| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Murphy (fresh) SG - Daniel Authement (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Miser (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Carreon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Taylor Drewski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Rayl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norris Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Adam Woodard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | William Rayl inbounds the ball | 22-33 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:54 | Louisiana State | William Rayl throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-33 |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy drills a floater from the right wing set up by Daniel Authement | 24-33 |
| 19:10 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard misses the shot from close range | 24-33 |
| 19:09 | Louisiana State | William Rayl tips it back up and in | 24-35 |
| 18:58 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski is fouled on the floor by Robert Chapman - foul #2 on Robert Chapman, team foul #1 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Doyle (PG), Andrew Haliburton (SG), Brandon Chesnut (SF), Ernest Hermes (C) Robert Murphy, Daniel Authement, William Miser, Taylor Drewski | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), Nicholas Coffey (SF), Eduardo Zuniga (C) James Walton, William Rayl, Adam Woodard | |
| 18:40 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 24-35 |
| 18:39 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman pulls down the rebound | 24-35 |
| 18:17 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga lays it in set up by Norris Robinson | 24-37 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Brown (PF) Robert Carreon | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula (SG) Robert Chapman | |
| 17:59 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance clanks a 3 from straight away | 24-37 |
| 17:58 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes gets the rebound | 24-37 |
| 17:34 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-37 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes tips it home | 26-37 |
| 17:12 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Arambula | 26-39 |
| 16:56 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Darryl Brown | 28-39 |
| 16:33 | Louisiana State | Darryl Brown is called for the reach on Eduardo Zuniga - foul #1 on Darryl Brown, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Murphy (PG), Daniel Authement (SG), William Miser (SF), Robert Carreon (PF), Taylor Drewski (C) Gary Doyle, Andrew Haliburton, Brandon Chesnut, Darryl Brown, Ernest Hermes | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), William Rayl (SF), Adam Woodard (C) Vance Plaisance, Dikembe Arambula, Nicholas Coffey, Eduardo Zuniga | |
| 16:16 | Louisiana State | William Rayl's pass is intercepted by Robert Murphy | 28-39 |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy banks in the layup | 30-39 |
| 15:52 | Louisiana State | James Walton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | William Miser snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Daniel Authement (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Miser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Carreon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Taylor Drewski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Rayl (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norris Robinson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Adam Woodard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski misses long on a floater near the basket | 30-39 |
| 15:42 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski can't tip it in | 30-39 |
| 15:40 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon tips it in | 32-39 |
| 15:16 | Louisiana State | Daniel Authement is called for the reach on Robert Chapman - foul #2 on Daniel Authement, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Linwood Paxton (SG) Daniel Authement | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez (SF), Eduardo Zuniga (PF), James Shamblin (C) William Rayl, Norris Robinson, Adam Woodard | |
| 14:50 | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 32-39 |
| 14:49 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Taylor Drewski | 32-39 |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | William Miser loses the dribble to Miguel Gonzalez in the backcourt | 32-39 |
| 14:31 | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Linwood Paxton - foul #4 on Linwood Paxton, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Haliburton (SG) Linwood Paxton | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 14:31 | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 14:31 | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon is hacked by James Shamblin - foul #2 on James Shamblin, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Doyle (PG), Darryl Brown (PF) Robert Murphy, Robert Carreon | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula (SG), William Rayl (SF), Norris Robinson (PF), Adam Woodard (C) Robert Chapman, Miguel Gonzalez, Eduardo Zuniga, James Shamblin | |
| 14:04 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski misses long on a floater from the baseline | 32-41 |
| 14:02 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 13:34 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard makes the turnaround in the lane set up by James Walton | 32-43 |
| 13:20 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski loses the ball out of bounds | 32-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Murphy (PG), Daniel Authement (SG), Brandon Chesnut (SF), Robert Carreon (PF), Ernest Hermes (C) Gary Doyle, Andrew Haliburton, William Miser, Darryl Brown, Taylor Drewski | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), Eduardo Zuniga (PF), James Shamblin (C) James Walton, Dikembe Arambula, Norris Robinson, Adam Woodard | |
| 13:18 | Louisiana State | Robert Murphy is called for the reach on Vance Plaisance in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Murphy, team foul #4 | 32-43 |
| 13:00 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga can't finish the layup | 32-43 |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | Brandon Chesnut grabs the defensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 12:57 | Kentucky | Brandon Chesnut is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brandon Chesnut, team foul #5 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez (SF) William Rayl | |
| 12:29 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Murphy - foul #2 on Robert Murphy, team foul #6 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Doyle (PG), Linwood Paxton (SG) Robert Murphy, Daniel Authement | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey (SF), Adam Woodard (C) Robert Chapman, James Shamblin | |
| 12:29 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 12:29 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance misses the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 12:29 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon gets the rebound | 32-44 |
| 12:19 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Miguel Gonzalez - foul #3 on Miguel Gonzalez, team foul #3 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Haliburton (SG) Linwood Paxton | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson (PF) Eduardo Zuniga | |
