| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Cassell (fresh) SG - Stephen Updike (fresh) SF - Mike Johnson (fresh) PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) C - Jared Cameron (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) SG - Justin Ansell (fresh) SF - Jefferson Wickline (fresh) PF - Alvin Schulman (fresh) C - Carlton Fitzgerald (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Jared Cameron wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | LSU | Edwin Cassell scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Mike Johnson | 3-0 |
| 19:30 | Alabama | Edwin Cassell steals it from Carlton Fitzgerald | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | LSU | Stephen Updike hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | LSU | Jared Cameron pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | LSU | Edwin Cassell scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Patrick Lamb | 5-0 |
| 19:00 | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:59 | LSU | The rebound goes to Stephen Updike | 5-0 |
| 18:45 | LSU | Patrick Lamb can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:44 | Alabama | Carlton Fitzgerald grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 18:21 | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen is denied on a layup by Patrick Lamb | 5-0 |
| 18:20 | LSU | Jared Cameron grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:14 | LSU | Jared Cameron clanks a driving attempt from close range | 5-0 |
| 18:12 | Alabama | Alvin Schulman snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 18:08 | Alabama | Justin Ansell misses short on a floater from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:07 | LSU | Mike Johnson pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:55 | LSU | Mike Johnson is fouled on the floor by Jefferson Wickline - foul #1 on Jefferson Wickline, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 17:50 | LSU | Stephen Updike can't connect on a shot from close range | 5-0 |
| 17:48 | LSU | Mike Johnson grabs the offensive board | 5-0 |
| 17:40 | LSU | Jared Cameron can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 5-0 |
| 17:38 | LSU | Patrick Lamb gets the offensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:33 | LSU | Jared Cameron comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jefferson Wickline - foul #2 on Jefferson Wickline, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (SG), Wendell Roy (SF), Michael White (PF) Stephen Updike, Mike Johnson, Patrick Lamb | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Powell (SF) Jefferson Wickline | |
| 17:33 | LSU | Jared Cameron misses the 1st free throw | 5-0 |
| 17:33 | LSU | Jared Cameron makes the 2nd free throw | 6-0 |
| 17:23 | Alabama | Wendell Roy steps in front of the Dikembe Abdulmateen pass | 6-0 |
| 17:18 | LSU | Wendell Roy lays it in | 8-0 |
| 17:02 | Alabama | Justin Ansell misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-0 |
| 17:01 | LSU | Michael White grabs the defensive rebound | 8-0 |
| 16:57 | LSU | Edwin Cassell can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-0 |
| 16:56 | Alabama | Alvin Schulman pulls down the rebound | 8-0 |
| 16:50 | Alabama | Justin Ansell makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Alvin Schulman | 8-3 |
| 16:45 | LSU | Michael White clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alvin Schulman - foul #1 on Alvin Schulman, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| Subs | LSU | William Backstrom (SG), Kurt Haugland (PF) Edwin Cassell, Jared Cameron | |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Valentine (PG), Michael Gertz (SG), Christopher Haynes (PF), Eric Hibbard (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Justin Ansell, Alvin Schulman, Carlton Fitzgerald | |
| 16:45 | LSU | Michael White makes the 1st free throw | 9-3 |
| 16:45 | LSU | Michael White misses the 2nd free throw | 9-3 |
| 16:45 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 9-3 |
| 16:21 | Alabama | Eric Hibbard misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 9-3 |
| 16:20 | Alabama | Eric Hibbard snags the offensive board | 9-3 |
| 15:57 | Alabama | Eric Hibbard misses badly on a floater from the left block | 9-3 |
| 15:55 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael White | 9-3 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Glenn Manning (fresh) SG - William Backstrom (fresh) SF - Wendell Roy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kurt Haugland (fresh) C - Michael White (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Eric Valentine (fresh) SG - Michael Gertz (fresh) SF - John Powell (fresh) PF - Christopher Haynes (fresh) C - Eric Hibbard (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | LSU | Glenn Manning is fouled on the floor by Christopher Haynes - foul #1 on Christopher Haynes, team foul #4 | 9-3 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Updike (SG), Mike Johnson (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF) William Backstrom, Wendell Roy, Kurt Haugland | |
| Subs | Alabama | Justin Ansell (SG) Eric Valentine | |
| 15:34 | LSU | Glenn Manning throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-3 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Carlton Fitzgerald (C) Michael Gertz, Eric Hibbard | |
