| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Zane Branch (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary McNeece (fresh) PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ted Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Moses (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Juan Martinez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Papineau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Howland (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez clanks a 3 from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse loses the dribble to Douglas Papineau | 28-31 |
| 19:17 | Arkansas | Mark Rouse steals the ball from Ted Berry | 28-31 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Richard Mederos | 31-31 |
| 18:39 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland buries a turnaround in the lane | 31-33 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos double dribbles | 31-33 |
| 18:03 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ted Berry | 31-36 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-36 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse can't tip it in | 31-36 |
| 17:37 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 17:30 | Arkansas | Ted Berry comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-36 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz clanks a jumper near the basket | 31-36 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse tips it in | 33-36 |
| 17:06 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-36 |
| 16:41 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Douglas Papineau | 33-36 |
| 16:35 | Arkansas | Ted Berry misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 16:34 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:18 | Arkansas | Mark Rouse swats the layup by Ted Berry | 33-36 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Terry Horwitz | 33-36 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | Ralph Howland blocks the short jumper by Terry Horwitz | 33-36 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz snags the offensive board | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zane Branch (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary McNeece (fairly fresh) PF - Terry Horwitz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ted Berry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Moses (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Juan Martinez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Papineau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Howland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 33-36 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos grabs the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz can't connect on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Juan Martinez - foul #3 on Juan Martinez, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Latta (SF) Gary McNeece | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Howard (PG), Billy Larson (SG), Raymond Wright (SF), Joseph Baine (PF), Frank Reichert (C) Ted Berry, Richard Moses, Juan Martinez, Douglas Papineau, Ralph Howland | |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 14:55 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Eric Latta - foul #1 on Eric Latta, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 14:55 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 14:55 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 14:55 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 14:40 | Arkansas | Billy Larson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi State | The 3pt attempt by Zane Branch is denied by Joseph Baine | 35-36 |
| 14:14 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 13:57 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Donald Howard | 35-38 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Howard - foul #1 on Donald Howard, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David White (C) Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 13:29 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 13:13 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright clanks a 3 from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Richard Mederos | 39-38 |
| 12:30 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-41 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | David White is whistled for traveling | 39-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ted Berry (PG), Richard Moses (SG), Juan Martinez (SF), Douglas Papineau (PF), Ralph Howland (C) Donald Howard, Billy Larson, Raymond Wright, Joseph Baine, Frank Reichert | |
| 11:48 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David White - foul #2 on David White, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse (C) David White | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 11:48 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 11:48 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zane Branch (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Eric Latta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Horwitz (tiring) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ted Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Moses (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Juan Martinez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Papineau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Howland (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz misses short on a floater from the right side | 39-43 |
| 11:29 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 11:23 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland travels with the ball | 39-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece (SF) Eric Latta | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch is whistled for traveling | 39-43 |
| 10:38 | Arkansas | Ted Berry drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Howland | 39-45 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos lays it in on a nice dish by Zane Branch | 41-45 |
| 10:02 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland connects on the floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Mark Rouse - foul #3 on Mark Rouse, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David White (C) Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Howard (SG) Richard Moses | |
| 10:02 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland makes the free throw | 41-48 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Mederos | 43-48 |
| 09:31 | Arkansas | Donald Howard is hacked by Zane Branch - foul #2 on Zane Branch, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Latta (SF) Gary McNeece | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Reichert (C) Ralph Howland | |
| 09:23 | Arkansas | Ted Berry drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi State | Eric Latta double dribbles | 43-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Larson (SG), Raymond Wright (SF), Joseph Baine (PF) Ted Berry, Juan Martinez, Douglas Papineau | |
| 08:42 | Arkansas | Donald Howard makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Wright | 43-53 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch is hacked by Donald Howard - foul #2 on Donald Howard, team foul #3 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (SG), Mark Rouse (C) Zane Branch, David White | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Moses (SG), Ralph Howland (C) Billy Larson, Frank Reichert | |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Raymond Wright takes the ball from Terry Horwitz | 43-53 |
