| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Alonso Cutting (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Bender (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Wilson Ritter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfredo Conti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Morrison (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Wayne Studdard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian McPhaul (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Warford (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Wilson Ritter inbounds the ball | 35-26 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Alabama | Brian McPhaul is called for the reach on Billy Morrison - foul #1 on Brian McPhaul, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| 19:21 | Alabama | Alonso Cutting misses the easy layup | 35-26 |
| 19:20 | Alabama | Wilson Ritter gets the offensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 19:07 | Alabama | Billy Morrison misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Wayne Studdard - foul #2 on Wayne Studdard, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| 19:07 | Alabama | Billy Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 19:07 | Alabama | Billy Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-28 |
| 18:44 | Alabama | Alfredo Conti hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alonso Cutting and he's hacked by Brian McPhaul - foul #2 on Brian McPhaul, team foul #3 | 37-28 |
| 18:44 | Alabama | Alfredo Conti misses the free throw | 37-28 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-28 |
| 18:36 | Alabama | Wilson Ritter gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 18:18 | Alabama | Floyd Bender's pass is intercepted by Christopher Warford | 37-28 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Alfredo Conti - foul #2 on Alfredo Conti, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard misses the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 17:39 | Alabama | Wayne Studdard picks off the pass by Wilson Ritter | 37-29 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | William Smith's pass is intercepted by Wilson Ritter | 37-29 |
| 16:56 | Alabama | Floyd Bender comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Johnson - foul #2 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #4 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Alabama | Clark Schlegel (PG), Loren Hicks (SF), Fadey Zaic (PF), Robert Wallace (C) Alonso Cutting, Wilson Ritter, Alfredo Conti, Billy Morrison | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Johnson (PG), Franjo Szczeblewski (SG), Gary Howze (SF), Andrew Williams (PF), Wilfredo Ponce (C) William Smith, Thomas Johnson, Wayne Studdard, Brian McPhaul, Christopher Warford | |
| 16:56 | Alabama | Floyd Bender misses the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 16:56 | Alabama | Floyd Bender makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi State | Loren Hicks is called for the reach on Wilfredo Ponce - foul #2 on Loren Hicks, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Alabama | Zlatko Zaharek (SG) Floyd Bender | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Zlatko Zaharek - foul #1 on Zlatko Zaharek, team foul #3 | 38-29 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 16:16 | Alabama | Robert Wallace snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| 16:04 | Alabama | Loren Hicks comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze is fouled on the floor by Loren Hicks - foul #3 on Loren Hicks, team foul #4 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Alabama | Billy Morrison (C) Robert Wallace | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson (SG), Wayne Studdard (SF) Franjo Szczeblewski, Gary Howze | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clark Schlegel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zlatko Zaharek (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Loren Hicks (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fadey Zaic (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Morrison (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Wayne Studdard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilfredo Ponce (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-30 |
| 15:30 | Alabama | Clark Schlegel pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 15:06 | Alabama | Clark Schlegel misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-30 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Andrew Williams | 38-30 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Wayne Studdard | 38-32 |
| 14:41 | Alabama | Fadey Zaic misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on William Johnson - foul #2 on William Johnson, team foul #5 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | Alonso Cutting (PG), Floyd Bender (SG), Wilson Ritter (SF) Clark Schlegel, Zlatko Zaharek, Loren Hicks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Smith (PG), Brian McPhaul (PF), Christopher Warford (C) William Johnson, Andrew Williams, Wilfredo Ponce | |
| 14:41 | Alabama | Fadey Zaic makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 14:41 | Alabama | Fadey Zaic makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 14:29 | Alabama | Fadey Zaic grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 14:05 | Alabama | Floyd Bender hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-32 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-32 |
| 13:44 | Alabama | Billy Morrison pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 13:29 | Alabama | Floyd Bender buries a jumper near the basket set up by Wilson Ritter and he's hacked by Thomas Johnson - foul #3 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #6 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | Alfredo Conti (PF) Fadey Zaic | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski (SG), Gary Howze (SF) Thomas Johnson, Wayne Studdard | |
