| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Lafreniere (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Okpara Abke (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stanley Kirkpatrick (fresh) C - Wilford Miller (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Charles Wilson inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere misses short on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Robert Long - foul #2 on Robert Long, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Ernest Catoe (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 19:45 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 19:45 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG) Robert Long | |
| 19:13 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick knocks in the shot in the lane | 34-32 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 18:53 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 18:48 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 18:47 | Alabama | Wilford Miller tips it back up and in | 36-32 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams is fouled on the floor by Charles Wilson - foul #1 on Charles Wilson, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), James Davis (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gene Land, Justin Cobb, Clarence Williams, Ernest Catoe, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 18:20 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 36-32 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong gets the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi State | James Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF) James Davis, Danny Carreiro | |
| 17:54 | Alabama | Wilford Miller hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Clarence Williams - foul #2 on Clarence Williams, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 17:54 | Alabama | Wilford Miller misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:54 | Alabama | Wilford Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong's floater is tipped away by Stanley Kirkpatrick | 37-32 |
| 17:34 | Alabama | Okpara Abke grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 17:16 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere steps out of bounds on the sideline | 37-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | Paul Catlett (SF), Theodore Washington (C) Charles Wilson, Wilford Miller | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman can't throw it down | 37-32 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe tips it back up and in | 37-34 |
| 16:41 | Alabama | Okpara Abke hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi State | James Davis is fouled on the floor by Richard Lafreniere - foul #3 on Richard Lafreniere, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jae Lobdell (PG) Richard Lafreniere | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Ernest Catoe, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Robert Long drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 16:06 | Alabama | Gene Land takes the ball from Okpara Abke | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jae Lobdell (fresh) SG - Okpara Abke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Catlett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanley Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Theodore Washington (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Land (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Jae Lobdell - foul #1 on Jae Lobdell, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere (PG), Charles Wilson (SF), Wilford Miller (C) Jae Lobdell, Paul Catlett, Theodore Washington | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 15:30 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-38 |
| 15:28 | Alabama | Wilford Miller grabs the offensive board | 37-38 |
| 15:03 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere drills a floater from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 14:41 | Alabama | Charles Wilson gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:25 | Alabama | Li-Liang Zhao swats the short shot by Richard Lafreniere | 39-38 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Richard Lafreniere steps in front of the Curtis Wiedeman pass | 39-38 |
| 13:41 | Alabama | Charles Wilson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman hits a floater from the left block | 39-40 |
| 13:20 | Alabama | Charles Wilson hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Stanley Kirkpatrick and he's hacked by Curtis Wiedeman - foul #1 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Paul Catlett (SF), Theodore Washington (C) Okpara Abke, Stanley Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Clarence Williams, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 13:20 | Alabama | Charles Wilson makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 12:56 | Alabama | Charles Wilson is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro is fouled on the floor by Richard Lafreniere - foul #4 on Richard Lafreniere, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jae Lobdell (PG), Ken Lozada (SG), William Stricklin (PF) Richard Lafreniere, Charles Wilson, Wilford Miller | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong double dribbles | 42-42 |
| 12:11 | Alabama | Ken Lozada is called for traveling | 42-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Okpara Abke (SG) Ken Lozada | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | Jae Lobdell is called for the reach on Robert Long in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jae Lobdell, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi State | Gene Land is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 42-42 |
| 11:41 | Alabama | Okpara Abke grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jae Lobdell (fresh) SG - Okpara Abke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Catlett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Stricklin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Theodore Washington (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Land (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Alabama | Paul Catlett drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Okpara Abke | 44-42 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro is hacked by Theodore Washington - foul #3 on Theodore Washington, team foul #6 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wilford Miller (PF) Paul Catlett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 11:14 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro's dunk attempt is rejected by Theodore Washington | 44-42 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | Robert Long pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 44-44 |
| 10:48 | Alabama | Theodore Washington loses the dribble to Robert Long | 44-44 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro lays it in set up by Robert Long | 44-46 |
| 10:34 | Alabama | Li-Liang Zhao blocks the short jumper by Wilford Miller | 44-46 |
| 10:32 | Alabama | Wilford Miller tips it in | 46-46 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Robert Long is blocked by Theodore Washington | 46-46 |
| 10:19 | Alabama | William Stricklin grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 10:15 | Alabama | Okpara Abke misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro travels with the ball | 46-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ken Lozada (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), Paul Catlett (SF), Stanley Kirkpatrick (PF) Jae Lobdell, Okpara Abke, William Stricklin, Theodore Washington | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 09:52 | Alabama | Paul Catlett is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Paul Catlett, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Justin Cobb, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 09:33 | Alabama | Paul Catlett grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 09:11 | Alabama | Wilford Miller is hacked by Lin Xiong - foul #1 on Lin Xiong, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Roger Thomas (C) Wilford Miller | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, James Davis, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 08:59 | Alabama | Roger Thomas is fouled on the floor by Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #1 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Okpara Abke (SG) Paul Catlett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (SF) Danny Carreiro | |
| 08:44 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Ken Lozada | 48-46 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | Gene Land shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 48-46 |
| 08:28 | Alabama | Charles Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 08:10 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick is open but misses the lay-in but the foul's on Justin Cobb - foul #2 on Justin Cobb, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jae Lobdell (PG), Wilford Miller (C) Ken Lozada, Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), James Davis (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gene Land, Justin Cobb, Clarence Williams, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 08:10 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 08:10 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Robert Long blows the layup | 49-46 |
| 07:59 | Alabama | Charles Wilson pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 07:48 | Alabama | Okpara Abke is hacked by James Davis - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere (PG), William Stricklin (SF), Theodore Washington (C) Jae Lobdell, Charles Wilson, Stanley Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:48 | Alabama | Okpara Abke makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 07:48 | Alabama | Okpara Abke makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Robert Long can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 51-46 |
| 07:33 | Alabama | Wilford Miller grabs the board | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Lafreniere (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Okpara Abke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Stricklin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wilford Miller (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Theodore Washington (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Alabama | Theodore Washington comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 07:13 | Alabama | Wilford Miller tips it but misses | 51-46 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Danny Carreiro | 51-46 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Okpara Abke - foul #2 on Okpara Abke, team foul #8 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ken Lozada (SG), Paul Catlett (SF) Okpara Abke, William Stricklin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, James Davis, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 06:38 | Alabama | Theodore Washington misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | Gene Land gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Catlett | 51-48 |
| 06:27 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Paul Catlett | 51-48 |
| 06:07 | Alabama | Theodore Washington buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Ken Lozada | 53-48 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Gene Land is hacked by Richard Lafreniere - foul #5 on Richard Lafreniere, team foul #9 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jae Lobdell (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), William Stricklin (PF) Richard Lafreniere, Ken Lozada, Wilford Miller | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 05:48 | Alabama | Clarence Williams steals the ball from Jae Lobdell | 53-50 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams hits a shot near the basket set up by Gene Land and he's fouled by Paul Catlett - foul #3 on Paul Catlett, team foul #10 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Okpara Abke (SG), Stanley Kirkpatrick (PF), Roger Thomas (C) Paul Catlett, William Stricklin, Theodore Washington | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (SG) Gene Land | |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the free throw | 53-52 |
| 05:34 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 05:21 | Alabama | Roger Thomas is hacked by Curtis Wiedeman - foul #2 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| 05:21 | Alabama | Roger Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 05:21 | Alabama | Roger Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Stanley Kirkpatrick - foul #1 on Stanley Kirkpatrick, team foul #11 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 05:08 | Alabama | Roger Thomas pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 05:03 | Alabama | Okpara Abke misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-52 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Okpara Abke is called for the reach on James Davis - foul #3 on Okpara Abke, team foul #12 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wilford Miller (C) Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:25 | Alabama | Gene Land is called for the reach on Stanley Kirkpatrick - foul #2 on Gene Land, team foul #9 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Justin Cobb (SG) James Davis, Gene Land | |
| 04:25 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 04:25 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses short on a shot from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 04:04 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Wilford Miller | 57-54 |
| 03:52 | Alabama | Charles Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Robert Long is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Robert Long, team foul #10 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ken Lozada (PG), Paul Catlett (SF), Theodore Washington (C) Jae Lobdell, Charles Wilson, Stanley Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), James Davis (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Justin Cobb, Clarence Williams, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 03:26 | Alabama | Paul Catlett is fouled on the floor by Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #2 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #11 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | Timothy Young (SG) Okpara Abke | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Curtis Wiedeman (C) James Davis, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 03:26 | Alabama | Paul Catlett misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 03:26 | Alabama | Paul Catlett makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ken Lozada (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Young (fresh) SF - Paul Catlett (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Wilford Miller (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Theodore Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gene Land (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong is fouled on the floor by Paul Catlett - foul #4 on Paul Catlett, team foul #13 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Stricklin (PF) Wilford Miller | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Danny Carreiro, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 02:58 | Alabama | Clarence Williams steps in front of the Timothy Young pass | 58-55 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb jams it on a great pass from Clarence Williams | 58-57 |
| 02:53 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jae Lobdell (PG), Okpara Abke (SG), Charles Wilson (SF), Stanley Kirkpatrick (PF), Wilford Miller (C) Ken Lozada, Timothy Young, Paul Catlett, William Stricklin, Theodore Washington | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Justin Cobb, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 02:44 | Alabama | Okpara Abke knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman scores on a floater from the left block | 61-59 |
| 02:04 | Alabama | Charles Wilson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Stanley Kirkpatrick | 64-59 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | Gene Land knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Danny Carreiro | 64-61 |
| 01:45 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick is fouled on the floor by Curtis Wiedeman - foul #3 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #12 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 01:45 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 01:45 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from James Davis | 66-63 |
| 01:15 | Alabama | Wilford Miller hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 66-63 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Curtis Wiedeman | 66-65 |
| 01:00 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick misses the lay-in | 66-65 |
| 00:59 | Alabama | Wilford Miller tips it back up and in | 68-65 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Robert Long drills a fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Jae Lobdell - foul #3 on Jae Lobdell, team foul #14 | 68-67 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:34 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Wilford Miller | 70-68 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Clarence Williams | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Charles Wilson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jae Lobdell | 73-70 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | James Davis misses long on a halfcourt shot | 73-70 |