| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Christopher Laux (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Saylor (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Davis (fresh) PF - Patrick Grace (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Petrone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Fabian Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | John Davis inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor misses the driving attempt from the right block | 29-30 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino travels with the ball | 29-30 |
| 19:02 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Kevin Saylor | 31-30 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Fabian Marino | 31-33 |
| 18:21 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-33 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi | James Davis loses the dribble to Patrick Grace | 31-33 |
| 18:06 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor is fouled on the floor by Fabian Marino - foul #1 on Fabian Marino, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 17:41 | Arkansas | John Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Harrington (SG) Kevin Saylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:21 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino is fouled on the floor by Mark Harrington - foul #2 on Mark Harrington, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Kelly (SF), Danny Synder (PF), Lawrence Reisinger (C) John Davis, Patrick Grace, John Petrone | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski (PF) Fabian Marino | |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | Eric Kelly is called for the reach on Arnoldo Marino - foul #1 on Eric Kelly, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 31-35 |
| 16:20 | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor (SG) Christopher Laux | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Andrew Arviso (C) James Davis, Arnoldo Marino, Paul Hester | |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski misses long on a floater from the right side | 31-35 |
| 16:00 | Arkansas | Eric Kelly grabs the board | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Mark Harrington (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Saylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Danny Synder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Reisinger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) PF - Mladen Linkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Arviso (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Arkansas | Mladen Linkowski blocks the short jumper by Danny Synder | 31-35 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven is hacked by Mark Harrington in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Harrington, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Davis (SF), Patrick Grace (PF), John Petrone (C) Eric Kelly, Danny Synder, Lawrence Reisinger | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (PG), Fabian Marino (PF) Donald McCraven, Andrew Arviso | |
| 15:28 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams misses the jumpshot from the left side | 31-35 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski can't tip it in | 31-35 |
| 15:24 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 15:11 | Arkansas | John Davis is fouled on the floor by Mladen Linkowski - foul #3 on Mladen Linkowski, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Laux (PG) Mark Harrington | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (SG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Paul Hester (C) Paul Thompson, Timothy Williams, Mladen Linkowski | |
| 14:55 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Davis - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| 14:55 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 14:55 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 14:37 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 14:14 | Arkansas | Paul Hester denies the turnaround by John Petrone | 33-35 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi | Paul Hester pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-35 |
| 13:50 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 13:42 | Arkansas | John Davis is fouled on the floor by Arnoldo Marino - foul #3 on Arnoldo Marino, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Harrington (SG), Danny Synder (PF), Lawrence Reisinger (C) Kevin Saylor, John Davis, John Petrone | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), Mladen Linkowski (PF) Christopher Barnes, Fabian Marino | |
| 13:22 | Arkansas | Danny Synder hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Mladen Linkowski - foul #4 on Mladen Linkowski, team foul #5 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Kelly (SF) Patrick Grace | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Howard Rudd (PF), Andrew Arviso (C) Mladen Linkowski, Paul Hester | |
| 13:22 | Arkansas | Danny Synder makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 13:22 | Arkansas | Danny Synder makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd misses the fadeaway from the right side | 35-35 |
| 13:04 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Eric Kelly | 35-35 |
| 12:59 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Harrington | 37-35 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-35 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso grabs the offensive board | 37-35 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi | James Davis hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Mark Harrington - foul #4 on Mark Harrington, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Davis (SF), John Petrone (C) Christopher Laux, Lawrence Reisinger | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (SF), Fabian Marino (PF) Arnoldo Marino, Howard Rudd | |
| 12:27 | Mississippi | James Davis makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| 12:10 | Arkansas | John Davis misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-38 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 11:51 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to John Davis | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Mark Harrington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eric Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Danny Synder (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Petrone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fabian Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Arviso (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Patrick Grace (PF) Danny Synder | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (SF), Paul Hester (C) James Davis, Andrew Arviso | |
| 11:06 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino's dunk attempt is rejected by Patrick Grace | 37-38 |
| 11:05 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 10:40 | Arkansas | A charge is called on John Petrone - foul #2 on John Petrone, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Laux (PG), Kevin Saylor (SG), Danny Synder (PF), Lawrence Reisinger (C) Mark Harrington, Eric Kelly, John Davis, John Petrone | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino (SF), Howard Rudd (PF) Timothy Williams, Fabian Marino | |
| 10:26 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Howard Rudd, team foul #6 | 37-38 |
| 10:11 | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Laux | 39-38 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Kevin Saylor - foul #1 on Kevin Saylor, team foul #6 | 39-38 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 09:46 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi | Paul Hester grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven blows the layup | 39-40 |
| 09:24 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 09:06 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 39-40 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Donald McCraven | 39-43 |
