| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Damek Zindell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. SF - Joshua Walcott (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Sparks (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Will Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jim Blansett (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Creamer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Cripe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Wade Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | James Creamer inbounds the ball | 37-24 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Arkansas | Stephen Cripe makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from James Creamer | 37-26 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-26 |
| 19:24 | Arkansas | Stephen Cripe pulls down the rebound | 37-26 |
| 18:57 | Arkansas | Will Taylor hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-29 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | Will Taylor is called for the reach on Damek Zindell - foul #1 on Will Taylor, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 37-29 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Tony Sparks tips it home | 39-29 |
| 18:23 | Arkansas | James Creamer misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Tony Sparks - foul #1 on Tony Sparks, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| 18:23 | Arkansas | James Creamer makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 18:23 | Arkansas | James Creamer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Wade Brown - foul #2 on Wade Brown, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brandon Smith (PF) Tony Sparks | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 17:39 | Arkansas | Stephen Cripe throws it down | 40-33 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 40-33 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott tips it back up and in | 42-33 |
| 16:55 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 16:53 | Arkansas | Wade Brown misses the tip | 42-33 |
| 16:52 | Arkansas | James Creamer grabs the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 16:37 | Arkansas | Will Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-33 |
| 16:36 | Arkansas | James Creamer tips it home | 42-35 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott slams it home | 44-35 |
| 16:01 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Jerry Lewis - foul #1 on Jerry Lewis, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell (PG), James Falzone (SG), Todd Schwentker (SF), Tony Sparks (PF), Daniel Bell (C) Charles Smith, Damek Zindell, Joshua Walcott, Brandon Smith, Jerry Lewis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alex Celestin (PG), John Sinclair (PF), Jerry Batey (C) Will Taylor, Stephen Cripe, Wade Brown | |
| 16:01 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett makes the free throw | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lewis Terrell (fresh) SG - James Falzone (fresh) SF - Todd Schwentker (fresh) PF - Tony Sparks (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Bell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Alex Celestin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Blansett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Creamer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Sinclair (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jerry Batey (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Jerry Batey takes the ball from Tony Sparks | 44-38 |
| 15:27 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 44-38 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi State | Tony Sparks grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 15:07 | Arkansas | Jerry Batey gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 14:47 | Arkansas | Todd Schwentker steps in front of the Jim Blansett pass | 44-38 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi State | James Falzone snags the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | John Sinclair steals it from Daniel Bell | 44-38 |
| 14:00 | Arkansas | Tony Sparks steals the ball from John Sinclair | 44-38 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Tony Sparks buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 13:28 | Arkansas | Jerry Batey misses the runner from the right block | 47-38 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Todd Schwentker | 47-38 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 13:06 | Arkansas | Jerry Batey pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 12:59 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett is fouled on the floor by Daniel Bell - foul #2 on Daniel Bell, team foul #3 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Smith (PG), Damek Zindell (SG), Joshua Walcott (SF), Brandon Smith (PF), Jerry Lewis (C) Lewis Terrell, James Falzone, Todd Schwentker, Tony Sparks, Daniel Bell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Will Taylor (PG), William Washam (SG), Wade Brown (SF), Stephen Cripe (PF), Clifford Phillips (C) Alex Celestin, Jim Blansett, James Creamer, John Sinclair, Jerry Batey | |
| 12:40 | Arkansas | Will Taylor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Brandon Smith | 47-38 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 12:27 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Stephen Cripe | 47-38 |
| 12:23 | Arkansas | Will Taylor misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Brandon Smith misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-38 |
| 11:59 | Arkansas | Stephen Cripe pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Damek Zindell (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. SF - Joshua Walcott (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Will Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Washam (fresh) SF - Wade Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Cripe (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Clifford Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:48 | Arkansas | William Washam misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi State | Brandon Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker (C) Jerry Lewis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alex Celestin (SG) William Washam | |
| 11:26 | Arkansas | Joshua Walcott takes the ball from Wade Brown | 47-38 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 11:08 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Clifford Phillips | 47-38 |
| 10:49 | Arkansas | Clifford Phillips misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-38 |
| 10:47 | Arkansas | Wade Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 10:31 | Arkansas | Wade Brown drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Will Taylor | 47-40 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Clifford Phillips - foul #4 on Clifford Phillips, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tony Sparks (PF), Jerry Lewis (C) Joshua Walcott, Brandon Smith | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Washam (SG), James Creamer (SF), John Sinclair (C) Alex Celestin, Wade Brown, Clifford Phillips | |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker misses the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 10:15 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to John Sinclair | 48-40 |
| 09:52 | Arkansas | Will Taylor is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 48-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell (SG), Joshua Walcott (SF) Damek Zindell, Todd Schwentker | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Albert Boyd (SG), Jerry Batey (C) Will Taylor, Stephen Cripe | |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott can't finish the layup | 48-40 |
| 09:33 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Albert Boyd | 48-40 |
