| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Harold Rooker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dustin Livingston (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Grau (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Shaver (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fadey Olejarski (fresh) PF - Steve Billingsley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Magoon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Dustin Livingston inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | South Carolina | Michael Johnson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 29-28 |
| 19:41 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 19:23 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-31 |
| 18:58 | South Carolina | Michael Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Steve Billingsley | 29-31 |
| 18:57 | South Carolina | Dustin Livingston tips it but misses | 29-31 |
| 18:56 | South Carolina | Dustin Livingston tips it back up and in | 31-31 |
| 18:33 | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 31-31 |
| 18:32 | South Carolina | Dustin Livingston gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:07 | South Carolina | Steve Billingsley is called for the reach on Michael Johnson - foul #1 on Steve Billingsley, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 17:44 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-31 |
| 17:22 | Arkansas | William Grau can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 17:20 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon snags the offensive board | 31-31 |
| 17:09 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon hits a jumper from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 16:48 | South Carolina | William Grau takes the ball from Michael Johnson | 31-33 |
| 16:44 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver lays it in on a nice dish by William Grau | 31-35 |
| 16:18 | South Carolina | Dustin Livingston connects on the fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on William Grau - foul #2 on William Grau, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Patrick Harris (PG) Harold Rooker | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Merganthaler (SF), Sean Wood (C) Fadey Olejarski, Benjamin Magoon | |
| 16:18 | South Carolina | Dustin Livingston makes the free throw | 34-35 |
| 16:10 | Arkansas | Dustin Livingston steals it from James Merganthaler | 34-35 |
| 15:43 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Patrick Harris | 37-35 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Patrick Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mathew Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dustin Livingston (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Powell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Grau (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Shaver (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Merganthaler (fresh) PF - Steve Billingsley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Sean Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Scott Powell - foul #2 on Scott Powell, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon (C) Sean Wood | |
| 15:18 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 15:18 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 15:03 | South Carolina | Dustin Livingston knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Mathew Davis | 39-37 |
| 14:40 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon double dribbles | 39-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Rooker (PG) Patrick Harris | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski (SF) James Merganthaler | |
| 14:15 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker loses the dribble to William Grau | 39-37 |
| 13:53 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-37 |
| 13:51 | South Carolina | Michael Johnson snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 13:23 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 13:21 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 13:03 | Arkansas | William Grau makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Patrick Shaver | 39-40 |
| 12:38 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker is hacked by William Grau - foul #3 on William Grau, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Hensley (C) Scott Powell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Merganthaler (SG), Sean Wood (C) Patrick Shaver, Benjamin Magoon | |
| 12:28 | South Carolina | Michael Johnson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Rooker and he's hacked by Steve Billingsley - foul #2 on Steve Billingsley, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| 12:28 | South Carolina | Michael Johnson misses the free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:28 | Arkansas | Sean Wood pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 12:08 | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 12:07 | South Carolina | Philip Hensley pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 11:46 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 11:44 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Fadey Olejarski | 41-40 |
| 11:41 | Arkansas | William Grau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Patrick Harris (PG), Adolfo Martinez (PF) Harold Rooker, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Patrick Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mathew Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dustin Livingston (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Adolfo Martinez (fresh) C - Philip Hensley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Grau (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Merganthaler (fresh) SF - Fadey Olejarski (fairly fresh) PF - Steve Billingsley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Sean Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | South Carolina | Patrick Harris knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Mathew Davis | 44-40 |
| 10:51 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley misses the easy layup | 44-40 |
| 10:50 | South Carolina | Philip Hensley gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 10:28 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 10:10 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Adolfo Martinez - foul #1 on Adolfo Martinez, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Rooker (PG), Dikembe Acri (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Scott Powell (C) Patrick Harris, Dustin Livingston, Adolfo Martinez, Philip Hensley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver (SG), Benjamin Magoon (C) Fadey Olejarski, Sean Wood | |
