| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Chris Cunningham (fresh) SG - Garf Demski (fresh) SF - Brian Southworth (fresh) PF - James Swanson (fresh) C - Stephen Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) SG - Gerald Littles (fresh) SF - Michael Winters (fresh) PF - Samuel Green (fresh) C - Larry Bunting (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Arkansas | James Swanson misses badly on a runner from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on James Swanson - foul #1 on James Swanson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell blows the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Michael Winters | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Michael Winters, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Arkansas | Garf Demski drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Brian Southworth | 3-2 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 18:01 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Mitchell | 5-2 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting can't connect on a floater in the paint | 5-2 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles grabs the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler is hacked by Brian Southworth - foul #1 on Brian Southworth, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Mark Hendrix (SG), Marvin Torian (SF), Aaron Smith (PF), Jon Dailey (C) Ernest Tyler, Gerald Littles, Michael Winters, Samuel Green, Larry Bunting | |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 16:49 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 5-2 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-2 |
| 16:36 | Arkansas | Billy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:21 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Bruce Rosemond | 7-2 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-2 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian hits the follow up shot | 7-4 |
| 15:53 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Billy Jones (fresh) SF - Bruce Rosemond (fresh) PF - Ellis Reynolds (fresh) C - Dwayne Lisenby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) SG - Mark Hendrix (fresh) SF - Marvin Torian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Smith (fresh) C - Jon Dailey (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey is whistled for a carry | 7-4 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Brian Southworth (SF), James Swanson (PF), Stephen Mitchell (C) Brian Bigelow, Billy Jones, Bruce Rosemond, Ellis Reynolds, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Devon Funk (SF), Samuel Green (PF), Larry Bunting (C) Mark Hendrix, Marvin Torian, Aaron Smith, Jon Dailey | |
| 15:11 | Arkansas | Dikembe Abdelaziz is called for the reach on Garf Demski - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelaziz, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles (SG), Michael Winters (SF) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Devon Funk | |
| 15:04 | Arkansas | Garf Demski misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 15:02 | Arkansas | James Swanson can't tip it in | 7-4 |
| 15:00 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Southworth | 7-4 |
| 14:53 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Chris Cunningham | 9-4 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | Brian Southworth is called for the reach on Michael Winters in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Southworth, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond (SF) Brian Southworth | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 14:28 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell gets the rebound | 9-4 |
| 14:23 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond is hacked by Samuel Green - foul #1 on Samuel Green, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby (C) Stephen Mitchell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith (PF) Samuel Green | |
| 14:06 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-4 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Jones (SG), Ellis Reynolds (SF) Garf Demski, Bruce Rosemond | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Devon Funk (SF) Ernest Tyler, Michael Winters | |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith lays it in set up by Dikembe Abdelaziz | 9-6 |
| 13:27 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 13:26 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to James Swanson | 9-6 |
| 13:12 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby is hacked by Larry Bunting - foul #1 on Larry Bunting, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Bruce Rosemond (SF), Stephen Mitchell (C) Chris Cunningham, Ellis Reynolds, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix (SG), Marvin Torian (SF), Jon Dailey (C) Gerald Littles, Devon Funk, Larry Bunting | |
| 12:55 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Brian Bigelow | 11-6 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 11-6 |
| 12:29 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell gets the rebound | 11-6 |
| 12:25 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Garf Demski (SG) Billy Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Michael Winters (SF), Samuel Green (PF) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Marvin Torian, Aaron Smith | |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Bruce Rosemond takes the ball from Mark Hendrix in the backcourt | 11-6 |
| 12:02 | Arkansas | Ernest Tyler takes the ball from Stephen Mitchell | 11-6 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix banks in the layup set up by Ernest Tyler | 11-8 |
| 11:48 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 11:47 | Arkansas | James Swanson grabs the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garf Demski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Rosemond (fairly fresh) PF - James Swanson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hendrix (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Winters (fresh) PF - Samuel Green (fresh) C - Jon Dailey (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Arkansas | Garf Demski is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Garf Demski, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds (PF), Dwayne Lisenby (C) James Swanson, Stephen Mitchell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Labrecque (SG), Larry Bunting (C) Mark Hendrix, Jon Dailey | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green lays it up and in | 11-10 |
| 11:05 | Arkansas | Garf Demski knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Bruce Rosemond | 13-10 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Michael Winters | 13-12 |
| 10:25 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow is fouled on the floor by Ernest Tyler - foul #1 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Billy Jones (SG), James Swanson (PF) Brian Bigelow, Garf Demski, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Gerald Littles (SG), Marvin Torian (SF), Aaron Smith (PF) Ernest Tyler, David Labrecque, Michael Winters, Samuel Green | |
| 10:07 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Bruce Rosemond | 16-12 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron Smith | 16-14 |
| 09:32 | Arkansas | Gerald Littles is called for the reach on Billy Jones - foul #1 on Gerald Littles, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds (SF), Stephen Mitchell (C) Bruce Rosemond, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:16 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Larry Bunting - foul #2 on Larry Bunting, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey (C) Larry Bunting | |
| 09:16 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 09:16 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-14 |
| 08:46 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Stephen Mitchell | 17-14 |
| 08:31 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-14 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Jones (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Bruce Rosemond (SF) Chris Cunningham, Billy Jones, James Swanson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix (SG), Devon Funk (SF), Samuel Green (PF) Gerald Littles, Marvin Torian, Aaron Smith | |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-14 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green hits the follow up shot | 17-16 |
| 08:04 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 19-16 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Jones - foul #1 on Donald Jones, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Donald Jones, Stephen Mitchell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Michael Winters (SF) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Devon Funk | |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garf Demski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bruce Rosemond (tiring) PF - Ellis Reynolds (fairly fresh) C - Dwayne Lisenby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hendrix (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Winters (fresh) PF - Samuel Green (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Dailey (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Bruce Rosemond | 21-19 |
| 07:25 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler is called for traveling in the backcourt | 21-19 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), James Swanson (PF) Brian Bigelow, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith (C) Jon Dailey | |
| 07:01 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-19 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-19 |
| 06:37 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Dwayne Lisenby | 21-19 |
| 06:30 | Arkansas | The jumper by Dwayne Lisenby is denied by Aaron Smith | 21-19 |
| 06:28 | Arkansas | James Swanson hits the follow up shot | 23-19 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Chris Cunningham - foul #1 on Chris Cunningham, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Billy Jones (SG), Ellis Reynolds (SF), Stephen Mitchell (C) Chris Cunningham, Garf Demski, Bruce Rosemond, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles (SG), Marvin Torian (SF), Jon Dailey (C) Mark Hendrix, Michael Winters, Aaron Smith | |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:58 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Gerald Littles - foul #2 on Gerald Littles, team foul #8 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), David Labrecque (SG) Ernest Tyler, Gerald Littles | |
| 05:58 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 05:58 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-24 |
| 05:20 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Brian Bigelow | 26-24 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 05:05 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 04:54 | Arkansas | The short jumper by Stephen Mitchell is denied by Samuel Green | 26-24 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey can't connect on a floater near the basket | 26-24 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green grabs the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Ellis Reynolds - foul #1 on Ellis Reynolds, team foul #7 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Donald Jones (SG), Bruce Rosemond (SF), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Brian Bigelow, Billy Jones, James Swanson, Stephen Mitchell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Devon Funk (SF), Aaron Smith (C) Marvin Torian, Jon Dailey | |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green misses the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:18 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 03:57 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Ellis Reynolds | 28-24 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Devon Funk misses the fadeaway near the basket | 28-24 |
| 03:42 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Chris Cunningham (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Jones (fresh) SF - Bruce Rosemond (tiring) PF - Ellis Reynolds (tiring) 2 pts. C - Dwayne Lisenby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Labrecque (fairly fresh) SF - Devon Funk (fresh) PF - Samuel Green (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Samuel Green - foul #2 on Samuel Green, team foul #9 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Garf Demski (SG), Brian Southworth (SF), James Swanson (PF) Donald Jones, Bruce Rosemond, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Gerald Littles (SG), Michael Winters (SF), Larry Bunting (C) Dikembe Abdelaziz, David Labrecque, Devon Funk, Samuel Green | |
| 03:22 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 03:22 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-24 |
| 03:06 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-24 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-27 |
| 02:30 | Arkansas | Aaron Smith steals it from James Swanson | 33-27 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Stephen Mitchell (C) Chris Cunningham, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:09 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell drills a driving attempt in the paint | 35-27 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #10 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Jones (SG) Garf Demski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Devon Funk (SF), Jon Dailey (PF) Michael Winters, Aaron Smith | |
| 01:43 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Southworth | 37-27 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Stephen Mitchell - foul #1 on Stephen Mitchell, team foul #8 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds (PF), Dwayne Lisenby (C) James Swanson, Stephen Mitchell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Mark Hendrix (SG), Marvin Torian (SF) Ernest Tyler, Gerald Littles, Devon Funk | |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting misses the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 01:24 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 01:19 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth can't connect on a shot in the paint | 37-28 |
| 01:17 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby misses the tip | 37-28 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian is fouled in the backcourt by Ellis Reynolds - foul #2 on Ellis Reynolds, team foul #9 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Devon Funk (SF) Jon Dailey | |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian misses the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 01:14 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ellis Reynolds | 39-28 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Devon Funk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-28 |
| 00:25 | Arkansas | Billy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-28 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 39-28 |