| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luis Zamora (fresh) PF - Joseph Burgess (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gregory Clyburn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Eric Caison (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Zelaya (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Carswell (fresh) PF - John Mansfield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Nolan (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Michael Carswell inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Alabama | Eric Caison clanks a shot in the lane | 31-28 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-28 |
| 19:05 | Alabama | John Mansfield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 31-28 |
| 19:04 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Carswell | 31-28 |
| 18:37 | Alabama | Eric Caison drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Zelaya | 31-30 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | Harvey King clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on George Zelaya - foul #1 on George Zelaya, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | Harvey King misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 18:24 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 18:05 | Alabama | Luis Zamora steals it from John Mansfield | 32-30 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora's pass is intercepted by Eric Caison | 32-30 |
| 17:29 | Alabama | Harvey King takes the ball from George Zelaya | 32-30 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora blows the dunk | 32-30 |
| 17:24 | Alabama | John Mansfield grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 16:59 | Alabama | Harvey King picks off the pass by Eric Caison out of a doubleteam | 32-30 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi | Harvey King misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 16:44 | Alabama | Michael Carswell snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 16:20 | Alabama | Eric Caison evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-30 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi | Harvey King grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora drills a fadeaway from the left side | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Andrew Sullivan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey King (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Luis Zamora (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Burgess (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Gregory Clyburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Eric Caison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Zelaya (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Carswell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Mansfield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Nolan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Alabama | George Zelaya hits a floater from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 34-32 |
| 15:16 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 14:54 | Alabama | Eric Caison clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Andrew Sullivan - foul #2 on Andrew Sullivan, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler (PG), Michael Knuckles (SG), Austin Tolliver (SF), James Flood (PF), Angel Perez (C) Andrew Sullivan, Harvey King, Luis Zamora, Joseph Burgess, Gregory Clyburn | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rafael Howerton (SF), Bojan Bosancic (PF) Michael Carswell, John Mansfield | |
| 14:54 | Alabama | Eric Caison makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 14:54 | Alabama | Eric Caison makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-34 |
| 14:37 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 14:10 | Alabama | Rafael Howerton makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Eric Caison out of the doubleteam | 34-36 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi | James Flood is fouled on the floor by Arthur Nolan - foul #2 on Arthur Nolan, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi | Eric Caison is called for the reach on James Flood - foul #2 on Eric Caison, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | Michael Knuckles misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 34-36 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi | James Flood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG) Michael Knuckles | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Carswell (SF), Robert Hoffman (C) Rafael Howerton, Arthur Nolan | |
| 12:40 | Alabama | George Zelaya works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-36 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | James Flood knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Harvey King and he's fouled by George Zelaya - foul #2 on George Zelaya, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (PG), Luis Zamora (SF) Michael Wheeler, Austin Tolliver | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lewis Brown (PG), Rafael Howerton (SG), John Mansfield (PF) Eric Caison, George Zelaya, Bojan Bosancic | |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | James Flood makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 12:06 | Alabama | Andrew Sullivan steals the ball from John Mansfield | 37-36 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Rafael Howerton - foul #1 on Rafael Howerton, team foul #5 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess (PF), Gregory Clyburn (C) James Flood, Angel Perez | |
| Subs | Alabama | Arthur Nolan (C) Robert Hoffman | |
| 11:51 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Luis Zamora (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Burgess (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gregory Clyburn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Lewis Brown (fresh) SG - Rafael Howerton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Carswell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Mansfield (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Nolan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora can't finish the layup | 39-36 |
| 11:08 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Arthur Nolan | 39-36 |
| 10:39 | Alabama | Lewis Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-36 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi | Harvey King comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Rafael Howerton - foul #2 on Rafael Howerton, team foul #6 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler (PG), James Flood (PF), Angel Perez (C) Andrew Sullivan, Joseph Burgess, Gregory Clyburn | |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Caison (PG), George Zelaya (SG), Bojan Bosancic (PF) Lewis Brown, Michael Carswell, John Mansfield | |
| 10:15 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 09:57 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-39 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi | Angel Perez buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Michael Wheeler | 43-39 |
| 09:26 | Alabama | Bojan Bosancic is hacked by James Flood - foul #1 on James Flood, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Knuckles (SG), Austin Tolliver (SF) Harvey King, Luis Zamora | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Hoffman (C) Arthur Nolan | |
| 09:05 | Alabama | Eric Caison works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi | James Flood grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler banks in the layup set up by Michael Knuckles | 45-39 |
| 08:36 | Alabama | Rafael Howerton banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Eric Caison | 45-41 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | James Flood comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 45-41 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi | James Flood snags the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi | Angel Perez hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-41 |
