| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fresh) SG - Jason Love (fresh) SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) PF - Donald Rew (fresh) C - David Stillwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Buchanan (fresh) SG - Van Mercer (fresh) SF - Gabriel Bruno (fresh) PF - Harry Fearn (fresh) C - James Brady (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | David Stillwell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Arkansas | James Brady snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Arkansas | Van Mercer makes the contested 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Love | 2-3 |
| 18:38 | Arkansas | James Brady misses the fadeaway from close range | 2-3 |
| 18:37 | Arkansas | James Buchanan tips it but misses | 2-3 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi | Donald Rew pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 2-3 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi | David Stillwell grabs the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | David Stillwell is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on David Stillwell, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:08 | Arkansas | Van Mercer misses long on a runner in the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Stillwell | 2-3 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng connects on the runner from the baseline set up by David Stillwell and he's fouled by James Brady - foul #1 on James Brady, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:37 | Arkansas | Van Mercer drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi | Jason Love is fouled on the floor by Van Mercer - foul #1 on Van Mercer, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra (C) David Stillwell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 17:03 | Mississippi | Donald Rew hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by James Brady - foul #2 on James Brady, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG) Stan Conley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jacob Dobson (C) James Brady | |
| 17:03 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi | Donald Rew makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:39 | Arkansas | Van Mercer is hacked by Albert Tseng - foul #1 on Albert Tseng, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning (SG), Jerry Morgan (SF), John Milan (PF) Jason Love, Albert Tseng, Donald Rew | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 16:28 | Arkansas | James Buchanan buries a driving attempt from the left block | 6-8 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by John Milan | 8-8 |
| 15:42 | Arkansas | James Buchanan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) SG - Nicholas Henning (fresh) SF - Jerry Morgan (fresh) PF - John Milan (fresh) C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Buchanan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Van Mercer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gabriel Bruno (fresh) PF - Harry Fearn (fairly fresh) C - Jacob Dobson (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips's pass is intercepted by James Buchanan in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| 15:16 | Arkansas | James Buchanan comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 8-8 |
| 15:15 | Arkansas | Van Mercer can't tip it in | 8-8 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Nicholas Henning | 8-8 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Reginald Vavra is denied by Gabriel Bruno | 8-8 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi | John Milan gets the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan misses the lay-in | 8-8 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra tips it home | 10-8 |
| 14:23 | Arkansas | Van Mercer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 10-8 |
| 14:21 | Arkansas | James Buchanan pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:12 | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno travels with the ball | 10-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Jason Love (SG), Albert Tseng (SF), Donald Rew (PF), David Stillwell (C) Scott Phillips, Nicholas Henning, Jerry Morgan, John Milan, Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski (PG), Ronald Williams (SG), Anthony Chapman (SF), Daniel Slama (PF) James Buchanan, Van Mercer, Gabriel Bruno, Harry Fearn | |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | Stan Conley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 13:55 | Arkansas | Anthony Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:48 | Arkansas | Ronald Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-8 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi | Stan Conley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-8 |
| 13:10 | Arkansas | Daniel Slama misses long on a shot from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi | David Stillwell grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Anthony Chapman - foul #1 on Anthony Chapman, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Buchanan (PG), Van Mercer (SG), Mathew Hall (C) Swietomierz Cipkowski, Ronald Williams, Jacob Dobson | |
| 12:47 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 12:28 | Arkansas | Van Mercer splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by James Buchanan and the foul's on Jason Love - foul #1 on Jason Love, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno (SF) Anthony Chapman | |
| 12:28 | Arkansas | Van Mercer misses the free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:28 | Arkansas | Van Mercer pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:04 | Arkansas | Daniel Slama misses the floater in the paint | 12-10 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 11:32 | Arkansas | Van Mercer gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fresh) SG - Jason Love (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Stillwell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Buchanan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Van Mercer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gabriel Bruno (fresh) PF - Daniel Slama (fresh) C - Mathew Hall (fresh) | |
| 11:04 | Arkansas | James Buchanan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Van Mercer and the foul's on Donald Rew - foul #1 on Donald Rew, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Nicholas Henning (SG), Jerry Morgan (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Stan Conley, Jason Love, Donald Rew, David Stillwell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Fearn (PF), Jacob Dobson (C) Daniel Slama, Mathew Hall | |
| 11:04 | Arkansas | James Buchanan misses the free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng's pass is intercepted by Van Mercer | 12-12 |
| 10:48 | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno lays it in set up by Van Mercer | 12-14 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi | Jacob Dobson swats the short shot by Albert Tseng | 12-14 |
| 10:31 | Arkansas | Jacob Dobson grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 10:08 | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by James Buchanan | 12-16 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Jason Love (SG), Donald Rew (PF), David Stillwell (C) Scott Phillips, Nicholas Henning, Albert Tseng, Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski (PG), Ronald Williams (SG), Anthony Chapman (SF) James Buchanan, Van Mercer, Gabriel Bruno | |
