| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Wiley Harris (fresh) SG - David Segarra (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Rush (fresh) 10 pts. PF - David Henson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Rich Brownell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Charles Dubois (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julio Santana (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Oswald (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) C - Joseph Vincent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Louisiana State | David Segarra picks off the pass by Julio Santana | 30-32 |
| 19:22 | Kentucky | David Segarra's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-32 |
| 19:00 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 18:58 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald gets the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:38 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois misses badly on a floater from the right side | 30-32 |
| 18:37 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald grabs the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:20 | Louisiana State | Wiley Harris is called for the reach on Charles Dubois - foul #1 on Wiley Harris, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 17:58 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Gordon Rush - foul #1 on Gordon Rush, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| 17:58 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 17:58 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 17:36 | Kentucky | David Segarra connects on the open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Gordon Rush | 33-34 |
| 17:12 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois is whistled for traveling | 33-34 |
| 16:46 | Kentucky | Wiley Harris is fouled on the floor by Charles Dubois - foul #3 on Charles Dubois, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt (SG) Wiley Harris | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from David Henson | 35-34 |
| 16:14 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana misses the fadeaway from the left side | 35-34 |
| 16:12 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Segarra | 35-34 |
| 15:51 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt is hacked by Julio Santana - foul #1 on Julio Santana, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodrigo Guerrero (PG), Timothy Morgan (SF), Jack Boatright (PF), Mario Herrera (C) David Segarra, Gordon Rush, David Henson, Rich Brownell | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer (PG), Stanley Bauch (SG), Harry McLain (SF), Bruce Bowman (PF) Charles Dubois, Julio Santana, Paul Oswald, Michael Williams | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Rodrigo Guerrero (fresh) SG - Brian Engelhardt (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Timothy Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Boatright (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mario Herrera (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Bryant Palmer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stanley Bauch (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harry McLain (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Bruce Bowman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Joseph Vincent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Timothy Morgan | 37-34 |
| 15:08 | Louisiana State | Harry McLain is fouled on the floor by Rodrigo Guerrero - foul #1 on Rodrigo Guerrero, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wiley Harris (PG), David Segarra (SG), Gordon Rush (SF) Rodrigo Guerrero, Brian Engelhardt, Timothy Morgan | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Julio Santana (SG) Joseph Vincent | |
| 14:51 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Wiley Harris - foul #2 on Wiley Harris, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Henson (PF) Jack Boatright | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 14:51 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:51 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gordon Rush | 37-35 |
| 14:22 | Kentucky | David Segarra hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Wiley Harris | 40-35 |
| 14:02 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | Mario Herrera snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 13:39 | Kentucky | David Henson makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Wiley Harris | 42-35 |
| 13:21 | Louisiana State | Bruce Bowman misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 42-35 |
| 13:20 | Kentucky | David Henson gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 12:56 | Kentucky | Harry McLain is called for the reach on David Henson - foul #2 on Harry McLain, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan (SF), Rich Brownell (C) Gordon Rush, Mario Herrera | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois (PG), Paul Oswald (SF), Michael Williams (PF), Joseph Vincent (C) Julio Santana, Stanley Bauch, Harry McLain, Bruce Bowman | |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Segarra | 44-35 |
| 12:09 | Louisiana State | David Segarra steals the ball from Paul Oswald | 44-35 |
| 12:06 | Kentucky | David Segarra banks in the layup | 46-35 |
| 11:38 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-35 |
| 11:36 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Wiley Harris (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Segarra (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Henson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Rich Brownell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Charles Dubois (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryant Palmer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Oswald (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) C - Joseph Vincent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Vincent - foul #2 on Joseph Vincent, team foul #4 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt (PG), Gordon Rush (SF), Mario Herrera (PF) Wiley Harris, David Segarra, David Henson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Julio Santana (SG) Bryant Palmer | |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell misses the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell misses the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush grabs the offensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 10:51 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-35 |
| 10:50 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Rich Brownell | 46-35 |
| 10:24 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt travels with the ball | 46-35 |
| 09:59 | Louisiana State | Rich Brownell denies the turnaround by Michael Williams | 46-35 |
| 09:58 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois snags the offensive board | 46-35 |
| 09:41 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Rich Brownell - foul #4 on Rich Brownell, team foul #5 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Segarra (PG), David Henson (PF) Timothy Morgan, Mario Herrera | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 09:41 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 09:41 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 09:21 | Kentucky | David Henson is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from David Segarra out of a doubleteam | 48-37 |
