| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) SG - Robert Bondurant (fresh) SF - Mark Baron (fresh) PF - Nicholas Crow (fresh) C - Duane Creasy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Zane Branch (fresh) SG - Richard Mederos (fresh) SF - George Hill (fresh) PF - Christopher Stoney (fresh) C - David White (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the right side and he's hacked by Nicholas Crow - foul #1 on Nicholas Crow, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch's fadeaway is rejected by Duane Creasy | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | Alabama | Mark Baron is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney's layup is rejected by Nicholas Crow | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | George Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Duane Creasy | 0-3 |
| 18:20 | Alabama | Duane Creasy can't finish the layup | 0-3 |
| 18:18 | Alabama | Duane Creasy tips it home | 2-3 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater near the basket | 2-3 |
| 17:57 | Alabama | Duane Creasy pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:39 | Alabama | Richard Mederos is called for the reach on Robert Bondurant - foul #1 on Richard Mederos, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), Daniel Evans (SF), Charles Champagne (C) Richard Mederos, George Hill, David White | |
| 17:19 | Alabama | Duane Creasy hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround near the basket | 2-3 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi State | David Avitia gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi State | David Avitia hits the follow up shot | 2-5 |
| 16:45 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson is hacked by David Avitia in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Avitia, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (PG), Kenneth Merryman (SG), James Holloway (PF), Dustin Barker (C) Brandon Anderson, Robert Bondurant, Nicholas Crow, Duane Creasy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG) Zane Branch | |
| 16:24 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 2-5 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Charles Champagne and he's hacked by Kenneth Merryman - foul #1 on Kenneth Merryman, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs (PF) Daniel Evans | |
| 16:03 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney makes the free throw | 2-8 |
| 15:36 | Alabama | Mark Baron hits the finger roll | 4-8 |
| 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 State | PG - Peter Barnes (fresh) SG - David Avitia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Stoney (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Brian Jacobs (fresh) C - Charles Champagne (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Merryman is called for the reach on Christopher Stoney - foul #2 on Kenneth Merryman, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (PG), Nicholas Crow (PF), Duane Creasy (C) Kenneth Merryman, Mark Baron, Dustin Barker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (PG), Richard Mederos (SG), George Hill (SF) Peter Barnes, David Avitia, Brian Jacobs | |
| 14:53 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-8 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney hits the follow up shot | 4-10 |
| 14:27 | Alabama | Duane Creasy hits a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Richard Mederos - foul #2 on Richard Mederos, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG), Mark Baron (SF) Todd Schaffner, James Holloway | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG) Richard Mederos | |
| 14:27 | Alabama | Duane Creasy makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne can't connect on a runner near the basket | 7-10 |
| 14:13 | Alabama | Duane Creasy grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:47 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Zane Branch | 10-12 |
| 13:12 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-12 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney slams it home over the doubleteam | 10-14 |
| 12:35 | Alabama | Duane Creasy can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 10-14 |
| 12:34 | Alabama | Duane Creasy tips it in | 12-14 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | George Hill misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 12:07 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Duane Creasy | 12-14 |
| 12:05 | Alabama | Duane Creasy is hacked by David Avitia in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Avitia, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (PG), James Holloway (PF), Dustin Barker (C) Brandon Anderson, Nicholas Crow, Duane Creasy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (SG), Daniel Evans (SF), Brian Jacobs (PF), David White (C) David Avitia, George Hill, Christopher Stoney, Charles Champagne | |
| 11:45 | Alabama | Mark Baron travels with the ball | 12-14 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs misses the lay-in | 12-14 |
| 11:34 | Alabama | Dustin Barker pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (fresh) SG - Robert Bondurant (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Baron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Holloway (fresh) C - Dustin Barker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Zane Branch (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Peter Barnes (fresh) SF - Daniel Evans (fresh) PF - Brian Jacobs (fresh) C - David White (fresh) | |
| 11:11 | Alabama | James Holloway clanks a floater from the free throw line | 12-14 |
| 11:09 | Alabama | Mark Baron tips it home | 14-14 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 10:46 | Alabama | James Holloway snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 10:44 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-14 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (PG), Nicholas Crow (PF), Duane Creasy (C) Robert Bondurant, James Holloway, Dustin Barker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:32 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Crow - foul #2 on Nicholas Crow, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Alabama | George Mole (PF) Nicholas Crow | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF) Daniel Evans | |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | David White loses the dribble to Brandon Anderson | 14-14 |
| 10:10 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson misses the easy layup | 14-14 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | George Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | George Hill scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Barnes | 14-17 |
| 09:34 | Alabama | Mark Baron is fouled on the floor by Zane Branch - foul #1 on Zane Branch, team foul #5 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG), James Holloway (SF), Dustin Barker (PF) Todd Schaffner, Mark Baron, George Mole | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney (PF) Brian Jacobs | |
