| Lineup | LSU | PG - Larry Duncan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Manno (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edgar Hardcastle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Colburn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Grauberger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Wallner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Sawicki (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leroy Hillyard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donnie Overlock (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle inbounds the ball | 41-34 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU 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 (0) | |
| 19:38 | LSU | Joshua Colburn travels with the ball | 41-34 |
| 19:15 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner is fouled on the floor by John Manno - foul #2 on John Manno, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| 18:52 | Kentucky | Paul Sawicki misses the 3 from straight away | 41-34 |
| 18:51 | LSU | Joshua Colburn gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 18:45 | LSU | Jerry Watson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-34 |
| 18:43 | LSU | Joshua Colburn grabs the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 18:23 | LSU | The jump hook by Joshua Colburn is blocked by Donnie Overlock | 41-34 |
| 18:21 | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 17:59 | Kentucky | Donnie Overlock misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 17:58 | Kentucky | Leroy Hillyard pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 17:39 | Kentucky | Joshua Colburn denies the turnaround by Leroy Hillyard | 41-34 |
| 17:37 | Kentucky | Leroy Hillyard gets the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 17:19 | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger is hacked by John Manno - foul #3 on John Manno, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Ferreira (SG), John Wheeler (SF), John Engelke (PF), Robert Stolberg (C) John Manno, Edgar Hardcastle, Jerry Watson, Joshua Colburn | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Herod (SF), Ward Stone (PF), Norman Kirkland (C) Paul Sawicki, Leroy Hillyard, Donnie Overlock | |
| 17:09 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Engelke - foul #1 on John Engelke, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| 17:09 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 17:09 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner misses the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 17:09 | LSU | Robert Stolberg pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 16:55 | LSU | Larry Duncan hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Ward Stone - foul #1 on Ward Stone, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jim Murphy (SF) Thomas Grauberger | |
| 16:55 | LSU | Larry Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 16:55 | LSU | Larry Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 16:32 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | Jim Murphy tips it home | 43-37 |
| 16:08 | LSU | John Engelke misses the turnaround near the basket | 43-37 |
| 16:07 | LSU | Robert Stolberg hits the follow up shot | 45-37 |
| 15:52 | Kentucky | Jim Murphy double dribbles | 45-37 |
| Subs | LSU | John Manno (SG), Edgar Hardcastle (SF), Jerry Watson (PF), Joshua Colburn (C) Larry Duncan, John Wheeler, John Engelke, Robert Stolberg | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger (PG), Paul Sawicki (SF), Leroy Hillyard (PF), Donnie Overlock (C) Jeffrey Wallner, Jim Murphy, Ward Stone, Norman Kirkland | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dennis Ferreira (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Manno (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edgar Hardcastle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Colburn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Grauberger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Herod (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Sawicki (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leroy Hillyard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donnie Overlock (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:34 | LSU | Dennis Ferreira is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Dennis Ferreira, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Harold Herod clanks a 3 from straight away | 45-37 |
| 15:15 | LSU | Jerry Watson pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 14:59 | LSU | Dennis Ferreira misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 14:57 | LSU | Joshua Colburn tips it home | 47-37 |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | Jerry Watson picks off the pass by Thomas Grauberger | 47-37 |
| 14:27 | LSU | Joshua Colburn is fouled on the floor by Leroy Hillyard - foul #2 on Leroy Hillyard, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Duncan (PG) Dennis Ferreira | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner (SG), Norman Kirkland (C) Harold Herod, Donnie Overlock | |
| 14:18 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Larry Duncan and he's fouled by Paul Sawicki - foul #3 on Paul Sawicki, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| 14:18 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle misses the free throw | 49-37 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Leroy Hillyard snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 14:02 | Kentucky | Norman Kirkland misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 14:00 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 13:54 | LSU | John Manno drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Larry Duncan | 52-37 |
| 13:52 | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-37 |
| Subs | LSU | John Wheeler (SF), John Engelke (C) Edgar Hardcastle, Joshua Colburn | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ward Stone (PF) Leroy Hillyard | |
| 13:42 | LSU | Larry Duncan is whistled for a carry | 52-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Stolberg (C) Jerry Watson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:20 | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-40 |
| 12:58 | LSU | Larry Duncan hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Engelke | 55-40 |
| 12:51 | Kentucky | John Manno is called for the reach on Jeffrey Wallner - foul #4 on John Manno, team foul #5 | 55-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Ferreira (SG), Edgar Hardcastle (SF) John Manno, John Wheeler | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Herod (PG), Jim Murphy (SF), Donnie Overlock (C) Thomas Grauberger, Paul Sawicki, Norman Kirkland | |
| 12:38 | Kentucky | John Engelke picks off the pass by Ward Stone | 55-40 |
