| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adrian Masters (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Allen Dang (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael McDermott (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Dawley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | William Dawley inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | John Howard can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | William Dawley tips it but misses | 32-30 |
| 19:37 | LSU | Adrian Masters pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 19:16 | LSU | Michael McDermott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-30 |
| 19:04 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers comes up short on the floater from the left side | 32-30 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers tips it in | 32-32 |
| 18:34 | LSU | Johnny Wall double dribbles | 32-32 |
| 18:12 | Kentucky | John Howard works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 18:11 | LSU | Johnny Wall grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 17:50 | LSU | Johnny Wall knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Michael McDermott | 34-32 |
| 17:37 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers tips it home | 34-34 |
| 17:19 | LSU | Michael McDermott travels with the ball | 34-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Courtney Delrosario (PF) Allen Dang | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses short on a shot in the lane | 34-34 |
| 17:08 | LSU | Adrian Masters gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:52 | LSU | James Knudson is hacked by Randy Randolph - foul #1 on Randy Randolph, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Douglas Wydra (SF), Earl Hanson (C) Johnny Wall, Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (PG) Randy Randolph | |
| 16:42 | LSU | Adrian Masters misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 16:41 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers double dribbles | 34-34 |
| 16:18 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario banks in the layup | 36-34 |
| 16:03 | Kentucky | John Howard misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 16:01 | LSU | Earl Hanson pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adrian Masters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Wydra (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Courtney Delrosario (fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl Hanson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Anton Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - John Howard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Dawley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jesse Boyers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Wayne Blocker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | LSU | Earl Hanson hits a jumper from close range and he's fouled by Wayne Blocker - foul #1 on Wayne Blocker, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Dang (SG), Johnny Wall (SF) Adrian Masters, Douglas Wydra | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG), Hank Bennett (SF) John Howard, William Dawley | |
| 15:43 | LSU | Earl Hanson makes the free throw | 39-34 |
| 15:26 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Randy Randolph | 39-36 |
| 15:21 | LSU | James Knudson's floater is tipped away by Jesse Boyers | 39-36 |
| 15:19 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Courtney Delrosario | 39-36 |
| 15:01 | LSU | Earl Hanson misses the dunk attempt | 39-36 |
| 14:59 | Kentucky | Anton Turner gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | Anton Turner hits the follow up shot | 39-38 |
| 14:25 | LSU | James Knudson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-38 |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | Anton Turner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 39-38 |
| 14:15 | LSU | Johnny Wall pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:57 | LSU | James Knudson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-38 |
| 13:55 | LSU | Allen Dang can't tip it in | 39-38 |
| 13:53 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:31 | LSU | James Knudson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 13:29 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Anton Turner | 39-40 |
| 13:12 | LSU | James Knudson loses the dribble to Randy Randolph in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers connects on the runner from the left block | 39-42 |
| 12:47 | LSU | Johnny Wall misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Anton Turner - foul #1 on Anton Turner, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Adrian Masters (SG), Douglas Wydra (SF), Michael McDermott (C) Allen Dang, Courtney Delrosario, Earl Hanson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Howard (SG), William Dawley (PF) Anton Turner, Jesse Boyers | |
| 12:47 | LSU | Johnny Wall misses the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:47 | LSU | Johnny Wall misses the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:47 | Kentucky | William Dawley grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | John Howard evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-44 |
| 12:08 | LSU | John Howard steals the ball from Douglas Wydra | 39-44 |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | William Dawley lays it in on a great pass from John Howard | 39-46 |
| 11:51 | LSU | James Knudson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-46 |
| 11:50 | Kentucky | John Howard snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adrian Masters (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Wydra (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnny Wall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael McDermott (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Howard (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hank Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - William Dawley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker loses the dribble to Adrian Masters | 39-46 |
| 11:20 | LSU | Michael McDermott makes the fadeaway near the basket | 41-46 |
| 11:16 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph blows the wide open layup | 41-46 |
| 11:15 | LSU | Michael McDermott snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 10:51 | LSU | Johnny Wall clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 41-46 |
| 10:49 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 10:34 | Kentucky | John Howard misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-46 |
| 10:32 | LSU | Johnny Wall gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 10:08 | LSU | Johnny Wall is whistled for a carry | 41-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Dang (SF), Courtney Delrosario (PF) Douglas Wydra, Johnny Wall | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (PG), Jesse Boyers (PF) Randy Randolph, Wayne Blocker | |
| 09:50 | Kentucky | Anton Turner hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Dawley | 41-48 |
| 09:38 | LSU | Adrian Masters can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Hank Bennett - foul #4 on Hank Bennett, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Earl Hanson (C) Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker (C) Hank Bennett | |
| 09:38 | LSU | Adrian Masters makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 09:38 | LSU | Adrian Masters makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses short on an open shot from close range | 43-48 |
| 09:12 | LSU | Allen Dang grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 08:52 | LSU | Adrian Masters knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by James Knudson | 45-48 |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by John Howard | 45-50 |
| 08:06 | LSU | Adrian Masters connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 07:47 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-50 |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adrian Masters (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Allen Dang (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Courtney Delrosario (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Hanson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Anton Turner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SG - John Howard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Dawley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jesse Boyers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Wayne Blocker (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Kentucky | John Howard misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-50 |
