| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dane Kane (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dodek Zirbel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Austin Defeo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerardo Ortiz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Eddie Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Louis Arana (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Earl Walsh (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Rector (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Dong Zhou (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Greg Smith inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Dodek Zirbel - foul #1 on Dodek Zirbel, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| 19:36 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 19:36 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | Austin Defeo pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | Eddie Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-34 |
| 19:02 | Arkansas | Greg Smith hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Louis Arana | 37-36 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi State | Austin Defeo comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 37-36 |
| 18:39 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Earl Walsh | 37-36 |
| 18:37 | Arkansas | Louis Arana throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-36 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi State | Dodek Zirbel scores on a jumper from the right block | 39-36 |
| 17:51 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 39-36 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Austin Defeo | 39-36 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi State | Dong Zhou steps in front of the Dodek Zirbel pass | 39-36 |
| 17:09 | Arkansas | Greg Smith connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Louis Arana and the foul's on Dane Kane - foul #2 on Dane Kane, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Carson (PG), Thomas Uecker (SG), Theodore Armendariz (SF), Charles Malcolm (PF), Charles Markovich (C) Dane Kane, Dodek Zirbel, Austin Defeo, Gerardo Ortiz, Eddie Peterson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler King (PG), Danny Rogers (SG), Rufus Tedeschi (PF), Wayne Jamerson (C) Louis Arana, Earl Walsh, John Rector, Dong Zhou | |
| 17:09 | Arkansas | Greg Smith makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | Joseph Carson connects on the floater from the left side | 41-39 |
| 16:29 | Arkansas | Danny Rogers clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Theodore Armendariz | 41-39 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | Charles Malcolm misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | Charles Markovich tips it back up and in | 43-39 |
| 16:02 | Arkansas | Danny Rogers connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Joseph Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Uecker (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Theodore Armendariz (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charles Malcolm (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Markovich (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Tyler King (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Danny Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Greg Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rufus Tedeschi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Jamerson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Charles Malcolm misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Rufus Tedeschi - foul #1 on Rufus Tedeschi, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dodek Zirbel (SG), Austin Defeo (SF), Eddie Peterson (C) Thomas Uecker, Theodore Armendariz, Charles Markovich | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Arana (PG), Earl Walsh (SG), John Rector (PF), Dong Zhou (C) Tyler King, Danny Rogers, Greg Smith, Wayne Jamerson | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Charles Malcolm misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Charles Malcolm makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 15:21 | Arkansas | Earl Walsh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dane Kane (PG), Gerardo Ortiz (PF) Joseph Carson, Charles Malcolm | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | Gerardo Ortiz misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by John Rector - foul #1 on John Rector, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | Gerardo Ortiz misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | Gerardo Ortiz makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 14:49 | Arkansas | John Rector dunks the ball and he's fouled by Gerardo Ortiz - foul #2 on Gerardo Ortiz, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| 14:49 | Arkansas | John Rector makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | Austin Defeo misses the easy layup | 45-45 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | Gerardo Ortiz grabs the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | Austin Defeo can't finish the layup | 45-45 |
| 14:09 | Arkansas | Earl Walsh pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 13:58 | Arkansas | Gerardo Ortiz takes the ball from Rufus Tedeschi | 45-45 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | Gerardo Ortiz double dribbles | 45-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Carson (PG), Charles Malcolm (PF), Charles Markovich (C) Dane Kane, Gerardo Ortiz, Eddie Peterson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler King (SG), Wayne Jamerson (SF), James Smith (C) Earl Walsh, Rufus Tedeschi, Dong Zhou | |
| 13:39 | Arkansas | Dodek Zirbel steals it from James Smith | 45-45 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Austin Defeo drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Carson | 47-45 |
| 13:00 | Arkansas | Wayne Jamerson misses long on a jump hook from close range | 47-45 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Charles Malcolm grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Austin Defeo hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Wayne Jamerson - foul #2 on Wayne Jamerson, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dane Kane (PG), Thomas Uecker (SG), Gerardo Ortiz (PF), Eddie Peterson (C) Joseph Carson, Dodek Zirbel, Charles Malcolm, Charles Markovich | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Danny Rogers (SG), Greg Smith (SF), Dong Zhou (C) Louis Arana, John Rector, James Smith | |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Austin Defeo misses the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Austin Defeo makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:16 | Arkansas | Dane Kane takes the ball from Greg Smith | 48-45 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Austin Defeo drills a jumper from the left block | 50-45 |
| 11:48 | Arkansas | Danny Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 11:47 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Rogers | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dane Kane (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Uecker (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Austin Defeo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gerardo Ortiz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Eddie Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Tyler King (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Danny Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Greg Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Jamerson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dong Zhou (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Arkansas | Thomas Uecker is called for the reach on Danny Rogers - foul #3 on Thomas Uecker, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Theodore Armendariz (SF) Austin Defeo | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Earl Walsh (SG), Rufus Tedeschi (PF) Danny Rogers, Wayne Jamerson | |
| 11:20 | Arkansas | Eddie Peterson steals it from Greg Smith | 50-45 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Dane Kane misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tyler King - foul #3 on Tyler King, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dodek Zirbel (SG), Charles Malcolm (PF), Charles Markovich (C) Theodore Armendariz, Gerardo Ortiz, Eddie Peterson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Arana (PG), John Rector (PF) Tyler King, Dong Zhou | |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Dane Kane makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Dane Kane makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 10:49 | Arkansas | Greg Smith misses the lay-in | 52-45 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi State | Thomas Uecker pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | Thomas Uecker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Carson (PG) Dane Kane | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Jamerson (C) Greg Smith | |
| 10:20 | Arkansas | John Rector hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Louis Arana | 52-47 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | Charles Markovich misses the turnaround near the basket | 52-47 |
