| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Karl Duffy (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Dubose (fresh) PF - Gary Buffington (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Rudd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sean Emerson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Laroche (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Mellon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Stembridge (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Marvin Leger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Robert Dubose inbounds the ball | 38-29 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Arkansas | Karl Duffy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-29 |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger snags the defensive board | 38-29 |
| 19:22 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson is hacked by James Hanson - foul #2 on James Hanson, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| 19:06 | Northern Iowa | Karl Duffy steps in front of the Sean Emerson pass | 38-29 |
| 18:59 | Arkansas | Sean Stembridge takes the ball from Robert Rudd | 38-29 |
| 18:43 | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Keith Laroche and he's hacked by Gary Buffington - foul #1 on Gary Buffington, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| 18:43 | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge misses the free throw | 38-31 |
| 18:43 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Gary Buffington | 38-31 |
| 18:21 | Arkansas | Robert Rudd misses the easy layup but the foul's on Scott Mellon - foul #1 on Scott Mellon, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| 18:21 | Arkansas | Robert Rudd makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 18:21 | Arkansas | Robert Rudd makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 18:05 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche is fouled on the floor by Robert Rudd - foul #1 on Robert Rudd, team foul #3 | 40-31 |
| 17:52 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 40-31 |
| 17:51 | Arkansas | Karl Duffy grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 17:36 | Arkansas | James Hanson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 40-31 |
| 17:34 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Dubose | 40-31 |
| 17:24 | Arkansas | Robert Rudd misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-31 |
| 17:22 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 17:15 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-31 |
| 17:13 | Arkansas | Karl Duffy gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 16:57 | Arkansas | Karl Duffy misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 16:56 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 16:36 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Sean Emerson | 40-34 |
| 16:13 | Arkansas | Gary Buffington is hacked by Sean Stembridge - foul #2 on Sean Stembridge, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Cherry (SG), Troy Wilkinson (SF), David Henry (C) Karl Duffy, Robert Dubose, Robert Rudd | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG), Thomas Wilson (SG), Leon Zangl (SF), Paul Terry (PF), James Steele (C) Sean Emerson, Keith Laroche, Scott Mellon, Sean Stembridge, Marvin Leger | |
| 15:51 | Arkansas | Troy Wilkinson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Thomas Wilson - foul #2 on Thomas Wilson, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Stephen Shehan (PG) James Hanson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 15:51 | Arkansas | Troy Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 15:51 | Arkansas | Troy Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Stephen Shehan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Cherry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Wilkinson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Buffington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Henry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brent Watson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leon Zangl (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Terry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Steele (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Shehan steals it from Thomas Wilson | 42-34 |
| 15:17 | Arkansas | David Henry makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Cherry and he's hacked by Leon Zangl - foul #1 on Leon Zangl, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Rudd (C) Gary Buffington | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (PG) Thomas Wilson | |
| 15:17 | Arkansas | David Henry makes the free throw | 45-34 |
| 14:52 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 14:46 | Arkansas | Troy Wilkinson is hacked by Sean Emerson - foul #1 on Sean Emerson, team foul #5 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Hanson (PG), Karl Duffy (SG) Stephen Shehan, David Cherry | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge (PF), Marvin Leger (C) Paul Terry, James Steele | |
| 14:26 | Arkansas | James Hanson clanks a shot from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 14:24 | Arkansas | David Henry tips it back up and in | 47-37 |
| 14:06 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 47-37 |
| 14:05 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson tips it home | 47-39 |
| 13:58 | Arkansas | David Henry comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 13:56 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 13:51 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 13:50 | Arkansas | David Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 13:34 | Arkansas | Karl Duffy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 13:32 | Arkansas | David Henry grabs the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 13:20 | Arkansas | Brent Watson is called for the reach on Karl Duffy - foul #2 on Brent Watson, team foul #6 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Dubose (PF) David Henry | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche (SG), Scott Mellon (SF) Brent Watson, Leon Zangl | |
