| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dale Coburn (fresh) SG - Jerry Thornton (fresh) SF - Steven Young (fresh) PF - Kevin Weight (fresh) C - Kurt Wenger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Kevin Williams (fresh) SG - James Alkire (fresh) SF - Robert Sturgill (fresh) PF - Ben Banta (fresh) C - Billy Sadoski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Steven Young wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Alkire - foul #1 on James Alkire, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:33 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Vanderbilt | Robert Sturgill connects on the fadeaway from close range | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Arkansas | Dale Coburn misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Vanderbilt | Billy Sadoski grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Vanderbilt | James Alkire throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Billy Sadoski - foul #1 on Billy Sadoski, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:22 | Vanderbilt | Robert Sturgill is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Young - foul #1 on Steven Young, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:14 | Vanderbilt | Billy Sadoski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | Vanderbilt | Ben Banta hits the follow up shot | 3-4 |
| 17:51 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 3-4 |
| 17:50 | Arkansas | Kurt Wenger tips it back up and in | 5-4 |
| 17:34 | Vanderbilt | Dale Coburn is called for the reach on Kevin Williams - foul #1 on Dale Coburn, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 17:16 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Williams misses short on an open floater from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:14 | Vanderbilt | Robert Sturgill gets the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:59 | Vanderbilt | James Alkire drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Kevin Williams | 5-6 |
| 16:31 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 5-6 |
| 16:30 | Vanderbilt | James Alkire gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:11 | Vanderbilt | James Alkire is open and buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Williams | 5-9 |
| 15:48 | Arkansas | Dale Coburn's pass is intercepted by Billy Sadoski | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dale Coburn (fairly fresh) SG - Jerry Thornton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Young (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Weight (fairly fresh) C - Kurt Wenger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Kevin Williams (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Alkire (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Sturgill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ben Banta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Sadoski (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Vanderbilt | James Alkire is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 15:36 | Vanderbilt | Billy Sadoski hits the follow up shot | 5-11 |
| 15:14 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dale Coburn | 7-11 |
| 15:11 | Vanderbilt | Robert Sturgill travels in the backcourt | 7-11 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Johnny Dash (PG), Harold Perales (SF), Robert Powers (C) Dale Coburn, Steven Young, Kurt Wenger | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ricky Leslie (PG), Louis Lawrence (SG), Thomas Grant (SF), Paul Hause (PF), Charles Holmes (C) Kevin Williams, James Alkire, Robert Sturgill, Ben Banta, Billy Sadoski | |
| 14:48 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton is fouled on the floor by Paul Hause - foul #1 on Paul Hause, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Brown (PG) Jerry Thornton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 14:35 | Arkansas | Johnny Dash comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-11 |
| 14:34 | Vanderbilt | Charles Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:24 | Vanderbilt | Charles Holmes buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Ricky Leslie | 7-13 |
| 14:08 | Arkansas | George Brown is hacked by Ricky Leslie - foul #1 on Ricky Leslie, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kurt Wenger (C) Kevin Weight | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 13:44 | Arkansas | Johnny Dash comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 13:43 | Arkansas | Robert Powers tips it home | 9-13 |
| 13:38 | Vanderbilt | George Brown is called for the reach on Ricky Leslie in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Brown, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton (SG) George Brown | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Alkire (SG) Louis Lawrence | |
| 13:29 | Vanderbilt | Paul Hause can't throw it down but the foul's on Robert Powers - foul #1 on Robert Powers, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Weight (PF) Robert Powers | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kevin Williams (PG), Robert Sturgill (SF), Billy Sadoski (C) Ricky Leslie, Thomas Grant, Charles Holmes | |
| 13:29 | Vanderbilt | Paul Hause misses the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:29 | Vanderbilt | Paul Hause makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:08 | Arkansas | Johnny Dash knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-14 |
| 12:58 | Vanderbilt | James Alkire is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-16 |
| 12:34 | Arkansas | Kurt Wenger banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kevin Weight | 14-16 |
| 12:15 | Vanderbilt | James Alkire buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Williams | 14-19 |
| 11:51 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Dash | 16-19 |
