| Lineup | LSU | PG - Paul Pruitt (fresh) SG - Elmer McClave (fresh) SF - Bobby Dubose (fresh) PF - Michael Taylor (fresh) C - Michael Stewart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kenneth Lewis (fresh) SG - Clifford Upson (fresh) SF - Garry Murphy (fresh) PF - Viktor Palczewski (fresh) C - Herbert Michael (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Michael Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | LSU | Elmer McClave hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | LSU | Bobby Dubose misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | LSU | Michael Taylor gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | LSU | Paul Pruitt makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Michael Taylor | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy is hacked by Bobby Dubose in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bobby Dubose, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson is fouled on the floor by Bobby Dubose - foul #2 on Bobby Dubose, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | LSU | Mitchell Smith (SF) Bobby Dubose | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:55 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:53 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:38 | South Carolina | Michael Taylor denies the turnaround by Kenneth Lewis | 3-0 |
| 18:37 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael grabs the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:26 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Viktor Palczewski | 3-3 |
| 18:24 | LSU | Paul Pruitt is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 18:13 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis throws it down on a great pass from Clifford Upson | 3-5 |
| 18:02 | LSU | Michael Taylor clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 3-5 |
| 18:01 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 17:51 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 3-5 |
| 17:49 | LSU | Paul Pruitt grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 17:42 | LSU | Michael Stewart is hacked by Herbert Michael - foul #1 on Herbert Michael, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Richard Justice (SG), Ronnie Moore (PF), Antonio Powell (C) Paul Pruitt, Elmer McClave, Michael Taylor, Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Brandon Pierce (PG), Vasily Lukowski (SG), Stjepan Zhuang (SF), Rufus Burlingame (PF), Salvador Castro (C) Kenneth Lewis, Clifford Upson, Garry Murphy, Viktor Palczewski, Herbert Michael | |
| 17:37 | LSU | Richard Justice loses the ball out of bounds | 3-5 |
| 17:21 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame loses the dribble to Antonio Powell | 3-5 |
| 16:56 | LSU | Ronnie Moore misses long on a floater from the left block | 3-5 |
| 16:55 | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 16:39 | South Carolina | Salvador Castro can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 16:38 | LSU | Ronnie Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:26 | LSU | Ronnie Moore can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 3-5 |
| 16:25 | LSU | Richard Justice grabs the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:13 | LSU | Richard Justice knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Mitchell Smith | 5-5 |
| 16:10 | South Carolina | Brandon Pierce throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Paul Curtis (SG), John Holland (SF), Michael Taylor (PF), Michael Stewart (C) Alan Coan, Richard Justice, Mitchell Smith, Ronnie Moore, Antonio Powell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis (PG), Clifford Upson (SG), Garry Murphy (SF), Viktor Palczewski (PF), Herbert Michael (C) Brandon Pierce, Vasily Lukowski, Stjepan Zhuang, Rufus Burlingame, Salvador Castro | |
| 15:48 | LSU | Michael Taylor makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Paul Pruitt | 7-5 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Paul Pruitt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Curtis (fresh) SF - John Holland (fresh) PF - Michael Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Stewart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kenneth Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clifford Upson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Garry Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fresh) C - Herbert Michael (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on John Holland - foul #1 on John Holland, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| 15:36 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:36 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:14 | LSU | Paul Curtis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 15:13 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:07 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Herbert Michael | 7-9 |
| 14:55 | LSU | Michael Stewart connects on the jumper from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 14:45 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski is open and scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Kenneth Lewis | 9-11 |
| 14:30 | LSU | Paul Curtis misses the 3 from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 14:29 | LSU | Michael Stewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:02 | LSU | Michael Stewart knocks in the jumper from close range and the foul's on Herbert Michael - foul #2 on Herbert Michael, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Elmer McClave (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF), Ronnie Moore (PF) Paul Pruitt, Paul Curtis, John Holland, Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame (PF), Salvador Castro (C) Viktor Palczewski, Herbert Michael | |
