| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Burk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Robert Fontaine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Hunter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Fox (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Lavalle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Luis Diener (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Barry Marsala (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle inbounds the ball | 31-20 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Franklin Busby - foul #1 on Franklin Busby, team foul #1 | 31-20 |
| 19:38 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 19:38 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle makes the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 19:24 | LSU | Barry Marsala steals it from Justin Burk | 31-22 |
| 19:07 | Alabama | Barry Marsala hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Louis Fox | 31-24 |
| 18:55 | LSU | Franklin Busby is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Franklin Busby, team foul #2 | 31-24 |
| 18:28 | Alabama | Norman Hunter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-24 |
| 18:27 | LSU | Gary Stanley snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 18:10 | LSU | Don Williams is fouled on the floor by Barry Marsala - foul #2 on Barry Marsala, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| 17:54 | LSU | Gary Stanley knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Don Williams and the foul's on Robert Lavalle - foul #2 on Robert Lavalle, team foul #2 | 33-24 |
| 17:54 | LSU | Gary Stanley misses the free throw | 33-24 |
| 17:54 | LSU | Robert Fontaine snags the offensive board | 33-24 |
| 17:31 | LSU | Gary Stanley buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Don Williams | 36-24 |
| 17:11 | Alabama | Justin Burk steals the ball from Barry Marsala | 36-24 |
| 17:08 | LSU | Robert Fontaine banks in the layup on a nice dish by Justin Burk | 38-24 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:54 | Alabama | Louis Fox shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Lavalle | 38-27 |
| 16:38 | LSU | Franklin Busby clanks a jumper from the left wing | 38-27 |
| 16:37 | LSU | Gary Stanley grabs the offensive board | 38-27 |
| 16:32 | LSU | Don Williams makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Justin Burk and he's fouled by Norman Hunter - foul #2 on Norman Hunter, team foul #3 | 40-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Adam Shuff (SF), Dennis Matzke (C) Justin Burk, Robert Fontaine, Gary Stanley | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 16:32 | LSU | Don Williams makes the free throw | 41-27 |
| 16:20 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Louis Fox | 41-30 |
| 16:06 | LSU | Franklin Busby misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Barry Marsala - foul #3 on Barry Marsala, team foul #4 | 41-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Decarlo (PG) Don Williams | |
| Subs | Alabama | Marco Russo (SG), Paul Metcalf (C) Louis Fox, Barry Marsala | |
| 16:06 | LSU | Franklin Busby makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 16:06 | LSU | Franklin Busby misses the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 16:06 | Alabama | Luis Diener grabs the board | 42-30 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:42 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Norman Hunter | 42-32 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Decarlo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Adam Shuff (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Franklin Busby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Matzke (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Hunter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marco Russo (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Lavalle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Diener (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Metcalf (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | LSU | Franklin Busby slams it home on a great pass from Adam Shuff | 44-32 |
| 15:11 | Alabama | Marco Russo blows the layup | 44-32 |
| 15:10 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer grabs the board | 44-32 |
| 15:06 | LSU | Robert Decarlo connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Brammer | 47-32 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:48 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle loses the dribble to Adam Shuff | 47-32 |
| 14:24 | LSU | Adam Shuff clanks a runner near the basket | 47-32 |
| 14:23 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle grabs the defensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 14:04 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Brammer | 47-32 |
| 13:37 | LSU | Marco Russo steps in front of the Jeffrey Brammer pass | 47-32 |
| 13:15 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf can't finish the layup | 47-32 |
| 13:14 | LSU | Dennis Matzke snags the defensive board | 47-32 |
| 13:00 | LSU | Dennis Matzke misses the dunk attempt | 47-32 |
| 12:58 | Alabama | Luis Diener grabs the defensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 12:51 | Alabama | Jeffrey Brammer takes the ball from Marco Russo | 47-32 |
