| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Johns (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bradley Ater (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Robidoux (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Bradley Ater inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | LSU | William Clark loses the dribble to Laurence Mozingo | 34-25 |
| 19:23 | Tennessee | Edward Johns comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-25 |
| 19:21 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera grabs the offensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee | Edward Johns hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Bradley Ater - foul #1 on Bradley Ater, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 18:43 | LSU | William Clark drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Manuel Robidoux | 36-28 |
| 18:29 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith is called for traveling | 36-28 |
| 18:00 | LSU | Bradley Ater throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-28 |
| 17:39 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo slams it home on a nice dish by Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 38-28 |
| 17:22 | LSU | Robert Landry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 17:20 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 17:03 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith is fouled on the floor by William Clark - foul #2 on William Clark, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SF) Bradley Ater | |
| 16:47 | Tennessee | Edward Johns buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 40-28 |
| 16:24 | LSU | Cheng-Gong Xayasith is called for the reach on Robert Landry - foul #1 on Cheng-Gong Xayasith, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Sanders (PG), Fred Hatfield (SG) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Harold Payne | |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Manuel Robidoux | |
| 16:01 | LSU | Robert Landry misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-28 |
| 16:00 | Tennessee | Edward Johns snags the defensive board | 40-28 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Sanders (fresh) SG - Fred Hatfield (fresh) SF - Edward Johns (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael McCoy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Tennessee | Bradley Ziegenbein is called for the reach on Edward Johns - foul #2 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #3 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Bradley Ater (PF) William Clark, Michael Meinhardt | |
| 15:29 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders loses the dribble to Michael McCoy | 40-28 |
| 15:07 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-28 |
| 15:05 | Tennessee | Edward Johns grabs the board | 40-28 |
| 14:44 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders loses the ball out of bounds | 40-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Harold Payne (SG) Edward Sanders, Fred Hatfield | |
| Subs | LSU | William Clark (SG), Manuel Robidoux (C) Michael Carson, Michael McCoy | |
| 14:24 | LSU | Cheng-Gong Xayasith steals the ball from Robert Landry | 40-28 |
| 14:02 | Tennessee | Edward Johns comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-28 |
| 14:00 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein pulls down the rebound | 40-28 |
| 13:32 | LSU | Robert Landry drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Clark | 40-31 |
| 13:17 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo scores on a jump hook from the left block | 42-31 |
| 12:48 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein lays it up and in set up by Robert Landry | 42-33 |
| 12:34 | Tennessee | Edward Johns double dribbles | 42-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Goss (C) Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Bradley Ater, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| 12:10 | LSU | Robert Landry clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 12:09 | LSU | Michael McCoy tips it back up and in | 42-35 |
| 11:57 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith is fouled on the floor by William Clark - foul #3 on William Clark, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Jones (C) Randall Mosquera | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG) William Clark | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Goss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Carson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael McCoy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Robidoux (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Tennessee | Michael Meinhardt is called for the reach on Robert Goss - foul #1 on Michael Meinhardt, team foul #5 | 42-35 |
| 11:21 | Tennessee | Edward Johns buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Harold Payne and the foul's on Michael McCoy - foul #2 on Michael McCoy, team foul #6 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield (SG), Laurence Mozingo (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Stephen Jones | |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Manuel Robidoux | |
| 11:21 | Tennessee | Edward Johns misses the free throw | 44-35 |
| 11:21 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 11:01 | LSU | Michael McCoy hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Landry | 44-37 |
| 10:47 | Tennessee | Edward Johns buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Fred Hatfield | 47-37 |
| 10:27 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein travels with the ball | 47-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Sanders (PG), Stephen Jones (SF), Randall Mosquera (PF) Harold Payne, Edward Johns, Robert Goss | |
| Subs | LSU | William Clark (SG) Michael Carson | |
| 10:19 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by William Clark - foul #4 on William Clark, team foul #7 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG) Edward Sanders | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Bradley Ater (SF) William Clark, Michael McCoy | |
| 10:19 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 10:19 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 09:50 | LSU | Robert Landry knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 09:31 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo is whistled for traveling | 48-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Johns (SF), Robert Goss (C) Stephen Jones, Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (PG), Manuel Robidoux (C) Robert Landry, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| 09:12 | LSU | Michael McCoy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 09:11 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 08:42 | Tennessee | Robert Goss misses the lay-in | 48-39 |
| 08:41 | LSU | Michael McCoy gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 08:12 | LSU | Michael McCoy hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bradley Ater | 48-42 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee | Edward Johns buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fred Hatfield (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Goss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Carson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bradley Ater (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Robidoux (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | LSU | Edward Johns steps in front of the Michael McCoy pass | 50-42 |
