| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) SG - Michael Little (fresh) SF - John Hill (fresh) PF - Albert Houser (fresh) C - Lawrence Pippin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) SG - Adrian Masters (fresh) SF - Allen Dang (fresh) PF - Johnny Wall (fresh) C - Michael McDermott (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Michael McDermott wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | LSU | Johnny Wall hits the finger roll set up by Adrian Masters | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | South Carolina | John Hill can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | LSU | Allen Dang pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | LSU | Michael McDermott connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Allen Dang | 0-4 |
| 18:53 | South Carolina | Albert Houser hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Johnny Wall - foul #1 on Johnny Wall, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:53 | South Carolina | Albert Houser makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:53 | South Carolina | Albert Houser makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:25 | LSU | John Hill steals it from Michael McDermott | 2-4 |
| 18:03 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 2-4 |
| 18:01 | LSU | Allen Dang snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:40 | LSU | Johnny Wall misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Pippin - foul #1 on Lawrence Pippin, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:40 | LSU | Johnny Wall makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:40 | LSU | Johnny Wall makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:19 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-6 |
| 17:17 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Little | 2-6 |
| 17:07 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 16:52 | LSU | Johnny Wall misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-6 |
| 16:50 | LSU | Allen Dang tips it home | 5-8 |
| 16:21 | South Carolina | Michael Little hits a floater in the lane | 7-8 |
| 15:57 | LSU | Lawrence Pippin steals it from James Knudson | 7-8 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) SG - Michael Little (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Hill (fresh) PF - Albert Houser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Pippin (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fairly fresh) SG - Adrian Masters (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Dang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnny Wall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael McDermott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael McDermott - foul #1 on Michael McDermott, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG), Cecil Barkley (SG), Lee Brown (SF), Lionel Kohler (PF) Philip Pickles, Michael Little, John Hill, Albert Houser | |
| Subs | LSU | Douglas Wydra (SF), David Foushee (PF), Earl Hanson (C) Allen Dang, Johnny Wall, Michael McDermott | |
| 15:35 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:35 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:35 | LSU | Earl Hanson snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 15:12 | LSU | Adrian Masters makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 14:51 | South Carolina | Lionel Kohler hits a 3 from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 14:31 | LSU | James Knudson loses the dribble to Cecil Barkley | 10-11 |
| 14:09 | South Carolina | Earl Hanson is called for the reach on Robert Cabello - foul #1 on Earl Hanson, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Michael Little (SG), John Hill (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Robert Cabello, Cecil Barkley, Lee Brown, Lawrence Pippin | |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Wall (SG), Michael McDermott (C) Adrian Masters, Earl Hanson | |
| 13:48 | South Carolina | John Hill misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 13:47 | LSU | Johnny Wall grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 13:26 | LSU | James Knudson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 13:25 | South Carolina | Lionel Kohler pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:00 | South Carolina | John Hill can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-11 |
| 12:58 | South Carolina | John Hill hits the follow up shot | 12-11 |
| 12:42 | LSU | Douglas Wydra throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Albert Houser (PF) Lionel Kohler | |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Dang (SG) Douglas Wydra | |
| 12:18 | South Carolina | Albert Houser knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 14-11 |
| 11:51 | LSU | Jeffrey Thompson is called for the reach on Michael McDermott - foul #1 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #2 | 14-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Brown (SF), Lawrence Pippin (C) John Hill, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | LSU | Adrian Masters (SG), Michael Batton (PF), Earl Hanson (C) Johnny Wall, David Foushee, Michael McDermott | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) SG - Michael Little (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lee Brown (fresh) PF - Albert Houser (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lawrence Pippin (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fairly fresh) SG - Adrian Masters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Dang (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Batton (fresh) C - Earl Hanson (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | LSU | Adrian Masters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 14-11 |
| 11:25 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 11:04 | South Carolina | Lee Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 11:03 | LSU | Adrian Masters gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:35 | LSU | James Knudson drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Philip Pickles - foul #1 on Philip Pickles, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG), Cecil Barkley (SG), John Hill (SF) Philip Pickles, Michael Little, Lee Brown | |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Wall (PF), Michael McDermott (C) Michael Batton, Earl Hanson | |
| 10:35 | LSU | James Knudson makes the free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:21 | South Carolina | John Hill buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Lawrence Pippin and he's hacked by Allen Dang - foul #1 on Allen Dang, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | David Foushee (PF) James Knudson | |
| 10:21 | South Carolina | John Hill makes the free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:52 | LSU | Michael McDermott can't connect on a shot in the lane | 17-14 |
