| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Vyacheslav Balic (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Grau (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Shaver (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Steve Billingsley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Gilbert Cernansky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Earl McGraff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Partridge (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cecil Fett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Vernon Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver inbounds the ball | 43-33 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Arkansas | William Grau drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Balic | 46-33 |
| 19:17 | Ball State | Michael Partridge connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Earl McGraff | 46-35 |
| 19:02 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-35 |
| 18:44 | Ball State | Michael Partridge can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Vyacheslav Balic - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Balic, team foul #1 | 46-35 |
| 18:44 | Ball State | Michael Partridge makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 18:44 | Ball State | Michael Partridge makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 18:30 | Arkansas | William Grau misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 18:28 | Arkansas | Gilbert Cernansky grabs the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 18:18 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley misses the dunk | 46-37 |
| 18:17 | Ball State | Earl McGraff snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 17:56 | Ball State | Cecil Fett lays it in | 46-39 |
| 17:41 | Arkansas | Cecil Fett steals it from Gilbert Cernansky | 46-39 |
| 17:31 | Ball State | Michael Partridge is called for traveling | 46-39 |
| 17:14 | Arkansas | Gilbert Cernansky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon (C) Gilbert Cernansky | |
| Subs | Ball State | Milton Scruggs (C) Vernon Peterson | |
| 16:55 | Ball State | Cecil Fett connects on the jump hook from close range | 46-41 |
| 16:47 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon comes up short on the shot from the right side | 46-41 |
| 16:45 | Ball State | David Burgess gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 16:34 | Ball State | Michael Partridge loses the dribble to Steve Billingsley | 46-41 |
| 16:13 | Arkansas | William Grau misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 16:11 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver grabs the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 16:00 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Vyacheslav Balic | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Vyacheslav Balic (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Grau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Shaver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Steve Billingsley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Magoon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Earl McGraff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Partridge (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Burgess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cecil Fett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Milton Scruggs (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Ball State | Michael Partridge makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by David Burgess | 49-43 |
| 15:35 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic misses short on a floater from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 15:34 | Ball State | The rebound goes to David Burgess | 49-43 |
| 15:17 | Ball State | Earl McGraff double dribbles | 49-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joe St. Pierre (PG), Gilbert Cernansky (C) Vyacheslav Balic, Benjamin Magoon | |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), Edward Jones (SG), Allen Rich (SF), Vernon Peterson (C) Earl McGraff, Michael Partridge, David Burgess, Cecil Fett | |
| 14:51 | Arkansas | William Grau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-43 |
| 14:28 | Ball State | William Grau is called for the reach on Milton Scruggs - foul #3 on William Grau, team foul #2 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dustin Taggart (PF) Milton Scruggs | |
| 13:59 | Ball State | Allen Rich buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Vernon Peterson | 49-46 |
| 13:41 | Arkansas | Gilbert Cernansky misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 49-46 |
| 13:40 | Arkansas | Joe St. Pierre grabs the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 13:32 | Arkansas | William Grau loses the dribble to Edward Jones | 49-46 |
| 13:27 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edward Jones | 49-48 |
| 13:00 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Dustin Taggart - foul #1 on Dustin Taggart, team foul #1 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic (PG) Patrick Shaver | |
| Subs | Ball State | Earl McGraff (PG), Michael Partridge (SG), David Burgess (SF), Cecil Fett (PF) Melvin Jobe, Edward Jones, Allen Rich, Dustin Taggart | |
| 13:00 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 13:00 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:41 | Ball State | Vernon Peterson misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 51-48 |
| 12:39 | Arkansas | William Grau snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 12:34 | Arkansas | Earl McGraff steals the ball from Vyacheslav Balic | 51-48 |
| 12:26 | Ball State | David Burgess hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Partridge | 51-50 |
| 12:11 | Arkansas | Cecil Fett is called for the reach on Steve Billingsley - foul #2 on Cecil Fett, team foul #2 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tibor Zimit (SG), Benjamin Magoon (C) William Grau, Gilbert Cernansky | |
| Subs | Ball State | Milton Scruggs (C) Vernon Peterson | |
