| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noonkester (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Ney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Jewell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kurt Haugland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jared Cameron (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Gertz (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Powell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Lowell Handy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Conrad Severson (fresh) C - Christopher Haynes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Timothy Jewell inbounds the ball | 25-17 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | LSU | Robert Noonkester makes the floater from the right wing | 27-17 |
| 19:16 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes makes the jumper in the paint | 27-19 |
| 18:49 | LSU | Timothy Jewell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-19 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hannah (SG), Matthew Grimm (SF), Robert Hames (PF) John Powell, Lowell Handy, Conrad Severson | |
| 18:20 | Alabama | Matthew Grimm loses the ball out of bounds | 27-19 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Powell (SG) James Hannah | |
| 17:57 | LSU | Gary Ney connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Noonkester | 30-19 |
| 17:33 | Alabama | Michael Gertz connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 17:18 | LSU | Jared Cameron knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Ney and he's fouled by Christopher Haynes - foul #2 on Christopher Haynes, team foul #1 | 32-22 |
| Subs | LSU | William Backstrom (PF) Kurt Haugland | |
| Subs | Alabama | Vance Doty (PG), James Hannah (SG), Lowell Handy (SF), Conrad Severson (PF) Michael Gertz, John Powell, Matthew Grimm, Christopher Haynes | |
| 17:18 | LSU | Jared Cameron misses the free throw | 32-22 |
| 17:18 | LSU | William Backstrom pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-22 |
| 16:56 | LSU | Robert Noonkester drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Gary Ney | 35-22 |
| 16:30 | Alabama | James Hannah can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-22 |
| 16:29 | LSU | Jared Cameron gets the rebound | 35-22 |
| 16:00 | LSU | Jared Cameron can't throw it down | 35-22 |
| 15:58 | LSU | William Backstrom can't tip it in | 35-22 |
| 15:56 | Alabama | Lowell Handy grabs the defensive rebound | 35-22 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noonkester (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Ney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Jewell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Backstrom (fresh) 1 ast. C - Jared Cameron (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Vance Doty (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Hannah (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lowell Handy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Conrad Severson (fresh) C - Robert Hames (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Alabama | Robert Hames clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-22 |
| 15:32 | LSU | Timothy Jewell snags the defensive board | 35-22 |
| 15:10 | LSU | Gary Ney is open and buries a shot from the baseline | 37-22 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:57 | Alabama | James Hannah hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-22 |
| 14:56 | LSU | Jared Cameron gets the rebound | 37-22 |
| 14:37 | LSU | Robert Noonkester can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-22 |
| 14:36 | LSU | Robert Noonkester snags the offensive board | 37-22 |
| 14:16 | LSU | Gary Ney buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Jewell | 40-22 |
| 14:00 | Alabama | Robert Hames double dribbles | 40-22 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Green (SG), Austin Razo (SF), Kurt Haugland (PF) Gary Ney, Timothy Jewell, Jared Cameron | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Gertz (PG), John Powell (SG), Matthew Grimm (SF), Christopher Haynes (C) Vance Doty, James Hannah, Lowell Handy, Robert Hames | |
| 13:38 | LSU | Robert Noonkester buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Austin Razo | 42-22 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:20 | Alabama | John Powell misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Noonkester - foul #3 on Robert Noonkester, team foul #1 | 42-22 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Hames (PF) Conrad Severson | |
| 13:20 | Alabama | John Powell makes the 1st free throw | 42-23 |
| 13:20 | Alabama | John Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-24 |
| 12:54 | LSU | Kurt Haugland is called for a charge - foul #1 on Kurt Haugland, team foul #2 | 42-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Ney (SG) Robert Noonkester | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lowell Handy (SF) Robert Hames | |
| 12:40 | Alabama | Lowell Handy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Jared Cameron (C) Gary Ney | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 12:20 | LSU | Michael Gertz steals the ball from William Backstrom | 42-24 |
| 12:04 | Alabama | Michael Gertz can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 42-24 |
| 12:03 | LSU | The rebound goes to Kurt Haugland | 42-24 |
| 11:37 | LSU | Austin Razo hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kurt Haugland | 44-24 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Raymond Green (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Backstrom (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Austin Razo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kurt Haugland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jared Cameron (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Gertz (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Powell (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Lowell Handy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Grimm (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:13 | Alabama | Matthew Grimm comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-24 |
| 11:11 | LSU | Jared Cameron grabs the defensive rebound | 44-24 |
| 10:56 | LSU | Kurt Haugland misses the floater from the left wing | 44-24 |
| 10:55 | LSU | Kurt Haugland tips it back up and in | 46-24 |
| 10:45 | Alabama | John Powell drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-26 |
| 10:18 | LSU | Matthew Grimm is called for the reach on Jared Cameron - foul #2 on Matthew Grimm, team foul #2 | 46-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noonkester (PG), Gary Ney (SG), Timothy Jewell (SF) Raymond Green, William Backstrom, Kurt Haugland | |
| Subs | Alabama | Conrad Severson (PF), Robert Hames (C) Lowell Handy, Christopher Haynes | |
| 10:07 | LSU | Gary Ney misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 46-26 |
| 10:06 | LSU | Timothy Jewell grabs the offensive rebound | 46-26 |
| 09:50 | LSU | Austin Razo is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-26 |
| 09:49 | Alabama | John Powell snags the defensive board | 46-26 |
| 09:26 | Alabama | Matthew Grimm can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 46-26 |
| 09:25 | Alabama | Robert Hames tips it in | 46-28 |
| 09:02 | LSU | Gary Ney is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gary Ney, team foul #3 | 46-28 |
| Subs | LSU | William Backstrom (PF) Jared Cameron | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lowell Handy (SF), Christopher Haynes (C) Matthew Grimm, Conrad Severson | |
