| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darius Ball (fresh) SG - Wayne Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) PF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 1 pts. C - Rogelio Russo (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Andy Rose (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Carpenter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Waller (fresh) C - Juan Lopez (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Frank Carpenter inbounds the ball | 27-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Arkansas | Danny Carreiro blocks the short jumper by Juan Lopez | 27-39 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro gets the rebound | 27-39 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | Richard Waller takes the ball from Darius Ball | 27-39 |
| 19:25 | Arkansas | Andy Rose misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-39 |
| 19:24 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Juan Lopez | 27-39 |
| 19:06 | Arkansas | Willie Brown hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Andy Rose | 27-42 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Darius Ball | 29-42 |
| 18:40 | Arkansas | Willie Brown knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Waller | 29-45 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-45 |
| 18:35 | Arkansas | Andy Rose grabs the board | 29-45 |
| 18:17 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez banks in the layup set up by Frank Carpenter | 29-47 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Wayne Powell | 32-47 |
| 17:34 | Arkansas | Andy Rose is fouled on the floor by Clarence Williams - foul #1 on Clarence Williams, team foul #1 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (PG), James Malloy (SG), Gregory Claassen (SF), Robert Lima (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Darius Ball, Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Danny Carreiro, Rogelio Russo | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett (PF) Richard Waller | |
| 17:16 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 32-47 |
| 17:14 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett tips it in | 32-49 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Gregory Claassen | 35-49 |
| 16:55 | Arkansas | Willie Brown double dribbles | 35-49 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the driving attempt in the paint | 37-49 |
| 16:15 | Arkansas | Willie Brown is fouled on the floor by Robert Lima - foul #2 on Robert Lima, team foul #2 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Waller (PF) Scott Hogsett | |
| 15:59 | Arkansas | Frank Carpenter misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-49 |
| 15:58 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Brown | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dwayne Larue (fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Malloy (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Lima (fresh) 2 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Andy Rose (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Carpenter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Waller (fresh) 2 stl. C - Juan Lopez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Arkansas | Andy Rose knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Frank Carpenter | 37-52 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-52 |
| 15:39 | Arkansas | Frank Carpenter snags the defensive board | 37-52 |
| 15:35 | Arkansas | Willie Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-52 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman snags the defensive board | 37-52 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 37-52 |
| 15:27 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Juan Lopez | 37-52 |
| 15:09 | Arkansas | Willie Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-52 |
| 15:07 | Arkansas | Frank Carpenter pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 14:51 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez blows the wide open dunk | 37-52 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen grabs the defensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Waller - foul #3 on Richard Waller, team foul #1 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Rogelio Russo (PF) Dwayne Larue, James Malloy, Gregory Claassen, Robert Lima | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Decker (SG), Scott Hogsett (PF) Willie Brown, Richard Waller | |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 14:18 | Arkansas | Frank Carpenter clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-52 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Curtis Wiedeman | 39-52 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clarence Williams | 41-52 |
| 13:52 | Arkansas | Robert Decker misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 41-52 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman is whistled for traveling | 41-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Malloy (SF), Danny Carreiro (PF), Li-Liang Zhao (C) Clarence Williams, Rogelio Russo, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Kennedy (C) Juan Lopez | |
| 13:28 | Arkansas | Frank Carpenter misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Kennedy - foul #3 on William Kennedy, team foul #2 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (SF), Robert Lima (PF) James Malloy, Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Fisher (SG), Richard Waller (PF) Frank Carpenter, William Kennedy | |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 13:11 | Arkansas | Robert Decker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-55 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-55 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | Andy Rose takes the ball from Clarence Williams | 43-55 |
| 12:25 | Arkansas | Robert Decker hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Andy Rose out of a doubleteam | 43-58 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Darius Ball | 46-58 |
| 12:07 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett is hacked by Clarence Williams - foul #2 on Clarence Williams, team foul #3 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (PG), James Malloy (SG), Gregory Claassen (SF), Danny Carreiro (PF), Rogelio Russo (C) Darius Ball, Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Robert Lima, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Brown (SG), Frank Carpenter (SF), Juan Lopez (C) Andy Rose, Robert Fisher, Richard Waller | |
