| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wade Sutton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Stapler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Larry Buck (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis Stanford (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Vernon Newton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-29 |
| 19:39 | Alabama | Albert Jones grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 19:21 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Vernon Newton - foul #3 on Vernon Newton, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| 19:21 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 19:21 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 18:59 | Alabama | John Brown snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 18:53 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler misses short on a shot from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 18:52 | Alabama | John Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 18:40 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler makes the contested fadeaway from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Travis Stanford | 30-32 |
| 18:15 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but the foul's on Edward Horton - foul #1 on Edward Horton, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| 18:15 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 18:15 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford is hacked by Norman Ferguson - foul #2 on Norman Ferguson, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Albert Jones - foul #1 on Albert Jones, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 17:25 | Alabama | Albert Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG), Ronald Walker (C) Norman Ferguson, John Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (SG) Larry Buck | |
| 17:11 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dustin Edwards | 32-36 |
| 16:53 | Alabama | Willy Bomar misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 16:51 | Alabama | Albert Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 16:32 | Alabama | Albert Jones misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 32-36 |
| 16:31 | Alabama | Willy Bomar hits the follow up shot | 34-36 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton misses short on a shot from the baseline | 34-36 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton tips it back up and in | 34-38 |
| 16:09 | Alabama | Willy Bomar is open and scores on a shot from the left block set up by Wade Sutton out of the doubleteam | 36-38 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 15:52 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler grabs the board | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Willy Bomar (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wade Sutton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremy Stapler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Albert Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronald Walker (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Charlton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dustin Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Travis Stanford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Vernon Newton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:48 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler misses badly on a floater from the left block | 36-38 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | George Charlton grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Edward Horton | 36-41 |
| 15:06 | Alabama | Wade Sutton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 15:04 | Alabama | Wade Sutton can't tip it in | 36-41 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton misses badly on a floater from the right block | 36-41 |
| 14:46 | Alabama | Albert Jones gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 14:41 | Alabama | Willy Bomar can't finish the uncontested layup | 36-41 |
| 14:40 | Alabama | Ronald Walker tips it home | 38-41 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from George Charlton | 38-43 |
| 13:59 | Alabama | Wade Sutton's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Kenneth Chen (SG), Michael Pugh (PF), John Brown (C) Willy Bomar, Wade Sutton, Albert Jones, Ronald Walker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), Larry Buck (SG), Kosta Gembarowski (PF), Leo Johnson (C) Edward Horton, George Charlton, Travis Stanford, Vernon Newton | |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Larry Buck | 38-45 |
| 13:33 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 38-45 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Chris Franks | 38-48 |
| 13:01 | Alabama | John Brown drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Chen | 41-48 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Chen - foul #3 on Kenneth Chen, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (SF) Dustin Edwards | |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | James Dickey can't throw it down | 41-48 |
| 12:40 | Alabama | John Brown gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 12:35 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 41-48 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 41-48 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck tips it home | 41-50 |
| 11:51 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (SG), Ronald Walker (SF) Kenneth Chen, Jeremy Stapler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), Travis Stanford (PF), Vernon Newton (C) Chris Franks, Kosta Gembarowski, Leo Johnson | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willy Bomar (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Pugh (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Buck (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dickey (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Travis Stanford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Vernon Newton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Vernon Newton is blocked by John Brown | 41-50 |
| 11:31 | Alabama | John Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 11:27 | Alabama | Ronald Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wade Sutton (SG), Jerry Cable (C) Norman Ferguson, John Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (SG) Larry Buck | |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | James Dickey makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Travis Stanford and he's fouled by Ronald Walker - foul #3 on Ronald Walker, team foul #4 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Virgil Ayres (PF) Michael Pugh | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | James Dickey makes the free throw | 41-53 |
| 11:00 | Alabama | Willy Bomar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-53 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-56 |
| 10:44 | Alabama | Willy Bomar knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Wade Sutton | 43-56 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford lays it up and in on a great pass from George Charlton | 43-58 |
| 10:07 | Alabama | Willy Bomar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-58 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Albert Jones (PF), John Brown (C) Ronald Walker, Virgil Ayres, Jerry Cable | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Buck (SG), Dustin Edwards (SF), Leo Johnson (C) George Charlton, James Dickey, Vernon Newton | |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dustin Edwards | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:32 | Alabama | John Brown double dribbles | 43-61 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Chen (SG), Jeremy Stapler (SF) Wade Sutton, Willy Bomar | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) Edward Horton, Travis Stanford | |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-61 |
| 09:00 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-61 |
