| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jose Martin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Meador (fresh) PF - Lee Wilkins (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Walker (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Guzzi (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edward Penn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Erik Hui (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Woolridge (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | John Meador inbounds the ball | 27-41 |
| 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) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | John Woolridge swats the short shot by Stefan Costa | 27-41 |
| 19:37 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to John Woolridge | 27-41 |
| 19:13 | Arkansas | Robert Walker misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-41 |
| 19:11 | Arkansas | Erik Hui pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-41 |
| 18:54 | Arkansas | Stefan Costa steals it from Edward Penn | 27-41 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 27-41 |
| 18:30 | Arkansas | Robert Walker pulls down the rebound | 27-41 |
| 18:02 | Arkansas | Harold Guzzi misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-41 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins grabs the board | 27-41 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-41 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins tips it home | 29-41 |
| 17:21 | Arkansas | John Meador steals the ball from John Woolridge | 29-41 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 16:53 | Arkansas | Edward Penn knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Walker and he's hacked by Stefan Costa - foul #3 on Stefan Costa, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood (PG), Jeff Steinbeck (PF), Elijah Rice (C) Stefan Costa, Lee Wilkins, David Russell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro (PG), Ronald Archibald (SG), Ivan Mioduszewski (PF), Daniel Jones (C) Robert Walker, Harold Guzzi, Erik Hui, John Woolridge | |
| 16:53 | Arkansas | Edward Penn makes the free throw | 32-44 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Kirkwood | 35-44 |
| 16:27 | Arkansas | Ivan Mioduszewski knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 35-46 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | Elijah Rice is hacked by Daniel Jones - foul #2 on Daniel Jones, team foul #1 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Anthony Fry (SG), William Moore (SF) Jose Martin, John Meador | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Walker (PG), Mark Garrett (C) Ronald Archibald, Edward Penn | |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-46 |
| 15:52 | Arkansas | Ivan Mioduszewski snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thomas Kirkwood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Fry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Moore (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeff Steinbeck (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Elijah Rice (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Walker (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Pinheiro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ivan Mioduszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Mark Garrett (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Arkansas | Mark Garrett makes the runner near the basket | 35-48 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood misses the easy layup | 35-48 |
| 14:59 | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro grabs the board | 35-48 |
| 14:46 | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Walker | 35-51 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi State | Elijah Rice connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Anthony Fry | 37-51 |
| 14:09 | Arkansas | Robert Walker can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-51 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Elijah Rice pulls down the rebound | 37-51 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi State | William Moore comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 37-51 |
| 14:00 | Arkansas | Daniel Jones gets the rebound | 37-51 |
| 13:56 | Arkansas | Robert Walker drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Ivan Mioduszewski | 37-53 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | Jeff Steinbeck connects on the runner in the lane set up by Anthony Fry and he's hacked by Ivan Mioduszewski - foul #2 on Ivan Mioduszewski, team foul #2 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG), Jose Martin (SG), John Meador (SF), David Russell (C) Thomas Kirkwood, Anthony Fry, William Moore, Elijah Rice | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald (PG), Harold Guzzi (SG), Edward Penn (SF), Paul Willey (PF), John Woolridge (C) Robert Walker, Eric Pinheiro, Ivan Mioduszewski, Daniel Jones, Mark Garrett | |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | Jeff Steinbeck misses the free throw | 39-53 |
| 13:37 | Arkansas | John Woolridge grabs the board | 39-53 |
| 13:14 | Arkansas | Harold Guzzi clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-53 |
| 13:13 | Arkansas | Paul Willey pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 12:59 | Arkansas | Edward Penn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-53 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | John Meador grabs the board | 39-53 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi State | David Russell tips it back up and in | 41-53 |
| 12:19 | Arkansas | John Woolridge blows the layup but he's hacked by John Meador - foul #3 on John Meador, team foul #2 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins (PF) Jeff Steinbeck | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Walker (PG) Ronald Archibald | |
| 12:19 | Arkansas | John Woolridge makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 12:19 | Arkansas | John Woolridge misses the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi State | David Russell grabs the board | 41-54 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | Paul Willey is called for the reach on Jose Martin - foul #4 on Paul Willey, team foul #3 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Erik Hui (PF) Paul Willey | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | John Meador misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | John Meador snags the offensive board | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jose Martin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Meador (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Lee Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Walker (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Harold Guzzi (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edward Penn (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Erik Hui (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Woolridge (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins tips it in | 43-54 |
| 11:03 | Arkansas | Edward Penn drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Walker | 43-56 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood (PG), Elijah Rice (C) Stefan Costa, David Russell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ivan Mioduszewski (SF), Daniel Jones (C) Edward Penn, John Woolridge | |
| 10:29 | Arkansas | Ivan Mioduszewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro (SG) Harold Guzzi | |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Kirkwood and he's hacked by Erik Hui - foul #1 on Erik Hui, team foul #4 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Moore (SF) John Meador | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald (SG) Robert Walker | |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins makes the free throw | 46-56 |
| 09:48 | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro loses the ball out of bounds | 46-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Anthony Fry (SG), Clayton Galle (C) Jose Martin, Lee Wilkins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edward Penn (SF) Ivan Mioduszewski | |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 46-56 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi State | William Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | William Moore buries a jump hook from close range | 48-56 |
| 08:48 | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-56 |
| 08:47 | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro tips it but misses | 48-56 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Elijah Rice is denied by Erik Hui | 48-56 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Elijah Rice tips it in | 50-56 |
