| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Michael Cave (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Welsh (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Clay (fresh) PF - William Tate (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Scott Lowery (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerome Dibella (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kevin Weight (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Young (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Jerome Dibella inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by William Tate - foul #2 on William Tate, team foul #1 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Clyde Cusack (SG), John Bunyard (C) John Welsh, Benjamin Hunter | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 19:39 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 19:39 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Clyde Cusack misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-25 |
| 19:15 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Steven Young | 28-25 |
| 18:52 | Arkansas | Steven Young hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Scott Lowery | 28-27 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | William Tate is denied on a dunk by Kevin Weight | 28-27 |
| 18:40 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Scott Lowery | 28-27 |
| 18:19 | Arkansas | Jerome Dibella misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | William Tate grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 18:13 | Louisville | Michael Cave comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Scott Lowery - foul #2 on Scott Lowery, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Welsh (SG), Gustavo Ortiz (SF), Donald Clarke (PF), Benjamin Hunter (C) Clyde Cusack, Jeffrey Clay, William Tate, John Bunyard | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 18:13 | Louisville | Michael Cave makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 18:13 | Louisville | Michael Cave makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 17:51 | Arkansas | Scott Lowery can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Gustavo Ortiz - foul #1 on Gustavo Ortiz, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| 17:51 | Arkansas | Scott Lowery misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 17:51 | Arkansas | Scott Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:47 | Louisville | Michael Cave is hacked by Scott Lowery in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Lowery, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| 17:38 | Louisville | Benjamin Hunter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Tate (PF) Donald Clarke | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 17:15 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 30-28 |
| 17:14 | Arkansas | Steven Young grabs the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 16:56 | Arkansas | Scott Lowery blows the dunk | 30-28 |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Benjamin Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 16:50 | Louisville | Michael Cave makes the shot from the right side set up by John Welsh | 32-28 |
| 16:34 | Arkansas | Steven Young misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-28 |
| 16:32 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight can't tip it in | 32-28 |
| 16:30 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight tips it in | 32-30 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | William Tate is alone and drills a shot from just outside the lane | 34-30 |
| 15:50 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-30 |
| 15:49 | Louisville | Michael Cave gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Michael Cave (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Welsh (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gustavo Ortiz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Tate (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Scott Lowery (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Jackson (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerome Dibella (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kevin Weight (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Young (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Steven Young steals it from Michael Cave in the backcourt | 34-30 |
| 15:34 | Arkansas | Steven Young makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Lowery | 34-32 |
| 15:11 | Louisville | John Welsh drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Gustavo Ortiz | 36-32 |
| 14:48 | Arkansas | William Tate denies the turnaround by Kevin Weight | 36-32 |
| 14:46 | Louisville | Gustavo Ortiz gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 14:42 | Louisville | Michael Cave can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 14:41 | Arkansas | Steven Young snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 14:13 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight buries a fadeaway from the right block | 36-34 |
| 13:59 | Louisville | Scott Lowery picks off the pass by William Tate | 36-34 |
| 13:54 | Arkansas | Jerome Dibella banks in the layup on a nice dish by Scott Lowery | 36-36 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | William Tate comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jerome Dibella - foul #2 on Jerome Dibella, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Clyde Cusack (SG), Jeffrey Clay (SF), John Bunyard (C) John Welsh, Gustavo Ortiz, Benjamin Hunter | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton (PG), Adam Brown (SG), Johnny Dash (SF), Shaun Cavender (PF), Dale Coburn (C) Scott Lowery, Michael Jackson, Jerome Dibella, Kevin Weight, Steven Young | |
| 13:47 | Louisville | William Tate misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | William Tate misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:47 | Arkansas | Shaun Cavender gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 13:20 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Clay steps in front of the Jerry Thornton pass | 36-36 |
| 13:17 | Louisville | Clyde Cusack banks in the layup set up by Jeffrey Clay | 38-36 |
| 12:48 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Johnny Dash | 38-38 |
| 12:37 | Louisville | Michael Cave loses the ball out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Clarke (PF) William Tate | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 12:20 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-38 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Donald Clarke | 38-38 |
