| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Washburn (fresh) SG - Willie Frank (fresh) SF - Bryan Bacon (fresh) PF - Russell Shutt (fresh) C - Aaron Shields (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Paul Swanson (fresh) SG - Carmelo Bernal (fresh) SF - Alva Mankowski (fresh) PF - Daniel Medved (fresh) C - John Girardi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | John Washburn knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Willie Frank | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Bryan Bacon | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | Tennessee | Willie Frank is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Willie Frank, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:36 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved is hacked by Willie Frank - foul #2 on Willie Frank, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes (SG) Willie Frank | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 18:18 | Arkansas | John Girardi comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-0 |
| 18:17 | Arkansas | John Girardi tips it in | 3-2 |
| 17:48 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 17:47 | Arkansas | Alva Mankowski snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:26 | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 17:25 | Tennessee | John Washburn gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:58 | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon drills a fadeaway from the right side | 5-2 |
| 16:47 | Arkansas | Alva Mankowski's layup is rejected by Aaron Shields | 5-2 |
| 16:46 | Arkansas | Alva Mankowski can't tip it in | 5-2 |
| 16:44 | Tennessee | John Washburn pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:22 | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 16:20 | Arkansas | Paul Swanson grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 16:03 | Arkansas | John Washburn steals it from Daniel Medved | 5-2 |
| 16:00 | Tennessee | John Washburn lays it in | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Washburn (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Glenn Hayes (fresh) SF - Bryan Bacon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Shutt (fresh) C - Aaron Shields (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Paul Swanson (fresh) SG - Carmelo Bernal (fresh) SF - Alva Mankowski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Medved (fresh) C - John Girardi (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Glenn Hayes - foul #1 on Glenn Hayes, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| 15:50 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 15:50 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:30 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on John Girardi - foul #1 on John Girardi, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Siegle (PF) Russell Shutt | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andreas Romano (SF) Alva Mankowski | |
| 15:30 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields misses the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:30 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:13 | Arkansas | Robert Siegle steps in front of the Daniel Medved pass | 8-4 |
| 14:44 | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon is called for a charge - foul #1 on Bryan Bacon, team foul #4 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ian Olson (PG), Wade Houchin (SG), Williams Head (PF), Clifford McGuire (C) Paul Swanson, Carmelo Bernal, Daniel Medved, John Girardi | |
| 14:31 | Arkansas | Clifford McGuire knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 8-6 |
| 14:17 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Williams Head - foul #1 on Williams Head, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ian Green (PG) John Washburn | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alva Mankowski (SF) Andreas Romano | |
| 14:17 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:17 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle misses the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:17 | Arkansas | Alva Mankowski snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 14:05 | Arkansas | Ian Olson misses the lay-in | 9-6 |
| 14:03 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:42 | Tennessee | Wade Houchin is called for the reach on Robert Siegle - foul #1 on Wade Houchin, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Russell Shutt (PF) Aaron Shields | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Girardi (C) Clifford McGuire | |
| 13:21 | Tennessee | Ian Green lays it up and in | 11-6 |
| 13:15 | Arkansas | Wade Houchin's pass is intercepted by Ian Green | 11-6 |
| 12:46 | Tennessee | Ian Green hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Bacon | 13-6 |
| 12:42 | Arkansas | Ian Green picks off the pass by Ian Olson in the backcourt | 13-6 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Ian Green jams it | 15-6 |
| 12:18 | Arkansas | John Girardi can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 15-6 |
| 12:16 | Arkansas | John Girardi snags the offensive board | 15-6 |
| 12:04 | Arkansas | John Girardi connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Alva Mankowski | 15-8 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ian Green (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Glenn Hayes (fairly fresh) SF - Bryan Bacon (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Russell Shutt (fresh) C - Robert Siegle (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ian Olson (fresh) SG - Wade Houchin (fresh) SF - Alva Mankowski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Williams Head (fairly fresh) C - John Girardi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Tennessee | Alva Mankowski picks off the pass by Robert Siegle | 15-8 |
| 11:18 | Arkansas | Williams Head loses the dribble to Ian Green | 15-8 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Alva Mankowski - foul #1 on Alva Mankowski, team foul #4 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Washburn (PG), Aaron Shields (C) Ian Green, Robert Siegle | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Paul Swanson (PG), Carmelo Bernal (SG), Andreas Romano (SF), Daniel Medved (PF), Clifford McGuire (C) Ian Olson, Wade Houchin, Alva Mankowski, Williams Head, John Girardi | |
| 10:59 | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon makes the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon makes the 2nd free throw | 17-8 |
| 10:31 | Arkansas | Paul Swanson comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Aaron Shields - foul #1 on Aaron Shields, team foul #5 | 17-8 |
| 10:31 | Arkansas | Paul Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 10:31 | Arkansas | Paul Swanson misses the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 10:31 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields snags the defensive board | 17-9 |
| 10:04 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields is whistled for traveling | 17-9 |
| 09:49 | Arkansas | Paul Swanson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 17-9 |
| 09:47 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields grabs the defensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 09:32 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Bryan Bacon | 19-9 |
| 09:18 | Arkansas | Andreas Romano misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 19-9 |
| 09:16 | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon gets the rebound | 19-9 |
| 08:57 | Tennessee | Russell Shutt makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Washburn | 21-9 |
| 08:37 | Arkansas | Andreas Romano banks in the layup on a great pass from Carmelo Bernal | 21-11 |
| 08:11 | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon misses the jumper in the paint | 21-11 |
| 08:10 | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes grabs the offensive rebound | 21-11 |
