| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Early (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Isom (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael McDermott (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fresh) SG - Mathew Zoumis (fresh) SF - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jody Locke (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Frederick Padgett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Johnny Wall inbounds the ball | 24-22 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:42 | LSU | Raymond Isom hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Early out of the doubleteam and the foul's on Jerry Fontenot - foul #1 on Jerry Fontenot, team foul #1 | 26-22 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar (PG), Williams Swanson (SF) Clarence Townsel, Jerry Fontenot | |
| 19:42 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses the free throw | 26-22 |
| 19:42 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Frederick Padgett | 26-22 |
| 19:20 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-22 |
| 19:19 | LSU | Johnny Wall pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 19:02 | LSU | James Knudson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Johnny Wall | 28-22 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett's pass is intercepted by John Early | 28-22 |
| 18:40 | LSU | John Early lays it up and in | 30-22 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett travels with the ball | 30-22 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Jerry Fontenot (SF), Christopher Grayer (PF), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Mathew Zoumis, Williams Swanson, Jody Locke, Frederick Padgett | |
| 17:51 | LSU | Michael McDermott is open but comes up short on the floater in the lane | 30-22 |
| 17:49 | LSU | Raymond Isom snags the offensive board | 30-22 |
| 17:29 | LSU | John Early shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-22 |
| 17:05 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Yevgeny Zoltek | 32-25 |
| 16:56 | LSU | Raymond Isom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-25 |
| Subs | LSU | James Poythress (C) Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis (SG), Jody Locke (PF), Frederick Padgett (C) Micheal Cesar, Christopher Grayer, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| 16:27 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel is fouled on the floor by James Knudson - foul #1 on James Knudson, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG), Daniel Foushee (SG), Peter Gadomski (SF), Michael McDermott (C) James Knudson, John Early, Johnny Wall, Raymond Isom | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:07 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett misses the jump hook in the paint | 32-25 |
| 16:06 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot grabs the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 15:51 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-25 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar (SG), Christopher Grayer (SF) Mathew Zoumis, Jerry Fontenot | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Aaron Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Foushee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Gadomski (fresh) PF - James Poythress (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael McDermott (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fresh) SG - Micheal Cesar (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Grayer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jody Locke (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Frederick Padgett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | LSU | Daniel Foushee misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-25 |
| 15:28 | Tennessee | Christopher Grayer snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 15:22 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett's pass is intercepted by Michael McDermott | 32-25 |
| 15:08 | LSU | Aaron Griffith misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 15:07 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Michael McDermott | 32-25 |
| 14:49 | LSU | James Poythress's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-25 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), John Early (SG), Johnny Wall (SF), Raymond Isom (PF) Aaron Griffith, Daniel Foushee, Peter Gadomski, Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (SG), Jerry Fontenot (SF) Micheal Cesar, Christopher Grayer | |
| 14:28 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Jody Locke and he's hacked by James Poythress - foul #1 on James Poythress, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis (SG) Williams Swanson | |
| 14:28 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett misses the free throw | 32-27 |
| 14:28 | LSU | Johnny Wall grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 14:05 | LSU | Johnny Wall misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-27 |
| 14:04 | LSU | Raymond Isom hits the follow up shot | 34-27 |
| 13:36 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-27 |
| 13:35 | LSU | James Poythress pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 13:23 | LSU | James Knudson scores on a floater from the baseline | 36-27 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Jody Locke hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by James Knudson - foul #2 on James Knudson, team foul #3 | 36-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McDermott (C) James Poythress | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar (PG), Williams Swanson (SG), Christopher Grayer (SF) Clarence Townsel, Mathew Zoumis, Jerry Fontenot | |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Jody Locke makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Jody Locke makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 12:55 | LSU | Raymond Isom comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 36-29 |
| 12:53 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 12:25 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 12:24 | LSU | The rebound goes to Raymond Isom | 36-29 |
| 12:04 | LSU | Raymond Isom can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-29 |
| 12:02 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 11:44 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett can't connect on a floater from the right side | 36-29 |
| 11:42 | Tennessee | Jody Locke hits the follow up shot | 36-31 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Early (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnny Wall (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Raymond Isom (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael McDermott (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Micheal Cesar (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Williams Swanson (fresh) SF - Christopher Grayer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jody Locke (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Frederick Padgett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-31 |
| 11:32 | LSU | Raymond Isom grabs the offensive board | 36-31 |
| 11:19 | LSU | Raymond Isom travels with the ball | 36-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG), Daniel Foushee (SG), Peter Gadomski (SF), James Poythress (C) James Knudson, John Early, Johnny Wall, Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Jerry Fontenot (SF), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Williams Swanson, Jody Locke, Frederick Padgett | |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 10:40 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses the lay-in | 36-33 |
| 10:38 | LSU | James Poythress snags the offensive board | 36-33 |
| 10:26 | LSU | Raymond Isom is fouled on the floor by Christopher Grayer - foul #2 on Christopher Grayer, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | LSU | John Early (SG), Michael McDermott (C) Daniel Foushee, Raymond Isom | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis (SG), Jody Locke (PF), Frederick Padgett (C) Micheal Cesar, Christopher Grayer, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| 10:08 | LSU | Frederick Padgett is called for the reach on Michael McDermott - foul #3 on Frederick Padgett, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| 09:51 | LSU | Michael McDermott makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron Griffith | 38-33 |
| 09:25 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett clanks a shot from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 09:23 | Tennessee | Jody Locke misses the tip | 38-33 |
| 09:21 | LSU | Aaron Griffith grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 09:06 | LSU | James Poythress can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Mathew Zoumis - foul #1 on Mathew Zoumis, team foul #4 | 38-33 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Johnny Wall (SF), Raymond Isom (C) Aaron Griffith, Peter Gadomski, Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar (SG), Christopher Grayer (SF) Mathew Zoumis, Jerry Fontenot | |
| 09:06 | LSU | James Poythress makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 09:06 | LSU | James Poythress makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 08:59 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clarence Townsel, team foul #5 | 40-33 |
| 08:41 | LSU | Johnny Wall knocks in the jumper from the left side | 42-33 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee | Jody Locke misses short on a shot near the basket | 42-33 |
| 08:11 | Tennessee | Jody Locke grabs the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 08:02 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett hits a shot from the left block | 42-35 |
| 07:46 | LSU | John Early works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 07:45 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 07:26 | Tennessee | Christopher Grayer double dribbles | 42-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Foushee (SG), Michael McDermott (C) John Early, James Poythress | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis (SG), Jerry Fontenot (SF), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Clarence Townsel, Jody Locke, Frederick Padgett | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Daniel Foushee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Isom (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael McDermott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Micheal Cesar (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Mathew Zoumis (fresh) SF - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Grayer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Yevgeny Zoltek (fresh) | |
| 07:08 | LSU | Raymond Isom hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-35 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Yevgeny Zoltek | 44-38 |
| 06:26 | LSU | Daniel Foushee misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 06:24 | Tennessee | Christopher Grayer grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | LSU | James Poythress (PF) Raymond Isom | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Williams Swanson (SG), Jody Locke (PF), Frederick Padgett (C) Micheal Cesar, Mathew Zoumis, Christopher Grayer, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| 05:45 | LSU | James Knudson misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Clarence Townsel - foul #3 on Clarence Townsel, team foul #6 | 44-38 |
| Subs | LSU | John Early (SG), Peter Gadomski (SF) Daniel Foushee, Johnny Wall | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar (SG) Jerry Fontenot | |
| 05:45 | LSU | James Knudson makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 05:45 | LSU | James Knudson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 05:45 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett misses the lay-in | 45-38 |
| 05:14 | LSU | John Early snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 05:08 | LSU | James Poythress drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from James Knudson | 47-38 |
| 04:56 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 47-38 |
| 04:54 | LSU | Michael McDermott grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 04:48 | LSU | James Knudson clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Clarence Townsel - foul #4 on Clarence Townsel, team foul #7 | 47-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Wall (SF), Raymond Isom (PF) Peter Gadomski, Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis (SG), Jerry Fontenot (SF) Micheal Cesar, Williams Swanson | |
| 04:48 | LSU | James Knudson makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 04:48 | LSU | James Knudson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Jody Locke comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Early - foul #2 on John Early, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG) James Knudson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Jody Locke makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Jody Locke misses the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 04:34 | LSU | John Early grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 04:15 | LSU | John Early works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:04 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett clanks a shot in the paint | 52-39 |
| 04:02 | LSU | Aaron Griffith grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 03:37 | LSU | John Early splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 52-39 |
| 03:36 | Tennessee | Jody Locke pulls down the rebound | 52-39 |
| 03:29 | Tennessee | Jody Locke comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 03:28 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel tips it back up and in | 52-41 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Aaron Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Early (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Isom (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - James Poythress (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Mathew Zoumis (fresh) SF - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jody Locke (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Frederick Padgett (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | LSU | James Poythress blows the layup | 52-41 |
| 03:18 | LSU | John Early grabs the offensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 03:00 | LSU | John Early connects on the jumper from the baseline | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:45 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-41 |
| 02:43 | LSU | James Poythress gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:21 | LSU | Raymond Isom is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from John Early | 56-41 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee | Jody Locke drills a floater from the left block set up by Clarence Townsel | 56-43 |
| 01:34 | LSU | John Early clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 01:22 | Tennessee | Jody Locke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-43 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Michael McDermott (C) Aaron Griffith, James Poythress | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar (PG), Ralph Hile (SG), Williams Swanson (SF), Christopher Grayer (PF), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Clarence Townsel, Mathew Zoumis, Jerry Fontenot, Jody Locke, Frederick Padgett | |
| 00:54 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 56-43 |
| 00:53 | LSU | Johnny Wall can't tip it in | 56-43 |
| 00:51 | LSU | Johnny Wall grabs the offensive rebound | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:25 | LSU | Raymond Isom dunks the ball | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-43 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek hits the follow up shot | 58-45 |
| 00:00 | LSU | James Knudson runs out the clock | 58-45 |