| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Hogsett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Raymond Virgil (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - William Kennedy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams inbounds the ball | 21-36 |
| 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 (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Robert Long | 23-36 |
| 19:26 | Arkansas | Willie Brown clanks a 3 from the right corner | 23-36 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi State | Robert Long snags the defensive board | 23-36 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | William Kennedy is called for the reach on Clarence Williams - foul #3 on William Kennedy, team foul #1 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Clarence Williams, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Elwood Johnson (C) William Kennedy | |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Davis | 26-36 |
| 18:32 | Arkansas | Willie Brown is hacked by Danny Carreiro - foul #2 on Danny Carreiro, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG) James Davis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 18:18 | Arkansas | Danny Carreiro denies the turnaround by Scott Hogsett | 26-36 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb gets the rebound | 26-36 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Gene Land comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Fisher - foul #1 on Robert Fisher, team foul #2 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Ernest Catoe, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 17:31 | Arkansas | Willie Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 28-36 |
| 17:30 | Arkansas | Elwood Johnson tips it but misses | 28-36 |
| 17:29 | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil tips it home | 28-38 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Danny Carreiro and the foul's on Raymond Virgil - foul #3 on Raymond Virgil, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), James Davis (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF) Gene Land, Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra (PF) Raymond Virgil | |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 16:55 | Arkansas | Willie Brown is open but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 31-38 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-38 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams tips it but misses | 31-38 |
| 16:44 | Arkansas | Elwood Johnson grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 16:38 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Clarence Williams - foul #1 on Clarence Williams, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Clarence Williams, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bill Cunningham (C) Elwood Johnson | |
| 16:38 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 16:38 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Robert Long clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Hassan Saavedra - foul #2 on Hassan Saavedra, team foul #4 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Ernest Catoe | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 16:22 | Arkansas | Bill Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 16:06 | Arkansas | Willie Brown clanks a 3 from the right corner | 31-40 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi State | Robert Long works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Robert Long tips it home | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Hogsett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Hassan Saavedra (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bill Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher loses the dribble to James Davis in the backcourt | 33-40 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | Robert Long hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Davis | 35-40 |
| 15:24 | Arkansas | Willie Brown's pass is intercepted by Robert Long | 35-40 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi State | James Davis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Long | 37-40 |
| 14:56 | Arkansas | Bill Cunningham connects on the open turnaround from the right block set up by Scott Hogsett out of the doubleteam | 37-42 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, James Davis, Clarence Williams, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil (PF), William Kennedy (C) Hassan Saavedra, Bill Cunningham | |
| 14:03 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Fisher | 37-44 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb is whistled for a carry | 37-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Justin Menefee (SG) Willie Brown | |
| 13:38 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher is fouled on the floor by Danny Carreiro - foul #3 on Danny Carreiro, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| 13:17 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-47 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gene Land | 40-47 |
| 12:56 | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 40-47 |
| 12:46 | Arkansas | William Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 12:25 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett misses the layup against the doubleteam | 40-47 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Gene Land can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-47 |
| 12:16 | Arkansas | William Kennedy gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 11:59 | Arkansas | Lin Xiong takes the ball from William Kennedy | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gene Land (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Cobb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lin Xiong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Fisher (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Menefee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Hogsett (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Raymond Virgil (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Kennedy (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong travels with the ball | 40-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), James Davis (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gene Land, Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Brown (SG), George Lukaszewski (SF) Robert Fisher, Scott Hogsett | |
| 11:10 | Arkansas | William Kennedy is fouled on the floor by Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #2 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao (C) Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 10:50 | Arkansas | William Kennedy knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Willie Brown | 40-49 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi State | Robert Long splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Willie Brown - foul #3 on Willie Brown, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett (SF) George Lukaszewski | |
| 10:34 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 10:34 | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 10:05 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett is hacked by Lin Xiong - foul #4 on Lin Xiong, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Fisher (PG) Justin Menefee | |
