| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Kyle Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Francis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Clayborn (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - David Furman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benny Thorp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Parish (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp inbounds the ball | 17-22 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins is hacked by Michael Francis - foul #1 on Michael Francis, team foul #1 | 17-22 |
| 19:20 | Louisiana State | Michael Francis is called for the reach on Jeremy Hawkins - foul #2 on Michael Francis, team foul #2 | 17-22 |
| 19:08 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Furman | 17-25 |
| 18:49 | Alabama | Joshua Parish swats the shot by Bill Lewis | 17-25 |
| 18:48 | Alabama | Michael Francis hits the follow up shot | 19-25 |
| 18:32 | Louisiana State | David Furman scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-27 |
| 18:05 | Alabama | Robert Henry knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Bill Lewis | 21-27 |
| 17:43 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins's pass is intercepted by Bill Lewis | 21-27 |
| 17:39 | Alabama | Kyle Carter banks in the layup on a great pass from Bill Lewis | 23-27 |
| 17:16 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish buries a jumper in the paint set up by Gino Bianchi | 23-29 |
| 17:01 | Alabama | Robert Henry misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 23-29 |
| 17:00 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Joshua Parish | 23-29 |
| 16:50 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Furman | 23-32 |
| 16:28 | Alabama | Kyle Carter is denied on a layup by Benny Thorp | 23-32 |
| 16:27 | Alabama | Kyle Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 16:12 | Alabama | Bill Lewis misses short on a floater from the left side | 23-32 |
| 16:10 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Clayborn | 23-32 |
| 15:51 | Alabama | Bill Lewis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Furman - foul #2 on David Furman, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | Calvin Beresky (PG), Eric James (SF), Robert Castaldo (C) Kyle Carter, Michael Francis, Mark Clayborn | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine (SG), William Johnson (SF), Ernest Darrington (C) Gino Bianchi, Benny Thorp, Joshua Parish | |
| 15:51 | Alabama | Bill Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 15:51 | Alabama | Bill Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Calvin Beresky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bill Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric James (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Henry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Castaldo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - David Furman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Shine (fresh) SF - William Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeremy Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Darrington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Raymond Shine | 25-34 |
| 15:09 | Alabama | Bill Lewis knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Calvin Beresky | 27-34 |
| 14:44 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 27-34 |
| 14:43 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins misses the tip | 27-34 |
| 14:42 | Louisiana State | David Furman tips it in | 27-36 |
| 14:24 | Alabama | Robert Henry misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-36 |
| 14:23 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine gets the rebound | 27-36 |
| 14:16 | Louisiana State | William Johnson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Shine | 27-39 |
| 14:01 | Alabama | Robert Henry lays it in | 29-39 |
| 13:49 | Louisiana State | William Johnson is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 29-39 |
| 13:47 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington tips it in | 29-41 |
| 13:22 | Alabama | Robert Henry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Jeremy Hawkins - foul #1 on Jeremy Hawkins, team foul #2 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kyle Carter (PG), Mark Clayborn (C) Bill Lewis, Robert Castaldo | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi (PG), Benny Thorp (SF), Joshua Parish (C) David Furman, William Johnson, Jeremy Hawkins | |
| 13:22 | Alabama | Robert Henry makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 13:22 | Alabama | Robert Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 13:10 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish can't finish the uncontested layup | 31-41 |
| 13:08 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish tips it home | 31-43 |
| 12:58 | Alabama | Kyle Carter misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Gino Bianchi - foul #2 on Gino Bianchi, team foul #3 | 31-43 |
| 12:58 | Alabama | Kyle Carter makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 12:58 | Alabama | Kyle Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 12:43 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 33-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Oscar Perkins (SG), Michael Francis (PF) Calvin Beresky, Robert Henry | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Johnson (PF) Ernest Darrington | |
| 12:23 | Alabama | Kyle Carter is hacked by Raymond Shine - foul #1 on Raymond Shine, team foul #4 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (PG) Raymond Shine | |
| 12:01 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn scores on a shot near the basket and the foul's on Joshua Parish - foul #2 on Joshua Parish, team foul #5 | 35-43 |
| 12:01 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn makes the free throw | 36-43 |
| 11:38 | Louisiana State | Oscar Perkins is called for the reach on Joshua Parish - foul #1 on Oscar Perkins, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Calvin Beresky (SG), Robert Henry (SF) Oscar Perkins, Eric James | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Furman (PG), Ernest Darrington (PF) Scott Shaw, William Johnson | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Kyle Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Beresky (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Henry (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Francis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Clayborn (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - David Furman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benny Thorp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Darrington (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Parish (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 11:28 | Louisiana State | Robert Henry swats the short shot by Ernest Darrington | 36-43 |
| 11:26 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 11:19 | Alabama | Michael Francis loses the ball out of bounds | 36-43 |
| 10:57 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the left block | 36-43 |
| 10:55 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Calvin Beresky | 36-43 |
| 10:36 | Alabama | Michael Francis is fouled on the floor by David Furman - foul #3 on David Furman, team foul #6 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bill Lewis (SG) Calvin Beresky | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins (PF) Ernest Darrington | |
