| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dewayne Magee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Silas Herndon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Groth (fresh) C - Joe Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Walter Hoover (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Bobby Pedraza (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terrence Schaaf (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilford Veltri (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joshua McLester (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Terrence Schaaf inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:45 | LSU | Terrence Schaaf hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Bobby Pedraza | 38-33 |
| 19:16 | Kentucky | Joe Perkins travels with the ball | 38-33 |
| 18:57 | LSU | Wilford Veltri can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 18:56 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 18:35 | LSU | Walter Hoover misses the floater near the basket | 38-33 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | Michael Groth grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee is hacked by Bobby Pedraza in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bobby Pedraza, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Mills (PG), Gerald Savoy (SG), Vincent Nicosia (SF) Dewayne Magee, Silas Herndon, Thomas Alexander | |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Joseph Bridge (SG), Bryan Swink (SF), Michael Stumpf (C) Walter Hoover, Bobby Pedraza, Terrence Schaaf, Joshua McLester | |
| 18:12 | Kentucky | Michael Stumpf is called for the reach on John Mills - foul #2 on Michael Stumpf, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Vincent Toler (PF) Wilford Veltri | |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Vincent Nicosia misses the jumper from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 17:45 | LSU | Joseph Bridge grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 17:20 | LSU | Sterling Davis is whistled for traveling | 38-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (PG), Silas Herndon (SG), James Eckhoff (SF), Fyodor Zysett (PF), Igor Olenski (C) John Mills, Gerald Savoy, Vincent Nicosia, Michael Groth, Joe Perkins | |
| Subs | LSU | Kent Taylor (PG), Bobby Pedraza (SG), Terrence Schaaf (SF), Wilford Veltri (PF), Joshua McLester (C) Sterling Davis, Joseph Bridge, Bryan Swink, Vincent Toler, Michael Stumpf | |
| 16:57 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-33 |
| 16:56 | Kentucky | James Eckhoff tips it but misses | 38-33 |
| 16:54 | LSU | The rebound goes to Terrence Schaaf | 38-33 |
| 16:31 | LSU | Silas Herndon takes the ball from Terrence Schaaf | 38-33 |
| 16:27 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon jams it | 40-33 |
| 16:25 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza is hacked by Dewayne Magee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dewayne Magee, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Mills (PG), Gerald Savoy (SG), Thomas Alexander (SF) Dewayne Magee, Silas Herndon, James Eckhoff | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Hoover (PG) Kent Taylor | |
| 16:05 | LSU | Walter Hoover scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Bobby Pedraza and he's fouled by Igor Olenski - foul #3 on Igor Olenski, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Groth (PF), Joe Wilson (C) Fyodor Zysett, Igor Olenski | |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (SG), Joseph Bridge (SF) Bobby Pedraza, Terrence Schaaf | |
| 16:05 | LSU | Walter Hoover makes the free throw | 40-36 |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 40-36 |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | Michael Groth misses the tip | 40-36 |
| 15:33 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander gets the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Mills (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gerald Savoy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Alexander (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Groth (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Joe Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Walter Hoover (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Sterling Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Bridge (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wilford Veltri (tiring) 4 pts. C - Joshua McLester (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander tips it but misses | 40-36 |
| 15:15 | LSU | Joshua McLester pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 15:02 | LSU | Sterling Davis is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 40-36 |
| 15:00 | Kentucky | John Mills pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | Wilford Veltri is called for the reach on John Mills - foul #2 on Wilford Veltri, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (PG), Silas Herndon (SG), Vincent Nicosia (SF), Joe Perkins (C) John Mills, Gerald Savoy, Thomas Alexander, Joe Wilson | |
| Subs | LSU | Kent Taylor (PG), Bobby Pedraza (SG), Bryan Swink (SF), Vincent Toler (PF), Michael Stumpf (C) Walter Hoover, Sterling Davis, Joseph Bridge, Wilford Veltri, Joshua McLester | |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | Bryan Swink is called for the reach on Vincent Nicosia - foul #1 on Bryan Swink, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Fyodor Zysett (PF) Michael Groth | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 14:02 | Kentucky | Vincent Nicosia is wide open but clanks a floater near the basket | 40-36 |
| 14:00 | LSU | Bryan Swink snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 13:46 | LSU | Bryan Swink misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Silas Herndon and the foul's on Kent Taylor - foul #1 on Kent Taylor, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy (SG), James Eckhoff (SF), Michael Groth (PF), Igor Olenski (C) Silas Herndon, Vincent Nicosia, Fyodor Zysett, Joe Perkins | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Hoover (PG), Terrence Schaaf (SF), Joshua McLester (C) Kent Taylor, Vincent Toler, Michael Stumpf | |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee misses the free throw | 42-36 |
