| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Rayl (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norris Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Adam Woodard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Gooch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Spencer Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jesus Mendez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Parent (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Jesus Mendez inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:48 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent scores on a shot from the left side | 30-29 |
| 19:33 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater in the lane | 30-29 |
| 19:31 | Louisiana State | William Rayl grabs the offensive board | 30-29 |
| 19:13 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Jesus Mendez - foul #3 on Jesus Mendez, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Raymond (SF) Jesus Mendez | |
| 19:13 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 19:13 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee | Travis Jones misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Adam Woodard - foul #2 on Adam Woodard, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee | Travis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee | Travis Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 19:04 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 18:52 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson hits a jumper from the baseline | 34-30 |
| 18:29 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent lays it in on a great pass from Williams Gooch | 34-32 |
| 18:15 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kenneth Raymond | 34-32 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes clanks a floater from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 17:56 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 17:49 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-32 |
| 17:47 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Williams Gooch | 34-32 |
| 17:42 | Tennessee | James Walton steps in front of the Kenneth Raymond pass in the backcourt | 34-32 |
| 17:24 | Louisiana State | William Rayl can't finish the uncontested layup | 34-32 |
| 17:23 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:21 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman picks off the pass by Kenneth Raymond in the backcourt | 34-32 |
| 17:05 | Louisiana State | James Walton's floater is knocked away by Travis Jones | 34-32 |
| 17:03 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 16:43 | Tennessee | Travis Jones misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Adam Woodard - foul #3 on Adam Woodard, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), Dikembe Arambula (SG), Nicholas Coffey (SF), Eduardo Zuniga (C) James Walton, Robert Chapman, William Rayl, Adam Woodard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:43 | Tennessee | Travis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 16:43 | Tennessee | Travis Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 16:43 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Norris Robinson | 34-33 |
| 16:25 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 34-33 |
| 16:24 | Tennessee | Travis Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:05 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 16:03 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 15:44 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Raymond | 34-33 |
| 15:42 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Vance Plaisance (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Arambula (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Coffey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Norris Robinson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Eduardo Zuniga (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Gooch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Spencer Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Raymond (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Parent (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Travis Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:13 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Eduardo Zuniga - foul #2 on Eduardo Zuniga, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman (SG), Miguel Gonzalez (SF), James Shamblin (C) Dikembe Arambula, Nicholas Coffey, Norris Robinson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jesus Mendez (SF), Andres Bruno (C) Kenneth Raymond, Travis Jones | |
| 15:13 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 15:13 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 14:53 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 14:52 | Tennessee | Jesus Mendez grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 14:28 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes misses the 3 from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 14:26 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 14:22 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin is hacked by Andres Bruno - foul #1 on Andres Bruno, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Norris Robinson (PF) Vance Plaisance, Eduardo Zuniga | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Rolf Vilkoski (SG), Kenneth Raymond (PF) Spencer Barnes, Timothy Parent | |
| 14:01 | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-34 |
| 13:59 | Tennessee | Jesus Mendez grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 13:33 | Tennessee | Kenneth Raymond is fouled on the floor by Robert Chapman - foul #2 on Robert Chapman, team foul #4 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula (SG), William Rayl (SF), Nicholas Coffey (PF), Adam Woodard (C) Robert Chapman, Miguel Gonzalez, Norris Robinson, James Shamblin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Adam Woodard - foul #4 on Adam Woodard, team foul #5 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Emerson Sutton (PF), Oscar Davila (C) Jesus Mendez, Andres Bruno | |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 12:56 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula loses the dribble to Williams Gooch | 34-36 |
| 12:52 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch jams it | 34-38 |
| 12:43 | Louisiana State | William Rayl banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Adam Woodard | 36-38 |
| 12:41 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch loses the dribble to William Rayl in the backcourt | 36-38 |
| 12:24 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by James Walton | 38-38 |
| 12:01 | Tennessee | Kenneth Raymond clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 12:00 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch snags the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 11:39 | Tennessee | Rolf Vilkoski drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Williams Gooch | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Arambula (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Rayl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Coffey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Adam Woodard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Gooch (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rolf Vilkoski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Raymond (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Emerson Sutton (fresh) C - Oscar Davila (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Louisiana State | Oscar Davila doubles Adam Woodard and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Oscar Davila, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), Miguel Gonzalez (SF), Norris Robinson (PF), Eduardo Zuniga (C) James Walton, Dikembe Arambula, William Rayl, Nicholas Coffey, Adam Woodard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes (SG), Jesus Mendez (SF), Timothy Parent (PF), Travis Jones (C) Williams Gooch, Kenneth Raymond, Emerson Sutton, Oscar Davila | |
| 11:00 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson is denied on a dunk by Timothy Parent | 38-40 |
| 10:58 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Timothy Parent | 38-40 |
| 10:55 | Tennessee | Vance Plaisance picks off the pass by Travis Jones in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| 10:44 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga is fouled on the floor by Travis Jones - foul #2 on Travis Jones, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| 10:24 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman is fouled on the floor by Spencer Barnes - foul #2 on Spencer Barnes, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Shamblin (C) Norris Robinson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andres Bruno (C) Travis Jones | |
| 10:04 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Rolf Vilkoski - foul #1 on Rolf Vilkoski, team foul #6 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Emerson Sutton (PF) Timothy Parent | |
