| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Guerrier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Marko Stazenski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Reilly (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Benjamin Seymore (fresh) 4 pts. C - Leon Stephenson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Douglas Taylor | 31-30 |
| 19:36 | Louisiana State | John Cornett is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 19:35 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski tips it home | 33-30 |
| 19:23 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson misses the lay-in | 33-30 |
| 19:22 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 19:16 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski is hacked by Benjamin Seymore - foul #3 on Benjamin Seymore, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 18:53 | Louisiana State | A charge is called on Robert Guerrier - foul #1 on Robert Guerrier, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 18:39 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-30 |
| 18:10 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-30 |
| 18:09 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Benjamin Seymore | 33-32 |
| 17:25 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Guerrier | 35-32 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee | Marko Stazenski doubles Robert McConaghy and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Marko Stazenski, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski (SF), Robert Bibler (PF) Robert Guerrier, Marko Stazenski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (PG) Douglas Taylor | |
| 16:59 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Corey Howard - foul #3 on Corey Howard, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| 16:59 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:59 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:59 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 16:30 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler is called for a backcourt violation | 35-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG) John Cornett | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner (SG), Robert Roney (SF) Todd Reilly, Robert McConaghy | |
| 16:17 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 16:15 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 16:11 | Louisiana State | Eric Nellis is called for the reach on William Carter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Nellis, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG), Gary Defrancisco (PF), Kenneth Walker (C) Eric Nellis, Benjamin Seymore, Leon Stephenson | |
| 15:51 | Louisiana State | William Carter connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Corey Howard | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - William Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ivan Filipski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Bibler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Sumner (fresh) SF - Robert Roney (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gary Defrancisco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Walker (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 15:28 | Tennessee | Robert Roney pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 15:20 | Tennessee | Robert Roney is fouled on the floor by Thomas Bender - foul #1 on Thomas Bender, team foul #4 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Robert Guerrier (SF), Marko Stazenski (PF) Corey Howard, Ivan Filipski, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Todd Reilly (SG), Robert McConaghy (SF), Benjamin Seymore (PF), Leon Stephenson (C) Manuel Sumner, Robert Roney, Gary Defrancisco, Kenneth Walker | |
| 15:08 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 15:07 | Louisiana State | John Cornett grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 14:42 | Louisiana State | John Cornett clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-33 |
| 14:41 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 14:36 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 14:34 | Louisiana State | John Cornett gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 14:08 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 14:06 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler tips it home | 40-33 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 13:56 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore tips it back up and in | 40-35 |
| 13:35 | Louisiana State | John Cornett evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Carter | 42-35 |
| 13:30 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Benjamin Seymore | 42-38 |
| 13:12 | Louisiana State | The short jumper by Marko Stazenski is denied by Robert McConaghy | 42-38 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert McConaghy | 42-38 |
| 12:56 | Tennessee | John Cornett steals the ball from Benjamin Seymore | 42-38 |
| 12:53 | Louisiana State | William Carter misses the easy layup | 42-38 |
| 12:52 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 12:39 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 12:37 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to John Cornett | 42-38 |
| 12:14 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier knocks in the 3 from straight away | 45-38 |
| 11:45 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Taylor | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - William Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Guerrier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Marko Stazenski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Bibler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Reilly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert McConaghy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Seymore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Leon Stephenson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Louisiana State | John Cornett shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 11:20 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 10:58 | Louisiana State | John Cornett is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 45-40 |
| 10:57 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 10:53 | Tennessee | Marko Stazenski is called for the reach on Benjamin Seymore - foul #2 on Marko Stazenski, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (PG), Corey Howard (SG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Thomas Bender (C) John Cornett, William Carter, Robert Guerrier, Robert Bibler | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (PG), Manuel Sumner (SG), Robert Roney (SF), Gary Defrancisco (PF), Kenneth Walker (C) Douglas Taylor, Todd Reilly, Robert McConaghy, Benjamin Seymore, Leon Stephenson | |
| 10:33 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gary Defrancisco | 45-43 |
| 10:09 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 10:07 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kenneth Walker | 45-43 |
| 09:57 | Tennessee | Robert Roney makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Eric Nellis | 45-45 |
