| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Stromberg (fresh) SG - Tommy Turner (fresh) SF - Yevgeny Zaring (fresh) PF - Daniel Dawson (fresh) C - Milton Guerriero (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fresh) SG - James Dean (fresh) SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) PF - Dave Iser (fresh) C - George Lambert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:46 | Alabama | Yevgeny Zaring knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tommy Turner | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi State | Yevgeny Zaring blocks the jumper by Dave Iser | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | James Dean tips it in | 2-2 |
| 19:16 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Tommy Turner | 4-2 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by James Green and the foul's on Robert Stromberg - foul #1 on Robert Stromberg, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser makes the free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:45 | Alabama | George Lambert swats the layup by Milton Guerriero | 4-5 |
| 18:43 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero tips it home | 6-5 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | James Dean hits the follow up shot | 6-7 |
| 18:05 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi State | James Green is hacked by Robert Stromberg - foul #2 on Robert Stromberg, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bryan Hightower (PG), David White (SG), Douglas Springer (C) Robert Stromberg, Tommy Turner, Milton Guerriero | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 17:18 | Alabama | Daniel Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 17:04 | Alabama | Douglas Springer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF), William Felts (C) James Dean, Dan Pittman, George Lambert | |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser is fouled on the floor by Daniel Dawson - foul #1 on Daniel Dawson, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's hacked by David White - foul #1 on David White, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Lambert (C) Dave Iser | |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella misses the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella makes the 3rd free throw | 6-9 |
| 16:10 | Alabama | David White is called for traveling | 6-9 |
| Subs | Alabama | Tommy Turner (PG), Milton Guerriero (C) Bryan Hightower, Douglas Springer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by James Green | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Tommy Turner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David White (fresh) SF - Yevgeny Zaring (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Dawson (fairly fresh) C - Milton Guerriero (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kyle Core (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Felts (fresh) C - George Lambert (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero is hacked by William Felts - foul #1 on William Felts, team foul #1 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF) James Green, Ronald Panella | |
| 15:37 | Alabama | David White misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 6-11 |
| 15:35 | Mississippi State | George Lambert grabs the board | 6-11 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | George Lambert clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on Daniel Dawson - foul #2 on Daniel Dawson, team foul #5 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Alabama | Douglas Springer (PF) Daniel Dawson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dave Iser (PF) William Felts | |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 14:57 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Tommy Turner | 8-12 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by David White - foul #2 on David White, team foul #6 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bryan Hightower (PG), Ryan Parker (C) David White, Milton Guerriero | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), William Felts (C) Kyle Core, George Lambert | |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 14:28 | Alabama | Yevgeny Zaring can't finish the layup but the foul's on Dan Pittman - foul #1 on Dan Pittman, team foul #2 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Alabama | Hipolito Mancini (SG) Tommy Turner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:28 | Alabama | Yevgeny Zaring misses the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 14:28 | Alabama | Yevgeny Zaring misses the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Felts | 8-14 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi State | James Dean's pass is intercepted by Yevgeny Zaring | 8-14 |
| 14:00 | Alabama | Hipolito Mancini lays it up and in on a nice dish by Yevgeny Zaring | 10-14 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | James Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-14 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF) James Dean, Dan Pittman | |
| 13:24 | Alabama | Kyle Core takes the ball from Yevgeny Zaring | 10-14 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kyle Core | 10-16 |
| 13:07 | Alabama | Douglas Springer makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Ryan Parker and he's fouled by Dave Iser - foul #1 on Dave Iser, team foul #3 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Alabama | Tommy Turner (SG), Milton Guerriero (C) Hipolito Mancini, Ryan Parker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Lambert (C) William Felts | |
| 13:07 | Alabama | Douglas Springer makes the free throw | 13-16 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser's floater is tipped away by Douglas Springer | 13-16 |
| 12:46 | Alabama | Tommy Turner gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 12:30 | Alabama | Douglas Springer loses the dribble to James Green | 13-16 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | James Green lays it in | 13-18 |
| 12:10 | Alabama | Bryan Hightower hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 12:09 | Alabama | Yevgeny Zaring misses the tip | 13-18 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser grabs the board | 13-18 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | James Green misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 12:03 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 11:52 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 11:50 | Alabama | Tommy Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Bryan Hightower (fairly fresh) SG - Tommy Turner (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Yevgeny Zaring (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Springer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Milton Guerriero (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kyle Core (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dave Iser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - George Lambert (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Alabama | Bryan Hightower is whistled for a carry | 13-18 |
| Subs | Alabama | Hipolito Mancini (PG), Modesto Rizzo (SF), Ryan Parker (C) Bryan Hightower, Yevgeny Zaring, Milton Guerriero | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (PG), Dan Pittman (SF), William Felts (PF) James Green, Kyle Core, Dave Iser | |
| 11:17 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tommy Turner - foul #1 on Tommy Turner, team foul #7 | 13-18 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella misses the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 11:17 | Alabama | Douglas Springer grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 11:06 | Alabama | Douglas Springer misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on William Felts - foul #2 on William Felts, team foul #4 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), Dave Iser (PF) Ronald Panella, William Felts | |
| 11:06 | Alabama | Douglas Springer makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 11:06 | Alabama | Douglas Springer makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser can't connect on a floater in the paint | 15-19 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi State | George Lambert grabs the offensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi State | James Green drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Dan Pittman | 15-21 |
