| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Buford Ferguson (fresh) SG - Alexander Cahill (fresh) SF - Bryan Sevin (fresh) PF - Ray Forester (fresh) C - Edward Blackman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harvey Dobbs (fresh) SG - Heriberto Rossi (fresh) SF - William Stacy (fresh) PF - Charles Vincent (fresh) C - Pete Sharpe (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs makes the floater near the basket | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Alabama | Alexander Cahill can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on William Stacy - foul #1 on William Stacy, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Alabama | Alexander Cahill makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:29 | Alabama | Alexander Cahill makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Alabama | Ray Forester grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Alabama | Edward Blackman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Buford Ferguson | 4-2 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Pete Sharpe is blocked by Ray Forester | 4-2 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Harvey Dobbs | 4-5 |
| 17:55 | Alabama | Bryan Sevin can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi misses the 3 from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 17:25 | Alabama | Edward Blackman grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 17:20 | Alabama | William Stacy swats the short shot by Alexander Cahill | 4-5 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi drills a jump hook near the basket | 4-7 |
| 16:55 | Alabama | The jump hook by Ray Forester is blocked by William Stacy | 4-7 |
| 16:54 | Alabama | Bryan Sevin grabs the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:41 | Alabama | Edward Blackman connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Alexander Cahill | 7-7 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent hits a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Bryan Sevin - foul #1 on Bryan Sevin, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dikembe Masudi (SF), Himeronim Zerhusen (C) Bryan Sevin, Edward Blackman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi (PG), Joshua Zalusky (SG), Floyd Lashbrook (SF), Wade Gregory (C) Harvey Dobbs, Heriberto Rossi, William Stacy, Pete Sharpe | |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| 16:15 | Alabama | Ray Forester comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-10 |
| 16:14 | Alabama | Alexander Cahill tips it back up and in | 9-10 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook misses the dunk | 9-10 |
| 15:51 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Buford Ferguson | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Buford Ferguson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alexander Cahill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) PF - Ray Forester (fairly fresh) C - Himeronim Zerhusen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) SG - Joshua Zalusky (fresh) SF - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) PF - Charles Vincent (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Wade Gregory (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Alabama | Buford Ferguson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-10 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi can't tip it in | 9-10 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook tips it home | 9-12 |
| 15:19 | Alabama | Floyd Lashbrook steals it from Alexander Cahill | 9-12 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi jams it on a great pass from Floyd Lashbrook | 9-14 |
| 15:03 | Alabama | Alexander Cahill can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Ray Forester - foul #1 on Ray Forester, team foul #2 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Alabama | Christian Zoltek (PG), Bryan Sevin (SF), Edward Blackman (C) Buford Ferguson, Alexander Cahill, Ray Forester | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs (PG), Heriberto Rossi (SG), William Stacy (SF), Pete Sharpe (C) Rigoberto Rossi, Joshua Zalusky, Floyd Lashbrook, Wade Gregory | |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent misses the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 14:37 | Alabama | Himeronim Zerhusen gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| 14:12 | Alabama | Bryan Sevin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-15 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe snags the defensive board | 9-15 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe is hacked by Edward Blackman - foul #1 on Edward Blackman, team foul #3 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bradley Tyson (PF) Himeronim Zerhusen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook (PF) Charles Vincent | |
| 13:48 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 9-15 |
| Subs | Alabama | Gary Brewer (SG) Dikembe Masudi | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:34 | Alabama | Bradley Tyson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 9-15 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs grabs the board | 9-15 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs makes the shot from the right block | 9-17 |
| 13:12 | Alabama | Bryan Sevin misses long on a 3 from straight away | 9-17 |
| 13:11 | Alabama | Christian Zoltek can't tip it in | 9-17 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook grabs the board | 9-17 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | Bradley Tyson is called for the reach on Floyd Lashbrook - foul #1 on Bradley Tyson, team foul #4 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Alabama | Buford Ferguson (PG), Dikembe Masudi (SF), Himeronim Zerhusen (PF) Gary Brewer, Bryan Sevin, Edward Blackman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi (PG), Joshua Zalusky (SF), Wade Gregory (PF) Harvey Dobbs, William Stacy, Floyd Lashbrook | |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 9-17 |
| 12:28 | Alabama | Christian Zoltek grabs the defensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 12:23 | Alabama | Buford Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Rigoberto Rossi - foul #1 on Rigoberto Rossi, team foul #2 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Alabama | Alexander Cahill (SG), Ray Forester (PF) Christian Zoltek, Bradley Tyson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier (SF) Heriberto Rossi | |