| 09:29 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith hits a 3 from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee | Robert Roney is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Roney, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier (SF) Marko Stazenski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore (PF), Leon Stephenson (C) Gary Defrancisco, Kenneth Walker | |
| 08:55 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Corey Howard | 50-45 |
| 08:35 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis is hacked by Robert Guerrier - foul #2 on Robert Guerrier, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG) Robert Guerrier | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Todd Reilly (SG), Robert McConaghy (SF) Manuel Sumner, Robert Roney | |
| 08:25 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from close range | 50-45 |
| 08:23 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson tips it but misses | 50-45 |
| 08:21 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Stephenson | 50-45 |
| 07:58 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson is fouled on the floor by Ivan Filipski - foul #2 on Ivan Filipski, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler (PF) Ivan Filipski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 07:58 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 07:58 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 07:58 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 07:52 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 07:51 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard can't tip it in | 50-46 |
| 07:49 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 07:32 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 07:31 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Thomas Bender | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Bibler (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Eric Nellis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Reilly (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Seymore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Leon Stephenson (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler hits the finger roll and the foul's on Eric Nellis - foul #2 on Eric Nellis, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier (SF) Stanley Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG) Eric Nellis | |
| 07:10 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler makes the free throw | 53-46 |
| 06:57 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Robert McConaghy, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski (C) Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:33 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-46 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 06:09 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Bibler - foul #2 on Robert Bibler, team foul #8 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (SG) Corey Howard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker (C) Leon Stephenson | |
| 06:09 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 06:09 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 06:09 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Ivan Filipski | 53-46 |
| 05:45 | Louisiana State | William Carter connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Cornett out of a doubleteam | 55-46 |
| 05:25 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (SG), Thomas Bender (C) John Cornett, Robert Guerrier | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (PG), Manuel Sumner (SG), Robert Roney (SF), Gary Defrancisco (PF), Leon Stephenson (C) Douglas Taylor, Todd Reilly, Robert McConaghy, Benjamin Seymore, Kenneth Walker | |
| 04:56 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard is fouled on the floor by Gary Defrancisco - foul #1 on Gary Defrancisco, team foul #6 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (SF), Marko Stazenski (PF) Ivan Filipski, Robert Bibler | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:32 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender can't finish the layup | 55-46 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee | Robert Roney snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:25 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Leon Stephenson | 55-49 |
| 04:06 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses long on a floater in the paint | 55-49 |
| 04:05 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender can't tip it in | 55-49 |
| 04:04 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 03:51 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner double dribbles | 55-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Robert Guerrier (SF), Robert Bibler (PF) William Carter, Stanley Smith, Marko Stazenski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG), Todd Reilly (SG), Robert McConaghy (SF), Benjamin Seymore (PF) Eric Nellis, Manuel Sumner, Robert Roney, Gary Defrancisco | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 03:27 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Guerrier (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Robert Bibler (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Reilly (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Seymore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Leon Stephenson (fresh) 4 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Louisiana State | John Cornett makes the contested 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Bender | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:56 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore misses the easy layup | 58-49 |
| 02:55 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly grabs the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 02:38 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Robert McConaghy out of the doubleteam | 58-51 |
| 02:11 | Louisiana State | Robert McConaghy is called for the reach on Robert Guerrier - foul #2 on Robert McConaghy, team foul #7 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (SG), Ivan Filipski (C) Corey Howard, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker (C) Leon Stephenson | |
| 02:11 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 02:11 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Benjamin Seymore | 60-54 |
| 02:04 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (SG), Marko Stazenski (PF) William Carter, Ivan Filipski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson (C) Kenneth Walker | |
| 01:44 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 01:43 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski snags the offensive board | 60-54 |
| 01:27 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard misses short on a 3 from straight away | 60-54 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:16 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Douglas Taylor | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 60-56 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore is open and buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Robert McConaghy out of a doubleteam | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Seymore | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-58 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier runs out the clock | 60-58 |