| 11:53 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 11:52 | Ball State | The rebound goes to David Burgess | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Vyacheslav Balic (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tibor Zimit (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joe St. Pierre (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Steve Billingsley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Magoon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Earl McGraff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Partridge (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cecil Fett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Milton Scruggs (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:47 | Ball State | Earl McGraff's floater is tipped away by Benjamin Magoon | 51-50 |
| 11:46 | Ball State | Michael Partridge snags the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 11:33 | Ball State | David Burgess buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 11:20 | Arkansas | Joe St. Pierre clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-53 |
| 11:19 | Ball State | David Burgess grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 11:00 | Ball State | Earl McGraff misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-53 |
| 10:58 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 10:54 | Arkansas | Tibor Zimit misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-53 |
| 10:53 | Ball State | Cecil Fett grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 10:31 | Ball State | Milton Scruggs scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Partridge and he's hacked by Benjamin Magoon - foul #1 on Benjamin Magoon, team foul #3 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Grau (SG), Patrick Shaver (SF), Gilbert Cernansky (C) Vyacheslav Balic, Tibor Zimit, Benjamin Magoon | |
| Subs | Ball State | Allen Rich (SF), Vernon Peterson (C) David Burgess, Cecil Fett | |
| 10:31 | Ball State | Milton Scruggs makes the free throw | 51-57 |
| 10:19 | Arkansas | William Grau hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joe St. Pierre | 54-57 |
| 10:12 | Ball State | Earl McGraff hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joe St. Pierre - foul #4 on Joe St. Pierre, team foul #4 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tibor Zimit (PG) Joe St. Pierre | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 10:12 | Ball State | Earl McGraff makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 10:12 | Ball State | Earl McGraff makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 09:57 | Arkansas | Gilbert Cernansky misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Earl McGraff - foul #1 on Earl McGraff, team foul #3 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Jones (PG), Cecil Fett (PF) Earl McGraff, Milton Scruggs | |
| 09:57 | Arkansas | Gilbert Cernansky misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 09:57 | Arkansas | Gilbert Cernansky makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 09:41 | Ball State | Edward Jones scores on a floater in the paint | 55-61 |
| 09:23 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-61 |
| 09:22 | Ball State | Vernon Peterson grabs the board | 55-61 |
| 09:17 | Ball State | Edward Jones can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 55-61 |
| 09:15 | Arkansas | Gilbert Cernansky snags the defensive board | 55-61 |
| 09:11 | Arkansas | Allen Rich is called for the reach on Tibor Zimit - foul #1 on Allen Rich, team foul #4 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic (PG) Tibor Zimit | |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG) Michael Partridge | |
| 09:01 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Balic | 57-61 |
| 08:51 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-61 |
| 08:50 | Ball State | Vernon Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 08:37 | Ball State | Edward Jones knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-64 |
| 08:29 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from William Grau and he's hacked by Vernon Peterson - foul #2 on Vernon Peterson, team foul #5 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon (C) Gilbert Cernansky | |
| Subs | Ball State | Earl McGraff (PG), David Burgess (SF), Milton Scruggs (C) Melvin Jobe, Allen Rich, Vernon Peterson | |
| 08:29 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic makes the free throw | 60-64 |
| 08:18 | Ball State | Cecil Fett makes the shot from the left block set up by Earl McGraff | 60-66 |
| 07:58 | Arkansas | William Grau misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 60-66 |
| 07:56 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver grabs the offensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 07:40 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-66 |
| 07:38 | Ball State | Cecil Fett pulls down the rebound | 60-66 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Vyacheslav Balic (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Grau (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Shaver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Steve Billingsley (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Magoon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Earl McGraff (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Burgess (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cecil Fett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Milton Scruggs (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Ball State | Edward Jones buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-68 |
| 07:00 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Patrick Shaver | 62-68 |
| 06:48 | Ball State | Benjamin Magoon denies the turnaround by Cecil Fett | 62-68 |
| 06:47 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley grabs the defensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 06:43 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Vyacheslav Balic | 64-68 |
