| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jae Lobdell (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Okpara Abke (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stanley Kirkpatrick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wilford Miller (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams inbounds the ball | 44-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses short on a runner from close range | 44-38 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong grabs the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Long connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Clarence Williams | 46-38 |
| 19:08 | Alabama | Charles Wilson is hacked by Clarence Williams - foul #1 on Clarence Williams, team foul #1 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Robert Long, James Davis, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 18:48 | Alabama | Li-Liang Zhao blocks the jumper by Okpara Abke | 46-38 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 18:40 | Alabama | Charles Wilson pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 18:29 | Alabama | Charles Wilson clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Danny Carreiro - foul #3 on Danny Carreiro, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Clarence Williams (SF) Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 18:29 | Alabama | Charles Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 18:29 | Alabama | Charles Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Clarence Williams | 48-40 |
| 17:48 | Alabama | Wilford Miller is fouled on the floor by Li-Liang Zhao - foul #3 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Lin Xiong (PF) Clarence Williams, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ken Lozada (PG), Paul Catlett (SF), Theodore Washington (C) Jae Lobdell, Charles Wilson, Wilford Miller | |
| 17:32 | Alabama | Theodore Washington double dribbles | 48-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (SF) Justin Cobb | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 17:19 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman's fadeaway is rejected by Theodore Washington | 48-40 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses the tip | 48-40 |
| 17:17 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Paul Catlett | 48-40 |
| 17:02 | Alabama | Paul Catlett misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Clarence Williams - foul #2 on Clarence Williams, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG) Robert Long, Clarence Williams | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 17:02 | Alabama | Paul Catlett makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 17:02 | Alabama | Paul Catlett makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman lays it up and in | 50-42 |
| 16:28 | Alabama | Paul Catlett blows the layup | 50-42 |
| 16:26 | Alabama | Theodore Washington hits the follow up shot | 50-44 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi State | James Davis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Okpara Abke - foul #3 on Okpara Abke, team foul #1 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Justin Cobb, Gene Land, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jae Lobdell (PG), Charles Wilson (SF), Wilford Miller (C) Ken Lozada, Paul Catlett, Theodore Washington | |
| 16:05 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 15:53 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Ernest Catoe - foul #1 on Ernest Catoe, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) James Davis, Clarence Williams, Ernest Catoe | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere (PG) Jae Lobdell | |
| 15:53 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick misses the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 15:53 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick misses the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Li-Liang Zhao | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Land (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Lafreniere (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Okpara Abke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stanley Kirkpatrick (tiring) 2 reb. C - Wilford Miller (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | Robert Long is hacked by Richard Lafreniere - foul #4 on Richard Lafreniere, team foul #2 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gene Land, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jae Lobdell (PG) Richard Lafreniere | |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro can't throw it down | 52-44 |
| 15:25 | Alabama | Wilford Miller grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 15:01 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick is hacked by Li-Liang Zhao - foul #4 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #6 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Justin Cobb, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 14:42 | Alabama | Okpara Abke can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 52-44 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Guadalupe Mendoza | 52-44 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | Gene Land clanks a jumper from the right side | 52-44 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Carreiro | 52-44 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the floater in the paint | 52-44 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong tips it but misses | 52-44 |
| 14:13 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Charles Wilson | 52-44 |
| 14:07 | Alabama | Okpara Abke is whistled for traveling | 52-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ken Lozada (PG), Paul Catlett (SF) Jae Lobdell, Charles Wilson | |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses long on a shot from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams tips it back up and in | 54-44 |
| 13:38 | Alabama | Paul Catlett comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 54-44 |
| 13:36 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick tips it in | 54-46 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Davis | 56-46 |
| 13:21 | Alabama | Wilford Miller is open and buries a jumper from the free throw line | 56-48 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman banks in the layup on a great pass from James Davis and he's hacked by Wilford Miller - foul #3 on Wilford Miller, team foul #3 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Clarence Williams, Ernest Catoe | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jae Lobdell (PG), Theodore Washington (C) Ken Lozada, Wilford Miller | |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the free throw | 59-48 |
