| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Stromberg (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Turner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Douglas Springer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Milton Guerriero (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Stillwell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Daniel Dawson inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Alabama | David Stillwell picks off the pass by Milton Guerriero | 31-29 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi | David Stillwell blows the layup | 31-29 |
| 19:28 | Alabama | Douglas Springer gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 18:59 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Harvey King - foul #2 on Harvey King, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Alabama | David White (SG), Modesto Rizzo (SF) Tommy Turner, Daniel Dawson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:59 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:59 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi | Jason Love scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from David Stillwell | 33-32 |
| 18:22 | Alabama | Jason Love takes the ball from Robert Stromberg | 33-32 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi | David Stillwell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jason Love | 33-34 |
| 18:03 | Alabama | Modesto Rizzo clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi | Donald Rew grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan's pass is intercepted by Modesto Rizzo | 33-34 |
| 17:13 | Alabama | Douglas Springer is hacked by Harvey King - foul #3 on Harvey King, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bryan Hightower (PG), Daniel Dawson (SF) Robert Stromberg, Modesto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:46 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Bryan Hightower | 35-34 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi | Donald Rew hits a shot near the basket | 35-36 |
| 16:08 | Alabama | Douglas Springer knocks in the shot in the paint | 37-36 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi | Milton Guerriero swats the shot by Harvey King | 37-36 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi | Jason Love tips it in | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Bryan Hightower (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David White (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Douglas Springer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Milton Guerriero (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harvey King (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Stillwell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Donald Rew (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jerry Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Alabama | Douglas Springer is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-38 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi | Daniel Dawson picks off the pass by David Stillwell | 39-38 |
| 14:56 | Alabama | Daniel Dawson hits the finger roll | 41-38 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi | David Stillwell knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-41 |
| 14:15 | Alabama | David White misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi | Harvey King blows the layup | 41-41 |
| 14:00 | Alabama | The rebound goes to David White | 41-41 |
| 13:35 | Alabama | David White misses the jumper from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 13:34 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero tips it home | 43-41 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Harvey King scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Jason Love and he's hacked by David White - foul #2 on David White, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Stromberg (PG), Tommy Turner (SG), Yevgeny Zaring (PF), Ryan Parker (C) Bryan Hightower, Daniel Dawson, Douglas Springer, Milton Guerriero | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Luis Zamora (SF), John Milan (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Jason Love, David Stillwell, Donald Rew, Jerry Morgan | |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 12:52 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David White | 46-44 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra connects on the floater in the paint set up by Scott Phillips | 46-46 |
| 12:17 | Alabama | Reginald Vavra takes the ball from Robert Stromberg | 46-46 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses the dunk attempt | 46-46 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi | John Milan hits the follow up shot | 46-48 |
| 11:35 | Alabama | Yevgeny Zaring is fouled on the floor by Reginald Vavra - foul #2 on Reginald Vavra, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Douglas Springer (PF), Daniel Dawson (C) Yevgeny Zaring, Ryan Parker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (SG) Harvey King | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Stromberg (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Turner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Douglas Springer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Dawson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) SF - Luis Zamora (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Milan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:13 | Alabama | David White clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-48 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi | John Milan snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra jams it set up by Scott Phillips | 46-50 |
| 10:36 | Alabama | Tommy Turner drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Stromberg | 49-50 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Scott Phillips and he's hacked by Douglas Springer - foul #1 on Douglas Springer, team foul #2 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Yevgeny Zaring (PF), Milton Guerriero (C) David White, Douglas Springer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), David Stillwell (SF), Donald Rew (PF), Jerry Morgan (C) Scott Phillips, Luis Zamora, John Milan, Reginald Vavra | |
| 10:12 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| 09:48 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi | Tommy Turner steps in front of the David Stillwell pass | 49-53 |
| 09:11 | Alabama | Daniel Dawson is hacked by Andrew Sullivan - foul #2 on Andrew Sullivan, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | David White (SF), Douglas Springer (PF), Ryan Parker (C) Daniel Dawson, Yevgeny Zaring, Milton Guerriero | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 08:55 | Alabama | Tommy Turner makes the 3 from the left wing set up by David White | 52-53 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-53 |
