| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jose Martin (fresh) 10 pts. SF - William Moore (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lee Wilkins (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Russell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harold Guzzi (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Holman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Willey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Dorris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | David Holman inbounds the ball | 30-45 |
| 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) | |
| 19:44 | Arkansas | David Holman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-45 |
| 19:43 | Mississippi State | David Russell snags the defensive board | 30-45 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-45 |
| 19:26 | Arkansas | Daniel Dorris gets the rebound | 30-45 |
| 19:12 | Arkansas | Robert Walker misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-45 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi State | William Moore snags the defensive board | 30-45 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | David Russell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-45 |
| 18:40 | Arkansas | Paul Willey is fouled on the floor by David Russell - foul #1 on David Russell, team foul #1 | 30-45 |
| 18:20 | Arkansas | Jose Martin takes the ball from Harold Guzzi | 30-45 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin hits the finger roll | 32-45 |
| 17:59 | Arkansas | Daniel Dorris makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Robert Walker | 32-47 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi State | Harold Guzzi is called for the reach on Stefan Costa - foul #1 on Harold Guzzi, team foul #1 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood (PG), Jeff Steinbeck (PF), Clayton Galle (C) Stefan Costa, Lee Wilkins, David Russell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Carter (PF), John Woolridge (C) Paul Willey, Daniel Dorris | |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Walker - foul #1 on Robert Walker, team foul #2 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Barton (SF) William Moore | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro (SG), Erik Hui (SF) Harold Guzzi, David Holman | |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 17:04 | Arkansas | Robert Walker is hacked by Thomas Kirkwood - foul #2 on Thomas Kirkwood, team foul #2 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Anthony Fry (SG) Jose Martin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald (SG) Robert Walker | |
| 16:51 | Arkansas | Billy Carter blows the dunk but the foul's on Thomas Kirkwood - foul #3 on Thomas Kirkwood, team foul #3 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG) Thomas Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 16:51 | Arkansas | Billy Carter makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 16:51 | Arkansas | Billy Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-49 |
| 16:33 | Arkansas | Erik Hui grabs the board | 34-49 |
| 16:13 | Arkansas | Wayne Barton steals the ball from Billy Carter | 34-49 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stefan Costa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Fry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Barton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jeff Steinbeck (fresh) 3 reb. C - Clayton Galle (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Eric Pinheiro (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Archibald (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Hui (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Woolridge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-49 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | Wayne Barton grabs the board | 37-49 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Fry and the foul's on Erik Hui - foul #2 on Erik Hui, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jose Martin (SG), John Meador (SF), Lee Wilkins (PF), David Russell (C) Anthony Fry, Wayne Barton, Jeff Steinbeck, Clayton Galle | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Walker (PG), Harold Guzzi (SG), David Holman (SF), Paul Willey (PF), Daniel Dorris (C) Eric Pinheiro, Ronald Archibald, Erik Hui, Billy Carter, John Woolridge | |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa misses the free throw | 39-49 |
| 15:26 | Arkansas | Daniel Dorris gets the rebound | 39-49 |
| 15:08 | Arkansas | David Holman clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 39-49 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa snags the defensive board | 39-49 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 14:52 | Arkansas | Daniel Dorris pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 14:33 | Arkansas | Stefan Costa steps in front of the David Holman pass | 39-49 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin blows the layup | 39-49 |
| 14:27 | Arkansas | Paul Willey grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 14:13 | Arkansas | Robert Walker can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Stefan Costa - foul #1 on Stefan Costa, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood (PG) Stefan Costa | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 14:13 | Arkansas | Robert Walker makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 14:13 | Arkansas | Robert Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 39-51 |
| 13:44 | Arkansas | Robert Walker grabs the board | 39-51 |
| 13:22 | Arkansas | David Holman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeff Steinbeck (PF) Lee Wilkins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Carter (PF) Paul Willey | |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle (C) David Russell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Woolridge (C) Daniel Dorris | |
| 12:42 | Arkansas | Jeff Steinbeck steals it from Billy Carter | 39-51 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Thomas Kirkwood | 42-51 |
| 12:19 | Arkansas | Robert Walker hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Harold Guzzi | 42-54 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | Jeff Steinbeck misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-54 |
| 12:04 | Arkansas | Billy Carter grabs the board | 42-54 |
| 11:50 | Arkansas | Robert Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 42-54 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi State | Jeff Steinbeck snags the defensive board | 42-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thomas Kirkwood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jose Martin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Meador (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeff Steinbeck (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Clayton Galle (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Walker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Harold Guzzi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Holman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Billy Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Woolridge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | Jeff Steinbeck is hacked by John Woolridge - foul #2 on John Woolridge, team foul #4 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG), Anthony Fry (SG), William Moore (SF), Lee Wilkins (PF) Thomas Kirkwood, Jose Martin, John Meador, Jeff Steinbeck | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro (PG), Ronald Archibald (SG), Erik Hui (SF), Paul Willey (PF) Robert Walker, Harold Guzzi, David Holman, John Woolridge | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Moore | 44-54 |
