| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sammy Donahue (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Reavis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Slane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Bridger (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wendell Roy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Mike Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Edwin Cassell inbounds the ball | 22-39 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | LSU | Don Williams is fouled on the floor by James Stewart - foul #1 on James Stewart, team foul #1 | 22-39 |
| 19:26 | LSU | Don Williams scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Mike Johnson | 22-41 |
| 19:16 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 22-41 |
| 19:14 | LSU | Roger Charles pulls down the rebound | 22-41 |
| 18:56 | LSU | Wendell Roy is fouled on the floor by Sammy Donahue - foul #3 on Sammy Donahue, team foul #2 | 22-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Gordy (SG) Sammy Donahue | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 18:43 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-41 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger snags the defensive board | 22-41 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Roger Charles - foul #1 on Roger Charles, team foul #1 | 22-41 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger makes the 1st free throw | 23-41 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger makes the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| 18:02 | LSU | Roger Charles misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Donald Gordy - foul #2 on Donald Gordy, team foul #3 | 24-41 |
| 18:02 | LSU | Roger Charles misses the 1st free throw | 24-41 |
| 18:02 | LSU | Roger Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 24-42 |
| 17:43 | Tennessee | Mike Johnson is called for the reach on Christopher Slane - foul #1 on Mike Johnson, team foul #2 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Updike (SG) Wendell Roy | |
| 17:28 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Andrew Reavis | 26-42 |
| 17:10 | LSU | Roger Charles misses the dunk | 26-42 |
| 17:08 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 26-42 |
| 17:04 | Tennessee | James Stewart misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-42 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger tips it home | 28-42 |
| 16:50 | LSU | Edwin Cassell drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Roger Charles | 28-45 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane is called for traveling | 28-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG), Wendell Roy (SG), Glenn Manning (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF), Michael White (C) Don Williams, Stephen Updike, Edwin Cassell, Mike Johnson, Roger Charles | |
| 16:08 | LSU | Glenn Manning throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-45 |
| 15:51 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger hits a jump hook in the lane | 30-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Gordy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Reavis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Slane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Bridger (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - George Guy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wendell Roy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Manning (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael White (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | LSU | Wendell Roy hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Lamb | 30-48 |
| 15:14 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis clanks a shot from the left wing | 30-48 |
| 15:12 | LSU | Wendell Roy pulls down the rebound | 30-48 |
| 15:05 | LSU | Patrick Lamb makes the fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Daniel Bridger - foul #3 on Daniel Bridger, team foul #4 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG) Donald Gordy | |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Roger Charles (C) George Guy, Michael White | |
| 15:05 | LSU | Patrick Lamb makes the free throw | 30-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:43 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane's floater is tipped away by Roger Charles | 30-51 |
| 14:41 | LSU | Patrick Lamb pulls down the rebound | 30-51 |
| 14:20 | LSU | Don Williams is fouled on the floor by Daniel Bridger - foul #4 on Daniel Bridger, team foul #5 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Bradford (C) Daniel Bridger | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Updike (SG), Edwin Cassell (SF), Mike Johnson (PF) Wendell Roy, Glenn Manning, Patrick Lamb | |
| 14:00 | LSU | Roger Charles connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Don Williams | 30-54 |
| 13:51 | Tennessee | Mike Johnson steals it from Andrew Reavis | 30-54 |
| 13:36 | LSU | Don Williams is fouled on the floor by Michael Bradford - foul #3 on Michael Bradford, team foul #6 | 30-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG) Don Williams | |
| 13:22 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-54 |
| 13:21 | LSU | Stephen Updike tips it in | 30-56 |
| 13:17 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Sammy Donahue | 33-56 |
| 13:12 | LSU | Stephen Updike misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-56 |
