| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Travis Doyle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Hart (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Andrew Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Stubblefield (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Frances Rowden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Glenn Lepe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) PF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 19:44 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 19:20 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield loses the dribble to Frankie Aldana | 35-33 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Cooper | 35-36 |
| 18:46 | Arkansas | Michael Hart knocks in the jumper from the left side | 37-36 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-36 |
| 18:24 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 18:15 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle is fouled on the floor by Ramon Martin - foul #1 on Ramon Martin, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling (C) Frankie Aldana | |
| 17:52 | Arkansas | Michael Hart misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-36 |
| 17:50 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle tips it but misses | 37-36 |
| 17:49 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden tips it back up and in | 39-36 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-36 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling tips it back up and in | 39-38 |
| 17:12 | Arkansas | Ronald Sterling steps in front of the Frances Rowden pass | 39-38 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 39-38 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | Robert Stubblefield picks off the pass by Ronald Sterling | 39-38 |
| 16:34 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle is hacked by Glenn Lepe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glenn Lepe, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Reyes Bible (PG), Norman Klingensmith (SG), Kenneth Bean (SF), Terry Nguyen (PF), Allen Landry (C) Travis Doyle, Michael Hart, Andrew Armstrong, Robert Stubblefield, Frances Rowden | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), John Levi (SG), Russell Titcomb (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) Glenn Lepe, Robert Cooper, Ramon Martin, Dikembe Ake | |
| 16:16 | Arkansas | Frankie Aldana takes the ball from Allen Landry | 39-38 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb hits a shot from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 16:05 | Arkansas | Reyes Bible travels in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora (SF) Ronald Sterling | |
| 15:46 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by John Levi | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Reyes Bible (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Norman Klingensmith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Bean (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Terry Nguyen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Allen Landry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jason Cox (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Levi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) PF - Russell Titcomb (fresh) 5 pts. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:41 | Arkansas | Frankie Aldana denies the turnaround by Terry Nguyen | 39-42 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | John Levi is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Levi, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Hart (SG) Allen Landry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner (C) Frankie Aldana | |
| 14:59 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bean drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Nguyen | 41-42 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb is whistled for a carry | 41-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Travis Doyle (PG), Robert Stubblefield (PF), Frances Rowden (C) Reyes Bible, Kenneth Bean, Terry Nguyen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (PG), Dikembe Ake (PF) John Levi, Russell Titcomb | |
| 14:14 | Arkansas | Michael Hart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong (SF) Norman Klingensmith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper (SG), Ramon Martin (SF), Ronald Sterling (C) Jason Cox, Myron Sykora, Jonathan Bryner | |
| 13:50 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling snags the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-42 |
| 13:27 | Arkansas | Michael Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 13:11 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling is fouled on the floor by Frances Rowden - foul #1 on Frances Rowden, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Reyes Bible (PG), Norman Klingensmith (SG), Kenneth Bean (SF), Terry Nguyen (PF), Allen Landry (C) Travis Doyle, Michael Hart, Andrew Armstrong, Robert Stubblefield, Frances Rowden | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), Myron Sykora (SF), Russell Titcomb (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) Glenn Lepe, Ramon Martin, Dikembe Ake, Ronald Sterling | |
| 12:42 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana is fouled on the floor by Reyes Bible - foul #3 on Reyes Bible, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (SG) Robert Cooper | |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Russell Titcomb | 41-44 |
| 12:22 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bean's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-44 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | John Levi clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Norman Klingensmith - foul #1 on Norman Klingensmith, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Hart (SG) Allen Landry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | John Levi makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | John Levi makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 11:41 | Arkansas | Michael Hart is whistled for traveling | 41-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong (SF) Kenneth Bean | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper (SG), Ramon Martin (SF) John Levi, Myron Sykora | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Reyes Bible (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Hart (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Andrew Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Klingensmith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Nguyen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jason Cox (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Russell Titcomb (fresh) 5 pts. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 11:22 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Terry Nguyen | 41-46 |
| 11:09 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Reyes Bible | 43-46 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 43-48 |
| 10:39 | Arkansas | Terry Nguyen hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Hart | 45-48 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Cooper | 45-50 |
| 10:05 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong misses the dunk attempt | 45-50 |
