| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Stafford (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Tetrault (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Kane (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Chavis (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Douglas Modlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ojore Alhusseini (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Young (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bryan Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Salvo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Zito (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Travis Kane inbounds the ball | 40-27 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | LSU | Robert Tetrault connects on the turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Christopher Zito - foul #1 on Christopher Zito, team foul #1 | 42-27 |
| 19:31 | LSU | Robert Tetrault makes the free throw | 43-27 |
| 19:19 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-27 |
| 19:18 | LSU | Robert Tetrault snags the defensive board | 43-27 |
| 18:54 | LSU | Robert Tetrault misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 43-27 |
| 18:52 | LSU | Brian Chavis snags the offensive board | 43-27 |
| 18:31 | LSU | James Stafford misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Zito - foul #2 on Christopher Zito, team foul #2 | 43-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Morris (SF), Bryan Becker (C) Travis Kane, Douglas Modlin | |
| Subs | Alabama | Peter Johnson (C) Christopher Zito | |
| 18:31 | LSU | James Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 44-27 |
| 18:31 | LSU | James Stafford misses the 2nd free throw | 44-27 |
| 18:31 | Alabama | John Salvo snags the defensive board | 44-27 |
| 18:23 | Alabama | Bryan Becker takes the ball from John Young | 44-27 |
| 18:05 | LSU | James Stafford is fouled on the floor by John Young - foul #2 on John Young, team foul #3 | 44-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Seay (PG), Thomas Dickerson (SG) James Stafford, Robert Tetrault | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Phillips (SG) John Young | |
| 17:51 | LSU | Bryan Becker clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 44-27 |
| 17:50 | Alabama | John Salvo grabs the defensive rebound | 44-27 |
| 17:46 | Alabama | William Phillips makes the floater from the free throw line | 44-29 |
| 17:22 | LSU | John Salvo swats the layup by Brian Chavis | 44-29 |
| 17:21 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Dickerson | 44-29 |
| 17:06 | LSU | Brian Chavis misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Salvo - foul #2 on John Salvo, team foul #4 | 44-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Travis Kane (SF), Douglas Modlin (C) Joseph Seay, Bryan Becker | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Young (SG), Goran Czubakowski (SF), Derrick Cifuentes (PF), Christopher Zito (C) Ojore Alhusseini, Bryan Cooper, John Salvo, Peter Johnson | |
| 17:06 | LSU | Brian Chavis makes the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 17:06 | LSU | Brian Chavis makes the 2nd free throw | 46-29 |
| 17:04 | Alabama | William Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Tetrault (SG) Steven Morris | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 16:43 | LSU | Brian Chavis makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Robert Tetrault | 48-29 |
| 16:33 | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-32 |
| 16:07 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-32 |
| 16:05 | LSU | Douglas Modlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-32 |
| 15:54 | LSU | Travis Kane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-32 |
| 15:52 | Alabama | William Phillips gets the rebound | 48-32 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Thomas Dickerson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tetrault (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Kane (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Chavis (tiring) 18 pts. 6 reb. C - Douglas Modlin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William Phillips (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - John Young (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Goran Czubakowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Derrick Cifuentes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Zito (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Alabama | John Young is called for a charge - foul #3 on John Young, team foul #5 | 48-32 |
| Subs | LSU | James Stafford (PG), Steven Morris (PF), Bryan Becker (C) Thomas Dickerson, Brian Chavis, Douglas Modlin | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini (PG), John Salvo (PF), Peter Johnson (C) William Phillips, John Young, Christopher Zito | |
| 15:27 | LSU | Steven Morris hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Tetrault and he's hacked by Derrick Cifuentes - foul #3 on Derrick Cifuentes, team foul #6 | 50-32 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Bryan Cooper (SF) Derrick Cifuentes | |
| 15:27 | LSU | Steven Morris makes the free throw | 51-32 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:11 | Alabama | Bryan Becker steals it from John Salvo | 51-32 |
| 14:42 | LSU | Robert Tetrault hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Steven Morris | 53-32 |
| 14:22 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini is fouled on the floor by Robert Tetrault - foul #2 on Robert Tetrault, team foul #1 | 53-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Seay (PG), Brian Chavis (PF), Francis Elms (C) James Stafford, Travis Kane, Bryan Becker | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ryan Frei (PG), John Young (SG), Christopher Zito (C) Ojore Alhusseini, Goran Czubakowski, Peter Johnson | |
| 14:07 | Alabama | John Young is fouled on the floor by Francis Elms - foul #2 on Francis Elms, team foul #2 | 53-32 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Phillips (PG), Orlando Lam (SF) Ryan Frei, Bryan Cooper | |
| 14:00 | Alabama | John Young is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-35 |
| 13:31 | LSU | Francis Elms comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Christopher Zito - foul #3 on Christopher Zito, team foul #7 | 53-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Dickerson (SG), Travis Kane (SF), Douglas Modlin (PF) Robert Tetrault, Steven Morris, Brian Chavis | |
