| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Carl Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arnold Fulmore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edgardo Garcia (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Furness (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfredo Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Holt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Nagy (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Casey Blumer (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - George Whitney (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Edgardo Garcia inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Alabama | George Whitney swats the short shot by Peter Furness | 39-36 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Furness | 39-36 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer gets the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | David Holt hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Alfredo Martin | 39-39 |
| 19:04 | Alabama | Peter Furness clanks a jumper from the left block | 39-39 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | George Whitney pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi State | David Holt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 18:57 | Alabama | Peter Furness grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 18:30 | Alabama | Carl Thomas double dribbles | 39-39 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer lays it in set up by David Holt | 39-41 |
| 18:02 | Alabama | Peter Furness misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 39-41 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi State | David Holt is fouled on the floor by Arnold Fulmore - foul #1 on Arnold Fulmore, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | George Whitney lays it up and in on a great pass from Henry Nagy and he's hacked by Carl Thomas - foul #3 on Carl Thomas, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Leroy Gilliam (PG), Charles Ybarra (SG), Steven Green (PF) Carl Thomas, Arnold Fulmore, Johnny Thomas | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen Armstrong (PF) Casey Blumer | |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | George Whitney makes the free throw | 39-44 |
| 17:14 | Alabama | Peter Furness is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Alfredo Martin | 39-44 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | David Holt misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 17:00 | Alabama | Peter Furness grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 16:42 | Alabama | Peter Furness throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Darrin Stubblefield (SF), Jesse Sims (C) Edgardo Garcia, Peter Furness | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Alban (SF), Terry Smith (C) Henry Nagy, George Whitney | |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi State | Terry Smith can't tip it in | 39-44 |
| 16:28 | Alabama | Jesse Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 16:08 | Alabama | Darrin Stubblefield misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 16:06 | Alabama | Steven Green grabs the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 15:49 | Alabama | Charles Ybarra hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 39-44 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Leroy Gilliam (fresh) SG - Charles Ybarra (fresh) SF - Darrin Stubblefield (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Green (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jesse Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfredo Martin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Holt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Alban (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Terry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | David Holt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-44 |
| 15:42 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Leroy Gilliam | 39-44 |
| 15:21 | Alabama | Leroy Gilliam double dribbles | 39-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Carl Thomas (PG), Arnold Fulmore (SG), Edgardo Garcia (SF), Johnny Thomas (PF), Peter Furness (C) Leroy Gilliam, Charles Ybarra, Darrin Stubblefield, Steven Green, Jesse Sims | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Fales (PG), Kenneth Jackson (SG), Lawrence Porter (SF), Casey Blumer (PF) Alfredo Martin, David Holt, Thomas Alban, Stephen Armstrong | |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 14:37 | Alabama | Peter Furness hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 39-47 |
| 14:35 | Alabama | Carl Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 14:16 | Alabama | Peter Furness splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Porter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-47 |
| 14:04 | Alabama | Johnny Thomas snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 13:36 | Alabama | Peter Furness knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Carl Thomas and the foul's on Terry Smith - foul #3 on Terry Smith, team foul #1 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Darrin Stubblefield (SF) Edgardo Garcia | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin (PG), David Holt (SG), Henry Nagy (SF), George Whitney (C) Willie Fales, Kenneth Jackson, Lawrence Porter, Terry Smith | |
| 13:36 | Alabama | Peter Furness makes the free throw | 42-47 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin banks in the layup | 42-49 |
| 13:08 | Alabama | Peter Furness misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 42-49 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | George Whitney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Ybarra (SG), Steven Green (PF), Jesse Sims (C) Arnold Fulmore, Johnny Thomas, Peter Furness | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen Armstrong (PF) Casey Blumer | |
| 12:27 | Alabama | Charles Ybarra can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Stephen Armstrong | 42-49 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | Stephen Armstrong is whistled for a carry | 42-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Leroy Gilliam (PG), Edgardo Garcia (SF) Carl Thomas, Darrin Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:54 | Alabama | Henry Nagy is called for the reach on Edgardo Garcia - foul #1 on Henry Nagy, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Peter Furness (C) Jesse Sims | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:34 | Alabama | Peter Furness is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-49 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Stephen Armstrong | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Leroy Gilliam (fresh) SG - Charles Ybarra (fresh) SF - Edgardo Garcia (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Green (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Furness (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfredo Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Holt (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Nagy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - George Whitney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Mississippi State | Charles Ybarra is called for the reach on David Holt - foul #3 on Charles Ybarra, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Arnold Fulmore (SG), Johnny Thomas (PF) Charles Ybarra, Steven Green | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer (PF), Terry Smith (C) Stephen Armstrong, George Whitney | |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Edgardo Garcia picks off the pass by Alfredo Martin | 42-49 |
| 10:41 | Alabama | Leroy Gilliam connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Furness | 44-49 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | David Holt buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Alfredo Martin | 44-52 |
| 10:25 | Alabama | Leroy Gilliam throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Carl Thomas (PG) Leroy Gilliam | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lawrence Porter (SF) Henry Nagy | |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 44-52 |
| 10:16 | Alabama | Johnny Thomas pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 09:50 | Alabama | Lawrence Porter doubles Peter Furness and is called for the reach - foul #4 on Lawrence Porter, team foul #3 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Darrin Stubblefield (SF), Jesse Sims (C) Edgardo Garcia, Peter Furness | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Fales (PG), Kenneth Jackson (SG), Thomas Alban (SF), Stephen Armstrong (PF), George Whitney (C) Alfredo Martin, David Holt, Lawrence Porter, Casey Blumer, Terry Smith | |
