| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Adam Knox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Merganthaler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Shaver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Partin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Poor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Mullins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith inbounds the ball | 29-23 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley lays it up and in on a great pass from Joshua Smith and the foul's on Michael Mullins - foul #1 on Michael Mullins, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Rushing (PG), Fadey Olejarski (SG), Benjamin Magoon (SF), Sean Wood (C) James Merganthaler, Patrick Shaver, Arthur Partin, Michael Mullins | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley makes the free throw | 32-23 |
| 19:02 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon travels with the ball | 32-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Merganthaler (PG), Patrick Shaver (SG), Arthur Partin (SF) William Rushing, Fadey Olejarski, Benjamin Magoon | |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | James Whitney misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 18:38 | Arkansas | Arthur Partin snags the defensive board | 32-23 |
| 18:18 | Arkansas | Arthur Partin buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by James Merganthaler | 32-25 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi State | Patrick Shaver steals the ball from James Whitney | 32-25 |
| 18:09 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver hits the finger roll | 32-27 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith clanks a shot from the free throw line | 32-27 |
| 17:47 | Arkansas | Sean Wood snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 17:30 | Arkansas | Arthur Partin is hacked by Joshua Smith - foul #2 on Joshua Smith, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Rushing (PG), Fadey Olejarski (SG), Benjamin Magoon (PF), Michael Mullins (C) James Merganthaler, Patrick Shaver, Eugene Poor, Sean Wood | |
| 17:11 | Arkansas | William Rushing is called for 5 seconds | 32-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler (PF) Adam Knox | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eugene Poor (PF), Sean Wood (C) Arthur Partin, Michael Mullins | |
| 16:54 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (SF), Glenn Sain (C) Joshua Smith, Lewis Burkley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Arthur Partin (SF), Michael Mullins (C) Eugene Poor, Sean Wood | |
| 16:31 | Arkansas | William Rushing connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Mullins | 32-30 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler can't connect on a shot near the basket | 32-30 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler snags the offensive board | 32-30 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler's pass is intercepted by Fadey Olejarski | 32-30 |
| 15:37 | Arkansas | Michael Mullins connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Fadey Olejarski | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Forrest Sommer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Townley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Akim Zickler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Sain (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Rushing (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fadey Olejarski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Arthur Partin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Magoon (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Mullins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-32 |
| 14:58 | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Mullins - foul #2 on Michael Mullins, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG), Joshua Smith (SF), Adam Knox (PF), Lewis Burkley (C) James Whitney, Shawn Townley, Akim Zickler, Glenn Sain | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Merganthaler (PG), Patrick Shaver (SG), Eugene Poor (PF), Sean Wood (C) William Rushing, Fadey Olejarski, Arthur Partin, Michael Mullins | |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:12 | Arkansas | David Kopczynski picks off the pass by Patrick Shaver | 36-35 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi State | James Merganthaler is called for the reach on Forrest Sommer - foul #1 on James Merganthaler, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (SF) Forrest Sommer | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski (SF) Benjamin Magoon | |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 13:50 | Arkansas | Eugene Poor gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 13:29 | Arkansas | Sean Wood is called for 5 seconds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon (SF) Fadey Olejarski | |
| 13:17 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith is hacked by James Merganthaler - foul #2 on James Merganthaler, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith drills a shot from just outside the lane | 38-35 |
| 12:42 | Arkansas | The jump hook by Benjamin Magoon is blocked by Adam Knox | 38-35 |
| 12:41 | Arkansas | Sean Wood can't tip it in | 38-35 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Benjamin Magoon swats the layup by Shawn Townley | 38-35 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley snags the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith's pass is intercepted by James Merganthaler | 38-35 |
| 11:46 | Arkansas | Adam Knox steals the ball from Benjamin Magoon | 38-35 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 11:22 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Joshua Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Kopczynski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Townley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Adam Knox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Lewis Burkley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Merganthaler (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Shaver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Magoon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eugene Poor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Wood (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Merganthaler | 38-38 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by David Kopczynski and he's fouled by Sean Wood - foul #1 on Sean Wood, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Forrest Sommer (SG), Akim Zickler (PF), Glenn Sain (C) Joshua Smith, David Kopczynski, Adam Knox, Lewis Burkley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Rushing (PG), Fadey Olejarski (SG), Arthur Partin (SF), Michael Mullins (C) James Merganthaler, Patrick Shaver, Eugene Poor, Sean Wood | |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 10:41 | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 10:22 | Arkansas | Michael Mullins snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 09:58 | Arkansas | Michael Mullins misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Glenn Sain - foul #1 on Glenn Sain, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Ford (SF) Shawn Townley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eugene Poor (PF) Benjamin Magoon | |
| 09:58 | Arkansas | Michael Mullins misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 09:58 | Arkansas | Michael Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler is fouled on the floor by Michael Mullins - foul #3 on Michael Mullins, team foul #6 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith (SF), Adam Knox (PF), Lewis Burkley (C) Steven Ford, Akim Zickler, Glenn Sain | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Merganthaler (PG), Patrick Shaver (SG) William Rushing, Fadey Olejarski | |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | James Merganthaler is called for the reach on James Whitney - foul #3 on James Merganthaler, team foul #7 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Sean Wood (PF) Eugene Poor | |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | James Whitney makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | James Whitney makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 09:08 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 09:07 | Arkansas | Arthur Partin gets the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 08:49 | Arkansas | James Merganthaler is fouled on the floor by Lewis Burkley - foul #2 on Lewis Burkley, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Rushing (PG), Fadey Olejarski (SG), Benjamin Magoon (SF), Eugene Poor (PF) James Merganthaler, Patrick Shaver, Arthur Partin, Sean Wood | |
