| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clinton Kent (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stanford Vansant (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Fred Overman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Rowley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Corey Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Fred Overman inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Alabama | Fred Overman's floater is tipped away by Rene Esposito | 24-33 |
| 19:39 | Alabama | William Rowley pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 19:34 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant blows the layup | 24-33 |
| 19:32 | Alabama | Fred Overman tips it back up and in | 24-35 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook misses the lay-in | 24-35 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris tips it in | 26-35 |
| 19:01 | Alabama | Fred Overman drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Clinton Kent | 26-37 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 18:24 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant is whistled for traveling | 28-37 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook misses the fadeaway from the right side | 28-37 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook snags the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook travels with the ball | 28-37 |
| 17:32 | Alabama | Franklin Cook steals it from Stanford Vansant | 28-37 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook hits the finger roll | 30-37 |
| 17:07 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Clinton Kent | 30-40 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook banks in the layup | 32-40 |
| 16:44 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant is fouled on the floor by Dennis Posey - foul #2 on Dennis Posey, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG), Scott Tarin (SF), Randy Hendrix (PF), Richard Gokey (C) Thurman Harris, Norman Dye, Franklin Cook, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Alabama | Thomas Bonaparte (SG), Javier Lopez (PF), Travis Hardwick (C) Stanford Vansant, William Rowley, Corey Daniel | |
| 16:28 | Alabama | Fred Overman knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Clinton Kent | 32-43 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-43 |
| 15:52 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick lays it up and in set up by Javier Lopez and the foul's on Richard Gokey - foul #1 on Richard Gokey, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Dye (SF), Franklin Cook (PF), Peter Angulo (C) Cody Lingerfelt, Randy Hendrix, Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael McConkey (PF) Javier Lopez | |
| 15:52 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick makes the free throw | 34-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Scott Tarin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Peter Angulo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clinton Kent (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Thomas Bonaparte (fresh) SF - Fred Overman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Michael McConkey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Travis Hardwick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Scott Tarin | 36-46 |
| 15:27 | Alabama | Fred Overman comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-46 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo pulls down the rebound | 36-46 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Clinton Kent - foul #3 on Clinton Kent, team foul #1 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG) Scott Tarin | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 14:52 | Alabama | Fred Overman travels with the ball | 38-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (SG) Dennis Posey | |
| Subs | Alabama | Stanford Vansant (SG) Thomas Bonaparte | |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 38-46 |
| 14:31 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 14:21 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick misses the dunk | 38-46 |
| 14:19 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant tips it home | 38-48 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-48 |
| 14:03 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Michael McConkey | 38-48 |
| 13:44 | Alabama | Peter Angulo is called for the reach on Stanford Vansant - foul #4 on Peter Angulo, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG), Randy Hendrix (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Norman Dye, Franklin Cook, Peter Angulo | |
| Subs | Alabama | Corey Daniel (C) Travis Hardwick | |
| 13:39 | Alabama | Thurman Harris steals it from Michael McConkey | 38-48 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Rene Esposito - foul #2 on Rene Esposito, team foul #4 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla (SF) Scott Tarin | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dale Bible (PG), Thomas Bonaparte (SG) Clinton Kent, Stanford Vansant | |
| 12:57 | Alabama | Michael McConkey misses the lay-in | 38-48 |
| 12:56 | Alabama | Fred Overman tips it home | 38-50 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey is hacked by Michael McConkey - foul #4 on Michael McConkey, team foul #2 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG), Norman Dye (SF) Thurman Harris, Kevin Bonilla | |
| Subs | Alabama | David Cooper (SF), William Rowley (PF) Fred Overman, Michael McConkey | |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | William Rowley picks off the pass by Rene Esposito | 38-50 |
| 12:07 | Alabama | Thomas Bonaparte knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Corey Daniel | 38-53 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-53 |
| 11:47 | Alabama | David Cooper grabs the board | 38-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dale Bible (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Bonaparte (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Rowley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Corey Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Alabama | William Rowley is hacked by Rene Esposito - foul #3 on Rene Esposito, team foul #5 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (PG), Franklin Cook (PF) Cody Lingerfelt, Randy Hendrix | |
| Subs | Alabama | Clinton Kent (PG), Stanford Vansant (SG), Fred Overman (SF) Dale Bible, Thomas Bonaparte, David Cooper | |
| 11:14 | Alabama | Fred Overman misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-53 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook buries a shot from the baseline | 40-53 |
| 10:36 | Alabama | Corey Daniel scores on a jumper in the paint | 40-55 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-55 |
| 10:13 | Alabama | Corey Daniel grabs the board | 40-55 |
| 10:00 | Alabama | Fred Overman drills a 3 from straight away set up by Corey Daniel | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye misses the jumper from the free throw line | 40-58 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye hits the follow up shot | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 09:22 | Alabama | Clinton Kent loses the ball out of bounds | 42-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Randy Hendrix (C) Dennis Posey, Norman Dye, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Alabama | Thomas Bonaparte (SG), David Cooper (SF), Javier Lopez (PF), Travis Hardwick (C) Stanford Vansant, Fred Overman, William Rowley, Corey Daniel | |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt misses the 3 from straight away | 42-58 |
