| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carmelo Montes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Allen Bilinski (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Hintze (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Born (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Marijan Zeh (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Chouinard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Reed (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Allen Bilinski inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:31 | LSU | James Crawley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 19:29 | LSU | Allen Bilinski snags the offensive board | 34-30 |
| 19:16 | LSU | Allen Bilinski is denied on a dunk by Jonathan Williams | 34-30 |
| 19:15 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Richard Stover | 34-30 |
| 18:52 | Alabama | Richard Stover can't finish the layup | 34-30 |
| 18:50 | LSU | The rebound goes to Allen Bilinski | 34-30 |
| 18:25 | LSU | Allen Bilinski comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 34-30 |
| 18:23 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:03 | Alabama | Marijan Zeh scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-32 |
| 17:45 | LSU | Allen Bilinski makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by James Crawley and he's fouled by Roger Reed - foul #1 on Roger Reed, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 17:45 | LSU | Allen Bilinski misses the free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:45 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Jonathan Williams | 36-32 |
| 17:21 | Alabama | William Chouinard is hacked by Charles Hintze - foul #3 on Charles Hintze, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Lucas Scroggs (SF) Charles Hintze | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 17:04 | Alabama | Richard Stover hits a shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Philip Born - foul #2 on Philip Born, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (PG), Eric Stroud (PF) Marijan Zeh, Jonathan Williams | |
| 17:04 | Alabama | Richard Stover makes the free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:48 | LSU | Richard Stover swats the short shot by Allen Bilinski | 36-35 |
| 16:46 | LSU | Philip Born can't tip it in | 36-35 |
| 16:44 | Alabama | Roger Reed gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 16:16 | Alabama | Roger Reed travels with the ball | 36-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Larry McQuaide (PG) James Crawley | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Kyzer (PG), Robert Johnson (SF), Ronald Emberton (C) William Chouinard, Roger Reed, Richard Stover | |
| 15:50 | LSU | Carmelo Montes makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Larry McQuaide | 38-35 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Larry McQuaide (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carmelo Montes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lucas Scroggs (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Allen Bilinski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Philip Born (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Kyzer (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Shelby Rice (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) PF - Eric Stroud (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Emberton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Alabama | John Kyzer connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 15:05 | LSU | Allen Bilinski misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 38-37 |
| 15:03 | LSU | Philip Born hits the follow up shot | 40-37 |
| 14:45 | Alabama | John Kyzer misses the driving attempt from the right block | 40-37 |
| 14:44 | Alabama | Ronald Emberton snags the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 14:24 | Alabama | Shelby Rice scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Kyzer | 40-40 |
| 14:04 | LSU | Larry McQuaide is hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (PG), Charles Hintze (PF) Larry McQuaide, Lucas Scroggs | |
| Subs | Alabama | Marijan Zeh (PG), William Chouinard (SG), Roger Reed (SF), Jonathan Williams (PF), Richard Stover (C) John Kyzer, Shelby Rice, Robert Johnson, Eric Stroud, Ronald Emberton | |
| 13:47 | LSU | James Crawley misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-40 |
| 13:45 | Alabama | Richard Stover gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 13:16 | Alabama | Marijan Zeh misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Crawley - foul #3 on James Crawley, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Larry McQuaide (SF) Allen Bilinski | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 13:16 | Alabama | Marijan Zeh makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:16 | Alabama | Marijan Zeh makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 12:47 | LSU | Charles Hintze throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (SG), Lucas Scroggs (SF) Carmelo Montes, Larry McQuaide | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 12:31 | Alabama | Richard Stover's pass is intercepted by Stephen Peden | 40-42 |
| 12:06 | LSU | Stephen Peden splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 12:05 | LSU | Charles Hintze snags the offensive board | 40-42 |
| 11:37 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Peden | 43-42 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Peden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lucas Scroggs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Hintze (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Philip Born (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Marijan Zeh (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Chouinard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Reed (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Stover (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Alabama | Philip Born blocks the short jumper by Richard Stover | 43-42 |
| 11:15 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 10:59 | LSU | Charles Hintze is hacked by Richard Stover - foul #1 on Richard Stover, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Carmelo Montes (SG), Allen Bilinski (PF) Stephen Peden, Philip Born | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), Eric Stroud (PF), Ronald Emberton (C) Marijan Zeh, William Chouinard, Jonathan Williams, Richard Stover | |
| 10:48 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 10:47 | Alabama | Eric Stroud grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 10:42 | Alabama | Shelby Rice travels with the ball | 43-42 |
| 10:19 | LSU | James Crawley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 10:18 | Alabama | Ronald Emberton pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 10:13 | Alabama | Shelby Rice clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-42 |
