| Lineup | LSU | PG - Trevor Downs (fresh) SG - Jayson Sartori (fresh) SF - John Zavadoski (fresh) PF - Rodney Crawford (fresh) C - Jared Goode (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Cline (fresh) SG - Fang Chia (fresh) SF - Robert Bratcher (fresh) PF - Forest Woodward (fresh) C - Bobby Ackerson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Jared Goode wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:34 | LSU | Jared Goode misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Fang Chia - foul #1 on Fang Chia, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | LSU | Jared Goode makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:34 | LSU | Jared Goode makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Kentucky | Forest Woodward misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Ackerson | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson is fouled on the floor by Jared Goode - foul #1 on Jared Goode, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Kentucky | Donald Cline buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bobby Ackerson | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | LSU | Jayson Sartori hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Kentucky | Jayson Sartori is called for the reach on Donald Cline - foul #1 on Jayson Sartori, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson's pass is intercepted by Trevor Downs | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | LSU | Trevor Downs hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | LSU | Jared Goode misses the tip | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | Kentucky | Donald Cline hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | LSU | Jared Goode snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:44 | LSU | Jared Goode misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Bobby Ackerson - foul #1 on Bobby Ackerson, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | LSU | William Young (PG), Ronnie Bailey (SG), Richard Segura (SF), Robin Arango (PF) Trevor Downs, Jayson Sartori, John Zavadoski, Rodney Crawford | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:44 | LSU | Jared Goode makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:44 | LSU | Jared Goode makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:30 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher is hacked by Jared Goode - foul #2 on Jared Goode, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | LSU | Trevor Downs (PG), Terry Brunswick (C) William Young, Jared Goode | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:16 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Segura - foul #1 on Richard Segura, team foul #4 | 4-2 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Moskowitz (PF) Robin Arango | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:16 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:16 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:59 | LSU | Donald Cline steals the ball from Victor Moskowitz | 4-4 |
| 16:43 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 4-4 |
| 16:42 | Kentucky | Fang Chia gets the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:27 | Kentucky | Donald Cline comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 16:26 | Kentucky | Forest Woodward tips it back up and in | 4-6 |
| 16:24 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz travels in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| Subs | LSU | William Young (PG), Jayson Sartori (SG), John Zavadoski (SF), Rodney Crawford (PF) Trevor Downs, Ronnie Bailey, Richard Segura, Victor Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega (PG), Warren Ellis (SG), Vlade Topolski (SF) Donald Cline, Fang Chia, Robert Bratcher | |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 4-6 |
| 16:03 | LSU | William Young pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Young (fresh) SG - Jayson Sartori (fresh) SF - John Zavadoski (fresh) PF - Rodney Crawford (fresh) C - Terry Brunswick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Noriega (fresh) SG - Warren Ellis (fresh) SF - Vlade Topolski (fresh) PF - Forest Woodward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Bobby Ackerson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | LSU | Jayson Sartori misses short on a 3 from straight away | 4-6 |
| 15:51 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 15:33 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson misses badly on a runner in the lane | 4-6 |
| 15:32 | LSU | Rodney Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:16 | LSU | Terry Brunswick misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-6 |
| 15:14 | LSU | Jayson Sartori tips it back up and in | 6-6 |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson misses long on a jumper from the right side | 6-6 |
| 15:04 | LSU | The rebound goes to John Zavadoski | 6-6 |
| 14:57 | LSU | Christopher Noriega takes the ball from Terry Brunswick | 6-6 |
| 14:54 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega lays it up and in | 6-8 |
| 14:50 | LSU | Jayson Sartori is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Ellis - foul #1 on Warren Ellis, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Trevor Downs (PG), Ronnie Bailey (SF), Victor Moskowitz (C) William Young, John Zavadoski, Terry Brunswick | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Cline (PG), Fang Chia (SG), Robert Bratcher (SF), Michael Wolfe (C) Christopher Noriega, Warren Ellis, Forest Woodward, Bobby Ackerson | |
| 14:44 | LSU | Rodney Crawford is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Rodney Crawford, team foul #5 | 6-8 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alexei Ostrowski (PF) Vlade Topolski | |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | Alexei Ostrowski buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Donald Cline | 6-10 |
| 14:22 | LSU | Alexei Ostrowski steals it from Jayson Sartori | 6-10 |
| 14:04 | Kentucky | Victor Moskowitz blocks the short jumper by Alexei Ostrowski | 6-10 |
| 14:03 | LSU | Jayson Sartori gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:00 | LSU | Donald Cline takes the ball from Rodney Crawford in the backcourt | 6-10 |
| 13:48 | Kentucky | Alexei Ostrowski scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Fang Chia | 6-12 |
| 13:30 | LSU | Rodney Crawford drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Trevor Downs | 8-12 |
| 13:20 | Kentucky | Jayson Sartori steals it from Donald Cline | 8-12 |
| 13:17 | LSU | Jayson Sartori's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-12 |
| Subs | LSU | John Zavadoski (SF), Robin Arango (PF) Ronnie Bailey, Rodney Crawford | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega (PG), Warren Ellis (SG), Vlade Topolski (SF), Forest Woodward (PF), Bobby Ackerson (C) Donald Cline, Fang Chia, Robert Bratcher, Alexei Ostrowski, Michael Wolfe | |
| 13:12 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Forest Woodward | 8-14 |
| 13:09 | LSU | Jayson Sartori is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Ellis - foul #2 on Warren Ellis, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Rodney Crawford (PF) Robin Arango | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Palmore (SG) Warren Ellis | |
| 12:49 | LSU | Jayson Sartori knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 12:30 | Kentucky | Jayson Sartori steps in front of the Forest Woodward pass | 11-14 |
| 12:27 | LSU | Jayson Sartori lays it in | 13-14 |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega steps out of bounds on the baseline | 13-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Robin Arango (PF) Victor Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Fang Chia (SG), Robert Bratcher (SF), Robert Mooneyhan (PF) Patrick Palmore, Vlade Topolski, Forest Woodward | |
| 12:00 | LSU | Fang Chia is called for the reach on Jayson Sartori - foul #2 on Fang Chia, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Segura (SG) Jayson Sartori | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Cline (PG) Fang Chia | |
| 11:48 | LSU | Christopher Noriega is called for the reach on Robin Arango - foul #1 on Christopher Noriega, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Jayson Sartori (SG), Terry Brunswick (C) Richard Segura, Rodney Crawford | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Palmore (SG), Alexei Ostrowski (PF) Christopher Noriega, Robert Mooneyhan | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Trevor Downs (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Jayson Sartori (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Zavadoski (fairly fresh) PF - Robin Arango (fresh) C - Terry Brunswick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Cline (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Palmore (fresh) SF - Robert Bratcher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alexei Ostrowski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bobby Ackerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | LSU | Terry Brunswick hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Trevor Downs | 15-14 |
| 11:22 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher misses the jumper from the free throw line | 15-14 |
| 11:21 | LSU | Robin Arango grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 11:05 | LSU | John Zavadoski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-14 |
| 11:03 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:47 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Patrick Palmore | 15-16 |
| 10:30 | LSU | Robin Arango can't finish the layup but the foul's on Alexei Ostrowski - foul #1 on Alexei Ostrowski, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Segura (SG), Ronnie Bailey (SF), Rodney Crawford (C) Jayson Sartori, John Zavadoski, Terry Brunswick | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega (SG), Vlade Topolski (SF), Forest Woodward (PF), Michael Wolfe (C) Patrick Palmore, Robert Bratcher, Alexei Ostrowski, Bobby Ackerson | |
| 10:30 | LSU | Robin Arango makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:30 | LSU | Robin Arango makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Donald Cline | 17-18 |
| 09:58 | LSU | Trevor Downs loses the dribble to Donald Cline | 17-18 |
| 09:39 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega is fouled on the floor by Rodney Crawford - foul #2 on Rodney Crawford, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | LSU | Jayson Sartori (SG), John Zavadoski (SF), Victor Moskowitz (PF), Terry Brunswick (C) Richard Segura, Ronnie Bailey, Robin Arango, Rodney Crawford | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Mooneyhan (PF) Forest Woodward | |
| 09:30 | Kentucky | Robert Mooneyhan scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Noriega and the foul's on Trevor Downs - foul #1 on Trevor Downs, team foul #7 | 17-20 |
| 09:30 | Kentucky | Robert Mooneyhan misses the free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:30 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 09:24 | LSU | Jayson Sartori can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-20 |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Robert Mooneyhan grabs the defensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | Trevor Downs is called for the reach on Donald Cline - foul #2 on Trevor Downs, team foul #8 | 17-20 |
| Subs | LSU | William Young (PG) Trevor Downs | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Palmore (SG), Forest Woodward (PF), Bobby Ackerson (C) Christopher Noriega, Vlade Topolski, Michael Wolfe | |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | Donald Cline makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | Donald Cline misses the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 09:11 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jayson Sartori | 17-21 |
| 09:01 | LSU | John Zavadoski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-21 |
| 08:46 | Kentucky | Donald Cline misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on John Zavadoski - foul #1 on John Zavadoski, team foul #9 | 17-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Robin Arango (PF) Terry Brunswick | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher (SF) Robert Mooneyhan | |
| 08:46 | Kentucky | Donald Cline makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 08:46 | Kentucky | Donald Cline makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:31 | LSU | John Zavadoski misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-23 |
| 08:30 | Kentucky | Forest Woodward gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| 08:18 | Kentucky | Victor Moskowitz is called for the reach on Bobby Ackerson - foul #1 on Victor Moskowitz, team foul #10 | 17-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Segura (PG), Terry Brunswick (C) William Young, Robin Arango | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega (PG), Alexei Ostrowski (PF) Donald Cline, Forest Woodward | |
| 08:18 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 08:18 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson misses the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 08:18 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz snags the defensive board | 17-24 |
| 08:14 | LSU | Jayson Sartori is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Bratcher - foul #1 on Robert Bratcher, team foul #8 | 17-24 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Cline (PG), Vlade Topolski (C) Patrick Palmore, Bobby Ackerson | |
| 08:14 | LSU | Jayson Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 08:14 | LSU | Jayson Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | Donald Cline can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 19-24 |
| 08:05 | LSU | John Zavadoski snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 07:44 | LSU | Jayson Sartori misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-24 |
| 07:42 | LSU | Richard Segura tips it back up and in | 21-24 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Richard Segura (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jayson Sartori (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Zavadoski (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Victor Moskowitz (tiring) 2 reb. C - Terry Brunswick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Cline (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher Noriega (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bratcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alexei Ostrowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Vlade Topolski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Terry Brunswick is called for the reach on Vlade Topolski - foul #1 on Terry Brunswick, team foul #11 | 21-24 |
| Subs | LSU | William Young (PG), Ronnie Bailey (SF), Jared Goode (C) Richard Segura, John Zavadoski, Terry Brunswick | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Mooneyhan (PF), Michael Wolfe (C) Robert Bratcher, Alexei Ostrowski | |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 07:34 | LSU | William Young double dribbles in the backcourt | 21-26 |
| Subs | LSU | John Zavadoski (SF) Ronnie Bailey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Forest Woodward (PF) Vlade Topolski | |
| 07:26 | Kentucky | Donald Cline travels with the ball | 21-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Bailey (SF) John Zavadoski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Palmore (SG) Donald Cline | |
| 07:08 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-26 |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Mooneyhan and the foul's on Jayson Sartori - foul #2 on Jayson Sartori, team foul #12 | 24-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Segura (PG), John Zavadoski (SF), Robin Arango (PF) William Young, Jayson Sartori, Jared Goode | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher (SF), Bobby Ackerson (C) Robert Mooneyhan, Michael Wolfe | |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega makes the free throw | 24-29 |
| 06:46 | LSU | Richard Segura is fouled on the floor by Christopher Noriega - foul #2 on Christopher Noriega, team foul #9 | 24-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Terry Brunswick (C) Robin Arango | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Cline (PG) Christopher Noriega | |
| 06:46 | LSU | Richard Segura makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 06:46 | LSU | Richard Segura misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 06:46 | LSU | Terry Brunswick grabs the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 06:30 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz hits a wide open shot from the free throw line set up by John Zavadoski | 27-29 |
| 06:13 | Kentucky | Victor Moskowitz steals it from Donald Cline | 27-29 |
| 05:52 | LSU | Bobby Ackerson steps in front of the Terry Brunswick pass | 27-29 |
| 05:37 | Kentucky | Forest Woodward misses the lay-in | 27-29 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher snags the offensive board | 27-29 |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | Forest Woodward misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-29 |
| 05:29 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson grabs the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Patrick Palmore | 27-31 |
| 05:04 | LSU | Donald Cline steals it from Terry Brunswick | 27-31 |
| 05:00 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher throws it down on a great pass from Donald Cline | 27-33 |
| 04:41 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz drills a runner from close range on a great pass from John Zavadoski | 29-33 |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | Patrick Palmore is hacked by Terry Brunswick - foul #2 on Terry Brunswick, team foul #13 | 29-33 |
| Subs | LSU | William Young (PG), Jayson Sartori (SG), Rodney Crawford (PF), Jared Goode (C) Richard Segura, Ronnie Bailey, Victor Moskowitz, Terry Brunswick | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski (SF), Alexei Ostrowski (PF), Michael Wolfe (C) Robert Bratcher, Forest Woodward, Bobby Ackerson | |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | Patrick Palmore misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | Patrick Palmore misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 04:30 | LSU | Rodney Crawford gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 04:20 | LSU | Jared Goode can't throw it down | 29-33 |
| 04:18 | LSU | Rodney Crawford grabs the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 04:09 | LSU | Vlade Topolski is called for the reach on Jayson Sartori - foul #1 on Vlade Topolski, team foul #10 | 29-33 |
| 04:09 | LSU | Jayson Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 04:09 | LSU | Jayson Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 03:59 | Kentucky | Jayson Sartori picks off the pass by Alexei Ostrowski | 31-33 |
| 03:55 | LSU | John Zavadoski's pass is intercepted by Patrick Palmore in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-33 |
| 03:46 | Kentucky | Alexei Ostrowski hits the follow up shot | 31-35 |
| 03:25 | LSU | Jared Goode misses the easy open layup | 31-35 |
| 03:23 | LSU | Rodney Crawford tips it home | 33-35 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Young (fresh) SG - Jayson Sartori (tiring) 11 pts. 3 stl. SF - John Zavadoski (tired) 2 reb. PF - Rodney Crawford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jared Goode (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Cline (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Patrick Palmore (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Vlade Topolski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alexei Ostrowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Wolfe (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:13 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Jared Goode - foul #3 on Jared Goode, team foul #14 | 33-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Trevor Downs (PG), Robin Arango (PF) William Young, Jared Goode | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega (PG), Fang Chia (SG), Robert Mooneyhan (PF), Bobby Ackerson (C) Donald Cline, Patrick Palmore, Alexei Ostrowski, Michael Wolfe | |
| 03:13 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski makes the free throw | 33-38 |
| 03:06 | LSU | Trevor Downs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 03:05 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Jayson Sartori steals the ball from Vlade Topolski | 33-38 |
| 02:46 | LSU | John Zavadoski lays it in set up by Jayson Sartori | 35-38 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 02:32 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jayson Sartori | 35-38 |
| 02:26 | LSU | Rodney Crawford throws it down | 37-38 |
| 02:16 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-38 |
| 02:15 | LSU | Rodney Crawford pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 02:10 | LSU | Rodney Crawford hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 02:08 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 02:04 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Fang Chia and the foul's on Trevor Downs - foul #3 on Trevor Downs, team foul #15 | 37-40 |
| Subs | LSU | William Young (PG), Victor Moskowitz (C) Trevor Downs, Robin Arango | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher (SF), Forest Woodward (PF) Vlade Topolski, Robert Mooneyhan | |
| 02:04 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 01:51 | LSU | Rodney Crawford misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Forest Woodward - foul #1 on Forest Woodward, team foul #11 | 37-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Bailey (SF) John Zavadoski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Warren Ellis (SG) Fang Chia | |
| 01:51 | LSU | Rodney Crawford misses the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 01:51 | LSU | Rodney Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson makes the shot from the right block set up by Christopher Noriega and he's fouled by Victor Moskowitz - foul #2 on Victor Moskowitz, team foul #16 | 38-43 |
| Subs | LSU | John Zavadoski (SF) Ronnie Bailey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alexei Ostrowski (PF) Forest Woodward | |
| 01:22 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-43 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson misses the free throw | 38-43 |
| 01:22 | LSU | John Zavadoski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 01:14 | LSU | Rodney Crawford is denied on a layup by Bobby Ackerson | 38-43 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | John Zavadoski steals it from Alexei Ostrowski | 38-43 |
| 01:02 | LSU | Jayson Sartori lays it in set up by John Zavadoski | 40-43 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Alexei Ostrowski connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Noriega and he's fouled by Rodney Crawford - foul #3 on Rodney Crawford, team foul #17 | 40-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Bailey (SG), Robin Arango (PF), Terry Brunswick (C) William Young, Rodney Crawford, Victor Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Fang Chia (SG), Robert Mooneyhan (PF), Michael Wolfe (C) Christopher Noriega, Robert Bratcher, Bobby Ackerson | |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Alexei Ostrowski misses the free throw | 40-45 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Robin Arango pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 00:32 | LSU | John Zavadoski loses the dribble to Alexei Ostrowski | 40-45 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Robert Mooneyhan misses long on a jumper from the right block | 40-45 |
| 00:18 | LSU | The rebound goes to Ronnie Bailey | 40-45 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Robert Mooneyhan takes the ball from Ronnie Bailey in the backcourt | 40-45 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Robin Arango takes the ball from Robert Mooneyhan | 40-45 |
| 00:01 | LSU | John Zavadoski hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-45 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Warren Ellis comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 42-45 |