| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Henry Schumacher (fresh) SG - Greg Shuler (fresh) SF - Michael Sickles (fresh) PF - David Ward (fresh) C - Larry Finch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter McIlwraith (fresh) SG - Fred Millan (fresh) SF - Wayne Studdard (fresh) PF - Brian McPhaul (fresh) C - Andrew Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Arkansas | Michael Sickles grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Arkansas | Greg Shuler drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Sickles | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard is hacked by Michael Sickles - foul #1 on Michael Sickles, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard tips it back up and in | 3-2 |
| 18:24 | Arkansas | Henry Schumacher is hacked by Walter McIlwraith - foul #1 on Walter McIlwraith, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:06 | Arkansas | Henry Schumacher knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Sickles | 5-2 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul misses the lay-in | 5-2 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams gets the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Fred Millan makes the shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Larry Finch - foul #1 on Larry Finch, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Imler (PG) Walter McIlwraith | |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Fred Millan makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:19 | Arkansas | Henry Schumacher drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Michael Sickles and he's hacked by Robert Imler - foul #1 on Robert Imler, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski (SG), Wilfredo Ponce (PF), Gary Howze (C) Fred Millan, Brian McPhaul, Andrew Williams | |
| 17:19 | Arkansas | Henry Schumacher makes the free throw | 8-5 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 8-5 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard grabs the offensive board | 8-5 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-7 |
| 16:38 | Arkansas | Michael Sickles connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Schumacher | 10-7 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-7 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edward Wagner (SG), Craig Orem (PF) Greg Shuler, David Ward | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith (PG) Wayne Studdard | |
| 16:18 | Arkansas | Henry Schumacher comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 10-7 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Robert Imler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-7 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Toney Frederick (PG), Richard Shea (SF), Paul Culbertson (C) Henry Schumacher, Michael Sickles, Larry Finch | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul (PF), Andrew Williams (C) Robert Imler, Gary Howze | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Toney Frederick (fresh) SG - Edward Wagner (fresh) SF - Richard Shea (fresh) PF - Craig Orem (fresh) C - Paul Culbertson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter McIlwraith (fresh) SG - Franjo Szczeblewski (fresh) SF - Wilfredo Ponce (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian McPhaul (fresh) C - Andrew Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Arkansas | Toney Frederick buries a jumper from the right block set up by Richard Shea | 12-7 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | Edward Wagner steps in front of the Walter McIlwraith pass in the backcourt | 12-7 |
| 15:28 | Arkansas | Edward Wagner lays it up and in | 14-7 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 14-9 |
| 14:55 | Arkansas | Brian McPhaul steals it from Edward Wagner | 14-9 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 14-9 |
| 14:31 | Arkansas | Richard Shea gets the rebound | 14-9 |
| 14:14 | Arkansas | Paul Culbertson misses the jumpshot from the right side | 14-9 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams grabs the board | 14-9 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith loses the dribble to Paul Culbertson | 14-9 |
| 13:40 | Arkansas | Craig Orem is called for traveling | 14-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Schumacher (PG), Greg Shuler (SG), Michael Sickles (SF), David Ward (PF), Larry Finch (C) Toney Frederick, Edward Wagner, Richard Shea, Craig Orem, Paul Culbertson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Imler (PG), Fred Millan (SG), Wayne Studdard (SF), Gary Howze (PF), Bart Kennedy (C) Walter McIlwraith, Franjo Szczeblewski, Wilfredo Ponce, Brian McPhaul, Andrew Williams | |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze misses the lay-in | 14-9 |
| 13:23 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Henry Schumacher | 14-9 |
| 12:55 | Arkansas | Greg Shuler makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Henry Schumacher | 16-9 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi State | Michael Sickles steps in front of the Robert Imler pass in the backcourt | 16-9 |
| 12:44 | Arkansas | Greg Shuler buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Henry Schumacher | 19-9 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | Bart Kennedy misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 19-9 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | Fred Millan tips it but misses | 19-9 |
| 12:26 | Arkansas | David Ward pulls down the rebound | 19-9 |
| 12:16 | Arkansas | Henry Schumacher misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 19-9 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Bart Kennedy | 19-9 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | Robert Imler comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-9 |
| 12:07 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to David Ward | 19-9 |
