| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Updike (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fred Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Mooring (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Libby (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Santillo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | South Carolina | David Santillo knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 19:12 | LSU | Edwin Cassell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-31 |
| 18:52 | South Carolina | David Santillo hits a turnaround in the paint | 31-33 |
| 18:33 | LSU | Edwin Cassell makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Stephen Updike | 34-33 |
| 18:06 | South Carolina | Patrick Lamb is called for the reach on Daniel Levinthal - foul #2 on Patrick Lamb, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 17:45 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 17:43 | LSU | The rebound goes to Roger Charles | 34-33 |
| 17:38 | LSU | Don Williams misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-33 |
| 17:36 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 17:13 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG) Edwin Cassell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:56 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (SF) Stephen Updike | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (PG), James Attaway (SG) Fred Carr, Samuel Mooring | |
| 16:38 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Brammer steals the ball from Ronald Libby | 34-33 |
| 16:33 | LSU | Don Williams buries a shot from the left block | 36-33 |
| 16:06 | South Carolina | David Santillo misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-33 |
| 16:04 | LSU | Glenn Manning snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 16:00 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 36-33 |
| 15:58 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Manning (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Lamb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Charles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jose Alvarez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Attaway (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Libby (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Santillo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-33 |
| 15:35 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 15:30 | LSU | Don Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Levinthal | 36-33 |
| 15:29 | LSU | Roger Charles tips it in | 38-33 |
| 15:02 | South Carolina | David Santillo hits the finger roll | 38-35 |
| 14:47 | LSU | Don Williams double dribbles | 38-35 |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG), Edwin Cassell (SG), Stephen Updike (SF), Dennis Matzke (C) Don Williams, Jeffrey Brammer, Patrick Lamb, Roger Charles | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Carr (PG), Samuel Mooring (SG) Jose Alvarez, James Attaway | |
| 14:25 | South Carolina | Fred Carr connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Daniel Levinthal | 38-37 |
| 14:04 | LSU | Edwin Cassell loses the dribble to Ronald Libby | 38-37 |
| 13:37 | South Carolina | George Guy picks off the pass by Ronald Libby | 38-37 |
| 13:22 | LSU | Samuel Mooring is called for the reach on Stephen Updike - foul #1 on Samuel Mooring, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Charles (C) Glenn Manning | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 13:09 | LSU | Dennis Matzke misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 38-37 |
| 13:07 | LSU | Dennis Matzke tips it in | 40-37 |
| 12:41 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Fred Carr and he's hacked by Dennis Matzke - foul #1 on Dennis Matzke, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Patrick Lamb (PF) George Guy, Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy (C) David Santillo | |
| 12:41 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:24 | LSU | David McGillicuddy blocks the short jumper by Roger Charles | 40-40 |
| 12:22 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 12:03 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Patrick Lamb - foul #3 on Patrick Lamb, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG) Edwin Cassell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 12:03 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 12:03 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 11:46 | LSU | Patrick Lamb is hacked by Daniel Levinthal - foul #3 on Daniel Levinthal, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (SF), Dennis Matzke (C) Stephen Updike, Roger Charles | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (PG), James Attaway (SG) Fred Carr, Samuel Mooring | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Manning (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Matzke (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jose Alvarez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Attaway (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Libby (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David McGillicuddy (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | LSU | Don Williams misses long on a 3 from straight away | 40-42 |
| 11:22 | LSU | Dennis Matzke can't tip it in | 40-42 |
| 11:20 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 10:55 | South Carolina | James Attaway loses the dribble to Dennis Matzke | 40-42 |
| 10:38 | LSU | Jose Alvarez steals the ball from Patrick Lamb | 40-42 |
| 10:35 | South Carolina | James Attaway lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jose Alvarez | 40-44 |
| 10:15 | LSU | Don Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Attaway - foul #1 on James Attaway, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (SG), Stephen Updike (SF), Roger Charles (C) Jeffrey Brammer, Glenn Manning, Patrick Lamb | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Carr (PG), Samuel Mooring (SG), David Santillo (C) Jose Alvarez, James Attaway, Daniel Levinthal | |
| 10:15 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 10:15 | LSU | Don Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 10:15 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to David McGillicuddy | 41-44 |
| 09:46 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby travels with the ball | 41-44 |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG) Don Williams | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Curtis Bunyard (SF) Ronald Libby | |
| 09:33 | LSU | Dennis Matzke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-44 |
| 09:10 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy is alone and drills a jumper from the right block set up by Samuel Mooring | 41-46 |
| 08:51 | LSU | David Santillo steps in front of the Roger Charles pass | 41-46 |
| 08:47 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-46 |
| 08:46 | LSU | The rebound goes to Dennis Matzke | 41-46 |
| 08:25 | LSU | Edwin Cassell connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Matzke | 44-46 |
| 07:56 | South Carolina | Fred Carr misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-46 |
| 07:54 | LSU | The rebound goes to George Guy | 44-46 |
| 07:38 | LSU | Dennis Matzke makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by George Guy and he's hacked by David McGillicuddy - foul #1 on David McGillicuddy, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Glenn Manning (SF) George Guy, Edwin Cassell, Stephen Updike | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (PG), James Attaway (SG), Ronald Libby (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF) Fred Carr, Samuel Mooring, Curtis Bunyard, David McGillicuddy | |
| 07:38 | LSU | Dennis Matzke makes the free throw | 47-46 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Manning (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Matzke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jose Alvarez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Attaway (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Libby (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Santillo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 47-46 |
| 07:12 | LSU | Roger Charles grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 06:52 | LSU | Dennis Matzke buries a jumper in the lane | 49-46 |
