| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) PF - Adam Knox (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Vidal (fresh) SG - Matthew Guy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Lynn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lance Sparks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Majkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith inbounds the ball | 21-22 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley's pass is intercepted by Adam Majkowski | 21-22 |
| 19:20 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski double dribbles | 21-22 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 21-22 |
| 19:05 | Alabama | James Lynn snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 18:37 | Alabama | Michael Vidal is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Michael Vidal, team foul #1 | 21-22 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | James Whitney makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-22 |
| 17:58 | Alabama | Matthew Guy is whistled for traveling | 24-22 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | James Whitney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 17:39 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Adam Majkowski | 24-22 |
| 17:11 | Alabama | James Lynn scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 24-24 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Forrest Sommer | 27-24 |
| 16:24 | Alabama | Matthew Guy clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by James Whitney - foul #3 on James Whitney, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG), Shawn Townley (SF), Akim Zickler (PF) James Whitney, Joshua Smith, Adam Knox | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Baker (SG), Michael Cain (PF) Michael Vidal, Lance Sparks | |
| 16:24 | Alabama | Matthew Guy makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 16:24 | Alabama | Matthew Guy makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-26 |
| 16:01 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - David Kopczynski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Townley (fresh) PF - Akim Zickler (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lewis Burkley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Matthew Guy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) SF - James Lynn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Cain (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Majkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Alabama | The short jumper by James Lynn is denied by Lewis Burkley | 27-26 |
| 15:38 | Alabama | Matthew Guy grabs the offensive board | 27-26 |
| 15:16 | Alabama | Michael Cain knocks in the runner from the baseline | 27-28 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | Michael Cain steals it from Akim Zickler | 27-28 |
| 14:37 | Alabama | Matthew Guy misses the lay-in | 27-28 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley loses the ball out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Joshua Smith (SF), Adam Knox (PF) Forrest Sommer, Shawn Townley, Lewis Burkley | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Vidal (PG), Lance Sparks (PF), Dennis Ryan (C) Matthew Guy, James Lynn, Adam Majkowski | |
| 14:08 | Alabama | Michael Cain connects on the jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Joshua Smith - foul #3 on Joshua Smith, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| 14:08 | Alabama | Michael Cain misses the free throw | 27-30 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | James Whitney comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 13:49 | Alabama | Robert Baker gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 13:44 | Alabama | Adam Knox picks off the pass by Michael Cain | 27-30 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith is hacked by Dennis Ryan - foul #1 on Dennis Ryan, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer (SG) David Kopczynski | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Guy (SG) Robert Baker | |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 12:52 | Alabama | Michael Cain misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-30 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | James Whitney is fouled on the floor by Michael Cain - foul #1 on Michael Cain, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley (C) Akim Zickler | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Lynn (SF), Adam Majkowski (C) Michael Cain, Dennis Ryan | |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Adam Majkowski steals it from Joshua Smith | 30-30 |
| 12:02 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski dunks the ball on a great pass from James Lynn and the foul's on Lewis Burkley - foul #3 on Lewis Burkley, team foul #3 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Baker (SG) Matthew Guy | |
| 12:02 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski makes the free throw | 30-33 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Baker - foul #2 on Robert Baker, team foul #4 | 30-33 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 11:49 | Alabama | James Lynn grabs the board | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Adam Knox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Vidal (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Baker (fresh) SF - James Lynn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lance Sparks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Majkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski is fouled on the floor by Adam Knox - foul #1 on Adam Knox, team foul #4 | 31-33 |
| 11:02 | Alabama | James Lynn buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Vidal | 31-35 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 10:43 | Alabama | Robert Baker snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 10:17 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski lays it in on a great pass from Michael Vidal | 31-37 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | James Whitney connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 09:42 | Alabama | Joshua Smith steps in front of the Lance Sparks pass | 34-37 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | James Whitney makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-37 |
| 09:11 | Alabama | James Lynn is hacked by Joshua Smith - foul #4 on Joshua Smith, team foul #5 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG), Shawn Townley (SF), Akim Zickler (PF), Glenn Sain (C) Forrest Sommer, Joshua Smith, Adam Knox, Lewis Burkley | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Guy (SG), Michael Cain (PF), Dennis Ryan (C) Robert Baker, Lance Sparks, Adam Majkowski | |
