| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Pell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Lassiter (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mason Littrell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Depasquale (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Guin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Van Mercer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tibor Zais (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mathew Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Van Mercer inbounds the ball | 47-34 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Van Mercer and he's fouled by Mason Littrell - foul #1 on Mason Littrell, team foul #1 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (PG), Leandro Romano (SG), Larry Freese (SF) James Pell, Joseph Lassiter, Gene Bell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 19:38 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale makes the free throw | 47-37 |
| 19:18 | Michigan State | Rodney Brown clanks a 3 from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 19:17 | Arkansas | Mathew Hall snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 18:58 | Arkansas | Tibor Zais clanks a shot from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 18:56 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 18:50 | Michigan State | Larry Freese misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-37 |
| 18:49 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano snags the offensive board | 47-37 |
| 18:30 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-37 |
| 18:29 | Michigan State | Larry Freese can't tip it in | 47-37 |
| 18:27 | Arkansas | Mathew Hall grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 18:12 | Arkansas | Tibor Zais hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | Larry Freese grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 18:05 | Michigan State | Larry Freese loses the dribble to Van Mercer | 47-37 |
| 18:01 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale can't finish the layup | 47-37 |
| 17:59 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 17:52 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart drills a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Tibor Zais - foul #1 on Tibor Zais, team foul #1 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), Joseph Lassiter (SG), Gene Bell (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF) Rodney Brown, Leandro Romano, Larry Freese, Mason Littrell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 17:52 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart makes the free throw | 50-37 |
| 17:37 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale makes the floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Wayne Stewart - foul #1 on Wayne Stewart, team foul #2 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leandro Romano (SG), William Jenkins (C) Joseph Lassiter, Wayne Stewart | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin (SF), James Worley (C) Van Mercer, Mathew Hall | |
| 17:37 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale misses the free throw | 50-39 |
| 17:37 | Michigan State | William Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 17:17 | Michigan State | James Pell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 17:15 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 16:57 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale misses long on a jumper from the left side | 50-39 |
| 16:56 | Michigan State | James Pell pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | James Pell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-39 |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman gets the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 16:35 | Michigan State | Gene Bell is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Gene Bell, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (PG), Joseph Lassiter (SG), Mason Littrell (PF), Wayne Stewart (C) James Pell, Leandro Romano, Jeffrey Twyman, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski (PG), Van Mercer (SF), Maynard Grandy (C) Richard Depasquale, Raymond Guin, Tibor Zais | |
| 16:17 | Arkansas | Van Mercer is hacked by Gene Bell - foul #3 on Gene Bell, team foul #4 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Freese (SF) Gene Bell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mathew Hall (C) Maynard Grandy | |
| 16:07 | Arkansas | Wayne Stewart picks off the pass by Swietomierz Cipkowski | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Rodney Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Lassiter (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Freese (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mason Littrell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Stewart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Swietomierz Cipkowski (fresh) SG - Alfredo Martin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Van Mercer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Worley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mathew Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter is fouled on the floor by Swietomierz Cipkowski - foul #1 on Swietomierz Cipkowski, team foul #2 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), Gene Bell (SF), William Jenkins (C) Rodney Brown, Joseph Lassiter, Wayne Stewart | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Marc Brummett (PF) James Worley | |
| 15:32 | Michigan State | James Pell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gene Bell | 53-39 |
| 15:21 | Arkansas | Van Mercer hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 53-39 |
| 15:20 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Jenkins | 53-39 |
| 15:13 | Michigan State | James Pell clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-39 |
| 15:12 | Arkansas | Mathew Hall snags the defensive board | 53-39 |
| 15:05 | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin misses the runner from the right block but he's fouled by James Pell - foul #1 on James Pell, team foul #5 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (PG), Joseph Lassiter (SG), Jeffrey Twyman (PF), Wayne Stewart (C) James Pell, Larry Freese, Mason Littrell, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Guin (SG), Tibor Zais (SF) Swietomierz Cipkowski, Van Mercer | |
| 15:05 | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin misses the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 15:05 | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 15:05 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Gene Bell | 55-39 |
| 14:27 | Arkansas | Marc Brummett clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-39 |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart gets the rebound | 55-39 |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter drills a 3 from straight away | 58-39 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:05 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Alfredo Martin | 58-42 |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter loses the dribble to Raymond Guin | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:21 | Arkansas | Tibor Zais misses long on a jumper from the right side | 58-42 |
