| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Crawley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Kopp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Boris Howell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Todd Schaffner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Newman (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jack Kish (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Stover (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Nicholas Moore inbounds the ball | 23-23 |
| 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 (+4) | |
| 19:31 | LSU | James Scott drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Nicholas Moore and the foul's on Jack Kish - foul #2 on Jack Kish, team foul #1 | 25-23 |
| 19:31 | LSU | James Scott makes the free throw | 26-23 |
| 19:13 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Crawley - foul #1 on James Crawley, team foul #1 | 26-23 |
| 19:13 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 19:13 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 19:13 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Scott | 26-23 |
| 18:47 | LSU | Joseph Kopp knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from James Crawley | 28-23 |
| 18:36 | Alabama | Joseph Newman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-23 |
| 18:35 | LSU | James Scott snags the defensive board | 28-23 |
| 18:18 | LSU | Joseph Kopp drills a runner from the right block set up by Jimmy Rockey | 30-23 |
| 18:00 | Alabama | Boris Howell misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-23 |
| 17:58 | LSU | James Crawley snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| 17:31 | LSU | Joseph Kopp lays it up and in set up by Nicholas Moore | 32-23 |
| 17:05 | Alabama | Boris Howell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Scott - foul #3 on James Scott, team foul #2 | 32-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Lewis (PF) James Scott | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Barker (C) Richard Stover | |
| 17:05 | Alabama | Boris Howell makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 17:05 | Alabama | Boris Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 16:46 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses long on a floater in the paint | 32-25 |
| 16:44 | Alabama | Jack Kish grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 16:26 | Alabama | Jack Kish hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-25 |
| 16:24 | Alabama | Boris Howell pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 16:08 | Alabama | Boris Howell travels with the ball | 32-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Bilinski (SG) James Crawley | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Stover (C) Dustin Barker | |
| 15:46 | LSU | Allen Bilinski misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Richard Stover - foul #2 on Richard Stover, team foul #2 | 32-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (PG), James Scott (PF), Charles Flynt (C) Jimmy Rockey, Nicholas Moore, Joseph Kopp | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 15:46 | LSU | Allen Bilinski misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 15:46 | LSU | Allen Bilinski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Stephen Peden (fresh) SG - Allen Bilinski (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Flynt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Boris Howell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Todd Schaffner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Newman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jack Kish (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Stover (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Alabama | Joseph Newman hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-27 |
| 15:09 | LSU | Charles Flynt misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Stover - foul #3 on Richard Stover, team foul #3 | 33-27 |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (SG) Allen Bilinski | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 15:09 | LSU | Charles Flynt misses the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 15:09 | LSU | Charles Flynt makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 14:48 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-27 |
| 14:47 | Alabama | Jack Kish can't tip it in | 34-27 |
| 14:45 | LSU | The rebound goes to Charles Flynt | 34-27 |
| 14:29 | LSU | Charles Flynt lays it up and in set up by Stephen Peden | 36-27 |
| 14:06 | Alabama | Joseph Newman buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Boris Howell | 36-30 |
| 13:51 | LSU | Boris Howell is called for the reach on Stephen Peden - foul #3 on Boris Howell, team foul #4 | 36-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Rockey (PG), Nicholas Moore (SF) Stephen Peden, Timothy Lewis | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Barker (C) Richard Stover | |
| 13:29 | LSU | Nicholas Moore is fouled on the floor by Joseph Newman - foul #1 on Joseph Newman, team foul #5 | 36-30 |
| 13:16 | LSU | Charles Flynt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Todd Schaffner - foul #1 on Todd Schaffner, team foul #6 | 36-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Bilinski (SG), Joseph Kopp (C) James Crawley, James Scott | |
| Subs | Alabama | George Mole (C) Jack Kish | |
| 13:16 | LSU | Charles Flynt misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 13:16 | LSU | Charles Flynt makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 12:55 | Alabama | Boris Howell misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 12:53 | LSU | Nicholas Moore snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 12:27 | LSU | Charles Flynt's pass is intercepted by Todd Schaffner | 37-30 |
| 12:11 | Alabama | Boris Howell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Kopp - foul #1 on Joseph Kopp, team foul #3 | 37-30 |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (SG), Timothy Lewis (PF) Allen Bilinski, Charles Flynt | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Stover (C) George Mole | |
| 12:11 | Alabama | Boris Howell misses the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 12:11 | Alabama | Boris Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 12:11 | LSU | Timothy Lewis gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 11:50 | LSU | Timothy Lewis makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Nicholas Moore | 39-30 |
| 11:33 | Alabama | Boris Howell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 11:31 | LSU | Joseph Kopp pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Crawley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Kopp (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Boris Howell (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Schaffner (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Newman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Dustin Barker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:02 | LSU | Timothy Lewis misses the dunk | 39-30 |
| 11:00 | Alabama | Joseph Newman snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 10:34 | Alabama | Joseph Newman connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 10:09 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses the jumper from the right block | 39-33 |
| 10:08 | Alabama | Richard Stover gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 09:53 | Alabama | Nicholas Moore picks off the pass by Todd Schaffner | 39-33 |
| 09:27 | LSU | Richard Stover takes the ball from Timothy Lewis | 39-33 |
