| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Merganthaler (fresh) SG - Patrick Shaver (fresh) SF - Arthur Partin (fresh) PF - Eugene Poor (fresh) C - Michael Mullins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Jesse Roach (fresh) SG - Jonathan Borders (fresh) SF - Norman Porter (fresh) PF - Marcus Parker (fresh) C - Phillip Jackson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Michael Mullins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Arkansas | Arthur Partin connects on the floater from close range set up by Eugene Poor | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | SE Missouri State | Jonathan Borders misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Arkansas | Arthur Partin gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | SE Missouri State | Jonathan Borders gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | SE Missouri State | Phillip Jackson scores on a 3 from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:10 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver buries a floater from the right wing and he's fouled by Jonathan Borders - foul #1 on Jonathan Borders, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:10 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:56 | SE Missouri State | Jesse Roach can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 17:54 | Arkansas | Michael Mullins grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 17:35 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 17:34 | SE Missouri State | Phillip Jackson gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:19 | SE Missouri State | Jonathan Borders makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 17:00 | Arkansas | James Merganthaler is hacked by Marcus Parker - foul #1 on Marcus Parker, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Rushing (PG), Fadey Olejarski (SG), Benjamin Magoon (SF), Sean Wood (C) James Merganthaler, Patrick Shaver, Arthur Partin, Michael Mullins | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 16:39 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon slams it home on a nice dish by William Rushing | 7-6 |
| 16:20 | SE Missouri State | Norman Porter travels with the ball | 7-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Arthur Partin (SF) Eugene Poor | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 16:08 | Arkansas | William Rushing hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 7-6 |
| 16:06 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Partin | 7-6 |
| 15:49 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon's fadeaway is rejected by Marcus Parker | 7-6 |
| 15:48 | SE Missouri State | Marcus Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Rushing (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fadey Olejarski (fresh) SF - Arthur Partin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Magoon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Wood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Jesse Roach (fresh) SG - Jonathan Borders (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norman Porter (fresh) PF - Marcus Parker (fresh) C - Phillip Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:33 | SE Missouri State | Marcus Parker connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Jesse Roach | 7-8 |
| 15:17 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon travels with the ball | 7-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Mullins (C) Arthur Partin | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Vaughn (SF) Norman Porter | |
| 14:54 | SE Missouri State | Phillip Jackson hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 14:34 | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-10 |
| 14:32 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Mullins | 7-10 |
| 14:17 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Phillip Jackson - foul #1 on Phillip Jackson, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Merganthaler (PG), Patrick Shaver (SG) William Rushing, Michael Mullins | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Micheal Crosley (PG), Marco Middleton (PF), Raymond Anderson (C) Jesse Roach, Marcus Parker, Phillip Jackson | |
| 14:17 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon misses the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:17 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:17 | SE Missouri State | Marco Middleton snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 13:59 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Vaughn misses the shot near the basket | 7-10 |
| 13:58 | Arkansas | Sean Wood pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:40 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 13:39 | Arkansas | Sean Wood hits the follow up shot | 9-10 |
| 13:27 | SE Missouri State | Micheal Crosley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Rushing (PG), Eugene Poor (PF) James Merganthaler, Patrick Shaver | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jesse Roach (PG), Norman Porter (SF) Jonathan Borders, Kenneth Vaughn | |
| 12:58 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon clanks a shot from the right side | 9-10 |
| 12:57 | SE Missouri State | Norman Porter pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:32 | SE Missouri State | Micheal Crosley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 12:31 | SE Missouri State | Raymond Anderson grabs the offensive board | 9-10 |
| 12:25 | SE Missouri State | The jump hook by Norman Porter is blocked by Benjamin Magoon | 9-10 |
| 12:24 | SE Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Porter | 9-10 |
| 12:12 | SE Missouri State | Norman Porter drills a floater from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 11:58 | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski loses the ball out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Merganthaler (PG), Patrick Shaver (SG), Arthur Partin (SF), Michael Mullins (C) William Rushing, Fadey Olejarski, Eugene Poor, Sean Wood | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jonathan Borders (SG), Marcus Parker (PF), Phillip Jackson (C) Micheal Crosley, Marco Middleton, Raymond Anderson | |
