| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Hedrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Lancaster (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Casey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Josh Kosofsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Spengler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - John Whittle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Edward (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Webster (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Roberson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Harold Casey inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:34 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 19:32 | LSU | Robert Anderson grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 19:11 | LSU | Johnny Edward misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-30 |
| 19:09 | LSU | John Whittle hits the follow up shot | 26-32 |
| 18:40 | South Carolina | Josh Kosofsky is whistled for a carry | 26-32 |
| 18:25 | LSU | Robert Roberson can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Josh Kosofsky - foul #3 on Josh Kosofsky, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| 18:25 | LSU | Robert Roberson makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 18:25 | LSU | Robert Roberson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 18:25 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 18:03 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-33 |
| 18:01 | LSU | Robert Anderson pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 17:46 | LSU | Johnny Edward is hacked by Josh Kosofsky - foul #4 on Josh Kosofsky, team foul #2 | 26-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew May (PF) Josh Kosofsky | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:27 | LSU | Robert Anderson misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Richard Spengler - foul #1 on Richard Spengler, team foul #3 | 26-33 |
| 17:27 | LSU | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 17:27 | LSU | Robert Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 17:27 | South Carolina | Harold Casey gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 16:58 | South Carolina | Robert Anderson is called for the reach on Michael Lancaster - foul #1 on Robert Anderson, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | James Eby (PF), Wade Kim (C) Robert Roberson, Robert Anderson | |
| 16:37 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler clanks a turnaround from the right block | 26-34 |
| 16:36 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler grabs the offensive board | 26-34 |
| 16:12 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler loses the dribble to James Eby | 26-34 |
| 15:50 | LSU | James Webster's dunk attempt is rejected by Richard Spengler | 26-34 |
| 15:48 | LSU | James Webster hits the follow up shot | 26-36 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Hedrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Lancaster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Casey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew May (fresh) C - Richard Spengler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - John Whittle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Edward (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Webster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Eby (fresh) 5 pts. C - Wade Kim (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:46 | South Carolina | James Hedrick's pass is intercepted by John Whittle in the backcourt | 26-36 |
| 15:23 | LSU | John Whittle hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Johnny Edward and he's fouled by James Hedrick - foul #3 on James Hedrick, team foul #4 | 26-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith (SG), Rolando Torres (SF), Robert Roberson (PF), Robert Anderson (C) Johnny Edward, James Webster, James Eby, Wade Kim | |
| 15:23 | LSU | John Whittle makes the free throw | 26-39 |
| 14:58 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster is fouled on the floor by Robert Anderson - foul #2 on Robert Anderson, team foul #2 | 26-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Tindle (PF) Matthew May | |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Sharp (SG) John Whittle | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 14:52 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster is fouled on the floor by Larry Sharp - foul #1 on Larry Sharp, team foul #3 | 26-39 |
| 14:39 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Casey | 29-39 |
| 14:24 | LSU | Richard Spengler denies the turnaround by Jeremiah Messersmith | 29-39 |
| 14:23 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler grabs the board | 29-39 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 13:54 | South Carolina | Harold Casey connects on the jump hook in the lane | 31-39 |
| 13:31 | LSU | Robert Roberson comes up short on the shot near the basket | 31-39 |
| 13:30 | South Carolina | Harold Casey gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 13:03 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler's floater is tipped away by Robert Roberson | 31-39 |
| 13:02 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler hits the follow up shot | 33-39 |
| 12:49 | LSU | Robert Roberson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 12:47 | South Carolina | Lee Tindle snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 12:23 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Jeremiah Messersmith - foul #1 on Jeremiah Messersmith, team foul #4 | 33-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Josh Kosofsky (PF) Harold Casey | |
| Subs | LSU | John Whittle (PG), Johnny Edward (SG), James Webster (SF), James Eby (PF), Wade Kim (C) Jeremiah Messersmith, Larry Sharp, Rolando Torres, Robert Roberson, Robert Anderson | |
