| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Steffan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Costa (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Marvin Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Benedict (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Holman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Smith (fresh) PF - Daniel Ferguson (fresh) 10 pts. C - Daniel Dorris (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict gets the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Stefan Costa | 41-33 |
| 19:13 | Arkansas | Daniel Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-33 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown misses the easy layup | 41-33 |
| 18:53 | Arkansas | Daniel Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 18:35 | Arkansas | Daniel Smith buries a shot from close range and he's fouled by Alberto Costa - foul #1 on Alberto Costa, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| 18:35 | Arkansas | Daniel Smith misses the free throw | 41-35 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | John Steffan pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa misses long on a jumper from the left side | 41-35 |
| 18:27 | Arkansas | Daniel Ferguson grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 18:13 | Arkansas | Robert Walker makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Ferguson and he's hacked by Marvin Brown - foul #2 on Marvin Brown, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| 18:13 | Arkansas | Robert Walker misses the free throw | 41-37 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Peter Benedict | 41-37 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa is hacked by Daniel Ferguson - foul #2 on Daniel Ferguson, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jose Martin (PG) Stefan Costa | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mauricio Colombo (C) Daniel Dorris | |
| 17:47 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa loses the dribble to David Holman | 41-37 |
| 17:44 | Arkansas | David Holman lays it in | 41-39 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | John Steffan can't finish the layup | 41-39 |
| 17:20 | Arkansas | Mauricio Colombo grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 16:58 | Arkansas | Mauricio Colombo knocks in the floater near the basket and the foul's on Marvin Brown - foul #3 on Marvin Brown, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Meador (SF), David Russell (PF), Clayton Galle (C) Alberto Costa, Marvin Brown, Peter Benedict | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro (PG), Augustus Niedbalski (SG), Harold Guzzi (SF), Billy Carter (C) Robert Walker, David Holman, Daniel Smith, Daniel Ferguson | |
| 16:58 | Arkansas | Mauricio Colombo makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Harold Guzzi denies the turnaround by David Russell | 41-42 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi State | David Russell tips it but misses | 41-42 |
| 16:36 | Arkansas | Mauricio Colombo gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 16:16 | Arkansas | Billy Carter clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 16:14 | Arkansas | Harold Guzzi grabs the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 16:06 | Arkansas | Billy Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG) John Steffan | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Ferguson (PF), Daniel Dorris (C) Mauricio Colombo, Billy Carter | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eric Pinheiro - foul #3 on Eric Pinheiro, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa (SF) John Meador | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Walker (PG), David Holman (SG) Eric Pinheiro, Augustus Niedbalski | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jose Martin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Costa (fresh) 12 pts. PF - David Russell (fresh) 5 reb. C - Clayton Galle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Holman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Guzzi (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Ferguson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Dorris (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Arkansas | David Holman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 15:30 | Arkansas | Daniel Dorris misses the tip | 42-42 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Clayton Galle | 45-42 |
| 14:58 | Arkansas | Harold Guzzi scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Daniel Ferguson and he's fouled by Alberto Costa - foul #2 on Alberto Costa, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Steffan (SG), Marvin Brown (PF), Peter Benedict (C) Jose Martin, David Russell, Clayton Galle | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 14:58 | Arkansas | Harold Guzzi misses the free throw | 45-44 |
| 14:58 | Arkansas | Daniel Dorris grabs the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 14:36 | Arkansas | David Holman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 14:34 | Arkansas | Harold Guzzi grabs the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 14:20 | Arkansas | Robert Walker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-44 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | John Steffan makes the 3 from straight away set up by Stefan Costa | 48-44 |
| 13:31 | Arkansas | Peter Benedict swats the dunk try by Daniel Ferguson | 48-44 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 48-44 |
| 13:03 | Arkansas | Daniel Dorris grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 12:59 | Arkansas | Daniel Dorris misses the lay-in | 48-44 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown snags the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Daniel Dorris denies the turnaround by Stefan Costa | 48-44 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa snags the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Stefan Costa and he's fouled by David Holman - foul #2 on David Holman, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jose Martin (PG), David Russell (SG), John Meador (SF), Clayton Galle (C) Stefan Costa, John Steffan, Alberto Costa, Peter Benedict | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro (PG), Augustus Niedbalski (SG), Daniel Smith (SF), Mauricio Colombo (PF), Billy Carter (C) Robert Walker, David Holman, Harold Guzzi, Daniel Ferguson, Daniel Dorris | |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown makes the free throw | 51-44 |
| 11:49 | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Daniel Smith and the foul's on Jose Martin - foul #3 on Jose Martin, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Steffan (SG) Marvin Brown | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 11:49 | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro misses the free throw | 51-46 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi State | John Meador grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | David Russell knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by John Steffan and he's hacked by Mauricio Colombo - foul #2 on Mauricio Colombo, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | David Russell makes the free throw | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Steffan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Meador (fresh) PF - David Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Clayton Galle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Eric Pinheiro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Augustus Niedbalski (fresh) SF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mauricio Colombo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Carter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:15 | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-46 |
| 11:14 | Arkansas | Billy Carter gets the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 10:54 | Arkansas | Augustus Niedbalski is hacked by John Meador - foul #1 on John Meador, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| 10:38 | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-49 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi State | David Russell misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-49 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle tips it back up and in | 56-49 |
