| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Hattaway (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Philip Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sidney Tiffany (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jon Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - William Young (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Dinwiddie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Steve Marion (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Howard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joel Garst (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams inbounds the ball | 27-21 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 29-21 |
| 19:32 | South Carolina | David Howard hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Gerald Dinwiddie | 29-23 |
| 19:10 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 29-23 |
| 19:09 | South Carolina | Steve Marion grabs the board | 29-23 |
| 19:03 | South Carolina | Joel Garst can't throw it down | 29-23 |
| 19:02 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 18:35 | Louisiana State | Jon Clark drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Philip Williams | 31-23 |
| 18:10 | South Carolina | Steve Marion clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jon Clark - foul #1 on Jon Clark, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Zitzloff (PG), Alva Svoboda (SG), Todd Borja (C) William Young, Gerald Dinwiddie, Joel Garst | |
| 18:10 | South Carolina | Steve Marion misses the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 18:10 | South Carolina | Steve Marion makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 17:52 | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips is fouled on the floor by Ivan Zitzloff - foul #1 on Ivan Zitzloff, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Luft (C) Steve Marion | |
| 17:38 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams is hacked by Charles Luft - foul #2 on Charles Luft, team foul #2 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dwight Tye (PF), Lee Alexander (C) Sidney Tiffany, Jon Clark | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jing-Sheng Chin (SG), Joel Garst (C) Alva Svoboda, Charles Luft | |
| 17:16 | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 31-24 |
| 17:15 | South Carolina | Todd Borja grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 16:58 | South Carolina | Todd Borja misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-24 |
| 16:56 | South Carolina | Ivan Zitzloff pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 16:38 | South Carolina | The jump hook by Joel Garst is blocked by Dwight Tye | 31-24 |
| 16:37 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Dwight Tye | 31-24 |
| 16:08 | Louisiana State | Joel Garst takes the ball from Dwight Tye | 31-24 |
| 15:56 | South Carolina | Philip Williams is called for the reach on David Howard - foul #1 on Philip Williams, team foul #2 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison (PG), Casey Lamons (SG), Sidney Tiffany (PF), Jon Clark (C) Robert Phillips, Brad Hattaway, Philip Williams, Lee Alexander | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Young (PG), Charles Luft (C) Jing-Sheng Chin, Joel Garst | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Andrew Robison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Casey Lamons (fresh) SF - Dwight Tye (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sidney Tiffany (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Clark (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - William Young (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ivan Zitzloff (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Todd Borja (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Luft (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | South Carolina | Todd Borja is called for traveling | 31-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gerald Dinwiddie (SG) William Young | |
| 15:22 | Louisiana State | Dwight Tye hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-24 |
| 15:20 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons tips it but misses | 31-24 |
| 15:19 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Ivan Zitzloff | 31-24 |
| 15:14 | South Carolina | Sidney Tiffany blocks the short jumper by Todd Borja | 31-24 |
| 15:12 | Louisiana State | Dwight Tye grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 14:55 | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 14:54 | Louisiana State | Jon Clark hits the follow up shot | 33-24 |
| 14:34 | South Carolina | David Howard connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Ivan Zitzloff | 33-26 |
| 14:14 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons comes up short on the shot from the left side | 33-26 |
| 14:12 | South Carolina | Ivan Zitzloff grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 14:06 | South Carolina | Gerald Dinwiddie misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-26 |
| 14:04 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 13:37 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 13:35 | South Carolina | Todd Borja grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 13:27 | South Carolina | Gerald Dinwiddie connects on the floater from the left side set up by Charles Luft | 33-28 |
| 13:09 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons's pass is intercepted by David Howard | 33-28 |
| 13:07 | South Carolina | Andrew Robison is called for the reach on Ivan Zitzloff in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Robison, team foul #3 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips (PG), Brad Hattaway (SG), Philip Williams (SF), Lee Alexander (C) Andrew Robison, Dwight Tye, Sidney Tiffany, Jon Clark | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Young (PG), Steve Marion (SF), Joel Garst (C) Gerald Dinwiddie, Todd Borja, Charles Luft | |
| 12:58 | South Carolina | Philip Williams swats the layup by Steve Marion | 33-28 |
