| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Williams Swanson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Grayer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jody Locke (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Frederick Padgett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Early (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Isom (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael McDermott (fresh) C - Joseph Geise (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Christopher Grayer inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett misses long on a shot in the paint | 32-27 |
| 19:40 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson snags the offensive board | 32-27 |
| 19:23 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-27 |
| 19:00 | LSU | The short jumper by John Early is denied by Jody Locke | 32-27 |
| 18:59 | Tennessee | Jody Locke grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee | Jody Locke misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by John Early - foul #2 on John Early, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee | Jody Locke misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee | Jody Locke makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 18:28 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-27 |
| 18:26 | LSU | John Early tips it home | 33-29 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 33-29 |
| 17:55 | LSU | John Early grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 17:47 | LSU | Raymond Isom clanks a runner near the basket | 33-29 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 17:18 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Williams Swanson | 35-29 |
| 16:55 | LSU | John Early hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-31 |
| 16:33 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-31 |
| 16:16 | LSU | Raymond Isom hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-33 |
| 15:54 | Tennessee | Joseph Geise swats the short shot by Jody Locke | 37-33 |
| 15:53 | LSU | Joseph Geise pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Williams Swanson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Grayer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jody Locke (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Frederick Padgett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Early (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Isom (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael McDermott (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Geise (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | LSU | Raymond Isom comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 15:38 | Tennessee | Christopher Grayer pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 15:11 | Tennessee | Christopher Grayer's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Geise | 37-33 |
| 15:09 | Tennessee | Christopher Grayer tips it home | 39-33 |
| 14:57 | LSU | Williams Swanson is called for the reach on John Early - foul #1 on Williams Swanson, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar (SG) Williams Swanson | |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG), Jacob Loar (SG), Peter Gadomski (SF), James Poythress (PF), Johnny Wall (C) James Knudson, John Early, Raymond Isom, Michael McDermott, Joseph Geise | |
| 14:39 | LSU | Peter Gadomski buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jacob Loar out of a doubleteam | 39-36 |
| 14:13 | Tennessee | The pull-up jumper by Jody Locke is blocked by James Poythress | 39-36 |
| 14:12 | LSU | James Poythress grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 13:56 | LSU | Aaron Griffith makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Johnny Wall | 39-38 |
| 13:37 | Tennessee | Jody Locke comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 13:36 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett grabs the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:21 | Tennessee | Johnny Wall takes the ball from Clarence Townsel | 39-38 |
| 13:17 | LSU | Micheal Cesar steals it from Aaron Griffith in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| 13:01 | Tennessee | Jody Locke hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Frederick Padgett | 41-38 |
| 12:39 | LSU | Aaron Griffith hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Clarence Townsel - foul #2 on Clarence Townsel, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (SG), Daryl Murray (SF), Jonathan Lane (PF) Clarence Townsel, Christopher Grayer, Jody Locke | |
| Subs | LSU | John Early (SG), Raymond Isom (SF), Joseph Geise (C) Jacob Loar, Peter Gadomski, Johnny Wall | |
| 12:39 | LSU | Aaron Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:39 | LSU | Aaron Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:12 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar is hacked by John Early - foul #3 on John Early, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG) Aaron Griffith | |
| 11:54 | Tennessee | Jonathan Lane comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 41-40 |
| 11:52 | LSU | Joseph Geise grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Micheal Cesar (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Williams Swanson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daryl Murray (fresh) PF - Jonathan Lane (fresh) 4 pts. C - Frederick Padgett (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Early (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Isom (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Poythress (fresh) 2 blk. C - Joseph Geise (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:32 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses the easy layup | 41-40 |
| 11:31 | LSU | James Poythress grabs the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 11:13 | LSU | Raymond Isom can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 11:12 | LSU | James Poythress tips it back up and in | 41-42 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 10:48 | LSU | Joseph Geise gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 10:27 | LSU | John Early misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Frederick Padgett - foul #2 on Frederick Padgett, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Grayer (SF), Jody Locke (PF) Daryl Murray, Frederick Padgett | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McDermott (PF) James Poythress | |
| 10:27 | LSU | John Early makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 10:27 | LSU | John Early makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 09:58 | Tennessee | Christopher Grayer hits a shot from the right side set up by Jody Locke | 43-44 |
| 09:47 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jonathan Lane - foul #1 on Jonathan Lane, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jacob Loar (SG) John Early | |
| 09:47 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 09:47 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 09:21 | Tennessee | Jody Locke scores on a driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Michael McDermott - foul #3 on Michael McDermott, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG) Williams Swanson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 09:21 | Tennessee | Jody Locke makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:06 | LSU | Raymond Isom jams it on a great pass from James Knudson | 46-47 |
| 08:52 | Tennessee | Michael McDermott denies the turnaround by Jody Locke | 46-47 |
| 08:51 | LSU | The rebound goes to Raymond Isom | 46-47 |
| 08:33 | LSU | Raymond Isom hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Christopher Grayer - foul #2 on Christopher Grayer, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett (C) Jonathan Lane | |
| Subs | LSU | John Early (PG), James Poythress (PF), Johnny Wall (C) James Knudson, Michael McDermott, Joseph Geise | |
| 08:33 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 08:33 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 08:04 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Johnny Wall - foul #1 on Johnny Wall, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (SG) Clarence Townsel | |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Gadomski (SF) Raymond Isom | |
| 08:04 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:04 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:04 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Poythress | 47-49 |
| 07:45 | LSU | John Early misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Micheal Cesar - foul #4 on Micheal Cesar, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| 07:45 | LSU | John Early makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 07:45 | LSU | John Early makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Micheal Cesar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Williams Swanson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Grayer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jody Locke (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Frederick Padgett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - John Early (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jacob Loar (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Gadomski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Poythress (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnny Wall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Tennessee | Peter Gadomski swats the short shot by Frederick Padgett | 47-51 |
| 07:16 | LSU | Jacob Loar gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 07:00 | LSU | Peter Gadomski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 06:58 | LSU | James Poythress hits the follow up shot | 47-53 |
| 06:33 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-53 |
| 06:31 | LSU | Jacob Loar grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 06:08 | LSU | Jody Locke steals it from John Early | 47-53 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | Jody Locke misses the easy layup | 47-53 |
| 05:49 | Tennessee | Jody Locke gets the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 05:31 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar loses the dribble to John Early | 47-53 |
| 05:31 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG) Micheal Cesar | |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Raymond Isom (SF), Michael McDermott (PF), Joseph Geise (C) Jacob Loar, Peter Gadomski, James Poythress, Johnny Wall | |
| 05:09 | LSU | Michael McDermott is whistled for traveling | 47-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daryl Murray (SF), Jonathan Lane (C) Christopher Grayer, Frederick Padgett | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:48 | Tennessee | Jonathan Lane misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Geise - foul #1 on Joseph Geise, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee | Jonathan Lane makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee | Jonathan Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 04:27 | LSU | Raymond Isom loses the ball out of bounds | 49-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar (SG) Williams Swanson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar is called for 5 seconds | 49-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Grayer (SF), Frederick Padgett (C) Daryl Murray, Jody Locke | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:47 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-53 |
| 03:46 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Christopher Grayer | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Cesar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Grayer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Lane (fresh) 6 pts. C - Frederick Padgett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Early (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Isom (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael McDermott (fresh) 3 pf. C - Joseph Geise (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Tennessee | Joseph Geise blocks the short jumper by Frederick Padgett | 49-53 |
| 03:16 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett tips it in | 51-53 |
| 03:04 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Christopher Grayer - foul #3 on Christopher Grayer, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jacob Loar (SG), James Poythress (PF) John Early, Michael McDermott | |
| 03:04 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 03:04 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 03:04 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (SG) Micheal Cesar | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:40 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar (SG), Jody Locke (PF) Williams Swanson, Jonathan Lane | |
| Subs | LSU | John Early (SG), Michael McDermott (PF) Jacob Loar, James Poythress | |
| 02:32 | LSU | John Early misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 51-54 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Frederick Padgett | 51-54 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-54 |
| 01:52 | LSU | Raymond Isom's floater is tipped away by Micheal Cesar | 54-54 |
| 01:50 | LSU | Joseph Geise pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 01:30 | LSU | Raymond Isom banks in the layup set up by Joseph Geise | 54-56 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 01:08 | LSU | The rebound goes to Joseph Geise | 54-56 |
| 01:02 | LSU | Raymond Isom can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee | Christopher Grayer snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 00:35 | LSU | The rebound goes to Raymond Isom | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:32 | LSU | Raymond Isom is hacked by Clarence Townsel in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clarence Townsel, team foul #8 | 54-56 |
| 00:32 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:32 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-58 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Michael McDermott grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 00:23 | LSU | Michael McDermott is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Townsel - foul #4 on Clarence Townsel, team foul #9 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jacob Loar (SG), Peter Gadomski (SF) James Knudson, Raymond Isom | |
| 00:23 | LSU | Michael McDermott misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Jody Locke gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 00:16 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jacob Loar | 54-58 |
| 00:16 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | James Poythress (PF) Michael McDermott | |
| 00:15 | LSU | John Early is hacked by Clarence Townsel in the backcourt - foul #5 on Clarence Townsel, team foul #10 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (SG) Clarence Townsel | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:15 | LSU | John Early makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:15 | LSU | John Early makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jody Locke | 57-60 |
| 00:07 | LSU | Williams Swanson is called for the reach on Jacob Loar in the backcourt - foul #2 on Williams Swanson, team foul #11 | 57-60 |
| 00:07 | LSU | Jacob Loar makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:07 | LSU | Jacob Loar misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Jody Locke snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Micheal Cesar | 57-61 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | The clock runs out | 57-61 |