| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fresh) SG - Mark Quinn (fresh) SF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) PF - Carl Heath (fresh) C - David Terrazas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) SG - Justin Ansell (fresh) SF - Jefferson Wickline (fresh) PF - Alvin Schulman (fresh) C - Carlton Fitzgerald (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Carlton Fitzgerald wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Alabama | Carlton Fitzgerald misses the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | Carl Heath gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn misses the floater from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | David Terrazas tips it home | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Alabama | Carlton Fitzgerald comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi | Carl Heath pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn misses the floater from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Justin Ansell | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Alabama | Carlton Fitzgerald hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi | Greg Moon clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Alabama | Justin Ansell grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Alabama | Justin Ansell drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Dikembe Abdulmateen | 2-5 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi | Greg Moon banks in the layup on a great pass from Freddy Bozek | 4-5 |
| 17:48 | Alabama | Jefferson Wickline misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Freddy Bozek - foul #1 on Freddy Bozek, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Alvin Firth (SG), Russell Goodrich (SF), Conrad Severson (PF) Greg Moon, Mark Quinn, Freddy Bozek, Carl Heath | |
| Subs | Alabama | Christopher Haynes (PF) Alvin Schulman | |
| 17:48 | Alabama | Jefferson Wickline misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:48 | Alabama | Jefferson Wickline makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi | David Terrazas's pass is intercepted by Jefferson Wickline | 4-6 |
| 17:02 | Alabama | Conrad Severson takes the ball from Christopher Haynes | 4-6 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Russell Goodrich | 7-6 |
| 16:22 | Alabama | Justin Ansell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 16:21 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Carlton Fitzgerald | 7-6 |
| 16:12 | Alabama | Justin Ansell hits a wide open fadeaway from the right side | 7-8 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-8 |
| 15:51 | Alabama | Jefferson Wickline grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) SG - Alvin Firth (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Russell Goodrich (fresh) PF - Conrad Severson (fresh) C - David Terrazas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Ansell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jefferson Wickline (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Christopher Haynes (fairly fresh) C - Carlton Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 7-8 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi | David Terrazas grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi | David Terrazas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich tips it home | 9-8 |
| 15:07 | Alabama | Mark Eggert is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdulmateen - foul #1 on Mark Eggert, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Mark Quinn (SG), Freddy Bozek (SF), Carl Heath (PF) Mark Eggert, Alvin Firth, Russell Goodrich, David Terrazas | |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Valentine (PG), Michael Gertz (SG), John Powell (SF), Alvin Schulman (PF), Eric Hibbard (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Justin Ansell, Jefferson Wickline, Christopher Haynes, Carlton Fitzgerald | |
| 15:01 | Alabama | Michael Gertz travels with the ball | 9-8 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi | Alvin Schulman swats the layup by Conrad Severson | 9-8 |
| 14:31 | Alabama | Eric Valentine gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:25 | Alabama | John Powell is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | Greg Moon pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi | Michael Gertz picks off the pass by Carl Heath | 9-8 |
| 13:48 | Alabama | Michael Gertz misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Carl Heath | 9-8 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | Greg Moon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-8 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek grabs the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi | Greg Moon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich (SF) Conrad Severson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Hames (C) Alvin Schulman | |
| 12:57 | Alabama | Eric Hibbard knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Eric Valentine | 9-10 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | Greg Moon can't tip it in | 9-10 |
| 12:41 | Alabama | Eric Hibbard grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:36 | Alabama | A charge is called on John Powell - foul #1 on John Powell, team foul #1 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Terrazas (C) Russell Goodrich | |
| Subs | Alabama | Justin Ansell (SG), Christopher Haynes (PF), Carlton Fitzgerald (C) Michael Gertz, John Powell, Eric Hibbard | |
| 12:19 | Mississippi | Greg Moon clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 9-10 |
| 12:18 | Alabama | Carlton Fitzgerald grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 11:55 | Alabama | Justin Ansell misses long on an open 3 from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Quinn (fairly fresh) SF - Freddy Bozek (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carl Heath (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - David Terrazas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Eric Valentine (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Ansell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Hames (fresh) PF - Christopher Haynes (fresh) C - Carlton Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | Carl Heath can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Carlton Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Carlton Fitzgerald, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich (SF) David Terrazas | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), John Powell (SF), Alvin Schulman (PF) Eric Valentine, Robert Hames, Carlton Fitzgerald | |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | Carl Heath makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | Carl Heath misses the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 11:25 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 11:20 | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Alvin Schulman | 10-12 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | Greg Moon makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-12 |
| 10:48 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes makes the floater in the paint | 13-14 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | Dikembe Abdulmateen steals it from Greg Moon | 13-14 |
| 10:15 | Alabama | John Powell misses the easy layup | 13-14 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi | Justin Ansell is called for the reach on Mark Quinn - foul #1 on Justin Ansell, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Conrad Severson (SF), David Terrazas (C) Russell Goodrich, Freddy Bozek | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Gertz (SG), Jefferson Wickline (SF), Eric Hibbard (PF), Carlton Fitzgerald (C) Justin Ansell, John Powell, Alvin Schulman, Christopher Haynes | |
| 09:33 | Mississippi | Eric Hibbard blocks the short jumper by Carl Heath | 13-14 |
| 09:32 | Alabama | Eric Hibbard snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 09:26 | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen misses the jumper from the right side | 13-14 |
