| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Wendell Keller (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Swift (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Day (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russell Whitehurst (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Rockwell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Randy Poulin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodger Newell (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Pollock (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ashley Dollar (fresh) C - Ronald Rice (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Hugh Day inbounds the ball | 19-32 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Arkansas State | Hugh Day misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Pollock - foul #2 on John Pollock, team foul #1 | 19-32 |
| 19:45 | Arkansas State | Hugh Day misses the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 19:45 | Arkansas State | Hugh Day makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi | John Pollock clanks a 3 from the right corner | 20-32 |
| 19:23 | Arkansas State | John Swift pulls down the rebound | 20-32 |
| 19:13 | Arkansas State | Wendell Keller misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 20-32 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi | John Pollock is fouled on the floor by Russell Whitehurst - foul #3 on Russell Whitehurst, team foul #1 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Alfred Fogel (PF) Russell Whitehurst | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:35 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice loses the dribble to Wendell Keller | 20-32 |
| 18:25 | Arkansas State | Robert Rockwell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-32 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Alfred Fogel - foul #2 on Alfred Fogel, team foul #2 | 20-32 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin makes the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 17:32 | Arkansas State | Wendell Keller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-34 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi | John Pollock snags the defensive board | 20-34 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi | Ashley Dollar is hacked by Alfred Fogel - foul #3 on Alfred Fogel, team foul #3 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Brian Jones (PF) Alfred Fogel | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Rodger Newell | 20-36 |
| 17:04 | Arkansas State | John Swift drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Hugh Day | 23-36 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 23-36 |
| 16:47 | Arkansas State | Hugh Day grabs the defensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 16:41 | Arkansas State | Hugh Day's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt (SF), Mark Bascom (PF) Randy Poulin, Ashley Dollar | |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice misses the lay-in | 23-36 |
| 16:18 | Arkansas State | Robert Rockwell grabs the defensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 16:06 | Arkansas State | Wendell Keller makes the 3 from the right wing | 26-36 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | John Pollock misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Jones - foul #1 on Brian Jones, team foul #4 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Nathan Holley (PG), Bernard Osborne (SG), Shawn Carter (SF), Russell Whitehurst (PF), Alfred Fogel (C) Wendell Keller, John Swift, Hugh Day, Brian Jones, Robert Rockwell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Poulin (PG), Michael Carlyle (C) Rodger Newell, Ronald Rice | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | John Pollock makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | John Pollock makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Nathan Holley (fresh) SG - Bernard Osborne (fresh) SF - Shawn Carter (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Russell Whitehurst (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Alfred Fogel (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Randy Poulin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Pollock (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilbert Hunt (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Bascom (fresh) C - Michael Carlyle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Arkansas State | Alfred Fogel's layup is rejected by Michael Carlyle | 26-38 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle gets the rebound | 26-38 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-38 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom tips it back up and in | 26-40 |
| 14:40 | Arkansas State | Russell Whitehurst scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Bernard Osborne | 29-40 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom can't finish the layup | 29-40 |
| 14:11 | Arkansas State | Alfred Fogel snags the defensive board | 29-40 |
| 14:05 | Arkansas State | Randy Poulin steals the ball from Shawn Carter | 29-40 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi | John Pollock misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom gets the offensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | John Pollock hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Randy Poulin | 29-43 |
| 13:16 | Arkansas State | Bernard Osborne clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-43 |
| 13:15 | Arkansas State | Shawn Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 29-43 |
| 12:58 | Arkansas State | Nathan Holley makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Bernard Osborne | 32-43 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Gilbert Hunt | 32-45 |
| 12:27 | Arkansas State | Bernard Osborne clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-45 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom gets the rebound | 32-45 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle travels with the ball | 32-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Wendell Keller (PG), John Swift (SG), Hugh Day (SF), Brian Jones (PF), Robert Rockwell (C) Nathan Holley, Bernard Osborne, Shawn Carter, Russell Whitehurst, Alfred Fogel | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (SG), Willie Boroski (SF), Ashley Dollar (PF), Ronald Rice (C) John Pollock, Gilbert Hunt, Mark Bascom, Michael Carlyle | |
| 11:57 | Arkansas State | Ronald Rice steps in front of the Wendell Keller pass | 32-45 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 11:36 | Arkansas State | Brian Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 32-45 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Wendell Keller (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Swift (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Day (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Jones (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Rockwell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Randy Poulin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodger Newell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Boroski (fresh) PF - Ashley Dollar (fresh) C - Ronald Rice (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Arkansas State | John Swift is fouled on the floor by Rodger Newell - foul #3 on Rodger Newell, team foul #2 | 32-45 |
| 11:16 | Arkansas State | John Swift makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Hugh Day | 34-45 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi | Ashley Dollar misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Rockwell - foul #3 on Robert Rockwell, team foul #5 | 34-45 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi | Ashley Dollar makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi | Ashley Dollar misses the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 10:57 | Arkansas State | Brian Jones gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| 10:36 | Arkansas State | Hugh Day clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-46 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi | Ashley Dollar pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice loses the dribble to Wendell Keller | 34-46 |
