| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Pedro Carrillo (fresh) SG - Don Holland (fresh) SF - Matthew Loranger (fresh) PF - David Ashcraft (fresh) C - Jon Wiggins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Carlos Smith (fresh) SG - Willie Black (fresh) SF - Mitchell Burge (fresh) PF - Calvin Whittaker (fresh) C - Billy Ellis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Jon Wiggins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Alabama | Matthew Loranger misses the shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi | Carlos Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Alabama | Jon Wiggins snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Alabama | Mitchell Burge is called for the reach on Matthew Loranger - foul #1 on Mitchell Burge, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Alabama | Jon Wiggins is fouled on the floor by Billy Ellis - foul #1 on Billy Ellis, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Alabama | David Ashcraft comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi | Carlos Smith pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Carlos Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on David Ashcraft - foul #1 on David Ashcraft, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Carlos Smith makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Carlos Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Loranger | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker hits a floater in the paint | 2-4 |
| 18:05 | Alabama | Don Holland clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi | Carlos Smith snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi | Carlos Smith can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker tips it in | 2-6 |
| 17:38 | Alabama | Don Holland hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 2-6 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | Willie Black loses the ball out of bounds | 2-6 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson (PF) David Ashcraft | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:14 | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Matthew Loranger | 4-6 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Carlos Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-9 |
| 16:34 | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-9 |
| 16:32 | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson hits the follow up shot | 6-9 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi | Don Holland is called for the reach on Carlos Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Don Holland, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis (PG), Darryl Mattson (SG), Boris Pawlikowski (SF), David Ashcraft (PF) Pedro Carrillo, Don Holland, Matthew Loranger, Jon Wiggins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Varga (PG), Ryan Stanley (SG), Robert Murrow (PF) Carlos Smith, Willie Black, Calvin Whittaker | |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge is fouled on the floor by Boris Pawlikowski - foul #1 on Boris Pawlikowski, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ballantyne (C) Billy Ellis | |
| 15:53 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow makes the jumper from the left block set up by Ryan Stanley | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clarence McGhinnis (fresh) SG - Darryl Mattson (fresh) SF - Boris Pawlikowski (fresh) PF - David Ashcraft (fresh) C - Dwight Finlayson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Varga (fresh) SG - Ryan Stanley (fresh) SF - Mitchell Burge (fresh) PF - Robert Murrow (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Ballantyne (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Alabama | Boris Pawlikowski misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 6-11 |
| 15:32 | Alabama | David Ashcraft tips it home | 8-11 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi | James Ballantyne misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Clarence McGhinnis - foul #1 on Clarence McGhinnis, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo (PG), Don Holland (SG), Matthew Kirk (PF), Shawn Roe (C) Clarence McGhinnis, Darryl Mattson, David Ashcraft, Dwight Finlayson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlos Smith (PG), Willie Black (SG) Brian Varga, Mitchell Burge | |
| 15:19 | Mississippi | James Ballantyne makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi | James Ballantyne makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:56 | Alabama | Boris Pawlikowski scores on a shot from close range | 10-13 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi | Willie Black misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 14:29 | Alabama | Matthew Kirk pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 14:25 | Alabama | Don Holland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Loranger (SF), Jon Wiggins (C) Boris Pawlikowski, Shawn Roe | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker (PF), Billy Ellis (C) James Ballantyne, Robert Murrow | |
| 14:01 | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley is fouled on the floor by Matthew Loranger - foul #1 on Matthew Loranger, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Ashcraft (PF) Matthew Kirk | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge (SF) Ryan Stanley | |
| 13:43 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Matthew Loranger - foul #2 on Matthew Loranger, team foul #6 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis (SG), Boris Pawlikowski (SF) Don Holland, Matthew Loranger | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Harper (SG) Willie Black | |
| 13:43 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 13:35 | Alabama | Jon Wiggins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-15 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge gets the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi | Carlos Smith misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 10-15 |
