| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randolph Maly (fresh) 1 pts. SF - George Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dana Echols (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eddie Davenport (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Fisher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willie Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Hogsett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Virgil (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett inbounds the ball | 29-23 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher buries a jumper from the free throw line | 29-25 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Kennedy - foul #3 on William Kennedy, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra (C) William Kennedy | |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport misses the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 19:18 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher travels in the backcourt | 30-25 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-25 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi | Brian Smith grabs the offensive board | 30-25 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-25 |
| 18:40 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 18:21 | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil is called for a charge - foul #2 on Raymond Virgil, team foul #2 | 30-25 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 17:56 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 17:51 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Willie Brown | 30-27 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi | Dana Echols is hacked by Hassan Saavedra - foul #1 on Hassan Saavedra, team foul #3 | 30-27 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi | George Brown is open and scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Eddie Davenport | 32-27 |
| 17:13 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 32-27 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi | Dana Echols snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi | George Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi | Dana Echols can't tip it in | 32-27 |
| 16:45 | Arkansas | Willie Brown grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 16:29 | Arkansas | Eddie Davenport blocks the jumper by Willie Brown | 32-27 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Randolph Maly | 34-27 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randolph Maly (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dana Echols (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Eddie Davenport (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Hogsett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Virgil (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Hassan Saavedra (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Arkansas | Willie Brown scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Fisher | 34-30 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi | Scott Hogsett steps in front of the Eddie Davenport pass | 34-30 |
| 15:01 | Arkansas | Willie Brown misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Randolph Maly - foul #2 on Randolph Maly, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Young (PG), Steven Digiacomo (SG), John Ellis (SF), Timothy Clayton (PF), George Price (C) Brian Smith, Randolph Maly, George Brown, Dana Echols, Eddie Davenport | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Kennedy (C) Hassan Saavedra | |
| 15:01 | Arkansas | Willie Brown makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 15:01 | Arkansas | Willie Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi | Jason Young can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 14:31 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 14:20 | Arkansas | William Kennedy makes the fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by John Ellis - foul #1 on John Ellis, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| 14:20 | Arkansas | William Kennedy makes the free throw | 34-35 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | Jason Young is hacked by Robert Fisher - foul #2 on Robert Fisher, team foul #4 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Brown (SF) John Ellis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Jason Young knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 13:22 | Arkansas | Willie Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | George Brown pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 13:00 | Arkansas | William Kennedy snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 12:42 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett misses badly on a shot from the left block | 37-35 |
| 12:41 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Fisher | 37-35 |
| 12:36 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 12:35 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett tips it home | 37-37 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 12:23 | Arkansas | William Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 12:00 | Arkansas | William Kennedy comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 37-37 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi | George Brown grabs the board | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Young (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 10 pts. SF - George Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Clayton (fresh) C - George Price (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Hogsett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Virgil (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Mississippi | George Brown loses the dribble to Robert Fisher | 37-37 |
| 11:35 | Arkansas | Willie Brown misses the lay-in | 37-37 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to George Price | 37-37 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Timothy Clayton and he's fouled by William Kennedy - foul #4 on William Kennedy, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Smith (PG), Randolph Maly (SG), Dana Echols (PF), Eddie Davenport (C) Jason Young, George Brown, Timothy Clayton, George Price | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Justin Menefee (SG), Hassan Saavedra (PF), Elwood Johnson (C) Willie Brown, Raymond Virgil, William Kennedy | |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo makes the free throw | 40-37 |
| 10:58 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Hogsett | 40-39 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi | Hassan Saavedra is called for the reach on Dana Echols - foul #2 on Hassan Saavedra, team foul #6 | 40-39 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Smith | 42-39 |
| 09:49 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Robert Fisher and the foul's on Steven Digiacomo - foul #2 on Steven Digiacomo, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Brown (SF) Steven Digiacomo | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Brown (SG) Robert Fisher | |
| 09:49 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi | Dana Echols is fouled on the floor by Elwood Johnson - foul #1 on Elwood Johnson, team foul #7 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Lukaszewski (SF), Raymond Virgil (PF) Scott Hogsett, Elwood Johnson | |
| 09:26 | Mississippi | Dana Echols misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 09:26 | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 09:21 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 09:19 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra tips it but misses | 42-42 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Randolph Maly grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi | Dana Echols misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 42-42 |
| 09:10 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 08:52 | Arkansas | The jumper by Hassan Saavedra is denied by Eddie Davenport | 42-42 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | Dana Echols grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left side | 42-42 |
