| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carmelo Montes (fresh) SF - Allen Bilinski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Hintze (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Born (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Reading (fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 19:34 | LSU | Allen Bilinski gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 19:12 | LSU | James Crawley clanks a 3 from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 19:10 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee | Paul Reading clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Hintze - foul #1 on Charles Hintze, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 18:35 | LSU | Allen Bilinski misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-34 |
| 18:33 | LSU | Philip Born grabs the offensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 18:16 | LSU | Allen Bilinski lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 27-34 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith misses the lay-in | 27-34 |
| 17:55 | Tennessee | Paul Reading grabs the offensive board | 27-34 |
| 17:40 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski is whistled for traveling | 27-34 |
| 17:15 | LSU | James Crawley misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-34 |
| 17:13 | LSU | Charles Hintze snags the offensive board | 27-34 |
| 16:51 | LSU | Allen Bilinski misses short on a shot in the paint | 27-34 |
| 16:49 | Tennessee | Paul Reading gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| 16:43 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Reading | 27-36 |
| 16:21 | LSU | Allen Bilinski makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Philip Born | 29-36 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Philip Born is called for the reach on Paul Reading - foul #3 on Philip Born, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Larry McQuaide (PG), Lucas Scroggs (SF) James Crawley, Philip Born | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG), Manuel Spradling (C) Jonathan Leach, Kenneth Smith | |
| 15:57 | Tennessee | Paul Reading connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Otis Hughes | 29-39 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Larry McQuaide (fresh) SG - Carmelo Montes (fairly fresh) SF - Lucas Scroggs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Allen Bilinski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Hintze (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Reading (fresh) 13 pts. 14 reb. 2 stl. C - Manuel Spradling (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 15:30 | LSU | Allen Bilinski misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's fouled by Patrick Orcholski - foul #3 on Patrick Orcholski, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Philip Born (C) Charles Hintze | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:30 | LSU | Allen Bilinski makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 15:30 | LSU | Allen Bilinski misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 15:30 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Manuel Spradling | 30-39 |
| 15:07 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Otis Hughes | 30-41 |
| 14:41 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-41 |
| 14:40 | Tennessee | Paul Reading pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes blows the layup | 30-41 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager grabs the offensive board | 30-41 |
| 14:24 | Tennessee | Paul Reading connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Joseph Yeager | 30-43 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 14:09 | LSU | Allen Bilinski makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Carmelo Montes | 32-43 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Larry McQuaide - foul #1 on Larry McQuaide, team foul #3 | 32-43 |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (PG), Charles Hintze (C) Larry McQuaide, Philip Born | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG), Kenneth Smith (C) Otis Hughes, Manuel Spradling | |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 13:32 | LSU | Allen Bilinski is denied on a layup by Kenneth Smith | 32-45 |
| 13:30 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith gets the rebound | 32-45 |
| 13:13 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Yeager | 32-47 |
| 12:55 | LSU | Allen Bilinski is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Joseph Yeager | 32-47 |
| 12:33 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 32-47 |
| 12:32 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager gets the offensive rebound | 32-47 |
| 12:18 | Tennessee | Lucas Scroggs is called for the reach on Joseph Yeager - foul #2 on Lucas Scroggs, team foul #4 | 32-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (SG), Larry McQuaide (SF), Philip Born (C) Carmelo Montes, Lucas Scroggs, Allen Bilinski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach is fouled on the floor by James Crawley - foul #1 on James Crawley, team foul #5 | 32-47 |
| 11:33 | Tennessee | Paul Reading hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jonathan Leach | 32-50 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Peden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry McQuaide (fresh) PF - Charles Hintze (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip Born (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 15 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 11:20 | LSU | James Crawley misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-50 |
| 11:18 | LSU | Philip Born can't tip it in | 32-50 |
| 11:17 | LSU | Larry McQuaide pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-50 |
| 11:02 | LSU | James Crawley clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-50 |
| 11:01 | LSU | Charles Hintze tips it in | 34-50 |
| 10:42 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith blows the layup | 34-50 |
| 10:40 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach tips it in | 34-52 |
| 10:26 | LSU | James Crawley misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-52 |
| 10:24 | LSU | Larry McQuaide tips it in | 36-52 |
| 10:05 | Tennessee | Paul Reading can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-52 |
| 10:04 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith tips it back up and in | 36-54 |
| 09:49 | LSU | James Crawley scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Philip Born | 39-54 |
| 09:25 | Tennessee | Larry McQuaide picks off the pass by Paul Reading | 39-54 |
| 09:21 | LSU | Stephen Peden lays it up and in set up by Larry McQuaide | 41-54 |
| 09:07 | Tennessee | Larry McQuaide steps in front of the Paul Reading pass | 41-54 |
| 09:04 | LSU | James Crawley jams it on a great pass from Larry McQuaide | 43-54 |
| 08:42 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 08:24 | LSU | James Crawley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-57 |
| 08:22 | LSU | Stephen Peden grabs the offensive rebound | 43-57 |
| 08:09 | LSU | Philip Born misses short on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Kenneth Smith - foul #2 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #2 | 43-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Carmelo Montes (SG), Lucas Scroggs (SF), Allen Bilinski (PF) Stephen Peden, Larry McQuaide, Charles Hintze | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), Devon Graham (SG), David Trinh (SF), Dustin Larrabee (PF), Manuel Spradling (C) Joseph Yeager, Jonathan Leach, Patrick Orcholski, Paul Reading, Kenneth Smith | |
| 08:09 | LSU | Philip Born makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 08:09 | LSU | Philip Born makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 07:53 | Tennessee | David Trinh connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Otis Hughes | 45-59 |