| 09:33 | Alabama | Johnny Thomas makes the turnaround from the right block | 46-52 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Stephen Armstrong | 46-54 |
| 08:59 | Alabama | Darrin Stubblefield misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | Willie Fales grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | Stephen Armstrong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Ybarra (SG), Steven Green (PF), Peter Furness (C) Arnold Fulmore, Johnny Thomas, Jesse Sims | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin (PG), David Holt (SG), Henry Nagy (SF) Willie Fales, Kenneth Jackson, Thomas Alban | |
| 08:34 | Alabama | Carl Thomas comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 46-54 |
| 08:33 | Alabama | Peter Furness tips it home | 48-54 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Stephen Armstrong connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Henry Nagy | 48-56 |
| 07:45 | Alabama | Steven Green can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 48-56 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | George Whitney misses badly on a runner in the lane | 48-56 |
| 07:25 | Alabama | Darrin Stubblefield gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Carl Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Ybarra (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Darrin Stubblefield (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Green (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Furness (fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfredo Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Holt (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Nagy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Armstrong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - George Whitney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Alabama | Peter Furness connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Carl Thomas | 50-56 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | David Holt misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-56 |
| 06:53 | Alabama | Darrin Stubblefield pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 06:33 | Alabama | Peter Furness knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Carl Thomas | 52-56 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | George Whitney throws it down | 52-58 |
| 05:56 | Alabama | Peter Furness's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-58 |
| Subs | Alabama | Leroy Gilliam (PG), Arnold Fulmore (SG), Edgardo Garcia (SF), Johnny Thomas (PF), Jesse Sims (C) Carl Thomas, Charles Ybarra, Darrin Stubblefield, Steven Green, Peter Furness | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Fales (PG), Kenneth Jackson (SG), Lawrence Porter (SF), Casey Blumer (PF), Terry Smith (C) Alfredo Martin, David Holt, Henry Nagy, Stephen Armstrong, George Whitney | |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer misses the lay-in | 52-58 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | Terry Smith gets the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Terry Smith lays it in set up by Casey Blumer | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:06 | Alabama | The short jumper by Jesse Sims is denied by Terry Smith | 52-60 |
| 05:04 | Alabama | Johnny Thomas tips it home | 54-60 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-60 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Terry Smith tips it home | 54-62 |
| 04:37 | Alabama | Leroy Gilliam makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Johnny Thomas | 56-62 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Terry Smith double dribbles | 56-62 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin (PG), David Holt (SG) Willie Fales, Kenneth Jackson | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:10 | Alabama | Johnny Thomas comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 56-62 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Casey Blumer grabs the defensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by David Holt | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:50 | Alabama | Arnold Fulmore knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 58-64 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | David Holt drills a shot from the right wing set up by Alfredo Martin and the foul's on Johnny Thomas - foul #1 on Johnny Thomas, team foul #4 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Alabama | Carl Thomas (PG), Peter Furness (C) Leroy Gilliam, Jesse Sims | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Nagy (SF), Thomas Alban (C) Lawrence Porter, Terry Smith | |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | David Holt makes the free throw | 58-67 |
| 03:39 | Alabama | Casey Blumer steals the ball from Johnny Thomas | 58-67 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | Henry Nagy is fouled on the floor by Edgardo Garcia - foul #1 on Edgardo Garcia, team foul #5 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Ybarra (SG), Steven Green (PF) Arnold Fulmore, Johnny Thomas | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Henry Nagy | 58-70 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Carl Thomas (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Ybarra (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Edgardo Garcia (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Green (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Furness (fresh) 24 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfredo Martin (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Holt (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Nagy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Casey Blumer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 12 reb. C - Thomas Alban (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Alabama | Peter Furness lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a great pass from Charles Ybarra and the foul's on Thomas Alban - foul #2 on Thomas Alban, team foul #4 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Alabama | Darrin Stubblefield (SF) Edgardo Garcia | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Whitney (C) Casey Blumer | |
| 02:54 | Alabama | Peter Furness misses the free throw | 60-70 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | George Whitney grabs the defensive rebound | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Steven Green is called for the reach on Alfredo Martin - foul #2 on Steven Green, team foul #6 | 60-70 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Alfredo Martin buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Alban | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:57 | Alabama | Carl Thomas misses the jump hook from the baseline | 60-73 |
| 01:56 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Furness | 60-73 |
| 01:47 | Alabama | George Whitney is called for the reach on Carl Thomas - foul #2 on George Whitney, team foul #5 | 60-73 |
| Subs | Alabama | Leroy Gilliam (PG), Jesse Sims (C) Carl Thomas, Peter Furness | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Fales (PG), Kenneth Jackson (SG), Lawrence Porter (SF), Stephen Armstrong (PF), Terry Smith (C) Alfredo Martin, David Holt, Henry Nagy, Thomas Alban, George Whitney | |
| 01:42 | Alabama | Darrin Stubblefield's layup is rejected by Terry Smith | 60-73 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Willie Fales | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Willie Fales is hacked by Charles Ybarra in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Ybarra, team foul #7 | 60-73 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Willie Fales makes the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Willie Fales makes the 2nd free throw | 60-75 |
| 01:19 | Alabama | Leroy Gilliam misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Terry Smith - foul #4 on Terry Smith, team foul #6 | 60-75 |
| 01:19 | Alabama | Leroy Gilliam makes the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 01:19 | Alabama | Leroy Gilliam makes the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Porter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-75 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Alabama | Lawrence Porter steals the ball from Jesse Sims | 62-75 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Terry Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-75 |
| 00:26 | Alabama | Leroy Gilliam loses the ball out of bounds | 62-75 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Willie Fales runs out the clock | 62-75 |