| 09:05 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 16-17 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Zane Branch - foul #2 on Zane Branch, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Baron (SF), George Mole (C) James Holloway, Duane Creasy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), Daniel Evans (SF), Charles Champagne (C) Zane Branch, George Hill, David White | |
| 08:28 | Alabama | Mark Baron misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 16-17 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Daniel Evans | 16-17 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes is hacked by Brandon Anderson - foul #1 on Brandon Anderson, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Alabama | Duane Creasy (C) Dustin Barker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs (PF) Christopher Stoney | |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | David Avitia can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-17 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne hits the follow up shot | 16-19 |
| 07:27 | Alabama | Mark Baron can't throw it down but the foul's on Daniel Evans - foul #1 on Daniel Evans, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (PG), James Holloway (PF) Brandon Anderson, Duane Creasy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David White (C) Charles Champagne | |
| 07:27 | Alabama | Mark Baron makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:27 | Alabama | Mark Baron makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (fresh) SG - Robert Bondurant (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Mark Baron (tiring) 6 pts. PF - James Holloway (fresh) C - George Mole (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Barnes (tiring) 1 ast. SG - David Avitia (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Evans (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Jacobs (fresh) C - David White (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Mark Baron steals the ball from Daniel Evans | 18-19 |
| 06:58 | Alabama | Mark Baron can't finish the layup | 18-19 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | David Avitia gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 18-19 |
| 06:50 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 06:26 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant double dribbles | 18-19 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (PG), Dustin Barker (PF), Duane Creasy (C) Robert Bondurant, James Holloway, George Mole | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (PG), George Hill (SF), Christopher Stoney (PF) Peter Barnes, Daniel Evans, Brian Jacobs | |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | David Avitia splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-22 |
| 05:57 | Alabama | Mark Baron hits the finger roll | 20-22 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | David White scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-24 |
| 05:16 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 05:14 | Alabama | Duane Creasy snags the offensive board | 20-24 |
| 04:48 | Alabama | Mark Baron makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | David Avitia loses the ball out of bounds | 22-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG), James Holloway (SF), George Mole (PF) Todd Schaffner, Mark Baron, Dustin Barker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG), Daniel Evans (SF), Brian Jacobs (PF), Charles Champagne (C) Zane Branch, George Hill, Christopher Stoney, David White | |
| 03:54 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Brandon Anderson | 24-24 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs buries a floater from close range on a great pass from David Avitia | 24-26 |
| 03:12 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bondurant (tiring) 4 pts. SF - James Holloway (fresh) PF - George Mole (fresh) C - Duane Creasy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Barnes (tiring) 1 ast. SG - David Avitia (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Evans (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Champagne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | David Avitia clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Mole - foul #1 on George Mole, team foul #6 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman (SG), Nicholas Crow (PF) Robert Bondurant, Duane Creasy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF) Daniel Evans | |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | David Avitia misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | David Avitia makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 02:40 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Crow steps in front of the Peter Barnes pass | 24-27 |
| 02:18 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Barnes - foul #1 on Peter Barnes, team foul #8 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Baron (SF) James Holloway | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (PG), Christopher Stoney (PF) Peter Barnes, Brian Jacobs | |
| 02:18 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:18 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by George Mole - foul #2 on George Mole, team foul #7 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Alabama | Duane Creasy (C) George Mole | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:07 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 01:49 | Alabama | Duane Creasy is hacked by Zane Branch - foul #3 on Zane Branch, team foul #9 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG) Brandon Anderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG), Daniel Evans (SF) Zane Branch, George Hill | |
| 01:49 | Alabama | Duane Creasy misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Crow doubles Christopher Stoney and is called for the reach - foul #3 on Nicholas Crow, team foul #8 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (PG), James Holloway (PF) Robert Bondurant, Nicholas Crow | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:13 | Alabama | Mark Baron hits a shot in the lane set up by Kenneth Merryman | 28-31 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes's pass is intercepted by James Holloway | 28-31 |
| 00:50 | Alabama | Mark Baron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Barker (PF), George Mole (C) James Holloway, Duane Creasy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF), Brian Jacobs (C) Daniel Evans, Charles Champagne | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Merryman - foul #3 on Kenneth Merryman, team foul #9 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (PG), Robert Bondurant (SG) Todd Schaffner, Kenneth Merryman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | George Mole is fouled on the floor by Christopher Stoney - foul #1 on Christopher Stoney, team foul #10 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David White (C) Christopher Stoney | |
| 00:04 | Alabama | George Mole misses the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | George Mole makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes misses short on a halfcourt shot | 29-33 |