| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edmund Rich (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Charlie Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ignacio Navarro (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Hiram Simek (fresh) PF - Norman Humphrey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Shannon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich inbounds the ball | 41-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry misses the 3 from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 19:38 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Norman Humphrey | 41-37 |
| 19:32 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-37 |
| 19:24 | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 19:19 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Hiram Simek and the foul's on Edmund Rich - foul #2 on Edmund Rich, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| 19:19 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey misses the free throw | 41-39 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-39 |
| 18:53 | Alabama | Carl Shannon connects on the floater from close range set up by Charlie Bradley | 41-41 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh makes the shot from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 18:17 | Alabama | Carl Shannon comes up short on the runner from the right block | 43-41 |
| 18:15 | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro snags the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 18:03 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey dunks the ball on a great pass from Charlie Bradley and he's fouled by Anthony Saleh - foul #3 on Anthony Saleh, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson (PF) Anthony Saleh | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Fox (PG), Randy Coke (SF) Charlie Bradley, Hiram Simek | |
| 18:03 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 17:47 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 17:41 | Alabama | Carl Shannon misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Anthony McCrate - foul #2 on Anthony McCrate, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (SG), Joseph Sanders (PF) Leslie Perry, Anthony McCrate | |
| Subs | Alabama | Frank Hannah (PF) Norman Humphrey | |
| 17:41 | Alabama | Carl Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 17:41 | Alabama | Carl Shannon misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 17:29 | Alabama | Frank Hannah's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Allen Jones (SG) Curtis Quiros | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jerold Thurston (C) Carl Shannon | |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 17:11 | Alabama | Jerold Thurston grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 17:05 | Alabama | Randy Coke comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Jerold Thurston - foul #2 on Jerold Thurston, team foul #1 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry (SG) Allen Jones | |
| Subs | Alabama | Charlie Bradley (PG), Hiram Simek (SF) Robert Fox, Ignacio Navarro | |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 16:44 | Alabama | Jerold Thurston pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 16:26 | Alabama | Frank Hannah throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Anthony McCrate (C) Arthur Comer, Joseph Sanders | |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Humphrey (PF) Jerold Thurston | |
| 16:01 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 15:59 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edmund Rich (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Sam Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Charlie Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Randy Coke (fresh) SF - Hiram Simek (fresh) PF - Norman Humphrey (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Hannah (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Alabama | Leslie Perry picks off the pass by Charlie Bradley | 46-45 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | Frank Hannah takes the ball from Leslie Perry | 46-45 |
| 15:16 | Alabama | Frank Hannah misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Edmund Rich | 48-45 |
| 14:44 | Alabama | Frank Hannah's pass is intercepted by Leslie Perry | 48-45 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate can't connect on a floater from the right side | 48-45 |
| 14:32 | Alabama | Frank Hannah snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 14:26 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Charlie Bradley | 48-47 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Leslie Perry | 51-47 |
| 13:44 | Alabama | Randy Coke hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 51-47 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Randy Coke is called for the reach on Leslie Perry - foul #1 on Randy Coke, team foul #2 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG), Allen Jones (SG), Tommy Divine (SF), Anthony Saleh (PF), Joseph Sanders (C) Curtis Quiros, Leslie Perry, Edmund Rich, Sam Gibson, Anthony McCrate | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Fox (PG), Ignacio Navarro (SG), Walter Dufault (PF), Carl Shannon (C) Charlie Bradley, Randy Coke, Norman Humphrey, Frank Hannah | |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-47 |
| 13:11 | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 13:06 | Alabama | Walter Dufault knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Fox | 51-50 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer is whistled for traveling | 51-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jerold Thurston (PF) Hiram Simek | |
| 12:16 | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 12:15 | Alabama | Carl Shannon grabs the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 12:10 | Alabama | Walter Dufault lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Fox | 51-52 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-52 |
| 11:48 | Alabama | Walter Dufault grabs the board | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Arthur Comer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Divine (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Joseph Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Fox (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ignacio Navarro (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Walter Dufault (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerold Thurston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Shannon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Alabama | Jerold Thurston makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Ignacio Navarro | 51-54 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh is hacked by Jerold Thurston - foul #3 on Jerold Thurston, team foul #3 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Edmund Rich (SF), Anthony McCrate (C) Allen Jones, Tommy Divine, Anthony Saleh | |
| Subs | Alabama | Hiram Simek (SF) Jerold Thurston | |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate misses the jumpshot from the left side | 51-54 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Edmund Rich and he's hacked by Walter Dufault - foul #4 on Walter Dufault, team foul #4 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry (SG) Arthur Comer | |
| Subs | Alabama | Logan Pascua (PG), Norman Humphrey (PF), Jerold Thurston (C) Robert Fox, Walter Dufault, Carl Shannon | |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders misses the free throw | 53-54 |
| 10:50 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Norman Humphrey | 53-54 |
| 10:40 | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi State | Norman Humphrey swats the short shot by Anthony McCrate | 53-54 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry can't tip it in | 53-54 |
| 10:29 | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 10:11 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 10:09 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey snags the offensive board | 53-54 |
