| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Newman (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Robert Bondurant (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Kish (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Alabama | Joseph Newman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 34-35 |
| 19:31 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 19:22 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Dustin Barker - foul #1 on Dustin Barker, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 19:22 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 19:22 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 19:22 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 19:08 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt hits the finger roll | 34-38 |
| 18:50 | Alabama | Jack Kish misses the lay-in | 34-38 |
| 18:49 | Alabama | Jack Kish grabs the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 18:33 | Alabama | Jack Kish scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 18:20 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt lays it up and in on a great pass from Nicholas Moore | 36-40 |
| 18:03 | Alabama | Jack Kish misses short on a jumper in the paint | 36-40 |
| 18:01 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Carson | 36-40 |
| 17:48 | LSU | Dana Renteria is fouled on the floor by Jack Kish - foul #2 on Jack Kish, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| 17:38 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Nicholas Moore | 36-42 |
| 17:17 | Alabama | Joseph Newman can't finish the layup | 36-42 |
| 17:15 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 17:05 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt is hacked by Dustin Barker - foul #2 on Dustin Barker, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Kopp (SF), Timothy Lewis (PF), Barry Baldwin (C) Nicholas Moore, Michael Meinhardt, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| 16:52 | LSU | Timothy Lewis misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-42 |
| 16:51 | LSU | Dana Renteria tips it back up and in | 36-44 |
| 16:46 | Alabama | Joseph Newman connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Todd Schaffner and the foul's on Dana Renteria - foul #3 on Dana Renteria, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Jimmy Rockey (SG) Michael Carson, Dana Renteria | |
| 16:46 | Alabama | Joseph Newman makes the free throw | 39-44 |
| 16:23 | LSU | Barry Baldwin drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Kopp and he's fouled by Joseph Newman - foul #2 on Joseph Newman, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| 16:23 | LSU | Barry Baldwin makes the free throw | 39-47 |
| 15:54 | Alabama | Joseph Newman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-47 |
| 15:53 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Barker | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Newman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Robert Bondurant (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Barker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Kish (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Todd Pollard (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Kopp (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:29 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 41-47 |
| 15:19 | LSU | Joseph Kopp scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Todd Pollard | 41-49 |
| 14:50 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant scores on a floater in the paint | 43-49 |
| 14:29 | LSU | Joseph Kopp banks in the layup | 43-51 |
| 14:15 | Alabama | Jack Kish is called for a charge - foul #3 on Jack Kish, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | George Mole (C) Jack Kish | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG), Dana Renteria (SG), Nicholas Moore (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Todd Pollard, Jimmy Rockey, Joseph Kopp, Timothy Lewis, Barry Baldwin | |
| 14:01 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Carson | 43-53 |
| 13:36 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner is whistled for traveling | 43-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Eddie Simmons (C) Dustin Barker | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 13:10 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt's layup is rejected by George Mole | 43-53 |
| 13:09 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 12:40 | Alabama | Joseph Newman comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #3 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #2 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jack Kish (C) Eddie Simmons | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 12:40 | Alabama | Joseph Newman makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 12:40 | Alabama | Joseph Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 12:28 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt hits a turnaround from close range | 45-55 |
| 12:02 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant is hacked by Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #4 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #3 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Barker (PF) George Mole | |
| Subs | LSU | Barry Baldwin (C) Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| 11:34 | Alabama | Michael Carson takes the ball from Robert Bondurant | 45-55 |
| 11:31 | LSU | Dana Renteria misses the easy layup | 45-55 |
| 11:29 | Alabama | Dustin Barker grabs the board | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Newman (tiring) 17 pts. SF - Robert Bondurant (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Barker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Kish (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) PF - Michael Meinhardt (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:06 | Alabama | Jack Kish can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Barry Baldwin - foul #1 on Barry Baldwin, team foul #4 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Joseph Kopp (SF), Timothy Lewis (PF) Michael Carson, Nicholas Moore, Michael Meinhardt | |
| 11:06 | Alabama | Jack Kish makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 11:06 | Alabama | Jack Kish makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 10:37 | LSU | Barry Baldwin buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Todd Pollard | 47-57 |
| 10:19 | Alabama | Joseph Newman connects on the shot from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 10:01 | LSU | Barry Baldwin is fouled on the floor by Jack Kish - foul #4 on Jack Kish, team foul #6 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | George Mole (C) Jack Kish | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG) Dana Renteria | |
| 09:44 | LSU | Timothy Lewis hits the finger roll and the foul's on Dustin Barker - foul #3 on Dustin Barker, team foul #7 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Alabama | Eddie Simmons (C) Dustin Barker | |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Moore (SF) Joseph Kopp | |
| 09:44 | LSU | Timothy Lewis makes the free throw | 49-60 |
| 09:15 | Alabama | Joseph Newman travels with the ball | 49-60 |
| Subs | Alabama | Arthur Pitzer (SF) Robert Bondurant | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Meinhardt (PF), Charles Flynt (C) Timothy Lewis, Barry Baldwin | |
| 09:00 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Todd Schaffner - foul #3 on Todd Schaffner, team foul #8 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SG) Todd Pollard | |
