| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Steven Dodson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua McDonald (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Fred Price (fresh) PF - James Syverson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Inek Malkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Bentz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Whittaker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dobromir Prusinski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Aaron Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Fabian Conti (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski inbounds the ball | 40-40 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-40 |
| 19:30 | Louisiana State | James Syverson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 19:28 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 19:07 | Kentucky | David Whittaker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 19:06 | Louisiana State | James Syverson grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 19:02 | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-40 |
| 18:41 | Kentucky | David Bentz connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from David Whittaker | 43-42 |
| 18:20 | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 18:18 | Kentucky | David Bentz gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski knocks in the jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Fred Price - foul #1 on Fred Price, team foul #1 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William McCall (SF) Inek Malkowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski makes the free throw | 43-45 |
| 17:48 | Louisiana State | Fred Price is hacked by David Bentz - foul #3 on David Bentz, team foul #1 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alexander Meredith (PG), Kwamin Akuchie (PF) David Bentz, Aaron Rice | |
| 17:32 | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald misses the shot near the basket but he's fouled by David Whittaker - foul #1 on David Whittaker, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Arnold (PG), Jason Cannon (PF), Inek Malkowski (C) Steven Dodson, James Syverson, Fred Price | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:32 | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 17:32 | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 17:28 | Kentucky | Jason Cannon takes the ball from Dobromir Prusinski | 44-45 |
| 16:59 | Louisiana State | Thomas Arnold buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 16:44 | Kentucky | Alexander Meredith loses the ball out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Fred Price (SF) Joshua McDonald | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti (SG), Gary Stagner (SF), Gregory Cummings (C) David Whittaker, Dobromir Prusinski, Fabian Conti | |
| 16:27 | Louisiana State | Inek Malkowski misses the 3 from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 16:25 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 16:04 | Kentucky | Gary Stagner lays it up and in | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Thomas Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William McCall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Fred Price (fresh) PF - Jason Cannon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Inek Malkowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alexander Meredith (fresh) SG - Dikembe Abdelmuti (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gary Stagner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kwamin Akuchie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Gregory Cummings (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Louisiana State | Jason Cannon clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 15:49 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 15:24 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson (PG), Keith Hardy (SF), James Syverson (PF), James Fox (C) Thomas Arnold, Fred Price, Jason Cannon, Inek Malkowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raul Marrero (PG), David Whittaker (SG), Dobromir Prusinski (SF), Aaron Rice (PF), Fabian Conti (C) Alexander Meredith, Dikembe Abdelmuti, Gary Stagner, Kwamin Akuchie, Gregory Cummings | |
| 15:08 | Louisiana State | James Syverson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald (SG) William McCall | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:46 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 14:45 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to James Fox | 46-47 |
| 14:25 | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald is fouled on the floor by David Whittaker - foul #2 on David Whittaker, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| 14:07 | Louisiana State | Raul Marrero steals it from James Syverson | 46-47 |
| 14:03 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero lays it up and in | 46-49 |
| 13:48 | Louisiana State | James Fox is whistled for a carry | 46-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William McCall (SG) Joshua McDonald | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings (C) Fabian Conti | |
| 13:27 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings slams it home on a nice dish by Raul Marrero | 46-51 |
| 13:10 | Louisiana State | James Syverson makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Steven Dodson | 48-51 |
| 12:57 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Raul Marrero | 48-54 |
| 12:37 | Louisiana State | William McCall comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 12:35 | Louisiana State | James Syverson tips it back up and in | 50-54 |
| 12:24 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Raul Marrero | 50-57 |
| 11:59 | Louisiana State | James Fox loses the ball out of bounds | 50-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Arnold (PG), Joshua McDonald (SG), Fred Price (SF), Jason Cannon (PF), Edmund Jackson (C) Steven Dodson, William McCall, Keith Hardy, James Syverson, James Fox | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Bentz (PG), Dikembe Abdelmuti (SG), Gary Stagner (SF), Kwamin Akuchie (PF), Fabian Conti (C) Raul Marrero, David Whittaker, Dobromir Prusinski, Aaron Rice, Gregory Cummings | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Thomas Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua McDonald (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Fred Price (fresh) PF - Jason Cannon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Edmund Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Bentz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdelmuti (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary Stagner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kwamin Akuchie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Fabian Conti (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Jason Cannon - foul #1 on Jason Cannon, team foul #2 | 50-57 |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 11:20 | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jason Cannon | 52-59 |
| 11:06 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-62 |
| 10:50 | Louisiana State | Thomas Arnold buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Fred Price | 54-62 |
| 10:29 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-65 |
| 10:17 | Louisiana State | Gary Stagner denies the turnaround by Edmund Jackson | 54-65 |
| 10:16 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Fabian Conti | 54-65 |
| 09:59 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti can't finish the layup | 54-65 |
| 09:57 | Louisiana State | Edmund Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 09:51 | Louisiana State | Thomas Arnold misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-65 |
| 09:50 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gary Stagner | 54-65 |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | David Bentz is fouled on the floor by Thomas Arnold - foul #1 on Thomas Arnold, team foul #3 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson (PG), William McCall (SG), Keith Hardy (SF), James Syverson (PF), Inek Malkowski (C) Thomas Arnold, Joshua McDonald, Fred Price, Jason Cannon, Edmund Jackson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raul Marrero (PG), David Whittaker (SG), Dobromir Prusinski (SF), Aaron Rice (PF) David Bentz, Dikembe Abdelmuti, Gary Stagner, Kwamin Akuchie | |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-65 |
