| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Munroe (fresh) SG - Devin McNew (fresh) SF - Angel Gonzalez (fresh) PF - Mauricio Greco (fresh) C - Xiaoping Xiong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Chris Cunningham (fresh) SG - Garf Demski (fresh) SF - Brian Southworth (fresh) PF - James Swanson (fresh) C - Stephen Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:57 | Mississippi | Garf Demski steps in front of the Devin McNew pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:56 | Arkansas | Garf Demski misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:54 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mauricio Greco | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Mississippi | Chris Cunningham steps in front of the Devin McNew pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham lays it in | 0-2 |
| 19:44 | Mississippi | Stephen Mitchell takes the ball from Robert Munroe in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Robert Munroe - foul #1 on Robert Munroe, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:33 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | James Swanson is called for the reach on Xiaoping Xiong in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Swanson, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Chris Cunningham - foul #1 on Chris Cunningham, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:55 | Arkansas | Xiaoping Xiong is called for the reach on Garf Demski - foul #1 on Xiaoping Xiong, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:38 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell misses the driving attempt from the right block | 2-3 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Chris Cunningham - foul #2 on Chris Cunningham, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG) Chris Cunningham | |
| 18:29 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:21 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Robert Munroe | 6-3 |
| 17:38 | Arkansas | Garf Demski scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Bigelow | 6-6 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Stephen Mitchell - foul #1 on Stephen Mitchell, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jon Cooper (PG), Stjepan Zents (SG), Mauricio Alvarez (SF), Pedro Ortiz (PF) Robert Munroe, Devin McNew, Angel Gonzalez, Mauricio Greco | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Jones (PG), Billy Jones (SG), Bruce Rosemond (SF), Ellis Reynolds (PF), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Brian Bigelow, Garf Demski, Brian Southworth, James Swanson, Stephen Mitchell | |
| 17:15 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:58 | Arkansas | Donald Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Pedro Ortiz | 8-6 |
| 16:56 | Arkansas | Billy Jones tips it home | 8-8 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Philip Henson (C) Xiaoping Xiong | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 16:25 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 16:24 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby grabs the offensive board | 8-8 |
| 16:11 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Dwayne Lisenby | 8-10 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper misses the floater from the free throw line | 8-10 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz tips it back up and in | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jon Cooper (fresh) SG - Stjepan Zents (fairly fresh) SF - Mauricio Alvarez (fresh) PF - Pedro Ortiz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Philip Henson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) SG - Billy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Rosemond (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ellis Reynolds (fairly fresh) C - Dwayne Lisenby (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby misses the lay-in | 10-10 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz makes the wide open floater in the paint | 12-10 |
| 15:16 | Arkansas | Mauricio Alvarez steals it from Billy Jones | 12-10 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jon Cooper | 15-10 |
| 14:38 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond double dribbles | 15-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Munroe (PG), Devin McNew (SG), Angel Gonzalez (SF), Mauricio Greco (PF), Raymond Lee (C) Jon Cooper, Stjepan Zents, Mauricio Alvarez, Pedro Ortiz, Philip Henson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Brian Southworth (SF), James Swanson (PF), Stephen Mitchell (C) Donald Jones, Billy Jones, Bruce Rosemond, Ellis Reynolds, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| 14:20 | Mississippi | Devin McNew hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Robert Munroe | 17-10 |
| 14:00 | Arkansas | Garf Demski hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Bigelow | 17-13 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi | Garf Demski blocks the jumper by Devin McNew | 17-13 |
| 13:33 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Garf Demski | 17-13 |
| 13:13 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth misses the easy layup | 17-13 |
| 13:11 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth snags the offensive board | 17-13 |
| 12:45 | Arkansas | Garf Demski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 12:43 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth can't tip it in | 17-13 |
| 12:41 | Arkansas | James Swanson gets the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 12:30 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow is hacked by Robert Munroe - foul #2 on Robert Munroe, team foul #3 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jon Cooper (PG), Stjepan Zents (SG), Mauricio Alvarez (SF), Philip Henson (PF), Xiaoping Xiong (C) Robert Munroe, Devin McNew, Angel Gonzalez, Mauricio Greco, Raymond Lee | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Jones (SG), Bruce Rosemond (SF), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Garf Demski, Brian Southworth, Stephen Mitchell | |
| 12:05 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Dwayne Lisenby | 17-15 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 11:55 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jon Cooper (fresh) SG - Stjepan Zents (fairly fresh) SF - Mauricio Alvarez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Philip Henson (fresh) C - Xiaoping Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Rosemond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Swanson (tiring) C - Dwayne Lisenby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez snags the defensive board | 17-15 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper misses short on a shot from the left side | 17-15 |
| 11:23 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 10:59 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Bruce Rosemond | 17-17 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 17-17 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong tips it back up and in | 19-17 |
| 10:21 | Arkansas | James Swanson double dribbles | 19-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Devin McNew (SG), Mauricio Greco (PF), Pedro Ortiz (C) Stjepan Zents, Philip Henson, Xiaoping Xiong | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Jones (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Brian Southworth (SF), Ellis Reynolds (PF) Brian Bigelow, Billy Jones, Bruce Rosemond, James Swanson | |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Mauricio Alvarez | 21-17 |
| 09:39 | Arkansas | Garf Demski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-17 |
| 09:37 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth snags the offensive board | 21-17 |
| 09:24 | Arkansas | Donald Jones is fouled on the floor by Devin McNew - foul #1 on Devin McNew, team foul #4 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez (SF) Mauricio Alvarez | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell (C) Dwayne Lisenby | |
| 09:04 | Arkansas | Garf Demski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-17 |
| 09:02 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth tips it in | 21-19 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper loses the dribble to Brian Southworth in the backcourt | 21-19 |
