| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Charles Dubois (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - Julio Santana (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Oswald (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Vincent (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Wiley Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Segarra (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Rush (fresh) 4 reb. PF - David Henson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Rich Brownell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush inbounds the ball | 11-20 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Kentucky | David Henson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Wiley Harris | 11-22 |
| 19:22 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald hits the finger roll against a doubleteam | 13-22 |
| 19:02 | Kentucky | David Segarra makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-25 |
| 18:34 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent's pass is intercepted by Rich Brownell | 13-25 |
| 18:28 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell jams it set up by Wiley Harris and he's fouled by Joseph Vincent - foul #2 on Joseph Vincent, team foul #1 | 13-27 |
| 18:28 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell makes the free throw | 13-28 |
| 18:14 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams misses long on an open shot from the right side | 13-28 |
| 18:13 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell grabs the defensive rebound | 13-28 |
| 18:07 | Kentucky | David Henson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Williams - foul #3 on Michael Williams, team foul #2 | 13-28 |
| 18:07 | Kentucky | David Henson makes the 1st free throw | 13-29 |
| 18:07 | Kentucky | David Henson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-30 |
| 17:47 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Gordon Rush - foul #1 on Gordon Rush, team foul #1 | 13-30 |
| 17:47 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald makes the 1st free throw | 14-30 |
| 17:47 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald misses the 2nd free throw | 14-30 |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | David Henson snags the defensive board | 14-30 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | David Segarra hits a 3 from the right wing | 14-33 |
| 16:57 | Louisiana State | David Henson steals it from Michael Williams | 14-33 |
| 16:32 | Kentucky | David Segarra is called for traveling | 14-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Bruce Bowman (PF) Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt (SG), Mario Herrera (C) Wiley Harris, Rich Brownell | |
| 16:13 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Segarra - foul #1 on David Segarra, team foul #2 | 14-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer (PG) Charles Dubois | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:13 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald makes the 1st free throw | 15-33 |
| 16:13 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald makes the 2nd free throw | 16-33 |
| 15:48 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Julio Santana - foul #1 on Julio Santana, team foul #3 | 16-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Harry McLain (PF) Joseph Vincent | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan (SF), Jack Boatright (PF) Gordon Rush, David Henson | |
| 15:48 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt makes the free throw | 16-36 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Bryant Palmer (fresh) SG - Julio Santana (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Oswald (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harry McLain (fresh) C - Bruce Bowman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Engelhardt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Segarra (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Morgan (fresh) PF - Jack Boatright (fresh) 6 pts. C - Mario Herrera (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer misses the easy layup but the foul's on Mario Herrera - foul #1 on Mario Herrera, team foul #3 | 16-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Michael Williams (PF) Harry McLain | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodrigo Guerrero (PG), Rich Brownell (C) David Segarra, Jack Boatright | |
| 15:34 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 17-36 |
| 15:34 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 18-36 |
| 15:13 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan is hacked by Bryant Palmer - foul #2 on Bryant Palmer, team foul #4 | 18-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois (PG) Bryant Palmer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wiley Harris (PG) Rodrigo Guerrero | |
| 14:54 | Kentucky | Mario Herrera misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 18-36 |
| 14:52 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-36 |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell misses short on a jump hook from close range | 18-36 |
| 14:22 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Charles Dubois | 18-36 |
| 13:59 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana works out of a doubleteam and scores on a turnaround from close range | 20-36 |
| 13:42 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bruce Bowman - foul #1 on Bruce Bowman, team foul #5 | 20-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent (C) Bruce Bowman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Segarra (SG), Gordon Rush (SF), David Henson (PF) Brian Engelhardt, Timothy Morgan, Mario Herrera | |
| 13:42 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell makes the 1st free throw | 20-37 |
| 13:42 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell misses the 2nd free throw | 20-37 |
| 13:42 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Paul Oswald | 20-37 |
| 13:20 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 20-37 |
| 13:19 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald tips it back up and in | 22-37 |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | David Segarra clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-37 |
| 12:58 | Kentucky | David Henson hits the follow up shot | 22-39 |
| 12:32 | Louisiana State | David Henson steals the ball from Paul Oswald | 22-39 |
| 12:21 | Kentucky | Wiley Harris loses the ball out of bounds | 22-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer (PG), Bruce Bowman (PF) Charles Dubois, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt (SG), Mario Herrera (C) Wiley Harris, Rich Brownell | |
| 11:57 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-39 |
| 11:30 | Kentucky | David Segarra shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-39 |
| 11:29 | Kentucky | Mario Herrera misses the tip | 24-39 |
| 11:28 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald grabs the board | 24-39 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Bryant Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Julio Santana (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Oswald (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bruce Bowman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Vincent (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Segarra (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Engelhardt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Rush (fresh) 4 reb. PF - David Henson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Mario Herrera (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-39 |
| 11:22 | Kentucky | David Segarra pulls down the rebound | 24-39 |
| 11:00 | Kentucky | David Henson jams it set up by Gordon Rush | 24-41 |
