| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Franjo Zeitz (fresh) SG - Keith Phillips (fresh) SF - Rayford Williams (fresh) PF - Lucas Austin (fresh) C - Christopher Beckles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Steven Allen (fresh) SG - Kenneth Clift (fresh) SF - Santiago Jimenez (fresh) PF - Michael Meaux (fresh) C - Arthur Days (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Christopher Beckles wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | South Carolina | Rayford Williams scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | LSU | Kenneth Clift is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Kenneth Clift, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | South Carolina | Franjo Zeitz hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Keith Phillips | 5-0 |
| 18:45 | LSU | Keith Phillips is called for the reach on Kenneth Clift - foul #1 on Keith Phillips, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:29 | LSU | Arthur Days misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 5-0 |
| 18:27 | South Carolina | Rayford Williams gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:06 | South Carolina | Kenneth Clift picks off the pass by Rayford Williams | 5-0 |
| 18:03 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Clift | 5-2 |
| 17:40 | South Carolina | Arthur Days is called for the reach on Franjo Zeitz - foul #1 on Arthur Days, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 17:27 | South Carolina | Franjo Zeitz misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 17:26 | South Carolina | Rayford Williams grabs the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:08 | South Carolina | Keith Phillips's layup is rejected by Santiago Jimenez | 5-2 |
| 17:07 | LSU | Arthur Days gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:42 | LSU | Steven Allen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 16:40 | LSU | Michael Meaux grabs the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:20 | LSU | Arthur Days buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Steven Allen | 5-4 |
| 15:53 | South Carolina | Lucas Austin drills a turnaround from the right block | 7-4 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Franjo Zeitz (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Keith Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rayford Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lucas Austin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Beckles (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Steven Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Clift (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Santiago Jimenez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Meaux (fairly fresh) C - Arthur Days (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | LSU | Kenneth Clift misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 15:32 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Lucas Austin | 7-4 |
| 15:09 | South Carolina | Christopher Beckles is called for traveling | 7-4 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Greg Stafford (SG), Norman Verdi (SF), Rodolfo Castillo (PF), Alvaro Pineda (C) Keith Phillips, Rayford Williams, Lucas Austin, Christopher Beckles | |
| Subs | LSU | Cameron Smith (SG), Anthony Difranco (SF), Viktor Zalwsky (PF), Frank Moses (C) Kenneth Clift, Santiago Jimenez, Michael Meaux, Arthur Days | |
| 14:49 | LSU | Norman Verdi steals the ball from Viktor Zalwsky | 7-4 |
| 14:37 | South Carolina | Franjo Zeitz's floater is tipped away by Frank Moses | 7-4 |
| 14:36 | LSU | Frank Moses grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 14:15 | LSU | Anthony Difranco scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Steven Allen | 7-6 |
| 13:58 | South Carolina | The jump hook by Norman Verdi is blocked by Frank Moses | 7-6 |
| 13:56 | South Carolina | Alvaro Pineda tips it in | 9-6 |
| 13:37 | LSU | Anthony Difranco comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 9-6 |
| 13:35 | LSU | Frank Moses grabs the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:19 | LSU | Cameron Smith scores on a shot from the right side | 9-8 |
| 13:02 | South Carolina | Franjo Zeitz misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 13:01 | LSU | The rebound goes to Anthony Difranco | 9-8 |
| 12:45 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Steven Allen | 9-10 |
| 12:26 | South Carolina | Rodolfo Castillo blows the layup | 9-10 |
| 12:24 | South Carolina | Franjo Zeitz grabs the offensive board | 9-10 |
| 12:07 | South Carolina | Alvaro Pineda comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Anthony Difranco - foul #1 on Anthony Difranco, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Keith Phillips (SG), Rayford Williams (SF), Lucas Austin (PF) Franjo Zeitz, Greg Stafford, Rodolfo Castillo | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Clift (PG), Santiago Jimenez (SF), Michael Meaux (PF), Arthur Days (C) Steven Allen, Anthony Difranco, Viktor Zalwsky, Frank Moses | |
| 12:07 | South Carolina | Alvaro Pineda makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:07 | South Carolina | Alvaro Pineda makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 11:39 | LSU | Kenneth Clift comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Keith Phillips - foul #2 on Keith Phillips, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Franjo Zeitz (PG), Christopher Beckles (C) Keith Phillips, Alvaro Pineda | |
| Subs | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon (PG) Cameron Smith | |
| 11:39 | LSU | Kenneth Clift makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 11:39 | LSU | Kenneth Clift makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Franjo Zeitz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Norman Verdi (fresh) SF - Rayford Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lucas Austin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Beckles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Swietomierz Zemon (fresh) SG - Kenneth Clift (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Santiago Jimenez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Meaux (fresh) C - Arthur Days (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | South Carolina | Franjo Zeitz clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-12 |
| 11:21 | LSU | The rebound goes to Arthur Days | 11-12 |
| 11:00 | LSU | Rayford Williams steals it from Arthur Days | 11-12 |
| 10:44 | South Carolina | Norman Verdi is whistled for traveling | 11-12 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Greg Stafford (PG), Rodolfo Castillo (SG) Franjo Zeitz, Norman Verdi | |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Allen (PG) Swietomierz Zemon | |
| 10:28 | LSU | Michael Meaux misses the jumper from the baseline | 11-12 |
| 10:26 | South Carolina | Rodolfo Castillo snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 10:08 | South Carolina | Rayford Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-12 |
| 10:06 | LSU | Arthur Days snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 09:46 | LSU | Steven Allen is fouled on the floor by Lucas Austin - foul #1 on Lucas Austin, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Franjo Zeitz (PG) Rodolfo Castillo | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 09:29 | LSU | Greg Stafford is called for the reach on Arthur Days - foul #1 on Greg Stafford, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| 09:18 | LSU | Michael Meaux throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-12 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Difranco (PF) Michael Meaux | |
