| Lineup | LSU | PG - Paul Pruitt (fresh) SG - Elmer McClave (fresh) SF - Bobby Dubose (fresh) PF - Michael Taylor (fresh) C - Michael Stewart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fresh) SG - James Parsons (fresh) SF - Michael Brown (fresh) PF - Jimmy Defranco (fresh) C - David Damon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | David Damon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Alabama | John Anderson hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from James Parsons | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | LSU | Elmer McClave misses long on a floater from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Alabama | John Anderson gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Alabama | James Parsons's pass is intercepted by Paul Pruitt in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | LSU | Elmer McClave slams it home on a great pass from Paul Pruitt | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Alabama | David Damon knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by John Anderson | 2-4 |
| 18:37 | LSU | Bobby Dubose scores on a floater from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 18:12 | Alabama | James Parsons can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-4 |
| 18:11 | LSU | Michael Stewart pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:59 | LSU | Elmer McClave misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:57 | LSU | Michael Stewart tips it but misses | 4-4 |
| 17:56 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:33 | Alabama | John Anderson misses short on a shot from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco snags the offensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:12 | Alabama | Michael Brown misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 17:11 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Defranco | 4-4 |
| 16:55 | Alabama | Michael Taylor swats the layup by John Anderson | 4-4 |
| 16:53 | LSU | Michael Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:39 | LSU | Michael Stewart misses long on a shot from the right block | 4-4 |
| 16:38 | LSU | Michael Stewart gets the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:31 | LSU | Michael Taylor is called for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Taylor, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Richard Justice (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF), Ronnie Moore (PF), Antonio Powell (C) Paul Pruitt, Elmer McClave, Bobby Dubose, Michael Taylor, Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hathcock (PG), Edgar Johnson (PF), John Wellman (C) John Anderson, Jimmy Defranco, David Damon | |
| 16:07 | Alabama | Edgar Johnson travels with the ball | 4-4 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Anderson (PG) James Hathcock | |
| 15:54 | LSU | Antonio Powell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by John Wellman - foul #1 on John Wellman, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (SG) James Parsons | |
| 15:54 | LSU | Antonio Powell makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:54 | LSU | Antonio Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Alan Coan (fresh) SG - Richard Justice (fresh) SF - Mitchell Smith (fresh) PF - Ronnie Moore (fresh) C - Antonio Powell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Defranco (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Edgar Johnson (fresh) C - John Wellman (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco is fouled on the floor by Richard Justice - foul #1 on Richard Justice, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Dubose (SF) Mitchell Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Parsons (SG) Jimmy Defranco | |
| 15:09 | Alabama | John Anderson connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by James Parsons and the foul's on Ronnie Moore - foul #1 on Ronnie Moore, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hathcock (PG) Michael Brown | |
| 15:09 | Alabama | John Anderson makes the free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:53 | LSU | Alan Coan is fouled on the floor by James Parsons - foul #1 on James Parsons, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Mitchell Smith (SF) Alan Coan, Antonio Powell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (SF), Matthew Folkes (PF), David Damon (C) John Anderson, Edgar Johnson, John Wellman | |
| 14:37 | LSU | Paul Pruitt drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Justice | 8-7 |
| 14:17 | Alabama | Paul Pruitt steals it from David Damon | 8-7 |
| 14:13 | LSU | Richard Justice misses the easy layup | 8-7 |
| 14:11 | Alabama | Matthew Folkes snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 14:09 | Alabama | Paul Pruitt steps in front of the James Parsons pass in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| 13:59 | LSU | David Damon denies the turnaround by Bobby Dubose | 8-7 |
| 13:57 | Alabama | David Damon grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 13:32 | Alabama | David Damon can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 8-7 |
| 13:31 | LSU | Ronnie Moore grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 13:14 | LSU | Paul Pruitt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 13:13 | LSU | Mitchell Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 12:55 | LSU | Richard Justice is whistled for traveling | 8-7 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Elmer McClave (SG), John Holland (SF), Michael Taylor (PF), Michael Stewart (C) Paul Pruitt, Richard Justice, Mitchell Smith, Bobby Dubose, Ronnie Moore | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Anderson (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Edgar Johnson (PF), John Wellman (C) James Hathcock, Jimmy Defranco, Matthew Folkes, David Damon | |
| 12:33 | Alabama | Michael Stewart is called for the reach on Edgar Johnson - foul #1 on Michael Stewart, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| 12:11 | Alabama | Michael Brown misses short on an open runner in the paint | 8-7 |
| 12:10 | LSU | Alan Coan grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 12:05 | LSU | Elmer McClave is hacked by James Parsons - foul #2 on James Parsons, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Dubose (SF) John Holland | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (SG), Matthew Folkes (PF), David Damon (C) James Parsons, Edgar Johnson, John Wellman | |
| 11:53 | LSU | Bobby Dubose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Wellman (C) David Damon | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Alan Coan (fresh) SG - Elmer McClave (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Dubose (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Taylor (fresh) C - Michael Stewart (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Defranco (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) PF - Matthew Folkes (fresh) C - John Wellman (fresh) | |
| 11:51 | Alabama | John Anderson is hacked by Elmer McClave in the backcourt - foul #1 on Elmer McClave, team foul #5 | 8-7 |
| Subs | LSU | John Holland (SF) Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Alabama | David Damon (C) John Wellman | |
| 11:31 | Alabama | John Anderson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Elmer McClave - foul #2 on Elmer McClave, team foul #6 | 8-7 |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Paul Curtis (SG), Antonio Powell (C) Alan Coan, Elmer McClave, Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | Alabama | Edgar Johnson (PF), John Wellman (C) Matthew Folkes, David Damon | |
| 11:31 | Alabama | John Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 11:31 | Alabama | John Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 11:21 | LSU | John Holland comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 11:19 | Alabama | Edgar Johnson gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 10:59 | Alabama | Michael Brown misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 10:58 | Alabama | Michael Brown tips it back up and in | 8-11 |
| 10:40 | LSU | John Holland comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Taylor (PF) Bobby Dubose | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Folkes (PF), David Damon (C) Edgar Johnson, John Wellman | |
| 10:40 | LSU | John Holland makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 10:40 | LSU | John Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 10:40 | Alabama | Matthew Folkes snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 10:12 | Alabama | John Anderson buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Brown | 9-13 |
| 10:00 | LSU | Michael Taylor is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Taylor, team foul #7 | 9-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Richard Justice (SG), Bobby Dubose (SF), Ronnie Moore (PF), Michael Stewart (C) Paul Pruitt, Paul Curtis, John Holland, Michael Taylor, Antonio Powell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Edgar Johnson (PF) Matthew Folkes | |
| 09:41 | Alabama | John Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-13 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Folkes (PF) Edgar Johnson | |
| 09:19 | LSU | Bobby Dubose can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 9-13 |
| 09:17 | LSU | Ronnie Moore misses the tip | 9-13 |
| 09:15 | Alabama | Michael Brown grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 08:47 | Alabama | David Damon misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Justice - foul #2 on Richard Justice, team foul #8 | 9-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Paul Curtis (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF) Alan Coan, Richard Justice, Ronnie Moore | |
| Subs | Alabama | Edgar Johnson (PF), John Wellman (C) Jimmy Defranco, Matthew Folkes | |
| 08:47 | Alabama | David Damon misses the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 08:47 | Alabama | David Damon makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 08:32 | LSU | Paul Pruitt makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Curtis | 12-14 |
| 08:08 | Alabama | Michael Brown misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 12-14 |
| 08:07 | LSU | Mitchell Smith grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 07:59 | LSU | Bobby Dubose can't throw it down | 12-14 |
| 07:57 | LSU | Mitchell Smith grabs the offensive board | 12-14 |
| 07:36 | LSU | Bobby Dubose hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Pruitt and the foul's on Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Antonio Powell (C) Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Parsons (SG), Jimmy Defranco (SF), Matthew Folkes (PF) Michael Brown, Edgar Johnson, John Wellman | |
| 07:36 | LSU | Bobby Dubose makes the free throw | 15-14 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Paul Pruitt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Curtis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Smith (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Bobby Dubose (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Antonio Powell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Parsons (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Defranco (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Matthew Folkes (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Damon (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Alabama | David Damon can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on Antonio Powell - foul #1 on Antonio Powell, team foul #9 | 15-14 |
| Subs | LSU | John Holland (SF), Ronnie Moore (PF) Mitchell Smith, Bobby Dubose | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 07:09 | Alabama | David Damon misses the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 07:09 | Alabama | David Damon misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 07:09 | LSU | Antonio Powell pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 06:52 | LSU | Ronnie Moore scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul Pruitt | 17-14 |
| 06:29 | Alabama | Paul Pruitt is called for the reach on John Anderson - foul #1 on Paul Pruitt, team foul #10 | 17-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Elmer McClave (SG), Michael Taylor (PF) Paul Pruitt, Paul Curtis, Ronnie Moore | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hathcock (PG), Edgar Johnson (PF), John Wellman (C) James Parsons, Matthew Folkes, David Damon | |
| 06:29 | Alabama | John Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 06:29 | Alabama | John Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 06:16 | LSU | Michael Taylor comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Jimmy Defranco - foul #1 on Jimmy Defranco, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Brown (SF) James Hathcock | |
| 06:16 | LSU | Michael Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 06:16 | LSU | Michael Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 05:51 | Alabama | John Anderson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 05:49 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco grabs the offensive board | 19-16 |
| 05:26 | Alabama | John Wellman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Bobby Dubose (SF), Ronnie Moore (C) Alan Coan, John Holland, Antonio Powell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Folkes (PF), David Damon (C) Edgar Johnson, John Wellman | |
| 05:08 | LSU | Ronnie Moore misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Folkes - foul #1 on Matthew Folkes, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Stewart (C) Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 05:08 | LSU | Ronnie Moore misses the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 05:08 | LSU | Ronnie Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 04:53 | Alabama | John Anderson misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 04:51 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 04:28 | Alabama | Ronnie Moore blocks the short jumper by David Damon | 20-16 |
| 04:27 | LSU | Michael Stewart snags the defensive board | 20-16 |
| 04:20 | LSU | Bobby Dubose connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Michael Stewart | 22-16 |
| 04:14 | Alabama | John Anderson is hacked by Elmer McClave in the backcourt - foul #3 on Elmer McClave, team foul #11 | 22-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Richard Justice (SG), Michael Taylor (PF) Paul Pruitt, Elmer McClave, Ronnie Moore | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hathcock (PG), Edgar Johnson (PF) Michael Brown, Matthew Folkes | |
| 04:14 | Alabama | John Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 04:14 | Alabama | John Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 04:04 | LSU | David Damon is called for the reach on Bobby Dubose - foul #1 on David Damon, team foul #8 | 22-17 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Parsons (SG), Michael Brown (SF) James Hathcock, Jimmy Defranco | |
| 04:04 | LSU | Bobby Dubose makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 04:04 | LSU | Bobby Dubose makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 03:46 | Alabama | James Parsons misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-17 |
| 03:45 | LSU | Michael Taylor gets the rebound | 24-17 |
| 03:36 | LSU | Richard Justice misses the floater from the left wing | 24-17 |
| 03:35 | LSU | Michael Stewart tips it back up and in | 26-17 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Alan Coan (fresh) SG - Richard Justice (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobby Dubose (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Parsons (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edgar Johnson (fresh) C - David Damon (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 03:32 | Alabama | Michael Brown is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 26-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Antonio Powell (C) Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (PF), John Wellman (C) Edgar Johnson, David Damon | |
| 03:16 | LSU | Antonio Powell can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Wellman - foul #2 on John Wellman, team foul #9 | 26-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Ronnie Moore (PF) Alan Coan, Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Alabama | David Damon (C) John Wellman | |
| 03:16 | LSU | Antonio Powell makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 03:16 | LSU | Antonio Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 02:52 | Alabama | John Anderson is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 28-19 |
| 02:39 | LSU | Paul Pruitt makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-19 |
| 02:35 | Alabama | James Parsons throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Curtis (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF), Michael Taylor (PF) Richard Justice, Bobby Dubose, Antonio Powell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Edgar Johnson (PF), John Wellman (C) Jimmy Defranco, David Damon | |
| 02:19 | LSU | Paul Pruitt shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-19 |
| 02:17 | Alabama | James Parsons gets the rebound | 31-19 |
| 02:13 | Alabama | John Anderson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 31-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Stewart (C) Ronnie Moore | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Folkes (PF), David Damon (C) Edgar Johnson, John Wellman | |
| 01:59 | LSU | John Anderson is called for the reach on Paul Pruitt - foul #1 on John Anderson, team foul #10 | 31-19 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (PF) Matthew Folkes | |
| 01:59 | LSU | Paul Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 32-19 |
| 01:59 | LSU | Paul Pruitt misses the 2nd free throw | 32-19 |
| 01:59 | LSU | Paul Pruitt snags the offensive board | 32-19 |
| 01:47 | LSU | Michael Taylor lays it in set up by Mitchell Smith | 34-19 |
| 01:25 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-21 |
| 01:01 | LSU | John Anderson takes the ball from Paul Curtis | 34-21 |
| 00:56 | Alabama | Michael Brown banks in the layup on a great pass from John Anderson | 34-23 |
| 00:39 | LSU | Paul Pruitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-23 |
| 00:38 | Alabama | John Anderson pulls down the rebound | 34-23 |
| 00:36 | Alabama | Paul Pruitt is called for the reach on John Anderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Pruitt, team foul #12 | 34-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Richard Justice (SG), Bobby Dubose (SF), Ronnie Moore (PF), Antonio Powell (C) Paul Pruitt, Paul Curtis, Mitchell Smith, Michael Taylor, Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | Alabama | Edgar Johnson (PF), John Wellman (C) Jimmy Defranco, David Damon | |
| 00:36 | Alabama | John Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 00:36 | Alabama | John Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Bobby Dubose drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-25 |
| 00:24 | Alabama | John Wellman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-25 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Folkes (PF) Edgar Johnson | |
| 00:04 | LSU | Bobby Dubose can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-25 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Ronnie Moore tips it but misses | 36-25 |
| 00:02 | Alabama | James Parsons gets the rebound | 36-25 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | James Parsons comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 36-25 |