| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Merganthaler (fresh) SG - Patrick Shaver (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Arthur Partin (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Eugene Poor (fresh) 2 stl. C - Michael Mullins (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Adam Knox (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Arthur Partin inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:40 | Arkansas | Michael Mullins misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox is fouled on the floor by Eugene Poor - foul #1 on Eugene Poor, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Rushing (PG), Sean Wood (PF) James Merganthaler, Eugene Poor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-28 |
| 18:33 | Arkansas | Arthur Partin's layup is rejected by Adam Knox | 23-28 |
| 18:31 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver snags the offensive board | 23-28 |
| 18:15 | Arkansas | William Rushing misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-28 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith misses badly on a shot from the left block | 23-28 |
| 17:54 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Patrick Shaver | 23-28 |
| 17:30 | Arkansas | Arthur Partin can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Forrest Sommer - foul #3 on Forrest Sommer, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon (PF) Sean Wood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG) Forrest Sommer | |
| 17:30 | Arkansas | Arthur Partin makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 17:30 | Arkansas | Arthur Partin makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi State | Patrick Shaver is called for the reach on David Kopczynski - foul #3 on Patrick Shaver, team foul #2 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski (SG), Eugene Poor (PF) Patrick Shaver, Arthur Partin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 25-28 |
| 16:59 | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 16:45 | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 16:43 | Arkansas | Michael Mullins snags the offensive board | 25-28 |
| 16:26 | Arkansas | William Rushing is fouled on the floor by James Whitney - foul #1 on James Whitney, team foul #2 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Arthur Partin (SF), Sean Wood (C) Eugene Poor, Michael Mullins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (SF), Akim Zickler (PF), Glenn Sain (C) Joshua Smith, Adam Knox, Lewis Burkley | |
| 16:08 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon's dunk attempt is rejected by Akim Zickler | 25-28 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Akim Zickler | 25-28 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-28 |
| 15:41 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Fadey Olejarski | 25-28 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Rushing (fairly fresh) SG - Fadey Olejarski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Arthur Partin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Magoon (fresh) 12 pts. C - Sean Wood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Kopczynski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Townley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Akim Zickler (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Glenn Sain (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Kopczynski - foul #1 on David Kopczynski, team foul #3 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Merganthaler (PG), Patrick Shaver (SG), Eugene Poor (PF), Michael Mullins (C) William Rushing, Fadey Olejarski, Arthur Partin, Sean Wood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer (PG), Joshua Smith (SF), Lewis Burkley (C) James Whitney, Shawn Townley, Glenn Sain | |
| 15:20 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 15:20 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 15:20 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Mullins | 26-28 |
| 14:54 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Benjamin Magoon, team foul #3 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Arthur Partin (SF) Benjamin Magoon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Adam Knox (PF) Akim Zickler | |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Eugene Poor - foul #2 on Eugene Poor, team foul #4 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Rushing (PG), Sean Wood (C) James Merganthaler, Michael Mullins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (SF) David Kopczynski | |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 14:36 | Arkansas | Eugene Poor gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 14:12 | Arkansas | Arthur Partin is called for traveling | 26-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Merganthaler (PG), Benjamin Magoon (SF), Michael Mullins (C) William Rushing, Arthur Partin, Sean Wood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG) Shawn Townley | |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Patrick Shaver - foul #4 on Patrick Shaver, team foul #5 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski (SG), Arthur Partin (SF) Patrick Shaver, Benjamin Magoon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 13:40 | Arkansas | Michael Mullins scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Arthur Partin | 28-31 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer travels with the ball | 28-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Rushing (PG), Benjamin Magoon (SF), Sean Wood (C) James Merganthaler, Arthur Partin, Michael Mullins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (SF) Joshua Smith | |
| 13:00 | Arkansas | Sean Wood is fouled on the floor by Lewis Burkley - foul #1 on Lewis Burkley, team foul #4 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Arthur Partin (SF) Eugene Poor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler (C) Lewis Burkley | |
| 12:42 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon misses the jumper in the paint | 28-31 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer is denied on a layup by Benjamin Magoon | 28-31 |
| 12:15 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Arthur Partin | 28-31 |
| 11:52 | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski's layup is rejected by Akim Zickler | 28-31 |
| 11:51 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon tips it back up and in | 30-31 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | James Whitney buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Shawn Townley | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Rushing (fairly fresh) SG - Fadey Olejarski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Arthur Partin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Benjamin Magoon (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Wood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Townley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Knox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Akim Zickler (fresh) 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Arkansas | Shawn Townley picks off the pass by Benjamin Magoon | 30-34 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi State | James Whitney throws it down on a nice dish by Shawn Townley | 30-36 |
| 10:45 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon blows the layup | 30-36 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer hits a floater from close range on a great pass from James Whitney | 30-38 |
| 10:18 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon knocks in the driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Shawn Townley - foul #2 on Shawn Townley, team foul #5 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Merganthaler (PG), Eugene Poor (PF), Michael Mullins (C) William Rushing, Arthur Partin, Sean Wood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith (PG), David Kopczynski (SG), Lewis Burkley (C) James Whitney, Forrest Sommer, Adam Knox | |
| 10:18 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon makes the free throw | 33-38 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith is hacked by Benjamin Magoon - foul #2 on Benjamin Magoon, team foul #6 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain (PF) Akim Zickler | |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith connects on the 3 from the left corner | 33-41 |
| 09:12 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-41 |
