| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Van Fierro (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bojan Radosavljevic (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Gillis (fresh) PF - Andrew Worley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hawn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William James (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Wiggins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Latour (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Huntington (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Chuck Walsh (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Jason Gillis inbounds the ball | 27-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Mississippi State | William James steps in front of the Andrew Worley pass | 27-40 |
| 19:31 | Alabama | Andrew Worley is called for the reach on Chuck Walsh - foul #3 on Andrew Worley, team foul #1 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin (PF) Andrew Worley | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 19:15 | Alabama | Robert Huntington clanks a runner from the right block | 27-40 |
| 19:13 | Alabama | Chuck Walsh misses the tip | 27-40 |
| 19:11 | Alabama | Harold Wiggins snags the offensive board | 27-40 |
| 18:52 | Alabama | Phillip Latour hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Chuck Walsh | 27-42 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 27-42 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro gets the offensive rebound | 27-42 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | Chuck Walsh steals it from Donald Goodwin | 27-42 |
| 18:07 | Alabama | William James is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William James, team foul #1 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Florez (SF) Jason Gillis | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin can't connect on a runner from the left block | 27-42 |
| 17:48 | Alabama | Phillip Latour snags the defensive board | 27-42 |
| 17:37 | Alabama | William James makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Harold Wiggins | 27-45 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin is fouled on the floor by Robert Huntington - foul #3 on Robert Huntington, team foul #2 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas (SG), Morgan Doane (C) Bojan Radosavljevic, James Hawn | |
| Subs | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez (SG), Frank Pagan (PF), Jesus Avila (C) Harold Wiggins, Robert Huntington, Chuck Walsh | |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin hits a floater in the lane set up by Van Fierro | 29-45 |
| 16:43 | Alabama | Donald Goodwin blocks the short jumper by Phillip Latour | 29-45 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin snags the defensive board | 29-45 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 29-45 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Morgan Doane tips it back up and in | 31-45 |
| 16:02 | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Phillip Latour | 31-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Van Fierro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jim Llamas (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steve Florez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Goodwin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Morgan Doane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William James (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Vasquez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Latour (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Pagan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesus Avila (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | Jesus Avila steals it from Morgan Doane | 31-47 |
| 15:30 | Alabama | Phillip Latour makes the floater from the left block and he's hacked by Steve Florez - foul #2 on Steve Florez, team foul #2 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic (SG), Jason Gillis (SF), Andrew Worley (PF), James Hawn (C) Van Fierro, Steve Florez, Donald Goodwin, Morgan Doane | |
| Subs | Alabama | Harold Wiggins (SG), Robert Huntington (PF), Chuck Walsh (C) Guadalupe Vasquez, Frank Pagan, Jesus Avila | |
| 15:30 | Alabama | Phillip Latour makes the free throw | 31-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | Jason Gillis is fouled on the floor by Harold Wiggins - foul #1 on Harold Wiggins, team foul #3 | 31-50 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic is denied on a layup by Chuck Walsh | 31-50 |
| 15:08 | Alabama | Robert Huntington grabs the defensive rebound | 31-50 |
| 14:49 | Alabama | Andrew Worley swats the dunk try by Robert Huntington | 31-50 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Hawn | 31-50 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Chuck Walsh steals the ball from Jason Gillis | 31-50 |
| 14:26 | Alabama | Phillip Latour connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from William James | 31-52 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Phillip Latour steps in front of the Bojan Radosavljevic pass | 31-52 |
| 13:47 | Alabama | Robert Huntington misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-52 |
| 13:45 | Alabama | William James tips it back up and in | 31-54 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | Andrew Worley scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Jim Llamas and he's hacked by William James - foul #3 on William James, team foul #4 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Van Fierro (PG), Ivan Smolinski (SF) Jim Llamas, Jason Gillis | |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Hamilton (PG), Frank Pagan (SF) William James, Phillip Latour | |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | Andrew Worley makes the free throw | 34-54 |
| 13:14 | Alabama | Chuck Walsh banks in the layup on a great pass from Harold Wiggins | 34-56 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Bojan Radosavljevic | 37-56 |
| 12:55 | Alabama | Robert Huntington knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Harold Wiggins and he's hacked by Ivan Smolinski - foul #4 on Ivan Smolinski, team foul #3 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cunningham (SG), Steve Florez (SF), Donald Goodwin (PF) Bojan Radosavljevic, Ivan Smolinski, Andrew Worley | |
| Subs | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez (SG), Jesus Avila (C) Harold Wiggins, Chuck Walsh | |
| 12:55 | Alabama | Robert Huntington makes the free throw | 37-59 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin lays it in | 39-59 |