| 12:19 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon misses the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 12:19 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon misses the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 12:19 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 11:56 | Kentucky | Brandon Chesnut is hacked by Nicholas Coffey - foul #1 on Nicholas Coffey, team foul #4 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Linwood Paxton (SG), Darryl Brown (PF) Gary Doyle, Robert Carreon | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman (SG) Miguel Gonzalez | |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes makes the wide open floater from the right block | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Andrew Haliburton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Linwood Paxton (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Brandon Chesnut (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Darryl Brown (fresh) C - Ernest Hermes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Vance Plaisance (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Coffey (fairly fresh) PF - Norris Robinson (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Adam Woodard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 11:21 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 11:01 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ernest Hermes - foul #1 on Ernest Hermes, team foul #7 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Doyle (PG), Daniel Authement (SG), William Miser (SF), Robert Carreon (PF), Taylor Drewski (C) Andrew Haliburton, Linwood Paxton, Brandon Chesnut, Darryl Brown, Ernest Hermes | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula (PG), William Rayl (SF), Eduardo Zuniga (PF), James Shamblin (C) Vance Plaisance, Nicholas Coffey, Norris Robinson, Adam Woodard | |
| 11:01 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 11:01 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 10:51 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Gary Doyle | 36-46 |
| 10:49 | Louisiana State | Gary Doyle picks off the pass by Robert Chapman in the backcourt | 36-46 |
| 10:47 | Kentucky | Daniel Authement blows the layup | 36-46 |
| 10:46 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| 10:24 | Louisiana State | The short jumper by Robert Chapman is denied by Robert Carreon | 36-46 |
| 10:22 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Carreon | 36-46 |
| 10:04 | Kentucky | William Miser misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on William Rayl - foul #1 on William Rayl, team foul #5 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Murphy (PG), Linwood Paxton (SG), Darryl Brown (PF) Gary Doyle, Daniel Authement, Robert Carreon | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Miguel Gonzalez (SF), Adam Woodard (C) Robert Chapman, William Rayl, James Shamblin | |
| 10:04 | Kentucky | William Miser misses the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 10:04 | Kentucky | William Miser makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 09:45 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Dikembe Arambula | 37-48 |
| 09:35 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy drills a floater from just outside the lane | 39-48 |
| 09:11 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard's floater is knocked away by Darryl Brown | 39-48 |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Darryl Brown | 39-48 |
| 09:07 | Kentucky | Linwood Paxton is fouled in the backcourt by Eduardo Zuniga - foul #1 on Eduardo Zuniga, team foul #6 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Haliburton (SG), Brandon Chesnut (SF), Robert Carreon (PF), Ernest Hermes (C) Linwood Paxton, William Miser, Darryl Brown, Taylor Drewski | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (SG), William Rayl (SF), Norris Robinson (PF) Dikembe Arambula, Miguel Gonzalez, Eduardo Zuniga | |
| 08:51 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by James Walton - foul #1 on James Walton, team foul #7 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Authement (SG), Gary Doyle (SF) Andrew Haliburton, Brandon Chesnut | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 08:51 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 08:51 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 08:49 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Haliburton (SG) Robert Murphy | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes makes the fadeaway from the left block | 43-48 |
| 08:06 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance is whistled for a carry | 43-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Linwood Paxton (SG), Brandon Chesnut (SF), Darryl Brown (PF) Gary Doyle, Daniel Authement, Robert Carreon | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman (SG), Nicholas Coffey (SF), Eduardo Zuniga (PF), James Shamblin (C) James Walton, William Rayl, Norris Robinson, Adam Woodard | |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-48 |
| 07:33 | Louisiana State | Ernest Hermes is called for the reach on Robert Chapman - foul #2 on Ernest Hermes, team foul #8 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Murphy (PG), Taylor Drewski (C) Andrew Haliburton, Ernest Hermes | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Miguel Gonzalez (SF) Vance Plaisance, Eduardo Zuniga | |
| 07:33 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 07:33 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Murphy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Linwood Paxton (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Brandon Chesnut (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Darryl Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Taylor Drewski (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miguel Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Coffey (fresh) C - James Shamblin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Murphy | 47-50 |
| 07:12 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Darryl Brown gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Linwood Paxton misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Chapman - foul #3 on Robert Chapman, team foul #8 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Doyle (SF), Robert Carreon (PF) Brandon Chesnut, Darryl Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Rayl (SF), Eduardo Zuniga (PF), Adam Woodard (C) Miguel Gonzalez, Nicholas Coffey, James Shamblin | |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Linwood Paxton makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Linwood Paxton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 06:32 | Louisiana State | William Rayl drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Robert Chapman | 49-52 |
| 06:17 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy makes the runner from the left block | 51-52 |
| 05:48 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Taylor Drewski - foul #2 on Taylor Drewski, team foul #9 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Authement (PG), Andrew Haliburton (SG), William Miser (SF), Ernest Hermes (C) Robert Murphy, Linwood Paxton, Gary Doyle, Taylor Drewski | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), Dikembe Arambula (SG), Miguel Gonzalez (SF), Norris Robinson (PF) James Walton, Robert Chapman, William Rayl, Adam Woodard | |
| 05:48 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:48 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:48 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 05:33 | Kentucky | William Miser can't finish the layup | 51-53 |
| 05:32 | Kentucky | Andrew Haliburton snags the offensive board | 51-53 |
