| Lineup | LSU | PG - Ronald Rochon (fresh) SG - John Ferrero (fresh) SF - James Clayton (fresh) PF - Marcus Huffman (fresh) C - Richard Chaires (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Stromberg (fresh) SG - David White (fresh) SF - Milton Guerriero (fresh) PF - Daniel Dawson (fresh) C - Todd Moscato (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg misses badly on a floater near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Alabama | Daniel Dawson misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | LSU | Ronald Rochon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Todd Moscato - foul #1 on Todd Moscato, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | LSU | Ronald Rochon misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:57 | Alabama | David White scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Todd Moscato | 1-4 |
| 18:51 | LSU | Marcus Huffman buries a fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Daniel Dawson - foul #1 on Daniel Dawson, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 18:51 | LSU | Marcus Huffman makes the free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:23 | Alabama | Ronald Rochon picks off the pass by David White | 4-4 |
| 18:07 | LSU | John Ferrero hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 4-4 |
| 18:06 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 18:02 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 18:01 | LSU | James Clayton grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:47 | LSU | John Ferrero lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Rochon | 6-4 |
| 17:18 | Alabama | James Clayton swats the dunk try by David White | 6-4 |
| 17:17 | Alabama | Daniel Dawson tips it back up and in | 6-6 |
| 17:06 | LSU | David White is called for the reach on John Ferrero - foul #1 on David White, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | LSU | Joe Tye (PF), Louis Borja (C) Marcus Huffman, Richard Chaires | |
| Subs | Alabama | Bryan Hightower (PG), Hipolito Mancini (SG), Modesto Rizzo (SF), Douglas Springer (PF), Anthony Tavares (C) Robert Stromberg, David White, Milton Guerriero, Daniel Dawson, Todd Moscato | |
| 16:58 | LSU | Joe Tye clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 6-6 |
| 16:57 | Alabama | Modesto Rizzo gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:41 | Alabama | Modesto Rizzo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 16:40 | LSU | John Ferrero pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:26 | LSU | Douglas Springer is called for the reach on Louis Borja - foul #1 on Douglas Springer, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (SG), Grant Kirkwood (SF) John Ferrero, James Clayton | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Stromberg (PG) Hipolito Mancini | |
| 16:04 | LSU | Ronald Rochon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-6 |
| 16:02 | Alabama | Anthony Tavares snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Ronald Rochon (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Steven Kinman (fresh) SF - Grant Kirkwood (fresh) PF - Joe Tye (fresh) C - Louis Borja (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Stromberg (fresh) SG - Bryan Hightower (fresh) SF - Modesto Rizzo (fresh) PF - Douglas Springer (fresh) C - Anthony Tavares (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg makes the wide open floater from the left block set up by Modesto Rizzo | 6-8 |
| 15:25 | LSU | Louis Borja clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Anthony Tavares - foul #1 on Anthony Tavares, team foul #5 | 6-8 |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG), John Ferrero (SG), Marcus Huffman (PF) Ronald Rochon, Steven Kinman, Joe Tye | |
| Subs | Alabama | David White (PG), Milton Guerriero (SF), Todd Moscato (PF) Robert Stromberg, Modesto Rizzo, Douglas Springer | |
| 15:25 | LSU | Louis Borja misses the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:25 | LSU | Louis Borja misses the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:25 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Todd Moscato | 6-8 |
| 15:04 | Alabama | John Ferrero is called for the reach on Bryan Hightower - foul #1 on John Ferrero, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Chaires (C) Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Stromberg (PG) Bryan Hightower | |
| 14:44 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg is called for 5 seconds | 6-8 |
| 14:30 | LSU | John Ferrero drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Marcus Huffman | 8-8 |
| 14:08 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg double dribbles | 8-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald Rochon (PG) Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Alabama | Bryan Hightower (SG), Modesto Rizzo (SF), Douglas Springer (PF) Robert Stromberg, Milton Guerriero, Todd Moscato | |
| 13:50 | LSU | John Ferrero is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Ferrero, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (SG) John Ferrero | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Stromberg (PG), Milton Guerriero (SF), Todd Moscato (PF) Bryan Hightower, Modesto Rizzo, Douglas Springer | |
| 13:30 | Alabama | David White misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 8-8 |
| 13:28 | LSU | Richard Chaires grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 13:20 | LSU | Robert Stromberg is called for the reach on Ronald Rochon - foul #1 on Robert Stromberg, team foul #6 | 8-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Kantor (SF), Joe Tye (PF) James Clayton, Marcus Huffman | |
| Subs | Alabama | Modesto Rizzo (SF), Daniel Dawson (PF) Milton Guerriero, Anthony Tavares | |
| 12:57 | LSU | Ronald Rochon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Grant Kirkwood (SF), Louis Borja (C) Donald Kantor, Richard Chaires | |
