| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) PF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Tyler Batten (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Kemp (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Miles (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garf Spilski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Symonds (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Garf Spilski inbounds the ball | 25-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones connects on the runner in the paint | 25-41 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-41 |
| 19:18 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones snags the defensive board | 25-41 |
| 18:53 | Arkansas | Robert Miles clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 25-41 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten grabs the board | 25-41 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Melvin Bailey | 28-41 |
| 18:03 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds misses long on a floater in the paint | 28-41 |
| 18:01 | Arkansas | George Kemp gets the offensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 17:34 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones blows the dunk but the foul's on Tyler Batten - foul #3 on Tyler Batten, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Baranski (C) Tyler Batten | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 17:34 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 17:34 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-43 |
| 17:05 | Arkansas | William Baranski is called for the reach on Robert Miles - foul #2 on William Baranski, team foul #2 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell (C) Stanley Lust | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 16:51 | Arkansas | Robert Miles can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Melvin Bailey - foul #2 on Melvin Bailey, team foul #3 | 28-43 |
| 16:51 | Arkansas | Robert Miles misses the 1st free throw | 28-43 |
| 16:51 | Arkansas | Robert Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 28-44 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin is called for a charge - foul #3 on Stephan Pipkin, team foul #4 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (SF) Stephan Pipkin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 16:13 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Garf Spilski | 28-46 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-46 |
| 15:52 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones pulls down the rebound | 28-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Bailey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 2 ast. PF - William Baranski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Kemp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Miles (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garf Spilski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Symonds (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones is fouled on the floor by Leroy Mullins - foul #3 on Leroy Mullins, team foul #5 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (SG), Stephan Pipkin (SF), Stanley Lust (PF), Tyler Batten (C) Christopher Cheek, Melvin Bailey, William Baranski, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 15:30 | Arkansas | George Kemp clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-46 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins grabs the board | 28-46 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-46 |
| 15:15 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds pulls down the rebound | 28-46 |
| 14:55 | Arkansas | Stanley Lust steals it from Robert Miles | 28-46 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 28-46 |
| 14:33 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Albert Symonds | 28-46 |
| 14:09 | Arkansas | Erwin Wood steals the ball from Stephen Jones | 28-46 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG) Leroy Mullins, Erwin Wood | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 13:25 | Arkansas | George Kemp is fouled on the floor by Christopher Cheek - foul #2 on Christopher Cheek, team foul #6 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (SF), William Baranski (PF) Stephan Pipkin, Stanley Lust | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski (SF) Garf Spilski | |
| 13:04 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Robert Miles and the foul's on Tyler Batten - foul #4 on Tyler Batten, team foul #7 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell (C) Tyler Batten | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold (PG), Dwight Villarreal (PF) George Kemp, Albert Symonds | |
| 13:04 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones makes the free throw | 28-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:52 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-49 |
| 12:50 | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold snags the defensive board | 28-49 |
| 12:29 | Arkansas | Christopher Cheek is called for the reach on Ivan Dabrowski - foul #3 on Christopher Cheek, team foul #8 | 28-49 |
| 12:29 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski makes the 1st free throw | 28-50 |
| 12:29 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 28-51 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell loses the dribble to Robert Miles | 28-51 |
| 12:05 | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold can't throw it down | 28-51 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State | William Baranski gets the rebound | 28-51 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi State | Stephen Jones steals it from Melvin Bailey | 28-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - William Baranski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Demetrius Diebold (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Miles (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ivan Dabrowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwight Villarreal (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 28-51 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | William Baranski gets the rebound | 28-51 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-51 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | William Baranski tips it home | 30-51 |
| 10:49 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-51 |
| 10:48 | Arkansas | Dwight Villarreal tips it but misses | 30-51 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek grabs the board | 30-51 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-51 |
| 10:40 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski grabs the board | 30-51 |
| 10:18 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Robert Miles | 30-53 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey is whistled for traveling | 30-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (PG), Larry Fierros (SG), Stephan Pipkin (SF), Stanley Lust (PF) Christopher Cheek, Melvin Bailey, Leroy Mullins, William Baranski | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (PG), James Pless (SG), Garf Spilski (SF), Albert Symonds (PF) Demetrius Diebold, Robert Miles, Ivan Dabrowski, Dwight Villarreal | |