| 11:49 | Vanderbilt | Robert Sturgill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-19 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dale Coburn (PG), Steven Young (SF), Robert Powers (PF) Jerry Thornton, Harold Perales, Kevin Weight | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ricky Leslie (PG), Louis Lawrence (SG), Thomas Grant (SF), Ben Banta (PF), Charles Holmes (C) Kevin Williams, James Alkire, Robert Sturgill, Paul Hause, Billy Sadoski | |
| 11:32 | Arkansas | Dale Coburn buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Kurt Wenger | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dale Coburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Johnny Dash (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Young (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Powers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kurt Wenger (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Ricky Leslie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Lawrence (fresh) SF - Thomas Grant (fresh) PF - Ben Banta (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:16 | Vanderbilt | Ben Banta misses the lay-in | 18-19 |
| 11:15 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Steven Young | 18-19 |
| 10:59 | Arkansas | Kurt Wenger knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 20-19 |
| 10:44 | Vanderbilt | Ben Banta drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 10:22 | Arkansas | Dale Coburn knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Steven Young and he's hacked by Ben Banta - foul #1 on Ben Banta, team foul #5 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton (SG), Kevin Weight (PF) Johnny Dash, Robert Powers | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kevin Williams (PG), James Alkire (SG), Robert Sturgill (SF), Billy Sadoski (C) Ricky Leslie, Louis Lawrence, Thomas Grant, Charles Holmes | |
| 10:22 | Arkansas | Dale Coburn makes the free throw | 23-22 |
| 10:05 | Vanderbilt | Ben Banta is called for traveling | 23-22 |
| 09:40 | Arkansas | Kurt Wenger misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Alkire - foul #2 on James Alkire, team foul #6 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Brown (PG) Dale Coburn | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ricky Leslie (SG), Chris Lund (PF) James Alkire, Ben Banta | |
| 09:40 | Arkansas | Kurt Wenger makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 09:40 | Arkansas | Kurt Wenger makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 09:21 | Vanderbilt | Robert Sturgill can't finish the layup | 25-22 |
| 09:19 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 08:59 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight scores on a shot from the baseline and the foul's on Chris Lund - foul #1 on Chris Lund, team foul #7 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harold Perales (SF), Robert Powers (C) Steven Young, Kurt Wenger | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Hause (PF) Chris Lund | |
| 08:59 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight makes the free throw | 28-22 |
| 08:48 | Vanderbilt | Ricky Leslie is fouled on the floor by Jerry Thornton - foul #1 on Jerry Thornton, team foul #5 | 28-22 |
| 08:35 | Vanderbilt | Ricky Leslie's pass is intercepted by Robert Powers | 28-22 |
| 08:12 | Arkansas | Billy Sadoski blocks the short jumper by Kevin Weight | 28-22 |
| 08:10 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight tips it back up and in | 30-22 |
| 07:41 | Vanderbilt | Billy Sadoski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dale Coburn (PG), Johnny Dash (SG), Steven Young (PF), Kurt Wenger (C) George Brown, Jerry Thornton, Kevin Weight, Robert Powers | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Marvin Robinson (PG), Louis Lawrence (SG), Thomas Grant (SF), Ben Banta (PF), Charles Holmes (C) Kevin Williams, Ricky Leslie, Robert Sturgill, Paul Hause, Billy Sadoski | |
| 07:20 | Arkansas | Dale Coburn misses short on a shot from the right block | 30-22 |
| 07:19 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Charles Holmes | 30-22 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dale Coburn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Johnny Dash (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Perales (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Young (tiring) C - Kurt Wenger (tired) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Marvin Robinson (fresh) SG - Louis Lawrence (fresh) SF - Thomas Grant (fresh) PF - Ben Banta (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Vanderbilt | Louis Lawrence is fouled on the floor by Dale Coburn - foul #2 on Dale Coburn, team foul #6 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton (SG), Kevin Weight (PF) Dale Coburn, Harold Perales | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 06:55 | Vanderbilt | Charles Holmes misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 06:53 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| 06:27 | Arkansas | Johnny Dash double dribbles | 30-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dale Coburn (PG) Jerry Thornton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Hause (C) Charles Holmes | |
| 06:24 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Weight takes the ball from Paul Hause in the backcourt | 30-22 |
| 06:07 | Arkansas | Ben Banta denies the turnaround by Kurt Wenger | 30-22 |
| 06:06 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Paul Hause | 30-22 |
| 05:49 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Grant is whistled for traveling | 30-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton (SG), Robert Powers (C) Johnny Dash, Kurt Wenger | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kevin Williams (PG), Ricky Leslie (SG), Robert Sturgill (SF), Billy Sadoski (C) Marvin Robinson, Louis Lawrence, Thomas Grant, Ben Banta | |
| 05:31 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kevin Weight | 32-22 |
| 05:21 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Williams loses the dribble to Jerry Thornton | 32-22 |
| 04:52 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-22 |
