| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Reese (fresh) SG - Bernard Monroe (fresh) SF - Wayne Summers (fresh) PF - Jon Smith (fresh) C - Isaac Smalling (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Osborne (fresh) SG - David Paul (fresh) SF - Samuel Burkhardt (fresh) PF - Sean Macey (fresh) C - Brandon Winebarger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Isaac Smalling wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Kentucky | Wayne Summers hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Louisiana State | Samuel Burkhardt drills a floater from the left block | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Kentucky | William Reese buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 18:43 | Louisiana State | Brandon Winebarger misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 5-2 |
| 18:41 | Louisiana State | Brandon Winebarger grabs the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:26 | Louisiana State | Brandon Winebarger can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 5-2 |
| 18:25 | Kentucky | Jon Smith grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 18:07 | Kentucky | Wayne Summers banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Reese | 7-2 |
| 17:55 | Louisiana State | Samuel Burkhardt is fouled on the floor by Bernard Monroe - foul #1 on Bernard Monroe, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| 17:38 | Louisiana State | Sean Macey lays it in set up by David Paul | 7-4 |
| 17:20 | Kentucky | Bernard Monroe is fouled on the floor by David Paul - foul #1 on David Paul, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| 17:11 | Kentucky | Wayne Summers can't finish the layup | 7-4 |
| 17:10 | Louisiana State | Brandon Winebarger gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:05 | Louisiana State | Samuel Burkhardt drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Brandon Winebarger | 7-6 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | William Reese's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Vernon Barry (SG), Pat McIntosh (PF), Clarence Aubry (C) Bernard Monroe, Jon Smith, Isaac Smalling | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 16:51 | Louisiana State | Sean Macey misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 7-6 |
| 16:50 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Macey | 7-6 |
| 16:41 | Louisiana State | Samuel Burkhardt hits a jump hook from the right block set up by John Osborne | 7-8 |
| 16:17 | Kentucky | Brandon Winebarger swats the shot by William Reese | 7-8 |
| 16:15 | Kentucky | Vernon Barry misses the tip | 7-8 |
| 16:14 | Louisiana State | Brandon Winebarger snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 16:09 | Louisiana State | William Reese takes the ball from Samuel Burkhardt | 7-8 |
| 16:04 | Kentucky | Vernon Barry hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Reese | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Reese (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Barry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Summers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Pat McIntosh (fresh) C - Clarence Aubry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Osborne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Paul (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Burkhardt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Sean Macey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Winebarger (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Louisiana State | Clarence Aubry steps in front of the David Paul pass | 9-8 |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | William Reese is whistled for traveling | 9-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jaime Rommel (PG), Bernard Monroe (SG), Jon Smith (PF), Isaac Smalling (C) William Reese, Wayne Summers, Pat McIntosh, Clarence Aubry | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ray Cutshaw (PG), Felix Schalk (SG), Ian Ayers (SF), Victor Rappaport (PF), David Conerly (C) John Osborne, David Paul, Samuel Burkhardt, Sean Macey, Brandon Winebarger | |
| 15:01 | Louisiana State | Ian Ayers drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Felix Schalk | 9-10 |
| 14:42 | Kentucky | Jaime Rommel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | Isaac Smalling tips it but misses | 9-10 |
| 14:40 | Louisiana State | Victor Rappaport gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:35 | Louisiana State | Ray Cutshaw misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jon Smith - foul #1 on Jon Smith, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Neighbors (SF) Vernon Barry | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 14:35 | Louisiana State | Ray Cutshaw makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:35 | Louisiana State | Ray Cutshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:35 | Kentucky | Isaac Smalling gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | Randy Neighbors misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-11 |
| 14:19 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Victor Rappaport | 9-11 |
| 14:12 | Louisiana State | Felix Schalk hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 9-11 |
| 14:11 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jaime Rommel | 9-11 |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | Bernard Monroe makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Randy Neighbors and the foul's on Felix Schalk - foul #1 on Felix Schalk, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wayne Summers (SF) Randy Neighbors | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Paul (SG), Samuel Burkhardt (SF), Sean Macey (PF), Brandon Winebarger (C) Felix Schalk, Ian Ayers, Victor Rappaport, David Conerly | |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | Bernard Monroe makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:40 | Louisiana State | Samuel Burkhardt misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Isaac Smalling snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 13:19 | Kentucky | Jaime Rommel drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-11 |
| 12:59 | Louisiana State | Samuel Burkhardt misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jaime Rommel - foul #1 on Jaime Rommel, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Reese (PG), Vernon Barry (SG), Pat McIntosh (PF), Clarence Aubry (C) Jaime Rommel, Bernard Monroe, Jon Smith, Isaac Smalling | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Osborne (PG) Ray Cutshaw | |
| 12:59 | Louisiana State | Samuel Burkhardt makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:59 | Louisiana State | Samuel Burkhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | Pat McIntosh grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 12:52 | Kentucky | Pat McIntosh lays it up and in | 17-12 |
