| Lineup | LSU | PG - Morgan Newton (fresh) SG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fresh) SF - Victor Pitt (fresh) PF - Howard Bowers (fresh) C - Donald Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) SG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) SF - Edward Bond (fresh) PF - William Rinehart (fresh) C - James Hickman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | James Hickman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:49 | Kentucky | Edward Bond misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | LSU | Howard Bowers gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | LSU | Howard Bowers hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | William Rinehart is fouled on the floor by Donald Harris - foul #1 on Donald Harris, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Kentucky | Edward Bond can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Kentucky | James Hickman tips it home | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | LSU | Victor Pitt misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Kentucky | James Hickman grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Kentucky | Edward Bond is called for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | LSU | William Rinehart denies the turnaround by Morgan Newton | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | LSU | Howard Bowers tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson misses the floater from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | Kentucky | James Hickman tips it in | 2-4 |
| 17:40 | LSU | Morgan Newton is denied on a dunk by William Rinehart | 2-4 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Edward Bond gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:30 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson hits a jumpshot from the right side | 2-6 |
| 17:16 | LSU | Morgan Newton misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 2-6 |
| 17:14 | LSU | Howard Bowers grabs the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:51 | LSU | Howard Bowers is fouled on the floor by Darryl Allen - foul #1 on Darryl Allen, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | LSU | Oleg Gatski (PG), Leon Baden (PF) Morgan Newton, Howard Bowers | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:39 | LSU | Leon Baden can't finish the layup | 2-6 |
| 16:38 | LSU | Donald Harris tips it but misses | 2-6 |
| 16:37 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Baden | 2-6 |
| 16:24 | LSU | Donald Harris misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Edward Bond - foul #1 on Edward Bond, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| 16:24 | LSU | Donald Harris makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:24 | LSU | Donald Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:10 | Kentucky | William Rinehart misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 4-6 |
| 16:08 | LSU | Oleg Gatski pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:58 | LSU | Oleg Gatski misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 15:56 | LSU | Leon Baden tips it in | 6-6 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Oleg Gatski (fresh) SG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fairly fresh) SF - Victor Pitt (fairly fresh) PF - Leon Baden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fairly fresh) SG - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Bond (fairly fresh) PF - William Rinehart (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - James Hickman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Kentucky | Edward Bond connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Darryl Allen | 6-9 |
| 15:34 | LSU | Donald Harris scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 8-9 |
| 15:21 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | LSU | Morgan Newton (PG), John Tritt (SG), Howard Bowers (PF), Clifford Davidson (C) Cheslav Czapiewski, Victor Pitt, Leon Baden, Donald Harris | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:04 | LSU | John Tritt buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Oleg Gatski | 11-9 |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | John Tritt steps in front of the Samuel Johnson pass | 11-9 |
| 14:46 | LSU | John Tritt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | James Hickman grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 14:19 | Kentucky | James Hickman is whistled for a carry | 11-9 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Jackson (PG), Andrew Craft (SG), Micheal Pruett (C) Darryl Allen, Samuel Johnson, James Hickman | |
| 14:03 | LSU | Howard Bowers drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Oleg Gatski | 13-9 |
| 13:53 | Kentucky | Howard Bowers swats the short shot by William Rinehart | 13-9 |
| 13:51 | LSU | Oleg Gatski gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:30 | LSU | Howard Bowers misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Rinehart - foul #1 on William Rinehart, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski (SG), Victor Pitt (SF), Donald Harris (C) John Tritt, Oleg Gatski, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Taylor Conklin (C) William Rinehart | |
| 13:30 | LSU | Howard Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 13:30 | LSU | Howard Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 12:49 | LSU | Howard Bowers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Leon Baden (PF) Howard Bowers | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Hensley (SF), James Hickman (C) Edward Bond, Taylor Conklin | |
| 12:36 | Kentucky | Richard Hensley's pass is intercepted by Donald Harris | 15-12 |
| 12:21 | LSU | James Hickman steals it from Victor Pitt | 15-12 |
| 11:55 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 15-12 |
| 11:54 | LSU | Morgan Newton grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Morgan Newton (fairly fresh) SG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fresh) SF - Victor Pitt (fresh) PF - Leon Baden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Harris (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jimmy Jackson (fairly fresh) SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Hensley (fresh) PF - Micheal Pruett (fairly fresh) C - James Hickman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | LSU | Morgan Newton knocks in the driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Jimmy Jackson - foul #1 on Jimmy Jackson, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Oleg Gatski (SF) Victor Pitt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Samuel Johnson (SG), Edward Bond (SF), William Rinehart (PF) Jimmy Jackson, Andrew Craft, Richard Hensley, Micheal Pruett | |
| 11:30 | LSU | Morgan Newton makes the free throw | 18-12 |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Pitt (SF), Clifford Davidson (C) Morgan Newton, Donald Harris | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett (C) James Hickman | |
| 11:06 | LSU | Oleg Gatski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-12 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson gets the rebound | 18-12 |
| 10:39 | Kentucky | William Rinehart is called for traveling | 18-12 |
| Subs | LSU | John Tritt (SG), Howard Bowers (PF) Cheslav Czapiewski, Victor Pitt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:18 | LSU | Oleg Gatski drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-12 |
