| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Frank Stoll (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cleavon Ake (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Fraser (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marcel Felix (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Epperly (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Darrell Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Martino (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kendrick Pearson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Lopp (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michel Fudge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Kendrick Pearson inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Eastern Illinois | Michel Fudge comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 19:47 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Peter Epperly | 38-32 |
| 19:36 | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser misses the jumpshot from the left side | 38-32 |
| 19:34 | Arkansas | Peter Epperly tips it home | 40-32 |
| 19:29 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Martino clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 40-32 |
| 19:28 | Arkansas | Marcel Felix grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 19:13 | Arkansas | The pull-up jumper by Frank Stoll is blocked by Michel Fudge | 40-32 |
| 19:11 | Arkansas | Frank Stoll tips it in | 42-32 |
| 18:50 | Eastern Illinois | Kendrick Pearson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Larry Whisnant (PG), Richard Walton (PF), Jerry Nichols (C) Darrell Butler, William Lopp, Michel Fudge | |
| 18:21 | Arkansas | Marcel Felix can't finish the uncontested layup | 42-32 |
| 18:20 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Martino gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 18:15 | Eastern Illinois | Marcel Felix is called for the reach on Andrew Martino - foul #1 on Marcel Felix, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Montgomery (PG), Brian Renaud (SG), Nicholas Pantano (SF), Jeremy Hobbs (PF), Peter Randall (C) Frank Stoll, Cleavon Ake, Alfred Fraser, Marcel Felix, Peter Epperly | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Douglas (PG), Michel Fudge (C) Andrew Martino, Kendrick Pearson | |
| 18:04 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Walton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-32 |
| 18:02 | Arkansas | Steven Douglas picks off the pass by Christopher Montgomery in the backcourt | 42-32 |
| 17:47 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Walton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Steven Douglas | 42-35 |
| 17:28 | Arkansas | Nicholas Pantano misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jerry Nichols - foul #1 on Jerry Nichols, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Darrell Butler (PG), William Lopp (PF) Jerry Nichols, Richard Walton | |
| 17:28 | Arkansas | Nicholas Pantano makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 17:28 | Arkansas | Nicholas Pantano makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 17:26 | Eastern Illinois | Darrell Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-35 |
| 17:20 | Arkansas | Steven Douglas picks off the pass by Brian Renaud | 44-35 |
| 16:58 | Eastern Illinois | Darrell Butler hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michel Fudge | 44-37 |
| 16:56 | Arkansas | Jeremy Hobbs is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Hobbs, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Stoll (PG), Cleavon Ake (SG), Alfred Fraser (SF), Mike Herbert (C) Christopher Montgomery, Brian Renaud, Nicholas Pantano, Jeremy Hobbs | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Martino (SG), Kendrick Pearson (SF) Larry Whisnant, Steven Douglas | |
| 16:30 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Martino is hacked by Cleavon Ake - foul #3 on Cleavon Ake, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Montgomery (SG), Marcel Felix (PF), Peter Epperly (C) Cleavon Ake, Peter Randall, Mike Herbert | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Curry (PG) Darrell Butler | |
| 16:02 | Eastern Illinois | Kendrick Pearson misses the floater from the right side | 44-37 |
| 16:01 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michel Fudge | 44-37 |
| 15:42 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Curry is whistled for traveling | 44-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Perdue (PG), Cleavon Ake (SG), Nicholas Pantano (SF) Frank Stoll, Christopher Montgomery, Alfred Fraser | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Nichols (SF), Phillip Laplante (PF), Richard Walton (C) Kendrick Pearson, William Lopp, Michel Fudge | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Scott Perdue (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cleavon Ake (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Pantano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marcel Felix (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Epperly (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Leonard Curry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Martino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Phillip Laplante (fresh) 3 pf. C - Richard Walton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Arkansas | Cleavon Ake can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 15:15 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Walton snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 15:11 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Nichols misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 15:09 | Eastern Illinois | Phillip Laplante tips it back up and in | 44-39 |
