| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Thomas Fenton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emmanuel Layman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Hawkins (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jackie Weiss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Mabry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Hans (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Haven (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Messenger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Erik Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Jackie Weiss - foul #3 on Jackie Weiss, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Calvin Newman (PF) Jackie Weiss | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:17 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Henry Mabry | 32-29 |
| 18:50 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Emmanuel Layman - foul #3 on Emmanuel Layman, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters (SG) Emmanuel Layman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:50 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 18:50 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:36 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-31 |
| 18:35 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jesse Lane | 32-31 |
| 18:15 | Kentucky | Roy Haven misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-31 |
| 18:14 | Louisiana State | Calvin Newman snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 17:58 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins clanks a 3 from the left corner | 32-31 |
| 17:56 | Kentucky | Roy Haven snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 17:27 | Kentucky | Roy Haven hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 17:26 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 17:21 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins loses the dribble to Samuel Hans | 32-31 |
| 16:57 | Kentucky | Roy Haven connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Samuel Hans | 32-34 |
| 16:36 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Nicholas Waters | 34-34 |
| 16:07 | Kentucky | Roy Haven misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 16:05 | Louisiana State | Calvin Newman grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 15:48 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 15:47 | Louisiana State | Henry Mabry gets the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Thomas Fenton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Waters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Hawkins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Calvin Newman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Mabry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Hans (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roy Haven (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Kenneth Messenger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Erik Garrett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Lane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Louisiana State | Calvin Newman is open but can't throw it down | 34-34 |
| 15:25 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 15:13 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger is called for traveling | 34-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns (PG), Emmanuel Layman (SG), William Parada (SF), Jackie Weiss (PF), Andrew James (C) Thomas Fenton, Nicholas Waters, Sam Hawkins, Calvin Newman, Henry Mabry | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Bryant (PG), Leslie Pritts (SF), Michael Adams (PF), James Scott (C) Samuel Hans, Kenneth Messenger, Erik Garrett, Jesse Lane | |
| 14:52 | Louisiana State | Andrew James clanks a runner from the left block but he's fouled by James Scott - foul #2 on James Scott, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 14:52 | Louisiana State | Andrew James makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 14:52 | Louisiana State | Andrew James makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 14:32 | Kentucky | William Parada takes the ball from Michael Adams | 36-34 |
| 14:21 | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Layman misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 36-34 |
| 14:19 | Kentucky | Michael Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 13:46 | Louisiana State | William Parada misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | James Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 13:26 | Kentucky | Michael Adams's pass is intercepted by Jackie Weiss | 36-37 |
| 13:06 | Louisiana State | Roy Haven steals it from Emmanuel Layman | 36-37 |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts gets the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 12:12 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts scores on a floater in the paint | 36-39 |
| 12:10 | Louisiana State | Paul Bryant steps in front of the Douglas Severns pass in the backcourt | 36-39 |
| 12:09 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant blows the layup | 36-39 |
| 12:08 | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 11:50 | Louisiana State | Roy Haven takes the ball from Andrew James | 36-39 |
| 11:47 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Roy Haven | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Douglas Severns (fresh) SG - Emmanuel Layman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Parada (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jackie Weiss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew James (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Paul Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Haven (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Leslie Pritts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Scott (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Louisiana State | William Parada buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-41 |
| 11:08 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts tips it in | 39-43 |
| 10:51 | Louisiana State | Andrew James misses long on a runner near the basket | 39-43 |
| 10:50 | Kentucky | Michael Adams gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 10:46 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 10:44 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 10:26 | Kentucky | Roy Haven comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 10:24 | Louisiana State | Jackie Weiss grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 10:05 | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Layman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton (PG), Nicholas Waters (SG), Sam Hawkins (SF), Calvin Newman (PF), Henry Mabry (C) Douglas Severns, Emmanuel Layman, William Parada, Jackie Weiss, Andrew James | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Hans (PG), Kenneth Messenger (SF), Erik Garrett (PF), Jesse Lane (C) Paul Bryant, Leslie Pritts, Michael Adams, James Scott | |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | Roy Haven connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 09:20 | Louisiana State | Henry Mabry misses long on a jumper from the left block | 39-46 |
| 09:19 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Roy Haven | 39-46 |
| 08:55 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 39-46 |
| 08:54 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Thomas Fenton | 39-46 |
| 08:30 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton banks in the layup over the doubleteam | 41-46 |
| 08:11 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Samuel Hans | 41-48 |
| 07:55 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Messenger - foul #1 on Kenneth Messenger, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Layman (SG), Jackie Weiss (PF) Nicholas Waters, Calvin Newman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Bryant (SG) Roy Haven | |
| 07:55 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 07:55 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kenneth Messenger | 42-48 |
| 07:35 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett lays it up and in | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Thomas Fenton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emmanuel Layman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sam Hawkins (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Jackie Weiss (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Mabry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Hans (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Messenger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Erik Garrett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Louisiana State | Jesse Lane steps in front of the Sam Hawkins pass | 42-50 |
| 06:50 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Kenneth Messenger | 42-52 |
| 06:37 | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Layman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-52 |
| 06:35 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Jackie Weiss | 42-52 |
| 06:09 | Louisiana State | Jackie Weiss misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Kenneth Messenger - foul #2 on Kenneth Messenger, team foul #3 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns (PG), Nicholas Waters (SG), William Parada (SF), Andrew James (C) Thomas Fenton, Emmanuel Layman, Sam Hawkins, Henry Mabry | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts (SF), Michael Adams (PF), James Scott (C) Kenneth Messenger, Erik Garrett, Jesse Lane | |
| 06:09 | Louisiana State | Jackie Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 06:09 | Louisiana State | Jackie Weiss makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-52 |
| 05:46 | Louisiana State | Andrew James grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 05:35 | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-52 |
| 05:07 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 05:06 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 04:49 | Louisiana State | William Parada travels with the ball | 47-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton (PG), Emmanuel Layman (SG), Sam Hawkins (SF), Calvin Newman (PF), Henry Mabry (C) Douglas Severns, Nicholas Waters, William Parada, Jackie Weiss, Andrew James | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roy Haven (SG), Erik Garrett (PF), Jesse Lane (C) Samuel Hans, Michael Adams, James Scott | |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett loses the ball out of bounds | 47-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger (PG) Paul Bryant | |
| 04:10 | Louisiana State | Calvin Newman is called for traveling | 47-52 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | Calvin Newman is called for the reach on Kenneth Messenger - foul #1 on Calvin Newman, team foul #3 | 47-52 |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett misses the easy layup | 47-52 |
| 03:32 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Thomas Fenton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emmanuel Layman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sam Hawkins (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Calvin Newman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Mabry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Messenger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Haven (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Leslie Pritts (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Erik Garrett (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-52 |
| 03:02 | Kentucky | Roy Haven makes the shot from the left wing | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:46 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 52-54 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Roy Haven can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Henry Mabry - foul #2 on Henry Mabry, team foul #4 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters (SG), William Parada (SF), Jackie Weiss (PF) Emmanuel Layman, Sam Hawkins, Calvin Newman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Hans (PG), Michael Adams (PF), James Scott (C) Leslie Pritts, Erik Garrett, Jesse Lane | |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Roy Haven makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Roy Haven makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 02:29 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Layman (SG), Sam Hawkins (SF) Nicholas Waters, William Parada | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Erik Garrett (PF), Jesse Lane (C) Michael Adams, James Scott | |
| 02:14 | Louisiana State | Jackie Weiss misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 52-56 |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | Roy Haven hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Erik Garrett | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:24 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Erik Garrett | 52-58 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Roy Haven throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-58 |
| 00:49 | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Layman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett grabs the board | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett is hacked by Emmanuel Layman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Emmanuel Layman, team foul #5 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Bryant (PG), Leslie Pritts (C) Samuel Hans, Jesse Lane | |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Roy Haven is fouled on the floor by Emmanuel Layman - foul #5 on Emmanuel Layman, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters (SG) Emmanuel Layman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts is hacked by Henry Mabry - foul #3 on Henry Mabry, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:39 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-60 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Roy Haven gets the rebound | 52-60 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-60 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Nicholas Waters is called for the reach on Roy Haven in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicholas Waters, team foul #8 | 52-60 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Roy Haven misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:34 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Waters | 52-60 |
| 00:30 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Fenton | 55-60 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Fenton - foul #2 on Thomas Fenton, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:21 | Louisiana State | Henry Mabry is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Henry Mabry, team foul #10 | 55-62 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant is hacked by Nicholas Waters in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Waters, team foul #11 | 55-62 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-64 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 00:07 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant runs out the clock | 55-64 |