| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Nevius (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ian Grogan (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Graves (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Clinton Hamblen (fresh) SG - Aubrey Manigault (fresh) SF - Thomas Michaud (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Thomas Michaud inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 19:32 | LSU | Dale Carter is denied on a layup by David Graves | 29-29 |
| 19:30 | Tennessee | David Graves grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 19:10 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson buries a fadeaway from the right side | 31-29 |
| 18:42 | LSU | Dale Carter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-29 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee | Ian Grogan grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 18:15 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee | David Graves grabs the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 17:55 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill is denied on a layup by Dale Carter | 31-29 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson tips it home | 33-29 |
| 17:26 | LSU | Aubrey Manigault clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 17:25 | LSU | Thomas Michaud pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 17:02 | LSU | David Graves steals it from Matthew Griffin | 33-29 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill can't finish the layup | 33-29 |
| 16:39 | LSU | Clinton Hamblen snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 16:15 | LSU | Dale Carter hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Matthew Griffin | 33-32 |
| 15:58 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Aaron Hill | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Nevius (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ian Grogan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Graves (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Clinton Hamblen (fairly fresh) SG - Aubrey Manigault (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Michaud (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Griffin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Carter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | LSU | Matthew Griffin makes the floater near the basket set up by Aubrey Manigault | 35-34 |
| 15:32 | Tennessee | Ian Grogan is fouled in the backcourt by Clinton Hamblen - foul #2 on Clinton Hamblen, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Brooks (PG), Bryan Mercier (SG), Frederick Anthony (SF), Scott Dixon (PF) Thomas Johnson, Aaron Hill, Philip Nevius, Ian Grogan | |
| Subs | LSU | Brandon Singleton (PG), William Munson (SG), Tom Whiting (SF), Tony Morris (PF), Anthony Siebert (C) Clinton Hamblen, Aubrey Manigault, Thomas Michaud, Matthew Griffin, Dale Carter | |
| 15:17 | Tennessee | Frederick Anthony knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by David Graves | 38-34 |
| 14:56 | LSU | Anthony Siebert can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-34 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | David Graves grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 14:50 | Tennessee | Mark Brooks is hacked by Brandon Singleton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brandon Singleton, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ian Grogan (PF) David Graves | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 14:28 | Tennessee | Bryan Mercier travels with the ball | 38-34 |
| 14:05 | LSU | Brandon Singleton loses the ball out of bounds | 38-34 |
| 14:03 | Tennessee | Tom Whiting is called for the reach on Frederick Anthony in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tom Whiting, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| 13:44 | Tennessee | Mark Brooks hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bryan Mercier | 40-34 |
| 13:17 | LSU | Ian Grogan is called for the reach on Anthony Siebert - foul #2 on Ian Grogan, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Aaron Hill (SG), David Graves (C) Bryan Mercier, Ian Grogan | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Griffin (PF), Dale Carter (C) Tony Morris, Anthony Siebert | |
| 13:06 | LSU | Frederick Anthony steals it from Tom Whiting | 40-34 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill hits a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by William Munson - foul #4 on William Munson, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson (PG), Philip Nevius (SF) Mark Brooks, Frederick Anthony | |
| Subs | LSU | Aubrey Manigault (SG), Anthony Siebert (C) William Munson, Dale Carter | |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill makes the free throw | 43-34 |
| 12:10 | LSU | Anthony Siebert is hacked by David Graves - foul #2 on David Graves, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ian Grogan (PF) Scott Dixon | |
| Subs | LSU | Dale Carter (PF) Matthew Griffin | |
| 11:44 | LSU | Dale Carter buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Anthony Siebert | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Nevius (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ian Grogan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Graves (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Brandon Singleton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aubrey Manigault (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tom Whiting (fairly fresh) PF - Dale Carter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Siebert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Brandon Singleton - foul #3 on Brandon Singleton, team foul #5 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frederick Anthony (SF) Philip Nevius | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Griffin (PF), Tony Morris (C) Dale Carter, Anthony Siebert | |
| 11:25 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 11:25 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 11:25 | LSU | The rebound goes to Tom Whiting | 44-36 |
| 11:11 | LSU | Brandon Singleton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 11:09 | Tennessee | David Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 10:40 | Tennessee | Frederick Anthony misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 10:38 | LSU | The rebound goes to Matthew Griffin | 44-36 |
| 10:23 | LSU | Aaron Hill steps in front of the Matthew Griffin pass | 44-36 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee | Ian Grogan clanks a jumper from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 10:08 | LSU | Matthew Griffin grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 09:43 | LSU | Matthew Griffin misses the floater from just outside the lane | 44-36 |
