| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jesse Motley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dustin Wade (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Powell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wendell Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Weidman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Ferguson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wade Sutton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Stapler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Jones (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler inbounds the ball | 41-30 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Alabama | Wade Sutton misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-30 |
| 19:44 | Alabama | Albert Jones misses the tip | 41-30 |
| 19:42 | LSU | Dustin Wade snags the defensive board | 41-30 |
| 19:22 | LSU | Wendell Hammond misses the floater from the right side | 41-30 |
| 19:21 | LSU | Wendell Hammond grabs the offensive board | 41-30 |
| 19:11 | LSU | Jeremy Stapler swats the layup by Wendell Hammond | 41-30 |
| 19:09 | LSU | Willie Weidman tips it back up and in | 43-30 |
| 18:59 | Alabama | Wade Sutton knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 43-32 |
| 18:42 | LSU | Wendell Hammond connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Michael Powell | 45-32 |
| 18:13 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-32 |
| 18:11 | LSU | Dustin Wade grabs the board | 45-32 |
| 17:50 | LSU | John Brown takes the ball from Willie Weidman | 45-32 |
| 17:33 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-35 |
| 17:18 | LSU | Willie Weidman is hacked by John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Truman Beaudet (PG), Raymond Mansour (SG), Robert Law (SF) Jesse Motley, Dustin Wade, Michael Powell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG), Kenneth Chen (SG), Ronald Walker (PF), Michael Pugh (C) Norman Ferguson, Wade Sutton, Albert Jones, John Brown | |
| 17:00 | LSU | Truman Beaudet misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 16:59 | LSU | Wendell Hammond can't tip it in | 45-35 |
| 16:58 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 16:53 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 16:52 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen gets the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 16:33 | Alabama | Michael Pugh is hacked by Robert Law - foul #1 on Robert Law, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Chester Shelton (PF), Noble Smith (C) Wendell Hammond, Willie Weidman | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jerry Cable (C) Jeremy Stapler | |
| 16:27 | Alabama | Jerry Cable misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-35 |
| 16:26 | LSU | Chester Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 16:12 | LSU | Raymond Mansour connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Truman Beaudet | 47-35 |
| 16:06 | Alabama | Ronald Walker hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Robert Law - foul #2 on Robert Law, team foul #2 | 47-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Motley (PG), Michael Powell (SF) Truman Beaudet, Robert Law | |
| Subs | Alabama | Wade Sutton (SG), Albert Jones (PF) Kenneth Chen, Jerry Cable | |
| 16:06 | Alabama | Ronald Walker makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 16:06 | Alabama | Ronald Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 15:53 | LSU | Raymond Mansour clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-37 |
| 15:51 | Alabama | Wade Sutton grabs the board | 47-37 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jesse Motley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Mansour (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chester Shelton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Noble Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Willy Bomar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wade Sutton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Walker (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Albert Jones (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Pugh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Alabama | Ronald Walker double dribbles | 47-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (SG), Kyle Striplin (PF) Raymond Mansour, Chester Shelton | |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Jeremy Stapler (SF), John Brown (C) Willy Bomar, Ronald Walker, Michael Pugh | |
| 15:24 | LSU | Jesse Motley drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Dustin Wade | 50-37 |
| 15:16 | Alabama | Wade Sutton's layup is rejected by Noble Smith | 50-37 |
| 15:14 | LSU | Jesse Motley grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 15:00 | LSU | Michael Powell clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-37 |
| 14:59 | LSU | Noble Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 14:42 | LSU | Jesse Motley is fouled on the floor by Albert Jones - foul #2 on Albert Jones, team foul #2 | 50-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Truman Beaudet (PG), Robert Law (SF), Wendell Hammond (PF), Willie Weidman (C) Jesse Motley, Michael Powell, Kyle Striplin, Noble Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Walker (PF) Albert Jones | |
| 14:36 | LSU | Truman Beaudet is hacked by Jeremy Stapler - foul #2 on Jeremy Stapler, team foul #3 | 50-37 |
| 14:26 | LSU | Ronald Walker takes the ball from Dustin Wade | 50-37 |
| 14:22 | Alabama | Wendell Hammond is called for the reach on Norman Ferguson - foul #3 on Wendell Hammond, team foul #3 | 50-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Mansour (SG) Dustin Wade | |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG), Michael Pugh (C) Norman Ferguson, John Brown | |
| 14:12 | Alabama | Michael Pugh misses the runner from the right block | 50-37 |
| 14:10 | Alabama | Ronald Walker can't tip it in | 50-37 |
| 14:09 | LSU | Wendell Hammond snags the defensive board | 50-37 |
| 13:47 | LSU | Raymond Mansour is fouled on the floor by Ronald Walker - foul #3 on Ronald Walker, team foul #4 | 50-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Powell (SF) Robert Law | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Chen (SG) Wade Sutton | |
| 13:32 | LSU | Raymond Mansour misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-37 |
| 13:30 | Alabama | Michael Pugh grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 13:26 | Alabama | Michael Powell takes the ball from Jeremy Stapler | 50-37 |
| 13:07 | LSU | Raymond Mansour scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Truman Beaudet | 53-37 |
| 12:45 | Alabama | Willie Weidman steals the ball from Kenneth Chen | 53-37 |
| 12:30 | LSU | Michael Powell knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Truman Beaudet | 55-37 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:17 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler is denied on a layup by Michael Powell | 55-37 |
| 12:15 | LSU | The rebound goes to Willie Weidman | 55-37 |
| 12:10 | LSU | Wendell Hammond is called for traveling | 55-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Motley (PG), Dustin Wade (SG), Robert Law (SF) Truman Beaudet, Raymond Mansour, Michael Powell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Wade Sutton (SG), Albert Jones (PF), John Brown (C) Kenneth Chen, Jeremy Stapler, Ronald Walker, Michael Pugh | |
| 11:58 | Alabama | John Brown is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on John Brown, team foul #5 | 55-37 |
| 11:41 | LSU | Norman Ferguson is called for the reach on Dustin Wade - foul #1 on Norman Ferguson, team foul #6 | 55-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Striplin (PF), Noble Smith (C) Wendell Hammond, Willie Weidman | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Chen (SF) Willy Bomar | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jesse Motley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dustin Wade (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Law (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kyle Striplin (fresh) 3 pf. C - Noble Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Ferguson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wade Sutton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Chen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Jones (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Brown (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | LSU | Dustin Wade scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jesse Motley | 58-37 |
| 11:10 | Alabama | Kyle Striplin steals it from Norman Ferguson | 58-37 |
| 10:48 | LSU | Robert Law buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Kyle Striplin and he's fouled by John Brown - foul #4 on John Brown, team foul #7 | 60-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Wendell Hammond (PF), Willie Weidman (C) Kyle Striplin, Noble Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler (SF), Michael Pugh (C) Kenneth Chen, John Brown | |
| 10:48 | LSU | Robert Law misses the free throw | 60-37 |
| 10:48 | Alabama | Michael Pugh snags the defensive board | 60-37 |
| 10:37 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Albert Jones | 60-40 |
| 10:21 | LSU | Robert Law can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-40 |
| 10:19 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Michael Pugh | 60-40 |
| 10:14 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-40 |
| 10:12 | LSU | Wendell Hammond pulls down the rebound | 60-40 |
| 10:07 | LSU | Dustin Wade misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-40 |
| 10:05 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Albert Jones | 60-40 |
| 10:00 | Alabama | Wendell Hammond swats the short shot by Wade Sutton | 60-40 |
| 09:59 | LSU | Robert Law grabs the board | 60-40 |
| 09:55 | LSU | Jesse Motley is fouled on the floor by Norman Ferguson - foul #2 on Norman Ferguson, team foul #8 | 60-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Mansour (SG), Michael Powell (SF) Dustin Wade, Robert Law | |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG), Ronald Walker (C) Norman Ferguson, Michael Pugh | |
| 09:55 | LSU | Jesse Motley makes the 1st free throw | 61-40 |
| 09:55 | LSU | Jesse Motley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-40 |
| 09:34 | Alabama | Wade Sutton's pass is intercepted by Wendell Hammond | 62-40 |
| 09:24 | LSU | Jesse Motley is hacked by Jeremy Stapler - foul #3 on Jeremy Stapler, team foul #9 | 62-40 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Chen (SG), Michael Pugh (C) Wade Sutton, Albert Jones | |
| 09:24 | LSU | Jesse Motley makes the 1st free throw | 63-40 |
| 09:24 | LSU | Jesse Motley makes the 2nd free throw | 64-40 |
| 09:09 | Alabama | Ronald Walker banks in the layup | 64-42 |
| 08:57 | LSU | Willie Weidman is hacked by Michael Pugh - foul #2 on Michael Pugh, team foul #10 | 64-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Truman Beaudet (PG), Dustin Wade (SG), Kyle Striplin (PF) Jesse Motley, Raymond Mansour, Wendell Hammond | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 08:57 | LSU | Willie Weidman makes the 1st free throw | 65-42 |
| 08:57 | LSU | Willie Weidman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-42 |
| 08:36 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-42 |
| 08:35 | LSU | Dustin Wade grabs the board | 66-42 |
| 08:21 | LSU | Michael Powell makes the floater in the lane set up by Truman Beaudet | 68-42 |
| 07:56 | Alabama | Willy Bomar misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-42 |
| 07:54 | Alabama | Michael Pugh tips it in | 68-44 |
| 07:31 | LSU | Michael Powell makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Dustin Wade | 71-44 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Truman Beaudet (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dustin Wade (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Powell (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kyle Striplin (fresh) 3 pf. C - Willie Weidman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Willy Bomar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Chen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Stapler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Pugh (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Alabama | Michael Powell steals the ball from Willy Bomar | 71-44 |
| 06:56 | LSU | Willie Weidman knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Dustin Wade and he's fouled by Ronald Walker - foul #4 on Ronald Walker, team foul #11 | 73-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Motley (PG), Raymond Mansour (SG), Robert Law (SF), Wendell Hammond (PF) Truman Beaudet, Dustin Wade, Michael Powell, Kyle Striplin | |
| Subs | Alabama | Daniel Robinson (SG), Virgil Ayres (PF), Jerry Cable (C) Jeremy Stapler, Ronald Walker, Michael Pugh | |
| 06:56 | LSU | Willie Weidman makes the free throw | 74-44 |
| 06:40 | Alabama | Willie Weidman blocks the short jumper by Virgil Ayres | 74-44 |
| 06:38 | LSU | Jesse Motley grabs the defensive rebound | 74-44 |
| 06:09 | LSU | Raymond Mansour buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Law | 77-44 |
| 06:01 | Alabama | Willy Bomar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Noble Smith (C) Willie Weidman | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Walker (SF) Kenneth Chen | |
| 05:35 | LSU | Wendell Hammond dunks the ball on a great pass from Jesse Motley and the foul's on Daniel Robinson - foul #1 on Daniel Robinson, team foul #12 | 79-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Powell (SF) Robert Law | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Pugh (PF) Virgil Ayres | |
| 05:35 | LSU | Wendell Hammond makes the free throw | 80-44 |
| 05:26 | Alabama | Michael Pugh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-44 |
| 05:12 | LSU | Michael Powell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 80-44 |
| 05:11 | LSU | Wendell Hammond tips it but misses | 80-44 |
| 05:10 | LSU | Noble Smith tips it in | 82-44 |
| 05:01 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 82-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Truman Beaudet (PG), Dustin Wade (SG) Jesse Motley, Raymond Mansour | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 04:39 | LSU | Michael Powell misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 82-44 |
| 04:37 | LSU | Dustin Wade tips it in | 84-44 |
| 04:14 | Alabama | Willy Bomar misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Wendell Hammond - foul #4 on Wendell Hammond, team foul #4 | 84-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Law (SF) Michael Powell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Chen (SG), Virgil Ayres (PF) Daniel Robinson, Jerry Cable | |
| 04:14 | Alabama | Willy Bomar misses the 1st free throw | 84-44 |
| 04:14 | Alabama | Willy Bomar makes the 2nd free throw | 84-45 |
| 04:02 | LSU | Truman Beaudet misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 84-45 |
| 04:00 | LSU | Noble Smith hits the follow up shot | 86-45 |
| 03:43 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen travels with the ball | 86-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Motley (PG), Kyle Striplin (PF), Willie Weidman (C) Truman Beaudet, Wendell Hammond, Noble Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | LSU | Michael Pugh is called for the reach on Dustin Wade - foul #3 on Michael Pugh, team foul #13 | 86-45 |
| 03:29 | LSU | Dustin Wade misses the 1st free throw | 86-45 |
| 03:29 | LSU | Dustin Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 87-45 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jesse Motley (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dustin Wade (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Law (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Striplin (fresh) 3 pf. C - Willie Weidman (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Willy Bomar (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Chen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Virgil Ayres (fresh) C - Michael Pugh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Alabama | Ronald Walker makes the fadeaway from the left side | 87-47 |
| 03:05 | LSU | Jesse Motley hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kyle Striplin | 89-47 |
| 03:00 | Alabama | Willy Bomar misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 89-47 |
| 02:58 | Alabama | Ronald Walker tips it back up and in | 89-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:33 | LSU | Dustin Wade travels with the ball | 89-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Mansour (SG), Michael Powell (SF), Wendell Hammond (PF) Dustin Wade, Robert Law, Kyle Striplin | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jerry Cable (C) Michael Pugh | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:16 | Alabama | Willie Weidman denies the turnaround by Willy Bomar | 89-49 |
| 02:15 | LSU | Michael Powell pulls down the rebound | 89-49 |
| 01:54 | LSU | Michael Powell hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Mansour | 92-49 |
| 01:33 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 92-49 |
| 01:31 | LSU | Willie Weidman pulls down the rebound | 92-49 |
| 01:15 | LSU | Michael Powell comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 92-49 |
| 01:14 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen grabs the defensive rebound | 92-49 |
| 01:07 | Alabama | Willy Bomar drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Jerry Cable | 92-51 |
| 00:47 | LSU | Wendell Hammond slams it home on a nice dish by Jesse Motley | 94-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Alabama | Jerry Cable drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kenneth Chen | 94-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | LSU | Ronald Walker is called for the reach on Michael Powell - foul #5 on Ronald Walker, team foul #14 | 94-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (SG) Raymond Mansour | |
| Subs | Alabama | Daniel Robinson (SG), Michael Pugh (PF) Ronald Walker, Virgil Ayres | |
| 00:15 | LSU | Michael Powell misses the 1st free throw | 94-54 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Michael Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 95-54 |
| 00:08 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 95-54 |
| 00:06 | LSU | Wendell Hammond grabs the defensive rebound | 95-54 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Jesse Motley runs out the clock | 95-54 |