| 09:10 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon hits the follow up shot | 35-41 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Kopczynski and the foul's on James Merganthaler - foul #2 on James Merganthaler, team foul #7 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Rushing (SG), Arthur Partin (SF) Fadey Olejarski, Benjamin Magoon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Forrest Sommer (SG), Akim Zickler (PF) David Kopczynski, Shawn Townley, Glenn Sain | |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith makes the free throw | 35-45 |
| 08:27 | Arkansas | Arthur Partin is hacked by Joshua Smith - foul #2 on Joshua Smith, team foul #6 | 35-45 |
| 08:12 | Arkansas | Eugene Poor loses the dribble to Lewis Burkley | 35-45 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley loses the dribble to Eugene Poor | 35-45 |
| 07:39 | Arkansas | The jumper by Arthur Partin is denied by Lewis Burkley | 35-45 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | James Whitney grabs the board | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Merganthaler (fresh) SG - William Rushing (fairly fresh) SF - Arthur Partin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Poor (fresh) 3 stl. C - Michael Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Akim Zickler (fresh) 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-45 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley grabs the offensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 07:22 | Arkansas | Eugene Poor grabs the board | 35-45 |
| 07:12 | Arkansas | Arthur Partin can't connect on a runner near the basket | 35-45 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | William Rushing is called for the reach on Joshua Smith - foul #3 on William Rushing, team foul #8 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver (SG), Benjamin Magoon (SF), Sean Wood (C) William Rushing, Arthur Partin, Michael Mullins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Adam Knox (PF) Akim Zickler | |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith misses the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 06:58 | Arkansas | Eugene Poor snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 06:34 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Forrest Sommer - foul #4 on Forrest Sommer, team foul #7 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Mullins (C) Eugene Poor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG), Shawn Townley (SF), Glenn Sain (C) James Whitney, Joshua Smith, Lewis Burkley | |
| 06:34 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 06:34 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver misses the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Sean Wood is called for the reach on Forrest Sommer - foul #1 on Sean Wood, team foul #9 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eugene Poor (PF) Michael Mullins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 06:00 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley snags the defensive board | 36-47 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-49 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:32 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Benjamin Magoon, team foul #10 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Rushing (PG), Arthur Partin (SF), Michael Mullins (C) James Merganthaler, Eugene Poor, Sean Wood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Lewis Burkley (C) David Kopczynski, Glenn Sain | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Benjamin Magoon blocks the short jumper by Forrest Sommer | 36-49 |
| 05:20 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Patrick Shaver | 36-49 |
| 05:14 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon's floater is tipped away by Adam Knox | 36-49 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley pulls down the rebound | 36-49 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Arthur Partin is called for the reach on Shawn Townley - foul #2 on Arthur Partin, team foul #11 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Merganthaler (PG), Fadey Olejarski (SF), Eugene Poor (PF), Sean Wood (C) William Rushing, Arthur Partin, Benjamin Magoon, Michael Mullins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley makes the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley makes the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 04:29 | Arkansas | James Merganthaler is whistled for a carry | 36-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon (SF), Michael Mullins (C) Fadey Olejarski, Eugene Poor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG), Akim Zickler (PF), Glenn Sain (C) Forrest Sommer, Adam Knox, Lewis Burkley | |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 36-51 |
| 04:09 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Michael Mullins | 36-51 |
| 03:59 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 36-51 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Shawn Townley | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | James Whitney is hacked by Benjamin Magoon - foul #4 on Benjamin Magoon, team foul #12 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Rushing (PG), Fadey Olejarski (SF), Eugene Poor (PF) James Merganthaler, Benjamin Magoon, Sean Wood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | James Whitney misses the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | James Whitney makes the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:35 | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski is fouled on the floor by Shawn Townley - foul #3 on Shawn Townley, team foul #8 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Sean Wood (C) Michael Mullins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:35 | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 03:35 | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski misses the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler pulls down the rebound | 37-52 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Rushing (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Patrick Shaver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Fadey Olejarski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Poor (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Sean Wood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Kopczynski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Townley (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Akim Zickler (fresh) 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Glenn Sain (fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley clanks a 3 from straight away but he's fouled by Sean Wood - foul #2 on Sean Wood, team foul #13 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Merganthaler (PG), Arthur Partin (SF), Benjamin Magoon (PF), Michael Mullins (C) William Rushing, Fadey Olejarski, Eugene Poor, Sean Wood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Ford (SF) James Whitney | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley misses the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley makes the 3rd free throw | 37-54 |
| 03:03 | Arkansas | Michael Mullins knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by James Merganthaler | 39-54 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | Steven Ford misses the jumpshot from the right side | 39-54 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain tips it but misses | 39-54 |
| 02:39 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver grabs the defensive rebound | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:20 | Arkansas | James Merganthaler clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 39-54 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi State | Steven Ford gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Steven Ford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eugene Poor (PF) Benjamin Magoon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG) Steven Ford | |
| 01:43 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver can't connect on a floater in the paint | 39-54 |
| 01:41 | Arkansas | Eugene Poor grabs the offensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 01:33 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from James Merganthaler | 41-54 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Mullins - foul #2 on Michael Mullins, team foul #14 | 41-54 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 00:46 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver blows the layup but he's fouled by David Kopczynski - foul #2 on David Kopczynski, team foul #9 | 41-56 |
| 00:46 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 00:46 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 43-58 |
| 00:13 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Partin | 43-58 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | James Whitney runs out the clock | 46-58 |