| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Howard Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chris New (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Wells (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Harry Fortier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ernest Papadopoulos (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Mastalski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Derrick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Michael Morton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Al Sax (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | George Derrick inbounds the ball | 25-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Arkansas | Kenneth Mastalski connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernest Papadopoulos | 25-36 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi | Michael Morton steps in front of the Harry Fortier pass | 25-36 |
| 19:08 | Arkansas | Michael Morton's layup is rejected by Michael Wells | 25-36 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi | Michael Williams pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi | Chris New misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 25-36 |
| 18:36 | Arkansas | Al Sax grabs the board | 25-36 |
| 18:16 | Arkansas | Michael Morton misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 25-36 |
| 18:15 | Arkansas | Al Sax grabs the offensive board | 25-36 |
| 17:51 | Arkansas | The jump hook by Al Sax is blocked by Harry Fortier | 25-36 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | Harry Fortier gets the rebound | 25-36 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi | Chris New misses the shot from the left side | 25-36 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi | Michael Wells tips it back up and in | 27-36 |
| 17:09 | Arkansas | Michael Morton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Bowersox (PF) Michael Wells | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Anthony Barksdale (SG), Darren Lares (SF), Philip Gill (PF), Stephen Fellows (C) Kenneth Mastalski, George Derrick, Michael Morton, Al Sax | |
| 16:49 | Mississippi | Chris New is hacked by Anthony Barksdale - foul #2 on Anthony Barksdale, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Otis (SG) Chris New | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 16:29 | Mississippi | William Otis clanks a 3 from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 16:27 | Arkansas | Philip Gill grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 16:12 | Arkansas | Philip Gill is whistled for traveling | 27-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jordon Horton (PG), Chris New (SG), Drew Jones (C) Howard Phillips, Michael Williams, Harry Fortier | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Stabler (PG) Ernest Papadopoulos | |
| 15:46 | Mississippi | Darren Lares steps in front of the William Otis pass | 27-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jordon Horton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chris New (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Otis (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Bowersox (fresh) C - Drew Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Stabler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Barksdale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darren Lares (fresh) PF - Philip Gill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Fellows (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Arkansas | Anthony Barksdale is called for traveling | 27-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Wells (PF) David Bowersox | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Mastalski (PG), George Derrick (SF), Michael Morton (PF), Al Sax (C) George Stabler, Darren Lares, Philip Gill, Stephen Fellows | |
| 15:08 | Mississippi | Chris New clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-36 |
| 15:06 | Arkansas | Al Sax snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 14:59 | Arkansas | George Derrick can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-36 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi | Jordon Horton grabs the board | 27-36 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi | Michael Wells misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 27-36 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | Drew Jones grabs the offensive board | 27-36 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi | Chris New hits a floater from the left side | 29-36 |
| 14:01 | Arkansas | Jordon Horton steals the ball from Anthony Barksdale | 29-36 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi | Jordon Horton misses the floater from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 13:31 | Arkansas | Michael Morton gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 13:26 | Arkansas | Jordon Horton is called for the reach on Kenneth Mastalski - foul #1 on Jordon Horton, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Howard Phillips (PG), Michael Williams (SF), David Bowersox (PF), Harry Fortier (C) Chris New, William Otis, Michael Wells, Drew Jones | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ernest Papadopoulos (PG), Darren Lares (SF), Stephen Fellows (C) Anthony Barksdale, George Derrick, Al Sax | |
| 13:14 | Arkansas | Darren Lares knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Morton | 29-39 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi | Michael Williams drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Bowersox | 31-39 |
| 12:37 | Arkansas | Howard Phillips steals it from Michael Morton | 31-39 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi | Stephen Fellows is called for the reach on Jordon Horton - foul #3 on Stephen Fellows, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Otis (SG), Michael Wells (PF) Jordon Horton, David Bowersox | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Anthony Barksdale (SG), George Derrick (SF), Philip Gill (PF) Kenneth Mastalski, Darren Lares, Michael Morton | |
| 11:59 | Mississippi | William Otis drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Howard Phillips | 34-39 |
