| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Don Wilson (fresh) SG - Gregory Beveridge (fresh) SF - James McFadden (fresh) PF - Colin Hartfield (fresh) C - Anthony Barber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Stewart (fresh) SG - Frank Hale (fresh) SF - James Howard (fresh) PF - Jimmy Clark (fresh) C - James Hill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | James Hill wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | LSU | Jimmy Clark banks in the layup set up by David Stewart and the foul's on Colin Hartfield - foul #1 on Colin Hartfield, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:38 | LSU | Jimmy Clark makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | South Carolina State | Anthony Barber scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 2-3 |
| 18:55 | LSU | Jimmy Clark misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Colin Hartfield - foul #2 on Colin Hartfield, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Andy Anderson (PF) Colin Hartfield | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 18:55 | LSU | Jimmy Clark misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:55 | LSU | Jimmy Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:55 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Gregory Beveridge | 2-3 |
| 18:38 | South Carolina State | Don Wilson travels with the ball | 2-3 |
| 18:15 | LSU | James Hill's floater is tipped away by James McFadden | 2-3 |
| 18:14 | LSU | Frank Hale can't tip it in | 2-3 |
| 18:13 | South Carolina State | Anthony Barber grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:59 | South Carolina State | Anthony Barber can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 2-3 |
| 17:57 | LSU | James Hill snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:32 | LSU | James Hill misses short on a jump hook from close range | 2-3 |
| 17:31 | LSU | James Hill grabs the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:17 | LSU | David Stewart is fouled on the floor by Gregory Beveridge - foul #1 on Gregory Beveridge, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Gene Williams (PG), Robert Knight (SG), Clarence Hutto (PF), Thurman Twiggs (C) David Stewart, Frank Hale, Jimmy Clark, James Hill | |
| 16:56 | LSU | James Howard hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gene Williams | 2-6 |
| 16:34 | South Carolina State | Andy Anderson buries a shot from just outside the lane | 4-6 |
| 16:15 | LSU | James Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 16:13 | LSU | Gene Williams misses the tip | 4-6 |
| 16:11 | South Carolina State | Anthony Barber pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:53 | South Carolina State | Anthony Barber hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-6 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Don Wilson (fresh) SG - Gregory Beveridge (fresh) SF - James McFadden (fresh) PF - Andy Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Barber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gene Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Knight (fresh) SF - James Howard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clarence Hutto (fresh) C - Thurman Twiggs (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | LSU | Robert Knight loses the dribble to Andy Anderson | 7-6 |
| 15:01 | South Carolina State | Gregory Beveridge double dribbles | 7-6 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Clifford Hagopian (PG), Fritz Dodrill (PF), Russell Young (C) Don Wilson, Andy Anderson, Anthony Barber | |
| Subs | LSU | David Stewart (PG), Frank Hale (SG), Jimmy Clark (PF), James Hill (C) Gene Williams, Robert Knight, Clarence Hutto, Thurman Twiggs | |
| 14:32 | LSU | James Howard loses the ball out of bounds | 7-6 |
| 14:14 | South Carolina State | James McFadden misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Howard - foul #1 on James Howard, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| 14:14 | South Carolina State | James McFadden makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:14 | South Carolina State | James McFadden makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 13:49 | LSU | James Hill hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Stewart and the foul's on Gregory Beveridge - foul #2 on Gregory Beveridge, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Andy Anderson (SG) Gregory Beveridge | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 13:49 | LSU | James Hill misses the free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:49 | South Carolina State | Fritz Dodrill pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:34 | South Carolina State | Russell Young misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 9-8 |
| 13:32 | South Carolina State | Fritz Dodrill pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:16 | South Carolina State | Russell Young buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Andy Anderson and he's hacked by Jimmy Clark - foul #1 on Jimmy Clark, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Don Wilson (PG), Anthony Barber (C) Clifford Hagopian, James McFadden | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Knight (SF) James Howard | |
| 13:16 | South Carolina State | Russell Young makes the free throw | 12-8 |
