| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Christopher Marsh (fresh) SG - Dikembe Ahmed (fresh) SF - Richard Hornick (fresh) PF - Thomas McGraw (fresh) C - William Powell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Eugene Simon (fresh) SG - Ivan Palevic (fresh) SF - Louis Lee (fresh) PF - Kenneth Coleman (fresh) C - Matt Nieves (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | William Powell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Alabama | Eugene Simon steals the ball from Thomas McGraw | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Arkansas | Eugene Simon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Alabama | Richard Hornick's pass is intercepted by Ivan Palevic | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Arkansas | Christopher Marsh is called for the reach on Eugene Simon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Marsh, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Arkansas | Eugene Simon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Alabama | Richard Hornick gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Alabama | Richard Hornick misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Alabama | Thomas McGraw can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Arkansas | Matt Nieves snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Arkansas | Kenneth Coleman can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Arkansas | Ivan Palevic grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Arkansas | Ivan Palevic misses short on a shot in the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:19 | Alabama | William Powell gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:50 | Alabama | Thomas McGraw is called for a charge - foul #1 on Thomas McGraw, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 17:38 | Arkansas | Christopher Marsh steals the ball from Kenneth Coleman | 0-0 |
| 17:24 | Alabama | Thomas McGraw misses the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 17:22 | Arkansas | Matt Nieves gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 16:59 | Arkansas | Ivan Palevic is fouled on the floor by Thomas McGraw - foul #2 on Thomas McGraw, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wilmer King (PG), Leonard Carlson (SG), Brant Brown (PF), George Sweet (C) Christopher Marsh, Dikembe Ahmed, Thomas McGraw, William Powell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joey Wilson (C) Matt Nieves | |
| 16:47 | Arkansas | Louis Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| Subs | Alabama | Reginald Dewey (SF) Richard Hornick | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 16:23 | Alabama | Leonard Carlson misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 16:21 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Brant Brown | 0-0 |
| 15:58 | Alabama | Reginald Dewey misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 15:57 | Alabama | George Sweet gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Wilmer King (fresh) SG - Leonard Carlson (fresh) SF - Reginald Dewey (fresh) PF - Brant Brown (fresh) C - George Sweet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Eugene Simon (fairly fresh) SG - Ivan Palevic (fairly fresh) SF - Louis Lee (fresh) PF - Kenneth Coleman (fairly fresh) C - Joey Wilson (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Alabama | Wilmer King misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 15:47 | Arkansas | Kenneth Coleman grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 15:34 | Arkansas | Louis Lee makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Ivan Palevic | 0-3 |
| 15:27 | Alabama | Reginald Dewey makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-3 |
| 15:15 | Arkansas | Leonard Carlson steals the ball from Eugene Simon | 3-3 |
| 14:53 | Alabama | Wilmer King is fouled on the floor by Eugene Simon - foul #1 on Eugene Simon, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Alabama | Christopher Marsh (PG), Dikembe Ahmed (SG), Richard Hornick (SF), William Powell (C) Wilmer King, Leonard Carlson, Reginald Dewey, George Sweet | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Arevalo (PG), Timothy Williams (SG), Larry Burkett (SF), Matt Nieves (C) Eugene Simon, Ivan Palevic, Louis Lee, Kenneth Coleman | |
| 14:38 | Alabama | Dikembe Ahmed loses the dribble to Timothy Williams | 3-3 |
| 14:35 | Arkansas | Timothy Williams misses the dunk | 3-3 |
| 14:34 | Arkansas | Timothy Williams grabs the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 14:21 | Arkansas | Robert Arevalo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 14:20 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Brant Brown | 3-3 |
| 14:14 | Alabama | Christopher Marsh's floater is knocked away by Joey Wilson | 3-3 |
| 14:12 | Arkansas | Timothy Williams gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 13:55 | Arkansas | Timothy Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 13:53 | Alabama | Christopher Marsh pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 13:46 | Alabama | Dikembe Ahmed misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 3-3 |
