| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ojore Alhusseini (fresh) SG - John Young (fresh) SF - Bryan Cooper (fresh) PF - John Salvo (fresh) C - Christopher Zito (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Stafford (fresh) SG - Robert Tetrault (fresh) SF - Travis Kane (fresh) PF - Brian Chavis (fresh) C - Douglas Modlin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Douglas Modlin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | LSU | Robert Tetrault scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Douglas Modlin | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper makes the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 19:07 | LSU | Travis Kane misses the easy layup | 2-3 |
| 19:06 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 19:02 | Alabama | Robert Tetrault is called for the reach on Ojore Alhusseini - foul #1 on Robert Tetrault, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:37 | Alabama | John Young clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:36 | LSU | The rebound goes to Douglas Modlin | 2-3 |
| 18:19 | LSU | James Stafford can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:18 | Alabama | Christopher Zito gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:13 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper is hacked by James Stafford - foul #1 on James Stafford, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 17:49 | Alabama | John Salvo misses short on a floater from the right side | 2-3 |
| 17:47 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper tips it home | 4-3 |
| 17:22 | LSU | Brian Chavis's fadeaway is rejected by John Salvo | 4-3 |
| 17:20 | Alabama | John Salvo grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:13 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-3 |
| 17:12 | LSU | Travis Kane grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 16:49 | LSU | Robert Tetrault lays it in set up by James Stafford | 4-5 |
| 16:47 | Alabama | John Salvo's pass is intercepted by Robert Tetrault in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 16:46 | LSU | Robert Tetrault banks in the layup | 4-7 |
| 16:32 | Alabama | Robert Tetrault steps in front of the John Young pass | 4-7 |
| 16:12 | LSU | James Stafford is called for traveling | 4-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ryan Frei (PG), William Phillips (SG), Goran Czubakowski (SF), Derrick Cifuentes (PF), Peter Johnson (C) Ojore Alhusseini, John Young, Bryan Cooper, John Salvo, Christopher Zito | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Seay (PG), Thomas Dickerson (SG), Steven Morris (SF), Bryan Becker (C) James Stafford, Robert Tetrault, Travis Kane, Douglas Modlin | |
| 15:58 | Alabama | Ryan Frei hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-7 |
| 15:56 | LSU | Bryan Becker grabs the board | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ryan Frei (fresh) SG - William Phillips (fresh) SF - Goran Czubakowski (fresh) PF - Derrick Cifuentes (fresh) C - Peter Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Seay (fresh) SG - Thomas Dickerson (fresh) SF - Steven Morris (fresh) PF - Brian Chavis (fairly fresh) C - Bryan Becker (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | LSU | Brian Chavis blows the layup | 4-7 |
| 15:26 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Chavis | 4-7 |
| 15:10 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Goran Czubakowski - foul #1 on Goran Czubakowski, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini (PG) Ryan Frei | |
| Subs | LSU | Francis Elms (C) Brian Chavis | |
| 15:10 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:10 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:10 | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 14:46 | Alabama | Peter Johnson misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 4-7 |
| 14:45 | LSU | Bryan Becker grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 14:26 | LSU | Steven Morris is hacked by William Phillips - foul #1 on William Phillips, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Young (SG), Bryan Cooper (SF), John Salvo (PF) Goran Czubakowski, Derrick Cifuentes, Peter Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | James Stafford (PG), Robert Tetrault (SG), Travis Kane (SF) Joseph Seay, Thomas Dickerson, Bryan Becker | |
| 14:04 | LSU | Francis Elms hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by John Young - foul #1 on John Young, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | Christopher Zito (C) William Phillips | |
| Subs | LSU | Brian Chavis (PF) Steven Morris | |
| 14:04 | LSU | Francis Elms misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 14:04 | LSU | Francis Elms makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 13:42 | Alabama | The jump hook by Bryan Cooper is blocked by Brian Chavis | 4-8 |
| 13:40 | Alabama | Christopher Zito snags the offensive board | 4-8 |
| 13:35 | Alabama | Travis Kane takes the ball from Christopher Zito | 4-8 |
| 13:30 | LSU | Travis Kane throws it down | 4-10 |
| 13:26 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini makes the wide open jumper from the left side set up by John Young | 6-10 |
| 13:24 | LSU | Ojore Alhusseini picks off the pass by James Stafford in the backcourt | 6-10 |
| 13:09 | Alabama | Travis Kane picks off the pass by John Young | 6-10 |
| 12:41 | LSU | Brian Chavis drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Francis Elms and the foul's on John Salvo - foul #1 on John Salvo, team foul #4 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Phillips (PG), Goran Czubakowski (SG), Peter Johnson (C) Ojore Alhusseini, John Young, Christopher Zito | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Seay (PG), Steven Morris (SF), Bryan Becker (C) James Stafford, Travis Kane, Francis Elms | |
| 12:41 | LSU | Brian Chavis makes the free throw | 6-13 |
| 12:38 | Alabama | William Phillips's pass is intercepted by Robert Tetrault in the backcourt | 6-13 |
| 12:16 | LSU | Bryan Becker clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Peter Johnson - foul #1 on Peter Johnson, team foul #5 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes (SF) Bryan Cooper | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Dickerson (SG), Douglas Modlin (C) Robert Tetrault, Brian Chavis | |
| 12:16 | LSU | Bryan Becker misses the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 12:16 | LSU | Bryan Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 6-14 |
| 11:58 | Alabama | Peter Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 6-14 |
