| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Lafreniere (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Okpara Abke (fresh) SF - Charles Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stanley Kirkpatrick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilford Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Henry Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Beery (fresh) C - Joseph Klock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Christopher Thornton inbounds the ball | 14-21 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:40 | LSU | Joseph Klock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-21 |
| 19:16 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wilford Miller | 16-21 |
| 19:04 | LSU | Henry Smith misses the floater in the paint | 16-21 |
| 19:02 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick pulls down the rebound | 16-21 |
| 18:43 | Alabama | Okpara Abke misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-21 |
| 18:42 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 18:22 | Alabama | Charles Wilson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-21 |
| 18:21 | Alabama | Wilford Miller tips it but misses | 16-21 |
| 18:20 | LSU | Patrick Beery gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 18:18 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-21 |
| 18:03 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Patrick Beery - foul #2 on Patrick Beery, team foul #1 | 16-21 |
| 18:03 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 18:03 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 17:40 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall is hacked by Richard Lafreniere - foul #1 on Richard Lafreniere, team foul #1 | 18-21 |
| 17:18 | LSU | Christopher Thornton misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 17:17 | Alabama | Wilford Miller grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 16:48 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 16:46 | LSU | Richard Lafreniere picks off the pass by Kenneth Newhall in the backcourt | 20-21 |
| 16:44 | Alabama | Charles Wilson can't throw it down | 20-21 |
| 16:42 | LSU | Joseph Klock gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 16:24 | LSU | Stanley Kirkpatrick is called for the reach on Kenneth Newhall - foul #2 on Stanley Kirkpatrick, team foul #2 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Alabama | Paul Catlett (SF) Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (PG), Earnest Mateer (PF), Anthony Rotz (C) Kenneth Newhall, Patrick Beery, Joseph Klock | |
| 16:06 | LSU | Walter Edmondson is hacked by Okpara Abke - foul #1 on Okpara Abke, team foul #3 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Alabama | Theodore Washington (C) Wilford Miller | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 15:48 | LSU | Christopher Thornton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 15:46 | LSU | Earnest Mateer misses the tip | 20-21 |
| 15:45 | LSU | Anthony Rotz pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Lafreniere (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Okpara Abke (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Catlett (fresh) PF - Stanley Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Theodore Washington (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Henry Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earnest Mateer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Rotz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | LSU | Walter Edmondson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-21 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Wilson (SF) Paul Catlett | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Frank Bergsman (SF) Henry Smith, Christopher Thornton | |
| 14:57 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Newhall - foul #1 on Kenneth Newhall, team foul #2 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wilford Miller (C) Theodore Washington | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Klock (C) Anthony Rotz | |
| 14:57 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 14:57 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 14:36 | LSU | Walter Edmondson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-21 |
| 14:35 | Alabama | Wilford Miller gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 14:10 | Alabama | Charles Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jae Lobdell (PG) Richard Lafreniere | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Thornton (SF), Patrick Beery (PF) Frank Bergsman, Earnest Mateer | |
| 13:41 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-21 |
| 13:39 | LSU | Joseph Klock tips it home | 22-23 |
| 13:14 | Alabama | Wilford Miller knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 13:10 | LSU | Patrick Beery scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Walter Edmondson | 24-25 |
| 12:49 | Alabama | Walter Edmondson steals it from Charles Wilson | 24-25 |
| 12:44 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall lays it in on a nice dish by Walter Edmondson | 24-27 |
| 12:24 | Alabama | Christopher Thornton steps in front of the Jae Lobdell pass | 24-27 |
| 12:21 | LSU | Walter Edmondson dunks the ball on a great pass from Christopher Thornton | 24-29 |
| 11:54 | Alabama | Okpara Abke buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-29 |
| 11:25 | LSU | Walter Edmondson drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Klock | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jae Lobdell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Okpara Abke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stanley Kirkpatrick (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Wilford Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Walter Edmondson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Beery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Klock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Alabama | Jae Lobdell knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Okpara Abke | 29-31 |
| 10:46 | LSU | Christopher Thornton buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 10:17 | Alabama | Kenneth Newhall steals it from Okpara Abke | 29-34 |
| 10:14 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall can't throw it down | 29-34 |
| 10:12 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 09:53 | Alabama | Okpara Abke misses short on a floater from the left side | 29-34 |
| 09:52 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick gets the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 09:26 | Alabama | Jae Lobdell travels with the ball | 29-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere (PG), Paul Catlett (SF), Theodore Washington (C) Jae Lobdell, Charles Wilson, Wilford Miller | |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Smith (SG), Frank Bergsman (SF), Earnest Mateer (PF), Anthony Rotz (C) Walter Edmondson, Christopher Thornton, Patrick Beery, Joseph Klock | |