| 12:12 | Alabama | Himeronim Zerhusen connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dikembe Masudi | 11-17 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi misses the 3 from straight away | 11-17 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory tips it home | 11-19 |
| 11:37 | Alabama | Buford Ferguson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-19 |
| 11:36 | Alabama | Himeronim Zerhusen tips it but misses | 11-19 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky grabs the defensive rebound | 11-19 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Buford Ferguson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alexander Cahill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) PF - Ray Forester (fresh) C - Himeronim Zerhusen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Zalusky (fresh) SF - Norman Frazier (fresh) PF - Wade Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Pete Sharpe (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky is hacked by Ray Forester - foul #2 on Ray Forester, team foul #5 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bradley Tyson (PF), Edward Blackman (C) Dikembe Masudi, Ray Forester | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs (PG), Heriberto Rossi (SG), Floyd Lashbrook (PF) Rigoberto Rossi, Norman Frazier, Pete Sharpe | |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-22 |
| 10:43 | Alabama | Edward Blackman is whistled for a carry | 11-22 |
| Subs | Alabama | Christian Zoltek (SF) Himeronim Zerhusen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Stacy (SF), Charles Vincent (PF) Joshua Zalusky, Wade Gregory | |
| 10:20 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs is fouled on the floor by Buford Ferguson - foul #1 on Buford Ferguson, team foul #6 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Alabama | Gary Brewer (SG), Bryan Sevin (SF) Buford Ferguson, Alexander Cahill | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | William Stacy loses the ball out of bounds | 11-22 |
| 09:55 | Alabama | Gary Brewer is hacked by Heriberto Rossi - foul #1 on Heriberto Rossi, team foul #3 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dikembe Masudi (SG) Gary Brewer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:50 | Alabama | Dikembe Masudi misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 11-22 |
| 09:49 | Alabama | Dikembe Masudi gets the offensive rebound | 11-22 |
| 09:34 | Alabama | Dikembe Masudi can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Heriberto Rossi - foul #2 on Heriberto Rossi, team foul #4 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Keefer (PF) Bradley Tyson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky (SG) Heriberto Rossi | |
| 09:34 | Alabama | Dikembe Masudi makes the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 09:34 | Alabama | Dikembe Masudi makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent dunks the ball on a nice dish by William Stacy | 13-24 |
| 09:02 | Alabama | Dikembe Masudi hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 13-24 |
| 09:01 | Alabama | Edward Blackman tips it home | 15-24 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Floyd Lashbrook | 15-26 |
| 08:34 | Alabama | Edward Blackman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Buford Ferguson (PG), Alexander Cahill (SG), Himeronim Zerhusen (PF), Bradley Tyson (C) Christian Zoltek, Bryan Sevin, David Keefer, Edward Blackman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi (PG), Norman Frazier (SF), Wade Gregory (PF), Pete Sharpe (C) Harvey Dobbs, William Stacy, Charles Vincent, Floyd Lashbrook | |
| 08:23 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Joshua Zalusky, team foul #5 | 15-26 |
| 08:16 | Alabama | Alexander Cahill can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 15-26 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe gets the rebound | 15-26 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-26 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier gets the offensive rebound | 15-26 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier clanks a jumper from the baseline | 15-26 |
| 07:37 | Alabama | Bradley Tyson snags the defensive board | 15-26 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Buford Ferguson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alexander Cahill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Masudi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Himeronim Zerhusen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Tyson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Zalusky (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norman Frazier (fresh) PF - Wade Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Pete Sharpe (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Alabama | The short jumper by Buford Ferguson is denied by Pete Sharpe | 15-26 |
| 07:30 | Alabama | Buford Ferguson tips it in | 17-26 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Masudi is called for the reach on Rigoberto Rossi - foul #1 on Dikembe Masudi, team foul #7 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Christian Zoltek (SF), David Keefer (C) Dikembe Masudi, Bradley Tyson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook (SF), Charles Vincent (PF) Norman Frazier, Pete Sharpe | |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 07:09 | Alabama | David Keefer gets the rebound | 17-27 |
| 06:47 | Alabama | Himeronim Zerhusen connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 19-27 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-27 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bryan Sevin (SF), Edward Blackman (C) Christian Zoltek, David Keefer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs (PG), William Stacy (SF) Joshua Zalusky, Wade Gregory | |
| 06:12 | Alabama | Buford Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Rigoberto Rossi - foul #2 on Rigoberto Rossi, team foul #6 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Keefer (PF) Himeronim Zerhusen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Mahar (SG) Rigoberto Rossi | |
| 05:52 | Alabama | Michael Mahar is called for the reach on Alexander Cahill - foul #1 on Michael Mahar, team foul #7 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bradley Tyson (PF) David Keefer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:52 | Alabama | Alexander Cahill misses the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent grabs the board | 19-27 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Michael Mahar | 19-29 |
