| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Prather (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harry Nolin (fresh) C - George Greer (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Adam Blacker inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | LSU | Harry Adams comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-37 |
| 19:47 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 19:33 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-37 |
| 19:31 | Alabama | George Greer tips it in | 33-37 |
| 19:14 | LSU | Adam Blacker loses the ball out of bounds | 33-37 |
| 19:00 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 18:58 | LSU | Walter Williams gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 18:33 | LSU | Harry Adams makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Victor Pitt | 33-40 |
| 18:26 | Alabama | George Greer's layup is rejected by Walter Williams | 33-40 |
| 18:25 | LSU | Adam Blacker snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 18:06 | LSU | Harry Adams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 18:04 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 17:49 | Alabama | George Greer misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 33-40 |
| 17:47 | LSU | Clifford Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 17:41 | LSU | Clifford Davidson comes up short on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Harry Nolin - foul #3 on Harry Nolin, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (PG), Martin Regner (SF), Robert Cheek (PF) Richard Carter, Michael Prather, Harry Nolin | |
| Subs | LSU | Predrag Ziemann (SF) Adam Blacker | |
| 17:41 | LSU | Clifford Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 17:41 | LSU | Clifford Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 17:27 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 17:26 | Alabama | Robert Cheek tips it in | 35-42 |
| 17:02 | LSU | Clifford Davidson scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 35-44 |
| 16:51 | Alabama | Walter Williams swats the layup by George Greer | 35-44 |
| 16:49 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 16:23 | LSU | Victor Pitt knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Harry Adams | 35-46 |
| 16:16 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-46 |
| 16:15 | LSU | Walter Williams pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| 15:57 | LSU | Victor Pitt misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 15:56 | Alabama | Robert Cheek grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Glenn Shaffer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Martin Regner (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Cheek (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - George Greer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Victor Pitt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Predrag Ziemann (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Walter Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Clifford Davidson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Alabama | George Greer knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 37-46 |
| 15:12 | LSU | Harry Adams's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Jones | 37-46 |
| 15:07 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer is fouled on the floor by Harry Adams - foul #2 on Harry Adams, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (PG), James Keech (SG), Michael Prather (SF), Harry Nolin (PF), Emmett Smith (C) Glenn Shaffer, Lawrence Jones, Martin Regner, Robert Cheek, George Greer | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Robert Noland (SG), Adam Blacker (SF), Manuel Lower (C) Harry Adams, Victor Pitt, Predrag Ziemann, Clifford Davidson | |
| 14:59 | Alabama | Walter Williams swats the dunk try by James Keech | 37-46 |
| 14:58 | LSU | Walter Williams gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 14:35 | LSU | Robert Noland clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Emmett Smith - foul #1 on Emmett Smith, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| 14:35 | LSU | Robert Noland misses the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 14:35 | LSU | Robert Noland misses the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 14:35 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Lower | 37-46 |
| 14:27 | LSU | Walter Williams knocks in the floater from the baseline | 37-48 |
| 14:12 | Alabama | James Keech can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 37-48 |
| 14:11 | LSU | Adam Blacker gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 14:06 | LSU | Robert Noland hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Adam Blacker | 37-51 |
| 14:02 | Alabama | Richard Carter is fouled on the floor by Edwin Murphy - foul #1 on Edwin Murphy, team foul #2 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | LSU | Clifford Davidson (C) Walter Williams | |
| 13:49 | Alabama | Harry Nolin misses short on a shot from the right block | 37-51 |
| 13:47 | LSU | Manuel Lower pulls down the rebound | 37-51 |
| 13:42 | LSU | Harry Nolin is called for the reach on Clifford Davidson - foul #4 on Harry Nolin, team foul #3 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Cheek (PF) Harry Nolin | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 13:26 | LSU | Manuel Lower hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-51 |
| 13:24 | Alabama | Robert Cheek grabs the board | 37-51 |
| 13:11 | Alabama | James Keech clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-51 |
| 13:09 | LSU | Adam Blacker snags the defensive board | 37-51 |
| 12:54 | LSU | Richard Carter steals it from Manuel Lower | 37-51 |
| 12:50 | Alabama | Michael Prather drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Carter | 40-51 |
| 12:39 | LSU | Adam Blacker hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 40-51 |
| 12:37 | LSU | Adam Blacker tips it in | 40-53 |
| 12:33 | Alabama | Emmett Smith is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Emmett Smith, team foul #4 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (PG), Lawrence Jones (SG), Martin Regner (SF), George Greer (C) Richard Carter, James Keech, Michael Prather, Emmett Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Victor Pitt (SG), Predrag Ziemann (SF), Walter Williams (PF) Edwin Murphy, Robert Noland, Adam Blacker, Manuel Lower | |
| 12:15 | LSU | Harry Adams hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Victor Pitt | 40-56 |
| 12:06 | Alabama | George Greer works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Clifford Davidson - foul #3 on Clifford Davidson, team foul #3 | 40-56 |
| 12:06 | Alabama | George Greer makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 12:06 | Alabama | George Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 11:47 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann is hacked by George Greer - foul #2 on George Greer, team foul #5 | 42-56 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Glenn Shaffer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Martin Regner (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Cheek (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - George Greer (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Predrag Ziemann (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Walter Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Clifford Davidson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | LSU | Glenn Shaffer is called for the reach on Harry Adams - foul #2 on Glenn Shaffer, team foul #6 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Keech (SG) Lawrence Jones | |
| Subs | LSU | Adam Blacker (SF), Manuel Lower (C) Predrag Ziemann, Clifford Davidson | |
| 11:09 | LSU | Harry Adams misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-56 |
| 11:07 | LSU | Walter Williams can't tip it in | 42-56 |
| 11:06 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer gets the rebound | 42-56 |
| 11:01 | Alabama | Manuel Lower steps in front of the Martin Regner pass | 42-56 |
| 10:43 | LSU | Harry Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-56 |
| 10:42 | Alabama | Martin Regner gets the rebound | 42-56 |
| 10:27 | Alabama | James Keech misses the fadeaway from the left side | 42-56 |
| 10:26 | LSU | Adam Blacker gets the rebound | 42-56 |
| 10:21 | LSU | Adam Blacker comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 42-56 |
| 10:20 | LSU | Walter Williams grabs the offensive board | 42-56 |
| 10:03 | LSU | Manuel Lower scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Victor Pitt | 42-58 |
| 09:59 | Alabama | James Keech is hacked by Adam Blacker - foul #3 on Adam Blacker, team foul #4 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (PG), Michael Prather (SF) Glenn Shaffer, Martin Regner | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Robert Noland (SG), Predrag Ziemann (SF), Clifford Davidson (C) Harry Adams, Victor Pitt, Adam Blacker, Manuel Lower | |
| 09:45 | Alabama | Michael Prather loses the dribble to Edwin Murphy | 42-58 |
| 09:41 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann lays it up and in on a great pass from Edwin Murphy | 42-60 |
| 09:19 | Alabama | Michael Prather comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-60 |
| 09:18 | LSU | Walter Williams grabs the board | 42-60 |
| 09:00 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Carter - foul #2 on Richard Carter, team foul #7 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Alabama | Lawrence Jones (SG), Emmett Smith (C) James Keech, George Greer | |
| Subs | LSU | Manuel Lower (PF) Walter Williams | |
| 09:00 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann misses the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 09:00 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann makes the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| 08:48 | Alabama | Robert Cheek loses the dribble to Clifford Davidson | 42-61 |
| 08:29 | LSU | Lawrence Jones picks off the pass by Predrag Ziemann | 42-61 |
| 08:20 | Alabama | Michael Prather misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Predrag Ziemann - foul #2 on Predrag Ziemann, team foul #5 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Victor Pitt (SG), Adam Blacker (SF) Edwin Murphy, Robert Noland, Predrag Ziemann | |
| 08:20 | Alabama | Michael Prather makes the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 08:20 | Alabama | Michael Prather makes the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| 07:58 | LSU | Clifford Davidson banks in the layup | 44-63 |
| 07:37 | Alabama | Michael Prather knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Richard Carter | 46-63 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Prather (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Robert Cheek (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Emmett Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Manuel Lower (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Clifford Davidson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | LSU | Victor Pitt buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Clifford Davidson | 46-65 |
| 07:08 | Alabama | Michael Prather's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-65 |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (PG), James Keech (SG), Martin Regner (SF), Harry Nolin (PF), George Greer (C) Richard Carter, Lawrence Jones, Michael Prather, Robert Cheek, Emmett Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Williams (PF) Manuel Lower | |
| 06:53 | LSU | Victor Pitt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-65 |
| 06:52 | LSU | Victor Pitt grabs the offensive board | 46-65 |
| 06:43 | LSU | Victor Pitt misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-65 |
| 06:41 | LSU | Walter Williams gets the offensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 06:25 | LSU | Harry Adams buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Clifford Davidson | 46-68 |
| 06:16 | Alabama | James Keech splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 46-68 |
| 06:15 | LSU | Adam Blacker gets the rebound | 46-68 |
| 06:10 | LSU | Adam Blacker clanks a jumper from the left wing | 46-68 |
| 06:09 | LSU | Walter Williams hits the follow up shot | 46-70 |
| 05:56 | Alabama | Adam Blacker steps in front of the James Keech pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 46-70 |
| 05:42 | LSU | Clifford Davidson is denied on a dunk by George Greer | 46-70 |
| 05:41 | Alabama | The rebound goes to George Greer | 46-70 |
| 05:24 | Alabama | George Greer scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from James Keech | 48-70 |
| 05:08 | LSU | Harry Adams scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Victor Pitt | 48-73 |
| 04:52 | Alabama | James Keech makes the fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Walter Williams - foul #2 on Walter Williams, team foul #6 | 50-73 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (PG), Michael Prather (SF) Glenn Shaffer, Martin Regner | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Robert Noland (SG), Predrag Ziemann (SF), Manuel Lower (C) Harry Adams, Victor Pitt, Adam Blacker, Clifford Davidson | |
| 04:52 | Alabama | James Keech makes the free throw | 51-73 |
| 04:44 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-73 |
| 04:29 | Alabama | George Greer connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Carter | 53-73 |
| 04:22 | LSU | Walter Williams's pass is intercepted by Harry Nolin | 53-73 |
| 04:02 | Alabama | James Keech misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 53-73 |
| 04:01 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann grabs the board | 53-73 |
| 03:41 | LSU | Robert Noland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-73 |
| 03:39 | Alabama | Richard Carter grabs the board | 53-73 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Keech (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Prather (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Harry Nolin (fairly fresh) 2 stl. 4 pf. C - George Greer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Noland (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Predrag Ziemann (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Williams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. C - Manuel Lower (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Alabama | Richard Carter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-73 |
| 03:32 | LSU | Manuel Lower gets the rebound | 53-73 |
| 03:14 | LSU | Walter Williams misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 53-73 |
| 03:13 | Alabama | Harry Nolin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-73 |
| 03:08 | Alabama | James Keech works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 53-73 |
| 03:07 | Alabama | Michael Prather tips it in | 55-73 |
| 02:46 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-73 |
| 02:45 | LSU | Walter Williams snags the offensive board | 55-73 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:26 | LSU | Robert Noland is fouled on the floor by George Greer - foul #3 on George Greer, team foul #8 | 55-73 |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (PG), Lawrence Jones (SG), Martin Regner (SF), Robert Cheek (PF), Emmett Smith (C) Richard Carter, James Keech, Michael Prather, Harry Nolin, George Greer | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:26 | LSU | Robert Noland misses the 1st free throw | 55-73 |
| 02:26 | Alabama | Robert Cheek gets the rebound | 55-73 |
| 02:17 | Alabama | Emmett Smith is hacked by Manuel Lower - foul #1 on Manuel Lower, team foul #7 | 55-73 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | LSU | Clifford Davidson (C) Walter Williams | |
| 02:17 | Alabama | Emmett Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 02:17 | Alabama | Emmett Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-73 |
| 02:02 | LSU | Manuel Lower misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Glenn Shaffer - foul #3 on Glenn Shaffer, team foul #9 | 57-73 |
| 02:02 | LSU | Manuel Lower misses the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 02:02 | LSU | Manuel Lower makes the 2nd free throw | 57-74 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:49 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Robert Noland - foul #2 on Robert Noland, team foul #8 | 59-74 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (PG), Michael Prather (SF), Harry Nolin (PF), George Greer (C) Glenn Shaffer, Martin Regner, Robert Cheek, Emmett Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:49 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones makes the free throw | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:33 | LSU | Robert Noland misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-74 |
| 01:32 | Alabama | Michael Prather gets the rebound | 60-74 |
| 01:09 | Alabama | George Greer clanks a shot in the lane but the foul's on Edwin Murphy - foul #2 on Edwin Murphy, team foul #9 | 60-74 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Keech (SG) Lawrence Jones | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:09 | Alabama | George Greer makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 01:09 | Alabama | George Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 00:51 | LSU | Manuel Lower knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Edwin Murphy | 62-76 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | Alabama | Michael Prather hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 62-76 |
| 00:43 | Alabama | Harry Nolin grabs the offensive rebound | 62-76 |
| 00:39 | Alabama | James Keech scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Harry Nolin and the foul's on Robert Noland - foul #3 on Robert Noland, team foul #10 | 64-76 |
| 00:39 | Alabama | James Keech makes the free throw | 65-76 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | LSU | Clifford Davidson throws it down and he's hacked by George Greer - foul #4 on George Greer, team foul #10 | 65-78 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses the free throw | 65-78 |
| 00:14 | Alabama | James Keech gets the rebound | 65-78 |
| 00:07 | Alabama | George Greer loses the dribble to Robert Noland | 65-78 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Manuel Lower dunks the ball on a great pass from Robert Noland | 65-80 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Richard Carter clanks a halfcourt shot | 65-80 |