| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dubois (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Les Ballesteros (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Utley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Philip Utz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Webster (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | John Spenser is hacked by Philip Utz - foul #1 on Philip Utz, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Horne (SG), Paul Carrier (SF) Les Ballesteros, Donald Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:29 | Mississippi State | John Spenser is hacked by Ben Horne - foul #2 on Ben Horne, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | Philip Utz blocks the short jumper by Keith Rudolph | 36-28 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster tips it home | 36-30 |
| 19:07 | Arkansas | David Dubois's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros (SG), Perry Sieberg (SF) Ben Horne, Paul Carrier | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-30 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Horne (PG), Paul Carrier (SF) David Dubois, Perry Sieberg | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:08 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Ben Horne | 38-30 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-30 |
| 17:51 | Arkansas | Philip Utz pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 17:37 | Arkansas | Ben Horne clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 38-30 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | John Spenser pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | John Spenser is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Spenser, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dubois (PG), Perry Sieberg (SF), Elmer Olson (PF) Les Ballesteros, Paul Carrier, Eugene Utley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (PG), Merle Gibson (SF) John Spenser, Donald Evens | |
| 17:18 | Arkansas | Michael Francis picks off the pass by Philip Utz | 38-30 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Ben Horne steps in front of the August Ball pass in the backcourt | 38-30 |
| 17:12 | Arkansas | Ben Horne banks in the layup | 40-30 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi State | August Ball buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 16:46 | Arkansas | David Dubois misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi State | David Dubois takes the ball from Merle Gibson | 40-33 |
| 16:10 | Arkansas | Philip Utz can't connect on a shot near the basket | 40-33 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Michael Francis | 40-33 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Joe Webster | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dubois (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Horne (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. SF - Perry Sieberg (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Elmer Olson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Philip Utz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Ball (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Merle Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Webster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Francis (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Arkansas | Elmer Olson misses the easy layup | 40-35 |
| 15:26 | Arkansas | Ben Horne snags the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 15:12 | Arkansas | David Dubois drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Philip Utz | 43-35 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | August Ball throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Davis (PG), Les Ballesteros (SG), Paul Carrier (SF), Eugene Utley (PF) David Dubois, Ben Horne, Perry Sieberg, Philip Utz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Donald Evens (SF), Daniel Lin (PF), Peter Fraizer (C) Keith Rudolph, Merle Gibson, Joe Webster, Michael Francis | |
| 14:30 | Arkansas | Donald Davis connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Paul Carrier | 45-35 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-35 |
| 14:13 | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 13:58 | Arkansas | Donald Davis makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Elmer Olson | 47-35 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer travels with the ball | 47-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Horne (PG), Philip Utz (C) Paul Carrier, Elmer Olson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (SG) August Ball | |
| 13:18 | Arkansas | Philip Utz is hacked by Peter Fraizer - foul #2 on Peter Fraizer, team foul #2 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson (SG) Mark Brown | |
| 13:12 | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros is fouled on the floor by Peter Fraizer - foul #3 on Peter Fraizer, team foul #3 | 47-35 |
| 12:44 | Arkansas | Ben Horne misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by John Spenser - foul #4 on John Spenser, team foul #4 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Paul Carrier (SF) Donald Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Joe Webster (PF) John Spenser, Merle Gibson, Peter Fraizer | |
| 12:44 | Arkansas | Ben Horne misses the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 12:44 | Arkansas | Ben Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Eugene Utley | 48-35 |
| 12:25 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Philip Utz | 48-35 |
| 12:09 | Arkansas | Ben Horne scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul Carrier | 50-35 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-35 |
| 11:43 | Arkansas | Philip Utz grabs the board | 50-35 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ben Horne (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. SG - Les Ballesteros (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Carrier (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eugene Utley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Philip Utz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Evens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Webster (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Lin (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Arkansas | Philip Utz misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Daniel Lin - foul #2 on Daniel Lin, team foul #5 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dubois (PG), Donald Davis (SG), Perry Sieberg (SF) Ben Horne, Les Ballesteros, Paul Carrier | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (PG), Merle Gibson (SF), Michael Francis (C) Mark Brown, Donald Evens, Daniel Lin | |
| 11:27 | Arkansas | Philip Utz misses the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 11:27 | Arkansas | Philip Utz makes the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi State | Eugene Utley steals the ball from August Ball | 51-35 |
| 10:52 | Arkansas | Donald Davis comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Joe Webster - foul #1 on Joe Webster, team foul #6 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Horne (SG), Elmer Olson (C) Perry Sieberg, Philip Utz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer (PF) Joe Webster | |
| 10:52 | Arkansas | Donald Davis makes the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 10:52 | Arkansas | Donald Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer snags the defensive board | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:34 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer banks in the layup set up by Merle Gibson | 52-37 |
| 10:12 | Arkansas | Donald Davis clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 52-37 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson snags the defensive board | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | August Ball misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 09:45 | Arkansas | Donald Davis grabs the board | 52-37 |
