| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Randall Carini (fresh) 9 pts. SG - John Rickett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ojore Alhusseini (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Blaisdell (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Dino Skupski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bruce Allen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Nell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brendon Cox (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Charlie Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini inbounds the ball | 44-38 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Alabama | Randall Carini misses the lay-in | 44-38 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Charlie Stevens snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 19:43 | Mississippi State | Randall Carini is called for the reach on William Nell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randall Carini, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | Bruce Allen hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Mark Adams | 44-40 |
| 19:21 | Alabama | Mark Adams swats the layup by Roy Blaisdell | 44-40 |
| 19:19 | Alabama | Dino Skupski tips it in | 46-40 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | Roy Blaisdell steals it from Bruce Allen in the backcourt | 46-40 |
| 18:55 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell lays it in on a great pass from Randall Carini and he's hacked by Mark Adams - foul #2 on Mark Adams, team foul #1 | 48-40 |
| 18:55 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell makes the free throw | 49-40 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi State | Charlie Stevens is called for 3 seconds | 49-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Pelley (PG), Billie Wade (SG), William Oquendo (SF), Marco Rizzo (PF), Ivan Wisinski (C) Randall Carini, John Rickett, Ojore Alhusseini, Roy Blaisdell, Dino Skupski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Hall (PG), Darren Fehr (SF), Lance Bryant (PF), Keith Donoghue (C) Bruce Allen, Brendon Cox, Mark Adams, Charlie Stevens | |
| 18:12 | Alabama | Ivan Wisinski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 18:11 | Alabama | William Oquendo grabs the offensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 18:06 | Alabama | William Oquendo is hacked by Keith Donoghue - foul #3 on Keith Donoghue, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Smith (SG), Wayne Fiala (SF) William Nell, Keith Donoghue | |
| 17:55 | Alabama | Matthew Hall steals it from Ivan Wisinski | 49-40 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Darren Fehr is open but misses the lay-in | 49-40 |
| 17:27 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Ivan Wisinski | 49-40 |
| 17:14 | Alabama | Ivan Wisinski is called for traveling | 49-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Randall Carini (PG), John Rickett (SG), Ojore Alhusseini (SF), Roy Blaisdell (PF), Yuri Bialaszewski (C) Ronald Pelley, Billie Wade, William Oquendo, Marco Rizzo, Ivan Wisinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bruce Allen (PG), Brendon Cox (SF), Mark Adams (PF), Charlie Stevens (C) Brian Smith, Wayne Fiala, Darren Fehr, Lance Bryant | |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Brendon Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dino Skupski (C) Yuri Bialaszewski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:51 | Alabama | Charlie Stevens takes the ball from John Rickett | 49-40 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | Dino Skupski denies the turnaround by Matthew Hall | 49-40 |
| 16:25 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Roy Blaisdell | 49-40 |
| 16:19 | Alabama | Matthew Hall steps in front of the Roy Blaisdell pass | 49-40 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | Matthew Hall lays it up and in | 49-42 |
| 16:09 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Dino Skupski | 51-42 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Mark Adams can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Dino Skupski - foul #2 on Dino Skupski, team foul #2 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Pelley (PG), Billie Wade (SG), William Oquendo (SF), Marco Rizzo (PF), Ivan Wisinski (C) Randall Carini, John Rickett, Ojore Alhusseini, Roy Blaisdell, Dino Skupski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Smith (PG), William Nell (SG), Darren Fehr (SF), Keith Donoghue (C) Bruce Allen, Matthew Hall, Brendon Cox, Charlie Stevens | |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Mark Adams makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Mark Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ronald Pelley (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Billie Wade (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Oquendo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marco Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Wisinski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Brian Smith (fresh) SG - William Nell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darren Fehr (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Keith Donoghue (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:19 | Alabama | Ronald Pelley scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Marco Rizzo | 53-44 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi State | Brian Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Ivan Wisinski - foul #2 on Ivan Wisinski, team foul #3 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini (SF), Yuri Bialaszewski (C) William Oquendo, Ivan Wisinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lance Bryant (PF) Mark Adams | |
| 15:06 | Mississippi State | Brian Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi State | Brian Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 14:59 | Alabama | Ronald Pelley connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Billie Wade | 55-46 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Darren Fehr knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Brian Smith | 55-48 |
