| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Carl Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Goodfellow (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Samuel Lollis (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edward Fontes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Fred Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Kincheloe (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Brandon Murry (fresh) SF - Richard Binder (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bruce Froelich (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ricardo Rios (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Samuel Lollis inbounds the ball | 38-40 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Kentucky | Fred Adams misses the dunk attempt | 38-40 |
| 19:46 | Kentucky | Edward Fontes tips it but misses | 38-40 |
| 19:45 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 19:24 | LSU | Bruce Froelich banks in the layup on a great pass from Brandon Murry | 38-42 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 18:56 | LSU | Bruce Froelich hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 41-42 |
| 18:55 | LSU | Richard Binder hits the follow up shot | 41-44 |
| 18:48 | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow is fouled on the floor by Richard Binder - foul #2 on Richard Binder, team foul #1 | 41-44 |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | Ricardo Rios steps in front of the Edward Fontes pass | 41-44 |
| 18:11 | LSU | Richard Binder drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Kincheloe | 41-46 |
| 18:04 | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-46 |
| 18:02 | LSU | The rebound goes to Ricardo Rios | 41-46 |
| 17:57 | LSU | Richard Binder can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 41-46 |
| 17:56 | Kentucky | Edward Fontes grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Samuel Lollis hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 41-46 |
| 17:37 | Kentucky | Fred Adams misses the tip | 41-46 |
| 17:35 | LSU | Brandon Murry gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 17:33 | LSU | Carl Alexander is called for the reach on Joseph Kincheloe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Alexander, team foul #1 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Clarence Hendrix (SF), Henry Clements (PF) Samuel Lollis, Edward Fontes | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Johnson (PG), Eldridge Holiday (SG), Richard Dent (C) Joseph Kincheloe, Brandon Murry, Ricardo Rios | |
| 17:10 | LSU | Richard Binder is fouled on the floor by Clarence Hendrix - foul #1 on Clarence Hendrix, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| 16:54 | LSU | Richard Binder makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Eldridge Holiday | 41-48 |
| 16:44 | Kentucky | Clarence Hendrix misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-48 |
| 16:42 | LSU | The rebound goes to Richard Dent | 41-48 |
| 16:40 | LSU | Richard Dent's pass is intercepted by Clarence Hendrix in the backcourt | 41-48 |
| 16:33 | Kentucky | Fred Adams can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 16:31 | LSU | Richard Binder gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 16:02 | LSU | Richard Binder hits a wide open jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Bruce Froelich | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Carl Alexander (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Goodfellow (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Clarence Hendrix (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Henry Clements (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Adams (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eldridge Holiday (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Binder (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bruce Froelich (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Dent (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Kentucky | Clarence Hendrix misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 41-50 |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Henry Clements hits the follow up shot | 43-50 |
| 15:33 | LSU | Gregory Goodfellow takes the ball from Eldridge Holiday | 43-50 |
| 15:17 | Kentucky | Fred Adams makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Clarence Hendrix | 45-50 |
| 14:57 | LSU | Bruce Froelich comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Fred Adams - foul #4 on Fred Adams, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Larabee (PG), Raymond Massey (SG), Samuel Lollis (SF), Edward Fontes (PF), David Spears (C) Carl Alexander, Gregory Goodfellow, Clarence Hendrix, Henry Clements, Fred Adams | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe (PG), Brandon Murry (SG), Ricardo Rios (C) Michael Johnson, Richard Binder, Richard Dent | |
| 14:57 | LSU | Bruce Froelich misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 14:57 | LSU | Bruce Froelich makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 14:47 | Kentucky | Stephen Larabee is whistled for traveling | 45-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Carlton Rodas (PF) Bruce Froelich | |
| 14:25 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Edward Fontes - foul #3 on Edward Fontes, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Binder (SF) Eldridge Holiday | |
| 14:25 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 14:25 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | Stephen Larabee misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ricardo Rios - foul #2 on Ricardo Rios, team foul #2 | 45-53 |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | Stephen Larabee makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | Stephen Larabee makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 13:54 | LSU | Ricardo Rios hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 47-53 |
| 13:52 | Kentucky | Edward Fontes snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | Stephen Larabee hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 47-53 |
| 13:44 | LSU | Brandon Murry grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 13:36 | LSU | David Spears denies the turnaround by Richard Binder | 47-53 |
| 13:35 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe can't tip it in | 47-53 |
| 13:33 | Kentucky | Edward Fontes pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 13:22 | Kentucky | Samuel Lollis knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-53 |