| 10:03 | Arkansas | Norman Klingensmith pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 09:52 | Arkansas | Norman Klingensmith can't connect on a floater from close range | 45-50 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ramon Martin | 45-50 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper is hacked by Norman Klingensmith - foul #2 on Norman Klingensmith, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Travis Doyle (PG), Kenneth Bean (SG), Paul Lanoue (SF), Robert Stubblefield (PF), Frances Rowden (C) Reyes Bible, Michael Hart, Andrew Armstrong, Norman Klingensmith, Terry Nguyen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (PG), John Levi (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Dikembe Ake (PF), Ronald Sterling (C) Jason Cox, Robert Cooper, Ramon Martin, Russell Titcomb, Frankie Aldana | |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling snags the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 09:00 | Arkansas | Paul Lanoue gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 08:43 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bean throws it down | 47-50 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Frances Rowden - foul #2 on Frances Rowden, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Hart (SG) Paul Lanoue | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:23 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 08:23 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Frances Rowden | 47-51 |
| 08:06 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-51 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Bean - foul #1 on Kenneth Bean, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong (SF) Kenneth Bean | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper (SG), Ramon Martin (SF), Jonathan Bryner (C) John Levi, Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling | |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 07:27 | Arkansas | Michael Hart scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Travis Doyle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Hart (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Stubblefield (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Frances Rowden (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Glenn Lepe (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) C - Jonathan Bryner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner misses the tip | 50-53 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe tips it in | 50-55 |
| 06:46 | Arkansas | Glenn Lepe is called for the reach on Michael Hart - foul #2 on Glenn Lepe, team foul #4 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Reyes Bible (PG), Norman Klingensmith (PF), Allen Landry (C) Travis Doyle, Robert Stubblefield, Frances Rowden | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), Frankie Aldana (C) Glenn Lepe, Dikembe Ake | |
| 06:27 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong loses the dribble to Frankie Aldana | 50-55 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 50-55 |
| 06:05 | Arkansas | Norman Klingensmith pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 05:44 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 05:42 | Arkansas | Norman Klingensmith misses the tip | 50-55 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin grabs the board | 50-55 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Norman Klingensmith steps in front of the Ramon Martin pass | 50-55 |
| 05:02 | Arkansas | Norman Klingensmith is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Norman Klingensmith, team foul #7 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Travis Doyle (PG), Kenneth Bean (SG), Paul Lanoue (SF), Robert Stubblefield (PF), Frances Rowden (C) Reyes Bible, Michael Hart, Andrew Armstrong, Norman Klingensmith, Allen Landry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (PG), John Levi (SG), Ronald Sterling (SF), Dikembe Ake (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) Jason Cox, Robert Cooper, Ramon Martin, Jonathan Bryner, Frankie Aldana | |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Travis Doyle steps in front of the Ronald Sterling pass | 50-55 |
| 04:38 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle lays it in | 52-55 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses the lay-in | 52-55 |
| 04:18 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Kenneth Bean | 52-55 |
| 03:52 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden misses short on a jumper in the lane | 52-55 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-58 |
| 03:20 | Arkansas | Paul Lanoue hits a driving attempt near the basket | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Travis Doyle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Bean (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Paul Lanoue (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Stubblefield (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Frances Rowden (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Glenn Lepe (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Levi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) C - Russell Titcomb (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Dikembe Ake | 54-60 |
| 02:56 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Hart (SG), Andrew Armstrong (SF) Kenneth Bean, Paul Lanoue | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper (SG), Ramon Martin (SF), Frankie Aldana (C) John Levi, Ronald Sterling, Russell Titcomb | |
| 02:51 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 54-60 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe gets the rebound | 54-60 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper loses the dribble to Travis Doyle | 54-60 |
| 02:21 | Arkansas | Michael Hart misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-60 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:51 | Arkansas | Michael Hart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 54-63 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana grabs the defensive rebound | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-63 |
| 01:27 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield grabs the defensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 01:08 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden is hacked by Robert Cooper - foul #2 on Robert Cooper, team foul #5 | 54-63 |
| 00:50 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Hart | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper is hacked by Michael Hart in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Hart, team foul #8 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG) Glenn Lepe | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:49 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Frances Rowden | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong double dribbles | 57-63 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Hart - foul #3 on Michael Hart, team foul #9 | 57-63 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-65 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper pulls down the rebound | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper is hacked by Travis Doyle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Travis Doyle, team foul #10 | 57-65 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:25 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Michael Hart | 59-67 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper is hacked by Michael Hart in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Hart, team foul #11 | 59-67 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden grabs the board | 59-67 |
| 00:17 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-67 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake pulls down the rebound | 59-67 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Travis Doyle is called for the reach on Dikembe Ake in the backcourt - foul #2 on Travis Doyle, team foul #12 | 59-67 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | Michael Hart makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Travis Doyle | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox runs out the clock | 62-69 |