| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Levi Demott (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bondurant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark Baron (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Duane Creasy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Mark Baron inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:34 | Alabama | James Holloway is fouled on the floor by Chad Smith - foul #1 on Chad Smith, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Patrick Sheard (C) Bryan Espey, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 19:11 | Alabama | James Holloway is fouled on the floor by Chad Smith - foul #2 on Chad Smith, team foul #2 | 26-25 |
| 18:42 | Alabama | James Holloway hits a shot from the right wing set up by Robert Bondurant | 26-27 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Myers out of the doubleteam | 29-27 |
| 17:49 | Alabama | Levi Demott misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Patrick Sheard | 29-27 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | Chad Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 29-27 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi | Patrick Sheard hits the follow up shot | 31-27 |
| 17:06 | Alabama | Mark Baron misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 31-27 |
| 17:04 | Alabama | Mark Baron tips it home | 31-29 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi | David Myers evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 16:39 | Alabama | James Holloway grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 16:17 | Alabama | James Holloway hits the finger roll on a great pass from Levi Demott and he's hacked by Chad Smith - foul #3 on Chad Smith, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Bryan Espey (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) David Myers, Paul Mathieu, Shawn Breaux, Chad Smith, Patrick Sheard | |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (SG) Robert Bondurant | |
| 16:17 | Alabama | James Holloway makes the free throw | 31-32 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey misses the jumper from the right side | 31-32 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey gets the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) PF - Curtis Hines (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Levi Demott (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Baron (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Holloway (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Duane Creasy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Mississippi | Levi Demott steals it from Thomas Hamilton | 31-32 |
| 15:01 | Alabama | Mark Baron can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 31-32 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Hamilton | 34-32 |
| 14:25 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson is fouled on the floor by Bryan Espey - foul #1 on Bryan Espey, team foul #4 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Dwight Jones (PF), Jason Williams (C) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray, Curtis Hines, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG), Kenneth Merryman (SF), Bruno Addison (PF), Nicholas Crow (C) Brandon Anderson, Mark Baron, James Holloway, Duane Creasy | |
| 14:09 | Alabama | Levi Demott loses the ball out of bounds | 34-32 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey misses short on a floater from the right side | 34-32 |
| 13:46 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 13:44 | Alabama | Levi Demott is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 34-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton (C) Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 13:21 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton can't throw it down | 34-32 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux grabs the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton lays it in and he's fouled by Nicholas Crow - foul #1 on Nicholas Crow, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Chad Smith (PF) Bryan Espey, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Baron (SF) Kenneth Merryman | |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| 12:42 | Alabama | Levi Demott buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi | Levi Demott is called for the reach on David Myers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Levi Demott, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Espey (SG), Dwight Jones (PF), Jason Williams (C) Paul Mathieu, Chad Smith, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Alabama | Duane Creasy (C) Bruno Addison | |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Mark Baron - foul #2 on Mark Baron, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Curtis Hines (PF) Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 12:01 | Alabama | Curtis Hines steals the ball from Duane Creasy | 39-35 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi | Levi Demott is called for the reach on David Myers - foul #3 on Levi Demott, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Chad Smith (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Bryan Espey, Curtis Hines, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | Duane Creasy blocks the short jumper by Thomas Hamilton | 39-35 |
| 11:39 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Duane Creasy | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Levi Demott (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Bondurant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark Baron (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Crow (fresh) 2 reb. C - Duane Creasy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Alabama | Levi Demott can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi | Chad Smith snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Mark Baron denies the turnaround by David Myers | 39-35 |
| 10:53 | Alabama | Mark Baron gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 10:46 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Bryan Espey (SG), Curtis Hines (PF), Jason Williams (C) David Myers, Paul Mathieu, Chad Smith, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (SG), Kenneth Merryman (SF), James Holloway (PF) Robert Bondurant, Mark Baron, Nicholas Crow | |
