| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Hammond (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Wafford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. C - Richard Manes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Walter Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Donald Harris (fresh) 1 pts. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford inbounds the ball | 22-33 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | South Carolina | Richard Manes knocks in the turnaround from close range | 24-33 |
| 19:24 | LSU | Walter Williams's fadeaway is rejected by James Thompson | 24-33 |
| 19:23 | LSU | Donald Harris tips it home | 24-35 |
| 18:59 | South Carolina | James Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 24-35 |
| 18:57 | LSU | Donald Harris gets the rebound | 24-35 |
| 18:51 | LSU | Donald Harris misses the runner near the basket | 24-35 |
| 18:49 | LSU | Walter Williams tips it home | 24-37 |
| 18:30 | South Carolina | Donald Harris swats the short shot by Richard Manes | 24-37 |
| 18:29 | LSU | Clifford Davidson snags the defensive board | 24-37 |
| 18:18 | LSU | Victor Pitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Darrell Horner (SF), Edward Peterson (PF), Jack Kelley (C) John Hammond, Richard Harris, Harold Wafford, James Thompson, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:58 | South Carolina | Clifford Davidson is called for the reach on Wesley Conklin - foul #2 on Clifford Davidson, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF) Wesley Conklin, Jack Kelley | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:44 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Reed Aliff | 26-37 |
| 17:32 | LSU | Donald Harris buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Cheslav Czapiewski | 26-39 |
| 17:04 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson is hacked by Walter Williams - foul #1 on Walter Williams, team foul #2 | 26-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Jack Kelley (C) Vincent Visosky, Reed Aliff, Thomas Hudson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 16:51 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson is hacked by Clifford Davidson - foul #3 on Clifford Davidson, team foul #3 | 26-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Manes (C) Jack Kelley | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (SG), Adam Blacker (PF), Manuel Lower (C) Victor Pitt, Donald Harris, Clifford Davidson | |
| 16:39 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 26-39 |
| 16:37 | LSU | The rebound goes to Adam Blacker | 26-39 |
| 16:18 | LSU | Robert Noland is fouled on the floor by Edward Peterson - foul #3 on Edward Peterson, team foul #1 | 26-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Thomas Hudson (SF), James Thompson (PF), Jack Kelley (C) John Hammond, Darrell Horner, Edward Peterson, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | LSU | Predrag Ziemann (SF) Walter Williams | |
| 16:11 | LSU | Adam Blacker knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Cheslav Czapiewski | 26-42 |
| 15:45 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 26-42 |
| 15:43 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson can't tip it in | 26-42 |
| 15:42 | LSU | Robert Noland grabs the defensive rebound | 26-42 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vincent Visosky (fresh) SG - Wesley Conklin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Hudson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. C - Jack Kelley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Noland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Predrag Ziemann (fresh) PF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Lower (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:31 | LSU | Jack Kelley takes the ball from Robert Noland | 26-42 |
| 15:02 | South Carolina | James Thompson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Adam Blacker - foul #2 on Adam Blacker, team foul #4 | 26-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Reed Aliff (SG), Darrell Horner (SF), Edward Peterson (C) Vincent Visosky, Wesley Conklin, Thomas Hudson, Jack Kelley | |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Pitt (SG), Walter Williams (SF), Donald Harris (PF), Clifford Davidson (C) Cheslav Czapiewski, Predrag Ziemann, Adam Blacker, Manuel Lower | |
| 15:02 | South Carolina | James Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 15:02 | South Carolina | James Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 15:02 | LSU | Donald Harris pulls down the rebound | 27-42 |
| 14:50 | LSU | Walter Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Reed Aliff - foul #1 on Reed Aliff, team foul #2 | 27-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Wafford (SF), Richard Manes (C) Darrell Horner, James Thompson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 14:50 | LSU | Walter Williams makes the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 14:50 | LSU | Walter Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 27-44 |
| 14:24 | South Carolina | John Hammond is whistled for a carry | 27-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Harris (SG), Darrell Horner (SF) Reed Aliff, Harold Wafford | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 14:12 | LSU | Darrell Horner is called for the reach on Donald Harris - foul #1 on Darrell Horner, team foul #3 | 27-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (SG) Richard Harris | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 14:02 | LSU | Clifford Davidson connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Victor Pitt | 27-46 |
| 13:34 | South Carolina | Victor Pitt steps in front of the Richard Manes pass | 27-46 |
| 13:30 | LSU | Victor Pitt misses the dunk attempt | 27-46 |
| 13:28 | LSU | Donald Harris snags the offensive board | 27-46 |
| 13:16 | LSU | Walter Williams makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Clifford Davidson | 27-48 |
| 12:47 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), James Thompson (PF) John Hammond, Reed Aliff, Darrell Horner, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski (PG) Robert Noland | |
| 12:29 | LSU | Victor Pitt is hacked by Edward Peterson - foul #4 on Edward Peterson, team foul #4 | 27-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Jack Kelley (C) Vincent Visosky, Richard Harris, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 12:24 | LSU | Walter Williams misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-48 |
