| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Dunaway (fresh) SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Massie (fresh) C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Carter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Keech (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Prather (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Nolin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Greer (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Michael Prather inbounds the ball | 26-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Alabama | George Greer misses badly on a runner near the basket | 26-47 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Matthew Massie | 26-47 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward knocks in the floater from the right side and he's fouled by Harry Nolin - foul #3 on Harry Nolin, team foul #1 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Cheek (PF) Harry Nolin | |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward makes the free throw | 29-47 |
| 19:12 | Alabama | James Keech hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-47 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie pulls down the rebound | 29-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 29-47 |
| 18:53 | Alabama | Michael Prather grabs the defensive rebound | 29-47 |
| 18:43 | Alabama | Michael Prather is hacked by Ronald Ward - foul #1 on Ronald Ward, team foul #1 | 29-47 |
| 18:26 | Alabama | George Greer makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Prather | 29-49 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen's floater is tipped away by Michael Prather | 29-49 |
| 18:08 | Alabama | George Greer pulls down the rebound | 29-49 |
| 17:48 | Alabama | George Greer misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Aten - foul #1 on Michael Aten, team foul #2 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Ted Terrell (SG), Ezekiel Godby (SF), Randy Simon (PF) Michael Aten, Travis Dunaway, Ronald Ward, Matthew Massie | |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (PG), Martin Regner (SF) Richard Carter, Michael Prather | |
| 17:48 | Alabama | George Greer misses the 1st free throw | 29-49 |
| 17:48 | Alabama | George Greer misses the 2nd free throw | 29-49 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon grabs the board | 29-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 29-49 |
| 17:27 | Alabama | George Greer snags the defensive board | 29-49 |
| 17:09 | Alabama | Robert Cheek misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 29-49 |
| 17:08 | Alabama | Robert Cheek tips it back up and in | 29-51 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-51 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell grabs the offensive rebound | 29-51 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-51 |
| 16:53 | Alabama | James Keech gets the rebound | 29-51 |
| 16:42 | Alabama | Randy Simon swats the short shot by George Greer | 29-51 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen gets the rebound | 29-51 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-51 |
| 16:24 | Alabama | Robert Cheek grabs the defensive rebound | 29-51 |
| 16:16 | Alabama | Ted Terrell picks off the pass by Robert Cheek | 29-51 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen double dribbles | 29-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Travis Dunaway (SG), Ronald Ward (SF), Matthew Massie (PF) Jack Wallace, Ted Terrell, Randy Simon, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (PG), Lawrence Jones (SG), Michael Prather (SF), Emmett Smith (C) Glenn Shaffer, James Keech, Martin Regner, George Greer | |
| 15:50 | Alabama | Robert Cheek makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Prather | 29-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Dunaway (fresh) SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Massie (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ezekiel Godby (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Carter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Prather (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Cheek (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Emmett Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ezekiel Godby | 32-53 |
| 15:21 | Alabama | Travis Dunaway steals the ball from Richard Carter | 32-53 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway lays it in | 34-53 |
| 15:07 | Alabama | Michael Prather makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Lawrence Jones | 34-55 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-55 |
| 14:30 | Alabama | Michael Prather can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 37-55 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie pulls down the rebound | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway misses the 3 from the right wing | 37-55 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie tips it back up and in | 39-55 |
| 13:54 | Alabama | Emmett Smith banks in the layup set up by Robert Cheek | 39-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie is fouled on the floor by Richard Carter - foul #2 on Richard Carter, team foul #2 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Ted Terrell (SG), Randy Simon (SF), Brad Nelson (PF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Michael Aten, Travis Dunaway, Ronald Ward, Matthew Massie, Ezekiel Godby | |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (PG), James Keech (SG), Martin Regner (SF), Harry Nolin (PF), George Greer (C) Richard Carter, Lawrence Jones, Michael Prather, Robert Cheek, Emmett Smith | |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Harry Nolin - foul #4 on Harry Nolin, team foul #3 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Cheek (PF) Harry Nolin | |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-57 |
| 13:03 | Alabama | James Keech loses the dribble to Ryan Mickelsen | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:50 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Martin Regner - foul #2 on Martin Regner, team foul #4 | 40-57 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon makes the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 12:27 | Alabama | Robert Cheek misses short on a floater near the basket | 42-57 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen grabs the board | 42-57 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-57 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen hits the follow up shot | 44-57 |
