| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Rudolph (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Goff (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Coyle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Cardone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Matthew Guy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) SF - Gene Budziszewski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Cain (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Lance Sparks (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Gerard Coyle inbounds the ball | 31-19 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-19 |
| 19:20 | Alabama | Lance Sparks misses short on a floater from the left side | 31-19 |
| 19:19 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender grabs the defensive rebound | 31-19 |
| 18:59 | Louisiana State | William Goff is fouled on the floor by Robert Baker - foul #2 on Robert Baker, team foul #1 | 31-19 |
| 18:37 | Louisiana State | William Goff loses the dribble to Michael Cain | 31-19 |
| 18:08 | Alabama | Michael Cain comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-19 |
| 18:06 | Louisiana State | William Goff pulls down the rebound | 31-19 |
| 17:49 | Louisiana State | James Cardone's pass is intercepted by Robert Baker | 31-19 |
| 17:46 | Alabama | Robert Baker misses the lay-in | 31-19 |
| 17:45 | Louisiana State | Gerard Coyle pulls down the rebound | 31-19 |
| 17:25 | Louisiana State | William Goff's pass is intercepted by Michael Cain | 31-19 |
| 17:06 | Alabama | Gerard Coyle steps in front of the Robert Baker pass | 31-19 |
| 16:51 | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-19 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:29 | Alabama | Lance Sparks buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Michael Cain | 33-21 |
| 16:04 | Louisiana State | Gerard Coyle is whistled for traveling | 33-21 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Stanley Smith (SG), Marko Stazenski (PF), Robert Bibler (C) Robert Rudolph, William Goff, James Cardone, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Vidal (PG), Micheal Horne (C) Robert Baker, Lance Sparks | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:54 | Alabama | Micheal Horne makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Michael Cain | 33-23 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stanley Smith (fresh) SF - Gerard Coyle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Marko Stazenski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Bibler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Vidal (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Guy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gene Budziszewski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Cain (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Micheal Horne (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Cornett | 36-23 |
| 15:08 | Alabama | Matthew Guy misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-23 |
| 15:07 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski pulls down the rebound | 36-23 |
| 14:48 | Louisiana State | John Cornett drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-23 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:30 | Alabama | Matthew Guy blows the dunk | 39-23 |
| 14:28 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler grabs the defensive rebound | 39-23 |
| 14:03 | Louisiana State | Gerard Coyle makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Marko Stazenski | 42-23 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:45 | Alabama | Michael Cain buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Gene Budziszewski | 42-25 |
| 13:22 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Stanley Smith, team foul #1 | 42-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph (PG), William Goff (SG), James Cardone (PF), Thomas Bender (C) John Cornett, Stanley Smith, Marko Stazenski, Robert Bibler | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Baker (SG), Adam Majkowski (PF), Lance Sparks (C) Matthew Guy, Michael Cain, Micheal Horne | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:00 | Alabama | Michael Vidal is hacked by Robert Rudolph - foul #2 on Robert Rudolph, team foul #2 | 42-25 |
| 12:46 | Alabama | Lance Sparks connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Gene Budziszewski | 42-27 |
| 12:30 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses the easy layup | 42-27 |
| 12:28 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Lance Sparks | 42-27 |
| 12:11 | Alabama | Thomas Bender takes the ball from Robert Baker | 42-27 |
| 11:42 | Louisiana State | Gerard Coyle hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 42-27 |
| 11:40 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 42-27 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Rudolph (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Goff (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Coyle (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Cardone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Vidal (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) SF - Gene Budziszewski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Adam Majkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Lance Sparks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Alabama | Lance Sparks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Gerard Coyle - foul #1 on Gerard Coyle, team foul #3 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (SF) Gerard Coyle | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Guy (PG), Michael Cain (PF) Michael Vidal, Adam Majkowski | |
| 11:28 | Alabama | Lance Sparks makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 11:28 | Alabama | Lance Sparks makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 11:14 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender loses the dribble to Gene Budziszewski | 42-29 |
| 11:03 | Alabama | Gene Budziszewski is called for 3 seconds | 42-29 |
| 10:40 | Louisiana State | William Goff misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-29 |
| 10:38 | Alabama | Michael Cain grabs the defensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 10:24 | Alabama | Michael Cain scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Guy | 42-31 |
| 10:04 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski (SF), Marko Stazenski (PF), Robert Bibler (C) Robert Rudolph, James Cardone, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Alabama | Adam Majkowski (C) Lance Sparks | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:39 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 09:37 | Alabama | Robert Baker hits the follow up shot | 42-33 |
| 09:13 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 42-33 |
| 09:11 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler can't tip it in | 42-33 |
| 09:10 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 08:57 | Louisiana State | Michael Cain steals it from William Goff | 42-33 |
| 08:35 | Alabama | Michael Cain drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 08:07 | Louisiana State | Matthew Guy picks off the pass by John Cornett | 42-36 |
| 07:42 | Alabama | William Goff is called for the reach on Gene Budziszewski - foul #2 on William Goff, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph (PG), Stanley Smith (SG), Gerard Coyle (SF), James Cardone (PF), Thomas Bender (C) John Cornett, William Goff, Ivan Filipski, Marko Stazenski, Robert Bibler | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Vidal (PG), Lance Sparks (C) Matthew Guy, Michael Cain | |
