| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sammy Donahue (fresh) SF - Andrew Reavis (fresh) PF - John Kaufman (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Daniel Bridger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Updike (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis inbounds the ball | 18-31 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger connects on the shot from the baseline and the foul's on Roger Charles - foul #1 on Roger Charles, team foul #1 | 20-31 |
| 19:49 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger makes the free throw | 21-31 |
| 19:29 | LSU | Don Williams buries a jumpshot from the right side | 21-33 |
| 19:12 | Tennessee | The jump hook by John Kaufman is blocked by Patrick Lamb | 21-33 |
| 19:10 | Tennessee | James Stewart tips it back up and in | 23-33 |
| 18:52 | LSU | Edwin Cassell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-33 |
| 18:51 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis snags the defensive board | 23-33 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-33 |
| 18:35 | Tennessee | James Stewart gets the offensive rebound | 23-33 |
| 18:20 | Tennessee | James Stewart scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Sammy Donahue | 26-33 |
| 18:00 | LSU | Roger Charles misses the jump hook near the basket | 26-33 |
| 17:59 | LSU | Stephen Updike can't tip it in | 26-33 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to John Kaufman | 26-33 |
| 17:55 | Tennessee | Don Williams steals it from James Stewart in the backcourt | 26-33 |
| 17:54 | LSU | Don Williams lays it in | 26-35 |
| 17:47 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger's fadeaway is rejected by Roger Charles | 26-35 |
| 17:45 | LSU | Roger Charles grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 17:35 | LSU | Stephen Updike hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 17:34 | LSU | Edwin Cassell tips it in | 26-37 |
| 17:25 | Tennessee | Patrick Lamb is called for the reach on James Stewart - foul #2 on Patrick Lamb, team foul #2 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Gordy (SG) Sammy Donahue | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Glenn Manning (SF) Edwin Cassell, Stephen Updike | |
| 17:06 | Tennessee | Donald Gordy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG), Dennis Matzke (PF) Don Williams, Patrick Lamb | |
| 16:54 | LSU | Roger Charles clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 26-37 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to James Stewart | 26-37 |
| 16:42 | Tennessee | John Kaufman knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-37 |
| 16:13 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer buries a shot from the right side | 28-39 |
| 15:53 | Tennessee | Dennis Matzke steals it from John Kaufman | 28-39 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Gordy (fresh) SF - Andrew Reavis (fairly fresh) PF - John Kaufman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Daniel Bridger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - George Guy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Glenn Manning (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dennis Matzke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Roger Charles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | LSU | George Guy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG) Donald Gordy | |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Edwin Cassell (SG), Stephen Updike (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF) George Guy, Jeffrey Brammer, Glenn Manning, Roger Charles | |
| 15:41 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis is hacked by Patrick Lamb - foul #3 on Patrick Lamb, team foul #3 | 28-39 |
| 15:26 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stephen Updike - foul #3 on Stephen Updike, team foul #4 | 28-39 |
| 15:26 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 15:26 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 15:05 | LSU | Edwin Cassell comes up short on the 3 from the left wing but he's fouled by Sammy Donahue - foul #3 on Sammy Donahue, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| 15:05 | LSU | Edwin Cassell makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 15:05 | LSU | Edwin Cassell makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 15:05 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses the 3rd free throw | 30-41 |
| 15:05 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 14:50 | Tennessee | James Stewart hits a shot from the free throw line | 32-41 |
| 14:26 | LSU | Edwin Cassell makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Don Williams | 32-44 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee | Patrick Lamb is called for the reach on John Kaufman - foul #4 on Patrick Lamb, team foul #5 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar (C) Daniel Bridger | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Charles (C) Patrick Lamb | |
| 13:55 | Tennessee | John Kaufman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 13:53 | LSU | Roger Charles snags the defensive board | 32-44 |
| 13:49 | LSU | Don Williams misses badly on a floater from the right block | 32-44 |
| 13:48 | LSU | Edwin Cassell gets the offensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 13:34 | LSU | Edwin Cassell scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Matzke | 32-47 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG), Donald Gordy (SG) James Stewart, Sammy Donahue | |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG), Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Glenn Manning (SF) Don Williams, Edwin Cassell, Stephen Updike | |
