| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Steve Spafford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Moses Oaks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Jolly (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerald Sorensen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Francis Templeton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James McDaniel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Dorsey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Cain (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Maynard (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenny Doucet (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Michael Cain inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Arkansas | James McDaniel scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Dorsey | 31-26 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-26 |
| 19:24 | Arkansas | James McDaniel grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 19:12 | Arkansas | Michael Maynard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi | Steve Spafford is hacked by James McDaniel - foul #1 on James McDaniel, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kato (C) Kenny Doucet | |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 18:46 | Arkansas | Michael Cain pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 18:22 | Arkansas | Michael Maynard is fouled on the floor by Jerald Sorensen - foul #1 on Jerald Sorensen, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Maurice Scott (PG), Kenny Doucet (C) James McDaniel, George Kato | |
| 18:02 | Arkansas | Kenny Doucet connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Michael Dorsey | 31-30 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 17:22 | Arkansas | Kenny Doucet hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 34-30 |
| 17:20 | Arkansas | Michael Maynard grabs the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 16:58 | Arkansas | Anthony Jolly is called for the reach on Michael Cain - foul #1 on Anthony Jolly, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roger Ward (SG) Moses Oaks | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James McDaniel (PG), George Kato (C) Maurice Scott, Kenny Doucet | |
| 16:39 | Arkansas | Michael Dorsey works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi | Roger Ward misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen grabs the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | James McDaniel takes the ball from Francis Templeton | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Steve Spafford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Ward (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Anthony Jolly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerald Sorensen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Francis Templeton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James McDaniel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Dorsey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Cain (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Maynard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - George Kato (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:56 | Arkansas | George Kato hits the finger roll set up by James McDaniel and he's hacked by Francis Templeton - foul #2 on Francis Templeton, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rory Markert (PG), Bryan Crofts (PF) Steve Spafford, Jerald Sorensen | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Partington (SF), Kenny Doucet (C) Michael Cain, Michael Maynard | |
| 15:56 | Arkansas | George Kato misses the free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-35 |
| 15:25 | Arkansas | George Kato pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 15:07 | Arkansas | Michael Dorsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steve Spafford (PG), Moses Oaks (SG), Christopher Brown (C) Rory Markert, Anthony Jolly, Francis Templeton | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Cain (SF), Michael Maynard (PF) Kevin Partington, George Kato | |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 14:37 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Kenny Doucet | 34-35 |
| 14:16 | Arkansas | Moses Oaks steals the ball from Michael Maynard | 34-35 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi | Michael Cain steps in front of the Bryan Crofts pass | 34-35 |
| 13:51 | Arkansas | Moses Oaks steps in front of the Michael Dorsey pass | 34-35 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi | Roger Ward comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Kenny Doucet - foul #2 on Kenny Doucet, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen (SF), Francis Templeton (C) Moses Oaks, Christopher Brown | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Maurice Scott (PG) James McDaniel | |
| 13:39 | Mississippi | Roger Ward makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi | Roger Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 13:21 | Arkansas | Michael Maynard blows the layup | 36-35 |
| 13:20 | Arkansas | Kenny Doucet tips it home | 36-37 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | Steve Spafford misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 13:10 | Arkansas | Michael Cain gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 12:50 | Arkansas | Michael Dorsey tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Dorsey, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Moses Oaks (SG), Anthony Jolly (SF) Roger Ward, Bryan Crofts | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James McDaniel (PG), William Jagger (SF) Maurice Scott, Michael Cain | |
| 12:27 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Dorsey - foul #2 on Michael Dorsey, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rory Markert (PG) Steve Spafford | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Cain (SF) William Jagger | |
| 12:27 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 12:04 | Arkansas | The jumper by Michael Cain is denied by Francis Templeton | 37-37 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Rory Markert | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Rory Markert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Moses Oaks (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Jolly (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerald Sorensen (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Francis Templeton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James McDaniel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Dorsey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Cain (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Maynard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenny Doucet (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Arkansas | Michael Dorsey splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-37 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jerald Sorensen | 39-37 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi | Rory Markert misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Kenny Doucet - foul #3 on Kenny Doucet, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Maurice Scott (PG), William Jagger (SF), George Kato (C) James McDaniel, Michael Cain, Kenny Doucet | |
| 11:11 | Mississippi | Rory Markert makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi | Rory Markert misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 11:11 | Arkansas | Michael Maynard grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 10:43 | Arkansas | Michael Dorsey evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 10:42 | Arkansas | Maurice Scott gets the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 10:18 | Arkansas | Michael Dorsey makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks loses the ball out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steve Spafford (PG), Roger Ward (SG), Bryan Crofts (PF) Rory Markert, Moses Oaks, Anthony Jolly | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James McDaniel (PG), Michael Cain (SF), Kenny Doucet (C) Michael Dorsey, William Jagger, George Kato | |