| 12:15 | Louisville | Jeffrey Clay's pass is intercepted by Adam Brown in the backcourt | 38-38 |
| 11:59 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Clyde Cusack - foul #1 on Clyde Cusack, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Thomas (PG) Michael Cave | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Weight (PF) Shaun Cavender | |
| 11:59 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 11:59 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 11:59 | Louisville | Donald Clarke gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 11:53 | Louisville | John Bunyard can't connect on a runner from the right block | 38-39 |
| 11:51 | Louisville | Clyde Cusack grabs the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 11:38 | Louisville | Clyde Cusack hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Adam Brown - foul #1 on Adam Brown, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Cave (PG), Benjamin Hunter (C) Joseph Thomas, John Bunyard | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Lowery (PG) Adam Brown | |
| 11:38 | Louisville | Clyde Cusack misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 11:38 | Louisville | Clyde Cusack makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Michael Cave (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Cusack (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeffrey Clay (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Scott Lowery (tiring) 1 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Thornton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnny Dash (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kevin Weight (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Dale Coburn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:09 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Clyde Cusack - foul #2 on Clyde Cusack, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Bunyard (C) Benjamin Hunter | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 11:09 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 11:09 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 10:59 | Louisville | John Bunyard scores on a runner in the lane set up by Clyde Cusack | 41-40 |
| 10:45 | Arkansas | Johnny Dash misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 10:44 | Louisville | John Bunyard pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 10:39 | Louisville | Michael Cave misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 41-40 |
| 10:38 | Arkansas | Dale Coburn snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 10:19 | Arkansas | Dale Coburn is hacked by John Bunyard - foul #1 on John Bunyard, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Thomas (PG), Benjamin Hunter (C) Michael Cave, John Bunyard | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Jackson (SG), Steven Young (PF) Scott Lowery, Kevin Weight | |
| 09:55 | Arkansas | Johnny Dash knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-43 |
| 09:53 | Louisville | Clyde Cusack is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 41-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Cave (PG), William Tate (PF) Joseph Thomas, Donald Clarke | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Shaun Cavender (PF) Dale Coburn | |
| 09:37 | Arkansas | Johnny Dash misses short on a shot from the left side | 41-43 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | Jeffrey Clay grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 09:32 | Louisville | Michael Cave misses the shot from the left side | 41-43 |
| 09:31 | Louisville | Benjamin Hunter tips it home | 43-43 |
| 09:08 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Johnny Dash | 43-45 |
| 08:45 | Louisville | William Tate connects on the runner near the basket and he's hacked by Johnny Dash - foul #2 on Johnny Dash, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Welsh (SG), Gustavo Ortiz (SF), John Bunyard (C) Clyde Cusack, Jeffrey Clay, Benjamin Hunter | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Lowery (PG), Adam Brown (SG), Jerome Dibella (SF), Kevin Weight (PF) Jerry Thornton, Michael Jackson, Johnny Dash, Steven Young | |
| 08:45 | Louisville | William Tate makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 08:17 | Arkansas | Gustavo Ortiz steals it from Jerome Dibella | 46-45 |
| 07:58 | Louisville | William Tate hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Welsh | 48-45 |
| 07:33 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight can't throw it down | 48-45 |
| 07:31 | Louisville | John Welsh grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Michael Cave (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Welsh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gustavo Ortiz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Tate (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - John Bunyard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Scott Lowery (tiring) 1 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Adam Brown (fresh) SF - Jerome Dibella (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kevin Weight (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Shaun Cavender (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Michael Cave clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Scott Lowery - foul #4 on Scott Lowery, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Clyde Cusack (SG), Jeffrey Clay (SF), Donald Clarke (PF), Benjamin Hunter (C) John Welsh, Gustavo Ortiz, William Tate, John Bunyard | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton (PG), Steven Young (PF), Dale Coburn (C) Scott Lowery, Kevin Weight, Shaun Cavender | |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Michael Cave makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Michael Cave makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 07:08 | Arkansas | Jerome Dibella is whistled for a carry | 50-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Thomas (PG) Michael Cave | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 06:54 | Louisville | Donald Clarke clanks a runner in the paint | 50-45 |
| 06:53 | Louisville | Joseph Thomas tips it in | 52-45 |
| 06:35 | Arkansas | Dale Coburn scores on a jumper from the left side | 52-47 |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Clyde Cusack travels with the ball | 52-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Cave (PG), Gustavo Ortiz (SF), William Tate (PF), John Bunyard (C) Joseph Thomas, Jeffrey Clay, Donald Clarke, Benjamin Hunter | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Johnny Dash (PG), Michael Jackson (SG), Kevin Weight (PF) Jerry Thornton, Adam Brown, Steven Young | |