| 14:27 | Alabama | Marco Rizzo can't finish the layup | 55-48 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | Darren Fehr pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | Keith Donoghue makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Darren Fehr | 55-51 |
| 13:41 | Alabama | Marco Rizzo knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Ojore Alhusseini and he's fouled by Lance Bryant - foul #3 on Lance Bryant, team foul #3 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Randall Carini (PG), John Rickett (SG), Roy Blaisdell (PF), Dino Skupski (C) Ronald Pelley, Billie Wade, Ojore Alhusseini, Yuri Bialaszewski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bruce Allen (PG), Matthew Hall (SG), Brendon Cox (SF), Mark Adams (PF), Charlie Stevens (C) Brian Smith, William Nell, Darren Fehr, Lance Bryant, Keith Donoghue | |
| 13:41 | Alabama | Marco Rizzo makes the free throw | 58-51 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi State | Brendon Cox is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Allen | 58-53 |
| 13:04 | Alabama | Charlie Stevens steals it from Marco Rizzo | 58-53 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi State | Roy Blaisdell steps in front of the Mark Adams pass | 58-53 |
| 12:33 | Alabama | Randall Carini misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 12:31 | Alabama | Randall Carini tips it in | 60-53 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | Matthew Hall is hacked by John Rickett in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Rickett, team foul #4 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ryan Frei (PG), William Oquendo (SF), Ivan Wisinski (C) Randall Carini, Marco Rizzo, Dino Skupski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Nell (SG), Wayne Fiala (SF) Matthew Hall, Brendon Cox | |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Charlie Stevens misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Ivan Wisinski - foul #3 on Ivan Wisinski, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Smith (PG), Lance Bryant (PF) Bruce Allen, Mark Adams | |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Charlie Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Charlie Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 12:03 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 60-55 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Lance Bryant | 60-55 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | Brian Smith is hacked by John Rickett in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Rickett, team foul #6 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | Randall Carini (SG) John Rickett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Lance Bryant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Pelley (SG), Yuri Bialaszewski (PF) Randall Carini, Roy Blaisdell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ryan Frei (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Pelley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Oquendo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Yuri Bialaszewski (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ivan Wisinski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Nell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Fiala (fresh) PF - Lance Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Charlie Stevens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:39 | Alabama | William Oquendo comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 60-55 |
| 11:38 | Alabama | Ivan Wisinski grabs the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 11:19 | Alabama | Ronald Pelley scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ryan Frei | 62-55 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi State | Wayne Fiala double dribbles in the backcourt | 62-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | Randall Carini (PG), Ojore Alhusseini (SF), Dino Skupski (C) Ryan Frei, William Oquendo, Ivan Wisinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Hall (PG), Brendon Cox (SF), Darren Fehr (PF), Keith Donoghue (C) Brian Smith, Wayne Fiala, Lance Bryant, Charlie Stevens | |
| 10:58 | Alabama | Dino Skupski's layup is rejected by Darren Fehr | 62-55 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | William Nell snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | Matthew Hall makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Brendon Cox | 62-58 |
| 10:34 | Alabama | Dino Skupski drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Randall Carini | 64-58 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi State | Brendon Cox misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 10:19 | Alabama | Dino Skupski pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 10:14 | Alabama | Darren Fehr blocks the jumper by Dino Skupski | 64-58 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | Brendon Cox snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | Darren Fehr misses the shot from just outside the lane | 64-58 |
| 09:52 | Alabama | Randall Carini grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 09:48 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini is fouled on the floor by Matthew Hall - foul #1 on Matthew Hall, team foul #4 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ryan Frei (PG), Billie Wade (SG), William Oquendo (SF), Roy Blaisdell (PF), Ivan Wisinski (C) Randall Carini, Ronald Pelley, Ojore Alhusseini, Yuri Bialaszewski, Dino Skupski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bruce Allen (PG), Brian Smith (SG), Wayne Fiala (SF), Mark Adams (PF), Charlie Stevens (C) Matthew Hall, William Nell, Brendon Cox, Darren Fehr, Keith Donoghue | |
| 09:33 | Alabama | William Oquendo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-58 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lance Bryant (C) Charlie Stevens | |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Wayne Fiala hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Ryan Frei - foul #3 on Ryan Frei, team foul #7 | 64-58 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Wayne Fiala misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Wayne Fiala makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 09:08 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-59 |