| 12:32 | LSU | Larry Duncan misses the jumper from close range | 55-40 |
| 12:31 | Kentucky | Donnie Overlock pulls down the rebound | 55-40 |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner buries a floater from the free throw line | 55-42 |
| 12:10 | LSU | Harold Herod picks off the pass by Edgar Hardcastle | 55-42 |
| 11:49 | Kentucky | Donnie Overlock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Jerry Watson (PF), Joshua Colburn (C) John Engelke, Robert Stolberg | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tom Sallee (SG), Leroy Hillyard (PF) Jeffrey Wallner, Ward Stone | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Larry Duncan (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dennis Ferreira (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edgar Hardcastle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Colburn (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harold Herod (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Tom Sallee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jim Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Hillyard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Donnie Overlock (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:26 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 55-42 |
| 11:24 | LSU | Dennis Ferreira grabs the offensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 11:07 | LSU | Larry Duncan knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Dennis Ferreira | 57-42 |
| 10:52 | Kentucky | Harold Herod is hacked by Larry Duncan - foul #2 on Larry Duncan, team foul #6 | 57-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Terrance Harden (PG), John Wheeler (SF) Larry Duncan, Edgar Hardcastle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger (PG), Paul Sawicki (SF), Norman Kirkland (C) Tom Sallee, Jim Murphy, Donnie Overlock | |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | Paul Sawicki buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Grauberger | 57-44 |
| 10:37 | LSU | Jerry Watson connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from John Wheeler and the foul's on Leroy Hillyard - foul #3 on Leroy Hillyard, team foul #4 | 59-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Stolberg (SF) Dennis Ferreira | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner (SG) Harold Herod | |
| 10:37 | LSU | Jerry Watson makes the free throw | 60-44 |
| 10:15 | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-44 |
| 10:13 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Stolberg | 60-44 |
| 10:06 | LSU | Paul Sawicki steals the ball from Robert Stolberg | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:52 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner misses short on a shot from the left wing | 60-44 |
| 09:50 | LSU | Jerry Watson grabs the board | 60-44 |
| 09:44 | LSU | Terrance Harden drills a 3 from the right corner | 63-44 |
| 09:22 | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-44 |
| 09:20 | LSU | Robert Stolberg snags the defensive board | 63-44 |
| 09:15 | LSU | Jerry Watson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Duncan (PG), Dennis Ferreira (SG), Edgar Hardcastle (SF), John Engelke (PF) Terrance Harden, John Wheeler, Jerry Watson, Joshua Colburn | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ward Stone (PF), Donnie Overlock (C) Leroy Hillyard, Norman Kirkland | |
| 08:53 | Kentucky | Larry Duncan picks off the pass by Ward Stone | 63-44 |
| 08:25 | LSU | Robert Stolberg's floater is tipped away by Donnie Overlock | 63-44 |
| 08:23 | Kentucky | Donnie Overlock gets the rebound | 63-44 |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | Donnie Overlock drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Wallner and he's fouled by Larry Duncan - foul #3 on Larry Duncan, team foul #7 | 63-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Jerry Watson (PF), Joshua Colburn (C) John Engelke, Robert Stolberg | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Herod (SG), Jim Murphy (SF), Leroy Hillyard (PF) Jeffrey Wallner, Paul Sawicki, Ward Stone | |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | Donnie Overlock makes the free throw | 63-47 |
| 07:53 | LSU | Dennis Ferreira drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Larry Duncan | 66-47 |
| 07:35 | Kentucky | Jerry Watson steps in front of the Jim Murphy pass | 66-47 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Larry Duncan (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Ferreira (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edgar Hardcastle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Colburn (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Grauberger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Herod (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jim Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Hillyard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Donnie Overlock (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:20 | LSU | Larry Duncan misses long on a jumper from the right side | 66-47 |
| 07:19 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Leroy Hillyard | 66-47 |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Donnie Overlock hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-47 |
| 06:55 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle snags the defensive board | 66-47 |
| 06:50 | LSU | Larry Duncan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-47 |
| 06:48 | LSU | Jerry Watson can't tip it in | 66-47 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | Donnie Overlock grabs the board | 66-47 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger is hacked by Larry Duncan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Duncan, team foul #8 | 66-47 |
| Subs | LSU | John Manno (SG), John Wheeler (SF), John Engelke (C) Dennis Ferreira, Edgar Hardcastle, Joshua Colburn | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner (SG), Paul Sawicki (SF), Norman Kirkland (C) Harold Herod, Jim Murphy, Donnie Overlock | |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger makes the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger makes the 2nd free throw | 66-49 |
| 06:29 | LSU | John Wheeler clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-49 |
| 06:27 | LSU | Jerry Watson snags the offensive board | 66-49 |
| 06:13 | LSU | Larry Duncan hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Watson | 68-49 |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner is fouled on the floor by John Manno - foul #5 on John Manno, team foul #9 | 68-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Morgan (PG), Terrance Harden (SG), Robert Stolberg (C) Larry Duncan, John Manno, Jerry Watson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Herod (PG), Ward Stone (PF) Thomas Grauberger, Leroy Hillyard | |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner misses the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 06:05 | LSU | The rebound goes to John Engelke | 68-49 |
