| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Craven (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 8 pts. C - Robert Geiger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Peter Hodge (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bradley Coburn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steve Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Raffa (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Deleon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Steve Harris inbounds the ball | 25-33 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:32 | South Carolina | Steve Harris misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-33 |
| 19:31 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 19:09 | LSU | Richard Craven is hacked by Peter Hodge - foul #2 on Peter Hodge, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SG) Richard Craven | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:45 | LSU | Robert Geiger is hacked by Steve Harris - foul #2 on Steve Harris, team foul #2 | 25-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Woodrow Harvey (PF) Isaiah Bangert | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:25 | LSU | Gary Morrison's pass is intercepted by Bradley Coburn | 25-33 |
| 18:22 | South Carolina | Peter Hodge hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bradley Coburn | 25-35 |
| 17:57 | LSU | Robert Geiger misses short on a runner from the baseline | 25-35 |
| 17:56 | LSU | Gary Tadlock tips it home | 27-35 |
| 17:33 | South Carolina | Peter Hodge knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Deleon | 27-37 |
| 17:15 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on James Deleon - foul #2 on James Deleon, team foul #3 | 27-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Craven (SG), Isaiah Bangert (PF) Gary Tadlock, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Longoria (PG), Erik Gardner (SG), John Smith (SF) Peter Hodge, Bradley Coburn, Steve Harris | |
| 17:15 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 17:15 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 17:15 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Kevin Raffa | 28-37 |
| 16:53 | South Carolina | James Deleon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Longoria | 28-39 |
| 16:32 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG) Matthew Woodburn | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:15 | South Carolina | Richard Craven is called for the reach on Kevin Raffa - foul #2 on Richard Craven, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Gary Tadlock (SF), Woodrow Harvey (C) Richard Craven, Gary Morrison, Robert Geiger | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 15:56 | South Carolina | James Deleon comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Woodrow Harvey - foul #2 on Woodrow Harvey, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Craven (SG), Gary Morrison (SF), Robert Geiger (C) Preston Montez, Gary Tadlock, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Peter Hodge (PG), Steve Harris (SF) Robert Longoria, John Smith | |
| 15:56 | South Carolina | James Deleon makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 15:56 | South Carolina | James Deleon makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Craven (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Morrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Geiger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Peter Hodge (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Erik Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Raffa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Deleon (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | LSU | Robert Geiger knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Matthew Woodburn | 30-41 |
| 15:10 | South Carolina | Peter Hodge comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 30-41 |
| 15:08 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa snags the offensive board | 30-41 |
| 14:58 | South Carolina | James Deleon banks in the layup set up by Erik Gardner | 30-43 |
| 14:31 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-43 |
| 14:29 | South Carolina | James Deleon snags the defensive board | 30-43 |
| 14:00 | South Carolina | Peter Hodge misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-43 |
| 13:59 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Geiger | 30-43 |
| 13:55 | LSU | Peter Hodge is called for the reach on Matthew Woodburn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Hodge, team foul #4 | 30-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (PG), Preston Montez (SG), John Hollifield (SF), Woodrow Harvey (C) Matthew Woodburn, Richard Craven, Gary Morrison, Robert Geiger | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Longoria (PG), Bradley Coburn (SG), John Smith (SF), Wilfred Lobato (PF) Peter Hodge, Erik Gardner, Steve Harris, Kevin Raffa | |
| 13:35 | LSU | Bradley Coburn steps in front of the Woodrow Harvey pass | 30-43 |
| 13:17 | South Carolina | James Deleon double dribbles | 30-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Gary Morrison (SF) Preston Montez, John Hollifield | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 12:55 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 30-43 |
| 12:54 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn gets the rebound | 30-43 |
| 12:26 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Craven (SG), Robert Geiger (C) Matthew Woodburn, Isaiah Bangert | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Peter Hodge (PG), Steve Harris (SF), Kevin Raffa (PF) Robert Longoria, John Smith, Wilfred Lobato | |
| 12:07 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey misses the lay-in but the foul's on Peter Hodge - foul #4 on Peter Hodge, team foul #5 | 30-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Isaiah Bangert (PF) Robert Geiger | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 12:07 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 12:07 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 11:41 | South Carolina | Steve Harris buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Peter Hodge | 32-46 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Tadlock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Craven (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Morrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Isaiah Bangert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Woodrow Harvey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Peter Hodge (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bradley Coburn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Raffa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Deleon (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:12 | LSU | Richard Craven comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-46 |
| 11:11 | South Carolina | James Deleon gets the rebound | 32-46 |
| 10:57 | South Carolina | Steve Harris clanks a jumper from the right side | 32-46 |
| 10:56 | South Carolina | James Deleon gets the offensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 10:33 | South Carolina | James Deleon can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Woodrow Harvey - foul #3 on Woodrow Harvey, team foul #3 | 32-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Preston Montez (SG), John Hollifield (SF), Robert Geiger (C) Gary Tadlock, Richard Craven, Gary Morrison, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Longoria (PG), Erik Gardner (SG), John Smith (SF), Wilfred Lobato (PF) Peter Hodge, Bradley Coburn, Steve Harris, Kevin Raffa | |
| 10:33 | South Carolina | James Deleon misses the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 10:33 | South Carolina | James Deleon misses the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 10:33 | LSU | Robert Geiger snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| 10:10 | LSU | John Smith takes the ball from Matthew Woodburn | 32-46 |
| 10:07 | South Carolina | Erik Gardner lays it in on a great pass from John Smith | 32-48 |
| 09:42 | LSU | John Hollifield is whistled for traveling | 32-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SG), Gary Morrison (SF) Preston Montez, John Hollifield | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa (PF) James Deleon | |
