| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Guerrier (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marko Stazenski (fresh) C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Vidal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Guy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Doyal (fresh) PF - Michael Cain (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dennis Ryan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Thomas Doyal inbounds the ball | 30-20 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Alabama | Michael Cain hits the finger roll | 30-22 |
| 19:11 | Louisiana State | John Cornett drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-22 |
| 18:42 | Alabama | Thomas Bender swats the layup by Matthew Guy | 33-22 |
| 18:41 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard grabs the board | 33-22 |
| 18:19 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Cornett | 36-22 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:50 | Alabama | Michael Cain scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Vidal | 36-24 |
| 17:48 | Louisiana State | Michael Vidal is called for the reach on John Cornett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Vidal, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| 17:30 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-24 |
| 17:28 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Bender | 36-24 |
| 17:10 | Louisiana State | Matthew Guy takes the ball from Marko Stazenski | 36-24 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:53 | Alabama | Matthew Guy connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Vidal | 36-26 |
| 16:24 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-26 |
| 16:23 | Alabama | Michael Cain grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 16:16 | Alabama | Matthew Guy is denied on a layup by Thomas Bender | 36-26 |
| 16:14 | Alabama | Michael Cain snags the offensive board | 36-26 |
| 15:48 | Alabama | Michael Cain knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Matthew Guy | 36-28 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Guerrier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marko Stazenski (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Bender (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Vidal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Guy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Doyal (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Cain (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Ryan (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Marko Stazenski, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Robert Bibler (PF) John Cornett, Robert Guerrier, Marko Stazenski | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Baker (SG), James Lynn (SF), Lance Sparks (PF), Micheal Horne (C) Matthew Guy, Thomas Doyal, Michael Cain, Dennis Ryan | |
| 15:10 | Alabama | Micheal Horne is called for traveling | 36-28 |
| 14:47 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from William Carter | 39-28 |
| 14:34 | Alabama | Robert Baker makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Lance Sparks | 39-30 |
| 14:20 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Micheal Horne - foul #1 on Micheal Horne, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG) Corey Howard | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Guy (PG) Michael Vidal | |
| 14:20 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 14:20 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 14:20 | Alabama | Robert Baker gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 13:51 | Alabama | Thomas Bender blocks the short jumper by Lance Sparks | 39-30 |
| 13:49 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 13:29 | Louisiana State | John Cornett comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 13:28 | Alabama | James Lynn grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 13:06 | Alabama | Robert Baker drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Lance Sparks | 39-33 |
| 12:43 | Louisiana State | Matthew Guy is called for the reach on John Cornett - foul #1 on Matthew Guy, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (SG), Robert Guerrier (SF) William Carter, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Alabama | Thomas Doyal (SF), Michael Cain (PF), Dennis Ryan (C) James Lynn, Lance Sparks, Micheal Horne | |
| 12:28 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard is hacked by Matthew Guy - foul #2 on Matthew Guy, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski (PF) Ivan Filipski | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Lynn (PG) Robert Baker | |
| 12:03 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 12:02 | Alabama | Michael Cain pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 11:56 | Alabama | Michael Cain misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 11:54 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 11:35 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski loses the dribble to James Lynn | 39-33 |
| 11:31 | Alabama | James Lynn lays it in | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Guerrier (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marko Stazenski (fresh) 3 pf. C - Robert Bibler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Lynn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Matthew Guy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Doyal (fresh) PF - Michael Cain (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Ryan (fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler is fouled on the floor by James Lynn - foul #1 on James Lynn, team foul #5 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG), Ivan Filipski (C) John Cornett, Robert Bibler | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Vidal (PG), Robert Baker (SG) James Lynn, Matthew Guy | |
| 10:53 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-35 |
| 10:52 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Michael Cain | 39-35 |
| 10:31 | Alabama | Michael Cain hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-35 |
| 10:30 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 10:10 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 10:09 | Alabama | Michael Cain grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 09:40 | Alabama | Michael Cain's floater is tipped away by Ivan Filipski | 39-35 |
| 09:38 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Ryan | 39-35 |
| 09:13 | Alabama | Michael Cain is whistled for a carry | 39-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Robert Bibler (PF), Thomas Bender (C) William Carter, Robert Guerrier, Marko Stazenski | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Guy (SG), James Lynn (SF), Lance Sparks (PF), Micheal Horne (C) Robert Baker, Thomas Doyal, Michael Cain, Dennis Ryan | |
| 08:51 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 08:50 | Alabama | The rebound goes to James Lynn | 39-35 |
| 08:24 | Alabama | Matthew Guy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (SF) Ivan Filipski | |
| Subs | Alabama | Thomas Doyal (SF) Michael Vidal | |
| 08:03 | Louisiana State | John Cornett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-35 |
| 08:02 | Alabama | Micheal Horne grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 07:40 | Alabama | Matthew Guy misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Corey Howard - foul #3 on Corey Howard, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (SG), Robert Guerrier (SF) Corey Howard, Stanley Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Baker (SG), Michael Cain (PF) James Lynn, Lance Sparks | |
| 07:40 | Alabama | Matthew Guy makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 07:40 | Alabama | Matthew Guy makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 07:23 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 07:21 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Bibler | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Guerrier (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Bibler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Matthew Guy (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Doyal (fresh) PF - Michael Cain (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Micheal Horne (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Cornett | 42-37 |
| 06:39 | Alabama | Robert Baker is hacked by William Carter - foul #2 on William Carter, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (SG) William Carter | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Vidal (PG), Dennis Ryan (C) Robert Baker, Micheal Horne | |
| 06:10 | Alabama | Matthew Guy connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-39 |
| 05:52 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 05:51 | Louisiana State | John Cornett snags the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 05:35 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender is denied on a layup by Dennis Ryan | 42-39 |
| 05:33 | Alabama | Michael Cain gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 05:13 | Alabama | Matthew Guy clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 05:12 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Thomas Bender | 42-39 |
| 04:48 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 04:34 | Alabama | Michael Cain lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Vidal and he's hacked by Robert Bibler - foul #2 on Robert Bibler, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Marko Stazenski (PF) John Cornett, Robert Guerrier, Robert Bibler | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Baker (SG), James Lynn (SF) Matthew Guy, Thomas Doyal | |
| 04:34 | Alabama | Michael Cain makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| 04:15 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski misses short on a jumper near the basket | 45-42 |
| 04:14 | Alabama | Robert Baker gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 03:52 | Alabama | James Lynn hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Vidal | 45-44 |
| 03:26 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard is fouled on the floor by Michael Vidal - foul #2 on Michael Vidal, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lance Sparks (PF), Micheal Horne (C) Michael Cain, Dennis Ryan | |
| 03:17 | Louisiana State | William Carter comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-44 |
| 03:16 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Micheal Horne | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - William Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ivan Filipski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marko Stazenski (fresh) 3 pf. C - Thomas Bender (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Vidal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Lynn (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lance Sparks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Micheal Horne (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Alabama | Marko Stazenski denies the turnaround by Lance Sparks | 45-44 |
| 02:50 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 02:50 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Robert Guerrier (SF), Robert Bibler (C) William Carter, Ivan Filipski, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Guy (SG), Thomas Doyal (SF), Michael Cain (PF), Dennis Ryan (C) Robert Baker, James Lynn, Lance Sparks, Micheal Horne | |
| 02:35 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler lays it in set up by John Cornett | 47-44 |
| 02:11 | Alabama | Dennis Ryan loses the dribble to John Cornett | 47-44 |
| 02:08 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Cornett | 49-44 |
| 01:39 | Alabama | Matthew Guy misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Corey Howard - foul #4 on Corey Howard, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender (C) Robert Bibler | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 01:39 | Alabama | Matthew Guy misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 01:39 | Alabama | Matthew Guy misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 01:39 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 01:10 | Louisiana State | Thomas Doyal steals it from Robert Guerrier | 49-44 |
| 01:06 | Alabama | Michael Vidal lays it in set up by Thomas Doyal | 49-46 |
| 00:41 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender is fouled on the floor by Thomas Doyal - foul #2 on Thomas Doyal, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| 00:41 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 00:41 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Alabama | Michael Cain comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 51-46 |
| 00:33 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Vidal - foul #3 on Michael Vidal, team foul #8 | 51-46 |
| 00:30 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 00:30 | Alabama | Dennis Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 00:25 | Alabama | Michael Vidal comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 00:24 | Alabama | Michael Cain snags the offensive board | 51-46 |
| 00:21 | Alabama | Corey Howard takes the ball from Michael Vidal | 51-46 |
| 00:17 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard lays it up and in | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Alabama | Michael Vidal can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-46 |
| 00:09 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard grabs the board | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:07 | Louisiana State | Michael Vidal is called for the reach on Corey Howard in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Vidal, team foul #9 | 53-46 |
| 00:07 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:07 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:07 | Alabama | Michael Cain pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:01 | Alabama | Michael Cain is hacked by Marko Stazenski - foul #4 on Marko Stazenski, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Michael Vidal comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-46 |