| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dustin Wade (fresh) SG - David Delarosa (fresh) SF - Michael Powell (fresh) PF - Charles Clark (fresh) C - Kevin Burke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Ferguson (fresh) SG - Wade Sutton (fresh) SF - Kenneth Chen (fresh) PF - Virgil Ayres (fresh) C - John Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Kevin Burke wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | LSU | Charles Clark misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Alabama | Wade Sutton grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Alabama | Wade Sutton hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | LSU | Kevin Burke pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | LSU | Charles Clark misses badly on a floater near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | LSU | David Delarosa tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Alabama | Michael Powell steals it from Virgil Ayres | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | LSU | Charles Clark is fouled on the floor by Virgil Ayres - foul #1 on Virgil Ayres, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | LSU | Kevin Burke connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-0 |
| 18:32 | Alabama | Wade Sutton is fouled on the floor by David Delarosa - foul #1 on David Delarosa, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:24 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 4-0 |
| 18:23 | LSU | David Delarosa grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:06 | LSU | Kevin Burke hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Delarosa | 6-0 |
| 17:59 | Alabama | Wade Sutton scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Norman Ferguson | 6-3 |
| 17:40 | LSU | Charles Clark is called for traveling | 6-3 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG), Andrew Nelson (SG), Robert Law (SF), Glenn Young (PF), Kyle Striplin (C) Dustin Wade, David Delarosa, Michael Powell, Charles Clark, Kevin Burke | |
| Subs | Alabama | Daniel Robinson (PF) Virgil Ayres | |
| 17:16 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson's fadeaway is rejected by Kyle Striplin | 6-3 |
| 17:14 | Alabama | John Brown grabs the offensive board | 6-3 |
| 16:58 | Alabama | Wade Sutton buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kenneth Chen | 6-6 |
| 16:37 | LSU | Roger Copley misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Mercer (PG), Michael Lin (SG), Willy Bomar (SF), Jerry Cable (C) Norman Ferguson, Wade Sutton, Kenneth Chen, John Brown | |
| 16:37 | LSU | Roger Copley makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:37 | LSU | Roger Copley makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:28 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson's fadeaway is rejected by Glenn Young | 8-6 |
| 16:26 | Alabama | Willy Bomar grabs the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:08 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson is whistled for traveling | 8-6 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (PG), Michael Powell (SF), Charles Clark (PF) Andrew Nelson, Robert Law, Glenn Young | |
| Subs | Alabama | Virgil Ayres (PF) William Mercer | |
| 15:51 | LSU | Kyle Striplin is hacked by Daniel Robinson - foul #1 on Daniel Robinson, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (SG) Roger Copley | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dustin Wade (fresh) SG - David Delarosa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Powell (fresh) PF - Charles Clark (fresh) C - Kyle Striplin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Willy Bomar (fresh) SG - Michael Lin (fresh) SF - Daniel Robinson (fresh) PF - Virgil Ayres (fresh) C - Jerry Cable (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | LSU | Kyle Striplin's pass is intercepted by Willy Bomar | 8-6 |
| 15:38 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson lays it up and in on a great pass from Willy Bomar | 8-8 |
| 15:23 | LSU | Dustin Wade misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 15:22 | Alabama | Jerry Cable grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 15:16 | Alabama | Willy Bomar drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Lin | 8-11 |
| 15:07 | LSU | Dustin Wade can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Willy Bomar - foul #1 on Willy Bomar, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Nelson (SG), Glenn Young (C) David Delarosa, Kyle Striplin | |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Wade Sutton (SG), Kenneth Chen (SF), John Brown (C) Willy Bomar, Michael Lin, Daniel Robinson, Jerry Cable | |
| 15:07 | LSU | Dustin Wade makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 15:07 | LSU | Dustin Wade misses the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 15:07 | Alabama | John Brown gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:54 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Wade Sutton out of a doubleteam | 9-14 |
| 14:43 | LSU | Andrew Nelson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Powell | 12-14 |
| 14:27 | Alabama | Virgil Ayres misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-14 |
| 14:26 | LSU | Dustin Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 14:20 | LSU | Dustin Wade hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's hacked by Norman Ferguson - foul #1 on Norman Ferguson, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (SG), Robert Law (SF), Kevin Burke (C) Andrew Nelson, Michael Powell, Charles Clark | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jerry Cable (PF) Virgil Ayres | |
| 14:20 | LSU | Dustin Wade makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 14:20 | LSU | Dustin Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 14:20 | LSU | Dustin Wade misses the 3rd free throw | 14-14 |
| 14:20 | Alabama | John Brown gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 13:51 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen is hacked by Glenn Young - foul #1 on Glenn Young, team foul #2 | 14-14 |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (SG), Kyle Striplin (PF) Dustin Wade, Glenn Young | |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG) Norman Ferguson | |
| 13:35 | Alabama | Jerry Cable misses long on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 13:33 | LSU | Kevin Burke snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 13:29 | LSU | Roger Copley's pass is intercepted by Willy Bomar in the backcourt | 14-14 |
