| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fresh) SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) SF - Travis Stanford (fresh) PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) C - David Halls (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Harmon (fresh) SG - James Holiday (fresh) SF - David Engelhardt (fresh) PF - Gregory Coppock (fresh) C - Vincent Stratton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | David Halls wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:57 | Mississippi State | James Holiday steals it from Travis Stanford in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Vincent Stratton out of a doubleteam | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford misses badly on a shot in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Arkansas | Thomas Harmon snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Arkansas | Thomas Harmon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Dustin Edwards | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks loses the dribble to Thomas Harmon | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | Arkansas | Thomas Harmon banks in the layup | 0-4 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 18:10 | Arkansas | Dustin Edwards steals it from David Engelhardt | 0-4 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards hits the finger roll | 2-4 |
| 17:38 | Arkansas | Thomas Harmon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 16:59 | Arkansas | Thomas Harmon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from David Engelhardt | 4-7 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 16:35 | Arkansas | James Holiday grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:19 | Arkansas | James Holiday travels with the ball | 4-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (PG), William Mayers (SG), George Charlton (SF), Vernon Newton (PF), Leo Johnson (C) Chris Franks, Dustin Edwards, Travis Stanford, Kosta Gembarowski, David Halls | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ngunda Arizmendi (PG), Ronnie Bradley (SG), Steven Sims (SF), Erwin Smith (PF), Daniel Baumberger (C) Thomas Harmon, James Holiday, David Engelhardt, Gregory Coppock, Vincent Stratton | |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | James Dickey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-7 |
| 15:43 | Arkansas | Steven Sims comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by William Mayers - foul #1 on William Mayers, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| 15:43 | Arkansas | Steven Sims misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:43 | Arkansas | Steven Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Dickey (fresh) SG - William Mayers (fresh) SF - George Charlton (fresh) PF - Vernon Newton (fresh) C - Leo Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ngunda Arizmendi (fresh) SG - Ronnie Bradley (fresh) SF - Steven Sims (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Erwin Smith (fresh) C - Daniel Baumberger (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 4-8 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton snags the offensive board | 4-8 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton is hacked by Ronnie Bradley - foul #1 on Ronnie Bradley, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 4-8 |
| 15:07 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Steven Sims | 4-8 |
| 14:40 | Arkansas | Steven Sims is fouled on the floor by George Charlton - foul #1 on George Charlton, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG), David Halls (C) William Mayers, Leo Johnson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Harmon (PG), David Engelhardt (SF), Gregory Coppock (PF), Vincent Stratton (C) Ngunda Arizmendi, Steven Sims, Erwin Smith, Daniel Baumberger | |
| 14:29 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt misses short on a shot from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Gregory Coppock swats the layup by David Halls | 4-8 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton gets the offensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | George Charlton slams it home on a nice dish by James Dickey | 6-8 |
| 13:41 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by David Halls - foul #1 on David Halls, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), Travis Stanford (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF), Leo Johnson (C) James Dickey, George Charlton, Vernon Newton, David Halls | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Holiday (SG) Ronnie Bradley | |
| 13:41 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt misses the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 13:41 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Thomas Harmon is called for the reach on Chris Franks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Harmon, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski double dribbles | 6-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steven Sims (SF), Daniel Baumberger (C) David Engelhardt, Vincent Stratton | |
| 12:58 | Arkansas | James Holiday misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-9 |
| 12:56 | Arkansas | Steven Sims tips it home | 6-11 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-11 |
| 12:19 | Arkansas | Daniel Baumberger misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dustin Edwards - foul #1 on Dustin Edwards, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Mayers (SG), David Halls (C) Dustin Edwards, Leo Johnson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ngunda Arizmendi (PG), David Engelhardt (SF), Erwin Smith (PF) Thomas Harmon, Steven Sims, Gregory Coppock | |
| 12:19 | Arkansas | Daniel Baumberger makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:19 | Arkansas | Daniel Baumberger makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 11-13 |
| 11:54 | Arkansas | Ngunda Arizmendi can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-13 |
| 11:53 | Arkansas | James Holiday gets the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 11:32 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 11:30 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt grabs the offensive board | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fairly fresh) SG - William Mayers (fresh) SF - Travis Stanford (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (tiring) 2 pts. C - David Halls (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ngunda Arizmendi (fresh) SG - James Holiday (fairly fresh) SF - David Engelhardt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Erwin Smith (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Baumberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:16 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt hits the finger roll set up by Ngunda Arizmendi | 11-15 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses badly on a runner from the right block | 11-15 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | David Halls is open and buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Chris Franks | 13-15 |
| 10:29 | Arkansas | Travis Stanford steals it from David Engelhardt | 13-15 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford lays it up and in | 15-15 |
| 10:02 | Arkansas | Daniel Baumberger misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 15-15 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chris Franks, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (PG), Dustin Edwards (SG), George Charlton (SF), Vernon Newton (PF), Leo Johnson (C) Chris Franks, William Mayers, Travis Stanford, Kosta Gembarowski, David Halls | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Harmon (PG), Ronnie Bradley (SG), Steven Sims (SF), Gregory Coppock (PF), Vincent Stratton (C) Ngunda Arizmendi, James Holiday, David Engelhardt, Erwin Smith, Daniel Baumberger | |
| 09:34 | Arkansas | Vincent Stratton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 15-15 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton scores on a jumper in the paint | 17-15 |
| 08:57 | Arkansas | Gregory Coppock misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Dustin Edwards - foul #2 on Dustin Edwards, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Mayers (SF) Dustin Edwards | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 08:57 | Arkansas | Gregory Coppock makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:57 | Arkansas | Gregory Coppock misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | Steven Sims is called for the reach on William Mayers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Sims, team foul #3 | 17-16 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | George Charlton misses the jumper from the right side | 17-16 |