| 12:51 | Alabama | Theodore Washington can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 59-48 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi State | Gene Land pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Wilson (SF) Paul Catlett | |
| 12:23 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick hits a driving attempt from the left block | 59-50 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | Jae Lobdell is called for the reach on Robert Long - foul #2 on Jae Lobdell, team foul #4 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Clarence Williams (SF) Robert Long, Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Stricklin (PF) Stanley Kirkpatrick | |
| 11:49 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 59-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ken Lozada (PG) Jae Lobdell | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ernest Catoe (fresh) C - Curtis Wiedeman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ken Lozada (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Okpara Abke (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Stricklin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Theodore Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Alabama | Charles Wilson is fouled on the floor by Curtis Wiedeman - foul #3 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #7 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Danny Carreiro, Ernest Catoe, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Alabama | Wilford Miller (PF) William Stricklin | |
| 11:34 | Alabama | Charles Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 11:34 | Alabama | Charles Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 11:34 | Alabama | Wilford Miller snags the offensive board | 59-51 |
| 11:20 | Alabama | Wilford Miller blows the layup | 59-51 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the fadeaway from the right side | 59-51 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza tips it back up and in | 61-51 |
| 10:57 | Alabama | Charles Wilson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the left block | 61-53 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | Gene Land's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Alabama | Timothy Young (SG), Paul Catlett (SF), William Stricklin (PF) Okpara Abke, Charles Wilson, Theodore Washington | |
| 10:24 | Alabama | Wilford Miller hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by William Stricklin | 61-55 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro blows the layup | 61-55 |
| 10:06 | Alabama | William Stricklin grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 09:54 | Alabama | Ernest Catoe is called for the reach on William Stricklin - foul #2 on Ernest Catoe, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Ernest Catoe | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jae Lobdell (PG), Stanley Kirkpatrick (C) Ken Lozada, Wilford Miller | |
| 09:54 | Alabama | William Stricklin makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 09:54 | Alabama | William Stricklin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Jae Lobdell - foul #3 on Jae Lobdell, team foul #5 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Alabama | Okpara Abke (SG), Roger Thomas (C) Timothy Young, William Stricklin | |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 09:22 | Alabama | Lin Xiong steals it from Paul Catlett | 63-57 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb loses the dribble to Okpara Abke | 63-57 |
| 09:01 | Alabama | Okpara Abke drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Catlett | 63-59 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Robert Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), James Davis (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Wilson (SF), Theodore Washington (C) Paul Catlett, Roger Thomas | |
| 08:25 | Alabama | Charles Wilson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 63-59 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi State | James Davis grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Davis | 65-59 |
| 07:57 | Alabama | Jae Lobdell's pass is intercepted by Lin Xiong | 65-59 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by James Davis | 67-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gene Land (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jae Lobdell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Okpara Abke (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Stanley Kirkpatrick (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Theodore Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Alabama | Theodore Washington connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Wilson | 67-61 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the jumper from the right side | 67-61 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Land | 67-61 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams loses the dribble to Charles Wilson | 67-61 |
| 06:42 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick hits the finger roll set up by Charles Wilson | 67-63 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Gene Land | 69-63 |
| 06:15 | Alabama | Jae Lobdell is denied on a layup by Curtis Wiedeman | 69-63 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams gets the rebound | 69-63 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Gene Land | 71-63 |
| 06:01 | Alabama | Jae Lobdell is fouled on the floor by Curtis Wiedeman - foul #4 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #9 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gene Land, James Davis, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ken Lozada (SG), Paul Catlett (SF), William Stricklin (PF), Wilford Miller (C) Okpara Abke, Charles Wilson, Stanley Kirkpatrick, Theodore Washington | |
| 06:01 | Alabama | Jae Lobdell misses the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza snags the defensive board | 71-63 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Paul Catlett - foul #2 on Paul Catlett, team foul #6 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere (PG) Jae Lobdell | |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 05:39 | Alabama | The rebound goes to William Stricklin | 72-63 |
| 05:22 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere travels with the ball | 72-63 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi State | Paul Catlett blocks the jumper by Justin Cobb | 72-63 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza tips it but misses | 72-63 |
| 04:59 | Alabama | Wilford Miller pulls down the rebound | 72-63 |
| 04:55 | Alabama | Ken Lozada hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Lafreniere | 72-65 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | Robert Long connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Justin Cobb and he's hacked by Paul Catlett - foul #3 on Paul Catlett, team foul #7 | 74-65 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the free throw | 75-65 |
