| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Damian Calkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Mark Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Holloway (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Palmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Grau (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Shaver (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Fadey Olejarski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Billingsley (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Magoon (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski inbounds the ball | 40-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:46 | Arkansas | William Grau evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 19:45 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley grabs the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 19:26 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by William Grau out of the doubleteam | 40-40 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway snags the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway is open and buries a runner from the left block set up by Mark Smith out of the doubleteam | 42-40 |
| 18:38 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 42-40 |
| 18:37 | Arkansas | William Grau pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 18:22 | Arkansas | William Grau can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins double dribbles | 42-40 |
| 17:44 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley loses the ball out of bounds | 42-40 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi | Mark Smith makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Black | 44-40 |
| 16:59 | Arkansas | Gary Holloway is called for the reach on Steve Billingsley - foul #3 on Gary Holloway, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Wilfred Chappell (SF), Everett Graham (C) Michael Black, Mark Smith, Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Merganthaler (SF), Sean Wood (C) Fadey Olejarski, Benjamin Magoon | |
| 16:35 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver misses long on a floater from the right side | 44-40 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Patrick Cross and the foul's on Steve Billingsley - foul #1 on Steve Billingsley, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins makes the free throw | 47-40 |
| 16:07 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi | Everett Graham pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 47-40 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway grabs the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Patrick Cross (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Damian Calkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Wilfred Chappell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Holloway (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Everett Graham (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Grau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Shaver (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Merganthaler (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Steve Billingsley (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. C - Sean Wood (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi | Everett Graham clanks a driving attempt from close range | 47-40 |
| 15:44 | Arkansas | William Grau gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 15:21 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-40 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | Steve Billingsley steps in front of the Damian Calkins pass | 47-40 |
| 14:41 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley misses the jumper from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi | Everett Graham snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins is hacked by Sean Wood - foul #2 on Sean Wood, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG), Jack Inman (SG), Mark Smith (SF), Robert Schrader (PF), Joseph Palmer (C) Patrick Cross, Damian Calkins, Wilfred Chappell, Gary Holloway, Everett Graham | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski (SF), Benjamin Magoon (C) James Merganthaler, Sean Wood | |
| 13:59 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-40 |
| 13:35 | Arkansas | William Grau splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Black | 49-43 |
| 12:59 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Michael Black clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Grau - foul #1 on William Grau, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Merganthaler (SG) Patrick Shaver | |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Michael Black makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Michael Black makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 12:14 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Palmer - foul #3 on Joseph Palmer, team foul #2 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Calkins (SG) Jack Inman | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 12:14 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 12:14 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins evades the doubleteam and hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Mark Smith and he's fouled by James Merganthaler - foul #3 on James Merganthaler, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins makes the free throw | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Damian Calkins (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SF - Mark Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Schrader (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Palmer (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Grau (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Merganthaler (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Fadey Olejarski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Billingsley (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. C - Benjamin Magoon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 54-45 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer tips it but misses | 54-45 |
| 11:28 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Steve Billingsley | 54-45 |
| 10:59 | Arkansas | James Merganthaler is hacked by Robert Schrader - foul #4 on Robert Schrader, team foul #3 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Wilfred Chappell (SF), Gary Holloway (PF), Everett Graham (C) Michael Black, Mark Smith, Robert Schrader, Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Sean Wood (C) Benjamin Magoon | |
| 10:42 | Arkansas | William Grau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Mays (PG) William Grau | |
| 10:24 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by James Merganthaler - foul #4 on James Merganthaler, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver (SG) James Merganthaler | |
| 10:24 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins misses the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 10:24 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 10:08 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 10:06 | Arkansas | Sean Wood tips it back up and in | 55-47 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 55-47 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway grabs the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG), Jack Inman (SG), Mark Smith (SF), Joseph Palmer (C) Patrick Cross, Damian Calkins, Wilfred Chappell, Everett Graham | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Grau (PG), Benjamin Magoon (C) Eric Mays, Sean Wood | |
