| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clinton Kent (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanford Vansant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Rowley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Corey Daniel (fresh) 12 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Travis Hardwick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 6 pts. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla inbounds the ball | 31-16 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Clinton Kent - foul #1 on Clinton Kent, team foul #1 | 31-16 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Stephen White makes the 1st free throw | 31-17 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Stephen White makes the 2nd free throw | 31-18 |
| 19:11 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-18 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Cody Lingerfelt | 31-18 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-18 |
| 18:50 | Alabama | Clinton Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 31-18 |
| 18:45 | Alabama | Clinton Kent is fouled on the floor by Rene Esposito - foul #1 on Rene Esposito, team foul #1 | 31-18 |
| 18:28 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Rene Esposito - foul #2 on Rene Esposito, team foul #2 | 31-18 |
| 18:28 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick makes the 1st free throw | 32-18 |
| 18:28 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick makes the 2nd free throw | 33-18 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Travis Hardwick - foul #1 on Travis Hardwick, team foul #2 | 33-18 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 33-18 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 33-19 |
| 17:36 | Alabama | Clinton Kent clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-19 |
| 17:34 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Clinton Kent | 33-19 |
| 17:20 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-19 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla grabs the board | 33-19 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 33-19 |
| 16:54 | Alabama | Clinton Kent pulls down the rebound | 33-19 |
| 16:33 | Alabama | Corey Daniel misses the jump hook from the left block | 33-19 |
| 16:31 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant tips it home | 35-19 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | Travis Hardwick is called for the reach on Cody Lingerfelt - foul #2 on Travis Hardwick, team foul #3 | 35-19 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Cooper (SF), Steven Medley (C) William Rowley, Travis Hardwick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix (PG), William Whaley (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), Richard Gokey (C) Stephen White, Cody Lingerfelt, Kevin Bonilla, Rene Esposito | |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses the easy layup | 35-19 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | William Whaley snags the offensive board | 35-19 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clinton Kent (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanford Vansant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Corey Daniel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Steven Medley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - William Whaley (fresh) SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Gokey (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 35-19 |
| 15:34 | Alabama | Corey Daniel grabs the board | 35-19 |
| 15:09 | Alabama | Corey Daniel drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Stanford Vansant | 37-19 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 37-19 |
| 14:53 | Alabama | Clinton Kent snags the defensive board | 37-19 |
| 14:26 | Alabama | Steven Medley can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-19 |
| 14:25 | Alabama | Steven Medley grabs the offensive board | 37-19 |
| 14:00 | Alabama | Corey Daniel misses the lay-in | 37-19 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi State | William Whaley gets the rebound | 37-19 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix makes the shot near the basket set up by Terry Koerner | 37-21 |
| 13:33 | Alabama | Steven Medley is hacked by Terry Koerner - foul #1 on Terry Koerner, team foul #3 | 37-21 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Rowley (SF), Travis Hardwick (C) David Cooper, Steven Medley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Rene Esposito (C) William Whaley, Terry Koerner, Peter Angulo, Richard Gokey | |
| 13:20 | Alabama | Clinton Kent scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Stanford Vansant | 40-21 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito's floater is tipped away by Corey Daniel | 40-21 |
| 13:04 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Travis Hardwick | 40-21 |
| 12:44 | Alabama | Cody Lingerfelt steals the ball from Corey Daniel | 40-21 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla lays it in on a great pass from Cody Lingerfelt | 40-23 |
| 12:14 | Alabama | Randy Hendrix takes the ball from Stanford Vansant | 40-23 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:53 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix is called for traveling | 40-23 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo (PF) Randy Hendrix | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clinton Kent (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanford Vansant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - William Rowley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Corey Daniel (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Travis Hardwick (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 6 pts. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the floater near the basket set up by Corey Daniel | 42-23 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal lays it in on a great pass from Cody Lingerfelt | 42-25 |
| 10:55 | Alabama | Clinton Kent misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 42-25 |
| 10:54 | Alabama | William Rowley hits the follow up shot | 44-25 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito is fouled on the floor by Travis Hardwick - foul #3 on Travis Hardwick, team foul #4 | 44-25 |
| Subs | Alabama | Javier Lopez (PF) Corey Daniel | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix (C) Rene Esposito | |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Clinton Kent - foul #2 on Clinton Kent, team foul #5 | 44-25 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG) Darrel Villarreal | |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo makes the 1st free throw | 44-26 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses the 2nd free throw | 44-26 |
| 10:27 | Alabama | Javier Lopez snags the defensive board | 44-26 |
| 10:02 | Alabama | Cody Lingerfelt is called for the reach on Stanford Vansant - foul #3 on Cody Lingerfelt, team foul #4 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dale Bible (PG) Clinton Kent | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:47 | Alabama | Randy Hendrix steals the ball from Stanford Vansant | 44-26 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses the lay-in | 44-26 |
| 09:31 | Alabama | William Rowley grabs the board | 44-26 |
