| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Littles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Winters (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Samuel Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Chris Cunningham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garf Demski (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brian Southworth (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Swanson (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Simmons (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth inbounds the ball | 29-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham drills a 3 from straight away set up by David Simmons | 29-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Robert Wilson is blocked by Brian Southworth | 29-50 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | Robert Wilson misses the tip | 29-50 |
| 19:25 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth pulls down the rebound | 29-50 |
| 19:02 | Arkansas | Samuel Green steps in front of the Brian Southworth pass | 29-50 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz is fouled on the floor by Chris Cunningham - foul #1 on Chris Cunningham, team foul #1 | 29-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby (C) David Simmons | |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz is open and scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Littles | 31-50 |
| 18:09 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth lays it in on a nice dish by Chris Cunningham | 31-52 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (SG), Mark Hendrix (SF), Marvin Torian (PF), Joseph Hubbs (C) Gerald Littles, Michael Winters, Samuel Green, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Edwin Mason (SG), Donald Jones (SF), Bruce Rosemond (PF) Chris Cunningham, Garf Demski, Brian Southworth, James Swanson | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 17:38 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-52 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs pulls down the rebound | 31-52 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Dikembe Abdelaziz | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 17:10 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-52 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian grabs the defensive rebound | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-52 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian snags the offensive board | 34-52 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix loses the dribble to Donald Jones | 34-52 |
| 16:16 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow lays it up and in set up by Donald Jones | 34-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 16:07 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-54 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix grabs the offensive rebound | 34-54 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian is fouled on the floor by Bruce Rosemond - foul #1 on Bruce Rosemond, team foul #2 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Labrecque (PG), Gerald Littles (SG), Michael Winters (SF), Samuel Green (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Ernest Tyler, Mark Hendrix, Marvin Torian, Joseph Hubbs | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Brian Southworth (SF), James Swanson (PF), David Simmons (C) Brian Bigelow, Edwin Mason, Donald Jones, Bruce Rosemond, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Labrecque (fresh) SG - Gerald Littles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Winters (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Samuel Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Chris Cunningham (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Garf Demski (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brian Southworth (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Swanson (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Simmons (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | David Labrecque comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-54 |
| 15:33 | Arkansas | James Swanson grabs the board | 34-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 15:09 | Arkansas | Garf Demski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-54 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | David Labrecque gets the rebound | 34-54 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 34-54 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles snags the offensive board | 34-54 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-54 |
| 14:40 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth grabs the board | 34-54 |
| 14:15 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Garf Demski and the foul's on Michael Winters - foul #3 on Michael Winters, team foul #1 | 34-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Devon Funk (SF), Thomas Kott (C) Michael Winters, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Jones (SG), Ellis Reynolds (C) Garf Demski, David Simmons | |
| 14:15 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth makes the free throw | 34-57 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | David Labrecque's pass is intercepted by Ellis Reynolds in the backcourt | 34-57 |
| 13:57 | Arkansas | James Swanson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Billy Jones | 34-59 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles loses the ball out of bounds | 34-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Mark Hendrix (SG) David Labrecque, Gerald Littles | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Edwin Mason (SF), Bruce Rosemond (PF) Chris Cunningham, Brian Southworth, James Swanson | |
| 13:29 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-59 |
| 13:27 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond hits the follow up shot | 34-61 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | Edwin Mason steps in front of the Ernest Tyler pass in the backcourt | 34-61 |
| 13:21 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow slams it home on a nice dish by Edwin Mason | 34-63 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 34-63 |
| 13:08 | Arkansas | Edwin Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 34-63 |
| 12:51 | Arkansas | Edwin Mason is fouled on the floor by Ernest Tyler - foul #3 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #2 | 34-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Gerald Littles (SG), Michael Winters (SF), Robert Wilson (C) Ernest Tyler, Mark Hendrix, Devon Funk, Thomas Kott | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Garf Demski (SG), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Billy Jones, Ellis Reynolds | |
| 12:34 | Arkansas | Edwin Mason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Labrecque (SG), Marvin Torian (PF) Gerald Littles, Samuel Green | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Jones (SF), David Simmons (C) Edwin Mason, Bruce Rosemond | |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Brian Bigelow is called for the reach on Robert Wilson - foul #2 on Brian Bigelow, team foul #3 | 34-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs (C) Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG) Brian Bigelow | |
| 12:10 | Mississippi State | David Simmons steps in front of the Joseph Hubbs pass | 34-63 |
| 11:57 | Arkansas | David Simmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Devon Funk (SF) Michael Winters | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Southworth (SF), James Swanson (PF) Donald Jones, David Simmons | |
| 11:53 | Mississippi State | Garf Demski is called for the reach on David Labrecque in the backcourt - foul #3 on Garf Demski, team foul #4 | 34-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix (SG) David Labrecque | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 11:46 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-63 |
| 11:44 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby grabs the board | 34-63 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hendrix (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Devon Funk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Torian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Hubbs (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Chris Cunningham (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Garf Demski (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Brian Southworth (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Swanson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwayne Lisenby (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 34-63 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Mark Hendrix | 34-63 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-63 |
