| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Updike (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mike Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Jared Cameron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felix Collazo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Wesley (fresh) PF - Habimana Aujla (fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Boston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Mike Johnson inbounds the ball | 42-27 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | LSU | Edwin Cassell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-27 |
| 19:36 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla pulls down the rebound | 42-27 |
| 19:17 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-27 |
| 19:15 | LSU | Mike Johnson gets the rebound | 42-27 |
| 19:10 | LSU | Edwin Cassell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mike Johnson and the foul's on Donald Boston - foul #2 on Donald Boston, team foul #1 | 44-27 |
| 19:10 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses the free throw | 44-27 |
| 19:10 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley gets the rebound | 44-27 |
| 19:03 | Tennessee | James Stewart connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Felix Collazo | 44-30 |
| 19:01 | LSU | Felix Collazo steals it from Edwin Cassell in the backcourt | 44-30 |
| 19:00 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo misses the dunk | 44-30 |
| 18:59 | LSU | The rebound goes to Patrick Lamb | 44-30 |
| 18:46 | LSU | Stephen Updike hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Mike Johnson | 46-30 |
| 18:21 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from James Stewart | 46-32 |
| 18:11 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-32 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla snags the defensive board | 46-32 |
| 18:04 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Stewart | 46-35 |
| 17:50 | LSU | Mike Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Wesley | 46-35 |
| 17:48 | Tennessee | James Stewart pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 17:35 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Stewart | 46-38 |
| 17:22 | LSU | Jared Cameron misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Felix Collazo - foul #2 on Felix Collazo, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (SG), Wendell Roy (SF), Michael White (PF) Stephen Updike, Mike Johnson, Patrick Lamb | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar (PF) Robert Wesley | |
| 17:22 | LSU | Jared Cameron makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 17:22 | LSU | Jared Cameron misses the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 17:22 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Wendell Roy | 47-38 |
| 17:11 | LSU | Edwin Cassell comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 17:09 | LSU | Jared Cameron tips it in | 49-38 |
| 16:45 | Tennessee | James Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-38 |
| Subs | LSU | William Backstrom (SG), Kurt Haugland (PF) Edwin Cassell, Jared Cameron | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:33 | LSU | Glenn Manning knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Backstrom | 52-38 |
| 16:10 | Tennessee | James Stewart knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Habimana Aujla | 52-40 |
| 15:44 | LSU | Wendell Roy is fouled on the floor by Felix Collazo - foul #3 on Felix Collazo, team foul #3 | 52-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Updike (SG), Mike Johnson (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF) William Backstrom, Wendell Roy, Kurt Haugland | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Wesley (SF) Richard Dunbar | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Glenn Manning (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - Stephen Updike (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mike Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Felix Collazo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Wesley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Habimana Aujla (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Boston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | LSU | Robert Wesley picks off the pass by Michael White | 52-40 |
| 15:11 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Felix Collazo, team foul #4 | 52-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (PG), Jared Cameron (C) Glenn Manning, Michael White | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Allen Wilken (SG) Felix Collazo | |
| 14:53 | LSU | Mike Johnson misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by James Stewart - foul #2 on James Stewart, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Thomas (C) Donald Boston | |
| 14:53 | LSU | Mike Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 14:53 | LSU | Mike Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 14:39 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 53-40 |
| 14:10 | LSU | Patrick Lamb clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 53-40 |
| 14:08 | LSU | Stephen Updike hits the follow up shot | 55-40 |
| 13:52 | Tennessee | James Stewart misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-40 |
| 13:50 | LSU | Stephen Updike grabs the board | 55-40 |
| 13:38 | LSU | Stephen Updike comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-40 |
| 13:37 | LSU | Mike Johnson misses the tip | 55-40 |
| 13:35 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee | Stephen Updike steals it from Harold Thomas | 55-40 |
| 13:23 | LSU | Mike Johnson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stephen Updike | 57-40 |
| 13:08 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-43 |
| 12:39 | LSU | Jared Cameron hits a runner from the right block set up by Edwin Cassell | 59-43 |
| 12:34 | Tennessee | Edwin Cassell is called for the reach on Harold Thomas - foul #2 on Edwin Cassell, team foul #1 | 59-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (PG), William Backstrom (SG), Wendell Roy (SF), Kurt Haugland (PF), Michael White (C) Edwin Cassell, Stephen Updike, Mike Johnson, Patrick Lamb, Jared Cameron | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (PG), Richard Dunbar (PF), Donald Boston (C) Allen Wilken, Habimana Aujla, Harold Thomas | |
