| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Tooley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Sledge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Phil Braithwaite (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Christopher Laux (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Saylor (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Davis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Patrick Grace (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Petrone (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore inbounds the ball | 22-37 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi State | John Tooley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-37 |
| 19:18 | Arkansas | John Tooley is called for the reach on John Davis - foul #2 on John Tooley, team foul #1 | 22-37 |
| 19:02 | Arkansas | John Tooley is called for the reach on Christopher Laux - foul #3 on John Tooley, team foul #2 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Lopez (SG) John Tooley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 18:55 | Arkansas | John Davis throws it down set up by Christopher Laux and he's fouled by Charles Moore - foul #2 on Charles Moore, team foul #3 | 22-39 |
| 18:55 | Arkansas | John Davis misses the free throw | 22-39 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | John Sledge grabs the board | 22-39 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Patrick Grace picks off the pass by Phil Braithwaite | 22-39 |
| 18:38 | Arkansas | John Petrone hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kevin Saylor and the foul's on Phil Braithwaite - foul #1 on Phil Braithwaite, team foul #4 | 22-41 |
| 18:38 | Arkansas | John Petrone makes the free throw | 22-42 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 22-42 |
| 18:06 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-42 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | John Sledge snags the defensive board | 22-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:52 | Mississippi State | James Bly buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Charles Moore | 24-42 |
| 17:30 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace misses badly on a shot from close range | 24-42 |
| 17:28 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor tips it home | 24-44 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Patrick Grace - foul #1 on Patrick Grace, team foul #1 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Wilson (PF), Thomas Roberts (C) John Sledge, Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Harrington (PG), Eric Kelly (SG), Danny Synder (PF), Lawrence Reisinger (C) Christopher Laux, Kevin Saylor, Patrick Grace, John Petrone | |
| 17:13 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore misses the 1st free throw | 24-44 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 25-44 |
| 16:57 | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 25-44 |
| 16:55 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Synder | 25-44 |
| 16:32 | Arkansas | Thomas Roberts steps in front of the Eric Kelly pass | 25-44 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-44 |
| 16:18 | Arkansas | Danny Synder grabs the defensive rebound | 25-44 |
| 16:06 | Arkansas | Danny Synder hits a jumper in the lane | 25-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Alberto Lopez clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-46 |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore tips it but misses | 25-46 |
| 15:43 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Mark Harrington | 25-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Alberto Lopez (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Thomas Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Mark Harrington (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Synder (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Lawrence Reisinger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:38 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington can't connect on a shot in the lane | 25-46 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | David Wilson snags the defensive board | 25-46 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | David Wilson drills a jumper from close range | 27-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:07 | Arkansas | Danny Synder clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Alberto Lopez - foul #2 on Alberto Lopez, team foul #5 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (PG), Joseph Neves (SG), John Sledge (PF), Phil Braithwaite (C) James Bly, Alberto Lopez, Charles Moore, Thomas Roberts | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Laux (PG), Patrick Grace (SF), John Petrone (C) Eric Kelly, John Davis, Lawrence Reisinger | |
| 15:07 | Arkansas | Danny Synder makes the 1st free throw | 27-47 |
| 15:07 | Arkansas | Danny Synder makes the 2nd free throw | 27-48 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi State | John Sledge knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-48 |
| 14:48 | Arkansas | John Tooley is called for the reach on John Petrone - foul #4 on John Tooley, team foul #6 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Shoemake (PG), Jamie Strong (SF) John Tooley, David Wilson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor (SG) Mark Harrington | |
| 14:30 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Patrick Grace | 30-50 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite knocks in the fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by John Petrone - foul #2 on John Petrone, team foul #2 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger (PF) Danny Synder | |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite misses the free throw | 32-50 |
| 14:21 | Arkansas | John Petrone gets the rebound | 32-50 |
| 14:05 | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Phil Braithwaite - foul #2 on Phil Braithwaite, team foul #7 | 32-50 |
| 14:05 | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger makes the 1st free throw | 32-51 |
| 14:05 | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger makes the 2nd free throw | 32-52 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves connects on the turnaround near the basket | 34-52 |
| 13:43 | Arkansas | Joseph Neves steps in front of the Lawrence Reisinger pass | 34-52 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | John Sledge misses the easy layup | 34-52 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Jamie Strong gets the offensive rebound | 34-52 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi State | John Sledge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG) Michael Shoemake | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Harrington (SG), Eric Kelly (SF) Kevin Saylor, John Petrone | |
| 13:16 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Mark Harrington | 34-54 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi State | Mark Harrington steps in front of the James Bly pass | 34-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:38 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 34-54 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves pulls down the rebound | 34-54 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses long on a floater from the left wing | 34-54 |
| 12:30 | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger snags the defensive board | 34-54 |
| 12:24 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace is hacked by John Sledge - foul #3 on John Sledge, team foul #8 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Fred Leavell (SG), Charles Moore (SF), David Wilson (PF), Thomas Roberts (C) Joseph Neves, Jamie Strong, John Sledge, Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Danny Synder (PF), John Petrone (C) Christopher Laux, Lawrence Reisinger | |
| 12:24 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace misses the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts snags the defensive board | 34-54 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-54 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 34-54 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by James Bly | 36-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Leavell (fresh) SF - Charles Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Mark Harrington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Patrick Grace (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Synder (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - John Petrone (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:12 | Arkansas | Danny Synder makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Harrington | 36-56 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Danny Synder steals it from Charles Moore | 36-56 |
| 10:34 | Arkansas | James Bly steals the ball from John Petrone | 36-56 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi State | James Bly scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Leavell | 39-56 |
