| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Stephen Updike (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Donald Gordy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Reavis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Slane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Bridger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis inbounds the ball | 26-23 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Tennessee | Stephen Updike is called for the reach on Christopher Slane - foul #1 on Stephen Updike, team foul #1 | 26-23 |
| 19:28 | Tennessee | Roger Charles swats the short shot by Christopher Slane | 26-23 |
| 19:27 | LSU | Don Williams gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 19:09 | LSU | Roger Charles is hacked by Daniel Bridger - foul #3 on Daniel Bridger, team foul #1 | 26-23 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar (C) Daniel Bridger | |
| 18:40 | LSU | Richard Dunbar is called for the reach on Don Williams - foul #1 on Richard Dunbar, team foul #2 | 26-23 |
| 18:21 | LSU | Edwin Cassell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 18:19 | Tennessee | James Stewart pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee | Donald Gordy clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-23 |
| 18:05 | LSU | Roger Charles grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 17:41 | LSU | Roger Charles connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 28-23 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by James Stewart | 28-25 |
| 16:59 | LSU | Edwin Cassell buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 16:50 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 31-27 |
| 16:37 | LSU | Don Williams's pass is intercepted by Richard Dunbar | 31-27 |
| 16:28 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis hits a 3 from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 15:59 | LSU | Edwin Cassell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-30 |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG), Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Glenn Manning (SF), Dennis Matzke (PF) Don Williams, Edwin Cassell, Stephen Updike, Patrick Lamb | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG), John Kaufman (PF), Daniel Bridger (C) Donald Gordy, Christopher Slane, Richard Dunbar | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - George Guy (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Glenn Manning (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dennis Matzke (fresh) C - Roger Charles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sammy Donahue (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Reavis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Kaufman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Daniel Bridger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:30 | Tennessee | John Kaufman connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by James Stewart and he's hacked by Dennis Matzke - foul #3 on Dennis Matzke, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| 15:30 | Tennessee | John Kaufman makes the free throw | 31-33 |
| 15:04 | LSU | Daniel Bridger is called for the reach on Roger Charles - foul #4 on Daniel Bridger, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Lamb (PF) Roger Charles | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Bradford (C) Daniel Bridger | |
| 14:51 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 14:49 | LSU | George Guy tips it in | 33-33 |
| 14:30 | Tennessee | John Kaufman misses the easy layup | 33-33 |
| 14:29 | Tennessee | James Stewart misses the tip | 33-33 |
| 14:28 | Tennessee | John Kaufman grabs the offensive board | 33-33 |
| 14:14 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-33 |
| 14:13 | Tennessee | James Stewart gets the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 13:58 | Tennessee | James Stewart misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-33 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to John Kaufman | 33-33 |
| 13:48 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 13:47 | LSU | Glenn Manning snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 13:28 | LSU | Patrick Lamb hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeffrey Brammer and he's fouled by James Stewart - foul #1 on James Stewart, team foul #4 | 35-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Edwin Cassell (SG), Stephen Updike (SF), Roger Charles (C) George Guy, Jeffrey Brammer, Glenn Manning, Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar (C) Michael Bradford | |
| 13:28 | LSU | Patrick Lamb makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| 13:14 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 13:12 | LSU | Patrick Lamb pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 12:58 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Richard Dunbar - foul #2 on Richard Dunbar, team foul #5 | 36-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Matzke (PF) Patrick Lamb | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Gordy (SG) Sammy Donahue | |
| 12:58 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 12:58 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 12:58 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to John Kaufman | 36-33 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Gordy | 36-36 |
| 12:34 | LSU | Dennis Matzke travels with the ball | 36-36 |
| 12:14 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 12:13 | LSU | Don Williams gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 11:53 | LSU | Don Williams comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 36-36 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee | John Kaufman gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Stephen Updike (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Dennis Matzke (fresh) 3 pf. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Gordy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Reavis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Kaufman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Dunbar (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG), Sammy Donahue (SG), Habimana Aujla (SF), Michael Bradford (C) James Stewart, Donald Gordy, Andrew Reavis, Richard Dunbar | |
| 11:16 | LSU | Edwin Cassell connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Updike | 38-36 |
| 11:01 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 11:00 | LSU | Edwin Cassell grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 10:37 | LSU | Don Williams lays it up and in set up by Roger Charles and he's fouled by Michael Bradford - foul #1 on Michael Bradford, team foul #6 | 40-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Glenn Manning (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF) Edwin Cassell, Stephen Updike, Roger Charles | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis (SF) Habimana Aujla | |
| 10:37 | LSU | Don Williams makes the free throw | 41-36 |
| 10:21 | Tennessee | John Kaufman blows the layup | 41-36 |
| 10:19 | Tennessee | Michael Bradford snags the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 10:14 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Brammer - foul #1 on Jeffrey Brammer, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG) Don Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG), Richard Dunbar (C) Felix Collazo, Michael Bradford | |
| 10:14 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 10:14 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 09:52 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by George Guy | 43-38 |
| 09:32 | Tennessee | James Stewart hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Dunbar and he's fouled by Patrick Lamb - foul #1 on Patrick Lamb, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Updike (SF), Roger Charles (C) Glenn Manning, Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Gordy (SG) Sammy Donahue | |
| 09:32 | Tennessee | James Stewart makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 09:14 | LSU | Roger Charles misses short on a jumper from close range | 43-41 |
| 09:13 | LSU | Patrick Lamb grabs the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 09:03 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer is denied on a layup by John Kaufman | 43-41 |
| 09:01 | Tennessee | James Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis blows the layup | 43-41 |
| 08:32 | Tennessee | James Stewart snags the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 08:20 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis makes the jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Stephen Updike - foul #2 on Stephen Updike, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Edwin Cassell (SG) George Guy, Jeffrey Brammer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG), Michael Bradford (C) Donald Gordy, Richard Dunbar | |
| 08:20 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 08:01 | LSU | Don Williams is fouled on the floor by James Stewart - foul #2 on James Stewart, team foul #7 | 43-44 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG), Habimana Aujla (SF) James Stewart, Andrew Reavis | |
| 08:01 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 08:01 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 07:39 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Bradford | 45-47 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Stephen Updike (fairly fresh) 4 ast. PF - Patrick Lamb (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Felix Collazo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sammy Donahue (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Habimana Aujla (fresh) PF - John Kaufman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Bradford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | LSU | Roger Charles connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Don Williams | 47-47 |
| 07:01 | Tennessee | Michael Bradford is fouled on the floor by Roger Charles - foul #1 on Roger Charles, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (SF), Dennis Matzke (PF) Stephen Updike, Patrick Lamb | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG), Andrew Reavis (SF), Daniel Bridger (C) Felix Collazo, Habimana Aujla, Michael Bradford | |
| 06:48 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger is fouled on the floor by Roger Charles - foul #2 on Roger Charles, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SF) Roger Charles | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:48 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 06:48 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 06:48 | LSU | Glenn Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 06:34 | LSU | Sammy Donahue steals the ball from Don Williams | 47-48 |
| 06:30 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sammy Donahue | 47-50 |
| 06:08 | LSU | Don Williams hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dennis Matzke | 49-50 |
| 05:44 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-50 |
| 05:42 | LSU | Dennis Matzke gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 05:16 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Glenn Manning | 51-50 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee | John Kaufman gets the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 04:40 | Tennessee | James Stewart misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-50 |
| 04:39 | LSU | Don Williams snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 04:39 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Updike (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF), Roger Charles (C) Jeffrey Brammer, Glenn Manning, Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Gordy (SG) Sammy Donahue | |
| 04:18 | LSU | Don Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 04:17 | LSU | Stephen Updike tips it back up and in | 53-50 |
| 04:04 | Tennessee | Donald Gordy misses short on a floater from the right side | 53-50 |
| 04:02 | LSU | Roger Charles gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 03:55 | LSU | Don Williams comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 53-50 |
| 03:53 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Lamb | 53-50 |
| 03:32 | LSU | Don Williams connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Updike | 55-50 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Cassell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Stephen Updike (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Gordy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Reavis (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Kaufman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Bridger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Stephen Updike - foul #3 on Stephen Updike, team foul #8 | 55-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG) Edwin Cassell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG) Donald Gordy | |
| 03:12 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 03:12 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 02:43 | LSU | Don Williams comes up short on the shot near the basket | 55-51 |
| 02:41 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Updike | 55-51 |
| 02:25 | LSU | Don Williams clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee | John Kaufman gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 02:19 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 02:17 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis tips it but misses | 55-51 |
| 02:15 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 01:49 | LSU | Patrick Lamb scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Don Williams | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:29 | Tennessee | John Kaufman scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from James Stewart | 57-53 |
| 01:11 | LSU | Don Williams clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Daniel Bridger - foul #5 on Daniel Bridger, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (SG) Jeffrey Brammer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar (C) Daniel Bridger | |
| 01:11 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 01:11 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | James Stewart clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-53 |
| 00:41 | LSU | Patrick Lamb pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | LSU | Patrick Lamb is fouled in the backcourt by James Stewart - foul #3 on James Stewart, team foul #9 | 59-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (SF) Stephen Updike | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:39 | LSU | Patrick Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:39 | LSU | Patrick Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Don Williams snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 00:31 | LSU | James Stewart is called for the reach on Don Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Stewart, team foul #10 | 61-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SF) Patrick Lamb | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:31 | LSU | Don Williams misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:31 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Brammer steps in front of the Richard Dunbar pass | 62-53 |
| 00:20 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer misses the lay-in | 62-53 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by John Kaufman | 62-56 |
| 00:12 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| 00:09 | LSU | James Stewart is called for the reach on Jeffrey Brammer in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Stewart, team foul #11 | 62-56 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG) James Stewart | |
| 00:09 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Updike (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF) Jeffrey Brammer, Glenn Manning | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Don Williams runs out the clock | 63-59 |