| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Deines (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Caba (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Krawczyk (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matthew McCleary (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Damon Desroches (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Stroud (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rick Dillon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Penrose (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | James Anderson inbounds the ball | 25-27 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:31 | LSU | Michael Scott can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Timothy Penrose - foul #2 on Timothy Penrose, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| 19:31 | LSU | Michael Scott makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 19:31 | LSU | Michael Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Scott - foul #1 on Michael Scott, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 19:03 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 19:01 | LSU | Kenneth Deines is hacked by Matthew McCleary in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew McCleary, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| 18:40 | LSU | John Caba can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Rick Dillon - foul #1 on Rick Dillon, team foul #3 | 27-28 |
| 18:40 | LSU | John Caba misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 18:40 | LSU | John Caba misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 18:40 | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 18:13 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Matthew McCleary | 27-30 |
| 17:44 | LSU | Kenneth Deines knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Michael Scott | 29-30 |
| 17:15 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 29-30 |
| 17:13 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 16:56 | LSU | James Anderson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Scott and he's hacked by Rick Dillon - foul #2 on Rick Dillon, team foul #4 | 31-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Adams (PG), Frank Lopes (C) Kenneth Deines, Carl Krawczyk | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (PG), Steven Finney (SG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Kenneth Young (PF), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Matthew McCleary, Damon Desroches, William Stroud, Rick Dillon, Timothy Penrose | |
| 16:56 | LSU | James Anderson makes the free throw | 32-30 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | John Caba is called for the reach on Steven Finney - foul #1 on John Caba, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (SF) James Anderson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:18 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 16:17 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert tips it back up and in | 32-32 |
| 15:48 | LSU | John Caba is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Young - foul #1 on Kenneth Young, team foul #5 | 32-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (PG) Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Deines (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Adams (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Kinman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Caba (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Lopes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Martin Lindsay (fresh) SG - Steven Finney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jamie Okamoto (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Young (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | LSU | Kenneth Deines hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Young - foul #2 on Kenneth Young, team foul #6 | 32-32 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (SG) Steven Finney | |
| 15:31 | LSU | Kenneth Deines makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 15:31 | LSU | Kenneth Deines makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 15:03 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jamie Okamoto | 34-35 |
| 15:01 | LSU | Damon Desroches steps in front of the Donald Adams pass in the backcourt | 34-35 |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 14:40 | LSU | The rebound goes to Kenneth Deines | 34-35 |
| 14:19 | LSU | John Caba connects on the open fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Deines | 36-35 |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | Kenneth Young hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Damon Desroches | 36-37 |
| 14:03 | LSU | Jamie Okamoto is called for the reach on Steven Kinman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jamie Okamoto, team foul #7 | 36-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Scott (SG), Frank Laurel (PF), Carl Krawczyk (C) Donald Adams, John Caba, Frank Lopes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), William Stroud (SF), Rick Dillon (PF), Timothy Penrose (C) Martin Lindsay, Jamie Okamoto, Kenneth Young, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| 14:03 | LSU | Steven Kinman misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 14:03 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 13:42 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Steven Kinman - foul #1 on Steven Kinman, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | LSU | James Anderson (SF) Steven Kinman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Finney (SG) Damon Desroches | |
| 13:42 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 13:42 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 13:16 | LSU | James Anderson buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Scott | 38-38 |
| 12:48 | Kentucky | William Stroud clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 12:46 | LSU | The rebound goes to Carl Krawczyk | 38-38 |
| 12:44 | LSU | Kenneth Deines is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Finney - foul #3 on Steven Finney, team foul #8 | 38-38 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (SG), Sherman Holmes (C) Steven Finney, Timothy Penrose | |
| 12:44 | LSU | Kenneth Deines makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 12:44 | LSU | Kenneth Deines makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 12:21 | Kentucky | William Stroud hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 40-38 |
| 12:19 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches tips it back up and in | 40-40 |
| 11:56 | LSU | James Anderson blows the layup | 40-40 |
| 11:55 | Kentucky | William Stroud gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 11:26 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Stroud | 40-42 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Deines (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Frank Laurel (fairly fresh) C - Carl Krawczyk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matthew McCleary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Damon Desroches (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Stroud (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rick Dillon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Sherman Holmes (fresh) | |
| 10:57 | LSU | William Stroud steals the ball from Michael Scott | 40-42 |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon lays it up and in set up by William Stroud | 40-44 |
| 10:24 | LSU | James Anderson's layup is rejected by Sherman Holmes | 40-44 |
| 10:22 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 10:15 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches is fouled on the floor by Michael Scott - foul #2 on Michael Scott, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Adams (PG), Steven Kinman (SF), John Caba (PF), Frank Lopes (C) Kenneth Deines, James Anderson, Frank Laurel, Carl Krawczyk | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (PG), Steven Finney (SG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Kenneth Young (PF), Timothy Penrose (C) Matthew McCleary, Damon Desroches, William Stroud, Rick Dillon, Sherman Holmes | |
| 09:52 | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 09:50 | LSU | John Caba gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 09:26 | LSU | Michael Scott buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Donald Adams | 43-44 |
| 08:59 | Kentucky | Michael Scott steals it from Steven Finney | 43-44 |
| 08:56 | LSU | Donald Adams misses the lay-in | 43-44 |
| 08:54 | Kentucky | Kenneth Young grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 08:30 | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Steven Kinman - foul #2 on Steven Kinman, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (PG) Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Damon Desroches (SG) Martin Lindsay, Steven Finney | |
