| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kelly Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Bledsoe (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Wallace Ellison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Shaw (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Ayer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison inbounds the ball | 40-31 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:38 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer dunks the ball on a nice dish by Henry Bledsoe and the foul's on David Halls - foul #1 on David Halls, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| 19:38 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer makes the free throw | 43-31 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | Joshua Shaw is called for the reach on Fred Carmona - foul #2 on Joshua Shaw, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | David Halls scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from John Mason and he's hacked by Henry Bledsoe - foul #1 on Henry Bledsoe, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the free throw | 43-34 |
| 18:47 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery (SF) Joshua Shaw | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:18 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by John Mason | 43-36 |
| 18:14 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery is called for traveling | 43-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Baca (SG), Joshua Shaw (PF) Henry Bledsoe, Wallace Ellison | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (PF) Fred Carmona | |
| 18:12 | Mississippi State | John Mason travels in the backcourt | 43-36 |
| 17:52 | Arkansas | Thomas Petty is called for the reach on Robert Baca - foul #1 on Thomas Petty, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Robert James (SG), Bradly Kelly (SF), Richard Steib (C) John Mason, Thomas Petty, Norman Jenkins, David Halls | |
| 17:42 | Arkansas | Richard Steib denies the turnaround by Robert Ayer | 43-36 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Robert James snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-36 |
| 17:18 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Wayne Montgomery | 46-36 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses the lay-in | 46-36 |
| 16:49 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 16:29 | Arkansas | Robert Baca scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-36 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly is hacked by Wayne Montgomery in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wayne Montgomery, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe (PG), Hasant Amendola (SG), Wallace Ellison (SF) Kelly Jenkins, Robert Baca, Wayne Montgomery | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), Norman Jenkins (SF), Fred Carmona (PF), David Halls (C) Jeremy Taylor, Robert James, Bradly Kelly, Michael Hilbert, Richard Steib | |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona connects on the open runner from the baseline set up by John Mason | 48-38 |
| 15:52 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 50-38 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Henry Bledsoe (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Hasant Amendola (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wallace Ellison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Shaw (tiring) 2 reb. C - Robert Ayer (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is fouled on the floor by Wallace Ellison - foul #1 on Wallace Ellison, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Baca (SG), Johnnie Blair (PF), Charles Gurney (C) Hasant Amendola, Joshua Shaw, Robert Ayer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the dunk attempt | 50-38 |
| 15:15 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 14:50 | Arkansas | Robert Baca is whistled for traveling | 50-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins (PG), Fyodor Zollman (SF) Henry Bledsoe, Wallace Ellison | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Michael Hilbert (PF) John Mason, Fred Carmona | |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses badly on a floater from the left side | 50-38 |
| 14:28 | Arkansas | Charles Gurney grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 14:16 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins clanks a shot from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 14:15 | Arkansas | Charles Gurney tips it back up and in | 52-38 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is fouled in the backcourt by Fyodor Zollman - foul #1 on Fyodor Zollman, team foul #5 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Hasant Amendola (SG), Wayne Montgomery (SF) Robert Baca, Fyodor Zollman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SG), Bradly Kelly (SF), Richard Steib (C) Thomas Petty, Norman Jenkins, David Halls | |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib banks in the layup set up by Jeremy Taylor and the foul's on Kelly Jenkins - foul #2 on Kelly Jenkins, team foul #6 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe (PG), Robert Ayer (C) Kelly Jenkins, Charles Gurney | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG) Jeremy Taylor | |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib makes the free throw | 52-41 |
| 13:30 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison (SF) Hasant Amendola | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona (PF) Michael Hilbert | |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Johnnie Blair - foul #4 on Johnnie Blair, team foul #7 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins (PG), Hasant Amendola (SG), Joshua Shaw (PF) Wayne Montgomery, Henry Bledsoe, Johnnie Blair | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG), Norman Jenkins (SF) Robert James, Richard Steib | |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona misses the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 13:01 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Joshua Shaw | 52-42 |
| 12:42 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins misses the shot from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Thomas Petty | 52-42 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Norman Jenkins | 52-45 |
| 12:00 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins lays it up and in on a nice dish by Wallace Ellison and the foul's on Bradly Kelly - foul #1 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #3 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe (SG), Robert Baca (SF), Charles Gurney (C) Hasant Amendola, Wallace Ellison, Robert Ayer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Michael Hilbert (PF), David Halls (C) John Mason, Fred Carmona, Bradly Kelly | |
| 12:00 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins makes the free throw | 55-45 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | Kelly Jenkins picks off the pass by Michael Hilbert | 55-45 |
| 11:30 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins lays it up and in | 57-45 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kelly Jenkins (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Bledsoe (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Baca (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joshua Shaw (tiring) 3 reb. C - Charles Gurney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Joshua Shaw - foul #3 on Joshua Shaw, team foul #8 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery (SF), Wallace Ellison (PF) Kelly Jenkins, Joshua Shaw | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SF) Norman Jenkins | |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 10:42 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-47 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty's pass is intercepted by Henry Bledsoe in the backcourt | 59-47 |
| 10:34 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison throws it down on a great pass from Henry Bledsoe | 61-47 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-47 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | David Halls tips it back up and in | 61-49 |
| 09:51 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-49 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | Henry Bledsoe takes the ball from Thomas Petty | 64-49 |
