| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Drozd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willie Trimmer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeff Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Ennis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Ebner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins inbounds the ball | 32-20 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Mississippi State | David Halls blows the layup | 32-20 |
| 19:49 | Mississippi State | John Mason tips it home | 34-20 |
| 19:32 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Fred Carmona - foul #1 on Fred Carmona, team foul #1 | 34-20 |
| 19:32 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis makes the 1st free throw | 34-21 |
| 19:32 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis misses the 2nd free throw | 34-21 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona pulls down the rebound | 34-21 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | John Mason hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-21 |
| 19:16 | Alabama | John Drozd double dribbles in the backcourt | 37-21 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes is called for the reach on Fred Carmona - foul #2 on Jeff Hughes, team foul #1 | 37-21 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi State | John Mason hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-21 |
| 18:28 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis misses the driving attempt in the lane | 40-21 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona grabs the defensive rebound | 40-21 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-21 |
| 17:49 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-23 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ebner is called for the reach on David Halls - foul #3 on Dennis Ebner, team foul #2 | 42-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (PF) Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ernest Hooper (PG), Ollie Greenwald (SF), Stephen Dombkowski (PF), James Abron (C) John Drozd, Jeff Hughes, Matthew Ennis, Dennis Ebner | |
| 17:17 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-23 |
| 17:15 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski pulls down the rebound | 42-23 |
| 16:55 | Alabama | Thomas Petty takes the ball from Ernest Hooper | 42-23 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | David Halls lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Petty | 44-23 |
| 16:18 | Alabama | Ernest Hooper clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-23 |
| 16:17 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Ollie Greenwald | 44-23 |
| 16:03 | Alabama | Ernest Hooper hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-23 |
| 16:01 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski gets the offensive rebound | 44-23 |
| 15:55 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Willie Trimmer, team foul #3 | 44-23 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Drozd (PG), Charles Cichonski (SG), Jeff Hughes (SF), Matthew Ennis (PF), Dennis Ebner (C) Ernest Hooper, Willie Trimmer, Ollie Greenwald, Stephen Dombkowski, James Abron | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) SG - Robert James (fresh) SF - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Steib (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Drozd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Cichonski (fresh) SF - Jeff Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Ennis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Ebner (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-23 |
| 15:38 | Alabama | Bradly Kelly steps in front of the Dennis Ebner pass | 44-23 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses the dunk | 44-23 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly snags the offensive board | 44-23 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Robert James is blocked by Dennis Ebner | 44-23 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-23 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ebner steps in front of the Fred Carmona pass | 44-23 |
| 14:37 | Alabama | Fred Carmona swats the layup by Dennis Ebner | 44-23 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the board | 44-23 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly is called for a charge - foul #1 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #2 | 44-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), Norman Jenkins (SF), David Halls (C) Jeremy Taylor, Robert James, Bradly Kelly, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski (PF) Matthew Ennis | |
| 14:10 | Alabama | Dennis Ebner blows the layup | 44-23 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Fred Carmona | 44-23 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | David Halls connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 46-23 |
| 13:33 | Alabama | Jeff Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (PF) Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ernest Hooper (PG), Willie Trimmer (SG), Ollie Greenwald (SF), James Abron (C) John Drozd, Charles Cichonski, Jeff Hughes, Dennis Ebner | |
| 13:11 | Mississippi State | David Halls clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Abron - foul #2 on James Abron, team foul #4 | 46-23 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the 1st free throw | 46-23 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the 2nd free throw | 47-23 |
| 13:07 | Alabama | Ernest Hooper throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Ennis (PF) Stephen Dombkowski | |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert is called for a backcourt violation | 47-23 |
| 12:36 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis is fouled on the floor by Michael Hilbert - foul #3 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #3 | 47-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG) John Mason | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 12:22 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis misses the lay-in | 47-23 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 47-23 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Norman Jenkins | 50-23 |
| 11:41 | Alabama | Ernest Hooper comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-23 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | David Halls gets the rebound | 50-23 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Norman Jenkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - David Halls (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ernest Hooper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Trimmer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ollie Greenwald (fresh) PF - Matthew Ennis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Abron (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | David Halls can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Matthew Ennis - foul #1 on Matthew Ennis, team foul #5 | 50-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Robert James (SF), Fred Carmona (PF) Jeremy Taylor, Norman Jenkins, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Drozd (PG), Jeff Hughes (SF), Stephen Dombkowski (PF), Dennis Ebner (C) Ernest Hooper, Ollie Greenwald, Matthew Ennis, James Abron | |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the 1st free throw | 50-23 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the 2nd free throw | 51-23 |
| 11:16 | Alabama | Dennis Ebner jams it set up by Willie Trimmer and the foul's on John Mason - foul #2 on John Mason, team foul #4 | 51-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (SG), Bradly Kelly (C) Thomas Petty, David Halls | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 11:16 | Alabama | Dennis Ebner misses the free throw | 51-25 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the board | 51-25 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly is fouled on the floor by Stephen Dombkowski - foul #2 on Stephen Dombkowski, team foul #6 | 51-25 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 51-25 |
| 10:44 | Alabama | Dennis Ebner drills a runner from the right block | 51-27 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona slams it home on a great pass from John Mason | 53-27 |
| 10:07 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Jeff Hughes | 53-29 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes is called for the reach on Jeremy Taylor - foul #3 on Jeff Hughes, team foul #7 | 53-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG), Norman Jenkins (SF), David Halls (C) John Mason, Robert James, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Cichonski (SG), Ollie Greenwald (SF), Matthew Ennis (PF) Willie Trimmer, Jeff Hughes, Stephen Dombkowski | |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 54-29 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 55-29 |
| 09:35 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis can't throw it down but he's hacked by Fred Carmona - foul #2 on Fred Carmona, team foul #5 | 55-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG) Jeremy Taylor | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 09:35 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis makes the 1st free throw | 55-30 |