| 08:40 | Arkansas | Ronnie Bradley grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 08:26 | Arkansas | Thomas Harmon buries a jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by James Dickey - foul #1 on James Dickey, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| 08:26 | Arkansas | Thomas Harmon makes the free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | William Mayers connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by George Charlton | 20-19 |
| 07:44 | Arkansas | James Dickey picks off the pass by Thomas Harmon out of a doubleteam | 20-19 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Steven Sims takes the ball from William Mayers | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Dickey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Charlton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Mayers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vernon Newton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leo Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Harmon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ronnie Bradley (fairly fresh) SF - Steven Sims (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Coppock (tiring) 1 pts. C - Vincent Stratton (fairly fresh) | |
| 06:59 | Arkansas | Vincent Stratton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Vernon Newton - foul #1 on Vernon Newton, team foul #8 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), Travis Stanford (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF), David Halls (C) James Dickey, George Charlton, Vernon Newton, Leo Johnson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ngunda Arizmendi (PG), James Holiday (SG), David Engelhardt (SF) Thomas Harmon, Ronnie Bradley, Steven Sims | |
| 06:59 | Arkansas | Vincent Stratton misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:59 | Arkansas | Vincent Stratton makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Gregory Coppock - foul #1 on Gregory Coppock, team foul #4 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Erwin Smith (PF) Gregory Coppock | |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:41 | Arkansas | Erwin Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:15 | Arkansas | James Holiday throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (SG) William Mayers | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Baumberger (C) Vincent Stratton | |
| 06:00 | Mississippi State | George Charlton comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 05:58 | Arkansas | Daniel Baumberger grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 05:30 | Arkansas | Daniel Baumberger loses the dribble to George Charlton | 21-20 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | David Halls clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on David Engelhardt - foul #1 on David Engelhardt, team foul #5 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (SG), Leo Johnson (PF) George Charlton, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Harmon (PG), Ronnie Bradley (SG), Gregory Coppock (PF), Vincent Stratton (C) Ngunda Arizmendi, James Holiday, Erwin Smith, Daniel Baumberger | |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 04:46 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt misses the easy layup but the foul's on Leo Johnson - foul #1 on Leo Johnson, team foul #9 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton (PF) David Halls | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 04:46 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 04:46 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Ronnie Bradley is called for the reach on James Dickey - foul #2 on Ronnie Bradley, team foul #6 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Holiday (SG), Steven Sims (SF) Ronnie Bradley, David Engelhardt | |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Gregory Coppock - foul #2 on Gregory Coppock, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Mayers (SG) Chris Franks | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Erwin Smith (PF), Daniel Baumberger (C) Gregory Coppock, Vincent Stratton | |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 03:52 | Arkansas | Erwin Smith misses the easy layup but the foul's on Vernon Newton - foul #2 on Vernon Newton, team foul #10 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG), David Halls (C) Travis Stanford, Leo Johnson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Bradley (SG) James Holiday | |
| 03:52 | Arkansas | Erwin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 03:52 | Arkansas | Erwin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the shot from the left block | 27-24 |
| 03:14 | Arkansas | Thomas Harmon can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 27-24 |
| 03:12 | Arkansas | Ronnie Bradley can't tip it in | 27-24 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Dickey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Mayers (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Vernon Newton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Halls (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Harmon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ronnie Bradley (fresh) SF - Steven Sims (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Erwin Smith (tiring) 2 pts. C - Daniel Baumberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | William Mayers is hacked by Steven Sims in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Sims, team foul #8 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (PG), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) James Dickey, Vernon Newton | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ngunda Arizmendi (PG), David Engelhardt (SF), Gregory Coppock (PF), Vincent Stratton (C) Thomas Harmon, Steven Sims, Erwin Smith, Daniel Baumberger | |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | William Mayers makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | William Mayers makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 02:45 | Arkansas | Ronnie Bradley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 02:43 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt can't tip it in | 29-24 |
| 02:42 | Arkansas | Vincent Stratton hits the follow up shot | 29-26 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 02:24 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 01:58 | Arkansas | Ronnie Bradley misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-26 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | David Halls snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Ngunda Arizmendi is called for the reach on George Charlton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ngunda Arizmendi, team foul #9 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), James Dickey (SF), Leo Johnson (C) Dustin Edwards, William Mayers, David Halls | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Holiday (SG), Steven Sims (SF), Daniel Baumberger (C) Ronnie Bradley, David Engelhardt, Vincent Stratton | |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | George Charlton makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | George Charlton misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:55 | Arkansas | Daniel Baumberger snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 01:35 | Arkansas | Daniel Baumberger misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Leo Johnson - foul #2 on Leo Johnson, team foul #11 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton (PF) Kosta Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Harmon (PG) Ngunda Arizmendi | |
| 01:35 | Arkansas | Daniel Baumberger misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:35 | Arkansas | Daniel Baumberger misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:35 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Baumberger | 30-26 |
| 01:06 | Arkansas | James Holiday's pass is intercepted by George Charlton | 30-26 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | George Charlton lays it up and in | 32-26 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Daniel Baumberger loses the dribble to Chris Franks | 32-26 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks lays it in | 34-26 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas | Daniel Baumberger lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Harmon | 34-28 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Harmon - foul #2 on Thomas Harmon, team foul #10 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG), Travis Stanford (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) George Charlton, James Dickey, Vernon Newton | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ngunda Arizmendi (PG), Ronnie Bradley (SG), David Engelhardt (SF), Erwin Smith (PF), Vincent Stratton (C) Thomas Harmon, James Holiday, Steven Sims, Gregory Coppock, Daniel Baumberger | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt misses the lay-in | 36-28 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Travis Stanford | 36-28 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 36-28 |