| 12:00 | Alabama | James Keech hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ted Terrell - foul #1 on Ted Terrell, team foul #3 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Travis Dunaway (SG), Ronald Ward (SF) Jack Wallace, Ted Terrell, Randy Simon | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 12:00 | Alabama | James Keech misses the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 12:00 | Alabama | James Keech makes the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Travis Dunaway | 46-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Dunaway (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brad Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 3 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Glenn Shaffer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Keech (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Martin Regner (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Cheek (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - George Greer (fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Alabama | Robert Cheek is hacked by Brad Nelson - foul #4 on Brad Nelson, team foul #4 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby (PF) Brad Nelson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (PG), Michael Prather (SF) Glenn Shaffer, Martin Regner | |
| 11:08 | Alabama | Richard Carter misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 11:06 | Alabama | George Greer hits the follow up shot | 46-60 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | George Greer steals it from Travis Dunaway | 46-60 |
| 10:28 | Alabama | James Keech knocks in the shot from the right block set up by George Greer | 46-62 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen is denied on a layup by Robert Cheek | 46-62 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward tips it back up and in | 48-62 |
| 09:58 | Alabama | James Keech misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Travis Dunaway - foul #3 on Travis Dunaway, team foul #5 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Ted Terrell (SG), Randy Simon (SF), Matthew Massie (PF) Michael Aten, Travis Dunaway, Ronald Ward, Ezekiel Godby | |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (PG), Martin Regner (SF), Emmett Smith (C) Richard Carter, Michael Prather, George Greer | |
| 09:58 | Alabama | James Keech misses the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 09:58 | Alabama | James Keech makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-63 |
| 09:29 | Alabama | The jumper by James Keech is denied by Matthew Massie | 50-63 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 50-63 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen grabs the offensive board | 50-63 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi State | Martin Regner takes the ball from Randy Simon | 50-63 |
| 08:50 | Alabama | James Keech jams it on a nice dish by Martin Regner | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Glenn Shaffer - foul #1 on Glenn Shaffer, team foul #5 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby (SF) Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (PG), Lawrence Jones (SG), Michael Prather (SF), George Greer (C) Glenn Shaffer, James Keech, Martin Regner, Emmett Smith | |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell misses the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 08:24 | Alabama | Robert Cheek misses the fadeaway from the left side | 51-65 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon gets the rebound | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-65 |
| 08:09 | Alabama | George Greer snags the defensive board | 51-65 |
| 08:04 | Alabama | Michael Prather makes the turnaround from close range | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace's pass is intercepted by Robert Cheek | 51-67 |
| 07:31 | Alabama | Michael Prather is hacked by Ted Terrell - foul #2 on Ted Terrell, team foul #6 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Travis Dunaway (SG), Ronald Ward (SF), Brad Nelson (PF) Jack Wallace, Ted Terrell, Matthew Massie, Randy Simon | |
| Subs | Alabama | Martin Regner (SF), Harry Nolin (PF) Michael Prather, Robert Cheek | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Dunaway (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brad Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. C - Ezekiel Godby (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Carter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Regner (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Harry Nolin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - George Greer (fresh) 18 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Alabama | Harry Nolin is fouled on the floor by Travis Dunaway - foul #4 on Travis Dunaway, team foul #7 | 51-67 |
| 07:25 | Alabama | Harry Nolin makes the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 07:25 | Alabama | Harry Nolin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby's pass is intercepted by Harry Nolin | 51-69 |
| 06:52 | Alabama | George Greer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 51-69 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby snags the defensive board | 51-69 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Ward | 53-69 |
| 06:35 | Alabama | Richard Carter is fouled on the floor by Ronald Ward - foul #2 on Ronald Ward, team foul #8 | 53-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen (C) Ezekiel Godby | |
| Subs | Alabama | Emmett Smith (C) George Greer | |
| 06:35 | Alabama | Richard Carter makes the 1st free throw | 53-70 |
| 06:35 | Alabama | Richard Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-71 |
| 06:16 | Alabama | Harry Nolin snags the defensive board | 53-71 |
| 06:11 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones is fouled on the floor by Travis Dunaway - foul #5 on Travis Dunaway, team foul #9 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell (SG) Travis Dunaway | |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (PG), Michael Prather (SF) Richard Carter, Martin Regner | |
