| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jeff Friel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Herron (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmie Foster (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Bivens (fresh) C - James Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Pedro Carrillo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Sarris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Loranger (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Ashcraft (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dwight Finlayson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Matthew Loranger inbounds the ball | 45-34 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Alabama | David Ashcraft can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-34 |
| 19:52 | LSU | Jeff Friel grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 19:46 | LSU | Howard Herron clanks a turnaround in the paint | 45-34 |
| 19:44 | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| 19:39 | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-34 |
| 19:37 | Alabama | David Ashcraft pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 19:25 | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson travels with the ball | 45-34 |
| 19:12 | LSU | Jeff Friel scores on a floater from the right side set up by Howard Herron | 47-34 |
| 18:53 | Alabama | David Ashcraft's pass is intercepted by Howard Herron | 47-34 |
| 18:42 | LSU | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 47-34 |
| 18:40 | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 18:33 | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Pedro Carrillo and the foul's on Howard Herron - foul #2 on Howard Herron, team foul #1 | 47-36 |
| 18:33 | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson misses the free throw | 47-36 |
| 18:33 | LSU | Howard Herron gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 18:16 | LSU | David Bivens is hacked by David Ashcraft - foul #2 on David Ashcraft, team foul #1 | 47-36 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jon Wiggins (C) Dwight Finlayson | |
| 18:02 | LSU | Jimmie Foster knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Howard Herron | 50-36 |
| 17:56 | Alabama | James Sarris misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Howard Herron - foul #3 on Howard Herron, team foul #2 | 50-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Mosher (SG), Bruce Dorsey (PF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Howard Herron, David Bivens, James Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | Boris Pawlikowski (SF), Shawn Roe (C) Matthew Loranger, David Ashcraft | |
| 17:56 | Alabama | James Sarris misses the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 17:56 | Alabama | James Sarris makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 17:35 | LSU | Jeff Friel is fouled on the floor by Jon Wiggins - foul #1 on Jon Wiggins, team foul #2 | 50-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Shawn Roberts (SF) Jimmie Foster | |
| Subs | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis (SG) James Sarris | |
| 17:24 | LSU | Jeff Friel clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 17:23 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Jon Wiggins | 50-37 |
| 17:17 | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 17:15 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 17:10 | LSU | Shawn Roberts banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeff Friel and the foul's on Boris Pawlikowski - foul #1 on Boris Pawlikowski, team foul #3 | 52-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Gatti (SF) Jeff Friel | |
| Subs | Alabama | Darryl Mattson (SG) Pedro Carrillo | |
| 17:10 | LSU | Shawn Roberts makes the free throw | 53-37 |
| 16:57 | Alabama | Kyle Mosher is called for the reach on Darryl Mattson - foul #2 on Kyle Mosher, team foul #3 | 53-37 |
| Subs | LSU | David Bivens (PF) Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Loranger (SF), Dwight Finlayson (PF) Boris Pawlikowski, Shawn Roe | |
| 16:42 | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-37 |
| 16:40 | LSU | Shawn Roberts gets the rebound | 53-37 |
| 16:33 | LSU | Dwight Finlayson steals it from Kyle Mosher | 53-37 |
| 16:13 | Alabama | Matthew Loranger misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 53-37 |
| 16:11 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey pulls down the rebound | 53-37 |
| 16:05 | LSU | Bradley Gatti misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Matthew Loranger - foul #3 on Matthew Loranger, team foul #4 | 53-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG), James Smith (C) Shawn Roberts, Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo (PG), James Sarris (SG), Boris Pawlikowski (SF), David Ashcraft (PF) Clarence McGhinnis, Darryl Mattson, Matthew Loranger, Jon Wiggins | |
| 16:05 | LSU | Bradley Gatti makes the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 16:05 | LSU | Bradley Gatti misses the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 16:05 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Dwight Finlayson | 54-37 |
