| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) SG - David Avitia (fresh) SF - George Hill (fresh) PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) C - Mark Rouse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (fresh) SG - Joseph Newman (fresh) SF - Robert Bondurant (fresh) PF - Dustin Barker (fresh) C - Jack Kish (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Jack Kish wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:35 | Alabama | Joseph Newman hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Todd Schaffner | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | David Avitia buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Rouse | 2-2 |
| 19:18 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner is hacked by Richard Mederos in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Mederos, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses the shot from the right block | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | Alabama | Joseph Newman tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 18:19 | Alabama | Jack Kish's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Horwitz | 4-4 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Bondurant - foul #1 on Robert Bondurant, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:56 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant misses the easy open layup | 5-4 |
| 17:55 | Alabama | Dustin Barker can't tip it in | 5-4 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | David Avitia pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | David Avitia banks in the layup on a great pass from George Hill | 7-4 |
| 17:38 | Alabama | David Avitia steals the ball from Joseph Newman in the backcourt | 7-4 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Dustin Barker - foul #1 on Dustin Barker, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David White (C) Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 17:26 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 17:03 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Dustin Barker and he's hacked by George Hill - foul #1 on George Hill, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), Eric Latta (SF), Daniel Evans (PF) David Avitia, George Hill, Terry Horwitz | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 17:03 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant makes the free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | Eric Latta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-7 |
| 16:22 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-7 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses the lay-in | 9-7 |
| 16:13 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| 15:46 | Alabama | Jack Kish scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Newman and he's hacked by David White - foul #1 on David White, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), George Hill (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF), Mark Rouse (C) Zane Branch, Eric Latta, Daniel Evans, David White | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 15:46 | Alabama | Jack Kish misses the free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:46 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Avitia (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Hill (fresh) PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) C - Mark Rouse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Newman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bondurant (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Dustin Barker (fairly fresh) C - Jack Kish (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz misses short on a jumper from the right side | 9-9 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz tips it back up and in | 11-9 |
| 15:26 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Rouse - foul #1 on Mark Rouse, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | George Mole (PF), Eddie Simmons (C) Dustin Barker, Jack Kish | |
| 15:04 | Alabama | George Hill steps in front of the Joseph Newman pass | 11-9 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Avitia | 13-9 |
| 14:37 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Horwitz | 13-9 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Terry Horwitz | 13-9 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Rouse and the foul's on Joseph Newman - foul #1 on Joseph Newman, team foul #3 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David White (C) Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz makes the free throw | 16-9 |
| 14:01 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Mederos - foul #2 on Richard Mederos, team foul #5 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (PG), Frank Pruden (SG), Eric Latta (SF), Daniel Evans (PF) Richard Mederos, David Avitia, George Hill, Terry Horwitz | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Barker (PF) Eddie Simmons | |
| 14:01 | Alabama | Joseph Newman makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 14:01 | Alabama | Joseph Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-11 |
| 13:50 | Alabama | The rebound goes to George Mole | 16-11 |
| 13:21 | Alabama | Frank Pruden takes the ball from Joseph Newman | 16-11 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi State | David White misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 16-11 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Eric Latta hits the follow up shot | 18-11 |
| 12:44 | Alabama | George Mole is open but comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 18-11 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi State | David White pulls down the rebound | 18-11 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden is hacked by Joseph Newman - foul #2 on Joseph Newman, team foul #4 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), George Hill (SF), James Widener (PF), Mark Rouse (C) Frank Pruden, Eric Latta, Daniel Evans, David White | |
| Subs | Alabama | Arthur Pitzer (SF), Henry Hurd (PF), Jack Kish (C) Joseph Newman, Dustin Barker, George Mole | |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | George Hill is whistled for traveling | 18-11 |
| 12:02 | Alabama | Jack Kish misses the runner from the right block | 18-11 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | David Avitia grabs the board | 18-11 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Zane Branch is denied by Jack Kish | 18-11 |
