| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Cintron (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Lal (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Damien Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Fitch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Rafael Stansbury (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jim Waid (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Hennessey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Braxton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dustin Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Leo Kass (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Steven Braxton inbounds the ball | 35-41 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Robert Hennessey loses the ball out of bounds | 35-41 |
| 19:17 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch misses the runner near the basket | 35-41 |
| 19:15 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury gets the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 19:01 | Arkansas | Billy Lal misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-41 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | Leo Kass grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 18:54 | Michigan State | Steven Braxton clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Damien Turner - foul #2 on Damien Turner, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen (PF) Dustin Pitts | |
| 18:54 | Michigan State | Steven Braxton makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 18:54 | Michigan State | Steven Braxton misses the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 18:54 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Robert Fitch | 35-42 |
| 18:31 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron misses the jumper from the left side | 35-42 |
| 18:29 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Steven Braxton | 35-42 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen knocks in the floater from the right side | 35-44 |
| 17:48 | Arkansas | Steven Braxton is called for the reach on Damien Turner - foul #4 on Steven Braxton, team foul #1 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester (PG), James Shelton (SF), Ernest Benjamin (PF), Albert Nash (C) Thomas Cintron, Damien Turner, Robert Fitch, Rafael Stansbury | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Warren Centeno (PG), Jeromy Hill (SG), Michael Sheedy (SF), Nathan Robinson (C) Jim Waid, Robert Hennessey, Steven Braxton, Leo Kass | |
| 17:35 | Arkansas | Billy Lal hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the free throw line | 35-44 |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael Sheedy | 35-44 |
| 17:27 | Michigan State | Nathan Robinson misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Ronnie Hester - foul #2 on Ronnie Hester, team foul #2 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington (C) Gilbert Mortensen | |
| 17:27 | Michigan State | Nathan Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 17:27 | Michigan State | Nathan Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 17:07 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin is whistled for a carry | 35-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dustin Pitts (PF) Jessie Ellington | |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | Nathan Robinson misses short on a jumper from the left block | 35-46 |
| 16:58 | Michigan State | Nathan Robinson tips it back up and in | 35-48 |
| 16:46 | Arkansas | Billy Lal's layup is rejected by Dustin Pitts | 35-48 |
| 16:44 | Arkansas | Billy Lal misses the tip | 35-48 |
| 16:42 | Michigan State | Michael Sheedy pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 16:24 | Michigan State | Jeromy Hill can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-48 |
| 16:23 | Arkansas | Albert Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 16:18 | Arkansas | Billy Lal scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronnie Hester | 37-48 |
| 16:12 | Michigan State | Nathan Robinson knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Dustin Pitts | 37-50 |
| 15:52 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Sheedy - foul #1 on Michael Sheedy, team foul #2 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron (SG), Damien Turner (SF), Robert Fitch (PF), Rafael Stansbury (C) Billy Lal, James Shelton, Ernest Benjamin, Albert Nash | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (PG), Robert Hennessey (SG), Philip Settle (SF), Gilbert Mortensen (PF), Jessie Ellington (C) Warren Centeno, Jeromy Hill, Michael Sheedy, Dustin Pitts, Nathan Robinson | |
| 15:52 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 15:52 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ronnie Hester (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Cintron (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Damien Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Fitch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Rafael Stansbury (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jim Waid (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Hennessey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Settle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gilbert Mortensen (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jessie Ellington (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-50 |
| 15:31 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury grabs the board | 39-50 |
| 15:15 | Arkansas | Damien Turner misses the shot from the left side | 39-50 |
| 15:13 | Michigan State | Jim Waid gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | Jim Waid is hacked by Ronnie Hester - foul #3 on Ronnie Hester, team foul #3 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Lal (SG) Ronnie Hester | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leo Kass (C) Jessie Ellington | |
| 14:58 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-50 |
| 14:56 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury grabs the board | 39-50 |
| 14:54 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Waid - foul #2 on Jim Waid, team foul #3 | 39-50 |
