| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Quintanilla (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Smith (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Nicolas Dobrynski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Brian Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - David Furman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Benny Thorp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joshua Parish (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Joe Smith inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-28 |
| 19:21 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jeremy Hawkins | 36-30 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee | Joe Smith scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Quintanilla | 38-30 |
| 18:29 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish is denied on a layup by Brian Gardner | 38-30 |
| 18:27 | Tennessee | Brian Gardner pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 18:01 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Samuel Williams | 40-30 |
| 17:41 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Jeremy Hawkins and he's hacked by Samuel Williams - foul #2 on Samuel Williams, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| 17:41 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi makes the free throw | 40-33 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by David Furman - foul #2 on David Furman, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 16:59 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-33 |
| 16:57 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 16:42 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Samuel Williams | 43-33 |
| 16:40 | Louisiana State | David Furman is hacked by Samuel Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samuel Williams, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Cantin (SG), Timothy Hodge (PF), Doug Christie (C) Samuel Williams, Nicolas Dobrynski, Brian Gardner | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Johnson (SF), Ernest Darrington (C) Benny Thorp, Joshua Parish | |
| 16:25 | Louisiana State | Fred Cantin is called for the reach on Gino Bianchi - foul #1 on Fred Cantin, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine (SF) Jeremy Hawkins | |
| 16:06 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington clanks a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Doug Christie - foul #1 on Doug Christie, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| 16:06 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 16:06 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 15:44 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla's pass is intercepted by David Furman | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Cantin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joe Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Hodge (fresh) 2 pts. C - Doug Christie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - David Furman (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Raymond Shine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Johnson (fresh) C - Ernest Darrington (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Louisiana State | William Johnson drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gino Bianchi and he's hacked by Timothy Hodge - foul #1 on Timothy Hodge, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette (SG), Kevin Redick (C) Fred Cantin, Doug Christie | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (PG), Jeremy Hawkins (PF), Joshua Parish (C) David Furman, Gino Bianchi, Ernest Darrington | |
| 15:25 | Louisiana State | William Johnson makes the free throw | 43-38 |
| 15:00 | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 14:59 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 14:46 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski (PF) Timothy Hodge | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp (SF) William Johnson | |
| 14:21 | Tennessee | Joe Smith is whistled for a carry | 43-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Furman (PG), Gino Bianchi (SG) Scott Shaw, Raymond Shine | |
| 13:56 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 43-38 |
| 13:54 | Louisiana State | David Furman grabs the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 13:42 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins misses badly on a floater from the right block | 43-38 |
| 13:40 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins snags the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 13:27 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish hits a floater from the baseline set up by David Furman and he's fouled by Nicolas Dobrynski - foul #1 on Nicolas Dobrynski, team foul #6 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington (PF) Jeremy Hawkins | |
| 13:27 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:03 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla is called for traveling | 43-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Johnson (PF) Joshua Parish | |
| 12:50 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-41 |
| 12:49 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 12:32 | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 43-41 |
| 12:31 | Louisiana State | William Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 12:16 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 12:09 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Nicolas Dobrynski | 46-44 |
| 11:43 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp's pass is intercepted by Nicolas Dobrynski | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Doucette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joe Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicolas Dobrynski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Kevin Redick (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - David Furman (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benny Thorp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ernest Darrington (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Tennessee | Joe Smith hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Nicolas Dobrynski | 49-44 |
| 10:49 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi knocks in the shot from the left side | 49-46 |
| 10:30 | Tennessee | Joe Smith knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 51-46 |
| 10:12 | Louisiana State | Nicolas Dobrynski steals the ball from Gino Bianchi | 51-46 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski loses the dribble to Gino Bianchi | 51-46 |
| 09:23 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-46 |
| 09:22 | Tennessee | Kevin Redick snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Nicolas Dobrynski | 54-46 |
| 08:41 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Ernest Darrington, team foul #2 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Samuel Williams (SG), Fred Cantin (SF), Timothy Hodge (PF) Kevin Doucette, Joe Smith, Nicolas Dobrynski | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (PG), Raymond Shine (SG), Jeremy Hawkins (PF), Joshua Parish (C) David Furman, Gino Bianchi, William Johnson, Ernest Darrington | |