| 12:32 | Louisiana State | John Osborne is called for traveling | 17-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ian Ayers (SF), Victor Rappaport (PF), David Conerly (C) Samuel Burkhardt, Sean Macey, Brandon Winebarger | |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | Vernon Barry can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 17-12 |
| 12:14 | Louisiana State | Victor Rappaport snags the defensive board | 17-12 |
| 12:09 | Louisiana State | John Osborne makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Victor Rappaport | 17-14 |
| 11:56 | Kentucky | Wayne Summers is hacked by David Conerly - foul #1 on David Conerly, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Neighbors (SF) Wayne Summers | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Felix Schalk (SG) David Paul | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Reese (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Barry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randy Neighbors (fresh) PF - Pat McIntosh (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Aubry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felix Schalk (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ian Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Rappaport (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Conerly (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | Vernon Barry misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Felix Schalk - foul #2 on Felix Schalk, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bernard Monroe (SG), Isaac Smalling (C) Randy Neighbors, Clarence Aubry | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ray Cutshaw (SG) Felix Schalk | |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | Vernon Barry makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | Vernon Barry makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 11:15 | Louisiana State | Ray Cutshaw misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-14 |
| 11:13 | Kentucky | Pat McIntosh gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 10:52 | Kentucky | William Reese is whistled for a carry | 19-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jaime Rommel (PG), Wayne Summers (SF), Jon Smith (PF) William Reese, Vernon Barry, Pat McIntosh | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Paul (SG), Samuel Burkhardt (SF), Sean Macey (PF), Brandon Winebarger (C) John Osborne, Ian Ayers, Victor Rappaport, David Conerly | |
| 10:33 | Louisiana State | Brandon Winebarger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Neighbors (SG) Bernard Monroe | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 10:14 | Kentucky | Isaac Smalling's layup is rejected by Sean Macey | 19-14 |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Wayne Summers grabs the offensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Randy Neighbors misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-14 |
| 10:06 | Louisiana State | Sean Macey grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 09:51 | Louisiana State | David Paul's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Clarence Aubry (C) Isaac Smalling | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Osborne (PG) Ray Cutshaw | |
| 09:29 | Kentucky | Brandon Winebarger steals the ball from Jaime Rommel | 19-14 |
| 09:18 | Louisiana State | Samuel Burkhardt is fouled on the floor by Wayne Summers - foul #1 on Wayne Summers, team foul #4 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Reese (PG), Bernard Monroe (SG), Pat McIntosh (C) Jaime Rommel, Randy Neighbors, Clarence Aubry | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 09:08 | Louisiana State | David Paul is fouled on the floor by Bernard Monroe - foul #2 on Bernard Monroe, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Vernon Barry (SG) Bernard Monroe | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ian Ayers (SG) David Paul | |
| 08:54 | Louisiana State | Sean Macey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Neighbors (SF), Clarence Aubry (C) Wayne Summers, Jon Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Vernon Barry makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by William Reese | 22-14 |
| 08:25 | Louisiana State | Ian Ayers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-14 |
| 08:24 | Kentucky | William Reese grabs the board | 22-14 |
| 08:19 | Kentucky | William Reese is hacked by John Osborne - foul #1 on John Osborne, team foul #5 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Isaac Smalling (C) Clarence Aubry | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ray Cutshaw (PG), David Paul (SG), Victor Rappaport (PF), David Conerly (C) John Osborne, Samuel Burkhardt, Sean Macey, Brandon Winebarger | |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | Vernon Barry double dribbles | 22-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wayne Summers (SF) Randy Neighbors | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 07:35 | Louisiana State | David Conerly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Arthur Morrisey (PG), Jaime Rommel (SG), Jon Smith (PF) William Reese, Vernon Barry, Pat McIntosh | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Arthur Morrisey (fresh) SG - Jaime Rommel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Summers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jon Smith (fresh) C - Isaac Smalling (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Ray Cutshaw (fresh) 1 pts. SG - David Paul (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ian Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Rappaport (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Conerly (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | Jaime Rommel makes the driving attempt from close range | 24-14 |
| 06:57 | Louisiana State | Victor Rappaport knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Ray Cutshaw | 24-16 |
| 06:41 | Kentucky | Wayne Summers is fouled on the floor by Ian Ayers - foul #1 on Ian Ayers, team foul #6 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Neighbors (SG), Clarence Aubry (C) Arthur Morrisey, Isaac Smalling | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Osborne (PG), Samuel Burkhardt (SF), Sean Macey (PF), Brandon Winebarger (C) Ray Cutshaw, David Paul, Victor Rappaport, David Conerly | |
| 06:31 | Kentucky | Jon Smith lays it up and in | 26-16 |
| 06:14 | Louisiana State | Sean Macey misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Wayne Summers - foul #2 on Wayne Summers, team foul #6 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Reese (PG), Vernon Barry (SG), Pat McIntosh (C) Jaime Rommel, Wayne Summers, Clarence Aubry | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Paul (SG) Ian Ayers | |
| 06:14 | Louisiana State | Sean Macey makes the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 06:14 | Louisiana State | Sean Macey makes the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 05:56 | Kentucky | Randy Neighbors makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Vernon Barry | 29-18 |
