| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) SG - Michael Harvey (fresh) SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) PF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) C - Rene Esposito (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dale Bible (fresh) SG - Stanford Vansant (fresh) SF - William Rowley (fresh) PF - Corey Daniel (fresh) C - Bryce Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Bryce Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Alabama | Corey Daniel clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Darrel Villarreal | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | Stanford Vansant steals it from Darrel Villarreal in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Alabama | Corey Daniel hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Alabama | Corey Daniel tips it in | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | Dale Bible is called for the reach on Michael Harvey - foul #1 on Dale Bible, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | Alabama | William Rowley is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on William Rowley, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 0-2 |
| 17:44 | Alabama | Corey Daniel pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:20 | Alabama | Corey Daniel comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Randy Hendrix - foul #1 on Randy Hendrix, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:20 | Alabama | Corey Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:20 | Alabama | Corey Daniel misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix misses the jump hook in the paint | 0-3 |
| 16:58 | Alabama | Corey Daniel snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 16:41 | Alabama | Corey Daniel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Medley (C) Bryce Brown | |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 16:16 | Alabama | The rebound goes to William Rowley | 0-3 |
| 16:11 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Randy Hendrix | 0-3 |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 15:42 | Alabama | Corey Daniel gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Harvey (fresh) SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) PF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) C - Rene Esposito (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dale Bible (fresh) SG - Stanford Vansant (fresh) SF - William Rowley (fresh) PF - Corey Daniel (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Medley (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Alabama | William Rowley is hacked by Kevin Bonilla - foul #1 on Kevin Bonilla, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), William Whaley (SG), Richard Gokey (C) Darrel Villarreal, Michael Harvey, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kim Hastings (SG), Shawn Brungardt (SF), Bryce Brown (C) Dale Bible, William Rowley, Steven Medley | |
| 15:05 | Alabama | Kim Hastings makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stanford Vansant | 0-6 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi State | Stephen White clanks a floater from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 14:52 | Alabama | Kim Hastings grabs the defensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 14:26 | Alabama | Bryce Brown misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-6 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Stephen White | 0-6 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Stephen White knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Kevin Bonilla | 2-6 |
| 14:08 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant is hacked by Stephen White - foul #1 on Stephen White, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (SG), Kenneth Rosas (C) Kevin Bonilla, Randy Hendrix | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dale Bible (PG), William Rowley (SF) Kim Hastings, Shawn Brungardt | |
| 13:53 | Alabama | William Rowley misses the lay-in | 2-6 |
| 13:52 | Alabama | Corey Daniel grabs the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 13:43 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Harvey - foul #1 on Michael Harvey, team foul #4 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG) Stephen White | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 13:43 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 13:43 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey blows the layup but he's hacked by Dale Bible - foul #2 on Dale Bible, team foul #3 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito (C) Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kim Hastings (SG), Steven Medley (C) Dale Bible, Bryce Brown | |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey misses the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 13:22 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Steven Medley | 3-7 |
| 13:07 | Alabama | Darrel Villarreal steps in front of the Stanford Vansant pass | 3-7 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi State | William Whaley clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 12:48 | Alabama | The rebound goes to William Rowley | 3-7 |
| 12:24 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Medley | 3-9 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi State | Kim Hastings takes the ball from Richard Gokey | 3-9 |
| 12:05 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses the lay-in | 3-9 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey gets the rebound | 3-9 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal hits a shot from the right side and he's hacked by Steven Medley - foul #1 on Steven Medley, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Randy Hendrix (PF) Michael Harvey, Richard Gokey, William Whaley | |
| Subs | Alabama | Bryce Brown (C) Steven Medley | |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal makes the free throw | 6-9 |
| 11:44 | Alabama | Rene Esposito is called for the reach on Bryce Brown - foul #1 on Rene Esposito, team foul #5 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (PG) Darrel Villarreal | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 11:31 | Alabama | Corey Daniel misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Randy Hendrix - foul #2 on Randy Hendrix, team foul #6 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas (PF) Randy Hendrix | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 11:31 | Alabama | Corey Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 11:31 | Alabama | Corey Daniel misses the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas snags the defensive board | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Marsh (fresh) SG - Stephen White (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) C - Rene Esposito (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Stanford Vansant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kim Hastings (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Rowley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Corey Daniel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryce Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:14 | Mississippi State | Stephen White can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kim Hastings - foul #1 on Kim Hastings, team foul #5 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey (PF) Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shawn Brungardt (SF) William Rowley | |
| 11:14 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi State | Stephen White makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 10:57 | Alabama | Kim Hastings hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Corey Daniel | 7-13 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | Stephen White can't connect on a shot in the lane | 7-13 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Stephen White pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi State | James Marsh drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Bonilla | 10-13 |
