| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Wild (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Charles Barfield (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Billingsley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Shelton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Albert Walmsley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Ness (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David McMahon (fresh) 6 pts. C - Armand Bianchi (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith inbounds the ball | 27-45 |
| 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) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Wild | 29-45 |
| 19:19 | Arkansas | Albert Walmsley's pass is intercepted by John Wild | 29-45 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from John Wild | 31-45 |
| 19:00 | Arkansas | Armand Bianchi hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Craig Shelton - foul #3 on Craig Shelton, team foul #1 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller (C) Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 19:00 | Arkansas | Armand Bianchi misses the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 19:00 | Arkansas | Armand Bianchi misses the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Taylor Fuller | 31-45 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi State | John Wild scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Thomas Smith | 34-45 |
| 18:11 | Arkansas | John Hawkins misses the easy layup | 34-45 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | John Wild is whistled for a carry | 34-45 |
| 17:43 | Arkansas | Armand Bianchi misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 34-45 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen (PG), Marcus Kemp (SF), David Ackermann (C) John Wild, Thomas Smith, Donald Billingsley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Adkins (PG), Mark Helfrich (SF), Kyle Mansell (C) Albert Walmsley, John Hawkins, Armand Bianchi | |
| 16:52 | Arkansas | Harry Ness knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Helfrich | 34-47 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield is hacked by Harry Ness - foul #3 on Harry Ness, team foul #1 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Lau (SG), Donald Billingsley (PF) Charles Barfield, Taylor Fuller | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Theodore Edwards (SG), David Armwood (C) Harry Ness, David McMahon | |
| 16:34 | Mississippi State | Marcus Kemp misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-47 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | Marcus Kemp's floater is tipped away by David Armwood | 34-47 |
| 16:17 | Arkansas | Mark Helfrich grabs the defensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 16:01 | Arkansas | Theodore Edwards misses the 3 from the left corner | 34-47 |
| 15:59 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell tips it back up and in | 34-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harold Mullen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Lau (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marcus Kemp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Billingsley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Ackermann (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Adkins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Theodore Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mark Helfrich (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kyle Mansell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Armwood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen loses the ball out of bounds | 34-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Wild (PG), Charles Barfield (SG), Craig Shelton (C) Robert Lau, Marcus Kemp, Donald Billingsley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Albert Walmsley (PG), Harry Ness (SG), John Hawkins (SF), David McMahon (PF), Armand Bianchi (C) Thomas Adkins, Theodore Edwards, Mark Helfrich, Kyle Mansell, David Armwood | |
| 15:38 | Arkansas | Armand Bianchi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith (SF), Taylor Fuller (PF) Harold Mullen, David Ackermann | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | Albert Walmsley is called for the reach on John Wild - foul #1 on Albert Walmsley, team foul #2 | 34-49 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-49 |
| 15:10 | Arkansas | Albert Walmsley grabs the board | 34-49 |
| 14:47 | Arkansas | John Hawkins loses the ball out of bounds | 34-49 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | John Wild misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-49 |
| 14:23 | Arkansas | Armand Bianchi grabs the board | 34-49 |
| 14:10 | Arkansas | Armand Bianchi lays it up and in set up by John Hawkins and the foul's on Thomas Smith - foul #1 on Thomas Smith, team foul #2 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen (PG), Marcus Kemp (SF), Donald Billingsley (PF) John Wild, Thomas Smith, Taylor Fuller | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Adkins (PG), Mark Helfrich (SF), Kyle Mansell (PF) Albert Walmsley, John Hawkins, David McMahon | |
| 14:10 | Arkansas | Armand Bianchi makes the free throw | 34-52 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi State | Thomas Adkins picks off the pass by Charles Barfield | 34-52 |
| 13:44 | Arkansas | Harold Mullen picks off the pass by Mark Helfrich | 34-52 |
| 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) | |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 34-52 |