| 08:58 | Alabama | John Brown tips it home | 45-61 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson is hacked by Jeremy Stapler - foul #2 on Jeremy Stapler, team foul #5 | 45-61 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Kenneth Chen - foul #4 on Kenneth Chen, team foul #6 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG), Wade Sutton (SG), Ronald Walker (C) Norman Ferguson, Kenneth Chen, John Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG) Chris Franks | |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 08:19 | Alabama | Albert Jones buries a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Larry Buck - foul #1 on Larry Buck, team foul #3 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (SG) Larry Buck | |
| 08:19 | Alabama | Albert Jones makes the free throw | 48-63 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Walker - foul #4 on Ronald Walker, team foul #7 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Pugh (C) Albert Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford (PF) Kosta Gembarowski | |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| 07:46 | Alabama | Ronald Walker loses the dribble to George Charlton | 48-65 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi State | George Charlton lays it in | 48-67 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Willy Bomar (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wade Sutton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeremy Stapler (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Pugh (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Charlton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Edwards (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Travis Stanford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Leo Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Alabama | Michael Pugh can't finish the layup | 48-67 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson pulls down the rebound | 48-67 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Jeremy Stapler - foul #3 on Jeremy Stapler, team foul #8 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), John Brown (C) Willy Bomar, Michael Pugh | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Buck (SG), Vernon Newton (C) George Charlton, Leo Johnson | |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 48-69 |
| 07:00 | Alabama | Travis Stanford swats the short shot by Jeremy Stapler | 48-69 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck grabs the board | 48-69 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Buck | 48-71 |
| 06:42 | Alabama | Wade Sutton connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by John Brown | 50-71 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 50-71 |
| 06:16 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler gets the rebound | 50-71 |
| 06:11 | Alabama | Wade Sutton connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Norman Ferguson | 52-71 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-71 |
| 05:51 | Alabama | Ronald Walker gets the rebound | 52-71 |
| 05:45 | Alabama | John Brown can't finish the layup | 52-71 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Travis Stanford | 52-71 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Dustin Edwards | 52-74 |
| 05:08 | Alabama | John Brown is fouled on the floor by Edward Horton - foul #2 on Edward Horton, team foul #4 | 52-74 |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG), Kenneth Chen (SG), Albert Jones (PF), Michael Pugh (C) Norman Ferguson, Wade Sutton, Ronald Walker, John Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), George Charlton (SG), James Dickey (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF), Leo Johnson (C) Edward Horton, Larry Buck, Dustin Edwards, Travis Stanford, Vernon Newton | |
| 04:51 | Alabama | Chris Franks steps in front of the Willy Bomar pass | 52-74 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-74 |
| Subs | Alabama | Daniel Robinson (SG), Jerry Cable (C) Jeremy Stapler, Albert Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:10 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Willy Bomar | 55-74 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 55-74 |
| 04:02 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Jerry Cable | 55-74 |
| 03:57 | Alabama | Willy Bomar hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 55-74 |
| 03:56 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Willy Bomar | 55-74 |
| 03:51 | Alabama | Jerry Cable comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-74 |
| 03:49 | Alabama | Jerry Cable snags the offensive board | 55-74 |
| 03:38 | Alabama | Michael Pugh's pass is intercepted by James Dickey | 55-74 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Willy Bomar (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Chen (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Michael Pugh (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jerry Cable (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Charlton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Dickey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) C - Leo Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson is whistled for a carry | 55-74 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), Larry Buck (SG), Vernon Newton (C) Chris Franks, George Charlton, Leo Johnson | |
| 03:11 | Alabama | Willy Bomar lays it in and he's fouled by James Dickey - foul #1 on James Dickey, team foul #5 | 57-74 |
| 03:11 | Alabama | Willy Bomar makes the free throw | 58-74 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Kosta Gembarowski and he's fouled by Jerry Cable - foul #1 on Jerry Cable, team foul #9 | 58-76 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford (PF) Kosta Gembarowski | |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton makes the free throw | 58-77 |
| 02:42 | Alabama | Willy Bomar scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-77 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton is hacked by Jerry Cable - foul #2 on Jerry Cable, team foul #10 | 61-77 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Walker (SF), Virgil Ayres (PF) Daniel Robinson, Michael Pugh | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton misses the 1st free throw | 61-77 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-78 |
| 02:16 | Alabama | James Dickey steals it from Willy Bomar | 61-78 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-78 |
| 01:58 | Alabama | Jerry Cable grabs the defensive rebound | 61-78 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:39 | Alabama | Virgil Ayres misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 61-78 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford pulls down the rebound | 61-78 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Vernon Newton | 61-81 |
| 01:05 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Vernon Newton - foul #4 on Vernon Newton, team foul #6 | 61-81 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Pugh (PF) Virgil Ayres | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SF) James Dickey | |
| 01:05 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen misses the 1st free throw | 61-81 |
| 01:05 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen makes the 2nd free throw | 62-81 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford blows the layup but the foul's on Michael Pugh - foul #2 on Michael Pugh, team foul #11 | 62-81 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 62-82 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 62-83 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ronald Walker | 65-83 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards buries a jumper from the left side | 65-85 |
| 00:08 | Alabama | Travis Stanford swats the short shot by Willy Bomar | 65-85 |
| 00:06 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen tips it but misses | 65-85 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Jerry Cable tips it home | 67-85 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton runs out the clock | 67-85 |