| 09:36 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti snags the offensive board | 54-65 |
| 09:31 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero is whistled for traveling | 54-65 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Fox (C) Inek Malkowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:13 | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-65 |
| 09:11 | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson gets the offensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 08:54 | Louisiana State | James Syverson makes the jumper from the right block set up by Steven Dodson and the foul's on Aaron Rice - foul #1 on Aaron Rice, team foul #4 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings (C) Fabian Conti | |
| 08:54 | Louisiana State | James Syverson makes the free throw | 57-65 |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 57-65 |
| 08:31 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Steven Dodson | 57-65 |
| 08:23 | Louisiana State | Aaron Rice swats the short shot by Steven Dodson | 57-65 |
| 08:22 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice snags the defensive board | 57-65 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice loses the dribble to Keith Hardy | 57-65 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Steven Dodson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - William McCall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Keith Hardy (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - James Syverson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - James Fox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Raul Marrero (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Whittaker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dobromir Prusinski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aaron Rice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Louisiana State | Dobromir Prusinski picks off the pass by James Syverson | 57-65 |
| 07:28 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Gregory Cummings | 57-67 |
| 07:10 | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy can't throw it down | 57-67 |
| 07:08 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gregory Cummings | 57-67 |
| 06:48 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice makes the 3 from the left corner | 57-70 |
| 06:24 | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson is hacked by Raul Marrero - foul #4 on Raul Marrero, team foul #5 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Arnold (PG), Joshua McDonald (SG), Fred Price (SF), Jason Cannon (PF), Edmund Jackson (C) Steven Dodson, William McCall, Keith Hardy, James Syverson, James Fox | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Bentz (PG), Dikembe Abdelmuti (SG), Gary Stagner (SF), Kwamin Akuchie (PF), Fabian Conti (C) Raul Marrero, David Whittaker, Dobromir Prusinski, Aaron Rice, Gregory Cummings | |
| 06:12 | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald is called for a charge - foul #2 on Joshua McDonald, team foul #4 | 57-70 |
| 05:53 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie buries a floater from just outside the lane | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:34 | Louisiana State | Edmund Jackson misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-72 |
| 05:32 | Kentucky | Gary Stagner pulls down the rebound | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:12 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-72 |
| 05:10 | Kentucky | David Bentz snags the offensive board | 57-72 |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | Fred Price takes the ball from Gary Stagner | 57-72 |
| 04:38 | Louisiana State | Fred Price is fouled on the floor by Kwamin Akuchie - foul #2 on Kwamin Akuchie, team foul #6 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson (PG) Thomas Arnold | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raul Marrero (PG), David Whittaker (SG), Dobromir Prusinski (SF) David Bentz, Dikembe Abdelmuti, Gary Stagner | |
| 04:28 | Louisiana State | A charge is called on Edmund Jackson - foul #4 on Edmund Jackson, team foul #5 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Syverson (PF) Jason Cannon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:59 | Kentucky | The jumper by Dobromir Prusinski is denied by James Syverson | 57-72 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski snags the offensive board | 57-72 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Steven Dodson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua McDonald (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Fred Price (fresh) PF - James Syverson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Edmund Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Raul Marrero (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - David Whittaker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dobromir Prusinski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kwamin Akuchie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Fabian Conti (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | David Whittaker is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on David Whittaker, team foul #7 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William McCall (SG), Keith Hardy (SF), Inek Malkowski (C) Joshua McDonald, Fred Price, Edmund Jackson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti (PF), Gregory Cummings (C) Kwamin Akuchie, Fabian Conti | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-72 |
| 03:21 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings gets the rebound | 57-72 |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | David Whittaker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 57-72 |
| 02:54 | Louisiana State | James Syverson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-72 |
| 02:47 | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Steven Dodson | 60-72 |
| 02:47 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-72 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald (SG), James Fox (C) William McCall, Inek Malkowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Rice (PF), Fabian Conti (C) Dikembe Abdelmuti, Gregory Cummings | |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-74 |
| 02:12 | Louisiana State | James Fox misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-74 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 60-74 |
| 02:04 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti is denied on a layup by James Fox | 60-74 |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti tips it home | 60-76 |
| 01:57 | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Keith Hardy and the foul's on Raul Marrero - foul #5 on Raul Marrero, team foul #8 | 62-76 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William McCall (SG), Fred Price (SF), Jason Cannon (PF), Edmund Jackson (C) Joshua McDonald, Keith Hardy, James Syverson, James Fox | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Bentz (PG), Dikembe Abdelmuti (SG), Gary Stagner (SF), Kwamin Akuchie (PF), Gregory Cummings (C) Raul Marrero, David Whittaker, Dobromir Prusinski, Aaron Rice, Fabian Conti | |
| 01:57 | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson makes the free throw | 63-76 |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | Edmund Jackson takes the ball from David Bentz | 63-76 |
| 01:23 | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 63-76 |
| 01:22 | Louisiana State | Edmund Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 63-76 |
| 01:08 | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-76 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Arnold (PG) Steven Dodson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Gary Stagner is hacked by Thomas Arnold - foul #2 on Thomas Arnold, team foul #6 | 63-76 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie is whistled for traveling | 63-76 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Louisiana State | Edmund Jackson is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdelmuti - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelmuti, team foul #9 | 63-76 |
| 00:16 | Louisiana State | Edmund Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 00:16 | Louisiana State | Edmund Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-76 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti grabs the defensive rebound | 64-76 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | David Bentz runs out the clock | 64-76 |