| 09:29 | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Donald Rew | 12-16 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi | David Stillwell misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi | Jason Love tips it back up and in | 14-16 |
| 08:45 | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-16 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jason Love | 16-16 |
| 08:01 | Arkansas | Donald Rew steals it from Ronald Williams | 16-16 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jerry Morgan, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Albert Tseng (SF), Reginald Vavra (C) Jerry Morgan, David Stillwell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Buchanan (PG), Van Mercer (SG), Gabriel Bruno (SF), Daniel Slama (PF) Swietomierz Cipkowski, Ronald Williams, Anthony Chapman, Harry Fearn | |
| 07:33 | Arkansas | Jason Love denies the turnaround by Gabriel Bruno | 16-16 |
| 07:32 | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno tips it in | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fresh) SG - Jason Love (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Buchanan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Van Mercer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gabriel Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Slama (fresh) C - Jacob Dobson (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Mississippi | Jason Love makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Albert Tseng | 18-18 |
| 06:50 | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Albert Tseng - foul #2 on Albert Tseng, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Nicholas Henning (SG), Jerry Morgan (SF), John Milan (PF) Stan Conley, Jason Love, Albert Tseng, Donald Rew | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mathew Hall (C) Jacob Dobson | |
| 06:50 | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 06:50 | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Nicholas Henning and he's hacked by Mathew Hall - foul #1 on Mathew Hall, team foul #5 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Albert Tseng (SF) John Milan | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Fearn (PF) Daniel Slama | |
| 06:22 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses the free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:22 | Arkansas | Mathew Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 05:56 | Arkansas | James Buchanan misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Scott Phillips - foul #1 on Scott Phillips, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Stillwell (C) Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jacob Dobson (C) Mathew Hall | |
| 05:56 | Arkansas | James Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 05:56 | Arkansas | James Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-21 |
| 05:45 | Arkansas | James Buchanan grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 05:21 | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Jason Love (SG), Donald Rew (PF) Scott Phillips, Nicholas Henning, Jerry Morgan | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | Jason Love is fouled on the floor by Jacob Dobson - foul #1 on Jacob Dobson, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Anthony Chapman (SF), Daniel Slama (PF) Gabriel Bruno, Harry Fearn | |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Donald Rew hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 20-21 |
| 04:46 | Arkansas | Jacob Dobson grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 04:31 | Arkansas | Daniel Slama misses the dunk attempt | 20-21 |
| 04:30 | Arkansas | Van Mercer hits the follow up shot | 20-23 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-23 |
| 04:15 | Arkansas | Daniel Slama snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas | Van Mercer is fouled on the floor by David Stillwell - foul #2 on David Stillwell, team foul #8 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski (PG), Gabriel Bruno (SF), Harry Fearn (PF), James Brady (C) James Buchanan, Anthony Chapman, Daniel Slama, Jacob Dobson | |
| 03:51 | Arkansas | Van Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas | Van Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Stan Conley | 22-25 |
| 03:20 | Arkansas | Van Mercer is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-25 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi | David Stillwell gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Love (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David Stillwell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Swietomierz Cipkowski (fresh) SG - Van Mercer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SF - Gabriel Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Harry Fearn (fresh) C - James Brady (fresh) | |
| 02:58 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Stan Conley | 24-25 |
| 02:35 | Arkansas | Van Mercer double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 24-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Nicholas Henning (SG), Jerry Morgan (SF), John Milan (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Stan Conley, Jason Love, Albert Tseng, Donald Rew, David Stillwell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Buchanan (PG), Ronald Williams (SG) Swietomierz Cipkowski, Van Mercer | |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Harry Fearn - foul #1 on Harry Fearn, team foul #7 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Slama (PF) Harry Fearn | |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 01:49 | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno loses the dribble to Nicholas Henning | 25-25 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning can't finish the layup | 25-25 |
| 01:45 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Gabriel Bruno | 25-25 |
| 01:24 | Arkansas | Nicholas Henning is called for the reach on Ronald Williams - foul #1 on Nicholas Henning, team foul #9 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (SG), Albert Tseng (SF), Donald Rew (PF) Nicholas Henning, Jerry Morgan, John Milan | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Anthony Chapman (SF), Jacob Dobson (C) Gabriel Bruno, James Brady | |
| 01:24 | Arkansas | Ronald Williams makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 01:24 | Arkansas | Ronald Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | Jason Love comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel Slama - foul #1 on Daniel Slama, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), David Stillwell (C) Scott Phillips, Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Fearn (PF) Daniel Slama | |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | Jason Love makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | Jason Love makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 00:45 | Arkansas | Ronald Williams misses the lay-in | 27-27 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | David Stillwell grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng travels with the ball | 27-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski (PG), Van Mercer (SG) James Buchanan, Ronald Williams | |
| 00:14 | Arkansas | Van Mercer evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 00:12 | Arkansas | Harry Fearn tips it back up and in | 27-29 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Donald Rew makes the runner in the paint | 29-29 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski misses long on a halfcourt shot | 29-29 |