| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gary Buckmaster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Deshields (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Desilets (fresh) PF - Domingo Hernandez (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Headley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Grant George (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Gary Brewer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Natali (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Chad Long (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Gaulke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Grant George - foul #3 on Grant George, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Earl Mattos (PG) Grant George | |
| 19:41 | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 19:41 | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 19:24 | Tennessee | Gary Brewer connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Earl Mattos | 29-30 |
| 19:00 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez misses the shot near the basket | 29-30 |
| 18:59 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets hits the follow up shot | 31-30 |
| 18:46 | Tennessee | Daniel Gaulke misses the lay-in | 31-30 |
| 18:45 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Alan Headley | 31-30 |
| 18:27 | Louisiana State | Earl Mattos picks off the pass by Steven Desilets | 31-30 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee | Domingo Hernandez is called for the reach on Daniel Gaulke - foul #1 on Domingo Hernandez, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 17:55 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 31-30 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee | Daniel Gaulke gets the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 17:41 | Tennessee | Chad Long is called for traveling | 31-30 |
| 17:12 | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster hits a jumper from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 17:06 | Tennessee | Gary Brewer is fouled on the floor by Gary Buckmaster - foul #2 on Gary Buckmaster, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Howell (PG), Jacob Kelly (PF), Cornell Anderson (C) Gary Buckmaster, Domingo Hernandez, Alan Headley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:51 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali's floater is knocked away by Timothy Deshields | 33-30 |
| 16:50 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 16:30 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Daniel Gaulke - foul #3 on Daniel Gaulke, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Zachary Odea (SG) Steven Desilets | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Chavis (C) Daniel Gaulke | |
| 16:30 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:30 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 16:08 | Tennessee | Chad Long misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Timothy Deshields - foul #2 on Timothy Deshields, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster (PG), Alan Headley (C) Robert Howell, Zachary Odea | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:08 | Tennessee | Chad Long makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 16:08 | Tennessee | Chad Long misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 16:08 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 15:52 | Louisiana State | The short jumper by Alan Headley is denied by Stephen Natali | 35-31 |
| 15:51 | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields grabs the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gary Buckmaster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Deshields (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jacob Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cornell Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Alan Headley (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Earl Mattos (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Brewer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Natali (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Chad Long (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - James Chavis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson misses the shot from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 15:34 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Headley | 35-31 |
| 15:14 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley drills a floater from the left block | 37-31 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Earl Mattos | 37-33 |
| 14:21 | Louisiana State | James Chavis swats the dunk try by Gary Buckmaster | 37-33 |
| 14:19 | Tennessee | James Chavis grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 14:06 | Tennessee | Gary Brewer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 14:04 | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 13:36 | Louisiana State | Chad Long takes the ball from Cornell Anderson | 37-33 |
| 13:14 | Tennessee | Cornell Anderson steps in front of the Gary Brewer pass | 37-33 |
| 12:53 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 37-33 |
| 12:52 | Tennessee | Chad Long grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 12:26 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali misses short on a shot from the left side | 37-33 |
| 12:25 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 12:05 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley drills a floater from the right wing set up by Gary Buckmaster | 39-33 |
| 11:40 | Tennessee | Chad Long misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 11:39 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley grabs the board | 39-33 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gary Buckmaster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Deshields (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jacob Kelly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cornell Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Alan Headley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Earl Mattos (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Brewer (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Natali (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Chad Long (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Chavis (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Chad Long - foul #3 on Chad Long, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Howell (PG), Steven Desilets (SF), Domingo Hernandez (PF) Gary Buckmaster, Jacob Kelly, Alan Headley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Grant George (PG), James Reed (SG), Alan Engleman (PF), Daniel Gaulke (C) Gary Brewer, Stephen Natali, Chad Long, James Chavis | |
| 11:33 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 11:33 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 11:18 | Tennessee | Earl Mattos is called for traveling | 40-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Alan Headley (C) Cornell Anderson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Natali (SF) Earl Mattos | |
| 11:01 | Louisiana State | Alan Engleman is called for the reach on Timothy Deshields - foul #4 on Alan Engleman, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Charles (PF) Alan Engleman | |
| 10:42 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley is whistled for traveling | 40-33 |
| 10:23 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali loses the ball out of bounds | 40-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Earl Mattos (SF) Stephen Natali | |
| 10:01 | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 10:00 | Tennessee | Joshua Charles gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 09:41 | Tennessee | Domingo Hernandez is called for the reach on Joshua Charles - foul #2 on Domingo Hernandez, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Brewer (SG), James Chavis (PF) James Reed, Joshua Charles | |
| 09:15 | Tennessee | Gary Brewer misses the 3 from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 09:13 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 08:44 | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Steven Desilets | 43-33 |
| 08:40 | Tennessee | Grant George can't throw it down | 43-33 |
| 08:38 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| 08:11 | Louisiana State | Earl Mattos steps in front of the Steven Desilets pass | 43-33 |
| 08:07 | Tennessee | Earl Mattos lays it up and in | 43-35 |
| 07:47 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Desilets and the foul's on Daniel Gaulke - foul #4 on Daniel Gaulke, team foul #5 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster (PG), Zachary Odea (SG), Jacob Kelly (SF), Cornell Anderson (C) Robert Howell, Timothy Deshields, Steven Desilets, Alan Headley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Natali (SF), Chad Long (PF) Earl Mattos, James Chavis | |
