| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Mark Barmore (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Herron (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Kale (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Norman Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Issa Dare (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Ellsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Flowers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alan Harbison (fresh) PF - Dave Calles (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Kernan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Nathan Kale inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Louisiana State | Richard Ellsworth is called for the reach on Mark Barmore - foul #2 on Richard Ellsworth, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| 19:26 | Louisiana State | Nathan Kale misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 38-30 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Dave Calles misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Issa Dare - foul #3 on Issa Dare, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gordon Eaddy (C) Issa Dare | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Dave Calles makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Dave Calles makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 18:51 | Louisiana State | Nathan Kale lays it up and in on a great pass from Howard Herron and the foul's on Alan Harbison - foul #3 on Alan Harbison, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Sills (SF) Alan Harbison | |
| 18:51 | Louisiana State | Nathan Kale makes the free throw | 41-32 |
| 18:31 | Kentucky | Dave Calles scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Gerald Flowers | 41-35 |
| 18:03 | Louisiana State | Norman Harrison connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Mark Barmore | 43-35 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Norman Harrison picks off the pass by Robert Kernan | 43-35 |
| 17:36 | Louisiana State | Mark Barmore is fouled on the floor by Richard Ellsworth - foul #3 on Richard Ellsworth, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jeff Friel (SG), Norman Wronski (C) Howard Herron, Norman Harrison | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold (PG) Richard Ellsworth | |
| 17:21 | Louisiana State | Jeff Friel can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gerald Flowers - foul #2 on Gerald Flowers, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Anthony Harris (SF) Nathan Kale | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Liggins (SG), Ralph Medved (PF), David Logan (C) Gerald Flowers, Dave Calles, Robert Kernan | |
| 17:21 | Louisiana State | Jeff Friel makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 17:21 | Louisiana State | Jeff Friel misses the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 17:21 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Marvin Sills | 44-35 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold is fouled on the floor by Jeff Friel - foul #2 on Jeff Friel, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Kyle Mosher (SG) Mark Barmore | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:47 | Kentucky | David Logan misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-35 |
| 16:46 | Louisiana State | Norman Wronski grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 16:40 | Louisiana State | Kyle Mosher comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 16:38 | Kentucky | David Logan snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 16:19 | Kentucky | David Logan's fadeaway is rejected by Norman Wronski | 44-35 |
| 16:18 | Kentucky | David Logan grabs the offensive board | 44-35 |
| 16:07 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Ralph Medved | 44-37 |
| 16:02 | Louisiana State | Kyle Mosher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 16:01 | Kentucky | David Logan snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Jeff Friel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kyle Mosher (fresh) SF - Anthony Harris (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Gordon Eaddy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Wronski (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leonard Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Liggins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Sills (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Medved (fresh) C - David Logan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 15:11 | Louisiana State | The short jumper by Jeff Friel is denied by Ralph Medved | 44-39 |
| 15:10 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 14:47 | Kentucky | William Liggins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Mark Barmore (PG), Howard Herron (SG), Nathan Kale (SF), Norman Harrison (PF), Issa Dare (C) Jeff Friel, Kyle Mosher, Anthony Harris, Gordon Eaddy, Norman Wronski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Ellsworth (PG), Gerald Flowers (SG), Alan Harbison (SF), Dave Calles (PF), Robert Kernan (C) Leonard Arnold, William Liggins, Marvin Sills, Ralph Medved, David Logan | |
| 14:25 | Louisiana State | Nathan Kale slams it home | 46-39 |
| 14:11 | Kentucky | Robert Kernan clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-39 |
| 14:09 | Louisiana State | Norman Harrison pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 13:49 | Louisiana State | Alan Harbison steps in front of the Howard Herron pass | 46-39 |
| 13:33 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 13:31 | Kentucky | Robert Kernan hits the follow up shot | 46-41 |
| 13:11 | Louisiana State | Mark Barmore misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Ellsworth - foul #4 on Richard Ellsworth, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (PG) Richard Ellsworth | |
| 13:11 | Louisiana State | Mark Barmore makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 13:11 | Louisiana State | Mark Barmore misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 13:11 | Kentucky | Dave Calles pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 12:50 | Kentucky | Robert Kernan can't finish the layup | 47-41 |
| 12:48 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Fuller | 47-41 |
