| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Newman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bondurant (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Dustin Barker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jack Kish (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:58 | Alabama | Dana Renteria steps in front of the Todd Schaffner pass in the backcourt | 30-26 |
| 19:48 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein hits a shot in the lane set up by Michael Carson | 32-26 |
| 19:27 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Todd Schaffner | 32-28 |
| 19:17 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Moore | 34-28 |
| 18:53 | Alabama | Jack Kish clanks a runner from the baseline | 34-28 |
| 18:52 | Alabama | Jack Kish tips it in | 34-30 |
| 18:44 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein blows the layup but he's hacked by Jack Kish - foul #2 on Jack Kish, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 18:44 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:44 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:19 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 36-30 |
| 18:17 | LSU | Michael Carson grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 18:04 | LSU | Joseph Newman is called for the reach on Michael Carson - foul #1 on Joseph Newman, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| 17:50 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Dustin Barker - foul #3 on Dustin Barker, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | George Mole (PF) Dustin Barker | |
| 17:50 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 17:50 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 17:50 | Alabama | Jack Kish grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 17:23 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses short on a shot from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 17:22 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bradley Ziegenbein | 37-30 |
| 17:06 | LSU | Joseph Newman is called for the reach on Dana Renteria - foul #2 on Joseph Newman, team foul #4 | 37-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Kopp (SF), Timothy Lewis (PF), Barry Baldwin (C) Nicholas Moore, Michael Meinhardt, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 17:01 | LSU | Barry Baldwin clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 37-30 |
| 16:59 | Alabama | Jack Kish pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 16:55 | Alabama | Barry Baldwin steals the ball from Robert Bondurant | 37-30 |
| 16:36 | LSU | Dana Renteria is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Dana Renteria, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG) Michael Carson | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 16:07 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Kish | 37-32 |
| 15:55 | LSU | Timothy Lewis comes up short on the shot from the right block | 37-32 |
| 15:53 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Lewis | 37-32 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Todd Pollard (fresh) SG - Dana Renteria (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Joseph Kopp (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Newman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bondurant (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - George Mole (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jack Kish (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | LSU | Barry Baldwin scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Todd Pollard and he's fouled by Jack Kish - foul #3 on Jack Kish, team foul #5 | 39-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG), Nicholas Moore (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Dana Renteria, Joseph Kopp, Timothy Lewis | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Barker (PF) George Mole | |
| 15:40 | LSU | Barry Baldwin makes the free throw | 40-32 |
| 15:11 | Alabama | Jack Kish misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 40-32 |
| 15:10 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Kish | 40-32 |
| 14:46 | Alabama | Dustin Barker clanks a shot from the baseline | 40-32 |
| 14:44 | LSU | Michael Carson gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| 14:32 | LSU | Barry Baldwin knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Todd Pollard | 42-32 |
| 14:07 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-32 |
| 14:06 | LSU | Nicholas Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 14:00 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-32 |
| 13:58 | LSU | Nicholas Moore hits the follow up shot | 44-32 |
| 13:29 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-32 |
| 13:27 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 13:15 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Todd Pollard | 46-32 |
| 12:52 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant's floater is tipped away by Barry Baldwin | 46-32 |
| 12:51 | LSU | Michael Carson snags the defensive board | 46-32 |
| 12:47 | LSU | Michael Carson double dribbles in the backcourt | 46-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Rockey (PG), Dana Renteria (SG), Joseph Kopp (SF), Timothy Lewis (PF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Michael Carson, Todd Pollard, Nicholas Moore, Michael Meinhardt, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Alabama | George Mole (C) Jack Kish | |
| 12:28 | Alabama | Joseph Newman drills a jump hook from the baseline | 46-34 |
| 12:10 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein comes up short on the runner in the lane | 46-34 |
| 12:08 | LSU | Timothy Lewis hits the follow up shot | 48-34 |
| 11:41 | Alabama | Dustin Barker loses the ball out of bounds | 48-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG) Jimmy Rockey | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Joseph Kopp (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Newman (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bondurant (tiring) 14 pts. PF - Dustin Barker (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - George Mole (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses the lay-in | 48-34 |
| 11:24 | Alabama | Dustin Barker pulls down the rebound | 48-34 |
| 11:07 | Alabama | Dana Renteria is called for the reach on Joseph Newman - foul #3 on Dana Renteria, team foul #2 | 48-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Moore (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Joseph Kopp, Timothy Lewis | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 10:49 | Alabama | Michael Meinhardt denies the turnaround by Joseph Newman | 48-34 |
| 10:47 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein grabs the defensive rebound | 48-34 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 10:30 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Dustin Barker - foul #4 on Dustin Barker, team foul #6 | 48-34 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jack Kish (C) Dustin Barker | |
| 10:30 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 10:30 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| 10:06 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-36 |
| 09:47 | LSU | Michael Carson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Carson, team foul #3 | 50-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Barry Baldwin (C) Michael Carson, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 09:18 | Alabama | Dana Renteria takes the ball from Robert Bondurant | 50-36 |
| 09:14 | LSU | Dana Renteria misses the lay-in | 50-36 |
| 09:12 | LSU | Dana Renteria tips it but misses | 50-36 |
