| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Howard Velazco (fresh) SG - Ernest Clark (fresh) SF - David Zafar (fresh) PF - William Chasse (fresh) C - Mark Nelson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Tims (fresh) SG - Earl Curran (fresh) SF - Gary Seawell (fresh) PF - Sammie Robinson (fresh) C - Phillip Soucie (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Sammie Robinson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Belmont | Gary Seawell comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Mark Nelson | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Arkansas | David Zafar can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Belmont | Phillip Soucie pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Belmont | Sammie Robinson drills a turnaround from close range and he's fouled by William Chasse - foul #1 on William Chasse, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Belmont | Sammie Robinson makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Arkansas | David Zafar can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | Belmont | Earl Curran pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:41 | Belmont | William Tims's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 18:14 | Arkansas | William Chasse blows the layup | 0-3 |
| 18:13 | Arkansas | Howard Velazco tips it in | 2-3 |
| 17:50 | Belmont | Earl Curran scores on a jumper from the left side | 2-5 |
| 17:26 | Arkansas | William Chasse hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 2-5 |
| 17:24 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Sammie Robinson | 2-5 |
| 16:58 | Belmont | Phillip Soucie scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by William Tims and the foul's on Ernest Clark - foul #1 on Ernest Clark, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Cameron Kober (PG), Mike Gilbert (SG), Willard Coon (SF), Andy Lawless (C) Howard Velazco, Ernest Clark, David Zafar, Mark Nelson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ronald Marciniak (PG), Chang Yin (SG), Russell Johnson (SF), David O'Donell (PF) William Tims, Earl Curran, Gary Seawell, Sammie Robinson | |
| 16:58 | Belmont | Phillip Soucie makes the free throw | 2-8 |
| 16:43 | Arkansas | William Chasse drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Mike Gilbert and he's fouled by David O'Donell - foul #1 on David O'Donell, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Charlie Rhodes (C) Phillip Soucie | |
| 16:43 | Arkansas | William Chasse makes the free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:16 | Belmont | Ronald Marciniak hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 5-8 |
| 16:14 | Arkansas | Andy Lawless grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 16:00 | Arkansas | Willard Coon misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-8 |
| 15:59 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ronald Marciniak | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Cameron Kober (fresh) SG - Mike Gilbert (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willard Coon (fresh) PF - William Chasse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Andy Lawless (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ronald Marciniak (fresh) SG - Chang Yin (fresh) SF - Russell Johnson (fresh) PF - David O'Donell (fresh) C - Charlie Rhodes (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Belmont | Andy Lawless is called for the reach on David O'Donell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andy Lawless, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Howard Velazco (PG), Daniel Brent (PF) Cameron Kober, William Chasse | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 15:45 | Belmont | Charlie Rhodes travels with the ball | 5-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ernest Clark (SG) Mike Gilbert | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 15:42 | Arkansas | Howard Velazco loses the dribble to Ronald Marciniak in the backcourt | 5-8 |
| 15:40 | Belmont | Ronald Marciniak banks in the layup | 5-10 |
| 15:25 | Arkansas | Charlie Rhodes is called for the reach on Andy Lawless - foul #1 on Charlie Rhodes, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joseph Sturgill (C) Andy Lawless | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Tims (PG), Jesus Valdez (PF) Russell Johnson, David O'Donell | |
| 15:10 | Arkansas | Daniel Brent connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-10 |
| 15:08 | Belmont | Chang Yin is hacked by Ernest Clark in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ernest Clark, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mike Gilbert (SG), Arthur Warner (SF), Mark Nelson (C) Ernest Clark, Willard Coon, Joseph Sturgill | |
| Subs | Belmont | Earl Curran (SG), Gary Seawell (SF), Sammie Robinson (PF), Charles Perkins (C) Chang Yin, Ronald Marciniak, Jesus Valdez, Charlie Rhodes | |
