| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Fegley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Lynn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Cain (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lance Sparks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Mendenhall (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Adam Knox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith inbounds the ball | 34-20 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-20 |
| 19:29 | Alabama | Michael Cain grabs the defensive rebound | 34-20 |
| 19:15 | Alabama | Anthony Webb drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Cain | 36-20 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:58 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-20 |
| 18:57 | Alabama | Anthony Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 36-20 |
| 18:42 | Alabama | Lewis Burkley picks off the pass by Anthony Webb | 36-20 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Anthony Webb - foul #1 on Anthony Webb, team foul #1 | 36-20 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox misses the 1st free throw | 36-20 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 36-21 |
| 18:23 | Alabama | Lewis Burkley swats the layup by James Lynn | 36-21 |
| 18:22 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to James Lynn | 36-21 |
| 18:09 | Alabama | James Lynn can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joshua Smith - foul #3 on Joshua Smith, team foul #1 | 36-21 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Lewis (SF) Joshua Smith | |
| 18:09 | Alabama | James Lynn makes the 1st free throw | 37-21 |
| 18:09 | Alabama | James Lynn misses the 2nd free throw | 37-21 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley snags the defensive board | 37-21 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-24 |
| 17:20 | Alabama | Anthony Webb hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Robert Fegley | 39-24 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer misses the jumper from the right side | 39-24 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley hits the follow up shot | 39-26 |
| 17:00 | Alabama | Lance Sparks is whistled for traveling | 39-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Melvin Leach (SG), Thomas Doyal (PF), Adam Majkowski (C) Anthony Webb, Michael Cain, Lance Sparks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler (PF) Adam Knox | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer travels with the ball | 39-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Guy (PG) Robert Fegley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain (C) Lewis Burkley | |
| 16:33 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Glenn Sain - foul #2 on Glenn Sain, team foul #2 | 39-26 |
| 16:33 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski misses the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 16:33 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer grabs the defensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 39-26 |
| 16:08 | Alabama | Thomas Doyal grabs the defensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 15:51 | Alabama | Melvin Leach is hacked by Willie Mendenhall - foul #2 on Willie Mendenhall, team foul #3 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Fegley (PG), Anthony Webb (SG) Matthew Guy, James Lynn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Joshua Smith (SG), Adam Knox (PF), Lewis Burkley (C) Willie Mendenhall, Forrest Sommer, Akim Zickler, Glenn Sain | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Fegley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Melvin Leach (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Doyal (fresh) 3 reb. C - Adam Majkowski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) SG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Adam Knox (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:42 | Alabama | Adam Knox swats the layup by Melvin Leach | 39-26 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | James Whitney grabs the board | 39-26 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox loses the ball out of bounds | 39-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Cain (PF), Lance Sparks (C) Thomas Doyal, Adam Majkowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (SF) George Lewis | |
| 15:09 | Alabama | Lance Sparks can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 39-26 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox snags the defensive board | 39-26 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-26 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | James Whitney tips it back up and in | 39-28 |
| 14:54 | Alabama | Shawn Townley is called for the reach on Melvin Leach - foul #1 on Shawn Townley, team foul #4 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Lynn (SF) Melvin Leach | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall (PG), Forrest Sommer (SG) James Whitney, Shawn Townley | |
| 14:49 | Alabama | James Lynn can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Lewis Burkley - foul #3 on Lewis Burkley, team foul #5 | 39-28 |
| 14:49 | Alabama | James Lynn makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 14:49 | Alabama | James Lynn makes the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-28 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley snags the offensive board | 41-28 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Willie Mendenhall | 41-30 |
| 13:46 | Alabama | James Lynn buries a jumper in the lane | 43-30 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 43-30 |
