| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Travis Doyle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hart (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Stubblefield (fresh) C - Frances Rowden (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Chaney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Castille (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Baer (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-28 |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Charles Baer | 35-28 |
| 19:26 | Rutgers | Robert Castille misses long on a jump hook from close range | 35-28 |
| 19:24 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Robert Stubblefield | 35-28 |
| 19:01 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Stubblefield | 38-28 |
| 18:41 | Rutgers | Charles Baer is whistled for traveling | 38-28 |
| 18:17 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield misses long on a jump hook from close range | 38-28 |
| 18:16 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield tips it back up and in | 40-28 |
| 17:58 | Rutgers | Charles Baer is hacked by Frances Rowden - foul #2 on Frances Rowden, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| 17:47 | Rutgers | Robert Stubblefield swats the layup by Robert Castille | 40-28 |
| 17:46 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 40-28 |
| 17:40 | Arkansas | Michael Hart is called for traveling | 40-28 |
| 17:21 | Rutgers | Charles Baer clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 17:20 | Arkansas | Michael Hart gets the rebound | 40-28 |
| 16:57 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-28 |
| 16:42 | Rutgers | William Coleman is hacked by Travis Doyle - foul #1 on Travis Doyle, team foul #2 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Reyes Bible (PG), Kenneth Bean (SF), Norman Klingensmith (PF), Terry Nguyen (C) Travis Doyle, Andrew Armstrong, Robert Stubblefield, Frances Rowden | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stafford (PG), Don Williamson (SG), Charles Devers (SF), Joel Pottorff (PF), David Clark (C) William Coleman, Albert Maloney, Keith Chaney, Robert Castille, Charles Baer | |
| 16:28 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-31 |
| 16:07 | Arkansas | Joel Pottorff is called for the reach on Kenneth Bean - foul #1 on Joel Pottorff, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Allen Landry (C) Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:01 | Arkansas | David Clark steals it from Terry Nguyen | 43-31 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Reyes Bible (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Norman Klingensmith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Bean (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. C - Allen Landry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Walter Stafford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Don Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Devers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joel Pottorff (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Clark (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 15:36 | Rutgers | David Clark drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Stafford | 43-34 |
| 15:22 | Arkansas | Don Williamson steps in front of the Reyes Bible pass | 43-34 |
| 15:17 | Rutgers | Don Williamson dunks the ball | 43-36 |
| 15:14 | Arkansas | Reyes Bible is hacked by Walter Stafford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Stafford, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Travis Doyle (PG), Michael Hart (SG), Andrew Armstrong (SF), Robert Stubblefield (PF), Frances Rowden (C) Reyes Bible, Norman Klingensmith, Kenneth Bean, Terry Nguyen, Allen Landry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG), Albert Maloney (SG), Keith Chaney (SF), Robert Castille (PF), Charles Baer (C) Walter Stafford, Don Williamson, Charles Devers, Joel Pottorff, David Clark | |
| 14:56 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield travels with the ball | 43-36 |
| 14:33 | Rutgers | Travis Doyle is called for the reach on William Coleman - foul #2 on Travis Doyle, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| 14:13 | Rutgers | Frances Rowden is called for the reach on Charles Baer - foul #3 on Frances Rowden, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | Charles Baer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 13:52 | Rutgers | William Coleman gets the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 13:45 | Rutgers | Robert Castille comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 13:43 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 13:35 | Arkansas | Michael Hart misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 13:34 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden tips it back up and in | 45-36 |
| 13:14 | Rutgers | Robert Castille drills a fadeaway from close range set up by William Coleman and the foul's on Michael Hart - foul #1 on Michael Hart, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Norman Klingensmith (SF), Terry Nguyen (PF) Andrew Armstrong, Robert Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stafford (SF), Joel Pottorff (C) Keith Chaney, Charles Baer | |
| 13:14 | Rutgers | Robert Castille makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| 13:02 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joel Pottorff - foul #2 on Joel Pottorff, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Devers (C) Robert Castille | |
| 13:02 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 13:02 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 13:02 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 12:47 | Rutgers | Charles Devers is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Charles Devers, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Reyes Bible (PG), Kenneth Bean (SF) Travis Doyle, Frances Rowden | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Williamson (SG) Albert Maloney | |
| 12:25 | Arkansas | Terry Nguyen misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 12:24 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Joel Pottorff | 45-39 |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | William Coleman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 12:17 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Kenneth Bean | 45-39 |
| 11:56 | Arkansas | Norman Klingensmith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Bean and the foul's on Joel Pottorff - foul #3 on Joel Pottorff, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong (SF), Robert Stubblefield (PF) Michael Hart, Kenneth Bean | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Keith Chaney (SF), Robert Castille (PF) William Coleman, Charles Devers | |
| 11:56 | Arkansas | Norman Klingensmith misses the free throw | 47-39 |
| 11:56 | Rutgers | Don Williamson grabs the board | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Reyes Bible (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Norman Klingensmith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andrew Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Stubblefield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Walter Stafford (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Don Williamson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Keith Chaney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Castille (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Joel Pottorff (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Rutgers | Norman Klingensmith steals the ball from Joel Pottorff | 47-39 |
| 11:16 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-39 |
| 11:14 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 11:10 | Rutgers | Don Williamson misses the shot from just outside the lane | 47-39 |
| 11:09 | Arkansas | Norman Klingensmith pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 10:56 | Arkansas | Reyes Bible knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Andrew Armstrong | 49-39 |
| 10:35 | Rutgers | Don Williamson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Don Williamson, team foul #6 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Travis Doyle (PG), Michael Hart (SG), Frances Rowden (C) Reyes Bible, Norman Klingensmith, Terry Nguyen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG), Albert Maloney (SG), Charles Baer (C) Walter Stafford, Don Williamson, Joel Pottorff | |
| 10:21 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-39 |
| 10:20 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield tips it back up and in | 51-39 |
