| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - James Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gerald Ayers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Monteith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Queen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Tech | PG - Dennis Rankin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Gale (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Griffey (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Brenner (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas Tech | Keith Gale inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Johnson C. Smith | Johnson C. Smith is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Tech | Arkansas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Arkansas Tech | Billy Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-25 |
| 19:24 | Johnson C. Smith | James Carter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 19:22 | Arkansas Tech | Keith Gale snags the defensive board | 28-25 |
| 18:56 | Arkansas Tech | Allen Griffey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-25 |
| 18:36 | Johnson C. Smith | Patrick Queen drills a runner from the baseline | 30-25 |
| 18:21 | Arkansas Tech | Dennis Rankin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 18:04 | Johnson C. Smith | Paul Weber hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on George Brenner - foul #2 on George Brenner, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 18:04 | Johnson C. Smith | Paul Weber makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 18:04 | Johnson C. Smith | Paul Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 17:44 | Arkansas Tech | Dennis Rankin can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 32-28 |
| 17:42 | Johnson C. Smith | The rebound goes to Gerald Ayers | 32-28 |
| 17:28 | Johnson C. Smith | Gary Monteith misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Allen Griffey - foul #1 on Allen Griffey, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Donald Blumer (PG), Kevin Stewart (SF), Bryant Sanders (C) James Carter, Gerald Ayers, Patrick Queen | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | John Stephens (SG) Billy Fisher | |
| 17:28 | Johnson C. Smith | Gary Monteith makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 17:28 | Johnson C. Smith | Gary Monteith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 17:11 | Arkansas Tech | Keith Gale knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Dennis Rankin | 34-30 |
| 16:51 | Johnson C. Smith | Kevin Stewart knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Donald Blumer | 36-30 |
| 16:32 | Arkansas Tech | George Brenner makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by John Stephens | 36-32 |
| 16:09 | Johnson C. Smith | Paul Weber scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 38-32 |
| 15:57 | Arkansas Tech | George Brenner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 15:55 | Johnson C. Smith | Kevin Stewart pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - Donald Blumer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Kevin Stewart (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Monteith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Bryant Sanders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Tech | PG - Dennis Rankin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Gale (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Griffey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - George Brenner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Johnson C. Smith | Donald Blumer comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-32 |
| 15:36 | Johnson C. Smith | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Stewart | 38-32 |
| 15:23 | Johnson C. Smith | Gary Monteith buries a shot near the basket | 40-32 |
| 15:10 | Arkansas Tech | Dennis Rankin makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from John Stephens | 40-34 |
| 14:59 | Johnson C. Smith | Gary Monteith misses the easy layup | 40-34 |
| 14:58 | Johnson C. Smith | Donald Blumer snags the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 14:45 | Johnson C. Smith | Bryant Sanders is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Bryant Sanders, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Lee Thompson (PG), James Carter (SG), Gerald Ayers (SF), Garry Heyer (PF), Patrick Queen (C) Donald Blumer, Paul Weber, Kevin Stewart, Gary Monteith, Bryant Sanders | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Robert Grier (PG), Billy Fisher (SG), Kenneth Zaborski (SF), Otto Williams (PF), Jerry Olsson (C) Dennis Rankin, John Stephens, Keith Gale, Allen Griffey, George Brenner | |
| 14:34 | Arkansas Tech | Jerry Olsson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 14:32 | Johnson C. Smith | Gerald Ayers pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 14:28 | Johnson C. Smith | Lee Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 14:26 | Arkansas Tech | Otto Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 14:20 | Arkansas Tech | Robert Grier knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Billy Fisher | 40-36 |
| 14:05 | Johnson C. Smith | James Carter's pass is intercepted by Jerry Olsson | 40-36 |
| 14:01 | Arkansas Tech | James Carter picks off the pass by Billy Fisher | 40-36 |
| 13:58 | Johnson C. Smith | James Carter misses the lay-in | 40-36 |
| 13:56 | Johnson C. Smith | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Queen | 40-36 |
| 13:35 | Johnson C. Smith | Lee Thompson double dribbles | 40-36 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Kevin Stewart (PF) Garry Heyer | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | | |
| 13:16 | Arkansas Tech | Otto Williams knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Billy Fisher | 40-38 |
| 12:57 | Johnson C. Smith | James Carter buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Kevin Stewart | 42-38 |
| 12:40 | Arkansas Tech | Jerry Olsson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 12:39 | Arkansas Tech | Otto Williams tips it back up and in | 42-40 |