| 09:06 | Alabama | Ivan Wisinski grabs the offensive board | 64-59 |
| 08:50 | Alabama | William Oquendo misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Brian Smith - foul #3 on Brian Smith, team foul #5 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Alabama | Randall Carini (PG), Dino Skupski (C) Ryan Frei, Ivan Wisinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brendon Cox (SF), Charlie Stevens (C) Wayne Fiala, Lance Bryant | |
| 08:50 | Alabama | William Oquendo makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 08:50 | Alabama | William Oquendo makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | Bruce Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-59 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini (SF) William Oquendo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:38 | Alabama | Dino Skupski can't finish the layup | 66-59 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | Brendon Cox pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | Brendon Cox buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Mark Adams | 66-62 |
| 08:18 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell hits the finger roll | 68-62 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Bruce Allen can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 68-62 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Brendon Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 68-62 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | Brian Smith comes up short on the shot from the right side | 68-62 |
| 07:49 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Randall Carini | 68-62 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Randall Carini (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billie Wade (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ojore Alhusseini (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Blaisdell (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dino Skupski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bruce Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brendon Cox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Charlie Stevens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:45 | Alabama | Mark Adams steps in front of the Randall Carini pass | 68-62 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | Charlie Stevens throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-62 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ryan Frei (PG), John Rickett (SG), William Oquendo (SF), Marco Rizzo (PF) Randall Carini, Billie Wade, Ojore Alhusseini, Roy Blaisdell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Hall (PG), William Nell (SG), Darren Fehr (SF), Lance Bryant (PF), Keith Donoghue (C) Bruce Allen, Brian Smith, Brendon Cox, Mark Adams, Charlie Stevens | |
| 07:23 | Alabama | John Rickett hits a 3 from the right corner | 71-62 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | William Nell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-65 |
| 06:43 | Alabama | Dino Skupski can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Keith Donoghue - foul #4 on Keith Donoghue, team foul #6 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Pelley (PG), Roy Blaisdell (PF) Ryan Frei, Marco Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Fiala (SF), Charlie Stevens (C) Lance Bryant, Keith Donoghue | |
| 06:43 | Alabama | Dino Skupski makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 06:43 | Alabama | Dino Skupski misses the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Charlie Stevens gets the rebound | 72-65 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | Dino Skupski swats the short shot by Matthew Hall | 72-65 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Matthew Hall snags the offensive board | 72-65 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Wayne Fiala makes the wide open fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Charlie Stevens | 72-67 |
| 06:01 | Alabama | Dino Skupski is denied on a layup by Charlie Stevens | 72-67 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Charlie Stevens grabs the board | 72-67 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Charlie Stevens connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-69 |
| 05:38 | Alabama | Ronald Pelley's pass is intercepted by Matthew Hall in the backcourt | 72-69 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | Roy Blaisdell swats the layup by William Nell | 72-69 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Charlie Stevens snags the offensive board | 72-69 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | William Nell misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-69 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Charlie Stevens tips it in | 72-71 |
| 04:51 | Alabama | John Rickett misses the floater from the left wing | 72-71 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | Darren Fehr pulls down the rebound | 72-71 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | Darren Fehr misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-71 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi State | Darren Fehr grabs the offensive board | 72-71 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-71 |
| Subs | Alabama | Randall Carini (PG), Marco Rizzo (SF), Yuri Bialaszewski (PF), Ivan Wisinski (C) John Rickett, William Oquendo, Roy Blaisdell, Dino Skupski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bruce Allen (PG), Brian Smith (SG), Brendon Cox (SF), Mark Adams (PF), Keith Donoghue (C) Matthew Hall, William Nell, Wayne Fiala, Darren Fehr, Charlie Stevens | |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | Bruce Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-71 |