| 04:50 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Ricky Leslie | 32-22 |
| 04:37 | Vanderbilt | Billy Sadoski knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Kevin Williams and the foul's on Robert Powers - foul #2 on Robert Powers, team foul #7 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Brown (PG), Harold Perales (SF), Kurt Wenger (C) Dale Coburn, Steven Young, Robert Powers | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Grant (SG), Ben Banta (PF) Ricky Leslie, Paul Hause | |
| 04:37 | Vanderbilt | Billy Sadoski makes the free throw | 32-25 |
| 04:13 | Arkansas | Kurt Wenger misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Ben Banta - foul #2 on Ben Banta, team foul #8 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Johnny Dash (SF) Jerry Thornton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Louis Lawrence (SG), Chris Lund (PF), Charles Holmes (C) Robert Sturgill, Ben Banta, Billy Sadoski | |
| 04:13 | Arkansas | Kurt Wenger misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 04:13 | Arkansas | Kurt Wenger makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 03:59 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Williams is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-25 |
| 03:57 | Arkansas | Kurt Wenger grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 03:36 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight is hacked by Charles Holmes - foul #1 on Charles Holmes, team foul #9 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ricky Leslie (PG), James Alkire (SG), Ben Banta (PF) Kevin Williams, Louis Lawrence, Chris Lund | |
| 03:36 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight misses the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 03:36 | Vanderbilt | Ben Banta gets the rebound | 33-25 |
| 03:16 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Grant blows the wide open layup but he's fouled by Kurt Wenger - foul #1 on Kurt Wenger, team foul #8 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Powers (PF) Kevin Weight | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Sturgill (SF), Billy Sadoski (C) Ricky Leslie, Charles Holmes | |
| 03:16 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Grant makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 03:16 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 03:16 | Arkansas | Kurt Wenger grabs the board | 33-26 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Brown (fresh) SG - Harold Perales (fresh) SF - Johnny Dash (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Powers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kurt Wenger (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Thomas Grant (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Alkire (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Sturgill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ben Banta (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Sadoski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Arkansas | Harold Perales is hacked by James Alkire - foul #3 on James Alkire, team foul #10 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dale Coburn (PG), Jerry Thornton (SG), Steven Young (PF) George Brown, Johnny Dash, Kurt Wenger | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ricky Leslie (PG), Louis Lawrence (SG) Thomas Grant, James Alkire | |
| 02:47 | Arkansas | Harold Perales misses the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:47 | Arkansas | Harold Perales misses the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:47 | Vanderbilt | Ben Banta grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 02:40 | Vanderbilt | Robert Sturgill misses long on an open fadeaway from the baseline | 33-26 |
| 02:39 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Robert Powers | 33-26 |
| 02:19 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-26 |
| 02:17 | Vanderbilt | Ricky Leslie snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 01:55 | Vanderbilt | Billy Sadoski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Billy Sadoski, team foul #11 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Johnny Dash (SF), Kurt Wenger (C) Harold Perales, Robert Powers | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kevin Williams (PG), Thomas Grant (SF), Paul Hause (PF), Charles Holmes (C) Louis Lawrence, Robert Sturgill, Ben Banta, Billy Sadoski | |
| 01:31 | Arkansas | Kevin Williams takes the ball from Jerry Thornton | 33-26 |
| 01:09 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Grant is by himself and knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Ricky Leslie | 33-28 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas | Charles Holmes steals it from Kurt Wenger | 33-28 |
| 00:35 | Vanderbilt | Ricky Leslie hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 00:33 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 00:33 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 33-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Brown (PG), Harold Perales (SF), Kevin Weight (PF), Robert Powers (C) Dale Coburn, Johnny Dash, Steven Young, Kurt Wenger | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Sturgill (SF), Ben Banta (PF), Billy Sadoski (C) Thomas Grant, Paul Hause, Charles Holmes | |
| 00:13 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jerry Thornton and the foul's on Ben Banta - foul #3 on Ben Banta, team foul #12 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Grant (SG), Paul Hause (PF) Ricky Leslie, Ben Banta | |
| 00:13 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight makes the free throw | 36-28 |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Williams is fouled on the floor by Robert Powers - foul #3 on Robert Powers, team foul #9 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kurt Wenger (C) Robert Powers | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | George Brown can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 36-30 |