| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Yong Chin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Theodore Batista (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Marlon Kapoor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Paul Pruitt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elmer McClave (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Dubose (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Bobby Dubose inbounds the ball | 28-39 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:44 | LSU | Michael Stewart buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Bobby Dubose | 28-41 |
| 19:15 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-41 |
| 19:13 | LSU | Michael Taylor pulls down the rebound | 28-41 |
| 19:00 | LSU | Michael Taylor is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Elmer McClave | 28-43 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson hits the easy wide open finger roll | 30-43 |
| 18:24 | LSU | Michael Taylor hits the finger roll | 30-45 |
| 18:21 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 30-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Yong Chin, Theodore Batista, Anthony Severson, Marlon Kapoor | |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Paul Curtis (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF), Ronnie Moore (PF), Antonio Powell (C) Paul Pruitt, Elmer McClave, Bobby Dubose, Michael Taylor, Michael Stewart | |
| 18:07 | LSU | Gilbert Lombard picks off the pass by Ronnie Moore | 30-45 |
| 17:48 | Kentucky | Donald Scott hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 30-45 |
| 17:47 | LSU | The rebound goes to Antonio Powell | 30-45 |
| 17:34 | LSU | Mitchell Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-45 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally snags the defensive board | 30-45 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 30-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Yong Chin (SG), Theodore Batista (SF), Anthony Severson (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Jiao-Long Xue, Donald Scott, Gilbert Lombard, Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Elmer McClave (SG), John Holland (SF), Bobby Dubose (PF), Michael Stewart (C) Alan Coan, Paul Curtis, Mitchell Smith, Ronnie Moore, Antonio Powell | |
| 16:49 | LSU | John Holland hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 30-45 |
| 16:48 | LSU | Bobby Dubose tips it in | 30-47 |
| 16:28 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-47 |
| 16:27 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson hits the follow up shot | 32-47 |
| 16:12 | LSU | Bobby Dubose loses the dribble to Stephen Baker | 32-47 |
| 16:10 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson's pass is intercepted by John Holland in the backcourt | 32-47 |
| 16:01 | LSU | John Holland misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Anthony Severson - foul #4 on Anthony Severson, team foul #1 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard (SF), Raymond Lally (PF) Theodore Batista, Anthony Severson | |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG) Paul Pruitt | |
| 16:01 | LSU | John Holland makes the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 16:01 | LSU | John Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Yong Chin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gilbert Lombard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Marlon Kapoor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Alan Coan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Elmer McClave (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Holland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bobby Dubose (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Stewart (tiring) 8 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Kentucky | Yong Chin drills a 3 from straight away set up by Stephen Baker | 35-49 |
| 15:23 | LSU | Bobby Dubose can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-49 |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor snags the defensive board | 35-49 |
| 14:59 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses long on a runner from the left block | 35-49 |
| 14:58 | LSU | The rebound goes to Elmer McClave | 35-49 |
| 14:47 | LSU | Elmer McClave knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Alan Coan | 35-51 |
| 14:45 | Kentucky | Elmer McClave picks off the pass by Stephen Baker in the backcourt | 35-51 |
| 14:38 | LSU | Michael Stewart misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 35-51 |
| 14:36 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker pulls down the rebound | 35-51 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Yong Chin is hacked by Elmer McClave - foul #1 on Elmer McClave, team foul #1 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Theodore Batista (SF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Yong Chin, Gilbert Lombard, Marlon Kapoor | |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Paul Curtis (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF), Michael Taylor (PF), Antonio Powell (C) Alan Coan, Elmer McClave, John Holland, Bobby Dubose, Michael Stewart | |
| 13:59 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Jiao-Long Xue and he's hacked by Mitchell Smith - foul #2 on Mitchell Smith, team foul #2 | 37-51 |
| 13:59 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally misses the free throw | 37-51 |
| 13:59 | LSU | Michael Taylor gets the rebound | 37-51 |
| 13:56 | LSU | Antonio Powell is called for traveling in the backcourt | 37-51 |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | Paul Pruitt is called for the reach on Jiao-Long Xue - foul #2 on Paul Pruitt, team foul #3 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Moore (C) Antonio Powell | |
| 13:09 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue clanks a turnaround from the left block | 37-51 |
| 13:07 | LSU | Mitchell Smith grabs the board | 37-51 |
