| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Nicholas Mann (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rod Kenny (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Dowd (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilbert Carlin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Morris (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Robert Donahue (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Swint (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Schwantes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Skiles (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | James Swint inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Arkansas | Robert Donahue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Dean (PF) Paul Ford | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 19:16 | Alabama | Rod Kenny comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 19:14 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 18:52 | Arkansas | Robert Donahue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ray Holmes (C) Wilbert Carlin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 18:32 | Alabama | Henry Dowd is fouled on the floor by Michael Skiles - foul #4 on Michael Skiles, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wilbert Carlin (C) Ray Holmes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Max Spina (C) Michael Skiles | |
| 18:18 | Alabama | Henry Dowd drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Robert Donahue - foul #2 on Robert Donahue, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Alabama | Paul Ford (PF) Richard Dean | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 18:18 | Alabama | Henry Dowd makes the free throw | 33-27 |
| 17:54 | Arkansas | Wilbert Carlin swats the shot by James Swint | 33-27 |
| 17:53 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Schwantes | 33-27 |
| 17:42 | Arkansas | Robert Donahue can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 33-27 |
| 17:40 | Arkansas | Max Spina gets the offensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 17:12 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris double dribbles | 33-27 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Dean (PF), Ray Holmes (C) Paul Ford, Wilbert Carlin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 17:00 | Alabama | Richard Dean hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Nicholas Mann | 35-27 |
| 16:39 | Arkansas | Joe Schwantes misses long on a floater from the left wing | 35-27 |
| 16:37 | Alabama | Rod Kenny snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 16:20 | Alabama | Joe Schwantes takes the ball from Ray Holmes | 35-27 |
| 15:56 | Arkansas | Max Spina is denied on a layup by Richard Dean | 35-27 |
| 15:54 | Alabama | Ray Holmes grabs the board | 35-27 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Nicholas Mann (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rod Kenny (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Dowd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Morris (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Robert Donahue (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Swint (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Schwantes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Max Spina (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Alabama | Rod Kenny comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-27 |
| 15:47 | Alabama | Ray Holmes gets the offensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 15:34 | Alabama | Rod Kenny loses the ball out of bounds | 35-27 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Walsh (PG), Paul Ford (PF), Wilbert Carlin (C) Nicholas Mann, Richard Dean, Ray Holmes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Picard (SG), Aleksandar Skibski (SF), John Hoffman (PF) Robert Donahue, James Swint, Joe Schwantes | |
| 15:19 | Arkansas | John Hoffman misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on John Walsh - foul #2 on John Walsh, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| 15:19 | Arkansas | John Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 15:19 | Arkansas | John Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 14:54 | Alabama | Wilbert Carlin buries a floater from the right block | 37-29 |
| 14:30 | Arkansas | Rod Kenny is called for the reach on Aleksandar Skibski - foul #1 on Rod Kenny, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Alabama | Nicholas Mann (PG) John Walsh | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Donahue (SG) Thomas Morris | |
| 14:09 | Arkansas | Aleksandar Skibski is fouled on the floor by Henry Dowd - foul #1 on Henry Dowd, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Swint (SF) Max Spina | |
| 13:51 | Arkansas | Aleksandar Skibski is hacked by Paul Ford - foul #1 on Paul Ford, team foul #4 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joe Schwantes (PF) Aleksandar Skibski | |
| 13:32 | Arkansas | Willie Picard misses short on a runner from the baseline | 37-29 |
| 13:31 | Alabama | Paul Ford gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 13:12 | Alabama | Rod Kenny misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 37-29 |
| 13:10 | Arkansas | John Hoffman grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 12:43 | Arkansas | James Swint misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Nicholas Mann - foul #1 on Nicholas Mann, team foul #5 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Walsh (PG), William Gilmore (SG), William Oliver (SF), Richard Dean (PF) Nicholas Mann, Rod Kenny, Henry Dowd, Paul Ford | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Aleksandar Skibski (SF), Michael Skiles (C) Robert Donahue, John Hoffman | |
