| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Stenson (fresh) SG - Lewis Mathis (fresh) SF - Bradley Byrd (fresh) PF - Donald Whicker (fresh) C - Ronnie Southerland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Trevor Downs (fresh) SG - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) SF - Milton Kocher (fresh) PF - Victor Moskowitz (fresh) C - Rodney Crawford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:40 | LSU | Rodney Crawford misses the lay-in but the foul's on Bradley Byrd - foul #1 on Bradley Byrd, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | LSU | Rodney Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:40 | LSU | Rodney Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:40 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 19:29 | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-1 |
| 19:27 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:08 | LSU | Trevor Downs knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Milton Kocher | 0-3 |
| 18:54 | Tennessee | A charge is called on Stephen Stenson - foul #1 on Stephen Stenson, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 18:35 | LSU | Rodney Crawford's pass is intercepted by Lewis Mathis | 0-3 |
| 18:32 | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis can't finish the layup | 0-3 |
| 18:31 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Ronnie Southerland | 0-3 |
| 18:24 | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:23 | LSU | The rebound goes to Trevor Downs | 0-3 |
| 17:56 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Trevor Downs | 0-6 |
| 17:37 | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson misses short on an open jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Victor Moskowitz - foul #1 on Victor Moskowitz, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 17:37 | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson makes the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 17:37 | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:11 | LSU | Milton Kocher can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Bradley Byrd - foul #2 on Bradley Byrd, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Smith (SF) Bradley Byrd | |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (PG), Richard Segura (SG), Robin Arango (PF), Terry Brunswick (C) Trevor Downs, Ronnie Bailey, Victor Moskowitz, Rodney Crawford | |
| 17:11 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:11 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 16:52 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland blows the layup but he's fouled by Clinton Ragland - foul #1 on Clinton Ragland, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler (PF) Donald Whicker | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Bailey (SG) Milton Kocher | |
| 16:52 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland misses the 1st free throw | 2-8 |
| 16:52 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland misses the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 16:52 | LSU | Robin Arango pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:37 | LSU | Robin Arango jams it and the foul's on Lewis Mathis - foul #1 on Lewis Mathis, team foul #4 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney (SG), Daniel Chapman (SF) Stephen Stenson, Lewis Mathis | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 16:37 | LSU | Robin Arango makes the free throw | 2-11 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Smith | 4-11 |
| 16:02 | LSU | Robin Arango hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeremy Culler - foul #1 on Jeremy Culler, team foul #5 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Pollitt (C) Ronnie Southerland | |
| Subs | LSU | Trevor Downs (PG), Rodney Crawford (C) Ronnie Bailey, Terry Brunswick | |
| 16:02 | LSU | Robin Arango makes the 1st free throw | 4-12 |
| 16:02 | LSU | Robin Arango makes the 2nd free throw | 4-13 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Chesney (fresh) SF - Daniel Chapman (fresh) PF - Jeremy Culler (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Pollitt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Trevor Downs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clinton Ragland (fresh) SF - Richard Segura (fresh) PF - Robin Arango (fresh) 5 pts. C - Rodney Crawford (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Tennessee | David Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-13 |
| 15:40 | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman tips it but misses | 4-13 |
| 15:38 | LSU | The rebound goes to Rodney Crawford | 4-13 |
| 15:33 | LSU | Richard Segura misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-13 |
| 15:31 | Tennessee | William Pollitt grabs the defensive rebound | 4-13 |
| 15:15 | Tennessee | William Pollitt can't connect on a shot from the left side | 4-13 |
| 15:14 | LSU | The rebound goes to Rodney Crawford | 4-13 |
| 14:53 | LSU | Trevor Downs can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 4-13 |
| 14:52 | LSU | Trevor Downs tips it home | 4-15 |
| 14:47 | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-15 |
| 14:46 | LSU | Robin Arango pulls down the rebound | 4-15 |
| 14:27 | LSU | Robin Arango connects on the jumper from the right side | 4-17 |
| 14:09 | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman is fouled on the floor by Richard Segura - foul #1 on Richard Segura, team foul #3 | 4-17 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson (PG), Lewis Mathis (SG), Roger Riley (SF), Donald Whicker (PF), Ronnie Southerland (C) David Smith, Christopher Chesney, Daniel Chapman, Jeremy Culler, William Pollitt | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Bailey (SG), Milton Kocher (SF), Victor Moskowitz (PF), Terry Brunswick (C) Clinton Ragland, Richard Segura, Robin Arango, Rodney Crawford | |
| 13:50 | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis is fouled on the floor by Victor Moskowitz - foul #2 on Victor Moskowitz, team foul #4 | 4-17 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Rodney Crawford (C) Victor Moskowitz | |
| 13:43 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-17 |
| 13:28 | LSU | Rodney Crawford can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ronnie Southerland - foul #1 on Ronnie Southerland, team foul #6 | 7-17 |
| 13:28 | LSU | Rodney Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 7-18 |
| 13:28 | LSU | Rodney Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 7-18 |
| 13:28 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker grabs the board | 7-18 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker banks in the layup | 9-18 |
| 12:52 | LSU | Trevor Downs misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-18 |
| 12:51 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker gets the rebound | 9-18 |
| 12:45 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-18 |
| 12:43 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker snags the offensive board | 9-18 |
| 12:29 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Smith (SF) Roger Riley | |
| Subs | LSU | Robin Arango (PF) Rodney Crawford | |
| 12:14 | LSU | Ronnie Southerland is called for the reach on Milton Kocher - foul #2 on Ronnie Southerland, team foul #7 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler (C) Ronnie Southerland | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 12:14 | LSU | Milton Kocher misses the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 12:14 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler grabs the board | 9-18 |
| 12:01 | Tennessee | Ronnie Bailey picks off the pass by Stephen Stenson | 9-18 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Stenson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lewis Mathis (fresh) SF - David Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Whicker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Culler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Trevor Downs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Milton Kocher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robin Arango (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Brunswick (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:57 | LSU | Trevor Downs can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Stenson - foul #2 on Stephen Stenson, team foul #8 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman (SF) Stephen Stenson | |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (SF), Rodney Crawford (C) Milton Kocher, Terry Brunswick | |
| 11:57 | LSU | Trevor Downs misses the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 11:57 | LSU | Trevor Downs makes the 2nd free throw | 9-19 |
| 11:43 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Rodney Crawford - foul #1 on Rodney Crawford, team foul #5 | 9-19 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Pollitt (C) Donald Whicker | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Segura (SF) Trevor Downs | |
| 11:43 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler makes the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 11:43 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler makes the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 11:30 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey misses the 3 from the right corner | 11-19 |
| 11:28 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jeremy Culler | 11-19 |
| 11:14 | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis loses the dribble to Clinton Ragland | 11-19 |
| 11:11 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Clinton Ragland | 11-21 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee | David Smith scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lewis Mathis | 13-21 |
| 10:43 | LSU | Robin Arango comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Jeremy Culler - foul #2 on Jeremy Culler, team foul #9 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney (SG), Donald Whicker (PF) Lewis Mathis, Jeremy Culler | |
| Subs | LSU | Milton Kocher (SF), Terry Brunswick (C) Clinton Ragland, Rodney Crawford | |
| 10:43 | LSU | Robin Arango makes the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 10:43 | LSU | Robin Arango makes the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 10:23 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Trevor Downs (PG) Richard Segura | |
| 10:04 | LSU | Milton Kocher knocks in the runner from the left block and the foul's on Daniel Chapman - foul #1 on Daniel Chapman, team foul #10 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roger Riley (SG) David Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 10:04 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the free throw | 13-26 |
| 09:53 | Tennessee | Roger Riley is hacked by Ronnie Bailey - foul #1 on Ronnie Bailey, team foul #6 | 13-26 |
| 09:43 | Tennessee | Terry Brunswick steals the ball from Roger Riley | 13-26 |
| 09:35 | LSU | Milton Kocher hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-29 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee | Milton Kocher is called for the reach on Daniel Chapman - foul #1 on Milton Kocher, team foul #7 | 13-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Hickman (PG) William Pollitt | |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (PG), Rodney Crawford (C) Trevor Downs, Terry Brunswick | |
| 09:17 | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 13-29 |
| 09:17 | LSU | Robin Arango snags the defensive board | 13-29 |
| 09:07 | LSU | Rodney Crawford drills a turnaround from close range set up by Robin Arango | 13-31 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | Henry Hickman is hacked by Clinton Ragland in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clinton Ragland, team foul #8 | 13-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis (SG), David Smith (SF), William Pollitt (C) Christopher Chesney, Roger Riley, Daniel Chapman | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Segura (PG) Clinton Ragland | |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | Henry Hickman makes the 1st free throw | 14-31 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | Henry Hickman misses the 2nd free throw | 14-31 |
| 09:05 | LSU | Milton Kocher grabs the board | 14-31 |
| 08:46 | LSU | Richard Segura misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 14-31 |
| 08:44 | LSU | Rodney Crawford pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-31 |
| 08:23 | LSU | Henry Hickman picks off the pass by Richard Segura | 14-31 |
| 08:01 | Tennessee | Henry Hickman misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 14-31 |
| 08:00 | LSU | Robin Arango pulls down the rebound | 14-31 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Hickman (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Lewis Mathis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Whicker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Pollitt (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Richard Segura (fairly fresh) SG - Ronnie Bailey (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Milton Kocher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robin Arango (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Crawford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:42 | LSU | Richard Segura drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robin Arango | 14-34 |
| 07:24 | Tennessee | Robin Arango picks off the pass by David Smith | 14-34 |