| 13:45 | Arkansas | Matt Nieves gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 13:20 | Arkansas | Joey Wilson buries a shot from the free throw line | 3-5 |
| 13:06 | Alabama | William Powell comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 3-5 |
| 13:05 | Alabama | Brant Brown hits the follow up shot | 5-5 |
| 12:49 | Arkansas | Joey Wilson misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 5-5 |
| 12:48 | Alabama | Christopher Marsh snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 12:43 | Alabama | Dikembe Ahmed knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Hornick | 7-5 |
| 12:14 | Arkansas | Robert Arevalo clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-5 |
| 12:13 | Arkansas | Joey Wilson grabs the offensive board | 7-5 |
| 11:56 | Arkansas | Robert Arevalo scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Joey Wilson | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Christopher Marsh (fairly fresh) SG - Dikembe Ahmed (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Hornick (fresh) PF - Brant Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Powell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Arevalo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Larry Burkett (fairly fresh) PF - Joey Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Matt Nieves (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Alabama | Brant Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wilmer King (PG), George Sweet (PF), Reginald Dewey (C) Christopher Marsh, Brant Brown, William Powell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eugene Simon (PG), Ivan Palevic (SG), Louis Lee (SF), Kenneth Coleman (PF) Timothy Williams, Larry Burkett, Joey Wilson, Matt Nieves | |
| 11:29 | Arkansas | Ivan Palevic can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 7-8 |
| 11:27 | Alabama | Reginald Dewey snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 11:22 | Alabama | Eugene Simon takes the ball from Dikembe Ahmed | 7-8 |
| 11:03 | Arkansas | Kenneth Coleman lays it up and in on a great pass from Ivan Palevic and he's hacked by George Sweet - foul #1 on George Sweet, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Alabama | Leonard Carlson (SG), William Powell (C) Dikembe Ahmed, Richard Hornick | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Matt Nieves (C) Robert Arevalo | |
| 11:03 | Arkansas | Kenneth Coleman misses the free throw | 7-10 |
| 11:03 | Alabama | George Sweet snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 10:47 | Alabama | Wilmer King comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 7-10 |
| 10:46 | Alabama | George Sweet snags the offensive board | 7-10 |
| 10:33 | Alabama | Leonard Carlson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-10 |
| 10:31 | Arkansas | Kenneth Coleman gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 10:17 | Arkansas | Ivan Palevic loses the ball out of bounds | 7-10 |
| Subs | Alabama | Christopher Marsh (PG) Leonard Carlson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Timothy Williams (C) Matt Nieves | |
| 10:02 | Alabama | George Sweet misses short on a 3 from straight away | 7-10 |
| 10:00 | Arkansas | Ivan Palevic snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 09:39 | Arkansas | Timothy Williams misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Reginald Dewey - foul #1 on Reginald Dewey, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dikembe Ahmed (SG), Richard Hornick (SF), Brant Brown (PF) Wilmer King, Reginald Dewey, William Powell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 09:39 | Arkansas | Timothy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 09:39 | Arkansas | Timothy Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 09:39 | Alabama | Brant Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 09:33 | Alabama | Christopher Marsh connects on the jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Eugene Simon - foul #2 on Eugene Simon, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Arevalo (PG) Eugene Simon | |
| 09:33 | Alabama | Christopher Marsh misses the free throw | 9-11 |
| 09:33 | Arkansas | Kenneth Coleman pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 09:22 | Arkansas | Kenneth Coleman hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 9-11 |
| 09:20 | Alabama | Brant Brown gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 09:16 | Alabama | George Sweet hits a runner in the lane | 11-11 |
| 08:59 | Arkansas | Christopher Marsh is called for the reach on Robert Arevalo - foul #2 on Christopher Marsh, team foul #6 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wilmer King (PG), William Powell (C) Christopher Marsh, George Sweet | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Matt Nieves (C) Ivan Palevic | |
| 08:46 | Arkansas | Robert Arevalo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 08:44 | Arkansas | Matt Nieves can't tip it in | 11-11 |