| 12:18 | Alabama | Donald Goodwin swats the short shot by Frank Pagan | 39-59 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro pulls down the rebound | 39-59 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | Steve Florez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-59 |
| 12:07 | Alabama | Robert Huntington grabs the defensive rebound | 39-59 |
| 12:01 | Alabama | Steven Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Robert Cunningham - foul #1 on Robert Cunningham, team foul #4 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic (SG), Jason Gillis (SF), Morgan Doane (C) Robert Cunningham, Steve Florez, James Hawn | |
| Subs | Alabama | William James (PG), Harold Wiggins (SG) Steven Hamilton, Robert Huntington | |
| 11:39 | Alabama | William James clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 39-59 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Morgan Doane | 39-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Van Fierro (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bojan Radosavljevic (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Gillis (fresh) PF - Donald Goodwin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Morgan Doane (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William James (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Wiggins (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Guadalupe Vasquez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Pagan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesus Avila (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-59 |
| 11:27 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic tips it back up and in | 41-59 |
| 11:12 | Alabama | William James clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-59 |
| 11:10 | Alabama | Frank Pagan can't tip it in | 41-59 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi State | Jason Gillis grabs the board | 41-59 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | Morgan Doane is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Gillis | 44-59 |
| 10:40 | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Jason Gillis - foul #3 on Jason Gillis, team foul #5 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas (SG), Steve Florez (SF), Andrew Worley (PF) Bojan Radosavljevic, Jason Gillis, Donald Goodwin | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Huntington (PF), Chuck Walsh (C) Frank Pagan, Jesus Avila | |
| 10:40 | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 10:40 | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez makes the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | Morgan Doane comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-61 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro tips it in | 46-61 |
| 10:11 | Alabama | Harold Wiggins misses long on a 3 from straight away | 46-61 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Steve Florez snags the defensive board | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | Van Fierro is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Van Fierro, team foul #6 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Hawn (C) Morgan Doane | |
| Subs | Alabama | Phillip Latour (SF) Guadalupe Vasquez | |
| 09:44 | Alabama | Robert Huntington connects on the jumper from the right block set up by William James | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:39 | Mississippi State | Steve Florez connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jim Llamas | 49-63 |
| 09:18 | Alabama | Robert Huntington drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by William James | 49-66 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-66 |
| 09:00 | Alabama | Phillip Latour grabs the board | 49-66 |
| 08:42 | Alabama | Chuck Walsh misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-66 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | James Hawn pulls down the rebound | 49-66 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | James Hawn is hacked by Phillip Latour - foul #2 on Phillip Latour, team foul #5 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic (SG), Jason Gillis (SF) Van Fierro, Steve Florez | |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Hamilton (PG), Guadalupe Vasquez (SG), Frank Pagan (SF) William James, Harold Wiggins, Phillip Latour | |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Frank Pagan steals the ball from Jim Llamas | 49-66 |
| 08:04 | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Hawn - foul #1 on James Hawn, team foul #7 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin (PF), Morgan Doane (C) Andrew Worley, James Hawn | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jesus Avila (C) Chuck Walsh | |
| 08:04 | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez makes the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 08:04 | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez makes the 2nd free throw | 49-68 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-68 |
| 07:48 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Huntington | 49-68 |
| 07:30 | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Pagan | 49-71 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jim Llamas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bojan Radosavljevic (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Gillis (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Goodwin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Morgan Doane (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Steven Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Vasquez (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Pagan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Huntington (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jesus Avila (fresh) | |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 49-71 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | Morgan Doane tips it but misses | 49-71 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic tips it home | 51-71 |
| 06:49 | Alabama | Jim Llamas takes the ball from Steven Hamilton | 51-71 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Jason Gillis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jim Llamas | 53-71 |
| 06:31 | Alabama | Robert Huntington connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Guadalupe Vasquez | 53-73 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Bojan Radosavljevic can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-73 |
