| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Damian Coley (fresh) SG - Michael West (fresh) SF - Kurt Shade (fresh) PF - Gerald Cunningham (fresh) C - James Burgess (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ernesto Gonzalez (fresh) SG - Barry Young (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Manseau (fresh) PF - Mark Rose (fresh) C - Joseph Kellogg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | James Burgess wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi | Michael West misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Alabama | Jeffrey Manseau pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Alabama | Joseph Kellogg hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Ernesto Gonzalez and he's hacked by Michael West - foul #1 on Michael West, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:39 | Alabama | Joseph Kellogg makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Ernesto Gonzalez - foul #1 on Ernesto Gonzalez, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade makes the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:52 | Alabama | Barry Young lays it in | 1-5 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Damian Coley | 4-5 |
| 18:32 | Alabama | Jeffrey Manseau scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ernesto Gonzalez and he's fouled by Kurt Shade - foul #1 on Kurt Shade, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| 18:32 | Alabama | Jeffrey Manseau makes the free throw | 4-8 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 17:49 | Alabama | Joseph Kellogg misses long on a runner near the basket | 7-8 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Damian Coley | 7-8 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi | Michael West makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Damian Coley | 10-8 |
| 17:22 | Alabama | Ernesto Gonzalez is hacked by Michael West in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael West, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Butler (SG) Michael West | |
| Subs | Alabama | Leslie Swanson (PG), Freddie Goheen (C) Ernesto Gonzalez, Joseph Kellogg | |
| 17:01 | Alabama | Barry Young clanks a shot from the left side | 10-8 |
| 17:00 | Alabama | Mark Rose misses the tip | 10-8 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi | James Burgess snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | Damian Coley clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-8 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi | Michael Butler hits the follow up shot | 12-8 |
| 16:42 | Alabama | Barry Young misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-8 |
| 16:40 | Alabama | Mark Rose misses the tip | 12-8 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi | Damian Coley grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi | James Burgess double dribbles | 12-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Pugh (SG), Hal Warner (SF), Daniel Milano (PF), Cory Forrest (C) Damian Coley, Kurt Shade, Gerald Cunningham, James Burgess | |
| Subs | Alabama | Fredric Lehman (SG), Gilbert Alcantara (SF), Kevin Zielesch (PF) Barry Young, Jeffrey Manseau, Mark Rose | |
| 15:58 | Alabama | Leslie Swanson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-8 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Hal Warner pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Butler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Pugh (fresh) SF - Hal Warner (fresh) PF - Daniel Milano (fresh) C - Cory Forrest (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Leslie Swanson (fresh) SG - Fredric Lehman (fresh) SF - Gilbert Alcantara (fresh) PF - Kevin Zielesch (fresh) C - Freddie Goheen (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Mississippi | Daniel Milano can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Kevin Zielesch - foul #1 on Kevin Zielesch, team foul #2 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ernesto Gonzalez (PG) Fredric Lehman | |
| 15:51 | Mississippi | Daniel Milano makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi | Daniel Milano misses the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 15:51 | Alabama | Freddie Goheen gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 15:28 | Alabama | Kevin Zielesch misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 13-8 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest pulls down the rebound | 13-8 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi | Hal Warner misses the runner in the lane | 13-8 |
| 15:02 | Alabama | Kevin Zielesch gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 14:56 | Alabama | Gilbert Alcantara misses the 3 from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 14:55 | Alabama | Freddie Goheen grabs the offensive board | 13-8 |
| 14:50 | Alabama | Ernesto Gonzalez clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Daniel Milano - foul #1 on Daniel Milano, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Coley (PG), Gerald Cunningham (PF), James Burgess (C) Michael Pugh, Daniel Milano, Cory Forrest | |
| Subs | Alabama | Barry Young (SG), Jeffrey Manseau (SF) Gilbert Alcantara, Freddie Goheen | |
| 14:50 | Alabama | Ernesto Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:50 | Alabama | Ernesto Gonzalez misses the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | James Burgess snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi | Ernesto Gonzalez is called for the reach on Damian Coley - foul #2 on Ernesto Gonzalez, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kereenyaga Sow (SG), Kurt Shade (SF) Michael Butler, Hal Warner | |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Rose (PF), Joseph Kellogg (C) Ernesto Gonzalez, Kevin Zielesch | |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | Kereenyaga Sow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Pugh (SG) Kereenyaga Sow | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 13:56 | Alabama | Kurt Shade takes the ball from Jeffrey Manseau | 13-9 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh lays it up and in set up by Kurt Shade | 15-9 |
| 13:33 | Alabama | James Burgess steals the ball from Barry Young | 15-9 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi | James Burgess loses the dribble to Mark Rose | 15-9 |
| 13:04 | Alabama | Leslie Swanson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Barry Young | 15-12 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi | Damian Coley buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Gerald Cunningham | 17-12 |