| 11:48 | Arkansas | Henry Schumacher is hacked by Fred Millan - foul #1 on Fred Millan, team foul #3 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Toney Frederick (PG), Gregory Berry (SG), Richard Shea (SF), Wilburn Cleveland (PF), Paul Culbertson (C) Henry Schumacher, Greg Shuler, Michael Sickles, David Ward, Larry Finch | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Chestnut (PG), Brian McPhaul (PF), Andrew Williams (C) Robert Imler, Gary Howze, Bart Kennedy | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Toney Frederick (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Berry (fresh) SF - Richard Shea (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Wilburn Cleveland (fresh) C - Paul Culbertson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Chestnut (fresh) SG - Fred Millan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Studdard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian McPhaul (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Arkansas | Wilburn Cleveland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-9 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul is hacked by Wilburn Cleveland - foul #1 on Wilburn Cleveland, team foul #3 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edward Wagner (SG), Craig Orem (PF) Gregory Berry, Wilburn Cleveland | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | Fred Millan clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 19-9 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard tips it but misses | 19-9 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 19-9 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard's pass is intercepted by Edward Wagner | 19-9 |
| 10:29 | Arkansas | Richard Shea misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 19-9 |
| 10:27 | Arkansas | Craig Orem can't tip it in | 19-9 |
| 10:25 | Arkansas | Richard Shea tips it in | 21-9 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | Fred Millan loses the ball out of bounds | 21-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Schumacher (PG), Greg Shuler (SG), Michael Sickles (SF), Wilburn Cleveland (PF), Larry Finch (C) Toney Frederick, Edward Wagner, Richard Shea, Craig Orem, Paul Culbertson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Imler (PG), Franjo Szczeblewski (SG), Wilfredo Ponce (PF), Gary Howze (C) Richard Chestnut, Fred Millan, Brian McPhaul, Andrew Williams | |
| 10:03 | Arkansas | Franjo Szczeblewski is called for the reach on Greg Shuler - foul #1 on Franjo Szczeblewski, team foul #4 | 21-9 |
| 09:44 | Arkansas | Greg Shuler loses the ball out of bounds | 21-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Ward (PF) Wilburn Cleveland | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith (PG) Wayne Studdard | |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | Larry Finch is called for the reach on Wilfredo Ponce in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Finch, team foul #4 | 21-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wilburn Cleveland (C) Larry Finch | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:20 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce lays it up and in on a great pass from Walter McIlwraith | 21-11 |
| 09:03 | Arkansas | Henry Schumacher misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Walter McIlwraith - foul #2 on Walter McIlwraith, team foul #5 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gregory Berry (SG) Greg Shuler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard (SF), Bart Kennedy (PF), Andrew Williams (C) Walter McIlwraith, Wilfredo Ponce, Gary Howze | |
| 09:03 | Arkansas | Henry Schumacher makes the 1st free throw | 22-11 |
| 09:03 | Arkansas | Henry Schumacher makes the 2nd free throw | 23-11 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | Robert Imler misses the floater from the right wing | 23-11 |
| 08:46 | Arkansas | David Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 23-11 |
| 08:39 | Arkansas | Henry Schumacher blows the layup | 23-11 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams grabs the board | 23-11 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-11 |
| 08:30 | Arkansas | David Ward grabs the board | 23-11 |
| 08:14 | Arkansas | Michael Sickles knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Henry Schumacher | 26-11 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-11 |
| 08:00 | Arkansas | David Ward pulls down the rebound | 26-11 |
| 07:43 | Arkansas | Henry Schumacher buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Berry | 28-11 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Henry Schumacher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Berry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Sickles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Ward (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Wilburn Cleveland (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Imler (fairly fresh) SG - Franjo Szczeblewski (fairly fresh) SF - Wayne Studdard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bart Kennedy (fresh) C - Andrew Williams (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard's pass is intercepted by Gregory Berry in the backcourt | 28-11 |
| 07:39 | Arkansas | Henry Schumacher lays it in set up by Gregory Berry | 30-11 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Imler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-11 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Toney Frederick (PG), Greg Shuler (SG), Richard Shea (SF), Craig Orem (PF), Paul Culbertson (C) Henry Schumacher, Gregory Berry, Michael Sickles, David Ward, Wilburn Cleveland | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Chestnut (PG), Fred Millan (SG), Wilfredo Ponce (SF), Brian McPhaul (PF), Gary Howze (C) Robert Imler, Franjo Szczeblewski, Wayne Studdard, Bart Kennedy, Andrew Williams | |
| 07:17 | Arkansas | Richard Shea makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Toney Frederick | 32-11 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul double dribbles in the backcourt | 32-11 |
| 06:57 | Arkansas | Richard Shea is fouled on the floor by Wilfredo Ponce - foul #1 on Wilfredo Ponce, team foul #6 | 32-11 |
| 06:46 | Arkansas | Toney Frederick misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Chestnut - foul #1 on Richard Chestnut, team foul #7 | 32-11 |
| 06:46 | Arkansas | Toney Frederick misses the 1st free throw | 32-11 |
| 06:46 | Arkansas | Toney Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 33-11 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 33-11 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul gets the offensive rebound | 33-11 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce is hacked by Craig Orem - foul #1 on Craig Orem, team foul #5 | 33-11 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edward Wagner (SG), David Ward (PF) Greg Shuler, Craig Orem | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Imler (PG), Wayne Studdard (SF), Bart Kennedy (C) Richard Chestnut, Wilfredo Ponce, Gary Howze | |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | Robert Imler hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wayne Studdard | 33-13 |
