| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Rico (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Franzen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Manigault (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Wicker (fresh) 4 pts. C - Oscar Farley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Christopher Wright (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cody Shaver (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Swing (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Larry Swing inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:35 | LSU | David Wicker steals it from Christopher Wright | 31-35 |
| 19:33 | South Carolina | George Manigault loses the dribble to Christopher Wright in the backcourt | 31-35 |
| 19:19 | LSU | Michael Taylor lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher Wright | 31-37 |
| 19:01 | South Carolina | Larry Swing picks off the pass by David Wicker | 31-37 |
| 18:58 | LSU | Larry Swing throws it down | 31-39 |
| 18:55 | South Carolina | James Franzen is hacked by Cody Shaver in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cody Shaver, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alexis Marino (PG), Kenneth Lewis (SF), Angel Mancini (PF) David Rico, George Manigault, David Wicker | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 18:34 | South Carolina | James Franzen misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 18:32 | LSU | Michael Taylor gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 18:07 | LSU | Cody Shaver comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 18:06 | South Carolina | Angel Mancini pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 18:04 | South Carolina | Alexis Marino is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Taylor - foul #1 on Michael Taylor, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Rico (PG), Clifford Upson (SG), George Manigault (SF) Alexis Marino, James Franzen, Kenneth Lewis | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Dubose (SF), Walter Smith (PF), Antonio Powell (C) Larry Swing, William Bishop, Michael Taylor | |
| 17:50 | South Carolina | George Manigault misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bobby Dubose - foul #2 on Bobby Dubose, team foul #3 | 31-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Pope (SG) Christopher Wright | |
| 17:50 | South Carolina | George Manigault misses the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 17:50 | South Carolina | George Manigault misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 17:50 | LSU | Antonio Powell grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 17:29 | LSU | Patrick Pope can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Clifford Upson - foul #1 on Clifford Upson, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Franzen (SG), Kenneth Lewis (SF), David Wicker (PF) Clifford Upson, George Manigault, Angel Mancini | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Wright (PG) Cody Shaver | |
| 17:29 | LSU | Patrick Pope makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 17:29 | LSU | Patrick Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 17:08 | South Carolina | Oscar Farley drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by James Franzen | 33-41 |
| 17:00 | LSU | Patrick Pope can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-41 |
| 16:58 | South Carolina | Oscar Farley gets the rebound | 33-41 |
| 16:53 | South Carolina | David Rico comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-41 |
| 16:52 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Lewis | 33-41 |
| 16:38 | South Carolina | Walter Smith is called for the reach on David Wicker - foul #1 on Walter Smith, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alexis Marino (PG), Clifford Upson (SG), George Manigault (SF), Angel Mancini (PF) David Rico, James Franzen, Kenneth Lewis, David Wicker | |
| Subs | LSU | Cody Shaver (PG), Larry Swing (SF) Christopher Wright, Antonio Powell | |
| 16:23 | South Carolina | George Manigault makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Oscar Farley | 35-41 |
| 16:11 | LSU | Larry Swing comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 35-41 |
| 16:09 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Cody Shaver | 35-41 |
| 15:52 | LSU | Walter Smith knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Cody Shaver | 35-43 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Alexis Marino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clifford Upson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Manigault (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Angel Mancini (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Oscar Farley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cody Shaver (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Pope (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Swing (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bobby Dubose (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Walter Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:27 | South Carolina | Alexis Marino loses the dribble to Larry Swing | 35-43 |
| 15:06 | LSU | Bobby Dubose comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-43 |
| 15:05 | South Carolina | Oscar Farley grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 14:47 | South Carolina | George Manigault connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Alexis Marino and he's fouled by Larry Swing - foul #1 on Larry Swing, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Rico (PG), James Franzen (SG), David Wicker (PF) Alexis Marino, Clifford Upson, Angel Mancini | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Wright (PG), William Bishop (PF), Michael Taylor (C) Patrick Pope, Bobby Dubose, Walter Smith | |
| 14:47 | South Carolina | George Manigault makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| 14:36 | LSU | Oscar Farley swats the short shot by Michael Taylor | 38-43 |
| 14:34 | South Carolina | George Manigault gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 14:28 | South Carolina | Oscar Farley can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 14:26 | LSU | Michael Taylor gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 14:21 | LSU | Larry Swing scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Cody Shaver | 38-46 |