| 09:05 | Arkansas | James Creamer drills a shot from the left block | 48-42 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jerry Lewis, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell (SG), Brandon Smith (PF) Charles Smith, Tony Sparks | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Will Taylor (PG), Jim Blansett (SG), Stephen Cripe (PF), Wade Brown (C) William Washam, Albert Boyd, John Sinclair, Jerry Batey | |
| 08:27 | Arkansas | Wade Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Lewis | 48-42 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Walcott | 51-42 |
| 07:57 | Arkansas | James Creamer is hacked by Joshua Walcott - foul #1 on Joshua Walcott, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Bell (C) Jerry Lewis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Clifford Phillips (C) James Creamer | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lewis Terrell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Damek Zindell (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. SF - Joshua Walcott (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brandon Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Bell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Will Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jim Blansett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wade Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Cripe (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Clifford Phillips (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Arkansas | Stephen Cripe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Smith (PG), Todd Schwentker (SF), Tony Sparks (PF) Lewis Terrell, Joshua Walcott, Brandon Smith | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 07:18 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Clifford Phillips | 51-42 |
| 06:52 | Arkansas | Wade Brown misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 51-42 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi State | Tony Sparks snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Damek Zindell and the foul's on Will Taylor - foul #2 on Will Taylor, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell (SG), Joshua Walcott (SF) Damek Zindell, Todd Schwentker | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alex Celestin (PG), William Washam (SG), James Creamer (SF), John Sinclair (PF) Will Taylor, Jim Blansett, Wade Brown, Stephen Cripe | |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith makes the free throw | 54-42 |
| 06:23 | Arkansas | Alex Celestin clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-42 |
| 06:22 | Arkansas | John Sinclair tips it home | 54-44 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith banks in the layup set up by Lewis Terrell | 56-44 |
| 05:46 | Arkansas | John Sinclair blows the layup but he's fouled by Tony Sparks - foul #2 on Tony Sparks, team foul #6 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brandon Smith (PF), Jerry Lewis (C) Tony Sparks, Daniel Bell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 05:46 | Arkansas | John Sinclair makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 05:46 | Arkansas | John Sinclair makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 56-46 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis snags the offensive board | 56-46 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Lewis Terrell, team foul #7 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell (SG) Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Will Taylor (PG), Jim Blansett (SG), Stephen Cripe (PF) Alex Celestin, William Washam, Clifford Phillips | |
| 05:07 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 56-46 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | Brandon Smith gets the rebound | 56-46 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:45 | Arkansas | John Sinclair comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 59-46 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis grabs the board | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Brandon Smith misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by John Sinclair - foul #2 on John Sinclair, team foul #5 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Smith (PG), Daniel Bell (C) Lewis Terrell, Jerry Lewis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wade Brown (SF) James Creamer | |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Brandon Smith makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Brandon Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 04:06 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett is hacked by Daniel Bell - foul #3 on Daniel Bell, team foul #8 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Clifford Phillips (C) John Sinclair | |
| 04:06 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 04:06 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott is fouled on the floor by Clifford Phillips - foul #5 on Clifford Phillips, team foul #6 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tony Sparks (PF) Brandon Smith | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alex Celestin (PG), Jerry Batey (C) Will Taylor, Clifford Phillips | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Damek Zindell (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. SF - Joshua Walcott (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tony Sparks (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Alex Celestin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Blansett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wade Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Cripe (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Batey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell is fouled on the floor by Jim Blansett - foul #2 on Jim Blansett, team foul #7 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker (SF) Joshua Walcott | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Washam (SG), James Creamer (SF), John Sinclair (C) Jim Blansett, Stephen Cripe, Jerry Batey | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell misses the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 03:21 | Arkansas | John Sinclair pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Arkansas | Tony Sparks steals the ball from Wade Brown | 62-48 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Tony Sparks misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-48 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Tony Sparks grabs the offensive board | 62-48 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 62-48 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith snags the offensive board | 62-48 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Charles Smith, team foul #9 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell (PG), James Falzone (SG), Brandon Smith (PF) Charles Smith, Damek Zindell, Tony Sparks | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jerry Batey (C) James Creamer | |
| 01:52 | Arkansas | Wade Brown scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Alex Celestin | 62-50 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | James Falzone's layup is rejected by Jerry Batey | 62-50 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | Daniel Bell snags the offensive board | 62-50 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | James Falzone misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 01:02 | Arkansas | Jerry Batey grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Arkansas | John Sinclair misses the floater from the right block | 62-50 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | James Falzone snags the defensive board | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker is called for traveling | 62-50 |
| 00:28 | Arkansas | Wade Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Todd Schwentker - foul #3 on Todd Schwentker, team foul #10 | 62-50 |
| 00:28 | Arkansas | Wade Brown makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:28 | Arkansas | Wade Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell runs out the clock | 62-52 |