| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Zachary McDonald (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Dealba (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chris Ray (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Trenton Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 10 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Powers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Warren Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | John Powers inbounds the ball | 35-39 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | John Powers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn grabs the offensive board | 35-39 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi State | William Robertson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Vaughn | 35-42 |
| 19:09 | Alabama | Christopher Thomas misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by John Powers | 35-44 |
| 18:29 | Alabama | Christopher Thomas is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #1 | 35-44 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | John Powers misses the 3 from the right corner | 35-44 |
| 18:04 | Alabama | Christopher Thomas snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 17:54 | Alabama | William Dealba misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 17:52 | Alabama | Christopher Thomas snags the offensive board | 35-44 |
| 17:41 | Alabama | Chris Ray comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 17:40 | Alabama | Trenton Simmons grabs the offensive board | 35-44 |
| 17:34 | Alabama | Zachary McDonald buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Chris Ray | 38-44 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Vaughn | 38-46 |
| 16:58 | Alabama | William Dealba misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | William Robertson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Dealba - foul #1 on William Dealba, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Edward Barile (PG), Steve Anderberg (SG), Robert Clark (SF), Jonathan Ashbrook (PF), Morris Till (C) Zachary McDonald, William Dealba, Chris Ray, Christopher Thomas, Trenton Simmons | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Rich (PG), Roger Valentine (SF), Gus Croteau (PF), Jacob Brooke (C) Michael Turner, John Powers, Kevin Vaughn, Warren Taylor | |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | William Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | William Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 16:45 | Alabama | Morris Till grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 16:33 | Alabama | Steve Anderberg misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | David Rich comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 38-47 |
| 16:25 | Alabama | Jonathan Ashbrook grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 16:19 | Alabama | Edward Barile makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Ashbrook | 40-47 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Steve Anderberg - foul #2 on Steve Anderberg, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Zachary McDonald (PG) Edward Barile | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG), John Powers (SF) David Rich, William Robertson | |
| 16:01 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 16:01 | Alabama | Jonathan Ashbrook grabs the board | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Zachary McDonald (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Anderberg (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Clark (fresh) PF - Jonathan Ashbrook (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Morris Till (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 14 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Powers (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Gus Croteau (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jacob Brooke (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Alabama | Steve Anderberg misses the jumper from the baseline | 40-47 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by John Powers | 40-49 |
| 15:44 | Alabama | Morris Till lays it in | 42-49 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi State | Robert Clark takes the ball from John Powers | 42-49 |
| 15:17 | Alabama | Zachary McDonald hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-49 |
| 15:15 | Alabama | Steve Anderberg snags the offensive board | 42-49 |
| 15:07 | Alabama | Jonathan Ashbrook buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Zachary McDonald | 44-49 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-49 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | John Powers snags the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi State | John Powers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 14:14 | Alabama | Morris Till pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 14:08 | Alabama | Zachary McDonald is hacked by Jacob Brooke - foul #2 on Jacob Brooke, team foul #1 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Gregory Tanner (PG), William Dealba (SG), Chris Ray (SF), Christopher Thomas (PF), Trenton Simmons (C) Zachary McDonald, Steve Anderberg, Robert Clark, Jonathan Ashbrook, Morris Till | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Rich (PG), William Robertson (SG), Kevin Vaughn (PF), Warren Taylor (C) Michael Turner, Roger Valentine, Gus Croteau, Jacob Brooke | |
| 13:56 | Alabama | Gregory Tanner makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Dealba | 46-49 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | William Robertson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor misses the tip | 46-49 |
| 13:37 | Alabama | Gregory Tanner snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 13:29 | Alabama | William Dealba connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor misses the easy layup | 49-49 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn tips it in | 49-51 |
| 12:43 | Alabama | Kevin Vaughn steals the ball from Christopher Thomas | 49-51 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn lays it in on a great pass from David Rich and he's hacked by Chris Ray - foul #2 on Chris Ray, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Zachary McDonald (PG), Jonathan Ashbrook (SF) Gregory Tanner, Chris Ray | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG), Roger Valentine (SF) David Rich, John Powers | |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn makes the free throw | 49-54 |
| 12:03 | Alabama | William Robertson steals it from Trenton Simmons | 49-54 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | William Robertson banks in the layup | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Zachary McDonald (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Dealba (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Ashbrook (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Trenton Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 16 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Robertson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Warren Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Alabama | Zachary McDonald comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-56 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Turner | 49-58 |
| 11:19 | Alabama | Zachary McDonald misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 49-58 |
| 11:18 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Zachary McDonald | 49-58 |
| 10:54 | Alabama | Trenton Simmons misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jonathan Ashbrook - foul #2 on Jonathan Ashbrook, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Alabama | Gregory Tanner (SG), Chris Ray (SF), Morris Till (PF), Steve Anderberg (C) William Dealba, Jonathan Ashbrook, Christopher Thomas, Trenton Simmons | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Powers (SF), Gus Croteau (PF), Jacob Brooke (C) William Robertson, Kevin Vaughn, Warren Taylor | |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 10:04 | Alabama | Morris Till is whistled for traveling | 49-59 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Robertson (SG) Roger Valentine | |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | John Powers misses the lay-in but the foul's on Chris Ray - foul #3 on Chris Ray, team foul #6 | 49-59 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | John Powers misses the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | John Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 09:23 | Alabama | Zachary McDonald clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-60 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Gus Croteau | 49-60 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-60 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | William Robertson connects on the jumper from the right wing | 49-62 |
