| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Joyner (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Lloyd Norman (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Dennis Ciotti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Taylor Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Rowe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Edward Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Davis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Richard Harman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Russell Graleski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kyle Mansell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Richard Harman inbounds the ball | 38-27 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Frank Davis | 38-29 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Joyner | 41-29 |
| 19:03 | Arkansas | Edward Cole buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Frank Davis | 41-32 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe tips it back up and in | 43-32 |
| 18:19 | Arkansas | Lloyd Norman is called for the reach on Frank Davis - foul #3 on Lloyd Norman, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton (SG) Lloyd Norman | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 18:14 | Arkansas | Richard Harman scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Cole | 43-35 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti is fouled on the floor by Richard Harman - foul #1 on Richard Harman, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner comes up short on the runner from the left block | 43-35 |
| 17:35 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Russell Graleski | 43-35 |
| 17:15 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner misses the shot from the left side | 43-35 |
| 16:59 | Arkansas | Frank Davis gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 16:35 | Arkansas | Richard Harman misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Anthony Rowe - foul #1 on Anthony Rowe, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Thompson (PG), Eric Evans (SF), Henry Huddleston (PF), Joseph Young (C) Peter Joyner, Dennis Ciotti, Taylor Fuller, Anthony Rowe | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs (SG), Hubert Bembry (PF), Aaron Gray (C) Frank Davis, Russell Graleski, Kyle Mansell | |
| 16:35 | Arkansas | Richard Harman makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 16:35 | Arkansas | Richard Harman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi State | Joseph Young knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Sharpton | 46-37 |
| 15:58 | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Cole and he's fouled by Henry Huddleston - foul #1 on Henry Huddleston, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman (SG) John Thompson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Johnny Newman (SG), John Piscitelli (SF) Edward Cole, Richard Harman | |
| 15:58 | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry misses the free throw | 46-39 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Joseph Young pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Sharpton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Norman (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Evans (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Henry Huddleston (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Young (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kevin Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Newman (fresh) SF - John Piscitelli (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hubert Bembry (fresh) 4 pts. C - Aaron Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 15:14 | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner (PG), Dennis Ciotti (SF), Taylor Fuller (PF), Anthony Rowe (C) Charles Sharpton, Eric Evans, Henry Huddleston, Joseph Young | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Davis (SG) Johnny Newman | |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-39 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe misses the tip | 49-39 |
| 14:54 | Arkansas | Aaron Gray gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 14:38 | Arkansas | John Piscitelli misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 14:36 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Hubert Bembry | 49-39 |
| 14:25 | Arkansas | Frank Davis connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kevin Hobbs | 49-42 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Ciotti | 52-42 |
| 13:59 | Arkansas | Taylor Fuller blocks the short jumper by Aaron Gray | 52-42 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Peter Joyner | 52-42 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-42 |
| 13:49 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Frank Davis | 52-42 |
| 13:45 | Arkansas | Frank Davis misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Lloyd Norman - foul #4 on Lloyd Norman, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton (SG) Lloyd Norman | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edward Cole (PG), Russell Graleski (PF), Kyle Mansell (C) Kevin Hobbs, Hubert Bembry, Aaron Gray | |
| 13:45 | Arkansas | Frank Davis misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 13:45 | Arkansas | Frank Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe blows the layup | 52-43 |
| 13:25 | Arkansas | John Piscitelli grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 13:19 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell loses the ball out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Evans (SG), Henry Huddleston (PF) Peter Joyner, Taylor Fuller | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Woodside (SF) John Piscitelli | |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans is hacked by William Woodside - foul #1 on William Woodside, team foul #2 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Young (C) Anthony Rowe | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Harman (SF) William Woodside | |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Sharpton | 55-43 |
| 12:30 | Arkansas | Frank Davis misses the lay-in | 55-43 |
| 12:29 | Arkansas | Frank Davis hits the follow up shot | 55-45 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Frank Davis steps in front of the Charles Sharpton pass in the backcourt | 55-45 |
| 12:24 | Arkansas | Edward Cole hits the finger roll on a great pass from Frank Davis | 55-47 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans is fouled on the floor by Edward Cole - foul #2 on Edward Cole, team foul #3 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner (PG), John Thompson (SF), Taylor Fuller (PF), Anthony Rowe (C) Charles Sharpton, Dennis Ciotti, Henry Huddleston, Joseph Young | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs (SG) Frank Davis | |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 11:43 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Joyner (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Evans (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Thompson (fresh) PF - Taylor Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Rowe (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Edward Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Harman (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Russell Graleski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Mansell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell dunks the ball set up by Edward Cole and he's fouled by Anthony Rowe - foul #2 on Anthony Rowe, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Piscitelli (SF), Hubert Bembry (PF) Richard Harman, Russell Graleski | |
| 11:15 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell makes the free throw | 55-50 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans is denied on a layup by Hubert Bembry | 55-50 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner gets the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | John Piscitelli is called for the reach on Taylor Fuller - foul #2 on John Piscitelli, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton (SG), Dennis Ciotti (SF) Eric Evans, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Davis (SG), Aaron Gray (C) Kevin Hobbs, Kyle Mansell | |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner blows the dunk but he's hacked by Hubert Bembry - foul #3 on Hubert Bembry, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 10:14 | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Sharpton | 60-50 |
| 09:40 | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-50 |
