| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Luis Lawson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Jacob (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kent Marciano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Durrett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wiley Korman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donnie Read (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Bond (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Graf (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Wayne Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 19:37 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond grabs the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 19:19 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews is hacked by Floyd Jacob - foul #3 on Floyd Jacob, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters (SG) Floyd Jacob | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:59 | South Carolina | Kent Marciano is called for the reach on Jonathan Bond - foul #1 on Kent Marciano, team foul #2 | 25-25 |
| 18:43 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-25 |
| 18:41 | South Carolina | Donnie Read pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 18:26 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson is fouled on the floor by Luis Lawson - foul #2 on Luis Lawson, team foul #3 | 25-25 |
| 18:08 | South Carolina | Donnie Read works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-25 |
| 18:06 | Louisiana State | Kenneth Durrett grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 18:01 | Louisiana State | Donnie Read is called for the reach on Nicholas Waters - foul #2 on Donnie Read, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| 17:51 | Louisiana State | Wayne Matthews is called for the reach on Kenneth Durrett - foul #3 on Wayne Matthews, team foul #2 | 25-25 |
| 17:34 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-25 |
| 17:28 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson's pass is intercepted by Luis Lawson in the backcourt | 27-25 |
| 17:16 | Louisiana State | Kenneth Durrett drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Luis Lawson | 29-25 |
| 16:51 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews is by himself and knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Matthew Graf | 29-27 |
| 16:31 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-27 |
| 16:29 | South Carolina | Donnie Read snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 16:12 | South Carolina | Donnie Read hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Charles Johnson and the foul's on Wiley Korman - foul #2 on Wiley Korman, team foul #4 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Cedric Johnson (SG), George Spaeth (PF), Matt Hamilton (C) Nicholas Waters, Kenneth Durrett, Wiley Korman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Adams (SF), Clinton Reed (C) Jonathan Bond, Wayne Matthews | |
| 16:12 | South Carolina | Donnie Read misses the free throw | 29-29 |
| 16:12 | Louisiana State | George Spaeth snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 16:00 | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano's pass is intercepted by Clinton Reed | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Luis Lawson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cedric Johnson (fresh) SF - Kent Marciano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Spaeth (fresh) C - Matt Hamilton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donnie Read (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Adams (fresh) PF - Matthew Graf (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Clinton Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | South Carolina | Donnie Read works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 15:15 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 15:13 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 14:44 | South Carolina | Donnie Read evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 14:42 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 14:26 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kent Marciano | 32-32 |
| 13:57 | South Carolina | Donnie Read evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 13:56 | South Carolina | David Adams grabs the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 13:35 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Luis Lawson - foul #3 on Luis Lawson, team foul #5 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters (SG), Brad Morris (SF), Kenneth Durrett (PF), Wiley Korman (C) Luis Lawson, Kent Marciano, George Spaeth, Matt Hamilton | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann (PG), Andrew Hinkley (SG), Jonathan Bond (SF), Stephen Hocker (PF) Charles Johnson, Donnie Read, David Adams, Matthew Graf | |
| 13:35 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 13:35 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 13:35 | Louisiana State | Wiley Korman grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 13:15 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 12:50 | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jonathan Bond | 35-35 |
| 12:21 | Louisiana State | Cedric Johnson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 35-35 |
| 12:19 | Louisiana State | Brad Morris tips it home | 37-35 |
| 12:00 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Allen Hofmann and he's hacked by Brad Morris - foul #1 on Brad Morris, team foul #6 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano (SF) Brad Morris | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Johnson (PG), Donnie Read (SG) Allen Hofmann, Andrew Hinkley | |
| 12:00 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Cedric Johnson (fresh) SG - Nicholas Waters (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kent Marciano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Durrett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wiley Korman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donnie Read (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Bond (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Hocker (fresh) C - Clinton Reed (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Louisiana State | Kenneth Durrett hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Stephen Hocker - foul #2 on Stephen Hocker, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Graf (PF), Wayne Matthews (C) Stephen Hocker, Clinton Reed | |
| 11:31 | Louisiana State | Kenneth Durrett makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 11:31 | Louisiana State | Kenneth Durrett misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 11:31 | South Carolina | Matthew Graf grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 11:02 | South Carolina | Cedric Johnson steals the ball from Matthew Graf | 38-38 |
| 10:34 | Louisiana State | Matthew Graf picks off the pass by Wiley Korman | 38-38 |
| 10:05 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Wayne Matthews | 38-41 |
| 09:43 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 09:42 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 09:24 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews hits a wide open driving attempt in the lane | 38-43 |
| 09:09 | Louisiana State | Wiley Korman's floater is knocked away by Wayne Matthews | 38-43 |
| 09:08 | Louisiana State | Wiley Korman tips it home | 40-43 |
| 08:48 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond makes the floater from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 08:28 | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano misses the dunk but the foul's on Wayne Matthews - foul #4 on Wayne Matthews, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson (PG), Floyd Jacob (SG), George Spaeth (PF), Matt Hamilton (C) Cedric Johnson, Nicholas Waters, Kenneth Durrett, Wiley Korman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann (PG), David Adams (SF), Stephen Hocker (PF), Clinton Reed (C) Charles Johnson, Jonathan Bond, Matthew Graf, Wayne Matthews | |
