| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) SG - John Early (fresh) SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) PF - Raymond Isom (fresh) C - Joseph Geise (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clinton Kent (fresh) SG - Stanford Vansant (fresh) SF - Fred Overman (fresh) PF - Michael McConkey (fresh) C - Corey Daniel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Fred Overman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Alabama | Fred Overman banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | LSU | Raymond Isom is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Alabama | Clinton Kent can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | LSU | Joseph Geise grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | LSU | John Early comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Alabama | Corey Daniel pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | Alabama | Michael McConkey can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | LSU | Joseph Geise snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:59 | LSU | John Early evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Knudson | 2-2 |
| 17:38 | Alabama | Fred Overman misses long on a jumper from the left block | 2-2 |
| 17:37 | LSU | Joseph Geise grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:25 | LSU | Fred Overman is called for the reach on John Early - foul #1 on Fred Overman, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:07 | LSU | Johnny Wall can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 17:06 | Alabama | Corey Daniel grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:40 | Alabama | Michael McConkey's layup is rejected by Joseph Geise | 2-2 |
| 16:38 | Alabama | Michael McConkey tips it but misses | 2-2 |
| 16:37 | Alabama | Michael McConkey tips it in | 2-4 |
| 16:09 | LSU | Michael McConkey steps in front of the Raymond Isom pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 2-4 |
| 15:40 | Alabama | Corey Daniel clanks a shot from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 15:38 | LSU | James Knudson gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Early (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) PF - Raymond Isom (fresh) C - Joseph Geise (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clinton Kent (fresh) SG - Stanford Vansant (fairly fresh) SF - Fred Overman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael McConkey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Corey Daniel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | LSU | John Early misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Clinton Kent - foul #1 on Clinton Kent, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Thomas Bonaparte (SG), William Rowley (PF), Travis Hardwick (C) Stanford Vansant, Michael McConkey, Corey Daniel | |
| 15:34 | LSU | John Early makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 15:34 | LSU | John Early makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:08 | Alabama | William Rowley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Gadomski (SF) Johnny Wall | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 14:45 | LSU | Joseph Geise comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 14:44 | LSU | Raymond Isom pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 14:30 | LSU | John Early shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 14:28 | LSU | Raymond Isom hits the follow up shot | 6-4 |
| 14:07 | Alabama | Thomas Bonaparte is fouled on the floor by John Early - foul #1 on John Early, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Foushee (PG), Jacob Loar (SG), James Poythress (PF), Michael McDermott (C) James Knudson, John Early, Raymond Isom, Joseph Geise | |
| Subs | Alabama | Stanford Vansant (SG), Michael McConkey (PF), Corey Daniel (C) Thomas Bonaparte, William Rowley, Travis Hardwick | |
| 13:44 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses long on a 3 from straight away | 6-4 |
| 13:42 | LSU | Peter Gadomski grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 13:36 | LSU | Stanford Vansant steals the ball from Peter Gadomski | 6-4 |
| 13:09 | Alabama | Corey Daniel buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Michael McConkey | 6-6 |
| 12:57 | LSU | Peter Gadomski misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-6 |
| 12:56 | Alabama | Corey Daniel pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 12:40 | Alabama | Fred Overman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-6 |
| 12:39 | LSU | James Poythress grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 12:21 | LSU | Peter Gadomski clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-6 |
| 12:20 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Loar | 6-6 |
| 12:00 | LSU | Michael McDermott is called for 3 seconds | 6-6 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), John Early (SG), Johnny Wall (SF), Raymond Isom (PF), Joseph Geise (C) Daniel Foushee, Jacob Loar, Peter Gadomski, James Poythress, Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Alabama | Travis Hardwick (C) Corey Daniel | |
| 11:38 | Alabama | James Knudson steals it from Michael McConkey | 6-6 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Early (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) PF - Raymond Isom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Geise (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clinton Kent (fairly fresh) SG - Stanford Vansant (fairly fresh) SF - Fred Overman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael McConkey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Hardwick (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Early | 8-6 |
| 10:56 | Alabama | Michael McConkey can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Johnny Wall - foul #1 on Johnny Wall, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Thomas Bonaparte (SG) Stanford Vansant | |
| 10:56 | Alabama | Michael McConkey makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 10:56 | Alabama | Michael McConkey misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 10:56 | LSU | Joseph Geise snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 10:43 | LSU | Raymond Isom is fouled on the floor by Michael McConkey - foul #1 on Michael McConkey, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Corey Daniel (C) Travis Hardwick | |
| 10:36 | LSU | Johnny Wall is hacked by Clinton Kent - foul #2 on Clinton Kent, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dale Bible (PG), William Rowley (PF) Clinton Kent, Michael McConkey | |
| 10:20 | LSU | Raymond Isom is denied on a dunk by William Rowley | 8-7 |
| 10:18 | Alabama | Thomas Bonaparte gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 09:58 | Alabama | Corey Daniel misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 8-7 |
| 09:56 | LSU | Joseph Geise snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 09:49 | LSU | Thomas Bonaparte picks off the pass by Joseph Geise | 8-7 |