| 12:54 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Dunbar - foul #2 on Richard Dunbar, team foul #2 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger (C) Richard Dunbar | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Lamb (PF) Dennis Matzke | |
| 12:54 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer misses the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 12:54 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer misses the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger grabs the board | 32-47 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis knocks in the floater from the right side | 34-47 |
| 12:15 | LSU | Glenn Manning misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-47 |
| 12:13 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo grabs the board | 34-47 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee | George Guy steps in front of the Felix Collazo pass in the backcourt | 34-47 |
| 12:00 | LSU | Patrick Lamb comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Kaufman - foul #1 on John Kaufman, team foul #3 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG), Habimana Aujla (SF) Felix Collazo, Andrew Reavis | |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG) George Guy | |
| 12:00 | LSU | Patrick Lamb misses the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 12:00 | LSU | Patrick Lamb misses the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 12:00 | Tennessee | John Kaufman grabs the board | 34-47 |
| 11:40 | Tennessee | John Kaufman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-47 |
| 11:39 | LSU | Don Williams pulls down the rebound | 34-47 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Gordy (fresh) SF - Habimana Aujla (fresh) PF - John Kaufman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Daniel Bridger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Glenn Manning (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | LSU | Don Williams misses the easy layup but the foul's on Daniel Bridger - foul #2 on Daniel Bridger, team foul #4 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG), Richard Dunbar (C) Donald Gordy, Daniel Bridger | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (SG), Stephen Updike (SF) Jeffrey Brammer, Glenn Manning | |
| 11:26 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 11:26 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 11:09 | Tennessee | John Kaufman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 34-49 |
| 11:07 | LSU | Edwin Cassell gets the rebound | 34-49 |
| 10:48 | LSU | Don Williams misses long on a jumper from the right side | 34-49 |
| 10:46 | LSU | Don Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-49 |
| 10:29 | LSU | Roger Charles scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Don Williams | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:06 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-51 |
| 10:04 | LSU | Roger Charles pulls down the rebound | 34-51 |
| 09:59 | LSU | Edwin Cassell buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Don Williams | 34-53 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee | John Kaufman throws it down | 36-53 |
| 09:27 | LSU | Patrick Lamb hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Stephen Updike and he's fouled by Habimana Aujla - foul #1 on Habimana Aujla, team foul #5 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG), Donald Gordy (SG), Andrew Reavis (SF), Christopher Slane (PF), Daniel Bridger (C) James Stewart, Sammy Donahue, Habimana Aujla, John Kaufman, Richard Dunbar | |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG), Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Glenn Manning (SF), Dennis Matzke (C) Don Williams, Edwin Cassell, Stephen Updike, Roger Charles | |
| 09:27 | LSU | Patrick Lamb misses the free throw | 36-55 |
| 09:27 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane snags the defensive board | 36-55 |
| 09:18 | Tennessee | Patrick Lamb is called for the reach on Christopher Slane - foul #5 on Patrick Lamb, team foul #6 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Charles (C) Patrick Lamb | |
| 09:09 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Bridger | 38-55 |
| 08:50 | LSU | Dennis Matzke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-55 |
| 08:32 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Gordy and he's hacked by Roger Charles - foul #2 on Roger Charles, team foul #7 | 41-55 |
| 08:32 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis makes the free throw | 42-55 |
| 08:12 | LSU | George Guy drills a shot near the basket and the foul's on Felix Collazo - foul #2 on Felix Collazo, team foul #6 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG), John Kaufman (PF) Felix Collazo, Christopher Slane | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (SG), Stephen Updike (SF) Jeffrey Brammer, Roger Charles | |
| 08:12 | LSU | George Guy makes the free throw | 42-58 |
| 07:53 | Tennessee | Dennis Matzke steals it from Daniel Bridger | 42-58 |
| 07:24 | LSU | Dennis Matzke lays it up and in on a nice dish by Glenn Manning and the foul's on Daniel Bridger - foul #3 on Daniel Bridger, team foul #7 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG), Richard Dunbar (C) Donald Gordy, Daniel Bridger | |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG) George Guy | |
| 07:24 | LSU | Dennis Matzke makes the free throw | 42-61 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sammy Donahue (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Reavis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Kaufman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. C - Richard Dunbar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Updike (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Manning (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Matzke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 06:59 | Tennessee | James Stewart misses short on a floater from the right side | 42-61 |
| 06:58 | LSU | Glenn Manning snags the defensive board | 42-61 |
| 06:44 | LSU | Dennis Matzke buries a jump hook near the basket | 42-63 |
| 06:31 | Tennessee | James Stewart is hacked by Stephen Updike - foul #4 on Stephen Updike, team foul #8 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (SG), Jeffrey Brammer (SF), Roger Charles (C) Edwin Cassell, Stephen Updike, Glenn Manning | |
| 06:31 | Tennessee | James Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 06:31 | Tennessee | John Kaufman gets the offensive rebound | 42-63 |
| 06:14 | Tennessee | John Kaufman clanks a jumper from the baseline | 42-63 |
| 06:13 | LSU | Dennis Matzke grabs the board | 42-63 |
| 05:58 | LSU | Roger Charles misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Andrew Reavis - foul #2 on Andrew Reavis, team foul #8 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG), Christopher Slane (PF), Daniel Bridger (C) James Stewart, John Kaufman, Richard Dunbar | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 05:58 | LSU | Roger Charles misses the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 05:58 | LSU | Roger Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| 05:37 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-64 |
| 05:36 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer pulls down the rebound | 42-64 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:18 | LSU | Don Williams clanks a jumper from the left wing | 42-64 |
| 05:17 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer tips it back up and in | 42-66 |
| 05:08 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Brammer swats the short shot by Andrew Reavis | 42-66 |
| 05:06 | LSU | George Guy pulls down the rebound | 42-66 |
| 04:37 | LSU | Christopher Slane swats the short shot by Don Williams | 42-66 |
| 04:35 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue grabs the board | 42-66 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-66 |
| 04:16 | LSU | The rebound goes to Don Williams | 42-66 |
| 03:57 | LSU | Don Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Sammy Donahue - foul #4 on Sammy Donahue, team foul #9 | 42-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Gordy (SG), Habimana Aujla (SF), Richard Dunbar (C) Sammy Donahue, Andrew Reavis, Daniel Bridger | |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (PF) Roger Charles | |
| 03:57 | LSU | Don Williams misses the 1st free throw | 42-66 |
| 03:57 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 42-67 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 42-67 |
| 03:42 | LSU | Dennis Matzke snags the defensive board | 42-67 |
| 03:22 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer's pass is intercepted by Felix Collazo | 42-67 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Felix Collazo (fresh) SG - Donald Gordy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Habimana Aujla (fresh) PF - Christopher Slane (fresh) C - Richard Dunbar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Guy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Brammer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Glenn Manning (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dennis Matzke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Decarlo (PG) Don Williams | |
| 02:52 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-67 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo pulls down the rebound | 42-67 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:46 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Brammer - foul #1 on Jeffrey Brammer, team foul #9 | 42-67 |
| 02:46 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla makes the 1st free throw | 43-67 |
| 02:46 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla misses the 2nd free throw | 43-67 |
| 02:46 | LSU | Dennis Matzke grabs the board | 43-67 |
| 02:19 | LSU | Dennis Matzke misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Richard Dunbar - foul #3 on Richard Dunbar, team foul #10 | 43-67 |
| 02:19 | LSU | Dennis Matzke misses the 1st free throw | 43-67 |
| 02:19 | LSU | Dennis Matzke makes the 2nd free throw | 43-68 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee | The 3pt attempt by Felix Collazo is denied by Jeffrey Brammer | 43-68 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane tips it home | 45-68 |
| 01:46 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-68 |
| 01:44 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla gets the rebound | 45-68 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-68 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla tips it in | 47-68 |
| 01:22 | LSU | Glenn Manning can't finish the layup | 47-68 |
| 01:20 | LSU | Dennis Matzke gets the offensive rebound | 47-68 |
| 00:57 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-68 |
| 00:55 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Christopher Slane | 47-68 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | Donald Gordy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by George Guy - foul #1 on George Guy, team foul #10 | 47-68 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | Donald Gordy makes the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | Donald Gordy makes the 2nd free throw | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:28 | LSU | George Guy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-68 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-68 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane gets the offensive rebound | 49-68 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Donald Gordy | 51-68 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Robert Decarlo runs out the clock | 51-68 |