| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Wiggins (fresh) SG - Noel Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Frye (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lucas Walls (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodger Pak (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Caba (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Carney (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | William Frye inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Wiggins | 28-29 |
| 19:07 | LSU | Kenneth Carney comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by John Wiggins - foul #2 on John Wiggins, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 19:07 | LSU | Kenneth Carney makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:07 | LSU | Kenneth Carney misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 18:42 | Tennessee | William Frye's pass is intercepted by Michael Scott | 28-30 |
| 18:39 | LSU | Michael Scott is called for traveling in the backcourt | 28-30 |
| 18:21 | Tennessee | William Frye's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-30 |
| 18:07 | LSU | James Anderson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-30 |
| 18:05 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 17:40 | Tennessee | John Wiggins scores on a shot from the right side set up by Lucas Walls | 30-30 |
| 17:25 | LSU | Michael Scott scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kyle Murphy | 30-33 |
| 17:00 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Frye | 33-33 |
| 16:45 | LSU | John Caba is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Caba, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Grant (PF) John Caba | |
| 16:29 | Tennessee | John Wiggins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Albert West (PG) John Wiggins | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (SG) James Anderson | |
| 16:11 | LSU | Kenneth Carney can't connect on a shot from the right side | 33-33 |
| 16:09 | LSU | Robert Grant can't tip it in | 33-33 |
| 16:08 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 15:46 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver is hacked by Kenneth Deines - foul #2 on Kenneth Deines, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson (PG) Albert West | |
| Subs | LSU | James Anderson (SG), Ricky Kerr (SF) Michael Scott, Kyle Murphy | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Noel Weaver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Frye (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lucas Walls (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Rodger Pak (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Deines (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Kerr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Carney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Tennessee | William Frye misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-33 |
| 15:17 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson tips it home | 35-33 |
| 15:05 | LSU | Ricky Kerr is hacked by William Frye - foul #1 on William Frye, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | John Caba (PF) Robert Grant | |
| 14:51 | LSU | Kenneth Deines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Scott (PG) Kenneth Deines | |
| 14:24 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 35-33 |
| 14:23 | LSU | Kenneth Carney gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 14:01 | LSU | Kenneth Carney jams the wide open dunk | 35-35 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Carney | 35-35 |
| 13:48 | LSU | John Caba grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 13:31 | LSU | James Anderson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 13:29 | Tennessee | William Frye gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 13:01 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot in the lane | 35-35 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee | William Frye pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 12:40 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Rodger Pak and he's hacked by John Caba - foul #2 on John Caba, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (SG), Kyle Murphy (SF), Robert Grant (PF), Frank Lopes (C) James Anderson, Ricky Kerr, John Caba, Kenneth Carney | |
| 12:40 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls makes the free throw | 38-35 |
| 12:26 | LSU | Kyle Murphy's pass is intercepted by Noel Weaver | 38-35 |
| 12:21 | Tennessee | Michael Scott steals it from Brandon Henderson in the backcourt | 38-35 |
| 12:18 | LSU | Michael Scott banks in the layup | 38-37 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 11:57 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak grabs the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 11:30 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Noel Weaver, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Wiggins (SG), Donald Willis (PF) Noel Weaver, Lucas Walls | |
| Subs | LSU | Ricky Kerr (SG), John Caba (PF) Michael Scott, Frank Lopes | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Frye (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Willis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodger Pak (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Deines (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ricky Kerr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kyle Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Caba (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:09 | LSU | Ricky Kerr is fouled on the floor by John Wiggins - foul #3 on John Wiggins, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| 10:55 | LSU | Robert Grant misses the jumper from the right block | 38-37 |
| 10:54 | LSU | Robert Grant tips it home | 38-39 |
| 10:39 | Tennessee | Donald Willis is whistled for a carry | 38-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Craig Jackson (C) Rodger Pak | |
| Subs | LSU | James Anderson (SG), Kenneth Carney (C) Ricky Kerr, Robert Grant | |
| 10:16 | LSU | James Anderson knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Kenneth Deines and he's hacked by Donald Willis - foul #1 on Donald Willis, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Noel Weaver (SG) John Wiggins | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Scott (PG) Kenneth Deines | |
| 10:16 | LSU | James Anderson makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 09:50 | Tennessee | Craig Jackson hits a turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Kenneth Carney - foul #2 on Kenneth Carney, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lucas Walls (PF) Donald Willis | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 09:50 | Tennessee | Craig Jackson makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 09:35 | LSU | Kyle Murphy can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-42 |
| 09:33 | Tennessee | Craig Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 09:12 | Tennessee | William Frye buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 09:10 | LSU | Brandon Henderson steps in front of the Michael Scott pass in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| 08:48 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls tips it but misses | 44-42 |
