| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Scott Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Atwater (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Richards (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Graham (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Tyson Thornton (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Carson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Donald Carson inbounds the ball | 40-27 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | LSU | Donald Carson is hacked by Daniel Atwater - foul #2 on Daniel Atwater, team foul #1 | 40-27 |
| 19:31 | LSU | Henry Sullivan buries a jumper from the right block set up by James Cole | 40-29 |
| 19:28 | Tennessee | Scott Smith is hacked by James Cole in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Cole, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Schwartz (PG) James Cole | |
| 19:16 | Tennessee | Harold Richards banks in the layup on a great pass from Scott Smith | 42-29 |
| 19:03 | LSU | Tyson Thornton is called for the reach on James Fox - foul #2 on Tyson Thornton, team foul #2 | 42-29 |
| 18:54 | LSU | Tom Lewis knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Peter Schwartz and he's fouled by Scott Smith - foul #2 on Scott Smith, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| 18:54 | LSU | Tom Lewis misses the free throw | 42-31 |
| 18:54 | Tennessee | James Graham gets the rebound | 42-31 |
| 18:40 | Tennessee | Tyson Thornton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-31 |
| 18:38 | LSU | Donald Carson snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 18:34 | LSU | Peter Schwartz misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 18:32 | Tennessee | Harold Richards snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 18:24 | Tennessee | Scott Smith's pass is intercepted by Tom Lewis | 42-31 |
| 17:58 | LSU | Tom Lewis clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 17:56 | Tennessee | Scott Smith pulls down the rebound | 42-31 |
| 17:29 | Tennessee | Scott Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Peter Schwartz - foul #1 on Peter Schwartz, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto (SG), Ronald Hobson (SF), Joseph Quill (PF) Daniel Atwater, Harold Richards, James Graham | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Carroll (SG), Robert Headrick (PF), Thomas Hilton (C) Tom Lewis, Henry Sullivan, James Fox | |
| 17:29 | Tennessee | Scott Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 17:29 | Tennessee | Scott Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 17:19 | LSU | Joseph Carroll buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Carson | 44-34 |
| 16:58 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Tyson Thornton | 47-34 |
| 16:54 | LSU | Joseph Carroll is fouled on the floor by Frederick Matsumoto - foul #1 on Frederick Matsumoto, team foul #4 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roman Martin (PG), Bruce Toro (C) Scott Smith, Tyson Thornton | |
| Subs | LSU | Pat Grissom (SG), William Bogle (PF) Peter Schwartz, Donald Carson | |
| 16:37 | LSU | Robert Headrick misses the dunk attempt | 47-34 |
| 16:35 | LSU | Joseph Carroll grabs the offensive board | 47-34 |
| 16:17 | LSU | Joseph Carroll misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-34 |
| 16:15 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| 16:10 | Tennessee | Roman Martin misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on William Bogle - foul #2 on William Bogle, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater (SG), James Graham (PF) Frederick Matsumoto, Bruce Toro | |
| Subs | LSU | Tom Lewis (SG), Henry Sullivan (PF), James Fox (C) Pat Grissom, William Bogle, Robert Headrick | |
| 16:10 | Tennessee | Roman Martin makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 16:10 | Tennessee | Roman Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 15:49 | LSU | Joseph Carroll comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 49-34 |
| 15:47 | LSU | James Fox grabs the offensive rebound | 49-34 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Roman Martin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Atwater (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hobson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Graham (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Quill (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Carroll (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Tom Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Hilton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:28 | LSU | James Graham swats the dunk try by Thomas Hilton | 49-34 |
| 15:27 | Tennessee | Roman Martin grabs the board | 49-34 |
| 15:01 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson is fouled on the floor by Henry Sullivan - foul #3 on Henry Sullivan, team foul #4 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Scott Smith (PG), Harold Richards (SF), Tyson Thornton (C) Roman Martin, Ronald Hobson, Joseph Quill | |
| Subs | LSU | James Cole (PG), Donald Carson (SF) Joseph Carroll, Thomas Hilton | |
| 14:51 | Tennessee | Tyson Thornton misses long on a floater near the basket | 49-34 |
| 14:49 | LSU | Tom Lewis snags the defensive board | 49-34 |
| 14:30 | LSU | James Cole loses the ball out of bounds | 49-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto (SG), Bruce Toro (PF) Daniel Atwater, James Graham | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Headrick (PF) Henry Sullivan | |
| 14:05 | Tennessee | Tyson Thornton knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Harold Richards and he's hacked by Robert Headrick - foul #2 on Robert Headrick, team foul #5 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Carroll (SG), Pat Grissom (C) Tom Lewis, James Fox | |
| 14:05 | Tennessee | Tyson Thornton misses the free throw | 51-34 |
| 14:05 | LSU | Robert Headrick snags the defensive board | 51-34 |
