| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zane Branch (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gary McNeece (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Boris Howell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Todd Schaffner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Newman (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Jack Kish (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Joseph Newman inbounds the ball | 33-24 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:33 | Alabama | Joseph Newman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by Gary McNeece - foul #3 on Gary McNeece, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Latta (SF) Gary McNeece | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 19:33 | Alabama | Joseph Newman makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 19:33 | Alabama | Joseph Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 19:33 | Alabama | Joseph Newman makes the 3rd free throw | 33-27 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-27 |
| 19:16 | Alabama | Joseph Newman pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 19:04 | Alabama | Jack Kish misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Richard Mederos - foul #2 on Richard Mederos, team foul #2 | 33-27 |
| 19:04 | Alabama | Jack Kish makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 19:04 | Alabama | Jack Kish misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos's pass is intercepted by Todd Schaffner | 33-28 |
| 18:43 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner lays it up and in | 33-30 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jack Kish - foul #1 on Jack Kish, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:29 | Alabama | Jack Kish gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:05 | Alabama | Boris Howell hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-32 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 34-32 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse tips it back up and in | 36-32 |
| 17:23 | Alabama | Richard Stover's pass is intercepted by Eric Latta | 36-32 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Rouse | 39-32 |
| 16:43 | Alabama | Boris Howell misses the wide open jumper from the right side | 39-32 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David White (C) Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Barker (C) Richard Stover | |
| 16:01 | Alabama | Boris Howell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zane Branch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Eric Latta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Horwitz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David White (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Boris Howell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Schaffner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Newman (fairly fresh) 18 pts. PF - Jack Kish (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dustin Barker (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | David White drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Mederos | 41-32 |
| 15:20 | Alabama | Joseph Newman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Eric Latta | 41-32 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | David White is fouled on the floor by Joseph Newman - foul #2 on Joseph Newman, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece (SF) Eric Latta | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece is fouled on the floor by Joseph Newman - foul #3 on Joseph Newman, team foul #3 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Stover (C) Dustin Barker | |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | David White can't tip it in | 41-32 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | David White pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | David White is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on David White, team foul #3 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse (C) David White | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 13:50 | Alabama | Boris Howell is fouled on the floor by Richard Mederos - foul #3 on Richard Mederos, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (SG) Zane Branch | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Barker (PF) Jack Kish | |
| 13:29 | Alabama | Mark Rouse swats the layup by Boris Howell | 41-32 |
| 13:27 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Newman | 41-32 |
| 13:08 | Alabama | Joseph Newman shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner from the baseline | 41-34 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Frank Pruden | 43-34 |
| 12:19 | Alabama | Boris Howell connects on the open floater from the left wing set up by Dustin Barker | 43-36 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | Todd Schaffner is called for the reach on Frank Pruden - foul #2 on Todd Schaffner, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), Eric Latta (SF), David White (PF), James Widener (C) Frank Pruden, Gary McNeece, Terry Horwitz, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (SF), Jack Kish (PF) Boris Howell, Richard Stover | |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Zane Branch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Eric Latta (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David White (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Widener (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Newman (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 pf. SF - Shelby Rice (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jack Kish (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dustin Barker (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner is fouled on the floor by Richard Mederos - foul #4 on Richard Mederos, team foul #5 | 45-36 |
| 11:15 | Alabama | Jack Kish misses long on a shot from the left block | 45-36 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | David White misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Jack Kish - foul #2 on Jack Kish, team foul #5 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (PG), Mark Rouse (C) Richard Mederos, James Widener | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | David White misses the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | David White makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 10:28 | Alabama | Dustin Barker loses the dribble to Frank Pruden | 46-36 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 48-36 |
| 09:42 | Alabama | Joseph Newman evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the right side | 48-38 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Pruden | 50-38 |
| 09:03 | Alabama | Joseph Newman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 09:02 | Alabama | Dustin Barker grabs the offensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 08:33 | Alabama | Jack Kish connects on the jump hook in the lane | 50-40 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse lays it up and in set up by Frank Pruden | 52-40 |
| 07:52 | Alabama | Jack Kish knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Todd Schaffner | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Pruden (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Zane Branch (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Eric Latta (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David White (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Newman (tiring) 22 pts. 3 pf. SF - Shelby Rice (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jack Kish (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dustin Barker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Rouse | 52-42 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Joseph Newman - foul #4 on Joseph Newman, team foul #6 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), David Scruggs (SG), Gary McNeece (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF) Frank Pruden, Zane Branch, Eric Latta, David White | |
| Subs | Alabama | Boris Howell (PG), Richard Stover (C) Shelby Rice, Jack Kish | |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 06:52 | Alabama | Joseph Newman connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Boris Howell | 54-44 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos is hacked by Richard Stover - foul #2 on Richard Stover, team foul #7 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David White (C) Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (SF) Todd Schaffner | |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 06:32 | Alabama | Richard Stover grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 06:04 | Alabama | Boris Howell drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Shelby Rice | 55-46 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | David White can't connect on a floater from close range | 55-46 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos tips it in | 57-46 |
| 05:32 | Alabama | Dustin Barker banks in the layup | 57-48 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | David White hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 05:14 | Alabama | Richard Stover gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 04:59 | Alabama | The jumper by Joseph Newman is denied by Terry Horwitz | 57-48 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by David White | 59-48 |
| 04:09 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Terry Horwitz | 59-48 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 59-48 |
| 03:48 | Alabama | Shelby Rice grabs the board | 59-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Scruggs (fairly fresh) SF - Gary McNeece (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terry Horwitz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David White (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Boris Howell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Newman (tired) 24 pts. 4 pf. SF - Shelby Rice (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dustin Barker (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Stover (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:34 | Alabama | Boris Howell is hacked by Richard Mederos - foul #5 on Richard Mederos, team foul #6 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (PG), Zane Branch (SG), Eric Latta (SF), Mark Rouse (C) Richard Mederos, David Scruggs, Gary McNeece, David White | |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (SG), Henry Hurd (SF), Jack Kish (PF), George Mole (C) Joseph Newman, Shelby Rice, Dustin Barker, Richard Stover | |
| 03:12 | Alabama | Henry Hurd misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse grabs the board | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-48 |
| 02:48 | Alabama | Henry Hurd gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 02:43 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 02:42 | Alabama | George Mole pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 02:21 | Alabama | Boris Howell misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 59-48 |
| 02:19 | Alabama | Jack Kish tips it home | 59-50 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece (SF) Eric Latta | |
| Subs | Alabama | Joseph Newman (SF), Richard Stover (C) Henry Hurd, George Mole | |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece loses the ball out of bounds | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:43 | Alabama | Joseph Newman is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 59-50 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz hits a shot near the basket | 61-50 |
| 01:14 | Alabama | Joseph Newman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 01:13 | Alabama | Jack Kish can't tip it in | 61-50 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch pulls down the rebound | 61-50 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden is hacked by Joseph Newman - foul #5 on Joseph Newman, team foul #8 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (SG), Henry Hurd (SF), Dustin Barker (PF), George Mole (C) Todd Schaffner, Joseph Newman, Jack Kish, Richard Stover | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:49 | Alabama | Dustin Barker misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-50 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Zane Branch | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Dustin Barker - foul #2 on Dustin Barker, team foul #9 | 63-50 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz misses the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 00:20 | Alabama | Terry Horwitz swats the dunk try by Dustin Barker | 64-50 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse gets the rebound | 64-50 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden runs out the clock | 64-50 |