| 08:33 | Arkansas | William Rushing clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by James Whitney - foul #3 on James Whitney, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Arthur Partin (SF), Sean Wood (C) Eugene Poor, Michael Mullins | |
| 08:33 | Arkansas | William Rushing makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 08:33 | Arkansas | William Rushing makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 43-41 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox gets the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-41 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox gets the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | William Rushing is called for the reach on James Whitney - foul #2 on William Rushing, team foul #8 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler (PF) Adam Knox | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Merganthaler (PG), Patrick Shaver (SG), Eugene Poor (PF), Michael Mullins (C) William Rushing, Arthur Partin, Benjamin Magoon, Sean Wood | |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | James Whitney misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 07:38 | Arkansas | Michael Mullins pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 07:11 | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 07:10 | Arkansas | Michael Mullins hits the follow up shot | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joshua Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Akim Zickler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Merganthaler (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Shaver (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fadey Olejarski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eugene Poor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Mullins (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | James Whitney drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-43 |
| 06:42 | Arkansas | James Merganthaler scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Mullins | 46-45 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler tips it home | 48-45 |
| 05:55 | Arkansas | Forrest Sommer steals it from Michael Mullins | 48-45 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer hits the finger roll | 50-45 |
| 05:30 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver is fouled on the floor by Forrest Sommer - foul #3 on Forrest Sommer, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG), Shawn Townley (SF), Adam Knox (PF) Forrest Sommer, Joshua Smith, Lewis Burkley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Rushing (PG), Arthur Partin (SF), Benjamin Magoon (PF), Sean Wood (C) James Merganthaler, Fadey Olejarski, Eugene Poor, Michael Mullins | |
| 05:08 | Arkansas | Arthur Partin is called for traveling | 50-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski (SG) Patrick Shaver | |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | James Whitney clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 04:48 | Arkansas | Sean Wood snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 04:29 | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski is called for traveling | 50-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain (C) Akim Zickler | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Merganthaler (PG), Patrick Shaver (SG) William Rushing, Fadey Olejarski | |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Benjamin Magoon - foul #1 on Benjamin Magoon, team foul #9 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer (PG) James Whitney | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Rushing (PG), Michael Mullins (C) James Merganthaler, Sean Wood | |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 03:50 | Arkansas | Michael Mullins is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Michael Mullins, team foul #10 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley (C) Glenn Sain | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Merganthaler (PG), Eugene Poor (PF), Sean Wood (C) Patrick Shaver, Arthur Partin, Michael Mullins | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 52-45 |
| 03:23 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 03:18 | Arkansas | Lewis Burkley swats the dunk try by Benjamin Magoon | 52-45 |
| 03:17 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon tips it in | 52-47 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 02:59 | Arkansas | William Rushing pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Kopczynski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Townley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Adam Knox (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Merganthaler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Rushing (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Magoon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Eugene Poor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Wood (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 02:41 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Shawn Townley - foul #1 on Shawn Townley, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith (PG) David Kopczynski | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver (SG), Arthur Partin (SF), Michael Mullins (C) James Merganthaler, Eugene Poor, Sean Wood | |
| 02:41 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 02:41 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 02:17 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Benjamin Magoon | 52-49 |
| 01:56 | Arkansas | Joshua Smith steals the ball from Benjamin Magoon | 52-49 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joshua Smith | 54-49 |
| 01:32 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon is denied on a layup by Lewis Burkley | 54-49 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:56 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer is fouled in the backcourt by William Rushing - foul #3 on William Rushing, team foul #11 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG) Shawn Townley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Merganthaler (PG), Eugene Poor (PF) William Rushing, Benjamin Magoon | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | James Whitney is fouled in the backcourt by James Merganthaler - foul #4 on James Merganthaler, team foul #12 | 59-51 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | James Whitney makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | James Whitney makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:36 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | James Merganthaler steals the ball from Adam Knox | 61-51 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas | James Merganthaler lays it in | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | James Merganthaler is called for the reach on James Whitney in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Merganthaler, team foul #13 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Rushing (PG) James Merganthaler | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | James Whitney makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | James Whitney makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | Michael Mullins hits a jump hook in the lane | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | James Whitney runs out the clock | 63-55 |