| Subs | Alabama | Billie Wade (SG), Ojore Alhusseini (SF) Ronald Pelley, Yuri Bialaszewski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:55 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Randall Carini | 74-71 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Brian Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 74-71 |
| 03:44 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Ivan Wisinski | 74-71 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Randall Carini (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billie Wade (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ojore Alhusseini (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marco Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ivan Wisinski (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bruce Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brendon Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Keith Donoghue (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:40 | Alabama | Randall Carini drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Billie Wade | 76-71 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | Bruce Allen is hacked by Randall Carini in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randall Carini, team foul #8 | 76-71 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | Bruce Allen makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | Bruce Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 03:15 | Alabama | Ivan Wisinski is hacked by Keith Donoghue - foul #5 on Keith Donoghue, team foul #7 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Alabama | Yuri Bialaszewski (PF) Marco Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Hall (SG), Lance Bryant (C) Brian Smith, Keith Donoghue | |
| 03:15 | Alabama | Ivan Wisinski makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 03:15 | Alabama | Ivan Wisinski misses the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 03:15 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini grabs the offensive rebound | 77-73 |
| 03:10 | Alabama | Brendon Cox takes the ball from Ojore Alhusseini | 77-73 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | Matthew Hall hits the finger roll set up by Brendon Cox | 77-75 |
| 02:52 | Alabama | Randall Carini throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-75 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Pelley (PG), John Rickett (SG), Roy Blaisdell (PF) Randall Carini, Billie Wade, Ivan Wisinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-75 |
| Subs | Alabama | Randall Carini (PG) Ronald Pelley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Nell (SG), Darren Fehr (C) Matthew Hall, Lance Bryant | |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Darren Fehr is fouled on the floor by Yuri Bialaszewski - foul #1 on Yuri Bialaszewski, team foul #9 | 77-75 |
| Subs | Alabama | Marco Rizzo (PF) Roy Blaisdell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Darren Fehr misses the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 02:37 | Alabama | Yuri Bialaszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 77-75 |
| 02:23 | Alabama | John Rickett's fadeaway is rejected by Darren Fehr | 77-75 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | Darren Fehr pulls down the rebound | 77-75 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Brendon Cox misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 77-75 |
| 02:06 | Alabama | Yuri Bialaszewski pulls down the rebound | 77-75 |
| 02:00 | Alabama | Randall Carini throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-75 |
| Subs | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell (PF), Dino Skupski (C) Marco Rizzo, Yuri Bialaszewski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charlie Stevens (C) Darren Fehr | |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | William Nell is called for traveling in the backcourt | 77-75 |
| 01:46 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 77-75 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | William Nell snags the defensive board | 77-75 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | William Nell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Randall Carini - foul #3 on Randall Carini, team foul #10 | 77-75 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | William Nell makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | William Nell makes the 2nd free throw | 77-77 |
| 01:10 | Alabama | Randall Carini misses the shot from just outside the lane | 77-77 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | William Nell pulls down the rebound | 77-77 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Randall Carini picks off the pass by William Nell | 77-77 |
| 00:59 | Alabama | Randall Carini misses the easy layup | 77-77 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Nell | 77-77 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Bruce Allen lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Brendon Cox | 77-79 |
| 00:28 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell misses short on a floater from the left wing | 77-79 |
| 00:27 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini gets the offensive rebound | 77-79 |
| 00:16 | Alabama | John Rickett's pass is intercepted by Mark Adams | 77-79 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Randall Carini is called for the reach on Brendon Cox in the backcourt - foul #4 on Randall Carini, team foul #11 | 77-79 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Brendon Cox misses the 1st free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Brendon Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:15 | Alabama | Dino Skupski snags the defensive board | 77-79 |
| 00:05 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Randall Carini and he's hacked by Mark Adams - foul #3 on Mark Adams, team foul #8 | 79-79 |
| 00:05 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell makes the free throw | 80-79 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-79 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Bruce Allen misses badly on the uncontested turnaround in the lane | 80-79 |