| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Lamb (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Perry (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Silvernail (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Liu (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Anthony (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Follis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Fudge (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Zito (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | John Follis inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Alabama | Joseph Thompson steals the ball from John Follis | 29-29 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi | William Hamilton is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on William Hamilton, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 18:45 | Alabama | James Liu clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-29 |
| 18:43 | Alabama | Christopher Zito can't tip it in | 29-29 |
| 18:42 | Alabama | John Follis snags the offensive board | 29-29 |
| 18:24 | Alabama | John Fudge can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi | William Hamilton is hacked by Christopher Zito - foul #3 on Christopher Zito, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Peter Johnson (C) Christopher Zito | |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail's pass is intercepted by James Liu | 29-29 |
| 17:22 | Alabama | John Fudge misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-29 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thomas Perry | 29-29 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi | William Hamilton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 16:52 | Alabama | Richard Anthony snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 16:27 | Alabama | Peter Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi | William Hamilton snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson is fouled on the floor by James Liu - foul #1 on James Liu, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG), Jason Engelhardt (SG), Ralph Elsea (PF), James Shackelford (C) Joseph Thompson, Daniel Lamb, Thomas Perry, Ralph Silvernail | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Bowden (PG), Ray McGuire (SG), Larry Harris (SF), Christopher Zito (C) James Liu, Richard Anthony, John Follis, Peter Johnson | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Llewellyn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Engelhardt (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Elsea (fresh) C - James Shackelford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Matthew Bowden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray McGuire (fresh) SF - Larry Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Fudge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Zito (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | James Shackelford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt hits the follow up shot | 31-29 |
| 15:05 | Alabama | Christopher Zito can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jason Engelhardt - foul #2 on Jason Engelhardt, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb (SG) William Hamilton | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 15:05 | Alabama | Christopher Zito makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 15:05 | Alabama | Christopher Zito makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi | Larry Harris takes the ball from Jason Engelhardt | 31-31 |
| 14:27 | Alabama | Matthew Bowden clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 14:03 | Alabama | Ray McGuire grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 13:41 | Alabama | Larry Harris is hacked by Jason Engelhardt - foul #3 on Jason Engelhardt, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson (PG), William Hamilton (SF), Thomas Perry (PF), Ralph Silvernail (C) John Llewellyn, Jason Engelhardt, Ralph Elsea, James Shackelford | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Liu (PG), Richard Anthony (SG), John Follis (SF) Matthew Bowden, Ray McGuire, Larry Harris | |
| 13:23 | Alabama | James Liu is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Liu, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi | William Hamilton misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on John Follis - foul #3 on John Follis, team foul #4 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt (SG) Daniel Lamb | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 13:05 | Mississippi | William Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi | William Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 12:40 | Alabama | Richard Anthony throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-31 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi | William Hamilton misses the easy layup | 33-31 |
| 12:14 | Alabama | Christopher Zito gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 11:54 | Alabama | John Fudge is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Fudge, team foul #5 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb (SG) Jason Engelhardt | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Bowden (SG), Stephen Graziano (PF), Peter Johnson (C) Richard Anthony, John Fudge, Christopher Zito | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Lamb (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hamilton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Perry (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Silvernail (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Liu (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Bowden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Follis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Graziano (fresh) C - Peter Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry misses the dunk attempt | 33-31 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry gets the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 35-31 |
| 10:57 | Alabama | Peter Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 10:55 | Alabama | John Follis snags the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 10:48 | Alabama | Matthew Bowden is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Matthew Bowden, team foul #6 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea (PF), James Shackelford (C) Thomas Perry, Ralph Silvernail | |
| Subs | Alabama | Christopher Zito (PF) Stephen Graziano | |
| 10:32 | Mississippi | Matthew Bowden is called for the reach on Daniel Lamb - foul #2 on Matthew Bowden, team foul #7 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt (SF) William Hamilton | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Anthony (PG), Larry Harris (SF), John Fudge (PF) James Liu, John Follis, Peter Johnson | |
