| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Melton (fresh) SG - Garland Knight (fresh) SF - Jason Baker (fresh) PF - Melvin Swan (fresh) C - Eugene Blythe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Lawson (fresh) SG - Steven Laird (fresh) SF - Nicholas Staub (fresh) PF - Daniel Evans (fresh) C - Wayne Robertson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Wayne Robertson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Cincinnati | Wayne Robertson drills a jump hook in the paint set up by John Lawson | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Arkansas | Eugene Blythe connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Garland Knight | 2-2 |
| 19:24 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Staub misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 19:23 | Arkansas | Eugene Blythe grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Arkansas | Melvin Swan scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Garland Knight and the foul's on Daniel Evans - foul #1 on Daniel Evans, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 19:00 | Arkansas | Melvin Swan makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by Steven Laird is blocked by Eugene Blythe | 5-2 |
| 18:40 | Cincinnati | Wayne Robertson grabs the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:35 | Cincinnati | Wayne Robertson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-2 |
| 18:33 | Arkansas | Melvin Swan grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:16 | Arkansas | Richard Melton hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 18:14 | Arkansas | Melvin Swan hits the follow up shot | 7-2 |
| 18:01 | Cincinnati | Wayne Robertson misses the 3 from straight away | 7-2 |
| 18:00 | Arkansas | Garland Knight grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 17:42 | Arkansas | Garland Knight is alone and drills a floater from just outside the lane | 9-2 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | Wayne Robertson is called for traveling | 9-2 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Albert Pennington (PG), Wilfredo Conti (SG), Theodore Syverson (SF), Ryan Tabares (PF), Joel Davis (C) Richard Melton, Garland Knight, Jason Baker, Melvin Swan, Eugene Blythe | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maynard Wagner (PG), William Nichols (SG), Luther Wimbush (SF), Dale Chiasson (PF), Radomil Grohowski (C) John Lawson, Steven Laird, Nicholas Staub, Daniel Evans, Wayne Robertson | |
| 16:51 | Arkansas | Ryan Tabares's fadeaway is rejected by Radomil Grohowski | 9-2 |
| 16:49 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Theodore Syverson | 9-2 |
| 16:31 | Arkansas | Joel Davis is alone and drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Albert Pennington | 11-2 |
| 16:07 | Cincinnati | Dale Chiasson is fouled on the floor by Joel Davis - foul #1 on Joel Davis, team foul #1 | 11-2 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Melton (PG) Wilfredo Conti | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 15:43 | Cincinnati | Luther Wimbush misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-2 |
| 15:41 | Cincinnati | Dale Chiasson tips it but misses | 11-2 |
| 15:39 | Cincinnati | Maynard Wagner tips it home | 11-4 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Melton (fresh) SG - Albert Pennington (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Theodore Syverson (fresh) PF - Ryan Tabares (fresh) C - Joel Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Maynard Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Nichols (fresh) SF - Luther Wimbush (fresh) PF - Dale Chiasson (fresh) C - Radomil Grohowski (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Arkansas | Richard Melton is hacked by Luther Wimbush in the backcourt - foul #1 on Luther Wimbush, team foul #2 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Garland Knight (SG), Jason Baker (SF), Melvin Swan (PF), Eugene Blythe (C) Albert Pennington, Theodore Syverson, Ryan Tabares, Joel Davis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Lawson (PG), Steven Laird (SG), Fred Field (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), Mark Alderson (C) Maynard Wagner, William Nichols, Luther Wimbush, Dale Chiasson, Radomil Grohowski | |
| 15:19 | Arkansas | Melvin Swan is open but misses the lay-in but the foul's on Fred Field - foul #1 on Fred Field, team foul #3 | 11-4 |
| 15:19 | Arkansas | Melvin Swan makes the 1st free throw | 12-4 |
| 15:19 | Arkansas | Melvin Swan makes the 2nd free throw | 13-4 |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Fred Field comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 13-4 |
| 15:00 | Arkansas | Melvin Swan grabs the board | 13-4 |
| 14:56 | Arkansas | Garland Knight is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Garland Knight, team foul #2 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wilfredo Conti (PG) Richard Melton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Staub (SF) John Lawson | |