| 13:16 | Alabama | Lance Sparks grabs the board | 43-30 |
| 13:12 | Alabama | Robert Fegley loses the dribble to Forrest Sommer | 43-30 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Joshua Smith | 43-33 |
| 12:53 | Alabama | Michael Cain can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Adam Knox - foul #1 on Adam Knox, team foul #6 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Guy (PG), Melvin Leach (SG), Adam Majkowski (C) Robert Fegley, Anthony Webb, Lance Sparks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), George Lewis (SG), Shawn Townley (SF), Akim Zickler (PF), Glenn Sain (C) Willie Mendenhall, Forrest Sommer, Joshua Smith, Adam Knox, Lewis Burkley | |
| 12:53 | Alabama | Michael Cain makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 12:53 | Alabama | Michael Cain makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-33 |
| 12:27 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Adam Majkowski | 45-33 |
| 12:22 | Alabama | James Lynn lays it up and in on a great pass from Matthew Guy | 47-33 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | Adam Majkowski takes the ball from Akim Zickler | 47-33 |
| 11:38 | Alabama | Matthew Guy buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Melvin Leach | 49-33 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Matthew Guy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Melvin Leach (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Lynn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Cain (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Majkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Townley (fresh) PF - Akim Zickler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Glenn Sain (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Matthew Guy steals it from George Lewis | 49-33 |
| 11:22 | Alabama | Matthew Guy slams it home | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Cain | 51-33 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to James Whitney | 51-33 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | George Lewis misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-33 |
| 11:00 | Alabama | James Lynn pulls down the rebound | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:35 | Alabama | Michael Cain knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Melvin Leach | 53-33 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | George Lewis is called for traveling | 53-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Fegley (PG), Anthony Webb (SG), Thomas Doyal (PF), Lance Sparks (C) Matthew Guy, James Lynn, Michael Cain, Adam Majkowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall (PG), Forrest Sommer (SG), Joshua Smith (SF), Adam Knox (PF), Lewis Burkley (C) James Whitney, George Lewis, Shawn Townley, Akim Zickler, Glenn Sain | |
| 09:58 | Alabama | Forrest Sommer is called for the reach on Melvin Leach - foul #1 on Forrest Sommer, team foul #7 | 53-33 |
| 09:58 | Alabama | Melvin Leach makes the 1st free throw | 54-33 |
| 09:58 | Alabama | Melvin Leach makes the 2nd free throw | 55-33 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall is whistled for traveling | 55-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Lynn (SF) Melvin Leach | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:22 | Alabama | Lance Sparks clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Lewis Burkley - foul #4 on Lewis Burkley, team foul #8 | 55-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | Adam Majkowski (C) Thomas Doyal | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain (C) Lewis Burkley | |
| 09:22 | Alabama | Lance Sparks makes the 1st free throw | 56-33 |
| 09:22 | Alabama | Lance Sparks makes the 2nd free throw | 57-33 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler (C) Glenn Sain | |
| 08:40 | Alabama | Robert Fegley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Robert Fegley, team foul #2 | 57-33 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | Melvin Leach (SF) James Lynn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:03 | Alabama | Melvin Leach misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joshua Smith - foul #4 on Joshua Smith, team foul #9 | 57-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | Thomas Doyal (PF) Adam Majkowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Lewis (SF), Glenn Sain (C) Joshua Smith, Adam Knox | |
| 08:03 | Alabama | Melvin Leach makes the 1st free throw | 58-33 |
| 08:03 | Alabama | Melvin Leach makes the 2nd free throw | 59-33 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-33 |
| 07:44 | Alabama | Anthony Webb grabs the board | 59-33 |
| 07:15 | Alabama | George Lewis takes the ball from Robert Fegley | 59-33 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Fegley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Webb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Melvin Leach (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Thomas Doyal (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lance Sparks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Mendenhall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Akim Zickler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Glenn Sain (fresh) | |
| 06:59 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Melvin Leach - foul #2 on Melvin Leach, team foul #3 | 59-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Guy (PG), Michael Cain (SF), Adam Majkowski (C) Robert Fegley, Anthony Webb, Lance Sparks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Shawn Townley (SF) Willie Mendenhall, Forrest Sommer | |
