| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allen Dang (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Whittle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Wydra (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Eby (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Roberson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bryan Nutter (fresh) SF - Michael Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Madden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Murray Byrd (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Robert Roberson - foul #2 on Robert Roberson, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 19:20 | LSU | Allen Dang is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 19:18 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 19:07 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Allen Dang - foul #1 on Allen Dang, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| 19:07 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 19:07 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:41 | LSU | Robert Roberson is denied on a layup by Michael Hunt | 34-35 |
| 18:40 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joe Madden | 34-35 |
| 18:21 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Roberson | 34-35 |
| 18:19 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt tips it in | 34-37 |
| 17:54 | LSU | John Whittle misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 17:53 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd is fouled on the floor by Robert Roberson - foul #3 on Robert Roberson, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Wade Kim (C) Robert Roberson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:27 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt loses the dribble to John Whittle | 34-37 |
| 16:58 | LSU | John Whittle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (PG), Clarence Rankin (PF) Noel Bohn, Joe Madden | |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses long on a shot from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 16:33 | LSU | Wade Kim pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 16:19 | LSU | Wade Kim knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Allen Dang | 36-37 |
| 16:02 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett loses the dribble to Allen Dang | 36-37 |
| 15:57 | LSU | Douglas Wydra blows the layup | 36-37 |
| 15:55 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allen Dang (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Whittle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Wydra (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Eby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Wade Kim (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Hank Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bryan Nutter (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Hunt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clarence Rankin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Murray Byrd (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-37 |
| 15:40 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt tips it in | 36-39 |
| 15:22 | LSU | Murray Byrd denies the turnaround by Douglas Wydra | 36-39 |
| 15:20 | LSU | James Eby grabs the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 15:02 | LSU | Wade Kim is wide open and dunks the ball on a great pass from Allen Dang out of a doubleteam | 38-39 |
| 14:49 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 14:48 | LSU | Allen Dang pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:23 | LSU | James Eby's layup is rejected by Murray Byrd | 38-39 |
| 14:21 | LSU | Douglas Wydra hits the follow up shot | 40-39 |
| 14:17 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Dang - foul #2 on Allen Dang, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Edward (PG), Jeremiah Messersmith (SG), Robert Roberson (C) Allen Dang, John Whittle, Wade Kim | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Steven Carnevale (SG), Joe Madden (PF) Hank Bennett, Bryan Nutter, Clarence Rankin | |
| 13:59 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-39 |
| 13:57 | LSU | Robert Roberson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 13:32 | LSU | Douglas Wydra drills a jump hook in the paint | 42-39 |
| 13:20 | Kentucky | Jeremiah Messersmith steals the ball from Murray Byrd | 42-39 |
| 13:17 | LSU | Johnny Edward dunks the ball on a nice dish by Jeremiah Messersmith | 44-39 |
| 13:05 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Roberson - foul #4 on Robert Roberson, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Wade Kim (C) Robert Roberson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:05 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 13:05 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 13:05 | Kentucky | Joe Madden gets the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | Douglas Wydra steals it from Steven Carnevale | 44-40 |
| 12:33 | LSU | James Eby can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Joe Madden - foul #3 on Joe Madden, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Dang (SF) Douglas Wydra | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin (C) Murray Byrd | |
| 12:33 | LSU | James Eby makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 12:33 | LSU | James Eby makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 12:12 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin is fouled on the floor by Jeremiah Messersmith - foul #1 on Jeremiah Messersmith, team foul #6 | 46-40 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter (SG), Troy Auten (SF) Steven Carnevale, Michael Hunt | |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Allen Dang - foul #3 on Allen Dang, team foul #7 | 46-40 |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 12:03 | LSU | James Eby grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 11:37 | LSU | Johnny Edward misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bryan Nutter - foul #3 on Bryan Nutter, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | LSU | John Whittle (SG) Jeremiah Messersmith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:37 | LSU | Johnny Edward makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 11:37 | LSU | Johnny Edward makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Johnny Edward (fresh) 11 pts. SG - John Whittle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allen Dang (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Eby (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Wade Kim (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bryan Nutter (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Troy Auten (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Madden (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Clarence Rankin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Bryan Nutter | 48-43 |
| 10:46 | LSU | Johnny Edward misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-43 |
| 10:44 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 10:22 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Wade Kim - foul #3 on Wade Kim, team foul #8 | 48-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith (PG), Douglas Wydra (SF) Johnny Edward, Allen Dang | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (PG), Michael Hunt (SF), Murray Byrd (C) Noel Bohn, Troy Auten, Joe Madden | |
| 10:22 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 10:22 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 09:53 | LSU | Douglas Wydra scores on a floater from the left side | 50-45 |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin clanks a 3 from the left corner | 50-45 |
