| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Carter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Keech (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Prather (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry Nolin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Greer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Adam Blacker inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | LSU | Victor Pitt clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Prather - foul #2 on Michael Prather, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 19:36 | LSU | Victor Pitt misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 19:36 | LSU | Victor Pitt misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 19:36 | Alabama | George Greer pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 19:23 | Alabama | Victor Pitt steals it from Harry Nolin | 28-29 |
| 19:11 | LSU | Walter Williams comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-29 |
| 19:09 | LSU | Clifford Davidson tips it home | 30-29 |
| 19:02 | Alabama | George Greer is wide open but clanks a floater near the basket | 30-29 |
| 19:00 | Alabama | Michael Prather tips it but misses | 30-29 |
| 18:59 | Alabama | George Greer hits the follow up shot | 30-31 |
| 18:45 | LSU | Walter Williams can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Harry Nolin - foul #3 on Harry Nolin, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Cheek (PF) Harry Nolin | |
| 18:45 | LSU | Walter Williams makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:45 | LSU | Walter Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:35 | Alabama | James Keech makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Carter | 32-33 |
| 18:22 | LSU | Adam Blacker makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Clifford Davidson | 34-33 |
| 18:03 | Alabama | James Keech buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Carter | 34-35 |
| 17:46 | LSU | Victor Pitt drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Harry Adams | 36-35 |
| 17:33 | Alabama | Walter Williams is called for the reach on Robert Cheek - foul #3 on Walter Williams, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Manuel Lower (PF) Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (PG), Martin Regner (SF) Richard Carter, Michael Prather | |
| 17:25 | Alabama | Victor Pitt is called for the reach on Martin Regner - foul #1 on Victor Pitt, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| 17:10 | Alabama | James Keech makes the contested fadeaway from the left block | 36-37 |
| 16:52 | LSU | Victor Pitt clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 16:50 | LSU | Clifford Davidson grabs the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 16:35 | LSU | Adam Blacker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Martin Regner - foul #2 on Martin Regner, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Robert Noland (SG) Harry Adams, Victor Pitt | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lawrence Jones (SG), Emmett Smith (C) James Keech, George Greer | |
| 16:35 | LSU | Adam Blacker makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 16:35 | LSU | Adam Blacker makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 16:09 | Alabama | Robert Cheek misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-37 |
| 16:08 | LSU | Manuel Lower snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 15:59 | LSU | Manuel Lower banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Noland | 40-37 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Noland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Blacker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Manuel Lower (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Clifford Davidson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Glenn Shaffer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Martin Regner (fresh) PF - Robert Cheek (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Emmett Smith (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Cheek | 40-39 |
| 15:40 | LSU | Adam Blacker buries a shot from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 15:25 | Alabama | Emmett Smith is whistled for traveling | 42-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Victor Pitt (SG), Predrag Ziemann (SF), Walter Williams (PF) Edwin Murphy, Robert Noland, Adam Blacker, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (PG), James Keech (SG), Michael Prather (SF), Harry Nolin (PF), George Greer (C) Glenn Shaffer, Lawrence Jones, Martin Regner, Robert Cheek, Emmett Smith | |
| 15:03 | LSU | Victor Pitt drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Walter Williams | 44-39 |
| 14:53 | Alabama | Michael Prather hits a wide open turnaround from close range on a great pass from James Keech | 44-41 |
| 14:38 | LSU | Walter Williams is fouled on the floor by Harry Nolin - foul #4 on Harry Nolin, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Clifford Davidson (C) Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Cheek (PF) Harry Nolin | |
| 14:26 | LSU | Walter Williams can't throw it down | 44-41 |
| 14:24 | LSU | Walter Williams hits the follow up shot | 46-41 |
| 13:59 | Alabama | James Keech is fouled on the floor by Predrag Ziemann - foul #2 on Predrag Ziemann, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| 13:42 | Alabama | Robert Cheek misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Walter Williams - foul #4 on Walter Williams, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (SG), Manuel Lower (PF) Victor Pitt, Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 13:42 | Alabama | Robert Cheek makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 13:42 | Alabama | Robert Cheek makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 13:28 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Prather - foul #3 on Michael Prather, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG) Harry Adams | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 13:28 | LSU | Clifford Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 13:28 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 13:28 | Alabama | Robert Cheek grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 13:15 | Alabama | James Keech misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Noland - foul #1 on Robert Noland, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Adam Blacker (SF) Predrag Ziemann | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 13:15 | Alabama | James Keech makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 13:15 | Alabama | James Keech makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 13:03 | LSU | Manuel Lower is hacked by Robert Cheek - foul #1 on Robert Cheek, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (PG), Lawrence Jones (SG), Martin Regner (SF) Richard Carter, James Keech, Michael Prather | |