| 12:50 | LSU | David Stewart is fouled on the floor by Don Wilson - foul #1 on Don Wilson, team foul #5 | 12-8 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | LSU | James Howard (SF) Robert Knight | |
| 12:27 | LSU | Frank Hale connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Hill | 12-11 |
| 12:17 | South Carolina State | Andy Anderson makes the jumper near the basket | 14-11 |
| 12:02 | LSU | Frank Hale buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Stewart | 14-14 |
| 11:35 | South Carolina State | Fritz Dodrill can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 14-14 |
| 11:33 | LSU | Frank Hale pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Don Wilson (fairly fresh) SG - Andy Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Russell Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fritz Dodrill (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Barber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Stewart (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Frank Hale (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Howard (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Jimmy Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - James Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | LSU | James Howard misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 11:15 | South Carolina State | Andy Anderson grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 11:03 | South Carolina State | Anthony Barber double dribbles | 14-14 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Clifford Hagopian (SG), James McFadden (SF) Russell Young, Fritz Dodrill | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Knight (SF) James Howard | |
| 10:51 | LSU | Frank Hale loses the dribble to Don Wilson | 14-14 |
| 10:35 | South Carolina State | James McFadden loses the dribble to Jimmy Clark | 14-14 |
| 10:11 | LSU | Frank Hale is hacked by Clifford Hagopian - foul #1 on Clifford Hagopian, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Fritz Judson (C) Anthony Barber | |
| Subs | LSU | James Howard (SF) Robert Knight | |
| 09:58 | LSU | Frank Hale hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-14 |
| 09:56 | South Carolina State | James McFadden snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 09:49 | South Carolina State | James McFadden can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-14 |
| 09:48 | LSU | The rebound goes to David Stewart | 14-14 |
| 09:24 | LSU | Jimmy Clark hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from James Hill | 14-16 |
| 09:16 | South Carolina State | James Howard steals it from James McFadden | 14-16 |
| 09:06 | LSU | Frank Hale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 09:05 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to James Hill | 14-16 |
| 08:55 | LSU | James Howard connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Frank Hale | 14-19 |
| 08:36 | South Carolina State | Jimmy Clark is called for the reach on Don Wilson - foul #2 on Jimmy Clark, team foul #3 | 14-19 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Russell Young (SF), Fritz Dodrill (PF), Anthony Barber (C) Don Wilson, James McFadden, Fritz Judson | |
| Subs | LSU | Clarence Hutto (PF) Jimmy Clark | |
| 08:28 | South Carolina State | Anthony Barber scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Russell Young | 16-19 |
| 07:59 | LSU | David Stewart slams it home on a great pass from James Hill | 16-21 |
| 07:34 | South Carolina State | Clifford Hagopian misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-21 |
| 07:33 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Young | 16-21 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Clifford Hagopian (fresh) SG - Andy Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Russell Young (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fritz Dodrill (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Barber (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Hale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Howard (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Clarence Hutto (fresh) C - James Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | South Carolina State | Andy Anderson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-21 |
| 06:55 | LSU | David Stewart misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-21 |
| 06:54 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to David Stewart | 19-21 |
| 06:37 | LSU | James Howard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-21 |
| 06:36 | South Carolina State | Fritz Dodrill gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 06:15 | South Carolina State | Russell Young misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 06:14 | South Carolina State | Anthony Barber tips it in | 21-21 |
| 05:55 | LSU | James Hill hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Fritz Dodrill - foul #1 on Fritz Dodrill, team foul #7 | 21-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Don Wilson (PG), James McFadden (SF), Fritz Judson (C) Clifford Hagopian, Russell Young, Anthony Barber | |
| Subs | LSU | Thurman Twiggs (C) Clarence Hutto | |
| 05:55 | LSU | James Hill makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:55 | LSU | James Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 05:35 | South Carolina State | Andy Anderson makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Don Wilson | 23-23 |
