| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Blackwell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Nitta (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Stever (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Beau Paton (fresh) 1 pts. C - George Galles (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Grau (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Shaver (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fadey Olejarski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steve Billingsley (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Benjamin Magoon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski inbounds the ball | 22-30 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Arkansas | William Grau knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Steve Billingsley | 22-33 |
| 19:22 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Stever buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Aaron Nitta | 25-33 |
| 19:02 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver loses the ball out of bounds | 25-33 |
| 18:41 | Western Illinois | Patrick Shaver steals it from George Galles | 25-33 |
| 18:13 | Arkansas | William Grau is hacked by Nicholas Stever - foul #2 on Nicholas Stever, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| 17:57 | Arkansas | George Galles denies the turnaround by Benjamin Magoon | 25-33 |
| 17:56 | Western Illinois | Beau Paton pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 17:39 | Western Illinois | Aaron Nitta's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Magoon | 25-33 |
| 17:18 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver can't connect on a floater from the right side | 25-33 |
| 17:16 | Western Illinois | Beau Paton pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 16:55 | Western Illinois | James Blackwell is whistled for a carry | 25-33 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Willie Green (PG), Christopher Brown (SG), Charles Hambleton (PF), Robert Wood (C) James Blackwell, Aaron Nitta, Beau Paton, George Galles | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Merganthaler (SF), Sean Wood (C) Fadey Olejarski, Benjamin Magoon | |
| 16:27 | Arkansas | Sean Wood is hacked by Charles Hambleton - foul #2 on Charles Hambleton, team foul #2 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Vincent Barnes (SF) Nicholas Stever | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 16:06 | Arkansas | William Grau is hacked by Willie Green - foul #3 on Willie Green, team foul #3 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Keith Collman (PG) Willie Green | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 15:46 | Arkansas | William Grau clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-33 |
| 15:44 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley gets the offensive rebound | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Keith Collman (fresh) SG - Christopher Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Vincent Barnes (fresh) PF - Charles Hambleton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Wood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Grau (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Shaver (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Merganthaler (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Steve Billingsley (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Sean Wood (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Arkansas | William Grau connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Merganthaler | 25-36 |
| 15:16 | Western Illinois | Robert Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-36 |
| 15:14 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley gets the rebound | 25-36 |
| 14:47 | Arkansas | William Grau makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Steve Billingsley | 25-39 |
| 14:35 | Western Illinois | Christopher Brown makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Vincent Barnes | 28-39 |
| 14:10 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Patrick Shaver, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Blackwell (PG), Aaron Nitta (SG), Nicholas Stever (SF), Beau Paton (PF), George Galles (C) Keith Collman, Christopher Brown, Vincent Barnes, Charles Hambleton, Robert Wood | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski (SF), Benjamin Magoon (C) James Merganthaler, Sean Wood | |
| 13:49 | Western Illinois | James Blackwell is called for traveling | 28-39 |
| 13:36 | Arkansas | Nicholas Stever is called for the reach on William Grau - foul #3 on Nicholas Stever, team foul #4 | 28-39 |
| 13:21 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver is hacked by Aaron Nitta - foul #2 on Aaron Nitta, team foul #5 | 28-39 |
| 12:55 | Arkansas | William Grau's pass is intercepted by Beau Paton | 28-39 |
| 12:45 | Western Illinois | Beau Paton double dribbles | 28-39 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Merganthaler (SG) Patrick Shaver | |
| 12:26 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon clanks a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on George Galles - foul #1 on George Galles, team foul #6 | 28-39 |
| 12:26 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 12:26 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon misses the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 12:26 | Western Illinois | Aaron Nitta snags the defensive board | 28-40 |
| 11:59 | Western Illinois | Beau Paton drills a shot from the free throw line | 30-40 |
| 11:32 | Arkansas | William Grau misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-40 |
| 11:30 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Stever grabs the board | 30-40 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Blackwell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Nitta (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nicholas Stever (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Beau Paton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - George Galles (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Grau (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Merganthaler (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Fadey Olejarski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steve Billingsley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Benjamin Magoon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:16 | Western Illinois | Aaron Nitta buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by George Galles | 33-40 |
| 10:52 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon lays it in on a nice dish by Steve Billingsley | 33-42 |
| 10:36 | Western Illinois | Aaron Nitta is fouled on the floor by James Merganthaler - foul #2 on James Merganthaler, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Willie Green (PG), Christopher Brown (SG), Vincent Barnes (SF), Charles Hambleton (PF), Robert Wood (C) James Blackwell, Aaron Nitta, Nicholas Stever, Beau Paton, George Galles | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Mays (PG), Patrick Shaver (SG), Sean Wood (C) William Grau, James Merganthaler, Benjamin Magoon | |
| 10:10 | Western Illinois | Christopher Brown makes the runner from the left block | 35-42 |
| 09:52 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Mays | 35-44 |
| 09:39 | Western Illinois | Charles Hambleton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Steve Billingsley - foul #1 on Steve Billingsley, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Grau (PG) Eric Mays | |
| 09:39 | Western Illinois | Charles Hambleton makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 09:39 | Western Illinois | Charles Hambleton makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 09:15 | Arkansas | William Grau connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 09:04 | Western Illinois | Charles Hambleton misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 09:02 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| 08:40 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley misses long on a jumper from close range | 37-47 |
| 08:39 | Arkansas | Sean Wood snags the offensive board | 37-47 |
| 08:15 | Arkansas | Robert Wood steals the ball from Patrick Shaver | 37-47 |
