| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Seay (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Dickerson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Kane (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Morris (fresh) 5 pts. C - Douglas Modlin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Follis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Johnson (fresh) C - Christopher Zito (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Travis Kane inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | LSU | Travis Kane drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Dickerson | 35-27 |
| 19:08 | Alabama | Robert Hudson hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Douglas Modlin - foul #2 on Douglas Modlin, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 19:08 | Alabama | Robert Hudson misses the free throw | 35-29 |
| 19:08 | LSU | Steven Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 18:43 | LSU | Joseph Seay comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 18:41 | Alabama | Christopher Zito gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 18:15 | Alabama | Travis Kane takes the ball from Larry Harris | 35-29 |
| 17:53 | LSU | Douglas Modlin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 17:51 | LSU | Douglas Modlin grabs the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 17:24 | LSU | Joseph Seay can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Robert Hudson - foul #3 on Robert Hudson, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Tetrault (SG), Bryan Becker (PF), Francis Elms (C) Thomas Dickerson, Steven Morris, Douglas Modlin | |
| Subs | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes (PG), Bryan Cooper (SF) Robert Hudson, John Follis | |
| 17:24 | LSU | Joseph Seay makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 17:24 | LSU | Joseph Seay makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 17:22 | Alabama | Joseph Seay is called for the reach on Derrick Cifuentes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Seay, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG) Joseph Seay | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 17:05 | Alabama | Travis Kane denies the turnaround by Peter Johnson | 37-29 |
| 17:03 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bryan Becker | 37-29 |
| 16:58 | LSU | Robert Tetrault knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Bryan Becker | 39-29 |
| 16:35 | Alabama | Christopher Zito connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Derrick Cifuentes | 39-32 |
| 16:15 | LSU | Travis Kane connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Woodburn | 41-32 |
| 16:13 | Alabama | Matthew Woodburn takes the ball from Derrick Cifuentes in the backcourt | 41-32 |
| 16:12 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn throws it down | 43-32 |
| 15:50 | Alabama | Francis Elms takes the ball from Larry Harris | 43-32 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tetrault (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Kane (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Bryan Becker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Francis Elms (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Derrick Cifuentes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Larry Harris (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Bryan Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Johnson (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Zito (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:27 | LSU | Bryan Becker is fouled on the floor by Peter Johnson - foul #2 on Peter Johnson, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Seay (PG), Steven Morris (SF), Gary Morrison (PF) Matthew Woodburn, Travis Kane, Bryan Becker | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Hudson (PG), John Follis (SF) Derrick Cifuentes, Peter Johnson | |
| 15:10 | LSU | Joseph Seay misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-32 |
| 15:08 | Alabama | Larry Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 14:45 | Alabama | Francis Elms picks off the pass by Larry Harris | 43-32 |
| 14:26 | LSU | Joseph Seay misses the lay-in | 43-32 |
| 14:25 | Alabama | Christopher Zito snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 13:56 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 13:55 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Cooper | 43-32 |
| 13:41 | Alabama | Robert Hudson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Larry Harris | 43-34 |
| 13:12 | LSU | The short jumper by Robert Tetrault is denied by Bryan Cooper | 43-34 |
| 13:10 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Morrison | 43-34 |
| 12:45 | LSU | Robert Tetrault hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher Zito - foul #3 on Christopher Zito, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Thomas Dickerson (SG), Bryan Becker (PF), Douglas Modlin (C) Joseph Seay, Steven Morris, Gary Morrison, Francis Elms | |
| Subs | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes (PG), Goran Czubakowski (SG), Peter Johnson (PF) Robert Hudson, Larry Harris, Bryan Cooper | |
| 12:45 | LSU | Robert Tetrault makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 12:45 | LSU | Robert Tetrault makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 12:25 | Alabama | Bryan Becker denies the turnaround by John Follis | 45-34 |
| 12:23 | LSU | Bryan Becker grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 12:05 | LSU | Robert Tetrault makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Woodburn | 47-34 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:03 | Alabama | Robert Tetrault takes the ball from Derrick Cifuentes in the backcourt | 47-34 |
