| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lawrence Giltner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Lansing (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Nolan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Page (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Shane Lundin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Carson Thurman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Hurley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Rodgers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Holman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Albert Maitland (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Lawrence Rodgers inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Alabama | Lawrence Rodgers misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-24 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | David Page pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi | John Nolan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-24 |
| 19:23 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Albert Maitland | 26-24 |
| 18:54 | Alabama | Carson Thurman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Peterson (SG), Daniel Deleon (PF), Charles Pennington (C) Vernon Lansing, David Page, Shane Lundin | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 18:40 | Mississippi | John Nolan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 18:38 | Alabama | Albert Maitland grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 18:12 | Alabama | Jack Holman misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Charles Pennington - foul #2 on Charles Pennington, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing (SG), Michael Walker (SF) Lawrence Giltner, John Nolan | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 18:12 | Alabama | Jack Holman makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 18:12 | Alabama | Jack Holman misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Daniel Deleon | 26-25 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi | Charles Pennington travels with the ball | 26-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Nolan (SF), David Page (PF), Shane Lundin (C) Michael Walker, Daniel Deleon, Charles Pennington | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 17:35 | Alabama | Jack Holman comes up short on the floater from the left side | 26-25 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi | David Page pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi | Robert Peterson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-25 |
| 17:13 | Alabama | Albert Maitland blows the layup but the foul's on Vernon Lansing - foul #1 on Vernon Lansing, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner (PG), Michael Walker (SF), Daniel Deleon (PF), Charles Pennington (C) Robert Peterson, John Nolan, David Page, Shane Lundin | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 17:13 | Alabama | Albert Maitland makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 17:13 | Alabama | Albert Maitland makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon travels with the ball | 29-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Nolan (SF), David Page (PF), Shane Lundin (C) Michael Walker, Daniel Deleon, Charles Pennington | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kyle Agosto (PG), Todd Harjo (SG), William Mahood (PF) Carson Thurman, Thomas Hurley, Jack Holman | |
| 16:43 | Alabama | Albert Maitland misses the shot from the baseline | 29-27 |
| 16:42 | Alabama | Albert Maitland tips it back up and in | 29-29 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi | John Nolan evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Lawrence Giltner | 32-29 |
| 16:04 | Alabama | Lawrence Rodgers buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Albert Maitland | 32-31 |
| 15:44 | Mississippi | Shane Lundin is fouled on the floor by Albert Maitland - foul #3 on Albert Maitland, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Peterson (SG), Michael Walker (SF), Daniel Deleon (PF), Charles Pennington (C) Vernon Lansing, John Nolan, David Page, Shane Lundin | |
| Subs | Alabama | Carson Thurman (PG), Thomas Hurley (SG), Jack Holman (PF), Eric Latham (C) Todd Harjo, Lawrence Rodgers, William Mahood, Albert Maitland | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lawrence Giltner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Deleon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Carson Thurman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Hurley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kyle Agosto (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jack Holman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Latham (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Mississippi | Charles Pennington misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-31 |
| 15:28 | Alabama | Jack Holman pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 15:08 | Alabama | Jack Holman hits the finger roll | 32-33 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi | Robert Peterson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Charles Pennington | 35-33 |
| 14:34 | Alabama | Thomas Hurley makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Eric Latham | 35-35 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Carson Thurman - foul #2 on Carson Thurman, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing (SG), John Nolan (SF), David Page (PF), Shane Lundin (C) Robert Peterson, Michael Walker, Daniel Deleon, Charles Pennington | |
| Subs | Alabama | Albert Maitland (C) Eric Latham | |
| 14:23 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:23 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Albert Maitland | 36-35 |
| 14:02 | Alabama | Albert Maitland misses badly on a floater in the paint | 36-35 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi | David Page snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing blows the layup | 36-35 |