| 05:18 | Alabama | The pull-up jumper by Bryan Sevin is blocked by Charles Vincent | 19-29 |
| 05:16 | Alabama | Bradley Tyson tips it in | 21-29 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | William Stacy misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 21-29 |
| 04:57 | Alabama | Edward Blackman snags the defensive board | 21-29 |
| 04:52 | Alabama | Buford Ferguson buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Alexander Cahill | 23-29 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | Bradley Tyson swats the short shot by William Stacy | 23-29 |
| 04:38 | Alabama | Edward Blackman gets the rebound | 23-29 |
| 04:31 | Alabama | Floyd Lashbrook blocks the short jumper by Bradley Tyson | 23-29 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook pulls down the rebound | 23-29 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | Michael Mahar is whistled for traveling | 23-29 |
| Subs | Alabama | Christian Zoltek (PG), Gary Brewer (SG), Dikembe Masudi (SF), Himeronim Zerhusen (PF), David Keefer (C) Buford Ferguson, Alexander Cahill, Bryan Sevin, Bradley Tyson, Edward Blackman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky (SG), Norman Frazier (SF), Wade Gregory (PF), Pete Sharpe (C) Harvey Dobbs, William Stacy, Charles Vincent, Floyd Lashbrook | |
| 03:58 | Alabama | Himeronim Zerhusen hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 23-29 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier gets the rebound | 23-29 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory clanks a turnaround from the right block | 23-29 |
| 03:41 | Alabama | David Keefer grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 03:35 | Alabama | Joshua Zalusky takes the ball from Himeronim Zerhusen | 23-29 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier misses the lay-in | 23-29 |
| 03:31 | Alabama | David Keefer gets the rebound | 23-29 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Christian Zoltek (fresh) SG - Gary Brewer (fresh) SF - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Himeronim Zerhusen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Keefer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Mahar (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Zalusky (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norman Frazier (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wade Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Pete Sharpe (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Alabama | Dikembe Masudi clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Michael Mahar | 23-31 |
| 02:49 | Alabama | Christian Zoltek travels with the ball | 23-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ray Forester (PF), Bradley Tyson (C) Gary Brewer, David Keefer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs (PG), Heriberto Rossi (SG), Floyd Lashbrook (SF) Michael Mahar, Joshua Zalusky, Norman Frazier | |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | Bradley Tyson is called for the reach on Floyd Lashbrook - foul #2 on Bradley Tyson, team foul #8 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Buford Ferguson (PG) Bradley Tyson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Stacy (SF) Wade Gregory | |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook misses the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 02:33 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Ray Forester | 23-31 |
| 02:13 | Alabama | Pete Sharpe is called for the reach on Himeronim Zerhusen - foul #1 on Pete Sharpe, team foul #8 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Alexander Cahill (SG), Edward Blackman (C) Christian Zoltek, Dikembe Masudi | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent (PF) Floyd Lashbrook | |
| 02:13 | Alabama | Himeronim Zerhusen makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 02:13 | Alabama | Himeronim Zerhusen misses the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe grabs the defensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Charles Vincent, team foul #9 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bryan Sevin (SF) Himeronim Zerhusen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory (C) Pete Sharpe | |
| 01:39 | Alabama | Charles Vincent steals it from Buford Ferguson | 24-31 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi misses the 3 from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory misses the tip | 24-31 |
| 01:29 | Alabama | Bryan Sevin pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 01:24 | Alabama | Alexander Cahill can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-31 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Charles Vincent | 24-31 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory scores on a runner from the baseline | 24-33 |
| 00:50 | Alabama | Alexander Cahill knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 27-33 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Blackman | 27-33 |
| 00:40 | Alabama | Bryan Sevin pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 00:33 | Alabama | Ray Forester misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-33 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | William Stacy pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent hits a runner from the right block set up by Heriberto Rossi | 27-35 |
| 00:15 | Alabama | Alexander Cahill misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Harvey Dobbs - foul #1 on Harvey Dobbs, team foul #10 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | Christian Zoltek (PG), Dikembe Masudi (SF), Himeronim Zerhusen (PF), Bradley Tyson (C) Buford Ferguson, Bryan Sevin, Ray Forester, Edward Blackman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi (PG), Joshua Zalusky (SG), Norman Frazier (SF), Floyd Lashbrook (PF), Pete Sharpe (C) Harvey Dobbs, Heriberto Rossi, William Stacy, Charles Vincent, Wade Gregory | |
| 00:15 | Alabama | Alexander Cahill makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:15 | Alabama | Alexander Cahill makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 00:01 | Alabama | Alexander Cahill can't connect on a floater in the lane | 29-37 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | The clock runs out | 29-37 |