| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Ridinger (fresh) SG - Jay Moree (fresh) SF - Luther Rector (fresh) PF - Julio Esquivel (fresh) C - Joseph Howland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Joseph Graham (fresh) SG - Willie Picard (fresh) SF - John Hoffman (fresh) PF - George Valtierra (fresh) C - Michael Skiles (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi | Luther Rector misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Arkansas | Joseph Graham grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles is fouled on the floor by Joseph Howland - foul #1 on Joseph Howland, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles is fouled on the floor by Joseph Howland - foul #2 on Joseph Howland, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ernest Vila (C) Joseph Howland | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 18:32 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles misses the driving attempt in the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Arkansas | George Valtierra snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:06 | Arkansas | Joseph Graham clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by James Ridinger - foul #1 on James Ridinger, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| 18:06 | Arkansas | Joseph Graham makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:06 | Arkansas | Joseph Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Julio Esquivel | 0-1 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | Jay Moree shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 0-1 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi | Jay Moree tips it but misses | 0-1 |
| 17:45 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Michael Skiles | 0-1 |
| 17:36 | Arkansas | John Hoffman comes up short on the floater from the right block | 0-1 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | Ernest Vila pulls down the rebound | 0-1 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi | Jay Moree is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-1 |
| 17:11 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to John Hoffman | 0-1 |
| 16:56 | Arkansas | John Hoffman makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Graham | 0-3 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi | Luther Rector is hacked by Michael Skiles - foul #1 on Michael Skiles, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Benton Egbert (PG), John Orlinsky (SG) James Ridinger, Jay Moree | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Max Spina (C) Michael Skiles | |
| 16:15 | Mississippi | Luther Rector knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Benton Egbert | 2-3 |
| 15:58 | Arkansas | Willie Picard hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Graham | 2-5 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Benton Egbert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Orlinsky (fresh) SF - Luther Rector (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Vila (fresh) C - Julio Esquivel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Joseph Graham (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Picard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Hoffman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Valtierra (fresh) C - Max Spina (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Mississippi | John Orlinsky hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Graham - foul #1 on Joseph Graham, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jay Moree (SG) Luther Rector | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alvin Penn (PG), James Swint (SG), Aleksandar Skibski (SF), Dave Reed (PF), Michael Skiles (C) Joseph Graham, Willie Picard, John Hoffman, George Valtierra, Max Spina | |
| 15:39 | Mississippi | John Orlinsky makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi | John Orlinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:18 | Arkansas | Alvin Penn makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Aleksandar Skibski | 4-7 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi | John Orlinsky comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-7 |
| 14:54 | Arkansas | Alvin Penn pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 14:34 | Arkansas | Julio Esquivel is called for the reach on Alvin Penn - foul #1 on Julio Esquivel, team foul #4 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (PG), Luther Rector (SF) Benton Egbert, Julio Esquivel | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joseph Graham (PG), George Valtierra (PF) James Swint, Dave Reed | |
| 14:24 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles drills a floater from the baseline | 4-9 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi | Alvin Penn steals the ball from James Ridinger | 4-9 |
| 13:48 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ernest Vila - foul #1 on Ernest Vila, team foul #5 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Picard (SG), John Hoffman (SF) Alvin Penn, Aleksandar Skibski | |
| 13:48 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles misses the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 13:48 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles misses the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Orlinsky | 4-9 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Luther Rector misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Hoffman - foul #1 on John Hoffman, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Julio Esquivel (PF) Jay Moree | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Max Spina (C) Michael Skiles | |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Luther Rector makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Luther Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 13:05 | Arkansas | George Valtierra comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 6-9 |
| 13:04 | Arkansas | John Hoffman hits the follow up shot | 6-11 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi | Luther Rector misses the shot from the left side | 6-11 |
| 12:33 | Arkansas | Max Spina snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| 12:05 | Arkansas | Joseph Graham drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Picard | 6-13 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi | Luther Rector knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from John Orlinsky | 8-13 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Ridinger (fresh) SG - John Orlinsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luther Rector (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Julio Esquivel (fairly fresh) C - Ernest Vila (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Joseph Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Picard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Valtierra (fairly fresh) C - Max Spina (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Arkansas | Joseph Graham hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by James Ridinger - foul #2 on James Ridinger, team foul #6 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Benton Egbert (PG), Jay Moree (SG) James Ridinger, John Orlinsky | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dave Reed (PF), Michael Skiles (C) George Valtierra, Max Spina | |
| 11:32 | Arkansas | Joseph Graham makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 11:32 | Arkansas | Joseph Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi | Luther Rector lays it in set up by Jay Moree | 10-15 |
| 10:46 | Arkansas | Dave Reed can't connect on a shot from the left side | 10-15 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Julio Esquivel | 10-15 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi | Benton Egbert misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-15 |
| 10:27 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Dave Reed | 10-15 |
| 10:08 | Arkansas | John Hoffman travels with the ball | 10-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Orlinsky (SF), Joseph Howland (C) Luther Rector, Ernest Vila | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alvin Penn (PG), James Swint (SG), Aleksandar Skibski (SF), George Valtierra (PF) Joseph Graham, Willie Picard, John Hoffman, Dave Reed | |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | Jay Moree evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Joseph Howland | 13-15 |
| 09:33 | Arkansas | Benton Egbert steals the ball from George Valtierra | 13-15 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi | Jay Moree loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 13-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luther Rector (SF), Ernest Vila (PF) John Orlinsky, Julio Esquivel | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Max Spina (C) Michael Skiles | |