| 07:56 | Western Illinois | Robert Wood misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Sean Wood - foul #1 on Sean Wood, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Blackwell (PG), Aaron Nitta (SG), Nicholas Stever (SF), Beau Paton (PF) Willie Green, Christopher Brown, Vincent Barnes, Charles Hambleton | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Merganthaler (SG), Benjamin Magoon (C) Patrick Shaver, Sean Wood | |
| 07:56 | Western Illinois | Robert Wood makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 07:56 | Western Illinois | Robert Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 07:56 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Stever grabs the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 07:46 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Stever connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Blackwell | 40-47 |
| 07:20 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Aaron Nitta - foul #3 on Aaron Nitta, team foul #7 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Galles (C) Robert Wood | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 07:20 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 07:20 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley misses the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 07:20 | Western Illinois | George Galles pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Blackwell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Aaron Nitta (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Stever (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Beau Paton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - George Galles (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Grau (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Merganthaler (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Fadey Olejarski (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Steve Billingsley (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Benjamin Magoon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:03 | Western Illinois | James Blackwell misses the 3 from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 07:02 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 06:53 | Arkansas | William Grau can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-48 |
| 06:52 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon hits the follow up shot | 40-50 |
| 06:37 | Western Illinois | George Galles is fouled on the floor by William Grau - foul #3 on William Grau, team foul #5 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Mays (PG), Patrick Shaver (SG) William Grau, Fadey Olejarski | |
| 06:23 | Western Illinois | Beau Paton makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas Stever | 42-50 |
| 05:54 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley lays it in set up by Eric Mays | 42-52 |
| 05:45 | Western Illinois | Aaron Nitta hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Patrick Shaver - foul #3 on Patrick Shaver, team foul #6 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Grau (PG) Eric Mays | |
| 05:45 | Western Illinois | Aaron Nitta makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 05:45 | Western Illinois | Aaron Nitta misses the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 05:45 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 05:23 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-52 |
| 05:21 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon snags the offensive board | 43-52 |
| 04:57 | Arkansas | William Grau misses short on a 3 from straight away | 43-52 |
| 04:55 | Western Illinois | George Galles grabs the board | 43-52 |
| 04:36 | Western Illinois | George Galles connects on the jumper from close range set up by James Blackwell and he's fouled by Steve Billingsley - foul #2 on Steve Billingsley, team foul #7 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Willie Green (PG), Christopher Brown (SG), Vincent Barnes (SF), Charles Hambleton (PF) James Blackwell, Aaron Nitta, Nicholas Stever, Beau Paton | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski (SF), Sean Wood (C) James Merganthaler, Benjamin Magoon | |
| 04:36 | Western Illinois | George Galles makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 04:24 | Arkansas | William Grau misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 04:23 | Arkansas | Sean Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 04:07 | Arkansas | William Grau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Wood (C) George Galles | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 03:47 | Western Illinois | Vincent Barnes double dribbles | 46-52 |
| 03:29 | Arkansas | William Grau misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 03:28 | Western Illinois | Charles Hambleton gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 03:03 | Western Illinois | Vincent Barnes comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 03:02 | Western Illinois | Robert Wood hits the follow up shot | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Willie Green (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Christopher Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Vincent Barnes (fresh) PF - Charles Hambleton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Wood (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Grau (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Shaver (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Fadey Olejarski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steve Billingsley (tiring) 11 pts. 11 reb. C - Sean Wood (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:44 | Arkansas | William Grau knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 02:44 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-55 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Blackwell (PG), Aaron Nitta (SG), Nicholas Stever (SF), Beau Paton (PF), George Galles (C) Willie Green, Christopher Brown, Vincent Barnes, Charles Hambleton, Robert Wood | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Merganthaler (SG), Benjamin Magoon (C) Patrick Shaver, Sean Wood | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:26 | Western Illinois | Benjamin Magoon blocks the short jumper by Nicholas Stever | 48-55 |
| 02:24 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Fadey Olejarski | 48-55 |
| 02:00 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-55 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver (SG) James Merganthaler | |
| 01:39 | Western Illinois | James Blackwell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-55 |
| 01:37 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| 01:11 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver misses short on a floater from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 01:10 | Western Illinois | Beau Paton snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 01:06 | Western Illinois | James Blackwell comes up short on the shot from the left side | 48-55 |
| 01:04 | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| 00:59 | Arkansas | William Grau misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-55 |
| 00:57 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Stever grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Western Illinois | George Galles connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from James Blackwell | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver dunks the ball on a great pass from William Grau and the foul's on Aaron Nitta - foul #4 on Aaron Nitta, team foul #8 | 50-57 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver makes the free throw | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Western Illinois | James Blackwell drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley is hacked by James Blackwell in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Blackwell, team foul #9 | 53-58 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley misses the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon grabs the offensive board | 53-59 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon is fouled on the floor by George Galles - foul #2 on George Galles, team foul #10 | 53-59 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon misses the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:08 | Western Illinois | George Galles grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 00:02 | Western Illinois | George Galles loses the ball out of bounds | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | William Grau runs out the clock | 53-60 |