| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Swietomierz Ziebell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Geoffrey Tatman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Carlson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - William Hollingsworth (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - John Delariva (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Pitre (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Carlton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins inbounds the ball | 42-28 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-28 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins tips it home | 42-30 |
| 19:16 | Alabama | Robert Carlson drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by William Hollingsworth | 44-30 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-30 |
| 19:03 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Carlson | 44-30 |
| 18:42 | Alabama | John Delariva hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Hollingsworth | 46-30 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by William Hollingsworth - foul #2 on William Hollingsworth, team foul #1 | 46-30 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton makes the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton misses the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 18:26 | Alabama | Robert Carlson grabs the board | 46-31 |
| 18:08 | Alabama | Robert Carlson is hacked by Michael Wiggins - foul #2 on Michael Wiggins, team foul #1 | 46-31 |
| 17:47 | Alabama | Swietomierz Ziebell clanks a 3 from the right corner | 46-31 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins pulls down the rebound | 46-31 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton is called for 5 seconds | 46-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Geoffrey Ross (C) John Delariva | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (SG), Robert Reeder (C) David Pitre, Ralph Carlton | |
| 17:06 | Alabama | Swietomierz Ziebell clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-31 |
| 17:04 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth hits the follow up shot | 48-31 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Wiggins | 48-34 |
| 16:36 | Alabama | Robert Carlson is hacked by Michael Wiggins - foul #3 on Michael Wiggins, team foul #2 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Tatum (SG), Richard Halsey (SF), Tim Holbert (PF) Geoffrey Tatman, Robert Carlson, William Hollingsworth | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown (SG), Norman Absher (SF), David Bello (C) Samuel Ebenstein, Michael Wiggins, Sammy Finnegan | |
| 16:16 | Alabama | Geoffrey Ross is fouled on the floor by David Bello - foul #2 on David Bello, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| 16:06 | Alabama | Richard Halsey misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by David Bello - foul #3 on David Bello, team foul #4 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Delariva (C) Geoffrey Ross | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pitre (SG), Joseph Lucas (PF) Matthew Brown, David Bello | |
| 16:06 | Alabama | Richard Halsey makes the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 16:06 | Alabama | Richard Halsey makes the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | Joseph Lucas misses the easy layup | 50-34 |
| 15:50 | Alabama | Tim Holbert grabs the board | 50-34 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Swietomierz Ziebell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Tatum (fresh) SF - Richard Halsey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tim Holbert (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Delariva (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ray Houser (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Pitre (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norman Absher (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Lucas (fresh) C - Robert Reeder (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Alabama | Ray Houser steals the ball from John Delariva | 50-34 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Swietomierz Ziebell - foul #2 on Swietomierz Ziebell, team foul #2 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | Geoffrey Tatman (SG), Robert Carlson (SF), William Hollingsworth (PF) Michael Tatum, Richard Halsey, Tim Holbert | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Michael Wiggins (SF), Ralph Carlton (C) Ray Houser, Norman Absher, Joseph Lucas | |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder misses the 1st free throw | 50-34 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder misses the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| 15:11 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth snags the defensive board | 50-34 |
| 14:53 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth misses the lay-in | 50-34 |
| 14:51 | Alabama | Robert Carlson grabs the offensive rebound | 50-34 |
| 14:36 | Alabama | Geoffrey Tatman scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by William Hollingsworth | 52-34 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein travels with the ball | 52-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | Geoffrey Ross (C) John Delariva | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (SG), Sammy Finnegan (PF) David Pitre, Robert Reeder | |
| 13:48 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth's pass is intercepted by Samuel Ebenstein | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein buries a floater from the right wing and he's hacked by William Hollingsworth - foul #3 on William Hollingsworth, team foul #3 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Tatum (SG) Geoffrey Tatman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein makes the free throw | 52-37 |
| 13:17 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Sammy Finnegan - foul #2 on Sammy Finnegan, team foul #5 | 52-37 |
| 13:17 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth misses the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 13:17 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | Robert Carlson steps in front of the Ray Houser pass | 53-37 |
| 13:03 | Alabama | Samuel Ebenstein takes the ball from Swietomierz Ziebell in the backcourt | 53-37 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser clanks a shot from the right wing | 53-37 |
| 12:45 | Alabama | Robert Carlson grabs the board | 53-37 |
| 12:40 | Alabama | Robert Carlson misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 53-37 |
| 12:38 | Alabama | Geoffrey Ross grabs the offensive rebound | 53-37 |
| 12:29 | Alabama | Swietomierz Ziebell hits a 3 from the left wing | 56-37 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Carlson - foul #1 on Robert Carlson, team foul #4 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Alabama | Geoffrey Tatman (SG), Tim Holbert (PF), John Delariva (C) Michael Tatum, William Hollingsworth, Geoffrey Ross | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pitre (SG), Robert Reeder (C) Samuel Ebenstein, Ralph Carlton | |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 56-38 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 56-39 |
| 12:12 | Alabama | Geoffrey Tatman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-39 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder grabs the defensive rebound | 56-39 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Geoffrey Tatman - foul #2 on Geoffrey Tatman, team foul #5 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Halsey (SF) Robert Carlson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins misses the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 11:39 | Alabama | John Delariva misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 11:37 | Alabama | John Delariva tips it home | 58-40 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Swietomierz Ziebell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Geoffrey Tatman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Halsey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tim Holbert (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Delariva (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ray Houser (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Pitre (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Reeder (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-40 |