| 08:06 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Hoffman | 45-41 |
| 07:42 | Alabama | Eric Caison is hacked by Austin Tolliver - foul #2 on Austin Tolliver, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (PG), Harvey King (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), Gregory Clyburn (C) Michael Wheeler, Michael Knuckles, James Flood, Angel Perez | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Carswell (SF), John Mansfield (PF), Arthur Nolan (C) Rafael Howerton, Bojan Bosancic, Robert Hoffman | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Luis Zamora (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Austin Tolliver (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gregory Clyburn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Eric Caison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Zelaya (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Carswell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Mansfield (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Nolan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Alabama | Eric Caison shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the left side | 45-43 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | Harvey King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn tips it home | 47-43 |
| 06:29 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan makes the contested floater from the right block on a great pass from Eric Caison | 47-45 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora banks in the layup on a great pass from Andrew Sullivan and he's fouled by Michael Carswell - foul #1 on Michael Carswell, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess (PF) Austin Tolliver | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rafael Howerton (PG) Eric Caison | |
| 06:09 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 05:49 | Alabama | Gregory Clyburn blocks the jumper by Rafael Howerton | 50-45 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Joseph Burgess | 50-45 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 05:37 | Alabama | Michael Carswell grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 05:10 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right side | 50-45 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Harvey King | 52-45 |
| 04:27 | Alabama | George Zelaya misses the shot from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | Harvey King grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler (PG), Michael Knuckles (SG), Felipe Valadez (SF), Angel Perez (C) Andrew Sullivan, Harvey King, Luis Zamora, Gregory Clyburn | |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Caison (PG), Jamie Burch (SG), Bojan Bosancic (PF), Robert Hoffman (C) George Zelaya, Michael Carswell, John Mansfield, Arthur Nolan | |
| 03:42 | Alabama | Eric Caison splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jamie Burch | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Knuckles (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Felipe Valadez (fresh) PF - Joseph Burgess (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Angel Perez (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Eric Caison (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jamie Burch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rafael Howerton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bojan Bosancic (fresh) C - Robert Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-48 |
| 03:32 | Alabama | Bojan Bosancic gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 03:08 | Alabama | Eric Caison shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Wheeler - foul #1 on Michael Wheeler, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver (SF), James Flood (PF) Felipe Valadez, Joseph Burgess | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Carswell (SF) Jamie Burch | |
| 03:08 | Alabama | Eric Caison makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 03:08 | Alabama | Eric Caison makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | Michael Knuckles knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Flood | 55-50 |
| 02:47 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (PG), Harvey King (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), Gregory Clyburn (C) Michael Wheeler, Michael Knuckles, Austin Tolliver, Angel Perez | |
| Subs | Alabama | George Zelaya (SG), John Mansfield (PF), Arthur Nolan (C) Rafael Howerton, Bojan Bosancic, Robert Hoffman | |
| 02:18 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan travels with the ball | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan snags the offensive board | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:47 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan is hacked by John Mansfield - foul #2 on John Mansfield, team foul #8 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver (PF) James Flood | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 01:47 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 01:21 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 57-50 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Andrew Sullivan | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:17 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan is hacked by Eric Caison in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Caison, team foul #9 | 57-50 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 01:01 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan misses the easy layup | 59-50 |
| 01:00 | Alabama | Michael Carswell grabs the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:56 | Alabama | Eric Caison misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-50 |
| 00:55 | Alabama | John Mansfield grabs the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 00:53 | Alabama | George Zelaya hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Caison - foul #4 on Eric Caison, team foul #10 | 59-53 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:45 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 00:44 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan grabs the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 00:42 | Alabama | George Zelaya hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 00:40 | Alabama | John Mansfield gets the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 00:37 | Alabama | George Zelaya buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Caison | 61-56 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Harvey King is hacked by George Zelaya in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Zelaya, team foul #11 | 61-56 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Harvey King misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:30 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 00:29 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan gets the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 00:25 | Alabama | Harvey King steals it from Eric Caison out of a doubleteam | 62-56 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Harvey King hits the finger roll | 64-56 |
| 00:13 | Alabama | Eric Caison evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-56 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Harvey King gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Harvey King is fouled in the backcourt by George Zelaya - foul #4 on George Zelaya, team foul #12 | 64-56 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:05 | Alabama | Arthur Nolan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-56 |
| 00:03 | Alabama | Eric Caison pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | John Mansfield loses the dribble to Andrew Sullivan | 66-56 |