| 09:38 | Arkansas | John Piscitelli gets the offensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 09:22 | Arkansas | Edward Cole comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-50 |
| 09:21 | Arkansas | John Piscitelli hits the follow up shot | 60-52 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 09:02 | Arkansas | Aaron Gray is whistled for a carry | 63-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Thompson (PG), Eric Evans (SG), Henry Huddleston (PF), Joseph Young (C) Peter Joyner, Charles Sharpton, Taylor Fuller, Anthony Rowe | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs (PG), Richard Harman (SF), Russell Graleski (PF), Kyle Mansell (C) Edward Cole, John Piscitelli, Hubert Bembry, Aaron Gray | |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Dennis Ciotti is denied by Russell Graleski | 63-52 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti grabs the offensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans travels with the ball | 63-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker (SF) Dennis Ciotti | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 08:04 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski's floater is tipped away by Henry Huddleston | 63-52 |
| 08:02 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 07:44 | Arkansas | Frank Davis knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on John Thompson - foul #2 on John Thompson, team foul #6 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton (PG), Lloyd Norman (SG) John Thompson, Glenn Parker | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edward Cole (PG) Kevin Hobbs | |
| 07:44 | Arkansas | Frank Davis misses the free throw | 63-54 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Joseph Young snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Sharpton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lloyd Norman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eric Evans (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Henry Huddleston (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Young (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Edward Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frank Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Richard Harman (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Russell Graleski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Mansell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 63-54 |
| 07:28 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 07:22 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski blows the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Young - foul #1 on Joseph Young, team foul #7 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner (PG), Dennis Ciotti (SF), Taylor Fuller (PF), Anthony Rowe (C) Charles Sharpton, Eric Evans, Henry Huddleston, Joseph Young | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs (SG), Hubert Bembry (C) Frank Davis, Kyle Mansell | |
| 07:22 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 07:22 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Lloyd Norman | 65-56 |
| 06:34 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe grabs the board | 65-56 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Hubert Bembry - foul #4 on Hubert Bembry, team foul #6 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Davis (SG), John Piscitelli (SF), Kyle Mansell (C) Kevin Hobbs, Richard Harman, Russell Graleski | |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 05:49 | Arkansas | The jump hook by Kyle Mansell is blocked by Anthony Rowe | 67-56 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner snags the defensive board | 67-56 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | John Piscitelli steals the ball from Lloyd Norman | 67-56 |
| 05:35 | Arkansas | Edward Cole lays it up and in on a great pass from John Piscitelli | 67-58 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti jams it | 69-58 |
| 05:07 | Arkansas | Dennis Ciotti is called for the reach on John Piscitelli - foul #2 on Dennis Ciotti, team foul #8 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton (PG), Eric Evans (SF), Henry Huddleston (PF), Joseph Young (C) Peter Joyner, Dennis Ciotti, Taylor Fuller, Anthony Rowe | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs (PG) Edward Cole | |
| 05:07 | Arkansas | John Piscitelli makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 05:07 | Arkansas | John Piscitelli makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Evans | 71-60 |
| 04:34 | Arkansas | Joseph Young swats the short shot by Kyle Mansell | 71-60 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston pulls down the rebound | 71-60 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans loses the dribble to Kyle Mansell | 71-60 |
| 04:11 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Sharpton - foul #2 on Charles Sharpton, team foul #9 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner (PG), Dennis Ciotti (SF) Lloyd Norman, Eric Evans | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Russell Graleski (PF), Aaron Gray (C) Hubert Bembry, Kyle Mansell | |
| 04:11 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 04:11 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton travels with the ball | 71-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller (PF), Anthony Rowe (C) Henry Huddleston, Joseph Young | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edward Cole (PG), Richard Harman (SF) Kevin Hobbs, John Piscitelli | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:43 | Arkansas | Frank Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-62 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Peter Joyner | 71-62 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Joyner (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Sharpton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Dennis Ciotti (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Taylor Fuller (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Rowe (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Edward Cole (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frank Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Richard Harman (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Russell Graleski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs (SG) Frank Davis | |
| 03:12 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Sharpton - foul #3 on Charles Sharpton, team foul #10 | 71-62 |
| 03:12 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 03:12 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs misses the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller grabs the defensive rebound | 71-63 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe loses the dribble to Edward Cole | 71-63 |
| 02:51 | Arkansas | Edward Cole misses the easy layup | 71-63 |
| 02:49 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski grabs the offensive rebound | 71-63 |
| 02:49 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman (SG) Charles Sharpton | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Davis (SG), Kyle Mansell (C) Kevin Hobbs, Aaron Gray | |
| 02:29 | Arkansas | Dennis Ciotti steals it from Kyle Mansell | 71-63 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti lays it up and in | 73-63 |
| 02:13 | Arkansas | Edward Cole can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-63 |
| 02:12 | Arkansas | Frank Davis tips it home | 73-65 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lloyd Norman | 75-65 |
| 01:39 | Arkansas | Richard Harman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-65 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller snags the defensive board | 75-65 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman misses the 3 from the left corner | 75-65 |
| 01:17 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell grabs the board | 75-65 |
| 01:08 | Arkansas | Frank Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 75-65 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller snags the defensive board | 75-65 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-65 |
| 00:42 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell gets the rebound | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Arkansas | Richard Harman's floater is tipped away by Anthony Rowe | 75-65 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman pulls down the rebound | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 77-65 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas | Richard Harman can't connect on a shot from the right side | 77-65 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner grabs the defensive rebound | 77-65 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner runs out the clock | 77-65 |