| 12:23 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski grabs the offensive board | 27-48 |
| 12:14 | LSU | Victor Pitt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-48 |
| 12:13 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Harold Wafford | 27-48 |
| 12:06 | South Carolina | Walter Williams blocks the short jumper by Jack Kelley | 27-48 |
| 12:04 | LSU | Donald Harris grabs the board | 27-48 |
| 11:59 | LSU | Victor Pitt misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Wesley Conklin - foul #2 on Wesley Conklin, team foul #5 | 27-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Richard Harris (SG) John Hammond, Wesley Conklin | |
| Subs | LSU | Predrag Ziemann (SF) Walter Williams | |
| 11:59 | LSU | Victor Pitt makes the 1st free throw | 27-49 |
| 11:59 | LSU | Victor Pitt misses the 2nd free throw | 27-49 |
| 11:59 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jack Kelley | 27-49 |
| 11:33 | South Carolina | Richard Harris is hacked by Donald Harris - foul #3 on Donald Harris, team foul #5 | 27-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Richard Manes (C) Vincent Visosky, Richard Harris, Jack Kelley | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (SG), Adam Blacker (PF), Manuel Lower (C) Victor Pitt, Donald Harris, Clifford Davidson | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Hammond (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wesley Conklin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Wafford (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. C - Richard Manes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Noland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Predrag Ziemann (fresh) PF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Lower (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:17 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford misses short on a floater from the left wing | 27-49 |
| 11:16 | South Carolina | John Hammond grabs the offensive rebound | 27-49 |
| 10:57 | South Carolina | John Hammond scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Wesley Conklin | 29-49 |
| 10:51 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 29-49 |
| 10:50 | LSU | Manuel Lower snags the offensive board | 29-49 |
| 10:39 | LSU | The jump hook by Predrag Ziemann is blocked by Richard Manes | 29-49 |
| 10:38 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Cheslav Czapiewski | 29-49 |
| 10:33 | LSU | Robert Noland buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Adam Blacker | 29-52 |
| 10:12 | South Carolina | Richard Manes comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-52 |
| 10:11 | South Carolina | James Thompson grabs the offensive board | 29-52 |
| 09:50 | South Carolina | Richard Manes is fouled on the floor by Adam Blacker - foul #3 on Adam Blacker, team foul #6 | 29-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Darrell Horner (PF), Jack Kelley (C) John Hammond, Wesley Conklin, Harold Wafford, James Thompson, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Pitt (SG), Walter Williams (SF), Donald Harris (PF), Clifford Davidson (C) Robert Noland, Predrag Ziemann, Adam Blacker, Manuel Lower | |
| 09:34 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson blows the layup | 29-52 |
| 09:32 | LSU | Walter Williams grabs the board | 29-52 |
| 09:09 | LSU | Donald Harris hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Victor Pitt | 29-54 |
| 08:44 | South Carolina | Richard Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-54 |
| 08:43 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson tips it home | 31-54 |
| 08:26 | LSU | Donald Harris misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 31-54 |
| 08:24 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky gets the rebound | 31-54 |
| 08:05 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky is fouled on the floor by Victor Pitt - foul #2 on Victor Pitt, team foul #7 | 31-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), James Thompson (PF), Richard Manes (C) Richard Harris, Thomas Hudson, Darrell Horner, Jack Kelley | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (PG) Cheslav Czapiewski | |
| 08:05 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky makes the 1st free throw | 32-54 |
| 08:05 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky makes the 2nd free throw | 33-54 |
| 07:52 | LSU | Donald Harris makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Walter Williams | 33-56 |
| 07:27 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Vincent Visosky | 35-56 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vincent Visosky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reed Aliff (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Wafford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Manes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Walter Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. PF - Donald Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | LSU | Victor Pitt clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-56 |
| 07:08 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford grabs the defensive rebound | 35-56 |
| 06:53 | South Carolina | Walter Williams takes the ball from James Thompson | 35-56 |
| 06:50 | LSU | Robert Noland misses the lay-in | 35-56 |
| 06:49 | LSU | Walter Williams tips it but misses | 35-56 |
| 06:48 | South Carolina | Richard Manes snags the defensive board | 35-56 |
| 06:21 | South Carolina | James Thompson drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Vincent Visosky and he's fouled by Walter Williams - foul #2 on Walter Williams, team foul #8 | 37-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Darrell Horner (SF), Edward Peterson (C) Vincent Visosky, Reed Aliff, Harold Wafford, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski (PG), Adam Blacker (PF), Manuel Lower (C) Victor Pitt, Donald Harris, Clifford Davidson | |
| 06:21 | South Carolina | James Thompson misses the free throw | 37-56 |
| 06:21 | LSU | Adam Blacker grabs the board | 37-56 |
| 06:12 | LSU | Adam Blacker can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-56 |
| 06:11 | South Carolina | Richard Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 37-56 |