| 10:00 | Arkansas | Augustus Niedbalski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-49 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi State | David Russell pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi State | John Steffan makes the fadeaway in the paint | 58-49 |
| 09:24 | Arkansas | Augustus Niedbalski misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 58-49 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle loses the dribble to Augustus Niedbalski | 58-49 |
| 08:46 | Arkansas | Mauricio Colombo connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 58-51 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | David Russell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG), Alberto Costa (SF), Marvin Brown (PF), Peter Benedict (C) Jose Martin, John Meador, David Russell, Clayton Galle | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Walker (PG), David Holman (SG), Harold Guzzi (SF), Daniel Ferguson (PF), Daniel Dorris (C) Eric Pinheiro, Augustus Niedbalski, Daniel Smith, Mauricio Colombo, Billy Carter | |
| 08:08 | Arkansas | Daniel Dorris is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Daniel Dorris, team foul #5 | 58-51 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown buries a jumper from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 07:40 | Arkansas | Daniel Dorris hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Ferguson and he's fouled by Peter Benedict - foul #3 on Peter Benedict, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| 07:40 | Arkansas | Daniel Dorris makes the free throw | 60-54 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown clanks a turnaround from the right block | 60-54 |
| 07:13 | Arkansas | Daniel Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stefan Costa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Steffan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alberto Costa (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Marvin Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Benedict (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Holman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Guzzi (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Ferguson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Dorris (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:46 | Arkansas | Daniel Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 60-54 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict clanks a 3 from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown tips it in | 62-54 |
| 06:19 | Arkansas | David Holman makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Walker | 62-57 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Peter Benedict, team foul #8 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Meador (PG), Jose Martin (SG), David Russell (C) Stefan Costa, John Steffan, Peter Benedict | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Smith (SF), Mauricio Colombo (C) Harold Guzzi, Daniel Dorris | |
| 05:54 | Arkansas | David Holman misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-57 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi State | David Holman takes the ball from Marvin Brown | 62-57 |
| 05:22 | Arkansas | Robert Walker misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | David Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 04:58 | Arkansas | Mauricio Colombo grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 04:43 | Arkansas | David Holman is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on David Holman, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle (PF), Peter Benedict (C) Alberto Costa, Marvin Brown | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro (PG), Augustus Niedbalski (SG), Billy Carter (C) Robert Walker, David Holman, Daniel Ferguson | |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | John Meador loses the dribble to Eric Pinheiro | 62-57 |
| 04:14 | Arkansas | Augustus Niedbalski scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Pinheiro | 62-60 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Eric Pinheiro - foul #4 on Eric Pinheiro, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG), John Steffan (SG) Jose Martin, David Russell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harold Guzzi (SF), Daniel Dorris (C) Daniel Smith, Billy Carter | |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 03:45 | Arkansas | Harold Guzzi grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 03:29 | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Harold Guzzi | 63-62 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | John Steffan is fouled on the floor by Harold Guzzi - foul #1 on Harold Guzzi, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins (SF) John Meador | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Ferguson (PF) Mauricio Colombo | |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | John Steffan misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 03:25 | Arkansas | Daniel Dorris grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 03:13 | Arkansas | Daniel Ferguson hits a shot from the right block and he's fouled by Clayton Galle - foul #1 on Clayton Galle, team foul #9 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa (SF) Lee Wilkins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Walker (PG) Augustus Niedbalski | |
| 03:13 | Arkansas | Daniel Ferguson makes the free throw | 63-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Steffan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alberto Costa (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Clayton Galle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Benedict (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Pinheiro (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Harold Guzzi (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Ferguson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Dorris (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | John Steffan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-65 |
| 02:50 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Daniel Ferguson | 63-65 |
| 02:50 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown (PF) Clayton Galle | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Holman (SG), Daniel Smith (SF) Eric Pinheiro, Harold Guzzi | |
| 02:29 | Arkansas | Robert Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-65 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa is fouled on the floor by Daniel Dorris - foul #4 on Daniel Dorris, team foul #9 | 63-65 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 02:09 | Arkansas | Robert Walker's floater is knocked away by Peter Benedict | 65-65 |
| 02:07 | Arkansas | Robert Walker misses the tip | 65-65 |
| 02:05 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Walker | 65-65 |
| 01:47 | Arkansas | Daniel Dorris misses badly on a floater from the right block | 65-65 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa grabs the board | 65-65 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict double dribbles | 65-65 |
| 01:08 | Arkansas | Alberto Costa steps in front of the Daniel Dorris pass | 65-65 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown banks in the layup on a great pass from Alberto Costa | 67-65 |
| 00:57 | Arkansas | Robert Walker misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-65 |
| 00:55 | Arkansas | David Holman pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 00:34 | Arkansas | Daniel Smith misses the lay-in | 67-65 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Walker - foul #1 on Robert Walker, team foul #10 | 67-65 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Arkansas | Robert Walker drills a 3 from straight away | 69-68 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | David Holman is called for the reach on Peter Benedict in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Holman, team foul #11 | 69-68 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict misses the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Daniel Ferguson | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Arkansas | Robert Walker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-68 |
| 00:16 | Arkansas | Daniel Ferguson tips it back up and in | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | John Steffan drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Stefan Costa | 72-70 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Daniel Smith misses long on a halfcourt shot | 72-70 |