| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Mendenhall (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Updegraff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Macdonald (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Vyacheslav Balic (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Grau (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joe St. Pierre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steve Billingsley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Gilbert Cernansky (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Joe St. Pierre inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:47 | Arkansas | William Grau is fouled on the floor by Craig Updegraff - foul #1 on Craig Updegraff, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| 19:42 | Arkansas | Joe St. Pierre misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Steve Billingsley picks off the pass by Willie Mendenhall | 38-32 |
| 18:58 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Craig Updegraff - foul #2 on Craig Updegraff, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver (SG) William Grau | |
| 18:58 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 18:58 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | Craig Updegraff loses the dribble to Patrick Shaver | 38-34 |
| 18:21 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 17:52 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic is called for 10 seconds | 41-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Grau (SG), Benjamin Magoon (C) Patrick Shaver, Gilbert Cernansky | |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 17:32 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 17:27 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Joe St. Pierre | 41-37 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Craig Updegraff misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Benjamin Magoon - foul #1 on Benjamin Magoon, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Adam Knox (C) Lewis Burkley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tibor Zimit (SG), Patrick Shaver (SF) William Grau, Joe St. Pierre | |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Craig Updegraff makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Craig Updegraff makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 16:51 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon double dribbles | 43-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak (SG), Joshua Smith (SF) Craig Updegraff, Forrest Sommer | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Grau (SG), Richard Sargent (PF), Gilbert Cernansky (C) Tibor Zimit, Steve Billingsley, Benjamin Magoon | |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak hits the follow up shot | 45-37 |
| 16:09 | Arkansas | William Grau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley (C) Adam Knox | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tibor Zimit (SG), Joe St. Pierre (SF), Steve Billingsley (PF), Benjamin Magoon (C) William Grau, Patrick Shaver, Richard Sargent, Gilbert Cernansky | |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 45-37 |
| 15:49 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Mendenhall (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Nowak (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Macdonald (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Vyacheslav Balic (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tibor Zimit (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe St. Pierre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Steve Billingsley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Magoon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:45 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic makes the contested runner from the baseline set up by Tibor Zimit | 45-39 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Mendenhall and he's hacked by Joe St. Pierre - foul #1 on Joe St. Pierre, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer (SF) Joshua Smith | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Grau (SG), Gilbert Cernansky (C) Tibor Zimit, Benjamin Magoon | |
| 15:25 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald makes the free throw | 48-39 |
| 15:14 | Arkansas | Joe St. Pierre comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Forrest Sommer - foul #3 on Forrest Sommer, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Craig Updegraff (SG) Oscar Nowak | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon (C) Gilbert Cernansky | |
| 15:14 | Arkansas | Joe St. Pierre makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 15:14 | Arkansas | Joe St. Pierre makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall is called for traveling | 48-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver (SF), Gilbert Cernansky (C) Joe St. Pierre, Benjamin Magoon | |
| 14:43 | Arkansas | John Macdonald is called for the reach on Vyacheslav Balic - foul #2 on John Macdonald, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tibor Zimit (SG) William Grau | |
| 14:32 | Arkansas | Tibor Zimit hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 48-41 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | Craig Updegraff gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-41 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer grabs the offensive board | 48-41 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-41 |
| 13:52 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Patrick Shaver | 48-41 |
| 13:39 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Vyacheslav Balic | 48-43 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Patrick Shaver is called for the reach on Forrest Sommer - foul #2 on Patrick Shaver, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak (SG), Adam Knox (C) Craig Updegraff, Lewis Burkley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Grau (SG), Joe St. Pierre (SF), Richard Sargent (PF), Benjamin Magoon (C) Tibor Zimit, Patrick Shaver, Steve Billingsley, Gilbert Cernansky | |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald loses the dribble to Vyacheslav Balic | 48-43 |
| 12:56 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Joe St. Pierre | 48-45 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 48-45 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer hits the follow up shot | 50-45 |
| 12:23 | Arkansas | William Grau can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 12:21 | Arkansas | Joe St. Pierre grabs the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 12:11 | Arkansas | William Grau is hacked by Oscar Nowak - foul #2 on Oscar Nowak, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith (SF), Calvin Reny (C) Forrest Sommer, John Macdonald | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley (PF) Richard Sargent | |
