| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Kemp (fresh) SG - Robert Miles (fresh) SF - Dale Connelly (fresh) PF - Stephen Jones (fresh) C - David Cianciolo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Johnny Heard (fresh) SG - Edward Mozingo (fresh) SF - Stanley Lust (fresh) PF - Ryan Risher (fresh) C - Brian Messinger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo is fouled on the floor by David Cianciolo - foul #1 on David Cianciolo, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Johnny Heard | 0-3 |
| 19:12 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly misses the 3 from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:11 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones gets the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Miles | 2-3 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Miles - foul #1 on Robert Miles, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:19 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones misses the shot from the left side | 2-5 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 2-5 |
| 17:55 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 17:32 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones misses the shot in the paint | 2-5 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold (PG), Albert Symonds (SG), Garf Spilski (SF), Ivan Dabrowski (PF), Aaron Banks (C) George Kemp, Robert Miles, Dale Connelly, Stephen Jones, David Cianciolo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:08 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Johnny Heard - foul #1 on Johnny Heard, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:08 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:08 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 4-5 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher tips it back up and in | 4-7 |
| 16:36 | Arkansas | Garf Spilski is hacked by Brian Messinger - foul #1 on Brian Messinger, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| 16:18 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edward Mozingo - foul #1 on Edward Mozingo, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (PG), Dale Connelly (SF), David Cianciolo (C) Demetrius Diebold, Garf Spilski, Aaron Banks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens (SF) Stanley Lust | |
| 16:18 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:18 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens can't connect on a floater in the lane | 6-7 |
| 16:01 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Kemp (fresh) SG - Albert Symonds (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dale Connelly (fresh) PF - Ivan Dabrowski (fresh) C - David Cianciolo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Johnny Heard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Mozingo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Dickens (fresh) PF - Ryan Risher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Messinger (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from George Kemp | 8-7 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens can't finish the layup | 8-7 |
| 15:20 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:56 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 14:55 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo tips it back up and in | 10-7 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | Ivan Dabrowski is called for the reach on Ryan Risher - foul #1 on Ivan Dabrowski, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold (PG), Robert Miles (SG), Stephen Jones (PF) George Kemp, Dale Connelly, David Cianciolo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Leroy Mullins (SG), Stanley Lust (SF), Andrew Alvord (C) Johnny Heard, Edward Mozingo, Ryan Risher, Brian Messinger | |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 10-7 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust gets the offensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins's fadeaway is rejected by Ivan Dabrowski | 10-7 |
| 14:02 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:41 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski is whistled for a carry | 10-7 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (PG), Dale Connelly (SF), David Cianciolo (C) Demetrius Diebold, Albert Symonds, Ivan Dabrowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard (PG), Ryan Risher (PF), Brian Messinger (C) Christopher Cheek, Ralph Dickens, Andrew Alvord | |
| 13:27 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger lays it up and in set up by Johnny Heard | 10-9 |
| 13:14 | Arkansas | George Kemp misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Brian Messinger | 10-9 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-9 |
| 13:05 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:38 | Arkansas | George Kemp misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-9 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger hits the follow up shot | 10-11 |
| 12:06 | Arkansas | George Kemp hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Miles | 13-11 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger double dribbles | 13-11 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold (PG), Albert Symonds (SF), Ivan Dabrowski (C) George Kemp, Dale Connelly, David Cianciolo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo (SF), Ralph Dickens (PF), Andrew Alvord (C) Stanley Lust, Ryan Risher, Brian Messinger | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Demetrius Diebold (fresh) SG - Robert Miles (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Albert Symonds (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Dabrowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Johnny Heard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) SF - Edward Mozingo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Dickens (fresh) C - Andrew Alvord (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski hits a runner near the basket | 15-11 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | Demetrius Diebold picks off the pass by Andrew Alvord | 15-11 |
| 11:01 | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold blows the layup | 15-11 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo is called for traveling | 15-11 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (PG), Dale Connelly (SF), David Cianciolo (C) Demetrius Diebold, Robert Miles, Stephen Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Larry Fierros (SF), Brian Messinger (C) Johnny Heard, Leroy Mullins, Andrew Alvord | |
| 10:17 | Arkansas | George Kemp double dribbles | 15-11 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo's floater is tipped away by David Cianciolo | 15-11 |
