| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William James (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Latour (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Huntington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chuck Walsh (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Phillips (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brad Hattaway (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Philip Williams (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Sidney Tiffany (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jon Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Phillip Latour inbounds the ball | 22-31 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Alabama | Jon Clark swats the shot by Phillip Latour | 22-31 |
| 19:44 | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 19:37 | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips is hacked by Chuck Walsh - foul #1 on Chuck Walsh, team foul #1 | 22-31 |
| 19:20 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-34 |
| 19:09 | Alabama | Robert Huntington is hacked by Sidney Tiffany - foul #2 on Sidney Tiffany, team foul #1 | 22-34 |
| 18:57 | Alabama | Chuck Walsh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-34 |
| 18:42 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-34 |
| 18:25 | Alabama | William James misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Phillips - foul #2 on Robert Phillips, team foul #2 | 22-34 |
| 18:25 | Alabama | William James makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 18:25 | Alabama | William James makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 18:09 | Louisiana State | Harold Wiggins is called for the reach on Brad Hattaway - foul #3 on Harold Wiggins, team foul #2 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez (SG) Harold Wiggins | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 17:57 | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-34 |
| 17:56 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Phillip Latour | 24-34 |
| 17:42 | Alabama | William James misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-34 |
| 17:41 | Alabama | Robert Huntington tips it back up and in | 26-34 |
| 17:17 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-34 |
| 17:15 | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips tips it but misses | 26-34 |
| 17:14 | Alabama | Robert Huntington grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 16:55 | Alabama | William James connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 16:27 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 16:25 | Alabama | William James gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 16:08 | Alabama | Sidney Tiffany steals the ball from William James | 29-34 |
| 15:44 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jon Clark | 29-37 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William James (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Vasquez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Phillip Latour (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Huntington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Chuck Walsh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brad Hattaway (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Philip Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Sidney Tiffany (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jon Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Alabama | William James scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 31-37 |
| 15:18 | Louisiana State | Phillip Latour takes the ball from Robert Phillips | 31-37 |
| 15:05 | Alabama | Robert Huntington buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 14:48 | Louisiana State | Jon Clark can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Robert Huntington - foul #3 on Robert Huntington, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Alabama | Harold Wiggins (SG) Guadalupe Vasquez | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison (PG), Casey Lamons (SG), Dwight Tye (SF), Lee Alexander (PF) Robert Phillips, Brad Hattaway, Philip Williams, Sidney Tiffany | |
| 14:48 | Louisiana State | Jon Clark misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 14:48 | Louisiana State | Jon Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 14:48 | Alabama | Chuck Walsh snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 14:21 | Alabama | Casey Lamons steps in front of the Robert Huntington pass | 34-37 |
| 14:04 | Louisiana State | Phillip Latour is called for the reach on Casey Lamons - foul #2 on Phillip Latour, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Kenneth Henderson (SF) Jon Clark | |
| 13:49 | Louisiana State | Dwight Tye scores on a jumper from the right side | 34-39 |
| 13:33 | Alabama | William James throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Frank Pagan (SF) Phillip Latour | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 13:19 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons misses the easy layup | 34-39 |
| 13:18 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons tips it but misses | 34-39 |
| 13:16 | Alabama | Chuck Walsh gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 12:49 | Alabama | Robert Huntington misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Dwight Tye - foul #2 on Dwight Tye, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jesus Avila (C) Chuck Walsh | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway (SG) Kenneth Henderson | |
| 12:49 | Alabama | Robert Huntington makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 12:49 | Alabama | Robert Huntington makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 12:33 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 12:32 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Huntington | 36-39 |
| 12:26 | Alabama | Jesus Avila clanks a runner in the paint | 36-39 |
| 12:24 | Louisiana State | Dwight Tye grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 12:04 | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brad Hattaway | 36-41 |
