| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jason Cox (fresh) SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Travis Doyle (fresh) SG - Garland Knight (fresh) SF - Andrew Armstrong (fresh) PF - Robert Stubblefield (fresh) C - Terry Nguyen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield 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) | |
| 19:52 | Arkansas | Garland Knight makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Cooper | 2-3 |
| 19:23 | Arkansas | Garland Knight clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi State | Andrew Armstrong steps in front of the Jason Cox pass | 2-3 |
| 18:36 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 2-3 |
| 18:35 | Arkansas | Terry Nguyen tips it home | 2-5 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Travis Doyle steals it from Myron Sykora | 2-5 |
| 18:14 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle hits the finger roll | 2-7 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-7 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana tips it back up and in | 4-7 |
| 17:49 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 17:27 | Arkansas | Terry Nguyen gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:13 | Arkansas | Garland Knight is fouled on the floor by Robert Cooper - foul #1 on Robert Cooper, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Jackson (SF), Randal McDavitt (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Albert Pennington (PG), Reyes Bible (SG), Norman Klingensmith (SF), Kenneth Bean (PF), Allen Landry (C) Travis Doyle, Garland Knight, Andrew Armstrong, Robert Stubblefield, Terry Nguyen | |
| 16:56 | Arkansas | Allen Landry connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Bean | 4-9 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | John Jackson travels with the ball | 4-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), Dominic Costa (SG) Jason Cox, Robert Cooper | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 16:03 | Arkansas | Allen Landry is fouled on the floor by Dominic Costa - foul #1 on Dominic Costa, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora (SF), Frankie Aldana (C) John Jackson, Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Travis Doyle (PG), Robert Stubblefield (PF) Albert Pennington, Kenneth Bean | |
| 15:43 | Arkansas | Reyes Bible clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-9 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) PF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Travis Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Reyes Bible (fresh) SF - Norman Klingensmith (fresh) PF - Robert Stubblefield (fresh) C - Allen Landry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt blows the layup | 4-9 |
| 15:18 | Arkansas | Norman Klingensmith grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 15:10 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Allen Landry | 4-11 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from John Levi and the foul's on Allen Landry - foul #1 on Allen Landry, team foul #1 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), Robert Cooper (SG), Ronald Sterling (PF) John Levi, Dominic Costa, Randal McDavitt | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong (SF), Melvin Swan (C) Norman Klingensmith, Allen Landry | |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana makes the free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:30 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Jackson (SF), Russell Titcomb (C) Myron Sykora, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Garland Knight (SG), Terry Nguyen (C) Reyes Bible, Melvin Swan | |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 7-11 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling can't tip it in | 7-11 |
| 14:04 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Terry Nguyen | 7-11 |
| 13:46 | Arkansas | Terry Nguyen misses long on a floater from the left block | 7-11 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi State | John Jackson loses the dribble to Travis Doyle | 7-11 |
| 13:09 | Arkansas | Robert Cooper takes the ball from Robert Stubblefield | 7-11 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox misses the lay-in | 7-11 |
| 12:50 | Arkansas | Terry Nguyen gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:42 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jason Cox - foul #1 on Jason Cox, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Frankie Aldana (C) Jason Cox, Robert Cooper, John Jackson, Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Reyes Bible (PG), Kenneth Bean (SG), Norman Klingensmith (PF), Allen Landry (C) Travis Doyle, Garland Knight, Robert Stubblefield, Terry Nguyen | |
| 12:42 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 12:42 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Allen Landry - foul #2 on Allen Landry, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Melvin Swan (C) Allen Landry | |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 11:58 | Arkansas | Melvin Swan hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Reyes Bible | 9-13 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa's pass is intercepted by Reyes Bible | 9-13 |
| 11:43 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bean hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Reyes Bible | 9-15 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) PF - Ronald Sterling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Reyes Bible (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Bean (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Armstrong (fairly fresh) PF - Norman Klingensmith (fresh) C - Melvin Swan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling is called for traveling | 9-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), Robert Cooper (SG), Randal McDavitt (PF) John Levi, Dominic Costa, Ronald Sterling | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Albert Pennington (PG) Andrew Armstrong | |
| 11:09 | Arkansas | Melvin Swan misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 9-15 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 10:52 | Arkansas | Norman Klingensmith pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| 10:47 | Arkansas | Albert Pennington can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 10:46 | Arkansas | Norman Klingensmith gets the offensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 10:34 | Arkansas | Robert Cooper is called for the reach on Melvin Swan - foul #2 on Robert Cooper, team foul #4 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (SG), John Jackson (SF), Russell Titcomb (C) Robert Cooper, Myron Sykora, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Travis Doyle (PG), Garland Knight (SG), Robert Stubblefield (PF), Terry Nguyen (C) Albert Pennington, Reyes Bible, Kenneth Bean, Melvin Swan | |
| 10:27 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-15 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi State | John Jackson gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-15 |
| 10:14 | Arkansas | Terry Nguyen gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| 10:02 | Arkansas | John Levi is called for the reach on Garland Knight - foul #1 on John Levi, team foul #5 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Bean (SF) Norman Klingensmith | |
| 09:57 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bean loses the ball out of bounds | 9-15 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | John Jackson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by John Levi and he's hacked by Kenneth Bean - foul #1 on Kenneth Bean, team foul #3 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa (SG), Myron Sykora (SF) Jason Cox, Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong (SF) Kenneth Bean | |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | John Jackson misses the free throw | 11-15 |
| 09:28 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield grabs the defensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 09:07 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 09:06 | Arkansas | Terry Nguyen tips it but misses | 11-15 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-15 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa misses the tip | 11-15 |