| 10:11 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 10:10 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 09:49 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Bean (SF), Allen Landry (PF) Andrew Armstrong, Robert Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stafford (SF), Charles Devers (PF) Keith Chaney, Robert Castille | |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | Charles Devers drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Walter Stafford and he's fouled by Michael Hart - foul #2 on Michael Hart, team foul #6 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Norman Klingensmith (PF) Allen Landry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | Charles Devers makes the free throw | 51-42 |
| 09:08 | Arkansas | Norman Klingensmith misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 09:07 | Arkansas | Norman Klingensmith gets the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 08:54 | Arkansas | Albert Maloney is called for the reach on Travis Doyle - foul #2 on Albert Maloney, team foul #7 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield (PF) Kenneth Bean | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff (PF) Charles Devers | |
| 08:54 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 08:54 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | William Coleman drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Baer | 53-45 |
| 08:18 | Arkansas | Norman Klingensmith knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-45 |
| 07:58 | Rutgers | William Coleman connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 56-47 |
| 07:38 | Arkansas | Joel Pottorff steals the ball from Frances Rowden | 56-47 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Travis Doyle (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hart (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norman Klingensmith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Stubblefield (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Frances Rowden (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Stafford (fairly fresh) 4 ast. PF - Joel Pottorff (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Baer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 07:30 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 07:10 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Stubblefield - foul #2 on Robert Stubblefield, team foul #7 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Reyes Bible (PG), Kenneth Bean (SG), Andrew Armstrong (SF), Terry Nguyen (PF), Allen Landry (C) Travis Doyle, Michael Hart, Norman Klingensmith, Robert Stubblefield, Frances Rowden | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Williamson (PG), Brian Pipes (SG), Keith Chaney (SF), Robert Castille (PF) William Coleman, Albert Maloney, Walter Stafford, Charles Baer | |
| 07:10 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 07:10 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff misses the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 07:10 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Terry Nguyen | 56-48 |
| 06:56 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bean throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Devers (C) Joel Pottorff | |
| 06:43 | Rutgers | Robert Castille comes up short on the floater near the basket | 56-48 |
| 06:41 | Arkansas | Allen Landry gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 06:18 | Arkansas | A charge is called on Terry Nguyen - foul #1 on Terry Nguyen, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Hart (SG) Kenneth Bean | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:04 | Rutgers | Terry Nguyen is called for the reach on Robert Castille - foul #2 on Terry Nguyen, team foul #9 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield (PF) Allen Landry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG) Brian Pipes | |
| 06:04 | Rutgers | Robert Castille misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 06:04 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 05:41 | Arkansas | Michael Hart drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Andrew Armstrong | 59-48 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | Don Williamson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 05:25 | Rutgers | Robert Castille can't tip it in | 59-48 |
| 05:24 | Rutgers | Charles Devers grabs the offensive board | 59-48 |
| 05:11 | Rutgers | William Coleman loses the ball out of bounds | 59-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Travis Doyle (PG), Frances Rowden (C) Reyes Bible, Terry Nguyen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Maloney (SG), Charles Baer (C) Don Williamson, Charles Devers | |
| 04:51 | Arkansas | Michael Hart hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Hart - foul #3 on Michael Hart, team foul #10 | 61-48 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 04:10 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-50 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Robert Castille hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Stubblefield - foul #3 on Robert Stubblefield, team foul #11 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Norman Klingensmith (SF), Terry Nguyen (PF) Andrew Armstrong, Robert Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stafford (PG), Charles Devers (SF) William Coleman, Keith Chaney | |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Robert Castille misses the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Robert Castille makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Arkansas | Terry Nguyen is hacked by Charles Baer - foul #2 on Charles Baer, team foul #8 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Bean (SF) Michael Hart | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff (PF) Robert Castille | |
| 03:32 | Arkansas | Terry Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 03:32 | Arkansas | Terry Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 03:32 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff gets the rebound | 65-51 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Travis Doyle (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Klingensmith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Bean (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Nguyen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Frances Rowden (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Walter Stafford (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Devers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Pottorff (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Baer (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 65-51 |
| 03:20 | Arkansas | Terry Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 65-51 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas | Norman Klingensmith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Reyes Bible (PG), Allen Landry (C) Travis Doyle, Frances Rowden | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Williamson (SG), David Clark (C) Albert Maloney, Charles Baer | |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | David Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 65-51 |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Charles Devers grabs the offensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | Don Williamson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-51 |
| 02:21 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Terry Nguyen | 65-51 |
| 01:52 | Arkansas | Reyes Bible double dribbles | 65-51 |
| 01:37 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford's layup is rejected by Terry Nguyen | 65-51 |
| 01:36 | Arkansas | Allen Landry grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 01:15 | Arkansas | Reyes Bible misses the 3 from the right corner | 65-51 |
| 01:13 | Arkansas | Allen Landry tips it but misses | 65-51 |
| 01:11 | Arkansas | Norman Klingensmith tips it back up and in | 67-51 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Don Williamson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-51 |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff grabs the offensive rebound | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Charles Devers comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 67-51 |
| 00:44 | Arkansas | Terry Nguyen gets the rebound | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bean comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-51 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Charles Devers snags the defensive board | 67-51 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-54 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Reyes Bible runs out the clock | 67-54 |