| 06:26 | South Carolina | David Santillo is whistled for traveling | 49-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (SG), Patrick Lamb (PF) Jeffrey Brammer, Roger Charles | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring (SG) James Attaway | |
| 06:19 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 06:17 | LSU | Patrick Lamb grabs the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 06:01 | LSU | Glenn Manning buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Edwin Cassell | 51-46 |
| 05:47 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal blows the dunk | 51-46 |
| 05:46 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring snags the offensive board | 51-46 |
| 05:19 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez is fouled on the floor by Don Williams - foul #1 on Don Williams, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Updike (SF), Roger Charles (C) Glenn Manning, Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Carr (PG), David McGillicuddy (C) Jose Alvarez, David Santillo | |
| 05:05 | South Carolina | Patrick Lamb steals it from David McGillicuddy | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:41 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Samuel Mooring - foul #2 on Samuel Mooring, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Attaway (SG) Samuel Mooring | |
| 04:41 | LSU | Edwin Cassell makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 04:41 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 04:41 | LSU | Patrick Lamb grabs the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 04:21 | LSU | Edwin Cassell makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Don Williams | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU 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 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:02 | South Carolina | James Attaway misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 04:00 | LSU | Stephen Updike grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 03:44 | LSU | Edwin Cassell comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 03:37 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Fred Carr | 55-49 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edwin Cassell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Updike (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fred Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Attaway (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Libby (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David McGillicuddy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | LSU | Roger Charles hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 55-49 |
| 03:14 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:58 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy misses the floater from the baseline | 55-49 |
| 02:57 | LSU | Edwin Cassell snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:53 | LSU | The jump hook by Stephen Updike is blocked by Daniel Levinthal | 55-49 |
| 02:51 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Ronald Libby | 55-49 |
| 02:51 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG) Edwin Cassell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring (SG), David Santillo (C) James Attaway, David McGillicuddy | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:32 | South Carolina | Fred Carr hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Patrick Lamb - foul #4 on Patrick Lamb, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| 02:32 | South Carolina | Fred Carr misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 02:32 | South Carolina | Fred Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 02:32 | LSU | Roger Charles pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 02:04 | LSU | Don Williams is open but comes up short on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Daniel Levinthal - foul #4 on Daniel Levinthal, team foul #6 | 55-49 |
| 02:04 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 02:04 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:37 | South Carolina | David Santillo misses the easy layup | 57-49 |
| 01:35 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby can't tip it in | 57-49 |
| 01:34 | South Carolina | David Santillo pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 01:23 | South Carolina | Don Williams is called for the reach on Samuel Mooring - foul #2 on Don Williams, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (SG) Jeffrey Brammer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 01:14 | South Carolina | Patrick Lamb is called for the reach on Daniel Levinthal - foul #5 on Patrick Lamb, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Matzke (PF) Patrick Lamb | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 01:14 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 01:14 | LSU | Roger Charles grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 01:12 | LSU | Fred Carr steals it from Dennis Matzke in the backcourt | 57-49 |
| 00:59 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-49 |
| 00:57 | LSU | Don Williams snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:54 | LSU | Don Williams is hacked by Fred Carr in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fred Carr, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SF), Glenn Manning (PF) Stephen Updike, Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:54 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:54 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | Glenn Manning is called for the reach on Daniel Levinthal - foul #1 on Glenn Manning, team foul #8 | 59-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Decarlo (PG), George Guy (SG), Dennis Matzke (C) Don Williams, Edwin Cassell, Roger Charles | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal misses the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:47 | LSU | Glenn Manning grabs the board | 59-50 |
| 00:47 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Carr - foul #3 on Fred Carr, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Edwin Cassell (SG), Roger Charles (C) Robert Decarlo, George Guy, Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:44 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:37 | South Carolina | Fred Carr buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by David Santillo | 61-52 |
| 00:35 | LSU | Samuel Mooring is called for the reach on Jeffrey Brammer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samuel Mooring, team foul #9 | 61-52 |
| 00:35 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:35 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer misses the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 00:29 | South Carolina | David Santillo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Samuel Mooring | 62-54 |
| 00:29 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| 00:27 | LSU | Fred Carr is called for the reach on Glenn Manning in the backcourt - foul #4 on Fred Carr, team foul #10 | 62-54 |
| 00:27 | LSU | Glenn Manning makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:27 | LSU | Glenn Manning misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | David Santillo snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 00:23 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 00:22 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 00:19 | LSU | The rebound goes to Roger Charles | 63-54 |
| 00:19 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| 00:16 | LSU | Don Williams is hacked by Fred Carr in the backcourt - foul #5 on Fred Carr, team foul #11 | 63-54 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (PG) Fred Carr | |
| 00:16 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:16 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal lays it in on a great pass from Ronald Libby | 65-56 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Don Williams is hacked by Jose Alvarez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jose Alvarez, team foul #12 | 65-56 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Don Williams misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Decarlo (PG), George Guy (SG), Dennis Matzke (C) Don Williams, Edwin Cassell, Roger Charles | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Robert Decarlo runs out the clock | 66-56 |