| 12:37 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 12:35 | Louisiana State | Issa Dare gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 12:29 | Louisiana State | Mark Barmore misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-41 |
| 12:28 | Kentucky | Dave Calles snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 12:17 | Kentucky | Dave Calles knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Barry Fuller | 47-43 |
| 11:58 | Louisiana State | Nathan Kale misses short on a runner in the paint | 47-43 |
| 11:56 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gerald Flowers | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Mark Barmore (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Herron (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nathan Kale (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Norman Harrison (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Issa Dare (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Barry Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Flowers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Harbison (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dave Calles (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Kernan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers is hacked by Norman Harrison - foul #1 on Norman Harrison, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jeff Friel (PG), Kyle Mosher (SG), Anthony Harris (SF), Gordon Eaddy (PF), Norman Wronski (C) Mark Barmore, Howard Herron, Nathan Kale, Norman Harrison, Issa Dare | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Liggins (SG), Marvin Sills (SF), Ralph Medved (PF), David Logan (C) Gerald Flowers, Alan Harbison, Dave Calles, Robert Kernan | |
| 11:27 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved's pass is intercepted by Gordon Eaddy | 47-43 |
| 11:17 | Louisiana State | Kyle Mosher comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 11:15 | Louisiana State | Gordon Eaddy grabs the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:54 | Louisiana State | Norman Wronski scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kyle Mosher | 49-43 |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | William Liggins is hacked by Gordon Eaddy - foul #1 on Gordon Eaddy, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Mark Barmore (PG) Kyle Mosher | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold (PG) Barry Fuller | |
| 10:28 | Kentucky | David Logan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 10:27 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved grabs the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 10:12 | Kentucky | Marvin Sills hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 10:10 | Louisiana State | Jeff Friel pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 10:05 | Louisiana State | Mark Barmore hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Norman Wronski | 52-43 |
| 09:45 | Kentucky | William Liggins can't finish the layup | 52-43 |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | David Logan grabs the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 09:29 | Kentucky | David Logan is fouled on the floor by Norman Wronski - foul #1 on Norman Wronski, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Howard Herron (SG), Nathan Kale (SF), Norman Harrison (PF), Issa Dare (C) Jeff Friel, Anthony Harris, Gordon Eaddy, Norman Wronski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (PG), Gerald Flowers (SG), Alan Harbison (SF), Dave Calles (PF), Robert Kernan (C) Leonard Arnold, William Liggins, Marvin Sills, Ralph Medved, David Logan | |
| 09:21 | Kentucky | Robert Kernan travels with the ball | 52-43 |
| 09:05 | Louisiana State | Mark Barmore drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Nathan Kale | 54-43 |
| 08:55 | Kentucky | Robert Kernan is hacked by Norman Harrison - foul #2 on Norman Harrison, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| 08:39 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-43 |
| 08:38 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Nathan Kale | 54-43 |
| 08:33 | Louisiana State | Howard Herron hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 08:31 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 08:25 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers gets the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Robert Kernan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 54-43 |
| 08:03 | Louisiana State | Nathan Kale pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 07:58 | Louisiana State | Howard Herron comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-43 |
| 07:56 | Louisiana State | Nathan Kale pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 07:41 | Louisiana State | Issa Dare misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 07:39 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Dave Calles | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Mark Barmore (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Herron (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nathan Kale (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norman Harrison (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Issa Dare (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Barry Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Flowers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Harbison (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dave Calles (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Kernan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Nathan Kale - foul #2 on Nathan Kale, team foul #7 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jeff Friel (PG), Gordon Eaddy (PF) Mark Barmore, Norman Harrison | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:29 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 07:29 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 07:07 | Louisiana State | Howard Herron drills a 3 from straight away set up by Nathan Kale | 57-45 |
| 07:02 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-45 |
| 07:01 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison tips it home | 57-47 |