| 11:44 | Arkansas | Danny Carreiro is called for the reach on Scott Hogsett - foul #2 on Danny Carreiro, team foul #4 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), Wayne Powell (SG) Dwayne Larue, Gregory Claassen | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darius Ball (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Malloy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Rogelio Russo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Decker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Carpenter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Hogsett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Juan Lopez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett is whistled for traveling | 46-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (PG), Gregory Claassen (SF) Darius Ball, Wayne Powell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Decker is called for the reach on Dwayne Larue in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Decker, team foul #3 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG) Gregory Claassen | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 11:15 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Malloy | 48-58 |
| 11:00 | Arkansas | James Malloy swats the short shot by Juan Lopez | 48-58 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), Gregory Claassen (SF), Robert Lima (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Dwayne Larue, Wayne Powell, Danny Carreiro, Rogelio Russo | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andy Rose (PG), Richard Waller (PF) Robert Decker, Scott Hogsett | |
| 10:38 | Arkansas | Frank Carpenter connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Brown | 48-60 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Malloy | 51-60 |
| 10:02 | Arkansas | Frank Carpenter connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-63 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Danny Carreiro (PF), Rogelio Russo (C) Darius Ball, James Malloy, Gregory Claassen, Robert Lima, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Fisher (SG), Robert Decker (SF), Scott Hogsett (C) Willie Brown, Frank Carpenter, Juan Lopez | |
| 09:28 | Arkansas | Robert Decker misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-63 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell snags the defensive board | 51-63 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Dwayne Larue | 54-63 |
| 09:01 | Arkansas | Andy Rose makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert Decker | 54-66 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses short on a floater from the right wing | 54-66 |
| 08:54 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett pulls down the rebound | 54-66 |
| 08:36 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett is called for a charge - foul #1 on Scott Hogsett, team foul #4 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), James Malloy (SG), Gregory Claassen (SF), Robert Lima (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Dwayne Larue, Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Danny Carreiro, Rogelio Russo | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Carpenter (SF), William Kennedy (C) Andy Rose, Richard Waller | |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen banks in the layup on a nice dish by Curtis Wiedeman | 56-66 |
| 08:02 | Arkansas | William Kennedy hits the easy wide open finger roll | 56-68 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Malloy and he's hacked by Frank Carpenter - foul #2 on Frank Carpenter, team foul #5 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Danny Carreiro (PF), Rogelio Russo (C) Darius Ball, James Malloy, Robert Lima, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andy Rose (PG), Willie Brown (SG), Juan Lopez (C) Robert Decker, Robert Fisher, William Kennedy | |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the free throw | 59-68 |
| 07:34 | Arkansas | Andy Rose misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-68 |
| 07:32 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Andy Rose | 59-68 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dwayne Larue (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Rogelio Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Andy Rose (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Carpenter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Hogsett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Juan Lopez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Arkansas | Willie Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-68 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Gregory Claassen | 59-68 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue is fouled on the floor by Andy Rose - foul #2 on Andy Rose, team foul #6 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), James Malloy (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Dwayne Larue, Wayne Powell, Gregory Claassen, Rogelio Russo | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 06:59 | Mississippi State | James Malloy scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-68 |
| 06:49 | Arkansas | Willie Brown buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Andy Rose | 61-71 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman is hacked by Juan Lopez - foul #3 on Juan Lopez, team foul #7 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Robert Lima (PF) James Malloy, Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Decker (SG), Richard Waller (PF) Willie Brown, Frank Carpenter | |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 06:27 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Clarence Williams - foul #3 on Clarence Williams, team foul #5 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (PG), Rogelio Russo (C) Darius Ball, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 06:27 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez misses the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 06:27 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez misses the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 63-71 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 63-71 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi State | Robert Lima gets the offensive rebound | 63-71 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | Richard Waller picks off the pass by Wayne Powell | 63-71 |
| 05:43 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Andy Rose | 63-73 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Rogelio Russo | 66-73 |
| 05:18 | Arkansas | Richard Waller is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andy Rose | 66-75 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams clanks a jumper from the left wing | 66-75 |
| 05:12 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez pulls down the rebound | 66-75 |