| 09:51 | South Carolina | Albert Houser pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 09:22 | South Carolina | Albert Houser loses the ball out of bounds | 17-14 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Lionel Kohler (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Robert Cabello, Albert Houser, Lawrence Pippin | |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Douglas Wydra (SF) Adrian Masters, Allen Dang | |
| 09:00 | LSU | Johnny Wall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-14 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Little (SG) Cecil Barkley | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 08:35 | South Carolina | Michael Little drills a jumper from the left wing | 19-14 |
| 08:16 | LSU | James Knudson misses the lay-in | 19-14 |
| 08:14 | LSU | Douglas Wydra hits the follow up shot | 19-16 |
| 07:53 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles is fouled on the floor by Douglas Wydra - foul #1 on Douglas Wydra, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Brown (SF), Albert Houser (PF) John Hill, Lionel Kohler | |
| Subs | LSU | Adrian Masters (SG), Allen Dang (SF) Johnny Wall, Douglas Wydra | |
| 07:31 | South Carolina | Michael Little hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lee Brown | 21-16 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) SG - Michael Little (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lee Brown (fresh) PF - Albert Houser (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Adrian Masters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Dang (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Foushee (fresh) C - Michael McDermott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:02 | LSU | Adrian Masters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-16 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG), Cecil Barkley (SG), Lawrence Pippin (C) Philip Pickles, Michael Little, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | LSU | Douglas Wydra (SF), Michael Batton (PF), Earl Hanson (C) James Knudson, David Foushee, Michael McDermott | |
| 06:44 | South Carolina | Lee Brown misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 21-16 |
| 06:42 | LSU | Michael Batton snags the defensive board | 21-16 |
| 06:15 | LSU | Allen Dang can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-16 |
| 06:13 | South Carolina | Albert Houser snags the defensive board | 21-16 |
| 06:07 | South Carolina | Albert Houser misses the dunk attempt | 21-16 |
| 06:05 | South Carolina | Lee Brown snags the offensive board | 21-16 |
| 05:47 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley double dribbles | 21-16 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Michael Little (SG), John Hill (SF), Lionel Kohler (PF) Robert Cabello, Cecil Barkley, Lee Brown, Albert Houser | |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Johnny Wall (SF), David Foushee (PF), Michael McDermott (C) Allen Dang, Douglas Wydra, Michael Batton, Earl Hanson | |
| 05:18 | LSU | James Knudson is hacked by Philip Pickles - foul #2 on Philip Pickles, team foul #4 | 21-16 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG) Philip Pickles | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 05:03 | LSU | Adrian Masters misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-16 |
| 05:02 | South Carolina | John Hill gets the rebound | 21-16 |
| 04:34 | South Carolina | Robert Cabello misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-16 |
| 04:33 | South Carolina | Michael Little snags the offensive board | 21-16 |
| 04:18 | South Carolina | David Foushee swats the layup by John Hill | 21-16 |
| 04:16 | LSU | Michael McDermott grabs the board | 21-16 |
| 03:57 | LSU | Adrian Masters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-16 |
| 03:55 | South Carolina | Michael Little pulls down the rebound | 21-16 |
| 03:29 | South Carolina | David Foushee steals it from John Hill | 21-16 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Cabello (fresh) SG - Michael Little (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lionel Kohler (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lawrence Pippin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Adrian Masters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Foushee (fairly fresh) C - Michael McDermott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:12 | LSU | Michael McDermott makes the shot from the right side set up by Johnny Wall | 21-18 |
| 02:52 | South Carolina | Michael Little can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-18 |
| 02:50 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin snags the offensive board | 21-18 |
| 02:41 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by John Hill | 23-18 |
| 02:21 | LSU | Adrian Masters makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Knudson | 23-21 |
| 02:00 | South Carolina | Michael Little clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on David Foushee - foul #1 on David Foushee, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Lee Brown (SF), Albert Houser (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Robert Cabello, John Hill, Lionel Kohler, Lawrence Pippin | |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Dang (SG), Douglas Wydra (SF), Earl Hanson (C) Adrian Masters, David Foushee, Michael McDermott | |
| 02:00 | South Carolina | Michael Little makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 02:00 | South Carolina | Michael Little makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 01:35 | LSU | Johnny Wall misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 25-21 |
| 01:34 | LSU | Earl Hanson misses the tip | 25-21 |
| 01:33 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson pulls down the rebound | 25-21 |
| 01:05 | South Carolina | Albert Houser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley (SG) Michael Little | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Batton (PF) Johnny Wall | |
| 00:41 | LSU | James Knudson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-21 |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson pulls down the rebound | 25-21 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-21 |
| 00:15 | LSU | James Knudson grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 00:05 | LSU | James Knudson is hacked by Cecil Barkley - foul #1 on Cecil Barkley, team foul #5 | 25-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hill (SF) Lee Brown | |
| Subs | LSU | Adrian Masters (PG), David Foushee (PF), Michael McDermott (C) James Knudson, Michael Batton, Earl Hanson | |
| 00:01 | LSU | Douglas Wydra travels with the ball | 25-21 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | John Hill hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 25-21 |