| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carmelo Montes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Bilinski (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Charles Hintze (fresh) 5 reb. C - Philip Born (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Merritt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Archie Blosser (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mathew Lawson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt can't connect on a floater from the left side | 25-25 |
| 19:29 | LSU | James Crawley grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 19:07 | LSU | Carmelo Montes knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Philip Born | 27-25 |
| 18:42 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-25 |
| 18:41 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser tips it back up and in | 27-27 |
| 18:16 | LSU | Carmelo Montes is fouled on the floor by Archie Blosser - foul #2 on Archie Blosser, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 17:56 | LSU | James Crawley makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Carmelo Montes | 30-27 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-27 |
| 17:30 | LSU | The rebound goes to Allen Bilinski | 30-27 |
| 17:07 | LSU | Allen Bilinski buries a runner in the lane | 32-27 |
| 16:38 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 32-27 |
| 16:36 | LSU | Carmelo Montes pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 16:19 | LSU | Philip Born loses the dribble to Cory Thompson | 32-27 |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 15:57 | LSU | Philip Born snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carmelo Montes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Bilinski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Charles Hintze (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Philip Born (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Merritt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Archie Blosser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Mathew Lawson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | LSU | Mathew Lawson steps in front of the Allen Bilinski pass | 32-27 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Mathew Lawson | 32-30 |
| 14:57 | LSU | Charles Hintze double dribbles | 32-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Larry McQuaide (PG), Lucas Scroggs (SF) James Crawley, Charles Hintze | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (PG), Phil Newsome (SG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Charles Farmer (PF), Stephen Danford (C) Kyle Cannon, Cory Thompson, Michael Merritt, Archie Blosser, Mathew Lawson | |
| 14:38 | Kentucky | Larry McQuaide picks off the pass by Kevin Cagle | 32-30 |
| 14:15 | LSU | Larry McQuaide is fouled on the floor by Stephen Danford - foul #2 on Stephen Danford, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| 13:55 | LSU | Allen Bilinski connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Lucas Scroggs | 34-30 |
| 13:39 | Kentucky | Philip Born is called for the reach on Phil Newsome - foul #2 on Philip Born, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (PG) Larry McQuaide | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (PG) Alvin Manning | |
| 13:15 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-30 |
| 13:14 | LSU | Carmelo Montes pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 12:53 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-30 |
| 12:51 | LSU | Carmelo Montes hits the follow up shot | 36-30 |
| 12:24 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-30 |
| 12:22 | LSU | Philip Born grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 12:18 | LSU | Carmelo Montes is whistled for traveling | 36-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (SG), Charles Hintze (PF) Carmelo Montes, Allen Bilinski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Michael Merritt (SF), Mathew Lawson (PF) Phil Newsome, Kevin Cagle, Stephen Danford | |
| 11:56 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon loses the dribble to Stephen Peden | 36-30 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Peden (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lucas Scroggs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Hintze (fresh) 5 reb. C - Philip Born (tiring) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Merritt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mathew Lawson (fresh) C - Charles Farmer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | LSU | Stephen Peden hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 36-30 |
| 11:40 | LSU | Charles Hintze misses the tip | 36-30 |
| 11:39 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Merritt | 36-30 |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt's pass is intercepted by Charles Hintze | 36-30 |
| 10:45 | LSU | James Crawley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 10:44 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 10:16 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 10:14 | LSU | Philip Born gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 10:04 | LSU | James Crawley is called for traveling | 36-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Larry McQuaide (PG), Allen Bilinski (SF), Carmelo Montes (PF) James Crawley, Lucas Scroggs, Philip Born | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Archie Blosser (PF), Stephen Danford (C) Mathew Lawson, Charles Farmer | |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Merritt | 36-32 |
| 09:15 | LSU | Stephen Peden loses the ball out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phil Newsome (SG) Cory Thompson | |
| 08:53 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 08:37 | LSU | Stephen Danford is called for the reach on Allen Bilinski - foul #3 on Stephen Danford, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (PG), Philip Born (C) Larry McQuaide, Stephen Peden | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (PG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Mathew Lawson (C) Kyle Cannon, Michael Merritt, Stephen Danford | |
| 08:18 | LSU | Allen Bilinski misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 36-35 |
| 08:17 | LSU | Allen Bilinski grabs the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 08:06 | LSU | James Crawley makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-35 |
