| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Durbin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronny Mosley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Salerno (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Goldenstein (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earnest Mateer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Pires (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno inbounds the ball | 26-34 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-34 |
| 19:37 | LSU | The rebound goes to Christopher Thornton | 26-34 |
| 19:17 | LSU | Earnest Mateer scores on a runner in the lane set up by Kenneth Newhall | 26-36 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-36 |
| 18:51 | LSU | The rebound goes to Frank Pires | 26-36 |
| 18:22 | LSU | Richard Goldenstein steps in front of the Frank Pires pass | 26-36 |
| 18:07 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-36 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein tips it home | 28-36 |
| 17:38 | LSU | Ronny Mosley picks off the pass by Kenneth Newhall | 28-36 |
| 17:17 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 28-36 |
| 17:16 | LSU | Earnest Mateer grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 17:04 | LSU | Earnest Mateer makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Henry Smith | 28-38 |
| 16:41 | Tennessee | Henry Smith is called for the reach on Ronny Mosley - foul #2 on Henry Smith, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Anderson (PG), Walter Edmondson (SG), Frank Bergsman (PF) Kenneth Newhall, Henry Smith, Earnest Mateer | |
| 16:21 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 16:19 | LSU | Joseph Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 15:56 | LSU | Frank Pires hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-38 |
| 15:55 | LSU | Christopher Thornton grabs the offensive rebound | 28-38 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Durbin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronny Mosley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Salerno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Goldenstein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Anderson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Thornton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Bergsman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Pires (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | LSU | Ronny Mosley picks off the pass by Frank Bergsman | 28-38 |
| 15:25 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno misses the easy layup | 28-38 |
| 15:24 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin tips it home | 30-38 |
| 15:01 | LSU | Frank Bergsman can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 14:59 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 14:37 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein gets the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 14:21 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams is denied on a layup by Frank Pires | 30-38 |
| 14:19 | LSU | Frank Pires gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 13:54 | LSU | Frank Bergsman scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Christopher Thornton | 30-40 |
| 13:39 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno blows the layup | 30-40 |
| 13:37 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin grabs the offensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 13:18 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin buries a jumper from the left side | 32-40 |
| 12:53 | LSU | Walter Edmondson can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jerry Williams - foul #3 on Jerry Williams, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Earl Rotz (PF) Richard Goldenstein | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Henry Smith (SF), Earnest Mateer (PF) Joseph Anderson, Christopher Thornton, Frank Bergsman | |
| 12:53 | LSU | Walter Edmondson makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 12:53 | LSU | Walter Edmondson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 12:53 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno grabs the board | 32-41 |
| 12:34 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley hits a jumper from the right side | 34-41 |
| 12:17 | LSU | Jerry Williams steps in front of the Frank Pires pass | 34-41 |
| 12:03 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 11:34 | LSU | Frank Pires is fouled on the floor by Jerry Williams - foul #4 on Jerry Williams, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong (PG), George Bosserman (SG), Sherman Godbold (SF), Richard Goldenstein (PF) Henry Durbin, Ronny Mosley, Jeffrey Salerno, Jerry Williams | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Thornton (SF) Walter Edmondson | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jeffrey Strong (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Bosserman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sherman Godbold (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Goldenstein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Earl Rotz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Earnest Mateer (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Pires (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:15 | LSU | Henry Smith is whistled for traveling | 37-41 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee | George Bosserman loses the dribble to Kenneth Newhall | 37-41 |
| 10:50 | LSU | Richard Goldenstein is called for the reach on Henry Smith - foul #1 on Richard Goldenstein, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Bergsman (C) Frank Pires | |
| 10:34 | LSU | Earnest Mateer knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Newhall and the foul's on Earl Rotz - foul #2 on Earl Rotz, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Durbin (PG) George Bosserman | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 10:34 | LSU | Earnest Mateer makes the free throw | 37-44 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Sherman Godbold | 40-44 |
| 09:47 | LSU | Henry Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 09:46 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin is whistled for a carry | 40-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley (SG), Jeffrey Salerno (SF) Sherman Godbold, Richard Goldenstein | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Anderson (PG), Walter Edmondson (SG), Frank Pires (C) Kenneth Newhall, Henry Smith, Frank Bergsman | |
| 09:06 | LSU | Frank Pires steps out of bounds on the baseline | 40-44 |
| 08:53 | Tennessee | Frank Pires swats the short shot by Jeffrey Salerno | 40-44 |