| 09:32 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-53 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust grabs the defensive rebound | 30-53 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Stanley Lust, team foul #9 | 30-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell (C) Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 08:58 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Erwin Wood - foul #1 on Erwin Wood, team foul #10 | 30-53 |
| 08:58 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds makes the 1st free throw | 30-54 |
| 08:58 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds makes the 2nd free throw | 30-55 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-55 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses the tip | 30-55 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin grabs the offensive rebound | 30-55 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Christopher Mitchell | 32-55 |
| 08:02 | Arkansas | George Kemp clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-55 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust grabs the board | 32-55 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by James Pless - foul #1 on James Pless, team foul #1 | 32-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG), Tyler Batten (C) Erwin Wood, Stephan Pipkin, Christopher Mitchell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Miles (SG), Dwight Villarreal (C) James Pless, Stephen Jones | |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros makes the 1st free throw | 33-55 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros makes the 2nd free throw | 34-55 |
| 07:31 | Arkansas | Dwight Villarreal makes the turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Melvin Bailey - foul #3 on Melvin Bailey, team foul #11 | 34-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin (SF) Larry Fierros | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 07:31 | Arkansas | Dwight Villarreal makes the free throw | 34-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Tyler Batten (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Kemp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Miles (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Garf Spilski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Symonds (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwight Villarreal (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 34-58 |
| 07:21 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds gets the rebound | 34-58 |
| 06:52 | Arkansas | Melvin Bailey steps in front of the Robert Miles pass | 34-58 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten loses the dribble to Robert Miles | 34-58 |
| 06:32 | Arkansas | George Kemp misses the easy layup | 34-58 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten grabs the defensive rebound | 34-58 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stanley Lust | 36-58 |
| 06:20 | Arkansas | Robert Miles connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by George Kemp | 36-60 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-60 |
| 05:57 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds pulls down the rebound | 36-60 |
| 05:34 | Arkansas | George Kemp hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Symonds | 36-63 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 36-63 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Lust | 36-63 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Tyler Batten | 39-63 |
| 04:51 | Arkansas | Robert Miles misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 39-63 |
| 04:50 | Arkansas | Garf Spilski pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-63 |
| 04:38 | Arkansas | George Kemp misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-63 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 39-63 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Christopher Cheek, team foul #12 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (PG), Erwin Wood (SG), Larry Fierros (SF), William Baranski (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Christopher Cheek, Melvin Bailey, Stephan Pipkin, Stanley Lust, Tyler Batten | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold (PG), James Pless (SG), William Williamson (SF), Ivan Dabrowski (PF) George Kemp, Robert Miles, Garf Spilski, Albert Symonds | |
| 03:51 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 39-63 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell gets the rebound | 39-63 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 39-63 |
| 03:34 | Arkansas | Dwight Villarreal pulls down the rebound | 39-63 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Erwin Wood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Fierros (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Baranski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Demetrius Diebold (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Pless (fresh) SF - William Williamson (fresh) PF - Ivan Dabrowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwight Villarreal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski clanks a jumper from the right block | 39-63 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood grabs the board | 39-63 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-63 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | William Baranski hits the follow up shot | 41-63 |
| 02:44 | Arkansas | James Pless's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-63 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-63 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell gets the offensive rebound | 41-63 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-63 |
| 02:21 | Arkansas | Dwight Villarreal grabs the board | 41-63 |
| 02:01 | Arkansas | James Pless misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 41-63 |
| 01:59 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to James Pless | 41-63 |
| 01:39 | Arkansas | James Pless is hacked by Erwin Wood - foul #2 on Erwin Wood, team foul #13 | 41-63 |
| 01:39 | Arkansas | James Pless makes the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 01:39 | Arkansas | James Pless misses the 2nd free throw | 41-64 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 41-64 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Erwin Wood | 44-64 |
| 00:49 | Arkansas | William Baranski steps in front of the Ivan Dabrowski pass | 44-64 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell lays it in set up by Leroy Mullins and the foul's on Dwight Villarreal - foul #2 on Dwight Villarreal, team foul #2 | 46-64 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell makes the free throw | 47-64 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | James Pless is hacked by Erwin Wood - foul #3 on Erwin Wood, team foul #14 | 47-64 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | James Pless makes the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | James Pless makes the 2nd free throw | 47-66 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Erwin Wood | 49-66 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold runs out the clock | 49-66 |