| 09:06 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Cody Lingerfelt - foul #4 on Cody Lingerfelt, team foul #5 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Cooper (SF), Corey Daniel (PF), Steven Medley (C) William Rowley, Javier Lopez, Travis Hardwick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Rene Esposito (C) Cody Lingerfelt, Kevin Bonilla | |
| 09:06 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the 1st free throw | 45-26 |
| 09:06 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the 2nd free throw | 46-26 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix lays it up and in | 46-28 |
| 08:24 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Dale Bible | 49-28 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-28 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Rene Esposito | 49-28 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-28 |
| 08:06 | Alabama | Corey Daniel grabs the board | 49-28 |
| 07:55 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant is hacked by Stephen White - foul #2 on Stephen White, team foul #6 | 49-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kim Hastings (SG), Javier Lopez (PF) Stanford Vansant, Corey Daniel | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Whaley (SG), Richard Gokey (PF), Kenneth Rosas (C) Darrel Villarreal, Peter Angulo, Rene Esposito | |
| 07:39 | Alabama | Kim Hastings comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-28 |
| 07:37 | Alabama | Javier Lopez tips it back up and in | 51-28 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dale Bible (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kim Hastings (fresh) SF - David Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Javier Lopez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Medley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Whaley (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) C - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Stephen White scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-30 |
| 07:03 | Alabama | Steven Medley is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Rosas - foul #1 on Kenneth Rosas, team foul #7 | 51-30 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner (SF) Randy Hendrix | |
| 07:03 | Alabama | Steven Medley misses the 1st free throw | 51-30 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey grabs the defensive rebound | 51-30 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | William Whaley hits a shot from the right block and he's hacked by David Cooper - foul #1 on David Cooper, team foul #6 | 51-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | Clinton Kent (PG), William Rowley (SF), Corey Daniel (PF), Travis Hardwick (C) Dale Bible, David Cooper, Javier Lopez, Steven Medley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Peter Angulo (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Stephen White, Terry Koerner, Richard Gokey, Kenneth Rosas | |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | William Whaley makes the free throw | 51-33 |
| 06:27 | Alabama | Corey Daniel misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Peter Angulo - foul #2 on Peter Angulo, team foul #8 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG) William Whaley | |
| 06:27 | Alabama | Corey Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 52-33 |
| 06:27 | Alabama | Corey Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 53-33 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses the dunk | 53-33 |
| 06:03 | Alabama | William Rowley snags the defensive board | 53-33 |
| 05:39 | Alabama | Clinton Kent buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kim Hastings | 55-33 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Corey Daniel - foul #1 on Corey Daniel, team foul #7 | 55-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dale Bible (PG), David Cooper (SF), Javier Lopez (PF), Steven Medley (C) Clinton Kent, William Rowley, Corey Daniel, Travis Hardwick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), William Whaley (SG), Randy Hendrix (PF), Richard Gokey (C) Darrel Villarreal, Cody Lingerfelt, Peter Angulo, Rene Esposito | |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla makes the 1st free throw | 55-34 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla makes the 2nd free throw | 55-35 |
| 05:08 | Alabama | David Cooper can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 55-35 |
| 05:07 | Alabama | David Cooper can't tip it in | 55-35 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Stephen White gets the rebound | 55-35 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Stephen White is whistled for a carry | 55-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas (C) Kevin Bonilla | |
| 04:33 | Alabama | Kim Hastings misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-35 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Rosas | 55-35 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses short on a floater from the right wing | 55-35 |
| 04:15 | Alabama | Steven Medley grabs the board | 55-35 |
| 03:54 | Alabama | Kim Hastings is hacked by William Whaley - foul #2 on William Whaley, team foul #9 | 55-35 |
| 03:54 | Alabama | Kim Hastings misses the 1st free throw | 55-35 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas pulls down the rebound | 55-35 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | William Whaley loses the ball out of bounds | 55-35 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Alabama | Kim Hastings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-35 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dale Bible (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kim Hastings (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Javier Lopez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Medley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Whaley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | William Whaley hits a turnaround from close range | 55-37 |
| 02:44 | Alabama | David Cooper is called for a charge - foul #2 on David Cooper, team foul #8 | 55-37 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas hits a runner near the basket | 55-39 |
| 02:07 | Alabama | Steven Medley misses the easy layup | 55-39 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas snags the defensive board | 55-39 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | Javier Lopez denies the turnaround by Randy Hendrix | 55-39 |
| 02:01 | Alabama | Javier Lopez grabs the board | 55-39 |
| 01:42 | Alabama | Kim Hastings drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Dale Bible | 58-39 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Randy Hendrix, team foul #10 | 58-39 |
| 01:12 | Alabama | Steven Medley comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 58-39 |
| 01:10 | Alabama | Steven Medley hits the follow up shot | 60-39 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Kim Hastings takes the ball from Randy Hendrix | 60-39 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Alabama | Javier Lopez hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 60-39 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | William Whaley gets the rebound | 60-39 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Stephen White is blocked by Steven Medley | 60-39 |
| 00:20 | Alabama | Javier Lopez snags the defensive board | 60-39 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Dale Bible runs out the clock | 60-39 |