| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carlos Ruben (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Loman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Loper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Willy Britt (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Cox (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ye Chiong (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeremy Ussery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Don Cox inbounds the ball | 22-28 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:39 | South Carolina | Willy Britt loses the dribble to Michael McCoy | 22-28 |
| 19:25 | LSU | Carlos Ruben misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 19:23 | LSU | Carlos Ruben tips it back up and in | 24-28 |
| 19:16 | South Carolina | Michael McCoy steals the ball from Jeremy Ussery | 24-28 |
| 19:13 | LSU | Robert Landry slams it home set up by Michael McCoy | 26-28 |
| 18:53 | South Carolina | Ye Chiong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Landry - foul #4 on Robert Landry, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| Subs | LSU | William Clark (PG) Robert Landry | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG), Omer Zeiler (SF), Kevin Carter (C) William Moore, Don Cox, Jeremy Ussery | |
| 18:53 | South Carolina | Ye Chiong misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 18:53 | South Carolina | Ye Chiong makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 18:25 | LSU | Carlos Ruben is hacked by Ye Chiong - foul #1 on Ye Chiong, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Maxwell Burrell (C) Robert Loman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Morris (PF) Ye Chiong | |
| 18:15 | LSU | William Clark misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harold Morris - foul #2 on Harold Morris, team foul #2 | 26-29 |
| Subs | LSU | John Fortney (SF) Michael McCoy | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:15 | LSU | William Clark misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 18:15 | LSU | William Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 17:53 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter's floater is knocked away by Kenneth Loper | 27-29 |
| 17:51 | LSU | John Fortney pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 17:28 | LSU | Carlos Ruben misses the lay-in | 27-29 |
| 17:26 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Kevin Carter | 27-29 |
| 17:20 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 17:00 | LSU | Carlos Ruben misses the jumper from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 16:59 | LSU | Maxwell Burrell tips it but misses | 27-32 |
| 16:58 | South Carolina | Omer Zeiler gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 16:52 | South Carolina | Harold Morris can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Clark - foul #4 on William Clark, team foul #2 | 27-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Michael McCoy (SG), Robert Loman (PF) William Clark, John Fortney, Kenneth Loper | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Moore (SG), Porfirio Ferrari (PF), Jeremy Ussery (C) Woodrow Glickman, Omer Zeiler, Kevin Carter | |
| 16:52 | South Carolina | Harold Morris misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 16:52 | South Carolina | Harold Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 16:25 | LSU | Maxwell Burrell misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-33 |
| 16:24 | South Carolina | Jeremy Ussery gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 16:19 | South Carolina | William Moore scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Willy Britt | 27-36 |
| 15:54 | LSU | Carlos Ruben is open and lays it up and in | 29-36 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carlos Ruben (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Loman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Maxwell Burrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Willy Britt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Porfirio Ferrari (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jeremy Ussery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | South Carolina | Jeremy Ussery misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by Michael McCoy - foul #3 on Michael McCoy, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Webster (C) Maxwell Burrell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Omer Zeiler (SG), Pasquale Vega (SF), Ye Chiong (PF) William Moore, Harold Morris, Porfirio Ferrari | |
| 15:41 | South Carolina | Jeremy Ussery makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 15:41 | South Carolina | Jeremy Ussery makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 15:16 | LSU | Robert Landry misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-38 |
| 15:14 | LSU | Robert Loman tips it home | 31-38 |
| 15:04 | South Carolina | Willy Britt misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 15:02 | South Carolina | Omer Zeiler tips it in | 31-40 |
| 14:37 | LSU | Carlos Ruben can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Jeremy Ussery - foul #2 on Jeremy Ussery, team foul #3 | 31-40 |
| Subs | LSU | John Fortney (SF), Kenneth Loper (C) Robert Landry, Robert Loman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Moore (SG), Kevin Carter (C) Omer Zeiler, Jeremy Ussery | |
| 14:37 | LSU | Carlos Ruben makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 14:37 | LSU | Carlos Ruben makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | Robert Webster denies the turnaround by Ye Chiong | 33-40 |
| 14:16 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Webster | 33-40 |
| 13:49 | LSU | John Fortney misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 13:48 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Willy Britt | 33-40 |
| 13:44 | South Carolina | William Moore makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Willy Britt | 33-43 |
| 13:42 | LSU | Michael McCoy is hacked by William Moore in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Moore, team foul #4 | 33-43 |
| Subs | LSU | William Clark (PG) Carlos Ruben | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG), Harold Morris (PF), Jeremy Ussery (C) William Moore, Ye Chiong, Kevin Carter | |