| 13:16 | LSU | Joshua McLester snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 12:49 | LSU | Walter Hoover drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Bobby Pedraza | 42-38 |
| 12:28 | Kentucky | James Eckhoff clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Terrence Schaaf - foul #1 on Terrence Schaaf, team foul #6 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Silas Herndon (SG), Joe Wilson (PF) Dewayne Magee, Michael Groth | |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Joseph Bridge (SG), Wilford Veltri (PF) Walter Hoover, Bobby Pedraza, Joshua McLester | |
| 12:28 | Kentucky | James Eckhoff makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:28 | Kentucky | James Eckhoff makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 11:59 | LSU | Bryan Swink misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-38 |
| 11:57 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Eckhoff | 44-38 |
| 11:39 | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 11:13 | LSU | Wilford Veltri's fadeaway is rejected by Igor Olenski | 47-38 |
| 11:12 | Kentucky | James Eckhoff snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gerald Savoy (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Silas Herndon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Eckhoff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Wilson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Igor Olenski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sterling Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bridge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terrence Schaaf (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilford Veltri (tired) 4 pts. C - Bryan Swink (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Kentucky | Joseph Bridge steals the ball from James Eckhoff in the backcourt | 47-38 |
| 11:07 | LSU | Joseph Bridge banks in the layup | 47-40 |
| 10:47 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon misses the wide open floater from the baseline | 47-40 |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | Igor Olenski pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 10:28 | Kentucky | Igor Olenski misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 10:26 | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy can't tip it in | 47-40 |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | James Eckhoff tips it but misses | 47-40 |
| 10:24 | LSU | Wilford Veltri gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 10:05 | LSU | Igor Olenski blocks the short jumper by Wilford Veltri | 47-40 |
| 10:04 | Kentucky | Igor Olenski snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | Wilford Veltri is called for the reach on Gerald Savoy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wilford Veltri, team foul #7 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (PG), Thomas Alexander (SF), Fyodor Zysett (PF), Joe Perkins (C) Silas Herndon, James Eckhoff, Joe Wilson, Igor Olenski | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Hoover (PG), Bobby Pedraza (SG), Vincent Toler (PF), Joshua McLester (C) Sterling Davis, Joseph Bridge, Wilford Veltri, Bryan Swink | |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 10:01 | LSU | The rebound goes to Joshua McLester | 47-40 |
| 09:34 | LSU | Terrence Schaaf misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-40 |
| 09:32 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza grabs the offensive board | 47-40 |
| 09:14 | LSU | Walter Hoover knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Dewayne Magee - foul #4 on Dewayne Magee, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Vincent Nicosia (SF), Michael Groth (PF) Gerald Savoy, Fyodor Zysett | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Stumpf (C) Joshua McLester | |
| 09:14 | LSU | Walter Hoover makes the free throw | 47-43 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| 08:47 | LSU | Walter Hoover can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | Vincent Nicosia gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 08:16 | Kentucky | Vincent Nicosia blows the layup but the foul's on Vincent Toler - foul #2 on Vincent Toler, team foul #8 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Mills (PG), Silas Herndon (SG), Fyodor Zysett (PF) Dewayne Magee, Thomas Alexander, Michael Groth | |
| Subs | LSU | Kent Taylor (PG), Joshua McLester (C) Walter Hoover, Michael Stumpf | |
| 08:16 | Kentucky | Vincent Nicosia makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 08:16 | Kentucky | Vincent Nicosia makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 08:03 | LSU | Joshua McLester travels with the ball | 49-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander (SF) Vincent Nicosia | |
| Subs | LSU | Wilford Veltri (PF) Vincent Toler | |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | Kent Taylor is called for the reach on John Mills in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kent Taylor, team foul #9 | 49-43 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | John Mills misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 08:01 | LSU | Joshua McLester snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 07:58 | LSU | Kent Taylor's pass is intercepted by John Mills in the backcourt | 49-43 |
| 07:40 | Kentucky | Bobby Pedraza is called for the reach on Silas Herndon - foul #4 on Bobby Pedraza, team foul #10 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Hoover (PG), Joseph Bridge (SF) Bobby Pedraza, Terrence Schaaf | |
| 07:40 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 07:40 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 07:26 | LSU | Joshua McLester lays it in | 51-45 |