| 11:13 | Arkansas | Paul Willey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-54 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Anthony Fry clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-54 |
| 10:50 | Arkansas | Paul Willey pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| 10:30 | Arkansas | Paul Willey's floater is tipped away by Lee Wilkins | 44-54 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | Anthony Fry scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-54 |
| 09:49 | Arkansas | Paul Willey can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-54 |
| 09:47 | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro tips it in | 46-56 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins misses short on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Paul Willey - foul #2 on Paul Willey, team foul #5 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood (PG), Jose Martin (SG), John Meador (SF), David Russell (C) Stefan Costa, Anthony Fry, William Moore, Clayton Galle | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Walker (PG), Harold Guzzi (SG), David Holman (SF), John Woolridge (PF), Daniel Dorris (C) Eric Pinheiro, Ronald Archibald, Erik Hui, Paul Willey, Billy Carter | |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 09:12 | Arkansas | Robert Walker is hacked by Thomas Kirkwood - foul #4 on Thomas Kirkwood, team foul #5 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG), Jeff Steinbeck (PF) Thomas Kirkwood, Lee Wilkins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 08:57 | Arkansas | Daniel Dorris drills a driving attempt in the paint | 48-58 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | David Russell is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on David Russell, team foul #6 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Moore (PG) Stefan Costa | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 08:19 | Arkansas | John Woolridge misses the driving attempt near the basket | 48-58 |
| 08:17 | Arkansas | Robert Walker tips it home | 48-60 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi State | David Russell makes the fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Daniel Dorris - foul #3 on Daniel Dorris, team foul #6 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood (PG) William Moore | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 07:57 | Mississippi State | David Russell makes the free throw | 51-60 |
| 07:35 | Arkansas | Harold Guzzi misses the dunk attempt | 51-60 |
| 07:33 | Arkansas | John Woolridge tips it in | 51-62 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thomas Kirkwood (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jose Martin (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Meador (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeff Steinbeck (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Walker (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Harold Guzzi (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Holman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Woolridge (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Dorris (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | John Woolridge takes the ball from David Russell | 51-62 |
| 07:14 | Arkansas | David Holman loses the ball out of bounds | 51-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elijah Rice (C) David Russell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Paul Willey (PF) Daniel Dorris | |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-62 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | John Meador snags the offensive board | 51-62 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi State | Elijah Rice hits a jump hook from close range and he's fouled by John Woolridge - foul #3 on John Woolridge, team foul #7 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Anthony Fry (SG), William Moore (SF), Lee Wilkins (PF) Jose Martin, John Meador, Jeff Steinbeck | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro (SG), Erik Hui (SF), Billy Carter (C) Harold Guzzi, David Holman, John Woolridge | |
| 06:36 | Mississippi State | Elijah Rice makes the free throw | 54-62 |
| 06:13 | Arkansas | Robert Walker makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Pinheiro | 54-65 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Kirkwood | 56-65 |
| 05:42 | Arkansas | Robert Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-65 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins snags the defensive board | 56-65 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | Anthony Fry misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Erik Hui - foul #3 on Erik Hui, team foul #8 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jose Martin (SG), John Meador (SF), David Russell (C) Thomas Kirkwood, William Moore, Elijah Rice | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harold Guzzi (SG), David Holman (SF), Daniel Dorris (C) Robert Walker, Erik Hui, Paul Willey | |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | Anthony Fry makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | Anthony Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 05:12 | Arkansas | Lee Wilkins swats the layup by Billy Carter | 58-65 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins grabs the defensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | Anthony Fry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-65 |
| 05:04 | Arkansas | David Holman grabs the defensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 04:56 | Arkansas | Billy Carter is hacked by David Russell - foul #3 on David Russell, team foul #7 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG), Clayton Galle (PF) Anthony Fry, Lee Wilkins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 04:56 | Arkansas | Billy Carter makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 04:56 | Arkansas | Billy Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Russell | 61-67 |
| 04:36 | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeff Steinbeck (PF) Clayton Galle | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Woolridge (PF) Billy Carter | |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa misses short on a 3 from straight away | 61-67 |
| 04:21 | Arkansas | Daniel Dorris gets the rebound | 61-67 |
| 04:02 | Arkansas | Daniel Dorris misses the lay-in | 61-67 |
| 04:00 | Arkansas | Daniel Dorris hits the follow up shot | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa clanks a turnaround from the left block | 61-69 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Jeff Steinbeck can't tip it in | 61-69 |
| 03:41 | Arkansas | John Woolridge pulls down the rebound | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Arkansas | The jump hook by David Holman is blocked by David Russell | 61-69 |
| 03:35 | Arkansas | John Woolridge tips it home | 61-71 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stefan Costa (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jose Martin (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Meador (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeff Steinbeck (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - David Russell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Eric Pinheiro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Guzzi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Holman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Woolridge (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Dorris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-71 |