| 12:01 | LSU | Robert Tetrault misses the lay-in | 47-34 |
| 11:59 | LSU | Robert Tetrault hits the follow up shot | 49-34 |
| 11:41 | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski misses short on a jumper from the right side | 49-34 |
| 11:40 | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski grabs the offensive board | 49-34 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Dickerson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Tetrault (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryan Becker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Douglas Modlin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Derrick Cifuentes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Goran Czubakowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Follis (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Peter Johnson (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Zito (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Alabama | Peter Johnson makes the shot from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 11:20 | LSU | Douglas Modlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Seay (PG), Travis Kane (SF) Matthew Woodburn, Robert Tetrault | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Hudson (PG), Bryan Cooper (SF) Derrick Cifuentes, John Follis | |
| 11:08 | Alabama | Douglas Modlin swats the layup by Christopher Zito | 49-36 |
| 11:06 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper tips it but misses | 49-36 |
| 11:04 | LSU | Bryan Becker gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| 10:41 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Goran Czubakowski - foul #1 on Goran Czubakowski, team foul #4 | 49-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Morris (PF) Bryan Becker | |
| Subs | Alabama | Larry Harris (SG) Goran Czubakowski | |
| 10:41 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 10:41 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 10:41 | Alabama | Peter Johnson gets the rebound | 50-36 |
| 10:19 | Alabama | Robert Hudson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Craven (SG) Thomas Dickerson | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Follis (SF) Christopher Zito | |
| 09:59 | LSU | Douglas Modlin travels with the ball | 50-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Francis Elms (C) Douglas Modlin | |
| Subs | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes (PG) Robert Hudson | |
| 09:43 | Alabama | Peter Johnson hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Francis Elms - foul #3 on Francis Elms, team foul #3 | 50-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG) Joseph Seay | |
| Subs | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski (SG) Larry Harris | |
| 09:43 | Alabama | Peter Johnson makes the free throw | 50-39 |
| 09:17 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Francis Elms | 52-39 |
| 09:04 | Alabama | John Follis misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-39 |
| 09:03 | LSU | Francis Elms pulls down the rebound | 52-39 |
| 08:34 | LSU | Francis Elms's floater is knocked away by John Follis | 52-39 |
| 08:33 | LSU | Richard Craven hits the follow up shot | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:14 | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes is called for traveling | 54-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Seay (PG), Thomas Dickerson (SG), Gary Morrison (PF), Bryan Becker (C) Matthew Woodburn, Richard Craven, Steven Morris, Francis Elms | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Hudson (PG), Larry Harris (SG), Christopher Zito (C) Derrick Cifuentes, Goran Czubakowski, Bryan Cooper | |
| 07:53 | LSU | Bryan Becker misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 54-39 |
| 07:51 | Alabama | John Follis grabs the defensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 07:35 | Alabama | Christopher Zito misses long on a 3 from straight away | 54-39 |
| 07:33 | Alabama | Robert Hudson tips it back up and in | 54-41 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Seay (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Dickerson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Kane (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Gary Morrison (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bryan Becker (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Hudson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Larry Harris (tiring) 2 pts. SF - John Follis (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Peter Johnson (tiring) 5 pts. C - Christopher Zito (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:11 | LSU | Gary Morrison is fouled on the floor by Peter Johnson - foul #3 on Peter Johnson, team foul #5 | 54-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Tetrault (SG), Steven Morris (SF), Douglas Modlin (C) Thomas Dickerson, Travis Kane, Gary Morrison | |
| Subs | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski (SG), Bryan Cooper (SF) Larry Harris, John Follis | |
| 06:45 | LSU | Steven Morris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Francis Elms (C) Bryan Becker | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:41 | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Craven (SG) Steven Morris | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 06:22 | LSU | Richard Craven clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-41 |
| 06:21 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| 06:16 | Alabama | Robert Hudson clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Tetrault - foul #1 on Robert Tetrault, team foul #4 | 54-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Morrison (PF) Douglas Modlin | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Follis (SF) Peter Johnson | |
