| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Mills (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Steve Inabinet (fresh) C - Craig Hartley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | James Mills inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet is called for traveling | 31-24 |
| 19:22 | LSU | Michael Carson is fouled on the floor by Patrick Grant - foul #1 on Patrick Grant, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| 19:14 | LSU | Nicholas Moore can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-24 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 18:43 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet can't connect on a shot from the left block | 31-24 |
| 18:42 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Grant | 31-24 |
| 18:22 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 31-24 |
| 18:20 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 18:12 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Nicholas Moore | 33-24 |
| 17:53 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dana Renteria - foul #1 on Dana Renteria, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| 17:53 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 17:53 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 17:37 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 17:36 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 17:11 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet is called for a backcourt violation | 33-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Kopp (SF), Timothy Lewis (PF), Barry Baldwin (C) Nicholas Moore, Michael Meinhardt, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (SG), Jack Bailey (SF), John Jackson (C) Michael Merritt, James Mills, Craig Hartley | |
| 16:50 | LSU | Steve Inabinet is called for the reach on Timothy Lewis - foul #3 on Steve Inabinet, team foul #2 | 33-26 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (PG), Craig Hartley (C) Patrick Grant, Steve Inabinet | |
| 16:40 | LSU | Dana Renteria loses the dribble to John Jackson | 33-26 |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alvin Manning and the foul's on Timothy Lewis - foul #3 on Timothy Lewis, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Charles Flynt (PF) Michael Carson, Timothy Lewis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey makes the free throw | 33-29 |
| 16:24 | LSU | Charles Flynt clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 33-29 |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 16:01 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley lays it in set up by Jack Bailey | 33-31 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Todd Pollard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Kopp (fresh) PF - Charles Flynt (fresh) 1 pts. C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alvin Manning (fresh) SF - Jack Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Hartley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:46 | LSU | Charles Flynt is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Charles Flynt, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG), Nicholas Moore (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Dana Renteria, Joseph Kopp, Charles Flynt, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Michael Merritt (SG), Steve Inabinet (PF) Nicholas Pegg, Alvin Manning, Craig Hartley | |
| 15:24 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-31 |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet can't tip it in | 33-31 |
| 15:20 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 15:01 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein lays it in set up by Todd Pollard | 35-31 |
| 14:59 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-31 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Mills (SF) Jack Bailey | |
| 14:54 | LSU | Steve Inabinet swats the layup by Bradley Ziegenbein | 35-31 |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 14:33 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SG) Todd Pollard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:09 | LSU | Steve Inabinet blocks the short jumper by Bradley Ziegenbein | 35-31 |
| 14:08 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt tips it back up and in | 37-31 |
| 13:48 | Kentucky | Michael Meinhardt denies the turnaround by Patrick Grant | 37-31 |
| 13:46 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 13:30 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Steve Inabinet - foul #4 on Steve Inabinet, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Joseph Kopp (SF), Barry Baldwin (C) Michael Carson, Nicholas Moore, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Bailey (SF), Craig Hartley (C) Steve Inabinet, John Jackson | |
| 13:30 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 13:30 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 13:15 | Kentucky | James Mills misses the lay-in | 38-31 |
| 13:14 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 13:10 | LSU | Todd Pollard connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Dana Renteria | 40-31 |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-31 |
| 12:44 | LSU | Barry Baldwin pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 12:30 | LSU | Barry Baldwin is fouled on the floor by Craig Hartley - foul #3 on Craig Hartley, team foul #4 | 40-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG), Nicholas Moore (SF), Timothy Lewis (PF) Todd Pollard, Joseph Kopp, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (PG), Alvin Manning (SG) Patrick Grant, Michael Merritt | |
| 12:13 | LSU | Timothy Lewis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-31 |
| 12:11 | LSU | Nicholas Moore tips it in | 42-31 |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 42-31 |
| 11:52 | LSU | Nicholas Moore snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alvin Manning (fresh) SF - Jack Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Mills (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Craig Hartley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | LSU | Timothy Lewis misses the easy layup | 42-31 |
| 11:28 | LSU | Michael Carson tips it home | 44-31 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nicholas Moore - foul #3 on Nicholas Moore, team foul #4 | 44-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (SG), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Dana Renteria, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF) James Mills | |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 11:09 | LSU | Timothy Lewis is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Timothy Lewis, team foul #5 | 44-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Flynt (PF) Timothy Lewis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG) Nicholas Pegg | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:51 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-36 |
| 10:34 | LSU | Todd Pollard is fouled on the floor by Alvin Manning - foul #2 on Alvin Manning, team foul #5 | 44-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Rockey (SG), Joseph Kopp (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Michael Carson, Nicholas Moore, Charles Flynt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (SG) Jack Bailey | |
| 10:17 | LSU | Todd Pollard misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-36 |
| 10:16 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 09:51 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-36 |
| 09:49 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 09:33 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt hits a turnaround near the basket | 46-36 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 46-36 |
| 09:11 | LSU | The rebound goes to Joseph Kopp | 46-36 |
