| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Ferguson (fresh) SG - Wade Sutton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Stapler (fresh) PF - Albert Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - John Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ted Pack (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Nagle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Forrester (fresh) 3 reb. C - Henry Mosley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:44 | Alabama | John Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-31 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Jeremy Stapler steals the ball from Abdul Guiterrez | 32-31 |
| 18:58 | Alabama | Wade Sutton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-31 |
| 18:56 | Alabama | Albert Jones tips it back up and in | 34-31 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi | James Nagle misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Wade Sutton - foul #1 on Wade Sutton, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi | James Nagle makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi | James Nagle makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:16 | Alabama | John Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-33 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi | David Forrester grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | James Nagle clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Jeremy Stapler - foul #3 on Jeremy Stapler, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Walker (SF) Jeremy Stapler | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly (PF) David Forrester | |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | James Nagle misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | James Nagle makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 17:29 | Alabama | Albert Jones's layup is rejected by Billy Donnelly | 34-34 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly tips it but misses | 34-34 |
| 17:05 | Alabama | Albert Jones grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 16:59 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi | James Nagle knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Abdul Guiterrez | 34-36 |
| 16:33 | Alabama | Wade Sutton makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Norman Ferguson | 36-36 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi | James Nagle clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 16:08 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Albert Jones | 36-36 |
| 15:42 | Alabama | Albert Jones comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Abdul Guiterrez | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Ferguson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wade Sutton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Albert Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - John Brown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ted Pack (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Nagle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Donnelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Mosley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly drills a turnaround from close range set up by Ted Pack | 36-38 |
| 14:51 | Alabama | John Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | Ted Pack pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez is fouled on the floor by Ronald Walker - foul #1 on Ronald Walker, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG), Kenneth Chen (SG), Jeremy Stapler (SF), Michael Pugh (PF), Jerry Cable (C) Norman Ferguson, Wade Sutton, Ronald Walker, Albert Jones, John Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), Michael Ours (SG), John Dooley (SF), David Forrester (PF), Ian Milanowski (C) Abdul Guiterrez, Ted Pack, James Nagle, Billy Donnelly, Henry Mosley | |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | John Dooley misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Pugh - foul #2 on Michael Pugh, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | John Dooley makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | John Dooley makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 14:03 | Alabama | Ian Milanowski steals the ball from Willy Bomar | 36-40 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | John Dooley hits the finger roll | 36-42 |
| 13:16 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 13:14 | Alabama | Willy Bomar hits the follow up shot | 38-42 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi | John Dooley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray hits the follow up shot | 38-44 |
| 12:25 | Alabama | Michael Pugh travels with the ball | 38-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Walker (PF) Jerry Cable | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Holland (SF), Henry Mosley (C) John Dooley, Ian Milanowski | |
| 11:59 | Mississippi | Jeremy Stapler is called for the reach on Walter Holland - foul #4 on Jeremy Stapler, team foul #5 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wade Sutton (SG), Virgil Ayres (PF) Kenneth Chen, Jeremy Stapler | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), James Nagle (SF), Billy Donnelly (PF) Dwight Ray, Michael Ours, David Forrester | |
| 11:46 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh is called for the reach on Abdul Guiterrez - foul #3 on Michael Pugh, team foul #6 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Jerry Cable (C) Willy Bomar, Michael Pugh | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi | James Nagle knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Abdul Guiterrez | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Ferguson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wade Sutton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Virgil Ayres (fresh) C - Jerry Cable (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walter Holland (fresh) SF - James Nagle (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Donnelly (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Mosley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Alabama | Ronald Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Chen (PG), Albert Jones (PF), John Brown (C) Norman Ferguson, Virgil Ayres, Jerry Cable | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (SG) Walter Holland | |
| 10:46 | Mississippi | Albert Jones swats the layup by Billy Donnelly | 38-47 |
| 10:45 | Alabama | Wade Sutton gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| 10:39 | Alabama | Albert Jones misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Billy Donnelly - foul #1 on Billy Donnelly, team foul #1 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG) Ronald Walker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Dooley (SF), David Forrester (PF), Ian Milanowski (C) James Nagle, Billy Donnelly, Henry Mosley | |
| 10:39 | Alabama | Albert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 10:39 | Alabama | Albert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski misses long on a shot from the left side | 40-47 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | David Forrester tips it home | 40-49 |
| 09:53 | Alabama | Wade Sutton misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi | David Forrester snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Kenneth Chen steals the ball from Ian Milanowski | 40-49 |
| 09:12 | Alabama | Albert Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 40-49 |
| 09:10 | Alabama | John Brown tips it in | 42-49 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski blows the dunk | 42-49 |
