| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Roach (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Steib (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Stephen Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Willie Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Ayer (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | William Roach inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Steib | 35-33 |
| 19:42 | Arkansas | Stephen Owens makes the 3 from the right wing set up by William Johnson | 35-36 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | William Roach is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Richard Steib | 38-36 |
| 19:08 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Ayer, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi State | Stephen Owens is called for the reach on Norman Jenkins - foul #2 on Stephen Owens, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Kimura (SF) Willie Alexander | |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | James Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 18:40 | Arkansas | William Johnson snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 18:35 | Arkansas | Stephen Owens hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from William Johnson | 38-38 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Stephen Owens is called for the reach on James Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Owens, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery (PG), Charles Bradford (SG), Donald Williams (PF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Stephen Owens, William Johnson, Joshua Shaw, Robert Ayer | |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Johnson | 40-38 |
| 18:04 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery scores on a jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Michael Hilbert - foul #3 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Dikembe Adi (SF), Robert James (PF) James Johnson, William Roach, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 18:04 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses the driving attempt from close range | 40-41 |
| 17:45 | Arkansas | Dikembe Alvarenga gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 17:41 | Arkansas | Ben Kimura hits the finger roll set up by Wayne Montgomery | 40-43 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi State | Robert James drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jeremy Taylor | 43-43 |
| 17:06 | Arkansas | Donald Williams blows the layup | 43-43 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert James | 43-43 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor is hacked by Charles Bradford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Bradford, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Cutler (SG), William Roach (SF) Norman Jenkins, Dikembe Adi | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bret Adkins (PG), William Johnson (SG), Willie Alexander (SF), Joshua Shaw (PF), Robert Ayer (C) Wayne Montgomery, Charles Bradford, Ben Kimura, Donald Williams, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeremy Taylor | 45-43 |
| 16:34 | Arkansas | James Cutler is called for the reach on William Johnson - foul #1 on James Cutler, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Michael Hilbert (C) Jeremy Taylor, Robert James | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 16:26 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by William Johnson | 45-45 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | William Roach is hacked by Bret Adkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bret Adkins, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi State | William Roach throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SG) James Cutler | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery (PG) Bret Adkins | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Roach (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Richard Steib (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Wayne Montgomery (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SF - Willie Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Shaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Ayer (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:47 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 45-45 |
| 15:45 | Arkansas | Willie Alexander pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 15:34 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Willie Alexander | 45-48 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-48 |
| 15:14 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 15:10 | Arkansas | Willie Alexander can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 15:08 | Arkansas | William Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 14:48 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-48 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | James Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-48 |
| 14:20 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to William Johnson | 45-48 |
| 14:00 | Arkansas | Richard Steib picks off the pass by Wayne Montgomery | 45-48 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi State | Joshua Shaw steps in front of the Norman Jenkins pass in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| 13:40 | Arkansas | Joshua Shaw hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from William Johnson | 45-50 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | William Johnson is called for the reach on Norman Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Johnson, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), James Cutler (SG), Dikembe Adi (SF), Robert James (PF) James Johnson, Norman Jenkins, William Roach, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Stephen Owens (PG), Charles Bradford (SG), Ben Kimura (SF), Donald Williams (PF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Wayne Montgomery, William Johnson, Willie Alexander, Joshua Shaw, Robert Ayer | |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 45-50 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Adi | 45-50 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | Donald Williams picks off the pass by Michael Hilbert | 45-50 |
