| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dennis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Ferraro (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Bedford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Wheeler (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Lamothe (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Burgess (fresh) PF - Carroll Pape (fresh) C - Charles Brockman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Arkansas | Robert Lamothe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Willis (SG), Howard Barnes (SF), Nathan Tripp (C) Floyd Wilson, James Burgess, Charles Brockman | |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | Bobby Willis steps out of bounds on the baseline | 35-32 |
| 19:19 | Arkansas | Bobby Willis steals it from Robert Lamothe | 35-32 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen jams it on a great pass from Bobby Willis | 35-34 |
| 18:52 | Arkansas | Jimmy Wheeler misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-34 |
| 18:50 | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro tips it but misses | 35-34 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp is fouled on the floor by Robert Lamothe - foul #2 on Robert Lamothe, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi | Bobby Willis travels with the ball | 35-34 |
| 18:14 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Ferraro | 37-34 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Dennis - foul #2 on David Dennis, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG) Bobby Willis | |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:23 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford blows the layup but he's fouled by Howard Barnes - foul #1 on Howard Barnes, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeremy Tyson (PF) Jimmy Wheeler | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Burgess (SF), Charles Brockman (C) Howard Barnes, Nathan Tripp | |
| 17:23 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:23 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Carroll Pape | 38-36 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman slams it home set up by Floyd Wilson and he's fouled by Robert Lamothe - foul #3 on Robert Lamothe, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Keith Carr (SF), Carl Lewis (C) Jason Bedford, Robert Lamothe | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman makes the free throw | 38-39 |
| 16:50 | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro can't throw it down but the foul's on Floyd Wilson - foul #1 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp (C) Charles Brockman | |
| 16:50 | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:50 | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi | Carroll Pape gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-41 |
| 15:56 | Arkansas | Keith Carr misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Carroll Pape - foul #1 on Carroll Pape, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Roger Walker (PG), Jimmy Wheeler (PF), Robert Lamothe (C) David Dennis, Jeremy Tyson, Carl Lewis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart (SG), Howard Barnes (SF), Charles Brockman (C) Floyd Wilson, James Burgess, Nathan Tripp | |
| 15:56 | Arkansas | Keith Carr makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 15:56 | Arkansas | Keith Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Roger Walker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Ferraro (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Carr (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jimmy Wheeler (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Lamothe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jacob Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Howard Barnes (fresh) PF - Carroll Pape (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Brockman (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Lamothe | 41-41 |
| 15:39 | Arkansas | Roger Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 15:15 | Arkansas | Jimmy Wheeler misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen misses the easy layup | 41-41 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | Carroll Pape gets the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi | Carroll Pape misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jimmy Wheeler - foul #2 on Jimmy Wheeler, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dennis (PG), Billy Larson (SG), Jason Bedford (SF) Roger Walker, Christopher Ferraro, Keith Carr | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG), James Burgess (SF) Jacob Stewart, Howard Barnes | |
| 14:11 | Mississippi | Carroll Pape makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi | Carroll Pape misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 14:11 | Arkansas | Jimmy Wheeler grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 14:01 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford can't finish the layup | 41-42 |
| 13:59 | Arkansas | Jimmy Wheeler tips it in | 43-42 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi | James Burgess knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Arthur McCuen | 43-45 |
| 13:25 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by James Burgess - foul #1 on James Burgess, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeremy Tyson (PF), Carl Lewis (C) Jimmy Wheeler, Robert Lamothe | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp (C) Charles Brockman | |
| 13:25 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 13:25 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 13:14 | Arkansas | Jeremy Tyson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 12:58 | Arkansas | Billy Larson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Billy Larson - foul #3 on Billy Larson, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro (SG) Billy Larson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Brockman (C) Nathan Tripp | |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 12:18 | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Dennis | 48-47 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman's fadeaway is rejected by Jeremy Tyson | 48-47 |
| 12:03 | Arkansas | Carl Lewis gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 11:37 | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro loses the dribble to Floyd Wilson | 48-47 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson lays it up and in | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dennis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Ferraro (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Bedford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Tyson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Burgess (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carroll Pape (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Brockman (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:06 | Arkansas | James Burgess is called for the reach on Jason Bedford - foul #2 on James Burgess, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Keith Carr (SF), Jimmy Wheeler (PF), Robert Lamothe (C) Jason Bedford, Jeremy Tyson, Carl Lewis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Willis (SG), Howard Barnes (SF), Nathan Tripp (C) Floyd Wilson, James Burgess, Charles Brockman | |
| 10:42 | Arkansas | Keith Carr clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-49 |