| 13:54 | Alabama | Jack Holman grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 13:39 | Alabama | David Page is called for the reach on Jack Holman - foul #2 on David Page, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Peterson (PG), Daniel Deleon (PF), Charles Pennington (C) Lawrence Giltner, David Page, Shane Lundin | |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Harjo (PG), Lawrence Rodgers (SF), William Mahood (PF) Carson Thurman, Kyle Agosto, Jack Holman | |
| 13:13 | Alabama | Lawrence Rodgers lays it up and in set up by William Mahood | 36-37 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon hits a jumper from close range set up by Robert Peterson | 38-37 |
| 12:46 | Alabama | Lawrence Rodgers misses the lay-in | 38-37 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi | Robert Peterson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Vernon Lansing | 41-37 |
| 11:57 | Alabama | Robert Peterson steals the ball from William Mahood | 41-37 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi | Robert Peterson lays it in | 43-37 |
| 11:37 | Alabama | Albert Maitland lays it up and in | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Peterson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Vernon Lansing (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Nolan (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Daniel Deleon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Harjo (fresh) SG - Thomas Hurley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lawrence Rodgers (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Mahood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Maitland (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:13 | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon is fouled on the floor by William Mahood - foul #1 on William Mahood, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner (PG), Michael Walker (SF), David Page (PF), Shane Lundin (C) Robert Peterson, John Nolan, Daniel Deleon, Charles Pennington | |
| Subs | Alabama | Carson Thurman (PG), Kyle Agosto (SG), Jack Holman (PF), Eric Latham (C) Todd Harjo, Thomas Hurley, William Mahood, Albert Maitland | |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | David Page dunks the ball set up by Lawrence Giltner and he's hacked by Jack Holman - foul #3 on Jack Holman, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | David Page makes the free throw | 46-39 |
| 10:45 | Alabama | The short jumper by Lawrence Rodgers is denied by David Page | 46-39 |
| 10:43 | Alabama | Eric Latham tips it home | 46-41 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi | David Page misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 46-41 |
| 10:22 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Carson Thurman | 46-41 |
| 09:56 | Alabama | Kyle Agosto clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | Shane Lundin pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | David Page's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Nolan (SF) Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Harjo (SF) Lawrence Rodgers | |
| 09:14 | Alabama | Kyle Agosto knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Carson Thurman | 46-44 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi | Shane Lundin comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 08:58 | Alabama | Carson Thurman gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 08:38 | Alabama | Jack Holman buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Carson Thurman | 46-46 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi | Shane Lundin misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-46 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | Shane Lundin gets the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner is hacked by Kyle Agosto - foul #2 on Kyle Agosto, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Peterson (SG), Michael Walker (SF), Daniel Deleon (PF), Charles Pennington (C) Vernon Lansing, John Nolan, David Page, Shane Lundin | |
| Subs | Alabama | Thomas Hurley (SG), Lawrence Rodgers (SF), William Mahood (PF), Albert Maitland (C) Carson Thurman, Kyle Agosto, Jack Holman, Eric Latham | |
| 07:56 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing (SG), John Nolan (SF) Lawrence Giltner, Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 07:35 | Alabama | Albert Maitland's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Pennington | 46-46 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Peterson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Vernon Lansing (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Nolan (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Daniel Deleon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Harjo (fresh) SG - Thomas Hurley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lawrence Rodgers (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Mahood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Maitland (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | Robert Peterson can't connect on a floater from the right side | 46-46 |
| 07:10 | Alabama | Albert Maitland gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 07:02 | Alabama | Lawrence Rodgers buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Todd Harjo | 46-48 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-48 |
| 06:41 | Alabama | Albert Maitland grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 06:13 | Alabama | Albert Maitland misses the lay-in | 46-48 |
| 06:12 | Alabama | Albert Maitland tips it but misses | 46-48 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi | Robert Peterson pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi | Robert Peterson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon gets the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner (PG), Michael Walker (SF), David Page (PF), Shane Lundin (C) Vernon Lansing, John Nolan, Daniel Deleon, Charles Pennington | |
