| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Oluwa Apo (fresh) SG - Quinton Hunt (fresh) SF - Brett Stanley (fresh) PF - Henry Elms (fresh) C - Roger House (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dustin Wade (fresh) SG - David Delarosa (fresh) SF - Michael Powell (fresh) PF - Charles Clark (fresh) C - Kevin Burke (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Kevin Burke wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:57 | LSU | Oluwa Apo steps in front of the Dustin Wade pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:56 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt misses the dunk attempt | 0-0 |
| 19:54 | South Carolina | Henry Elms pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | South Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Oluwa Apo is blocked by Kevin Burke | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | LSU | The rebound goes to Kevin Burke | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | LSU | Charles Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | South Carolina | Henry Elms misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kevin Burke - foul #1 on Kevin Burke, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | South Carolina | Henry Elms misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | South Carolina | Henry Elms misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | LSU | Kevin Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | LSU | Charles Clark can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Quinton Hunt | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | South Carolina | Henry Elms misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Kevin Burke - foul #2 on Kevin Burke, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Striplin (C) Kevin Burke | |
| 18:20 | South Carolina | Henry Elms misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | South Carolina | Henry Elms misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | LSU | Kyle Striplin gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:07 | LSU | Dustin Wade is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Dustin Wade, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| 17:56 | South Carolina | Kyle Striplin picks off the pass by Brett Stanley | 0-0 |
| 17:38 | LSU | Michael Powell knocks in the runner in the paint and he's hacked by Henry Elms - foul #1 on Henry Elms, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Nelson (PG), Roger Copley (SG), Glenn Young (PF) Dustin Wade, David Delarosa, Charles Clark | |
| 17:38 | LSU | Michael Powell misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:38 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Roger House | 0-2 |
| 17:25 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:23 | LSU | Andrew Nelson pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:16 | LSU | Michael Powell misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Roger House - foul #1 on Roger House, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Hugh Brunt (PF) Henry Elms | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:16 | LSU | Michael Powell makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:16 | LSU | Michael Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:16 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Brett Stanley | 0-3 |
| 17:02 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Roger House is denied by Kyle Striplin | 0-3 |
| 17:00 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 16:50 | South Carolina | Hugh Brunt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Betts (SG), Jay Townsend (SF) Quinton Hunt, Brett Stanley | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Law (SF) Michael Powell | |
| 16:27 | LSU | Kyle Striplin scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Andrew Nelson | 0-5 |
| 16:12 | South Carolina | Oluwa Apo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-5 |
| 16:10 | LSU | Glenn Young gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 15:45 | LSU | Roger Copley misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-5 |
| 15:44 | LSU | Robert Law tips it home | 0-7 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Oluwa Apo (fairly fresh) SG - David Betts (fresh) SF - Jay Townsend (fresh) PF - Hugh Brunt (fresh) C - Roger House (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Andrew Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roger Copley (fresh) SF - Robert Law (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Young (fresh) C - Kyle Striplin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | South Carolina | Andrew Nelson is called for the reach on Hugh Brunt - foul #1 on Andrew Nelson, team foul #4 | 0-7 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt (SG), Brett Stanley (SF), Henry Elms (PF), Chase Evans (C) David Betts, Jay Townsend, Hugh Brunt, Roger House | |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (PG), David Delarosa (SG), Charles Clark (PF) Andrew Nelson, Roger Copley, Glenn Young | |
| 15:12 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt misses long on a jumper from the right side | 0-7 |
| 15:10 | LSU | Charles Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 14:54 | LSU | Charles Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-7 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Powell (SF) Robert Law | |
| 14:40 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-7 |
| 14:39 | South Carolina | Henry Elms snags the offensive board | 0-7 |
| 14:31 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-7 |
| 14:19 | LSU | Henry Elms is called for the reach on David Delarosa - foul #2 on Henry Elms, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Hugh Brunt (PF) Henry Elms | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 14:08 | LSU | Michael Powell misses the shot from the left block | 3-7 |
| 14:06 | South Carolina | Hugh Brunt grabs the board | 3-7 |
| 14:01 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt can't finish the layup | 3-7 |
| 14:00 | LSU | David Delarosa grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 13:54 | LSU | David Delarosa can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 13:53 | South Carolina | Chase Evans pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 13:37 | South Carolina | Michael Powell steps in front of the Quinton Hunt pass | 3-7 |
| 13:32 | LSU | Michael Powell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 3-7 |
| 13:30 | LSU | Dustin Wade tips it back up and in | 3-9 |
| 13:14 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-9 |
| 13:13 | LSU | Michael Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 12:55 | LSU | Michael Powell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-9 |