| 08:24 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor drills a jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Paul Thompson - foul #1 on Paul Thompson, team foul #7 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Davis (SF), John Petrone (C) Patrick Grace, Lawrence Reisinger | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (PG), James Davis (SG), Fabian Marino (PF) Donald McCraven, Paul Thompson, Howard Rudd | |
| 08:24 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor makes the free throw | 42-43 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino gets the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Christopher Laux (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Saylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Danny Synder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Petrone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Barnes (fresh) SG - James Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Fabian Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Hester (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Arkansas | John Petrone misses the lay-in | 42-46 |
| 07:25 | Arkansas | John Petrone tips it home | 44-46 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | James Davis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Hester | 44-48 |
| 06:54 | Arkansas | Danny Synder scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Kevin Saylor and he's fouled by Fabian Marino - foul #2 on Fabian Marino, team foul #8 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Harrington (PG), Eric Kelly (SG) Christopher Laux, Kevin Saylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), Paul Thompson (SF), Mladen Linkowski (C) Christopher Barnes, Arnoldo Marino, Paul Hester | |
| 06:54 | Arkansas | Danny Synder makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven is fouled on the floor by Mark Harrington - foul #5 on Mark Harrington, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Smith (SG), Patrick Grace (PF) Mark Harrington, Danny Synder | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:36 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 06:23 | Arkansas | David Smith hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Eric Kelly | 49-50 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino misses long on a floater from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 06:02 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 05:48 | Arkansas | John Petrone is hacked by James Davis - foul #2 on James Davis, team foul #9 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Laux (PG), Lawrence Reisinger (PF) David Smith, John Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino (SF), Andrew Arviso (C) Paul Thompson, Fabian Marino | |
| 05:48 | Arkansas | John Petrone makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 05:48 | Arkansas | John Petrone makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino's pass is intercepted by John Petrone | 51-50 |
| 05:06 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux is hacked by Donald McCraven - foul #1 on Donald McCraven, team foul #10 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Davis (SF) John Petrone | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Hester (C) Andrew Arviso | |
| 05:06 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 05:06 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-53 |
| 04:45 | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by John Davis | 55-53 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi | James Davis misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 04:30 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 04:25 | Arkansas | John Davis scores on a floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Mladen Linkowski - foul #5 on Mladen Linkowski, team foul #11 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Danny Synder (PF) Patrick Grace | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (SG), Fabian Marino (PF) James Davis, Mladen Linkowski | |
| 04:25 | Arkansas | John Davis misses the free throw | 57-53 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Hester | 57-53 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-53 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Fabian Marino | 57-53 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eric Kelly - foul #2 on Eric Kelly, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Smith (SG) Eric Kelly | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (PG), Timothy Williams (SF) Donald McCraven, Arnoldo Marino | |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Christopher Laux (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Synder (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Reisinger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Barnes (fresh) SG - Paul Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) PF - Fabian Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:35 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 59-55 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson is called for traveling | 59-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor (SG) Christopher Laux | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:24 | Arkansas | David Smith is hacked by Christopher Barnes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Barnes, team foul #12 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Petrone (C) Lawrence Reisinger | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (SG) Timothy Williams | |
| 03:24 | Arkansas | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 03:24 | Arkansas | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso (C) Paul Hester | |
| 02:51 | Arkansas | Danny Synder drills a jump hook in the lane | 62-55 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Laux (PG), Patrick Grace (SF) David Smith, John Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Paul Hester (C) Christopher Barnes, Paul Thompson, Andrew Arviso | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:37 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Donald McCraven | 62-57 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas | John Petrone misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 02:16 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace snags the offensive board | 62-57 |
| 01:56 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on James Davis - foul #3 on James Davis, team foul #13 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Davis (SF) Danny Synder | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:56 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 01:56 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-57 |
| 01:37 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor grabs the defensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 01:27 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace comes up short on the shot from the left side | 64-57 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino gets the rebound | 64-57 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino is whistled for traveling | 64-57 |
| 01:05 | Arkansas | John Petrone is fouled on the floor by Arnoldo Marino - foul #4 on Arnoldo Marino, team foul #14 | 64-57 |
| 01:05 | Arkansas | John Petrone makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 01:05 | Arkansas | John Petrone makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-57 |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | John Davis gets the rebound | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Arkansas | Donald McCraven is called for the reach on John Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald McCraven, team foul #15 | 66-57 |
| 00:41 | Arkansas | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:41 | Arkansas | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-57 |
| 00:34 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Kevin Saylor | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Arkansas | John Davis misses long on a floater from the left wing | 68-57 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor tips it back up and in | 70-57 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | James Davis misses short on a halfcourt shot | 70-57 |