| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Mark Hastings (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Rice (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Bussey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Gaston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Premo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - John Poulin (fresh) SG - Alexander Romig (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jerry Boivin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - David McMannus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Waddell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jerry Boivin inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The short jumper by John Waddell is denied by Brandon Bussey | 28-26 |
| 19:38 | Western Illinois | Paul Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 19:23 | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-26 |
| 18:58 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Alexander Romig knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-29 |
| 18:37 | Western Illinois | Mark Hastings misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 18:36 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Premo | 28-29 |
| 18:23 | Western Illinois | John Premo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 18:21 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Waddell snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 18:03 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Waddell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-29 |
| 17:37 | Western Illinois | John Gaston connects on the turnaround in the lane | 30-29 |
| 17:19 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jerry Boivin comes up short on the shot from the right side | 30-29 |
| 17:17 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Poulin pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 16:51 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Alexander Romig hits a 3 from the right corner set up by John Poulin | 30-32 |
| 16:28 | Western Illinois | Paul Rice misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 16:26 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jerry Boivin snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 16:22 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Alexander Romig comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Paul Rice - foul #3 on Paul Rice, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Randall (PG), Bill Staley (SG), Andre Bilbrey (SF) Mark Hastings, Paul Rice, Brandon Bussey | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Courville (SF), Gabriel Young (PF), George Rich (C) Jerry Boivin, David McMannus, John Waddell | |
| 16:22 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Alexander Romig makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 16:22 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Alexander Romig misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 16:22 | Western Illinois | John Gaston gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 16:04 | Western Illinois | John Gaston hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 30-33 |
| 16:03 | Arkansas, Little Rock | George Rich grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 15:50 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Courville lays it in on a nice dish by Alexander Romig | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Paul Randall (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Bill Staley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Andre Bilbrey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Gaston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Premo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - John Poulin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alexander Romig (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Courville (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gabriel Young (fresh) 1 pts. C - George Rich (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Western Illinois | Bill Staley misses the jump hook in the paint | 30-35 |
| 15:25 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Alexander Romig grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 15:08 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Paul Randall steals it from George Rich | 30-35 |
| 14:45 | Western Illinois | John Gaston lays it in | 32-35 |
| 14:22 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Courville hits a 3 from the right corner | 32-38 |
| 14:07 | Western Illinois | John Gaston misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-38 |
| 14:06 | Western Illinois | John Gaston grabs the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 13:48 | Western Illinois | Andre Bilbrey lays it up and in and he's fouled by George Rich - foul #1 on George Rich, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Hastings (PG), Paul Rice (SG), Wallace Wagner (SF), Brandon Bussey (C) Paul Randall, Bill Staley, John Gaston, John Premo | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Minter (PG), Jerry Boivin (SF), David McMannus (PF), John Waddell (C) John Poulin, Alexander Romig, Gabriel Young, George Rich | |
| 13:48 | Western Illinois | Andre Bilbrey makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 13:35 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Minter is called for a backcourt violation | 35-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Williams (C) Andre Bilbrey | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Troy Wilson (SG) John Courville | |
| 13:12 | Western Illinois | John Waddell steals it from Paul Rice | 35-38 |
| 13:08 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Troy Wilson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-38 |
| 13:06 | Western Illinois | Wallace Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 12:54 | Western Illinois | Mark Hastings misses short on a shot from the left side | 35-38 |
| 12:52 | Western Illinois | Charles Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 12:40 | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 35-38 |
| 12:39 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Waddell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 12:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jerry Boivin misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Hastings - foul #3 on Mark Hastings, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Andre Bilbrey (C) Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Courville (SG) Troy Wilson | |
| 12:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jerry Boivin makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 12:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jerry Boivin misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 12:18 | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 12:05 | Western Illinois | David McMannus steals it from Mark Hastings | 35-39 |
