| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwight Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (fresh) SG - Joseph Newman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bondurant (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dustin Barker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Kish (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:36 | Alabama | Dustin Barker's pass is intercepted by William Parker | 34-28 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher banks in the layup on a great pass from William Parker | 36-28 |
| 19:16 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner is hacked by Chad Smith - foul #2 on Chad Smith, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Joseph Warren (PF), Jason Williams (C) Bradley Dunning, Vernon Fletcher, Chad Smith, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 18:58 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi | Jason Williams comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 36-28 |
| 18:41 | Alabama | Dustin Barker pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 18:19 | Alabama | Jack Kish comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 36-28 |
| 18:18 | Alabama | Jack Kish hits the follow up shot | 36-30 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 18:11 | Alabama | Jack Kish gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 17:49 | Alabama | Joseph Newman's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Warren | 36-30 |
| 17:47 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Kish | 36-30 |
| 17:33 | Alabama | Jack Kish hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Robert Bondurant | 36-32 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi | William Parker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 17:28 | Alabama | Jack Kish snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 17:02 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 36-32 |
| 17:00 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant tips it home | 36-34 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Dustin Barker - foul #2 on Dustin Barker, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Cedric Halpin, Randall Murray, Joseph Warren, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 16:35 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 16:11 | Alabama | Dustin Barker scores on a jumper from the baseline | 38-36 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi | William Parker's pass is intercepted by Jack Kish | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwight Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Newman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bondurant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Barker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Kish (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Alabama | Jack Kish is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dustin Barker | 38-38 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi | Chad Smith can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Todd Schaffner - foul #3 on Todd Schaffner, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi | Chad Smith makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 14:55 | Alabama | Jack Kish snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 14:28 | Alabama | Dwight Jones denies the turnaround by Joseph Newman | 39-38 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi | Chad Smith pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi | William Parker knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Chad Smith | 41-38 |
| 13:47 | Alabama | Joseph Newman's pass is intercepted by Bradley Dunning | 41-38 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Dwight Jones is denied by Jack Kish | 41-38 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning grabs the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | William Parker can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 13:19 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Dustin Barker | 41-38 |
| 12:58 | Alabama | Jack Kish loses the ball out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (C) William Parker, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Alabama | George Mole (C) Jack Kish | |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Jason Williams misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Todd Schaffner - foul #4 on Todd Schaffner, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Arthur Pitzer (SF) Todd Schaffner | |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Jason Williams makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Jason Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:11 | Alabama | Dustin Barker can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-38 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses the floater from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | Chad Smith tips it in | 45-38 |
| 11:45 | Alabama | Jason Williams swats the short shot by Arthur Pitzer | 45-38 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi | Randall Murray snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Fletcher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) PF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Joseph Newman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bondurant (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) PF - Dustin Barker (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - George Mole (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Dustin Barker - foul #3 on Dustin Barker, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Joseph Warren (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Randall Murray, Chad Smith, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jack Kish (C) Dustin Barker | |
| 11:19 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 10:58 | Alabama | Jack Kish misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Joseph Warren - foul #2 on Joseph Warren, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Smith (PF) Joseph Warren | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 10:58 | Alabama | Jack Kish misses the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 10:58 | Alabama | Jack Kish makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-39 |
| 10:41 | Alabama | George Mole grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 10:12 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant blows the layup | 47-39 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi | William Parker grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Vernon Fletcher | 50-39 |
| 09:41 | Alabama | Joseph Newman is fouled on the floor by Vernon Fletcher - foul #2 on Vernon Fletcher, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF), Joseph Warren (PF), Jason Williams (C) Vernon Fletcher, Chad Smith, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Barker (PF) George Mole | |
