| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Howard Herron (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Nathan Kale (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Bivens (fresh) C - Bruce Dorsey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Levron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pete Heath (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Powell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Brown (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Nathan Kale inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | LSU | David Bivens comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Johnny Brown - foul #2 on Johnny Brown, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 19:44 | LSU | David Bivens makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 19:44 | LSU | David Bivens misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 19:44 | UAB | Edward Powell gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 19:29 | UAB | Thomas Walsh's fadeaway is rejected by David Bivens | 30-31 |
| 19:28 | UAB | Edward Powell misses the tip | 30-31 |
| 19:27 | LSU | David Bivens gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 19:22 | LSU | Robert Sutton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Walsh - foul #2 on Thomas Walsh, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| 19:22 | LSU | Robert Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 19:22 | LSU | Robert Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:59 | UAB | Pete Heath hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Johnny Brown | 32-34 |
| 18:42 | LSU | Robert Sutton misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-34 |
| 18:40 | LSU | Nathan Kale tips it in | 34-34 |
| 18:20 | UAB | Johnny Brown buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Walsh | 34-36 |
| 17:58 | LSU | Robert Sutton scores on a jumper from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 17:45 | UAB | Thomas Walsh buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Johnny Brown | 36-39 |
| 17:25 | LSU | David Bivens comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 17:23 | UAB | Pete Heath snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 17:00 | UAB | Ronald Levron misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bruce Dorsey - foul #2 on Bruce Dorsey, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG), Kyle Mosher (SG), David Smith (SF), Larry Price (PF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Robert Sutton, Howard Herron, Nathan Kale, David Bivens, Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | UAB | Leo Prado (SG), Raymond Moore (SF), Stephen Nokes (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Thomas Walsh, Pete Heath, Edward Powell, Johnny Brown | |
| 17:00 | UAB | Ronald Levron makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 17:00 | UAB | Ronald Levron misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 17:00 | LSU | Kyle Mosher grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 16:40 | LSU | Larry Price misses the easy layup | 36-40 |
| 16:38 | UAB | Stephen Nokes gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 16:21 | UAB | Larry Price swats the layup by Leo Prado | 36-40 |
| 16:20 | LSU | Larry Price pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 16:14 | LSU | Larry Price knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jeff Friel | 38-40 |
| 16:03 | UAB | Joseph Jones is called for traveling | 38-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Howard Herron (SG), Nathan Kale (SF) Kyle Mosher, David Smith | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Walsh (SG), Pete Heath (SF) Ronald Levron, Leo Prado | |
| 15:44 | LSU | Nathan Kale misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Raymond Moore - foul #2 on Raymond Moore, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), James Smith (C) Jeff Friel, Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | UAB | Edward Powell (PF) Joseph Jones | |
| 15:44 | LSU | Nathan Kale makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:44 | LSU | Nathan Kale makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Herron (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Nathan Kale (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Price (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Raymond Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Walsh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Pete Heath (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Edward Powell (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Nokes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:24 | UAB | Thomas Walsh misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-40 |
| 15:22 | LSU | James Smith snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 15:18 | LSU | Larry Price connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 14:55 | UAB | Pete Heath clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-40 |
| 14:54 | UAB | Stephen Nokes pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:45 | UAB | Stephen Nokes misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Smith - foul #4 on James Smith, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | LSU | David Bivens (PF), Bruce Dorsey (C) Larry Price, James Smith | |
| Subs | UAB | Johnny Brown (C) Edward Powell | |
| 14:45 | UAB | Stephen Nokes makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 14:45 | UAB | Stephen Nokes misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 14:45 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 14:33 | LSU | Howard Herron is hacked by Raymond Moore - foul #3 on Raymond Moore, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UAB | Leo Prado (SG), Thomas Wolfe (SF), Joseph Jones (PF) Thomas Walsh, Pete Heath, Stephen Nokes | |
| 14:17 | LSU | Howard Herron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG), Kyle Mosher (SG) Robert Sutton, Howard Herron | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 13:57 | UAB | Johnny Brown misses short on a jumper from close range | 43-41 |
| 13:56 | UAB | Leo Prado tips it but misses | 43-41 |
| 13:55 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Jones | 43-41 |
| 13:45 | UAB | Leo Prado is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Leo Prado, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Price (SF) Nathan Kale | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Walsh (SG), Edward Powell (PF) Raymond Moore, Joseph Jones | |
| 13:36 | LSU | Jeff Friel comes up short on the floater from the right block | 43-41 |
| 13:34 | UAB | Edward Powell snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 13:27 | UAB | Johnny Brown is fouled on the floor by Kyle Mosher - foul #3 on Kyle Mosher, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Levron (PG), Pete Heath (SF) Leo Prado, Thomas Wolfe | |