| 13:10 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Christopher Slane | 33-56 |
| 12:51 | Tennessee | The 3pt attempt by Andrew Reavis is denied by George Guy | 33-56 |
| 12:50 | LSU | Stephen Updike grabs the defensive rebound | 33-56 |
| 12:35 | LSU | Stephen Updike comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-56 |
| 12:34 | LSU | Edwin Cassell hits the follow up shot | 33-58 |
| 12:24 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue is called for traveling | 33-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG), Habimana Aujla (SF), Richard Dunbar (PF), Daniel Bridger (C) James Stewart, Andrew Reavis, Christopher Slane, Michael Bradford | |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Wendell Roy (SG), Patrick Lamb (PF) George Guy, Stephen Updike, Mike Johnson | |
| 12:09 | LSU | Sammy Donahue steals the ball from Wendell Roy | 33-58 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue misses the lay-in | 33-58 |
| 12:02 | LSU | The rebound goes to Don Williams | 33-58 |
| 11:46 | LSU | Wendell Roy misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Dunbar - foul #1 on Richard Dunbar, team foul #7 | 33-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (SF) Edwin Cassell | |
| 11:46 | LSU | Wendell Roy misses the 1st free throw | 33-58 |
| 11:46 | LSU | Wendell Roy makes the 2nd free throw | 33-59 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Felix Collazo (fresh) SG - Sammy Donahue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Habimana Aujla (fresh) PF - Richard Dunbar (fresh) C - Daniel Bridger (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wendell Roy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Manning (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-59 |
| 10:59 | LSU | Don Williams is fouled on the floor by Habimana Aujla - foul #1 on Habimana Aujla, team foul #8 | 36-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis (SF), Christopher Slane (PF) Habimana Aujla, Richard Dunbar | |
| Subs | LSU | Mike Johnson (PF), Michael White (C) Patrick Lamb, Roger Charles | |
| 10:59 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 1st free throw | 36-60 |
| 10:59 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 36-61 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee | Mike Johnson is called for the reach on Andrew Reavis - foul #2 on Mike Johnson, team foul #3 | 36-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG) Felix Collazo | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Updike (SG), Edwin Cassell (SF) Wendell Roy, Glenn Manning | |
| 10:17 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 36-61 |
| 10:15 | LSU | Edwin Cassell pulls down the rebound | 36-61 |
| 09:58 | LSU | Don Williams can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 36-61 |
| 09:57 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger grabs the board | 36-61 |
| 09:51 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-61 |
| 09:35 | LSU | Michael White misses the lay-in | 38-61 |
| 09:33 | LSU | Edwin Cassell tips it home | 38-63 |
| 09:11 | Tennessee | Michael White denies the turnaround by Christopher Slane | 38-63 |
| 09:09 | LSU | Don Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 38-63 |
| 08:54 | LSU | Don Williams is hacked by James Stewart - foul #2 on James Stewart, team foul #9 | 38-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Gordy (SG), Michael Bradford (C) Sammy Donahue, Daniel Bridger | |
| Subs | LSU | Wendell Roy (SG), Glenn Manning (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF), Roger Charles (C) Stephen Updike, Edwin Cassell, Mike Johnson, Michael White | |
| 08:54 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 1st free throw | 38-64 |
| 08:54 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 38-65 |
| 08:40 | Tennessee | James Stewart can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-65 |
| 08:39 | LSU | The rebound goes to Glenn Manning | 38-65 |
| 08:16 | LSU | Glenn Manning scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Wendell Roy | 38-68 |
| 08:05 | Tennessee | Donald Gordy scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-68 |
| 07:42 | LSU | Don Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-68 |
| 07:40 | LSU | Glenn Manning tips it in | 40-70 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Gordy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Andrew Reavis (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Slane (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Bradford (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wendell Roy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glenn Manning (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-70 |
| 07:32 | LSU | Patrick Lamb grabs the defensive rebound | 40-70 |
| 07:25 | LSU | Roger Charles lays it up and in on a great pass from Glenn Manning and he's hacked by Michael Bradford - foul #4 on Michael Bradford, team foul #10 | 40-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG), Habimana Aujla (SF), Richard Dunbar (PF) James Stewart, Andrew Reavis, Christopher Slane | |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG), Stephen Updike (SG) Don Williams, Wendell Roy | |
| 07:25 | LSU | Roger Charles misses the free throw | 40-72 |
| 07:25 | Tennessee | Michael Bradford snags the defensive board | 40-72 |
| 07:14 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael White (C) Roger Charles | |
| 06:53 | LSU | Stephen Updike misses the floater from the left wing | 40-72 |
