| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Travis Doyle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Garland Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Lanoue (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Stubblefield (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Allen Landry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Paul Lanoue inbounds the ball | 39-39 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Arkansas | Paul Lanoue misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to August Criner | 39-39 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | August Criner misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 19:17 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 18:50 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield misses the easy layup | 39-39 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling's pass is intercepted by Garland Knight | 39-39 |
| 18:21 | Arkansas | Paul Lanoue hits the finger roll set up by Garland Knight | 41-39 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-39 |
| 17:44 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Garland Knight | 43-39 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | August Criner is hacked by Travis Doyle - foul #3 on Travis Doyle, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Melton (PG), Reyes Bible (SG), Jason Baker (SF), Melvin Swan (C) Travis Doyle, Garland Knight, Paul Lanoue, Allen Landry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), John Jackson (SF), Randal McDavitt (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) August Criner, Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | John Jackson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 17:06 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 16:55 | Arkansas | Melvin Swan hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Reyes Bible | 45-39 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-39 |
| 16:29 | Arkansas | Melvin Swan pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 16:06 | Arkansas | Melvin Swan misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 45-39 |
| 16:04 | Arkansas | Melvin Swan gets the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 15:57 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jason Baker | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Melton (fresh) SG - Reyes Bible (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Baker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Stubblefield (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Melvin Swan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) SG - Dominic Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Titcomb (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt lays it up and in set up by John Levi | 48-41 |
| 15:17 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Travis Doyle (PG), Garland Knight (SG), Paul Lanoue (SF), Allen Landry (PF), Eugene Blythe (C) Richard Melton, Reyes Bible, Jason Baker, Robert Stubblefield, Melvin Swan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Myron Sykora (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) Dominic Costa, John Jackson, Randal McDavitt, Russell Titcomb | |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | August Criner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-43 |
| 14:41 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle is fouled on the floor by August Criner - foul #1 on August Criner, team foul #1 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Palmer (SG) John Levi | |
| 14:23 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-43 |
| 14:21 | Arkansas | Paul Lanoue tips it back up and in | 50-43 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora is fouled on the floor by Travis Doyle - foul #4 on Travis Doyle, team foul #2 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Reyes Bible (PG), Robert Stubblefield (PF) Travis Doyle, Allen Landry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:48 | Mississippi State | David Palmer is whistled for traveling | 50-43 |
| 13:31 | Arkansas | Reyes Bible can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 13:29 | Arkansas | Eugene Blythe grabs the offensive board | 50-43 |
| 13:15 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Paul Lanoue | 53-43 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Eugene Blythe - foul #4 on Eugene Blythe, team foul #3 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jason Baker (SG), Allen Landry (SF), Melvin Swan (C) Garland Knight, Paul Lanoue, Eugene Blythe | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa (SG) David Palmer | |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 12:54 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Robert Stubblefield | 53-43 |
| 12:36 | Arkansas | Reyes Bible misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 53-43 |
| 12:34 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Baker | 53-43 |
| 12:16 | Arkansas | Reyes Bible comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-43 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana gets the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora misses the 3 from the left corner | 53-43 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa tips it in | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Reyes Bible (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Baker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Allen Landry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Stubblefield (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. C - Melvin Swan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Myron Sykora (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Sterling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Arkansas | Allen Landry comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa is hacked by Reyes Bible - foul #1 on Reyes Bible, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Garland Knight (SG), Paul Lanoue (SF) Jason Baker, Robert Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), John Jackson (SF), Randal McDavitt (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) August Criner, Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | John Levi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Randal McDavitt | 53-45 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | John Jackson misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 53-45 |
| 10:36 | Arkansas | Paul Lanoue gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 10:20 | Arkansas | Paul Lanoue lays it up and in and he's hacked by John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #2 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Melton (PG), Jason Baker (PF), Joel Davis (C) Reyes Bible, Allen Landry, Melvin Swan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Palmer (SG) Dominic Costa | |
| 10:20 | Arkansas | Paul Lanoue makes the free throw | 56-45 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Garland Knight - foul #2 on Garland Knight, team foul #5 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield (PF) Jason Baker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt misses the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 10:08 | Arkansas | Joel Davis snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| 09:39 | Arkansas | Joel Davis scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Richard Melton | 58-46 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-49 |