| 09:32 | LSU | John Whittle snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 09:14 | LSU | Michael Hunt is called for the reach on John Whittle - foul #3 on Michael Hunt, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Dang (PG), Johnny Edward (SG) Jeremiah Messersmith, John Whittle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale (SG) Bryan Nutter | |
| 08:48 | LSU | Allen Dang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 08:46 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 08:24 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin is hacked by James Eby - foul #2 on James Eby, team foul #9 | 50-45 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG) Hank Bennett | |
| 08:24 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:24 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:24 | LSU | Wade Kim pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 08:00 | LSU | Steven Carnevale is called for the reach on Douglas Wydra - foul #1 on Steven Carnevale, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | LSU | John Whittle (SG), Robert Roberson (C) Douglas Wydra, James Eby | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter (SG), Joe Madden (PF) Steven Carnevale, Clarence Rankin | |
| 07:47 | LSU | Allen Dang is whistled for a carry | 50-46 |
| 07:22 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd knocks in the jumper from the right side | 50-48 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Johnny Edward (fresh) 11 pts. SG - John Whittle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allen Dang (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Wade Kim (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Roberson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bryan Nutter (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Hunt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joe Madden (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Murray Byrd (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:57 | LSU | Johnny Edward's pass is intercepted by Noel Bohn | 50-48 |
| 06:33 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Allen Dang - foul #4 on Allen Dang, team foul #10 | 50-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith (PG), Douglas Wydra (SF), James Eby (PF) Johnny Edward, Allen Dang, Wade Kim | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin (C) Murray Byrd | |
| 06:33 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 06:33 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 06:33 | LSU | James Eby gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 06:12 | LSU | Douglas Wydra connects on the floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Joe Madden - foul #4 on Joe Madden, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (PG), Troy Auten (SF) Noel Bohn, Michael Hunt | |
| 06:12 | LSU | Douglas Wydra misses the free throw | 52-49 |
| 06:12 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-49 |
| 06:00 | Kentucky | Joe Madden grabs the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-49 |
| 05:45 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter hits the follow up shot | 52-51 |
| 05:16 | LSU | John Whittle lays it in | 54-51 |
| 04:55 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 04:54 | LSU | John Whittle grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 04:39 | LSU | Douglas Wydra misses badly on a floater from close range | 54-51 |
| 04:38 | Kentucky | Joe Madden snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 04:25 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 04:06 | LSU | Hank Bennett steals it from John Whittle | 54-54 |
| 04:01 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett lays it in | 54-56 |
| 03:35 | LSU | Robert Roberson is denied on a layup by Joe Madden | 54-56 |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Joe Madden gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Dang (PG), Johnny Edward (SG), Wade Kim (PF) Jeremiah Messersmith, John Whittle, James Eby | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Michael Hunt (SF), Murray Byrd (C) Hank Bennett, Troy Auten, Clarence Rankin | |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | Johnny Edward picks off the pass by Joe Madden | 54-56 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allen Dang (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Johnny Edward (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Douglas Wydra (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wade Kim (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Roberson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bryan Nutter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Hunt (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joe Madden (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Murray Byrd (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:07 | LSU | Johnny Edward's floater is tipped away by Murray Byrd | 54-56 |
| 03:05 | LSU | Johnny Edward grabs the offensive board | 54-56 |
| 02:47 | LSU | Robert Roberson misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Murray Byrd - foul #1 on Murray Byrd, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale (SG) Bryan Nutter | |
| 02:47 | LSU | Robert Roberson makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 02:47 | LSU | Robert Roberson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 02:28 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt knocks in the floater from the baseline | 56-58 |
| 02:03 | LSU | Allen Dang comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 02:01 | LSU | Wade Kim tips it home | 58-58 |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 01:36 | LSU | Robert Roberson grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 01:11 | LSU | Douglas Wydra misses the easy layup | 58-58 |
| 01:09 | Kentucky | Joe Madden grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Johnny Edward steps in front of the Noel Bohn pass in the backcourt | 58-58 |
| 01:06 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | LSU | John Whittle (SG), James Eby (PF) Johnny Edward, Wade Kim | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter (SG) Steven Carnevale | |
| 00:45 | LSU | Robert Roberson makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by John Whittle | 60-58 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Murray Byrd, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:28 | LSU | Bryan Nutter is called for the reach on Robert Roberson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bryan Nutter, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| 00:28 | LSU | Robert Roberson makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:28 | LSU | Robert Roberson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter clanks a 3 from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd grabs the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 00:19 | LSU | Allen Dang snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 00:16 | LSU | Allen Dang is fouled in the backcourt by Noel Bohn - foul #3 on Noel Bohn, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Edward (SG) John Whittle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:16 | LSU | Allen Dang misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 00:06 | LSU | Noel Bohn is called for the reach on Johnny Edward in the backcourt - foul #4 on Noel Bohn, team foul #10 | 62-61 |
| Subs | LSU | John Whittle (SG) Allen Dang | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:06 | LSU | Johnny Edward makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:06 | LSU | Johnny Edward makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 64-61 |