| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeffrey Kouba (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Lannon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Calloway (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Daniel Huston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Damon Jordan (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Aaron Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Iniko Banda (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Barnes (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Warren Deslauriers (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jackie Sande (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Scott Barnes inbounds the ball | 26-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Arkansas | Iniko Banda misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 26-42 |
| 19:43 | Arkansas | Warren Deslauriers tips it back up and in | 26-44 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 26-44 |
| 19:17 | Arkansas | Scott Barnes pulls down the rebound | 26-44 |
| 19:00 | Arkansas | James Lannon picks off the pass by Warren Deslauriers | 26-44 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi State | James Lannon banks in the layup | 28-44 |
| 18:43 | Arkansas | Iniko Banda comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 28-44 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway grabs the defensive rebound | 28-44 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | Iniko Banda steps in front of the James Lannon pass | 28-44 |
| 18:00 | Arkansas | Warren Deslauriers scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jackie Sande | 28-46 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi State | Iniko Banda takes the ball from Jeffrey Kouba in the backcourt | 28-46 |
| 17:57 | Arkansas | Scott Barnes misses the dunk attempt | 28-46 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi State | James Lannon snags the defensive board | 28-46 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Iniko Banda - foul #2 on Iniko Banda, team foul #1 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Butler (C) Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 17:34 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway makes the 1st free throw | 29-46 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway makes the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 17:23 | Arkansas | Jackie Sande scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Aaron Ward and he's hacked by Travis Butler - foul #2 on Travis Butler, team foul #1 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin (SF), Richard Dubay (PF) Hugh Calloway, Daniel Huston | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 17:23 | Arkansas | Jackie Sande makes the free throw | 30-49 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler loses the ball out of bounds | 30-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Settles (SF) James Lannon | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Charles Chapman (SF) Scott Barnes | |
| 16:52 | Arkansas | Iniko Banda loses the ball out of bounds | 30-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway (SF) Jeffrey Kouba | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-49 |
| 16:18 | Arkansas | Charles Chapman misses short on a shot from the left side | 30-49 |
| 16:16 | Arkansas | Warren Deslauriers grabs the offensive board | 30-49 |
| 16:03 | Arkansas | Aaron Ward scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Iniko Banda | 30-52 |
| 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Settles (fresh) SG - Chad Blouin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Hugh Calloway (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Richard Dubay (fresh) 4 pts. C - Travis Butler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Aaron Ward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Iniko Banda (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Charles Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Warren Deslauriers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jackie Sande (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Charles Chapman picks off the pass by Chad Blouin | 30-52 |
| 15:34 | Arkansas | Travis Butler is called for the reach on Charles Chapman - foul #3 on Travis Butler, team foul #2 | 30-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), James Lannon (SG), Daniel Huston (PF), Damon Jordan (C) James Settles, Hugh Calloway, Richard Dubay, Travis Butler | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Barnes (SF) Charles Chapman | |
| 15:21 | Arkansas | Iniko Banda scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Aaron Ward | 30-55 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby drills a 3 from straight away | 33-55 |
| 14:40 | Arkansas | Aaron Ward buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Warren Deslauriers | 33-57 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | The 3pt attempt by Chad Blouin is denied by Jackie Sande | 33-57 |
| 14:25 | Arkansas | Jackie Sande grabs the board | 33-57 |
| 14:13 | Arkansas | Jackie Sande buries a jumper near the basket set up by Scott Barnes and the foul's on Damon Jordan - foul #2 on Damon Jordan, team foul #3 | 33-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay (SF) Chad Blouin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jimmy Chen (PF) Warren Deslauriers | |
| 14:13 | Arkansas | Jackie Sande makes the free throw | 33-60 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Dubay | 35-60 |
| 13:46 | Arkansas | James Lannon steps in front of the Scott Barnes pass | 35-60 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi State | James Lannon hits the finger roll | 37-60 |
