| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Fegley (fresh) SG - Anthony Webb (fresh) SF - James Lynn (fresh) PF - Michael Cain (fresh) C - Lance Sparks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - William Ervin (fresh) SG - Richard Purdue (fresh) SF - Kevin Matta (fresh) PF - Brandon Post (fresh) C - Jeremiah Sheilds (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Stanford | Brandon Post wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Stanford | William Ervin drills a shot from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Alabama | Jeremiah Sheilds swats the shot by Robert Fegley | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Stanford | Jeremiah Sheilds grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Stanford | Kevin Matta knocks in the jumper from the left side | 0-4 |
| 18:44 | Alabama | Lance Sparks's layup is rejected by Jeremiah Sheilds | 0-4 |
| 18:42 | Alabama | Michael Cain pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:33 | Alabama | Michael Cain can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:31 | Alabama | Anthony Webb pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:26 | Alabama | James Lynn clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:24 | Stanford | Jeremiah Sheilds grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 18:01 | Stanford | Richard Purdue misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:00 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Anthony Webb | 0-4 |
| 17:53 | Alabama | Jeremiah Sheilds steals it from Michael Cain | 0-4 |
| 17:28 | Stanford | Kevin Matta banks in the layup and he's fouled by James Lynn - foul #1 on James Lynn, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 17:28 | Stanford | Kevin Matta misses the free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:28 | Alabama | Lance Sparks pulls down the rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:16 | Alabama | Lance Sparks knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 2-6 |
| 16:47 | Stanford | William Ervin loses the dribble to Michael Cain | 2-6 |
| 16:31 | Alabama | Robert Fegley's layup is rejected by Brandon Post | 2-6 |
| 16:30 | Stanford | Jeremiah Sheilds snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 16:15 | Stanford | Brandon Post blows the dunk | 2-6 |
| 16:13 | Alabama | Lance Sparks snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 16:02 | Alabama | Robert Fegley blows the dunk | 2-6 |
| 16:01 | Stanford | William Ervin grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Fegley (fresh) SG - Anthony Webb (fresh) SF - James Lynn (fresh) PF - Michael Cain (fairly fresh) C - Lance Sparks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - William Ervin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Purdue (fresh) SF - Kevin Matta (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brandon Post (fairly fresh) C - Jeremiah Sheilds (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Stanford | Michael Cain is called for the reach on Richard Purdue - foul #1 on Michael Cain, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Alabama | Melvin Leach (SG), Thomas Doyal (PF), Adam Majkowski (C) Anthony Webb, Michael Cain, Lance Sparks | |
| Subs | Stanford | Daniel Sanabria (SF), Bruce Steigerwald (PF), Charles Pitts (C) Kevin Matta, Brandon Post, Jeremiah Sheilds | |
| 15:13 | Stanford | Charles Pitts hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-6 |
| 15:11 | Stanford | Bruce Steigerwald gets the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 14:50 | Stanford | Richard Purdue connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Pitts | 2-8 |
| 14:33 | Alabama | James Lynn hits the finger roll set up by Melvin Leach and the foul's on William Ervin - foul #1 on William Ervin, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Guy (PG) Robert Fegley | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 14:33 | Alabama | James Lynn misses the free throw | 4-8 |
| 14:33 | Stanford | Charles Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:05 | Stanford | Charles Pitts's floater is tipped away by James Lynn | 4-8 |
| 14:03 | Stanford | Bruce Steigerwald gets the offensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 13:43 | Stanford | Bruce Steigerwald connects on the jumper near the basket set up by William Ervin | 4-10 |
| 13:29 | Alabama | James Lynn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-10 |
| Subs | Alabama | Anthony Webb (SG), Michael Cain (PF), Lance Sparks (C) James Lynn, Thomas Doyal, Adam Majkowski | |
| Subs | Stanford | Kevin Matta (SG), Jeremiah Sheilds (C) Richard Purdue, Bruce Steigerwald | |
| 13:09 | Stanford | Melvin Leach steals it from Kevin Matta | 4-10 |
| 13:06 | Alabama | Melvin Leach lays it in | 6-10 |
| 13:01 | Stanford | Kevin Matta can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 12:59 | Alabama | Lance Sparks gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 12:46 | Alabama | Melvin Leach lays it in on a nice dish by Matthew Guy and he's hacked by Daniel Sanabria - foul #1 on Daniel Sanabria, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Fegley (PG) Matthew Guy | |
| Subs | Stanford | Bruce Steigerwald (SF), Brandon Post (PF) William Ervin, Charles Pitts | |
| 12:46 | Alabama | Melvin Leach makes the free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:43 | Stanford | Robert Fegley steps in front of the Kevin Matta pass in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| 12:42 | Alabama | Robert Fegley hits the finger roll | 11-10 |
| 12:21 | Stanford | Brandon Post banks in the layup and he's fouled by Melvin Leach - foul #1 on Melvin Leach, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Lynn (SF) Melvin Leach | |
| Subs | Stanford | Richard Purdue (SG) Daniel Sanabria | |
| 12:21 | Stanford | Brandon Post makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:09 | Alabama | Kevin Matta is called for the reach on Robert Fegley - foul #1 on Kevin Matta, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| 12:04 | Alabama | Lance Sparks comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 11-13 |
