| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Forest Legg (fresh) SG - Christopher Logsdon (fresh) SF - Everett Hansen (fresh) PF - John Ehrenberg (fresh) C - Chris Horton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Andrew Angelo (fresh) SG - Bobby Ornelas (fresh) SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) PF - Carl Fagan (fresh) C - Erik Showman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Chris Horton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg is hacked by Bobby Ornelas - foul #1 on Bobby Ornelas, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | LSU | The rebound goes to Erik Showman | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | LSU | Nolan Deputy connects on the open turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Erik Showman | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | Chris Horton's dunk attempt is rejected by Carl Fagan | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | LSU | The rebound goes to Erik Showman | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | LSU | John Ehrenberg is called for the reach on Carl Fagan - foul #1 on John Ehrenberg, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:10 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bobby Ornelas - foul #2 on Bobby Ornelas, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Nick Green (SG) Bobby Ornelas | |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:05 | LSU | The rebound goes to Carl Fagan | 1-2 |
| 17:42 | LSU | Andrew Angelo comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 1-2 |
| 17:40 | LSU | Nolan Deputy can't tip it in | 1-2 |
| 17:38 | LSU | Erik Showman hits the follow up shot | 1-4 |
| 17:29 | Kentucky | Chris Horton throws it down on a nice dish by Everett Hansen | 3-4 |
| 17:09 | LSU | Carl Fagan misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Christopher Logsdon - foul #1 on Christopher Logsdon, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (PG), Steven Anker (SG), Robert Thompson (SF), Paul Lavoie (PF), Billy Coulombe (C) Forest Legg, Christopher Logsdon, Everett Hansen, John Ehrenberg, Chris Horton | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:09 | LSU | Carl Fagan makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:09 | LSU | Carl Fagan makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:54 | Kentucky | Steven Anker drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Billy Coulombe | 5-6 |
| 16:52 | LSU | Nolan Deputy is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| 16:47 | Kentucky | The jumper by Thomas Boehm is denied by Carl Fagan | 5-6 |
| 16:46 | LSU | Nick Green pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:23 | LSU | Andrew Angelo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 16:22 | LSU | Nick Green misses the tip | 5-6 |
| 16:21 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | Steven Anker hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Thompson | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Boehm (fresh) SG - Steven Anker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Lavoie (fresh) C - Billy Coulombe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Andrew Angelo (fairly fresh) SG - Nick Green (fresh) SF - Nolan Deputy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Fagan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Erik Showman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | LSU | Erik Showman clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Billy Coulombe - foul #1 on Billy Coulombe, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon (SG), Everett Hansen (SF), John Ehrenberg (PF), Chris Horton (C) Steven Anker, Robert Thompson, Paul Lavoie, Billy Coulombe | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG), Gregory Griffin (SF), Thomas Daughtry (C) Andrew Angelo, Nolan Deputy, Carl Fagan | |
| 15:36 | LSU | Erik Showman misses the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:36 | LSU | Erik Showman makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:26 | Kentucky | Erik Showman swats the dunk try by John Ehrenberg | 7-7 |
| 15:25 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:59 | LSU | Erik Showman makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-9 |
| 14:47 | Kentucky | Chris Horton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Forest Legg (PG) Thomas Boehm | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (PG), Nolan Deputy (SF) Nick Green, Erik Showman | |
| 14:45 | LSU | Forest Legg is called for the reach on Stephen Powell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Forest Legg, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| 14:24 | LSU | Nolan Deputy misses long on a shot in the lane | 7-9 |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:03 | Kentucky | Chris Horton misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 7-9 |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Forest Legg | 7-9 |
| 13:43 | Kentucky | Everett Hansen is hacked by Thomas Daughtry - foul #1 on Thomas Daughtry, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Anker (SG), Robert Thompson (SF), Paul Lavoie (PF), Billy Coulombe (C) Christopher Logsdon, Everett Hansen, John Ehrenberg, Chris Horton | |
| Subs | LSU | Nick Green (SG), Carl Fagan (PF), Erik Showman (C) Andrew Angelo, Gregory Griffin, Thomas Daughtry | |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Forest Legg | 9-9 |
| 13:19 | LSU | Stephen Powell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 13:18 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:13 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 13:09 | LSU | Erik Showman is hacked by Forest Legg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Forest Legg, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (PG) Forest Legg | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (PG) Stephen Powell | |
| 12:45 | LSU | Andrew Angelo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 12:43 | LSU | Nolan Deputy snags the offensive board | 11-9 |
| 12:25 | LSU | Carl Fagan is hacked by Paul Lavoie - foul #1 on Paul Lavoie, team foul #6 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg (PF) Paul Lavoie | |
| Subs | LSU | Gregory Griffin (SF) Nolan Deputy | |
| 12:05 | LSU | Carl Fagan connects on the open shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nick Green | 11-11 |