| 13:18 | LSU | Richard Binder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow (SG), Stephen Mazurek (SF), Fred Adams (C) Raymond Massey, Samuel Lollis, David Spears | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Johnson (SF) Richard Binder | |
| 13:07 | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow is called for 5 seconds | 49-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Dent (PF) Ricardo Rios | |
| 12:38 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe can't connect on a floater from the left side | 49-53 |
| 12:36 | LSU | Richard Dent gets the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 12:18 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Brandon Murry and he's fouled by Edward Fontes - foul #4 on Edward Fontes, team foul #5 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Carl Alexander (PG), Clarence Hendrix (SF), David Spears (PF), Henry Clements (C) Stephen Larabee, Stephen Mazurek, Edward Fontes, Fred Adams | |
| Subs | LSU | Eldridge Holiday (SG), Ricardo Rios (C) Brandon Murry, Carlton Rodas | |
| 12:18 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe makes the free throw | 49-56 |
| 12:01 | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Carl Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Goodfellow (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Clarence Hendrix (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Spears (fresh) 3 pf. C - Henry Clements (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Kincheloe (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eldridge Holiday (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Dent (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ricardo Rios (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | LSU | Clarence Hendrix steps in front of the Eldridge Holiday pass | 52-56 |
| 11:15 | Kentucky | Henry Clements buries a jumpshot from the left side | 54-56 |
| 10:59 | LSU | David Spears swats the layup by Joseph Kincheloe | 54-56 |
| 10:58 | Kentucky | Henry Clements grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 10:44 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 10:22 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe hits a wide open runner in the lane on a great pass from Ricardo Rios | 54-58 |
| 10:04 | Kentucky | Eldridge Holiday steals it from Gregory Goodfellow | 54-58 |
| 10:00 | LSU | Richard Dent banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eldridge Holiday | 54-60 |
| 09:44 | Kentucky | Clarence Hendrix clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 09:43 | LSU | Richard Dent pulls down the rebound | 54-60 |
| 09:39 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe makes the jumper in the lane set up by Michael Johnson | 54-62 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow's pass is intercepted by Eldridge Holiday | 54-62 |
| 09:11 | LSU | Michael Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Hendrix - foul #2 on Clarence Hendrix, team foul #6 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Larabee (PG), Raymond Massey (SG), Samuel Lollis (SF), Fred Adams (C) Carl Alexander, Gregory Goodfellow, Clarence Hendrix, Henry Clements | |
| Subs | LSU | Brandon Murry (SG), Richard Binder (SF), Bruce Froelich (PF), Carlton Rodas (C) Eldridge Holiday, Michael Johnson, Richard Dent, Ricardo Rios | |
| 08:55 | LSU | Richard Binder misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 54-62 |
| 08:53 | Kentucky | Raymond Massey snags the defensive board | 54-62 |
| 08:49 | Kentucky | Stephen Larabee hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 54-62 |
| 08:48 | LSU | Carlton Rodas gets the rebound | 54-62 |
| 08:25 | LSU | Richard Binder misses short on a floater from the left block | 54-62 |
| 08:24 | LSU | Richard Binder tips it in | 54-64 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Samuel Lollis is fouled on the floor by Richard Binder - foul #3 on Richard Binder, team foul #3 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Johnson (PG) Joseph Kincheloe | |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Fred Adams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 07:53 | LSU | Carlton Rodas grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Larabee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Massey (fresh) SF - Samuel Lollis (fresh) 10 pts. PF - David Spears (tiring) 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Fred Adams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brandon Murry (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Binder (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Froelich (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Carlton Rodas (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:51 | LSU | Carlton Rodas loses the dribble to Raymond Massey in the backcourt | 54-64 |
| 07:40 | Kentucky | Samuel Lollis misses long on a jumper from the right side | 54-64 |
| 07:39 | Kentucky | Fred Adams can't tip it in | 54-64 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Samuel Lollis hits the follow up shot | 56-64 |
| 07:09 | LSU | Bruce Froelich connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Richard Binder | 56-66 |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | Samuel Lollis misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-66 |
| 06:51 | LSU | Michael Johnson gets the rebound | 56-66 |
| 06:23 | LSU | Brandon Murry is hacked by David Spears - foul #4 on David Spears, team foul #7 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Carl Alexander (PG), Stephen Mazurek (SF), Edward Fontes (PF) Raymond Massey, Samuel Lollis, David Spears | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe (PG), Eldridge Holiday (SF), Ricardo Rios (C) Michael Johnson, Richard Binder, Carlton Rodas | |
| 06:23 | LSU | Brandon Murry makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 06:23 | LSU | Brandon Murry makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 06:09 | Kentucky | Fred Adams is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-68 |
| 06:07 | LSU | Eldridge Holiday pulls down the rebound | 56-68 |
| 05:49 | LSU | Edward Fontes blocks the short jumper by Joseph Kincheloe | 56-68 |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Fred Adams | 56-68 |
| 05:37 | Kentucky | Eldridge Holiday picks off the pass by Fred Adams out of a doubleteam | 56-68 |
| 05:33 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Froelich | 56-70 |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | Edward Fontes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-70 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow (SG), Clarence Hendrix (SF) Stephen Larabee, Stephen Mazurek | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Binder (SF) Brandon Murry | |
