| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Levi Demott (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Robert Bondurant (fresh) SF - Mark Baron (fresh) PF - Nicholas Crow (fresh) 7 reb. C - Duane Creasy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bernard Herring (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Holley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Champagne (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Gagnon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Mark Baron inbounds the ball | 23-39 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:37 | Alabama | Levi Demott misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-39 |
| 19:35 | Alabama | Duane Creasy grabs the offensive board | 23-39 |
| 19:14 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant comes up short on the shot from the left side | 23-39 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to George Hill | 23-39 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-39 |
| 19:06 | Alabama | Duane Creasy pulls down the rebound | 23-39 |
| 18:39 | Alabama | Mark Baron drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Levi Demott and he's fouled by George Hill - foul #2 on George Hill, team foul #1 | 25-39 |
| 18:39 | Alabama | Mark Baron makes the free throw | 26-39 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by John Gagnon is denied by Mark Baron | 26-39 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne tips it home | 26-41 |
| 17:57 | Alabama | David Holley is called for the reach on Duane Creasy - foul #2 on David Holley, team foul #2 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (SG) Robert Bondurant | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), David Avitia (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Christopher Stoney (PF), Brian Jacobs (C) Bernard Herring, David Holley, George Hill, Charles Champagne, John Gagnon | |
| 17:34 | Alabama | Duane Creasy loses the ball out of bounds | 26-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman (SF), Bruno Addison (PF) Mark Baron, Nicholas Crow | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:25 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney buries a floater from the left block and he's fouled by Bruno Addison - foul #2 on Bruno Addison, team foul #1 | 26-43 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney makes the free throw | 26-44 |
| 17:03 | Alabama | Levi Demott misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-44 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs grabs the board | 26-44 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-44 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs tips it home | 26-46 |
| 16:24 | Alabama | Bruno Addison is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right block | 28-46 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses the runner from the left block | 28-46 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead can't tip it in | 28-46 |
| 16:08 | Alabama | Duane Creasy gets the rebound | 28-46 |
| 15:49 | Alabama | David Avitia steals the ball from Brandon Anderson | 28-46 |
| 15:46 | Mississippi State | David Avitia misses the lay-in | 28-46 |
| 15:45 | Alabama | Duane Creasy snags the defensive board | 28-46 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Levi Demott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Merryman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bruno Addison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Duane Creasy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Avitia (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Olmstead (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Stoney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Jacobs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Alabama | Levi Demott connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Merryman | 30-46 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 30-48 |
| 14:54 | Alabama | Charlie Olmstead steals the ball from Bruno Addison in the backcourt | 30-48 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead misses the turnaround near the basket | 30-48 |
| 14:35 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Levi Demott | 30-48 |
| 14:33 | Alabama | David Avitia takes the ball from Levi Demott in the backcourt | 30-48 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi State | Bruno Addison denies the turnaround by James Ketchum | 30-48 |
| 14:16 | Alabama | Levi Demott gets the rebound | 30-48 |
| 14:14 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by David Avitia - foul #1 on David Avitia, team foul #3 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG), Mark Baron (SF), James Holloway (PF), Nicholas Crow (C) Brandon Anderson, Kenneth Merryman, Bruno Addison, Duane Creasy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (PG), David Holley (SG), George Hill (SF), Charles Champagne (PF), John Gagnon (C) James Ketchum, David Avitia, Charlie Olmstead, Christopher Stoney, Brian Jacobs | |
| 13:49 | Alabama | Charles Champagne is called for the reach on Levi Demott - foul #1 on Charles Champagne, team foul #4 | 30-48 |
| 13:29 | Alabama | Levi Demott hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-48 |
| 13:28 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant tips it home | 32-48 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring is called for traveling in the backcourt | 32-48 |
| 13:10 | Alabama | Levi Demott misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-48 |
| 13:08 | Alabama | Mark Baron hits the follow up shot | 34-48 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Levi Demott - foul #1 on Levi Demott, team foul #2 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans (SF) George Hill | |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring misses the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 12:51 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Mark Baron | 34-49 |
| 12:30 | Alabama | John Gagnon swats the short shot by James Holloway | 34-49 |
| 12:29 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant tips it but misses | 34-49 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne pulls down the rebound | 34-49 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-52 |