| 09:49 | Arkansas State | John Swift misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 09:47 | Arkansas State | Hugh Day tips it home | 36-46 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice misses the dunk | 36-46 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi | Ashley Dollar tips it in | 36-48 |
| 09:05 | Arkansas State | Wendell Keller misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi | Ashley Dollar gets the rebound | 36-48 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Randy Poulin | 36-50 |
| 08:25 | Arkansas State | Hugh Day misses short on a runner from the left block | 36-50 |
| 08:24 | Arkansas State | Brian Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 08:05 | Arkansas State | John Swift misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-50 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi | Ashley Dollar snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 36-50 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi | Ashley Dollar snags the offensive board | 36-50 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Hugh Day - foul #2 on Hugh Day, team foul #6 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Nathan Holley (PG), Bernard Osborne (SG), Shawn Carter (SF), Russell Whitehurst (PF), Alfred Fogel (C) Wendell Keller, John Swift, Hugh Day, Brian Jones, Robert Rockwell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Pollock (SG), Gilbert Hunt (SF), Mark Bascom (PF), Michael Carlyle (C) Randy Poulin, Willie Boroski, Ashley Dollar, Ronald Rice | |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell misses the free throw | 36-52 |
| 07:23 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Russell Whitehurst | 36-52 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Nathan Holley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bernard Osborne (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Shawn Carter (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Russell Whitehurst (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Alfred Fogel (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Rodger Newell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Pollock (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilbert Hunt (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. PF - Mark Bascom (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Carlyle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 07:08 | Arkansas State | Alfred Fogel comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 36-52 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom gets the rebound | 36-52 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi | Alfred Fogel steals it from Rodger Newell | 36-52 |
| 06:55 | Arkansas State | Rodger Newell takes the ball from Bernard Osborne | 36-52 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi | Shawn Carter steals it from Rodger Newell | 36-52 |
| 06:19 | Arkansas State | Russell Whitehurst knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Carter | 39-52 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Gilbert Hunt | 39-54 |
| 05:57 | Arkansas State | Bernard Osborne misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Pollock - foul #3 on John Pollock, team foul #3 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Wendell Keller (PG), Hugh Day (SF) Nathan Holley, Shawn Carter | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Poulin (PG), Ronald Rice (C) Rodger Newell, Michael Carlyle | |
| 05:57 | Arkansas State | Bernard Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 05:57 | Arkansas State | Bernard Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-54 |
| 05:36 | Arkansas State | Hugh Day pulls down the rebound | 41-54 |
| 05:30 | Arkansas State | Russell Whitehurst throws it down on a great pass from Hugh Day | 43-54 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | Alfred Fogel swats the layup by John Pollock | 43-54 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice tips it home | 43-56 |
| 05:00 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Swift (SG), Robert Rockwell (C) Bernard Osborne, Alfred Fogel | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (PG), Ashley Dollar (PF) Randy Poulin, Mark Bascom | |
| 04:49 | Arkansas State | Wendell Keller clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 43-56 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi | John Pollock pulls down the rebound | 43-56 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice slams it home set up by Rodger Newell | 43-58 |
| 04:17 | Arkansas State | Wendell Keller is called for 10 seconds | 43-58 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice is fouled on the floor by Robert Rockwell - foul #4 on Robert Rockwell, team foul #7 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Nathan Holley (PG), Bernard Osborne (SG), Shawn Carter (SF), Alfred Fogel (PF), Brian Jones (C) Wendell Keller, John Swift, Hugh Day, Russell Whitehurst, Robert Rockwell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:05 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice makes the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| 03:53 | Arkansas State | Bernard Osborne misses short on a jumper from the right block | 43-60 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas State | Alfred Fogel tips it home | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt double dribbles | 45-60 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Nathan Holley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bernard Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Carter (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Alfred Fogel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Brian Jones (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Rodger Newell (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Pollock (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gilbert Hunt (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. PF - Ashley Dollar (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Rice (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Arkansas State | Alfred Fogel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-60 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell gets the rebound | 45-60 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Alfred Fogel - foul #4 on Alfred Fogel, team foul #8 | 45-60 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 02:40 | Arkansas State | Alfred Fogel loses the dribble to Ronald Rice | 45-62 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 45-62 |
| 02:14 | Arkansas State | Alfred Fogel grabs the defensive rebound | 45-62 |
| 02:10 | Arkansas State | Bernard Osborne drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Carter | 48-62 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Nathan Holley is called for the reach on Rodger Newell - foul #1 on Nathan Holley, team foul #9 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Poulin (PG) Gilbert Hunt | |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell makes the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell misses the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 01:52 | Arkansas State | Alfred Fogel pulls down the rebound | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:35 | Arkansas State | Brian Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-63 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin gets the rebound | 48-63 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Ashley Dollar | 48-65 |
| 01:04 | Arkansas State | Bernard Osborne loses the dribble to Ashley Dollar | 48-65 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice clanks a jumper from the right wing | 48-65 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | John Pollock hits the follow up shot | 48-67 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Arkansas State | Shawn Carter connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Nathan Holley | 50-67 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Randy Poulin and he's hacked by Brian Jones - foul #2 on Brian Jones, team foul #10 | 50-69 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell makes the free throw | 50-70 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Nathan Holley is hacked by Randy Poulin - foul #2 on Randy Poulin, team foul #4 | 50-70 |