| 08:55 | LSU | Craig Hartley is called for the reach on Todd Pollard - foul #4 on Craig Hartley, team foul #6 | 46-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG), Dana Renteria (SG), Nicholas Moore (SF), Charles Flynt (PF) Todd Pollard, Jimmy Rockey, Joseph Kopp, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (PG), Jack Bailey (SF), James Mills (PF) Patrick Grant, Alvin Manning, Craig Hartley | |
| 08:47 | LSU | Charles Flynt makes the turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Nicholas Pegg - foul #2 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #7 | 48-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Barry Baldwin (C) Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:47 | LSU | Charles Flynt misses the free throw | 48-36 |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | James Mills gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | John Jackson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jack Bailey | 48-39 |
| 08:26 | LSU | Charles Flynt knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Michael Carson | 50-39 |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | James Mills hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Nicholas Pegg | 50-41 |
| 08:02 | LSU | Michael Carson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-41 |
| 08:00 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:39 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 07:37 | LSU | Barry Baldwin grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Flynt (fresh) 5 pts. C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Merritt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Mills (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | LSU | Michael Carson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-41 |
| 07:31 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 07:13 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 07:11 | LSU | Charles Flynt snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 06:55 | LSU | Michael Carson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Meinhardt (PF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Charles Flynt, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Alvin Manning (SG), Steve Inabinet (PF), Craig Hartley (C) Nicholas Pegg, Michael Merritt, Jack Bailey, John Jackson | |
| 06:27 | Kentucky | Michael Meinhardt steps in front of the Steve Inabinet pass | 50-41 |
| 06:08 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Michael Carson and the foul's on Steve Inabinet - foul #5 on Steve Inabinet, team foul #8 | 52-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Kopp (SF) Nicholas Moore | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (PG) Steve Inabinet | |
| 06:08 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the free throw | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Dana Renteria - foul #2 on Dana Renteria, team foul #6 | 53-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG) Michael Carson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Bailey (SF) Patrick Grant | |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg misses the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 05:34 | LSU | Joseph Kopp can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Craig Hartley - foul #5 on Craig Hartley, team foul #9 | 53-42 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (SG), John Jackson (C) Alvin Manning, Craig Hartley | |
| 05:34 | LSU | Joseph Kopp makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 05:34 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 05:34 | Kentucky | James Mills grabs the board | 54-42 |
| 05:21 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg misses the easy layup | 54-42 |
| 05:20 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bradley Ziegenbein | 54-42 |
| 05:08 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses the runner from the left block | 54-42 |
| 05:07 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg gets the rebound | 54-42 |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-42 |
| 04:55 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Grant | 54-42 |
| 04:39 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey makes the floater from the baseline set up by James Mills | 54-44 |
| 04:26 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 54-44 |
| 04:25 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg grabs the board | 54-44 |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 04:13 | LSU | Joseph Kopp snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 03:55 | LSU | James Mills is called for the reach on Michael Meinhardt - foul #3 on James Mills, team foul #10 | 54-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG), Nicholas Moore (SF), Barry Baldwin (C) Dana Renteria, Joseph Kopp, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (SG), Alvin Manning (SF) Nicholas Pegg, Jack Bailey | |
| 03:55 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 03:55 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | Barry Baldwin is called for the reach on James Mills - foul #1 on Barry Baldwin, team foul #7 | 56-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Lewis (PF) Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | James Mills misses the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 03:41 | LSU | Barry Baldwin pulls down the rebound | 56-44 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Pollard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 22 pts. SG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Manning (fresh) PF - James Mills (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | LSU | Timothy Lewis hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Barry Baldwin | 58-44 |
| 03:14 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning misses long on a floater from the left wing | 58-44 |
| 03:12 | LSU | Barry Baldwin pulls down the rebound | 58-44 |
| 03:03 | LSU | Barry Baldwin connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Carson | 60-44 |
| 02:46 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Patrick Grant | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:31 | LSU | John Jackson takes the ball from Timothy Lewis | 60-47 |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Grant | 60-49 |
| 01:57 | LSU | Timothy Lewis scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Carson | 62-49 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Todd Pollard is called for the reach on Michael Merritt - foul #1 on Todd Pollard, team foul #8 | 62-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SG), Michael Meinhardt (PF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Todd Pollard, Timothy Lewis, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Bailey (SF) Alvin Manning | |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:32 | LSU | Jack Bailey steals it from Dana Renteria | 62-51 |
| 01:14 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-51 |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | John Jackson tips it home | 62-53 |
| 00:56 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt double dribbles | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-53 |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | John Jackson snags the offensive board | 62-53 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 00:45 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:44 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein is hacked by Michael Merritt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Merritt, team foul #11 | 62-53 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant pulls down the rebound | 63-53 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 00:35 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bradley Ziegenbein | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:06 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by James Mills - foul #4 on James Mills, team foul #12 | 63-53 |
| 00:06 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:06 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-53 |