| 07:33 | LSU | The pull-up jumper by Allen Bilinski is blocked by Manuel Spradling | 45-59 |
| 07:32 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling pulls down the rebound | 45-59 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carmelo Montes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lucas Scroggs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Allen Bilinski (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Philip Born (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Devon Graham (fresh) SF - David Trinh (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dustin Larrabee (fresh) C - Manuel Spradling (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:11 | Tennessee | David Trinh misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-59 |
| 07:09 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs gets the rebound | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 07:03 | LSU | James Crawley is hacked by Otis Hughes - foul #1 on Otis Hughes, team foul #3 | 45-59 |
| 06:58 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-59 |
| 06:56 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 06:39 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee misses long on a shot from the right block | 45-59 |
| 06:37 | LSU | Philip Born grabs the board | 45-59 |
| 06:30 | LSU | Allen Bilinski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-59 |
| 06:28 | LSU | Philip Born snags the offensive board | 45-59 |
| 06:23 | LSU | Allen Bilinski throws it down on a great pass from James Crawley | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 06:11 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes buries a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by James Crawley - foul #2 on James Crawley, team foul #6 | 47-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Larry McQuaide (PG) James Crawley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Paul Reading (PF) Devon Graham, Dustin Larrabee | |
| 06:11 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses the free throw | 47-61 |
| 06:11 | LSU | Philip Born pulls down the rebound | 47-61 |
| 05:47 | LSU | The jump hook by Allen Bilinski is blocked by Paul Reading | 47-61 |
| 05:45 | Tennessee | Paul Reading grabs the board | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 05:17 | Tennessee | David Trinh is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on David Trinh, team foul #4 | 47-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Hintze (C) Philip Born | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski (SF) David Trinh | |
| 05:05 | LSU | Paul Reading doubles Allen Bilinski and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Paul Reading, team foul #5 | 47-61 |
| 04:50 | LSU | Larry McQuaide's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (SG) Lucas Scroggs | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG) Otis Hughes | |
| 04:28 | Tennessee | Paul Reading can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-61 |
| 04:26 | LSU | The rebound goes to Stephen Peden | 47-61 |
| 04:21 | LSU | Stephen Peden clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-61 |
| 04:20 | LSU | Charles Hintze tips it but misses | 47-61 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee | Paul Reading snags the defensive board | 47-61 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee | Larry McQuaide picks off the pass by Jonathan Leach | 47-61 |
| 03:38 | LSU | Stephen Peden hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 47-61 |
| 03:37 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager gets the rebound | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Tennessee | Stephen Peden is called for the reach on Jonathan Leach - foul #3 on Stephen Peden, team foul #7 | 47-61 |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (PG), Lucas Scroggs (SF), Philip Born (C) Larry McQuaide, Stephen Peden, Charles Hintze | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith (C) Manuel Spradling | |
| 03:18 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 03:18 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach makes the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carmelo Montes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lucas Scroggs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Allen Bilinski (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Philip Born (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 17 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | LSU | Jonathan Leach steps in front of the Lucas Scroggs pass | 47-63 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses short on a jumper from the left side | 47-63 |
| 02:41 | LSU | Carmelo Montes pulls down the rebound | 47-63 |
| 02:26 | LSU | James Crawley hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-63 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-63 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), Devon Graham (SG), David Trinh (SF) Joseph Yeager, Jonathan Leach, Patrick Orcholski | |
| 02:11 | LSU | Carmelo Montes clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-63 |
| 02:10 | LSU | Carmelo Montes gets the offensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 01:53 | LSU | Allen Bilinski makes the contested jump hook in the paint | 52-63 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee | Devon Graham misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 52-63 |
| 01:31 | LSU | Carmelo Montes grabs the defensive rebound | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:21 | LSU | Allen Bilinski clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Otis Hughes - foul #2 on Otis Hughes, team foul #6 | 52-63 |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Hintze (PF) Lucas Scroggs | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Jonathan Leach (SG), Patrick Orcholski (SF) Otis Hughes, Devon Graham, David Trinh | |
| 01:21 | LSU | Allen Bilinski makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 01:21 | LSU | Allen Bilinski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-63 |
| 00:59 | LSU | James Crawley snags the defensive board | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:53 | LSU | James Crawley knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Charles Hintze | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Paul Reading is hacked by James Crawley in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Crawley, team foul #8 | 57-63 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG), David Trinh (SF) Jonathan Leach, Patrick Orcholski | |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:51 | LSU | Charles Hintze pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Carmelo Montes is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Carmelo Montes, team foul #9 | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Tennessee | James Crawley is called for the reach on Joseph Yeager in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Crawley, team foul #10 | 57-64 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:34 | LSU | James Crawley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-66 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Charles Hintze gets the offensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 00:29 | LSU | James Crawley misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 57-66 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager is hacked by James Crawley in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Crawley, team foul #11 | 57-66 |
| Subs | LSU | Larry McQuaide (PG) James Crawley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:25 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | LSU | Allen Bilinski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 57-67 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager grabs the defensive rebound | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager runs out the clock | 57-67 |