| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Luis Powell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Lal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Fitch (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sean Price (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Damico (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Mize (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Aquino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch inbounds the ball | 27-24 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Arkansas | Luis Powell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-24 |
| 19:44 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino pulls down the rebound | 27-24 |
| 19:21 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from David Rooks | 27-26 |
| 19:08 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-26 |
| 19:06 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 18:44 | Notre Dame | John Damico steals the ball from David Rooks | 27-26 |
| 18:27 | Arkansas | John Damico misses the easy layup | 27-26 |
| 18:26 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Lal | 27-26 |
| 18:17 | Arkansas | Luis Powell misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-26 |
| 18:16 | Notre Dame | John Boyd pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 18:11 | Notre Dame | David Rooks buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 17:53 | Arkansas | David Rooks steps in front of the Robert Fitch pass | 27-28 |
| 17:33 | Notre Dame | John Boyd scores on a floater from the free throw line | 27-30 |
| 17:18 | Arkansas | Billy Lal is fouled on the floor by Todd Mize - foul #1 on Todd Mize, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (PG), Ronnie Hester (SG), Jim Russell (SF) Luis Powell, Billy Lal, Robert Fitch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:56 | Arkansas | Jim Russell is hacked by Charles Aquino - foul #1 on Charles Aquino, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury (C) John Damico | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:45 | Arkansas | Sean Price comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Todd Mize - foul #2 on Todd Mize, team foul #3 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (SG) Robert Tontarski | |
| 16:45 | Arkansas | Sean Price misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 16:45 | Arkansas | Sean Price misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 16:45 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 16:22 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino is fouled on the floor by Rafael Stansbury - foul #2 on Rafael Stansbury, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin (PF) Sean Price | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:06 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Rafael Stansbury - foul #3 on Rafael Stansbury, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| 16:06 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 16:06 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 15:56 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin dunks the ball set up by Ronnie Hester | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Hester (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Benjamin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rafael Stansbury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Dulin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Mize (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Aquino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:31 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 29-31 |
| 15:30 | Notre Dame | John Boyd gets the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 15:06 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 15:04 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 14:40 | Arkansas | Jim Russell comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 14:38 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Randy Dulin | 29-31 |
| 14:16 | Notre Dame | John Boyd knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by David Rooks | 29-33 |
| 14:08 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on John Boyd - foul #1 on John Boyd, team foul #4 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG), Robert Fitch (SF), Sean Price (PF), John Damico (C) Dennis Wilson, Jim Russell, Ernest Benjamin, Rafael Stansbury | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski (SG) Randy Dulin | |
| 14:08 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 14:08 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 14:08 | Notre Dame | John Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 13:42 | Notre Dame | David Rooks misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-33 |
| 13:40 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino hits the follow up shot | 30-35 |
| 13:25 | Arkansas | John Boyd picks off the pass by John Damico | 30-35 |
| 13:01 | Notre Dame | David Rooks scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Tontarski | 30-38 |
| 12:35 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Luis Powell | 32-38 |
| 12:11 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Rooks | 32-41 |
| 11:53 | Arkansas | John Damico scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ronnie Hester | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Luis Powell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Hester (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Fitch (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sean Price (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Damico (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Mize (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Aquino (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:24 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronnie Hester - foul #1 on Ronnie Hester, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (PG), Billy Lal (SG), Jim Russell (SF) Luis Powell, Ronnie Hester, Robert Fitch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG), David Grafton (SF), Ismael Lowe (C) David Rooks, John Boyd, Charles Aquino | |
| 11:24 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 11:24 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 11:20 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson is hacked by Randy Dulin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Dulin, team foul #5 | 34-43 |
| 11:06 | Arkansas | Robert Tontarski picks off the pass by Billy Lal | 34-43 |
| 10:37 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin (PF), Rafael Stansbury (C) Sean Price, John Damico | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart (SG) Robert Tontarski | |
| 10:19 | Arkansas | Billy Lal is hacked by Todd Mize - foul #3 on Todd Mize, team foul #6 | 34-43 |
| 10:00 | Arkansas | The jump hook by Dennis Wilson is blocked by Randy Dulin | 34-43 |
| 09:58 | Arkansas | Billy Lal tips it but misses | 34-43 |
| 09:57 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Grafton | 34-43 |
| 09:37 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by David Grafton | 34-46 |
| 09:27 | Arkansas | Billy Lal drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Dennis Wilson | 36-46 |
| 08:58 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin is fouled on the floor by Dennis Wilson - foul #3 on Dennis Wilson, team foul #4 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG), Thomas Cintron (SG), Robert Fitch (SF), Sean Price (PF), John Damico (C) Dennis Wilson, Billy Lal, Jim Russell, Ernest Benjamin, Rafael Stansbury | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG), Robert Tontarski (SG), John Boyd (PF), Charles Aquino (C) Randy Dulin, Tyler Lockhart, Todd Mize, Ismael Lowe | |