| 08:37 | Alabama | John Powers picks off the pass by Steve Anderberg | 49-62 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | William Robertson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Turner | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:00 | Alabama | The jump hook by Morris Till is blocked by Gus Croteau | 49-65 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke pulls down the rebound | 49-65 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Zachary McDonald (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Tanner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Chris Ray (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Morris Till (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Anderberg (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Turner (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 11 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Robertson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Powers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. PF - Gus Croteau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jacob Brooke (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 49-65 |
| 07:38 | Alabama | Gregory Tanner gets the rebound | 49-65 |
| 07:34 | Alabama | Gregory Tanner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Gus Croteau - foul #2 on Gus Croteau, team foul #2 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Dealba (SG), Jonathan Ashbrook (SF), Christopher Thomas (PF), Trenton Simmons (C) Zachary McDonald, Chris Ray, Morris Till, Steve Anderberg | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Rich (PG), Roger Valentine (SG), Kevin Vaughn (PF), Warren Taylor (C) Michael Turner, William Robertson, Gus Croteau, Jacob Brooke | |
| 07:34 | Alabama | Gregory Tanner makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 07:34 | Alabama | Gregory Tanner misses the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Warren Taylor | 50-65 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | John Powers makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by David Rich | 50-68 |
| 06:57 | Alabama | Gregory Tanner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-68 |
| 06:56 | Alabama | Jonathan Ashbrook misses the tip | 50-68 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor grabs the board | 50-68 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn's layup is rejected by Christopher Thomas | 50-68 |
| 06:35 | Alabama | The rebound goes to William Dealba | 50-68 |
| 06:29 | Alabama | Christopher Thomas hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gregory Tanner | 52-68 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | John Powers blows the layup but the foul's on Christopher Thomas - foul #2 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #7 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Alabama | Zachary McDonald (PG), Steve Anderberg (SG) Gregory Tanner, William Dealba | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG) David Rich | |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | John Powers misses the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | John Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 06:00 | Alabama | Zachary McDonald double dribbles in the backcourt | 52-69 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Robertson (SG) John Powers | |
| 05:38 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Michael Turner | 52-71 |
| 05:26 | Alabama | Steve Anderberg is called for 5 seconds | 52-71 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Clark (SF) Jonathan Ashbrook | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau (SF), Jacob Brooke (C) William Robertson, Warren Taylor | |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | Steve Anderberg steals the ball from Roger Valentine | 52-71 |
| 04:54 | Alabama | Steve Anderberg banks in the layup | 54-71 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Turner | 54-73 |
| 04:18 | Alabama | Trenton Simmons misses the lay-in but the foul's on Gus Croteau - foul #3 on Gus Croteau, team foul #3 | 54-73 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Dealba (SG), Chris Ray (SF), Jonathan Ashbrook (PF) Steve Anderberg, Robert Clark, Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Robertson (SG), John Powers (SF) Roger Valentine, Kevin Vaughn | |
| 04:18 | Alabama | Trenton Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 55-73 |
| 04:18 | Alabama | Trenton Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 56-73 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | John Powers is hacked by Jonathan Ashbrook - foul #3 on Jonathan Ashbrook, team foul #8 | 56-73 |
| Subs | Alabama | Gregory Tanner (PG), Morris Till (C) Zachary McDonald, Trenton Simmons | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | John Powers misses the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 04:01 | Alabama | Jonathan Ashbrook pulls down the rebound | 56-73 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Gregory Tanner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Dealba (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Ray (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Ashbrook (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Morris Till (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 17 pts. 13 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Robertson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Powers (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. PF - Gus Croteau (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jacob Brooke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:47 | Alabama | William Dealba misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-73 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau grabs the board | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | William Robertson is whistled for traveling | 56-73 |
| Subs | Alabama | Steve Anderberg (SG), Robert Clark (SF) William Dealba, Chris Ray | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Rich (PG), Roger Valentine (SG) Michael Turner, William Robertson | |
| 03:13 | Alabama | Gregory Tanner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-73 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau gets the rebound | 56-73 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jacob Brooke | 56-75 |
| 02:45 | Alabama | Steve Anderberg is fouled on the floor by John Powers - foul #1 on John Powers, team foul #4 | 56-75 |
| Subs | Alabama | Frank Butts (PF) Jonathan Ashbrook | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Robertson (SG) John Powers | |
| 02:37 | Alabama | Gregory Tanner misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-75 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau snags the defensive board | 56-75 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau blows the layup but the foul's on Morris Till - foul #1 on Morris Till, team foul #9 | 56-75 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau makes the 1st free throw | 56-76 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau misses the 2nd free throw | 56-76 |
| 02:09 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Morris Till | 56-76 |
| 01:53 | Alabama | Robert Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-76 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jonathan Ashbrook (PF) Frank Butts | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Powers (SF) William Robertson | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | David Rich scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jacob Brooke | 56-78 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:15 | Alabama | Robert Clark hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 56-78 |
| 01:14 | Alabama | Morris Till snags the offensive board | 56-78 |
| 01:02 | Alabama | Gregory Tanner misses the shot from the right side | 56-78 |
| 01:01 | Alabama | Steve Anderberg grabs the offensive board | 56-78 |
| 00:56 | Alabama | Steve Anderberg comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 56-78 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke snags the defensive board | 56-78 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Morris Till is called for the reach on Roger Valentine - foul #2 on Morris Till, team foul #10 | 56-78 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine misses the 1st free throw | 56-78 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine misses the 2nd free throw | 56-78 |
| 00:26 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Jonathan Ashbrook | 56-78 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Alabama | Steve Anderberg misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-78 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | David Rich snags the defensive board | 56-78 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | David Rich runs out the clock | 56-78 |