| 11:50 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 11:49 | LSU | Gregory Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Boehm (fresh) SG - Steven Anker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Ehrenberg (fairly fresh) C - Billy Coulombe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Andrew Angelo (fairly fresh) SG - Nick Green (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Griffin (fresh) PF - Carl Fagan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Erik Showman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | LSU | Thomas Boehm steals it from Erik Showman | 11-11 |
| 11:19 | Kentucky | Erik Showman takes the ball from Steven Anker | 11-11 |
| 11:16 | LSU | Andrew Angelo is hacked by Thomas Boehm in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Boehm, team foul #7 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon (SG), Everett Hansen (SF), Chris Horton (C) Steven Anker, Robert Thompson, Billy Coulombe | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (SG), Thomas Daughtry (C) Nick Green, Erik Showman | |
| 11:16 | LSU | Andrew Angelo misses the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 11:16 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Chris Horton | 11-11 |
| 11:11 | Kentucky | Thomas Daughtry swats the layup by Thomas Boehm | 11-11 |
| 11:09 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg tips it but misses | 11-11 |
| 11:08 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 10:48 | LSU | Gregory Griffin hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Stephen Powell | 11-14 |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | Carl Fagan is called for the reach on Christopher Logsdon - foul #1 on Carl Fagan, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie (PF) John Ehrenberg | |
| Subs | LSU | Nick Green (SG), Nolan Deputy (SF) Andrew Angelo, Gregory Griffin | |
| 10:22 | Kentucky | Thomas Daughtry takes the ball from Thomas Boehm | 11-14 |
| 10:20 | LSU | Christopher Logsdon steals it from Nick Green in the backcourt | 11-14 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Chris Horton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Daughtry - foul #2 on Thomas Daughtry, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Erik Showman (C) Thomas Daughtry | |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Chris Horton makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Chris Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:48 | LSU | Paul Lavoie is called for the reach on Carl Fagan - foul #2 on Paul Lavoie, team foul #8 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg (PF) Paul Lavoie | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 09:48 | LSU | Carl Fagan makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 09:48 | LSU | Carl Fagan makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:36 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Christopher Logsdon and the foul's on Stephen Powell - foul #1 on Stephen Powell, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| 09:36 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm misses the free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:36 | LSU | Erik Showman gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 09:20 | LSU | Erik Showman misses the dunk attempt | 15-16 |
| 09:18 | LSU | Erik Showman tips it in | 15-18 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 15-18 |
| 09:10 | LSU | Nolan Deputy grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 09:08 | LSU | Nolan Deputy is called for traveling in the backcourt | 15-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Anker (PG), Robert Thompson (SF), Billy Coulombe (C) Thomas Boehm, Everett Hansen, Chris Horton | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (PG), Gregory Griffin (PF) Nick Green, Carl Fagan | |
| 08:52 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Erik Showman - foul #1 on Erik Showman, team foul #7 | 15-18 |
| 08:52 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe misses the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 08:52 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe misses the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 08:52 | LSU | Erik Showman grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 08:28 | LSU | Erik Showman banks in the layup | 15-20 |
| 08:12 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (PG), Everett Hansen (SF), Chris Horton (C) Steven Anker, Robert Thompson, Billy Coulombe | |
| Subs | LSU | Nick Green (SG) Stephen Powell | |
| 08:09 | LSU | Andrew Angelo travels in the backcourt | 15-20 |
| 08:00 | Kentucky | Chris Horton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-20 |
| 07:58 | LSU | Nick Green pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 07:37 | LSU | Nolan Deputy misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Everett Hansen - foul #1 on Everett Hansen, team foul #9 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe (PF) John Ehrenberg | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG), Carl Fagan (PF) Andrew Angelo, Gregory Griffin | |
| 07:37 | LSU | Nolan Deputy misses the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 07:37 | LSU | Nolan Deputy makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Boehm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Logsdon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Everett Hansen (fairly fresh) PF - Billy Coulombe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Horton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Stephen Powell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nick Green (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Nolan Deputy (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Fagan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Erik Showman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe is whistled for a carry | 15-21 |
| 07:12 | LSU | Carl Fagan misses badly on a shot from the right block | 15-21 |
| 07:10 | LSU | Carl Fagan tips it in | 15-23 |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Chris Horton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Erik Showman - foul #2 on Erik Showman, team foul #8 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Anker (SG), Robert Thompson (SF) Christopher Logsdon, Everett Hansen | |
