| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allen Dang (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Edward (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Douglas Wydra (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Batton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Hill (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Harold Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Spengler (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Douglas Wydra inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | LSU | Allen Dang misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 19:44 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Harold Casey | 30-33 |
| 19:19 | South Carolina | John Hill clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 19:18 | LSU | The rebound goes to Douglas Wydra | 30-33 |
| 18:59 | LSU | Michael Batton buries a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Harold Casey - foul #1 on Harold Casey, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 18:59 | LSU | Michael Batton makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:39 | South Carolina | Harold Casey double dribbles | 33-33 |
| 18:22 | LSU | Michael Batton's layup is rejected by John Hill | 33-33 |
| 18:21 | South Carolina | Harold Casey grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 18:01 | South Carolina | Johnny Edward is called for the reach on Michael Little - foul #2 on Johnny Edward, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 17:46 | South Carolina | Michael Little buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Hill | 33-36 |
| 17:31 | LSU | Michael Batton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-36 |
| 17:30 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Hanson | 33-36 |
| 17:15 | LSU | Allen Dang misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 17:13 | South Carolina | Michael Little snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 16:46 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 16:44 | South Carolina | Michael Little tips it but misses | 33-36 |
| 16:42 | South Carolina | Harold Casey gets the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:19 | South Carolina | The jump hook by John Hill is blocked by Earl Hanson | 33-36 |
| 16:17 | LSU | Michael Batton gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:12 | LSU | Harold Casey takes the ball from Douglas Wydra | 33-36 |
| 15:55 | South Carolina | Michael Little misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 15:53 | LSU | Earl Hanson snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allen Dang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Edward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Douglas Wydra (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Batton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Hanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Little (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Hill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Harold Casey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Spengler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | LSU | Douglas Wydra blows the layup | 33-36 |
| 15:33 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Hanson | 33-36 |
| 15:22 | LSU | Michael Batton is called for 3 seconds | 33-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Stuart Rhodes (PG), Courtney Delrosario (SG), David Foushee (SF), James Eby (PF), Wade Kim (C) Allen Dang, Johnny Edward, Douglas Wydra, Michael Batton, Earl Hanson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster (PG), Cecil Barkley (SG), Lionel Kohler (SF) Philip Pickles, Michael Little, John Hill | |
| 14:57 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Lancaster | 33-38 |
| 14:45 | LSU | Stuart Rhodes misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Spengler - foul #3 on Richard Spengler, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| 14:45 | LSU | Stuart Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 14:45 | LSU | Stuart Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 14:18 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 14:14 | LSU | Cecil Barkley is called for the reach on Courtney Delrosario - foul #1 on Cecil Barkley, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| 14:02 | LSU | James Eby hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 34-41 |
| 14:00 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 13:44 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 13:42 | South Carolina | Lionel Kohler grabs the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 13:36 | South Carolina | Lionel Kohler is hacked by Wade Kim - foul #4 on Wade Kim, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Edward (SG), Michael Batton (PF), Earl Hanson (C) Courtney Delrosario, James Eby, Wade Kim | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Michael Little (SG) Michael Lancaster, Cecil Barkley | |
| 13:08 | South Carolina | Michael Little buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Philip Pickles | 34-44 |
| 12:55 | LSU | Johnny Edward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Dang (PG), Douglas Wydra (SF) Stuart Rhodes, David Foushee | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hill (SF), Jamie Jones (PF) Lionel Kohler, Harold Casey | |
| 12:36 | South Carolina | Michael Little hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 34-44 |
| 12:34 | LSU | Douglas Wydra gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 12:27 | LSU | Michael Batton blows the dunk | 34-44 |
| 12:26 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 11:57 | South Carolina | John Hill hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 34-44 |
| 11:55 | LSU | Allen Dang grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allen Dang (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Edward (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Douglas Wydra (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Batton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Hill (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jamie Jones (fresh) C - Richard Spengler (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | LSU | John Hill swats the shot by Douglas Wydra | 34-44 |
| 11:33 | LSU | Michael Batton tips it in | 36-44 |
| 11:08 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-44 |
| 11:07 | LSU | Allen Dang gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 10:58 | LSU | Richard Spengler blocks the short jumper by Douglas Wydra | 36-44 |
| 10:57 | LSU | Johnny Edward gets the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 10:44 | LSU | Johnny Edward clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-44 |
| 10:43 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler grabs the board | 36-44 |
| 10:39 | South Carolina | Michael Little can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 10:38 | South Carolina | John Hill misses the tip | 36-44 |
| 10:36 | LSU | Johnny Edward grabs the board | 36-44 |
| 10:32 | LSU | Allen Dang misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jamie Jones - foul #1 on Jamie Jones, team foul #4 | 36-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Courtney Delrosario (SG), James Eby (PF) Johnny Edward, Michael Batton | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster (PG), Cecil Barkley (SG), Harold Casey (PF) Philip Pickles, Michael Little, Jamie Jones | |
| 10:32 | LSU | Allen Dang makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 10:32 | LSU | Allen Dang misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 10:32 | South Carolina | Harold Casey grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 10:11 | South Carolina | Earl Hanson is called for the reach on Cecil Barkley - foul #1 on Earl Hanson, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | LSU | David Foushee (SF) Douglas Wydra | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:00 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Hill | 37-47 |
