| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Goble (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lars Lakowski (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Stetson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Hale (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jimmy Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thurman Twiggs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Kentucky | William Stetson makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Lars Lakowski | 29-22 |
| 19:18 | LSU | David Stewart is fouled on the floor by Lars Lakowski - foul #1 on Lars Lakowski, team foul #1 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Banks (SG), Lanny Clark (SF), Paul Marks (PF) James Goble, Thomas Edwards, Lars Lakowski | |
| Subs | LSU | Clarence Hutto (PF), James Hill (C) Jimmy Clark, Thurman Twiggs | |
| 18:54 | LSU | David Stewart is whistled for a carry | 29-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard (SG) James Banks | |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Clark (PF) Clarence Hutto | |
| 18:39 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks makes the jumper in the paint set up by Ernest Sherrard | 31-22 |
| 18:22 | LSU | James Howard is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-22 |
| 18:21 | LSU | James Hill tips it but misses | 31-22 |
| 18:19 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks grabs the board | 31-22 |
| 18:04 | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Kenneth Brooks | 33-22 |
| 17:42 | LSU | James Hill is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 33-22 |
| 17:41 | Kentucky | Lanny Clark pulls down the rebound | 33-22 |
| 17:16 | Kentucky | Lanny Clark misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Hill - foul #4 on James Hill, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Goble (SG), Thomas Edwards (SF) Ernest Sherrard, Paul Marks | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Knight (SF), Clarence Hutto (PF) James Howard, Jimmy Clark | |
| 17:16 | Kentucky | Lanny Clark makes the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 17:16 | Kentucky | Lanny Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 16:57 | LSU | Frank Hale is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 35-22 |
| 16:56 | Kentucky | James Goble grabs the board | 35-22 |
| 16:40 | Kentucky | William Stetson scores on a shot from the free throw line | 37-22 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:23 | LSU | Thomas Edwards steals it from Frank Hale out of a doubleteam | 37-22 |
| 16:14 | Kentucky | James Goble knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Thomas Edwards | 40-22 |
| 15:48 | LSU | David Stewart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-22 |
| 15:46 | LSU | Clarence Hutto tips it home | 40-24 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Goble (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lanny Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Stetson (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Stewart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Hale (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Knight (fresh) PF - Clarence Hutto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hill (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | Lanny Clark knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Stetson | 43-24 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:24 | LSU | Frank Hale is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by William Stetson - foul #2 on William Stetson, team foul #2 | 43-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Banks (PG), Lars Lakowski (PF), Lars Zwickl (C) Thomas Edwards, Lanny Clark, William Stetson | |
| Subs | LSU | James Howard (SF), Jimmy Clark (PF) Clarence Hutto, James Hill | |
| 15:24 | LSU | Frank Hale makes the 1st free throw | 43-25 |
| 15:24 | LSU | Frank Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 43-25 |
| 15:24 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Lars Zwickl | 43-25 |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | Frank Hale steals the ball from James Banks | 43-25 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:46 | LSU | David Stewart misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-25 |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Lars Zwickl | 43-25 |
| 14:37 | Kentucky | James Goble connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 45-25 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:23 | LSU | James Howard connects on the jumper from the right wing | 45-27 |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | James Goble hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-27 |
| 14:05 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks tips it back up and in | 47-27 |
| 13:58 | LSU | James Howard comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 47-27 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Lars Lakowski pulls down the rebound | 47-27 |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | James Goble clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-27 |
| 13:35 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 47-27 |
| 13:22 | Kentucky | James Goble clanks a jumper from the left wing | 47-27 |
| 13:20 | LSU | Frank Hale pulls down the rebound | 47-27 |
| 12:56 | LSU | Jimmy Clark connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Stewart and he's hacked by Kenneth Brooks - foul #4 on Kenneth Brooks, team foul #3 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard (SG), Thomas Edwards (SF), Paul Marks (PF), William Stetson (C) James Banks, James Goble, Lars Lakowski, Lars Zwickl | |
| Subs | LSU | Clarence Hutto (PF) Robert Knight | |
| 12:56 | LSU | Jimmy Clark makes the free throw | 47-30 |
| 12:34 | Kentucky | William Stetson connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Brooks | 49-30 |
| 12:11 | LSU | David Stewart hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-33 |
