| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Shine (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Benny Thorp (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Hawkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Parish (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Kyle Carter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bill Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric James (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Henry (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Clayborn (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Eric James inbounds the ball | 28-22 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:44 | Alabama | Robert Henry buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Eric James | 28-24 |
| 19:31 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Bill Lewis - foul #1 on Bill Lewis, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| 19:31 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 19:31 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 19:31 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 19:09 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Benny Thorp - foul #2 on Benny Thorp, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| 19:09 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 19:09 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 18:48 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left block | 29-25 |
| 18:46 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine hits the follow up shot | 31-25 |
| 18:38 | Alabama | Benny Thorp is called for the reach on Eric James - foul #3 on Benny Thorp, team foul #2 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Johnson (SF) Benny Thorp | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 18:13 | Alabama | Bill Lewis misses the runner from the baseline | 31-25 |
| 18:12 | Alabama | Bill Lewis hits the follow up shot | 31-27 |
| 17:51 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Eric James - foul #2 on Eric James, team foul #2 | 31-27 |
| 17:51 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 17:51 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 17:26 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn is called for traveling | 33-27 |
| 17:05 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 33-27 |
| 17:03 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 16:37 | Alabama | Bill Lewis is hacked by Raymond Shine - foul #2 on Raymond Shine, team foul #3 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (PG), Ernest Darrington (C) Jeremy Hawkins, Joshua Parish | |
| Subs | Alabama | Calvin Beresky (SG), Michael Francis (PF), Robert Castaldo (C) Bill Lewis, Eric James, Mark Clayborn | |
| 16:14 | Alabama | Kyle Carter hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Henry | 33-29 |
| 16:03 | Louisiana State | William Johnson connects on the shot near the basket | 35-29 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Scott Shaw (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Shine (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - William Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ernest Darrington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Kyle Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Calvin Beresky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Henry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Francis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Castaldo (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Alabama | Kyle Carter's pass is intercepted by Scott Shaw | 35-29 |
| 15:34 | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw lays it up and in | 37-29 |
| 15:28 | Alabama | Robert Henry connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Kyle Carter | 37-31 |
| 15:12 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington is fouled on the floor by Michael Francis - foul #3 on Michael Francis, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Furman (PG), Benny Thorp (SF), Jeremy Hawkins (PF), Joshua Parish (C) Gino Bianchi, Raymond Shine, William Johnson, Ernest Darrington | |
| Subs | Alabama | Bill Lewis (SG), Eric James (SF), Mark Clayborn (C) Kyle Carter, Michael Francis, Robert Castaldo | |
| 14:58 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 37-31 |
| 14:56 | Alabama | Eric James pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 14:31 | Alabama | Robert Henry scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Eric James | 37-33 |
| 14:25 | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 14:23 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 14:05 | Alabama | Robert Henry misses long on a floater from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 14:04 | Alabama | Calvin Beresky tips it but misses | 37-33 |
| 14:02 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 13:44 | Louisiana State | David Furman comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Calvin Beresky - foul #2 on Calvin Beresky, team foul #4 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi (SG) Scott Shaw | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kyle Carter (PG) Calvin Beresky | |
| 13:44 | Louisiana State | David Furman makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 13:44 | Louisiana State | David Furman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 13:26 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-33 |
| 13:25 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 13:20 | Louisiana State | David Furman makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gino Bianchi out of a doubleteam | 41-33 |
| 12:53 | Alabama | Robert Henry misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 12:52 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn misses the tip | 41-33 |
| 12:50 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 12:39 | Louisiana State | Mark Clayborn blocks the short jumper by Joshua Parish | 41-33 |
| 12:37 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish hits the follow up shot | 43-33 |
| 12:18 | Alabama | Kyle Carter can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by David Furman - foul #4 on David Furman, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (PG), Raymond Shine (SF), William Johnson (PF), Ernest Darrington (C) David Furman, Benny Thorp, Jeremy Hawkins, Joshua Parish | |
| Subs | Alabama | Oscar Perkins (SF), Michael Francis (PF), Robert Castaldo (C) Eric James, Robert Henry, Mark Clayborn | |
| 12:18 | Alabama | Kyle Carter makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 12:18 | Alabama | Kyle Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 12:09 | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 12:07 | Alabama | Michael Francis pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 11:47 | Alabama | The pull-up jumper by Bill Lewis is blocked by Raymond Shine | 43-35 |
| 11:45 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Scott Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Shine (fresh) 13 pts. PF - William Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ernest Darrington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Kyle Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Lewis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Perkins (fresh) PF - Michael Francis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Castaldo (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 43-35 |
| 11:39 | Alabama | Michael Francis grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 11:23 | Alabama | Bill Lewis buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Kyle Carter | 43-37 |
| 11:04 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington hits a floater from the free throw line | 45-37 |
| 10:40 | Alabama | Ernest Darrington steals the ball from Bill Lewis | 45-37 |
| 10:26 | Louisiana State | Kyle Carter is called for the reach on Gino Bianchi - foul #1 on Kyle Carter, team foul #5 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp (SF), Jeremy Hawkins (PF), Joshua Parish (C) Gino Bianchi, William Johnson, Ernest Darrington | |
| Subs | Alabama | Calvin Beresky (PG), Eric James (SG), Robert Henry (SF), Mark Clayborn (C) Kyle Carter, Bill Lewis, Oscar Perkins, Robert Castaldo | |