| 13:00 | LSU | Paul Pruitt hits a wide open floater from the right side on a great pass from Mitchell Smith | 37-53 |
| 12:55 | Kentucky | Mitchell Smith steals it from Donald Scott in the backcourt | 37-53 |
| 12:45 | LSU | Michael Taylor can't finish the layup | 37-53 |
| 12:44 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally pulls down the rebound | 37-53 |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-53 |
| 12:13 | LSU | Michael Taylor gets the rebound | 37-53 |
| 12:09 | LSU | Paul Pruitt is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Scott - foul #2 on Donald Scott, team foul #2 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Yong Chin (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Anthony Severson (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Jiao-Long Xue, Donald Scott, Theodore Batista, Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Elmer McClave (SG), Bobby Dubose (SF), Antonio Powell (C) Paul Pruitt, Paul Curtis, Mitchell Smith, Ronnie Moore | |
| 12:00 | LSU | Antonio Powell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 37-53 |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gilbert Lombard | 37-53 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Yong Chin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gilbert Lombard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Marlon Kapoor (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Alan Coan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer McClave (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Dubose (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Taylor (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Antonio Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Severson | 40-53 |
| 11:36 | LSU | Michael Taylor clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 40-53 |
| 11:34 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Marlon Kapoor | 40-53 |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor is called for traveling | 40-53 |
| 11:09 | LSU | Bobby Dubose misses the driving attempt in the lane | 40-53 |
| 11:07 | LSU | Bobby Dubose snags the offensive board | 40-53 |
| 11:02 | LSU | Anthony Severson steals it from Alan Coan | 40-53 |
| 11:00 | Kentucky | Michael Taylor takes the ball from Yong Chin in the backcourt | 40-53 |
| 10:48 | LSU | Michael Taylor loses the dribble to Marlon Kapoor | 40-53 |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | Yong Chin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 10:06 | LSU | Antonio Powell misses the dunk | 43-53 |
| 10:04 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Dubose | 43-53 |
| 09:58 | LSU | Michael Taylor lays it in | 43-55 |
| 09:40 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-55 |
| 09:39 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 09:39 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 43-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Theodore Batista (SF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Yong Chin, Gilbert Lombard, Marlon Kapoor | |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Paul Curtis (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF), Ronnie Moore (C) Alan Coan, Elmer McClave, Michael Taylor, Antonio Powell | |
| 09:18 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left block | 43-55 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson blows the layup | 43-55 |
| 08:59 | LSU | Paul Pruitt grabs the board | 43-55 |
| 08:44 | LSU | Paul Curtis connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Mitchell Smith | 43-58 |
| 08:20 | Kentucky | A charge is called on Donald Scott - foul #3 on Donald Scott, team foul #3 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (SG) Donald Scott | |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), John Holland (SF), Michael Stewart (C) Paul Pruitt, Mitchell Smith, Ronnie Moore | |
| 08:06 | LSU | Michael Stewart misses the lay-in | 43-58 |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Patrick Pullins | 43-58 |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson is called for traveling | 43-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Theodore Batista, Anthony Severson, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | LSU | Elmer McClave (SG) Paul Curtis | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jiao-Long Xue (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Yong Chin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gilbert Lombard (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Lally (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Marlon Kapoor (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Alan Coan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer McClave (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Holland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bobby Dubose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:44 | LSU | The jump hook by Bobby Dubose is blocked by Gilbert Lombard | 43-58 |
| 07:43 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor pulls down the rebound | 43-58 |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue travels with the ball | 43-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG) Jiao-Long Xue | |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Ronnie Moore (PF) Alan Coan, John Holland | |
| 07:28 | LSU | Paul Pruitt is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 43-58 |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-58 |
| 07:09 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Stewart | 43-58 |
| 07:05 | LSU | Paul Pruitt is fouled on the floor by Marlon Kapoor - foul #1 on Marlon Kapoor, team foul #4 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Theodore Batista (SF), Anthony Severson (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Gilbert Lombard, Raymond Lally, Marlon Kapoor | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 06:47 | LSU | Bobby Dubose drills a floater from the right block | 43-60 |