| 14:44 | Arkansas | Billy Lal misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Hennessey - foul #2 on Robert Hennessey, team foul #4 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeromy Hill (SF) Philip Settle | |
| 14:44 | Arkansas | Billy Lal makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 14:44 | Arkansas | Billy Lal misses the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Leo Kass grabs the defensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | Jeromy Hill hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Damien Turner - foul #3 on Damien Turner, team foul #4 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington (PF) Gilbert Mortensen | |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | Jeromy Hill misses the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | Jeromy Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 14:39 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| 14:27 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch is alone and drills a fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Leo Kass - foul #1 on Leo Kass, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| 14:27 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch misses the free throw | 42-50 |
| 14:27 | Michigan State | Leo Kass grabs the board | 42-50 |
| 14:11 | Michigan State | Jim Waid throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Shelton (SF), Ernest Benjamin (PF) Damien Turner, Robert Fitch | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Warren Centeno (SG) Robert Hennessey | |
| 13:48 | Arkansas | Jeromy Hill blocks the short jumper by Billy Lal | 42-50 |
| 13:46 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury tips it in | 44-50 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | Jim Waid comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-50 |
| 13:26 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 13:24 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron is called for traveling in the backcourt | 44-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Damien Turner (SF), Albert Nash (C) Billy Lal, Rafael Stansbury | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Sheedy (SG), Philip Settle (SF), Gilbert Mortensen (PF), Nathan Robinson (C) Warren Centeno, Jeromy Hill, Jessie Ellington, Leo Kass | |
| 13:08 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Ernest Benjamin - foul #3 on Ernest Benjamin, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester (SG), Robert Fitch (PF) James Shelton, Ernest Benjamin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Braxton (SF) Philip Settle | |
| 13:08 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 13:08 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 12:51 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch misses the fadeaway in the lane | 44-52 |
| 12:49 | Arkansas | Damien Turner snags the offensive board | 44-52 |
| 12:34 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch is fouled on the floor by Jim Waid - foul #3 on Jim Waid, team foul #6 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Lal (SG), Rafael Stansbury (C) Ronnie Hester, Albert Nash | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Warren Centeno (PG), Dustin Pitts (PF) Jim Waid, Nathan Robinson | |
| 12:23 | Arkansas | Billy Lal misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-52 |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 12:01 | Michigan State | Warren Centeno knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 44-54 |
| 11:40 | Arkansas | Billy Lal connects on the shot from the right wing | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Cintron (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Lal (tiring) 19 pts. SF - Damien Turner (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Fitch (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Rafael Stansbury (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Warren Centeno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Sheedy (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Braxton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dustin Pitts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gilbert Mortensen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Sheedy | 46-57 |
| 11:14 | Arkansas | Billy Lal connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Cintron | 48-57 |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | Warren Centeno buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Sheedy and the foul's on Rafael Stansbury - foul #1 on Rafael Stansbury, team foul #6 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester (PG), James Shelton (SF), Ernest Benjamin (PF), Albert Nash (C) Billy Lal, Damien Turner, Robert Fitch, Rafael Stansbury | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeromy Hill (SG), Nathan Robinson (PF), Leo Kass (C) Michael Sheedy, Dustin Pitts, Gilbert Mortensen | |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | Warren Centeno makes the free throw | 48-60 |
| 10:28 | Arkansas | Leo Kass swats the short shot by James Shelton | 48-60 |
| 10:26 | Michigan State | Leo Kass grabs the defensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 10:20 | Michigan State | Albert Nash steps in front of the Steven Braxton pass | 48-60 |
| 10:05 | Arkansas | Albert Nash misses the dunk but he's fouled by Nathan Robinson - foul #1 on Nathan Robinson, team foul #7 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Lal (SG) Thomas Cintron | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (PG), Robert Hennessey (SG), Jessie Ellington (C) Warren Centeno, Steven Braxton, Leo Kass | |
| 10:05 | Arkansas | Albert Nash makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 10:05 | Arkansas | Albert Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 09:51 | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington misses the lay-in but the foul's on Billy Lal - foul #2 on Billy Lal, team foul #7 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leo Kass (C) Nathan Robinson | |
