| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Rao (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lee Guy (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Upshaw (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Samuel Walker (fresh) 7 pts. C - Anthony Tavares (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Steele (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Scott Upshaw inbounds the ball | 18-29 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Alabama | Scott Upshaw can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 18-29 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer gets the rebound | 18-29 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer dunks the ball set up by Steven Steele | 18-31 |
| 19:01 | Alabama | Scott Upshaw is whistled for a carry | 18-31 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 18-31 |
| 18:42 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Samuel Walker | 18-31 |
| 18:13 | Alabama | Robert Rao drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lee Guy and he's hacked by Stan Conley - foul #3 on Stan Conley, team foul #1 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG) Stan Conley | |
| 18:13 | Alabama | Robert Rao makes the free throw | 21-31 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi | Steven Steele misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-31 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | Barry Davis hits the follow up shot | 21-33 |
| 17:45 | Alabama | Lee Guy drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Scott Upshaw | 24-33 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson's pass is intercepted by Scott Upshaw | 24-33 |
| 17:18 | Alabama | Clinton Meyer swats the shot by Robert Rao | 24-33 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson snags the defensive board | 24-33 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer is denied on a layup by Anthony Tavares | 24-33 |
| 17:07 | Alabama | Scott Upshaw gets the rebound | 24-33 |
| 16:42 | Alabama | Robert Rao knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Samuel Walker | 27-33 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson is hacked by Lee Guy - foul #1 on Lee Guy, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Martz (PG), Todd Moscato (SF), David Weber (PF), Timothy Sjogren (C) Robert Rao, Scott Upshaw, Samuel Walker, Anthony Tavares | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), William King (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) Eric Ferguson, Clinton Meyer, Robert Smith | |
| 16:10 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Todd Moscato - foul #2 on Todd Moscato, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | Stephen Dean (SG) Lee Guy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Albert Tseng (PF) Steven Steele | |
| 16:10 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 16:10 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 15:54 | Alabama | Stephen Dean misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-34 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi | William King grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Martz (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Stephen Dean (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Todd Moscato (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Weber (fresh) C - Timothy Sjogren (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Tseng (fresh) C - Thurman Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Timothy Sjogren - foul #2 on Timothy Sjogren, team foul #3 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Rao (PG) Michael Martz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG) Barry Davis | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 15:28 | Alabama | Stephen Dean is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Stephen Dean, team foul #4 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (PG), Robert Smith (C) Willie Lewis, Thurman Lewis | |
| 15:14 | Mississippi | William King misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 27-36 |
| 15:12 | Alabama | David Weber grabs the board | 27-36 |
| 14:55 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren's pass is intercepted by Stan Conley | 27-36 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Rao - foul #2 on Robert Rao, team foul #5 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | Lee Guy (SG), Scott Upshaw (SF), Samuel Walker (PF) Stephen Dean, Todd Moscato, David Weber | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Steele (SF), Clinton Meyer (PF) William King, Albert Tseng | |
| 14:39 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 14:29 | Alabama | Samuel Walker misses long on a runner from close range | 27-38 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | Steven Steele pulls down the rebound | 27-38 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi | Samuel Walker steals it from Clinton Meyer | 27-38 |
| 13:49 | Alabama | Steven Steele swats the layup by Samuel Walker | 27-38 |
| 13:47 | Alabama | Samuel Walker snags the offensive board | 27-38 |
| 13:19 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren is hacked by Steven Steele - foul #2 on Steven Steele, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Martz (PG), Anthony Tavares (C) Robert Rao, Timothy Sjogren | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Thurman Lewis (C) Eric Ferguson, Robert Smith | |
| 12:57 | Alabama | Stan Conley is called for the reach on Anthony Tavares - foul #4 on Stan Conley, team foul #3 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG) Stan Conley | |
| 12:39 | Alabama | Samuel Walker double dribbles | 27-38 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi | Steven Steele loses the dribble to Lee Guy | 27-38 |
| 12:02 | Alabama | Lee Guy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis gets the rebound | 27-38 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer misses badly on a runner from the left block | 27-38 |
| 11:34 | Alabama | Samuel Walker snags the defensive board | 27-38 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Martz (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Lee Guy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Upshaw (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Samuel Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Tavares (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steven Steele (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Meyer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Thurman Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Alabama | Steven Steele is called for the reach on Samuel Walker - foul #3 on Steven Steele, team foul #4 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Rao (PG), Stephen Dean (SG), Todd Moscato (SF), David Weber (PF) Michael Martz, Lee Guy, Scott Upshaw, Samuel Walker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (PG), William King (SF), Albert Tseng (PF), Robert Smith (C) Willie Lewis, Steven Steele, Clinton Meyer, Thurman Lewis | |
| 10:57 | Alabama | Stephen Dean scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-38 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi | William King drills a jumper from the baseline | 30-40 |
| 10:20 | Alabama | Robert Rao hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-40 |