| 15:18 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes scores on a fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Patrick Lamb - foul #1 on Patrick Lamb, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (PG), Jared Cameron (C) Glenn Manning, Michael White | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Gertz (SF) John Powell | |
| 15:18 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes makes the free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:05 | LSU | Mike Johnson is hacked by Carlton Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Carlton Fitzgerald, team foul #5 | 9-6 |
| 14:53 | LSU | Mike Johnson is whistled for a carry | 9-6 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Alvin Schulman (PF) Christopher Haynes | |
| 14:44 | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen is fouled on the floor by Edwin Cassell - foul #1 on Edwin Cassell, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| 14:27 | Alabama | Justin Ansell misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 14:25 | Alabama | Justin Ansell tips it home | 9-8 |
| 14:05 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-8 |
| 14:04 | LSU | Mike Johnson tips it home | 11-8 |
| 13:46 | Alabama | Carlton Fitzgerald misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 13:44 | LSU | Mike Johnson snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| 13:33 | LSU | Patrick Lamb misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 11-8 |
| 13:31 | Alabama | Alvin Schulman grabs the board | 11-8 |
| 13:06 | Alabama | Justin Ansell's pass is intercepted by Edwin Cassell | 11-8 |
| 13:02 | LSU | Stephen Updike misses the lay-in | 11-8 |
| 13:01 | LSU | Stephen Updike pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:54 | LSU | Patrick Lamb clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-8 |
| 12:52 | Alabama | Alvin Schulman gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:46 | Alabama | Justin Ansell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-8 |
| 12:44 | LSU | The rebound goes to Patrick Lamb | 11-8 |
| 12:36 | LSU | Edwin Cassell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 12:35 | Alabama | Alvin Schulman grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:30 | Alabama | Justin Ansell hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Alvin Schulman | 11-10 |
| 12:18 | LSU | Edwin Cassell's 3 pointer is rejected by Dikembe Abdulmateen | 11-10 |
| 12:16 | Alabama | Alvin Schulman pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:11 | Alabama | Michael Gertz drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 12:06 | LSU | Alvin Schulman steals the ball from Stephen Updike | 11-13 |
| 11:47 | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 11-13 |
| 11:46 | Alabama | Alvin Schulman pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Cassell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Updike (fairly fresh) SF - Mike Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Lamb (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jared Cameron (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fairly fresh) SG - Justin Ansell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Gertz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alvin Schulman (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Carlton Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Edwin Cassell - foul #2 on Edwin Cassell, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (PG), William Backstrom (SG), Wendell Roy (SF), Kurt Haugland (PF), Michael White (C) Edwin Cassell, Stephen Updike, Mike Johnson, Patrick Lamb, Jared Cameron | |
| Subs | Alabama | Anthony Keller (SG), John Powell (SF), Christopher Haynes (PF), Eric Hibbard (C) Justin Ansell, Michael Gertz, Alvin Schulman, Carlton Fitzgerald | |
| 11:30 | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen misses the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:30 | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:30 | LSU | Kurt Haugland grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 11:13 | LSU | Kurt Haugland knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by William Backstrom | 13-13 |
| 10:49 | Alabama | John Powell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-13 |
| 10:48 | LSU | The rebound goes to Kurt Haugland | 13-13 |
| 10:34 | LSU | William Backstrom is fouled on the floor by Anthony Keller - foul #1 on Anthony Keller, team foul #6 | 13-13 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Valentine (PG) Dikembe Abdulmateen | |
| 10:20 | LSU | Glenn Manning misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 10:19 | LSU | Michael White gets the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 10:03 | LSU | Wendell Roy scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kurt Haugland | 15-13 |
| 09:51 | Alabama | Eric Hibbard lays it up and in and he's fouled by William Backstrom - foul #1 on William Backstrom, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| 09:51 | Alabama | Eric Hibbard makes the free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:36 | LSU | Michael White can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 15-16 |
| 09:35 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 09:30 | Alabama | John Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Jared Cameron (C) Kurt Haugland | |
