| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Hester (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Mackie (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ollie Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Carney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Deleon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Sergio Martinez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luis Gomez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Rutherford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shane Lee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jimmy Corral (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Ollie Wilson inbounds the ball | 23-22 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:42 | LSU | James Hester hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 19:40 | LSU | Kenneth Carney hits the follow up shot | 25-22 |
| 19:14 | Alabama | Sergio Martinez misses long on a floater from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 19:13 | LSU | Michael Deleon pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 18:58 | LSU | Sergio Martinez takes the ball from Ollie Wilson | 25-22 |
| 18:54 | Alabama | Sergio Martinez hits the finger roll | 25-24 |
| 18:28 | LSU | Shane Lee steals it from Michael Deleon | 25-24 |
| 18:10 | Alabama | Shane Lee connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Luis Gomez | 25-26 |
| 17:51 | LSU | Warren Mackie shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 17:49 | LSU | Kenneth Carney tips it home | 27-26 |
| 17:20 | Alabama | Luis Gomez is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Luis Gomez, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Maurice Garvin (SF) Ollie Wilson | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 16:57 | LSU | Maurice Garvin misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Shane Lee - foul #2 on Shane Lee, team foul #2 | 27-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Ryan (SG), Dallas Riddell (C) Warren Mackie, Michael Deleon | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 16:57 | LSU | Maurice Garvin makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 16:57 | LSU | Maurice Garvin misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 16:57 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Shane Lee | 28-26 |
| 16:29 | Alabama | Shane Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 28-26 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Roland Lilly (PG), Brendan Boatright (SG), David Robinson (SF), Gregory Situ (C) Sergio Martinez, Luis Gomez, William Rutherford, Jimmy Corral | |
| 16:08 | LSU | James Hester buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 15:46 | Alabama | Roland Lilly is hacked by James Hester - foul #1 on James Hester, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Warren Mackie (SG), Ollie Wilson (SF), Michael Deleon (C) James Hester, Maurice Garvin, Dallas Riddell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Corral (C) Shane Lee | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Warren Mackie (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ollie Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Carney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Deleon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Roland Lilly (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Brendan Boatright (fresh) SF - David Robinson (fresh) PF - Gregory Situ (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Jimmy Corral (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Alabama | Gregory Situ knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Roland Lilly | 31-28 |
| 15:08 | LSU | Joseph Ryan misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Roland Lilly - foul #1 on Roland Lilly, team foul #3 | 31-28 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Sergio Martinez (PG), Luis Gomez (SG), William Rutherford (SF) Roland Lilly, Brendan Boatright, David Robinson | |
| 15:08 | LSU | Joseph Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 15:08 | LSU | Joseph Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 14:39 | Alabama | William Rutherford makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Luis Gomez | 33-30 |
| 14:23 | LSU | Warren Mackie shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Gregory Situ - foul #1 on Gregory Situ, team foul #4 | 33-30 |
| Subs | LSU | James Hester (PG), Dallas Riddell (PF) Joseph Ryan, Kenneth Carney | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shane Lee (PF) Jimmy Corral | |
| 14:23 | LSU | Warren Mackie makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 14:23 | LSU | Warren Mackie makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 13:54 | Alabama | Michael Deleon is called for the reach on Gregory Situ - foul #1 on Michael Deleon, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| 13:37 | Alabama | Gregory Situ hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 35-30 |
| 13:35 | LSU | Michael Deleon snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 13:12 | LSU | James Hester knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Dallas Riddell | 38-30 |
| 12:57 | Alabama | Sergio Martinez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-30 |
| 12:56 | Alabama | Shane Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 12:32 | Alabama | Gregory Situ can't connect on a shot from the left block | 38-30 |