| Subs | Alabama | Carson Thurman (PG), Jack Holman (PF) Todd Harjo, William Mahood | |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | Robert Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 05:39 | Alabama | Carson Thurman gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 05:10 | Alabama | Jack Holman travels with the ball | 46-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing (SG) Robert Peterson | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | Albert Maitland takes the ball from David Page | 46-48 |
| 04:36 | Alabama | Albert Maitland drills a driving attempt near the basket | 46-50 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi | David Page connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Michael Walker | 48-50 |
| 04:04 | Alabama | Jack Holman buries a turnaround from the left block | 48-52 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing loses the dribble to Carson Thurman | 48-52 |
| 03:24 | Alabama | David Page steals the ball from Albert Maitland | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lawrence Giltner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vernon Lansing (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Page (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Shane Lundin (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Carson Thurman (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Hurley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lawrence Rodgers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Holman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Albert Maitland (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Walker | 50-52 |
| 02:42 | Alabama | Lawrence Rodgers makes the shot from close range set up by Carson Thurman and he's fouled by Michael Walker - foul #2 on Michael Walker, team foul #4 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Peterson (SG), John Nolan (SF), Daniel Deleon (PF), Charles Pennington (C) Vernon Lansing, Michael Walker, David Page, Shane Lundin | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kyle Agosto (PG), Todd Harjo (SG), William Mahood (PF) Carson Thurman, Thomas Hurley, Jack Holman | |
| 02:42 | Alabama | Lawrence Rodgers makes the free throw | 50-55 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Charles Pennington connects on the turnaround in the paint | 52-55 |
| 02:28 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Carson Thurman (PG), Thomas Hurley (SG), Jack Holman (PF) Kyle Agosto, Todd Harjo, William Mahood | |
| 02:02 | Alabama | Albert Maitland clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Pennington - foul #3 on Charles Pennington, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing (SG) Lawrence Giltner | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kyle Agosto (SF) Lawrence Rodgers | |
| 02:02 | Alabama | Albert Maitland misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 02:02 | Alabama | Albert Maitland makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Hurley - foul #1 on Thomas Hurley, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner (PG), Shane Lundin (C) Robert Peterson, Charles Pennington | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lawrence Rodgers (SF) Kyle Agosto | |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 01:28 | Alabama | Lawrence Giltner is called for the reach on Albert Maitland - foul #1 on Lawrence Giltner, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Page (PF) Daniel Deleon | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 01:11 | Alabama | The short jumper by Jack Holman is denied by Shane Lundin | 53-56 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi | Shane Lundin pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-56 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Shane Lundin grabs the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Thomas Hurley is called for the reach on Vernon Lansing - foul #2 on Thomas Hurley, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:31 | Alabama | Albert Maitland grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Alabama | Albert Maitland is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Giltner - foul #2 on Lawrence Giltner, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| 00:30 | Alabama | Albert Maitland makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:30 | Alabama | Albert Maitland makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 00:23 | Alabama | Albert Maitland pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 00:20 | Alabama | Albert Maitland is fouled in the backcourt by Vernon Lansing - foul #2 on Vernon Lansing, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kyle Agosto (SF), Eric Latham (PF) Lawrence Rodgers, Jack Holman | |
| 00:20 | Alabama | Albert Maitland makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:20 | Alabama | Albert Maitland makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing is hacked by Eric Latham - foul #1 on Eric Latham, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lawrence Rodgers (SF), Jack Holman (PF) Kyle Agosto, Eric Latham | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:10 | Alabama | Lawrence Giltner is called for the reach on Thomas Hurley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lawrence Giltner, team foul #9 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kyle Agosto (SF), Eric Latham (PF) Lawrence Rodgers, Jack Holman | |
| 00:10 | Alabama | Thomas Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:10 | Alabama | Thomas Hurley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | John Nolan is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-62 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Shane Lundin | 56-62 |