| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John McGrath (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fresh) SG - Ronald King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ernest Mole (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott inbounds the ball | 20-23 |
| 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Kentucky | John Kingston misses the 3 from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 19:44 | Kentucky | John McGrath misses the tip | 20-23 |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt tips it home | 22-23 |
| 19:28 | LSU | Gary Stanley misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 22-23 |
| 19:26 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Nam | 22-23 |
| 19:00 | Kentucky | John Kingston misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-23 |
| 18:59 | LSU | Allan Chernosky gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 18:42 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by John McGrath - foul #2 on John McGrath, team foul #1 | 22-23 |
| 18:42 | LSU | Allan Chernosky makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 18:42 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 18:42 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | John Nam misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 18:15 | LSU | Ernest Mole grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 18:00 | LSU | Ernest Mole buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Allan Chernosky | 22-26 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | John Kingston is fouled on the floor by Ronald King - foul #1 on Ronald King, team foul #1 | 22-26 |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Gary Stanley - foul #2 on Gary Stanley, team foul #2 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Matzke (C) Gary Stanley | |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 17:17 | LSU | The rebound goes to Franklin Busby | 23-26 |
| 17:07 | LSU | Allan Chernosky makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Ronald King | 23-29 |
| 16:45 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-29 |
| 16:43 | Kentucky | John McGrath grabs the offensive board | 23-29 |
| 16:27 | Kentucky | Dennis Matzke is called for the reach on John McGrath - foul #2 on Dennis Matzke, team foul #3 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Anthony Winkler (SG), Noel Snow (SF), Christopher Bennett (C) John Nam, John Kingston, Jim Elliott, John McGrath | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Fontaine (SF), Adam Shuff (C) Ernest Mole, Franklin Busby | |
| 16:15 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett connects on the floater from the free throw line | 25-29 |
| 15:58 | LSU | Allan Chernosky buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dennis Matzke | 25-31 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) SG - Anthony Winkler (fresh) SF - Noel Snow (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert McGuirt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Fontaine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Matzke (fresh) C - Adam Shuff (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-31 |
| 15:39 | LSU | Adam Shuff gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 15:21 | LSU | Allan Chernosky evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from straight away set up by Ronald King | 25-34 |
| 15:01 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler is whistled for a carry | 25-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), John Kingston (SG), Jim Elliott (SF), John McGrath (C) James Sena, Anthony Winkler, Noel Snow, Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Ernest Mole (SF), Franklin Busby (PF), Gary Stanley (C) Ronald King, Robert Fontaine, Dennis Matzke, Adam Shuff | |
| 14:39 | LSU | Franklin Busby drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Brammer | 25-36 |
| 14:11 | Kentucky | Ernest Mole steals the ball from Jim Elliott | 25-36 |
| 14:06 | LSU | Ernest Mole dunks the ball | 25-38 |
| 13:47 | Kentucky | John McGrath is denied on a layup by Franklin Busby | 25-38 |
| 13:45 | LSU | Franklin Busby grabs the defensive rebound | 25-38 |
| 13:40 | LSU | Ernest Mole loses the ball out of bounds | 25-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald King (SG) Jeffrey Brammer | |
| 13:15 | Kentucky | John Nam misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-38 |
| 13:13 | LSU | Gary Stanley snags the defensive board | 25-38 |
| 12:55 | LSU | Gary Stanley is hacked by Robert McGuirt - foul #3 on Robert McGuirt, team foul #2 | 25-38 |
| 12:44 | LSU | Gary Stanley scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Franklin Busby | 25-40 |
| 12:16 | Kentucky | John Nam is whistled for traveling | 25-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (SG), Noel Snow (SF) John Kingston, Jim Elliott | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Fontaine (SF), Dennis Matzke (C) Ernest Mole, Gary Stanley | |
| 11:52 | LSU | Allan Chernosky evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Franklin Busby | 25-42 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Anthony Winkler (fresh) SF - Noel Snow (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert McGuirt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John McGrath (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Fontaine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Franklin Busby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Dennis Matzke (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | John Nam knocks in the 3 from straight away | 28-42 |
| 10:54 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 28-42 |
| 10:52 | LSU | Robert Fontaine tips it in | 28-44 |
| 10:47 | Kentucky | Franklin Busby swats the short shot by Anthony Winkler | 28-44 |
| 10:45 | LSU | Franklin Busby grabs the defensive rebound | 28-44 |
| 10:27 | LSU | Franklin Busby misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert McGuirt - foul #4 on Robert McGuirt, team foul #3 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), John Kingston (SG), Jim Elliott (SF), Christopher Bennett (C) John Nam, Noel Snow, Robert McGuirt, John McGrath | |
| Subs | LSU | Greg Barnaby (PG), Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Ernest Mole (SF), Gary Stanley (C) Allan Chernosky, Ronald King, Robert Fontaine, Dennis Matzke | |
| 10:27 | LSU | Franklin Busby makes the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 10:27 | LSU | Franklin Busby makes the 2nd free throw | 28-46 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Sena and he's hacked by Jeffrey Brammer - foul #1 on Jeffrey Brammer, team foul #4 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Matzke (PF) Franklin Busby | |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett makes the free throw | 31-46 |
| 09:50 | LSU | Gary Stanley misses badly on a floater from the right block | 31-46 |
| 09:49 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jim Elliott | 31-46 |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by John Kingston and he's hacked by Dennis Matzke - foul #3 on Dennis Matzke, team foul #5 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald King (PG) Greg Barnaby | |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler makes the free throw | 34-46 |
| 09:07 | LSU | Gary Stanley loses the ball out of bounds | 34-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Phillip Truesdell (PF) James Sena, Anthony Winkler | |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG) Jeffrey Brammer | |
| 08:44 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett's layup is rejected by Dennis Matzke | 34-46 |