| 14:02 | LSU | Michael Stewart misses the free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:02 | South Carolina | Salvador Castro pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:51 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-11 |
| 13:50 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame tips it back up and in | 11-13 |
| 13:36 | LSU | Alan Coan misses the driving attempt in the lane | 11-13 |
| 13:34 | South Carolina | Salvador Castro pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:29 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Lewis | 11-16 |
| 13:18 | LSU | Elmer McClave is hacked by Salvador Castro - foul #1 on Salvador Castro, team foul #3 | 11-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Antonio Powell (C) Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski (PF) Rufus Burlingame | |
| 13:09 | LSU | Antonio Powell drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Mitchell Smith | 13-16 |
| 12:56 | South Carolina | Mitchell Smith swats the layup by Garry Murphy | 13-16 |
| 12:54 | LSU | Ronnie Moore grabs the board | 13-16 |
| 12:45 | LSU | Elmer McClave is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Elmer McClave, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Richard Justice (SG) Alan Coan, Elmer McClave | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame (PF) Viktor Palczewski | |
| 12:30 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-19 |
| 12:23 | LSU | Antonio Powell buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Mitchell Smith | 15-19 |
| 12:02 | South Carolina | Paul Pruitt is called for the reach on Kenneth Lewis - foul #1 on Paul Pruitt, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Taylor (PF) Ronnie Moore | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski (PF) Garry Murphy | |
| 11:49 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-19 |
| 11:48 | LSU | Richard Justice snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Paul Pruitt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Justice (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mitchell Smith (tiring) PF - Michael Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Antonio Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kenneth Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clifford Upson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rufus Burlingame (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Salvador Castro (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | LSU | Paul Pruitt clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-19 |
| 11:19 | LSU | Antonio Powell hits the follow up shot | 17-19 |
| 11:11 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis misses the runner near the basket but the foul's on Paul Pruitt - foul #2 on Paul Pruitt, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Elmer McClave (SG), John Holland (SF), Michael Stewart (C) Paul Pruitt, Richard Justice, Mitchell Smith, Antonio Powell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (PG), Garry Murphy (SF) Rufus Burlingame, Salvador Castro | |
| 11:11 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 11:11 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 11:04 | LSU | Michael Taylor misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Stjepan Zhuang - foul #1 on Stjepan Zhuang, team foul #4 | 17-21 |
| 11:04 | LSU | Michael Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 11:04 | LSU | Michael Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 11:02 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-21 |
| 10:52 | LSU | Michael Stewart clanks a jump hook from the right block | 19-21 |
| 10:50 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 10:46 | South Carolina | John Holland steps in front of the Kenneth Lewis pass in the backcourt | 19-21 |
| 10:45 | LSU | John Holland banks in the layup | 21-21 |
| 10:43 | South Carolina | Elmer McClave is called for the reach on Clifford Upson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Elmer McClave, team foul #7 | 21-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Curtis (SG) Elmer McClave | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Salvador Castro (C) Kenneth Lewis | |
| 10:43 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 10:43 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 10:26 | LSU | Michael Taylor is denied on a dunk by Salvador Castro | 21-23 |
| 10:24 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 10:16 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy loses the ball out of bounds | 21-23 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame (SF), Kenneth Lewis (C) Clifford Upson, Salvador Castro | |
| 09:59 | LSU | Michael Taylor is fouled on the floor by Garry Murphy - foul #1 on Garry Murphy, team foul #5 | 21-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Mitchell Smith (SF), Ronnie Moore (PF) John Holland, Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clifford Upson (SG) Viktor Palczewski | |
| 09:54 | LSU | Kenneth Lewis steps in front of the Paul Curtis pass | 21-23 |
| 09:48 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Paul Curtis - foul #1 on Paul Curtis, team foul #8 | 21-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Justice (SG), Antonio Powell (C) Paul Curtis, Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski (PF) Rufus Burlingame | |
| 09:48 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 09:48 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 09:48 | LSU | Antonio Powell grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 09:41 | LSU | Richard Justice is hacked by Clifford Upson - foul #1 on Clifford Upson, team foul #6 | 21-24 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Brandon Pierce (PG) Stjepan Zhuang | |
| 09:27 | LSU | Mitchell Smith comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 21-24 |
| 09:26 | LSU | Antonio Powell can't tip it in | 21-24 |
| 09:24 | LSU | Ronnie Moore misses the tip | 21-24 |
| 09:22 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy gets the rebound | 21-24 |
| 09:20 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy travels in the backcourt | 21-24 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (SG), Rufus Burlingame (PF), Salvador Castro (C) Brandon Pierce, Clifford Upson, Viktor Palczewski | |
| 09:05 | LSU | Antonio Powell comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Salvador Castro - foul #2 on Salvador Castro, team foul #7 | 21-24 |
| Subs | LSU | John Holland (SF), Michael Taylor (PF) Mitchell Smith, Ronnie Moore | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clifford Upson (SG), Viktor Palczewski (PF) Rufus Burlingame, Salvador Castro | |
| 09:05 | LSU | Antonio Powell misses the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 09:05 | LSU | Antonio Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 08:41 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Richard Justice - foul #1 on Richard Justice, team foul #9 | 22-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Stewart (C) Antonio Powell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame (SF) Stjepan Zhuang | |
| 08:41 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 08:41 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 08:22 | LSU | Michael Taylor misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Lewis - foul #1 on Kenneth Lewis, team foul #8 | 22-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Curtis (SG) Richard Justice | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Brandon Pierce (PG) Viktor Palczewski | |
| 08:22 | LSU | Michael Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 08:22 | LSU | Michael Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 08:22 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 08:17 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy makes the jumpshot from the left side | 23-27 |
| 08:08 | LSU | Paul Curtis scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Holland | 26-27 |
| 07:50 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 07:49 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 07:42 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Justice (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF), Ronnie Moore (PF) Paul Curtis, John Holland, Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (PG), Vasily Lukowski (SG), Viktor Palczewski (PF) Brandon Pierce, Clifford Upson, Rufus Burlingame | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Alan Coan (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Justice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mitchell Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Ronnie Moore (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Stewart (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stjepan Zhuang (fresh) SG - Vasily Lukowski (fresh) SF - Garry Murphy (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Viktor Palczewski (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Lewis (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 07:29 | LSU | Alan Coan misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Garry Murphy - foul #2 on Garry Murphy, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Antonio Powell (C) Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clifford Upson (PG), Rufus Burlingame (SF) Stjepan Zhuang, Garry Murphy | |
| 07:29 | LSU | Alan Coan makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 07:29 | LSU | Alan Coan makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 07:02 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Clifford Upson | 28-29 |
| 06:53 | LSU | Rufus Burlingame takes the ball from Ronnie Moore | 28-29 |
| 06:49 | South Carolina | Vasily Lukowski can't finish the layup | 28-29 |
| 06:48 | LSU | Antonio Powell gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 06:43 | LSU | Alan Coan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mitchell Smith | 30-29 |
| 06:35 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 30-29 |
| 06:33 | LSU | Antonio Powell snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 06:22 | LSU | Ronnie Moore misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-29 |
| 06:20 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 06:07 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis scores on a jumper in the paint | 30-31 |
| 06:02 | LSU | Mitchell Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Elmer McClave (SG), Bobby Dubose (SF), Michael Taylor (PF), Michael Stewart (C) Alan Coan, Richard Justice, Mitchell Smith, Ronnie Moore, Antonio Powell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Brandon Pierce (PG), Stjepan Zhuang (SF) Vasily Lukowski, Rufus Burlingame | |
| 05:46 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 05:44 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski grabs the offensive board | 30-31 |
| 05:31 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 05:30 | LSU | Paul Pruitt grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 05:13 | LSU | Bobby Dubose throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-31 |
| 05:13 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 30-31 |
| Subs | LSU | John Holland (SF) Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame (SF) Brandon Pierce | |
| 04:57 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis is hacked by John Holland - foul #2 on John Holland, team foul #10 | 30-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Moore (C) Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 04:57 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 04:57 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 04:57 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Lewis | 30-32 |