| 12:41 | Alabama | Jeffrey Manseau hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 17-12 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | Damian Coley gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham is fouled on the floor by Mark Rose - foul #1 on Mark Rose, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kereenyaga Sow (PG), Michael Butler (SG), Hal Warner (SF), Daniel Milano (PF) Damian Coley, Michael Pugh, Kurt Shade, Gerald Cunningham | |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Bowen (PG), Gilbert Alcantara (SF), Kevin Zielesch (PF), Freddie Goheen (C) Leslie Swanson, Jeffrey Manseau, Mark Rose, Joseph Kellogg | |
| 11:59 | Mississippi | Hal Warner misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Gilbert Alcantara - foul #1 on Gilbert Alcantara, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cory Forrest (C) James Burgess | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 11:59 | Mississippi | Hal Warner makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi | Hal Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kereenyaga Sow (fresh) SG - Michael Butler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hal Warner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Milano (fresh) 1 pts. C - Cory Forrest (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Steven Bowen (fresh) SG - Barry Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Alcantara (fresh) PF - Kevin Zielesch (fresh) C - Freddie Goheen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Alabama | Gilbert Alcantara is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Gilbert Alcantara, team foul #6 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jeffrey Manseau (SF) Gilbert Alcantara | |
| 11:26 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-12 |
| 11:25 | Alabama | Kevin Zielesch grabs the defensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 11:20 | Alabama | Kevin Zielesch is hacked by Daniel Milano - foul #2 on Daniel Milano, team foul #5 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kurt Shade (SF) Daniel Milano | |
| Subs | Alabama | Fredric Lehman (SG) Barry Young | |
| 10:57 | Alabama | Jeffrey Manseau scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Fredric Lehman | 19-15 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi | Hal Warner clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 19-15 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Hal Warner | 19-15 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | Hal Warner scores on a shot from the left block set up by Michael Butler and he's fouled by Fredric Lehman - foul #1 on Fredric Lehman, team foul #7 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Coley (PG), Gerald Cunningham (PF), James Burgess (C) Kereenyaga Sow, Kurt Shade, Cory Forrest | |
| Subs | Alabama | Leslie Swanson (PG), Barry Young (SG), Mark Rose (PF) Steven Bowen, Fredric Lehman, Jeffrey Manseau | |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | Hal Warner makes the free throw | 22-15 |
| 09:55 | Alabama | Hal Warner steals the ball from Leslie Swanson | 22-15 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi | Hal Warner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Bowen (PG) Kevin Zielesch | |
| 09:37 | Alabama | Freddie Goheen misses the dunk attempt | 22-15 |
| 09:35 | Alabama | Leslie Swanson tips it in | 22-17 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Michael Butler | 24-17 |
| 09:03 | Alabama | Leslie Swanson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-17 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi | James Burgess gets the rebound | 24-17 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Damian Coley connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-17 |
| 08:45 | Alabama | Leslie Swanson misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-17 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi | Damian Coley snags the defensive board | 27-17 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Steven Bowen - foul #1 on Steven Bowen, team foul #8 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Pugh (SG), Kurt Shade (SF) Michael Butler, Hal Warner | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jeffrey Manseau (SF), Joseph Kellogg (C) Steven Bowen, Freddie Goheen | |
| 08:23 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 28-17 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 29-17 |
| 08:05 | Alabama | Jeffrey Manseau buries a runner from the left block | 29-19 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh clanks a floater from the free throw line | 29-19 |
| 07:40 | Alabama | Leslie Swanson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-19 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Damian Coley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kurt Shade (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gerald Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Burgess (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Leslie Swanson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Barry Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Manseau (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mark Rose (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Kellogg (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Alabama | Barry Young misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 29-19 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | James Burgess snags the defensive board | 29-19 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham can't finish the layup | 29-19 |
| 07:16 | Alabama | Mark Rose snags the defensive board | 29-19 |
| 07:12 | Alabama | Barry Young misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Pugh - foul #1 on Michael Pugh, team foul #6 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kereenyaga Sow (PG), Cory Forrest (C) Damian Coley, James Burgess | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kevin Zielesch (PF) Mark Rose | |
| 07:12 | Alabama | Barry Young misses the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 07:12 | Alabama | Barry Young makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Kevin Zielesch - foul #2 on Kevin Zielesch, team foul #9 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Fredric Lehman (SG), Mark Rose (PF) Barry Young, Kevin Zielesch | |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 06:57 | Alabama | Joseph Kellogg gets the rebound | 30-20 |
| 06:53 | Alabama | Leslie Swanson misses the 3 from the right corner | 30-20 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh grabs the board | 30-20 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 30-20 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Cory Forrest | 30-20 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Pugh | 33-20 |