| 09:00 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 09:00 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 08:43 | Alabama | George Mole travels with the ball | 49-61 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Barker (PF) Eddie Simmons | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 08:31 | LSU | Charles Flynt can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Todd Schaffner - foul #4 on Todd Schaffner, team foul #9 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Alabama | Henry Hurd (SF) Todd Schaffner | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 08:31 | LSU | Charles Flynt misses the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 08:31 | LSU | Charles Flynt makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 08:08 | Alabama | Joseph Newman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Joseph Newman, team foul #10 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG) Henry Hurd | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 07:55 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt buries a jumper from the right side | 49-64 |
| 07:33 | Alabama | The jumper by Robert Bondurant is denied by Michael Meinhardt | 49-64 |
| 07:31 | Alabama | George Mole tips it but misses | 49-64 |
| 07:30 | LSU | Michael Carson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-64 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Joseph Newman (tiring) 19 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Bondurant (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. SF - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dustin Barker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - George Mole (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Moore (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 23 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Flynt (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:23 | LSU | Charles Flynt misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Dustin Barker - foul #4 on Dustin Barker, team foul #11 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (PG), Jack Kish (C) Arthur Pitzer, George Mole | |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Joseph Kopp (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Michael Carson, Nicholas Moore, Michael Meinhardt | |
| 07:23 | LSU | Charles Flynt makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 07:23 | LSU | Charles Flynt makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 07:00 | Alabama | Jack Kish comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 49-66 |
| 06:58 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein snags the defensive board | 49-66 |
| 06:47 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jack Kish - foul #5 on Jack Kish, team foul #12 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Alabama | Arthur Pitzer (SF), George Mole (PF), Eddie Simmons (C) Robert Bondurant, Dustin Barker, Jack Kish | |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Rockey (SG), Timothy Lewis (PF) Dana Renteria, Charles Flynt | |
| 06:47 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein makes the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 06:47 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein misses the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| 06:47 | Alabama | Joseph Newman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-67 |
| 06:31 | Alabama | Timothy Lewis is called for the reach on Joseph Newman - foul #3 on Timothy Lewis, team foul #5 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Jimmy Rockey, Timothy Lewis | |
| 06:11 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-67 |
| 06:10 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt pulls down the rebound | 49-67 |
| 06:02 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt clanks a floater in the paint | 49-67 |
| 06:00 | Alabama | George Mole snags the defensive board | 49-67 |
| 05:37 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses badly on a shot in the lane | 49-67 |
| 05:36 | Alabama | George Mole misses the tip | 49-67 |
| 05:34 | LSU | Michael Carson pulls down the rebound | 49-67 |
| 05:15 | LSU | Joseph Kopp's pass is intercepted by Eddie Simmons | 49-67 |
| 04:46 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-67 |
| 04:45 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt snags the defensive board | 49-67 |
| 04:45 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-67 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SF), Dustin Barker (PF) Arthur Pitzer, Eddie Simmons | |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SG), Nicholas Moore (SF) Todd Pollard, Joseph Kopp | |
| 04:38 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 49-69 |
| 04:14 | Alabama | Dana Renteria steps in front of the Todd Schaffner pass | 49-69 |
| 04:10 | LSU | Michael Carson can't finish the layup | 49-69 |
| 04:09 | Alabama | Dustin Barker grabs the board | 49-69 |
| 03:51 | Alabama | Joseph Newman is denied on a layup by Bradley Ziegenbein | 49-69 |
| 03:49 | LSU | Nicholas Moore snags the defensive board | 49-69 |
| 03:30 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Carson | 49-71 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (tiring) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Newman (tiring) 19 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Bondurant (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Barker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - George Mole (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 25 pts. 6 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Alabama | Michael Meinhardt is called for the reach on Dustin Barker - foul #2 on Michael Meinhardt, team foul #6 | 49-71 |
| Subs | Alabama | Arthur Pitzer (SG), Henry Hurd (SF), Eddie Simmons (C) Joseph Newman, Robert Bondurant, Dustin Barker | |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Lewis (PF) Michael Meinhardt | |
| 02:51 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-71 |
| 02:32 | LSU | Arthur Pitzer steals it from Timothy Lewis | 51-71 |
| 02:22 | Alabama | Arthur Pitzer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-71 |
| 02:20 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein grabs the defensive rebound | 51-71 |
| 02:11 | LSU | Timothy Lewis drills a jumper in the lane set up by Michael Carson | 51-73 |
| 01:59 | Alabama | George Mole clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-73 |
| 01:58 | Alabama | George Mole tips it back up and in | 53-73 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:39 | LSU | Timothy Lewis scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Dana Renteria and he's fouled by Arthur Pitzer - foul #2 on Arthur Pitzer, team foul #13 | 53-75 |
| Subs | Alabama | Joseph Newman (SG) Todd Schaffner | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:39 | LSU | Timothy Lewis makes the free throw | 53-76 |
| 01:27 | Alabama | Joseph Newman drills a runner in the lane | 55-76 |
| 01:08 | LSU | Timothy Lewis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by George Mole - foul #2 on George Mole, team foul #14 | 55-76 |
| 01:08 | LSU | Timothy Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 55-76 |
| 01:08 | LSU | Timothy Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-77 |
| 00:52 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dana Renteria - foul #4 on Dana Renteria, team foul #7 | 55-77 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Meinhardt (PF) Timothy Lewis | |
| 00:52 | Alabama | Joseph Newman makes the 1st free throw | 56-77 |
| 00:52 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses the 2nd free throw | 56-77 |
| 00:52 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Meinhardt | 56-77 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the lay-in | 56-77 |
| 00:24 | Alabama | Eddie Simmons gets the rebound | 56-77 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Alabama | Joseph Newman's floater is tipped away by Bradley Ziegenbein | 56-77 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Nicholas Moore pulls down the rebound | 56-77 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Michael Carson runs out the clock | 56-77 |