| 09:34 | Arkansas | Donald Davis misses the lay-in | 52-37 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer pulls down the rebound | 52-37 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on David Dubois - foul #1 on David Dubois, team foul #3 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros (SG), Perry Sieberg (SF), Paul Carrier (PF), Philip Utz (C) David Dubois, Donald Davis, Eugene Utley, Elmer Olson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (SF), Joe Webster (PF) Keith Rudolph, Peter Fraizer | |
| 09:29 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 09:08 | Arkansas | Philip Utz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-39 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Perry Sieberg steps in front of the Donald Evens pass | 52-39 |
| 08:39 | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg lays it up and in | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-39 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Evens | 54-39 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster misses the turnaround near the basket | 54-39 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens snags the offensive board | 54-39 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Joe Webster, team foul #7 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dubois (PG), Donald Davis (SF), Eugene Utley (PF) Ben Horne, Perry Sieberg, Paul Carrier | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Daniel Lin (C) August Ball, Merle Gibson, Donald Evens, Michael Francis | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dubois (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Les Ballesteros (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Utley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Philip Utz (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Webster (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Lin (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley is hacked by Joe Webster - foul #3 on Joe Webster, team foul #8 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer (C) Joe Webster | |
| 07:37 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley misses the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph pulls down the rebound | 54-39 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin loses the dribble to David Dubois | 54-39 |
| 07:09 | Arkansas | David Dubois misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-39 |
| 07:07 | Arkansas | Philip Utz grabs the offensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 06:55 | Arkansas | Donald Davis scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by David Dubois and he's fouled by Mark Brown - foul #1 on Mark Brown, team foul #9 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg (SF) Les Ballesteros | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:55 | Arkansas | Donald Davis misses the free throw | 56-39 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer grabs the defensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Brown | 56-41 |
| 06:35 | Arkansas | Donald Davis connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Philip Utz | 58-41 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Keith Rudolph | 58-43 |
| 06:04 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley misses the jumper from the left side | 58-43 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown snags the defensive board | 58-43 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by John Spenser | 58-45 |
| 05:52 | Arkansas | The jump hook by Donald Davis is blocked by Daniel Lin | 58-45 |
| 05:50 | Arkansas | Donald Davis tips it back up and in | 60-45 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 60-45 |
| 05:38 | Arkansas | Philip Utz grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 05:15 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley misses the turnaround from the right block | 60-45 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Horne (PG), Les Ballesteros (SG), Paul Carrier (SF) David Dubois, Donald Davis, Perry Sieberg | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (SF), Joe Webster (PF), Michael Francis (C) Mark Brown, Daniel Lin, Peter Fraizer | |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Philip Utz - foul #2 on Philip Utz, team foul #4 | 60-45 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 04:57 | Arkansas | Philip Utz hits the finger roll set up by Eugene Utley | 62-47 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens is hacked by Paul Carrier - foul #2 on Paul Carrier, team foul #5 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Elmer Olson (PF) Eugene Utley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 62-47 |
| 04:20 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier grabs the defensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 04:15 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Philip Utz | 64-47 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-47 |
| 04:07 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier gets the rebound | 64-47 |
| 04:00 | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros lays it in | 66-47 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph knocks in the floater from the right side | 66-49 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ben Horne (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. SG - Les Ballesteros (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Carrier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elmer Olson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Philip Utz (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joe Webster (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Arkansas | Michael Francis is called for the reach on Philip Utz - foul #1 on Michael Francis, team foul #10 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg (SF), Eugene Utley (PF) Paul Carrier, Elmer Olson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (PG), August Ball (SG), Merle Gibson (SF), Daniel Lin (PF), Peter Fraizer (C) John Spenser, Keith Rudolph, Donald Evens, Joe Webster, Michael Francis | |
| 03:22 | Arkansas | Philip Utz makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 03:22 | Arkansas | Philip Utz makes the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 68-49 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin snags the offensive board | 68-49 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-49 |
| 02:51 | Arkansas | Philip Utz grabs the board | 68-49 |
| 02:30 | Arkansas | Philip Utz is whistled for traveling | 68-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dubois (PG), Donald Davis (SF), Elmer Olson (C) Les Ballesteros, Perry Sieberg, Philip Utz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown can't throw it down | 68-49 |
| 02:13 | Arkansas | Ben Horne pulls down the rebound | 68-49 |
| 01:57 | Arkansas | Donald Davis drills a shot in the paint set up by David Dubois | 70-49 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 70-49 |
| 01:42 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Elmer Olson | 70-49 |
| 01:18 | Arkansas | Ben Horne is hacked by August Ball - foul #3 on August Ball, team foul #11 | 70-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros (SG), Philip Utz (C) David Dubois, Elmer Olson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:18 | Arkansas | Ben Horne makes the 1st free throw | 71-49 |
| 01:18 | Arkansas | Ben Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 72-49 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 72-49 |
| 01:03 | Arkansas | Donald Davis gets the rebound | 72-49 |
| 00:41 | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 72-49 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Merle Gibson | 72-49 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Eugene Utley steals it from Daniel Lin | 72-49 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley is hacked by Daniel Lin - foul #3 on Daniel Lin, team foul #12 | 72-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dubois (PG) Ben Horne | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley makes the 1st free throw | 73-49 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley makes the 2nd free throw | 74-49 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | August Ball can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-49 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | The clock runs out | 74-49 |