| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Tadlock (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Boyd Knepper (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Geiger (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Goff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Browder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chi Huang (fresh) C - Walter Ray (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Richard Browder inbounds the ball | 39-30 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff is hacked by Gary Tadlock - foul #1 on Gary Tadlock, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| Subs | LSU | David Winsor (SF) Boyd Knepper | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 19:18 | South Carolina | Richard Browder's floater is tipped away by Robert Geiger | 39-30 |
| 19:16 | LSU | Robert Geiger pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 19:11 | LSU | Gary Tadlock misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-30 |
| 19:10 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert tips it home | 41-30 |
| 18:52 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa travels with the ball | 41-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (SG), Boyd Knepper (SF), Woodrow Harvey (PF) Gary Tadlock, David Winsor, Isaiah Bangert | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:31 | LSU | Boyd Knepper misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-30 |
| 18:29 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 18:12 | South Carolina | Chi Huang scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ariel Costa | 41-33 |
| 17:50 | LSU | Robert Geiger comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Chi Huang - foul #2 on Chi Huang, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SG), David Winsor (SF), Isaiah Bangert (PF) Preston Montez, Boyd Knepper, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 17:50 | LSU | Robert Geiger makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 17:50 | LSU | Robert Geiger makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 17:30 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-33 |
| 17:28 | LSU | Robert Geiger pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| 17:10 | LSU | Robert Geiger double dribbles | 43-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), Boyd Knepper (SF) Matthew Woodburn, David Winsor | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Longoria (SG), Bradley Coburn (SF), Kevin Raffa (C) Clarence Goff, Richard Browder, Walter Ray | |
| 17:00 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa can't connect on a runner near the basket | 43-33 |
| 16:58 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn snags the offensive board | 43-33 |
| 16:46 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa lays it in | 43-35 |
| 16:42 | LSU | Gary Tadlock misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Longoria - foul #1 on Robert Longoria, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), David Winsor (SF) Preston Montez, Boyd Knepper | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), Wilfred Lobato (PF) Ariel Costa, Chi Huang | |
| 16:42 | LSU | Gary Tadlock misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 16:42 | LSU | Gary Tadlock makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 16:15 | South Carolina | Isaiah Bangert denies the turnaround by Kevin Raffa | 44-35 |
| 16:14 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Coburn | 44-35 |
| 15:50 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Longoria | 44-38 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Tadlock (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Winsor (fresh) PF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Geiger (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Longoria (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bradley Coburn (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Wilfred Lobato (fresh) C - Kevin Raffa (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | LSU | Gary Tadlock knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 15:02 | South Carolina | Robert Longoria misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 15:00 | LSU | David Winsor snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 14:46 | LSU | The jump hook by Isaiah Bangert is blocked by Kevin Raffa | 47-38 |
| 14:45 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 14:26 | South Carolina | Robert Geiger blocks the short jumper by Wilfred Lobato | 47-38 |
| 14:24 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 14:09 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn is called for traveling | 47-38 |
| Subs | LSU | John Hollifield (PG), Preston Montez (SG), Boyd Knepper (SF), Woodrow Harvey (PF) Matthew Woodburn, Gary Tadlock, David Winsor, Isaiah Bangert | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG), Clarence Goff (SG), Richard Browder (SF), Chi Huang (PF), Walter Ray (C) John Smith, Robert Longoria, Bradley Coburn, Wilfred Lobato, Kevin Raffa | |
| 13:59 | LSU | Boyd Knepper buries a shot from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 13:35 | South Carolina | Walter Ray buries a shot from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 13:10 | LSU | Clarence Goff steps in front of the Woodrow Harvey pass | 49-40 |
| 13:05 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff misses the dunk attempt | 49-40 |
| 13:03 | LSU | Robert Geiger pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 12:46 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey is hacked by Chi Huang - foul #3 on Chi Huang, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Isaiah Bangert (PF) Preston Montez, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 12:24 | LSU | John Hollifield misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 12:23 | LSU | Boyd Knepper can't tip it in | 49-40 |
