| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Joseph Newman (fresh) SG - Robert Bondurant (fresh) SF - Mark Baron (fresh) PF - Nicholas Crow (fresh) C - Jack Kish (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) SG - David Avitia (fresh) SF - George Hill (fresh) PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) C - Mark Rouse (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Alabama | Mark Baron pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Alabama | Jack Kish is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | David Avitia misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Bondurant - foul #1 on Robert Bondurant, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | David Avitia makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | David Avitia makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Alabama | Mark Rouse picks off the pass by Jack Kish | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Joseph Newman is called for the reach on Mark Rouse - foul #1 on Joseph Newman, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | George Hill buries a floater from the right block set up by Richard Mederos | 0-4 |
| 18:03 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:02 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow tips it in | 2-4 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | George Hill misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Jack Kish - foul #1 on Jack Kish, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans (PF), David White (C) Terry Horwitz, Mark Rouse | |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | George Hill makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | George Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:28 | Alabama | Jack Kish's pass is intercepted by David Avitia | 2-6 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | David Avitia's layup is rejected by Jack Kish | 2-6 |
| 17:03 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 16:48 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on David White - foul #1 on David White, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Barker (C) Jack Kish | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SF) George Hill | |
| 16:48 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:48 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 16:38 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Joseph Newman | 4-6 |
| 16:17 | Alabama | Richard Mederos is called for the reach on Joseph Newman - foul #1 on Richard Mederos, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Alabama | George Mole (C) Nicholas Crow | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz (PF) Daniel Evans | |
| 15:59 | Alabama | Joseph Newman's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Horwitz | 4-6 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | David White pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Joseph Newman (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Bondurant (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Baron (fairly fresh) PF - Dustin Barker (fresh) C - George Mole (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Avitia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Zane Branch (fresh) PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) C - David White (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos is hacked by George Mole - foul #1 on George Mole, team foul #4 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse (C) David White | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | David Avitia is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 15:34 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Joseph Newman | 4-6 |
| 15:07 | Alabama | Mark Baron hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Zane Branch | 4-6 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | George Mole takes the ball from Richard Mederos | 4-6 |
| 14:16 | Alabama | Joseph Newman scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by George Mole | 6-6 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-6 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz tips it in | 6-8 |
| 13:52 | Alabama | Mark Baron lays it up and in | 8-8 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | Alabama | Nicholas Crow (PF), Jack Kish (C) Dustin Barker, George Mole | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG), Frank Pruden (SG), George Hill (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), David White (C) Richard Mederos, David Avitia, Zane Branch, Terry Horwitz, Mark Rouse | |
| 13:12 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Newman | 10-8 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-8 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Pruden | 10-8 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Crow takes the ball from George Hill | 10-8 |
| 12:30 | Alabama | Mark Baron's floater is knocked away by George Hill | 10-8 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Daniel Evans | 10-8 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Joseph Newman is called for the reach on Peter Barnes - foul #2 on Joseph Newman, team foul #5 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (PG) Joseph Newman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:57 | Mississippi State | George Hill knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Peter Barnes | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (fresh) SG - Robert Bondurant (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Mark Baron (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Crow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Kish (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Pruden (fresh) SF - George Hill (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Evans (fresh) C - David White (fresh) | |
| 11:55 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Pruden - foul #1 on Frank Pruden, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Zane Branch (SG), Brian Jacobs (PF) Peter Barnes, Frank Pruden, Daniel Evans | |
| 11:40 | Alabama | Jack Kish misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-10 |
| 11:39 | Alabama | Mark Baron gets the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 11:15 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Baron | 12-10 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | George Hill drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Zane Branch | 12-13 |
| 10:46 | Alabama | Mark Baron is whistled for a carry | 12-13 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Barker (PF), George Mole (C) Nicholas Crow, Jack Kish | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), Daniel Evans (PF) George Hill, Brian Jacobs | |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-13 |
| 10:14 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Avitia - foul #1 on David Avitia, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG), Terry Horwitz (PF), Mark Rouse (C) Richard Mederos, Daniel Evans, David White | |
| 10:14 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:14 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant misses the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | David Avitia can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 13-13 |
| 09:57 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 09:51 | Alabama | David Avitia steps in front of the Mark Baron pass in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | David Avitia drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Peter Barnes | 13-16 |
| 09:44 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-16 |
| Subs | Alabama | Nicholas Crow (PF) George Mole | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:29 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch is hacked by Dustin Barker - foul #1 on Dustin Barker, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Eric Latta (SF), David White (C) Peter Barnes, Zane Branch, Mark Rouse | |
| 09:16 | Mississippi State | David White misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-16 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Eric Latta tips it home | 13-18 |
| 09:11 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Latta - foul #1 on Eric Latta, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Alabama | George Mole (C) Dustin Barker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF), Daniel Evans (PF) Eric Latta, Terry Horwitz | |
| 08:49 | Alabama | Mark Baron misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by David White - foul #2 on David White, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs (C) David White | |
| 08:49 | Alabama | Mark Baron makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 08:49 | Alabama | Mark Baron misses the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Daniel Evans | 14-18 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | George Hill scores on a shot from the baseline | 14-20 |
| 08:17 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow is fouled on the floor by David Avitia - foul #2 on David Avitia, team foul #7 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jack Kish (C) George Mole | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (SG), Mark Rouse (C) David Avitia, Brian Jacobs | |
