| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Trimble (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph States (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Valles (fresh) 7 pts. C - Nicholas Wilkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gary Buckmaster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Deshields (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Desilets (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Domingo Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Headley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets inbounds the ball | 23-25 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Steven Valles - foul #1 on Steven Valles, team foul #1 | 23-25 |
| 19:25 | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster buries a jumper from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 19:10 | Alabama | Nicholas Wilkins is fouled on the floor by Domingo Hernandez - foul #1 on Domingo Hernandez, team foul #1 | 23-27 |
| 18:53 | Alabama | The short jumper by William Hughes is denied by Alan Headley | 23-27 |
| 18:52 | Alabama | Steven Valles grabs the offensive board | 23-27 |
| 18:44 | Alabama | Steven Valles splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Domingo Hernandez - foul #2 on Domingo Hernandez, team foul #2 | 23-27 |
| 18:44 | Alabama | Steven Valles makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 18:44 | Alabama | Steven Valles makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 18:17 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 25-27 |
| 18:16 | Alabama | Nicholas Wilkins pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 17:59 | Alabama | Steven Valles makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Hughes | 27-27 |
| 17:44 | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 17:43 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley tips it back up and in | 27-29 |
| 17:28 | Alabama | Steven Valles drills a floater from the free throw line | 29-29 |
| 17:02 | Louisiana State | Joseph States is called for the reach on Steven Desilets - foul #4 on Joseph States, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Alabama | Erick Wells (SF), Robert Howerton (PF), James Curry (C) Joseph States, Steven Valles, Nicholas Wilkins | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson (PF) Domingo Hernandez | |
| 16:47 | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields loses the dribble to Erick Wells | 29-29 |
| 16:44 | Alabama | Erick Wells lays it in | 31-29 |
| 16:17 | Louisiana State | Erick Wells steals it from Alan Headley | 31-29 |
| 15:58 | Alabama | Erick Wells hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bradley Trimble | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Trimble (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erick Wells (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Howerton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - James Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gary Buckmaster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Deshields (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Desilets (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Cornell Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Headley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:49 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson can't finish the layup | 33-29 |
| 15:48 | Alabama | William Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 15:28 | Alabama | Erick Wells blows the layup | 33-29 |
| 15:27 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Cornell Anderson | 33-29 |
| 15:00 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Bradley Trimble - foul #2 on Bradley Trimble, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Kramer (PG), Steven Valles (PF), Nicholas Wilkins (C) William Hughes, Bradley Trimble, James Curry | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Howell (PG), Jacob Kelly (SF), Domingo Hernandez (PF) Gary Buckmaster, Steven Desilets, Cornell Anderson | |
| 15:00 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley misses the free throw | 33-31 |
| 15:00 | Alabama | Steven Valles grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 14:39 | Alabama | Steven Valles loses the dribble to Domingo Hernandez | 33-31 |
| 14:22 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez is hacked by Steven Valles - foul #2 on Steven Valles, team foul #4 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson (C) Alan Headley | |
| 14:07 | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Howell | 33-34 |
| 13:40 | Alabama | Erick Wells is fouled on the floor by Jacob Kelly - foul #4 on Jacob Kelly, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Curry (PF) Erick Wells | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets (SF) Jacob Kelly | |
| 13:27 | Alabama | Steven Valles's floater is knocked away by Domingo Hernandez | 33-34 |
| 13:25 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 12:56 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Robert Howerton - foul #4 on Robert Howerton, team foul #5 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bradley Trimble (SG), Joseph States (SF) Robert Howerton, James Curry | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster (PG) Robert Howell | |
| 12:56 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 12:56 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 12:56 | Alabama | Nicholas Wilkins gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 12:42 | Alabama | Steven Valles misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 12:40 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Gary Buckmaster | 33-34 |
| 12:14 | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 12:13 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets snags the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 11:56 | Louisiana State | William Kramer picks off the pass by Steven Desilets | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William Kramer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Trimble (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph States (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Steven Valles (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Wilkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gary Buckmaster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Deshields (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Desilets (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Domingo Hernandez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Cornell Anderson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Alabama | Bradley Trimble misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 11:38 | Alabama | Steven Valles tips it home | 35-34 |
| 11:11 | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster clanks a jumper from the left side | 35-34 |
| 11:09 | Alabama | Nicholas Wilkins snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 10:46 | Alabama | William Kramer makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 10:22 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez hits the finger roll | 38-36 |
| 10:12 | Alabama | William Kramer knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley Trimble | 40-36 |
| 09:49 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets clanks a jump hook near the basket | 40-36 |
| 09:47 | Alabama | Nicholas Wilkins pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 09:20 | Alabama | Nicholas Wilkins can't finish the layup | 40-36 |
| 09:19 | Alabama | Bradley Trimble tips it back up and in | 42-36 |
| 09:02 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Hughes (PG), Robert Howerton (SG), Erick Wells (PF), James Curry (C) William Kramer, Bradley Trimble, Steven Valles, Nicholas Wilkins | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Howell (PG), Zachary Odea (SG), Alan Headley (C) Gary Buckmaster, Steven Desilets, Cornell Anderson | |
| 08:46 | Alabama | Erick Wells clanks a jump hook from the right block | 42-36 |
