| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Boris Howell (fresh) SG - Todd Schaffner (fresh) SF - Joseph Newman (fresh) PF - Jack Kish (fresh) C - Richard Stover (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) SG - William Parker (fresh) SF - James Burgess (fresh) PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) C - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | William Parker clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Alabama | Richard Stover gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Alabama | Joseph Newman buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Boris Howell | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Alabama | Richard Stover snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Alabama | Cedric Halpin takes the ball from Jack Kish | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | William Parker comes up short on the floater from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | Alabama | Jack Kish snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:47 | Alabama | Richard Stover misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Marcus Ludwig - foul #1 on Marcus Ludwig, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Floyd Wilson (SF), Vernon Fletcher (PF), Stanley Miles (C) Cedric Halpin, James Burgess, Joseph Warren, Marcus Ludwig | |
| 17:47 | Alabama | Richard Stover misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:47 | Alabama | Richard Stover makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi | William Parker misses short on a 3 from straight away | 3-0 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi | Stanley Miles tips it but misses | 3-0 |
| 17:15 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Jack Kish | 3-0 |
| 16:46 | Alabama | Jack Kish misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher's pass is intercepted by Boris Howell | 3-0 |
| 16:02 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Stanley Miles - foul #1 on Stanley Miles, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Joseph Warren (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Arthur McCuen, William Parker, Stanley Miles | |
| 16:02 | Alabama | Joseph Newman makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 16:02 | Alabama | Joseph Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Boris Howell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Todd Schaffner (fresh) SF - Joseph Newman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jack Kish (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) C - Nathan Tripp (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-0 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Marcus Ludwig (C) Floyd Wilson, Nathan Tripp | |
| 15:35 | Alabama | Cedric Halpin steps in front of the Boris Howell pass in the backcourt | 5-0 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi | William Parker is fouled on the floor by Todd Schaffner - foul #1 on Todd Schaffner, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Barker (C) Richard Stover | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Nathan Tripp (C) William Parker, Marcus Ludwig | |
| 14:53 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren clanks a floater from the left side | 5-0 |
| 14:51 | Alabama | Jack Kish pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 14:46 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner is fouled on the floor by Joseph Warren - foul #1 on Joseph Warren, team foul #3 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Marcus Ludwig (C) Arthur McCuen, Nathan Tripp | |
| 14:31 | Alabama | Joseph Newman shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Boris Howell | 7-0 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses short on a shot from the left block | 7-0 |
| 14:13 | Alabama | Dustin Barker gets the rebound | 7-0 |
| 13:48 | Alabama | Dustin Barker throws it down | 9-0 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi | William Parker connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Vernon Fletcher and he's fouled by Boris Howell - foul #1 on Boris Howell, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Stover (C) Dustin Barker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), James Burgess (SF), Stanley Miles (C) Cedric Halpin, Joseph Warren, Marcus Ludwig | |
| 13:26 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the free throw | 9-3 |
| 13:10 | Alabama | Joseph Newman shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 11-3 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi | William Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-3 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Joseph Warren (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Arthur McCuen, William Parker, James Burgess, Stanley Miles | |
| 12:32 | Alabama | Joseph Newman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-3 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp grabs the defensive rebound | 11-3 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Jack Kish - foul #1 on Jack Kish, team foul #3 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Marcus Ludwig (C) Floyd Wilson, Nathan Tripp | |
| 12:11 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 11:52 | Alabama | Joseph Newman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-5 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Marcus Ludwig | 11-5 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Boris Howell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Todd Schaffner (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Newman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jack Kish (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 2 stl. SG - William Parker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) C - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Marcus Ludwig | 11-7 |
| 11:24 | Alabama | Marcus Ludwig is called for the reach on Joseph Newman - foul #2 on Marcus Ludwig, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Stanley Miles (C) Cedric Halpin, William Parker, Marcus Ludwig | |
| 11:07 | Alabama | Boris Howell misses the lay-in | 11-7 |
| 11:05 | Alabama | Joseph Newman grabs the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 10:44 | Alabama | Jack Kish makes the shot from the left block | 13-7 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Warren and the foul's on Joseph Newman - foul #1 on Joseph Newman, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Barker (PF) Jack Kish | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), William Parker (SG), James Burgess (SF), Nathan Tripp (C) Arthur McCuen, Floyd Wilson, Joseph Warren, Stanley Miles | |
