| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Sergio Martinez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Gomez (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Rutherford (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Shane Lee (fresh) C - Jimmy Corral (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maynard Weiss (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Demartino (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Scharff (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arnold Trogdon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Bingham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-28 |
| 19:25 | Alabama | Sergio Martinez is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 28-28 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi State | Arnold Trogdon double dribbles | 28-28 |
| 18:38 | Alabama | Maynard Weiss is called for the reach on Shane Lee - foul #3 on Maynard Weiss, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jamie Zullo (PG) Maynard Weiss | |
| 18:26 | Alabama | Thomas Scharff steps in front of the Jimmy Corral pass | 28-28 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | Shane Lee is called for the reach on Arnold Trogdon - foul #1 on Shane Lee, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino is fouled on the floor by Luis Gomez - foul #3 on Luis Gomez, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brendan Boatright (SG) Luis Gomez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Brendan Boatright steps in front of the William Bingham pass | 28-28 |
| 17:29 | Alabama | Sergio Martinez knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Brendan Boatright | 30-28 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | William Bingham connects on the jumper from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 16:52 | Alabama | Thomas Scharff steps in front of the William Rutherford pass | 30-30 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by William Rutherford - foul #1 on William Rutherford, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Robinson (SF), Gregory Situ (C) William Rutherford, Jimmy Corral | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Bugg (SG), Frank Porter (PF) Andrew Demartino, Arnold Trogdon | |
| 16:34 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 16:34 | Alabama | Shane Lee snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 16:19 | Alabama | Gregory Situ comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by William Bingham - foul #1 on William Bingham, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Roland Lilly (PG) Sergio Martinez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roy Bowen (SF) Thomas Scharff | |
| 16:19 | Alabama | Gregory Situ makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 16:19 | Alabama | Gregory Situ makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Roy Bowen loses the ball out of bounds | 32-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Luis Gomez (SG), Jimmy Corral (C) Brendan Boatright, Shane Lee | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss (PG), Martin Denton (C) Charles Bugg, William Bingham | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Roland Lilly (fresh) SG - Luis Gomez (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Robinson (fresh) PF - Gregory Situ (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Corral (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maynard Weiss (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jamie Zullo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roy Bowen (fresh) PF - Frank Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Denton (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | Alabama | Roy Bowen blocks the short jumper by Roland Lilly | 32-31 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Roy Bowen | 32-31 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | Jamie Zullo comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 32-31 |
| 15:18 | Alabama | David Robinson grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 14:58 | Alabama | Luis Gomez scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Roland Lilly and the foul's on Jamie Zullo - foul #1 on Jamie Zullo, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Sergio Martinez (PG), William Rutherford (SF) Roland Lilly, David Robinson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino (SG), Thomas Scharff (SF), Arnold Trogdon (PF) Jamie Zullo, Roy Bowen, Frank Porter | |
| 14:58 | Alabama | Luis Gomez makes the free throw | 35-31 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 14:38 | Alabama | Jimmy Corral grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 14:28 | Alabama | Sergio Martinez misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-31 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | Martin Denton gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Arnold Trogdon comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Gregory Situ - foul #1 on Gregory Situ, team foul #4 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Shane Lee (PF) Jimmy Corral | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Arnold Trogdon makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Arnold Trogdon makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 13:41 | Alabama | Luis Gomez clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Thomas Scharff | 35-33 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 35-33 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | Martin Denton tips it but misses | 35-33 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Martin Denton snags the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-33 |
| 13:02 | Alabama | Shane Lee snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 12:56 | Alabama | Sergio Martinez misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 12:54 | Alabama | Sergio Martinez grabs the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 12:37 | Alabama | Luis Gomez misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 12:36 | Alabama | Gregory Situ tips it back up and in | 37-33 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | Sergio Martinez picks off the pass by Maynard Weiss | 37-33 |
| 12:06 | Alabama | Sergio Martinez lays it in | 39-33 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi State | Gregory Situ denies the turnaround by Maynard Weiss | 39-33 |
| 11:40 | Alabama | William Rutherford snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Sergio Martinez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luis Gomez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Rutherford (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Shane Lee (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gregory Situ (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maynard Weiss (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Demartino (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Scharff (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arnold Trogdon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Denton (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Alabama | Luis Gomez hits a driving attempt in the paint | 41-33 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | Arnold Trogdon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | Roland Lilly (PG), Brendan Boatright (SG), David Robinson (SF), Jimmy Corral (C) Sergio Martinez, Luis Gomez, William Rutherford, Gregory Situ | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jamie Zullo (PG), Charles Bugg (SG), Roy Bowen (SF), Frank Porter (PF), William Bingham (C) Maynard Weiss, Andrew Demartino, Thomas Scharff, Arnold Trogdon, Martin Denton | |
| 10:45 | Alabama | Jimmy Corral banks in the layup | 43-33 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi State | William Bingham scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-35 |
