| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Crawley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Hintze (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Boris Howell (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Chouinard (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Roger Reed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Kish (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Stover (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Nicholas Moore inbounds the ball | 22-29 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:31 | LSU | Roger Reed is called for the reach on Jimmy Rockey - foul #2 on Roger Reed, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| 19:11 | LSU | James Crawley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-29 |
| 18:45 | Alabama | Roger Reed clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 22-29 |
| 18:44 | LSU | James Scott gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| 18:26 | LSU | Nicholas Moore misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Roger Reed - foul #3 on Roger Reed, team foul #2 | 22-29 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Johnson (SF) Roger Reed | |
| 18:26 | LSU | Nicholas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 18:26 | LSU | Nicholas Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 18:10 | Alabama | Jack Kish clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 24-29 |
| 18:09 | LSU | James Scott gets the rebound | 24-29 |
| 17:42 | LSU | Nicholas Moore knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Jimmy Rockey | 26-29 |
| 17:19 | Alabama | Robert Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-29 |
| 16:58 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Nicholas Moore | 28-29 |
| 16:40 | Alabama | Boris Howell is hacked by Jimmy Rockey - foul #2 on Jimmy Rockey, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Lewis (PF) James Scott | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (SG), Jonathan Williams (C) William Chouinard, Richard Stover | |
| 16:23 | Alabama | Charles Hintze is called for the reach on Boris Howell - foul #1 on Charles Hintze, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Bilinski (SG) James Crawley | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 16:08 | Alabama | Jack Kish's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Lucas Scroggs (SF) Nicholas Moore | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 15:47 | LSU | Timothy Lewis hits a shot from the right side | 30-29 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Bilinski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lucas Scroggs (fresh) PF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Hintze (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Boris Howell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Shelby Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) PF - Jack Kish (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Alabama | Jack Kish hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Boris Howell | 30-31 |
| 15:02 | LSU | Shelby Rice is called for the reach on Allen Bilinski - foul #1 on Shelby Rice, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (PG), Nicholas Moore (SF), James Scott (PF) Jimmy Rockey, Lucas Scroggs, Charles Hintze | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Chouinard (SG), Roger Reed (SF), Richard Stover (C) Shelby Rice, Robert Johnson, Jonathan Williams | |
| 14:52 | LSU | Nicholas Moore is fouled on the floor by Roger Reed - foul #4 on Roger Reed, team foul #4 | 30-31 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (SF) Roger Reed | |
| 14:33 | LSU | The jump hook by Allen Bilinski is blocked by Jack Kish | 30-31 |
| 14:32 | Alabama | Boris Howell pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 14:06 | Alabama | Richard Stover is whistled for a carry | 30-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Rockey (PG) Allen Bilinski | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 13:43 | LSU | Richard Stover denies the turnaround by Nicholas Moore | 30-31 |
| 13:42 | Alabama | Richard Stover grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 13:18 | Alabama | Jack Kish clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on James Scott - foul #2 on James Scott, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Hintze (C) James Scott | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Johnson (SF) Shelby Rice | |
| 13:18 | Alabama | Jack Kish makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 13:18 | Alabama | Jack Kish misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 13:18 | LSU | Nicholas Moore snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 12:55 | LSU | Nicholas Moore hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Johnson - foul #3 on Robert Johnson, team foul #5 | 30-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Bilinski (PF) Timothy Lewis | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (SG), Jonathan Williams (PF), Henry Hurd (C) William Chouinard, Jack Kish, Richard Stover | |
| 12:55 | LSU | Nicholas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 12:55 | LSU | Nicholas Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 12:36 | Alabama | Nicholas Moore denies the turnaround by Jonathan Williams | 32-32 |
| 12:34 | Alabama | Shelby Rice hits the follow up shot | 32-34 |
| 12:07 | LSU | Allen Bilinski misses the lay-in | 32-34 |
| 12:06 | Alabama | Henry Hurd grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 11:48 | Alabama | Boris Howell buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Robert Johnson | 32-36 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Crawley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Moore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Bilinski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Hintze (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Boris Howell (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shelby Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Henry Hurd (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #4 on Robert Johnson, team foul #6 | 32-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Lucas Scroggs (SF), James Scott (PF), Timothy Lewis (C) James Crawley, Nicholas Moore, Charles Hintze | |
| Subs | Alabama | Marijan Zeh (PG), William Chouinard (SG), Jack Kish (PF), Richard Stover (C) Boris Howell, Robert Johnson, Jonathan Williams, Henry Hurd | |
| 11:19 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 11:19 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 10:58 | Alabama | William Chouinard steps out of bounds on the baseline | 34-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (PG) Jimmy Rockey | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 10:37 | LSU | Stephen Peden is fouled on the floor by Marijan Zeh - foul #1 on Marijan Zeh, team foul #7 | 34-36 |
| 10:37 | LSU | Stephen Peden misses the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 10:37 | LSU | Allen Bilinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 10:17 | LSU | Allen Bilinski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 34-36 |
| 10:16 | Alabama | Jack Kish pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 10:00 | Alabama | Jack Kish connects on the floater from the baseline | 34-38 |
| 09:39 | LSU | Timothy Lewis knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Stephen Peden and the foul's on William Chouinard - foul #2 on William Chouinard, team foul #8 | 36-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Rockey (PG), James Crawley (SG), Nicholas Moore (SF), Charles Hintze (C) Stephen Peden, Allen Bilinski, Lucas Scroggs, James Scott | |
