| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Thomas Cantwell (fresh) SG - Thomas Bopp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Giron (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Ismael Townsend (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Taliaferro (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Kyle Carter (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bill Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric James (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Henry (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Clayborn (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Eric James inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:32 | Alabama | Kyle Carter knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Robert Henry | 25-27 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 19:11 | Alabama | Bill Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 18:49 | Alabama | Eric James is whistled for a carry | 25-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Whitchurch (SG) Thomas Bopp | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 18:31 | Mississippi | Bill Lewis picks off the pass by Steven Taliaferro | 25-27 |
| 18:02 | Alabama | Bill Lewis drills a floater from the right side | 25-29 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi | Ismael Townsend splits the doubleteam and buries a runner from the baseline | 27-29 |
| 17:17 | Alabama | Robert Henry is whistled for a carry | 27-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri (PG) Thomas Cantwell | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | Ismael Townsend's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-29 |
| 16:27 | Alabama | Eric James misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 27-29 |
| 16:26 | Alabama | Robert Henry tips it in | 27-31 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Whitchurch | 30-31 |
| 15:47 | Alabama | Steven Taliaferro swats the layup by Eric James | 30-31 |
| 15:45 | Alabama | Bill Lewis tips it back up and in | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Vidaurri (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Jerry Whitchurch (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Giron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Ismael Townsend (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Taliaferro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Kyle Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bill Lewis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Eric James (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Henry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Clayborn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:28 | Mississippi | Mark Clayborn steps in front of the Ismael Townsend pass | 30-33 |
| 15:21 | Alabama | Eric James makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bill Lewis and he's hacked by Joseph Giron - foul #3 on Joseph Giron, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edgar Brase (SG) Jerry Whitchurch | |
| Subs | Alabama | Calvin Beresky (PG), Oscar Perkins (SG), Michael Francis (C) Kyle Carter, Bill Lewis, Mark Clayborn | |
| 15:21 | Alabama | Eric James makes the free throw | 30-36 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Eric James - foul #2 on Eric James, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Whitchurch (SG) Edgar Brase | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Castaldo (C) Eric James | |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 14:36 | Alabama | Robert Henry lays it in and he's hacked by Mark Vidaurri - foul #2 on Mark Vidaurri, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edgar Brase (SG) Jerry Whitchurch | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 14:36 | Alabama | Robert Henry makes the free throw | 31-39 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi | Calvin Beresky is called for the reach on Mark Vidaurri - foul #1 on Calvin Beresky, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell (PG), Jerry Whitchurch (SG), Don Knisely (C) Mark Vidaurri, Edgar Brase, Steven Taliaferro | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kyle Carter (PG), Bill Lewis (SG), Mark Clayborn (C) Calvin Beresky, Oscar Perkins, Robert Castaldo | |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | Joseph Giron can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | Don Knisely snags the offensive board | 31-39 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 31-39 |
| 13:34 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 13:15 | Alabama | Michael Francis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri (PG), Edgar Brase (SG), Steven Taliaferro (C) Thomas Cantwell, Jerry Whitchurch, Don Knisely | |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric James (SF) Michael Francis | |
| 12:55 | Mississippi | Joseph Giron makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Mark Vidaurri | 34-39 |
| 12:28 | Alabama | Eric James is hacked by Ismael Townsend - foul #1 on Ismael Townsend, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Whitchurch (SG) Edgar Brase | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 12:18 | Alabama | Bill Lewis banks in the layup on a great pass from Kyle Carter | 34-41 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi | Jerry Whitchurch is whistled for a carry | 34-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Don Knisely (C) Steven Taliaferro | |
| Subs | Alabama | Calvin Beresky (SG), Michael Francis (PF), Robert Castaldo (C) Bill Lewis, Robert Henry, Mark Clayborn | |
| 11:30 | Alabama | Michael Francis is called for traveling | 34-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edgar Brase (SG), Steven Taliaferro (C) Jerry Whitchurch, Don Knisely | |
| Subs | Alabama | Oscar Perkins (SG) Kyle Carter | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Vidaurri (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgar Brase (fresh) SF - Joseph Giron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ismael Townsend (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Taliaferro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Calvin Beresky (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Oscar Perkins (fresh) SF - Eric James (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Francis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Castaldo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Edgar Brase dunks the ball and he's fouled by Calvin Beresky - foul #2 on Calvin Beresky, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Don Knisely (C) Steven Taliaferro | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Edgar Brase makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 10:43 | Alabama | Robert Castaldo is whistled for traveling | 37-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell (PG), Jerry Whitchurch (SG), Steven Taliaferro (C) Mark Vidaurri, Edgar Brase, Ismael Townsend | |
| Subs | Alabama | Bill Lewis (SG), Robert Henry (SF), Mark Clayborn (C) Oscar Perkins, Eric James, Robert Castaldo | |
| 10:29 | Mississippi | Bill Lewis takes the ball from Steven Taliaferro | 37-41 |
| 10:12 | Alabama | Thomas Cantwell is called for the reach on Calvin Beresky - foul #3 on Thomas Cantwell, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri (PG), Ismael Townsend (PF), Mark Mazzariello (C) Thomas Cantwell, Don Knisely, Steven Taliaferro | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kyle Carter (PG) Calvin Beresky | |
