| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Arviso (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Christopher Laux (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Saylor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Erik Brummitt (fresh) PF - Patrick Grace (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Petrone (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino inbounds the ball | 39-29 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Erik Brummitt - foul #2 on Erik Brummitt, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven misses the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 19:34 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux misses short on a shot from the right side | 40-29 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi | Paul Hester pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Donald McCraven, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| 18:55 | Arkansas | Arnoldo Marino is called for the reach on Christopher Laux - foul #2 on Arnoldo Marino, team foul #2 | 40-29 |
| 18:42 | Arkansas | John Petrone scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Erik Brummitt | 40-31 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven is whistled for a carry | 40-31 |
| 18:02 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 40-31 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi | Erik Brummitt steals it from Paul Campbell | 40-31 |
| 17:19 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Christopher Laux and he's fouled by Donald McCraven - foul #2 on Donald McCraven, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (PG), Paul Thompson (SF), Mladen Linkowski (PF), Howard Rudd (C) Paul Campbell, Arnoldo Marino, Andrew Arviso, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Harrington (SF), Danny Synder (PF), Lawrence Reisinger (C) Erik Brummitt, Patrick Grace, John Petrone | |
| 17:19 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor misses the free throw | 40-33 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski jams it | 42-33 |
| 16:40 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux blows the layup but he's hacked by James Davis - foul #3 on James Davis, team foul #4 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (PG), Charles Gooding (SF) James Davis, Donald McCraven | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Kelly (SF) Kevin Saylor | |
| 16:40 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux misses the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 16:40 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Danny Synder | 42-34 |
| 16:22 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 16:01 | Arkansas | Eric Kelly is fouled on the floor by Howard Rudd - foul #2 on Howard Rudd, team foul #5 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (PG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Andrew Arviso (PF), Paul Hester (C) Timothy Williams, Charles Gooding, Mladen Linkowski, Howard Rudd | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Erik Brummitt (SF) Christopher Laux | |
| 15:53 | Arkansas | The short jumper by Lawrence Reisinger is denied by Andrew Arviso | 42-34 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi | Paul Hester grabs the board | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Arviso (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Mark Harrington (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Kelly (fresh) SF - Erik Brummitt (fresh) PF - Danny Synder (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Reisinger (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Mississippi | Paul Hester loses the ball out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (SG) Paul Thompson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Patrick Grace (PF), John Petrone (C) Danny Synder, Lawrence Reisinger | |
| 14:59 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi | Paul Hester snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | Paul Hester gets the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 14:12 | Arkansas | John Petrone gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 14:07 | Arkansas | Erik Brummitt misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Arnoldo Marino - foul #3 on Arnoldo Marino, team foul #6 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (PG), Paul Thompson (SF), Mladen Linkowski (PF), Howard Rudd (C) Paul Campbell, Arnoldo Marino, Andrew Arviso, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Laux (PG), Kevin Saylor (SG) Mark Harrington, Eric Kelly | |
| 14:07 | Arkansas | Erik Brummitt makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 14:07 | Arkansas | Erik Brummitt makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 13:45 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Erik Brummitt | 42-36 |
| 13:29 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace makes the floater from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi | Patrick Grace takes the ball from Donald McCraven | 42-38 |
| 12:59 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 42-38 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 12:33 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 12:28 | Arkansas | Erik Brummitt is hacked by Paul Thompson - foul #3 on Paul Thompson, team foul #7 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (PG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Andrew Arviso (PF), Paul Hester (C) James Davis, Donald McCraven, Mladen Linkowski, Howard Rudd | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Harrington (SG), Danny Synder (PF), Lawrence Reisinger (C) Kevin Saylor, Patrick Grace, John Petrone | |
| 12:28 | Arkansas | Erik Brummitt makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 12:28 | Arkansas | Erik Brummitt makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 12:05 | Arkansas | Danny Synder misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-40 |
| 12:04 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux grabs the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 11:50 | Arkansas | Danny Synder knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Mark Harrington and he's fouled by Andrew Arviso - foul #2 on Andrew Arviso, team foul #8 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Kelly (SF) Erik Brummitt | |
| 11:50 | Arkansas | Danny Synder misses the free throw | 45-42 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi | Paul Hester snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Arviso (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Christopher Laux (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Harrington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Kelly (fresh) PF - Danny Synder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Reisinger (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson's pass is intercepted by Eric Kelly | 45-42 |
| 11:38 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux lays it up and in set up by Eric Kelly | 45-44 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino travels with the ball | 45-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (SG) Paul Thompson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 10:54 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington banks in the layup and the foul's on James Davis - foul #4 on James Davis, team foul #9 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (SG) James Davis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 10:54 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington makes the free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 10:37 | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 10:20 | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger misses long on a jumper from the right block | 45-47 |
