| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Joseph Graham (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Willie Picard (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dave Reed (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Skiles (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Douglas Maez (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Billy Weist (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Theodore Olsen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Dayton (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen inbounds the ball | 36-44 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-44 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist tips it back up and in | 36-46 |
| 19:33 | Arkansas | John Hoffman is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Hoffman, team foul #1 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Aleksandar Skibski (SF) John Hoffman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darryl Debord (PF) David Dayton | |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist slams it home set up by Theodore Olsen and the foul's on Willie Picard - foul #3 on Willie Picard, team foul #2 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Gadbois (SF) Theodore Olsen | |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist misses the free throw | 36-48 |
| 19:26 | Arkansas | Dave Reed gets the rebound | 36-48 |
| 19:23 | Arkansas | Joseph Graham is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Maez - foul #2 on Douglas Maez, team foul #1 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen (SF) Ernest Gadbois | |
| 19:08 | Arkansas | Aleksandar Skibski misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 36-48 |
| 19:07 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles misses the tip | 36-48 |
| 19:06 | Arkansas | Willie Picard snags the offensive board | 36-48 |
| 18:49 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 36-48 |
| 18:48 | Arkansas | Dave Reed grabs the offensive board | 36-48 |
| 18:32 | Arkansas | Joseph Graham hits a runner in the paint set up by Michael Skiles | 38-48 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-48 |
| 18:15 | Arkansas | Dave Reed gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 17:53 | Arkansas | Aleksandar Skibski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-48 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jeff Hughes | 38-48 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-48 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes snags the offensive board | 38-48 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 38-50 |
| 17:10 | Arkansas | Theodore Olsen is called for the reach on Willie Picard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Theodore Olsen, team foul #2 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alvin Penn (SG), James Swint (SF), George Valtierra (PF), Max Spina (C) Willie Picard, Aleksandar Skibski, Dave Reed, Michael Skiles | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tallent (PG), Ernest Gadbois (SF), David Dayton (PF) Douglas Maez, Theodore Olsen, Darryl Debord | |
| 16:47 | Arkansas | George Valtierra is whistled for a carry | 38-50 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes is fouled on the floor by Joseph Graham - foul #3 on Joseph Graham, team foul #3 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Aleksandar Skibski (SF) Joseph Graham | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | David Dayton evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Tallent | 38-53 |
| 16:06 | Arkansas | Max Spina is whistled for a carry | 38-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen (SF) Ernest Gadbois | |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | David Dayton hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Alvin Penn - foul #2 on Alvin Penn, team foul #4 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger (PG) Theodore Olsen | |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | David Dayton misses the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | David Dayton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-54 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Alvin Penn (fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Swint (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Aleksandar Skibski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Valtierra (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Max Spina (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Geiger (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Weist (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. SF - John Tallent (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Dayton (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Hughes (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Arkansas | Alvin Penn is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Geiger - foul #4 on Michael Geiger, team foul #3 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen (SF) Michael Geiger | |
| 15:30 | Arkansas | Aleksandar Skibski clanks a shot from the right side | 38-54 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Billy Weist | 38-54 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | George Valtierra steps in front of the Jeff Hughes pass | 38-54 |
| 15:18 | Arkansas | Alvin Penn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joseph Graham (PG), Willie Picard (SG), Dave Reed (PF), Michael Skiles (C) Alvin Penn, James Swint, George Valtierra, Max Spina | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (PG) Theodore Olsen | |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes is alone and drills a jumper from the right wing set up by David Dayton out of the doubleteam | 38-56 |
| 15:01 | Arkansas | Aleksandar Skibski can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Jeff Hughes - foul #3 on Jeff Hughes, team foul #4 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen (SF) Billy Weist | |
| 15:01 | Arkansas | Aleksandar Skibski makes the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 15:01 | Arkansas | Aleksandar Skibski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez is fouled on the floor by Michael Skiles - foul #4 on Michael Skiles, team foul #5 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Max Spina (C) Michael Skiles | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Billy Weist (SG), Ernest Gadbois (SF) Douglas Maez, Theodore Olsen | |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes is called for a charge - foul #4 on Jeff Hughes, team foul #5 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alvin Penn (SF) Aleksandar Skibski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (PG), Theodore Olsen (SF), Darryl Debord (C) John Tallent, Ernest Gadbois, Jeff Hughes | |
| 14:12 | Arkansas | Douglas Maez steals the ball from Alvin Penn | 40-56 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-56 |
| 14:05 | Arkansas | Max Spina grabs the board | 40-56 |
| 14:01 | Arkansas | Joseph Graham is fouled in the backcourt by Theodore Olsen - foul #2 on Theodore Olsen, team foul #6 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Swint (SF), George Valtierra (PF) Alvin Penn, Dave Reed | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tallent (PG), Ernest Gadbois (SF) Billy Weist, Theodore Olsen | |