| 13:20 | Arkansas | Mathew Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 58-42 |
| 13:05 | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin is whistled for a carry | 58-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), Leandro Romano (SG), Larry Freese (SF), Mason Littrell (PF), William Jenkins (C) Rodney Brown, Joseph Lassiter, Gene Bell, Jeffrey Twyman, Wayne Stewart | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale (PG), Swietomierz Cipkowski (SG), Van Mercer (SF), James Worley (C) Alfredo Martin, Raymond Guin, Marc Brummett, Mathew Hall | |
| 12:50 | Michigan State | James Pell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-42 |
| 12:48 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano grabs the offensive board | 58-42 |
| 12:31 | Michigan State | James Pell connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Leandro Romano | 61-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:12 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Tibor Zais | 61-44 |
| 12:06 | Michigan State | James Pell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Freese | 64-44 |
| 11:50 | Arkansas | Van Mercer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-44 |
| 11:48 | Arkansas | Van Mercer snags the offensive board | 64-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Pell (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leandro Romano (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Freese (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mason Littrell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Depasquale (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Swietomierz Cipkowski (fresh) SF - Van Mercer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tibor Zais (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Worley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale is fouled on the floor by James Pell - foul #2 on James Pell, team foul #6 | 64-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gene Bell (SF), Wayne Stewart (C) Larry Freese, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Guin (SG), Maynard Grandy (C) Swietomierz Cipkowski, Tibor Zais | |
| 11:27 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Depasquale | 64-47 |
| 11:07 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-47 |
| 11:06 | Michigan State | James Pell tips it in | 66-47 |
| 10:59 | Arkansas | Van Mercer misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 66-47 |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell snags the defensive board | 66-47 |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-47 |
| 10:51 | Arkansas | Maynard Grandy gets the rebound | 66-47 |
| 10:44 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-47 |
| 10:43 | Arkansas | Maynard Grandy snags the offensive board | 66-47 |
| 10:33 | Arkansas | Gene Bell takes the ball from Raymond Guin | 66-47 |
| 10:19 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (PG), Joseph Lassiter (SG), Willie Sessions (PF), William Jenkins (C) James Pell, Leandro Romano, Mason Littrell, Wayne Stewart | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski (PG), Marc Brummett (PF), Mathew Hall (C) Richard Depasquale, James Worley, Maynard Grandy | |
| 10:03 | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-47 |
| 10:01 | Michigan State | William Jenkins gets the rebound | 66-47 |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | Willie Sessions drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from William Jenkins | 68-47 |
| 09:23 | Arkansas | Mathew Hall is denied on a layup by William Jenkins | 68-47 |
| 09:21 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Willie Sessions | 68-47 |
| 09:16 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-47 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Gene Bell grabs the offensive board | 68-47 |
| 08:58 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-47 |
| 08:56 | Arkansas | Mathew Hall pulls down the rebound | 68-47 |
| 08:37 | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski drills a 3 from the left corner | 68-50 |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | Rodney Brown clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Marc Brummett - foul #4 on Marc Brummett, team foul #3 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leandro Romano (SG), Larry Freese (SF), Mason Littrell (PF), Wayne Stewart (C) Joseph Lassiter, Gene Bell, Willie Sessions, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale (PG), Alfredo Martin (SG), Tibor Zais (PF), Maynard Grandy (C) Raymond Guin, Van Mercer, Marc Brummett, Mathew Hall | |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | Rodney Brown makes the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | Rodney Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 70-50 |
| 08:12 | Arkansas | Wayne Stewart swats the short shot by Maynard Grandy | 70-50 |
| 08:10 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell grabs the defensive rebound | 70-50 |
| 08:03 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell is whistled for a carry | 70-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), Willie Sessions (SF) Rodney Brown, Leandro Romano | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Worley (C) Maynard Grandy | |
| 07:45 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 70-50 |
| 07:44 | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski gets the offensive rebound | 70-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Pell (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Freese (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Willie Sessions (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mason Littrell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Stewart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Depasquale (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfredo Martin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Swietomierz Cipkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tibor Zais (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Worley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 70-50 |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | Willie Sessions pulls down the rebound | 70-50 |
| 07:27 | Michigan State | Richard Depasquale takes the ball from Willie Sessions | 70-50 |
| 07:02 | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Swietomierz Cipkowski | 70-52 |
| 06:41 | Michigan State | James Pell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 70-52 |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | Willie Sessions grabs the offensive rebound | 70-52 |
| 06:24 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart is hacked by Tibor Zais - foul #2 on Tibor Zais, team foul #4 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leandro Romano (SG), Gene Bell (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF), William Jenkins (C) Larry Freese, Willie Sessions, Mason Littrell, Wayne Stewart | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Guin (SG), Marc Brummett (PF), Mathew Hall (C) Swietomierz Cipkowski, Tibor Zais, James Worley | |
