The LSU men’s basketball team battled hard against No. 5 Tennessee for the full 40 minutes, before falling to the Volunteers, 65-59, Tuesday night at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The Volunteers outscored LSU by three points in each half of the game and LSU was still closing the margin at the end of the game as Tennessee had a 15-point lead with 3:24 to play and LSU outscored the Vols,

LSU basketball played the Tennessee Volunteers tough early, but the chance for an upset slipped away from the Tigers late.

Tennessee basketball is in the hunt for an NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed and a double bye in the SEC Tournament as it prepares to face LSU.