| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Baillie (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Law (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dana Lainez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Franjo Zentz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Herbert Shreve (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Farrington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Umstead (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Franklin Izzo (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law inbounds the ball | 26-35 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 26-35 |
| 19:42 | Arkansas | Mark Farrington grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 19:14 | Arkansas | David Anderson misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 26-35 |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | Dana Lainez pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 18:50 | Cincinnati | Thomas Baillie misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 26-35 |
| 18:48 | Cincinnati | Dana Lainez misses the tip | 26-35 |
| 18:46 | Cincinnati | Dana Lainez tips it back up and in | 28-35 |
| 18:20 | Arkansas | David Anderson loses the dribble to Franjo Zentz | 28-35 |
| 18:00 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Anderson - foul #3 on David Anderson, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell (C) David Anderson | |
| 18:00 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:00 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:00 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 17:54 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-35 |
| 17:53 | Cincinnati | Dana Lainez gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 17:43 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-35 |
| 17:22 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-35 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | Thomas Baillie makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 16:59 | Arkansas | Mark Farrington hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Herbert Shreve | 31-38 |
| 16:55 | Cincinnati | Thomas Baillie clanks a 3 from the left corner | 31-38 |
| 16:54 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 16:32 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo misses the dunk | 31-38 |
| 16:30 | Arkansas | David Umstead grabs the offensive board | 31-38 |
| 16:16 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo is hacked by Daniel Law - foul #3 on Daniel Law, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Arthur Ball (PG), Kevin Dwyer (C) Daniel Law, Franjo Zentz | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeff Pape (SF) Mark Farrington | |
| 15:59 | Arkansas | The pull-up jumper by Herbert Shreve is blocked by Dana Lainez | 31-38 |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | Thomas Baillie snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Arthur Ball (fresh) SG - Thomas Baillie (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Antonio Lambert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dana Lainez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Dwyer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Herbert Shreve (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Umstead (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Pape (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Franklin Izzo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Fretwell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Cincinnati | Thomas Baillie splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 15:52 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to David Umstead | 31-38 |
| 15:27 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 31-38 |
| 15:25 | Cincinnati | Kevin Dwyer grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | Dana Lainez makes the fadeaway from the right block | 33-38 |
| 14:42 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Kevin Dwyer - foul #1 on Kevin Dwyer, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Cusson (PG), Booker Brode (SG), Daniel Law (SF), Franjo Zentz (C) Arthur Ball, Thomas Baillie, Antonio Lambert, Dana Lainez | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Farrington (SG) David Umstead | |
| 14:42 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 14:42 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-40 |
| 14:15 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 13:54 | Arkansas | Mark Farrington comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 13:52 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam but the foul's on Jeff Pape - foul #1 on Jeff Pape, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dana Lainez (PF) Kevin Dwyer | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Anderson (C) Frank Fretwell | |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz misses the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 13:40 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 13:19 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 33-42 |
| 13:04 | Cincinnati | Frank Cusson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Booker Brode | 36-42 |
| 12:43 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 36-42 |
| 12:41 | Arkansas | Mark Farrington hits the follow up shot | 36-44 |
| 12:27 | Cincinnati | Booker Brode throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Baillie (SG), Kevin Dwyer (PF) Booker Brode, Dana Lainez | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alvin Marchand (SG), David Umstead (SF) Mark Farrington, Jeff Pape | |
| 12:03 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo misses badly on a shot from the left block | 36-44 |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Cusson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Baillie (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Law (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Dwyer (fresh) 5 reb. C - Franjo Zentz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Herbert Shreve (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Marchand (fresh) SF - David Umstead (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Franklin Izzo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - David Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Thomas Baillie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dana Lainez (PF) Franjo Zentz | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 11:10 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo makes the floater from the baseline set up by Alvin Marchand | 36-46 |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by David Umstead - foul #2 on David Umstead, team foul #3 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Lambert (PG), Franjo Zentz (C) Frank Cusson, Kevin Dwyer | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Farrington (SG), Jeff Pape (SF), Angel Roman (PF) Herbert Shreve, Alvin Marchand, Franklin Izzo | |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law misses the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 10:50 | Arkansas | Angel Roman grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 10:30 | Arkansas | David Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 37-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Arthur Ball (PG) Daniel Law | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell (C) David Anderson | |
| 10:10 | Cincinnati | Thomas Baillie is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Thomas Baillie, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| 09:47 | Arkansas | Dana Lainez steals the ball from David Umstead | 37-46 |