| 06:11 | Michigan State | James Pell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-52 |
| 06:09 | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin pulls down the rebound | 70-52 |
| 05:47 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Gene Bell - foul #4 on Gene Bell, team foul #7 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (PG), Joseph Lassiter (SG) James Pell, Leandro Romano | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Van Mercer (SF) Alfredo Martin | |
| 05:47 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale makes the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 05:47 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 05:31 | Michigan State | William Jenkins travels with the ball | 70-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), Mason Littrell (PF), Wayne Stewart (C) Rodney Brown, Jeffrey Twyman, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronald Williams (PG) Richard Depasquale | |
| 05:23 | Arkansas | Van Mercer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-54 |
| 05:21 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Wayne Stewart | 70-54 |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | James Pell comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 70-54 |
| 05:16 | Arkansas | Van Mercer grabs the board | 70-54 |
| 05:07 | Arkansas | Van Mercer misses long on a floater from the left wing | 70-54 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell grabs the board | 70-54 |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart blows the dunk but the foul's on Marc Brummett - foul #5 on Marc Brummett, team foul #5 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (PG), Leandro Romano (SG), Jeffrey Twyman (PF) James Pell, Joseph Lassiter, Mason Littrell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tibor Zais (PF) Marc Brummett | |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 71-54 |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 72-54 |
| 04:48 | Arkansas | Tibor Zais knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Williams | 72-56 |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman is whistled for a carry | 72-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), Joseph Lassiter (SG), Mason Littrell (PF), William Jenkins (C) Rodney Brown, Leandro Romano, Jeffrey Twyman, Wayne Stewart | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 04:20 | Arkansas | James Pell steps in front of the Ronald Williams pass | 72-56 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | James Pell lays it in | 74-56 |
| 04:08 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 74-58 |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | James Pell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-58 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas | Mathew Hall grabs the board | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:44 | Arkansas | Van Mercer travels with the ball | 74-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (PG), Leandro Romano (SG), Larry Freese (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF), Wayne Stewart (C) James Pell, Joseph Lassiter, Gene Bell, Mason Littrell, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale (PG), Alfredo Martin (SG), Swietomierz Cipkowski (SF), James Worley (C) Ronald Williams, Raymond Guin, Van Mercer, Mathew Hall | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Rodney Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leandro Romano (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Freese (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fresh) C - Wayne Stewart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Depasquale (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alfredo Martin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Swietomierz Cipkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tibor Zais (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Worley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | Rodney Brown is fouled on the floor by James Worley - foul #3 on James Worley, team foul #6 | 74-58 |
| 03:20 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeffrey Twyman | 76-58 |
| 03:17 | Arkansas | Larry Freese steps in front of the Alfredo Martin pass in the backcourt | 76-58 |
| 02:55 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart can't finish the layup | 76-58 |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | Larry Freese tips it home | 78-58 |
| 02:36 | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), Joseph Lassiter (SG), Gene Bell (SF), Mason Littrell (PF), William Jenkins (C) Rodney Brown, Leandro Romano, Larry Freese, Jeffrey Twyman, Wayne Stewart | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronald Williams (PG), Maynard Grandy (C) Richard Depasquale, Tibor Zais | |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell connects on the runner from close range set up by Joseph Lassiter | 80-58 |
| 02:00 | Arkansas | Ronald Williams is open but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 80-58 |
| 01:58 | Michigan State | William Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 80-58 |
| 01:31 | Michigan State | William Jenkins misses the dunk but the foul's on Maynard Grandy - foul #1 on Maynard Grandy, team foul #7 | 80-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tibor Zais (SF) Ronald Williams | |
| 01:31 | Michigan State | William Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 81-58 |
| 01:31 | Michigan State | William Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 82-58 |
| 01:20 | Arkansas | Tibor Zais misses long on a jumper from the left side | 82-58 |
| 01:19 | Michigan State | William Jenkins snags the defensive board | 82-58 |
| 01:02 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 82-58 |
| 01:00 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Maynard Grandy | 82-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski is fouled in the backcourt by James Pell - foul #3 on James Pell, team foul #8 | 82-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart (C) William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:58 | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski makes the 1st free throw | 82-59 |
| 00:58 | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 82-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Alfredo Martin - foul #2 on Alfredo Martin, team foul #8 | 82-60 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter makes the 1st free throw | 83-60 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter misses the 2nd free throw | 83-60 |
| 00:36 | Arkansas | James Worley snags the defensive board | 83-60 |
| 00:31 | Arkansas | Maynard Grandy misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 83-60 |
| 00:30 | Arkansas | Tibor Zais pulls down the offensive rebound | 83-60 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas | Maynard Grandy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-60 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | James Pell runs out the clock | 83-60 |