| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Don White (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tracy Forbush (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bob White (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Levi Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Mike Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Sanders (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Raymond Washington (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Laplant (fresh) 2 pts. C - Perry Cobb (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:37 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington is hacked by Bob White - foul #2 on Bob White, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 19:17 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 31-32 |
| 19:16 | Tennessee | Levi Wilson snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 18:58 | Tennessee | Bob White splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Don White | 33-32 |
| 18:34 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb misses the jumper from close range but the foul's on Gregory Murphy - foul #1 on Gregory Murphy, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| 18:34 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:34 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:07 | Tennessee | Johnny Laplant is called for the reach on Tracy Forbush - foul #2 on Johnny Laplant, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | Bob White scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 17:37 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster is called for traveling | 36-34 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | Don White is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Mike Foster - foul #3 on Mike Foster, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | Don White makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | Don White misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:19 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 16:58 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Washington | 37-36 |
| 16:48 | Tennessee | Raymond Washington doubles Bob White and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Raymond Washington, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett (PF) Johnny Laplant | |
| 16:29 | Tennessee | Raymond Washington is called for the reach on Don White - foul #3 on Raymond Washington, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Milton Peters (C) Levi Wilson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 16:13 | Tennessee | Gregory Murphy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-36 |
| 16:11 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Keith Sanders | 37-36 |
| 15:49 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 37-36 |
| 15:47 | Tennessee | Gregory Murphy gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Don White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tracy Forbush (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bob White (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Murphy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Milton Peters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Mike Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Sanders (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Raymond Washington (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Bennett (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Perry Cobb (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:27 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Gregory Murphy is denied by Jerry Bennett | 37-36 |
| 15:25 | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 15:01 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Mike Foster | 37-38 |
| 14:38 | Tennessee | Bob White is hacked by Raymond Washington - foul #4 on Raymond Washington, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Jones (PG), Ralph Bennett (SF), Levi Wilson (C) Don White, Bob White, Gregory Murphy | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan (SF), Johnny Laplant (PF) Raymond Washington, Perry Cobb | |
| 14:17 | Tennessee | Ralph Bennett clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-38 |
| 14:15 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 13:54 | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 37-38 |
| 13:52 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders tips it in | 37-40 |
| 13:36 | Tennessee | Joseph Duncan knocks away the 3 by Ralph Bennett | 37-40 |
| 13:35 | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 13:21 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant misses the dunk but the foul's on Milton Peters - foul #2 on Milton Peters, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Don White (PG) Tracy Forbush | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Martin Morris (C) Keith Sanders | |
| 13:21 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant misses the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 13:21 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 13:01 | Tennessee | Levi Wilson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Martin Morris - foul #1 on Martin Morris, team foul #6 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bob White (SF), Donald Kalinoski (PF) Ralph Bennett, Milton Peters | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington (SF) Martin Morris | |
| 13:01 | Tennessee | Levi Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 13:01 | Tennessee | Levi Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 12:43 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Jones - foul #2 on Richard Jones, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb (C) Jerry Bennett | |
| 12:43 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 12:43 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 12:23 | Tennessee | Joseph Duncan steals it from Bob White out of a doubleteam | 38-43 |
| 11:54 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 11:53 | Tennessee | Bob White grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 11:24 | Tennessee | Don White is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #3 on Don White, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tracy Forbush (SG), Gregory Murphy (PF) Don White, Donald Kalinoski | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders (PG), Jerry Bennett (PF) Mike Foster, Johnny Laplant | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tracy Forbush (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bob White (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Levi Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Keith Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Washington (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jerry Bennett (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Perry Cobb (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 10:58 | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett loses the dribble to Levi Wilson | 38-43 |
| 10:43 | Tennessee | Bob White works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 10:41 | Tennessee | Gregory Murphy gets the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 10:21 | Tennessee | Gregory Murphy misses the lay-in | 38-43 |
| 10:19 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 09:53 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 38-45 |
| 09:30 | Tennessee | Bob White misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-45 |
| 09:28 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 09:02 | Louisiana State | Gregory Murphy swats the short shot by Raymond Washington | 38-45 |
| 09:00 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington gets the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 08:45 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 38-45 |
