| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Parsons (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jimmy Defranco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Damon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown inbounds the ball | 24-23 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:56 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley is fouled in the backcourt by John Anderson - foul #2 on John Anderson, team foul #1 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Folkes (PF) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal blows the layup | 24-23 |
| 19:42 | Alabama | John Anderson pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 19:13 | Alabama | Joe Phillips is called for the reach on Jimmy Defranco - foul #1 on Joe Phillips, team foul #1 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Brown (SF) Matthew Folkes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:49 | Alabama | Michael Brown misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Daniel Finley - foul #2 on Daniel Finley, team foul #2 | 24-23 |
| 18:49 | Alabama | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 18:49 | Alabama | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips is fouled on the floor by Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #2 | 26-23 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Finley and he's hacked by Jimmy Defranco - foul #3 on Jimmy Defranco, team foul #3 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Folkes (PF) Jimmy Defranco | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:25 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses the free throw | 26-25 |
| 18:25 | Alabama | James Parsons grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 18:04 | Alabama | David Damon banks in the layup | 28-25 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Matthew Folkes - foul #1 on Matthew Folkes, team foul #4 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Alabama | Edgar Johnson (PF), John Wellman (C) Matthew Folkes, David Damon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:35 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the free throw | 28-28 |
| 17:17 | Alabama | Edgar Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Damon (C) John Wellman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (SF), Kenneth Torain (C) Mark Brown, Travis Lyons | |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal hits a floater from the right block set up by Joe Phillips | 28-30 |
| 16:41 | Alabama | Kenneth Torain swats the short shot by David Damon | 28-30 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Donald Evens | 28-33 |
| 15:59 | Alabama | David Damon blows the dunk | 28-33 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens grabs the board | 28-33 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Parsons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Edgar Johnson (fresh) C - David Damon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oscar Leal (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Torain (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips clanks a 3 from the right corner | 28-33 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain grabs the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 15:35 | Mississippi State | David Damon swats the short shot by Oscar Leal | 28-33 |
| 15:34 | Alabama | The rebound goes to David Damon | 28-33 |
| 15:28 | Alabama | David Damon drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by James Parsons | 30-33 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Joe Phillips is blocked by Edgar Johnson | 30-33 |
| 15:07 | Alabama | Edgar Johnson pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 14:51 | Alabama | David Damon misses the jumper from the free throw line | 30-33 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal's pass is intercepted by James Parsons | 30-33 |
| 14:36 | Alabama | James Parsons lays it in | 32-33 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens misses the easy layup | 32-33 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens grabs the offensive board | 32-33 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joe Phillips and he's fouled by Edgar Johnson - foul #2 on Edgar Johnson, team foul #5 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (SF), Matthew Folkes (PF), John Wellman (C) Michael Brown, Edgar Johnson, David Damon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Travis Lyons (C) Daniel Finley, Joe Phillips, Donald Evens, Oscar Leal | |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain makes the free throw | 32-36 |
| 13:30 | Alabama | John Anderson blows the layup but the foul's on John Spenser - foul #2 on John Spenser, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Brown (SF) James Parsons | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Webster (PF) Kenneth Torain | |
| 13:30 | Alabama | John Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 13:30 | Alabama | John Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from John Spenser | 33-38 |
| 12:52 | Alabama | John Anderson hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Brown | 35-38 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown's pass is intercepted by John Wellman | 35-38 |
| 12:22 | Alabama | John Anderson blows the layup but he's hacked by Keith Rudolph - foul #1 on Keith Rudolph, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Parsons (SG), David Damon (C) Matthew Folkes, John Wellman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:22 | Alabama | John Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 12:22 | Alabama | John Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | John Spenser is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on John Spenser, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal (PF) Joe Webster | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Parsons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jimmy Defranco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Damon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-38 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 37-38 |
| 11:00 | Alabama | Michael Brown grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 10:36 | Alabama | Oscar Leal is called for the reach on Jimmy Defranco - foul #1 on Oscar Leal, team foul #6 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Folkes (PF), John Wellman (C) Michael Brown, David Damon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Kenneth Torain (C) John Spenser, Keith Rudolph, Mark Brown, Travis Lyons | |
| 10:07 | Alabama | John Anderson drills a jumpshot from the right side | 39-38 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Phillips | 39-41 |