| 11:58 | Arkansas | William Grau misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | Calvin Reny pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak drills a shot from the left side set up by Adam Knox and he's fouled by William Grau - foul #3 on William Grau, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Craig Updegraff (SF), Lewis Burkley (C) Joshua Smith, Calvin Reny | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tibor Zimit (PG), Patrick Shaver (SG), Gilbert Cernansky (C) Vyacheslav Balic, William Grau, Benjamin Magoon | |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak makes the free throw | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Mendenhall (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Nowak (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Craig Updegraff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Adam Knox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Tibor Zimit (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Shaver (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joe St. Pierre (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Steve Billingsley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Gilbert Cernansky (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver scores on a 3 from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Tibor Zimit is called for the reach on Willie Mendenhall - foul #1 on Tibor Zimit, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Joshua Smith (SF), John Macdonald (PF) Willie Mendenhall, Oscar Nowak, Adam Knox | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic (PG), William Grau (SG), Benjamin Magoon (PF) Tibor Zimit, Patrick Shaver, Steve Billingsley | |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | William Grau takes the ball from Lewis Burkley | 53-48 |
| 10:24 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-48 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald misses the driving attempt from the left block | 53-48 |
| 10:02 | Arkansas | Joe St. Pierre snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 09:56 | Arkansas | William Grau scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Balic | 53-51 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | William Grau steals it from James Whitney in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| 09:40 | Arkansas | William Grau is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald misses the lay-in | 53-51 |
| 09:13 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Joe St. Pierre | 53-51 |
| 08:53 | Arkansas | Gilbert Cernansky is wide open but clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Lewis Burkley - foul #2 on Lewis Burkley, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall (PG), Oscar Nowak (SG), Forrest Sommer (SF), Adam Knox (PF), Calvin Reny (C) James Whitney, Craig Updegraff, Joshua Smith, John Macdonald, Lewis Burkley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tibor Zimit (PG), Patrick Shaver (SG), Sean Franck (SF), Steve Billingsley (PF) Vyacheslav Balic, William Grau, Joe St. Pierre, Benjamin Magoon | |
| 08:53 | Arkansas | Gilbert Cernansky makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 08:53 | Arkansas | Gilbert Cernansky makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Willie Mendenhall | 56-53 |
| 08:21 | Arkansas | Gilbert Cernansky scores on a shot from the baseline | 56-55 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Calvin Reny's pass is intercepted by Patrick Shaver | 56-55 |
| 07:50 | Arkansas | Oscar Nowak is called for the reach on Patrick Shaver - foul #3 on Oscar Nowak, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Macdonald (PF) Calvin Reny | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic (PG), Joe St. Pierre (SF), Benjamin Magoon (C) Tibor Zimit, Sean Franck, Gilbert Cernansky | |
| 07:50 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 07:50 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley grabs the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 07:36 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic is hacked by Adam Knox - foul #2 on Adam Knox, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Grau (SG) Benjamin Magoon | |
| 07:36 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 07:36 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Mendenhall (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Nowak (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Macdonald (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Knox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Vyacheslav Balic (tiring) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Grau (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joe St. Pierre (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Steve Billingsley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Shaver (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. | |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 07:01 | Arkansas | Joe St. Pierre hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-59 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on John Macdonald, team foul #9 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Craig Updegraff (SG), Lewis Burkley (C) Oscar Nowak, Adam Knox | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tibor Zimit (PG), Benjamin Magoon (C) Vyacheslav Balic, William Grau | |
| 06:36 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Shaver | 59-61 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Steve Billingsley swats the short shot by John Macdonald | 59-61 |
| 06:14 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Steve Billingsley | 59-61 |
| 06:10 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by John Macdonald - foul #4 on John Macdonald, team foul #10 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic (PG), William Grau (SG) Tibor Zimit, Joe St. Pierre | |
| 06:10 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 06:10 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley double dribbles | 59-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith (SF), Adam Knox (PF) Forrest Sommer, John Macdonald | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 05:39 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Willie Mendenhall - foul #1 on Willie Mendenhall, team foul #11 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joe St. Pierre (SF), Gilbert Cernansky (C) Patrick Shaver, Benjamin Magoon | |
| 05:39 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 05:39 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox grabs the defensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-64 |
| 05:18 | Arkansas | Joe St. Pierre gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| 05:05 | Arkansas | William Grau is fouled on the floor by Willie Mendenhall - foul #2 on Willie Mendenhall, team foul #12 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak (SG), John Macdonald (PF) Craig Updegraff, Adam Knox | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tibor Zimit (PG), Patrick Shaver (SF), Benjamin Magoon (C) Vyacheslav Balic, Joe St. Pierre, Gilbert Cernansky | |
| 05:05 | Arkansas | William Grau makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 05:05 | Arkansas | William Grau misses the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley gets the rebound | 59-65 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-65 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald can't tip it in | 59-65 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith gets the offensive rebound | 59-65 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-65 |
| 04:34 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley gets the rebound | 59-65 |
| 04:28 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley blows the layup | 59-65 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak grabs the defensive rebound | 59-65 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Patrick Shaver steps in front of the Joshua Smith pass | 59-65 |