| 12:54 | South Carolina | Chase Evans pulls down the rebound | 3-9 |
| 12:45 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Oluwa Apo | 5-9 |
| 12:41 | LSU | Dustin Wade lays it in on a nice dish by David Delarosa | 5-11 |
| 12:19 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 5-11 |
| 12:17 | LSU | Charles Clark snags the defensive board | 5-11 |
| 12:03 | LSU | Dustin Wade comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-11 |
| 12:02 | LSU | Kyle Striplin tips it back up and in | 5-13 |
| 11:41 | South Carolina | Michael Powell steals it from Brett Stanley | 5-13 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Oluwa Apo (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Quinton Hunt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brett Stanley (fairly fresh) PF - Hugh Brunt (fairly fresh) C - Chase Evans (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dustin Wade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Delarosa (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Powell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Clark (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kyle Striplin (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | LSU | Kyle Striplin clanks a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Oluwa Apo - foul #1 on Oluwa Apo, team foul #4 | 5-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Betts (SG), Christopher Simmons (SF), Jay Townsend (PF), Roger House (C) Quinton Hunt, Brett Stanley, Hugh Brunt, Chase Evans | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Nelson (PG), Roger Copley (SG), Robert Law (SF), Glenn Young (PF) Dustin Wade, David Delarosa, Michael Powell, Charles Clark | |
| 11:33 | LSU | Kyle Striplin misses the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 11:33 | LSU | Kyle Striplin makes the 2nd free throw | 5-14 |
| 11:24 | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons misses the lay-in | 5-14 |
| 11:23 | South Carolina | Jay Townsend tips it back up and in | 7-14 |
| 11:19 | LSU | Robert Law's pass is intercepted by Christopher Simmons | 7-14 |
| 11:16 | South Carolina | David Betts misses the easy layup | 7-14 |
| 11:14 | LSU | Kyle Striplin grabs the defensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 10:57 | LSU | Roger Copley connects on the jumper from the right wing | 7-16 |
| 10:39 | South Carolina | Roger House clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Kyle Striplin - foul #1 on Kyle Striplin, team foul #5 | 7-16 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Clark (PF) Kyle Striplin | |
| 10:39 | South Carolina | Roger House makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 10:39 | South Carolina | Roger House misses the 2nd free throw | 8-16 |
| 10:39 | LSU | Robert Law snags the defensive board | 8-16 |
| 10:29 | LSU | Roger Copley misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on David Betts - foul #1 on David Betts, team foul #5 | 8-16 |
| 10:29 | LSU | Roger Copley makes the 1st free throw | 8-17 |
| 10:29 | LSU | Roger Copley makes the 2nd free throw | 8-18 |
| 10:03 | South Carolina | Roger House misses the floater from the left wing | 8-18 |
| 10:01 | LSU | Roger Copley pulls down the rebound | 8-18 |
| 09:39 | LSU | Roger Copley's pass is intercepted by Jay Townsend | 8-18 |
| 09:27 | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Betts | 11-18 |
| 09:18 | LSU | Roger Copley banks in the layup | 11-20 |
| 09:09 | South Carolina | Robert Law takes the ball from Roger House after a doubleteam | 11-20 |
| 08:56 | LSU | Robert Law travels with the ball | 11-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt (SG), Brett Stanley (SF), Hugh Brunt (PF) David Betts, Christopher Simmons, Jay Townsend | |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (PG), David Delarosa (SG), Michael Powell (SF), Kyle Striplin (C) Andrew Nelson, Roger Copley, Robert Law, Glenn Young | |
| 08:44 | South Carolina | Roger House comes up short on the runner from the right block | 11-20 |
| 08:42 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 08:34 | South Carolina | Charles Clark is called for the reach on Quinton Hunt - foul #1 on Charles Clark, team foul #6 | 11-20 |
| 08:22 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley misses the fadeaway from the right side | 11-20 |
| 08:21 | LSU | Michael Powell grabs the board | 11-20 |
| 08:15 | LSU | Oluwa Apo is called for the reach on Dustin Wade - foul #2 on Oluwa Apo, team foul #6 | 11-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Baggett (PG), Chase Evans (C) Oluwa Apo, Roger House | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 08:01 | LSU | Dustin Wade misses short on a floater from the right side | 11-20 |
| 08:00 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Hugh Brunt | 11-20 |
| 07:41 | South Carolina | Charles Baggett misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Delarosa - foul #1 on David Delarosa, team foul #7 | 11-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Young (C) Kyle Striplin | |
| 07:41 | South Carolina | Charles Baggett makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 07:41 | South Carolina | Charles Baggett makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Baggett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Quinton Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brett Stanley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Hugh Brunt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chase Evans (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dustin Wade (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Delarosa (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Clark (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Glenn Young (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | LSU | Michael Powell is hacked by Brett Stanley - foul #1 on Brett Stanley, team foul #7 | 13-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Law (PF) Charles Clark | |
| 07:22 | LSU | Michael Powell makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 07:22 | LSU | Michael Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 07:11 | South Carolina | Charles Baggett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-22 |
| 07:10 | LSU | The rebound goes to Glenn Young | 13-22 |
| 06:56 | LSU | Dustin Wade makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-25 |
| 06:40 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Quinton Hunt, team foul #8 | 13-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Oluwa Apo (PG), Jay Townsend (SF), Henry Elms (PF), Roger House (C) Charles Baggett, Brett Stanley, Hugh Brunt, Chase Evans | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Nelson (PG), Roger Copley (SG), Kyle Striplin (C) Dustin Wade, David Delarosa, Glenn Young | |
