| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) SG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) SF - Dustin Holbrook (fresh) PF - Greg Walker (fresh) C - Quinn Botkin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dmitry Ziesman (fresh) SG - Julian Salter (fresh) SF - Frank Gibbons (fresh) PF - John Miller (fresh) C - David Hilt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | John Miller wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Arkansas | Julian Salter lays it up and in set up by John Miller and he's hacked by Kevin Pegues - foul #1 on Kevin Pegues, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | Arkansas | Julian Salter makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Arkansas | John Miller hits the follow up shot | 0-5 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi | Julian Salter takes the ball from Greg Walker | 0-5 |
| 18:29 | Arkansas | Julian Salter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 0-5 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi | Greg Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Smith | 2-5 |
| 17:39 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Gibbons and he's hacked by Dustin Holbrook - foul #1 on Dustin Holbrook, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran (SG), Charles Pringle (SF), Daniel Williams (PF), David Mattson (C) Julian Salter, Frank Gibbons, John Miller, David Hilt | |
| 17:39 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman makes the free throw | 2-8 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-8 |
| 17:14 | Arkansas | Kevin Pegues picks off the pass by Dmitry Ziesman in the backcourt | 5-8 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dustin Holbrook | 7-8 |
| 16:37 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Mattson and he's hacked by Kenneth Smith - foul #1 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Mays (PG), Charles Kawakami (SF) Kenneth Smith, Dustin Holbrook | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Julian Salter (SG) Nathan Cochran | |
| 16:37 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman makes the free throw | 7-11 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin's fadeaway is rejected by David Mattson | 7-11 |
| 16:17 | Arkansas | Charles Pringle gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 15:59 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 15:58 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Julian Salter | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Mays (fresh) SG - Kevin Pegues (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) PF - Greg Walker (fairly fresh) C - Quinn Botkin (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dmitry Ziesman (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Julian Salter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Pringle (fresh) PF - Daniel Williams (fairly fresh) C - David Mattson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Arkansas | Julian Salter misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Kawakami - foul #1 on Charles Kawakami, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Mertens (SG) Kevin Pegues | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Sam Ragsdale (PG), Gregory Bremner (PF), David Hilt (C) Dmitry Ziesman, Daniel Williams, David Mattson | |
| 15:45 | Arkansas | Julian Salter makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 15:45 | Arkansas | Julian Salter makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | Greg Walker throws it down set up by John Mays and he's fouled by Charles Pringle - foul #1 on Charles Pringle, team foul #1 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran (SG), Frank Gibbons (SF) Julian Salter, Charles Pringle | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the free throw | 10-13 |
| 15:16 | Arkansas | Scott Mertens is called for the reach on Nathan Cochran - foul #1 on Scott Mertens, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG) John Mays | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 14:54 | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-13 |
| 14:52 | Arkansas | Frank Gibbons pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 14:39 | Arkansas | Greg Walker is called for the reach on Gregory Bremner - foul #1 on Greg Walker, team foul #6 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (SG), Dustin Holbrook (SF) Scott Mertens, Charles Kawakami | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Julian Salter (SG), Charles Pringle (SF), John Miller (PF) Nathan Cochran, Frank Gibbons, David Hilt | |
| 14:32 | Arkansas | Julian Salter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-13 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | Greg Walker's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Bremner | 10-13 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Holbrook | 10-13 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi | John Miller steals the ball from Dustin Holbrook | 10-13 |
| 13:48 | Arkansas | Julian Salter drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Pringle | 10-15 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Gregory Bremner - foul #1 on Gregory Bremner, team foul #2 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Mays (PG), Clarence Birdwell (PF) Kenneth Smith, Greg Walker | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman (PG), Nathan Cochran (SG), Daniel Williams (PF), David Mattson (C) Sam Ragsdale, Julian Salter, John Miller, Gregory Bremner | |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin misses the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 13:17 | Arkansas | David Mattson drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Dmitry Ziesman | 11-17 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi | Nathan Cochran takes the ball from Kevin Pegues | 11-17 |