| 12:33 | LSU | Franklin Busby hits a fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Luis Diener - foul #3 on Luis Diener, team foul #5 | 49-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Justin Burk (SG), Robert Fontaine (SF), Gary Stanley (C) Robert Decarlo, Jeffrey Brammer, Adam Shuff, Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Osborne (PG), Louis Fox (SG), Donald Heath (SF), Barry Marsala (PF), Rafael Martinez (C) Norman Hunter, Marco Russo, Robert Lavalle, Luis Diener, Paul Metcalf | |
| 12:33 | LSU | Franklin Busby makes the free throw | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:19 | Alabama | Justin Burk is called for the reach on Louis Fox - foul #4 on Justin Burk, team foul #3 | 50-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Matzke (PF) Franklin Busby | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 11:58 | Alabama | Louis Fox comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-32 |
| 11:57 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Fontaine | 50-32 |
| 11:36 | LSU | Robert Fontaine comes up short on the runner from the left block | 50-32 |
| 11:34 | Alabama | Barry Marsala pulls down the rebound | 50-32 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Justin Burk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Robert Fontaine (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Matzke (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary Stanley (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Osborne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Fox (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Heath (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Barry Marsala (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Rafael Martinez (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Alabama | Louis Fox works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Justin Burk - foul #5 on Justin Burk, team foul #4 | 50-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG) Justin Burk | |
| Subs | Alabama | Paul Metcalf (C) Rafael Martinez | |
| 11:25 | Alabama | Louis Fox makes the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 11:25 | Alabama | Louis Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| 11:25 | LSU | The rebound goes to Dennis Matzke | 50-33 |
| 11:03 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer is fouled on the floor by Paul Metcalf - foul #1 on Paul Metcalf, team foul #6 | 50-33 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Hunter (PG), Luis Diener (PF) Robert Osborne, Paul Metcalf | |
| 10:52 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Luis Diener - foul #4 on Luis Diener, team foul #7 | 50-33 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Paul Metcalf (C) Luis Diener | |
| 10:52 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 51-33 |
| 10:52 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 2nd free throw | 52-33 |
| 10:40 | Alabama | Norman Hunter hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-36 |
| 10:17 | LSU | Robert Fontaine hits a fadeaway in the paint | 54-36 |
| 10:04 | Alabama | Louis Fox evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-36 |
| 10:03 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Heath | 54-36 |
| 09:55 | Alabama | Louis Fox's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Decarlo (PG), Adam Shuff (C) Don Williams, Gary Stanley | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 09:34 | LSU | Adam Shuff misses short on a shot from the right wing | 54-36 |
| 09:32 | Alabama | Barry Marsala pulls down the rebound | 54-36 |
| 09:12 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf misses the easy layup | 54-36 |
| 09:10 | Alabama | Barry Marsala tips it in | 54-38 |
| 08:57 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Dennis Matzke | 57-38 |
| 08:48 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf's floater is tipped away by Robert Fontaine | 57-38 |
| 08:46 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf tips it back up and in | 57-40 |
| 08:17 | LSU | Robert Fontaine connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Decarlo | 60-40 |
| 08:08 | Alabama | Robert Decarlo picks off the pass by Paul Metcalf | 60-40 |
| 07:47 | LSU | Adam Shuff clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-40 |
| 07:46 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf pulls down the rebound | 60-40 |
| 07:33 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf connects on the runner from the left block | 60-42 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Decarlo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Fontaine (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Matzke (tiring) 1 pts. 8 reb. C - Adam Shuff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Hunter (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Fox (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Heath (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Barry Marsala (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Paul Metcalf (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Heath - foul #4 on Donald Heath, team foul #8 | 60-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Franklin Busby (PF), Gary Stanley (C) Robert Decarlo, Dennis Matzke, Adam Shuff | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Osborne (PG), Marco Russo (SG), Robert Lavalle (SF), Luis Diener (PF) Norman Hunter, Louis Fox, Donald Heath, Paul Metcalf | |
| 07:14 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer makes the 1st free throw | 61-42 |
