| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Edward Cole (fresh) SG - Frank Davis (fresh) SF - Charles Plaisted (fresh) PF - Russell Graleski (fresh) C - Kyle Mansell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Jonathan Keating (fresh) SG - Chester Shields (fresh) SF - Todd Pettiford (fresh) PF - John Stevens (fresh) C - Gilbert Allen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Allen - foul #1 on Gilbert Allen, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Hawaii | Chester Shields grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Hawaii | Chester Shields comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Edward Cole - foul #1 on Edward Cole, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Hawaii | Chester Shields makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:27 | Hawaii | Chester Shields makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Arkansas | Edward Cole connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Plaisted | 3-2 |
| 18:54 | Hawaii | Todd Pettiford misses the runner from the left block | 3-2 |
| 18:52 | Hawaii | Gilbert Allen misses the tip | 3-2 |
| 18:50 | Arkansas | Edward Cole gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Arkansas | Todd Pettiford steals it from Charles Plaisted | 3-2 |
| 18:22 | Hawaii | John Stevens clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Russell Graleski - foul #1 on Russell Graleski, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:22 | Hawaii | John Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:22 | Hawaii | John Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:07 | Arkansas | Frank Davis buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Graleski | 5-4 |
| 18:00 | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Russell Graleski - foul #2 on Russell Graleski, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry (PF) Russell Graleski | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 18:00 | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:00 | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:41 | Arkansas | Frank Davis can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-5 |
| 17:39 | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 17:11 | Hawaii | Chester Shields is fouled on the floor by Charles Plaisted - foul #1 on Charles Plaisted, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Harman (SF), Aaron Gray (C) Charles Plaisted, Kyle Mansell | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 16:58 | Hawaii | Gilbert Allen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jonathan Keating and he's fouled by Aaron Gray - foul #1 on Aaron Gray, team foul #5 | 5-7 |
| 16:58 | Hawaii | Gilbert Allen misses the free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:58 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Frank Davis | 5-7 |
| 16:42 | Arkansas | Frank Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Arthur King (C) Gilbert Allen | |
| 16:16 | Hawaii | Chester Shields misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 16:14 | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 15:55 | Arkansas | Aaron Gray buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Cole | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Edward Cole (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Harman (fresh) PF - Hubert Bembry (fresh) C - Aaron Gray (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Jonathan Keating (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chester Shields (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Todd Pettiford (fairly fresh) PF - John Stevens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur King (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Hawaii | Richard Harman steps in front of the Jonathan Keating pass | 8-7 |
| 15:24 | Arkansas | Frank Davis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Chester Shields - foul #1 on Chester Shields, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs (PG), Charles Plaisted (SF), Kyle Mansell (C) Edward Cole, Richard Harman, Aaron Gray | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Richard Sherman (PG), Hassan Davis (SG), Andre Smith (SF), Louis Smolinsky (C) Jonathan Keating, Chester Shields, Todd Pettiford, John Stevens | |
| 15:24 | Arkansas | Frank Davis makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:24 | Arkansas | Frank Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:14 | Hawaii | Andre Smith's pass is intercepted by Charles Plaisted | 10-7 |
| 15:10 | Arkansas | Frank Davis lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Plaisted | 12-7 |
| 14:54 | Hawaii | Richard Sherman makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Hassan Davis | 12-10 |
| 14:34 | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-10 |
| 14:32 | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry grabs the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 14:14 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Frank Davis | 14-10 |
| 14:01 | Hawaii | Arthur King loses the ball out of bounds | 14-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edward Cole (PG), Richard Harman (PF) Frank Davis, Hubert Bembry | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating (PG), Chester Shields (SG), Todd Pettiford (SF), Gilbert Allen (C) Richard Sherman, Hassan Davis, Arthur King, Louis Smolinsky | |
| 13:46 | Arkansas | Gilbert Allen swats the dunk try by Kyle Mansell | 14-10 |
| 13:45 | Hawaii | Todd Pettiford grabs the board | 14-10 |
| 13:27 | Hawaii | Todd Pettiford misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 14-10 |
| 13:25 | Hawaii | Chester Shields grabs the offensive board | 14-10 |
| 13:16 | Hawaii | Andre Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-10 |
| 13:14 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 13:11 | Arkansas | Jonathan Keating takes the ball from Edward Cole in the backcourt | 14-10 |
| 12:46 | Hawaii | Todd Pettiford is fouled on the floor by Edward Cole - foul #2 on Edward Cole, team foul #6 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Johnny Newman (SG), John Piscitelli (PF), Aaron Gray (C) Edward Cole, Charles Plaisted, Kyle Mansell | |