| 05:50 | LSU | John Engelke makes the floater from the right side | 70-49 |
| 05:40 | Kentucky | Norman Kirkland connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Harold Herod | 70-52 |
| 05:34 | LSU | Harold Herod is called for the reach on John Engelke - foul #1 on Harold Herod, team foul #5 | 70-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Colburn (C) Paul Morgan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:20 | LSU | John Wheeler misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 70-52 |
| 05:19 | Kentucky | Paul Sawicki gets the rebound | 70-52 |
| 04:55 | Kentucky | Terrance Harden steals it from Norman Kirkland | 70-52 |
| 04:52 | LSU | Terrance Harden lays it in | 72-52 |
| 04:37 | Kentucky | John Engelke blocks the short jumper by Norman Kirkland | 72-52 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Ward Stone snags the offensive board | 72-52 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner buries a 3 from the left wing | 72-55 |
| 04:14 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Duncan (PG), Dennis Ferreira (SG), Edgar Hardcastle (SF), Jerry Watson (PF) Terrance Harden, John Wheeler, Robert Stolberg, John Engelke | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger (PG), Leroy Hillyard (PF), Donnie Overlock (C) Harold Herod, Ward Stone, Norman Kirkland | |
| 04:11 | LSU | Larry Duncan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 72-55 |
| 04:10 | LSU | Joshua Colburn snags the offensive board | 72-55 |
| 03:54 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dennis Ferreira and the foul's on Thomas Grauberger - foul #1 on Thomas Grauberger, team foul #6 | 74-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Terrance Harden (PG), John Engelke (PF), John Wheeler (C) Larry Duncan, Jerry Watson, Joshua Colburn | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Herod (PG), Tom Sallee (SG), Jim Murphy (SF), Norman Kirkland (C) Thomas Grauberger, Jeffrey Wallner, Paul Sawicki, Donnie Overlock | |
| 03:54 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle misses the free throw | 74-55 |
| 03:54 | Kentucky | Norman Kirkland gets the rebound | 74-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU 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) | |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | Norman Kirkland can't throw it down | 74-55 |
| 03:30 | LSU | John Engelke grabs the defensive rebound | 74-55 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Terrance Harden (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Ferreira (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edgar Hardcastle (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Engelke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Wheeler (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harold Herod (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Sallee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jim Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Hillyard (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Norman Kirkland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU 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) | |
| 03:24 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle's pass is intercepted by Norman Kirkland | 74-55 |
| 03:13 | Kentucky | Norman Kirkland misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-55 |
| 03:11 | LSU | Terrance Harden snags the defensive board | 74-55 |
| 03:07 | LSU | Dennis Ferreira comes up short on the floater from the right side | 74-55 |
| 03:06 | Kentucky | Jim Murphy pulls down the rebound | 74-55 |
| 02:46 | Kentucky | Leroy Hillyard hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 74-55 |
| 02:45 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle grabs the defensive rebound | 74-55 |
| 02:38 | LSU | John Wheeler drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Engelke | 77-55 |
| 02:23 | Kentucky | Harold Herod misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 77-55 |
| 02:21 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle gets the rebound | 77-55 |
| 02:17 | LSU | Dennis Ferreira buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Terrance Harden | 79-55 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Norman Kirkland can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-55 |
| 02:08 | Kentucky | Jim Murphy tips it in | 79-57 |
| 01:44 | LSU | John Engelke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Stolberg (C) Edgar Hardcastle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:35 | Kentucky | Tom Sallee buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-60 |
| 01:23 | LSU | John Wheeler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-60 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | Leroy Hillyard grabs the defensive rebound | 79-60 |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | Tom Sallee comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 79-60 |
| 01:16 | LSU | Terrance Harden gets the rebound | 79-60 |
| 01:11 | LSU | Terrance Harden is fouled on the floor by Leroy Hillyard - foul #4 on Leroy Hillyard, team foul #7 | 79-60 |
| 01:11 | LSU | Terrance Harden makes the 1st free throw | 80-60 |
| 01:11 | LSU | Terrance Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 81-60 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Harold Herod is fouled on the floor by John Wheeler - foul #2 on John Wheeler, team foul #10 | 81-60 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Harold Herod makes the 1st free throw | 81-61 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Harold Herod makes the 2nd free throw | 81-62 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU 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) | |
| 00:34 | LSU | Dennis Ferreira is fouled on the floor by Leroy Hillyard - foul #5 on Leroy Hillyard, team foul #8 | 81-62 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ward Stone (PF) Leroy Hillyard | |
| 00:34 | LSU | Dennis Ferreira makes the 1st free throw | 82-62 |
| 00:34 | LSU | Dennis Ferreira makes the 2nd free throw | 83-62 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU 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) | |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Jim Murphy loses the dribble to Dennis Ferreira | 83-62 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Dennis Ferreira banks in the layup | 85-62 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Dennis Ferreira steps in front of the Harold Herod pass | 85-62 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Terrance Harden runs out the clock | 85-62 |