| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joseph Neves (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Justin Lewis (fresh) PF - John Sledge (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Phil Braithwaite (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Christopher Laux (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Saylor (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Erik Brummitt (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Grace (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Petrone (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Erik Brummitt inbounds the ball | 20-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Christopher Laux | 20-30 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Kevin Saylor - foul #1 on Kevin Saylor, team foul #1 | 20-30 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 18:47 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Sledge - foul #1 on John Sledge, team foul #1 | 22-30 |
| 18:47 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace misses the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 18:47 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi State | John Sledge misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-31 |
| 18:23 | Arkansas | John Petrone grabs the defensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 18:19 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor is called for traveling | 22-31 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Christopher Laux takes the ball from Justin Lewis | 22-31 |
| 17:44 | Arkansas | John Petrone knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Christopher Laux | 22-33 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-33 |
| 17:29 | Arkansas | Erik Brummitt snags the defensive board | 22-33 |
| 17:16 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Joseph Neves - foul #3 on Joseph Neves, team foul #2 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (SG), Thomas Roberts (C) Joseph Neves, Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Harrington (SF), Danny Synder (PF), Lawrence Reisinger (C) Erik Brummitt, Patrick Grace, John Petrone | |
| 17:16 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 17:16 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux makes the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-35 |
| 16:52 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor snags the defensive board | 22-35 |
| 16:29 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Laux | 22-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Christopher Laux takes the ball from James Bly | 22-38 |
| 16:19 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christopher Laux | 22-40 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | James Bly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Moore (SF), David Wilson (PF) Justin Lewis, John Sledge | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Kelly (SF) Christopher Laux | |
| 16:09 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington is fouled on the floor by Charles Moore - foul #2 on Charles Moore, team foul #3 | 22-40 |
| 15:55 | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger hits the finger roll | 22-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Marty Erwin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Thomas Roberts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Mark Harrington (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kevin Saylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eric Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Danny Synder (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Reisinger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Eric Kelly takes the ball from David Wilson | 22-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:09 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Lawrence Reisinger | 22-44 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 22-44 |
| 15:04 | Arkansas | Eric Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 22-44 |
| 14:36 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington is whistled for a carry | 22-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves (SG), Justin Lewis (SF), John Sledge (PF), Phil Braithwaite (C) Marty Erwin, Charles Moore, David Wilson, Thomas Roberts | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Laux (PG), Erik Brummitt (SF), Patrick Grace (PF), John Petrone (C) Kevin Saylor, Eric Kelly, Danny Synder, Lawrence Reisinger | |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis is fouled on the floor by Erik Brummitt - foul #2 on Erik Brummitt, team foul #2 | 22-44 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | Christopher Laux steps in front of the Joseph Neves pass | 22-44 |
| 13:51 | Arkansas | Erik Brummitt lays it up and in and the foul's on Justin Lewis - foul #2 on Justin Lewis, team foul #4 | 22-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Kelly (SG) Mark Harrington | |
| 13:51 | Arkansas | Erik Brummitt misses the free throw | 22-46 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Justin Lewis | 22-46 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | James Bly buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Neves | 25-46 |
| 13:14 | Arkansas | James Bly picks off the pass by Christopher Laux | 25-46 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | John Sledge can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 25-46 |
| 12:57 | Arkansas | John Petrone gets the rebound | 25-46 |
| 12:37 | Arkansas | Joseph Neves is called for the reach on Eric Kelly - foul #4 on Joseph Neves, team foul #5 | 25-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (SG), Charles Moore (SF) Joseph Neves, Justin Lewis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor (SG) Eric Kelly | |
| 12:21 | Arkansas | Erik Brummitt misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 25-46 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 25-46 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-46 |
| 11:53 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-46 |
| 11:51 | Arkansas | John Petrone tips it in | 28-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Marty Erwin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Sledge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Phil Braithwaite (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Christopher Laux (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Saylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Erik Brummitt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Patrick Grace (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - John Petrone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Mississippi State | James Bly drills a shot from the right side | 30-48 |
| 11:13 | Arkansas | Erik Brummitt connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Christopher Laux | 30-50 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | John Sledge comes up short on the shot from the right side | 30-50 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | John Sledge tips it back up and in | 32-50 |
| 10:37 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-50 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | John Sledge grabs the defensive rebound | 32-50 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-50 |
| 10:16 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux snags the defensive board | 32-50 |
| 09:54 | Arkansas | John Petrone misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Phil Braithwaite - foul #1 on Phil Braithwaite, team foul #6 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis (SF), David Wilson (PF), Thomas Roberts (C) Charles Moore, John Sledge, Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Harrington (PG), Eric Kelly (SG), Danny Synder (PF) Christopher Laux, Kevin Saylor, Patrick Grace | |
| 09:54 | Arkansas | John Petrone makes the 1st free throw | 32-51 |
