| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marc Nielsen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elbert Lakey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Samuel Aiken (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - William Park (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darius Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ian Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Cokley (fresh) 11 pts. C - Roger Basil (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Ian Brown inbounds the ball | 22-29 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:38 | South Carolina | Darius Mitchell misses badly on a shot from the right side | 22-29 |
| 19:36 | LSU | The rebound goes to Samuel Aiken | 22-29 |
| 19:13 | LSU | Elbert Lakey clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-29 |
| 19:12 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Roger Basil | 22-29 |
| 18:52 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on Samuel Aiken - foul #2 on Samuel Aiken, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| 18:52 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley misses the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 18:52 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 18:23 | LSU | The 3pt attempt by Elbert Lakey is denied by Richard Jenkins | 22-30 |
| 18:21 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley grabs the board | 22-30 |
| 18:17 | South Carolina | Darius Mitchell loses the dribble to Marc Nielsen | 22-30 |
| 18:12 | LSU | Elbert Lakey banks in the layup on a great pass from Marc Nielsen | 24-30 |
| 17:49 | South Carolina | Roger Basil connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Ian Brown | 24-32 |
| 17:30 | LSU | Mark Reed buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Marc Nielsen | 26-32 |
| 17:06 | South Carolina | Ian Brown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-32 |
| 17:04 | LSU | William Park pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 16:40 | LSU | Mark Reed can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-32 |
| 16:39 | LSU | Elbert Lakey misses the tip | 26-32 |
| 16:37 | LSU | Mark Reed tips it home | 28-32 |
| 16:14 | South Carolina | Darius Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Marc Nielsen - foul #2 on Marc Nielsen, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Heilman (C) Roger Basil | |
| 16:14 | South Carolina | Darius Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 16:14 | South Carolina | Darius Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 15:45 | LSU | Samuel Aiken comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by John Heilman - foul #1 on John Heilman, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Gregory Richards (SF), Ron Manjarrez (C) Elbert Lakey, William Park | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Garf Trembinski (SG), John Loudermilk (PF) Darius Mitchell, Andrew Cokley | |
| 15:45 | LSU | Samuel Aiken misses the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 15:45 | LSU | Samuel Aiken makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marc Nielsen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Richards (fresh) PF - Samuel Aiken (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Ron Manjarrez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Garf Trembinski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ian Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Loudermilk (fresh) C - John Heilman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:30 | South Carolina | Ian Brown hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Richard Jenkins | 29-36 |
| 15:14 | LSU | Samuel Aiken banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ron Manjarrez | 31-36 |
| 14:48 | South Carolina | Ian Brown misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 14:46 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 14:26 | LSU | Garf Trembinski swats the short shot by Samuel Aiken | 31-36 |
| 14:25 | South Carolina | Ian Brown snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 14:04 | South Carolina | John Heilman buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by John Loudermilk and he's fouled by Ron Manjarrez - foul #4 on Ron Manjarrez, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Malcolm Weight (PG), Elbert Lakey (SF), William Park (C) Marc Nielsen, Mark Reed, Ron Manjarrez | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Moser (PG), Darius Mitchell (SG), Brock Wilkerson (SF), Andrew Cokley (PF) Richard Jenkins, Garf Trembinski, Ian Brown, John Loudermilk | |
| 14:04 | South Carolina | John Heilman misses the free throw | 31-38 |
| 14:04 | LSU | The rebound goes to Elbert Lakey | 31-38 |
| 13:41 | LSU | Malcolm Weight hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-38 |
| 13:39 | South Carolina | Brock Wilkerson gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 13:22 | South Carolina | John Heilman's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Aiken | 31-38 |
| 13:21 | LSU | Elbert Lakey pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 12:58 | LSU | Elbert Lakey clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 12:57 | LSU | Elbert Lakey grabs the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 12:35 | LSU | Elbert Lakey drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Malcolm Weight | 34-38 |
| 12:15 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 12:13 | LSU | Samuel Aiken grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 11:46 | LSU | Elbert Lakey drills a jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Darius Mitchell - foul #1 on Darius Mitchell, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Marc Nielsen (PG), Mark Reed (SG) Malcolm Weight, Gregory Richards | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins (PG), Ian Brown (SF), Roger Basil (C) William Moser, Brock Wilkerson, John Heilman | |
| 11:46 | LSU | Elbert Lakey makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marc Nielsen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elbert Lakey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Samuel Aiken (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - William Park (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darius Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ian Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Cokley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Basil (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | South Carolina | Ian Brown is whistled for a carry | 37-38 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Garf Trembinski (SG) Darius Mitchell | |
| 10:54 | LSU | Mark Reed comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 10:53 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 10:36 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley comes up short on the shot from the left block | 37-38 |