| 09:35 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-31 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the fadeaway from the left block | 55-31 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | David Halls pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-31 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Matthew Ennis steals the ball from John Mason | 55-31 |
| 08:48 | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald steps out of bounds on the sideline | 55-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (PF) Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ernest Hooper (PG), James Abron (C) John Drozd, Dennis Ebner | |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | John Mason throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-31 |
| 08:30 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis drills a shot in the paint and he's hacked by Michael Hilbert - foul #4 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #6 | 55-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Richard Steib (PF) John Mason, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jeff Hughes (SF) Ollie Greenwald | |
| 08:30 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis misses the free throw | 55-33 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the board | 55-33 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Taylor | 58-33 |
| 07:55 | Alabama | The pull-up jumper by Matthew Ennis is blocked by David Halls | 58-33 |
| 07:53 | Alabama | Jeff Hughes tips it in | 58-35 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi State | David Halls connects on the floater near the basket set up by Jeremy Taylor | 60-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Steib (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Halls (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ernest Hooper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Cichonski (fresh) SF - Jeff Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Ennis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - James Abron (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Alabama | James Abron hits the finger roll | 60-37 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Petty and the foul's on Charles Cichonski - foul #1 on Charles Cichonski, team foul #8 | 62-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SG), Bradly Kelly (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF) Thomas Petty, Norman Jenkins, David Halls | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald (SF), Stephen Dombkowski (PF) Jeff Hughes, Matthew Ennis | |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor makes the free throw | 63-37 |
| 07:05 | Alabama | Ernest Hooper scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Abron | 63-40 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Bradly Kelly | 65-40 |
| 06:30 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Hilbert - foul #5 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #7 | 65-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SF) Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Whitman (SG) Charles Cichonski | |
| 06:30 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski makes the 1st free throw | 65-41 |
| 06:30 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 65-41 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly pulls down the rebound | 65-41 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Stephen Dombkowski is called for the reach on Richard Steib - foul #3 on Stephen Dombkowski, team foul #9 | 65-41 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib makes the 1st free throw | 66-41 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib makes the 2nd free throw | 67-41 |
| 05:57 | Alabama | James Abron hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 67-41 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 67-41 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ollie Greenwald - foul #1 on Ollie Greenwald, team foul #10 | 67-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Cichonski (SG) Kenneth Whitman | |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 67-41 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 68-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:26 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-43 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly can't finish the layup | 68-43 |
| 05:02 | Alabama | James Abron pulls down the rebound | 68-43 |
| 04:56 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski is whistled for a carry | 68-43 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi State | James Abron takes the ball from Norman Jenkins | 68-43 |
| 04:08 | Alabama | Ernest Hooper misses long on a 3 from straight away | 68-43 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Richard Steib | 68-43 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-43 |
| 03:45 | Alabama | James Abron snags the defensive board | 68-43 |
| 03:36 | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald is fouled on the floor by Norman Jenkins - foul #1 on Norman Jenkins, team foul #8 | 68-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG) Norman Jenkins | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Whitman (SG) Charles Cichonski | |
| 03:36 | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald makes the 1st free throw | 68-44 |
| 03:36 | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald misses the 2nd free throw | 68-44 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly gets the rebound | 68-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert James (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Steib (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradly Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ernest Hooper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Whitman (fresh) SF - Ollie Greenwald (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Stephen Dombkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Abron (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor is fouled on the floor by Ernest Hooper - foul #2 on Ernest Hooper, team foul #11 | 68-44 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 69-44 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 69-44 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly snags the offensive board | 69-44 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by James Abron - foul #3 on James Abron, team foul #12 | 69-44 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 69-44 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 70-44 |
| 02:43 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski can't connect on a shot from the left block | 70-44 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly snags the defensive board | 70-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 70-44 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-44 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Jeremy Taylor and he's hacked by James Abron - foul #4 on James Abron, team foul #13 | 72-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SF) Thomas Petty | |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Cichonski (SG) Kenneth Whitman | |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib makes the free throw | 73-44 |
| 01:57 | Alabama | James Abron is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on James Abron, team foul #14 | 73-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dennis Ebner (C) James Abron | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Charles Cichonski steals it from Norman Jenkins in the backcourt | 73-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:36 | Alabama | Charles Cichonski drills a jumper from the free throw line | 73-46 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | Ollie Greenwald is called for the reach on Jeremy Taylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ollie Greenwald, team foul #15 | 73-46 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 74-46 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 74-46 |
| 01:33 | Alabama | Dennis Ebner grabs the board | 74-46 |
| 01:19 | Alabama | Ernest Hooper comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 74-46 |
| 01:17 | Alabama | Dennis Ebner gets the offensive rebound | 74-46 |
| 01:09 | Alabama | Ernest Hooper clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-46 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi State | Robert James gets the rebound | 74-46 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Bradly Kelly | 76-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Alabama | Ernest Hooper clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-46 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert James | 76-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jeremy Taylor | 78-46 |
| 00:10 | Alabama | Ernest Hooper clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-46 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Robert James gets the rebound | 78-46 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor runs out the clock | 78-46 |