| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Morris (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Donahue (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Swint (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joe Schwantes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Skiles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Redd (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Johnny Waters (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Don Grange (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Mulligan (fresh) 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | James Swint inbounds the ball | 22-27 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 19:31 | Arkansas | Robert Donahue misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 19:30 | Arkansas | James Swint snags the offensive board | 22-27 |
| 19:05 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Morris | 24-27 |
| 18:49 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd is whistled for a carry | 24-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Underwood (PG), Isaac Davis (SF), Cornell Wegener (PF) John Williams, Johnny Waters, Don Grange | |
| 18:28 | Arkansas | Robert Donahue scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from James Swint | 26-27 |
| 18:11 | South Carolina | Isaac Davis can't connect on a shot from the left side | 26-27 |
| 18:10 | Arkansas | Joe Schwantes grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 17:48 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 26-27 |
| 17:47 | South Carolina | Cornell Wegener grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 17:28 | South Carolina | Don Underwood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 17:27 | Arkansas | James Swint grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 17:07 | Arkansas | Lewis Mulligan steps in front of the Joe Schwantes pass | 26-27 |
| 16:47 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 16:46 | South Carolina | Lewis Mulligan tips it in | 26-29 |
| 16:25 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lewis Mulligan - foul #1 on Lewis Mulligan, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Hoffman (PF) Joe Schwantes | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Williams (PG), Johnny Waters (SF) Don Underwood, Isaac Davis | |
| 16:25 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 16:25 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 16:12 | South Carolina | John Williams misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 16:10 | Arkansas | John Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 15:54 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles misses the dunk | 27-29 |
| 15:53 | South Carolina | John Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Morris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Donahue (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Swint (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Skiles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Redd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Johnny Waters (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Cornell Wegener (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lewis Mulligan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 15:39 | South Carolina | Cornell Wegener misses short on a turnaround from close range | 27-29 |
| 15:38 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 15:26 | South Carolina | Lewis Mulligan banks in the layup | 27-31 |
| 14:59 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-31 |
| 14:58 | Arkansas | James Swint tips it but misses | 27-31 |
| 14:56 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 14:43 | South Carolina | John Williams buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lewis Mulligan | 27-33 |
| 14:16 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jeffrey Redd - foul #2 on Jeffrey Redd, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Picard (SG), Aleksandar Skibski (SF), Joe Schwantes (PF) Robert Donahue, James Swint, John Hoffman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 14:16 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 14:16 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles misses the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 14:16 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 13:54 | South Carolina | Joe Schwantes steps in front of the Cornell Wegener pass | 28-33 |
| 13:25 | Arkansas | Joe Schwantes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Donahue (SG), Max Spina (C) Thomas Morris, Michael Skiles | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Underwood (SF) Johnny Waters | |
| 12:59 | South Carolina | Lewis Mulligan scores on a jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Max Spina - foul #1 on Max Spina, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Johnny Waters (SF) John Williams | |
| 12:59 | South Carolina | Lewis Mulligan makes the free throw | 28-36 |
| 12:30 | Arkansas | Aleksandar Skibski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Cornell Wegener - foul #4 on Cornell Wegener, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Swint (SF) Robert Donahue | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Williams (PG), Don Grange (PF), Matthew Wilson (C) Jeffrey Redd, Cornell Wegener, Lewis Mulligan | |
| 12:30 | Arkansas | Aleksandar Skibski misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 12:30 | Arkansas | Aleksandar Skibski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 12:17 | South Carolina | John Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 12:16 | Arkansas | Joe Schwantes grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 11:51 | Arkansas | Willie Picard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 29-36 |
| 11:50 | Arkansas | James Swint can't tip it in | 29-36 |
| 11:48 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Don Underwood | 29-36 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Willie Picard (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Aleksandar Skibski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Swint (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joe Schwantes (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Max Spina (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Waters (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Don Grange (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Wilson (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | South Carolina | Matthew Wilson misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Joe Schwantes - foul #3 on Joe Schwantes, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd (SG) Don Underwood | |
| 11:31 | South Carolina | Matthew Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 11:31 | South Carolina | Matthew Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 11:07 | Arkansas | Max Spina misses the easy layup | 29-37 |
| 11:06 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 10:43 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Don Grange | 29-40 |
| 10:20 | Arkansas | Willie Picard makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Swint | 31-40 |
| 09:55 | South Carolina | John Williams is hacked by Joe Schwantes - foul #4 on Joe Schwantes, team foul #3 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Morris (PG), Robert Donahue (SG), John Hoffman (PF), Michael Skiles (C) Willie Picard, James Swint, Joe Schwantes, Max Spina | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Underwood (SF), Isaac Davis (PF), Lewis Mulligan (C) Johnny Waters, Don Grange, Matthew Wilson | |
| 09:31 | South Carolina | Lewis Mulligan misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Aleksandar Skibski - foul #2 on Aleksandar Skibski, team foul #4 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Johnny Waters (SF) John Williams | |
| 09:31 | South Carolina | Lewis Mulligan makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 09:31 | South Carolina | Lewis Mulligan misses the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 09:31 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles snags the defensive board | 31-41 |
| 09:14 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris is fouled on the floor by Isaac Davis - foul #1 on Isaac Davis, team foul #4 | 31-41 |
| 08:57 | Arkansas | Robert Donahue misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Jeffrey Redd - foul #3 on Jeffrey Redd, team foul #5 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Williams (PG) Johnny Waters | |
| 08:57 | Arkansas | Robert Donahue misses the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 08:57 | Arkansas | Robert Donahue makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 08:43 | South Carolina | John Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Swint (SF) Aleksandar Skibski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Johnny Waters (SF), Don Grange (PF) Don Underwood, Isaac Davis | |