| 09:51 | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 09:51 | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 09:35 | Arkansas | Billy Lal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-62 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury (C) Albert Nash | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | Jeromy Hill drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jessie Ellington | 50-65 |
| 08:59 | Arkansas | Billy Lal knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Ernest Benjamin | 52-65 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | Jeromy Hill misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-65 |
| 08:37 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin grabs the defensive rebound | 52-65 |
| 08:35 | Arkansas | Billy Lal is hacked by Robert Hennessey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Hennessey, team foul #8 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron (PG), Damien Turner (SF), Robert Fitch (PF) Ronnie Hester, James Shelton, Ernest Benjamin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Philip Settle (SF), Dustin Pitts (PF), Nathan Robinson (C) Jeromy Hill, Jessie Ellington, Leo Kass | |
| 08:35 | Arkansas | Billy Lal misses the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Nathan Robinson | 52-65 |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | Nathan Robinson misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 52-65 |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | Dustin Pitts tips it in | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 07:58 | Arkansas | Billy Lal is fouled on the floor by Robert Hennessey - foul #4 on Robert Hennessey, team foul #9 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Albert Nash (C) Rafael Stansbury | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Sheedy (SG), Steven Braxton (SF), Gilbert Mortensen (C) Robert Hennessey, Philip Settle, Nathan Robinson | |
| 07:58 | Arkansas | Billy Lal makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 07:58 | Arkansas | Billy Lal misses the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 07:58 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen pulls down the rebound | 53-67 |
| 07:43 | Michigan State | Steven Braxton hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dustin Pitts | 53-70 |
| 07:24 | Arkansas | The jumper by Billy Lal is denied by Michael Sheedy | 53-70 |
| 07:23 | Arkansas | Albert Nash tips it home | 55-70 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Cintron (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy Lal (tired) 24 pts. SF - Damien Turner (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Fitch (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Nash (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jim Waid (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Sheedy (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Steven Braxton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dustin Pitts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Gilbert Mortensen (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Jim Waid | 55-72 |
| 07:02 | Arkansas | Dustin Pitts swats the layup by Billy Lal | 55-72 |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | Dustin Pitts pulls down the rebound | 55-72 |
| 06:55 | Michigan State | Michael Sheedy knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jim Waid | 55-74 |
| 06:37 | Arkansas | The short jumper by Billy Lal is denied by Dustin Pitts | 55-74 |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen gets the rebound | 55-74 |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | Jim Waid hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-74 |
| 06:30 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch snags the defensive board | 55-74 |
| 06:17 | Arkansas | Billy Lal's fadeaway is rejected by Gilbert Mortensen | 55-74 |
| 06:16 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen gets the rebound | 55-74 |
| 06:10 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen is hacked by Billy Lal - foul #3 on Billy Lal, team foul #8 | 55-74 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester (PG), James Shelton (SF), Ernest Benjamin (PF), Rafael Stansbury (C) Billy Lal, Damien Turner, Robert Fitch, Albert Nash | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Warren Centeno (PG), Robert Hennessey (SG), Jeromy Hill (SF), Nathan Robinson (C) Jim Waid, Michael Sheedy, Steven Braxton, Dustin Pitts | |
| 06:10 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen makes the 1st free throw | 55-75 |
| 06:10 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-76 |
| 05:53 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-76 |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Nathan Robinson | 55-76 |
| 05:46 | Michigan State | Nathan Robinson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeromy Hill | 55-78 |
| 05:33 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Hennessey - foul #5 on Robert Hennessey, team foul #10 | 55-78 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Philip Settle (SF), Leo Kass (C) Robert Hennessey, Gilbert Mortensen | |
| 05:33 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron misses the 1st free throw | 55-78 |
| 05:33 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron misses the 2nd free throw | 55-78 |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | Leo Kass grabs the board | 55-78 |
| 05:24 | Michigan State | Philip Settle is hacked by Rafael Stansbury - foul #2 on Rafael Stansbury, team foul #9 | 55-78 |
| 05:24 | Michigan State | Philip Settle makes the 1st free throw | 55-79 |
| 05:24 | Michigan State | Philip Settle makes the 2nd free throw | 55-80 |
| 05:22 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 55-80 |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Leo Kass can't throw it down but the foul's on Thomas Cintron - foul #2 on Thomas Cintron, team foul #10 | 55-80 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Damien Turner (SF) Thomas Cintron | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington (PF) Nathan Robinson | |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Leo Kass misses the 1st free throw | 55-80 |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Leo Kass makes the 2nd free throw | 55-81 |
