| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gino Rogers (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Domingo Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francisco Duran (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - James Shackelford (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Kemp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Miles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garf Spilski (fresh) PF - Albert Symonds (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Garf Spilski inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Arkansas | George Kemp buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Albert Symonds and he's hacked by Domingo Lopez - foul #2 on Domingo Lopez, team foul #1 | 24-27 |
| 19:53 | Arkansas | George Kemp makes the free throw | 24-28 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Garf Spilski - foul #1 on Garf Spilski, team foul #1 | 24-28 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 19:04 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Miles and he's hacked by James Shackelford - foul #2 on James Shackelford, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| 19:04 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones misses the free throw | 26-30 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell snags the defensive board | 26-30 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell blows the layup over the doubleteam | 26-30 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell grabs the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez misses short on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-30 |
| 18:19 | Arkansas | Garf Spilski gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| 18:03 | Arkansas | George Kemp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Gino Rogers - foul #2 on Gino Rogers, team foul #3 | 26-30 |
| 18:03 | Arkansas | George Kemp misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 18:03 | Arkansas | George Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 17:25 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-31 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-31 |
| 17:02 | Arkansas | George Kemp makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell lays it in on a great pass from Francisco Duran | 31-34 |
| 16:22 | Arkansas | Robert Miles misses long on a jumper from the right side | 31-34 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez loses the ball out of bounds | 31-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea (PF), Ralph Silvernail (C) Clarence O'Kell, James Shackelford | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gino Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Domingo Lopez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francisco Duran (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Elsea (fresh) C - Ralph Silvernail (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Kemp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Miles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garf Spilski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Albert Symonds (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds is fouled on the floor by Domingo Lopez - foul #3 on Domingo Lopez, team foul #4 | 31-34 |
| 15:29 | Arkansas | George Kemp misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 15:28 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Jones | 31-34 |
| 15:11 | Arkansas | Robert Miles misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ralph Silvernail | 31-34 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 31-34 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail hits the follow up shot | 33-34 |
| 14:34 | Arkansas | George Kemp drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Garf Spilski | 33-36 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ralph Elsea | 36-36 |
| 13:48 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds is hacked by Ralph Silvernail - foul #1 on Ralph Silvernail, team foul #5 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell (PF), James Shackelford (C) Ralph Elsea, Ralph Silvernail | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold (PG), Ivan Dabrowski (SF), Dwight Villarreal (PF) George Kemp, Garf Spilski, Albert Symonds | |
| 13:38 | Arkansas | Dwight Villarreal is hacked by Gino Rogers - foul #3 on Gino Rogers, team foul #6 | 36-36 |
| 13:25 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-36 |
| 13:24 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski tips it home | 36-38 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell blows the layup over the doubleteam but the foul's on Dwight Villarreal - foul #2 on Dwight Villarreal, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Jones (PG) Gino Rogers | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 12:55 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 12:38 | Arkansas | Robert Miles knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Demetrius Diebold | 37-41 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | Ivan Dabrowski is called for the reach on Francisco Duran - foul #1 on Ivan Dabrowski, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edgardo Flores (SG), Gregory Maria (SF) Domingo Lopez, Francisco Duran | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (PG), Garf Spilski (SF), Albert Symonds (PF) Demetrius Diebold, Ivan Dabrowski, Dwight Villarreal | |
| 11:54 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 37-41 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi | James Shackelford snags the offensive board | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgardo Flores (fresh) SF - Gregory Maria (fresh) PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - James Shackelford (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Kemp (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Miles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garf Spilski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Albert Symonds (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi | Edgardo Flores misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 11:28 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 11:03 | Arkansas | George Kemp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (PG), Domingo Lopez (SG), Francisco Duran (SF) Richard Jones, Edgardo Flores, Gregory Maria | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Pless (SG), Ivan Dabrowski (C) Robert Miles, Stephen Jones | |
| 10:39 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell makes the contested jumper from the baseline set up by Gino Rogers | 39-41 |
| 10:11 | Arkansas | George Kemp is fouled on the floor by Gino Rogers - foul #4 on Gino Rogers, team foul #7 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Jones (PG), Ralph Silvernail (C) Gino Rogers, James Shackelford | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Miles (SG), William Williamson (SF), Dwight Villarreal (PF) James Pless, Garf Spilski, Albert Symonds | |
| 10:11 | Arkansas | George Kemp misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi | Ivan Dabrowski swats the short shot by Clarence O'Kell | 39-41 |
| 09:52 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 09:48 | Arkansas | Robert Miles misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Jones | 42-41 |
| 09:03 | Arkansas | George Kemp misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-41 |
| 09:01 | Arkansas | Dwight Villarreal snags the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 08:56 | Arkansas | George Kemp hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 42-41 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran is whistled for a carry | 42-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edgardo Flores (SG), Gregory Maria (SF), Ralph Elsea (PF), James Shackelford (C) Domingo Lopez, Francisco Duran, Clarence O'Kell, Ralph Silvernail | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold (PG), Garf Spilski (SF), Albert Symonds (PF), Stephen Jones (C) George Kemp, William Williamson, Dwight Villarreal, Ivan Dabrowski | |
