| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesse Hanna (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Antonio Mojica (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Gilmore (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Bruce Herrington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Lees (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | George Gilmore inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Tennessee | Jessie Duke is called for the reach on Bruce Herrington - foul #1 on Jessie Duke, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| 19:35 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica is hacked by John Sweeney - foul #1 on John Sweeney, team foul #2 | 23-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Meyer (PF) Jesse Hanna | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 19:21 | Tennessee | George Gilmore loses the ball out of bounds | 23-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Hanna (PF) Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:56 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Antonio Mojica - foul #2 on Antonio Mojica, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Meyer (PF) Jesse Hanna | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:56 | LSU | Bryan Sutera makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 18:56 | LSU | Bryan Sutera makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 18:38 | Tennessee | George Gilmore hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 25-29 |
| 18:37 | LSU | Jessie Duke pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 18:21 | LSU | Jessie Duke can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Antonio Mojica - foul #3 on Antonio Mojica, team foul #2 | 25-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Hanna (PF) Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Preuss (PG) Antonio Mojica | |
| 18:21 | LSU | Jessie Duke misses the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 18:21 | LSU | Jessie Duke makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 18:01 | Tennessee | George Gilmore clanks a shot in the lane | 26-29 |
| 18:00 | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington tips it back up and in | 26-31 |
| 17:31 | LSU | John Sweeney connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Ali | 29-31 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee | Bryan Sutera steps in front of the Mark Stephens pass | 29-31 |
| 16:47 | LSU | John Sweeney buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Bryan Sutera | 32-31 |
| 16:30 | Tennessee | Dikembe Ali steals the ball from Arthur Lees | 32-31 |
| 16:04 | LSU | Bryan Sutera hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Sweeney | 35-31 |
| 15:45 | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington travels with the ball | 35-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF), Ronnie Meyer (C) Dikembe Ali, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica (PG) Robert Preuss | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Sweeney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Peter Quintanilla (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jesse Hanna (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronnie Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Antonio Mojica (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Stephens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Gilmore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Bruce Herrington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Lees (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:16 | LSU | John Sweeney misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 15:14 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer grabs the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 14:54 | LSU | John Sweeney is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on John Sweeney, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG), Jessie Duke (C) Peter Quintanilla, Jesse Hanna | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:31 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-31 |
| 14:29 | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington gets the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees's pass is intercepted by John Sweeney | 35-31 |
| 13:42 | LSU | Bryan Sutera loses the dribble to George Gilmore | 35-31 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 13:25 | LSU | John Sweeney gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 13:01 | LSU | The pull-up jumper by Bryan Sutera is blocked by Arthur Lees | 35-31 |
| 12:59 | LSU | Jessie Duke snags the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 12:37 | LSU | Jessie Duke knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Dikembe Ali | 37-31 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens travels with the ball | 37-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF), Jesse Hanna (PF) Dikembe Ali, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Micheal Whipkey (SG), Jamie Bunyard (PF) Mark Stephens, Bruce Herrington | |
| 11:46 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer drills a jumper from close range set up by Bryan Sutera | 39-31 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Sweeney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - Peter Quintanilla (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jesse Hanna (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronnie Meyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Antonio Mojica (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Micheal Whipkey (fresh) 1 pts. SF - George Gilmore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jamie Bunyard (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Lees (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Tennessee | Micheal Whipkey misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 11:22 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 10:59 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 39-31 |
| 10:58 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla gets the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 10:40 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer is hacked by Arthur Lees - foul #3 on Arthur Lees, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG), Jessie Duke (C) Peter Quintanilla, Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Stephens (SG), David Conde (SF) George Gilmore, Arthur Lees | |
| 10:27 | LSU | John Sweeney misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 10:26 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Sutera | 39-31 |
| 10:04 | LSU | Jesse Hanna scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Jessie Duke and he's fouled by Jamie Bunyard - foul #2 on Jamie Bunyard, team foul #4 | 41-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Meyer (C) Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:04 | LSU | Jesse Hanna makes the free throw | 42-31 |