| 10:04 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 10:04 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 09:42 | Tennessee | Jesus Mendez scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Rolf Vilkoski | 40-42 |
| 09:23 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga lays it up and in | 42-42 |
| 08:59 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-42 |
| 08:58 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 08:49 | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Jesus Mendez - foul #4 on Jesus Mendez, team foul #7 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula (PG), Nicholas Coffey (SF), Norris Robinson (PF), Adam Woodard (C) Vance Plaisance, Robert Chapman, Eduardo Zuniga, James Shamblin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Gooch (PG), Mitchell Schwer (SF), Timothy Parent (PF), Travis Jones (C) Rolf Vilkoski, Jesus Mendez, Emerson Sutton, Andres Bruno | |
| 08:49 | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 08:49 | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 08:26 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent misses the dunk | 43-42 |
| 08:25 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent snags the offensive board | 43-42 |
| 08:06 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent hits a wide open jumpshot from the right side set up by Mitchell Schwer | 43-44 |
| 07:45 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey is called for traveling | 43-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), William Rayl (SF), James Shamblin (C) Miguel Gonzalez, Nicholas Coffey, Adam Woodard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Rolf Vilkoski (SG), Kenneth Raymond (SF), Emerson Sutton (PF) Spencer Barnes, Mitchell Schwer, Timothy Parent | |
| 07:41 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Arambula - foul #1 on Dikembe Arambula, team foul #6 | 43-44 |
| 07:23 | Tennessee | Travis Jones steps out of bounds on the baseline | 43-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman (SG), Eduardo Zuniga (PF) Dikembe Arambula, Norris Robinson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Rayl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Eduardo Zuniga (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Shamblin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Gooch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rolf Vilkoski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Raymond (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Emerson Sutton (fresh) C - Travis Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Chapman and he's fouled by Rolf Vilkoski - foul #2 on Rolf Vilkoski, team foul #8 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andres Bruno (C) Travis Jones | |
| 07:12 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga makes the free throw | 46-44 |
| 07:10 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| 06:49 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-44 |
| 06:48 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga tips it back up and in | 48-44 |
| 06:20 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Kenneth Raymond is blocked by William Rayl | 48-44 |
| 06:18 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 06:12 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga drills a driving attempt from close range set up by James Walton | 50-44 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee | Rolf Vilkoski scores on a 3 from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 05:30 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-47 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Rolf Vilkoski | 50-47 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), Dikembe Arambula (SG), Norris Robinson (PF), Adam Woodard (C) James Walton, Robert Chapman, Eduardo Zuniga, James Shamblin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes (SG), Jesus Mendez (SF), Timothy Parent (PF), Travis Jones (C) Rolf Vilkoski, Kenneth Raymond, Emerson Sutton, Andres Bruno | |
| 05:06 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 05:04 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 04:42 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 04:41 | Tennessee | Travis Jones gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Jesus Mendez drills a floater from close range and he's fouled by Dikembe Arambula - foul #2 on Dikembe Arambula, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman (SG), Nicholas Coffey (SF) Dikembe Arambula, William Rayl | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Jesus Mendez makes the free throw | 50-50 |
| 04:09 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt in the paint | 52-50 |
| 03:49 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 52-50 |
| 03:47 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 03:28 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard's floater is tipped away by Travis Jones | 52-50 |
| 03:26 | Tennessee | Travis Jones grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee | Travis Jones makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Williams Gooch | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Vance Plaisance (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Chapman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Coffey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norris Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Woodard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Gooch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Spencer Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jesus Mendez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Timothy Parent (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Travis Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:59 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), William Rayl (SF) Vance Plaisance, Nicholas Coffey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:47 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 52-52 |
| 02:45 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 02:28 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Jesus Mendez - foul #5 on Jesus Mendez, team foul #9 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga (C) Adam Woodard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Raymond (SF) Jesus Mendez | |
| 02:28 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 02:28 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Kenneth Raymond throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andres Bruno (C) Travis Jones | |
| 02:05 | Louisiana State | William Rayl hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Chapman and he's fouled by Andres Bruno - foul #2 on Andres Bruno, team foul #10 | 56-52 |
| 02:05 | Louisiana State | William Rayl misses the free throw | 56-52 |
| 02:05 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Timothy Parent | 56-52 |
| 02:05 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Norris Robinson swats the shot by Kenneth Raymond | 56-52 |
| 01:42 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch snags the offensive board | 56-52 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee | Kenneth Raymond is alone and drills a shot from the left wing set up by Spencer Barnes | 56-54 |
| 00:55 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-54 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard (C) Eduardo Zuniga | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Travis Jones (C) Andres Bruno | |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | Travis Jones hits a driving attempt from close range | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:11 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Kenneth Raymond clanks a jumper from the right side | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Rayl (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Norris Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Adam Woodard (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Gooch (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Spencer Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Raymond (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Parent (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Travis Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Tennessee | Travis Jones wins the tip | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:44 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-56 |
| 04:43 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 04:18 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Robert Chapman, team foul #8 | 56-56 |
| 03:49 | Tennessee | Kenneth Raymond's floater is tipped away by Norris Robinson | 56-56 |
| 03:47 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent tips it in | 56-58 |
| 03:35 | Louisiana State | William Rayl knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by James Walton | 58-58 |
