| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gino Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jose Fernandez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jonathan Ollis (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jose Montes (fresh) C - Larry Finnerty (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Louis Arana (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Greg Smith (fresh) PF - John Rector (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dong Zhou (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis inbounds the ball | 36-24 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty blows the layup but he's hacked by Dong Zhou - foul #2 on Dong Zhou, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| 19:47 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty makes the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 19:47 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty makes the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 19:23 | Arkansas | Earl Walsh scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Louis Arana | 38-27 |
| 19:01 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis misses short on a shot from the right wing | 38-27 |
| 19:00 | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez misses the tip | 38-27 |
| 18:59 | Arkansas | Earl Walsh pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| 18:41 | Arkansas | John Rector misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-27 |
| 18:40 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Greg Smith | 38-27 |
| 18:30 | Arkansas | Greg Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Rector | 38-30 |
| 18:09 | Tennessee | Gino Costa drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jose Montes and he's hacked by Dong Zhou - foul #3 on Dong Zhou, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi (C) Dong Zhou | |
| 18:09 | Tennessee | Gino Costa makes the free throw | 41-30 |
| 17:58 | Arkansas | Larry Finnerty steps in front of the Louis Arana pass | 41-30 |
| 17:34 | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez loses the dribble to Earl Walsh | 41-30 |
| 17:18 | Arkansas | Greg Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 17:17 | Tennessee | Jose Montes pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 17:07 | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 41-30 |
| 17:06 | Arkansas | Greg Smith pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 16:47 | Arkansas | Louis Arana clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Gino Costa - foul #2 on Gino Costa, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Conklin (PG), Walter Trimm (SF), Casey Key (PF), Carl Knight (C) Gino Costa, Jonathan Ollis, Jose Montes, Larry Finnerty | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler King (SG), Wayne Jamerson (PF), James Smith (C) Earl Walsh, Greg Smith, John Rector | |
| 16:47 | Arkansas | Louis Arana misses the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 16:47 | Arkansas | Louis Arana makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 16:29 | Tennessee | Casey Key's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Guerin (SG) Jose Fernandez | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Danny Rogers (SG) Louis Arana | |
| 16:04 | Arkansas | Wayne Jamerson is fouled on the floor by Casey Key - foul #2 on Casey Key, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| 15:48 | Arkansas | Tyler King knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Rufus Tedeschi | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Conklin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Guerin (fresh) SF - Walter Trimm (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Casey Key (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Knight (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Tyler King (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Danny Rogers (fresh) SF - Rufus Tedeschi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Jamerson (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Tennessee | Robert Guerin is whistled for a carry | 41-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gino Costa (PG), Jose Fernandez (SG), Jonathan Ollis (SF) Michael Conklin, Robert Guerin, Walter Trimm | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Rector (PF), Dong Zhou (C) Rufus Tedeschi, James Smith | |
| 15:13 | Arkansas | Wayne Jamerson scores on a shot from the right block and he's fouled by Casey Key - foul #3 on Casey Key, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Arana (PG) Danny Rogers | |
| 15:13 | Arkansas | Wayne Jamerson makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:45 | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Ollis | 43-37 |
| 14:20 | Arkansas | Gino Costa takes the ball from John Rector | 43-37 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | Gino Costa connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jose Fernandez | 46-37 |
| 13:51 | Arkansas | Tyler King's floater is tipped away by Carl Knight | 46-37 |
| 13:50 | Tennessee | Casey Key gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 13:32 | Tennessee | John Rector denies the turnaround by Carl Knight | 46-37 |
| 13:31 | Arkansas | John Rector snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 13:25 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Tyler King and the foul's on Carl Knight - foul #2 on Carl Knight, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Conklin (PG), Jose Montes (PF), Larry Finnerty (C) Gino Costa, Casey Key, Carl Knight | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Danny Rogers (PG), Earl Walsh (SG), Greg Smith (SF), Rufus Tedeschi (PF) Louis Arana, Tyler King, Wayne Jamerson, John Rector | |
| 13:25 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| 13:07 | Tennessee | Jose Montes hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jose Fernandez | 48-40 |
| 12:56 | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-43 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 12:29 | Arkansas | Earl Walsh grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 12:11 | Arkansas | Earl Walsh misses short on a floater from the left side | 48-43 |
| 12:10 | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi snags the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 11:49 | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi hits a floater from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Conklin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jose Fernandez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Ollis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jose Montes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Finnerty (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Danny Rogers (fresh) SG - Earl Walsh (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Greg Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rufus Tedeschi (fresh) 7 pts. C - Dong Zhou (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Rufus Tedeschi - foul #2 on Rufus Tedeschi, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gino Costa (PG) Jose Fernandez | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Arana (PG), John Rector (PF) Danny Rogers, Dong Zhou | |
| 11:37 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 11:37 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 11:28 | Arkansas | Earl Walsh is called for traveling | 49-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Walter Trimm (SF), Casey Key (PF) Jonathan Ollis, Jose Montes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 11:14 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 11:13 | Tennessee | Gino Costa can't tip it in | 49-45 |
| 11:12 | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 11:01 | Arkansas | Greg Smith hits the finger roll | 49-47 |
| 10:57 | Tennessee | Walter Trimm makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gino Costa | 52-47 |
| 10:43 | Arkansas | Greg Smith double dribbles | 52-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Carl Knight (C) Larry Finnerty | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler King (SG), Wayne Jamerson (SF), James Smith (C) Earl Walsh, Greg Smith, Rufus Tedeschi | |
| 10:23 | Tennessee | Gino Costa is hacked by James Smith - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Guerin (SG) Michael Conklin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 10:05 | Tennessee | Casey Key's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez (SG), Jose Montes (PF) Robert Guerin, Casey Key | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 09:50 | Arkansas | Tyler King is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Tyler King, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dong Zhou (C) James Smith | |
