| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Andy Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Decker (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Hogsett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Waller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Juan Lopez (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams inbounds the ball | 39-38 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman comes up short on the runner from the left block | 39-38 |
| 19:39 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Scott Hogsett | 39-38 |
| 19:22 | Arkansas | Andy Rose misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 19:20 | Arkansas | Robert Decker misses the tip | 39-38 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Wayne Powell | 39-38 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | Richard Waller is called for the reach on Clarence Williams - foul #2 on Richard Waller, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (C) Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao is hacked by Juan Lopez - foul #2 on Juan Lopez, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman (C) Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 18:44 | Mississippi State | Robert Long double dribbles | 39-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (C) Robert Long, Danny Carreiro, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 18:24 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Andy Rose | 41-38 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong is fouled on the floor by Richard Waller - foul #3 on Richard Waller, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra (PF) Richard Waller | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gregory Claassen, Clarence Williams, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 18:00 | Mississippi State | Robert Decker is called for the reach on Curtis Wiedeman - foul #3 on Robert Decker, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Brown (SG) Robert Decker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses badly on a floater in the lane | 41-38 |
| 17:38 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 17:21 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Curtis Wiedeman - foul #2 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF) Robert Long, Wayne Powell, Danny Carreiro | |
| 17:21 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 17:21 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman is fouled on the floor by Andy Rose as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Andy Rose, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil (SF), William Kennedy (C) Scott Hogsett, Juan Lopez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (C) Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | Robert Long is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Lin Xiong | 43-40 |
| 16:33 | Arkansas | Willie Brown is fouled on the floor by Li-Liang Zhao - foul #1 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Fisher (PG) Andy Rose | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gregory Claassen, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 16:21 | Arkansas | Willie Brown misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-40 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi State | Robert Long is wide open but clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 43-40 |
| 16:11 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 15:46 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher misses the 3 from straight away | 43-40 |
| 15:44 | Arkansas | Willie Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willie Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Virgil (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hassan Saavedra (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Arkansas | William Kennedy misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Curtis Wiedeman - foul #3 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andy Rose (PG), Robert Decker (SG), Scott Hogsett (SF), Richard Waller (PF) Robert Fisher, Willie Brown, Raymond Virgil, Hassan Saavedra | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 15:37 | Arkansas | William Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 15:37 | Arkansas | William Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Juan Lopez (C) William Kennedy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (SF) Lin Xiong | |
| 15:03 | Arkansas | Robert Decker makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Scott Hogsett | 47-40 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Gregory Claassen, Gene Land, Clarence Williams | |
| 14:26 | Arkansas | Richard Waller can't throw it down but he's hacked by Li-Liang Zhao - foul #2 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Lin Xiong (PF) Robert Long, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 14:26 | Arkansas | Richard Waller makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 14:26 | Arkansas | Richard Waller makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro clanks a shot from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 14:14 | Arkansas | Robert Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 13:52 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Decker | 51-40 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Decker - foul #4 on Robert Decker, team foul #6 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Brown (SG) Robert Decker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Wayne Powell, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong | |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 13:05 | Arkansas | Willie Brown loses the dribble to Clarence Williams | 51-42 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-42 |
| 12:46 | Arkansas | Richard Waller gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 12:23 | Arkansas | Li-Liang Zhao swats the short shot by Juan Lopez | 51-42 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Guadalupe Mendoza | 51-44 |
| 11:56 | Arkansas | Willie Brown drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-44 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Long | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Andy Rose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Hogsett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Waller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Juan Lopez (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Claassen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:16 | Arkansas | Willie Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 11:15 | Arkansas | Richard Waller tips it but misses | 54-46 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Guadalupe Mendoza | 54-46 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-46 |
| 10:52 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| 10:46 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Andy Rose | 56-46 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Long | 56-48 |
| 10:08 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez misses the dunk | 56-48 |
| 10:07 | Arkansas | Richard Waller pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 09:47 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-48 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi State | Robert Long tips it home | 56-50 |
| 09:24 | Arkansas | Li-Liang Zhao is called for the reach on Richard Waller - foul #3 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Fisher (PG), Justin Menefee (SG), Raymond Virgil (SF), Hassan Saavedra (PF), William Kennedy (C) Andy Rose, Willie Brown, Scott Hogsett, Richard Waller, Juan Lopez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (PG), Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Gregory Claassen, Clarence Williams, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 09:13 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Fisher | 59-50 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Robert Fisher takes the ball from Danny Carreiro | 59-50 |
| 08:58 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher hits the finger roll | 61-50 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman tips it in | 61-52 |
| 08:07 | Arkansas | Danny Carreiro takes the ball from William Kennedy | 61-52 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong lays it in on a great pass from Danny Carreiro | 61-54 |
| 07:46 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-54 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong snags the defensive board | 61-54 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | Gene Land is whistled for traveling | 61-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Decker (SG) Justin Menefee | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG) Gene Land | |