| 13:29 | Alabama | Floyd Bender makes the free throw | 45-32 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Alfredo Conti - foul #3 on Alfredo Conti, team foul #5 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Wallace (C) Billy Morrison | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:11 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 12:51 | Alabama | Floyd Bender misses long on a floater from the right side | 45-34 |
| 12:50 | Alabama | Alonso Cutting gets the offensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 12:33 | Alabama | Alfredo Conti misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 12:32 | Alabama | Robert Wallace tips it in | 47-34 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | William Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski can't tip it in | 47-34 |
| 12:19 | Alabama | Alfredo Conti pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| 11:59 | Alabama | Alonso Cutting is hacked by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #7 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | Loren Hicks (SF), Billy Morrison (C) Wilson Ritter, Robert Wallace | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Johnson (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Wayne Studdard (SF), Andrew Williams (PF), Wilfredo Ponce (C) William Smith, Franjo Szczeblewski, Gary Howze, Brian McPhaul, Christopher Warford | |
| 11:59 | Alabama | Alonso Cutting makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 11:59 | Alabama | Alonso Cutting makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi State | William Johnson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Alonso Cutting - foul #1 on Alonso Cutting, team foul #6 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | Clark Schlegel (PG), Zlatko Zaharek (SG) Alonso Cutting, Floyd Bender | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:43 | Mississippi State | William Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi State | William Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clark Schlegel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zlatko Zaharek (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Loren Hicks (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alfredo Conti (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy Morrison (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Wayne Studdard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilfredo Ponce (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Alabama | Loren Hicks can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Johnson - foul #4 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #8 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski (SG) Thomas Johnson | |
| 11:33 | Alabama | Loren Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 11:33 | Alabama | Loren Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-36 |
| 11:05 | Alabama | Alfredo Conti snags the defensive board | 51-36 |
| 10:50 | Alabama | Clark Schlegel can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 51-36 |
| 10:49 | Alabama | Alfredo Conti grabs the offensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 10:36 | Alabama | Clark Schlegel lays it up and in and he's fouled by William Johnson - foul #3 on William Johnson, team foul #9 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | Floyd Bender (SG), Fadey Zaic (PF) Zlatko Zaharek, Alfredo Conti | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Smith (PG), Brian McPhaul (PF), Christopher Warford (C) William Johnson, Andrew Williams, Wilfredo Ponce | |
| 10:36 | Alabama | Clark Schlegel misses the free throw | 53-36 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford grabs the board | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-36 |
| 10:16 | Alabama | Billy Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 09:59 | Alabama | Floyd Bender hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Billy Morrison | 55-36 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-36 |
| 09:44 | Alabama | Floyd Bender gets the rebound | 55-36 |
| 09:27 | Alabama | Floyd Bender clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 55-36 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul grabs the defensive rebound | 55-36 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Warford | 55-39 |
| 08:48 | Alabama | Floyd Bender buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Billy Morrison | 58-39 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | William Smith clanks a 3 from the right wing | 58-39 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski grabs the offensive rebound | 58-39 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford is hacked by Billy Morrison - foul #1 on Billy Morrison, team foul #7 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Alonso Cutting (PG), Zlatko Zaharek (SG), Wilson Ritter (SF), Alfredo Conti (PF), Robert Wallace (C) Clark Schlegel, Floyd Bender, Loren Hicks, Fadey Zaic, Billy Morrison | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Johnson (PG), Craig Weeks (SG), Gary Howze (SF), Andrew Williams (PF) William Smith, Franjo Szczeblewski, Wayne Studdard, Brian McPhaul | |
| 08:23 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford misses the 1st free throw | 58-39 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Williams | 58-39 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-39 |
| 08:09 | Alabama | Alfredo Conti grabs the board | 58-39 |
| 07:52 | Alabama | Christopher Warford takes the ball from Alonso Cutting | 58-39 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Robert Wallace steals it from Christopher Warford | 58-39 |
| 07:21 | Alabama | Alonso Cutting banks in the layup on a nice dish by Wilson Ritter and he's hacked by William Johnson - foul #4 on William Johnson, team foul #10 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Floyd Bender (SG) Zlatko Zaharek | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson (SG), Wilfredo Ponce (C) Craig Weeks, Christopher Warford | |