| 05:03 | LSU | Eldridge Holiday is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Eldridge Holiday, team foul #4 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Mazurek (SF) Carl Alexander | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Dent (C) Ricardo Rios | |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow is hacked by Richard Binder - foul #4 on Richard Binder, team foul #5 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Clements (C) Fred Adams | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Johnson (PG) Joseph Kincheloe | |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 58-70 |
| 04:41 | LSU | Clarence Hendrix is called for the reach on Michael Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clarence Hendrix, team foul #8 | 58-70 |
| 04:41 | LSU | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 04:41 | LSU | Michael Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | Edward Fontes snags the defensive board | 58-71 |
| 04:21 | Kentucky | Richard Binder blocks the jumper by Clarence Hendrix | 58-71 |
| 04:19 | LSU | The rebound goes to Richard Binder | 58-71 |
| 04:12 | LSU | Michael Johnson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 58-71 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Larabee (PG) Stephen Mazurek | |
| Subs | LSU | Brandon Murry (SG), Carlton Rodas (C) Eldridge Holiday, Bruce Froelich | |
| 03:54 | Kentucky | Henry Clements misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 58-71 |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | Clarence Hendrix can't tip it in | 58-71 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | Edward Fontes tips it back up and in | 60-71 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Larabee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Goodfellow (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Clarence Hendrix (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Edward Fontes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Henry Clements (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brandon Murry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Binder (tiring) 21 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Dent (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlton Rodas (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | LSU | Richard Binder buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Richard Dent and he's hacked by Clarence Hendrix - foul #4 on Clarence Hendrix, team foul #9 | 60-73 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Carl Alexander (PG), Samuel Lollis (SF), Fred Adams (C) Gregory Goodfellow, Clarence Hendrix, Henry Clements | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe (PG), Ricardo Rios (C) Michael Johnson, Richard Dent | |
| 03:21 | LSU | Richard Binder makes the free throw | 60-74 |
| 03:07 | Kentucky | Stephen Larabee hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-74 |
| 02:49 | LSU | Carlton Rodas is hacked by Carl Alexander - foul #4 on Carl Alexander, team foul #10 | 62-74 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raymond Massey (SG) Stephen Larabee | |
| Subs | LSU | Eldridge Holiday (SF) Richard Binder | |
| 02:49 | LSU | Carlton Rodas misses the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 02:49 | LSU | Carlton Rodas makes the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | Fred Adams misses badly on a shot in the paint | 62-75 |
| 02:40 | LSU | Ricardo Rios pulls down the rebound | 62-75 |
| 02:22 | LSU | Brandon Murry's pass is intercepted by Raymond Massey | 62-75 |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | Carl Alexander misses the lay-in | 62-75 |
| 02:17 | LSU | Carlton Rodas grabs the board | 62-75 |
| 02:14 | LSU | Brandon Murry is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Massey - foul #1 on Raymond Massey, team foul #11 | 62-75 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bruce Froelich (PF) Carlton Rodas | |
| 02:14 | LSU | Brandon Murry makes the 1st free throw | 62-76 |
| 02:14 | LSU | Brandon Murry makes the 2nd free throw | 62-77 |
| 02:01 | Kentucky | Samuel Lollis comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 62-77 |
| 01:59 | LSU | Bruce Froelich grabs the defensive rebound | 62-77 |
| 01:57 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-77 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow (SG) Raymond Massey | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Binder (SF) Eldridge Holiday | |
| 01:51 | Kentucky | Fred Adams buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:48 | LSU | Carl Alexander is called for the reach on Bruce Froelich in the backcourt - foul #5 on Carl Alexander, team foul #12 | 64-77 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Larabee (PG) Carl Alexander | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:48 | LSU | Bruce Froelich makes the 1st free throw | 64-78 |
| 01:48 | LSU | Bruce Froelich makes the 2nd free throw | 64-79 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | Fred Adams can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Bruce Froelich - foul #1 on Bruce Froelich, team foul #6 | 64-79 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | Fred Adams makes the 1st free throw | 65-79 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | Fred Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 65-79 |
| 01:29 | LSU | Richard Binder pulls down the rebound | 65-79 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:13 | LSU | Stephen Larabee is called for the reach on Joseph Kincheloe - foul #3 on Stephen Larabee, team foul #13 | 65-79 |
| 01:13 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe makes the 1st free throw | 65-80 |
| 01:13 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe makes the 2nd free throw | 65-81 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Fred Adams hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Gregory Goodfellow | 67-81 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:37 | LSU | Bruce Froelich misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-81 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Fred Adams grabs the board | 67-81 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Samuel Lollis misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 67-81 |
| 00:25 | LSU | Ricardo Rios grabs the board | 67-81 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe runs out the clock | 67-81 |