| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Samual Lee (fresh) SG - Robert Robinson (fresh) SF - Ronnie Champagne (fresh) PF - Ralph Strub (fresh) C - Joseph Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kevin Hobbs (fresh) SG - Tim Burke (fresh) SF - Todd King (fresh) PF - Jerry Boudreaux (fresh) C - Phillip Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Phillip Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Arkansas | Jerry Boudreaux can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Ralph Strub - foul #1 on Ralph Strub, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Arkansas | Jerry Boudreaux misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Arkansas | Jerry Boudreaux makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:44 | Nicholls State | Todd King steals it from Samual Lee | 0-1 |
| 19:38 | Arkansas | Phillip Johnson misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Lee - foul #1 on Joseph Lee, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 19:38 | Arkansas | Phillip Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:38 | Arkansas | Phillip Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson clanks a turnaround in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Arkansas | Todd King gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Arkansas | Jerry Boudreaux misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Ronnie Champagne - foul #1 on Ronnie Champagne, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Arkansas | Jerry Boudreaux misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Arkansas | Jerry Boudreaux makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:19 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee misses short on a jumper from the right side | 0-3 |
| 18:18 | Arkansas | Jerry Boudreaux pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:11 | Arkansas | Ralph Strub blocks the jumper by Phillip Johnson | 0-3 |
| 18:10 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:48 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne lays it in on a nice dish by Samual Lee | 2-3 |
| 17:31 | Arkansas | Jerry Boudreaux connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Kevin Hobbs | 2-6 |
| 17:27 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 17:10 | Arkansas | Tim Burke makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Boudreaux | 4-8 |
| 16:56 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne is fouled on the floor by Todd King - foul #1 on Todd King, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ralph Chapman (SF), Peter Miller (C) Ronnie Champagne, Joseph Lee | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Johnny Newman (PG), Nathaniel Grant (SG), Gino Gallo (SF), Qing-nan Chiang (PF), Dennis Brown (C) Kevin Hobbs, Tim Burke, Todd King, Jerry Boudreaux, Phillip Johnson | |
| 16:38 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 16:37 | Arkansas | Dennis Brown pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:22 | Arkansas | Nathaniel Grant hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Dennis Brown | 4-11 |
| 16:18 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ralph Strub | 7-11 |
| 16:02 | Arkansas | Gino Gallo hits the finger roll set up by Johnny Newman | 7-13 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Samual Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) SF - Ralph Chapman (fresh) PF - Ralph Strub (fairly fresh) C - Peter Miller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Johnny Newman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Grant (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gino Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Qing-nan Chiang (fresh) C - Dennis Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub makes the shot from the right block set up by Samual Lee | 9-13 |
| 15:27 | Arkansas | Gino Gallo hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Ralph Chapman - foul #1 on Ralph Chapman, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom (PG), Kevin Hauer (SG), Ronnie Champagne (SF), Joseph Lee (C) Samual Lee, Robert Robinson, Ralph Chapman, Ralph Strub | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Todd King (SF) Dennis Brown | |
| 15:27 | Arkansas | Gino Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 15:27 | Arkansas | Gino Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 15:27 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 15:22 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clifton Isom | 12-13 |
| 15:07 | Arkansas | Johnny Newman connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 14:57 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-15 |
| 14:55 | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom hits the follow up shot | 14-15 |
| 14:35 | Arkansas | Nathaniel Grant is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hauer - foul #1 on Kevin Hauer, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ralph Chapman (PF) Peter Miller | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs (PG), Tim Burke (SG), Jerry Boudreaux (PF), Phillip Johnson (C) Johnny Newman, Nathaniel Grant, Gino Gallo, Qing-nan Chiang | |
| 14:23 | Arkansas | Tim Burke can't connect on a shot from the right side | 14-15 |
| 14:22 | Nicholls State | Ralph Chapman pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| 14:16 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne is hacked by Todd King - foul #2 on Todd King, team foul #2 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gregg Thorne (PF) Ronnie Champagne | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gino Gallo (SF) Todd King | |
| 14:06 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 14:05 | Arkansas | Phillip Johnson snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 13:39 | Arkansas | Phillip Johnson travels with the ball | 14-15 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Samual Lee (PG), Robert Robinson (SG), Ralph Strub (PF) Clifton Isom, Kevin Hauer, Joseph Lee | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 13:32 | Nicholls State | Ralph Chapman's floater is tipped away by Jerry Boudreaux | 14-15 |
| 13:31 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Jerry Boudreaux | 14-15 |
| 13:27 | Arkansas | The short jumper by Kevin Hobbs is denied by Ralph Strub | 14-15 |
