| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Luis Lawson (fresh) SG - Floyd Jacob (fresh) SF - Kent Marciano (fresh) PF - Kenneth Durrett (fresh) C - Wiley Korman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Stewart (fresh) SG - James Barnes (fresh) SF - Ross Summerfield (fresh) PF - Shawn Hanlon (fresh) C - David Burchette (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Kenneth Durrett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Louisiana State | Kenneth Durrett is open and buries a jumper from the right block set up by Kent Marciano and he's fouled by Ross Summerfield - foul #1 on Ross Summerfield, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:41 | Louisiana State | Kenneth Durrett misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | David Burchette snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | David Burchette scores on a floater from close range set up by James Barnes | 2-2 |
| 19:21 | Louisiana State | Kenneth Durrett misses the easy layup | 2-2 |
| 19:20 | Kentucky | David Burchette grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon travels with the ball | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Barnes | 2-5 |
| 18:01 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson is fouled on the floor by Christopher Stewart - foul #1 on Christopher Stewart, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 17:55 | Louisiana State | Floyd Jacob clanks a shot from the free throw line | 2-5 |
| 17:54 | Kentucky | David Burchette gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Shawn Hanlon is denied by Kenneth Durrett | 2-5 |
| 17:39 | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:23 | Louisiana State | Kenneth Durrett knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Luis Lawson | 4-5 |
| 17:11 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon connects on the jump hook from the right block | 4-7 |
| 16:52 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 16:51 | Kentucky | David Burchette snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 16:44 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-7 |
| 16:42 | Louisiana State | Wiley Korman gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:25 | Louisiana State | David Burchette blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Durrett | 4-7 |
| 16:23 | Louisiana State | Wiley Korman can't tip it in | 4-7 |
| 16:21 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:17 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield is fouled on the floor by Wiley Korman - foul #1 on Wiley Korman, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Cedric Johnson (PG), Nicholas Waters (SG), Brad Morris (SF), George Spaeth (PF), Matt Hamilton (C) Luis Lawson, Floyd Jacob, Kent Marciano, Kenneth Durrett, Wiley Korman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG), William Morehouse (SG), Paul Bryant (SF) Christopher Stewart, James Barnes, Ross Summerfield | |
| 16:12 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 16:10 | Louisiana State | George Spaeth snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 15:51 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bailey steps in front of the Nicholas Waters pass | 4-7 |
| 15:48 | Kentucky | William Morehouse hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Bailey | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Cedric Johnson (fresh) SG - Nicholas Waters (fresh) SF - Brad Morris (fresh) PF - George Spaeth (fresh) C - Matt Hamilton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Bailey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Morehouse (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Bryant (fresh) PF - Shawn Hanlon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Burchette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Louisiana State | Matt Hamilton buries a shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Paul Bryant - foul #1 on Paul Bryant, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| 15:37 | Louisiana State | Matt Hamilton makes the free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Bailey and he's hacked by Nicholas Waters - foul #1 on Nicholas Waters, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Barnes (SG) William Morehouse | |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon makes the free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:55 | Louisiana State | George Spaeth knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 14:38 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon scores on a runner in the paint set up by David Burchette | 10-14 |
| 14:28 | Louisiana State | Cedric Johnson misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on David Burchette - foul #1 on David Burchette, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Floyd Jacob (SG), Kent Marciano (SF) Nicholas Waters, Brad Morris | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart (PG), Ross Summerfield (SF) Thomas Bailey, Paul Bryant | |
| 14:28 | Louisiana State | Cedric Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 14:28 | Louisiana State | Cedric Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:09 | Kentucky | David Burchette hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-14 |
| 14:07 | Kentucky | David Burchette grabs the offensive board | 11-14 |
| 13:55 | Kentucky | David Burchette misses the dunk attempt | 11-14 |
| 13:53 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart grabs the offensive board | 11-14 |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon can't finish the layup | 11-14 |
| 13:39 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart can't tip it in | 11-14 |
| 13:38 | Louisiana State | Matt Hamilton gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 13:25 | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Floyd Jacob | 13-14 |
| 13:23 | Kentucky | Cedric Johnson picks off the pass by Christopher Stewart in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| 13:10 | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the right block | 15-14 |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-14 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson (PG), Nicholas Waters (SG), Kenneth Durrett (PF), Wiley Korman (C) Cedric Johnson, Floyd Jacob, George Spaeth, Matt Hamilton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Morehouse (SG), Bill St. George (PF), Akim Gonsiewski (C) James Barnes, Shawn Hanlon, David Burchette | |
| 12:45 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-14 |
| 12:44 | Louisiana State | Kenneth Durrett snags the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 12:26 | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 15-14 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Bryant (SF) Ross Summerfield | |
| 12:06 | Kentucky | William Morehouse comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-14 |
| 12:04 | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 11:59 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by William Morehouse - foul #1 on William Morehouse, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Floyd Jacob (SG), Brad Morris (SF) Nicholas Waters, Kent Marciano | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG), James Barnes (SG), Shawn Hanlon (PF) Christopher Stewart, William Morehouse, Bill St. George | |
| 11:59 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:59 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | James Barnes is whistled for traveling | 17-14 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Burchette (C) Akim Gonsiewski | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Luis Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Jacob (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brad Morris (fresh) PF - Kenneth Durrett (fresh) 4 pts. C - Wiley Korman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Bailey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Bryant (fresh) PF - Shawn Hanlon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - David Burchette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Brad Morris | 20-14 |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon banks in the layup | 20-16 |
| 10:54 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 20-16 |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | David Burchette snags the defensive board | 20-16 |
| 10:46 | Kentucky | James Barnes is hacked by Luis Lawson - foul #1 on Luis Lawson, team foul #3 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano (SF), George Spaeth (PF), Matt Hamilton (C) Brad Morris, Kenneth Durrett, Wiley Korman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield (SF) Paul Bryant | |
| 10:31 | Kentucky | David Burchette misses the lay-in but the foul's on George Spaeth - foul #1 on George Spaeth, team foul #4 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart (PG), William Morehouse (SG), Bill St. George (PF) Thomas Bailey, James Barnes, Shawn Hanlon | |
| 10:31 | Kentucky | David Burchette misses the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:31 | Kentucky | David Burchette makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 10:16 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Floyd Jacob | 23-17 |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Luis Lawson takes the ball from Bill St. George | 23-17 |
| 09:44 | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano loses the dribble to Ross Summerfield | 23-17 |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 23-17 |
| 09:26 | Louisiana State | Matt Hamilton gets the rebound | 23-17 |
| 09:22 | Louisiana State | David Burchette is called for the reach on George Spaeth - foul #2 on David Burchette, team foul #6 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Cedric Johnson (PG), Nicholas Waters (SG), Wiley Korman (C) Luis Lawson, Floyd Jacob, George Spaeth | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Barnes (SG), Paul Bryant (SF), Shawn Hanlon (PF), Akim Gonsiewski (C) William Morehouse, Ross Summerfield, Bill St. George, David Burchette | |
| 09:11 | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-17 |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski pulls down the rebound | 23-17 |
| 08:48 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Akim Gonsiewski is denied by Matt Hamilton | 23-17 |
| 08:47 | Louisiana State | Matt Hamilton snags the defensive board | 23-17 |
| 08:34 | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-17 |
| 08:33 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski gets the rebound | 23-17 |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | James Barnes is fouled on the floor by Kent Marciano - foul #1 on Kent Marciano, team foul #5 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson (PG), Brad Morris (SF), Kenneth Durrett (PF) Cedric Johnson, Kent Marciano, Matt Hamilton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG), Ross Summerfield (SF), Bill St. George (PF) Christopher Stewart, Paul Bryant, Shawn Hanlon | |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-17 |
| 07:53 | Kentucky | Bill St. George can't tip it in | 23-17 |
| 07:52 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Wiley Korman | 23-17 |
| 07:33 | Louisiana State | Kenneth Durrett drills a jumper from the left block | 25-17 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Luis Lawson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Waters (fresh) SF - Brad Morris (fresh) PF - Kenneth Durrett (fresh) 6 pts. C - Wiley Korman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Bailey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ross Summerfield (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bill St. George (fresh) C - Akim Gonsiewski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-20 |
| 07:06 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-20 |
| 07:04 | Louisiana State | Kenneth Durrett snags the offensive board | 25-20 |
| 06:52 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-20 |
| 06:51 | Kentucky | James Barnes snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 06:36 | Kentucky | James Barnes misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Wiley Korman - foul #2 on Wiley Korman, team foul #6 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Floyd Jacob (SG), Kent Marciano (SF), Matt Hamilton (C) Nicholas Waters, Brad Morris, Wiley Korman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Bryant (SF), Shawn Hanlon (PF), David Burchette (C) Ross Summerfield, Bill St. George, Akim Gonsiewski | |