| 05:12 | LSU | James Hill hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Howard | 23-25 |
| 05:02 | South Carolina State | Fritz Judson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 23-25 |
| 05:01 | LSU | Thurman Twiggs grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:55 | LSU | Frank Hale buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Hill | 23-28 |
| 04:42 | South Carolina State | Don Wilson is whistled for traveling | 23-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Clark (PF) Thurman Twiggs | |
| 04:15 | LSU | Jimmy Clark can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 04:13 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to James McFadden | 23-28 |
| 03:55 | South Carolina State | Fritz Dodrill is fouled on the floor by James Howard - foul #2 on James Howard, team foul #4 | 23-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Clifford Hagopian (PG), Gregory Beveridge (SG), Russell Young (SF), Colin Hartfield (PF), Anthony Barber (C) Don Wilson, Andy Anderson, James McFadden, Fritz Dodrill, Fritz Judson | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Knight (SF) James Howard | |
| 03:34 | South Carolina State | Anthony Barber misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 03:33 | LSU | Jimmy Clark pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Clifford Hagopian (fresh) SG - Gregory Beveridge (fresh) SF - Russell Young (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Colin Hartfield (fresh) C - Anthony Barber (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Stewart (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Hale (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Knight (fresh) PF - Jimmy Clark (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Hill (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | LSU | David Stewart comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-28 |
| 03:28 | South Carolina State | Anthony Barber grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 03:10 | South Carolina State | Clifford Hagopian is fouled on the floor by Frank Hale - foul #1 on Frank Hale, team foul #5 | 23-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | LSU | James Howard (SF) Robert Knight | |
| 02:53 | South Carolina State | Anthony Barber comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 23-28 |
| 02:52 | LSU | Frank Hale gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 02:24 | LSU | David Stewart can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Gregory Beveridge - foul #3 on Gregory Beveridge, team foul #8 | 23-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Don Wilson (PG), James McFadden (SF) Gregory Beveridge, Russell Young | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:24 | LSU | David Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 02:24 | LSU | David Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 02:17 | South Carolina State | Clifford Hagopian misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-30 |
| 02:15 | LSU | James Hill snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 01:47 | LSU | James Hill scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Frank Hale and he's fouled by Anthony Barber - foul #1 on Anthony Barber, team foul #9 | 23-32 |
| 01:47 | LSU | James Hill makes the free throw | 23-33 |
| 01:30 | South Carolina State | Anthony Barber misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Jimmy Clark - foul #3 on Jimmy Clark, team foul #6 | 23-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Andy Anderson (SG) Clifford Hagopian | |
| Subs | LSU | Clarence Hutto (PF) Jimmy Clark | |
| 01:30 | South Carolina State | Anthony Barber makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 01:30 | South Carolina State | Anthony Barber misses the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 01:30 | LSU | The rebound goes to Clarence Hutto | 24-33 |
| 01:01 | LSU | Frank Hale is fouled on the floor by Andy Anderson - foul #1 on Andy Anderson, team foul #10 | 24-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Fritz Dodrill (PF), Russell Young (C) Colin Hartfield, Anthony Barber | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Knight (SG) Clarence Hutto | |
| 01:01 | LSU | Frank Hale makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 01:01 | LSU | Frank Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina State | James McFadden can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 24-35 |
| 00:39 | South Carolina State | Fritz Dodrill tips it but misses | 24-35 |
| 00:38 | South Carolina State | Russell Young tips it but misses | 24-35 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Robert Knight snags the defensive board | 24-35 |
| 00:36 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Clifford Hagopian (SG), Colin Hartfield (PF), Anthony Barber (C) Andy Anderson, Fritz Dodrill, Russell Young | |
| Subs | LSU | Clarence Hutto (PF) Robert Knight | |
| 00:19 | LSU | James Howard scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by David Stewart | 24-38 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina State | Clifford Hagopian is whistled for a carry | 24-38 |
| 00:01 | LSU | James Howard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-38 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Anthony Barber gets the rebound | 24-38 |