| 09:39 | Arkansas | William Kennedy hits the finger roll set up by Scott Hogsett | 41-51 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman comes up short on the floater in the lane | 41-51 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | Robert Long tips it home | 43-51 |
| 09:26 | Arkansas | Willie Brown lays it in on a nice dish by Raymond Virgil | 43-53 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 43-53 |
| 09:20 | Arkansas | Willie Brown grabs the board | 43-53 |
| 08:55 | Arkansas | Willie Brown hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Robert Fisher | 43-55 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | Robert Long hits the finger roll against a doubleteam | 45-55 |
| 08:21 | Arkansas | William Kennedy is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 45-55 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | Robert Long grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | William Kennedy is called for the reach on Robert Long - foul #4 on William Kennedy, team foul #6 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Justin Menefee (PG), Joe Singletary (SG), George Lukaszewski (SF), Hassan Saavedra (PF), Elwood Johnson (C) Robert Fisher, Willie Brown, Scott Hogsett, Raymond Virgil, William Kennedy | |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Joe Singletary - foul #1 on Joe Singletary, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the free throw | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Justin Menefee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Singletary (fresh) SF - George Lukaszewski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hassan Saavedra (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Elwood Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 48-57 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses the shot in the paint | 48-57 |
| 07:05 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra pulls down the rebound | 48-57 |
| 06:51 | Arkansas | James Davis steals the ball from Hassan Saavedra | 48-57 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb lays it in on a nice dish by James Davis | 50-57 |
| 06:23 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 06:22 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra misses the tip | 50-57 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Davis and he's fouled by Joe Singletary - foul #2 on Joe Singletary, team foul #8 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Fisher (PG), Willie Brown (SG), Scott Hogsett (SF), William Kennedy (C) Justin Menefee, Joe Singletary, George Lukaszewski, Elwood Johnson | |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:50 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra throws it down | 53-59 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 53-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil (PF) Hassan Saavedra | |
| 05:09 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett drills a jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Danny Carreiro - foul #4 on Danny Carreiro, team foul #6 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman (C) Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 05:09 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett makes the free throw | 53-62 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | Robert Long works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 53-62 |
| 04:47 | Arkansas | William Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 04:27 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett's floater is tipped away by Lin Xiong | 53-62 |
| 04:25 | Arkansas | William Kennedy hits the follow up shot | 53-64 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Scott Hogsett picks off the pass by Curtis Wiedeman | 53-64 |
| 03:46 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett banks in the layup over the doubleteam | 53-66 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Danny Carreiro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Lin Xiong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Hogsett (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Raymond Virgil (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Kennedy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman can't connect on a shot near the basket | 53-66 |
| 03:23 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Willie Brown | 53-66 |
| 03:10 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Robert Fisher | 53-68 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Raymond Virgil doubles Robert Long and is called for the reach - foul #4 on Raymond Virgil, team foul #9 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Justin Menefee (PG), Joe Singletary (SG), George Lukaszewski (SF), Hassan Saavedra (PF), Elwood Johnson (C) Robert Fisher, Willie Brown, Scott Hogsett, Raymond Virgil, William Kennedy | |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza snags the offensive board | 54-68 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro is fouled on the floor by George Lukaszewski - foul #1 on George Lukaszewski, team foul #10 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG) Robert Long | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 02:44 | Arkansas | Elwood Johnson pulls down the rebound | 55-68 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Li-Liang Zhao - foul #1 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #7 | 55-68 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra makes the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra makes the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Elwood Johnson is called for the reach on Li-Liang Zhao - foul #1 on Elwood Johnson, team foul #11 | 55-70 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao misses the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| 02:00 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Hassan Saavedra | 56-70 |
| 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 (-3) | |
| 01:35 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-70 |
| 01:33 | Arkansas | Joe Singletary snags the offensive board | 56-70 |
| 01:12 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-73 |
| 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) | |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | Justin Menefee steals it from Gene Land in the backcourt | 56-73 |
| 01:08 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee banks in the layup | 56-75 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 56-75 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao tips it in | 58-75 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-75 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao grabs the defensive rebound | 58-75 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb is hacked by Joe Singletary - foul #3 on Joe Singletary, team foul #12 | 58-75 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 59-75 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 60-75 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee runs out the clock | 60-75 |