| 10:32 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 10:32 | Alabama | John Fudge pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 10:09 | Alabama | Ralph Elsea swats the short shot by Larry Harris | 36-31 |
| 10:08 | Alabama | Christopher Zito hits the follow up shot | 36-33 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Larry Harris - foul #1 on Larry Harris, team foul #8 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG), William Hamilton (SF), Thomas Perry (PF) Joseph Thompson, Daniel Lamb, Ralph Elsea | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 09:10 | Alabama | Christopher Zito can't connect on a floater from the left side | 38-33 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Shackelford | 41-33 |
| 08:31 | Alabama | Christopher Zito knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 41-35 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt misses the dunk attempt | 41-35 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi | William Hamilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi | William Hamilton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 07:58 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Christopher Zito | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Llewellyn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Engelhardt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - William Hamilton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Perry (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Shackelford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Anthony (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Bowden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Fudge (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Zito (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Alabama | Matthew Bowden drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 07:04 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Matthew Bowden | 41-38 |
| 06:38 | Alabama | John Fudge knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 41-40 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi | William Hamilton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-40 |
| 06:13 | Alabama | John Fudge grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 06:02 | Alabama | Richard Anthony clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 06:01 | Alabama | John Fudge tips it but misses | 41-40 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson (PG), Daniel Lamb (SG), Ralph Silvernail (C) John Llewellyn, Jason Engelhardt, James Shackelford | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Liu (PG), Ray McGuire (SG), John Follis (SF), Peter Johnson (C) Richard Anthony, Matthew Bowden, Larry Harris, John Fudge | |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail steps out of bounds on the baseline | 41-40 |
| 05:16 | Alabama | Peter Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Daniel Lamb - foul #1 on Daniel Lamb, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea (PF) Thomas Perry | |
| Subs | Alabama | Stephen Graziano (PF) Christopher Zito | |
| 05:16 | Alabama | Peter Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 05:16 | Alabama | Peter Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | William Hamilton misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 05:01 | Alabama | The rebound goes to James Liu | 41-42 |
| 04:37 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Stephen Graziano, team foul #9 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Bowden (SG) Ray McGuire | |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | William Hamilton buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ralph Silvernail | 44-42 |
| 03:54 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano lays it up and in | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Lamb (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hamilton (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Elsea (fresh) C - Ralph Silvernail (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Liu (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Bowden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Follis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Graziano (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:25 | Mississippi | William Hamilton misses the jumper from the right side | 44-44 |
| 03:24 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 03:24 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Perry (PF) Ralph Elsea | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Anthony (SG), John Fudge (PF), Christopher Zito (C) Matthew Bowden, Stephen Graziano, Peter Johnson | |
| 02:59 | Alabama | The short jumper by John Fudge is denied by Thomas Perry | 44-44 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 44-44 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail grabs the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Thompson | 46-44 |
| 02:01 | Alabama | John Fudge comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thomas Perry | 46-44 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | Christopher Zito blocks the short jumper by Ralph Silvernail | 46-44 |
| 01:33 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Christopher Zito | 46-44 |
| 01:13 | Alabama | Thomas Perry picks off the pass by John Follis | 46-44 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | William Hamilton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 00:48 | Alabama | Christopher Zito snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 00:22 | Alabama | John Follis clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thomas Perry | 46-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | James Liu is called for the reach on Thomas Perry in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Liu, team foul #10 | 46-44 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Alabama | Richard Anthony misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Hamilton | 48-44 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | William Hamilton is hacked by James Liu in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Liu, team foul #11 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (SG) Daniel Lamb | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | William Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | William Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 00:03 | Alabama | Christopher Zito throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt (SG), Clarence O'Kell (C) Joseph Thompson, Ralph Silvernail | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell is hacked by James Liu in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Liu, team foul #12 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Bowden (SG) James Liu | |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Matthew Bowden misses long on a halfcourt shot | 52-44 |