| 08:44 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 08:18 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph States - foul #5 on Joseph States, team foul #6 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Valles (PF) Joseph States | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 08:18 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 08:18 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 08:18 | Alabama | The rebound goes to James Curry | 42-37 |
| 08:10 | Alabama | William Hughes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Timothy Deshields - foul #1 on Timothy Deshields, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| 08:10 | Alabama | William Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 08:10 | Alabama | William Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 07:48 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 44-37 |
| 07:47 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez tips it but misses | 44-37 |
| 07:46 | Alabama | Robert Howerton grabs the board | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Howerton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Erick Wells (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Steven Valles (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - James Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Zachary Odea (fresh) SF - Timothy Deshields (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Domingo Hernandez (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Alan Headley (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:42 | Alabama | Erick Wells connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from William Hughes | 46-37 |
| 07:19 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Timothy Deshields | 46-39 |
| 07:00 | Alabama | James Curry buries a jump hook near the basket set up by William Hughes | 48-39 |
| 06:46 | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Howell | 48-41 |
| 06:44 | Alabama | Zachary Odea is called for the reach on William Hughes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Zachary Odea, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bradley Trimble (SG) Steven Valles | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster (PG), Steven Desilets (SF), Jacob Kelly (PF) Robert Howell, Timothy Deshields, Domingo Hernandez | |
| 06:29 | Alabama | Erick Wells scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Bradley Trimble | 50-41 |
| 06:10 | Louisiana State | Zachary Odea misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 06:08 | Alabama | James Curry snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 05:46 | Alabama | Robert Howerton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Hughes | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:25 | Louisiana State | The jumper by Jacob Kelly is denied by James Curry | 53-41 |
| 05:23 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly tips it in | 53-43 |
| 05:01 | Alabama | James Curry misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Zachary Odea - foul #2 on Zachary Odea, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Kramer (PG), Nicholas Wilkins (C) William Hughes, Robert Howerton | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields (SG), Cornell Anderson (C) Zachary Odea, Alan Headley | |
| 05:01 | Alabama | James Curry makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 05:01 | Alabama | James Curry misses the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 05:01 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 04:43 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson lays it in set up by Timothy Deshields and he's hacked by Nicholas Wilkins - foul #2 on Nicholas Wilkins, team foul #7 | 54-45 |
| 04:43 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson misses the free throw | 54-45 |
| 04:43 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Nicholas Wilkins | 54-45 |
| 04:27 | Alabama | Nicholas Wilkins connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Erick Wells and he's fouled by Cornell Anderson - foul #2 on Cornell Anderson, team foul #7 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Valles (PF) James Curry | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Howell (PG) Gary Buckmaster | |
| 04:27 | Alabama | Nicholas Wilkins makes the free throw | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:12 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Steven Valles - foul #3 on Steven Valles, team foul #8 | 57-45 |
| 04:12 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 04:12 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 03:51 | Alabama | Steven Valles's pass is intercepted by Robert Howell | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:40 | Louisiana State | William Kramer steals the ball from Timothy Deshields | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William Kramer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Trimble (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Erick Wells (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Steven Valles (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Wilkins (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Deshields (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Desilets (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Kelly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Cornell Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Alabama | William Kramer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Hughes (PG), Robert Howerton (SG), James Curry (PF) Bradley Trimble, Erick Wells, Steven Valles | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster (PG), Alan Headley (C) Robert Howell, Jacob Kelly | |
| 03:09 | Louisiana State | William Kramer denies the turnaround by Alan Headley | 57-47 |
| 03:08 | Alabama | William Hughes grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 03:00 | Alabama | Robert Howerton hits the finger roll set up by William Hughes | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:56 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson connects on the open turnaround from the baseline set up by Timothy Deshields | 59-49 |
| 02:56 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bradley Trimble (SG) Robert Howerton | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly (PF) Cornell Anderson | |
| 02:37 | Alabama | William Kramer knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bradley Trimble | 62-49 |
| 02:18 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets's pass is intercepted by William Kramer | 62-49 |
| 02:13 | Alabama | William Kramer slams it home | 64-49 |
| 01:56 | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Steven Desilets | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:37 | Alabama | Nicholas Wilkins drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Hughes | 66-51 |
| 01:24 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Timothy Deshields | 66-53 |
| 00:58 | Alabama | James Curry hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from William Kramer | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Louisiana State | The jump hook by Jacob Kelly is blocked by James Curry | 68-53 |
| 00:50 | Alabama | The rebound goes to James Curry | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Alabama | William Kramer is fouled on the floor by Steven Desilets - foul #2 on Steven Desilets, team foul #8 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Erick Wells (SF), Steven Valles (PF) William Hughes, James Curry | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez (PF) Jacob Kelly | |
| 00:26 | Alabama | William Kramer makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 00:26 | Alabama | William Kramer misses the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 00:26 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley grabs the board | 69-53 |
| 00:21 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-53 |
| 00:20 | Alabama | Nicholas Wilkins snags the defensive board | 69-53 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | William Kramer runs out the clock | 69-53 |