| 13:20 | Arkansas | Aaron Ward drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Barnes | 37-63 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | James Lannon misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-63 |
| 13:04 | Arkansas | Scott Barnes grabs the board | 37-63 |
| 12:48 | Arkansas | Jimmy Chen misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Daniel Huston - foul #1 on Daniel Huston, team foul #4 | 37-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Hugh Calloway (SF), Travis Butler (C) Tommy Newby, Daniel Huston, Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Everett Williams (PG), Charles Chapman (SG), John Buzzell (C) Aaron Ward, Iniko Banda, Jackie Sande | |
| 12:48 | Arkansas | Jimmy Chen makes the 1st free throw | 37-64 |
| 12:48 | Arkansas | Jimmy Chen misses the 2nd free throw | 37-64 |
| 12:48 | Arkansas | Scott Barnes grabs the offensive board | 37-64 |
| 12:26 | Arkansas | Jimmy Chen's layup is rejected by Richard Dubay | 37-64 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay grabs the defensive rebound | 37-64 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-64 |
| 11:57 | Arkansas | Charles Chapman clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-64 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway gets the rebound | 40-64 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeffrey Kouba (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Lannon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Hugh Calloway (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Dubay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Everett Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Barnes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jimmy Chen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - John Buzzell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:50 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay loses the ball out of bounds | 40-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin (SG), Brandon Ball (C) James Lannon, Richard Dubay | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Iniko Banda (SG), Warren Deslauriers (PF) Scott Barnes, John Buzzell | |
| 11:36 | Arkansas | Warren Deslauriers buries a jump hook from close range | 40-66 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Kouba | 43-66 |
| 11:02 | Arkansas | Warren Deslauriers misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Travis Butler - foul #4 on Travis Butler, team foul #5 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), Daniel Huston (PF), Damon Jordan (C) Jeffrey Kouba, Travis Butler, Brandon Ball | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Aaron Ward (PG) Iniko Banda | |
| 11:02 | Arkansas | Warren Deslauriers makes the 1st free throw | 43-67 |
| 11:02 | Arkansas | Warren Deslauriers makes the 2nd free throw | 43-68 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | Charles Chapman takes the ball from Daniel Huston | 43-68 |
| 10:45 | Arkansas | Charles Chapman lays it in | 43-70 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Chen is called for the reach on Tommy Newby - foul #1 on Jimmy Chen, team foul #2 | 43-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Lannon (SG) Chad Blouin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jackie Sande (C) Jimmy Chen | |
| 10:24 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 43-70 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston misses the tip | 43-70 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-70 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Huston | 45-70 |
| 10:00 | Arkansas | Jackie Sande misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-70 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston snags the defensive board | 45-70 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi State | James Lannon is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Hugh Calloway out of a doubleteam | 48-70 |
| 09:23 | Arkansas | Aaron Ward misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-70 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway grabs the board | 48-70 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Tommy Newby, team foul #6 | 48-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Chad Blouin (SG), Richard Dubay (SF), Brandon Ball (C) Tommy Newby, James Lannon, Hugh Calloway, Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Iniko Banda (SG), Scott Barnes (SF), Jimmy Chen (PF), John Buzzell (C) Aaron Ward, Everett Williams, Warren Deslauriers, Jackie Sande | |
| 08:37 | Arkansas | Iniko Banda can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-70 |
| 08:35 | Arkansas | Charles Chapman tips it home | 48-72 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-72 |
| 08:11 | Arkansas | Scott Barnes drills a floater from the right side set up by Charles Chapman | 50-74 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | John Buzzell blocks the short jumper by Richard Dubay | 50-74 |
| 07:44 | Arkansas | Scott Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 50-74 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeffrey Kouba (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chad Blouin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Dubay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Huston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Brandon Ball (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Charles Chapman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Iniko Banda (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Scott Barnes (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jimmy Chen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - John Buzzell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Arkansas | Iniko Banda knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 50-77 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Chen swats the short shot by Brandon Ball | 50-77 |