| 04:01 | Arkansas | William Grau misses the dunk | 59-65 |
| 03:59 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon gets the offensive rebound | 59-65 |
| 03:46 | Arkansas | William Grau shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Tibor Zimit | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:33 | Mississippi State | Benjamin Magoon is called for the reach on Oscar Nowak - foul #2 on Benjamin Magoon, team foul #6 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Craig Updegraff (SG), Forrest Sommer (SF), Adam Knox (C) Willie Mendenhall, Oscar Nowak, Joshua Smith, Lewis Burkley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic (PG), Joe St. Pierre (SF), Richard Sargent (PF), Gilbert Cernansky (C) Tibor Zimit, William Grau, Steve Billingsley, Benjamin Magoon | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Updegraff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Macdonald (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Adam Knox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Vyacheslav Balic (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Patrick Shaver (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Joe St. Pierre (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Sargent (fresh) C - Gilbert Cernansky (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald misses the floater from close range | 59-68 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | James Whitney tips it home | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 02:56 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on John Macdonald - foul #5 on John Macdonald, team foul #13 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Calvin Reny (C) John Macdonald | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tibor Zimit (SG), Steve Billingsley (PF) Patrick Shaver, Richard Sargent | |
| 02:56 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 02:56 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall (PG), Lewis Burkley (C) James Whitney, Calvin Reny | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Tibor Zimit is called for the reach on Lewis Burkley - foul #2 on Tibor Zimit, team foul #7 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Grau (SG) Tibor Zimit | |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley misses the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley grabs the offensive rebound | 62-70 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-70 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley tips it in | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:31 | Arkansas | Gilbert Cernansky makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from William Grau | 64-72 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox knocks in the shot in the paint and he's fouled by Steve Billingsley - foul #1 on Steve Billingsley, team foul #8 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tibor Zimit (SG), Benjamin Magoon (C) William Grau, Gilbert Cernansky | |
| 02:18 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox makes the free throw | 67-72 |
| 02:04 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-72 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley pulls down the rebound | 67-72 |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | Joe St. Pierre swats the short shot by Lewis Burkley | 67-72 |
| 01:39 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley snags the defensive board | 67-72 |
| 01:34 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic makes the contested 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Steve Billingsley | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall is hacked by Vyacheslav Balic in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vyacheslav Balic, team foul #9 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Grau (SG), Gilbert Cernansky (C) Tibor Zimit, Benjamin Magoon | |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 01:24 | Arkansas | Joe St. Pierre misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-75 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Craig Updegraff gets the rebound | 69-75 |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:01 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 69-75 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer snags the offensive board | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-75 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Forrest Sommer | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-75 |
| 00:44 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley pulls down the rebound | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | Willie Mendenhall is called for the reach on Steve Billingsley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Mendenhall, team foul #14 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver (C) Gilbert Cernansky | |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley misses the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Steve Billingsley - foul #2 on Steve Billingsley, team foul #10 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gilbert Cernansky (C) Patrick Shaver | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:35 | Arkansas | Joe St. Pierre is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Updegraff - foul #3 on Craig Updegraff, team foul #15 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver (C) Gilbert Cernansky | |
| 00:35 | Arkansas | Joe St. Pierre misses the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:35 | Arkansas | Joe St. Pierre misses the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:35 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-76 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley is fouled on the floor by Adam Knox - foul #3 on Adam Knox, team foul #16 | 71-76 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-78 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver snags the defensive board | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Willie Mendenhall is called for the reach on Patrick Shaver in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willie Mendenhall, team foul #17 | 71-78 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver makes the 1st free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver misses the 2nd free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox pulls down the rebound | 71-79 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-79 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley gets the rebound | 71-79 |
| 00:12 | Arkansas | Willie Mendenhall is called for the reach on Steve Billingsley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Willie Mendenhall, team foul #18 | 71-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG) Willie Mendenhall | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:12 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley makes the 1st free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:12 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley makes the 2nd free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Craig Updegraff misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-81 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas | Joe St. Pierre grabs the board | 71-81 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic runs out the clock | 71-81 |