| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Knight (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Bondurant (fresh) SF - Mark Baron (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nicholas Crow (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dustin Barker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Mark Baron inbounds the ball | 20-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:39 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Mark Baron | 20-40 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi | Richard Knight misses the 3 from the left wing | 20-40 |
| 19:24 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant pulls down the rebound | 20-40 |
| 18:57 | Alabama | Mark Baron knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Brandon Anderson | 20-42 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi | Chad Smith can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Nicholas Crow - foul #3 on Nicholas Crow, team foul #1 | 20-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Randall Murray (SF) Bradley Dunning, William Parker | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Holloway (PF) Nicholas Crow | |
| 18:41 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses the 1st free throw | 20-42 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi | Chad Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 21-42 |
| 18:18 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson clanks a jumper from the right wing | 21-42 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu snags the defensive board | 21-42 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-42 |
| 18:02 | Alabama | James Holloway gets the rebound | 21-42 |
| 17:33 | Alabama | Mark Baron can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Randall Murray - foul #1 on Randall Murray, team foul #1 | 21-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Jason Williams (PF) Richard Knight, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 17:33 | Alabama | Mark Baron makes the 1st free throw | 21-43 |
| 17:33 | Alabama | Mark Baron misses the 2nd free throw | 21-43 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines grabs the board | 21-43 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 21-43 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines hits the follow up shot | 23-43 |
| 16:51 | Alabama | James Holloway can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 23-43 |
| 16:49 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant grabs the offensive board | 23-43 |
| 16:38 | Alabama | James Holloway double dribbles | 23-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Richard Knight (SF), Chad Smith (PF) Paul Mathieu, Randall Murray, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman (SG), George Mole (C) Robert Bondurant, Dustin Barker | |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses long on an open runner from the right block | 23-43 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi | Chad Smith grabs the offensive board | 23-43 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Parker and he's hacked by George Mole - foul #1 on George Mole, team foul #2 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Randall Murray (SF) Bradley Dunning, Richard Knight | |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (PG) Brandon Anderson | |
| 16:07 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses the free throw | 25-43 |
| 16:07 | Alabama | Mark Baron snags the defensive board | 25-43 |
| 15:39 | Alabama | Mark Baron shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 25-43 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 25-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Hines (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (fresh) SG - Kenneth Merryman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Baron (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Holloway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Mole (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Mississippi | William Parker misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-43 |
| 15:18 | Alabama | Mark Baron pulls down the rebound | 25-43 |
| 14:55 | Alabama | James Holloway clanks a jump hook from the right block | 25-43 |
| 14:53 | Alabama | Mark Baron tips it home | 25-45 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi | Chad Smith hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 25-45 |
| 14:23 | Alabama | Mark Baron snags the defensive board | 25-45 |
| 13:58 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Richard Knight (SG), Dwight Jones (SF), Jason Williams (PF) Paul Mathieu, William Parker, Randall Murray, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (PG), Robert Bondurant (SF), Nicholas Crow (PF), Duane Creasy (C) Todd Schaffner, Mark Baron, James Holloway, George Mole | |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Curtis Hines | 27-45 |
| 13:36 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant makes the jumper in the paint and the foul's on Dwight Jones - foul #1 on Dwight Jones, team foul #2 | 27-47 |
| 13:36 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant makes the free throw | 27-48 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Bradley Dunning out of a doubleteam | 29-48 |
| 12:45 | Alabama | Duane Creasy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Chad Smith (PF) Dwight Jones, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Baron (SF) Kenneth Merryman | |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Chad Smith travels with the ball | 29-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF) William Parker | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 12:14 | Alabama | Richard Knight takes the ball from Brandon Anderson | 29-48 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-48 |
| 12:08 | Alabama | Mark Baron snags the defensive board | 29-48 |
| 12:01 | Alabama | The short jumper by Nicholas Crow is denied by Chad Smith | 29-48 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi | Randall Murray snags the defensive board | 29-48 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi | Richard Knight misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 29-48 |
| 11:42 | Alabama | Duane Creasy pulls down the rebound | 29-48 |
| 11:38 | Alabama | Mark Baron travels with the ball | 29-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), William Parker (SG), Jason Williams (PF) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman (SG) Mark Baron | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Knight (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jason Williams (fresh) C - Curtis Hines (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Merryman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bondurant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Crow (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Duane Creasy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | William Parker is called for traveling | 29-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Smith (PF) Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 11:10 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Paul Mathieu - foul #1 on Paul Mathieu, team foul #3 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Jones (SF), Jason Williams (PF) Richard Knight, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 11:10 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 29-49 |
| 11:10 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-50 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines drills a runner in the paint set up by Paul Mathieu and the foul's on Duane Creasy - foul #4 on Duane Creasy, team foul #3 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF) Paul Mathieu, Dwight Jones, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Baron (SF), Dustin Barker (C) Robert Bondurant, Duane Creasy | |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the free throw | 32-50 |
| 10:15 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-50 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi | Chad Smith snags the defensive board | 32-50 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | William Parker knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Curtis Hines | 34-50 |
| 09:37 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi | Randall Murray grabs the board | 34-50 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi | William Parker misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi | Chad Smith hits the follow up shot | 36-50 |
