| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Walter Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Harris (fresh) 9 pts. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-29 |
| 19:29 | LSU | Donald Harris pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 19:25 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski is open and scores on a runner near the basket | 39-29 |
| 18:59 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-29 |
| 18:40 | LSU | Victor Pitt connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Cheslav Czapiewski | 42-29 |
| 18:15 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-32 |
| 18:12 | LSU | Darryl Allen picks off the pass by Donald Harris in the backcourt | 42-32 |
| 18:02 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner from the baseline | 42-34 |
| 17:44 | LSU | Walter Williams is hacked by Huang-fu Huang - foul #1 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (SG), Predrag Ziemann (SF), Adam Blacker (PF), Manuel Lower (C) Victor Pitt, Walter Williams, Donald Harris, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF), Thomas Good (C) Darryl Allen, Andrew Craft, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Huang-fu Huang | |
| 17:30 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Noland | 44-34 |
| 17:01 | Kentucky | Mark Mills hits a floater from the left side | 44-36 |
| 16:45 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 44-36 |
| 16:43 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Noland | 44-36 |
| 16:30 | LSU | Robert Noland buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Predrag Ziemann | 47-36 |
| 16:01 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone hits a jumpshot from the left side | 47-38 |
| 15:54 | LSU | Mark Mills is called for the reach on Robert Noland in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Mills, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Pitt (SG), Walter Williams (SF), Donald Harris (PF), Clifford Davidson (C) Cheslav Czapiewski, Predrag Ziemann, Adam Blacker, Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Andrew Craft (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Samuel Johnson, Mark Mills, Johnnie Stone, Kenneth Brown, Thomas Good | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Walter Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | LSU | Robert Noland is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 15:47 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Harris | 47-38 |
| 15:40 | LSU | Victor Pitt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 15:38 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 15:15 | LSU | The rebound goes to Donald Harris | 47-38 |
| 15:02 | LSU | Donald Harris knocks in the floater from the left side | 49-38 |
| 14:37 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 14:36 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang hits the follow up shot | 49-40 |
| 14:19 | LSU | Andrew Craft is called for the reach on Victor Pitt - foul #4 on Andrew Craft, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski (PG) Robert Noland | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF) Andrew Craft, Marvin Valente | |
| 14:06 | LSU | Victor Pitt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 14:04 | LSU | Clifford Davidson tips it home | 51-40 |
| 13:35 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-40 |
| 13:33 | LSU | Donald Harris grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 13:08 | LSU | Walter Williams clanks a jumper from the baseline | 51-40 |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson hits a floater in the paint set up by Darryl Allen and he's fouled by Walter Williams - foul #3 on Walter Williams, team foul #1 | 51-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Predrag Ziemann (SF), Adam Blacker (PF), Manuel Lower (C) Walter Williams, Donald Harris, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Craft (SG), Mark Mills (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF), Thomas Good (C) Darryl Allen, Johnnie Stone, Ronald Raphael, Huang-fu Huang | |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson misses the free throw | 51-42 |
| 12:39 | LSU | Adam Blacker grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 12:15 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 12:13 | LSU | Victor Pitt tips it home | 53-42 |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Victor Pitt - foul #1 on Victor Pitt, team foul #2 | 53-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (SG) Victor Pitt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SF) Samuel Johnson | |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Noland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Predrag Ziemann (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Lower (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) C - Thomas Good (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Brown - foul #1 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| 11:32 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 11:32 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 11:03 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-44 |
| 11:01 | LSU | Robert Noland snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 10:49 | LSU | Adam Blacker scores on a jumper near the basket | 57-44 |
| 10:29 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Predrag Ziemann - foul #2 on Predrag Ziemann, team foul #3 | 57-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Williams (SF), Donald Harris (PF), Clifford Davidson (C) Predrag Ziemann, Adam Blacker, Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (PG), Ronald Raphael (PF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Mark Mills, Kenneth Brown, Thomas Good | |
| 10:29 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 10:29 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 10:06 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses the dunk but he's hacked by Marvin Valente - foul #2 on Marvin Valente, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Pitt (SG) Cheslav Czapiewski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG) Marvin Valente | |
| 10:06 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 10:06 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 10:06 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | Clifford Davidson steals the ball from Johnnie Stone | 57-46 |
| 09:36 | LSU | Robert Noland loses the dribble to Johnnie Stone in the backcourt | 57-46 |
| 09:33 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft hits the finger roll set up by Johnnie Stone | 57-48 |
| 09:11 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses the easy open layup | 57-48 |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 08:44 | LSU | Robert Noland throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski (PG), Adam Blacker (PF), Manuel Lower (C) Robert Noland, Donald Harris, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Thomas Good (C) Darryl Allen, Andrew Craft, Johnnie Stone, Huang-fu Huang | |
