| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Guerrier (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marko Stazenski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Henry Ernest (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Duane Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Hoose (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kerry Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Marlon Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier inbounds the ball | 18-32 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Louisiana State | John Cornett works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Guerrier | 21-32 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | Thomas Bender denies the turnaround by Henry Ernest | 21-32 |
| 19:11 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski gets the rebound | 21-32 |
| 18:49 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses the easy open layup | 21-32 |
| 18:48 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 18:28 | Kentucky | George Hoose is fouled on the floor by Corey Howard - foul #3 on Corey Howard, team foul #1 | 21-32 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Hoose | 21-34 |
| 17:49 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-34 |
| 17:31 | Kentucky | Robert Guerrier takes the ball from Kerry Hayes | 24-34 |
| 17:28 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier lays it up and in | 26-34 |
| 17:11 | Kentucky | George Hoose comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-34 |
| 17:09 | Kentucky | Duane Brown grabs the offensive board | 26-34 |
| 16:48 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes misses long on a turnaround from close range | 26-34 |
| 16:46 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender snags the defensive board | 26-34 |
| 16:23 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-34 |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | George Hoose hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Duane Brown | 26-37 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Guerrier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Marko Stazenski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Henry Ernest (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Duane Brown (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - George Hoose (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kerry Hayes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Marlon Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Louisiana State | John Cornett loses the dribble to Duane Brown in the backcourt | 26-37 |
| 15:51 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest slams it home on a nice dish by Duane Brown | 26-39 |
| 15:28 | Louisiana State | John Cornett is hacked by Henry Ernest - foul #1 on Henry Ernest, team foul #1 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Robert Bibler (PF) John Cornett, Robert Guerrier, Marko Stazenski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum (PG), Anthony Satterlee (SG), James Czapla (SF), David Scott (PF), Gary Stith (C) Henry Ernest, Duane Brown, George Hoose, Kerry Hayes, Marlon Coleman | |
| 15:08 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-39 |
| 15:06 | Louisiana State | William Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 14:41 | Louisiana State | A charge is called on Thomas Bender - foul #1 on Thomas Bender, team foul #2 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (SG) Corey Howard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-39 |
| 14:13 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 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) | |
| 13:56 | Louisiana State | William Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 26-39 |
| 13:54 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith tips it home | 28-39 |
| 13:31 | Kentucky | Ivan Filipski steps in front of the Charles Kirschbaum pass | 28-39 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:02 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 28-39 |
| 13:00 | Kentucky | David Scott grabs the board | 28-39 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | David Scott misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Stanley Smith - foul #1 on Stanley Smith, team foul #3 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Corey Howard (SG), Robert Guerrier (SF), Marko Stazenski (PF) William Carter, Stanley Smith, Ivan Filipski, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Ernest (PG), Duane Brown (SG), George Hoose (SF), Marlon Coleman (C) Charles Kirschbaum, Anthony Satterlee, James Czapla, Gary Stith | |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | David Scott misses the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | David Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 12:43 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler grabs the defensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 12:16 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Cornett out of a doubleteam | 31-39 |
| 11:56 | Kentucky | David Scott lays it up and in on a great pass from George Hoose | 31-41 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Guerrier (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Marko Stazenski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Bibler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Henry Ernest (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Duane Brown (fresh) 4 ast. SF - George Hoose (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marlon Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 11:33 | Kentucky | Duane Brown pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 11:11 | Kentucky | David Scott connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by George Hoose | 31-43 |
| 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) | |
| 10:55 | Louisiana State | John Cornett splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Guerrier | 33-43 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 10:33 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler pulls down the rebound | 33-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:13 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 33-43 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 10:05 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Henry Ernest, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski (PF), Thomas Bender (C) Marko Stazenski, Robert Bibler | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes (PF), Gary Stith (C) David Scott, Marlon Coleman | |
| 09:40 | Louisiana State | John Cornett makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Bender | 35-43 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | George Hoose misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 35-43 |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | Duane Brown gets the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 08:44 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by George Hoose | 35-45 |
| 08:20 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Kerry Hayes - foul #3 on Kerry Hayes, team foul #3 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG), Robert Bibler (PF) John Cornett, Robert Guerrier | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum (PG), Anthony Satterlee (SG), James Czapla (SF), Marlon Coleman (C) Henry Ernest, Duane Brown, George Hoose, Gary Stith | |
| 08:20 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 08:20 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 07:59 | Kentucky | James Czapla clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-45 |
| 07:58 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Robert Bibler | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - William Carter (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ivan Filipski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Bibler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Charles Kirschbaum (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Satterlee (fresh) SF - James Czapla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kerry Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Marlon Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Louisiana State | William Carter is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on William Carter, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (SG), Marko Stazenski (PF) Corey Howard, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by William Carter - foul #4 on William Carter, team foul #5 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG) Stanley Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Hoose (SF) James Czapla | |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum misses the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 07:07 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 07:03 | Louisiana State | William Carter buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Cornett | 40-46 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | George Hoose misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 06:44 | Louisiana State | John Cornett snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 06:26 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (SG), Robert Guerrier (SF), Thomas Bender (C) William Carter, Ivan Filipski, Robert Bibler | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Ernest (PG), Duane Brown (SG), David Scott (PF) Charles Kirschbaum, Anthony Satterlee, Kerry Hayes | |
| 06:04 | Kentucky | George Hoose connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Marlon Coleman | 40-49 |
| 05:40 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski misses short on an open jump hook from close range | 40-49 |
| 05:38 | Louisiana State | John Cornett tips it but misses | 40-49 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | David Scott gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | David Scott connects on the jump hook from close range | 40-51 |
| 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) | |
| 05:04 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 40-51 |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to George Hoose | 40-51 |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | George Hoose misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-51 |
| 04:56 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| 04:49 | Louisiana State | George Hoose takes the ball from Marko Stazenski | 40-51 |
| 04:29 | Kentucky | Marlon Coleman is hacked by Corey Howard - foul #4 on Corey Howard, team foul #6 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Robert Bibler (PF) John Cornett, Robert Guerrier, Marko Stazenski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes (PF), Gary Stith (C) David Scott, Marlon Coleman | |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | George Hoose is called for a backcourt violation | 40-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Czapla (SF) George Hoose | |
| 03:58 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Thomas Bender, team foul #7 | 40-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Henry Ernest | 40-53 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - William Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ivan Filipski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Bibler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Henry Ernest (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Brown (fresh) 4 ast. SF - James Czapla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kerry Hayes (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Stith (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:09 | Louisiana State | James Czapla picks off the pass by Ivan Filipski | 40-53 |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 40-53 |
| 02:56 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender snags the defensive board | 40-53 |
| 02:42 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | James Czapla grabs the board | 40-53 |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | Duane Brown drills a jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Ivan Filipski - foul #1 on Ivan Filipski, team foul #8 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Robert Guerrier (SF) William Carter, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum (PG), George Hoose (SF) Henry Ernest, James Czapla | |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | Duane Brown misses the free throw | 40-55 |
| 02:21 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 02:12 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier is fouled on the floor by George Hoose - foul #1 on George Hoose, team foul #4 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee (SG) Duane Brown | |
| 02:03 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-55 |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Gary Stith misses long on a shot in the lane | 43-55 |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes misses the tip | 43-55 |
| 01:31 | Kentucky | Gary Stith gets the offensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | George Hoose hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-55 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski gets the rebound | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-55 |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kerry Hayes | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gary Stith | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:13 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-57 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler tips it but misses | 43-57 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes snags the defensive board | 43-57 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum runs out the clock | 43-57 |