| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Friedel (fresh) SG - George Kemp (fresh) SF - Mark Holmes (fresh) PF - Stephen Jones (fresh) C - David Cianciolo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) SG - Daniel Lamb (fresh) SF - William Hamilton (fresh) PF - Thomas Perry (fresh) C - Ralph Silvernail (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi | William Hamilton hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Thompson | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by George Kemp | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | William Hamilton connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Lamb | 2-5 |
| 18:46 | Arkansas | John Friedel misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 2-5 |
| 18:45 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo tips it home | 4-5 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-5 |
| 18:20 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 17:59 | Arkansas | George Kemp is fouled on the floor by Joseph Thompson - foul #1 on Joseph Thompson, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 17:44 | Arkansas | Joseph Thompson is called for the reach on George Kemp - foul #2 on Joseph Thompson, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG) Joseph Thompson | |
| 17:26 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes is whistled for traveling | 4-5 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Llewellyn | 4-7 |
| 17:09 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Friedel | 6-7 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 16:47 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:41 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones comes up short on the runner in the paint | 6-7 |
| 16:40 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes gets the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:31 | Arkansas | George Kemp misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-7 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by George Kemp - foul #1 on George Kemp, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brent Winningham (C) David Cianciolo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt (SF), Ralph Elsea (PF), James Shackelford (C) William Hamilton, Thomas Perry, Ralph Silvernail | |
| 16:04 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:51 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by John Friedel | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Friedel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Kemp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brent Winningham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Llewellyn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Lamb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Engelhardt (fresh) PF - Ralph Elsea (fresh) C - James Shackelford (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from James Shackelford | 8-11 |
| 15:16 | Arkansas | John Friedel hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Mark Holmes | 10-11 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi | Brent Winningham is called for the reach on James Shackelford - foul #1 on Brent Winningham, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Aaron Banks (C) Stephen Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Hamilton (SF) Daniel Lamb | |
| 14:40 | Mississippi | William Hamilton hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Llewellyn | 10-14 |
| 14:31 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 14:29 | Arkansas | George Kemp tips it back up and in | 12-14 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Jason Engelhardt is denied by Aaron Banks | 12-14 |
| 14:08 | Arkansas | Aaron Banks pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 14:03 | Arkansas | John Llewellyn takes the ball from George Kemp | 12-14 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi | William Hamilton banks in the layup set up by John Llewellyn | 12-16 |
| 13:37 | Arkansas | John Friedel comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-16 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Hamilton | 12-16 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Stephen Jones (PF), David Cianciolo (C) Brent Winningham, Aaron Banks | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb (SG), Thomas Perry (PF), Ralph Silvernail (C) Jason Engelhardt, Ralph Elsea, James Shackelford | |
| 12:51 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo is called for traveling | 12-16 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb is hacked by Stephen Jones - foul #1 on Stephen Jones, team foul #3 | 12-16 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn's pass is intercepted by John Friedel | 12-16 |
| 12:01 | Arkansas | John Friedel banks in the layup | 14-16 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 14-16 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | William Hamilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-16 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Friedel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Kemp (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Cianciolo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Llewellyn (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Lamb (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hamilton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Perry (fresh) C - Ralph Silvernail (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 14-16 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | William Hamilton hits the follow up shot | 14-18 |
| 11:01 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 14-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Moody (SG), Brent Winningham (SF) George Kemp, Mark Holmes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt (SF) William Hamilton | |
| 10:32 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt gets the offensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by John Llewellyn and he's hacked by Stephen Jones - foul #2 on Stephen Jones, team foul #4 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Albert Symonds (PF), Aaron Banks (C) Stephen Jones, David Cianciolo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea (SF), James Shackelford (C) Daniel Lamb, Ralph Silvernail | |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry makes the free throw | 14-21 |
| 10:06 | Arkansas | James Shackelford steals the ball from John Friedel | 14-21 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Llewellyn | 14-24 |
| 09:24 | Arkansas | James Moody clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-24 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 14-24 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry blows the dunk against the doubleteam | 14-24 |
| 09:01 | Arkansas | Aaron Banks grabs the board | 14-24 |
