| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Depasquale (fresh) SG - Raymond Guin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Van Mercer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marc Brummett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mathew Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Crosby (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Bennett (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - James Krout (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Van Mercer inbounds the ball | 35-41 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale banks in the layup and he's hacked by Robert Crosby - foul #2 on Robert Crosby, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| 19:40 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | Richard Depasquale steals it from William Bennett | 38-41 |
| 19:09 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Van Mercer | 41-41 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | William Bennett makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Frank Foss | 41-43 |
| 18:43 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin buries a shot from the left side set up by Richard Depasquale | 43-43 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Foss | 43-46 |
| 18:22 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Raymond Guin | 45-46 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | James Krout hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss snags the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette's pass is intercepted by Marc Brummett | 45-46 |
| 18:01 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-46 |
| 18:00 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Mathew Hall | 45-46 |
| 17:51 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Depasquale | 47-46 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 47-46 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | James Krout gets the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby loses the dribble to Van Mercer | 47-46 |
| 17:07 | Arkansas | Mathew Hall makes the shot from the left wing and the foul's on Robert Crosby - foul #3 on Robert Crosby, team foul #2 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski (PG), Alfredo Martin (SG), Tibor Zais (SF), James Worley (PF) Richard Depasquale, Raymond Guin, Van Mercer, Marc Brummett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Berta (PG), Frederick Proctor (SF), Ronald Fleming (PF), George Vangilder (C) Frank Foss, Robert Crosby, William Bennett, James Krout | |
| 17:07 | Arkansas | Mathew Hall makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Swietomierz Cipkowski - foul #2 on Swietomierz Cipkowski, team foul #1 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Guin (SG) Mathew Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 16:29 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Ronald Fleming - foul #1 on Ronald Fleming, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| 16:29 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 16:29 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming tips it in | 51-49 |
| 15:57 | Arkansas | James Worley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Frederick Proctor - foul #1 on Frederick Proctor, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Van Mercer (SF) Raymond Guin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby (SF), William Bennett (PF), James Krout (C) Kenneth Ovellette, Ronald Fleming, George Vangilder | |
| 15:57 | Arkansas | James Worley makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 15:57 | Arkansas | James Worley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Swietomierz Cipkowski (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Alfredo Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Van Mercer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tibor Zais (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Worley (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Berta (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederick Proctor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Crosby (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - William Bennett (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - James Krout (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | William Bennett lays it up and in set up by Robert Crosby | 53-51 |
| 15:20 | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Tibor Zais | 55-51 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi State | William Bennett loses the ball out of bounds | 55-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale (PG), Marc Brummett (PF), Maynard Grandy (C) Swietomierz Cipkowski, Tibor Zais, James Worley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG) David Berta | |
| 14:45 | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin makes the shot from the left side | 57-51 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Frank Foss | 57-53 |
| 14:13 | Arkansas | Van Mercer clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-53 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | James Krout drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 13:47 | Arkansas | Van Mercer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | James Krout gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor drills a 3 from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 13:23 | Arkansas | Marc Brummett hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 57-58 |
| 13:21 | Arkansas | Maynard Grandy tips it but misses | 57-58 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Foss | 57-61 |
| 12:47 | Arkansas | Van Mercer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-61 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Krout | 57-61 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | William Bennett scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Frank Foss and he's hacked by Marc Brummett - foul #2 on Marc Brummett, team foul #2 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski (PG), Raymond Guin (SG), Tibor Zais (SF), James Worley (PF), Mathew Hall (C) Richard Depasquale, Alfredo Martin, Van Mercer, Marc Brummett, Maynard Grandy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Berta (PG), Kenneth Ovellette (SG), Ronald Fleming (C) Frank Foss, Frederick Proctor, James Krout | |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses the free throw | 57-63 |
| 12:25 | Arkansas | Mathew Hall grabs the board | 57-63 |
| 12:20 | Arkansas | Robert Crosby takes the ball from Tibor Zais | 57-63 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | Swietomierz Cipkowski takes the ball from David Berta | 57-63 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Swietomierz Cipkowski (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Raymond Guin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tibor Zais (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Worley (fresh) 8 pts. C - Mathew Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Berta (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Robert Crosby (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Bennett (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Fleming (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-63 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby grabs the board | 57-63 |
| 11:36 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), George Vangilder (C) Robert Crosby, William Bennett | |
| 11:15 | Arkansas | James Worley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale (PG) Swietomierz Cipkowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG) Maximo Bianchi | |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette is hacked by Mathew Hall - foul #3 on Mathew Hall, team foul #3 | 57-63 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Ovellette | 57-65 |
| 10:32 | Arkansas | Tibor Zais comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-65 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming grabs the board | 57-65 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 57-65 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming grabs the offensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss loses the dribble to Tibor Zais | 57-65 |
| 09:56 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Frank Foss - foul #3 on Frank Foss, team foul #5 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Van Mercer (SF), Maynard Grandy (C) James Worley, Mathew Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), Robert Crosby (SF), James Krout (C) Frank Foss, David Berta, Ronald Fleming | |