| 07:17 | Alabama | Gene Budziszewski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-36 |
| 07:16 | Alabama | Adam Majkowski snags the offensive board | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Rudolph (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerard Coyle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Cardone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Vidal (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gene Budziszewski (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Adam Majkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Lance Sparks (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:53 | Alabama | Lance Sparks misses badly on a floater from the left block | 42-36 |
| 06:51 | Alabama | Robert Baker misses the tip | 42-36 |
| 06:49 | Alabama | Gene Budziszewski snags the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 06:28 | Alabama | Lance Sparks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (SG) Stanley Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 06:06 | Louisiana State | John Cornett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 06:05 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 05:46 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Rudolph and he's fouled by Robert Baker - foul #3 on Robert Baker, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Goff (SG) John Cornett | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Guy (SG), Michael Cain (PF) Robert Baker, Adam Majkowski | |
| 05:46 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender makes the free throw | 45-36 |
| 05:29 | Alabama | Michael Cain knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Michael Vidal | 45-39 |
| 05:20 | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-39 |
| 04:57 | Alabama | Michael Cain can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 04:56 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 04:51 | Louisiana State | William Goff knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Gerard Coyle | 48-39 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:26 | Alabama | Matthew Guy is fouled on the floor by William Goff - foul #3 on William Goff, team foul #5 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski (PF) James Cardone | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 04:13 | Alabama | Matthew Guy lays it up and in and he's fouled by William Goff - foul #4 on William Goff, team foul #6 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Robert Bibler (C) Robert Rudolph, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Baker (SG), Adam Majkowski (C) Michael Vidal, Lance Sparks | |
| 04:13 | Alabama | Matthew Guy makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 03:44 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 03:42 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler tips it back up and in | 50-42 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:13 | Alabama | Michael Cain can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 03:12 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Goff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gerard Coyle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Marko Stazenski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Bibler (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Matthew Guy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gene Budziszewski (tired) 3 reb. PF - Michael Cain (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Adam Majkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:49 | Louisiana State | John Cornett can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Gene Budziszewski - foul #2 on Gene Budziszewski, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph (PG), Ivan Filipski (SF), James Cardone (PF), Thomas Bender (C) William Goff, Gerard Coyle, Marko Stazenski, Robert Bibler | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Vidal (PG), Lance Sparks (C) Robert Baker, Adam Majkowski | |
| 02:49 | Louisiana State | John Cornett makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 02:49 | Louisiana State | John Cornett makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:33 | Alabama | Michael Cain banks in the layup and he's fouled by Robert Rudolph - foul #3 on Robert Rudolph, team foul #7 | 52-44 |
| 02:33 | Alabama | Michael Cain misses the free throw | 52-44 |
| 02:33 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 02:33 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:08 | Louisiana State | The short jumper by Thomas Bender is denied by Lance Sparks | 52-44 |
| 02:07 | Alabama | Gene Budziszewski grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 01:55 | Alabama | Lance Sparks clanks a turnaround in the lane | 52-44 |
| 01:54 | Alabama | Lance Sparks gets the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 01:49 | Alabama | Matthew Guy misses the dunk attempt | 52-44 |
| 01:48 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 01:48 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Goff (SG), Gerard Coyle (SF) John Cornett, Ivan Filipski | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Baker (SG) Michael Vidal | |
| 01:25 | Louisiana State | William Goff misses badly on a shot from the left side | 52-44 |
| 01:23 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Michael Cain | 52-44 |
| 01:06 | Alabama | Lance Sparks hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas Bender - foul #2 on Thomas Bender, team foul #8 | 52-44 |
| 01:06 | Alabama | Lance Sparks makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 01:06 | Alabama | Lance Sparks misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 00:37 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender's dunk attempt is rejected by Lance Sparks | 52-45 |
| 00:36 | Alabama | Matthew Guy snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:31 | Alabama | Michael Cain connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gene Budziszewski | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:28 | Louisiana State | William Goff is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Guy - foul #2 on Matthew Guy, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (SF) Gerard Coyle | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:26 | Louisiana State | William Goff is hacked by Matthew Guy - foul #3 on Matthew Guy, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| 00:24 | Louisiana State | Gene Budziszewski is called for the reach on John Cornett - foul #3 on Gene Budziszewski, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| 00:21 | Louisiana State | John Cornett is hacked by Gene Budziszewski - foul #4 on Gene Budziszewski, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| 00:21 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 00:21 | Alabama | Gene Budziszewski grabs the board | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Alabama | Michael Cain misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 00:13 | Louisiana State | James Cardone grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana State | Matthew Guy is called for the reach on James Cardone in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Guy, team foul #8 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gerard Coyle (SF) William Goff | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:11 | Louisiana State | James Cardone makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana State | James Cardone makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | Alabama | Michael Cain clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender runs out the clock | 54-48 |