| 08:42 | Alabama | William Powell pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 08:36 | Alabama | Dikembe Ahmed drills a jumper from close range and the foul's on Kenneth Coleman - foul #1 on Kenneth Coleman, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Larry Burkett (SG), Joey Wilson (PF) Timothy Williams, Kenneth Coleman | |
| 08:36 | Alabama | Dikembe Ahmed misses the free throw | 13-11 |
| 08:36 | Arkansas | Larry Burkett pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 08:21 | Arkansas | Robert Arevalo is hacked by Wilmer King - foul #1 on Wilmer King, team foul #7 | 13-11 |
| 08:21 | Arkansas | Robert Arevalo makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 08:21 | Arkansas | Robert Arevalo misses the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 08:21 | Alabama | Brant Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 08:01 | Alabama | Richard Hornick blows the dunk but the foul's on Larry Burkett - foul #1 on Larry Burkett, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Alabama | George Sweet (PF), Reginald Dewey (C) Brant Brown, William Powell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ivan Palevic (SG) Louis Lee | |
| 08:01 | Alabama | Richard Hornick makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 08:01 | Alabama | Richard Hornick makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 07:46 | Arkansas | Larry Burkett is called for traveling | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Wilmer King (fresh) SG - Dikembe Ahmed (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Hornick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Reginald Dewey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Arevalo (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ivan Palevic (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Burkett (fresh) PF - Joey Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matt Nieves (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Alabama | Richard Hornick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 07:29 | Arkansas | Ivan Palevic snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 07:09 | Arkansas | Robert Arevalo scores on a runner in the lane set up by Joey Wilson | 15-14 |
| 06:43 | Alabama | The jump hook by George Sweet is blocked by Matt Nieves | 15-14 |
| 06:42 | Arkansas | Joey Wilson snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 06:34 | Arkansas | The jump hook by Matt Nieves is blocked by George Sweet | 15-14 |
| 06:33 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Matt Nieves | 15-14 |
| 06:19 | Arkansas | Joey Wilson knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Ivan Palevic and the foul's on George Sweet - foul #2 on George Sweet, team foul #8 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Alabama | Sylvester Watley (PG), Leonard Carlson (SG), Brant Brown (PF), William Powell (C) Wilmer King, Dikembe Ahmed, Richard Hornick, George Sweet | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Terry Cannon (PG), Timothy Williams (SG), Louis Lee (SF), Kenneth Coleman (PF) Robert Arevalo, Ivan Palevic, Larry Burkett, Matt Nieves | |
| 06:19 | Arkansas | Joey Wilson misses the free throw | 15-16 |
| 06:19 | Arkansas | Louis Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 06:08 | Arkansas | Timothy Williams loses the dribble to William Powell | 15-16 |
| 06:03 | Alabama | William Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Matt Nieves (C) Joey Wilson | |
| 05:50 | Arkansas | Kenneth Coleman buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Terry Cannon | 15-18 |
| 05:31 | Alabama | Reginald Dewey loses the ball out of bounds | 15-18 |
| Subs | Alabama | Gordon Dempsey (SF) Reginald Dewey | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 05:16 | Arkansas | Terry Cannon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-18 |
| 05:14 | Alabama | The rebound goes to William Powell | 15-18 |
| 05:09 | Alabama | Leonard Carlson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 04:40 | Arkansas | Timothy Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-18 |
| 04:38 | Arkansas | Louis Lee hits the follow up shot | 18-20 |
| 04:16 | Alabama | Gordon Dempsey comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 18-20 |
| 04:15 | Arkansas | Timothy Williams snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 03:54 | Arkansas | Terry Cannon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Leonard Carlson - foul #1 on Leonard Carlson, team foul #9 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | Christopher Marsh (PG), Dikembe Ahmed (SG), Richard Hornick (SF), Thomas McGraw (PF) Sylvester Watley, Leonard Carlson, Gordon Dempsey, Brant Brown | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ivan Palevic (SG), Joey Wilson (C) Timothy Williams, Matt Nieves | |
