| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brian Stetler (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Don Holland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Loranger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Boris Pawlikowski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jon Wiggins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jason Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Jon Wiggins - foul #3 on Jon Wiggins, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson (C) Jon Wiggins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 19:17 | Alabama | Don Holland misses the dunk attempt | 27-32 |
| 19:15 | Alabama | Matthew Loranger tips it back up and in | 29-32 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 18:58 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Dwight Finlayson | 29-32 |
| 18:53 | Alabama | Brian Stetler can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-32 |
| 18:52 | Alabama | Boris Pawlikowski tips it but misses | 29-32 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Cooper | 29-34 |
| 18:06 | Alabama | Brian Stetler knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Matthew Loranger | 32-34 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-34 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana hits the follow up shot | 32-36 |
| 17:25 | Alabama | Matthew Loranger misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Matthew Loranger steps in front of the Myron Sykora pass | 32-36 |
| 16:31 | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Sterling | 32-36 |
| 16:30 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Dwight Finlayson | 32-36 |
| 16:16 | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Sterling - foul #3 on Ronald Sterling, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | Keith Heredia (PG), James Sarris (SG), Arthur Page (SF), Shawn Roe (C) Brian Stetler, Don Holland, Matthew Loranger, Dwight Finlayson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), Manuel Twitchell (SF), Randal McDavitt (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) Jason Cox, Robert Cooper, Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| 15:56 | Alabama | Keith Heredia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 15:54 | Alabama | Boris Pawlikowski gets the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Keith Heredia (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Sarris (fresh) SF - Arthur Page (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Boris Pawlikowski (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Shawn Roe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) SF - Manuel Twitchell (fresh) PF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Russell Titcomb (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Alabama | Boris Pawlikowski blows the layup | 32-36 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | Manuel Twitchell pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Manuel Twitchell misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-36 |
| 15:07 | Alabama | Shawn Roe pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 15:02 | Alabama | Keith Heredia misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-36 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Randal McDavitt | 32-36 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Levi | 32-39 |
| 14:29 | Alabama | James Sarris comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 14:28 | Alabama | Arthur Page tips it in | 34-39 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb can't finish the layup | 34-39 |
| 14:08 | Alabama | Shawn Roe pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 14:02 | Alabama | Boris Pawlikowski connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from James Sarris | 36-39 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Arthur Page is called for the reach on Manuel Twitchell - foul #1 on Arthur Page, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brian Stetler (PG), Don Holland (SG), Christopher Clark (SF), Dwight Finlayson (PF), Jon Wiggins (C) Keith Heredia, James Sarris, Arthur Page, Boris Pawlikowski, Shawn Roe | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), Robert Cooper (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) John Levi, Dominic Costa, Manuel Twitchell, Randal McDavitt, Russell Titcomb | |
| 13:33 | Mississippi State | Dwight Finlayson swats the dunk try by Ronald Sterling | 36-39 |
| 13:31 | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 13:27 | Alabama | Don Holland connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Stetler | 39-39 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Myron Sykora | 39-41 |
| 12:41 | Alabama | Brian Stetler misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-41 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Don Holland - foul #2 on Don Holland, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt (PF), John Jackson (C) Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 11:58 | Alabama | Brian Stetler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 11:56 | Alabama | Jon Wiggins grabs the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 11:43 | Alabama | Brian Stetler misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Jason Cox - foul #1 on Jason Cox, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb (C) Myron Sykora | |
| 11:43 | Alabama | Brian Stetler makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 11:43 | Alabama | Brian Stetler misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi State | John Jackson grabs the board | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brian Stetler (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Holland (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Dwight Finlayson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jon Wiggins (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jason Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Russell Titcomb (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 11:20 | Alabama | Jon Wiggins grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 11:16 | Alabama | Christopher Clark scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Don Holland | 43-43 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt misses the easy layup | 43-43 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb tips it back up and in | 43-45 |
| 10:35 | Alabama | Don Holland misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 10:33 | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson tips it in | 45-45 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | John Jackson buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Robert Cooper | 45-47 |
| 09:55 | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Russell Titcomb - foul #1 on Russell Titcomb, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Keith Heredia (PG), James Sarris (SG), Matthew Loranger (SF), Boris Pawlikowski (PF) Brian Stetler, Don Holland, Christopher Clark, Jon Wiggins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) Jason Cox, Robert Cooper, John Jackson, Randal McDavitt, Russell Titcomb | |
| 09:55 | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 09:55 | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | John Levi hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Myron Sykora | 46-49 |
| 09:33 | Alabama | Keith Heredia double dribbles | 46-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Shawn Roe (C) Dwight Finlayson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:15 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Myron Sykora | 46-52 |