| 13:59 | South Carolina | George Manigault scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 13:32 | LSU | Christopher Wright can't connect on a floater from close range | 40-46 |
| 13:30 | South Carolina | Oscar Farley grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 13:15 | South Carolina | Oscar Farley can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 40-46 |
| 13:14 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to David Wicker | 40-46 |
| 12:51 | South Carolina | James Franzen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 12:49 | LSU | Larry Swing pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 12:30 | LSU | William Bishop is whistled for a carry | 40-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis (SF), Angel Mancini (PF) George Manigault, David Wicker | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Pope (SG), Bobby Dubose (SF), Antonio Powell (C) Cody Shaver, Larry Swing, Michael Taylor | |
| 12:10 | South Carolina | Oscar Farley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Wicker (PF) Oscar Farley | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Smith (PF) William Bishop | |
| 11:51 | LSU | Patrick Pope misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by James Franzen - foul #2 on James Franzen, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alexis Marino (PG), Oscar Farley (C) David Rico, David Wicker | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 11:51 | LSU | Patrick Pope makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 11:51 | LSU | Patrick Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Alexis Marino (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Franzen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Angel Mancini (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Oscar Farley (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Christopher Wright (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Patrick Pope (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bobby Dubose (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Walter Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Antonio Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Kenneth Lewis, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Rico (PG), David Wicker (PF) Alexis Marino, Oscar Farley | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 11:07 | LSU | Antonio Powell buries a jumper from close range | 40-50 |
| 10:59 | South Carolina | Antonio Powell is called for the reach on James Franzen - foul #2 on Antonio Powell, team foul #6 | 40-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Oscar Farley (C) David Wicker | |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Swing (SF), William Bishop (PF), Michael Taylor (C) Bobby Dubose, Walter Smith, Antonio Powell | |
| 10:38 | South Carolina | James Franzen is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kenneth Lewis | 43-50 |
| 10:17 | LSU | Angel Mancini denies the turnaround by Patrick Pope | 43-50 |
| 10:16 | LSU | William Bishop pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 09:55 | LSU | Christopher Wright is fouled on the floor by David Rico - foul #2 on David Rico, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alexis Marino (PG), Clifford Upson (SG), George Manigault (SF), David Wicker (PF) David Rico, James Franzen, Kenneth Lewis, Angel Mancini | |
| Subs | LSU | Cody Shaver (SG) Patrick Pope | |
| 09:43 | LSU | William Bishop jams it | 43-52 |
| 09:21 | South Carolina | David Wicker clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-52 |
| 09:20 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Taylor | 43-52 |
| 08:54 | LSU | Christopher Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Rico (PG), James Franzen (SG), Angel Mancini (C) Alexis Marino, Clifford Upson, Oscar Farley | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Dubose (SF), Walter Smith (PF), Antonio Powell (C) Larry Swing, William Bishop, Michael Taylor | |
| 08:37 | South Carolina | Antonio Powell is called for the reach on James Franzen - foul #3 on Antonio Powell, team foul #7 | 43-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Oscar Farley (C) Angel Mancini | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 08:37 | South Carolina | James Franzen makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 08:37 | South Carolina | James Franzen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:25 | LSU | Bobby Dubose is called for traveling | 45-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis (SF) George Manigault | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 08:21 | South Carolina | David Rico double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Manigault (SF), Angel Mancini (PF) Kenneth Lewis, David Wicker | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 08:10 | LSU | Walter Smith lays it up and in | 45-54 |
| 08:06 | South Carolina | George Manigault clanks a jump hook from the left block | 45-54 |
| 08:04 | South Carolina | Angel Mancini grabs the offensive board | 45-54 |
| 07:58 | South Carolina | Angel Mancini loses the ball out of bounds | 45-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alexis Marino (PG), Kenneth Lewis (SF), David Wicker (PF) David Rico, George Manigault, Angel Mancini | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Pope (SG) Christopher Wright | |
| 07:30 | LSU | Bobby Dubose scores on a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by James Franzen - foul #3 on James Franzen, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Rico (PG), Clifford Upson (SG), George Manigault (SF), Angel Mancini (C) Alexis Marino, James Franzen, Kenneth Lewis, Oscar Farley | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Taylor (C) Antonio Powell | |
| 07:30 | LSU | Bobby Dubose makes the free throw | 45-57 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Rico (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Upson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Manigault (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Wicker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Angel Mancini (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cody Shaver (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Pope (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bobby Dubose (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Smith (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:12 | South Carolina | David Wicker loses the dribble to Cody Shaver | 45-57 |
