| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Burgess (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) C - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Boris Howell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Schaffner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Newman (fresh) 19 pts. PF - Jack Kish (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | James Burgess inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:35 | Mississippi | William Parker can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 34-26 |
| 19:33 | Alabama | Richard Stover snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| 19:04 | Alabama | Boris Howell clanks a jumper from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 19:03 | Alabama | Richard Stover can't tip it in | 34-26 |
| 19:02 | Alabama | Jack Kish misses the tip | 34-26 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | William Parker is hacked by Todd Schaffner - foul #2 on Todd Schaffner, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SF) Cedric Halpin, James Burgess | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 18:29 | Mississippi | William Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 18:27 | Alabama | Richard Stover pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 18:05 | Alabama | Joseph Newman is fouled on the floor by Vernon Fletcher - foul #1 on Vernon Fletcher, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG) Arthur McCuen | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 17:41 | Alabama | Boris Howell can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 34-26 |
| 17:39 | Alabama | Jack Kish pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 17:22 | Alabama | Boris Howell hits a shot from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi | William Parker scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-28 |
| 16:40 | Alabama | Joseph Newman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Stanley Miles (C) Cedric Halpin, Marcus Ludwig | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 16:13 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 16:11 | Alabama | Jack Kish snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 15:47 | Alabama | Richard Stover clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 37-28 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi | Stanley Miles gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 20 pts. 2 stl. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Warren (fairly fresh) C - Stanley Miles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Boris Howell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Schaffner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Newman (fresh) 19 pts. PF - Jack Kish (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Stover (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Joseph Warren | 39-28 |
| 15:06 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 14:45 | Alabama | Boris Howell grabs the board | 39-28 |
| 14:16 | Alabama | Jack Kish hits the finger roll set up by Boris Howell | 39-30 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi | Stanley Miles hits the follow up shot | 41-30 |
| 13:38 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Vernon Fletcher - foul #2 on Vernon Fletcher, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Marcus Ludwig (C) Arthur McCuen, Stanley Miles | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Barker (C) Richard Stover | |
| 13:38 | Alabama | Joseph Newman makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 13:38 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren grabs the board | 41-31 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-31 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig grabs the offensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-31 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Fletcher | 41-31 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi | William Parker hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-31 |
| 12:05 | Alabama | Joseph Newman blows the layup | 44-31 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi | William Parker comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 44-31 |
| 11:32 | Alabama | Jack Kish grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 2 stl. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Warren (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Boris Howell (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Schaffner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Newman (fairly fresh) 20 pts. PF - Jack Kish (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Barker (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 11:17 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-31 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin pulls down the rebound | 44-31 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig is hacked by Dustin Barker - foul #2 on Dustin Barker, team foul #2 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SF), Stanley Miles (C) Vernon Fletcher, Joseph Warren | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (SF), Richard Stover (C) Boris Howell, Jack Kish | |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | William Parker misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-31 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi | Stanley Miles gets the offensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi | Stanley Miles buries a runner from the baseline | 46-31 |
| 09:43 | Alabama | Marcus Ludwig steps in front of the Dustin Barker pass | 46-31 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi | William Parker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-31 |
| 09:24 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Todd Schaffner | 46-31 |
| 09:06 | Alabama | Joseph Newman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-31 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Stanley Miles | 46-31 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | William Parker travels with the ball | 46-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF), Joseph Warren (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Floyd Wilson, Marcus Ludwig, Stanley Miles | |
| Subs | Alabama | Boris Howell (PG), Jack Kish (PF) Shelby Rice, Dustin Barker | |
