| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gustavo Martin (fresh) SG - Marcus Huffman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Richard Chaires (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Kantor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Tye (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Jernigan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Bassett (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Davis Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Richard Chaires inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:38 | LSU | Richard Chaires misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by David Bassett - foul #2 on David Bassett, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| 19:38 | LSU | Richard Chaires makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 19:38 | LSU | Richard Chaires makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 19:16 | Clemson | Felix Ramos misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 19:15 | Clemson | Mike Marshall snags the offensive board | 27-31 |
| 18:56 | Clemson | David Bassett is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on David Bassett, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Marino (SF) David Bassett | |
| 18:33 | LSU | Joe Tye hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Gustavo Martin | 29-31 |
| 18:16 | Clemson | Davis Carter can't throw it down but the foul's on Donald Kantor - foul #3 on Donald Kantor, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 18:16 | Clemson | Davis Carter misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 18:16 | Clemson | Davis Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 18:16 | Clemson | Mike Marshall gets the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 18:09 | Clemson | Felix Ramos makes the turnaround from the right block | 29-33 |
| 17:45 | LSU | Richard Chaires is hacked by Donald Jernigan - foul #3 on Donald Jernigan, team foul #3 | 29-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Jason Roten (PG), Edward Wallace (SG), Johnnie Hunt (SF), Grant Kirkwood (C) Gustavo Martin, Marcus Huffman, Richard Chaires, Joe Tye | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Snyder (SG) Donald Jernigan | |
| 17:24 | LSU | Donald Kantor lays it up and in set up by Jason Roten | 31-33 |
| 17:05 | Clemson | Davis Carter misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 31-33 |
| 17:04 | Clemson | Felix Ramos hits the follow up shot | 31-35 |
| 16:46 | LSU | Donald Kantor knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 16:36 | Clemson | Mike Marshall connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Davis Carter | 33-37 |
| 16:26 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood misses long on a shot from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 16:24 | LSU | Donald Kantor grabs the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 16:10 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dominic Marino - foul #1 on Dominic Marino, team foul #4 | 33-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Marcus Huffman (SG), Richard Chaires (SF), Joe Tye (C) Edward Wallace, Johnnie Hunt, Donald Kantor | |
| Subs | Clemson | Adrian Groce (C) Mike Marshall | |
| 16:10 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 16:10 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 15:54 | Clemson | Felix Ramos is hacked by Jason Roten - foul #2 on Jason Roten, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Gustavo Martin (PG) Jason Roten | |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Jernigan (SG), David Bassett (SF), David Kallas (C) Terry Snyder, Dominic Marino, Adrian Groce | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marcus Huffman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Richard Chaires (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Grant Kirkwood (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Tye (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Jernigan (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Bassett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Davis Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Kallas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:32 | Clemson | David Kallas scores on a jumper from the right side | 34-39 |
| 15:08 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnnie Hunt (PF) Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 14:52 | Clemson | Felix Ramos comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-39 |
| 14:51 | Clemson | David Kallas grabs the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 14:42 | Clemson | Davis Carter loses the ball out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Jason Roten (PG) Gustavo Martin | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 14:32 | LSU | Richard Chaires is whistled for traveling | 34-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Kantor (PF) Johnnie Hunt | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 14:05 | Clemson | David Bassett is hacked by Donald Kantor - foul #4 on Donald Kantor, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (SG), Johnnie Hunt (PF), Grant Kirkwood (C) Marcus Huffman, Donald Kantor, Joe Tye | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 13:36 | Clemson | Felix Ramos buries a jumper from the left side | 34-41 |
| 13:17 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Donald Jernigan - foul #4 on Donald Jernigan, team foul #5 | 34-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Gustavo Martin (PG), Donald Kantor (PF) Jason Roten, Richard Chaires | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Snyder (SG) Donald Jernigan | |
| 13:17 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood misses the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 13:17 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 12:53 | Clemson | Felix Ramos misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 12:51 | LSU | Edward Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 12:45 | LSU | Gustavo Martin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-41 |
| 12:43 | LSU | Donald Kantor snags the offensive board | 35-41 |