| 12:02 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Sheilds | 11-13 |
| 11:56 | Stanford | Kevin Matta misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-13 |
| 11:55 | Alabama | Michael Cain grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Fegley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Webb (fresh) SF - James Lynn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Cain (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lance Sparks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Richard Purdue (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Matta (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bruce Steigerwald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Post (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeremiah Sheilds (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:43 | Alabama | James Lynn is whistled for a carry | 11-13 |
| 11:26 | Stanford | Jeremiah Sheilds misses short on a floater in the paint | 11-13 |
| 11:25 | Stanford | Jeremiah Sheilds tips it home | 11-15 |
| 11:18 | Alabama | Michael Cain is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Michael Cain, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Alabama | Adam Majkowski (C) Michael Cain | |
| Subs | Stanford | William Ervin (PG), Charles Pitts (C) Brandon Post, Jeremiah Sheilds | |
| 10:55 | Stanford | Richard Purdue can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Anthony Webb - foul #1 on Anthony Webb, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Alabama | Melvin Leach (SF), Thomas Doyal (PF) James Lynn, Lance Sparks | |
| Subs | Stanford | Daniel Sanabria (SF) William Ervin | |
| 10:55 | Stanford | Richard Purdue misses the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:55 | Stanford | Richard Purdue makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:33 | Alabama | Robert Fegley scores on a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Charles Pitts - foul #1 on Charles Pitts, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Guy (SG) Anthony Webb | |
| Subs | Stanford | William Ervin (PG) Kevin Matta | |
| 10:33 | Alabama | Robert Fegley makes the free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:10 | Stanford | Bruce Steigerwald hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-16 |
| 10:09 | Alabama | Melvin Leach grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 09:57 | Alabama | Melvin Leach buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Guy | 16-16 |
| 09:33 | Stanford | Charles Pitts knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by William Ervin | 16-18 |
| 09:12 | Alabama | Melvin Leach is whistled for traveling | 16-18 |
| Subs | Alabama | Anthony Webb (SG), James Lynn (SF), Lance Sparks (PF) Robert Fegley, Melvin Leach, Thomas Doyal | |
| Subs | Stanford | Kevin Matta (SF), Brandon Post (PF), Jeremiah Sheilds (C) Daniel Sanabria, Bruce Steigerwald, Charles Pitts | |
| 08:45 | Stanford | Richard Purdue is hacked by Anthony Webb - foul #2 on Anthony Webb, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Alabama | Melvin Leach (SG), Dennis Ryan (C) Anthony Webb, Adam Majkowski | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 08:25 | Stanford | Brandon Post is hacked by Dennis Ryan - foul #1 on Dennis Ryan, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Alabama | Thomas Doyal (PF) Dennis Ryan | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 08:25 | Stanford | Brandon Post makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:25 | Stanford | Brandon Post makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:04 | Alabama | James Lynn misses long on a runner from close range | 16-20 |
| 08:03 | Stanford | Jeremiah Sheilds pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 07:56 | Stanford | James Lynn picks off the pass by Brandon Post | 16-20 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Matthew Guy (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Melvin Leach (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Lynn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Doyal (fresh) C - Lance Sparks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - William Ervin (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Purdue (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Matta (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brandon Post (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeremiah Sheilds (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:48 | Alabama | James Lynn misses the easy layup | 16-20 |
| 07:46 | Alabama | Matthew Guy pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 07:28 | Alabama | Matthew Guy is hacked by Kevin Matta - foul #2 on Kevin Matta, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Fegley (PG) Matthew Guy | |
| Subs | Stanford | Daniel Sanabria (SF), Bruce Steigerwald (PF) Kevin Matta, Brandon Post | |
| 07:17 | Alabama | James Lynn makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Robert Fegley | 18-20 |
| 06:58 | Stanford | Richard Purdue is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Purdue, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | Adam Majkowski (C) Thomas Doyal | |
| Subs | Stanford | Charles Pitts (PF) Richard Purdue | |
| 06:41 | Alabama | Melvin Leach connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-20 |
| 06:23 | Stanford | Daniel Sanabria's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dennis Ryan (C) Lance Sparks | |
| Subs | Stanford | Kevin Matta (SG) Jeremiah Sheilds | |
| 06:11 | Alabama | Melvin Leach misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Matta - foul #3 on Kevin Matta, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Richard Purdue (PG), Brandon Post (PF) William Ervin, Kevin Matta | |
| 06:11 | Alabama | Melvin Leach makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:11 | Alabama | Melvin Leach makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:46 | Stanford | The short jumper by Bruce Steigerwald is denied by James Lynn | 22-20 |