| 07:59 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright lays it up and in | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:42 | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden is hacked by Richard Moses - foul #3 on Richard Moses, team foul #4 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece (SF) Eric Latta | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ted Berry (PG), Juan Martinez (SF), Douglas Papineau (PF) Donald Howard, Raymond Wright, Joseph Baine | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Pruden (fresh) SF - Gary McNeece (fresh) PF - Terry Horwitz (tiring) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ted Berry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Moses (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Juan Martinez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Papineau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Howland (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | Richard Moses is called for the reach on Frank Pruden - foul #4 on Richard Moses, team foul #5 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), David White (PF) Frank Pruden, Terry Horwitz | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | Juan Martinez denies the turnaround by David White | 43-55 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch grabs the offensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | David White misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Douglas Papineau - foul #3 on Douglas Papineau, team foul #6 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Widener (C) Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Howard (SG), Frank Reichert (C) Richard Moses, Ralph Howland | |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | David White makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | David White makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 06:29 | Arkansas | Ted Berry buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-58 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | James Widener blows the dunk | 45-58 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece hits the follow up shot | 47-58 |
| 05:50 | Arkansas | Ted Berry clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 47-58 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece grabs the defensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 47-58 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | David White grabs the offensive board | 47-58 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-58 |
| 05:09 | Arkansas | Ted Berry knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Juan Martinez | 50-61 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | James Widener is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on James Widener, team foul #5 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (SG), Eric Latta (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF), Mark Rouse (C) Zane Branch, Gary McNeece, David White, James Widener | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Moses (SG), Raymond Wright (SF), Joseph Baine (PF), Ralph Howland (C) Ted Berry, Juan Martinez, Douglas Papineau, Frank Reichert | |
| 04:32 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland is hacked by Eric Latta - foul #2 on Eric Latta, team foul #6 | 50-61 |
| 04:13 | Arkansas | Donald Howard travels with the ball | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz banks in the layup on a nice dish by Frank Pruden | 52-61 |
| 03:30 | Arkansas | Mark Rouse blocks the jumper by Donald Howard | 52-61 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse gets the rebound | 52-61 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Pruden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Latta (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Horwitz (tiring) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Donald Howard (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Moses (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Raymond Wright (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Baine (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Ralph Howland (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 52-61 |
| 03:22 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland snags the defensive board | 52-61 |
| 03:16 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright's pass is intercepted by Richard Mederos | 52-61 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Pruden | 54-61 |
| 03:00 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), Gary McNeece (SF) Frank Pruden, Eric Latta | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ted Berry (PG), Juan Martinez (SF), Douglas Papineau (PF) Donald Howard, Raymond Wright, Joseph Baine | |
| 02:55 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-61 |
| 02:54 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau tips it but misses | 54-61 |
| 02:53 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez gets the offensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 02:38 | Arkansas | Richard Moses misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Richard Mederos | 54-61 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-61 |
| 02:27 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 02:22 | Arkansas | Ted Berry makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Richard Moses | 54-64 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 02:16 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| 02:05 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-64 |
| 02:04 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau hits the follow up shot | 54-66 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch loses the ball out of bounds | 54-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Howard (PG), Billy Larson (SG), Raymond Wright (SF), Joseph Baine (PF), Frank Reichert (C) Ted Berry, Richard Moses, Juan Martinez, Douglas Papineau, Ralph Howland | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:40 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Zane Branch - foul #3 on Zane Branch, team foul #7 | 54-66 |
| 01:40 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert misses the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 01:40 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch loses the dribble to Donald Howard | 54-67 |
| 01:29 | Arkansas | Donald Howard throws it down | 54-69 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos is whistled for traveling | 54-69 |
| 01:04 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-69 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece gets the rebound | 54-69 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos's layup is rejected by Joseph Baine | 54-69 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece tips it back up and in | 56-69 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas | Mark Rouse denies the turnaround by Raymond Wright | 56-69 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse snags the defensive board | 56-69 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 56-69 |