| 08:44 | Arkansas | Alvin Penn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Benton Egbert - foul #1 on Benton Egbert, team foul #7 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Orlinsky (PF) Joseph Howland | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joseph Graham (PG) James Swint | |
| 08:44 | Arkansas | Alvin Penn misses the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 08:44 | Arkansas | Alvin Penn makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi | Jay Moree is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | Ernest Vila tips it in | 15-16 |
| 08:13 | Arkansas | George Valtierra misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ernest Vila - foul #2 on Ernest Vila, team foul #8 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (PG), Julio Esquivel (PF), Joseph Howland (C) Benton Egbert, John Orlinsky, Ernest Vila | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Picard (SG), John Hoffman (SF) Alvin Penn, Aleksandar Skibski | |
| 08:13 | Arkansas | George Valtierra makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 08:13 | Arkansas | George Valtierra makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland is fouled on the floor by George Valtierra - foul #1 on George Valtierra, team foul #4 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Orlinsky (SF) Luther Rector | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Skiles (C) Max Spina | |
| 07:37 | Mississippi | Jay Moree evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Ridinger | 17-18 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Ridinger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jay Moree (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Orlinsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Julio Esquivel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Howland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Joseph Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Picard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Valtierra (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Skiles (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:08 | Arkansas | Joseph Graham connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-20 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | Jay Moree makes the contested floater from the left side on a nice dish by James Ridinger | 19-20 |
| 06:33 | Arkansas | John Hoffman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Orlinsky - foul #1 on John Orlinsky, team foul #9 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Benton Egbert (PG), Luther Rector (SF) James Ridinger, John Orlinsky | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alvin Penn (PG), Dave Reed (PF) Joseph Graham, George Valtierra | |
| 06:33 | Arkansas | John Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:33 | Arkansas | John Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-21 |
| 06:09 | Arkansas | John Hoffman grabs the board | 19-21 |
| 05:52 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround in the lane | 19-21 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi | Jay Moree misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 05:27 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Alvin Penn | 19-21 |
| 05:21 | Arkansas | Willie Picard misses the dunk attempt | 19-21 |
| 05:20 | Arkansas | Michael Skiles pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 05:03 | Arkansas | Julio Esquivel is called for the reach on Dave Reed - foul #2 on Julio Esquivel, team foul #10 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (PG), John Orlinsky (PF) Benton Egbert, Julio Esquivel | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joseph Graham (PG), Aleksandar Skibski (SF), Max Spina (C) Willie Picard, John Hoffman, Michael Skiles | |
| 05:03 | Arkansas | Dave Reed makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:03 | Arkansas | Dave Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | Luther Rector misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Aleksandar Skibski - foul #1 on Aleksandar Skibski, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Valtierra (PF) Dave Reed | |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | Luther Rector misses the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | Luther Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 04:40 | Arkansas | Alvin Penn is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 04:39 | Arkansas | George Valtierra grabs the offensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 04:10 | Arkansas | Max Spina's pass is intercepted by James Ridinger | 20-22 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi | James Ridinger lays it up and in | 22-22 |
| 03:50 | Arkansas | Alvin Penn misses the easy layup | 22-22 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi | Jay Moree snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi | John Orlinsky loses the ball out of bounds | 22-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ernest Vila (SF), Julio Esquivel (PF) Jay Moree, John Orlinsky | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Picard (SG) Alvin Penn | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Ridinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luther Rector (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ernest Vila (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Julio Esquivel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Howland (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Joseph Graham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Picard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aleksandar Skibski (fresh) PF - George Valtierra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Max Spina (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Arkansas | Aleksandar Skibski misses short on an open turnaround in the lane | 22-22 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | Luther Rector pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Luther Rector is fouled on the floor by Willie Picard - foul #1 on Willie Picard, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jay Moree (SG) Luther Rector | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Hoffman (SF), Michael Skiles (C) Aleksandar Skibski, Max Spina | |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Jay Moree hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-22 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland grabs the offensive board | 22-22 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Julio Esquivel | 24-22 |
| 01:49 | Arkansas | George Valtierra is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 24-22 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland grabs the defensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | John Hoffman is called for the reach on Ernest Vila - foul #2 on John Hoffman, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Orlinsky (SG), Luther Rector (SF) Jay Moree, Julio Esquivel | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alvin Penn (PG), James Swint (SG), Dave Reed (PF) Joseph Graham, Willie Picard, George Valtierra | |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | Ernest Vila misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 01:30 | Arkansas | Dave Reed snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| 01:17 | Arkansas | John Hoffman drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Dave Reed | 24-24 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Luther Rector makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ernest Vila | 27-24 |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | John Hoffman misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by James Ridinger - foul #3 on James Ridinger, team foul #11 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Benton Egbert (PG), Julio Esquivel (PF) James Ridinger, John Orlinsky | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Max Spina (C) Michael Skiles | |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | John Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | John Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | John Hoffman is called for the reach on Ernest Vila - foul #3 on John Hoffman, team foul #8 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joseph Graham (PG), Aleksandar Skibski (SF) James Swint, John Hoffman | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Ernest Vila makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Ernest Vila makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas | Joseph Graham misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas | Max Spina hits the follow up shot | 29-27 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Benton Egbert clanks a halfcourt shot | 29-27 |