| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Rembert (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Tommy Akins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Mole (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Bombard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darrell Sneller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alec Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Luka Zier (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Ronald King inbounds the ball | 13-19 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | LSU | William Rembert is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 19:40 | LSU | Ernest Mole pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 19:15 | LSU | Alec Shelton steps in front of the Ronald King pass | 13-19 |
| 19:11 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton misses the lay-in | 13-19 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton snags the offensive board | 13-19 |
| 18:43 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt misses the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Jonathan Bombard - foul #2 on Jonathan Bombard, team foul #1 | 13-19 |
| 18:43 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt misses the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 18:43 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt misses the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 18:43 | LSU | Ernest Mole pulls down the rebound | 13-19 |
| 18:22 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard buries a floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Robert McGuirt - foul #2 on Robert McGuirt, team foul #1 | 15-19 |
| 18:22 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard makes the free throw | 16-19 |
| 17:53 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler can't finish the layup | 16-19 |
| 17:51 | LSU | Ronald King snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 17:25 | LSU | Ronald King misses short on an open shot from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 17:23 | LSU | Ernest Mole tips it back up and in | 18-19 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Rembert - foul #1 on William Rembert, team foul #2 | 18-19 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 16:40 | LSU | William Rembert splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 16:39 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Mole | 18-21 |
| 16:14 | LSU | Tommy Akins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Allen Grandstaff (SG), Boyd Filson (SF) William Rembert, Tommy Akins, Ronald King | |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Staats (SF), John McGrath (C) Anthony Winkler, Robert McGuirt | |
| 16:01 | Kentucky | John McGrath makes the floater near the basket | 18-23 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fresh) SG - Allen Grandstaff (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Boyd Filson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Mole (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Jonathan Bombard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darrell Sneller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alec Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Staats (fresh) PF - Luka Zier (fresh) 4 reb. C - John McGrath (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | LSU | Ernest Mole buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Allen Grandstaff out of a doubleteam | 20-23 |
| 15:27 | Kentucky | George Staats misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ernest Mole - foul #1 on Ernest Mole, team foul #3 | 20-23 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Eric Robert (SF), Terrell Gustafson (C) Darrell Sneller, Alec Shelton, Luka Zier | |
| 15:27 | Kentucky | George Staats misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 15:27 | Kentucky | George Staats misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 15:27 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard grabs the defensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 15:00 | LSU | John McGrath swats the short shot by Ernest Mole | 20-23 |
| 14:59 | Kentucky | George Staats snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 14:54 | Kentucky | Terrell Gustafson is whistled for a carry | 20-23 |
| Subs | LSU | William Rembert (PG), Ronald King (SF) Allan Chernosky, Boyd Filson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (SF), Robert McGuirt (C) Eric Robert, Terrell Gustafson | |
| 14:25 | LSU | Ernest Mole comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by John McGrath - foul #2 on John McGrath, team foul #2 | 20-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Tommy Akins (SG) Allen Grandstaff | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alec Shelton (SG) George Staats | |
| 14:25 | LSU | Ernest Mole misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 14:25 | LSU | Ernest Mole misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 14:25 | Kentucky | John McGrath grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 14:09 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt can't finish the layup | 20-23 |
| 14:08 | LSU | Ronald King snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 13:42 | LSU | William Rembert scores on a floater from the right wing and the foul's on John Nam - foul #1 on John Nam, team foul #3 | 22-23 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller (PG), Luka Zier (PF) John Nam, John McGrath | |
| 13:42 | LSU | William Rembert makes the free throw | 23-23 |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | Luka Zier comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Jonathan Bombard - foul #3 on Jonathan Bombard, team foul #4 | 23-23 |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | Luka Zier makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | Luka Zier makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 12:56 | LSU | Darrell Sneller steps in front of the William Rembert pass | 23-25 |
| 12:53 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-25 |
| 12:40 | LSU | Tommy Akins comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Robert McGuirt - foul #3 on Robert McGuirt, team foul #4 | 23-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Vachon (C) Jonathan Bombard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:40 | LSU | Tommy Akins makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 12:40 | LSU | Tommy Akins makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 12:16 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt banks in the layup on a great pass from Darrell Sneller | 25-27 |
| 11:59 | LSU | Tommy Akins scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-27 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Rembert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Tommy Akins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ronald King (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ernest Mole (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenneth Vachon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darrell Sneller (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alec Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Luka Zier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Kentucky | Luka Zier misses short on a floater from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 11:37 | Kentucky | Luka Zier tips it in | 28-29 |
| 11:17 | LSU | William Rembert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Allen Grandstaff (SG), Boyd Filson (SF), Jeffrey Kemp (PF), Jonathan Bombard (C) William Rembert, Tommy Akins, Ronald King, Ernest Mole, Kenneth Vachon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Staats (SG), Eric Robert (SF), John McGrath (C) Alec Shelton, Anthony Winkler, Robert McGuirt | |
| 10:57 | Kentucky | John McGrath is hacked by Jeffrey Kemp - foul #1 on Jeffrey Kemp, team foul #5 | 28-29 |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller is fouled on the floor by Allan Chernosky - foul #2 on Allan Chernosky, team foul #6 | 28-29 |
| 10:18 | Kentucky | John McGrath throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alec Shelton (SG), Terrell Gustafson (C) Eric Robert, Luka Zier | |
| 09:49 | LSU | Boyd Filson misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 28-29 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | George Staats grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 09:22 | Kentucky | John McGrath misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 28-29 |
