| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Charlie Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ignacio Navarro (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hiram Simek (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Norman Humphrey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Shannon (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edmund Rich (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 3 pts. C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Hiram Simek inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Alabama | Carl Shannon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Anthony McCrate - foul #2 on Anthony McCrate, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 19:46 | Alabama | Carl Shannon misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 19:46 | Alabama | Carl Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-32 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh tips it back up and in | 30-34 |
| 19:03 | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Saleh | 30-34 |
| 19:01 | Alabama | Carl Shannon tips it back up and in | 32-34 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Ignacio Navarro - foul #2 on Ignacio Navarro, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 18:26 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 18:24 | Alabama | Carl Shannon tips it in | 34-36 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-38 |
| 17:38 | Alabama | Carl Shannon misses long on a jumper from the left side | 34-38 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Edmund Rich | 34-38 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Hiram Simek - foul #3 on Hiram Simek, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Randy Coke (PG), Walter Dufault (SF) Charlie Bradley, Hiram Simek | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders (PF), Sam Gibson (C) Anthony Saleh, Anthony McCrate | |
| 17:25 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 17:08 | Alabama | Walter Dufault misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-40 |
| 17:06 | Alabama | Randy Coke grabs the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 16:54 | Alabama | Walter Dufault can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Joseph Sanders - foul #3 on Joseph Sanders, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Fox (PG), Frank Hannah (C) Norman Humphrey, Carl Shannon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG), Allen Jones (SG), Tommy Divine (PF) Curtis Quiros, Leslie Perry, Joseph Sanders | |
| 16:54 | Alabama | Walter Dufault makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 16:54 | Alabama | Walter Dufault makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Arthur Comer - foul #2 on Arthur Comer, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate (C) Edmund Rich | |
| 16:26 | Alabama | Randy Coke misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 16:25 | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro tips it back up and in | 38-40 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Frank Hannah - foul #1 on Frank Hannah, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Logan Pascua (SG) Ignacio Navarro | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh (PF) Sam Gibson | |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 15:49 | Alabama | Randy Coke can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 15:48 | Alabama | Robert Fox gets the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Logan Pascua (fresh) SF - Randy Coke (fresh) PF - Walter Dufault (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Hannah (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Arthur Comer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tommy Divine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony McCrate (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Alabama | Arthur Comer takes the ball from Frank Hannah | 38-42 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 15:15 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Walter Dufault | 38-42 |
| 15:09 | Alabama | Randy Coke scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Logan Pascua | 41-42 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones is fouled on the floor by Walter Dufault - foul #1 on Walter Dufault, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charlie Bradley (PG), Ignacio Navarro (SG), Hiram Simek (SF), Norman Humphrey (PF), Carl Shannon (C) Robert Fox, Logan Pascua, Randy Coke, Walter Dufault, Frank Hannah | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Leslie Perry (SG), Edmund Rich (SF), Joseph Sanders (PF), Sam Gibson (C) Arthur Comer, Allen Jones, Tommy Divine, Anthony Saleh, Anthony McCrate | |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Curtis Quiros | 41-44 |
| 14:14 | Alabama | Curtis Quiros steps in front of the Carl Shannon pass | 41-44 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Norman Humphrey steals the ball from Sam Gibson | 41-44 |
| 13:45 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Charlie Bradley | 43-44 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich's pass is intercepted by Carl Shannon | 43-44 |
| 13:18 | Alabama | Carl Shannon lays it in | 45-44 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 45-44 |
| 12:47 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 12:35 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey buries a runner from the baseline set up by Charlie Bradley and he's hacked by Joseph Sanders - foul #4 on Joseph Sanders, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Randy Coke (PG), Robert Fox (SG), Walter Dufault (SF) Charlie Bradley, Ignacio Navarro, Hiram Simek | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh (PF), Anthony McCrate (C) Joseph Sanders, Sam Gibson | |
| 12:35 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey makes the free throw | 48-44 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi State | Norman Humphrey takes the ball from Edmund Rich | 48-44 |
| 11:57 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey misses long on a floater near the basket | 48-44 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate tips it back up and in | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Randy Coke (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Dufault (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Humphrey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Carl Shannon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leslie Perry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edmund Rich (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Alabama | Carl Shannon lays it up and in | 50-46 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry is hacked by Carl Shannon - foul #1 on Carl Shannon, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charlie Bradley (PG), Ignacio Navarro (SG), Hiram Simek (SF), Frank Hannah (C) Randy Coke, Robert Fox, Norman Humphrey, Carl Shannon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG), Allen Jones (SG), Tommy Divine (SF) Curtis Quiros, Leslie Perry, Edmund Rich | |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate lays it up and in | 50-48 |
| 10:45 | Alabama | Walter Dufault can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-48 |
| 10:43 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Ignacio Navarro | 50-48 |
| 10:30 | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Arthur Comer | 50-51 |
| 09:56 | Alabama | Walter Dufault buries a shot from close range set up by Charlie Bradley | 52-51 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Tommy Divine | 52-53 |
| 09:18 | Alabama | Walter Dufault banks in the layup | 54-53 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Arthur Comer | 54-55 |
| 08:48 | Alabama | Arthur Comer steals the ball from Walter Dufault | 54-55 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 54-55 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate grabs the offensive board | 54-55 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate misses the jumper in the lane | 54-55 |