| 14:41 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Staub misses the lay-in | 13-4 |
| 14:40 | Arkansas | Eugene Blythe snags the defensive board | 13-4 |
| 14:25 | Arkansas | Wilfredo Conti buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Garland Knight | 16-4 |
| 14:08 | Cincinnati | Daniel Evans misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-4 |
| 14:06 | Arkansas | Eugene Blythe grabs the board | 16-4 |
| 13:42 | Arkansas | Eugene Blythe makes the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 18-4 |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | Mark Alderson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Evans | 18-6 |
| 13:05 | Arkansas | Melvin Swan is alone and drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Wilfredo Conti | 20-6 |
| 12:46 | Cincinnati | Steven Laird throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Melton (PG), Albert Pennington (SG), Theodore Syverson (SF), Ryan Tabares (PF), Joel Davis (C) Wilfredo Conti, Garland Knight, Jason Baker, Melvin Swan, Eugene Blythe | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Lawson (PG), William Nichols (SG), Luther Wimbush (SF), Dale Chiasson (PF), Wayne Robertson (C) Fred Field, Steven Laird, Nicholas Staub, Daniel Evans, Mark Alderson | |
| 12:40 | Arkansas | Albert Pennington is fouled in the backcourt by Luther Wimbush - foul #2 on Luther Wimbush, team foul #4 | 20-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Staub (SF) Luther Wimbush | |
| 12:35 | Arkansas | Nicholas Staub swats the layup by Joel Davis | 20-6 |
| 12:33 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Staub grabs the defensive rebound | 20-6 |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | John Lawson is fouled on the floor by Richard Melton - foul #1 on Richard Melton, team foul #3 | 20-6 |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | Dale Chiasson misses badly on a floater from the left block | 20-6 |
| 12:01 | Arkansas | Theodore Syverson snags the defensive board | 20-6 |
| 11:42 | Arkansas | Richard Melton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-6 |
| 11:40 | Arkansas | Theodore Syverson hits the follow up shot | 22-6 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Melton (fresh) SG - Albert Pennington (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Theodore Syverson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Tabares (fresh) C - Joel Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Lawson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Nichols (fresh) SF - Nicholas Staub (fairly fresh) PF - Dale Chiasson (fresh) C - Wayne Robertson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:16 | Cincinnati | John Lawson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-6 |
| 11:15 | Arkansas | Ryan Tabares snags the defensive board | 22-6 |
| 11:13 | Arkansas | John Lawson steps in front of the Theodore Syverson pass in the backcourt | 22-6 |
| 10:58 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Staub misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Theodore Syverson - foul #1 on Theodore Syverson, team foul #4 | 22-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wilfredo Conti (SG), Jason Baker (SF), Melvin Swan (PF), Eric Revilla (C) Albert Pennington, Theodore Syverson, Ryan Tabares, Joel Davis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maynard Wagner (SG), Radomil Grohowski (PF) William Nichols, Dale Chiasson | |
| 10:58 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Staub makes the 1st free throw | 22-7 |
| 10:58 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Staub makes the 2nd free throw | 22-8 |
| 10:48 | Arkansas | Richard Melton is hacked by Radomil Grohowski - foul #1 on Radomil Grohowski, team foul #5 | 22-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Garland Knight (SG) Richard Melton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:33 | Arkansas | Jason Baker misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-8 |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | John Lawson grabs the board | 22-8 |
| 10:26 | Cincinnati | John Lawson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-8 |
| 10:25 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Staub | 22-8 |
| 10:10 | Cincinnati | Wayne Robertson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Garland Knight - foul #2 on Garland Knight, team foul #5 | 22-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Glenn Sutton (SG), Eugene Blythe (C) Garland Knight, Eric Revilla | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Nichols (SG) John Lawson | |
| 10:10 | Cincinnati | Wayne Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 22-9 |
| 10:10 | Cincinnati | Wayne Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-10 |
| 09:58 | Arkansas | Eugene Blythe hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Glenn Sutton | 25-10 |
| 09:37 | Cincinnati | Wayne Robertson connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 25-12 |
