| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Stafford (fresh) SG - Robert Tetrault (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Travis Kane (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Chavis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Modlin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Charles Young (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Philip Nevius (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Travis Kane inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:35 | LSU | James Stafford is called for traveling | 26-29 |
| 19:31 | Tennessee | Thomas White is hacked by Robert Tetrault in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Tetrault, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Dickerson (SG) Robert Tetrault | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 19:12 | Tennessee | Brian Chavis is called for the reach on Edward Jones - foul #1 on Brian Chavis, team foul #2 | 26-29 |
| 18:47 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong is open but comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 26-29 |
| 18:46 | LSU | Douglas Modlin grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 18:23 | LSU | Travis Kane misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-29 |
| 18:21 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee | Charles Young hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Philip Nevius | 26-31 |
| 17:34 | LSU | Brian Chavis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-31 |
| 17:33 | Tennessee | Thomas White snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee | Thomas White buries a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Travis Kane - foul #2 on Travis Kane, team foul #3 | 26-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Seay (PG), Steven Morris (SF), Bryan Becker (C) James Stafford, Travis Kane, Douglas Modlin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Chad Gay (SG), Paul Bagley (SF), Harold Nadeau (PF), Brady Emerick (C) Charles Young, Philip Nevius, Edward Jones, Joseph Armstrong | |
| 17:16 | Tennessee | Thomas White makes the free throw | 26-34 |
| 16:54 | LSU | Chad Gay steps in front of the Thomas Dickerson pass | 26-34 |
| 16:51 | Tennessee | Thomas White blows the layup | 26-34 |
| 16:49 | LSU | Steven Morris grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 16:34 | LSU | Steven Morris is fouled on the floor by Paul Bagley - foul #3 on Paul Bagley, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Travis Kane (SF) Thomas Dickerson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Charles Young (PG) Thomas White | |
| 16:13 | LSU | Brian Chavis can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 26-34 |
| 16:11 | LSU | Brian Chavis gets the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 15:51 | LSU | Brian Chavis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-34 |
| 15:49 | LSU | Joseph Seay tips it back up and in | 28-34 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Seay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Morris (fresh) SF - Travis Kane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Chavis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Becker (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Charles Young (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chad Gay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Bagley (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Harold Nadeau (fresh) C - Brady Emerick (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Tennessee | Charles Young buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Paul Bagley | 28-37 |
| 15:09 | LSU | Steven Morris makes the jumper from the left side set up by Travis Kane | 30-37 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee | Charles Young hits a wide open 3 from the left wing | 30-40 |
| 14:33 | LSU | Bryan Becker clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 30-40 |
| 14:32 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Charles Young | 30-40 |
| 14:04 | Tennessee | Charles Young hits the finger roll | 30-42 |
| 13:40 | LSU | Travis Kane misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Brady Emerick - foul #3 on Brady Emerick, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| Subs | LSU | James Stafford (PG), Robert Tetrault (SG), Douglas Modlin (C) Joseph Seay, Steven Morris, Bryan Becker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Nevius (SG), Thomas White (SF), Edward Jones (PF), Joseph Armstrong (C) Chad Gay, Paul Bagley, Harold Nadeau, Brady Emerick | |
| 13:40 | LSU | Travis Kane makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 13:40 | LSU | Travis Kane makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Young and he's hacked by Douglas Modlin - foul #2 on Douglas Modlin, team foul #4 | 32-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Dickerson (SF) Travis Kane | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong makes the free throw | 32-45 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:49 | LSU | Robert Tetrault misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 12:48 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 32-45 |
| 12:33 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius is open and scores on a runner from the left block set up by Thomas White | 32-47 |
| 12:18 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-47 |
| 12:17 | Tennessee | Edward Jones grabs the board | 32-47 |
| 11:50 | Tennessee | James Stafford takes the ball from Thomas White | 32-47 |
| 11:46 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson banks in the layup set up by James Stafford | 34-47 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Stafford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Tetrault (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Dickerson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Chavis (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Modlin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Charles Young (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Philip Nevius (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong misses the easy layup | 34-47 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong snags the offensive board | 34-47 |
| 11:09 | Tennessee | Charles Young can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-47 |
| 11:08 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Tetrault | 34-47 |
| 10:55 | LSU | Robert Tetrault throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Seay (PG), Travis Kane (SF), Steven Morris (PF), Francis Elms (C) James Stafford, Thomas Dickerson, Brian Chavis, Douglas Modlin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Chad Gay (SG), Harold Nadeau (PF), Brady Emerick (C) Philip Nevius, Edward Jones, Joseph Armstrong | |
| 10:31 | Tennessee | Thomas White clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-47 |
| 10:29 | LSU | The rebound goes to Travis Kane | 34-47 |
| 10:09 | LSU | Francis Elms comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 34-47 |
| 10:07 | LSU | Francis Elms tips it in | 36-47 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee | Brady Emerick is fouled on the floor by Francis Elms - foul #2 on Francis Elms, team foul #5 | 36-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Becker (PF) Travis Kane | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Nevius (PG), Paul Bagley (SF) Charles Young, Thomas White | |
| 09:32 | Tennessee | Chad Gay is whistled for a carry | 36-47 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong (C) Brady Emerick | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:15 | LSU | Joseph Seay knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-47 |
| 08:47 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong's fadeaway is rejected by Francis Elms | 39-47 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley tips it but misses | 39-47 |
| 08:44 | LSU | Bryan Becker grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 08:26 | LSU | Robert Tetrault can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 08:24 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 08:20 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius can't connect on a floater from close range | 39-47 |
| 08:19 | LSU | Francis Elms grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 07:50 | LSU | Francis Elms misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joseph Armstrong - foul #3 on Joseph Armstrong, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | LSU | James Stafford (PG), Thomas Dickerson (SG), Travis Kane (SF), Douglas Modlin (PF) Joseph Seay, Robert Tetrault, Steven Morris, Bryan Becker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Charles Young (PG), Thomas White (SF), Edward Jones (PF), Brady Emerick (C) Chad Gay, Paul Bagley, Harold Nadeau, Joseph Armstrong | |
| 07:50 | LSU | Francis Elms misses the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 07:50 | LSU | Francis Elms makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 07:22 | Tennessee | Edward Jones misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Francis Elms - foul #3 on Francis Elms, team foul #6 | 40-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Brian Chavis (PF) Francis Elms | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 07:22 | Tennessee | Edward Jones misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 07:22 | Tennessee | Edward Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Stafford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Dickerson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Travis Kane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brian Chavis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Modlin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Charles Young (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Philip Nevius (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brady Emerick (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:56 | LSU | Thomas White takes the ball from Travis Kane | 40-48 |
| 06:41 | Tennessee | Brady Emerick hits the finger roll | 40-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:20 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Philip Nevius - foul #1 on Philip Nevius, team foul #4 | 40-50 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Chad Gay (SG), Paul Bagley (SF) Philip Nevius, Thomas White | |
| 06:20 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 06:20 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 06:20 | Tennessee | Brady Emerick grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 06:18 | Tennessee | Chad Gay's pass is intercepted by Travis Kane in the backcourt | 41-50 |
| 06:16 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson blows the layup | 41-50 |
| 06:15 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 06:09 | Tennessee | Edward Jones hits the finger roll | 41-52 |
| 05:55 | LSU | Brian Chavis's pass is intercepted by Edward Jones | 41-52 |
| 05:52 | Tennessee | Charles Young is hacked by James Stafford in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Stafford, team foul #7 | 41-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Seay (PG), Robert Tetrault (SG), Steven Morris (SF), Bryan Becker (PF) James Stafford, Thomas Dickerson, Travis Kane, Brian Chavis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau (PF), Joseph Armstrong (C) Edward Jones, Brady Emerick | |
| 05:52 | Tennessee | Charles Young misses the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 05:52 | LSU | Bryan Becker snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| 05:32 | LSU | Robert Tetrault loses the dribble to Chad Gay | 41-52 |
| 05:09 | Tennessee | Chad Gay misses long on a jumper near the basket | 41-52 |
| 05:08 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau gets the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 04:53 | Tennessee | Joseph Seay steals the ball from Joseph Armstrong | 41-52 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:34 | LSU | Steven Morris's pass is intercepted by Paul Bagley | 41-52 |
| 04:10 | Tennessee | Charles Young can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 04:08 | LSU | Douglas Modlin pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 03:53 | LSU | Douglas Modlin buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Seay | 43-52 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-52 |
| Subs | LSU | James Stafford (PG), Thomas Dickerson (SG), Travis Kane (SF), Brian Chavis (PF), Francis Elms (C) Joseph Seay, Robert Tetrault, Steven Morris, Bryan Becker, Douglas Modlin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Nevius (PG), Thomas White (SF), Edward Jones (PF), Brady Emerick (C) Charles Young, Paul Bagley, Harold Nadeau, Joseph Armstrong | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:24 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius is hacked by James Stafford - foul #3 on James Stafford, team foul #8 | 43-52 |
| 03:24 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 03:24 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Stafford (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Dickerson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Travis Kane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brian Chavis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Francis Elms (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Philip Nevius (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Gay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas White (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Brady Emerick (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | LSU | Brady Emerick steps in front of the Travis Kane pass | 43-54 |
| 02:53 | Tennessee | Edward Jones misses the lay-in | 43-54 |
| 02:52 | LSU | The rebound goes to Brian Chavis | 43-54 |
| 02:37 | LSU | Brian Chavis misses short on a floater from close range | 43-54 |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 02:17 | Tennessee | Thomas White makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Philip Nevius and the foul's on James Stafford - foul #4 on James Stafford, team foul #9 | 43-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Seay (PG), Steven Morris (SF), Bryan Becker (PF) James Stafford, Travis Kane, Brian Chavis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (SF), Joseph Armstrong (C) Chad Gay, Brady Emerick | |
| 02:17 | Tennessee | Thomas White makes the free throw | 43-57 |
| 01:58 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson loses the ball out of bounds | 43-57 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Charles Young (PG) Paul Bagley | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:57 | Tennessee | Thomas White is hacked by Joseph Seay in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Seay, team foul #10 | 43-57 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee | Thomas White makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee | Thomas White misses the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 01:57 | LSU | Francis Elms snags the defensive board | 43-58 |
| 01:47 | LSU | Francis Elms knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 45-58 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | Charles Young is hacked by Joseph Seay in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Seay, team foul #11 | 45-58 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | Charles Young makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | Charles Young makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 01:23 | LSU | Joseph Seay comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-60 |
| 01:22 | Tennessee | Thomas White grabs the board | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:18 | Tennessee | Charles Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-60 |
| 01:06 | LSU | Joseph Seay knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Dickerson | 47-60 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Thomas Dickerson is called for the reach on Thomas White - foul #1 on Thomas Dickerson, team foul #12 | 47-60 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Thomas White misses the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Thomas White makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | LSU | Francis Elms is called for a charge - foul #4 on Francis Elms, team foul #13 | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-61 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Bryan Becker misses the lay-in but the foul's on Thomas White - foul #2 on Thomas White, team foul #5 | 47-61 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Bryan Becker makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Bryan Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Charles Young runs out the clock | 49-61 |