| 14:47 | Belmont | Mike Gilbert is called for the reach on Sammie Robinson - foul #1 on Mike Gilbert, team foul #5 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Cameron Kober (PG), David Zafar (SF), William Chasse (PF) Howard Velazco, Arthur Warner, Daniel Brent | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 14:36 | Belmont | William Tims is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 14:35 | Arkansas | Mark Nelson pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:23 | Arkansas | William Chasse misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 14:22 | Arkansas | William Chasse tips it back up and in | 10-10 |
| 14:00 | Belmont | Gary Seawell blows the layup | 10-10 |
| 13:59 | Arkansas | Mark Nelson snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 13:34 | Arkansas | Mike Gilbert misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by William Tims - foul #1 on William Tims, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Howard Velazco (PG), Willard Coon (SF), Andy Lawless (C) Cameron Kober, David Zafar, Mark Nelson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ronald Marciniak (PG), Chang Yin (SG), Russell Johnson (SF), David O'Donell (PF), Charlie Rhodes (C) William Tims, Earl Curran, Gary Seawell, Sammie Robinson, Charles Perkins | |
| 13:34 | Arkansas | Mike Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:34 | Arkansas | Mike Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:34 | Arkansas | Mike Gilbert makes the 3rd free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:21 | Belmont | Russell Johnson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-10 |
| 13:19 | Belmont | Charlie Rhodes gets the offensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 13:09 | Belmont | Russell Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-10 |
| 13:07 | Arkansas | Howard Velazco pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:43 | Arkansas | Russell Johnson is called for the reach on Mike Gilbert - foul #1 on Russell Johnson, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Arthur Warner (SG), Daniel Brent (PF), Joseph Sturgill (C) Mike Gilbert, William Chasse, Andy Lawless | |
| Subs | Belmont | Phillip Soucie (C) Charlie Rhodes | |
| 12:26 | Arkansas | Willard Coon misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner but the foul's on Russell Johnson - foul #2 on Russell Johnson, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Tims (PG), Jesus Valdez (PF) Russell Johnson, David O'Donell | |
| 12:26 | Arkansas | Willard Coon makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 12:26 | Arkansas | Willard Coon misses the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 12:26 | Arkansas | Willard Coon makes the 3rd free throw | 15-10 |
| 12:01 | Belmont | Willard Coon is called for the reach on Chang Yin - foul #1 on Willard Coon, team foul #6 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Cameron Kober (PG), David Zafar (SF) Howard Velazco, Willard Coon | |
| Subs | Belmont | Earl Curran (SG), Sammie Robinson (PF) Chang Yin, Jesus Valdez | |
| 11:53 | Belmont | Earl Curran misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 11:52 | Belmont | Phillip Soucie tips it back up and in | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Cameron Kober (fresh) SG - Arthur Warner (fresh) SF - David Zafar (fresh) PF - Daniel Brent (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Sturgill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Tims (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Earl Curran (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Marciniak (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sammie Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Phillip Soucie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Arkansas | David Zafar misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 11:31 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Phillip Soucie | 15-12 |
| 11:28 | Belmont | Ronald Marciniak throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-12 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Chasse (PF), Mark Nelson (C) Daniel Brent, Joseph Sturgill | |
| Subs | Belmont | Gary Seawell (SF), Charlie Rhodes (C) Ronald Marciniak, Phillip Soucie | |
| 11:12 | Arkansas | David Zafar knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Cameron Kober | 18-12 |
| 10:49 | Belmont | Gary Seawell makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Charlie Rhodes and he's fouled by David Zafar - foul #1 on David Zafar, team foul #7 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Howard Velazco (PG), Mike Gilbert (SG), Willard Coon (SF) Cameron Kober, Arthur Warner, David Zafar | |
| Subs | Belmont | Chang Yin (SG), David O'Donell (C) Earl Curran, Charlie Rhodes | |
| 10:49 | Belmont | Gary Seawell makes the free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:27 | Arkansas | William Tims steals the ball from Howard Velazco | 18-15 |
| 10:23 | Belmont | William Tims makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Chang Yin | 18-18 |
| 10:06 | Arkansas | Mike Gilbert hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 09:43 | Belmont | William Tims is hacked by Mark Nelson - foul #1 on Mark Nelson, team foul #8 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Arthur Warner (SG), David Zafar (SF), Andy Lawless (C) Mike Gilbert, Willard Coon, Mark Nelson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Earl Curran (SG), Ronald Marciniak (SF), Jesus Valdez (PF), Phillip Soucie (C) Chang Yin, Gary Seawell, Sammie Robinson, David O'Donell | |
