| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Johnny Heard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Mozingo (fresh) SF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Risher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Messinger (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Kemp (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Miles (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dale Connelly (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Cianciolo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust inbounds the ball | 26-22 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 26-22 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher hits the follow up shot | 28-22 |
| 19:12 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 28-22 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 19:04 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly snags the defensive board | 28-22 |
| 18:48 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Dale Connelly | 28-24 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-24 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher tips it back up and in | 30-24 |
| 18:02 | Arkansas | Stanley Lust is called for the reach on Dale Connelly - foul #1 on Stanley Lust, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Albert Symonds (SF), Ivan Dabrowski (C) Dale Connelly, David Cianciolo | |
| 17:52 | Arkansas | Robert Miles is called for traveling | 30-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold (PG) George Kemp | |
| 17:27 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Johnny Heard, team foul #2 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens (SF) Stanley Lust | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (PG), Aaron Banks (C) Demetrius Diebold, Stephen Jones | |
| 17:13 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds can't throw it down | 30-24 |
| 17:11 | Arkansas | Aaron Banks grabs the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 17:00 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds lays it in set up by Robert Miles | 30-26 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Brian Messinger | 32-26 |
| 16:18 | Arkansas | Aaron Banks is whistled for a carry | 32-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Leroy Mullins (SG), Stanley Lust (SF), Andrew Alvord (C) Johnny Heard, Edward Mozingo, Ryan Risher, Brian Messinger | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold (PG), Dale Connelly (SF), Stephen Jones (PF), David Cianciolo (C) George Kemp, Albert Symonds, Ivan Dabrowski, Aaron Banks | |
| 16:00 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek's pass is intercepted by Demetrius Diebold | 32-26 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) SF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Dickens (fresh) 3 pts. C - Andrew Alvord (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Demetrius Diebold (fresh) SG - Robert Miles (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Dale Connelly (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Cianciolo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Andrew Alvord - foul #1 on Andrew Alvord, team foul #3 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (PG), Albert Symonds (SF) Demetrius Diebold, Dale Connelly | |
| 15:33 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 15:33 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo misses the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 32-27 |
| 15:15 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 14:50 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Andrew Alvord - foul #2 on Andrew Alvord, team foul #4 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard (PG), Edward Mozingo (SG), Ryan Risher (PF), Brian Messinger (C) Christopher Cheek, Leroy Mullins, Ralph Dickens, Andrew Alvord | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dale Connelly (SF), Ivan Dabrowski (PF) Albert Symonds, Stephen Jones | |
| 14:50 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 14:50 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by Johnny Heard | 34-28 |
| 14:22 | Arkansas | George Kemp comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-28 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher dunks the ball on a nice dish by Edward Mozingo | 36-28 |
| 13:45 | Arkansas | Robert Miles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-28 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger misses the easy layup | 36-28 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher grabs the offensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 36-28 |
| 13:10 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 12:42 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo misses the dunk | 36-28 |
| 12:40 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski tips it in | 36-30 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust hits a wide open floater from just outside the lane | 38-30 |
| 12:11 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski double dribbles | 38-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (SG), Larry Fierros (SF), Ralph Dickens (PF) Edward Mozingo, Stanley Lust, Ryan Risher | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold (PG), Albert Symonds (SF), Stephen Jones (PF), Aaron Banks (C) George Kemp, Dale Connelly, Ivan Dabrowski, David Cianciolo | |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens's floater is knocked away by Albert Symonds | 38-30 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Messinger | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Johnny Heard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) SF - Larry Fierros (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Dickens (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brian Messinger (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Demetrius Diebold (fresh) SG - Robert Miles (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Albert Symonds (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Banks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 11:27 | Arkansas | Aaron Banks gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 11:06 | Arkansas | Robert Miles is hacked by Ralph Dickens - foul #1 on Ralph Dickens, team foul #5 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Edward Mozingo (SF), Andrew Alvord (C) Johnny Heard, Larry Fierros, Brian Messinger | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (PG), Dale Connelly (SF), Ivan Dabrowski (C) Demetrius Diebold, Albert Symonds, Aaron Banks | |
| 10:37 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Jones | 38-32 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Miles - foul #3 on Robert Miles, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard (PG), Ryan Risher (PF) Christopher Cheek, Leroy Mullins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold (PG), Albert Symonds (SF), David Cianciolo (C) George Kemp, Dale Connelly, Ivan Dabrowski | |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 09:45 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Risher | 40-32 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Robert Miles is called for the reach on Edward Mozingo - foul #4 on Robert Miles, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (SG), Brian Messinger (C) Ralph Dickens, Andrew Alvord | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (PG), Dale Connelly (SF) Demetrius Diebold, Robert Miles | |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-32 |