| 12:30 | LSU | The rebound goes to Dallas Riddell | 38-30 |
| 12:26 | LSU | Ollie Wilson clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Luis Gomez - foul #2 on Luis Gomez, team foul #5 | 38-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Ryan (SG), Kenneth Carney (PF) Warren Mackie, Michael Deleon | |
| Subs | Alabama | Brendan Boatright (SG), David Robinson (SF), Jimmy Corral (C) Luis Gomez, William Rutherford, Gregory Situ | |
| 12:26 | LSU | Ollie Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 12:26 | LSU | Ollie Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 12:15 | Alabama | Sergio Martinez is called for 3 seconds | 40-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Maurice Garvin (SF) Ollie Wilson | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 11:48 | LSU | Maurice Garvin scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Joseph Ryan and he's hacked by David Robinson - foul #1 on David Robinson, team foul #6 | 42-30 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Roland Lilly (PG), Gregory Situ (PF) Sergio Martinez, Shane Lee | |
| 11:48 | LSU | Maurice Garvin makes the free throw | 43-30 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Hester (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Ryan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Garvin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Carney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dallas Riddell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Roland Lilly (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brendan Boatright (fresh) SF - David Robinson (fresh) PF - Gregory Situ (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Jimmy Corral (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Alabama | Kenneth Carney picks off the pass by Roland Lilly | 43-30 |
| 11:09 | LSU | Roland Lilly is called for the reach on James Hester - foul #2 on Roland Lilly, team foul #7 | 43-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Harper (C) Dallas Riddell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Luis Gomez (SG), William Rutherford (SF) Brendan Boatright, David Robinson | |
| 11:09 | LSU | James Hester makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 11:09 | LSU | James Hester makes the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 10:50 | Alabama | Jimmy Corral throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Deleon (C) Dana Harper | |
| Subs | Alabama | Sergio Martinez (PG), Shane Lee (PF) Roland Lilly, Gregory Situ | |
| 10:34 | LSU | Joseph Ryan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-30 |
| 10:33 | Alabama | William Rutherford gets the rebound | 45-30 |
| 10:15 | Alabama | Jimmy Corral misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on James Hester - foul #2 on James Hester, team foul #3 | 45-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Warren Mackie (SG), Ollie Wilson (SF) James Hester, Kenneth Carney | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 10:15 | Alabama | Jimmy Corral makes the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 10:15 | Alabama | Jimmy Corral makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 09:54 | LSU | Warren Mackie works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 09:53 | LSU | Warren Mackie snags the offensive board | 45-32 |
| 09:31 | LSU | Ollie Wilson makes the floater from the baseline | 47-32 |
| 09:02 | Alabama | Luis Gomez misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-32 |
| 09:00 | Alabama | William Rutherford gets the offensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 08:48 | Alabama | Sergio Martinez drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Shane Lee | 47-35 |
| 08:21 | LSU | Michael Deleon comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 47-35 |
| 08:20 | Alabama | Shane Lee snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 07:51 | Alabama | Shane Lee makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Luis Gomez | 47-37 |
| 07:39 | LSU | Jimmy Corral blocks the short jumper by Maurice Garvin | 47-37 |
| 07:38 | LSU | Michael Deleon snags the offensive board | 47-37 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Ryan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Mackie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ollie Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Maurice Garvin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Deleon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Sergio Martinez (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Luis Gomez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Rutherford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jimmy Corral (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | LSU | Ollie Wilson comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 47-37 |
| 07:27 | LSU | Maurice Garvin hits the follow up shot | 49-37 |
| 07:09 | Alabama | Sergio Martinez misses the 3 from the right corner | 49-37 |
| 07:07 | LSU | The rebound goes to Maurice Garvin | 49-37 |
| 06:52 | LSU | Maurice Garvin clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 49-37 |
| 06:51 | Alabama | Luis Gomez grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 06:26 | Alabama | Jimmy Corral knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Luis Gomez | 49-39 |
