| Lineup | LSU | PG - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fredrick Garst (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Erik Showman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Drozd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Cichonski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Trimmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Ennis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Abron (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer inbounds the ball | 35-22 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Alabama | James Abron can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-22 |
| 19:31 | LSU | Charles Clark grabs the board | 35-22 |
| 19:24 | LSU | Erik Showman hits the finger roll | 37-22 |
| 19:02 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer buries a jumper from the free throw line | 37-24 |
| 18:52 | LSU | Fredrick Garst is fouled on the floor by Charles Cichonski - foul #1 on Charles Cichonski, team foul #1 | 37-24 |
| 18:38 | LSU | Andrew Angelo clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Abron - foul #3 on James Abron, team foul #2 | 37-24 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dennis Ebner (C) James Abron | |
| 18:38 | LSU | Andrew Angelo makes the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 18:38 | LSU | Andrew Angelo misses the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 18:38 | LSU | Erik Showman grabs the offensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 18:29 | LSU | Willie Trimmer steps in front of the Erik Showman pass | 38-24 |
| 18:03 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-24 |
| 18:01 | LSU | The rebound goes to Andrew Angelo | 38-24 |
| 17:56 | LSU | Andrew Angelo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-24 |
| 17:54 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer grabs the board | 38-24 |
| 17:35 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer scores on a jump hook in the paint | 38-26 |
| 17:15 | LSU | Erik Showman is hacked by Dennis Ebner - foul #4 on Dennis Ebner, team foul #3 | 38-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG), Stephen Powell (SG), Gregory Griffin (SF) Andrew Angelo, Fredrick Garst, Nolan Deputy | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ernest Hooper (PG), Jeff Hughes (SF), Stephen Dombkowski (PF), James Abron (C) John Drozd, Willie Trimmer, Matthew Ennis, Dennis Ebner | |
| 17:08 | LSU | Charles Clark misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Cichonski - foul #2 on Charles Cichonski, team foul #4 | 38-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Young (C) Erik Showman | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 17:08 | LSU | Charles Clark makes the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 17:08 | LSU | Charles Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 17:08 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Stephen Dombkowski | 39-26 |
| 16:56 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski can't finish the layup | 39-26 |
| 16:54 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski grabs the offensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 16:30 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski misses long on a floater from the left side | 39-26 |
| 16:28 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski tips it home | 39-28 |
| 16:15 | LSU | Stephen Powell buries a 3 from the left wing | 42-28 |
| 16:03 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Charles Cichonski and the foul's on Stephen Powell - foul #1 on Stephen Powell, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Nolan Deputy (SF), Carl Fagan (PF), Erik Showman (C) Gregory Griffin, Charles Clark, Glenn Young | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Whitman (SG), Willie Trimmer (SF), Ollie Greenwald (PF) Charles Cichonski, Jeff Hughes, James Abron | |
| 16:03 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski misses the free throw | 42-30 |
| 16:03 | LSU | The rebound goes to Erik Showman | 42-30 |
| 15:47 | LSU | Erik Showman misses short on a shot from the left block | 42-30 |
| 15:46 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Stephen Dombkowski | 42-30 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Copley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carl Fagan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Erik Showman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ernest Hooper (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Whitman (fresh) SF - Willie Trimmer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ollie Greenwald (fresh) C - Stephen Dombkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Alabama | The short jumper by Willie Trimmer is denied by Nolan Deputy | 42-30 |
| 15:41 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer tips it home | 42-32 |
| 15:29 | LSU | Erik Showman is denied on a dunk by Stephen Dombkowski | 42-32 |
