| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marc Nielsen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Reed (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elbert Lakey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Aiken (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ron Manjarrez (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Kelsch (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jamie Shields (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Cohn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Elbert Lakey inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | LSU | Mark Reed splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 19:34 | Alabama | Bradley Brown grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 19:30 | Alabama | Jeremiah Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-34 |
| 19:09 | LSU | Samuel Aiken is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-34 |
| 18:57 | Alabama | Robert Cohn can't connect on a jumper from close range | 31-34 |
| 18:56 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Brown | 31-34 |
| 18:41 | Alabama | Mark Reed takes the ball from Bradley Brown | 31-34 |
| 18:17 | LSU | Elbert Lakey misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 18:16 | LSU | Samuel Aiken hits the follow up shot | 33-34 |
| 18:04 | Alabama | Robert Cohn misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-34 |
| 18:02 | LSU | Mark Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:54 | LSU | Mark Reed evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 17:52 | Alabama | John Kelsch pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:46 | Alabama | Robert Cohn's pass is intercepted by Elbert Lakey | 33-34 |
| 17:42 | LSU | Marc Nielsen can't finish the layup | 33-34 |
| 17:41 | Alabama | John Kelsch snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 17:36 | Alabama | Jamie Shields clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 33-34 |
| 17:35 | Alabama | Robert Cohn tips it home | 33-36 |
| 17:12 | LSU | Samuel Aiken works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 33-36 |
| 17:11 | Alabama | Bradley Brown gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 17:07 | Alabama | Jamie Shields loses the dribble to Samuel Aiken | 33-36 |
| 16:49 | LSU | Bradley Brown is called for the reach on Elbert Lakey - foul #2 on Bradley Brown, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | LSU | William Park (SF) Elbert Lakey | |
| Subs | Alabama | Raleigh Shorter (SG), Vaughn Frazier (PF), John Saldana (C) Jeremiah Hicks, Robert Cohn, Bradley Brown | |
| 16:21 | LSU | Raleigh Shorter steals it from Ron Manjarrez | 33-36 |
| 16:11 | Alabama | John Kelsch can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Samuel Aiken - foul #2 on Samuel Aiken, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Malcolm Weight (PG), Gregory Richards (SG) Marc Nielsen, Mark Reed | |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Valenza (PF) Jamie Shields | |
| 16:11 | Alabama | John Kelsch makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 16:11 | Alabama | John Kelsch misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 16:11 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 15:55 | LSU | William Park buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's hacked by John Kelsch - foul #2 on John Kelsch, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Deblois (PG) John Kelsch | |
| 15:55 | LSU | William Park misses the free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:55 | Alabama | Eric Valenza pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Malcolm Weight (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Richards (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Park (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Aiken (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ron Manjarrez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Deblois (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raleigh Shorter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vaughn Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Eric Valenza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Saldana (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Alabama | Vaughn Frazier double dribbles | 35-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Elbert Lakey (SF) Ron Manjarrez | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jeremiah Hicks (SG), Robert Cohn (PF), Bradley Brown (C) James Deblois, Eric Valenza, John Saldana | |
| 15:16 | LSU | William Park makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gregory Richards | 37-37 |
| 14:57 | Alabama | Gregory Richards is called for the reach on Jeremiah Hicks - foul #1 on Gregory Richards, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Marc Nielsen (PG), Mark Reed (SG) Malcolm Weight, Gregory Richards | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Kelsch (PG), Jamie Shields (SF) Raleigh Shorter, Vaughn Frazier | |
| 14:34 | Alabama | Jeremiah Hicks is whistled for traveling | 37-37 |
| 14:07 | LSU | Jamie Shields picks off the pass by Elbert Lakey | 37-37 |
| 13:54 | Alabama | Jamie Shields misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 13:52 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Shields | 37-37 |
| 13:36 | Alabama | Jamie Shields drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Elbert Lakey - foul #1 on Elbert Lakey, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Gregory Richards (SF), Ron Manjarrez (C) Elbert Lakey, William Park | |
| Subs | Alabama | Raleigh Shorter (SG), Vaughn Frazier (PF), John Saldana (C) Jeremiah Hicks, Robert Cohn, Bradley Brown | |
| 13:36 | Alabama | Jamie Shields misses the free throw | 37-39 |