| Subs | Alabama | Justin Ansell (SG), Robert Hames (C) Anthony Keller, Christopher Haynes | |
| 09:16 | LSU | Glenn Manning comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-16 |
| 09:14 | Alabama | Eric Hibbard grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 09:08 | Alabama | Eric Hibbard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-16 |
| 09:06 | Alabama | Robert Hames tips it home | 15-18 |
| 09:01 | LSU | Wendell Roy can't finish the layup | 15-18 |
| 09:00 | LSU | Jared Cameron misses the tip | 15-18 |
| 08:58 | LSU | Jared Cameron hits the follow up shot | 17-18 |
| 08:44 | Alabama | Robert Hames misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-18 |
| 08:42 | LSU | Glenn Manning pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 08:38 | LSU | Glenn Manning hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jared Cameron | 20-18 |
| 08:21 | Alabama | Eric Valentine is hacked by William Backstrom - foul #2 on William Backstrom, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Estes (PG), Stephen Updike (SG), Mike Johnson (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF) Glenn Manning, William Backstrom, Wendell Roy, Michael White | |
| Subs | Alabama | Alvin Schulman (PF), Carlton Fitzgerald (C) John Powell, Eric Hibbard | |
| 08:05 | Alabama | Alvin Schulman is fouled on the floor by Mike Johnson - foul #1 on Mike Johnson, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Gertz (SG) Justin Ansell | |
| 07:50 | Alabama | Alvin Schulman knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Carlton Fitzgerald | 20-20 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Daniel Estes (fresh) SG - Stephen Updike (fresh) SF - Mike Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jared Cameron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Eric Valentine (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Gertz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Hames (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alvin Schulman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Carlton Fitzgerald (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | LSU | Mike Johnson misses the floater from the free throw line | 20-20 |
| 07:30 | LSU | Mike Johnson hits the follow up shot | 22-20 |
| 07:25 | Alabama | Eric Valentine misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 22-20 |
| 07:24 | LSU | Patrick Lamb grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 07:09 | LSU | Mike Johnson drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Estes | 24-20 |
| 07:05 | Alabama | Eric Valentine scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Hames | 24-23 |
| 06:48 | LSU | Michael Gertz is called for the reach on Stephen Updike - foul #1 on Michael Gertz, team foul #7 | 24-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (PG), Kurt Haugland (SF), Michael White (C) Daniel Estes, Mike Johnson, Jared Cameron | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Anthony Keller (SG), John Powell (SF), Christopher Haynes (PF) Eric Valentine, Michael Gertz, Robert Hames, Alvin Schulman | |
| 06:48 | LSU | Stephen Updike makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:48 | LSU | Stephen Updike makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:32 | Alabama | Michael White is called for the reach on Christopher Haynes - foul #1 on Michael White, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (PG), Wendell Roy (SF) Stephen Updike, Patrick Lamb | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 06:32 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:32 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 06:11 | LSU | Michael White loses the ball out of bounds | 26-25 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Hibbard (C) Carlton Fitzgerald | |
| 05:48 | Alabama | Anthony Keller is whistled for traveling | 26-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Mike Johnson (SF) Wendell Roy | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Gertz (PG), Justin Ansell (SG) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Anthony Keller | |
| 05:27 | LSU | Justin Ansell is called for the reach on Michael White - foul #1 on Justin Ansell, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Updike (SG), Patrick Lamb (PF) Glenn Manning, Kurt Haugland | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 05:27 | LSU | Michael White makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 05:27 | LSU | Michael White makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 05:06 | Alabama | Justin Ansell scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Gertz | 28-28 |
| 04:51 | LSU | Stephen Updike drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Eric Hibbard - foul #1 on Eric Hibbard, team foul #9 | 30-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Wendell Roy (SF) Michael White | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Alvin Schulman (PF), Robert Hames (C) John Powell, Christopher Haynes, Eric Hibbard | |
| 04:51 | LSU | Stephen Updike makes the free throw | 31-28 |
| 04:23 | Alabama | Michael Gertz buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Robert Hames | 31-30 |