| 13:44 | LSU | Tyson Thornton swats the layup by Robert Headrick | 51-34 |
| 13:42 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Tyson Thornton | 51-34 |
| 13:35 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro misses long on a jumper in the lane | 51-34 |
| 13:33 | LSU | James Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 51-34 |
| 13:28 | LSU | Pat Grissom clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-34 |
| 13:27 | Tennessee | Harold Richards snags the defensive board | 51-34 |
| 13:15 | Tennessee | Scott Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-34 |
| 13:13 | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto tips it home | 53-34 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:53 | LSU | Harold Richards takes the ball from Robert Headrick | 53-34 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:34 | Tennessee | Tyson Thornton buries a jumper from the left block set up by Frederick Matsumoto | 55-34 |
| 12:24 | LSU | James Cole knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 55-36 |
| 12:01 | Tennessee | Scott Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Frederick Matsumoto | 57-36 |
| 11:52 | LSU | Harold Richards steals the ball from Pat Grissom | 57-36 |
| 11:31 | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto is hacked by James Cole - foul #4 on James Cole, team foul #6 | 57-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roman Martin (PG), Daniel Atwater (SG), Ronald Hobson (SF), James Graham (PF), Joseph Quill (C) Scott Smith, Frederick Matsumoto, Harold Richards, Bruce Toro, Tyson Thornton | |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Schwartz (PG), Tom Lewis (SG), Thomas Hilton (SF), Henry Sullivan (PF), James Fox (C) James Cole, Joseph Carroll, Donald Carson, Robert Headrick, Pat Grissom | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Roman Martin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Atwater (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hobson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Graham (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Quill (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Peter Schwartz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tom Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Hilton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Tennessee | Roman Martin is called for traveling | 57-36 |
| 10:48 | LSU | Henry Sullivan misses the 3 from the right wing | 57-36 |
| 10:47 | LSU | Tom Lewis tips it back up and in | 57-38 |
| 10:20 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-38 |
| 10:19 | LSU | Henry Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 57-38 |
| 10:15 | LSU | Peter Schwartz is whistled for traveling | 57-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto (PG), Tyson Thornton (C) Roman Martin, Joseph Quill | |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Carson (SF) Thomas Hilton | |
| 09:53 | Tennessee | Tyson Thornton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 57-38 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto tips it back up and in | 59-38 |
| 09:41 | LSU | Tom Lewis is hacked by Tyson Thornton - foul #3 on Tyson Thornton, team foul #5 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Scott Smith (PG) Frederick Matsumoto | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 09:33 | LSU | Tom Lewis misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Tyson Thornton - foul #4 on Tyson Thornton, team foul #6 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Quill (C) Tyson Thornton | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 09:33 | LSU | Tom Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 59-38 |
| 09:33 | LSU | Tom Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 59-38 |
| 09:33 | LSU | James Fox pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-38 |
| 09:28 | LSU | Henry Sullivan lays it in set up by Peter Schwartz | 59-40 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee | Scott Smith is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 59-40 |
| 09:16 | LSU | Peter Schwartz is hacked by Scott Smith - foul #3 on Scott Smith, team foul #7 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Richards (SF) Ronald Hobson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 09:16 | LSU | Peter Schwartz makes the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 09:16 | LSU | Peter Schwartz misses the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| 09:16 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Daniel Atwater | 59-41 |
| 09:08 | Tennessee | Harold Richards hits a floater from the right side set up by Scott Smith | 61-41 |
| 08:51 | LSU | Tom Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-41 |
| 08:50 | LSU | Donald Carson grabs the offensive board | 61-41 |
| 08:33 | LSU | Joseph Quill is called for the reach on Donald Carson - foul #1 on Joseph Quill, team foul #8 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto (SG), Bruce Toro (C) Daniel Atwater, James Graham | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Carroll (PG), Pat Grissom (SG), Robert Headrick (PF), Thomas Hilton (C) Peter Schwartz, Tom Lewis, Henry Sullivan, James Fox | |
| 08:33 | LSU | Donald Carson makes the 1st free throw | 61-42 |
| 08:33 | LSU | Donald Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 08:07 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro lays it up and in on a nice dish by Scott Smith and he's fouled by Pat Grissom - foul #1 on Pat Grissom, team foul #7 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson (SF) Harold Richards | |
| Subs | LSU | William Bogle (PF) Donald Carson | |
| 08:07 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro makes the free throw | 64-43 |
| 07:53 | LSU | Bruce Toro denies the turnaround by Thomas Hilton | 64-43 |
| 07:52 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill grabs the board | 64-43 |
| 07:35 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Scott Smith | 66-43 |
| 07:17 | LSU | Pat Grissom can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Scott Smith - foul #4 on Scott Smith, team foul #9 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roman Martin (PG), Tyson Thornton (C) Scott Smith, Joseph Quill | |
| Subs | LSU | James Cole (PG), Tom Lewis (SG), Henry Sullivan (PF), James Fox (C) Joseph Carroll, Thomas Hilton, William Bogle, Robert Headrick | |
| 07:17 | LSU | Pat Grissom makes the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 07:17 | LSU | Pat Grissom makes the 2nd free throw | 66-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Roman Martin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frederick Matsumoto (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Hobson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Bruce Toro (fresh) 3 pts. C - Tyson Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tom Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Pat Grissom (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro loses the dribble to Pat Grissom | 66-45 |
| 06:35 | LSU | James Fox misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-45 |
| 06:34 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Sullivan | 66-45 |
| 06:26 | LSU | Henry Sullivan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Tom Lewis | 66-47 |
| 06:00 | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Roman Martin | 69-47 |
| 05:46 | LSU | Tom Lewis connects on the floater from the right block set up by James Cole | 69-49 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Scott Smith (PG), Daniel Atwater (SG), Harold Richards (SF), James Graham (PF) Roman Martin, Frederick Matsumoto, Ronald Hobson, Bruce Toro | |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Carson (SF) Pat Grissom | |
| 05:20 | Tennessee | Scott Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-49 |
| 05:18 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Fox | 69-49 |
| 05:04 | LSU | Henry Sullivan makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Carson | 69-52 |
| 04:40 | Tennessee | Harold Richards hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by James Fox - foul #2 on James Fox, team foul #8 | 69-52 |
| 04:40 | Tennessee | Harold Richards misses the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 04:40 | Tennessee | Harold Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 04:40 | Tennessee | Scott Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 69-52 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee | Donald Carson steals the ball from Harold Richards | 69-52 |
| 04:13 | LSU | James Cole slams it home set up by Donald Carson | 69-54 |
| 03:51 | Tennessee | Donald Carson steps in front of the Harold Richards pass | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:34 | LSU | Daniel Atwater steps in front of the Henry Sullivan pass | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Tennessee | Scott Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-54 |
| 03:22 | Tennessee | Tyson Thornton tips it but misses | 69-54 |
| 03:21 | LSU | Henry Sullivan snags the defensive board | 69-54 |
| 03:16 | LSU | Tom Lewis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 69-54 |
| 03:15 | LSU | Tom Lewis tips it but misses | 69-54 |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Harold Richards | 69-54 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Scott Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Daniel Atwater (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Richards (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Graham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Tyson Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Cole (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tom Lewis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Carson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Henry Sullivan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Fox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-54 |
| 02:40 | LSU | Tom Lewis loses the ball out of bounds | 72-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roman Martin (PG), Frederick Matsumoto (SG), Ronald Hobson (SF), Joseph Quill (PF), Bruce Toro (C) Scott Smith, Daniel Atwater, Harold Richards, James Graham, Tyson Thornton | |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Schwartz (PG), Joseph Carroll (SG), Thomas Hilton (SF), Robert Headrick (PF), Pat Grissom (C) James Cole, Tom Lewis, Donald Carson, Henry Sullivan, James Fox | |
| 02:16 | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto is denied on a layup by Robert Headrick | 72-54 |
| 02:15 | LSU | Pat Grissom pulls down the rebound | 72-54 |
| 01:57 | LSU | Pat Grissom misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-54 |
| 01:55 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson snags the defensive board | 72-54 |
| 01:40 | Tennessee | Roman Martin is whistled for traveling | 72-54 |
| 01:31 | LSU | Joseph Carroll misses the jumpshot from the right side | 72-54 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto grabs the board | 72-54 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Frederick Matsumoto and he's hacked by Peter Schwartz - foul #2 on Peter Schwartz, team foul #9 | 74-54 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro misses the free throw | 74-54 |
| 01:00 | LSU | Pat Grissom grabs the board | 74-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | LSU | Pat Grissom comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 74-54 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill grabs the board | 74-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Frederick Matsumoto, team foul #10 | 74-54 |
| 00:23 | LSU | Thomas Hilton buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Pat Grissom | 74-57 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Roman Martin runs out the clock | 74-57 |