| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jenkins (fresh) PF - Walter Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Markus Duell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Hathcock (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Gantz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jimmy Defranco (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edgar Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Damon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Alabama | David Damon can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Markus Duell - foul #2 on Markus Duell, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (PG) Eric Carter | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jason Tolbert (PG), William Ehrlich (SG), Matthew Folkes (PF) James Hathcock, Robert Gantz, Edgar Johnson | |
| 19:36 | Alabama | David Damon makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 19:36 | Alabama | David Damon makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Walter Harris scores on a jumper from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 18:50 | Alabama | John Jenkins swats the short shot by David Damon | 27-28 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi | John Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi | Jimmy Defranco denies the turnaround by Markus Duell | 27-28 |
| 18:26 | Alabama | William Ehrlich pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 18:05 | Alabama | David Damon misses badly on a shot near the basket | 27-28 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | John Jenkins grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi | Walter Harris scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gary King | 30-28 |
| 17:14 | Alabama | John Childs steals it from Matthew Folkes | 30-28 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | Walter Harris misses short on a jumper from the right block | 30-28 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi | Gary King tips it home | 32-28 |
| 16:53 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert is fouled in the backcourt by John Childs - foul #2 on John Childs, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (PG), Jesus Marquez (SG), Richard Hurlbert (PF), Robert Scott (C) John Childs, Gary King, Walter Harris, Markus Duell | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hathcock (PG), Robert Gantz (SG), Wesley Kegler (SF), Edgar Johnson (PF), John Wellman (C) Jason Tolbert, William Ehrlich, Jimmy Defranco, Matthew Folkes, David Damon | |
| 16:38 | Alabama | Jesus Marquez steals it from Robert Gantz | 32-28 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez banks in the layup | 34-28 |
| 16:14 | Alabama | Robert Gantz misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | Eric Carter is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 34-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SG), Markus Duell (C) Jesus Marquez, Richard Hurlbert | |
| Subs | Alabama | Fred Crane (C) John Wellman | |
| 15:42 | Alabama | Edgar Johnson misses the jumpshot from the left side | 34-28 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Childs | 34-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Childs (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Jenkins (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Markus Duell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Hathcock (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Gantz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Wesley Kegler (fresh) PF - Edgar Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Crane (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | John Childs makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Markus Duell | 36-28 |
| 14:51 | Alabama | John Jenkins steps in front of the Edgar Johnson pass | 36-28 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi | Robert Scott misses the fadeaway in the paint | 36-28 |
| 14:20 | Alabama | Edgar Johnson grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 13:56 | Alabama | James Hathcock can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | Robert Scott gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi | Edgar Johnson swats the layup by John Childs | 36-28 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi | Robert Scott gets the offensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi | John Childs is whistled for traveling | 36-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Gary King (SG), Walter Harris (PF), Richard Hurlbert (C) Eric Carter, John Childs, Robert Scott, Markus Duell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (SG), Matthew Folkes (SF), David Damon (C) Robert Gantz, Wesley Kegler, Fred Crane | |
| 12:37 | Alabama | James Hathcock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-28 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gary King | 36-28 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gary King | 38-28 |
| 11:37 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco misses badly on a runner in the lane | 38-28 |
| 11:35 | Alabama | David Damon snags the offensive board | 38-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Jenkins (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Walter Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Hurlbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Hathcock (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jimmy Defranco (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Matthew Folkes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edgar Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Damon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Alabama | Matthew Folkes misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-28 |
| 11:05 | Alabama | David Damon tips it in | 38-30 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-30 |
| 10:16 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco is called for traveling | 41-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (PG), Markus Duell (C) Jesus Marquez, Richard Hurlbert | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jason Tolbert (PG), William Ehrlich (SG) James Hathcock, Edgar Johnson | |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | Eric Carter is hacked by Jason Tolbert - foul #2 on Jason Tolbert, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SG) Gary King | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Gantz (SG) William Ehrlich | |
| 09:28 | Mississippi | John Jenkins is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on John Jenkins, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Fred Crane (PF) Matthew Folkes | |
| 09:01 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | John Childs knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Eric Carter | 43-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:17 | Alabama | David Damon dunks the ball | 43-34 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi | John Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-34 |
| 07:47 | Alabama | Fred Crane grabs the board | 43-34 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:19 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 43-34 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi | John Childs grabs the board | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Childs (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Jenkins (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Harris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Markus Duell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jason Tolbert (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Gantz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jimmy Defranco (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Crane (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Damon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Mississippi | Walter Harris clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by David Damon - foul #1 on David Damon, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (SG), Robert Scott (C) John Childs, Markus Duell | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hathcock (PG), William Ehrlich (SG), Matthew Folkes (SF), Edgar Johnson (PF), John Wellman (C) Jason Tolbert, Robert Gantz, Jimmy Defranco, Fred Crane, David Damon | |