| 10:11 | Alabama | Roger Reed misses the tip | 43-42 |
| 10:10 | LSU | Allen Bilinski snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 09:51 | LSU | James Crawley misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 09:49 | Alabama | Eric Stroud snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 09:37 | Alabama | Ronald Emberton comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 09:35 | Alabama | Roger Reed can't tip it in | 43-42 |
| 09:34 | LSU | Carmelo Montes grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 09:11 | LSU | Allen Bilinski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 09:10 | Alabama | Ronald Emberton snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 09:03 | Alabama | Shelby Rice's layup is rejected by Allen Bilinski | 43-42 |
| 09:02 | Alabama | Robert Johnson tips it in | 43-44 |
| 08:41 | LSU | Roger Reed steps in front of the Lucas Scroggs pass | 43-44 |
| 08:29 | Alabama | Charles Hintze steals the ball from Shelby Rice | 43-44 |
| 08:11 | LSU | Allen Bilinski knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Carmelo Montes | 45-44 |
| 07:49 | Alabama | Shelby Rice knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Johnson | 45-47 |
| 07:22 | LSU | Carmelo Montes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 07:21 | Alabama | Shelby Rice grabs the board | 45-47 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carmelo Montes (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lucas Scroggs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Allen Bilinski (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Hintze (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Shelby Rice (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Reed (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - Eric Stroud (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Emberton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Alabama | Shelby Rice misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 07:01 | LSU | Charles Hintze pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 06:36 | LSU | James Crawley scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 06:12 | Alabama | Shelby Rice misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 06:11 | LSU | Allen Bilinski grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 05:49 | LSU | James Crawley buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Carmelo Montes | 50-47 |
| 05:49 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Larry McQuaide (PG), Stephen Peden (SG), Philip Born (C) James Crawley, Carmelo Montes, Lucas Scroggs | |
| Subs | Alabama | Marijan Zeh (PG), William Chouinard (SG), Jonathan Williams (PF), Richard Stover (C) Robert Johnson, Roger Reed, Eric Stroud, Ronald Emberton | |
| 05:29 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams misses the shot from the right side | 50-47 |
| 05:27 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams tips it in | 50-49 |
| 05:02 | LSU | Stephen Peden buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry McQuaide | 52-49 |
| 04:33 | Alabama | Marijan Zeh misses short on a runner from the baseline | 52-49 |
| 04:31 | LSU | Allen Bilinski grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 04:16 | LSU | Allen Bilinski misses the floater from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 04:14 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 03:52 | Alabama | Richard Stover clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-49 |
| 03:50 | LSU | Stephen Peden snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 03:44 | LSU | Allen Bilinski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right side | 52-49 |
| 03:42 | Alabama | Shelby Rice snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 03:19 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jonathan Williams, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (PG), Lucas Scroggs (SF), Carmelo Montes (PF) Larry McQuaide, Allen Bilinski, Charles Hintze | |
| Subs | Alabama | Roger Reed (SF) Shelby Rice | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Peden (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lucas Scroggs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carmelo Montes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. C - Philip Born (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Marijan Zeh (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Chouinard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Reed (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Jonathan Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:54 | LSU | Carmelo Montes loses the ball out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), Eric Stroud (PF), Ronald Emberton (C) Marijan Zeh, William Chouinard, Jonathan Williams, Richard Stover | |
| 02:50 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-49 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Marijan Zeh (PG), William Chouinard (SG), Jonathan Williams (PF), Richard Stover (C) Shelby Rice, Robert Johnson, Eric Stroud, Ronald Emberton | |
| 02:28 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Philip Born | 52-49 |
| 02:27 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 02:27 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Bilinski (PF) Stephen Peden | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:02 | LSU | James Crawley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 02:00 | Alabama | Roger Reed gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 01:31 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Marijan Zeh | 52-51 |
| 01:05 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 01:04 | LSU | Philip Born tips it home | 54-51 |
| 00:44 | Alabama | Philip Born steps in front of the Richard Stover pass | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:17 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-51 |
| 00:15 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Roger Reed | 54-51 |
| 00:06 | Alabama | Marijan Zeh is whistled for a carry | 54-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (SG) Carmelo Montes | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:05 | LSU | Stephen Peden is hacked by William Chouinard in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Chouinard, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| 00:04 | LSU | James Crawley is fouled on the floor by Marijan Zeh - foul #2 on Marijan Zeh, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| 00:02 | LSU | Roger Reed is called for the reach on Lucas Scroggs - foul #2 on Roger Reed, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| 00:02 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:02 | Alabama | Roger Reed gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 00:02 | Alabama | Alabama calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Roger Reed misses the halfcourt shot | 54-51 |