| 07:14 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-42 |
| 07:04 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Osborne | 62-45 |
| 06:43 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-45 |
| 06:41 | LSU | Gary Stanley snags the offensive board | 62-45 |
| 06:28 | LSU | Franklin Busby connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Robert Fontaine and the foul's on Luis Diener - foul #5 on Luis Diener, team foul #9 | 64-45 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rafael Martinez (C) Luis Diener | |
| 06:28 | LSU | Franklin Busby misses the free throw | 64-45 |
| 06:28 | Alabama | Barry Marsala grabs the defensive rebound | 64-45 |
| 06:12 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Osborne and the foul's on Robert Fontaine - foul #1 on Robert Fontaine, team foul #5 | 64-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Decarlo (SG) Jeffrey Brammer | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 06:12 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle makes the free throw | 64-48 |
| 05:51 | LSU | Don Williams misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-48 |
| 05:50 | Alabama | Barry Marsala grabs the board | 64-48 |
| 05:37 | Alabama | Robert Fontaine is called for the reach on Robert Lavalle - foul #2 on Robert Fontaine, team foul #6 | 64-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Adam Shuff (SF) Robert Fontaine | |
| Subs | Alabama | Louis Fox (SG), Donald Heath (SF) Marco Russo, Robert Lavalle | |
| 05:22 | Alabama | Louis Fox works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-48 |
| 05:21 | LSU | Franklin Busby grabs the board | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:00 | LSU | Donald Heath is called for the reach on Adam Shuff - foul #5 on Donald Heath, team foul #10 | 64-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG) Robert Decarlo | |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Hunter (PG), Robert Lavalle (SF), Paul Metcalf (C) Robert Osborne, Donald Heath, Rafael Martinez | |
| 05:00 | LSU | Adam Shuff makes the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 05:00 | LSU | Adam Shuff makes the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 04:47 | Alabama | Norman Hunter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-48 |
| 04:46 | LSU | Gary Stanley gets the rebound | 66-48 |
| 04:26 | LSU | Franklin Busby clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 66-48 |
| 04:25 | LSU | Gary Stanley tips it back up and in | 68-48 |
| 04:07 | Alabama | Louis Fox knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Norman Hunter | 68-50 |
| 03:51 | LSU | Gary Stanley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-50 |
| 03:49 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf snags the defensive board | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:30 | Alabama | Louis Fox can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-50 |
| 03:29 | LSU | Gary Stanley gets the rebound | 68-50 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Shuff (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Franklin Busby (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Stanley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Hunter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Fox (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lavalle (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Barry Marsala (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Paul Metcalf (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | LSU | Adam Shuff travels with the ball | 68-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Mattson (PG), Robert Decarlo (SG), Dennis Matzke (C) Don Williams, Jeffrey Brammer, Gary Stanley | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Osborne (PG), Marco Russo (SG), Rafael Martinez (C) Norman Hunter, Louis Fox, Barry Marsala | |
| 03:15 | Alabama | Marco Russo lays it up and in set up by Robert Lavalle and he's hacked by Robert Mattson - foul #1 on Robert Mattson, team foul #7 | 68-52 |
| 03:15 | Alabama | Marco Russo makes the free throw | 68-53 |
| 02:59 | LSU | Robert Mattson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:41 | Alabama | Robert Osborne misses the 3 from the right corner | 68-53 |
| 02:40 | LSU | Franklin Busby grabs the board | 68-53 |
| 02:12 | LSU | Dennis Matzke double dribbles | 68-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Gary Stanley (C) Robert Mattson, Franklin Busby | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 01:47 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf clanks a jump hook in the lane | 68-53 |
| 01:46 | LSU | The rebound goes to Dennis Matzke | 68-53 |
| 01:29 | LSU | Adam Shuff misses the dunk | 68-53 |
| 01:28 | LSU | Gary Stanley grabs the offensive rebound | 68-53 |
| 01:15 | LSU | Gary Stanley buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Brammer | 71-53 |
| 00:56 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Rafael Martinez | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer is denied on a layup by Paul Metcalf | 71-55 |
| 00:28 | LSU | Adam Shuff tips it back up and in | 73-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Alabama | Robert Osborne misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-55 |
| 00:20 | LSU | The rebound goes to Gary Stanley | 73-55 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Robert Decarlo runs out the clock | 73-55 |