| 09:42 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Frederick Anthony | 44-36 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson blows the dunk | 44-36 |
| 09:24 | LSU | Tom Whiting snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 08:55 | LSU | Tom Whiting is fouled on the floor by Frederick Anthony - foul #1 on Frederick Anthony, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Brooks (PG), Bryan Mercier (SG), Philip Nevius (SF), Scott Dixon (C) Thomas Johnson, Aaron Hill, Frederick Anthony, David Graves | |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Hamblen (PG), William Munson (SG), Thomas Michaud (SF), Dale Carter (PF), Anthony Siebert (C) Brandon Singleton, Aubrey Manigault, Tom Whiting, Matthew Griffin, Tony Morris | |
| 08:39 | LSU | Mark Brooks picks off the pass by Anthony Siebert | 44-36 |
| 08:10 | Tennessee | Mark Brooks connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Philip Nevius and the foul's on Anthony Siebert - foul #1 on Anthony Siebert, team foul #6 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Brandon Singleton (PG), Matthew Griffin (PF) Clinton Hamblen, Anthony Siebert | |
| 08:10 | Tennessee | Mark Brooks makes the free throw | 47-36 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 07:54 | LSU | Matthew Griffin hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brandon Singleton | 47-38 |
| 07:28 | Tennessee | Mark Brooks is whistled for a carry | 47-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Graves (C) Ian Grogan | |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Hamblen (PG) Brandon Singleton | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Brooks (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Bryan Mercier (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Nevius (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Scott Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Graves (tiring) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Clinton Hamblen (fresh) SG - William Munson (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Michaud (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Griffin (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Carter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 07:09 | LSU | Matthew Griffin hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Clinton Hamblen | 47-41 |
| 07:03 | Tennessee | David Graves is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Aaron Hill (SG) Bryan Mercier | |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Siebert (C) Matthew Griffin | |
| 06:42 | LSU | Clinton Hamblen clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 06:40 | Tennessee | David Graves gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-41 |
| 06:21 | LSU | Dale Carter grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 06:08 | LSU | Thomas Michaud knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from William Munson and he's fouled by David Graves - foul #3 on David Graves, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frederick Anthony (SF) Philip Nevius | |
| Subs | LSU | Tom Whiting (SF), Matthew Griffin (PF) Clinton Hamblen, Anthony Siebert | |
| 06:08 | LSU | Thomas Michaud makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 05:47 | Tennessee | Thomas Michaud is called for the reach on David Graves - foul #2 on Thomas Michaud, team foul #7 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson (PG) Mark Brooks | |
| Subs | LSU | Brandon Singleton (PG) Thomas Michaud | |
| 05:47 | Tennessee | David Graves misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 05:47 | LSU | Dale Carter gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 05:29 | LSU | Matthew Griffin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | David Graves snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 05:04 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill is hacked by William Munson - foul #5 on William Munson, team foul #8 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ian Grogan (PF) David Graves | |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Hamblen (PG), Aubrey Manigault (SG), Thomas Michaud (SF) Brandon Singleton, William Munson, Tom Whiting | |
| 05:04 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 05:04 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 04:35 | LSU | Dale Carter makes the jump hook from the baseline | 49-46 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee | Frederick Anthony throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Brooks (PG), Philip Nevius (SF) Thomas Johnson, Aaron Hill | |
| Subs | LSU | Brandon Singleton (PG) Clinton Hamblen | |
| 03:56 | LSU | Thomas Michaud throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Tom Whiting (SF) Thomas Michaud | |
| 03:30 | Tennessee | Frederick Anthony scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Ian Grogan | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Brooks (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Frederick Anthony (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Nevius (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ian Grogan (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Brandon Singleton (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Aubrey Manigault (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tom Whiting (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Matthew Griffin (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Carter (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:22 | LSU | Matthew Griffin makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Aubrey Manigault | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:02 | Tennessee | Frederick Anthony misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 03:01 | LSU | Dale Carter gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 02:46 | LSU | Ian Grogan is called for the reach on Brandon Singleton - foul #3 on Ian Grogan, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson (PG), Aaron Hill (PF), David Graves (C) Frederick Anthony, Ian Grogan, Scott Dixon | |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Hamblen (PG), Thomas Michaud (SF), Tony Morris (PF), Anthony Siebert (C) Brandon Singleton, Tom Whiting, Matthew Griffin, Dale Carter | |
| 02:40 | LSU | Thomas Michaud comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 52-48 |
| 02:38 | Tennessee | David Graves grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee | David Graves loses the dribble to Aubrey Manigault | 52-48 |
| 02:01 | LSU | Aubrey Manigault hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:39 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 01:37 | LSU | Tony Morris snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:14 | LSU | Aubrey Manigault hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 01:12 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Aubrey Manigault | 52-51 |
