| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Kyle Carter (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bill Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric James (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Henry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Mark Clayborn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Joel Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregg Patterson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - John Bourgeois (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Hensley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Gregg Patterson inbounds the ball | 25-35 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi State | Mark Hensley misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-35 |
| 19:44 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Henry | 25-35 |
| 19:21 | Alabama | Bill Lewis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Williams - foul #3 on John Williams, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Martin Ellis (SF) John Williams | |
| 19:21 | Alabama | Bill Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 19:21 | Alabama | Bill Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 19:21 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Henry | 26-35 |
| 19:00 | Alabama | Robert Henry hits the finger roll and he's hacked by John Bourgeois - foul #2 on John Bourgeois, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| 19:00 | Alabama | Robert Henry makes the free throw | 29-35 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi State | Gregg Patterson makes the wide open floater in the lane set up by John Bourgeois and he's hacked by Bill Lewis - foul #1 on Bill Lewis, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi State | Gregg Patterson makes the free throw | 29-38 |
| 18:28 | Alabama | Robert Henry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 18:27 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn tips it home | 31-38 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | Joel Walker banks in the layup on a nice dish by Martin Ellis | 31-40 |
| 18:06 | Alabama | Gregg Patterson picks off the pass by Kyle Carter in the backcourt | 31-40 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | John Bourgeois is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Henry - foul #2 on Robert Henry, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Calvin Beresky (PG), Oscar Perkins (SG), Michael Francis (PF), Robert Castaldo (C) Kyle Carter, Bill Lewis, Eric James, Mark Clayborn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Hoskins (PG), Brian Turcotte (PF), Lee Robinson (C) Joel Walker, Martin Ellis, Mark Hensley | |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | John Bourgeois misses the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | John Bourgeois misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Brian Turcotte pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hoskins is wide open but clanks a floater from the right side | 31-40 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Lee Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | John Bourgeois is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Gregg Patterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Calvin Beresky steps in front of the Gregg Patterson pass | 31-40 |
| 17:17 | Alabama | Calvin Beresky lays it in | 33-40 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi State | Brian Turcotte scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Hoskins | 33-42 |
| 16:51 | Alabama | Gregg Patterson takes the ball from Michael Francis in the backcourt | 33-42 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | Gregg Patterson misses the easy layup | 33-42 |
| 16:48 | Alabama | Robert Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 16:30 | Alabama | Michael Francis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-42 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Brian Turcotte | 33-42 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | John Bourgeois shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 33-42 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Gregg Patterson tips it back up and in | 33-44 |
| 15:57 | Alabama | Calvin Beresky hits a shot from the baseline and the foul's on Brian Turcotte - foul #1 on Brian Turcotte, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bill Lewis (SG), Eric James (SF), Mark Clayborn (C) Oscar Perkins, Michael Francis, Robert Castaldo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joel Walker (PG), John Williams (SG), Martin Ellis (SF), Gary Johnson (PF), Mark Hensley (C) Joseph Hoskins, Gregg Patterson, John Bourgeois, Brian Turcotte, Lee Robinson | |
| 15:57 | Alabama | Calvin Beresky makes the free throw | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Calvin Beresky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bill Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric James (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Henry (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Clayborn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Joel Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Martin Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gary Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Hensley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Henry takes the ball from Mark Hensley | 36-44 |
| 15:14 | Alabama | Robert Henry comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Hensley - foul #3 on Mark Hensley, team foul #4 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kyle Carter (PG) Calvin Beresky | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:14 | Alabama | Robert Henry makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 15:14 | Alabama | Robert Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Joel Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Greg Phelps (SG), Lee Robinson (C) Martin Ellis, Mark Hensley | |
| 14:35 | Alabama | Bill Lewis comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Lee Robinson grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | Lee Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Oscar Perkins (SF) Eric James | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Hoskins (PG), John Bourgeois (PF) Joel Walker, Gary Johnson | |
| 13:52 | Alabama | Kyle Carter misses the dunk attempt | 38-44 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi State | Greg Phelps grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Lee Robinson is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Hoskins | 38-46 |
| 13:25 | Alabama | The short jumper by Robert Henry is denied by Lee Robinson | 38-46 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | John Bourgeois pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi State | Oscar Perkins is called for the reach on Joseph Hoskins - foul #1 on Oscar Perkins, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric James (SF), Michael Francis (PF), Robert Castaldo (C) Oscar Perkins, Robert Henry, Mark Clayborn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joel Walker (PG), Martin Ellis (SF), Brian Turcotte (PF), Mark Hensley (C) Joseph Hoskins, Greg Phelps, John Bourgeois, Lee Robinson | |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | Martin Ellis evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-46 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Martin Ellis tips it home | 38-48 |
| 12:34 | Alabama | Bill Lewis scores on a turnaround near the basket | 40-48 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi State | Kyle Carter is called for the reach on Joel Walker - foul #1 on Kyle Carter, team foul #4 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Calvin Beresky (PG), Oscar Perkins (SG) Kyle Carter, Bill Lewis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | Martin Ellis drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Joel Walker | 40-50 |
| 12:00 | Alabama | Oscar Perkins is hacked by John Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Williams, team foul #5 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Hoskins (PG), Greg Phelps (SG), Gregg Patterson (SF) Joel Walker, John Williams, Martin Ellis | |
| 11:39 | Alabama | Eric James scores on a jumper in the paint | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Calvin Beresky (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Oscar Perkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric James (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Francis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Castaldo (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Joseph Hoskins (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Greg Phelps (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregg Patterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Brian Turcotte (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Hensley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Mark Hensley clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Castaldo - foul #2 on Robert Castaldo, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bill Lewis (SG), Robert Henry (PF), Mark Clayborn (C) Oscar Perkins, Michael Francis, Robert Castaldo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bourgeois (PF) Brian Turcotte | |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Mark Hensley misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Mark Hensley misses the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 11:26 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Mark Clayborn | 42-50 |
| 10:57 | Alabama | Eric James misses short on an open shot from just outside the lane | 42-50 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Mark Hensley snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hoskins is fouled on the floor by Mark Clayborn - foul #3 on Mark Clayborn, team foul #6 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joel Walker (PG), Lee Robinson (C) Joseph Hoskins, Mark Hensley | |
| 10:25 | Mississippi State | Greg Phelps's pass is intercepted by Eric James | 42-50 |
| 10:20 | Alabama | Bill Lewis lays it up and in on a great pass from Eric James | 44-50 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | Lee Robinson drills a jumper in the lane | 44-52 |
| 10:08 | Alabama | Bill Lewis is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 44-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kyle Carter (PG), Oscar Perkins (SG), Michael Francis (PF) Calvin Beresky, Bill Lewis, Robert Henry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Martin Ellis (SF), Gary Johnson (PF) Gregg Patterson, John Bourgeois | |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Gary Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 44-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Castaldo (C) Mark Clayborn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Turcotte (PF) Gary Johnson | |
| 09:52 | Alabama | Greg Phelps is called for the reach on Oscar Perkins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Greg Phelps, team foul #6 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregg Patterson (SF) Greg Phelps | |
| 09:37 | Alabama | Lee Robinson steps in front of the Robert Castaldo pass | 44-52 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Brian Turcotte connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Martin Ellis out of a doubleteam | 44-54 |
| 09:01 | Alabama | Eric James loses the ball out of bounds | 44-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bill Lewis (SG), Robert Henry (PF), Mark Clayborn (C) Eric James, Michael Francis, Robert Castaldo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Hoskins (PG), John Bourgeois (PF) Joel Walker, Brian Turcotte | |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hoskins makes the wide open fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by John Bourgeois | 44-56 |
| 08:41 | Alabama | Kyle Carter is fouled in the backcourt by John Bourgeois - foul #3 on John Bourgeois, team foul #7 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Alabama | Calvin Beresky (SG), Eric James (SF) Bill Lewis, Oscar Perkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Johnson (C) Lee Robinson | |
| 08:41 | Alabama | Kyle Carter makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 08:41 | Alabama | Kyle Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi State | John Bourgeois makes the contested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Hoskins | 46-58 |
| 07:54 | Alabama | Eric James clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gregg Patterson - foul #4 on Gregg Patterson, team foul #8 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bill Lewis (SG), Robert Castaldo (PF) Kyle Carter, Robert Henry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Williams (SG), Mark Hensley (C) Gregg Patterson, Gary Johnson | |
| 07:54 | Alabama | Eric James misses the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 07:54 | Alabama | Eric James makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | Mark Hensley connects on the open floater from the baseline set up by Martin Ellis out of the doubleteam | 47-60 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Calvin Beresky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bill Lewis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric James (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Castaldo (fresh) C - Mark Clayborn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Joseph Hoskins (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Martin Ellis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - John Bourgeois (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Mark Hensley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Alabama | Bill Lewis buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Mark Clayborn | 49-60 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | Mark Hensley misses the easy layup | 49-60 |
