| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Paul Shaw (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Richard Fell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) PF - Brad Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Keech (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Michael Prather (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Cheek (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Greer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-36 |
| 19:34 | Alabama | Ronald Ward steps in front of the James Keech pass | 30-36 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Ward | 32-36 |
| 19:02 | Alabama | James Keech connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 32-38 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Brad Nelson is blocked by Michael Prather | 32-38 |
| 18:54 | Alabama | Robert Cheek grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 18:41 | Alabama | Richard Fell is called for the reach on Lawrence Jones - foul #2 on Richard Fell, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| 18:36 | Alabama | James Keech hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Richard Fell | 32-38 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Robert Cheek - foul #2 on Robert Cheek, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 18:08 | Alabama | Robert Cheek grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 17:49 | Alabama | Michael Prather comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brad Nelson - foul #1 on Brad Nelson, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley (C) Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 17:49 | Alabama | Michael Prather makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 17:49 | Alabama | Michael Prather makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley hits the follow up shot | 34-40 |
| 17:18 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones misses the 3 from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 17:17 | Alabama | George Greer pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 17:03 | Alabama | James Keech lays it up and in and he's hacked by Paul Shaw - foul #1 on Paul Shaw, team foul #3 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser (SG), Ezekiel Godby (SF), Matthew Massie (C) Richard Fell, Ronald Ward, Brad Nelson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Wallace (SG), Martin Regner (SF), Emmett Smith (PF), Roger Fenton (C) Lawrence Jones, Michael Prather, Robert Cheek, George Greer | |
| 17:03 | Alabama | James Keech misses the free throw | 34-42 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser is hacked by Richard Wallace - foul #2 on Richard Wallace, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen (C) Ezekiel Godby | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jordan Graves (PG) James Keech | |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway (SG) Paul Shaw | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 16:20 | Alabama | Emmett Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Justin Sheley - foul #1 on Justin Sheley, team foul #4 | 34-42 |
| 16:20 | Alabama | Emmett Smith makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 16:20 | Alabama | Emmett Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen is denied on a layup by Roger Fenton | 34-44 |
| 15:50 | Alabama | Richard Wallace snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen Moser (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Travis Dunaway (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Sheley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Massie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jordan Graves (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Wallace (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Martin Regner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Emmett Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Fenton (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:31 | Alabama | Jordan Graves hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Matthew Massie | 34-44 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Justin Sheley and he's fouled by Jordan Graves - foul #1 on Jordan Graves, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw (PG), Richard Fell (SG), Ronald Ward (SF), Brad Nelson (PF) Stephen Moser, Travis Dunaway, Justin Sheley, Matthew Massie | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Keech (PG), Lawrence Jones (SG), Michael Prather (SF), Robert Cheek (PF), George Greer (C) Jordan Graves, Richard Wallace, Martin Regner, Emmett Smith, Roger Fenton | |
| 15:00 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen misses the free throw | 36-44 |
| 15:00 | Alabama | George Greer grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 14:56 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby (C) Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby double dribbles | 36-44 |
| 14:23 | Alabama | James Keech makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-47 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Paul Shaw | 38-47 |
| 13:49 | Alabama | Michael Prather is whistled for traveling | 38-47 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 13:39 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Lawrence Jones | 38-47 |
| 13:15 | Alabama | Ronald Ward is called for the reach on Michael Prather - foul #3 on Ronald Ward, team foul #5 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen (C) Ezekiel Godby | |
| Subs | Alabama | Martin Regner (SF) Michael Prather | |
| 12:54 | Alabama | James Keech misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley (SF), Matthew Massie (PF) Ronald Ward, Brad Nelson | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 12:28 | Alabama | James Keech is whistled for traveling | 38-47 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw is fouled on the floor by Martin Regner - foul #1 on Martin Regner, team foul #4 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jordan Graves (PG), Richard Wallace (SG), Emmett Smith (PF) James Keech, Lawrence Jones, Robert Cheek | |
| 12:06 | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser (SG) Richard Fell | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 11:54 | Alabama | Emmett Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-47 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie grabs the board | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Paul Shaw (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Moser (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Justin Sheley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Massie (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jordan Graves (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Wallace (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Martin Regner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Emmett Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - George Greer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Emmett Smith - foul #1 on Emmett Smith, team foul #5 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway (SG), Ronald Ward (SF), Brad Nelson (PF) Paul Shaw, Justin Sheley, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Prather (SF), Roger Fenton (C) Martin Regner, George Greer | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 11:20 | Alabama | Michael Prather is fouled on the floor by Ronald Ward - foul #4 on Ronald Ward, team foul #6 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby (SF) Ronald Ward | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Keech (PG), Lawrence Jones (SG), Robert Cheek (PF) Jordan Graves, Richard Wallace, Emmett Smith | |
| 11:00 | Alabama | Roger Fenton misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie grabs the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Massie | 42-47 |
| 10:14 | Alabama | Roger Fenton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw (PG), Richard Fell (SG), Justin Sheley (PF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Stephen Moser, Travis Dunaway, Brad Nelson, Matthew Massie | |
| Subs | Alabama | Martin Regner (SF), George Greer (C) Michael Prather, Roger Fenton | |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw is called for traveling in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| 10:02 | Alabama | James Keech drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-50 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi State | George Greer blocks the short jumper by Ryan Mickelsen | 42-50 |