| 04:56 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Ernest Benjamin | 57-81 |
| 04:39 | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington loses the dribble to Ronnie Hester | 57-81 |
| 04:28 | Arkansas | Jeromy Hill is called for the reach on Ronnie Hester - foul #1 on Jeromy Hill, team foul #11 | 57-81 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Fitch (SF) Damien Turner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (PG) Jeromy Hill | |
| 04:28 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester makes the 1st free throw | 58-81 |
| 04:28 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester makes the 2nd free throw | 59-81 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Rafael Stansbury is called for the reach on Jessie Ellington - foul #3 on Rafael Stansbury, team foul #11 | 59-81 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Braxton (SF), Nathan Robinson (C) Philip Settle, Leo Kass | |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington makes the 1st free throw | 59-82 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington makes the 2nd free throw | 59-83 |
| 04:11 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-83 |
| 03:59 | Michigan State | James Shelton steps in front of the Jessie Ellington pass | 59-83 |
| 03:42 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Ronnie Hester | 61-83 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Steven Braxton is fouled on the floor by Robert Fitch - foul #1 on Robert Fitch, team foul #12 | 61-83 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron (SG) Rafael Stansbury | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Sheedy (SG), Gilbert Mortensen (PF), Leo Kass (C) Warren Centeno, Nathan Robinson, Jessie Ellington | |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Steven Braxton makes the 1st free throw | 61-84 |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Steven Braxton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-85 |
| 03:11 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin loses the dribble to Gilbert Mortensen | 61-85 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ronnie Hester (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Cintron (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Shelton (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Robert Fitch (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Benjamin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jim Waid (tiring) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Sheedy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Braxton (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gilbert Mortensen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Leo Kass (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | Michael Sheedy clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Cintron - foul #3 on Thomas Cintron, team foul #13 | 61-85 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Lal (SG), Damien Turner (SF), Albert Nash (PF), Rafael Stansbury (C) Ronnie Hester, James Shelton, Robert Fitch, Ernest Benjamin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeromy Hill (SG), Philip Settle (SF), Dustin Pitts (PF) Jim Waid, Steven Braxton, Gilbert Mortensen | |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | Michael Sheedy makes the 1st free throw | 61-86 |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | Michael Sheedy misses the 2nd free throw | 61-86 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas | Albert Nash gets the rebound | 61-86 |
| 02:42 | Arkansas | Billy Lal comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 61-86 |
| 02:40 | Michigan State | Leo Kass grabs the defensive rebound | 61-86 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Philip Settle misses the shot from the left block | 61-86 |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Leo Kass can't tip it in | 61-86 |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | Dustin Pitts tips it back up and in | 61-88 |
| 02:27 | Arkansas | Michael Sheedy steps in front of the Thomas Cintron pass in the backcourt | 61-88 |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | Michael Sheedy lays it up and in | 61-90 |
| 02:11 | Arkansas | Billy Lal knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Thomas Cintron | 63-90 |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | Leo Kass can't finish the layup | 63-90 |
| 01:49 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Billy Lal | 63-90 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:41 | Arkansas | Billy Lal's floater is knocked away by Dustin Pitts | 63-90 |
| 01:39 | Michigan State | Leo Kass gets the rebound | 63-90 |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Philip Settle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 63-90 |
| 01:21 | Michigan State | Leo Kass grabs the offensive board | 63-90 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Dustin Pitts clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Rafael Stansbury - foul #4 on Rafael Stansbury, team foul #14 | 63-90 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Fitch (PF) Albert Nash | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (PG), Warren Centeno (SG), Steven Braxton (SF) Michael Sheedy, Jeromy Hill, Philip Settle | |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Dustin Pitts misses the 1st free throw | 63-90 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Dustin Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 63-91 |
| 01:00 | Arkansas | Jim Waid picks off the pass by Billy Lal in the backcourt | 63-91 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Steven Braxton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Leo Kass | 63-93 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Arkansas | Leo Kass blocks the jumper by Billy Lal | 63-93 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury tips it home | 65-93 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Jim Waid runs out the clock | 65-93 |