| 10:12 | Alabama | Bill Lewis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 36-43 |
| 10:10 | Louisiana State | David Furman snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 09:48 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Clayborn - foul #2 on Mark Clayborn, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Calvin Beresky (PG), Eric James (SF), Robert Castaldo (C) Kyle Carter, Michael Francis, Mark Clayborn | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Johnson (SF), Ernest Darrington (C) Benny Thorp, Joshua Parish | |
| 09:48 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 09:48 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 09:20 | Alabama | The short jumper by Bill Lewis is denied by Jeremy Hawkins | 36-45 |
| 09:19 | Alabama | Eric James grabs the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 08:52 | Alabama | Bill Lewis misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 08:50 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 08:39 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by William Johnson | 36-47 |
| 08:27 | Alabama | William Johnson denies the turnaround by Robert Henry | 36-47 |
| 08:25 | Alabama | Robert Castaldo gets the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 08:12 | Alabama | Eric James buries a turnaround in the lane | 38-47 |
| 08:10 | Louisiana State | Calvin Beresky steals it from David Furman in the backcourt | 38-47 |
| 08:09 | Alabama | Bill Lewis banks in the layup set up by Calvin Beresky | 40-47 |
| 07:57 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Gino Bianchi | 40-50 |
| 07:33 | Alabama | Eric James hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Henry | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Calvin Beresky (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bill Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric James (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Henry (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Castaldo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - David Furman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Hawkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Darrington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Louisiana State | Calvin Beresky steals it from Gino Bianchi | 42-50 |
| 06:48 | Alabama | Bill Lewis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Bill Lewis, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kyle Carter (PG), Oscar Perkins (SG), Michael Francis (PF), Mark Clayborn (C) Calvin Beresky, Bill Lewis, Robert Henry, Robert Castaldo | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (PG), Raymond Shine (SG), Benny Thorp (SF), Joshua Parish (C) David Furman, Gino Bianchi, Jeremy Hawkins, Ernest Darrington | |
| 06:31 | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 06:29 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish tips it home | 42-52 |
| 06:01 | Alabama | Eric James misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 06:00 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 05:41 | Alabama | Kyle Carter hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Mark Clayborn | 44-52 |
| 05:19 | Louisiana State | William Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bill Lewis (SG) Eric James | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Furman (PG), Jeremy Hawkins (PF) Scott Shaw, William Johnson | |
| 04:57 | Alabama | Bill Lewis knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 46-52 |
| 04:41 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 04:40 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Oscar Perkins | 46-52 |
| 04:26 | Alabama | Michael Francis is fouled on the floor by David Furman - foul #4 on David Furman, team foul #7 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi (SG) Raymond Shine | |
| 04:26 | Alabama | Michael Francis makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 04:26 | Alabama | Michael Francis misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 04:26 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 04:11 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi is fouled on the floor by Mark Clayborn - foul #3 on Mark Clayborn, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Castaldo (PF) Michael Francis | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 04:05 | Louisiana State | Bill Lewis steals it from Joshua Parish | 47-52 |
| 03:42 | Alabama | Bill Lewis double dribbles | 47-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Henry (SF) Oscar Perkins | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Johnson (SF), Ernest Darrington (C) Benny Thorp, Joshua Parish | |
| 03:26 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Henry - foul #2 on Robert Henry, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric James (SF) Mark Clayborn | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine (SF) Jeremy Hawkins | |
| 03:26 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 03:26 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Kyle Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric James (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Henry (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Castaldo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - David Furman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Shine (fresh) 2 ast. PF - William Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. C - Ernest Darrington (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Alabama | Robert Henry drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Castaldo | 49-53 |
| 02:59 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Clayborn (C) Robert Castaldo | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp (SF), Jeremy Hawkins (PF), Joshua Parish (C) Raymond Shine, William Johnson, Ernest Darrington | |
| 02:47 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeremy Hawkins out of a doubleteam | 49-55 |
| 02:28 | Alabama | Bill Lewis buries a shot from just outside the lane | 51-55 |
| 02:15 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 02:14 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Mark Clayborn | 51-55 |
| 01:56 | Alabama | Bill Lewis makes the shot from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 01:44 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp double dribbles | 53-55 |
| 01:19 | Alabama | Robert Henry connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Kyle Carter | 55-55 |
| 01:04 | Louisiana State | David Furman can't connect on an uncontested runner in the paint | 55-55 |
| 01:03 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 00:43 | Alabama | Kyle Carter is hacked by Benny Thorp - foul #3 on Benny Thorp, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| 00:43 | Alabama | Kyle Carter makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:43 | Alabama | Kyle Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:22 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jeremy Hawkins | 57-58 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Eric James misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Furman - foul #5 on David Furman, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (PG) David Furman | |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Eric James makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Eric James makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp clanks a halfcourt shot | 59-58 |