| 04:53 | Arkansas | Robert Decker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), James Malloy (SG), Gregory Claassen (SF), Danny Carreiro (PF), Li-Liang Zhao (C) Dwayne Larue, Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Robert Lima, Rogelio Russo | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Brown (SG), Frank Carpenter (SF), George Lukaszewski (PF), William Kennedy (C) Andy Rose, Scott Hogsett, Richard Waller, Juan Lopez | |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball is whistled for a carry | 66-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman (C) Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 04:27 | Arkansas | Gregory Claassen steals the ball from Frank Carpenter | 66-75 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-75 |
| 03:53 | Arkansas | William Kennedy connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Decker | 69-77 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | Robert Decker steals it from Gregory Claassen | 69-77 |
| 03:42 | Arkansas | Frank Carpenter lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Decker | 69-79 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by William Kennedy - foul #4 on William Kennedy, team foul #8 | 69-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Robert Lima (PF), Li-Liang Zhao (C) James Malloy, Danny Carreiro, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andy Rose (PG), Richard Waller (PF) Robert Decker, George Lukaszewski | |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the 1st free throw | 70-79 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the 2nd free throw | 71-79 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darius Ball (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Lima (fresh) 3 reb. C - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Andy Rose (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 ast. SG - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Carpenter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Waller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - William Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Arkansas | Frank Carpenter clanks a shot from the right side | 71-79 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao gets the rebound | 71-79 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-79 |
| 02:54 | Arkansas | Frank Carpenter drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Andy Rose | 74-81 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-81 |
| 02:43 | Arkansas | Richard Waller gets the rebound | 74-81 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:21 | Arkansas | Richard Waller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-81 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (PG), James Malloy (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Danny Carreiro (PF), Rogelio Russo (C) Darius Ball, Wayne Powell, Gregory Claassen, Robert Lima, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Decker (SG), Juan Lopez (C) Willie Brown, William Kennedy | |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue misses the fadeaway from the left side | 74-81 |
| 01:53 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Juan Lopez | 74-81 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:26 | Arkansas | Frank Carpenter drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Andy Rose | 74-83 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dwayne Larue and he's hacked by Frank Carpenter - foul #3 on Frank Carpenter, team foul #9 | 76-83 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), Wayne Powell (SG) Dwayne Larue, James Malloy | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Brown (SG) Robert Decker | |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:45 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-83 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams is fouled on the floor by Willie Brown - foul #2 on Willie Brown, team foul #10 | 77-83 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 78-83 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 79-83 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State 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 (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Arkansas | Darius Ball is called for the reach on Andy Rose in the backcourt - foul #3 on Darius Ball, team foul #6 | 79-83 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Andy Rose is hacked by Wayne Powell - foul #3 on Wayne Powell, team foul #7 | 79-83 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Andy Rose makes the 1st free throw | 79-84 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Andy Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 79-84 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo gets the rebound | 79-84 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Darius Ball and he's hacked by Juan Lopez - foul #4 on Juan Lopez, team foul #11 | 81-84 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo misses the free throw | 81-84 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas | Richard Waller pulls down the rebound | 81-84 |
| 00:29 | Arkansas | Richard Waller is hacked by Wayne Powell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wayne Powell, team foul #8 | 81-84 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Decker (SF) Frank Carpenter | |
| 00:29 | Arkansas | Richard Waller makes the 1st free throw | 81-85 |
| 00:29 | Arkansas | Richard Waller makes the 2nd free throw | 81-86 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Powell | 84-86 |
| 00:19 | Arkansas | Andy Rose is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Powell - foul #5 on Wayne Powell, team foul #9 | 84-86 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Malloy (SG) Wayne Powell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Carpenter (SF) Robert Decker | |
| 00:19 | Arkansas | Andy Rose makes the 1st free throw | 84-87 |
| 00:19 | Arkansas | Andy Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 84-88 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 84-88 |
| 00:12 | Arkansas | Richard Waller grabs the defensive rebound | 84-88 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas | Richard Waller is hacked by Darius Ball in the backcourt - foul #4 on Darius Ball, team foul #10 | 84-88 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Decker (SF) Frank Carpenter | |
| 00:11 | Arkansas | Richard Waller makes the 1st free throw | 84-89 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas | Richard Waller makes the 2nd free throw | 84-90 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 87-90 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | Richard Waller is hacked by Darius Ball in the backcourt - foul #5 on Darius Ball, team foul #11 | 87-90 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (PG) Darius Ball | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | Richard Waller makes the 1st free throw | 87-91 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | Richard Waller makes the 2nd free throw | 87-92 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue misses long on a fullcourt shot | 87-92 |