| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fresh) SG - Alberto Russo (fresh) SF - John Jenkins (fresh) PF - Erwin Davis (fresh) C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jason Tolbert (fresh) SG - Ronald Jenkins (fresh) SF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) PF - Wesley Kegler (fresh) C - Alonso Laffey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Alabama | John Jenkins steals the ball from Robert Reynolds | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | John Jenkins clanks a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Jenkins | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Gary King buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Stephens | 4-2 |
| 19:06 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Alonso Laffey | 4-4 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi | Gary King misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Jason Tolbert - foul #1 on Jason Tolbert, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi | Gary King makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi | Gary King makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:33 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Stephens | 6-4 |
| 18:32 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey tips it in | 6-6 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 18:20 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 18:03 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Robert Reynolds | 6-8 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | Gary King scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by John Jenkins | 8-8 |
| 17:31 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi | John Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi | John Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Robert Reynolds - foul #1 on Robert Reynolds, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Arthur King (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Nicolas Devine (PF), John Merrifield (C) Gary King, Alberto Russo, John Jenkins, Erwin Davis, Christopher Stephens | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rafael Iversen (PG), William Ehrlich (SG), Christopher Harvey (SF), Fred Crane (C) Jason Tolbert, Ronald Jenkins, Robert Reynolds, Alonso Laffey | |
| 17:03 | Mississippi | Arthur King drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Owensby | 11-8 |
| 16:52 | Alabama | John Merrifield picks off the pass by William Ehrlich | 11-8 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi | Fred Crane is called for the reach on Arthur King - foul #1 on Fred Crane, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rick Silvey (C) John Merrifield | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 16:38 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine blows the layup but the foul's on Wesley Kegler - foul #1 on Wesley Kegler, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 16:19 | Alabama | Fred Crane travels with the ball | 13-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Merrifield (C) Rick Silvey | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 16:08 | Mississippi | Arthur King's pass is intercepted by William Ehrlich | 13-8 |
| 16:03 | Alabama | William Ehrlich banks in the layup | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Owensby (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur King (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Crawford (fresh) PF - Nicolas Devine (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Merrifield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rafael Iversen (fresh) SG - William Ehrlich (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Harvey (fresh) PF - Wesley Kegler (fairly fresh) C - Fred Crane (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi | Arthur King makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by John Merrifield | 15-10 |
| 15:24 | Alabama | William Ehrlich misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by John Merrifield - foul #1 on John Merrifield, team foul #1 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), John Jenkins (SF), Rick Silvey (C) Richard Owensby, Richard Crawford, John Merrifield | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jason Tolbert (PG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Alonso Laffey (C) Rafael Iversen, Christopher Harvey, Fred Crane | |
| 15:24 | Alabama | William Ehrlich misses the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 15:24 | Alabama | William Ehrlich makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi | Rick Silvey hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 15-11 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine grabs the offensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-11 |
| 15:08 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Jason Tolbert | 15-11 |
| 15:03 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 15:02 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler grabs the offensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 14:50 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 15-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG), Erwin Davis (PF) Gary King, Nicolas Devine | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins (SG) William Ehrlich | |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo travels with the ball | 15-11 |
| 14:22 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey misses the wide open floater from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi | John Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi | John Jenkins connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Alberto Russo | 18-11 |
| 13:59 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Erwin Davis - foul #1 on Erwin Davis, team foul #2 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Richard Crawford (SF), Nicolas Devine (PF), Christopher Stephens (C) Alberto Russo, John Jenkins, Erwin Davis, Rick Silvey | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rafael Iversen (PG), Fred Crane (C) Jason Tolbert, Alonso Laffey | |
| 13:38 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Richard Crawford - foul #1 on Richard Crawford, team foul #3 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Jenkins (SF), Erwin Davis (PF), Rick Silvey (C) Richard Crawford, Nicolas Devine, Christopher Stephens | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 13:38 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 13:38 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi | Arthur King comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 13:30 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 13:18 | Alabama | Fred Crane double dribbles | 18-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG), Christopher Stephens (C) Gary King, Rick Silvey | |