| 11:36 | Arkansas | Michael Wells is called for the reach on Stephen Fellows - foul #2 on Michael Wells, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chris New (SG) William Otis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Al Sax (C) Stephen Fellows | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Howard Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris New (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Wells (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Harry Fortier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ernest Papadopoulos (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Barksdale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Derrick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Philip Gill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Al Sax (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Arkansas | George Derrick buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Barksdale | 34-42 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-42 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi | Harry Fortier snags the offensive board | 34-42 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi | Michael Wells comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 10:33 | Arkansas | Al Sax grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 10:17 | Arkansas | George Derrick misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi | Harry Fortier snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi | Michael Williams buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Chris New | 36-42 |
| 09:25 | Arkansas | Anthony Barksdale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Michael Williams | 36-42 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Michael Wells is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Michael Wells, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jordon Horton (PG), William Otis (SF), David Bowersox (PF), Drew Jones (C) Howard Phillips, Michael Williams, Michael Wells, Harry Fortier | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Stabler (PG), Kenneth Mastalski (SG), Darren Lares (SF), Michael Morton (PF), Stephen Fellows (C) Ernest Papadopoulos, Anthony Barksdale, George Derrick, Philip Gill, Al Sax | |
| 08:59 | Arkansas | Stephen Fellows lays it in set up by George Stabler and he's fouled by Drew Jones - foul #1 on Drew Jones, team foul #4 | 36-44 |
| 08:59 | Arkansas | Stephen Fellows makes the free throw | 36-45 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi | Jordon Horton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 08:37 | Arkansas | Michael Morton snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 08:20 | Arkansas | Kenneth Mastalski misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi | Chris New grabs the defensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi | William Otis scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Bowersox | 38-45 |
| 07:50 | Arkansas | Stephen Fellows's pass is intercepted by David Bowersox | 38-45 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | Chris New misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-45 |
| 07:22 | Arkansas | Darren Lares grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jordon Horton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chris New (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Otis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Bowersox (fresh) C - Drew Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Stabler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Mastalski (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darren Lares (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Morton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Stephen Fellows (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:02 | Arkansas | Kenneth Mastalski misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 07:01 | Arkansas | George Stabler tips it home | 38-47 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi | Jordon Horton is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jordon Horton, team foul #5 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Howard Phillips (PG), Michael Williams (SF), Michael Wells (PF), Harry Fortier (C) Jordon Horton, Chris New, David Bowersox, Drew Jones | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ernest Papadopoulos (PG), George Derrick (SF), Philip Gill (PF), Al Sax (C) George Stabler, Darren Lares, Michael Morton, Stephen Fellows | |
| 06:16 | Arkansas | George Derrick double dribbles | 38-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chris New (SG) William Otis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Anthony Barksdale (SG) Kenneth Mastalski | |
| 06:01 | Mississippi | Michael Wells can't throw it down | 38-47 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | Chris New grabs the offensive board | 38-47 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | Michael Wells hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by George Derrick - foul #1 on George Derrick, team foul #3 | 38-47 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | Michael Wells misses the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | Michael Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 05:41 | Arkansas | Anthony Barksdale grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 05:25 | Arkansas | Ernest Papadopoulos can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-47 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Harry Fortier | 38-47 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Chris New is blocked by Philip Gill | 38-47 |
| 05:03 | Arkansas | Philip Gill pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 04:43 | Arkansas | Philip Gill is hacked by Michael Wells - foul #4 on Michael Wells, team foul #6 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Otis (SG) Chris New | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Mastalski (SG), Michael Morton (PF) Anthony Barksdale, Philip Gill | |
| 04:36 | Arkansas | Kenneth Mastalski clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-47 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi | Michael Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi | Al Sax is called for the reach on Howard Phillips - foul #3 on Al Sax, team foul #4 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Bowersox (PF) Michael Wells | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 03:54 | Mississippi | Harry Fortier misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Al Sax - foul #4 on Al Sax, team foul #5 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Darren Lares (SF), Stephen Fellows (C) George Derrick, Al Sax | |