| 13:28 | Alabama | Wade Sutton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Willy Bomar | 14-16 |
| 13:20 | LSU | David Delarosa makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Roger Copley | 16-16 |
| 13:02 | Alabama | Willy Bomar is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Willy Bomar, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Nelson (PG), Michael Powell (SF), Charles Clark (PF) Roger Copley, Robert Law, Kevin Burke | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Mercer (PG), Michael Lin (SG), Daniel Robinson (PF) Willy Bomar, Wade Sutton, John Brown | |
| 12:47 | LSU | Charles Clark makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Andrew Nelson | 18-16 |
| 12:20 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson knocks in the jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Kyle Striplin - foul #1 on Kyle Striplin, team foul #3 | 18-18 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (PG), Kevin Burke (C) David Delarosa, Kyle Striplin | |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Virgil Ayres (PF) William Mercer, Kenneth Chen | |
| 12:20 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson misses the free throw | 18-18 |
| 12:20 | LSU | Kevin Burke snags the defensive board | 18-18 |
| 12:14 | LSU | Andrew Nelson misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Norman Ferguson - foul #2 on Norman Ferguson, team foul #7 | 18-18 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Mercer (PG) Norman Ferguson | |
| 12:14 | LSU | Andrew Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 12:14 | LSU | Andrew Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 11:56 | Alabama | William Mercer knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Lin | 20-21 |
| 11:34 | LSU | Michael Powell hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Nelson | 23-21 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dustin Wade (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Nelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Powell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Burke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William Mercer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Lin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Virgil Ayres (fresh) C - Jerry Cable (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Alabama | Charles Clark steals the ball from William Mercer | 23-21 |
| 11:06 | LSU | Kevin Burke hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Michael Powell and the foul's on Jerry Cable - foul #1 on Jerry Cable, team foul #8 | 25-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG), David Delarosa (SG), Robert Law (SF), Glenn Young (PF) Dustin Wade, Andrew Nelson, Michael Powell, Charles Clark | |
| Subs | Alabama | Wade Sutton (SG), Kenneth Chen (SF), Matthew Ennis (PF), John Brown (C) Michael Lin, Daniel Robinson, Virgil Ayres, Jerry Cable | |
| 11:06 | LSU | Kevin Burke misses the free throw | 25-21 |
| 11:06 | Alabama | John Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 10:55 | Alabama | Wade Sutton clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 10:53 | LSU | Glenn Young grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 10:46 | LSU | David Delarosa buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-21 |
| 10:41 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen is hacked by David Delarosa - foul #2 on David Delarosa, team foul #4 | 27-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (PG), Kyle Striplin (C) David Delarosa, Kevin Burke | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 10:17 | Alabama | William Mercer misses short on a floater from the left side | 27-21 |
| 10:16 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Chen | 27-21 |
| 10:07 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-21 |
| 10:06 | LSU | Roger Copley pulls down the rebound | 27-21 |
| 09:55 | LSU | Robert Law makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Roger Copley | 30-21 |
| 09:51 | Alabama | William Mercer is called for traveling | 30-21 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Lin (PG) William Mercer | |
| 09:37 | LSU | Kyle Striplin is hacked by Wade Sutton - foul #1 on Wade Sutton, team foul #9 | 30-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Powell (SF), Charles Clark (PF) Robert Law, Glenn Young | |
| Subs | Alabama | Daniel Robinson (PF) Matthew Ennis | |
| 09:37 | LSU | Kyle Striplin makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 09:37 | LSU | Kyle Striplin misses the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 09:37 | Alabama | The rebound goes to John Brown | 31-21 |
| 09:15 | Alabama | Wade Sutton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-21 |
| 09:13 | Alabama | Michael Lin snags the offensive board | 31-21 |
| 09:01 | Alabama | John Brown is hacked by Kyle Striplin - foul #2 on Kyle Striplin, team foul #5 | 31-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Nelson (SG), Kevin Burke (C) Roger Copley, Kyle Striplin | |
| Subs | Alabama | Virgil Ayres (PF) Kenneth Chen | |
| 08:50 | Alabama | Charles Clark denies the turnaround by Daniel Robinson | 31-21 |
| 08:49 | LSU | Kevin Burke snags the defensive board | 31-21 |
| 08:37 | LSU | Wade Sutton takes the ball from Dustin Wade | 31-21 |
| 08:22 | Alabama | Virgil Ayres loses the ball out of bounds | 31-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Law (SF), Glenn Young (PF) Michael Powell, Charles Clark | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Mercer (PG), Kenneth Chen (SF), Jerry Cable (C) Michael Lin, Daniel Robinson, John Brown | |
| 08:06 | LSU | Andrew Nelson misses long on a shot from the right wing | 31-21 |
| 08:04 | Alabama | Jerry Cable grabs the defensive rebound | 31-21 |
| 08:00 | Alabama | Jerry Cable misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-21 |
| 07:59 | LSU | Dustin Wade gets the rebound | 31-21 |
| 07:47 | LSU | Dustin Wade misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-21 |
| 07:45 | Alabama | Virgil Ayres pulls down the rebound | 31-21 |
| 07:41 | Alabama | William Mercer hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Cable | 31-24 |
| 07:33 | LSU | Dustin Wade drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-24 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dustin Wade (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Andrew Nelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Law (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Glenn Young (fresh) C - Kevin Burke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William Mercer (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Wade Sutton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Chen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Virgil Ayres (fairly fresh) C - Jerry Cable (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Wade Sutton | 34-27 |