| 09:10 | Alabama | George Mole snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| 08:52 | Alabama | George Mole double dribbles | 50-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG), Joseph Kopp (SF), Timothy Lewis (PF) Dana Renteria, Nicholas Moore, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Alabama | Arthur Pitzer (SF), Henry Hurd (PF), Eddie Simmons (C) Robert Bondurant, George Mole, Jack Kish | |
| 08:37 | LSU | Joseph Kopp is fouled on the floor by Todd Schaffner - foul #2 on Todd Schaffner, team foul #7 | 50-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 08:37 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 08:37 | LSU | Todd Pollard snags the offensive board | 50-36 |
| 08:22 | LSU | Joseph Kopp blows the layup but he's hacked by Arthur Pitzer - foul #2 on Arthur Pitzer, team foul #8 | 50-36 |
| 08:22 | LSU | Joseph Kopp makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 08:22 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 08:22 | Alabama | Henry Hurd pulls down the rebound | 51-36 |
| 08:02 | Alabama | Joseph Newman makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Todd Schaffner | 51-38 |
| 07:47 | LSU | Joseph Kopp banks in the layup set up by Michael Carson | 53-38 |
| 07:29 | Alabama | Joseph Newman loses the ball out of bounds | 53-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SG), Nicholas Moore (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Todd Pollard, Joseph Kopp, Timothy Lewis | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG), Dustin Barker (PF), Jack Kish (C) Todd Schaffner, Henry Hurd, Eddie Simmons | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Joseph Newman (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bondurant (tiring) 16 pts. SF - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) PF - Dustin Barker (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Jack Kish (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 07:07 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein is fouled on the floor by Arthur Pitzer - foul #3 on Arthur Pitzer, team foul #9 | 53-38 |
| 07:07 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 07:07 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein misses the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 07:07 | Alabama | Dustin Barker gets the rebound | 54-38 |
| 06:38 | Alabama | Jack Kish hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-40 |
| 06:19 | LSU | Dana Renteria is fouled on the floor by Dustin Barker - foul #5 on Dustin Barker, team foul #10 | 54-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Barry Baldwin (C) Michael Carson, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (PG), George Mole (PF) Arthur Pitzer, Dustin Barker | |
| 06:19 | LSU | Dana Renteria misses the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 06:19 | LSU | Dana Renteria makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 05:53 | Alabama | George Mole connects on the jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Michael Meinhardt - foul #3 on Michael Meinhardt, team foul #4 | 55-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Lewis (PF) Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 05:53 | Alabama | George Mole makes the free throw | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:25 | LSU | Barry Baldwin makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Todd Pollard | 57-43 |
| 05:11 | Alabama | Joseph Newman makes the floater from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 04:47 | LSU | George Mole denies the turnaround by Timothy Lewis | 57-45 |
| 04:45 | Alabama | George Mole pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| 04:26 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant is hacked by Nicholas Moore - foul #2 on Nicholas Moore, team foul #5 | 57-45 |
| 04:26 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG), Michael Meinhardt (PF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Todd Pollard, Timothy Lewis, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 04:07 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant blows the dunk but the foul's on Nicholas Moore - foul #3 on Nicholas Moore, team foul #6 | 57-45 |
| 04:07 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 04:07 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 03:56 | LSU | Dana Renteria buries a floater from the left side set up by Bradley Ziegenbein and the foul's on George Mole - foul #2 on George Mole, team foul #11 | 59-47 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Arthur Pitzer (SF), Eddie Simmons (C) Robert Bondurant, Jack Kish | |
| 03:56 | LSU | Dana Renteria makes the free throw | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:34 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #3 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #7 | 60-47 |
| 03:34 | Alabama | Joseph Newman makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 03:34 | Alabama | Joseph Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:09 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein double dribbles | 60-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Kopp (SF) Nicholas Moore | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Kopp (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Newman (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) 3 pf. PF - George Mole (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Eddie Simmons (fresh) | |
| 02:55 | Alabama | Joseph Newman clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-49 |
| 02:54 | Alabama | George Mole pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 02:54 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Moore (SF) Joseph Kopp | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SF), Jack Kish (C) Arthur Pitzer, Eddie Simmons | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:49 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner is whistled for traveling | 60-49 |
| 02:27 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Carson | 62-49 |
| 02:13 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 62-49 |
| 02:11 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein pulls down the rebound | 62-49 |
| 01:50 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein can't throw it down | 62-49 |
| 01:48 | Alabama | George Mole snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| 01:42 | Alabama | Joseph Newman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-51 |
| 01:19 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Michael Carson | 64-51 |
| 01:01 | Alabama | Joseph Newman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 64-51 |
| 01:00 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein grabs the defensive rebound | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:36 | LSU | Michael Carson is hacked by Todd Schaffner - foul #3 on Todd Schaffner, team foul #12 | 64-51 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Arthur Pitzer (PG), Henry Hurd (SF), Eddie Simmons (C) Todd Schaffner, Robert Bondurant, Jack Kish | |
| 00:36 | LSU | Michael Carson makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Michael Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Alabama | Joseph Newman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Dana Renteria - foul #4 on Dana Renteria, team foul #8 | 66-51 |
| 00:29 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 00:29 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 00:29 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt grabs the board | 66-51 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Michael Carson runs out the clock | 66-51 |