| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Christopher Williams (fresh) SG - Norman Ferguson (fresh) SF - Willie Trimmer (fresh) PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) C - James Abron (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Delarosa (fresh) SG - Dustin Wade (fresh) SF - Andrew Angelo (fresh) PF - Carl Fagan (fresh) C - Erik Showman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Carl Fagan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:38 | LSU | David Delarosa is fouled on the floor by Christopher Williams - foul #1 on Christopher Williams, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | LSU | Dustin Wade comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | LSU | Carl Fagan tips it in | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer lays it in and the foul's on Andrew Angelo - foul #1 on Andrew Angelo, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:39 | LSU | David Delarosa's floater is tipped away by Patrick Williams | 3-2 |
| 18:38 | LSU | Carl Fagan tips it back up and in | 3-4 |
| 18:21 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson makes the jump hook near the basket | 5-4 |
| 17:55 | LSU | Erik Showman scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Carl Fagan | 5-6 |
| 17:34 | Alabama | Patrick Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-6 |
| 17:08 | LSU | Carl Fagan clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Patrick Williams - foul #1 on Patrick Williams, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 17:08 | LSU | Carl Fagan misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:08 | LSU | Carl Fagan makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:05 | Alabama | Christopher Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-7 |
| 16:53 | LSU | Carl Fagan misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-7 |
| 16:52 | Alabama | James Abron gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:34 | Alabama | The jumper by Willie Trimmer is denied by Carl Fagan | 5-7 |
| 16:33 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer grabs the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:13 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Carl Fagan - foul #1 on Carl Fagan, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | LSU | Nolan Deputy (SF), Glenn Young (PF) Andrew Angelo, Carl Fagan | |
| 15:50 | Alabama | David Delarosa steals it from Christopher Williams | 5-7 |
| 15:47 | LSU | David Delarosa lays it up and in | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Christopher Williams (fresh) SG - Norman Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willie Trimmer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) C - James Abron (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Delarosa (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dustin Wade (fresh) SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) PF - Glenn Young (fresh) C - Erik Showman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer hits a shot in the paint | 7-9 |
| 15:02 | LSU | Erik Showman can't throw it down but the foul's on Patrick Williams - foul #2 on Patrick Williams, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Cichonski (PG), Ollie Greenwald (SF), Stephen Dombkowski (PF), Matthew Ennis (C) Christopher Williams, Willie Trimmer, Patrick Williams, James Abron | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG), Gregory Griffin (SG), Andrew Angelo (SF), Carl Fagan (PF) David Delarosa, Dustin Wade, Nolan Deputy, Glenn Young | |
| 15:02 | LSU | Erik Showman misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:02 | LSU | Erik Showman makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:35 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson loses the dribble to Gregory Griffin | 7-10 |
| 14:20 | LSU | Roger Copley connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Carl Fagan | 7-12 |
| 13:58 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-12 |
| 13:57 | LSU | Erik Showman grabs the board | 7-12 |
| 13:39 | LSU | Carl Fagan comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 7-12 |
| 13:37 | LSU | Carl Fagan misses the tip | 7-12 |
| 13:35 | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:10 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson misses long on a floater from the right side | 7-12 |
| 13:08 | LSU | Andrew Angelo gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:03 | LSU | Carl Fagan buries a runner from the left block set up by Roger Copley | 7-14 |
| 12:36 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gregory Griffin - foul #1 on Gregory Griffin, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Alabama | Christopher Williams (PG), Willie Trimmer (SF), James Abron (C) Charles Cichonski, Ollie Greenwald, Matthew Ennis | |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (PG), Dustin Wade (SG), Nolan Deputy (SF), Glenn Young (PF) Roger Copley, Gregory Griffin, Andrew Angelo, Carl Fagan | |
| 12:36 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:36 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 12:34 | LSU | David Delarosa's pass is intercepted by Christopher Williams in the backcourt | 9-14 |
