper from the free throw line | 25-20 |
| 18:28 | Saint Louis | Luis Powell takes the ball from Michael Authement | 25-20 |
| 18:08 | Arkansas | Sean Price is fouled on the floor by Stanley Taggart - foul #1 on Stanley Taggart, team foul #1 | 25-20 |
| 17:53 | Arkansas | Sean Price buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-20 |
| 17:31 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-23 |
| 17:08 | Arkansas | Luis Powell misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-23 |
| 17:06 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 16:37 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-23 |
| 16:35 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement tips it home | 27-25 |
| 16:22 | Arkansas | Luis Powell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-25 |
| 16:21 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 15:52 | Saint Louis | John Strobel is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Hester - foul #1 on Ronnie Hester, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (PG), Thomas Cintron (SG), Luke Driskill (SF), Ernest Benjamin (C) Luis Powell, Ronnie Hester, Joshua David, John Damico | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks (PF), Frank Williams (C) Stanley Taggart, John Super | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Cintron (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luke Driskill (fresh) PF - Sean Price (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Benjamin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Michael Authement (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Carini (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Strobel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Fred Meeks (fresh) C - Frank Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini connects on the shot from the left side set up by John Strobel | 27-27 |
| 15:07 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Luke Driskill | 30-27 |
| 14:41 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 14:39 | Saint Louis | Frank Williams hits the follow up shot | 30-29 |
| 14:21 | Arkansas | Sean Price hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Fred Meeks - foul #2 on Fred Meeks, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester (SG), Joshua David (SF), John Damico (C) Thomas Cintron, Luke Driskill, Ernest Benjamin | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart (PF), John Super (C) Fred Meeks, Frank Williams | |
| 14:21 | Arkansas | Sean Price makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 14:21 | Arkansas | Sean Price makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 14:04 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Strobel | 32-32 |
| 13:40 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronnie Hester | 34-32 |
| 13:22 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement is fouled on the floor by Dennis Wilson - foul #2 on Dennis Wilson, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG), Luke Driskill (PF) Dennis Wilson, Sean Price | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 13:05 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 13:04 | Arkansas | John Damico gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 12:43 | Arkansas | Luke Driskill comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Brian Carini - foul #1 on Brian Carini, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| 12:43 | Arkansas | Luke Driskill misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 12:43 | Arkansas | Luke Driskill makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 12:15 | Saint Louis | John Strobel blows the dunk | 35-32 |
| 12:14 | Arkansas | John Damico grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 11:46 | Arkansas | Luis Powell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 11:45 | Arkansas | Joshua David snags the offensive board | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Luis Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Hester (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joshua David (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luke Driskill (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Damico (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Michael Authement (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Carini (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Strobel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Stanley Taggart (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Super (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Arkansas | Joshua David misses long on a shot from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 11:24 | Arkansas | John Damico hits the follow up shot | 37-32 |
| 10:55 | Saint Louis | John Super drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Authement | 37-34 |
| 10:29 | Arkansas | Luke Driskill loses the ball out of bounds | 37-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (PG), Thomas Cintron (SG), Sean Price (PF), Ernest Benjamin (C) Luis Powell, Ronnie Hester, Joshua David, John Damico | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks (PF), Frank Williams (C) Stanley Taggart, John Super | |
| 10:07 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini clanks a 3 from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 10:06 | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks tips it home | 37-36 |
| 09:37 | Arkansas | Sean Price misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 09:36 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron snags the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 09:19 | Arkansas | Frank Williams denies the turnaround by Dennis Wilson | 37-36 |
| 09:18 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 08:57 | Saint Louis | John Strobel scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Fred Meeks | 37-38 |
| 08:28 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin misses short on a shot from the left side | 37-38 |
| 08:27 | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 08:06 | Saint Louis | John Strobel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 37-38 |
| 08:04 | Saint Louis | John Strobel tips it back up and in | 37-40 |
| 07:40 | Arkansas | Frank Williams is called for the reach on Ernest Benjamin - foul #2 on Frank Williams, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG), Ronnie Hester (SG), Joshua David (SF), John Damico (C) Dennis Wilson, Thomas Cintron, Luke Driskill, Ernest Benjamin | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates (PG), Robert Salmon (SG), Stanley Taggart (PF), John Super (C) Michael Authement, Brian Carini, Fred Meeks, Frank Williams | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Luis Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Hester (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joshua David (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Price (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Damico (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tyler Gates (fresh) SG - Robert Salmon (fresh) SF - John Strobel (tiring) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Stanley Taggart (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Super (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Arkansas | Sean Price comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 37-40 |
| 07:16 | Arkansas | Sean Price grabs the offensive board | 37-40 |
| 07:04 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 07:02 | Saint Louis | John Strobel snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 06:39 | Saint Louis | John Strobel can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joshua David - foul #1 on Joshua David, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| 06:39 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 06:39 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 06:15 | Arkansas | Sean Price buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Luis Powell and the foul's on John Super - foul #2 on John Super, team foul #5 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Authement (PG) Tyler Gates | |
| 06:15 | Arkansas | Sean Price makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| 06:02 | Saint Louis | Sean Price blocks the jumper by Robert Salmon | 40-42 |
| 06:00 | Arkansas | John Damico gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 05:41 | Arkansas | Sean Price blows the layup | 40-42 |
| 05:40 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 05:24 | Saint Louis | John Super throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luke Driskill (PF) Sean Price | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Brian Carini (SG) Robert Salmon | |
| 05:04 | Arkansas | Luis Powell clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-42 |
| 05:02 | Arkansas | Joshua David snags the offensive board | 40-42 |
| 04:47 | Arkansas | Michael Authement takes the ball from Luis Powell | 40-42 |
| 04:24 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Authement | 40-45 |
| 03:59 | Arkansas | Luke Driskill lays it in set up by Ronnie Hester | 42-45 |
| 03:46 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart double dribbles | 42-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (PG), Thomas Cintron (SG), Sean Price (PF), Ernest Benjamin (C) Luis Powell, Ronnie Hester, Joshua David, John Damico | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates (PG), Frank Williams (C) Michael Authement, John Super | |
| 03:22 | Arkansas | Tyler Gates takes the ball from Thomas Cintron | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Cintron (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Luke Driskill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sean Price (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Ernest Benjamin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tyler Gates (fresh) SG - Brian Carini (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Strobel (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Stanley Taggart (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:58 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-45 |
| 02:57 | Arkansas | Sean Price pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 02:57 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG), Ronnie Hester (SG), Joshua David (SF), John Damico (C) Dennis Wilson, Thomas Cintron, Luke Driskill, Ernest Benjamin | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Authement (PG), John Super (C) Tyler Gates, Frank Williams | |
| 02:29 | Arkansas | Luis Powell is hacked by John Strobel - foul #2 on John Strobel, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| 02:12 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Joshua David | 44-45 |
| 01:56 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-45 |
| 01:55 | Arkansas | John Damico pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 01:27 | Arkansas | John Damico buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Luis Powell | 46-45 |
| 01:09 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Ronnie Hester - foul #2 on Ronnie Hester, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| 01:09 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 01:09 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 01:09 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini misses the 3rd free throw | 46-47 |
| 01:09 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to John Damico | 46-47 |
| 00:40 | Arkansas | Sean Price lays it in on a nice dish by Luis Powell | 48-47 |
| 00:11 | Saint Louis | John Damico takes the ball from Stanley Taggart | 48-47 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Michael Authement is called for the reach on John Damico in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Authement, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | John Damico makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | John Damico makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 00:08 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 50-47 |
| 00:01 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester grabs the board | 50-47 |