| 05:58 | LSU | Ollie Wilson is hacked by Luis Gomez - foul #3 on Luis Gomez, team foul #8 | 49-39 |
| Subs | LSU | James Hester (PG), Brandon Grimmett (SG), Kenneth Carney (PF), Dallas Riddell (C) Joseph Ryan, Warren Mackie, Maurice Garvin, Michael Deleon | |
| Subs | Alabama | Roland Lilly (PG), Brendan Boatright (SG), David Robinson (SF), Gregory Situ (C) Sergio Martinez, Luis Gomez, William Rutherford, Jimmy Corral | |
| 05:58 | LSU | Ollie Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 05:58 | LSU | Ollie Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 05:30 | Alabama | Dallas Riddell swats the short shot by Brendan Boatright | 51-39 |
| 05:29 | LSU | Ollie Wilson grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 05:07 | LSU | James Hester misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-39 |
| 05:05 | Alabama | Gregory Situ grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 04:36 | Alabama | Gregory Situ knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brendan Boatright | 51-41 |
| 04:09 | LSU | Brandon Grimmett makes the fadeaway in the lane | 53-41 |
| 03:55 | Alabama | Gregory Situ's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Warren Mackie (SG), Dana Harper (SF) Brandon Grimmett, Ollie Wilson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Sergio Martinez (PG), Jimmy Corral (C) Roland Lilly, Shane Lee | |
| 03:37 | LSU | James Hester misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-41 |
| 03:36 | Alabama | Jimmy Corral pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Hester (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Mackie (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Dana Harper (fresh) PF - Kenneth Carney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dallas Riddell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Sergio Martinez (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brendan Boatright (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Robinson (fresh) PF - Gregory Situ (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Jimmy Corral (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:07 | Alabama | Sergio Martinez travels with the ball | 53-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Deleon (C) Dallas Riddell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Roland Lilly (PG) Sergio Martinez | |
| 02:58 | LSU | James Hester misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 53-41 |
| 02:57 | Alabama | Jimmy Corral grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:41 | Alabama | Jimmy Corral hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 53-41 |
| 02:40 | Alabama | David Robinson tips it back up and in | 53-43 |
| 02:29 | LSU | James Hester scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Warren Mackie | 56-43 |
| 02:23 | Alabama | Brendan Boatright hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-45 |
| 02:01 | LSU | Michael Deleon's fadeaway is rejected by David Robinson | 56-45 |
| 01:59 | LSU | Dana Harper grabs the offensive board | 56-45 |
| 01:40 | LSU | Warren Mackie is hacked by Roland Lilly - foul #3 on Roland Lilly, team foul #9 | 56-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Ollie Wilson (SF) Dana Harper | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 01:40 | LSU | Warren Mackie makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 01:40 | LSU | Warren Mackie misses the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 01:40 | Alabama | The rebound goes to David Robinson | 57-45 |
| 01:28 | Alabama | Roland Lilly misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-45 |
| 01:27 | LSU | Ollie Wilson gets the rebound | 57-45 |
| 01:11 | LSU | Kenneth Carney is denied on a layup by Jimmy Corral | 57-45 |
| 01:10 | LSU | Kenneth Carney tips it but misses | 57-45 |
| 01:08 | Alabama | Jimmy Corral snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 01:02 | Alabama | Jimmy Corral hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Deleon - foul #2 on Michael Deleon, team foul #4 | 57-45 |
| 01:02 | Alabama | Jimmy Corral makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 01:02 | Alabama | Jimmy Corral makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:56 | LSU | Brendan Boatright is called for the reach on James Hester - foul #3 on Brendan Boatright, team foul #10 | 57-47 |
| 00:56 | LSU | James Hester makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:56 | LSU | James Hester makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU 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 intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:52 | Alabama | Gregory Situ throws it down set up by Brendan Boatright | 59-49 |
| 00:50 | LSU | James Hester is fouled in the backcourt by Roland Lilly - foul #4 on Roland Lilly, team foul #11 | 59-49 |
| 00:50 | LSU | James Hester makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:50 | LSU | James Hester misses the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:50 | LSU | Ollie Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU 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 man to man (-3) | |
| 00:27 | LSU | Kenneth Carney steps out of bounds on the sideline | 60-49 |
| 00:22 | Alabama | The jump hook by Jimmy Corral is blocked by Michael Deleon | 60-49 |
| 00:20 | LSU | Kenneth Carney snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 00:00 | LSU | James Hester runs out the clock | 60-49 |