| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dubois (fresh) SG - Les Ballesteros (fresh) SF - Donald Davis (fresh) PF - Eugene Utley (fresh) C - Philip Utz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (fresh) SG - Arthur King (fresh) SF - John Childs (fresh) PF - Markus Duell (fresh) C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | Markus Duell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Arkansas | Philip Utz hits the finger roll | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi | Arthur King is hacked by Donald Davis - foul #1 on Donald Davis, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi | John Childs misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi | Markus Duell tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Arkansas | David Dubois's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | Markus Duell misses the 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 17:54 | Arkansas | Donald Davis pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:37 | Arkansas | David Dubois scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Eugene Utley | 5-0 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi | Markus Duell misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Eugene Utley - foul #1 on Eugene Utley, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Horne (PG), Perry Sieberg (SG), Paul Carrier (SF), Elmer Olson (PF), Garfield Luke (C) David Dubois, Les Ballesteros, Donald Davis, Eugene Utley, Philip Utz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), John Jenkins (SF), Richard Hurlbert (C) Jesus Marquez, Arthur King, Christopher Stephens | |
| 17:21 | Mississippi | Markus Duell makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi | Markus Duell makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:07 | Arkansas | Elmer Olson misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Hurlbert - foul #1 on Richard Hurlbert, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG) John Childs | |
| 17:07 | Arkansas | Elmer Olson misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:07 | Arkansas | Elmer Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi | Paul Carrier takes the ball from Markus Duell | 6-2 |
| 16:44 | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Carrier | 8-2 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Hurlbert | 8-5 |
| 16:10 | Arkansas | Ben Horne comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-5 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi | John Jenkins makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ben Horne (fresh) SG - Perry Sieberg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Carrier (fresh) PF - Elmer Olson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Garfield Luke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary King (fresh) SF - John Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Markus Duell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Hurlbert (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier drills a shot in the lane | 10-7 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gary King | 10-10 |
| 14:50 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Gary King - foul #1 on Gary King, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros (SG), Eugene Utley (PF), Philip Utz (C) Perry Sieberg, Elmer Olson, Garfield Luke | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), John Childs (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Jesus Marquez, Markus Duell, Richard Hurlbert | |
| 14:50 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:50 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier misses the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | John Childs snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi | Ben Horne is called for the reach on Gary King in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ben Horne, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg (SF) Paul Carrier | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:33 | Mississippi | John Childs scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Gary King and he's hacked by Perry Sieberg - foul #1 on Perry Sieberg, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Davis (SF) Perry Sieberg | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:33 | Mississippi | John Childs misses the free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:33 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 14:24 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Christopher Stephens - foul #1 on Christopher Stephens, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Paul Carrier (SF), Elmer Olson (C) Donald Davis, Philip Utz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:24 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 14:24 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi | John Childs misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Eugene Utley - foul #2 on Eugene Utley, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Davis (SF), Philip Utz (C) Paul Carrier, Eugene Utley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:07 | Mississippi | John Childs makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi | John Childs makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 13:41 | Arkansas | Ben Horne banks in the layup | 15-14 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | John Childs knocks in the jumper from close range | 15-16 |
| 13:08 | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Arthur King - foul #1 on Arthur King, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dubois (PG), Perry Sieberg (SF), Paul Carrier (PF) Ben Horne, Donald Davis, Philip Utz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Markus Duell (C) Gary King, Christopher Stephens | |
| 13:08 | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 13:08 | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros misses the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi | Markus Duell grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi | John Jenkins can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 15-16 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi | John Childs tips it in | 15-18 |
| 12:27 | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg scores on a floater from the right side set up by David Dubois | 17-18 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi | Markus Duell hits the finger roll set up by Arthur King and he's hacked by David Dubois - foul #1 on David Dubois, team foul #6 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Horne (SG), Donald Davis (SF), Garfield Luke (PF), Philip Utz (C) Les Ballesteros, Perry Sieberg, Paul Carrier, Elmer Olson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Richard Hurlbert (C) Jesus Marquez, Arthur King | |
| 12:13 | Mississippi | Markus Duell makes the free throw | 17-21 |
| 12:00 | Arkansas | Ben Horne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-21 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg (SF), Paul Carrier (PF) Donald Davis, Garfield Luke | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG) Markus Duell | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi | John Childs can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 17-21 |
| 11:31 | Arkansas | Ben Horne snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dubois (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Horne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Perry Sieberg (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Carrier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Philip Utz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gary King (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Childs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jenkins (tiring) 2 pts. C - Richard Hurlbert (fresh) | |
| 11:09 | Arkansas | The short jumper by Ben Horne is denied by Richard Hurlbert | 17-21 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi | John Childs makes the 3 from straight away | 17-24 |
| 10:52 | Arkansas | David Dubois is hacked by Jesus Marquez - foul #1 on Jesus Marquez, team foul #5 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros (SG), Donald Davis (SF), Elmer Olson (PF), Garfield Luke (C) David Dubois, Perry Sieberg, Paul Carrier, Philip Utz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), Markus Duell (PF), Christopher Stephens (C) Jesus Marquez, John Childs, Richard Hurlbert | |