| Subs | Hawaii | John Stevens (PF) Andre Smith | |
| 12:28 | Hawaii | John Stevens hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jonathan Keating | 14-12 |
| 12:09 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-12 |
| 12:07 | Hawaii | Chester Shields grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 11:51 | Hawaii | Todd Pettiford drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Jonathan Keating and he's fouled by Johnny Newman - foul #1 on Johnny Newman, team foul #7 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Davis (SG), Hubert Bembry (PF) Kevin Hobbs, Richard Harman | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Richard Sherman (SG) Chester Shields | |
| 11:51 | Hawaii | Todd Pettiford makes the free throw | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Johnny Newman (fresh) SG - Frank Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Piscitelli (fresh) PF - Hubert Bembry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Aaron Gray (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Jonathan Keating (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Sherman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Todd Pettiford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gilbert Allen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry is fouled on the floor by Richard Sherman - foul #1 on Richard Sherman, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Andre Smith (SF), Arthur King (C) Todd Pettiford, Gilbert Allen | |
| 11:24 | Arkansas | Jonathan Keating steals it from Johnny Newman | 14-15 |
| 11:20 | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating banks in the layup | 14-17 |
| 11:05 | Arkansas | John Piscitelli throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-17 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Charles Plaisted (SF), Kyle Mansell (C) John Piscitelli, Aaron Gray | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 10:49 | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-17 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Hassan Davis (SG) Jonathan Keating | |
| 10:34 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-17 |
| 10:32 | Hawaii | Andre Smith gets the rebound | 14-17 |
| 10:20 | Hawaii | The pull-up jumper by John Stevens is blocked by Hubert Bembry | 14-17 |
| 10:19 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Hubert Bembry | 14-17 |
| 09:56 | Arkansas | Johnny Newman misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-17 |
| 09:55 | Hawaii | Arthur King snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| 09:32 | Hawaii | John Stevens is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Stevens, team foul #4 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs (PG), Richard Harman (PF) Johnny Newman, Hubert Bembry | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating (PG), Chester Shields (SG), Todd Pettiford (SF), Louis Smolinsky (PF), Gilbert Allen (C) Richard Sherman, Hassan Davis, Andre Smith, John Stevens, Arthur King | |
| 09:14 | Arkansas | Frank Davis clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-17 |
| 09:13 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell tips it in | 16-17 |
| 08:51 | Hawaii | Gilbert Allen lays it up and in | 16-19 |
| 08:30 | Arkansas | Jonathan Keating steps in front of the Kyle Mansell pass | 16-19 |
| 08:27 | Hawaii | Chester Shields blows the layup | 16-19 |
| 08:26 | Hawaii | Louis Smolinsky tips it back up and in | 16-21 |
| 08:15 | Arkansas | Frank Davis connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Kyle Mansell | 18-21 |
| 07:49 | Hawaii | Chester Shields misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-21 |
| 07:48 | Hawaii | Todd Pettiford gets the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kevin Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frank Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Plaisted (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Harman (fresh) C - Kyle Mansell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Jonathan Keating (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Chester Shields (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Todd Pettiford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Smolinsky (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gilbert Allen (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Chester Shields | 18-24 |
| 07:31 | Arkansas | Richard Harman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Johnny Newman (SG), Hubert Bembry (PF), Aaron Gray (C) Frank Davis, Charles Plaisted, Kyle Mansell | |
| Subs | Hawaii | John Stevens (PF), Arthur King (C) Louis Smolinsky, Gilbert Allen | |
| 07:08 | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Todd Pettiford | 18-27 |
| 06:50 | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry buries a floater in the paint set up by Kevin Hobbs | 20-27 |
| 06:31 | Hawaii | Johnny Newman is called for the reach on Jonathan Keating - foul #2 on Johnny Newman, team foul #8 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Davis (SG), John Piscitelli (SF) Johnny Newman, Richard Harman | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Richard Sherman (SG), Andre Smith (SF) Chester Shields, Todd Pettiford | |
| 06:31 | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 06:31 | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 06:13 | Arkansas | Aaron Gray can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 20-29 |
| 06:12 | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry tips it back up and in | 22-29 |
| 06:02 | Hawaii | Arthur King misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-29 |
| 06:01 | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry pulls down the rebound | 22-29 |
| 05:37 | Arkansas | Aaron Gray throws it down | 24-29 |
| 05:18 | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 24-29 |
| 05:16 | Arkansas | Frank Davis gets the rebound | 24-29 |
| 05:09 | Arkansas | John Stevens is called for the reach on Hubert Bembry - foul #2 on John Stevens, team foul #5 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Charles Plaisted (SF), Kyle Mansell (C) John Piscitelli, Aaron Gray | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Chester Shields (SG), Todd Pettiford (SF), Gilbert Allen (C) Jonathan Keating, John Stevens, Arthur King | |
