| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kent Levitt (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jason English (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Matthew Badgett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Tatum (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Ecker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Herbert Shreve (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Farrington (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Umstead (fresh) PF - Franklin Izzo (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett inbounds the ball | 37-30 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Franklin Izzo - foul #1 on Franklin Izzo, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum misses the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 19:12 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi | James Ecker pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum connects on the shot in the paint | 40-30 |
| 18:24 | Arkansas | James Ecker is called for the reach on Herbert Shreve - foul #1 on James Ecker, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| 18:13 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-32 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi | James Ecker makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Jason English | 42-32 |
| 17:31 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left block | 42-32 |
| 17:30 | Arkansas | David Umstead tips it home | 42-34 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 42-34 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi | James Ecker can't tip it in | 42-34 |
| 17:03 | Arkansas | Mark Farrington snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 16:40 | Arkansas | Mark Farrington makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Schultz (PG), Justin Zidek (SG), Thomas Redman (PF), Robert Janofsky (C) Kent Levitt, Jason English, Larry Tatum, James Ecker | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 15:57 | Arkansas | Matthew Badgett is called for the reach on Mark Farrington - foul #2 on Matthew Badgett, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeff Pape (SF) David Umstead | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Charles Schultz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Zidek (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Badgett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Redman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Janofsky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Herbert Shreve (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Farrington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jeff Pape (fresh) PF - Franklin Izzo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Arkansas | Justin Zidek takes the ball from Mark Farrington | 42-37 |
| 15:46 | Mississippi | Charles Schultz lays it up and in set up by Justin Zidek | 44-37 |
| 15:31 | Arkansas | Mark Farrington is denied on a layup by Matthew Badgett | 44-37 |
| 15:30 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo tips it but misses | 44-37 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | Robert Janofsky snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Herbert Shreve - foul #1 on Herbert Shreve, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason English (SG) Justin Zidek | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 15:10 | Arkansas | David Anderson pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 14:41 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeff Pape | 45-39 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi | Jeff Pape is called for the reach on Thomas Redman - foul #1 on Jeff Pape, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kent Levitt (PG), Justin Zidek (SG), Larry Tatum (PF) Charles Schultz, Matthew Badgett, Thomas Redman | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Umstead (SF) Jeff Pape | |
| 14:06 | Mississippi | Robert Janofsky makes the runner in the lane set up by Kent Levitt | 47-39 |
| 13:37 | Arkansas | David Umstead misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 13:35 | Arkansas | David Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 13:09 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 13:08 | Arkansas | David Anderson tips it home | 47-41 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi | Justin Zidek throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Schultz (SF), James Ecker (PF) Jason English, Larry Tatum | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeff Pape (SF) Mark Farrington | |
| 12:34 | Arkansas | David Anderson misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Robert Janofsky - foul #1 on Robert Janofsky, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| 12:34 | Arkansas | David Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 12:34 | Arkansas | David Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | Robert Janofsky grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | Robert Janofsky misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on David Anderson - foul #2 on David Anderson, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Angel Roman (C) David Anderson | |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | Robert Janofsky makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | Robert Janofsky misses the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 12:15 | Arkansas | Angel Roman gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 11:53 | Arkansas | James Ecker swats the dunk try by Angel Roman | 48-42 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi | James Ecker grabs the board | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kent Levitt (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Justin Zidek (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Janofsky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Ecker (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Herbert Shreve (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Umstead (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeff Pape (fresh) PF - Franklin Izzo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Angel Roman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi | Angel Roman swats the layup by Robert Janofsky | 48-42 |
| 11:30 | Arkansas | David Umstead gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 11:10 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Janofsky - foul #2 on Robert Janofsky, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason English (SF), Larry Tatum (PF) Kent Levitt, Robert Janofsky | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Farrington (SG) Herbert Shreve | |
| 11:10 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo misses the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 11:10 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi | Justin Zidek makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 10:35 | Arkansas | Angel Roman makes the wide open shot from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Franklin Izzo | 51-45 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi | James Ecker is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Ecker, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett (SF) Justin Zidek | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bruce Garner (PG), David Anderson (C) David Umstead, Franklin Izzo | |
| 09:53 | Arkansas | Angel Roman is hacked by James Ecker - foul #3 on James Ecker, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kent Levitt (PG), Robert Janofsky (C) Charles Schultz, James Ecker | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve (PG) Bruce Garner | |
| 09:35 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Jason English is hacked by Mark Farrington - foul #3 on Mark Farrington, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Umstead (SF) Jeff Pape | |
