| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Steve Hughes (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Loveland (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Raymond Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Travis Crosby (fresh) C - Ronald Sande (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Steven Coll (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Steven Coll is denied by Travis Crosby | 34-36 |
| 19:46 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi misses badly on a runner from close range | 34-36 |
| 19:32 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 19:12 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande loses the dribble to Marcelino Bianchi | 34-36 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones makes the shot from the right side set up by Joshua Warwick | 34-38 |
| 18:55 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 34-38 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Gregory Jones | 34-38 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Joshua Warwick | 34-41 |
| 18:27 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SG), Danny Gardiner (SF), Vic Godfrey (PF) Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| 17:55 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right block | 37-41 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 17:26 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Steve Hughes - foul #2 on Steve Hughes, team foul #1 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gabriel Burton (SG), Steven Byrd (PF) Tyler Loveland, Travis Crosby | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Kelly Myers (PF) Danny Gardiner, Vic Godfrey | |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll makes the 3rd free throw | 37-47 |
| 17:08 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left block | 37-47 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-47 |
| 17:01 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 16:44 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Steve Hughes | 40-47 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (PF), Vic Godfrey (C) Steven Coll, Kelly Myers, Gregory Jones | |
| 16:34 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-47 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kevin Caro | 40-47 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Kevin Caro, team foul #1 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner (SF) Alberto Giordano | |
| 16:13 | Arkansas | Gabriel Burton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 40-47 |
| 16:12 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 16:02 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner grabs the board | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Steve Hughes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gabriel Burton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Murphy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Byrd (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Sande (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Caro (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Danny Gardiner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Vic Godfrey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi banks in the layup | 40-49 |
| 15:32 | Arkansas | Gabriel Burton clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 15:30 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande gets the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 15:16 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner travels with the ball | 40-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler Loveland (SG), Travis Crosby (PF) Gabriel Burton, Steven Byrd | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Steven Coll (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Kelly Myers (PF), Gregory Jones (C) Joshua Warwick, Kevin Caro, Danny Gardiner, Marcelino Bianchi, Vic Godfrey | |
| 15:01 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tyler Loveland | 42-49 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Coll | 42-51 |
| 14:32 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande is hacked by Gregory Jones - foul #3 on Gregory Jones, team foul #2 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey (PF) Kelly Myers | |
| 14:14 | Arkansas | David Whelan is called for the reach on Tyler Loveland - foul #4 on David Whelan, team foul #3 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Fred Finlayson (PG) Steve Hughes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Marcelino Bianchi (PF) David Whelan, Vic Godfrey | |
| 13:54 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande misses long on a shot near the basket | 42-51 |
| 13:52 | Arkansas | Fred Finlayson tips it but misses | 42-51 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sande swats the short shot by Steven Coll | 42-51 |
| 13:45 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 13:40 | Arkansas | Steven Coll is called for the reach on Raymond Murphy - foul #2 on Steven Coll, team foul #4 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gabriel Burton (SG), Ken Chatman (SF), David Howton (C) Tyler Loveland, Raymond Murphy, Ronald Sande | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner (SF), Vic Godfrey (PF), Kelly Myers (C) Alberto Giordano, Marcelino Bianchi, Gregory Jones | |
| 13:22 | Arkansas | Steven Coll is called for the reach on Gabriel Burton - foul #3 on Steven Coll, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steve Hughes (PG) Fred Finlayson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano (SF), Gregory Jones (C) Danny Gardiner, Kelly Myers | |
| 13:06 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby is open but misses the lay-in | 42-51 |
| 13:05 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby hits the follow up shot | 44-51 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | Ken Chatman denies the turnaround by Gregory Jones | 44-51 |
| 12:54 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 12:40 | Arkansas | Gabriel Burton drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Steve Hughes | 47-51 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones blows the layup but he's hacked by Travis Crosby - foul #1 on Travis Crosby, team foul #2 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler Loveland (SG), Raymond Murphy (SF), Steven Byrd (PF), Ronald Sande (C) Gabriel Burton, Ken Chatman, Travis Crosby, David Howton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SG), Danny Gardiner (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (PF) Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano, Vic Godfrey | |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 11:57 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy buries a 3 from the right wing | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Steve Hughes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tyler Loveland (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Raymond Murphy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Byrd (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Sande (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Steven Coll (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Caro (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Danny Gardiner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Gregory Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:50 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones is fouled on the floor by Tyler Loveland - foul #3 on Tyler Loveland, team foul #3 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Fred Finlayson (PG) Steve Hughes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Kelly Myers (C) Kevin Caro, Gregory Jones | |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-53 |
| 11:44 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 11:32 | Arkansas | Fred Finlayson knocks in the jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Danny Gardiner - foul #1 on Danny Gardiner, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Vic Godfrey (PF) Joshua Warwick, Danny Gardiner, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| 11:32 | Arkansas | Fred Finlayson makes the free throw | 53-53 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Danny Gardiner (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (PF) Kevin Caro, Alberto Giordano, Kelly Myers | |
| 10:58 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd loses the dribble to Danny Gardiner | 53-53 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll is hacked by Steven Byrd - foul #1 on Steven Byrd, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steve Hughes (PG), Gabriel Burton (SG), Travis Crosby (PF) Fred Finlayson, Tyler Loveland, Steven Byrd | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Kelly Myers (PF), Gregory Jones (C) Joshua Warwick, Danny Gardiner, Marcelino Bianchi, Vic Godfrey | |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro hits a shot from the right block | 53-55 |
| 10:22 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-55 |