| 09:51 | Alabama | Bill Lewis makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Robert Henry | 37-43 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Joseph Giron comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Henry - foul #2 on Robert Henry, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Boulay (PF), Steven Taliaferro (C) Ismael Townsend, Mark Mazzariello | |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric James (SF) Michael Francis | |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Joseph Giron misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Joseph Giron misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 09:38 | Alabama | Robert Henry gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 09:19 | Alabama | Robert Henry hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-45 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi | Joseph Giron misses the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 37-45 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi | Joseph Giron can't tip it in | 37-45 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro grabs the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 08:34 | Alabama | Robert Henry misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Mark Vidaurri - foul #3 on Mark Vidaurri, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell (PG), Edgar Brase (SG), Ismael Townsend (PF), Mark Mazzariello (C) Mark Vidaurri, Jerry Whitchurch, Michael Boulay, Steven Taliaferro | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 08:34 | Alabama | Robert Henry makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 08:34 | Alabama | Robert Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi | Ismael Townsend gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | Ismael Townsend works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 40-46 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello tips it home | 42-46 |
| 07:57 | Alabama | Robert Henry's fadeaway is rejected by Ismael Townsend | 42-46 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi | Bill Lewis steals the ball from Ismael Townsend | 42-46 |
| 07:12 | Alabama | Mark Mazzariello blocks the short jumper by Robert Henry | 42-46 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Edgar Brase | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Thomas Cantwell (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Edgar Brase (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Giron (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ismael Townsend (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Mazzariello (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Kyle Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bill Lewis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Eric James (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Henry (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Clayborn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Giron | 45-46 |
| 06:40 | Alabama | Bill Lewis is hacked by Mark Mazzariello - foul #2 on Mark Mazzariello, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri (PG), Jerry Whitchurch (SG), Steven Taliaferro (C) Thomas Cantwell, Edgar Brase, Mark Mazzariello | |
| Subs | Alabama | Calvin Beresky (PG), Oscar Perkins (SG), Michael Francis (PF), Robert Castaldo (C) Kyle Carter, Bill Lewis, Robert Henry, Mark Clayborn | |
| 06:19 | Alabama | Eric James loses the ball out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Boulay (PF) Ismael Townsend | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 06:04 | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | Joseph Giron gets the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi | Robert Castaldo is called for the reach on Jerry Whitchurch - foul #2 on Robert Castaldo, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ismael Townsend (PF) Michael Boulay | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kyle Carter (PG) Eric James | |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Jerry Whitchurch is fouled on the floor by Calvin Beresky - foul #3 on Calvin Beresky, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Clayborn (C) Robert Castaldo | |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | Calvin Beresky picks off the pass by Jerry Whitchurch | 45-46 |
| 05:16 | Alabama | Calvin Beresky lays it up and in | 45-48 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | Michael Francis swats the dunk try by Ismael Townsend | 45-48 |
| 04:52 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 04:36 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 45-48 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ismael Townsend | 45-48 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro misses the lay-in | 45-48 |
| 04:08 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Kyle Carter | 45-48 |
| 03:46 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Kyle Carter and the foul's on Steven Taliaferro - foul #2 on Steven Taliaferro, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Bopp (SG), Edgar Brase (SF), Michael Boulay (PF), Don Knisely (C) Jerry Whitchurch, Joseph Giron, Ismael Townsend, Steven Taliaferro | |
| Subs | Alabama | Bill Lewis (SG), Eric James (SF), Robert Henry (PF) Calvin Beresky, Oscar Perkins, Michael Francis | |
| 03:46 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn makes the free throw | 45-51 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi | Mark Clayborn steals the ball from Michael Boulay | 45-51 |
| 03:05 | Alabama | Michael Boulay swats the short shot by Bill Lewis | 45-51 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | Michael Boulay snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Vidaurri (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Bopp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edgar Brase (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Boulay (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Don Knisely (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Kyle Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bill Lewis (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Eric James (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Henry (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Clayborn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 02:48 | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Bopp | 47-51 |
| 02:19 | Alabama | Robert Henry makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Kyle Carter | 47-53 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri clanks a floater from the right side | 47-53 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | Don Knisely pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri makes the contested fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Bopp | 49-53 |
| 01:24 | Alabama | The jump hook by Eric James is blocked by Michael Boulay | 49-53 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | Don Knisely grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 00:58 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Mark Clayborn | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:31 | Alabama | Eric James can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Thomas Bopp grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell (PG), Joseph Giron (SF), Ismael Townsend (PF), Steven Taliaferro (C) Mark Vidaurri, Edgar Brase, Michael Boulay, Don Knisely | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Thomas Bopp misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 00:22 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Henry | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:19 | Alabama | Thomas Cantwell is called for the reach on Robert Henry in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Cantwell, team foul #8 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Calvin Beresky (SG) Eric James | |
| 00:19 | Alabama | Robert Henry makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:19 | Alabama | Robert Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Joseph Giron is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 00:12 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Mark Clayborn | 49-55 |
| 00:09 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Cantwell - foul #5 on Thomas Cantwell, team foul #9 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri (PG) Thomas Cantwell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric James (SF) Bill Lewis | |
| 00:09 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:09 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn misses the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Ismael Townsend gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Ismael Townsend pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The clock runs out | 49-56 |