| 10:34 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley gets the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 10:16 | South Carolina | Garf Trembinski loses the dribble to Elbert Lakey | 37-38 |
| 10:01 | LSU | Samuel Aiken misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-38 |
| 10:00 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 09:54 | South Carolina | Ian Brown scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 09:32 | LSU | Mark Reed loses the ball out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Gregory Richards (SF) Elbert Lakey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Darius Mitchell (SG), John Loudermilk (PF) Garf Trembinski, Andrew Cokley | |
| 09:12 | South Carolina | Ian Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 09:10 | South Carolina | John Loudermilk tips it home | 37-43 |
| 08:42 | LSU | Marc Nielsen connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Gregory Richards | 40-43 |
| 08:24 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 40-43 |
| 08:23 | LSU | The rebound goes to Samuel Aiken | 40-43 |
| 08:00 | LSU | Gregory Richards is hacked by John Loudermilk - foul #2 on John Loudermilk, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Elbert Lakey (SF), Ron Manjarrez (C) Gregory Richards, William Park | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley (PF), John Heilman (C) John Loudermilk, Roger Basil | |
| 07:40 | LSU | Marc Nielsen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 07:38 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley grabs the board | 40-43 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marc Nielsen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elbert Lakey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Samuel Aiken (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Ron Manjarrez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darius Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ian Brown (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andrew Cokley (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - John Heilman (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:24 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins clanks a jumper from the right side | 40-43 |
| 07:22 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley tips it back up and in | 40-45 |
| 06:53 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez buries a driving attempt in the lane | 42-45 |
| 06:26 | South Carolina | Ian Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 06:25 | LSU | Marc Nielsen gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 06:07 | LSU | Mark Reed makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 05:42 | South Carolina | Ian Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 05:40 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins tips it but misses | 45-45 |
| 05:38 | LSU | Mark Reed gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 05:19 | LSU | Mark Reed can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 05:17 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 04:50 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins drills a floater from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 04:28 | LSU | Marc Nielsen misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 04:27 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez tips it but misses | 45-47 |
| 04:25 | LSU | Marc Nielsen tips it home | 47-47 |
| 04:14 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 47-47 |
| 04:13 | LSU | Samuel Aiken gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 03:55 | LSU | Samuel Aiken connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Elbert Lakey | 49-47 |
| 03:33 | South Carolina | Ian Brown can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-47 |
| 03:32 | LSU | The rebound goes to Mark Reed | 49-47 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marc Nielsen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Reed (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elbert Lakey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Samuel Aiken (tiring) 15 pts. 9 reb. C - Ron Manjarrez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Jenkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darius Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ian Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andrew Cokley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - John Heilman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:10 | LSU | Samuel Aiken connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 51-47 |
| 02:43 | South Carolina | Ian Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 02:16 | LSU | Samuel Aiken misses the easy layup | 51-50 |
| 02:14 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 01:52 | South Carolina | John Heilman travels with the ball | 51-50 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Roger Basil (C) John Heilman | |
| 01:25 | LSU | Elbert Lakey is fouled on the floor by Andrew Cokley - foul #1 on Andrew Cokley, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| 01:05 | LSU | Marc Nielsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 01:03 | South Carolina | Roger Basil snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 00:36 | South Carolina | Ron Manjarrez picks off the pass by Andrew Cokley | 51-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:33 | LSU | Richard Jenkins is called for the reach on Mark Reed in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Jenkins, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| 00:31 | LSU | Samuel Aiken is fouled on the floor by Andrew Cokley - foul #2 on Andrew Cokley, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| 00:29 | LSU | Ian Brown is called for the reach on Elbert Lakey - foul #3 on Ian Brown, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| 00:29 | LSU | Elbert Lakey makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:29 | LSU | Elbert Lakey makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Malcolm Weight (SG), William Park (PF) Mark Reed, Samuel Aiken | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:12 | LSU | Malcolm Weight is hacked by Richard Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Jenkins, team foul #8 | 53-50 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Malcolm Weight makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Malcolm Weight makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Ian Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley grabs the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Ian Brown misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-50 |