| Lineup | Alabama | PG - David Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Luis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ross Power (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stjepan Tucholski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Rudy Horner (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jesse Hanna (fresh) 7 pts. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Ross Power inbounds the ball | 22-24 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jessie Duke - foul #2 on Jessie Duke, team foul #1 | 22-24 |
| 19:40 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 19:40 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 19:13 | LSU | Jessie Duke is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Jessie Duke, team foul #2 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Meyer (C) Jessie Duke | |
| 19:00 | Alabama | Ross Power can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 18:59 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| 18:47 | LSU | Stjepan Tucholski denies the turnaround by Jesse Hanna | 24-24 |
| 18:45 | Alabama | David Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 18:22 | Alabama | Joel Luis misses the lay-in but the foul's on Bryan Sutera - foul #3 on Bryan Sutera, team foul #3 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG) Bryan Sutera | |
| 18:22 | Alabama | Joel Luis makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 18:22 | Alabama | Joel Luis makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 17:59 | LSU | Dikembe Ali misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-24 |
| 17:58 | Alabama | Rudy Horner gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 17:38 | Alabama | David Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 17:37 | LSU | Gary Troup pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 17:08 | LSU | Dikembe Ali misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-24 |
| 17:07 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 16:42 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski is fouled on the floor by Jesse Hanna - foul #1 on Jesse Hanna, team foul #4 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | Andrew Haskins (SF) Ross Power | |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF), Frank Bergum (C) Gary Troup, Jesse Hanna | |
| 16:26 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-24 |
| 16:24 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 15:55 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla loses the dribble to Stjepan Tucholski | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - David Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Luis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Haskins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stjepan Tucholski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Rudy Horner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Sweeney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Quintanilla (fresh) PF - Ronnie Meyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Bergum (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Alabama | David Clark knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Haskins | 29-24 |
| 15:11 | LSU | John Sweeney misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 15:10 | Alabama | Rudy Horner grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 15:03 | Alabama | Rudy Horner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 29-24 |
| 15:02 | Alabama | Rudy Horner tips it in | 31-24 |
| 14:42 | LSU | John Sweeney knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ronnie Meyer | 31-27 |
| 14:24 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski scores on a shot from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 14:12 | LSU | Dikembe Ali knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-30 |
| 14:00 | Alabama | Joel Luis blows the layup | 33-30 |
| 13:58 | LSU | Frank Bergum snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 13:53 | LSU | Dikembe Ali clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 13:51 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 13:32 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 33-30 |
| 13:31 | LSU | John Sweeney snags the offensive board | 33-30 |
| 13:11 | LSU | Dikembe Ali misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 13:09 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Rudy Horner | 33-30 |
| 13:07 | Alabama | David Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-30 |
| Subs | Alabama | Albert Valles (PG), Ross Power (SF) David Clark, Rudy Horner | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Jesse Hanna (PF), Jessie Duke (C) Peter Quintanilla, Ronnie Meyer, Frank Bergum | |
| 13:00 | LSU | Jesse Hanna comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Stjepan Tucholski - foul #1 on Stjepan Tucholski, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 13:00 | LSU | Jesse Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 13:00 | LSU | Jesse Hanna misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 13:00 | Alabama | Andrew Haskins grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 12:48 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski's layup is rejected by Jessie Duke | 33-31 |
| 12:47 | LSU | Bryan Sutera gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 12:24 | LSU | Bryan Sutera knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 12:05 | Alabama | John Sweeney is called for the reach on Ross Power - foul #1 on John Sweeney, team foul #5 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Clark (PG), Rudy Horner (C) Joel Luis, Andrew Haskins | |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF) John Sweeney | |
| 11:59 | Alabama | David Clark hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stjepan Tucholski | 35-34 |
| 11:39 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses the 3 from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 11:37 | Alabama | Rudy Horner snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - David Clark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Valles (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ross Power (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stjepan Tucholski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Rudy Horner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Quintanilla (fresh) PF - Jesse Hanna (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Alabama | Ross Power misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-34 |
| 11:20 | LSU | Jessie Duke snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 10:54 | LSU | Albert Valles is called for the reach on Bryan Sutera - foul #2 on Albert Valles, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | Andrew Haskins (C) Stjepan Tucholski | |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF) Peter Quintanilla | |
| 10:28 | LSU | John Sweeney drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Sutera | 35-37 |
| 10:05 | Alabama | Albert Valles misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 10:03 | LSU | Jesse Hanna grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 09:56 | LSU | John Sweeney hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Bryan Sutera | 35-40 |
| 09:36 | Alabama | Albert Valles clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-40 |
| 09:34 | LSU | Jessie Duke snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 09:28 | LSU | Bryan Sutera is fouled on the floor by Rudy Horner - foul #3 on Rudy Horner, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Joel Luis (SG), Stjepan Tucholski (SF), John Early (PF) David Clark, Ross Power, Rudy Horner | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 09:04 | LSU | John Sweeney splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 09:03 | Alabama | Andrew Haskins pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 08:48 | Alabama | Albert Valles comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 08:47 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski tips it in | 37-40 |