| 13:01 | Arkansas | Keith Laroche takes the ball from Troy Wilkinson | 47-39 |
| 12:54 | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge clanks a floater from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 12:53 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 12:48 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Cherry (SG), Gary Buffington (PF) Karl Duffy, Troy Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl (PG), Paul Terry (PF), James Steele (C) Sean Emerson, Sean Stembridge, Marvin Leger | |
| 12:27 | Arkansas | David Cherry misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Keith Laroche - foul #2 on Keith Laroche, team foul #7 | 47-39 |
| 12:27 | Arkansas | David Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 12:27 | Arkansas | David Cherry misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 12:27 | Northern Iowa | Paul Terry gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 12:09 | Northern Iowa | Paul Terry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-39 |
| 12:07 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Gary Buffington | 48-39 |
| 12:01 | Arkansas | Robert Rudd drills a jumper from the right block set up by Gary Buffington | 50-39 |
| 11:37 | Northern Iowa | The pull-up jumper by Scott Mellon is blocked by Gary Buffington | 50-39 |
| 11:36 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Terry | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Cherry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Dubose (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Buffington (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Rudd (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Leon Zangl (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Laroche (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Scott Mellon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Terry (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Steele (fresh) | |
| 11:14 | Northern Iowa | Paul Terry comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-39 |
| 11:13 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to David Cherry | 50-39 |
| 10:52 | Arkansas | James Hanson makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-39 |
| 10:41 | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl hits a fadeaway in the lane | 52-41 |
| 10:37 | Arkansas | James Hanson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-41 |
| 10:35 | Arkansas | Robert Rudd snags the offensive board | 52-41 |
| 10:26 | Arkansas | David Cherry is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on David Cherry, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Stephen Shehan (PG), Karl Duffy (SG), Troy Wilkinson (SF), David Henry (C) James Hanson, David Cherry, Robert Dubose, Robert Rudd | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (PG), Brent Watson (SG), Thomas Wilson (SF), Sean Stembridge (PF), Marvin Leger (C) Leon Zangl, Keith Laroche, Scott Mellon, Paul Terry, James Steele | |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 10:02 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Gary Buffington | 52-41 |
| 09:38 | Arkansas | Troy Wilkinson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brent Watson - foul #3 on Brent Watson, team foul #8 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Hanson (PG) Stephen Shehan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:38 | Arkansas | Troy Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 09:38 | Arkansas | Troy Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 09:26 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-41 |
| 09:24 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger gets the offensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 09:07 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Troy Wilkinson - foul #1 on Troy Wilkinson, team foul #5 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Dubose (PF) Gary Buffington | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl (SF) Thomas Wilson | |
| 09:07 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 09:07 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 08:47 | Arkansas | James Hanson misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Sean Emerson - foul #2 on Sean Emerson, team foul #9 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon (SF) Leon Zangl | |
| 08:47 | Arkansas | James Hanson misses the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 08:47 | Arkansas | James Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 08:47 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 08:40 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon misses the lay-in | 54-43 |
| 08:39 | Arkansas | Karl Duffy grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 08:20 | Arkansas | Troy Wilkinson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Hanson | 57-43 |
| 07:59 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Sean Emerson | 57-45 |
| 07:41 | Arkansas | Troy Wilkinson is hacked by Brent Watson - foul #4 on Brent Watson, team foul #10 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Rudd (C) David Henry | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche (SG) Brent Watson | |
| 07:41 | Arkansas | Troy Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 07:41 | Arkansas | Troy Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 07:17 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-45 |
| 07:15 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Robert Dubose | 59-45 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Karl Duffy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Troy Wilkinson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Dubose (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Rudd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sean Emerson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Laroche (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Scott Mellon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Stembridge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Marvin Leger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:55 | Arkansas | Karl Duffy makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge drills a 3 from straight away | 62-48 |