| 05:19 | Kentucky | Miguel Gonzalez swats the short shot by Robert Carreon | 51-53 |
| 05:17 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Arambula | 51-53 |
| 04:58 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga's layup is rejected by Robert Carreon | 51-53 |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | Daniel Authement gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 04:55 | Kentucky | Daniel Authement is hacked by Norris Robinson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Norris Robinson, team foul #9 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Chesnut (SF), Darryl Brown (PF) William Miser, Robert Carreon | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey (SF), James Shamblin (C) Miguel Gonzalez, Eduardo Zuniga | |
| 04:55 | Kentucky | Daniel Authement misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 04:55 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Arambula | 51-53 |
| 04:35 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey is fouled on the floor by Brandon Chesnut - foul #3 on Brandon Chesnut, team foul #10 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Doyle (PG) Daniel Authement | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman (SG) Dikembe Arambula | |
| 04:35 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:35 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Darryl Brown snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 04:10 | Kentucky | James Shamblin denies the turnaround by Brandon Chesnut | 51-54 |
| 04:08 | Kentucky | Darryl Brown tips it in | 53-54 |
| 04:06 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 53-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Authement (SG) Andrew Haliburton | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Rayl (SF) Nicholas Coffey | |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Robert Chapman - foul #4 on Robert Chapman, team foul #10 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski (C) Ernest Hermes | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Adam Woodard (C) Vance Plaisance, James Shamblin | |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:25 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 55-54 |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | Darryl Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gary Doyle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Authement (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brandon Chesnut (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Darryl Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Taylor Drewski (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Rayl (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norris Robinson (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Adam Woodard (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Kentucky | Brandon Chesnut knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Daniel Authement | 57-54 |
| 03:02 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Haliburton (SG), William Miser (SF), Robert Carreon (PF), Ernest Hermes (C) Daniel Authement, Brandon Chesnut, Darryl Brown, Taylor Drewski | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula (PG), Miguel Gonzalez (SG), Nicholas Coffey (SF), Eduardo Zuniga (PF), James Shamblin (C) James Walton, Robert Chapman, William Rayl, Norris Robinson, Adam Woodard | |
| 02:38 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga makes the shot from the left block and the foul's on Robert Carreon - foul #2 on Robert Carreon, team foul #11 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Murphy (PG) Gary Doyle | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 02:38 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga misses the free throw | 57-56 |
| 02:38 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey grabs the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 02:25 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey is hacked by Ernest Hermes - foul #3 on Ernest Hermes, team foul #12 | 57-56 |
| 02:25 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:25 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 02:07 | Kentucky | William Miser connects on the floater from the left wing and he's hacked by James Shamblin - foul #3 on James Shamblin, team foul #11 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski (C) Ernest Hermes | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), Adam Woodard (C) Nicholas Coffey, James Shamblin | |
| 02:07 | Kentucky | William Miser makes the free throw | 60-57 |
| 02:05 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-57 |
| 01:51 | Kentucky | William Miser comes up short on the jumper from close range | 60-57 |
| 01:49 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Eduardo Zuniga | 60-57 |
| 01:22 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 01:21 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Andrew Haliburton | 60-57 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | William Miser misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-57 |
| 01:11 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy hits the follow up shot | 62-57 |
| 01:09 | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez is fouled in the backcourt by William Miser - foul #1 on William Miser, team foul #13 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Authement (SG) Andrew Haliburton | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), Norris Robinson (PF) Vance Plaisance, Dikembe Arambula, Eduardo Zuniga | |
| 01:09 | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 01:09 | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Daniel Authement is hacked by Miguel Gonzalez - foul #4 on Miguel Gonzalez, team foul #12 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Rayl (SF) Miguel Gonzalez | |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Daniel Authement misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Daniel Authement makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:38 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Walton | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy is hacked by Robert Chapman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Chapman, team foul #13 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Chesnut (SF) William Miser | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (SG) Robert Chapman | |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:28 | Louisiana State | Taylor Drewski blocks the short jumper by Adam Woodard | 65-60 |
| 00:26 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard tips it back up and in | 65-62 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy is hacked by James Walton in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Walton, team foul #14 | 65-62 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:18 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon is fouled in the backcourt by Vance Plaisance - foul #2 on Vance Plaisance, team foul #15 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Doyle (SF) Brandon Chesnut | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon misses the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon misses the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:14 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| 00:07 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-62 |
| 00:06 | Louisiana State | William Rayl grabs the offensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 00:03 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski snags the defensive board | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski runs out the clock | 67-62 |