| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ted Pack (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Nagle (fresh) 13 pts. PF - David Forrester (fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Mosley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wade Sutton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Stapler (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Albert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler inbounds the ball | 37-27 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Alabama | David Forrester takes the ball from Albert Jones | 37-27 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Ted Pack hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Abdul Guiterrez | 39-27 |
| 19:00 | Alabama | John Brown knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Jones | 39-29 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi | Albert Jones is called for the reach on James Nagle - foul #1 on Albert Jones, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi | James Nagle comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Jeremy Stapler - foul #1 on Jeremy Stapler, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi | James Nagle misses the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi | James Nagle makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 18:04 | Alabama | Wade Sutton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-29 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Ted Pack | 42-29 |
| 17:34 | Alabama | Wade Sutton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-29 |
| 17:32 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler can't tip it in | 42-29 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley snags the defensive board | 42-29 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley makes the turnaround in the paint set up by James Nagle | 44-29 |
| 17:02 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-32 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi | The jump hook by David Forrester is blocked by John Brown | 44-32 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley tips it back up and in | 46-32 |
| 16:20 | Alabama | Wade Sutton is denied on a layup by Henry Mosley | 46-32 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | David Forrester grabs the defensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi | David Forrester hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Nagle and the foul's on Albert Jones - foul #2 on Albert Jones, team foul #3 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), Michael Ours (SG), John Dooley (SF), Ian Milanowski (C) Abdul Guiterrez, Ted Pack, James Nagle, Henry Mosley | |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG), Kenneth Chen (SG), Ronald Walker (SF), Michael Pugh (PF), Jerry Cable (C) Norman Ferguson, Wade Sutton, Jeremy Stapler, Albert Jones, John Brown | |
| 16:00 | Mississippi | David Forrester misses the free throw | 48-32 |
| 16:00 | Alabama | Michael Pugh grabs the defensive rebound | 48-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dwight Ray (fresh) SG - Michael Ours (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Dooley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Forrester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ian Milanowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Willy Bomar (fresh) SG - Kenneth Chen (fresh) SF - Ronald Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Pugh (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Cable (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 48-32 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi | John Dooley grabs the board | 48-32 |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | Ronald Walker steals it from Ian Milanowski | 48-32 |
| 15:24 | Alabama | Ronald Walker comes up short on the runner in the paint | 48-32 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski grabs the board | 48-32 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-32 |
| 15:15 | Alabama | Michael Pugh grabs the board | 48-32 |
| 15:09 | Alabama | Dwight Ray is called for the reach on Jerry Cable - foul #2 on Dwight Ray, team foul #1 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly (PF) David Forrester | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler (SF) Jerry Cable | |
| 14:57 | Alabama | Willy Bomar misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-32 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi | John Dooley gets the rebound | 48-32 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Michael Ours | 50-32 |
| 14:14 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Kenneth Chen | 50-35 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi | Kenneth Chen is called for the reach on Michael Ours - foul #1 on Kenneth Chen, team foul #4 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), Ted Pack (SG), James Nagle (SF), Henry Mosley (C) Dwight Ray, Michael Ours, John Dooley, Ian Milanowski | |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Wade Sutton (SG), Albert Jones (PF), John Brown (C) Willy Bomar, Kenneth Chen, Ronald Walker, Michael Pugh | |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-35 |
| 13:32 | Alabama | Wade Sutton grabs the board | 50-35 |
| 13:26 | Alabama | Wade Sutton connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Jeremy Stapler | 50-37 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi | Ted Pack scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Abdul Guiterrez | 53-37 |
| 12:53 | Alabama | Wade Sutton is hacked by Billy Donnelly - foul #1 on Billy Donnelly, team foul #2 | 53-37 |
| 12:30 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson travels with the ball | 53-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Ours (SG), David Forrester (PF) Ted Pack, Billy Donnelly | |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG), Ronald Walker (SF) Norman Ferguson, Jeremy Stapler | |
| 12:14 | Mississippi | Ronald Walker steps in front of the Michael Ours pass | 53-37 |
| 12:07 | Alabama | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 53-37 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez snags the defensive board | 53-37 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez misses the jumpshot from the right side | 53-37 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley gets the offensive rebound | 53-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Ours (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Nagle (fresh) 14 pts. PF - David Forrester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Mosley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Willy Bomar (fresh) SG - Wade Sutton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Albert Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - John Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Forrester | 56-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:05 | Alabama | Ronald Walker can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Nagle - foul #2 on James Nagle, team foul #3 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), Ted Pack (SG), John Dooley (SF), Billy Donnelly (PF), Ian Milanowski (C) Abdul Guiterrez, Michael Ours, James Nagle, David Forrester, Henry Mosley | |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Jeremy Stapler (SF), Michael Pugh (C) Willy Bomar, Albert Jones, John Brown | |
| 11:05 | Alabama | Ronald Walker makes the 1st free throw | 56-38 |
| 11:05 | Alabama | Ronald Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 56-39 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi | Ted Pack is hacked by Wade Sutton - foul #1 on Wade Sutton, team foul #5 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (SG) Wade Sutton | |
| 10:32 | Mississippi | Ted Pack misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Willy Bomar - foul #3 on Willy Bomar, team foul #6 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jerry Cable (C) Ronald Walker | |
| 10:32 | Mississippi | Ted Pack misses the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi | Ted Pack makes the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 10:28 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 57-39 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | John Dooley misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-39 |
| 10:12 | Alabama | Willy Bomar pulls down the rebound | 57-39 |
