| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jack Huffman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerry Barber (fresh) SF - Mark O'Donnel (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Brett Vansteenberg (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dustin Gore (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Glenn Dilbeck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey McLean (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Eisenstein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Ponder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | William Eisenstein inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Arkansas | William Eisenstein misses short on a shot from close range | 24-26 |
| 19:30 | Arkansas | William Eisenstein misses the tip | 24-26 |
| 19:29 | Villanova | Brett Vansteenberg snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 19:08 | Villanova | Brett Vansteenberg can't connect on a floater in the lane | 24-26 |
| 19:06 | Arkansas | Glenn Dilbeck grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 18:42 | Arkansas | Jeffrey McLean misses the easy layup | 24-26 |
| 18:41 | Arkansas | William Eisenstein tips it back up and in | 24-28 |
| 18:39 | Villanova | Jack Huffman is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey McLean - foul #3 on Jeffrey McLean, team foul #1 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carlos Cales (SG), James Schofield (SF), Justin Wilson (PF) Jerry Barber, Mark O'Donnel, Brett Vansteenberg | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bobby Allender (PG), Willie Vesey (SF), Christopher Blakely (PF), David Porter (C) Glenn Dilbeck, Jeffrey McLean, Stanley Ponder, Paul Reed | |
| 18:16 | Villanova | Dustin Gore knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Jack Huffman | 26-28 |
| 17:56 | Arkansas | William Eisenstein drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Bobby Allender | 26-31 |
| 17:54 | Villanova | William Eisenstein steals the ball from Carlos Cales in the backcourt | 26-31 |
| 17:26 | Arkansas | William Eisenstein buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Bobby Allender | 26-33 |
| 17:19 | Villanova | James Schofield throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clayton Thompson (PG), Jerry Barber (SG), Sean Hobbs (SF), Brett Vansteenberg (PF) Jack Huffman, Carlos Cales, James Schofield, Justin Wilson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Glenn Dilbeck (PG), Stanley Ponder (PF), Paul Reed (C) Willie Vesey, Christopher Blakely, David Porter | |
| 16:54 | Arkansas | Bobby Allender hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Jerry Barber - foul #1 on Jerry Barber, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Mark O'Donnel (SF) Jerry Barber | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 16:54 | Arkansas | Bobby Allender misses the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 16:54 | Arkansas | Bobby Allender misses the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 16:54 | Villanova | Dustin Gore gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 16:25 | Villanova | Stanley Ponder takes the ball from Sean Hobbs | 26-33 |
| 16:16 | Arkansas | William Eisenstein buries a jumper from the right block | 26-35 |
| 15:55 | Villanova | Sean Hobbs scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Clayton Thompson | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Clayton Thompson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Sean Hobbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark O'Donnel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Brett Vansteenberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Gore (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Glenn Dilbeck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Allender (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Eisenstein (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stanley Ponder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Reed (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Arkansas | Glenn Dilbeck is fouled in the backcourt by Brett Vansteenberg - foul #2 on Brett Vansteenberg, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carlos Cales (PG), Jerry Barber (SG), James Schofield (SF), Justin Wilson (C) Clayton Thompson, Sean Hobbs, Mark O'Donnel, Dustin Gore | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeffrey McLean (SG), Willie Vesey (SF), David Porter (C) Bobby Allender, William Eisenstein, Paul Reed | |
| 15:37 | Arkansas | Willie Vesey scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Stanley Ponder | 29-38 |
| 15:34 | Villanova | Willie Vesey is called for the reach on James Schofield in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willie Vesey, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| 15:13 | Villanova | Brett Vansteenberg misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 29-38 |
| 15:11 | Arkansas | Willie Vesey gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 14:47 | Arkansas | Jeffrey McLean hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Willie Vesey and he's hacked by Carlos Cales - foul #2 on Carlos Cales, team foul #3 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clayton Thompson (PG), Jack Huffman (SG), Mark O'Donnel (SF), Dustin Gore (C) Carlos Cales, Jerry Barber, James Schofield, Justin Wilson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Eisenstein (SF), Christopher Blakely (PF), Paul Reed (C) Willie Vesey, Stanley Ponder, David Porter | |
| 14:47 | Arkansas | Jeffrey McLean makes the free throw | 29-41 |
| 14:27 | Villanova | Dustin Gore is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jack Huffman | 32-41 |
| 14:22 | Arkansas | Glenn Dilbeck is hacked by Clayton Thompson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clayton Thompson, team foul #4 | 32-41 |
| 14:07 | Arkansas | Glenn Dilbeck is fouled on the floor by Clayton Thompson - foul #2 on Clayton Thompson, team foul #5 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Justin Wilson (PF) Brett Vansteenberg | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 13:54 | Arkansas | Paul Reed comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-41 |
