| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joe Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ilia Zicker (fresh) PF - Robert Celestine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Fowlkes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noonkester (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Austin Razo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wendell Roy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Mike Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jared Cameron (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker inbounds the ball | 22-26 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | Jared Cameron denies the turnaround by Robert Celestine | 22-26 |
| 19:35 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes tips it but misses | 22-26 |
| 19:34 | LSU | Austin Razo snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| 19:12 | LSU | Austin Razo makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-29 |
| 18:55 | Kentucky | William Merritt buries a 3 from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 18:40 | LSU | Wendell Roy can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 25-29 |
| 18:38 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 18:16 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-29 |
| 18:15 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Noonkester | 25-29 |
| 17:56 | LSU | Mike Johnson misses the jumpshot from the right side | 25-29 |
| 17:54 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Austin Razo picks off the pass by Robert Celestine | 25-29 |
| 17:15 | LSU | Jared Cameron misses the jump hook from the baseline | 25-29 |
| 17:14 | Kentucky | William Merritt pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 16:58 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-29 |
| 16:57 | LSU | Wendell Roy grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 16:43 | LSU | Jared Cameron misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 25-29 |
| 16:42 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Keith Fowlkes | 25-29 |
| 16:15 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-29 |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | William Merritt tips it in | 27-29 |
| 15:48 | LSU | Wendell Roy splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 15:47 | LSU | Mike Johnson hits the follow up shot | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joe Dixon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Merritt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ilia Zicker (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Celestine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Fowlkes (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noonkester (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Austin Razo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wendell Roy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Mike Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jared Cameron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:26 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Ilia Zicker and the foul's on Wendell Roy - foul #3 on Wendell Roy, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Arnwine (PG), Richard Rainey (SG), Randall Feaster (SF), Calvin Sack (C) Joe Dixon, William Merritt, Ilia Zicker, Keith Fowlkes | |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Green (PG), William Backstrom (SG), Kurt Haugland (PF), Michael White (C) Robert Noonkester, Austin Razo, Mike Johnson, Jared Cameron | |
| 15:26 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine makes the free throw | 30-31 |
| 15:14 | LSU | Michael White can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 30-31 |
| 15:13 | Kentucky | Calvin Sack grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 14:50 | Kentucky | Kurt Haugland takes the ball from Randall Feaster | 30-31 |
| 14:31 | LSU | William Backstrom comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-31 |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Randall Feaster | 30-31 |
| 14:12 | Kentucky | Richard Rainey loses the dribble to Wendell Roy | 30-31 |
| 14:07 | LSU | William Backstrom lays it in set up by Wendell Roy | 30-33 |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Robert Celestine is denied by Michael White | 30-33 |
| 13:44 | LSU | Wendell Roy gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 13:25 | LSU | Raymond Green misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 13:24 | LSU | Michael White hits the follow up shot | 30-35 |
| 12:56 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 32-35 |
| 12:36 | LSU | Michael White misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Robert Celestine - foul #2 on Robert Celestine, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Dixon (PG), William Merritt (SG), Ilia Zicker (SF), Eric Clouse (PF), Keith Fowlkes (C) John Arnwine, Richard Rainey, Randall Feaster, Robert Celestine, Calvin Sack | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noonkester (PG), Austin Razo (SG), Mike Johnson (PF) Raymond Green, William Backstrom, Wendell Roy | |
| 12:36 | LSU | Michael White makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 12:36 | LSU | Michael White makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 12:19 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from William Merritt | 35-37 |
| 12:02 | LSU | Kurt Haugland lays it in uncontested | 35-39 |
| 11:45 | Kentucky | William Merritt clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 11:44 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker grabs the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joe Dixon (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Merritt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ilia Zicker (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Eric Clouse (fresh) 6 pts. C - Keith Fowlkes (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noonkester (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Austin Razo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kurt Haugland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mike Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Kentucky | Mike Johnson swats the layup by Ilia Zicker | 35-39 |
| 11:25 | LSU | Kurt Haugland grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 11:06 | LSU | Michael White scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Mike Johnson | 35-41 |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | William Merritt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Noonkester - foul #2 on Robert Noonkester, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Arnwine (SF) Ilia Zicker | |
| Subs | LSU | Jared Cameron (C) Michael White | |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | William Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | William Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 10:28 | LSU | Keith Fowlkes picks off the pass by Mike Johnson out of a doubleteam | 37-41 |
| 09:59 | Kentucky | William Merritt clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 09:58 | LSU | Kurt Haugland pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 09:52 | LSU | Kurt Haugland is hacked by William Merritt - foul #1 on William Merritt, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Calvin Sack (PF) Eric Clouse | |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Green (PG), William Backstrom (SF), Michael White (PF) Robert Noonkester, Kurt Haugland, Mike Johnson | |
| 09:36 | LSU | Jared Cameron misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Calvin Sack - foul #2 on Calvin Sack, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker (SF), Robert Celestine (PF) William Merritt, Calvin Sack | |
| Subs | LSU | Wendell Roy (SF) William Backstrom | |
| 09:36 | LSU | Jared Cameron misses the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 09:36 | LSU | Jared Cameron makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Austin Razo steps in front of the Joe Dixon pass in the backcourt | 37-42 |
| 09:22 | LSU | Keith Fowlkes steals it from Michael White | 37-42 |
| 08:53 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon buries a floater from the left side set up by Robert Celestine | 39-42 |
| 08:30 | LSU | Jared Cameron comes up short on the shot from the right side | 39-42 |
