| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Eric Caison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Zelaya (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Metcalf (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Mansfield (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Walden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Knuckles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franjo Urbanski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Austin Tolliver (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hugo Kardos (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Spivey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-22 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski tips it home | 27-24 |
| 19:25 | Alabama | John Mansfield scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by George Zelaya | 29-24 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi | Hugo Kardos travels with the ball | 29-24 |
| 18:29 | Alabama | Eric Caison works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner but the foul's on Michael Knuckles - foul #2 on Michael Knuckles, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| 18:29 | Alabama | Eric Caison makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 18:29 | Alabama | Eric Caison makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 18:29 | Alabama | Eric Caison misses the 3rd free throw | 31-24 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi | Donald Spivey grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski connects on the fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by John Mansfield - foul #2 on John Mansfield, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski misses the free throw | 31-26 |
| 18:12 | Alabama | Donald Walden pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 17:49 | Alabama | Austin Tolliver steals the ball from Richard Metcalf | 31-26 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver hits the finger roll | 31-28 |
| 17:21 | Alabama | Richard Metcalf's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-28 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 17:00 | Alabama | Donald Walden snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 16:31 | Alabama | Donald Walden is called for traveling | 31-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bojan Bosancic (SF) Richard Metcalf | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:04 | Mississippi | Michael Knuckles makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 15:43 | Alabama | Donald Walden misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 31-31 |
| 15:42 | Alabama | John Mansfield can't tip it in | 31-31 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi | Donald Spivey snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Eric Caison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Zelaya (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bojan Bosancic (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Mansfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Walden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Knuckles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franjo Urbanski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Austin Tolliver (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hugo Kardos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Spivey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Knuckles | 31-34 |
| 15:00 | Alabama | John Mansfield misses long on a shot in the lane | 31-34 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi | Hugo Kardos gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Austin Tolliver | 31-37 |
| 14:26 | Alabama | Eric Caison can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi | Hugo Kardos gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-40 |
| 13:39 | Alabama | George Zelaya is hacked by Franjo Urbanski - foul #1 on Franjo Urbanski, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Scott Jean (PG), Richard Metcalf (SF), Mack Stevenson (PF), Yuri Monkowski (C) Eric Caison, George Zelaya, John Mansfield, Donald Walden | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:22 | Alabama | Scott Jean makes the shot from the right wing set up by Mack Stevenson | 33-40 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi | Hugo Kardos tips it home | 33-42 |
| 12:30 | Alabama | Bojan Bosancic misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Franjo Urbanski - foul #2 on Franjo Urbanski, team foul #3 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | George Zelaya (SG) Richard Metcalf | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:30 | Alabama | Bojan Bosancic misses the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 12:30 | Alabama | Bojan Bosancic makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi | Hugo Kardos is hacked by Mack Stevenson - foul #3 on Mack Stevenson, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Metcalf (SF) Bojan Bosancic | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:02 | Mississippi | Michael Knuckles misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 12:00 | Alabama | Richard Metcalf grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 11:36 | Alabama | George Zelaya comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi | Donald Spivey grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Scott Jean (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Zelaya (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Metcalf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mack Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Yuri Monkowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Knuckles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Franjo Urbanski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Austin Tolliver (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hugo Kardos (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Spivey (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | Michael Knuckles misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-42 |
| 11:14 | Alabama | Yuri Monkowski grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 10:51 | Alabama | George Zelaya clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-42 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi | Donald Spivey grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 34-42 |
| 10:22 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Mack Stevenson | 34-42 |
| 10:05 | Alabama | Mack Stevenson misses the jump hook from the baseline | 34-42 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi | Hugo Kardos gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi | George Zelaya picks off the pass by Michael Knuckles | 34-42 |
| 09:13 | Alabama | George Zelaya scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Scott Jean | 36-42 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi | Michael Knuckles misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-42 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi | Donald Spivey snags the offensive board | 36-42 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Michael Knuckles hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Austin Tolliver | 36-45 |
| 08:08 | Alabama | George Zelaya misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Hugo Kardos | 36-45 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver lays it up and in set up by Michael Knuckles | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Scott Jean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Zelaya (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Metcalf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mack Stevenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Yuri Monkowski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Knuckles (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Franjo Urbanski (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Austin Tolliver (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hugo Kardos (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Donald Spivey (tiring) 6 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Alabama | Scott Jean makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by George Zelaya | 39-47 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 06:44 | Alabama | Yuri Monkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 06:17 | Alabama | George Zelaya clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 06:16 | Alabama | Richard Metcalf gets the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 05:53 | Alabama | George Zelaya scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Scott Jean | 42-47 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Franjo Urbanski | 42-50 |
| 05:28 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Caison (PG), Bojan Bosancic (SF), John Mansfield (PF), Donald Walden (C) Scott Jean, Richard Metcalf, Mack Stevenson, Yuri Monkowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Funchess (PG), Bernard Pearson (SG), William Villalpando (SF), Nicholas Brook (PF), Michael Hendrickson (C) Michael Knuckles, Franjo Urbanski, Austin Tolliver, Hugo Kardos, Donald Spivey | |
| 05:06 | Alabama | George Zelaya comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | William Villalpando grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | Bernard Pearson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 04:43 | Alabama | Eric Caison snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 04:27 | Alabama | George Zelaya hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Caison | 45-50 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi | Nicholas Brook misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Mansfield - foul #3 on John Mansfield, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | Edward Hicks (SG) George Zelaya | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Knuckles (SF) William Villalpando | |
| 04:09 | Mississippi | Nicholas Brook makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi | Nicholas Brook misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 04:09 | Alabama | Donald Walden pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 03:49 | Alabama | Donald Walden makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Eric Caison | 47-51 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi | Nicholas Brook misses the fadeaway from the right side | 47-51 |
| 03:30 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Donald Walden | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Eric Caison (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Hicks (fresh) SF - Bojan Bosancic (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Mansfield (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Walden (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Funchess (fresh) SG - Bernard Pearson (fresh) SF - Michael Knuckles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. PF - Nicholas Brook (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Hendrickson (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Alabama | Eric Caison is fouled on the floor by Bernard Pearson - foul #1 on Bernard Pearson, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Scott Jean (SG) Edward Hicks | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hugo Kardos (PF) Michael Hendrickson | |
| 03:04 | Alabama | Donald Walden drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Scott Jean | 49-51 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi | Nicholas Brook is denied on a layup by Bojan Bosancic | 49-51 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Nicholas Brook gets the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | George Zelaya (SG), Richard Metcalf (SF) Scott Jean, Bojan Bosancic | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski (SG), Austin Tolliver (SF), Donald Spivey (C) James Funchess, Bernard Pearson, Nicholas Brook | |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by John Mansfield - foul #4 on John Mansfield, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 02:05 | Alabama | Eric Caison evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from George Zelaya | 51-52 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | Donald Spivey grabs the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-52 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski grabs the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 01:12 | Alabama | John Mansfield pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 00:49 | Alabama | Richard Metcalf's pass is intercepted by Hugo Kardos | 51-52 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Hugo Kardos connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Michael Knuckles | 51-54 |
| 00:16 | Alabama | George Zelaya misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 00:14 | Alabama | Donald Walden gets the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 00:06 | Alabama | Austin Tolliver takes the ball from George Zelaya | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | George Zelaya is called for the reach on Michael Knuckles in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Zelaya, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Michael Knuckles is hacked by Richard Metcalf - foul #2 on Richard Metcalf, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Michael Knuckles runs out the clock | 51-54 |