| 13:24 | Arkansas | Mark Helfrich gets the rebound | 34-52 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:11 | Arkansas | Harry Ness comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-52 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Donald Billingsley | 34-52 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 34-52 |
| 12:59 | Arkansas | Harry Ness gets the rebound | 34-52 |
| 12:41 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-52 |
| 12:39 | Arkansas | Armand Bianchi tips it home | 34-54 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-54 |
| 12:15 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell pulls down the rebound | 34-54 |
| 11:53 | Arkansas | Armand Bianchi loses the ball out of bounds | 34-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Wild (PG), Thomas Smith (SF), Taylor Fuller (PF), David Ackermann (C) Charles Barfield, Marcus Kemp, Donald Billingsley, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Albert Walmsley (PG), Theodore Edwards (SG), John Hawkins (SF), David McMahon (PF) Thomas Adkins, Harry Ness, Kyle Mansell, Armand Bianchi | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Wild (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Harold Mullen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Taylor Fuller (fresh) C - David Ackermann (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Albert Walmsley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Theodore Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David McMahon (fresh) 6 pts. C - Mark Helfrich (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | David Ackermann can't connect on a runner in the paint | 34-54 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith tips it home | 36-54 |
| 11:04 | Arkansas | Mark Helfrich drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-57 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | John Wild misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-57 |
| 10:39 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to John Hawkins | 36-57 |
| 10:21 | Arkansas | Albert Walmsley comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 36-57 |
| 10:20 | Arkansas | Mark Helfrich tips it home | 36-59 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | David Ackermann hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 36-59 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen snags the offensive board | 36-59 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith is fouled on the floor by John Hawkins - foul #2 on John Hawkins, team foul #3 | 36-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield (SG), Donald Billingsley (PF), Craig Shelton (C) Harold Mullen, Taylor Fuller, David Ackermann | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Ness (SG), Kyle Mansell (C) Theodore Edwards, Mark Helfrich | |
| 09:38 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-59 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 36-59 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-59 |
| 09:18 | Arkansas | John Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 36-59 |
| 08:49 | Arkansas | David McMahon blows the dunk | 36-59 |
| 08:48 | Arkansas | David McMahon can't tip it in | 36-59 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton snags the defensive board | 36-59 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Craig Shelton | 39-59 |
| 08:14 | Arkansas | John Hawkins is fouled on the floor by Charles Barfield - foul #1 on Charles Barfield, team foul #3 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Lau (PG), Taylor Fuller (SF), David Ackermann (C) John Wild, Thomas Smith, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Adkins (PG), Theodore Edwards (SF), David Armwood (PF), Armand Bianchi (C) Albert Walmsley, John Hawkins, David McMahon, Kyle Mansell | |
| 08:05 | Arkansas | Armand Bianchi blows the layup | 39-59 |
| 08:04 | Arkansas | Harry Ness hits the follow up shot | 39-61 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Robert Lau makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Barfield | 41-61 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Lau (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Barfield (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Taylor Fuller (fresh) PF - Donald Billingsley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Ackermann (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Adkins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Harry Ness (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Theodore Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Armwood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Armand Bianchi (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Arkansas | Armand Bianchi can't connect on a shot in the lane | 41-61 |
| 07:19 | Arkansas | Armand Bianchi grabs the offensive board | 41-61 |
| 06:54 | Arkansas | Armand Bianchi is whistled for a carry | 41-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen (PG), Marcus Kemp (SF), Craig Shelton (C) Charles Barfield, Donald Billingsley, David Ackermann | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Helfrich (SF), David McMahon (PF) Theodore Edwards, David Armwood | |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Thomas Adkins - foul #1 on Thomas Adkins, team foul #4 | 41-61 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton misses the 2nd free throw | 41-61 |
| 06:41 | Arkansas | Armand Bianchi snags the defensive board | 41-61 |
| 06:14 | Arkansas | Armand Bianchi lays it in set up by Harry Ness | 41-63 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller's layup is rejected by David McMahon | 41-63 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller tips it back up and in | 43-63 |
