| Lineup | LSU | PG - Richard Garner (fresh) SG - Boyd Knepper (fresh) SF - Gary Tadlock (fresh) PF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) C - Bernard Mullins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Mobley (fresh) SG - Joseph Richard (fresh) SF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) PF - Ryan Gibbens (fresh) C - Keith Pitts (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Bernard Mullins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | LSU | Ryan Gibbens blocks the short jumper by Isaiah Bangert | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley misses long on a shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | LSU | Bernard Mullins snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | LSU | Gary Tadlock shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Boyd Knepper | 3-0 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 18:07 | LSU | Gary Tadlock evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right corner | 6-3 |
| 17:47 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Isaiah Bangert - foul #1 on Isaiah Bangert, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| Subs | LSU | Clifton Youngs (PG), Christopher Lisle (SG), John Hollifield (SF), David Winsor (PF), Orville Park (C) Richard Garner, Boyd Knepper, Gary Tadlock, Isaiah Bangert, Bernard Mullins | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:47 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:47 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens misses the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:47 | LSU | David Winsor grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 17:31 | LSU | The jump hook by David Winsor is blocked by Keith Pitts | 6-4 |
| 17:30 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:25 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Joseph Richard and the foul's on David Winsor - foul #1 on David Winsor, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| 17:25 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson misses the free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:25 | LSU | Christopher Lisle grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 17:09 | LSU | John Hollifield is hacked by Isaac Jackson - foul #1 on Isaac Jackson, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | LSU | Isaiah Bangert (SF) Christopher Lisle | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:56 | LSU | Keith Pitts swats the short shot by Isaiah Bangert | 6-6 |
| 16:55 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 16:37 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 6-6 |
| 16:35 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts tips it back up and in | 6-8 |
| 16:17 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Isaiah Bangert, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Boyd Knepper (SG), Bernard Mullins (C) Isaiah Bangert, Orville Park | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:54 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens misses the lay-in | 6-8 |
| 15:52 | LSU | John Hollifield pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Clifton Youngs (fresh) SG - Boyd Knepper (fresh) SF - John Hollifield (fresh) PF - David Winsor (fresh) C - Bernard Mullins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Mobley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Richard (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Gibbens (fresh) 1 pts. C - Keith Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:28 | LSU | Clifton Youngs can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 6-8 |
| 15:26 | LSU | David Winsor hits the follow up shot | 8-8 |
| 14:59 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 8-8 |
| 14:58 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson tips it home | 8-10 |
| 14:38 | LSU | John Hollifield misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 14:36 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Joseph Richard | 8-10 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee | Joseph Richard is fouled on the floor by Boyd Knepper - foul #1 on Boyd Knepper, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), Christopher Lisle (SG), Gary Tadlock (SF), Orville Park (C) Clifton Youngs, Boyd Knepper, John Hollifield, Bernard Mullins | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Thomas (SG), Henry Wendling (SF), Lewis Rinehart (PF), Roger Green (C) Joseph Richard, Isaac Jackson, Ryan Gibbens, Keith Pitts | |
| 13:45 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 13:44 | Tennessee | Roger Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:28 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-10 |
| 13:26 | LSU | The rebound goes to Christopher Lisle | 8-10 |
| 13:21 | LSU | David Winsor loses the ball out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Subs | LSU | Boyd Knepper (SG), Bernard Mullins (C) Christopher Lisle, David Winsor | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:00 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 12:59 | LSU | Orville Park gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 12:47 | LSU | David Thomas steals the ball from Boyd Knepper | 8-10 |
| 12:34 | Tennessee | Roger Green makes the turnaround from the left block | 8-12 |
| 12:14 | LSU | Bernard Mullins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-12 |
| 12:13 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Henry Wendling | 8-12 |
| 11:48 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley travels with the ball | 8-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Clifton Youngs (PG), John Hollifield (SG), David Winsor (PF) Preston Montez, Boyd Knepper, Orville Park | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson (SF), Ryan Gibbens (PF), Keith Pitts (C) Michael Mobley, Lewis Rinehart, Roger Green | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Clifton Youngs (fresh) SG - John Hollifield (fresh) SF - Gary Tadlock (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Winsor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Mullins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Thomas (fresh) SG - Henry Wendling (fresh) SF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Gibbens (fresh) 1 pts. C - Keith Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | LSU | John Hollifield clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 8-12 |
| 11:30 | LSU | David Winsor tips it back up and in | 10-12 |
| 11:01 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson drills a jumper in the lane | 10-14 |
| 10:47 | LSU | David Winsor is denied on a layup by Keith Pitts | 10-14 |
| 10:45 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 10:19 | Tennessee | David Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts tips it home | 10-16 |
| 09:52 | LSU | John Hollifield is open and buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Gary Tadlock out of a doubleteam | 12-16 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee | David Winsor is called for the reach on Ryan Gibbens - foul #2 on David Winsor, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), Christopher Lisle (SG), Boyd Knepper (SF), Isaiah Bangert (PF), Orville Park (C) Clifton Youngs, John Hollifield, Gary Tadlock, David Winsor, Bernard Mullins | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Mobley (PG), Joseph Richard (SG), Roger Green (C) David Thomas, Henry Wendling, Keith Pitts | |