| 11:53 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Henry Hurd | 18-11 |
| 11:35 | Alabama | Henry Hurd is fouled on the floor by James Widener - foul #1 on James Widener, team foul #6 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz (PF) James Widener | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Zane Branch (fairly fresh) SG - David Avitia (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hill (fresh) PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Rouse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (tired) 1 ast. SG - Robert Bondurant (tired) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) PF - Henry Hurd (fresh) C - Jack Kish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:15 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Todd Schaffner | 18-13 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | David Avitia makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 20-13 |
| 10:57 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (PG), Michael Haynes (SF), David White (C) Zane Branch, George Hill, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Alabama | Albert Miller (SF), Dustin Barker (PF), Eddie Simmons (C) Arthur Pitzer, Henry Hurd, Jack Kish | |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | David White hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 20-13 |
| 10:44 | Alabama | Eddie Simmons snags the defensive board | 20-13 |
| 10:19 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant misses the easy open layup | 20-13 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Michael Haynes snags the defensive board | 20-13 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | David White throws it down | 22-13 |
| 10:04 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant's pass is intercepted by David Avitia in the backcourt | 22-13 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Avitia | 24-13 |
| 09:50 | Alabama | David White is called for the reach on Todd Schaffner in the backcourt - foul #2 on David White, team foul #7 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (PG), George Hill (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), James Widener (C) Frank Pruden, Michael Haynes, Terry Horwitz, David White | |
| Subs | Alabama | Arthur Pitzer (SG), Henry Hurd (SF), George Mole (PF), Jack Kish (C) Robert Bondurant, Albert Miller, Dustin Barker, Eddie Simmons | |
| 09:50 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner makes the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 09:50 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner makes the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi State | David Avitia is whistled for traveling | 24-15 |
| 09:18 | Alabama | Jack Kish comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Widener - foul #2 on James Widener, team foul #8 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse (C) James Widener | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 09:18 | Alabama | Jack Kish makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 09:18 | Alabama | Jack Kish misses the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse grabs the board | 24-16 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Henry Hurd steals it from Daniel Evans | 24-16 |
| 08:39 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (PG), Eric Latta (SF) Zane Branch, George Hill | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG), Albert Miller (SF), Dustin Barker (PF) Arthur Pitzer, Henry Hurd, Jack Kish | |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse misses the lay-in | 24-16 |
| 08:26 | Alabama | George Mole grabs the defensive rebound | 24-16 |
| 08:03 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz (PF) Daniel Evans | |
| Subs | Alabama | Eddie Simmons (C) George Mole | |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Eddie Simmons - foul #1 on Eddie Simmons, team foul #5 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (PG) Frank Pruden | |
| Subs | Alabama | Arthur Pitzer (SF) Albert Miller | |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse makes the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse misses the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 07:45 | Alabama | Dustin Barker pulls down the rebound | 25-16 |
| 07:43 | Alabama | Arthur Pitzer's pass is intercepted by Zane Branch in the backcourt | 25-16 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi State | David Avitia banks in the layup on a great pass from Zane Branch | 27-16 |
| 07:39 | Alabama | David Avitia takes the ball from Todd Schaffner in the backcourt | 27-16 |
| 07:25 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Zane Branch, team foul #9 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF) Eric Latta | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Zane Branch (fairly fresh) SG - David Avitia (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - George Hill (fresh) PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Rouse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (very tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bondurant (very tired) 5 pts. SF - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) PF - Dustin Barker (tiring) 2 reb. C - Eddie Simmons (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner's pass is intercepted by Zane Branch in the backcourt | 27-16 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | David Avitia slams it home on a great pass from Zane Branch | 29-16 |
| 07:03 | Alabama | Mark Rouse blocks the short jumper by Robert Bondurant | 29-16 |
| 07:02 | Alabama | Dustin Barker tips it back up and in | 29-18 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz misses badly on a runner in the lane | 29-18 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Zane Branch | 29-18 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | David Avitia hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Dustin Barker - foul #2 on Dustin Barker, team foul #6 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (PG) Zane Branch | |
| Subs | Alabama | Henry Hurd (SF), George Mole (PF), Jack Kish (C) Robert Bondurant, Dustin Barker, Eddie Simmons | |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | David Avitia makes the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | David Avitia misses the 2nd free throw | 30-18 |