| 04:44 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-34 |
| 04:21 | LSU | Ronnie Moore hits a jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Kenneth Lewis - foul #2 on Kenneth Lewis, team foul #10 | 32-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Antonio Powell (C) John Holland | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Brandon Pierce (PG), Herbert Michael (C) Rufus Burlingame, Kenneth Lewis | |
| 04:21 | LSU | Ronnie Moore makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| 04:17 | South Carolina | Brandon Pierce is called for traveling in the backcourt | 33-34 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame (SF) Brandon Pierce | |
| 04:05 | LSU | Ronnie Moore misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 33-34 |
| 04:04 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Pruitt | 33-34 |
| 03:47 | LSU | Paul Pruitt connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Bobby Dubose | 36-34 |
| 03:31 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Rufus Burlingame | 36-36 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Paul Pruitt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer McClave (fairly fresh) SF - Bobby Dubose (fresh) PF - Ronnie Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Powell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stjepan Zhuang (fairly fresh) SG - Clifford Upson (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rufus Burlingame (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Viktor Palczewski (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Herbert Michael (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | LSU | Bobby Dubose blows the dunk | 36-36 |
| 03:21 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Herbert Michael | 36-36 |
| 03:10 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 03:02 | LSU | Paul Pruitt misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 03:00 | LSU | Bobby Dubose hits the follow up shot | 38-39 |
| 02:51 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 02:50 | LSU | Paul Pruitt grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 02:39 | LSU | Paul Pruitt buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Ronnie Moore | 40-39 |
| 02:30 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bobby Dubose - foul #3 on Bobby Dubose, team foul #11 | 40-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Richard Justice (SG), John Holland (SF), Michael Taylor (PF), Michael Stewart (C) Paul Pruitt, Elmer McClave, Bobby Dubose, Ronnie Moore, Antonio Powell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis (PG), Garry Murphy (SG), Salvador Castro (PF) Stjepan Zhuang, Clifford Upson, Viktor Palczewski | |
| 02:30 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 02:30 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 02:22 | LSU | Michael Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vasily Lukowski (SG) Rufus Burlingame | |
| 02:20 | South Carolina | Michael Taylor steps in front of the Garry Murphy pass in the backcourt | 40-41 |
| 02:05 | LSU | Herbert Michael blocks the short jumper by Michael Taylor | 40-41 |
| 02:03 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | Vasily Lukowski buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 01:37 | LSU | Herbert Michael steals the ball from John Holland | 40-44 |
| 01:35 | South Carolina | John Holland is called for the reach on Vasily Lukowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Holland, team foul #12 | 40-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Mitchell Smith (SF) John Holland | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 01:35 | South Carolina | Vasily Lukowski makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 01:35 | South Carolina | Vasily Lukowski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 01:22 | LSU | Michael Stewart can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 01:20 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 01:15 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis travels with the ball | 40-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Curtis (SG) Richard Justice | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clifford Upson (SG) Vasily Lukowski | |
| 01:06 | LSU | Mitchell Smith makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Alan Coan | 43-46 |
| 01:04 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Taylor - foul #1 on Michael Taylor, team foul #13 | 43-46 |
| 01:04 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 01:04 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 01:04 | LSU | Paul Curtis grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 00:46 | LSU | Michael Stewart hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis double dribbles in the backcourt | 43-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG) Alan Coan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski (PF) Salvador Castro | |
| 00:34 | LSU | Michael Stewart is denied on a layup by Viktor Palczewski | 43-47 |
| 00:32 | LSU | Michael Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 00:19 | LSU | Michael Taylor misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-47 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Michael Stewart tips it but misses | 43-47 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis is called for traveling in the backcourt | 43-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Justice (SG), Antonio Powell (C) Paul Curtis, Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Salvador Castro (PF) Viktor Palczewski | |
| 00:03 | LSU | Garry Murphy steals the ball from Richard Justice | 43-47 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy misses the halfcourt shot | 43-47 |