| 09:06 | LSU | Frank Bergsman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 09:05 | LSU | Frank Bergsman hits the follow up shot | 29-36 |
| 08:47 | Alabama | Frank Bergsman steps in front of the Theodore Washington pass | 29-36 |
| 08:36 | LSU | Stanley Kirkpatrick takes the ball from Frank Bergsman | 29-36 |
| 08:07 | Alabama | Kenneth Newhall is called for the reach on Stanley Kirkpatrick - foul #2 on Kenneth Newhall, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Thornton (SF) Frank Bergsman | |
| 07:45 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick hits a jumpshot from the right side | 31-36 |
| 07:21 | LSU | Earnest Mateer hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Thornton and he's hacked by Stanley Kirkpatrick - foul #3 on Stanley Kirkpatrick, team foul #4 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wilford Miller (C) Theodore Washington | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (PG) Kenneth Newhall | |
| 07:21 | LSU | Earnest Mateer misses the free throw | 31-38 |
| 07:21 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Wilford Miller | 31-38 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Lafreniere (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Okpara Abke (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Catlett (fresh) PF - Stanley Kirkpatrick (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Wilford Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Earnest Mateer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Rotz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Alabama | Paul Catlett jams it on a great pass from Richard Lafreniere | 33-38 |
| 06:35 | LSU | Henry Smith drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 06:18 | Alabama | Wilford Miller can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Rotz - foul #1 on Anthony Rotz, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Stricklin (SF), Theodore Washington (C) Paul Catlett, Stanley Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Beery (PF), Joseph Klock (C) Earnest Mateer, Anthony Rotz | |
| 06:18 | Alabama | Wilford Miller makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 06:18 | Alabama | Wilford Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 06:18 | LSU | Patrick Beery pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 05:53 | LSU | Walter Edmondson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Henry Smith | 34-44 |
| 05:24 | Alabama | Wilford Miller is fouled on the floor by Patrick Beery - foul #3 on Patrick Beery, team foul #5 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Wilson (SF) William Stricklin | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 05:06 | Alabama | Charles Wilson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 05:05 | LSU | Joseph Klock snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 05:00 | LSU | Henry Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 04:58 | Alabama | Wilford Miller gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 04:29 | Alabama | Theodore Washington can't connect on a shot from the right side | 34-44 |
| 04:27 | LSU | Patrick Beery grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 04:13 | LSU | Joseph Klock knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Henry Smith and the foul's on Theodore Washington - foul #1 on Theodore Washington, team foul #5 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jae Lobdell (PG), Stanley Kirkpatrick (PF) Richard Lafreniere, Wilford Miller | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Earnest Mateer (PF) Walter Edmondson, Patrick Beery | |
| 04:13 | LSU | Joseph Klock makes the free throw | 34-47 |
| 03:44 | Alabama | Charles Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Thornton | 34-47 |
| 03:42 | LSU | Christopher Thornton pulls down the rebound | 34-47 |
| 03:17 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Thornton | 34-50 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jae Lobdell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Okpara Abke (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stanley Kirkpatrick (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Theodore Washington (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Thornton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Earnest Mateer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Klock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 03:05 | Alabama | Kenneth Newhall is called for the reach on Jae Lobdell - foul #3 on Kenneth Newhall, team foul #6 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ken Lozada (SG), Paul Catlett (SF), William Stricklin (PF), Roger Thomas (C) Okpara Abke, Charles Wilson, Stanley Kirkpatrick, Theodore Washington | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (SG), Frank Bergsman (SF), Anthony Rotz (C) Henry Smith, Christopher Thornton, Joseph Klock | |
| 02:49 | Alabama | Jae Lobdell drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Catlett | 36-50 |
| 02:25 | LSU | Earnest Mateer connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 36-52 |
| 02:15 | Alabama | Ken Lozada makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-52 |
| 01:51 | LSU | Earnest Mateer misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-52 |
| 01:50 | Alabama | Paul Catlett gets the rebound | 39-52 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:36 | Alabama | William Stricklin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Theodore Washington (C) Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Smith (SG) Kenneth Newhall | |
| 01:20 | LSU | Anthony Rotz lays it in on a nice dish by Frank Bergsman | 39-54 |
| 01:12 | Alabama | Ken Lozada hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-54 |
| 00:49 | LSU | Frank Bergsman's floater is tipped away by William Stricklin | 41-54 |
| 00:47 | LSU | Earnest Mateer tips it back up and in | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:39 | Alabama | Jae Lobdell buries a shot from the right wing set up by Paul Catlett | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:16 | LSU | Frank Bergsman hits a pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Theodore Washington - foul #2 on Theodore Washington, team foul #6 | 43-58 |
| 00:16 | LSU | Frank Bergsman makes the free throw | 43-59 |
| 00:08 | Alabama | William Stricklin misses short on a 3 from straight away | 43-59 |
| 00:06 | Alabama | Paul Catlett tips it home | 45-59 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Walter Edmondson runs out the clock | 45-59 |