| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Roland Dixon (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Erik Hand (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anton Turner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Early (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Isom (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael McDermott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Erik Hand inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Kentucky | Raymond Isom picks off the pass by Jesse Boyers | 38-33 |
| 19:27 | LSU | Johnny Wall comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-33 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson connects on the floater from the right side set up by Anton Turner and the foul's on Michael McDermott - foul #1 on Michael McDermott, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson makes the free throw | 41-33 |
| 19:03 | LSU | James Knudson is hacked by Larry Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Johnson, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG) Larry Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 18:48 | LSU | John Early comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 18:47 | LSU | Michael McDermott tips it back up and in | 41-35 |
| 18:29 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers is whistled for a carry | 41-35 |
| 18:06 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Anton Turner - foul #1 on Anton Turner, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| 18:06 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:06 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Anton Turner | 41-36 |
| 17:41 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Johnny Wall - foul #3 on Johnny Wall, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Gadomski (SF) Johnny Wall | |
| 17:41 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 17:41 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:24 | LSU | John Early banks in the layup set up by Michael McDermott | 42-38 |
| 17:07 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-38 |
| 17:06 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 16:51 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 16:50 | LSU | Michael McDermott pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 16:35 | LSU | Raymond Isom can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 16:34 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jesse Boyers | 42-38 |
| 16:16 | Kentucky | Erik Hand banks in the layup and he's hacked by Peter Gadomski - foul #2 on Peter Gadomski, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Dawley (PF), Wayne Blocker (C) Anton Turner, Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG), Daniel Foushee (SG), James Poythress (PF) James Knudson, John Early, Raymond Isom | |
| 16:16 | Kentucky | Erik Hand makes the free throw | 45-38 |
| 16:00 | LSU | Peter Gadomski loses the dribble to William Dawley | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Jarvis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roland Dixon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erik Hand (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Dawley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Aaron Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Foushee (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Peter Gadomski (fresh) PF - James Poythress (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael McDermott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Roland Dixon | 47-38 |
| 15:09 | LSU | Aaron Griffith is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Jarvis - foul #2 on Jeffrey Jarvis, team foul #3 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), John Adams (SF) Jeffrey Jarvis, Erik Hand | |
| Subs | LSU | John Early (SG), Johnny Wall (SF), Raymond Isom (PF) Daniel Foushee, Peter Gadomski, Michael McDermott | |
| 15:01 | LSU | Johnny Wall misses short on a jumper from close range | 47-38 |
| 15:00 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 14:45 | Kentucky | Johnny Wall is called for the reach on Wayne Blocker - foul #4 on Johnny Wall, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Peter Gadomski (SF) Aaron Griffith, Johnny Wall | |
| 14:27 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 14:26 | LSU | John Early snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 14:01 | LSU | John Early is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 13:59 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Adams | 47-38 |
| 13:42 | Kentucky | William Dawley can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by James Knudson - foul #2 on James Knudson, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers (C) Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 13:42 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 13:42 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 13:26 | LSU | John Early misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Roland Dixon - foul #1 on Roland Dixon, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (PF) William Dawley | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 13:26 | LSU | John Early misses the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 13:26 | LSU | John Early makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 13:18 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Johnson | 52-39 |
| 13:12 | LSU | John Early evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 52-39 |
| 13:10 | LSU | James Poythress tips it back up and in | 52-41 |
| 12:49 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Roland Dixon | 55-41 |
| 12:28 | LSU | Jesse Boyers is called for the reach on Raymond Isom - foul #2 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #5 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite (SG), Erik Hand (SF) Roland Dixon, John Adams | |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG), Daniel Foushee (SG), Michael McDermott (C) James Knudson, John Early, James Poythress | |
| 12:14 | LSU | Larry Johnson is called for the reach on Aaron Griffith - foul #4 on Larry Johnson, team foul #6 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG) Larry Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 11:58 | LSU | Daniel Foushee is called for a charge - foul #1 on Daniel Foushee, team foul #6 | 55-41 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Jarvis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernie Satterwhite (fresh) SF - Erik Hand (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Anton Turner (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Aaron Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Foushee (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Peter Gadomski (fairly fresh) PF - Raymond Isom (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael McDermott (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 57-41 |
| 11:23 | LSU | Michael McDermott clanks a floater in the lane | 57-41 |
| 11:21 | Kentucky | Erik Hand gets the rebound | 57-41 |
| 11:13 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-41 |
| 11:11 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite gets the offensive rebound | 57-41 |
| 10:59 | Kentucky | Aaron Griffith is called for the reach on Anton Turner - foul #1 on Aaron Griffith, team foul #7 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roland Dixon (SG), Wayne Blocker (C) Ernie Satterwhite, Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), John Early (SG), James Poythress (PF) Aaron Griffith, Daniel Foushee, Raymond Isom | |
