| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Joel Tran (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Eric Lansford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thurman Swarts (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fabian Colombo (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Lee (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Grant George (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Frigo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Natali (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Mark Eurich (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Church (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali inbounds the ball | 29-23 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Mark Eurich misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Lee - foul #1 on David Lee, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Mark Eurich makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Mark Eurich misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 19:41 | Louisiana State | David Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 19:17 | Louisiana State | David Lee hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 19:15 | Tennessee | Brandon Church gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 18:58 | Tennessee | Michael Frigo makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Stephen Natali | 29-27 |
| 18:29 | Louisiana State | David Lee is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on David Lee, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| 18:18 | Tennessee | Michael Frigo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 18:16 | Louisiana State | Fabian Colombo grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 17:53 | Louisiana State | Fabian Colombo hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Thurman Swarts | 32-27 |
| 17:30 | Tennessee | Brandon Church is whistled for traveling | 32-27 |
| 17:06 | Louisiana State | Fabian Colombo loses the ball out of bounds | 32-27 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields (SF) Thurman Swarts | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:37 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Timothy Deshields - foul #1 on Timothy Deshields, team foul #3 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster (PG), Robert Howell (SG), Steven Desilets (PF), Alan Headley (C) Joel Tran, Eric Lansford, Fabian Colombo, David Lee | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:37 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 16:37 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali misses the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 16:37 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 16:23 | Louisiana State | Robert Howell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 16:22 | Tennessee | Brandon Church grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 16:06 | Tennessee | Michael Frigo scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Grant George | 32-30 |
| 15:38 | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gary Buckmaster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Howell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Deshields (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Desilets (fresh) C - Alan Headley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Grant George (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Frigo (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Natali (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Mark Eurich (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Church (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Tennessee | Mark Eurich double dribbles | 35-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joel Tran (PG), Eric Lansford (SG), Thurman Swarts (SF), Fabian Colombo (PF), David Lee (C) Gary Buckmaster, Robert Howell, Timothy Deshields, Steven Desilets, Alan Headley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Antoine Heitmann (PG) Grant George | |
| 14:56 | Louisiana State | Eric Lansford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 14:55 | Louisiana State | David Lee tips it back up and in | 37-30 |
| 14:41 | Tennessee | Michael Frigo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 14:39 | Louisiana State | Fabian Colombo gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 14:35 | Louisiana State | Antoine Heitmann picks off the pass by David Lee | 37-30 |
| 14:14 | Tennessee | Antoine Heitmann makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 13:54 | Louisiana State | Antoine Heitmann is called for the reach on Joel Tran - foul #4 on Antoine Heitmann, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Grant George (PG), Thomas Colbert (PF) Antoine Heitmann, Mark Eurich | |
| 13:39 | Louisiana State | Fabian Colombo clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-33 |
| 13:38 | Tennessee | Brandon Church grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 13:28 | Tennessee | Grant George misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 13:27 | Tennessee | Brandon Church tips it in | 37-35 |
| 13:04 | Louisiana State | David Lee can't throw it down but he's hacked by Thomas Colbert - foul #3 on Thomas Colbert, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster (PG), Steven Desilets (PF) Joel Tran, Fabian Colombo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Brewer (PF), Grady Trinkle (C) Stephen Natali, Brandon Church | |
| 13:04 | Louisiana State | David Lee makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 13:04 | Louisiana State | David Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 12:49 | Tennessee | Michael Frigo is fouled on the floor by Steven Desilets - foul #1 on Steven Desilets, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Howell (SG), Timothy Deshields (SF) Eric Lansford, Thurman Swarts | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:33 | Tennessee | Michael Frigo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 12:32 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 12:06 | Louisiana State | David Lee hits a jumper in the paint set up by Gary Buckmaster | 41-35 |
| 11:45 | Tennessee | Thomas Colbert misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 11:44 | Tennessee | Grady Trinkle misses the tip | 41-35 |
| 11:42 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to David Lee | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gary Buckmaster (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Howell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Deshields (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Desilets (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Lee (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Grant George (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Frigo (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Colbert (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Brewer (fresh) C - Grady Trinkle (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-35 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee | Thomas Colbert pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee | Gary Brewer misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-35 |
| 10:57 | Louisiana State | David Lee grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 10:39 | Louisiana State | Michael Frigo steals the ball from David Lee | 41-35 |
| 10:21 | Tennessee | Grant George misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on David Lee - foul #3 on David Lee, team foul #5 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joel Tran (PG), Eric Lansford (SG), Thurman Swarts (SF), Fabian Colombo (PF), Alan Headley (C) Gary Buckmaster, Robert Howell, Timothy Deshields, Steven Desilets, David Lee | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Bowman (SG), Stephen Natali (SF), Mark Eurich (PF), Brandon Church (C) Michael Frigo, Thomas Colbert, Gary Brewer, Grady Trinkle | |
| 10:21 | Tennessee | Grant George makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 10:21 | Tennessee | Grant George misses the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 10:21 | Louisiana State | Fabian Colombo grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 10:00 | Louisiana State | Mark Eurich is called for the reach on Fabian Colombo - foul #1 on Mark Eurich, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| 09:40 | Louisiana State | Eric Lansford buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joel Tran | 43-36 |
| 09:23 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali buries a turnaround in the paint | 43-38 |
| 09:00 | Louisiana State | Fabian Colombo misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-38 |