| 09:35 | Arkansas | Wilfredo Conti double dribbles in the backcourt | 25-12 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Melton (PG), Albert Pennington (SG), Theodore Syverson (SF), Ryan Tabares (PF) Wilfredo Conti, Glenn Sutton, Jason Baker, Melvin Swan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Lawson (PG), Mark Alderson (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), Dale Chiasson (C) Maynard Wagner, Nicholas Staub, Radomil Grohowski, Wayne Robertson | |
| 09:23 | Cincinnati | John Lawson is whistled for a carry | 25-12 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Steven Laird (SG), Fred Field (SF) William Nichols, Daniel Evans | |
| 09:21 | Arkansas | Albert Pennington loses the dribble to Steven Laird in the backcourt | 25-12 |
| 09:01 | Cincinnati | Fred Field hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-12 |
| 08:59 | Cincinnati | Dale Chiasson hits the follow up shot | 25-14 |
| 08:45 | Arkansas | Ryan Tabares's floater is tipped away by Dale Chiasson | 25-14 |
| 08:43 | Cincinnati | Fred Field pulls down the rebound | 25-14 |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Dale Chiasson's floater is tipped away by Ryan Tabares | 25-14 |
| 08:15 | Cincinnati | Dale Chiasson hits the follow up shot | 25-16 |
| 08:07 | Arkansas | Eugene Blythe banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Melton and he's fouled by Mark Alderson - foul #1 on Mark Alderson, team foul #6 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Glenn Sutton (SG), Jason Baker (SF), Joel Davis (PF) Albert Pennington, Theodore Syverson, Ryan Tabares | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maynard Wagner (PG), William Nichols (SG), Nicholas Staub (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), Radomil Grohowski (C) John Lawson, Steven Laird, Fred Field, Dale Chiasson, Mark Alderson | |
| 08:07 | Arkansas | Eugene Blythe makes the free throw | 28-16 |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Staub knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Maynard Wagner | 28-18 |
| 07:32 | Arkansas | Eugene Blythe is called for traveling | 28-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wilfredo Conti (PG), Melvin Swan (PF) Richard Melton, Eugene Blythe | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Wilfredo Conti (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Sutton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Baker (fairly fresh) PF - Melvin Swan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Maynard Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Nichols (fresh) SF - Nicholas Staub (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Evans (fresh) C - Radomil Grohowski (fresh) | |
| 07:13 | Cincinnati | Daniel Evans knocks in the shot in the lane | 28-20 |
| 07:05 | Arkansas | Jason Baker makes the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 30-20 |
| 06:47 | Cincinnati | Maynard Wagner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 30-20 |
| 06:45 | Arkansas | Wilfredo Conti snags the defensive board | 30-20 |
| 06:22 | Arkansas | Wilfredo Conti hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Baker | 33-20 |
| 06:00 | Cincinnati | Maynard Wagner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-20 |
| 05:58 | Arkansas | Melvin Swan pulls down the rebound | 33-20 |
| 05:48 | Arkansas | Wilfredo Conti is called for 10 seconds | 33-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Melton (PG), Albert Pennington (SG), Theodore Syverson (SF), Ryan Tabares (PF), Eric Revilla (C) Wilfredo Conti, Glenn Sutton, Jason Baker, Melvin Swan, Joel Davis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Lawson (PG), Steven Laird (SG), Fred Field (SF), Dale Chiasson (PF), Mark Alderson (C) Maynard Wagner, William Nichols, Nicholas Staub, Daniel Evans, Radomil Grohowski | |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | Dale Chiasson banks in the layup set up by John Lawson and he's hacked by Theodore Syverson - foul #2 on Theodore Syverson, team foul #6 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jason Baker (SF) Theodore Syverson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | Dale Chiasson makes the free throw | 33-23 |
| 05:19 | Arkansas | Steven Laird is called for the reach on Richard Melton - foul #1 on Steven Laird, team foul #7 | 33-23 |
| 05:19 | Arkansas | Richard Melton makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 05:19 | Arkansas | Richard Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | Fred Field buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-26 |
| 04:46 | Arkansas | Jason Baker makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Ryan Tabares | 37-26 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Jason Baker picks off the pass by Fred Field | 37-26 |