| 09:54 | Arkansas | John Petrone makes the 2nd free throw | 32-52 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-52 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 32-52 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Danny Synder - foul #2 on Danny Synder, team foul #3 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger (C) John Petrone | |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | James Bly makes the 1st free throw | 33-52 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses the 2nd free throw | 33-52 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Roberts | 33-52 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Reisinger swats the shot by David Wilson | 33-52 |
| 09:16 | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger gets the rebound | 33-52 |
| 08:54 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Roberts - foul #2 on Thomas Roberts, team foul #7 | 33-52 |
| 08:54 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 33-53 |
| 08:54 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington misses the 2nd free throw | 33-53 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 33-53 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | James Bly travels with the ball | 33-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Laux (PG) Erik Brummitt | |
| 08:23 | Arkansas | Eric Kelly scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Christopher Laux | 33-55 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | David Wilson is denied on a dunk by Lawrence Reisinger | 33-55 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi State | James Bly tips it home | 35-55 |
| 07:44 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-55 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 35-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (tiring) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Marty Erwin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Lewis (fresh) 4 reb. PF - David Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Thomas Roberts (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Christopher Laux (fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Harrington (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eric Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Danny Synder (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Reisinger (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-55 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis tips it home | 37-55 |
| 06:46 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Eric Kelly | 37-57 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | David Wilson is hacked by Danny Synder - foul #3 on Danny Synder, team foul #4 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves (SG), Charles Moore (SF), John Sledge (PF), Phil Braithwaite (C) Marty Erwin, Justin Lewis, David Wilson, Thomas Roberts | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor (SG), Erik Brummitt (SF), Patrick Grace (PF), John Petrone (C) Mark Harrington, Eric Kelly, Danny Synder, Lawrence Reisinger | |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | John Sledge misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-57 |
| 06:28 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Erik Brummitt | 37-57 |
| 06:23 | Arkansas | Phil Braithwaite steps in front of the Erik Brummitt pass | 37-57 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves misses the 3 from the left wing | 37-57 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | John Sledge tips it but misses | 37-57 |
| 06:11 | Arkansas | John Petrone snags the defensive board | 37-57 |
| 05:46 | Arkansas | Erik Brummitt connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-60 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-60 |
| 05:33 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor pulls down the rebound | 37-60 |
| 05:18 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor is fouled on the floor by John Sledge - foul #2 on John Sledge, team foul #8 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (PG), David Wilson (PF), Thomas Roberts (C) James Bly, John Sledge, Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Harrington (PG), Danny Synder (PF) Christopher Laux, Erik Brummitt | |
| 05:18 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor makes the 1st free throw | 37-61 |
| 05:18 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor misses the 2nd free throw | 37-61 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | David Wilson gets the rebound | 37-61 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin comes up short on the floater from the left side | 37-61 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 37-61 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | David Wilson knocks in the floater near the basket | 39-61 |
| 04:26 | Arkansas | Danny Synder hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-61 |
| 04:24 | Arkansas | Danny Synder snags the offensive board | 39-61 |
| 04:14 | Arkansas | Marty Erwin is called for the reach on Mark Harrington - foul #2 on Marty Erwin, team foul #9 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Kelly (SG), Erik Brummitt (SF), Lawrence Reisinger (C) Kevin Saylor, Patrick Grace, John Petrone | |
| 04:14 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington misses the 1st free throw | 39-61 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts gets the rebound | 39-61 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts can't finish the layup | 39-61 |
| 03:57 | Arkansas | Danny Synder snags the defensive board | 39-61 |
| 03:36 | Arkansas | Thomas Roberts is called for the reach on Lawrence Reisinger - foul #3 on Thomas Roberts, team foul #10 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis (SF) Joseph Neves | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Patrick Grace (PF) Danny Synder | |
| 03:36 | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger misses the 1st free throw | 39-61 |
| 03:36 | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger makes the 2nd free throw | 39-62 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marty Erwin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Moore (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Justin Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Mark Harrington (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Eric Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Brummitt (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Patrick Grace (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Lawrence Reisinger (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts is whistled for traveling | 39-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Laux (PG) Mark Harrington | |
| 02:47 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace misses the floater from the left wing | 39-62 |
| 02:45 | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger tips it back up and in | 39-64 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | David Wilson scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Marty Erwin | 41-64 |
| 02:00 | Arkansas | Erik Brummitt misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Moore - foul #3 on Charles Moore, team foul #11 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves (SG) Justin Lewis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor (SG), John Petrone (C) Eric Kelly, Lawrence Reisinger | |
| 02:00 | Arkansas | Erik Brummitt makes the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 02:00 | Arkansas | Erik Brummitt makes the 2nd free throw | 41-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-66 |
| 01:51 | Arkansas | John Petrone pulls down the rebound | 41-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:33 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Laux | 41-68 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | David Wilson makes the shot from the right wing | 43-68 |
| 00:55 | Arkansas | John Petrone connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Erik Brummitt | 43-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | David Wilson drills a floater from the baseline | 45-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Arkansas | John Petrone hits the finger roll | 45-72 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | John Petrone is called for the reach on Thomas Roberts - foul #2 on John Petrone, team foul #5 | 45-72 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin loses the dribble to John Petrone | 45-72 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux runs out the clock | 45-72 |