| 09:03 | Arkansas | Garland Knight can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 58-49 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | John Jackson gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | Paul Lanoue steals it from Randal McDavitt | 58-49 |
| 08:30 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield is hacked by Randal McDavitt - foul #3 on Randal McDavitt, team foul #3 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Reyes Bible (PG), Jason Baker (SG), Allen Landry (SF), Melvin Swan (C) Richard Melton, Garland Knight, Paul Lanoue, Joel Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) John Levi, David Palmer, John Jackson, Randal McDavitt, Russell Titcomb | |
| 08:12 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield hits a jump hook near the basket | 60-49 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa misses the floater from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 07:57 | Arkansas | Melvin Swan grabs the board | 60-49 |
| 07:47 | Arkansas | Reyes Bible's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Travis Doyle (PG), Eugene Blythe (C) Robert Stubblefield, Melvin Swan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Travis Doyle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Reyes Bible (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Landry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Baker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eugene Blythe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | August Criner's pass is intercepted by Jason Baker | 60-49 |
| 07:15 | Arkansas | Jason Baker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 60-49 |
| 07:14 | Arkansas | Eugene Blythe tips it but misses | 60-49 |
| 07:12 | Arkansas | Eugene Blythe tips it in | 62-49 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 06:53 | Arkansas | Jason Baker pulls down the rebound | 62-49 |
| 06:32 | Arkansas | Ronald Sterling denies the turnaround by Allen Landry | 62-49 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | August Criner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-49 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa grabs the offensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa double dribbles | 62-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Garland Knight (SG), Paul Lanoue (SF), Robert Stubblefield (PF) Reyes Bible, Allen Landry, Jason Baker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Jackson (SF), Randal McDavitt (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:28 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield is fouled on the floor by Randal McDavitt - foul #4 on Randal McDavitt, team foul #4 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), David Palmer (SG) August Criner, Dominic Costa | |
| 05:12 | Arkansas | Garland Knight is whistled for a carry | 62-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Melvin Swan (C) Eugene Blythe | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | David Palmer clanks a jumper from the right side | 62-49 |
| 04:57 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield grabs the board | 62-49 |
| 04:30 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 62-49 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi State | John Jackson scores on a 3 from the left corner | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:55 | Arkansas | Paul Lanoue buries a floater in the lane set up by Robert Stubblefield | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eugene Blythe (C) Melvin Swan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) John Levi, David Palmer, John Jackson, Randal McDavitt, Russell Titcomb | |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | August Criner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana tips it in | 64-54 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Travis Doyle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Garland Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Lanoue (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Stubblefield (fresh) 20 pts. 8 reb. C - Eugene Blythe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Criner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-54 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Myron Sykora | 64-54 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling clanks a jumper from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 03:04 | Arkansas | Eugene Blythe snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas | Frankie Aldana is called for the reach on Garland Knight - foul #2 on Frankie Aldana, team foul #5 | 64-54 |
| 02:33 | Arkansas | Garland Knight misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on August Criner - foul #2 on August Criner, team foul #6 | 64-54 |
| 02:33 | Arkansas | Garland Knight makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 02:33 | Arkansas | Garland Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by August Criner | 66-57 |
| 01:53 | Arkansas | Eugene Blythe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-57 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana's floater is tipped away by Eugene Blythe | 66-57 |
| 01:39 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield grabs the defensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 01:17 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Garland Knight and he's fouled by August Criner - foul #3 on August Criner, team foul #7 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Reyes Bible (SG), Allen Landry (SF), Jason Baker (PF), Melvin Swan (C) Garland Knight, Paul Lanoue, Robert Stubblefield, Eugene Blythe | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), David Palmer (SG), John Jackson (SF), Randal McDavitt (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) August Criner, Dominic Costa, Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| 01:17 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle misses the free throw | 68-57 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb grabs the defensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt misses the lay-in | 68-57 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Titcomb | 68-57 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Jason Baker takes the ball from John Levi | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Arkansas | John Levi is called for the reach on Reyes Bible in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Levi, team foul #8 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Melton (PG) Travis Doyle | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:57 | Arkansas | Reyes Bible makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:57 | Arkansas | Reyes Bible makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | John Jackson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-57 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas | Reyes Bible snags the defensive board | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Melvin Swan is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Melvin Swan, team foul #6 | 70-57 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | John Levi misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 70-57 |
| 00:16 | Arkansas | Melvin Swan grabs the board | 70-57 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Richard Melton runs out the clock | 70-57 |