| 12:23 | LSU | Gustavo Martin loses the dribble to Terry Snyder | 35-41 |
| 12:20 | Clemson | Felix Ramos banks in the layup on a great pass from Terry Snyder | 35-43 |
| 11:54 | LSU | Edward Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Jason Roten (PG), Marcus Huffman (SG), Joe Tye (C) Gustavo Martin, Johnnie Hunt, Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jason Roten (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marcus Huffman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Edward Wallace (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Donald Kantor (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Joe Tye (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Felix Ramos (tiring) 22 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Bassett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Davis Carter (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Kallas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Clemson | David Bassett can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-43 |
| 11:34 | LSU | Marcus Huffman snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 11:16 | LSU | Marcus Huffman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Terry Snyder - foul #2 on Terry Snyder, team foul #6 | 35-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Chaires (SF) Edward Wallace | |
| Subs | Clemson | Brian Primmer (SG) Terry Snyder | |
| 11:16 | LSU | Marcus Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 11:16 | LSU | Marcus Huffman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 11:00 | Clemson | David Bassett misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Marcus Huffman - foul #2 on Marcus Huffman, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| 11:00 | Clemson | David Bassett makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 11:00 | Clemson | David Bassett makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 10:51 | LSU | Richard Chaires is fouled on the floor by Davis Carter - foul #2 on Davis Carter, team foul #7 | 37-45 |
| 10:51 | LSU | Richard Chaires makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 10:51 | LSU | Richard Chaires makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 10:26 | Clemson | Felix Ramos comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 39-45 |
| 10:24 | LSU | The rebound goes to Donald Kantor | 39-45 |
| 10:11 | LSU | Joe Tye can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by David Kallas - foul #4 on David Kallas, team foul #8 | 39-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Gustavo Martin (PG), Grant Kirkwood (PF) Jason Roten, Donald Kantor | |
| Subs | Clemson | Dominic Marino (SF), Adrian Groce (PF), Mike Marshall (C) David Bassett, Davis Carter, David Kallas | |
| 10:11 | LSU | Joe Tye misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 10:11 | LSU | Joe Tye makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 09:51 | Clemson | Felix Ramos is hacked by Gustavo Martin - foul #3 on Gustavo Martin, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terry Snyder (SG) Brian Primmer | |
| 09:37 | Clemson | Felix Ramos hits a jump hook from the baseline | 40-47 |
| 09:29 | LSU | The short jumper by Marcus Huffman is denied by Adrian Groce | 40-47 |
| 09:27 | LSU | Richard Chaires snags the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 09:14 | LSU | Marcus Huffman is fouled on the floor by Terry Snyder - foul #3 on Terry Snyder, team foul #9 | 40-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (SF), Johnnie Hunt (PF) Richard Chaires, Joe Tye | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 09:14 | LSU | Marcus Huffman misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 09:14 | Clemson | Adrian Groce grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 09:02 | Clemson | Mike Marshall blows the layup | 40-47 |
| 09:00 | Clemson | Mike Marshall can't tip it in | 40-47 |
| 08:58 | LSU | The rebound goes to Marcus Huffman | 40-47 |
| 08:43 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt is whistled for traveling | 40-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Jason Roten (PG), Donald Kantor (PF) Gustavo Martin, Marcus Huffman | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 08:28 | Clemson | Felix Ramos's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Kantor | 40-47 |
| 08:26 | Clemson | Mike Marshall gets the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 08:07 | Clemson | Felix Ramos misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-47 |
| 08:05 | LSU | Donald Kantor snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 07:58 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood's fadeaway is rejected by Adrian Groce | 40-47 |
| 07:57 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt grabs the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 07:39 | LSU | Donald Kantor misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Felix Ramos - foul #1 on Felix Ramos, team foul #10 | 40-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Chaires (SF), Joe Tye (C) Johnnie Hunt, Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Clemson | Donald Jernigan (PG), Brian Primmer (SG), David Bassett (SF), Davis Carter (PF), David Kallas (C) Felix Ramos, Terry Snyder, Dominic Marino, Adrian Groce, Mike Marshall | |
| 07:39 | LSU | Donald Kantor makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 07:39 | LSU | Donald Kantor misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 07:39 | Clemson | Davis Carter pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jason Roten (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Wallace (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Chaires (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Kantor (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Joe Tye (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Donald Jernigan (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brian Primmer (fresh) SF - David Bassett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Davis Carter (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Kallas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Clemson | David Kallas misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Joe Tye - foul #2 on Joe Tye, team foul #6 | 41-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Gustavo Martin (PG) Jason Roten | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 07:24 | Clemson | David Kallas makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 07:24 | Clemson | David Kallas misses the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 07:24 | LSU | Donald Kantor snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 07:09 | LSU | Joe Tye can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-48 |
