| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Stanford Vansant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kim Hastings (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Davison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Kimball (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Medley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adrian Masters (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Allen Dang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael McDermott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Robert Davison inbounds the ball | 19-26 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Stanford Vansant | 21-26 |
| 19:08 | LSU | Adrian Masters makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Allen Dang | 21-28 |
| 18:39 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball is fouled on the floor by Michael McDermott - foul #2 on Michael McDermott, team foul #1 | 21-28 |
| 18:18 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Adrian Masters - foul #2 on Adrian Masters, team foul #2 | 21-28 |
| 18:18 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 18:18 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 17:56 | LSU | James Knudson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-28 |
| 17:55 | LSU | Johnny Wall snags the offensive board | 22-28 |
| 17:40 | LSU | Allen Dang blows the layup | 22-28 |
| 17:39 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant pulls down the rebound | 22-28 |
| 17:35 | Alabama | Kim Hastings buries a 3 from straight away | 25-28 |
| 17:10 | LSU | James Knudson is fouled on the floor by Kim Hastings as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Kim Hastings, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| 16:45 | LSU | Adrian Masters scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Knudson | 25-30 |
| 16:30 | Alabama | Steven Medley clanks a jumper from the left side | 25-30 |
| 16:28 | LSU | Johnny Wall gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 16:07 | LSU | Adrian Masters splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael McDermott | 25-33 |
| 15:46 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 25-33 |
| 15:45 | Alabama | Steven Medley tips it home | 27-33 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Stanford Vansant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kim Hastings (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Davison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Kimball (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Medley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adrian Masters (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Allen Dang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael McDermott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:31 | LSU | Johnny Wall buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Allen Dang | 27-35 |
| 15:07 | Alabama | Steven Medley scores on a shot from close range | 29-35 |
| 14:42 | LSU | Allen Dang is fouled on the floor by Robert Davison - foul #3 on Robert Davison, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | Zachary Grondin (SG), Javier Lopez (PF), Bryce Brown (C) Kim Hastings, Clifford Kimball, Steven Medley | |
| Subs | LSU | Douglas Wydra (SF), Courtney Delrosario (PF), Earl Hanson (C) Allen Dang, Johnny Wall, Michael McDermott | |
| 14:13 | LSU | Adrian Masters misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 14:11 | Alabama | Bryce Brown pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 13:45 | Alabama | Bryce Brown blows the layup | 29-35 |
| 13:44 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Knudson | 29-35 |
| 13:24 | LSU | Adrian Masters is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 29-35 |
| 13:23 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Stanford Vansant | 29-35 |
| 12:54 | Alabama | Javier Lopez misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Douglas Wydra - foul #1 on Douglas Wydra, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kim Hastings (SG), Steven Medley (C) Zachary Grondin, Bryce Brown | |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Wall (SG), Michael McDermott (C) Adrian Masters, Earl Hanson | |
| 12:54 | Alabama | Javier Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 12:54 | Alabama | Javier Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 12:29 | LSU | Douglas Wydra is called for traveling | 31-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | Clifford Kimball (PF) Javier Lopez | |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Dang (SG) Douglas Wydra | |
| 12:06 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Courtney Delrosario - foul #1 on Courtney Delrosario, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| 12:06 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 12:06 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 11:53 | LSU | Johnny Wall is hacked by Robert Davison - foul #4 on Robert Davison, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Nall (SF) Robert Davison | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 11:37 | LSU | Johnny Wall is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Johnny Wall, team foul #5 | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Stanford Vansant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kim Hastings (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Nall (fresh) PF - Clifford Kimball (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Medley (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Dang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Courtney Delrosario (fresh) C - Michael McDermott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:18 | Alabama | Steven Medley connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Clifford Kimball | 35-35 |
| 10:52 | LSU | Michael McDermott misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 35-35 |
| 10:50 | LSU | Michael McDermott tips it home | 35-37 |
| 10:21 | Alabama | Kim Hastings misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 10:19 | LSU | Michael McDermott grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 09:51 | LSU | Charles Nall is called for the reach on Allen Dang - foul #1 on Charles Nall, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Alabama | Javier Lopez (PF) Clifford Kimball | |
| Subs | LSU | Adrian Masters (SG) Courtney Delrosario | |
| 09:33 | LSU | James Knudson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 09:31 | LSU | Adrian Masters snags the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 09:07 | LSU | Johnny Wall's floater is tipped away by Javier Lopez | 35-37 |
| 09:06 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Steven Medley | 35-37 |
| 08:37 | Alabama | Kim Hastings hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael McDermott - foul #3 on Michael McDermott, team foul #6 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Alabama | Clifford Kimball (PF) Javier Lopez | |
| Subs | LSU | Douglas Wydra (SF), Courtney Delrosario (PF), Earl Hanson (C) Allen Dang, Johnny Wall, Michael McDermott | |
| 08:37 | Alabama | Kim Hastings makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 08:37 | Alabama | Kim Hastings makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 08:37 | Alabama | Kim Hastings makes the 3rd free throw | 38-37 |
| 08:10 | LSU | Earl Hanson misses the easy open layup | 38-37 |
| 08:08 | LSU | Earl Hanson hits the follow up shot | 38-39 |
| 07:44 | Alabama | Earl Hanson steals it from Clifford Kimball | 38-39 |
