| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Todd Pollard (fresh) SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 9 pts. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman inbounds the ball | 25-19 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-19 |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Grant | 25-19 |
| 19:19 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-19 |
| 18:54 | LSU | Patrick Grant steps in front of the Michael Meinhardt pass | 25-19 |
| 18:32 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Todd Pollard - foul #1 on Todd Pollard, team foul #1 | 25-19 |
| 18:32 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 18:32 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 18:10 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 27-19 |
| 18:08 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Patrick Grant | 27-19 |
| 17:42 | Kentucky | John Jackson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 27-19 |
| 17:22 | LSU | Jon Carnahan takes the ball from Michael Meinhardt | 27-19 |
| 16:54 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg is whistled for a carry | 27-19 |
| 16:31 | LSU | Michael Carson misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Nicholas Pegg - foul #1 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #1 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (SG), Eldridge Kent (C) Nicholas Pegg, John Jackson | |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Rockey (SG), Timothy Lewis (SF), Charles Flynt (PF), Barry Baldwin (C) Todd Pollard, Nicholas Moore, Michael Meinhardt, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| 16:31 | LSU | Michael Carson makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 16:31 | LSU | Michael Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 16:07 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-21 |
| 15:38 | LSU | Charles Flynt misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-21 |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent grabs the board | 30-21 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Harry Bucy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jon Carnahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Flynt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:17 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan clanks a fadeaway from close range | 30-21 |
| 15:15 | LSU | Timothy Lewis pulls down the rebound | 30-21 |
| 14:52 | LSU | Barry Baldwin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Michael Carson | 30-23 |
| 14:24 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 14:22 | LSU | The rebound goes to Charles Flynt | 30-23 |
| 13:56 | LSU | Charles Flynt can't finish the layup | 30-23 |
| 13:54 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman pulls down the rebound | 30-23 |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), Jerry Lee (SF), John Jackson (PF) Harry Bucy, Bill Greenman, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Dana Renteria (SG), Nicholas Moore (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Michael Carson, Jimmy Rockey, Timothy Lewis, Charles Flynt, Barry Baldwin | |
| 13:10 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Patrick Grant - foul #1 on Patrick Grant, team foul #2 | 30-23 |
| 13:10 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 13:10 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 12:48 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee is whistled for a carry | 30-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Todd Scheetz (C) Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 12:19 | LSU | Nicholas Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG) Patrick Grant | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 11:50 | Kentucky | Bradley Ziegenbein steals the ball from John Jackson | 30-25 |
| 11:31 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein misses short on a jumper in the paint | 30-25 |
| 11:30 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy grabs the board | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harry Bucy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Scheetz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Todd Pollard (fresh) SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 11 pts. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) | |
| 11:01 | Kentucky | John Jackson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Meinhardt - foul #1 on Michael Meinhardt, team foul #2 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF), Jon Carnahan (C) Jerry Lee, Todd Scheetz | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG) Todd Pollard | |
| 11:01 | Kentucky | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 11:01 | Kentucky | John Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 11:01 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 10:37 | LSU | Dana Renteria comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-25 |
| 10:36 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt gets the offensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 10:21 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Jerry Lee (PF) Harry Bucy, John Jackson | |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Lewis (SF) Nicholas Moore | |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-25 |
| 09:59 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Carson | 31-25 |
| 09:47 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein makes the floater in the paint and he's fouled by Nicholas Pegg - foul #2 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #3 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Flynt (PF) Michael Meinhardt | |
| 09:47 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein misses the free throw | 31-27 |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-27 |
| 09:23 | LSU | Charles Flynt grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 09:04 | LSU | Nicholas Pegg steps in front of the Michael Carson pass | 31-27 |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is hacked by Charles Flynt - foul #1 on Charles Flynt, team foul #3 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), John Jackson (SG) Patrick Grant, Nicholas Pegg | |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (SG), Nicholas Moore (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF), Barry Baldwin (C) Dana Renteria, Timothy Lewis, Charles Flynt, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| 08:18 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-27 |
| 08:16 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits the follow up shot | 33-27 |
| 08:12 | LSU | Michael Carson's pass is intercepted by Harry Bucy in the backcourt | 33-27 |
| 07:50 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Lee | 36-27 |