| 12:43 | Arkansas | James Swint misses the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 12:43 | Arkansas | James Swint makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 12:20 | Alabama | John Walsh comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 12:18 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Wilbert Carlin | 37-30 |
| 12:06 | Alabama | Richard Dean blows the layup | 37-30 |
| 12:05 | Alabama | Wilbert Carlin tips it in | 39-30 |
| 11:43 | Arkansas | Aleksandar Skibski double dribbles | 39-30 |
| Subs | Alabama | Nicholas Mann (PG), Rod Kenny (SG), Henry Dowd (SF), Paul Ford (PF), Ray Holmes (C) John Walsh, William Gilmore, William Oliver, Richard Dean, Wilbert Carlin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Morris (PG), John Hoffman (PF) James Swint, Joe Schwantes | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Nicholas Mann (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rod Kenny (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Dowd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ray Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Morris (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Willie Picard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aleksandar Skibski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Skiles (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Alabama | Rod Kenny clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 11:27 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 11:14 | Arkansas | Aleksandar Skibski hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Willie Picard | 39-32 |
| 10:55 | Alabama | Nicholas Mann clanks a shot from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 10:54 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Ford | 39-32 |
| 10:36 | Alabama | Rod Kenny scores on a runner from close range | 41-32 |
| 10:10 | Arkansas | The jump hook by John Hoffman is blocked by Ray Holmes | 41-32 |
| 10:09 | Alabama | Nicholas Mann grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 09:48 | Alabama | Rod Kenny's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Walsh (PG), William Gilmore (SG), William Oliver (SF), Richard Dean (PF), Wilbert Carlin (C) Nicholas Mann, Rod Kenny, Henry Dowd, Paul Ford, Ray Holmes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Donahue (SG), James Swint (SF), Joe Schwantes (PF) Willie Picard, Aleksandar Skibski, John Hoffman | |
| 09:21 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris drills a jumper from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 09:02 | Alabama | John Walsh misses the 3 from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 09:00 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 08:33 | Arkansas | Robert Donahue hits a floater from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 08:12 | Alabama | William Gilmore misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 08:11 | Arkansas | James Swint grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 07:44 | Arkansas | Richard Dean steals the ball from Joe Schwantes | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Gilmore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Oliver (fresh) PF - Richard Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilbert Carlin (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Donahue (fresh) 12 pts. SF - James Swint (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joe Schwantes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Skiles (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Alabama | William Oliver hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Wilbert Carlin | 43-36 |
| 07:14 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | Nicholas Mann (PG), Rod Kenny (SG), Henry Dowd (SF), Paul Ford (PF) John Walsh, William Gilmore, William Oliver, Richard Dean | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Picard (PG), Max Spina (C) Thomas Morris, Michael Skiles | |
| 06:54 | Alabama | Henry Dowd's pass is intercepted by Willie Picard | 43-36 |
| 06:34 | Arkansas | Joe Schwantes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Paul Ford - foul #2 on Paul Ford, team foul #6 | 43-36 |
| 06:34 | Arkansas | Joe Schwantes makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 06:34 | Arkansas | Joe Schwantes makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 06:17 | Alabama | Wilbert Carlin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 06:16 | Arkansas | James Swint pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 05:47 | Arkansas | James Swint knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 05:29 | Alabama | Henry Dowd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Walsh (PG), Ray Holmes (C) Nicholas Mann, Wilbert Carlin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Morris (PG), Aleksandar Skibski (SF), John Hoffman (PF) Robert Donahue, James Swint, Joe Schwantes | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:16 | Arkansas | Willie Picard can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 43-40 |
| 05:14 | Alabama | Rod Kenny gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 04:58 | Alabama | Rod Kenny hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Willie Picard - foul #1 on Willie Picard, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Nicholas Mann (PG), Wilbert Carlin (C) John Walsh, Ray Holmes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Skiles (C) Max Spina | |
| 04:58 | Alabama | Rod Kenny misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 04:58 | Alabama | Rod Kenny makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 04:45 | Arkansas | Willie Picard is fouled on the floor by Henry Dowd - foul #2 on Henry Dowd, team foul #7 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Walsh (PG) Nicholas Mann | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 04:45 | Arkansas | Willie Picard makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 04:45 | Arkansas | Willie Picard makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 04:28 | Alabama | Henry Dowd's layup is rejected by Aleksandar Skibski | 44-42 |