| 06:11 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones makes the 1st free throw | 53-72 |
| 06:11 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 53-72 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-72 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Emmett Smith - foul #2 on Emmett Smith, team foul #6 | 53-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Keech (SG) Lawrence Jones | |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen makes the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-72 |
| 05:31 | Alabama | James Keech makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Glenn Shaffer and he's hacked by Ronald Ward - foul #3 on Ronald Ward, team foul #10 | 55-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Simon (SF), Matthew Massie (C) Ronald Ward, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Alabama | George Greer (C) Emmett Smith | |
| 05:31 | Alabama | James Keech makes the free throw | 55-75 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-75 |
| 05:13 | Alabama | George Greer gets the rebound | 55-75 |
| 04:54 | Alabama | Michael Prather's layup is rejected by Matthew Massie | 55-75 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie snags the defensive board | 55-75 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Harry Nolin - foul #5 on Harry Nolin, team foul #7 | 55-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Ezekiel Godby (C) Michael Aten, Brad Nelson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Martin Regner (SF), Robert Cheek (PF) Michael Prather, Harry Nolin | |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon makes the 1st free throw | 56-75 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-75 |
| 04:36 | Alabama | James Keech buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Greer | 57-77 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jack Wallace | 60-77 |
| 04:14 | Alabama | George Greer dunks the ball | 60-79 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | George Greer swats the layup by Matthew Massie | 60-79 |
| 03:59 | Alabama | George Greer grabs the board | 60-79 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Alabama | George Greer can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-79 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby gets the rebound | 60-79 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-79 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Terrell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Randy Simon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Massie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ezekiel Godby (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Glenn Shaffer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Keech (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 stl. SF - Martin Regner (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Cheek (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - George Greer (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 15 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Alabama | Martin Regner is fouled on the floor by Randy Simon - foul #2 on Randy Simon, team foul #11 | 63-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ (SG), Ronald Ward (SF), Brad Nelson (PF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Ted Terrell, Randy Simon, Matthew Massie, Ezekiel Godby | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (PG), Lawrence Jones (SG), Emmett Smith (C) Glenn Shaffer, James Keech, George Greer | |
| 03:20 | Alabama | Martin Regner misses the 1st free throw | 63-79 |
| 03:20 | Alabama | Martin Regner makes the 2nd free throw | 63-80 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace buries a turnaround near the basket | 65-80 |
| 02:49 | Alabama | Emmett Smith comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 65-80 |
| 02:47 | Alabama | Martin Regner pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-80 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:37 | Alabama | Martin Regner is hacked by Ronald Ward - foul #4 on Ronald Ward, team foul #12 | 65-80 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby (SF), Matthew Massie (PF), Randy Simon (C) Ronald Ward, Brad Nelson, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (PG) Richard Carter | |
| 02:37 | Alabama | Martin Regner misses the 1st free throw | 65-80 |
| 02:37 | Alabama | Martin Regner makes the 2nd free throw | 65-81 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ's pass is intercepted by Robert Cheek | 65-81 |
| 02:07 | Alabama | Ezekiel Godby steals it from Emmett Smith | 65-81 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby is whistled for a carry | 65-81 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell (SG) Elbert Russ | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 01:42 | Alabama | Emmett Smith knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Martin Regner | 65-83 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon hits the finger roll | 67-83 |
| 01:10 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-83 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby snags the defensive board | 67-83 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon can't connect on a shot from close range | 67-83 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Simon | 67-83 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby scores on a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Glenn Shaffer - foul #2 on Glenn Shaffer, team foul #8 | 69-83 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby misses the free throw | 69-83 |
| 00:54 | Alabama | Emmett Smith grabs the board | 69-83 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Alabama | Robert Cheek is fouled on the floor by Ted Terrell - foul #3 on Ted Terrell, team foul #13 | 69-83 |
| 00:26 | Alabama | Robert Cheek makes the 1st free throw | 69-84 |
| 00:26 | Alabama | Robert Cheek misses the 2nd free throw | 69-84 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby grabs the defensive rebound | 69-84 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 69-84 |
| 00:19 | Alabama | Robert Cheek grabs the defensive rebound | 69-84 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer runs out the clock | 69-84 |