| 12:33 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher Williams | 11-14 |
| 12:10 | LSU | Erik Showman comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 11-14 |
| 12:08 | LSU | Glenn Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 11:56 | LSU | Glenn Young's floater is tipped away by Willie Trimmer | 11-14 |
| 11:54 | Alabama | James Abron snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 11:49 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Christopher Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norman Ferguson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Willie Trimmer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Stephen Dombkowski (fresh) C - James Abron (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Delarosa (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dustin Wade (fresh) SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) PF - Glenn Young (fresh) C - Erik Showman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:32 | LSU | James Abron blocks the short jumper by Erik Showman | 13-14 |
| 11:31 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 11:12 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 10:49 | LSU | Dustin Wade is fouled on the floor by Christopher Williams - foul #2 on Christopher Williams, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Cichonski (PG), Ollie Greenwald (SG) Christopher Williams, Norman Ferguson | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (SF), Carl Fagan (PF) Nolan Deputy, Erik Showman | |
| 10:35 | LSU | Dustin Wade is hacked by Ollie Greenwald - foul #1 on Ollie Greenwald, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| 10:21 | LSU | Andrew Angelo hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Carl Fagan | 15-17 |
| 10:16 | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-17 |
| 10:15 | LSU | David Delarosa grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 09:56 | LSU | David Delarosa is fouled on the floor by Willie Trimmer - foul #1 on Willie Trimmer, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Ennis (C) James Abron | |
| Subs | LSU | Nolan Deputy (PF) Glenn Young | |
| 09:50 | LSU | Nolan Deputy buries a floater from the right side | 15-19 |
| 09:21 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski is hacked by Nolan Deputy - foul #1 on Nolan Deputy, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (SG) Willie Trimmer | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG), Gregory Griffin (SG), Erik Showman (C) David Delarosa, Dustin Wade, Andrew Angelo | |
| 09:02 | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 09:00 | LSU | Gregory Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 08:43 | LSU | Nolan Deputy scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Griffin | 15-21 |
| 08:20 | Alabama | Charles Cichonski is called for traveling | 15-21 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Abron (C) Matthew Ennis | |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (SG), Glenn Young (PF) Gregory Griffin, Carl Fagan | |
| 08:10 | LSU | Roger Copley drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Dustin Wade | 15-23 |
| 07:46 | Alabama | James Abron hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 15-23 |
| 07:45 | LSU | Roger Copley snags the defensive board | 15-23 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Charles Cichonski (fresh) SG - Norman Ferguson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ollie Greenwald (fresh) PF - Stephen Dombkowski (fairly fresh) C - James Abron (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Copley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Wade (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Glenn Young (fresh) C - Erik Showman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:20 | LSU | Glenn Young can't connect on a jumper from close range | 15-23 |
| 07:18 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Ollie Greenwald | 15-23 |
| 06:50 | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Cichonski | 17-23 |
| 06:28 | LSU | Nolan Deputy is fouled on the floor by Norman Ferguson - foul #1 on Norman Ferguson, team foul #7 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Alabama | Willie Trimmer (SF) Ollie Greenwald | |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (PG), Carl Fagan (PF) Roger Copley, Erik Showman | |
| 06:28 | LSU | Nolan Deputy misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:28 | Alabama | James Abron pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 06:01 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nolan Deputy - foul #2 on Nolan Deputy, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Ennis (C) James Abron | |
| Subs | LSU | Gregory Griffin (SG), Andrew Angelo (SF), Erik Showman (C) Dustin Wade, Nolan Deputy, Glenn Young | |
| 06:01 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:01 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:42 | LSU | David Delarosa hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 05:40 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 05:23 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer drills a jumper from the free throw line | 21-23 |
| 05:09 | LSU | David Delarosa buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Gregory Griffin | 21-25 |
| 04:50 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer is whistled for a carry | 21-25 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald (SG), James Abron (C) Norman Ferguson, Matthew Ennis | |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (SG), Glenn Young (PF) Gregory Griffin, Erik Showman | |
| 04:41 | LSU | Andrew Angelo scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Glenn Young | 21-28 |
| 04:18 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer's floater is tipped away by Glenn Young | 21-28 |
| 04:17 | LSU | Glenn Young gets the rebound | 21-28 |
| 04:03 | LSU | Glenn Young slams it home on a great pass from Dustin Wade and he's hacked by Stephen Dombkowski - foul #1 on Stephen Dombkowski, team foul #8 | 21-30 |
| 04:03 | LSU | Glenn Young misses the free throw | 21-30 |
| 04:03 | Alabama | The rebound goes to James Abron | 21-30 |
| 03:40 | Alabama | Glenn Young denies the turnaround by Charles Cichonski | 21-30 |
| 03:39 | LSU | Dustin Wade grabs the board | 21-30 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Charles Cichonski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ollie Greenwald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Willie Trimmer (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Stephen Dombkowski (tiring) C - James Abron (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Delarosa (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dustin Wade (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Glenn Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Fagan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | LSU | David Delarosa scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dustin Wade | 21-33 |
| 02:56 | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald is hacked by Andrew Angelo - foul #2 on Andrew Angelo, team foul #6 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | Christopher Williams (PG), Norman Ferguson (SG), Patrick Williams (PF), Matthew Ennis (C) Charles Cichonski, Willie Trimmer, Stephen Dombkowski, James Abron | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG), Gregory Griffin (SF), Nolan Deputy (PF), Erik Showman (C) David Delarosa, Andrew Angelo, Glenn Young, Carl Fagan | |
| 02:36 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-33 |
| 02:34 | LSU | Erik Showman gets the rebound | 21-33 |
| 02:20 | LSU | Erik Showman is called for traveling | 21-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | LSU | Carl Fagan (PF) Dustin Wade | |
| 02:01 | Alabama | Patrick Williams is fouled on the floor by Carl Fagan - foul #2 on Carl Fagan, team foul #7 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | Willie Trimmer (SF) Ollie Greenwald | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:01 | Alabama | Patrick Williams makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 02:01 | Alabama | Patrick Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 01:43 | LSU | Norman Ferguson steals the ball from Nolan Deputy | 23-33 |
| 01:40 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson misses the lay-in | 23-33 |
| 01:39 | LSU | The rebound goes to Erik Showman | 23-33 |
| 01:26 | LSU | Nolan Deputy misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Willie Trimmer - foul #2 on Willie Trimmer, team foul #9 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Abron (C) Matthew Ennis | |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (PG), Dustin Wade (SG), Andrew Angelo (SF), Glenn Young (C) Roger Copley, Gregory Griffin, Carl Fagan, Erik Showman | |
| 01:26 | LSU | Nolan Deputy misses the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 01:26 | LSU | Nolan Deputy misses the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 01:26 | Alabama | Patrick Williams pulls down the rebound | 23-33 |
| 01:04 | Alabama | Dustin Wade picks off the pass by Patrick Williams | 23-33 |
| 01:01 | LSU | David Delarosa misses the easy layup | 23-33 |
| 01:00 | LSU | Glenn Young tips it home | 23-35 |
| 00:57 | Alabama | Christopher Williams is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Williams, team foul #10 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Cichonski (PG), Ollie Greenwald (SF) Christopher Williams, Willie Trimmer | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:43 | LSU | Nolan Deputy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-35 |
| 00:41 | Alabama | James Abron grabs the defensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 00:19 | Alabama | James Abron loses the dribble to David Delarosa | 23-35 |
| 00:16 | LSU | David Delarosa hits the finger roll | 23-37 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald is denied on a layup by Andrew Angelo | 23-37 |
| 00:02 | LSU | Andrew Angelo snags the defensive board | 23-37 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Andrew Angelo misses long on a fullcourt shot | 23-37 |