| 12:22 | Johnson C. Smith | James Carter misses the 3 from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 12:20 | Arkansas Tech | Billy Fisher snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 12:06 | Arkansas Tech | Jerry Olsson connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Grier | 42-43 |
| 11:44 | Johnson C. Smith | Gerald Ayers buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Lee Thompson | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - Lee Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Ayers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Stewart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Queen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Tech | PG - Robert Grier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Billy Fisher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Zaborski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Otto Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Olsson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Arkansas Tech | James Carter steps in front of the Robert Grier pass | 44-43 |
| 11:08 | Johnson C. Smith | Kevin Stewart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Jerry Olsson - foul #2 on Jerry Olsson, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Donald Blumer (PG), Paul Weber (SG), Gary Monteith (PF), Bryant Sanders (C) Lee Thompson, James Carter, Gerald Ayers, Patrick Queen | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Dennis Rankin (PG), John Stephens (SG), Keith Gale (SF), Allen Griffey (PF), George Brenner (C) Robert Grier, Billy Fisher, Kenneth Zaborski, Otto Williams, Jerry Olsson | |
| 11:08 | Johnson C. Smith | Kevin Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 11:08 | Johnson C. Smith | Kevin Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 11:08 | Arkansas Tech | George Brenner gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 10:50 | Arkansas Tech | George Brenner misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 10:49 | Johnson C. Smith | Kevin Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 10:33 | Johnson C. Smith | Gary Monteith makes the shot in the paint | 47-43 |
| 10:18 | Arkansas Tech | Gary Monteith steps in front of the Keith Gale pass | 47-43 |
| 10:01 | Johnson C. Smith | Donald Blumer is called for traveling | 47-43 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Garry Heyer (C) Kevin Stewart | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | | |
| 09:42 | Arkansas Tech | Donald Blumer is called for the reach on Allen Griffey - foul #1 on Donald Blumer, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| 09:20 | Arkansas Tech | George Brenner can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 47-43 |
| 09:19 | Johnson C. Smith | Bryant Sanders snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 09:05 | Johnson C. Smith | Bryant Sanders buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Donald Blumer | 49-43 |
| 08:41 | Arkansas Tech | John Stephens drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Rankin and the foul's on Paul Weber - foul #2 on Paul Weber, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Lee Thompson (PG), Gerald Ayers (SF), Patrick Queen (C) Donald Blumer, Bryant Sanders, Garry Heyer | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Billy Fisher (SG) Dennis Rankin | |
| 08:41 | Arkansas Tech | John Stephens misses the free throw | 49-45 |
| 08:41 | Johnson C. Smith | Patrick Queen grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 08:22 | Johnson C. Smith | Paul Weber scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Lee Thompson | 52-45 |
| 08:07 | Arkansas Tech | Keith Gale hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Stephens | 52-48 |
| 07:45 | Johnson C. Smith | Paul Weber clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 52-48 |
| 07:43 | Arkansas Tech | Billy Fisher snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - Lee Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Gerald Ayers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Monteith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Patrick Queen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Tech | PG - John Stephens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Keith Gale (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Griffey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - George Brenner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Arkansas Tech | Keith Gale double dribbles | 52-48 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | James Carter (SG), Garry Heyer (PF) Paul Weber, Gary Monteith | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Dennis Rankin (PG), Kenneth Zaborski (SF), Otto Williams (PF), Jerry Olsson (C) John Stephens, Keith Gale, Allen Griffey, George Brenner | |
| 07:26 | Johnson C. Smith | Gerald Ayers misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 07:24 | Arkansas Tech | Otto Williams gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 07:07 | Arkansas Tech | Jerry Olsson hits a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Patrick Queen - foul #3 on Patrick Queen, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Kevin Stewart (PF) Patrick Queen | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Robert Grier (SG) Billy Fisher | |
| 07:07 | Arkansas Tech | Jerry Olsson misses the free throw | 52-50 |
| 07:07 | Johnson C. Smith | Kevin Stewart gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 06:48 | Johnson C. Smith | Kevin Stewart misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Jerry Olsson - foul #3 on Jerry Olsson, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Bryant Sanders (PF) Gerald Ayers | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | | |
| 06:48 | Johnson C. Smith | Kevin Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 06:48 | Johnson C. Smith | Kevin Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 06:31 | Arkansas Tech | Kenneth Zaborski knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Dennis Rankin | 53-52 |