| Subs | Alabama | Bryan Hightower (SG), Milton Guerriero (SF), Douglas Springer (PF), Anthony Tavares (C) Robert Stromberg, Modesto Rizzo, Daniel Dawson, Todd Moscato | |
| 12:38 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 8-10 |
| 12:27 | LSU | Louis Borja buries a driving attempt near the basket | 10-10 |
| 12:08 | Alabama | Douglas Springer slams it home | 10-12 |
| 12:04 | LSU | Ronald Rochon is fouled in the backcourt by David White - foul #2 on David White, team foul #7 | 10-12 |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (SF) Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Stromberg (PG), Modesto Rizzo (SF), Daniel Dawson (PF), Todd Moscato (C) David White, Milton Guerriero, Douglas Springer, Anthony Tavares | |
| 12:04 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:04 | LSU | Ronald Rochon misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:04 | Alabama | Bryan Hightower gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:00 | Alabama | Ronald Rochon steals it from Robert Stromberg in the backcourt | 11-12 |
| 11:59 | LSU | Ronald Rochon can't finish the layup | 11-12 |
| 11:58 | LSU | Ronald Rochon snags the offensive board | 11-12 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Ronald Rochon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Steven Kinman (fresh) SF - James Clayton (fresh) PF - Joe Tye (fresh) C - Louis Borja (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Stromberg (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bryan Hightower (fresh) SF - Modesto Rizzo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Daniel Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Moscato (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | LSU | Joe Tye is hacked by Modesto Rizzo - foul #1 on Modesto Rizzo, team foul #8 | 11-12 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Milton Guerriero (SF) Bryan Hightower | |
| 11:47 | LSU | Joe Tye misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:47 | Alabama | Todd Moscato pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 11:18 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 11-12 |
| 11:16 | LSU | Joe Tye snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 11:02 | LSU | Joe Tye's pass is intercepted by Modesto Rizzo | 11-12 |
| 10:39 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-12 |
| 10:37 | Alabama | Todd Moscato tips it back up and in | 11-14 |
| 10:16 | LSU | Ronald Rochon misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Daniel Dawson - foul #2 on Daniel Dawson, team foul #9 | 11-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Grant Kirkwood (SF), Marcus Huffman (PF), Richard Chaires (C) Steven Kinman, Joe Tye, Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Alabama | Bryan Hightower (SG), Douglas Springer (PF), Anthony Tavares (C) Milton Guerriero, Daniel Dawson, Todd Moscato | |
| 10:16 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:16 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:50 | Alabama | Bryan Hightower is hacked by Grant Kirkwood - foul #1 on Grant Kirkwood, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (SG) James Clayton | |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Moscato (PF) Douglas Springer | |
| 09:26 | Alabama | Todd Moscato connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 09:11 | LSU | Steven Kinman comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bryan Hightower - foul #1 on Bryan Hightower, team foul #10 | 13-16 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Milton Guerriero (SF) Bryan Hightower | |
| 09:11 | LSU | Steven Kinman misses the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:11 | LSU | Steven Kinman misses the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:11 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Anthony Tavares | 13-16 |
| 08:47 | Alabama | Todd Moscato can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-16 |
| 08:46 | LSU | The rebound goes to Grant Kirkwood | 13-16 |
| 08:28 | LSU | Marcus Huffman misses short on a jumper from the left side | 13-16 |
| 08:27 | LSU | Richard Chaires grabs the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 08:09 | LSU | Ronald Rochon can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 13-16 |
| 08:08 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood snags the offensive board | 13-16 |
| 08:01 | LSU | Marcus Huffman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-16 |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG), Joe Tye (PF), Louis Borja (C) Ronald Rochon, Marcus Huffman, Richard Chaires | |
| Subs | Alabama | Bryan Hightower (SG), Douglas Springer (PF) Modesto Rizzo, Todd Moscato | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fresh) SG - Steven Kinman (fairly fresh) SF - Grant Kirkwood (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joe Tye (fresh) C - Louis Borja (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Stromberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bryan Hightower (fresh) SF - Milton Guerriero (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Springer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Tavares (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Milton Guerriero | 13-19 |
| 07:20 | LSU | Louis Borja buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Steven Kinman | 15-19 |
| 06:57 | Alabama | Douglas Springer scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Stromberg | 15-21 |
| 06:39 | LSU | James Clayton connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Louis Borja | 18-21 |
