| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Steele (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Depasquale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Guin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Van Mercer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Swinehart (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Mayle (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Van Mercer inbounds the ball | 38-25 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:34 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin lays it in on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Steven Mayle and the foul's on Steven Steele - foul #2 on Steven Steele, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| 19:34 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin makes the free throw | 38-28 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Steven Steele hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-28 |
| 19:15 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle snags the defensive board | 38-28 |
| 18:51 | Arkansas | Steven Steele is called for the reach on Richard Depasquale - foul #3 on Steven Steele, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| 18:33 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #3 | 38-28 |
| 18:33 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 18:33 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | James Swinehart picks off the pass by Stan Conley | 38-30 |
| 17:55 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Van Mercer | 38-32 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Stan Conley | 41-32 |
| 17:15 | Arkansas | James Swinehart hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi | Steven Steele is called for a charge - foul #4 on Steven Steele, team foul #4 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Barry Davis (SG), William King (SF), Albert Tseng (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) Eric Ferguson, Stan Conley, Steven Steele, Clinton Meyer, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin (PG), Tibor Zais (SF), Ed Gilmore (PF), Willie Green (C) Richard Depasquale, Van Mercer, James Swinehart, Steven Mayle | |
| 16:36 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Tibor Zais | 41-37 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | William King drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Willie Lewis and he's hacked by Ed Gilmore - foul #1 on Ed Gilmore, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Beaupre (SG) Raymond Guin | |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | William King makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| 16:12 | Arkansas | Michael Beaupre is whistled for a carry | 44-37 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi | The jumper by Willie Lewis is denied by Willie Green | 44-37 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi | William King grabs the offensive board | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Albert Tseng (fresh) C - Thurman Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Alfredo Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Beaupre (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tibor Zais (fresh) PF - Ed Gilmore (fresh) C - Willie Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | William King misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 44-37 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi | William King misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-37 |
| 15:22 | Arkansas | Willie Green grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 15:03 | Arkansas | Willie Green hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Beaupre | 44-39 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Ed Gilmore - foul #2 on Ed Gilmore, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (PG), Stan Conley (SG), Clinton Meyer (PF), Robert Smith (C) Willie Lewis, Barry Davis, William King, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale (PG), Raymond Guin (SG), Van Mercer (SF), James Swinehart (PF), Steven Mayle (C) Alfredo Martin, Michael Beaupre, Tibor Zais, Ed Gilmore, Willie Green | |
| 14:42 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:13 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-39 |
| 14:11 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle grabs the offensive board | 45-39 |
| 13:47 | Arkansas | James Swinehart misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Clinton Meyer | 48-39 |
| 13:09 | Arkansas | James Swinehart splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Steele (SF) Albert Tseng | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 12:32 | Arkansas | Van Mercer is hacked by Eric Ferguson - foul #1 on Eric Ferguson, team foul #5 | 48-39 |
| 12:11 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Mayle | 48-41 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi | Stan Conley pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 11:37 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Steele (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Clinton Meyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Depasquale (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Guin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Van Mercer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Swinehart (fresh) 5 pts. C - Steven Mayle (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Arkansas | James Swinehart knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Depasquale | 48-44 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi | Robert Smith clanks a jumper in the paint | 48-44 |
| 10:54 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 10:50 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-44 |
| 10:49 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Mayle | 48-44 |
| 10:30 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Steven Mayle | 48-47 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | Steven Steele scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Eric Ferguson | 50-47 |
| 09:57 | Arkansas | James Swinehart is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Stan Conley - foul #3 on Stan Conley, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Barry Davis (SG), William King (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) Eric Ferguson, Stan Conley, Clinton Meyer, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin (PG), Michael Beaupre (SG), Tibor Zais (SF), Willie Green (C) Richard Depasquale, Raymond Guin, Van Mercer, Steven Mayle | |
| 09:57 | Arkansas | James Swinehart makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 09:57 | Arkansas | James Swinehart makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Steven Steele connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William King | 53-49 |
| 09:18 | Arkansas | Michael Beaupre can't finish the layup | 53-49 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | William King hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Willie Lewis | 55-49 |