| 06:19 | LSU | Kyle Striplin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Betts (SG) Quinton Hunt | |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Clark (PF) Michael Powell | |
| 06:01 | South Carolina | Roger House is hacked by Robert Law - foul #1 on Robert Law, team foul #8 | 13-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Powell (SF) Robert Law | |
| 06:01 | South Carolina | Roger House makes the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 06:01 | South Carolina | Roger House makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 05:48 | LSU | Andrew Nelson makes the turnaround in the paint | 15-27 |
| 05:30 | South Carolina | Jay Townsend is hacked by Roger Copley - foul #1 on Roger Copley, team foul #9 | 15-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Young (C) Kyle Striplin | |
| 05:30 | South Carolina | Jay Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 05:30 | South Carolina | Jay Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 05:12 | LSU | Roger Copley misses the shot from the left wing | 17-27 |
| 05:10 | South Carolina | Jay Townsend gets the rebound | 17-27 |
| 04:58 | South Carolina | Henry Elms makes the fadeaway in the lane | 19-27 |
| 04:47 | LSU | Charles Clark misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Henry Elms - foul #3 on Henry Elms, team foul #9 | 19-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt (SG), Brett Stanley (SF), Hugh Brunt (PF) David Betts, Jay Townsend, Henry Elms | |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (PG), David Delarosa (SG) Andrew Nelson, Roger Copley | |
| 04:47 | LSU | Charles Clark misses the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 04:47 | LSU | Charles Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 04:31 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Delarosa - foul #2 on David Delarosa, team foul #10 | 19-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Chase Evans (C) Roger House | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (SG), Robert Law (SF), Kyle Striplin (C) David Delarosa, Michael Powell, Glenn Young | |
| 04:31 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 04:31 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 04:04 | LSU | Charles Clark knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Roger Copley | 20-30 |
| 03:46 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt is hacked by Kyle Striplin - foul #2 on Kyle Striplin, team foul #11 | 20-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (SG), Glenn Young (PF), Kevin Burke (C) Roger Copley, Charles Clark, Kyle Striplin | |
| 03:46 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 03:46 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 03:30 | LSU | David Delarosa drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-32 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Oluwa Apo (tired) 1 ast. SG - Quinton Hunt (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brett Stanley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Hugh Brunt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chase Evans (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dustin Wade (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Delarosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Law (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Young (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Burke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Chase Evans | 24-32 |
| 02:55 | LSU | Kevin Burke can't finish the layup | 24-32 |
| 02:53 | LSU | Glenn Young tips it home | 24-34 |
| 02:39 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 24-34 |
| 02:37 | LSU | Kevin Burke pulls down the rebound | 24-34 |
| 02:29 | LSU | Robert Law drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Glenn Young | 24-36 |
| 02:24 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Glenn Young - foul #1 on Glenn Young, team foul #12 | 24-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Betts (SG), Jay Townsend (PF), Roger House (C) Quinton Hunt, Hugh Brunt, Chase Evans | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Nelson (PG), Michael Powell (SF), Charles Clark (PF) Dustin Wade, Robert Law, Glenn Young | |
| 02:24 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 02:24 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 02:06 | LSU | David Delarosa hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Betts - foul #2 on David Betts, team foul #10 | 25-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons (SF) Brett Stanley | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:06 | LSU | David Delarosa makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 02:06 | LSU | David Delarosa makes the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 01:48 | South Carolina | Roger House's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (SG) David Delarosa | |
| 01:33 | LSU | Michael Powell is hacked by Jay Townsend - foul #1 on Jay Townsend, team foul #11 | 25-38 |
| 01:33 | LSU | Michael Powell makes the 1st free throw | 25-39 |
| 01:33 | LSU | Michael Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 01:33 | South Carolina | Roger House pulls down the rebound | 25-39 |
| 01:24 | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-39 |
| 01:23 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Roger House | 25-39 |
| 01:10 | South Carolina | Roger House evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Jay Townsend and the foul's on Kevin Burke - foul #3 on Kevin Burke, team foul #13 | 27-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt (SG), Hugh Brunt (PF) David Betts, Christopher Simmons | |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (PG), Kyle Striplin (C) Andrew Nelson, Kevin Burke | |
| 01:10 | South Carolina | Roger House makes the free throw | 28-39 |
| 00:50 | LSU | Charles Clark hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Dustin Wade | 28-41 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Roger House can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-41 |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | Roger House misses the tip | 28-41 |
| 00:37 | South Carolina | Roger House tips it home | 30-41 |
| 00:16 | LSU | Michael Powell is whistled for traveling | 30-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Brett Stanley (SF) Jay Townsend | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Nelson (SG), Robert Law (PF) Roger Copley, Charles Clark | |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Roger House hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Oluwa Apo | 32-41 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Andrew Nelson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 32-41 |