| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) SF - Edmund Rich (fresh) PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Gerald Neidig (fresh) SG - Cleavon Ake (fresh) SF - Alfred Fraser (fresh) PF - Marcel Felix (fresh) C - Peter Epperly (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Peter Epperly - foul #1 on Peter Epperly, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:25 | Arkansas | Marcel Felix banks in the layup on a great pass from Gerald Neidig | 1-2 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 1-2 |
| 19:06 | Arkansas | Marcel Felix's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 1-2 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 1-2 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh snags the offensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 1-2 |
| 18:24 | Arkansas | Marcel Felix pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:04 | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser hits the finger roll and the foul's on Edmund Rich - foul #1 on Edmund Rich, team foul #1 | 1-4 |
| 18:04 | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser misses the free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh pulls down the rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate scores on a floater from the left side | 3-4 |
| 17:28 | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson (PF) Anthony Saleh | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 16:36 | Arkansas | Gerald Neidig clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 5-4 |
| 16:34 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Epperly | 5-4 |
| 16:18 | Arkansas | Peter Epperly misses the turnaround from the left block | 5-4 |
| 16:16 | Arkansas | Marcel Felix tips it but misses | 5-4 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Anthony McCrate | 5-4 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry is fouled on the floor by Cleavon Ake - foul #1 on Cleavon Ake, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG), Allen Jones (SG), Tommy Divine (SF), Anthony Saleh (PF) Curtis Quiros, Leslie Perry, Edmund Rich, Anthony McCrate | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Perdue (PG), Frank Stoll (SG), Jeremy Hobbs (C) Gerald Neidig, Cleavon Ake, Peter Epperly | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 15:39 | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Arthur Comer (fresh) SG - Allen Jones (fresh) SF - Tommy Divine (fresh) PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sam Gibson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Scott Perdue (fresh) SG - Frank Stoll (fresh) SF - Alfred Fraser (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marcel Felix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Hobbs (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Arkansas | Tommy Divine is called for the reach on Scott Perdue - foul #1 on Tommy Divine, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Nicholas Pantano (SF), Mike Herbert (C) Alfred Fraser, Marcel Felix | |
| 15:19 | Arkansas | Nicholas Pantano misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Sam Gibson - foul #1 on Sam Gibson, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| 15:19 | Arkansas | Nicholas Pantano makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:19 | Arkansas | Nicholas Pantano misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Sam Gibson | 5-5 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Scott Perdue steals the ball from Arthur Comer | 5-5 |
| 14:34 | Arkansas | Scott Perdue knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Nicholas Pantano | 5-7 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Mike Herbert - foul #1 on Mike Herbert, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Leslie Perry (SG), Edmund Rich (SF) Arthur Comer, Allen Jones, Tommy Divine | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gerald Neidig (PG), Cleavon Ake (SG), Alfred Fraser (SF), Marcel Felix (PF), Peter Epperly (C) Scott Perdue, Frank Stoll, Nicholas Pantano, Jeremy Hobbs, Mike Herbert | |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:03 | Arkansas | Peter Epperly misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 7-7 |
| 14:01 | Arkansas | Peter Epperly tips it home | 7-9 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Gerald Neidig steals it from Anthony Saleh | 7-9 |
| 13:23 | Arkansas | Marcel Felix comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Sam Gibson - foul #2 on Sam Gibson, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders (PF), Anthony McCrate (C) Anthony Saleh, Sam Gibson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 13:23 | Arkansas | Marcel Felix makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:23 | Arkansas | Marcel Felix makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-11 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry grabs the offensive board | 7-11 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-11 |
| 12:54 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Alfred Fraser | 7-11 |
| 12:40 | Arkansas | Marcel Felix hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 7-11 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 12:16 | Arkansas | Peter Epperly pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 11:54 | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Gerald Neidig | 7-14 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (SG), Tommy Divine (SF), Anthony Saleh (PF) Leslie Perry, Edmund Rich, Joseph Sanders | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Perdue (PG) Gerald Neidig | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) SG - Arthur Comer (fresh) SF - Tommy Divine (fresh) PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Scott Perdue (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cleavon Ake (fresh) SF - Alfred Fraser (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marcel Felix (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Epperly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Arkansas | Marcel Felix misses the easy layup | 7-14 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer grabs the defensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi State | Scott Perdue is called for the reach on Curtis Quiros in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Perdue, team foul #4 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Allen Jones (SG) Curtis Quiros | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeremy Hobbs (PF) Marcel Felix | |
| 11:09 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Anthony McCrate is denied by Peter Epperly | 7-14 |
| 11:08 | Arkansas | Cleavon Ake grabs the board | 7-14 |
| 10:50 | Arkansas | Jeremy Hobbs clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Tommy Divine - foul #2 on Tommy Divine, team foul #5 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich (SF) Tommy Divine | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Stoll (SG), Nicholas Pantano (SF), Mike Herbert (C) Cleavon Ake, Alfred Fraser, Peter Epperly | |
| 10:50 | Arkansas | Jeremy Hobbs misses the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 10:50 | Arkansas | Jeremy Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Pantano is called for the reach on Edmund Rich - foul #1 on Nicholas Pantano, team foul #5 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Joseph Sanders (C) Allen Jones, Anthony McCrate | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Arthur Comer | 9-15 |