| 08:26 | Arkansas | Robert Donahue comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-41 |
| 08:25 | Arkansas | James Swint gets the offensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 07:58 | Arkansas | The jump hook by Michael Skiles is blocked by Lewis Mulligan | 32-41 |
| 07:56 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Lewis Mulligan | 32-41 |
| 07:45 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Johnny Waters, team foul #6 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joe Schwantes (PF) John Hoffman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Underwood (SG), Isaac Davis (SF), Cornell Wegener (PF) Jeffrey Redd, Johnny Waters, Don Grange | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Donahue (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Swint (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Joe Schwantes (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Skiles (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac Davis (fresh) PF - Cornell Wegener (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Lewis Mulligan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 32-41 |
| 07:14 | South Carolina | Cornell Wegener gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 06:58 | South Carolina | Michael Skiles steps in front of the Cornell Wegener pass | 32-41 |
| 06:36 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 34-41 |
| 06:17 | South Carolina | Isaac Davis is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Isaac Davis, team foul #7 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Picard (SG), Aleksandar Skibski (SF), Max Spina (C) Robert Donahue, James Swint, Michael Skiles | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd (SG), Johnny Waters (SF) John Williams, Isaac Davis | |
| 06:13 | Arkansas | Don Underwood is called for the reach on Thomas Morris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Don Underwood, team foul #8 | 34-41 |
| 06:13 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris misses the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 06:13 | South Carolina | Cornell Wegener grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 05:52 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Thomas Morris - foul #2 on Thomas Morris, team foul #5 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Williams (PG) Don Underwood | |
| 05:52 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 05:52 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters misses the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 05:52 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Cornell Wegener | 34-42 |
| 05:37 | South Carolina | Cornell Wegener misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Willie Picard - foul #1 on Willie Picard, team foul #6 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Donahue (SG) Thomas Morris | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:37 | South Carolina | Cornell Wegener makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 05:37 | South Carolina | Cornell Wegener makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 05:25 | Arkansas | The pull-up jumper by Joe Schwantes is blocked by Lewis Mulligan | 34-44 |
| 05:24 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Cornell Wegener | 34-44 |
| 04:59 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jeffrey Redd | 34-46 |
| 04:42 | Arkansas | Max Spina is hacked by Jeffrey Redd - foul #4 on Jeffrey Redd, team foul #9 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Swint (SF) Aleksandar Skibski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Underwood (PG) John Williams | |
| 04:42 | Arkansas | Max Spina misses the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 04:42 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Lewis Mulligan | 34-46 |
| 04:31 | South Carolina | Cornell Wegener comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 04:29 | Arkansas | Max Spina snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 04:20 | Arkansas | Willie Picard blows the layup | 34-46 |
| 04:19 | South Carolina | Lewis Mulligan snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 04:03 | South Carolina | Cornell Wegener misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 04:02 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters can't tip it in | 34-46 |
| 04:00 | Arkansas | Max Spina snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas | Willie Picard misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Don Underwood - foul #2 on Don Underwood, team foul #10 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Morris (PG), John Hoffman (PF), Michael Skiles (C) Robert Donahue, Joe Schwantes, Max Spina | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Williams (PG) Don Underwood | |
| 03:51 | Arkansas | Willie Picard makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas | Willie Picard makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 03:30 | South Carolina | Willie Picard picks off the pass by Johnny Waters | 36-46 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Picard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Swint (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - John Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Skiles (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Redd (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Johnny Waters (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Cornell Wegener (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Lewis Mulligan (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 6 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Arkansas | James Swint is fouled on the floor by Johnny Waters - foul #2 on Johnny Waters, team foul #11 | 36-46 |
| 03:14 | Arkansas | James Swint makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 03:14 | Arkansas | James Swint misses the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 03:14 | South Carolina | Lewis Mulligan gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 02:57 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Johnny Waters | 37-49 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #12 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Donahue (SG) Willie Picard | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Underwood (PG), Isaac Davis (SF) John Williams, Johnny Waters | |
| 02:52 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 02:39 | South Carolina | Lewis Mulligan makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Jeffrey Redd | 39-51 |
| 02:27 | Arkansas | Cornell Wegener steals the ball from Thomas Morris | 39-51 |
| 02:11 | South Carolina | Thomas Morris takes the ball from Cornell Wegener | 39-51 |
| 01:56 | Arkansas | James Swint misses the jump hook in the paint | 39-51 |
| 01:55 | South Carolina | Don Underwood pulls down the rebound | 39-51 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 01:26 | South Carolina | Don Underwood is hacked by James Swint - foul #2 on James Swint, team foul #7 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joe Schwantes (PF) John Hoffman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Johnny Waters (SF) Isaac Davis | |
| 01:26 | South Carolina | Don Underwood misses the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 01:26 | Arkansas | Joe Schwantes grabs the defensive rebound | 39-51 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:04 | Arkansas | Robert Donahue makes the shot from the free throw line | 41-51 |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | Don Underwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Williams (PG) Don Underwood | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Arkansas | Robert Donahue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd is hacked by Robert Donahue in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Donahue, team foul #8 | 41-51 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Joe Schwantes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Cornell Wegener - foul #5 on Cornell Wegener, team foul #13 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Grange (PF) Cornell Wegener | |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Joe Schwantes makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Joe Schwantes makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | Don Grange can't connect on a shot in the lane | 43-53 |
| 00:14 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by John Williams - foul #3 on John Williams, team foul #14 | 43-53 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris misses the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | John Williams runs out the clock | 44-53 |