| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) SG - Richard Craven (fresh) SF - Gary Morrison (fresh) PF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) C - Robert Geiger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) SG - Michael Mobley (fresh) SF - Lewis Rinehart (fresh) PF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) C - Troy Bennett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Robert Geiger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | LSU | Michael Mobley takes the ball from Gary Morrison | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett's layup is rejected by Gary Morrison | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | LSU | Richard Craven misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert tips it home | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert misses the jumper from close range | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett is whistled for a carry | 2-0 |
| 17:47 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn is denied on a layup by Troy Bennett | 2-0 |
| 17:46 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Isaac Jackson | 2-0 |
| 17:33 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg clanks a shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 17:32 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:08 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 17:07 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 16:47 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 16:46 | LSU | Robert Geiger hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 16:36 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Michael Tinklenberg and the foul's on Isaiah Bangert - foul #1 on Isaiah Bangert, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (PG), Preston Montez (SG), John Hollifield (SF), Woodrow Harvey (C) Matthew Woodburn, Richard Craven, Gary Morrison, Robert Geiger | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (PG), Bradford Dingman (PF) Michael Tinklenberg, Isaac Jackson | |
| 16:36 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett misses the free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:36 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:10 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert blows the layup | 4-2 |
| 16:09 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 15:57 | Tennessee | David Stephens is hacked by Gary Tadlock - foul #1 on Gary Tadlock, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Morrison (PF) Isaiah Bangert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Thomas (SG), Peter Pham (SF), Keith Pitts (C) Michael Mobley, Lewis Rinehart, Troy Bennett | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Tadlock (fresh) SG - Preston Montez (fresh) SF - John Hollifield (fresh) PF - Gary Morrison (fresh) C - Woodrow Harvey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Stephens (fresh) SG - David Thomas (fresh) SF - Peter Pham (fresh) PF - Bradford Dingman (fresh) C - Keith Pitts (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Tennessee | Peter Pham misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's hacked by John Hollifield - foul #1 on John Hollifield, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Geiger (C) John Hollifield | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG) David Stephens | |
| 15:39 | Tennessee | Peter Pham makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 15:39 | Tennessee | Peter Pham makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:21 | LSU | Gary Morrison clanks a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Keith Pitts - foul #1 on Keith Pitts, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Isaiah Bangert (PF) Preston Montez, Robert Geiger | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson (PF) Bradford Dingman | |
| 15:21 | LSU | Gary Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:21 | LSU | Gary Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:05 | Tennessee | Peter Pham comes up short on the shot near the basket | 6-4 |
| 15:04 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:35 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Tinklenberg - foul #1 on Michael Tinklenberg, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | LSU | John Hollifield (SF), Robert Geiger (C) Gary Morrison, Isaiah Bangert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Mobley (SG), Lewis Rinehart (SF), Troy Bennett (C) David Thomas, Peter Pham, Keith Pitts | |
| 14:35 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 14:35 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 14:12 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Isaac Jackson | 8-7 |
| 13:50 | LSU | Lewis Rinehart picks off the pass by Woodrow Harvey | 8-7 |
| 13:45 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg throws it down on a nice dish by Lewis Rinehart | 8-9 |
| 13:41 | LSU | Isaac Jackson is called for the reach on Matthew Woodburn - foul #1 on Isaac Jackson, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Craven (SG), Gary Morrison (SF), Isaiah Bangert (PF) Matthew Woodburn, John Hollifield, Robert Geiger | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (PG) Michael Tinklenberg | |
| 13:23 | LSU | David Stephens takes the ball from Isaiah Bangert | 8-9 |
| 13:09 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from David Stephens | 8-11 |
| 12:50 | LSU | Richard Craven scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Michael Mobley | 11-13 |
| 12:22 | LSU | Gary Morrison drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Craven | 13-13 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee | David Stephens is whistled for traveling | 13-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Preston Montez (SG), Robert Geiger (C) Gary Tadlock, Richard Craven, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), Peter Pham (SF), Bradford Dingman (PF), Keith Pitts (C) David Stephens, Lewis Rinehart, Isaac Jackson, Troy Bennett | |
| 11:43 | LSU | Michael Tinklenberg is called for the reach on Matthew Woodburn - foul #2 on Michael Tinklenberg, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SG), Woodrow Harvey (PF) Preston Montez, Isaiah Bangert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (PG), David Thomas (SG) Michael Tinklenberg, Michael Mobley | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Tadlock (fairly fresh) SF - Gary Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Woodrow Harvey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Geiger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Stephens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Thomas (fresh) SF - Peter Pham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bradford Dingman (fresh) C - Keith Pitts (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | LSU | Gary Morrison can't finish the layup | 13-13 |
| 11:25 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 11:11 | Tennessee | Peter Pham works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 13-13 |
| 11:10 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman tips it back up and in | 13-15 |
| 10:52 | LSU | Gary Tadlock's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Craven (SG), Isaiah Bangert (PF) Gary Tadlock, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Mobley (SG), Troy Bennett (C) David Thomas, Keith Pitts | |
| 10:34 | Tennessee | Richard Craven steals it from Bradford Dingman | 13-15 |
| 10:08 | LSU | Gary Morrison misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 13-15 |
| 10:06 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 09:50 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett's floater is knocked away by Isaiah Bangert | 13-15 |
| 09:49 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman grabs the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee | Richard Craven is called for the reach on David Stephens - foul #1 on Richard Craven, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (PG), Preston Montez (SG), John Hollifield (SF), Woodrow Harvey (C) Matthew Woodburn, Richard Craven, Gary Morrison, Robert Geiger | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lewis Rinehart (SF), Isaac Jackson (PF) David Stephens, Bradford Dingman | |
| 09:26 | Tennessee | Lewis Rinehart is fouled on the floor by John Hollifield - foul #2 on John Hollifield, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Morrison (SF) John Hollifield | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 09:13 | Tennessee | Peter Pham knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Lewis Rinehart | 13-18 |
| 08:52 | LSU | Gary Morrison drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Gary Tadlock | 15-18 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett is wide open but clanks a runner from the right block | 15-18 |
| 08:44 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett hits the follow up shot | 15-20 |
| 08:28 | LSU | Troy Bennett denies the turnaround by Woodrow Harvey | 15-20 |
| 08:27 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert gets the offensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 08:06 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert is fouled on the floor by Michael Mobley - foul #1 on Michael Mobley, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Richard Craven (SG), Robert Geiger (C) Preston Montez, Gary Morrison, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (PG), David Thomas (SG), Keith Pitts (C) Peter Pham, Michael Mobley, Troy Bennett | |
| 07:42 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 15-20 |
| 07:40 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Craven (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Tadlock (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Geiger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Stephens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Thomas (fresh) SF - Lewis Rinehart (fresh) PF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) C - Keith Pitts (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Tennessee | Gary Tadlock steals the ball from Keith Pitts | 15-20 |
| 06:54 | LSU | Richard Craven is hacked by Lewis Rinehart - foul #1 on Lewis Rinehart, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Morrison (SF), Woodrow Harvey (PF) Gary Tadlock, Isaiah Bangert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Mobley (SG), Bradford Dingman (PF) David Thomas, Isaac Jackson | |
| 06:42 | LSU | Richard Craven clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Lewis Rinehart - foul #2 on Lewis Rinehart, team foul #7 | 15-20 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Peter Pham (SF), Troy Bennett (C) Lewis Rinehart, Keith Pitts | |
| 06:42 | LSU | Richard Craven makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:42 | LSU | Richard Craven makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:24 | Tennessee | Peter Pham splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-20 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee | Peter Pham grabs the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee | David Stephens's floater is knocked away by Robert Geiger | 17-20 |
| 06:04 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 05:35 | LSU | Robert Geiger makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 05:26 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Michael Mobley | 19-22 |
| 04:59 | LSU | Richard Craven misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-22 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Bradford Dingman | 19-22 |
| 04:32 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Peter Pham | 19-24 |
| 04:10 | LSU | Troy Bennett steals the ball from Richard Craven | 19-24 |
| 03:56 | Tennessee | Peter Pham lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by David Stephens and he's hacked by Gary Morrison - foul #1 on Gary Morrison, team foul #6 | 19-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (PG), John Hollifield (SG), Isaiah Bangert (PF) Matthew Woodburn, Richard Craven, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), Lewis Rinehart (SF), Isaac Jackson (PF), Keith Pitts (C) David Stephens, Michael Mobley, Bradford Dingman, Troy Bennett | |
| 03:56 | Tennessee | Peter Pham makes the free throw | 19-27 |
| 03:27 | LSU | Gary Tadlock works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-27 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Tadlock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hollifield (fresh) SF - Gary Morrison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Geiger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Pham (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Rinehart (fresh) PF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) C - Keith Pitts (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg is called for traveling | 21-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG) Gary Morrison | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Thomas (SG) Peter Pham | |
| 02:53 | LSU | Gary Tadlock is hacked by Michael Tinklenberg - foul #3 on Michael Tinklenberg, team foul #8 | 21-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Morrison (SF), Woodrow Harvey (C) John Hollifield, Robert Geiger | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman (PF) Michael Tinklenberg | |
| 02:53 | LSU | Gary Tadlock makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 02:53 | LSU | Gary Tadlock makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 02:38 | Tennessee | David Thomas misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-27 |
| 02:37 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 02:14 | LSU | Gary Morrison hits a jumper in the lane | 25-27 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | David Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Craven (SG), Robert Geiger (C) Matthew Woodburn, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (PG), Michael Mobley (SG), Troy Bennett (C) David Thomas, Bradford Dingman, Keith Pitts | |
| 01:32 | LSU | Robert Geiger's dunk attempt is rejected by Isaac Jackson | 25-27 |
| 01:31 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Tadlock | 25-27 |
| 01:02 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert scores on a jumper from close range | 27-27 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | David Stephens misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-27 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 00:35 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 00:10 | LSU | Richard Craven makes the wide open jumper from the left wing set up by Gary Tadlock out of the doubleteam | 29-27 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | David Stephens scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-30 |