| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) SG - Robert Bondurant (fresh) SF - Mark Baron (fresh) PF - Nicholas Crow (fresh) C - Duane Creasy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - William Brenneman (fresh) SG - Paul Jones (fresh) SF - Ralph Fischer (fresh) PF - Edward Gruzinsky (fresh) C - Bruce Chumbley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Duane Creasy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Alabama | Mark Baron misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ralph Fischer grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Jones comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Gruzinsky grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Gruzinsky hits the finger roll | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Alabama | Ralph Fischer is called for the reach on Brandon Anderson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Fischer, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Alabama | Mark Baron hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Brandon Anderson | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley banks in the layup | 2-4 |
| 18:38 | Alabama | Duane Creasy is hacked by Edward Gruzinsky - foul #1 on Edward Gruzinsky, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 18:22 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Ralph Fischer - foul #2 on Ralph Fischer, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Bock (SF) Ralph Fischer | |
| 18:22 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:22 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Gruzinsky double dribbles | 3-4 |
| 17:43 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Gruzinsky pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Bock misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 3-4 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Bock can't tip it in | 3-4 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Jones | 3-4 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 16:56 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:36 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant is called for traveling | 3-4 |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (PG), Kenneth Merryman (SG), James Holloway (PF), Dustin Barker (C) Brandon Anderson, Robert Bondurant, Nicholas Crow, Duane Creasy | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Carter (SG), Harold Moody (SF), John Ballard (C) Paul Jones, Edward Gruzinsky, Bruce Chumbley | |
| 16:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Carter knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Bock | 3-6 |
| 15:59 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (fresh) SG - Kenneth Merryman (fresh) SF - Mark Baron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Holloway (fresh) C - Dustin Barker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - William Brenneman (fairly fresh) SG - Matthew Carter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Moody (fresh) PF - Mark Bock (fairly fresh) C - John Ballard (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Bock is hacked by Todd Schaffner - foul #1 on Todd Schaffner, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster (SG), Henry Negron (PF) William Brenneman, Mark Bock | |
| 15:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Henry Negron, team foul #4 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (PG) Todd Schaffner | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 15:10 | Alabama | Mark Baron lays it up and in | 5-6 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Alabama | Nicholas Crow (PF), Duane Creasy (C) James Holloway, Dustin Barker | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Brenneman (PG), Paul Jones (SG), Edward Gruzinsky (PF), Bruce Chumbley (C) Matthew Carter, Clinton Shuster, Henry Negron, John Ballard | |
| 14:26 | Alabama | Mark Baron misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 14:24 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman hits the follow up shot | 7-6 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SF) Mark Baron | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron (SF), Mark Bock (C) Harold Moody, Bruce Chumbley | |
| 14:15 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Bock comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-6 |
| 13:57 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 13:54 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant is hacked by Henry Negron in the backcourt - foul #2 on Henry Negron, team foul #5 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (PG), Mark Baron (SF) Brandon Anderson, Kenneth Merryman | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley (C) Henry Negron | |
| 13:28 | Alabama | Mark Baron can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Bruce Chumbley - foul #1 on Bruce Chumbley, team foul #6 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard (PF) Edward Gruzinsky | |
| 13:28 | Alabama | Mark Baron makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:28 | Alabama | Mark Baron misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:28 | Alabama | Duane Creasy snags the offensive board | 8-6 |
| 13:03 | Alabama | Duane Creasy blows the layup | 8-6 |
| 13:02 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow misses the tip | 8-6 |
| 13:00 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow tips it back up and in | 10-6 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Bock is fouled on the floor by Mark Baron - foul #1 on Mark Baron, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (PG), Kenneth Merryman (SG), James Holloway (PF), Dustin Barker (C) Todd Schaffner, Robert Bondurant, Nicholas Crow, Duane Creasy | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Carter (PG), Clinton Shuster (SG), Harold Moody (SF), Edward Gruzinsky (PF) William Brenneman, Paul Jones, Mark Bock, Bruce Chumbley | |
| 12:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Carter lays it in | 10-8 |
| 12:01 | Alabama | James Holloway scores on a runner in the lane | 12-8 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Merryman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Baron (tiring) 5 pts. PF - James Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dustin Barker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Matthew Carter (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Clinton Shuster (fresh) SF - Harold Moody (fresh) PF - Edward Gruzinsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Ballard (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody misses the easy layup | 12-8 |
| 11:36 | Alabama | Mark Baron gets the rebound | 12-8 |
| 11:15 | Alabama | James Holloway connects on the shot from the left side | 14-8 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Matthew Carter and he's hacked by Kenneth Merryman - foul #1 on Kenneth Merryman, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (SG), Robert Bondurant (SF), Nicholas Crow (PF), Duane Creasy (C) Kenneth Merryman, Mark Baron, James Holloway, Dustin Barker | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Jones (SG), Mark Bock (SF), Bruce Chumbley (C) Matthew Carter, Harold Moody, John Ballard | |
| 10:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster makes the free throw | 14-11 |
| 10:32 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant misses long on a floater from the left side | 14-11 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Bock gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 14-11 |
| 10:25 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:07 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Bruce Chumbley - foul #2 on Bruce Chumbley, team foul #7 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Baron (SF) Brandon Anderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Brenneman (PG), Harold Moody (SF) Clinton Shuster, Bruce Chumbley | |
| 10:07 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow misses the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 10:07 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Jones knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by William Brenneman | 15-14 |
| 09:28 | Alabama | Mark Baron misses short on a turnaround from close range | 15-14 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Jones pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Gruzinsky's layup is rejected by Duane Creasy | 15-14 |