| 00:55 | LSU | Clinton Hamblen misses the shot from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 00:54 | LSU | Anthony Siebert grabs the offensive board | 52-51 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Tony Morris buries a jumper from the right side | 52-53 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill is whistled for traveling | 52-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ian Grogan (PF) Mark Brooks | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Griffin (PF), Dale Carter (C) Tony Morris, Anthony Siebert | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:21 | LSU | Thomas Johnson is called for the reach on Clinton Hamblen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| 00:20 | LSU | Aubrey Manigault is hacked by David Graves - foul #4 on David Graves, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| 00:20 | LSU | Aubrey Manigault misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 00:20 | LSU | Dale Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 00:19 | LSU | Dale Carter is fouled on the floor by David Graves - foul #5 on David Graves, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Scott Dixon (C) David Graves | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:19 | LSU | Dale Carter makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:19 | LSU | Dale Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Johnson | 55-55 |
| 00:09 | LSU | LSU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | LSU | Matthew Griffin misses short on a shot in the paint | 55-55 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Scott Dixon grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Hill (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Philip Nevius (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ian Grogan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Clinton Hamblen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Aubrey Manigault (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Michaud (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Griffin (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Carter (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | LSU | Dale Carter wins the tip | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 04:43 | LSU | Thomas Michaud lays it in on a great pass from Dale Carter | 55-57 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from close range | 55-57 |
| 04:24 | LSU | Dale Carter grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 03:56 | LSU | Thomas Johnson is called for the reach on Thomas Michaud - foul #2 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #9 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frederick Anthony (SF) Philip Nevius | |
| Subs | LSU | Tom Whiting (SF) Clinton Hamblen | |
| 03:56 | LSU | Thomas Michaud makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 03:56 | LSU | Thomas Michaud misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 03:56 | Tennessee | Scott Dixon snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 03:52 | Tennessee | Dale Carter is called for the reach on Aaron Hill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dale Carter, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Brandon Singleton (PG) Thomas Michaud | |
| 03:52 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:52 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 03:31 | LSU | Dale Carter blows the layup | 57-58 |
| 03:30 | Tennessee | Scott Dixon gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 03:05 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson is hacked by Brandon Singleton - foul #4 on Brandon Singleton, team foul #10 | 57-58 |
| 03:05 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 03:05 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 02:43 | LSU | Tom Whiting's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Brooks (PG), Philip Nevius (SF) Thomas Johnson, Frederick Anthony | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:41 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson (PG) Mark Brooks | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:16 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson scores on a shot in the lane | 61-58 |
| 01:53 | LSU | Brandon Singleton misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 01:51 | LSU | Dale Carter tips it home | 61-60 |
| 01:27 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 01:25 | LSU | Dale Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 01:05 | LSU | Brandon Singleton drills a 3 from straight away | 61-63 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Aaron Hill | 64-63 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Hill (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Philip Nevius (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ian Grogan (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Brandon Singleton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Aubrey Manigault (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tom Whiting (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Matthew Griffin (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Carter (tiring) 16 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 00:22 | LSU | Aubrey Manigault's floater is knocked away by Philip Nevius | 64-63 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Philip Nevius | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Singleton - foul #5 on Brandon Singleton, team foul #11 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Hamblen (PG), Thomas Michaud (SF) Brandon Singleton, Tom Whiting | |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:07 | LSU | Aubrey Manigault is called for 3 seconds | 65-63 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Clinton Hamblen - foul #3 on Clinton Hamblen, team foul #12 | 65-63 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Dale Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 00:05 | LSU | LSU calls a :30 timeout (4 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Clinton Hamblen drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Hill (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Philip Nevius (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ian Grogan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Clinton Hamblen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Aubrey Manigault (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Michaud (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Griffin (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Carter (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 05:00 | LSU | Dale Carter wins the tip | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 04:39 | LSU | Ian Grogan is called for the reach on Clinton Hamblen - foul #4 on Ian Grogan, team foul #10 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Tony Morris (PF), Anthony Siebert (C) Matthew Griffin, Dale Carter | |
