| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Batten (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ray Little (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Vetter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Kugler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald King (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ernest Mole (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Stanley (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | South Carolina | Ray Little's floater is tipped away by Franklin Busby | 28-33 |
| 19:36 | South Carolina | Ray Little pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 19:23 | South Carolina | Don Batten can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 19:22 | LSU | Gary Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 19:10 | LSU | Franklin Busby is open but misses the lay-in | 28-33 |
| 19:08 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 19:03 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Ernest Mole - foul #2 on Ernest Mole, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| 19:03 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 19:03 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 19:03 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler gets the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:45 | South Carolina | Don Batten comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 28-33 |
| 18:44 | LSU | Gary Stanley grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 18:36 | LSU | Fred Peterson is called for the reach on Ronald King - foul #2 on Fred Peterson, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Matzke (C) Gary Stanley | |
| 18:23 | LSU | Franklin Busby buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Allan Chernosky and the foul's on Fred Peterson - foul #3 on Fred Peterson, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Haldeman (SF) Fred Peterson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 18:23 | LSU | Franklin Busby misses the free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:23 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:08 | South Carolina | Ray Little is hacked by Allan Chernosky - foul #3 on Allan Chernosky, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Fontaine (SF), Adam Shuff (C) Ernest Mole, Franklin Busby | |
| 17:46 | South Carolina | Don Batten can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-35 |
| 17:45 | LSU | Dennis Matzke grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 17:27 | LSU | Allan Chernosky is hacked by Don Batten - foul #1 on Don Batten, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Gary Stanley (C) Ronald King, Adam Shuff | |
| 17:05 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 17:04 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 16:57 | South Carolina | Ray Little connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-35 |
| 16:55 | LSU | Stephen Vetter steals the ball from Gary Stanley in the backcourt | 31-35 |
| 16:46 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler double dribbles | 31-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal (PF) Stephen Vetter | |
| Subs | LSU | Ernest Mole (SF), Franklin Busby (PF) Robert Fontaine, Dennis Matzke | |
| 16:44 | LSU | Don Batten is called for the reach on Allan Chernosky in the backcourt - foul #2 on Don Batten, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| 16:34 | LSU | Franklin Busby is whistled for traveling | 31-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Maloney (SG) Ray Little | |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Matzke (C) Gary Stanley | |
| 16:21 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 31-35 |
| 16:20 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Brammer | 31-35 |
| 16:03 | LSU | Dennis Matzke misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-35 |
| 16:02 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Batten (tiring) 4 pts. SG - John Maloney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Haldeman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee Kugler (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ernest Mole (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Dennis Matzke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | South Carolina | William Haldeman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 15:37 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 15:14 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer hits a wide open fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Allan Chernosky | 31-37 |
| 14:56 | South Carolina | John Maloney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 14:54 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal tips it but misses | 31-37 |
| 14:53 | LSU | Allan Chernosky snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 14:38 | LSU | Franklin Busby can't finish the layup | 31-37 |
| 14:36 | LSU | Ernest Mole can't tip it in | 31-37 |
| 14:34 | LSU | Allan Chernosky grabs the offensive board | 31-37 |
| 14:16 | LSU | Ernest Mole connects on the open floater from the left side on a nice dish by Allan Chernosky | 31-39 |
| 14:03 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by William Haldeman | 33-39 |
| 13:57 | LSU | Franklin Busby misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-39 |
| 13:56 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Lee Kugler | 33-39 |
| 13:51 | South Carolina | William Haldeman connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Lee Kugler | 35-39 |
| 13:33 | LSU | Daniel Levinthal blocks the short jumper by Dennis Matzke | 35-39 |
| 13:31 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 13:26 | South Carolina | William Haldeman clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 13:25 | LSU | Dennis Matzke pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 13:10 | LSU | Ernest Mole connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Allan Chernosky | 35-41 |
| 12:58 | South Carolina | Don Batten buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Maloney | 37-41 |
| 12:31 | LSU | Allan Chernosky is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Dennis Matzke | 37-43 |
| 12:15 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal loses the ball out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Ray Little (SG), Fred Peterson (SF), Stephen Vetter (PF), Dennis Barker (C) Don Batten, John Maloney, William Haldeman, Daniel Levinthal, Lee Kugler | |
| Subs | LSU | Greg Barnaby (PG), Ronald King (SG), Robert Fontaine (SF), Adam Shuff (PF), Gary Stanley (C) Allan Chernosky, Jeffrey Brammer, Ernest Mole, Franklin Busby, Dennis Matzke | |