| 08:55 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth slams it home | 21-21 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-21 |
| 08:34 | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 08:11 | Arkansas | Garf Demski buries a 3 from the right corner | 21-24 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez clanks a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Brian Southworth - foul #1 on Brian Southworth, team foul #5 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Philip Henson (PF), Xiaoping Xiong (C) Mauricio Greco, Pedro Ortiz | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Billy Jones (SG), Bruce Rosemond (SF), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Donald Jones, Garf Demski, Brian Southworth, Stephen Mitchell | |
| 08:01 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 07:52 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Dwayne Lisenby | 23-27 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jon Cooper (tiring) SG - Devin McNew (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Angel Gonzalez (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Philip Henson (fresh) C - Xiaoping Xiong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Rosemond (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ellis Reynolds (fairly fresh) C - Dwayne Lisenby (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez is hacked by Brian Bigelow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Bigelow, team foul #6 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents (SG), Mauricio Alvarez (SF) Devin McNew, Angel Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | Dwayne Lisenby picks off the pass by Jon Cooper | 23-27 |
| 07:26 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-27 |
| 07:25 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | Dwayne Lisenby is called for the reach on Jon Cooper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dwayne Lisenby, team foul #7 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Swanson (PF) Ellis Reynolds | |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 07:02 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-27 |
| 07:01 | Arkansas | James Swanson pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 06:56 | Arkansas | James Swanson is hacked by Stjepan Zents - foul #1 on Stjepan Zents, team foul #5 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Devin McNew (SG) Jon Cooper | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Southworth (SF) Bruce Rosemond | |
| 06:47 | Arkansas | Devin McNew steps in front of the Dwayne Lisenby pass | 25-27 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 06:36 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Brian Southworth | 25-27 |
| 06:20 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby is hacked by Mauricio Alvarez - foul #1 on Mauricio Alvarez, team foul #6 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez (SF), Mauricio Greco (PF) Mauricio Alvarez, Xiaoping Xiong | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Jones (PG), Garf Demski (SG) Brian Bigelow, Billy Jones | |
| 06:11 | Arkansas | Garf Demski loses the ball out of bounds | 25-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jon Cooper (PG) Stjepan Zents | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell (C) Dwayne Lisenby | |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | James Swanson steals it from Jon Cooper | 25-27 |
| 05:40 | Arkansas | Garf Demski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-27 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mauricio Greco | 25-27 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Philip Henson connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 27-27 |
| 05:19 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell misses the easy layup | 27-27 |
| 05:18 | Arkansas | Donald Jones grabs the offensive board | 27-27 |
| 04:58 | Arkansas | Devin McNew is called for the reach on Stephen Mitchell - foul #2 on Devin McNew, team foul #7 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents (SG), Mauricio Alvarez (SF), Pedro Ortiz (PF), Xiaoping Xiong (C) Devin McNew, Angel Gonzalez, Mauricio Greco, Philip Henson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Billy Jones (SG), Bruce Rosemond (SF), Ellis Reynolds (PF) Donald Jones, Garf Demski, Brian Southworth, James Swanson | |
| 04:58 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:58 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:58 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Mitchell | 27-28 |
| 04:42 | Arkansas | A charge is called on Brian Bigelow - foul #2 on Brian Bigelow, team foul #8 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Jones (PG), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Brian Bigelow, Stephen Mitchell | |
| 04:28 | Mississippi | Dwayne Lisenby picks off the pass by Xiaoping Xiong | 27-28 |
| 04:12 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 27-28 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez scores on a shot from the right block | 29-28 |
| 03:47 | Arkansas | Donald Jones misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jon Cooper (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Stjepan Zents (fairly fresh) SF - Mauricio Alvarez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Pedro Ortiz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Xiaoping Xiong (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) SG - Billy Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Rosemond (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ellis Reynolds (fairly fresh) C - Dwayne Lisenby (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:27 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Stjepan Zents | 31-28 |
| 03:16 | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Billy Jones | 31-30 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 02:35 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby is fouled on the floor by Xiaoping Xiong - foul #2 on Xiaoping Xiong, team foul #8 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Munroe (PG), Devin McNew (SG), Angel Gonzalez (SF), Mauricio Greco (PF), Philip Henson (C) Jon Cooper, Stjepan Zents, Mauricio Alvarez, Pedro Ortiz, Xiaoping Xiong | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Brian Southworth (SF), James Swanson (PF) Donald Jones, Billy Jones, Bruce Rosemond, Ellis Reynolds | |
| 02:35 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:35 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Robert Munroe is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Robert Munroe, team foul #9 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents (PG) Robert Munroe | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell (C) Dwayne Lisenby | |
| 02:04 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Garf Demski | 33-35 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | Devin McNew's floater is knocked away by Chris Cunningham | 33-35 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez hits the follow up shot | 35-35 |
| 01:24 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 01:22 | Arkansas | James Swanson can't tip it in | 35-35 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Philip Henson grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi | James Swanson picks off the pass by Angel Gonzalez | 35-35 |
| 00:39 | Arkansas | Philip Henson steals it from Chris Cunningham | 35-35 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents misses short on an open shot from just outside the lane | 35-35 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Devin McNew snags the offensive board | 35-35 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents is whistled for traveling | 35-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jon Cooper (PG), Mauricio Alvarez (SF), Pedro Ortiz (PF), Xiaoping Xiong (C) Stjepan Zents, Angel Gonzalez, Mauricio Greco, Philip Henson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Billy Jones (SG), Bruce Rosemond (SF), Ellis Reynolds (PF), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Chris Cunningham, Garf Demski, Brian Southworth, James Swanson, Stephen Mitchell | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Billy Jones can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 35-35 |