| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - David Higgins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Beeson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Crowder (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Tracy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Steven Hodapp (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Osborn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Philip Cartwright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Faust (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Tallent (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Mississippi | Patrick Tallent connects on the jumper from the left side | 38-32 |
| 19:29 | Arkansas State | James Beeson connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by David Higgins | 41-32 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Patrick Tallent can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 41-32 |
| 19:09 | Arkansas State | Eric Kelly snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 18:40 | Arkansas State | Philip Cartwright takes the ball from James Beeson | 41-32 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi | David Higgins picks off the pass by Steven Hodapp | 41-32 |
| 17:58 | Arkansas State | Eric Kelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-32 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | James Osborn is hacked by James Beeson - foul #3 on James Beeson, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Farmer (SG), Jamie Simmons (SF) James Beeson, Andrew Crowder | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Williams (C) Patrick Tallent | |
| 17:16 | Mississippi | Gary Williams can't connect on a floater from close range | 41-32 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | James Osborn loses the dribble to Daniel Tracy | 41-32 |
| 16:49 | Arkansas State | Eric Kelly hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Higgins and he's hacked by Gary Williams - foul #2 on Gary Williams, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Issa (PF) Daniel Tracy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji (PG), Christopher Meyer (SF), John Dimarco (C) Steven Hodapp, Philip Cartwright, Dennis Faust | |
| 16:49 | Arkansas State | Eric Kelly misses the free throw | 43-32 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Dimarco | 43-32 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi | John Dimarco comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-32 |
| 16:32 | Arkansas State | David Higgins snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 16:19 | Arkansas State | Eric Kelly loses the dribble to Dikembe Orji | 43-32 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji lays it in | 43-34 |
| 15:58 | Arkansas State | Eric Kelly can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 43-34 |
| 15:57 | Arkansas State | Eric Kelly hits the follow up shot | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - David Higgins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Farmer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jamie Simmons (fresh) PF - Richard Issa (fresh) C - Eric Kelly (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Osborn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Meyer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gary Williams (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Dimarco (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | Christopher Meyer drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 15:20 | Arkansas State | Jamie Simmons misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Gary Williams - foul #3 on Gary Williams, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Beeson (SG), Daniel Tracy (PF) David Higgins, Eric Kelly | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp (PG), Philip Cartwright (SF), Dennis Faust (PF), Patrick Tallent (C) James Osborn, Christopher Meyer, Gary Williams, John Dimarco | |
| 15:20 | Arkansas State | Jamie Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 15:20 | Arkansas State | Jamie Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Dennis Faust | 45-37 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 15:05 | Arkansas State | Richard Issa snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 15:01 | Arkansas State | Jamie Simmons misses the dunk | 45-37 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Patrick Tallent | 45-37 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright loses the dribble to James Beeson | 45-37 |
| 14:46 | Arkansas State | James Beeson slams it home | 47-37 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp clanks a 3 from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | Dennis Faust grabs the offensive board | 47-37 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Hodapp | 47-40 |
| 13:55 | Arkansas State | Jamie Simmons is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jamie Simmons, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David Higgins (PG), Andrew Crowder (SF), Donald Osborne (C) Charles Farmer, Jamie Simmons, Richard Issa | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Osborn (SG) Dikembe Orji | |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 47-40 |
| 13:33 | Arkansas State | Andrew Crowder grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 13:25 | Arkansas State | James Osborn is called for the reach on James Beeson - foul #2 on James Osborn, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eric Kelly (C) Donald Osborne | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:17 | Arkansas State | James Beeson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi | Dennis Faust snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Beeson - foul #4 on James Beeson, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher Albertson (SG), Donald Osborne (PF) James Beeson, Daniel Tracy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Meyer (SF), Gary Williams (PF), John Dimarco (C) Philip Cartwright, Dennis Faust, Patrick Tallent | |
| 12:57 | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 12:35 | Arkansas State | Andrew Crowder misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 47-42 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | John Dimarco grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp misses long on a floater from the right side | 47-42 |
