| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Coburn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilfred Lobato (fresh) 4 reb. C - Walter Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Clifton Youngs (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Tadlock (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Boyd Knepper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Bernard Mullins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons inbounds the ball | 37-25 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gary Tadlock - foul #3 on Gary Tadlock, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), Christopher Lisle (SG), John Hollifield (SF), David Winsor (C) Clifton Youngs, Gary Tadlock, Boyd Knepper, Bernard Mullins | |
| 19:35 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn makes the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 19:35 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn makes the 2nd free throw | 39-25 |
| 19:09 | LSU | David Winsor can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Walter Ray - foul #1 on Walter Ray, team foul #1 | 39-25 |
| 19:09 | LSU | David Winsor makes the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 19:09 | LSU | David Winsor makes the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 18:56 | South Carolina | Walter Ray dunks the ball | 41-27 |
| 18:45 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert misses the dunk attempt | 41-27 |
| 18:43 | South Carolina | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 41-27 |
| 18:28 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons can't finish the layup | 41-27 |
| 18:27 | South Carolina | John Smith tips it home | 43-27 |
| 18:12 | LSU | David Winsor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG), Richard Browder (SF), Chi Huang (PF), Charles Newbill (C) John Smith, Joseph Simmons, Wilfred Lobato, Walter Ray | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SF) Christopher Lisle | |
| 17:56 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa loses the dribble to Preston Montez | 43-27 |
| 17:52 | LSU | Preston Montez blows the layup | 43-27 |
| 17:51 | South Carolina | Richard Browder snags the defensive board | 43-27 |
| 17:28 | South Carolina | Gary Tadlock picks off the pass by Chi Huang | 43-27 |
| 17:25 | LSU | Gary Tadlock can't finish the layup | 43-27 |
| 17:23 | LSU | Preston Montez pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-27 |
| 17:00 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert is hacked by Ariel Costa - foul #2 on Ariel Costa, team foul #2 | 43-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), Clarence Goff (SG), Wilfred Lobato (PF) Ariel Costa, Bradley Coburn, Chi Huang | |
| Subs | LSU | Clifton Youngs (PG), Boyd Knepper (SF), Bernard Mullins (C) Preston Montez, Gary Tadlock, David Winsor | |
| 16:51 | LSU | Boyd Knepper misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-27 |
| 16:50 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato grabs the defensive rebound | 43-27 |
| 16:33 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato's fadeaway is rejected by Isaiah Bangert | 43-27 |
| 16:32 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato hits the follow up shot | 45-27 |
| 16:10 | LSU | Boyd Knepper drills a shot from the left wing | 45-29 |
| 15:47 | South Carolina | Richard Browder hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 45-29 |
| 15:45 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bernard Mullins | 45-29 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Goff (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Browder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wilfred Lobato (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Newbill (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Clifton Youngs (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Hollifield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Boyd Knepper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Isaiah Bangert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Bernard Mullins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | LSU | Clarence Goff steals it from John Hollifield in the backcourt | 45-29 |
| 15:27 | South Carolina | Charles Newbill travels with the ball | 45-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG), Bradley Coburn (SG), Joseph Simmons (SF), Chi Huang (PF), Walter Ray (C) John Smith, Clarence Goff, Richard Browder, Wilfred Lobato, Charles Newbill | |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), Gary Tadlock (SG), David Winsor (C) Clifton Youngs, John Hollifield, Bernard Mullins | |
| 15:24 | LSU | Gary Tadlock is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Ray - foul #2 on Walter Ray, team foul #3 | 45-29 |
| 15:09 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert loses the dribble to Joseph Simmons | 45-29 |
| 14:48 | South Carolina | Chi Huang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-29 |
| 14:46 | LSU | Gary Tadlock snags the defensive board | 45-29 |
| 14:30 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert makes the shot in the paint set up by Boyd Knepper | 45-31 |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | Chi Huang clanks a shot from the left side | 45-31 |
| 14:15 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert snags the defensive board | 45-31 |
| 14:11 | LSU | David Winsor is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Ray - foul #3 on Walter Ray, team foul #4 | 45-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clarence Goff (SG) Bradley Coburn | |
| Subs | LSU | Clifton Youngs (PG), John Hollifield (SG), Bernard Mullins (C) Preston Montez, Boyd Knepper, David Winsor | |
| 13:55 | LSU | Gary Tadlock's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Ray | 45-31 |
| 13:54 | South Carolina | Chi Huang gets the rebound | 45-31 |
| 13:36 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons blows the layup but the foul's on Bernard Mullins - foul #1 on Bernard Mullins, team foul #2 | 45-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), Wilfred Lobato (PF) Ariel Costa, Chi Huang | |
| Subs | LSU | Boyd Knepper (SF), Orville Park (C) Gary Tadlock, Bernard Mullins | |
| 13:36 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 13:36 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 47-31 |
| 13:24 | LSU | Orville Park is open and scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-33 |
| 13:07 | South Carolina | Orville Park picks off the pass by John Smith | 47-33 |
| 12:42 | LSU | Boyd Knepper is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Hollifield | 47-36 |