| 12:23 | Tennessee | Donald Boston can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-43 |
| 12:22 | LSU | William Backstrom pulls down the rebound | 59-43 |
| 12:13 | LSU | Glenn Manning can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-43 |
| 12:11 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley pulls down the rebound | 59-43 |
| 11:49 | Tennessee | James Stewart knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gregory Hidalgo | 59-46 |
| 11:32 | LSU | Wendell Roy misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 11:30 | Tennessee | Donald Boston pulls down the rebound | 59-46 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Glenn Manning (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - William Backstrom (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Wendell Roy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kurt Haugland (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gregory Hidalgo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Stewart (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Wesley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Dunbar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Boston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar is called for traveling | 59-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (PG), Jared Cameron (C) William Backstrom, Kurt Haugland | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Allen Wilken (SG), Habimana Aujla (SF) James Stewart, Robert Wesley | |
| 11:03 | LSU | Glenn Manning misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-46 |
| 11:01 | LSU | Jared Cameron tips it but misses | 59-46 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken pulls down the rebound | 59-46 |
| 10:39 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo is fouled on the floor by Edwin Cassell - foul #3 on Edwin Cassell, team foul #2 | 59-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Updike (SG), Mike Johnson (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF) Glenn Manning, Wendell Roy, Michael White | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:34 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-46 |
| 10:33 | LSU | Patrick Lamb snags the defensive board | 59-46 |
| 10:17 | LSU | Patrick Lamb hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-46 |
| 10:16 | Tennessee | Donald Boston grabs the board | 59-46 |
| 09:56 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla misses the dunk over the doubleteam | 59-46 |
| 09:55 | LSU | Jared Cameron grabs the board | 59-46 |
| 09:30 | LSU | Edwin Cassell knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Updike | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:23 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken travels with the ball | 62-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (PG), Michael White (C) Edwin Cassell, Jared Cameron | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG), Harold Thomas (C) Gregory Hidalgo, Donald Boston | |
| 09:11 | LSU | Patrick Lamb blows the layup but the foul's on Harold Thomas - foul #1 on Harold Thomas, team foul #6 | 62-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Wendell Roy (SG), Kurt Haugland (SF) Stephen Updike, Mike Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Wesley (SF) Habimana Aujla | |
| 09:11 | LSU | Patrick Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 09:11 | LSU | Patrick Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 08:52 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken travels with the ball | 64-46 |
| Subs | LSU | William Backstrom (SG) Patrick Lamb | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (PG) Allen Wilken | |
| 08:41 | LSU | Wendell Roy comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Harold Thomas - foul #2 on Harold Thomas, team foul #7 | 64-46 |
| 08:41 | LSU | Wendell Roy makes the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 08:41 | LSU | Wendell Roy misses the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 08:41 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar grabs the board | 65-46 |
| 08:26 | Tennessee | James Stewart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-46 |
| 08:25 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael White | 65-46 |
| 08:17 | LSU | Michael White misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Harold Thomas - foul #3 on Harold Thomas, team foul #8 | 65-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (PG), Jared Cameron (C) William Backstrom, Kurt Haugland | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla (SF) Robert Wesley | |
| 08:17 | LSU | Michael White misses the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 08:17 | LSU | Michael White misses the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 08:17 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Richard Dunbar | 65-46 |
| 08:00 | Tennessee | James Stewart drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-49 |
| 07:45 | LSU | Glenn Manning makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Edwin Cassell | 67-49 |
| 07:27 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 67-49 |
| 07:26 | Tennessee | James Stewart snags the offensive board | 67-49 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Glenn Manning (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Wendell Roy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael White (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jared Cameron (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gregory Hidalgo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Stewart (tiring) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Habimana Aujla (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Dunbar (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Tennessee | James Stewart clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-49 |
| 07:11 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar gets the offensive rebound | 67-49 |