| 09:06 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum clanks a turnaround in the lane | 51-48 |
| 09:04 | Arkansas | Angel Roman snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 08:45 | Arkansas | Kent Levitt takes the ball from David Anderson | 51-48 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Jason English hits a runner in the paint | 53-48 |
| 08:18 | Arkansas | Angel Roman hits the finger roll | 53-50 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi | Kent Levitt misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 08:01 | Arkansas | David Anderson pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 07:39 | Arkansas | David Anderson buries a driving attempt in the lane | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kent Levitt (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jason English (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Badgett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Tatum (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Janofsky (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Herbert Shreve (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Farrington (tiring) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Umstead (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Angel Roman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by David Umstead - foul #2 on David Umstead, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Schultz (PG), Justin Zidek (SG), James Ecker (C) Kent Levitt, Jason English, Robert Janofsky | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeff Pape (SF), Franklin Izzo (PF), Frank Fretwell (C) Mark Farrington, Angel Roman, David Anderson | |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 07:23 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 06:59 | Arkansas | Justin Zidek steps in front of the Franklin Izzo pass | 54-52 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | James Ecker tips it in | 56-52 |
| 06:16 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | Justin Zidek hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Schultz | 58-52 |
| 05:25 | Arkansas | David Umstead hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-52 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kent Levitt (PG), Jason English (SF), Robert Janofsky (C) Charles Schultz, Matthew Badgett, Larry Tatum | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Farrington (SG), David Anderson (C) Jeff Pape, Frank Fretwell | |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | Jason English comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Mark Farrington - foul #4 on Mark Farrington, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | Jason English makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | Jason English makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:38 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve is alone and drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Franklin Izzo | 60-54 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi | Kent Levitt banks in the wide open layup | 62-54 |
| 03:44 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-57 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi | David Anderson is called for the reach on Robert Janofsky - foul #3 on David Anderson, team foul #8 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett (SF), Thomas Redman (PF) Justin Zidek, James Ecker | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeff Pape (SF) Herbert Shreve | |
| 03:33 | Mississippi | Robert Janofsky makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi | Robert Janofsky makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kent Levitt (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jason English (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Badgett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Redman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Janofsky (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Umstead (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Farrington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jeff Pape (fresh) PF - Franklin Izzo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Arkansas | David Umstead misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Kent Levitt - foul #2 on Kent Levitt, team foul #7 | 64-57 |
| 03:12 | Arkansas | David Umstead makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 03:12 | Arkansas | David Umstead misses the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi | Robert Janofsky gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | Jason English shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kent Levitt | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:27 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 67-58 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi | Robert Janofsky gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Larry Tatum (PF), James Ecker (C) Thomas Redman, Robert Janofsky | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve (PG) Jeff Pape | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | David Umstead is called for the reach on Jason English - foul #3 on David Umstead, team foul #9 | 67-58 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Jason English misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 02:03 | Arkansas | David Anderson pulls down the rebound | 67-58 |
| 01:51 | Arkansas | Larry Tatum steals it from Mark Farrington | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Shreve - foul #2 on Herbert Shreve, team foul #10 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Justin Zidek (SG), Robert Janofsky (C) Matthew Badgett, James Ecker | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:29 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 69-58 |
| 01:28 | Arkansas | Mark Farrington snags the offensive board | 69-58 |
| 01:06 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-58 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | Jason English pulls down the rebound | 69-58 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi | Jason English is hacked by Herbert Shreve in the backcourt - foul #3 on Herbert Shreve, team foul #11 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Schultz (PG), Thomas Redman (PF) Kent Levitt, Larry Tatum | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bruce Garner (PG), Alvin Marchand (SG), Jeff Pape (SF), Angel Roman (PF), Frank Fretwell (C) Herbert Shreve, Mark Farrington, David Umstead, Franklin Izzo, David Anderson | |
| 01:03 | Mississippi | Jason English makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi | Jason English misses the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 01:03 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell pulls down the rebound | 70-58 |
| 00:50 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell clanks a floater from the left block | 70-58 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Justin Zidek grabs the defensive rebound | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Justin Zidek hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 70-58 |
| 00:25 | Arkansas | Alvin Marchand gets the rebound | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Arkansas | Angel Roman clanks a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Janofsky - foul #3 on Robert Janofsky, team foul #8 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Fay (PG) Jason English | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:18 | Arkansas | Angel Roman makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:18 | Arkansas | Angel Roman misses the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Robert Janofsky gets the rebound | 70-59 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | John Fay runs out the clock | 70-59 |