| 09:53 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 09:29 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Brian Messinger - foul #2 on Brian Messinger, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Miles (SG), Stephen Jones (PF) Dale Connelly, David Cianciolo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard (PG), Stanley Lust (SF), Ryan Risher (PF), Andrew Alvord (C) Christopher Cheek, Larry Fierros, Ralph Dickens, Brian Messinger | |
| 09:29 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 09:29 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski misses the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher pulls down the rebound | 15-11 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo drills a jump hook from close range | 15-13 |
| 09:00 | Arkansas | George Kemp double dribbles | 15-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dale Connelly (SF), David Cianciolo (C) Albert Symonds, Ivan Dabrowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-13 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust gets the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo is hacked by Robert Miles - foul #2 on Robert Miles, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold (PG), Albert Symonds (SG) George Kemp, Robert Miles | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (SG) Edward Mozingo | |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Dale Connelly is called for the reach on Ryan Risher - foul #1 on Dale Connelly, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (PG) Demetrius Diebold | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold (PG), Garf Spilski (SF), Ivan Dabrowski (PF), Aaron Banks (C) George Kemp, Dale Connelly, Stephen Jones, David Cianciolo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Demetrius Diebold (fresh) SG - Albert Symonds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Garf Spilski (fresh) PF - Ivan Dabrowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Aaron Banks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Johnny Heard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) SF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Risher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Alvord (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds's dunk attempt is rejected by Stanley Lust | 15-13 |
| 07:23 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 06:58 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski travels with the ball | 15-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (PG), Dale Connelly (SF), Stephen Jones (PF), David Cianciolo (C) Demetrius Diebold, Garf Spilski, Ivan Dabrowski, Aaron Banks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Edward Mozingo (SF), Ralph Dickens (PF) Johnny Heard, Stanley Lust, Ryan Risher | |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo loses the dribble to Stephen Jones | 15-13 |
| 06:23 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 15-13 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 05:55 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 05:33 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones is hacked by Ralph Dickens - foul #1 on Ralph Dickens, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski (PF) Stephen Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard (PG), Ryan Risher (PF) Christopher Cheek, Leroy Mullins | |
| 05:17 | Arkansas | George Kemp knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-13 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens is whistled for a carry | 18-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold (PG), Garf Spilski (SF), Stephen Jones (PF) George Kemp, Dale Connelly, David Cianciolo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust (C) Andrew Alvord | |
| 04:51 | Arkansas | Johnny Heard steals it from Stephen Jones | 18-13 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo lays it in set up by Johnny Heard | 18-15 |
| 04:21 | Arkansas | Edward Mozingo steps in front of the Stephen Jones pass | 18-15 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-18 |
| 03:47 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Demetrius Diebold | 20-18 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 20-18 |
| 03:21 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds snags the defensive board | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Demetrius Diebold (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Symonds (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Garf Spilski (fresh) PF - Stephen Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Dabrowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Johnny Heard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Mozingo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ralph Dickens (fairly fresh) PF - Ryan Risher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Lust (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 20-18 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edward Mozingo | 20-20 |
| 02:17 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones connects on the floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Ryan Risher - foul #1 on Ryan Risher, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (PG), Robert Miles (SG), Dale Connelly (SF), David Cianciolo (C) Demetrius Diebold, Albert Symonds, Garf Spilski, Ivan Dabrowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (SG), Larry Fierros (SF), Brian Messinger (C) Edward Mozingo, Ralph Dickens, Stanley Lust | |
| 02:17 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones misses the free throw | 22-20 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Fierros and he's fouled by Robert Miles - foul #3 on Robert Miles, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Albert Symonds (SG), Aaron Banks (PF) Robert Miles, Stephen Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG) Johnny Heard | |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins makes the free throw | 22-23 |
| 01:42 | Arkansas | Aaron Banks is fouled on the floor by Ryan Risher - foul #2 on Ryan Risher, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| 01:42 | Arkansas | Aaron Banks misses the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger grabs the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Aaron Banks takes the ball from Larry Fierros | 22-23 |
| 00:46 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ryan Risher | 22-23 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Cheek | 22-26 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | Aaron Banks misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 22-26 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 22-26 |