| Lineup | LSU | PG - Milton Kocher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Moskowitz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Hickman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Chesney (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Pollitt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney inbounds the ball | 37-22 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Tennessee | The pull-up jumper by Henry Hickman is blocked by Victor Moskowitz | 37-22 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | William Pollitt tips it home | 37-24 |
| 19:20 | LSU | Milton Kocher misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by William Pollitt - foul #1 on William Pollitt, team foul #1 | 37-24 |
| 19:20 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 19:20 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the 2nd free throw | 39-24 |
| 19:02 | Tennessee | David Smith hits a jumpshot from the left side | 39-26 |
| 18:45 | LSU | Frank Lambert can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-26 |
| 18:43 | Tennessee | William Pollitt grabs the board | 39-26 |
| 18:28 | Tennessee | William Pollitt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-26 |
| 18:26 | LSU | Steven Allen grabs the board | 39-26 |
| 18:14 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Milton Kocher and the foul's on William Pollitt - foul #2 on William Pollitt, team foul #2 | 41-26 |
| 18:14 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz makes the free throw | 42-26 |
| 17:50 | Tennessee | David Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-26 |
| 17:48 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz snags the defensive board | 42-26 |
| 17:33 | LSU | William Pollitt swats the short shot by Frank Lambert | 42-26 |
| 17:32 | Tennessee | David Smith grabs the board | 42-26 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney is called for traveling | 42-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (SG), Anthony Difranco (PF), Viktor Zalwsky (C) Steven Allen, Frank Lambert, Victor Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Milliman (SF), Jeremy Culler (PF), Wilbur South (C) Christopher Chesney, Daniel Chapman, William Pollitt | |
| 17:14 | LSU | Milton Kocher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-26 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee | Henry Hickman pulls down the rebound | 42-26 |
| 16:51 | Tennessee | David Smith drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-28 |
| 16:47 | LSU | Milton Kocher misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-28 |
| 16:46 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler pulls down the rebound | 42-28 |
| 16:33 | Tennessee | David Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 42-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Clift (SG), Frank Lambert (PF) Milton Kocher, Viktor Zalwsky | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney (PG), Kyle Mitchell (SG), William Pollitt (C) Henry Hickman, David Smith, Wilbur South | |
| 16:12 | LSU | Clinton Ragland's floater is knocked away by Jeremy Culler | 42-28 |
| 16:11 | Tennessee | William Pollitt grabs the board | 42-28 |
| 15:50 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler blows the dunk | 42-28 |
| 15:49 | Tennessee | William Pollitt misses the tip | 42-28 |
| 15:48 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler grabs the offensive rebound | 42-28 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Clinton Ragland (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Clift (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronnie Bailey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Difranco (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Christopher Chesney (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kyle Mitchell (fresh) SF - Bradley Milliman (fresh) PF - Jeremy Culler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Pollitt (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney travels with the ball | 42-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Allen (SG), Victor Moskowitz (C) Ronnie Bailey, Anthony Difranco | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Hickman (PG), Bradley Byrd (SF), Daniel Chapman (PF) Kyle Mitchell, Bradley Milliman, Jeremy Culler | |
| 15:20 | LSU | Bradley Byrd is called for the reach on Frank Lambert - foul #4 on Bradley Byrd, team foul #3 | 42-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Milton Kocher (PG), Viktor Zalwsky (PF) Kenneth Clift, Frank Lambert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kyle Mitchell (SG) Bradley Byrd | |
| 15:04 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-28 |
| 15:03 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Daniel Chapman | 42-28 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee | William Pollitt hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Chesney and the foul's on Victor Moskowitz - foul #1 on Victor Moskowitz, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Bailey (SF) Clinton Ragland | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Smith (SG), Bradley Milliman (SF) Kyle Mitchell, Christopher Chesney | |
| 14:48 | Tennessee | William Pollitt makes the free throw | 42-31 |
| 14:30 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey is fouled on the floor by Daniel Chapman - foul #2 on Daniel Chapman, team foul #4 | 42-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Lambert (PF) Viktor Zalwsky | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler (C) William Pollitt | |
| 14:05 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey is hacked by Henry Hickman - foul #3 on Henry Hickman, team foul #5 | 42-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Clift (SG), Anthony Difranco (SF) Steven Allen, Ronnie Bailey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:49 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Frank Lambert and he's fouled by Jeremy Culler - foul #2 on Jeremy Culler, team foul #6 | 44-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (PG) Milton Kocher | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:49 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz makes the free throw | 45-31 |
| 13:33 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 13:31 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz gets the rebound | 45-31 |
| 13:26 | LSU | Clinton Ragland comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 13:24 | Tennessee | Henry Hickman snags the defensive board | 45-31 |