| 05:37 | Arkansas | Harry Ness hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-63 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller grabs the defensive rebound | 43-63 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Harry Ness takes the ball from Robert Lau | 43-63 |
| 05:24 | Arkansas | Thomas Adkins hits the finger roll set up by Harry Ness | 43-65 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Marcus Kemp is blocked by Armand Bianchi | 43-65 |
| 05:04 | Arkansas | Armand Bianchi snags the defensive board | 43-65 |
| 04:40 | Arkansas | Thomas Adkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-65 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller grabs the board | 43-65 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Harry Ness - foul #4 on Harry Ness, team foul #5 | 43-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jacob Sipes (SG), David Ackermann (PF) Robert Lau, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Theodore Edwards (PG), Chuck Washburn (SG), Gary Gibson (SF), Kyle Mansell (PF), David Armwood (C) Thomas Adkins, Harry Ness, Mark Helfrich, David McMahon, Armand Bianchi | |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen misses the 1st free throw | 43-65 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen misses the 2nd free throw | 43-65 |
| 04:26 | Arkansas | David Armwood grabs the defensive rebound | 43-65 |
| 04:13 | Arkansas | David Armwood misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-65 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | David Ackermann grabs the board | 43-65 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | Jacob Sipes is hacked by Chuck Washburn - foul #1 on Chuck Washburn, team foul #6 | 43-65 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | Marcus Kemp is hacked by Gary Gibson - foul #1 on Gary Gibson, team foul #7 | 43-65 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | Marcus Kemp makes the 1st free throw | 44-65 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | Marcus Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 45-65 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 03:39 | Arkansas | Chuck Washburn misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jacob Sipes - foul #1 on Jacob Sipes, team foul #4 | 45-65 |
| 03:39 | Arkansas | Chuck Washburn makes the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 03:39 | Arkansas | Chuck Washburn makes the 2nd free throw | 45-67 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jacob Sipes (fresh) SG - Harold Mullen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marcus Kemp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Ackermann (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Taylor Fuller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Chuck Washburn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Theodore Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gary Gibson (fresh) PF - Kyle Mansell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Armwood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Armwood - foul #2 on David Armwood, team foul #8 | 45-67 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 46-67 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller misses the 2nd free throw | 46-67 |
| 03:30 | Arkansas | David Armwood snags the defensive board | 46-67 |
| 03:07 | Arkansas | Theodore Edwards is hacked by Jacob Sipes - foul #2 on Jacob Sipes, team foul #5 | 46-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Lau (SG) Marcus Kemp | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Helfrich (SF) Gary Gibson | |
| 02:48 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell blows the layup but the foul's on Harold Mullen - foul #2 on Harold Mullen, team foul #6 | 46-67 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell makes the 1st free throw | 46-68 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell misses the 2nd free throw | 46-68 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller gets the rebound | 46-68 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harold Mullen | 48-68 |
| 02:23 | Arkansas | Theodore Edwards scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-71 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-71 |
| 02:08 | Arkansas | David Armwood snags the defensive board | 48-71 |
| 01:46 | Arkansas | Theodore Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-71 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | Jacob Sipes gets the rebound | 48-71 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | David Ackermann drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Taylor Fuller | 51-71 |
| 01:35 | Arkansas | Theodore Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-71 |
| 01:34 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell can't tip it in | 51-71 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | Robert Lau gets the rebound | 51-71 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jacob Sipes | 53-71 |
| 01:01 | Arkansas | Chuck Washburn hits a fadeaway from the left block | 53-73 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | David Ackermann scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Lau | 55-73 |
| 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) | |
| 00:25 | Arkansas | Mark Helfrich hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 55-73 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller grabs the board | 55-73 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Robert Lau clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-73 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller tips it in | 57-73 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Theodore Edwards runs out the clock | 57-73 |