| 09:21 | Alabama | Dustin Barker hits a floater from the baseline set up by Arthur Pitzer | 50-41 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Randall Murray buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by William Parker | 52-41 |
| 08:33 | Alabama | Joseph Newman splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Arthur Pitzer | 52-43 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi | Robert Bondurant steps in front of the William Parker pass | 52-43 |
| 08:11 | Alabama | Joseph Newman lays it in set up by Robert Bondurant | 52-45 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray, Joseph Warren, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (PG), George Mole (C) Arthur Pitzer, Jack Kish | |
| 07:30 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Dwight Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Newman (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bondurant (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Barker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - George Mole (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Mississippi | Todd Schaffner steps in front of the Dwight Jones pass | 52-47 |
| 06:46 | Alabama | Chad Smith picks off the pass by Dustin Barker | 52-47 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses the easy layup | 52-47 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi | Chad Smith hits the follow up shot | 54-47 |
| 06:00 | Alabama | George Mole's pass is intercepted by Cedric Halpin | 54-47 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | William Parker scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Vernon Fletcher | 56-47 |
| 05:28 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant blows the layup but he's hacked by Cedric Halpin - foul #1 on Cedric Halpin, team foul #4 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (C) Cedric Halpin, William Parker, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jack Kish (C) Dustin Barker | |
| 05:28 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 05:28 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi | Chad Smith drills a floater from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 04:51 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Vernon Fletcher - foul #3 on Vernon Fletcher, team foul #5 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Joseph Warren (PF) Randall Murray, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | Arthur Pitzer (SF) Robert Bondurant | |
| 04:51 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 04:51 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi | Jason Williams pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi | William Parker comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-49 |
| 04:29 | Alabama | Jack Kish snags the defensive board | 58-49 |
| 04:02 | Alabama | Joseph Newman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 58-49 |
| 04:01 | Alabama | George Mole grabs the offensive board | 58-49 |
| 03:38 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner is hacked by Bradley Dunning - foul #1 on Bradley Dunning, team foul #6 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Vernon Fletcher, Joseph Warren, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Alabama | Henry Hurd (PF) George Mole | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:30 | Alabama | Henry Hurd is fouled on the floor by Chad Smith - foul #3 on Chad Smith, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Barker (PF) Arthur Pitzer | |
| 03:30 | Alabama | Henry Hurd misses the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi | Chad Smith gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Dwight Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Newman (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Hurd (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dustin Barker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jack Kish (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning is hacked by Joseph Newman - foul #1 on Joseph Newman, team foul #5 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF) Randall Murray | |
| Subs | Alabama | Arthur Pitzer (SF) Henry Hurd | |
| 02:55 | Mississippi | Chad Smith is hacked by Dustin Barker - foul #4 on Dustin Barker, team foul #6 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF) Vernon Fletcher | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:35 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Dwight Jones | 61-49 |
| 02:27 | Alabama | Joseph Newman banks in the layup set up by Arthur Pitzer and he's hacked by William Parker - foul #3 on William Parker, team foul #8 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SG), Marcus Ludwig (PF), Jason Williams (C) Bradley Dunning, William Parker, Chad Smith, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Alabama | Henry Hurd (SF), George Mole (PF), Eddie Simmons (C) Todd Schaffner, Dustin Barker, Jack Kish | |
| 02:27 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses the free throw | 61-51 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin is fouled on the floor by Arthur Pitzer - foul #2 on Arthur Pitzer, team foul #7 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG) Vernon Fletcher | |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (PG) Joseph Newman | |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin misses the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 02:03 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Eddie Simmons | 62-51 |
| 02:01 | Alabama | Cedric Halpin steals the ball from Todd Schaffner in the backcourt | 62-51 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | William Parker comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-51 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin can't tip it in | 62-51 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi | Randall Murray tips it in | 64-51 |
| 01:10 | Alabama | Eddie Simmons comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Marcus Ludwig - foul #2 on Marcus Ludwig, team foul #9 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Warren (PF) Marcus Ludwig | |
| Subs | Alabama | Albert Miller (SF) Todd Schaffner | |
| 01:10 | Alabama | Eddie Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 01:10 | Alabama | Eddie Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Randall Murray is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Randall Murray, team foul #10 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Joseph Newman (SG) Albert Miller | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Alabama | Joseph Newman loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Randall Murray is fouled on the floor by Joseph Newman - foul #2 on Joseph Newman, team foul #8 | 64-52 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Randall Murray makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Randall Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 00:03 | Alabama | George Mole double dribbles | 66-52 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin runs out the clock | 66-52 |