| 12:23 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 12:23 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 12:08 | LSU | James Eby misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Lancaster - foul #3 on Michael Lancaster, team foul #5 | 35-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Desmond Caputo (SG) Michael Lancaster | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 12:08 | LSU | James Eby makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 12:08 | LSU | James Eby misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 12:08 | South Carolina | Lee Tindle grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 11:56 | South Carolina | Lee Tindle makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Josh Kosofsky | 37-40 |
| 11:37 | LSU | Johnny Edward loses the dribble to Lee Tindle | 37-40 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Hedrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Desmond Caputo (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Lee Tindle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Josh Kosofsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Richard Spengler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - John Whittle (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Edward (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Webster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Eby (fresh) 6 pts. C - Wade Kim (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:20 | South Carolina | Lee Tindle misses the lay-in | 37-40 |
| 11:18 | LSU | James Webster pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 11:12 | LSU | Desmond Caputo is called for the reach on John Whittle in the backcourt - foul #4 on Desmond Caputo, team foul #6 | 37-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster (SG), Harold Casey (SF) James Hedrick, Lee Tindle | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 10:55 | LSU | James Eby lays it in set up by Johnny Edward | 37-42 |
| 10:26 | South Carolina | Harold Casey knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Desmond Caputo | 40-42 |
| 10:16 | LSU | John Whittle connects on the floater from the left wing set up by James Eby | 40-44 |
| 09:49 | South Carolina | Desmond Caputo hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 09:31 | LSU | John Whittle is fouled on the floor by Desmond Caputo - foul #5 on Desmond Caputo, team foul #7 | 43-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Hedrick (PG), Joseph Depasquale (C) Desmond Caputo, Richard Spengler | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Roberson (PF), Robert Anderson (C) James Eby, Wade Kim | |
| 09:31 | LSU | John Whittle makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 09:31 | LSU | John Whittle makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 09:14 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 09:12 | South Carolina | Joseph Depasquale tips it home | 45-46 |
| 08:43 | LSU | Robert Anderson knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 45-48 |
| 08:24 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 08:22 | South Carolina | Joseph Depasquale snags the offensive board | 45-48 |
| 07:55 | South Carolina | Harold Casey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 07:53 | LSU | Robert Anderson snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 07:29 | LSU | Robert Roberson misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on James Hedrick - foul #4 on James Hedrick, team foul #8 | 45-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Tindle (SF), Richard Spengler (C) Harold Casey, Joseph Depasquale | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith (PG), Larry Sharp (SG), Rolando Torres (SF), Wade Kim (C) John Whittle, Johnny Edward, James Webster, Robert Anderson | |
| 07:29 | LSU | Robert Roberson makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 07:29 | LSU | Robert Roberson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Hedrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Lancaster (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lee Tindle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Josh Kosofsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Richard Spengler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jeremiah Messersmith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Larry Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rolando Torres (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Roberson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Wade Kim (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | South Carolina | Jeremiah Messersmith picks off the pass by James Hedrick in the backcourt | 45-50 |
| 07:15 | LSU | Robert Roberson can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 45-50 |
| 07:14 | South Carolina | Lee Tindle grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 06:47 | South Carolina | Josh Kosofsky buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by James Hedrick and he's hacked by Larry Sharp - foul #2 on Larry Sharp, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| 06:47 | South Carolina | Josh Kosofsky makes the free throw | 48-50 |
| 06:27 | LSU | Robert Roberson buries a jumper from the free throw line | 48-52 |
| 06:05 | South Carolina | Josh Kosofsky drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Michael Lancaster | 50-52 |
| 05:54 | LSU | Robert Roberson scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 50-54 |
| 05:26 | South Carolina | James Hedrick misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 05:24 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Roberson | 50-54 |
| 05:24 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Casey (SF) Lee Tindle | |
| Subs | LSU | John Whittle (PG), Johnny Edward (SG), James Webster (SF), Robert Anderson (C) Jeremiah Messersmith, Larry Sharp, Rolando Torres, Wade Kim | |
| 05:05 | LSU | Johnny Edward hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 05:03 | LSU | James Webster tips it but misses | 50-54 |
| 05:02 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 04:33 | South Carolina | Harold Casey clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 04:32 | LSU | Robert Anderson pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 04:24 | LSU | James Hedrick steals it from Robert Roberson | 50-54 |
