| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Todd Reilly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Defrancisco (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Guerrier (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marko Stazenski (fresh) C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier inbounds the ball | 33-23 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:36 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender loses the ball out of bounds | 33-23 |
| 19:13 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Todd Reilly | 35-23 |
| 18:52 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender double dribbles | 35-23 |
| 18:33 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 35-23 |
| 18:04 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker gets the rebound | 35-23 |
| 17:47 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-23 |
| 17:46 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski pulls down the rebound | 35-23 |
| 17:26 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by John Cornett | 35-25 |
| 17:03 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-25 |
| 17:01 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Taylor | 35-25 |
| 16:46 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-25 |
| 16:21 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard double dribbles | 38-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (PG), Manuel Sumner (SG), Benjamin Seymore (SF), William Gowin (PF), Leon Stephenson (C) Douglas Taylor, Todd Reilly, Robert McConaghy, Gary Defrancisco, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Robert Bibler (PF) John Cornett, Robert Guerrier, Marko Stazenski | |
| 15:56 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner is fouled on the floor by Corey Howard - foul #2 on Corey Howard, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (SG) Corey Howard | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Eric Nellis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Sumner (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Benjamin Seymore (fresh) 12 pts. PF - William Gowin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leon Stephenson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - William Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Smith (fresh) SF - Ivan Filipski (fresh) PF - Robert Bibler (fresh) C - Thomas Bender (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Tennessee | Stanley Smith is called for the reach on William Gowin - foul #2 on Stanley Smith, team foul #2 | 38-25 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-25 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 14:50 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender blows the layup but the foul's on Leon Stephenson - foul #2 on Leon Stephenson, team foul #1 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Todd Reilly (SG), Robert McConaghy (SF), Gary Defrancisco (PF), Kenneth Walker (C) Manuel Sumner, Benjamin Seymore, William Gowin, Leon Stephenson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Corey Howard (SG) William Carter, Stanley Smith | |
| 14:50 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses the 1st free throw | 41-25 |
| 14:50 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses the 2nd free throw | 41-25 |
| 14:50 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 41-25 |
| 14:43 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Robert McConaghy | 43-25 |
| 14:24 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender can't finish the layup | 43-25 |
| 14:23 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kenneth Walker | 43-25 |
| 14:09 | Tennessee | John Cornett steals it from Gary Defrancisco | 43-25 |
| 14:02 | Louisiana State | Todd Reilly takes the ball from Robert Bibler | 43-25 |
| 13:58 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly lays it in | 45-25 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 13:35 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender makes the wide open floater from the left block on a great pass from John Cornett out of a doubleteam | 45-27 |
| 13:13 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Bender - foul #1 on Thomas Bender, team foul #3 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG) Eric Nellis | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier (SF), Marko Stazenski (PF) Ivan Filipski, Robert Bibler | |
| 13:13 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco makes the 1st free throw | 46-27 |
| 13:13 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco makes the 2nd free throw | 47-27 |
| 13:02 | Louisiana State | John Cornett makes the jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Douglas Taylor - foul #1 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #2 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Gowin (PF) Gary Defrancisco | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 13:02 | Louisiana State | John Cornett makes the free throw | 47-30 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor hits a shot from the left side and he's fouled by Thomas Bender - foul #2 on Thomas Bender, team foul #4 | 49-30 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor makes the free throw | 50-30 |
| 12:36 | Louisiana State | Douglas Taylor swats the short shot by Marko Stazenski | 50-30 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | William Gowin grabs the board | 50-30 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 12:14 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-30 |
| 12:13 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Thomas Bender | 50-30 |
| 12:06 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-30 |
| 12:05 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker gets the rebound | 50-30 |
| 11:43 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 50-30 |
| 11:41 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker hits the follow up shot | 52-30 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Todd Reilly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert McConaghy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Gowin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Guerrier (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marko Stazenski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Bender (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Louisiana State | John Cornett makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marko Stazenski | 52-32 |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by Corey Howard - foul #3 on Corey Howard, team foul #5 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner (SG), Benjamin Seymore (SF), Gary Defrancisco (PF), Leon Stephenson (C) Todd Reilly, Robert McConaghy, William Gowin, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG), Stanley Smith (SG), Robert Bibler (PF), Ivan Filipski (C) John Cornett, Corey Howard, Marko Stazenski, Thomas Bender | |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 53-32 |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 54-32 |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor misses the 3rd free throw | 54-32 |
| 10:56 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski grabs the defensive rebound | 54-32 |
| 10:40 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-32 |
| 10:38 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson gets the rebound | 54-32 |
| 10:16 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco drills a shot from the left block set up by Douglas Taylor | 56-32 |
| 10:08 | Louisiana State | William Carter is fouled on the floor by Gary Defrancisco - foul #3 on Gary Defrancisco, team foul #3 | 56-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (PG) Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (SG), Marko Stazenski (PF) Stanley Smith, Robert Guerrier | |
