| Lineup | LSU | PG - Shelton Harber (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Kincheloe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Binder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Froelich (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Sanford (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Shea (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Konen (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Max Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Sam Washington (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Richard Binder inbounds the ball | 38-44 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | LSU | Bruce Froelich works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 40-44 |
| 19:15 | Tennessee | Robert Sanford is hacked by Richard Binder - foul #2 on Richard Binder, team foul #1 | 40-44 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee | Edwin Konen knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 18:44 | LSU | Justin Thompson hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Shelton Harber | 42-46 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | Edwin Konen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 18:29 | LSU | Justin Thompson grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 18:09 | LSU | Justin Thompson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Sanford - foul #3 on Robert Sanford, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (SF) Richard Binder | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Stewart (PG) Robert Sanford | |
| 18:09 | LSU | Justin Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 18:09 | LSU | Justin Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 18:09 | Tennessee | Max Greene pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 17:43 | Tennessee | Edwin Konen misses the easy layup | 43-46 |
| 17:42 | LSU | Bruce Froelich grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 17:31 | LSU | Bruce Froelich is called for traveling | 43-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Gilman (PG), James Sherman (PF), Lewis Mason (C) Shelton Harber, Justin Thompson, Bruce Froelich | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:08 | Tennessee | Robert Shea evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 17:07 | Tennessee | Max Greene tips it but misses | 43-46 |
| 17:06 | Tennessee | Edwin Konen grabs the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 16:50 | Tennessee | Edwin Konen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Binder (SF) Daniel Giles | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:28 | LSU | James Sherman hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert Gilman | 46-46 |
| 16:06 | Tennessee | Sam Washington lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Edwin Konen | 46-48 |
| 15:46 | LSU | Robert Gilman clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 15:45 | LSU | James Sherman tips it home | 48-48 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Gilman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Kincheloe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Binder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Sherman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Shea (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Konen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Max Greene (tiring) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Sam Washington (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Tennessee | Max Greene misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Kincheloe - foul #3 on Joseph Kincheloe, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Shelton Harber (PG), Daniel Giles (SF), Justin Thompson (PF), Bruce Froelich (C) Robert Gilman, Richard Binder, James Sherman, Lewis Mason | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Sanford (PG), Thomas Schleicher (C) John Stewart, Sam Washington | |
| 15:19 | Tennessee | Max Greene makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee | Max Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 15:04 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe's pass is intercepted by Robert Shea | 48-50 |
| 15:00 | Tennessee | Robert Shea blows the dunk | 48-50 |
| 14:59 | LSU | Justin Thompson grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 14:52 | LSU | Shelton Harber hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 14:51 | Tennessee | Robert Shea snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 14:47 | Tennessee | Robert Sanford loses the dribble to Daniel Giles | 48-50 |
| 14:34 | LSU | Bruce Froelich drills a floater near the basket | 50-50 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | Edwin Konen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 50-50 |
| 14:10 | LSU | Bruce Froelich grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 13:52 | LSU | Bruce Froelich shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater near the basket | 50-50 |
| 13:50 | Tennessee | Edwin Konen snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 13:33 | Tennessee | Bruce Froelich steps in front of the Max Greene pass | 50-50 |
| 13:25 | LSU | Justin Thompson drills a runner from the right block and he's hacked by Robert Sanford - foul #4 on Robert Sanford, team foul #2 | 52-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Binder (SF) Daniel Giles | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Stewart (PG), Thomas Conley (SG), George Self (SF), Jack Lewis (PF) Robert Sanford, Robert Shea, Edwin Konen, Max Greene | |
| 13:25 | LSU | Justin Thompson makes the free throw | 53-50 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Jack Lewis's layup is rejected by Justin Thompson | 53-50 |
| 13:09 | LSU | Justin Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 13:05 | LSU | Shelton Harber can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Stewart - foul #3 on John Stewart, team foul #3 | 53-50 |
| Subs | LSU | James Sherman (PF), Lewis Mason (C) Justin Thompson, Bruce Froelich | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sam Washington (C) Thomas Schleicher | |
| 13:05 | LSU | Shelton Harber makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 13:05 | LSU | Shelton Harber makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 12:44 | Tennessee | Jack Lewis can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-50 |