| 10:01 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson hits a shot from the left side | 57-41 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jerry Cable - foul #1 on Jerry Cable, team foul #7 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), James Nagle (SF) Dwight Ray, John Dooley | |
| Subs | Alabama | Wade Sutton (SG) Willy Bomar | |
| 09:35 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski misses the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| 09:18 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Billy Donnelly - foul #2 on Billy Donnelly, team foul #4 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Albert Jones (PF), Ronald Walker (C) Michael Pugh, Jerry Cable | |
| 09:18 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler misses the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 09:18 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler makes the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Wade Sutton is called for the reach on Billy Donnelly - foul #2 on Wade Sutton, team foul #8 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Ours (SG), Henry Mosley (C) Ted Pack, Ian Milanowski | |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG), John Brown (C) Norman Ferguson, Ronald Walker | |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly misses the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 08:54 | Alabama | Albert Jones grabs the board | 58-42 |
| 08:33 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler hits a wide open turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Willy Bomar | 58-44 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Willy Bomar - foul #4 on Willy Bomar, team foul #9 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Walker (PG) Willy Bomar | |
| 08:10 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly makes the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 07:54 | Alabama | Wade Sutton clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Abdul Guiterrez - foul #1 on Abdul Guiterrez, team foul #5 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Dooley (SF), David Forrester (PF) James Nagle, Billy Donnelly | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 07:54 | Alabama | Wade Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 07:54 | Alabama | Wade Sutton misses the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi | Michael Ours is fouled on the floor by Wade Sutton - foul #3 on Wade Sutton, team foul #10 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG) Albert Jones | |
| 07:32 | Mississippi | Michael Ours makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi | Michael Ours makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Ours (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Dooley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Forrester (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Mosley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wade Sutton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeremy Stapler (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:12 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), Ted Pack (SG), Ian Milanowski (C) Abdul Guiterrez, Michael Ours, Henry Mosley | |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (SG), Michael Pugh (PF), Jerry Cable (C) Wade Sutton, Jeremy Stapler, John Brown | |
| 06:52 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ian Milanowski, team foul #6 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Nagle (SF) John Dooley | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 06:44 | Alabama | The jumper by Willy Bomar is denied by Ian Milanowski | 62-45 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi | David Forrester grabs the defensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi | Willy Bomar steps in front of the David Forrester pass | 62-45 |
| 06:14 | Alabama | Willy Bomar banks in the layup | 62-47 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray lays it in set up by James Nagle | 64-47 |
| 05:38 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 64-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), Billy Donnelly (PF), Henry Mosley (C) Dwight Ray, David Forrester, Ian Milanowski | |
| Subs | Alabama | Wade Sutton (SG), Jeremy Stapler (SF), Albert Jones (PF), John Brown (C) Norman Ferguson, Ronald Walker, Michael Pugh, Jerry Cable | |
| 05:11 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-47 |
| 05:10 | Alabama | Albert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 64-47 |
| 05:04 | Alabama | The short jumper by Willy Bomar is denied by Billy Donnelly | 64-47 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley snags the defensive board | 64-47 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi | Ted Pack travels with the ball | 64-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Ours (SG), John Dooley (SF) Ted Pack, James Nagle | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Chen (PG) Willy Bomar | |
| 04:23 | Alabama | John Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 64-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Forrester (PF) Billy Donnelly | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 03:54 | Mississippi | John Dooley lays it up and in on a great pass from Abdul Guiterrez | 66-47 |
| 03:40 | Alabama | Wade Sutton misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-47 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley pulls down the rebound | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Chen - foul #2 on Kenneth Chen, team foul #11 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (SG), James Nagle (SF), Ian Milanowski (C) Michael Ours, John Dooley, Henry Mosley | |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG), Ronald Walker (SF), Michael Pugh (PF), Jerry Cable (C) Wade Sutton, Jeremy Stapler, Albert Jones, John Brown | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez makes the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez makes the 2nd free throw | 68-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. SG - Ted Pack (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Nagle (fresh) 14 pts. PF - David Forrester (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ian Milanowski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Willy Bomar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Chen (fresh) SF - Ronald Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Pugh (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Cable (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:03 | Alabama | Ronald Walker comes up short on the shot in the lane | 68-47 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski pulls down the rebound | 68-47 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi | David Forrester connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 70-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:27 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-47 |
| 02:25 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Willy Bomar | 70-47 |
| 02:12 | Alabama | Jerry Cable's fadeaway is rejected by James Nagle | 70-47 |
| 02:11 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen tips it but misses | 70-47 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Ted Pack grabs the board | 70-47 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi | James Nagle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-47 |
| 01:40 | Alabama | Jerry Cable snags the defensive board | 70-47 |
| 01:35 | Alabama | Ronald Walker hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Pugh | 70-49 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | David Forrester misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-49 |
| 01:14 | Alabama | Michael Pugh grabs the board | 70-49 |
| 01:09 | Alabama | Willy Bomar misses the 3 from the right corner | 70-49 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi | James Nagle gets the rebound | 70-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | David Forrester misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 70-49 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski tips it home | 72-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen loses the ball out of bounds | 72-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Henry Mosley (C) Ian Milanowski | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | James Nagle hits a jumper from the right wing | 74-49 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Ronald Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-49 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez runs out the clock | 74-49 |