| 07:53 | Tennessee | Paul Swanson is called for the reach on Russell Shutt - foul #1 on Paul Swanson, team foul #5 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ian Green (PG), Robert Siegle (PF) Bryan Bacon, Russell Shutt | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ian Olson (PG), Wade Houchin (SG), Alva Mankowski (SF), Williams Head (PF), John Girardi (C) Paul Swanson, Carmelo Bernal, Andreas Romano, Daniel Medved, Clifford McGuire | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ian Green (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SG - Glenn Hayes (tiring) SF - John Washburn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Siegle (fresh) 1 pts. C - Aaron Shields (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ian Olson (fresh) SG - Wade Houchin (fresh) SF - Alva Mankowski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Williams Head (fresh) C - John Girardi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 21-11 |
| 07:37 | Tennessee | John Washburn tips it in | 23-11 |
| 07:18 | Arkansas | John Girardi lays it in on a nice dish by Alva Mankowski | 23-13 |
| 06:53 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields is denied on a dunk by Williams Head | 23-13 |
| 06:51 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-13 |
| 06:40 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Williams Head - foul #2 on Williams Head, team foul #6 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Frank (SG), Russell Shutt (PF) Glenn Hayes, Aaron Shields | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Paul Swanson (PG), Carmelo Bernal (SG), Daniel Medved (PF) Ian Olson, Wade Houchin, Williams Head | |
| 06:40 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle makes the 1st free throw | 24-13 |
| 06:40 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle makes the 2nd free throw | 25-13 |
| 06:26 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Carmelo Bernal | 25-15 |
| 06:12 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Russell Shutt is blocked by Daniel Medved | 25-15 |
| 06:10 | Arkansas | Paul Swanson snags the defensive board | 25-15 |
| 05:45 | Arkansas | Russell Shutt is called for the reach on Carmelo Bernal - foul #1 on Russell Shutt, team foul #6 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon (SF) John Washburn | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 05:34 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved buries a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Russell Shutt - foul #2 on Russell Shutt, team foul #7 | 25-17 |
| 05:34 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved misses the free throw | 25-17 |
| 05:34 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle pulls down the rebound | 25-17 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee | Willie Frank is fouled on the floor by Daniel Medved - foul #1 on Daniel Medved, team foul #7 | 25-17 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee | Willie Frank makes the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee | Willie Frank misses the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 05:17 | Arkansas | John Girardi snags the defensive board | 26-17 |
| 04:58 | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal misses long on a 3 from straight away | 26-17 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon snags the defensive board | 26-17 |
| 04:41 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-17 |
| 04:39 | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal snags the defensive board | 26-17 |
| 04:27 | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Swanson | 26-20 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | Willie Frank is fouled on the floor by Carmelo Bernal - foul #1 on Carmelo Bernal, team foul #8 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes (PG), John Washburn (SF), Aaron Shields (C) Ian Green, Bryan Bacon, Robert Siegle | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ian Olson (PG), Wade Houchin (SG), Andreas Romano (SF), George Murphy (PF), Clifford McGuire (C) Paul Swanson, Carmelo Bernal, Alva Mankowski, Daniel Medved, John Girardi | |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | Willie Frank makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | Willie Frank misses the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 04:06 | Arkansas | George Murphy pulls down the rebound | 27-20 |
| 03:52 | Arkansas | Russell Shutt blocks the short jumper by George Murphy | 27-20 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas | Clifford McGuire gets the offensive rebound | 27-20 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Glenn Hayes (fairly fresh) SG - Willie Frank (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Washburn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Russell Shutt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Shields (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ian Olson (fresh) SG - Wade Houchin (fresh) SF - Andreas Romano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Murphy (fresh) C - Clifford McGuire (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:37 | Arkansas | George Murphy steps out of bounds on the baseline | 27-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon (SF) Willie Frank | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Williams Head (PF) George Murphy | |
| 03:10 | Tennessee | Russell Shutt connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Glenn Hayes | 29-20 |
| 02:51 | Arkansas | Andreas Romano comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Bryan Bacon - foul #2 on Bryan Bacon, team foul #8 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ian Green (PG), Robert Siegle (PF) Bryan Bacon, Russell Shutt | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Paul Swanson (PG), Daniel Medved (PF), John Girardi (C) Ian Olson, Williams Head, Clifford McGuire | |
| 02:51 | Arkansas | Andreas Romano makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 02:51 | Arkansas | Andreas Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | John Washburn comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 29-22 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ian Green | 31-22 |
| 02:01 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 31-22 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields gets the rebound | 31-22 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle blows the layup but he's fouled by Wade Houchin - foul #2 on Wade Houchin, team foul #9 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Frank (SG), Russell Shutt (PF) Glenn Hayes, Aaron Shields | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal (SG), Alva Mankowski (SF) Wade Houchin, Andreas Romano | |
| 01:33 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle makes the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 01:05 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved misses short on a jumper from the left side | 33-22 |
| 01:04 | Tennessee | Russell Shutt grabs the defensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | John Washburn comes up short on the shot from the left side | 33-22 |
| 00:46 | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal gets the rebound | 33-22 |
| 00:40 | Arkansas | John Girardi misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Siegle - foul #1 on Robert Siegle, team foul #9 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes (PG) Ian Green | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wade Houchin (SG), Williams Head (PF) Paul Swanson, Daniel Medved | |
| 00:40 | Arkansas | John Girardi misses the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 00:40 | Arkansas | John Girardi misses the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 00:40 | Arkansas | Williams Head grabs the offensive board | 33-22 |
| 00:28 | Arkansas | Alva Mankowski misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-22 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas | Alva Mankowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | Russell Shutt blocks the short jumper by John Girardi | 33-22 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | John Washburn grabs the defensive rebound | 33-22 |