| 09:44 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 09:33 | LSU | David Conde picks off the pass by Ronnie Meyer | 42-34 |
| 09:27 | Tennessee | Micheal Whipkey connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Antonio Mojica | 42-36 |
| 09:00 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 08:58 | Tennessee | Jamie Bunyard gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 08:56 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Bergum (PF), Jessie Duke (C) Jesse Hanna, Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Gilmore (SF), Bruce Herrington (PF), Arthur Lees (C) David Conde, Jamie Bunyard, Micheal Whipkey | |
| 08:29 | LSU | Dikembe Ali buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Bryan Sutera | 45-36 |
| 08:11 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 45-36 |
| 08:10 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees grabs the offensive board | 45-36 |
| 07:41 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 07:39 | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington tips it but misses | 45-36 |
| 07:37 | LSU | Jessie Duke pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Sweeney (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Bergum (fresh) C - Jessie Duke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Antonio Mojica (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Stephens (tiring) 7 pts. SF - George Gilmore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Bruce Herrington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Lees (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | LSU | Dikembe Ali knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Ali | 48-36 |
| 06:39 | LSU | Frank Bergum is fouled on the floor by Bruce Herrington - foul #3 on Bruce Herrington, team foul #5 | 48-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF), Jesse Hanna (PF), Ronnie Meyer (C) John Sweeney, Frank Bergum, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Preuss (PG), Micheal Whipkey (SG) Antonio Mojica, Mark Stephens | |
| 06:15 | LSU | Arthur Lees steals the ball from Peter Quintanilla | 48-36 |
| 06:01 | Tennessee | Micheal Whipkey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-36 |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SG) Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Conde (SG), Jamie Bunyard (PF) Bruce Herrington, Arthur Lees | |
| 05:39 | LSU | Micheal Whipkey steals it from Jesse Hanna | 48-36 |
| 05:24 | Tennessee | Jamie Bunyard banks in the layup and the foul's on Jesse Hanna - foul #3 on Jesse Hanna, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG), Jessie Duke (C) John Sweeney, Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica (PG) Robert Preuss | |
| 05:24 | Tennessee | Jamie Bunyard makes the free throw | 48-39 |
| 04:59 | LSU | Jesse Hanna hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-39 |
| 04:58 | LSU | Dikembe Ali gets the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 04:41 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-39 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Micheal Whipkey grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica scores on a floater near the basket set up by David Conde | 48-41 |
| 04:14 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by George Gilmore - foul #1 on George Gilmore, team foul #6 | 48-41 |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SG), Ronnie Meyer (C) Dikembe Ali, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Stephens (SG), Bruce Herrington (PF), Arthur Lees (C) David Conde, George Gilmore, Jamie Bunyard | |
| 04:14 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 04:14 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 03:55 | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington can't finish the layup | 49-41 |
| 03:54 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | LSU | Bryan Sutera hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-41 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Sweeney (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - Peter Quintanilla (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Hanna (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Ronnie Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Antonio Mojica (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Stephens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Micheal Whipkey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Herrington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Lees (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Arthur Lees | 51-43 |
| 03:06 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla can't finish the layup | 51-43 |
| 03:05 | LSU | John Sweeney hits the follow up shot | 53-43 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica misses the shot from just outside the lane | 53-43 |
| 02:40 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 02:20 | LSU | John Sweeney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Micheal Whipkey - foul #2 on Micheal Whipkey, team foul #7 | 53-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Dennis Stedman (SG), Frank Bergum (C) Bryan Sutera, Peter Quintanilla, Jesse Hanna | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Preuss (PG), David Conde (SG), Jack Beaumont (SF), Jamie Bunyard (PF) Antonio Mojica, Mark Stephens, Bruce Herrington, Arthur Lees | |
| 02:20 | LSU | John Sweeney makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 02:20 | LSU | John Sweeney makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 02:08 | Tennessee | Jamie Bunyard misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 55-43 |
| 02:06 | LSU | The rebound goes to Frank Bergum | 55-43 |
| 01:37 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-43 |
| 01:21 | Tennessee | David Conde connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Preuss | 57-46 |
| 01:02 | LSU | Dennis Stedman makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Troup | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Tennessee | Jack Beaumont misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 59-46 |
| 00:55 | Tennessee | Jamie Bunyard pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Robert Preuss misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 00:49 | LSU | John Sweeney grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 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) | |
| 00:22 | LSU | Gary Troup is hacked by David Conde - foul #1 on David Conde, team foul #8 | 59-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF) John Sweeney | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:22 | LSU | Gary Troup makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Gary Troup makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Frank Bergum picks off the pass by Jamie Bunyard | 61-46 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Gary Troup runs out the clock | 61-46 |