| 12:47 | LSU | Lawrence Jones steals the ball from Manuel Lower | 47-45 |
| 12:43 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer lays it up and in on a great pass from Lawrence Jones | 47-47 |
| 12:27 | LSU | Lawrence Jones picks off the pass by Robert Noland | 47-47 |
| 12:22 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones banks in the layup | 47-49 |
| 12:00 | LSU | Robert Noland clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 47-49 |
| 11:58 | Alabama | George Greer snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Noland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Manuel Lower (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Clifford Davidson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Glenn Shaffer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Regner (fresh) PF - Robert Cheek (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - George Greer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Glenn Shaffer | 47-51 |
| 11:37 | LSU | Adam Blacker clanks a 3 from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 11:36 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 11:30 | Alabama | Robert Cheek misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Manuel Lower - foul #3 on Manuel Lower, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Victor Pitt (SG), Predrag Ziemann (SF) Edwin Murphy, Robert Noland, Adam Blacker | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (PG), James Keech (SG), Michael Prather (SF), Emmett Smith (C) Glenn Shaffer, Lawrence Jones, Martin Regner, George Greer | |
| 11:30 | Alabama | Robert Cheek misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 11:30 | Alabama | Robert Cheek makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 11:12 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 11:10 | Alabama | Robert Cheek gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 10:57 | Alabama | Richard Carter knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 10:36 | LSU | Victor Pitt drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Harry Adams | 49-54 |
| 10:24 | Alabama | Michael Prather loses the ball out of bounds | 49-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Adam Blacker (SF) Predrag Ziemann | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 10:17 | LSU | Adam Blacker misses the 3 from straight away | 49-54 |
| 10:16 | LSU | Manuel Lower grabs the offensive board | 49-54 |
| 09:52 | LSU | Victor Pitt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 09:50 | Alabama | Michael Prather pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 09:32 | Alabama | James Keech splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 09:30 | LSU | Adam Blacker gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 09:26 | LSU | Richard Carter steals the ball from Adam Blacker | 49-54 |
| 09:03 | Alabama | James Keech shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Cheek | 49-57 |
| 08:48 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 08:46 | Alabama | Emmett Smith pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 08:41 | Alabama | The short jumper by James Keech is denied by Manuel Lower | 49-57 |
| 08:39 | LSU | Adam Blacker grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 08:18 | LSU | Victor Pitt is fouled on the floor by Richard Carter - foul #3 on Richard Carter, team foul #7 | 49-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Predrag Ziemann (SF) Harry Adams, Adam Blacker | |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (PG), Lawrence Jones (SG), Martin Regner (SF), George Greer (C) Richard Carter, James Keech, Michael Prather, Emmett Smith | |
| 08:18 | LSU | Victor Pitt misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 08:18 | Alabama | Robert Cheek pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 07:56 | Alabama | George Greer misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's fouled by Clifford Davidson - foul #2 on Clifford Davidson, team foul #7 | 49-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (SG), Walter Williams (PF) Victor Pitt, Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | Alabama | Harry Nolin (PF) Robert Cheek | |
| 07:56 | Alabama | George Greer misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 07:56 | Alabama | George Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Noland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Predrag Ziemann (fresh) PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Clifford Davidson (tiring) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Glenn Shaffer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Regner (fresh) PF - Harry Nolin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - George Greer (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:44 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Predrag Ziemann, team foul #8 | 49-58 |
| 07:26 | Alabama | Predrag Ziemann swats the short shot by Martin Regner | 49-58 |
| 07:25 | LSU | Clifford Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 07:19 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann is called for traveling | 49-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG) Edwin Murphy | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 07:01 | Alabama | Clifford Davidson takes the ball from Harry Nolin | 49-58 |