| 12:13 | LSU | Robert Fontaine is hacked by Fred Peterson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Fred Peterson, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Brooks (SF) Fred Peterson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 12:05 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-43 |
| 12:04 | LSU | Adam Shuff tips it home | 37-45 |
| 11:46 | South Carolina | Ray Little hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Alan Bell and the foul's on Greg Barnaby - foul #1 on Greg Barnaby, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| 11:46 | South Carolina | Ray Little misses the free throw | 39-45 |
| 11:46 | LSU | Adam Shuff snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ray Little (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Brooks (fresh) PF - Stephen Vetter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Barker (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Greg Barnaby (fresh) SG - Ronald King (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert Fontaine (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Adam Shuff (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Stanley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Brooks - foul #1 on Richard Brooks, team foul #6 | 39-45 |
| 11:31 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 11:31 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 11:21 | South Carolina | Alan Bell is called for traveling | 39-47 |
| 11:03 | LSU | Gary Stanley can't throw it down | 39-47 |
| 11:01 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Dennis Barker | 39-47 |
| 10:40 | South Carolina | Dennis Barker hits a runner in the paint set up by Alan Bell | 41-47 |
| 10:35 | LSU | Alan Bell steps in front of the Ronald King pass in the backcourt | 41-47 |
| 10:22 | South Carolina | Alan Bell misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Adam Shuff - foul #1 on Adam Shuff, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Haldeman (SF) Richard Brooks | |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Franklin Busby (PF) Greg Barnaby, Adam Shuff | |
| 10:22 | South Carolina | Alan Bell makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:22 | South Carolina | Alan Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 10:02 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 10:00 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 09:55 | South Carolina | Ray Little drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Stephen Vetter | 45-47 |
| 09:48 | LSU | Franklin Busby is open and scores on a jumper from the right block | 45-49 |
| 09:38 | South Carolina | William Haldeman knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 09:12 | LSU | Franklin Busby misses the easy layup | 47-49 |
| 09:11 | LSU | Robert Fontaine grabs the offensive board | 47-49 |
| 09:03 | LSU | Franklin Busby slams it home | 47-51 |
| 08:45 | South Carolina | William Haldeman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-51 |
| 08:43 | LSU | Gary Stanley grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 08:39 | LSU | Ronald King throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Brown (PG), John Maloney (SG), Daniel Levinthal (PF) Alan Bell, Ray Little, Stephen Vetter | |
| Subs | LSU | Greg Barnaby (PG), Adam Shuff (C) Allan Chernosky, Gary Stanley | |
| 08:28 | South Carolina | John Maloney connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 08:24 | LSU | Ronald King is hacked by John Maloney in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Maloney, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Brooks (SF) William Haldeman | |
| Subs | LSU | Ernest Mole (SF), Dennis Matzke (PF) Robert Fontaine, Franklin Busby | |
| 08:24 | LSU | Ronald King misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:24 | South Carolina | Dennis Barker gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 08:05 | South Carolina | Dennis Barker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-51 |
| 07:43 | LSU | Glen Brown steals it from Greg Barnaby | 50-51 |
| 07:39 | South Carolina | Glen Brown can't finish the layup | 50-51 |
| 07:38 | LSU | Ernest Mole grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Glen Brown (fresh) SG - John Maloney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Brooks (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Levinthal (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Barker (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Greg Barnaby (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald King (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ernest Mole (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Dennis Matzke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Shuff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | LSU | Ernest Mole misses long on a jumper near the basket | 50-51 |
| 07:19 | South Carolina | Dennis Barker gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 07:01 | South Carolina | John Maloney misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-51 |
| 06:59 | LSU | The rebound goes to Dennis Matzke | 50-51 |
| 06:38 | LSU | Dennis Barker is called for the reach on Ronald King - foul #4 on Dennis Barker, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (PG), Ray Little (SG), Fred Peterson (SF), Stephen Vetter (PF), Lee Kugler (C) Glen Brown, John Maloney, Richard Brooks, Daniel Levinthal, Dennis Barker | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Robert Fontaine (SF), Franklin Busby (PF), Gary Stanley (C) Greg Barnaby, Ernest Mole, Dennis Matzke, Adam Shuff | |
| 06:38 | LSU | Ronald King makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 06:38 | LSU | Ronald King makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 06:20 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Don Batten | 52-53 |
| 06:07 | LSU | Franklin Busby loses the ball out of bounds | 52-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG) Ronald King | |
| 05:51 | South Carolina | Ray Little misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Gary Stanley - foul #2 on Gary Stanley, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Haldeman (PG) Don Batten | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 05:51 | South Carolina | Ray Little makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:51 | South Carolina | Ray Little makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 05:31 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey Brammer | 54-55 |
| 05:19 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dennis Barker (C) Lee Kugler | |
| Subs | LSU | Ernest Mole (SF) Robert Fontaine | |
| 05:05 | LSU | Allan Chernosky lays it up and in on a great pass from Ernest Mole | 54-57 |
| 04:50 | South Carolina | Dennis Barker misses the shot from the right side | 54-57 |
