| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Melvin O'Connell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Segarra (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gordon Rush (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Henson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Patrick (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Casey Lamons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Centers (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. SF - Paul Oswald (fresh) PF - Sidney Tiffany (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Clinard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Paul Oswald - foul #1 on Paul Oswald, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell misses the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 19:12 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany clanks a floater from the right block but the foul's on Gordon Rush - foul #1 on Gordon Rush, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 19:12 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 19:12 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 18:46 | Kentucky | Paul Oswald is called for the reach on Melvin O'Connell - foul #2 on Paul Oswald, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| 18:23 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-33 |
| 17:58 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons misses the easy layup | 29-33 |
| 17:56 | Kentucky | David Segarra gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 17:33 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush's pass is intercepted by Sidney Tiffany | 29-33 |
| 17:14 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Clinard | 29-36 |
| 16:54 | Kentucky | David Segarra's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Henry Ontiveros (PF) Paul Oswald | |
| 16:31 | Louisiana State | John Clinard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-36 |
| 16:02 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Henry Ontiveros - foul #1 on Henry Ontiveros, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodrigo Guerrero (PG), Jack Boatright (SG), Rich Brownell (PF), Mario Herrera (C) Melvin O'Connell, David Segarra, David Henson, Donald Patrick | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois (PG) Casey Lamons | |
| 16:02 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 16:02 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Rodrigo Guerrero (fresh) SG - Jack Boatright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gordon Rush (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rich Brownell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mario Herrera (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Charles Dubois (fresh) SG - Robert Centers (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. SF - Sidney Tiffany (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Henry Ontiveros (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Clinard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers is whistled for traveling | 31-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mohammed Patterson (SF) Gordon Rush | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald (SF) Henry Ontiveros | |
| 15:17 | Kentucky | Jack Boatright's pass is intercepted by Robert Centers | 31-36 |
| 15:13 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Centers | 31-38 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell's pass is intercepted by Paul Oswald | 31-38 |
| 14:30 | Louisiana State | Rich Brownell is called for the reach on Charles Dubois - foul #1 on Rich Brownell, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell (PG), David Segarra (SG), Gordon Rush (SF), David Henson (PF), Donald Patrick (C) Rodrigo Guerrero, Jack Boatright, Mohammed Patterson, Rich Brownell, Mario Herrera | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons (PG), Bryant Palmer (SG) Charles Dubois, Robert Centers | |
| 14:12 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Casey Lamons | 31-40 |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-40 |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | Donald Patrick tips it home | 33-40 |
| 13:44 | Louisiana State | John Clinard's pass is intercepted by Melvin O'Connell | 33-40 |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | David Henson makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 12:47 | Louisiana State | John Clinard scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Bryant Palmer | 35-42 |
| 12:23 | Kentucky | David Segarra misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 12:21 | Kentucky | Donald Patrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Melvin O'Connell | 38-42 |
| 11:48 | Louisiana State | The jump hook by John Clinard is blocked by Donald Patrick | 38-42 |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Segarra | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Melvin O'Connell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Segarra (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gordon Rush (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Henson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Casey Lamons (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryant Palmer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Oswald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sidney Tiffany (tiring) 4 pts. C - John Clinard (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 11:28 | Louisiana State | John Clinard pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 11:04 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 11:03 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons hits the follow up shot | 38-44 |
| 10:40 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Paul Oswald - foul #3 on Paul Oswald, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodrigo Guerrero (PG), Jack Boatright (SG), Rich Brownell (PF), Mario Herrera (C) Melvin O'Connell, David Segarra, David Henson, Donald Patrick | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois (PG), Robert Centers (SG), Christopher Johnson (SF), Michael Williams (PF), Henry Ontiveros (C) Casey Lamons, Bryant Palmer, Paul Oswald, Sidney Tiffany, John Clinard | |
| 10:40 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 10:40 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 10:11 | Louisiana State | Gordon Rush picks off the pass by Henry Ontiveros | 40-44 |
| 09:49 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 09:28 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 43-44 |
| 09:26 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 09:22 | Kentucky | Jack Boatright travels with the ball | 43-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell (PG), David Segarra (SG), David Henson (PF), Donald Patrick (C) Rodrigo Guerrero, Gordon Rush, Rich Brownell, Mario Herrera | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons (PG) Charles Dubois | |
| 08:59 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-44 |
| 08:57 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons can't tip it in | 43-44 |