| 07:06 | LSU | Robin Arango is fouled on the floor by Donald Whicker - foul #1 on Donald Whicker, team foul #11 | 14-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney (SG), Roger Riley (SF), Daniel Chapman (C) Lewis Mathis, David Smith, William Pollitt | |
| Subs | LSU | Trevor Downs (PG), Terry Brunswick (C) Richard Segura, Rodney Crawford | |
| 07:06 | LSU | Robin Arango misses the 1st free throw | 14-34 |
| 07:06 | LSU | Robin Arango misses the 2nd free throw | 14-34 |
| 07:06 | LSU | Robin Arango snags the offensive board | 14-34 |
| 06:57 | LSU | Milton Kocher comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-34 |
| 06:56 | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 14-34 |
| 06:51 | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 14-34 |
| 06:50 | LSU | Terry Brunswick gets the rebound | 14-34 |
| 06:28 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey misses long on a runner in the paint | 14-34 |
| 06:27 | LSU | Robin Arango hits the follow up shot | 14-36 |
| 06:09 | Tennessee | Milton Kocher is called for the reach on Roger Riley - foul #2 on Milton Kocher, team foul #9 | 14-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis (SG) Henry Hickman | |
| Subs | LSU | Rodney Crawford (C) Robin Arango | |
| 06:09 | Tennessee | Roger Riley makes the 1st free throw | 15-36 |
| 06:09 | Tennessee | Roger Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 16-36 |
| 05:55 | LSU | Trevor Downs misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-36 |
| 05:54 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Crawford | 16-36 |
| 05:48 | LSU | Terry Brunswick can't connect on a floater from the right block | 16-36 |
| 05:47 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker pulls down the rebound | 16-36 |
| 05:34 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-36 |
| 05:32 | LSU | The rebound goes to Rodney Crawford | 16-36 |
| 05:15 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Smith (PG), William Pollitt (C) Lewis Mathis, Daniel Chapman | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Segura (SF) Milton Kocher | |
| 04:53 | Tennessee | Trevor Downs takes the ball from William Pollitt | 16-36 |
| 04:50 | LSU | Richard Segura lays it in on a great pass from Trevor Downs | 16-38 |
| 04:43 | Tennessee | David Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-38 |
| 04:41 | LSU | The rebound goes to Trevor Downs | 16-38 |
| 04:23 | LSU | Trevor Downs is denied on a dunk by William Pollitt | 16-38 |
| 04:22 | Tennessee | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 16-38 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker loses the dribble to Trevor Downs | 16-38 |
| 03:56 | LSU | Trevor Downs hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Richard Segura | 16-40 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Chesney (fairly fresh) SF - Roger Riley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Whicker (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Pollitt (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Trevor Downs (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronnie Bailey (tired) 5 pts. SF - Richard Segura (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terry Brunswick (fairly fresh) C - Rodney Crawford (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Tennessee | David Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-40 |
| 03:34 | Tennessee | Roger Riley grabs the offensive board | 16-40 |
| 03:17 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 18-40 |
| 02:57 | LSU | Trevor Downs clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #12 | 18-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson (PG), Lewis Mathis (SG), Bradley Byrd (SF), Jeremy Culler (PF), Ronnie Southerland (C) David Smith, Christopher Chesney, Roger Riley, Donald Whicker, William Pollitt | |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (SG), Milton Kocher (SF), Victor Moskowitz (PF) Ronnie Bailey, Richard Segura, Terry Brunswick | |
| 02:57 | LSU | Trevor Downs makes the 1st free throw | 18-41 |
| 02:57 | LSU | Trevor Downs makes the 2nd free throw | 18-42 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland knocks in the shot from the right side | 20-42 |
| 02:17 | LSU | Milton Kocher drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Trevor Downs | 20-44 |
| 02:05 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler can't finish the layup but the foul's on Victor Moskowitz - foul #3 on Victor Moskowitz, team foul #10 | 20-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robin Arango (PF), Terry Brunswick (C) Victor Moskowitz, Rodney Crawford | |
| 02:05 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler misses the 1st free throw | 20-44 |
| 02:05 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler makes the 2nd free throw | 21-44 |
| 01:46 | LSU | Robin Arango misses short on a jumper from the right block | 21-44 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis snags the defensive board | 21-44 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler hits a driving attempt from the right block | 23-44 |
| 01:14 | LSU | Trevor Downs is hacked by Ronnie Southerland - foul #3 on Ronnie Southerland, team foul #13 | 23-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman (C) Ronnie Southerland | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:14 | LSU | Trevor Downs misses the 1st free throw | 23-44 |
| 01:14 | LSU | Trevor Downs makes the 2nd free throw | 23-45 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd double dribbles | 23-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Pollitt (C) Daniel Chapman | |
| Subs | LSU | Rodney Crawford (C) Terry Brunswick | |
| 00:34 | LSU | Robin Arango hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Clinton Ragland | 23-47 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 23-47 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Rodney Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 23-47 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Milton Kocher can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Jeremy Culler - foul #3 on Jeremy Culler, team foul #14 | 23-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Smith (PG), Christopher Chesney (SG), Roger Riley (SF), Daniel Chapman (C) Stephen Stenson, Lewis Mathis, Bradley Byrd, Jeremy Culler | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Bailey (SG) Trevor Downs | |
| 00:05 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the 1st free throw | 23-48 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the 2nd free throw | 23-49 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | William Pollitt misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 23-49 |