| 04:48 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Barker | 54-57 |
| 04:33 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by William Haldeman | 56-57 |
| 04:19 | LSU | Gary Stanley's floater is tipped away by Stephen Vetter | 56-57 |
| 04:17 | LSU | Gary Stanley hits the follow up shot | 56-59 |
| 04:03 | South Carolina | Ray Little's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), John Maloney (SG), Don Batten (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF), Lee Kugler (C) William Haldeman, Ray Little, Fred Peterson, Stephen Vetter, Dennis Barker | |
| Subs | LSU | Greg Barnaby (PG), Ronald King (SG), Robert Fontaine (SF), Dennis Matzke (C) Allan Chernosky, Jeffrey Brammer, Ernest Mole, Gary Stanley | |
| 03:54 | LSU | Franklin Busby clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Daniel Levinthal - foul #2 on Daniel Levinthal, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Brooks (SF) Alan Bell | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:54 | LSU | Franklin Busby makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 03:54 | LSU | Franklin Busby makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 03:39 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal hits a turnaround in the lane set up by John Maloney and he's fouled by Franklin Busby - foul #1 on Franklin Busby, team foul #6 | 58-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Adam Shuff (C) Franklin Busby | |
| 03:39 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal misses the free throw | 58-61 |
| 03:39 | LSU | The rebound goes to Adam Shuff | 58-61 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Batten (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Maloney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Brooks (fresh) PF - Daniel Levinthal (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Kugler (tired) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Greg Barnaby (fresh) SG - Ronald King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Fontaine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Matzke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Adam Shuff (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:31 | LSU | Ronald King misses the runner in the paint | 58-61 |
| 03:30 | South Carolina | John Maloney gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| 03:19 | South Carolina | Don Batten buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-61 |
| 03:16 | LSU | Robert Fontaine is hacked by Richard Brooks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Brooks, team foul #10 | 60-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Bell (PG) Richard Brooks | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:16 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 03:16 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 03:00 | South Carolina | Don Batten misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-63 |
| 02:58 | LSU | The rebound goes to Adam Shuff | 60-63 |
| 02:58 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Peterson (SF), Stephen Vetter (PF), Dennis Barker (C) Alan Bell, Daniel Levinthal, Lee Kugler | |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Ernest Mole (SF) Greg Barnaby, Ronald King, Robert Fontaine | |
| 02:54 | LSU | Don Batten picks off the pass by Ernest Mole in the backcourt | 60-63 |
| 02:53 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Don Batten | 62-63 |
| 02:49 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses the dunk | 62-63 |
| 02:48 | LSU | Ernest Mole tips it in | 62-65 |
| 02:32 | South Carolina | Dennis Barker can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Brammer - foul #2 on Jeffrey Brammer, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ray Little (SG) John Maloney | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:32 | South Carolina | Dennis Barker makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 02:32 | South Carolina | Dennis Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 02:30 | LSU | Ernest Mole is fouled in the backcourt by Don Batten - foul #3 on Don Batten, team foul #11 | 64-65 |
| 02:30 | LSU | Ernest Mole makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 02:30 | LSU | Ernest Mole makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 02:20 | South Carolina | Don Batten can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-67 |
| 02:18 | South Carolina | Ray Little tips it in | 66-67 |
| 02:18 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal (PF) Stephen Vetter | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald King (SG) Jeffrey Brammer | |
| 02:14 | LSU | Adam Shuff's pass is intercepted by Don Batten in the backcourt | 66-67 |
| 01:50 | South Carolina | Allan Chernosky takes the ball from Fred Peterson | 66-67 |
| 01:44 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter (PF), Lee Kugler (C) Daniel Levinthal, Dennis Barker | |
| Subs | LSU | Franklin Busby (PF), Gary Stanley (C) Dennis Matzke, Adam Shuff | |
| 01:31 | LSU | Ronald King is whistled for a carry | 66-67 |
| 01:14 | South Carolina | Don Batten misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-67 |
| 01:13 | LSU | The rebound goes to Franklin Busby | 66-67 |
| 01:06 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-67 |
| 01:05 | LSU | Allan Chernosky grabs the offensive board | 66-67 |
| 00:52 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-67 |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson snags the defensive board | 66-67 |
| 00:44 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Ray Little | 68-67 |
| 00:29 | LSU | Gary Stanley makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Ronald King | 68-69 |
| 00:22 | South Carolina | Ray Little misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-69 |
| 00:20 | LSU | The rebound goes to Ernest Mole | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | LSU | Don Batten is called for the reach on Ernest Mole in the backcourt - foul #4 on Don Batten, team foul #12 | 68-69 |
| 00:17 | LSU | Ernest Mole misses the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:17 | LSU | Ernest Mole makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Don Batten | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:01 | LSU | Allan Chernosky hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 70-70 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Ray Little grabs the defensive rebound | 70-70 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Batten (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ray Little (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Peterson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Stephen Vetter (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Lee Kugler (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ronald King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ernest Mole (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Gary Stanley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:39 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler is whistled for a carry | 70-70 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal (PF), Dennis Barker (C) Stephen Vetter, Lee Kugler | |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Matzke (C) Gary Stanley | |
