| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Luis Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Lal (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Fitch (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Sean Price (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Damico (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Hause (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Clem (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Curtis Secrist (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Barnhart (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | John Clem inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 19:48 | Louisville | Billy Lal is called for the reach on Willie Lewis - foul #2 on Billy Lal, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| 19:31 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist is called for traveling | 24-33 |
| 19:12 | Arkansas | Billy Lal is whistled for traveling | 24-33 |
| 18:48 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Micheal Hause | 24-35 |
| 18:27 | Arkansas | Luis Powell connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Damico | 27-35 |
| 17:59 | Louisville | John Damico takes the ball from Willie Lewis | 27-35 |
| 17:44 | Arkansas | Willie Lewis picks off the pass by Sean Price | 27-35 |
| 17:42 | Louisville | Micheal Hause loses the dribble to Luis Powell in the backcourt | 27-35 |
| 17:40 | Arkansas | Luis Powell hits the finger roll | 29-35 |
| 17:26 | Louisville | Willie Lewis buries a jump hook in the paint | 29-37 |
| 17:04 | Arkansas | John Damico lays it up and in on a great pass from Luis Powell and he's fouled by Willie Lewis - foul #1 on Willie Lewis, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (PG), Ronnie Hester (SG), Jim Russell (SF) Luis Powell, Billy Lal, Robert Fitch | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), Phillip Slomski (SG), Howard Hagan (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Micheal Hause, Willie Lewis, Curtis Secrist, Harold Barnhart | |
| 17:04 | Arkansas | John Damico makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 16:45 | Louisville | Jerry Polson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-37 |
| 16:43 | Arkansas | John Damico grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 16:19 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester is fouled on the floor by John Clem - foul #1 on John Clem, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin (PF), Rafael Stansbury (C) Sean Price, John Damico | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (SF) John Clem | |
| 16:04 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronnie Hester (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Russell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ernest Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rafael Stansbury (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jerry Polson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Phillip Slomski (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Micheal Hause (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Hagan (fresh) C - Troy Kersten (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Louisville | Jerry Polson drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Troy Kersten | 34-39 |
| 15:28 | Arkansas | Jerry Polson steps in front of the Rafael Stansbury pass | 34-39 |
| 15:25 | Louisville | Jerry Polson blows the layup | 34-39 |
| 15:23 | Arkansas | Jim Russell pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 15:11 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Dennis Wilson, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG), Sean Price (PF) Dennis Wilson, Ernest Benjamin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Lewis (SG), Curtis Secrist (PF), Harold Barnhart (C) Phillip Slomski, Howard Hagan, Troy Kersten | |
| 14:42 | Louisville | Luis Powell steals it from Curtis Secrist | 34-39 |
| 14:24 | Arkansas | Luis Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on Curtis Secrist - foul #2 on Curtis Secrist, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Lal (SG), Robert Fitch (SF), John Damico (C) Ronnie Hester, Jim Russell, Rafael Stansbury | |
| Subs | Louisville | Phillip Slomski (PG), John Clem (SF) Jerry Polson, Micheal Hause | |
| 14:24 | Arkansas | Luis Powell misses the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 14:24 | Arkansas | Luis Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 14:24 | Arkansas | Luis Powell misses the 3rd free throw | 35-39 |
| 14:24 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 13:56 | Louisville | Robert Fitch steps in front of the Willie Lewis pass | 35-39 |
| 13:52 | Arkansas | Billy Lal banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Fitch | 37-39 |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Willie Lewis scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Clem | 37-41 |
| 13:06 | Arkansas | Curtis Secrist blocks the short jumper by Billy Lal | 37-41 |
| 13:05 | Arkansas | Sean Price tips it back up and in | 39-41 |
| 12:36 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Phillip Slomski | 39-43 |
| 12:14 | Arkansas | Curtis Secrist steals the ball from John Damico | 39-43 |
| 11:50 | Louisville | Willie Lewis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Billy Lal - foul #3 on Billy Lal, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (PG), Ronnie Hester (SG), Jim Russell (SF), Ernest Benjamin (PF), Rafael Stansbury (C) Luis Powell, Billy Lal, Robert Fitch, Sean Price, John Damico | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), Micheal Hause (SF), Howard Hagan (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Phillip Slomski, John Clem, Curtis Secrist, Harold Barnhart | |
| 11:50 | Louisville | Willie Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 11:50 | Louisville | Willie Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronnie Hester (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Russell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ernest Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rafael Stansbury (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jerry Polson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Willie Lewis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Hause (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Hagan (fresh) C - Troy Kersten (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Arkansas | Jim Russell hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-45 |
| 11:09 | Louisville | Jerry Polson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Clem (SF) Willie Lewis | |
| 10:48 | Arkansas | Troy Kersten steals it from Ernest Benjamin | 42-45 |
| 10:22 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-45 |
| 10:20 | Louisville | Troy Kersten tips it home | 42-47 |
| 10:09 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Ronnie Hester | 44-47 |
| 09:47 | Louisville | John Clem can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-47 |
| 09:46 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Kersten | 44-47 |
| 09:32 | Louisville | John Clem misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 09:30 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Dennis Wilson | 44-47 |
| 09:16 | Arkansas | Jim Russell buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-47 |
| 08:49 | Louisville | Howard Hagan makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Micheal Hause and he's hacked by Jim Russell - foul #1 on Jim Russell, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron (PG), Billy Lal (SG), Robert Fitch (SF), Sean Price (PF), John Damico (C) Dennis Wilson, Ronnie Hester, Jim Russell, Ernest Benjamin, Rafael Stansbury | |
| Subs | Louisville | Phillip Slomski (PG), Willie Lewis (SG), Harold Barnhart (C) Micheal Hause, Jerry Polson, Troy Kersten | |
| 08:49 | Louisville | Howard Hagan misses the free throw | 46-49 |
