| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Lafreniere (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wilford Miller (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Stricklin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Theodore Washington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Grant (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Efrain Monaco (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Hidalgo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | William Grant inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi | Richard Lafreniere picks off the pass by William Grant | 28-31 |
| 19:18 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere lays it up and in | 30-31 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Steven Digiacomo | 30-33 |
| 18:55 | Alabama | Timothy Hidalgo blocks the jumper by Richard Lafreniere | 30-33 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 30-33 |
| 18:34 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Charles Wilson | 30-33 |
| 18:20 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Thompson - foul #4 on Robert Thompson, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Brown (PG) Robert Thompson | |
| 18:20 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:20 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Wilford Miller - foul #3 on Wilford Miller, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | Paul Catlett (SF) Wilford Miller | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:09 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:09 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Charles Wilson | 32-34 |
| 17:56 | Alabama | Paul Catlett misses the dunk but he's hacked by William Grant - foul #2 on William Grant, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| 17:56 | Alabama | Paul Catlett misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 17:56 | Alabama | Paul Catlett makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi | William Grant misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Paul Catlett - foul #2 on Paul Catlett, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi | William Grant makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi | William Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 17:24 | Alabama | Theodore Washington's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Hidalgo | 33-36 |
| 17:23 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere misses the tip | 33-36 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | William Grant hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Efrain Monaco | 33-38 |
| 16:45 | Alabama | Paul Catlett is whistled for a carry | 33-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ken Lozada (SG), Roger Thomas (C) Charles Wilson, Theodore Washington | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton (SF), Eddie Davenport (PF) William Grant, Efrain Monaco | |
| 16:32 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 16:15 | Alabama | Ken Lozada hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-41 |
| 15:46 | Mississippi | William Stricklin is called for the reach on Timothy Clayton - foul #3 on William Stricklin, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Timothy Young (SG), Wilford Miller (SF) Richard Lafreniere, William Stricklin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Young (SG), Efrain Monaco (PF), Dana Echols (C) Steven Digiacomo, Eddie Davenport, Timothy Hidalgo | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ken Lozada (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Timothy Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilford Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Catlett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - George Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Young (fresh) SF - Timothy Clayton (fresh) PF - Efrain Monaco (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Dana Echols (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Roger Thomas - foul #1 on Roger Thomas, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Wilson (SG), William Stricklin (PF), Theodore Washington (C) Timothy Young, Paul Catlett, Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Grant (SF) Timothy Clayton | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 15:10 | Alabama | Ken Lozada clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dana Echols - foul #2 on Dana Echols, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| 15:10 | Alabama | Ken Lozada makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 15:10 | Alabama | Ken Lozada makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 37-43 |
| 14:58 | Alabama | Ken Lozada pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 14:29 | Alabama | Dana Echols blocks the short jumper by Ken Lozada | 37-43 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | George Brown grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi | William Grant scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Efrain Monaco out of the doubleteam | 37-45 |
| 13:49 | Alabama | Theodore Washington makes the runner from the right block and the foul's on Dana Echols - foul #3 on Dana Echols, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere (PG), Timothy Young (SG), Paul Catlett (PF) Ken Lozada, Charles Wilson, William Stricklin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo (SG), Timothy Clayton (SF), Eddie Davenport (PF), Timothy Hidalgo (C) Jason Young, William Grant, Efrain Monaco, Dana Echols | |
| 13:49 | Alabama | Theodore Washington makes the free throw | 40-45 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo is hacked by Wilford Miller - foul #4 on Wilford Miller, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Wilson (SF), Roger Thomas (C) Wilford Miller, Theodore Washington | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | Charles Wilson is called for the reach on George Brown - foul #2 on Charles Wilson, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Thompson (PG) George Brown | |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Roger Thomas - foul #2 on Roger Thomas, team foul #7 | 40-45 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 12:39 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Catlett and the foul's on Steven Digiacomo - foul #3 on Steven Digiacomo, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Grant (SF), Efrain Monaco (PF) Timothy Clayton, Eddie Davenport | |
| 12:39 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | William Grant misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 12:15 | Alabama | Paul Catlett grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 12:11 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Wilson | 45-47 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo misses the turnaround from the right block | 45-47 |
| 11:41 | Alabama | Charles Wilson snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Lafreniere (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Catlett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Grant (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Efrain Monaco (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Hidalgo (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:17 | Alabama | Roger Thomas is whistled for traveling | 45-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ken Lozada (SG), William Stricklin (PF), Theodore Washington (C) Timothy Young, Paul Catlett, Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:02 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo's pass is intercepted by Richard Lafreniere | 45-47 |
| 10:43 | Alabama | Timothy Hidalgo swats the dunk try by Richard Lafreniere | 45-47 |
| 10:41 | Alabama | Charles Wilson tips it back up and in | 47-47 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 47-47 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi | William Grant grabs the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi | William Grant misses long on a jumper near the basket | 47-47 |