| 04:16 | LSU | Franklin Busby scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Allan Chernosky | 70-72 |
| 03:53 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Ernest Mole - foul #3 on Ernest Mole, team foul #8 | 70-72 |
| 03:53 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 03:53 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 03:53 | LSU | The rebound goes to Dennis Matzke | 71-72 |
| 03:51 | LSU | Don Batten steals the ball from Allan Chernosky in the backcourt | 71-72 |
| 03:49 | South Carolina | Ray Little lays it in on a nice dish by Don Batten | 73-72 |
| 03:39 | LSU | Ernest Mole is open and scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Allan Chernosky | 73-74 |
| 03:20 | South Carolina | Ray Little makes the jumper near the basket | 75-74 |
| 03:10 | LSU | Franklin Busby comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 75-74 |
| 03:08 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Fred Peterson | 75-74 |
| 03:04 | South Carolina | Dennis Matzke steals it from Fred Peterson | 75-74 |
| 02:43 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Don Batten - foul #5 on Don Batten, team foul #13 | 75-74 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), John Maloney (SG), William Haldeman (SF) Don Batten, Ray Little, Fred Peterson | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Robert Fontaine (SF), Gary Stanley (C) Ronald King, Ernest Mole, Franklin Busby | |
| 02:43 | LSU | Allan Chernosky makes the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 02:43 | LSU | Allan Chernosky makes the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 02:40 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-76 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter (PF) Daniel Levinthal | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald King (SG) Jeffrey Brammer | |
| 02:29 | South Carolina | Alan Bell comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 75-76 |
| 02:28 | LSU | Gary Stanley grabs the board | 75-76 |
| 02:28 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-76 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ray Little (SG), Fred Peterson (SF) John Maloney, William Haldeman | |
| Subs | LSU | Ernest Mole (SF), Franklin Busby (PF) Robert Fontaine, Dennis Matzke | |
| 02:01 | LSU | Ronald King hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Allan Chernosky | 75-78 |
| 02:01 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-78 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Kugler (C) Dennis Barker | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:35 | South Carolina | Ray Little hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-78 |
| 01:19 | LSU | Franklin Busby buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Gary Stanley | 78-80 |
| 01:08 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Gary Stanley - foul #3 on Gary Stanley, team foul #9 | 78-80 |
| 01:08 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler makes the 1st free throw | 79-80 |
| 01:08 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler misses the 2nd free throw | 79-80 |
| 01:08 | LSU | Franklin Busby gets the rebound | 79-80 |
| 00:47 | LSU | Franklin Busby lays it up and in | 79-82 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Little (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Peterson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Stephen Vetter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Lee Kugler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fresh) 12 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ronald King (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ernest Mole (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Gary Stanley (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 00:29 | South Carolina | Ray Little is whistled for traveling | 79-82 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Fontaine (SF) Ernest Mole | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | LSU | Robert Fontaine is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Bell - foul #1 on Alan Bell, team foul #14 | 79-82 |
| 00:28 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 79-83 |
| 00:28 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 2nd free throw | 79-84 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | South Carolina | Ray Little misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-84 |
| 00:20 | LSU | Franklin Busby grabs the defensive rebound | 79-84 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Ray Little is called for the reach on Franklin Busby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ray Little, team foul #15 | 79-84 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Ernest Mole (SF) Ronald King | |
| 00:18 | LSU | Franklin Busby makes the 1st free throw | 79-85 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Franklin Busby makes the 2nd free throw | 79-86 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | Ray Little scores on a 3 from the left wing | 82-86 |
| 00:10 | LSU | Ernest Mole is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Bell - foul #2 on Alan Bell, team foul #16 | 82-86 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald King (SG) Robert Fontaine | |
| 00:10 | LSU | Ernest Mole misses the 1st free throw | 82-86 |
| 00:10 | LSU | Ernest Mole makes the 2nd free throw | 82-87 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson is hacked by Allan Chernosky - foul #4 on Allan Chernosky, team foul #10 | 82-87 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 83-87 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 83-87 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Gary Stanley gets the rebound | 83-87 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Gary Stanley is hacked by Alan Bell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alan Bell, team foul #17 | 83-87 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Fontaine (SF) Ernest Mole | |
| 00:01 | LSU | Gary Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 83-87 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Gary Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 83-88 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson misses short on a halfcourt shot | 83-88 |