| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jonathan Lambert (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Hopkins (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nicholas Hodgson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Kovalsky (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Woodie (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Hanna (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson inbounds the ball | 36-26 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:52 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-26 |
| 19:50 | South Carolina | James Woodie tips it home | 38-26 |
| 19:22 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-26 |
| 19:21 | South Carolina | James Woodie snags the defensive board | 38-26 |
| 18:59 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert is fouled on the floor by Jessie Duke - foul #1 on Jessie Duke, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF) John Sweeney | |
| 18:51 | South Carolina | James Woodie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-26 |
| 18:40 | LSU | Jesse Hanna drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Jessie Duke and he's fouled by Nicholas Hodgson - foul #2 on Nicholas Hodgson, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| 18:40 | LSU | Jesse Hanna makes the free throw | 38-29 |
| 18:19 | South Carolina | The short jumper by James Woodie is denied by Jessie Duke | 38-29 |
| 18:18 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson hits the follow up shot | 40-29 |
| 17:50 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 40-31 |
| 17:38 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-31 |
| 17:36 | South Carolina | James Woodie tips it in | 42-31 |
| 17:09 | LSU | Bryan Sutera is called for traveling | 42-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Peter Quintanilla, Jesse Hanna | |
| 16:45 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 16:44 | LSU | Jessie Duke snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 16:25 | LSU | Jessie Duke scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 42-33 |
| 16:07 | South Carolina | James Woodie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg (PG), Roman Torres (SG), Nathanial George (SF), Howard Faber (PF), John Toon (C) Jonathan Lambert, Dennis Hopkins, Nicholas Hodgson, Robert Kovalsky, James Woodie | |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF), Jesse Hanna (PF) John Sweeney, Ronnie Meyer | |
| 15:48 | LSU | Jessie Duke is fouled on the floor by John Toon - foul #1 on John Toon, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF) Peter Quintanilla | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Sergei Zingg (fresh) SG - Roman Torres (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathanial George (fresh) PF - Howard Faber (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Toon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Hanna (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jessie Duke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 15:24 | LSU | Jessie Duke misses the dunk | 42-33 |
| 15:23 | LSU | Dikembe Ali can't tip it in | 42-33 |
| 15:21 | LSU | Jesse Hanna grabs the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 15:07 | LSU | Bryan Sutera connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Ali | 42-36 |
| 14:58 | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Nathanial George | 44-36 |
| 14:42 | LSU | Dikembe Ali makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Jessie Duke | 44-39 |
| 14:28 | South Carolina | Roman Torres misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 14:27 | LSU | Jessie Duke pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 14:07 | LSU | Jessie Duke lays it in uncontested on a great pass from John Sweeney and the foul's on John Toon - foul #2 on John Toon, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert (PG), Dennis Hopkins (SG), Nicholas Hodgson (SF), Robert Kovalsky (PF), James Woodie (C) Sergei Zingg, Roman Torres, Nathanial George, Howard Faber, John Toon | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Bryan Sutera, John Sweeney, Jesse Hanna | |
| 14:07 | LSU | Jessie Duke makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:58 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-42 |
| 13:29 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 13:27 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 13:13 | South Carolina | James Woodie is called for traveling | 47-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), John Sweeney (SF), Jesse Hanna (PF) Gary Troup, Peter Quintanilla, Jessie Duke | |
| 12:55 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses the lay-in | 47-42 |
| 12:54 | LSU | Dikembe Ali pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 12:40 | LSU | Dikembe Ali makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Sweeney | 47-45 |
| 12:25 | South Carolina | Bryan Sutera is called for the reach on Jonathan Lambert - foul #2 on Bryan Sutera, team foul #2 | 47-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF), Jessie Duke (C) John Sweeney, Jesse Hanna | |
| 12:15 | South Carolina | James Woodie buries a shot near the basket set up by Jonathan Lambert | 49-45 |
| 11:55 | LSU | Bryan Sutera works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 11:53 | South Carolina | James Woodie grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 11:40 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Jonathan Lambert | 51-45 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jonathan Lambert (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Hopkins (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nicholas Hodgson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Kovalsky (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Woodie (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Quintanilla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fresh) C - Jessie Duke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:17 | LSU | Bryan Sutera knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Quintanilla | 51-47 |
| 10:56 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF), Jesse Hanna (PF) Peter Quintanilla, Jessie Duke | |
| 10:35 | LSU | Dikembe Ali clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-47 |
| 10:34 | LSU | Bryan Sutera tips it home | 51-49 |
| 10:10 | South Carolina | Jesse Hanna swats the layup by James Woodie | 51-49 |
| 10:08 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 09:39 | LSU | John Sweeney can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 51-49 |
| 09:38 | South Carolina | James Woodie grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 09:09 | South Carolina | Jesse Hanna steps in front of the Nicholas Hodgson pass | 51-49 |
| 08:50 | LSU | Jesse Hanna drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Bryan Sutera and the foul's on Nicholas Hodgson - foul #3 on Nicholas Hodgson, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg (PG), Roman Torres (SG), Nathanial George (SF), Howard Faber (PF), John Toon (C) Jonathan Lambert, Dennis Hopkins, Nicholas Hodgson, Robert Kovalsky, James Woodie | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Jessie Duke (C) Bryan Sutera, Dikembe Ali, Ronnie Meyer | |
| 08:50 | LSU | Jesse Hanna makes the free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:37 | South Carolina | Howard Faber's floater is tipped away by Jessie Duke | 51-52 |
| 08:35 | LSU | John Sweeney snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 08:12 | LSU | Jessie Duke can't finish the layup | 51-52 |
| 08:11 | LSU | Jessie Duke tips it back up and in | 51-54 |
| 07:58 | South Carolina | The short jumper by John Toon is denied by Jessie Duke | 51-54 |
| 07:57 | South Carolina | Howard Faber snags the offensive board | 51-54 |
| 07:48 | South Carolina | Howard Faber comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Peter Quintanilla - foul #2 on Peter Quintanilla, team foul #3 | 51-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Gary Troup, Peter Quintanilla, Jesse Hanna | |
| 07:48 | South Carolina | Howard Faber makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 07:48 | South Carolina | Howard Faber misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 07:48 | LSU | The rebound goes to Ronnie Meyer | 52-54 |