| 08:48 | Alabama | William Backstrom is called for the reach on Robert Hames - foul #2 on William Backstrom, team foul #4 | 46-28 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Conrad Severson (PF) Robert Hames | |
| 08:37 | Alabama | Conrad Severson clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-28 |
| 08:35 | Alabama | Conrad Severson grabs the offensive board | 46-28 |
| 08:24 | Alabama | Conrad Severson clanks a driving attempt from close range | 46-28 |
| 08:23 | LSU | The rebound goes to Timothy Jewell | 46-28 |
| 07:54 | LSU | Christopher Haynes is called for the reach on Austin Razo - foul #3 on Christopher Haynes, team foul #3 | 46-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Green (PG), Kurt Haugland (PF), Jared Cameron (C) Robert Noonkester, William Backstrom, Austin Razo | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hannah (SF), Robert Hames (PF) Lowell Handy, Conrad Severson | |
| 07:27 | LSU | Kurt Haugland hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jared Cameron | 49-28 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Raymond Green (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Ney (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Jewell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kurt Haugland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jared Cameron (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Gertz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Powell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Hannah (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Hames (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Haynes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Alabama | John Powell lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Gertz | 49-30 |
| 07:07 | LSU | Raymond Green misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-30 |
| 07:06 | Alabama | John Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 49-30 |
| 06:59 | Alabama | James Hannah is whistled for a carry | 49-30 |
| Subs | LSU | William Backstrom (SG), Austin Razo (SF) Gary Ney, Timothy Jewell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Grimm (SF), Conrad Severson (PF) James Hannah, Christopher Haynes | |
| 06:42 | LSU | William Backstrom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Welch (SF), Michael Smith (C) Kurt Haugland, Jared Cameron | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lowell Handy (SF), Christopher Haynes (C) Matthew Grimm, Robert Hames | |
| 06:30 | Alabama | Conrad Severson is hacked by Ronnie Welch - foul #1 on Ronnie Welch, team foul #5 | 49-30 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Hames (C) Christopher Haynes | |
| 06:22 | Alabama | William Backstrom steps in front of the John Powell pass | 49-30 |
| 06:19 | LSU | William Backstrom lays it in | 51-30 |
| 06:04 | Alabama | Michael Gertz connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Conrad Severson | 51-33 |
| 05:50 | LSU | Raymond Green is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Smith | 54-33 |
| 05:37 | Alabama | Robert Hames knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Powell | 54-36 |
| 05:11 | LSU | William Backstrom buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Michael Smith | 57-36 |
| 04:53 | Alabama | John Powell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-36 |
| 04:51 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Smith | 57-36 |
| 04:31 | LSU | Raymond Green is hacked by Michael Gertz - foul #1 on Michael Gertz, team foul #4 | 57-36 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Vance Doty (PG), Matthew Grimm (SF), Christopher Haynes (C) Michael Gertz, Lowell Handy, Robert Hames | |
| 04:14 | LSU | Austin Razo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-36 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Hames (PF) Conrad Severson | |
| 03:57 | Alabama | Matthew Grimm misses the shot from the left wing | 57-36 |
| 03:56 | LSU | Michael Smith grabs the board | 57-36 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:31 | LSU | Austin Razo misses the wide open floater from the right side | 57-36 |
| 03:29 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes gets the rebound | 57-36 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Raymond Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Austin Razo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Welch (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - William Backstrom (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Vance Doty (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Powell (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Grimm (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Hames (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Christopher Haynes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Alabama | Raymond Green takes the ball from Vance Doty | 57-36 |
| 03:09 | LSU | William Backstrom hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Green | 60-36 |
| 02:58 | Alabama | Robert Hames can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-36 |
| 02:56 | LSU | Austin Razo snags the defensive board | 60-36 |
| 02:36 | LSU | The short jumper by Austin Razo is denied by Christopher Haynes | 60-36 |
| 02:34 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes grabs the board | 60-36 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:26 | Alabama | John Powell misses short on a jumper from the right side | 60-36 |
| 02:24 | LSU | Michael Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 60-36 |
| 02:21 | LSU | Vance Doty is called for the reach on Raymond Green in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vance Doty, team foul #5 | 60-36 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Gertz (PG), James Hannah (SF), Conrad Severson (PF) Vance Doty, Matthew Grimm, Robert Hames | |
| 02:08 | LSU | William Backstrom misses short on an open shot from the left side | 60-36 |
| 02:07 | Alabama | Conrad Severson pulls down the rebound | 60-36 |
| 02:02 | Alabama | Michael Gertz knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Conrad Severson | 60-38 |
| 01:38 | LSU | Raymond Green connects on the open runner from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Smith | 62-38 |
| 01:29 | Alabama | Conrad Severson blows the layup | 62-38 |
| 01:27 | LSU | Raymond Green gets the rebound | 62-38 |
| 01:13 | LSU | Michael Gertz steps in front of the Austin Razo pass | 62-38 |
| 00:56 | Alabama | James Hannah can't finish the layup | 62-38 |
| 00:55 | Alabama | John Powell misses the tip | 62-38 |
| 00:54 | Alabama | Conrad Severson gets the offensive rebound | 62-38 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Alabama | Michael Gertz drills a jumper from the left wing | 62-40 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:24 | LSU | William Backstrom comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-40 |
| 00:22 | Alabama | Christopher Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 62-40 |
| 00:18 | Alabama | James Hannah misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by William Backstrom - foul #3 on William Backstrom, team foul #6 | 62-40 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lowell Handy (SF) John Powell | |
| 00:18 | Alabama | James Hannah makes the 1st free throw | 62-41 |
| 00:18 | Alabama | James Hannah makes the 2nd free throw | 62-42 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Raymond Green runs out the clock | 62-42 |