| 10:12 | Alabama | Charles Wilson grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 09:43 | Alabama | Theodore Washington can't finish the layup | 47-47 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo misses the tip | 47-47 |
| 09:33 | Alabama | William Stricklin grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 09:09 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson is hacked by Richard Lafreniere in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Lafreniere, team foul #8 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jae Lobdell (PG), Timothy Young (SG), Paul Catlett (SF) Richard Lafreniere, Ken Lozada, Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Young (SG), Timothy Clayton (SF), Eddie Davenport (PF), Dana Echols (C) Steven Digiacomo, William Grant, Efrain Monaco, Timothy Hidalgo | |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 09:05 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Theodore Washington | 47-48 |
| 08:52 | Alabama | William Stricklin misses short on a floater from close range | 47-48 |
| 08:50 | Alabama | William Stricklin tips it home | 49-48 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Theodore Washington - foul #1 on Theodore Washington, team foul #9 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Roger Thomas (C) Theodore Washington | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 08:10 | Alabama | Paul Catlett buries a jumper in the paint set up by Jae Lobdell | 51-50 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport misses the tip | 51-50 |
| 07:50 | Alabama | Paul Catlett grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 07:33 | Alabama | Jae Lobdell misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jae Lobdell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Catlett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Stricklin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Roger Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jason Young (fresh) SF - Timothy Clayton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eddie Davenport (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dana Echols (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport is hacked by Paul Catlett - foul #3 on Paul Catlett, team foul #10 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere (PG), Ken Lozada (SG), Wilford Miller (SF), Theodore Washington (C) Jae Lobdell, Timothy Young, William Stricklin, Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Brown (PG), Steven Digiacomo (SG), Timothy Hidalgo (C) Robert Thompson, Jason Young, Dana Echols | |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 06:50 | Alabama | Ken Lozada misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-51 |
| 06:49 | Alabama | Theodore Washington can't tip it in | 51-51 |
| 06:47 | Alabama | Paul Catlett tips it back up and in | 53-51 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Brown | 53-53 |
| 06:05 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Stricklin (PF) Paul Catlett | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Grant (SF), Efrain Monaco (PF) Timothy Clayton, Eddie Davenport | |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo is hacked by Theodore Washington - foul #2 on Theodore Washington, team foul #11 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Timothy Young (SG) Ken Lozada | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Thompson (PG) George Brown | |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 05:30 | Alabama | Wilford Miller's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Hidalgo | 53-55 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Efrain Monaco | 53-55 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo blows the layup | 53-55 |
| 05:01 | Alabama | Wilford Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 04:32 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 53-55 |
| 04:31 | Alabama | Wilford Miller gets the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 04:15 | Alabama | Timothy Young misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Thompson - foul #5 on Robert Thompson, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | Paul Catlett (PF), Roger Thomas (C) William Stricklin, Theodore Washington | |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Brown (PG) Robert Thompson | |
| 04:15 | Alabama | Timothy Young makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 04:15 | Alabama | Timothy Young misses the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-55 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi | William Grant grabs the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi | Roger Thomas denies the turnaround by William Grant | 54-55 |
| 03:43 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 03:37 | Alabama | Timothy Young can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-55 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi | George Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 03:29 | Alabama | Roger Thomas pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Lafreniere (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Young (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilford Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Paul Catlett (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Roger Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - George Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Grant (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Efrain Monaco (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Hidalgo (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 03:06 | Alabama | The short jumper by Paul Catlett is denied by Efrain Monaco | 54-55 |
| 03:05 | Alabama | Roger Thomas snags the offensive board | 54-55 |
| 02:58 | Alabama | Timothy Young hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-55 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Efrain Monaco | 54-55 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi | William Grant is hacked by Timothy Young - foul #2 on Timothy Young, team foul #12 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ken Lozada (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), William Stricklin (PF), Theodore Washington (C) Richard Lafreniere, Timothy Young, Paul Catlett, Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Young (SG), Eddie Davenport (PF), Dana Echols (C) Steven Digiacomo, Efrain Monaco, Timothy Hidalgo | |
| 02:41 | Mississippi | William Grant misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi | William Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 02:21 | Alabama | Theodore Washington misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Dana Echols pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere (PG) Ken Lozada | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo (SG), Efrain Monaco (PF), Timothy Hidalgo (C) Jason Young, Eddie Davenport, Dana Echols | |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | George Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 54-56 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to George Brown | 54-56 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi | William Grant drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Efrain Monaco | 54-58 |
| 01:34 | Alabama | William Stricklin drills a jumper from the left block | 56-58 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Efrain Monaco | 56-61 |
| 00:51 | Alabama | William Stricklin knocks in the shot from the right side | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | William Grant comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 58-61 |
| 00:24 | Alabama | William Stricklin pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 00:01 | Alabama | Theodore Washington misses the 3 from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |