| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gary Stephens (fresh) SG - Edgar Olszewski (fresh) SF - Howard Bowen (fresh) PF - Steven Barrett (fresh) C - Charles Kowalski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Ron Murphy (fresh) SG - Patrick Church (fresh) SF - Keith Soriano (fresh) PF - James Sampson (fresh) C - Frederic Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Edgar Olszewski's floater is knocked away by James Sampson | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Louisiana State | James Sampson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Steven Barrett is hacked by James Sampson - foul #1 on James Sampson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Kentucky | Frederic Wilson is called for the reach on Charles Kowalski - foul #1 on Frederic Wilson, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:14 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Edgar Olszewski - foul #1 on Edgar Olszewski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:14 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:14 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:53 | Kentucky | Frederic Wilson swats the layup by Edgar Olszewski | 0-2 |
| 17:51 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 17:49 | Louisiana State | James Sampson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:42 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 0-2 |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | Steven Barrett gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:33 | Kentucky | Edgar Olszewski makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Gary Stephens | 2-2 |
| 17:27 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the right block | 2-2 |
| 17:26 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:08 | Louisiana State | James Sampson jams it set up by Ron Murphy and he's hacked by Edgar Olszewski - foul #2 on Edgar Olszewski, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodger Hunt (PG), Charles Bartell (SG), Donald Baker (SF), Anthony Mallery (PF), George Richardson (C) Gary Stephens, Edgar Olszewski, Howard Bowen, Steven Barrett, Charles Kowalski | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 17:08 | Louisiana State | James Sampson makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:58 | Kentucky | Charles Bartell travels with the ball | 2-5 |
| 16:39 | Louisiana State | Anthony Mallery steals it from Keith Soriano | 2-5 |
| 16:28 | Kentucky | Donald Baker hits the finger roll | 4-5 |
| 16:04 | Louisiana State | Donald Baker is called for the reach on Ron Murphy - foul #1 on Donald Baker, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge (PG), Jonathan Hart (SG), Jon Aquilar (C) Ron Murphy, Patrick Church, Frederic Wilson | |
| 15:49 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar is fouled on the floor by George Richardson - foul #1 on George Richardson, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Stephens (PG), Howard Bowen (SF) Rodger Hunt, Donald Baker | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Washington (SF), David Powell (PF) Keith Soriano, James Sampson | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gary Stephens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Bartell (fresh) SF - Howard Bowen (fresh) PF - Anthony Mallery (fresh) C - George Richardson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Richard Rutledge (fresh) SG - Jonathan Hart (fresh) SF - David Washington (fresh) PF - David Powell (fresh) C - Jon Aquilar (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 4-5 |
| 15:39 | Louisiana State | David Washington snags the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 15:25 | Louisiana State | David Washington's floater is tipped away by George Richardson | 4-5 |
| 15:24 | Kentucky | Howard Bowen grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 14:55 | Kentucky | Gary Stephens hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Rutledge - foul #1 on Richard Rutledge, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodger Hunt (SG), Donald Baker (SF), Steven Barrett (PF), Charles Kowalski (C) Charles Bartell, Howard Bowen, Anthony Mallery, George Richardson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Patrick Church (SG), Frederic Wilson (C) Jonathan Hart, Jon Aquilar | |
| 14:55 | Kentucky | Gary Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 14:55 | Kentucky | Gary Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 14:42 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Bartell (SG) Gary Stephens | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano (SF), James Sampson (PF) David Washington, David Powell | |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | Donald Baker misses short on a floater in the paint | 6-5 |
| 14:14 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 14:09 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Rodger Hunt | 6-5 |
| 13:53 | Kentucky | Donald Baker travels with the ball | 6-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Stephens (PG), Howard Bowen (SF) Rodger Hunt, Donald Baker | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy (PG) Richard Rutledge | |
| 13:24 | Louisiana State | James Sampson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodger Hunt (SG) Charles Bartell | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart (SG) Patrick Church | |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | Gary Stephens misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ron Murphy - foul #1 on Ron Murphy, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Bartell (SG), Anthony Mallery (PF), George Richardson (C) Rodger Hunt, Steven Barrett, Charles Kowalski | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar (C) Frederic Wilson | |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | Gary Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | Gary Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 12:38 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Bartell - foul #1 on Charles Bartell, team foul #5 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodger Hunt (SG), Steven Barrett (PF), Charles Kowalski (C) Charles Bartell, Anthony Mallery, George Richardson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Washington (SF), David Powell (PF) Keith Soriano, James Sampson | |