| 11:50 | Alabama | Frank Pagan is hacked by Casey Lamons - foul #1 on Casey Lamons, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Hamilton (PG), Guadalupe Vasquez (SG), Phillip Latour (SF) William James, Harold Wiggins, Robert Huntington | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips (PG), Philip Williams (SF), Sidney Tiffany (PF) Andrew Robison, Casey Lamons, Lee Alexander | |
| 11:25 | Alabama | Frank Pagan hits a floater from the left side | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Steven Hamilton (fresh) SG - Guadalupe Vasquez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Phillip Latour (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Frank Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jesus Avila (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Phillips (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brad Hattaway (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Williams (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Sidney Tiffany (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Dwight Tye (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:06 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-41 |
| 11:04 | Alabama | Frank Pagan pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 10:58 | Alabama | Phillip Latour hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Philip Williams - foul #1 on Philip Williams, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Harold Wiggins (SG), Chuck Walsh (C) Guadalupe Vasquez, Jesus Avila | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 10:58 | Alabama | Phillip Latour makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 10:58 | Alabama | Phillip Latour makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 10:40 | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Philip Williams | 40-43 |
| 10:20 | Alabama | Philip Williams is called for the reach on Phillip Latour - foul #2 on Philip Williams, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | William James (PG), Robert Huntington (PF) Steven Hamilton, Frank Pagan | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons (SG), Jon Clark (C) Brad Hattaway, Sidney Tiffany | |
| 10:12 | Alabama | Phillip Latour misses the lay-in | 40-43 |
| 10:11 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 09:51 | Louisiana State | Jon Clark blows the layup | 40-43 |
| 09:49 | Alabama | Chuck Walsh grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 09:43 | Alabama | Robert Phillips takes the ball from Phillip Latour | 40-43 |
| 09:40 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Phillips | 40-45 |
| 09:17 | Alabama | Harold Wiggins misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 09:16 | Alabama | Chuck Walsh snags the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 09:07 | Alabama | Chuck Walsh hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Dwight Tye - foul #3 on Dwight Tye, team foul #7 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez (SG), Frank Pagan (SF) Harold Wiggins, Phillip Latour | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison (PG), Brad Hattaway (SG), Lee Alexander (C) Robert Phillips, Casey Lamons, Jon Clark | |
| 09:07 | Alabama | Chuck Walsh misses the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 09:07 | Alabama | Chuck Walsh misses the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 09:07 | Louisiana State | Dwight Tye snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 08:53 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 08:52 | Louisiana State | Dwight Tye tips it back up and in | 40-47 |
| 08:29 | Alabama | Robert Huntington buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Guadalupe Vasquez | 42-47 |
| 08:12 | Louisiana State | Lee Alexander connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Andrew Robison and he's hacked by Chuck Walsh - foul #2 on Chuck Walsh, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jesus Avila (C) Chuck Walsh | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons (SF) Philip Williams | |
| 08:12 | Louisiana State | Lee Alexander misses the free throw | 42-49 |
| 08:12 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Huntington | 42-49 |
| 08:01 | Alabama | William James comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 08:00 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 07:53 | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 07:51 | Louisiana State | Dwight Tye pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 07:35 | Louisiana State | Robert Huntington steals it from Casey Lamons | 42-49 |
| 07:19 | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez is whistled for traveling | 42-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Hamilton (PG), Harold Wiggins (SG), Phillip Latour (SF) William James, Guadalupe Vasquez, Robert Huntington | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips (PG), Sidney Tiffany (PF) Andrew Robison, Dwight Tye | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Steven Hamilton (fresh) SG - Harold Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Phillip Latour (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jesus Avila (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brad Hattaway (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Casey Lamons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sidney Tiffany (fresh) 4 reb. C - Lee Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Louisiana State | Jesus Avila is called for the reach on Lee Alexander - foul #1 on Jesus Avila, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jon Clark (C) Lee Alexander | |
| 06:41 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway clanks a shot from the right side | 42-49 |
| 06:40 | Louisiana State | Jon Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 06:23 | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Harold Wiggins - foul #4 on Harold Wiggins, team foul #7 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Huntington (PF), Chuck Walsh (C) Frank Pagan, Jesus Avila | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Philip Williams (SF) Brad Hattaway | |
| 06:23 | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 06:23 | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 06:12 | Alabama | Chuck Walsh knocks in the jumper from the right block | 44-51 |
