| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Shine (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Higginbotham (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ernest Darrington (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Parish (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Oscar Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric James (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Beresky (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Clayborn (fresh) C - Michael Francis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Calvin Beresky inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:31 | Alabama | Calvin Beresky is hacked by John Higginbotham - foul #2 on John Higginbotham, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| 19:09 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Calvin Beresky | 31-27 |
| 18:50 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine is hacked by Eric James - foul #1 on Eric James, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| 18:38 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 31-27 |
| 18:36 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington hits the follow up shot | 33-27 |
| 18:10 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn makes the fadeaway near the basket | 33-29 |
| 17:45 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Mark Clayborn - foul #3 on Mark Clayborn, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Castaldo (C) Mark Clayborn | |
| 17:45 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 17:45 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 17:21 | Alabama | Eric James connects on the jumper near the basket | 34-31 |
| 17:02 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington steps out of bounds on the baseline | 34-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (SG) John Higginbotham | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 16:42 | Alabama | Calvin Beresky misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 16:41 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 16:18 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Oscar Perkins - foul #3 on Oscar Perkins, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Paul Segura (PG), Michael Ferguson (SG), Anthony Brown (PF) Oscar Perkins, Eric James, Michael Francis | |
| 16:18 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:18 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 15:55 | Alabama | Calvin Beresky is whistled for a carry | 35-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp (SF) Scott Shaw | |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Clayborn (PF) Anthony Brown | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Shine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benny Thorp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ernest Darrington (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Joshua Parish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Paul Segura (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Beresky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Clayborn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Castaldo (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 15:31 | Alabama | Robert Castaldo snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 15:15 | Alabama | Calvin Beresky hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Gino Bianchi - foul #2 on Gino Bianchi, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Oscar Perkins (PG), Eric James (SG) Paul Segura, Michael Ferguson | |
| 15:15 | Alabama | Calvin Beresky makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:15 | Alabama | Calvin Beresky makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 14:53 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Joshua Parish | 37-33 |
| 14:33 | Alabama | Calvin Beresky buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Clayborn | 37-36 |
| 14:15 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 37-36 |
| 14:13 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish tips it but misses | 37-36 |
| 14:12 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi gets the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 13:45 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp lays it up and in set up by Gino Bianchi | 39-36 |
| 13:19 | Alabama | Oscar Perkins comes up short on the shot from the left side | 39-36 |
| 13:18 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn snags the offensive board | 39-36 |
| 12:58 | Alabama | Oscar Perkins knocks in the fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Raymond Shine - foul #1 on Raymond Shine, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Ferguson (SG), Paul Segura (SF), Michael Francis (C) Eric James, Calvin Beresky, Robert Castaldo | |
| 12:58 | Alabama | Oscar Perkins makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 12:35 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington loses the ball out of bounds | 39-39 |
| 12:10 | Alabama | Raymond Shine steals it from Michael Francis | 39-39 |
| 12:06 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine dunks the ball | 41-39 |
| 11:48 | Alabama | Michael Francis misses the dunk | 41-39 |
| 11:47 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi grabs the board | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Shine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Benny Thorp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ernest Darrington (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Joshua Parish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Oscar Perkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Segura (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mark Clayborn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish misses long on a floater from the right side | 41-39 |
| 11:27 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 10:58 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn misses long on a shot from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 10:57 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 10:28 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 10:26 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi gets the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 10:03 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp clanks a shot from the free throw line | 41-39 |
| 10:01 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish can't tip it in | 41-39 |
| 09:59 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Mark Clayborn | 41-39 |
| 09:31 | Alabama | Michael Francis buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 09:14 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Mark Clayborn - foul #4 on Mark Clayborn, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (PG), William Johnson (SG), John Higginbotham (SF), Joshua Hays (C) Gino Bianchi, Raymond Shine, Benny Thorp, Joshua Parish | |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric James (SG), Calvin Beresky (SF), Anthony Brown (PF), Robert Castaldo (C) Michael Ferguson, Paul Segura, Mark Clayborn, Michael Francis | |
| 09:14 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 09:14 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 08:54 | Alabama | Ernest Darrington picks off the pass by Eric James | 42-41 |
| 08:31 | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw misses the lay-in but the foul's on Oscar Perkins - foul #4 on Oscar Perkins, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Daniel Sadler (SG) Ernest Darrington | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Ferguson (PG) Oscar Perkins | |
| 08:31 | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 08:31 | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 08:13 | Alabama | Eric James scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Michael Ferguson | 44-43 |
| 07:51 | Louisiana State | William Johnson is fouled on the floor by Anthony Brown - foul #1 on Anthony Brown, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi (PG) Daniel Sadler | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Francis (PF) Anthony Brown | |