| 13:53 | Villanova | Dustin Gore grabs the board | 32-41 |
| 13:29 | Villanova | Clayton Thompson comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey McLean - foul #4 on Jeffrey McLean, team foul #3 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sean Hobbs (SF), Brett Vansteenberg (PF) Mark O'Donnel, Dustin Gore | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Vesey (SF), Stanley Ponder (PF) Jeffrey McLean, Christopher Blakely | |
| 13:29 | Villanova | Clayton Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 13:29 | Villanova | Clayton Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 13:24 | Arkansas | William Eisenstein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Barber (SG) Clayton Thompson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 13:04 | Villanova | Brett Vansteenberg makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jack Huffman and he's hacked by Willie Vesey - foul #2 on Willie Vesey, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Villanova | Carlos Cales (PG), James Schofield (SF), Dustin Gore (C) Jack Huffman, Jerry Barber, Justin Wilson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 13:04 | Villanova | Brett Vansteenberg makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 12:38 | Arkansas | Stanley Ponder misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 12:37 | Arkansas | Glenn Dilbeck grabs the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 12:15 | Arkansas | Glenn Dilbeck makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Paul Reed | 37-44 |
| 11:49 | Villanova | Dustin Gore misses the jumper from the free throw line | 37-44 |
| 11:48 | Villanova | James Schofield tips it but misses | 37-44 |
| 11:46 | Arkansas | Glenn Dilbeck grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Carlos Cales (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sean Hobbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Schofield (fairly fresh) PF - Brett Vansteenberg (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Gore (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Glenn Dilbeck (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Eisenstein (tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Willie Vesey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Ponder (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Reed (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Arkansas | Glenn Dilbeck makes the 3 from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 11:06 | Villanova | Carlos Cales is hacked by Glenn Dilbeck - foul #2 on Glenn Dilbeck, team foul #5 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clayton Thompson (PG), Jack Huffman (SG), Mark O'Donnel (SF), Justin Wilson (PF) Carlos Cales, Sean Hobbs, James Schofield, Brett Vansteenberg | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bobby Allender (SG), Christopher Blakely (PF), David Porter (C) William Eisenstein, Willie Vesey, Paul Reed | |
| 10:55 | Villanova | Christopher Blakely swats the short shot by Dustin Gore | 37-47 |
| 10:54 | Arkansas | David Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 10:39 | Arkansas | Bobby Allender hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-47 |
| 10:37 | Villanova | Dustin Gore gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 10:32 | Villanova | Mark O'Donnel loses the dribble to Bobby Allender in the backcourt | 37-47 |
| 10:10 | Arkansas | Stanley Ponder drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-50 |
| 10:06 | Villanova | Clayton Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Dilbeck - foul #3 on Glenn Dilbeck, team foul #6 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | James Schofield (SF), Brett Vansteenberg (PF) Mark O'Donnel, Dustin Gore | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Eisenstein (SF) Stanley Ponder | |
| 09:49 | Villanova | Brett Vansteenberg misses the jumper in the paint | 37-50 |
| 09:47 | Arkansas | David Porter snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 09:34 | Arkansas | Jack Huffman steals it from Glenn Dilbeck | 37-50 |
| 09:11 | Villanova | Justin Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerry Barber (SG), Mark O'Donnel (SF) Clayton Thompson, James Schofield | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Vesey (SF), Paul Reed (C) Glenn Dilbeck, David Porter | |
| 08:42 | Arkansas | Paul Reed loses the dribble to Justin Wilson | 37-50 |
| 08:19 | Villanova | Mark O'Donnel misses the jumper in the lane | 37-50 |
| 08:17 | Villanova | Jack Huffman tips it in | 39-50 |
| 07:58 | Arkansas | Willie Vesey loses the dribble to Jack Huffman | 39-50 |
| 07:55 | Villanova | Brett Vansteenberg banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jack Huffman | 41-50 |
| 07:43 | Arkansas | Paul Reed travels with the ball | 41-50 |
| 07:43 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 41-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clayton Thompson (PG), Carlos Cales (SG), Sean Hobbs (SF), Dustin Gore (C) Jack Huffman, Jerry Barber, Mark O'Donnel, Brett Vansteenberg | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Glenn Dilbeck (PG), Jeffrey McLean (SG), Stanley Ponder (PF), David Porter (C) Bobby Allender, William Eisenstein, Christopher Blakely, Paul Reed | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Clayton Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Cales (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sean Hobbs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Justin Wilson (tiring) 2 stl. C - Dustin Gore (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Glenn Dilbeck (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey McLean (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Willie Vesey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Ponder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Porter (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Villanova | Carlos Cales travels in the backcourt | 41-50 |
| 07:29 | Arkansas | Sean Hobbs takes the ball from Jeffrey McLean | 41-50 |