| 07:19 | LSU | Bryan Sutera works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by John Sweeney | 52-56 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Sergei Zingg (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roman Torres (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathanial George (fresh) PF - Howard Faber (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - John Toon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jessie Duke (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 6 blk. | |
| 06:59 | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jessie Duke - foul #2 on Jessie Duke, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins (SG), Nicholas Hodgson (SF), Robert Kovalsky (PF) Roman Torres, Nathanial George, Howard Faber | |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Hanna (PF) Ronnie Meyer | |
| 06:59 | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:59 | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 06:44 | LSU | Dikembe Ali connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jesse Hanna | 54-59 |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | John Toon comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Jessie Duke - foul #3 on Jessie Duke, team foul #5 | 54-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert (PG) Sergei Zingg | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | John Toon makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | John Toon misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 06:33 | LSU | Jessie Duke pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 06:04 | LSU | John Sweeney makes the 3 from straight away set up by Bryan Sutera | 55-62 |
| 05:46 | South Carolina | John Toon drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jonathan Lambert | 57-62 |
| 05:17 | LSU | Dikembe Ali drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jesse Hanna | 57-65 |
| 04:54 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jessie Duke - foul #4 on Jessie Duke, team foul #6 | 57-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Woodie (C) John Toon | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Bryan Sutera, Dikembe Ali, Jesse Hanna | |
| 04:54 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 04:54 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 04:35 | LSU | Jessie Duke's floater is tipped away by Nicholas Hodgson | 59-65 |
| 04:34 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer tips it in | 59-67 |
| 04:17 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-67 |
| 04:16 | South Carolina | James Woodie misses the tip | 59-67 |
| 04:14 | LSU | John Sweeney snags the defensive board | 59-67 |
| 03:50 | LSU | Jessie Duke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg (PG), Roman Torres (SG), Nathanial George (SF), Howard Faber (PF) Jonathan Lambert, Dennis Hopkins, Nicholas Hodgson, Robert Kovalsky | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Jesse Hanna (PF) Gary Troup, John Sweeney, Jessie Duke | |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:32 | South Carolina | Ronnie Meyer steps in front of the Nathanial George pass | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:06 | LSU | Sergei Zingg steals the ball from Ronnie Meyer | 59-67 |
| 03:02 | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg lays it up and in | 61-67 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Sergei Zingg (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Roman Torres (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathanial George (fresh) PF - Howard Faber (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Woodie (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Quintanilla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Hanna (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:34 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Jesse Hanna | 61-69 |
| 02:34 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-69 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert (PG), Dennis Hopkins (SG), Nicholas Hodgson (SF), Robert Kovalsky (PF) Sergei Zingg, Roman Torres, Nathanial George, Howard Faber | |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF), Jessie Duke (C) Peter Quintanilla, Jesse Hanna | |
| 02:18 | South Carolina | James Woodie drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Dennis Hopkins | 63-69 |
| 02:02 | LSU | Bryan Sutera is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 63-69 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Hanna (PF) Ronnie Meyer | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | James Woodie can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Jessie Duke - foul #5 on Jessie Duke, team foul #7 | 63-69 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Meyer (C) Jessie Duke | |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | James Woodie makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | James Woodie makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 01:27 | LSU | John Sweeney misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-69 |
| 01:25 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to James Woodie | 65-69 |
| 01:11 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-69 |
| 00:56 | LSU | John Sweeney clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-69 |
| 00:54 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky grabs the board | 65-69 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky is fouled on the floor by Jesse Hanna - foul #1 on Jesse Hanna, team foul #8 | 65-69 |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky misses the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:38 | LSU | Jesse Hanna grabs the defensive rebound | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:37 | LSU | Jesse Hanna is hacked by Jonathan Lambert in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathan Lambert, team foul #5 | 65-69 |
| 00:34 | LSU | Jesse Hanna is fouled on the floor by James Woodie - foul #3 on James Woodie, team foul #6 | 65-69 |
| 00:32 | LSU | Bryan Sutera is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Hodgson - foul #4 on Nicholas Hodgson, team foul #7 | 65-69 |
| 00:32 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:32 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky gets the rebound | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-69 |
| 00:25 | LSU | Jesse Hanna grabs the defensive rebound | 65-69 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Jesse Hanna is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Hopkins - foul #1 on Dennis Hopkins, team foul #8 | 65-69 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Jesse Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Jesse Hanna misses the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:22 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky snags the defensive board | 65-70 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-70 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer snags the defensive board | 65-70 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer is hacked by Dennis Hopkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Hopkins, team foul #9 | 65-70 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky grabs the defensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 00:07 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-70 |
| 00:06 | LSU | Jesse Hanna gets the rebound | 65-70 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Jesse Hanna is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Hopkins - foul #3 on Dennis Hopkins, team foul #10 | 65-70 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Jesse Hanna misses the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Jesse Hanna misses the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer gets the offensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Robert Kovalsky is called for the reach on Ronnie Meyer - foul #2 on Robert Kovalsky, team foul #11 | 65-70 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:01 | LSU | John Sweeney snags the offensive board | 65-71 |
| 00:00 | LSU | The clock runs out | 65-71 |