| 06:22 | Alabama | Jesus Avila snags the defensive board | 53-73 |
| 06:16 | Alabama | Jesus Avila misses long on a jumper from the right side | 53-73 |
| 06:14 | Alabama | Steven Hamilton snags the offensive board | 53-73 |
| 05:58 | Alabama | Robert Huntington drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Hamilton and the foul's on Donald Goodwin - foul #1 on Donald Goodwin, team foul #8 | 53-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Van Fierro (PG), Robert Cunningham (SG), Ivan Smolinski (SF), Andrew Worley (PF), James Hawn (C) Jim Llamas, Bojan Radosavljevic, Jason Gillis, Donald Goodwin, Morgan Doane | |
| Subs | Alabama | William James (PG), Harold Wiggins (SG), Phillip Latour (SF), Chuck Walsh (C) Steven Hamilton, Guadalupe Vasquez, Frank Pagan, Jesus Avila | |
| 05:58 | Alabama | Robert Huntington makes the free throw | 53-76 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | Harold Wiggins steps in front of the Ivan Smolinski pass | 53-76 |
| 05:30 | Alabama | William James is hacked by Andrew Worley - foul #4 on Andrew Worley, team foul #9 | 53-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Frank Pagan (PF) Robert Huntington | |
| 05:30 | Alabama | William James makes the 1st free throw | 53-77 |
| 05:30 | Alabama | William James misses the 2nd free throw | 53-77 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | James Hawn gets the rebound | 53-77 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | James Hawn double dribbles | 53-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Florez (SG), Charles Hodges (SF), Donald Goodwin (C) Van Fierro, Andrew Worley, James Hawn | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 04:51 | Alabama | Phillip Latour is fouled on the floor by Steve Florez - foul #3 on Steve Florez, team foul #10 | 53-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Morgan Doane (C) Charles Hodges | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 04:51 | Alabama | Phillip Latour misses the 1st free throw | 53-77 |
| 04:51 | Alabama | Phillip Latour makes the 2nd free throw | 53-78 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Ivan Smolinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-78 |
| 04:13 | Alabama | Frank Pagan drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from William James | 53-80 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Robert Cunningham hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-80 |
| 03:35 | Alabama | William James is fouled on the floor by Donald Goodwin - foul #2 on Donald Goodwin, team foul #11 | 56-80 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas (PG), Charles Hodges (SF) Steve Florez, Ivan Smolinski | |
| Subs | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez (SG), Robert Huntington (PF), Jesus Avila (C) Harold Wiggins, Frank Pagan, Chuck Walsh | |
| 03:35 | Alabama | William James makes the 1st free throw | 56-81 |
| 03:35 | Alabama | William James makes the 2nd free throw | 56-82 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Jesus Avila - foul #2 on Jesus Avila, team foul #6 | 56-82 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Hamilton (PG) William James | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin makes the 1st free throw | 57-82 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-82 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jim Llamas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Cunningham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Hodges (fresh) PF - Donald Goodwin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Morgan Doane (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Steven Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Guadalupe Vasquez (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Latour (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Huntington (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jesus Avila (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Alabama | Robert Huntington misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-82 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Morgan Doane pulls down the rebound | 58-82 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Cunningham | 60-82 |
| 02:36 | Alabama | Phillip Latour comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 60-82 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Morgan Doane gets the rebound | 60-82 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | Donald Goodwin misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-82 |
| 02:25 | Alabama | Robert Huntington grabs the board | 60-82 |
| 02:18 | Alabama | Phillip Latour knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Guadalupe Vasquez | 60-84 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas is hacked by Steven Hamilton - foul #1 on Steven Hamilton, team foul #7 | 60-84 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | William James (PG), Harold Wiggins (SG), Frank Pagan (PF), Chuck Walsh (C) Steven Hamilton, Phillip Latour, Robert Huntington, Jesus Avila | |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Jim Llamas misses the 1st free throw | 60-84 |
| 02:06 | Alabama | Frank Pagan pulls down the rebound | 60-84 |
| 01:55 | Alabama | William James knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-87 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Charles Hodges's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-87 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ivan Smolinski (SF) Charles Hodges | |
| Subs | Alabama | Phillip Latour (SF), Robert Huntington (PF) Guadalupe Vasquez, Frank Pagan | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:05 | Alabama | Phillip Latour misses short on a floater from close range | 60-87 |
| 01:03 | Alabama | William James tips it home | 60-89 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Robert Cunningham clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 60-89 |
| 00:51 | Alabama | Chuck Walsh gets the rebound | 60-89 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Alabama | Phillip Latour drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Huntington | 60-91 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Morgan Doane is fouled on the floor by Chuck Walsh - foul #2 on Chuck Walsh, team foul #8 | 60-91 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Morgan Doane misses the 1st free throw | 60-91 |
| 00:25 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Chuck Walsh | 60-91 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | William James runs out the clock | 60-91 |