| 05:58 | South Carolina | John Hammond misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 37-56 |
| 05:57 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski gets the rebound | 37-56 |
| 05:48 | LSU | Robert Noland misses long on a 3 from straight away | 37-56 |
| 05:46 | LSU | Manuel Lower hits the follow up shot | 37-58 |
| 05:28 | South Carolina | Richard Harris is hacked by Robert Noland - foul #2 on Robert Noland, team foul #9 | 37-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jack Kelley (C) James Thompson | |
| Subs | LSU | Gregory Layfield (PG), Predrag Ziemann (SF) Cheslav Czapiewski, Walter Williams | |
| 05:28 | South Carolina | Richard Harris misses the 1st free throw | 37-58 |
| 05:28 | LSU | Manuel Lower grabs the defensive rebound | 37-58 |
| 05:16 | LSU | Robert Noland buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-61 |
| 05:04 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson banks in the layup set up by Richard Harris | 39-61 |
| 04:51 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann hits a shot from the left side | 39-63 |
| 04:27 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Predrag Ziemann - foul #2 on Predrag Ziemann, team foul #10 | 39-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), Richard Manes (C) Richard Harris, Darrell Horner, Jack Kelley | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:27 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 40-63 |
| 04:27 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-63 |
| 04:27 | South Carolina | Richard Manes grabs the offensive board | 40-63 |
| 04:02 | South Carolina | Richard Manes makes the jumper from the left side set up by Edward Peterson | 42-63 |
| 03:40 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann misses short on a floater from the left wing | 42-63 |
| 03:39 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson gets the rebound | 42-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson misses badly on a shot from the right block | 42-63 |
| 03:17 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin gets the offensive rebound | 42-63 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wesley Conklin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Wafford (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Edward Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Manes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gregory Layfield (fresh) SG - Robert Noland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Predrag Ziemann (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Blacker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Manuel Lower (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:01 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Hammond and the foul's on Adam Blacker - foul #4 on Adam Blacker, team foul #11 | 44-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Darrell Horner (SF), Jack Kelley (C) Harold Wafford, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:01 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson makes the free throw | 45-63 |
| 02:50 | LSU | Adam Blacker's pass is intercepted by Wesley Conklin | 45-63 |
| 02:46 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin hits the finger roll | 47-63 |
| 02:29 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann is fouled on the floor by Wesley Conklin - foul #3 on Wesley Conklin, team foul #6 | 47-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Harris (SG), James Thompson (PF) Wesley Conklin, Jack Kelley | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:16 | LSU | Adam Blacker misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-63 |
| 02:14 | South Carolina | James Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 02:03 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:59 | LSU | Gregory Layfield is hacked by Richard Harris - foul #3 on Richard Harris, team foul #7 | 50-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Wafford (SF), Richard Manes (C) Darrell Horner, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:59 | LSU | Gregory Layfield misses the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 01:59 | South Carolina | Richard Manes pulls down the rebound | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:47 | South Carolina | James Thompson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-63 |
| 01:45 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| 01:43 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann is fouled in the backcourt by John Hammond - foul #2 on John Hammond, team foul #8 | 50-63 |
| 01:43 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 01:43 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann misses the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 01:43 | South Carolina | James Thompson snags the defensive board | 50-64 |
| 01:19 | South Carolina | Richard Manes misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 50-64 |
| 01:17 | LSU | Robert Noland snags the defensive board | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:55 | LSU | Manuel Lower misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-64 |
| 00:54 | South Carolina | James Thompson snags the defensive board | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Richard Manes blows the layup but he's hacked by Manuel Lower - foul #1 on Manuel Lower, team foul #12 | 50-64 |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Richard Manes makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Richard Manes misses the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 00:49 | LSU | Adam Blacker gets the rebound | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | LSU | Adam Blacker misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Thompson - foul #2 on James Thompson, team foul #9 | 51-64 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Adam Blacker makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Adam Blacker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | John Hammond can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Manuel Lower - foul #2 on Manuel Lower, team foul #13 | 51-66 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | John Hammond misses the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | John Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Gregory Layfield runs out the clock | 52-66 |