| Subs | Alabama | Christopher Harvey (SF) Robert Reynolds | |
| 13:10 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Christopher Harvey - foul #1 on Christopher Harvey, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine (C) Christopher Stephens | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 13:10 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 12:55 | Alabama | John Jenkins is called for the reach on Christopher Harvey - foul #1 on John Jenkins, team foul #4 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Richard Crawford (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Alberto Russo, Erwin Davis, Nicolas Devine | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jason Tolbert (PG), Alonso Laffey (C) Rafael Iversen, Fred Crane | |
| 12:41 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins misses long on a 3 from straight away | 20-13 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens grabs the board | 20-13 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi | Gary King misses the 3 from the right corner | 20-13 |
| 12:25 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey gets the rebound | 20-13 |
| 12:04 | Alabama | Arthur King picks off the pass by Jason Tolbert | 20-13 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | Gary King comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jason Tolbert - foul #2 on Jason Tolbert, team foul #6 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (SG), Erwin Davis (PF), Nicolas Devine (C) Arthur King, John Jenkins, Christopher Stephens | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rafael Iversen (PG), William Ehrlich (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Fred Crane (C) Jason Tolbert, Ronald Jenkins, Christopher Harvey, Alonso Laffey | |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | Gary King makes the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | Gary King misses the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 11:48 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler pulls down the rebound | 21-13 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Crawford (fresh) PF - Erwin Davis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nicolas Devine (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rafael Iversen (fresh) SG - William Ehrlich (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wesley Kegler (tiring) 2 reb. C - Fred Crane (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Alabama | William Ehrlich misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 21-13 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford snags the defensive board | 21-13 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis loses the dribble to William Ehrlich | 21-13 |
| 11:13 | Alabama | William Ehrlich hits the finger roll | 21-15 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi | Gary King drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Crawford | 23-15 |
| 10:36 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler is open but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 23-15 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis gets the rebound | 23-15 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-15 |
| 10:14 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler grabs the board | 23-15 |
| 09:50 | Alabama | Rafael Iversen is hacked by Richard Crawford - foul #2 on Richard Crawford, team foul #5 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Arthur King (SG), John Jenkins (SF), Rick Silvey (PF), Christopher Stephens (C) Gary King, Alberto Russo, Richard Crawford, Erwin Davis, Nicolas Devine | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins (SG), Christopher Harvey (SF), Alonso Laffey (C) Rafael Iversen, Robert Reynolds, Fred Crane | |
| 09:38 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler travels with the ball | 23-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Merrifield (C) Christopher Stephens | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rafael Iversen (PG), Ronald Burton (PF) William Ehrlich, Wesley Kegler | |
| 09:21 | Mississippi | Alonso Laffey picks off the pass by Richard Owensby | 23-15 |
| 09:14 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-18 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi | John Jenkins scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Owensby | 25-18 |
| 08:47 | Alabama | Arthur King steals the ball from Alonso Laffey | 25-18 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Jenkins - foul #1 on Ronald Jenkins, team foul #7 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG), Erwin Davis (PF), Christopher Stephens (C) Richard Owensby, Rick Silvey, John Merrifield | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Ehrlich (PG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Wesley Kegler (PF) Rafael Iversen, Christopher Harvey, Ronald Burton | |
| 08:36 | Mississippi | John Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi | John Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 08:19 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey is fouled on the floor by Christopher Stephens - foul #1 on Christopher Stephens, team foul #6 | 27-18 |
| 08:02 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 27-18 |
| 08:01 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins hits the follow up shot | 27-20 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi | A charge is called on John Jenkins - foul #2 on John Jenkins, team foul #7 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Nicolas Devine (PF) John Jenkins, Erwin Davis | |
| Subs | Alabama | Fred Crane (C) Alonso Laffey | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Owensby (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur King (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Nicolas Devine (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William Ehrlich (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Jenkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wesley Kegler (tiring) 3 reb. C - Fred Crane (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler's pass is intercepted by Nicolas Devine | 27-20 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | Arthur King drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Alberto Russo | 30-20 |
| 07:02 | Alabama | William Ehrlich double dribbles in the backcourt | 30-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Erwin Davis (PF), Rick Silvey (C) Richard Owensby, Nicolas Devine, Christopher Stephens | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rafael Iversen (PG), Christopher Harvey (SF) William Ehrlich, Robert Reynolds | |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Gary King misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-20 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 30-20 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi | Christopher Harvey blocks the jumper by Arthur King | 30-20 |