| 10:02 | Arkansas | Earl Walsh grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 09:51 | Arkansas | A charge is called on John Rector - foul #2 on John Rector, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Theodore Armendariz (SF), Eddie Peterson (C) Thomas Uecker, Charles Markovich | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dong Zhou (C) Wayne Jamerson | |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | Theodore Armendariz is called for a charge - foul #2 on Theodore Armendariz, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gerardo Ortiz (PF) Charles Malcolm | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 09:05 | Arkansas | John Rector hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 52-47 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Eddie Peterson snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | Gerardo Ortiz drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-47 |
| 08:26 | Arkansas | John Rector hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Dodek Zirbel - foul #2 on Dodek Zirbel, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dane Kane (PG), Austin Defeo (SF) Joseph Carson, Dodek Zirbel | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler King (PG), Danny Rogers (SG), Greg Smith (SF) Louis Arana, Earl Walsh, Rufus Tedeschi | |
| 08:26 | Arkansas | John Rector misses the free throw | 54-49 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Theodore Armendariz grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi State | Gerardo Ortiz connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Theodore Armendariz | 57-49 |
| 07:47 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 57-49 |
| 07:45 | Arkansas | Greg Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dane Kane (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Theodore Armendariz (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Austin Defeo (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gerardo Ortiz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Eddie Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Tyler King (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Danny Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Greg Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Rector (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Dong Zhou (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Arkansas | Tyler King hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Greg Smith | 57-52 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | Theodore Armendariz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-52 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Austin Defeo pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Dane Kane misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 06:50 | Arkansas | John Rector snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 06:34 | Arkansas | Greg Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Gerardo Ortiz pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Greg Smith steals it from Austin Defeo | 57-52 |
| 06:09 | Arkansas | Danny Rogers lays it in set up by Greg Smith | 57-54 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Eddie Peterson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Eddie Peterson, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Carson (PG), Dodek Zirbel (SG), Thomas Uecker (SF), Charles Malcolm (PF), Charles Markovich (C) Dane Kane, Theodore Armendariz, Austin Defeo, Gerardo Ortiz, Eddie Peterson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Arana (PG), Earl Walsh (SG), Rufus Tedeschi (SF), Wayne Jamerson (PF), James Smith (C) Tyler King, Danny Rogers, Greg Smith, John Rector, Dong Zhou | |
| 05:25 | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi drills a 3 from straight away | 57-57 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Charles Malcolm misses the 3 from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Thomas Uecker tips it in | 59-57 |
| 04:38 | Arkansas | Earl Walsh misses the lay-in | 59-57 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | Charles Malcolm grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | Charles Malcolm misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 04:09 | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas | Earl Walsh connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Arana | 59-60 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | Louis Arana steals it from Joseph Carson | 59-60 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Joseph Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dodek Zirbel (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Uecker (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Malcolm (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Markovich (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Louis Arana (fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. SG - Earl Walsh (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rufus Tedeschi (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Jamerson (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 59-60 |
| 03:12 | Arkansas | Earl Walsh can't tip it in | 59-60 |
| 03:10 | Arkansas | Earl Walsh snags the offensive board | 59-60 |
| 02:56 | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi lays it in on a great pass from Earl Walsh | 59-62 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dane Kane (PG), Austin Defeo (SF), Gerardo Ortiz (PF), Eddie Peterson (C) Joseph Carson, Thomas Uecker, Charles Malcolm, Charles Markovich | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Greg Smith (SF), John Rector (PF), Dong Zhou (C) Rufus Tedeschi, Wayne Jamerson, James Smith | |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Earl Walsh steals the ball from Dodek Zirbel | 59-62 |
| 02:19 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Earl Walsh and he's hacked by Dane Kane - foul #3 on Dane Kane, team foul #8 | 59-64 |
| 02:19 | Arkansas | Dong Zhou makes the free throw | 59-65 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | Austin Defeo comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Greg Smith - foul #1 on Greg Smith, team foul #6 | 59-65 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | Austin Defeo misses the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | Austin Defeo makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 01:55 | Arkansas | Earl Walsh misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-65 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | Gerardo Ortiz grabs the board | 60-65 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Dane Kane is hacked by Louis Arana - foul #1 on Louis Arana, team foul #7 | 60-65 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Dane Kane makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Dane Kane makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:19 | Arkansas | Louis Arana travels with the ball | 62-65 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Gerardo Ortiz knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Dodek Zirbel | 64-65 |
| 00:40 | Arkansas | Greg Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Eddie Peterson - foul #4 on Eddie Peterson, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| 00:40 | Arkansas | Greg Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:40 | Arkansas | Greg Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Gerardo Ortiz misses the lay-in | 64-67 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Gerardo Ortiz tips it but misses | 64-67 |
| 00:14 | Arkansas | Louis Arana snags the defensive board | 64-67 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Arkansas | Louis Arana is hacked by Dane Kane in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dane Kane, team foul #10 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi (PF) John Rector | |
| 00:13 | Arkansas | Louis Arana makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:13 | Arkansas | Louis Arana makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Austin Defeo is hacked by Dong Zhou - foul #3 on Dong Zhou, team foul #8 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Rector (PF) Rufus Tedeschi | |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Austin Defeo makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Austin Defeo makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | Louis Arana is fouled in the backcourt by Dane Kane - foul #5 on Dane Kane, team foul #11 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Carson (PG) Dane Kane | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Rufus Tedeschi (PF) John Rector | |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | Louis Arana makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | Louis Arana misses the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Eddie Peterson snags the defensive board | 66-70 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Joseph Carson is fouled on the floor by Dong Zhou - foul #4 on Dong Zhou, team foul #9 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Rector (PF) Rufus Tedeschi | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Joseph Carson misses the 1st free throw | 66-70 |