| 12:30 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato hits a driving attempt from close range set up by John Smith | 49-36 |
| 12:21 | LSU | Orville Park clanks a jumper from the baseline | 49-36 |
| 12:19 | LSU | Boyd Knepper tips it but misses | 49-36 |
| 12:17 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| 12:00 | South Carolina | Walter Ray misses long on a jumper from close range | 49-36 |
| 11:59 | LSU | Orville Park snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 11:57 | LSU | Orville Park is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Orville Park, team foul #3 | 49-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG), Bradley Coburn (SG), Richard Browder (SF), Chi Huang (PF), Charles Newbill (C) John Smith, Clarence Goff, Joseph Simmons, Wilfred Lobato, Walter Ray | |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), Christopher Lisle (SG), Gary Tadlock (SF), David Winsor (C) Clifton Youngs, John Hollifield, Boyd Knepper, Orville Park | |
| 11:47 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 11:46 | South Carolina | Chi Huang grabs the offensive board | 49-36 |
| 11:33 | South Carolina | Preston Montez steals the ball from Charles Newbill | 49-36 |
| 11:29 | LSU | Gary Tadlock misses the lay-in | 49-36 |
| 11:28 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Ariel Costa | 49-36 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Coburn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Browder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chi Huang (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. C - Charles Newbill (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Preston Montez (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Lisle (fresh) SF - Gary Tadlock (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Isaiah Bangert (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Winsor (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:24 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Bradley Coburn | 52-36 |
| 11:10 | LSU | David Winsor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Newbill - foul #1 on Charles Newbill, team foul #5 | 52-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bernard Mullins (C) Christopher Lisle | |
| 11:10 | LSU | David Winsor makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 11:10 | LSU | David Winsor misses the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 11:10 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Charles Newbill | 52-37 |
| 10:57 | South Carolina | Chi Huang connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Ariel Costa | 54-37 |
| 10:55 | LSU | Ariel Costa steals it from Preston Montez in the backcourt | 54-37 |
| 10:53 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ariel Costa | 56-37 |
| 10:49 | LSU | Gary Tadlock is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Browder - foul #1 on Richard Browder, team foul #6 | 56-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Boyd Knepper (SF) David Winsor | |
| 10:33 | LSU | The jump hook by Bernard Mullins is blocked by Chi Huang | 56-37 |
| 10:31 | LSU | Preston Montez tips it home | 56-39 |
| 10:10 | South Carolina | Richard Browder hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Boyd Knepper - foul #2 on Boyd Knepper, team foul #4 | 56-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), David Arline (SG), Wilfred Lobato (PF), Walter Ray (C) Ariel Costa, Bradley Coburn, Chi Huang, Charles Newbill | |
| Subs | LSU | Clifton Youngs (PG), John Hollifield (SG), David Winsor (C) Preston Montez, Boyd Knepper, Bernard Mullins | |
| 10:10 | South Carolina | Richard Browder makes the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 10:10 | South Carolina | Richard Browder misses the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 10:10 | South Carolina | Walter Ray grabs the offensive board | 57-39 |
| 09:59 | South Carolina | John Hollifield is called for the reach on Richard Browder - foul #1 on John Hollifield, team foul #5 | 57-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons (SF) Richard Browder | |
| Subs | LSU | Boyd Knepper (SF), Bernard Mullins (C) Gary Tadlock, David Winsor | |
| 09:45 | South Carolina | John Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-39 |
| 09:43 | LSU | Boyd Knepper gets the rebound | 57-39 |
| 09:37 | LSU | John Hollifield is open and scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Clifton Youngs | 57-41 |
| 09:22 | South Carolina | Walter Ray can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-41 |
| 09:21 | LSU | Bernard Mullins gets the rebound | 57-41 |
| 09:03 | LSU | Boyd Knepper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-41 |
| 09:01 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato gets the rebound | 57-41 |
| 08:52 | South Carolina | Walter Ray can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Clifton Youngs - foul #1 on Clifton Youngs, team foul #6 | 57-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clarence Goff (PG), Bradley Coburn (SG), Chi Huang (SF) John Smith, David Arline, Joseph Simmons | |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), Christopher Lisle (SG), Gary Tadlock (SF), David Winsor (C) Clifton Youngs, John Hollifield, Boyd Knepper, Bernard Mullins | |
| 08:52 | South Carolina | Walter Ray makes the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 08:52 | South Carolina | Walter Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| 08:25 | LSU | David Winsor is hacked by Chi Huang - foul #1 on Chi Huang, team foul #7 | 59-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG), Charles Newbill (C) Clarence Goff, Walter Ray | |
| Subs | LSU | John Hollifield (SF) Christopher Lisle | |
| 08:25 | LSU | David Winsor misses the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 08:25 | South Carolina | Charles Newbill snags the defensive board | 59-41 |
| 08:09 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Chi Huang | 62-41 |
| 08:06 | LSU | Bradley Coburn steps in front of the Preston Montez pass in the backcourt | 62-41 |
| 07:54 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 62-41 |
| 07:53 | LSU | David Winsor gets the rebound | 62-41 |
| 07:51 | LSU | Bradley Coburn steps in front of the Preston Montez pass in the backcourt | 62-41 |
| 07:46 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato is fouled on the floor by Isaiah Bangert - foul #4 on Isaiah Bangert, team foul #7 | 62-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), Richard Browder (SF) Ariel Costa, Chi Huang | |