| 10:59 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 10:59 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 10:35 | LSU | Michael McDermott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Adams (SF), William Dawley (PF) Erik Hand, Anton Turner | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 10:09 | Kentucky | John Adams scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Roland Dixon | 61-41 |
| 09:44 | LSU | Peter Gadomski clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-41 |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Dawley | 61-41 |
| 09:20 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker makes the driving attempt in the paint | 63-41 |
| 09:04 | LSU | Michael McDermott is called for traveling | 63-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite (SG), Erik Hand (SF), Anton Turner (PF), Jesse Boyers (C) Roland Dixon, John Adams, William Dawley, Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Isom (PF) Michael McDermott | |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jesse Boyers | 66-41 |
| 08:26 | LSU | John Early shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Knudson | 66-44 |
| 08:02 | Kentucky | Erik Hand can't finish the layup | 66-44 |
| 08:01 | LSU | Raymond Isom snags the defensive board | 66-44 |
| 07:34 | LSU | John Early is hacked by Ernie Satterwhite - foul #3 on Ernie Satterwhite, team foul #7 | 66-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), Roland Dixon (SG), William Dawley (PF) Jeffrey Jarvis, Ernie Satterwhite, Anton Turner | |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG), Johnny Wall (SF), Michael McDermott (C) James Knudson, Peter Gadomski, James Poythress | |
| 07:34 | LSU | John Early misses the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 07:34 | Kentucky | William Dawley snags the defensive board | 66-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 19 pts. 4 pf. SG - Roland Dixon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Erik Hand (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Dawley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Aaron Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Early (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Raymond Isom (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael McDermott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson misses badly on a shot from the right block | 66-44 |
| 07:05 | Kentucky | Erik Hand grabs the offensive board | 66-44 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-44 |
| 06:42 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Johnson | 66-44 |
| 06:26 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jesse Boyers | 69-44 |
| 06:16 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Dawley - foul #2 on William Dawley, team foul #8 | 69-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), Ernie Satterwhite (SG), John Adams (SF), Wayne Blocker (C) Larry Johnson, Roland Dixon, Erik Hand, Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Foushee (SG), James Poythress (C) John Early, Michael McDermott | |
| 06:16 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the 1st free throw | 69-45 |
| 06:16 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the 2nd free throw | 69-46 |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 69-46 |
| 06:04 | LSU | James Poythress grabs the board | 69-46 |
| 05:57 | LSU | Jeffrey Jarvis steals the ball from James Poythress | 69-46 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis loses the dribble to Johnny Wall | 69-46 |
| 05:24 | LSU | Johnny Wall hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Foushee | 69-48 |
| 05:24 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), Roland Dixon (SG), Erik Hand (SF), Anton Turner (PF), Jesse Boyers (C) Jeffrey Jarvis, Ernie Satterwhite, John Adams, William Dawley, Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), John Early (SG) Aaron Griffith, Daniel Foushee | |
| 04:56 | Kentucky | John Early steals the ball from Erik Hand | 69-48 |
| 04:29 | LSU | John Early makes the contested 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Knudson | 69-51 |
| 04:08 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 71-51 |
| 03:46 | LSU | James Poythress is hacked by Jesse Boyers - foul #3 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #9 | 71-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), Ernie Satterwhite (SG), John Adams (SF), William Dawley (PF), Wayne Blocker (C) Larry Johnson, Roland Dixon, Erik Hand, Anton Turner, Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McDermott (C) Raymond Isom | |
| 03:46 | LSU | James Poythress misses the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 03:46 | LSU | James Poythress snags the offensive board | 71-51 |
| 03:38 | LSU | James Poythress hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by William Dawley - foul #3 on William Dawley, team foul #10 | 71-51 |
| 03:38 | LSU | James Poythress makes the 1st free throw | 71-52 |
| 03:38 | LSU | James Poythress makes the 2nd free throw | 71-53 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Jarvis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernie Satterwhite (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Dawley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Early (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - James Poythress (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael McDermott (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael McDermott - foul #2 on Michael McDermott, team foul #8 | 71-53 |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses the 1st free throw | 71-53 |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker makes the 2nd free throw | 72-53 |
| 03:01 | LSU | James Knudson loses the dribble to Ernie Satterwhite | 72-53 |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite lays it in | 74-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:45 | LSU | James Poythress misses the lay-in | 74-53 |
| 02:44 | Kentucky | John Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 74-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | John Adams travels with the ball | 74-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG), Daniel Foushee (SG), Peter Gadomski (SF), Raymond Isom (PF) James Knudson, John Early, Johnny Wall, James Poythress | |
| 02:00 | LSU | Raymond Isom drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Daniel Foushee | 74-55 |
| 01:31 | Kentucky | William Dawley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 74-55 |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to John Adams | 74-55 |
| 01:03 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by William Dawley | 77-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses the driving attempt from close range | 77-55 |
| 00:54 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Griffith | 77-55 |
| 00:51 | LSU | John Adams swats the short shot by Raymond Isom | 77-55 |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis snags the defensive board | 77-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker is fouled on the floor by Michael McDermott - foul #3 on Michael McDermott, team foul #9 | 77-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), John Early (SG), Johnny Wall (SF) Aaron Griffith, Daniel Foushee, Peter Gadomski | |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker makes the 1st free throw | 78-55 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses the 2nd free throw | 78-55 |
| 00:25 | LSU | The rebound goes to Raymond Isom | 78-55 |
| 00:19 | LSU | John Early evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Jarvis - foul #3 on Jeffrey Jarvis, team foul #11 | 78-55 |
| 00:19 | LSU | John Early makes the 1st free throw | 78-56 |
| 00:19 | LSU | John Early misses the 2nd free throw | 78-56 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Dawley | 78-56 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis runs out the clock | 78-56 |