| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nathaniel Hatch (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Jones (fresh) C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Peden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carmelo Montes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Scott (fresh) C - Philip Born (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski inbounds the ball | 15-24 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Patrick Orcholski and he's hacked by Philip Born - foul #2 on Philip Born, team foul #1 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Hintze (C) Philip Born | |
| 19:43 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith makes the free throw | 18-24 |
| 19:20 | LSU | Carmelo Montes drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Scott | 18-26 |
| 19:01 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch hits a shot from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 18:37 | LSU | Charles Hintze misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-26 |
| 18:35 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach gets the rebound | 20-26 |
| 18:08 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Mark Jones and he's fouled by Stephen Peden - foul #2 on Stephen Peden, team foul #2 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Philip Born (C) Charles Hintze | |
| 18:08 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch misses the free throw | 22-26 |
| 18:08 | LSU | Carmelo Montes grabs the board | 22-26 |
| 17:53 | LSU | Carmelo Montes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-26 |
| 17:27 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Nathaniel Hatch | 24-26 |
| 17:07 | LSU | Stephen Peden misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 24-26 |
| 17:05 | LSU | Paul Scott grabs the offensive board | 24-26 |
| 16:45 | LSU | Carmelo Montes hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-29 |
| 16:31 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach is fouled on the floor by James Crawley - foul #2 on James Crawley, team foul #3 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (SG), Manuel Spradling (PF) Jonathan Leach, Mark Jones | |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Hintze (C) Philip Born | |
| 16:14 | Tennessee | Stephen Peden takes the ball from Patrick Orcholski | 24-29 |
| 15:55 | LSU | Stephen Peden misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-29 |
| 15:54 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Nathaniel Hatch (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Devon Graham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Manuel Spradling (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Peden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carmelo Montes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Scott (fairly fresh) C - Charles Hintze (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Stephen Peden - foul #3 on Stephen Peden, team foul #4 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (PG) Devon Graham | |
| Subs | LSU | Lucas Scroggs (SG), Philip Born (C) Stephen Peden, Charles Hintze | |
| 15:26 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 15:26 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 14:57 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Paul Scott | 26-32 |
| 14:36 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-32 |
| 14:35 | LSU | The rebound goes to Paul Scott | 26-32 |
| 14:30 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 14:28 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 14:00 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Nathaniel Hatch | 28-32 |
| 13:37 | LSU | Carmelo Montes knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Paul Scott | 28-34 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski is hacked by Lucas Scroggs - foul #1 on Lucas Scroggs, team foul #5 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (SG), Mark Jones (PF) Jonathan Leach, Manuel Spradling | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (SG), Charles Hintze (C) Carmelo Montes, Philip Born | |
| 12:50 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski misses short on a jumper near the basket | 28-34 |
| 12:49 | Tennessee | Devon Graham tips it but misses | 28-34 |
| 12:48 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch misses the tip | 28-34 |
| 12:46 | Tennessee | Mark Jones hits the follow up shot | 30-34 |
| 12:20 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs is whistled for a carry | 30-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Larry McQuaide (PG), Royce Simpson (SF) James Crawley, Lucas Scroggs | |
| 12:07 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith is called for traveling | 30-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (PG) Devon Graham | |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (PG), Lucas Scroggs (SF) Larry McQuaide, Royce Simpson | |
| 11:49 | LSU | Charles Hintze jams it on a great pass from Stephen Peden | 30-36 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nathaniel Hatch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Peden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lucas Scroggs (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Paul Scott (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Hintze (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Tennessee | James Crawley steals it from Patrick Orcholski | 30-36 |
| 11:25 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs can't finish the layup | 30-36 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee | Mark Jones snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 11:02 | Tennessee | Stephen Peden steps in front of the Kenneth Smith pass | 30-36 |
| 10:59 | LSU | James Crawley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stephen Peden | 30-38 |
| 10:31 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-38 |
| 10:29 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch tips it in | 32-38 |
| 10:01 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Patrick Orcholski - foul #1 on Patrick Orcholski, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (PG), William Johnson (SG), Dustin Larrabee (SF), Anthony Rosenow (PF), Manuel Spradling (C) Jonathan Leach, Nathaniel Hatch, Patrick Orcholski, Mark Jones, Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | Larry McQuaide (PG), Carmelo Montes (SF), Joseph Echevarria (PF), Philip Born (C) James Crawley, Stephen Peden, Paul Scott, Charles Hintze | |
| 10:01 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 10:01 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 09:38 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling misses the jump hook from the left block | 32-40 |
| 09:36 | LSU | Philip Born grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 09:24 | LSU | Philip Born scores on a shot in the lane | 32-42 |
| 08:56 | Tennessee | William Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-42 |
| 08:55 | LSU | Joseph Echevarria pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| 08:30 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-42 |
| 08:28 | LSU | Carmelo Montes grabs the offensive board | 32-42 |
| 08:17 | LSU | Anthony Rosenow is called for the reach on Joseph Echevarria - foul #1 on Anthony Rosenow, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (PG), Nathaniel Hatch (SG), Patrick Orcholski (SF), Mark Jones (PF) Devon Graham, William Johnson, Dustin Larrabee, Anthony Rosenow | |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (PG), Stephen Peden (SG), Royce Simpson (SF), Paul Scott (PF) Larry McQuaide, Lucas Scroggs, Carmelo Montes, Joseph Echevarria | |
| 07:55 | LSU | James Crawley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith (C) Manuel Spradling | |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Hintze (C) Philip Born | |
| 07:28 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski's layup is rejected by Charles Hintze | 32-42 |