| 09:43 | Belmont | William Tims makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 09:43 | Belmont | William Tims makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 09:26 | Arkansas | David Zafar drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Chasse | 24-20 |
| 09:24 | Belmont | William Tims throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Cameron Kober (PG), Daniel Brent (PF) Howard Velazco, William Chasse | |
| Subs | Belmont | Gary Seawell (SF) William Tims | |
| 09:07 | Arkansas | Daniel Brent hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by David Zafar | 27-20 |
| 09:05 | Belmont | David Zafar takes the ball from Earl Curran in the backcourt | 27-20 |
| 08:43 | Arkansas | David Zafar clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-20 |
| 08:42 | Belmont | Earl Curran grabs the board | 27-20 |
| 08:36 | Belmont | Earl Curran hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Arthur Warner - foul #1 on Arthur Warner, team foul #9 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willard Coon (SF), William Chasse (PF) David Zafar, Daniel Brent | |
| Subs | Belmont | Chang Yin (SF) Gary Seawell | |
| 08:36 | Belmont | Earl Curran makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 08:36 | Belmont | Earl Curran makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 08:17 | Arkansas | William Chasse misses the turnaround from the baseline | 27-22 |
| 08:16 | Arkansas | Andy Lawless tips it in | 29-22 |
| 07:59 | Belmont | Ronald Marciniak loses the ball out of bounds | 29-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Howard Velazco (PG), Mike Gilbert (SG), Joseph Sturgill (C) Cameron Kober, Arthur Warner, Andy Lawless | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Tims (PG), Gary Seawell (SF), David O'Donell (PF), Charlie Rhodes (C) Ronald Marciniak, Earl Curran, Jesus Valdez, Phillip Soucie | |
| 07:50 | Arkansas | Mike Gilbert misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-22 |
| 07:48 | Arkansas | Joseph Sturgill tips it back up and in | 31-22 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Howard Velazco (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mike Gilbert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willard Coon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Chasse (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Sturgill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Tims (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chang Yin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Seawell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David O'Donell (fresh) C - Charlie Rhodes (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Belmont | Charlie Rhodes knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-24 |
| 07:24 | Arkansas | Mike Gilbert misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 07:22 | Arkansas | Joseph Sturgill tips it but misses | 31-24 |
| 07:20 | Belmont | Gary Seawell gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 07:17 | Belmont | Mike Gilbert is called for the reach on Gary Seawell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mike Gilbert, team foul #10 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Arthur Warner (SG), David Zafar (SF), Daniel Brent (PF), Mark Nelson (C) Mike Gilbert, Willard Coon, William Chasse, Joseph Sturgill | |
| Subs | Belmont | Earl Curran (SG), Sammie Robinson (PF) Chang Yin, Charlie Rhodes | |
| 07:17 | Belmont | Gary Seawell misses the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 07:17 | Belmont | Gary Seawell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 06:51 | Arkansas | Howard Velazco misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 06:50 | Belmont | William Tims grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 06:48 | Belmont | Gary Seawell is hacked by David Zafar in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Zafar, team foul #11 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willard Coon (SF) David Zafar | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ronald Marciniak (PG), Charlie Rhodes (C) William Tims, David O'Donell | |
| 06:48 | Belmont | Gary Seawell makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 06:48 | Belmont | Gary Seawell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 06:31 | Arkansas | Daniel Brent is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Daniel Brent, team foul #12 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Cameron Kober (PG), William Chasse (PF) Howard Velazco, Daniel Brent | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Tims (PG) Gary Seawell | |
| 06:15 | Belmont | Sammie Robinson misses the floater from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 06:13 | Belmont | Earl Curran snags the offensive board | 31-27 |
| 05:52 | Belmont | Earl Curran can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-27 |
| 05:51 | Belmont | Sammie Robinson tips it back up and in | 31-29 |