| 12:15 | Arkansas State | Eric Kelly snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 12:08 | Arkansas State | Eric Kelly knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Christopher Albertson | 49-42 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi | Christopher Meyer banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Williams | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - David Higgins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Albertson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Crowder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Osborne (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Kelly (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Steven Hodapp (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Osborn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Meyer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - John Dimarco (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Arkansas State | Donald Osborne misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 11:20 | Arkansas State | Andrew Crowder gets the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 11:14 | Arkansas State | Eric Kelly lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Albertson | 51-44 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Christopher Meyer misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-44 |
| 10:53 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Donald Osborne | 51-44 |
| 10:47 | Arkansas State | Eric Kelly blows the layup but he's hacked by John Dimarco - foul #2 on John Dimarco, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Farmer (SG), Jamie Simmons (SF), Daniel Tracy (PF) David Higgins, Andrew Crowder, Donald Osborne | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji (PG), Philip Cartwright (SF), Dennis Faust (PF), Patrick Tallent (C) Steven Hodapp, James Osborn, Gary Williams, John Dimarco | |
| 10:47 | Arkansas State | Eric Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 10:47 | Arkansas State | Eric Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi | Patrick Tallent grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi | Jamie Simmons steals it from Dikembe Orji | 51-44 |
| 10:30 | Arkansas State | Charles Farmer banks in the layup set up by Jamie Simmons | 53-44 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright comes up short on the floater from the right block | 53-44 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi | Dennis Faust grabs the offensive board | 53-44 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dikembe Orji | 53-46 |
| 10:05 | Arkansas State | Eric Kelly hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 55-46 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | Christopher Meyer makes the shot from the right side set up by Patrick Tallent and he's fouled by Charles Farmer - foul #1 on Charles Farmer, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David Higgins (PG), Richard Issa (C) Christopher Albertson, Eric Kelly | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | Christopher Meyer makes the free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:31 | Arkansas State | Christopher Meyer steals the ball from Richard Issa | 55-49 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi | Christopher Meyer hits the finger roll | 55-51 |
| 09:13 | Arkansas State | Christopher Meyer steps in front of the Charles Farmer pass | 55-51 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | Christopher Meyer misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-51 |
| 09:00 | Arkansas State | Daniel Tracy pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 08:55 | Arkansas State | Jamie Simmons scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Charles Farmer | 58-51 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji is hacked by Jamie Simmons - foul #3 on Jamie Simmons, team foul #5 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Andrew Crowder (SF) Jamie Simmons | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp (PG), James Osborn (SG), Gary Williams (C) Christopher Meyer, Dikembe Orji, Patrick Tallent | |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | Gary Williams is fouled on the floor by Richard Issa - foul #2 on Richard Issa, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by James Osborn | 58-54 |
| 08:03 | Arkansas State | David Higgins is fouled on the floor by Gary Williams - foul #4 on Gary Williams, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher Albertson (PG), Eric Kelly (C) David Higgins, Daniel Tracy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ryan Ledford (SF), John Dimarco (C) Philip Cartwright, Gary Williams | |
| 07:43 | Arkansas State | Christopher Albertson knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Christopher Albertson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Farmer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Crowder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Issa (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Kelly (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Steven Hodapp (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Osborn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ryan Ledford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Faust (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Dimarco (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Osborn | 60-57 |
| 07:20 | Arkansas State | Charles Farmer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 07:19 | Arkansas State | Richard Issa hits the follow up shot | 62-57 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Ryan Ledford drills a jump hook from the left block | 62-59 |
| 06:53 | Arkansas State | Christopher Albertson is hacked by Ryan Ledford - foul #1 on Ryan Ledford, team foul #6 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David Higgins (PG), James Beeson (SG), Jamie Simmons (SF), Daniel Tracy (PF) Christopher Albertson, Charles Farmer, Andrew Crowder, Richard Issa | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright (SF), Gary Williams (PF), Patrick Tallent (C) Ryan Ledford, Dennis Faust, John Dimarco | |