| 09:56 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin misses the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 09:56 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin misses the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette gets the rebound | 57-65 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-65 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder can't tip it in | 57-65 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-65 |
| 09:42 | Arkansas | Tibor Zais gets the rebound | 57-65 |
| 09:26 | Arkansas | James Krout swats the dunk try by Maynard Grandy | 57-65 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi grabs the defensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 57-65 |
| 09:09 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Maynard Grandy | 57-65 |
| 08:57 | Arkansas | Tibor Zais misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-65 |
| 08:55 | Arkansas | Tibor Zais can't tip it in | 57-65 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi State | James Krout grabs the defensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Maximo Bianchi | 57-68 |
| 08:28 | Arkansas | Van Mercer clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-68 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette gets the rebound | 57-68 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Maximo Bianchi | 57-71 |
| 08:05 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-71 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski (PG), Alfredo Martin (SG), Marc Brummett (PF), Mathew Hall (C) Richard Depasquale, Raymond Guin, Tibor Zais, Maynard Grandy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), Frederick Proctor (SG), David Berta (SF), William Bennett (PF) Maximo Bianchi, Kenneth Ovellette, Robert Crosby, George Vangilder | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 57-71 |
| 07:57 | Arkansas | Marc Brummett grabs the defensive rebound | 57-71 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Swietomierz Cipkowski (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Alfredo Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Van Mercer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marc Brummett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mathew Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frederick Proctor (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Berta (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Bennett (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - James Krout (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Arkansas | Van Mercer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-71 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi State | David Berta is hacked by Marc Brummett - foul #3 on Marc Brummett, team foul #4 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming (C) James Krout | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor travels with the ball | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:55 | Arkansas | Mathew Hall clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-71 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor grabs the defensive rebound | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | William Bennett banks in the layup | 57-73 |
| 06:07 | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-73 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming pulls down the rebound | 57-73 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | William Bennett lays it up and in set up by David Berta and the foul's on Marc Brummett - foul #4 on Marc Brummett, team foul #5 | 57-75 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale (PG), Raymond Guin (SG), Tibor Zais (PF), James Worley (C) Swietomierz Cipkowski, Alfredo Martin, Marc Brummett, Mathew Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), Kenneth Ovellette (SG), Robert Crosby (SF), James Krout (C) Frank Foss, Frederick Proctor, David Berta, Ronald Fleming | |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | William Bennett makes the free throw | 57-76 |
| 05:20 | Arkansas | Van Mercer makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Tibor Zais | 60-76 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-76 |
| 04:59 | Arkansas | James Worley grabs the defensive rebound | 60-76 |
| 04:55 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Richard Depasquale | 63-76 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | William Bennett clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 63-76 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | William Bennett snags the offensive board | 63-76 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | Raymond Guin steps in front of the Kenneth Ovellette pass | 63-76 |
| 04:10 | Arkansas | Van Mercer clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on James Krout - foul #3 on James Krout, team foul #6 | 63-76 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), Frederick Proctor (SF), Ronald Fleming (PF) Maximo Bianchi, Robert Crosby, William Bennett | |
| 04:10 | Arkansas | Van Mercer misses the 1st free throw | 63-76 |
| 04:10 | Arkansas | Van Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-76 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming clanks a jumper from the right block | 64-76 |
| 03:46 | Arkansas | Tibor Zais pulls down the rebound | 64-76 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Depasquale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Guin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Van Mercer (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tibor Zais (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Worley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Proctor (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Fleming (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - James Krout (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:39 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale's floater is tipped away by Frederick Proctor | 64-76 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming snags the defensive board | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming throws it down | 64-78 |
| 02:53 | Arkansas | Tibor Zais connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Depasquale | 67-78 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-78 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin (SF), Marc Brummett (PF), Mathew Hall (C) Van Mercer, Tibor Zais, James Worley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby (SF), William Bennett (PF) Frederick Proctor, Ronald Fleming | |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | William Bennett's fadeaway is rejected by Mathew Hall | 67-78 |
| 02:25 | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin grabs the board | 67-78 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas | Marc Brummett knocks in the floater in the lane | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Frank Foss | 69-81 |
| 01:44 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin connects on the 3 from the left corner | 72-81 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Alfredo Martin - foul #3 on Alfredo Martin, team foul #6 | 72-81 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Van Mercer (SF) Alfredo Martin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss makes the 1st free throw | 72-82 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss makes the 2nd free throw | 72-83 |
| 00:55 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin is whistled for traveling | 72-83 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski (PG), Alfredo Martin (SG), Tibor Zais (SF), James Worley (PF), Maynard Grandy (C) Richard Depasquale, Raymond Guin, Van Mercer, Marc Brummett, Mathew Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), Frederick Proctor (SG), David Berta (SF), Ronald Fleming (PF), George Vangilder (C) Frank Foss, Kenneth Ovellette, Robert Crosby, William Bennett, James Krout | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Maximo Bianchi and the foul's on Swietomierz Cipkowski - foul #3 on Swietomierz Cipkowski, team foul #7 | 72-85 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor makes the free throw | 72-86 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-86 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi runs out the clock | 72-86 |