| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) SG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) SF - Dustin Holbrook (fresh) PF - Quinn Botkin (fresh) C - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Carter (fresh) SG - Glenn Shaffer (fresh) SF - Emmett Smith (fresh) PF - Robert Cheek (fresh) C - Harry Nolin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | Robert Cheek blocks the short jumper by Dustin Holbrook | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Alabama | Emmett Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Alabama | Richard Carter scores on a floater from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Alabama | Robert Cheek banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Carter | 0-4 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 18:15 | Alabama | Emmett Smith double dribbles | 2-4 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi | Robert Cheek swats the short shot by Gregorio Moretti | 2-4 |
| 17:50 | Alabama | Harry Nolin grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:38 | Alabama | Robert Cheek knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Richard Carter | 2-6 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Christopher Majkowski is blocked by Harry Nolin | 2-6 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin can't tip it in | 2-6 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook tips it in | 4-6 |
| 16:51 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 4-6 |
| 16:49 | Alabama | Emmett Smith snags the offensive board | 4-6 |
| 16:30 | Alabama | Richard Carter drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Glenn Shaffer | 4-8 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Dustin Holbrook, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Hobbs (PG), Milton Libbey (SG), Josef Kizewski (C) Christopher Majkowski, Kenneth Smith, Gregorio Moretti | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Kolb (C) Harry Nolin | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Hobbs (fresh) SG - Milton Libbey (fresh) SF - Dustin Holbrook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Quinn Botkin (fresh) C - Josef Kizewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Shaffer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Emmett Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Cheek (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Michael Kolb (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Alabama | James Hobbs steals the ball from Robert Cheek | 4-8 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Milton Libbey and the foul's on Richard Carter - foul #1 on Richard Carter, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lawrence Jones (PG), Rodney Chan (SG), Martin Regner (SF) Richard Carter, Glenn Shaffer, Emmett Smith | |
| 15:21 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:05 | Alabama | Rodney Chan's pass is intercepted by Milton Libbey | 7-8 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey is fouled on the floor by Rodney Chan - foul #1 on Rodney Chan, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG) James Hobbs | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer (PF) Robert Cheek | |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 7-8 |
| 14:33 | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 14:11 | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer misses the easy layup | 7-8 |
| 14:09 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Jamaal Widmer | 7-8 |
| 13:50 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on Rodney Chan - foul #2 on Rodney Chan, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (PG), Gregorio Moretti (C) Milton Libbey, Josef Kizewski | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (PG), Glenn Shaffer (SG), Emmett Smith (SF), Robert Cheek (PF), Harry Nolin (C) Lawrence Jones, Rodney Chan, Martin Regner, Jamaal Widmer, Michael Kolb | |
| 13:23 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith makes the 3rd free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:10 | Alabama | Harry Nolin double dribbles | 9-8 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Emmett Smith - foul #1 on Emmett Smith, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Libbey (SG) Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook misses the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 12:43 | Alabama | Emmett Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Majkowski | 10-8 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 12:27 | Alabama | Harry Nolin grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 12:08 | Alabama | Richard Carter is hacked by Christopher Majkowski - foul #1 on Christopher Majkowski, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami (SF) Dustin Holbrook | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 11:52 | Alabama | Emmett Smith makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Richard Carter and he's hacked by Gregorio Moretti - foul #1 on Gregorio Moretti, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (SG) Charles Kawakami | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 11:52 | Alabama | Emmett Smith misses the free throw | 10-10 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti grabs the board | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) SG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Milton Libbey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Quinn Botkin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glenn Shaffer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Emmett Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Cheek (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Harry Nolin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith hits a floater from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 11:15 | Alabama | Richard Carter is fouled on the floor by Christopher Majkowski - foul #2 on Christopher Majkowski, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Hobbs (PG), Josef Kizewski (C) Christopher Majkowski, Gregorio Moretti | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 11:06 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Emmett Smith | 12-13 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-13 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Quinn Botkin | 12-13 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith is whistled for traveling | 12-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook (SF), Charles Kawakami (PF) Milton Libbey, Quinn Botkin | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 10:13 | Alabama | Robert Cheek hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by James Hobbs - foul #1 on James Hobbs, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Kolb (C) Harry Nolin | |
| 10:13 | Alabama | Robert Cheek misses the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 10:13 | Alabama | Robert Cheek makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Josef Kizewski | 14-14 |
| 09:33 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer loses the ball out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Libbey (SG), Quinn Botkin (PF), Gregorio Moretti (C) Kenneth Smith, Charles Kawakami, Josef Kizewski | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lawrence Jones (PG), Martin Regner (SF) Richard Carter, Emmett Smith | |
| 09:13 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 09:12 | Alabama | Michael Kolb grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 08:58 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-14 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 08:31 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Martin Regner | 14-14 |
