| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dustin Holbrook (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Quinn Botkin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Carter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Keech (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Prather (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harry Nolin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Greer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook inbounds the ball | 26-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Harry Nolin - foul #2 on Harry Nolin, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 19:25 | Alabama | Richard Carter hits a floater from the left side set up by Harry Nolin | 28-39 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-39 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi | Greg Walker snags the offensive board | 28-39 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi | James Keech steals the ball from Kevin Pegues | 28-39 |
| 18:17 | Alabama | James Keech hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-39 |
| 18:16 | Alabama | Michael Prather tips it home | 28-41 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 17:53 | Alabama | Richard Carter snags the defensive board | 28-41 |
| 17:49 | Alabama | James Keech misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Dustin Holbrook - foul #3 on Dustin Holbrook, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami (SF) Dustin Holbrook | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 17:49 | Alabama | James Keech makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 17:49 | Alabama | James Keech makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi | A charge is called on Kenneth Smith - foul #1 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #2 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (PG), Martin Regner (SF), Robert Cheek (PF) Richard Carter, Michael Prather, Harry Nolin | |
| 17:02 | Alabama | George Greer blows the layup | 28-43 |
| 17:00 | Alabama | Martin Regner tips it in | 28-45 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi | Greg Walker banks in the layup on a great pass from Kenneth Smith and he's hacked by George Greer - foul #2 on George Greer, team foul #2 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Mertens (SG) Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lawrence Jones (SG), Emmett Smith (C) James Keech, George Greer | |
| 16:31 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the free throw | 31-45 |
| 16:11 | Alabama | Charles Kawakami steps in front of the Martin Regner pass | 31-45 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami banks in the layup | 33-45 |
| 15:54 | Alabama | Emmett Smith misses the easy layup | 33-45 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi | Greg Walker gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Quinn Botkin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Glenn Shaffer (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Martin Regner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Cheek (fresh) 7 pts. C - Emmett Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami connects on the driving attempt from close range | 35-45 |
| 15:10 | Alabama | Robert Cheek misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Kawakami - foul #2 on Charles Kawakami, team foul #3 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Mays (PG), Kenneth Smith (SG), Dustin Holbrook (SF) Kevin Pegues, Scott Mertens, Charles Kawakami | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (PG), James Keech (SG), Michael Prather (SF), George Greer (C) Glenn Shaffer, Lawrence Jones, Martin Regner, Emmett Smith | |
| 15:10 | Alabama | Robert Cheek makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 15:10 | Alabama | Robert Cheek makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi | John Mays is hacked by Robert Cheek - foul #3 on Robert Cheek, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Harry Nolin (PF) Robert Cheek | |
| 14:42 | Mississippi | John Mays is hacked by Richard Carter - foul #2 on Richard Carter, team foul #4 | 35-47 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi | Harry Nolin denies the turnaround by Greg Walker | 35-47 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi | John Mays snags the offensive board | 35-47 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Prather - foul #1 on Michael Prather, team foul #5 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (PG) John Mays | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 13:31 | Alabama | Harry Nolin is fouled on the floor by Quinn Botkin - foul #2 on Quinn Botkin, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami (SF) Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 13:26 | Alabama | James Keech hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Carter | 37-50 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 13:12 | Alabama | George Greer grabs the board | 37-50 |
| 13:06 | Alabama | Michael Prather clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Kawakami - foul #3 on Charles Kawakami, team foul #5 | 37-50 |
| 13:06 | Alabama | Michael Prather makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 13:06 | Alabama | Michael Prather makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi | Greg Walker is whistled for a carry | 37-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clarence Birdwell (C) Greg Walker | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 12:30 | Alabama | Michael Prather makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Harry Nolin | 37-54 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dustin Holbrook | 40-54 |
| 11:54 | Alabama | George Greer misses the jumper in the paint | 40-54 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook pulls down the rebound | 40-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Holbrook (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Quinn Botkin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Clarence Birdwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Keech (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Prather (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Harry Nolin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - George Greer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin misses the runner from the left block | 40-54 |
| 11:34 | Alabama | Harry Nolin grabs the defensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 11:29 | Alabama | Richard Carter is fouled on the floor by Dustin Holbrook - foul #4 on Dustin Holbrook, team foul #6 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (SG), Greg Walker (C) Dustin Holbrook, Quinn Botkin | |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (PG), Lawrence Jones (SG), Martin Regner (SF), Robert Cheek (PF), Emmett Smith (C) Richard Carter, James Keech, Michael Prather, Harry Nolin, George Greer | |
| 11:24 | Alabama | Emmett Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-54 |
| 11:22 | Mississippi | Greg Walker pulls down the rebound | 40-54 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-54 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami snags the offensive board | 40-54 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Martin Regner - foul #2 on Martin Regner, team foul #6 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Mays (PG) Kevin Pegues | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami misses the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami misses the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 10:54 | Alabama | Martin Regner snags the defensive board | 40-54 |
| 10:33 | Alabama | Emmett Smith knocks in the turnaround from close range | 40-56 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | Robert Cheek blocks the short jumper by Greg Walker | 40-56 |
| 10:12 | Alabama | Martin Regner pulls down the rebound | 40-56 |
| 10:06 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Emmett Smith | 40-58 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi | John Mays is fouled on the floor by Glenn Shaffer - foul #3 on Glenn Shaffer, team foul #7 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Powers (SF), Quinn Botkin (PF), John Alejandro (C) Charles Kawakami, Clarence Birdwell, Greg Walker | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Keech (SG), Harry Nolin (PF), George Greer (C) Lawrence Jones, Robert Cheek, Emmett Smith | |
| 09:44 | Mississippi | John Mays misses the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 09:44 | Alabama | George Greer grabs the board | 40-58 |
