| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Dominic Gallo (fresh) SG - Wilfredo Russo (fresh) SF - Hans Zielinski (fresh) PF - Chester Cox (fresh) C - James Swanson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Louis Arana (fresh) SG - Earl Walsh (fresh) SF - Greg Smith (fresh) PF - John Rector (fresh) C - Dong Zhou (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Arkansas | John Rector buries a turnaround near the basket | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Wilfredo Russo | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Arkansas | John Rector loses the dribble to Chester Cox | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Michigan State | James Swanson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou is open and lays it up and in set up by Greg Smith | 2-4 |
| 18:46 | Michigan State | James Swanson's pass is intercepted by John Rector | 2-4 |
| 18:43 | Arkansas | Louis Arana's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 18:32 | Michigan State | James Swanson comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Louis Arana - foul #1 on Louis Arana, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:32 | Michigan State | James Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:32 | Michigan State | James Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:29 | Arkansas | John Rector is fouled in the backcourt by Dominic Gallo - foul #1 on Dominic Gallo, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:13 | Arkansas | Earl Walsh connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Greg Smith | 4-6 |
| 17:53 | Michigan State | James Swanson blows the layup | 4-6 |
| 17:52 | Michigan State | Chester Cox tips it in | 6-6 |
| 17:50 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG), Hans Weslowski (SF), Daniel Moylan (PF), Ivan Plotrowski (C) Dominic Gallo, Hans Zielinski, Chester Cox, James Swanson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler King (PG), Danny Rogers (SG), Rufus Tedeschi (SF), Wayne Jamerson (PF), James Smith (C) Louis Arana, Earl Walsh, Greg Smith, John Rector, Dong Zhou | |
| 17:41 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 17:40 | Arkansas | Danny Rogers gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 17:23 | Arkansas | Tyler King is hacked by Thomas Bird - foul #1 on Thomas Bird, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| 17:14 | Arkansas | Wayne Jamerson misses long on an open jumper from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 17:13 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Hans Weslowski | 6-6 |
| 17:09 | Michigan State | Rufus Tedeschi is called for the reach on Wilfredo Russo - foul #1 on Rufus Tedeschi, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chester Cox (PF) Wilfredo Russo | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 16:54 | Michigan State | Thomas Bird hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Chester Cox | 8-6 |
| 16:43 | Arkansas | Danny Rogers can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | Chester Cox snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | Wayne Jamerson takes the ball from Hans Weslowski | 8-6 |
| 15:53 | Arkansas | Tyler King misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 15:52 | Arkansas | James Smith tips it back up and in | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Thomas Bird (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Hans Weslowski (fairly fresh) SF - Ivan Plotrowski (fairly fresh) PF - Chester Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Moylan (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Tyler King (fairly fresh) SG - Danny Rogers (fairly fresh) SF - Rufus Tedeschi (fairly fresh) PF - Wayne Jamerson (fairly fresh) C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 15:21 | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 15:06 | Arkansas | Wayne Jamerson hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Tyler King | 8-10 |
| 15:01 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski loses the dribble to Tyler King | 8-10 |
| 14:56 | Arkansas | Danny Rogers banks in the layup on a great pass from Tyler King | 8-12 |
| 14:51 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG), Wilfredo Russo (SG), Hans Zielinski (SF), James Swanson (C) Thomas Bird, Hans Weslowski, Ivan Plotrowski, Daniel Moylan | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Arana (PG), Earl Walsh (SG), Greg Smith (SF), John Rector (PF), Dong Zhou (C) Tyler King, Danny Rogers, Rufus Tedeschi, Wayne Jamerson, James Smith | |
| 14:39 | Arkansas | Earl Walsh knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Rector | 8-15 |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | Chester Cox is hacked by Greg Smith - foul #1 on Greg Smith, team foul #3 | 8-15 |
| 13:59 | Michigan State | Chester Cox clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 8-15 |
| 13:57 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Dong Zhou | 8-15 |
| 13:53 | Arkansas | Hans Zielinski steals the ball from Earl Walsh | 8-15 |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Dominic Gallo and the foul's on Earl Walsh - foul #1 on Earl Walsh, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan (PF) Chester Cox | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Herbert Vecchio (SF) Greg Smith | |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski makes the free throw | 11-15 |
| 13:32 | Arkansas | Daniel Moylan steals the ball from Louis Arana | 11-15 |
| 13:06 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-15 |
| 13:05 | Michigan State | James Swanson misses the tip | 11-15 |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | James Swanson pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 12:45 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-15 |
| 12:43 | Arkansas | John Rector snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 12:38 | Arkansas | Louis Arana comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 11-15 |
| 12:37 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 12:31 | Michigan State | Earl Walsh is called for the reach on Wilfredo Russo - foul #2 on Earl Walsh, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kerry Young (PG), Chester Cox (PF) Dominic Gallo, Daniel Moylan | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler King (SG), Greg Smith (SF) Earl Walsh, John Rector | |
| 12:22 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 11-15 |
| 12:20 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 11:58 | Arkansas | Herbert Vecchio comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 11:57 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou hits the follow up shot | 11-17 |
| 11:41 | Michigan State | Kerry Young buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Hans Zielinski | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kerry Young (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wilfredo Russo (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Hans Zielinski (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Chester Cox (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Swanson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Louis Arana (fairly fresh) SG - Tyler King (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Greg Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Herbert Vecchio (fairly fresh) C - Dong Zhou (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Swanson - foul #1 on James Swanson, team foul #3 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Gibson (PG), Hans Weslowski (SF), Daniel Moylan (PF) Kerry Young, Hans Zielinski, Chester Cox | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Jamerson (PF) Herbert Vecchio | |