| 06:10 | Arkansas | Karl Duffy knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from James Hanson | 64-48 |
| 05:46 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Sean Emerson and he's hacked by Robert Rudd - foul #2 on Robert Rudd, team foul #6 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Stephen Shehan (PG), David Cherry (SG), Zachary Clark (SF), Gary Buffington (PF), David Henry (C) James Hanson, Karl Duffy, Troy Wilkinson, Robert Dubose, Robert Rudd | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG), Leon Zangl (SF), Paul Terry (PF) Sean Emerson, Scott Mellon, Sean Stembridge | |
| 05:46 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger makes the free throw | 64-51 |
| 05:21 | Arkansas | Leon Zangl is called for the reach on David Cherry - foul #2 on Leon Zangl, team foul #11 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Wilson (SG), James Steele (C) Keith Laroche, Marvin Leger | |
| 05:21 | Arkansas | David Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 05:21 | Arkansas | David Cherry misses the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 05:21 | Northern Iowa | James Steele grabs the board | 65-51 |
| 05:10 | Northern Iowa | David Henry takes the ball from Leon Zangl | 65-51 |
| 04:54 | Arkansas | Zachary Clark is called for traveling | 65-51 |
| 04:33 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-51 |
| 04:31 | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl tips it back up and in | 65-53 |
| 04:14 | Arkansas | David Henry is hacked by Thomas Wilson - foul #3 on Thomas Wilson, team foul #12 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Hanson (PG), Troy Wilkinson (SF) Stephen Shehan, Zachary Clark | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (PG), Keith Laroche (SG) Brent Watson, Thomas Wilson | |
| 04:14 | Arkansas | David Henry misses the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 04:14 | Arkansas | David Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | James Steele grabs the defensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 04:04 | Northern Iowa | Paul Terry hits a jump hook from the left block | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Arkansas | David Henry lays it in on a nice dish by David Cherry | 67-55 |
| 03:23 | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-55 |
| 03:21 | Arkansas | David Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas | David Cherry misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-55 |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl snags the defensive board | 67-55 |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Karl Duffy (SG), Robert Dubose (SF), Robert Rudd (C) David Cherry, Troy Wilkinson, David Henry | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon (SF), Sean Stembridge (PF), Marvin Leger (C) Leon Zangl, Paul Terry, James Steele | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Karl Duffy (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Robert Dubose (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gary Buffington (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Rudd (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sean Emerson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Laroche (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Scott Mellon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Stembridge (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Marvin Leger (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:30 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Rudd - foul #3 on Robert Rudd, team foul #7 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Stephen Shehan (PG), David Cherry (SG), Troy Wilkinson (SF), David Henry (PF) James Hanson, Karl Duffy, Robert Dubose, Gary Buffington | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG), Leon Zangl (SF), Paul Terry (PF), James Steele (C) Sean Emerson, Scott Mellon, Sean Stembridge, Marvin Leger | |
| 02:30 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche misses the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 02:30 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 02:03 | Arkansas | Stephen Shehan makes the shot from the left wing set up by David Henry | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:38 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson drills a shot from the left side | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:10 | Arkansas | David Cherry comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 69-58 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Paul Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 69-58 |
| 01:03 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 69-58 |
| 01:02 | Arkansas | Stephen Shehan pulls down the rebound | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Arkansas | Leon Zangl is called for the reach on Troy Wilkinson - foul #3 on Leon Zangl, team foul #13 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gary Buffington (PF) Robert Rudd | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Wilson (SG) Keith Laroche | |
| 00:58 | Arkansas | Troy Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 00:58 | Arkansas | Troy Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | James Steele makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Brent Watson | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Arkansas | Gary Buffington misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Terry - foul #1 on Paul Terry, team foul #14 | 71-60 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas | Gary Buffington makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas | Gary Buffington makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Troy Wilkinson picks off the pass by James Steele | 73-60 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Stephen Shehan runs out the clock | 73-60 |