| 07:10 | Arkansas | Jimmy Chen grabs the defensive rebound | 50-77 |
| 06:45 | Arkansas | Jimmy Chen dunks the ball | 50-79 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston misses badly on a floater from the right side | 50-79 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Brandon Ball tips it home | 52-79 |
| 06:13 | Arkansas | Richard Dubay steals it from John Buzzell | 52-79 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Dubay | 54-79 |
| 05:47 | Arkansas | Jimmy Chen hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Daniel Huston - foul #2 on Daniel Huston, team foul #7 | 54-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), James Lannon (SG), Hugh Calloway (SF), Travis Butler (PF), Damon Jordan (C) Jeffrey Kouba, Chad Blouin, Richard Dubay, Daniel Huston, Brandon Ball | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Aaron Ward (PG), Everett Williams (SG), Warren Deslauriers (PF), Jackie Sande (C) Charles Chapman, Iniko Banda, Scott Barnes, John Buzzell | |
| 05:47 | Arkansas | Jimmy Chen makes the 1st free throw | 54-80 |
| 05:47 | Arkansas | Jimmy Chen makes the 2nd free throw | 54-81 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway misses the dunk | 54-81 |
| 05:26 | Arkansas | Everett Williams gets the rebound | 54-81 |
| 05:06 | Arkansas | Jimmy Chen blows the layup | 54-81 |
| 05:04 | Arkansas | Jackie Sande tips it back up and in | 54-83 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler misses the fadeaway in the lane | 54-83 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler tips it in | 56-83 |
| 04:21 | Arkansas | Jackie Sande lays it in | 56-85 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Tommy Newby | 58-85 |
| 04:10 | Arkansas | Aaron Ward can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's fouled by Hugh Calloway - foul #3 on Hugh Calloway, team foul #8 | 58-85 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Chad Blouin (SG), James Settles (SF), Jeremiah Bahena (PF) Tommy Newby, James Lannon, Hugh Calloway, Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Charles Chapman (SG), John Buzzell (C) Warren Deslauriers, Jackie Sande | |
| 04:10 | Arkansas | Aaron Ward makes the 1st free throw | 58-86 |
| 04:10 | Arkansas | Aaron Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 58-87 |
| 04:10 | Arkansas | Aaron Ward makes the 3rd free throw | 58-88 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-88 |
| 04:01 | Arkansas | Jimmy Chen grabs the defensive rebound | 58-88 |
| 03:40 | Arkansas | Charles Chapman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Travis Butler - foul #5 on Travis Butler, team foul #9 | 58-88 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay (PF) Travis Butler | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Barnes (SF) Aaron Ward | |
| 03:40 | Arkansas | Charles Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 58-89 |
| 03:40 | Arkansas | Charles Chapman misses the 2nd free throw | 58-89 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Bahena | 58-89 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeffrey Kouba (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chad Blouin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Settles (fresh) PF - Richard Dubay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremiah Bahena (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Everett Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Chapman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Barnes (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Buzzell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jimmy Chen (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba can't finish the layup | 58-89 |
| 03:15 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Scott Barnes | 58-89 |
| 02:47 | Arkansas | Scott Barnes makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Charles Chapman | 58-91 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by John Buzzell - foul #1 on John Buzzell, team foul #3 | 58-91 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brandon Ball (C) Jeremiah Bahena | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay makes the 1st free throw | 59-91 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay misses the 2nd free throw | 59-91 |
| 02:35 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to John Buzzell | 59-91 |
| 02:13 | Arkansas | Jimmy Chen is denied on a layup by Brandon Ball | 59-91 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | James Settles gets the rebound | 59-91 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-91 |
| 02:05 | Arkansas | Scott Barnes snags the defensive board | 59-91 |
| 01:47 | Arkansas | John Buzzell misses the shot from the baseline | 59-91 |
| 01:46 | Arkansas | Scott Barnes tips it back up and in | 59-93 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-93 |
| 01:38 | Arkansas | Charles Chapman gets the rebound | 59-93 |
| 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) | |
| 01:12 | Arkansas | Charles Chapman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 59-93 |
| 01:11 | Arkansas | Charles Chapman misses the tip | 59-93 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba snags the defensive board | 59-93 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay makes the wide open floater from the baseline | 61-93 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Arkansas | Charles Chapman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Chad Blouin - foul #2 on Chad Blouin, team foul #10 | 61-93 |
| 00:21 | Arkansas | Charles Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 61-94 |
| 00:21 | Arkansas | Charles Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-95 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Settles | 63-95 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Everett Williams runs out the clock | 63-95 |