| 11:56 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson snags the defensive board | 6-14 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William Phillips (fresh) SG - Goran Czubakowski (fresh) SF - Derrick Cifuentes (fresh) PF - John Salvo (fairly fresh) C - Peter Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Seay (fresh) SG - Thomas Dickerson (fresh) SF - Steven Morris (fairly fresh) PF - Bryan Becker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Modlin (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | LSU | Goran Czubakowski steals the ball from Steven Morris | 6-14 |
| 11:24 | Alabama | William Phillips drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-14 |
| 10:56 | LSU | Bryan Becker is whistled for traveling | 9-14 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini (PG), John Young (SG), Bryan Cooper (SF), Christopher Zito (C) William Phillips, Goran Czubakowski, Derrick Cifuentes, Peter Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | James Stafford (PG), Robert Tetrault (SG), Travis Kane (SF), Brian Chavis (PF) Joseph Seay, Thomas Dickerson, Steven Morris, Bryan Becker | |
| 10:37 | Alabama | Christopher Zito clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-14 |
| 10:35 | Alabama | John Salvo gets the offensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 10:13 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper buries a 3 from the left corner | 12-14 |
| 10:02 | LSU | John Young steals the ball from Douglas Modlin | 12-14 |
| 09:42 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini scores on a runner from the left block and he's fouled by James Stafford - foul #2 on James Stafford, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Seay (PG), Steven Morris (PF), Francis Elms (C) James Stafford, Brian Chavis, Douglas Modlin | |
| 09:42 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini makes the free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:26 | LSU | Robert Tetrault buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Seay | 15-16 |
| 09:06 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joseph Seay - foul #1 on Joseph Seay, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Phillips (SG), Derrick Cifuentes (PF) John Young, John Salvo | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Dickerson (SG), Brian Chavis (PF) Robert Tetrault, Travis Kane | |
| 09:06 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:06 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:51 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson travels with the ball | 17-16 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ryan Frei (PG), Goran Czubakowski (SF) Ojore Alhusseini, Bryan Cooper | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 08:47 | Alabama | Ryan Frei throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-16 |
| 08:26 | LSU | Francis Elms misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-16 |
| 08:25 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Francis Elms | 17-16 |
| 08:10 | LSU | Francis Elms misses the easy layup but the foul's on Christopher Zito - foul #1 on Christopher Zito, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Young (SG), Peter Johnson (PF) Ryan Frei, Derrick Cifuentes | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Tetrault (SG), Travis Kane (SF), Bryan Becker (PF) Joseph Seay, Steven Morris, Brian Chavis | |
| 08:10 | LSU | Francis Elms makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:10 | LSU | Francis Elms misses the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:10 | Alabama | Christopher Zito snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 08:08 | Alabama | Thomas Dickerson is called for the reach on William Phillips in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Dickerson, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | LSU | Douglas Modlin (C) Francis Elms | |
| 07:56 | Alabama | John Young is called for 3 seconds | 17-17 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini (PG), Bryan Cooper (SF) Goran Czubakowski, Christopher Zito | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ojore Alhusseini (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Young (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bryan Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Johnson (fresh) C - William Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Thomas Dickerson (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Tetrault (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SF - Travis Kane (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bryan Becker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Modlin (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:27 | LSU | Bryan Becker's fadeaway is rejected by William Phillips | 17-17 |
| 07:25 | LSU | Bryan Becker tips it in | 17-19 |
| 07:22 | Alabama | John Young is hacked by Travis Kane in the backcourt - foul #1 on Travis Kane, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Salvo (PF) William Phillips | |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Morris (SF), Brian Chavis (PF) Travis Kane, Bryan Becker | |
| 07:07 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini is fouled on the floor by Thomas Dickerson - foul #2 on Thomas Dickerson, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski (SG), Christopher Zito (C) John Young, Peter Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Seay (PG), Francis Elms (C) Thomas Dickerson, Douglas Modlin | |
| 07:07 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:07 | LSU | Francis Elms pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 06:42 | LSU | Francis Elms misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-19 |
| 06:41 | Alabama | John Salvo grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 06:35 | Alabama | The short jumper by Christopher Zito is denied by Brian Chavis | 17-19 |
| 06:33 | LSU | The rebound goes to Francis Elms | 17-19 |
| 06:04 | LSU | Goran Czubakowski steals the ball from Francis Elms | 17-19 |
| 06:01 | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski misses the lay-in | 17-19 |
| 06:00 | Alabama | Christopher Zito tips it in | 19-19 |
| 05:42 | LSU | Francis Elms knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 19-21 |
| 05:38 | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-21 |
| 05:37 | LSU | Joseph Seay grabs the board | 19-21 |
| 05:11 | LSU | Brian Chavis loses the dribble to Bryan Cooper | 19-21 |