| 07:21 | LSU | Charles Nall is called for the reach on Earl Hanson - foul #2 on Charles Nall, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Zachary Grondin (SG), Robert Davison (SF), Bryce Brown (C) Kim Hastings, Charles Nall, Steven Medley | |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Wall (SG), Michael McDermott (C) James Knudson, Earl Hanson | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Stanford Vansant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zachary Grondin (fresh) SF - Robert Davison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Clifford Kimball (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryce Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Adrian Masters (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnny Wall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Douglas Wydra (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Courtney Delrosario (fresh) C - Michael McDermott (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:08 | LSU | Johnny Wall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-39 |
| 06:45 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant is fouled on the floor by Douglas Wydra - foul #2 on Douglas Wydra, team foul #7 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Dang (SG) Douglas Wydra | |
| 06:45 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 06:45 | LSU | Johnny Wall grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 06:41 | LSU | Adrian Masters is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Adrian Masters, team foul #8 | 38-39 |
| 06:20 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant hits the finger roll against a doubleteam set up by Zachary Grondin | 40-39 |
| 06:02 | LSU | Michael McDermott comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 06:01 | Alabama | Bryce Brown pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 05:41 | Alabama | Bryce Brown is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Bryce Brown, team foul #6 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kim Hastings (SG), Javier Lopez (PF), Steven Medley (C) Stanford Vansant, Clifford Kimball, Bryce Brown | |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG) Courtney Delrosario | |
| 05:12 | LSU | Adrian Masters comes up short on the runner from close range | 40-39 |
| 05:11 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Steven Medley | 40-39 |
| 05:06 | Alabama | Kim Hastings hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 05:05 | LSU | Allen Dang pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 05:00 | LSU | James Knudson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael McDermott | 40-42 |
| 04:45 | Alabama | Zachary Grondin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-42 |
| 04:43 | Alabama | Robert Davison grabs the offensive board | 40-42 |
| 04:29 | Alabama | Steven Medley's fadeaway is rejected by Michael McDermott | 40-42 |
| 04:28 | Alabama | Robert Davison misses the tip | 40-42 |
| 04:26 | Alabama | Javier Lopez can't tip it in | 40-42 |
| 04:25 | LSU | Allen Dang grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 04:00 | LSU | Javier Lopez denies the turnaround by Allen Dang | 40-42 |
| 03:59 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Zachary Grondin | 40-42 |
| 03:51 | Alabama | Steven Medley comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 40-42 |
| 03:50 | Alabama | Zachary Grondin gets the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 03:33 | Alabama | Steven Medley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael McDermott - foul #4 on Michael McDermott, team foul #9 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Stanford Vansant (PG), Clifford Kimball (PF) Zachary Grondin, Javier Lopez | |
| Subs | LSU | Douglas Wydra (SF), Courtney Delrosario (PF), Earl Hanson (C) Allen Dang, Johnny Wall, Michael McDermott | |
| 03:33 | Alabama | Steven Medley makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 03:33 | Alabama | Steven Medley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 03:08 | LSU | Douglas Wydra comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Davison - foul #5 on Robert Davison, team foul #7 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Nall (SF) Robert Davison | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:08 | LSU | Douglas Wydra makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 03:08 | LSU | Douglas Wydra misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 03:08 | Alabama | Steven Medley grabs the board | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Stanford Vansant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kim Hastings (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Nall (fresh) PF - Clifford Kimball (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Medley (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adrian Masters (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Wydra (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Courtney Delrosario (fresh) C - Earl Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:43 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-43 |
| 02:41 | LSU | Earl Hanson pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 02:41 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Dang (SF), Johnny Wall (PF), Michael McDermott (C) Douglas Wydra, Courtney Delrosario, Earl Hanson | |
| 02:24 | LSU | Allen Dang clanks a shot from the right side | 42-43 |
| 02:23 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Stanford Vansant | 42-43 |
| 01:55 | Alabama | Kim Hastings makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-43 |
| 01:28 | LSU | Kim Hastings is called for the reach on Adrian Masters - foul #3 on Kim Hastings, team foul #8 | 45-43 |
| 01:28 | LSU | Adrian Masters makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 01:28 | LSU | Adrian Masters misses the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 01:28 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 01:02 | Alabama | Charles Nall loses the dribble to James Knudson | 45-44 |
| 00:59 | LSU | Adrian Masters can't finish the layup | 45-44 |
| 00:58 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant grabs the board | 45-44 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Kim Hastings and he's hacked by Allen Dang - foul #1 on Allen Dang, team foul #10 | 47-44 |
| 00:31 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the free throw | 48-44 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | LSU | James Knudson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 00:23 | LSU | Johnny Wall grabs the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 00:20 | LSU | Charles Nall picks off the pass by Adrian Masters out of a doubleteam | 48-44 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Alabama | Kim Hastings is hacked by Adrian Masters in the backcourt - foul #4 on Adrian Masters, team foul #11 | 48-44 |
| 00:18 | Alabama | Kim Hastings makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 00:18 | Alabama | Kim Hastings makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | LSU | Allen Dang clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-44 |
| 00:10 | Alabama | Steven Medley grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 00:08 | Alabama | Steven Medley is hacked by James Knudson in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Knudson, team foul #12 | 50-44 |
| 00:08 | Alabama | Steven Medley makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 00:08 | Alabama | Steven Medley misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 00:08 | LSU | The rebound goes to Allen Dang | 51-44 |
| 00:02 | LSU | Adrian Masters hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Allen Dang gets the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 00:00 | LSU | The clock runs out | 51-44 |