| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Ahmad (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Ferree (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franklin Perry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Al Sax (fresh) C - Teodoro Gonzalez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Miguel Martin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Ouellette (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Walter Zent (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ross Herron (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Riggleman (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent inbounds the ball | 24-27 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent loses the dribble to Franklin Perry | 24-27 |
| 19:38 | Arkansas | John Ahmad blows the dunk | 24-27 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | John Ahmad steps in front of the Walter Zent pass | 24-27 |
| 19:11 | Arkansas | Franklin Perry lays it in on a nice dish by John Ahmad | 26-27 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | Ross Herron can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Ross Herron misses the tip | 26-27 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to William Ouellette | 26-27 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin is hacked by Franklin Perry - foul #2 on Franklin Perry, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Todd Ransome (PG), Erik Brummitt (SF), Daniel Horton (PF), Jerome Pray (C) John Ahmad, Franklin Perry, Al Sax, Teodoro Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Ross Herron loses the dribble to Erik Brummitt | 26-27 |
| 17:49 | Arkansas | Todd Ransome hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jerome Pray | 29-27 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | Ross Herron misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Horton - foul #1 on Daniel Horton, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Ahmad (PG), Franklin Perry (SF), Al Sax (PF) Ricky Ferree, Erik Brummitt, Daniel Horton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | Ross Herron makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | Ross Herron makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 17:04 | Arkansas | Walter Zent blocks the short jumper by Franklin Perry | 29-29 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Ross Herron | 29-31 |
| 16:09 | Arkansas | Franklin Perry's layup is rejected by Ross Herron | 29-31 |
| 16:07 | Arkansas | Todd Ransome tips it back up and in | 31-31 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 15:37 | Arkansas | Franklin Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Ahmad (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Ransome (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Franklin Perry (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Al Sax (fresh) C - Jerome Pray (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Miguel Martin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Ouellette (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Walter Zent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ross Herron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Riggleman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Arkansas | Franklin Perry hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Walter Zent - foul #2 on Walter Zent, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ricky Ferree (SG), Daniel Horton (PF), Teodoro Gonzalez (C) John Ahmad, Al Sax, Jerome Pray | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis (SF), Kelly Hill (PF) Walter Zent, Ross Herron | |
| 15:25 | Arkansas | Franklin Perry misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 15:25 | Arkansas | Franklin Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill can't connect on a shot from the right side | 32-31 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill tips it home | 32-33 |
| 14:35 | Arkansas | Ricky Ferree drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Daniel Horton | 35-33 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis double dribbles | 35-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Ahmad (PG), Erik Brummitt (SF), Fred Newton (PF) Todd Ransome, Franklin Perry, Daniel Horton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:00 | Arkansas | John Ahmad misses the 3 from straight away | 35-33 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill can't finish the layup but the foul's on Fred Newton - foul #2 on Fred Newton, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Al Sax (PF) Fred Newton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 13:37 | Arkansas | Al Sax snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 13:23 | Arkansas | John Ahmad drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ricky Ferree | 38-34 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Franklin Perry (SF), Jerome Pray (C) Erik Brummitt, Teodoro Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Zent (SF) Justin Lewis | |
| 12:46 | Arkansas | Al Sax is fouled on the floor by Walter Zent - foul #3 on Walter Zent, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Todd Ransome (PG), Fred Newton (PF), Teodoro Gonzalez (C) John Ahmad, Al Sax, Jerome Pray | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin (PG) Miguel Martin | |
| 12:35 | Arkansas | Kevin Riggleman steals the ball from Fred Newton | 38-34 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | Ricky Ferree steps in front of the Andrew Ervin pass in the backcourt | 38-34 |
| 12:31 | Arkansas | Ricky Ferree hits the finger roll | 40-34 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill's floater is tipped away by Fred Newton | 40-34 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | Ricky Ferree steps in front of the Kelly Hill pass | 40-34 |
| 11:41 | Arkansas | Teodoro Gonzalez blows the dunk | 40-34 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Todd Ransome (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ricky Ferree (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Franklin Perry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Newton (fresh) C - Teodoro Gonzalez (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Ervin (fresh) SG - William Ouellette (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Walter Zent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kelly Hill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Riggleman (tiring) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from William Ouellette | 40-36 |
| 10:57 | Arkansas | Teodoro Gonzalez misses the easy layup | 40-36 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 40-36 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Teodoro Gonzalez swats the dunk try by Kevin Riggleman | 40-36 |
| 10:12 | Arkansas | Franklin Perry pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 09:57 | Arkansas | Teodoro Gonzalez connects on the floater from the left block set up by Todd Ransome and he's fouled by Kevin Riggleman - foul #1 on Kevin Riggleman, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Ahmad (PG), Erik Brummitt (SF), Al Sax (PF) Ricky Ferree, Franklin Perry, Fred Newton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin (PG), Robert Tandy (SG), Justin Lewis (SF), Stanley Fuller (C) Andrew Ervin, William Ouellette, Walter Zent, Kevin Riggleman | |