| 09:03 | Alabama | Mark Baron misses the dunk attempt | 36-50 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi | Randall Murray can't finish the layup | 36-50 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | William Parker tips it in | 38-50 |
| 08:40 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-50 |
| 08:38 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow hits the follow up shot | 38-52 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 38-52 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines snags the offensive board | 38-52 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines is denied on a layup by Nicholas Crow | 38-52 |
| 07:58 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow snags the defensive board | 38-52 |
| 07:36 | Alabama | Mark Baron is fouled on the floor by Randall Murray - foul #2 on Randall Murray, team foul #4 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Richard Knight (SG), Dwight Jones (SF), Jason Williams (PF) Bradley Dunning, William Parker, Randall Murray, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (PG), Robert Bondurant (SG), James Holloway (PF), Duane Creasy (C) Brandon Anderson, Kenneth Merryman, Nicholas Crow, Dustin Barker | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Knight (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dwight Jones (fresh) PF - Jason Williams (fresh) C - Curtis Hines (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (fresh) SG - Robert Bondurant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Mark Baron (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. PF - James Holloway (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Duane Creasy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:08 | Alabama | James Holloway knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 38-54 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Jason Williams is hacked by Mark Baron - foul #1 on Mark Baron, team foul #4 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Quinlan (PF) Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 06:39 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Paul Mathieu | 40-54 |
| 06:37 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner double dribbles in the backcourt | 40-54 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 40-54 |
| 06:22 | Alabama | Mark Baron pulls down the rebound | 40-54 |
| 05:53 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-56 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi | Duane Creasy blocks the jumper by Curtis Hines | 40-56 |
| 05:40 | Alabama | Mark Baron grabs the defensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 05:16 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Todd Schaffner | 40-58 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines's layup is rejected by James Holloway | 40-58 |
| 05:05 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant pulls down the rebound | 40-58 |
| 04:50 | Alabama | Mark Baron misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Curtis Hines - foul #3 on Curtis Hines, team foul #5 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Chad Smith (PF) Dwight Jones, Randy Quinlan | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman (SG), Dustin Barker (PF), George Mole (C) Robert Bondurant, James Holloway, Duane Creasy | |
| 04:50 | Alabama | Mark Baron makes the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 04:50 | Alabama | Mark Baron makes the 2nd free throw | 40-60 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Randall Murray (SF) Paul Mathieu, Richard Knight | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Holloway (SF) Mark Baron | |
| 04:06 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner is hacked by Bradley Dunning - foul #2 on Bradley Dunning, team foul #6 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Richard Knight (SF) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 03:45 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-60 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Chad Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 40-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:36 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-60 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to William Parker | 40-60 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Knight (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Curtis Hines (tired) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Merryman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Holloway (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Barker (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Mole (fresh) | |
| 03:27 | Mississippi | Richard Knight is fouled on the floor by James Holloway - foul #1 on James Holloway, team foul #5 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (PF) Paul Mathieu, William Parker, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi | Kenneth Merryman steals it from Curtis Hines | 40-60 |
| 03:18 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman slams it home | 40-62 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Kenneth Merryman - foul #1 on Kenneth Merryman, team foul #6 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Chad Smith (PF) Richard Knight, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 03:07 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning makes the 1st free throw | 41-62 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning makes the 2nd free throw | 42-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:41 | Alabama | James Holloway is fouled on the floor by Randall Murray - foul #3 on Randall Murray, team foul #7 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Richard Knight (SF), Jason Williams (PF) William Parker, Randall Murray, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:41 | Alabama | James Holloway misses the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 02:41 | Alabama | Dustin Barker pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-62 |
| 02:28 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-62 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning gets the rebound | 42-62 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 42-62 |
| 02:01 | Alabama | James Holloway snags the defensive board | 42-62 |
| 01:35 | Alabama | Curtis Hines is called for the reach on George Mole - foul #4 on Curtis Hines, team foul #8 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Chad Smith (PF) Paul Mathieu, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 01:35 | Alabama | George Mole makes the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 01:35 | Alabama | George Mole misses the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Chad Smith pulls down the rebound | 42-63 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Richard Knight clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-63 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi | Chad Smith tips it back up and in | 44-63 |
| 00:49 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away but he's hacked by William Parker - foul #2 on William Parker, team foul #9 | 44-63 |
| 00:49 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman makes the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 00:49 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-65 |
| 00:49 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman makes the 3rd free throw | 44-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | William Parker travels with the ball | 44-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Curtis Hines - foul #5 on Curtis Hines, team foul #10 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Jones (C) Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:21 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman misses the 1st free throw | 44-66 |
| 00:21 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman misses the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | William Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 44-66 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Chad Smith is hacked by Dustin Barker - foul #1 on Dustin Barker, team foul #7 | 44-66 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses the 1st free throw | 44-66 |
| 00:16 | Alabama | Dustin Barker snags the defensive board | 44-66 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner runs out the clock | 44-66 |