| 08:58 | Louisiana State | Fabian Colombo gets the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 08:33 | Louisiana State | Fabian Colombo misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Stephen Natali - foul #1 on Stephen Natali, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Brewer (PG), Michael Frigo (SG) Grant George, Clarence Bowman | |
| 08:33 | Louisiana State | Fabian Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 08:33 | Louisiana State | Fabian Colombo makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 08:26 | Tennessee | Brandon Church clanks a floater from the free throw line | 45-38 |
| 08:25 | Tennessee | Gary Brewer tips it but misses | 45-38 |
| 08:23 | Louisiana State | Thurman Swarts snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 08:02 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joel Tran | 47-38 |
| 07:45 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Thurman Swarts - foul #1 on Thurman Swarts, team foul #6 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Lee (C) Alan Headley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Antoine Heitmann (PG) Gary Brewer | |
| 07:45 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 07:45 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 07:21 | Louisiana State | Eric Lansford misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 07:20 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Mark Eurich | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Joel Tran (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Lansford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thurman Swarts (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Fabian Colombo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - David Lee (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Antoine Heitmann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Frigo (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Natali (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Mark Eurich (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Church (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Tennessee | Michael Frigo double dribbles | 47-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster (PG), Robert Howell (SG), Timothy Deshields (SF), Steven Desilets (PF) Joel Tran, Eric Lansford, Thurman Swarts, Fabian Colombo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:36 | Louisiana State | David Lee misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 47-40 |
| 06:34 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Antoine Heitmann | 47-40 |
| 06:29 | Tennessee | Michael Frigo scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Natali | 47-43 |
| 06:11 | Louisiana State | Brandon Church steals the ball from Steven Desilets | 47-43 |
| 05:59 | Tennessee | Gary Buckmaster steals it from Stephen Natali | 47-43 |
| 05:30 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-43 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | Mark Eurich snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 47-43 |
| 05:15 | Tennessee | Brandon Church snags the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 47-43 |
| 05:02 | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 05:02 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joel Tran (PG), Eric Lansford (SG), Thurman Swarts (SF), Fabian Colombo (PF) Gary Buckmaster, Robert Howell, Timothy Deshields, Steven Desilets | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:38 | Louisiana State | David Lee drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Joel Tran | 49-43 |
| 04:33 | Tennessee | Eric Lansford steps in front of the Mark Eurich pass | 49-43 |
| 04:30 | Louisiana State | Joel Tran lays it in set up by Eric Lansford | 51-43 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee | Michael Frigo comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 04:14 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Eric Lansford | 51-43 |
| 03:54 | Louisiana State | Eric Lansford drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Joel Tran | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | Michael Frigo is fouled on the floor by Eric Lansford - foul #2 on Eric Lansford, team foul #7 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Colbert (SF), Gary Brewer (PF), Grady Trinkle (C) Stephen Natali, Mark Eurich, Brandon Church | |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | Michael Frigo misses the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | Gary Brewer pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 03:28 | Tennessee | A charge is called on Gary Brewer - foul #1 on Gary Brewer, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Louisiana State | Antoine Heitmann picks off the pass by Joel Tran in the backcourt | 53-43 |
| 03:25 | Tennessee | Thomas Colbert blows the layup | 53-43 |
| 03:23 | Tennessee | Gary Brewer grabs the offensive board | 53-43 |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | Michael Frigo's pass is intercepted by Eric Lansford | 53-43 |
| 03:10 | Louisiana State | Eric Lansford lays it in | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Joel Tran (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Lansford (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thurman Swarts (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Fabian Colombo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - David Lee (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Antoine Heitmann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Michael Frigo (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Colbert (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Brewer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Grady Trinkle (fresh) | |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | Michael Frigo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 02:53 | Louisiana State | David Lee snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 02:28 | Louisiana State | David Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 55-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster (PG), Robert Howell (SG), Timothy Deshields (SF), Steven Desilets (PF), Alan Headley (C) Joel Tran, Eric Lansford, Thurman Swarts, Fabian Colombo, David Lee | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Grant George (PG), Clarence Bowman (SG) Antoine Heitmann, Michael Frigo | |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | Grant George misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Gary Buckmaster - foul #1 on Gary Buckmaster, team foul #8 | 55-43 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | Grant George makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | Grant George makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 01:58 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Robert Howell | 57-45 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | Grant George can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-45 |
| 01:36 | Tennessee | Clarence Bowman tips it home | 57-47 |
| 01:34 | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster is fouled in the backcourt by Grant George - foul #3 on Grant George, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| 01:10 | Louisiana State | Robert Howell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-47 |
| 01:08 | Tennessee | Thomas Colbert grabs the defensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 01:03 | Tennessee | Grant George can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 01:02 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Steven Desilets | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Louisiana State | Thomas Colbert is called for the reach on Steven Desilets - foul #4 on Thomas Colbert, team foul #7 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Pender (C) Alan Headley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:58 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:58 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets misses the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee | Gary Brewer snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | Clarence Bowman comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-47 |
| 00:50 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Louisiana State | Robert Howell hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-47 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Gary Brewer misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Howell - foul #3 on Robert Howell, team foul #9 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Alan Headley (C) Joseph Pender | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Gary Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Gary Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster runs out the clock | 60-49 |