| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Stanford Vansant (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kim Hastings (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Davison (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clifford Kimball (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Steven Medley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Whaley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Robert Davison inbounds the ball | 40-31 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Alabama | Kim Hastings clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-31 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas grabs the offensive board | 40-31 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-31 |
| 19:26 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 19:24 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | Steven Medley takes the ball from Stephen White | 40-31 |
| 18:55 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Lawrence Broadhead - foul #2 on Lawrence Broadhead, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| 18:55 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 18:55 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | Stephen White comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 18:34 | Alabama | Steven Medley grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 18:19 | Alabama | Steven Medley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-31 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | James Marsh is hacked by Clifford Kimball - foul #2 on Clifford Kimball, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead's layup is rejected by Steven Medley | 42-31 |
| 17:46 | Alabama | Robert Davison snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 17:30 | Alabama | Robert Davison is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Davison, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Javier Lopez (PF) Clifford Kimball | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (SG), Sterling Horton (PF), Randy Howell (C) James Marsh, Kenneth Rosas, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Stephen White and he's hacked by Stanford Vansant - foul #2 on Stanford Vansant, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG) Stephen White | |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton makes the free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:14 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-34 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-34 |
| 17:04 | Alabama | Javier Lopez gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 16:58 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 16:57 | Alabama | Javier Lopez snags the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 16:47 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant drills a floater from close range set up by Kim Hastings | 44-34 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 16:26 | Alabama | Robert Davison snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 16:07 | Alabama | Robert Davison misses the lay-in | 44-34 |
| 16:06 | Alabama | Javier Lopez tips it back up and in | 46-34 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal can't connect on a shot from the right side | 46-34 |
| 15:44 | Alabama | Javier Lopez gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Stanford Vansant (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kim Hastings (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Davison (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Javier Lopez (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Steven Medley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Whaley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sterling Horton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Howell (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Alabama | Sterling Horton steals it from Stanford Vansant | 46-34 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Stanford Vansant steps in front of the Michael Harvey pass in the backcourt | 46-34 |
| 15:35 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant can't finish the layup | 46-34 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal pulls down the rebound | 46-34 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Darrel Villarreal | 46-36 |
| 15:13 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kim Hastings | 49-36 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | William Whaley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-36 |
| 14:53 | Alabama | Steven Medley grabs the defensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 14:48 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 14:47 | Alabama | Javier Lopez pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 14:39 | Alabama | Sterling Horton is called for the reach on Steven Medley - foul #1 on Sterling Horton, team foul #2 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | Zachary Grondin (SG), Clifford Kimball (PF), Bryce Brown (C) Kim Hastings, Javier Lopez, Steven Medley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), James Marsh (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), Richard Gokey (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Michael Harvey, Darrel Villarreal, William Whaley, Sterling Horton, Randy Howell | |
| 14:24 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-36 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | Stephen White buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Gokey | 49-39 |
| 13:49 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant clanks a jumper from the right side | 49-39 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead banks in the layup | 49-41 |
| 13:15 | Alabama | Robert Davison drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Bryce Brown and he's fouled by Richard Gokey - foul #4 on Richard Gokey, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas (PF) Richard Gokey | |
| 13:15 | Alabama | Robert Davison makes the free throw | 52-41 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi State | Stephen White buries a driving attempt from the left block | 52-43 |
| 12:36 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant lays it up and in | 54-43 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Stephen White's floater is tipped away by Bryce Brown | 54-43 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner grabs the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 11:55 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 11:41 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-43 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead grabs the board | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Stanford Vansant (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Grondin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Davison (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clifford Kimball (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Bryce Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Marsh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Koerner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Zachary Grondin - foul #1 on Zachary Grondin, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kim Hastings (SG), Charles Nall (SF), Javier Lopez (PF), Steven Medley (C) Zachary Grondin, Robert Davison, Clifford Kimball, Bryce Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Darrel Villarreal (SG), William Whaley (SF) Stephen White, James Marsh, Terry Koerner | |
| 11:22 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead misses the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 11:22 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 11:08 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kim Hastings | 56-44 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Darrel Villarreal | 56-46 |
| 10:29 | Alabama | Michael Harvey is called for the reach on Stanford Vansant - foul #2 on Michael Harvey, team foul #4 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton (PF), Randy Howell (C) Kenneth Rosas, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 10:24 | Alabama | Javier Lopez makes the jumper in the paint | 58-46 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-46 |
| 10:03 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Kim Hastings | 58-46 |
| 09:45 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 09:43 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Nall | 58-46 |