| 06:56 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn gets the rebound | 49-60 |
| 06:35 | Alabama | Eric James scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bill Lewis | 51-60 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Martin Ellis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Eric James - foul #2 on Eric James, team foul #7 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kyle Carter (PG), Oscar Perkins (SF), Michael Francis (PF) Calvin Beresky, Eric James, Robert Castaldo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joel Walker (PG), Greg Phelps (SG), Brian Turcotte (PF), Lee Robinson (C) Joseph Hoskins, John Williams, John Bourgeois, Mark Hensley | |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Martin Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Martin Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 06:07 | Alabama | Kyle Carter travels with the ball | 51-62 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Henry (PF) Mark Clayborn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregg Patterson (SF) Martin Ellis | |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Joel Walker is blocked by Michael Francis | 51-62 |
| 05:46 | Alabama | Michael Francis grabs the board | 51-62 |
| 05:18 | Alabama | Gregg Patterson denies the turnaround by Robert Henry | 51-62 |
| 05:16 | Alabama | Robert Henry tips it in | 53-62 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Greg Phelps makes the jumper from the right side | 53-64 |
| 04:48 | Alabama | Bill Lewis is open but comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 53-64 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Brian Turcotte | 53-64 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Gregg Patterson hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joel Walker | 53-66 |
| 04:11 | Alabama | Bill Lewis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Henry | 55-66 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | Greg Phelps can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 55-66 |
| 03:54 | Alabama | Robert Henry grabs the board | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:41 | Alabama | Michael Francis can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 55-66 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | Lee Robinson pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-66 |
| Subs | Alabama | Calvin Beresky (SG), Eric James (SF), Robert Castaldo (PF), Mark Clayborn (C) Bill Lewis, Oscar Perkins, Robert Henry, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Williams (SG), Martin Ellis (SF), John Bourgeois (PF), Mark Hensley (C) Greg Phelps, Gregg Patterson, Brian Turcotte, Lee Robinson | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Kyle Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Calvin Beresky (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric James (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Castaldo (fresh) C - Mark Clayborn (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Joel Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Martin Ellis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - John Bourgeois (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Mark Hensley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | Martin Ellis blows the dunk against the doubleteam | 55-66 |
| 03:27 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn gets the rebound | 55-66 |
| 03:05 | Alabama | Kyle Carter hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right wing | 55-66 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Martin Ellis snags the defensive board | 55-66 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Martin Ellis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kyle Carter - foul #2 on Kyle Carter, team foul #8 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bill Lewis (SG) Kyle Carter | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Hoskins (PG) Joel Walker | |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Martin Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Martin Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 02:51 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Castaldo | 55-67 |
| 02:48 | Alabama | Eric James double dribbles in the backcourt | 55-67 |
| Subs | Alabama | Oscar Perkins (SG) Bill Lewis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Greg Phelps (SG) Martin Ellis | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hoskins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by Robert Castaldo - foul #3 on Robert Castaldo, team foul #9 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Francis (C) Mark Clayborn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hoskins makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hoskins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hoskins makes the 3rd free throw | 55-70 |
| 02:18 | Alabama | Eric James comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-70 |
| 02:16 | Alabama | Calvin Beresky snags the offensive board | 55-70 |
| 02:07 | Alabama | Eric James hits a floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by John Williams - foul #5 on John Williams, team foul #9 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Johnson (PF), Lee Robinson (C) John Williams, Mark Hensley | |
| 02:07 | Alabama | Eric James makes the free throw | 58-70 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hoskins is wide open but clanks a shot from the free throw line | 58-70 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Lee Robinson snags the offensive board | 58-70 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | Gary Johnson connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 58-72 |
| 01:09 | Alabama | Michael Francis loses the ball out of bounds | 58-72 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joel Walker (PG), Gregg Patterson (SF), Mark Hensley (C) Joseph Hoskins, Gary Johnson, Lee Robinson | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | John Bourgeois works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 58-72 |
| 00:53 | Alabama | Robert Castaldo grabs the defensive rebound | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Alabama | Mark Hensley blocks the short jumper by Eric James | 58-72 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | John Bourgeois gets the rebound | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Robert Castaldo blocks the jumper by John Bourgeois | 58-72 |
| 00:21 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Eric James | 58-72 |
| 00:18 | Alabama | Robert Castaldo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-72 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Joel Walker runs out the clock | 58-72 |