| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kevin Caro (fresh) SG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Bruton (fresh) PF - Henry Dimaggio (fresh) 3 pts. C - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - David Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joel Luis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ross Power (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Rudy Horner (fresh) 4 reb. C - Stjepan Tucholski (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Ross Power inbounds the ball | 18-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Alabama | Ross Power hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 18-37 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio snags the defensive board | 18-37 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro buries a shot from the right side | 20-37 |
| 19:03 | Alabama | Ross Power misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-37 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Marcelino Bianchi | 20-37 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick loses the dribble to David Clark | 20-37 |
| 18:37 | Alabama | David Clark banks in the layup | 20-39 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro is whistled for a carry | 20-39 |
| 18:00 | Alabama | David Clark clanks a jumper in the paint | 20-39 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro grabs the board | 20-39 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Joshua Warwick is denied by Joel Luis | 20-39 |
| 17:33 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Stjepan Tucholski | 20-39 |
| 17:24 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski misses short on a floater from the left side | 20-39 |
| 17:23 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski grabs the offensive board | 20-39 |
| 17:06 | Alabama | Rudy Horner connects on the shot in the lane set up by Joel Luis | 20-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro is whistled for traveling | 20-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger (PG), Danny Gardiner (PF), Kelly Myers (C) Jerry Bruton, Henry Dimaggio, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Early (C) Ross Power | |
| 16:35 | Alabama | John Early comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Howard Swanger - foul #2 on Howard Swanger, team foul #1 | 20-41 |
| 16:35 | Alabama | John Early makes the 1st free throw | 20-42 |
| 16:35 | Alabama | John Early makes the 2nd free throw | 20-43 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Stjepan Tucholski steps in front of the Kelly Myers pass | 20-43 |
| 16:18 | Alabama | Joel Luis jams it set up by Stjepan Tucholski | 20-45 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-45 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers tips it in | 22-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Howard Swanger (fresh) SG - Joshua Warwick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Caro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Danny Gardiner (fresh) C - Kelly Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - David Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joel Luis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stjepan Tucholski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. PF - John Early (fresh) 3 pts. C - Rudy Horner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Alabama | Rudy Horner misses the floater from just outside the lane | 22-45 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner grabs the board | 22-45 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-45 |
| 15:32 | Alabama | John Early pulls down the rebound | 22-45 |
| 15:13 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski scores on a floater from the right wing and the foul's on Howard Swanger - foul #3 on Howard Swanger, team foul #2 | 22-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles (PG), Jerry Bruton (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Henry Dimaggio (PF) Howard Swanger, Joshua Warwick, Kevin Caro, Danny Gardiner | |
| Subs | Alabama | Andrew Haskins (PF) John Early | |
| 15:13 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski makes the free throw | 22-48 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-48 |
| 14:41 | Alabama | Joel Luis knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from David Clark and the foul's on Jerry Bruton - foul #3 on Jerry Bruton, team foul #3 | 25-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi (C) Kelly Myers | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ross Power (SF) Rudy Horner | |
| 14:41 | Alabama | Joel Luis misses the free throw | 25-50 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi gets the rebound | 25-50 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano blows the layup | 25-50 |
| 14:33 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Andrew Haskins | 25-50 |
| 14:28 | Alabama | David Clark is fouled on the floor by Alberto Giordano - foul #4 on Alberto Giordano, team foul #4 | 25-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner (SF) Alberto Giordano | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 14:01 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 25-50 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Marcelino Bianchi | 25-50 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner clanks a jumper in the lane | 25-50 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi snags the offensive board | 25-50 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Marcelino Bianchi and he's fouled by Joel Luis - foul #2 on Joel Luis, team foul #1 | 27-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SF) Henry Dimaggio | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton makes the free throw | 28-50 |
| 13:15 | Alabama | Joel Luis makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by David Clark | 28-52 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-52 |