| 06:16 | Alabama | Robert Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 06:16 | Alabama | Robert Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 06:16 | LSU | Gary Morrison pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 05:54 | LSU | Francis Elms connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Seay and he's hacked by Christopher Zito - foul #4 on Christopher Zito, team foul #6 | 56-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG) Joseph Seay | |
| Subs | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes (PG) Robert Hudson | |
| 05:54 | LSU | Francis Elms makes the free throw | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:46 | Alabama | Christopher Zito misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-42 |
| 05:45 | LSU | Francis Elms grabs the defensive rebound | 57-42 |
| 05:29 | LSU | Robert Tetrault misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-42 |
| 05:27 | LSU | Francis Elms tips it back up and in | 59-42 |
| 05:13 | Alabama | Matthew Woodburn steps in front of the Christopher Zito pass | 59-42 |
| 05:00 | LSU | Richard Craven drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Francis Elms | 62-42 |
| 04:50 | Alabama | Christopher Zito is fouled on the floor by Robert Tetrault - foul #2 on Robert Tetrault, team foul #5 | 62-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Becker (PF) Gary Morrison | |
| Subs | Alabama | Timothy South (SG), Peter Johnson (PF) Goran Czubakowski, John Follis | |
| 04:36 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 62-42 |
| 04:34 | LSU | Richard Craven grabs the board | 62-42 |
| 04:09 | LSU | Robert Tetrault clanks a floater in the lane | 62-42 |
| 04:08 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Derrick Cifuentes | 62-42 |
| 03:55 | Alabama | Christopher Zito misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-42 |
| 03:54 | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes can't tip it in | 62-42 |
| 03:52 | LSU | Francis Elms snags the defensive board | 62-42 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | LSU | Bryan Becker lays it in and he's fouled by Derrick Cifuentes - foul #1 on Derrick Cifuentes, team foul #7 | 64-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Morrison (PF) Francis Elms | |
| Subs | Alabama | Goran Czubakowski (PG), John Follis (SF) Derrick Cifuentes, Peter Johnson | |
| 03:29 | LSU | Bryan Becker misses the free throw | 64-42 |
| 03:29 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 64-42 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Craven (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Tetrault (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Morrison (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bryan Becker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Goran Czubakowski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy South (fresh) SF - John Follis (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Bryan Cooper (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Zito (tired) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:18 | Alabama | Bryan Cooper misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-42 |
| 03:16 | Alabama | John Follis grabs the offensive rebound | 64-42 |
| 03:03 | Alabama | Timothy South misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-42 |
| 03:02 | LSU | Gary Morrison gets the rebound | 64-42 |
| 02:39 | LSU | Robert Tetrault is fouled on the floor by John Follis - foul #1 on John Follis, team foul #8 | 64-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Francis Elms (C) Bryan Becker | |
| Subs | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes (PG) Timothy South | |
| 02:39 | LSU | Robert Tetrault misses the 1st free throw | 64-42 |
| 02:39 | Alabama | Christopher Zito snags the defensive board | 64-42 |
| 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) | |
| 02:25 | Alabama | John Follis scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 64-44 |
| 02:07 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Richard Craven | 66-44 |
| 01:50 | Alabama | John Follis drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Zito | 66-46 |
| 01:27 | LSU | Richard Craven buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Robert Tetrault | 68-46 |
| 01:12 | Alabama | Christopher Zito misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-46 |
| 01:11 | LSU | Gary Morrison snags the defensive board | 68-46 |
| 00:42 | LSU | Francis Elms throws it down on a nice dish by Matthew Woodburn and he's hacked by John Follis - foul #2 on John Follis, team foul #9 | 70-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Becker (PF) Gary Morrison | |
| Subs | Alabama | Peter Johnson (PF) John Follis | |
| 00:42 | LSU | Francis Elms makes the free throw | 71-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bryan Becker - foul #1 on Bryan Becker, team foul #6 | 71-46 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Timothy South (SG) Peter Johnson | |
| 00:38 | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes makes the 1st free throw | 71-47 |
| 00:38 | Alabama | Derrick Cifuentes makes the 2nd free throw | 71-48 |
| 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) | |
| 00:10 | LSU | Francis Elms misses the easy layup | 71-48 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Bryan Becker hits the follow up shot | 73-48 |
| 00:03 | Alabama | Timothy South misses the driving attempt near the basket | 73-48 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Richard Craven pulls down the rebound | 73-48 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Richard Craven runs out the clock | 73-48 |