| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Miller (fresh) SF - Robert Wilcoxon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Eddy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | Bryan Sutera steps in front of the William Eddy pass | 31-29 |
| 19:34 | LSU | Dikembe Ali slams it home set up by Bryan Sutera | 31-31 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | William Eddy double dribbles | 31-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Hamilton (PF) Ronnie Meyer | |
| 18:51 | LSU | Bryan Sutera comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 18:49 | Kentucky | William Eddy pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Jesse Hamilton - foul #1 on Jesse Hamilton, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:07 | LSU | Dwayne Haynes is called for the reach on Jesse Hamilton - foul #2 on Dwayne Haynes, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Meyer (PF) Jessie Duke | |
| 17:52 | LSU | John Sweeney misses the lay-in but the foul's on Dwayne Haynes - foul #3 on Dwayne Haynes, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| 17:52 | LSU | John Sweeney misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:52 | LSU | John Sweeney makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 17:30 | Kentucky | William Eddy travels with the ball | 32-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Villela (SF), Jessie Duke (C) John Sweeney, Ronnie Meyer | |
| 17:11 | LSU | Dikembe Ali's pass is intercepted by Willie Frank | 32-32 |
| 16:48 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Willie Frank | 35-32 |
| 16:21 | LSU | Roger Villela loses the dribble to Eugene Miller | 35-32 |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | Jessie Duke is called for the reach on William Eddy - foul #2 on Jessie Duke, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln (PG), Jacob Cortes (SG), Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), James Black (PF), Micheal Brown (C) Willie Frank, Eugene Miller, Robert Wilcoxon, Dwayne Haynes, William Eddy | |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Roger Villela, Jessie Duke | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Lincoln (fresh) SG - Jacob Cortes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Vanscyoc (fresh) PF - James Black (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Micheal Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc is hacked by Jesse Hamilton - foul #2 on Jesse Hamilton, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Stedman (SG) Dikembe Ali | |
| 15:17 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-32 |
| 15:15 | LSU | John Sweeney snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 14:47 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Jesse Hamilton, team foul #4 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG), Robert Wilcoxon (SF) Donald Lincoln, James Black | |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG) Dennis Stedman | |
| 14:22 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Jacob Cortes | 37-32 |
| 14:17 | LSU | Dikembe Ali clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 14:16 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to John Sweeney | 37-32 |
| 13:56 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eugene Miller (SG), Dwayne Haynes (PF), William Eddy (C) Jacob Cortes, Daniel Vanscyoc, Micheal Brown | |
| Subs | LSU | Jessie Duke (C) Jesse Hamilton | |
| 13:35 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 13:33 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon tips it back up and in | 39-32 |
| 13:10 | LSU | Bryan Sutera makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Sweeney | 39-35 |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Willie Frank | 41-35 |
| 12:38 | LSU | John Sweeney hits a floater from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 12:19 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes can't finish the layup | 41-37 |
| 12:17 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon misses the tip | 41-37 |
| 12:15 | LSU | John Sweeney grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 11:46 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Bryan Sutera | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Wilcoxon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Eddy (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 10:55 | LSU | Jessie Duke buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Ali | 43-41 |
| 10:44 | Kentucky | Willie Frank misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 10:42 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 10:25 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses the shot from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Willie Frank grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 09:56 | Kentucky | Willie Frank loses the ball out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln (PG), Jacob Cortes (SG), Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), James Black (PF), Micheal Brown (C) Willie Frank, Eugene Miller, Robert Wilcoxon, Dwayne Haynes, William Eddy | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Dennis Stedman (SG), Roger Villela (SF), Jesse Hamilton (C) Bryan Sutera, Dikembe Ali, John Sweeney, Jessie Duke | |
| 09:27 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer is hacked by Donald Lincoln - foul #1 on Donald Lincoln, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG) Gary Troup | |
| 09:13 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses the fadeaway in the paint | 43-41 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Micheal Brown | 43-41 |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | Bryan Sutera picks off the pass by Micheal Brown | 43-41 |
| 08:29 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jesse Hamilton - foul #4 on Jesse Hamilton, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG), William Eddy (C) Donald Lincoln, James Black | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), John Sweeney (SF), Jessie Duke (C) Bryan Sutera, Dennis Stedman, Roger Villela, Jesse Hamilton | |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 07:37 | LSU | Jessie Duke scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by William Eddy - foul #3 on William Eddy, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon (SF), Dwayne Haynes (PF) Daniel Vanscyoc, Micheal Brown | |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Hamilton (PF) Ronnie Meyer | |