| 05:32 | Arkansas | Willard Coon is hacked by Charlie Rhodes - foul #2 on Charlie Rhodes, team foul #6 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Howard Velazco (PG), Andy Lawless (C) Cameron Kober, Mark Nelson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Chang Yin (SG), Gary Seawell (SF), Jesus Valdez (PF), Phillip Soucie (C) Earl Curran, Ronald Marciniak, Sammie Robinson, Charlie Rhodes | |
| 05:18 | Arkansas | William Chasse banks in the layup set up by Arthur Warner | 33-29 |
| 05:00 | Belmont | Phillip Soucie connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 04:37 | Arkansas | Arthur Warner is whistled for traveling | 33-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Brent (PF), Joseph Sturgill (C) William Chasse, Andy Lawless | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ronald Marciniak (PG), David O'Donell (PF) William Tims, Jesus Valdez | |
| 04:18 | Belmont | Ronald Marciniak is called for traveling | 33-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Cameron Kober (PG) Howard Velazco | |
| Subs | Belmont | Sammie Robinson (PF) Phillip Soucie | |
| 04:05 | Arkansas | Daniel Brent can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 04:03 | Belmont | Chang Yin grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 03:58 | Belmont | Ronald Marciniak can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 03:56 | Arkansas | Joseph Sturgill pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 03:46 | Arkansas | Daniel Brent clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 03:45 | Belmont | David O'Donell grabs the board | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Cameron Kober (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Warner (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Willard Coon (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Brent (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Sturgill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ronald Marciniak (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chang Yin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Seawell (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Sammie Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David O'Donell (fresh) | |
| 03:36 | Belmont | Gary Seawell buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Chang Yin | 33-35 |
| 03:29 | Arkansas | Daniel Brent misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 03:28 | Belmont | David O'Donell grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 03:13 | Belmont | Chang Yin makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Ronald Marciniak | 33-37 |
| 03:01 | Arkansas | Daniel Brent hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Arthur Warner | 36-37 |
| 02:47 | Belmont | Ronald Marciniak makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Chang Yin and he's hacked by Cameron Kober - foul #1 on Cameron Kober, team foul #13 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Howard Velazco (PG), Ernest Clark (SG), David Zafar (SF), William Chasse (PF), Mark Nelson (C) Cameron Kober, Arthur Warner, Willard Coon, Daniel Brent, Joseph Sturgill | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Tims (PG), Russell Johnson (SG), Jesus Valdez (PF), Phillip Soucie (C) Chang Yin, Gary Seawell, Sammie Robinson, David O'Donell | |
| 02:47 | Belmont | Ronald Marciniak makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 02:32 | Arkansas | Howard Velazco misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 36-40 |
| 02:31 | Belmont | Phillip Soucie grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 02:11 | Belmont | Russell Johnson comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on David Zafar - foul #3 on David Zafar, team foul #14 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mike Gilbert (SF) David Zafar | |
| Subs | Belmont | Earl Curran (SG) Ronald Marciniak | |
| 02:11 | Belmont | Russell Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 02:11 | Belmont | Russell Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 02:01 | Arkansas | William Chasse is fouled on the floor by Jesus Valdez - foul #1 on Jesus Valdez, team foul #7 | 36-41 |
| 02:01 | Arkansas | William Chasse misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 02:01 | Belmont | Phillip Soucie gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 01:39 | Belmont | Phillip Soucie misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 01:37 | Arkansas | William Chasse gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 01:32 | Arkansas | Mike Gilbert connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Howard Velazco | 39-41 |
| 01:14 | Belmont | Jesus Valdez scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Earl Curran | 39-43 |
| 00:53 | Arkansas | Mike Gilbert's pass is intercepted by Jesus Valdez | 39-43 |
| 00:43 | Belmont | Earl Curran misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-43 |
| 00:41 | Arkansas | Ernest Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 00:35 | Arkansas | Ernest Clark misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 00:33 | Belmont | Phillip Soucie grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 00:09 | Belmont | Earl Curran clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | William Chasse gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Mike Gilbert misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 39-43 |