| 09:57 | Arkansas | Teodoro Gonzalez makes the free throw | 43-36 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | Todd Ransome is called for the reach on Robert Tandy - foul #2 on Todd Ransome, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ricky Ferree (SG), Jerome Pray (C) Todd Ransome, Teodoro Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-39 |
| 08:58 | Arkansas | John Ahmad drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Al Sax | 46-39 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill misses the dunk | 46-39 |
| 08:27 | Arkansas | Erik Brummitt grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 08:16 | Arkansas | Ricky Ferree comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 08:14 | Arkansas | Al Sax snags the offensive board | 46-39 |
| 07:48 | Arkansas | Jerome Pray misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Stanley Fuller - foul #1 on Stanley Fuller, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Todd Ransome (SG), Franklin Perry (SF), Daniel Horton (PF) Ricky Ferree, Erik Brummitt, Al Sax | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Ouellette (SG), Walter Zent (SF), Ross Herron (PF) Robert Tandy, Justin Lewis, Kelly Hill | |
| 07:48 | Arkansas | Jerome Pray misses the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 07:48 | Arkansas | Jerome Pray misses the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Ross Herron pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | Stanley Fuller's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Horton | 46-39 |
| 07:21 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Daniel Horton | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Ahmad (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Ransome (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franklin Perry (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Horton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerome Pray (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Miguel Martin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Ouellette (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Zent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ross Herron (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Fuller (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Arkansas | Stanley Fuller steps in front of the John Ahmad pass | 46-39 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 06:58 | Arkansas | Franklin Perry grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 06:53 | Arkansas | John Ahmad hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-39 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Ross Herron tips it home | 46-41 |
| 06:15 | Arkansas | Jerome Pray is whistled for a carry | 46-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ricky Ferree (SG), Al Sax (PF), Teodoro Gonzalez (C) Todd Ransome, Daniel Horton, Jerome Pray | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman (C) Stanley Fuller | |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill (PF) Ross Herron | |
| 05:30 | Arkansas | John Ahmad clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | Al Sax picks off the pass by Kelly Hill | 46-41 |
| 04:47 | Arkansas | Al Sax connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Franklin Perry | 48-41 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent is fouled on the floor by Franklin Perry - foul #3 on Franklin Perry, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Todd Ransome (SG), Erik Brummitt (SF), Jerome Pray (C) Ricky Ferree, Franklin Perry, Teodoro Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin (PG), Justin Lewis (SF) Miguel Martin, Walter Zent | |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Jerome Pray steals it from Justin Lewis | 48-41 |
| 03:45 | Arkansas | Erik Brummitt hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Todd Ransome | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-43 |
| 03:17 | Arkansas | Todd Ransome misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin grabs the board | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Ahmad (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Ransome (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erik Brummitt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Al Sax (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Pray (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Ervin (fresh) SG - William Ouellette (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Lewis (fresh) PF - Kelly Hill (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Riggleman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Erik Brummitt is called for the reach on Kelly Hill - foul #1 on Erik Brummitt, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ricky Ferree (SG), Franklin Perry (SF), Daniel Horton (PF), Teodoro Gonzalez (C) John Ahmad, Erik Brummitt, Al Sax, Jerome Pray | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin (PG), Robert Tandy (SG), Walter Zent (SF), Ross Herron (PF) Andrew Ervin, William Ouellette, Justin Lewis, Kelly Hill | |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent is whistled for a carry | 51-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Ahmad (PG) Todd Ransome | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:16 | Arkansas | John Ahmad's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Todd Ransome (PG) John Ahmad | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Ouellette (SG), Kelly Hill (PF) Robert Tandy, Ross Herron | |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Teodoro Gonzalez - foul #2 on Teodoro Gonzalez, team foul #7 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Ahmad (PG), Al Sax (PF) Todd Ransome, Daniel Horton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman misses the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:32 | Arkansas | Ricky Ferree hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Franklin Perry | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman lays it in | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | Teodoro Gonzalez is whistled for a carry | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Teodoro Gonzalez steals the ball from William Ouellette | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:36 | Arkansas | Teodoro Gonzalez is fouled in the backcourt by Miguel Martin - foul #2 on Miguel Martin, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Williams (PG), Erik Brummitt (SF), Daniel Horton (PF) John Ahmad, Franklin Perry, Al Sax | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:34 | Arkansas | Miguel Martin is called for the reach on Michael Williams - foul #3 on Miguel Martin, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas | Ricky Ferree is hacked by Walter Zent - foul #4 on Walter Zent, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas | Ricky Ferree makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas | Ricky Ferree makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman is whistled for a carry | 56-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin (PG), Robert Tandy (SG), Justin Lewis (SF), Ross Herron (PF), Stanley Fuller (C) Miguel Martin, William Ouellette, Walter Zent, Kelly Hill, Kevin Riggleman | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Michael Williams runs out the clock | 56-46 |