| 06:44 | Arkansas State | The jump hook by James Beeson is blocked by Gary Williams | 62-59 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi | Gary Williams grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright is fouled on the floor by James Beeson - foul #5 on James Beeson, team foul #7 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Osborne (SF) James Beeson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji (PG) Steven Hodapp | |
| 06:17 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 05:53 | Arkansas State | David Higgins is fouled on the floor by James Osborn - foul #3 on James Osborn, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher Albertson (SG) Eric Kelly | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:53 | Arkansas State | David Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:53 | Arkansas State | David Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | Gary Williams connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Dikembe Orji | 64-63 |
| 05:18 | Arkansas State | Daniel Tracy misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-63 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi | James Osborn snags the defensive board | 64-63 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 04:55 | Arkansas State | Donald Osborne grabs the board | 64-63 |
| 04:50 | Arkansas State | David Higgins blows the layup | 64-63 |
| 04:48 | Arkansas State | Donald Osborne can't tip it in | 64-63 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji grabs the board | 64-63 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi | James Osborn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 64-63 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright hits the follow up shot | 64-65 |
| 04:06 | Arkansas State | Philip Cartwright takes the ball from Christopher Albertson | 64-65 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Farmer (SG), Andrew Crowder (SF), Eric Kelly (C) Christopher Albertson, Jamie Simmons, Donald Osborne | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp (PG), Dennis Faust (PF) Dikembe Orji, Gary Williams | |
| 03:44 | Mississippi | James Osborn misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-65 |
| 03:43 | Arkansas State | Eric Kelly pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - David Higgins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Farmer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Crowder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Tracy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Kelly (fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Steven Hodapp (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Osborn (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Philip Cartwright (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Faust (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Tallent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Arkansas State | Charles Farmer hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Higgins | 66-65 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Steven Hodapp | 66-67 |
| 02:54 | Arkansas State | Andrew Crowder misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-67 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi | Dennis Faust grabs the defensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 66-67 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi | Dennis Faust tips it in | 66-69 |
| 02:13 | Arkansas State | Daniel Tracy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Issa (PF) Daniel Tracy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji (SG), Christopher Meyer (SF), Gary Williams (C) James Osborn, Philip Cartwright, Patrick Tallent | |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Daniel Tracy (PF) Richard Issa | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Osborn (SG) Dikembe Orji | |
| 01:58 | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp is fouled on the floor by Daniel Tracy - foul #2 on Daniel Tracy, team foul #8 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright (SF), Patrick Tallent (C) Christopher Meyer, Gary Williams | |
| 01:58 | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp misses the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 01:58 | Arkansas State | Eric Kelly pulls down the rebound | 66-69 |
| 01:50 | Arkansas State | David Higgins connects on the fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Philip Cartwright - foul #2 on Philip Cartwright, team foul #8 | 68-69 |
| 01:50 | Arkansas State | David Higgins makes the free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi | Dennis Faust snags the offensive board | 69-69 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Osborn | 69-72 |
| 00:58 | Arkansas State | David Higgins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-72 |
| 00:56 | Arkansas State | Eric Kelly tips it but misses | 69-72 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas State | Eric Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 69-72 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas State | Eric Kelly clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-72 |
| 00:36 | Arkansas State | David Higgins pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-72 |
| 00:25 | Arkansas State | Andrew Crowder knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by David Higgins | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp is hacked by Charles Farmer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Farmer, team foul #9 | 71-72 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas State | David Higgins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-74 |
| 00:14 | Arkansas State | Daniel Tracy gets the offensive rebound | 71-74 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas State | Eric Kelly misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-74 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Dennis Faust grabs the board | 71-74 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Dennis Faust is fouled in the backcourt by David Higgins - foul #3 on David Higgins, team foul #10 | 71-74 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji (SG) James Osborn | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Dennis Faust misses the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Dennis Faust makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Andrew Crowder can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 71-75 |