| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Rao (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Stromberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Yevgeny Zaring (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Weber (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Martz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Krout (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Vangilder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Yevgeny Zaring inbounds the ball | 37-18 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg's pass is intercepted by George Vangilder | 37-18 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | James Krout makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Dean | 37-21 |
| 18:48 | Alabama | Michael Martz scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Rao | 39-21 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | James Krout misses the 3 from the left wing | 39-21 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder tips it home | 39-23 |
| 18:12 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-23 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | William Bennett snags the defensive board | 39-23 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi State | James Krout is hacked by David Weber - foul #1 on David Weber, team foul #1 | 39-23 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Rao - foul #2 on Robert Rao, team foul #2 | 39-23 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses the 1st free throw | 39-23 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder makes the 2nd free throw | 39-24 |
| 17:33 | Alabama | Robert Rao clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by James Dean - foul #1 on James Dean, team foul #1 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (SG) James Dean | |
| 17:33 | Alabama | Robert Rao makes the 1st free throw | 40-24 |
| 17:33 | Alabama | Robert Rao makes the 2nd free throw | 41-24 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam | 41-24 |
| 17:14 | Alabama | David Weber gets the rebound | 41-24 |
| 16:53 | Alabama | Robert Rao is hacked by Frank Foss - foul #3 on Frank Foss, team foul #2 | 41-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | Modesto Rizzo (SF), Anthony Tavares (PF), Timothy Sjogren (C) Yevgeny Zaring, David Weber, Michael Martz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Dan Pittman (SF) Frank Foss, George Vangilder | |
| 16:40 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Robert Rao | 43-24 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | James Krout is whistled for a carry | 43-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG), Dave Iser (C) Ronald Panella, William Bennett | |
| 15:51 | Alabama | Dan Pittman blocks the short jumper by Anthony Tavares | 43-24 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-24 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Rao (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Stromberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Modesto Rizzo (fresh) PF - Anthony Tavares (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Sjogren (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) SG - James Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Krout (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dave Iser (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:40 | Mississippi State | James Krout misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-24 |
| 15:39 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Timothy Sjogren | 43-24 |
| 15:34 | Alabama | Robert Rao connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Stromberg | 46-24 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser is fouled on the floor by Timothy Sjogren - foul #2 on Timothy Sjogren, team foul #3 | 46-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Moscato (SF), David Weber (PF), Michael Martz (C) Modesto Rizzo, Anthony Tavares, Timothy Sjogren | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), William Bennett (SF), George Vangilder (C) Maximo Bianchi, Dan Pittman, James Krout | |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses the lay-in | 46-24 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-24 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss is hacked by Robert Stromberg - foul #3 on Robert Stromberg, team foul #4 | 46-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (SG) James Dean | |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder hits a wide open runner from the baseline on a great pass from William Bennett out of a doubleteam | 46-26 |
| 14:04 | Alabama | Michael Martz buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by David Weber | 49-26 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Dave Iser is denied by David Weber | 49-26 |
| 13:43 | Alabama | David Weber grabs the board | 49-26 |
| 13:14 | Alabama | Michael Martz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-26 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to George Vangilder | 49-26 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser misses short on an open floater from the left side | 49-26 |
| 12:54 | Alabama | Todd Moscato pulls down the rebound | 49-26 |
| 12:41 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg's floater is knocked away by Dave Iser | 49-26 |
| 12:39 | Alabama | David Weber tips it but misses | 49-26 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser gets the rebound | 49-26 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss lays it up and in and the foul's on Todd Moscato - foul #4 on Todd Moscato, team foul #5 | 49-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | Yevgeny Zaring (SF), Anthony Tavares (PF), Timothy Sjogren (C) Todd Moscato, David Weber, Michael Martz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), James Krout (PF) Maximo Bianchi, William Bennett, Dave Iser | |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss makes the free throw | 49-29 |
| 12:12 | Alabama | Anthony Tavares misses long on a jumper from the right block | 49-29 |
| 12:11 | Alabama | Yevgeny Zaring misses the tip | 49-29 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder gets the rebound | 49-29 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Frank Foss | 49-31 |
| 11:51 | Alabama | Robert Rao loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | David White (SG) Robert Stromberg | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG) Frank Foss | |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | Robert Rao steals it from George Vangilder | 49-31 |
| 11:33 | Alabama | Robert Rao throws it down | 51-31 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Rao (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - David White (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Yevgeny Zaring (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Tavares (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Sjogren (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fresh) SG - James Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Krout (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - George Vangilder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | James Krout drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-34 |
| 10:55 | Alabama | James Krout swats the shot by Robert Rao | 51-34 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | James Krout snags the defensive board | 51-34 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-34 |
| 10:37 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren gets the rebound | 51-34 |
| 10:13 | Alabama | The short jumper by Anthony Tavares is denied by James Krout | 51-34 |
| 10:12 | Alabama | Yevgeny Zaring grabs the offensive rebound | 51-34 |
| 09:57 | Alabama | Robert Rao hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Tavares | 53-34 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses the floater from the free throw line | 53-34 |
| 09:44 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren gets the rebound | 53-34 |