| 09:36 | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 09:34 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 09:14 | Arkansas | Louis Arana connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Tyler King | 52-50 |
| 08:54 | Tennessee | Walter Trimm can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Wayne Jamerson - foul #2 on Wayne Jamerson, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty (C) Carl Knight | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Earl Walsh (SG), Greg Smith (SF), Rufus Tedeschi (PF) Tyler King, Wayne Jamerson, John Rector | |
| 08:54 | Tennessee | Walter Trimm misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 08:54 | Tennessee | Walter Trimm makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:41 | Arkansas | Walter Trimm is called for the reach on Louis Arana - foul #1 on Walter Trimm, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Conklin (PG), Jonathan Ollis (SF), Casey Key (PF) Gino Costa, Walter Trimm, Jose Montes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler King (PG) Louis Arana | |
| 08:28 | Arkansas | Greg Smith is fouled on the floor by Larry Finnerty - foul #1 on Larry Finnerty, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Jamerson (C) Dong Zhou | |
| 08:13 | Arkansas | Tyler King misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 08:11 | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi tips it home | 53-52 |
| 07:49 | Tennessee | Casey Key jams it set up by Michael Conklin | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Conklin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jose Fernandez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Ollis (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Casey Key (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Finnerty (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Tyler King (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Walsh (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Greg Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rufus Tedeschi (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Jamerson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Arkansas | Earl Walsh blows the layup | 55-52 |
| 07:29 | Arkansas | Earl Walsh grabs the offensive board | 55-52 |
| 07:07 | Arkansas | Casey Key blocks the short jumper by Rufus Tedeschi | 55-52 |
| 07:06 | Tennessee | Casey Key grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 06:59 | Tennessee | Casey Key misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Tyler King - foul #2 on Tyler King, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gino Costa (PG) Jose Fernandez | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Arana (PG), Danny Rogers (SG), John Rector (PF), Dong Zhou (C) Tyler King, Earl Walsh, Greg Smith, Wayne Jamerson | |
| 06:59 | Tennessee | Casey Key misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 06:59 | Tennessee | Casey Key makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:40 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou is fouled on the floor by Larry Finnerty - foul #2 on Larry Finnerty, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jose Montes (PF), Carl Knight (C) Casey Key, Larry Finnerty | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Herbert Vecchio (SF) Rufus Tedeschi | |
| 06:40 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:40 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 06:31 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis misses the jumper from the free throw line | 56-54 |
| 06:29 | Tennessee | Carl Knight pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 06:14 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis's floater is tipped away by Dong Zhou | 56-54 |
| 06:12 | Arkansas | Danny Rogers pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 05:55 | Arkansas | Michael Conklin picks off the pass by John Rector | 56-54 |
| 05:52 | Tennessee | Gino Costa misses the lay-in | 56-54 |
| 05:51 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 05:32 | Arkansas | Danny Rogers misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 05:30 | Arkansas | Louis Arana pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 05:16 | Arkansas | Herbert Vecchio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez (SG), Walter Trimm (SF), Larry Finnerty (C) Michael Conklin, Jonathan Ollis, Carl Knight | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Earl Walsh (SG), Greg Smith (SF) Danny Rogers, Herbert Vecchio | |
| 04:59 | Tennessee | Gino Costa comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 04:58 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty misses the tip | 56-54 |
| 04:56 | Tennessee | Jose Montes can't tip it in | 56-54 |
| 04:55 | Arkansas | Louis Arana snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 04:32 | Arkansas | Louis Arana misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 04:30 | Tennessee | Jose Montes gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty misses badly on a floater in the paint | 56-54 |
| 04:15 | Arkansas | Greg Smith gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 04:09 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou blows the layup | 56-54 |
| 04:07 | Tennessee | Jose Fernandez grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 03:48 | Tennessee | Gino Costa is hacked by Louis Arana - foul #1 on Louis Arana, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis (SF), Casey Key (PF) Walter Trimm, Jose Montes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler King (PG), Rufus Tedeschi (PF), Wayne Jamerson (C) Louis Arana, John Rector, Dong Zhou | |
| 03:48 | Tennessee | Gino Costa makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 03:48 | Tennessee | Gino Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gino Costa (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jose Fernandez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Ollis (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Casey Key (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Larry Finnerty (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Tyler King (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Walsh (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Greg Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rufus Tedeschi (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Jamerson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Arkansas | Greg Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 03:19 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee | Gino Costa misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-54 |
| 02:58 | Arkansas | Wayne Jamerson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 02:58 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Arana (PG), John Rector (PF), Dong Zhou (C) Tyler King, Rufus Tedeschi, Wayne Jamerson | |
| 02:42 | Arkansas | John Rector drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Earl Walsh | 58-56 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | Casey Key hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Ollis | 60-56 |
| 02:08 | Arkansas | Earl Walsh buries a 3 from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Gino Costa and the foul's on Earl Walsh - foul #1 on Earl Walsh, team foul #9 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jose Montes (PF) Casey Key | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis misses the free throw | 62-59 |
| 01:46 | Arkansas | Earl Walsh snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| 01:31 | Arkansas | Louis Arana comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 01:29 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 01:14 | Arkansas | John Rector can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 62-59 |
| 01:12 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 00:56 | Tennessee | Jose Montes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-59 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Jonathan Ollis grabs the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Tennessee | Larry Finnerty hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 62-59 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou misses the 3 from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Jose Montes gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Jose Montes is hacked by Louis Arana in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Arana, team foul #10 | 62-59 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Jose Montes makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Jose Montes misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:05 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Earl Walsh can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-59 |