| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bradley Ater (fresh) PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bondurant (fresh) SF - Mark Baron (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Crow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Duane Creasy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Mark Baron inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| 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 (+5) | |
| 19:37 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant is whistled for a carry | 31-26 |
| 19:17 | LSU | Michael McCoy is hacked by Robert Bondurant - foul #3 on Robert Bondurant, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman (SG) Robert Bondurant | |
| 18:51 | LSU | Bradley Ater knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Landry | 33-26 |
| 18:22 | Alabama | Mark Baron makes the shot from the right block | 33-28 |
| 18:00 | LSU | Robert Landry comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 17:59 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt snags the offensive board | 33-28 |
| 17:42 | LSU | Robert Landry buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Bradley Ziegenbein | 36-28 |
| 17:38 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-28 |
| 17:36 | Alabama | Mark Baron misses the tip | 36-28 |
| 17:35 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 17:09 | LSU | Bradley Ater is fouled on the floor by Duane Creasy - foul #1 on Duane Creasy, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (SF) Bradley Ater | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 16:49 | LSU | Michael McCoy double dribbles | 36-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Barry Baldwin (C) Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 16:28 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Landry - foul #3 on Robert Landry, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Robert Landry, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 16:28 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 16:28 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 16:02 | LSU | Michael McCoy splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Todd Pollard | 39-30 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Pollard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Merryman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Baron (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Crow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Duane Creasy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Alabama | Mark Baron blows the dunk | 39-30 |
| 15:39 | Alabama | Duane Creasy misses the tip | 39-30 |
| 15:37 | LSU | Michael Carson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 15:14 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt clanks a turnaround from the left block | 39-30 |
| 15:13 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 14:57 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Barry Baldwin - foul #1 on Barry Baldwin, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Bradley Ater (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (PF) Michael McCoy, Todd Pollard, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG), James Holloway (PF), Dustin Barker (C) Kenneth Merryman, Nicholas Crow, Duane Creasy | |
| 14:57 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 14:57 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 14:57 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 14:41 | LSU | Robert Landry is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Dustin Barker - foul #1 on Dustin Barker, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (PG) Brandon Anderson | |
| 14:41 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 14:41 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 14:17 | Alabama | James Holloway hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 14:16 | LSU | Bradley Ater grabs the defensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 13:47 | LSU | Robert Landry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-30 |
| 13:46 | LSU | Bradley Ater grabs the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 13:37 | LSU | Michael Carson misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side | 41-30 |
| 13:36 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Dustin Barker | 41-30 |
| 13:32 | Alabama | Mark Baron connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Todd Schaffner | 41-32 |
| 13:13 | LSU | Michael Carson is fouled on the floor by Mark Baron - foul #1 on Mark Baron, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SG), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Michael Carson, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (PG), Nicholas Crow (PF), Duane Creasy (C) Todd Schaffner, Mark Baron, Dustin Barker | |
| 12:47 | LSU | James Holloway blocks the jumper by Michael McCoy | 41-32 |
| 12:46 | Alabama | James Holloway gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 12:27 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 12:01 | LSU | Robert Landry's layup is rejected by Duane Creasy | 41-35 |
| 12:00 | LSU | Bradley Ater grabs the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 11:33 | LSU | Bradley Ater makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael McCoy out of the doubleteam | 43-35 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bradley Ater (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bondurant (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - James Holloway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Crow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Duane Creasy (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:04 | Alabama | Duane Creasy knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by James Holloway | 43-37 |
| 10:49 | LSU | Michael McCoy shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Bondurant - foul #4 on Robert Bondurant, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (SF), Barry Baldwin (C) Bradley Ater, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman (SG), Mark Baron (SF) Robert Bondurant, James Holloway | |
| 10:49 | LSU | Michael McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 10:49 | LSU | Michael McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 10:25 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Duane Creasy | 45-40 |
| 10:00 | LSU | The jump hook by Robert Landry is blocked by Nicholas Crow | 45-40 |
| 09:59 | LSU | Michael McCoy grabs the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 09:43 | LSU | Michael McCoy evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 09:42 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 09:19 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 45-40 |