| 06:33 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson misses the floater from the left wing | 43-60 |
| 06:31 | LSU | Paul Pruitt gets the rebound | 43-60 |
| 06:28 | LSU | Stephen Baker steals it from Elmer McClave in the backcourt | 43-60 |
| 06:27 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker banks in the layup | 45-60 |
| 06:09 | LSU | Bobby Dubose misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-60 |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins grabs the board | 45-60 |
| 05:39 | Kentucky | Paul Pruitt steals the ball from Theodore Batista | 45-60 |
| 05:36 | LSU | Stephen Baker steals it from Paul Pruitt in the backcourt | 45-60 |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | Yong Chin lays it in on a nice dish by Stephen Baker | 47-60 |
| 05:17 | LSU | Paul Pruitt is hacked by Stephen Baker - foul #3 on Stephen Baker, team foul #5 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Stephen Baker, Yong Chin, Theodore Batista, Anthony Severson, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Paul Curtis (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF), Michael Taylor (PF), Antonio Powell (C) Paul Pruitt, Elmer McClave, Bobby Dubose, Ronnie Moore, Michael Stewart | |
| 05:04 | LSU | Antonio Powell misses badly on a floater in the paint | 47-60 |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard grabs the board | 47-60 |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-60 |
| 04:57 | LSU | Michael Taylor pulls down the rebound | 47-60 |
| 04:33 | LSU | Antonio Powell is alone and drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Paul Curtis | 47-62 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Lally | 50-62 |
| 03:58 | LSU | Paul Curtis scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Antonio Powell | 50-65 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jiao-Long Xue (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Scott (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gilbert Lombard (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Lally (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Marlon Kapoor (tired) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Alan Coan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Curtis (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mitchell Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Michael Taylor (tired) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Antonio Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-65 |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | Donald Scott gets the offensive rebound | 50-65 |
| 03:29 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Jiao-Long Xue | 52-65 |
| 03:25 | LSU | Alan Coan is fouled in the backcourt by Jiao-Long Xue - foul #3 on Jiao-Long Xue, team foul #6 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (SG), Theodore Batista (SF), Anthony Severson (PF) Donald Scott, Gilbert Lombard, Raymond Lally | |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), John Holland (SF), Bobby Dubose (PF) Alan Coan, Mitchell Smith, Michael Taylor | |
| 03:14 | LSU | Paul Pruitt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Yong Chin - foul #1 on Yong Chin, team foul #7 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Elmer McClave (SG), Michael Stewart (C) Paul Curtis, Antonio Powell | |
| 03:14 | LSU | Paul Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 03:14 | LSU | Paul Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Michael Stewart - foul #1 on Michael Stewart, team foul #4 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Patrick Pullins (C) Jiao-Long Xue, Theodore Batista, Marlon Kapoor | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson makes the free throw | 55-67 |
| 02:34 | LSU | Paul Pruitt's floater is knocked away by Anthony Severson | 55-67 |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Yong Chin | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 02:16 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Yong Chin | 57-67 |
| 01:50 | LSU | Bobby Dubose connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Michael Stewart and he's hacked by Patrick Pullins - foul #1 on Patrick Pullins, team foul #8 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Theodore Batista (SF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Gilbert Lombard, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Taylor (PF) John Holland | |
| 01:50 | LSU | Bobby Dubose misses the free throw | 57-69 |
| 01:50 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson grabs the board | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | Yong Chin drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:34 | LSU | Paul Pruitt is hacked by Theodore Batista in the backcourt - foul #3 on Theodore Batista, team foul #9 | 59-69 |
| 01:34 | LSU | Paul Pruitt misses the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor snags the defensive board | 59-69 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-69 |
| 01:28 | LSU | Bobby Dubose pulls down the rebound | 59-69 |
| 01:01 | LSU | Paul Pruitt is fouled on the floor by Theodore Batista - foul #4 on Theodore Batista, team foul #10 | 59-69 |
| 01:01 | LSU | Paul Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 01:01 | LSU | Paul Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor is denied on a layup by Michael Taylor | 59-71 |
| 00:54 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bobby Dubose | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:33 | LSU | Michael Stewart clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Stephen Baker - foul #4 on Stephen Baker, team foul #11 | 59-71 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Michael Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Michael Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-73 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Paul Pruitt runs out the clock | 59-73 |