| 15:27 | LSU | Roger Copley pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 15:13 | LSU | Roger Copley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-32 |
| 15:12 | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 15:06 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer misses short on a shot from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 15:04 | LSU | The rebound goes to Roger Copley | 42-32 |
| 14:49 | LSU | Carl Fagan can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-32 |
| 14:48 | LSU | Erik Showman tips it but misses | 42-32 |
| 14:47 | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 14:31 | Alabama | Kenneth Whitman misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-32 |
| 14:30 | LSU | Nolan Deputy snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 14:21 | LSU | Willie Trimmer is called for the reach on Roger Copley - foul #1 on Willie Trimmer, team foul #5 | 42-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (PG), Fredrick Garst (SG), Gregory Griffin (SF), Charles Clark (PF) Roger Copley, Stephen Powell, Nolan Deputy, Carl Fagan | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Drozd (PG), Charles Cichonski (SG), Matthew Ennis (PF), James Abron (C) Ernest Hooper, Kenneth Whitman, Ollie Greenwald, Stephen Dombkowski | |
| 14:01 | LSU | Charles Clark knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Andrew Angelo and the foul's on Willie Trimmer - foul #2 on Willie Trimmer, team foul #6 | 44-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Young (C) Erik Showman | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jeff Hughes (SF) Willie Trimmer | |
| 14:01 | LSU | Charles Clark makes the free throw | 45-32 |
| 13:41 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Charles Cichonski | 45-34 |
| 13:25 | LSU | The jumper by Glenn Young is denied by Matthew Ennis | 45-34 |
| 13:24 | LSU | Glenn Young misses the tip | 45-34 |
| 13:23 | Alabama | James Abron pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| 13:06 | Alabama | Charles Clark blocks the jumper by Matthew Ennis | 45-34 |
| 13:04 | Alabama | Charles Cichonski can't tip it in | 45-34 |
| 13:03 | Alabama | James Abron grabs the offensive board | 45-34 |
| 12:58 | Alabama | Charles Cichonski scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-36 |
| 12:34 | LSU | Fredrick Garst drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Griffin | 47-36 |
| 12:05 | Alabama | James Abron connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-38 |
| 11:50 | LSU | Fredrick Garst is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Charles Clark out of the doubleteam | 50-38 |
| 11:30 | Alabama | Andrew Angelo steals it from Matthew Ennis | 50-38 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Andrew Angelo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fredrick Garst (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Griffin (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Clark (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn Young (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Drozd (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Cichonski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeff Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Ennis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - James Abron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:10 | LSU | Andrew Angelo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 11:09 | Alabama | Charles Cichonski gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| 11:04 | Alabama | John Drozd double dribbles | 50-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG), Stephen Powell (SG), Nolan Deputy (SF), Carl Fagan (PF), Erik Showman (C) Andrew Angelo, Fredrick Garst, Gregory Griffin, Charles Clark, Glenn Young | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ernest Hooper (PG), Kenneth Whitman (SG), Willie Trimmer (SF), Stephen Dombkowski (PF) John Drozd, Charles Cichonski, Jeff Hughes, Matthew Ennis | |
| 10:43 | LSU | Nolan Deputy misses the 3 from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 10:41 | Alabama | The rebound goes to James Abron | 50-38 |
| 10:21 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 50-38 |
| 10:20 | LSU | Erik Showman gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| 10:03 | LSU | Kenneth Whitman steals the ball from Nolan Deputy | 50-38 |
| 09:59 | Alabama | Kenneth Whitman misses the lay-in | 50-38 |
| 09:58 | LSU | Carl Fagan grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 09:39 | LSU | Nolan Deputy misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-38 |
| 09:38 | Alabama | Kenneth Whitman pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 09:17 | Alabama | Ernest Hooper can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 09:16 | LSU | The rebound goes to Nolan Deputy | 50-38 |
| 08:54 | LSU | Carl Fagan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Stephen Dombkowski - foul #2 on Stephen Dombkowski, team foul #7 | 50-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (PG), Fredrick Garst (SG) Roger Copley, Stephen Powell | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Drozd (PG), Charles Cichonski (SG), Matthew Ennis (PF) Ernest Hooper, Kenneth Whitman, Stephen Dombkowski | |