| 08:53 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-40 |
| 08:31 | Kentucky | Julio Santana is called for the reach on Brian Engelhardt - foul #2 on Julio Santana, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wiley Harris (PG), Mario Herrera (C) Brian Engelhardt, Rich Brownell | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer (PG), Stanley Bauch (SF), Harry McLain (PF), Bruce Bowman (C) Charles Dubois, Paul Oswald, Michael Williams, Joseph Vincent | |
| 08:02 | Kentucky | David Segarra knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Wiley Harris | 51-40 |
| 07:33 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana hits a shot from the right side | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Wiley Harris (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Segarra (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gordon Rush (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Henson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Mario Herrera (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Bryant Palmer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Julio Santana (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley Bauch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harry McLain (fresh) 2 blk. C - Bruce Bowman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Kentucky | David Henson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | David Segarra grabs the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 07:00 | Kentucky | Harry McLain is called for the reach on David Henson - foul #3 on Harry McLain, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rich Brownell (C) Mario Herrera | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois (PG), Paul Oswald (SF), Michael Williams (PF), Joseph Vincent (C) Julio Santana, Stanley Bauch, Harry McLain, Bruce Bowman | |
| 06:47 | Kentucky | David Segarra hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-42 |
| 06:45 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Gordon Rush | 51-42 |
| 06:20 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by David Segarra and the foul's on Joseph Vincent - foul #3 on Joseph Vincent, team foul #7 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt (SG), Timothy Morgan (SF) David Segarra, Gordon Rush | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 06:20 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell makes the free throw | 54-42 |
| 06:00 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 05:58 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams grabs the offensive board | 54-42 |
| 05:36 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Dubois | 54-44 |
| 05:16 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan lays it in set up by Wiley Harris | 56-44 |
| 04:52 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois's pass is intercepted by Wiley Harris | 56-44 |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | Wiley Harris hits the finger roll | 58-44 |
| 04:34 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Wiley Harris - foul #3 on Wiley Harris, team foul #6 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Segarra (PG), Gordon Rush (SF), Jack Boatright (PF), Mario Herrera (C) Wiley Harris, Timothy Morgan, David Henson, Rich Brownell | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Julio Santana (SG), Stanley Bauch (SF), Bruce Bowman (PF) Bryant Palmer, Paul Oswald, Michael Williams | |
| 04:34 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 04:34 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 04:13 | Kentucky | Mario Herrera's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Vincent | 58-46 |
| 04:11 | Louisiana State | Bruce Bowman snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| 03:42 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana knocks in the floater from the right side | 58-48 |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Brian Engelhardt, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan (SG), David Henson (PF), Rich Brownell (C) Brian Engelhardt, Jack Boatright, Mario Herrera | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer (PG), Paul Oswald (SF), Michael Williams (PF) Charles Dubois, Stanley Bauch, Bruce Bowman | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Segarra (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gordon Rush (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Henson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Rich Brownell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Bryant Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Julio Santana (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Oswald (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald drills a runner from the right block and the foul's on Gordon Rush - foul #2 on Gordon Rush, team foul #8 | 58-50 |
| 03:11 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald makes the free throw | 58-51 |
| 02:44 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell tips it but misses | 58-51 |
| 02:41 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 02:19 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-51 |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Segarra | 58-51 |
| 01:53 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Oswald | 58-51 |
| 01:52 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell tips it home | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:31 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wiley Harris (PG) Timothy Morgan | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois (PG) Bryant Palmer | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 01:02 | Kentucky | David Segarra scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Rich Brownell | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 00:56 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald is fouled on the floor by David Henson - foul #1 on David Henson, team foul #9 | 63-51 |
| 00:56 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:56 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Charles Dubois is called for the reach on David Segarra in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Dubois, team foul #8 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mario Herrera (C) Rich Brownell | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | David Segarra makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | David Segarra makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 00:49 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-53 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Mario Herrera grabs the defensive rebound | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush misses short on an open driving attempt in the lane | 65-53 |
| 00:18 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Charles Dubois | 65-53 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald is hacked by David Henson - foul #2 on David Henson, team foul #10 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rich Brownell (C) Mario Herrera | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 00:12 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald misses the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Wiley Harris runs out the clock | 65-54 |