| 11:27 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 11:27 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 11:25 | Michigan State | Joseph Gibson loses the dribble to Louis Arana in the backcourt | 14-19 |
| 11:22 | Arkansas | Tyler King banks in the layup set up by Louis Arana | 14-21 |
| 11:15 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan is whistled for a carry | 14-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Danny Rogers (SG), John Rector (PF) Tyler King, Dong Zhou | |
| 10:59 | Arkansas | Danny Rogers buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Greg Smith | 14-24 |
| 10:35 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-24 |
| 10:33 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski can't tip it in | 14-24 |
| 10:31 | Arkansas | John Rector grabs the defensive rebound | 14-24 |
| 10:16 | Arkansas | Danny Rogers misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-24 |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan snags the defensive board | 14-24 |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | Louis Arana picks off the pass by Daniel Moylan | 14-24 |
| 09:51 | Arkansas | Greg Smith is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-24 |
| 09:49 | Arkansas | Wayne Jamerson pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-24 |
| 09:33 | Arkansas | Hans Weslowski is called for the reach on Louis Arana - foul #1 on Hans Weslowski, team foul #4 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG), Hans Zielinski (SF), Chester Cox (PF) Joseph Gibson, Wilfredo Russo, James Swanson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler King (SG), Rufus Tedeschi (SF), James Smith (C) Danny Rogers, Greg Smith, Wayne Jamerson | |
| 09:26 | Arkansas | Louis Arana hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Bird - foul #2 on Thomas Bird, team foul #5 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kerry Young (PG) Thomas Bird | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 09:26 | Arkansas | Louis Arana misses the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 09:26 | Arkansas | Louis Arana makes the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 09:03 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan misses the 3 from the left wing | 14-25 |
| 09:01 | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi grabs the board | 14-25 |
| 08:47 | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi hits a shot near the basket and he's hacked by Hans Zielinski - foul #1 on Hans Zielinski, team foul #6 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG), Wilfredo Russo (SG), Ivan Plotrowski (C) Kerry Young, Hans Weslowski, Daniel Moylan | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Herbert Vecchio (PF) John Rector | |
| 08:47 | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi misses the free throw | 14-27 |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | Chester Cox gets the rebound | 14-27 |
| 08:25 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski clanks a jumper from the right block | 14-27 |
| 08:23 | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi grabs the defensive rebound | 14-27 |
| 08:21 | Arkansas | Wilfredo Russo steps in front of the Louis Arana pass in the backcourt | 14-27 |
| 08:05 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo knocks in the 3 from straight away | 17-27 |
| 07:57 | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-30 |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #6 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kerry Young (PG), Daniel Moylan (C) Dominic Gallo, Ivan Plotrowski | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Danny Rogers (SG), Greg Smith (SF), John Rector (PF), Dong Zhou (C) Louis Arana, Rufus Tedeschi, Herbert Vecchio, James Smith | |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo makes the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kerry Young (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wilfredo Russo (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hans Zielinski (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Chester Cox (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Moylan (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Tyler King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Greg Smith (fairly fresh) PF - John Rector (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dong Zhou (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou misses the shot from the left block | 19-30 |
| 07:25 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski snags the defensive board | 19-30 |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | Tyler King is called for the reach on Kerry Young - foul #1 on Tyler King, team foul #7 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski (SG), James Swanson (C) Wilfredo Russo, Chester Cox | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Jamerson (SF) Greg Smith | |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | Kerry Young misses the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 07:21 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou pulls down the rebound | 19-30 |
| 07:05 | Arkansas | John Rector hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Jamerson and he's hacked by James Swanson - foul #2 on James Swanson, team foul #7 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chester Cox (PF) James Swanson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 07:05 | Arkansas | John Rector misses the free throw | 19-32 |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Chester Cox | 19-32 |
| 06:46 | Michigan State | Kerry Young is fouled on the floor by John Rector - foul #1 on John Rector, team foul #8 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Greg Smith (SF) John Rector | |
| 06:46 | Michigan State | Kerry Young makes the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 06:46 | Michigan State | Kerry Young makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 06:27 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou is fouled on the floor by Daniel Moylan - foul #1 on Daniel Moylan, team foul #8 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Gibson (PG), Wilfredo Russo (SG) Kerry Young, Hans Zielinski | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Herbert Vecchio (PF) Wayne Jamerson | |
| 06:27 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 06:27 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou makes the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 06:13 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-34 |
| 06:11 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Herbert Vecchio | 21-34 |