| 04:26 | Alabama | Wilbert Carlin snags the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 04:11 | Alabama | Rod Kenny scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 03:54 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles misses the lay-in | 47-42 |
| 03:52 | Alabama | Wilbert Carlin grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 03:33 | Alabama | John Walsh hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-42 |
| 03:32 | Arkansas | John Hoffman grabs the board | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rod Kenny (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Dowd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Wilbert Carlin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Willie Picard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aleksandar Skibski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Skiles (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Arkansas | John Hoffman misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-42 |
| 03:20 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles tips it in | 47-44 |
| 02:51 | Alabama | Wilbert Carlin comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 47-44 |
| 02:49 | Arkansas | John Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 02:49 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Nicholas Mann (PG), Ray Holmes (C) John Walsh, Wilbert Carlin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Donahue (SG), James Swint (SF), Joe Schwantes (PF) Willie Picard, Aleksandar Skibski, John Hoffman | |
| 02:36 | Arkansas | James Swint misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 47-44 |
| 02:34 | Alabama | Paul Ford snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 02:27 | Alabama | Nicholas Mann is hacked by Joe Schwantes - foul #2 on Joe Schwantes, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Dean (PF) Paul Ford | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 02:10 | Alabama | Rod Kenny can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 02:08 | Arkansas | Joe Schwantes gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 02:01 | Arkansas | James Swint comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 47-44 |
| 01:59 | Alabama | Richard Dean snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 01:43 | Alabama | Rod Kenny double dribbles | 47-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Paul Ford (PF), Wilbert Carlin (C) Richard Dean, Ray Holmes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 01:29 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Mann | 47-44 |
| 01:15 | Alabama | Wilbert Carlin is fouled on the floor by James Swint - foul #3 on James Swint, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| 00:53 | Alabama | Paul Ford connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Rod Kenny | 49-44 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Nicholas Mann - foul #2 on Nicholas Mann, team foul #8 | 49-44 |
| 00:42 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 00:42 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 00:42 | Alabama | Paul Ford snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Alabama | Paul Ford is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Morris - foul #1 on Thomas Morris, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| 00:38 | Alabama | Robert Donahue is called for the reach on Nicholas Mann - foul #3 on Robert Donahue, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| 00:38 | Alabama | Nicholas Mann makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 00:38 | Alabama | Nicholas Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Arkansas | Robert Donahue misses short on a 3 from straight away | 51-45 |
| 00:30 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Wilbert Carlin | 51-45 |
| 00:27 | Alabama | Thomas Morris is called for the reach on Wilbert Carlin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Morris, team foul #8 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Walsh (PG), Walter Tilson (SG) Nicholas Mann, Rod Kenny | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:27 | Alabama | Wilbert Carlin misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 00:27 | Alabama | Wilbert Carlin grabs the offensive board | 51-45 |
| 00:26 | Alabama | Joe Schwantes is called for the reach on Wilbert Carlin - foul #3 on Joe Schwantes, team foul #9 | 51-45 |
| 00:26 | Alabama | Wilbert Carlin misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 00:26 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 00:19 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 00:17 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Paul Ford | 51-45 |
| 00:14 | Alabama | Thomas Morris is called for the reach on Paul Ford in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Morris, team foul #10 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ray Holmes (C) Wilbert Carlin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:14 | Alabama | Paul Ford makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 00:14 | Alabama | Paul Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 00:14 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Michael Skiles | 52-45 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas | James Swint misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 00:09 | Alabama | John Walsh snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 00:06 | Alabama | Thomas Morris is called for the reach on John Walsh in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Morris, team foul #11 | 52-45 |
| 00:06 | Alabama | John Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 00:06 | Alabama | John Walsh misses the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | Joe Schwantes grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-45 |