| 10:04 | Alabama | Logan Pascua misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Sanders - foul #1 on Joseph Sanders, team foul #4 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine (SF), Anthony Saleh (PF) Edmund Rich, Joseph Sanders | |
| Subs | Alabama | Charlie Bradley (PG), Randy Coke (SF), Frank Hannah (C) Ignacio Navarro, Hiram Simek, Jerold Thurston | |
| 10:04 | Alabama | Logan Pascua makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 10:04 | Alabama | Logan Pascua misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros drills a jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Charlie Bradley - foul #2 on Charlie Bradley, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson (C) Anthony McCrate | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 09:43 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros makes the free throw | 56-55 |
| 09:26 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Logan Pascua | 56-57 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 08:43 | Alabama | Logan Pascua can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 59-57 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Anthony Saleh | 59-57 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 08:12 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 08:08 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 08:07 | Alabama | Frank Hannah snags the offensive board | 59-57 |
| 07:54 | Alabama | Tommy Divine steals the ball from Frank Hannah | 59-57 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leslie Perry (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Tommy Divine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Saleh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Sam Gibson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Charlie Bradley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Logan Pascua (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Coke (fairly fresh) PF - Norman Humphrey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. C - Frank Hannah (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:20 | Alabama | Logan Pascua's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG), Allen Jones (SG), Edmund Rich (SF), Joseph Sanders (PF), Anthony McCrate (C) Curtis Quiros, Leslie Perry, Tommy Divine, Anthony Saleh, Sam Gibson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Fox (PG), Ignacio Navarro (SG), Hiram Simek (SF), Walter Dufault (PF), Carl Shannon (C) Charlie Bradley, Logan Pascua, Randy Coke, Norman Humphrey, Frank Hannah | |
| 06:59 | Mississippi State | Carl Shannon picks off the pass by Arthur Comer | 62-57 |
| 06:37 | Alabama | Walter Dufault scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Ignacio Navarro and the foul's on Arthur Comer - foul #2 on Arthur Comer, team foul #5 | 62-59 |
| 06:37 | Alabama | Walter Dufault makes the free throw | 62-60 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Joseph Sanders | 65-60 |
| 06:03 | Alabama | Walter Dufault comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 65-60 |
| 06:02 | Alabama | Walter Dufault tips it home | 65-62 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Arthur Comer | 67-62 |
| 05:32 | Alabama | Walter Dufault connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ignacio Navarro | 67-64 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | Robert Fox steps in front of the Allen Jones pass | 67-64 |
| 04:57 | Alabama | Carl Shannon is fouled on the floor by Anthony McCrate - foul #3 on Anthony McCrate, team foul #6 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Leslie Perry (SG), Anthony Saleh (PF), Sam Gibson (C) Arthur Comer, Allen Jones, Joseph Sanders, Anthony McCrate | |
| Subs | Alabama | Logan Pascua (PG), Randy Coke (SF), Frank Hannah (PF), Jerold Thurston (C) Robert Fox, Hiram Simek, Walter Dufault, Carl Shannon | |
| 04:33 | Alabama | Jerold Thurston misses the lay-in | 67-64 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Frank Hannah - foul #2 on Frank Hannah, team foul #6 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine (SF) Edmund Rich | |
| Subs | Alabama | Charlie Bradley (PG), Norman Humphrey (PF) Ignacio Navarro, Jerold Thurston | |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 04:03 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey gets the rebound | 68-64 |
| 03:47 | Alabama | Randy Coke makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charlie Bradley | 68-66 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 68-66 |
| 03:40 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey grabs the board | 68-66 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Tommy Divine (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Saleh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Sam Gibson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Charlie Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Logan Pascua (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Coke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norman Humphrey (fresh) 11 pts. 14 reb. 3 blk. C - Frank Hannah (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:34 | Alabama | Logan Pascua misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 68-66 |
| 03:32 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey grabs the offensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 03:16 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-66 |
| 03:15 | Alabama | Randy Coke hits the follow up shot | 68-68 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Sam Gibson | 70-68 |
| 02:46 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate (C) Anthony Saleh | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro (SG), Carl Shannon (C) Logan Pascua, Frank Hannah | |
| 02:21 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey misses the easy layup | 70-68 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich (SF), Anthony Saleh (PF) Tommy Divine, Sam Gibson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Hiram Simek (SF) Randy Coke | |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh double dribbles | 70-68 |
| 01:51 | Alabama | Curtis Quiros is called for the reach on Charlie Bradley - foul #2 on Curtis Quiros, team foul #7 | 70-68 |
| 01:51 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 01:51 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 01:51 | Alabama | Carl Shannon pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 01:33 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 70-69 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Edmund Rich | 70-69 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich is denied on a layup by Hiram Simek | 70-69 |
| 01:22 | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro snags the defensive board | 70-69 |
| 01:17 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley's pass is intercepted by Curtis Quiros | 70-69 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Curtis Quiros and the foul's on Carl Shannon - foul #2 on Carl Shannon, team foul #7 | 72-69 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate makes the free throw | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Alabama | Carl Shannon can't throw it down | 73-69 |
| 00:44 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey tips it but misses | 73-69 |
| 00:43 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Humphrey | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley misses short on a 3 from straight away | 73-69 |
| 00:38 | Alabama | Carl Shannon pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-69 |
| 00:34 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Hiram Simek | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate is fouled in the backcourt by Charlie Bradley - foul #3 on Charlie Bradley, team foul #8 | 73-72 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate misses the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:33 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey pulls down the rebound | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Alabama | Leslie Perry steals the ball from Norman Humphrey | 74-72 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate is hacked by Charlie Bradley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charlie Bradley, team foul #9 | 74-72 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 76-72 |