| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jesse Motley (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dustin Greene (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wendell Hammond (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Weidman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Keith Gray (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Riley Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Hurst (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tom Browning (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brian Moncrief (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Michael Powell inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:40 | LSU | Willie Weidman is open but comes up short on the floater from the right block | 28-35 |
| 19:39 | South Florida | Keith Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 19:37 | South Florida | Jesse Motley steps in front of the Keith Gray pass in the backcourt | 28-35 |
| 19:16 | LSU | Jesse Motley clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 19:15 | LSU | Wendell Hammond grabs the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:58 | LSU | Dustin Greene buries a 3 from straight away | 31-35 |
| 18:46 | South Florida | Keith Gray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-35 |
| 18:27 | LSU | Dustin Greene drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 18:07 | South Florida | Riley Thompson scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-37 |
| 17:44 | LSU | Wendell Hammond loses the dribble to James Hurst | 34-37 |
| 17:34 | South Florida | Keith Gray can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jesse Motley - foul #2 on Jesse Motley, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Truman Beaudet (PG), Raymond Mansour (SG), Robert Law (SF), Kyle Striplin (PF), Noble Smith (C) Jesse Motley, Dustin Greene, Michael Powell, Wendell Hammond, Willie Weidman | |
| Subs | South Florida | Clinton Booth (SG), Victor Mayorga (SF), Michael Lackey (PF), Shing Wang (C) Riley Thompson, James Hurst, Tom Browning, Brian Moncrief | |
| 17:34 | South Florida | Keith Gray makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 17:34 | South Florida | Keith Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 17:28 | LSU | Keith Gray steps in front of the Raymond Mansour pass in the backcourt | 34-39 |
| 17:26 | South Florida | Clinton Booth banks in the layup on a great pass from Keith Gray | 34-41 |
| 17:12 | LSU | Kyle Striplin's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Lackey | 34-41 |
| 17:11 | LSU | Truman Beaudet tips it in | 36-41 |
| 17:00 | South Florida | Clinton Booth is called for traveling | 36-41 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Robert Sanders (PG) Keith Gray | |
| 16:34 | LSU | Truman Beaudet hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 16:20 | South Florida | Robert Sanders misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-41 |
| 16:18 | LSU | Noble Smith gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 15:50 | LSU | Truman Beaudet's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Motley (PG), Dustin Greene (SG), Michael Powell (SF), Wendell Hammond (PF), Willie Weidman (C) Truman Beaudet, Raymond Mansour, Robert Law, Kyle Striplin, Noble Smith | |
| Subs | South Florida | Riley Thompson (SG), Boris Vilkoski (SF), Tom Browning (PF), Brian Moncrief (C) Clinton Booth, Victor Mayorga, Michael Lackey, Shing Wang | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jesse Motley (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dustin Greene (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wendell Hammond (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Willie Weidman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Robert Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Riley Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Boris Vilkoski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Browning (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brian Moncrief (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | South Florida | Jesse Motley picks off the pass by Robert Sanders in the backcourt | 38-41 |
| 15:47 | LSU | Jesse Motley lays it up and in | 40-41 |
| 15:32 | South Florida | Robert Sanders is hacked by Jesse Motley - foul #3 on Jesse Motley, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| 15:17 | South Florida | Robert Sanders is whistled for a carry | 40-41 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Keith Gray (PG) Robert Sanders | |
| 14:56 | LSU | Dustin Greene knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Wendell Hammond | 42-41 |
| 14:38 | South Florida | Riley Thompson's dunk attempt is rejected by Wendell Hammond | 42-41 |
| 14:36 | LSU | The rebound goes to Willie Weidman | 42-41 |
| 14:20 | LSU | Wendell Hammond connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 14:06 | South Florida | Riley Thompson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 13:43 | LSU | Willie Weidman's floater is tipped away by Tom Browning | 44-44 |
| 13:42 | South Florida | Brian Moncrief snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 13:24 | South Florida | Tom Browning is whistled for a carry | 44-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Truman Beaudet (PG), Raymond Mansour (SG), Robert Law (SF), Kyle Striplin (PF), Noble Smith (C) Jesse Motley, Dustin Greene, Michael Powell, Wendell Hammond, Willie Weidman | |
| Subs | South Florida | Robert Sanders (PG), Clinton Booth (SG), James Hurst (SF), Michael Lackey (PF), Shing Wang (C) Keith Gray, Riley Thompson, Boris Vilkoski, Tom Browning, Brian Moncrief | |
| 13:04 | LSU | Robert Law misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by James Hurst - foul #2 on James Hurst, team foul #1 | 44-44 |
| 13:04 | LSU | Robert Law misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:04 | LSU | Robert Law makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 12:46 | South Florida | James Hurst comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-44 |
| 12:44 | South Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Shing Wang | 45-44 |
| 12:34 | South Florida | Clinton Booth misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-44 |
| 12:33 | South Florida | James Hurst tips it home | 45-46 |
| 12:11 | LSU | Noble Smith makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Kyle Striplin | 47-46 |
| 11:49 | South Florida | Clinton Booth connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Robert Sanders | 47-48 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Truman Beaudet (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Raymond Mansour (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Law (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kyle Striplin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Noble Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Robert Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clinton Booth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Hurst (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Lackey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Shing Wang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | LSU | Kyle Striplin knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Robert Law | 49-48 |
| 11:23 | South Florida | Robert Sanders misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Truman Beaudet - foul #1 on Truman Beaudet, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Greene (SG), Michael Powell (SF), Wendell Hammond (PF), Willie Weidman (C) Raymond Mansour, Robert Law, Kyle Striplin, Noble Smith | |
| Subs | South Florida | Riley Thompson (SG), Victor Mayorga (SF), Tom Browning (PF), Brian Moncrief (C) Clinton Booth, James Hurst, Michael Lackey, Shing Wang | |
| 11:23 | South Florida | Robert Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 11:23 | South Florida | Robert Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 11:23 | LSU | Wendell Hammond grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 11:20 | LSU | Riley Thompson steals the ball from Dustin Greene in the backcourt | 49-49 |
| 11:19 | South Florida | Robert Sanders banks in the layup on a nice dish by Riley Thompson | 49-51 |
| 11:04 | LSU | Michael Powell is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dustin Greene | 51-51 |
| 10:53 | South Florida | Tom Browning double dribbles | 51-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Motley (PG) Truman Beaudet | |
| Subs | South Florida | Keith Gray (PG), Boris Vilkoski (PF) Robert Sanders, Tom Browning | |
| 10:31 | LSU | Wendell Hammond jams it | 53-51 |
| 10:08 | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski misses short on a runner in the paint | 53-51 |
| 10:06 | LSU | Willie Weidman gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 09:41 | LSU | Wendell Hammond misses short on a shot from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 09:40 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Boris Vilkoski | 53-51 |
| 09:17 | South Florida | Brian Moncrief misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Willie Weidman - foul #1 on Willie Weidman, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Truman Beaudet (PG), Robert Law (SF), Kyle Striplin (PF), Noble Smith (C) Jesse Motley, Michael Powell, Wendell Hammond, Willie Weidman | |
| Subs | South Florida | James Hurst (SF), Tom Browning (PF) Victor Mayorga, Boris Vilkoski | |
| 09:17 | South Florida | Brian Moncrief makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:17 | South Florida | Brian Moncrief misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:17 | LSU | Noble Smith pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 08:50 | LSU | Truman Beaudet is fouled on the floor by Tom Browning - foul #1 on Tom Browning, team foul #2 | 53-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Mansour (SG) Dustin Greene | |
| Subs | South Florida | Robert Sanders (PG), Clinton Booth (SG), Michael Lackey (C) Keith Gray, Riley Thompson, Brian Moncrief | |
| 08:29 | LSU | Noble Smith misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Lackey - foul #3 on Michael Lackey, team foul #3 | 53-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Wendell Hammond (PF) Kyle Striplin | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 08:29 | LSU | Noble Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 08:29 | LSU | Noble Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 08:29 | South Florida | Michael Lackey grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 08:22 | South Florida | Michael Lackey buries a shot in the paint | 54-54 |
| 08:06 | LSU | Truman Beaudet's pass is intercepted by James Hurst | 54-54 |
| 07:53 | South Florida | Truman Beaudet steals the ball from Michael Lackey | 54-54 |
| 07:49 | LSU | Truman Beaudet banks in the layup | 56-54 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Truman Beaudet (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Raymond Mansour (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Law (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Wendell Hammond (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Noble Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Robert Sanders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clinton Booth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Hurst (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - Tom Browning (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Lackey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | South Florida | Robert Law takes the ball from James Hurst | 56-54 |
| 07:05 | LSU | Michael Lackey blocks the short jumper by Wendell Hammond | 56-54 |
| 07:04 | South Florida | James Hurst gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 06:59 | South Florida | Clinton Booth misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 06:57 | LSU | The rebound goes to Wendell Hammond | 56-54 |
| 06:40 | LSU | Noble Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-54 |
| 06:39 | South Florida | Michael Lackey grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 06:24 | South Florida | Tom Browning's floater is knocked away by Noble Smith | 56-54 |
| 06:23 | LSU | Noble Smith grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 05:59 | LSU | Raymond Mansour is fouled on the floor by Clinton Booth - foul #1 on Clinton Booth, team foul #4 | 56-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Motley (PG), Dustin Greene (SG), Michael Powell (SF), Kyle Striplin (PF), Willie Weidman (C) Truman Beaudet, Raymond Mansour, Robert Law, Wendell Hammond, Noble Smith | |
| Subs | South Florida | Keith Gray (PG), Riley Thompson (SG), Victor Mayorga (SF), Shing Wang (PF), Brian Moncrief (C) Robert Sanders, Clinton Booth, James Hurst, Tom Browning, Michael Lackey | |
| 05:37 | LSU | Willie Weidman buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Kyle Striplin and the foul's on Victor Mayorga - foul #1 on Victor Mayorga, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| 05:37 | LSU | Willie Weidman makes the free throw | 59-54 |
| 05:19 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga is fouled on the floor by Kyle Striplin - foul #1 on Kyle Striplin, team foul #5 | 59-54 |
| 05:04 | South Florida | Michael Powell steals it from Victor Mayorga | 59-54 |
| 04:43 | LSU | Jesse Motley comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 04:42 | South Florida | Brian Moncrief gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 04:19 | South Florida | Brian Moncrief comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 59-54 |
| 04:18 | South Florida | Brian Moncrief tips it in | 59-56 |
| 04:04 | LSU | Jesse Motley is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Weidman | 61-56 |
| 03:49 | South Florida | Shing Wang banks in the layup on a great pass from Riley Thompson | 61-58 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jesse Motley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dustin Greene (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Powell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kyle Striplin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Willie Weidman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Keith Gray (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Riley Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Victor Mayorga (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Shing Wang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Moncrief (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:29 | LSU | Dustin Greene is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-58 |
| 03:28 | LSU | Willie Weidman tips it in | 63-58 |
| 03:14 | South Florida | Victor Mayorga misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 03:13 | South Florida | Brian Moncrief hits the follow up shot | 63-60 |
| 02:44 | LSU | Willie Weidman hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Powell | 65-60 |
| 02:44 | South Florida | South Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | LSU | Truman Beaudet (PG), Raymond Mansour (SF), Wendell Hammond (PF), Noble Smith (C) Jesse Motley, Michael Powell, Kyle Striplin, Willie Weidman | |
| Subs | South Florida | Boris Vilkoski (SF), Tom Browning (PF) Victor Mayorga, Shing Wang | |
| 02:30 | South Florida | Tom Browning lays it in | 65-62 |
| 02:30 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Powell (SF), Willie Weidman (C) Raymond Mansour, Noble Smith | |