| 04:25 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere is fouled on the floor by Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #1 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #10 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG) Justin Cobb | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 04:25 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 04:25 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses long on a floater from the right wing | 75-67 |
| 04:07 | Alabama | Paul Catlett grabs the defensive rebound | 75-67 |
| 03:59 | Alabama | The pull-up jumper by Richard Lafreniere is blocked by Li-Liang Zhao | 75-67 |
| 03:57 | Alabama | Ken Lozada hits the follow up shot | 75-69 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | William Stricklin is called for the reach on Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #3 on William Stricklin, team foul #8 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Clarence Williams (SF) Gene Land, Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | Alabama | Timothy Young (SG), Charles Wilson (SF), Theodore Washington (C) Ken Lozada, Paul Catlett, William Stricklin | |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 03:39 | Alabama | Timothy Young hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 77-69 |
| 03:37 | Alabama | Theodore Washington pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-69 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Lafreniere (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Timothy Young (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wilford Miller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Theodore Washington (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Alabama | Theodore Washington hits the finger roll | 77-71 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 79-71 |
| 03:00 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Justin Cobb, Clarence Williams, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Alabama | Okpara Abke (SG), Stanley Kirkpatrick (PF) Timothy Young, Theodore Washington | |
| 02:50 | Alabama | Okpara Abke is hacked by Danny Carreiro - foul #4 on Danny Carreiro, team foul #11 | 79-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (SG) Robert Long | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:50 | Alabama | Okpara Abke misses the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 02:50 | Alabama | Okpara Abke misses the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Curtis Wiedeman | 79-71 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman is hacked by Charles Wilson - foul #2 on Charles Wilson, team foul #9 | 79-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Clarence Williams (SF) James Davis, Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 02:23 | Alabama | Wilford Miller can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Curtis Wiedeman - foul #5 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #12 | 81-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (SG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gene Land, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:23 | Alabama | Wilford Miller makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 02:23 | Alabama | Wilford Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Robert Long is hacked by Richard Lafreniere - foul #5 on Richard Lafreniere, team foul #10 | 81-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF) James Davis, Clarence Williams | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jae Lobdell (PG), William Stricklin (PF), Theodore Washington (C) Richard Lafreniere, Stanley Kirkpatrick, Wilford Miller | |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 83-73 |
| 01:58 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick (PF), Wilford Miller (C) William Stricklin, Theodore Washington | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:51 | Alabama | Okpara Abke loses the ball out of bounds | 83-73 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong clanks a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Stanley Kirkpatrick - foul #2 on Stanley Kirkpatrick, team foul #11 | 83-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF) Robert Long, James Davis, Clarence Williams | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ken Lozada (SG), Paul Catlett (SF), William Stricklin (PF), Theodore Washington (C) Okpara Abke, Charles Wilson, Stanley Kirkpatrick, Wilford Miller | |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 84-73 |
| 01:15 | Alabama | Paul Catlett clanks a shot from the right side | 84-73 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro grabs the board | 84-73 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Gene Land | 86-73 |
| 01:00 | Alabama | Ken Lozada drills a 3 from straight away | 86-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | Ken Lozada is called for the reach on Justin Cobb in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ken Lozada, team foul #12 | 86-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb misses the 1st free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 87-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State 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) | |
| 00:55 | Alabama | William Stricklin misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 87-76 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro grabs the defensive rebound | 87-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State 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) | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Gene Land throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 87-76 |
| 00:49 | Alabama | William Stricklin clanks a jumper from the left wing | 87-76 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao snags the defensive board | 87-76 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Gene Land drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Guadalupe Mendoza | 89-76 |
| 00:36 | Alabama | Ken Lozada misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 89-76 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza pulls down the rebound | 89-76 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb makes the floater from the left side and he's hacked by Ken Lozada - foul #4 on Ken Lozada, team foul #13 | 91-76 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb misses the free throw | 91-76 |
| 00:27 | Alabama | William Stricklin gets the rebound | 91-76 |
| 00:19 | Alabama | Paul Catlett clanks a jumper from the right block | 91-76 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza grabs the defensive rebound | 91-76 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Gene Land runs out the clock | 91-76 |