| 07:32 | Louisiana State | Joshua Hays misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 07:31 | Alabama | Michael Francis pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Higginbotham (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Joshua Hays (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Ferguson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric James (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Beresky (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Francis (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Castaldo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Alabama | Michael Francis can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-43 |
| 07:04 | Louisiana State | Joshua Hays gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 06:52 | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| 06:31 | Alabama | Robert Castaldo is fouled on the floor by Joshua Hays - foul #1 on Joshua Hays, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine (SG), Benny Thorp (SF), Joshua Parish (C) Scott Shaw, John Higginbotham, Joshua Hays | |
| Subs | Alabama | Paul Segura (PG), Mark Clayborn (PF) Michael Ferguson, Robert Castaldo | |
| 06:10 | Alabama | Eric James misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-43 |
| 06:08 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 05:49 | Louisiana State | William Johnson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-43 |
| 05:47 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish tips it back up and in | 48-43 |
| 05:28 | Alabama | Michael Francis comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 05:26 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 04:59 | Louisiana State | William Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 04:39 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn loses the dribble to Gino Bianchi | 51-43 |
| 04:34 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp lays it in on a great pass from Gino Bianchi | 53-43 |
| 04:10 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn misses badly on a floater in the paint | 53-43 |
| 04:08 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Calvin Beresky | 53-43 |
| 03:52 | Alabama | Michael Francis knocks in the runner in the lane | 53-45 |
| 03:34 | Louisiana State | Michael Francis is called for the reach on Joshua Parish - foul #1 on Michael Francis, team foul #7 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington (PF) William Johnson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Oscar Perkins (PG), Michael Ferguson (SG), Robert Castaldo (C) Eric James, Calvin Beresky, Michael Francis | |
| 03:34 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 03:34 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Shine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Benny Thorp (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ernest Darrington (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Joshua Parish (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Oscar Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Michael Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Segura (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mark Clayborn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Castaldo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Alabama | Robert Castaldo loses the ball out of bounds | 55-45 |
| 02:53 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 55-45 |
| 02:51 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 02:51 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric James (SG), Calvin Beresky (SF) Michael Ferguson, Paul Segura | |
| 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) | |
| 02:43 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn drills a floater from the right wing set up by Calvin Beresky | 55-47 |
| 02:21 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington double dribbles | 55-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Francis (C) Robert Castaldo | |
| 02:06 | Alabama | Michael Francis is fouled on the floor by Benny Thorp - foul #4 on Benny Thorp, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| 01:48 | Alabama | Oscar Perkins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 01:46 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Raymond Shine | 55-47 |
| 01:26 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Mark Clayborn - foul #5 on Mark Clayborn, team foul #8 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Castaldo (C) Mark Clayborn | |
| 01:26 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 01:26 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington misses the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 01:26 | Alabama | Calvin Beresky gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 01:14 | Alabama | Michael Francis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-47 |
| 01:12 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 01:08 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp loses the dribble to Calvin Beresky | 55-47 |
| 01:03 | Alabama | Calvin Beresky lays it up and in | 55-49 |
| 00:46 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 00:45 | Alabama | Robert Castaldo gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Alabama | Eric James can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 00:38 | Alabama | Michael Francis tips it in | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Louisiana State | Oscar Perkins is called for the reach on Ernest Darrington in the backcourt - foul #5 on Oscar Perkins, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Ferguson (PG) Oscar Perkins | |
| 00:36 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:36 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:33 | Alabama | Michael Ferguson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Johnson (SF) Benny Thorp | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:31 | Louisiana State | William Johnson is fouled on the floor by Robert Castaldo - foul #1 on Robert Castaldo, team foul #10 | 57-51 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana State | William Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana State | William Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp (SF) William Johnson | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:25 | Alabama | Michael Ferguson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 00:22 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Ferguson - foul #2 on Michael Ferguson, team foul #11 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Johnson (SF) Benny Thorp | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:22 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:22 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:16 | Alabama | Calvin Beresky misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-54 |
| 00:15 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington snags the defensive board | 61-54 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington is hacked by Michael Ferguson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Ferguson, team foul #12 | 61-54 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:08 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp (SF) William Johnson | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Calvin Beresky makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Ferguson | 62-57 |
| 00:03 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington is hacked by Michael Ferguson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Ferguson, team foul #13 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Johnson (SF) Benny Thorp | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:03 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:03 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Eric James can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 64-57 |