| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Steve Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Loveland (fresh) SF - Raymond Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis Crosby (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Sande (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lavoie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Grosvenor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Pough (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard King (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy inbounds the ball | 21-16 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Arkansas | Tyler Loveland clanks a 3 from the left wing | 21-16 |
| 19:40 | Auburn | John Lavoie grabs the board | 21-16 |
| 19:36 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough is hacked by Ronald Sande - foul #1 on Ronald Sande, team foul #1 | 21-16 |
| 19:17 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Lavoie | 21-19 |
| 18:52 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Tyler Loveland | 23-19 |
| 18:23 | Auburn | Travis Crosby is called for the reach on John Lavoie - foul #3 on Travis Crosby, team foul #2 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steven Byrd (PF) Travis Crosby | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:54 | Auburn | William Grosvenor misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Tyler Loveland - foul #2 on Tyler Loveland, team foul #3 | 23-19 |
| 17:54 | Auburn | William Grosvenor makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 17:54 | Auburn | William Grosvenor makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 17:44 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 23-21 |
| 17:42 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy snags the offensive board | 23-21 |
| 17:22 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 17:21 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Charles Williams | 23-21 |
| 16:58 | Auburn | Steve Hughes steps in front of the Lawrence Pough pass | 23-21 |
| 16:55 | Arkansas | Tyler Loveland can't finish the layup | 23-21 |
| 16:54 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy can't tip it in | 23-21 |
| 16:53 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes hits the follow up shot | 25-21 |
| 16:28 | Auburn | John Lavoie connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Charles Williams | 25-24 |
| 15:59 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-24 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Steve Hughes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tyler Loveland (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Byrd (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ronald Sande (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lavoie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Grosvenor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lawrence Pough (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard King (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Auburn | William Grosvenor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ken Chatman (SG), Travis Crosby (PF) Tyler Loveland, Steven Byrd | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 15:11 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby misses the wide open floater in the lane | 28-24 |
| 15:09 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 15:03 | Auburn | Steve Hughes takes the ball from Lawrence Pough after a doubleteam | 28-24 |
| 14:42 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Raymond Murphy | 30-24 |
| 14:20 | Auburn | Richard King double dribbles | 30-24 |
| 13:57 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-24 |
| 13:28 | Auburn | William Grosvenor is hacked by Raymond Murphy - foul #1 on Raymond Murphy, team foul #4 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler Loveland (SG) Ken Chatman | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 13:09 | Auburn | Charles Williams lays it in on a great pass from John Lavoie | 30-26 |
| 12:48 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-26 |
| 12:46 | Auburn | The rebound goes to William Grosvenor | 30-26 |
| 12:30 | Auburn | Charles Williams misses the easy layup but the foul's on Travis Crosby - foul #4 on Travis Crosby, team foul #5 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steven Byrd (PF) Travis Crosby | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 12:30 | Auburn | Charles Williams makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 12:30 | Auburn | Charles Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 12:09 | Arkansas | Lawrence Pough blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Raymond Murphy | 30-28 |
| 12:07 | Auburn | Charles Williams pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 11:48 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-28 |
| 11:46 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Steve Hughes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Tyler Loveland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Murphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Byrd (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ronald Sande (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lavoie (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Grosvenor (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Lawrence Pough (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Williams (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard King (tiring) | |
| 11:17 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande misses the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Richard King - foul #1 on Richard King, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ken Chatman (SG) Tyler Loveland | |
| Subs | Auburn | Roy Mann (PG), Walter Givens (SG), Thomas Butterfield (SF), James Richmond (PF), Michael Tyrell (C) John Lavoie, William Grosvenor, Lawrence Pough, Charles Williams, Richard King | |
| 11:17 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 11:17 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 11:17 | Auburn | The rebound goes to James Richmond | 31-28 |
| 10:59 | Auburn | James Richmond misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Ronald Sande - foul #2 on Ronald Sande, team foul #6 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gabriel Burton (PG) Steve Hughes | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 10:59 | Auburn | James Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 10:59 | Auburn | James Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 10:30 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 31-30 |
| 10:29 | Auburn | Michael Tyrell snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 10:06 | Auburn | Roy Mann's floater is tipped away by Raymond Murphy | 31-30 |
| 10:04 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 09:36 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ken Chatman | 34-30 |