| 13:25 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 13:05 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Robinson, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Peter Miller (C) Gregg Thorne | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Johnny Newman (SG), Qing-nan Chiang (SF) Tim Burke, Gino Gallo | |
| 12:42 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs's pass is intercepted by Robert Robinson | 14-15 |
| 12:27 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Ralph Strub and the foul's on Phillip Johnson - foul #1 on Phillip Johnson, team foul #3 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne (SF), Joseph Lee (C) Ralph Chapman, Ralph Strub | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Nathaniel Grant (SF), Dennis Brown (C) Jerry Boudreaux, Phillip Johnson | |
| 12:27 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller makes the free throw | 17-15 |
| 12:01 | Arkansas | Qing-nan Chiang hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 17-15 |
| 12:00 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Joseph Lee | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Samual Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Robinson (fresh) SF - Ronnie Champagne (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Peter Miller (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Lee (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kevin Hobbs (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Newman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Grant (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Qing-nan Chiang (fresh) C - Dennis Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee lays it up and in on a nice dish by Peter Miller and he's fouled by Johnny Newman - foul #1 on Johnny Newman, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom (SG), Ralph Strub (PF) Robert Robinson, Peter Miller | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tim Burke (SG), Phillip Johnson (C) Kevin Hobbs, Qing-nan Chiang | |
| 11:47 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee makes the free throw | 20-15 |
| 11:37 | Arkansas | Johnny Newman misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronnie Champagne - foul #2 on Ronnie Champagne, team foul #7 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer (SF) Ronnie Champagne | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 11:37 | Arkansas | Johnny Newman misses the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 11:37 | Arkansas | Johnny Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 11:18 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer misses short on a jumper from the right side | 20-16 |
| 11:17 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub hits the follow up shot | 22-16 |
| 10:57 | Arkansas | Johnny Newman's pass is intercepted by Clifton Isom | 22-16 |
| 10:53 | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom misses the easy layup | 22-16 |
| 10:51 | Arkansas | Phillip Johnson pulls down the rebound | 22-16 |
| 10:40 | Arkansas | Nathaniel Grant banks in the layup | 22-18 |
| 10:17 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Samual Lee | 24-18 |
| 10:13 | Arkansas | Samual Lee is called for the reach on Johnny Newman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samual Lee, team foul #8 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson (SG), Ralph Chapman (SF), Peter Miller (PF), Gregg Thorne (C) Samual Lee, Kevin Hauer, Ralph Strub, Joseph Lee | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs (PG), Gino Gallo (SF), Jerry Boudreaux (PF), Qing-nan Chiang (C) Tim Burke, Nathaniel Grant, Dennis Brown, Phillip Johnson | |
| 10:13 | Arkansas | Johnny Newman makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 10:13 | Arkansas | Johnny Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 09:58 | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Gregg Thorne | 27-20 |
| 09:33 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Peter Miller - foul #1 on Peter Miller, team foul #9 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer (PG) Clifton Isom | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Martin Pavon (SG) Johnny Newman | |
| 09:33 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs misses the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 09:33 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 09:14 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 27-21 |
| 09:12 | Arkansas | Gino Gallo grabs the board | 27-21 |
| 08:50 | Arkansas | Jerry Boudreaux misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-21 |
| 08:48 | Arkansas | Gino Gallo hits the follow up shot | 27-23 |
| 08:32 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-23 |
| 08:31 | Arkansas | Qing-nan Chiang snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| 08:08 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Kevin Hobbs, team foul #5 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Samual Lee (PG), Ralph Strub (PF), Joseph Lee (C) Kevin Hauer, Peter Miller, Gregg Thorne | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Johnny Newman (PG), Tim Burke (SG), Nathaniel Grant (SF), Phillip Johnson (C) Kevin Hobbs, Martin Pavon, Gino Gallo, Qing-nan Chiang | |
| 07:55 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Samual Lee | 30-23 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Samual Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Robinson (fresh) SF - Ralph Chapman (fairly fresh) PF - Ralph Strub (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. C - Joseph Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Johnny Newman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Burke (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathaniel Grant (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Boudreaux (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Arkansas | Robert Robinson is called for the reach on Tim Burke - foul #2 on Robert Robinson, team foul #10 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom (SG) Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Brown (PF) Jerry Boudreaux | |
| 07:37 | Arkansas | Tim Burke makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 07:37 | Arkansas | Tim Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 07:12 | Nicholls State | Ralph Chapman travels with the ball | 30-25 |
| 06:59 | Arkansas | Dennis Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 06:57 | Arkansas | Nathaniel Grant tips it back up and in | 30-27 |