| 08:44 | Arkansas | James Moody scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by John Friedel | 16-24 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt misses long on a runner in the lane | 16-24 |
| 08:18 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Albert Symonds | 16-24 |
| 08:14 | Arkansas | John Friedel misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ralph Elsea - foul #1 on Ralph Elsea, team foul #3 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (SG), Mark Holmes (SF), David Cianciolo (C) James Moody, Albert Symonds, Aaron Banks | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb (SG), William Hamilton (SF), Ralph Silvernail (C) Jason Engelhardt, Thomas Perry, James Shackelford | |
| 08:14 | Arkansas | John Friedel makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 08:14 | Arkansas | John Friedel misses the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 08:14 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo grabs the offensive board | 17-24 |
| 08:04 | Arkansas | John Llewellyn is called for the reach on George Kemp - foul #1 on John Llewellyn, team foul #4 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Moody (PG) John Friedel | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 07:46 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ralph Elsea - foul #2 on Ralph Elsea, team foul #5 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Perry (PF) Ralph Elsea | |
| 07:46 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:46 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi | William Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Brent Winningham - foul #2 on Brent Winningham, team foul #5 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Albert Symonds (PF) Brent Winningham | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Shackelford (PF) Thomas Perry | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Moody (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Kemp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Holmes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Albert Symonds (fresh) C - David Cianciolo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Llewellyn (tiring) 5 ast. SG - Daniel Lamb (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hamilton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Shackelford (fresh) C - Ralph Silvernail (fresh) | |
| 07:03 | Mississippi | George Kemp is called for the reach on Daniel Lamb - foul #2 on George Kemp, team foul #6 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dale Connelly (SG) George Kemp | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | William Hamilton shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Llewellyn | 19-26 |
| 06:37 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by William Hamilton - foul #1 on William Hamilton, team foul #6 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Friedel (PG), Aaron Banks (C) Dale Connelly, David Cianciolo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:37 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 06:37 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi | William Hamilton is called for traveling | 21-26 |
| 05:57 | Arkansas | James Moody comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-26 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | William Hamilton grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi | William Hamilton tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on William Hamilton, team foul #7 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt (SF), Thomas Perry (PF), Clarence O'Kell (C) William Hamilton, James Shackelford, Ralph Silvernail | |
| 05:17 | Arkansas | James Moody comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-26 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jason Engelhardt | 21-26 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Daniel Lamb | 21-29 |
| 04:39 | Arkansas | John Friedel buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by James Moody | 23-29 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt banks in the layup set up by Daniel Lamb and he's fouled by John Friedel - foul #1 on John Friedel, team foul #7 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Garf Spilski (SF), David Cianciolo (C) Mark Holmes, Aaron Banks | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt makes the free throw | 23-32 |
| 04:17 | Arkansas | John Friedel is hacked by John Llewellyn in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Llewellyn, team foul #8 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson (PG) John Llewellyn | |
| 04:17 | Arkansas | John Friedel makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 04:17 | Arkansas | John Friedel makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb misses the shot from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell grabs the offensive board | 25-32 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (SG), Mark Holmes (SF), Stephen Jones (PF) John Friedel, Garf Spilski, Albert Symonds | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Hamilton (SF), Ralph Elsea (PF), Ralph Silvernail (C) Daniel Lamb, Thomas Perry, Clarence O'Kell | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Moody (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Kemp (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Holmes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Cianciolo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Engelhardt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Hamilton (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Elsea (fresh) C - Ralph Silvernail (fresh) | |
| 03:04 | Arkansas | George Kemp clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-32 |
| 03:03 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 02:45 | Arkansas | George Kemp hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Moody | 27-32 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | William Hamilton clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-32 |
| 02:17 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 01:57 | Arkansas | James Moody knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | William Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 01:27 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 01:15 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-32 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Moody - foul #1 on James Moody, team foul #8 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Friedel (PG), Brent Winningham (SF), Aaron Banks (C) James Moody, Mark Holmes, David Cianciolo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb (SG), Thomas Perry (PF), James Shackelford (C) Jason Engelhardt, Ralph Elsea, Ralph Silvernail | |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by George Kemp | 34-34 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson tips it in | 34-36 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones misses the runner in the lane | 34-36 |