| 05:06 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini can't finish the layup | 19-21 |
| 05:05 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper grabs the offensive board | 19-21 |
| 04:52 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Seay - foul #2 on Joseph Seay, team foul #8 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Phillips (PG), John Young (SG), Derrick Cifuentes (PF), Peter Johnson (C) Ojore Alhusseini, Goran Czubakowski, John Salvo, Christopher Zito | |
| Subs | LSU | Travis Kane (SF), Bryan Becker (PF), Douglas Modlin (C) Joseph Seay, Brian Chavis, Francis Elms | |
| 04:52 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 04:52 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:29 | LSU | Robert Tetrault knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Travis Kane | 21-24 |
| 04:24 | Alabama | William Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Tetrault - foul #2 on Robert Tetrault, team foul #9 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | Orlando Lam (SF) Bryan Cooper | |
| Subs | LSU | James Stafford (PG) Robert Tetrault | |
| 04:24 | Alabama | William Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:24 | Alabama | William Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:55 | LSU | Bryan Becker misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Derrick Cifuentes - foul #1 on Derrick Cifuentes, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Salvo (PF) Orlando Lam | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Dickerson (SG) Steven Morris | |
| 03:55 | LSU | Bryan Becker makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 03:55 | LSU | Bryan Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Young (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Derrick Cifuentes (fresh) PF - John Salvo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Peter Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Stafford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Dickerson (fresh) SF - Travis Kane (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bryan Becker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Modlin (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:53 | Alabama | William Phillips is hacked by James Stafford in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Stafford, team foul #10 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Tetrault (SG) James Stafford | |
| 03:53 | Alabama | William Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:53 | Alabama | William Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:37 | LSU | Douglas Modlin banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Dickerson and he's hacked by Derrick Cifuentes - foul #2 on Derrick Cifuentes, team foul #8 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ryan Frei (PG), Goran Czubakowski (SF) John Salvo, Peter Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:37 | LSU | Douglas Modlin misses the free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:37 | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 03:19 | Alabama | William Phillips misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Douglas Modlin - foul #1 on Douglas Modlin, team foul #11 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Salvo (PF) Derrick Cifuentes | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Seay (PG), Brian Chavis (PF) Robert Tetrault, Bryan Becker | |
| 03:19 | Alabama | William Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:19 | Alabama | William Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:54 | LSU | Douglas Modlin is hacked by John Salvo - foul #2 on John Salvo, team foul #9 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | Peter Johnson (C) William Phillips | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:54 | LSU | Douglas Modlin misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:54 | Alabama | Peter Johnson gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 02:30 | Alabama | Peter Johnson misses badly on a floater from the left side | 26-28 |
| 02:29 | LSU | Douglas Modlin snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 02:07 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 26-30 |
| 02:04 | Alabama | Ryan Frei throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-30 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini (PG), Orlando Lam (SF), Christopher Zito (C) Ryan Frei, Goran Czubakowski, Peter Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Tetrault (SG), Francis Elms (C) Joseph Seay, Douglas Modlin | |
| 01:46 | LSU | Francis Elms makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Thomas Dickerson | 26-32 |
| 01:44 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini is fouled in the backcourt by Travis Kane - foul #2 on Travis Kane, team foul #12 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Phillips (SG), Bryan Cooper (SF), Derrick Cifuentes (PF) John Young, Orlando Lam, John Salvo | |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Morris (SF), Bryan Becker (PF) Travis Kane, Brian Chavis | |
| 01:44 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:44 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 01:20 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Zito - foul #2 on Christopher Zito, team foul #10 | 28-32 |
| 01:20 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 01:20 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 01:03 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Tetrault - foul #3 on Robert Tetrault, team foul #13 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Seay (PG), Brian Chavis (PF) Robert Tetrault, Francis Elms | |
| 01:03 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 01:03 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 00:38 | LSU | Brian Chavis drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Seay | 29-36 |
| 00:16 | Alabama | Christopher Zito hits the finger roll | 31-36 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Joseph Seay is hacked by Christopher Zito - foul #3 on Christopher Zito, team foul #11 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Young (SG), Goran Czubakowski (SF), John Salvo (PF), Peter Johnson (C) William Phillips, Bryan Cooper, Derrick Cifuentes, Christopher Zito | |
| Subs | LSU | Travis Kane (SF), Francis Elms (C) Steven Morris, Bryan Becker | |
| 00:03 | LSU | Joseph Seay makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Joseph Seay makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | John Young can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 31-38 |