| 09:28 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe misses the lay-in | 64-49 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert grabs the board | 64-49 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 64-49 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | David Halls tips it home | 64-51 |
| 08:57 | Arkansas | Robert Baca can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-51 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Michael Hilbert | 64-51 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-51 |
| 08:39 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 64-51 |
| 08:24 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Michael Hilbert - foul #3 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #4 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins (PG), Hasant Amendola (SG), Fyodor Zollman (SF), Robert Ayer (C) Henry Bledsoe, Robert Baca, Wayne Montgomery, Charles Gurney | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Norman Jenkins (SF), Fred Carmona (PF), Bradly Kelly (C) Jeremy Taylor, Robert James, Michael Hilbert, David Halls | |
| 08:24 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 08:24 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison misses the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 08:24 | Arkansas | Fyodor Zollman pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 08:12 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins misses short on a 3 from straight away | 65-51 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Thomas Petty | 65-51 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Kelly Jenkins steals the ball from John Mason | 65-51 |
| 07:57 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Fred Carmona - foul #1 on Fred Carmona, team foul #5 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair (PF) Fyodor Zollman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:57 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 07:57 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Fyodor Zollman (SF) Wallace Ellison | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:37 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-51 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 67-51 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-51 |
| 07:05 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair grabs the board | 67-51 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kelly Jenkins (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hasant Amendola (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fyodor Zollman (fresh) PF - Johnnie Blair (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Ayer (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Petty (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:47 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe (SG), Wallace Ellison (SF) Hasant Amendola, Fyodor Zollman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SG), Richard Steib (PF) Thomas Petty, Fred Carmona | |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Henry Bledsoe is called for the reach on Robert James in the backcourt - foul #2 on Henry Bledsoe, team foul #9 | 67-51 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Robert James makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 06:42 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison gets the rebound | 67-52 |
| 06:25 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Wallace Ellison | 69-52 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | Robert James throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Halls (C) Bradly Kelly | |
| 06:09 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 69-52 |
| 06:07 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer can't tip it in | 69-52 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib pulls down the rebound | 69-52 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | John Mason throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery (SF), Joshua Shaw (PF) Wallace Ellison, Robert Ayer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:38 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-52 |
| 05:37 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery gets the offensive rebound | 69-52 |
| 05:24 | Arkansas | Richard Steib steps in front of the Kelly Jenkins pass | 69-52 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | David Halls buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Norman Jenkins | 69-54 |
| 04:36 | Arkansas | Robert James steps in front of the Johnnie Blair pass | 69-54 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Robert James hits the finger roll | 69-56 |
| 04:11 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Shaw | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | John Mason comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-56 |
| 03:55 | Arkansas | Joshua Shaw grabs the board | 72-56 |
| 03:44 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-56 |
| 03:43 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair misses the tip | 72-56 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | Robert James gets the rebound | 72-56 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | John Mason buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert James | 72-59 |
| 03:12 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-59 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | David Halls snags the defensive board | 72-59 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | John Mason comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-59 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib grabs the offensive board | 72-59 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Baca (SG), Wallace Ellison (SF), Charles Gurney (C) Henry Bledsoe, Wayne Montgomery, Joshua Shaw | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), Fred Carmona (PF), Bradly Kelly (C) John Mason, Robert James, Richard Steib, David Halls | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kelly Jenkins (tired) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Baca (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Wallace Ellison (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnnie Blair (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Gurney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 72-59 |
| 02:43 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison snags the defensive board | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:29 | Arkansas | Robert Baca makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-59 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Kelly Jenkins steals it from Jeremy Taylor in the backcourt | 75-59 |
| 02:25 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins lays it up and in | 77-59 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 77-59 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins grabs the board | 77-59 |
| 01:55 | Arkansas | Fred Carmona swats the shot by Johnnie Blair | 77-59 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona snags the defensive board | 77-59 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Gurney - foul #4 on Charles Gurney, team foul #10 | 77-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe (SG), Robert Ayer (C) Robert Baca, Charles Gurney | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SG), Michael Hilbert (PF), Richard Steib (C) Thomas Petty, Norman Jenkins, Fred Carmona | |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 77-60 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 77-60 |
| 01:47 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair pulls down the rebound | 77-60 |
| 01:30 | Arkansas | Richard Steib is called for the reach on Robert Ayer - foul #1 on Richard Steib, team foul #6 | 77-60 |
| 01:18 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison slams it home | 79-60 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly is open and scores on a fadeaway from close range | 79-62 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:34 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer misses the easy layup | 79-62 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe grabs the offensive rebound | 79-62 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe is called for traveling | 79-62 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 79-62 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly tips it home | 79-64 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins runs out the clock | 79-64 |