| 08:20 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 07:59 | Arkansas | Willie Brown makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Raymond Virgil | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Randolph Maly (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dana Echols (fresh) 6 reb. C - Eddie Davenport (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Justin Menefee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Lukaszewski (fresh) PF - Raymond Virgil (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Hassan Saavedra (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi | George Brown comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Willie Brown - foul #3 on Willie Brown, team foul #8 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo (SG), Timothy Clayton (PF), George Price (C) Randolph Maly, Dana Echols, Eddie Davenport | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Fisher (PG), Scott Hogsett (SF), Elwood Johnson (PF), William Kennedy (C) Justin Menefee, George Lukaszewski, Raymond Virgil, Hassan Saavedra | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi | George Brown makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi | George Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 07:28 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett is hacked by George Brown - foul #2 on George Brown, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| 07:10 | Arkansas | Willie Brown knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Elwood Johnson | 44-47 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | Elwood Johnson is called for the reach on Timothy Clayton - foul #2 on Elwood Johnson, team foul #9 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Young (PG) Brian Smith | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Justin Menefee (SG) Willie Brown | |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 06:38 | Arkansas | William Kennedy drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi | Jason Young snags the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | Jason Young comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 05:58 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 05:40 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Steven Digiacomo - foul #3 on Steven Digiacomo, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Smith (PG), Randolph Maly (SG), Dana Echols (PF), Eddie Davenport (C) Jason Young, George Brown, Timothy Clayton, George Price | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Brown (SG), Raymond Virgil (PF) Justin Menefee, Elwood Johnson | |
| 05:40 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 05:40 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Steven Digiacomo | 46-50 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Randolph Maly misses the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 46-50 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi | Dana Echols can't tip it in | 46-50 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport grabs the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | Robert Fisher takes the ball from Steven Digiacomo | 46-50 |
| 04:56 | Arkansas | Willie Brown misses the lay-in | 46-50 |
| 04:54 | Arkansas | William Kennedy can't tip it in | 46-50 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi | Randolph Maly pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo slams it home over the doubleteam | 48-50 |
| 04:11 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Brown | 48-53 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi | Brian Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Brown (SF) Steven Digiacomo | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Randolph Maly (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dana Echols (fresh) 7 reb. C - Eddie Davenport (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Hogsett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Virgil (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Kennedy (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:35 | Arkansas | Brian Smith is called for the reach on Robert Fisher - foul #2 on Brian Smith, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| 03:25 | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil can't connect on a jumper from close range | 48-53 |
| 03:23 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher gets the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 03:13 | Arkansas | Willie Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 03:12 | Arkansas | William Kennedy pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 02:59 | Arkansas | The short jumper by Willie Brown is denied by Dana Echols | 48-53 |
| 02:57 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett tips it back up and in | 48-55 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport lays it in on a nice dish by George Brown | 50-55 |
| 02:09 | Arkansas | Willie Brown misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | George Brown makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Smith | 52-55 |
| 01:46 | Arkansas | William Kennedy clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Randolph Maly - foul #3 on Randolph Maly, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| 01:46 | Arkansas | William Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 01:46 | Arkansas | William Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | Dana Echols snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Raymond Virgil - foul #3 on Raymond Virgil, team foul #10 | 52-55 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 01:03 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher is hacked by Brian Smith - foul #3 on Brian Smith, team foul #8 | 53-55 |
| 01:03 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 01:03 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport misses the fadeaway from close range | 53-57 |
| 00:46 | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Smith - foul #4 on Brian Smith, team foul #9 | 53-57 |
| 00:45 | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:45 | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | Randolph Maly hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the right block | 53-59 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport tips it in | 55-59 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Brian Smith is called for the reach on Robert Fisher in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brian Smith, team foul #10 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Young (PG) Brian Smith | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Jason Young misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-61 |
| 00:29 | Arkansas | Willie Brown gets the rebound | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Arkansas | Willie Brown is hacked by Jason Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Young, team foul #11 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Lukaszewski (SF), Hassan Saavedra (C) Scott Hogsett, William Kennedy | |
| 00:26 | Arkansas | Willie Brown makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:26 | Arkansas | Willie Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Dana Echols pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Jason Young misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-62 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Jason Young loses the ball out of bounds | 55-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett (SF) Willie Brown | |
| 00:17 | Arkansas | Jason Young is called for the reach on Robert Fisher in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Young, team foul #12 | 55-62 |
| 00:17 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:17 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Jason Young comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-64 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas | George Lukaszewski snags the defensive board | 55-64 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-64 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil is fouled in the backcourt by Randolph Maly - foul #4 on Randolph Maly, team foul #13 | 55-64 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Dana Echols can't finish the layup | 55-65 |