| 10:20 | Alabama | Shawn Brungardt misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 10:19 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant tips it back up and in | 10-15 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | James Marsh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey misses the tip | 10-15 |
| 09:57 | Alabama | Shawn Brungardt pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| 09:38 | Alabama | Kim Hastings misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 09:37 | Alabama | Bryce Brown tips it home | 10-17 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Marsh | 13-17 |
| 09:23 | Alabama | Corey Daniel misses the jumpshot from the left side | 13-17 |
| 09:21 | Alabama | Kim Hastings hits the follow up shot | 13-19 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 09:03 | Alabama | Corey Daniel snags the defensive board | 13-19 |
| 09:01 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant is hacked by James Marsh in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Marsh, team foul #7 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Michael Harvey (SG), William Whaley (PF), Rene Esposito (C) James Marsh, Stephen White, Richard Gokey, Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | Alabama | Zachary Grondin (SG), William Rowley (SF), Javier Lopez (PF), Steven Medley (C) Kim Hastings, Shawn Brungardt, Corey Daniel, Bryce Brown | |
| 09:01 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 09:01 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito gets the rebound | 13-20 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Stanford Vansant steps in front of the Michael Harvey pass | 13-20 |
| 08:13 | Alabama | Zachary Grondin buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Stanford Vansant | 13-22 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Darrel Villarreal | 15-22 |
| 07:33 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Zachary Grondin | 15-25 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Harvey (fresh) SF - Kevin Bonilla (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Whaley (fresh) C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Stanford Vansant (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Zachary Grondin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Rowley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Javier Lopez (fresh) C - Steven Medley (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-25 |
| 07:20 | Alabama | Steven Medley snags the defensive board | 15-25 |
| 07:15 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 15-25 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal gets the rebound | 15-25 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-25 |
| 06:55 | Alabama | William Rowley pulls down the rebound | 15-25 |
| 06:39 | Alabama | Steven Medley connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Javier Lopez | 15-27 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Kevin Bonilla | 17-27 |
| 05:57 | Alabama | Zachary Grondin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (PG), Stephen White (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), Richard Gokey (PF), Kenneth Rosas (C) Darrel Villarreal, Michael Harvey, Kevin Bonilla, William Whaley, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kim Hastings (PG), Nelson Fisher (SG), Corey Daniel (PF), Bryce Brown (C) Stanford Vansant, Zachary Grondin, Javier Lopez, Steven Medley | |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | James Marsh knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen White | 19-27 |
| 05:27 | Alabama | Corey Daniel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 19-27 |
| 05:26 | Alabama | Corey Daniel hits the follow up shot | 19-29 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-29 |
| 05:02 | Alabama | Bryce Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 04:55 | Alabama | Corey Daniel hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Kim Hastings | 19-31 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | James Marsh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (SG), William Whaley (PF) James Marsh, Terry Koerner | |
| Subs | Alabama | Zachary Grondin (SG), Shawn Brungardt (SF) Nelson Fisher, William Rowley | |
| 04:15 | Alabama | Corey Daniel hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kim Hastings | 19-33 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Randy Hendrix (PF) Stephen White, William Whaley | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dale Bible (PG) Zachary Grondin | |
| 03:41 | Alabama | Corey Daniel drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Dale Bible and he's fouled by Randy Hendrix - foul #3 on Randy Hendrix, team foul #8 | 19-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Whaley (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Randy Hendrix, Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | Alabama | Stanford Vansant (SG) Kim Hastings | |
| 03:41 | Alabama | Corey Daniel makes the free throw | 19-36 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey loses the dribble to Stanford Vansant | 19-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Whaley (fresh) C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dale Bible (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanford Vansant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Shawn Brungardt (fresh) PF - Corey Daniel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Bryce Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Corey Daniel | 19-38 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Bryce Brown - foul #1 on Bryce Brown, team foul #6 | 19-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF) Michael Harvey, Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Rowley (SF), Steven Medley (C) Shawn Brungardt, Bryce Brown | |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 20-38 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 21-38 |
| 02:33 | Alabama | William Whaley swats the short shot by Stanford Vansant | 21-38 |
| 02:31 | Alabama | Corey Daniel can't tip it in | 21-38 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | William Whaley pulls down the rebound | 21-38 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Steven Medley - foul #2 on Steven Medley, team foul #7 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (PG), Kenneth Rosas (C) Darrel Villarreal, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | William Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 01:41 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Rosas - foul #1 on Kenneth Rosas, team foul #9 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey (PF) William Whaley | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 01:41 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the 1st free throw | 22-39 |
| 01:41 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the 2nd free throw | 22-40 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by William Rowley - foul #2 on William Rowley, team foul #8 | 22-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (SG) Stephen White | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kim Hastings (SG) Stanford Vansant | |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses the 1st free throw | 22-40 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses the 2nd free throw | 22-40 |
| 01:18 | Alabama | Corey Daniel gets the rebound | 22-40 |
| 01:01 | Alabama | Steven Medley misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 22-40 |
| 00:59 | Alabama | Steven Medley tips it in | 22-42 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey clanks a jump hook from the right block | 22-42 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-42 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey misses the 3 from the left wing | 22-42 |
| 00:19 | Alabama | The rebound goes to William Rowley | 22-42 |
| 00:03 | Alabama | Corey Daniel scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 22-44 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 22-44 |