| 13:42 | Arkansas | David Dayton is called for the reach on George Valtierra - foul #2 on David Dayton, team foul #7 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Billy Weist (SG), Theodore Olsen (SF) Douglas Maez, Ernest Gadbois | |
| 13:42 | Arkansas | George Valtierra misses the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi State | Darryl Debord grabs the defensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi State | David Dayton clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-56 |
| 13:30 | Arkansas | George Valtierra snags the defensive board | 40-56 |
| 13:14 | Arkansas | Max Spina connects on the open floater in the lane set up by Joseph Graham | 42-56 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | Willie Picard steps in front of the Billy Weist pass | 42-56 |
| 12:47 | Arkansas | Joseph Graham comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 42-56 |
| 12:46 | Arkansas | Max Spina grabs the offensive rebound | 42-56 |
| 12:23 | Arkansas | Max Spina connects on the open jumpshot from the left wing | 44-56 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by John Tallent and he's hacked by Willie Picard - foul #4 on Willie Picard, team foul #6 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alvin Penn (SG), John Hoffman (SF), Dave Reed (PF), Michael Skiles (C) Willie Picard, James Swint, George Valtierra, Max Spina | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (PG), Ernest Gadbois (SF), Charles Wilkerson (PF) John Tallent, Theodore Olsen, David Dayton | |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist makes the free throw | 44-59 |
| 11:46 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles banks in the layup set up by Dave Reed and the foul's on Ernest Gadbois - foul #3 on Ernest Gadbois, team foul #8 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tallent (SG), David Dayton (PF) Billy Weist, Darryl Debord | |
| 11:46 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles makes the free throw | 47-59 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Joseph Graham (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alvin Penn (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Dave Reed (fresh) 7 reb. C - Michael Skiles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Douglas Maez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Tallent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ernest Gadbois (fresh) 3 pf. PF - David Dayton (tiring) 18 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Wilkerson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | David Dayton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right wing | 47-59 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilkerson snags the offensive board | 47-59 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | Ernest Gadbois misses the easy layup | 47-59 |
| 11:22 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles snags the defensive board | 47-59 |
| 11:04 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 49-59 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilkerson misses short on a floater from the left side | 49-59 |
| 10:46 | Arkansas | Alvin Penn grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 10:39 | Arkansas | John Hoffman scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | David Dayton loses the ball out of bounds | 51-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Picard (SG) Joseph Graham | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Billy Weist (SG), Theodore Olsen (SF), Darryl Debord (PF) John Tallent, Ernest Gadbois, David Dayton | |
| 10:09 | Arkansas | John Hoffman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-59 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | Darryl Debord grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-59 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Darryl Debord | 51-59 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez banks in the layup | 51-61 |
| 09:25 | Arkansas | Douglas Maez steals it from Michael Skiles | 51-61 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez hits the finger roll | 51-63 |
| 09:04 | Arkansas | John Hoffman hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-63 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist loses the dribble to Willie Picard | 53-63 |
| 08:25 | Arkansas | John Hoffman lays it in on a great pass from Alvin Penn | 55-63 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 08:20 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles pulls down the rebound | 55-63 |
| 08:05 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles connects on the open shot from the right block | 57-63 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist misses the shot from the right side | 57-63 |
| 07:49 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Dave Reed | 57-63 |
| 07:45 | Arkansas | Alvin Penn is open and buries a shot in the paint set up by Willie Picard | 59-63 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Alvin Penn (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Picard (tired) 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - John Hoffman (tiring) 9 pts. 4 pf. PF - Dave Reed (tiring) 8 reb. C - Michael Skiles (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Douglas Maez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. SG - Billy Weist (very tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. SF - Theodore Olsen (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darryl Debord (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Charles Wilkerson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez is whistled for a carry | 59-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joseph Graham (PG), James Swint (SG), Aleksandar Skibski (SF), George Valtierra (PF), Max Spina (C) Alvin Penn, Willie Picard, John Hoffman, Dave Reed, Michael Skiles | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger (PG), John Tallent (SF), David Dayton (PF), Jeff Hughes (C) Douglas Maez, Theodore Olsen, Darryl Debord, Charles Wilkerson | |
| 07:15 | Arkansas | Max Spina hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 07:14 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Aleksandar Skibski | 59-63 |
| 06:50 | Arkansas | Michael Geiger steals it from George Valtierra | 59-63 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Billy Weist, team foul #9 | 59-63 |
| 06:21 | Arkansas | James Swint misses the shot from the left side | 59-63 |
| 06:20 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Aleksandar Skibski | 59-63 |
| 06:04 | Arkansas | George Valtierra hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on David Dayton - foul #3 on David Dayton, team foul #10 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen (SF) Billy Weist | |
| 06:04 | Arkansas | George Valtierra misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 06:04 | Arkansas | George Valtierra makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | David Dayton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 60-63 |
| 05:45 | Arkansas | Aleksandar Skibski grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:39 | Arkansas | Aleksandar Skibski can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Dayton - foul #4 on David Dayton, team foul #11 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alvin Penn (SG) James Swint | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (SG) Theodore Olsen | |