| 12:22 | South Carolina | Walter Ray pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 12:01 | South Carolina | Richard Browder drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-42 |
| 11:45 | LSU | Robert Geiger comes up short on the shot from the left block | 49-42 |
| 11:44 | LSU | Robert Geiger hits the follow up shot | 51-42 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Hollifield (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Boyd Knepper (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Geiger (tiring) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Goff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Browder (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chi Huang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Walter Ray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:19 | South Carolina | Walter Ray scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Ariel Costa | 51-44 |
| 10:59 | LSU | Robert Geiger travels with the ball | 51-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), Gary Tadlock (SG) Matthew Woodburn, Boyd Knepper | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), Robert Longoria (SG), Bradley Coburn (SF), Wilfred Lobato (PF), Kevin Raffa (C) Ariel Costa, Clarence Goff, Richard Browder, Chi Huang, Walter Ray | |
| 10:45 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn loses the dribble to Gary Tadlock | 51-44 |
| 10:39 | LSU | John Hollifield clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 10:37 | LSU | Gary Tadlock pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 10:29 | LSU | Robert Geiger comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 10:27 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Bradley Coburn | 51-44 |
| 10:24 | South Carolina | John Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Preston Montez - foul #1 on Preston Montez, team foul #2 | 51-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG) Preston Montez | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:07 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato clanks a jump hook in the lane | 51-44 |
| 10:06 | LSU | The rebound goes to Matthew Woodburn | 51-44 |
| 09:49 | LSU | Robert Geiger can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 51-44 |
| 09:48 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 09:29 | South Carolina | Robert Longoria knocks in the 3 from straight away | 51-47 |
| 09:27 | LSU | John Smith picks off the pass by Matthew Woodburn in the backcourt | 51-47 |
| 09:11 | South Carolina | Robert Longoria connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Bradley Coburn | 51-50 |
| 08:59 | LSU | Robert Geiger misses short on a jumper from the left block | 51-50 |
| 08:57 | LSU | Gary Tadlock tips it home | 53-50 |
| 08:33 | South Carolina | John Smith comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Matthew Woodburn - foul #2 on Matthew Woodburn, team foul #3 | 53-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (SG), Boyd Knepper (SF) Matthew Woodburn, Gary Tadlock | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clarence Goff (SG), Richard Browder (SF), Chi Huang (PF), Walter Ray (C) Robert Longoria, Bradley Coburn, Wilfred Lobato, Kevin Raffa | |
| 08:33 | South Carolina | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:33 | South Carolina | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:33 | LSU | Robert Geiger snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 08:12 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Robert Geiger | 55-51 |
| 07:50 | South Carolina | Walter Ray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Gary Tadlock (SG) Preston Montez, Boyd Knepper | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG) John Smith | |
| 07:33 | LSU | Gary Tadlock comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 07:32 | South Carolina | Chi Huang pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Tadlock (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hollifield (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Isaiah Bangert (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Geiger (tiring) 14 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clarence Goff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Browder (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chi Huang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Walter Ray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ariel Costa | 55-54 |
| 06:55 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 55-54 |
| 06:54 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn tips it home | 57-54 |
| 06:25 | South Carolina | Walter Ray is fouled on the floor by Matthew Woodburn - foul #3 on Matthew Woodburn, team foul #4 | 57-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (SG), Boyd Knepper (SF), Woodrow Harvey (PF) Matthew Woodburn, Gary Tadlock, Isaiah Bangert | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 06:08 | South Carolina | Richard Browder is called for traveling | 57-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SG) Preston Montez | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa (C) Walter Ray | |
| 06:00 | LSU | Boyd Knepper can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 05:58 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 05:40 | South Carolina | Chi Huang can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 57-54 |
| 05:39 | LSU | Robert Geiger grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 05:28 | LSU | Robert Geiger drills a shot from just outside the lane | 59-54 |