| 07:08 | LSU | Richard Chaires hits the follow up shot | 43-48 |
| 06:48 | Clemson | David Bassett's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Kantor | 43-48 |
| 06:47 | LSU | Joe Tye gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 06:42 | LSU | Gustavo Martin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Wallace | 46-48 |
| 06:22 | Clemson | Brian Primmer loses the ball out of bounds | 46-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Marcus Huffman (SG), Johnnie Hunt (PF) Edward Wallace, Donald Kantor | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 06:07 | LSU | Joe Tye loses the dribble to David Kallas | 46-48 |
| 05:43 | Clemson | David Kallas comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 46-48 |
| 05:41 | LSU | The rebound goes to Gustavo Martin | 46-48 |
| 05:25 | LSU | Richard Chaires connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Gustavo Martin | 48-48 |
| 05:16 | Clemson | David Bassett misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 05:15 | LSU | Gustavo Martin snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 05:07 | LSU | Richard Chaires's layup is rejected by David Kallas | 48-48 |
| 05:06 | Clemson | David Bassett grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 04:48 | Clemson | Johnnie Hunt swats the layup by David Kallas | 48-48 |
| 04:47 | LSU | Richard Chaires snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 04:29 | LSU | Davis Carter steals it from Gustavo Martin | 48-48 |
| 04:25 | Clemson | Davis Carter misses the easy layup | 48-48 |
| 04:23 | LSU | Joe Tye snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 04:04 | LSU | Richard Chaires drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gustavo Martin | 50-48 |
| 03:39 | Clemson | David Kallas scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-50 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gustavo Martin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marcus Huffman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. SF - Richard Chaires (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnnie Hunt (fairly fresh) C - Joe Tye (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Donald Jernigan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brian Primmer (fairly fresh) SF - David Bassett (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Davis Carter (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Kallas (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:26 | LSU | Richard Chaires misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 03:25 | Clemson | David Kallas gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 03:10 | Clemson | David Kallas hits the finger roll | 50-52 |
| 02:50 | LSU | David Kallas swats the layup by Richard Chaires | 50-52 |
| 02:49 | Clemson | David Bassett grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 02:30 | Clemson | David Bassett clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 02:28 | LSU | Joe Tye gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 02:10 | LSU | Marcus Huffman hits a shot from the left block and he's fouled by Brian Primmer - foul #1 on Brian Primmer, team foul #11 | 52-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Jason Roten (PG), Edward Wallace (SF), Donald Kantor (PF), Grant Kirkwood (C) Gustavo Martin, Richard Chaires, Johnnie Hunt, Joe Tye | |
| Subs | Clemson | Felix Ramos (PG), Dominic Marino (SF), Adrian Groce (PF) Brian Primmer, David Bassett, Davis Carter | |
| 02:10 | LSU | Marcus Huffman misses the free throw | 52-52 |
| 02:10 | Clemson | The rebound goes to David Kallas | 52-52 |
| 01:56 | Clemson | David Kallas misses long on a shot from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 01:54 | Clemson | Donald Jernigan gets the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 01:40 | Clemson | Marcus Huffman takes the ball from Dominic Marino | 52-52 |
| 01:37 | LSU | Marcus Huffman jams it | 54-52 |
| 01:25 | Clemson | Adrian Groce lays it up and in | 54-54 |
| 01:12 | LSU | Donald Kantor knocks in the runner near the basket | 56-54 |
| 00:56 | Clemson | Felix Ramos is hacked by Edward Wallace - foul #2 on Edward Wallace, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Gustavo Martin (PG), Richard Chaires (SF), Joe Tye (C) Jason Roten, Edward Wallace, Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Bassett (SF), Davis Carter (PF) Dominic Marino, Adrian Groce | |
| 00:56 | Clemson | Felix Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:56 | Clemson | Felix Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Gustavo Martin hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Kantor | 58-56 |
| 00:12 | Clemson | David Bassett knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Felix Ramos and he's fouled by Marcus Huffman - foul #3 on Marcus Huffman, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| 00:12 | Clemson | David Bassett makes the free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:08 | LSU | Marcus Huffman's layup is rejected by Davis Carter | 58-59 |
| 00:06 | Clemson | Felix Ramos grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:05 | Clemson | Felix Ramos is fouled in the backcourt by Gustavo Martin - foul #4 on Gustavo Martin, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| 00:05 | Clemson | Felix Ramos misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Donald Kantor snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 00:05 | LSU | LSU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Joe Tye's fadeaway is rejected by Davis Carter | 58-59 |