| 09:08 | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Benjamin Magoon - foul #3 on Benjamin Magoon, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell (SF) Gary Holloway | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 08:50 | Arkansas | Michael Black steps in front of the William Grau pass in the backcourt | 56-50 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi | Michael Black makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Wilfred Chappell | 58-50 |
| 08:23 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley throws it down on a nice dish by Patrick Shaver | 58-52 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi | Mark Smith blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Steve Billingsley - foul #2 on Steve Billingsley, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Calkins (SG), Robert Schrader (PF) Jack Inman, Wilfred Chappell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Merganthaler (SG) Patrick Shaver | |
| 08:00 | Mississippi | Mark Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi | Mark Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Damian Calkins (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. SF - Mark Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Schrader (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Palmer (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Grau (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Merganthaler (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Fadey Olejarski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Billingsley (tiring) 21 pts. 7 reb. C - Benjamin Magoon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:45 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley is denied on a layup by Joseph Palmer | 60-52 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins makes the floater from the right block set up by Michael Black | 62-52 |
| 07:14 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon is fouled on the floor by Robert Schrader - foul #5 on Robert Schrader, team foul #4 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Wilfred Chappell (SF), Gary Holloway (PF), Everett Graham (C) Michael Black, Mark Smith, Robert Schrader, Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Sean Wood (C) Benjamin Magoon | |
| 06:58 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Merganthaler | 62-54 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins drills a runner near the basket set up by Patrick Cross | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 06:27 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley misses the turnaround from the baseline | 64-54 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by James Merganthaler - foul #5 on James Merganthaler, team foul #8 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG), Mark Smith (SF) Patrick Cross, Wilfred Chappell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Mays (PG), Patrick Shaver (SG), Benjamin Magoon (C) William Grau, James Merganthaler, Fadey Olejarski | |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins misses the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins misses the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 05:59 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon gets the rebound | 64-54 |
| 05:43 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley hits a floater in the lane | 64-56 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins is hacked by Benjamin Magoon - foul #4 on Benjamin Magoon, team foul #9 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer (C) Everett Graham | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 05:29 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins misses the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 05:29 | Arkansas | Sean Wood snags the defensive board | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:01 | Arkansas | Mark Smith blocks the short jumper by Benjamin Magoon | 65-56 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mark Smith | 65-56 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Michael Black can't throw it down | 65-56 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway grabs the offensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Patrick Shaver - foul #1 on Patrick Shaver, team foul #10 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jack Inman (SG), Wilfred Chappell (SF) Damian Calkins, Gary Holloway | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Grau (PG), Fadey Olejarski (SF) Eric Mays, Sean Wood | |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:05 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-56 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer misses badly on the uncontested jumper near the basket | 67-56 |
| 03:44 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon snags the defensive board | 67-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jack Inman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilfred Chappell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Grau (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Shaver (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fadey Olejarski (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Billingsley (tiring) 25 pts. 7 reb. C - Benjamin Magoon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:31 | Arkansas | William Grau makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Benjamin Magoon | 67-59 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi | Jack Inman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-59 |
| 03:05 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver pulls down the rebound | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:48 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 67-61 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Calkins (SG), Gary Holloway (PF) Jack Inman, Wilfred Chappell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 02:30 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Benjamin Magoon - foul #5 on Benjamin Magoon, team foul #11 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Sean Wood (C) Benjamin Magoon | |
| 02:30 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 02:30 | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 02:07 | Arkansas | Damian Calkins picks off the pass by Steve Billingsley | 67-61 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi | Mark Smith drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Michael Black | 69-61 |
| 01:21 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from William Grau | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | Michael Black's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Arkansas | Sean Wood is called for traveling | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Damian Calkins | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | William Grau is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 71-63 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer pulls down the rebound | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Patrick Shaver is called for the reach on Joseph Palmer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Shaver, team foul #12 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Jack Inman (SG) Damian Calkins, Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Michael Black pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Michael Black is fouled on the floor by Fadey Olejarski - foul #3 on Fadey Olejarski, team foul #13 | 72-63 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Michael Black makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Michael Black makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 74-63 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross runs out the clock | 74-63 |