| 12:54 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Joel Luis | 28-52 |
| 12:49 | Alabama | Jerry Bruton is called for the reach on Andrew Haskins - foul #4 on Jerry Bruton, team foul #5 | 28-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Kelly Myers (C) Jerry Bruton, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Subs | Alabama | Joshua Ramsey (PG), Albert Valles (SG), Rudy Horner (C) David Clark, Joel Luis, Ross Power | |
| 12:32 | Alabama | Albert Valles knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-55 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-55 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers grabs the offensive board | 28-55 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-55 |
| 11:59 | Alabama | Rudy Horner gets the rebound | 28-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter Bowles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Caro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Danny Gardiner (fresh) C - Kelly Myers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Joshua Ramsey (fresh) SG - Albert Valles (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stjepan Tucholski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. PF - Andrew Haskins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Rudy Horner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Alabama | Rudy Horner clanks a runner from the left block but the foul's on Walter Bowles - foul #4 on Walter Bowles, team foul #6 | 28-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger (PG), Henry Dimaggio (PF) Walter Bowles, Danny Gardiner | |
| Subs | Alabama | Joel Luis (SG) Stjepan Tucholski | |
| 11:39 | Alabama | Rudy Horner makes the 1st free throw | 28-56 |
| 11:39 | Alabama | Rudy Horner makes the 2nd free throw | 28-57 |
| 11:30 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-57 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers tips it back up and in | 30-57 |
| 11:12 | Alabama | Andrew Haskins misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Howard Swanger - foul #4 on Howard Swanger, team foul #7 | 30-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (C) Howard Swanger, Kelly Myers | |
| Subs | Alabama | David Clark (PG), Ross Power (SF) Albert Valles, Joshua Ramsey | |
| 11:12 | Alabama | Andrew Haskins misses the 1st free throw | 30-57 |
| 11:12 | Alabama | Andrew Haskins misses the 2nd free throw | 30-57 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Marcelino Bianchi | 30-57 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-57 |
| 10:52 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Andrew Haskins | 30-57 |
| 10:31 | Alabama | Rudy Horner buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from David Clark | 30-59 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 33-59 |
| 10:02 | Alabama | Ross Power hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Andrew Haskins | 33-61 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio loses the dribble to Ross Power | 33-61 |
| 09:44 | Alabama | Joel Luis throws it down on a nice dish by Ross Power | 33-63 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-63 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi tips it home | 35-63 |
| 09:15 | Alabama | David Clark drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-65 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner is fouled on the floor by Ross Power - foul #1 on Ross Power, team foul #2 | 35-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers (PF), Harry Baumbach (C) Henry Dimaggio, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Subs | Alabama | Joshua Ramsey (PG), Albert Valles (SG), Stjepan Tucholski (SF) David Clark, Joel Luis, Ross Power | |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-65 |
| 08:44 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski pulls down the rebound | 35-65 |
| 08:34 | Alabama | Rudy Horner blows the layup | 35-65 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner snags the defensive board | 35-65 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick's pass is intercepted by Stjepan Tucholski | 35-65 |
| 07:58 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski can't finish the layup | 35-65 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Harry Baumbach | 35-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kevin Caro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Warwick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Danny Gardiner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kelly Myers (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Baumbach (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Joshua Ramsey (fresh) SG - Albert Valles (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stjepan Tucholski (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Haskins (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Rudy Horner (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-65 |
| 07:48 | Alabama | Andrew Haskins grabs the defensive rebound | 35-65 |
| 07:32 | Alabama | Harry Baumbach takes the ball from Andrew Haskins | 35-65 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Harry Baumbach knocks in the jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Rudy Horner - foul #2 on Rudy Horner, team foul #3 | 37-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger (PG), Jerry Bruton (SG) Joshua Warwick, Danny Gardiner | |
| Subs | Alabama | Joel Luis (SG), John Early (PF), Jurica Korzyniowski (C) Stjepan Tucholski, Andrew Haskins, Rudy Horner | |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Harry Baumbach misses the free throw | 37-65 |
| 07:17 | Alabama | The rebound goes to John Early | 37-65 |
| 06:59 | Alabama | Joshua Ramsey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-65 |
| 06:58 | Alabama | John Early gets the offensive rebound | 37-65 |