| 12:57 | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 12:51 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 12:50 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway misses the tip | 33-28 |
| 12:49 | South Carolina | William Young grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 12:37 | South Carolina | Joel Garst hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 12:35 | South Carolina | Joel Garst tips it in | 33-30 |
| 12:18 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 12:16 | Louisiana State | Lee Alexander tips it but misses | 33-30 |
| 12:15 | South Carolina | David Howard gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 12:07 | South Carolina | Ivan Zitzloff is whistled for traveling | 33-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany (PF) Casey Lamons | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 11:43 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 11:41 | South Carolina | William Young pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Hattaway (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Philip Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Sidney Tiffany (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - William Young (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ivan Zitzloff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Marion (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Howard (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Garst (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | South Carolina | David Howard hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from William Young | 33-32 |
| 11:04 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by William Young | 33-32 |
| 11:03 | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips tips it in | 35-32 |
| 10:41 | South Carolina | David Howard loses the dribble to Brad Hattaway | 35-32 |
| 10:17 | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips loses the dribble to William Young | 35-32 |
| 10:14 | South Carolina | Ivan Zitzloff dunks the ball on a great pass from William Young | 35-34 |
| 10:02 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 10:00 | South Carolina | David Howard pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 09:34 | South Carolina | Ivan Zitzloff clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 09:32 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 09:17 | Louisiana State | Lee Alexander loses the dribble to Joel Garst | 35-34 |
| 09:03 | South Carolina | The short jumper by David Howard is denied by Lee Alexander | 35-34 |
| 09:02 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to William Young | 35-34 |
| 08:49 | South Carolina | Ivan Zitzloff misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-34 |
| 08:47 | South Carolina | David Howard tips it home | 35-36 |
| 08:26 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway is alone and drills a driving attempt from close range | 37-36 |
| 08:05 | South Carolina | Philip Williams is called for the reach on William Young - foul #2 on Philip Williams, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison (PG), Casey Lamons (SG), Kenneth Henderson (SF), Dwight Tye (PF), Jon Clark (C) Robert Phillips, Brad Hattaway, Philip Williams, Sidney Tiffany, Lee Alexander | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gerald Dinwiddie (SG), Todd Borja (SF), Charles Luft (C) Ivan Zitzloff, Steve Marion, Joel Garst | |
| 07:41 | South Carolina | Todd Borja knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David Howard | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Andrew Robison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Casey Lamons (fresh) SF - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) PF - Dwight Tye (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jon Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - William Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Dinwiddie (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Todd Borja (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Howard (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Luft (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Louisiana State | Todd Borja denies the turnaround by Kenneth Henderson | 37-39 |
| 07:13 | South Carolina | Charles Luft grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 07:03 | South Carolina | Todd Borja comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 07:02 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Jon Clark | 37-39 |
| 06:36 | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Young - foul #1 on William Young, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joel Garst (C) Charles Luft | |
| 06:36 | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison misses the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 06:36 | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 06:29 | South Carolina | Todd Borja buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by William Young | 38-42 |
| 06:00 | Louisiana State | Jon Clark misses short on a floater from the left block | 38-42 |
| 05:58 | South Carolina | David Howard grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 05:39 | South Carolina | Gerald Dinwiddie makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Joel Garst | 38-45 |
| 05:23 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jon Clark | 40-45 |
| 05:04 | South Carolina | Gerald Dinwiddie misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Robison - foul #3 on Andrew Robison, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips (PG), Brad Hattaway (SG), Philip Williams (SF), Sidney Tiffany (PF) Andrew Robison, Casey Lamons, Kenneth Henderson, Dwight Tye | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Zitzloff (PG), Charles Luft (C) William Young, Joel Garst | |