| 08:33 | Arkansas | Tibor Zais misses the lay-in | 55-49 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi | Steven Steele buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Barry Davis | 58-49 |
| 07:58 | Arkansas | James Swinehart shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Barry Davis - foul #2 on Barry Davis, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (PG), Albert Tseng (PF), Robert Smith (C) Willie Lewis, Steven Steele, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale (PG), Raymond Guin (SG), Steven Mayle (C) Alfredo Martin, Michael Beaupre, Willie Green | |
| 07:58 | Arkansas | James Swinehart misses the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 07:58 | Arkansas | James Swinehart makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson is hacked by Tibor Zais - foul #2 on Tibor Zais, team foul #3 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG) Barry Davis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Van Mercer (SF), Ed Gilmore (PF) Tibor Zais, James Swinehart | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William King (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Depasquale (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Guin (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Van Mercer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ed Gilmore (fresh) C - Steven Mayle (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 07:02 | Arkansas | Ed Gilmore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi | William King grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Stan Conley | 64-50 |
| 06:30 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper in the lane | 64-52 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi | Robert Smith buries a floater from the left side set up by Eric Ferguson | 66-52 |
| 06:09 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin is hacked by Albert Tseng - foul #1 on Albert Tseng, team foul #8 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Steven Steele (SF), Clinton Meyer (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) Eric Ferguson, William King, Albert Tseng, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin (PG) Richard Depasquale | |
| 06:09 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 06:09 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Alfredo Martin takes the ball from Willie Lewis in the backcourt | 66-54 |
| 05:55 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Van Mercer | 66-57 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis travels with the ball | 66-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG) Stan Conley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tibor Zais (SF), Willie Green (C) Van Mercer, Steven Mayle | |
| 05:06 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | Steven Steele grabs the board | 66-57 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi | Willie Green steals the ball from Clinton Meyer | 66-57 |
| 04:20 | Arkansas | The jump hook by Willie Green is blocked by Clinton Meyer | 66-57 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thurman Lewis | 66-57 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (PG), Stan Conley (SG), Robert Smith (C) Willie Lewis, Barry Davis, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale (PG), Van Mercer (SF), James Swinehart (PF), Steven Mayle (C) Alfredo Martin, Tibor Zais, Ed Gilmore, Willie Green | |
| 04:05 | Mississippi | Robert Smith buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Clinton Meyer | 68-57 |
| 03:39 | Arkansas | James Swinehart buries a shot from just outside the lane | 68-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Steele (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Depasquale (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Guin (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Van Mercer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Swinehart (fresh) 13 pts. C - Steven Mayle (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi | Robert Smith is hacked by Richard Depasquale - foul #1 on Richard Depasquale, team foul #4 | 68-59 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Stan Conley and he's fouled by Raymond Guin - foul #3 on Raymond Guin, team foul #5 | 70-59 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer makes the free throw | 71-59 |
| 02:44 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-59 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | Steven Steele grabs the defensive rebound | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:37 | Mississippi | Steven Steele hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 71-59 |
| 02:36 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin grabs the defensive rebound | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:22 | Arkansas | Van Mercer is called for traveling | 71-59 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Steven Mayle - foul #3 on Steven Mayle, team foul #6 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Beaupre (SG) Raymond Guin | |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| 01:51 | Arkansas | Robert Smith steals it from Steven Mayle out of a doubleteam | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Robert Smith is fouled on the floor by Van Mercer - foul #2 on Van Mercer, team foul #7 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Guin (SG) Michael Beaupre | |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 01:24 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle snags the defensive board | 73-59 |
| 01:08 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 73-59 |
| 01:07 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale tips it in | 73-61 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson knocks in the floater from the right wing | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:37 | Arkansas | James Swinehart is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 75-61 |
| 00:35 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to James Swinehart | 75-61 |
| 00:33 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin is fouled on the floor by Steven Steele - foul #5 on Steven Steele, team foul #9 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William King (SF) Steven Steele | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:33 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin makes the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 00:33 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 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 a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by William King | 77-63 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-63 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 77-63 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Robert Smith runs out the clock | 77-63 |