| 04:09 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 04:07 | LSU | John Whittle snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 03:52 | LSU | Robert Roberson loses the dribble to Michael Lancaster | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | South Carolina | John Whittle takes the ball from Michael Lancaster | 50-54 |
| 03:32 | LSU | John Whittle hits the finger roll | 50-56 |
| 03:15 | South Carolina | Harold Casey knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 53-56 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Hedrick (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Michael Lancaster (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harold Casey (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Josh Kosofsky (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Richard Spengler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - John Whittle (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Edward (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Webster (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Roberson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:57 | LSU | Robert Anderson's floater is tipped away by Josh Kosofsky | 53-56 |
| 02:55 | LSU | John Whittle tips it back up and in | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:39 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler is hacked by Robert Anderson - foul #3 on Robert Anderson, team foul #6 | 53-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Tindle (SF), Matthew May (PF) Michael Lancaster, Josh Kosofsky | |
| Subs | LSU | James Eby (PF), Wade Kim (C) Robert Roberson, Robert Anderson | |
| 02:16 | South Carolina | Harold Casey loses the ball out of bounds | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:14 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster (SG) Lee Tindle | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Anderson (C) James Eby | |
| 01:57 | LSU | James Webster hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Matthew May - foul #1 on Matthew May, team foul #9 | 53-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Josh Kosofsky (PF) Matthew May | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Roberson (PF) Wade Kim | |
| 01:57 | LSU | James Webster misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 01:57 | LSU | James Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 01:42 | South Carolina | Harold Casey is fouled on the floor by Robert Anderson - foul #4 on Robert Anderson, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| 01:42 | South Carolina | Harold Casey misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 01:42 | LSU | Robert Anderson pulls down the rebound | 53-59 |
| 01:29 | LSU | James Webster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-59 |
| 01:18 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 53-59 |
| 01:17 | South Carolina | Harold Casey tips it home | 55-59 |
| 00:50 | LSU | Johnny Edward hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:44 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Michael Lancaster | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | LSU | Michael Lancaster is called for the reach on Johnny Edward in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Lancaster, team foul #10 | 57-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith (SG), Rolando Torres (SF) John Whittle, James Webster | |
| 00:43 | LSU | Johnny Edward makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:43 | LSU | Johnny Edward makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:37 | South Carolina | Harold Casey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-64 |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | James Hedrick gets the offensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 00:33 | South Carolina | Josh Kosofsky is fouled on the floor by Robert Anderson - foul #5 on Robert Anderson, team foul #8 | 57-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | John Whittle (PG), James Webster (SF), Wade Kim (C) Jeremiah Messersmith, Rolando Torres, Robert Anderson | |
| 00:33 | South Carolina | Josh Kosofsky misses the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:33 | LSU | James Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 00:31 | LSU | James Webster is hacked by Michael Lancaster in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Lancaster, team foul #11 | 57-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Tindle (SF) Michael Lancaster | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith (SG) John Whittle | |
| 00:31 | LSU | James Webster makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:31 | LSU | James Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | Harold Casey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-66 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | Lee Tindle snags the offensive board | 57-66 |
| 00:22 | South Carolina | Harold Casey clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-66 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Lee Tindle grabs the offensive board | 57-66 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | Johnny Edward takes the ball from Harold Casey | 57-66 |
| 00:16 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Rolando Torres (SF) James Webster | |
| 00:15 | LSU | Johnny Edward is fouled in the backcourt by James Hedrick - foul #5 on James Hedrick, team foul #12 | 57-66 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Nathan Williams (PG) James Hedrick | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:15 | LSU | Johnny Edward makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Johnny Edward makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Rolando Torres - foul #1 on Rolando Torres, team foul #9 | 59-68 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Depasquale (C) Nathan Williams | |
| Subs | LSU | John Whittle (PG), James Webster (SF) Jeremiah Messersmith, Rolando Torres | |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler misses the free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:08 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Roberson | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | John Whittle runs out the clock | 59-68 |