| 12:06 | Alabama | James Holloway lays it in | 36-52 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne is whistled for a carry | 36-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (PG), Kenneth Merryman (SF), Duane Creasy (C) Levi Demott, Mark Baron, Nicholas Crow | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), Peter Barnes (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Brian Jacobs (C) Bernard Herring, David Holley, Charles Champagne, John Gagnon | |
| 11:39 | Alabama | The jumper by Kenneth Merryman is denied by Daniel Evans | 36-52 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum grabs the board | 36-52 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bondurant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Merryman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Holloway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Duane Creasy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Peter Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charlie Olmstead (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Daniel Evans (fresh) C - Brian Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 36-52 |
| 11:16 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant pulls down the rebound | 36-52 |
| 11:05 | Alabama | Duane Creasy misses short on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Brian Jacobs - foul #3 on Brian Jacobs, team foul #5 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Baron (SF), Nicholas Crow (PF) Robert Bondurant, James Holloway | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF), Charles Champagne (PF) Charlie Olmstead, Daniel Evans | |
| 11:05 | Alabama | Duane Creasy misses the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 11:05 | Alabama | Duane Creasy makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Nicholas Crow - foul #1 on Nicholas Crow, team foul #3 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bruno Addison (PF) Duane Creasy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), John Gagnon (C) Peter Barnes, Brian Jacobs | |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne misses the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| 10:50 | Alabama | Bruno Addison pulls down the rebound | 37-53 |
| 10:29 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by George Hill - foul #3 on George Hill, team foul #6 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG), Christopher Stoney (PF) James Ketchum, Charles Champagne | |
| 10:29 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 10:29 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Brandon Anderson - foul #3 on Brandon Anderson, team foul #4 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Holley (SG) David Avitia | |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 09:53 | Alabama | Mark Baron hits the finger roll | 41-55 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi State | David Holley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Peter Barnes | 41-58 |
| 09:15 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-58 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney gets the rebound | 41-58 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | David Holley misses short on a floater from the right side | 41-58 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Stoney | 41-58 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Merryman - foul #1 on Kenneth Merryman, team foul #5 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Alabama | Levi Demott (PG), Robert Bondurant (SG), James Holloway (PF), Duane Creasy (C) Brandon Anderson, Kenneth Merryman, Bruno Addison, Nicholas Crow | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (PG), David Avitia (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), Brian Jacobs (C) Peter Barnes, David Holley, George Hill, Christopher Stoney, John Gagnon | |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead misses short on a floater from the right wing | 41-58 |
| 08:44 | Alabama | Mark Baron grabs the defensive rebound | 41-58 |
| 08:17 | Alabama | David Avitia picks off the pass by Robert Bondurant | 41-58 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | David Avitia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-58 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne (PF) Daniel Evans | |
| 07:40 | Alabama | Bernard Herring takes the ball from Robert Bondurant | 41-58 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Levi Demott - foul #2 on Levi Demott, team foul #6 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (PG) Levi Demott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Holley (SG) David Avitia | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring misses the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Bondurant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Mark Baron (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Holloway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Duane Creasy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bernard Herring (fresh) 10 pts. SG - David Holley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charlie Olmstead (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Charles Champagne (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:09 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-59 |
| 07:08 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant grabs the offensive rebound | 41-59 |
| 06:57 | Alabama | Mark Baron's layup is rejected by Brian Jacobs | 41-59 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Charles Champagne | 41-59 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-59 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman (SF), Bruno Addison (PF), Nicholas Crow (C) Mark Baron, James Holloway, Duane Creasy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), Daniel Evans (SF), Christopher Stoney (PF), John Gagnon (C) Bernard Herring, Charlie Olmstead, Charles Champagne, Brian Jacobs | |
| 06:39 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-59 |
| 06:38 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Anderson | 41-59 |
| 06:20 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Brandon Anderson | 44-59 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum clanks a floater from the right side | 44-59 |