| 09:18 | LSU | Barry Baldwin grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 08:56 | LSU | Robert Landry shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 45-40 |
| 08:54 | Alabama | Mark Baron grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 08:25 | Alabama | Mark Baron's pass is intercepted by Robert Landry | 45-40 |
| 08:07 | LSU | Michael McCoy is hacked by Kenneth Merryman - foul #1 on Kenneth Merryman, team foul #6 | 45-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Bradley Ater (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Michael McCoy, Todd Pollard, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (PG), James Holloway (PF), Dustin Barker (C) Brandon Anderson, Nicholas Crow, Duane Creasy | |
| 07:43 | LSU | Robert Landry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 07:41 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein can't tip it in | 45-40 |
| 07:39 | Alabama | Mark Baron snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 07:17 | Alabama | James Holloway buries a shot in the paint | 45-42 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Ater (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Merryman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Baron (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Holloway (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dustin Barker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:01 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt is fouled on the floor by Mark Baron - foul #2 on Mark Baron, team foul #7 | 45-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SG) Michael Carson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG) Todd Schaffner | |
| 07:01 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 07:01 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein snags the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 06:37 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (SF) Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (PG), Nicholas Crow (PF), Duane Creasy (C) Kenneth Merryman, Mark Baron, Dustin Barker | |
| 06:20 | Alabama | Duane Creasy misses badly on a floater from the left side | 45-42 |
| 06:18 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 05:57 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein travels with the ball | 45-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Barry Baldwin (C) Todd Pollard | |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (PG), Mark Baron (SF) Todd Schaffner, James Holloway | |
| 05:37 | Alabama | Mark Baron is fouled on the floor by Bradley Ater - foul #1 on Bradley Ater, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| 05:11 | Alabama | Michael McCoy picks off the pass by Brandon Anderson | 45-42 |
| 04:42 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein clanks a jump hook from the right block | 45-42 |
| 04:40 | LSU | Bradley Ater tips it in | 47-42 |
| 04:21 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow scores on a jump hook from the right block | 47-44 |
| 04:01 | LSU | Mark Baron steps in front of the Robert Landry pass | 47-44 |
| 03:57 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant can't finish the layup | 47-44 |
| 03:56 | LSU | Barry Baldwin grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 03:28 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-44 |
| 03:27 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 03:00 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 02:58 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael McCoy (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bradley Ater (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bradley Ziegenbein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Barry Baldwin (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bondurant (fairly fresh) 4 pf. SF - Mark Baron (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Nicholas Crow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Duane Creasy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:39 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein is hacked by Nicholas Crow - foul #1 on Nicholas Crow, team foul #8 | 47-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Michael Carson (SG), Dana Renteria (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Robert Landry, Michael McCoy, Bradley Ater, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman (SG), James Holloway (PF), Dustin Barker (C) Robert Bondurant, Nicholas Crow, Duane Creasy | |
| 02:39 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 02:39 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 02:39 | Alabama | James Holloway grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 02:39 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-44 |
| 02:21 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Brandon Anderson | 48-47 |
| 02:21 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Michael McCoy (SG) Michael Carson, Dana Renteria | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG), Nicholas Crow (PF), Duane Creasy (C) Kenneth Merryman, James Holloway, Dustin Barker | |
| 02:03 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Duane Creasy - foul #2 on Duane Creasy, team foul #9 | 48-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ater (SF) Todd Pollard | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:03 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 02:03 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 02:03 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 01:35 | Alabama | Mark Baron misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #3 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| 01:35 | Alabama | Mark Baron misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 01:35 | Alabama | Mark Baron makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 01:25 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Robert Landry | 51-48 |
| 01:06 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Robert Bondurant | 51-50 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-50 |
| 00:42 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt gets the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 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 (+5) | |
| 00:16 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein misses the wide open jump hook from the baseline | 51-50 |
| 00:14 | Alabama | Duane Creasy grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 00:05 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson misses the fadeaway from the left side | 51-50 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 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 (+5) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt runs out the clock | 51-50 |