| 07:34 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Michael Carson | 36-29 |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | John Jackson is hacked by Barry Baldwin - foul #2 on Barry Baldwin, team foul #4 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Eldridge Kent (C) Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SG) Todd Pollard | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Harry Bucy (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 06:48 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Dana Renteria - foul #4 on Dana Renteria, team foul #5 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG) Bill Greenman | |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Timothy Lewis (PF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Michael Carson, Michael Meinhardt, Barry Baldwin | |
| 06:48 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 06:48 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 06:21 | LSU | Eldridge Kent takes the ball from Bradley Ziegenbein | 38-29 |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Patrick Grant | 41-29 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:45 | LSU | Nicholas Pegg blocks the short jumper by Bradley Ziegenbein | 41-29 |
| 05:44 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy pulls down the rebound | 41-29 |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Harry Bucy and he's hacked by Todd Pollard - foul #2 on Todd Pollard, team foul #6 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Harry Bucy, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Todd Pollard, Nicholas Moore | |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the free throw | 44-29 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:11 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Carson and he's hacked by Jon Carnahan - foul #1 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #4 | 44-31 |
| 05:11 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the free throw | 44-31 |
| 05:11 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee grabs the board | 44-31 |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | Dana Renteria takes the ball from Jon Carnahan | 44-31 |
| 04:38 | LSU | Michael Carson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dana Renteria | 44-33 |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jerry Lee and the foul's on Timothy Lewis - foul #2 on Timothy Lewis, team foul #7 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SG) Nicholas Pegg | |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (SG), Nicholas Moore (SF), Barry Baldwin (C) Dana Renteria, Timothy Lewis, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses the free throw | 46-33 |
| 04:12 | LSU | Nicholas Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 03:54 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-33 |
| 03:52 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Carson | 46-33 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | LSU | Barry Baldwin misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-33 |
| 03:33 | LSU | Nicholas Moore snags the offensive board | 46-33 |
| 03:28 | LSU | Michael Carson is fouled on the floor by Patrick Grant - foul #2 on Patrick Grant, team foul #5 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG) Patrick Grant | |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SG) Todd Pollard | |
| 03:22 | LSU | Dana Renteria misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-33 |
| 03:21 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt tips it home | 46-35 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harry Bucy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses the shot from the free throw line | 46-35 |
| 02:59 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Meinhardt | 46-35 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:43 | LSU | Michael Carson is hacked by Harry Bucy - foul #1 on Harry Bucy, team foul #6 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG) John Jackson | |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Lewis (PF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Michael Meinhardt, Barry Baldwin | |
| 02:24 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 46-35 |
| 02:23 | LSU | Nicholas Moore gets the offensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 02:07 | LSU | Timothy Lewis misses the dunk but he's fouled by Jerry Lee - foul #4 on Jerry Lee, team foul #7 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent (SF), John Jackson (PF) Bill Greenman, Jerry Lee | |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Flynt (PF) Nicholas Moore | |
| 02:07 | LSU | Timothy Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 02:07 | LSU | Timothy Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Eldridge Kent | 48-36 |
| 01:34 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein scores on a jumper from the right block | 48-38 |
| 01:11 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan hits a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Timothy Lewis - foul #3 on Timothy Lewis, team foul #8 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jerry Lee (PF) Harry Bucy, Eldridge Kent, John Jackson | |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Moore (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Timothy Lewis, Charles Flynt | |
| 01:11 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses the free throw | 50-38 |
| 01:11 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman grabs the offensive board | 50-38 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 00:48 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:44 | LSU | Michael Carson comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Patrick Grant - foul #3 on Patrick Grant, team foul #8 | 50-38 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Michael Carson makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Michael Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 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) | |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Carson - foul #1 on Michael Carson, team foul #9 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF) Jerry Lee | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 00:42 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 00:38 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt connects on the jump hook in the lane | 50-42 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Michael Carson is called for the reach on Bill Greenman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Carson, team foul #10 | 50-42 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 00:31 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Meinhardt, team foul #11 | 51-42 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is hacked by Dana Renteria in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dana Renteria, team foul #12 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (SG) Dana Renteria | |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Jon Carnahan steals the ball from Michael Meinhardt | 53-42 |
| 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 man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant runs out the clock | 53-42 |