| 06:36 | Kentucky | James Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:36 | Kentucky | James Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:36 | Louisiana State | Matt Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 06:34 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson's pass is intercepted by Thomas Bailey in the backcourt | 25-21 |
| 06:18 | Kentucky | David Burchette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-21 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Cedric Johnson (PG), George Spaeth (PF) Luis Lawson, Kenneth Durrett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart (PG), William Morehouse (SG) Thomas Bailey, James Barnes | |
| 05:58 | Louisiana State | Matt Hamilton misses the driving attempt from the right block | 25-21 |
| 05:56 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Morehouse | 25-21 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart lays it up and in set up by William Morehouse | 25-23 |
| 05:22 | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Paul Bryant - foul #2 on Paul Bryant, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson (PG) Cedric Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield (SF) Paul Bryant | |
| 05:22 | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:22 | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | Floyd Jacob is called for the reach on Ross Summerfield - foul #1 on Floyd Jacob, team foul #7 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Kenneth Durrett (PF) George Spaeth | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 04:44 | Louisiana State | Floyd Jacob buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Kent Marciano | 29-25 |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | William Morehouse comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-25 |
| 04:27 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to David Burchette | 29-25 |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Luis Lawson - foul #2 on Luis Lawson, team foul #8 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Cedric Johnson (PG), Brad Morris (SF), George Spaeth (PF) Luis Lawson, Kent Marciano, Matt Hamilton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Barnes (SG), Bill St. George (PF) William Morehouse, Shawn Hanlon | |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 04:03 | Louisiana State | Floyd Jacob misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Burchette - foul #3 on David Burchette, team foul #8 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG), Akim Gonsiewski (C) Christopher Stewart, David Burchette | |
| 04:03 | Louisiana State | Floyd Jacob makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:03 | Louisiana State | Floyd Jacob makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-27 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters (SG), Wiley Korman (C) Floyd Jacob, Kenneth Durrett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Bryant (SF) Ross Summerfield | |
| 03:20 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Wiley Korman | 34-27 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Cedric Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Nicholas Waters (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brad Morris (fresh) PF - George Spaeth (fresh) 3 pts. C - Wiley Korman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Bryant (fresh) PF - Bill St. George (fresh) C - Akim Gonsiewski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | Bill St. George can't throw it down | 34-27 |
| 03:03 | Kentucky | Bill St. George tips it but misses | 34-27 |
| 03:02 | Louisiana State | Wiley Korman gets the rebound | 34-27 |
| 02:48 | Louisiana State | Cedric Johnson can't finish the layup | 34-27 |
| 02:47 | Kentucky | Bill St. George pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 02:40 | Kentucky | James Barnes misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 02:39 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 02:28 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 02:27 | Louisiana State | Wiley Korman pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 02:12 | Louisiana State | Wiley Korman clanks a jumper from the left side | 34-27 |
| 02:11 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 01:52 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Barnes | 34-30 |
| 01:40 | Louisiana State | Wiley Korman lays it in | 36-30 |
| 01:26 | Kentucky | Bill St. George misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 36-30 |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant tips it back up and in | 36-32 |
| 01:04 | Louisiana State | Cedric Johnson clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Bill St. George - foul #1 on Bill St. George, team foul #9 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Floyd Jacob (SG), Kent Marciano (SF), Kenneth Durrett (PF), Matt Hamilton (C) Nicholas Waters, Brad Morris, George Spaeth, Wiley Korman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart (PG), William Morehouse (SG), Ross Summerfield (SF), Shawn Hanlon (PF) Thomas Bailey, James Barnes, Paul Bryant, Bill St. George | |
| 01:04 | Louisiana State | Cedric Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 01:04 | Louisiana State | Cedric Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski is hacked by Matt Hamilton - foul #1 on Matt Hamilton, team foul #9 | 37-32 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski misses the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 00:42 | Louisiana State | Kenneth Durrett gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 00:30 | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-33 |
| 00:03 | Louisiana State | Floyd Jacob can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-33 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield misses short on a fullcourt shot | 37-33 |