| 07:32 | Kentucky | William Dawley tips it back up and in | 48-52 |
| 07:16 | LSU | James Knudson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Douglas Wydra (SF), David Foushee (PF), Michael McDermott (C) James Knudson, Courtney Delrosario, Earl Hanson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG), Hank Bennett (SF) Anton Turner, Wayne Blocker | |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | William Dawley connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-54 |
| 06:41 | LSU | Allen Dang clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 06:40 | LSU | Michael McDermott misses the tip | 48-54 |
| 06:39 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | William Dawley can't connect on a shot from the left block | 48-54 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to William Dawley | 48-54 |
| 06:13 | Kentucky | John Howard buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-57 |
| 05:49 | LSU | Michael McDermott blows the layup | 48-57 |
| 05:47 | LSU | Allen Dang tips it but misses | 48-57 |
| 05:45 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Dawley | 48-57 |
| 05:32 | Kentucky | John Howard is fouled on the floor by Allen Dang - foul #2 on Allen Dang, team foul #1 | 48-57 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Johnny Wall (SG), Courtney Delrosario (PF) Adrian Masters, Allen Dang, David Foushee | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (SG), Wayne Blocker (C) John Howard, William Dawley | |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett loses the dribble to Courtney Delrosario | 48-57 |
| 04:59 | LSU | James Knudson loses the dribble to Randy Randolph | 48-57 |
| 04:56 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph can't finish the layup | 48-57 |
| 04:55 | LSU | The rebound goes to Johnny Wall | 48-57 |
| 04:38 | LSU | James Knudson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnny Wall | 51-57 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Courtney Delrosario - foul #1 on Courtney Delrosario, team foul #2 | 51-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Adrian Masters (SG) Douglas Wydra | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 04:20 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 04:13 | LSU | Adrian Masters hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Knudson and he's hacked by Jesse Boyers - foul #3 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #5 | 54-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Earl Hanson (C) Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Howard (SG) Jesse Boyers | |
| 04:13 | LSU | Adrian Masters makes the free throw | 55-58 |
| 03:55 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett is hacked by Courtney Delrosario - foul #2 on Courtney Delrosario, team foul #3 | 55-58 |
| 03:40 | Kentucky | John Howard works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 03:39 | LSU | Earl Hanson snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adrian Masters (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Courtney Delrosario (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Earl Hanson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Howard (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hank Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Anton Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:34 | LSU | James Knudson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 03:10 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Adrian Masters - foul #1 on Adrian Masters, team foul #4 | 55-58 |
| Subs | LSU | David Foushee (PF), Michael McDermott (C) Courtney Delrosario, Earl Hanson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Dawley (PF) Anton Turner | |
| 03:10 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 03:10 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 02:53 | LSU | Adrian Masters is fouled on the floor by Wayne Blocker - foul #2 on Wayne Blocker, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Dang (SG), Douglas Wydra (SF) James Knudson, David Foushee | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers (PF) Wayne Blocker | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:40 | LSU | Adrian Masters hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 55-59 |
| 02:38 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | John Howard shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers tips it but misses | 55-59 |
| 02:28 | Kentucky | William Dawley tips it back up and in | 55-61 |
| 02:11 | LSU | Adrian Masters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-61 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), David Foushee (PF) Adrian Masters, Johnny Wall | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:44 | Kentucky | William Dawley clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | William Dawley grabs the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 01:31 | Kentucky | John Howard is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 01:30 | LSU | Michael McDermott snags the defensive board | 55-61 |
| 01:26 | LSU | James Knudson connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Michael McDermott | 57-61 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Randolph | 57-64 |
| 00:46 | LSU | James Knudson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Foushee | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Allen Dang is called for the reach on John Howard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Allen Dang, team foul #5 | 60-64 |
| Subs | LSU | Adrian Masters (SG), Johnny Wall (PF) Douglas Wydra, David Foushee | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker (C) William Dawley | |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | James Knudson is called for the reach on Randy Randolph - foul #1 on James Knudson, team foul #6 | 60-64 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | James Knudson is called for the reach on Randy Randolph - foul #2 on James Knudson, team foul #7 | 60-64 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | LSU | Hank Bennett takes the ball from Johnny Wall | 60-66 |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Adrian Masters is called for the reach on John Howard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Adrian Masters, team foul #8 | 60-66 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Dawley (PF) Jesse Boyers | |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | John Howard misses the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Adrian Masters snags the defensive board | 60-66 |
| 00:27 | LSU | Adrian Masters misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-66 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Wayne Blocker | 60-66 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Adrian Masters is called for the reach on Wayne Blocker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Adrian Masters, team foul #9 | 60-66 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers (PF) William Dawley | |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Johnny Wall grabs the defensive rebound | 60-67 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Johnny Wall is hacked by Randy Randolph - foul #2 on Randy Randolph, team foul #7 | 60-67 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Johnny Wall makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Johnny Wall misses the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker grabs the board | 61-67 |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker is hacked by James Knudson in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Knudson, team foul #10 | 61-67 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Dawley (PF) Jesse Boyers | |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | LSU | Adrian Masters misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-69 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph grabs the defensive rebound | 61-69 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph is hacked by James Knudson in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Knudson, team foul #11 | 61-69 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers (PF) William Dawley | |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:00 | LSU | James Knudson misses long on a floater from the left wing | 61-71 |