| 10:20 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Crosby | 53-55 |
| 10:04 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Gabriel Burton | 55-55 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones clanks a floater from close range | 55-55 |
| 09:48 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 09:19 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Steven Coll | 55-55 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Steven Coll | 55-57 |
| 08:53 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes blows the layup over the doubleteam but the foul's on Steven Coll - foul #4 on Steven Coll, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler Loveland (SG), Ken Chatman (SF), Steven Byrd (PF), David Howton (C) Gabriel Burton, Raymond Murphy, Travis Crosby, Ronald Sande | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Joshua Warwick (SG), Danny Gardiner (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (PF), Vic Godfrey (C) Steven Coll, Kevin Caro, Alberto Giordano, Kelly Myers, Gregory Jones | |
| 08:53 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 08:53 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi State | David Whelan misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-57 |
| 08:33 | Arkansas | Ken Chatman pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 08:12 | Arkansas | David Howton is hacked by Marcelino Bianchi - foul #2 on Marcelino Bianchi, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Fred Finlayson (PG) Steve Hughes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:12 | Arkansas | David Howton misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | David Whelan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-57 |
| 08:04 | Arkansas | Ken Chatman pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 07:51 | Arkansas | David Howton buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Fred Finlayson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - Tyler Loveland (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ken Chatman (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Steven Byrd (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Howton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Whelan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Danny Gardiner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Vic Godfrey (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | David Whelan scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joshua Warwick | 58-60 |
| 07:10 | Arkansas | David Howton is called for a charge - foul #1 on David Howton, team foul #5 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gabriel Burton (SG), Travis Crosby (PF) Tyler Loveland, Steven Byrd | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Gregory Jones (C) Joshua Warwick, Danny Gardiner, Vic Godfrey | |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 58-62 |
| 06:34 | Arkansas | Marcelino Bianchi is called for the reach on Gabriel Burton - foul #3 on Marcelino Bianchi, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steve Hughes (PG), Raymond Murphy (SF), Ronald Sande (C) Fred Finlayson, Ken Chatman, David Howton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner (SF), Vic Godfrey (PF) Alberto Giordano, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| 06:34 | Arkansas | Gabriel Burton misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 06:34 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande grabs the offensive board | 58-62 |
| 06:21 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ronald Sande | 61-62 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones banks in the layup | 61-64 |
| 05:35 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande banks in the layup on a great pass from Travis Crosby | 63-64 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-64 |
| 05:13 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Ronald Sande | 63-64 |
| 04:58 | Arkansas | Gabriel Burton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler Loveland (SG), Steven Byrd (PF) Gabriel Burton, Travis Crosby | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (PF), Kelly Myers (C) Steven Coll, Danny Gardiner, Vic Godfrey, Gregory Jones | |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | David Whelan buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Joshua Warwick | 63-67 |
| 04:19 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande is denied on a dunk by Marcelino Bianchi | 63-67 |
| 04:17 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd gets the offensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 03:57 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Sande | 66-67 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | David Whelan loses the ball out of bounds | 66-67 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Fred Finlayson (PG), Ken Chatman (SF), David Howton (C) Steve Hughes, Raymond Murphy, Ronald Sande | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Kevin Caro (SF), Vic Godfrey (C) Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano, Kelly Myers | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Fred Finlayson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - Tyler Loveland (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ken Chatman (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Steven Byrd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Howton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Whelan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - Steven Coll (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kevin Caro (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Marcelino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Vic Godfrey (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:25 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd is denied on a layup by Vic Godfrey | 66-67 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | David Whelan gets the rebound | 66-67 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by David Howton - foul #2 on David Howton, team foul #6 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gabriel Burton (PG) Steven Byrd | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Gregory Jones (C) Steven Coll, Vic Godfrey | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 03:01 | Arkansas | David Howton comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Whelan - foul #5 on David Whelan, team foul #10 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Travis Crosby (PF) Gabriel Burton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (PG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Vic Godfrey (PF) David Whelan, Kevin Caro, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| 03:01 | Arkansas | David Howton makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 03:01 | Arkansas | David Howton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on David Howton - foul #3 on David Howton, team foul #7 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gabriel Burton (SG) Tyler Loveland | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi (PF) Vic Godfrey | |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 02:42 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steve Hughes (PG), Tyler Loveland (SG), Raymond Murphy (SF), Ronald Sande (C) Fred Finlayson, Gabriel Burton, Ken Chatman, David Howton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey (C) Gregory Jones | |
| 02:28 | Arkansas | Marcelino Bianchi steals it from Travis Crosby | 68-71 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Raymond Murphy steals it from Vic Godfrey | 68-71 |
| 01:59 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes misses short on a floater from the left wing | 68-71 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Alberto Giordano | 68-71 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll is hacked by Steve Hughes - foul #3 on Steve Hughes, team foul #8 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones (C) Vic Godfrey | |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:33 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-73 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi gets the rebound | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-73 |
| 01:10 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande scores on a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Alberto Giordano - foul #2 on Alberto Giordano, team foul #11 | 70-73 |
| 01:10 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande makes the free throw | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-73 |
| 00:41 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande gets the offensive rebound | 71-73 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby hits the finger roll on a great pass from Raymond Murphy | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones makes the jump hook near the basket | 73-75 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy misses short on a halfcourt shot | 73-75 |