| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lonnie Burrell (fresh) SG - James Saunders (fresh) SF - Gregory Torbett (fresh) PF - Jonny Hall (fresh) C - Lawrence Dorsey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Luis Powell (fresh) SG - Billy Lal (fresh) SF - Robert Fitch (fresh) PF - Sean Price (fresh) C - John Damico (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | John Damico wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Arkansas | Luis Powell is hacked by Lonnie Burrell - foul #1 on Lonnie Burrell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Arkansas | Billy Lal's pass is intercepted by Lonnie Burrell | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | James Saunders misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Sean Price | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Arkansas | Billy Lal scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Luis Powell | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Billy Lal - foul #1 on Billy Lal, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:34 | Arkansas | Billy Lal snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:14 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Jonny Hall - foul #1 on Jonny Hall, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 18:14 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch misses the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:14 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch makes the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi | John Damico steps in front of the Lawrence Dorsey pass | 1-3 |
| 17:41 | Arkansas | John Damico drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Robert Fitch | 1-5 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Jonny Hall | 3-5 |
| 16:58 | Arkansas | Sean Price misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 3-5 |
| 16:57 | Arkansas | Sean Price tips it but misses | 3-5 |
| 16:56 | Arkansas | John Damico pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:40 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 16:39 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch hits the follow up shot | 3-7 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey misses the floater from the baseline | 3-7 |
| 16:26 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to John Damico | 3-7 |
| 16:21 | Arkansas | Sean Price is fouled on the floor by Jonny Hall - foul #2 on Jonny Hall, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Daley (PF) Jonny Hall | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (PG), Thomas Cintron (SG) Luis Powell, Billy Lal | |
| 16:11 | Arkansas | Sean Price buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Dennis Wilson | 3-9 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi | Scott Daley hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Gregory Torbett | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lonnie Burrell (fresh) SG - James Saunders (fresh) SF - Gregory Torbett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Daley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Dorsey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Cintron (fresh) SF - Robert Fitch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sean Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Damico (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Arkansas | Sean Price hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by John Damico and the foul's on Scott Daley - foul #1 on Scott Daley, team foul #4 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury (C) John Damico | |
| 15:38 | Arkansas | Sean Price makes the free throw | 5-12 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | James Saunders is fouled on the floor by Rafael Stansbury - foul #1 on Rafael Stansbury, team foul #2 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks (SG), Sergio Martinez (C) James Saunders, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jim Russell (PF) Sean Price | |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | Scott Daley lays it in | 7-12 |
| 15:00 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson double dribbles | 7-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG), Billy Lal (SG) Dennis Wilson, Thomas Cintron | |
| 14:31 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Fitch - foul #1 on Robert Fitch, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Saunders (SG), Lawrence Dorsey (C) Gregory Torbett, Sergio Martinez | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Sean Price (PF), John Damico (C) Jim Russell, Rafael Stansbury | |
| 14:31 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:12 | Arkansas | John Damico comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 9-12 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi | James Saunders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 13:52 | Arkansas | Sean Price snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 13:34 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch can't throw it down | 9-12 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Saunders | 9-12 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Lonnie Burrell | 12-12 |
| 13:23 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 12-12 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi | Scott Daley gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks loses the ball out of bounds | 12-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), Gregory Torbett (SF), Sergio Martinez (PF) Lonnie Burrell, Thomas Horrocks, Scott Daley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (PG), Thomas Cintron (SG) Luis Powell, Billy Lal | |
| 12:49 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Damico | 12-14 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez can't connect on a shot from close range | 12-14 |
| 12:28 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Dennis Wilson | 12-14 |
| 12:23 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Cintron | 12-16 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett knocks in the jumper in the lane | 14-16 |
| 11:37 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by John Damico | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wilson Kaspar (fresh) SG - James Saunders (fairly fresh) SF - Gregory Torbett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sergio Martinez (fresh) C - Lawrence Dorsey (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Cintron (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Fitch (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Sean Price (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Damico (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 16-18 |
| 11:12 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), Scott Daley (PF) Wilson Kaspar, James Saunders, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG), Billy Lal (SG), Jim Russell (PF), Rafael Stansbury (C) Dennis Wilson, Thomas Cintron, Sean Price, John Damico | |
| 10:55 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell is hacked by Robert Fitch - foul #2 on Robert Fitch, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin (PF) Robert Fitch | |
| 10:39 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 10:37 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 10:19 | Arkansas | Billy Lal banks in the layup on a great pass from Luis Powell | 16-20 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-20 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez snags the offensive board | 16-20 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Billy Lal - foul #2 on Billy Lal, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Starner (SF), Lawrence Dorsey (C) Gregory Torbett, Sergio Martinez | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron (SG), Sean Price (PF) Billy Lal, Ernest Benjamin | |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:34 | Arkansas | Luis Powell comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-20 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi | Scott Daley grabs the defensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi | William Starner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-20 |