| 09:58 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-34 |
| 09:36 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by William Carter - foul #2 on William Carter, team foul #6 | 56-34 |
| 09:36 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore makes the 1st free throw | 57-34 |
| 09:36 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore misses the 2nd free throw | 57-34 |
| 09:36 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski snags the defensive board | 57-34 |
| 09:19 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski is whistled for a carry | 57-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Todd Reilly (SG), Robert McConaghy (SF) Manuel Sumner, Benjamin Seymore | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 08:51 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson slams it home | 59-34 |
| 08:42 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski is whistled for a carry | 59-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG), Kenneth Walker (C) Eric Nellis, Leon Stephenson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG) William Carter | |
| 08:23 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-34 |
| 08:06 | Louisiana State | Todd Reilly picks off the pass by Robert Bibler | 62-34 |
| 08:02 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor lays it in set up by Todd Reilly | 64-34 |
| 07:45 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler is fouled on the floor by Todd Reilly - foul #1 on Todd Reilly, team foul #4 | 64-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner (SG), William Gowin (PF) Todd Reilly, Gary Defrancisco | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (SG), Robert Guerrier (SF), Thomas Bender (C) Corey Howard, Ivan Filipski, Robert Bibler | |
| 07:27 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by William Carter | 64-37 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Sumner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Gowin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Guerrier (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Marko Stazenski (tiring) 3 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-37 |
| 07:04 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Robert Guerrier | 64-37 |
| 06:47 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 64-37 |
| 06:45 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender tips it back up and in | 64-39 |
| 06:28 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert McConaghy | 67-39 |
| 06:26 | Louisiana State | John Cornett is called for traveling in the backcourt | 67-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (PG), Todd Reilly (SG), Benjamin Seymore (SF), Gary Defrancisco (PF), Leon Stephenson (C) Douglas Taylor, Manuel Sumner, Robert McConaghy, William Gowin, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (SG), Robert Bibler (PF), Ivan Filipski (C) William Carter, Marko Stazenski, Thomas Bender | |
| 05:58 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson's floater is tipped away by Ivan Filipski | 67-39 |
| 05:56 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Corey Howard | 67-39 |
| 05:49 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 67-39 |
| 05:48 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Guerrier | 67-39 |
| 05:40 | Louisiana State | John Cornett evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Guerrier | 67-42 |
| 05:20 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-42 |
| 05:19 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski pulls down the rebound | 67-42 |
| 04:55 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 67-42 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Leon Stephenson | 67-42 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-42 |
| 04:38 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Ivan Filipski | 67-42 |
| 04:22 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski is whistled for a carry | 67-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG), Robert McConaghy (SF), William Gowin (PF), Kenneth Walker (C) Eric Nellis, Benjamin Seymore, Gary Defrancisco, Leon Stephenson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG), Stanley Smith (SF), Thomas Bender (C) John Cornett, Robert Guerrier, Ivan Filipski | |
| 03:57 | Tennessee | 3 seconds is called on Robert McConaghy | 67-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner (SG) Todd Reilly | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski (PF) Robert Bibler | |
| 03:43 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Stanley Smith | 67-44 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:34 | Tennessee | William Gowin loses the dribble to William Carter | 67-44 |
| 03:31 | Louisiana State | William Carter lays it in | 67-46 |
| 03:11 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 67-46 |
| 03:09 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender grabs the board | 67-46 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Sumner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Gowin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - William Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Marko Stazenski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses short on a floater in the paint | 67-46 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner snags the defensive board | 67-46 |
| 02:36 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Douglas Taylor and the foul's on Corey Howard - foul #4 on Corey Howard, team foul #7 | 69-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco (PF) William Gowin | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski (SF), Robert Bibler (PF) Corey Howard, Marko Stazenski | |
| 02:36 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner misses the free throw | 69-46 |
| 02:36 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-46 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-46 |
| 02:19 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler pulls down the rebound | 69-46 |
| 02:14 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-46 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco gets the rebound | 69-46 |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 69-46 |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker grabs the offensive board | 69-46 |
| 01:40 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco misses short on an open fadeaway from the baseline | 69-46 |
| 01:39 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco hits the follow up shot | 71-46 |
| 01:23 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler loses the dribble to Manuel Sumner | 71-46 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Todd Reilly (SG) Manuel Sumner | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Corey Howard (SG), Robert Guerrier (SF), Marko Stazenski (PF) William Carter, Stanley Smith, Ivan Filipski, Robert Bibler | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier is fouled on the floor by Robert McConaghy - foul #1 on Robert McConaghy, team foul #5 | 71-46 |
| 00:52 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender dunks the ball on a great pass from John Cornett | 71-48 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly's fadeaway is rejected by Marko Stazenski | 71-48 |
| 00:25 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Marko Stazenski | 71-48 |
| 00:19 | Louisiana State | John Cornett clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-48 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco pulls down the rebound | 71-48 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor runs out the clock | 71-48 |