| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Vincent Bane (fresh) 12 pts. SG - David Umstead (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeff Pape (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Fretwell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Welch (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark League (fresh) PF - Charles Lewis (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Cahill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Mark League inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi State | Vincent Bane picks off the pass by David Cahill | 38-32 |
| 19:24 | Arkansas | Jeff Pape misses the easy layup | 38-32 |
| 19:23 | Arkansas | David Umstead tips it back up and in | 40-32 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | David Umstead steals it from Robert Graham in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| 19:10 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 40-32 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | David Cahill grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham misses the floater from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 18:48 | Arkansas | Jeff Pape grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 18:43 | Arkansas | Charles Lewis takes the ball from David Umstead | 40-32 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | David Cahill blows the layup but he's fouled by David Umstead - foul #3 on David Umstead, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bruce Garner (SG) David Umstead | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | David Cahill misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | David Cahill makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 18:12 | Arkansas | Vincent Bane can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses badly on a runner near the basket | 40-33 |
| 17:52 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 17:48 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell is fouled on the floor by Charles Lewis - foul #1 on Charles Lewis, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| 17:40 | Arkansas | Vincent Bane connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Frank Fretwell | 43-33 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi State | Jeff Pape steals it from Robert Graham | 43-33 |
| 17:07 | Arkansas | Bruce Garner scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-33 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi State | David Cahill lays it in | 45-35 |
| 16:41 | Arkansas | Jeff Pape drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Vincent Bane | 47-35 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | David Cahill makes the wide open floater in the paint | 47-37 |
| 16:05 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Lewis - foul #2 on Charles Lewis, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Edmondson (SF) Kenneth Robinson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG), Robert Ferrill (SF), Kenneth Jackson (PF), Jeffrey Burpee (C) Robert Graham, Mark League, Charles Lewis, David Cahill | |
| 16:05 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 16:05 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky is open and buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Jackson | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Vincent Bane (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Garner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Edmondson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeff Pape (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Fretwell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Welch (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ferrill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Burpee (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell's pass is intercepted by Robert Ferrill | 48-39 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Ferrill | 48-41 |
| 15:05 | Arkansas | Kenneth Jackson denies the turnaround by Frank Fretwell | 48-41 |
| 15:03 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell tips it home | 50-41 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch clanks a 3 from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 14:50 | Arkansas | Louis Edmondson snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 14:37 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 50-41 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 14:10 | Arkansas | Jeff Pape gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 13:48 | Arkansas | Jeff Pape can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-41 |
| 13:46 | Arkansas | Louis Edmondson tips it home | 52-41 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky lays it in set up by Jeffrey Burpee | 52-43 |
| 13:14 | Arkansas | Louis Edmondson is fouled on the floor by Robert Ferrill - foul #2 on Robert Ferrill, team foul #3 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Umstead (SG), Kenneth Robinson (SF) Bruce Garner, Louis Edmondson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG), Mark League (SF), Charles Lewis (PF), David Cahill (C) Douglas Welch, Robert Ferrill, Kenneth Jackson, Jeffrey Burpee | |
| 13:09 | Arkansas | Kenneth Robinson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi State | David Cahill snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | David Cahill misses the lay-in | 52-43 |
| 12:41 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 12:35 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell connects on the shot in the paint | 54-43 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Frank Fretwell steps in front of the Alfred Yablonsky pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 54-43 |
| 11:57 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell buries a jumper near the basket set up by Jeff Pape and he's hacked by Robert Graham - foul #1 on Robert Graham, team foul #4 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bruce Garner (PG), Louis Ranallo (PF) Vincent Bane, Jeff Pape | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch (SG) Alfred Yablonsky | |
| 11:57 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell makes the free throw | 57-43 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-43 |
| 11:36 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Bruce Garner | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Bruce Garner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Umstead (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Louis Ranallo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Fretwell (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Welch (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark League (fresh) PF - Charles Lewis (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Cahill (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Arkansas | Bruce Garner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-43 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | David Cahill grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Frank Fretwell is called for the reach on David Cahill - foul #3 on Frank Fretwell, team foul #2 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Edmondson (SF), Simon Sharon (C) Kenneth Robinson, Frank Fretwell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (SG), Jeffrey Burpee (C) Douglas Welch, David Cahill | |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | Simon Sharon blocks the short jumper by Robert Graham | 57-43 |
| 10:35 | Arkansas | David Umstead snags the defensive board | 57-43 |
| 10:21 | Arkansas | David Umstead hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 10:19 | Arkansas | Louis Ranallo pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 10:04 | Arkansas | Bruce Garner hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Louis Edmondson | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | Louis Edmondson denies the turnaround by Alfred Yablonsky | 60-43 |
| 09:52 | Arkansas | David Umstead pulls down the rebound | 60-43 |
| 09:30 | Arkansas | David Umstead can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Lewis - foul #3 on Charles Lewis, team foul #5 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Vincent Bane (PG), Kenneth Robinson (SF), Jeff Pape (PF) Bruce Garner, Louis Edmondson, Simon Sharon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Ferrill (SF), Kenneth Jackson (PF), David Cahill (C) Mark League, Charles Lewis, Jeffrey Burpee | |