| 10:40 | Arkansas | Jimmy Wheeler tips it home | 50-49 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi | Carroll Pape loses the ball out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Roger Walker (PG) David Dennis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart (SG), James Burgess (SF), Charles Brockman (C) Bobby Willis, Howard Barnes, Nathan Tripp | |
| 10:00 | Arkansas | Roger Walker comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 50-49 |
| 09:58 | Arkansas | Jimmy Wheeler gets the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 09:40 | Arkansas | Robert Lamothe misses the shot from the free throw line | 50-49 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Burgess | 50-49 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 09:13 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Roger Walker | 50-49 |
| 08:56 | Arkansas | Keith Carr is whistled for traveling | 50-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dennis (PG), Jason Bedford (SF) Roger Walker, Keith Carr | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG), Howard Barnes (SF), Harold Hilliard (PF) Jacob Stewart, James Burgess, Carroll Pape | |
| 08:42 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard's pass is intercepted by Jason Bedford | 50-49 |
| 08:37 | Arkansas | Jimmy Wheeler hits the finger roll set up by Jason Bedford | 52-49 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Burgess (SF), Nathan Tripp (C) Howard Barnes, Charles Brockman | |
| 08:24 | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro clanks a jumper from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp tips it home | 52-51 |
| 07:31 | Arkansas | Arthur McCuen steals it from Jimmy Wheeler | 52-51 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | James Burgess hits the finger roll set up by Arthur McCuen | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dennis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Ferraro (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Bedford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jimmy Wheeler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Lamothe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Burgess (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Harold Hilliard (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Nathan Tripp (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Arkansas | Jimmy Wheeler is whistled for traveling | 52-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Larson (SG), Jeremy Tyson (PF), Carl Lewis (C) Christopher Ferraro, Jimmy Wheeler, Robert Lamothe | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Willis (SG), Howard Barnes (SF), Carroll Pape (PF), Charles Brockman (C) Floyd Wilson, James Burgess, Harold Hilliard, Nathan Tripp | |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Jason Bedford swats the short shot by Charles Brockman | 52-53 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman tips it in | 52-55 |
| 06:26 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford makes the contested fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Jeremy Tyson | 54-55 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 54-55 |
| 06:13 | Arkansas | Jeremy Tyson gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 06:09 | Arkansas | Billy Larson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 06:08 | Arkansas | Jeremy Tyson gets the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 05:49 | Arkansas | Carl Lewis double dribbles | 54-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Roger Walker (PG), Christopher Ferraro (SG), Keith Carr (SF), Robert Lamothe (C) David Dennis, Billy Larson, Jason Bedford, Carl Lewis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart (SG), James Burgess (SF) Bobby Willis, Howard Barnes | |
| 05:45 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| 05:25 | Arkansas | Robert Lamothe is fouled on the floor by Carroll Pape - foul #2 on Carroll Pape, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| 05:06 | Arkansas | Jeremy Tyson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-55 |
| 05:05 | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro gets the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 04:38 | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 54-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dennis (PG), Jimmy Wheeler (PF) Roger Walker, Jeremy Tyson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG), Harold Hilliard (PF) Jacob Stewart, Carroll Pape | |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carroll Pape (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Harold Hilliard, Charles Brockman | |
| 04:02 | Arkansas | Jimmy Wheeler loses the dribble to Nathan Tripp | 54-55 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | Christopher Ferraro takes the ball from Carroll Pape | 54-55 |
| 03:37 | Arkansas | David Dennis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Ferraro | 56-55 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dennis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Ferraro (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Carr (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jimmy Wheeler (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Lamothe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Burgess (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carroll Pape (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Tripp (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-58 |
| 02:57 | Arkansas | David Dennis tips it back up and in | 58-58 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 02:35 | Arkansas | David Dennis gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas | Keith Carr misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi | James Burgess hits a floater from just outside the lane | 58-60 |
| 01:33 | Arkansas | David Dennis hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith Carr | 61-60 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | James Burgess hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 61-60 |
| 01:13 | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 00:50 | Arkansas | Jimmy Wheeler knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 63-60 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Floyd Wilson | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Arkansas | David Dennis is hacked by Arthur McCuen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arthur McCuen, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jason Bedford (SF) Keith Carr | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Brockman (C) Nathan Tripp | |
| 00:33 | Arkansas | David Dennis misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Carroll Pape grabs the board | 63-62 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman blows the dunk but the foul's on Robert Lamothe - foul #4 on Robert Lamothe, team foul #6 | 63-62 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | David Dennis connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Christopher Ferraro and he's fouled by Charles Brockman - foul #2 on Charles Brockman, team foul #9 | 65-64 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | David Dennis misses the free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman snags the defensive board | 65-64 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | James Burgess connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur McCuen | 65-66 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro clanks a halfcourt shot | 65-66 |