| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Steele (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Rao (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Lee Guy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Upshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Tavares (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Scott Upshaw inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:35 | Alabama | Lee Guy shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Samuel Walker | 34-28 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Robert Smith is denied by Samuel Walker | 34-28 |
| 19:10 | Alabama | Samuel Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 18:41 | Alabama | Lee Guy is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 34-28 |
| 18:39 | Alabama | Scott Upshaw tips it back up and in | 34-30 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 34-30 |
| 18:20 | Alabama | Anthony Tavares pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 17:58 | Alabama | Lee Guy splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-30 |
| 17:57 | Alabama | Samuel Walker tips it in | 34-32 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson misses long on a jumper from the right side | 34-32 |
| 17:36 | Alabama | Anthony Tavares grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 17:11 | Alabama | Robert Rao buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Samuel Walker | 34-34 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer is hacked by Samuel Walker - foul #2 on Samuel Walker, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Barry Davis (SG), William King (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) Eric Ferguson, Stan Conley, Clinton Meyer, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Martz (PG), Stephen Dean (SG), Todd Moscato (SF), David Weber (PF), Timothy Sjogren (C) Robert Rao, Lee Guy, Scott Upshaw, Samuel Walker, Anthony Tavares | |
| 16:33 | Mississippi | William King misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 16:31 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 16:07 | Alabama | Michael Martz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-34 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi | Steven Steele grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi | Barry Davis is hacked by Stephen Dean - foul #2 on Stephen Dean, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Albert Tseng (PF) Steven Steele | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Rao (PG), Lee Guy (SG) Michael Martz, Stephen Dean | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) SF - William King (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Tseng (fresh) C - Thurman Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Rao (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lee Guy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Moscato (fresh) PF - David Weber (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Sjogren (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Todd Moscato - foul #3 on Todd Moscato, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (PG) Willie Lewis | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 15:21 | Alabama | Robert Rao is called for traveling | 36-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG), Clinton Meyer (PF), Robert Smith (C) Barry Davis, Albert Tseng, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | Alabama | Scott Upshaw (SF), Samuel Walker (PF) Todd Moscato, David Weber | |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Eric Ferguson is blocked by Samuel Walker | 36-34 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi | William King tips it back up and in | 38-34 |
| 14:50 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-34 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi | Robert Smith blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Rao - foul #2 on Robert Rao, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Steele (SF) William King | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 14:39 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 14:10 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Martz (PG), Anthony Tavares (C) Robert Rao, Timothy Sjogren | |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer travels with the ball | 40-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Stephen Dean (SG), David Weber (PF) Lee Guy, Samuel Walker | |
| 13:34 | Alabama | Eric Ferguson takes the ball from Michael Martz | 40-34 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi | Stan Conley banks in the layup set up by Eric Ferguson | 42-34 |
| 13:12 | Alabama | Michael Martz knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Dean | 42-37 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Weber - foul #1 on David Weber, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Barry Davis (SG), Thurman Lewis (C) Eric Ferguson, Stan Conley, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Rao (PG), Lee Guy (SG), Todd Moscato (SF), Samuel Walker (PF) Michael Martz, Stephen Dean, Scott Upshaw, David Weber | |
| 12:52 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer misses the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 12:35 | Alabama | Lee Guy evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Steven Steele gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Barry Davis | 45-37 |
| 11:53 | Alabama | Robert Rao misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Steele (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clinton Meyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Thurman Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Rao (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lee Guy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Moscato (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Samuel Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Tavares (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Anthony Tavares - foul #1 on Anthony Tavares, team foul #6 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William King (SF), Robert Smith (C) Steven Steele, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren (C) Anthony Tavares | |
| 11:45 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 11:16 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren throws it down | 47-39 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the easy layup | 47-39 |
| 10:57 | Alabama | Samuel Walker snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 10:28 | Alabama | Samuel Walker blows the wide open layup | 47-39 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Clinton Meyer | 47-39 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | Robert Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Willie Lewis | 49-39 |
| 09:51 | Alabama | Samuel Walker throws it down on a nice dish by Todd Moscato | 49-41 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-41 |