| 07:29 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Curtis Wiedeman | 61-54 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Decker (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Raymond Virgil (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hassan Saavedra (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) PF - Lin Xiong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Mississippi State | Robert Fisher steps in front of the Robert Long pass in the backcourt | 61-54 |
| 07:23 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher lays it up and in | 63-54 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Long and he's hacked by William Kennedy - foul #1 on William Kennedy, team foul #7 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andy Rose (PG), Scott Hogsett (SF), George Lukaszewski (PF) Robert Fisher, Raymond Virgil, Hassan Saavedra | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:08 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:44 | Arkansas | William Kennedy comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 63-57 |
| 06:43 | Arkansas | William Kennedy tips it back up and in | 65-57 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Kennedy - foul #2 on William Kennedy, team foul #8 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Justin Menefee (SF), Juan Lopez (C) Scott Hogsett, William Kennedy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Clarence Williams (SF) Robert Long, Lin Xiong | |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 06:24 | Arkansas | George Lukaszewski pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| 06:12 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-58 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman snags the defensive board | 65-58 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wayne Powell | 65-60 |
| 05:53 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 05:51 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez grabs the offensive board | 65-60 |
| 05:27 | Arkansas | Andy Rose hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-60 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses long on a jumper from the left side | 67-60 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses short on a floater from the right wing | 67-60 |
| 04:48 | Arkansas | Robert Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 04:45 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett (SF), Richard Waller (PF) Justin Menefee, George Lukaszewski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gregory Claassen, Wayne Powell, Danny Carreiro, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 04:19 | Arkansas | Richard Waller comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #4 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #6 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Clarence Williams, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 04:19 | Arkansas | Richard Waller misses the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 04:19 | Arkansas | Richard Waller makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Robert Long hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Juan Lopez - foul #3 on Juan Lopez, team foul #9 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 03:50 | Arkansas | Richard Waller grabs the board | 68-60 |
| 03:45 | Arkansas | Andy Rose hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Scott Hogsett | 70-60 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Scott Hogsett steals it from Clarence Williams | 70-60 |
| 03:12 | Arkansas | Robert Decker slams it home set up by Scott Hogsett | 72-60 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Andy Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Decker (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Scott Hogsett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Waller (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Juan Lopez (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses long on an open jumper from the left side | 72-60 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza misses the tip | 72-60 |
| 03:05 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Robert Decker | 72-60 |
| 02:47 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 72-60 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza grabs the defensive rebound | 72-60 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Guadalupe Mendoza | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:25 | Arkansas | Richard Waller is fouled on the floor by Robert Long - foul #1 on Robert Long, team foul #7 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Brown (SG), William Kennedy (C) Robert Decker, Juan Lopez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 02:25 | Arkansas | Richard Waller makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 02:25 | Arkansas | Richard Waller misses the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao snags the defensive board | 73-63 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro lays it in | 73-65 |
| 02:15 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Decker (SG), Juan Lopez (C) Willie Brown, William Kennedy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:50 | Arkansas | Gene Land is called for the reach on Robert Decker - foul #1 on Gene Land, team foul #8 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) Gregory Claassen, Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 01:50 | Arkansas | Robert Decker makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 01:50 | Arkansas | Robert Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:36 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-65 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Long | 75-65 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-65 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman tips it back up and in | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:53 | Arkansas | Curtis Wiedeman takes the ball from Richard Waller | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 75-67 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams snags the offensive board | 75-67 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-67 |
| 00:40 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Long - foul #2 on Robert Long, team foul #9 | 75-67 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez misses the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Richard Waller snags the offensive board | 75-67 |
| 00:37 | Arkansas | Lin Xiong is called for the reach on Richard Waller - foul #3 on Lin Xiong, team foul #10 | 75-67 |
| 00:37 | Arkansas | Richard Waller makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:37 | Arkansas | Richard Waller misses the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong gets the rebound | 76-67 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Andy Rose takes the ball from Wayne Powell after a doubleteam | 76-67 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas | Richard Waller is hacked by Wayne Powell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wayne Powell, team foul #11 | 76-67 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas | Richard Waller misses the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas | Richard Waller makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Robert Long | 77-69 |
| 00:24 | Arkansas | Robert Long is called for the reach on Scott Hogsett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Long, team foul #12 | 77-69 |
| 00:24 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:24 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman drills a jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Juan Lopez - foul #4 on Juan Lopez, team foul #10 | 79-71 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses the free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:19 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 79-71 |
| 00:16 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez is hacked by Robert Long in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Long, team foul #13 | 79-71 |
| 00:16 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez misses the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:16 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Juan Lopez is called for the reach on Wayne Powell - foul #5 on Juan Lopez, team foul #11 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Kennedy (C) Juan Lopez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell makes the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas | Robert Decker is hacked by Wayne Powell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wayne Powell, team foul #14 | 80-73 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Lukaszewski (C) William Kennedy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:10 | Arkansas | Robert Decker makes the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas | Robert Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Robert Decker takes the ball from Wayne Powell | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Andy Rose runs out the clock | 82-73 |