| 10:47 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer clanks a 3 from the left wing | 24-41 |
| 10:46 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush snags the defensive board | 24-41 |
| 10:28 | Kentucky | David Segarra hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-41 |
| 10:27 | Louisiana State | Bruce Bowman snags the defensive board | 24-41 |
| 10:05 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Bryant Palmer | 27-41 |
| 09:40 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-44 |
| 09:15 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Vincent | 29-44 |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt is hacked by Paul Oswald - foul #1 on Paul Oswald, team foul #6 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois (PG), Stanley Bauch (SF), Michael Williams (PF) Julio Santana, Paul Oswald, Joseph Vincent | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wiley Harris (PG), Rodrigo Guerrero (SG), Timothy Morgan (SF), Jack Boatright (PF), Rich Brownell (C) David Segarra, Brian Engelhardt, Gordon Rush, David Henson, Mario Herrera | |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 29-44 |
| 08:25 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Bruce Bowman | 29-44 |
| 07:56 | Louisiana State | The short jumper by Michael Williams is denied by Rich Brownell | 29-44 |
| 07:54 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jack Boatright | 29-44 |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Williams - foul #4 on Michael Williams, team foul #7 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent (C) Stanley Bauch | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Segarra (SG), Gordon Rush (SF), David Henson (PF) Rodrigo Guerrero, Timothy Morgan, Jack Boatright | |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell makes the 1st free throw | 29-45 |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell misses the 2nd free throw | 29-45 |
| 07:30 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent pulls down the rebound | 29-45 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Charles Dubois (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - Bryant Palmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Bruce Bowman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Vincent (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Wiley Harris (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Segarra (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Rush (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Henson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Rich Brownell (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:01 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Gordon Rush - foul #2 on Gordon Rush, team foul #4 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Julio Santana (SG) Bryant Palmer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:01 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 07:01 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Gordon Rush | 31-47 |
| 06:16 | Louisiana State | The short jumper by Bruce Bowman is denied by Gordon Rush | 31-47 |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell grabs the board | 31-47 |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell hits a runner in the lane set up by Wiley Harris | 31-49 |
| 05:42 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent makes the fadeaway near the basket | 33-49 |
| 05:23 | Kentucky | Wiley Harris knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by David Henson | 33-51 |
| 05:03 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer (PG), Paul Oswald (SF), Harry McLain (PF) Charles Dubois, Michael Williams, Bruce Bowman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt (SG), Mario Herrera (C) Wiley Harris, Rich Brownell | |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | Paul Oswald swats the shot by Brian Engelhardt | 33-51 |
| 04:38 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt snags the offensive board | 33-51 |
| 04:25 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt is called for traveling | 33-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan (SF), Jack Boatright (PF) Gordon Rush, David Henson | |
| 04:06 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-51 |
| 04:04 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-51 |
| 03:47 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent misses badly on a runner in the lane | 33-51 |
| 03:45 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald hits the follow up shot | 35-51 |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | David Segarra makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jack Boatright | 35-54 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Bryant Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julio Santana (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Paul Oswald (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. PF - Harry McLain (fresh) C - Joseph Vincent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Segarra (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Engelhardt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Morgan (fresh) PF - Jack Boatright (fresh) 6 pts. C - Mario Herrera (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:58 | Louisiana State | Brian Engelhardt steals the ball from Bryant Palmer | 35-54 |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | David Segarra lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brian Engelhardt | 35-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:32 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald is hacked by David Segarra - foul #2 on David Segarra, team foul #5 | 35-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois (PG), Michael Williams (PF), Bruce Bowman (C) Julio Santana, Harry McLain, Joseph Vincent | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wiley Harris (PG), Gordon Rush (SF), David Henson (PF), Rich Brownell (C) David Segarra, Timothy Morgan, Jack Boatright, Mario Herrera | |
| 02:25 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Dubois | 37-56 |
| 02:00 | Kentucky | David Henson misses the runner from the right block | 37-56 |
| 01:59 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams snags the defensive board | 37-56 |
| 01:46 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams's floater is tipped away by David Henson | 37-56 |
| 01:44 | Louisiana State | Bruce Bowman tips it but misses | 37-56 |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | Wiley Harris gets the rebound | 37-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt clanks a 3 from the right wing | 37-56 |
| 01:21 | Louisiana State | Bruce Bowman pulls down the rebound | 37-56 |
| 01:14 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams buries a turnaround in the paint | 39-56 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt's layup is rejected by Bruce Bowman | 39-56 |
| 00:51 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Paul Oswald | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald makes the contested shot from the left wing set up by Charles Dubois | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 41-56 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell hits the follow up shot | 41-58 |
| 00:08 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brian Engelhardt - foul #2 on Brian Engelhardt, team foul #6 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Julio Santana (SG), Joseph Vincent (C) Charles Dubois, Bruce Bowman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Segarra (SG) Brian Engelhardt | |
| 00:08 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 00:08 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Wiley Harris runs out the clock | 43-58 |