| 13:23 | LSU | John Fortney misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Harold Morris - foul #3 on Harold Morris, team foul #5 | 33-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Carlos Ruben (SF) William Clark | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Porfirio Ferrari (PF) Harold Morris | |
| 13:23 | LSU | John Fortney makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 13:23 | LSU | John Fortney makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 13:03 | South Carolina | Pasquale Vega drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Woodrow Glickman | 35-46 |
| 12:34 | LSU | John Fortney misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 12:33 | LSU | Robert Webster tips it in | 37-46 |
| 12:28 | South Carolina | Jeremy Ussery hits a shot from close range | 37-48 |
| 12:10 | LSU | John Fortney's floater is tipped away by Pasquale Vega | 37-48 |
| 12:09 | South Carolina | Pasquale Vega grabs the board | 37-48 |
| 12:04 | South Carolina | Willy Britt clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Michael McCoy - foul #4 on Michael McCoy, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Robert Loman (PF), Maxwell Burrell (C) John Fortney, Michael McCoy, Kenneth Loper | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Moore (SG), Ye Chiong (PF), Kevin Carter (C) Woodrow Glickman, Porfirio Ferrari, Jeremy Ussery | |
| 12:04 | South Carolina | Willy Britt makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 12:04 | South Carolina | Willy Britt makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 11:47 | LSU | Ye Chiong steps in front of the Robert Webster pass | 37-50 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Carlos Ruben (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Webster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Loman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Maxwell Burrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Willy Britt (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pasquale Vega (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ye Chiong (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Carter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | South Carolina | Pasquale Vega misses the shot from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 11:40 | LSU | Robert Loman gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| 11:34 | LSU | Robert Landry drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Maxwell Burrell | 39-50 |
| 11:15 | South Carolina | Willy Britt's layup is rejected by Robert Loman | 39-50 |
| 11:14 | LSU | Robert Loman grabs the defensive rebound | 39-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 10:54 | LSU | Maxwell Burrell buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Carlos Ruben and he's hacked by Kevin Carter - foul #2 on Kevin Carter, team foul #6 | 41-50 |
| Subs | LSU | John Fortney (SF) Robert Landry | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Omer Zeiler (SG), Harold Morris (PF), Jeremy Ussery (C) William Moore, Ye Chiong, Kevin Carter | |
| 10:54 | LSU | Maxwell Burrell misses the free throw | 41-50 |
| 10:54 | South Carolina | Jeremy Ussery gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 10:35 | South Carolina | Willy Britt's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Loman | 41-50 |
| 10:34 | LSU | John Fortney pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 10:07 | LSU | Maxwell Burrell hits a jump hook from the baseline | 43-50 |
| 10:00 | South Carolina | Carlos Ruben is called for the reach on Willy Britt - foul #2 on Carlos Ruben, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Kenneth Loper (C) Maxwell Burrell, Robert Webster | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Moore (SG), Ye Chiong (PF), Kevin Carter (C) Omer Zeiler, Harold Morris, Jeremy Ussery | |
| 09:36 | South Carolina | John Fortney steals it from Kevin Carter | 43-50 |
| 09:22 | LSU | Carlos Ruben buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Landry | 45-50 |
| 09:15 | South Carolina | Willy Britt clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 09:13 | South Carolina | Ye Chiong gets the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 09:02 | South Carolina | Pasquale Vega hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's fouled by John Fortney - foul #3 on John Fortney, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Maxwell Burrell (C) Robert Loman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG), Harold Morris (PF), Jeremy Ussery (C) William Moore, Ye Chiong, Kevin Carter | |
| 09:02 | South Carolina | Pasquale Vega makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 09:02 | South Carolina | Pasquale Vega makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:40 | LSU | Jeremy Ussery picks off the pass by Carlos Ruben | 45-52 |
| 08:25 | South Carolina | Willy Britt is called for a charge - foul #3 on Willy Britt, team foul #7 | 45-52 |
| Subs | LSU | William Clark (PG), Robert Webster (PF) Robert Landry, Kenneth Loper | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Omer Zeiler (SG), Ye Chiong (PF) Woodrow Glickman, Harold Morris | |
| 08:00 | LSU | John Fortney makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-52 |
| 07:55 | South Carolina | Pasquale Vega misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-52 |
| 07:53 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Omer Zeiler | 48-52 |
| 07:37 | South Carolina | Jeremy Ussery is called for traveling | 48-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Robert Loman (PF) Carlos Ruben, Maxwell Burrell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Moore (SG), Harold Morris (PF), Kevin Carter (C) Omer Zeiler, Ye Chiong, Jeremy Ussery | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Fortney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Loman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Webster (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Willy Britt (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pasquale Vega (tired) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Harold Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Carter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:08 | LSU | John Fortney misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 07:07 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 06:51 | South Carolina | Willy Britt knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-54 |
