| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - David Furman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benny Thorp (fresh) PF - Jeremy Hawkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Parish (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Tony Michaelson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ralph Tindle (fresh) SF - Colin Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Flaherty (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Colin Hall inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Colin Hall | 33-29 |
| 19:26 | Louisiana State | Tony Michaelson takes the ball from Jeremy Hawkins | 33-29 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson can't connect on a shot from the right side | 33-29 |
| 19:02 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 18:49 | Louisiana State | Colin Hall takes the ball from Jeremy Hawkins | 33-29 |
| 18:28 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Benny Thorp - foul #2 on Benny Thorp, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 18:28 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 18:28 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:07 | Louisiana State | David Furman is hacked by Tony Michaelson - foul #2 on Tony Michaelson, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 17:53 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 17:51 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish tips it home | 35-30 |
| 17:31 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Colin Hall | 35-32 |
| 17:15 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Furman and he's hacked by Joshua Anderson - foul #2 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Johnson (SF) Benny Thorp | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Echevarria (SF), George Whaley (PF) Colin Hall, Joshua Anderson | |
| 17:15 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins makes the free throw | 38-32 |
| 16:52 | Kentucky | David Furman is called for the reach on Tony Michaelson - foul #3 on David Furman, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (PG), Raymond Shine (SF), Ernest Darrington (C) David Furman, Jeremy Hawkins, Joshua Parish | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Simmons (SG) Ralph Tindle | |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | George Whaley loses the dribble to Scott Shaw | 38-32 |
| 16:28 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine dunks the ball set up by Scott Shaw | 40-32 |
| 16:08 | Kentucky | George Whaley connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Tony Michaelson | 40-34 |
| 15:50 | Louisiana State | William Johnson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by George Whaley - foul #1 on George Whaley, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Furman (PG), Jeremy Hawkins (PF) Scott Shaw, Gino Bianchi | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (PG), Ralph Tindle (SG), Colin Hall (SF), Joshua Anderson (PF), Randolph Duggan (C) Tony Michaelson, Charles Simmons, James Echevarria, George Whaley, Robert Flaherty | |
| 15:50 | Louisiana State | William Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 15:50 | Louisiana State | William Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joshua Anderson | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - David Furman (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Shine (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Hawkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Darrington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Crickenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Tindle (fresh) SF - Colin Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Randolph Duggan (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:31 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan is whistled for traveling | 41-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp (SF), Joshua Parish (C) William Johnson, Ernest Darrington | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:06 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 41-34 |
| 15:05 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 14:48 | Kentucky | Jeremy Hawkins blocks the jumper by Randolph Duggan | 41-34 |
| 14:47 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson tips it in | 41-36 |
| 14:29 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Joshua Anderson - foul #3 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi (SG) Raymond Shine | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson (PG) David Crickenberger | |
| 14:29 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 14:29 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 14:09 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Tony Michaelson | 42-38 |
| 13:52 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish blows the layup but the foul's on Joshua Anderson - foul #4 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #5 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington (PF) Jeremy Hawkins | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Simmons (SG), James Echevarria (SF), George Whaley (PF) Ralph Tindle, Colin Hall, Joshua Anderson | |
| 13:52 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 13:52 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 13:52 | Kentucky | George Whaley pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-38 |
| 13:26 | Kentucky | James Echevarria grabs the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson clanks a floater from the right side | 42-38 |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | George Whaley tips it home | 42-40 |
| 12:49 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 12:47 | Kentucky | George Whaley grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 12:25 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Tony Michaelson, team foul #6 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Johnson (SF), Jeremy Hawkins (PF) Benny Thorp, Joshua Parish | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle (SG), Colin Hall (SF), Robert Flaherty (C) Charles Simmons, James Echevarria, Randolph Duggan | |
| 12:02 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine (SG) David Furman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:33 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle travels with the ball | 42-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (PG) Gino Bianchi | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (PG) Tony Michaelson | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Scott Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Shine (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Hawkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Darrington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Crickenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Tindle (fresh) SF - Colin Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - George Whaley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Flaherty (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Louisiana State | George Whaley takes the ball from Raymond Shine | 42-40 |
| 11:04 | Kentucky | Colin Hall's dunk attempt is rejected by Jeremy Hawkins | 42-40 |
| 11:03 | Kentucky | David Crickenberger tips it in | 42-42 |
| 10:42 | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by William Johnson - foul #3 on William Johnson, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Furman (PG), Gino Bianchi (SG), Benny Thorp (SF), Joshua Parish (C) Scott Shaw, Raymond Shine, William Johnson, Ernest Darrington | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson (PG), James Echevarria (SF), Randolph Duggan (C) David Crickenberger, Colin Hall, Robert Flaherty | |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 10:30 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 10:14 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | James Echevarria grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 09:46 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 09:32 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins misses long on a floater from the baseline | 42-43 |
| 09:31 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Randolph Duggan | 42-43 |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 09:01 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 42-46 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Randolph Duggan | 42-46 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Randolph Duggan and he's fouled by Gino Bianchi - foul #1 on Gino Bianchi, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington (PF) Jeremy Hawkins | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Colin Hall (SF), Robert Flaherty (C) James Echevarria, Randolph Duggan | |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle makes the free throw | 42-49 |
| 08:26 | Louisiana State | Tony Michaelson steps in front of the Benny Thorp pass | 42-49 |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | Colin Hall banks in the layup on a great pass from Tony Michaelson and he's fouled by Benny Thorp - foul #3 on Benny Thorp, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine (SF), William Johnson (PF) Benny Thorp, Joshua Parish | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (PG), Charles Simmons (SG) Tony Michaelson, Ralph Tindle | |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | Colin Hall misses the free throw | 42-51 |
| 08:04 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 07:54 | Louisiana State | William Johnson clanks a jump hook from the right block | 42-51 |
| 07:53 | Kentucky | Charles Simmons pulls down the rebound | 42-51 |
| 07:37 | Kentucky | David Crickenberger clanks a jumper from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 07:35 | Louisiana State | David Furman grabs the board | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - David Furman (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Shine (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. C - Ernest Darrington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Crickenberger (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Colin Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - George Whaley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Flaherty (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 07:28 | Kentucky | George Whaley grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Colin Hall is hacked by Raymond Shine - foul #1 on Raymond Shine, team foul #6 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins (PF) Gino Bianchi | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson (PG), Joshua Anderson (PF), Randolph Duggan (C) David Crickenberger, George Whaley, Robert Flaherty | |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Colin Hall | 42-53 |
| 06:33 | Louisiana State | William Johnson connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Raymond Shine | 44-53 |
| 06:13 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Colin Hall | 44-55 |
| 06:04 | Louisiana State | Colin Hall denies the turnaround by David Furman | 44-55 |
| 06:03 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine can't tip it in | 44-55 |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 05:45 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 44-55 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson tips it back up and in | 44-57 |
| 05:43 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi (SG), Benny Thorp (SF), Joshua Parish (C) Raymond Shine, William Johnson, Ernest Darrington | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle (SG) Charles Simmons | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:31 | Louisiana State | Joshua Anderson takes the ball from Joshua Parish | 44-57 |
| 05:12 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-57 |
| 05:10 | Louisiana State | David Furman snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| 04:46 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins is called for a charge - foul #2 on Jeremy Hawkins, team foul #7 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Echevarria (SF) Colin Hall | |
| 04:21 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson comes up short on the runner in the paint | 44-57 |
| 04:19 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| 03:57 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins buries a shot from the left block set up by David Furman | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:55 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson is fouled in the backcourt by David Furman - foul #4 on David Furman, team foul #8 | 46-57 |
| 03:55 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 03:55 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins is alone and drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Furman | 48-59 |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Ralph Tindle | 48-61 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - David Furman (fresh) 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benny Thorp (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeremy Hawkins (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Joshua Parish (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Tony Michaelson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Tindle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Echevarria (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Randolph Duggan (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:01 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish misses long on a jumper from the right block | 48-61 |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joshua Anderson | 48-61 |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson travels with the ball | 48-61 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (PG), Raymond Shine (SF), William Johnson (PF), Ernest Darrington (C) David Furman, Benny Thorp, Jeremy Hawkins, Joshua Parish | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Simmons (SG), Colin Hall (SF), George Whaley (PF), Robert Flaherty (C) Ralph Tindle, James Echevarria, Joshua Anderson, Randolph Duggan | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:29 | Louisiana State | Charles Simmons is called for the reach on Gino Bianchi - foul #2 on Charles Simmons, team foul #7 | 48-61 |
| 02:29 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 02:29 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 02:07 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 50-63 |
| 01:42 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Flaherty - foul #2 on Robert Flaherty, team foul #8 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Furman (PG), Benny Thorp (SF), Joshua Parish (C) Scott Shaw, Raymond Shine, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle (SG), Joshua Anderson (PF), Randolph Duggan (C) Charles Simmons, George Whaley, Robert Flaherty | |
| 01:42 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 01:42 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle drills a jumper from the left wing | 52-65 |
| 00:54 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington is denied on a layup by Joshua Anderson | 52-65 |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson snags the defensive board | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson is fouled on the floor by Ernest Darrington - foul #2 on Ernest Darrington, team foul #9 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins (PF) Ernest Darrington | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joshua Anderson - foul #5 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #9 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Whaley (PF) Joshua Anderson | |
| 00:20 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 00:20 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | George Whaley gets the rebound | 53-67 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson runs out the clock | 53-67 |