| 12:57 | Alabama | David Ashcraft grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 12:34 | Alabama | Jon Wiggins comes up short on the floater in the paint | 10-15 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 12:14 | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 12:08 | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 12:07 | Alabama | Jon Wiggins grabs the offensive board | 10-15 |
| 12:00 | Alabama | Boris Pawlikowski misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Mitchell Burge - foul #2 on Mitchell Burge, team foul #3 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Alabama | Don Holland (SG), Dwight Finlayson (PF), Matthew Kirk (C) Clarence McGhinnis, David Ashcraft, Jon Wiggins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Varga (PG), Willie Black (SG), Ryan Stanley (SF) Carlos Smith, David Harper, Mitchell Burge | |
| 12:00 | Alabama | Boris Pawlikowski makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:00 | Alabama | Boris Pawlikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | Brian Varga misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Don Holland - foul #2 on Don Holland, team foul #7 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis (PG), Darryl Mattson (SG), James Sarris (SF) Pedro Carrillo, Don Holland, Boris Pawlikowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Murrow (PF) Calvin Whittaker | |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | Brian Varga misses the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | Brian Varga makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clarence McGhinnis (fresh) SG - Darryl Mattson (fresh) SF - James Sarris (fresh) PF - Dwight Finlayson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Matthew Kirk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Varga (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Willie Black (fresh) SF - Ryan Stanley (fresh) PF - Robert Murrow (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Ellis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Darryl Mattson | 14-16 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Brian Varga | 14-18 |
| 10:55 | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Clarence McGhinnis | 16-18 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi | Brian Varga clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 10:32 | Alabama | The rebound goes to James Sarris | 16-18 |
| 10:25 | Alabama | James Sarris misses the fadeaway from the right side | 16-18 |
| 10:23 | Alabama | Matthew Kirk tips it but misses | 16-18 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis is fouled on the floor by Dwight Finlayson - foul #1 on Dwight Finlayson, team foul #8 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo (PG), David Ashcraft (PF), Jon Wiggins (C) Darryl Mattson, Dwight Finlayson, Matthew Kirk | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlos Smith (PG), Calvin Whittaker (PF) Brian Varga, Robert Murrow | |
| 10:16 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 10:16 | Alabama | Jon Wiggins pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 10:04 | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo's fadeaway is rejected by Calvin Whittaker | 16-19 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi | Clarence McGhinnis is called for the reach on Willie Black - foul #2 on Clarence McGhinnis, team foul #9 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Alabama | Darryl Mattson (SG), Boris Pawlikowski (SF) Clarence McGhinnis, James Sarris | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Murrow (C) Billy Ellis | |
| 09:44 | Mississippi | Willie Black makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi | Willie Black misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:44 | Alabama | Jon Wiggins pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 09:30 | Alabama | David Ashcraft can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 16-20 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi | Carlos Smith grabs the board | 16-20 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 16-20 |
| 09:06 | Alabama | Boris Pawlikowski pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:44 | Alabama | Jon Wiggins is called for traveling | 16-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Harper (SG), James Ballantyne (SF) Willie Black, Ryan Stanley | |
| 08:16 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow is hacked by Jon Wiggins - foul #1 on Jon Wiggins, team foul #10 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson (PF), Matthew Kirk (C) David Ashcraft, Jon Wiggins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Varga (PG) Carlos Smith | |
| 08:16 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 08:08 | Alabama | Matthew Kirk clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Murrow | 16-24 |
| 07:49 | Alabama | Darryl Mattson lays it in on a great pass from Pedro Carrillo | 18-24 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker is whistled for a carry | 18-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Sarris (SF) Boris Pawlikowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley (SF), Billy Ellis (C) Calvin Whittaker, Robert Murrow | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Pedro Carrillo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Mattson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Sarris (fresh) PF - Dwight Finlayson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Matthew Kirk (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Varga (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Harper (fresh) SF - Ryan Stanley (fresh) PF - James Ballantyne (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Alabama | James Sarris misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 18-24 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Brian Varga grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | James Ballantyne knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Harper | 18-27 |
| 06:21 | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Brian Varga - foul #1 on Brian Varga, team foul #4 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Alabama | Boris Pawlikowski (SF), Jon Wiggins (C) Darryl Mattson, Matthew Kirk | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlos Smith (PG), Willie Black (SG), Robert Murrow (PF) Brian Varga, David Harper, James Ballantyne | |