| 06:38 | Louisiana State | Issa Dare double dribbles | 57-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Kyle Mosher (SG), Anthony Harris (SF), Norman Wronski (C) Howard Herron, Nathan Kale, Issa Dare | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Ellsworth (PG), William Liggins (SG), Ralph Medved (PF), Marvin Sills (C) Barry Fuller, Gerald Flowers, Dave Calles, Robert Kernan | |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Norman Wronski - foul #2 on Norman Wronski, team foul #8 | 57-47 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 06:29 | Louisiana State | Gordon Eaddy snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 06:05 | Louisiana State | Anthony Harris misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 06:03 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | Marvin Sills clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-47 |
| 05:45 | Louisiana State | Gordon Eaddy grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 05:39 | Louisiana State | Jeff Friel buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Gordon Eaddy | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | Marvin Sills comes up short on the shot from the right side | 60-47 |
| 05:24 | Louisiana State | Gordon Eaddy grabs the defensive rebound | 60-47 |
| 05:19 | Louisiana State | Ralph Medved steals it from Kyle Mosher | 60-47 |
| 05:12 | Kentucky | William Liggins can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 60-47 |
| 05:10 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved grabs the offensive rebound | 60-47 |
| 04:53 | Kentucky | Richard Ellsworth comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | Marvin Sills tips it in | 60-49 |
| 04:52 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Mark Barmore (PG), Howard Herron (SG), Nathan Kale (SF), Norman Harrison (PF), Issa Dare (C) Jeff Friel, Kyle Mosher, Anthony Harris, Gordon Eaddy, Norman Wronski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers (SG), Dave Calles (PF), Robert Kernan (C) William Liggins, Ralph Medved, Marvin Sills | |
| 04:42 | Louisiana State | Nathan Kale scores on a runner from close range set up by Issa Dare | 62-49 |
| 04:26 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-49 |
| 04:24 | Louisiana State | Norman Harrison pulls down the rebound | 62-49 |
| 04:17 | Louisiana State | Nathan Kale misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 62-49 |
| 04:15 | Louisiana State | Norman Harrison grabs the offensive board | 62-49 |
| 04:07 | Louisiana State | Mark Barmore clanks a floater from the free throw line | 62-49 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | Dave Calles gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| 03:48 | Kentucky | Norman Harrison blocks the short jumper by Richard Ellsworth | 62-49 |
| 03:46 | Kentucky | Robert Kernan tips it home | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Louisiana State | Mark Barmore can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Gerald Flowers - foul #3 on Gerald Flowers, team foul #6 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Sills (SF) Alan Harbison | |
| 03:31 | Louisiana State | Mark Barmore makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 03:31 | Louisiana State | Mark Barmore makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Mark Barmore (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Herron (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Kale (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norman Harrison (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Issa Dare (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Ellsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gerald Flowers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Sills (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dave Calles (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Kernan (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | Robert Kernan misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 64-51 |
| 03:13 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Norman Harrison | 64-51 |
| 03:08 | Louisiana State | Dave Calles swats the short shot by Norman Harrison | 64-51 |
| 03:06 | Kentucky | Dave Calles grabs the board | 64-51 |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-51 |
| 02:55 | Louisiana State | Norman Harrison pulls down the rebound | 64-51 |
| 02:51 | Louisiana State | Howard Herron is fouled on the floor by Gerald Flowers - foul #4 on Gerald Flowers, team foul #7 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jeff Friel (PG), Anthony Harris (SF), Gordon Eaddy (PF), Norman Wronski (C) Mark Barmore, Nathan Kale, Norman Harrison, Issa Dare | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (PG), William Liggins (SG), Ralph Medved (PF), David Logan (C) Richard Ellsworth, Gerald Flowers, Dave Calles, Robert Kernan | |
| 02:51 | Louisiana State | Howard Herron misses the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved grabs the defensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 64-51 |
| 02:41 | Louisiana State | Gordon Eaddy pulls down the rebound | 64-51 |
| 02:21 | Louisiana State | Anthony Harris connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Jeff Friel | 66-51 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-51 |
| 02:09 | Louisiana State | Howard Herron grabs the defensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 02:03 | Louisiana State | Gordon Eaddy is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Gordon Eaddy, team foul #9 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Kyle Mosher (SG) Howard Herron | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | Gordon Eaddy picks off the pass by William Liggins | 66-51 |
| 01:29 | Louisiana State | David Logan blocks the jumper by Gordon Eaddy | 66-51 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | David Logan grabs the board | 66-51 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved is whistled for a carry | 66-51 |
| 01:05 | Louisiana State | Anthony Harris lays it in | 68-51 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Logan | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Louisiana State | Kyle Mosher loses the dribble to Barry Fuller | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | William Liggins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Anthony Harris - foul #1 on Anthony Harris, team foul #10 | 68-54 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | William Liggins misses the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | William Liggins misses the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Kyle Mosher | 68-54 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Jeff Friel runs out the clock | 68-54 |