| 08:34 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-46 |
| 08:32 | Arkansas | Sean Price grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 08:26 | Arkansas | Luis Powell hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Cintron | 39-46 |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | Luis Powell steps in front of the Robert Tontarski pass | 39-46 |
| 07:56 | Arkansas | Luis Powell hits the finger roll | 41-46 |
| 07:33 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 07:32 | Notre Dame | John Boyd grabs the offensive board | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Luis Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Cintron (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Fitch (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sean Price (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - John Damico (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Grafton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Boyd (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Aquino (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:12 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 07:11 | Arkansas | John Damico pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 06:56 | Arkansas | John Damico hits the finger roll set up by Luis Powell and the foul's on David Rooks - foul #3 on David Rooks, team foul #7 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Lal (SG) Thomas Cintron | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart (SF), Todd Mize (PF), Ismael Lowe (C) David Grafton, John Boyd, Charles Aquino | |
| 06:56 | Arkansas | John Damico makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 06:33 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Tyler Lockhart | 44-48 |
| 06:13 | Arkansas | John Damico clanks a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Tyler Lockhart - foul #2 on Tyler Lockhart, team foul #8 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (PG), Jim Russell (SF) Luis Powell, Robert Fitch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 06:13 | Arkansas | John Damico misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 06:13 | Arkansas | John Damico makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 05:50 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize lays it up and in set up by David Rooks | 45-50 |
| 05:35 | Arkansas | Sean Price comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 45-50 |
| 05:33 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Jim Russell | 45-50 |
| 05:22 | Arkansas | John Damico knocks in the shot from the baseline | 47-50 |
| 04:53 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-52 |
| 04:37 | Arkansas | Sean Price knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 49-52 |
| 04:19 | Notre Dame | David Rooks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 04:17 | Arkansas | Jim Russell gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 03:52 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson is hacked by Tyler Lockhart - foul #3 on Tyler Lockhart, team foul #9 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester (SG), Robert Fitch (SF), Rafael Stansbury (C) Billy Lal, Sean Price, John Damico | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (SG), David Grafton (SF), John Boyd (PF), Charles Aquino (C) Robert Tontarski, Tyler Lockhart, Todd Mize, Ismael Lowe | |
| 03:52 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 03:52 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 03:52 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 03:30 | Notre Dame | David Rooks clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 03:28 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury grabs the board | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronnie Hester (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Fitch (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jim Russell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Rafael Stansbury (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Randy Dulin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Grafton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Aquino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:18 | Arkansas | Charles Aquino picks off the pass by Rafael Stansbury | 50-52 |
| 02:49 | Notre Dame | David Rooks is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on David Rooks, team foul #10 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG), Ernest Benjamin (PF) Dennis Wilson, Jim Russell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski (SG) David Rooks | |
| 02:46 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Lal (SG), Sean Price (PF) Ronnie Hester, Ernest Benjamin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:30 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Grafton - foul #1 on David Grafton, team foul #11 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Damico (C) Rafael Stansbury | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:30 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 02:30 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 02:28 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG), Todd Mize (PF) Randy Dulin, David Grafton | |
| 02:16 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Damico - foul #1 on John Damico, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| 02:16 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 02:16 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 02:16 | Arkansas | John Damico pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 02:06 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch is hacked by Todd Mize - foul #4 on Todd Mize, team foul #12 | 52-53 |
| 02:06 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 02:06 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | John Boyd misses the easy layup | 53-53 |
| 01:50 | Notre Dame | David Rooks grabs the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 01:35 | Notre Dame | David Rooks clanks a 3 from straight away | 53-53 |
| 01:34 | Arkansas | John Damico gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 01:20 | Arkansas | Luis Powell scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Billy Lal | 55-53 |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize is fouled on the floor by Sean Price - foul #2 on Sean Price, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on John Damico - foul #2 on John Damico, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:34 | Arkansas | John Damico pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Arkansas | John Damico is hacked by David Rooks in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Rooks, team foul #13 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG) David Rooks | |
| 00:32 | Arkansas | John Damico misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas | John Damico makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | John Boyd clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Sean Price - foul #3 on Sean Price, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | John Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | John Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Sean Price loses the ball out of bounds | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Luis Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Lal (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Fitch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sean Price (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - John Damico (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Randy Dulin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Todd Mize (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Aquino (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Arkansas | John Damico wins the tip | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:41 | Arkansas | John Damico makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Luis Powell | 58-56 |