| 06:21 | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson misses the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 06:21 | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi | Carlos Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-27 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis tips it in | 19-29 |
| 05:40 | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo is hacked by Carlos Smith - foul #1 on Carlos Smith, team foul #5 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Ashcraft (PF) Dwight Finlayson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker (PF) Robert Murrow | |
| 05:24 | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo loses the dribble to Calvin Whittaker | 19-29 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley buries a floater from the right wing | 19-31 |
| 04:46 | Alabama | David Ashcraft clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 19-31 |
| 04:44 | Alabama | Jon Wiggins tips it home | 21-31 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Billy Ellis is denied by Jon Wiggins | 21-31 |
| 04:36 | Alabama | Jon Wiggins grabs the board | 21-31 |
| 04:31 | Alabama | Boris Pawlikowski can't connect on a runner from the left block | 21-31 |
| 04:29 | Alabama | David Ashcraft grabs the offensive rebound | 21-31 |
| 04:10 | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker misses the dunk but he's hacked by David Ashcraft - foul #2 on David Ashcraft, team foul #11 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis (PG), Don Holland (SG), Matthew Loranger (SF), Dwight Finlayson (C) Pedro Carrillo, James Sarris, Boris Pawlikowski, Jon Wiggins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge (SF), Robert Murrow (C) Ryan Stanley, Billy Ellis | |
| 03:48 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 03:30 | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson can't connect on a floater from the right side | 24-33 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Murrow | 24-33 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clarence McGhinnis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Holland (fresh) SF - Matthew Loranger (fresh) PF - David Ashcraft (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwight Finlayson (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Carlos Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Willie Black (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Mitchell Burge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Calvin Whittaker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Murrow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | Willie Black comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-33 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge snags the offensive board | 24-33 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-33 |
| 03:11 | Alabama | Matthew Loranger grabs the defensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 03:06 | Alabama | Don Holland buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Clarence McGhinnis and he's hacked by Calvin Whittaker - foul #1 on Calvin Whittaker, team foul #6 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Kirk (C) David Ashcraft | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Varga (PG), David Harper (SG), James Ballantyne (C) Carlos Smith, Willie Black, Calvin Whittaker | |
| 03:06 | Alabama | Don Holland makes the free throw | 27-33 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi | David Harper scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Dwight Finlayson - foul #2 on Dwight Finlayson, team foul #12 | 27-35 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi | David Harper misses the free throw | 27-35 |
| 02:48 | Alabama | Matthew Kirk gets the rebound | 27-35 |
| 02:25 | Alabama | Matthew Loranger drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Clarence McGhinnis | 29-35 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | James Ballantyne is whistled for traveling | 29-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jon Wiggins (C) Matthew Kirk | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Billy Ellis (C) James Ballantyne | |
| 01:57 | Alabama | Jon Wiggins hits a jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Robert Murrow - foul #1 on Robert Murrow, team foul #7 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo (PG), David Ashcraft (PF) Clarence McGhinnis, Dwight Finlayson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlos Smith (PG) Brian Varga | |
| 01:57 | Alabama | Jon Wiggins misses the free throw | 31-35 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Murrow | 31-35 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis knocks in the runner from the right block | 31-37 |
| 01:23 | Alabama | Matthew Loranger blows the dunk but he's hacked by Mitchell Burge - foul #3 on Mitchell Burge, team foul #8 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Black (SG), Ryan Stanley (SF), Calvin Whittaker (PF) David Harper, Mitchell Burge, Robert Murrow | |
| 01:23 | Alabama | Matthew Loranger misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 01:23 | Alabama | Matthew Loranger makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis misses the easy layup | 32-37 |
| 01:07 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Pedro Carrillo | 32-37 |
| 00:49 | Alabama | David Ashcraft misses the runner near the basket | 32-37 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker's layup is rejected by David Ashcraft | 32-37 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Willie Black misses the tip | 32-37 |
| 00:28 | Alabama | Jon Wiggins gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 00:23 | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 00:22 | Alabama | Matthew Loranger snags the offensive board | 32-37 |
| 00:05 | Alabama | David Ashcraft buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Pedro Carrillo | 35-37 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Matthew Loranger steals the ball from Carlos Smith | 35-37 |