| 07:03 | Villanova | Dustin Gore misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Porter - foul #2 on David Porter, team foul #7 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Brett Vansteenberg (PF) Justin Wilson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Eisenstein (SF) Willie Vesey | |
| 07:03 | Villanova | Dustin Gore makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 07:03 | Villanova | Dustin Gore makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 06:59 | Arkansas | Glenn Dilbeck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-50 |
| 06:37 | Villanova | Carlos Cales knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Clayton Thompson | 45-50 |
| 06:15 | Arkansas | Glenn Dilbeck misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-50 |
| 06:14 | Villanova | Sean Hobbs gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 05:50 | Villanova | Brett Vansteenberg hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Stanley Ponder - foul #1 on Stanley Ponder, team foul #8 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jack Huffman (PG), Jerry Barber (SG), James Schofield (SF) Clayton Thompson, Carlos Cales, Sean Hobbs | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Vesey (SF), Paul Reed (C) William Eisenstein, David Porter | |
| 05:50 | Villanova | Brett Vansteenberg makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 05:50 | Villanova | Brett Vansteenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 05:48 | Arkansas | James Schofield steps in front of the Glenn Dilbeck pass in the backcourt | 47-50 |
| 05:21 | Villanova | Jack Huffman makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 05:19 | Arkansas | Jerry Barber steps in front of the Glenn Dilbeck pass in the backcourt | 50-50 |
| 05:00 | Villanova | Dustin Gore is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 50-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | Justin Wilson (PF) Brett Vansteenberg | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bobby Allender (PG), Christopher Blakely (PF) Glenn Dilbeck, Stanley Ponder | |
| 04:57 | Arkansas | Jeffrey McLean is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeffrey McLean, team foul #9 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Eisenstein (SG) Jeffrey McLean | |
| 04:36 | Villanova | Paul Reed steals the ball from Dustin Gore | 50-50 |
| 04:34 | Arkansas | Paul Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Dustin Gore - foul #3 on Dustin Gore, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| 04:18 | Arkansas | William Eisenstein connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 04:00 | Villanova | Jack Huffman connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Barber | 53-52 |
| 03:33 | Arkansas | William Eisenstein is denied on a dunk by Justin Wilson | 53-52 |
| 03:32 | Arkansas | Christopher Blakely tips it in | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Jack Huffman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jerry Barber (tiring) 1 ast. SF - James Schofield (fairly fresh) PF - Justin Wilson (tired) 2 stl. C - Dustin Gore (tired) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Bobby Allender (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Eisenstein (tired) 13 pts. 4 reb. SF - Willie Vesey (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Blakely (tiring) 2 pts. C - Paul Reed (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Villanova | Jack Huffman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-54 |
| 03:02 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Willie Vesey | 53-54 |
| 03:02 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Clayton Thompson (PG), Carlos Cales (SG), Sean Hobbs (SF), Brett Vansteenberg (PF), Mark O'Donnel (C) Jack Huffman, Jerry Barber, James Schofield, Justin Wilson, Dustin Gore | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Glenn Dilbeck (PG), Stanley Ponder (SF), David Porter (C) Bobby Allender, Willie Vesey, Paul Reed | |
| 03:00 | Arkansas | Carlos Cales steals the ball from William Eisenstein in the backcourt | 53-54 |
| 02:43 | Villanova | Sean Hobbs can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 02:41 | Arkansas | Christopher Blakely snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas | Glenn Dilbeck misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-54 |
| 02:16 | Villanova | Mark O'Donnel snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 01:52 | Villanova | Mark O'Donnel is open and scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Clayton Thompson | 55-54 |
| 01:52 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 55-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jack Huffman (PG), Jerry Barber (SG), Dustin Gore (C) Clayton Thompson, Carlos Cales, Sean Hobbs | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bobby Allender (SG), Paul Reed (C) Christopher Blakely, David Porter | |
| 01:39 | Arkansas | Paul Reed scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Bobby Allender | 55-56 |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Jack Huffman is hacked by Glenn Dilbeck in the backcourt - foul #4 on Glenn Dilbeck, team foul #10 | 55-56 |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Jack Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 01:33 | Villanova | Jack Huffman misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 01:33 | Arkansas | Stanley Ponder grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 01:20 | Arkansas | Stanley Ponder clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-56 |
| 01:19 | Arkansas | Paul Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 01:19 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 56-56 |
| 00:53 | Arkansas | Bobby Allender hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 56-56 |
| 00:51 | Villanova | Mark O'Donnel pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 00:49 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | Jack Huffman is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 00:30 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 58-56 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | Stanley Ponder is whistled for traveling | 58-56 |
| 00:01 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Jack Huffman runs out the clock | 58-56 |