| 12:57 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-17 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin snags the defensive board | 11-17 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin clanks a jumper from the baseline | 11-17 |
| 12:30 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| 12:25 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Clarence Birdwell | 11-17 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | John Mays is hacked by Dmitry Ziesman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dmitry Ziesman, team foul #3 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Mertens (SG), Charles Kawakami (SF), John Powers (C) Kevin Pegues, Dustin Holbrook, Quinn Botkin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Julian Salter (PG), Frank Gibbons (SF), David Hilt (C) Dmitry Ziesman, Charles Pringle, David Mattson | |
| 12:05 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens clanks a shot in the lane | 11-17 |
| 12:04 | Arkansas | David Hilt pulls down the rebound | 11-17 |
| 11:38 | Arkansas | Julian Salter misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 11-17 |
| 11:36 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Clarence Birdwell | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Mays (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) PF - Clarence Birdwell (fresh) C - John Powers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Julian Salter (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Nathan Cochran (fairly fresh) SF - Frank Gibbons (fresh) PF - Daniel Williams (fairly fresh) C - David Hilt (fresh) | |
| 11:11 | Mississippi | John Mays hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 11-17 |
| 11:09 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Frank Gibbons | 11-17 |
| 10:51 | Arkansas | Julian Salter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-17 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Charles Kawakami | 11-17 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi | John Powers comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-17 |
| 10:35 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Julian Salter | 11-17 |
| 10:16 | Arkansas | John Mays is called for the reach on David Hilt - foul #1 on John Mays, team foul #7 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Kevin Pegues (SG), Dustin Holbrook (SF), Greg Walker (PF), Quinn Botkin (C) John Mays, Scott Mertens, Charles Kawakami, Clarence Birdwell, John Powers | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Sam Ragsdale (PG), Earl Bouffard (SG), Charles Pringle (SF), John Miller (PF) Julian Salter, Nathan Cochran, Frank Gibbons, Daniel Williams | |
| 10:16 | Arkansas | David Hilt misses the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 10:16 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to John Miller | 11-17 |
| 10:00 | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Kevin Pegues - foul #2 on Kevin Pegues, team foul #8 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami (SF) Kevin Pegues | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Mattson (C) David Hilt | |
| 10:00 | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:00 | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard makes the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-19 |
| 09:34 | Arkansas | Charles Pringle gets the rebound | 11-19 |
| 09:21 | Arkansas | Dustin Holbrook steals the ball from David Mattson | 11-19 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dustin Holbrook | 13-19 |
| 09:02 | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 13-19 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Quinn Botkin | 13-19 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith is hacked by John Miller in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Miller, team foul #4 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Mertens (SG), John Powers (SF) Dustin Holbrook, Charles Kawakami | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman (PG), Gregory Bremner (PF) Sam Ragsdale, John Miller | |
| 08:31 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Greg Walker | 15-19 |
| 08:07 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Earl Bouffard | 15-22 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi | Greg Walker can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 15-22 |
| 07:42 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to David Mattson | 15-22 |
| 07:37 | Arkansas | Kenneth Smith steals the ball from Earl Bouffard | 15-22 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses the easy layup | 15-22 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi | John Powers snags the offensive board | 15-22 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Mertens (fairly fresh) SF - John Powers (fairly fresh) PF - Greg Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Quinn Botkin (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dmitry Ziesman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Bouffard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Pringle (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gregory Bremner (fresh) C - David Mattson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin is alone and drills a runner in the paint | 17-22 |
| 07:04 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-22 |
| 07:03 | Arkansas | David Mattson tips it home | 17-24 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | Greg Walker's floater is tipped away by David Mattson | 17-24 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Smith | 17-24 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 17-24 |