| 09:08 | Alabama | Joseph Newman comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 39-33 |
| 09:06 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Barker | 39-33 |
| 08:48 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-33 |
| 08:46 | LSU | Nicholas Moore gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 08:29 | LSU | Timothy Lewis clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Dustin Barker - foul #3 on Dustin Barker, team foul #7 | 39-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (PG), Allen Bilinski (SG), James Scott (PF), Charles Flynt (C) Jimmy Rockey, James Crawley, Nicholas Moore, Joseph Kopp | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (SF), Jack Kish (PF) Boris Howell, Richard Stover | |
| 08:29 | LSU | Timothy Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 08:29 | LSU | Timothy Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 08:04 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner can't throw it down but the foul's on Stephen Peden - foul #1 on Stephen Peden, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Moore (SF) Timothy Lewis | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 08:04 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 08:04 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 07:40 | LSU | Charles Flynt drills a turnaround near the basket | 42-35 |
| 07:23 | Alabama | Joseph Newman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 07:21 | Alabama | Jack Kish gets the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Stephen Peden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allen Bilinski (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Nicholas Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Flynt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Newman (tiring) 18 pts. SF - Shelby Rice (fresh) PF - Jack Kish (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Dustin Barker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:59 | Alabama | Jack Kish makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Todd Schaffner | 42-37 |
| 06:40 | LSU | Allen Bilinski drills a turnaround in the lane | 44-37 |
| 06:17 | Alabama | Joseph Newman clanks a 3 from straight away | 44-37 |
| 06:15 | LSU | Charles Flynt pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 05:54 | LSU | Nicholas Moore is hacked by Jack Kish - foul #3 on Jack Kish, team foul #8 | 44-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Rockey (PG), James Crawley (SG) Stephen Peden, Allen Bilinski | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Stover (C) Dustin Barker | |
| 05:54 | LSU | Nicholas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 05:54 | LSU | Nicholas Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 05:38 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 05:37 | Alabama | Jack Kish tips it back up and in | 46-39 |
| 05:08 | LSU | Charles Flynt makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Crawley | 48-39 |
| 04:51 | Alabama | James Crawley steals the ball from Todd Schaffner | 48-39 |
| 04:48 | LSU | James Crawley blows the layup | 48-39 |
| 04:47 | LSU | Nicholas Moore can't tip it in | 48-39 |
| 04:46 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Richard Stover | 48-39 |
| 04:23 | Alabama | Jack Kish hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Joseph Newman | 48-41 |
| 03:55 | LSU | James Scott can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 48-41 |
| 03:54 | Alabama | Richard Stover grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 03:30 | Alabama | Jack Kish makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Joseph Newman | 48-43 |
| 03:06 | LSU | Charles Flynt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-43 |
| 03:05 | Alabama | Jack Kish gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Crawley (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Moore (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Flynt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (tired) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Newman (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shelby Rice (fairly fresh) PF - Jack Kish (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:39 | Alabama | Joseph Newman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 02:38 | Alabama | Joseph Newman gets the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 02:14 | Alabama | Joseph Newman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Bilinski (SG), Timothy Lewis (SF), Joseph Kopp (C) James Crawley, Nicholas Moore, Charles Flynt | |
| Subs | Alabama | Boris Howell (PG), Henry Hurd (SF), Dustin Barker (C) Todd Schaffner, Joseph Newman, Richard Stover | |
| 01:47 | LSU | Joseph Kopp scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Lewis and he's hacked by Jack Kish - foul #4 on Jack Kish, team foul #9 | 50-43 |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (SG), Nicholas Moore (SF) Allen Bilinski, Timothy Lewis | |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (SG), Joseph Newman (SF), Richard Stover (C) Shelby Rice, Henry Hurd, Dustin Barker | |
| 01:47 | LSU | Joseph Kopp makes the free throw | 51-43 |
| 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 (+4) | |
| 01:32 | Alabama | Boris Howell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:15 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses short on a runner near the basket | 51-45 |
| 01:13 | Alabama | Jack Kish snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:51 | Alabama | Boris Howell's fadeaway is rejected by James Scott | 51-45 |
| 00:49 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 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 (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:48 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey is hacked by Boris Howell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Boris Howell, team foul #10 | 51-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Flynt (C) Joseph Kopp | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:48 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 00:48 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:41 | Alabama | Charles Flynt steals it from Todd Schaffner | 52-45 |
| 00:40 | LSU | Todd Schaffner is called for the reach on James Crawley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Todd Schaffner, team foul #11 | 52-45 |
| 00:40 | LSU | James Crawley makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 00:40 | LSU | James Crawley misses the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 00:40 | Alabama | Richard Stover pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 00:34 | Alabama | Joseph Newman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 00:32 | Alabama | Boris Howell pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 00:29 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 00:28 | LSU | James Scott snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 00:26 | LSU | James Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Schaffner - foul #3 on Todd Schaffner, team foul #12 | 53-45 |
| 00:26 | LSU | James Scott makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 00:26 | LSU | James Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 00:21 | Alabama | Joseph Newman can't connect on a floater from the left side | 55-45 |
| 00:19 | LSU | Nicholas Moore grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 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 (+4) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey runs out the clock | 55-45 |