| 07:10 | Mississippi | Walter Harris makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi | Walter Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 07:10 | Alabama | John Wellman gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 06:46 | Alabama | William Ehrlich is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on William Ehrlich, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Markus Duell (C) Walter Harris | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (SF) Edgar Johnson | |
| 06:21 | Mississippi | Robert Scott lays it up and in on a great pass from Eric Carter and he's hacked by John Wellman - foul #1 on John Wellman, team foul #4 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Harris (PF) Markus Duell | |
| Subs | Alabama | David Damon (C) John Wellman | |
| 06:21 | Mississippi | Robert Scott makes the free throw | 47-34 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:58 | Alabama | Matthew Folkes is fouled on the floor by Walter Harris - foul #1 on Walter Harris, team foul #4 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Markus Duell (C) Walter Harris | |
| Subs | Alabama | Edgar Johnson (PF), John Wellman (C) Jimmy Defranco, David Damon | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:43 | Alabama | Edgar Johnson is fouled on the floor by Markus Duell - foul #3 on Markus Duell, team foul #5 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (SG), David Damon (C) William Ehrlich, John Wellman | |
| 05:25 | Alabama | David Damon blows the wide open layup | 47-34 |
| 05:23 | Alabama | David Damon hits the follow up shot | 47-36 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | Markus Duell scores on a fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by James Hathcock - foul #2 on James Hathcock, team foul #5 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Harris (PF) Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Ehrlich (SG), John Wellman (C) Edgar Johnson, David Damon | |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | Markus Duell misses the free throw | 49-36 |
| 05:07 | Alabama | Matthew Folkes gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| 04:53 | Alabama | Matthew Folkes misses badly on the uncontested turnaround near the basket | 49-36 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi | Walter Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi | Markus Duell is whistled for traveling | 49-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), John Childs (SG), Richard Hurlbert (PF), Robert Scott (C) Eric Carter, Gary King, Walter Harris, Markus Duell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Gantz (SG), Wesley Kegler (SF), Edgar Johnson (PF), David Damon (C) William Ehrlich, Jimmy Defranco, Matthew Folkes, John Wellman | |
| 04:09 | Alabama | David Damon's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Scott | 49-36 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi | Robert Scott snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | Robert Scott's floater is tipped away by David Damon | 49-36 |
| 03:40 | Alabama | Edgar Johnson snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 03:19 | Alabama | David Damon splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 03:18 | Alabama | Edgar Johnson tips it in | 49-38 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez loses the dribble to Robert Gantz in the backcourt | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Childs (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Jenkins (tired) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Hurlbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Hathcock (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Gantz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Wesley Kegler (fresh) PF - Edgar Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Damon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:02 | Alabama | David Damon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Gantz | 49-40 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | John Childs scores on a runner in the paint set up by Jesus Marquez and he's hacked by Robert Gantz - foul #2 on Robert Gantz, team foul #6 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (PG), Gary King (SG), Walter Harris (PF), Markus Duell (C) Jesus Marquez, John Jenkins, Richard Hurlbert, Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jason Tolbert (PG), William Ehrlich (SG), Jimmy Defranco (SF), Matthew Folkes (PF), John Wellman (C) James Hathcock, Robert Gantz, Wesley Kegler, Edgar Johnson, David Damon | |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | John Childs makes the free throw | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:31 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Gary King knocks in the floater from the baseline and he's hacked by William Ehrlich - foul #2 on William Ehrlich, team foul #7 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Jenkins (SF) John Childs | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hathcock (PG), Edgar Johnson (PF), David Damon (C) Jason Tolbert, William Ehrlich, John Wellman | |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Gary King makes the free throw | 55-42 |
| 01:52 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco makes the contested shot from the right block and the foul's on Gary King - foul #3 on Gary King, team foul #6 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Gantz (SG) Matthew Folkes | |
| 01:52 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco makes the free throw | 55-45 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | Gary King is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Gary King, team foul #7 | 55-45 |
| 01:10 | Alabama | David Damon misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Markus Duell - foul #4 on Markus Duell, team foul #8 | 55-45 |
| 01:10 | Alabama | David Damon makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 01:10 | Alabama | David Damon makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Walter Harris can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Edgar Johnson - foul #3 on Edgar Johnson, team foul #8 | 55-47 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Walter Harris makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Walter Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Alabama | David Damon is hacked by Walter Harris - foul #2 on Walter Harris, team foul #9 | 57-47 |
| 00:41 | Alabama | David Damon makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:41 | Alabama | David Damon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Eric Carter is hacked by James Hathcock in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Hathcock, team foul #9 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (SG), John Childs (SF) Gary King, John Jenkins | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Eric Carter makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Eric Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:34 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco blows the layup | 59-49 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Markus Duell snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Carter | 61-49 |
| 00:01 | Alabama | David Damon's fadeaway is rejected by Markus Duell | 61-49 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | The clock runs out | 61-49 |