| 08:08 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer buries a jumper from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey knocks in the floater from the left side | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Hobbs (fairly fresh) SG - Milton Libbey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Holbrook (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Quinn Botkin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) SG - Glenn Shaffer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Regner (fresh) PF - Robert Cheek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Michael Kolb (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Alabama | The jump hook by Robert Cheek is blocked by Gregorio Moretti | 16-16 |
| 07:23 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones grabs the offensive board | 16-16 |
| 07:09 | Alabama | Martin Regner hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 16-16 |
| 07:08 | Alabama | Martin Regner tips it but misses | 16-16 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Clarence Birdwell (SF), Charles Kawakami (PF), Josef Kizewski (C) James Hobbs, Dustin Holbrook, Quinn Botkin, Gregorio Moretti | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (PG), Emmett Smith (SF), Jamaal Widmer (PF), Harry Nolin (C) Glenn Shaffer, Martin Regner, Robert Cheek, Michael Kolb | |
| 06:34 | Alabama | Emmett Smith misses long on an open jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Josef Kizewski - foul #1 on Josef Kizewski, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| 06:34 | Alabama | Emmett Smith makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 06:34 | Alabama | Emmett Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 06:09 | Alabama | Harry Nolin snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 05:49 | Alabama | Clarence Birdwell is called for the reach on Emmett Smith - foul #1 on Clarence Birdwell, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin (PF) Clarence Birdwell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (SG) Lawrence Jones | |
| 05:49 | Alabama | Emmett Smith makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 05:49 | Alabama | Emmett Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Jamaal Widmer - foul #1 on Jamaal Widmer, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 05:21 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Emmett Smith | 18-23 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Harry Nolin - foul #1 on Harry Nolin, team foul #6 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Hobbs (PG) Milton Libbey | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lawrence Jones (SG), Robert Cheek (PF) Glenn Shaffer, Jamaal Widmer | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 04:44 | Alabama | Emmett Smith knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Lawrence Jones | 19-25 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami is fouled on the floor by Robert Cheek - foul #1 on Robert Cheek, team foul #7 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook (SF), Gregorio Moretti (C) Quinn Botkin, Josef Kizewski | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami misses the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 04:26 | Alabama | Robert Cheek grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 04:07 | Alabama | Richard Carter misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by James Hobbs - foul #2 on James Hobbs, team foul #8 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Libbey (SG), Quinn Botkin (PF) James Hobbs, Charles Kawakami | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 04:07 | Alabama | Richard Carter makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 04:07 | Alabama | Richard Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin grabs the defensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lawrence Jones - foul #1 on Lawrence Jones, team foul #8 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (PG) Milton Libbey | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Kolb (C) Harry Nolin | |
| 03:51 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook misses the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 03:51 | Alabama | Michael Kolb gets the rebound | 20-26 |
| 03:45 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Robert Cheek | 20-29 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | Richard Carter is called for the reach on Kenneth Smith - foul #2 on Richard Carter, team foul #9 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rodney Chan (SG) Richard Carter | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 03:34 | Alabama | Michael Kolb snags the defensive board | 20-29 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) SG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dustin Holbrook (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Quinn Botkin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Chan (fresh) SF - Emmett Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Cheek (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Michael Kolb (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Alabama | Christopher Majkowski is called for the reach on Lawrence Jones - foul #3 on Christopher Majkowski, team foul #9 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Hobbs (PG) Christopher Majkowski | |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (SG), Martin Regner (SF) Rodney Chan, Emmett Smith | |
| 03:08 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 03:08 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti snags the defensive board | 20-30 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith's pass is intercepted by Michael Kolb | 20-30 |
| 02:39 | Alabama | The pull-up jumper by Robert Cheek is blocked by Dustin Holbrook | 20-30 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin snags the defensive board | 20-30 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-30 |
| 02:18 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Michael Kolb | 20-30 |
| 02:00 | Alabama | Robert Cheek's floater is tipped away by Gregorio Moretti | 20-30 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin pulls down the rebound | 20-30 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper near the basket | 22-30 |
| 01:25 | Alabama | Martin Regner is fouled on the floor by Gregorio Moretti - foul #2 on Gregorio Moretti, team foul #10 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Libbey (SG), Clarence Birdwell (SF), Charles Kawakami (PF), Josef Kizewski (C) James Hobbs, Dustin Holbrook, Quinn Botkin, Gregorio Moretti | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rodney Chan (PG), Jamaal Widmer (PF), Harry Nolin (C) Lawrence Jones, Robert Cheek, Michael Kolb | |
| 01:25 | Alabama | Martin Regner misses the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 01:25 | Alabama | Martin Regner makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith's pass is intercepted by Martin Regner | 22-31 |
| 00:42 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Charles Kawakami | 22-31 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Martin Regner picks off the pass by Milton Libbey | 22-31 |
| 00:12 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Martin Regner | 22-33 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 22-33 |
| 00:06 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Harry Nolin | 22-33 |
| 00:01 | Alabama | Harry Nolin hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-35 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Clarence Birdwell clanks a fullcourt shot | 22-35 |