| 11:57 | Kentucky | Clarence Hutto is called for the reach on Kenneth Brooks - foul #2 on Clarence Hutto, team foul #2 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Goble (SG), Lanny Clark (PF) Ernest Sherrard, Paul Marks | |
| Subs | LSU | Thurman Twiggs (C) Clarence Hutto | |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | James Goble clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-33 |
| 11:45 | LSU | Thurman Twiggs pulls down the rebound | 49-33 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Brooks (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Goble (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lanny Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Stetson (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Stewart (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Hale (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Howard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jimmy Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Thurman Twiggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:26 | LSU | Frank Hale comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-33 |
| 11:25 | Kentucky | Lanny Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 49-33 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | William Stetson buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by James Goble | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:44 | LSU | James Howard hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Stewart | 51-36 |
| 10:22 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-36 |
| 10:20 | LSU | Thurman Twiggs pulls down the rebound | 51-36 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:56 | LSU | James Howard is hacked by Kenneth Brooks - foul #5 on Kenneth Brooks, team foul #4 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Banks (PG), Ernest Sherrard (SG), Lars Zwickl (SF), Lars Lakowski (PF) Kenneth Brooks, James Goble, Thomas Edwards, Lanny Clark | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Knight (SG), James Hill (C) Frank Hale, Thurman Twiggs | |
| 09:35 | LSU | James Howard connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James Hill | 51-38 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Lars Lakowski loses the dribble to Jimmy Clark | 51-38 |
| 09:11 | LSU | Robert Knight's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Marks (PF) Lars Lakowski | |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Hale (SG) Robert Knight | |
| 08:52 | Kentucky | James Banks connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Ernest Sherrard | 53-38 |
| 08:40 | LSU | Frank Hale scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Hill | 53-41 |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | James Banks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Goble (SG), Thomas Edwards (SF), Lars Lakowski (PF) Ernest Sherrard, Lars Zwickl, Paul Marks | |
| Subs | LSU | Clarence Hutto (PF) Jimmy Clark | |
| 08:16 | LSU | James Hill evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by William Stetson - foul #3 on William Stetson, team foul #5 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard (PG), Paul Marks (PF), Lars Zwickl (C) James Banks, Lars Lakowski, William Stetson | |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Clark (PF) Clarence Hutto | |
| 08:16 | LSU | James Hill makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 08:16 | LSU | James Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | James Goble buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernest Sherrard | 56-43 |
| 08:02 | LSU | James Howard knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Stewart | 56-45 |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl is fouled on the floor by David Stewart - foul #3 on David Stewart, team foul #3 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Banks (PG), Lanny Clark (SF), Lars Lakowski (PF), William Stetson (C) Ernest Sherrard, Thomas Edwards, Paul Marks, Lars Zwickl | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Goble (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Lanny Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lars Lakowski (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Stetson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Stewart (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Hale (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Howard (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jimmy Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Kentucky | James Goble misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-45 |
| 07:25 | LSU | James Hill grabs the board | 56-45 |
| 07:03 | LSU | William Stetson blocks the jumper by Frank Hale | 56-45 |
| 07:01 | Kentucky | William Stetson grabs the board | 56-45 |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Frank Hale steals it from James Goble | 56-45 |
| 06:36 | LSU | Frank Hale buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Stewart | 56-48 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | Lanny Clark is hacked by James Howard - foul #2 on James Howard, team foul #4 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard (PG), Thomas Edwards (SF), Paul Marks (PF), Lars Zwickl (C) James Banks, Lanny Clark, Lars Lakowski, William Stetson | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Knight (SG), Clarence Hutto (PF) Frank Hale, Jimmy Clark | |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 06:09 | LSU | James Hill snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:45 | LSU | James Hill shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the right block | 56-50 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | James Goble drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Thomas Edwards | 59-50 |