| 08:43 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 08:25 | Arkansas | Garland Knight drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Stubblefield and he's fouled by John Levi - foul #2 on John Levi, team foul #6 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Ronald Sterling (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) John Levi, John Jackson, Randal McDavitt | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Reyes Bible (PG), Melvin Swan (C) Travis Doyle, Terry Nguyen | |
| 08:25 | Arkansas | Garland Knight makes the free throw | 11-18 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 11-18 |
| 08:13 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield pulls down the rebound | 11-18 |
| 07:52 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Reyes Bible | 11-21 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 11-21 |
| 07:45 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 11-21 |
| 07:41 | Arkansas | Garland Knight throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), Manuel Twitchell (SF) August Criner, Myron Sykora | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Albert Pennington (PG), Norman Klingensmith (SF), Kenneth Bean (PF) Garland Knight, Andrew Armstrong, Robert Stubblefield | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jason Cox (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) SF - Manuel Twitchell (fresh) PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Albert Pennington (fresh) SG - Reyes Bible (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Norman Klingensmith (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Bean (fresh) 2 pts. C - Melvin Swan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Frankie Aldana | 13-21 |
| 07:05 | Arkansas | Melvin Swan's layup is rejected by Manuel Twitchell | 13-21 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana gets the rebound | 13-21 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Bean is called for the reach on Jason Cox - foul #2 on Kenneth Bean, team foul #4 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt (SF) Manuel Twitchell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Travis Doyle (PG), Paul Lanoue (SF) Albert Pennington, Kenneth Bean | |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox is hacked by Melvin Swan - foul #1 on Melvin Swan, team foul #5 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (SG), Russell Titcomb (PF) Dominic Costa, Ronald Sterling | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong (SF), Robert Stubblefield (PF), Terry Nguyen (C) Paul Lanoue, Norman Klingensmith, Melvin Swan | |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-21 |
| 05:57 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on August Criner - foul #1 on August Criner, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora (SF) Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 05:57 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 05:57 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield misses the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb pulls down the rebound | 16-21 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi State | August Criner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-21 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt grabs the offensive board | 16-21 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-21 |
| 05:20 | Arkansas | Terry Nguyen snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 05:14 | Arkansas | Terry Nguyen misses short on a floater from the right block | 16-21 |
| 05:13 | Arkansas | Terry Nguyen tips it home | 16-23 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | Terry Nguyen swats the layup by Randal McDavitt | 16-23 |
| 05:05 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Terry Nguyen | 16-23 |
| 05:00 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa (SG), Ronald Sterling (PF) Jason Cox, Randal McDavitt | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Albert Pennington (SG), Paul Lanoue (SF), Norman Klingensmith (PF), Melvin Swan (C) Reyes Bible, Andrew Armstrong, Robert Stubblefield, Terry Nguyen | |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora is fouled on the floor by Melvin Swan - foul #2 on Melvin Swan, team foul #6 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Garland Knight (SG), Terry Nguyen (C) Albert Pennington, Melvin Swan | |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 16-23 |
| 04:30 | Arkansas | Paul Lanoue grabs the board | 16-23 |
| 04:12 | Arkansas | August Criner steps in front of the Norman Klingensmith pass | 16-23 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora lays it in on a nice dish by August Criner | 18-23 |
| 04:03 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-23 |
| 04:01 | Arkansas | Norman Klingensmith hits the follow up shot | 18-25 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling buries a jumper from the right side set up by Myron Sykora | 20-25 |
| 03:36 | Arkansas | Paul Lanoue hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Travis Doyle | 20-27 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) SF - Myron Sykora (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Titcomb (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Travis Doyle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Garland Knight (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Lanoue (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norman Klingensmith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Nguyen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa tips it but misses | 20-27 |
| 03:13 | Arkansas | Norman Klingensmith snags the defensive board | 20-27 |
| 02:54 | Arkansas | Dominic Costa is called for the reach on Terry Nguyen - foul #2 on Dominic Costa, team foul #8 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), Robert Cooper (SG), John Jackson (SF), Randal McDavitt (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) August Criner, Dominic Costa, Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling, Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Reyes Bible (PG), Kenneth Bean (SG), Andrew Armstrong (SF), Robert Stubblefield (PF) Travis Doyle, Garland Knight, Paul Lanoue, Norman Klingensmith | |
| 02:54 | Arkansas | Terry Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 02:54 | Arkansas | Terry Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 20-28 |
| 02:37 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield snags the defensive board | 20-28 |
| 02:19 | Arkansas | Reyes Bible connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Terry Nguyen | 20-31 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Bean is called for the reach on Jason Cox - foul #3 on Kenneth Bean, team foul #7 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Albert Pennington (PG), Allen Landry (C) Kenneth Bean, Terry Nguyen | |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 01:59 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 22-34 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 01:23 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana pulls down the rebound | 25-34 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | John Jackson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 25-34 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Cooper | 25-34 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | John Jackson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 25-34 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt gets the offensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Robert Stubblefield swats the layup by Frankie Aldana | 25-34 |
| 00:31 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Robert Cooper steals the ball from Reyes Bible | 25-34 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | John Jackson lays it up and in set up by Robert Cooper | 27-34 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | Allen Landry misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-34 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana snags the defensive board | 27-34 |