| 09:59 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace misses the floater from just outside the lane | 39-56 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore snags the defensive board | 39-56 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts blows the dunk but he's fouled by John Petrone - foul #3 on John Petrone, team foul #3 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Lopez (PG), Joseph Neves (SG), Jamie Strong (SF), Phil Braithwaite (C) James Bly, Fred Leavell, Charles Moore, David Wilson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Laux (PG), Kevin Saylor (SG), John Davis (SF), Lawrence Reisinger (C) Mark Harrington, Eric Kelly, Patrick Grace, John Petrone | |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:23 | Arkansas | Alberto Lopez is called for the reach on Christopher Laux - foul #3 on Alberto Lopez, team foul #9 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Sledge (PF) Thomas Roberts | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 09:23 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux misses the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | John Sledge grabs the defensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | Danny Synder steps in front of the Phil Braithwaite pass | 41-56 |
| 08:44 | Arkansas | John Davis misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Jamie Strong - foul #1 on Jamie Strong, team foul #10 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Patrick Grace (PF) Danny Synder | |
| 08:44 | Arkansas | John Davis misses the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 08:44 | Arkansas | John Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite grabs the defensive rebound | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:10 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-56 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi State | Jamie Strong snags the defensive board | 41-56 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves can't finish the layup | 41-56 |
| 08:01 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor grabs the defensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 07:49 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux drills a turnaround in the lane set up by John Davis | 41-58 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | John Sledge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG), David Wilson (SF) Alberto Lopez, Jamie Strong | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Harrington (SG), Danny Synder (PF) Kevin Saylor, Patrick Grace | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Neves (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Sledge (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Phil Braithwaite (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Christopher Laux (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Harrington (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Synder (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Reisinger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Arkansas | Danny Synder misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-58 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | David Wilson gets the rebound | 41-58 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Mark Harrington is called for the reach on John Sledge - foul #2 on Mark Harrington, team foul #4 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Moore (SF) Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | David Wilson drills a jumper from the baseline | 43-58 |
| 06:36 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 43-58 |
| 06:34 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 06:12 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux loses the dribble to Charles Moore | 43-58 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses the dunk attempt | 43-58 |
| 06:08 | Arkansas | Danny Synder gets the rebound | 43-58 |
| 05:46 | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Harrington | 43-60 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | James Bly clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-60 |
| 05:30 | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger grabs the board | 43-60 |
| 05:10 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 43-60 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | John Sledge pulls down the rebound | 43-60 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Danny Synder is called for the reach on John Sledge - foul #2 on Danny Synder, team foul #5 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (SG), Alberto Lopez (SF), Thomas Roberts (PF), Phil Braithwaite (C) Joseph Neves, Charles Moore, John Sledge, David Wilson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Kelly (PG), Kevin Saylor (SG), Patrick Grace (PF), John Petrone (C) Christopher Laux, Mark Harrington, Danny Synder, Lawrence Reisinger | |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | James Bly is hacked by Eric Kelly - foul #1 on Eric Kelly, team foul #6 | 43-60 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Eric Kelly is called for the reach on James Bly - foul #2 on Eric Kelly, team foul #7 | 43-60 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | James Bly makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| 04:44 | Arkansas | John Petrone gets the rebound | 44-60 |
| 04:28 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Kevin Saylor and he's hacked by Thomas Roberts - foul #1 on Thomas Roberts, team foul #11 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Fred Leavell (SG), Jamie Strong (PF) James Bly, Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Smith (PG) John Davis | |
| 04:28 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace misses the free throw | 44-62 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts grabs the board | 44-62 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 44-62 |
| 04:07 | Arkansas | Eric Kelly gets the rebound | 44-62 |
| 03:49 | Arkansas | David Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Saylor | 44-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:32 | Mississippi State | John Petrone is called for the reach on Fred Leavell - foul #4 on John Petrone, team foul #8 | 44-65 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi State | Fred Leavell makes the 1st free throw | 45-65 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi State | Fred Leavell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Tooley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Fred Leavell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Lopez (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jamie Strong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Saylor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Grace (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Petrone (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by John Petrone | 46-68 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-68 |
| 02:50 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor grabs the defensive rebound | 46-68 |
| 02:27 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-68 |
| 02:25 | Arkansas | Eric Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 46-68 |
| 02:08 | Arkansas | Eric Kelly hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Saylor | 46-70 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts clanks a floater from the right side | 46-70 |
| 01:48 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to David Smith | 46-70 |
| 01:26 | Arkansas | John Petrone hits the finger roll on a great pass from Patrick Grace | 46-72 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | David Smith picks off the pass by Fred Leavell | 46-72 |
| 00:53 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace makes the shot from the left side set up by Eric Kelly | 46-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | John Tooley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #9 | 46-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Wilson (SF) Fred Leavell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Laux (PG), John Davis (SF) David Smith, Eric Kelly | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | John Tooley misses the 1st free throw | 46-74 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | John Tooley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | The pull-up jumper by Patrick Grace is blocked by David Wilson | 47-74 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | David Wilson grabs the board | 47-74 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | David Wilson clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by John Davis - foul #3 on John Davis, team foul #10 | 47-74 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | David Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 47-74 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | David Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-74 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas | John Petrone grabs the defensive rebound | 47-74 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux runs out the clock | 47-74 |