| 08:28 | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 08:28 | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 08:04 | South Carolina | Donnie Read is fouled on the floor by Floyd Jacob - foul #4 on Floyd Jacob, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters (SG), Brad Morris (SF) Floyd Jacob, Kent Marciano | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 08:04 | South Carolina | Donnie Read makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 08:04 | South Carolina | Donnie Read makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 07:56 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 07:55 | Louisiana State | George Spaeth tips it home | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Luis Lawson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Waters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brad Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Spaeth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matt Hamilton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Allen Hofmann (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donnie Read (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Adams (fresh) PF - Stephen Hocker (fresh) C - Clinton Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | South Carolina | David Adams can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from close range | 44-47 |
| 07:26 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed tips it back up and in | 44-49 |
| 07:04 | Louisiana State | George Spaeth comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Stephen Hocker - foul #3 on Stephen Hocker, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Johnson (PG), Andrew Hinkley (SG), Matthew Graf (PF), Wayne Matthews (C) Allen Hofmann, Donnie Read, Stephen Hocker, Clinton Reed | |
| 07:04 | Louisiana State | George Spaeth makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 07:04 | Louisiana State | George Spaeth makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 06:49 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews's fadeaway is rejected by Matt Hamilton | 46-49 |
| 06:48 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson hits the follow up shot | 46-51 |
| 06:29 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Waters | 49-51 |
| 06:13 | South Carolina | A charge is called on Matthew Graf - foul #2 on Matthew Graf, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano (SF), Wiley Korman (C) Brad Morris, George Spaeth | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond (SF) David Adams | |
| 05:54 | Louisiana State | Wayne Matthews is called for the reach on Luis Lawson - foul #5 on Wayne Matthews, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Cedric Johnson (SG), Kenneth Durrett (PF) Nicholas Waters, Matt Hamilton | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Donnie Read (SG), Clinton Reed (C) Andrew Hinkley, Wayne Matthews | |
| 05:54 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 05:54 | South Carolina | Matthew Graf grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 05:32 | South Carolina | Donnie Read misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 49-51 |
| 05:31 | Louisiana State | Kenneth Durrett pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 05:23 | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano's floater is tipped away by Matthew Graf | 49-51 |
| 05:21 | Louisiana State | Cedric Johnson can't tip it in | 49-51 |
| 05:19 | South Carolina | Donnie Read grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 05:02 | South Carolina | Donnie Read throws it down despite the doubleteam set up by Jonathan Bond | 49-53 |
| 04:57 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-53 |
| 04:55 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 04:26 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed double dribbles | 49-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann (PG) Charles Johnson | |
| 03:57 | Louisiana State | Cedric Johnson is fouled on the floor by Allen Hofmann - foul #1 on Allen Hofmann, team foul #8 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | George Spaeth (PF), Matt Hamilton (C) Kenneth Durrett, Wiley Korman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 03:57 | Louisiana State | Cedric Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 03:57 | Louisiana State | Cedric Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 03:57 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Luis Lawson (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cedric Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kent Marciano (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Spaeth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Matt Hamilton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Allen Hofmann (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donnie Read (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Bond (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Graf (fresh) 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Clinton Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:32 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed misses the jumper from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 03:31 | Louisiana State | Cedric Johnson pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 03:12 | Louisiana State | Matt Hamilton drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Luis Lawson | 52-53 |
| 02:43 | South Carolina | Kent Marciano steals it from Clinton Reed | 52-53 |
| 02:40 | Louisiana State | Luis Lawson slams it home on a nice dish by Kent Marciano | 54-53 |
| 02:40 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Floyd Jacob (SG), Kenneth Durrett (PF), Wiley Korman (C) Cedric Johnson, George Spaeth, Matt Hamilton | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Johnson (PG) Allen Hofmann | |
| 02:22 | South Carolina | Donnie Read is fouled on the floor by Floyd Jacob - foul #5 on Floyd Jacob, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters (SG) Floyd Jacob | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 02:22 | South Carolina | Donnie Read makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:22 | South Carolina | Donnie Read makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:03 | Louisiana State | Wiley Korman misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Matthew Graf - foul #3 on Matthew Graf, team foul #9 | 54-55 |
| 02:03 | Louisiana State | Wiley Korman makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 02:03 | Louisiana State | Wiley Korman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:44 | South Carolina | Matthew Graf misses the shot from the left side | 56-55 |
| 01:42 | Louisiana State | Wiley Korman grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 01:17 | Louisiana State | Kent Marciano hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Luis Lawson | 58-55 |
| 00:57 | South Carolina | Donnie Read hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 00:36 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | Matthew Graf snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed is open and buries a floater in the lane set up by Donnie Read out of the doubleteam | 58-60 |
| 00:03 | Louisiana State | Clinton Reed denies the turnaround by Wiley Korman | 58-60 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond snags the defensive board | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond runs out the clock | 58-60 |