| 09:39 | Alabama | Samuel Walker snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 09:20 | Alabama | Robert Smith is called for the reach on Timothy Sjogren - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #1 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (PG), Stan Conley (SG), Steven Steele (SF), Thurman Lewis (C) Willie Lewis, Barry Davis, Clinton Meyer, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Martz (PG), Stephen Dean (SG), Scott Upshaw (SF), David Weber (PF), Anthony Tavares (C) Robert Rao, Lee Guy, Todd Moscato, Samuel Walker, Timothy Sjogren | |
| 08:55 | Alabama | Stan Conley steals it from Scott Upshaw | 49-41 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi | William King knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Stan Conley | 51-41 |
| 08:15 | Alabama | Michael Martz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 08:13 | Alabama | Anthony Tavares grabs the offensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 08:02 | Alabama | Michael Martz clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thurman Lewis | 51-41 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smith (C) Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren (C) Anthony Tavares | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Steele (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - William King (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Martz (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stephen Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Upshaw (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Weber (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Sjogren (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-43 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi | Robert Smith drills a jumpshot from the left side | 53-43 |
| 06:49 | Alabama | Stephen Dean misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-43 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Robert Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William King | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:28 | Alabama | Michael Martz is fouled on the floor by William King - foul #1 on William King, team foul #2 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Barry Davis (SG), Albert Tseng (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) Eric Ferguson, Stan Conley, William King, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Rao (PG), Lee Guy (SG), Todd Moscato (SF), Samuel Walker (PF), Anthony Tavares (C) Michael Martz, Stephen Dean, Scott Upshaw, David Weber, Timothy Sjogren | |
| 06:17 | Alabama | Samuel Walker scores on a jump hook from the left block | 55-45 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | Steven Steele scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Barry Davis and he's fouled by Todd Moscato - foul #4 on Todd Moscato, team foul #7 | 57-45 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | Steven Steele makes the free throw | 58-45 |
| 05:46 | Alabama | Samuel Walker comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Steven Steele - foul #2 on Steven Steele, team foul #3 | 58-45 |
| 05:46 | Alabama | Samuel Walker makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 05:46 | Alabama | Samuel Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi | Steven Steele hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-47 |
| 05:16 | Alabama | Samuel Walker snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| 04:54 | Alabama | Samuel Walker hits a floater from the right block | 58-49 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi | Barry Davis loses the dribble to Robert Rao | 58-49 |
| 04:29 | Alabama | Lee Guy evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-49 |
| 04:27 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Walker | 58-49 |
| 04:13 | Alabama | Robert Rao hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-49 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | Steven Steele pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (PG), Stan Conley (SG), Clinton Meyer (PF), Robert Smith (C) Willie Lewis, Barry Davis, Albert Tseng, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | Alabama | Scott Upshaw (SF) Todd Moscato | |
| 03:58 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-49 |
| 03:57 | Alabama | Samuel Walker snags the defensive board | 58-49 |
| 03:43 | Alabama | The jump hook by Robert Rao is blocked by Robert Smith | 58-49 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Steven Steele | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Steele (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Rao (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lee Guy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Upshaw (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Walker (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Tavares (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | Robert Smith hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Clinton Meyer | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:17 | Alabama | Robert Rao connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 02:57 | Alabama | Anthony Tavares grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 02:46 | Alabama | Samuel Walker clanks a shot from close range | 60-52 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the board | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:26 | Mississippi | Robert Smith can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 60-52 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer hits the follow up shot | 62-52 |
| 02:08 | Alabama | Steven Steele steps in front of the Samuel Walker pass | 62-52 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer tips it home | 64-52 |
| 01:26 | Alabama | Samuel Walker misses short on an open shot from the free throw line | 64-52 |
| 01:24 | Alabama | Anthony Tavares misses the tip | 64-52 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | Steven Steele clanks a jumper from close range | 64-52 |
| 01:00 | Alabama | Samuel Walker grabs the board | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:55 | Alabama | Lee Guy is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 64-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Martz (PG), Stephen Dean (SG), Todd Moscato (SF), David Weber (PF), Timothy Sjogren (C) Robert Rao, Lee Guy, Scott Upshaw, Samuel Walker, Anthony Tavares | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | The jumper by Eric Ferguson is denied by Timothy Sjogren | 64-52 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Robert Smith tips it back up and in | 66-52 |
| 00:24 | Alabama | Stephen Dean misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-52 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson runs out the clock | 66-52 |