| 10:18 | Arkansas | Eric Kelly snags the offensive board | 45-47 |
| 09:58 | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger misses the shot near the basket | 45-47 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino tips it but misses | 45-47 |
| 09:48 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Danny Synder | 45-47 |
| 09:35 | Arkansas | Danny Synder knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Mark Harrington and he's hacked by Andrew Arviso - foul #3 on Andrew Arviso, team foul #10 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (PG), Paul Thompson (SF), Mladen Linkowski (PF), Howard Rudd (C) Paul Campbell, Arnoldo Marino, Andrew Arviso, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor (SG), Patrick Grace (SF), John Petrone (C) Christopher Laux, Mark Harrington, Lawrence Reisinger | |
| 09:35 | Arkansas | Danny Synder makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 09:19 | Arkansas | John Petrone snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 09:01 | Arkansas | Danny Synder is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Danny Synder, team foul #2 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Laux (PG), Erik Brummitt (SF) Eric Kelly, Danny Synder | |
| 08:46 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-50 |
| 08:44 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 08:32 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor blows the layup | 45-50 |
| 08:31 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace snags the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 08:14 | Arkansas | John Petrone knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Saylor | 45-52 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi | Christopher Laux picks off the pass by Paul Thompson | 45-52 |
| 07:43 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Laux | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Timothy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald McCraven (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mladen Linkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Howard Rudd (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Christopher Laux (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Saylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Brummitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Grace (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Petrone (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:20 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (PG), James Davis (SG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Andrew Arviso (PF), Paul Hester (C) Timothy Williams, Donald McCraven, Paul Thompson, Mladen Linkowski, Howard Rudd | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Harrington (PG), Eric Kelly (SG), Danny Synder (PF), Lawrence Reisinger (C) Christopher Laux, Kevin Saylor, Patrick Grace, John Petrone | |
| 06:54 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Lawrence Reisinger | 45-56 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi | Mark Harrington takes the ball from Arnoldo Marino | 45-56 |
| 06:27 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington lays it in | 45-58 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino banks in the layup on a nice dish by Paul Campbell | 47-58 |
| 05:57 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Erik Brummitt | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:50 | Mississippi | Paul Hester knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-60 |
| 05:37 | Arkansas | Danny Synder misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 50-60 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino grabs the board | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | Paul Hester misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-60 |
| 05:25 | Arkansas | Eric Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 05:01 | Arkansas | The jumper by Eric Kelly is denied by Paul Hester | 50-60 |
| 05:00 | Arkansas | Erik Brummitt tips it but misses | 50-60 |
| 04:59 | Arkansas | Eric Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 04:59 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (SG) James Davis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Laux (PG), Kevin Saylor (SG), Patrick Grace (SF), John Petrone (C) Mark Harrington, Eric Kelly, Erik Brummitt, Lawrence Reisinger | |
| 04:43 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Christopher Laux | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 50-62 |
| 04:34 | Arkansas | Danny Synder grabs the board | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:28 | Arkansas | The short jumper by Danny Synder is denied by Paul Hester | 50-62 |
| 04:26 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Laux | 50-62 |
| 04:03 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 50-62 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | Paul Hester snags the defensive board | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-62 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso misses the tip | 50-62 |
| 03:37 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to John Petrone | 50-62 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Campbell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Arviso (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Hester (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Christopher Laux (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kevin Saylor (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Grace (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Danny Synder (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Petrone (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:21 | Arkansas | Danny Synder comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 50-62 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Hester | 50-62 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-62 |
| 02:59 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to John Petrone | 50-62 |
| 02:36 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor connects on the 3 from the left corner | 50-65 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-65 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven tips it in | 52-65 |
| 01:55 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux throws it down on a nice dish by Danny Synder | 52-67 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Paul Hester misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-67 |
| 01:41 | Arkansas | Danny Synder pulls down the rebound | 52-67 |
| 01:28 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Laux | 52-69 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Arnoldo Marino | 55-69 |
| 00:50 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Danny Synder | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Laux - foul #1 on Christopher Laux, team foul #3 | 55-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Mladen Linkowski (PF), Howard Rudd (C) Donald McCraven, Arnoldo Marino, Andrew Arviso, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Erik Brummitt (SF) Danny Synder | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor misses long on a floater from the left side | 57-71 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell snags the defensive board | 57-71 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell makes the jumper from the free throw line | 59-71 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux runs out the clock | 59-71 |