| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Hogsett (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Raymond Virgil (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Davis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 28-31 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Robert Long hits the follow up shot | 28-33 |
| 19:16 | Arkansas | Willie Brown shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 28-33 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi State | Robert Long is fouled on the floor by Raymond Virgil - foul #2 on Raymond Virgil, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Robert Long, James Davis, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong | |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 18:40 | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:25 | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Li-Liang Zhao - foul #2 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 18:25 | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 18:25 | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Guadalupe Mendoza | 29-33 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza is called for traveling | 29-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Lin Xiong | |
| 17:55 | Arkansas | Willie Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 17:43 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gene Land | 29-36 |
| 17:33 | Arkansas | Willie Brown splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Scott Hogsett | 32-36 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi State | Gene Land hits a wide open jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Danny Carreiro | 32-38 |
| 17:07 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Scott Hogsett | 34-38 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gene Land and he's hacked by Scott Hogsett - foul #1 on Scott Hogsett, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong | |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses the free throw | 34-40 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams snags the offensive board | 34-40 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Robert Long is blocked by William Kennedy | 34-40 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Long tips it but misses | 34-40 |
| 16:34 | Arkansas | Willie Brown grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 16:07 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett dunks the ball over the doubleteam on a great pass from Willie Brown | 36-40 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | Robert Long is hacked by Robert Fisher during a doubleteam - foul #2 on Robert Fisher, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Hogsett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Raymond Virgil (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - William Kennedy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Davis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on William Kennedy - foul #3 on William Kennedy, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG) James Davis | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 15:16 | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil's pass is intercepted by Danny Carreiro | 36-42 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | William Kennedy denies the turnaround by Robert Long | 36-42 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Guadalupe Mendoza | 36-42 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro is fouled on the floor by Scott Hogsett - foul #2 on Scott Hogsett, team foul #5 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Robert Long, Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong | |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-42 |
| 14:28 | Arkansas | William Kennedy snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 14:05 | Arkansas | Willie Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 14:04 | Arkansas | William Kennedy tips it but misses | 36-42 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Li-Liang Zhao | 36-42 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 36-42 |
| 13:55 | Arkansas | Willie Brown snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 13:43 | Arkansas | Willie Brown drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-42 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Justin Cobb and he's fouled by Scott Hogsett - foul #3 on Scott Hogsett, team foul #6 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra (PF) Raymond Virgil | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 13:27 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the free throw | 39-44 |
| 13:27 | Arkansas | William Kennedy snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 13:08 | Arkansas | Willie Brown double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 39-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Justin Menefee (SG) Willie Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (SF) Clarence Williams | |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman is whistled for traveling | 39-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Elwood Johnson (C) William Kennedy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG) Robert Long, Gene Land | |
| 12:14 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Lukaszewski (SG) Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong | |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman's fadeaway is rejected by Elwood Johnson | 39-44 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao hits the follow up shot | 39-46 |
| 11:45 | Arkansas | Elwood Johnson scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Justin Menefee (fresh) SG - George Lukaszewski (fresh) SF - Scott Hogsett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Hassan Saavedra (fresh) 2 pts. C - Elwood Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gene Land (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | Scott Hogsett blocks the jumper by Gene Land | 41-46 |
| 11:30 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 11:15 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Scott Hogsett | 43-46 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman is whistled for traveling | 43-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Fisher (PG), Willie Brown (SG), Raymond Virgil (PF), William Kennedy (C) Justin Menefee, Scott Hogsett, Hassan Saavedra, Elwood Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 10:40 | Arkansas | Willie Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Danny Carreiro | 43-46 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro hits a shot from the left side set up by Justin Cobb and he's fouled by Willie Brown - foul #1 on Willie Brown, team foul #7 | 43-48 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the free throw | 43-49 |
| 10:08 | Arkansas | George Lukaszewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Curtis Wiedeman (C) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong is fouled on the floor by Raymond Virgil - foul #3 on Raymond Virgil, team foul #8 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett (SF) George Lukaszewski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (SF) Danny Carreiro | |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman gets the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams is fouled on the floor by Robert Fisher - foul #3 on Robert Fisher, team foul #9 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Ernest Catoe (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 09:11 | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by William Kennedy | 45-51 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb hits a jumper from the right block | 45-53 |
| 08:25 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-53 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | James Davis misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 48-53 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza snags the offensive board | 48-53 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb's floater is knocked away by Raymond Virgil | 48-53 |
| 07:52 | Arkansas | William Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 07:40 | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil hits the finger roll set up by Robert Fisher | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Fisher (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Hogsett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Virgil (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Kennedy (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Catoe (fresh) C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-53 |
| 07:11 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 06:53 | Arkansas | Willie Brown works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 06:52 | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil tips it home | 52-53 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | James Davis drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Clarence Williams | 52-55 |
| 06:03 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-55 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ernest Catoe | 52-55 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra (PF) Raymond Virgil | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Clarence Williams, Ernest Catoe, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 05:44 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Curtis Wiedeman | 52-57 |
| 05:27 | Arkansas | Danny Carreiro takes the ball from Hassan Saavedra | 52-57 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Robert Long is denied on a layup by William Kennedy | 52-57 |
| 05:09 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 04:53 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Lin Xiong - foul #2 on Lin Xiong, team foul #2 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Justin Menefee (PG), George Lukaszewski (SG), Elwood Johnson (C) Robert Fisher, Willie Brown, William Kennedy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:53 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 04:53 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong is fouled on the floor by Elwood Johnson - foul #2 on Elwood Johnson, team foul #10 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joe Singletary (SG) Scott Hogsett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:13 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 54-59 |
| 04:12 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra tips it home | 56-59 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-59 |
| 03:59 | Arkansas | Elwood Johnson gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 03:34 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee's pass is intercepted by Curtis Wiedeman | 56-59 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Justin Menefee (fresh) SG - Joe Singletary (fresh) SF - George Lukaszewski (fresh) PF - Hassan Saavedra (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Elwood Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gene Land (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | Robert Long buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Curtis Wiedeman | 56-61 |
| 02:57 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-61 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses badly on a floater in the paint | 59-61 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the tip | 59-61 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong loses the dribble to Justin Menefee | 59-61 |
| 02:10 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee lays it up and in | 61-61 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Justin Menefee steals it from Gene Land | 61-61 |
| 01:47 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Fisher (PG), Willie Brown (SG), Scott Hogsett (SF), Raymond Virgil (PF), William Kennedy (C) Justin Menefee, Joe Singletary, George Lukaszewski, Hassan Saavedra, Elwood Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (SG), Clarence Williams (SF) Gene Land, Danny Carreiro | |
| 01:18 | Arkansas | James Davis steals it from William Kennedy | 61-61 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | James Davis lays it up and in | 61-63 |
| 00:51 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 61-63 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Clarence Williams, team foul #3 | 61-63 |
| 00:28 | Arkansas | William Kennedy banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Robert Fisher | 63-63 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by James Davis | 63-65 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 63-65 |