| 12:54 | Arkansas | Dikembe Adi takes the ball from Donald Williams | 45-50 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 12:28 | Arkansas | Donald Williams gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 12:16 | Arkansas | Ben Kimura misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi State | Robert James gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Alvarenga is called for the reach on Dikembe Adi - foul #3 on Dikembe Alvarenga, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Norman Jenkins (SG) Jeremy Taylor, James Cutler | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bret Adkins (PG), William Johnson (SG), Joshua Shaw (PF) Stephen Owens, Charles Bradford, Donald Williams | |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Adi makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Adi makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dikembe Adi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert James (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Hilbert (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Bret Adkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ben Kimura (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joshua Shaw (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Arkansas | Norman Jenkins picks off the pass by Bret Adkins | 47-50 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | Robert James double dribbles | 47-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Roach (SF) Dikembe Adi | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Alexander (SF), Robert Ayer (C) Ben Kimura, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 10:55 | Arkansas | William Johnson knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Willie Alexander | 47-53 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | James Johnson is fouled on the floor by Bret Adkins - foul #2 on Bret Adkins, team foul #8 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Stephen Owens (PG), Charles Bradford (SG), Wayne Montgomery (SF), Donald Williams (PF) Bret Adkins, William Johnson, Willie Alexander, Joshua Shaw | |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | James Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 10:42 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Robert Ayer | 48-53 |
| 10:26 | Arkansas | Donald Williams misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on William Roach - foul #3 on William Roach, team foul #3 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 10:26 | Arkansas | Donald Williams makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 10:26 | Arkansas | Donald Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert is fouled on the floor by Robert Ayer - foul #3 on Robert Ayer, team foul #9 | 48-55 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 10:09 | Arkansas | Donald Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 09:51 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Jeremy Taylor | 49-55 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi State | Robert James hits the finger roll set up by Norman Jenkins and the foul's on Charles Bradford - foul #2 on Charles Bradford, team foul #10 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Cutler (SG), Richard Steib (C) Norman Jenkins, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bret Adkins (PG), Willie Alexander (SF), Joshua Shaw (PF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Stephen Owens, Wayne Montgomery, Donald Williams, Robert Ayer | |
| 09:42 | Mississippi State | Robert James makes the free throw | 52-55 |
| 09:33 | Arkansas | Charles Bradford hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-58 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | William Roach can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 09:22 | Arkansas | Dikembe Alvarenga pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| 09:07 | Arkansas | Willie Alexander scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Bradford | 52-61 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | William Roach misses short on a 3 from straight away | 52-61 |
| 08:46 | Arkansas | Dikembe Alvarenga grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 08:42 | Arkansas | Richard Steib steals it from Willie Alexander | 52-61 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | James Cutler misses the shot from the left wing | 52-61 |
| 08:22 | Arkansas | Dikembe Alvarenga grabs the board | 52-61 |
| 08:05 | Arkansas | Willie Alexander misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-61 |
| 08:03 | Arkansas | Dikembe Alvarenga gets the offensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 07:52 | Arkansas | Willie Alexander clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by William Roach - foul #4 on William Roach, team foul #4 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Norman Jenkins (SG), Dikembe Adi (SF), Michael Hilbert (C) Jeremy Taylor, James Cutler, William Roach, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery (PG), Stephen Owens (SG), Donald Williams (PF), Robert Ayer (C) Bret Adkins, Charles Bradford, Joshua Shaw, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 07:52 | Arkansas | Willie Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 07:52 | Arkansas | Willie Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 07:52 | Arkansas | Willie Alexander misses the 3rd free throw | 52-61 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | Robert James gets the rebound | 52-61 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert James (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Hilbert (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Wayne Montgomery (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Owens (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willie Alexander (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Ayer (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Robert James travels with the ball | 52-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Kimura (SF) Willie Alexander | |
| 07:10 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Owens | 52-64 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Ayer - foul #4 on Robert Ayer, team foul #11 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joshua Shaw (PF) Donald Williams | |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 06:45 | Arkansas | Joshua Shaw gets the rebound | 53-64 |
