| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sam Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dezydery Tanski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Jernigan (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Pinter (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Clinton Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas McConnell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Tilton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Weatherly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Earl White (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | David Bradley inbounds the ball | 43-31 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Tennessee | Sam Nelson steals the ball from Daniel Tilton | 43-31 |
| 19:10 | LSU | Richard Pinter misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-31 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee | Earl White pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 18:48 | Tennessee | David Bradley connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Joe Weatherly | 43-33 |
| 18:29 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 18:28 | LSU | Clinton Green tips it back up and in | 45-33 |
| 18:09 | Tennessee | Earl White hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-35 |
| 17:52 | LSU | Richard Pinter makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Dezydery Tanski | 48-35 |
| 17:40 | Tennessee | Earl White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Shane Burkhart (PG), James Harkness (SG), Edward Prater (PF), William Rodrigez (C) Sam Nelson, Dezydery Tanski, Richard Pinter, Clinton Green | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Gregory (SG), Joseph Morris (PF), Ronald Eddie (C) Daniel Tilton, Joe Weatherly, Earl White | |
| 17:21 | LSU | Edward Prater comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 48-35 |
| 17:20 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan grabs the offensive board | 48-35 |
| 17:02 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Bradley - foul #2 on David Bradley, team foul #1 | 48-35 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Rex Henry (PG), Anthony Holloman (SF) Thomas McConnell, David Bradley | |
| 17:02 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 17:02 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan misses the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie grabs the defensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 16:42 | Tennessee | James Gregory misses short on a jumper from the left side | 49-35 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris tips it home | 49-37 |
| 16:33 | LSU | Shane Burkhart double dribbles | 49-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Sam Nelson (PG), Richard Pinter (PF) Shane Burkhart, Arthur Jernigan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Tilton (SG) Rex Henry | |
| 16:17 | Tennessee | Sam Nelson picks off the pass by Ronald Eddie | 49-37 |
| 16:07 | LSU | James Harkness hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Sam Nelson | 51-37 |
| 15:57 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Dezydery Tanski (SG), Clinton Green (C) William Rodrigez, Edward Prater | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell (PG), Joe Weatherly (PF), Earl White (C) James Gregory, Anthony Holloman, Ronald Eddie | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sam Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dezydery Tanski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Harkness (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Pinter (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Clinton Green (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas McConnell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Tilton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Weatherly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Earl White (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | LSU | Clinton Green hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 51-37 |
| 15:30 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Clinton Green | 51-37 |
| 15:11 | LSU | James Harkness is whistled for a carry | 51-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Shane Burkhart (PG), Arthur Jernigan (SF) Sam Nelson, James Harkness | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Gregory (SG), David Bradley (SF) Daniel Tilton, Joseph Morris | |
| 14:58 | Tennessee | Dezydery Tanski is called for the reach on James Gregory - foul #1 on Dezydery Tanski, team foul #1 | 51-37 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie (PF) Joe Weatherly | |
| 14:39 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell clanks a jumper from the right wing | 51-37 |
| 14:38 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan snags the defensive board | 51-37 |
| 14:33 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski misses short on a floater from the right wing | 51-37 |
| 14:31 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Earl White | 51-37 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | Earl White misses the floater from the baseline | 51-37 |
| 14:10 | LSU | The rebound goes to Dezydery Tanski | 51-37 |
| 14:07 | LSU | Shane Burkhart is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas McConnell - foul #1 on Thomas McConnell, team foul #2 | 51-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Sam Nelson (PG), James Harkness (PF), Edward Prater (C) Dezydery Tanski, Richard Pinter, Clinton Green | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Tilton (SG), Neil Larue (C) Thomas McConnell, Earl White | |
| 13:46 | LSU | James Gregory takes the ball from James Harkness | 51-37 |
| 13:43 | Tennessee | James Gregory dunks the ball | 51-39 |
| 13:18 | LSU | Shane Burkhart misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-39 |
| 13:17 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Jernigan | 51-39 |
| 13:04 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan knocks in the runner from close range | 53-39 |
| 12:56 | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie loses the ball out of bounds | 53-39 |
| Subs | LSU | William Rodrigez (SF), Clinton Green (C) Shane Burkhart, Arthur Jernigan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell (PG), Joe Weatherly (PF), Joseph Morris (C) James Gregory, Ronald Eddie, Neil Larue | |
| 12:33 | LSU | Sam Nelson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 53-39 |
| 12:32 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell grabs the defensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 12:19 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Joe Weatherly is blocked by Edward Prater | 53-39 |
| 12:17 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Morris | 53-39 |
| 12:08 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-39 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly tips it in | 53-41 |
| 11:46 | LSU | Clinton Green can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-41 |
| 11:45 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly grabs the board | 53-41 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sam Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Harkness (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Rodrigez (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Edward Prater (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Clinton Green (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas McConnell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Tilton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Bradley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Weatherly (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Joe Weatherly | 53-44 |
| 10:59 | LSU | William Rodrigez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Shane Burkhart (PG), Dezydery Tanski (SG), Arthur Jernigan (SF), Richard Pinter (PF) Sam Nelson, James Harkness, Edward Prater, Clinton Green | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Gregory (SG), Anthony Holloman (SF), Ronald Eddie (PF), Earl White (C) Daniel Tilton, David Bradley, Joe Weatherly, Joseph Morris | |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas McConnell, team foul #3 | 53-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Jack Thomas (C) William Rodrigez | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:49 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Shane Burkhart | 55-44 |
| 10:31 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell banks in the layup set up by Anthony Holloman and the foul's on Shane Burkhart - foul #1 on Shane Burkhart, team foul #2 | 55-46 |
| 10:31 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell makes the free throw | 55-47 |
| 10:10 | LSU | Richard Pinter hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Dezydery Tanski | 57-47 |
| 09:53 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell makes the shot from just outside the lane | 57-49 |
| 09:38 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski is hacked by James Gregory - foul #2 on James Gregory, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| Subs | LSU | William Rodrigez (C) Jack Thomas | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Morris (SF), Joe Weatherly (PF) Thomas McConnell, Ronald Eddie | |
| 09:19 | LSU | Richard Pinter misses the 3 from straight away | 57-49 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee | Earl White gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 09:03 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris can't finish the layup | 57-49 |
| 09:01 | Tennessee | Earl White tips it home | 57-51 |
| 08:43 | LSU | Shane Burkhart makes the jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Earl White - foul #2 on Earl White, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | LSU | James Harkness (SG), Clinton Green (C) Dezydery Tanski, William Rodrigez | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Rex Henry (PG), David Bradley (SF) Anthony Holloman, Earl White | |
| 08:43 | LSU | Shane Burkhart makes the free throw | 60-51 |
| 08:25 | Tennessee | Rex Henry misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 08:23 | LSU | Clinton Green gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 08:18 | LSU | James Harkness makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Shane Burkhart | 62-51 |
| 07:55 | Tennessee | James Gregory is hacked by James Harkness - foul #3 on James Harkness, team foul #3 | 62-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Sam Nelson (PG), William Rodrigez (SF), Edward Prater (PF) Shane Burkhart, Arthur Jernigan, Richard Pinter | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell (PG), Daniel Tilton (SG), Ronald Eddie (PF), Neil Larue (C) Rex Henry, James Gregory, Joe Weatherly, Joseph Morris | |
| 07:35 | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Tilton | 62-53 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sam Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Harkness (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Rodrigez (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Edward Prater (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Clinton Green (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas McConnell (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Tilton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Eddie (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Neil Larue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | LSU | William Rodrigez connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Clinton Green | 65-53 |
| 07:12 | Tennessee | Edward Prater is called for the reach on Thomas McConnell - foul #1 on Edward Prater, team foul #4 | 65-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Dezydery Tanski (SG) William Rodrigez | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Earl White (C) Neil Larue | |
| 06:58 | Tennessee | David Bradley blows the layup but he's hacked by Edward Prater - foul #2 on Edward Prater, team foul #5 | 65-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Arthur Jernigan (SF) Edward Prater | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:58 | Tennessee | David Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 06:58 | Tennessee | David Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 06:50 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Clinton Green | 68-55 |
| 06:36 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by David Bradley | 68-57 |
| 06:15 | LSU | Clinton Green lays it in and he's fouled by Thomas McConnell - foul #3 on Thomas McConnell, team foul #6 | 70-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Pinter (PF) James Harkness | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Morris (SF) David Bradley | |
| 06:15 | LSU | Clinton Green makes the free throw | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:01 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 71-57 |
| 06:00 | LSU | Richard Pinter grabs the board | 71-57 |
| 05:54 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Earl White - foul #3 on Earl White, team foul #7 | 71-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Hill (SG), Edward Prater (C) Dezydery Tanski, Clinton Green | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly (PF) Ronald Eddie | |
| 05:54 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan makes the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 05:54 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan makes the 2nd free throw | 73-57 |
| 05:47 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris is hacked by Kyle Hill - foul #2 on Kyle Hill, team foul #6 | 73-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Shane Burkhart (SG) Kyle Hill | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Gregory (SG) Daniel Tilton | |
| 05:30 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Joseph Morris | 73-60 |
| 05:19 | LSU | Shane Burkhart loses the dribble to Joseph Morris | 73-60 |
| 05:08 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly double dribbles | 73-60 |
| Subs | LSU | James Harkness (SG), William Rodrigez (SF) Sam Nelson, Arthur Jernigan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman (SG), David Bradley (SF) Thomas McConnell, Earl White | |
| 04:51 | LSU | Shane Burkhart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-60 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Tilton (SG) Anthony Holloman | |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | James Gregory hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Pinter - foul #1 on Richard Pinter, team foul #7 | 73-60 |
| Subs | LSU | Dezydery Tanski (SG) Shane Burkhart | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie (PF), Neil Larue (C) Joe Weatherly, Joseph Morris | |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | James Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | James Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 04:34 | LSU | Richard Pinter pulls down the rebound | 73-60 |
| 04:11 | LSU | Richard Pinter scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Edward Prater | 75-60 |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | David Bradley misses the floater from the free throw line | 75-60 |
| 04:00 | LSU | The rebound goes to William Rodrigez | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:56 | LSU | Richard Pinter knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 78-60 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Tennessee | Daniel Tilton clanks a 3 from the right corner | 78-60 |
| 03:46 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski snags the defensive board | 78-60 |
| 03:40 | LSU | James Harkness misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-60 |
| 03:38 | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie grabs the board | 78-60 |
| 03:15 | Tennessee | Daniel Tilton is fouled on the floor by James Harkness - foul #4 on James Harkness, team foul #8 | 78-60 |
| Subs | LSU | Shane Burkhart (PG), Kyle Hill (SG), Jack Thomas (C) Dezydery Tanski, Richard Pinter, Edward Prater | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman (SF), Joseph Morris (PF) David Bradley, Neil Larue | |
| 03:15 | Tennessee | Daniel Tilton misses the 1st free throw | 78-60 |
| 03:15 | LSU | Jack Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 78-60 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Shane Burkhart (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kyle Hill (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Rodrigez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - James Harkness (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. C - Jack Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Gregory (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Tilton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Holloman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Eddie (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | LSU | Jack Thomas misses long on a floater in the paint | 78-60 |
| 03:03 | LSU | Shane Burkhart tips it but misses | 78-60 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie grabs the defensive rebound | 78-60 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | James Gregory misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 78-60 |
| 02:51 | LSU | The rebound goes to Shane Burkhart | 78-60 |
| 02:46 | LSU | Shane Burkhart knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kyle Hill | 81-60 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | James Gregory makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Anthony Holloman | 81-62 |
| 02:28 | LSU | Shane Burkhart misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 81-62 |
| 02:26 | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie gets the rebound | 81-62 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | James Gregory makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ronald Eddie | 81-65 |
| 02:04 | LSU | Jack Thomas is hacked by Ronald Eddie - foul #2 on Ronald Eddie, team foul #8 | 81-65 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Prater (PF) William Rodrigez | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Rex Henry (PG), Neil Larue (C) Daniel Tilton, Ronald Eddie | |
| 02:04 | LSU | Jack Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 82-65 |
| 02:04 | LSU | Jack Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 83-65 |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 83-67 |
| 01:47 | LSU | James Harkness clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 83-67 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | James Gregory grabs the board | 83-67 |
| 01:25 | Tennessee | Rex Henry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-67 |
| Subs | LSU | William Rodrigez (SF) Jack Thomas | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie (C) Neil Larue | |
| 01:07 | LSU | The jump hook by William Rodrigez is blocked by Ronald Eddie | 83-67 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee | Rex Henry pulls down the rebound | 83-67 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | The jumper by Rex Henry is denied by Edward Prater | 83-67 |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman tips it home | 83-69 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | LSU | James Harkness is hacked by Joseph Morris - foul #2 on Joseph Morris, team foul #9 | 83-69 |
| 00:25 | LSU | James Harkness misses the 1st free throw | 83-69 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie snags the defensive board | 83-69 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | James Gregory misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 83-69 |
| 00:17 | LSU | Shane Burkhart grabs the defensive rebound | 83-69 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Shane Burkhart runs out the clock | 83-69 |