| 06:34 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from William Clark | 51-54 |
| 06:12 | South Carolina | John Fortney steals the ball from Kevin Carter | 51-54 |
| 06:08 | LSU | John Fortney dunks the ball | 53-54 |
| 06:03 | South Carolina | William Moore can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 06:02 | LSU | Robert Loman snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 05:33 | LSU | Robert Landry is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Clark | 56-54 |
| 05:33 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SG), Carlos Ruben (SF), Kenneth Loper (PF), Maxwell Burrell (C) Robert Landry, John Fortney, Robert Loman, Robert Webster | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Omer Zeiler (SG), Ye Chiong (PF), Jeremy Ussery (C) William Moore, Harold Morris, Kevin Carter | |
| 05:15 | South Carolina | Willy Britt clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 05:14 | South Carolina | Ye Chiong tips it back up and in | 56-56 |
| 05:10 | LSU | Carlos Ruben is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carlos Ruben, team foul #7 | 56-56 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG), Don Cox (SF) Omer Zeiler, Pasquale Vega | |
| 04:55 | South Carolina | Ye Chiong is called for 3 seconds | 56-56 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Omer Zeiler (SG), Pasquale Vega (SF) Woodrow Glickman, Don Cox | |
| 04:26 | LSU | William Clark is alone and drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Michael McCoy | 58-56 |
| 04:21 | South Carolina | Willy Britt travels in the backcourt | 58-56 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG), Don Cox (SF) Omer Zeiler, Pasquale Vega | |
| 03:52 | LSU | Carlos Ruben connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:30 | South Carolina | Don Cox hits a floater in the lane set up by Willy Britt | 60-58 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael McCoy (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Carlos Ruben (tired) 18 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Loper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Maxwell Burrell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Woodrow Glickman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willy Britt (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Don Cox (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ye Chiong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Ussery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:11 | LSU | William Clark makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-58 |
| 03:07 | South Carolina | Willy Britt can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 03:06 | LSU | Maxwell Burrell snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 03:01 | LSU | William Clark is hacked by Woodrow Glickman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Woodrow Glickman, team foul #8 | 63-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), John Fortney (SF), Robert Loman (PF), Robert Webster (C) Michael McCoy, Carlos Ruben, Kenneth Loper, Maxwell Burrell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Moore (SG), Pasquale Vega (SF), Harold Morris (PF), Kevin Carter (C) Woodrow Glickman, Don Cox, Ye Chiong, Jeremy Ussery | |
| 03:01 | LSU | William Clark makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 03:01 | LSU | William Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:43 | South Carolina | Robert Loman steals it from Pasquale Vega | 65-58 |
| 02:16 | LSU | William Clark misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-58 |
| 02:15 | LSU | William Clark hits the follow up shot | 67-58 |
| 02:05 | South Carolina | Robert Webster steps in front of the Kevin Carter pass | 67-58 |
| 01:39 | LSU | John Fortney comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 67-58 |
| 01:37 | LSU | Robert Loman hits the follow up shot | 69-58 |
| 01:23 | South Carolina | Pasquale Vega is hacked by John Fortney - foul #4 on John Fortney, team foul #8 | 69-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Carlos Ruben (SF) John Fortney | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG), Omer Zeiler (SG) Willy Britt, William Moore | |
| 01:23 | South Carolina | Pasquale Vega misses the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:23 | LSU | Robert Loman snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| 01:17 | LSU | Woodrow Glickman takes the ball from Robert Landry in the backcourt | 69-58 |
| 01:02 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Carlos Ruben - foul #4 on Carlos Ruben, team foul #9 | 69-58 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Cox (SF) Pasquale Vega | |
| 01:02 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 01:02 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:59 | LSU | Carlos Ruben is fouled in the backcourt by Don Cox - foul #2 on Don Cox, team foul #9 | 69-60 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Willy Britt (PG), William Moore (SG), Pasquale Vega (SF), Ye Chiong (PF), Jeremy Ussery (C) Woodrow Glickman, Omer Zeiler, Don Cox, Harold Morris, Kevin Carter | |
| 00:59 | LSU | Carlos Ruben makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:59 | LSU | Carlos Ruben makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:51 | South Carolina | Ye Chiong makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:48 | LSU | Robert Loman is hacked by Willy Britt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willy Britt, team foul #10 | 71-62 |
| 00:48 | LSU | Robert Loman makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:48 | LSU | Robert Loman makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | William Moore misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 73-62 |
| 00:39 | LSU | Robert Webster gets the rebound | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:35 | LSU | Willy Britt steps in front of the William Clark pass in the backcourt | 73-62 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Willy Britt misses the lay-in | 73-62 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Robert Webster gets the rebound | 73-62 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Ye Chiong steps in front of the Robert Landry pass | 73-62 |
| 00:07 | South Carolina | William Moore hits a runner from close range | 73-64 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Robert Landry runs out the clock | 73-64 |