| 05:09 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa banks in the layup set up by Ariel Costa and he's hacked by Gary Tadlock - foul #2 on Gary Tadlock, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), David Winsor (SF), Isaiah Bangert (PF) Gary Tadlock, Boyd Knepper, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Longoria (SG), Bradley Coburn (SF), Wilfred Lobato (PF) Clarence Goff, Richard Browder, Chi Huang | |
| 05:09 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa misses the free throw | 59-56 |
| 05:09 | LSU | David Winsor gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 04:55 | LSU | The pull-up jumper by Matthew Woodburn is blocked by Bradley Coburn | 59-56 |
| 04:54 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 04:25 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn loses the ball out of bounds | 59-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (SG) David Winsor | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), Walter Ray (C) Ariel Costa, Kevin Raffa | |
| 04:11 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 59-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Boyd Knepper (SF) Preston Montez | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 03:55 | LSU | Robert Geiger clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-56 |
| 03:54 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 03:32 | South Carolina | Robert Longoria makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Bradley Coburn | 59-59 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Hollifield (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Boyd Knepper (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Geiger (tired) 16 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Longoria (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Coburn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Wilfred Lobato (fresh) 5 reb. C - Walter Ray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 61-59 |
| 02:50 | South Carolina | Robert Longoria buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Smith | 61-62 |
| 02:40 | LSU | Robert Geiger is whistled for traveling | 61-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), Gary Tadlock (SG), David Winsor (SF) Matthew Woodburn, John Hollifield, Boyd Knepper | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG), Clarence Goff (SG), Richard Browder (SF), Chi Huang (PF) John Smith, Robert Longoria, Bradley Coburn, Wilfred Lobato | |
| 02:21 | South Carolina | Walter Ray hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-62 |
| 02:19 | LSU | Robert Geiger gets the rebound | 61-62 |
| 02:02 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Isaiah Bangert, team foul #6 | 61-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), John Hollifield (SF), Woodrow Harvey (C) Preston Montez, David Winsor, Robert Geiger | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa (C) Walter Ray | |
| 01:44 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Chi Huang | 61-64 |
| 01:25 | LSU | Richard Browder steals it from Woodrow Harvey | 61-64 |
| 00:57 | South Carolina | The jump hook by Kevin Raffa is blocked by Isaiah Bangert | 61-64 |
| 00:55 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey gets the rebound | 61-64 |
| 00:43 | LSU | Gary Tadlock misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-64 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff is hacked by Matthew Woodburn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Woodburn, team foul #7 | 61-64 |
| Subs | LSU | Boyd Knepper (SF), Robert Geiger (C) John Hollifield, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Walter Ray (C) Kevin Raffa | |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | LSU | Robert Geiger connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 63-66 |
| 00:31 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Woodburn - foul #5 on Matthew Woodburn, team foul #8 | 63-66 |
| Subs | LSU | John Hollifield (PG) Matthew Woodburn | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Longoria (SG), Bradley Coburn (SF) Clarence Goff, Richard Browder | |
| 00:31 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:31 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:25 | LSU | Boyd Knepper misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-68 |
| 00:23 | South Carolina | Robert Longoria grabs the defensive rebound | 63-68 |
| 00:23 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Walter Ray is fouled in the backcourt by John Hollifield - foul #4 on John Hollifield, team foul #9 | 63-68 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Walter Ray makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Walter Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:21 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert snags the defensive board | 63-69 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Chi Huang steals the ball from Gary Tadlock | 63-69 |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | John Hollifield is called for the reach on Bradley Coburn in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Hollifield, team foul #10 | 63-69 |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG) John Hollifield | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:06 | LSU | Gary Tadlock misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-71 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina | Walter Ray grabs the board | 63-71 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-71 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clarence Goff (SG) Robert Longoria | |
| 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa runs out the clock | 63-71 |