| 07:37 | LSU | Jessie Duke misses the free throw | 44-43 |
| 07:37 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jacob Cortes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Wilcoxon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Eddy (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Troup (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jesse Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Kentucky | William Eddy can't finish the layup | 44-43 |
| 07:13 | Kentucky | Willie Frank misses the tip | 44-43 |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes tips it home | 46-43 |
| 06:47 | LSU | Jessie Duke misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Eddy - foul #4 on William Eddy, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eugene Miller (SG) Jacob Cortes | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Roger Villela (SF) Gary Troup, Dikembe Ali | |
| 06:47 | LSU | Jessie Duke misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 06:47 | LSU | Jessie Duke makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | William Eddy makes the shot in the paint set up by Willie Frank and he's fouled by Jessie Duke - foul #3 on Jessie Duke, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Roger Villela, Jessie Duke | |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | William Eddy makes the free throw | 49-44 |
| 06:05 | LSU | The short jumper by Jesse Hamilton is denied by Dwayne Haynes | 49-44 |
| 06:04 | Kentucky | Willie Frank snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller loses the dribble to Ronnie Meyer | 49-44 |
| 05:20 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 05:19 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln (PG), Jacob Cortes (SF), Daniel Vanscyoc (PF), Micheal Brown (C) Willie Frank, Robert Wilcoxon, Dwayne Haynes, William Eddy | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Roger Villela (SF) Bryan Sutera, Dikembe Ali | |
| 04:36 | LSU | John Sweeney misses short on a shot from the right side | 49-44 |
| 04:34 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to John Sweeney | 49-44 |
| 04:18 | LSU | Roger Villela drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Gary Troup | 49-47 |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller is hacked by Gary Troup - foul #2 on Gary Troup, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Jessie Duke (C) Gary Troup, John Sweeney, Ronnie Meyer | |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 03:28 | LSU | Jacob Cortes is called for the reach on Roger Villela - foul #1 on Jacob Cortes, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG), Robert Wilcoxon (SF), William Eddy (C) Donald Lincoln, Eugene Miller, Micheal Brown | |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF) Roger Villela | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jacob Cortes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Wilcoxon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Vanscyoc (fresh) C - William Eddy (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jesse Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | LSU | Daniel Vanscyoc is called for the reach on Bryan Sutera - foul #2 on Daniel Vanscyoc, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes (PF) Daniel Vanscyoc | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Meyer (PF) Jesse Hamilton | |
| 03:15 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 03:15 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer snags the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 03:00 | LSU | Dikembe Ali comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 51-47 |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Wilcoxon | 51-47 |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | William Eddy scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Frank | 54-47 |
| 02:28 | LSU | John Sweeney knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-49 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Willie Frank loses the dribble to Jessie Duke | 54-49 |
| 01:47 | LSU | Robert Wilcoxon blocks the short jumper by Ronnie Meyer | 54-49 |
| 01:46 | LSU | Dikembe Ali pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 01:27 | LSU | John Sweeney misses the easy layup | 54-49 |
| 01:26 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Eddy | 54-49 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | Willie Frank knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | LSU | Jessie Duke connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Dikembe Ali is called for the reach on Jacob Cortes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eugene Miller (SG) William Eddy | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:38 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon is hacked by Dikembe Ali in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #9 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Eddy (C) Jacob Cortes | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:30 | LSU | Dikembe Ali misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Willie Frank | 60-51 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Bryan Sutera is called for the reach on Willie Frank in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bryan Sutera, team foul #10 | 60-51 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Willie Frank makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Willie Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:21 | LSU | Bryan Sutera is hacked by Willie Frank - foul #1 on Willie Frank, team foul #8 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Stedman (SG), Roger Villela (SF), Jesse Hamilton (PF), Jordan Mukai (C) Dikembe Ali, John Sweeney, Ronnie Meyer, Jessie Duke | |
| 00:21 | LSU | Bryan Sutera makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:21 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | William Eddy grabs the board | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Willie Frank runs out the clock | 62-52 |