| Subs | Alabama | Boris Howell (PG) Marijan Zeh | |
| 09:39 | LSU | Timothy Lewis makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| 09:16 | Alabama | William Chouinard can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Crawley - foul #1 on James Crawley, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | LSU | James Scott (PF) Timothy Lewis | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 09:16 | Alabama | William Chouinard makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 09:16 | Alabama | William Chouinard makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 09:02 | LSU | James Scott throws it down on a nice dish by Nicholas Moore | 39-40 |
| 08:34 | Alabama | William Chouinard hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Boris Howell | 39-42 |
| 08:11 | LSU | Nicholas Moore buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from James Scott and the foul's on William Chouinard - foul #3 on William Chouinard, team foul #9 | 41-42 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Henry Hurd (SF), Jonathan Williams (C) William Chouinard, Richard Stover | |
| 08:11 | LSU | Nicholas Moore makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 07:42 | Alabama | Charles Hintze blocks the short jumper by Shelby Rice | 42-42 |
| 07:40 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams gets the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Crawley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Hintze (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Boris Howell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shelby Rice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Hurd (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jack Kish (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Alabama | Boris Howell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 07:17 | LSU | Charles Hintze pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 06:53 | LSU | Nicholas Moore lays it in on a nice dish by James Scott | 44-42 |
| 06:36 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by James Crawley - foul #2 on James Crawley, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Lewis (PF) James Scott | |
| Subs | Alabama | Marijan Zeh (PG), William Chouinard (SG), Roger Reed (SF), Richard Stover (C) Boris Howell, Shelby Rice, Henry Hurd, Jack Kish | |
| 06:36 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 06:36 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 06:36 | LSU | Charles Hintze snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 06:09 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| 05:45 | Alabama | Richard Stover is whistled for a carry | 46-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Bilinski (SG), Lucas Scroggs (SF) James Crawley, Nicholas Moore | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 05:24 | LSU | Allen Bilinski travels with the ball | 46-43 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Boris Howell (PG), Henry Hurd (PF) Marijan Zeh, Jonathan Williams | |
| 05:03 | Alabama | Henry Hurd misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Allen Bilinski - foul #1 on Allen Bilinski, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| 05:03 | Alabama | Henry Hurd makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 05:03 | Alabama | Henry Hurd makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 04:34 | LSU | Allen Bilinski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Henry Hurd - foul #1 on Henry Hurd, team foul #10 | 46-45 |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (PG), Nicholas Moore (SF), James Scott (PF) Jimmy Rockey, Lucas Scroggs, Charles Hintze | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (SG), Robert Johnson (SF) William Chouinard, Richard Stover | |
| 04:34 | LSU | Allen Bilinski misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 04:34 | LSU | Allen Bilinski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 04:17 | Alabama | Boris Howell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 04:15 | LSU | James Scott snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 03:46 | LSU | Timothy Lewis drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Allen Bilinski | 49-45 |
| 03:24 | Alabama | Boris Howell clanks a floater from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 03:22 | LSU | Timothy Lewis gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Bilinski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Boris Howell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shelby Rice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Roger Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Henry Hurd (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:04 | LSU | Allen Bilinski scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 51-45 |
| 02:59 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Rockey (PG), Charles Hintze (C) Allen Bilinski, Timothy Lewis | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Chouinard (SG), Jack Kish (PF), Richard Stover (C) Shelby Rice, Robert Johnson, Henry Hurd | |
| 02:46 | Alabama | Jack Kish comes up short on the shot from close range | 51-45 |
| 02:45 | Alabama | Jack Kish hits the follow up shot | 51-47 |
| 02:16 | LSU | Nicholas Moore makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Jimmy Rockey | 53-47 |
| 01:59 | Alabama | Richard Stover is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Rockey - foul #3 on Jimmy Rockey, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| 01:59 | Alabama | Richard Stover makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 01:59 | Alabama | Richard Stover misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 01:59 | LSU | Charles Hintze gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:38 | LSU | Charles Hintze's pass is intercepted by Roger Reed | 53-48 |
| 01:23 | Alabama | Jack Kish misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-48 |
| 01:21 | Alabama | Jack Kish pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 00:55 | Alabama | Charles Hintze takes the ball from Roger Reed | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:26 | LSU | James Scott hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Crawley | 55-48 |
| 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) | |
| 00:19 | Alabama | Boris Howell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 00:17 | LSU | The rebound goes to Nicholas Moore | 55-48 |
| 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) | |
| 00:15 | LSU | Nicholas Moore is hacked by Boris Howell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Boris Howell, team foul #11 | 55-48 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Nicholas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Nicholas Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:09 | Alabama | Boris Howell drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Roger Reed | 57-51 |
| 00:06 | LSU | James Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Boris Howell - foul #2 on Boris Howell, team foul #12 | 57-51 |
| 00:06 | LSU | James Scott makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:06 | LSU | James Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:01 | Alabama | Boris Howell hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-54 |
| 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 | 59-54 |