| 05:39 | Arkansas | Aleksandar Skibski makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 05:39 | Arkansas | Aleksandar Skibski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | David Dayton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 62-63 |
| 05:28 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Max Spina | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:23 | Arkansas | Alvin Penn is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Alvin Penn, team foul #7 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Hoffman (SF) Aleksandar Skibski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Billy Weist (SG) Douglas Maez | |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Skiles (C) Max Spina | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (SG), Theodore Olsen (SF) Billy Weist, John Tallent | |
| 04:47 | Arkansas | Joseph Graham connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-63 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-66 |
| 04:38 | Arkansas | Theodore Olsen steals it from Joseph Graham in the backcourt | 64-66 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen lays it in | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:30 | Arkansas | Joseph Graham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeff Hughes - foul #5 on Jeff Hughes, team foul #12 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Swint (SG), Dave Reed (PF) Alvin Penn, George Valtierra | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Billy Weist (SG), John Tallent (SF), Darryl Debord (C) Douglas Maez, Theodore Olsen, Jeff Hughes | |
| 04:30 | Arkansas | Joseph Graham makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 04:30 | Arkansas | Joseph Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | David Dayton pulls down the rebound | 65-68 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-70 |
| 03:58 | Arkansas | Darryl Debord swats the short shot by John Hoffman | 65-70 |
| 03:56 | Arkansas | John Hoffman pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 03:48 | Arkansas | The short jumper by Michael Skiles is denied by Darryl Debord | 65-70 |
| 03:46 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Skiles | 65-70 |
| 03:41 | Arkansas | John Hoffman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-70 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alvin Penn (PG), Willie Picard (SG), Aleksandar Skibski (SF), Max Spina (C) Joseph Graham, James Swint, John Hoffman, Michael Skiles | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (SG), Theodore Olsen (SF) Billy Weist, John Tallent | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Alvin Penn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willie Picard (tiring) 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Aleksandar Skibski (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dave Reed (tiring) 8 reb. C - Max Spina (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Geiger (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Douglas Maez (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. SF - Theodore Olsen (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Dayton (tiring) 18 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Darryl Debord (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | Darryl Debord is hacked by Max Spina - foul #2 on Max Spina, team foul #8 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Valtierra (PF) Dave Reed | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Billy Weist (SG) Douglas Maez | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | Darryl Debord misses the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 03:22 | Arkansas | Max Spina grabs the board | 65-70 |
| 03:13 | Arkansas | Aleksandar Skibski misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 65-70 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Dayton | 65-70 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Aleksandar Skibski picks off the pass by Billy Weist | 65-70 |
| 02:51 | Arkansas | Alvin Penn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 65-70 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | David Dayton gets the rebound | 65-70 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger loses the dribble to Willie Picard in the backcourt | 65-70 |
| 02:46 | Arkansas | Willie Picard banks in the layup | 67-70 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-70 |
| 02:29 | Arkansas | Max Spina snags the defensive board | 67-70 |
| 02:25 | Arkansas | Aleksandar Skibski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-70 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joseph Graham (PG), James Swint (SG) Alvin Penn, Willie Picard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Maez (SG), John Tallent (SF), Charles Wilkerson (C) Billy Weist, Theodore Olsen, Darryl Debord | |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Aleksandar Skibski takes the ball from Charles Wilkerson | 67-70 |
| 02:12 | Arkansas | Joseph Graham lays it up and in set up by Aleksandar Skibski | 69-70 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | David Dayton tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on David Dayton, team foul #13 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Picard (SG), John Hoffman (SF), Dave Reed (PF), Michael Skiles (C) James Swint, Aleksandar Skibski, George Valtierra, Max Spina | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Billy Weist (SG), Theodore Olsen (PF), Darryl Debord (C) Douglas Maez, David Dayton, Charles Wilkerson | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:57 | Arkansas | Willie Picard is hacked by Billy Weist in the backcourt - foul #2 on Billy Weist, team foul #14 | 69-70 |
| 01:57 | Arkansas | Willie Picard makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:57 | Arkansas | Willie Picard makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi State | Theodore Olsen is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Theodore Olsen, team foul #15 | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:16 | Arkansas | John Hoffman misses the floater in the lane | 71-70 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | John Tallent pulls down the rebound | 71-70 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi State | Billy Weist's fadeaway is rejected by Dave Reed | 71-70 |
| 01:06 | Arkansas | Dave Reed snags the defensive board | 71-70 |
| 00:45 | Arkansas | Dave Reed hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left block | 71-70 |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | Joseph Graham tips it in | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | John Tallent buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Michael Skiles - foul #5 on Michael Skiles, team foul #9 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Max Spina (C) Michael Skiles | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | John Tallent makes the free throw | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Arkansas | Joseph Graham is whistled for traveling | 73-73 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Graham - foul #4 on Joseph Graham, team foul #10 | 73-73 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger misses the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Joseph Graham hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 73-74 |