| 14:44 | Arkansas | Nicholas Pantano misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Andrew Martino - foul #1 on Andrew Martino, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Renaud (SG), Jeremy Hobbs (PF), Peter Randall (C) Cleavon Ake, Marcel Felix, Peter Epperly | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Darrell Butler (PG), Larry Whisnant (SG), Michel Fudge (C) Leonard Curry, Andrew Martino, Richard Walton | |
| 14:44 | Arkansas | Nicholas Pantano makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:44 | Arkansas | Nicholas Pantano misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:44 | Eastern Illinois | Michel Fudge pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 14:28 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Nichols knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Darrell Butler | 45-42 |
| 14:13 | Arkansas | Jeremy Hobbs is hacked by Michel Fudge - foul #3 on Michel Fudge, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Stoll (SG), Alfred Fraser (SF) Brian Renaud, Nicholas Pantano | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kendrick Pearson (SF) Jerry Nichols | |
| 14:08 | Arkansas | Peter Randall lays it in | 47-42 |
| 13:53 | Eastern Illinois | Michel Fudge is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Michel Fudge, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Montgomery (SG) Scott Perdue | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Lopp (C) Michel Fudge | |
| 13:44 | Arkansas | Phillip Laplante steps in front of the Alfred Fraser pass | 47-42 |
| 13:39 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Montgomery is called for the reach on Larry Whisnant - foul #1 on Christopher Montgomery, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Cleavon Ake (SG), Mike Herbert (C) Christopher Montgomery, Peter Randall | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Douglas (PG) Darrell Butler | |
| 13:16 | Eastern Illinois | Phillip Laplante hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Kendrick Pearson | 47-44 |
| 12:58 | Arkansas | Frank Stoll buries a floater from the left wing set up by Alfred Fraser | 49-44 |
| 12:34 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Douglas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 12:33 | Arkansas | Mike Herbert pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 12:30 | Arkansas | Frank Stoll loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Perdue (PG), Christopher Montgomery (SG), Nicholas Pantano (SF), Marcel Felix (PF), Peter Epperly (C) Frank Stoll, Cleavon Ake, Alfred Fraser, Jeremy Hobbs, Mike Herbert | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Darrell Butler (PG), Andrew Martino (SG), Jerry Nichols (SF), Richard Walton (C) Steven Douglas, Larry Whisnant, Kendrick Pearson, William Lopp | |
| 12:18 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Martino scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jerry Nichols | 49-47 |
| 12:10 | Arkansas | Peter Epperly misses long on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 12:08 | Arkansas | Peter Epperly grabs the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 11:49 | Arkansas | Scott Perdue misses long on an open shot from the left side | 49-47 |
| 11:48 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Walton pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 11:43 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Nichols misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 11:41 | Eastern Illinois | Darrell Butler grabs the offensive board | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Scott Perdue (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Montgomery (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Nicholas Pantano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marcel Felix (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Epperly (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Darrell Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Martino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Phillip Laplante (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Walton (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Eastern Illinois | Nicholas Pantano steals it from Richard Walton | 49-47 |
| 11:21 | Arkansas | Nicholas Pantano misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 11:20 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Epperly | 49-47 |
| 11:00 | Arkansas | Scott Perdue is called for traveling | 49-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Cleavon Ake (SG), Peter Randall (PF), Mike Herbert (C) Christopher Montgomery, Marcel Felix, Peter Epperly | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Curry (PG), Steven Douglas (SG), Kendrick Pearson (SF), William Lopp (PF) Darrell Butler, Andrew Martino, Jerry Nichols, Phillip Laplante | |
| 10:41 | Eastern Illinois | William Lopp loses the dribble to Scott Perdue | 49-47 |
| 10:22 | Arkansas | Peter Randall misses long on a runner from close range but he's fouled by William Lopp - foul #2 on William Lopp, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Stoll (PG), Alfred Fraser (SF) Scott Perdue, Nicholas Pantano | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Larry Whisnant (SG), Phillip Laplante (PF) Leonard Curry, Richard Walton | |
| 10:22 | Arkansas | Peter Randall makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 10:22 | Arkansas | Peter Randall makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 09:55 | Eastern Illinois | The jumper by Larry Whisnant is denied by Alfred Fraser | 51-47 |
| 09:53 | Arkansas | Frank Stoll gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 09:35 | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-47 |
| 09:33 | Eastern Illinois | William Lopp pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Illinois | William Lopp misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Mike Herbert - foul #1 on Mike Herbert, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Montgomery (SG), Jeremy Hobbs (PF), Peter Epperly (C) Cleavon Ake, Peter Randall, Mike Herbert | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Curry (PG) Steven Douglas | |