| 11:44 | SE Missouri State | Jonathan Borders is hacked by Michael Mullins - foul #1 on Michael Mullins, team foul #1 | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Merganthaler (fresh) SG - Patrick Shaver (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Partin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Magoon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Mullins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Jesse Roach (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Borders (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norman Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marcus Parker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Phillip Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:28 | SE Missouri State | Jonathan Borders is fouled on the floor by Michael Mullins - foul #2 on Michael Mullins, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Sean Wood (C) Michael Mullins | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 11:12 | SE Missouri State | Benjamin Magoon denies the turnaround by Marcus Parker | 9-12 |
| 11:10 | SE Missouri State | Phillip Jackson can't tip it in | 9-12 |
| 11:08 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 10:42 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Arthur Partin | 11-12 |
| 10:24 | SE Missouri State | Jonathan Borders can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 10:23 | SE Missouri State | Jesse Roach pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 10:07 | SE Missouri State | Phillip Jackson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Phillip Jackson, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Rushing (PG), Fadey Olejarski (SF), Eugene Poor (PF) James Merganthaler, Arthur Partin, Sean Wood | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Micheal Crosley (PG), Kenneth Vaughn (SF), Marco Middleton (C) Jesse Roach, Norman Porter, Phillip Jackson | |
| 09:46 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Micheal Crosley - foul #1 on Micheal Crosley, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Arthur Partin (SF) Patrick Shaver | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 09:46 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 09:46 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 09:46 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Marco Middleton | 11-12 |
| 09:29 | SE Missouri State | Micheal Crosley hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Borders | 11-15 |
| 09:02 | Arkansas | Eugene Poor clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Marcus Parker - foul #2 on Marcus Parker, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Merganthaler (PG), Patrick Shaver (SG), Sean Wood (C) William Rushing, Arthur Partin, Benjamin Magoon | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jesse Roach (PG), Raymond Anderson (C) Micheal Crosley, Marcus Parker | |
| 09:02 | Arkansas | Eugene Poor makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 09:02 | Arkansas | Eugene Poor misses the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 09:02 | SE Missouri State | Marco Middleton grabs the board | 12-15 |
| 08:56 | SE Missouri State | Marco Middleton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-15 |
| 08:54 | SE Missouri State | Raymond Anderson tips it but misses | 12-15 |
| 08:53 | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski grabs the board | 12-15 |
| 08:33 | Arkansas | Eugene Poor dunks the ball set up by Patrick Shaver | 14-15 |
| 08:12 | SE Missouri State | Jonathan Borders loses the dribble to Sean Wood | 14-15 |
| 07:55 | Arkansas | Sean Wood misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 14-15 |
| 07:54 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Vaughn | 14-15 |
| 07:38 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Vaughn misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-15 |
| 07:36 | Arkansas | Eugene Poor grabs the board | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Merganthaler (fresh) SG - Patrick Shaver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fadey Olejarski (fairly fresh) PF - Eugene Poor (fresh) 3 pts. C - Sean Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Jesse Roach (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Borders (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) PF - Marco Middleton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Raymond Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Arkansas | Eugene Poor is hacked by Kenneth Vaughn - foul #1 on Kenneth Vaughn, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Rushing (SG), Arthur Partin (SF), Benjamin Magoon (C) Patrick Shaver, Fadey Olejarski, Sean Wood | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Norman Porter (SF) Kenneth Vaughn | |
| 07:18 | Arkansas | Eugene Poor makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 07:18 | Arkansas | Eugene Poor makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 07:04 | SE Missouri State | Raymond Anderson's fadeaway is rejected by Benjamin Magoon | 16-15 |
| 07:02 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon grabs the board | 16-15 |
| 06:58 | Arkansas | William Rushing can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 16-15 |