| 10:36 | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Markus Duell - foul #1 on Markus Duell, team foul #6 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Philip Utz (C) Garfield Luke | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), John Childs (SF) Gary King, John Jenkins | |
| 10:36 | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 10:36 | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros misses the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 10:08 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Les Ballesteros | 18-24 |
| 09:47 | Arkansas | Donald Davis buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ben Horne | 20-24 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi | John Childs can't connect on a floater from the left side | 20-24 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi | John Childs tips it back up and in | 20-26 |
| 09:12 | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | John Childs comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-26 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez loses the ball out of bounds | 22-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dubois (PG), Perry Sieberg (SF), Paul Carrier (PF), Garfield Luke (C) Les Ballesteros, Donald Davis, Elmer Olson, Philip Utz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), John Jenkins (SF), Richard Hurlbert (C) Jesus Marquez, John Childs, Christopher Stephens | |
| 08:16 | Arkansas | Richard Hurlbert is called for the reach on Ben Horne - foul #2 on Richard Hurlbert, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), John Childs (SF) Arthur King, Richard Hurlbert | |
| 08:16 | Arkansas | Ben Horne makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 08:16 | Arkansas | Ben Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi | John Childs connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Jesus Marquez | 24-28 |
| 07:47 | Arkansas | John Jenkins takes the ball from Perry Sieberg | 24-28 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi | John Jenkins clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-28 |
| 07:16 | Arkansas | Ben Horne grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dubois (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Horne (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Perry Sieberg (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Carrier (fresh) 3 pts. C - Garfield Luke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary King (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Childs (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Jenkins (tiring) 2 pts. C - Markus Duell (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Arkansas | Ben Horne buries a jumper from the left side and he's hacked by John Jenkins - foul #1 on John Jenkins, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros (SG), Donald Davis (SF), Elmer Olson (PF), Philip Utz (C) David Dubois, Perry Sieberg, Paul Carrier, Garfield Luke | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), Christopher Stephens (C) Jesus Marquez, John Childs | |
| 07:00 | Arkansas | Ben Horne misses the free throw | 26-28 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi | Markus Duell grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Markus Duell misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-28 |
| 06:39 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Philip Utz | 26-28 |
| 06:28 | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros blows the layup | 26-28 |
| 06:26 | Arkansas | Philip Utz snags the offensive board | 26-28 |
| 06:13 | Arkansas | Philip Utz hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-28 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi | Arthur King snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi | John Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dubois (PG), Perry Sieberg (SF), Eugene Utley (PF), Garfield Luke (C) Ben Horne, Donald Davis, Elmer Olson, Philip Utz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), John Childs (SF) Arthur King, Markus Duell | |
| 05:21 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-28 |
| 05:20 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 04:59 | Arkansas | John Jenkins takes the ball from Eugene Utley | 26-28 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | John Childs is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Childs, team foul #9 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Horne (SG), Paul Carrier (SF), Elmer Olson (C) Les Ballesteros, Perry Sieberg, Garfield Luke | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), Markus Duell (C) Gary King, Christopher Stephens | |
| 04:32 | Arkansas | David Dubois loses the dribble to Jesus Marquez in the backcourt | 26-28 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez hits the finger roll | 26-30 |
| 04:16 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Philip Utz (C) Elmer Olson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | John Childs comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-30 |
| 03:45 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 03:40 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-30 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi | Markus Duell snags the defensive board | 26-30 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Eugene Utley - foul #3 on Eugene Utley, team foul #7 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros (SG), Donald Davis (SF), Elmer Olson (C) David Dubois, Eugene Utley, Philip Utz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Richard Hurlbert (C) Jesus Marquez, Markus Duell | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi | John Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi | John Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ben Horne (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Les Ballesteros (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Carrier (fresh) 3 pts. C - Elmer Olson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur King (tiring) 1 ast. SF - John Childs (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Jenkins (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Richard Hurlbert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Arkansas | Donald Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg (SF), Philip Utz (C) Donald Davis, Paul Carrier | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Markus Duell (PF) John Childs | |
| 02:37 | Mississippi | Markus Duell comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | Markus Duell gets the offensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | Markus Duell's layup is rejected by Philip Utz | 26-32 |
| 02:06 | Arkansas | Elmer Olson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 01:51 | Arkansas | Ben Horne misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Gary King - foul #2 on Gary King, team foul #10 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dubois (PG), Donald Davis (SF), Paul Carrier (PF) Les Ballesteros, Perry Sieberg, Philip Utz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), John Childs (SG), Christopher Stephens (C) Gary King, Arthur King, Markus Duell | |
| 01:51 | Arkansas | Ben Horne makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:51 | Arkansas | Ben Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 28-32 |
| 01:23 | Arkansas | Donald Davis grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 01:00 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier's pass is intercepted by Jesus Marquez | 28-32 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | John Childs's pass is intercepted by David Dubois | 28-32 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Donald Davis is hacked by Richard Hurlbert - foul #3 on Richard Hurlbert, team foul #11 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros (SG), Perry Sieberg (SF), Garfield Luke (PF), Philip Utz (C) David Dubois, Ben Horne, Paul Carrier, Elmer Olson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Arthur King (SG), Markus Duell (C) Jesus Marquez, Richard Hurlbert, Christopher Stephens | |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Donald Davis makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Donald Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | John Childs scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Donald Davis hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 30-35 |