| 06:06 | Alabama | Jeffrey Manseau is hacked by Kurt Shade - foul #2 on Kurt Shade, team foul #7 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Butler (PG), Hal Warner (SF), James Burgess (C) Kereenyaga Sow, Kurt Shade, Gerald Cunningham | |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Bowen (PG), Freddie Goheen (C) Leslie Swanson, Joseph Kellogg | |
| 06:06 | Alabama | Jeffrey Manseau makes the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 06:06 | Alabama | Jeffrey Manseau makes the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi | James Burgess's floater is tipped away by Mark Rose | 33-22 |
| 05:49 | Alabama | Jeffrey Manseau grabs the defensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 05:44 | Alabama | Steven Bowen misses the jumper from the right wing | 33-22 |
| 05:43 | Alabama | Freddie Goheen hits the follow up shot | 33-24 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 33-24 |
| 05:21 | Alabama | Freddie Goheen gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| 05:17 | Alabama | Jeffrey Manseau drills a jumper from the right side set up by Fredric Lehman | 33-26 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi | Hal Warner hits the finger roll | 35-26 |
| 04:35 | Alabama | Mark Rose can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-26 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | James Burgess gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh is fouled on the floor by Fredric Lehman - foul #2 on Fredric Lehman, team foul #10 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Coley (PG), Gerald Cunningham (PF) Michael Butler, Cory Forrest | |
| Subs | Alabama | Barry Young (SG), Leslie Swanson (SF), Joseph Kellogg (C) Fredric Lehman, Jeffrey Manseau, Mark Rose | |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 04:01 | Alabama | Joseph Kellogg makes the shot from the free throw line | 36-28 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham is hacked by Steven Bowen - foul #2 on Steven Bowen, team foul #11 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael West (SG), Kurt Shade (SF), Michael Butler (C) Michael Pugh, Hal Warner, James Burgess | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ernesto Gonzalez (PG), Kevin Zielesch (PF), Gilbert Alcantara (C) Steven Bowen, Freddie Goheen, Joseph Kellogg | |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 03:21 | Alabama | Kevin Zielesch hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 37-28 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade grabs the board | 37-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Damian Coley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael West (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kurt Shade (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gerald Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ernesto Gonzalez (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leslie Swanson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Zielesch (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gilbert Alcantara (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Leslie Swanson steals the ball from Michael West | 37-28 |
| 03:00 | Alabama | Barry Young hits the finger roll on a great pass from Leslie Swanson | 37-30 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | Michael West misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Barry Young - foul #1 on Barry Young, team foul #12 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Milano (PF), James Burgess (C) Gerald Cunningham, Michael Butler | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jeffrey Manseau (SF), Freddie Goheen (PF) Kevin Zielesch, Gilbert Alcantara | |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | Michael West makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | Michael West misses the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 02:38 | Alabama | Leslie Swanson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 02:13 | Alabama | Ernesto Gonzalez misses the 3 from straight away | 38-30 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | Daniel Milano gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | Michael West clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-30 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | Daniel Milano tips it but misses | 38-30 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | James Burgess pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi | Damian Coley connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Kurt Shade and the foul's on Ernesto Gonzalez - foul #3 on Ernesto Gonzalez, team foul #13 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hal Warner (PF) Daniel Milano | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kevin Zielesch (PF) Ernesto Gonzalez | |
| 01:50 | Mississippi | Damian Coley makes the free throw | 41-30 |
| 01:28 | Alabama | Kevin Zielesch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | James Burgess grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | Hal Warner buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Michael West | 43-30 |
| 00:59 | Alabama | Leslie Swanson connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Zielesch | 43-32 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Hal Warner scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Damian Coley | 45-32 |
| 00:36 | Alabama | Kevin Zielesch misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-32 |
| 00:35 | Alabama | Jeffrey Manseau tips it but misses | 45-32 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Damian Coley snags the defensive board | 45-32 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Michael West comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 45-32 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | James Burgess can't tip it in | 45-32 |
| 00:28 | Alabama | Jeffrey Manseau snags the defensive board | 45-32 |
| 00:23 | Alabama | Leslie Swanson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-32 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade snags the defensive board | 45-32 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade loses the ball out of bounds | 45-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Butler (PG), Michael Pugh (SG), Gerald Cunningham (PF), Cory Forrest (C) Damian Coley, Michael West, Kurt Shade, James Burgess | |
| Subs | Alabama | Gilbert Alcantara (PG), Fredric Lehman (SG), Mark Rose (PF), Joseph Kellogg (C) Leslie Swanson, Barry Young, Jeffrey Manseau, Freddie Goheen | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Gilbert Alcantara misses the halfcourt shot | 45-32 |