| 05:04 | South Carolina | Gerald Dinwiddie misses the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 05:04 | South Carolina | Gerald Dinwiddie makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 04:51 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Todd Borja - foul #2 on Todd Borja, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| 04:51 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 04:51 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 04:37 | South Carolina | Todd Borja clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 04:35 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 04:15 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Philip Williams | 44-46 |
| 03:53 | South Carolina | Charles Luft misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jon Clark - foul #2 on Jon Clark, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dwight Tye (PF), Lee Alexander (C) Sidney Tiffany, Jon Clark | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 03:53 | South Carolina | Charles Luft makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 03:53 | South Carolina | Charles Luft makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 03:43 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ivan Zitzloff - foul #2 on Ivan Zitzloff, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Young (PG), Joel Garst (C) Ivan Zitzloff, Charles Luft | |
| 03:43 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 03:43 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Hattaway (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Philip Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Dwight Tye (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Lee Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - William Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Dinwiddie (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Todd Borja (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Howard (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Joel Garst (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:23 | South Carolina | Todd Borja misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-48 |
| 03:21 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to David Howard | 46-48 |
| 03:06 | South Carolina | Lee Alexander steals the ball from William Young | 46-48 |
| 02:37 | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips is fouled on the floor by William Young - foul #2 on William Young, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison (PG) Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Zitzloff (PG) William Young | |
| 02:20 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams is hacked by David Howard - foul #3 on David Howard, team foul #7 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons (PF) Lee Alexander | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steve Marion (SF) Joel Garst | |
| 02:20 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 02:20 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 01:58 | South Carolina | Steve Marion clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Robison - foul #4 on Andrew Robison, team foul #7 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips (PG), Sidney Tiffany (PF), Jon Clark (C) Andrew Robison, Casey Lamons, Dwight Tye | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Young (PG), Joel Garst (C) Ivan Zitzloff, Todd Borja | |
| 01:58 | South Carolina | Steve Marion makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 01:58 | South Carolina | Steve Marion makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 01:42 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams is fouled on the floor by Joel Garst - foul #1 on Joel Garst, team foul #8 | 48-50 |
| 01:42 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 01:42 | South Carolina | Joel Garst snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 01:29 | South Carolina | Joel Garst is fouled on the floor by Brad Hattaway - foul #3 on Brad Hattaway, team foul #8 | 48-50 |
| 01:29 | South Carolina | Joel Garst misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 01:29 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to David Howard | 48-50 |
| 01:13 | South Carolina | David Howard misses the shot from the right block but the foul's on Sidney Tiffany - foul #1 on Sidney Tiffany, team foul #9 | 48-50 |
| 01:13 | South Carolina | David Howard misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 01:13 | South Carolina | David Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 01:13 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 01:02 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Brad Hattaway | 50-50 |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | William Young is hacked by Jon Clark - foul #3 on Jon Clark, team foul #10 | 50-50 |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | William Young makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | William Young makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 00:35 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Steve Marion - foul #2 on Steve Marion, team foul #9 | 50-52 |
| 00:35 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 00:35 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | Gerald Dinwiddie grabs the board | 51-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | South Carolina | Gerald Dinwiddie is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Phillips - foul #3 on Robert Phillips, team foul #11 | 51-52 |
| 00:32 | South Carolina | Gerald Dinwiddie makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:32 | South Carolina | Gerald Dinwiddie makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:14 | Louisiana State | Jon Clark clanks a shot from the left side | 51-54 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany grabs the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Zitzloff (PG), Todd Borja (PF) William Young, David Howard | |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | Ivan Zitzloff is hacked by Robert Phillips in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Phillips, team foul #12 | 51-54 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | Ivan Zitzloff makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | Ivan Zitzloff makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips misses short on a halfcourt shot | 51-56 |