| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Bayer (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Bobby James (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Flowers (fresh) 9 pts. C - John Raley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carlos Ruben (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Loman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Webster (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Carlos Ruben inbounds the ball | 29-39 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:58 | LSU | Robert Landry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-39 |
| 19:44 | Kentucky | William Clark is called for the reach on John Raley - foul #2 on William Clark, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| 19:16 | Kentucky | Robert Loman steps in front of the Michael Bayer pass | 29-39 |
| 18:58 | LSU | William Clark misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-39 |
| 18:57 | LSU | Robert Webster tips it back up and in | 29-41 |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | John Raley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 29-41 |
| 18:29 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift snags the offensive board | 29-41 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | Robert Landry is called for the reach on Gregory Gift - foul #3 on Robert Landry, team foul #2 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SG) Robert Landry | |
| 17:50 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-41 |
| 17:32 | LSU | Carlos Ruben loses the dribble to Jerry Flowers | 31-41 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | Carlos Ruben is called for the reach on Bobby James - foul #2 on Carlos Ruben, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Roberts (C) Gregory Gift | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Loper (C) Robert Loman | |
| 16:59 | Kentucky | Bobby James misses short on a floater in the lane | 31-41 |
| 16:58 | LSU | Carlos Ruben grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 16:34 | LSU | Kenneth Loper is hacked by Patrick Roberts - foul #1 on Patrick Roberts, team foul #1 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), Richard Johnson (SF) Bobby James, John Raley | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 16:14 | LSU | Carlos Ruben drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Michael McCoy | 31-43 |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | Patrick Roberts scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Gregory Gift | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Bayer (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Flowers (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. C - Patrick Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carlos Ruben (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Robert Webster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Loper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | LSU | Patrick Roberts steps in front of the Kenneth Loper pass | 33-43 |
| 14:59 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-43 |
| 14:57 | LSU | Michael McCoy snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 14:38 | LSU | Carlos Ruben comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 14:37 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Clark - foul #3 on William Clark, team foul #4 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Banks (PG), Bobby James (SF), John Raley (PF) Michael Bayer, Richard Johnson, Jerry Flowers | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Robert Loman (PF) Michael McCoy, Kenneth Loper | |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift misses the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift misses the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 14:08 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Webster | 33-43 |
| 13:41 | LSU | Carlos Ruben makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from William Clark | 33-45 |
| 13:22 | Kentucky | Bobby James clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-45 |
| 13:20 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Loman | 33-45 |
| 12:53 | LSU | William Clark comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-45 |
| 12:52 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to William Clark | 33-45 |
| 12:35 | LSU | Robert Landry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 12:34 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Patrick Roberts | 33-45 |
| 12:17 | Kentucky | John Raley clanks a runner from the left block | 33-45 |
| 12:16 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Gift | 33-45 |
| 11:48 | Kentucky | William Banks misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on William Clark - foul #4 on William Clark, team foul #5 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Bayer (SG), Jerry Flowers (PF) Gregory Gift, Patrick Roberts | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SG), John Fortney (SF), Kenneth Loper (C) William Clark, Carlos Ruben, Robert Webster | |
| 11:48 | Kentucky | William Banks makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 11:48 | Kentucky | William Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Banks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Bayer (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Bobby James (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Flowers (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. C - John Raley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Fortney (fresh) PF - Robert Loman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Loper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | LSU | John Raley steps in front of the John Fortney pass | 35-45 |
| 11:25 | Kentucky | William Banks is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 35-45 |
| 11:12 | LSU | John Fortney connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Landry | 35-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:01 | Kentucky | Robert Landry steps in front of the Michael Bayer pass | 35-48 |
| 10:58 | LSU | Robert Landry lays it in | 35-50 |
| 10:37 | Kentucky | John Raley knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Banks | 37-50 |
| 10:12 | LSU | Kenneth Loper lays it in | 37-52 |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-52 |
| 09:31 | LSU | Robert Loman clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Jerry Flowers - foul #2 on Jerry Flowers, team foul #2 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (SF), Patrick Roberts (C) Bobby James, John Raley | |
| Subs | LSU | Carlos Ruben (SF), Robert Webster (C) John Fortney, Kenneth Loper | |
| 09:31 | LSU | Robert Loman makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 09:31 | LSU | Robert Loman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 09:08 | Kentucky | Patrick Roberts hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 43-54 |
| 08:41 | LSU | Robert Landry scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Webster | 43-57 |
| 08:31 | Kentucky | Patrick Roberts comes up short on the runner from the right block | 43-57 |
| 08:30 | LSU | Carlos Ruben grabs the board | 43-57 |
| 08:08 | LSU | Carlos Ruben misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 43-57 |
| 08:07 | LSU | Robert Loman tips it back up and in | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Michael Bayer comes up short on the shot near the basket | 43-59 |
| 07:53 | LSU | Robert Webster snags the defensive board | 43-59 |
| 07:41 | LSU | Robert Landry is whistled for a carry | 43-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (SG) Michael Bayer | |
| Subs | LSU | William Clark (SG), Kenneth Loper (C) Michael McCoy, Robert Loman | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Banks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Flowers (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. C - Patrick Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Carlos Ruben (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Webster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Loper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers clanks a jumper from close range | 43-59 |
| 07:19 | LSU | Kenneth Loper grabs the defensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 07:02 | LSU | William Clark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-59 |
| 07:01 | LSU | Robert Landry pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 06:37 | LSU | Carlos Ruben hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-59 |
| 06:35 | LSU | Kenneth Loper grabs the offensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 06:21 | LSU | William Clark hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 43-59 |
| 06:20 | Kentucky | Patrick Roberts pulls down the rebound | 43-59 |
| 06:03 | Kentucky | Patrick Roberts scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-59 |
| 05:43 | LSU | Jerry Flowers steps in front of the Robert Landry pass | 45-59 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Bayer (SG), Bobby James (SF), John Raley (C) Gregory Gift, Richard Johnson, Patrick Roberts | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SG) Robert Landry | |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Bobby James misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-59 |
| 05:26 | Kentucky | John Raley tips it back up and in | 47-59 |
| 05:05 | LSU | Carlos Ruben misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-59 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | John Raley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | William Banks makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Michael Bayer | 50-59 |
| 04:32 | LSU | Carlos Ruben misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 50-59 |
| 04:30 | LSU | Kenneth Loper hits the follow up shot | 50-61 |
| 04:25 | Kentucky | William Banks buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Bobby James | 52-61 |
| 03:56 | LSU | Carlos Ruben misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 52-61 |
| 03:54 | Kentucky | Michael Bayer grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 03:30 | Kentucky | Bobby James hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Bayer | 55-61 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Banks (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Bayer (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Bobby James (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Flowers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. C - John Raley (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carlos Ruben (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Webster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Loper (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | LSU | John Raley swats the layup by Robert Webster | 55-61 |
| 03:08 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Bobby James | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:39 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 02:37 | LSU | Carlos Ruben pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 02:37 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-61 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG) William Banks | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Robert Loman (PF) Michael McCoy, Kenneth Loper | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:15 | LSU | Carlos Ruben makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Clark | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:04 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Gregory Gift is blocked by Robert Loman | 55-63 |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers snags the offensive board | 55-63 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Bobby James connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 01:45 | LSU | Gregory Gift picks off the pass by Robert Landry in the backcourt | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:35 | Kentucky | Bobby James clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers misses the dunk | 58-63 |
| 01:23 | LSU | Carlos Ruben grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 01:03 | LSU | Carlos Ruben buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Robert Webster | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers is hacked by Robert Loman - foul #1 on Robert Loman, team foul #6 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Banks (PG) Michael Bayer | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | John Raley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | LSU | William Banks is called for the reach on Robert Landry in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Banks, team foul #3 | 58-65 |
| 00:40 | LSU | Bobby James is called for the reach on Robert Landry - foul #2 on Bobby James, team foul #4 | 58-65 |
| 00:39 | LSU | Robert Loman is fouled on the floor by Jerry Flowers - foul #3 on Jerry Flowers, team foul #5 | 58-65 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Carlos Ruben is hacked by Jerry Flowers - foul #4 on Jerry Flowers, team foul #6 | 58-65 |
| 00:35 | LSU | Carlos Ruben is hacked by Bobby James - foul #3 on Bobby James, team foul #7 | 58-65 |
| 00:35 | LSU | Carlos Ruben misses the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers gets the rebound | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers loses the ball out of bounds | 58-65 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Carlos Ruben is fouled in the backcourt by William Banks - foul #5 on William Banks, team foul #8 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Bayer (SG) William Banks | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:26 | LSU | Carlos Ruben makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Carlos Ruben makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Bobby James misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-67 |
| 00:19 | LSU | Robert Webster pulls down the rebound | 58-67 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Gregory Gift is called for the reach on Robert Webster in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Gift, team foul #9 | 58-67 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Robert Webster makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Robert Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Robert Webster swats the shot by Gregory Gift | 58-69 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Robert Loman gets the rebound | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Robert Landry runs out the clock | 58-69 |