| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Jerry (fresh) SG - Ismael Short (fresh) SF - Albert Ryan (fresh) PF - Sean Price (fresh) C - Jason Newman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moon (fresh) SG - Scott Smith (fresh) SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) C - Angel Bruno (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Arkansas | Ismael Short scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Jason Newman | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Angel Bruno, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:37 | Arkansas | John Smith is called for the reach on Sean Price - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:17 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-0 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi State | John Moon pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | John Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | John Moon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 17:27 | Arkansas | Sean Price pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:06 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan comes up short on the shot from the left block | 3-0 |
| 17:05 | Arkansas | Sean Price tips it but misses | 3-0 |
| 17:04 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Newman | 3-0 |
| 16:36 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan loses the ball out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | John Moon drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 15:57 | Arkansas | Ismael Short scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Jerry | 5-3 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Jerry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ismael Short (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Albert Ryan (fresh) PF - Sean Price (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Newman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scott Smith (fresh) SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) C - Angel Bruno (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith's pass is intercepted by Albert Ryan | 5-3 |
| 15:22 | Arkansas | Jason Newman hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by William Jerry | 7-3 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Sean Price picks off the pass by Dema Ratulowski | 7-3 |
| 14:55 | Arkansas | William Jerry loses the ball out of bounds | 7-3 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Dysart (PG), John Tooley (SG), Santiago Martin (SF), Edward Work (PF), David Morris (C) John Moon, Scott Smith, Dema Ratulowski, John Smith, Angel Bruno | |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Edward Work drills a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Sean Price - foul #1 on Sean Price, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Clifford Haddix (PF) Sean Price | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Edward Work misses the free throw | 7-5 |
| 14:41 | Arkansas | Ismael Short pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:20 | Arkansas | Ismael Short misses the floater from the left side | 7-5 |
| 14:19 | Arkansas | William Jerry snags the offensive board | 7-5 |
| 13:59 | Arkansas | Jason Newman makes the jumper from close range set up by Albert Ryan | 9-5 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin is fouled on the floor by Albert Ryan - foul #1 on Albert Ryan, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Nolan (SG), Dustin Stedman (SF), Herbert Reny (C) Ismael Short, Albert Ryan, Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG), Scott Smith (SG), John Smith (PF) William Dysart, John Tooley, David Morris | |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | John Moon travels with the ball | 9-5 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Sean Price (PF) Clifford Haddix | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski (SF) Santiago Martin | |
| 12:58 | Arkansas | William Jerry is hacked by John Moon - foul #1 on John Moon, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno (C) Edward Work | |
| 12:43 | Arkansas | Scott Smith is called for the reach on Dustin Stedman - foul #1 on Scott Smith, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| 12:30 | Arkansas | William Nolan misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Angel Bruno - foul #2 on Angel Bruno, team foul #5 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ismael Short (SG), Albert Ryan (SF) William Jerry, Dustin Stedman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Work (C) Angel Bruno | |
| 12:30 | Arkansas | William Nolan misses the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 12:30 | Arkansas | William Nolan makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Edward Work misses long on a jumper from the right block | 10-5 |
| 12:16 | Arkansas | Sean Price gets the rebound | 10-5 |
| 11:48 | Arkansas | Sean Price hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Nolan | 12-5 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Nolan (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ismael Short (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Albert Ryan (fresh) PF - Sean Price (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert Reny (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scott Smith (fresh) SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) C - Edward Work (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-5 |
| 11:30 | Arkansas | Ismael Short grabs the defensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 11:08 | Arkansas | Ismael Short loses the ball out of bounds | 12-5 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jason Newman (C) Herbert Reny | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Dysart (PG), John Tooley (SG), Santiago Martin (SF), David Morris (C) John Moon, Scott Smith, Dema Ratulowski, John Smith | |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | David Morris misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 12-5 |
| 10:59 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Sean Price | 12-5 |
| 10:41 | Arkansas | William Nolan is fouled on the floor by Santiago Martin - foul #1 on Santiago Martin, team foul #6 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Clifford Haddix (PF) Sean Price | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg (C) Edward Work | |
| 10:36 | Arkansas | Ismael Short makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Albert Ryan | 14-5 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | John Tooley lays it up and in set up by Santiago Martin | 14-7 |
| 09:45 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan misses the lay-in | 14-7 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi State | David Morris gets the rebound | 14-7 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi State | David Morris buries a 3 from the left corner | 14-10 |
| 08:53 | Arkansas | Clifford Haddix hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Albert Ryan and the foul's on David Morris - foul #1 on David Morris, team foul #7 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Jerry (PG), Dustin Stedman (SG) Ismael Short, William Nolan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG), Scott Smith (SG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), John Smith (PF), Edward Work (C) William Dysart, John Tooley, Santiago Martin, David Morris, Justin Rushenberg | |
| 08:53 | Arkansas | Clifford Haddix misses the free throw | 16-10 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | John Smith grabs the board | 16-10 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | John Moon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Sean Price (PF) Clifford Haddix | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:15 | Arkansas | Jason Newman misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #8 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg (C) John Smith | |