| 12:42 | LSU | Richard Binder pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 12:37 | LSU | Shelton Harber makes the floater in the paint | 57-50 |
| 12:16 | Tennessee | Jack Lewis is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jack Lewis, team foul #4 | 57-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Gilman (PG) Shelton Harber | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edwin Konen (SF) George Self | |
| 11:51 | LSU | Robert Gilman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 11:49 | Tennessee | Jack Lewis snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Gilman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Kincheloe (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Binder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Sherman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Conley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edwin Konen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jack Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Sam Washington (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Tennessee | John Stewart knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Edwin Konen | 57-52 |
| 11:20 | LSU | Robert Gilman drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Lewis Mason | 60-52 |
| 11:11 | Tennessee | Thomas Conley makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-54 |
| 10:58 | LSU | Robert Gilman comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | Jack Lewis gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 10:32 | Tennessee | Edwin Konen misses short on a jumper from close range | 60-54 |
| 10:31 | LSU | Lewis Mason pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 10:20 | LSU | Lewis Mason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Shelton Harber (PG), Daniel Giles (SF), Justin Thompson (PF), Bruce Froelich (C) Robert Gilman, Richard Binder, James Sherman, Lewis Mason | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Shea (SG), Thomas Schleicher (C) Thomas Conley, Sam Washington | |
| 09:59 | Tennessee | Edwin Konen comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Kincheloe - foul #4 on Joseph Kincheloe, team foul #3 | 60-54 |
| 09:59 | Tennessee | Edwin Konen misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 09:59 | Tennessee | Edwin Konen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 09:48 | LSU | Justin Thompson is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-55 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Self (SF) Edwin Konen | |
| 09:27 | Tennessee | Joseph Kincheloe is called for the reach on Robert Shea - foul #5 on Joseph Kincheloe, team foul #4 | 60-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Gilman (SF) Joseph Kincheloe | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 09:17 | Tennessee | John Stewart is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on John Stewart, team foul #5 | 60-55 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Conley (PG) John Stewart | |
| 09:05 | LSU | Robert Gilman makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Giles | 63-55 |
| 08:51 | Tennessee | Robert Shea misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 08:50 | Tennessee | Jack Lewis can't tip it in | 63-55 |
| 08:48 | LSU | Bruce Froelich grabs the defensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 08:36 | LSU | Jack Lewis swats the short shot by Bruce Froelich | 63-55 |
| 08:34 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Thompson | 63-55 |
| 08:24 | LSU | Shelton Harber makes the wide open shot from the left side set up by Robert Gilman | 65-55 |
| 08:08 | Tennessee | Robert Shea misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-55 |
| 08:06 | LSU | The rebound goes to Justin Thompson | 65-55 |
| 07:42 | LSU | Jack Lewis steals the ball from Daniel Giles | 65-55 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Shelton Harber (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Giles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Gilman (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. PF - Justin Thompson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Bruce Froelich (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas Conley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Shea (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Self (fairly fresh) PF - Jack Lewis (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Schleicher (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Tennessee | Thomas Schleicher loses the dribble to Bruce Froelich | 65-55 |
| 07:10 | LSU | Jack Lewis is called for the reach on Shelton Harber - foul #3 on Jack Lewis, team foul #6 | 65-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Johnson (SG), Richard Binder (SF), James Sherman (PF), Lewis Mason (C) Shelton Harber, Daniel Giles, Justin Thompson, Bruce Froelich | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Sanford (PG), John Stewart (SG), Edwin Konen (SF), Max Greene (PF), Sam Washington (C) Thomas Conley, Robert Shea, George Self, Jack Lewis, Thomas Schleicher | |
| 07:05 | LSU | Robert Gilman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-55 |
| 07:03 | Tennessee | John Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 06:56 | Tennessee | Robert Sanford loses the ball out of bounds | 65-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Shelton Harber (PG) Robert Gilman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:35 | LSU | Michael Johnson is fouled on the floor by Max Greene - foul #1 on Max Greene, team foul #7 | 65-55 |
| 06:35 | LSU | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 06:35 | LSU | Michael Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee | Robert Sanford travels with the ball | 67-55 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Shea (SG) John Stewart | |
| 06:01 | LSU | Shelton Harber banks in the layup | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:48 | Tennessee | Sam Washington misses the runner near the basket | 69-55 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Konen | 69-55 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | Richard Binder is called for the reach on Edwin Konen - foul #3 on Richard Binder, team foul #5 | 69-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Gilman (PG), Daniel Giles (SG), Justin Thompson (PF) Shelton Harber, Michael Johnson, James Sherman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Schleicher (C) Sam Washington | |
| 05:13 | Tennessee | The 3pt attempt by Robert Shea is denied by Lewis Mason | 69-55 |