| 08:54 | LSU | Carl Fagan makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 08:54 | LSU | Carl Fagan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 08:29 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis scores on a jumper from close range | 52-40 |
| 08:13 | LSU | Andrew Angelo drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-40 |
| 08:08 | Alabama | Andrew Angelo blocks the jumper by Matthew Ennis | 55-40 |
| 08:06 | LSU | The rebound goes to Erik Showman | 55-40 |
| 07:50 | LSU | Andrew Angelo drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Carl Fagan | 58-40 |
| 07:21 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-40 |
| 07:20 | LSU | Nolan Deputy snags the defensive board | 58-40 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fredrick Garst (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nolan Deputy (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Carl Fagan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Erik Showman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Drozd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Cichonski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willie Trimmer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Ennis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - James Abron (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | LSU | Andrew Angelo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-40 |
| 07:11 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis grabs the defensive rebound | 58-40 |
| 06:58 | Alabama | Nolan Deputy swats the short shot by Charles Cichonski | 58-40 |
| 06:56 | LSU | Carl Fagan grabs the defensive rebound | 58-40 |
| 06:49 | LSU | Erik Showman drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Nolan Deputy | 60-40 |
| 06:43 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Willie Trimmer, team foul #8 | 60-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG), Stephen Powell (SG), Gregory Griffin (SF), Charles Clark (PF), Glenn Young (C) Andrew Angelo, Fredrick Garst, Nolan Deputy, Carl Fagan, Erik Showman | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ernest Hooper (PG), Jeff Hughes (SF), Stephen Dombkowski (PF), Dennis Ebner (C) John Drozd, Willie Trimmer, Matthew Ennis, James Abron | |
| 06:36 | LSU | Charles Clark's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-40 |
| 06:16 | Alabama | Stephen Powell is called for the reach on Ernest Hooper - foul #2 on Stephen Powell, team foul #2 | 60-40 |
| 05:53 | Alabama | Ernest Hooper misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Gregory Griffin - foul #1 on Gregory Griffin, team foul #3 | 60-40 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Whitman (SG) Charles Cichonski | |
| 05:53 | Alabama | Ernest Hooper makes the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 05:53 | Alabama | Ernest Hooper misses the 2nd free throw | 60-41 |
| 05:53 | LSU | The rebound goes to Charles Clark | 60-41 |
| 05:36 | LSU | Glenn Young scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Roger Copley | 62-41 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:18 | Alabama | Dennis Ebner clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Stephen Powell - foul #3 on Stephen Powell, team foul #4 | 62-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (PG) Stephen Powell | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 05:18 | Alabama | Dennis Ebner makes the 1st free throw | 62-42 |
| 05:18 | Alabama | Dennis Ebner misses the 2nd free throw | 62-42 |
| 05:18 | LSU | Charles Clark pulls down the rebound | 62-42 |
| 05:09 | LSU | Andrew Angelo misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-42 |
| 05:07 | LSU | Charles Clark tips it in | 64-42 |
| 04:59 | Alabama | Dennis Ebner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 64-42 |
| 04:57 | LSU | Andrew Angelo grabs the defensive rebound | 64-42 |
| 04:51 | LSU | Roger Copley is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Whitman - foul #1 on Kenneth Whitman, team foul #9 | 64-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Erik Showman (C) Glenn Young | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Abron (C) Dennis Ebner | |
| 04:51 | LSU | Roger Copley makes the 1st free throw | 65-42 |
| 04:51 | LSU | Roger Copley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-42 |
| 04:43 | Alabama | James Abron is fouled on the floor by Roger Copley - foul #1 on Roger Copley, team foul #5 | 66-42 |
| 04:33 | Alabama | Jeff Hughes misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-42 |
| 04:32 | LSU | The rebound goes to Erik Showman | 66-42 |
| 04:24 | LSU | Roger Copley can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-42 |
| 04:22 | LSU | Andrew Angelo tips it back up and in | 68-42 |
| 04:15 | Alabama | Kenneth Whitman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-42 |
| 04:14 | LSU | Erik Showman gets the rebound | 68-42 |
