| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Thomas Fenton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emmanuel Layman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew James (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Mabry (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harold Yuan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher West (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stanley Cooper (fresh) PF - Alexander Baze (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Handley (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins inbounds the ball | 18-23 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins is hacked by Stanley Cooper - foul #3 on Stanley Cooper, team foul #1 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Casteel (SG), Michael Peterson (SF) Christopher West, Stanley Cooper | |
| 19:27 | Louisiana State | Andrew James buries a shot from just outside the lane | 20-23 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee | Alexander Baze comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 20-23 |
| 19:02 | Tennessee | John Handley gets the offensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee | Thomas Fenton picks off the pass by Michael Peterson | 20-23 |
| 18:23 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 20-23 |
| 18:22 | Louisiana State | Andrew James tips it but misses | 20-23 |
| 18:21 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton misses the tip | 20-23 |
| 18:19 | Louisiana State | Henry Mabry snags the offensive board | 20-23 |
| 18:11 | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Layman buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-23 |
| 17:49 | Tennessee | William Casteel can't finish the layup | 23-23 |
| 17:47 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 17:36 | Louisiana State | Henry Mabry's pass is intercepted by John Handley | 23-23 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee | Alexander Baze comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 23-23 |
| 17:14 | Louisiana State | Henry Mabry grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 17:00 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins misses short on a jumper from the right side | 23-23 |
| 16:59 | Louisiana State | Henry Mabry tips it back up and in | 25-23 |
| 16:42 | Tennessee | Thomas Fenton is called for the reach on Harold Yuan - foul #2 on Thomas Fenton, team foul #1 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters (SG), William Parada (SF), Calvin Newman (PF), Jackie Weiss (C) Emmanuel Layman, Sam Hawkins, Andrew James, Henry Mabry | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bobby Curtis (PG), Christopher West (SG), Brian Carnes (C) Harold Yuan, William Casteel, John Handley | |
| 16:17 | Tennessee | Nicholas Waters is called for the reach on Christopher West - foul #1 on Nicholas Waters, team foul #2 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Yuan (PG) Bobby Curtis | |
| 15:48 | Tennessee | Michael Peterson is hacked by William Parada - foul #1 on William Parada, team foul #3 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns (PG), Henry Mabry (C) Thomas Fenton, Jackie Weiss | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper (SF) Brian Carnes | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Douglas Severns (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Waters (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Parada (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Calvin Newman (fresh) C - Henry Mabry (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harold Yuan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher West (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stanley Cooper (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Alexander Baze (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Alexander Baze | 25-25 |
| 15:01 | Louisiana State | William Parada drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Douglas Severns | 27-25 |
| 14:39 | Tennessee | William Parada steals it from Stanley Cooper | 27-25 |
| 14:26 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters is called for traveling | 27-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton (PG), Emmanuel Layman (SG), Sam Hawkins (SF), Andrew James (PF) Douglas Severns, Nicholas Waters, William Parada, Calvin Newman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bobby Curtis (PG), John Handley (C) Harold Yuan, Michael Peterson | |
| 14:04 | Tennessee | Christopher West can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 27-25 |
| 14:03 | Louisiana State | Henry Mabry snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 13:55 | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Layman misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-25 |
| 13:54 | Tennessee | Bobby Curtis pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 13:32 | Tennessee | Alexander Baze can't connect on a floater from close range | 27-25 |
| 13:30 | Tennessee | Christopher West misses the tip | 27-25 |
| 13:29 | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper tips it in | 27-27 |
| 13:04 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-27 |
| 13:02 | Tennessee | John Handley grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 12:42 | Tennessee | Christopher West comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 12:40 | Louisiana State | Andrew James grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 12:35 | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Layman drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Fenton | 30-27 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee | Christopher West misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 12:04 | Louisiana State | Andrew James pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 11:55 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Fenton | 32-27 |
| 11:32 | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper's floater is knocked away by Henry Mabry | 32-27 |
| 11:31 | Tennessee | Bobby Curtis pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Thomas Fenton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Emmanuel Layman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew James (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Henry Mabry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bobby Curtis (fairly fresh) SG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stanley Cooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Alexander Baze (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Handley (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Tennessee | Alexander Baze throws it down set up by Bobby Curtis | 32-29 |
| 11:02 | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Layman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 11:01 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Bobby Curtis | 32-29 |
| 10:44 | Tennessee | Bobby Curtis misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-29 |
| 10:42 | Louisiana State | Henry Mabry grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 10:36 | Louisiana State | John Handley is called for the reach on Thomas Fenton - foul #1 on John Handley, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns (PG), Nicholas Waters (SG), William Parada (SF), Calvin Newman (PF), Jackie Weiss (C) Thomas Fenton, Emmanuel Layman, Sam Hawkins, Andrew James, Henry Mabry | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Yuan (PG), William Casteel (SG), Brian Carnes (C) Bobby Curtis, Christopher West, John Handley | |
| 10:28 | Louisiana State | William Parada misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-29 |
| 10:26 | Louisiana State | Jackie Weiss tips it but misses | 32-29 |
| 10:25 | Tennessee | William Casteel snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 09:56 | Tennessee | Harold Yuan scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Stanley Cooper and the foul's on Douglas Severns - foul #2 on Douglas Severns, team foul #4 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher West (SG), John Handley (C) William Casteel, Brian Carnes | |
| 09:56 | Tennessee | Harold Yuan makes the free throw | 32-32 |
| 09:45 | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 09:43 | Tennessee | Christopher West gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 09:30 | Tennessee | John Handley misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-32 |