| 13:36 | LSU | The rebound goes to Ron Manjarrez | 37-39 |
| 13:11 | LSU | Mark Reed clanks a shot in the paint | 37-39 |
| 13:09 | LSU | Samuel Aiken pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 12:44 | LSU | Marc Nielsen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 12:42 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 12:25 | LSU | Marc Nielsen hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Richards | 40-39 |
| 12:12 | Alabama | John Kelsch misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 12:11 | LSU | Gregory Richards gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 11:50 | LSU | Jamie Shields steps in front of the Mark Reed pass | 40-39 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marc Nielsen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Reed (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Richards (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Samuel Aiken (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ron Manjarrez (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Kelsch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raleigh Shorter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jamie Shields (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Vaughn Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - John Saldana (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Alabama | John Kelsch can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 11:45 | Alabama | Jamie Shields hits the follow up shot | 40-41 |
| 11:16 | LSU | Samuel Aiken lays it in despite the doubleteam set up by Mark Reed and he's fouled by Jamie Shields - foul #1 on Jamie Shields, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Malcolm Weight (PG), Elbert Lakey (SF) Marc Nielsen, Mark Reed | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jeremiah Hicks (SG), Robert Cohn (PF), Bradley Brown (C) John Kelsch, Jamie Shields, John Saldana | |
| 11:16 | LSU | Samuel Aiken makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 11:02 | Alabama | Vaughn Frazier misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 11:01 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 10:39 | LSU | Samuel Aiken can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 43-41 |
| 10:37 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Vaughn Frazier | 43-41 |
| 10:22 | Alabama | Robert Cohn misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Elbert Lakey - foul #2 on Elbert Lakey, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | LSU | William Park (PF) Samuel Aiken | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Deblois (PG) Vaughn Frazier | |
| 10:22 | Alabama | Robert Cohn makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:22 | Alabama | Robert Cohn makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 10:01 | LSU | William Park misses the turnaround from close range | 43-43 |
| 10:00 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez tips it home | 45-43 |
| 09:48 | Alabama | Jeremiah Hicks clanks a floater from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 09:46 | LSU | William Park snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 09:23 | LSU | Jeremiah Hicks is called for the reach on Elbert Lakey - foul #1 on Jeremiah Hicks, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Marc Nielsen (PG), Mark Reed (SG), Samuel Aiken (PF) Malcolm Weight, Gregory Richards, Ron Manjarrez | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Kelsch (PG), Jamie Shields (SF) James Deblois, Raleigh Shorter | |
| 09:05 | LSU | Jeremiah Hicks is called for the reach on Elbert Lakey - foul #2 on Jeremiah Hicks, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| 08:50 | LSU | Marc Nielsen makes the floater from the left side set up by Mark Reed | 47-43 |
| 08:45 | Alabama | Jamie Shields connects on the shot from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 08:20 | LSU | William Park comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Jeremiah Hicks - foul #3 on Jeremiah Hicks, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| 08:20 | LSU | William Park makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:20 | LSU | William Park makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 08:12 | Alabama | The short jumper by Bradley Brown is denied by Elbert Lakey | 49-45 |
| 08:11 | LSU | Samuel Aiken gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 07:50 | LSU | Samuel Aiken comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Cohn - foul #3 on Robert Cohn, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Ron Manjarrez (C) Elbert Lakey | |
| Subs | Alabama | Raleigh Shorter (SG), Vaughn Frazier (PF), John Saldana (C) Jeremiah Hicks, Robert Cohn, Bradley Brown | |
| 07:50 | LSU | Samuel Aiken makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 07:50 | LSU | Samuel Aiken makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marc Nielsen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Reed (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Park (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Aiken (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Ron Manjarrez (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Kelsch (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raleigh Shorter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jamie Shields (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Vaughn Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Saldana (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Alabama | Raleigh Shorter misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-45 |
| 07:29 | Alabama | Jamie Shields grabs the offensive board | 51-45 |