| 10:04 | Alabama | David Weber snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 09:46 | Alabama | Stephen Dean misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | William King grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Barry Davis | 32-43 |
| 09:05 | Alabama | Robert Rao can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 32-43 |
| 09:04 | Alabama | Anthony Tavares misses the tip | 32-43 |
| 09:02 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Dean | 32-43 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:53 | Alabama | Robert Rao misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Albert Tseng - foul #1 on Albert Tseng, team foul #5 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Lee Guy (SG), Scott Upshaw (SF), Samuel Walker (PF), Timothy Sjogren (C) Stephen Dean, Todd Moscato, David Weber, Anthony Tavares | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Steele (SF), Clinton Meyer (PF) William King, Albert Tseng | |
| 08:53 | Alabama | Robert Rao makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 08:53 | Alabama | Robert Rao makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Timothy Sjogren - foul #3 on Timothy Sjogren, team foul #6 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (SG) Barry Davis | |
| 08:34 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 08:21 | Alabama | Samuel Walker double dribbles | 34-45 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | Scott Upshaw steals it from Clinton Meyer | 34-45 |
| 07:44 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren lays it up and in on a nice dish by Scott Upshaw | 36-45 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Clinton Meyer | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Rao (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Guy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Upshaw (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Samuel Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Sjogren (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Ferguson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Steele (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:52 | Alabama | Scott Upshaw double dribbles | 36-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Martz (PG) Robert Rao | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG), Thurman Lewis (C) Eric Ferguson, Robert Smith | |
| 06:27 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 36-47 |
| 06:26 | Alabama | Michael Martz grabs the defensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 06:22 | Alabama | Lee Guy shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-47 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis gets the rebound | 36-47 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | Stan Conley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Weber (PF) Samuel Walker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William King (PF) Clinton Meyer | |
| 05:46 | Alabama | Scott Upshaw misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 05:44 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren tips it in | 38-47 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis hits a jumper from the left side set up by Thurman Lewis and he's hacked by Timothy Sjogren - foul #4 on Timothy Sjogren, team foul #7 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Stephen Dean (SG), Todd Moscato (SF), Anthony Tavares (C) Lee Guy, Scott Upshaw, Timothy Sjogren | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis makes the free throw | 38-50 |
| 05:15 | Alabama | Stephen Dean scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Willie Lewis | 41-52 |
| 04:26 | Alabama | Michael Martz buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Dean | 43-52 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Rao (PG), Lee Guy (SG), Scott Upshaw (SF), Samuel Walker (PF) Michael Martz, Stephen Dean, Todd Moscato, David Weber | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (PG), Clinton Meyer (PF), Robert Smith (C) Willie Lewis, William King, Thurman Lewis | |
| 04:15 | Mississippi | Robert Smith scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Clinton Meyer | 43-54 |
| 04:03 | Alabama | Lee Guy misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-54 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the board | 43-54 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-54 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer can't tip it in | 43-54 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi | Stan Conley jams it on a great pass from Eric Ferguson and he's hacked by Lee Guy - foul #2 on Lee Guy, team foul #8 | 43-56 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi | Stan Conley makes the free throw | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Alabama | Robert Rao can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-57 |
| 03:30 | Alabama | Anthony Tavares tips it in | 45-57 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-57 |
| 03:06 | Alabama | Anthony Tavares grabs the board | 45-57 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Rao (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Guy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Upshaw (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Samuel Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Tavares (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steven Steele (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Alabama | Stan Conley takes the ball from Lee Guy | 45-57 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson lays it in on a nice dish by Stan Conley | 45-59 |
| 02:41 | Alabama | Samuel Walker misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-59 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Robert Smith drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stan Conley | 45-61 |
| 02:09 | Alabama | Lee Guy evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-61 |
| 02:07 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Tavares | 45-61 |
| 01:51 | Alabama | Steven Steele steals the ball from Scott Upshaw | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Clinton Meyer | 45-63 |
| 01:28 | Alabama | Eric Ferguson steals the ball from Robert Rao in the backcourt | 45-63 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | Robert Smith connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Stan Conley and he's hacked by Samuel Walker - foul #2 on Samuel Walker, team foul #9 | 45-65 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the free throw | 45-66 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:58 | Alabama | Michael Martz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-66 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Steven Steele snags the defensive board | 45-66 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Stephen Dean - foul #2 on Stephen Dean, team foul #10 | 45-66 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 45-67 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-68 |
| 00:24 | Alabama | Michael Martz can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-68 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the board | 45-68 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson runs out the clock | 45-68 |