| 04:09 | LSU | Andrew Angelo misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-42 |
| 04:08 | LSU | Erik Showman tips it home | 70-42 |
| 04:01 | Alabama | Jeff Hughes loses the dribble to Gregory Griffin | 70-42 |
| 03:51 | LSU | Gregory Griffin lays it in set up by Andrew Angelo and he's fouled by James Abron - foul #4 on James Abron, team foul #10 | 72-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG), Fredrick Garst (SG) Andrew Angelo, Roger Copley | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald (SF) Jeff Hughes | |
| 03:51 | LSU | Gregory Griffin makes the free throw | 73-42 |
| 03:49 | Alabama | Ernest Hooper loses the dribble to Stephen Powell in the backcourt | 73-42 |
| 03:47 | LSU | Stephen Powell misses the dunk attempt | 73-42 |
| 03:45 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski snags the defensive board | 73-42 |
| 03:31 | Alabama | James Abron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Nolan Deputy (SF), Carl Fagan (PF) Gregory Griffin, Charles Clark | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 03:18 | LSU | Stephen Dombkowski takes the ball from Fredrick Garst | 73-42 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Stephen Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fredrick Garst (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Carl Fagan (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Erik Showman (fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ernest Hooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kenneth Whitman (fairly fresh) SF - Ollie Greenwald (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Dombkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Abron (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Alabama | Kenneth Whitman is hacked by Stephen Powell - foul #4 on Stephen Powell, team foul #6 | 73-42 |
| 02:54 | Alabama | James Abron blows the layup but he's hacked by Nolan Deputy - foul #3 on Nolan Deputy, team foul #7 | 73-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Young (C) Erik Showman | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jeff Hughes (SF) Stephen Dombkowski | |
| 02:54 | Alabama | James Abron makes the 1st free throw | 73-43 |
| 02:54 | Alabama | James Abron makes the 2nd free throw | 73-44 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:37 | LSU | Nolan Deputy hits a wide open floater from the baseline and the foul's on Jeff Hughes - foul #1 on Jeff Hughes, team foul #11 | 75-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (PG), Charles Clark (PF) Stephen Powell, Carl Fagan | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:37 | LSU | Nolan Deputy misses the free throw | 75-44 |
| 02:37 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Young | 75-44 |
| 02:08 | LSU | Andrew Angelo scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Charles Clark | 78-44 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:54 | Alabama | James Abron connects on the turnaround near the basket | 78-46 |
| 01:52 | LSU | Kenneth Whitman is called for the reach on Fredrick Garst in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Whitman, team foul #12 | 78-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Erik Showman (C) Glenn Young | |
| Subs | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski (PF) Ollie Greenwald | |
| 01:52 | LSU | Fredrick Garst makes the 1st free throw | 79-46 |
| 01:52 | LSU | Fredrick Garst misses the 2nd free throw | 79-46 |
| 01:52 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski grabs the board | 79-46 |
| 01:33 | Alabama | Andrew Angelo steps in front of the Jeff Hughes pass | 79-46 |
| 01:30 | LSU | Fredrick Garst slams it home on a great pass from Andrew Angelo | 81-46 |
| 01:07 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Fredrick Garst - foul #2 on Fredrick Garst, team foul #8 | 81-46 |
| 01:07 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski makes the 1st free throw | 81-47 |
| 01:07 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 81-48 |
| 00:43 | LSU | Andrew Angelo scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Nolan Deputy | 83-48 |
| 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 fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Alabama | Ernest Hooper connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jeff Hughes | 83-51 |
| 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 fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:33 | LSU | Fredrick Garst is hacked by Kenneth Whitman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Whitman, team foul #13 | 83-51 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Fredrick Garst misses the 1st free throw | 83-51 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Fredrick Garst makes the 2nd free throw | 84-51 |
| 00:26 | Alabama | Ernest Hooper misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 84-51 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Erik Showman gets the rebound | 84-51 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Andrew Angelo runs out the clock | 84-51 |