| 08:43 | Tennessee | Levi Wilson grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 08:14 | Tennessee | Bob White is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 38-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Don White (PG), Ralph Bennett (SF), Milton Peters (C) Richard Jones, Bob White, Levi Wilson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Mike Foster (PG), Johnny Laplant (PF) Joseph Duncan, Perry Cobb | |
| 07:59 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Raymond Washington | 38-47 |
| 07:48 | Tennessee | Gregory Murphy connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-47 |
| 07:19 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster is hacked by Don White - foul #4 on Don White, team foul #6 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Kalinoski (PF) Gregory Murphy | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Bleau (SF), Martin Morris (C) Raymond Washington, Jerry Bennett | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Don White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tracy Forbush (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Kalinoski (fresh) C - Milton Peters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Mike Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Bleau (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Johnny Laplant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Morris (fresh) | |
| 06:58 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster is fouled on the floor by Donald Kalinoski - foul #1 on Donald Kalinoski, team foul #7 | 40-47 |
| 06:58 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 06:58 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 06:36 | Tennessee | Ralph Bennett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 06:35 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 06:17 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Keith Sanders | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 06:02 | Tennessee | Don White misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-52 |
| 06:01 | Louisiana State | Martin Morris snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 05:50 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 40-52 |
| 05:48 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant tips it back up and in | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 05:31 | Tennessee | Milton Peters is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Milton Peters, team foul #8 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Jones (SG), Bob White (SF), Gregory Murphy (PF) Tracy Forbush, Ralph Bennett, Donald Kalinoski | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan (SG), Raymond Washington (SF), Perry Cobb (C) Keith Sanders, Charles Bleau, Martin Morris | |
| 05:14 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Milton Peters - foul #4 on Milton Peters, team foul #9 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Levi Wilson (C) Milton Peters | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 05:14 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb misses the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 05:14 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 05:14 | Tennessee | Levi Wilson pulls down the rebound | 40-54 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee | Bob White works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 40-54 |
| 04:59 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster snags the defensive board | 40-54 |
| 04:33 | Louisiana State | Richard Jones steals the ball from Raymond Washington | 40-54 |
| 04:15 | Tennessee | Bob White evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 40-54 |
| 04:14 | Tennessee | Gregory Murphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 03:57 | Tennessee | Bob White shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Gregory Murphy | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 03:37 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan is fouled on the floor by Richard Jones - foul #3 on Richard Jones, team foul #10 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ralph Bennett (SF) Don White | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett (PF) Johnny Laplant | |
| 03:37 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 03:37 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 03:24 | Tennessee | The pull-up jumper by Levi Wilson is blocked by Raymond Washington | 42-55 |
| 03:23 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bob White (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. SF - Ralph Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Murphy (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Levi Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Mike Foster (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Washington (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jerry Bennett (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Perry Cobb (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:02 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tracy Forbush (SG), Donald Kalinoski (PF), Milton Peters (C) Bob White, Gregory Murphy, Levi Wilson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Bleau (SG), Martin Morris (C) Mike Foster, Perry Cobb | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | Ralph Bennett misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Duncan - foul #1 on Joseph Duncan, team foul #7 | 42-55 |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | Ralph Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | Ralph Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 02:35 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Bleau | 44-58 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | Ralph Bennett buries a jumpshot from the left side | 46-58 |
| 01:59 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Joseph Duncan and the foul's on Richard Jones - foul #4 on Richard Jones, team foul #11 | 46-60 |
| 01:59 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington makes the free throw | 46-61 |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Ralph Bennett is called for traveling | 46-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Mike Foster (PG) Raymond Washington | |
| 01:25 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 46-61 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Tracy Forbush | 46-61 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee | Ralph Bennett clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-61 |
| 01:12 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster gets the rebound | 46-61 |
| 00:43 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan is called for traveling | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Joseph Duncan is called for the reach on Tracy Forbush - foul #2 on Joseph Duncan, team foul #8 | 46-61 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Tracy Forbush makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Tracy Forbush makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan is hacked by Tracy Forbush - foul #1 on Tracy Forbush, team foul #12 | 48-61 |
| 00:13 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 00:13 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee | Ralph Bennett misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Charles Bleau - foul #2 on Charles Bleau, team foul #9 | 48-63 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee | Ralph Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee | Ralph Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 00:06 | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 48-63 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster runs out the clock | 48-63 |