| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Rickey Woods (fresh) C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Beery (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Klock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Christopher Thornton inbounds the ball | 22-33 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | LSU | Patrick Beery is hacked by Louis Craft - foul #1 on Louis Craft, team foul #1 | 22-33 |
| 19:23 | LSU | Henry Smith misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 22-33 |
| 19:22 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani grabs the defensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 19:01 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Norris | 24-33 |
| 18:32 | LSU | Patrick Beery is called for traveling | 24-33 |
| 18:20 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard hits the finger roll set up by Robert Norris and he's hacked by Kenneth Newhall - foul #1 on Kenneth Newhall, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| 18:20 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard makes the free throw | 27-33 |
| 18:00 | LSU | Henry Smith is hacked by Louis Craft - foul #2 on Louis Craft, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| 17:36 | LSU | Henry Smith makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-36 |
| 17:12 | South Carolina | Louis Craft can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 17:10 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard grabs the offensive board | 27-36 |
| 16:53 | South Carolina | Robert Norris drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 16:26 | LSU | Joseph Klock buries a shot near the basket set up by Christopher Thornton and the foul's on Manuel Menard - foul #2 on Manuel Menard, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Joseph Matthews (PF) Robert Norris, Rickey Woods | |
| Subs | LSU | Earnest Mateer (PF) Patrick Beery | |
| 16:26 | LSU | Joseph Klock makes the free throw | 30-39 |
| 16:17 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 32-39 |
| 15:55 | LSU | Manuel Menard blocks the short jumper by Henry Smith | 32-39 |
| 15:54 | LSU | Henry Smith gets the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Louis Craft (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Cipriani (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Smith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earnest Mateer (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Klock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:43 | LSU | Henry Smith is fouled on the floor by Louis Craft as he's doubleteamed - foul #3 on Louis Craft, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gerald Fox (SG), Gordon McEnery (SF), Curtis Vue (C) Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani, Manuel Menard | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (PG), Anthony Rotz (C) Kenneth Newhall, Joseph Klock | |
| 15:18 | LSU | Walter Edmondson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-39 |
| 15:16 | LSU | Christopher Thornton gets the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 14:47 | LSU | Walter Edmondson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 14:46 | LSU | Christopher Thornton grabs the offensive board | 32-39 |
| 14:23 | LSU | Christopher Thornton scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Anthony Rotz | 32-41 |
| 14:06 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-41 |
| 14:04 | LSU | The rebound goes to Henry Smith | 32-41 |
| 13:38 | LSU | Christopher Thornton drills a floater in the paint | 32-43 |
| 13:23 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews is fouled on the floor by Christopher Thornton - foul #1 on Christopher Thornton, team foul #2 | 32-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Louis Craft (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Rickey Woods (PF), Manuel Menard (C) Lucas Mannings, Gerald Fox, Gordon McEnery, Joseph Matthews, Curtis Vue | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Frank Bergsman (SF), Patrick Beery (PF), Joseph Klock (C) Henry Smith, Christopher Thornton, Earnest Mateer, Anthony Rotz | |
| 13:09 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods blows the layup | 32-43 |
| 13:07 | South Carolina | Louis Craft tips it back up and in | 34-43 |
| 12:38 | LSU | Joseph Klock knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Newhall | 34-45 |
| 12:33 | South Carolina | Louis Craft is hacked by Joseph Klock - foul #1 on Joseph Klock, team foul #3 | 34-45 |
| 12:23 | South Carolina | Joseph Klock steals it from Robert Cipriani | 34-45 |
| 11:58 | LSU | Walter Edmondson knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Newhall | 34-48 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rickey Woods (fresh) C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Bergsman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Beery (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Klock (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:34 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard slams it home set up by Robert Norris | 36-48 |
| 11:12 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 11:10 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods gets the rebound | 36-48 |
| 10:49 | South Carolina | Kenneth Newhall blocks the short jumper by Manuel Menard | 36-48 |
| 10:48 | LSU | Patrick Beery snags the defensive board | 36-48 |
| 10:21 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall is fouled on the floor by Robert Norris - foul #1 on Robert Norris, team foul #5 | 36-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews (PF) Rickey Woods | |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Smith (SG), Christopher Thornton (SF), Earnest Mateer (PF) Walter Edmondson, Frank Bergsman, Patrick Beery | |
| 10:05 | LSU | Christopher Thornton scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Newhall | 36-51 |
| 09:53 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews drills a shot from the left wing | 38-51 |
| 09:51 | LSU | Louis Craft takes the ball from Kenneth Newhall in the backcourt | 38-51 |
| 09:36 | South Carolina | Louis Craft comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-51 |
| 09:34 | LSU | Earnest Mateer gets the rebound | 38-51 |
| 09:28 | LSU | Christopher Thornton's fadeaway is rejected by Manuel Menard | 38-51 |
| 09:26 | South Carolina | Louis Craft grabs the board | 38-51 |
| 09:09 | South Carolina | Kenneth Newhall steps in front of the Manuel Menard pass | 38-51 |
| 09:05 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall blows the layup | 38-51 |
| 09:04 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani pulls down the rebound | 38-51 |
| 08:49 | South Carolina | Louis Craft scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Cipriani | 41-51 |
| 08:22 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall lays it in on a nice dish by Henry Smith | 41-53 |
| 07:58 | South Carolina | Louis Craft clanks a 3 from straight away | 41-53 |
| 07:57 | South Carolina | Louis Craft grabs the offensive board | 41-53 |
| 07:50 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 07:49 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard can't tip it in | 41-53 |