| 10:06 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Francis - foul #4 on Michael Francis, team foul #6 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Oscar Perkins (SG) Michael Francis | |
| 10:06 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 10:06 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 09:51 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Robert Henry | 47-39 |
| 09:41 | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-39 |
| 09:12 | Alabama | Calvin Beresky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi (PG) Scott Shaw | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 08:55 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins travels with the ball | 50-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kyle Carter (PG) Oscar Perkins | |
| 08:33 | Alabama | Eric James is fouled on the floor by Raymond Shine - foul #3 on Raymond Shine, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Bill Lewis (SG) Calvin Beresky | |
| 08:17 | Alabama | Bill Lewis connects on the floater in the paint | 50-41 |
| 08:12 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine misses the floater from the free throw line | 50-41 |
| 08:10 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp snags the offensive board | 50-41 |
| 08:01 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 07:59 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish can't tip it in | 50-41 |
| 07:58 | Alabama | Bill Lewis pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 07:33 | Alabama | Eric James misses the turnaround from the left block | 50-41 |
| 07:32 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn tips it home | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Shine (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Benny Thorp (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeremy Hawkins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Parish (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Kyle Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Lewis (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Henry (tiring) 9 pts. C - Mark Clayborn (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp is fouled on the floor by Bill Lewis - foul #2 on Bill Lewis, team foul #7 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Furman (PG), William Johnson (PF), Ernest Darrington (C) Raymond Shine, Jeremy Hawkins, Joshua Parish | |
| Subs | Alabama | Oscar Perkins (SF), Michael Francis (PF), Robert Castaldo (C) Eric James, Robert Henry, Mark Clayborn | |
| 07:09 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 07:09 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 07:09 | Alabama | Michael Francis grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 06:45 | Alabama | Bill Lewis buries a shot from the baseline | 51-45 |
| 06:24 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 06:23 | Alabama | Oscar Perkins gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 05:56 | Alabama | Kyle Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (SG), Jeremy Hawkins (PF) Gino Bianchi, Benny Thorp | |
| Subs | Alabama | Calvin Beresky (PG), Eric James (SF), Mark Clayborn (C) Kyle Carter, Bill Lewis, Robert Castaldo | |
| 05:45 | Louisiana State | William Johnson drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Shaw | 54-45 |
| 05:22 | Alabama | Eric James misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-45 |
| 05:20 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 05:10 | Louisiana State | William Johnson is whistled for a carry | 54-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine (SG), Joshua Parish (C) Scott Shaw, Ernest Darrington | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Henry (SF) Oscar Perkins | |
| 04:51 | Alabama | Jeremy Hawkins swats the layup by Calvin Beresky | 54-45 |
| 04:49 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 04:38 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Johnson and he's fouled by Michael Francis - foul #5 on Michael Francis, team foul #8 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi (SG) Raymond Shine | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kyle Carter (PG), Bill Lewis (SG) Calvin Beresky, Michael Francis | |
| 04:38 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins misses the free throw | 56-45 |
| 04:38 | Alabama | Robert Henry snags the defensive board | 56-45 |
| 04:12 | Alabama | Bill Lewis comes up short on the runner from the right block | 56-45 |
| 04:10 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to William Johnson | 56-45 |
| 03:49 | Louisiana State | William Johnson makes the wide open jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Furman | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:33 | Alabama | Jeremy Hawkins denies the turnaround by Eric James | 58-45 |
| 03:32 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish gets the rebound | 58-45 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - David Furman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Hawkins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Joshua Parish (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Kyle Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Lewis (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Henry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Mark Clayborn (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:07 | Louisiana State | Kyle Carter steals it from Gino Bianchi | 58-45 |
| 03:04 | Alabama | Bill Lewis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kyle Carter | 58-47 |
| 02:37 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-47 |
| 02:35 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Mark Clayborn | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:20 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn steps out of bounds on the baseline | 58-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine (SG), Benny Thorp (SF), Ernest Darrington (PF) David Furman, William Johnson, Jeremy Hawkins | |
| Subs | Alabama | Calvin Beresky (PG), Oscar Perkins (SF), Robert Castaldo (C) Kyle Carter, Eric James, Mark Clayborn | |
| 01:59 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Henry - foul #1 on Robert Henry, team foul #9 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Furman (PG) Raymond Shine | |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric James (SF), Mark Clayborn (C) Bill Lewis, Robert Henry | |
| 01:59 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 01:59 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 01:36 | Alabama | Benny Thorp is called for the reach on Eric James - foul #4 on Benny Thorp, team foul #6 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins (PF) Ernest Darrington | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 01:25 | Alabama | Jeremy Hawkins picks off the pass by Eric James | 60-47 |
| 00:58 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Oscar Perkins - foul #1 on Oscar Perkins, team foul #10 | 60-47 |
| 00:58 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 00:58 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi misses the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 00:58 | Alabama | Robert Castaldo snags the defensive board | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:52 | Alabama | Eric James makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State 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 (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins misses badly on a floater near the basket | 61-49 |
| 00:23 | Alabama | Robert Castaldo pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| 00:19 | Alabama | Jeremy Hawkins denies the turnaround by Eric James | 61-49 |
| 00:17 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Clayborn | 61-49 |
| 00:14 | Alabama | Benny Thorp is called for the reach on Eric James - foul #5 on Benny Thorp, team foul #7 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Johnson (SF) Benny Thorp | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:14 | Alabama | Eric James makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:14 | Alabama | Eric James misses the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:14 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish grabs the board | 61-50 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | David Furman runs out the clock | 61-50 |