| 09:34 | Arkansas | Michael Maynard comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 40-40 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi | Steve Spafford gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi | Kenny Doucet swats the short shot by Steve Spafford | 40-40 |
| 09:25 | Arkansas | Kenny Doucet snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 09:03 | Arkansas | Kenny Doucet makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James McDaniel | 40-42 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi | Roger Ward connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Steve Spafford | 43-42 |
| 08:23 | Arkansas | Michael Maynard misses long on a shot near the basket | 43-42 |
| 08:21 | Arkansas | Michael Maynard can't tip it in | 43-42 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-42 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Jerald Sorensen | 43-42 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Maynard - foul #3 on Michael Maynard, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Moses Oaks (SG), Anthony Jolly (SF), Christopher Brown (C) Roger Ward, Bryan Crofts, Francis Templeton | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Dorsey (SG), William Jagger (SF), George Kato (PF) James McDaniel, Michael Cain, Michael Maynard | |
| 07:55 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 07:55 | Arkansas | Kenny Doucet gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 07:41 | Arkansas | Kenny Doucet drills a floater from close range | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Steve Spafford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Moses Oaks (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Jolly (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerald Sorensen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Maurice Scott (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Dorsey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Jagger (fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Kato (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenny Doucet (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Mississippi | Steve Spafford misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-44 |
| 07:24 | Arkansas | Kenny Doucet grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 07:00 | Arkansas | Steve Spafford is called for the reach on Kenny Doucet - foul #3 on Steve Spafford, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts (PF) Jerald Sorensen | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James McDaniel (PG), Michael Cain (SF), Michael Maynard (PF) Maurice Scott, William Jagger, George Kato | |
| 06:33 | Arkansas | Michael Dorsey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi | Christopher Brown gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 06:11 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Kenny Doucet | 44-44 |
| 05:42 | Arkansas | Christopher Brown swats the layup by Michael Cain | 44-44 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | Christopher Brown snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | Anthony Jolly misses the jump hook from the baseline | 44-44 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Brown | 44-44 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi | Anthony Jolly is whistled for a carry | 44-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rory Markert (PG), Francis Templeton (C) Steve Spafford, Christopher Brown | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Maurice Scott (PG), William Jagger (SF), George Kato (C) James McDaniel, Michael Cain, Kenny Doucet | |
| 05:01 | Arkansas | Michael Maynard knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 44-46 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi | Anthony Jolly hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-46 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Rory Markert | 44-46 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Rory Markert is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Rory Markert, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steve Spafford (PG), Roger Ward (SG), Jerald Sorensen (SF) Rory Markert, Moses Oaks, Anthony Jolly | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James McDaniel (PG), Michael Cain (SF), Kenny Doucet (C) Maurice Scott, William Jagger, Michael Maynard | |
| 04:02 | Arkansas | Michael Dorsey works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:51 | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts dunks the ball on a nice dish by Roger Ward | 46-49 |
| 03:30 | Arkansas | Michael Cain connects on the open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James McDaniel | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Steve Spafford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roger Ward (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerald Sorensen (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bryan Crofts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis Templeton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James McDaniel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Dorsey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Cain (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Kato (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenny Doucet (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen blows the layup | 46-51 |
| 03:10 | Arkansas | Michael Cain grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:42 | Arkansas | James McDaniel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Moses Oaks (SG), Anthony Jolly (SF) Roger Ward, Bryan Crofts | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Maurice Scott (PG), Michael Maynard (PF) James McDaniel, George Kato | |
| 02:27 | Mississippi | Michael Maynard is called for the reach on Moses Oaks - foul #4 on Michael Maynard, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James McDaniel (PG), Kevin Partington (SF) Maurice Scott, Michael Cain | |
| 02:27 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 02:27 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Michael Maynard | 47-51 |
| 02:21 | Arkansas | Steve Spafford steals the ball from Kevin Partington | 47-51 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | Anthony Jolly hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steve Spafford | 49-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:52 | Arkansas | Anthony Jolly picks off the pass by Michael Maynard | 49-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Anthony Jolly and he's hacked by Kenny Doucet - foul #4 on Kenny Doucet, team foul #8 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Cain (SF) Kevin Partington | |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen misses the free throw | 51-51 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen grabs the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-51 |
| 00:55 | Arkansas | James McDaniel misses short on a floater from the left block | 51-51 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas | Michael Cain misses the tip | 51-51 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Steve Spafford | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Arkansas | Michael Dorsey splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Steve Spafford | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | James McDaniel is called for the reach on Steve Spafford in the backcourt - foul #2 on James McDaniel, team foul #9 | 54-51 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Steve Spafford makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Steve Spafford makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Michael Dorsey misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jerald Sorensen | 56-51 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen is hacked by Michael Dorsey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Dorsey, team foul #10 | 56-51 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | James McDaniel misses long on a halfcourt shot | 58-51 |