| 07:02 | LSU | Glenn Young can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 34-27 |
| 07:00 | Alabama | William Mercer pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 06:56 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-27 |
| 06:54 | LSU | Glenn Young grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 06:49 | LSU | Dustin Wade misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-27 |
| 06:47 | LSU | Robert Law hits the follow up shot | 36-27 |
| 06:25 | Alabama | William Mercer misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-27 |
| 06:24 | LSU | Andrew Nelson pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 06:17 | LSU | Dustin Wade hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Andrew Nelson | 38-27 |
| 06:01 | Alabama | Robert Law steps in front of the Kenneth Chen pass | 38-27 |
| 05:58 | LSU | Robert Law lays it up and in | 40-27 |
| 05:36 | Alabama | Jerry Cable can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 40-27 |
| 05:35 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 05:19 | Alabama | William Mercer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (SG), Michael Powell (SF), Charles Clark (PF) Andrew Nelson, Robert Law, Glenn Young | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Lin (PG), Daniel Robinson (PF), John Brown (C) William Mercer, Virgil Ayres, Jerry Cable | |
| 04:52 | LSU | Kevin Burke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-27 |
| 04:44 | Alabama | Michael Lin hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Robinson | 40-30 |
| 04:29 | LSU | Kevin Burke comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Daniel Robinson - foul #2 on Daniel Robinson, team foul #10 | 40-30 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Ennis (PF) Daniel Robinson | |
| 04:29 | LSU | Kevin Burke makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 04:29 | LSU | Kevin Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 04:09 | Alabama | John Brown misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right block | 42-30 |
| 04:08 | LSU | Kevin Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 03:52 | LSU | Michael Powell misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-30 |
| 03:50 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 03:44 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-30 |
| 03:42 | LSU | The rebound goes to Charles Clark | 42-30 |
| 03:26 | LSU | Charles Clark misses long on a floater from the left side | 42-30 |
| 03:24 | LSU | Charles Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 42-30 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dustin Wade (tired) 8 pts. SG - Roger Copley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Powell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Burke (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Lin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wade Sutton (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Chen (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Ennis (fresh) C - John Brown (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | LSU | Charles Clark misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #11 | 42-30 |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (SG), Kyle Striplin (C) Dustin Wade, Kevin Burke | |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Willy Bomar (SG), Daniel Robinson (SF), Jerry Cable (PF) Michael Lin, Wade Sutton, Kenneth Chen, John Brown | |
| 03:05 | LSU | Charles Clark misses the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 03:05 | LSU | Charles Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 02:51 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Ennis | 43-32 |
| 02:41 | LSU | David Delarosa comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Daniel Robinson - foul #3 on Daniel Robinson, team foul #12 | 43-32 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Chen (SF), Virgil Ayres (PF) Daniel Robinson, Matthew Ennis | |
| 02:41 | LSU | David Delarosa makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 02:41 | LSU | David Delarosa makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 02:21 | Alabama | David Delarosa is called for the reach on Norman Ferguson - foul #3 on David Delarosa, team foul #6 | 45-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Nelson (SG) David Delarosa | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Mercer (SG) Kenneth Chen | |
| 02:05 | Alabama | Jerry Cable is denied on a layup by Kyle Striplin | 45-32 |
| 02:03 | Alabama | Willy Bomar tips it in | 45-34 |
| 01:43 | LSU | Michael Powell scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Roger Copley | 48-34 |
| 01:22 | Alabama | Jerry Cable misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-34 |
| 01:21 | LSU | Kyle Striplin pulls down the rebound | 48-34 |
| 01:08 | LSU | Kyle Striplin can't finish the layup | 48-34 |
| 01:06 | LSU | Kyle Striplin tips it back up and in | 50-34 |
| 00:50 | Alabama | Virgil Ayres is hacked by Roger Copley - foul #1 on Roger Copley, team foul #7 | 50-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Law (SF), Glenn Young (PF) Michael Powell, Charles Clark | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Lin (SG), Kenneth Chen (SF), John Brown (C) William Mercer, Willy Bomar, Jerry Cable | |
| 00:50 | Alabama | Virgil Ayres makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 00:50 | Alabama | Virgil Ayres makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 00:34 | LSU | Robert Law is fouled on the floor by John Brown - foul #3 on John Brown, team foul #13 | 50-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (PG) Andrew Nelson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Ennis (PF), Stephen Dombkowski (C) Virgil Ayres, John Brown | |
| 00:34 | LSU | Robert Law makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 00:34 | LSU | Robert Law makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 00:07 | Alabama | Robert Law takes the ball from Michael Lin | 52-36 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Kyle Striplin buries a floater in the lane | 54-36 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Michael Lin misses the halfcourt shot | 54-36 |