| 08:13 | Alabama | Boris Howell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-31 |
| 08:11 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses the tip | 46-31 |
| 08:09 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Newman | 46-31 |
| 07:50 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-31 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren gets the rebound | 46-31 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi | Richard Stover picks off the pass by Nathan Tripp | 46-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Parker (tiring) 25 pts. 2 stl. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Warren (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Nathan Tripp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Boris Howell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Schaffner (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Newman (tiring) 20 pts. PF - Jack Kish (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Stover (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Alabama | Boris Howell's floater is tipped away by Nathan Tripp | 46-31 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin grabs the board | 46-31 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren is called for a charge - foul #2 on Joseph Warren, team foul #3 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), James Burgess (SF), Marcus Ludwig (C) Cedric Halpin, William Parker, Joseph Warren, Nathan Tripp | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Barker (C) Richard Stover | |
| 06:16 | Alabama | Boris Howell knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Dustin Barker and he's fouled by Marcus Ludwig - foul #3 on Marcus Ludwig, team foul #4 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), William Parker (SG), Joseph Warren (PF) Arthur McCuen, Floyd Wilson, Vernon Fletcher | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 06:16 | Alabama | Boris Howell makes the free throw | 46-34 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by William Parker | 49-34 |
| 05:26 | Alabama | Joseph Newman blows the dunk | 49-34 |
| 05:25 | Alabama | Dustin Barker grabs the offensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 05:12 | Alabama | Boris Howell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-34 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren grabs the board | 49-34 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | William Parker can't finish the layup but the foul's on Todd Schaffner - foul #3 on Todd Schaffner, team foul #3 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Smalls (PG), Floyd Wilson (SF), Vernon Fletcher (PF), Stanley Miles (C) Cedric Halpin, James Burgess, Joseph Warren, Marcus Ludwig | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (SG), Henry Hurd (SF), George Mole (C) Boris Howell, Joseph Newman, Jack Kish | |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 1st free throw | 50-34 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-34 |
| 04:47 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner is whistled for traveling | 51-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Warren (PF) William Parker | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 04:18 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-34 |
| 04:16 | Alabama | Dustin Barker gets the rebound | 51-34 |
| 03:57 | Alabama | Floyd Wilson steals the ball from George Mole | 51-34 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 51-34 |
| 03:38 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner grabs the board | 51-34 |
| 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 (+4) | |
| 03:23 | Alabama | Dustin Barker comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 51-34 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Stanley Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 51-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Smalls (fresh) SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Warren (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Stanley Miles (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shelby Rice (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Hurd (fresh) PF - Dustin Barker (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - George Mole (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 51-34 |
| 03:13 | Alabama | Dustin Barker snags the defensive board | 51-34 |
| 03:07 | Alabama | A charge is called on Henry Hurd - foul #1 on Henry Hurd, team foul #4 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Marcus Ludwig (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) James Smalls, Joseph Warren, Stanley Miles | |
| Subs | Alabama | Boris Howell (PG) Todd Schaffner | |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher buries a jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Henry Hurd - foul #2 on Henry Hurd, team foul #5 | 53-34 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher makes the free throw | 54-34 |
| 02:20 | Alabama | Henry Hurd misses the floater in the paint | 54-34 |
| 02:18 | Alabama | Dustin Barker tips it in | 54-36 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Floyd Wilson | 56-36 |
| 01:37 | Alabama | Dustin Barker hits a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Marcus Ludwig - foul #4 on Marcus Ludwig, team foul #5 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Warren (PF), Stanley Miles (C) Marcus Ludwig, Nathan Tripp | |
| Subs | Alabama | Eddie Simmons (SF) Boris Howell | |
| 01:37 | Alabama | Dustin Barker makes the free throw | 56-39 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Arthur McCuen | 58-39 |
| 01:11 | Alabama | Dustin Barker drills a shot near the basket | 58-41 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Shelby Rice is called for the reach on Floyd Wilson - foul #1 on Shelby Rice, team foul #6 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Boris Howell (PG) Eddie Simmons | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Warren | 60-41 |
| 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 (+4) | |
| 00:16 | Alabama | Dustin Barker blows the layup | 60-41 |
| 00:14 | Alabama | Henry Hurd tips it home | 60-43 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen runs out the clock | 60-43 |