| 09:18 | Alabama | Matthew Folkes is fouled on the floor by Oscar Leal - foul #2 on Oscar Leal, team foul #7 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Brown (SF), David Damon (C) James Parsons, John Wellman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin (C) Oscar Leal | |
| 09:18 | Alabama | Matthew Folkes makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 09:18 | Alabama | Matthew Folkes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain can't connect on a runner in the lane | 41-41 |
| 08:44 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 08:29 | Alabama | John Anderson hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Jimmy Defranco | 43-41 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain hits the finger roll | 43-43 |
| 08:04 | Alabama | John Anderson double dribbles in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Parsons (SG) Matthew Folkes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Oscar Leal (PF), Travis Lyons (C) Joe Phillips, Donald Evens, Kenneth Torain, Daniel Lin | |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | David Damon picks off the pass by Travis Lyons | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Parsons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jimmy Defranco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Damon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Alabama | John Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-43 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown is hacked by Michael Brown - foul #3 on Michael Brown, team foul #6 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Wellman (C) David Damon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG) Daniel Finley | |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons drills a floater from the baseline | 43-45 |
| 06:38 | Alabama | James Parsons misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Oscar Leal - foul #3 on Oscar Leal, team foul #8 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Damon (C) John Wellman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG) Keith Rudolph | |
| 06:38 | Alabama | James Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 06:38 | Alabama | James Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | John Spenser scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 05:42 | Alabama | David Damon misses short on a floater from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Defranco - foul #4 on Jimmy Defranco, team foul #7 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Edgar Johnson (PF), John Wellman (C) Michael Brown, David Damon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Kenneth Torain (PF), Daniel Lin (C) John Spenser, Oscar Leal, Travis Lyons | |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 04:54 | Alabama | Kenneth Torain is called for the reach on Jimmy Defranco - foul #1 on Kenneth Torain, team foul #9 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Brown (SF), David Damon (C) Edgar Johnson, John Wellman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (SF) Mark Brown | |
| 04:54 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 04:54 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | David Damon is called for the reach on Daniel Finley - foul #2 on David Damon, team foul #8 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG) Joe Phillips | |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 04:39 | Alabama | David Damon grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 04:18 | Alabama | David Damon is fouled on the floor by Daniel Lin - foul #2 on Daniel Lin, team foul #10 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hathcock (PG) John Anderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal (PF) Daniel Lin | |
| 04:18 | Alabama | David Damon misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 04:18 | Alabama | David Damon makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain knocks in the shot from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 03:42 | Alabama | David Damon connects on the shot in the lane set up by James Hathcock and he's hacked by Kenneth Torain - foul #2 on Kenneth Torain, team foul #11 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Anderson (PG) James Hathcock | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG), Travis Lyons (C) Keith Rudolph, Kenneth Torain | |
| 03:42 | Alabama | David Damon misses the free throw | 50-53 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons grabs the board | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Parsons (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jimmy Defranco (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - David Damon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons's layup is rejected by Jimmy Defranco | 50-53 |
| 03:13 | Alabama | John Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 02:56 | Alabama | John Anderson is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on John Anderson, team foul #9 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Edgar Johnson (PF), John Wellman (C) Michael Brown, David Damon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (SF) Donald Evens | |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Oscar Leal | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:31 | Alabama | John Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-56 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 02:05 | Alabama | The rebound goes to James Parsons | 50-56 |
| 02:00 | Alabama | James Parsons misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-56 |
| 01:41 | Alabama | James Parsons pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 01:37 | Alabama | John Anderson hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by James Parsons | 52-56 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on John Wellman - foul #2 on John Wellman, team foul #10 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Brown (SF), David Damon (C) Edgar Johnson, John Wellman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 01:19 | Alabama | David Damon grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 01:03 | Alabama | David Damon blows the dunk | 52-56 |
| 01:01 | Alabama | David Damon tips it back up and in | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-56 |
| 00:32 | Alabama | Michael Brown snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Alabama | Travis Lyons swats the short shot by Jimmy Defranco | 54-56 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | David Damon grabs the offensive board | 54-56 |
| 00:02 | Alabama | James Parsons clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons runs out the clock | 54-56 |