| 10:06 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen drills a 3 from straight away | 21-15 |
| 09:49 | LSU | Howard Bowers hits a turnaround near the basket | 23-15 |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on John Tritt - foul #1 on John Tritt, team foul #2 | 23-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski (SG), Victor Pitt (SF), Donald Harris (C) John Tritt, Leon Baden, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Craft (SF), James Hickman (C) Edward Bond, Micheal Pruett | |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 09:27 | LSU | Howard Bowers pulls down the rebound | 23-16 |
| 09:10 | LSU | Oleg Gatski drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Cheslav Czapiewski | 26-16 |
| 08:56 | Kentucky | William Rinehart clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Howard Bowers - foul #1 on Howard Bowers, team foul #3 | 26-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Morgan Newton (PG) Oleg Gatski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Jackson (PG), Micheal Pruett (PF) Darryl Allen, Samuel Johnson | |
| 08:56 | Kentucky | William Rinehart misses the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 08:56 | Kentucky | William Rinehart misses the 2nd free throw | 26-16 |
| 08:56 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Micheal Pruett | 26-16 |
| 08:39 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 26-16 |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | William Rinehart tips it home | 26-18 |
| 08:17 | LSU | Howard Bowers clanks a shot from the baseline | 26-18 |
| 08:16 | LSU | Donald Harris hits the follow up shot | 28-18 |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-18 |
| Subs | LSU | Oleg Gatski (PG) Morgan Newton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Edward Bond (SF) William Rinehart | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Oleg Gatski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Victor Pitt (fairly fresh) PF - Howard Bowers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jimmy Jackson (fresh) SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Bond (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Micheal Pruett (tiring) C - James Hickman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | LSU | Donald Harris is whistled for traveling | 28-18 |
| Subs | LSU | John Tritt (SG), Leon Baden (PF) Cheslav Czapiewski, Howard Bowers | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Taylor Conklin (C) Jimmy Jackson, James Hickman | |
| 07:12 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft is fouled on the floor by Victor Pitt - foul #1 on Victor Pitt, team foul #4 | 28-18 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (SG) Andrew Craft | |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Edward Bond misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-18 |
| 06:56 | LSU | The rebound goes to Donald Harris | 28-18 |
| 06:50 | LSU | Oleg Gatski connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Harris | 30-18 |
| 06:34 | Kentucky | Taylor Conklin is hacked by Donald Harris - foul #2 on Donald Harris, team foul #5 | 30-18 |
| Subs | LSU | Morgan Newton (PG), Cheslav Czapiewski (SG), Clifford Davidson (C) John Tritt, Victor Pitt, Donald Harris | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:27 | Kentucky | Oleg Gatski steals the ball from Samuel Johnson | 30-18 |
| 06:23 | LSU | Oleg Gatski banks in the layup | 32-18 |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | Leon Baden is called for the reach on Edward Bond - foul #1 on Leon Baden, team foul #6 | 32-18 |
| Subs | LSU | Howard Bowers (PF) Leon Baden | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Jackson (PG), Andrew Craft (SG), James Hickman (C) Darryl Allen, Samuel Johnson, Taylor Conklin | |
| 05:48 | Kentucky | James Hickman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-18 |
| 05:46 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski pulls down the rebound | 32-18 |
| 05:26 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Morgan Newton | 34-18 |
| 05:10 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett lays it up and in and he's hacked by Oleg Gatski - foul #1 on Oleg Gatski, team foul #7 | 34-20 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Pitt (SF) Oleg Gatski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:10 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett makes the free throw | 34-21 |
| 04:45 | LSU | Morgan Newton buries a jump hook from close range | 36-21 |
| 04:29 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jimmy Jackson | 36-24 |
| 04:08 | LSU | Morgan Newton knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Cheslav Czapiewski | 38-24 |
| 03:43 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-24 |
| 03:42 | LSU | Victor Pitt pulls down the rebound | 38-24 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Morgan Newton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Pitt (fairly fresh) PF - Howard Bowers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Davidson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jimmy Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Craft (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Bond (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Micheal Pruett (tired) 3 pts. C - James Hickman (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | LSU | The pull-up jumper by Morgan Newton is blocked by James Hickman | 38-24 |
| 03:24 | LSU | Morgan Newton tips it in | 40-24 |
| 03:13 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-24 |
| 03:12 | LSU | Clifford Davidson grabs the board | 40-24 |
| 03:08 | LSU | Andrew Craft steals it from Morgan Newton | 40-24 |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | James Hickman comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 40-24 |
| 02:39 | LSU | Clifford Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-24 |
| 02:20 | LSU | Morgan Newton knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Victor Pitt and the foul's on Jimmy Jackson - foul #2 on Jimmy Jackson, team foul #5 | 42-24 |
| Subs | LSU | John Tritt (SG), Oleg Gatski (SF), Leon Baden (PF), Donald Harris (C) Cheslav Czapiewski, Victor Pitt, Howard Bowers, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Samuel Johnson (SG), William Rinehart (PF), Taylor Conklin (C) Jimmy Jackson, Edward Bond, Micheal Pruett, James Hickman | |
| 02:20 | LSU | Morgan Newton makes the free throw | 43-24 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Darryl Allen | 43-26 |
| 01:41 | LSU | Oleg Gatski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-26 |
| 01:39 | Kentucky | Taylor Conklin gets the rebound | 43-26 |
| 01:21 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-26 |
| 01:19 | LSU | Leon Baden snags the defensive board | 43-26 |
| 01:12 | LSU | Leon Baden can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 43-26 |
| 01:11 | Kentucky | Taylor Conklin snags the defensive board | 43-26 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | William Rinehart misses the lay-in | 43-26 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft tips it home | 43-28 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Donald Harris hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 43-28 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Oleg Gatski grabs the offensive board | 43-28 |
| 00:02 | LSU | John Tritt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-28 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft gets the rebound | 43-28 |