| 09:23 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa hits the finger roll | 32-50 |
| 09:20 | LSU | Kevin Raffa steps in front of the Matthew Woodburn pass in the backcourt | 32-50 |
| 09:01 | South Carolina | Robert Longoria connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-53 |
| 08:43 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert is called for traveling | 32-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Craven (SG), Woodrow Harvey (PF) Gary Tadlock, Isaiah Bangert | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Peter Hodge (PG), Bradley Coburn (SG), Steve Harris (SF), James Deleon (C) Robert Longoria, Erik Gardner, John Smith, Wilfred Lobato | |
| 08:20 | South Carolina | Steve Harris scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-56 |
| 08:15 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn's pass is intercepted by James Deleon in the backcourt | 32-56 |
| 07:57 | South Carolina | Steve Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-56 |
| 07:55 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey pulls down the rebound | 32-56 |
| 07:50 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Richard Craven | 34-56 |
| 07:24 | South Carolina | Steve Harris connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Peter Hodge | 34-59 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Craven (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Morrison (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Woodrow Harvey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Geiger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Peter Hodge (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bradley Coburn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Harris (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Raffa (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Deleon (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:08 | LSU | Bradley Coburn steals it from Gary Morrison | 34-59 |
| 06:48 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn is fouled on the floor by Matthew Woodburn - foul #2 on Matthew Woodburn, team foul #4 | 34-59 |
| Subs | LSU | Clifton Youngs (PG), Gary Tadlock (SG), John Hollifield (SF), David Winsor (C) Matthew Woodburn, Richard Craven, Gary Morrison, Robert Geiger | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Erik Gardner (SG), Wilfred Lobato (C) Bradley Coburn, James Deleon | |
| 06:30 | South Carolina | Steve Harris misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 34-59 |
| 06:28 | LSU | The rebound goes to David Winsor | 34-59 |
| 06:09 | LSU | Gary Tadlock makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-59 |
| 05:47 | South Carolina | Erik Gardner is fouled on the floor by Gary Tadlock - foul #1 on Gary Tadlock, team foul #5 | 37-59 |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (SG) John Hollifield | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Longoria (PG), John Smith (SF), James Deleon (C) Peter Hodge, Steve Harris, Wilfred Lobato | |
| 05:32 | South Carolina | Erik Gardner clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-59 |
| 05:31 | LSU | Clifton Youngs grabs the defensive rebound | 37-59 |
| 05:27 | LSU | Preston Montez is hacked by Erik Gardner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Erik Gardner, team foul #6 | 37-59 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn (SG) Erik Gardner | |
| 04:58 | LSU | David Winsor misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 37-59 |
| 04:57 | LSU | David Winsor pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-59 |
| 04:40 | LSU | Preston Montez comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 37-59 |
| 04:38 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey tips it back up and in | 39-59 |
| 04:21 | South Carolina | James Deleon misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-59 |
| 04:19 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey grabs the board | 39-59 |
| 04:17 | LSU | Clifton Youngs is hacked by Bradley Coburn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bradley Coburn, team foul #7 | 39-59 |
| Subs | LSU | John Hollifield (SF) Preston Montez | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Peter Hodge (PG), Erik Gardner (SG), Steve Harris (SF), Wilfred Lobato (PF) Robert Longoria, Bradley Coburn, John Smith, Kevin Raffa | |
| 04:17 | LSU | Clifton Youngs makes the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 04:17 | LSU | Clifton Youngs misses the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 04:17 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to James Deleon | 40-59 |
| 03:53 | South Carolina | James Deleon loses the dribble to David Winsor | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:34 | LSU | Gary Tadlock is fouled on the floor by Erik Gardner - foul #4 on Erik Gardner, team foul #8 | 40-59 |
| 03:34 | LSU | Gary Tadlock makes the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 03:34 | LSU | Gary Tadlock makes the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| 03:05 | South Carolina | Steve Harris misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-59 |
| 03:04 | LSU | The rebound goes to Clifton Youngs | 42-59 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Clifton Youngs (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gary Tadlock (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hollifield (fresh) PF - David Winsor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Woodrow Harvey (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Peter Hodge (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Erik Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steve Harris (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Wilfred Lobato (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Deleon (tiring) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:49 | LSU | Gary Tadlock misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-59 |
| 02:47 | South Carolina | James Deleon gets the rebound | 42-59 |
| 02:23 | South Carolina | Steve Harris misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-59 |
| 02:21 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Wilfred Lobato | 42-59 |
| 02:14 | South Carolina | Peter Hodge drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Steve Harris and he's hacked by John Hollifield - foul #1 on John Hollifield, team foul #6 | 42-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (SG) John Hollifield | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn (SG), John Smith (SF), Kevin Raffa (PF) Erik Gardner, Steve Harris, Wilfred Lobato | |
| 02:14 | South Carolina | Peter Hodge misses the free throw | 42-61 |
| 02:14 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 42-61 |
| 02:01 | LSU | Kevin Raffa blocks the jumper by Clifton Youngs | 42-61 |
| 02:00 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey can't tip it in | 42-61 |
| 01:58 | LSU | David Winsor tips it in | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:40 | South Carolina | Peter Hodge hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Smith | 44-64 |
| 01:19 | LSU | Clifton Youngs is called for traveling | 44-64 |
| Subs | LSU | John Hollifield (SF) Clifton Youngs | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steve Harris (SF) John Smith | |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn is called for traveling | 44-64 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:45 | LSU | David Winsor can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 44-64 |
| 00:43 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey can't tip it in | 44-64 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina | James Deleon grabs the defensive rebound | 44-64 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | James Deleon is hacked by David Winsor - foul #1 on David Winsor, team foul #7 | 44-64 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | James Deleon misses the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | Steve Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-64 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Peter Hodge runs out the clock | 44-64 |