| 10:03 | Arkansas | Joseph Sanders is called for the reach on Mike Herbert - foul #1 on Joseph Sanders, team foul #6 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry (SG), Anthony McCrate (C) Arthur Comer, Anthony Saleh | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gerald Neidig (PG), Cleavon Ake (SG), Marcel Felix (PF) Scott Perdue, Frank Stoll, Mike Herbert | |
| 09:51 | Arkansas | Jeremy Hobbs makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Nicholas Pantano | 9-17 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Nicholas Pantano - foul #2 on Nicholas Pantano, team foul #6 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser (SF), Peter Epperly (C) Nicholas Pantano, Jeremy Hobbs | |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry misses the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 09:20 | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-17 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry makes the floater from the free throw line | 12-17 |
| 08:50 | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser misses the dunk attempt | 12-17 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Leslie Perry | 12-17 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Curtis Quiros | 15-17 |
| 08:13 | Arkansas | Peter Epperly misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Anthony McCrate - foul #1 on Anthony McCrate, team foul #7 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG), Anthony Saleh (PF) Curtis Quiros, Anthony McCrate | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Perdue (PG), Frank Stoll (SG) Gerald Neidig, Cleavon Ake | |
| 08:13 | Arkansas | Peter Epperly makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 08:13 | Arkansas | Peter Epperly makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | Marcel Felix steals it from Leslie Perry | 15-19 |
| 07:38 | Arkansas | Scott Perdue misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Arthur Comer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edmund Rich (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Sanders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Scott Perdue (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frank Stoll (fresh) SF - Alfred Fraser (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marcel Felix (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Epperly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Frank Stoll - foul #1 on Frank Stoll, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Allen Jones (SG), Anthony McCrate (C) Leslie Perry, Joseph Sanders | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Cleavon Ake (SG), Jeremy Hobbs (C) Frank Stoll, Peter Epperly | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh makes the free throw | 18-19 |
| 06:58 | Arkansas | Jeremy Hobbs lays it in | 18-21 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate grabs the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones misses badly on a floater from the right side | 18-21 |
| 06:23 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Alfred Fraser | 18-21 |
| 06:09 | Arkansas | Anthony McCrate blocks the short jumper by Cleavon Ake | 18-21 |
| 06:08 | Arkansas | Scott Perdue hits the follow up shot | 18-23 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Marcel Felix - foul #1 on Marcel Felix, team foul #8 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Leslie Perry (SG), Joseph Sanders (PF) Arthur Comer, Allen Jones, Anthony Saleh | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gerald Neidig (PG), Christopher Montgomery (SF), Peter Epperly (C) Scott Perdue, Alfred Fraser, Marcel Felix | |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:30 | Arkansas | Cleavon Ake misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 20-23 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Leslie Perry | 20-23 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry connects on the 3 from the left corner | 23-23 |
| 04:50 | Arkansas | Gerald Neidig buries a shot from the right wing set up by Christopher Montgomery | 23-25 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Curtis Quiros | 25-25 |
| 04:24 | Arkansas | Peter Epperly scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Gerald Neidig and he's fouled by Anthony McCrate - foul #2 on Anthony McCrate, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh (PF) Anthony McCrate | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Perdue (SG), Alfred Fraser (SF), Marcel Felix (PF) Cleavon Ake, Christopher Montgomery, Jeremy Hobbs | |
| 04:24 | Arkansas | Peter Epperly makes the free throw | 25-28 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 27-28 |
| 03:53 | Arkansas | Gerald Neidig blows the layup | 27-28 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine (SF), Sam Gibson (C) Edmund Rich, Joseph Sanders | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Nicholas Pantano (C) Peter Epperly | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Tommy Divine (fresh) PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Sam Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Gerald Neidig (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Perdue (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alfred Fraser (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marcel Felix (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Pantano (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 03:18 | Arkansas | Scott Perdue hits the follow up shot | 27-30 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros is whistled for a carry | 27-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (SG) Leslie Perry | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Cleavon Ake (SG) Gerald Neidig | |
| 02:39 | Arkansas | Cleavon Ake is fouled on the floor by Curtis Quiros - foul #1 on Curtis Quiros, team foul #9 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Allen Jones (SG), Joseph Sanders (PF) Curtis Quiros, Anthony Saleh | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Peter Epperly (C) Nicholas Pantano | |
| 02:39 | Arkansas | Cleavon Ake makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 02:39 | Arkansas | Cleavon Ake makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-32 |
| 02:25 | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 01:56 | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser is fouled on the floor by Tommy Divine - foul #3 on Tommy Divine, team foul #10 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich (SF) Tommy Divine | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeremy Hobbs (PF) Marcel Felix | |
| 01:56 | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:56 | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders comes up short on the floater from close range but the foul's on Alfred Fraser - foul #1 on Alfred Fraser, team foul #9 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Leslie Perry (SG) Arthur Comer, Allen Jones | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Nicholas Pantano (SF) Alfred Fraser | |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 01:32 | Arkansas | Nicholas Pantano misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 29-33 |
| 01:31 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Pantano | 29-33 |
| 01:16 | Arkansas | Jeremy Hobbs hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 29-33 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-33 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Leslie Perry | 29-33 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-33 |
| 00:30 | Arkansas | Peter Epperly grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Nicholas Pantano hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 29-33 |