| 06:44 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee is fouled on the floor by Phillip Johnson - foul #2 on Phillip Johnson, team foul #6 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer (SF), Peter Miller (C) Ralph Chapman, Joseph Lee | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs (PG), Gino Gallo (PF) Johnny Newman, Phillip Johnson | |
| 06:26 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Qing-nan Chiang (PF) Nathaniel Grant | |
| 06:06 | Arkansas | Gino Gallo makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Dennis Brown | 30-29 |
| 05:37 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Dennis Brown - foul #1 on Dennis Brown, team foul #7 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gregg Thorne (SF), Joseph Lee (C) Clifton Isom, Ralph Strub | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Johnny Newman (SG), Jerry Boudreaux (PF) Tim Burke, Dennis Brown | |
| 05:37 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 05:37 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 05:16 | Arkansas | Jerry Boudreaux makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Hobbs | 31-31 |
| 04:55 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee is fouled on the floor by Jerry Boudreaux - foul #1 on Jerry Boudreaux, team foul #8 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Phoenix (SG), Ralph Strub (PF) Kevin Hauer, Peter Miller | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Martin Pavon (SG), Nathaniel Grant (SF) Kevin Hobbs, Qing-nan Chiang | |
| 04:55 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 04:55 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 04:47 | Arkansas | Gino Gallo misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Phoenix - foul #1 on Robert Phoenix, team foul #11 | 33-31 |
| 04:47 | Arkansas | Gino Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 04:47 | Arkansas | Gino Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 04:23 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-33 |
| 04:21 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Martin Pavon | 33-33 |
| 04:09 | Arkansas | Ralph Strub takes the ball from Gino Gallo | 33-33 |
| 03:54 | Nicholls State | Robert Phoenix misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 03:53 | Nicholls State | Gregg Thorne snags the offensive board | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Samual Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Phoenix (fresh) SF - Gregg Thorne (fresh) PF - Ralph Strub (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. C - Joseph Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Johnny Newman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Pavon (fresh) SF - Nathaniel Grant (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jerry Boudreaux (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gino Gallo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:45 | Nicholls State | Jerry Boudreaux steals it from Ralph Strub | 33-33 |
| 03:25 | Arkansas | Johnny Newman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 03:23 | Arkansas | Nathaniel Grant snags the offensive board | 33-33 |
| 03:08 | Arkansas | Johnny Newman makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 02:57 | Nicholls State | Martin Pavon is called for the reach on Gregg Thorne - foul #1 on Martin Pavon, team foul #9 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom (PG), Robert Robinson (SG), Ronnie Champagne (SF), Peter Miller (PF) Samual Lee, Robert Phoenix, Ralph Strub, Joseph Lee | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs (PG), Tim Burke (SG), Todd King (SF), Qing-nan Chiang (PF), Phillip Johnson (C) Johnny Newman, Martin Pavon, Nathaniel Grant, Jerry Boudreaux, Gino Gallo | |
| 02:57 | Nicholls State | Gregg Thorne misses the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 02:57 | Arkansas | Tim Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 02:38 | Arkansas | Todd King misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 02:36 | Arkansas | Todd King gets the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 02:23 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs is hacked by Clifton Isom - foul #1 on Clifton Isom, team foul #12 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ralph Chapman (PF) Gregg Thorne | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 02:23 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 02:23 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 02:23 | Nicholls State | Ralph Chapman gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 02:08 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 02:06 | Arkansas | Qing-nan Chiang grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 01:49 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs misses long on a shot from the right side | 33-36 |
| 01:47 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Clifton Isom | 33-36 |
| 01:27 | Nicholls State | Ralph Chapman misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-36 |
| 01:26 | Arkansas | Todd King snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 01:21 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 33-38 |
| 01:01 | Nicholls State | Ralph Chapman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 01:00 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas | Phillip Johnson connects on the fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Peter Miller - foul #2 on Peter Miller, team foul #13 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Samual Lee (PG), Ralph Strub (PF), Joseph Lee (C) Clifton Isom, Ronnie Champagne, Peter Miller | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jerry Boudreaux (PF) Qing-nan Chiang | |
| 00:48 | Arkansas | Phillip Johnson makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 00:25 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Phillip Johnson - foul #3 on Phillip Johnson, team foul #10 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Johnny Newman (PG), Nathaniel Grant (SG), Dennis Brown (C) Kevin Hobbs, Tim Burke, Phillip Johnson | |
| 00:25 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub misses the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 00:25 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub misses the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 00:25 | Arkansas | Jerry Boudreaux snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Todd King hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-41 |