| 07:26 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach hits the follow up shot | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Nathaniel Hatch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stephen Peden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Royce Simpson (fresh) PF - Paul Scott (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Hintze (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:57 | LSU | James Crawley buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:31 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch double dribbles | 34-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Larry McQuaide (PG), Lucas Scroggs (SG), Carmelo Montes (SF), Philip Born (C) James Crawley, Stephen Peden, Royce Simpson, Charles Hintze | |
| 06:06 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs travels with the ball | 34-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (PG), Stephen Peden (SG) Larry McQuaide, Lucas Scroggs | |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 34-45 |
| 05:49 | LSU | Philip Born gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:28 | LSU | James Crawley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 34-45 |
| 05:27 | LSU | Philip Born pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 05:05 | LSU | Carmelo Montes is hacked by Patrick Orcholski - foul #2 on Patrick Orcholski, team foul #3 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (SG), Dustin Larrabee (PF), Manuel Spradling (C) Jonathan Leach, Mark Jones, Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | Larry McQuaide (PG), Lucas Scroggs (SG), Joseph Echevarria (PF), Charles Hintze (C) James Crawley, Stephen Peden, Paul Scott, Philip Born | |
| 04:50 | LSU | Carmelo Montes is called for a charge - foul #1 on Carmelo Montes, team foul #6 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Rosenow (PF) Patrick Orcholski | |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (PG), Royce Simpson (SF), Philip Born (C) Larry McQuaide, Carmelo Montes, Charles Hintze | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:32 | Tennessee | Joseph Echevarria picks off the pass by Devon Graham | 34-45 |
| 04:10 | LSU | Royce Simpson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-45 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 03:57 | Tennessee | Devon Graham comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-45 |
| 03:56 | LSU | Philip Born grabs the defensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 03:35 | LSU | James Crawley clanks a floater from the left wing | 34-45 |
| 03:34 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 03:30 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Nathaniel Hatch (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Devon Graham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dustin Larrabee (fresh) PF - Anthony Rosenow (fresh) C - Manuel Spradling (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Lucas Scroggs (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Royce Simpson (fresh) PF - Joseph Echevarria (fresh) 3 reb. C - Philip Born (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:01 | LSU | Dustin Larrabee is called for the reach on Royce Simpson - foul #2 on Dustin Larrabee, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (PG), Patrick Orcholski (SF), Mark Jones (PF), Kenneth Smith (C) Nathaniel Hatch, Dustin Larrabee, Anthony Rosenow, Manuel Spradling | |
| Subs | LSU | Larry McQuaide (PG), Stephen Peden (SG), Carmelo Montes (SF), Paul Scott (PF), Charles Hintze (C) James Crawley, Lucas Scroggs, Royce Simpson, Joseph Echevarria, Philip Born | |
| 02:39 | LSU | Charles Hintze misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 37-45 |
| 02:37 | LSU | Carmelo Montes tips it back up and in | 37-47 |
| 02:25 | Tennessee | Mark Jones is hacked by Charles Hintze - foul #2 on Charles Hintze, team foul #7 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Johnson (SG) Devon Graham | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:25 | Tennessee | Mark Jones makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 02:25 | Tennessee | Mark Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 02:25 | LSU | Charles Hintze snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 02:23 | LSU | Larry McQuaide is hacked by Jonathan Leach in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathan Leach, team foul #5 | 38-47 |
| 01:59 | LSU | Stephen Peden drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Scott | 38-50 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Charles Hintze swats the layup by Kenneth Smith | 38-50 |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith tips it in | 40-50 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:33 | LSU | Carmelo Montes misses short on a runner from the left block | 40-50 |
| 01:32 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski buries a driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Stephen Peden - foul #4 on Stephen Peden, team foul #8 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch (SG) William Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (PG), Philip Born (C) Larry McQuaide, Charles Hintze | |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski makes the free throw | 43-50 |
| 00:55 | LSU | Stephen Peden is whistled for traveling | 43-50 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch loses the dribble to Stephen Peden | 43-50 |
| 00:43 | LSU | James Crawley lays it up and in on a great pass from Stephen Peden | 43-52 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 00:35 | LSU | The rebound goes to Philip Born | 43-52 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | LSU | Philip Born is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Leach - foul #2 on Jonathan Leach, team foul #6 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Lucas Scroggs (SG) Stephen Peden | |
| 00:32 | LSU | James Crawley is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Leach - foul #3 on Jonathan Leach, team foul #7 | 43-52 |
| 00:32 | LSU | James Crawley makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 00:32 | LSU | James Crawley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-54 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch grabs the offensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski is fouled on the floor by Paul Scott - foul #2 on Paul Scott, team foul #9 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (SG) Lucas Scroggs | |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 00:21 | LSU | James Crawley is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Leach - foul #4 on Jonathan Leach, team foul #8 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Lucas Scroggs (SG) Stephen Peden | |
| 00:21 | LSU | James Crawley makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 00:21 | LSU | James Crawley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch is hacked by Lucas Scroggs - foul #2 on Lucas Scroggs, team foul #10 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (SG) Lucas Scroggs | |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Jonathan Leach is called for the reach on Carmelo Montes in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jonathan Leach, team foul #9 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (SG) Jonathan Leach | |
| Subs | LSU | Lucas Scroggs (SG) Stephen Peden | |
| 00:13 | LSU | Carmelo Montes makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Carmelo Montes makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Paul Scott - foul #3 on Paul Scott, team foul #11 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (SG) Lucas Scroggs | |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch misses the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch misses the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch misses the 3rd free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:07 | LSU | The rebound goes to Philip Born | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | James Crawley runs out the clock | 47-58 |