| 08:51 | LSU | Christopher Thornton snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 08:23 | LSU | Jeffrey Salerno steals the ball from Earnest Mateer | 40-44 |
| 08:07 | Tennessee | Earl Rotz can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Walter Edmondson - foul #2 on Walter Edmondson, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein (PF) Henry Durbin | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Henry Smith (SF), Frank Bergsman (C) Joseph Anderson, Christopher Thornton, Frank Pires | |
| 08:07 | Tennessee | Earl Rotz makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 08:07 | Tennessee | Earl Rotz makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 07:39 | LSU | Earnest Mateer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 07:38 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jeffrey Strong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronny Mosley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Salerno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Goldenstein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Earl Rotz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Earnest Mateer (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Bergsman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 07:15 | LSU | Frank Bergsman gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 06:47 | LSU | Earnest Mateer loses the dribble to Ronny Mosley | 42-44 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ronny Mosley | 44-44 |
| 06:18 | LSU | Henry Smith is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Henry Smith, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Durbin (PG), Sherman Godbold (SF), Jerry Williams (C) Ronny Mosley, Jeffrey Salerno, Richard Goldenstein | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Anderson (PG), Christopher Thornton (SF), Frank Pires (C) Kenneth Newhall, Walter Edmondson, Frank Bergsman | |
| 05:58 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 44-44 |
| 05:57 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong tips it home | 46-44 |
| 05:31 | LSU | Christopher Thornton makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Henry Smith and he's hacked by Jerry Williams - foul #5 on Jerry Williams, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Taylor (C) Jerry Williams | |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Bergsman (PF) Earnest Mateer | |
| 05:31 | LSU | Christopher Thornton misses the free throw | 46-46 |
| 05:31 | Tennessee | Earl Rotz pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 05:04 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 05:02 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin tips it back up and in | 48-46 |
| 04:34 | LSU | Henry Smith is hacked by Jeffrey Strong - foul #1 on Jeffrey Strong, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley (SG), Jeffrey Salerno (SF), Richard Goldenstein (PF) Jeffrey Strong, Sherman Godbold, David Taylor | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Walter Edmondson (SG) Joseph Anderson, Henry Smith | |
| 04:23 | LSU | The jump hook by Frank Bergsman is blocked by Richard Goldenstein | 48-46 |
| 04:21 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 03:57 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Earnest Mateer (PF) Frank Bergsman | |
| 03:33 | LSU | Walter Edmondson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Earnest Mateer | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Durbin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronny Mosley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeffrey Salerno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Goldenstein (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Earl Rotz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Thornton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Earnest Mateer (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Pires (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 03:07 | LSU | Christopher Thornton snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 02:45 | LSU | Earnest Mateer can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 48-48 |
| 02:43 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 02:37 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 02:15 | LSU | Walter Edmondson scores on a floater from the free throw line | 48-50 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 02:10 | LSU | Frank Pires snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 01:41 | LSU | Walter Edmondson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-50 |
| 01:39 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Earnest Mateer - foul #2 on Earnest Mateer, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Smith (SG) Walter Edmondson | |
| 01:19 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 01:19 | LSU | Christopher Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 00:51 | LSU | Christopher Thornton drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Henry Smith | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-53 |
| 00:32 | LSU | Henry Smith gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | LSU | Ronny Mosley is called for the reach on Henry Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronny Mosley, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Bergsman (PF) Earnest Mateer | |
| 00:31 | LSU | Henry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:31 | LSU | Henry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-55 |
| 00:21 | LSU | Christopher Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Christopher Thornton is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Durbin - foul #3 on Henry Durbin, team foul #8 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Earnest Mateer (PF) Frank Bergsman | |
| 00:18 | LSU | Christopher Thornton misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 00:11 | LSU | The rebound goes to Earnest Mateer | 49-55 |
| 00:08 | LSU | Earnest Mateer is hacked by Henry Durbin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Henry Durbin, team foul #9 | 49-55 |
| 00:08 | LSU | Earnest Mateer makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:08 | LSU | Earnest Mateer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ronny Mosley | 52-57 |
| 00:02 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall is hacked by Henry Durbin in the backcourt - foul #5 on Henry Durbin, team foul #10 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong (PG) Henry Durbin | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:02 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:02 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 52-59 |