| 09:00 | Alabama | Shawn Roe comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 46-52 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 08:49 | Alabama | Shawn Roe snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 08:26 | Alabama | The jump hook by Shawn Roe is blocked by Ronald Sterling | 46-52 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | John Levi is hacked by Boris Pawlikowski - foul #2 on Boris Pawlikowski, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brian Stetler (PG), Don Holland (SG), Jon Wiggins (C) Keith Heredia, James Sarris, Boris Pawlikowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper (SG) Dominic Costa | |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Frankie Aldana | 46-55 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brian Stetler (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Holland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Loranger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shawn Roe (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jon Wiggins (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Myron Sykora (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:22 | Alabama | Matthew Loranger lays it in on a nice dish by Brian Stetler | 48-55 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 07:09 | Alabama | Matthew Loranger grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 07:04 | Alabama | Matthew Loranger misses long on a jump hook from close range | 48-55 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | Jon Wiggins is called for the reach on Frankie Aldana - foul #4 on Jon Wiggins, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | Christopher Clark (SF), Dwight Finlayson (PF) Matthew Loranger, Shawn Roe | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), John Jackson (SF), Randal McDavitt (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) John Levi, Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 48-55 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt tips it back up and in | 48-57 |
| 06:32 | Alabama | Brian Stetler is hacked by Jason Cox - foul #2 on Jason Cox, team foul #4 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | Boris Pawlikowski (PF) Dwight Finlayson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:19 | Alabama | Christopher Clark hits the finger roll on a great pass from Boris Pawlikowski | 50-57 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Robert Cooper | 50-59 |
| 05:55 | Alabama | Don Holland can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 50-59 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | John Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-59 |
| Subs | Alabama | Keith Heredia (PG), Matthew Loranger (SF), Dwight Finlayson (C) Brian Stetler, Christopher Clark, Jon Wiggins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (SG) Robert Cooper | |
| 05:20 | Alabama | Keith Heredia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-59 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana (C) John Jackson | |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | John Levi hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jason Cox | 50-61 |
| 04:51 | Alabama | Boris Pawlikowski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Russell Titcomb - foul #2 on Russell Titcomb, team foul #5 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF) Randal McDavitt, Russell Titcomb | |
| 04:51 | Alabama | Boris Pawlikowski misses the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 04:51 | Alabama | Boris Pawlikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-61 |
| 04:28 | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson pulls down the rebound | 51-61 |
| 04:01 | Alabama | Don Holland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-61 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brian Stetler (PG), Jon Wiggins (C) Don Holland, Boris Pawlikowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper (SG), Randal McDavitt (C) Jason Cox, Frankie Aldana | |
| 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) | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 51-61 |
| 03:32 | Alabama | Jon Wiggins pulls down the rebound | 51-61 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brian Stetler (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Heredia (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Loranger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dwight Finlayson (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Jon Wiggins (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 6 pts. 7 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) | |
| 03:26 | Alabama | John Levi is called for the reach on Brian Stetler - foul #2 on John Levi, team foul #6 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Alabama | Christopher Clark (SF) Matthew Loranger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:18 | Alabama | Christopher Clark is fouled on the floor by Myron Sykora - foul #1 on Myron Sykora, team foul #7 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Russell Titcomb (C) John Levi, Ronald Sterling | |
| 03:18 | Alabama | Christopher Clark makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 03:18 | Alabama | Christopher Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | August Criner is hacked by Dwight Finlayson - foul #1 on Dwight Finlayson, team foul #6 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Alabama | Don Holland (SG), Shawn Roe (PF) Keith Heredia, Dwight Finlayson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana (C) Myron Sykora | |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by August Criner | 53-63 |
| 02:14 | Alabama | Jon Wiggins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-63 |
| 02:13 | Alabama | Christopher Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 02:04 | Alabama | Shawn Roe hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-63 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana gets the rebound | 53-63 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Christopher Clark - foul #4 on Christopher Clark, team foul #7 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Alabama | Keith Heredia (PG), James Sarris (SG), Matthew Loranger (SF), Dwight Finlayson (PF) Brian Stetler, Don Holland, Christopher Clark, Jon Wiggins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), John Jackson (SF) August Criner, Robert Cooper, Frankie Aldana | |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt misses the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 01:52 | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson snags the defensive board | 53-64 |
| 01:30 | Alabama | Keith Heredia hits a 3 from the right corner set up by James Sarris | 56-64 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brian Stetler (PG), Don Holland (SG), Christopher Clark (SF), Boris Pawlikowski (PF), Jon Wiggins (C) Keith Heredia, James Sarris, Matthew Loranger, Dwight Finlayson, Shawn Roe | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), Robert Cooper (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) John Levi, Dominic Costa, John Jackson, Randal McDavitt, Russell Titcomb | |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Robert Cooper and he's hacked by Brian Stetler - foul #1 on Brian Stetler, team foul #8 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Alabama | Keith Heredia (PG), James Sarris (SG), Matthew Loranger (SF), Dwight Finlayson (PF), Shawn Roe (C) Brian Stetler, Don Holland, Christopher Clark, Boris Pawlikowski, Jon Wiggins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), Randal McDavitt (SF), Russell Titcomb (PF) Jason Cox, Robert Cooper, Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling | |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana makes the free throw | 56-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:55 | Alabama | John Levi steals it from Dwight Finlayson | 56-67 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | John Levi lays it up and in | 56-69 |
| 00:48 | Alabama | James Sarris is whistled for traveling | 56-69 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Jackson (SF) Frankie Aldana | |
| 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) | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | John Jackson makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by John Levi | 56-71 |
| 00:16 | Alabama | Matthew Loranger clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Jackson - foul #4 on John Jackson, team foul #8 | 56-71 |
| 00:16 | Alabama | Matthew Loranger makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 00:16 | Alabama | Matthew Loranger misses the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt grabs the defensive rebound | 57-71 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | John Levi runs out the clock | 57-71 |