| 09:30 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren lays it up and in and he's fouled by James Green - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #3 | 55-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Martz (PG), Robert Stromberg (SG), Modesto Rizzo (SF), David Weber (PF) Robert Rao, David White, Yevgeny Zaring, Anthony Tavares | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), Maximo Bianchi (SG), William Bennett (SF), Dave Iser (C) James Green, James Dean, Dan Pittman, George Vangilder | |
| 09:30 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren makes the free throw | 56-34 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Stromberg - foul #4 on Robert Stromberg, team foul #6 | 56-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Rao (PG), David White (SG) Robert Stromberg, Timothy Sjogren | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser makes the 1st free throw | 56-35 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser makes the 2nd free throw | 56-36 |
| 08:59 | Alabama | Robert Rao's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-36 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser travels with the ball | 56-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Vangilder (C) James Krout | |
| 08:39 | Alabama | Michael Martz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-36 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser pulls down the rebound | 56-36 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser loses the ball out of bounds | 56-36 |
| 08:06 | Alabama | Robert Rao comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Frank Foss - foul #4 on Frank Foss, team foul #4 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | Yevgeny Zaring (SF), Timothy Sjogren (C) David White, Modesto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), James Krout (PF) Frank Foss, George Vangilder | |
| 08:06 | Alabama | Robert Rao makes the 1st free throw | 57-36 |
| 08:06 | Alabama | Robert Rao makes the 2nd free throw | 58-36 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | James Krout misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-36 |
| 07:51 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren snags the defensive board | 58-36 |
| 07:34 | Alabama | Robert Rao misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-36 |
| 07:33 | Alabama | Yevgeny Zaring gets the offensive rebound | 58-36 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Rao (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Martz (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Yevgeny Zaring (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Weber (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Sjogren (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) SF - William Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Krout (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Dave Iser (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Alabama | Michael Martz hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-36 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | William Bennett is called for traveling | 61-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | David White (PG), Robert Stromberg (SG), Anthony Tavares (PF) Robert Rao, Michael Martz, David Weber | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman (SF) James Krout | |
| 06:36 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG) Maximo Bianchi | |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | James Green drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Panella | 61-39 |
| 06:07 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 61-39 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella pulls down the rebound | 61-39 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Timothy Sjogren blocks the short jumper by Dan Pittman | 61-39 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella grabs the offensive board | 61-39 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman makes the wide open jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Panella | 61-41 |
| 05:19 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-41 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman grabs the board | 61-41 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser blows the wide open dunk | 61-41 |
| 05:12 | Alabama | Anthony Tavares snags the defensive board | 61-41 |
| 04:47 | Alabama | David White misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-41 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella grabs the defensive rebound | 61-41 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | David White steals the ball from Ronald Panella | 61-41 |
| 04:12 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Panella - foul #1 on Ronald Panella, team foul #5 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Modesto Rizzo (SF) Yevgeny Zaring | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (SG), George Vangilder (C) Ronald Panella, William Bennett | |
| 04:12 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg misses the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 04:12 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg makes the 2nd free throw | 62-41 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Dave Iser | 62-43 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:32 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg misses the easy layup | 62-43 |
| 03:30 | Alabama | Anthony Tavares grabs the offensive board | 62-43 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Stromberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - David White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Modesto Rizzo (fresh) PF - Anthony Tavares (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Sjogren (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) SF - Dan Pittman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dave Iser (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Vangilder (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg is hacked by Dave Iser - foul #1 on Dave Iser, team foul #6 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Rao (PG) Robert Stromberg | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:50 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren connects on the turnaround from the left block | 64-43 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi misses badly on a shot from the right side | 64-43 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman grabs the offensive rebound | 64-43 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-43 |
| 02:15 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren pulls down the rebound | 64-43 |
| 01:48 | Alabama | David White hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 64-43 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder snags the defensive board | 64-43 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | James Green buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dave Iser | 64-46 |
| 01:30 | Alabama | David White misses the jumper from the free throw line | 64-46 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi snags the defensive board | 64-46 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | James Green misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-46 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman tips it but misses | 64-46 |
| 01:22 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren grabs the defensive rebound | 64-46 |
| 01:00 | Alabama | Dave Iser is called for the reach on David White - foul #2 on Dave Iser, team foul #7 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Yevgeny Zaring (SF) Modesto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG) James Green | |
| 01:00 | Alabama | David White misses the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder snags the defensive board | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-46 |
| 00:50 | Alabama | Yevgeny Zaring pulls down the rebound | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Alabama | Robert Rao misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 64-46 |
| 00:24 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren tips it in | 66-46 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Timothy Sjogren swats the dunk try by Dave Iser | 66-46 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella hits the follow up shot | 66-48 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Robert Rao runs out the clock | 66-48 |