| Subs | South Florida | James Hurst (SF) Boris Vilkoski | |
| 02:01 | LSU | Wendell Hammond knocks in the floater in the lane and he's fouled by Keith Gray - foul #4 on Keith Gray, team foul #6 | 67-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Motley (PG) Truman Beaudet | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 02:01 | LSU | Wendell Hammond makes the free throw | 68-62 |
| 01:49 | South Florida | Tom Browning clanks a shot from the right block | 68-62 |
| 01:48 | South Florida | Tom Browning tips it in | 68-64 |
| 01:19 | LSU | Jesse Motley hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 70-64 |
| 00:57 | South Florida | Brian Moncrief misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Dustin Greene - foul #1 on Dustin Greene, team foul #6 | 70-64 |
| 00:57 | South Florida | Brian Moncrief misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:57 | South Florida | Brian Moncrief makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:54 | LSU | Riley Thompson is called for the reach on Jesse Motley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Riley Thompson, team foul #7 | 70-65 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Law (SF) Michael Powell | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 00:54 | LSU | Jesse Motley makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:54 | LSU | Jesse Motley makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:48 | South Florida | Tom Browning buries a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Wendell Hammond - foul #2 on Wendell Hammond, team foul #7 | 72-67 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Powell (SF) Robert Law | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 00:48 | South Florida | Tom Browning misses the free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:48 | LSU | Wendell Hammond pulls down the rebound | 72-67 |
| 00:45 | LSU | Wendell Hammond is hacked by Riley Thompson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Riley Thompson, team foul #8 | 72-67 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Law (SF) Michael Powell | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 00:45 | LSU | Wendell Hammond misses the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:45 | South Florida | Tom Browning pulls down the rebound | 72-67 |
| 00:37 | South Florida | Keith Gray knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Hurst | 72-69 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Dustin Greene is fouled in the backcourt by Riley Thompson - foul #4 on Riley Thompson, team foul #9 | 72-69 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Powell (SF) Robert Law | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 00:36 | LSU | Dustin Greene makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Dustin Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:30 | South Florida | Keith Gray hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 74-69 |
| 00:28 | South Florida | Brian Moncrief misses the tip | 74-69 |
| 00:27 | South Florida | Tom Browning tips it back up and in | 74-71 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Keith Gray is called for the reach on Wendell Hammond in the backcourt - foul #5 on Keith Gray, team foul #10 | 74-71 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Robert Sanders (PG) Keith Gray | |
| 00:26 | LSU | Wendell Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Wendell Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:20 | South Florida | Riley Thompson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-71 |
| 00:19 | LSU | Willie Weidman snags the defensive board | 76-71 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Riley Thompson is called for the reach on Willie Weidman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Riley Thompson, team foul #11 | 76-71 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Mansour (SF) Michael Powell | |
| Subs | South Florida | Clinton Booth (SG) Riley Thompson | |
| 00:18 | LSU | Willie Weidman makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Willie Weidman misses the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:18 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Brian Moncrief | 77-71 |
| 00:18 | South Florida | South Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-71 |
| 00:10 | South Florida | Clinton Booth drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 77-74 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Robert Sanders is called for the reach on Jesse Motley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Sanders, team foul #12 | 77-74 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Powell (SF) Raymond Mansour | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 00:09 | LSU | Jesse Motley makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Jesse Motley makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:06 | South Florida | South Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-74 |
| 00:03 | South Florida | Clinton Booth can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 79-74 |
| 00:01 | South Florida | Tom Browning snags the offensive board | 79-74 |
| 00:00 | South Florida | The clock runs out | 79-74 |