| 06:55 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo makes the 3 from the left wing | 67-52 |
| 06:45 | LSU | Wendell Roy loses the ball out of bounds | 67-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Updike (SG), Mike Johnson (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF) Glenn Manning, Wendell Roy, Michael White | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (SG), Allen Wilken (SF), Donald Boston (C) Gregory Hidalgo, Richard Dunbar, Harold Thomas | |
| 06:38 | Tennessee | Donald Boston misses short on a shot in the paint | 67-52 |
| 06:37 | LSU | Jared Cameron pulls down the rebound | 67-52 |
| 06:19 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-52 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee | Donald Boston grabs the board | 67-52 |
| 06:09 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla is fouled on the floor by Stephen Updike - foul #4 on Stephen Updike, team foul #3 | 67-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Estes (PG) Edwin Cassell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Wesley (SF) Allen Wilken | |
| 05:45 | Tennessee | James Stewart scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Boston | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:26 | LSU | Patrick Lamb misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 67-55 |
| 05:24 | LSU | Jared Cameron tips it back up and in | 69-55 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee | James Stewart loses the dribble to Stephen Updike in the backcourt | 69-55 |
| 04:59 | LSU | Jared Cameron misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Donald Boston - foul #3 on Donald Boston, team foul #9 | 69-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (PG) Daniel Estes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (PG), George Osterberger (C) James Stewart, Donald Boston | |
| 04:59 | LSU | Jared Cameron misses the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 04:59 | LSU | Jared Cameron misses the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla gets the rebound | 69-55 |
| 04:42 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 69-57 |
| 04:13 | LSU | Stephen Updike misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-57 |
| 04:12 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo gets the rebound | 69-57 |
| 04:03 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo is fouled on the floor by Patrick Lamb - foul #2 on Patrick Lamb, team foul #4 | 69-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (SG), Wendell Roy (SF), Kurt Haugland (PF), Michael White (C) Stephen Updike, Mike Johnson, Patrick Lamb, Jared Cameron | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Allen Wilken (SF), Richard Dunbar (PF), Harold Thomas (C) Robert Wesley, Habimana Aujla, George Osterberger | |
| 03:53 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-57 |
| 03:51 | LSU | The rebound goes to Edwin Cassell | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | LSU | Wendell Roy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-57 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG), Donald Boston (C) Gregory Hidalgo, Harold Thomas | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Glenn Manning (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Wendell Roy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kurt Haugland (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael White (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - Felix Collazo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Allen Wilken (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Dunbar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Boston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | James Stewart misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-57 |
| 03:12 | LSU | The rebound goes to Kurt Haugland | 69-57 |
| 02:57 | LSU | Edwin Cassell loses the dribble to Donald Boston | 69-57 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Updike (SG), Mike Johnson (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF), Jared Cameron (C) Glenn Manning, Wendell Roy, Kurt Haugland, Michael White | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Wesley (SF), Habimana Aujla (PF) Allen Wilken, Richard Dunbar | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:37 | Tennessee | Donald Boston is whistled for traveling | 69-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (PG), William Backstrom (SG), Wendell Roy (SF), Kurt Haugland (PF), Michael White (C) Edwin Cassell, Stephen Updike, Mike Johnson, Patrick Lamb, Jared Cameron | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (PG), Allen Wilken (SG), Richard Dunbar (PF), Harold Thomas (C) James Stewart, Felix Collazo, Habimana Aujla, Donald Boston | |
| 02:34 | LSU | Glenn Manning throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-57 |
| 02:18 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 69-57 |
| 01:59 | LSU | Allen Wilken is called for the reach on William Backstrom - foul #1 on Allen Wilken, team foul #10 | 69-57 |
| 01:59 | LSU | William Backstrom makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 01:59 | LSU | William Backstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael White - foul #1 on Michael White, team foul #5 | 71-57 |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley misses the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley misses the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 01:51 | LSU | Michael White grabs the defensive rebound | 71-57 |
| 01:31 | LSU | Glenn Manning's pass is intercepted by Robert Wesley | 71-57 |
| 01:28 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Wesley | 71-59 |
| 01:06 | LSU | Wendell Roy hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Backstrom | 74-59 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Richard Dunbar | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | LSU | Michael White comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 74-62 |
| 00:30 | LSU | Kurt Haugland tips it back up and in | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar buries a turnaround from the right block | 76-64 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Glenn Manning runs out the clock | 76-64 |