| 07:09 | LSU | Cody Shaver hits the finger roll | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 07:02 | South Carolina | David Rico's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Franzen (SG), Kenneth Lewis (SF), Oscar Farley (C) Clifford Upson, George Manigault, Angel Mancini | |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Swing (SF), William Bishop (PF) Bobby Dubose, Walter Smith | |
| 06:36 | LSU | Michael Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 45-59 |
| 06:34 | South Carolina | James Franzen snags the defensive board | 45-59 |
| 06:24 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis can't connect on a floater from close range | 45-59 |
| 06:22 | LSU | Michael Taylor pulls down the rebound | 45-59 |
| 05:59 | LSU | Kenneth Lewis picks off the pass by Patrick Pope | 45-59 |
| 05:47 | South Carolina | Larry Swing steals it from Kenneth Lewis | 45-59 |
| 05:23 | LSU | Cody Shaver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alexis Marino (PG), Clifford Upson (SG), George Manigault (SF), Angel Mancini (PF) David Rico, James Franzen, Kenneth Lewis, David Wicker | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Wright (PG), Bobby Dubose (SF), Walter Smith (PF), Antonio Powell (C) Patrick Pope, Larry Swing, William Bishop, Michael Taylor | |
| 05:13 | South Carolina | Alexis Marino scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by George Manigault | 48-59 |
| 04:56 | LSU | Antonio Powell comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 48-59 |
| 04:55 | LSU | Christopher Wright misses the tip | 48-59 |
| 04:54 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to George Manigault | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:51 | South Carolina | Cody Shaver picks off the pass by Alexis Marino in the backcourt | 48-59 |
| 04:30 | LSU | Antonio Powell misses badly on a floater from the right block | 48-59 |
| 04:28 | South Carolina | George Manigault grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 04:20 | South Carolina | Alexis Marino misses the 3 from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 04:18 | LSU | Antonio Powell grabs the board | 48-59 |
| 04:03 | LSU | Bobby Dubose misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by George Manigault - foul #2 on George Manigault, team foul #6 | 48-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Rico (PG), James Franzen (SG), David Wicker (PF) Alexis Marino, Clifford Upson, Oscar Farley | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Pope (SG) Cody Shaver | |
| 04:03 | LSU | Bobby Dubose makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 04:03 | LSU | Bobby Dubose misses the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 04:03 | South Carolina | David Wicker grabs the board | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:43 | South Carolina | James Franzen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | William Bishop (PF), Michael Taylor (C) Walter Smith, Antonio Powell | |
| 03:28 | LSU | Christopher Wright can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Angel Mancini - foul #3 on Angel Mancini, team foul #7 | 48-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Oscar Farley (C) Angel Mancini | |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Swing (SF) Bobby Dubose | |
| 03:28 | LSU | Christopher Wright misses the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 03:28 | LSU | Christopher Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Rico (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Franzen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Manigault (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Wicker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Farley (very tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Christopher Wright (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Patrick Pope (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Larry Swing (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - William Bishop (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Taylor (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:10 | South Carolina | George Manigault's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alexis Marino (PG), Kenneth Lewis (PF) David Rico, David Wicker | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:50 | LSU | Christopher Wright misses long on a 3 from straight away | 48-61 |
| 02:48 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Swing | 48-61 |
| 02:25 | LSU | Larry Swing buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Wright | 48-64 |
| 02:05 | South Carolina | Michael Taylor picks off the pass by Oscar Farley | 48-64 |
| 01:46 | LSU | William Bishop connects on the floater from close range | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:43 | South Carolina | Patrick Pope steps in front of the Kenneth Lewis pass in the backcourt | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:23 | LSU | Patrick Pope makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Wright | 48-68 |
| 01:12 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 48-68 |
| 01:11 | LSU | Larry Swing pulls down the rebound | 48-68 |
| 00:49 | LSU | Michael Taylor misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Oscar Farley - foul #3 on Oscar Farley, team foul #8 | 48-68 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Rico (PG), David Wicker (PF) Alexis Marino, Kenneth Lewis | |
| Subs | LSU | Cody Shaver (SG) Patrick Pope | |
| 00:49 | LSU | Michael Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 48-69 |
| 00:49 | LSU | Michael Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 48-69 |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Oscar Farley | 48-69 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Larry Swing blocks the jumper by Oscar Farley | 48-69 |
| 00:40 | South Carolina | David Rico misses the tip | 48-69 |
| 00:38 | LSU | William Bishop grabs the board | 48-69 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:17 | LSU | Michael Taylor lays it in uncontested | 48-71 |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | James Franzen clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-71 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Michael Taylor grabs the board | 48-71 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Christopher Wright runs out the clock | 48-71 |