| 08:41 | Alabama | David White snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 08:26 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 08:25 | Alabama | David White misses the tip | 52-53 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Stillwell | 52-53 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses the turnaround near the basket | 52-53 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi | Jason Love gets the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi | David Stillwell can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by David White - foul #3 on David White, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Daniel Dawson (SF), Milton Guerriero (C) Tommy Turner, Ryan Parker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Harvey King (SG) Jason Love, Andrew Sullivan | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi | David Stillwell makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi | David Stillwell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Stromberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David White (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Dawson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Douglas Springer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Milton Guerriero (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Stillwell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Alabama | Douglas Springer makes the shot in the lane | 54-55 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | Robert Stromberg steals it from David Stillwell | 54-55 |
| 06:23 | Alabama | The jump hook by Milton Guerriero is blocked by Jerry Morgan | 54-55 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Scott Phillips | 54-55 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Stromberg - foul #2 on Robert Stromberg, team foul #4 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | Tommy Turner (SG), Yevgeny Zaring (PF) David White, Douglas Springer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), Luis Zamora (SF), John Milan (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Scott Phillips, David Stillwell, Donald Rew, Jerry Morgan | |
| 06:01 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra lays it up and in set up by Harvey King | 54-57 |
| 05:44 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi | John Milan snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi | Jason Love is fouled on the floor by Robert Stromberg - foul #3 on Robert Stromberg, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bryan Hightower (PG), David White (SG), Douglas Springer (PF) Tommy Turner, Yevgeny Zaring, Milton Guerriero | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Rew (PF), Jerry Morgan (C) John Milan, Reginald Vavra | |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan hits a floater in the lane | 54-59 |
| 04:45 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg clanks a 3 from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | Harvey King misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 54-59 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi | Donald Rew tips it home | 54-61 |
| 04:08 | Alabama | Jason Love picks off the pass by Robert Stromberg | 54-61 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi | Robert Stromberg picks off the pass by Harvey King | 54-61 |
| 03:36 | Alabama | David White connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-61 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Bryan Hightower (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David White (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Dawson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Douglas Springer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Stromberg (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Harvey King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Luis Zamora (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi | Jason Love is fouled on the floor by Douglas Springer - foul #2 on Douglas Springer, team foul #6 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Alabama | Tommy Turner (SG), Modesto Rizzo (SF), Yevgeny Zaring (PF), Milton Guerriero (C) Bryan Hightower, David White, Daniel Dawson, Douglas Springer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Andrew Sullivan (SG), David Stillwell (SF), John Milan (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Jason Love, Harvey King, Luis Zamora, Donald Rew, Jerry Morgan | |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Modesto Rizzo is called for the reach on Reginald Vavra - foul #1 on Modesto Rizzo, team foul #7 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Alabama | David White (SF) Modesto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:36 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Tommy Turner | 59-63 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| Subs | Alabama | Daniel Dawson (SF), Douglas Springer (PF) David White, Yevgeny Zaring | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), Harvey King (SG), Donald Rew (PF), Jerry Morgan (C) Scott Phillips, Andrew Sullivan, John Milan, Reginald Vavra | |
| 02:17 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Donald Rew is denied by Douglas Springer | 59-63 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | Donald Rew tips it in | 59-65 |
| 01:59 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero lays it in on a great pass from Robert Stromberg | 61-65 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | David Stillwell hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jason Love | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:23 | Alabama | Jason Love is called for the reach on Robert Stromberg - foul #1 on Jason Love, team foul #5 | 61-68 |
| 01:18 | Alabama | Douglas Springer can't connect on a shot near the basket | 61-68 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi | Harvey King snags the defensive board | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | Donald Rew clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Douglas Springer - foul #3 on Douglas Springer, team foul #8 | 61-68 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:48 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero snags the defensive board | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:41 | Alabama | Daniel Dawson misses long on a shot in the paint | 61-68 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Donald Rew snags the defensive board | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | Donald Rew is hacked by Tommy Turner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tommy Turner, team foul #9 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG) Jason Love | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | Donald Rew makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | Donald Rew makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:34 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg's pass is intercepted by Scott Phillips in the backcourt | 61-70 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips lays it in | 61-72 |
| 00:25 | Alabama | Douglas Springer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips runs out the clock | 61-72 |