| 03:54 | Mississippi | Harry Fortier makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi | Harry Fortier makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 03:33 | Arkansas | Stephen Fellows connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Darren Lares | 40-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi | Kenneth Mastalski steals it from Howard Phillips | 40-49 |
| 03:12 | Arkansas | Kenneth Mastalski lays it up and in | 40-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Howard Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Otis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Bowersox (fresh) C - Harry Fortier (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ernest Papadopoulos (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Mastalski (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darren Lares (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Morton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Stephen Fellows (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ernest Papadopoulos - foul #2 on Ernest Papadopoulos, team foul #6 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jordon Horton (SF), Drew Jones (C) Michael Williams, Harry Fortier | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Stabler (PG), Anthony Barksdale (SG), Philip Gill (PF) Ernest Papadopoulos, Kenneth Mastalski, Michael Morton | |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 02:57 | Arkansas | Philip Gill grabs the board | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:35 | Arkansas | Stephen Fellows drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Darren Lares | 41-53 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi | Philip Gill denies the turnaround by Howard Phillips | 41-53 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | David Bowersox grabs the offensive board | 41-53 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | Jordon Horton connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David Bowersox | 44-53 |
| 02:07 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chris New (SG), Michael Williams (SF), Michael Wells (PF), Harry Fortier (C) William Otis, Jordon Horton, David Bowersox, Drew Jones | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ernest Papadopoulos (PG), Kenneth Mastalski (SG), George Derrick (SF), Michael Morton (PF), Al Sax (C) George Stabler, Anthony Barksdale, Darren Lares, Philip Gill, Stephen Fellows | |
| 01:52 | Arkansas | George Derrick is called for a backcourt violation | 44-53 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | Michael Wells scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Williams | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:15 | Arkansas | Ernest Papadopoulos is called for traveling | 46-53 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | Chris New clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by George Derrick - foul #2 on George Derrick, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | Chris New makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | Chris New misses the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | Chris New makes the 3rd free throw | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Arkansas | Michael Morton is fouled on the floor by Michael Wells - foul #5 on Michael Wells, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Bowersox (PF) Michael Wells | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Anthony Barksdale (SG), Darren Lares (SF), Stephen Fellows (C) Kenneth Mastalski, George Derrick, Al Sax | |
| 00:54 | Arkansas | Michael Morton makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas | Michael Morton misses the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Harry Fortier | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Chris New | 50-54 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Mastalski (SG), George Derrick (SF), Al Sax (C) Anthony Barksdale, Darren Lares, Stephen Fellows | |
| 00:45 | Arkansas | Ernest Papadopoulos is hacked by Howard Phillips in the backcourt - foul #3 on Howard Phillips, team foul #8 | 50-54 |
| 00:45 | Arkansas | Ernest Papadopoulos makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:45 | Arkansas | Ernest Papadopoulos misses the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Harry Fortier pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | Michael Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Anthony Barksdale (SG), Darren Lares (SF), Stephen Fellows (C) Kenneth Mastalski, George Derrick, Al Sax | |
| 00:35 | Arkansas | Stephen Fellows is fouled in the backcourt by Chris New - foul #1 on Chris New, team foul #9 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Derrick (SF) Michael Morton | |
| 00:35 | Arkansas | Stephen Fellows misses the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Harry Fortier pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Chris New hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-55 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Mastalski (PG), Philip Gill (PF), Al Sax (C) Ernest Papadopoulos, Darren Lares, Stephen Fellows | |
| 00:25 | Arkansas | Philip Gill is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Phillips - foul #4 on Howard Phillips, team foul #10 | 52-55 |
| 00:25 | Arkansas | Philip Gill misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:25 | Arkansas | Philip Gill misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Harry Fortier | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Chris New connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Williams | 55-55 |
| 00:17 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 55-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ernest Papadopoulos (PG), Michael Morton (PF) Anthony Barksdale, Philip Gill | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Arkansas | Al Sax misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Harry Fortier - foul #1 on Harry Fortier, team foul #11 | 55-55 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas | Al Sax makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas | Al Sax misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Bowersox | 55-56 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 55-56 |