| 08:44 | LSU | John Caba pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 08:18 | LSU | Kyle Murphy can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 08:16 | LSU | Michael Scott tips it home | 44-44 |
| 07:55 | Tennessee | William Frye can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 07:54 | LSU | John Caba grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 07:39 | LSU | Kyle Murphy comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Lucas Walls - foul #3 on Lucas Walls, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Wiggins (SG), Cecil Chiodo (SF), Donald Willis (PF), Rodger Pak (C) Noel Weaver, William Frye, Lucas Walls, Craig Jackson | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (SG), Robert Grant (PF), Frank Lopes (C) James Anderson, John Caba, Kenneth Carney | |
| 07:39 | LSU | Kyle Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 07:39 | LSU | Kyle Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 07:39 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 07:13 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 07:11 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak tips it in | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cecil Chiodo (fresh) PF - Donald Willis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodger Pak (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Deines (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Murphy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Lopes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:47 | LSU | Frank Lopes loses the ball out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | James Anderson (SG), Ricky Kerr (SF) Michael Scott, Kyle Murphy | |
| 06:31 | Tennessee | Kenneth Deines picks off the pass by Rodger Pak | 46-45 |
| 06:12 | LSU | James Anderson is hacked by John Wiggins - foul #4 on John Wiggins, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Noel Weaver (SG), William Frye (SF), Lucas Walls (PF) John Wiggins, Cecil Chiodo, Donald Willis | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 06:12 | LSU | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 06:12 | LSU | James Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 06:12 | Tennessee | William Frye gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 05:48 | Tennessee | William Frye can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 05:47 | LSU | James Anderson snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 05:27 | LSU | Robert Grant lays it in on a great pass from Ricky Kerr | 46-48 |
| 05:05 | Tennessee | William Frye makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Brandon Henderson out of the doubleteam | 48-48 |
| 04:56 | LSU | Robert Grant loses the ball out of bounds | 48-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Scott (PG), John Caba (PF), Kenneth Carney (C) James Anderson, Robert Grant, Frank Lopes | |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Brandon Henderson | 50-48 |
| 04:19 | LSU | Kenneth Carney is fouled on the floor by Noel Weaver - foul #2 on Noel Weaver, team foul #8 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Murphy (SF) Ricky Kerr | |
| 04:19 | LSU | Kenneth Carney misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 04:19 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Murphy | 50-48 |
| 04:01 | LSU | Noel Weaver steps in front of the Kyle Murphy pass | 50-48 |
| 03:57 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls jams it set up by Noel Weaver | 52-48 |
| 03:43 | LSU | Kenneth Deines scores on a shot from the free throw line | 52-50 |
| 03:21 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 03:19 | LSU | Kyle Murphy snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 03:04 | LSU | Kenneth Deines misses long on an open 3 from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 03:03 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak grabs the board | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Noel Weaver (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - William Frye (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lucas Walls (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Rodger Pak (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Scott (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Deines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Caba (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Carney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Frye | 54-50 |
| 02:27 | LSU | Kenneth Deines misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 02:25 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 02:08 | Tennessee | William Frye is hacked by Kyle Murphy - foul #2 on Kyle Murphy, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Wiggins (SG), Donald Willis (PF) Noel Weaver, Lucas Walls | |
| Subs | LSU | James Anderson (SG), Robert Grant (PF), Frank Lopes (C) Kenneth Deines, John Caba, Kenneth Carney | |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Frank Lopes - foul #2 on Frank Lopes, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Noel Weaver (SG), Lucas Walls (PF) John Wiggins, Donald Willis | |
| Subs | LSU | John Caba (PF), Kenneth Carney (C) Robert Grant, Frank Lopes | |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 01:43 | LSU | James Anderson grabs the board | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:27 | LSU | Kenneth Carney misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-50 |
| 01:25 | LSU | Kenneth Carney tips it but misses | 55-50 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver double dribbles | 55-50 |
| 01:08 | LSU | John Caba misses badly on a floater from the right side | 55-50 |
| 01:06 | LSU | James Anderson snags the offensive board | 55-50 |
| 00:52 | LSU | Kyle Murphy connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Michael Scott | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | William Frye is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Brandon Henderson | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:24 | LSU | James Anderson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Michael Scott | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Michael Scott is called for the reach on Lucas Walls in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Scott, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Michael Scott hits a 3 from the right corner set up by James Anderson | 60-58 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | William Frye is hacked by Michael Scott in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Scott, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | William Frye makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | William Frye makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:06 | LSU | Michael Scott evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-58 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | William Frye snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | William Frye is fouled in the backcourt by James Anderson - foul #3 on James Anderson, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | William Frye makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | William Frye makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Kyle Murphy can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 64-58 |