| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Ater (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Patrick Grant and the foul's on Michael Meinhardt - foul #2 on Michael Meinhardt, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the free throw | 24-32 |
| 19:18 | LSU | Bradley Ater is hacked by Jon Carnahan - foul #1 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| 19:02 | LSU | Robert Landry knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 18:43 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman's pass is intercepted by Michael McCoy | 27-32 |
| 18:21 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein misses the driving attempt near the basket | 27-32 |
| 18:19 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 17:58 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Bradley Ater - foul #1 on Bradley Ater, team foul #2 | 27-32 |
| 17:58 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 17:58 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 17:35 | LSU | Michael McCoy knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Landry | 30-33 |
| 17:21 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Bill Greenman | 30-36 |
| 17:01 | LSU | Bradley Ater's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (SF) Bradley Ater | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:39 | Kentucky | Michael McCoy steps in front of the Richard Johnson pass | 30-36 |
| 16:34 | LSU | Robert Landry misses the easy layup | 30-36 |
| 16:32 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 16:03 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson is fouled on the floor by Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #1 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #3 | 30-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Barry Baldwin (C) Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Wade (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Richard Johnson, Patrick Grant, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | Michael Meinhardt swats the layup by Bill Greenman | 30-36 |
| 15:46 | LSU | Barry Baldwin grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Todd Pollard (fresh) PF - Michael Meinhardt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Wade (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:18 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-36 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Eldridge Kent | 30-36 |
| 14:54 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 14:53 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 14:31 | LSU | Robert Landry hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 30-36 |
| 14:30 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt gets the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 14:11 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Landry | 32-36 |
| 13:49 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Patrick Wade | 32-39 |
| 13:27 | LSU | Robert Landry misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 32-39 |
| 13:25 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt tips it home | 34-39 |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman loses the dribble to Robert Landry | 34-39 |
| 12:56 | LSU | Todd Pollard hits the finger roll set up by Robert Landry | 36-39 |
| 12:37 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg drills a jumper from the left side | 36-41 |
| 12:08 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 12:06 | LSU | Barry Baldwin grabs the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 11:47 | LSU | Robert Landry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 11:45 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael McCoy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Todd Pollard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Meinhardt (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Baldwin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Wade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 11:37 | LSU | The rebound goes to Barry Baldwin | 36-41 |
| 11:16 | LSU | Michael McCoy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | John Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Bradley Ater (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Michael McCoy, Todd Pollard, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Patrick Wade, Nicholas Pegg, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| 10:17 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein scores on a fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Jon Carnahan - foul #2 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| 10:17 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| 09:52 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is fouled on the floor by Michael Meinhardt - foul #3 on Michael Meinhardt, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| 09:31 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan loses the dribble to Bradley Ater | 39-41 |
| 09:13 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt connects on the turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Patrick Grant - foul #3 on Patrick Grant, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| 09:13 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 08:51 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 08:22 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Landry | 44-43 |
| 08:00 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson is hacked by Robert Landry - foul #1 on Robert Landry, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (PG), Dana Renteria (SF) Robert Landry, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF) Bill Greenman | |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Richard Johnson and he's hacked by Michael McCoy - foul #2 on Michael McCoy, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (SF) Dana Renteria | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses the free throw | 44-45 |
| 07:38 | LSU | Bradley Ater snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Carson (fresh) SF - Todd Pollard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bradley Ater (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:15 | LSU | Michael McCoy scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Carson | 47-45 |
| 06:50 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 47-47 |
| 06:32 | LSU | Michael McCoy drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Todd Pollard | 50-47 |
| 06:09 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 50-50 |
| 05:44 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Michael McCoy | 52-50 |
| 05:24 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Johnson and the foul's on Michael Carson - foul #2 on Michael Carson, team foul #7 | 52-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Dana Renteria (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF), Barry Baldwin (C) Michael Carson, Todd Pollard, Bradley Ater, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), Eldridge Kent (SF), Todd Scheetz (C) Richard Johnson, John Jackson, Jon Carnahan | |
| 05:24 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the free throw | 52-53 |
| 05:04 | LSU | Robert Landry hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-53 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses the dunk | 54-53 |
| 04:33 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 04:12 | LSU | Michael McCoy buries a floater from the right side | 56-53 |
| 03:46 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Nicholas Pegg | 56-56 |
| 03:20 | LSU | Todd Scheetz is called for the reach on Dana Renteria - foul #1 on Todd Scheetz, team foul #4 | 56-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Todd Pollard (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (PF) Michael McCoy, Dana Renteria, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), John Jackson (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Patrick Grant, Jerry Lee, Todd Scheetz | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Carson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Todd Pollard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 9 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:07 | LSU | Todd Pollard is fouled on the floor by Eldridge Kent - foul #1 on Eldridge Kent, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| 02:52 | LSU | Robert Landry scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SG), Bradley Ater (SF) Michael Carson, Todd Pollard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF) Eldridge Kent | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 02:40 | LSU | Michael McCoy pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:19 | LSU | John Jackson is called for the reach on Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| 02:04 | LSU | John Jackson swats the short shot by Bradley Ater | 59-56 |
| 02:03 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein hits the follow up shot | 61-56 |
| 02:03 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (SG), Jerry Lee (PF) Nicholas Pegg, John Jackson | |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #2 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Meinhardt (PF) Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 01:25 | LSU | Bradley Ater can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 61-57 |
| 01:24 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein misses the tip | 61-57 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 01:14 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson tips it home | 61-59 |
| 00:48 | LSU | Robert Landry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-59 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee's floater is tipped away by Michael Meinhardt | 61-59 |
| 00:26 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bradley Ziegenbein | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:25 | LSU | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on Bradley Ziegenbein in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #7 | 61-59 |
| 00:25 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | LSU | Bradley Ater knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 63-61 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 63-61 |