| 03:30 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes is hacked by Robert Chapman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Chapman, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), Nicholas Coffey (SF) James Walton, William Rayl | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 03:30 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 03:30 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 03:10 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 58-60 |
| 03:08 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 03:03 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-60 |
| 03:02 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 02:56 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), William Rayl (SF) Vance Plaisance, Nicholas Coffey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:43 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman misses badly on a shot from the left block | 58-60 |
| 02:41 | Louisiana State | William Rayl pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 02:25 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson is wide open but clanks a runner from the left block | 58-60 |
| 02:23 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch snags the defensive board | 58-60 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee | Adam Woodard swats the layup by Travis Jones | 58-60 |
| 01:57 | Louisiana State | William Rayl grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 01:38 | Louisiana State | The jumper by Robert Chapman is denied by Travis Jones | 58-60 |
| 01:37 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson tips it back up and in | 60-60 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee | Travis Jones connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Williams Gooch and he's fouled by Adam Woodard - foul #5 on Adam Woodard, team foul #10 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga (C) Adam Woodard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:09 | Tennessee | Travis Jones misses the free throw | 60-62 |
| 01:09 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 00:44 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Rayl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Norris Robinson (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Eduardo Zuniga (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Gooch (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Spencer Barnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Raymond (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Parent (tiring) 15 pts. 10 reb. C - Travis Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | William Rayl is called for the reach on Kenneth Raymond in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Rayl, team foul #11 | 63-62 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | Kenneth Raymond misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | Kenneth Raymond makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:15 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 63-63 |
| 00:14 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga grabs the offensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga misses the easy layup | 63-63 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Travis Jones snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Rayl (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Norris Robinson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Eduardo Zuniga (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Gooch (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Spencer Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Raymond (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Parent (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. C - Travis Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Tennessee | Travis Jones wins the tip | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes is fouled in the backcourt by Eduardo Zuniga - foul #3 on Eduardo Zuniga, team foul #12 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), James Shamblin (C) James Walton, Norris Robinson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andres Bruno (C) Travis Jones | |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | Andres Bruno gets the offensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 04:28 | Tennessee | Andres Bruno misses the easy open layup | 63-64 |
| 04:26 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 04:14 | Louisiana State | William Rayl misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 63-64 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee | Eduardo Zuniga takes the ball from Williams Gooch in the backcourt | 63-64 |
| 03:56 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance drills a jumpshot from the right side | 65-64 |
| 03:35 | Tennessee | Kenneth Raymond misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Shamblin - foul #1 on James Shamblin, team foul #13 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Nicholas Coffey (SF), Norris Robinson (PF) Robert Chapman, William Rayl, James Shamblin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Emerson Sutton (PF), Travis Jones (C) Timothy Parent, Andres Bruno | |
| 03:35 | Tennessee | Kenneth Raymond makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 03:35 | Tennessee | Kenneth Raymond makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 03:20 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance clanks a shot from the right side | 65-66 |
| 03:19 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 03:04 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey connects on the shot from the right side set up by Norris Robinson | 67-66 |
| 02:43 | Tennessee | Eduardo Zuniga is called for the reach on Williams Gooch - foul #4 on Eduardo Zuniga, team foul #14 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula (SG), James Shamblin (C) Vance Plaisance, Eduardo Zuniga | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:43 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 02:43 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 02:43 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| 02:43 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| 02:33 | Louisiana State | Emerson Sutton is called for the reach on Norris Robinson - foul #3 on Emerson Sutton, team foul #11 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman (SG), Eduardo Zuniga (C) Dikembe Arambula, James Shamblin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Timothy Parent (PF) Emerson Sutton | |
| 02:33 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 02:33 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 02:33 | Tennessee | Travis Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 02:31 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Chapman - foul #5 on Robert Chapman, team foul #15 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (SG) Robert Chapman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:31 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:31 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 02:11 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance is alone and drills a runner from the baseline | 69-68 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Raymond | 69-71 |
| 01:45 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Rayl (SF) Nicholas Coffey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:32 | Louisiana State | Travis Jones is called for the reach on Vance Plaisance - foul #3 on Travis Jones, team foul #12 | 69-71 |
| 01:32 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 01:32 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-74 |
| 01:09 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-74 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-74 |
| 00:50 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson tips it home | 73-74 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Vance Plaisance (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Rayl (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Norris Robinson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Eduardo Zuniga (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Gooch (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Spencer Barnes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Raymond (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Parent (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. C - Travis Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 73-74 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Kenneth Raymond tips it home | 73-76 |
| 00:26 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-76 |
| 00:07 | Louisiana State | James Walton buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Norris Robinson | 76-76 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-76 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Travis Jones connects on the shot from the left block | 76-78 |