| 09:20 | LSU | Jeffrey Kemp pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 09:06 | LSU | Allan Chernosky hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Allen Grandstaff out of a doubleteam | 30-29 |
| 08:39 | Kentucky | George Staats is whistled for a carry | 30-29 |
| Subs | LSU | William Rembert (PG), Tommy Akins (SG), Ronald King (SF), Ernest Mole (PF), Kenneth Vachon (C) Allan Chernosky, Allen Grandstaff, Boyd Filson, Jeffrey Kemp, Jonathan Bombard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Anthony Winkler (SF), Luka Zier (PF), Robert McGuirt (C) Darrell Sneller, George Staats, John McGrath, Terrell Gustafson | |
| 08:24 | LSU | Ernest Mole misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 30-29 |
| 08:23 | Kentucky | Luka Zier grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Staats (SG) Alec Shelton | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Rembert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Tommy Akins (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ronald King (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ernest Mole (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenneth Vachon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) SG - George Staats (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Luka Zier (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | LSU | Kenneth Vachon loses the dribble to Luka Zier | 30-29 |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Tommy Akins - foul #1 on Tommy Akins, team foul #7 | 30-29 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller (PG), Alec Shelton (SG) John Nam, George Staats | |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Luka Zier | 30-30 |
| 06:55 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-30 |
| 06:54 | LSU | Kenneth Vachon grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 06:33 | LSU | Tommy Akins misses long on a shot in the paint | 30-30 |
| 06:31 | LSU | Ronald King tips it back up and in | 32-30 |
| 06:26 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner in the paint | 32-30 |
| 06:25 | LSU | William Rembert pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 06:02 | LSU | Kenneth Vachon is hacked by Luka Zier - foul #3 on Luka Zier, team foul #5 | 32-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Bombard (C) Kenneth Vachon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:39 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 05:37 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Luka Zier | 32-30 |
| 05:12 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alec Shelton | 32-32 |
| 04:44 | LSU | Ronald King can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Winkler - foul #1 on Anthony Winkler, team foul #6 | 32-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Allen Grandstaff (SG) William Rembert, Tommy Akins | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), George Staats (SG), Eric Robert (SF), John McGrath (PF), Terrell Gustafson (C) Darrell Sneller, Alec Shelton, Anthony Winkler, Luka Zier, Robert McGuirt | |
| 04:44 | LSU | Ronald King misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 04:44 | LSU | Ronald King misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | John McGrath gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 04:15 | Kentucky | Eric Robert misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 04:13 | Kentucky | George Staats can't tip it in | 32-32 |
| 04:11 | LSU | Ronald King gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 03:48 | LSU | Ernest Mole misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 32-32 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | George Staats snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Allen Grandstaff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ernest Mole (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Jonathan Bombard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) SG - George Staats (fresh) 5 reb. SF - Eric Robert (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John McGrath (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Terrell Gustafson (fresh) | |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | John McGrath clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Ernest Mole - foul #2 on Ernest Mole, team foul #8 | 32-32 |
| Subs | LSU | William Rembert (PG), Boyd Filson (PF) Ronald King, Ernest Mole | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller (PG), Alec Shelton (SG), Anthony Winkler (SF), Robert McGuirt (C) John Nam, George Staats, Eric Robert, Terrell Gustafson | |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | John McGrath misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | John McGrath misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 03:27 | LSU | Boyd Filson gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 03:01 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from William Rembert and the foul's on Robert McGuirt - foul #4 on Robert McGuirt, team foul #7 | 34-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Tommy Akins (SG) Allen Grandstaff | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Luka Zier (PF) John McGrath | |
| 03:01 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard misses the free throw | 34-32 |
| 03:01 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 02:40 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 02:39 | LSU | Boyd Filson snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 02:39 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 34-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald King (SF), Ernest Mole (PF) Allan Chernosky, Boyd Filson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:22 | LSU | Robert McGuirt swats the short shot by Ernest Mole | 34-32 |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 02:00 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-32 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt misses the tip | 34-32 |
| 01:56 | LSU | Tommy Akins pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 01:51 | LSU | William Rembert scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jonathan Bombard | 36-32 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Ronald King - foul #1 on Ronald King, team foul #9 | 36-32 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 00:53 | LSU | William Rembert connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Tommy Akins and he's fouled by Robert McGuirt - foul #5 on Robert McGuirt, team foul #8 | 38-34 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John McGrath (C) Robert McGuirt | |
| 00:53 | LSU | William Rembert misses the free throw | 38-34 |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | John McGrath snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-34 |
| 00:42 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:40 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard is fouled in the backcourt by Alec Shelton - foul #2 on Alec Shelton, team foul #9 | 38-34 |
| 00:40 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 00:40 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton clanks a 3 from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 00:32 | LSU | William Rembert pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:31 | LSU | Alec Shelton is called for the reach on William Rembert in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alec Shelton, team foul #10 | 40-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Grandstaff (SF), Boyd Filson (PF) Ronald King, Jonathan Bombard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:31 | LSU | William Rembert makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 00:31 | LSU | William Rembert makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 00:23 | LSU | Ernest Mole pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 00:23 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 42-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Bombard (C) Allen Grandstaff | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:22 | LSU | Alec Shelton is called for the reach on Tommy Akins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alec Shelton, team foul #11 | 42-34 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Tommy Akins makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Tommy Akins makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Allen Grandstaff (SG), Jeffrey Kemp (PF), Kenneth Vachon (C) William Rembert, Tommy Akins, Ernest Mole, Jonathan Bombard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Allan Chernosky runs out the clock | 44-34 |