| Subs | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes (SF) Orlando Lam | |
| 13:31 | LSU | Francis Elms makes the 1st free throw | 54-35 |
| 13:31 | LSU | Francis Elms misses the 2nd free throw | 54-35 |
| 13:31 | Alabama | John Salvo gets the rebound | 54-35 |
| 13:23 | Alabama | John Salvo misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Douglas Modlin - foul #3 on Douglas Modlin, team foul #3 | 54-35 |
| Subs | LSU | James Stafford (PG), Brian Chavis (PF) Joseph Seay, Francis Elms | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini (PG) Christopher Zito | |
| 13:23 | Alabama | John Salvo makes the 1st free throw | 54-36 |
| 13:23 | Alabama | John Salvo makes the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 13:00 | LSU | James Stafford makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Thomas Dickerson | 56-37 |
| 12:56 | Alabama | Brian Chavis steals it from John Young in the backcourt | 56-37 |
| 12:45 | LSU | Travis Kane misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-37 |
| 12:44 | Alabama | William Phillips pulls down the rebound | 56-37 |
| 12:39 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Derrick Cifuentes | 56-40 |
| 12:22 | LSU | Derrick Cifuentes steals the ball from Thomas Dickerson | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:15 | Alabama | John Salvo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Stafford - foul #1 on James Stafford, team foul #4 | 56-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Seay (PG), Robert Tetrault (SG), Steven Morris (SF), Francis Elms (C) James Stafford, Thomas Dickerson, Travis Kane, Douglas Modlin | |
| Subs | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski (SG), Bryan Cooper (SF), Christopher Zito (C) John Young, Derrick Cifuentes, William Phillips | |
| 12:15 | Alabama | John Salvo makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 12:15 | Alabama | John Salvo makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 11:51 | LSU | Joseph Seay misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 11:49 | LSU | Brian Chavis misses the tip | 56-42 |
| 11:48 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini grabs the board | 56-42 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Seay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Tetrault (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Morris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Chavis (tiring) 18 pts. 7 reb. C - Francis Elms (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ojore Alhusseini (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Goran Czubakowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bryan Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Salvo (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Zito (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini blows the layup | 56-42 |
| 11:32 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper grabs the offensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 11:17 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 11:15 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini tips it home | 56-44 |
| 10:53 | LSU | Brian Chavis connects on the runner near the basket | 58-44 |
| 10:49 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Goran Czubakowski | 58-47 |
| 10:20 | LSU | Francis Elms lays it in | 60-47 |
| 10:16 | Alabama | Joseph Seay picks off the pass by Goran Czubakowski in the backcourt | 60-47 |
| 10:15 | LSU | Steven Morris banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Seay | 62-47 |
| 09:56 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini clanks a shot from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 09:54 | LSU | The rebound goes to Francis Elms | 62-47 |
| 09:32 | LSU | Brian Chavis can't finish the layup | 62-47 |
| 09:30 | LSU | Steven Morris tips it but misses | 62-47 |
| 09:29 | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 09:24 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 09:22 | Alabama | John Salvo hits the follow up shot | 62-49 |
| 08:59 | LSU | Brian Chavis clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-49 |
| 08:57 | Alabama | Christopher Zito gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| 08:53 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 08:51 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Tetrault | 62-49 |
| 08:46 | LSU | Steven Morris misses the 3 from straight away | 62-49 |
| 08:44 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Ojore Alhusseini | 62-49 |
| 08:40 | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski loses the dribble to Robert Tetrault in the backcourt | 62-49 |
| 08:38 | LSU | Robert Tetrault hits the finger roll | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:36 | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Tetrault - foul #3 on Robert Tetrault, team foul #5 | 64-49 |
| Subs | LSU | James Stafford (PG), Thomas Dickerson (SG), Travis Kane (SF), Bryan Becker (PF), Douglas Modlin (C) Joseph Seay, Robert Tetrault, Steven Morris, Brian Chavis, Francis Elms | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Phillips (PG), John Young (SG), Orlando Lam (SF), Derrick Cifuentes (PF), Peter Johnson (C) Ojore Alhusseini, Goran Czubakowski, Bryan Cooper, John Salvo, Christopher Zito | |
| 08:18 | Alabama | Peter Johnson connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by John Young | 64-51 |
| 08:01 | LSU | John Young steals the ball from James Stafford | 64-51 |
| 07:58 | Alabama | John Young hits the finger roll | 64-53 |
| 07:29 | LSU | Douglas Modlin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-53 |
| 07:27 | Alabama | Peter Johnson pulls down the rebound | 64-53 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Stafford (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Thomas Dickerson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Kane (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bryan Becker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Douglas Modlin (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. SG - John Young (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Orlando Lam (fresh) PF - Derrick Cifuentes (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:23 | Alabama | William Phillips's pass is intercepted by Thomas Dickerson in the backcourt | 64-53 |