| 13:09 | UAB | Edward Powell misses the lay-in | 43-41 |
| 13:07 | LSU | Jeff Friel snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 13:01 | LSU | Johnny Brown denies the turnaround by Larry Price | 43-41 |
| 12:59 | LSU | Kyle Mosher pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 12:50 | LSU | David Bivens blows the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Levron - foul #1 on Ronald Levron, team foul #6 | 43-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Howard Herron (SG), Cory Yamamoto (C) Jeff Friel, Kyle Mosher, Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 12:50 | LSU | David Bivens misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:50 | LSU | David Bivens makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 12:33 | UAB | Ronald Levron is fouled on the floor by Robert Sutton - foul #1 on Robert Sutton, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Nathan Kale (SF) David Bivens | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 12:16 | UAB | Pete Heath can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 12:14 | LSU | Howard Herron pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 12:09 | LSU | The jump hook by Nathan Kale is blocked by Johnny Brown | 44-41 |
| 12:08 | LSU | Howard Herron grabs the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 11:52 | LSU | Robert Sutton scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-41 |
| 11:35 | UAB | Nathan Kale picks off the pass by Ronald Levron | 47-41 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Herron (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Nathan Kale (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Price (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Cory Yamamoto (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Levron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Walsh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Pete Heath (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Edward Powell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:22 | LSU | Robert Sutton comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-41 |
| 11:21 | LSU | Nathan Kale pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 11:10 | LSU | Robert Sutton scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Larry Price | 49-41 |
| 11:01 | UAB | Edward Powell is whistled for a carry | 49-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Bruce Dorsey (PF) Larry Price | |
| Subs | UAB | Raymond Moore (PG), Leo Prado (SG), Thomas Wolfe (SF), Stephen Nokes (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Ronald Levron, Thomas Walsh, Pete Heath, Edward Powell, Johnny Brown | |
| 10:36 | LSU | Howard Herron can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-41 |
| 10:35 | UAB | Joseph Jones grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 10:07 | UAB | Thomas Wolfe misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-41 |
| 10:06 | UAB | Stephen Nokes grabs the offensive board | 49-41 |
| 10:01 | UAB | Leo Prado hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 09:39 | LSU | Howard Herron hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Stephen Nokes - foul #2 on Stephen Nokes, team foul #7 | 49-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG), Larry Price (SF), David Bivens (PF) Robert Sutton, Nathan Kale, Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | UAB | Pete Heath (SF) Thomas Wolfe | |
| 09:39 | LSU | Howard Herron misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 09:39 | LSU | Howard Herron misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 09:39 | UAB | Stephen Nokes pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 09:26 | UAB | Pete Heath drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Raymond Moore | 49-47 |
| 09:21 | LSU | Larry Price is hacked by Raymond Moore - foul #4 on Raymond Moore, team foul #8 | 49-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Mosher (SG) Howard Herron | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Walsh (SG), Edward Powell (PF) Raymond Moore, Joseph Jones | |
| 09:21 | LSU | Larry Price makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 09:21 | LSU | Larry Price makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 09:07 | UAB | Thomas Walsh connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Nokes | 51-49 |
| 08:42 | LSU | Jeff Friel blows the layup | 51-49 |
| 08:41 | UAB | Edward Powell grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 08:26 | UAB | Leo Prado misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jeff Friel - foul #1 on Jeff Friel, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Cory Yamamoto (C) Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | UAB | Johnny Brown (C) Stephen Nokes | |
| 08:26 | UAB | Leo Prado misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 08:26 | UAB | Leo Prado makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 08:13 | LSU | Larry Price's layup is rejected by Johnny Brown | 51-50 |
| 08:12 | UAB | Johnny Brown grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 07:56 | UAB | Pete Heath is whistled for traveling | 51-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Howard Herron (SG), Nathan Kale (SF), James Smith (C) Jeff Friel, Kyle Mosher, Larry Price, Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Levron (PG), Raymond Moore (SF) Leo Prado, Pete Heath | |
| 07:43 | LSU | Howard Herron hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 07:42 | UAB | Johnny Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 07:35 | UAB | Johnny Brown clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Sutton - foul #2 on Robert Sutton, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Wolfe (SF), Joseph Jones (PF) Thomas Walsh, Edward Powell | |
| 07:35 | UAB | Johnny Brown makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 07:35 | UAB | Johnny Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 07:35 | LSU | James Smith grabs the board | 51-51 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Herron (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Nathan Kale (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Bivens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Levron (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Wolfe (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:11 | LSU | Raymond Moore is called for the reach on Howard Herron - foul #5 on Raymond Moore, team foul #9 | 51-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Price (PF) David Bivens | |
| Subs | UAB | Pete Heath (SF) Raymond Moore | |