| 08:35 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Garf Spilski | 42-43 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by a doubleteamed James Shackelford | 44-43 |
| 07:46 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gregory Maria - foul #2 on Gregory Maria, team foul #8 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (PG), Domingo Lopez (SG) Richard Jones, Edgardo Flores | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Pless (SG) Robert Miles | |
| 07:46 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 07:46 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gino Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Domingo Lopez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Maria (fresh) PF - Ralph Elsea (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Shackelford (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Demetrius Diebold (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Pless (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Garf Spilski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Albert Symonds (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Jones (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Mississippi | James Pless steals it from Domingo Lopez | 44-44 |
| 06:50 | Arkansas | James Pless loses the ball out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Francisco Duran (SF), Clarence O'Kell (PF) Gregory Maria, Ralph Elsea | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Miles (SG), Ivan Dabrowski (SF) James Pless, Garf Spilski | |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Albert Symonds - foul #1 on Albert Symonds, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (PG), Dwight Villarreal (PF) Demetrius Diebold, Albert Symonds | |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell misses the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | James Shackelford gets the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | George Kemp steals the ball from James Shackelford | 45-44 |
| 05:57 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski dunks the ball set up by George Kemp | 45-46 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 05:37 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 05:21 | Arkansas | Robert Miles buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-49 |
| 04:53 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 04:28 | Arkansas | George Kemp buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Miles | 45-52 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi | James Shackelford misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Stephen Jones - foul #4 on Stephen Jones, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Jones (SG) Domingo Lopez | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold (PG), James Pless (SG), Garf Spilski (SF), Albert Symonds (PF) George Kemp, Robert Miles, Ivan Dabrowski, Stephen Jones | |
| 04:10 | Mississippi | James Shackelford makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi | James Shackelford makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 03:54 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | James Shackelford buries a jumper from the left block | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gino Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francisco Duran (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. C - James Shackelford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Demetrius Diebold (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Pless (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Garf Spilski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Albert Symonds (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Dwight Villarreal (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Arkansas | The jump hook by Albert Symonds is blocked by Clarence O'Kell | 49-54 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi | James Shackelford loses the dribble to Albert Symonds | 49-54 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 49-54 |
| 02:51 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds grabs the offensive board | 49-54 |
| 02:51 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez (SG), Ralph Silvernail (C) Richard Jones, James Shackelford | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (PG), Robert Miles (SG), Stephen Jones (C) Demetrius Diebold, James Pless, Dwight Villarreal | |
| 02:40 | Arkansas | Domingo Lopez steals it from Stephen Jones | 49-54 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell works out of a doubleteam and scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Gino Rogers | 51-54 |
| 02:09 | Arkansas | Robert Miles is fouled on the floor by Domingo Lopez - foul #4 on Domingo Lopez, team foul #9 | 51-54 |
| 02:09 | Arkansas | Robert Miles misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell is whistled for a carry | 51-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Shackelford (C) Ralph Silvernail | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 01:31 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by James Shackelford - foul #3 on James Shackelford, team foul #10 | 51-54 |
| 01:31 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 01:31 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Albert Symonds - foul #2 on Albert Symonds, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 01:20 | Arkansas | Garf Spilski gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:59 | Arkansas | George Kemp hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gino Rogers - foul #5 on Gino Rogers, team foul #11 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Jones (PG) Gino Rogers | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:59 | Arkansas | George Kemp makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:59 | Arkansas | George Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left side | 52-56 |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Arkansas | Domingo Lopez is called for the reach on Stephen Jones in the backcourt - foul #5 on Domingo Lopez, team foul #12 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edgardo Flores (SG) Domingo Lopez | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:41 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:41 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-58 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 52-58 |
| 00:36 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Robert Miles | 52-58 |
| 00:33 | Arkansas | Edgardo Flores is called for the reach on Robert Miles in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edgardo Flores, team foul #13 | 52-58 |
| 00:33 | Arkansas | Robert Miles makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:33 | Arkansas | Robert Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-60 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Edgardo Flores scores on a 3 from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 00:26 | Arkansas | Richard Jones is called for the reach on Albert Symonds in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Jones, team foul #14 | 55-60 |
| 00:26 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:26 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Richard Jones hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-62 |
| 00:17 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds is hacked by Richard Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Jones, team foul #15 | 58-62 |
| 00:17 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:17 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds misses the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell snags the defensive board | 58-63 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-63 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Edgardo Flores can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-63 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Jones - foul #4 on Richard Jones, team foul #16 | 58-63 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 58-64 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Edgardo Flores misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-64 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones pulls down the rebound | 58-64 |