| 09:23 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ball makes the runner in the lane and the foul's on David Umstead - foul #3 on David Umstead, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Dwyer (PF) Dana Lainez | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve (PG), Franklin Izzo (PF), David Anderson (C) Jeff Pape, Angel Roman, Frank Fretwell | |
| 09:23 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ball makes the free throw | 40-46 |
| 08:58 | Arkansas | Mark Farrington misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | Kevin Dwyer pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 08:32 | Cincinnati | David Anderson steps in front of the Franjo Zentz pass | 40-46 |
| 08:07 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Antonio Lambert grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 07:51 | Cincinnati | Antonio Lambert misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-46 |
| 07:49 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Arthur Ball (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Baillie (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Antonio Lambert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Dwyer (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Franjo Zentz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Herbert Shreve (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Farrington (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Umstead (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Franklin Izzo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - David Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Arkansas | Kevin Dwyer is called for the reach on Herbert Shreve - foul #2 on Kevin Dwyer, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Cusson (PG), Booker Brode (SG), Daniel Law (SF), Dana Lainez (PF) Arthur Ball, Thomas Baillie, Antonio Lambert, Kevin Dwyer | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alvin Marchand (SG), Jeff Pape (SF), Frank Fretwell (C) Mark Farrington, David Umstead, David Anderson | |
| 06:57 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Alvin Marchand | 40-49 |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz is fouled on the floor by Frank Fretwell - foul #3 on Frank Fretwell, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Angel Roman (PF) Franklin Izzo | |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Franjo Zentz | 43-49 |
| 05:58 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-49 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Dana Lainez grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Angel Roman is called for the reach on Dana Lainez - foul #2 on Angel Roman, team foul #6 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Baillie (SG), Kevin Dwyer (C) Booker Brode, Franjo Zentz | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Umstead (PG), David Anderson (C) Herbert Shreve, Frank Fretwell | |
| 05:31 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law is hacked by Angel Roman - foul #3 on Angel Roman, team foul #7 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Farrington (SG), Franklin Izzo (PF) Alvin Marchand, Angel Roman | |
| 05:31 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 05:31 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 05:08 | Arkansas | Dana Lainez is called for the reach on Mark Farrington - foul #2 on Dana Lainez, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| 04:45 | Arkansas | Mark Farrington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve (PG) Jeff Pape | |
| 04:36 | Cincinnati | Frank Cusson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 04:34 | Arkansas | David Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 04:16 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo comes up short on the shot from the right block | 43-49 |
| 04:14 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Farrington | 43-49 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-49 |
| 03:50 | Cincinnati | Kevin Dwyer grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Cusson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Baillie (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Law (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dana Lainez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Dwyer (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Herbert Shreve (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Farrington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Umstead (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Franklin Izzo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - David Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:37 | Cincinnati | Kevin Dwyer makes the wide open jump hook near the basket | 45-49 |
| 03:16 | Arkansas | The short jumper by David Anderson is denied by Dana Lainez | 45-49 |
| 03:15 | Arkansas | Mark Farrington grabs the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 02:53 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by David Umstead | 45-52 |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | Thomas Baillie splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 02:47 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 02:19 | Arkansas | David Umstead drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Herbert Shreve and he's hacked by Dana Lainez - foul #3 on Dana Lainez, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Arthur Ball (PG), Booker Brode (SG), Antonio Lambert (SF), Franjo Zentz (C) Frank Cusson, Thomas Baillie, Daniel Law, Kevin Dwyer | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alvin Marchand (SG), Jeff Pape (SF), Angel Roman (PF), Frank Fretwell (C) Herbert Shreve, Mark Farrington, Franklin Izzo, David Anderson | |
| 02:19 | Arkansas | David Umstead makes the free throw | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | Booker Brode connects on the open 3 from the right wing set up by Arthur Ball | 48-55 |
| 02:10 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Baillie (SG) Booker Brode | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve (PG), David Anderson (C) Alvin Marchand, Frank Fretwell | |
| 01:48 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from David Umstead | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ball is called for traveling | 48-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Cusson (PG), Daniel Law (SF) Arthur Ball, Antonio Lambert | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bruce Garner (PG), Alvin Marchand (SG), Frank Fretwell (C) Herbert Shreve, David Umstead, David Anderson | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:13 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell misses short on a floater from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | Thomas Baillie snags the defensive board | 48-58 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | Frank Cusson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 01:06 | Arkansas | Alvin Marchand snags the defensive board | 48-58 |
| 00:37 | Arkansas | Angel Roman knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Dana Lainez is whistled for a carry | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Arkansas | Angel Roman loses the dribble to Dana Lainez | 48-60 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law's dunk attempt is rejected by Angel Roman | 48-60 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | Jeff Pape grabs the defensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Jeff Pape runs out the clock | 48-60 |