| 04:34 | Arkansas | Richard Melton hits the finger roll set up by Jason Baker | 39-26 |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Fred Field hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Ryan Tabares - foul #1 on Ryan Tabares, team foul #7 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Melvin Swan (PF), Eugene Blythe (C) Ryan Tabares, Eric Revilla | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Nichols (SG), Daniel Evans (PF), Wayne Robertson (C) Steven Laird, Dale Chiasson, Mark Alderson | |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Fred Field misses the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Fred Field makes the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 03:45 | Arkansas | Richard Melton misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on John Lawson - foul #1 on John Lawson, team foul #8 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Garland Knight (SG), Theodore Syverson (SF) Albert Pennington, Jason Baker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luther Wimbush (SF) Fred Field | |
| 03:45 | Arkansas | Richard Melton makes the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 03:45 | Arkansas | Richard Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 03:19 | Cincinnati | John Lawson connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Luther Wimbush | 41-29 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Melton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garland Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Theodore Syverson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Melvin Swan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Blythe (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Lawson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Nichols (fairly fresh) SF - Luther Wimbush (fresh) PF - Daniel Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Robertson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:01 | Arkansas | Garland Knight is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Richard Melton | 44-29 |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Luther Wimbush travels with the ball | 44-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wilfredo Conti (PG) Richard Melton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maynard Wagner (PG), Steven Laird (SG), Dale Chiasson (PF), Radomil Grohowski (C) John Lawson, William Nichols, Daniel Evans, Wayne Robertson | |
| 02:27 | Arkansas | Garland Knight misses long on a shot from the left side | 44-29 |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Dale Chiasson pulls down the rebound | 44-29 |
| 02:19 | Cincinnati | Luther Wimbush banks in the layup on a nice dish by Maynard Wagner and the foul's on Theodore Syverson - foul #3 on Theodore Syverson, team foul #8 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Albert Pennington (SF), Eric Revilla (C) Theodore Syverson, Eugene Blythe | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:19 | Cincinnati | Luther Wimbush misses the free throw | 44-31 |
| 02:19 | Cincinnati | Radomil Grohowski snags the offensive board | 44-31 |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Radomil Grohowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 02:00 | Arkansas | Melvin Swan pulls down the rebound | 44-31 |
| 01:50 | Arkansas | Wilfredo Conti misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-31 |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | Radomil Grohowski pulls down the rebound | 44-31 |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | Radomil Grohowski lays it up and in | 44-33 |
| 01:13 | Arkansas | Garland Knight drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Revilla and he's fouled by Luther Wimbush - foul #3 on Luther Wimbush, team foul #9 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joel Davis (SF), Ryan Tabares (PF) Albert Pennington, Melvin Swan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Lawson (PG), William Nichols (SG), Mark Alderson (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), Wayne Robertson (C) Maynard Wagner, Steven Laird, Luther Wimbush, Dale Chiasson, Radomil Grohowski | |
| 01:13 | Arkansas | Garland Knight makes the free throw | 47-33 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Daniel Evans can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 47-33 |
| 00:53 | Arkansas | Ryan Tabares grabs the defensive rebound | 47-33 |
| 00:34 | Arkansas | Ryan Tabares jams it set up by Joel Davis and he's fouled by John Lawson - foul #2 on John Lawson, team foul #10 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Melton (PG), Glenn Sutton (SG), Eugene Blythe (C) Wilfredo Conti, Garland Knight, Eric Revilla | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Staub (SF) Wayne Robertson | |
| 00:34 | Arkansas | Ryan Tabares makes the free throw | 50-33 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | John Lawson's pass is intercepted by Glenn Sutton | 50-33 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | Richard Melton misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-33 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Ryan Tabares grabs the offensive board | 50-33 |