| 08:10 | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 08:05 | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro is called for traveling | 54-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Fox (PG), Logan Pascua (SG), Randy Coke (SF), Norman Humphrey (PF), Carl Shannon (C) Charlie Bradley, Ignacio Navarro, Hiram Simek, Walter Dufault, Frank Hannah | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Leslie Perry (SG), Edmund Rich (SF), Sam Gibson (C) Arthur Comer, Allen Jones, Tommy Divine, Anthony McCrate | |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros's floater is knocked away by Carl Shannon | 54-55 |
| 07:51 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 07:46 | Alabama | Randy Coke comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 54-55 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros grabs the board | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Logan Pascua (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randy Coke (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Norman Humphrey (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Carl Shannon (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edmund Rich (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Anthony Saleh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Sam Gibson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry is hacked by Logan Pascua - foul #1 on Logan Pascua, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders (PF) Anthony Saleh | |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich connects on the floater from the right block and he's hacked by Robert Fox - foul #2 on Robert Fox, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich makes the free throw | 54-58 |
| 07:18 | Alabama | Carl Shannon is hacked by Sam Gibson - foul #2 on Sam Gibson, team foul #5 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro (SG) Logan Pascua | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:09 | Alabama | Carl Shannon loses the dribble to Curtis Quiros | 54-58 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros hits the finger roll | 54-60 |
| 07:00 | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Ignacio Navarro, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Edmund Rich | 54-63 |
| 06:29 | Alabama | Robert Fox comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 54-63 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Joseph Sanders | 54-63 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 54-63 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich grabs the offensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders is fouled on the floor by Randy Coke - foul #1 on Randy Coke, team foul #9 | 54-63 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 06:06 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey grabs the board | 54-64 |
| 05:47 | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-64 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-64 |
| 05:26 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey snags the defensive board | 56-64 |
| 05:22 | Alabama | Curtis Quiros steps in front of the Robert Fox pass | 56-64 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros dunks the ball | 56-66 |
| 05:04 | Alabama | Carl Shannon misses the dunk but the foul's on Sam Gibson - foul #3 on Sam Gibson, team foul #6 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charlie Bradley (PG), Logan Pascua (SG), Hiram Simek (SF), Walter Dufault (PF) Robert Fox, Ignacio Navarro, Randy Coke, Norman Humphrey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG), Allen Jones (SG), Tommy Divine (SF), Anthony McCrate (C) Curtis Quiros, Leslie Perry, Edmund Rich, Sam Gibson | |
| 05:04 | Alabama | Carl Shannon misses the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 05:04 | Alabama | Carl Shannon misses the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Walter Dufault denies the turnaround by Allen Jones | 56-66 |
| 04:50 | Alabama | Walter Dufault grabs the board | 56-66 |
| 04:45 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-66 |
| 04:43 | Alabama | Hiram Simek snags the offensive board | 56-66 |
| 04:24 | Alabama | Hiram Simek drills a floater from the right block | 58-66 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Hiram Simek - foul #4 on Hiram Simek, team foul #10 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Alabama | Frank Hannah (C) Carl Shannon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Anthony Saleh (PF) Allen Jones, Joseph Sanders | |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine misses the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 04:08 | Alabama | Frank Hannah snags the defensive board | 58-67 |
| 04:01 | Alabama | Logan Pascua misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Curtis Quiros - foul #2 on Curtis Quiros, team foul #7 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro (SG) Charlie Bradley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry (SG) Arthur Comer | |
| 04:01 | Alabama | Logan Pascua misses the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 04:01 | Alabama | Logan Pascua makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Saleh | 59-70 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Logan Pascua (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ignacio Navarro (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Hiram Simek (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Walter Dufault (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Hannah (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Divine (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Alabama | Logan Pascua misses the lay-in | 59-70 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry snags the defensive board | 59-70 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-70 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry grabs the offensive board | 59-70 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Curtis Quiros | 59-73 |
| 02:29 | Alabama | Logan Pascua misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-73 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate grabs the board | 59-73 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-76 |
| 01:55 | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-76 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry grabs the board | 59-76 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Hiram Simek - foul #5 on Hiram Simek, team foul #11 | 59-76 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Fox (PG), Randy Coke (SF) Ignacio Navarro, Hiram Simek | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG), Allen Jones (SG), Sam Gibson (PF) Curtis Quiros, Leslie Perry, Anthony Saleh | |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate makes the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate makes the 2nd free throw | 59-78 |
| 01:21 | Alabama | Frank Hannah misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Arthur Comer - foul #3 on Arthur Comer, team foul #8 | 59-78 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders (PF) Anthony McCrate | |
| 01:21 | Alabama | Frank Hannah makes the 1st free throw | 60-78 |
| 01:21 | Alabama | Frank Hannah makes the 2nd free throw | 61-78 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | Walter Dufault is called for the reach on Allen Jones - foul #2 on Walter Dufault, team foul #12 | 61-78 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones misses the 1st free throw | 61-78 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 61-79 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Alabama | Walter Dufault hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 61-79 |
| 00:49 | Alabama | Frank Hannah can't tip it in | 61-79 |
| 00:47 | Alabama | Walter Dufault tips it home | 63-79 |
| 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) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Randy Coke takes the ball from Arthur Comer | 63-79 |
| 00:23 | Alabama | Randy Coke lays it up and in | 65-79 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones runs out the clock | 65-79 |