| 07:11 | LSU | Howard Herron makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 07:11 | LSU | Howard Herron misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 07:11 | UAB | Thomas Wolfe snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 06:56 | UAB | Thomas Wolfe clanks a 3 from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 06:54 | LSU | The rebound goes to Nathan Kale | 52-51 |
| 06:33 | LSU | James Smith is called for traveling | 52-51 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Walsh (SG), Edward Powell (PF) Thomas Wolfe, Joseph Jones | |
| 06:13 | UAB | Pete Heath is hacked by Howard Herron - foul #1 on Howard Herron, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG), Kyle Mosher (SG) Robert Sutton, Howard Herron | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 06:13 | UAB | Pete Heath misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 06:13 | LSU | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 05:56 | LSU | James Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 05:55 | UAB | Edward Powell grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 05:50 | UAB | Ronald Levron knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Pete Heath | 52-54 |
| 05:33 | LSU | Larry Price is hacked by Pete Heath - foul #1 on Pete Heath, team foul #10 | 52-54 |
| Subs | LSU | David Bivens (PF) Nathan Kale | |
| Subs | UAB | Leo Prado (PG), Stephen Nokes (SF), Joseph Jones (C) Ronald Levron, Pete Heath, Johnny Brown | |
| 05:33 | LSU | Larry Price misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:33 | LSU | Larry Price misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:33 | UAB | The rebound goes to Edward Powell | 52-54 |
| 05:06 | UAB | Joseph Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-54 |
| 05:04 | LSU | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 04:58 | LSU | Kyle Mosher makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-54 |
| 04:49 | UAB | Joseph Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 04:47 | UAB | Edward Powell pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 04:24 | UAB | Leo Prado's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Howard Herron (SG), Nathan Kale (SF), Bruce Dorsey (C) Jeff Friel, Kyle Mosher, Larry Price, James Smith | |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Levron (PG), Pete Heath (SF) Thomas Walsh, Edward Powell | |
| 04:13 | LSU | David Bivens buries a floater from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 04:00 | UAB | Stephen Nokes connects on the jumper from close range | 57-56 |
| 03:50 | LSU | Howard Herron can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 03:49 | UAB | The rebound goes to Stephen Nokes | 57-56 |
| 03:24 | UAB | Robert Sutton is called for the reach on Pete Heath - foul #3 on Robert Sutton, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Cory Yamamoto (C) David Bivens | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Wolfe (SG), Johnny Brown (C) Leo Prado, Joseph Jones | |
| 03:24 | UAB | Pete Heath makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 03:24 | UAB | Pete Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Howard Herron (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Nathan Kale (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Dorsey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Cory Yamamoto (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Levron (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Wolfe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Pete Heath (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Stephen Nokes (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Johnny Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:00 | LSU | Nathan Kale drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Robert Sutton and he's hacked by Ronald Levron - foul #2 on Ronald Levron, team foul #11 | 59-58 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Walsh (SG), James Ernst (PF) Ronald Levron, Stephen Nokes | |
| 03:00 | LSU | Nathan Kale makes the free throw | 60-58 |
| 02:58 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | LSU | David Bivens (PF), James Smith (C) Bruce Dorsey, Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Levron (PG), Edward Powell (PF) Thomas Wolfe, James Ernst | |
| 02:46 | UAB | Edward Powell's floater is tipped away by James Smith | 60-58 |
| 02:45 | LSU | David Bivens gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 02:24 | LSU | Robert Sutton makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-58 |
| 02:19 | UAB | Pete Heath knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 63-60 |
| 02:15 | LSU | Nathan Kale blows the dunk | 63-60 |
| 02:13 | UAB | Thomas Walsh snags the defensive board | 63-60 |
| 01:52 | UAB | Pete Heath drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 01:37 | LSU | Nathan Kale misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 01:36 | LSU | James Smith tips it in | 65-63 |
| 01:31 | UAB | James Smith denies the turnaround by Edward Powell | 65-63 |
| 01:30 | LSU | David Bivens grabs the defensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 01:22 | LSU | Howard Herron is called for traveling | 65-63 |
| 01:10 | UAB | Edward Powell can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by David Bivens - foul #3 on David Bivens, team foul #9 | 65-63 |
| 01:10 | UAB | Edward Powell makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:10 | UAB | Edward Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:49 | LSU | Robert Sutton makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-65 |
| 00:36 | UAB | Thomas Walsh misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-65 |
| 00:34 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Smith | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:32 | LSU | Ronald Levron is called for the reach on James Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Levron, team foul #12 | 67-65 |
| 00:32 | LSU | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:32 | LSU | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:32 | UAB | Edward Powell pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| 00:22 | UAB | Pete Heath makes the jumper from the right side | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:04 | LSU | Howard Herron is hacked by Thomas Walsh - foul #3 on Thomas Walsh, team foul #13 | 67-67 |
| 00:04 | LSU | Howard Herron makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:04 | LSU | Howard Herron misses the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:04 | UAB | Thomas Walsh grabs the defensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 00:04 | UAB | UAB calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Ronald Levron comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 68-67 |