| 05:53 | Louisiana State | John Osborne throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Clarence Aubry (C) Jon Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ray Cutshaw (SG) David Paul | |
| 05:48 | Kentucky | Sean Macey steps in front of the Clarence Aubry pass | 29-18 |
| 05:40 | Louisiana State | Samuel Burkhardt misses the turnaround from the left block | 29-18 |
| 05:38 | Louisiana State | Brandon Winebarger grabs the offensive board | 29-18 |
| 05:23 | Louisiana State | Randy Neighbors is called for the reach on Samuel Burkhardt - foul #1 on Randy Neighbors, team foul #7 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Isaac Smalling (C) Clarence Aubry | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 05:23 | Louisiana State | Samuel Burkhardt makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 05:23 | Louisiana State | Samuel Burkhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 05:10 | Kentucky | Pat McIntosh is denied on a layup by Sean Macey | 29-20 |
| 05:09 | Louisiana State | Brandon Winebarger gets the rebound | 29-20 |
| 05:04 | Louisiana State | Samuel Burkhardt comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 29-20 |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | Isaac Smalling grabs the defensive rebound | 29-20 |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | Samuel Burkhardt steps in front of the Randy Neighbors pass | 29-20 |
| 04:53 | Louisiana State | John Osborne hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Samuel Burkhardt | 29-23 |
| 04:29 | Kentucky | Pat McIntosh misses the lay-in but the foul's on Brandon Winebarger - foul #1 on Brandon Winebarger, team foul #7 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Arthur Morrisey (PG), Jaime Rommel (SG), Brandon Desai (SF) William Reese, Vernon Barry, Randy Neighbors | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Paul (SG), Ian Ayers (SF), Victor Rappaport (PF), David Conerly (C) John Osborne, Samuel Burkhardt, Sean Macey, Brandon Winebarger | |
| 04:29 | Kentucky | Pat McIntosh makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:29 | Kentucky | Pat McIntosh makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 04:18 | Louisiana State | David Paul is fouled on the floor by Brandon Desai - foul #1 on Brandon Desai, team foul #8 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jon Smith (PF) Pat McIntosh | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Osborne (PG) Ray Cutshaw | |
| 04:18 | Louisiana State | David Paul makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 04:18 | Louisiana State | David Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | Arthur Morrisey buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-25 |
| 03:32 | Louisiana State | Ian Ayers connects on the shot from the right block set up by Victor Rappaport and he's fouled by Jon Smith - foul #2 on Jon Smith, team foul #9 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bernard Monroe (SG), Wayne Summers (SF), Clarence Aubry (C) Arthur Morrisey, Brandon Desai, Isaac Smalling | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Felix Schalk (PG), Brandon Winebarger (C) John Osborne, David Conerly | |
| 03:32 | Louisiana State | Ian Ayers makes the free throw | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jaime Rommel (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bernard Monroe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Summers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jon Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Aubry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Felix Schalk (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Paul (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ian Ayers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Victor Rappaport (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Winebarger (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | Wayne Summers can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 33-28 |
| 03:14 | Louisiana State | David Paul grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 03:08 | Louisiana State | Ian Ayers knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Felix Schalk | 33-30 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Jaime Rommel comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | Wayne Summers hits the follow up shot | 35-30 |
| 02:34 | Louisiana State | Ian Ayers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Reese (PG), Pat McIntosh (PF) Jaime Rommel, Jon Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ray Cutshaw (PG), Samuel Burkhardt (SF), Sean Macey (PF) Felix Schalk, Ian Ayers, Victor Rappaport | |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | Pat McIntosh's floater is tipped away by Brandon Winebarger | 35-30 |
| 02:17 | Louisiana State | Samuel Burkhardt snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 02:10 | Louisiana State | Sean Macey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Samuel Burkhardt | 35-32 |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | William Reese misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 01:53 | Louisiana State | Ray Cutshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 01:33 | Louisiana State | Sean Macey clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 01:31 | Louisiana State | Brandon Winebarger hits the follow up shot | 35-34 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | Wayne Summers can't throw it down | 35-34 |
| 01:12 | Louisiana State | Brandon Winebarger grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 01:07 | Louisiana State | David Paul can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 01:05 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Pat McIntosh | 35-34 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | Brandon Winebarger swats the layup by Wayne Summers | 35-34 |
| 00:59 | Louisiana State | Sean Macey grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 00:54 | Louisiana State | Brandon Winebarger loses the dribble to Wayne Summers | 35-34 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Wayne Summers hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Sean Macey - foul #1 on Sean Macey, team foul #8 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jaime Rommel (PG), Vernon Barry (SG), Jon Smith (PF), Isaac Smalling (C) William Reese, Bernard Monroe, Pat McIntosh, Clarence Aubry | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Osborne (PG), Felix Schalk (SG), Victor Rappaport (C) Ray Cutshaw, David Paul, Brandon Winebarger | |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Wayne Summers makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Wayne Summers misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 00:29 | Louisiana State | Sean Macey gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | John Osborne buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-37 |