| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Morris (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jeffrey Galasso (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Deaton (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Michael Frakes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ralph Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Calvin Caraballo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earnest Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Stacks (fresh) 6 pts. C - Frank Gold (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Steven Deaton inbounds the ball | 19-24 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-24 |
| 19:30 | Arkansas | Ralph Dunn tips it home | 21-24 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi | Sung Xue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Cora (PG), Giuseppe Greco (SG), Dave Turner (SF), James Collier (C) Sung Xue, Calvin Caraballo, Earnest Kelley, Frank Gold | |
| 18:47 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris is fouled on the floor by James Collier - foul #1 on James Collier, team foul #1 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG) Dave Turner | |
| 18:25 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Galasso is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Jeffrey Galasso, team foul #1 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Gold (C) James Collier | |
| 18:21 | Mississippi | Sung Xue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-24 |
| 17:58 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes banks in the layup | 23-24 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi | Frank Gold misses the easy layup | 23-24 |
| 17:36 | Arkansas | Ralph Dunn pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 17:15 | Arkansas | Ralph Dunn loses the dribble to Giuseppe Greco | 23-24 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi | Michael Frakes steals it from Frank Gold | 23-24 |
| 16:29 | Arkansas | Ralph Dunn knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 25-24 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks misses the fadeaway from close range | 25-24 |
| 16:07 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Galasso pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 15:50 | Arkansas | Steven Deaton connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Michael Frakes | 28-24 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Morris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jeffrey Galasso (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steven Deaton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Frakes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Dunn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frank Cora (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Giuseppe Greco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roger Stacks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Frank Gold (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks is fouled on the floor by Thomas Morris - foul #1 on Thomas Morris, team foul #2 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Donahue (PG), Jerry Koh (SG), Edward Harris (SF), Chris Cole (PF), Luis Moeller (C) Thomas Morris, Jeffrey Galasso, Steven Deaton, Michael Frakes, Ralph Dunn | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley (PG), Calvin Caraballo (SG), Dave Turner (SF), James Collier (C) Sung Xue, Frank Cora, Giuseppe Greco, Frank Gold | |
| 15:08 | Mississippi | Dave Turner is fouled on the floor by Edward Harris - foul #1 on Edward Harris, team foul #3 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco (SG) Calvin Caraballo | |
| 14:49 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks misses the lay-in | 28-24 |
| 14:47 | Arkansas | Luis Moeller grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 14:24 | Arkansas | Edward Harris makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Jerry Koh and he's fouled by Dave Turner - foul #1 on Dave Turner, team foul #2 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG), Calvin Caraballo (SG) Giuseppe Greco, Dave Turner | |
| 14:24 | Arkansas | Edward Harris misses the free throw | 30-24 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Morris (PG), Steven Deaton (SF) Robert Donahue, Edward Harris | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Cora (SG), Dave Turner (SF) Sung Xue, Calvin Caraballo | |
| 13:43 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris comes up short on the floater from the right side | 30-24 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | James Collier misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Luis Moeller - foul #2 on Luis Moeller, team foul #4 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeffrey Galasso (SG), Michael Frakes (PF), Ralph Dunn (C) Jerry Koh, Chris Cole, Luis Moeller | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG), Calvin Caraballo (SG), Frank Gold (PF) Frank Cora, Dave Turner, Roger Stacks | |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | James Collier makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | James Collier misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 13:18 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Michael Frakes | 30-25 |
| 12:49 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 30-25 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi | James Collier pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Galasso steps in front of the Sung Xue pass | 30-25 |
| 12:20 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Galasso lays it in | 32-25 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi | Sung Xue is fouled on the floor by Ralph Dunn - foul #2 on Ralph Dunn, team foul #5 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edward Harris (SF) Steven Deaton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Cora (SG), Giuseppe Greco (SF), Roger Stacks (PF) Sung Xue, Calvin Caraballo, Frank Gold | |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | Edward Harris is called for the reach on Roger Stacks - foul #2 on Edward Harris, team foul #6 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG) Frank Cora | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Morris (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jeffrey Galasso (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Edward Harris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Frakes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Dunn (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Giuseppe Greco (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Earnest Kelley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Roger Stacks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - James Collier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi | James Collier knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 32-27 |
| 11:17 | Arkansas | Edward Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Donahue (PG), Chris Cole (PF) Thomas Morris, Michael Frakes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Cora (SG), Frank Gold (C) Giuseppe Greco, James Collier | |
| 10:48 | Mississippi | Frank Gold buries a jump hook from the left block | 32-29 |
| 10:24 | Arkansas | Edward Harris drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi | Frank Gold is hacked by Jeffrey Galasso - foul #4 on Jeffrey Galasso, team foul #7 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Morris (PG), Jerry Koh (SG), Steven Deaton (SF), Michael Frakes (PF), Luis Moeller (C) Robert Donahue, Jeffrey Galasso, Edward Harris, Chris Cole, Ralph Dunn | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo (SG), Giuseppe Greco (SF), James Collier (C) Sung Xue, Frank Cora, Roger Stacks | |