| 08:17 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:17 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Pruden | 16-22 |
| 07:47 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Todd Schaffner | 18-22 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Bondurant (tired) 5 pts. SF - Mark Baron (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Crow (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Kish (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Pruden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Hill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Daniel Evans (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fresh) | |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | George Hill misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jack Kish - foul #2 on Jack Kish, team foul #7 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Barker (PF), George Mole (C) Nicholas Crow, Jack Kish | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG), Terry Horwitz (PF) Richard Mederos, Daniel Evans | |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | George Hill makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | George Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:22 | Alabama | Mark Baron's dunk attempt is rejected by Mark Rouse | 18-24 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes grabs the board | 18-24 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes is fouled on the floor by Todd Schaffner - foul #1 on Todd Schaffner, team foul #8 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | Henry Hurd (SF) Mark Baron | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SF), Brian Jacobs (C) George Hill, Mark Rouse | |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 06:45 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant banks in the layup on a nice dish by Todd Schaffner | 20-26 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch hits a floater in the lane | 20-28 |
| 06:24 | Alabama | Dustin Barker's pass is intercepted by Brian Jacobs in the backcourt | 20-28 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-28 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Peter Barnes and he's fouled by Robert Bondurant - foul #2 on Robert Bondurant, team foul #9 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Alabama | Joseph Newman (PG), Mark Baron (SF), Nicholas Crow (PF) Robert Bondurant, Henry Hurd, Dustin Barker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), David Avitia (SG), David White (C) Peter Barnes, Frank Pruden, Terry Horwitz | |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs misses the free throw | 20-30 |
| 06:04 | Alabama | The rebound goes to George Mole | 20-30 |
| 05:42 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-30 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos gets the rebound | 20-30 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | Todd Schaffner steals the ball from Zane Branch | 20-30 |
| 05:22 | Alabama | Mark Baron blows the layup | 20-30 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | David Avitia pulls down the rebound | 20-30 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | David White lays it in and he's fouled by Joseph Newman - foul #3 on Joseph Newman, team foul #10 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | Henry Hurd (PF) George Mole | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF), Daniel Evans (PF) Zane Branch, Brian Jacobs | |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | David White makes the free throw | 20-33 |
| 04:47 | Alabama | Mark Baron comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 20-33 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | David White grabs the defensive rebound | 20-33 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Evans | 20-35 |
| 04:21 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Mederos - foul #2 on Richard Mederos, team foul #8 | 20-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Barker (C) Mark Baron | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse (C) David White | |
| 04:21 | Alabama | Joseph Newman makes the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 04:21 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse grabs the defensive rebound | 21-35 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | George Hill's layup is rejected by Nicholas Crow | 21-35 |
| 04:12 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner pulls down the rebound | 21-35 |
| 03:51 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow misses the floater from the left block | 21-35 |
| 03:49 | Alabama | Dustin Barker hits the follow up shot | 23-35 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Joseph Newman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Schaffner (tired) 2 ast. SF - Henry Hurd (fairly fresh) PF - Nicholas Crow (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Barker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Avitia (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - George Hill (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Daniel Evans (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fresh) | |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | Dustin Barker takes the ball from David Avitia after a doubleteam | 23-35 |
| 03:06 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow drills a driving attempt from the left block | 25-35 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Hill | 25-37 |
| 02:32 | Alabama | Joseph Newman is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-37 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | David Avitia snags the defensive board | 25-37 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | David Avitia makes the contested fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from George Hill and he's hacked by Todd Schaffner - foul #2 on Todd Schaffner, team foul #11 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG), Mark Baron (SF), George Mole (PF), Jack Kish (C) Joseph Newman, Henry Hurd, Nicholas Crow, Dustin Barker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG), Zane Branch (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF), David White (C) Richard Mederos, George Hill, Daniel Evans, Mark Rouse | |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | David Avitia makes the free throw | 25-40 |
| 01:53 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 25-40 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | David White grabs the defensive rebound | 25-40 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Bondurant - foul #3 on Robert Bondurant, team foul #12 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Joseph Newman (PG) Robert Bondurant | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (SG) David Avitia | |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch makes the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 25-42 |
| 01:32 | Alabama | Mark Baron makes the shot from the right side set up by Joseph Newman and he's fouled by Zane Branch - foul #1 on Zane Branch, team foul #9 | 27-42 |
| 01:32 | Alabama | Mark Baron makes the free throw | 28-42 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Peter Barnes | 28-45 |
| 01:22 | Alabama | Peter Barnes takes the ball from Jack Kish in the backcourt | 28-45 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes banks in the layup | 28-47 |
| 01:16 | Alabama | Peter Barnes is called for the reach on Joseph Newman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Barnes, team foul #10 | 28-47 |
| 01:16 | Alabama | Joseph Newman makes the 1st free throw | 29-47 |
| 01:16 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses the 2nd free throw | 29-47 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch grabs the board | 29-47 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | David White is fouled on the floor by Todd Schaffner - foul #3 on Todd Schaffner, team foul #13 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG) Todd Schaffner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs (PF) Terry Horwitz | |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | David White makes the 1st free throw | 29-48 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | David White makes the 2nd free throw | 29-49 |
| 00:51 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant loses the dribble to Peter Barnes | 29-49 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes lays it in | 29-51 |
| 00:27 | Alabama | Brian Jacobs is called for the reach on Joseph Newman - foul #1 on Brian Jacobs, team foul #11 | 29-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Nicholas Crow (PF), Dustin Barker (C) George Mole, Jack Kish | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Eric Latta (SF) Peter Barnes, Frank Pruden | |
| 00:27 | Alabama | Joseph Newman makes the 1st free throw | 30-51 |
| 00:27 | Alabama | Joseph Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-51 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-51 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs grabs the offensive board | 31-51 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs's dunk attempt is rejected by Dustin Barker | 31-51 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow grabs the defensive rebound | 31-51 |