| 09:09 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner but the foul's on Preston Montez - foul #1 on Preston Montez, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | LSU | John Hollifield (SF) Christopher Lisle | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lewis Rinehart (SF) Isaac Jackson | |
| 09:09 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 09:09 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 09:09 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley makes the 3rd free throw | 12-18 |
| 08:45 | LSU | Boyd Knepper is hacked by Joseph Richard - foul #1 on Joseph Richard, team foul #2 | 12-18 |
| Subs | LSU | Clifton Youngs (PG), Christopher Lisle (SG) Preston Montez, John Hollifield | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 08:18 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert makes the shot from the right block and he's fouled by Joseph Richard - foul #2 on Joseph Richard, team foul #3 | 14-18 |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), John Hollifield (SF) Clifton Youngs, Christopher Lisle | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Thomas (SG), Keith Pitts (C) Joseph Richard, Ryan Gibbens | |
| 08:18 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert makes the free throw | 15-18 |
| 07:54 | Tennessee | David Thomas travels with the ball | 15-18 |
| Subs | LSU | Clifton Youngs (PG), Gary Tadlock (SF), Bernard Mullins (C) Preston Montez, John Hollifield, Orville Park | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson (SF) Roger Green | |
| 07:30 | LSU | Gary Tadlock is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-18 |
| 07:28 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Clifton Youngs (fresh) SG - Boyd Knepper (fresh) SF - Gary Tadlock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bernard Mullins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Mobley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Thomas (fairly fresh) SF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lewis Rinehart (fresh) C - Keith Pitts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:12 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley's pass is intercepted by Boyd Knepper | 15-18 |
| 07:09 | LSU | Boyd Knepper banks in the layup | 17-18 |
| 06:47 | Tennessee | Isaiah Bangert takes the ball from Keith Pitts | 17-18 |
| 06:27 | LSU | Gary Tadlock double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 17-18 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Garner (PG), John Hollifield (SF), Orville Park (C) Clifton Youngs, Gary Tadlock, Bernard Mullins | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Richard (SG), Ryan Gibbens (PF) David Thomas, Lewis Rinehart | |
| 06:11 | Tennessee | Boyd Knepper is called for the reach on Joseph Richard - foul #2 on Boyd Knepper, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lisle (SG) Boyd Knepper | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roger Green (C) Keith Pitts | |
| 06:11 | Tennessee | Joseph Richard makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee | Joseph Richard misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 06:11 | LSU | Orville Park pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 05:51 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 05:35 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), Gary Tadlock (SF), Bernard Mullins (C) Richard Garner, Christopher Lisle, Orville Park | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Wendling (SF) Isaac Jackson | |
| 05:19 | LSU | John Hollifield drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Mullins | 21-19 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Richard | 21-21 |
| 04:36 | LSU | Henry Wendling doubles Gary Tadlock and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Henry Wendling, team foul #4 | 21-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Clifton Youngs (PG), Christopher Lisle (SG), Orville Park (C) Preston Montez, Gary Tadlock, Bernard Mullins | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Thomas (PG), Isaac Jackson (SF), Keith Pitts (C) Michael Mobley, Henry Wendling, Roger Green | |
| 04:25 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert is denied on a layup by Keith Pitts | 21-21 |
| 04:24 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert can't tip it in | 21-21 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee | David Thomas knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Richard | 21-23 |
| 03:42 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Clifton Youngs | 23-23 |
| 03:18 | Tennessee | David Thomas drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-26 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Clifton Youngs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Lisle (fresh) SF - John Hollifield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Isaiah Bangert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Orville Park (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joseph Richard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Gibbens (fresh) 3 pts. C - Keith Pitts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:02 | LSU | Christopher Lisle hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Keith Pitts - foul #1 on Keith Pitts, team foul #5 | 23-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Garner (PG), Boyd Knepper (SF), David Winsor (C) Clifton Youngs, John Hollifield, Orville Park | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Mobley (PG), Lewis Rinehart (PF) Joseph Richard, Ryan Gibbens | |
| 03:02 | LSU | Christopher Lisle makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:02 | LSU | Christopher Lisle misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:02 | Tennessee | David Thomas pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Isaac Jackson | 24-29 |
| 02:22 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert hits the finger roll | 26-29 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-29 |
| 01:57 | LSU | The rebound goes to Christopher Lisle | 26-29 |
| 01:30 | LSU | David Winsor is whistled for traveling | 26-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Clifton Youngs (PG), Gary Tadlock (SF) Richard Garner, Christopher Lisle | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Wendling (SG), Ryan Gibbens (PF), Roger Green (C) David Thomas, Isaac Jackson, Keith Pitts | |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | Roger Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-29 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Richard (SG) Lewis Rinehart | |
| 01:01 | LSU | David Winsor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-29 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-32 |
| 00:32 | LSU | Gary Tadlock is hacked by Ryan Gibbens during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Ryan Gibbens, team foul #6 | 26-32 |
| 00:17 | LSU | Gary Tadlock misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-32 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Roger Green pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Boyd Knepper is called for the reach on Michael Mobley - foul #3 on Boyd Knepper, team foul #8 | 26-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), John Hollifield (SG), Bernard Mullins (C) Clifton Youngs, Boyd Knepper, David Winsor | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lewis Rinehart (SF), Keith Pitts (C) Joseph Richard, Roger Green | |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 00:00 | LSU | John Hollifield misses the fullcourt shot | 26-34 |