| 09:32 | Alabama | Darrel Villarreal is called for the reach on Stanford Vansant - foul #2 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #5 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Zachary Grondin (PG) Stanford Vansant | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), James Marsh (SG), Terry Koerner (PF) Michael Harvey, Darrel Villarreal, Sterling Horton | |
| 09:16 | Alabama | Steven Medley hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Kim Hastings | 60-46 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-48 |
| 08:32 | Alabama | Steven Medley lays it in on a great pass from Zachary Grondin | 62-48 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | James Marsh is hacked by Zachary Grondin - foul #2 on Zachary Grondin, team foul #5 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Stanford Vansant (PG), Shawn Brungardt (SF), Clifford Kimball (PF), Bryce Brown (C) Kim Hastings, Charles Nall, Javier Lopez, Steven Medley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (SG), Kenneth Rosas (PF), Darryl Paz (C) James Marsh, William Whaley, Randy Howell | |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-51 |
| 07:32 | Alabama | Zachary Grondin hits a floater from the right wing | 64-51 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Stanford Vansant (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Grondin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Brungardt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Kimball (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Bryce Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Darryl Paz (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Davison (PG), Kim Hastings (SG) Stanford Vansant, Zachary Grondin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton (SF), Richard Gokey (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Terry Koerner, Kenneth Rosas, Darryl Paz | |
| 07:09 | Alabama | Kim Hastings misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-51 |
| 07:08 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball hits the follow up shot | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton loses the dribble to Kim Hastings | 66-51 |
| 06:38 | Alabama | Kim Hastings lays it up and in | 68-51 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton travels with the ball | 68-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Stanford Vansant (PG), Steven Medley (C) Shawn Brungardt, Bryce Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), James Marsh (SG), William Whaley (SF) Stephen White, Darrel Villarreal, Sterling Horton | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:03 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses short on a jumper near the basket | 68-51 |
| 06:02 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball tips it but misses | 68-51 |
| 06:00 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball tips it in | 70-51 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 70-51 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey snags the offensive board | 70-51 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead's floater is tipped away by Clifford Kimball | 70-51 |
| 05:40 | Alabama | Steven Medley grabs the defensive rebound | 70-51 |
| 05:26 | Alabama | Robert Davison misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Harvey - foul #3 on Michael Harvey, team foul #6 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Zachary Grondin (SG), Javier Lopez (PF) Kim Hastings, Clifford Kimball | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas (C) Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 05:26 | Alabama | Robert Davison makes the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 05:26 | Alabama | Robert Davison makes the 2nd free throw | 72-51 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Javier Lopez - foul #1 on Javier Lopez, team foul #6 | 72-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Nall (SF) Robert Davison | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey misses the 1st free throw | 72-51 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 72-52 |
| 04:49 | Alabama | Steven Medley comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 72-52 |
| 04:47 | Alabama | Javier Lopez tips it home | 74-52 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Steven Medley - foul #2 on Steven Medley, team foul #7 | 74-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Fred Arthur (SG), Bryce Brown (C) Stanford Vansant, Steven Medley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (SG), Terry Koerner (SF) James Marsh, William Whaley | |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey makes the 1st free throw | 74-53 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey makes the 2nd free throw | 74-54 |
| 04:30 | Alabama | Zachary Grondin is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 74-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kim Hastings (SG) Fred Arthur | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Randy Howell (C) Michael Harvey, Richard Gokey | |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-54 |
| 04:14 | Alabama | Zachary Grondin grabs the defensive rebound | 74-54 |
| 03:57 | Alabama | Kim Hastings's pass is intercepted by Randy Howell | 74-54 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | Javier Lopez steps in front of the Terry Koerner pass | 74-54 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Alabama | Kim Hastings drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Nall | 77-54 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Zachary Grondin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kim Hastings (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charles Nall (fairly fresh) PF - Javier Lopez (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Bryce Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randy Howell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Stephen White is hacked by Charles Nall - foul #1 on Charles Nall, team foul #8 | 77-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | Fred Arthur (SG), Shawn Brungardt (SF) Kim Hastings, Charles Nall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Stephen White makes the 1st free throw | 77-55 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Stephen White makes the 2nd free throw | 77-56 |
| 03:06 | Alabama | Zachary Grondin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-56 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG) Stephen White | |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Javier Lopez - foul #2 on Javier Lopez, team foul #9 | 77-56 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas makes the 1st free throw | 77-57 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas misses the 2nd free throw | 77-57 |
| 02:54 | Alabama | Javier Lopez snags the defensive board | 77-57 |
| 02:33 | Alabama | Terry Koerner is called for the reach on Shawn Brungardt - foul #4 on Terry Koerner, team foul #7 | 77-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Kenneth Rosas, Randy Howell | |
| 02:33 | Alabama | Shawn Brungardt makes the 1st free throw | 78-57 |
| 02:33 | Alabama | Shawn Brungardt makes the 2nd free throw | 79-57 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-57 |
| 02:18 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Javier Lopez | 79-57 |
| 01:52 | Alabama | Zachary Grondin misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 79-57 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton gets the rebound | 79-57 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Harvey | 79-59 |
| 01:27 | Alabama | Bryce Brown hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Fred Arthur | 81-59 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 81-59 |
| 01:05 | Alabama | Javier Lopez pulls down the rebound | 81-59 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Alabama | Bryce Brown misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Harvey - foul #4 on Michael Harvey, team foul #8 | 81-59 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Nall (SF) Shawn Brungardt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas (PF), Randy Howell (C) Sterling Horton, Darryl Paz | |
| 00:44 | Alabama | Bryce Brown misses the 1st free throw | 81-59 |
| 00:44 | Alabama | Bryce Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 82-59 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell double dribbles | 82-59 |
| 00:18 | Alabama | The short jumper by Fred Arthur is denied by Randy Howell | 82-59 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Darrel Villarreal | 82-59 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Harvey | 82-61 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Zachary Grondin runs out the clock | 82-61 |