| 04:18 | Notre Dame | Luis Powell steals the ball from Robert Tontarski | 58-56 |
| 04:15 | Arkansas | Luis Powell misses the lay-in | 58-56 |
| 04:14 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 04:00 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Randy Dulin | 58-58 |
| 03:44 | Arkansas | Billy Lal travels with the ball | 58-58 |
| 03:16 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-58 |
| 03:14 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to John Damico | 58-58 |
| 03:09 | Arkansas | John Damico comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 58-58 |
| 03:07 | Arkansas | John Damico tips it home | 60-58 |
| 02:51 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-58 |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino hits the follow up shot | 60-60 |
| 02:32 | Arkansas | Charles Aquino is called for the reach on Billy Lal - foul #2 on Charles Aquino, team foul #14 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (PG), Jim Russell (SF) Luis Powell, Robert Fitch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:32 | Arkansas | Billy Lal makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 02:32 | Arkansas | Billy Lal misses the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 02:32 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Todd Mize | 61-60 |
| 02:08 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Boyd | 61-62 |
| 02:08 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG), Robert Fitch (SF) Dennis Wilson, Jim Russell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:56 | Arkansas | Billy Lal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-62 |
| 01:33 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-62 |
| 01:31 | Arkansas | Sean Price pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 01:26 | Arkansas | John Damico lays it in set up by Sean Price | 63-62 |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-62 |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin tips it home | 63-64 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Luis Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Lal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Fitch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sean Price (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - John Damico (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Randy Dulin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Todd Mize (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Aquino (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 00:30 | Arkansas | Luis Powell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Boyd - foul #2 on John Boyd, team foul #15 | 63-64 |
| 00:30 | Arkansas | Luis Powell makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 00:30 | Arkansas | Luis Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 00:30 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino is whistled for traveling | 64-64 |
| 00:05 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a :30 timeout (3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch misses long on a runner from the right block | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Luis Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Lal (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Fitch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sean Price (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - John Damico (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Randy Dulin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Todd Mize (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Aquino (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize wins the tip | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:41 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-64 |
| 04:39 | Arkansas | Billy Lal pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| 04:25 | Arkansas | John Boyd steals the ball from Billy Lal | 64-64 |
| 04:03 | Notre Dame | John Boyd misses the shot from the right side | 64-64 |
| 04:02 | Arkansas | Sean Price grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 03:48 | Arkansas | John Damico comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-64 |
| 03:46 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to John Damico | 64-64 |
| 03:29 | Arkansas | Charles Aquino denies the turnaround by John Damico | 64-64 |
| 03:27 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Todd Mize | 64-64 |
| 03:08 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-64 |
| 03:07 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Mize | 64-64 |
| 02:47 | Notre Dame | John Boyd misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 64-64 |
| 02:45 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize tips it back up and in | 64-66 |
| 02:26 | Arkansas | Luis Powell misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 64-66 |
| 02:24 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 02:08 | Notre Dame | John Boyd hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-66 |
| 02:07 | Arkansas | Luis Powell gets the rebound | 64-66 |
| 01:51 | Arkansas | John Damico is fouled on the floor by Todd Mize - foul #5 on Todd Mize, team foul #16 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe (PF) Todd Mize | |
| 01:51 | Arkansas | John Damico makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:51 | Arkansas | John Damico misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Charles Aquino | 65-66 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-66 |
| 01:20 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to John Damico | 65-66 |
| 01:00 | Arkansas | Charles Aquino steals it from Robert Fitch | 65-66 |
| 01:00 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Luis Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Lal (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Fitch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sean Price (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - John Damico (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Randy Dulin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ismael Lowe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Aquino (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | Sean Price is called for the reach on Ismael Lowe - foul #4 on Sean Price, team foul #9 | 65-66 |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | John Damico gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 00:21 | Arkansas | Sean Price lays it in | 67-66 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | Luis Powell steps in front of the Randy Dulin pass | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch is hacked by Randy Dulin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randy Dulin, team foul #17 | 67-66 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:08 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-66 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas | John Damico grabs the defensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | John Damico is hacked by Randy Dulin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Randy Dulin, team foul #18 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron (SG), Jim Russell (SF) Billy Lal, Robert Fitch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | John Damico makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | John Damico makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | John Boyd can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 71-66 |