| 08:15 | Arkansas | Jason Newman misses the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 08:15 | Arkansas | Jason Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski lays it up and in | 17-12 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Jerry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dustin Stedman (fresh) SF - Albert Ryan (fairly fresh) PF - Sean Price (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scott Smith (fresh) SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Work (fresh) 2 pts. C - Justin Rushenberg (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dustin Stedman | 20-12 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith clanks a floater from the baseline | 20-12 |
| 07:04 | Arkansas | William Jerry grabs the defensive rebound | 20-12 |
| 06:37 | Arkansas | Scott Smith steals it from Jason Newman | 20-12 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski clanks a shot from the right wing | 20-12 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski snags the offensive board | 20-12 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith clanks a 3 from the left corner | 20-12 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Edward Work tips it back up and in | 20-14 |
| 05:54 | Arkansas | Sean Price scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by William Jerry | 23-14 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | Jason Newman is called for the reach on Justin Rushenberg - foul #1 on Jason Newman, team foul #3 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ismael Short (SG), William Nolan (SF), Clifford Haddix (PF), Herbert Reny (C) Dustin Stedman, Albert Ryan, Sean Price, Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin (SF), David Morris (PF) Dema Ratulowski, Justin Rushenberg | |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by John Moon and he's fouled by William Nolan - foul #1 on William Nolan, team foul #4 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (PG) John Moon | |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin misses the free throw | 23-16 |
| 05:29 | Arkansas | William Nolan gets the rebound | 23-16 |
| 05:04 | Arkansas | Clifford Haddix connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by William Nolan and he's fouled by David Morris - foul #2 on David Morris, team foul #9 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Dysart (PG), Justin Rushenberg (C) Scott Smith, David Morris | |
| 05:04 | Arkansas | Clifford Haddix makes the free throw | 26-16 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Edward Work misses the lay-in | 26-16 |
| 04:40 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to William Jerry | 26-16 |
| 04:34 | Arkansas | William Nolan scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Ismael Short | 28-16 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | Herbert Reny takes the ball from John Tooley | 28-16 |
| 03:48 | Arkansas | William Nolan drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from William Jerry | 30-16 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Jerry (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ismael Short (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Nolan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Clifford Haddix (fresh) 5 pts. C - Herbert Reny (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Dysart (fresh) SG - John Tooley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Santiago Martin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Work (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Justin Rushenberg (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | John Tooley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-16 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg can't tip it in | 30-16 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | William Dysart can't tip it in | 30-16 |
| 03:35 | Arkansas | Herbert Reny gets the rebound | 30-16 |
| 03:13 | Arkansas | Herbert Reny misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Tooley - foul #1 on John Tooley, team foul #10 | 30-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dustin Stedman (SF), Sean Price (PF) William Jerry, Clifford Haddix | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG), Scott Smith (SG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), John Smith (PF), Angel Bruno (C) William Dysart, John Tooley, Santiago Martin, Edward Work, Justin Rushenberg | |
| 03:13 | Arkansas | Herbert Reny makes the 1st free throw | 31-16 |
| 03:13 | Arkansas | Herbert Reny misses the 2nd free throw | 31-16 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | John Smith gets the rebound | 31-16 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | John Moon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-16 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski gets the offensive rebound | 31-16 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-16 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | John Smith tips it but misses | 31-16 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas | William Nolan grabs the board | 31-16 |
| 02:25 | Arkansas | Ismael Short can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Scott Smith - foul #2 on Scott Smith, team foul #11 | 31-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Albert Ryan (SF), Jason Newman (C) Dustin Stedman, Herbert Reny | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:25 | Arkansas | Ismael Short makes the 1st free throw | 32-16 |
| 02:25 | Arkansas | Ismael Short makes the 2nd free throw | 33-16 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Sean Price - foul #2 on Sean Price, team foul #5 | 33-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Jerry (PG), Dustin Stedman (SG) Ismael Short, William Nolan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 33-17 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 33-17 |
| 02:08 | Arkansas | Jason Newman snags the defensive board | 33-17 |
| 01:42 | Arkansas | Jason Newman misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 33-17 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno gets the rebound | 33-17 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dema Ratulowski | 33-20 |
| 01:19 | Arkansas | Angel Bruno is called for the reach on Albert Ryan - foul #3 on Angel Bruno, team foul #12 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Morris (C) Angel Bruno | |
| 01:19 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 34-20 |
| 01:19 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 35-20 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski buries a jumpshot from the left side | 35-22 |
| 00:31 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dema Ratulowski - foul #1 on Dema Ratulowski, team foul #13 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ismael Short (PG), William Nolan (SG) William Jerry, Dustin Stedman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:31 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 36-22 |
| 00:31 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-22 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | John Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #14 | 37-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Jerry (PG), Clifford Haddix (PF) Albert Ryan, Sean Price | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin (SF), Justin Rushenberg (C) Dema Ratulowski, John Smith | |
| 00:04 | Arkansas | Jason Newman misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-22 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | Jason Newman tips it back up and in | 39-22 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | John Moon misses short on a fullcourt shot | 39-22 |