| 09:30 | Arkansas | David Umstead makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 09:30 | Arkansas | David Umstead makes the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | David Cahill can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Umstead - foul #4 on David Umstead, team foul #3 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eddy Hopes (SG) David Umstead | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch (SG) Robert Graham | |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | David Cahill makes the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | David Cahill makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 09:08 | Arkansas | Kenneth Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bruce Garner (SG), Frank Fretwell (C) Eddy Hopes, Louis Ranallo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG) Alfred Yablonsky | |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | Robert Ferrill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-45 |
| 08:21 | Arkansas | Jeff Pape is hacked by Kenneth Jackson - foul #2 on Kenneth Jackson, team foul #6 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG), Mark League (SF) Robert Graham, Robert Ferrill | |
| 07:59 | Arkansas | Mark League blocks the short jumper by Frank Fretwell | 62-45 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark League | 62-47 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Vincent Bane (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Garner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeff Pape (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Fretwell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Welch (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark League (fresh) PF - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Cahill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Arkansas | Bruce Garner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-49 |
| 06:55 | Arkansas | Vincent Bane is hacked by Alfred Yablonsky - foul #1 on Alfred Yablonsky, team foul #7 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Umstead (SG), Louis Edmondson (SF), Louis Ranallo (C) Bruce Garner, Kenneth Robinson, Frank Fretwell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG), Charles Lewis (PF), Jeffrey Burpee (C) Douglas Welch, Kenneth Jackson, David Cahill | |
| 06:55 | Arkansas | Vincent Bane makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 06:55 | Arkansas | Vincent Bane makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham is hacked by Vincent Bane - foul #2 on Vincent Bane, team foul #4 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Ferrill (SF) Mark League | |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Alfred Yablonsky and he's hacked by Louis Ranallo - foul #2 on Louis Ranallo, team foul #5 | 64-51 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham misses the free throw | 64-51 |
| 06:30 | Arkansas | David Umstead grabs the board | 64-51 |
| 06:14 | Arkansas | Vincent Bane scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Louis Ranallo | 67-51 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Robert Ferrill scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Graham | 67-53 |
| 05:43 | Arkansas | David Umstead hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Alfred Yablonsky - foul #2 on Alfred Yablonsky, team foul #8 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell (C) Vincent Bane | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch (SG), Mark League (SF) Alfred Yablonsky, Robert Ferrill | |
| 05:43 | Arkansas | David Umstead makes the free throw | 70-53 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch is fouled on the floor by Louis Ranallo - foul #3 on Louis Ranallo, team foul #6 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bruce Garner (PG) Louis Ranallo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark League | 70-56 |
| 05:05 | Arkansas | Bruce Garner scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Umstead | 73-56 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-56 |
| 04:49 | Arkansas | David Umstead snags the defensive board | 73-56 |
| 04:34 | Arkansas | David Umstead hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 73-56 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Mark League gets the rebound | 73-56 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham misses the dunk attempt | 73-56 |
| 04:14 | Arkansas | Jeff Pape snags the defensive board | 73-56 |
| 04:03 | Arkansas | David Umstead misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-56 |
| 04:01 | Arkansas | Bruce Garner gets the offensive rebound | 73-56 |
| 03:48 | Arkansas | Bruce Garner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-56 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee grabs the defensive rebound | 73-56 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-56 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham tips it in | 73-58 |
| 03:29 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Vincent Bane (PG), Kenneth Robinson (SF) Bruce Garner, Louis Edmondson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG), David Cahill (C) Robert Graham, Jeffrey Burpee | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Vincent Bane (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Umstead (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kenneth Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeff Pape (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Fretwell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Welch (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark League (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Lewis (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - David Cahill (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:03 | Arkansas | Kenneth Robinson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-58 |
| 03:01 | Arkansas | Jeff Pape tips it back up and in | 75-58 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | David Cahill is wide open but clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 75-58 |
| 02:46 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Frank Fretwell | 75-58 |
| 02:28 | Arkansas | Kenneth Robinson misses the lay-in | 75-58 |
| 02:27 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Bane | 75-58 |
| 02:05 | Arkansas | Vincent Bane makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jeff Pape | 78-58 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | Vincent Bane steals the ball from Alfred Yablonsky in the backcourt | 78-58 |
| 01:40 | Arkansas | David Cahill swats the layup by David Umstead | 78-58 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky snags the defensive board | 78-58 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | David Cahill is open and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alfred Yablonsky | 78-60 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:06 | Arkansas | Vincent Bane misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 78-60 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | Mark League snags the defensive board | 78-60 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Kenneth Robinson - foul #1 on Kenneth Robinson, team foul #7 | 78-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bruce Garner (PG), Eddy Hopes (SG), Louis Edmondson (SF), Louis Ranallo (PF), Simon Sharon (C) Vincent Bane, David Umstead, Kenneth Robinson, Jeff Pape, Frank Fretwell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky makes the 1st free throw | 78-61 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky misses the 2nd free throw | 78-61 |
| 00:57 | Arkansas | Simon Sharon snags the defensive board | 78-61 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Arkansas | Simon Sharon clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 78-61 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Charles Lewis grabs the board | 78-61 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 78-61 |
| 00:25 | Arkansas | Bruce Garner snags the defensive board | 78-61 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Bruce Garner runs out the clock | 78-61 |