| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Drozd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Trimmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeff Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Ennis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Ebner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Halls (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Jeff Hughes inbounds the ball | 22-34 |
| 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 and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:39 | Alabama | Dennis Ebner misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by David Halls - foul #3 on David Halls, team foul #1 | 22-34 |
| 19:39 | Alabama | Dennis Ebner misses the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 19:39 | Alabama | Dennis Ebner makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | John Mason drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-37 |
| 19:06 | Alabama | Dennis Ebner clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-37 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Fred Carmona | 23-37 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Mason | 23-40 |
| 18:15 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by John Mason - foul #2 on John Mason, team foul #2 | 23-40 |
| 18:15 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer makes the 1st free throw | 24-40 |
| 18:15 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer makes the 2nd free throw | 25-40 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | John Mason hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-43 |
| 17:44 | Alabama | Jeff Hughes is whistled for traveling | 25-43 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi State | Willie Trimmer is called for the reach on Thomas Petty - foul #3 on Willie Trimmer, team foul #1 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ernest Hooper (SG), Ollie Greenwald (SF), Stephen Dombkowski (PF), James Abron (C) Willie Trimmer, Jeff Hughes, Matthew Ennis, Dennis Ebner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (PF) Fred Carmona | |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is whistled for a carry | 25-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Cichonski (PG) John Drozd | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:40 | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 27-43 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | John Mason's pass is intercepted by Stephen Dombkowski | 27-43 |
| 15:55 | Alabama | Charles Cichonski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Drozd (PG), Willie Trimmer (SG), Jeff Hughes (SF), Matthew Ennis (PF), Dennis Ebner (C) Charles Cichonski, Ernest Hooper, Ollie Greenwald, Stephen Dombkowski, James Abron | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Robert James (SG), Bradly Kelly (SF), Fred Carmona (PF), Richard Steib (C) John Mason, Thomas Petty, Norman Jenkins, Michael Hilbert, David Halls | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Drozd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Trimmer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jeff Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Ennis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Ebner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert James (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bradly Kelly (fresh) PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Steib (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | Matthew Ennis steals it from Bradly Kelly | 27-43 |
| 15:18 | Alabama | Jeff Hughes buries a 3 from the right corner | 30-43 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeff Hughes - foul #1 on Jeff Hughes, team foul #2 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG) Richard Steib | |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 14:28 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Taylor - foul #4 on Jeremy Taylor, team foul #3 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Cichonski (PG) John Drozd | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Norman Jenkins (SF), David Halls (C) Jeremy Taylor, Robert James, Bradly Kelly | |
| 14:11 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis is hacked by Fred Carmona - foul #3 on Fred Carmona, team foul #4 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski (PF), James Abron (C) Matthew Ennis, Dennis Ebner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:58 | Alabama | Charles Cichonski is hacked by John Mason - foul #3 on John Mason, team foul #5 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald (SF) Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:41 | Alabama | Thomas Petty takes the ball from Charles Cichonski | 30-44 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty lays it in | 30-46 |
| 13:18 | Alabama | The short jumper by Charles Cichonski is denied by David Halls | 30-46 |
| 13:16 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski misses the tip | 30-46 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the defensive rebound | 30-46 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | John Mason is hacked by Charles Cichonski - foul #1 on Charles Cichonski, team foul #3 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Drozd (PG), Matthew Ennis (PF), Dennis Ebner (C) Charles Cichonski, Stephen Dombkowski, James Abron | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SG), Michael Hilbert (PF) Thomas Petty, Fred Carmona | |
| 12:57 | Mississippi State | David Halls can't throw it down but he's hacked by Dennis Ebner - foul #2 on Dennis Ebner, team foul #4 | 30-46 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 12:43 | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald loses the dribble to John Mason | 30-47 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | John Mason hits the finger roll | 30-49 |
| 12:20 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-49 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert grabs the board | 30-49 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi State | John Mason comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-49 |
| 12:12 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis snags the defensive board | 30-49 |
| 12:08 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Matthew Ennis | 32-49 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | David Halls travels with the ball | 32-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ernest Hooper (SG), Jeff Hughes (SF), Stephen Dombkowski (PF), James Abron (C) Willie Trimmer, Ollie Greenwald, Matthew Ennis, Dennis Ebner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG), Bradly Kelly (C) Norman Jenkins, David Halls | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Drozd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Hooper (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stephen Dombkowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Abron (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert James (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Alabama | Thomas Petty takes the ball from John Drozd | 32-49 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty clanks a 3 from the left corner | 32-49 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the offensive board | 32-49 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | John Mason comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 32-49 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | Robert James grabs the offensive board | 32-49 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes is called for the reach on Robert James - foul #2 on Jeff Hughes, team foul #5 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Cichonski (PG), Matthew Ennis (PF) John Drozd, Stephen Dombkowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona (PF), David Halls (C) Michael Hilbert, Bradly Kelly | |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | David Halls hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Petty | 32-51 |