| 08:49 | Alabama | Albert Jones snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 08:36 | Alabama | John Dooley swats the short shot by Wade Sutton | 42-49 |
| 08:34 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen can't tip it in | 42-49 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi | John Dooley snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi | The jump hook by John Dooley is blocked by Albert Jones | 42-49 |
| 08:03 | Alabama | Albert Jones pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 07:56 | Alabama | Albert Jones is called for traveling | 42-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Daniel Robinson (SG), Jeremy Stapler (SF), Ronald Walker (PF), Michael Pugh (C) Willy Bomar, Wade Sutton, Kenneth Chen, Albert Jones, John Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), Michael Ours (SG), James Nagle (SF), Billy Donnelly (PF), Henry Mosley (C) Abdul Guiterrez, Ted Pack, John Dooley, David Forrester, Ian Milanowski | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly clanks a shot from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 07:26 | Alabama | Michael Pugh grabs the board | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Ferguson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeremy Stapler (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Ronald Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Pugh (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dwight Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Ours (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Nagle (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Donnelly (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Mosley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler misses the easy layup | 42-49 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh is called for the reach on Billy Donnelly - foul #4 on Michael Pugh, team foul #7 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Chen (SG) Daniel Robinson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 06:22 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler hits a fadeaway from the right side | 44-51 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi | Michael Ours is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Chen - foul #1 on Kenneth Chen, team foul #8 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wade Sutton (SG), Albert Jones (PF) Kenneth Chen, Michael Pugh | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:01 | Mississippi | Michael Ours misses the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 06:01 | Alabama | Ronald Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 05:40 | Alabama | Wade Sutton is hacked by Henry Mosley - foul #3 on Henry Mosley, team foul #2 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), Ted Pack (SG) Dwight Ray, Michael Ours | |
| 05:30 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler is whistled for a carry | 44-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG), John Brown (C) Norman Ferguson, Ronald Walker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Forrester (PF), Ian Milanowski (C) Billy Donnelly, Henry Mosley | |
| 05:13 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ted Pack | 44-54 |
| 04:55 | Alabama | Albert Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Forrester | 44-54 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | David Forrester knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Ian Milanowski and he's fouled by Albert Jones - foul #1 on Albert Jones, team foul #9 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Pugh (PF) Albert Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Dooley (SF) James Nagle | |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | David Forrester makes the free throw | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 04:25 | Alabama | John Dooley picks off the pass by Jeremy Stapler | 44-57 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh is called for the reach on David Forrester - foul #5 on Michael Pugh, team foul #10 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Ronald Walker (SF), Virgil Ayres (PF) Wade Sutton, Jeremy Stapler, Michael Pugh | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), Michael Ours (SG), Henry Mosley (C) Abdul Guiterrez, Ted Pack, Ian Milanowski | |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | David Forrester makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | David Forrester makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 03:55 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson is hacked by David Forrester - foul #1 on David Forrester, team foul #3 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Chen (SG), Jerry Cable (C) Norman Ferguson, John Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly (PF) David Forrester | |
| 03:44 | Alabama | Willy Bomar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:31 | Mississippi | Michael Ours throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-59 |
| 03:24 | Alabama | Virgil Ayres makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-59 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Willy Bomar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Chen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ronald Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Virgil Ayres (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Cable (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dwight Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Ours (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Dooley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Billy Donnelly (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Mosley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Mississippi | John Dooley is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on John Dooley, team foul #4 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), James Nagle (SF) Dwight Ray, John Dooley | |
| 02:49 | Alabama | Michael Ours steals it from Kenneth Chen | 46-59 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Michael Ours | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:06 | Alabama | James Nagle steals the ball from Virgil Ayres | 46-61 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi | Michael Ours can't finish the layup | 46-61 |
| 01:59 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Ronald Walker | 46-61 |
| 01:53 | Alabama | Ronald Walker misses short on a jump hook from close range | 46-61 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | James Nagle gets the rebound | 46-61 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | Michael Ours misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-61 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | James Nagle misses the tip | 46-61 |
| 01:24 | Alabama | Jerry Cable pulls down the rebound | 46-61 |
| 01:19 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen is whistled for a carry | 46-61 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (SG), David Forrester (PF) Michael Ours, Billy Donnelly | |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Willy Bomar - foul #1 on Willy Bomar, team foul #11 | 46-61 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez makes the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from James Nagle | 49-65 |
| 00:28 | Alabama | Virgil Ayres is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-65 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Ted Pack pulls down the rebound | 49-65 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez runs out the clock | 49-65 |