| 05:22 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Banks (PG), Lars Lakowski (PF), William Stetson (C) James Goble, Paul Marks, Lars Zwickl | |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Hale (SG), Jimmy Clark (PF) Robert Knight, Clarence Hutto | |
| 05:11 | LSU | James Howard is hacked by Thomas Edwards - foul #1 on Thomas Edwards, team foul #6 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lanny Clark (SF) James Banks | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:54 | LSU | William Stetson picks off the pass by Jimmy Clark | 59-50 |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | The jump hook by William Stetson is blocked by James Hill | 59-50 |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard gets the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Lanny Clark's floater is tipped away by Jimmy Clark | 59-50 |
| 04:14 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Hill | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:00 | LSU | James Howard misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-50 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | Lars Lakowski pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 03:45 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by William Stetson | 61-50 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Sherrard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lanny Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lars Lakowski (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Stetson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Stewart (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Hale (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Howard (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jimmy Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | LSU | Frank Hale is hacked by Lanny Clark - foul #1 on Lanny Clark, team foul #7 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Banks (PG), James Goble (SG), Lars Zwickl (SF), Paul Marks (PF), Steven McWethy (C) Thomas Edwards, Ernest Sherrard, Lanny Clark, Lars Lakowski, William Stetson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:35 | LSU | Frank Hale makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 03:35 | LSU | Frank Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 03:24 | Kentucky | James Goble hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Frank Hale - foul #2 on Frank Hale, team foul #5 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Stetson (C) Steven McWethy | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:24 | Kentucky | James Goble makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 03:24 | Kentucky | James Goble makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 03:02 | LSU | Jimmy Clark clanks a jumper from the left block | 63-51 |
| 03:00 | LSU | James Hill tips it in | 63-53 |
| 02:37 | Kentucky | James Goble hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Lars Zwickl | 65-53 |
| 02:25 | LSU | James Howard misses long on a floater from the right wing | 65-53 |
| 02:23 | Kentucky | Paul Marks grabs the board | 65-53 |
| 02:08 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard (PG), Thomas Edwards (SF), Lars Lakowski (PF), Steven McWethy (C) James Banks, Lars Zwickl, Paul Marks, William Stetson | |
| Subs | LSU | Clarence Hutto (PF) Jimmy Clark | |
| 01:55 | LSU | James Hill misses the dunk but the foul's on Steven McWethy - foul #2 on Steven McWethy, team foul #8 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Banks (PG), William Stetson (C) Ernest Sherrard, Steven McWethy | |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Clark (PF) Clarence Hutto | |
| 01:55 | LSU | James Hill makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 01:55 | LSU | James Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 01:31 | Kentucky | James Goble comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-55 |
| 01:30 | LSU | Frank Hale grabs the board | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:14 | LSU | James Hill splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Stetson - foul #4 on William Stetson, team foul #9 | 65-55 |
| 01:14 | LSU | James Hill makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 01:14 | LSU | James Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | William Stetson clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by David Stewart - foul #4 on David Stewart, team foul #6 | 65-57 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | William Stetson makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | William Stetson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | LSU | James Hill banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a great pass from Jimmy Clark | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | James Goble is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Hale - foul #3 on Frank Hale, team foul #7 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lanny Clark (SF), Steven McWethy (C) Thomas Edwards, William Stetson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | James Goble makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | James Goble makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Jimmy Clark blows the layup | 69-59 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | James Goble grabs the board | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | David Stewart is called for the reach on James Banks - foul #5 on David Stewart, team foul #8 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards (SF), William Stetson (C) Lanny Clark, Steven McWethy | |
| Subs | LSU | Gene Williams (PG) David Stewart | |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | James Banks makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | James Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Jimmy Clark snags the defensive board | 70-59 |
| 00:05 | LSU | James Hill knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Jimmy Clark | 70-61 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | James Banks runs out the clock | 70-61 |