| 10:25 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Shawn Breaux | 42-35 |
| 09:56 | Alabama | James Holloway misses the jumper from close range | 42-35 |
| 09:55 | Alabama | Duane Creasy hits the follow up shot | 42-37 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines is whistled for traveling | 42-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Paul Mathieu (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Dwight Jones (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Bradley Dunning, Bryan Espey, Shawn Breaux, Curtis Hines, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Baron (SF), Nicholas Crow (C) Levi Demott, Duane Creasy | |
| 09:17 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 09:16 | Alabama | Mark Baron tips it home | 42-39 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | David Myers works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton tips it but misses | 42-39 |
| 08:49 | Alabama | James Holloway snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 08:25 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman is hacked by Dwight Jones - foul #1 on Dwight Jones, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Espey (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Chad Smith (PF) Paul Mathieu, Randall Murray, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Alabama | Levi Demott (PG), Robert Bondurant (SG), Duane Creasy (C) Brandon Anderson, Kenneth Merryman, James Holloway | |
| 08:06 | Alabama | Levi Demott misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 07:37 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Levi Demott (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Bondurant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Mark Baron (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Nicholas Crow (fresh) 2 reb. C - Duane Creasy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Alabama | Levi Demott scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 06:42 | Alabama | Levi Demott hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux makes the driving attempt from the left block | 46-45 |
| 06:08 | Alabama | Mark Baron buries a floater near the basket set up by Robert Bondurant | 46-47 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 05:47 | Alabama | Duane Creasy snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 05:18 | Alabama | Mark Baron misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Chad Smith - foul #4 on Chad Smith, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Paul Mathieu (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Jason Williams (C) David Myers, Bryan Espey, Shawn Breaux, Chad Smith, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (PG), James Holloway (PF), Bruno Addison (C) Levi Demott, Nicholas Crow, Duane Creasy | |
| 05:18 | Alabama | Mark Baron makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 05:18 | Alabama | Mark Baron makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses short on a floater in the lane | 46-49 |
| 05:01 | Alabama | Mark Baron grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 04:55 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Mark Baron | 46-52 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines buries a jump hook from close range set up by Paul Mathieu | 48-52 |
| 04:03 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-55 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-55 |
| 03:32 | Alabama | Bruno Addison gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) PF - Curtis Hines (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bondurant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Mark Baron (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Holloway (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruno Addison (fresh) | |
| 03:08 | Alabama | Mark Baron can't finish the layup | 48-55 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi | Randall Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | Brandon Anderson takes the ball from Bradley Dunning | 48-55 |
| 02:44 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Bryan Espey (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Dwight Jones (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Bradley Dunning, Paul Mathieu, Randall Murray, Curtis Hines, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Alabama | Levi Demott (PG), Kenneth Merryman (SF), Duane Creasy (C) Robert Bondurant, Mark Baron, Bruno Addison | |
| 02:21 | Alabama | James Holloway knocks in the runner from close range | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Brandon Anderson - foul #1 on Brandon Anderson, team foul #5 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Curtis Hines (PF) Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:05 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG), Mark Baron (SF) Brandon Anderson, Kenneth Merryman | |
| 01:42 | Alabama | Levi Demott hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi | David Myers is hacked by Robert Bondurant - foul #1 on Robert Bondurant, team foul #6 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Smith (PF) Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (PG), Kenneth Merryman (SF), Bruno Addison (PF), Nicholas Crow (C) Levi Demott, Mark Baron, James Holloway, Duane Creasy | |
| 01:07 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Chad Smith | 51-60 |
| 01:07 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Levi Demott (PG), Mark Baron (SF), James Holloway (PF), Duane Creasy (C) Brandon Anderson, Kenneth Merryman, Bruno Addison, Nicholas Crow | |
| 00:38 | Alabama | James Holloway can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Chad Smith - foul #5 on Chad Smith, team foul #7 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Curtis Hines (PF) Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:38 | Alabama | James Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:38 | Alabama | James Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-62 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines tips it but misses | 51-62 |
| 00:27 | Alabama | Duane Creasy grabs the board | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Levi Demott runs out the clock | 51-62 |