| 05:54 | Arkansas | Hans Weslowski is called for the reach on Greg Smith - foul #2 on Hans Weslowski, team foul #9 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG), Hans Zielinski (SF), Ivan Plotrowski (C) Joseph Gibson, Hans Weslowski, Chester Cox | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Arana (PG) Danny Rogers | |
| 05:54 | Arkansas | Greg Smith makes the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 05:54 | Arkansas | Greg Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 05:54 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski pulls down the rebound | 21-35 |
| 05:49 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo travels with the ball | 21-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi (SF) Greg Smith | |
| 05:38 | Arkansas | Herbert Vecchio misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 21-35 |
| 05:37 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou misses the tip | 21-35 |
| 05:36 | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi tips it but misses | 21-35 |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski gets the rebound | 21-35 |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski is hacked by Louis Arana - foul #2 on Louis Arana, team foul #9 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Danny Rogers (SG), Wayne Jamerson (PF), James Smith (C) Louis Arana, Herbert Vecchio, Dong Zhou | |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 05:18 | Arkansas | Danny Rogers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-35 |
| 05:16 | Arkansas | Wayne Jamerson hits the follow up shot | 23-37 |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | James Smith blocks the short jumper by Ivan Plotrowski | 23-37 |
| 04:51 | Arkansas | Tyler King grabs the defensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 04:29 | Arkansas | Danny Rogers connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Tyler King and he's fouled by Wilfredo Russo - foul #1 on Wilfredo Russo, team foul #10 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Gibson (PG), Chester Cox (PF) Dominic Gallo, Ivan Plotrowski | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Greg Smith (SF), John Rector (PF), Dong Zhou (C) Rufus Tedeschi, Wayne Jamerson, James Smith | |
| 04:29 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-39 |
| 04:29 | Arkansas | Danny Rogers makes the free throw | 23-40 |
| 04:09 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan steps out of bounds on the sideline | 23-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kerry Young (PG) Joseph Gibson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Jamerson (SF), James Smith (C) Greg Smith, Dong Zhou | |
| 03:51 | Arkansas | Wayne Jamerson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Wayne Jamerson, team foul #10 | 23-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG), Hans Weslowski (SF), James Swanson (C) Kerry Young, Hans Zielinski, Daniel Moylan | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Arana (PG), Earl Walsh (SG) Tyler King, Danny Rogers | |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | Thomas Bird knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Thomas Bird (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wilfredo Russo (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hans Weslowski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chester Cox (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Swanson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Louis Arana (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Earl Walsh (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wayne Jamerson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Rector (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Arkansas | Earl Walsh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG) Thomas Bird | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi (SF) John Rector | |
| 03:04 | Michigan State | James Swanson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-40 |
| 03:03 | Arkansas | James Smith snags the defensive board | 25-40 |
| 02:54 | Arkansas | Earl Walsh is hacked by Hans Weslowski - foul #3 on Hans Weslowski, team foul #11 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski (SG), Hans Zielinski (SF) Wilfredo Russo, Hans Weslowski | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Herbert Vecchio (PF), Dong Zhou (C) Wayne Jamerson, James Smith | |
| 02:54 | Arkansas | Earl Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 02:54 | Arkansas | Earl Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 25-42 |
| 02:36 | Michigan State | Earl Walsh steps in front of the Ivan Plotrowski pass | 25-42 |
| 02:23 | Arkansas | Louis Arana comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 25-42 |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo gets the rebound | 25-42 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-42 |
| 02:16 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo gets the offensive rebound | 25-42 |
| 02:02 | Michigan State | James Swanson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-42 |
| 02:00 | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi gets the rebound | 25-42 |
| 01:45 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Earl Walsh | 25-44 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | James Swanson drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Dominic Gallo | 27-44 |
| 01:15 | Arkansas | Herbert Vecchio travels with the ball | 27-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG), Wilfredo Russo (SG), Daniel Moylan (PF) Dominic Gallo, Ivan Plotrowski, Chester Cox | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler King (PG), Greg Smith (SF), John Rector (PF), Wayne Jamerson (C) Louis Arana, Rufus Tedeschi, Herbert Vecchio, Dong Zhou | |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | James Swanson comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Greg Smith - foul #2 on Greg Smith, team foul #11 | 27-44 |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | James Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 28-44 |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | James Swanson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-44 |
| 01:05 | Arkansas | John Rector grabs the board | 28-44 |
| 00:47 | Arkansas | Tyler King connects on the open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Earl Walsh | 28-47 |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Thomas Bird clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-47 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas | Wayne Jamerson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-47 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas | James Swanson is called for the reach on Earl Walsh - foul #3 on James Swanson, team foul #12 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kerry Young (PG), Ivan Plotrowski (SF), Chester Cox (PF) Thomas Bird, Hans Zielinski, James Swanson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Danny Rogers (PG), James Smith (C) Tyler King, Wayne Jamerson | |
| 00:03 | Arkansas | Earl Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 28-48 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas | Earl Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 28-49 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Kerry Young hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 28-49 |