| 09:00 | South Carolina | Lucas Austin knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Christopher Beckles | 13-12 |
| 08:34 | LSU | Steven Allen knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Clift | 13-15 |
| 08:15 | South Carolina | Rayford Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-15 |
| 08:13 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Franjo Zeitz | 13-15 |
| 08:06 | South Carolina | Rayford Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-15 |
| 08:05 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 07:50 | LSU | Arthur Days can't connect on a runner from close range | 13-15 |
| 07:49 | South Carolina | Christopher Beckles grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 07:36 | South Carolina | Franjo Zeitz connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Christopher Beckles | 15-15 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Franjo Zeitz (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Greg Stafford (fairly fresh) SF - Rayford Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lucas Austin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Beckles (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Steven Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Clift (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Santiago Jimenez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Difranco (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Days (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | LSU | Kenneth Clift can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-15 |
| 07:17 | South Carolina | Rayford Williams pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 06:59 | South Carolina | Arthur Days picks off the pass by Greg Stafford | 15-15 |
| 06:42 | LSU | Arthur Days knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Clift | 15-17 |
| 06:21 | South Carolina | Rayford Williams's pass is intercepted by Arthur Days | 15-17 |
| 05:59 | LSU | Arthur Days is hacked by Christopher Beckles - foul #1 on Christopher Beckles, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Norman Verdi (SG), Rodolfo Castillo (SF), Robert Putnam (PF), Alvaro Pineda (C) Greg Stafford, Rayford Williams, Lucas Austin, Christopher Beckles | |
| Subs | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon (PG), Cameron Smith (SG), Michael Meaux (PF), Frank Moses (C) Steven Allen, Kenneth Clift, Anthony Difranco, Arthur Days | |
| 05:34 | LSU | Michael Meaux misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 05:33 | South Carolina | Alvaro Pineda snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 05:11 | South Carolina | Rodolfo Castillo comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 05:09 | South Carolina | Robert Putnam tips it in | 17-17 |
| 04:41 | LSU | Cameron Smith knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Swietomierz Zemon and he's fouled by Norman Verdi - foul #1 on Norman Verdi, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Difranco (SF) Santiago Jimenez | |
| 04:41 | LSU | Cameron Smith makes the free throw | 17-20 |
| 04:30 | South Carolina | Rodolfo Castillo misses the easy layup | 17-20 |
| 04:28 | LSU | Michael Meaux pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 04:02 | LSU | Anthony Difranco misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-20 |
| 04:00 | South Carolina | Rodolfo Castillo grabs the defensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 03:48 | South Carolina | Frank Moses is called for the reach on Robert Putnam - foul #1 on Frank Moses, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Keith Phillips (SG), Rayford Williams (SF) Robert Putnam, Alvaro Pineda | |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Allen (PG) Swietomierz Zemon | |
| 03:37 | South Carolina | Keith Phillips is hacked by Michael Meaux - foul #1 on Michael Meaux, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Arthur Days (C) Frank Moses | |
| 03:26 | South Carolina | Rodolfo Castillo travels with the ball | 17-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Austin (PF), Christopher Beckles (C) Franjo Zeitz, Rodolfo Castillo | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Norman Verdi (fresh) SG - Keith Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rayford Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lucas Austin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Beckles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Steven Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cameron Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Difranco (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Meaux (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Days (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:02 | LSU | Arthur Days lays it in on a great pass from Steven Allen and he's fouled by Rayford Williams - foul #1 on Rayford Williams, team foul #7 | 17-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon (SG), Santiago Jimenez (SF), Viktor Zalwsky (PF) Cameron Smith, Anthony Difranco, Michael Meaux | |
| 03:02 | LSU | Arthur Days makes the free throw | 17-23 |
| 02:47 | South Carolina | Christopher Beckles can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-23 |
| 02:46 | LSU | Arthur Days pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 02:18 | LSU | Steven Allen is fouled on the floor by Norman Verdi - foul #2 on Norman Verdi, team foul #8 | 17-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Greg Stafford (PG) Norman Verdi | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Clift (SF) Santiago Jimenez | |
| 02:18 | LSU | Steven Allen misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 02:18 | South Carolina | Lucas Austin snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 02:03 | South Carolina | Rayford Williams misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 02:01 | South Carolina | Lucas Austin hits the follow up shot | 19-23 |
| 01:41 | LSU | Steven Allen hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Clift | 19-26 |
| 01:32 | South Carolina | Christopher Beckles misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Steven Allen - foul #1 on Steven Allen, team foul #6 | 19-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Franjo Zeitz (PG), Norman Verdi (SF) Greg Stafford, Rayford Williams | |
| Subs | LSU | Cameron Smith (SG), Michael Meaux (PF), Anthony Difranco (C) Swietomierz Zemon, Viktor Zalwsky, Arthur Days | |
| 01:32 | South Carolina | Christopher Beckles makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 01:32 | South Carolina | Christopher Beckles makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 01:15 | LSU | Steven Allen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Lucas Austin - foul #2 on Lucas Austin, team foul #9 | 21-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rodolfo Castillo (PF), Alvaro Pineda (C) Lucas Austin, Christopher Beckles | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:15 | LSU | Steven Allen makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 01:15 | LSU | Steven Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 01:15 | LSU | Steven Allen makes the 3rd free throw | 21-29 |
| 00:54 | South Carolina | Franjo Zeitz loses the dribble to Michael Meaux | 21-29 |
| 00:25 | LSU | Kenneth Clift scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Steven Allen | 21-32 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | Alvaro Pineda clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-32 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | The clock runs out | 21-32 |