| 08:47 | Alabama | Michael Cain connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Michael Vidal | 36-39 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Lynn - foul #2 on James Lynn, team foul #5 | 36-39 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 08:09 | Alabama | Matthew Guy clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 38-39 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Akim Zickler | 38-39 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | James Whitney is fouled on the floor by Michael Vidal - foul #2 on Michael Vidal, team foul #6 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Thomas Doyal (PF), Adam Majkowski (C) James Lynn, Dennis Ryan | |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain grabs the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler can't finish the layup | 38-39 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Akim Zickler | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Kopczynski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Townley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Akim Zickler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Sain (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Vidal (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Matthew Guy (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Cain (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Doyal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Majkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley makes the fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Thomas Doyal - foul #2 on Thomas Doyal, team foul #7 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer (PG), Lewis Burkley (C) James Whitney, Glenn Sain | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley makes the free throw | 41-39 |
| 07:08 | Alabama | Michael Cain knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Doyal | 41-41 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski scores on a 3 from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 06:43 | Alabama | Michael Cain misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 06:42 | Alabama | Matthew Guy gets the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 06:22 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 44-41 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Akim Zickler | 46-41 |
| 05:48 | Alabama | Michael Cain clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Shawn Townley - foul #1 on Shawn Townley, team foul #6 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Joshua Smith (SF), Adam Knox (PF) David Kopczynski, Shawn Townley, Akim Zickler | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Lynn (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Lance Sparks (PF) Michael Vidal, Matthew Guy, Thomas Doyal | |
| 05:48 | Alabama | Michael Cain misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 05:48 | Alabama | Michael Cain makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | Lance Sparks takes the ball from Forrest Sommer | 46-42 |
| 05:15 | Alabama | Michael Cain knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by James Lynn | 46-44 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 05:05 | Alabama | Lance Sparks gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 04:49 | Alabama | Lance Sparks can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-44 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Adam Knox is blocked by Lance Sparks | 46-44 |
| 04:34 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Michael Cain | 46-44 |
| 04:09 | Alabama | James Lynn banks in the layup set up by Adam Majkowski and the foul's on Joshua Smith - foul #5 on Joshua Smith, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (SF), Akim Zickler (C) Joshua Smith, Lewis Burkley | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Guy (PG), Dennis Ryan (C) Michael Cain, Adam Majkowski | |
| 04:09 | Alabama | James Lynn makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler is denied on a layup by Dennis Ryan | 46-47 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler gets the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Shawn Townley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Adam Knox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Akim Zickler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Matthew Guy (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) SF - James Lynn (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lance Sparks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Dennis Ryan (fresh) | |
| 03:27 | Mississippi State | Robert Baker steals it from Adam Knox | 46-47 |
| 03:13 | Alabama | Matthew Guy misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-47 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | James Whitney clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 02:51 | Alabama | Dennis Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 02:51 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley (C) Akim Zickler | |
| Subs | Alabama | Adam Majkowski (C) Dennis Ryan | |
| 02:22 | Alabama | Lance Sparks can't finish the layup | 46-47 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | James Whitney misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 01:56 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 01:37 | Alabama | Matthew Guy comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Lewis Burkley - foul #4 on Lewis Burkley, team foul #8 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Vidal (PG) Robert Baker | |
| 01:37 | Alabama | Matthew Guy makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 01:37 | Alabama | Matthew Guy misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Lance Sparks is called for the reach on Forrest Sommer - foul #2 on Lance Sparks, team foul #8 | 46-48 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 00:56 | Alabama | Lance Sparks hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Matthew Guy | 48-50 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | James Whitney travels with the ball | 48-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski clanks a floater from the baseline | 48-50 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | James Whitney snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 00:06 | Alabama | Lance Sparks grabs the board | 48-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Alabama | Lance Sparks is hacked by James Whitney in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Whitney, team foul #9 | 48-50 |
| 00:05 | Alabama | Lance Sparks makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 00:05 | Alabama | Lance Sparks makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State 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 (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | James Whitney misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-52 |