| 05:59 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-49 |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Michael Jackson picks off the pass by John Bunyard | 52-49 |
| 05:18 | Arkansas | Johnny Dash misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 05:16 | Louisville | John Bunyard snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Clyde Cusack is hacked by Dale Coburn - foul #1 on Dale Coburn, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Clay (SF), Donald Clarke (PF), Benjamin Hunter (C) Gustavo Ortiz, William Tate, John Bunyard | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton (PG), Steven Young (C) Jerome Dibella, Dale Coburn | |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Clyde Cusack misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Benjamin Hunter grabs the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 04:54 | Louisville | Michael Cave misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 04:52 | Louisville | Benjamin Hunter tips it but misses | 52-49 |
| 04:50 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 04:34 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight misses short on a floater from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 04:33 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight gets the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 04:10 | Arkansas | Johnny Dash drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Thornton | 52-52 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Clyde Cusack misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 03:52 | Arkansas | Steven Young grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 03:29 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Jackson and he's hacked by Benjamin Hunter - foul #3 on Benjamin Hunter, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Thomas (PG), John Welsh (SG), Gustavo Ortiz (SF), William Tate (PF), John Bunyard (C) Michael Cave, Clyde Cusack, Jeffrey Clay, Donald Clarke, Benjamin Hunter | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Lowery (PG), Adam Brown (SG), Jerome Dibella (SF), Shaun Cavender (C) Jerry Thornton, Michael Jackson, Johnny Dash, Steven Young | |
| 03:29 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight misses the free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:29 | Louisville | John Bunyard pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Joseph Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Welsh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gustavo Ortiz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Tate (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - John Bunyard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Scott Lowery (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Adam Brown (fresh) SF - Jerome Dibella (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kevin Weight (tiring) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Shaun Cavender (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | Louisville | John Welsh is hacked by Shaun Cavender - foul #2 on Shaun Cavender, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Cave (PG) Joseph Thomas | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dale Coburn (C) Kevin Weight | |
| 03:13 | Louisville | John Welsh makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 03:13 | Louisville | John Welsh makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:53 | Arkansas | John Welsh steals it from Dale Coburn | 54-54 |
| 02:49 | Louisville | Gustavo Ortiz misses the dunk | 54-54 |
| 02:48 | Louisville | John Bunyard tips it but misses | 54-54 |
| 02:47 | Arkansas | Shaun Cavender pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 02:47 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Clay (SF), Benjamin Hunter (C) Gustavo Ortiz, John Bunyard | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton (SG), Steven Young (PF) Adam Brown, Shaun Cavender | |
| 02:26 | Arkansas | Dale Coburn can't throw it down but he's hacked by Benjamin Hunter - foul #4 on Benjamin Hunter, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gustavo Ortiz (SF) Jeffrey Clay | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Shaun Cavender (PF) Jerome Dibella | |
| 02:26 | Arkansas | Dale Coburn makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:26 | Arkansas | Dale Coburn misses the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:26 | Arkansas | Steven Young grabs the offensive board | 54-55 |
| 01:59 | Arkansas | Dale Coburn can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 54-55 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Benjamin Hunter grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 01:51 | Louisville | William Tate knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by John Welsh | 56-55 |
| 01:51 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Clay (SF) Gustavo Ortiz | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Jackson (SG), Jerome Dibella (SF), Kevin Weight (PF) Jerry Thornton, Dale Coburn, Shaun Cavender | |
| 01:26 | Arkansas | Michael Cave picks off the pass by Kevin Weight | 56-55 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Michael Cave misses the lay-in | 56-55 |
| 01:22 | Arkansas | Jerome Dibella pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 01:17 | Arkansas | Jerome Dibella misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 01:16 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Dibella | 56-55 |
| 00:56 | Arkansas | Jerome Dibella is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Jerome Dibella, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Michael Cave misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-55 |
| 00:29 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | William Tate swats the shot by Jerome Dibella | 56-55 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | William Tate grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Scott Lowery is called for the reach on William Tate in the backcourt - foul #5 on Scott Lowery, team foul #10 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Johnny Dash (PG) Scott Lowery | |
| 00:03 | Louisville | William Tate misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | William Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Jerome Dibella misses short on a halfcourt shot | 57-55 |