| 06:56 | SE Missouri State | Raymond Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 06:49 | SE Missouri State | Norman Porter misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Arthur Partin - foul #1 on Arthur Partin, team foul #3 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver (SG), Sean Wood (C) James Merganthaler, Eugene Poor | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 06:49 | SE Missouri State | Norman Porter misses the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 06:49 | SE Missouri State | Norman Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 06:29 | Arkansas | William Rushing can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jonathan Borders - foul #2 on Jonathan Borders, team foul #8 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski (SG) Patrick Shaver | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Micheal Crosley (SG) Jonathan Borders | |
| 06:29 | Arkansas | William Rushing makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 06:29 | Arkansas | William Rushing makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 06:21 | SE Missouri State | Micheal Crosley is hacked by Sean Wood - foul #1 on Sean Wood, team foul #4 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver (SG), Eugene Poor (PF) Fadey Olejarski, Sean Wood | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Vaughn (SG), Tommy Blum (C) Jesse Roach, Marco Middleton | |
| 06:06 | SE Missouri State | Tommy Blum hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 06:05 | Arkansas | Arthur Partin grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 05:44 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-16 |
| 05:31 | SE Missouri State | Raymond Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Patrick Shaver - foul #1 on Patrick Shaver, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Merganthaler (PG), Sean Wood (C) Patrick Shaver, Eugene Poor | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jesse Roach (PG) Kenneth Vaughn | |
| 05:31 | SE Missouri State | Raymond Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 05:31 | SE Missouri State | Raymond Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 05:15 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 05:13 | SE Missouri State | Tommy Blum grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 04:50 | SE Missouri State | Jesse Roach misses the floater from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 04:48 | SE Missouri State | Raymond Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 04:31 | SE Missouri State | Tommy Blum can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 20-18 |
| 04:29 | SE Missouri State | Raymond Anderson can't tip it in | 20-18 |
| 04:28 | Arkansas | Sean Wood grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 04:21 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon's floater is tipped away by Tommy Blum | 20-18 |
| 04:20 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon snags the offensive board | 20-18 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas | The jump hook by James Merganthaler is blocked by Tommy Blum | 20-18 |
| 03:49 | SE Missouri State | Tommy Blum gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 03:37 | SE Missouri State | Micheal Crosley misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 03:35 | Arkansas | Sean Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Merganthaler (fresh) SG - William Rushing (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Partin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Magoon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Sean Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Jesse Roach (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Micheal Crosley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norman Porter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Tommy Blum (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Arkansas | Arthur Partin misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 20-18 |
| 03:12 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon tips it in | 22-18 |
| 03:05 | SE Missouri State | Jesse Roach clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-18 |
| 03:03 | SE Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Tommy Blum | 22-18 |
| 02:48 | SE Missouri State | Micheal Crosley drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Norman Porter | 22-21 |
| 02:21 | Arkansas | Tommy Blum steals it from William Rushing | 22-21 |
| 01:58 | SE Missouri State | Raymond Anderson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Raymond Anderson, team foul #9 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver (SG), Fadey Olejarski (SF), Eugene Poor (PF), Michael Mullins (C) James Merganthaler, Arthur Partin, Benjamin Magoon, Sean Wood | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Michael Bengtson (PG), Jonathan Borders (SG), Kenneth Vaughn (SF), Marcus Parker (PF), Phillip Jackson (C) Jesse Roach, Micheal Crosley, Norman Porter, Raymond Anderson, Tommy Blum | |
| 01:33 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver's floater is tipped away by Phillip Jackson | 22-21 |
| 01:31 | Arkansas | Michael Mullins hits the follow up shot | 24-21 |
| 01:19 | SE Missouri State | Jonathan Borders is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Jonathan Borders, team foul #10 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Merganthaler (PG) William Rushing | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Kevin Gardner (SG) Jonathan Borders | |
| 00:59 | Arkansas | Eugene Poor hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 24-21 |
| 00:57 | SE Missouri State | Kevin Gardner pulls down the rebound | 24-21 |
| 00:46 | SE Missouri State | Michael Bengtson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-21 |
| 00:45 | Arkansas | Eugene Poor gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 00:16 | Arkansas | Michael Mullins is called for traveling | 24-21 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Rushing (PG) James Merganthaler | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jesse Roach (PG) Michael Bengtson | |
| 00:01 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Vaughn hits a driving attempt from the right block | 24-23 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver misses long on a fullcourt shot | 24-23 |