| 06:42 | Alabama | George Mole grabs the board | 30-18 |
| 06:15 | Alabama | Arthur Pitzer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Latta (SF), Daniel Evans (PF) George Hill, Terry Horwitz | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | David Avitia misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by George Mole - foul #1 on George Mole, team foul #7 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG) Arthur Pitzer | |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | David Avitia makes the 1st free throw | 31-18 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | David Avitia makes the 2nd free throw | 32-18 |
| 05:45 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 32-18 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 32-18 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Eric Latta is hacked by Henry Hurd - foul #1 on Henry Hurd, team foul #8 | 32-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (PG) Frank Pruden | |
| Subs | Alabama | Albert Miller (SF), Eddie Simmons (C) Henry Hurd, Jack Kish | |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Eric Latta makes the 1st free throw | 33-18 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Eric Latta makes the 2nd free throw | 34-18 |
| 05:24 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant's floater is knocked away by Mark Rouse | 34-18 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | Eric Latta pulls down the rebound | 34-18 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | David Avitia jams it on a great pass from Daniel Evans | 36-18 |
| 04:42 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Todd Schaffner | 36-20 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | David Avitia is called for traveling | 36-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (PG), George Hill (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF) David Avitia, Eric Latta, Daniel Evans | |
| Subs | Alabama | Arthur Pitzer (SG), Henry Hurd (SF), Jack Kish (C) Robert Bondurant, Albert Miller, George Mole | |
| 04:08 | Alabama | Jack Kish connects on the jumper in the paint and the foul's on Zane Branch - foul #2 on Zane Branch, team foul #10 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG) Zane Branch | |
| Subs | Alabama | George Mole (PF) Eddie Simmons | |
| 04:08 | Alabama | Jack Kish misses the free throw | 36-22 |
| 04:08 | Alabama | Henry Hurd pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-22 |
| 03:50 | Alabama | Jack Kish connects on the runner from the right block | 36-24 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz hits a floater from the baseline set up by David Avitia | 38-24 |
| 03:10 | Alabama | Jack Kish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Zane Branch (SG), James Widener (PF), David White (C) Frank Pruden, David Avitia, Terry Horwitz, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Alabama | Joseph Newman (SG), Albert Miller (SF), Dustin Barker (PF) Arthur Pitzer, Henry Hurd, George Mole | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Zane Branch (tiring) 2 stl. SF - George Hill (fresh) PF - James Widener (fresh) C - David White (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (very tired) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Newman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Miller (fresh) PF - Dustin Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Kish (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | George Hill comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Albert Miller - foul #1 on Albert Miller, team foul #9 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Eddie Simmons (C) Jack Kish | |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | George Hill misses the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | George Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 39-24 |
| 02:23 | Alabama | Joseph Newman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-24 |
| 02:21 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-24 |
| 02:10 | Alabama | Dustin Barker comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by James Widener - foul #3 on James Widener, team foul #11 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (SG), Michael Haynes (SF), Daniel Evans (PF) Zane Branch, George Hill, James Widener | |
| Subs | Alabama | Arthur Pitzer (SF) Albert Miller | |
| 02:10 | Alabama | Dustin Barker misses the 1st free throw | 39-24 |
| 02:10 | Alabama | Dustin Barker misses the 2nd free throw | 39-24 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans snags the defensive board | 39-24 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the floater from close range set up by Frank Pruden | 41-24 |
| 01:40 | Alabama | Joseph Newman makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Arthur Pitzer | 41-26 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-26 |
| 01:30 | Alabama | Dustin Barker grabs the board | 41-26 |
| 01:04 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), Eric Latta (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF) Frank Pruden, Michael Haynes, Daniel Evans | |
| Subs | Alabama | Henry Hurd (SF), George Mole (C) Arthur Pitzer, Eddie Simmons | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | David Avitia clanks a shot from the left side | 41-26 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | David White tips it home | 43-26 |
| 00:17 | Alabama | Joseph Newman blows the layup but he's hacked by David Avitia - foul #1 on David Avitia, team foul #12 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF) Eric Latta | |
| Subs | Alabama | Albert Miller (SF) Dustin Barker | |
| 00:17 | Alabama | Joseph Newman makes the 1st free throw | 43-27 |
| 00:17 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses the 2nd free throw | 43-27 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz pulls down the rebound | 43-27 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | George Hill loses the ball out of bounds | 43-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), Daniel Evans (PF) David Avitia, Terry Horwitz | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jack Kish (C) Henry Hurd | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner misses long on a halfcourt shot | 43-27 |