| 08:49 | Arkansas | John Damico grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 08:31 | Arkansas | John Damico blows the layup | 46-49 |
| 08:30 | Arkansas | John Damico hits the follow up shot | 48-49 |
| 08:14 | Louisville | Willie Lewis clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Billy Lal - foul #4 on Billy Lal, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG) Thomas Cintron | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (SF), Curtis Secrist (PF) John Clem, Howard Hagan | |
| 08:14 | Louisville | Willie Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 08:14 | Louisville | Willie Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 07:58 | Arkansas | Sean Price drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Fitch | 50-51 |
| 07:35 | Louisville | Micheal Hause makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Phillip Slomski | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Luis Powell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Billy Lal (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Robert Fitch (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Sean Price (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Damico (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Phillip Slomski (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willie Lewis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Hause (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Curtis Secrist (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Barnhart (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Arkansas | John Damico is hacked by Curtis Secrist - foul #3 on Curtis Secrist, team foul #4 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), Troy Kersten (C) Willie Lewis, Harold Barnhart | |
| 06:53 | Arkansas | Billy Lal is whistled for a carry | 50-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester (PG), Dennis Wilson (SF) Luis Powell, Robert Fitch | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Clem (SF) Micheal Hause | |
| 06:41 | Louisville | Jerry Polson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-54 |
| 06:39 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 06:34 | Arkansas | Curtis Secrist is called for the reach on Billy Lal - foul #4 on Curtis Secrist, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jim Russell (SF) Billy Lal | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Lewis (SG) Phillip Slomski | |
| 06:16 | Arkansas | Jim Russell is hacked by Troy Kersten - foul #1 on Troy Kersten, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin (C) John Damico | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:02 | Arkansas | Jim Russell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-54 |
| 06:00 | Arkansas | Sean Price tips it home | 52-54 |
| 05:39 | Louisville | Jerry Polson is hacked by Sean Price - foul #1 on Sean Price, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG), Thomas Cintron (SG) Ronnie Hester, Sean Price | |
| Subs | Louisville | Phillip Slomski (PG), Micheal Hause (SF), Harold Barnhart (C) Jerry Polson, John Clem, Troy Kersten | |
| 05:18 | Louisville | Micheal Hause knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Willie Lewis | 52-56 |
| 04:58 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin can't finish the layup but the foul's on Phillip Slomski - foul #4 on Phillip Slomski, team foul #7 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Lal (SG), Robert Fitch (SF), John Damico (C) Thomas Cintron, Dennis Wilson, Jim Russell | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:58 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 04:58 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 54-56 |
| 04:27 | Arkansas | John Damico pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 04:07 | Arkansas | Willie Lewis steps in front of the John Damico pass | 54-56 |
| 04:03 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist lays it up and in on a great pass from Willie Lewis | 54-58 |
| 03:47 | Arkansas | Luis Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (PG), Sean Price (PF) Luis Powell, Ernest Benjamin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (SG), John Clem (SF), Howard Hagan (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Phillip Slomski, Willie Lewis, Curtis Secrist, Harold Barnhart | |
| 03:34 | Louisville | John Damico blocks the jumper by John Clem | 54-58 |
| 03:32 | Arkansas | Sean Price grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Billy Lal (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Robert Fitch (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Sean Price (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - John Damico (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Hause (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jerry Polson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Clem (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Howard Hagan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Troy Kersten (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:18 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 54-58 |
| 03:17 | Arkansas | John Damico grabs the offensive board | 54-58 |
| 03:02 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 02:43 | Louisville | Robert Fitch picks off the pass by Troy Kersten | 56-58 |
| 02:40 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch slams it home | 58-58 |
| 02:40 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG) Dennis Wilson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Harold Barnhart (C) Troy Kersten | |
| 02:16 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart lays it in set up by John Clem and he's hacked by Sean Price - foul #2 on Sean Price, team foul #7 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester (SG), Jim Russell (SF) Billy Lal, Robert Fitch | |
| Subs | Louisville | Phillip Slomski (SG) John Clem | |
| 02:16 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart makes the free throw | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 02:14 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Lal (SG), Robert Fitch (SF) Ronnie Hester, Jim Russell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Lewis (SG), John Clem (SF), Curtis Secrist (PF) Jerry Polson, Phillip Slomski, Howard Hagan | |
| 02:01 | Arkansas | Billy Lal blows the layup | 58-61 |
| 02:00 | Arkansas | Luis Powell tips it but misses | 58-61 |
| 01:58 | Arkansas | Luis Powell grabs the offensive board | 58-61 |
| 01:42 | Arkansas | Billy Lal makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Luis Powell | 60-61 |
| 01:25 | Louisville | John Clem misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-61 |
| 01:24 | Louisville | Willie Lewis tips it but misses | 60-61 |
| 01:22 | Arkansas | Sean Price grabs the board | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 00:59 | Arkansas | John Damico can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 60-61 |
| 00:57 | Louisville | John Clem grabs the board | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 60-61 |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist can't tip it in | 60-61 |
| 00:25 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 00:13 | Arkansas | John Damico misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 60-61 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas | John Damico misses the tip | 60-61 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Micheal Hause pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Micheal Hause is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Powell - foul #2 on Luis Powell, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Micheal Hause makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | John Damico snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | Billy Lal can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 60-62 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | John Damico grabs the offensive board | 60-62 |