| 07:22 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson lays it up and in | 66-53 |
| 07:00 | Alabama | John Young misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-53 |
| 06:59 | LSU | Douglas Modlin grabs the defensive rebound | 66-53 |
| 06:35 | LSU | Orlando Lam picks off the pass by Travis Kane | 66-53 |
| 06:32 | Alabama | John Young slams it home on a great pass from Orlando Lam | 66-55 |
| 06:03 | LSU | Bryan Becker can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Derrick Cifuentes - foul #4 on Derrick Cifuentes, team foul #8 | 66-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Tetrault (SG) Thomas Dickerson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ryan Frei (PG), Bryan Cooper (SF), John Salvo (PF), Christopher Zito (C) William Phillips, Orlando Lam, Derrick Cifuentes, Peter Johnson | |
| 06:03 | LSU | Bryan Becker makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 06:03 | LSU | Bryan Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| 05:52 | Alabama | Travis Kane steps in front of the Christopher Zito pass | 68-55 |
| 05:26 | LSU | Robert Tetrault hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Stafford | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:22 | Alabama | John Young is hacked by Travis Kane - foul #2 on Travis Kane, team foul #6 | 71-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Seay (PG), Steven Morris (SF), Brian Chavis (PF) James Stafford, Travis Kane, Bryan Becker | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini (PG), Goran Czubakowski (SG) Ryan Frei, John Young | |
| 05:16 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Seay - foul #2 on Joseph Seay, team foul #7 | 71-55 |
| 05:16 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini misses the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 05:16 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| 04:56 | LSU | Steven Morris misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 71-56 |
| 04:54 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Ojore Alhusseini | 71-56 |
| 04:46 | Alabama | John Salvo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-56 |
| 04:44 | LSU | The rebound goes to Douglas Modlin | 71-56 |
| 04:20 | LSU | Brian Chavis misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on John Salvo - foul #3 on John Salvo, team foul #9 | 71-56 |
| Subs | LSU | James Stafford (PG), Thomas Dickerson (SG), Francis Elms (C) Joseph Seay, Robert Tetrault, Douglas Modlin | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Young (SG), Peter Johnson (PF) Bryan Cooper, John Salvo | |
| 04:20 | LSU | Brian Chavis makes the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 04:20 | LSU | Brian Chavis makes the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 04:03 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right side | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | LSU | James Stafford clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 73-58 |
| 03:41 | LSU | Brian Chavis hits the follow up shot | 75-58 |
| 03:34 | Alabama | John Young misses the jumper near the basket | 75-58 |
| 03:33 | LSU | Steven Morris gets the rebound | 75-58 |
| 03:28 | LSU | James Stafford knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Dickerson | 77-58 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Stafford (tiring) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Thomas Dickerson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Morris (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Chavis (tired) 24 pts. 8 reb. C - Francis Elms (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ojore Alhusseini (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Young (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Goran Czubakowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Peter Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Zito (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Alabama | Peter Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-58 |
| 03:17 | LSU | James Stafford snags the defensive board | 77-58 |
| 02:56 | LSU | Francis Elms is hacked by Goran Czubakowski - foul #2 on Goran Czubakowski, team foul #10 | 77-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Seay (PG), Bryan Becker (PF) James Stafford, Brian Chavis | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ryan Frei (PG), William Phillips (SG), Orlando Lam (SF), Billie Wade (C) Ojore Alhusseini, John Young, Goran Czubakowski, Christopher Zito | |
| 02:56 | LSU | Francis Elms misses the 1st free throw | 77-58 |
| 02:56 | LSU | Francis Elms misses the 2nd free throw | 77-58 |
| 02:56 | Alabama | Peter Johnson pulls down the rebound | 77-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:37 | Alabama | Orlando Lam travels with the ball | 77-58 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes (PF) Peter Johnson | |
| 02:24 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson misses badly on a floater from the left side | 77-58 |
| 02:22 | LSU | Bryan Becker tips it back up and in | 79-58 |
| 02:15 | Alabama | Ryan Frei misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-58 |
| 02:14 | Alabama | William Phillips grabs the offensive board | 79-58 |
| 02:02 | Alabama | Ryan Frei travels with the ball | 79-58 |
| 01:39 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 79-58 |
| 01:37 | Alabama | Billie Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 79-58 |
| 01:24 | Alabama | Orlando Lam is hacked by Steven Morris - foul #1 on Steven Morris, team foul #8 | 79-58 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Peter Johnson (C) Ryan Frei | |
| 01:24 | Alabama | Orlando Lam makes the 1st free throw | 79-59 |
| 01:24 | Alabama | Orlando Lam makes the 2nd free throw | 79-60 |
| 00:57 | LSU | Francis Elms misses short on a jumper near the basket | 79-60 |
| 00:55 | LSU | Joseph Seay snags the offensive board | 79-60 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | LSU | Joseph Seay hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Steven Morris | 81-60 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Alabama | Peter Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 81-60 |
| 00:20 | Alabama | Billie Wade grabs the offensive board | 81-60 |
| 00:16 | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-60 |
| 00:15 | LSU | The rebound goes to Francis Elms | 81-60 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Joseph Seay runs out the clock | 81-60 |