| 06:17 | Johnson C. Smith | James Carter hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 05:53 | Arkansas Tech | Jerry Olsson is hacked by Bryant Sanders - foul #2 on Bryant Sanders, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Paul Weber (SG), Gary Monteith (PF), Patrick Queen (C) Lee Thompson, Bryant Sanders, Garry Heyer | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Billy Fisher (SG), Keith Gale (SF), Allen Griffey (PF), George Brenner (C) Robert Grier, Kenneth Zaborski, Otto Williams, Jerry Olsson | |
| 05:46 | Arkansas Tech | Allen Griffey scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 05:31 | Johnson C. Smith | Patrick Queen drills a jumper from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 05:10 | Arkansas Tech | George Brenner travels with the ball | 58-55 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Donald Blumer (PG), Gerald Ayers (SF) James Carter, Kevin Stewart | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | | |
| 04:46 | Johnson C. Smith | Dennis Rankin is called for the reach on Gary Monteith - foul #2 on Dennis Rankin, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | John Stephens (PG) Dennis Rankin | |
| 04:33 | Johnson C. Smith | Gary Monteith misses the easy layup | 58-55 |
| 04:32 | Arkansas Tech | Keith Gale grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 04:12 | Arkansas Tech | John Stephens misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 04:10 | Arkansas Tech | Allen Griffey gets the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 04:01 | Arkansas Tech | John Stephens knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Billy Fisher | 58-58 |
| 03:41 | Johnson C. Smith | Donald Blumer misses the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on John Stephens - foul #2 on John Stephens, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Lee Thompson (PG), Kevin Stewart (PF), Bryant Sanders (C) Paul Weber, Gary Monteith, Patrick Queen | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Dennis Rankin (PG), Kenneth Zaborski (SF), Otto Williams (PF), Jerry Olsson (C) Billy Fisher, Keith Gale, Allen Griffey, George Brenner | |
| 03:41 | Johnson C. Smith | Donald Blumer makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 03:41 | Johnson C. Smith | Donald Blumer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - Lee Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Blumer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Ayers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Stewart (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Bryant Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Tech | PG - Dennis Rankin (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Stephens (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Zaborski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Otto Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Olsson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Arkansas Tech | Dennis Rankin buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Zaborski | 60-61 |
| 03:07 | Johnson C. Smith | Lee Thompson misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 03:06 | Johnson C. Smith | Lee Thompson can't tip it in | 60-61 |
| 03:05 | Arkansas Tech | The rebound goes to Otto Williams | 60-61 |
| 03:03 | Arkansas Tech | Dennis Rankin is hacked by Lee Thompson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lee Thompson, team foul #6 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | James Carter (SG), Garry Heyer (C) Donald Blumer, Gerald Ayers | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | | |
| 02:39 | Arkansas Tech | Garry Heyer steals the ball from Dennis Rankin | 60-61 |
| 02:39 | Johnson C. Smith | Johnson C. Smith calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Paul Weber (SG), Gerald Ayers (SF), Gary Monteith (PF), Patrick Queen (C) James Carter, Kevin Stewart, Bryant Sanders, Garry Heyer | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Billy Fisher (SG), Keith Gale (SF), Allen Griffey (PF), George Brenner (C) John Stephens, Kenneth Zaborski, Otto Williams, Jerry Olsson | |
| 02:15 | Johnson C. Smith | Keith Gale steals the ball from Paul Weber | 60-61 |
| 02:00 | Arkansas Tech | Keith Gale clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-61 |
| 01:58 | Johnson C. Smith | Lee Thompson gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 01:35 | Johnson C. Smith | Patrick Queen misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by George Brenner - foul #3 on George Brenner, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| 01:35 | Johnson C. Smith | Patrick Queen makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 01:35 | Johnson C. Smith | Patrick Queen makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:25 | Arkansas Tech | Dennis Rankin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 01:24 | Arkansas Tech | George Brenner tips it back up and in | 62-63 |
| 01:04 | Johnson C. Smith | Gary Monteith makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Gerald Ayers | 64-63 |
| 00:41 | Arkansas Tech | Billy Fisher is fouled on the floor by Gerald Ayers - foul #2 on Gerald Ayers, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| 00:41 | Arkansas Tech | Billy Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 00:41 | Arkansas Tech | Billy Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:19 | Johnson C. Smith | Gary Monteith is hacked by George Brenner - foul #4 on George Brenner, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| 00:19 | Johnson C. Smith | Gary Monteith makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:19 | Johnson C. Smith | Gary Monteith makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas Tech | Keith Gale is fouled on the floor by Lee Thompson - foul #5 on Lee Thompson, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | James Carter (PG) Lee Thompson | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | | |
| 00:08 | Arkansas Tech | Keith Gale makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas Tech | Keith Gale makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:08 | Johnson C. Smith | Johnson C. Smith calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| 00:03 | Johnson C. Smith | Gary Monteith comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 66-67 |
| 00:01 | Johnson C. Smith | Paul Weber misses the tip | 66-67 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas Tech | Allen Griffey gets the rebound | 66-67 |