| 11:52 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Waddell hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Jerry Boivin | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Mark Hastings (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Wallace Wagner (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Brandon Bussey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Andre Bilbrey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - James Minter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Courville (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jerry Boivin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - David McMannus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Waddell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:35 | Western Illinois | Wallace Wagner misses the 3 from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 11:33 | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey grabs the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 11:15 | Western Illinois | Wallace Wagner scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Rice | 37-41 |
| 10:59 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Minter is fouled on the floor by Andre Bilbrey - foul #1 on Andre Bilbrey, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Gaston (PF), John Premo (C) Brandon Bussey, Andre Bilbrey | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Poulin (PG), Alexander Romig (SG) James Minter, John Courville | |
| 10:43 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Poulin connects on the driving attempt from close range | 37-43 |
| 10:28 | Western Illinois | Paul Rice connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Wallace Wagner | 40-43 |
| 10:08 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Alexander Romig clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 10:07 | Western Illinois | Mark Hastings pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 09:46 | Western Illinois | John Premo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 09:45 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Alexander Romig snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 09:38 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Gaston steals it from John Poulin | 40-43 |
| 09:18 | Western Illinois | Paul Rice comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 09:16 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Waddell snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 08:52 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Waddell is fouled on the floor by Wallace Wagner - foul #4 on Wallace Wagner, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Randall (PG), Bill Staley (SG), Brandon Bussey (SF) Mark Hastings, Paul Rice, Wallace Wagner | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Courville (SF), Gabriel Young (PF), George Rich (C) Jerry Boivin, David McMannus, John Waddell | |
| 08:40 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gabriel Young's floater is knocked away by Brandon Bussey | 40-43 |
| 08:39 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Bill Staley | 40-43 |
| 08:34 | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey misses the jumper from the left side | 40-43 |
| 08:33 | Western Illinois | John Premo snags the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 08:22 | Western Illinois | Paul Randall comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 08:20 | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 08:06 | Western Illinois | Gabriel Young steals the ball from Bill Staley | 40-43 |
| 07:53 | Arkansas, Little Rock | George Rich knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 07:29 | Western Illinois | John Premo is denied on a layup by George Rich | 40-45 |
| 07:28 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Courville gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Paul Randall (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Bill Staley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Brandon Bussey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. PF - John Gaston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Premo (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - John Poulin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Romig (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Courville (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gabriel Young (fresh) 1 pts. C - George Rich (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | George Rich drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Alexander Romig | 40-48 |
| 06:56 | Western Illinois | John Gaston misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Gabriel Young - foul #2 on Gabriel Young, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Hastings (PG), Wallace Wagner (SF) Bill Staley, John Premo | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Minter (PG), Jerry Boivin (SF), John Waddell (C) John Poulin, Alexander Romig, George Rich | |
| 06:56 | Western Illinois | John Gaston makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 06:56 | Western Illinois | John Gaston makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 06:42 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Courville is fouled on the floor by Mark Hastings - foul #4 on Mark Hastings, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Andre Bilbrey (C) John Gaston | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| 06:32 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Gabriel Young misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 06:31 | Western Illinois | Andre Bilbrey grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 06:20 | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-48 |
| 06:03 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Brandon Bussey takes the ball from Jerry Boivin | 45-48 |
| 05:48 | Western Illinois | Gabriel Young takes the ball from Paul Randall | 45-48 |
| 05:29 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jerry Boivin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on Wallace Wagner - foul #5 on Wallace Wagner, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Rice (SG), Bill Staley (PF), John Premo (C) Paul Randall, Wallace Wagner, Brandon Bussey | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Poulin (PG), Alexander Romig (SG), David McMannus (PF) James Minter, John Courville, Gabriel Young | |
| 05:29 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jerry Boivin misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 05:29 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jerry Boivin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 05:29 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jerry Boivin makes the 3rd free throw | 45-50 |
| 05:11 | Western Illinois | Paul Rice misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 05:10 | Western Illinois | Andre Bilbrey grabs the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 04:57 | Western Illinois | Bill Staley lays it up and in on a great pass from John Premo and the foul's on David McMannus - foul #3 on David McMannus, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | George Rich (C) John Waddell | |
| 04:57 | Western Illinois | Bill Staley makes the free throw | 48-50 |
| 04:37 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Poulin hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by George Rich | 48-52 |