| 08:30 | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 08:30 | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 08:08 | LSU | Kenneth Deines can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Timothy Penrose | 43-45 |
| 07:50 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-47 |
| 07:47 | LSU | Damon Desroches is called for the reach on Donald Adams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Damon Desroches, team foul #9 | 43-47 |
| Subs | LSU | James Anderson (SF), Frank Laurel (C) Steven Kinman, Frank Lopes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Stroud (SF), Rick Dillon (PF), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Jamie Okamoto, Kenneth Young, Timothy Penrose | |
| 07:47 | LSU | Donald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 07:47 | LSU | Donald Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 07:47 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert is called for a charge - foul #1 on Kenneth Gilbert, team foul #10 | 44-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Scott (SG), Carl Krawczyk (C) Donald Adams, Frank Laurel | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (PG) Matthew McCleary | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Deines (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Caba (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Krawczyk (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Martin Lindsay (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Damon Desroches (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Stroud (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Rick Dillon (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:00 | LSU | Michael Scott comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-47 |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kenneth Gilbert | 44-47 |
| 06:31 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Rick Dillon | 44-49 |
| 06:06 | LSU | Kenneth Deines can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-49 |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 05:39 | Kentucky | Carl Krawczyk steals the ball from William Stroud | 44-49 |
| 05:20 | LSU | James Anderson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Kenneth Deines | 47-49 |
| 05:05 | Kentucky | William Stroud makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-52 |
| 04:50 | LSU | Michael Scott misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | William Stroud grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | William Stroud drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Martin Lindsay and he's fouled by Kenneth Deines - foul #2 on Kenneth Deines, team foul #6 | 47-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Adams (PG), Steven Kinman (SF), Frank Lopes (PF), Frank Laurel (C) Kenneth Deines, James Anderson, John Caba, Carl Krawczyk | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Steven Finney (SG), Kenneth Young (PF), Timothy Penrose (C) Martin Lindsay, Damon Desroches, Rick Dillon, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | William Stroud makes the free throw | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:00 | LSU | Michael Scott can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-55 |
| 03:59 | LSU | Frank Lopes hits the follow up shot | 49-55 |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | William Stroud hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 03:33 | LSU | The rebound goes to Frank Lopes | 49-55 |
| 03:28 | LSU | Michael Scott misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 03:27 | LSU | Frank Lopes misses the tip | 49-55 |
| 03:26 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Scott | 49-55 |
| 03:13 | LSU | Michael Scott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-55 |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | Kenneth Young grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Donald Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Scott (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Kinman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Lopes (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Laurel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matthew McCleary (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Finney (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Stroud (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Young (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Penrose (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Kenneth Young loses the dribble to Steven Kinman | 49-55 |
| 02:45 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (PG), James Anderson (SF), John Caba (PF), Carl Krawczyk (C) Michael Scott, Steven Kinman, Frank Lopes, Frank Laurel | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (SG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Rick Dillon (PF) Steven Finney, William Stroud, Kenneth Young | |
| 02:41 | LSU | Jamie Okamoto is called for the reach on John Caba in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jamie Okamoto, team foul #11 | 49-55 |
| 02:41 | LSU | John Caba misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 02:41 | LSU | John Caba misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 02:27 | Kentucky | Kenneth Deines takes the ball from Timothy Penrose | 49-55 |
| 02:04 | LSU | Kenneth Deines connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Anderson | 52-55 |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto is hacked by James Anderson - foul #2 on James Anderson, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Scott (SG) Donald Adams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:26 | LSU | James Anderson misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon is fouled on the floor by John Caba - foul #2 on John Caba, team foul #8 | 52-57 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Stroud (SF) Jamie Okamoto | |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon misses the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 01:08 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 00:52 | LSU | Matthew McCleary takes the ball from James Anderson | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Scott - foul #3 on Michael Scott, team foul #9 | 52-58 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | William Stroud gets the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | William Stroud is fouled on the floor by Carl Krawczyk - foul #2 on Carl Krawczyk, team foul #10 | 52-58 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | William Stroud misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | William Stroud makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:45 | LSU | Damon Desroches picks off the pass by Carl Krawczyk in the backcourt | 52-59 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches is hacked by John Caba - foul #3 on John Caba, team foul #11 | 52-59 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:38 | LSU | Kenneth Deines misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-61 |
| 00:36 | LSU | John Caba pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 00:32 | LSU | Kenneth Deines makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Scott | 55-61 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | William Stroud is hacked by Michael Scott in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Scott, team foul #12 | 55-61 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (PG) Matthew McCleary | |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | William Stroud misses the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | William Stroud makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:26 | LSU | William Stroud takes the ball from Carl Krawczyk | 55-62 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches blows the dunk | 55-62 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | William Stroud tips it back up and in | 55-64 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Kenneth Deines misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-64 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk grabs the offensive board | 55-64 |
| 00:10 | LSU | Michael Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 55-64 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG) Martin Lindsay | |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Scott - foul #5 on Michael Scott, team foul #13 | 55-64 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Adams (SG) Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Kenneth Deines is fouled in the backcourt by Damon Desroches - foul #4 on Damon Desroches, team foul #12 | 55-65 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Kenneth Deines misses the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Kenneth Deines misses the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 00:02 | LSU | James Anderson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-65 |
| 00:00 | LSU | The clock runs out | 55-65 |