| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dustin Wade (fresh) SG - David Delarosa (fresh) SF - Michael Powell (fresh) PF - Charles Clark (fresh) C - Kevin Burke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) SG - Alonzo Montoya (fresh) SF - Christopher Owens (fresh) PF - Trevor Billings (fresh) C - David Reppert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dustin Wade - foul #1 on Dustin Wade, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:42 | LSU | The rebound goes to Charles Clark | 0-1 |
| 19:31 | LSU | Kevin Burke is fouled on the floor by Alonzo Montoya - foul #1 on Alonzo Montoya, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 19:26 | LSU | Alonzo Montoya steals it from David Delarosa | 0-1 |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya hits the finger roll | 0-3 |
| 19:04 | LSU | Kevin Burke can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:30 | LSU | David Reppert denies the turnaround by Michael Powell | 0-5 |
| 18:28 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Trevor Billings | 0-5 |
| 18:21 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Trevor Billings | 0-7 |
| 18:05 | LSU | Dustin Wade clanks a jumper from the right wing | 0-7 |
| 18:04 | Kentucky | David Reppert grabs the defensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 17:44 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-7 |
| 17:43 | LSU | The rebound goes to Kevin Burke | 0-7 |
| 17:24 | LSU | Dustin Wade misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-7 |
| 17:23 | LSU | Charles Clark tips it but misses | 0-7 |
| 17:21 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Reppert | 0-7 |
| 17:16 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya is hacked by Dustin Wade - foul #2 on Dustin Wade, team foul #2 | 0-7 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG), Andrew Nelson (SG), Kyle Striplin (C) Dustin Wade, David Delarosa, Kevin Burke | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ottinger (PG), Michael Burruss (SG), Norris Beal (SF), Billy Coulombe (PF) Joseph McConnell, Alonzo Montoya, Christopher Owens, Trevor Billings | |
| 17:02 | Kentucky | David Reppert hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 0-7 |
| 17:00 | LSU | Andrew Nelson pulls down the rebound | 0-7 |
| 16:53 | LSU | Michael Powell connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Andrew Nelson | 3-7 |
| 16:33 | Kentucky | James Ottinger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-7 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Law (SF), Glenn Young (PF) Michael Powell, Charles Clark | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Trevor Billings (PF) David Reppert | |
| 16:14 | LSU | Roger Copley can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 16:13 | LSU | Roger Copley tips it back up and in | 5-7 |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Norris Beal's fadeaway is rejected by Kyle Striplin | 5-7 |
| 15:49 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe snags the offensive board | 5-7 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Copley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Law (fresh) PF - Glenn Young (fresh) C - Kyle Striplin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Ottinger (fresh) SG - Michael Burruss (fresh) SF - Norris Beal (fresh) PF - Trevor Billings (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Coulombe (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Kentucky | Roger Copley takes the ball from Michael Burruss | 5-7 |
| 15:25 | LSU | Robert Law misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-7 |
| 15:23 | LSU | Kyle Striplin misses the tip | 5-7 |
| 15:21 | Kentucky | James Ottinger gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | James Ottinger misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Andrew Nelson - foul #1 on Andrew Nelson, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (SG), Michael Powell (SF), Kevin Burke (C) Andrew Nelson, Robert Law, Kyle Striplin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya (SG), Christopher Owens (SF), David Reppert (C) Michael Burruss, Trevor Billings, Billy Coulombe | |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | James Ottinger makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | James Ottinger misses the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:16 | LSU | Glenn Young grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 15:05 | LSU | Alonzo Montoya is called for the reach on Roger Copley - foul #2 on Alonzo Montoya, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Clark (PF) Glenn Young | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG) Alonzo Montoya | |
| 14:49 | LSU | Charles Clark misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 5-8 |
| 14:47 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens misses long on a floater from close range | 5-8 |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | David Reppert grabs the offensive board | 5-8 |
| 14:03 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens loses the dribble to Michael Powell | 5-8 |
| 13:59 | LSU | Michael Powell slams it home | 7-8 |
| 13:36 | Kentucky | David Reppert is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Ottinger | 7-10 |
| 13:22 | LSU | Michael Powell is whistled for a carry | 7-10 |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Nelson (PG), Robert Law (SF), Glenn Young (PF), Kyle Striplin (C) Roger Copley, Michael Powell, Charles Clark, Kevin Burke | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Burruss (SG), Trevor Billings (PF), Billy Coulombe (C) James Ottinger, Norris Beal, David Reppert | |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe is called for traveling | 7-10 |
| 12:38 | LSU | Andrew Nelson buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Glenn Young | 9-10 |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-10 |
| 12:30 | LSU | The rebound goes to Glenn Young | 9-10 |
| 12:25 | LSU | Robert Law is hacked by Billy Coulombe - foul #1 on Billy Coulombe, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| 12:08 | LSU | Robert Law misses long on a floater from the left block | 9-10 |
| 12:06 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 11:43 | Kentucky | David Delarosa takes the ball from Trevor Billings | 9-10 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Andrew Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Delarosa (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Law (fresh) PF - Glenn Young (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kyle Striplin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Burruss (fresh) SF - Christopher Owens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Trevor Billings (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Billy Coulombe (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | LSU | Glenn Young connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 11-10 |
| 11:11 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-10 |
| 11:10 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens grabs the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 10:52 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Michael Burruss is denied by Glenn Young | 11-10 |
| 10:50 | LSU | Kyle Striplin gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 10:36 | LSU | Kyle Striplin slams it home | 13-10 |
| 10:18 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings is hacked by Glenn Young - foul #1 on Glenn Young, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG), Michael Powell (SF), Charles Clark (PF), Kevin Burke (C) Andrew Nelson, Robert Law, Glenn Young, Kyle Striplin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ottinger (SG), Norris Beal (SF), David Reppert (C) Michael Burruss, Christopher Owens, Billy Coulombe | |
| 09:58 | Kentucky | David Delarosa is called for the reach on Joseph McConnell - foul #1 on David Delarosa, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| 09:39 | Kentucky | James Ottinger makes the turnaround in the lane set up by David Reppert | 13-12 |