| 05:51 | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips misses badly on a runner near the basket | 44-51 |
| 05:49 | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:31 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams misses long on a floater from the left side | 44-51 |
| 05:30 | Alabama | Robert Huntington gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 05:10 | Alabama | Robert Huntington hits a floater from close range set up by Phillip Latour | 46-51 |
| 04:46 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams is fouled on the floor by Phillip Latour - foul #3 on Phillip Latour, team foul #8 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | William James (PG), Guadalupe Vasquez (SF), Frank Pagan (PF) Steven Hamilton, Phillip Latour, Robert Huntington | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway (SG), Dwight Tye (PF), Lee Alexander (C) Casey Lamons, Sidney Tiffany, Jon Clark | |
| 04:46 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 04:46 | Alabama | Chuck Walsh snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 04:33 | Alabama | Frank Pagan buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Harold Wiggins | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:22 | Louisiana State | Dwight Tye lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Brad Hattaway | 48-53 |
| 04:00 | Alabama | William James scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 03:43 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 03:42 | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 03:29 | Alabama | William James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-53 |
| 03:27 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Lee Alexander | 51-53 |
| 03:17 | Louisiana State | Chuck Walsh takes the ball from Robert Phillips | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William James (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Wiggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Guadalupe Vasquez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Pagan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Chuck Walsh (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brad Hattaway (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dwight Tye (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Lee Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Alabama | William James is fouled on the floor by Philip Williams - foul #3 on Philip Williams, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Phillip Latour (SF), Robert Huntington (PF), Jesus Avila (C) Harold Wiggins, Frank Pagan, Chuck Walsh | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SF) Robert Phillips, Philip Williams | |
| 03:10 | Alabama | William James makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 03:10 | Alabama | William James makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:03 | Louisiana State | Dwight Tye shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Brad Hattaway | 53-56 |
| 02:51 | Alabama | Phillip Latour drills a jumper from the baseline | 55-56 |
| 02:51 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Subs | Alabama | Harold Wiggins (SG), Chuck Walsh (C) Guadalupe Vasquez, Jesus Avila | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Philip Williams (SF), Sidney Tiffany (PF), Jon Clark (C) Kenneth Henderson, Dwight Tye, Lee Alexander | |
| 02:25 | Louisiana State | Jon Clark scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Philip Williams | 55-58 |
| 02:12 | Alabama | Phillip Latour scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 57-58 |
| 01:55 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Jon Clark | 57-60 |
| 01:36 | Alabama | Harold Wiggins buries a jumper from the left block set up by William James | 59-60 |
| 01:23 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Robison | 59-63 |
| 01:01 | Alabama | Robert Huntington hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-63 |
| 00:59 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams snags the defensive board | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:37 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway blows the layup over the doubleteam | 59-63 |
| 00:36 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Huntington | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Alabama | Harold Wiggins is hacked by Andrew Robison - foul #1 on Andrew Robison, team foul #9 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips (PG) Andrew Robison | |
| 00:31 | Alabama | Harold Wiggins misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana State | Jon Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Louisiana State | Harold Wiggins is called for the reach on Jon Clark in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harold Wiggins, team foul #9 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez (SG) Harold Wiggins | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons (PF) Sidney Tiffany | |
| 00:28 | Louisiana State | Jon Clark makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:28 | Louisiana State | Jon Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Alabama | Casey Lamons steals the ball from William James | 59-65 |
| 00:18 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway is fouled in the backcourt by Guadalupe Vasquez - foul #3 on Guadalupe Vasquez, team foul #10 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison (PG), Dwight Tye (PF) Robert Phillips, Casey Lamons | |
| 00:18 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:18 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:10 | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-67 |
| 00:08 | Alabama | Chuck Walsh pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-67 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Guadalupe Vasquez scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by William James | 62-67 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-67 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana State | William James is called for the reach on Brad Hattaway in the backcourt - foul #2 on William James, team foul #11 | 62-67 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Phillip Latour comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 62-68 |