| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Louis Arana (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dong Zhou (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Theodore Armendariz (fresh) SG - Austin Defeo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Uecker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerardo Ortiz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eddie Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Greg Smith inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Arkansas | Austin Defeo steps in front of the John Rector pass | 26-29 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Thomas Uecker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Austin Defeo | 26-31 |
| 19:24 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-31 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi State | Greg Smith steals the ball from Eddie Peterson | 26-31 |
| 18:45 | Arkansas | Eddie Peterson swats the short shot by Greg Smith | 26-31 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Eddie Peterson gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Earl Walsh steals the ball from Gerardo Ortiz | 26-31 |
| 17:48 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou buries a jumper from the right block | 28-31 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | Eddie Peterson lays it in | 28-33 |
| 17:28 | Arkansas | Earl Walsh buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Louis Arana | 31-33 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | John Rector steps in front of the Austin Defeo pass | 31-33 |
| 17:09 | Arkansas | John Rector lays it in on a nice dish by Louis Arana and he's fouled by Gerardo Ortiz - foul #1 on Gerardo Ortiz, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler King (SG), Rufus Tedeschi (SF), Wayne Jamerson (C) Earl Walsh, Greg Smith, Dong Zhou | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Malcolm (PG), Charles Markovich (SF), James Lamar (PF) Theodore Armendariz, Thomas Uecker, Gerardo Ortiz | |
| 17:09 | Arkansas | John Rector makes the free throw | 34-33 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi State | Charles Markovich loses the ball out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Danny Rogers (SG), James Smith (C) Louis Arana, John Rector | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:40 | Arkansas | Charles Malcolm steals the ball from Tyler King in the backcourt | 34-33 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Eddie Peterson's layup is rejected by Wayne Jamerson | 34-33 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Charles Malcolm snags the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | James Lamar misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Danny Rogers - foul #2 on Danny Rogers, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dong Zhou (C) James Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Theodore Armendariz (PG) Eddie Peterson | |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | James Lamar misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | James Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 15:48 | Arkansas | Tyler King hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Dong Zhou | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Tyler King (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Danny Rogers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rufus Tedeschi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Wayne Jamerson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dong Zhou (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Theodore Armendariz (fresh) SG - Austin Defeo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - James Lamar (fresh) 1 pts. 3 blk. PF - Charles Malcolm (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. C - Charles Markovich (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | Theodore Armendariz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 15:26 | Arkansas | Wayne Jamerson pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 15:13 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou loses the dribble to Theodore Armendariz | 37-34 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | James Lamar scores on a shot in the lane set up by Theodore Armendariz | 37-36 |
| 14:54 | Arkansas | Tyler King blows the layup | 37-36 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi State | Austin Defeo grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Austin Defeo misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 14:36 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Rufus Tedeschi | 37-36 |
| 14:20 | Arkansas | Tyler King is hacked by Theodore Armendariz - foul #2 on Theodore Armendariz, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Arana (PG), Earl Walsh (SG), Greg Smith (SF), John Rector (PF), James Smith (C) Tyler King, Danny Rogers, Rufus Tedeschi, Wayne Jamerson, Dong Zhou | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Carson (PG), Thomas Uecker (SF), Gerardo Ortiz (PF), Eddie Peterson (C) Theodore Armendariz, James Lamar, Charles Malcolm, Charles Markovich | |
| 14:00 | Arkansas | John Rector hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Eddie Peterson - foul #2 on Eddie Peterson, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| 14:00 | Arkansas | John Rector makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 14:00 | Arkansas | John Rector misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | Gerardo Ortiz grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi State | Thomas Uecker hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Carson | 38-39 |
| 13:32 | Arkansas | Earl Walsh connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi State | Thomas Uecker misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi State | Eddie Peterson snags the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | Eddie Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 40-39 |
| 13:11 | Arkansas | John Rector snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 13:06 | Arkansas | Gerardo Ortiz swats the dunk try by Greg Smith | 40-39 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | Gerardo Ortiz pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | Thomas Uecker hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Austin Defeo | 40-41 |
| 12:23 | Arkansas | Greg Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-41 |
| 12:21 | Arkansas | James Smith tips it in | 42-41 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | Greg Smith steals it from Austin Defeo | 42-41 |
| 11:53 | Arkansas | Earl Walsh misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-41 |
| 11:52 | Arkansas | John Rector grabs the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 11:33 | Arkansas | Greg Smith drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Rector | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Louis Arana (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Walsh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Rector (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Joseph Carson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Austin Defeo (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Uecker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerardo Ortiz (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Eddie Peterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Austin Defeo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 11:09 | Arkansas | James Smith grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 10:50 | Arkansas | Louis Arana can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Carson - foul #4 on Joseph Carson, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler King (SG), Rufus Tedeschi (SF), Wayne Jamerson (PF), Dong Zhou (C) Earl Walsh, Greg Smith, John Rector, James Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Theodore Armendariz (PG), Charles Markovich (SF), Charles Malcolm (PF), James Lamar (C) Joseph Carson, Thomas Uecker, Gerardo Ortiz, Eddie Peterson | |
| 10:50 | Arkansas | Louis Arana makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:50 | Arkansas | Louis Arana makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi State | Charles Markovich clanks a jumper from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 10:27 | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 10:21 | Arkansas | Wayne Jamerson lays it up and in set up by Louis Arana | 49-41 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | James Lamar misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 10:07 | Arkansas | Louis Arana grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 09:54 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Louis Arana and he's fouled by Charles Markovich - foul #1 on Charles Markovich, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Danny Rogers (SG) Louis Arana | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:54 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou makes the free throw | 52-41 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | Charles Markovich knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Theodore Armendariz | 52-43 |