| 09:42 | Alabama | James Abron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Willie Trimmer (SG), Dennis Ebner (C) Ernest Hooper, James Abron | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SF) Robert James | |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | John Mason buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-54 |
| 09:09 | Alabama | Norman Jenkins steals it from Willie Trimmer | 32-54 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins slams it home | 32-56 |
| 08:41 | Alabama | Dennis Ebner misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-56 |
| 08:39 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis tips it home | 34-56 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | John Mason buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Norman Jenkins and he's hacked by Charles Cichonski - foul #2 on Charles Cichonski, team foul #6 | 34-58 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Drozd (PG), Ollie Greenwald (SF), Stephen Dombkowski (PF) Charles Cichonski, Jeff Hughes, Matthew Ennis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly (C) David Halls | |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the free throw | 34-59 |
| 07:53 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-59 |
| 07:51 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer tips it in | 36-59 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the floater from the baseline set up by John Mason and the foul's on Stephen Dombkowski - foul #2 on Stephen Dombkowski, team foul #7 | 36-61 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Robert James (SG) John Mason, Thomas Petty | |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona misses the free throw | 36-61 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins snags the offensive board | 36-61 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Drozd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Trimmer (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Ollie Greenwald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Dombkowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Ebner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Fred Carmona (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses the 3 from straight away | 36-61 |
| 07:24 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Dennis Ebner | 36-61 |
| 07:03 | Alabama | Dennis Ebner double dribbles | 36-61 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Cichonski (PG), Ernest Hooper (SG), James Abron (C) John Drozd, Willie Trimmer, Dennis Ebner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (PF), Richard Steib (C) Norman Jenkins, Fred Carmona | |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly double dribbles | 36-61 |
| 06:18 | Alabama | Charles Cichonski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bradly Kelly - foul #1 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #6 | 36-61 |
| 06:18 | Alabama | Charles Cichonski makes the 1st free throw | 37-61 |
| 06:18 | Alabama | Charles Cichonski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-61 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib hits a shot from the left side | 38-63 |
| 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 man to man (-4) | |
| 05:48 | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald is fouled on the floor by Michael Hilbert - foul #2 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #7 | 38-63 |
| 05:48 | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald makes the 1st free throw | 39-63 |
| 05:48 | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald makes the 2nd free throw | 40-63 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | Charles Cichonski is called for the reach on Michael Hilbert - foul #3 on Charles Cichonski, team foul #8 | 40-63 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses the 1st free throw | 40-63 |
| 05:39 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski pulls down the rebound | 40-63 |
| 05:26 | Alabama | James Abron hits the finger roll | 42-63 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeremy Taylor | 42-65 |
| 04:56 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Ollie Greenwald | 44-65 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-65 |
| 04:47 | Alabama | James Abron comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-65 |
| 04:46 | Alabama | Ernest Hooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-65 |
| 04:28 | Alabama | The short jumper by James Abron is denied by Bradly Kelly | 44-65 |
| 04:26 | Alabama | James Abron pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-65 |
| 04:15 | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Cichonski | 46-65 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly drills a shot from the right wing | 46-67 |
| 03:53 | Alabama | Ernest Hooper makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-67 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib banks in the layup | 49-69 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Charles Cichonski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Hooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ollie Greenwald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Dombkowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Abron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bradly Kelly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Hilbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Steib (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:31 | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald's floater is tipped away by Bradly Kelly | 49-69 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 49-69 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses the shot from the left wing | 49-69 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert tips it back up and in | 49-71 |
| 02:49 | Alabama | Ernest Hooper hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-71 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib blows the wide open layup but he's fouled by James Abron - foul #2 on James Abron, team foul #9 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Whitman (SG) Ernest Hooper | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib makes the 2nd free throw | 52-72 |
| 02:05 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski is hacked by Michael Hilbert - foul #3 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #8 | 52-72 |
| 02:05 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski makes the 1st free throw | 53-72 |
| 02:05 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 53-72 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib pulls down the rebound | 53-72 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 53-72 |
| 01:50 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Stephen Dombkowski | 53-72 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:46 | Alabama | Charles Cichonski connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 55-72 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 55-72 |
| 01:28 | Alabama | James Abron gets the rebound | 55-72 |
| 01:14 | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald comes up short on the shot from the right side | 55-72 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly gets the rebound | 55-72 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jeremy Taylor | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-74 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Robert James loses the dribble to Kenneth Whitman | 57-74 |
| 00:12 | Alabama | Charles Cichonski is denied on a layup by Bradly Kelly | 57-74 |
| 00:10 | Alabama | James Abron tips it but misses | 57-74 |
| 00:08 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski hits the follow up shot | 59-74 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor runs out the clock | 59-74 |