| 09:32 | Alabama | George Greer is whistled for a carry | 40-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (PG) John Mays | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (PG), Michael Prather (SF) Glenn Shaffer, Martin Regner | |
| 09:11 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-58 |
| 09:10 | Alabama | James Keech grabs the board | 40-58 |
| 08:55 | Alabama | George Greer clanks a shot from the free throw line | 40-58 |
| 08:54 | Alabama | Michael Prather tips it in | 40-60 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Alejandro | 43-60 |
| 08:20 | Alabama | Kenneth Smith takes the ball from Harry Nolin | 43-60 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith lays it in | 45-60 |
| 08:13 | Alabama | Richard Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Mertens (SG), Charles Kawakami (SF), Greg Walker (C) Kenneth Smith, John Powers, John Alejandro | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Cheek (PF) Harry Nolin | |
| 07:48 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues scores on a floater from the left wing | 47-60 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Quinn Botkin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Keech (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Prather (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Cheek (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - George Greer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | Alabama | James Keech can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 47-60 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | Greg Walker snags the defensive board | 47-60 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin clanks a shot in the lane | 47-60 |
| 06:57 | Alabama | James Keech snags the defensive board | 47-60 |
| 06:49 | Alabama | James Keech hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 47-60 |
| 06:47 | Alabama | George Greer can't tip it in | 47-60 |
| 06:45 | Alabama | Michael Prather tips it but misses | 47-60 |
| 06:44 | Alabama | George Greer pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 06:31 | Alabama | Michael Prather clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner but the foul's on Scott Mertens - foul #1 on Scott Mertens, team foul #7 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (SG), Dustin Holbrook (SF), Clarence Birdwell (PF) Scott Mertens, Charles Kawakami, Quinn Botkin | |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (PG), Lawrence Jones (SG), Harry Nolin (PF) Richard Carter, James Keech, Robert Cheek | |
| 06:31 | Alabama | Michael Prather makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 06:31 | Alabama | Michael Prather makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 06:31 | Alabama | Michael Prather makes the 3rd free throw | 47-63 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith's fadeaway is rejected by George Greer | 47-63 |
| 06:20 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Michael Prather | 47-63 |
| 05:57 | Alabama | Dustin Holbrook is called for the reach on Glenn Shaffer - foul #5 on Dustin Holbrook, team foul #8 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami (SF) Dustin Holbrook | |
| Subs | Alabama | Martin Regner (SF), Emmett Smith (C) Michael Prather, George Greer | |
| 05:57 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 05:57 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer misses the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | Greg Walker snags the defensive board | 47-64 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-64 |
| 05:26 | Alabama | Harry Nolin gets the rebound | 47-64 |
| 05:24 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer travels in the backcourt | 47-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Mays (PG), Quinn Botkin (PF) Kevin Pegues, Greg Walker | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Keech (SG) Lawrence Jones | |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin's fadeaway is rejected by Martin Regner | 47-64 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Clarence Birdwell can't tip it in | 47-64 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Smith | 47-64 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi | John Mays comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by James Keech - foul #1 on James Keech, team foul #8 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | George Greer (C) Emmett Smith | |
| 04:43 | Mississippi | John Mays makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi | John Mays makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 04:27 | Alabama | George Greer misses the lay-in but the foul's on Charles Kawakami - foul #4 on Charles Kawakami, team foul #9 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (PG) John Mays | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 04:27 | Alabama | George Greer misses the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 04:27 | Alabama | George Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Glenn Shaffer is called for the reach on Kevin Pegues - foul #4 on Glenn Shaffer, team foul #9 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Mertens (SG), John Powers (SF), Greg Walker (C) Kenneth Smith, Charles Kawakami, Clarence Birdwell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (PG), Robert Cheek (PF) Glenn Shaffer, Harry Nolin | |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 03:49 | Alabama | Quinn Botkin takes the ball from James Keech | 51-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Powers (fresh) PF - Quinn Botkin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Keech (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Regner (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Cheek (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - George Greer (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:32 | Mississippi | Greg Walker buries a floater near the basket | 53-65 |
| 03:16 | Alabama | James Keech knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by George Greer | 53-67 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | John Powers is called for traveling | 53-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Mays (PG), Charles Kawakami (SF), Clarence Birdwell (PF) Kevin Pegues, Quinn Botkin, Greg Walker | |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (PG), Lawrence Jones (SG), Michael Kolb (SF), Emmett Smith (C) Richard Carter, James Keech, Martin Regner, George Greer | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:44 | Alabama | Robert Cheek is hacked by John Powers - foul #1 on John Powers, team foul #10 | 53-67 |
| 02:44 | Alabama | Robert Cheek makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 02:44 | Alabama | Robert Cheek makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:30 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Mays | 56-69 |
| 02:23 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones is hacked by John Powers - foul #2 on John Powers, team foul #11 | 56-69 |
| 02:23 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones misses the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 02:23 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-70 |
| 02:13 | Alabama | Robert Cheek pulls down the rebound | 56-70 |
| 01:56 | Alabama | Robert Cheek clanks a floater from the left side | 56-70 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi | Clarence Birdwell gets the rebound | 56-70 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami clanks a shot from the left block | 56-70 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami snags the offensive board | 56-70 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | Clarence Birdwell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-70 |
| 01:30 | Alabama | Robert Cheek gets the rebound | 56-70 |
| 01:13 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Martin Regner (SF) Michael Kolb | |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami's pass is intercepted by Glenn Shaffer | 56-70 |
| 00:57 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Glenn Shaffer | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-73 |
| 00:49 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Emmett Smith | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Alabama | Emmett Smith's pass is intercepted by Clarence Birdwell | 56-73 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Martin Regner picks off the pass by Scott Mertens | 56-73 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer runs out the clock | 56-73 |