| 10:10 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 10:10 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 09:42 | South Carolina | Dikembe Acri is fouled on the floor by James Merganthaler - foul #2 on James Merganthaler, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Patrick Harris (SG) Mathew Davis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 09:25 | South Carolina | Scott Powell connects on the runner from the baseline | 49-42 |
| 08:58 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon connects on the turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Dikembe Acri - foul #1 on Dikembe Acri, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mathew Davis (SG), Dustin Livingston (SF) Patrick Harris, Dikembe Acri | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski (SF) James Merganthaler | |
| 08:58 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 08:32 | South Carolina | Patrick Shaver takes the ball from Scott Powell | 49-45 |
| 08:29 | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski blows the layup | 49-45 |
| 08:28 | South Carolina | Dustin Livingston grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 08:04 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Steve Billingsley - foul #3 on Steve Billingsley, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Adolfo Martinez (PF) Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Mays (PG) William Grau | |
| 08:04 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:04 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 07:36 | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-45 |
| 07:35 | South Carolina | Adolfo Martinez snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Harold Rooker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Davis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dustin Livingston (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Adolfo Martinez (fresh) C - Scott Powell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Eric Mays (fresh) SG - Patrick Shaver (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fadey Olejarski (fairly fresh) PF - Steve Billingsley (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Magoon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | South Carolina | Benjamin Magoon blocks the short jumper by Scott Powell | 51-45 |
| 07:11 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 06:48 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Adolfo Martinez - foul #2 on Adolfo Martinez, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Patrick Harris (PG), Michael Johnson (PF), Philip Hensley (C) Harold Rooker, Adolfo Martinez, Scott Powell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Grau (PG), James Merganthaler (SF) Eric Mays, Fadey Olejarski | |
| 06:48 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 06:48 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley misses the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 06:48 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 06:26 | South Carolina | Dustin Livingston misses the shot in the lane | 51-46 |
| 06:24 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to James Merganthaler | 51-46 |
| 06:15 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon hits the finger roll | 51-48 |
| 05:54 | South Carolina | Benjamin Magoon takes the ball from Patrick Harris | 51-48 |
| 05:40 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-48 |
| 05:38 | South Carolina | Dustin Livingston gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 05:24 | South Carolina | Dustin Livingston connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 53-48 |
| 05:08 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Steve Billingsley | 53-50 |
| 04:50 | South Carolina | Michael Johnson's floater is knocked away by Steve Billingsley | 53-50 |
| 04:49 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 04:24 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-50 |
| 04:23 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver tips it home | 53-52 |
| 04:23 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Rooker (PG), Scott Powell (C) Patrick Harris, Philip Hensley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski (SF) Patrick Shaver | |
| 04:03 | South Carolina | Michael Johnson makes the jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Steve Billingsley - foul #4 on Steve Billingsley, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Sean Wood (C) Benjamin Magoon | |
| 04:03 | South Carolina | Michael Johnson makes the free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:48 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by William Grau | 56-54 |
| 03:34 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-54 |
| 03:33 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Harold Rooker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Davis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dustin Livingston (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Powell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Grau (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Merganthaler (fresh) SF - Fadey Olejarski (fresh) PF - Steve Billingsley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. 4 pf. C - Sean Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Arkansas | William Grau misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 03:12 | Arkansas | Sean Wood snags the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 02:47 | Arkansas | William Grau hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 02:45 | South Carolina | Dustin Livingston gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 02:28 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis loses the dribble to Fadey Olejarski | 56-54 |
| 02:28 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver (SG), Benjamin Magoon (C) James Merganthaler, Sean Wood | |
| 02:06 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from William Grau | 56-56 |
| 01:47 | South Carolina | Scott Powell is whistled for traveling | 56-56 |
| 01:27 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-56 |
| 01:26 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Shaver | 56-56 |
| 01:08 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 56-56 |
| 01:06 | South Carolina | Scott Powell pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 00:40 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | Scott Powell tips it but misses | 56-56 |
| 00:36 | South Carolina | Michael Johnson snags the offensive board | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Dustin Livingston throws it down and he's fouled by Patrick Shaver - foul #3 on Patrick Shaver, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Dustin Livingston makes the free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | William Grau comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |