| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Wilkin (fresh) SF - Rod Kenny (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tommie Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Sebastian Staley (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Rayl (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norris Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Adam Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | William Rayl inbounds the ball | 35-20 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 19:52 | Louisiana State | William Rayl loses the dribble to Rod Kenny | 35-20 |
| 19:49 | Alabama | Kenneth Wilkin lays it in on a great pass from Rod Kenny | 37-20 |
| 19:27 | Louisiana State | James Walton drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Chapman | 37-22 |
| 19:14 | Alabama | Kenneth Wilkin loses the ball out of bounds | 37-22 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hayner (PG), Philip Hewitt (SG), William Oliver (PF) Jeffery Wilson, Kenneth Wilkin, Tommie Rogers | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 18:56 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-22 |
| 18:55 | Alabama | William Oliver snags the defensive board | 37-22 |
| 18:34 | Alabama | William Oliver hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 37-22 |
| 18:32 | Alabama | Rod Kenny hits the follow up shot | 39-22 |
| 18:26 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman is hacked by Philip Hewitt - foul #1 on Philip Hewitt, team foul #1 | 39-22 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Wilkin (SG) Philip Hewitt | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), Nicholas Coffey (SF), Eduardo Zuniga (C) James Walton, William Rayl, Adam Woodard | |
| 18:12 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson hits a jumper from the left wing | 39-24 |
| 17:53 | Alabama | Kenneth Wilkin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-24 |
| 17:52 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Norris Robinson | 39-24 |
| 17:47 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Kenneth Wilkin - foul #2 on Kenneth Wilkin, team foul #2 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | Philip Hewitt (SG), Tommie Rogers (PF) Kenneth Wilkin, William Oliver | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 17:47 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 39-25 |
| 17:47 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 17:26 | Alabama | Rod Kenny misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-26 |
| 17:24 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga gets the rebound | 39-26 |
| 16:59 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga is fouled on the floor by Rod Kenny - foul #2 on Rod Kenny, team foul #3 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Wilkin (SG), William Oliver (PF) Philip Hewitt, Tommie Rogers | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), William Rayl (SF), Adam Woodard (C) Robert Chapman, Nicholas Coffey, Eduardo Zuniga | |
| 16:41 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard can't throw it down | 39-26 |
| 16:39 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Sebastian Staley | 39-26 |
| 16:20 | Alabama | William Oliver can't finish the layup | 39-26 |
| 16:18 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| 16:02 | Louisiana State | James Walton misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 39-26 |
| 16:01 | Alabama | Sebastian Staley gets the rebound | 39-26 |
| 15:59 | Alabama | James Walton steps in front of the Kenneth Wilkin pass in the backcourt | 39-26 |
| 15:56 | Louisiana State | William Rayl blows the layup | 39-26 |
| 15:55 | Alabama | Sebastian Staley snags the defensive board | 39-26 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Hayner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Wilkin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rod Kenny (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Oliver (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Sebastian Staley (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vance Plaisance (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Rayl (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norris Robinson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Woodard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Alabama | Sebastian Staley misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Norris Robinson - foul #3 on Norris Robinson, team foul #1 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Philip Hewitt (SG), Tommie Rogers (PF) Kenneth Wilkin, Rod Kenny | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula (SG), Nicholas Coffey (SF), Eduardo Zuniga (PF), James Shamblin (C) Vance Plaisance, William Rayl, Norris Robinson, Adam Woodard | |
| 15:36 | Alabama | Sebastian Staley makes the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 15:36 | Alabama | Sebastian Staley misses the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 15:36 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga snags the defensive board | 40-26 |
| 15:17 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eduardo Zuniga | 40-29 |
| 14:57 | Alabama | William Oliver misses short on a floater in the paint | 40-29 |
| 14:55 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 14:40 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Dikembe Arambula | 40-31 |
| 14:12 | Alabama | William Oliver misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 14:10 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to James Walton | 40-31 |
| 14:04 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by James Walton | 40-33 |
| 13:35 | Alabama | Philip Hewitt can't finish the layup | 40-33 |
| 13:33 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 13:09 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin slams it home on a great pass from Nicholas Coffey | 40-35 |
| 12:48 | Alabama | William Oliver scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 42-35 |
| 12:30 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on James Hayner - foul #4 on James Hayner, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jeffery Wilson (PG), Kenneth Wilkin (SG), Rod Kenny (SF), James Bober (C) James Hayner, Philip Hewitt, Tommie Rogers, Sebastian Staley | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), William Rayl (SF), Norris Robinson (PF) James Walton, Dikembe Arambula, Nicholas Coffey, Eduardo Zuniga | |
| 12:30 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 12:30 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 12:01 | Alabama | Jeffery Wilson clanks a floater from the right side | 42-37 |
| 11:59 | Louisiana State | William Rayl snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 11:55 | Louisiana State | William Rayl connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Vance Plaisance and the foul's on Rod Kenny - foul #3 on Rod Kenny, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Tommie Rogers (PF) William Oliver | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard (C) James Shamblin | |
| 11:55 | Louisiana State | William Rayl misses the free throw | 42-39 |
| 11:55 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Tommie Rogers | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Wilkin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rod Kenny (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Tommie Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - James Bober (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Vance Plaisance (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Rayl (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norris Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Adam Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Alabama | Jeffery Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-39 |
| 11:34 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Norris Robinson | 42-41 |
| 11:19 | Alabama | Tommie Rogers hits the finger roll set up by Jeffery Wilson | 44-41 |
| 11:00 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 44-41 |
| 10:59 | Alabama | Rod Kenny grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 10:42 | Alabama | Rod Kenny hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 10:41 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 10:22 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance misses badly on a floater from the left side | 44-41 |
| 10:20 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance tips it but misses | 44-41 |
| 10:19 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson tips it back up and in | 44-43 |
| 09:53 | Alabama | Kenneth Wilkin misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-43 |
| 09:51 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Norris Robinson | 44-43 |
| 09:41 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard buries a driving attempt from the right block | 44-45 |
| 09:36 | Alabama | Kenneth Wilkin travels in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Oliver (PF), Sebastian Staley (C) Tommie Rogers, James Bober | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Miguel Gonzalez (SF), Eduardo Zuniga (PF) Vance Plaisance, William Rayl, Norris Robinson | |
| 09:18 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman misses the jumper from the left side | 44-45 |
| 09:17 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga gets the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 08:54 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 44-45 |
| 08:53 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard grabs the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 08:32 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Walton | 44-47 |
| 08:15 | Alabama | Jeffery Wilson is fouled on the floor by Eduardo Zuniga - foul #1 on Eduardo Zuniga, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hayner (PG), Philip Hewitt (SG), Tommie Rogers (PF) Jeffery Wilson, Kenneth Wilkin, William Oliver | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), Dikembe Arambula (SG), William Rayl (SF), Norris Robinson (PF) James Walton, Robert Chapman, Miguel Gonzalez, Adam Woodard | |
| 07:56 | Alabama | Rod Kenny knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Hayner (tiring) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Philip Hewitt (fresh) SF - Rod Kenny (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Tommie Rogers (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Sebastian Staley (tiring) 19 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Vance Plaisance (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Arambula (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Rayl (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norris Robinson (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Eduardo Zuniga (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:37 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula is called for traveling | 47-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Oliver (PF) Tommie Rogers | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey (SF), James Shamblin (C) William Rayl, Eduardo Zuniga | |
| 07:20 | Alabama | William Oliver's dunk attempt is rejected by James Shamblin | 47-47 |
| 07:18 | Alabama | William Oliver tips it in | 49-47 |
| 06:58 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Wilkin (SG), Tommie Rogers (PF) Philip Hewitt, William Oliver | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez (SG) Vance Plaisance | |
| 06:39 | Alabama | Norris Robinson steals it from Sebastian Staley | 49-47 |
| 06:20 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula misses the jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 06:18 | Alabama | Rod Kenny pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 05:54 | Alabama | Kenneth Wilkin scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 51-47 |
| 05:40 | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez is called for traveling | 51-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Philip Hewitt (SG), William Oliver (PF) Kenneth Wilkin, Tommie Rogers | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), William Rayl (SF), Eduardo Zuniga (PF), Adam Woodard (C) Dikembe Arambula, Miguel Gonzalez, Nicholas Coffey, Norris Robinson, James Shamblin | |
| 05:19 | Alabama | William Oliver hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from James Hayner | 53-47 |
| 04:58 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-47 |
| 04:57 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Rod Kenny | 53-47 |
| 04:57 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Tommie Rogers (PF) William Oliver | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), James Shamblin (C) James Walton, Adam Woodard | |
| 04:53 | Alabama | Vance Plaisance picks off the pass by Rod Kenny in the backcourt | 53-47 |
| 04:31 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Sebastian Staley - foul #1 on Sebastian Staley, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Wilkin (SG) Philip Hewitt | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey (SF) William Rayl | |
| 04:31 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 04:31 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 04:06 | Alabama | Rod Kenny hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-49 |
| 04:04 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Tommie Rogers | 53-49 |
| 03:43 | Alabama | Sebastian Staley misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-49 |
| 03:41 | Alabama | Kenneth Wilkin can't tip it in | 53-49 |
| 03:40 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Hayner (tired) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Wilkin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Rod Kenny (tired) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Tommie Rogers (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Sebastian Staley (tired) 19 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Vance Plaisance (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Coffey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eduardo Zuniga (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Shamblin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Vance Plaisance | 53-51 |
| 02:53 | Alabama | Rod Kenny connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-51 |
| 02:53 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Philip Hewitt (SG), William Oliver (PF), James Bober (C) Kenneth Wilkin, Tommie Rogers, Sebastian Staley | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), William Rayl (SF), Norris Robinson (PF), Adam Woodard (C) Robert Chapman, Nicholas Coffey, Eduardo Zuniga, James Shamblin | |
| 02:34 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 55-51 |
| 02:33 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson tips it but misses | 55-51 |
| 02:31 | Alabama | William Oliver snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 02:26 | Alabama | Rod Kenny misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 02:25 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 02:08 | Louisiana State | William Rayl buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from James Walton and he's fouled by Rod Kenny - foul #4 on Rod Kenny, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Tommie Rogers (PF), Sebastian Staley (C) William Oliver, James Bober | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula (SG) Vance Plaisance | |
| 02:08 | Louisiana State | William Rayl makes the free throw | 55-54 |
| 02:03 | Alabama | James Hayner is hacked by Dikembe Arambula in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Arambula, team foul #3 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman (SG) Dikembe Arambula | |
| 01:52 | Alabama | Rod Kenny is fouled on the floor by Adam Woodard - foul #2 on Adam Woodard, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jeffery Wilson (PG), Kenneth Wilkin (SG) James Hayner, Philip Hewitt | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 01:33 | Alabama | Tommie Rogers hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Norris Robinson - foul #4 on Norris Robinson, team foul #5 | 55-54 |
| 01:33 | Alabama | Tommie Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 01:33 | Alabama | Tommie Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 01:33 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 01:13 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-54 |
| 01:11 | Alabama | Kenneth Wilkin gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 01:07 | Alabama | Sebastian Staley is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sebastian Staley, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| 00:56 | Louisiana State | William Rayl misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-54 |
| 00:54 | Alabama | Kenneth Wilkin snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:52 | Alabama | Kenneth Wilkin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| 00:28 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson throws it down on a nice dish by William Rayl | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:24 | Alabama | William Rayl picks off the pass by Rod Kenny in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:22 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman is hacked by Tommie Rogers - foul #2 on Tommie Rogers, team foul #9 | 55-56 |
| 00:22 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:22 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:03 | Alabama | Jeffery Wilson is hacked by Norris Robinson - foul #5 on Norris Robinson, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| 00:03 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga (PF) Norris Robinson | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Rod Kenny misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-58 |