| 04:39 | LSU | Clinton Hamblen makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 04:39 | LSU | Clinton Hamblen makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 04:20 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Griffin (PF), Dale Carter (C) Tony Morris, Anthony Siebert | |
| 03:54 | LSU | Matthew Griffin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 66-68 |
| 03:52 | LSU | Matthew Griffin gets the offensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 03:31 | LSU | Matthew Griffin misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Scott Dixon - foul #3 on Scott Dixon, team foul #11 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Brooks (PG) Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | Tony Morris (PF), Anthony Siebert (C) Clinton Hamblen, Dale Carter | |
| 03:31 | LSU | Matthew Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 03:31 | LSU | Matthew Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 03:04 | Tennessee | Aubrey Manigault picks off the pass by Mark Brooks | 66-70 |
| 03:00 | LSU | Thomas Michaud lays it in set up by Aubrey Manigault | 66-72 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson (PG) Mark Brooks | |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Hamblen (PG), Tom Whiting (SF), Dale Carter (PF) Matthew Griffin, Thomas Michaud, Tony Morris | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:31 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson makes the contested 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Aaron Hill | 69-72 |
| 02:05 | LSU | Dale Carter clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-72 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 69-72 |
| 01:47 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill buries a shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Johnson | 71-72 |
| 01:23 | LSU | Dale Carter is called for 3 seconds | 71-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Michaud (SF), Matthew Griffin (PF) Tom Whiting, Anthony Siebert | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:19 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #12 | 71-72 |
| 01:04 | LSU | Matthew Griffin misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-72 |
| 01:03 | LSU | Dale Carter snags the offensive board | 71-72 |
| 00:42 | LSU | Matthew Griffin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 71-72 |
| 00:41 | LSU | Thomas Michaud hits the follow up shot | 71-74 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Hill (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Philip Nevius (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ian Grogan (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Scott Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Clinton Hamblen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Aubrey Manigault (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Michaud (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Griffin (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. C - Dale Carter (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Johnson | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | LSU | Thomas Michaud misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 74-74 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Ian Grogan | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 24 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Hill (fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Philip Nevius (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ian Grogan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Scott Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Clinton Hamblen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Aubrey Manigault (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Michaud (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Griffin (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. C - Dale Carter (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 05:00 | LSU | Dale Carter wins the tip | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 04:34 | LSU | Dale Carter misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Scott Dixon - foul #4 on Scott Dixon, team foul #13 | 74-74 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Tony Morris (C) Clinton Hamblen | |
| 04:34 | LSU | Dale Carter makes the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 04:34 | LSU | Dale Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee | Scott Dixon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-76 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Hamblen (PG) Dale Carter | |
| 04:13 | LSU | Matthew Griffin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 74-76 |
| 04:12 | Tennessee | Ian Grogan grabs the board | 74-76 |
| 04:07 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius is fouled in the backcourt by Clinton Hamblen - foul #4 on Clinton Hamblen, team foul #13 | 74-76 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Brooks (SG) Ian Grogan | |
| Subs | LSU | Tom Whiting (SF) Thomas Michaud | |
| 04:07 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 04:07 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius misses the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 04:07 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill grabs the offensive board | 75-76 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 75-76 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Johnson | 75-76 |
| 03:21 | Tennessee | Scott Dixon scores on a shot in the paint set up by Thomas Johnson | 77-76 |
| 03:01 | LSU | Aubrey Manigault's pass is intercepted by Philip Nevius | 77-76 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson lays it in set up by Philip Nevius | 79-76 |
| 02:40 | LSU | Tom Whiting clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 79-76 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | Mark Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 79-76 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 79-76 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ian Grogan (PF) Mark Brooks | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Michaud (SF), Dale Carter (PF), Anthony Siebert (C) Tom Whiting, Matthew Griffin, Tony Morris | |
| 02:37 | Tennessee | Clinton Hamblen is called for the reach on Scott Dixon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Clinton Hamblen, team foul #14 | 79-76 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Tom Whiting (PG) Clinton Hamblen | |
| 02:37 | Tennessee | Scott Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 02:37 | Tennessee | Scott Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 02:26 | LSU | Ian Grogan is called for the reach on Dale Carter - foul #5 on Ian Grogan, team foul #14 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Brooks (SG) Ian Grogan | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Griffin (PF) Tom Whiting | |