| 09:24 | Alabama | Eric Hibbard grabs the offensive board | 13-14 |
| 09:05 | Alabama | Michael Gertz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek (SF) Carl Heath | |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Valentine (PG) Dikembe Abdulmateen | |
| 08:48 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek buries a shot from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 08:24 | Alabama | Eric Hibbard is hacked by Conrad Severson - foul #1 on Conrad Severson, team foul #3 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Alvin Firth (SG), Russell Goodrich (SF) Greg Moon, Mark Quinn, Freddy Bozek | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Powell (SG), Alvin Schulman (PF) Eric Valentine, Carlton Fitzgerald | |
| 08:05 | Alabama | Eric Hibbard loses the ball out of bounds | 15-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Mark Quinn (SG), Freddy Bozek (SF), Carl Heath (PF) Mark Eggert, Alvin Firth, Russell Goodrich, Conrad Severson | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 07:37 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 15-14 |
| 07:35 | Alabama | Eric Hibbard grabs the board | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Mark Quinn (tiring) SF - Freddy Bozek (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Heath (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - David Terrazas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Gertz (fairly fresh) SG - John Powell (fresh) SF - Jefferson Wickline (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Alvin Schulman (fresh) C - Eric Hibbard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Alabama | Alvin Schulman misses the lay-in | 15-14 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Terrazas | 15-14 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | David Terrazas misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Eric Hibbard - foul #1 on Eric Hibbard, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Alvin Firth (SG), Russell Goodrich (SF), Conrad Severson (PF) Greg Moon, Mark Quinn, Freddy Bozek, Carl Heath | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Justin Ansell (SG), Carlton Fitzgerald (C) Michael Gertz, Jefferson Wickline, Eric Hibbard | |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | David Terrazas makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | David Terrazas makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 06:51 | Alabama | Alvin Schulman loses the dribble to David Terrazas | 17-14 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-14 |
| 06:30 | Alabama | Carlton Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 06:26 | Alabama | Alvin Schulman is fouled on the floor by David Terrazas - foul #1 on David Terrazas, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Mark Quinn (SG), Freddy Bozek (SF), Carl Heath (PF) Mark Eggert, Alvin Firth, Russell Goodrich, Conrad Severson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Hames (SF), Christopher Haynes (PF) John Powell, Alvin Schulman | |
| 06:03 | Alabama | Justin Ansell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-14 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi | Carl Heath snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn travels with the ball | 17-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich (SF), Conrad Severson (C) Freddy Bozek, David Terrazas | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Gertz (SF) Robert Hames | |
| 05:13 | Alabama | Greg Moon steals the ball from Michael Gertz | 17-14 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich is whistled for a carry | 17-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek (SF), David Terrazas (C) Russell Goodrich, Carl Heath | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jefferson Wickline (SF), Alvin Schulman (PF) Michael Gertz, Carlton Fitzgerald | |
| 04:35 | Alabama | Jefferson Wickline makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Abdulmateen | 17-16 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | Justin Ansell is called for the reach on Greg Moon - foul #2 on Justin Ansell, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich (SF), Carl Heath (PF) Conrad Severson, David Terrazas | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Gertz (PG), John Powell (SG), Eric Hibbard (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Justin Ansell, Christopher Haynes | |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jefferson Wickline - foul #1 on Jefferson Wickline, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Alvin Firth (SG), David Terrazas (C) Greg Moon, Mark Quinn, Russell Goodrich | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek misses the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 03:47 | Alabama | Alvin Schulman gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 03:31 | Alabama | Eric Hibbard lays it in | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) SG - Alvin Firth (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Freddy Bozek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Heath (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - David Terrazas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Gertz (fresh) SG - John Powell (fresh) SF - Jefferson Wickline (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alvin Schulman (fairly fresh) C - Eric Hibbard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | David Terrazas's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Hibbard | 18-18 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Carl Heath grabs the offensive board | 18-18 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Mark Eggert | 21-18 |
| 02:31 | Alabama | Eric Hibbard clanks a shot from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek gets the rebound | 21-18 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Carl Heath throws it down set up by David Terrazas | 23-18 |
| 02:07 | Alabama | Michael Gertz is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 23-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Mark Quinn (SG), Russell Goodrich (SF), Conrad Severson (PF) Mark Eggert, Alvin Firth, Freddy Bozek, Carl Heath | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Justin Ansell (SG), Christopher Haynes (PF), Carlton Fitzgerald (C) Michael Gertz, Jefferson Wickline, Alvin Schulman, Eric Hibbard | |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson is hacked by Christopher Haynes - foul #1 on Christopher Haynes, team foul #7 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek (C) David Terrazas | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson misses the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek grabs the offensive board | 23-18 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-18 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | Greg Moon grabs the offensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi | John Powell picks off the pass by Conrad Severson | 23-18 |
| 00:58 | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen is called for a backcourt violation | 23-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carl Heath (PF), David Terrazas (C) Conrad Severson, Freddy Bozek | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Hames (SF) John Powell | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Haynes - foul #2 on Christopher Haynes, team foul #8 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek (SF) Russell Goodrich | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn misses the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 00:35 | Alabama | Carlton Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 24-18 |
| 00:19 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdulmateen | 24-20 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-20 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Carl Heath tips it in | 26-20 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Justin Ansell misses long on a halfcourt shot | 26-20 |