| 09:49 | Alabama | Robert Cheek pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 09:44 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from George Greer | 42-53 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Martin Regner - foul #2 on Martin Regner, team foul #6 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jordan Graves (PG), Richard Wallace (SG), Emmett Smith (PF) James Keech, Lawrence Jones, Robert Cheek | |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby misses the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby misses the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 09:28 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Emmett Smith | 42-53 |
| 09:13 | Alabama | Richard Wallace is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Richard Wallace, team foul #7 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson (PF) Ezekiel Godby | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | Martin Regner steals the ball from Paul Shaw | 42-53 |
| 08:30 | Alabama | Richard Wallace knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Martin Regner | 42-56 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-56 |
| 07:55 | Alabama | Richard Wallace can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell gets the rebound | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Paul Shaw (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Fell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Sheley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brad Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jordan Graves (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Wallace (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Martin Regner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Emmett Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - George Greer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 07:47 | Alabama | George Greer grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 07:28 | Alabama | Emmett Smith makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jordan Graves | 45-58 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw is fouled on the floor by Jordan Graves - foul #2 on Jordan Graves, team foul #8 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser (SG), Ronald Ward (SF), Matthew Massie (PF), Ezekiel Godby (C) Richard Fell, Justin Sheley, Brad Nelson, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Keech (PG), Lawrence Jones (SG), Michael Prather (SF), Robert Cheek (PF), Roger Fenton (C) Jordan Graves, Richard Wallace, Martin Regner, Emmett Smith, George Greer | |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 07:05 | Alabama | Ronald Ward is called for the reach on Michael Prather - foul #5 on Ronald Ward, team foul #7 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson (PF) Ronald Ward | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 07:05 | Alabama | Michael Prather makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 07:05 | Alabama | Michael Prather misses the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-59 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Ezekiel Godby | 47-59 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | James Keech steps in front of the Stephen Moser pass | 47-59 |
| 06:40 | Alabama | James Keech lays it in | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | Michael Prather steps in front of the Matthew Massie pass | 47-61 |
| 06:24 | Alabama | Roger Fenton buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Lawrence Jones | 47-63 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Michael Prather steps in front of the Ezekiel Godby pass | 47-63 |
| 05:49 | Alabama | Roger Fenton clanks a runner near the basket | 47-63 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Brad Nelson | 47-63 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Prather - foul #2 on Michael Prather, team foul #9 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Fell (SG), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Paul Shaw, Matthew Massie | |
| Subs | Alabama | George Greer (C) Roger Fenton | |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 05:32 | Alabama | George Greer grabs the board | 48-63 |
| 05:15 | Alabama | James Keech hits a 3 from the left corner set up by George Greer | 48-66 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-66 |
| 04:44 | Alabama | James Keech hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 51-66 |
| 04:42 | Alabama | George Greer snags the offensive board | 51-66 |
| 04:28 | Alabama | George Greer misses the lay-in | 51-66 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson pulls down the rebound | 51-66 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-66 |
| 04:10 | Alabama | James Keech grabs the defensive rebound | 51-66 |
| 04:06 | Alabama | James Keech is fouled on the floor by Brad Nelson - foul #2 on Brad Nelson, team foul #8 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw (PG), Randy Simon (SF), Justin Sheley (PF), Matthew Massie (C) Stephen Moser, Ezekiel Godby, Brad Nelson, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Wallace (SG), Martin Regner (SF), Emmett Smith (PF) Lawrence Jones, Michael Prather, Robert Cheek | |
| 04:06 | Alabama | James Keech makes the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 04:06 | Alabama | James Keech makes the 2nd free throw | 51-68 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon is called for traveling | 51-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway (PG), Stephen Moser (SG) Paul Shaw, Richard Fell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jordan Graves (PG) James Keech | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Travis Dunaway (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Moser (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Randy Simon (fresh) PF - Justin Sheley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Massie (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jordan Graves (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Richard Wallace (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Martin Regner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Emmett Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - George Greer (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:20 | Alabama | Jordan Graves comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-68 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon snags the defensive board | 51-68 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-68 |
| 02:59 | Alabama | George Greer grabs the defensive rebound | 51-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:30 | Alabama | Emmett Smith can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Matthew Massie - foul #2 on Matthew Massie, team foul #9 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lawrence Jones (SG), Roger Fenton (C) Richard Wallace, George Greer | |
| 02:30 | Alabama | Emmett Smith misses the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 02:30 | Alabama | Emmett Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Stephen Moser | 53-69 |
| 01:54 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-69 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley grabs the board | 53-69 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Jones steps in front of the Stephen Moser pass | 53-69 |
| 01:31 | Alabama | Jordan Graves lays it in on a nice dish by Lawrence Jones | 53-71 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Roger Fenton is called for the reach on Stephen Moser - foul #2 on Roger Fenton, team foul #10 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby (SF) Randy Simon | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Keech (PG), Michael Prather (SF), Robert Cheek (PF), George Greer (C) Jordan Graves, Martin Regner, Emmett Smith, Roger Fenton | |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser makes the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser makes the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 00:46 | Alabama | James Keech misses the easy layup | 55-71 |
| 00:45 | Alabama | Michael Prather pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Alabama | George Greer connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Michael Prather | 55-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-73 |
| 00:11 | Alabama | Michael Prather pulls down the rebound | 55-73 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | James Keech runs out the clock | 55-73 |