| 03:54 | Arkansas | Terry Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 03:54 | Arkansas | Terry Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 03:36 | Alabama | Joey Wilson is called for the reach on Dikembe Ahmed - foul #1 on Joey Wilson, team foul #5 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Alabama | George Sweet (C) William Powell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eugene Simon (PG), Robert Arevalo (PF) Terry Cannon, Kenneth Coleman | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Christopher Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Ahmed (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Hornick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas McGraw (fresh) C - George Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Eugene Simon (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Ivan Palevic (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Louis Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Arevalo (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joey Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Alabama | Richard Hornick misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Arevalo - foul #1 on Robert Arevalo, team foul #6 | 18-22 |
| 03:25 | Alabama | Richard Hornick makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 03:25 | Alabama | Richard Hornick makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 03:11 | Arkansas | Louis Lee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-22 |
| 03:09 | Alabama | Richard Hornick pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 03:04 | Alabama | Christopher Marsh clanks a 3 from straight away | 20-22 |
| 03:03 | Arkansas | Louis Lee pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 02:57 | Arkansas | Robert Arevalo misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-22 |
| 02:55 | Arkansas | Eugene Simon misses the tip | 20-22 |
| 02:54 | Alabama | Dikembe Ahmed grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 02:49 | Alabama | Christopher Marsh is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Christopher Marsh, team foul #10 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wilmer King (PG), Brant Brown (C) Christopher Marsh, George Sweet | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Timothy Williams (SF), Kenneth Coleman (PF) Louis Lee, Robert Arevalo | |
| 02:25 | Arkansas | Ivan Palevic is hacked by Dikembe Ahmed - foul #1 on Dikembe Ahmed, team foul #11 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Powell (C) Brant Brown | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Arevalo (C) Joey Wilson | |
| 02:25 | Arkansas | Ivan Palevic makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 02:25 | Arkansas | Ivan Palevic makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 02:06 | Alabama | Wilmer King misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 02:04 | Alabama | Wilmer King gets the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 01:49 | Alabama | Timothy Williams steps in front of the Dikembe Ahmed pass | 20-24 |
| 01:30 | Arkansas | Ivan Palevic is fouled on the floor by William Powell - foul #1 on William Powell, team foul #12 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brant Brown (PF) Thomas McGraw | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Lee (SF) Timothy Williams | |
| 01:30 | Arkansas | Ivan Palevic makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 01:30 | Arkansas | Ivan Palevic makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 01:23 | Alabama | Richard Hornick misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Arevalo - foul #2 on Robert Arevalo, team foul #7 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Matt Nieves (C) Ivan Palevic | |
| 01:23 | Alabama | Richard Hornick makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 01:23 | Alabama | Richard Hornick makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 01:07 | Arkansas | Eugene Simon loses the ball out of bounds | 22-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Leonard Carlson (SG) Dikembe Ahmed | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joey Wilson (C) Matt Nieves | |
| 00:53 | Alabama | Richard Hornick misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-26 |
| 00:52 | Alabama | Brant Brown tips it but misses | 22-26 |
| 00:50 | Arkansas | Louis Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 00:31 | Arkansas | Louis Lee hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Leonard Carlson - foul #2 on Leonard Carlson, team foul #13 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Thomas McGraw (PF), George Sweet (C) Richard Hornick, William Powell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ivan Palevic (SG), Timothy Williams (PF) Eugene Simon, Kenneth Coleman | |
| 00:31 | Arkansas | Louis Lee makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 00:31 | Arkansas | Louis Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 00:18 | Alabama | Thomas McGraw hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 22-28 |
| 00:17 | Alabama | Thomas McGraw gets the offensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Thomas McGraw knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-28 |