| 09:26 | Eastern Illinois | William Lopp makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Illinois | William Lopp makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 08:57 | Arkansas | Christopher Montgomery is hacked by William Lopp - foul #3 on William Lopp, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Renaud (SG), Nicholas Pantano (SF), Marcel Felix (PF) Frank Stoll, Alfred Fraser, Jeremy Hobbs | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Darrell Butler (PG), Andrew Martino (SG), Jerry Nichols (SF), Richard Walton (C) Leonard Curry, Larry Whisnant, Kendrick Pearson, Phillip Laplante | |
| 08:45 | Arkansas | Christopher Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 08:43 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jerry Nichols | 51-49 |
| 08:39 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Martino knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Darrell Butler | 51-51 |
| 08:16 | Arkansas | Brian Renaud makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 07:54 | Eastern Illinois | Marcel Felix blocks the jumper by William Lopp | 54-51 |
| 07:53 | Eastern Illinois | William Lopp gets the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 07:44 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Walton hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Andrew Martino and he's fouled by Peter Epperly - foul #2 on Peter Epperly, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Perdue (PG), Cleavon Ake (SG), Alfred Fraser (SF), Jeremy Hobbs (PF), Peter Randall (C) Christopher Montgomery, Brian Renaud, Nicholas Pantano, Marcel Felix, Peter Epperly | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Curry (PG), Larry Whisnant (SG), Kendrick Pearson (SF), Michel Fudge (C) Darrell Butler, Andrew Martino, Jerry Nichols, William Lopp | |
| 07:44 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Walton makes the free throw | 54-54 |
| 07:35 | Arkansas | Larry Whisnant steals the ball from Cleavon Ake | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Scott Perdue (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Cleavon Ake (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alfred Fraser (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeremy Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Randall (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Leonard Curry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Whisnant (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kendrick Pearson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Walton (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Michel Fudge (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Hobbs is called for the reach on Larry Whisnant - foul #2 on Jeremy Hobbs, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Phillip Laplante (PF) Richard Walton | |
| 07:29 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Whisnant misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 07:29 | Arkansas | Jeremy Hobbs gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 07:22 | Arkansas | Cleavon Ake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-54 |
| 06:56 | Eastern Illinois | Kendrick Pearson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 06:54 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michel Fudge | 54-54 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Illinois | Alfred Fraser is called for the reach on Kendrick Pearson - foul #1 on Alfred Fraser, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Stoll (SG), Nicholas Pantano (SF), Marcel Felix (PF), Mike Herbert (C) Cleavon Ake, Alfred Fraser, Jeremy Hobbs, Peter Randall | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Douglas (PG), Jerry Nichols (PF) Leonard Curry, Phillip Laplante | |
| 06:36 | Eastern Illinois | Kendrick Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Illinois | Kendrick Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 06:16 | Arkansas | Scott Perdue hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Nicholas Pantano | 56-56 |
| 05:59 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Douglas hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Marcel Felix - foul #2 on Marcel Felix, team foul #9 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Montgomery (SG) Scott Perdue | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Darrell Butler (PG), Andrew Martino (SG), Richard Walton (PF) Larry Whisnant, Kendrick Pearson, Jerry Nichols | |
| 05:59 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 05:59 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 05:37 | Arkansas | Marcel Felix hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 56-58 |
| 05:35 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Herbert | 56-58 |
| 05:19 | Arkansas | Marcel Felix is hacked by Andrew Martino - foul #2 on Andrew Martino, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Cleavon Ake (SG), Alfred Fraser (SF), Peter Epperly (C) Christopher Montgomery, Nicholas Pantano, Mike Herbert | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Curry (PG), Jerry Nichols (SF), William Lopp (PF) Darrell Butler, Steven Douglas, Richard Walton | |
| 05:19 | Arkansas | Marcel Felix makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 05:19 | Arkansas | Marcel Felix makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:59 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Nichols connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Martino and the foul's on Alfred Fraser - foul #2 on Alfred Fraser, team foul #10 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Perdue (PG), Jeremy Hobbs (PF) Frank Stoll, Marcel Felix | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 04:59 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Nichols makes the free throw | 58-61 |