| 06:21 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero banks in the layup and he's hacked by James Clayton - foul #1 on James Clayton, team foul #4 | 18-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald Rochon (PG), John Ferrero (SG), Marcus Huffman (PF), Richard Chaires (C) Steven Kinman, Grant Kirkwood, Joe Tye, Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Alabama | Hipolito Mancini (SG), Modesto Rizzo (SF), Todd Moscato (C) Bryan Hightower, Douglas Springer, Anthony Tavares | |
| 06:21 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero makes the free throw | 18-24 |
| 06:09 | LSU | Ronald Rochon connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-24 |
| 05:44 | Alabama | Todd Moscato blows the layup but he's hacked by Richard Chaires - foul #1 on Richard Chaires, team foul #5 | 20-24 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Douglas Springer (PF) Milton Guerriero | |
| 05:44 | Alabama | Todd Moscato makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 05:44 | Alabama | Todd Moscato makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 05:27 | LSU | John Ferrero misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Hipolito Mancini - foul #1 on Hipolito Mancini, team foul #11 | 20-26 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Bryan Hightower (PG), Anthony Tavares (C) Robert Stromberg, Douglas Springer | |
| 05:27 | LSU | John Ferrero makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 05:27 | LSU | John Ferrero makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:10 | Alabama | Hipolito Mancini hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 05:08 | LSU | John Ferrero grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 04:48 | LSU | John Ferrero drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Chaires | 25-26 |
| 04:32 | Alabama | Hipolito Mancini loses the ball out of bounds | 25-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Kantor (SF), Joe Tye (PF), Louis Borja (C) James Clayton, Marcus Huffman, Richard Chaires | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Stromberg (PG), Milton Guerriero (SF), Douglas Springer (PF) Bryan Hightower, Hipolito Mancini, Anthony Tavares | |
| 04:15 | LSU | John Ferrero scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 03:54 | Alabama | Modesto Rizzo is hacked by Donald Kantor - foul #1 on Donald Kantor, team foul #6 | 28-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Grant Kirkwood (SF) Donald Kantor | |
| Subs | Alabama | David White (SG), Daniel Dawson (PF) Modesto Rizzo, Douglas Springer | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Ronald Rochon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Ferrero (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Grant Kirkwood (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joe Tye (fresh) C - Louis Borja (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Stromberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David White (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Milton Guerriero (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Moscato (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-26 |
| 03:21 | LSU | Ronald Rochon is fouled on the floor by Milton Guerriero - foul #1 on Milton Guerriero, team foul #12 | 28-26 |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (SF), Marcus Huffman (PF) Grant Kirkwood, Joe Tye | |
| Subs | Alabama | Modesto Rizzo (SF) Milton Guerriero | |
| 03:21 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:21 | LSU | Ronald Rochon misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:21 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Todd Moscato | 29-26 |
| 02:52 | Alabama | Modesto Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Louis Borja - foul #1 on Louis Borja, team foul #7 | 29-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Grant Kirkwood (SF), Richard Chaires (C) Ronald Rochon, Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Alabama | Anthony Tavares (C) Todd Moscato | |
| 02:52 | Alabama | Modesto Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:52 | Alabama | Modesto Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 02:36 | LSU | John Ferrero drills a jumper from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 02:13 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg clanks a 3 from the left corner | 31-27 |
| 02:11 | LSU | James Clayton snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 02:04 | LSU | The jump hook by Marcus Huffman is blocked by Daniel Dawson | 31-27 |
| 02:02 | Alabama | Anthony Tavares grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 01:33 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg is hacked by Marcus Huffman - foul #1 on Marcus Huffman, team foul #8 | 31-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald Rochon (PG), Steven Kinman (SG), Joe Tye (PF) John Ferrero, Grant Kirkwood, Marcus Huffman | |
| Subs | Alabama | Milton Guerriero (SF), Todd Moscato (C) Modesto Rizzo, Anthony Tavares | |
| 01:33 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:33 | Alabama | Robert Stromberg misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:33 | LSU | Richard Chaires pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 01:08 | LSU | Ronald Rochon throws it down on a great pass from Steven Kinman | 33-28 |
| 00:41 | Alabama | Daniel Dawson's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Chaires | 33-28 |
| 00:39 | Alabama | David White tips it home | 33-30 |
| 00:25 | LSU | Steven Kinman hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Tye | 36-30 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero is fouled on the floor by Steven Kinman - foul #1 on Steven Kinman, team foul #9 | 36-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Grant Kirkwood (SF), Louis Borja (C) James Clayton, Richard Chaires | |
| Subs | Alabama | Bryan Hightower (SG), Anthony Tavares (C) Robert Stromberg, Todd Moscato | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Milton Guerriero misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |