| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Carter (fresh) SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) SF - William Coleman (fresh) PF - William Ostroski (fresh) C - Darin Aiello (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dale Bible (fresh) SG - Stanford Vansant (fresh) SF - William Rowley (fresh) PF - Corey Daniel (fresh) C - Steven Medley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman misses the shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Alabama | Steven Medley grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Alabama | Steven Medley buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Dale Bible | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter is hacked by Dale Bible in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dale Bible, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Medley swats the dunk try by Jerome Abbott | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Alabama | Corey Daniel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 17:47 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant can't connect on a runner from the left block | 0-2 |
| 17:45 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Stanford Vansant | 0-2 |
| 17:27 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Dale Bible | 0-5 |
| 17:15 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by James Carter and the foul's on Dale Bible - foul #2 on Dale Bible, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kim Hastings (SG) Dale Bible | |
| 17:15 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:52 | Alabama | Corey Daniel hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Stanford Vansant | 3-7 |
| 16:36 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 16:34 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Stanford Vansant | 3-7 |
| 16:08 | Alabama | Corey Daniel is hacked by William Ostroski - foul #1 on William Ostroski, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds (SF), Billy Wiley (PF), Richard Gradowski (C) William Coleman, William Ostroski, Darin Aiello | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 15:39 | Alabama | Kim Hastings can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 3-7 |
| 15:38 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-7 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerome Abbott (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) PF - Billy Wiley (fresh) C - Richard Gradowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Stanford Vansant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kim Hastings (fresh) SF - William Rowley (fresh) PF - Corey Daniel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Medley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant is fouled on the floor by Robert Reynolds - foul #1 on Robert Reynolds, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk (PG), Jonathan Theroux (SF) James Carter, Jerome Abbott | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 15:11 | Alabama | William Rowley's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Theroux | 3-7 |
| 15:08 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux banks in the layup | 5-7 |
| 14:39 | Alabama | Steven Medley misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Billy Wiley - foul #1 on Billy Wiley, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski (PF), Darin Aiello (C) Billy Wiley, Richard Gradowski | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 14:39 | Alabama | Steven Medley makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 14:39 | Alabama | Steven Medley makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:21 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-9 |
| 14:19 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello tips it back up and in | 7-9 |
| 14:00 | Alabama | Corey Daniel buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Kim Hastings | 7-11 |
| 13:42 | Louisiana Tech | William Rowley denies the turnaround by Ronald Sisk | 7-11 |
| 13:40 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello tips it but misses | 7-11 |
| 13:38 | Alabama | Corey Daniel grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 13:09 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Reynolds - foul #2 on Robert Reynolds, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Carter (PG), Jerome Abbott (SG), William Coleman (SF) Ronald Sisk, Robert Reynolds, Jonathan Theroux | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shawn Brungardt (SF), Bryce Brown (C) William Rowley, Steven Medley | |
| 13:09 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:09 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 12:47 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski is denied on a layup by Corey Daniel | 7-12 |
| 12:46 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to William Coleman | 7-12 |
| 12:26 | Louisiana Tech | Bryce Brown steals the ball from William Coleman | 7-12 |
| 12:11 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-12 |
| 12:10 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 11:56 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-12 |
| 11:55 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello grabs the offensive board | 7-12 |
| 11:49 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman is fouled on the floor by Kim Hastings - foul #1 on Kim Hastings, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley (C) Darin Aiello | |
| Subs | Alabama | Zachary Grondin (SG), William Rowley (SF), Steven Medley (C) Kim Hastings, Shawn Brungardt, Bryce Brown | |
| 11:39 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jerome Abbott | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Ostroski (fresh) C - Billy Wiley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Stanford Vansant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zachary Grondin (fresh) SF - William Rowley (fresh) PF - Corey Daniel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Steven Medley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Alabama | Corey Daniel can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on William Ostroski - foul #2 on William Ostroski, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski (C) William Ostroski | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 11:19 | Alabama | Corey Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 11:19 | Alabama | Corey Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 10:55 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-14 |
| 10:54 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 10:33 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant is fouled on the floor by James Carter - foul #1 on James Carter, team foul #6 | 9-14 |
| 10:11 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-14 |
| 10:10 | Alabama | Zachary Grondin grabs the offensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 09:50 | Alabama | William Coleman is called for the reach on William Rowley - foul #1 on William Coleman, team foul #7 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux (SF), Darin Aiello (C) William Coleman, Richard Gradowski | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kim Hastings (SG) Zachary Grondin | |
| 09:50 | Alabama | William Rowley makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 09:50 | Alabama | William Rowley makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 09:31 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter connects on the jumpshot from the right wing and he's hacked by Steven Medley - foul #1 on Steven Medley, team foul #4 | 11-16 |
| 09:31 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter makes the free throw | 12-16 |
| 09:05 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-16 |
| 09:04 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 08:48 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux buries a jumper from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 08:26 | Alabama | Billy Wiley steals it from Steven Medley | 14-16 |
| 08:01 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-16 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk (PG), William Coleman (SF), Richard Gradowski (PF) James Carter, Jerome Abbott, Billy Wiley | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shawn Brungardt (SF), Bryce Brown (C) William Rowley, Steven Medley | |
| 07:45 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Shawn Brungardt | 14-19 |
| 07:23 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski lays it up and in and he's fouled by Kim Hastings - foul #2 on Kim Hastings, team foul #5 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Zachary Grondin (PG), Nelson Fisher (SG), Javier Lopez (PF) Stanford Vansant, Kim Hastings, Corey Daniel | |
| 07:23 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski makes the free throw | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ronald Sisk (fresh) SG - Jonathan Theroux (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Gradowski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Darin Aiello (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Zachary Grondin (fresh) SG - Nelson Fisher (fresh) SF - Shawn Brungardt (fresh) PF - Javier Lopez (fresh) C - Bryce Brown (fresh) | |
| 06:55 | Alabama | Shawn Brungardt misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 06:54 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 06:48 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Sisk | 19-19 |
| 06:32 | Alabama | Zachary Grondin is fouled on the floor by Richard Gradowski - foul #1 on Richard Gradowski, team foul #8 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Carter (PG), Jerome Abbott (SG), Billy Wiley (PF) Ronald Sisk, Jonathan Theroux, Darin Aiello | |
| Subs | Alabama | Stanford Vansant (SG), William Rowley (SF), Steven Medley (C) Nelson Fisher, Shawn Brungardt, Bryce Brown | |
| 06:32 | Alabama | Zachary Grondin makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:32 | Alabama | Zachary Grondin makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 06:16 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Billy Wiley | 21-21 |
| 05:52 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 05:51 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to William Coleman | 21-21 |
| 05:33 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter is fouled on the floor by Zachary Grondin - foul #1 on Zachary Grondin, team foul #6 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Corey Daniel (PF) Javier Lopez | |
| 05:09 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux (SF), Darin Aiello (C) William Coleman, Richard Gradowski | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 04:42 | Alabama | Darin Aiello is called for the reach on Corey Daniel - foul #1 on Darin Aiello, team foul #9 | 21-21 |
| 04:42 | Alabama | Corey Daniel misses the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:42 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 04:29 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 04:28 | Alabama | Zachary Grondin pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 04:18 | Alabama | Steven Medley knocks in the jumper near the basket and he's hacked by James Carter - foul #2 on James Carter, team foul #10 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk (PG), Timothy Fields (PF) James Carter, Billy Wiley | |
| Subs | Alabama | Nelson Fisher (SG) Stanford Vansant | |
| 04:18 | Alabama | Steven Medley makes the free throw | 21-24 |
| 03:56 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-24 |
| 03:54 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Corey Daniel | 21-24 |
| 03:25 | Alabama | Steven Medley misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 21-24 |
| 03:23 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk gets the rebound | 21-24 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ronald Sisk (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Theroux (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Timothy Fields (fresh) C - Darin Aiello (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Zachary Grondin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nelson Fisher (fresh) SF - William Rowley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Corey Daniel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Medley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Louisiana Tech | A charge is called on Jonathan Theroux - foul #1 on Jonathan Theroux, team foul #11 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Carter (PG), Robert Reynolds (SG), William Coleman (SF), William Ostroski (PF), Billy Wiley (C) Ronald Sisk, Jerome Abbott, Jonathan Theroux, Timothy Fields, Darin Aiello | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dale Bible (PG), Stanford Vansant (SG), Bryce Brown (C) Zachary Grondin, Nelson Fisher, Steven Medley | |
| 02:46 | Alabama | Dale Bible is fouled on the floor by Robert Reynolds - foul #3 on Robert Reynolds, team foul #12 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk (SG) Robert Reynolds | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shawn Brungardt (SF) William Rowley | |
| 02:46 | Alabama | Dale Bible makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 02:46 | Alabama | Dale Bible makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 02:29 | Louisiana Tech | Shawn Brungardt is called for the reach on Billy Wiley - foul #1 on Shawn Brungardt, team foul #7 | 21-26 |
| 02:29 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 02:29 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 02:06 | Alabama | Corey Daniel makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Stanford Vansant | 23-28 |
| 01:51 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-28 |
| 01:50 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski snags the offensive board | 23-28 |
| 01:40 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman is fouled on the floor by Bryce Brown - foul #1 on Bryce Brown, team foul #8 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott (SG), Darin Aiello (C) Ronald Sisk, Billy Wiley | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Rowley (SF), Steven Medley (C) Shawn Brungardt, Bryce Brown | |
| 01:40 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 01:40 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 01:18 | Alabama | Corey Daniel misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 25-28 |
| 01:17 | Alabama | Steven Medley tips it home | 25-30 |
| 01:09 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-30 |
| 01:07 | Alabama | William Rowley grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 00:39 | Alabama | Corey Daniel is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Corey Daniel, team foul #9 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Javier Lopez (PF) Corey Daniel | |
| 00:18 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 00:16 | Alabama | Steven Medley snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 00:01 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant is fouled on the floor by Jerome Abbott - foul #1 on Jerome Abbott, team foul #13 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux (SF) William Coleman | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:01 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 00:01 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott clanks a fullcourt shot | 25-32 |