| 09:55 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario's pass is intercepted by Richard Spengler | 37-47 |
| 09:30 | South Carolina | John Hill misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by James Eby - foul #1 on James Eby, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Stuart Rhodes (PG) Allen Dang | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Michael Lancaster, Richard Spengler | |
| 09:30 | South Carolina | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 09:30 | South Carolina | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 09:06 | LSU | Earl Hanson knocks in the jumper from close range | 39-49 |
| 08:45 | South Carolina | Harold Casey scores on a runner from the right block | 39-51 |
| 08:32 | LSU | David Foushee hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-51 |
| 08:31 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to John Hill | 39-51 |
| 08:05 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Philip Pickles | 39-53 |
| 07:51 | LSU | Jeffrey Thompson picks off the pass by Earl Hanson | 39-53 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Stuart Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Courtney Delrosario (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Foushee (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Eby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl Hanson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cecil Barkley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Harold Casey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson loses the ball out of bounds | 39-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Dang (PG), Johnny Edward (SG), Douglas Wydra (SF), Michael Batton (PF), Wade Kim (C) Stuart Rhodes, Courtney Delrosario, David Foushee, James Eby, Earl Hanson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster (PG), Michael Little (SG), Lionel Kohler (SF), Richard Spengler (C) Philip Pickles, Cecil Barkley, John Hill, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 07:14 | LSU | Michael Batton connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Douglas Wydra | 41-53 |
| 06:56 | South Carolina | Lionel Kohler buries a jumpshot from the right side | 41-55 |
| 06:42 | LSU | Allen Dang makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Johnny Edward | 43-55 |
| 06:22 | South Carolina | Harold Casey connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Little | 43-57 |
| 06:05 | LSU | The jump hook by Douglas Wydra is blocked by Harold Casey | 43-57 |
| 06:04 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Lionel Kohler | 43-57 |
| 05:36 | South Carolina | Michael Little connects on the 3 from the right corner | 43-60 |
| 05:17 | LSU | Allen Dang misses long on a floater from the left wing | 43-60 |
| 05:16 | LSU | Wade Kim tips it in | 45-60 |
| 04:49 | South Carolina | Michael Little comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 45-60 |
| 04:48 | LSU | Wade Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 45-60 |
| 04:44 | LSU | Johnny Edward can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-60 |
| 04:42 | South Carolina | Harold Casey grabs the defensive rebound | 45-60 |
| 04:19 | South Carolina | Harold Casey misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Wade Kim - foul #5 on Wade Kim, team foul #5 | 45-60 |
| Subs | LSU | Stuart Rhodes (PG), Courtney Delrosario (SG), David Foushee (SF), James Eby (PF), Earl Hanson (C) Allen Dang, Johnny Edward, Douglas Wydra, Michael Batton, Wade Kim | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), John Hill (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Michael Lancaster, Lionel Kohler, Richard Spengler | |
| 04:19 | South Carolina | Harold Casey makes the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 04:19 | South Carolina | Harold Casey misses the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 04:19 | LSU | Earl Hanson gets the rebound | 45-61 |
| 03:59 | LSU | Stuart Rhodes scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-61 |
| 03:32 | South Carolina | Michael Little hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-61 |
| 03:31 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson grabs the offensive board | 48-61 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Stuart Rhodes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Courtney Delrosario (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Foushee (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Eby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Little (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Hill (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Harold Casey (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | South Carolina | John Hill misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-61 |
| 03:06 | LSU | Earl Hanson grabs the board | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:01 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-61 |
| 03:00 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Philip Pickles | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:40 | South Carolina | Earl Hanson is called for the reach on Jeffrey Thompson - foul #2 on Earl Hanson, team foul #6 | 48-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Dang (PG), Johnny Edward (SG), Douglas Wydra (SF), Michael Batton (PF) Stuart Rhodes, Courtney Delrosario, David Foushee, James Eby | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley (SG), Jamie Jones (PF) Michael Little, Harold Casey | |
| 02:16 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-61 |
| 02:14 | LSU | Douglas Wydra snags the defensive board | 48-61 |
| 01:47 | LSU | Cecil Barkley picks off the pass by Earl Hanson | 48-61 |
| 01:27 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones is fouled on the floor by Allen Dang - foul #1 on Allen Dang, team foul #7 | 48-61 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Little (SG), Richard Spengler (C) Cecil Barkley, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 01:27 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones misses the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 01:27 | LSU | Earl Hanson gets the rebound | 48-61 |
| 01:18 | LSU | Douglas Wydra makes the floater from the right wing and he's fouled by John Hill - foul #2 on John Hill, team foul #5 | 50-61 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Casey (PF) Jamie Jones | |
| 01:18 | LSU | Douglas Wydra misses the free throw | 50-61 |
| 01:18 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Little | 50-61 |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | Earl Hanson is called for the reach on Philip Pickles - foul #3 on Earl Hanson, team foul #8 | 50-61 |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 00:52 | LSU | Michael Batton snags the defensive board | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | LSU | Michael Little steals the ball from Allen Dang | 50-62 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Michael Little banks in the layup | 50-64 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Douglas Wydra lays it in on a great pass from Johnny Edward and the foul's on Harold Casey - foul #2 on Harold Casey, team foul #6 | 52-64 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Douglas Wydra makes the free throw | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | Michael Little misses the lay-in | 53-64 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Harold Casey tips it in | 53-66 |
| 00:04 | LSU | A charge is called on Johnny Edward - foul #3 on Johnny Edward, team foul #9 | 53-66 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles runs out the clock | 53-66 |