| Subs | LSU | Gregory Griffin (C) Erik Showman | |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Chris Horton makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Chris Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:38 | LSU | Stephen Powell makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Nick Green | 17-26 |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | Steven Anker scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Billy Coulombe and he's hacked by Nick Green - foul #1 on Nick Green, team foul #9 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Forest Legg (PG), Paul Lavoie (PF) Thomas Boehm, Billy Coulombe | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (PG) Nick Green | |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | Steven Anker misses the free throw | 19-26 |
| 06:22 | LSU | Gregory Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 05:57 | LSU | Nolan Deputy loses the ball out of bounds | 19-26 |
| 05:48 | Kentucky | Steven Anker makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-26 |
| 05:42 | LSU | Andrew Angelo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon (SG), Everett Hansen (SF), Billy Coulombe (C) Steven Anker, Robert Thompson, Chris Horton | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 05:37 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-26 |
| 05:35 | LSU | Gregory Griffin pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 05:07 | LSU | Andrew Angelo is fouled on the floor by Christopher Logsdon - foul #2 on Christopher Logsdon, team foul #10 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Nick Green (SG) Stephen Powell | |
| 05:07 | LSU | Andrew Angelo makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:07 | LSU | Andrew Angelo makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:00 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Gregory Griffin - foul #1 on Gregory Griffin, team foul #10 | 22-28 |
| 05:00 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:00 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie misses the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:00 | LSU | The rebound goes to Carl Fagan | 22-28 |
| 04:36 | LSU | Gregory Griffin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-28 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Everett Hansen snags the defensive board | 22-28 |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 22-28 |
| 04:17 | LSU | Nolan Deputy grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 04:03 | LSU | Andrew Angelo buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 03:48 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Billy Coulombe | 25-31 |
| 03:19 | LSU | Carl Fagan is whistled for a carry | 25-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (PG), Steven Anker (SG), Robert Thompson (SF), John Ehrenberg (PF), Chris Horton (C) Forest Legg, Christopher Logsdon, Everett Hansen, Paul Lavoie, Billy Coulombe | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG), Bobby Ornelas (SG), Erik Showman (PF), Thomas Daughtry (C) Andrew Angelo, Nick Green, Nolan Deputy, Carl Fagan | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Boehm (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Anker (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Ehrenberg (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Chris Horton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Stephen Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Ornelas (fresh) SF - Gregory Griffin (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Erik Showman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Daughtry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Kentucky | Gregory Griffin swats the layup by Steven Anker | 25-31 |
| 03:04 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 02:40 | LSU | Erik Showman makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Powell | 25-33 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Steven Anker is hacked by Bobby Ornelas - foul #3 on Bobby Ornelas, team foul #11 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Nick Green (SG), Nolan Deputy (SF) Bobby Ornelas, Gregory Griffin | |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Steven Anker misses the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Steven Anker makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 01:56 | LSU | Erik Showman can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Chris Horton - foul #1 on Chris Horton, team foul #11 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Carl Fagan (PF) Thomas Daughtry | |
| 01:56 | LSU | Erik Showman makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 01:56 | LSU | Erik Showman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | Steven Anker comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-35 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | Chris Horton hits the follow up shot | 28-35 |
| 01:03 | LSU | Nolan Deputy makes the floater from the left side set up by Nick Green | 28-37 |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | Nolan Deputy is called for the reach on Robert Thompson - foul #1 on Nolan Deputy, team foul #12 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Forest Legg (PG), Christopher Logsdon (SG), Paul Lavoie (PF) Thomas Boehm, Steven Anker, John Ehrenberg | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (PG) Nick Green | |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 00:38 | LSU | Carl Fagan throws it down | 29-39 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Forest Legg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Everett Hansen (SF), Billy Coulombe (C) Robert Thompson, Chris Horton | |
| Subs | LSU | Gregory Griffin (SF), Thomas Daughtry (C) Nolan Deputy, Carl Fagan | |
| 00:16 | LSU | Andrew Angelo misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 29-39 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe pulls down the rebound | 29-39 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon is called for traveling | 29-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg (PF) Paul Lavoie | |
| Subs | LSU | Nick Green (SG) Stephen Powell | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Nick Green misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 29-39 |