| 07:21 | Alabama | Alonso Cutting makes the free throw | 61-39 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Alonso Cutting (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Bender (fresh) 23 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Wilson Ritter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alfredo Conti (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - Gary Howze (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilfredo Ponce (fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-39 |
| 07:03 | Alabama | Alfredo Conti gets the rebound | 61-39 |
| 06:56 | Alabama | Floyd Bender clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 61-39 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-39 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | William Johnson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 61-39 |
| 06:41 | Alabama | Robert Wallace snags the defensive board | 61-39 |
| 06:36 | Alabama | Alonso Cutting is called for traveling | 61-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Billy Morrison (C) Robert Wallace | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Smith (PG), Wayne Studdard (SF), Brian McPhaul (PF) William Johnson, Gary Howze, Wilfredo Ponce | |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | William Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-39 |
| 06:17 | Alabama | Alfredo Conti makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Alonso Cutting | 63-39 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Clark Schlegel (PG), Zlatko Zaharek (SG), Loren Hicks (SF), Fadey Zaic (PF), Robert Wallace (C) Alonso Cutting, Floyd Bender, Wilson Ritter, Alfredo Conti, Billy Morrison | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Craig Weeks (PG), Franjo Szczeblewski (SG), Gary Howze (SF), Wilfredo Ponce (C) William Smith, Thomas Johnson, Wayne Studdard, Brian McPhaul | |
| 05:42 | Alabama | Clark Schlegel comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 63-39 |
| 05:40 | Alabama | Fadey Zaic tips it back up and in | 65-39 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Craig Weeks is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Craig Weeks, team foul #11 | 65-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Johnson (PG) Franjo Szczeblewski | |
| 05:05 | Alabama | Clark Schlegel makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Fadey Zaic | 67-39 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-39 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Williams | 67-39 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze misses the 3 from the right corner | 67-39 |
| 04:38 | Alabama | Robert Wallace pulls down the rebound | 67-39 |
| 04:23 | Alabama | Clark Schlegel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Thomas Huddleston (SF) Loren Hicks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski (SF) Gary Howze | |
| 04:14 | Mississippi State | Craig Weeks can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 67-39 |
| 04:13 | Alabama | Fadey Zaic grabs the board | 67-39 |
| 03:44 | Alabama | Clark Schlegel buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Fadey Zaic | 70-39 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | Craig Weeks drills a 3 from the left corner | 70-42 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Alabama | The short jumper by Clark Schlegel is denied by Wilfredo Ponce | 70-42 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce grabs the board | 70-42 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clark Schlegel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zlatko Zaharek (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Huddleston (fresh) PF - Fadey Zaic (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Craig Weeks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Franjo Szczeblewski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilfredo Ponce (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | William Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-42 |
| 02:58 | Alabama | Zlatko Zaharek grabs the board | 70-42 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:32 | Alabama | Fadey Zaic knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Clark Schlegel and he's hacked by Wilfredo Ponce - foul #2 on Wilfredo Ponce, team foul #12 | 72-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Loren Hicks (SF) Thomas Huddleston | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Howze (SF) Craig Weeks | |
| 02:32 | Alabama | Fadey Zaic makes the free throw | 73-42 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze makes the jump hook in the lane | 73-44 |
| 01:46 | Alabama | Zlatko Zaharek is hacked by Franjo Szczeblewski - foul #2 on Franjo Szczeblewski, team foul #13 | 73-44 |
| 01:46 | Alabama | Zlatko Zaharek makes the 1st free throw | 74-44 |
| 01:46 | Alabama | Zlatko Zaharek makes the 2nd free throw | 75-44 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski is whistled for traveling | 75-44 |
| 01:08 | Alabama | Clark Schlegel drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Fadey Zaic | 77-44 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Zlatko Zaharek steps in front of the William Johnson pass | 77-44 |
| 00:54 | Alabama | Loren Hicks lays it in on a nice dish by Zlatko Zaharek | 79-44 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | William Johnson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 79-44 |
| 00:48 | Alabama | Loren Hicks grabs the board | 79-44 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Alabama | Robert Wallace hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 79-44 |
| 00:23 | Alabama | Fadey Zaic can't tip it in | 79-44 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski pulls down the rebound | 79-44 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | William Johnson buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 79-46 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Clark Schlegel runs out the clock | 79-46 |