| 08:28 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Keith Fowlkes | 39-42 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | John Arnwine clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 08:04 | LSU | Raymond Green pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 07:41 | LSU | Jared Cameron dunks the ball on a nice dish by Raymond Green | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joe Dixon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - John Arnwine (fresh) SF - Ilia Zicker (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Robert Celestine (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Fowlkes (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Raymond Green (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Austin Razo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Wendell Roy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jared Cameron (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:12 | Kentucky | Wendell Roy steals it from John Arnwine | 39-44 |
| 07:08 | LSU | Raymond Green banks in the layup on a nice dish by Wendell Roy | 39-46 |
| 06:48 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 06:47 | LSU | Michael White snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 06:24 | LSU | Michael White travels with the ball | 39-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Merritt (PG), Richard Rainey (SG), Randall Feaster (SF), Eric Clouse (PF), Calvin Sack (C) Joe Dixon, John Arnwine, Ilia Zicker, Robert Celestine, Keith Fowlkes | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noonkester (PG), Kurt Haugland (SF), Mike Johnson (PF) Austin Razo, Wendell Roy, Jared Cameron | |
| 06:04 | Kentucky | Calvin Sack misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 39-46 |
| 06:02 | LSU | Michael White grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 05:41 | LSU | Michael White connects on the runner from the right block | 39-48 |
| 05:19 | Kentucky | Calvin Sack misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-48 |
| 05:17 | LSU | Mike Johnson pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 04:59 | LSU | Mike Johnson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Eric Clouse - foul #1 on Eric Clouse, team foul #4 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Arnwine (SG), Robert Celestine (PF) Richard Rainey, Eric Clouse | |
| Subs | LSU | William Backstrom (SG), Jared Cameron (C) Raymond Green, Michael White | |
| 04:59 | LSU | Mike Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 04:59 | LSU | Mike Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 04:45 | Kentucky | William Merritt scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Randall Feaster | 41-50 |
| 04:20 | LSU | Mike Johnson clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Robert Celestine - foul #3 on Robert Celestine, team foul #5 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Dixon (PG) Randall Feaster | |
| Subs | LSU | Wendell Roy (SG) William Backstrom | |
| 04:20 | LSU | Mike Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 04:20 | LSU | Mike Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Calvin Sack grabs the board | 41-51 |
| 03:51 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine is hacked by Mike Johnson - foul #2 on Mike Johnson, team foul #3 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker (SF), Keith Fowlkes (C) John Arnwine, Calvin Sack | |
| Subs | LSU | Austin Razo (SG) Kurt Haugland | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:40 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Wendell Roy - foul #4 on Wendell Roy, team foul #4 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Green (PG), Michael White (PF) Robert Noonkester, Mike Johnson | |
| 03:40 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 03:40 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joe Dixon (fresh) 10 pts. SG - William Merritt (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ilia Zicker (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Robert Celestine (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Keith Fowlkes (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Raymond Green (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Austin Razo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Wendell Roy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Michael White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jared Cameron (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:17 | LSU | Michael White blows the layup | 43-51 |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | William Merritt pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | William Merritt drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ilia Zicker | 45-51 |
| 02:49 | LSU | Jared Cameron's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Keith Fowlkes | 45-51 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | William Merritt clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-51 |
| 02:41 | LSU | Michael White gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 02:41 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noonkester (PG), Mike Johnson (PF) Raymond Green, Michael White | |
| 02:12 | LSU | Wendell Roy is hacked by Ilia Zicker during a doubleteam - foul #3 on Ilia Zicker, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| 01:53 | LSU | Jared Cameron comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Celestine - foul #4 on Robert Celestine, team foul #7 | 45-51 |
| 01:53 | LSU | Jared Cameron makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 01:53 | LSU | Jared Cameron misses the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 01:53 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes can't tip it in | 45-52 |
| 01:21 | LSU | Mike Johnson snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 01:05 | LSU | Jared Cameron hits a jump hook from close range | 45-54 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-54 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to William Merritt | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Merritt | 48-54 |
| 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) | |
| 00:44 | LSU | William Merritt is called for the reach on Wendell Roy in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Merritt, team foul #8 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael White (C) Jared Cameron | |
| 00:44 | LSU | Wendell Roy makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Wendell Roy makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | William Merritt hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-56 |
| 00:34 | LSU | Wendell Roy is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Dixon - foul #3 on Joe Dixon, team foul #9 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Kurt Haugland (PF) Mike Johnson | |
| 00:34 | LSU | Wendell Roy makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:34 | LSU | Wendell Roy makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | William Merritt misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-58 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine grabs the offensive board | 51-58 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | William Merritt connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Celestine | 54-58 |
| 00:23 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jared Cameron (C) Michael White | |
| 00:22 | LSU | Wendell Roy is hacked by Joe Dixon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joe Dixon, team foul #10 | 54-58 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Wendell Roy misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Wendell Roy makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | William Merritt misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-59 |
| 00:15 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Noonkester | 54-59 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Robert Noonkester is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Dixon - foul #5 on Joe Dixon, team foul #11 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Arnwine (SG) Joe Dixon | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael White (C) Jared Cameron | |
| 00:13 | LSU | Robert Noonkester makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Robert Noonkester makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 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) | |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | John Arnwine makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-61 |
| 00:06 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jared Cameron (C) Michael White | |
| 00:05 | LSU | William Merritt is called for the reach on Wendell Roy in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Merritt, team foul #12 | 57-61 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Wendell Roy misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Wendell Roy misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-61 |