| 10:04 | Alabama | Brendan Boatright connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shane Lee | 45-35 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Roy Bowen is hacked by David Robinson - foul #1 on David Robinson, team foul #5 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | Sergio Martinez (PG), William Rutherford (SF), Gregory Situ (PF) Roland Lilly, David Robinson, Shane Lee | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss (PG), Andrew Demartino (SG) Charles Bugg, Roy Bowen | |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-35 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Jamie Zullo misses the tip | 45-35 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to William Bingham | 45-35 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | William Bingham misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on Jimmy Corral - foul #2 on Jimmy Corral, team foul #6 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | Luis Gomez (SG) Brendan Boatright | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff (SF), Arnold Trogdon (PF) Jamie Zullo, Frank Porter | |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | William Bingham makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | William Bingham misses the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 08:49 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Gregory Situ | 45-36 |
| 08:27 | Alabama | Sergio Martinez hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing and he's hacked by Maynard Weiss - foul #4 on Maynard Weiss, team foul #4 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | Shane Lee (PF) Gregory Situ | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jamie Zullo (PG), Martin Denton (C) Maynard Weiss, William Bingham | |
| 08:27 | Alabama | Sergio Martinez makes the free throw | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Arnold Trogdon hits a turnaround in the lane | 49-38 |
| 07:50 | Alabama | Sergio Martinez clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi State | Martin Denton grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jamie Zullo | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Sergio Martinez (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luis Gomez (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Rutherford (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Shane Lee (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jimmy Corral (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jamie Zullo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Demartino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Scharff (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arnold Trogdon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Denton (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Alabama | Luis Gomez loses the ball out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Roland Lilly (PG), David Robinson (SF), Gregory Situ (C) Sergio Martinez, William Rutherford, Jimmy Corral | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss (PG) Andrew Demartino | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by David Robinson - foul #2 on David Robinson, team foul #7 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Porter (PF), William Bingham (C) Arnold Trogdon, Martin Denton | |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff misses the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff misses the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 06:44 | Alabama | Luis Gomez gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 06:30 | Alabama | Luis Gomez misses the 3 from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 06:28 | Alabama | David Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 06:23 | Alabama | Gregory Situ knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Roland Lilly | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | William Bingham makes the wide open driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Maynard Weiss | 51-43 |
| 06:01 | Alabama | David Robinson knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Maynard Weiss hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-43 |
| 05:49 | Alabama | Luis Gomez grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 05:34 | Alabama | Luis Gomez is fouled on the floor by Maynard Weiss - foul #5 on Maynard Weiss, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Sergio Martinez (PG), Brendan Boatright (SG), William Rutherford (SF), Jimmy Corral (C) Roland Lilly, Luis Gomez, David Robinson, Shane Lee | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino (SG), Arnold Trogdon (SF) Maynard Weiss, Thomas Scharff | |
| 05:14 | Alabama | Sergio Martinez connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Brendan Boatright | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | Frank Porter misses the 3 from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 05:02 | Alabama | Sergio Martinez pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 04:54 | Alabama | Sergio Martinez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 56-43 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Arnold Trogdon | 56-43 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Jamie Zullo clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-43 |
| 04:33 | Alabama | Jimmy Corral grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 04:13 | Alabama | Jimmy Corral misses the jumpshot from the right side | 56-43 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi State | Arnold Trogdon pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | William Bingham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Luis Gomez (SG), Shane Lee (PF) Brendan Boatright, Gregory Situ | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Bugg (PG), Martin Denton (C) Jamie Zullo, William Bingham | |
| 03:44 | Alabama | Sergio Martinez is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Sergio Martinez, team foul #8 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Scharff (SF) Frank Porter | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | William Rutherford picks off the pass by Charles Bugg | 56-43 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Sergio Martinez (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luis Gomez (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Rutherford (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Shane Lee (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jimmy Corral (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Bugg (fresh) SG - Andrew Demartino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Scharff (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arnold Trogdon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Denton (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:08 | Alabama | Sergio Martinez is hacked by Charles Bugg - foul #1 on Charles Bugg, team foul #6 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Roland Lilly (PG), Brendan Boatright (SG), David Robinson (SF), Gregory Situ (PF) Sergio Martinez, Luis Gomez, William Rutherford, Shane Lee | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jamie Zullo (PG), Roy Bowen (SF), Frank Porter (PF) Andrew Demartino, Thomas Scharff, Arnold Trogdon | |
| 03:03 | Alabama | Brendan Boatright comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 03:02 | Alabama | David Robinson tips it in | 58-43 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Charles Bugg misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-43 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | Jamie Zullo grabs the offensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Charles Bugg misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-43 |
| 02:22 | Alabama | The rebound goes to David Robinson | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:04 | Alabama | Gregory Situ misses long on a shot from the left block | 58-43 |
| 02:03 | Alabama | Gregory Situ snags the offensive board | 58-43 |
| 01:49 | Alabama | Gregory Situ loses the ball out of bounds | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:36 | Mississippi State | Roy Bowen can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 58-43 |
| 01:34 | Alabama | Gregory Situ pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| 01:16 | Alabama | Jimmy Corral is whistled for a carry | 58-43 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Corral swats the short shot by Martin Denton | 58-43 |
| 00:54 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Roland Lilly | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Alabama | Gregory Situ is denied on a layup by Roy Bowen | 58-43 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Roy Bowen gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Roland Lilly steals it from Roy Bowen | 58-43 |
| 00:22 | Alabama | Brendan Boatright hits the finger roll set up by Roland Lilly | 60-43 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Roy Bowen hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 60-43 |
| 00:15 | Alabama | Brendan Boatright grabs the defensive rebound | 60-43 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Roland Lilly runs out the clock | 60-43 |