| 08:24 | LSU | Dikembe Ali hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 08:22 | LSU | Jesse Hanna tips it home | 37-42 |
| 08:06 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by John Sweeney - foul #2 on John Sweeney, team foul #6 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF) Dikembe Ali | |
| 08:06 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 08:06 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 08:06 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jesse Hanna | 38-42 |
| 07:48 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 07:47 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 07:32 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Albert Valles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joel Luis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stjepan Tucholski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - John Early (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Haskins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Sweeney (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Peter Quintanilla (fresh) PF - Jesse Hanna (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jessie Duke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:03 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-42 |
| 07:02 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Joel Luis | 40-42 |
| 06:50 | Alabama | The jumper by Stjepan Tucholski is denied by Jesse Hanna | 40-42 |
| 06:48 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 06:19 | LSU | Jesse Hanna hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John Sweeney | 40-45 |
| 05:56 | Alabama | Joel Luis clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by John Sweeney - foul #3 on John Sweeney, team foul #7 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Clark (PG), Ross Power (SF), Jurica Korzyniowski (PF), Rudy Horner (C) Albert Valles, Stjepan Tucholski, John Early, Andrew Haskins | |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Peter Quintanilla, Jesse Hanna | |
| 05:56 | Alabama | Joel Luis makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 05:56 | Alabama | Joel Luis misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 05:56 | LSU | Dikembe Ali pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 05:37 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-45 |
| 05:35 | LSU | John Sweeney tips it but misses | 41-45 |
| 05:33 | Alabama | Jurica Korzyniowski grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 05:19 | Alabama | Ross Power connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Joel Luis | 44-45 |
| 04:54 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Jurica Korzyniowski - foul #1 on Jurica Korzyniowski, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Albert Valles (SG), Stjepan Tucholski (PF) Joel Luis, Jurica Korzyniowski | |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Hanna (SF) John Sweeney | |
| 04:54 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 04:54 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 04:34 | Alabama | Rudy Horner is whistled for a carry | 44-46 |
| 04:08 | LSU | Jesse Hanna hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 04:07 | Alabama | Rudy Horner snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 03:49 | Alabama | Jessie Duke takes the ball from Rudy Horner | 44-46 |
| 03:27 | LSU | Bryan Sutera scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - David Clark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Valles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ross Power (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stjepan Tucholski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Rudy Horner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Ali (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Hanna (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Jessie Duke (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Alabama | David Clark is hacked by Bryan Sutera in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bryan Sutera, team foul #8 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Joel Luis (SG), Andrew Haskins (SF) Albert Valles, Ross Power | |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF) Jesse Hanna | |
| 03:25 | Alabama | David Clark makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 03:25 | Alabama | David Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 03:22 | LSU | Joel Luis picks off the pass by Bryan Sutera in the backcourt | 46-49 |
| 03:05 | Alabama | David Clark is hacked by Bryan Sutera - foul #5 on Bryan Sutera, team foul #9 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG) Bryan Sutera | |
| 03:05 | Alabama | David Clark makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 03:05 | Alabama | David Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 02:47 | LSU | The pull-up jumper by Ronnie Meyer is blocked by Rudy Horner | 48-49 |
| 02:46 | Alabama | Andrew Haskins gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 02:42 | Alabama | Ronnie Meyer blocks the jumper by David Clark | 48-49 |
| 02:40 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 02:18 | LSU | John Sweeney makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Ali | 48-51 |
| 01:58 | Alabama | Joel Luis buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 01:38 | LSU | John Sweeney shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Andrew Haskins - foul #2 on Andrew Haskins, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ross Power (SF) Andrew Haskins | |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Hanna (PF) Ronnie Meyer | |
| 01:38 | LSU | John Sweeney misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 01:38 | LSU | John Sweeney misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 01:38 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Stjepan Tucholski | 50-51 |
| 01:24 | Alabama | Ross Power can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 01:22 | LSU | Jessie Duke pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 01:17 | LSU | Dikembe Ali misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ross Power - foul #1 on Ross Power, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| 01:17 | LSU | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 01:17 | LSU | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 01:00 | Alabama | David Clark drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | LSU | Stjepan Tucholski swats the short shot by Jesse Hanna | 52-53 |
| 00:29 | LSU | John Sweeney grabs the offensive board | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | LSU | John Sweeney is hacked by Rudy Horner - foul #4 on Rudy Horner, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| 00:28 | LSU | John Sweeney misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 00:28 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Joel Luis | 52-53 |
| 00:15 | Alabama | David Clark misses the easy layup | 52-53 |
| 00:13 | Alabama | Ross Power tips it home | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | LSU | Jessie Duke is fouled on the floor by Rudy Horner - foul #5 on Rudy Horner, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Andrew Haskins (C) Rudy Horner | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:09 | LSU | Jessie Duke makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Jessie Duke makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 00:09 | Alabama | Alabama calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| 00:05 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski knocks in the floater from close range set up by Ross Power | 56-55 |
| 00:05 | LSU | LSU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | LSU | Joel Luis takes the ball from Gary Troup | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Joel Luis runs out the clock | 56-55 |