| 08:08 | Arkansas | Edward Penn misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-56 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood hits the follow up shot | 52-56 |
| 07:40 | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro clanks a 3 from the left corner | 52-56 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Elijah Rice misses the easy layup but the foul's on Erik Hui - foul #2 on Erik Hui, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG), Jose Martin (SG), John Meador (SF), David Russell (C) Thomas Kirkwood, Anthony Fry, William Moore, Clayton Galle | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Walker (PG), Harold Guzzi (SG), Ivan Mioduszewski (SF), Paul Willey (PF), John Woolridge (C) Eric Pinheiro, Ronald Archibald, Edward Penn, Erik Hui, Daniel Jones | |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Elijah Rice makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Elijah Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jose Martin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Meador (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Elijah Rice (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Walker (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. SG - Harold Guzzi (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ivan Mioduszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Willey (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - John Woolridge (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:06 | Arkansas | Jose Martin picks off the pass by Ivan Mioduszewski | 54-56 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa misses long on a 3 from straight away | 54-56 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | David Russell tips it in | 56-56 |
| 06:40 | Arkansas | Harold Guzzi is fouled on the floor by Elijah Rice - foul #2 on Elijah Rice, team foul #3 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins (PF) Elijah Rice | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 06:23 | Arkansas | Paul Willey can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-56 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by John Meador | 58-56 |
| 06:07 | Arkansas | John Woolridge is denied on a layup by David Russell | 58-56 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | David Russell grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin is hacked by John Woolridge - foul #2 on John Woolridge, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | John Meador is fouled on the floor by Ivan Mioduszewski - foul #3 on Ivan Mioduszewski, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edward Penn (SF) Ivan Mioduszewski | |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | John Meador makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | John Meador misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins snags the offensive board | 59-56 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Harold Guzzi - foul #1 on Harold Guzzi, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 04:58 | Arkansas | Robert Walker misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 61-56 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-56 |
| 04:45 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to John Woolridge | 61-56 |
| 04:41 | Arkansas | Robert Walker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 04:39 | Arkansas | John Woolridge hits the follow up shot | 61-58 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | John Woolridge steals it from Jose Martin | 61-58 |
| 03:52 | Arkansas | Robert Walker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | David Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Walker - foul #1 on Robert Walker, team foul #9 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood (SG), William Moore (SF), Jeff Steinbeck (PF), Elijah Rice (C) Jose Martin, John Meador, Lee Wilkins, David Russell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro (PG), Ronald Archibald (SG), Ivan Mioduszewski (SF), Erik Hui (PF), Daniel Jones (C) Robert Walker, Harold Guzzi, Edward Penn, Paul Willey, John Woolridge | |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 03:38 | Arkansas | Daniel Jones grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 03:12 | Arkansas | William Moore is called for the reach on Eric Pinheiro - foul #2 on William Moore, team foul #4 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Anthony Fry (SG) Stefan Costa | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thomas Kirkwood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Fry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Moore (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeff Steinbeck (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Elijah Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Eric Pinheiro (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Archibald (fresh) SF - Ivan Mioduszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Erik Hui (fresh) 5 reb. C - Daniel Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:05 | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-58 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jeff Steinbeck | 62-58 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jose Martin (SG), John Meador (SF), Lee Wilkins (PF) Anthony Fry, William Moore, Elijah Rice | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Walker (PG), Harold Guzzi (SG), Edward Penn (SF), John Woolridge (C) Eric Pinheiro, Ronald Archibald, Ivan Mioduszewski, Daniel Jones | |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Harold Guzzi steps in front of the Thomas Kirkwood pass | 62-58 |
| 02:45 | Arkansas | Erik Hui lays it up and in set up by Harold Guzzi | 62-60 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Edward Penn picks off the pass by Lee Wilkins | 62-60 |
| 02:03 | Arkansas | John Woolridge scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Harold Guzzi and he's hacked by Jeff Steinbeck - foul #2 on Jeff Steinbeck, team foul #5 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Russell (C) Jeff Steinbeck | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Paul Willey (PF) Erik Hui | |
| 02:03 | Arkansas | John Woolridge makes the free throw | 62-63 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | David Russell misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 62-63 |
| 01:51 | Arkansas | Edward Penn snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 01:32 | Arkansas | Robert Walker clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Kirkwood - foul #1 on Thomas Kirkwood, team foul #6 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG) Thomas Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 01:32 | Arkansas | Robert Walker makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 01:32 | Arkansas | Robert Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | David Russell snags the defensive board | 62-64 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-64 |
| 01:23 | Arkansas | Edward Penn snags the defensive board | 62-64 |
| 01:04 | Arkansas | John Woolridge connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Walker | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | John Meador throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Arkansas | Edward Penn is denied on a layup by John Meador | 62-66 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa grabs the board | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 62-66 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | John Meador pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Meador | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Stefan Costa is called for the reach on Harold Guzzi in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stefan Costa, team foul #7 | 65-66 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Harold Guzzi makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Harold Guzzi makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Robert Walker steals it from Stefan Costa in the backcourt | 65-68 |
| 00:13 | Arkansas | Robert Walker banks in the layup | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-70 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | David Russell pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins is fouled on the floor by Paul Willey - foul #5 on Paul Willey, team foul #10 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Erik Hui (PF) Paul Willey | |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | Robert Walker is hacked by Stefan Costa in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stefan Costa, team foul #8 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood (PG) Stefan Costa | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | Robert Walker makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | Robert Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood misses long on a halfcourt shot | 67-72 |