| 09:09 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Clinton Kent | 42-58 |
| 09:05 | Alabama | Clinton Kent drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Bonaparte | 42-61 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris is hacked by Clinton Kent - foul #4 on Clinton Kent, team foul #3 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dale Bible (PG) Clinton Kent | |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Franklin Cook | 45-61 |
| 08:08 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Randy Hendrix - foul #1 on Randy Hendrix, team foul #6 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Richard Gokey (C) Cody Lingerfelt, Scott Tarin, Franklin Cook | |
| Subs | Alabama | Fred Overman (SF) David Cooper | |
| 08:08 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick misses the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 08:08 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick misses the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey gets the rebound | 45-61 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard Gokey, team foul #7 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Dye (SF), Peter Angulo (PF) Kevin Bonilla, Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael McConkey (PF) Javier Lopez | |
| 07:29 | Alabama | Fred Overman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-61 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo grabs the board | 45-61 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dale Bible (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Bonaparte (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Overman (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael McConkey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Travis Hardwick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-61 |
| 06:59 | Alabama | Michael McConkey grabs the board | 45-61 |
| 06:53 | Alabama | Dennis Posey steals it from Travis Hardwick | 45-61 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye lays it up and in set up by Dennis Posey | 47-61 |
| 06:36 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick misses the turnaround from the right block | 47-61 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye grabs the board | 47-61 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-61 |
| 06:11 | Alabama | Michael McConkey gets the rebound | 47-61 |
| 05:49 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick is fouled on the floor by Norman Dye - foul #3 on Norman Dye, team foul #8 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (PG), Franklin Cook (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Thurman Harris, Norman Dye, Randy Hendrix | |
| Subs | Alabama | Clinton Kent (PG), Stanford Vansant (SG), David Cooper (SF) Dale Bible, Thomas Bonaparte, Fred Overman | |
| 05:49 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 05:49 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick misses the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-62 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 49-62 |
| 05:07 | Alabama | Franklin Cook steps in front of the Stanford Vansant pass | 49-62 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dennis Posey | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:25 | Alabama | Clinton Kent misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-62 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Peter Angulo | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-62 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey hits the follow up shot | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:45 | Alabama | Franklin Cook steps in front of the David Cooper pass | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey is fouled on the floor by Travis Hardwick - foul #1 on Travis Hardwick, team foul #4 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Norman Dye (SF), Randy Hendrix (C) Dennis Posey, Peter Angulo, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Alabama | Thomas Bonaparte (SG), Fred Overman (SF), William Rowley (PF), Corey Daniel (C) Stanford Vansant, David Cooper, Michael McConkey, Travis Hardwick | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | Corey Daniel takes the ball from Franklin Cook | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Tarin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clinton Kent (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Bonaparte (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Overman (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Rowley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Corey Daniel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Alabama | Norman Dye is called for the reach on Fred Overman - foul #4 on Norman Dye, team foul #9 | 54-62 |
| 03:10 | Alabama | Fred Overman makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 03:10 | Alabama | Fred Overman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | William Rowley picks off the pass by Norman Dye | 54-64 |
| 02:43 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG), Rene Esposito (C) Scott Tarin, Randy Hendrix | |
| Subs | Alabama | Stanford Vansant (SG), Michael McConkey (PF) Thomas Bonaparte, William Rowley | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:25 | Alabama | Franklin Cook blocks the short jumper by Fred Overman | 54-64 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:18 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Thurman Harris, team foul #10 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (PG), Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Peter Angulo (PF), Randy Hendrix (C) Thurman Harris, Dennis Posey, Norman Dye, Franklin Cook, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dale Bible (PG), Thomas Bonaparte (SG), David Cooper (SF), William Rowley (PF), Javier Lopez (C) Clinton Kent, Stanford Vansant, Fred Overman, Michael McConkey, Corey Daniel | |
| 02:01 | Alabama | Javier Lopez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-64 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Travis Hardwick (C) Javier Lopez | |
| 01:20 | Alabama | Kevin Bonilla is called for the reach on Thomas Bonaparte - foul #2 on Kevin Bonilla, team foul #11 | 54-64 |
| 01:20 | Alabama | Thomas Bonaparte makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 01:20 | Alabama | Thomas Bonaparte misses the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Peter Angulo | 54-65 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses the lay-in | 54-65 |
| 01:06 | Alabama | William Rowley gets the rebound | 54-65 |
| 00:37 | Alabama | Thomas Bonaparte throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix clanks a shot in the paint | 54-65 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Dale Bible is called for the reach on Scott Tarin - foul #1 on Dale Bible, team foul #5 | 54-65 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-65 |
| 00:20 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick snags the defensive board | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Dale Bible runs out the clock | 54-65 |