| 15:44 | Alabama | Bradley Gatti is called for the reach on Boris Pawlikowski - foul #1 on Bradley Gatti, team foul #4 | 54-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Howard Herron (SG), Jimmie Foster (SF), Cory Yamamoto (PF) Jeff Friel, Kyle Mosher, Bradley Gatti, David Bivens | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Kirk (C) Dwight Finlayson | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Howard Herron (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jimmie Foster (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Cory Yamamoto (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Pedro Carrillo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Sarris (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Boris Pawlikowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Ashcraft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Kirk (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:29 | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo comes up short on the floater from the left side | 54-37 |
| 15:28 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Smith | 54-37 |
| 15:22 | LSU | Jimmie Foster is fouled on the floor by Boris Pawlikowski - foul #2 on Boris Pawlikowski, team foul #5 | 54-37 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Loranger (SF) Boris Pawlikowski | |
| 14:55 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto double dribbles | 54-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Bruce Dorsey (PF) Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 14:34 | Alabama | James Sarris clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-37 |
| 14:32 | Alabama | Matthew Loranger tips it but misses | 54-37 |
| 14:30 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey gets the rebound | 54-37 |
| 14:23 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 54-37 |
| 14:22 | LSU | Jimmie Foster grabs the offensive board | 54-37 |
| 14:02 | LSU | Robert Sutton connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Howard Herron | 56-37 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:49 | Alabama | Matthew Kirk comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 56-37 |
| 13:47 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bruce Dorsey | 56-37 |
| 13:41 | LSU | Robert Sutton travels with the ball | 56-37 |
| Subs | LSU | David Bivens (PF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Bruce Dorsey, James Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis (PG), Darryl Mattson (SG), Boris Pawlikowski (SF), Dwight Finlayson (PF), Jon Wiggins (C) Pedro Carrillo, James Sarris, Matthew Loranger, David Ashcraft, Matthew Kirk | |
| 13:25 | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson is whistled for traveling | 56-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Mosher (SF) Jimmie Foster | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 13:14 | LSU | Howard Herron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-37 |
| 13:13 | Alabama | Jon Wiggins gets the rebound | 56-37 |
| 13:08 | Alabama | Darryl Mattson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 12:54 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto throws it down set up by Kyle Mosher and he's hacked by Clarence McGhinnis - foul #1 on Clarence McGhinnis, team foul #6 | 58-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG), Shawn Roberts (SF) Robert Sutton, Howard Herron | |
| Subs | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo (PG) Darryl Mattson | |
| 12:54 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto makes the free throw | 59-40 |
| 12:39 | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-40 |
| 12:37 | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo tips it home | 59-42 |
| 12:14 | LSU | David Bivens buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Kyle Mosher | 62-42 |
| 12:09 | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Shawn Roberts - foul #1 on Shawn Roberts, team foul #5 | 62-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmie Foster (SF), James Smith (C) Shawn Roberts, Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Sarris (SG), Matthew Loranger (SF), Matthew Kirk (C) Pedro Carrillo, Boris Pawlikowski, Dwight Finlayson | |
| 12:09 | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 12:09 | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis misses the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 12:09 | LSU | James Smith snags the defensive board | 62-43 |
| 11:56 | LSU | David Bivens's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Kirk | 62-43 |
| 11:54 | Alabama | Jon Wiggins pulls down the rebound | 62-43 |
| 11:49 | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Sarris | 62-46 |
| 11:38 | LSU | Jimmie Foster hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jeff Friel | 65-46 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jeff Friel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Mosher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jimmie Foster (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Bivens (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clarence McGhinnis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Sarris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Loranger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jon Wiggins (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Kirk (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Alabama | Matthew Kirk can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-46 |
| 11:30 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jeff Friel | 65-46 |
| 11:24 | LSU | James Smith misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Matthew Loranger - foul #4 on Matthew Loranger, team foul #7 | 65-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Howard Herron (SG), Bruce Dorsey (PF) Jeff Friel, Kyle Mosher, David Bivens | |
| Subs | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo (PG), Boris Pawlikowski (SF), David Ashcraft (PF) Clarence McGhinnis, Matthew Loranger, Jon Wiggins | |
| 11:24 | LSU | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 11:24 | LSU | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| 11:24 | Alabama | Matthew Kirk gets the rebound | 66-46 |
| 11:06 | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-46 |
| 11:04 | Alabama | James Sarris gets the offensive rebound | 66-46 |
| 10:59 | Alabama | Matthew Kirk can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #6 | 66-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Cory Yamamoto (C) James Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 10:59 | Alabama | Matthew Kirk makes the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 10:59 | Alabama | Matthew Kirk misses the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 10:59 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey grabs the board | 66-47 |
| 10:46 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Jimmie Foster | 68-47 |
| 10:41 | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from James Sarris | 68-49 |
| 10:17 | LSU | Robert Sutton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Matthew Kirk - foul #4 on Matthew Kirk, team foul #8 | 68-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Mosher (SF) Jimmie Foster | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson (C) Matthew Kirk | |
| 10:17 | LSU | Robert Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 69-49 |
| 10:17 | LSU | Robert Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 70-49 |
| 09:55 | Alabama | Boris Pawlikowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-49 |
| 09:54 | Alabama | David Ashcraft pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-49 |
| 09:41 | Alabama | David Ashcraft banks in the layup | 70-51 |
| 09:28 | LSU | Pedro Carrillo picks off the pass by Kyle Mosher | 70-51 |
| 09:24 | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo lays it in | 70-53 |
| 09:18 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Robert Sutton | 72-53 |
| 09:13 | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo misses the turnaround near the basket | 72-53 |
| 09:12 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bruce Dorsey | 72-53 |
| 09:08 | LSU | Robert Sutton comes up short on the 3 from straight away but he's fouled by Dwight Finlayson - foul #2 on Dwight Finlayson, team foul #9 | 72-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmie Foster (SF), David Bivens (PF), James Smith (C) Kyle Mosher, Bruce Dorsey, Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis (SG), Don Holland (SF), Jon Wiggins (C) James Sarris, Boris Pawlikowski, David Ashcraft | |
| 09:08 | LSU | Robert Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 73-53 |
| 09:08 | LSU | Robert Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 74-53 |
| 09:08 | LSU | Robert Sutton makes the 3rd free throw | 75-53 |
| 08:47 | Alabama | David Bivens is called for the reach on Clarence McGhinnis - foul #1 on David Bivens, team foul #7 | 75-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG), Kyle Mosher (SG) Robert Sutton, Howard Herron | |
| Subs | Alabama | Darryl Mattson (SG), Shawn Roe (C) Pedro Carrillo, Dwight Finlayson | |
| 08:47 | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis makes the 1st free throw | 75-54 |
| 08:47 | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis misses the 2nd free throw | 75-54 |
| 08:47 | LSU | David Bivens gets the rebound | 75-54 |
| 08:45 | LSU | Jeff Friel is hacked by Clarence McGhinnis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clarence McGhinnis, team foul #10 | 75-54 |
| 08:45 | LSU | Jeff Friel misses the 1st free throw | 75-54 |
| 08:45 | LSU | Jeff Friel makes the 2nd free throw | 76-54 |
| 08:34 | Alabama | Jon Wiggins misses the lay-in | 76-54 |
| 08:32 | LSU | David Bivens snags the defensive board | 76-54 |
| 08:24 | LSU | Jeff Friel misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Clarence McGhinnis - foul #3 on Clarence McGhinnis, team foul #11 | 76-54 |
| 08:24 | LSU | Jeff Friel makes the 1st free throw | 77-54 |
| 08:24 | LSU | Jeff Friel makes the 2nd free throw | 78-54 |
| 08:11 | Alabama | Don Holland can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 78-54 |
| 08:09 | Alabama | Don Holland grabs the offensive rebound | 78-54 |
| 07:59 | Alabama | Darryl Mattson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Don Holland | 78-57 |
| 07:33 | LSU | Jeff Friel's pass is intercepted by Clarence McGhinnis | 78-57 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jeff Friel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Mosher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jimmie Foster (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Bivens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clarence McGhinnis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Darryl Mattson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Holland (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jon Wiggins (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Shawn Roe (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Alabama | Darryl Mattson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-57 |
| 07:19 | LSU | Jimmie Foster gets the rebound | 78-57 |
| 07:15 | LSU | Jeff Friel misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 78-57 |
| 07:14 | Alabama | Shawn Roe snags the defensive board | 78-57 |
| 07:10 | Alabama | Don Holland hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #8 | 78-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Howard Herron (SG), Bruce Dorsey (PF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Jeff Friel, Jimmie Foster, David Bivens, James Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo (PG), James Sarris (SG), David Ashcraft (PF), Matthew Kirk (C) Clarence McGhinnis, Darryl Mattson, Jon Wiggins, Shawn Roe | |
| 07:10 | Alabama | Don Holland makes the 1st free throw | 78-58 |
| 07:10 | Alabama | Don Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 78-59 |
| 06:52 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on David Ashcraft - foul #3 on David Ashcraft, team foul #12 | 78-59 |
| Subs | LSU | Shawn Roberts (SF) Kyle Mosher | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Loranger (SF) Don Holland | |
| 06:52 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 79-59 |
| 06:52 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey misses the 2nd free throw | 79-59 |
| 06:52 | Alabama | David Ashcraft pulls down the rebound | 79-59 |
| 06:35 | Alabama | David Ashcraft connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew Loranger | 79-62 |
| 06:31 | LSU | Matthew Kirk is called for the reach on Cory Yamamoto - foul #5 on Matthew Kirk, team foul #13 | 79-62 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson (C) Matthew Kirk | |
| 06:31 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto makes the 1st free throw | 80-62 |
| 06:31 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto makes the 2nd free throw | 81-62 |
| 06:03 | Alabama | James Sarris double dribbles | 81-62 |
| Subs | LSU | David Bivens (PF), James Smith (C) Cory Yamamoto, Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shawn Roe (C) David Ashcraft | |
| 05:43 | LSU | David Bivens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 81-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG), Kyle Mosher (SF) Robert Sutton, Shawn Roberts | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 05:30 | Alabama | James Sarris hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 81-62 |
| 05:29 | LSU | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 81-62 |
| 05:23 | LSU | James Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 81-62 |
| 05:21 | Alabama | James Sarris grabs the board | 81-62 |
| 05:17 | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo misses the 3 from the left corner | 81-62 |
| 05:16 | LSU | Kyle Mosher grabs the board | 81-62 |
| 05:10 | LSU | Kyle Mosher clanks a floater from the left side | 81-62 |
| 05:09 | Alabama | Matthew Loranger grabs the defensive rebound | 81-62 |
| 05:05 | Alabama | James Sarris misses the dunk | 81-62 |
| 05:04 | LSU | David Bivens grabs the board | 81-62 |
| 04:58 | LSU | Jeff Friel is fouled on the floor by Matthew Loranger - foul #5 on Matthew Loranger, team foul #14 | 81-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmie Foster (SF), Bruce Dorsey (C) Kyle Mosher, James Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis (SG), Boris Pawlikowski (SF), David Ashcraft (PF), Jon Wiggins (C) James Sarris, Matthew Loranger, Dwight Finlayson, Shawn Roe | |
| 04:58 | LSU | Jeff Friel makes the 1st free throw | 82-62 |
| 04:58 | LSU | Jeff Friel misses the 2nd free throw | 82-62 |
| 04:58 | Alabama | Jon Wiggins grabs the defensive rebound | 82-62 |
| 04:42 | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 82-64 |
| 04:31 | LSU | Jeff Friel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 82-64 |
| 04:29 | Alabama | Boris Pawlikowski gets the rebound | 82-64 |
| 04:24 | Alabama | Pedro Carrillo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 82-64 |
| 04:23 | Alabama | Jon Wiggins pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-64 |
| 04:11 | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis's fadeaway is rejected by David Bivens | 82-64 |
| 04:10 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey snags the defensive board | 82-64 |
| 03:47 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Jeff Friel | 84-64 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:40 | Alabama | Jon Wiggins connects on the floater from close range and he's hacked by Jimmie Foster - foul #2 on Jimmie Foster, team foul #9 | 84-66 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Cory Yamamoto (PF), James Smith (C) Howard Herron, David Bivens, Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Sarris (SG), Dwight Finlayson (C) Pedro Carrillo, David Ashcraft | |
| 03:40 | Alabama | Jon Wiggins makes the free throw | 84-67 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | LSU | Clarence McGhinnis is called for the reach on Robert Sutton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clarence McGhinnis, team foul #15 | 84-67 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shawn Roe (C) Jon Wiggins | |
| 03:35 | LSU | Robert Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 85-67 |
| 03:35 | LSU | Robert Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 86-67 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jeff Friel (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jimmie Foster (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cory Yamamoto (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clarence McGhinnis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - James Sarris (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Boris Pawlikowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dwight Finlayson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Shawn Roe (fresh) | |
| 03:15 | Alabama | Boris Pawlikowski misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 86-67 |
| 03:13 | LSU | Jimmie Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 86-67 |
| 03:07 | LSU | James Smith comes up short on the runner near the basket | 86-67 |
| 03:05 | Alabama | Boris Pawlikowski gets the rebound | 86-67 |
| 02:58 | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Dwight Finlayson | 86-69 |
| 02:42 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto is fouled on the floor by Shawn Roe - foul #1 on Shawn Roe, team foul #16 | 86-69 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Mosher (PG), Shawn Roberts (SF), Bradley Gatti (PF) Robert Sutton, Jimmie Foster, James Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | Darryl Mattson (SG), Don Holland (SF) James Sarris, Boris Pawlikowski | |
| 02:42 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto makes the 1st free throw | 87-69 |
| 02:42 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto makes the 2nd free throw | 88-69 |
| 02:33 | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson misses the jump hook from the baseline | 88-69 |
| 02:32 | LSU | Kyle Mosher gets the rebound | 88-69 |
| 02:27 | LSU | Shawn Roberts buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kyle Mosher | 91-69 |
| 02:15 | Alabama | Darryl Mattson connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Shawn Roe | 91-71 |
| 01:56 | LSU | Kyle Mosher buries a 3 from straight away set up by Cory Yamamoto | 94-71 |
| 01:51 | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis misses the 3 from the right corner | 94-71 |
| 01:50 | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson snags the offensive board | 94-71 |
| 01:45 | Alabama | Don Holland makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Shawn Roe | 94-74 |
| 01:27 | LSU | Clarence McGhinnis picks off the pass by Bradley Gatti | 94-74 |
| 01:22 | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Shawn Roberts - foul #2 on Shawn Roberts, team foul #10 | 94-74 |
| Subs | LSU | Bruce Dorsey (PF) Bradley Gatti | |
| Subs | Alabama | Boris Pawlikowski (SF), Jon Wiggins (C) Don Holland, Shawn Roe | |
| 01:22 | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis misses the 1st free throw | 94-74 |
| 01:22 | Alabama | Clarence McGhinnis misses the 2nd free throw | 94-74 |
| 01:22 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey pulls down the rebound | 94-74 |
| 01:17 | LSU | Jeff Friel misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Darryl Mattson - foul #3 on Darryl Mattson, team foul #17 | 94-74 |
| 01:17 | LSU | Jeff Friel makes the 1st free throw | 95-74 |
| 01:17 | LSU | Jeff Friel misses the 2nd free throw | 95-74 |
| 01:17 | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson pulls down the rebound | 95-74 |
| 01:12 | Alabama | Bruce Dorsey takes the ball from Dwight Finlayson | 95-74 |
| 00:59 | LSU | Jeff Friel drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kyle Mosher | 98-74 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Alabama | Dwight Finlayson is denied on a layup by Shawn Roberts | 98-74 |
| 00:52 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey grabs the defensive rebound | 98-74 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | LSU | Jeff Friel drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Kyle Mosher | 100-74 |
| 00:40 | Alabama | Boris Pawlikowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 100-74 |
| 00:39 | LSU | The rebound goes to Kyle Mosher | 100-74 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Jeff Friel banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kyle Mosher and he's fouled by Clarence McGhinnis - foul #5 on Clarence McGhinnis, team foul #18 | 102-74 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Don Holland (SG) Clarence McGhinnis | |
| 00:33 | LSU | Jeff Friel makes the free throw | 103-74 |
| 00:25 | Alabama | Don Holland travels with the ball | 103-74 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Jeff Friel runs out the clock | 103-74 |