| 07:21 | Kentucky | John Mills's pass is intercepted by Walter Hoover in the backcourt | 51-45 |
| 06:56 | LSU | Joe Perkins is called for the reach on Joshua McLester - foul #2 on Joe Perkins, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (PG), Vincent Nicosia (SF), Michael Groth (PF) John Mills, Thomas Alexander, Fyodor Zysett | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Pedraza (SG), Terrence Schaaf (SF), Bryan Swink (PF), Michael Stumpf (C) Kent Taylor, Joseph Bridge, Wilford Veltri, Joshua McLester | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dewayne Magee (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Silas Herndon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Vincent Nicosia (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Groth (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Joe Perkins (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Walter Hoover (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SG - Bobby Pedraza (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Terrence Schaaf (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Swink (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Stumpf (fresh) | |
| 06:35 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Walter Hoover | 51-48 |
| 06:17 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Vincent Nicosia | 53-48 |
| 05:59 | LSU | Terrence Schaaf misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-48 |
| 05:58 | Kentucky | Vincent Nicosia grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 05:56 | Kentucky | Walter Hoover steals the ball from Vincent Nicosia in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| 05:55 | LSU | Walter Hoover dunks the ball | 53-50 |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Groth | 55-50 |
| 05:17 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 05:15 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Groth | 55-50 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | Walter Hoover picks off the pass by Vincent Nicosia | 55-50 |
| 04:18 | LSU | Bryan Swink misses long on a floater from the right block | 55-50 |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 04:01 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon can't connect on a shot from the right side | 55-50 |
| 04:00 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee hits the follow up shot | 57-50 |
| 03:36 | LSU | Bryan Swink misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Joe Perkins - foul #3 on Joe Perkins, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Mills (PG), Gerald Savoy (SG), James Eckhoff (SF), Fyodor Zysett (PF), Igor Olenski (C) Dewayne Magee, Silas Herndon, Vincent Nicosia, Michael Groth, Joe Perkins | |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Kent Taylor (SG), Joseph Bridge (SF), Joshua McLester (C) Walter Hoover, Bobby Pedraza, Terrence Schaaf, Michael Stumpf | |
| 03:36 | LSU | Bryan Swink misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 03:36 | LSU | Bryan Swink misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 03:36 | LSU | Joshua McLester snags the offensive board | 57-50 |
| 03:16 | LSU | Kent Taylor drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Sterling Davis | 57-53 |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy is fouled on the floor by Bryan Swink - foul #2 on Bryan Swink, team foul #11 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander (SF) James Eckhoff | |
| Subs | LSU | Vincent Toler (PF) Bryan Swink | |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | Igor Olenski snags the offensive board | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Mills (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gerald Savoy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fyodor Zysett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Igor Olenski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sterling Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kent Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Bridge (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vincent Toler (fresh) C - Joshua McLester (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 02:31 | LSU | Joshua McLester pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 02:28 | LSU | Thomas Alexander steals the ball from Sterling Davis in the backcourt | 57-53 |
| 02:26 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander lays it in | 59-53 |
| 02:06 | LSU | Igor Olenski takes the ball from Joshua McLester | 59-53 |
| 01:44 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander lays it up and in on a great pass from Fyodor Zysett | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:30 | LSU | Joshua McLester's layup is rejected by Fyodor Zysett | 61-53 |
| 01:28 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:05 | Kentucky | Fyodor Zysett is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Gerald Savoy | 63-53 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:39 | LSU | Sterling Davis travels with the ball | 63-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (PG), Silas Herndon (SG), Michael Groth (PF), Joe Perkins (C) John Mills, Gerald Savoy, Fyodor Zysett, Igor Olenski | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Hoover (PG), Bobby Pedraza (SG), Terrence Schaaf (SF), Wilford Veltri (PF) Sterling Davis, Kent Taylor, Joseph Bridge, Vincent Toler | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon is fouled in the backcourt by Terrence Schaaf - foul #2 on Terrence Schaaf, team foul #12 | 63-53 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:33 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza is hacked by Silas Herndon - foul #1 on Silas Herndon, team foul #6 | 65-53 |
| 00:31 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-53 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Michael Groth grabs the defensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee runs out the clock | 65-53 |