| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Morris (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Galasso (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Deaton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Frakes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ralph Dunn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robin Milan (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Steven Deaton inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Galasso is open and buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ralph Dunn out of a doubleteam | 27-30 |
| 19:12 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom is hacked by Steven Deaton - foul #4 on Steven Deaton, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edward Harris (SF) Steven Deaton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:51 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Cearley | 27-32 |
| 18:30 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Galasso is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Cearley - foul #1 on Kenneth Cearley, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| 18:12 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Dikembe Chisom - foul #2 on Dikembe Chisom, team foul #2 | 27-32 |
| 18:12 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 18:12 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 17:46 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Cearley | 28-34 |
| 17:22 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Galasso makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Thomas Morris | 31-34 |
| 16:53 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-34 |
| 16:52 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Michael Frakes | 31-34 |
| 16:32 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Galasso connects on the open floater in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Morris | 33-34 |
| 16:13 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 15:44 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by Toni Przybyszewski - foul #3 on Toni Przybyszewski, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Donahue (PG), Jerry Koh (SG), Chris Cole (SF), Luis Moeller (C) Thomas Morris, Jeffrey Galasso, Edward Harris, Ralph Dunn | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Dima Sedlacek (SG), Ronald Blanton (C) Kenneth Cearley, Robin Milan, Kenneth Nelson | |
| 15:44 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 15:44 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 15:44 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes makes the 3rd free throw | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Donahue (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Koh (fresh) SF - Chris Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Frakes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Luis Moeller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) SG - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Blanton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton's floater is knocked away by Michael Frakes | 35-37 |
| 15:23 | Arkansas | Jerry Koh grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 15:05 | Arkansas | Jerry Koh misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 35-37 |
| 15:03 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 14:41 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Luis Moeller - foul #2 on Luis Moeller, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Morris (PG), Edward Harris (SF) Robert Donahue, Michael Frakes | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG) Reynaldo Rossi | |
| 14:41 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 14:41 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 14:20 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 35-39 |
| 14:18 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 13:54 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 13:53 | Arkansas | Chris Cole pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 13:31 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris is fouled on the floor by Ronald Blanton - foul #2 on Ronald Blanton, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeffrey Galasso (SG), Ralph Dunn (C) Jerry Koh, Luis Moeller | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robin Milan (SF), Kenneth Nelson (C) Dikembe Chisom, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| 13:14 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steven Deaton (SF) Edward Harris | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:11 | Ohio State | Thomas Morris is called for the reach on Kenneth Cearley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Morris, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| 12:51 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson hits a driving attempt in the lane | 35-41 |
| 12:29 | Arkansas | Ralph Dunn makes the contested shot from the left block set up by Jeffrey Galasso | 37-41 |
| 12:13 | Ohio State | Robin Milan misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Morris - foul #4 on Thomas Morris, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Donahue (PG), Michael Frakes (PF) Thomas Morris, Chris Cole | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski (PF) Ronald Blanton | |
| 12:13 | Ohio State | Robin Milan makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 12:13 | Ohio State | Robin Milan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 11:55 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Galasso's pass is intercepted by Dima Sedlacek | 37-43 |
| 11:27 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Ralph Dunn - foul #2 on Ralph Dunn, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Dikembe Chisom (SF) Kenneth Cearley, Dima Sedlacek | |
| 11:27 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 11:27 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 11:27 | Arkansas | Ralph Dunn gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Donahue (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Galasso (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Deaton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Michael Frakes (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ralph Dunn (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) SG - Robin Milan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:03 | Arkansas | Steven Deaton misses long on a 3 from straight away | 37-43 |
| 11:02 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 10:40 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 37-43 |
| 10:38 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 10:14 | Arkansas | Ralph Dunn works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-43 |
| 10:13 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Nelson | 37-43 |
| 09:56 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Reynaldo Rossi | 37-45 |
| 09:27 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Michael Frakes, team foul #6 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Morris (PG), Jerry Koh (SG), Edward Harris (SF), Chris Cole (PF), Luis Moeller (C) Robert Donahue, Jeffrey Galasso, Steven Deaton, Michael Frakes, Ralph Dunn | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Dima Sedlacek (SG), Ronald Blanton (C) Reynaldo Rossi, Robin Milan, Kenneth Nelson | |
| 09:00 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley is fouled on the floor by Edward Harris - foul #1 on Edward Harris, team foul #7 | 37-45 |
| 09:00 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 09:00 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 08:41 | Arkansas | Chris Cole makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Morris | 39-47 |
| 08:17 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 08:15 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski grabs the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 07:59 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Chisom | 39-49 |