| 12:38 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar misses the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 12:38 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski misses the dunk but he's hacked by Jon Aquilar - foul #1 on Jon Aquilar, team foul #5 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Bartell (SG), George Richardson (SF) Rodger Hunt, Howard Bowen | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 12:17 | Louisiana State | David Powell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Steven Barrett - foul #1 on Steven Barrett, team foul #6 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodger Hunt (SG), Howard Bowen (SF) Charles Bartell, George Richardson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Patrick Church (SG) Jonathan Hart | |
| 12:17 | Louisiana State | David Powell misses the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 12:17 | Louisiana State | David Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 12:17 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Gary Stephens is denied by David Powell | 9-6 |
| 11:51 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Jon Aquilar | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gary Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodger Hunt (fresh) SF - Howard Bowen (fresh) PF - Steven Barrett (fresh) C - Charles Kowalski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Ron Murphy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Church (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Washington (fresh) PF - David Powell (fresh) C - Jon Aquilar (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Kowalski | 9-6 |
| 11:32 | Louisiana State | David Washington gets the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 11:26 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church loses the ball out of bounds | 9-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Bartell (SG), Donald Baker (SF), Anthony Mallery (PF), George Richardson (C) Rodger Hunt, Howard Bowen, Steven Barrett, Charles Kowalski | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge (PG), Keith Soriano (SF), James Sampson (PF), Frederic Wilson (C) Ron Murphy, David Washington, David Powell, Jon Aquilar | |
| 11:01 | Kentucky | Charles Bartell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 10:59 | Kentucky | Anthony Mallery pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | Donald Baker misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 10:40 | Kentucky | George Richardson tips it in | 11-6 |
| 10:16 | Louisiana State | Gary Stephens steals it from Richard Rutledge | 11-6 |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Charles Bartell misses the easy layup | 11-6 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Gary Stephens tips it home | 13-6 |
| 09:49 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-6 |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | Anthony Mallery pulls down the rebound | 13-6 |
| 09:31 | Kentucky | Gary Stephens hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Bartell | 16-6 |
| 09:08 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Keith Soriano | 16-8 |
| 08:51 | Kentucky | Gary Stephens lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Bartell | 18-8 |
| 08:39 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Church | 18-11 |
| 08:17 | Kentucky | Charles Bartell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Patrick Church - foul #1 on Patrick Church, team foul #6 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodger Hunt (PG), Howard Bowen (SF), Steven Barrett (PF), Charles Kowalski (C) Gary Stephens, Donald Baker, Anthony Mallery, George Richardson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy (PG), Jonathan Hart (SG), David Washington (SF), David Powell (PF), Jon Aquilar (C) Richard Rutledge, Patrick Church, Keith Soriano, James Sampson, Frederic Wilson | |
| 08:17 | Kentucky | Charles Bartell misses the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 08:17 | Kentucky | Charles Bartell misses the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 08:17 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Jon Aquilar | 18-11 |
| 08:08 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from David Washington | 18-13 |
| 07:54 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Rodger Hunt | 20-13 |
| 07:32 | Louisiana State | Howard Bowen steps in front of the Jon Aquilar pass | 20-13 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Rodger Hunt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Bartell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Howard Bowen (fresh) PF - Steven Barrett (fresh) C - Charles Kowalski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Ron Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Hart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Washington (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Powell (fresh) C - Jon Aquilar (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Kentucky | Charles Bartell hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 20-13 |
| 07:07 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar snags the defensive board | 20-13 |
| 06:58 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart makes the 3 from the left wing set up by David Washington | 20-16 |
| 06:48 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski can't throw it down | 20-16 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | Howard Bowen grabs the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 06:35 | Kentucky | Steven Barrett buries a shot from the left wing | 22-16 |
| 06:16 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Bartell - foul #2 on Charles Bartell, team foul #7 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Stephens (PG) Charles Bartell | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano (SF), James Sampson (PF), Frederic Wilson (C) David Washington, David Powell, Jon Aquilar | |
| 06:16 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 06:16 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 06:16 | Kentucky | Howard Bowen pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Howard Bowen misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 22-17 |
| 05:53 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 05:26 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Ron Murphy | 22-19 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Edgar Olszewski (SG) Rodger Hunt | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge (PG), Patrick Church (SG) Ron Murphy, Jonathan Hart | |
| 04:47 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano is fouled on the floor by Steven Barrett - foul #2 on Steven Barrett, team foul #8 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Mallery (PF) Steven Barrett | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 04:47 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 04:47 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano misses the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 04:47 | Kentucky | Anthony Mallery gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 04:39 | Kentucky | Edgar Olszewski misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-20 |
| 04:38 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski tips it home | 24-20 |
| 04:15 | Louisiana State | James Sampson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Edgar Olszewski - foul #3 on Edgar Olszewski, team foul #9 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodger Hunt (SG) Edgar Olszewski | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Washington (SF), Jon Aquilar (C) Keith Soriano, Frederic Wilson | |
| 04:15 | Louisiana State | James Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 04:15 | Louisiana State | James Sampson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 04:15 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski pulls down the rebound | 24-21 |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Rodger Hunt | 26-21 |
| 03:50 | Louisiana State | David Washington makes the jumper from the right block | 26-23 |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-23 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gary Stephens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodger Hunt (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Howard Bowen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Anthony Mallery (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Kowalski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Richard Rutledge (fresh) SG - Patrick Church (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Sampson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Aquilar (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Louisiana State | James Sampson knocks in the floater from the baseline | 28-25 |
| 03:05 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski's fadeaway is rejected by Jon Aquilar | 28-25 |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski hits the follow up shot | 30-25 |
| 02:58 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church clanks a 3 from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gary Stephens | 30-25 |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski is fouled on the floor by Jon Aquilar as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Jon Aquilar, team foul #7 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Barrett (PF), George Richardson (C) Rodger Hunt, Anthony Mallery | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy (PG), Jonathan Hart (SG), Keith Soriano (SF), David Powell (PF), Frederic Wilson (C) Richard Rutledge, Patrick Church, David Washington, James Sampson, Jon Aquilar | |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski misses the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:50 | Louisiana State | David Powell pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 02:46 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart clanks a floater from the free throw line | 30-25 |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Howard Bowen gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 02:22 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 30-25 |
| 02:20 | Louisiana State | David Powell grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 02:01 | Louisiana State | David Powell knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Jonathan Hart | 30-27 |
| 01:36 | Kentucky | Gary Stephens's floater is tipped away by David Powell | 30-27 |
| 01:34 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Keith Soriano | 30-27 |
| 01:28 | Louisiana State | David Powell is fouled on the floor by Howard Bowen - foul #1 on Howard Bowen, team foul #10 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Bartell (SG), Donald Baker (SF) Charles Kowalski, Howard Bowen | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge (PG) Ron Murphy | |
| 01:28 | Louisiana State | David Powell misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 01:28 | Louisiana State | David Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 01:28 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Steven Barrett | 30-27 |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | Gary Stephens misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 01:15 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 01:03 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 01:01 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Frederic Wilson | 30-27 |
| 00:54 | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge double dribbles | 30-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Howard Bowen (SF), Charles Kowalski (C) Donald Baker, George Richardson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Patrick Church (SG), David Washington (SF), James Sampson (PF), Jon Aquilar (C) Jonathan Hart, Keith Soriano, David Powell, Frederic Wilson | |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Gary Stephens misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 00:29 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Gary Stephens misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 30-30 |