| 10:10 | Alabama | Douglas Springer travels with the ball | 15-21 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bryan Hightower (PG), Milton Guerriero (C) Tommy Turner, Ryan Parker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (PG) James Green | |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | George Lambert is denied on a dunk by Douglas Springer | 15-21 |
| 09:56 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero grabs the board | 15-21 |
| 09:52 | Alabama | Bryan Hightower makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-21 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-21 |
| Subs | Alabama | Yevgeny Zaring (SF) Modesto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG) James Dean | |
| 09:14 | Alabama | Hipolito Mancini can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kyle Core | 18-24 |
| 08:48 | Alabama | Hipolito Mancini is hacked by Dan Pittman - foul #2 on Dan Pittman, team foul #5 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | Tommy Turner (SG), Ryan Parker (PF) Hipolito Mancini, Douglas Springer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG) Dan Pittman | |
| 08:39 | Alabama | Tommy Turner hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 18-24 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | Tommy Turner steps in front of the George Lambert pass | 18-24 |
| 08:12 | Alabama | Yevgeny Zaring misses the dunk attempt | 18-24 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core grabs the board | 18-24 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses the easy layup | 18-24 |
| 07:55 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| 07:50 | Alabama | Tommy Turner scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Bryan Hightower | 21-24 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Bryan Hightower (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Turner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Yevgeny Zaring (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Parker (fresh) C - Milton Guerriero (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Panella (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kyle Core (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dave Iser (tiring) 3 pts. C - George Lambert (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | George Lambert is whistled for a carry | 21-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | Hipolito Mancini (PG), Modesto Rizzo (SF) Bryan Hightower, Yevgeny Zaring | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG) Ronald Panella | |
| 07:08 | Alabama | James Green is called for the reach on Tommy Turner - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #6 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | Douglas Springer (PF) Milton Guerriero | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:56 | Alabama | Modesto Rizzo misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 21-24 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | James Green buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 06:22 | Alabama | Hipolito Mancini clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-27 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | George Lambert snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi State | James Dean scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by James Green | 21-29 |
| 05:31 | Alabama | Hipolito Mancini is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Hipolito Mancini, team foul #8 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bryan Hightower (PG), Yevgeny Zaring (SF), Milton Guerriero (C) Tommy Turner, Modesto Rizzo, Ryan Parker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG) Kyle Core | |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser misses short on a floater from the left side | 21-29 |
| 05:14 | Alabama | Yevgeny Zaring pulls down the rebound | 21-29 |
| 05:00 | Alabama | Bryan Hightower is hacked by George Lambert - foul #1 on George Lambert, team foul #7 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Alabama | Tommy Turner (SG) Hipolito Mancini | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:00 | Alabama | Bryan Hightower makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 05:00 | Alabama | Bryan Hightower makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | George Lambert clanks a shot from the free throw line | 23-29 |
| 04:39 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 04:23 | Alabama | Yevgeny Zaring comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Dave Iser - foul #2 on Dave Iser, team foul #8 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (SF) Dave Iser | |
| 04:23 | Alabama | Yevgeny Zaring makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 04:23 | Alabama | Yevgeny Zaring makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | James Dean hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | James Green snags the offensive board | 25-29 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | George Lambert connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 25-31 |
| 03:41 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by George Lambert - foul #2 on George Lambert, team foul #9 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Stromberg (PG), David White (SG), Daniel Dawson (PF) Bryan Hightower, Tommy Turner, Douglas Springer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman (SF), William Felts (PF) Kyle Core, James Dean | |
| 03:41 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:41 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi State | William Felts pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Stromberg (fresh) SG - David White (fresh) SF - Yevgeny Zaring (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Dawson (fresh) C - Milton Guerriero (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Felts (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Lambert (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella can't finish the layup | 26-31 |
| 03:26 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 03:22 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg is hacked by James Green - foul #2 on James Green, team foul #10 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG) Ronald Panella | |
| 03:22 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 03:22 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | William Felts is fouled on the floor by Daniel Dawson - foul #3 on Daniel Dawson, team foul #9 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ryan Parker (PF) Daniel Dawson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dave Iser (C) George Lambert | |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | William Felts misses the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 03:06 | Alabama | Ryan Parker gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 03:00 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | James Green pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | James Dean connects on the turnaround in the lane | 28-33 |
| 02:23 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | William Felts's pass is intercepted by Robert Stromberg | 31-33 |
| 01:53 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero buries a 3 from straight away set up by Yevgeny Zaring | 34-33 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Dan Pittman - foul #3 on Dan Pittman, team foul #11 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | Modesto Rizzo (SF), Douglas Springer (PF) Yevgeny Zaring, Ryan Parker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF), George Lambert (C) James Dean, Dan Pittman, Dave Iser | |
| 01:25 | Alabama | David White drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | William Felts misses the shot near the basket | 37-33 |
| 01:09 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 01:06 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 37-33 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Milton Guerriero takes the ball from Kyle Core | 37-33 |
| 00:34 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by George Lambert - foul #3 on George Lambert, team foul #12 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dave Iser (C) George Lambert | |
| 00:34 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 00:34 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Felts | 38-33 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | William Felts can't finish the layup | 38-33 |
| 00:22 | Alabama | Douglas Springer grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | David White misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-33 |