| 07:32 | Tennessee | Edward Johns can't finish the layup | 50-42 |
| 07:31 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield tips it but misses | 50-42 |
| 07:29 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt pulls down the rebound | 50-42 |
| 07:06 | LSU | Michael McCoy scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Manuel Robidoux | 50-45 |
| 06:46 | Tennessee | Edward Johns comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 06:44 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 06:26 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux comes up short on the shot from the left block | 50-45 |
| 06:24 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux snags the offensive board | 50-45 |
| 06:02 | LSU | Michael McCoy is hacked by Randall Mosquera - foul #1 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Sanders (PG), Harold Payne (SG), Stephen Jones (SF), David Morgan (PF), Laurence Mozingo (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Fred Hatfield, Edward Johns, Randall Mosquera, Robert Goss | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), William Clark (SG), Bradley Ziegenbein (PF) Michael Carson, Bradley Ater, Michael Meinhardt | |
| 05:46 | LSU | Michael McCoy is hacked by Laurence Mozingo - foul #2 on Laurence Mozingo, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| 05:35 | LSU | William Clark is called for a backcourt violation | 50-45 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Manuel Robidoux - foul #3 on Manuel Robidoux, team foul #8 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ater (SF) Michael McCoy | |
| 05:12 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 04:58 | LSU | William Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 04:56 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Edward Sanders | 51-45 |
| 04:37 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 04:36 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 04:13 | LSU | Robert Landry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-45 |
| 04:12 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 03:50 | LSU | William Clark misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 03:48 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Laurence Mozingo | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Sanders (fresh) SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Morgan (fresh) C - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Bradley Ater (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Manuel Robidoux (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Tennessee | Harold Payne hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Jones | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | LSU | Edward Sanders is called for the reach on William Clark - foul #1 on Edward Sanders, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Edward Johns (SF), Randall Mosquera (PF) Edward Sanders, Stephen Jones, David Morgan | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Bradley Ater, Manuel Robidoux | |
| 03:00 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein loses the ball out of bounds | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:44 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #3 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #9 | 53-45 |
| 02:44 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 02:44 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 02:37 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the dunk | 54-45 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | Edward Johns grabs the offensive board | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo loses the dribble to William Clark | 54-45 |
| 01:53 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ater (SF), Manuel Robidoux (C) Michael McCoy, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| 01:32 | LSU | Robert Landry is whistled for traveling | 54-45 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee | Edward Johns can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-45 |
| 01:04 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera tips it home | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:58 | LSU | Robert Landry comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Cheng-Gong Xayasith - foul #2 on Cheng-Gong Xayasith, team foul #5 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Sanders (PG), Fred Hatfield (SG), Stephen Jones (SF), Robert Goss (PF), David Morgan (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Harold Payne, Edward Johns, Randall Mosquera, Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:58 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:58 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 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) | |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | Robert Goss is fouled in the backcourt by William Clark - foul #5 on William Clark, team foul #10 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (SG), Edward Johns (SF) Fred Hatfield, David Morgan | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG) William Clark | |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | Robert Goss makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | Robert Goss makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:51 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Goss - foul #1 on Robert Goss, team foul #6 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield (SG), David Morgan (C) Harold Payne, Edward Johns | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:51 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:51 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | David Morgan pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | David Morgan is hacked by Michael Carson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Carson, team foul #11 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (SG) Fred Hatfield | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | David Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | David Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 00:41 | LSU | Robert Landry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 00:39 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Robert Goss is called for the reach on Bradley Ater - foul #2 on Robert Goss, team foul #7 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield (SG) Robert Dixon | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:37 | LSU | Bradley Ater makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Bradley Ater misses the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | David Morgan grabs the board | 60-49 |
| 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 man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | David Morgan misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 60-49 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 00:06 | LSU | Robert Landry misses short on a floater from the right side | 60-49 |
| 00:04 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Meinhardt | 60-49 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Robert Landry connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-52 |