| 06:22 | Ball State | Earl McGraff connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Cecil Fett | 64-70 |
| 06:03 | Arkansas | William Grau misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-70 |
| 06:01 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon snags the offensive board | 64-70 |
| 05:55 | Arkansas | David Burgess takes the ball from William Grau | 64-70 |
| 05:52 | Ball State | David Burgess misses the dunk attempt | 64-70 |
| 05:51 | Ball State | David Burgess pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-70 |
| 05:51 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-70 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tibor Zimit (SG), Joe St. Pierre (SF), Gilbert Cernansky (C) William Grau, Patrick Shaver, Benjamin Magoon | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Partridge (SG), Vernon Peterson (C) Edward Jones, Milton Scruggs | |
| 05:31 | Ball State | Cecil Fett comes up short on the floater from close range | 64-70 |
| 05:30 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Peterson | 64-70 |
| 05:15 | Ball State | David Burgess is hacked by Joe St. Pierre - foul #5 on Joe St. Pierre, team foul #5 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Sean Franck (SF) Joe St. Pierre | |
| Subs | Ball State | Milton Scruggs (PF) Cecil Fett | |
| 05:04 | Ball State | Earl McGraff knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Milton Scruggs | 64-73 |
| 04:42 | Arkansas | Tibor Zimit loses the dribble to Vernon Peterson | 64-73 |
| 04:25 | Ball State | Earl McGraff misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-73 |
| 04:24 | Ball State | Vernon Peterson grabs the offensive board | 64-73 |
| 04:11 | Ball State | David Burgess hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Gilbert Cernansky - foul #2 on Gilbert Cernansky, team foul #6 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Grau (SG), Patrick Shaver (SF) Vyacheslav Balic, Sean Franck | |
| Subs | Ball State | Cecil Fett (PF) Milton Scruggs | |
| 04:11 | Ball State | David Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 04:11 | Ball State | David Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas | Tibor Zimit comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-75 |
| 03:49 | Ball State | Cecil Fett grabs the defensive rebound | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:25 | Ball State | Vernon Peterson is whistled for traveling | 64-75 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Jones (PG), Allen Rich (SF) Earl McGraff, David Burgess | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Tibor Zimit (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Grau (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Shaver (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Steve Billingsley (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Gilbert Cernansky (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edward Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Partridge (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Rich (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cecil Fett (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Vernon Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-75 |
| 03:09 | Ball State | Vernon Peterson gets the rebound | 64-75 |
| 03:04 | Ball State | Allen Rich hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-75 |
| 03:02 | Arkansas | Gilbert Cernansky pulls down the rebound | 64-75 |
| 02:58 | Arkansas | Allen Rich picks off the pass by Patrick Shaver | 64-75 |
| 02:54 | Ball State | Michael Partridge banks in the layup set up by Allen Rich | 64-77 |
| 02:54 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-77 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic (PG) Tibor Zimit | |
| Subs | Ball State | Earl McGraff (PG), David Burgess (SF) Edward Jones, Allen Rich | |
| 02:33 | Arkansas | Gilbert Cernansky hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Balic | 66-77 |
| 02:13 | Ball State | Michael Partridge is hacked by William Grau - foul #4 on William Grau, team foul #7 | 66-77 |
| 02:13 | Ball State | Michael Partridge misses the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 02:13 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Peterson | 66-77 |
| 01:57 | Ball State | Cecil Fett can't connect on a shot from the left side | 66-77 |
| 01:55 | Ball State | Vernon Peterson grabs the offensive rebound | 66-77 |
| 01:45 | Ball State | Vernon Peterson buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by David Burgess | 66-79 |
| 01:34 | Arkansas | William Grau hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-79 |
| 01:07 | Ball State | David Burgess hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 69-79 |
| 01:06 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley pulls down the rebound | 69-79 |
| 01:01 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic clanks a shot in the lane | 69-79 |
| 01:00 | Ball State | Earl McGraff gets the rebound | 69-79 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Ball State | Vyacheslav Balic is called for the reach on Earl McGraff in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vyacheslav Balic, team foul #8 | 69-79 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Jones (SG), Thomas Perry (SF), Milton Scruggs (PF), Dustin Taggart (C) Michael Partridge, David Burgess, Cecil Fett, Vernon Peterson | |
| 00:58 | Ball State | Earl McGraff makes the 1st free throw | 69-80 |
| 00:58 | Ball State | Earl McGraff makes the 2nd free throw | 69-81 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 69-81 |
| 00:52 | Ball State | Milton Scruggs gets the rebound | 69-81 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Ball State | Earl McGraff misses long on a shot from the left block | 69-81 |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Dustin Taggart tips it home | 69-83 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-83 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Melvin Jobe (PG), Allen Rich (SF) Earl McGraff, Thomas Perry | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Melvin Jobe runs out the clock | 69-83 |