| 06:39 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-64 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert grabs the board | 53-64 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Stephen Owens - foul #4 on Stephen Owens, team foul #12 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Roach (SF), Richard Steib (C) Dikembe Adi, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Johnson (SG), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Wayne Montgomery, Robert Ayer | |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 06:07 | Arkansas | Joshua Shaw loses the dribble to William Roach | 55-64 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | William Johnson is called for the reach on Norman Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Johnson, team foul #13 | 55-64 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 05:56 | Arkansas | Ben Kimura misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-64 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi State | James Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | James Johnson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 57-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bret Adkins (PG), Donald Williams (PF) Stephen Owens, Joshua Shaw | |
| 05:47 | Arkansas | Ben Kimura loses the dribble to William Roach | 57-64 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | James Johnson can't finish the layup | 57-64 |
| 05:41 | Arkansas | William Johnson snags the defensive board | 57-64 |
| 05:35 | Arkansas | William Johnson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-64 |
| 05:33 | Arkansas | Donald Williams snags the offensive board | 57-64 |
| 05:22 | Arkansas | Ben Kimura misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by William Roach - foul #5 on William Roach, team foul #5 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Cutler (SG), Jeremy Taylor (SF), Michael Hilbert (C) Norman Jenkins, William Roach, Robert James | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 05:22 | Arkansas | Ben Kimura makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 05:22 | Arkansas | Ben Kimura makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | James Cutler is fouled in the backcourt by William Johnson - foul #5 on William Johnson, team foul #14 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Charles Bradford (SG) William Johnson | |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | James Cutler misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | James Cutler makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 04:58 | Arkansas | Ben Kimura connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Bradford | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert scores on a shot near the basket | 60-68 |
| 04:23 | Arkansas | Richard Steib blocks the short jumper by Ben Kimura | 60-68 |
| 04:22 | Arkansas | Dikembe Alvarenga hits the follow up shot | 60-70 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | James Johnson drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Cutler | 63-70 |
| 03:56 | Arkansas | Dikembe Alvarenga connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 63-72 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Donald Williams swats the layup by Richard Steib | 63-72 |
| 03:37 | Arkansas | Dikembe Alvarenga grabs the board | 63-72 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. SG - James Cutler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Richard Steib (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Hilbert (tired) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Bret Adkins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Bradford (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ben Kimura (tiring) 14 pts. PF - Donald Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Arkansas | Donald Williams scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Dikembe Alvarenga | 63-74 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | James Cutler is hacked by Ben Kimura in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ben Kimura, team foul #15 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SG), Dikembe Adi (SF), Robert James (PF) Jeremy Taylor, Richard Steib, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery (PG), Stephen Owens (SG), Willie Alexander (SF), Joshua Shaw (PF), Robert Ayer (C) Bret Adkins, Charles Bradford, Ben Kimura, Donald Williams, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | James Cutler makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | James Cutler makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 03:14 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Owens | 65-77 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joshua Shaw - foul #1 on Joshua Shaw, team foul #16 | 65-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (C) James Cutler | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses the 1st free throw | 65-77 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses the 2nd free throw | 65-77 |
| 02:54 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Joshua Shaw | 65-77 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:36 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery is hacked by Robert James - foul #4 on Robert James, team foul #6 | 65-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 02:15 | Arkansas | Willie Alexander scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Montgomery | 65-80 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Hilbert | 68-80 |
| 01:59 | Arkansas | Joshua Shaw makes the floater from close range | 68-82 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | Robert James is alone and drills a 3 from the left wing | 71-82 |
| 01:20 | Arkansas | Joshua Shaw clanks a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Robert James - foul #5 on Robert James, team foul #7 | 71-82 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Richard Steib (PF) Dikembe Adi, Robert James | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Charles Bradford (SG) Wayne Montgomery | |
| 01:20 | Arkansas | Joshua Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 71-82 |
| 01:20 | Arkansas | Joshua Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 71-83 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi State | James Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-83 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib gets the offensive rebound | 71-83 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses the 3 from the left corner | 71-83 |
| 00:55 | Arkansas | Willie Alexander pulls down the rebound | 71-83 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:27 | Arkansas | Joshua Shaw misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 71-83 |
| 00:25 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Ayer | 71-83 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Stephen Owens runs out the clock | 71-83 |