| 05:51 | Arkansas | Edward Wagner connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Shea | 36-13 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | Bart Kennedy misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Toney Frederick - foul #1 on Toney Frederick, team foul #6 | 36-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Schumacher (PG), Michael Sickles (SF) Toney Frederick, Richard Shea | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski (SG), Andrew Williams (C) Fred Millan, Brian McPhaul | |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | Bart Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 36-14 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | Bart Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 36-14 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Williams | 36-14 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-14 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Craig Orem (PF) David Ward | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:45 | Arkansas | Craig Orem can't throw it down | 36-14 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard snags the defensive board | 36-14 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Imler | 36-16 |
| 04:11 | Arkansas | Henry Schumacher scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-16 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Robert Imler knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 39-19 |
| 03:38 | Arkansas | Michael Sickles is fouled on the floor by Robert Imler - foul #2 on Robert Imler, team foul #8 | 39-19 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Toney Frederick (PG), Greg Shuler (SG), David Ward (PF), Larry Finch (C) Henry Schumacher, Edward Wagner, Craig Orem, Paul Culbertson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith (PG), Richard Chestnut (SG), Wilfredo Ponce (SF), Brian McPhaul (PF), Gary Howze (C) Robert Imler, Franjo Szczeblewski, Wayne Studdard, Bart Kennedy, Andrew Williams | |
| 03:38 | Arkansas | Michael Sickles misses the 1st free throw | 39-19 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul pulls down the rebound | 39-19 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Toney Frederick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Greg Shuler (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Sickles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Ward (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Larry Finch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter McIlwraith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Chestnut (fresh) SF - Wilfredo Ponce (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian McPhaul (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Howze (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-19 |
| 03:16 | Arkansas | Michael Sickles pulls down the rebound | 39-19 |
| 02:58 | Arkansas | Greg Shuler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-19 |
| 02:57 | Arkansas | Larry Finch snags the offensive board | 39-19 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas | Michael Sickles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-19 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Schumacher (PG), Richard Shea (SF), Wilburn Cleveland (PF) Toney Frederick, Michael Sickles, David Ward | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-19 |
| 02:32 | Arkansas | Henry Schumacher makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Greg Shuler | 42-19 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Walter McIlwraith and he's hacked by Henry Schumacher - foul #1 on Henry Schumacher, team foul #7 | 42-21 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Fred Millan (SG), Andrew Williams (C) Richard Chestnut, Brian McPhaul | |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze makes the free throw | 42-22 |
| 02:01 | Arkansas | Greg Shuler is fouled on the floor by Fred Millan - foul #2 on Fred Millan, team foul #9 | 42-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Craig Orem (PF) Larry Finch | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard (SF), Brian McPhaul (PF) Gary Howze, Wilfredo Ponce | |
| 02:01 | Arkansas | Greg Shuler misses the 1st free throw | 42-22 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul grabs the defensive rebound | 42-22 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | Henry Schumacher is called for the reach on Wayne Studdard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Henry Schumacher, team foul #8 | 42-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gregory Berry (SG) Greg Shuler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard misses the 1st free throw | 42-22 |
| 01:59 | Arkansas | Wilburn Cleveland grabs the defensive rebound | 42-22 |
| 01:45 | Arkansas | Henry Schumacher misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-22 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams grabs the board | 42-22 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Fred Millan misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 42-22 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Williams | 42-22 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-25 |
| 00:47 | Arkansas | Walter McIlwraith steals it from Richard Shea | 42-25 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Gregory Berry - foul #1 on Gregory Berry, team foul #9 | 42-25 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Toney Frederick (PG), Greg Shuler (SG), Michael Sickles (SF), David Ward (PF), Larry Finch (C) Henry Schumacher, Gregory Berry, Richard Shea, Craig Orem, Wilburn Cleveland | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Chestnut (PG), Franjo Szczeblewski (SG), Wilfredo Ponce (SF), Gary Howze (C) Walter McIlwraith, Fred Millan, Wayne Studdard, Andrew Williams | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul makes the 1st free throw | 42-26 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul makes the 2nd free throw | 42-27 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas | Greg Shuler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-27 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze gets the rebound | 42-27 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze misses short on a fullcourt shot | 42-27 |