| 10:05 | Mississippi | Frank Gold makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi | Frank Gold makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 09:41 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 09:39 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Koh | 34-31 |
| 09:21 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Giuseppe Greco - foul #2 on Giuseppe Greco, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG), Roger Stacks (PF) Calvin Caraballo, Frank Gold | |
| 09:21 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 09:21 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco is whistled for traveling | 36-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ralph Dunn (C) Luis Moeller | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo (SG) Giuseppe Greco | |
| 08:26 | Arkansas | Ralph Dunn is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Ralph Dunn, team foul #8 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeffrey Galasso (SG) Jerry Koh | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Cora (SG), Giuseppe Greco (SF) Calvin Caraballo, Earnest Kelley | |
| 08:05 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks misses the lay-in | 36-31 |
| 08:04 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Galasso snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 07:47 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Galasso is fouled on the floor by Frank Cora - foul #2 on Frank Cora, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cole (PF) Michael Frakes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley (PG), Calvin Caraballo (SG), Dave Turner (SF), Frank Gold (C) Sung Xue, Frank Cora, Giuseppe Greco, James Collier | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Morris (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jeffrey Galasso (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Steven Deaton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Chris Cole (fresh) C - Ralph Dunn (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Earnest Kelley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. SG - Calvin Caraballo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dave Turner (fresh) PF - Roger Stacks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Frank Gold (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Dave Turner - foul #2 on Dave Turner, team foul #5 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG), Frank Cora (SG), James Collier (C) Calvin Caraballo, Dave Turner, Roger Stacks | |
| 07:28 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 07:28 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 07:28 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris misses the 3rd free throw | 37-31 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | James Collier gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | Frank Cora misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 07:07 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Chris Cole | 37-31 |
| 06:40 | Arkansas | Chris Cole comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | Frank Gold pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Morris - foul #2 on Thomas Morris, team foul #9 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Donahue (PG), Jerry Koh (SG), Edward Harris (SF), Michael Frakes (PF), Luis Moeller (C) Thomas Morris, Jeffrey Galasso, Steven Deaton, Chris Cole, Ralph Dunn | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo (SG), Giuseppe Greco (SF), Roger Stacks (PF) Sung Xue, Frank Cora, James Collier | |
| 06:14 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 05:55 | Arkansas | Jerry Koh is fouled on the floor by Calvin Caraballo - foul #2 on Calvin Caraballo, team foul #6 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG) Earnest Kelley | |
| 05:35 | Arkansas | Sung Xue steals the ball from Edward Harris | 37-33 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi | Frank Gold clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 37-33 |
| 05:18 | Arkansas | Edward Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 04:54 | Arkansas | Giuseppe Greco is called for the reach on Robert Donahue - foul #3 on Giuseppe Greco, team foul #7 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeffrey Galasso (SG), Steven Deaton (SF) Jerry Koh, Edward Harris | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley (PG), Frank Cora (SG), Dave Turner (SF), James Collier (C) Sung Xue, Calvin Caraballo, Giuseppe Greco, Frank Gold | |
| 04:54 | Arkansas | Robert Donahue makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 04:54 | Arkansas | Robert Donahue misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Collier | 38-33 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi | Dave Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi | Dave Turner drills a shot from the right side | 38-35 |
| 03:48 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Galasso misses the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 38-35 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Donahue (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jeffrey Galasso (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Steven Deaton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Frakes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Luis Moeller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Earnest Kelley (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. SG - Frank Cora (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dave Turner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Stacks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Collier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Luis Moeller steals the ball from Frank Cora | 38-35 |
| 03:29 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Morris (PG), Ralph Dunn (C) Robert Donahue, Luis Moeller | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG), Calvin Caraballo (SG), Giuseppe Greco (SF), Frank Gold (PF) Earnest Kelley, Frank Cora, Dave Turner, Roger Stacks | |
| 03:00 | Arkansas | Steven Deaton is alone and drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Michael Frakes | 40-35 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo is hacked by Steven Deaton - foul #1 on Steven Deaton, team foul #10 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley (SF), Roger Stacks (PF) Giuseppe Greco, James Collier | |
| 02:33 | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 02:06 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 02:04 | Arkansas | Ralph Dunn grabs the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 01:41 | Arkansas | Ralph Dunn jams it on a nice dish by Michael Frakes | 42-37 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | Ralph Dunn steals it from Sung Xue | 42-37 |
| 00:56 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Frank Gold scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Calvin Caraballo and the foul's on Jeffrey Galasso - foul #5 on Jeffrey Galasso, team foul #11 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jerry Koh (SG) Jeffrey Galasso | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Frank Gold makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Arkansas | Jerry Koh misses the jumper from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 00:16 | Arkansas | Steven Deaton gets the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Arkansas | Steven Deaton is fouled on the floor by Sung Xue - foul #3 on Sung Xue, team foul #8 | 42-40 |
| 00:14 | Arkansas | Steven Deaton makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 00:14 | Arkansas | Steven Deaton misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Sung Xue misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Frank Gold grabs the offensive board | 43-40 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Sung Xue misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-40 |