| 07:57 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeffrey Galasso (SG), Steven Deaton (SF), Michael Frakes (PF), Ralph Dunn (C) Jerry Koh, Edward Harris, Chris Cole, Luis Moeller | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson (C) Toni Przybyszewski | |
| 07:40 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson misses short on a runner near the basket | 39-49 |
| 07:39 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson tips it home | 39-51 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:30 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Galasso misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 07:28 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes gets the offensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 07:20 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Galasso clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 07:19 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes gets the offensive rebound | 39-51 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Morris (fresh) 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jeffrey Galasso (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Deaton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Michael Frakes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Dunn (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Blanton (fresh) 5 reb. C - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris is hacked by Dikembe Chisom - foul #3 on Dikembe Chisom, team foul #5 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robin Milan (SF) Dikembe Chisom | |
| 07:06 | Arkansas | Steven Deaton clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Blanton - foul #3 on Ronald Blanton, team foul #6 | 39-51 |
| 07:06 | Arkansas | Steven Deaton makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 07:06 | Arkansas | Steven Deaton makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 06:52 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley misses badly on a floater in the paint | 41-51 |
| 06:50 | Arkansas | Ralph Dunn pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 06:21 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes misses the lay-in | 41-51 |
| 06:19 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes grabs the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 06:05 | Arkansas | Steven Deaton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 41-51 |
| 06:03 | Ohio State | Robin Milan gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| 05:36 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Cearley and he's hacked by Jeffrey Galasso - foul #1 on Jeffrey Galasso, team foul #8 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Donahue (PG), Jerry Koh (SG), Chris Cole (PF), Luis Moeller (C) Thomas Morris, Jeffrey Galasso, Michael Frakes, Ralph Dunn | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski (PF) Ronald Blanton | |
| 05:36 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek makes the free throw | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:25 | Arkansas | Jerry Koh misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dima Sedlacek - foul #1 on Dima Sedlacek, team foul #7 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Dikembe Chisom (SF) Kenneth Cearley, Dima Sedlacek | |
| 05:25 | Arkansas | Jerry Koh makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 05:25 | Arkansas | Jerry Koh makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 04:58 | Ohio State | The pull-up jumper by Toni Przybyszewski is blocked by Steven Deaton | 43-54 |
| 04:56 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson tips it back up and in | 43-56 |
| 04:44 | Arkansas | Steven Deaton buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-56 |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-58 |
| 03:54 | Arkansas | Chris Cole misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Nelson - foul #3 on Kenneth Nelson, team foul #8 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Morris (PG), Jeffrey Galasso (SG), Michael Frakes (PF), Ralph Dunn (C) Robert Donahue, Jerry Koh, Steven Deaton, Luis Moeller | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Dima Sedlacek (SG), Ronald Blanton (C) Reynaldo Rossi, Robin Milan, Kenneth Nelson | |
| 03:54 | Arkansas | Chris Cole misses the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 03:54 | Arkansas | Chris Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:25 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski double dribbles | 46-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edward Harris (SF) Chris Cole | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:11 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes scores on a jump hook near the basket | 48-58 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Morris (fresh) 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jeffrey Galasso (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Harris (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Frakes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Dunn (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Blanton (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeffrey Galasso - foul #2 on Jeffrey Galasso, team foul #9 | 48-58 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski misses the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski misses the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton gets the offensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-58 |
| 02:26 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton lays it up and in | 48-60 |
| 02:08 | Arkansas | Kenneth Cearley is called for the reach on Ralph Dunn - foul #2 on Kenneth Cearley, team foul #9 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steven Deaton (SF) Edward Harris | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Kenneth Nelson (C) Kenneth Cearley, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| 02:08 | Arkansas | Ralph Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 02:08 | Arkansas | Ralph Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi's pass is intercepted by Thomas Morris | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:32 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-60 |
| 01:32 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Robin Milan (SG), Toni Przybyszewski (PF) Reynaldo Rossi, Dima Sedlacek, Ronald Blanton | |
| 01:12 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom hits a 3 from the right wing | 52-63 |
| 01:04 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Galasso clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Toni Przybyszewski - foul #4 on Toni Przybyszewski, team foul #10 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Dima Sedlacek (SG), Ronald Blanton (C) Kenneth Cearley, Robin Milan, Kenneth Nelson | |
| 01:04 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Galasso makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 01:04 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Galasso misses the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 01:04 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton snags the defensive board | 53-63 |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | Thomas Morris picks off the pass by Dikembe Chisom | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:37 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Galasso misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-63 |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton grabs the defensive rebound | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Michael Frakes steps in front of the Dikembe Chisom pass | 53-63 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Steven Deaton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-63 |