| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fausto Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Reading (fresh) C - Alton Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Crawley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) PF - James Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Flynt (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Nicholas Moore inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | LSU | Nicholas Moore drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-32 |
| 19:33 | Tennessee | Alton Parker connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Yeager | 32-32 |
| 19:12 | LSU | Nicholas Moore can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 19:11 | LSU | James Scott gets the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:52 | LSU | Charles Flynt blows the layup over the doubleteam | 32-32 |
| 18:50 | LSU | Nicholas Moore tips it home | 32-34 |
| 18:40 | Tennessee | Jimmy Rockey steals it from Paul Reading | 32-34 |
| 18:18 | LSU | Charles Flynt jams it against the doubleteam on a nice dish by Jimmy Rockey and he's fouled by Fausto Russo - foul #2 on Fausto Russo, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| 18:18 | LSU | Charles Flynt makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:11 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 17:51 | LSU | Charles Flynt evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 34-37 |
| 17:49 | Tennessee | Alton Parker grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 17:37 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Flynt - foul #2 on Charles Flynt, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling (PF) Paul Reading | |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Lewis (PF), Joseph Kopp (C) James Scott, Charles Flynt | |
| 17:37 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 17:37 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 17:37 | LSU | Joseph Kopp grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 17:20 | LSU | Joseph Kopp evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 34-37 |
| 17:18 | Tennessee | Alton Parker pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | Robert Powell is hacked by Nicholas Moore - foul #2 on Nicholas Moore, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG) Fausto Russo | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 16:44 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 16:43 | LSU | Joseph Kopp snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 16:18 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-37 |
| 16:16 | Tennessee | Robert Powell snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 15:56 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Powell and he's fouled by Joseph Kopp - foul #1 on Joseph Kopp, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Reading (PF) Manuel Spradling | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (PG), James Scott (PF), Charles Flynt (C) Jimmy Rockey, Nicholas Moore, Joseph Kopp | |
| 15:56 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the free throw | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Reading (fresh) C - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Stephen Peden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Crawley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) PF - James Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Flynt (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | LSU | Stephen Peden's pass is intercepted by Paul Reading | 37-37 |
| 15:11 | Tennessee | Alton Parker drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Powell | 40-37 |
| 14:55 | LSU | Charles Flynt is fouled on the floor by Alton Parker - foul #2 on Alton Parker, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fausto Russo (SG) Otis Hughes | |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Rockey (SG), Joseph Kopp (SF) James Crawley, Timothy Lewis | |
| 14:38 | LSU | Joseph Kopp lays it in | 40-39 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Yeager | 42-39 |
| 14:06 | LSU | Charles Flynt is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 14:05 | LSU | Stephen Peden grabs the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 13:47 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Alton Parker - foul #3 on Alton Parker, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (SF), Manuel Spradling (PF) Robert Powell, Paul Reading | |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Moore (SF), Timothy Lewis (PF) James Scott, Charles Flynt | |
| 13:47 | LSU | Joseph Kopp makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:47 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:47 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:31 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager lays it in | 44-40 |
| 13:07 | LSU | Timothy Lewis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alton Parker - foul #4 on Alton Parker, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), William Weissman (PF) Joseph Yeager, Alton Parker | |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (SG), Charles Flynt (C) Stephen Peden, Joseph Kopp | |
| 13:07 | LSU | Timothy Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 13:07 | LSU | Timothy Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 12:46 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Powell (SF), Paul Reading (PF) Larry Dreher, William Weissman | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 12:21 | LSU | Charles Flynt misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 44-41 |
| 12:20 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes is hacked by Timothy Lewis - foul #1 on Timothy Lewis, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG) Fausto Russo | |
| Subs | LSU | James Scott (PF) Timothy Lewis | |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 11:57 | LSU | Nicholas Moore snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Reading (fresh) C - Manuel Spradling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jimmy Rockey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Crawley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Flynt (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:28 | LSU | Charles Flynt is fouled on the floor by Manuel Spradling as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Manuel Spradling, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Weissman (PF), Alton Parker (C) Paul Reading, Manuel Spradling | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (PG), Joseph Kopp (C) Jimmy Rockey, Charles Flynt | |
| 11:06 | LSU | Joseph Kopp's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fausto Russo (SG), Larry Dreher (SF) Otis Hughes, Robert Powell | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 10:41 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 10:39 | LSU | Joseph Kopp snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 10:10 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses long on a shot from close range | 44-41 |
| 10:08 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Joseph Yeager | 44-41 |
| 09:53 | Tennessee | Stephen Peden is called for the reach on Fausto Russo - foul #2 on Stephen Peden, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), Robert Powell (SF), Paul Reading (PF) Joseph Yeager, Larry Dreher, William Weissman | |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Rockey (SG), Timothy Lewis (SF) James Crawley, Nicholas Moore | |
| 09:38 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo makes the turnaround in the lane | 46-41 |
| 09:13 | LSU | Timothy Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (SG) Fausto Russo | |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (SG), Charles Flynt (C) Stephen Peden, Joseph Kopp | |
| 08:58 | Tennessee | Robert Powell hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Larry Dreher | 48-41 |
| 08:34 | LSU | Charles Flynt loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 48-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Manuel Spradling (C) Larry Dreher, Alton Parker | |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Moore (SF) James Scott | |
| 08:13 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Yeager | 50-41 |
| 07:53 | LSU | Charles Flynt's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fausto Russo (SG), Larry Dreher (SF), William Weissman (PF) Otis Hughes, Robert Powell, Paul Reading | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fausto Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Dreher (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Weissman (fresh) C - Manuel Spradling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Crawley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. C - Charles Flynt (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo is hacked by Charles Flynt - foul #3 on Charles Flynt, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (PG), Joseph Kopp (C) James Crawley, Charles Flynt | |
| 07:17 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-41 |
| 07:15 | LSU | Stephen Peden pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 06:53 | LSU | Stephen Peden is whistled for a carry | 50-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), Robert Powell (SF), Paul Reading (PF), Alton Parker (C) Joseph Yeager, Larry Dreher, William Weissman, Manuel Spradling | |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (SG), James Scott (PF) Jimmy Rockey, Timothy Lewis | |
| 06:33 | Tennessee | Alton Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-41 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee | Alton Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee | Robert Powell travels with the ball | 50-41 |
| 05:58 | LSU | Joseph Kopp shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-41 |
| 05:56 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Alton Parker | 50-41 |
| 05:37 | Tennessee | Alton Parker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 05:36 | Tennessee | Paul Reading gets the offensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee | Alton Parker is fouled on the floor by James Scott - foul #1 on James Scott, team foul #7 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Larry Dreher (SF), Manuel Spradling (PF) Fausto Russo, Robert Powell, Paul Reading | |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Rockey (PG), Timothy Lewis (SF), Charles Flynt (C) Stephen Peden, Nicholas Moore, Joseph Kopp | |
| 05:29 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:10 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey is fouled on the floor by Joseph Yeager - foul #2 on Joseph Yeager, team foul #6 | 52-41 |
| 04:51 | LSU | Charles Flynt shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Alton Parker - foul #5 on Alton Parker, team foul #7 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Weissman (PF) Alton Parker | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:51 | LSU | Charles Flynt makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 04:51 | LSU | Charles Flynt makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 04:37 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-43 |
| 04:36 | LSU | James Scott pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 04:15 | LSU | Charles Flynt works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 04:13 | LSU | Charles Flynt tips it home | 52-45 |
| 03:46 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Otis Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Dreher (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Weissman (fresh) C - Manuel Spradling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Crawley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Flynt (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:38 | LSU | Charles Flynt works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 03:36 | Tennessee | William Weissman grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:32 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fausto Russo (SG), Robert Powell (SF), Paul Reading (PF) Otis Hughes, Larry Dreher, William Weissman | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (PG), Nicholas Moore (SF), Joseph Kopp (C) James Crawley, Timothy Lewis, James Scott | |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo scores on a shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Jimmy Rockey - foul #2 on Jimmy Rockey, team foul #8 | 57-45 |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo makes the free throw | 58-45 |
| 02:52 | LSU | Charles Flynt shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Jimmy Rockey and he's fouled by Robert Powell - foul #2 on Robert Powell, team foul #8 | 58-47 |
| 02:52 | LSU | Charles Flynt makes the free throw | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:31 | Tennessee | Robert Powell drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Yeager | 60-48 |
| 02:21 | LSU | Charles Flynt is whistled for traveling | 60-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Lewis (PF) Charles Flynt | |
| 01:59 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-48 |
| 01:57 | LSU | Joseph Kopp gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:47 | LSU | Timothy Lewis travels with the ball | 60-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (SG), James Scott (PF), Charles Flynt (C) Stephen Peden, Timothy Lewis, Joseph Kopp | |
| 01:23 | Tennessee | Robert Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-48 |
| 01:00 | LSU | Charles Flynt can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 60-48 |
| 00:59 | LSU | Charles Flynt grabs the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:56 | LSU | Charles Flynt buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jimmy Rockey | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Jimmy Rockey is called for the reach on Paul Reading in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jimmy Rockey, team foul #9 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), David Trinh (SF) Joseph Yeager, Robert Powell | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:54 | LSU | Charles Flynt grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 00:47 | LSU | Fausto Russo is called for the reach on James Crawley - foul #3 on Fausto Russo, team foul #9 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Robert Powell (SF) Otis Hughes, David Trinh | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:47 | LSU | James Crawley misses the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:47 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the runner from the right block | 61-50 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Paul Reading gets the offensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager runs out the clock | 61-50 |