| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Avitia (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hill (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Christopher Stoney (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - John Gagnon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Kissell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Igor Zellmann (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Erick Riley (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dragan Zurowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Abel (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | George Hill inbounds the ball | 45-24 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-24 |
| 19:40 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel grabs the defensive rebound | 45-24 |
| 19:38 | Arkansas | John Kissell is hacked by James Ketchum in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Ketchum, team foul #1 | 45-24 |
| 19:22 | Arkansas | Erick Riley connects on the open driving attempt in the paint set up by John Kissell | 45-26 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-26 |
| 18:43 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Dragan Zurowski | 47-28 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | George Hill hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Ketchum | 50-28 |
| 18:12 | Arkansas | Erick Riley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-28 |
| 18:10 | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann tips it but misses | 50-28 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Christopher Stoney | 50-28 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon is whistled for traveling | 50-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (PG), David Holley (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), Charles Champagne (C) James Ketchum, David Avitia, George Hill, Christopher Stoney, John Gagnon | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott (PF), Andrew Gaspard (C) Dragan Zurowski, Andrew Abel | |
| 17:31 | Arkansas | John Kissell hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Igor Zellmann | 50-31 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans is called for 5 seconds | 50-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski (PF) Jonathan Piggott | |
| 16:47 | Arkansas | John Kissell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-31 |
| 16:46 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-31 |
| 16:17 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard blows the layup | 50-31 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead grabs the defensive rebound | 50-31 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead clanks a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by John Kissell - foul #4 on John Kissell, team foul #1 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), David Avitia (SG), Christopher Stoney (PF), John Gagnon (C) Bernard Herring, David Holley, Daniel Evans, Charles Champagne | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Justin Wilson (PG), Jonathan Piggott (PF), Andrew Abel (C) John Kissell, Dragan Zurowski, Andrew Gaspard | |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead makes the 1st free throw | 51-31 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead misses the 2nd free throw | 51-31 |
| 15:59 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott snags the defensive board | 51-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Avitia (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Olmstead (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Stoney (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - John Gagnon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Justin Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Igor Zellmann (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Erick Riley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jonathan Piggott (fresh) 6 pts. C - Andrew Abel (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Stoney | 51-31 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Gagnon | 51-31 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon is fouled on the floor by Erick Riley - foul #3 on Erick Riley, team foul #2 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF) Charlie Olmstead | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski (PF) Erick Riley | |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | Andrew Abel denies the turnaround by Christopher Stoney | 51-31 |
| 15:21 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski grabs the defensive rebound | 51-31 |
| 15:18 | Arkansas | Justin Wilson loses the dribble to James Ketchum in the backcourt | 51-31 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum is hacked by Justin Wilson - foul #4 on Justin Wilson, team foul #3 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs (C) John Gagnon | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Kissell (PG) Justin Wilson | |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | George Hill is hacked by Jonathan Piggott - foul #1 on Jonathan Piggott, team foul #4 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (SG) David Avitia | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 14:28 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 51-31 |
| 14:27 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Jonathan Piggott | 51-31 |
| 14:05 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from John Kissell | 51-33 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by George Hill | 53-33 |
| 13:26 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-33 |
| 13:24 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski tips it in | 53-35 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 53-35 |
| 13:12 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski grabs the defensive rebound | 53-35 |
| 13:08 | Arkansas | John Kissell clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-35 |
| 13:07 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott tips it back up and in | 53-37 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by James Ketchum | 55-37 |
| 12:32 | Arkansas | Christopher Stoney steals the ball from Igor Zellmann | 55-37 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-37 |
| 12:01 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (PG), David Avitia (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), John Gagnon (C) James Ketchum, Peter Barnes, George Hill, Christopher Stoney, Brian Jacobs | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Justin Wilson (PG), Erick Riley (SG), Andrew Gaspard (SF) John Kissell, Igor Zellmann, Jonathan Piggott | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bernard Herring (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Avitia (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Olmstead (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Evans (fresh) C - John Gagnon (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Justin Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Erick Riley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Gaspard (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dragan Zurowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Andrew Abel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bernard Herring | 59-37 |
| 11:35 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel Evans - foul #3 on Daniel Evans, team foul #2 | 59-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann (SG) Justin Wilson | |
| 11:35 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski makes the 1st free throw | 59-38 |
| 11:35 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-39 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Andrew Abel steals the ball from Charlie Olmstead | 59-39 |
| 11:05 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski is by himself and knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Gaspard | 59-41 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon's floater is tipped away by Andrew Gaspard | 59-41 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans tips it home | 61-41 |
| 10:45 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski is hacked by Bernard Herring in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bernard Herring, team foul #3 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Justin Wilson (PG) Dragan Zurowski | |
| 10:29 | Arkansas | Justin Wilson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 61-41 |
| 10:28 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard tips it home | 61-43 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-43 |
| 10:14 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel snags the defensive board | 61-43 |
| 09:59 | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann is hacked by Bernard Herring - foul #3 on Bernard Herring, team foul #4 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG), David Holley (SG), George Hill (SF), Christopher Stoney (PF), Charles Champagne (C) Bernard Herring, David Avitia, Charlie Olmstead, Daniel Evans, John Gagnon | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Kissell (PG), Dragan Zurowski (PF) Justin Wilson, Igor Zellmann | |
| 09:44 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski blows the layup | 61-43 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Christopher Stoney | 61-43 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | David Holley connects on the jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Erick Riley - foul #4 on Erick Riley, team foul #5 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG) Peter Barnes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann (SG) Erick Riley | |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | David Holley makes the free throw | 64-43 |