| 06:53 | Alabama | Albert Valles buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Joel Luis | 37-67 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro's pass is intercepted by Albert Valles | 37-67 |
| 06:27 | Alabama | Joel Luis misses the dunk | 37-67 |
| 06:25 | Alabama | Joel Luis grabs the offensive rebound | 37-67 |
| 06:12 | Alabama | Kevin Caro steals the ball from Joshua Ramsey | 37-67 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-67 |
| 05:57 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Joshua Ramsey | 37-67 |
| 05:41 | Alabama | Joel Luis scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-70 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-70 |
| 05:24 | Alabama | John Early grabs the defensive rebound | 37-70 |
| 05:16 | Alabama | Jurica Korzyniowski clanks a jump hook from close range | 37-70 |
| 05:15 | Alabama | Albert Valles grabs the offensive board | 37-70 |
| 04:55 | Alabama | John Early is hacked by Howard Swanger - foul #5 on Howard Swanger, team foul #8 | 37-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner (SF), Vyacheslav Bosowski (C) Howard Swanger, Harry Baumbach | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ross Power (SF), Rudy Horner (C) Joel Luis, Jurica Korzyniowski | |
| 04:55 | Alabama | John Early makes the 1st free throw | 37-71 |
| 04:55 | Alabama | John Early makes the 2nd free throw | 37-72 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Vyacheslav Bosowski knocks in the jumper in the paint | 39-72 |
| 04:22 | Alabama | Ross Power misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Danny Gardiner - foul #2 on Danny Gardiner, team foul #9 | 39-72 |
| 04:22 | Alabama | Ross Power makes the 1st free throw | 39-73 |
| 04:22 | Alabama | Ross Power makes the 2nd free throw | 39-74 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 39-74 |
| 04:09 | Alabama | Ross Power gets the rebound | 39-74 |
| 03:57 | Alabama | Rudy Horner's fadeaway is rejected by Vyacheslav Bosowski | 39-74 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 39-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jerry Bruton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Danny Gardiner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Kevin Caro (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Kelly Myers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Vyacheslav Bosowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Joshua Ramsey (fairly fresh) SG - Albert Valles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ross Power (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rudy Horner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Early (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner travels with the ball | 39-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Joel Luis (SG) Ross Power | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:26 | Alabama | Rudy Horner hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Joel Luis and he's hacked by Kelly Myers - foul #1 on Kelly Myers, team foul #10 | 39-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jurica Korzyniowski (C) John Early | |
| 03:26 | Alabama | Rudy Horner makes the free throw | 39-77 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton clanks a shot near the basket | 39-77 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers grabs the offensive board | 39-77 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Joshua Ramsey takes the ball from Vyacheslav Bosowski | 39-77 |
| 02:45 | Alabama | Jerry Bruton steals the ball from Joshua Ramsey | 39-77 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 39-77 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Gardiner | 39-77 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-77 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-77 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Joel Luis steals the ball from Jerry Bruton | 39-77 |
| 01:51 | Alabama | Albert Valles lays it in on a great pass from Joel Luis | 39-79 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | Vyacheslav Bosowski banks in the layup and he's fouled by Jurica Korzyniowski - foul #1 on Jurica Korzyniowski, team foul #4 | 41-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Early (C) Jurica Korzyniowski | |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | Vyacheslav Bosowski misses the free throw | 41-79 |
| 01:43 | Alabama | John Early grabs the board | 41-79 |
| 01:28 | Alabama | Joel Luis misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-79 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner snags the defensive board | 41-79 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | Vyacheslav Bosowski misses the lay-in | 41-79 |
| 01:20 | Alabama | Rudy Horner gets the rebound | 41-79 |
| 01:00 | Alabama | Albert Valles makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Ramsey | 41-82 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-82 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:52 | Alabama | Albert Valles is hacked by Kevin Caro in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Caro, team foul #11 | 44-82 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harry Baumbach (C) Vyacheslav Bosowski | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:52 | Alabama | Albert Valles misses the 1st free throw | 44-82 |
| 00:52 | Alabama | Albert Valles misses the 2nd free throw | 44-82 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Harry Baumbach gets the rebound | 44-82 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-82 |
| 00:44 | Alabama | Rudy Horner gets the rebound | 44-82 |
| 00:19 | Alabama | Kelly Myers blocks the jumper by Albert Valles | 44-82 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Harry Baumbach grabs the defensive rebound | 44-82 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner is whistled for traveling | 44-82 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Albert Valles runs out the clock | 44-82 |