| 04:33 | Western Illinois | Mark Hastings clanks a jumper from close range but he's hacked by John Poulin - foul #1 on John Poulin, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Gaston (PF) Bill Staley | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| 04:33 | Western Illinois | Mark Hastings makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 04:33 | Western Illinois | Mark Hastings misses the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 04:33 | Arkansas, Little Rock | George Rich grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 04:12 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Premo picks off the pass by John Poulin | 49-52 |
| 04:01 | Western Illinois | John Gaston comes up short on the floater in the lane | 49-52 |
| 03:59 | Arkansas, Little Rock | George Rich grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 03:36 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Alexander Romig is hacked by John Premo - foul #1 on John Premo, team foul #7 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Randall (PG), Brandon Bussey (SF) Mark Hastings, Andre Bilbrey | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Courville (SF), John Waddell (C) Jerry Boivin, George Rich | |
| 03:36 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Alexander Romig makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 03:36 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Alexander Romig misses the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 03:36 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to John Gaston | 49-53 |
| 03:28 | Western Illinois | John Gaston hits the finger roll | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Paul Randall (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Paul Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brandon Bussey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. PF - John Gaston (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - John Premo (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - John Poulin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Romig (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Courville (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - David McMannus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Waddell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:10 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Courville misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 03:09 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Brandon Bussey | 51-53 |
| 03:01 | Western Illinois | Paul Rice is called for traveling | 51-53 |
| 02:47 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Waddell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-53 |
| 02:46 | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 02:46 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Hastings (PG) Paul Randall | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jerry Boivin (SF) John Courville | |
| 02:32 | Western Illinois | John Premo misses the fadeaway from the right side | 51-53 |
| 02:30 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Waddell pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 02:14 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Poulin is fouled on the floor by Mark Hastings - foul #5 on Mark Hastings, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Randall (PG) Mark Hastings | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| 02:14 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Poulin makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 02:14 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Poulin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 02:12 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| 01:53 | Western Illinois | John Gaston misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-55 |
| 01:51 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jerry Boivin grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 01:32 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jerry Boivin scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Alexander Romig | 51-57 |
| 01:32 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 51-57 |
| 01:21 | Western Illinois | Paul Rice's floater is tipped away by Jerry Boivin | 51-57 |
| 01:19 | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey tips it in | 53-57 |
| 01:01 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Alexander Romig comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-57 |
| 01:00 | Arkansas, Little Rock | David McMannus pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jerry Boivin connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Waddell | 53-59 |
| 00:33 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | Paul Rice drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Alexander Romig is hacked by Paul Randall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Randall, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Minter (PG), John Courville (SF), Gabriel Young (PF) John Poulin, Jerry Boivin, David McMannus | |
| 00:24 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Alexander Romig makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:24 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Alexander Romig makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:20 | Western Illinois | Paul Randall travels in the backcourt | 56-61 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jerry Boivin (SF), David McMannus (PF) John Courville, Gabriel Young | |
| 00:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Alexander Romig is hacked by Paul Randall - foul #4 on Paul Randall, team foul #10 | 56-61 |
| 00:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Alexander Romig makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Alexander Romig makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:16 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 56-63 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Poulin (PG) James Minter | |
| 00:14 | Western Illinois | Paul Rice misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-63 |
| 00:12 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jerry Boivin pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Paul Randall is called for the reach on Jerry Boivin in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Randall, team foul #11 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Andre Bilbrey (PG) Paul Randall | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Minter (PG) John Poulin | |
| 00:11 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jerry Boivin makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jerry Boivin misses the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:11 | Western Illinois | John Gaston pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Western Illinois | John Premo clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-64 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Waddell grabs the board | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Minter runs out the clock | 56-64 |