| 09:46 | Alabama | Dale Bible lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Bonaparte | 8-9 |
| 09:31 | LSU | Raymond Isom works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Dale Bible - foul #1 on Dale Bible, team foul #5 | 8-9 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael McConkey (PF) William Rowley | |
| 09:31 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 09:31 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 09:14 | Alabama | Corey Daniel misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joseph Geise - foul #1 on Joseph Geise, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Stanford Vansant (SG), David Cooper (SF) Thomas Bonaparte, Fred Overman | |
| 09:14 | Alabama | Corey Daniel misses the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 09:14 | Alabama | Corey Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 08:56 | LSU | John Early shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 9-10 |
| 08:54 | Alabama | Corey Daniel grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 08:33 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant loses the dribble to James Knudson | 9-10 |
| 08:30 | LSU | John Early hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Knudson | 11-10 |
| 08:09 | Alabama | Corey Daniel drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Dale Bible | 11-12 |
| 07:46 | LSU | Johnny Wall blows the layup | 11-12 |
| 07:44 | Alabama | Michael McConkey grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 07:16 | Alabama | David Cooper is hacked by John Early - foul #2 on John Early, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Foushee (PG), Jacob Loar (SG), Peter Gadomski (SF), James Poythress (PF), Michael McDermott (C) James Knudson, John Early, Johnny Wall, Raymond Isom, Joseph Geise | |
| Subs | Alabama | Fred Overman (SF), Travis Hardwick (C) David Cooper, Corey Daniel | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Daniel Foushee (fresh) SG - Jacob Loar (fresh) SF - Peter Gadomski (fresh) PF - James Poythress (fresh) C - Michael McDermott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dale Bible (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanford Vansant (fresh) SF - Fred Overman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael McConkey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Hardwick (fresh) | |
| 06:58 | Alabama | Michael McConkey is denied on a layup by Peter Gadomski | 11-12 |
| 06:56 | Alabama | Dale Bible grabs the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 06:33 | Alabama | Fred Overman hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Peter Gadomski - foul #1 on Peter Gadomski, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Thomas Bonaparte (SG), William Rowley (PF) Stanford Vansant, Michael McConkey | |
| 06:33 | Alabama | Fred Overman misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 06:33 | Alabama | Fred Overman misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 06:33 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Poythress | 11-12 |
| 06:26 | LSU | Travis Hardwick is called for the reach on Peter Gadomski - foul #1 on Travis Hardwick, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| 06:13 | LSU | Jacob Loar scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-12 |
| 05:46 | Alabama | Thomas Bonaparte makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 14-15 |
| 05:28 | LSU | James Poythress misses the fadeaway in the lane | 14-15 |
| 05:26 | LSU | Michael McDermott grabs the offensive board | 14-15 |
| 05:17 | LSU | Daniel Foushee misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 05:16 | LSU | Peter Gadomski tips it home | 16-15 |
| 04:48 | Alabama | Fred Overman buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dale Bible | 16-18 |
| 04:34 | LSU | Peter Gadomski misses badly on a floater in the lane | 16-18 |
| 04:33 | Alabama | Fred Overman pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 04:04 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Dale Bible | 16-20 |
| 03:49 | LSU | Jacob Loar misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-20 |
| 03:48 | Alabama | William Rowley gets the rebound | 16-20 |
| 03:19 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Michael McDermott - foul #1 on Michael McDermott, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), John Early (SG), Johnny Wall (SF), Raymond Isom (PF), Joseph Geise (C) Daniel Foushee, Jacob Loar, Peter Gadomski, James Poythress, Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Alabama | Clinton Kent (PG), Stanford Vansant (SG), Michael McConkey (PF) Dale Bible, Thomas Bonaparte, William Rowley | |
| 03:19 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 03:19 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 03:05 | LSU | Johnny Wall is open and buries a floater from the left block | 18-21 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Early (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Isom (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Geise (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clinton Kent (fresh) SG - Stanford Vansant (fresh) SF - Fred Overman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael McConkey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Hardwick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 02:41 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant loses the ball out of bounds | 18-21 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Corey Daniel (C) Travis Hardwick | |
| 02:16 | LSU | Johnny Wall comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Stanford Vansant - foul #1 on Stanford Vansant, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| 02:16 | LSU | Johnny Wall makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 02:16 | LSU | Johnny Wall misses the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 02:16 | Alabama | Corey Daniel snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 01:47 | Alabama | Raymond Isom steals the ball from Fred Overman | 19-21 |
| 01:24 | LSU | James Knudson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 19-21 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | David Cooper (SF) Fred Overman | |
| 01:06 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-21 |
| 01:05 | Alabama | David Cooper tips it in | 19-23 |
| 00:52 | LSU | Raymond Isom can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 00:51 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant grabs the defensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 00:28 | Alabama | Corey Daniel is whistled for a carry | 19-23 |
| 00:04 | LSU | Johnny Wall clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-23 |
| 00:03 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to James Knudson | 19-23 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses the easy layup | 19-23 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Raymond Isom grabs the offensive board | 19-23 |