| 08:43 | LSU | Dennis Matzke pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 08:27 | LSU | Ronald King clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-46 |
| 08:26 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 07:58 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-46 |
| 07:56 | LSU | Dennis Matzke snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 07:29 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-46 |
| 07:27 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Kingston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Phillip Truesdell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ernest Mole (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Matzke (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Stanley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-46 |
| 06:44 | LSU | Allan Chernosky clanks a 3 from straight away | 37-46 |
| 06:42 | LSU | Ernest Mole snags the offensive board | 37-46 |
| 06:30 | LSU | Gary Stanley is open and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-48 |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | John Nam misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 06:04 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell grabs the offensive board | 37-48 |
| 05:48 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 05:46 | LSU | Gary Stanley snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:26 | LSU | Jim Elliott swats the shot by Ernest Mole | 37-48 |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christopher Bennett | 37-48 |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (SG), Robert McGuirt (PF), John McGrath (C) John Kingston, Phillip Truesdell, Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Fontaine (SF), Franklin Busby (PF) Ernest Mole, Gary Stanley | |
| 05:10 | Kentucky | John Nam comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 05:08 | LSU | Franklin Busby grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 04:51 | LSU | Allan Chernosky shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Anthony Winkler - foul #1 on Anthony Winkler, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| 04:51 | LSU | Allan Chernosky makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 04:51 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 04:51 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| 04:26 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-49 |
| 04:24 | LSU | Allan Chernosky pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 04:03 | LSU | Allan Chernosky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), John Kingston (SG) John Nam, Jim Elliott | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Ernest Mole (SF) Allan Chernosky, Robert Fontaine | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler connects on the jumper from the left side | 39-49 |
| 03:26 | LSU | Ernest Mole hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 39-49 |
| 03:24 | LSU | Ronald King tips it home | 39-51 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - John McGrath (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Ronald King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Mole (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. C - Dennis Matzke (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Kentucky | John McGrath misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Dennis Matzke - foul #4 on Dennis Matzke, team foul #6 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Greg Barnaby (PG), Robert Fontaine (SF), Adam Shuff (C) Ronald King, Ernest Mole, Franklin Busby | |
| 03:13 | Kentucky | John McGrath makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 03:13 | Kentucky | John McGrath makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 02:46 | LSU | Adam Shuff is whistled for a carry | 41-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Jim Elliott (SF) James Sena, Anthony Winkler | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:28 | Kentucky | John Nam scores on a 3 from the right corner | 44-51 |
| 02:28 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Ronald King (SG), Ernest Mole (SF), Franklin Busby (PF), Gary Stanley (C) Greg Barnaby, Jeffrey Brammer, Robert Fontaine, Dennis Matzke, Adam Shuff | |
| 02:10 | LSU | John Kingston is called for the reach on Ernest Mole - foul #1 on John Kingston, team foul #5 | 44-51 |
| 01:48 | LSU | Ernest Mole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-51 |
| 01:35 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert McGuirt | 47-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:16 | LSU | Franklin Busby misses short on an open driving attempt from the baseline | 47-51 |
| 01:14 | LSU | Gary Stanley tips it home | 47-53 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Gary Stanley steals the ball from John Kingston | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:55 | LSU | John Nam is called for the reach on Allan Chernosky in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Nam, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Fontaine (SG) Ronald King | |
| 00:53 | LSU | John Kingston is called for the reach on Robert Fontaine - foul #2 on John Kingston, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| 00:53 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 00:53 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 00:45 | LSU | Allan Chernosky pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Allan Chernosky is hacked by John Nam in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Nam, team foul #8 | 47-55 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Allan Chernosky makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott hits a 3 from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Robert Fontaine is hacked by John Kingston in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Kingston, team foul #9 | 50-56 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott is hacked by Allan Chernosky - foul #1 on Allan Chernosky, team foul #7 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald King (SG) Robert Fontaine | |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:29 | LSU | Ernest Mole is fouled in the backcourt by John Kingston - foul #4 on John Kingston, team foul #10 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Fontaine (SG) Ronald King | |
| 00:29 | LSU | Ernest Mole misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:29 | LSU | Ernest Mole makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | John Nam is whistled for traveling | 52-59 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Allan Chernosky is hacked by John Nam in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Nam, team foul #11 | 52-59 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Allan Chernosky makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Allan Chernosky makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | John Nam knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-61 |
| 00:15 | LSU | John Nam is called for the reach on Ernest Mole in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Nam, team foul #12 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG) John Nam | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:15 | LSU | Ernest Mole makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Ernest Mole makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott loses the ball out of bounds | 55-63 |
| 00:06 | LSU | Robert Fontaine is hacked by John Kingston in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Kingston, team foul #13 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (SG) John Kingston | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:06 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:06 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 55-65 |