| 06:33 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Wesley Kegler | 30-20 |
| 06:14 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-20 |
| 06:13 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins grabs the offensive board | 30-20 |
| 05:56 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 30-20 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Rick Silvey grabs the board | 30-20 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi | Gary King clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-20 |
| 05:46 | Alabama | Fred Crane gets the rebound | 30-20 |
| 05:40 | Alabama | Fred Crane is whistled for a carry | 30-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (SG), Nicolas Devine (PF), Christopher Stephens (C) Alberto Russo, Erwin Davis, Rick Silvey | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Ehrlich (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Ronald Burton (PF), Alonso Laffey (C) Ronald Jenkins, Christopher Harvey, Wesley Kegler, Fred Crane | |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | Arthur King misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-20 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-20 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi | William Ehrlich is called for the reach on Richard Owensby - foul #1 on William Ehrlich, team foul #8 | 30-20 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby makes the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby misses the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 05:24 | Alabama | Ronald Burton pulls down the rebound | 31-20 |
| 05:13 | Alabama | Arthur King blocks the jumper by William Ehrlich | 31-20 |
| 05:12 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey tips it back up and in | 31-22 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi | Arthur King comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-22 |
| 04:51 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds gets the rebound | 31-22 |
| 04:46 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 31-22 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Nicolas Devine | 31-22 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi | Gary King hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Owensby | 34-22 |
| 04:25 | Alabama | Rafael Iversen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (SG), Erwin Davis (PF), John Merrifield (C) Gary King, Nicolas Devine, Christopher Stephens | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 04:09 | Mississippi | Arthur King misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-22 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | John Merrifield tips it home | 36-22 |
| 03:49 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-22 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi | John Merrifield gets the rebound | 36-22 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi | Arthur King is hacked by Robert Reynolds - foul #2 on Robert Reynolds, team foul #9 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), John Jenkins (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Richard Owensby, Alberto Russo, John Merrifield | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jason Tolbert (PG), Ronald Jenkins (SG), Christopher Harvey (SF), Wesley Kegler (PF), Fred Crane (C) Rafael Iversen, William Ehrlich, Robert Reynolds, Ronald Burton, Alonso Laffey | |
| 03:42 | Mississippi | Arthur King misses the 1st free throw | 36-22 |
| 03:42 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler grabs the defensive rebound | 36-22 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Arthur King (tired) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Erwin Davis (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jason Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Jenkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Harvey (fresh) PF - Wesley Kegler (tiring) 5 reb. C - Fred Crane (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler's pass is intercepted by Christopher Stephens | 36-22 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-22 |
| 03:07 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert gets the rebound | 36-22 |
| 03:02 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins is hacked by Arthur King - foul #1 on Arthur King, team foul #8 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG), Richard Crawford (SG), Nicolas Devine (PF), Rick Silvey (C) Gary King, Arthur King, Erwin Davis, Christopher Stephens | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 03:02 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 36-22 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Rick Silvey gets the rebound | 36-22 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-22 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo misses the tip | 36-22 |
| 02:45 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler snags the defensive board | 36-22 |
| 02:29 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-22 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo snags the defensive board | 36-22 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo misses the floater near the basket | 36-22 |
| 02:11 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Ronald Jenkins | 36-22 |
| 01:59 | Alabama | Richard Crawford steals it from Ronald Jenkins | 36-22 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-22 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi | Rick Silvey pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-22 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | John Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Arthur King (SG), Erwin Davis (PF), Christopher Stephens (C) Alberto Russo, Richard Crawford, Nicolas Devine, Rick Silvey | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Ehrlich (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Ronald Burton (PF), Alonso Laffey (C) Ronald Jenkins, Christopher Harvey, Wesley Kegler, Fred Crane | |
| 01:20 | Alabama | John Jenkins is called for the reach on Jason Tolbert - foul #3 on John Jenkins, team foul #9 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Crawford (SF) John Jenkins | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 01:20 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert misses the 1st free throw | 36-22 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford gets the rebound | 36-22 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi | Robert Reynolds takes the ball from Richard Crawford | 36-22 |
| 00:39 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-24 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Arthur King makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-24 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert hits a wide open 3 from straight away | 38-27 |