| 04:38 | Arkansas | Scott Perdue banks in the layup | 60-61 |
| 04:24 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Nichols misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 04:22 | Arkansas | Scott Perdue pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| 04:07 | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Perdue | 63-61 |
| 04:03 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Martino's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Epperly | 63-61 |
| 04:02 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Peter Epperly | 63-61 |
| 03:41 | Arkansas | Scott Perdue hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 03:39 | Eastern Illinois | William Lopp grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 03:35 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Martino misses long on a 3 from straight away | 63-61 |
| 03:34 | Eastern Illinois | Michel Fudge snags the offensive board | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Scott Perdue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Cleavon Ake (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alfred Fraser (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeremy Hobbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Epperly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Leonard Curry (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Martino (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Nichols (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Lopp (tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Michel Fudge (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Eastern Illinois | Jerry Nichols connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Leonard Curry | 63-64 |
| 03:07 | Arkansas | Scott Perdue misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Leonard Curry - foul #3 on Leonard Curry, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Stoll (SG), Nicholas Pantano (SF), Peter Randall (PF), Mike Herbert (C) Cleavon Ake, Alfred Fraser, Jeremy Hobbs, Peter Epperly | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Darrell Butler (PG), Larry Whisnant (SG), Steven Douglas (SF), Phillip Laplante (PF) Leonard Curry, Andrew Martino, Jerry Nichols, William Lopp | |
| 03:07 | Arkansas | Scott Perdue makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:07 | Arkansas | Scott Perdue makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:52 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Stoll steals the ball from Darrell Butler | 65-64 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Montgomery (SG), Marcel Felix (PF) Scott Perdue, Mike Herbert | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kendrick Pearson (SF) Steven Douglas | |
| 02:49 | Arkansas | Darrell Butler steps in front of the Frank Stoll pass in the backcourt | 65-64 |
| 02:39 | Eastern Illinois | Kendrick Pearson knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Darrell Butler and the foul's on Peter Randall - foul #2 on Peter Randall, team foul #11 | 65-66 |
| 02:39 | Eastern Illinois | Kendrick Pearson makes the free throw | 65-67 |
| 02:16 | Arkansas | Nicholas Pantano is fouled on the floor by Kendrick Pearson - foul #1 on Kendrick Pearson, team foul #9 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser (SF) Christopher Montgomery | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Walton (PF) Phillip Laplante | |
| 02:16 | Arkansas | Nicholas Pantano makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 02:16 | Arkansas | Nicholas Pantano makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 01:59 | Eastern Illinois | Darrell Butler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 67-67 |
| 01:57 | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 01:57 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Perdue (PG), Cleavon Ake (SG), Peter Epperly (C) Nicholas Pantano, Frank Stoll, Peter Randall | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Martino (SG), Phillip Laplante (PF) Larry Whisnant, Richard Walton | |
| 01:33 | Arkansas | Marcel Felix is open and lays it up and in | 69-67 |
| 01:20 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Martino clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-67 |
| 01:18 | Eastern Illinois | Kendrick Pearson can't tip it in | 69-67 |
| 01:17 | Arkansas | Marcel Felix gets the rebound | 69-67 |
| 01:15 | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser is fouled in the backcourt by Darrell Butler - foul #2 on Darrell Butler, team foul #10 | 69-67 |
| 01:15 | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 01:15 | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 01:15 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michel Fudge | 69-67 |
| 00:51 | Eastern Illinois | Darrell Butler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-67 |
| 00:49 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Alfred Fraser | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser can't connect on a floater near the basket | 69-67 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michel Fudge | 69-67 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Illinois | Marcel Felix takes the ball from Andrew Martino | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Arkansas | Scott Perdue is hacked by Darrell Butler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Darrell Butler, team foul #11 | 69-67 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas | Scott Perdue makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas | Scott Perdue makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Eastern Illinois | Darrell Butler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-67 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | Marcel Felix grabs the board | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Marcel Felix runs out the clock | 71-67 |