| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Doug Plum (fresh) SG - Richard Meyer (fresh) SF - Ralph Lawson (fresh) PF - Martin Dvorsky (fresh) C - Ronald Burton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein misses the floater near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee State | Ralph Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee State | Ralph Lawson gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Tennessee State | Doug Plum can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Meinhardt | 0-2 |
| 17:49 | LSU | Michael Carson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:47 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt tips it home | 2-2 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky knocks in the shot from close range | 2-4 |
| 17:06 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Martin Dvorsky - foul #1 on Martin Dvorsky, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:06 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:06 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:51 | Tennessee State | Ralph Lawson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 16:50 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bradley Ziegenbein | 4-4 |
| 16:45 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses badly on a shot in the lane | 4-4 |
| 16:44 | Tennessee State | Ralph Lawson pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Meinhardt | 4-4 |
| 16:23 | LSU | Dana Renteria gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:01 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Michael Carson | 6-4 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) SF - Nicholas Moore (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Meinhardt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Doug Plum (fresh) SG - Richard Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ralph Lawson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Martin Dvorsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Burton (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Tennessee State | Dana Renteria takes the ball from Ralph Lawson | 6-4 |
| 15:17 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-4 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Joseph Kopp (SF), Timothy Lewis (PF), Barry Baldwin (C) Michael Carson, Nicholas Moore, Michael Meinhardt, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed (SF) Ralph Lawson | |
| 14:52 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed misses the jumpshot from the right side | 6-4 |
| 14:51 | LSU | Joseph Kopp pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:49 | LSU | Todd Pollard is fouled in the backcourt by Doug Plum - foul #1 on Doug Plum, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Rockey (SG) Dana Renteria | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey (SF), Lee Hall (PF) Richard Meyer, Martin Dvorsky | |
| 14:27 | LSU | Barry Baldwin scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Todd Pollard | 8-4 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jimmy Rockey - foul #1 on Jimmy Rockey, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG) Jimmy Rockey | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Adam Bochenski (SF), Adrian Clay (C) Doug Plum, Ronald Burton | |
| 14:11 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed misses the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 13:56 | LSU | Barry Baldwin comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 8-5 |
| 13:55 | LSU | Joseph Kopp tips it in | 10-5 |
| 13:34 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Johnny Downey | 10-8 |
| 13:20 | LSU | Todd Pollard is hacked by Lee Hall - foul #1 on Lee Hall, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SG), Nicholas Moore (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Todd Pollard, Joseph Kopp, Timothy Lewis, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Doug Plum (PG), Richard Meyer (SG), Ralph Lawson (SF), Martin Dvorsky (PF) Ronald Reed, Johnny Downey, Adam Bochenski, Lee Hall | |
| 12:58 | LSU | Michael Carson misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 10-8 |
| 12:57 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:30 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky loses the dribble to Bradley Ziegenbein | 10-8 |
| 12:12 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Adrian Clay - foul #1 on Adrian Clay, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton (C) Adrian Clay | |
| 12:12 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein misses the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 12:12 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein misses the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 12:12 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 11:56 | Tennessee State | Ralph Lawson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-8 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Doug Plum (fresh) SG - Richard Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ralph Lawson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Martin Dvorsky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Burton (fresh) | |
| 11:48 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt buries a floater from close range set up by Bradley Ziegenbein and he's fouled by Martin Dvorsky - foul #2 on Martin Dvorsky, team foul #5 | 12-8 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Lee Hall (PF) Martin Dvorsky | |
| 11:48 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the free throw | 13-8 |
| 11:31 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Doug Plum | 13-10 |
| 11:12 | LSU | 3 seconds is called on Nicholas Moore | 13-10 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG) Michael Carson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 10:52 | Tennessee State | Doug Plum is fouled on the floor by Todd Pollard - foul #1 on Todd Pollard, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed (PG), Johnny Downey (SG), Adam Bochenski (SF) Doug Plum, Richard Meyer, Ralph Lawson | |
| 10:41 | Tennessee State | Adam Bochenski connects on the jumper from the right side | 13-12 |
| 10:23 | LSU | Dana Renteria hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 13-12 |
| 10:22 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| 10:18 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #1 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG), Joseph Kopp (SF), Timothy Lewis (PF), Barry Baldwin (C) Todd Pollard, Nicholas Moore, Michael Meinhardt, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 10:18 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:18 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:00 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 13-14 |
| 09:58 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Adam Bochenski | 13-14 |
| 09:43 | Tennessee State | Lee Hall misses long on a floater from the left side | 13-14 |
| 09:41 | LSU | The rebound goes to Timothy Lewis | 13-14 |
| 09:36 | LSU | Timothy Lewis makes the floater from the right block set up by Michael Carson | 15-14 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee State | The jump hook by Lee Hall is blocked by Barry Baldwin | 15-14 |
| 09:14 | LSU | Barry Baldwin gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:10 | LSU | Michael Carson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Reed - foul #1 on Ronald Reed, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (SG), Nicholas Moore (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Dana Renteria, Joseph Kopp, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Doug Plum (PG), Richard Meyer (SG), Ralph Lawson (SF) Ronald Reed, Johnny Downey, Adam Bochenski | |
| 08:58 | LSU | Timothy Lewis drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Carson | 17-14 |
| 08:48 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Moore is called for the reach on Ralph Lawson - foul #1 on Nicholas Moore, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Meinhardt (PF) Timothy Lewis | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Adam Bochenski (PF) Lee Hall | |
| 08:37 | Tennessee State | Ralph Lawson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 08:36 | Tennessee State | Ralph Lawson tips it home | 17-16 |
| 08:17 | LSU | Michael Carson lays it in | 19-16 |
| 07:59 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer buries a runner from the right block set up by Doug Plum and he's hacked by Nicholas Moore - foul #2 on Nicholas Moore, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SG), Joseph Kopp (SF) Michael Carson, Nicholas Moore | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Adrian Clay (C) Ronald Burton | |
| 07:59 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer makes the free throw | 19-19 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Todd Pollard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) SF - Joseph Kopp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Doug Plum (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Meyer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ralph Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adam Bochenski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adrian Clay (fresh) | |
| 07:42 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Todd Pollard | 21-19 |
| 07:19 | Tennessee State | Adam Bochenski clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-19 |
| 07:17 | LSU | Joseph Kopp gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:59 | LSU | Ralph Lawson is called for the reach on Joseph Kopp - foul #1 on Ralph Lawson, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG), Barry Baldwin (C) Todd Pollard, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed (SF), Lee Hall (PF), Ronald Burton (C) Ralph Lawson, Adam Bochenski, Adrian Clay | |
| 06:59 | LSU | Joseph Kopp makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:59 | LSU | Joseph Kopp makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 06:46 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-19 |
| 06:44 | LSU | Joseph Kopp snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 06:39 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt lays it in set up by Michael Carson | 25-19 |
| 06:21 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed's pass is intercepted by Dana Renteria | 25-19 |
| 06:18 | LSU | Dana Renteria misses the easy layup | 25-19 |
| 06:16 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Baldwin | 25-19 |
| 06:05 | LSU | Joseph Kopp can't finish the layup | 25-19 |
| 06:04 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt hits the follow up shot | 27-19 |
| 05:39 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Burton | 27-21 |
| 05:21 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Barry Baldwin | 29-21 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee State | The short jumper by Lee Hall is denied by Barry Baldwin | 29-21 |
| 05:01 | LSU | Michael Carson snags the defensive board | 29-21 |
| 04:44 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Ronald Reed - foul #2 on Ronald Reed, team foul #8 | 29-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Jimmy Rockey (SG), Timothy Lewis (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Michael Carson, Dana Renteria, Joseph Kopp, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey (PG), Jack Anderson (SG), Ralph Lawson (SF), Adrian Clay (C) Doug Plum, Richard Meyer, Ronald Reed, Ronald Burton | |
| 04:44 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 04:44 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 04:20 | Tennessee State | Ralph Lawson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 04:18 | LSU | Todd Pollard travels in the backcourt | 31-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Flynt (PF) Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Adam Bochenski (PF) Lee Hall | |
| 04:00 | Tennessee State | Ralph Lawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SG), Nicholas Moore (SF) Jimmy Rockey, Charles Flynt | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed (PG), Martin Dvorsky (PF) Jack Anderson, Adam Bochenski | |
| 03:43 | LSU | Nicholas Moore is fouled on the floor by Ralph Lawson - foul #2 on Ralph Lawson, team foul #9 | 31-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG) Todd Pollard | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton (C) Adrian Clay | |
| 03:43 | LSU | Nicholas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 03:43 | LSU | Nicholas Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Ronald Reed (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Johnny Downey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Martin Dvorsky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Burton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky misses the easy layup | 33-24 |
| 03:28 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky hits the follow up shot | 33-26 |
| 03:04 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein clanks a shot in the lane | 33-26 |
| 03:02 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed's pass is intercepted by Timothy Lewis | 33-26 |
| 02:29 | LSU | Timothy Lewis can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Martin Dvorsky - foul #3 on Martin Dvorsky, team foul #10 | 33-26 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Doug Plum (PG), Richard Meyer (SG), Lee Hall (PF) Johnny Downey, Ralph Lawson, Martin Dvorsky | |
| 02:29 | LSU | Timothy Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 02:29 | LSU | Timothy Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 35-26 |
| 02:12 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bradley Ziegenbein | 35-26 |
| 02:08 | LSU | Dana Renteria makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Michael Carson | 37-26 |
| 01:51 | Tennessee State | Lee Hall travels with the ball | 37-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (SG), Charles Flynt (PF), Barry Baldwin (C) Dana Renteria, Timothy Lewis, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Adrian Clay (C) Ronald Burton | |
| 01:30 | LSU | Charles Flynt is hacked by Lee Hall - foul #2 on Lee Hall, team foul #11 | 37-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Rockey (SG), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Michael Carson, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 01:30 | LSU | Charles Flynt misses the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 01:30 | LSU | Charles Flynt makes the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 01:11 | Tennessee State | Lee Hall knocks in the jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Jimmy Rockey - foul #2 on Jimmy Rockey, team foul #6 | 38-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Kopp (SF), Barry Baldwin (C) Nicholas Moore, Charles Flynt | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ralph Lawson (SF) Ronald Reed | |
| 01:11 | Tennessee State | Lee Hall makes the free throw | 38-29 |
| 00:57 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 38-29 |
| 00:56 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Richard Meyer | 38-29 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee State | Ralph Lawson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Kopp - foul #1 on Joseph Kopp, team foul #7 | 38-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SG), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Jimmy Rockey, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey (SG), Ronald Burton (C) Richard Meyer, Adrian Clay | |
| 00:51 | Tennessee State | Ralph Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee State | Ralph Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 00:43 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt lays it up and in on a great pass from Todd Pollard and he's hacked by Johnny Downey - foul #1 on Johnny Downey, team foul #12 | 40-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG) Todd Pollard | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 00:43 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the free throw | 41-30 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 41-30 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed (SG), Adam Bochenski (PF) Johnny Downey, Lee Hall | |
| 00:03 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Adam Bochenski - foul #1 on Adam Bochenski, team foul #13 | 41-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Moore (SF) Joseph Kopp | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 00:03 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed misses short on a halfcourt shot | 43-30 |