| 09:12 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 08:54 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jim Russell | 17-23 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey is hacked by Rafael Stansbury - foul #2 on Rafael Stansbury, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), James Saunders (SG), Gregory Torbett (SF) Lonnie Burrell, Thomas Horrocks, William Starner | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (PG), Ronnie Hester (SG), John Damico (C) Luis Powell, Jim Russell, Rafael Stansbury | |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 08:10 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Thomas Cintron | 17-23 |
| 07:54 | Arkansas | Lawrence Dorsey is called for the reach on John Damico - foul #1 on Lawrence Dorsey, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez (C) Lawrence Dorsey | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin (PF) Sean Price | |
| 07:32 | Arkansas | John Damico hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Dennis Wilson | 17-25 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wilson Kaspar (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Saunders (fresh) SF - Gregory Torbett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Daley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Sergio Martinez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Hester (fresh) SF - Thomas Cintron (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ernest Benjamin (fresh) C - John Damico (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Mississippi | John Damico steals the ball from Scott Daley | 17-25 |
| 06:51 | Arkansas | Wilson Kaspar is called for the reach on Ronnie Hester - foul #1 on Wilson Kaspar, team foul #6 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell (PG) Wilson Kaspar | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jim Russell (SF), Sean Price (PF) Thomas Cintron, Ernest Benjamin | |
| 06:40 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson banks in the layup set up by John Damico | 17-27 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey (C) Scott Daley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG), Billy Lal (SG), Robert Fitch (SF) Dennis Wilson, Ronnie Hester, Jim Russell | |
| 06:04 | Arkansas | Sergio Martinez picks off the pass by Billy Lal | 17-27 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Lonnie Burrell, team foul #7 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), Scott Daley (PF) Lonnie Burrell, Sergio Martinez | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 05:51 | Arkansas | Luis Powell scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Billy Lal | 17-30 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey is whistled for traveling | 17-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks (SG) James Saunders | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 05:30 | Arkansas | John Damico misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 17-30 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi | Scott Daley pulls down the rebound | 17-30 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi | Scott Daley clanks a shot from the right block but the foul's on Luis Powell - foul #1 on Luis Powell, team foul #7 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Starner (SF) Gregory Torbett | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury (C) John Damico | |
| 05:02 | Mississippi | Scott Daley makes the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi | Scott Daley misses the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 05:02 | Arkansas | Sean Price gets the rebound | 18-30 |
| 04:50 | Arkansas | Sean Price's layup is rejected by Scott Daley | 18-30 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thomas Horrocks | 18-30 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi | Scott Daley hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Horrocks | 20-30 |
| 04:27 | Arkansas | Billy Lal is fouled on the floor by Wilson Kaspar - foul #2 on Wilson Kaspar, team foul #8 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn (PG), James Saunders (SG), Sergio Martinez (PF) Wilson Kaspar, William Starner, Scott Daley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (PG) Luis Powell | |
| 04:27 | Arkansas | Billy Lal misses the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Sergio Martinez | 20-30 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi | Robert Fitch picks off the pass by Sergio Martinez | 20-30 |
| 04:06 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch lays it up and in | 20-32 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi | James Saunders connects on the 3 from the left corner | 23-32 |
| 03:44 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Thomas Horrocks - foul #1 on Thomas Horrocks, team foul #9 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell (PG), Gregory Torbett (SF), Jonny Hall (PF) Timothy Flinn, Thomas Horrocks, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron (SG), Jim Russell (PF) Billy Lal, Sean Price | |
| 03:44 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 03:44 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 03:27 | Mississippi | James Saunders scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jonny Hall | 25-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lonnie Burrell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Saunders (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gregory Torbett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jonny Hall (fresh) 1 pts. C - Sergio Martinez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Cintron (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Fitch (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Jim Russell (fresh) C - Rafael Stansbury (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Dennis Wilson | 25-36 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi | James Saunders comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-36 |
| 02:40 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury grabs the board | 25-36 |
| 02:28 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury comes up short on the floater near the basket | 25-36 |
| 02:26 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 02:15 | Arkansas | James Saunders picks off the pass by Jim Russell | 25-36 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Jim Russell blocks the jumper by Sergio Martinez | 25-36 |
| 01:50 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| 01:44 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Lonnie Burrell - foul #3 on Lonnie Burrell, team foul #10 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), Scott Daley (C) Lonnie Burrell, James Saunders, Sergio Martinez | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Lal (SG), Sean Price (PF), John Damico (C) Thomas Cintron, Jim Russell, Rafael Stansbury | |
| 01:44 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 01:44 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett loses the dribble to Billy Lal | 25-38 |
| 01:19 | Arkansas | Billy Lal can't finish the layup | 25-38 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett pulls down the rebound | 25-38 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Sean Price steps in front of the Thomas Horrocks pass | 25-38 |
| 00:47 | Arkansas | Sean Price misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-38 |
| 00:45 | Arkansas | Sean Price grabs the offensive board | 25-38 |
| 00:34 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Wilson Kaspar - foul #3 on Wilson Kaspar, team foul #11 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn (PG), William Starner (SF), Lawrence Dorsey (C) Wilson Kaspar, Gregory Torbett, Jonny Hall | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:34 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 25-39 |
| 00:34 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-40 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-40 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Scott Daley gets the offensive rebound | 25-40 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks is hacked by Billy Lal - foul #3 on Billy Lal, team foul #8 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Saunders (SG), Jonny Hall (PF) William Starner, Scott Daley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG), Thomas Cintron (SG) Dennis Wilson, Billy Lal | |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks makes the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 27-40 |