| 07:47 | LSU | Earnest Mateer pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Cipriani (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Menard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Henry Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Earnest Mateer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Klock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:42 | LSU | Christopher Thornton is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Smith out of a doubleteam | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:33 | South Carolina | Robert Norris scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-56 |
| 07:08 | LSU | Joseph Klock blows the wide open layup | 43-56 |
| 07:06 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews gets the rebound | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:53 | South Carolina | Louis Craft knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-56 |
| 06:36 | LSU | Earnest Mateer can't finish the layup | 46-56 |
| 06:34 | LSU | Christopher Thornton snags the offensive board | 46-56 |
| 06:14 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Henry Smith | 46-59 |
| 05:52 | South Carolina | Robert Norris knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 05:35 | LSU | Earnest Mateer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Gerald Fox (SG), Gordon McEnery (SF), Rickey Woods (PF), Curtis Vue (C) Robert Norris, Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani, Joseph Matthews, Manuel Menard | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (PG), Frank Bergsman (SF), Patrick Beery (PF), Anthony Rotz (C) Kenneth Newhall, Christopher Thornton, Earnest Mateer, Joseph Klock | |
| 05:20 | South Carolina | Patrick Beery steals the ball from Lucas Mannings | 48-59 |
| 04:51 | LSU | Curtis Vue is called for the reach on Frank Bergsman - foul #2 on Curtis Vue, team foul #6 | 48-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Thornton (SF) Frank Bergsman | |
| 04:29 | LSU | Walter Edmondson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 48-59 |
| 04:28 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue grabs the board | 48-59 |
| 04:10 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods travels with the ball | 48-59 |
| 03:49 | LSU | Anthony Rotz's fadeaway is rejected by Rickey Woods | 48-59 |
| 03:47 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Fox (fresh) SF - Gordon McEnery (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rickey Woods (fresh) 2 blk. C - Curtis Vue (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Henry Smith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. PF - Patrick Beery (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Rotz (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:28 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods knocks in the runner in the lane | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:06 | LSU | Christopher Thornton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 03:05 | LSU | Patrick Beery tips it in | 50-61 |
| 03:01 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Gerald Fox, team foul #7 | 50-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Craft (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Manuel Menard (C) Gerald Fox, Gordon McEnery, Curtis Vue | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG) Henry Smith | |
| 02:32 | LSU | Robert Cipriani steals the ball from Walter Edmondson | 50-61 |
| 02:29 | South Carolina | Louis Craft lays it in on a great pass from Robert Cipriani | 52-61 |
| 02:29 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG) Lucas Mannings | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Klock (C) Anthony Rotz | |
| 02:05 | LSU | Louis Craft is called for the reach on Walter Edmondson - foul #4 on Louis Craft, team foul #8 | 52-61 |
| 02:05 | LSU | Walter Edmondson misses the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 02:05 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard snags the defensive board | 52-61 |
| 01:57 | South Carolina | Louis Craft is fouled on the floor by Christopher Thornton - foul #2 on Christopher Thornton, team foul #4 | 52-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Smith (SG) Walter Edmondson | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:39 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods loses the dribble to Henry Smith | 52-61 |
| 01:10 | LSU | Rickey Woods steps in front of the Christopher Thornton pass | 52-61 |
| 01:00 | South Carolina | Robert Norris can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-61 |
| 00:58 | LSU | Christopher Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:57 | LSU | Christopher Thornton is hacked by Robert Norris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Norris, team foul #9 | 52-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (SG), Earnest Mateer (PF) Henry Smith, Patrick Beery | |
| 00:57 | LSU | Christopher Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:57 | LSU | Christopher Thornton misses the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:57 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani grabs the board | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Cipriani and he's fouled by Earnest Mateer - foul #1 on Earnest Mateer, team foul #5 | 54-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Smith (SG), Patrick Beery (PF) Walter Edmondson, Earnest Mateer | |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods makes the free throw | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:49 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall is hacked by Robert Norris in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Norris, team foul #10 | 55-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (SG), Earnest Mateer (PF) Henry Smith, Patrick Beery | |
| 00:49 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:49 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:44 | South Carolina | Robert Norris's floater is knocked away by Christopher Thornton | 55-64 |
| 00:43 | LSU | Earnest Mateer grabs the board | 55-64 |
| 00:43 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:41 | LSU | Louis Craft is called for the reach on Kenneth Newhall in the backcourt - foul #5 on Louis Craft, team foul #11 | 55-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gerald Fox (SG) Louis Craft | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:41 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:41 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:36 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gerald Fox | 57-66 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Christopher Thornton is hacked by Robert Norris in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Norris, team foul #12 | 57-66 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Christopher Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Christopher Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:28 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard's pass is intercepted by Christopher Thornton | 57-68 |
| 00:23 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher Thornton | 57-70 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall runs out the clock | 60-70 |