| 09:19 | LSU | David Reppert steals it from Roger Copley | 13-12 |
| 08:55 | Kentucky | James Ottinger misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Delarosa - foul #2 on David Delarosa, team foul #6 | 13-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Nelson (SG) David Delarosa | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Burruss (SG) Joseph McConnell | |
| 08:55 | Kentucky | James Ottinger misses the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 08:55 | Kentucky | James Ottinger misses the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 08:55 | LSU | Charles Clark snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| 08:26 | LSU | Michael Powell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-12 |
| 08:24 | LSU | Roger Copley hits the follow up shot | 15-12 |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | James Ottinger clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Clark - foul #1 on Charles Clark, team foul #7 | 15-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Law (SF), Kyle Striplin (C) Andrew Nelson, Kevin Burke | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Owens (SF) Trevor Billings | |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | James Ottinger makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | James Ottinger makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 07:42 | LSU | David Reppert steals the ball from Kyle Striplin | 15-14 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Copley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Powell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Law (fresh) PF - Charles Clark (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kyle Striplin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Ottinger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Burruss (fresh) SF - Christopher Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norris Beal (fresh) C - David Reppert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | James Ottinger misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 07:15 | LSU | Michael Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 06:59 | LSU | Norris Beal swats the layup by Roger Copley | 15-14 |
| 06:58 | LSU | Charles Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 06:42 | LSU | Christopher Owens is called for the reach on Charles Clark - foul #1 on Christopher Owens, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Nelson (PG), Glenn Young (PF) Michael Powell, Charles Clark | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), Billy Coulombe (PF) Michael Burruss, Norris Beal | |
| 06:33 | LSU | Andrew Nelson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Andrew Nelson, team foul #8 | 15-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Powell (SG), Kevin Burke (C) Andrew Nelson, Kyle Striplin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya (SG) James Ottinger | |
| 06:13 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Christopher Owens | 15-17 |
| 06:08 | LSU | Michael Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 06:07 | LSU | Kevin Burke misses the tip | 15-17 |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 05:41 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by David Reppert | 15-19 |
| 05:16 | LSU | Michael Powell comes up short on the jumper from close range | 15-19 |
| 05:14 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Billy Coulombe | 15-19 |
| 05:09 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 05:08 | LSU | Michael Powell snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| 04:57 | LSU | Michael Powell's pass is intercepted by David Reppert | 15-19 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens is fouled on the floor by Roger Copley - foul #1 on Roger Copley, team foul #9 | 15-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Clark (PF), Kyle Striplin (C) Glenn Young, Kevin Burke | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ottinger (PG), Norris Beal (PF) Joseph McConnell, David Reppert | |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 04:16 | LSU | Michael Powell drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-21 |
| 03:54 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (PG), Andrew Nelson (SG) Roger Copley, Robert Law | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Trevor Billings (PF), David Reppert (C) Christopher Owens, Billy Coulombe | |
| 03:45 | LSU | Charles Clark misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on James Ottinger - foul #1 on James Ottinger, team foul #5 | 18-21 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Burruss (SG) Alonzo Montoya | |
| 03:45 | LSU | Charles Clark makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 03:45 | LSU | Charles Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 03:45 | Kentucky | David Reppert snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | James Ottinger is hacked by Andrew Nelson - foul #3 on Andrew Nelson, team foul #10 | 19-21 |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (SG) Andrew Nelson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | James Ottinger makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | James Ottinger makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dustin Wade (fresh) SG - David Delarosa (fresh) SF - Michael Powell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Clark (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Kyle Striplin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Ottinger (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Burruss (fresh) SF - Norris Beal (fresh) PF - Trevor Billings (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Reppert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:10 | LSU | David Delarosa lays it up and in on a great pass from Dustin Wade | 21-23 |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | James Ottinger misses the floater from the left side | 21-23 |
| 02:51 | LSU | Charles Clark gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 02:48 | LSU | Dustin Wade loses the dribble to James Ottinger in the backcourt | 21-23 |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | Norris Beal is called for 5 seconds | 21-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Kevin Burke (C) Kyle Striplin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), Alonzo Montoya (SG), Christopher Owens (SF) James Ottinger, Michael Burruss, Trevor Billings | |
| 02:15 | LSU | Dustin Wade misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 21-23 |
| 02:13 | Kentucky | David Reppert gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Norris Beal is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Norris Beal, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Law (SF), Glenn Young (PF) Michael Powell, Charles Clark | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe (C) David Reppert | |
| 01:34 | LSU | Dustin Wade knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Delarosa | 24-23 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Striplin (C) Kevin Burke | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:08 | LSU | Norris Beal steals the ball from Glenn Young | 24-23 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 24-23 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens tips it in | 24-25 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Joseph McConnell is called for the reach on Dustin Wade - foul #1 on Joseph McConnell, team foul #7 | 24-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Powell (SF), Charles Clark (PF), Kevin Burke (C) Robert Law, Glenn Young, Kyle Striplin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ottinger (PG), Michael Burruss (SG), Trevor Billings (PF), David Reppert (C) Joseph McConnell, Alonzo Montoya, Christopher Owens, Norris Beal | |
| 00:18 | LSU | Dustin Wade makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Dustin Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | David Reppert blows the layup | 26-25 |