| 09:13 | Auburn | Ken Chatman picks off the pass by Walter Givens | 34-30 |
| 09:10 | Arkansas | Ken Chatman lays it in | 36-30 |
| 08:43 | Auburn | James Richmond lays it in on a nice dish by Roy Mann | 36-32 |
| 08:14 | Arkansas | Gabriel Burton clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 36-32 |
| 08:13 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 08:00 | Arkansas | Michael Tyrell picks off the pass by Ken Chatman | 36-32 |
| 07:34 | Auburn | James Richmond is denied on a layup by Steven Byrd | 36-32 |
| 07:32 | Auburn | James Richmond pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Gabriel Burton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ken Chatman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Murphy (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Byrd (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Ronald Sande (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Roy Mann (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Givens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Butterfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Richmond (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Tyrell (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 07:11 | Auburn | James Richmond shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-32 |
| 07:09 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 06:40 | Arkansas | Gabriel Burton can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 06:38 | Auburn | Thomas Butterfield snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 06:17 | Auburn | Walter Givens clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 06:16 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 05:53 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a great pass from Gabriel Burton | 38-32 |
| 05:53 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steve Hughes (PG), Tyler Loveland (SG), Travis Crosby (PF), David Howton (C) Ken Chatman, Raymond Murphy, Steven Byrd, Ronald Sande | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Lavoie (PG), William Grosvenor (SG), Lawrence Pough (SF), Charles Williams (PF), Richard King (C) Roy Mann, Walter Givens, Thomas Butterfield, James Richmond, Michael Tyrell | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 05:30 | Auburn | Charles Williams lays it up and in | 38-34 |
| 05:13 | Arkansas | David Howton is hacked by Charles Williams - foul #1 on Charles Williams, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ken Chatman (SF) Gabriel Burton | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 04:46 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Lavoie - foul #2 on John Lavoie, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| 04:46 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 04:46 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 04:22 | Auburn | John Lavoie connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Charles Williams out of a doubleteam | 39-36 |
| 03:54 | Arkansas | Charles Williams is called for the reach on Ken Chatman - foul #2 on Charles Williams, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy (SF), Ronald Sande (C) Ken Chatman, David Howton | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 03:45 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-36 |
| 03:19 | Auburn | William Grosvenor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Steve Hughes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Tyler Loveland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Murphy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Travis Crosby (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Ronald Sande (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Lavoie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Grosvenor (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lawrence Pough (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard King (fresh) | |
| 02:56 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby is hacked by John Lavoie - foul #3 on John Lavoie, team foul #5 | 39-36 |
| 02:38 | Arkansas | Tyler Loveland is fouled on the floor by Richard King - foul #2 on Richard King, team foul #6 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ken Chatman (SG), Steven Byrd (PF) Tyler Loveland, Travis Crosby | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:19 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy is fouled on the floor by Charles Williams - foul #3 on Charles Williams, team foul #7 | 39-36 |
| 02:19 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 02:19 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 02:00 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 01:59 | Auburn | Richard King tips it in | 41-38 |
| 01:59 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler Loveland (SG), Travis Crosby (PF) Ken Chatman, Steven Byrd | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:32 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 01:30 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby tips it back up and in | 43-38 |
| 01:09 | Auburn | William Grosvenor is hacked by Travis Crosby - foul #5 on Travis Crosby, team foul #7 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steven Byrd (PF) Travis Crosby | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:09 | Auburn | William Grosvenor makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 01:09 | Auburn | William Grosvenor makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 00:40 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 00:39 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 00:22 | Auburn | John Lavoie comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 00:21 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy grabs the board | 43-40 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by John Lavoie - foul #4 on John Lavoie, team foul #8 | 43-40 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Auburn | John Lavoie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Howton (PF) Steven Byrd | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes is hacked by John Lavoie in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Lavoie, team foul #9 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Roy Mann (PG) John Lavoie | |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 00:15 | Auburn | Charles Williams snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | David Howton is called for the reach on Lawrence Pough - foul #1 on David Howton, team foul #8 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steven Byrd (PF) David Howton | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Steven Byrd | 45-40 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Mann - foul #1 on Roy Mann, team foul #10 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Howton (C) Ronald Sande | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Lawrence Pough clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Charles Williams gets the offensive rebound | 47-40 |