| 05:12 | LSU | The rebound goes to Justin Thompson | 69-55 |
| 04:56 | LSU | Justin Thompson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 69-55 |
| 04:55 | Tennessee | Edwin Konen grabs the defensive rebound | 69-55 |
| 04:50 | Tennessee | Robert Sanford misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-55 |
| 04:49 | Tennessee | Max Greene tips it in | 69-57 |
| 04:27 | LSU | Richard Binder is fouled on the floor by Robert Sanford - foul #5 on Robert Sanford, team foul #8 | 69-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Bruce Froelich (C) Lewis Mason | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Stewart (PG), Thomas Conley (SG) Robert Sanford, Robert Shea | |
| 04:27 | LSU | Richard Binder misses the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 04:27 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Edwin Konen | 69-57 |
| 04:08 | Tennessee | John Stewart comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Gilman - foul #1 on Robert Gilman, team foul #6 | 69-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Johnson (SF), James Sherman (PF) Richard Binder, Justin Thompson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jack Lewis (PF), Sam Washington (C) Max Greene, Thomas Schleicher | |
| 04:08 | Tennessee | John Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 04:08 | Tennessee | John Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 03:51 | LSU | Daniel Giles is hacked by Sam Washington - foul #2 on Sam Washington, team foul #9 | 69-58 |
| 03:51 | LSU | Daniel Giles makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 03:51 | LSU | Daniel Giles makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 03:33 | Tennessee | John Stewart makes the shot from the right wing | 71-60 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Gilman (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Giles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Sherman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Froelich (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Konen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. PF - Jack Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Sam Washington (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | LSU | Bruce Froelich works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Giles | 73-60 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee | Edwin Konen knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 73-62 |
| 02:57 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Shelton Harber (PG), Richard Binder (SF), Justin Thompson (PF) Robert Gilman, Michael Johnson, James Sherman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Shea (SG), Thomas Schleicher (C) Thomas Conley, Sam Washington | |
| 02:46 | LSU | Justin Thompson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Richard Binder | 75-62 |
| 02:46 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-62 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Max Greene (PF), Sam Washington (C) Jack Lewis, Thomas Schleicher | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:25 | Tennessee | Edwin Konen misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 75-62 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee | Robert Shea hits the follow up shot | 75-64 |
| 01:56 | LSU | Justin Thompson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 75-64 |
| 01:54 | LSU | Richard Binder hits the follow up shot | 77-64 |
| 01:44 | Tennessee | John Stewart clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 77-64 |
| 01:42 | LSU | Daniel Giles grabs the defensive rebound | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:40 | LSU | Daniel Giles is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Shea - foul #1 on Robert Shea, team foul #10 | 77-64 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Gilman (PG), James Sherman (C) Shelton Harber, Bruce Froelich | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Conley (SG), George Self (SF), Jack Lewis (PF) Robert Shea, Edwin Konen, Max Greene | |
| 01:40 | LSU | Daniel Giles makes the 1st free throw | 78-64 |
| 01:40 | LSU | Daniel Giles misses the 2nd free throw | 78-64 |
| 01:40 | Tennessee | Sam Washington snags the defensive board | 78-64 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee | Justin Thompson swats the shot by John Stewart | 78-64 |
| 01:32 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to John Stewart | 78-64 |
| 01:22 | Tennessee | Jack Lewis drills a floater from the right side set up by Thomas Conley | 78-66 |
| 01:21 | LSU | John Stewart is called for the reach on Robert Gilman in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Stewart, team foul #11 | 78-66 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Shea (SG) John Stewart | |
| 01:21 | LSU | Robert Gilman makes the 1st free throw | 79-66 |
| 01:21 | LSU | Robert Gilman makes the 2nd free throw | 80-66 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee | Robert Shea works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 80-69 |
| 01:00 | LSU | Thomas Conley is called for the reach on Robert Gilman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Conley, team foul #12 | 80-69 |
| 01:00 | LSU | Robert Gilman makes the 1st free throw | 81-69 |
| 01:00 | LSU | Robert Gilman makes the 2nd free throw | 82-69 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Robert Shea works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 82-69 |
| 00:52 | LSU | Justin Thompson gets the rebound | 82-69 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | LSU | Robert Gilman is hacked by Thomas Conley - foul #3 on Thomas Conley, team foul #13 | 82-69 |
| Subs | LSU | Bruce Froelich (C) James Sherman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:29 | LSU | Robert Gilman misses the 1st free throw | 82-69 |
| 00:29 | LSU | Robert Gilman makes the 2nd free throw | 83-69 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | Jack Lewis is fouled on the floor by Bruce Froelich - foul #1 on Bruce Froelich, team foul #7 | 83-69 |
| Subs | LSU | Shelton Harber (PG) Robert Gilman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Schleicher (PF) Robert Shea | |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | Jack Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 83-69 |
| 00:21 | LSU | Richard Binder grabs the board | 83-69 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Shelton Harber runs out the clock | 83-69 |