| 07:15 | Alabama | John Kelsch makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Vaughn Frazier | 51-48 |
| 06:47 | LSU | Marc Nielsen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 06:46 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez grabs the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 06:17 | LSU | Marc Nielsen knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ron Manjarrez | 54-48 |
| 06:11 | Alabama | John Kelsch misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-48 |
| 06:10 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 05:51 | LSU | William Park knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marc Nielsen | 56-48 |
| 05:51 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Elbert Lakey (SF) Samuel Aiken | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jeremiah Hicks (SG), Robert Cohn (PF), Bradley Brown (C) Raleigh Shorter, Vaughn Frazier, John Saldana | |
| 05:35 | Alabama | Jeremiah Hicks is fouled on the floor by Ron Manjarrez - foul #3 on Ron Manjarrez, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| 05:23 | Alabama | Jeremiah Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-48 |
| 05:05 | LSU | Mark Reed can't throw it down against a doubleteam but he's fouled by John Kelsch - foul #3 on John Kelsch, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Samuel Aiken (PF) William Park | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 05:05 | LSU | Mark Reed makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 05:05 | LSU | Mark Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 05:05 | Alabama | Bradley Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 04:59 | Alabama | Bradley Brown can't finish the layup | 57-48 |
| 04:57 | LSU | Samuel Aiken grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 04:45 | LSU | Elbert Lakey makes the wide open jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Reed | 59-48 |
| 04:32 | Alabama | John Kelsch misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-48 |
| 04:31 | LSU | Samuel Aiken snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 04:15 | LSU | Elbert Lakey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Marc Nielsen | 62-48 |
| 04:04 | Alabama | John Kelsch connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-51 |
| 03:35 | LSU | Samuel Aiken misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Cohn - foul #4 on Robert Cohn, team foul #9 | 62-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Malcolm Weight (PG) Marc Nielsen | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 03:35 | LSU | Samuel Aiken makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 03:35 | LSU | Samuel Aiken makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Malcolm Weight (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Reed (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Elbert Lakey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Aiken (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Ron Manjarrez (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Kelsch (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremiah Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jamie Shields (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Cohn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Bradley Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Alabama | Jeremiah Hicks is called for traveling | 64-51 |
| Subs | LSU | William Park (C) Samuel Aiken | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:54 | LSU | William Park's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Lincoln Porter (PG), Gregory Richards (SF) Mark Reed, Elbert Lakey | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Deblois (PG), Raleigh Shorter (SG), Vaughn Frazier (SF), Eric Valenza (PF), John Saldana (C) John Kelsch, Jeremiah Hicks, Jamie Shields, Robert Cohn, Bradley Brown | |
| 02:31 | Alabama | William Park steps in front of the Eric Valenza pass | 64-51 |
| 02:22 | LSU | Lincoln Porter clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-51 |
| 02:21 | Alabama | Vaughn Frazier grabs the board | 64-51 |
| 02:16 | Alabama | James Deblois's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-51 |
| 01:51 | LSU | Gregory Richards is hacked by James Deblois - foul #1 on James Deblois, team foul #10 | 64-51 |
| 01:51 | LSU | Gregory Richards misses the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 01:51 | LSU | Gregory Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:41 | Alabama | Vaughn Frazier clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Gregory Richards - foul #2 on Gregory Richards, team foul #6 | 65-51 |
| 01:41 | Alabama | Vaughn Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 01:41 | Alabama | Vaughn Frazier misses the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 01:41 | LSU | The rebound goes to William Park | 65-51 |
| 01:16 | LSU | Gregory Richards is whistled for traveling | 65-51 |
| 00:57 | Alabama | Vaughn Frazier comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-51 |
| 00:56 | Alabama | Raleigh Shorter gets the offensive rebound | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Alabama | Vaughn Frazier's layup is rejected by Ron Manjarrez | 65-51 |
| 00:53 | Alabama | Vaughn Frazier tips it but misses | 65-51 |
| 00:51 | LSU | Gregory Richards gets the rebound | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | LSU | Lincoln Porter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-51 |
| 00:26 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Vaughn Frazier | 65-51 |
| 00:22 | Alabama | Vaughn Frazier lays it up and in set up by James Deblois | 65-53 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Lincoln Porter runs out the clock | 65-53 |