| 08:55 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Centers | 43-44 |
| 08:31 | Louisiana State | Donald Patrick steps in front of the Michael Williams pass | 43-44 |
| 08:08 | Kentucky | David Henson scores on a runner from the left block | 45-44 |
| 07:43 | Louisiana State | Henry Ontiveros hits a wide open shot in the lane on a great pass from Robert Centers out of a doubleteam | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Melvin O'Connell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Segarra (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jack Boatright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Henson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Casey Lamons (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Centers (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. SF - Christopher Johnson (fresh) PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Ontiveros (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell can't connect on a floater from the left side | 45-46 |
| 07:22 | Kentucky | Donald Patrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 07:05 | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell loses the dribble to Casey Lamons | 45-46 |
| 06:39 | Louisiana State | Melvin O'Connell steals the ball from Casey Lamons | 45-46 |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | 3 seconds is called on David Henson | 45-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodrigo Guerrero (PG), Gordon Rush (SF), Rich Brownell (C) Melvin O'Connell, Jack Boatright, Donald Patrick | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois (PG), Paul Oswald (SF), Sidney Tiffany (PF), John Clinard (C) Casey Lamons, Christopher Johnson, Michael Williams, Henry Ontiveros | |
| 06:02 | Louisiana State | David Segarra is called for the reach on Robert Centers - foul #4 on David Segarra, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mario Herrera (C) David Henson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 05:52 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Oswald | 45-49 |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Rodrigo Guerrero and he's hacked by Sidney Tiffany - foul #3 on Sidney Tiffany, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell (PG) David Segarra | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer (SG) Robert Centers | |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 05:09 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Charles Dubois | 48-52 |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | Mario Herrera misses the floater from the right side | 48-52 |
| 04:38 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 04:16 | Louisiana State | Rich Brownell denies the turnaround by John Clinard | 48-52 |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Segarra (SG), David Henson (PF), Donald Patrick (C) Rodrigo Guerrero, Rich Brownell, Mario Herrera | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons (PG), Robert Centers (SG) Charles Dubois, Bryant Palmer | |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | David Henson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 03:51 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 03:34 | Louisiana State | John Clinard scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Casey Lamons out of a doubleteam | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Melvin O'Connell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Segarra (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gordon Rush (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Henson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Casey Lamons (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Centers (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. SF - Paul Oswald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Sidney Tiffany (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Clinard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Kentucky | Donald Patrick misses badly on a shot from the right side | 48-54 |
| 03:20 | Kentucky | David Henson tips it back up and in | 50-54 |
| 02:56 | Louisiana State | John Clinard scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Paul Oswald | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 50-56 |
| 02:48 | Kentucky | Donald Patrick tips it home | 52-56 |
| 02:21 | Louisiana State | David Henson denies the turnaround by John Clinard | 52-56 |
| 02:20 | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:01 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-56 |
| 02:00 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 01:38 | Louisiana State | John Clinard misses badly on a shot from close range | 52-56 |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | David Henson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | David Henson makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Donald Patrick | 54-56 |
| 01:02 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | Donald Patrick grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell's pass is intercepted by Casey Lamons in the backcourt | 54-56 |
| 00:57 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald can't throw it down | 54-56 |
| 00:56 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany tips it in | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | David Segarra connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Melvin O'Connell | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Louisiana State | Melvin O'Connell is called for the reach on Robert Centers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Melvin O'Connell, team foul #4 | 57-58 |
| 00:32 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany is fouled on the floor by Donald Patrick - foul #2 on Donald Patrick, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana State | David Henson is called for the reach on Sidney Tiffany - foul #2 on David Henson, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| 00:28 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers is hacked by David Henson - foul #3 on David Henson, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| 00:28 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:28 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Donald Patrick misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 57-60 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Patrick | 57-60 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | David Henson is fouled on the floor by Paul Oswald - foul #4 on Paul Oswald, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | David Henson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-60 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers is hacked by David Segarra in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Segarra, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Boatright (SG) David Segarra | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 00:04 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Donald Patrick grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Donald Patrick can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 57-61 |