| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Caleb Darby (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Bibler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Ernest (fresh) SF - Duane Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Czapla (fresh) C - Gary Stith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby inbounds the ball | 30-23 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Louisiana State | William Carter misses short on a jumper from the right side | 30-23 |
| 19:35 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender gets the offensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 19:14 | Louisiana State | John Cornett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 30-23 |
| 19:12 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender grabs the offensive board | 30-23 |
| 18:52 | Louisiana State | William Carter is fouled on the floor by James Czapla - foul #2 on James Czapla, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| 18:30 | Louisiana State | Duane Brown steals it from John Cornett | 30-23 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | Gary Stith can't connect on a runner from the right block | 30-23 |
| 18:09 | Louisiana State | William Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 17:53 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender's pass is intercepted by Duane Brown | 30-23 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Leonard and he's hacked by William Carter - foul #2 on William Carter, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest makes the free throw | 30-26 |
| 17:05 | Louisiana State | John Cornett's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Robert Leonard | 30-26 |
| 16:38 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Robert Leonard | 30-28 |
| 16:16 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Thomas Bender | 32-28 |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | Duane Brown is hacked by Thomas Bender - foul #1 on Thomas Bender, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (PG), Stanley Smith (SG), Robert Guerrier (SF), Arthur Burnette (PF), David Dinan (C) John Cornett, William Carter, Caleb Darby, Robert Bibler, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Simon (PG), George Hoose (SG), Charles Kirschbaum (SF), Kerry Hayes (PF), David Scott (C) Robert Leonard, Henry Ernest, Duane Brown, James Czapla, Gary Stith | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Corey Howard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stanley Smith (fresh) SF - Robert Guerrier (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Burnette (fresh) C - David Dinan (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Simon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Hoose (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Kirschbaum (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kerry Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Scott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | George Hoose misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 15:35 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 15:29 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier is hacked by Kerry Hayes - foul #1 on Kerry Hayes, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| 15:11 | Louisiana State | David Dinan makes the jumper from the baseline | 34-28 |
| 14:54 | Kentucky | George Hoose loses the dribble to David Dinan | 34-28 |
| 14:29 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (SG), Caleb Darby (SF), Robert Bibler (PF), Thomas Bender (C) Stanley Smith, Robert Guerrier, Arthur Burnette, David Dinan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Leonard (PG), Henry Ernest (SG), Duane Brown (SF), James Czapla (PF), Gary Stith (C) James Simon, George Hoose, Charles Kirschbaum, Kerry Hayes, David Scott | |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard is fouled on the floor by Thomas Bender - foul #2 on Thomas Bender, team foul #3 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG) Corey Howard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:47 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard connects on the jumper from the baseline | 34-30 |
| 13:28 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Cornett | 37-30 |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | Gary Stith misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-30 |
| 12:58 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest tips it but misses | 37-30 |
| 12:57 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 12:53 | Louisiana State | John Cornett is fouled on the floor by Duane Brown - foul #1 on Duane Brown, team foul #3 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (SG) William Carter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Scott (C) Gary Stith | |
| 12:37 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-30 |
| 12:10 | Kentucky | Duane Brown misses the jumper from the right side | 39-30 |
| 12:09 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 11:40 | Louisiana State | Duane Brown is called for the reach on Caleb Darby - foul #2 on Duane Brown, team foul #4 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (PG), William Carter (SG), Robert Guerrier (SF), Arthur Burnette (PF), David Dinan (C) John Cornett, Stanley Smith, Caleb Darby, Robert Bibler, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Hoose (SG), Charles Kirschbaum (SF), Kerry Hayes (PF), Gary Stith (C) Henry Ernest, Duane Brown, James Czapla, David Scott | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Corey Howard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Guerrier (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Burnette (fresh) C - David Dinan (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Hoose (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Kirschbaum (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kerry Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Stith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 11:17 | Kentucky | Gary Stith gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 11:13 | Kentucky | George Hoose evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Leonard | 39-33 |
| 11:02 | Louisiana State | William Carter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 11:00 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 10:36 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-33 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard can't tip it in | 39-33 |
| 10:33 | Louisiana State | David Dinan gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 10:05 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 39-33 |
| 10:04 | Kentucky | George Hoose grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 09:44 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Kerry Hayes | 39-35 |
| 09:23 | Louisiana State | David Dinan blows the dunk but the foul's on Gary Stith - foul #2 on Gary Stith, team foul #5 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Stanley Smith (SG), Caleb Darby (SF), Robert Bibler (PF) Corey Howard, William Carter, Robert Guerrier, Arthur Burnette | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Simon (PG), Henry Ernest (SG), Duane Brown (SF), James Czapla (PF), David Scott (C) Robert Leonard, George Hoose, Charles Kirschbaum, Kerry Hayes, Gary Stith | |
| 09:23 | Louisiana State | David Dinan misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 09:23 | Louisiana State | David Dinan misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | David Scott connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by James Simon and the foul's on Stanley Smith - foul #1 on Stanley Smith, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender (C) David Dinan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | David Scott makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 08:36 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Duane Brown - foul #3 on Duane Brown, team foul #6 | 39-38 |
| 08:36 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 08:36 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 08:36 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith makes the 3rd free throw | 42-38 |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | James Simon misses short on a shot from the right side | 42-38 |
| 08:05 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Thomas Bender | 42-38 |
| 07:42 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (SG) Stanley Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Leonard (PG), Gary Stith (C) James Simon, David Scott | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Caleb Darby (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Bibler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Leonard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Ernest (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Duane Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Czapla (fresh) C - Gary Stith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Bibler - foul #1 on Robert Bibler, team foul #5 | 42-38 |
| 07:21 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 07:21 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 07:21 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to William Carter | 42-39 |
| 06:56 | Louisiana State | Robert Leonard is called for the reach on Thomas Bender - foul #2 on Robert Leonard, team foul #7 | 42-39 |
| 06:56 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 06:56 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 06:56 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 06:40 | Louisiana State | William Carter is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Caleb Darby | 46-39 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Duane Brown and the foul's on William Carter - foul #3 on William Carter, team foul #6 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (PG), Arthur Burnette (PF) John Cornett, Robert Bibler | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard makes the free throw | 46-42 |
| 06:01 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum (SF), Kerry Hayes (PF) Duane Brown, James Czapla | |
| 05:40 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 46-42 |
| 05:38 | Kentucky | Gary Stith tips it but misses | 46-42 |
| 05:37 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum tips it home | 46-44 |
| 05:19 | Louisiana State | Robert Leonard is called for the reach on Caleb Darby - foul #3 on Robert Leonard, team foul #8 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler (PF), David Dinan (C) Arthur Burnette, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Hoose (SG), David Scott (C) Henry Ernest, Gary Stith | |
| 05:19 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 05:19 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Corey Howard - foul #2 on Corey Howard, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Stanley Smith (SG), Robert Guerrier (SF) Corey Howard, William Carter, Caleb Darby | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Simon (PG), Duane Brown (SF) Robert Leonard, Charles Kirschbaum | |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 04:32 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Cornett out of a doubleteam | 51-46 |
| 04:13 | Kentucky | George Hoose misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 04:11 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 03:54 | Louisiana State | John Cornett shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | George Hoose hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | David Scott snags the offensive board | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stanley Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Guerrier (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Bibler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Dinan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Simon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Hoose (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Duane Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kerry Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Kentucky | George Hoose comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-46 |
| 03:08 | Kentucky | James Simon snags the offensive board | 54-46 |
| 03:08 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (SG), Caleb Darby (SF), Thomas Bender (C) Stanley Smith, Robert Guerrier, David Dinan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Leonard (PG), Henry Ernest (SG), James Czapla (PF), Gary Stith (C) James Simon, George Hoose, Kerry Hayes, David Scott | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Caleb Darby denies the turnaround by James Czapla | 54-46 |
| 02:50 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 02:28 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Bender | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 02:11 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 01:42 | Louisiana State | Duane Brown takes the ball from Thomas Bender | 57-46 |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard is called for traveling | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:23 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Ernest - foul #2 on Henry Ernest, team foul #9 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (PG), Stanley Smith (SG), Arthur Burnette (PF) John Cornett, William Carter, Robert Bibler | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:23 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby misses the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Czapla | 57-46 |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | James Czapla is whistled for a carry | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Leonard - foul #4 on Robert Leonard, team foul #10 | 57-46 |
| 00:57 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 00:57 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | James Czapla grabs the defensive rebound | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard is fouled on the floor by Thomas Bender - foul #3 on Thomas Bender, team foul #8 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), William Carter (SG), Robert Bibler (PF) Corey Howard, Stanley Smith, Arthur Burnette | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:47 | Louisiana State | John Cornett is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Leonard - foul #5 on Robert Leonard, team foul #11 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (SG), Arthur Burnette (PF) William Carter, Robert Bibler | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Simon (PG) Robert Leonard | |
| 00:47 | Louisiana State | John Cornett makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:47 | Louisiana State | John Cornett makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | James Simon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 00:42 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette pulls down the rebound | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Louisiana State | John Cornett can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-48 |
| 00:14 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette tips it back up and in | 62-48 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | James Simon is whistled for a carry | 62-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (SG), Robert Bibler (PF) Stanley Smith, Arthur Burnette | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | John Cornett runs out the clock | 62-48 |