| 06:52 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo gets the rebound | 40-72 |
| 06:40 | Tennessee | Donald Gordy misses the 3 from the right wing | 40-72 |
| 06:38 | LSU | George Guy gets the rebound | 40-72 |
| 06:36 | LSU | George Guy is fouled in the backcourt by Felix Collazo - foul #1 on Felix Collazo, team foul #11 | 40-72 |
| 06:36 | LSU | George Guy misses the 1st free throw | 40-72 |
| 06:36 | LSU | George Guy makes the 2nd free throw | 40-73 |
| 06:27 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla knocks in the shot from close range and he's fouled by Glenn Manning - foul #1 on Glenn Manning, team foul #4 | 42-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Decarlo (PG) Glenn Manning | |
| 06:27 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla misses the free throw | 42-73 |
| 06:27 | LSU | Michael White snags the defensive board | 42-73 |
| 06:11 | LSU | Michael White is hacked by Michael Bradford - foul #5 on Michael Bradford, team foul #12 | 42-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Thomas (C) Michael Bradford | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 06:11 | LSU | Michael White makes the 1st free throw | 42-74 |
| 06:11 | LSU | Michael White makes the 2nd free throw | 42-75 |
| 06:02 | Tennessee | Patrick Lamb is called for the reach on Donald Gordy - foul #1 on Patrick Lamb, team foul #5 | 42-75 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Felix Collazo | 45-75 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:22 | LSU | Stephen Updike hits a jumper from the right side | 45-77 |
| 05:06 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla hits a jumper from the right side | 47-77 |
| 05:02 | LSU | Patrick Lamb can't connect on a floater from the left side | 47-77 |
| 05:00 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla grabs the board | 47-77 |
| 04:52 | Tennessee | Patrick Lamb swats the short shot by Harold Thomas | 47-77 |
| 04:51 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 47-77 |
| 04:41 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-77 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Allen Wilken (PF) Richard Dunbar | |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (SF) George Guy | |
| 04:23 | LSU | Patrick Lamb travels with the ball | 47-77 |
| 04:08 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla is hacked by Michael White - foul #2 on Michael White, team foul #6 | 47-77 |
| 03:49 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Patrick Lamb - foul #2 on Patrick Lamb, team foul #7 | 47-77 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG) Robert Decarlo | |
| 03:49 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla misses the 1st free throw | 47-77 |
| 03:49 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla makes the 2nd free throw | 48-77 |
| 03:37 | LSU | Patrick Lamb comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Allen Wilken - foul #1 on Allen Wilken, team foul #13 | 48-77 |
| 03:37 | LSU | Patrick Lamb misses the 1st free throw | 48-77 |
| 03:37 | LSU | Patrick Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 48-78 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Felix Collazo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Gordy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Habimana Aujla (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Wilken (fresh) C - Harold Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - George Guy (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Updike (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Manning (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Lamb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:29 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-78 |
| 03:00 | LSU | Patrick Lamb hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by George Guy | 48-80 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:44 | Tennessee | George Guy steals it from Harold Thomas | 48-80 |
| 02:40 | LSU | George Guy lays it up and in | 48-82 |
| 02:31 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-82 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar (PF) Allen Wilken | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Decarlo (PG) George Guy | |
| 02:12 | LSU | Stephen Updike misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-82 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Harold Thomas | 48-82 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla scores on a floater in the lane | 50-82 |
| 01:32 | LSU | Patrick Lamb can't finish the layup | 50-82 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Habimana Aujla | 50-82 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee | Donald Gordy scores on a shot near the basket | 52-82 |
| 00:59 | LSU | Stephen Updike connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Glenn Manning | 52-85 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar makes the jumper in the paint | 54-85 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | LSU | Michael White misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 54-85 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Donald Gordy grabs the board | 54-85 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Patrick Lamb denies the turnaround by Habimana Aujla | 54-85 |
| 00:25 | LSU | Patrick Lamb snags the defensive board | 54-85 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Robert Decarlo runs out the clock | 54-85 |