| 06:47 | LSU | Walter Williams misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 49-58 |
| 06:46 | Alabama | Harry Nolin snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| 06:36 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-61 |
| 06:30 | LSU | Walter Williams makes the driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Harry Nolin - foul #5 on Harry Nolin, team foul #8 | 51-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Pitt (SG), Adam Blacker (SF), Manuel Lower (C) Robert Noland, Predrag Ziemann, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Keech (SG), Robert Cheek (PF) Lawrence Jones, Harry Nolin | |
| 06:30 | LSU | Walter Williams makes the free throw | 52-61 |
| 06:16 | Alabama | James Keech's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Williams | 52-61 |
| 06:15 | LSU | Harry Adams snags the defensive board | 52-61 |
| 06:02 | LSU | Victor Pitt drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Harry Adams | 55-61 |
| 05:43 | Alabama | George Greer lays it up and in | 55-63 |
| 05:31 | LSU | Walter Williams knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 57-63 |
| 05:09 | Alabama | James Keech shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-63 |
| 05:07 | LSU | The rebound goes to Manuel Lower | 57-63 |
| 04:46 | LSU | Adam Blacker clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-63 |
| 04:44 | Alabama | George Greer snags the defensive board | 57-63 |
| 04:44 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| Subs | LSU | Clifford Davidson (C) Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (PG), Michael Prather (SF) Glenn Shaffer, Martin Regner | |
| 04:31 | Alabama | Richard Carter is fouled on the floor by Harry Adams - foul #1 on Harry Adams, team foul #9 | 57-63 |
| 04:31 | Alabama | Richard Carter misses the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 04:31 | LSU | The rebound goes to Clifford Davidson | 57-63 |
| 04:27 | LSU | Victor Pitt loses the ball out of bounds | 57-63 |
| 04:02 | Alabama | Richard Carter loses the dribble to Adam Blacker | 57-63 |
| 03:57 | LSU | Harry Adams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Adam Blacker | 59-63 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Clifford Davidson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Keech (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Prather (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Cheek (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - George Greer (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Alabama | James Keech is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-63 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG) Harry Adams | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 03:17 | LSU | Walter Williams clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 59-63 |
| 03:16 | LSU | Walter Williams tips it back up and in | 61-63 |
| 02:53 | Alabama | George Greer is hacked by Walter Williams - foul #5 on Walter Williams, team foul #10 | 61-63 |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Predrag Ziemann (SF), Manuel Lower (PF) Edwin Murphy, Adam Blacker, Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:53 | Alabama | George Greer misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 02:53 | Alabama | George Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 02:47 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| Subs | LSU | Adam Blacker (SF) Predrag Ziemann | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:31 | LSU | Harry Adams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-64 |
| 02:30 | Alabama | Robert Cheek snags the defensive board | 61-64 |
| 02:08 | Alabama | James Keech evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Manuel Lower - foul #4 on Manuel Lower, team foul #11 | 61-64 |
| 02:08 | Alabama | James Keech makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 02:08 | Alabama | James Keech makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:47 | LSU | Manuel Lower misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Cheek - foul #2 on Robert Cheek, team foul #9 | 61-66 |
| 01:47 | LSU | Manuel Lower makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 01:47 | LSU | Manuel Lower misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 01:47 | Alabama | Robert Cheek grabs the defensive rebound | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:29 | Alabama | James Keech evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-66 |
| 01:28 | LSU | The rebound goes to Clifford Davidson | 62-66 |
| 00:59 | LSU | Adam Blacker connects on the jumper in the paint | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Alabama | Richard Carter blows the layup | 64-66 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Clifford Davidson snags the defensive board | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | LSU | Adam Blacker's pass is intercepted by George Greer | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Alabama | James Keech is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Adams - foul #2 on Harry Adams, team foul #12 | 64-66 |
| 00:18 | Alabama | James Keech misses the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:18 | Alabama | James Keech misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Clifford Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Harry Adams is fouled on the floor by Richard Carter - foul #4 on Richard Carter, team foul #10 | 64-66 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Harry Adams makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Harry Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Manuel Lower is called for the reach on Robert Cheek - foul #5 on Manuel Lower, team foul #13 | 66-66 |
| Subs | LSU | Predrag Ziemann (PF) Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Robert Cheek makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Robert Cheek misses the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |