| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darrell Sneller (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Alec Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Staats (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Luka Zier (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Rembert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Tommy Akins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald King (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Mole (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Bombard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Ronald King inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | LSU | Ronald King misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-26 |
| 19:35 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 19:19 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-26 |
| 19:17 | LSU | Ernest Mole pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 18:57 | LSU | Ernest Mole misses the easy layup | 33-26 |
| 18:56 | LSU | Ernest Mole hits the follow up shot | 33-28 |
| 18:35 | Kentucky | George Staats's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-28 |
| 18:19 | LSU | Ernest Mole comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Luka Zier - foul #2 on Luka Zier, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 18:19 | LSU | Ernest Mole makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 18:19 | LSU | Ernest Mole makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:01 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 17:41 | LSU | Ronald King drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from William Rembert and he's hacked by Luka Zier - foul #3 on Luka Zier, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| 17:41 | LSU | Ronald King makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:29 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 17:27 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton tips it back up and in | 37-33 |
| 17:05 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard travels with the ball | 37-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John McGrath (C) Robert McGuirt | |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Allen Grandstaff (SG) William Rembert, Tommy Akins | |
| 16:47 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller's pass is intercepted by Ronald King | 37-33 |
| 16:21 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses the shot from the left side | 37-33 |
| 16:20 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 16:15 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Darrell Sneller | 40-33 |
| 16:12 | LSU | Allan Chernosky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Anthony Winkler (SG), Eric Robert (SF), Robert McGuirt (C) Darrell Sneller, Alec Shelton, George Staats, Luka Zier | |
| Subs | LSU | William Rembert (PG), Boyd Filson (SF) Allan Chernosky, Ronald King | |
| 16:06 | Kentucky | John McGrath is called for traveling | 40-33 |
| 15:46 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard misses the jumper from the baseline | 40-33 |
| 15:45 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Robert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John McGrath (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Rembert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Allen Grandstaff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boyd Filson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Mole (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Bombard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Kentucky | John McGrath comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Allen Grandstaff - foul #2 on Allen Grandstaff, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Tommy Akins (SG) Allen Grandstaff | |
| 15:32 | Kentucky | John McGrath misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 15:32 | Kentucky | John McGrath makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 15:03 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard can't throw it down | 41-33 |
| 15:02 | LSU | William Rembert tips it back up and in | 41-35 |
| 14:50 | Kentucky | John Nam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller (PG), Alec Shelton (SG), George Staats (SF), Luka Zier (PF) John Nam, Anthony Winkler, Eric Robert, John McGrath | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald King (SF) Boyd Filson | |
| 14:29 | LSU | Tommy Akins buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 14:22 | Kentucky | Luka Zier buries a driving attempt in the paint | 43-37 |
| 14:03 | LSU | William Rembert makes the contested fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tommy Akins | 43-39 |
| 13:46 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton tips it home | 45-39 |
| 13:20 | LSU | William Rembert works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Luka Zier - foul #4 on Luka Zier, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John McGrath (C) Robert McGuirt | |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Grandstaff (SG), Boyd Filson (PF), Kenneth Vachon (C) Tommy Akins, Ernest Mole, Jonathan Bombard | |
| 13:20 | LSU | William Rembert makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:20 | LSU | William Rembert misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:20 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John McGrath | 45-40 |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Luka Zier clanks a shot near the basket | 45-40 |
| 13:00 | LSU | Allen Grandstaff snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 12:38 | LSU | Ronald King hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 45-40 |
| 12:36 | LSU | Ronald King tips it but misses | 45-40 |
| 12:35 | Kentucky | George Staats gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 12:16 | Kentucky | George Staats drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Alec Shelton | 47-40 |
| 12:00 | LSU | Boyd Filson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 11:54 | Kentucky | John McGrath clanks a turnaround near the basket | 47-43 |
| 11:52 | Kentucky | George Staats grabs the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 11:36 | Kentucky | Luka Zier makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Alec Shelton | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darrell Sneller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alec Shelton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Staats (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luka Zier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - John McGrath (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Rembert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Allen Grandstaff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Boyd Filson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Vachon (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | LSU | William Rembert shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Boyd Filson | 49-45 |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 10:53 | LSU | Boyd Filson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 10:36 | LSU | William Rembert misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 10:34 | Kentucky | John McGrath grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 10:15 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-45 |
| 10:14 | LSU | Ronald King grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:49 | LSU | Kenneth Vachon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Anthony Winkler (SG), Eric Robert (SF), Terrell Gustafson (PF), Robert McGuirt (C) Darrell Sneller, Alec Shelton, George Staats, Luka Zier, John McGrath | |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Tommy Akins (SG), Ernest Mole (PF), Jonathan Bombard (C) William Rembert, Allen Grandstaff, Ronald King, Kenneth Vachon | |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses the shot from just outside the lane | 49-45 |
| 09:35 | LSU | Ernest Mole grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 09:06 | LSU | Ernest Mole is hacked by Terrell Gustafson - foul #1 on Terrell Gustafson, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| 08:46 | LSU | Boyd Filson connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 08:23 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Eric Robert | 51-47 |
| 08:00 | LSU | Boyd Filson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 07:59 | Kentucky | Terrell Gustafson gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Robert and he's hacked by Tommy Akins - foul #3 on Tommy Akins, team foul #2 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John McGrath (PF) Terrell Gustafson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler makes the free throw | 54-47 |
| 07:32 | LSU | Allan Chernosky buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ernest Mole | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eric Robert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - John McGrath (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Akins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Boyd Filson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Mole (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Jonathan Bombard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | John McGrath misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-50 |
| 07:15 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler tips it in | 56-50 |
| 06:51 | LSU | Tommy Akins is hacked by Eric Robert - foul #1 on Eric Robert, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller (PG), Alec Shelton (SG), George Staats (SF), Luka Zier (PF) John Nam, Anthony Winkler, Eric Robert, Robert McGuirt | |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Grandstaff (SG), Ronald King (SF), Kenneth Vachon (C) Tommy Akins, Boyd Filson, Jonathan Bombard | |
| 06:33 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-50 |
| 06:31 | Kentucky | George Staats snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | Allan Chernosky picks off the pass by Darrell Sneller | 56-50 |
| 06:11 | LSU | Allan Chernosky lays it in | 56-52 |
| 05:56 | Kentucky | George Staats misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-52 |
| 05:55 | LSU | Ernest Mole gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 05:31 | LSU | Allen Grandstaff is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 05:29 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | Luka Zier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt (C) John McGrath | |
| Subs | LSU | William Rembert (PG), Jonathan Bombard (C) Allan Chernosky, Kenneth Vachon | |
| 04:57 | LSU | Allen Grandstaff splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 04:56 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Mole | 56-52 |
| 04:42 | LSU | Allen Grandstaff travels with the ball | 56-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (PF) Luka Zier | |
| Subs | LSU | Tommy Akins (SG), Boyd Filson (SF) Allen Grandstaff, Ronald King | |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | George Staats tips it back up and in | 58-52 |
| 03:50 | LSU | William Rembert evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tommy Akins | 58-54 |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Alec Shelton | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darrell Sneller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alec Shelton (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Staats (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Rembert (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SG - Tommy Akins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Boyd Filson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Mole (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Jonathan Bombard (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Alec Shelton - foul #1 on Alec Shelton, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Eric Robert (SF), Luka Zier (PF) Darrell Sneller, Alec Shelton, George Staats | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald King (SF) Ernest Mole | |
| 03:18 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 03:18 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | Boyd Filson steals it from Robert McGuirt | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:51 | LSU | Tommy Akins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Anthony Winkler | 60-56 |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller (PG), Alec Shelton (SG), George Staats (SF) John Nam, Anthony Winkler, Eric Robert | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | George Staats hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Tommy Akins - foul #4 on Tommy Akins, team foul #3 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Ernest Mole (PF) Boyd Filson | |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | George Staats makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | George Staats makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:14 | LSU | Tommy Akins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 02:13 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:05 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jonathan Bombard - foul #3 on Jonathan Bombard, team foul #4 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Vachon (C) Jonathan Bombard | |
| 02:05 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 02:05 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:55 | LSU | William Rembert is fouled on the floor by George Staats - foul #2 on George Staats, team foul #7 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Bombard (C) Kenneth Vachon | |
| 01:55 | LSU | William Rembert makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 01:55 | LSU | William Rembert makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 01:36 | Kentucky | George Staats double dribbles | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:27 | LSU | Ernest Mole hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 64-58 |
| 01:25 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard tips it but misses | 64-58 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 01:03 | Kentucky | Luka Zier can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Ronald King - foul #2 on Ronald King, team foul #5 | 64-58 |
| 01:03 | Kentucky | Luka Zier makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 01:03 | Kentucky | Luka Zier makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | LSU | Tommy Akins loses the ball out of bounds | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller is fouled in the backcourt by William Rembert - foul #1 on William Rembert, team foul #6 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Terrell Gustafson (C) Robert McGuirt | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Terrell Gustafson is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Bombard - foul #4 on Jonathan Bombard, team foul #7 | 66-58 |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Terrell Gustafson makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Terrell Gustafson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:36 | LSU | William Rembert misses the dunk attempt | 68-58 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Luka Zier snags the defensive board | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Terrell Gustafson hits the finger roll | 70-58 |
| 00:02 | LSU | William Rembert evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 70-58 |
| 00:00 | LSU | The clock runs out | 70-58 |