| 02:26 | LSU | Dale Carter misses the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 02:26 | LSU | Dale Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | Mark Brooks misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Aubrey Manigault - foul #2 on Aubrey Manigault, team foul #15 | 80-77 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Tom Whiting (PG) Matthew Griffin | |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | Mark Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | Mark Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| 01:52 | LSU | Thomas Michaud's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 82-77 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Griffin (PF) Anthony Siebert | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson is hacked by Tom Whiting in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tom Whiting, team foul #16 | 82-77 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frederick Anthony (SF) Philip Nevius | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| 01:33 | LSU | Matthew Griffin dunks the ball | 84-79 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-79 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill is hacked by Tom Whiting in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tom Whiting, team foul #17 | 84-79 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill makes the 1st free throw | 85-79 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 86-79 |
| 01:15 | LSU | Dale Carter is fouled on the floor by Scott Dixon - foul #5 on Scott Dixon, team foul #15 | 86-79 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Nevius (SF), Carroll Hodges (C) Frederick Anthony, Scott Dixon | |
| Subs | LSU | Tony Morris (C) Tom Whiting | |
| 01:15 | LSU | Dale Carter misses the 1st free throw | 86-79 |
| 01:15 | LSU | Dale Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 86-80 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill is hacked by Aubrey Manigault in the backcourt - foul #3 on Aubrey Manigault, team foul #18 | 86-80 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frederick Anthony (SF) Philip Nevius | |
| Subs | LSU | Tom Whiting (PG) Tony Morris | |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill makes the 1st free throw | 87-80 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 88-80 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:59 | LSU | Tom Whiting clanks a 3 from the right wing | 88-80 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 88-80 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 88-80 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 28 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Brooks (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Frederick Anthony (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Aaron Hill (fresh) 26 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. C - Carroll Hodges (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Tom Whiting (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. SG - Aubrey Manigault (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Michaud (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Griffin (fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. C - Dale Carter (fresh) 20 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Tom Whiting is called for the reach on Frederick Anthony in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tom Whiting, team foul #19 | 88-80 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bryan Mercier (SF) Carroll Hodges | |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Siebert (PG) Tom Whiting | |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Frederick Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 89-80 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Frederick Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 90-80 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:48 | LSU | Dale Carter is hacked by Bryan Mercier - foul #1 on Bryan Mercier, team foul #16 | 90-80 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Nevius (SF), Carroll Hodges (C) Bryan Mercier, Frederick Anthony | |
| Subs | LSU | Tony Morris (PF) Matthew Griffin | |
| 00:48 | LSU | Dale Carter makes the 1st free throw | 90-81 |
| 00:48 | LSU | Dale Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 90-82 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee | Carroll Hodges is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Carter - foul #3 on Dale Carter, team foul #20 | 90-82 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frederick Anthony (SF) Philip Nevius | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Griffin (PF) Tony Morris | |
| 00:46 | Tennessee | Carroll Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 91-82 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee | Carroll Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 92-82 |
| 00:39 | LSU | Matthew Griffin misses the easy layup | 92-82 |
| 00:38 | LSU | Dale Carter snags the offensive board | 92-82 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Dale Carter knocks in the shot from the left block and he's fouled by Carroll Hodges - foul #1 on Carroll Hodges, team foul #17 | 92-84 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Nevius (SF) Frederick Anthony | |
| Subs | LSU | Tony Morris (C) Anthony Siebert | |
| 00:36 | LSU | Dale Carter makes the free throw | 92-85 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Carter - foul #4 on Dale Carter, team foul #21 | 92-85 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frederick Anthony (SF) Philip Nevius | |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Siebert (PG) Tony Morris | |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill makes the 1st free throw | 93-85 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Aaron Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 94-85 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Anthony Siebert throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 94-85 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Anthony Siebert is called for the reach on Thomas Johnson - foul #2 on Anthony Siebert, team foul #22 | 94-85 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bryan Mercier (SG) Carroll Hodges | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 95-85 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 96-85 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Dale Carter comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 96-85 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson snags the defensive board | 96-85 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Mark Brooks runs out the clock | 96-85 |