| 11:10 | Arkansas | James Swanson grabs the board | 34-63 |
| 11:05 | Arkansas | Garf Demski misses long on a floater from the left wing | 34-63 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian grabs the board | 34-63 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix is hacked by Chris Cunningham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chris Cunningham, team foul #5 | 34-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (SG), Michael Winters (SF), Thomas Kott (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Mark Hendrix, Devon Funk, Marvin Torian, Joseph Hubbs | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Edwin Mason (SG), Ellis Reynolds (C) Chris Cunningham, Garf Demski, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott's fadeaway is rejected by James Swanson | 34-63 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott snags the offensive board | 34-63 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-63 |
| 10:35 | Arkansas | Edwin Mason snags the defensive board | 34-63 |
| 10:06 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow misses the 3 from the left wing | 34-63 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Thomas Kott | 34-63 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott can't throw it down | 34-63 |
| 09:46 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth snags the defensive board | 34-63 |
| 09:17 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Brian Bigelow and he's hacked by Michael Winters - foul #4 on Michael Winters, team foul #3 | 34-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix (PG), David Labrecque (SG), Devon Funk (SF), Marvin Torian (PF), Joseph Hubbs (C) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Ernest Tyler, Michael Winters, Thomas Kott, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Bruce Rosemond (PF), David Simmons (C) Brian Bigelow, Edwin Mason, James Swanson, Ellis Reynolds | |
| 09:17 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth misses the free throw | 34-65 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs grabs the board | 34-65 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi State | Devon Funk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-65 |
| 08:59 | Arkansas | David Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 34-65 |
| 08:44 | Arkansas | Garf Demski connects on the 3 from straight away | 34-68 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi State | Devon Funk can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-68 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian tips it home | 36-68 |
| 07:53 | Arkansas | Garf Demski connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Rosemond | 36-71 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs's floater is tipped away by David Simmons | 36-71 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs hits the follow up shot | 38-71 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Hendrix (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Labrecque (fresh) SF - Devon Funk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Torian (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Hubbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Chris Cunningham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Garf Demski (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Brian Southworth (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - Bruce Rosemond (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Simmons (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Thomas Kott (C) David Labrecque, Devon Funk | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Edwin Mason (SG), Donald Jones (SF), Ellis Reynolds (PF), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Chris Cunningham, Garf Demski, Brian Southworth, Bruce Rosemond, David Simmons | |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Edwin Mason - foul #2 on Edwin Mason, team foul #6 | 38-71 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix makes the 1st free throw | 39-71 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix makes the 2nd free throw | 40-71 |
| 06:35 | Arkansas | Thomas Kott steals it from Brian Bigelow | 40-71 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Mark Hendrix | 43-71 |
| 06:00 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-71 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott grabs the defensive rebound | 43-71 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Labrecque (SG) Joseph Hubbs | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Swanson (PF) Ellis Reynolds | |
| 05:27 | Arkansas | James Swanson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edwin Mason and the foul's on Marvin Torian - foul #1 on Marvin Torian, team foul #4 | 43-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Devon Funk (SF) Mark Hendrix | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Billy Jones (SG), Bruce Rosemond (C) Brian Bigelow, Donald Jones, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| 05:27 | Arkansas | James Swanson makes the free throw | 43-74 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Devon Funk comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-74 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | David Labrecque grabs the offensive rebound | 43-74 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Edwin Mason takes the ball from Devon Funk | 43-74 |
| 04:37 | Arkansas | Billy Jones lays it in set up by Edwin Mason | 43-76 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler drills a floater from the left wing | 45-76 |
| 03:57 | Arkansas | Devon Funk blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Chris Cunningham | 45-76 |
| 03:55 | Arkansas | James Swanson hits the follow up shot | 45-78 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler is called for traveling | 45-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix (SG), Joseph Hubbs (PF) David Labrecque, Thomas Kott | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Donald Jones (SF), Ellis Reynolds (PF), David Simmons (C) Chris Cunningham, Billy Jones, Edwin Mason, James Swanson, Bruce Rosemond | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:28 | Arkansas | Garf Demski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-78 |
| 03:27 | Mississippi State | Devon Funk grabs the board | 45-78 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Hendrix (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Devon Funk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joseph Hubbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Marvin Torian (tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Garf Demski (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Donald Jones (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ellis Reynolds (fresh) C - David Simmons (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Devon Funk clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-78 |
| 03:22 | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 45-78 |
| 03:18 | Arkansas | Donald Jones is hacked by Marvin Torian - foul #2 on Marvin Torian, team foul #5 | 45-78 |
| 02:57 | Arkansas | David Simmons misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-78 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Devon Funk pulls down the rebound | 45-78 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Labrecque (SG) Devon Funk | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 02:32 | Arkansas | David Simmons lays it up and in | 45-80 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | David Labrecque misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-80 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian tips it home | 47-80 |
| 01:44 | Arkansas | Garf Demski scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by David Labrecque - foul #1 on David Labrecque, team foul #6 | 47-82 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott (C) David Labrecque | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Brian Southworth (SF), James Swanson (PF) Brian Bigelow, Donald Jones, Ellis Reynolds | |
| 01:44 | Arkansas | Garf Demski makes the free throw | 47-83 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | David Simmons steals the ball from Marvin Torian | 47-83 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Garf Demski | 47-86 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 47-86 |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth grabs the board | 47-86 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Arkansas | David Simmons knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Chris Cunningham | 47-88 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-88 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas | Garf Demski gets the rebound | 47-88 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham runs out the clock | 47-88 |