| 09:26 | Arkansas | The short jumper by Dong Zhou is denied by Charles Malcolm | 52-43 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | Charles Markovich pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Theodore Armendariz misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 09:12 | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 08:59 | Arkansas | Tyler King misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | Charles Malcolm pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | Austin Defeo is hacked by Danny Rogers - foul #3 on Danny Rogers, team foul #2 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Earl Walsh (SG), Greg Smith (SF), John Rector (PF) Danny Rogers, Rufus Tedeschi, Wayne Jamerson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Uecker (SF), Gerardo Ortiz (PF) Austin Defeo, Charles Markovich | |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Charles Malcolm misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | Theodore Armendariz grabs the offensive board | 52-43 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Charles Malcolm comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi State | James Lamar can't tip it in | 52-43 |
| 08:06 | Arkansas | John Rector snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 07:49 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou hits the finger roll set up by Earl Walsh and he's hacked by Charles Malcolm - foul #3 on Charles Malcolm, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Arana (PG) Tyler King | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Carson (PG), Austin Defeo (SG), Eddie Peterson (C) Theodore Armendariz, Charles Malcolm, James Lamar | |
| 07:49 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou makes the free throw | 55-43 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | Eddie Peterson knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Carson | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Louis Arana (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Earl Walsh (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Greg Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Rector (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Dong Zhou (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Joseph Carson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Austin Defeo (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Uecker (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerardo Ortiz (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Eddie Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Arkansas | Louis Arana makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Rector | 57-45 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | Thomas Uecker misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-45 |
| 06:59 | Arkansas | John Rector gets the rebound | 57-45 |
| 06:36 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou can't finish the layup | 57-45 |
| 06:34 | Arkansas | John Rector tips it home | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | Eddie Peterson travels with the ball | 59-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler King (SG), Rufus Tedeschi (SF), Wayne Jamerson (C) Earl Walsh, Greg Smith, Dong Zhou | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Theodore Armendariz (SG), Charles Markovich (SF), Charles Malcolm (PF) Austin Defeo, Thomas Uecker, Gerardo Ortiz | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:03 | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi misses the lay-in | 59-45 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | Eddie Peterson gets the rebound | 59-45 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Charles Markovich is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Charles Markovich, team foul #7 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Smith (C) John Rector | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:35 | Arkansas | Tyler King misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on Joseph Carson - foul #5 on Joseph Carson, team foul #8 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Danny Rogers (SG) Louis Arana | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Lamar (PF) Joseph Carson | |
| 05:35 | Arkansas | Tyler King makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 05:35 | Arkansas | Tyler King misses the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 05:35 | Arkansas | Tyler King makes the 3rd free throw | 61-45 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Charles Malcolm is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Charles Malcolm, team foul #9 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Austin Defeo (SG) Eddie Peterson | |
| 05:07 | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi misses badly on a floater from the left side | 61-45 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Theodore Armendariz grabs the defensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi State | Austin Defeo's pass is intercepted by Tyler King | 61-45 |
| 04:42 | Arkansas | Charles Malcolm blocks the short jumper by Wayne Jamerson | 61-45 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | James Lamar snags the defensive board | 61-45 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Austin Defeo is denied by James Smith | 61-45 |
| 04:31 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Rufus Tedeschi | 61-45 |
| 04:10 | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Tyler King | 64-45 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Charles Malcolm is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Charles Malcolm, team foul #10 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Herbert Vecchio (PF) Rufus Tedeschi | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eddie Peterson (C) Charles Malcolm | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Arkansas | Tyler King can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 64-45 |
| 03:27 | Arkansas | Wayne Jamerson tips it back up and in | 66-45 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Danny Rogers (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tyler King (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Jamerson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Herbert Vecchio (fresh) C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Theodore Armendariz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SG - Austin Defeo (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - James Lamar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Charles Markovich (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Eddie Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Theodore Armendariz drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Charles Markovich | 66-48 |
| 02:51 | Arkansas | Danny Rogers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-48 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Theodore Armendariz grabs the board | 66-48 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Theodore Armendariz makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-50 |
| 02:09 | Arkansas | Tyler King misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Markovich - foul #3 on Charles Markovich, team foul #11 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi (SF) James Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:09 | Arkansas | Tyler King makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 02:09 | Arkansas | Tyler King makes the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Herbert Vecchio is called for the reach on Theodore Armendariz - foul #1 on Herbert Vecchio, team foul #3 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Smith (C) Herbert Vecchio | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | James Smith takes the ball from Austin Defeo | 68-50 |
| 01:18 | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi misses the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Austin Defeo - foul #1 on Austin Defeo, team foul #12 | 68-50 |
| 01:18 | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi makes the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 01:18 | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi makes the 2nd free throw | 70-50 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Eddie Peterson misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Danny Rogers - foul #4 on Danny Rogers, team foul #4 | 70-50 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Eddie Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 70-50 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Eddie Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 70-50 |
| 01:04 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Rufus Tedeschi | 70-50 |
| 00:41 | Arkansas | Theodore Armendariz is called for the reach on Danny Rogers - foul #3 on Theodore Armendariz, team foul #13 | 70-50 |
| 00:41 | Arkansas | Danny Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 70-50 |
| 00:41 | Arkansas | Danny Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 71-50 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Eddie Peterson clanks a shot near the basket | 71-50 |
| 00:34 | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi pulls down the rebound | 71-50 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Arkansas | Tyler King can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 71-50 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi grabs the offensive board | 71-50 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Danny Rogers runs out the clock | 71-50 |