| 10:34 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses the free throw | 13-9 |
| 10:34 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Dustin Barker | 13-9 |
| 10:11 | Alabama | Boris Howell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 10:09 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Barker | 13-9 |
| 09:52 | Alabama | Joseph Newman can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Burgess - foul #1 on James Burgess, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (SF), George Mole (C) Boris Howell, Richard Stover | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Warren (PF) James Burgess | |
| 09:52 | Alabama | Joseph Newman makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 09:52 | Alabama | Joseph Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dustin Barker - foul #1 on Dustin Barker, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 09:19 | Alabama | Joseph Newman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 15-11 |
| 09:17 | Alabama | Joseph Newman gets the offensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 08:53 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner is hacked by Cedric Halpin - foul #1 on Cedric Halpin, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jack Kish (PF) George Mole | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Burgess (SF), Stanley Miles (C) Joseph Warren, Nathan Tripp | |
| 08:27 | Alabama | William Parker picks off the pass by Joseph Newman out of a doubleteam | 15-11 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 15-11 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi | William Parker hits the follow up shot | 15-13 |
| 07:40 | Alabama | Joseph Newman evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Shelby Rice | 18-13 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (tiring) SG - Joseph Newman (tiring) 13 pts. SF - Shelby Rice (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jack Kish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 2 stl. SG - William Parker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Burgess (fresh) PF - Vernon Fletcher (tiring) 8 pts. C - Stanley Miles (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher is whistled for traveling | 18-13 |
| Subs | Alabama | Boris Howell (PG), Richard Stover (C) Shelby Rice, Dustin Barker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Joseph Warren (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Cedric Halpin, William Parker, James Burgess, Stanley Miles | |
| 06:50 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner can't connect on a floater from the right side | 18-13 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Nathan Tripp | 18-13 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 06:19 | Alabama | Richard Stover pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 05:56 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-13 |
| 05:55 | Alabama | Jack Kish can't tip it in | 18-13 |
| 05:53 | Alabama | Boris Howell grabs the offensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 05:24 | Alabama | Jack Kish can't throw it down | 18-13 |
| 05:23 | Alabama | Boris Howell tips it in | 20-13 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Jack Kish is called for the reach on Joseph Warren - foul #2 on Jack Kish, team foul #6 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Barker (PF) Jack Kish | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), William Parker (SG), James Burgess (SF), Stanley Miles (C) Arthur McCuen, Floyd Wilson, Vernon Fletcher, Nathan Tripp | |
| 04:46 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the lay-in | 20-13 |
| 04:45 | Alabama | Richard Stover grabs the board | 20-13 |
| 04:20 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner's pass is intercepted by Cedric Halpin | 20-13 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi | William Parker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-13 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Miles | 20-13 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi | William Parker drills a turnaround from the baseline | 20-15 |
| 03:30 | Alabama | Boris Howell connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Newman | 22-15 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Boris Howell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Schaffner (tiring) SF - Joseph Newman (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 3 stl. SG - William Parker (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Burgess (fresh) PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) C - Stanley Miles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Mississippi | Todd Schaffner steals the ball from James Burgess | 22-15 |
| 02:44 | Alabama | Boris Howell can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 22-15 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | William Parker grabs the board | 22-15 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Cedric Halpin | 22-17 |
| 02:07 | Alabama | Joseph Newman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi | Stanley Miles clanks a shot from the right side | 22-17 |
| 01:52 | Alabama | Richard Stover gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 01:25 | Alabama | Boris Howell misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Cedric Halpin - foul #2 on Cedric Halpin, team foul #7 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jack Kish (PF) Richard Stover | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF), Marcus Ludwig (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) James Burgess, Joseph Warren, Stanley Miles | |
| 01:25 | Alabama | Boris Howell misses the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 01:25 | Alabama | Boris Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | William Parker scores on a 3 from the right corner | 23-20 |
| 00:34 | Alabama | William Parker steps in front of the Jack Kish pass | 23-20 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig is fouled on the floor by Joseph Newman - foul #2 on Joseph Newman, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (SF) Todd Schaffner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Joseph Warren (PF) Cedric Halpin, Nathan Tripp | |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 00:02 | Alabama | Boris Howell double dribbles | 23-22 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 23-22 |