| 06:27 | Arkansas | Gregory Bremner pulls down the rebound | 17-24 |
| 06:15 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-24 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi | Greg Walker grabs the board | 17-24 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Quinn Botkin is denied by Gregory Bremner | 17-24 |
| 05:50 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman gets the rebound | 17-24 |
| 05:28 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-24 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith snags the defensive board | 17-24 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith is hacked by David Mattson in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Mattson, team foul #5 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Mays (PG), Dustin Holbrook (SG), Charles Kawakami (SF), Clarence Birdwell (PF), John Alejandro (C) Kenneth Smith, Scott Mertens, John Powers, Greg Walker, Quinn Botkin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Sam Ragsdale (PG), Julian Salter (SG), Frank Gibbons (SF), John Miller (PF), David Hilt (C) Dmitry Ziesman, Earl Bouffard, Charles Pringle, Gregory Bremner, David Mattson | |
| 05:19 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 19-24 |
| 05:03 | Arkansas | Julian Salter misses the jumper from the free throw line | 19-24 |
| 05:02 | Arkansas | David Hilt tips it in | 19-26 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-26 |
| 04:33 | Arkansas | John Miller is hacked by John Mays - foul #2 on John Mays, team foul #9 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG) John Mays | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 04:33 | Arkansas | John Miller makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 04:33 | Arkansas | John Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami is hacked by Frank Gibbons - foul #1 on Frank Gibbons, team foul #6 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Williams (PF) John Miller | |
| 03:42 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook misses the dunk | 19-28 |
| 03:40 | Arkansas | David Hilt grabs the board | 19-28 |
| 03:16 | Arkansas | Julian Salter buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Sam Ragsdale | 19-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Holbrook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Birdwell (fairly fresh) C - John Alejandro (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Sam Ragsdale (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Julian Salter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Frank Gibbons (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Williams (fresh) C - David Hilt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | Frank Gibbons picks off the pass by Dustin Holbrook in the backcourt | 19-31 |
| 03:03 | Arkansas | Clarence Birdwell swats the short shot by Julian Salter | 19-31 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | John Alejandro grabs the board | 19-31 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi | David Hilt steals the ball from Kenneth Smith | 19-31 |
| 02:25 | Arkansas | Julian Salter clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-31 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi | Clarence Birdwell snags the defensive board | 19-31 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-31 |
| 01:59 | Arkansas | Frank Gibbons grabs the defensive rebound | 19-31 |
| 01:43 | Arkansas | Julian Salter misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Dustin Holbrook - foul #2 on Dustin Holbrook, team foul #10 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Mays (PG), Kevin Pegues (SG), Scott Mertens (SF), Greg Walker (PF), Quinn Botkin (C) Kenneth Smith, Dustin Holbrook, Charles Kawakami, Clarence Birdwell, John Alejandro | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman (PG), Charles Pringle (SF), John Miller (PF), Gregory Bremner (C) Sam Ragsdale, Frank Gibbons, Daniel Williams, David Hilt | |
| 01:43 | Arkansas | Julian Salter makes the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 01:43 | Arkansas | Julian Salter misses the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 01:43 | Arkansas | John Miller gets the offensive rebound | 19-32 |
| 01:27 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 19-32 |
| 01:26 | Arkansas | Charles Pringle can't tip it in | 19-32 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin gets the rebound | 19-32 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | John Mays is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Mays, team foul #11 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Powers (SF) John Mays | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran (SG), David Mattson (C) Julian Salter, Gregory Bremner | |
| 01:14 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Pringle | 19-35 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Mertens, team foul #12 | 19-35 |
| 01:04 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Pringle | 19-38 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | John Powers is called for a backcourt violation | 19-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gregory Bremner (PF) John Miller | |
| 00:23 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG) Scott Mertens | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Miller (PF) David Mattson | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-38 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-38 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Greg Walker grabs the board | 19-38 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Greg Walker comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 19-38 |