| 05:45 | Stanford | Charles Pitts pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:29 | Stanford | Richard Purdue banks in the layup | 22-22 |
| 05:11 | Alabama | James Lynn blows the dunk but he's fouled by Bruce Steigerwald - foul #1 on Bruce Steigerwald, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Guy (SG), Thomas Doyal (PF) Melvin Leach, Adam Majkowski | |
| Subs | Stanford | William Ervin (PG), Jeremiah Sheilds (C) Bruce Steigerwald, Charles Pitts | |
| 05:11 | Alabama | James Lynn makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:11 | Alabama | James Lynn makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 04:50 | Stanford | Jeremiah Sheilds is hacked by Thomas Doyal - foul #1 on Thomas Doyal, team foul #8 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Alabama | Lance Sparks (C) Dennis Ryan | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 04:50 | Stanford | Jeremiah Sheilds makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:50 | Stanford | Jeremiah Sheilds makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:27 | Alabama | Matthew Guy drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Fegley | 26-24 |
| 04:05 | Stanford | Brandon Post can't connect on a shot from the left block | 26-24 |
| 04:04 | Alabama | James Lynn grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 04:00 | Alabama | James Lynn comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 03:59 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Sheilds | 26-24 |
| 03:44 | Stanford | Daniel Sanabria connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-27 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Fegley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Guy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Lynn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Thomas Doyal (fresh) C - Lance Sparks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - William Ervin (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Purdue (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Sanabria (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brandon Post (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeremiah Sheilds (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Alabama | Lance Sparks hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Matthew Guy and he's fouled by William Ervin - foul #2 on William Ervin, team foul #9 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Alabama | Anthony Webb (SG), Michael Cain (PF) Robert Fegley, Thomas Doyal | |
| Subs | Stanford | Bruce Steigerwald (SF), Charles Pitts (PF) Daniel Sanabria, Brandon Post | |
| 03:22 | Alabama | Lance Sparks makes the free throw | 29-27 |
| 03:07 | Stanford | William Ervin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-27 |
| 03:05 | Alabama | Lance Sparks pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 03:00 | Alabama | Anthony Webb is hacked by Bruce Steigerwald - foul #2 on Bruce Steigerwald, team foul #10 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Alabama | Adam Majkowski (C) Lance Sparks | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 03:00 | Alabama | Anthony Webb misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 03:00 | Alabama | Anthony Webb misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 03:00 | Stanford | Richard Purdue pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 02:33 | Stanford | Jeremiah Sheilds is whistled for traveling | 29-27 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Fegley (PG), Melvin Leach (SF) Matthew Guy, James Lynn | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 02:17 | Alabama | Melvin Leach can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 29-27 |
| 02:15 | Alabama | Robert Fegley hits the follow up shot | 31-27 |
| 01:55 | Stanford | William Ervin clanks a jumper from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 01:53 | Stanford | Bruce Steigerwald snags the offensive board | 31-27 |
| 01:37 | Stanford | William Ervin comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Fegley - foul #1 on Robert Fegley, team foul #9 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Guy (PG), Lance Sparks (C) Robert Fegley, Adam Majkowski | |
| Subs | Stanford | Brandon Post (PF) Charles Pitts | |
| 01:37 | Stanford | William Ervin makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:37 | Stanford | William Ervin misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:37 | Alabama | Michael Cain pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 01:18 | Alabama | Michael Cain can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bruce Steigerwald - foul #3 on Bruce Steigerwald, team foul #11 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Daniel Sanabria (SF) Bruce Steigerwald | |
| 01:18 | Alabama | Michael Cain makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:18 | Alabama | Michael Cain makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:50 | Stanford | Jeremiah Sheilds is fouled on the floor by Anthony Webb - foul #3 on Anthony Webb, team foul #10 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Lynn (SF), Adam Majkowski (C) Anthony Webb, Michael Cain | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 00:50 | Stanford | Jeremiah Sheilds misses the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:50 | Stanford | Jeremiah Sheilds makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 00:37 | Alabama | James Lynn lays it up and in | 35-29 |
| 00:09 | Stanford | William Ervin hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski is hacked by William Ervin - foul #3 on William Ervin, team foul #12 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Fegley (PG) Matthew Guy | |
| Subs | Stanford | Kevin Matta (SF), Charles Pitts (C) William Ervin, Jeremiah Sheilds | |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:00 | Stanford | Daniel Sanabria comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 36-32 |