| 07:37 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-37 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carmelo Montes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Bilinski (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Hintze (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Philip Born (tiring) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alvin Manning (fresh) SG - Phil Newsome (fresh) SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) PF - Archie Blosser (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Mathew Lawson (fresh) | |
| 07:11 | LSU | Carmelo Montes misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 39-37 |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Mathew Lawson | 39-37 |
| 07:06 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Alvin Manning | 39-40 |
| 06:45 | LSU | Kevin Cagle steals it from Philip Born | 39-40 |
| 06:25 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mathew Lawson | 39-42 |
| 06:04 | LSU | James Crawley misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-42 |
| 06:03 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Mathew Lawson | 39-42 |
| 06:00 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Lucas Scroggs (SF) Philip Born | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Cory Thompson (SG), Michael Merritt (SF), Charles Farmer (C) Alvin Manning, Phil Newsome, Kevin Cagle, Archie Blosser | |
| 05:44 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer travels with the ball | 39-42 |
| 05:28 | LSU | James Crawley is fouled on the floor by Michael Merritt - foul #3 on Michael Merritt, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| 05:03 | LSU | James Crawley buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Hintze and the foul's on Kyle Cannon - foul #1 on Kyle Cannon, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (SG), Philip Born (C) Allen Bilinski, Charles Hintze | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:03 | LSU | James Crawley makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Charles Farmer is denied by Philip Born | 42-42 |
| 04:42 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon gets the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 04:24 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 42-42 |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt tips it home | 42-44 |
| 04:00 | LSU | James Crawley loses the ball out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Hintze (PF) Carmelo Montes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Archie Blosser (PF) Mathew Lawson | |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Charles Hintze swats the dunk try by Charles Farmer | 42-44 |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt tips it back up and in | 42-46 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Peden (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lucas Scroggs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Hintze (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Philip Born (tiring) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Merritt (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Archie Blosser (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Farmer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | LSU | Archie Blosser steals the ball from Stephen Peden | 42-46 |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser misses the shot from the left side | 42-46 |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer tips it back up and in | 42-48 |
| 02:43 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Carmelo Montes (SG), Allen Bilinski (PF) Stephen Peden, Philip Born | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson (C) Charles Farmer | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:30 | LSU | Allen Bilinski makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-48 |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Cory Thompson | 44-50 |
| 01:43 | LSU | Michael Merritt steps in front of the Charles Hintze pass | 44-50 |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | James Crawley is called for the reach on Kyle Cannon - foul #1 on James Crawley, team foul #2 | 44-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Philip Born (C) Lucas Scroggs | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Carmelo Montes is called for the reach on Cory Thompson - foul #2 on Carmelo Montes, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Allen Bilinski is called for the reach on Michael Merritt - foul #3 on Allen Bilinski, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (PG), Charles Farmer (C) Kyle Cannon, Mathew Lawson | |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | James Crawley is called for the reach on Cory Thompson - foul #2 on James Crawley, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson is hacked by Carmelo Montes - foul #3 on Carmelo Montes, team foul #6 | 44-50 |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson is fouled on the floor by Charles Hintze - foul #2 on Charles Hintze, team foul #7 | 44-50 |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | LSU | Allen Bilinski buries a 3 from straight away set up by James Crawley | 47-52 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-52 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson is hacked by James Crawley in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Crawley, team foul #8 | 47-52 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 00:33 | LSU | James Crawley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Merritt | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt is hacked by James Crawley in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Crawley, team foul #9 | 47-54 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 00:29 | LSU | Charles Hintze gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 00:24 | LSU | James Crawley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Philip Born snags the offensive board | 47-54 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Carmelo Montes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-54 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Carmelo Montes is called for the reach on Cory Thompson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carmelo Montes, team foul #10 | 47-54 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:12 | LSU | James Crawley hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Carmelo Montes | 50-56 |
| 00:12 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 50-56 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Mathew Lawson (PF) Alvin Manning, Archie Blosser | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by James Crawley - foul #5 on James Crawley, team foul #11 | 50-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Larry McQuaide (PG) James Crawley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Allen Bilinski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson runs out the clock | 50-57 |