| 09:10 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 64-43 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney pulls down the rebound | 64-43 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | David Holley drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Ketchum | 67-43 |
| 08:57 | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead (SF) George Hill | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Justin Wilson (PG) John Kissell | |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | David Holley misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 67-43 |
| 08:41 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski gets the rebound | 67-43 |
| 08:26 | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by David Holley - foul #2 on David Holley, team foul #5 | 67-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (SG), Daniel Evans (PF), Brian Jacobs (C) David Holley, Christopher Stoney, Charles Champagne | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott (SF) Andrew Abel | |
| 08:26 | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann misses the 1st free throw | 67-43 |
| 08:26 | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann makes the 2nd free throw | 67-44 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), Bernard Herring (PF) James Ketchum, Daniel Evans | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Kissell (PG) Justin Wilson | |
| 07:53 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski is whistled for a carry | 67-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Gagnon (C) Brian Jacobs | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Erick Riley (SG) Igor Zellmann | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Avitia (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Olmstead (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bernard Herring (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - John Gagnon (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Kissell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Erick Riley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jonathan Piggott (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dragan Zurowski (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Andrew Gaspard (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Piggott steals the ball from David Avitia | 67-44 |
| 07:42 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans (PF) Charlie Olmstead | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andrew Abel (C) Andrew Gaspard | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-44 |
| 07:27 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Dragan Zurowski | 67-44 |
| 07:25 | Arkansas | Erick Riley loses the dribble to Peter Barnes in the backcourt | 67-44 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon's layup is rejected by Andrew Abel | 67-44 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring grabs the offensive rebound | 67-44 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring loses the ball out of bounds | 67-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), David Holley (SG), George Hill (SF), Christopher Stoney (PF), Charles Champagne (C) Peter Barnes, David Avitia, Bernard Herring, Daniel Evans, John Gagnon | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Justin Wilson (PG) John Kissell | |
| 06:38 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott misses the easy layup | 67-44 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi State | George Hill grabs the board | 67-44 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Andrew Abel - foul #2 on Andrew Abel, team foul #6 | 67-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead (SF) George Hill | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann (SG), Andrew Gaspard (C) Jonathan Piggott, Andrew Abel | |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum makes the 1st free throw | 68-44 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum makes the 2nd free throw | 69-44 |
| 06:15 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard makes the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Charles Champagne - foul #1 on Charles Champagne, team foul #6 | 69-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs (C) Charles Champagne | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 06:15 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard misses the free throw | 69-46 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney grabs the defensive rebound | 69-46 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Holley | 71-46 |
| 05:47 | Arkansas | Justin Wilson's pass is intercepted by David Holley | 71-46 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | David Holley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 71-46 |
| 05:34 | Arkansas | Erick Riley grabs the board | 71-46 |
| 05:09 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 71-46 |
| 05:07 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Dragan Zurowski | 71-46 |
| 04:50 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 71-48 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Stoney | 74-48 |
| 04:38 | Arkansas | Justin Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Charlie Olmstead - foul #1 on Charlie Olmstead, team foul #7 | 74-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG), David Avitia (SG), Bernard Herring (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), John Gagnon (C) James Ketchum, David Holley, Charlie Olmstead, Christopher Stoney, Brian Jacobs | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Kissell (PG), Jonathan Piggott (PF), Andrew Abel (C) Igor Zellmann, Dragan Zurowski, Andrew Gaspard | |
| 04:38 | Arkansas | Justin Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 74-48 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 74-48 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | David Avitia misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-48 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Evans | 74-48 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-48 |
| 04:03 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Justin Wilson | 74-48 |
| 03:59 | Arkansas | Erick Riley misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 74-48 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon grabs the board | 74-48 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring misses the easy layup | 74-48 |
| 03:35 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel gets the rebound | 74-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Avitia (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Herring (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Gagnon (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Kissell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Justin Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Erick Riley (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jonathan Piggott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Abel (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:09 | Arkansas | John Kissell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-48 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring snags the defensive board | 74-48 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon comes up short on the shot from the right side | 74-48 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring snags the offensive board | 74-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring hits a 3 from the right wing set up by John Gagnon | 77-48 |
| 02:20 | Arkansas | Justin Wilson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), David Holley (SG), George Hill (SF), Charlie Olmstead (PF), Charles Champagne (C) Peter Barnes, David Avitia, Bernard Herring, Daniel Evans, John Gagnon | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann (SG), Dragan Zurowski (PF), Andrew Gaspard (C) Justin Wilson, Jonathan Piggott, Andrew Abel | |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by David Holley | 79-48 |
| 01:53 | Arkansas | Erick Riley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 79-48 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | George Hill grabs the board | 79-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum travels with the ball | 79-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), Christopher Stoney (PF), John Gagnon (C) David Holley, Charlie Olmstead, Charles Champagne | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andrew Abel (C) Andrew Gaspard | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:20 | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 79-51 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 79-51 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | David Avitia grabs the offensive rebound | 79-51 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon comes up short on the shot in the lane | 79-51 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | George Hill tips it in | 81-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:48 | Arkansas | James Ketchum is called for the reach on John Kissell in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Ketchum, team foul #8 | 81-51 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas | John Kissell makes the 1st free throw | 81-52 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas | John Kissell makes the 2nd free throw | 81-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum is hacked by Andrew Abel - foul #3 on Andrew Abel, team foul #7 | 81-53 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses the 1st free throw | 81-53 |
| 00:25 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski grabs the defensive rebound | 81-53 |
| 00:19 | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann's pass is intercepted by James Ketchum | 81-53 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum banks in the layup | 83-53 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-53 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum runs out the clock | 83-53 |