| 08:18 | Kentucky | Mark Mills's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-51 |
| 08:16 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Good - foul #1 on Thomas Good, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown (PF) Ronald Raphael | |
| 07:59 | LSU | Adam Blacker is whistled for a carry | 57-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Predrag Ziemann (SF) Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:42 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente is hacked by Predrag Ziemann - foul #3 on Predrag Ziemann, team foul #4 | 57-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Harris (PF), Clifford Davidson (C) Adam Blacker, Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Andrew Craft (SG) Samuel Johnson, Mark Mills | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Predrag Ziemann (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Craft (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - Marvin Valente (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) C - Thomas Good (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 07:24 | Kentucky | Thomas Good grabs the offensive board | 57-51 |
| 07:03 | Kentucky | Predrag Ziemann steals it from Marvin Valente out of a doubleteam | 57-51 |
| 06:49 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Harris | 59-51 |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-51 |
| 06:21 | LSU | Clifford Davidson grabs the board | 59-51 |
| 06:07 | LSU | Victor Pitt is open and buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Cheslav Czapiewski | 61-51 |
| 05:45 | Kentucky | Clifford Davidson steals the ball from Andrew Craft | 61-51 |
| 05:33 | LSU | Clifford Davidson slams it home | 63-51 |
| 05:09 | Kentucky | Clifford Davidson swats the shot by Marvin Valente | 63-51 |
| 05:07 | LSU | Donald Harris grabs the board | 63-51 |
| 05:01 | LSU | Marvin Valente takes the ball from Donald Harris | 63-51 |
| 04:38 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 04:36 | LSU | Donald Harris pulls down the rebound | 63-51 |
| 04:31 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann loses the dribble to Darryl Allen in the backcourt | 63-51 |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the 3 from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 03:56 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann is hacked by Darryl Allen - foul #4 on Darryl Allen, team foul #7 | 63-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (SG), Adam Blacker (PF), Manuel Lower (C) Victor Pitt, Donald Harris, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Darryl Allen, Andrew Craft, Marvin Valente, Kenneth Brown, Thomas Good | |
| 03:56 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 03:56 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Williams (SF) Predrag Ziemann | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:37 | LSU | Robert Noland lays it up and in on a great pass from Cheslav Czapiewski | 67-54 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cheslav Czapiewski (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Noland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Lower (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Johnnie Stone (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Huang-fu Huang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-54 |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang snags the offensive board | 67-54 |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Mark Mills is fouled on the floor by Robert Noland - foul #2 on Robert Noland, team foul #5 | 67-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Gregory Layfield (PG), Predrag Ziemann (SF) Cheslav Czapiewski, Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:34 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the jump hook from the baseline | 67-56 |
| 02:34 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski (PG), Walter Williams (SF) Gregory Layfield, Predrag Ziemann | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:30 | LSU | Robert Noland's pass is intercepted by Johnnie Stone in the backcourt | 67-56 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Harris (PF), Clifford Davidson (C) Adam Blacker, Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Harris - foul #1 on Donald Harris, team foul #6 | 67-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Gregory Layfield (PG), Predrag Ziemann (SF), Adam Blacker (PF), Manuel Lower (C) Cheslav Czapiewski, Walter Williams, Donald Harris, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 01:57 | LSU | Adam Blacker is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-58 |
| 01:55 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann snags the offensive board | 67-58 |
| 01:55 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski (PG), Victor Pitt (SG), Walter Williams (SF), Donald Harris (PF), Clifford Davidson (C) Gregory Layfield, Robert Noland, Predrag Ziemann, Adam Blacker, Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Andrew Craft (SG), Marvin Valente (SF) Samuel Johnson, Mark Mills, Johnnie Stone | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:38 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Darryl Allen - foul #5 on Darryl Allen, team foul #8 | 67-58 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG) Darryl Allen | |
| 01:38 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 01:38 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-58 |
| 01:18 | LSU | Walter Williams snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| 01:16 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Johnson - foul #1 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #9 | 69-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (SG), Predrag Ziemann (SF), Adam Blacker (PF), Manuel Lower (C) Victor Pitt, Walter Williams, Donald Harris, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:16 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 01:16 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski misses the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 01:16 | LSU | Manuel Lower grabs the offensive rebound | 70-58 |
| 00:56 | LSU | Adam Blacker misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronald Raphael - foul #1 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #10 | 70-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Gregory Layfield (PG) Cheslav Czapiewski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:56 | LSU | Adam Blacker makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 00:56 | LSU | Adam Blacker makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 72-58 |
| 00:46 | LSU | Manuel Lower grabs the board | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-58 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-58 |
| 00:16 | LSU | Gregory Layfield grabs the defensive rebound | 72-58 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Gregory Layfield runs out the clock | 72-58 |