| 06:04 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow gets the rebound | 44-59 |
| 05:42 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson makes the jumpshot from the right side | 46-59 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 46-59 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney tips it home | 46-61 |
| 05:22 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-61 |
| Subs | Alabama | Levi Demott (PG), Mark Baron (SF), Duane Creasy (C) Brandon Anderson, Kenneth Merryman, Bruno Addison | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), George Hill (SF), Charles Champagne (PF), Brian Jacobs (C) David Holley, Daniel Evans, Christopher Stoney, John Gagnon | |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Levi Demott - foul #3 on Levi Demott, team foul #7 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (PG) James Ketchum | |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne misses the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne makes the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 04:44 | Alabama | Mark Baron buries a floater from the right block | 48-62 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | George Hill misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-62 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne grabs the offensive board | 48-62 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Bondurant - foul #2 on Robert Bondurant, team foul #8 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (SG), Kenneth Merryman (SF), James Holloway (PF) Robert Bondurant, Mark Baron, Nicholas Crow | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG) Bernard Herring | |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 04:20 | Alabama | James Holloway gets the rebound | 48-63 |
| 04:03 | Alabama | Levi Demott connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Holloway | 51-63 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | Levi Demott is called for the reach on James Ketchum - foul #4 on Levi Demott, team foul #9 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bruno Addison (PF) James Holloway | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), Christopher Stoney (C) David Avitia, George Hill, Charles Champagne, Brian Jacobs | |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 03:42 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Bruno Addison | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 03:29 | Alabama | Duane Creasy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-64 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Holley (SG) Peter Barnes | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum connects on the shot from close range | 51-66 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Levi Demott (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kenneth Merryman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruno Addison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Duane Creasy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (fresh) 10 pts. SG - David Holley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charlie Olmstead (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Daniel Evans (fresh) C - Christopher Stoney (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Alabama | David Holley picks off the pass by Kenneth Merryman in the backcourt | 51-66 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum lays it up and in set up by David Holley | 51-68 |
| 02:58 | Alabama | Levi Demott can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-68 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead grabs the board | 51-68 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Merryman takes the ball from Charlie Olmstead | 51-68 |
| 02:31 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman can't throw it down | 51-68 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney grabs the defensive rebound | 51-68 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Kenneth Merryman - foul #2 on Kenneth Merryman, team foul #10 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Baron (SF), Nicholas Crow (C) Levi Demott, Duane Creasy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), Charles Champagne (PF), Brian Jacobs (C) David Holley, Daniel Evans, Christopher Stoney | |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses the 2nd free throw | 51-68 |
| 02:26 | Alabama | Bruno Addison pulls down the rebound | 51-68 |
| 02:18 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-68 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne gets the rebound | 51-68 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | David Avitia can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-68 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead grabs the offensive rebound | 51-68 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Nicholas Crow - foul #2 on Nicholas Crow, team foul #11 | 51-70 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG) Mark Baron | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (PG), David Holley (SG), John Gagnon (C) James Ketchum, David Avitia, Brian Jacobs | |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead makes the free throw | 51-71 |
| 01:36 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-71 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF) Charlie Olmstead | |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-71 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne snags the offensive board | 51-71 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on John Gagnon - foul #2 on John Gagnon, team foul #7 | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:56 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-71 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Holley | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | David Holley scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Bernard Herring | 51-73 |
| 00:25 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-73 |
| 00:23 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow can't tip it in | 51-73 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring grabs the defensive rebound | 51-73 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring runs out the clock | 51-73 |