| Subs | LSU | Clifton Youngs (PG), Boyd Knepper (SF), Bernard Mullins (C) Preston Montez, John Hollifield, David Winsor | |
| 07:46 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato makes the 1st free throw | 63-41 |
| 07:46 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato makes the 2nd free throw | 64-41 |
| 07:38 | LSU | Gary Tadlock misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 64-41 |
| 07:36 | South Carolina | John Smith grabs the board | 64-41 |
| 07:20 | South Carolina | Richard Browder comes up short on the shot from the right side | 64-41 |
| 07:18 | LSU | Clifton Youngs grabs the defensive rebound | 64-41 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Coburn (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Browder (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wilfred Lobato (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Newbill (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Clifton Youngs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Tadlock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Boyd Knepper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Isaiah Bangert (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Bernard Mullins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:12 | LSU | Clifton Youngs misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-41 |
| 07:11 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato pulls down the rebound | 64-41 |
| 06:49 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato can't finish the layup | 64-41 |
| 06:48 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert pulls down the rebound | 64-41 |
| 06:45 | LSU | Boyd Knepper is hacked by Bradley Coburn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bradley Coburn, team foul #8 | 64-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG), Clarence Goff (SG), Chi Huang (PF), Walter Ray (C) John Smith, Bradley Coburn, Wilfred Lobato, Charles Newbill | |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), John Hollifield (SG), David Winsor (C) Clifton Youngs, Gary Tadlock, Bernard Mullins | |
| 06:45 | LSU | Boyd Knepper makes the 1st free throw | 64-42 |
| 06:45 | LSU | Boyd Knepper makes the 2nd free throw | 64-43 |
| 06:25 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Preston Montez - foul #1 on Preston Montez, team foul #8 | 64-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons (PF) Richard Browder | |
| Subs | LSU | Clifton Youngs (PG), Christopher Lisle (SG) Preston Montez, Boyd Knepper | |
| 06:25 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa makes the 1st free throw | 65-43 |
| 06:25 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 66-43 |
| 06:01 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 66-43 |
| 05:59 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Simmons | 66-43 |
| 05:41 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-43 |
| 05:21 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert drills a shot from close range | 69-45 |
| 04:59 | South Carolina | Clifton Youngs steals the ball from Joseph Simmons | 69-45 |
| 04:44 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-45 |
| 04:43 | South Carolina | Chi Huang snags the defensive board | 69-45 |
| 04:18 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Chi Huang | 72-45 |
| 04:01 | LSU | David Winsor misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 72-45 |
| 03:59 | LSU | David Winsor grabs the offensive board | 72-45 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:42 | LSU | David Winsor knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Christopher Lisle | 72-47 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:13 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff is whistled for a carry | 72-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), Bradley Coburn (SG), Richard Browder (SF), Wilfred Lobato (PF), Charles Newbill (C) Ariel Costa, Clarence Goff, Chi Huang, Joseph Simmons, Walter Ray | |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), Orville Park (C) Clifton Youngs, Isaiah Bangert | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Coburn (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Browder (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wilfred Lobato (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Charles Newbill (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Preston Montez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Lisle (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Hollifield (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Winsor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Orville Park (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:55 | LSU | David Winsor is denied on a layup by Wilfred Lobato | 72-47 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina | Richard Browder snags the defensive board | 72-47 |
| 02:25 | South Carolina | Preston Montez steals the ball from John Smith | 72-47 |
| 02:21 | LSU | Preston Montez banks in the layup | 72-49 |
| 02:13 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 72-49 |
| 02:11 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato gets the offensive rebound | 72-49 |
| 01:48 | South Carolina | John Smith misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 72-49 |
| 01:47 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn tips it in | 74-49 |
| 01:37 | LSU | David Winsor misses the lay-in | 74-49 |
| 01:36 | South Carolina | Richard Browder grabs the board | 74-49 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:07 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato is hacked by Christopher Lisle - foul #1 on Christopher Lisle, team foul #9 | 74-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons (SF), Walter Ray (C) Richard Browder, Charles Newbill | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:07 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato misses the 1st free throw | 74-49 |
| 01:07 | LSU | David Winsor grabs the board | 74-49 |
| 00:50 | LSU | John Hollifield misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 74-49 |
| 00:48 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Orville Park | 74-49 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | LSU | David Winsor hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Lisle | 74-51 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | Walter Ray loses the ball out of bounds | 74-51 |
| 00:12 | LSU | David Winsor drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Preston Montez | 74-53 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | John Smith runs out the clock | 74-53 |