| 06:59 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain makes the 1st free throw | 59-34 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain misses the 2nd free throw | 59-34 |
| 06:59 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski snags the defensive board | 59-34 |
| 06:36 | Alabama | Michael Cain knocks in the driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Shawn Townley - foul #2 on Shawn Townley, team foul #10 | 61-34 |
| 06:36 | Alabama | Michael Cain makes the free throw | 62-34 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 62-34 |
| 06:25 | Alabama | Melvin Leach pulls down the rebound | 62-34 |
| 06:20 | Alabama | Michael Cain buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Melvin Leach | 64-34 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi State | George Lewis can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Doyal - foul #1 on Thomas Doyal, team foul #4 | 64-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Lynn (SF) Michael Cain | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:00 | Mississippi State | George Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 64-35 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi State | George Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 64-35 |
| 06:00 | Alabama | Thomas Doyal snags the defensive board | 64-35 |
| 05:33 | Alabama | James Lynn is hacked by James Whitney - foul #1 on James Whitney, team foul #11 | 64-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dennis Ryan (C) Adam Majkowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:33 | Alabama | James Lynn misses the 1st free throw | 64-35 |
| 05:33 | Alabama | James Lynn makes the 2nd free throw | 65-35 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | James Whitney drills a 3 from the right corner | 65-38 |
| 04:48 | Alabama | James Lynn comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 65-38 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler pulls down the rebound | 65-38 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | George Lewis misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-38 |
| 04:33 | Alabama | Dennis Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 65-38 |
| 04:06 | Alabama | Melvin Leach's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Adam Majkowski (PF) Thomas Doyal | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG) George Lewis | |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | James Whitney knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Glenn Sain | 65-40 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:23 | Alabama | Glenn Sain takes the ball from James Lynn | 65-40 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Shawn Townley, team foul #12 | 65-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Thomas Doyal (PF) Dennis Ryan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Lewis (SF) Shawn Townley | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Matthew Guy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Melvin Leach (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Lynn (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Doyal (fresh) 4 reb. C - Adam Majkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Kopczynski (fresh) SF - George Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Akim Zickler (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Sain (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 02:48 | Alabama | James Lynn connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Adam Majkowski | 67-40 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | Matthew Guy steps in front of the George Lewis pass | 67-40 |
| 02:27 | Alabama | James Lynn lays it in on a nice dish by Matthew Guy | 69-40 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Kopczynski | 69-42 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:42 | Alabama | Matthew Guy comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Akim Zickler - foul #3 on Akim Zickler, team foul #13 | 69-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (SF) David Kopczynski | |
| 01:42 | Alabama | Matthew Guy misses the 1st free throw | 69-42 |
| 01:42 | Alabama | Matthew Guy makes the 2nd free throw | 70-42 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Thomas Doyal takes the ball from Akim Zickler | 70-42 |
| 01:05 | Alabama | Melvin Leach is hacked by Glenn Sain - foul #3 on Glenn Sain, team foul #14 | 70-42 |
| 01:05 | Alabama | Melvin Leach makes the 1st free throw | 71-42 |
| 01:05 | Alabama | Melvin Leach makes the 2nd free throw | 72-42 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Matthew Guy is called for the reach on James Whitney - foul #3 on Matthew Guy, team foul #5 | 72-42 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley misses long on a shot from the right side | 72-42 |
| 00:46 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 72-42 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Alabama | James Lynn hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Adam Majkowski and he's hacked by Shawn Townley - foul #4 on Shawn Townley, team foul #15 | 74-42 |
| 00:18 | Alabama | James Lynn makes the free throw | 75-42 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | James Whitney can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Matthew Guy - foul #4 on Matthew Guy, team foul #6 | 75-42 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | James Whitney makes the 1st free throw | 75-43 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | James Whitney makes the 2nd free throw | 75-44 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Matthew Guy runs out the clock | 75-44 |