| 09:29 | Louisiana State | Jackie Weiss gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 09:07 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters is hacked by Stanley Cooper - foul #4 on Stanley Cooper, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton (PG), Sam Hawkins (SF), Andrew James (PF) Douglas Severns, William Parada, Calvin Newman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bobby Curtis (SG), Michael Peterson (SF), Brian Carnes (C) Christopher West, Stanley Cooper, John Handley | |
| 08:56 | Louisiana State | Andrew James's pass is intercepted by Michael Peterson | 32-32 |
| 08:53 | Tennessee | Harold Yuan can't finish the layup | 32-32 |
| 08:52 | Tennessee | Brian Carnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | Alexander Baze's pass is intercepted by Sam Hawkins | 32-32 |
| 08:21 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins connects on the 3 from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 07:54 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Brian Carnes is denied by Jackie Weiss | 35-32 |
| 07:53 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Thomas Fenton | 35-32 |
| 07:49 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-32 |
| 07:47 | Tennessee | Alexander Baze grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 07:28 | Tennessee | Brian Carnes double dribbles | 35-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Layman (SG), Henry Mabry (C) Nicholas Waters, Jackie Weiss | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher West (SG), Stanley Cooper (SF), John Handley (C) Bobby Curtis, Michael Peterson, Brian Carnes | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Thomas Fenton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Emmanuel Layman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Hawkins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew James (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Henry Mabry (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harold Yuan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher West (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stanley Cooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Alexander Baze (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Handley (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:11 | Louisiana State | Henry Mabry misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on John Handley - foul #2 on John Handley, team foul #4 | 35-32 |
| 07:11 | Louisiana State | Henry Mabry misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 07:11 | Louisiana State | Henry Mabry makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 06:50 | Tennessee | Harold Yuan scores on a turnaround in the paint | 36-34 |
| 06:33 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton drills a shot from the baseline | 38-34 |
| 06:13 | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Sam Hawkins - foul #1 on Sam Hawkins, team foul #5 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Parada (SF), Calvin Newman (PF) Sam Hawkins, Andrew James | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Brian Carnes (PF) Alexander Baze | |
| 06:13 | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 06:13 | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 05:53 | Louisiana State | William Parada buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Fenton | 40-36 |
| 05:30 | Tennessee | Harold Yuan comes up short on the shot from the left side | 40-36 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | John Handley tips it back up and in | 40-38 |
| 05:19 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-38 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:14 | Tennessee | Christopher West clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-38 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper snags the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | John Handley is whistled for a carry | 43-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns (PG) Thomas Fenton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alexander Baze (PF) Brian Carnes | |
| 04:47 | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee | John Handley comes up short on the jumper from close range | 46-38 |
| 04:24 | Louisiana State | Calvin Newman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:01 | Louisiana State | Calvin Newman lays it in | 48-38 |
| 03:52 | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Yuan | 48-40 |
| 03:52 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton (PG), Sam Hawkins (SF), Andrew James (PF) Douglas Severns, William Parada, Calvin Newman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bobby Curtis (SG), Brian Carnes (PF) Christopher West, Alexander Baze | |
| 03:36 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Emmanuel Layman | 50-40 |
| 03:26 | Tennessee | John Handley clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Henry Mabry - foul #2 on Henry Mabry, team foul #6 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alexander Baze (PF) Brian Carnes | |
| 03:26 | Tennessee | John Handley makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 03:26 | Tennessee | John Handley misses the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 03:26 | Louisiana State | Henry Mabry pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Thomas Fenton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Emmanuel Layman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Hawkins (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew James (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Henry Mabry (fresh) 3 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harold Yuan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bobby Curtis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Cooper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Alexander Baze (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Handley (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins's layup is rejected by Stanley Cooper | 50-41 |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Alexander Baze snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee | Bobby Curtis misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Henry Mabry - foul #3 on Henry Mabry, team foul #7 | 50-41 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee | Bobby Curtis misses the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee | Bobby Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:32 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Emmanuel Layman | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | Bobby Curtis connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-44 |
| 01:44 | Louisiana State | Andrew James blows the layup but he's hacked by John Handley - foul #3 on John Handley, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher West (SG) Bobby Curtis | |
| 01:44 | Louisiana State | Andrew James makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 01:44 | Louisiana State | Andrew James misses the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 01:44 | Tennessee | Alexander Baze grabs the board | 53-44 |
| 01:22 | Tennessee | John Handley clanks a floater from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 01:20 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 01:00 | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Layman makes the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Christopher West - foul #2 on Christopher West, team foul #6 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bobby Curtis (PG), William Casteel (SG), Michael Peterson (SF), Brian Carnes (PF), Alton Zoebisch (C) Harold Yuan, Christopher West, Stanley Cooper, Alexander Baze, John Handley | |
| 01:00 | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Layman makes the free throw | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Alton Zoebisch can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-44 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Brian Carnes grabs the offensive board | 56-44 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Alton Zoebisch can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-44 |
| 00:50 | Louisiana State | Henry Mabry gets the rebound | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Bobby Curtis - foul #2 on Bobby Curtis, team foul #7 | 56-44 |
| 00:28 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton misses the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 00:28 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Bobby Curtis buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by William Casteel | 57-46 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton runs out the clock | 57-46 |