| 09:22 | Arkansas | George Kemp pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 08:58 | Arkansas | Ryan Risher steals it from Stephen Jones | 40-32 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Brian Messinger | 43-32 |
| 08:19 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones scores on a jump hook from the left block | 43-34 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 08:10 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 07:46 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by George Kemp | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Johnny Heard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) SF - Edward Mozingo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ryan Risher (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Messinger (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Kemp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Symonds (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dale Connelly (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - David Cianciolo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by George Kemp - foul #1 on George Kemp, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Stanley Lust (SF), Ralph Dickens (PF) Johnny Heard, Edward Mozingo, Ryan Risher | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold (PG), Robert Miles (SG), Ivan Dabrowski (C) George Kemp, Dale Connelly, David Cianciolo | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 07:05 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds blows the layup but he's fouled by Stanley Lust - foul #2 on Stanley Lust, team foul #6 | 45-37 |
| 07:05 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 07:05 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-39 |
| 06:32 | Arkansas | Robert Miles misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-39 |
| 06:15 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 05:52 | Arkansas | Leroy Mullins takes the ball from Robert Miles | 45-39 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins banks in the layup | 47-39 |
| 05:41 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Messinger - foul #2 on Brian Messinger, team foul #7 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard (PG), Edward Mozingo (SG), Ryan Risher (PF), Andrew Alvord (C) Christopher Cheek, Leroy Mullins, Ralph Dickens, Brian Messinger | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (PG), Dale Connelly (SF), David Cianciolo (C) Demetrius Diebold, Albert Symonds, Stephen Jones | |
| 05:41 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 05:41 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard is hacked by Robert Miles - foul #5 on Robert Miles, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Albert Symonds (SG) Robert Miles | |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo makes the wide open runner near the basket set up by Stanley Lust | 49-41 |
| 04:41 | Arkansas | George Kemp misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 04:40 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly snags the offensive board | 49-41 |
| 04:31 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens (SF), Brian Messinger (C) Stanley Lust, Andrew Alvord | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Stephen Jones (PF) Ivan Dabrowski | |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 03:56 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 52-41 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (SG) Edward Mozingo | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski (PF) Stephen Jones | |
| 03:32 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Dale Connelly | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Johnny Heard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ralph Dickens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Risher (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Messinger (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Kemp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Symonds (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dale Connelly (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ivan Dabrowski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Cianciolo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | George Kemp is called for the reach on Johnny Heard - foul #2 on George Kemp, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust (SF) Ryan Risher | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Stephen Jones (PF) David Cianciolo | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ralph Dickens | 55-44 |
| 02:49 | Arkansas | George Kemp misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-44 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger double dribbles | 55-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Larry Fierros (SF), Andrew Alvord (C) Johnny Heard, Stanley Lust, Brian Messinger | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold (PG), Garf Spilski (SF), Aaron Banks (PF) George Kemp, Dale Connelly, Stephen Jones | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:07 | Arkansas | Aaron Banks comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 55-44 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord clanks a runner near the basket | 55-44 |
| 01:58 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Aaron Banks | 55-44 |
| 01:54 | Arkansas | Larry Fierros picks off the pass by Albert Symonds | 55-44 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek hits the finger roll set up by Larry Fierros | 57-44 |
| 01:33 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-44 |
| 01:32 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski gets the offensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 01:18 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Christopher Cheek - foul #1 on Christopher Cheek, team foul #8 | 57-44 |
| 01:18 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 01:18 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek is fouled in the backcourt by Demetrius Diebold - foul #1 on Demetrius Diebold, team foul #6 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey (SG) Leroy Mullins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek is hacked by Aaron Banks - foul #1 on Aaron Banks, team foul #7 | 57-46 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas | The jump hook by Ivan Dabrowski is blocked by Ralph Dickens | 59-46 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord snags the defensive board | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Cheek | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Melvin Bailey is called for the reach on Albert Symonds - foul #2 on Melvin Bailey, team foul #9 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (SG) Melvin Bailey | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds misses the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens pulls down the rebound | 61-46 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek runs out the clock | 61-46 |