| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Shine (fresh) SF - Benny Thorp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Darrington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Parish (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Tony Michaelson (fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Echevarria (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Whaley (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Michael Fisher inbounds the ball | 15-26 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | Michael Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-26 |
| 19:21 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish loses the dribble to James Echevarria | 15-26 |
| 19:17 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson jams it set up by James Echevarria | 15-28 |
| 18:56 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Gino Bianchi | 18-28 |
| 18:38 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson is fouled on the floor by Benny Thorp - foul #3 on Benny Thorp, team foul #1 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Johnson (SF) Benny Thorp | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:26 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson's floater is knocked away by Joshua Parish | 18-28 |
| 18:25 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington gets the rebound | 18-28 |
| 18:01 | Louisiana State | William Johnson is hacked by Michael Fisher - foul #1 on Michael Fisher, team foul #1 | 18-28 |
| 17:56 | Louisiana State | Joshua Anderson swats the shot by Gino Bianchi | 18-28 |
| 17:54 | Kentucky | George Whaley pulls down the rebound | 18-28 |
| 17:34 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson misses the turnaround from the baseline | 18-28 |
| 17:33 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine grabs the defensive rebound | 18-28 |
| 17:04 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 18-28 |
| 17:02 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish tips it in | 20-28 |
| 16:47 | Kentucky | George Whaley clanks a floater from close range | 20-28 |
| 16:45 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 16:17 | Kentucky | Michael Fisher clanks a jumper from the left wing | 20-28 |
| 16:16 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish gets the rebound | 20-28 |
| 16:10 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington comes up short on the shot from the right side | 20-28 |
| 16:08 | Louisiana State | William Johnson tips it back up and in | 22-28 |
| 15:45 | Kentucky | George Whaley hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Tony Michaelson and he's fouled by William Johnson - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #2 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp (SF) William Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle (SG) James Echevarria | |
| 15:45 | Kentucky | George Whaley makes the free throw | 22-31 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Shine (fairly fresh) SF - Benny Thorp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ernest Darrington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Parish (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Tony Michaelson (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Tindle (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Michael Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Whaley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:24 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington knocks in the runner in the lane and he's fouled by George Whaley - foul #3 on George Whaley, team foul #2 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (PG), John Hultgren (PF) Tony Michaelson, George Whaley | |
| 15:24 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the free throw | 25-31 |
| 14:55 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson buries a runner in the paint set up by David Crickenberger | 25-33 |
| 14:31 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on John Hultgren - foul #1 on John Hultgren, team foul #3 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson (PG) David Crickenberger | |
| 14:31 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi misses the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 14:31 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi misses the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 14:31 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joshua Anderson | 25-33 |
| 14:02 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson misses the easy layup | 25-33 |
| 14:00 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 13:44 | Louisiana State | Joshua Anderson blocks the short jumper by Ernest Darrington | 25-33 |
| 13:42 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 13:36 | Kentucky | John Hultgren is fouled on the floor by Joshua Parish - foul #2 on Joshua Parish, team foul #3 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Echevarria (SF), George Whaley (PF) Michael Fisher, John Hultgren | |
| 13:15 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Echevarria | 25-35 |
| 12:47 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Parish | 28-35 |
| 12:33 | Kentucky | The jump hook by George Whaley is blocked by Joshua Parish | 28-35 |
| 12:31 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle tips it in | 28-37 |
| 12:06 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-37 |
| 12:04 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-37 |
| 11:58 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 11:29 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 28-37 |
| 11:28 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine tips it in | 30-37 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Shine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Benny Thorp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ernest Darrington (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Parish (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Tony Michaelson (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Tindle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Echevarria (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - George Whaley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Anderson (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:06 | Kentucky | George Whaley hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from James Echevarria | 30-39 |
| 10:45 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-39 |
| 10:44 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | George Whaley blows the layup | 30-39 |
| 10:18 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 09:58 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Joshua Anderson - foul #2 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #4 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (SG), John Higginbotham (SF), William Johnson (PF) Raymond Shine, Benny Thorp, Ernest Darrington | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (PG), Michael Fisher (SF), John Hultgren (PF) Tony Michaelson, Ralph Tindle, Joshua Anderson | |
| 09:58 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 09:58 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 09:29 | Kentucky | Gino Bianchi steps in front of the Michael Fisher pass | 32-39 |
| 09:14 | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 32-39 |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | George Whaley grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 08:53 | Kentucky | George Whaley misses the floater from the right side | 32-39 |
| 08:52 | Kentucky | Michael Fisher grabs the offensive board | 32-39 |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | James Echevarria scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 08:16 | Louisiana State | William Johnson hits a driving attempt from close range and he's fouled by James Echevarria - foul #1 on James Echevarria, team foul #5 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp (SF), Ernest Darrington (PF), Joshua Hays (C) Gino Bianchi, John Higginbotham, Joshua Parish | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson (PG), Joshua Anderson (C) James Echevarria, George Whaley | |
| 08:16 | Louisiana State | William Johnson misses the free throw | 34-41 |
| 08:16 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 07:57 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from David Crickenberger | 34-43 |
| 07:38 | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Michael Fisher | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Scott Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Benny Thorp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ernest Darrington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Hays (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Tony Michaelson (fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Crickenberger (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hultgren (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joshua Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 06:50 | Louisiana State | William Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Scott Shaw | 40-45 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | David Crickenberger misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by William Johnson - foul #2 on William Johnson, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi (PG), Raymond Shine (SG) Scott Shaw, Ernest Darrington | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Echevarria (SG), George Whaley (PF) Michael Fisher, John Hultgren | |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | David Crickenberger makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | David Crickenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 05:57 | Louisiana State | James Echevarria picks off the pass by Joshua Hays | 40-47 |
| 05:44 | Kentucky | James Echevarria blows the dunk | 40-47 |
| 05:42 | Louisiana State | Joshua Hays snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 05:24 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine is fouled on the floor by Joshua Anderson - foul #3 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #6 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington (PF), Joshua Parish (C) Benny Thorp, Joshua Hays | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle (SG) David Crickenberger | |
| 04:57 | Louisiana State | William Johnson misses short on a floater from the left side | 40-47 |
| 04:56 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Echevarria | 40-47 |
| 04:34 | Kentucky | George Whaley can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by William Johnson - foul #3 on William Johnson, team foul #5 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp (SF) William Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Fisher (SF), John Hultgren (PF) James Echevarria, Joshua Anderson | |
| 04:34 | Kentucky | George Whaley makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 04:34 | Kentucky | George Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:32 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gino Bianchi, team foul #6 | 40-49 |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | John Hultgren can't finish the layup | 40-49 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson tips it home | 40-51 |
| 03:45 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (PG) Tony Michaelson | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 03:24 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| 03:16 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Gino Bianchi | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Shine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Benny Thorp (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ernest Darrington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Parish (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Crickenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Tindle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hultgren (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Whaley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | George Whaley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Crickenberger | 42-53 |
| 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) | |
| 02:36 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi scores on a shot from the left side | 44-53 |
| 02:36 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson (PG), James Echevarria (SG), Joshua Anderson (C) David Crickenberger, Ralph Tindle, John Hultgren | |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Michaelson | 44-55 |
| 02:03 | Louisiana State | Joshua Anderson blocks the short jumper by Ernest Darrington | 44-55 |
| 02:02 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi tips it but misses | 44-55 |
| 02:01 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp grabs the offensive board | 44-55 |
| 01:51 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish is hacked by Joshua Anderson - foul #4 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #7 | 44-55 |
| 01:51 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 01:51 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish misses the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 01:51 | Kentucky | George Whaley pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | The jumper by Joshua Anderson is denied by Ernest Darrington | 45-55 |
| 01:21 | Kentucky | George Whaley can't tip it in | 45-55 |
| 01:20 | Kentucky | James Echevarria grabs the offensive board | 45-55 |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | George Whaley misses the shot from the left side | 45-55 |
| 00:54 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Louisiana State | Michael Fisher is called for the reach on Benny Thorp - foul #2 on Michael Fisher, team foul #8 | 45-55 |
| 00:46 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:46 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson is hacked by Gino Bianchi in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gino Bianchi, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (SG) James Echevarria | |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:45 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish snags the defensive board | 47-56 |
| 00:38 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Benny Thorp | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Gino Bianchi is called for the reach on George Whaley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gino Bianchi, team foul #8 | 50-56 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | George Whaley makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | George Whaley misses the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:36 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Raymond Shine | 50-57 |
| 00:32 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Shine | 53-57 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson is hacked by Raymond Shine in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Shine, team foul #9 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Echevarria (SG) David Crickenberger | |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:24 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-59 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson is hacked by Gino Bianchi in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gino Bianchi, team foul #10 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (PG) Gino Bianchi | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (PG) Michael Fisher | |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymond Shine | 56-61 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson is hacked by Scott Shaw in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Shaw, team foul #11 | 56-61 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:03 | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish gets the offensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | The clock runs out | 56-63 |