| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Anthony Chapman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Strozewski (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Meyers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Donnie Courtois (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kyle Core (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Felts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George Lambert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | William Johnson inbounds the ball | 22-29 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:39 | Arkansas | Donnie Courtois misses the runner near the basket but the foul's on George Lambert - foul #2 on George Lambert, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| 19:39 | Arkansas | Donnie Courtois makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 19:39 | Arkansas | Donnie Courtois makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | George Lambert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-29 |
| 18:57 | Arkansas | John Meyers knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Anthony Chapman and he's fouled by William Felts - foul #1 on William Felts, team foul #2 | 26-29 |
| 18:57 | Arkansas | John Meyers makes the free throw | 27-29 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Samuel Miller is blocked by John Meyers | 27-29 |
| 18:45 | Arkansas | William Johnson snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 18:27 | Arkansas | George Lambert takes the ball from Donnie Courtois | 27-29 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi State | John Meyers denies the turnaround by George Lambert | 27-29 |
| 18:19 | Arkansas | John Strozewski grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 18:00 | Arkansas | John Strozewski is hacked by Tracy Dimas - foul #2 on Tracy Dimas, team foul #3 | 27-29 |
| 17:39 | Arkansas | Anthony Chapman is fouled on the floor by Tracy Dimas - foul #3 on Tracy Dimas, team foul #4 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Reno (SF) Tracy Dimas | |
| 17:27 | Arkansas | William Johnson makes the jump hook from close range set up by John Strozewski | 29-29 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | William Felts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Walter Keenan (PF) John Meyers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:58 | Arkansas | Anthony Chapman is hacked by George Lambert - foul #3 on George Lambert, team foul #5 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Theodore Dicks (SG), David Taylor (PF), Kevin Schofield (C) John Strozewski, William Johnson, Donnie Courtois | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Grover Niemann (SG), Shane Hamner (C) Samuel Miller, William Felts, George Lambert | |
| 16:30 | Arkansas | Theodore Dicks's floater is knocked away by Willie Reno | 29-29 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kyle Core | 29-29 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | David Hill comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 16:14 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Walter Keenan | 29-29 |
| 15:45 | Arkansas | Anthony Chapman is fouled on the floor by David Hill - foul #1 on David Hill, team foul #6 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dustin Smith (PG), John Strozewski (SG), William Johnson (SF), John Meyers (PF), Donnie Courtois (C) Anthony Chapman, Theodore Dicks, Walter Keenan, David Taylor, Kevin Schofield | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Tracy Dimas (SG), Carlo Saenz (SF), William Felts (PF), George Lambert (C) David Hill, Grover Niemann, Kyle Core, Willie Reno, Shane Hamner | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dustin Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Strozewski (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Meyers (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Donnie Courtois (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Carlo Saenz (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Felts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George Lambert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:29 | Arkansas | John Meyers misses the fadeaway near the basket | 29-29 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas is fouled on the floor by John Strozewski - foul #4 on John Strozewski, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Theodore Dicks (SG) John Strozewski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | George Lambert knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Samuel Miller | 29-31 |
| 14:40 | Arkansas | John Meyers comes up short on the shot near the basket | 29-31 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz's fadeaway is rejected by Donnie Courtois | 29-31 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | William Felts gets the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | William Johnson is called for the reach on Tracy Dimas - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Anthony Chapman (PG) Dustin Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Kyle Core (SG) Samuel Miller, Tracy Dimas | |
| 14:03 | Mississippi State | William Felts misses the jumper from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core snags the offensive board | 29-31 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Kyle Core, team foul #7 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Schofield (C) Donnie Courtois | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:33 | Arkansas | William Johnson slams it home | 31-31 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | George Lambert is called for traveling | 31-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Walter Keenan (SF), David Taylor (PF) William Johnson, John Meyers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner (PF) William Felts | |
| 13:01 | Arkansas | Anthony Chapman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by George Lambert is blocked by Kevin Schofield | 33-31 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner misses the tip | 33-31 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz gets the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | George Lambert is hacked by Walter Keenan - foul #1 on Walter Keenan, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Strozewski (SG), Donnie Courtois (C) Theodore Dicks, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Tracy Dimas (SG), Willie Reno (PF) David Hill, Carlo Saenz, George Lambert | |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas's pass is intercepted by Walter Keenan | 33-31 |
| 12:00 | Arkansas | Donnie Courtois misses the floater from the right side | 33-31 |
| 11:58 | Arkansas | Walter Keenan snags the offensive board | 33-31 |
| 11:39 | Arkansas | Willie Reno steals the ball from Anthony Chapman | 33-31 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Anthony Chapman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Strozewski (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Walter Keenan (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Kevin Schofield (fresh) 2 blk. C - Donnie Courtois (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kyle Core (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Willie Reno (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Shane Hamner (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | Anthony Chapman picks off the pass by Tracy Dimas | 33-31 |
| 11:09 | Arkansas | Donnie Courtois is fouled on the floor by Shane Hamner - foul #1 on Shane Hamner, team foul #8 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Johnson (SF), John Meyers (PF) Walter Keenan, Kevin Schofield | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz (SF), William Felts (PF), George Lambert (C) Kyle Core, Willie Reno, Shane Hamner | |
| 11:09 | Arkansas | Donnie Courtois makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 11:09 | Arkansas | Donnie Courtois misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi State | George Lambert grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Anthony Chapman - foul #1 on Anthony Chapman, team foul #4 | 34-31 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 10:59 | Arkansas | John Meyers grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 10:37 | Arkansas | William Johnson is fouled on the floor by Carlo Saenz - foul #4 on Carlo Saenz, team foul #9 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Reno (SF) Carlo Saenz | |