| 08:22 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-46 |
| 08:20 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 08:02 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Raymond Shine | 54-48 |
| 07:48 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Quintanilla | 57-48 |
| 07:24 | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 57-48 |
| 07:22 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Quintanilla (tiring) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Samuel Williams (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Fred Cantin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Hodge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Redick (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Scott Shaw (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Shine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Benny Thorp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Hawkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Parish (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge travels with the ball | 57-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joe Smith (SF), Brian Gardner (C) Fred Cantin, Kevin Redick | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Furman (PG), William Johnson (SF) Scott Shaw, Benny Thorp | |
| 06:43 | Louisiana State | William Johnson buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jeremy Hawkins | 57-50 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee | Joshua Parish picks off the pass by Samuel Williams | 57-50 |
| 06:10 | Louisiana State | David Furman connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Joshua Parish | 57-52 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 05:45 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 05:25 | Louisiana State | David Furman misses long on a jumper from the right side | 57-52 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Joe Smith | 57-52 |
| 05:04 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 05:02 | Louisiana State | William Johnson snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 04:57 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Samuel Williams - foul #4 on Samuel Williams, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette (SG), Nicolas Dobrynski (PF), Kevin Redick (C) Samuel Williams, Timothy Hodge, Brian Gardner | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi (SG), Ernest Darrington (PF) Raymond Shine, Jeremy Hawkins | |
| 04:57 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 04:57 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 04:44 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Samuel Williams (SF) Joe Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp (SF) William Johnson | |
| 04:25 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish makes the jumper from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 03:36 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 03:10 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-58 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Quintanilla (tired) 22 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Doucette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Williams (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Nicolas Dobrynski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Kevin Redick (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - David Furman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benny Thorp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Darrington (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Joshua Parish (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-58 |
| 02:52 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington tips it home | 63-60 |
| 02:36 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 02:34 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| 02:30 | Louisiana State | David Furman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joe Smith (SF), Timothy Hodge (PF) Robert Quintanilla, Nicolas Dobrynski | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine (SG), William Johnson (SF), Jeremy Hawkins (PF) David Furman, Benny Thorp, Joshua Parish | |
| 02:05 | Tennessee | Gino Bianchi is called for the reach on Samuel Williams - foul #1 on Gino Bianchi, team foul #3 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Cantin (SG) Kevin Doucette | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Joe Smith comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 63-60 |
| 01:42 | Louisiana State | William Johnson grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 01:42 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla (PG), Kevin Doucette (SG), Nicolas Dobrynski (PF) Samuel Williams, Fred Cantin, Timothy Hodge | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Furman (PG), Benny Thorp (SF), Joshua Parish (C) Raymond Shine, William Johnson, Ernest Darrington | |
| 01:23 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins is fouled on the floor by Nicolas Dobrynski - foul #2 on Nicolas Dobrynski, team foul #8 | 63-60 |
| 01:23 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 01:00 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp snags the defensive board | 63-60 |
| 00:57 | Louisiana State | David Furman's pass is intercepted by Robert Quintanilla in the backcourt | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla is fouled on the floor by David Furman - foul #3 on David Furman, team foul #4 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Samuel Williams (PG) Robert Quintanilla | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams is fouled on the floor by David Furman - foul #4 on David Furman, team foul #5 | 63-60 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Benny Thorp is called for the reach on Nicolas Dobrynski - foul #2 on Benny Thorp, team foul #6 | 63-60 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski is fouled on the floor by Benny Thorp - foul #3 on Benny Thorp, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:26 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 00:19 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-60 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kevin Redick | 63-60 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | David Furman is called for the reach on Kevin Redick in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Furman, team foul #8 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine (SG) David Furman | |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Kevin Redick makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Kevin Redick makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Louisiana State | Kevin Redick picks off the pass by Joshua Parish | 65-60 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Gino Bianchi - foul #2 on Gino Bianchi, team foul #9 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla (PG), Fred Cantin (SF) Kevin Doucette, Joe Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:03 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-63 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette (SG) Fred Cantin | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla runs out the clock | 67-63 |