| 13:19 | Tennessee | Henry Hickman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 13:18 | LSU | Anthony Difranco pulls down the rebound | 45-31 |
| 12:53 | LSU | Frank Lambert is fouled on the floor by Daniel Chapman - foul #3 on Daniel Chapman, team foul #7 | 45-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Milton Kocher (PG), Steven Allen (SG), Ronnie Bailey (SF), Viktor Zalwsky (C) Clinton Ragland, Kenneth Clift, Anthony Difranco, Victor Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Kardos (PG), Christopher Chesney (SF), William Pollitt (C) Henry Hickman, Bradley Milliman, Daniel Chapman | |
| 12:53 | LSU | Frank Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 12:53 | LSU | Frank Lambert misses the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 12:53 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler pulls down the rebound | 46-31 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee | William Pollitt clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-31 |
| 12:29 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky snags the defensive board | 46-31 |
| 12:24 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Milton Kocher | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:12 | Tennessee | William Pollitt throws it down | 49-33 |
| 12:06 | LSU | Frank Lambert blows the layup | 49-33 |
| 12:05 | LSU | Frank Lambert grabs the offensive board | 49-33 |
| 11:57 | LSU | Milton Kocher is hacked by Christopher Chesney - foul #3 on Christopher Chesney, team foul #8 | 49-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Moskowitz (C) Frank Lambert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Hickman (PG), Kyle Mitchell (SG), Wilbur South (PF) Robert Kardos, David Smith, Jeremy Culler | |
| 11:57 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 11:57 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the 2nd free throw | 51-33 |
| 11:46 | Tennessee | Kyle Mitchell is hacked by Milton Kocher - foul #4 on Milton Kocher, team foul #2 | 51-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (SG) Steven Allen | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Milton Kocher (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Clinton Ragland (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Viktor Zalwsky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Moskowitz (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Hickman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kyle Mitchell (fresh) SF - Christopher Chesney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Wilbur South (fresh) C - William Pollitt (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney hits a shot from the right wing | 51-35 |
| 11:20 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky is hacked by Wilbur South - foul #1 on Wilbur South, team foul #9 | 51-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Difranco (C) Victor Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman (PF) Wilbur South | |
| 11:20 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky makes the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 11:20 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky misses the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| 11:20 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Daniel Chapman | 52-35 |
| 11:10 | Tennessee | William Pollitt knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Christopher Chesney | 52-38 |
| 10:56 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Clinton Ragland | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:44 | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney connects on the floater from the right block | 54-40 |
| 10:17 | LSU | Clinton Ragland misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Daniel Chapman - foul #4 on Daniel Chapman, team foul #10 | 54-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Clift (PG), Steven Allen (SG), Frank Lambert (PF), Victor Moskowitz (C) Milton Kocher, Ronnie Bailey, Viktor Zalwsky, Anthony Difranco | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Smith (SG), Bradley Milliman (SF), Jeremy Culler (PF), Wilbur South (C) Kyle Mitchell, Christopher Chesney, Daniel Chapman, William Pollitt | |
| 10:17 | LSU | Clinton Ragland makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 10:17 | LSU | Clinton Ragland makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:00 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler is whistled for traveling | 56-40 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Kardos (PG) Henry Hickman | |
| 09:49 | LSU | Bradley Milliman is called for the reach on Clinton Ragland - foul #1 on Bradley Milliman, team foul #11 | 56-40 |
| 09:49 | LSU | Clinton Ragland misses the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 09:49 | LSU | Clinton Ragland makes the 2nd free throw | 57-40 |
| 09:28 | Tennessee | Wilbur South misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-40 |
| 09:27 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to David Smith | 57-40 |
| 09:18 | Tennessee | Wilbur South misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-40 |
| 09:16 | Tennessee | Bradley Milliman misses the tip | 57-40 |
| 09:15 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz pulls down the rebound | 57-40 |
| 09:10 | LSU | Clinton Ragland hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Allen | 60-40 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | David Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Bradley Milliman | 60-43 |
| 08:46 | LSU | Frank Lambert buries a shot from the baseline set up by Clinton Ragland | 62-43 |
| 08:28 | Tennessee | David Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 62-43 |
| 08:27 | LSU | The rebound goes to Clinton Ragland | 62-43 |
| 08:14 | LSU | Steven Allen misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-43 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to David Smith | 62-43 |
| 07:56 | Tennessee | Steven Allen steps in front of the David Smith pass | 62-43 |
| 07:52 | LSU | Robert Kardos takes the ball from Kenneth Clift in the backcourt | 62-43 |
| 07:39 | Tennessee | Wilbur South's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Clift | 62-43 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Clift (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven Allen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clinton Ragland (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. PF - Frank Lambert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Moskowitz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Kardos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Milliman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Culler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilbur South (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:13 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz misses the dunk | 62-43 |
| 07:12 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz grabs the offensive rebound | 62-43 |
| 06:43 | LSU | Steven Allen is fouled on the floor by Robert Kardos - foul #1 on Robert Kardos, team foul #12 | 62-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Milton Kocher (PG), Ronnie Bailey (SF), Anthony Difranco (PF), Viktor Zalwsky (C) Kenneth Clift, Clinton Ragland, Frank Lambert, Victor Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Hickman (PG), Christopher Chesney (SG), Bradley Byrd (SF), Daniel Chapman (PF), William Pollitt (C) Robert Kardos, David Smith, Bradley Milliman, Jeremy Culler, Wilbur South | |
| 06:43 | LSU | Steven Allen makes the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 06:43 | LSU | Steven Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 63-43 |
| 06:43 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Daniel Chapman | 63-43 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Henry Hickman | 63-46 |
| 06:20 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey is hacked by Christopher Chesney - foul #4 on Christopher Chesney, team foul #13 | 63-46 |
| 06:20 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 06:20 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 06:04 | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Henry Hickman | 65-49 |
| 05:50 | LSU | Milton Kocher misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Henry Hickman - foul #4 on Henry Hickman, team foul #14 | 65-49 |
| 05:50 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 05:50 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 05:34 | Tennessee | William Pollitt misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 67-49 |
| 05:33 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to William Pollitt | 67-49 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right wing | 67-49 |
| 05:20 | LSU | Anthony Difranco pulls down the rebound | 67-49 |
| 04:55 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky double dribbles | 67-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (SG), Frank Lambert (PF), Victor Moskowitz (C) Steven Allen, Anthony Difranco, Viktor Zalwsky | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Smith (SG) Christopher Chesney | |
| 04:40 | Tennessee | David Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-52 |
| 04:24 | LSU | Clinton Ragland misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-52 |
| 04:22 | Tennessee | William Pollitt grabs the board | 67-52 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-52 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler (PF) Daniel Chapman | |
| 03:47 | LSU | Frank Lambert makes the turnaround from the left block | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Tennessee | Henry Hickman loses the dribble to Clinton Ragland | 69-52 |
| 03:27 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clinton Ragland | 71-52 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Milton Kocher (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Clinton Ragland (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronnie Bailey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Frank Lambert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Moskowitz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Hickman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Byrd (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jeremy Culler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Pollitt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Tennessee | William Pollitt loses the dribble to Victor Moskowitz | 71-52 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:54 | LSU | Clinton Ragland knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-52 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee | David Smith knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from William Pollitt | 74-54 |
| 02:35 | LSU | Frank Lambert misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Jeremy Culler - foul #3 on Jeremy Culler, team foul #15 | 74-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Clift (SG), Anthony Difranco (SF), Viktor Zalwsky (C) Milton Kocher, Ronnie Bailey, Victor Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Kardos (PG), Kyle Mitchell (SG), Christopher Chesney (SF), Bradley Milliman (C) Henry Hickman, David Smith, Bradley Byrd, William Pollitt | |
| 02:35 | LSU | Frank Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 75-54 |
| 02:35 | LSU | Frank Lambert misses the 2nd free throw | 75-54 |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler pulls down the rebound | 75-54 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | Frank Lambert denies the turnaround by Christopher Chesney | 75-54 |
| 02:20 | LSU | The rebound goes to Anthony Difranco | 75-54 |
| 01:58 | LSU | Anthony Difranco can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-54 |
| 01:56 | LSU | Kenneth Clift gets the offensive rebound | 75-54 |
| 01:38 | LSU | Frank Lambert comes up short on the shot near the basket | 75-54 |
| 01:36 | LSU | Anthony Difranco snags the offensive board | 75-54 |
| 01:17 | LSU | Frank Lambert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Bailey (SF) Frank Lambert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:07 | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 75-54 |
| 01:05 | LSU | The rebound goes to Viktor Zalwsky | 75-54 |
| 00:39 | LSU | Clinton Ragland comes up short on the shot from the left side | 75-54 |
| 00:38 | LSU | Clinton Ragland gets the offensive rebound | 75-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | LSU | Clinton Ragland misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 75-54 |
| 00:11 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky tips it in | 77-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler drills a floater in the paint and the foul's on Anthony Difranco - foul #2 on Anthony Difranco, team foul #3 | 77-56 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler makes the free throw | 77-57 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Clinton Ragland runs out the clock | 77-57 |