| 04:07 | LSU | Edwin Cassell is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Edwin Cassell, team foul #8 | 31-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (PG), William Backstrom (SG), Kurt Haugland (PF), Jared Cameron (C) Edwin Cassell, Stephen Updike, Patrick Lamb, Mike Johnson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Anthony Keller (SG), Carlton Fitzgerald (C) Justin Ansell, Michael Gertz | |
| 03:58 | Alabama | Alvin Schulman buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Dikembe Abdulmateen | 31-32 |
| 03:47 | LSU | Jared Cameron is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jared Cameron, team foul #9 | 31-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael White (PF) William Backstrom | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jefferson Wickline (SF), Eric Hibbard (PF) Robert Hames, Alvin Schulman | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Glenn Manning (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wendell Roy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kurt Haugland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael White (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jared Cameron (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Keller (fresh) SF - Jefferson Wickline (fresh) PF - Eric Hibbard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlton Fitzgerald (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | Alabama | Jefferson Wickline misses badly on a shot from the right side | 31-32 |
| 03:29 | LSU | Kurt Haugland pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 03:20 | LSU | Glenn Manning hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Kurt Haugland | 33-32 |
| 03:14 | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 03:12 | LSU | Michael White gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 03:09 | LSU | Dikembe Abdulmateen steps in front of the Glenn Manning pass in the backcourt | 33-32 |
| 02:59 | Alabama | Carlton Fitzgerald scores on a 3 from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 02:39 | LSU | Wendell Roy knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael White | 35-35 |
| 02:18 | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen is fouled on the floor by Glenn Manning - foul #1 on Glenn Manning, team foul #10 | 35-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Estes (PG), Stephen Updike (SG), Mike Johnson (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF) Glenn Manning, Wendell Roy, Kurt Haugland, Michael White | |
| Subs | Alabama | Justin Ansell (SG), Alvin Schulman (PF), Christopher Haynes (C) Anthony Keller, Eric Hibbard, Carlton Fitzgerald | |
| 02:18 | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 02:18 | Alabama | Dikembe Abdulmateen makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 02:02 | LSU | Stephen Updike's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Gertz (PG) Dikembe Abdulmateen | |
| 01:44 | Alabama | Jefferson Wickline drills a fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Daniel Estes - foul #1 on Daniel Estes, team foul #11 | 35-39 |
| 01:44 | Alabama | Jefferson Wickline makes the free throw | 35-40 |
| 01:31 | LSU | Patrick Lamb misses short on a jumper from the right block | 35-40 |
| 01:30 | LSU | Patrick Lamb grabs the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 01:21 | LSU | Stephen Updike misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-40 |
| 01:19 | LSU | Stephen Updike can't tip it in | 35-40 |
| 01:17 | Alabama | Alvin Schulman pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 00:58 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes is fouled on the floor by Jared Cameron - foul #2 on Jared Cameron, team foul #12 | 35-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (PG), Michael White (C) Daniel Estes, Jared Cameron | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Powell (SF), Carlton Fitzgerald (C) Jefferson Wickline, Alvin Schulman | |
| 00:58 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 00:58 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 00:47 | LSU | Glenn Manning misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Justin Ansell - foul #2 on Justin Ansell, team foul #10 | 35-42 |
| 00:47 | LSU | Glenn Manning makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 00:47 | LSU | Glenn Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 00:47 | LSU | Glenn Manning makes the 3rd free throw | 38-42 |
| 00:31 | Alabama | Michael Gertz can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 38-42 |
| 00:30 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes grabs the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 00:05 | Alabama | Glenn Manning is called for the reach on Michael Gertz - foul #2 on Glenn Manning, team foul #13 | 38-42 |
| Subs | LSU | William Backstrom (SG), Wendell Roy (SF), Kurt Haugland (PF) Stephen Updike, Mike Johnson, Patrick Lamb | |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Valentine (PG), Eric Hibbard (PF) Justin Ansell, Christopher Haynes | |
| 00:05 | Alabama | Michael Gertz makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 00:05 | Alabama | Michael Gertz makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Michael White hits the finger roll | 40-44 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Michael Gertz misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 40-44 |