| 09:18 | Alabama | Duane Creasy grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 09:06 | Alabama | Mark Baron knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Bondurant and the foul's on Harold Moody - foul #1 on Harold Moody, team foul #8 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman (SG) Robert Bondurant | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Carter (SG) Paul Jones | |
| 09:06 | Alabama | Mark Baron makes the free throw | 18-14 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Bock is called for traveling | 18-14 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (PG), James Holloway (SF) Todd Schaffner, Mark Baron | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 08:27 | Alabama | Edward Gruzinsky steals it from James Holloway | 18-14 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Brenneman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 18-14 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Bock | 18-14 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Bock banks in the layup | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Merryman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Holloway (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nicholas Crow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Duane Creasy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - William Brenneman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Moody (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Gruzinsky (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Bock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-16 |
| 07:15 | Alabama | James Holloway tips it in | 20-16 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Carter clanks a 3 from straight away | 20-16 |
| 06:52 | Alabama | The rebound goes to James Holloway | 20-16 |
| 06:50 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by William Brenneman - foul #1 on William Brenneman, team foul #9 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG), Mark Baron (SF), Dustin Barker (PF), George Mole (C) Kenneth Merryman, James Holloway, Nicholas Crow, Duane Creasy | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster (PG), Paul Jones (SG), John Ballard (C) William Brenneman, Matthew Carter, Harold Moody | |
| 06:50 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 06:50 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Gruzinsky can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Dustin Barker - foul #1 on Dustin Barker, team foul #4 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (PG) Brandon Anderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 06:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Gruzinsky makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Gruzinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 06:08 | Alabama | Mark Baron loses the dribble to Clinton Shuster | 22-18 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | The jump hook by Edward Gruzinsky is blocked by Dustin Barker | 22-18 |
| 05:45 | Alabama | Mark Baron grabs the board | 22-18 |
| 05:43 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant is hacked by Paul Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Jones, team foul #10 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman (SG) Mark Baron | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Brenneman (PG) Clinton Shuster | |
| 05:43 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 05:43 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard's fadeaway is rejected by Dustin Barker | 23-18 |
| 05:30 | Alabama | Dustin Barker snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| 05:28 | Alabama | William Brenneman picks off the pass by Todd Schaffner in the backcourt | 23-18 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Bondurant steals the ball from Paul Jones | 23-18 |
| 05:14 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner is hacked by William Brenneman in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Brenneman, team foul #11 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (PG), Nicholas Crow (PF) Robert Bondurant, Dustin Barker | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Carter (PG), Harold Moody (SF) William Brenneman, Edward Gruzinsky | |
| 05:14 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 05:14 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-18 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Bock tips it back up and in | 25-20 |
| 04:35 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on John Ballard - foul #1 on John Ballard, team foul #12 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Baron (SF), Duane Creasy (C) Todd Schaffner, George Mole | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster (SG) Paul Jones | |
| 04:35 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 04:35 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Bock gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Bock misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-20 |
| 04:15 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| 03:48 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman clanks a 3 from the left corner | 25-20 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Mark Bock | 25-20 |
| 03:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Bock comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 25-20 |
| 03:25 | Alabama | Duane Creasy grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Merryman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Baron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Crow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Duane Creasy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Matthew Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clinton Shuster (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Moody (tiring) PF - John Ballard (tiring) C - Mark Bock (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-20 |
| 02:54 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow tips it in | 27-20 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Anderson steals the ball from Harold Moody | 27-20 |
| 02:21 | Alabama | Duane Creasy misses long on an open turnaround from close range | 27-20 |
| 02:19 | Alabama | Mark Baron hits the follow up shot | 29-20 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody's layup is rejected by Duane Creasy | 29-20 |
| 02:11 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman pulls down the rebound | 29-20 |
| 01:49 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-20 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clinton Shuster is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Clinton Shuster, team foul #13 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (PG), Robert Bondurant (SG), James Holloway (SF), Dustin Barker (PF), George Mole (C) Brandon Anderson, Kenneth Merryman, Mark Baron, Nicholas Crow, Duane Creasy | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Brenneman (PG), Paul Jones (SG), Ralph Fischer (SF), Henry Negron (PF), Bruce Chumbley (C) Matthew Carter, Clinton Shuster, Harold Moody, John Ballard, Mark Bock | |
| 01:28 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-20 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Schaffner is called for the reach on Paul Jones - foul #2 on Todd Schaffner, team foul #5 | 32-20 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Jones clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 32-20 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to William Brenneman | 32-20 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron misses badly on a floater from the left side | 32-20 |
| 00:47 | Alabama | The rebound goes to George Mole | 32-20 |
| 00:23 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant misses short on a shot in the paint | 32-20 |
| 00:22 | Alabama | James Holloway pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-20 |
| 00:01 | Alabama | Bruce Chumbley is called for the reach on Robert Bondurant - foul #3 on Bruce Chumbley, team foul #14 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Baron (SF), Duane Creasy (C) James Holloway, Dustin Barker | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Edward Gruzinsky (PF), John Ballard (C) Henry Negron, Bruce Chumbley | |
| 00:01 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant makes the 1st free throw | 33-20 |
| 00:01 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant makes the 2nd free throw | 34-20 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ralph Fischer misses short on a halfcourt shot | 34-20 |