| 04:54 | Arkansas | Frank Davis drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kevin Hobbs | 27-29 |
| 04:29 | Hawaii | Richard Sherman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 04:27 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 04:13 | Arkansas | Charles Plaisted is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Charles Plaisted, team foul #9 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Harman (SF), John Piscitelli (PF) Charles Plaisted, Hubert Bembry | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 04:01 | Hawaii | Todd Pettiford scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Richard Sherman | 27-31 |
| 03:43 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell drills a fadeaway from the left block | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kevin Hobbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Harman (fresh) PF - John Piscitelli (fresh) C - Kyle Mansell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Richard Sherman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chester Shields (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Pettiford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Smith (fresh) C - Gilbert Allen (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:34 | Hawaii | Richard Sherman drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Chester Shields | 29-34 |
| 03:19 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell misses the driving attempt from the left block | 29-34 |
| 03:18 | Hawaii | Richard Sherman gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 02:58 | Hawaii | John Piscitelli is called for the reach on Richard Sherman - foul #1 on John Piscitelli, team foul #10 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edward Cole (PG), Johnny Newman (SG), Charles Plaisted (SF), Russell Graleski (PF), Aaron Gray (C) Kevin Hobbs, Frank Davis, Richard Harman, John Piscitelli, Kyle Mansell | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating (PG), Louis Smolinsky (SF), John Stevens (PF), Arthur King (C) Chester Shields, Todd Pettiford, Andre Smith, Gilbert Allen | |
| 02:58 | Hawaii | Richard Sherman makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 02:58 | Hawaii | Richard Sherman misses the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 02:58 | Arkansas | Aaron Gray pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 02:51 | Arkansas | Edward Cole misses the 3 from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 02:50 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Gray | 29-35 |
| 02:32 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Jonathan Keating - foul #1 on Jonathan Keating, team foul #6 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry (C) Aaron Gray | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Hassan Davis (SG) Richard Sherman | |
| 02:32 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 02:32 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski misses the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 02:32 | Hawaii | John Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 02:19 | Hawaii | Louis Smolinsky scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Arthur King and he's hacked by Edward Cole - foul #3 on Edward Cole, team foul #11 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Harman (SG) Edward Cole | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 02:19 | Hawaii | Louis Smolinsky makes the free throw | 29-38 |
| 02:08 | Arkansas | Johnny Newman is fouled on the floor by Louis Smolinsky - foul #1 on Louis Smolinsky, team foul #7 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Chester Shields (SG) Hassan Davis | |
| 02:08 | Arkansas | Johnny Newman misses the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 02:08 | Hawaii | Arthur King grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 02:06 | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating is fouled in the backcourt by Johnny Newman - foul #3 on Johnny Newman, team foul #12 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Davis (SG) Johnny Newman | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 02:06 | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 02:06 | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating misses the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 02:06 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 01:42 | Arkansas | Frank Davis misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 29-39 |
| 01:40 | Arkansas | Charles Plaisted hits the follow up shot | 31-39 |
| 01:20 | Hawaii | John Stevens hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 31-39 |
| 01:19 | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 00:59 | Arkansas | Frank Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 00:58 | Hawaii | Arthur King gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 00:54 | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Harman - foul #1 on Richard Harman, team foul #13 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs (PG), Kyle Mansell (C) Richard Harman, Hubert Bembry | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Todd Pettiford (SF), Gilbert Allen (C) Louis Smolinsky, Arthur King | |
| 00:54 | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 00:54 | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 00:54 | Hawaii | John Stevens grabs the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 00:39 | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating is whistled for traveling | 31-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Hassan Davis (SG), Andre Smith (PF) Chester Shields, John Stevens | |
| 00:26 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 00:25 | Hawaii | Jonathan Keating grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 00:04 | Hawaii | Todd Pettiford hits the finger roll set up by Jonathan Keating | 31-42 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Frank Davis misses long on a halfcourt shot | 31-42 |