| 07:47 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez misses the free throw | 45-35 |
| 07:47 | Tennessee | Daniel Gaulke snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 07:36 | Tennessee | Grant George misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-35 |
| 07:35 | Louisiana State | Zachary Odea grabs the board | 45-35 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gary Buckmaster (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zachary Odea (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Domingo Hernandez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Cornell Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Grant George (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Gary Brewer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Natali (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Chad Long (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Gaulke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez lays it up and in set up by Gary Buckmaster | 47-35 |
| 07:13 | Tennessee | Jacob Kelly takes the ball from Daniel Gaulke | 47-35 |
| 07:10 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly lays it up and in | 49-35 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:01 | Tennessee | Daniel Gaulke double dribbles | 49-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields (SF) Domingo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:35 | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Zachary Odea | 51-35 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee | Chad Long is whistled for traveling | 51-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets (SF) Zachary Odea | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Earl Mattos (SG) Gary Brewer | |
| 05:49 | Louisiana State | Timothy Deshields connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Steven Desilets | 54-35 |
| 05:33 | Tennessee | Chad Long comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-35 |
| 05:31 | Tennessee | Daniel Gaulke tips it in | 54-37 |
| 05:09 | Louisiana State | Stephen Natali steals it from Steven Desilets | 54-37 |
| 04:45 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Steven Desilets - foul #3 on Steven Desilets, team foul #5 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Howell (PG), Zachary Odea (SG) Gary Buckmaster, Timothy Deshields | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Reed (SG), James Chavis (PF), Alan Engleman (C) Grant George, Chad Long, Daniel Gaulke | |
| 04:45 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali misses the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 04:45 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali makes the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 04:22 | Louisiana State | Steven Desilets drills a 3 from straight away | 57-38 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali connects on the shot from the right block | 57-40 |
| 03:54 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly can't finish the layup | 57-40 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee | Alan Engleman snags the defensive board | 57-40 |
| 03:49 | Tennessee | Stephen Natali banks in the layup set up by Alan Engleman | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly loses the ball out of bounds | 57-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez (PF) Steven Desilets | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Charles (C) Stephen Natali | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zachary Odea (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jacob Kelly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Domingo Hernandez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Cornell Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Reed (fresh) SG - Earl Mattos (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Chavis (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Alan Engleman (fresh) 4 pf. C - Joshua Charles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Tennessee | James Reed buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Joshua Charles and he's hacked by Robert Howell - foul #1 on Robert Howell, team foul #6 | 57-44 |
| 03:20 | Tennessee | James Reed makes the free throw | 57-45 |
| 02:52 | Louisiana State | Robert Howell can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by James Chavis - foul #1 on James Chavis, team foul #6 | 57-45 |
| 02:52 | Louisiana State | Robert Howell makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 02:52 | Louisiana State | Robert Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | Alan Engleman snags the defensive board | 58-45 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | James Reed hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Earl Mattos and he's fouled by Robert Howell - foul #2 on Robert Howell, team foul #7 | 58-47 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | James Reed makes the free throw | 58-48 |
| 02:46 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster (PG), Timothy Deshields (SG), Steven Desilets (SF), Alan Headley (C) Robert Howell, Zachary Odea, Jacob Kelly, Cornell Anderson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Grant George (PG), Gary Brewer (SG), Stephen Natali (SF), Chad Long (PF), Daniel Gaulke (C) James Reed, Earl Mattos, James Chavis, Alan Engleman, Joshua Charles | |
| 02:26 | Louisiana State | Daniel Gaulke is called for the reach on Alan Headley - foul #5 on Daniel Gaulke, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Howell (PG), Zachary Odea (SG), Jacob Kelly (SF), Cornell Anderson (PF) Gary Buckmaster, Timothy Deshields, Steven Desilets, Domingo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Earl Mattos (PG), James Reed (SG), James Chavis (SF), Alan Engleman (PF), Joshua Charles (C) Grant George, Gary Brewer, Stephen Natali, Chad Long, Daniel Gaulke | |
| 02:26 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley misses the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 02:26 | Tennessee | Alan Engleman pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee | Earl Mattos misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-48 |
| 02:12 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley grabs the defensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 02:06 | Louisiana State | James Chavis swats the layup by Cornell Anderson | 58-48 |
| 02:05 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly snags the offensive board | 58-48 |
| 01:51 | Louisiana State | Alan Headley misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 58-48 |
| 01:50 | Louisiana State | Zachary Odea grabs the offensive board | 58-48 |
| 01:29 | Louisiana State | Zachary Odea is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Zachary Odea, team foul #8 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez (PF) Alan Headley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:18 | Tennessee | Joshua Charles's fadeaway is rejected by Cornell Anderson | 58-48 |
| 01:17 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Cornell Anderson | 58-48 |
| 00:49 | Louisiana State | James Reed is called for the reach on Zachary Odea - foul #1 on James Reed, team foul #8 | 58-48 |
| 00:49 | Louisiana State | Zachary Odea makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:49 | Louisiana State | Zachary Odea makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | Earl Mattos misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | James Chavis pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | Earl Mattos is fouled on the floor by Robert Howell - foul #3 on Robert Howell, team foul #9 | 60-48 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | Earl Mattos makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | Earl Mattos makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Louisiana State | Robert Howell can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 60-50 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Joshua Charles snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | James Reed is fouled on the floor by Jacob Kelly - foul #1 on Jacob Kelly, team foul #10 | 60-50 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | James Reed misses the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | James Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez is hacked by James Reed in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Reed, team foul #9 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gary Buckmaster (PG), Steven Desilets (SF), Alan Headley (C) Zachary Odea, Jacob Kelly, Cornell Anderson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Grant George (PG), Gary Brewer (SG), Stephen Natali (SF), Chad Long (PF) James Reed, Earl Mattos, Alan Engleman, Joshua Charles | |
| 00:06 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee | Chad Long grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Grant George knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-54 |