| 11:18 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Tim Holbert | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:54 | Alabama | John Delariva comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Reeder - foul #2 on Robert Reeder, team foul #6 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Harry Chappel (PG), Robert Carlson (SF), William Hollingsworth (PF) Swietomierz Ziebell, Richard Halsey, Tim Holbert | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Norman Absher (SF), David Bello (C) Ray Houser, Michael Wiggins, Sammy Finnegan | |
| 10:54 | Alabama | John Delariva makes the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 10:54 | Alabama | John Delariva makes the 2nd free throw | 60-40 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-40 |
| 10:34 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth gets the rebound | 60-40 |
| 10:06 | Alabama | Geoffrey Tatman can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 60-40 |
| 10:04 | Alabama | Robert Carlson grabs the offensive board | 60-40 |
| 09:52 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-40 |
| 09:51 | Alabama | Robert Carlson gets the offensive rebound | 60-40 |
| 09:30 | Alabama | Geoffrey Tatman clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-40 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder snags the defensive board | 60-40 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-43 |
| 08:56 | Alabama | John Delariva makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Geoffrey Tatman | 62-43 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | David Pitre scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Samuel Ebenstein | 62-45 |
| 08:24 | Alabama | Geoffrey Tatman makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-45 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | David Bello is called for 5 seconds | 65-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Swietomierz Ziebell (PG), Michael Tatum (SG), Richard Halsey (SF), Tim Holbert (PF), Geoffrey Ross (C) Harry Chappel, Geoffrey Tatman, Robert Carlson, William Hollingsworth, John Delariva | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (PG), Matthew Brown (SG), Michael Wiggins (SF), Sammy Finnegan (PF), Ralph Carlton (C) Samuel Ebenstein, David Pitre, Norman Absher, Robert Reeder, David Bello | |
| 07:43 | Alabama | Richard Halsey knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Swietomierz Ziebell | 67-45 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Sammy Finnegan is denied by Geoffrey Ross | 67-45 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan snags the offensive board | 67-45 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Swietomierz Ziebell (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Tatum (fresh) SF - Richard Halsey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tim Holbert (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Geoffrey Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ray Houser (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Carlton (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Mississippi State | Tim Holbert is called for the reach on Ray Houser - foul #2 on Tim Holbert, team foul #6 | 67-45 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser travels with the ball | 67-45 |
| 06:50 | Alabama | Geoffrey Ross hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Swietomierz Ziebell | 69-45 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-45 |
| 06:36 | Alabama | Tim Holbert gets the rebound | 69-45 |
| 06:10 | Alabama | Michael Tatum makes the floater from the right wing set up by Richard Halsey | 71-45 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi State | Swietomierz Ziebell steals it from Ralph Carlton | 71-45 |
| 05:33 | Alabama | Geoffrey Ross is hacked by Michael Wiggins - foul #4 on Michael Wiggins, team foul #7 | 71-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Harry Chappel (PG) Swietomierz Ziebell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Russell Knox (PG), Norman Absher (SF), Robert Reeder (PF), David Bello (C) Matthew Brown, Michael Wiggins, Sammy Finnegan, Ralph Carlton | |
| 05:33 | Alabama | Geoffrey Ross makes the 1st free throw | 72-45 |
| 05:33 | Alabama | Geoffrey Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 73-45 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi State | Russell Knox knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ray Houser | 73-47 |
| 05:02 | Alabama | Michael Tatum double dribbles | 73-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Terrell Thompson (SF) Richard Halsey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | Russell Knox scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-50 |
| 04:24 | Alabama | Tim Holbert makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Harry Chappel | 75-50 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | Russell Knox buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-53 |
| 03:54 | Alabama | Geoffrey Ross makes the jump hook in the paint | 77-53 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-53 |
| 03:45 | Alabama | Tim Holbert grabs the board | 77-53 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Alabama | Michael Tatum is fouled on the floor by Norman Absher - foul #1 on Norman Absher, team foul #8 | 77-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Halsey (C) Geoffrey Ross | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown (SG) Ray Houser | |
| 03:23 | Alabama | Michael Tatum makes the 1st free throw | 78-53 |
| 03:23 | Alabama | Michael Tatum makes the 2nd free throw | 79-53 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Harry Chappel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Tatum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Terrell Thompson (fresh) PF - Tim Holbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Halsey (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Russell Knox (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Matthew Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Norman Absher (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Reeder (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - David Bello (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | Russell Knox is fouled on the floor by Tim Holbert - foul #3 on Tim Holbert, team foul #7 | 79-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ricky Edwards (SG) Michael Tatum | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | Russell Knox makes the 1st free throw | 79-54 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | Russell Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 79-55 |
| 02:47 | Alabama | Tim Holbert misses the easy layup | 79-55 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Matthew Brown | 79-55 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher misses the jumper from the free throw line | 79-55 |
| 02:29 | Alabama | Harry Chappel gets the rebound | 79-55 |
| 02:07 | Alabama | Tim Holbert's floater is tipped away by David Bello | 79-55 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher pulls down the rebound | 79-55 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Bello | 79-58 |
| 01:22 | Alabama | Richard Halsey can't connect on a floater from the right side | 79-58 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher grabs the board | 79-58 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 79-58 |
| 01:14 | Alabama | Harry Chappel grabs the board | 79-58 |
| 00:59 | Alabama | Terrell Thompson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 79-58 |
| 00:57 | Alabama | Ricky Edwards tips it home | 81-58 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 81-58 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown tips it in | 81-60 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Alabama | Harry Chappel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-60 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Tatum (SG), Geoffrey Ross (C) Ricky Edwards, Terrell Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (PG) Russell Knox | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher buries a jumper from the right wing | 81-62 |
| 00:16 | Alabama | Geoffrey Ross is hacked by Ray Houser - foul #2 on Ray Houser, team foul #9 | 81-62 |
| 00:16 | Alabama | Geoffrey Ross misses the 1st free throw | 81-62 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder snags the defensive board | 81-62 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser lays it in | 81-64 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Harry Chappel runs out the clock | 81-64 |