| 10:37 | Arkansas | William Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 10:37 | Arkansas | William Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Chapman - foul #2 on Anthony Chapman, team foul #5 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dustin Smith (PG), Kevin Schofield (C) Anthony Chapman, Donnie Courtois | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 09:58 | Arkansas | John Strozewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (SG) Tracy Dimas | |
| 09:43 | Mississippi State | William Felts misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kevin Schofield - foul #1 on Kevin Schofield, team foul #6 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Theodore Dicks (SG) John Strozewski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (SG) Samuel Miller | |
| 09:43 | Mississippi State | William Felts makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi State | William Felts makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 09:17 | Arkansas | John Meyers can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-35 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kyle Core | 36-35 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | William Johnson picks off the pass by George Lambert | 36-35 |
| 08:44 | Arkansas | William Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on William Felts - foul #2 on William Felts, team foul #10 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Anthony Chapman (PG), John Strozewski (SG), Donnie Courtois (C) Dustin Smith, Theodore Dicks, Kevin Schofield | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (SG) Willie Reno | |
| 08:44 | Arkansas | William Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 08:44 | Arkansas | William Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | William Felts grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | George Lambert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Shane Hamner (C) David Hill, George Lambert | |
| 08:17 | Arkansas | William Johnson is hacked by Shane Hamner - foul #2 on Shane Hamner, team foul #11 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Walter Keenan (PF) John Meyers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:17 | Arkansas | William Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 08:17 | Arkansas | William Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner is fouled on the floor by Walter Keenan - foul #2 on Walter Keenan, team foul #7 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Taylor (PF) William Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz (SF), Willie Reno (PF) Tracy Dimas, William Felts | |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 08:00 | Arkansas | Donnie Courtois gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 07:31 | Arkansas | Donnie Courtois scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Strozewski | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Anthony Chapman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Strozewski (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Walter Keenan (fresh) 4 reb. PF - David Taylor (fresh) C - Donnie Courtois (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Core (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Carlo Saenz (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Willie Reno (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Shane Hamner (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by David Taylor - foul #2 on David Taylor, team foul #8 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Theodore Dicks (SG), John Meyers (PF) John Strozewski, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (SG), George Lambert (C) Kyle Core, Willie Reno | |
| 07:08 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 06:39 | Arkansas | Donnie Courtois clanks a jump hook from the left block | 41-38 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Shane Hamner | 41-38 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Theodore Dicks steps in front of the Carlo Saenz pass | 41-38 |
| 06:25 | Arkansas | Theodore Dicks throws it down | 43-38 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 06:07 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Anthony Chapman | 43-38 |
| 05:42 | Arkansas | The pull-up jumper by Anthony Chapman is blocked by Carlo Saenz | 43-38 |
| 05:41 | Arkansas | Walter Keenan can't tip it in | 43-38 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | George Lambert snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Carlo Saenz | 43-41 |
| 05:04 | Arkansas | Anthony Chapman makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Theodore Dicks | 45-41 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Strozewski (SG), William Johnson (SF) Theodore Dicks, Walter Keenan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (SG), William Felts (PF) Tracy Dimas, Shane Hamner | |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core is hacked by Donnie Courtois - foul #1 on Donnie Courtois, team foul #9 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG) Samuel Miller | |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 04:30 | Arkansas | The jump hook by William Johnson is blocked by Carlo Saenz | 45-43 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi State | William Felts gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 04:22 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Donnie Courtois | 45-43 |
| 03:59 | Arkansas | David Hill steals the ball from John Meyers | 45-43 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Hill | 45-45 |
| 03:27 | Arkansas | George Lambert denies the turnaround by Anthony Chapman | 45-45 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | William Felts snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Anthony Chapman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Strozewski (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Meyers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Donnie Courtois (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kyle Core (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Carlo Saenz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - William Felts (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - George Lambert (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses the fadeaway from the right side | 45-45 |
| 03:18 | Arkansas | John Strozewski snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 03:10 | Arkansas | William Johnson misses the lay-in | 45-45 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to George Lambert | 45-45 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | David Hill hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Kyle Core | 45-47 |
| 02:33 | Arkansas | John Meyers misses short on a shot from the left side | 45-47 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | William Felts pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | William Felts misses the jumper from the right block | 45-47 |
| 02:12 | Arkansas | William Johnson pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 01:54 | Arkansas | John Meyers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG) David Hill | |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller loses the dribble to Anthony Chapman | 45-47 |
| 01:10 | Arkansas | William Johnson misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 45-47 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 00:58 | Arkansas | Donnie Courtois grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 00:31 | Arkansas | Anthony Chapman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 00:30 | Arkansas | John Meyers gets the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 00:05 | Arkansas | Anthony Chapman hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Strozewski | 47-47 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-47 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 47-49 |