| 03:18 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Daniel Dorris | 61-71 |
| 03:12 | Arkansas | John Woolridge's pass is intercepted by Jeff Steinbeck | 61-71 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Jeff Steinbeck knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Stefan Costa | 63-71 |
| 02:57 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins (PF) Jeff Steinbeck | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Walker (PG), Paul Willey (PF) Eric Pinheiro, John Woolridge | |
| 02:38 | Arkansas | Stefan Costa takes the ball from Harold Guzzi | 63-71 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa knocks in the jumper near the basket | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:02 | Arkansas | Paul Willey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood (PG), Clayton Galle (C) Stefan Costa, David Russell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Carter (C) Daniel Dorris | |
| 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) | |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 65-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG), David Russell (C) Thomas Kirkwood, Clayton Galle | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Dorris (C) Billy Carter | |
| 01:46 | Arkansas | Daniel Dorris buries a runner from close range and he's hacked by David Russell - foul #4 on David Russell, team foul #8 | 65-73 |
| 01:46 | Arkansas | Daniel Dorris misses the free throw | 65-73 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | David Russell grabs the board | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin drills a shot from the free throw line | 67-73 |
| 01:23 | Arkansas | Daniel Dorris is fouled on the floor by John Meador - foul #4 on John Meador, team foul #9 | 67-73 |
| 01:23 | Arkansas | Daniel Dorris makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 01:23 | Arkansas | Daniel Dorris makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins clanks a floater from the left block | 67-75 |
| 01:02 | Arkansas | Daniel Dorris grabs the defensive rebound | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Arkansas | David Russell is called for the reach on Daniel Dorris - foul #5 on David Russell, team foul #10 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle (C) David Russell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro (SG), Billy Carter (PF) Harold Guzzi, Paul Willey | |
| 00:57 | Arkansas | Daniel Dorris makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:57 | Arkansas | Daniel Dorris makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eric Pinheiro - foul #1 on Eric Pinheiro, team foul #9 | 67-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood (PG), William Moore (SF), Jeff Steinbeck (PF) Stefan Costa, John Meador, Lee Wilkins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald (SG), Erik Hui (SF), John Woolridge (C) Robert Walker, David Holman, Daniel Dorris | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin makes the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:51 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Billy Carter | 68-77 |
| 00:51 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-77 |
| 00:50 | Arkansas | Thomas Kirkwood is called for the reach on Billy Carter in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Kirkwood, team foul #11 | 68-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG), John Meador (SF), Lee Wilkins (PF) Thomas Kirkwood, William Moore, Jeff Steinbeck | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Walker (PG), David Holman (SF), Daniel Dorris (C) Ronald Archibald, Erik Hui, John Woolridge | |
| 00:50 | Arkansas | Billy Carter makes the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:50 | Arkansas | Billy Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Lee Wilkins | 68-78 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle is called for a charge - foul #1 on Clayton Galle, team foul #12 | 68-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Moore (PG), Anthony Fry (SG), Wayne Barton (SF), Jeff Steinbeck (PF) Stefan Costa, Jose Martin, John Meador, Lee Wilkins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald (SG), Erik Hui (SF), John Woolridge (C) Robert Walker, David Holman, Daniel Dorris | |
| 00:41 | Arkansas | William Moore is called for the reach on John Woolridge in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Moore, team foul #13 | 68-78 |
| 00:41 | Arkansas | John Woolridge makes the 1st free throw | 68-79 |
| 00:41 | Arkansas | John Woolridge misses the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Jeff Steinbeck grabs the board | 68-79 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Erik Hui is called for the reach on Wayne Barton - foul #4 on Erik Hui, team foul #10 | 68-79 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Wayne Barton makes the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Wayne Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:30 | Arkansas | William Moore is called for the reach on Eric Pinheiro in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Moore, team foul #14 | 70-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG), Jose Martin (SG), John Meador (SF), Lee Wilkins (PF) William Moore, Anthony Fry, Wayne Barton, Jeff Steinbeck | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Walker (PG), David Holman (SF), Daniel Dorris (C) Ronald Archibald, Erik Hui, John Woolridge | |
| 00:30 | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:30 | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro misses the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 70-80 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | John Meador connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 72-80 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-80 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Billy Carter is hacked by Stefan Costa in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stefan Costa, team foul #15 | 72-80 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Billy Carter makes the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Billy Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-82 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | John Meador gets the offensive rebound | 72-82 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa is fouled on the floor by David Holman - foul #2 on David Holman, team foul #11 | 72-82 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Anthony Fry (SG), William Moore (SF), Jeff Steinbeck (PF) Jose Martin, John Meador, Lee Wilkins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald (SG), Erik Hui (SF), John Woolridge (C) Robert Walker, David Holman, Daniel Dorris | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa makes the 1st free throw | 73-82 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 74-82 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Billy Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Fry - foul #3 on Anthony Fry, team foul #16 | 74-82 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jose Martin (SG), John Meador (SF), Lee Wilkins (PF) Anthony Fry, William Moore, Jeff Steinbeck | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Walker (PG), David Holman (SF), Daniel Dorris (C) Ronald Archibald, Erik Hui, John Woolridge | |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Billy Carter makes the 1st free throw | 74-83 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Billy Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-84 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | Billy Carter pulls down the rebound | 74-84 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Billy Carter runs out the clock | 74-84 |