| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Samuel Mooring (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Carr (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jose Alvarez (fresh) PF - Cory Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Rule (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Stephen Updike (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mike Johnson (fresh) PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jared Cameron (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Samuel Mooring | 39-36 |
| 19:18 | LSU | Patrick Lamb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Attaway (SF), Sean Pinheiro (C) Jose Alvarez, Joseph Rule | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 18:53 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 18:52 | LSU | Jared Cameron snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 18:39 | LSU | Edwin Cassell clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 18:38 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 18:15 | South Carolina | Fred Carr clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 18:14 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jared Cameron | 39-36 |
| 17:57 | LSU | Patrick Lamb comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Sean Pinheiro - foul #3 on Sean Pinheiro, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (SF), Joseph Rule (C) James Attaway, Sean Pinheiro | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:57 | LSU | Patrick Lamb misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 17:57 | LSU | Patrick Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:33 | South Carolina | Stephen Updike steals it from Cory Patterson | 39-37 |
| 17:15 | LSU | Stephen Updike is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Stephen Updike, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy (PF) Cory Patterson | |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (PG), Wendell Roy (SG), William Backstrom (SF), Kurt Haugland (PF), Michael White (C) Edwin Cassell, Stephen Updike, Mike Johnson, Patrick Lamb, Jared Cameron | |
| 16:56 | South Carolina | Fred Carr misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 16:54 | South Carolina | Fred Carr snags the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 16:25 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy misses the jumper from close range | 39-37 |
| 16:23 | LSU | Wendell Roy grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 15:56 | LSU | Kurt Haugland comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 39-37 |
| 15:54 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Kurt Haugland | 39-37 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Samuel Mooring (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Carr (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jose Alvarez (fresh) PF - David McGillicuddy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Rule (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Glenn Manning (fresh) SG - Wendell Roy (fresh) 11 pts. SF - William Backstrom (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kurt Haugland (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael White (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | LSU | Jose Alvarez is called for the reach on William Backstrom - foul #2 on Jose Alvarez, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Attaway (SF), Cory Patterson (PF) Jose Alvarez, David McGillicuddy | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (PG), Stephen Updike (SG), Mike Johnson (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF), Jared Cameron (C) Glenn Manning, Wendell Roy, William Backstrom, Kurt Haugland, Michael White | |
| 15:22 | LSU | Edwin Cassell drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Updike | 39-39 |
| 14:57 | South Carolina | Fred Carr misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 14:56 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jared Cameron | 39-39 |
| 14:38 | LSU | Edwin Cassell drills a 3 from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 14:11 | South Carolina | Jared Cameron swats the short shot by Joseph Rule | 39-42 |
| 14:09 | LSU | Jared Cameron grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 13:53 | LSU | Patrick Lamb connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 39-44 |
| 13:35 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 39-44 |
| 13:34 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring can't tip it in | 39-44 |
| 13:33 | LSU | Mike Johnson grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 13:22 | LSU | Patrick Lamb is fouled on the floor by Joseph Rule - foul #2 on Joseph Rule, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Scholz (PG), Jose Alvarez (SF), David McGillicuddy (C) Samuel Mooring, James Attaway, Joseph Rule | |
| Subs | LSU | Wendell Roy (SG), Kurt Haugland (SF), Michael White (PF) Stephen Updike, Mike Johnson, Patrick Lamb | |
| 13:10 | LSU | Wendell Roy misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 13:08 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 12:48 | South Carolina | Fred Carr misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 12:46 | LSU | Kurt Haugland grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 12:32 | LSU | Kurt Haugland misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 12:30 | LSU | Michael White grabs the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 12:25 | LSU | Kurt Haugland scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Wendell Roy | 39-47 |
| 12:05 | South Carolina | Fred Carr comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Wendell Roy - foul #1 on Wendell Roy, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring (PG), Joseph Rule (C) David Scholz, David McGillicuddy | |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (PG), Stephen Updike (SG), Mike Johnson (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF) Edwin Cassell, Wendell Roy, Kurt Haugland, Jared Cameron | |
| 12:05 | South Carolina | Fred Carr makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 12:05 | South Carolina | Fred Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 11:55 | LSU | Patrick Lamb hits a driving attempt in the paint | 41-49 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Samuel Mooring (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Carr (tiring) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jose Alvarez (fresh) PF - Cory Patterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Rule (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Glenn Manning (fresh) SG - Stephen Updike (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Mike Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Jose Alvarez and he's fouled by Mike Johnson - foul #1 on Mike Johnson, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| 11:40 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson misses the free throw | 43-49 |
| 11:40 | LSU | Mike Johnson snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 11:25 | LSU | Michael White can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Samuel Mooring - foul #3 on Samuel Mooring, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Attaway (SF) Jose Alvarez | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 11:25 | LSU | Michael White misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 11:25 | LSU | Michael White makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 11:00 | South Carolina | Patrick Lamb is called for the reach on Fred Carr - foul #2 on Patrick Lamb, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (SF) James Attaway | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 10:46 | South Carolina | Mike Johnson steps in front of the Joseph Rule pass | 43-50 |
| 10:38 | LSU | Stephen Updike drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Mike Johnson and the foul's on Joseph Rule - foul #3 on Joseph Rule, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (PG), Jared Cameron (C) Glenn Manning, Michael White | |
| 10:38 | LSU | Stephen Updike makes the free throw | 43-53 |
| 10:09 | South Carolina | Fred Carr misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-53 |
| 10:07 | LSU | The rebound goes to Edwin Cassell | 43-53 |
| 10:01 | LSU | Stephen Updike hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 43-53 |
| 09:59 | LSU | Mike Johnson tips it but misses | 43-53 |
| 09:57 | South Carolina | Fred Carr gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 09:39 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Attaway (SF), David McGillicuddy (PF), Sean Pinheiro (C) Jose Alvarez, Cory Patterson, Joseph Rule | |
| Subs | LSU | Wendell Roy (SG), Kurt Haugland (SF), Michael White (PF) Stephen Updike, Mike Johnson, Patrick Lamb | |
| 09:20 | LSU | Kurt Haugland travels with the ball | 43-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cory Patterson (PF) David McGillicuddy | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 08:58 | South Carolina | Fred Carr can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Wendell Roy - foul #2 on Wendell Roy, team foul #5 | 43-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (SF), David McGillicuddy (PF) James Attaway, Cory Patterson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 08:58 | South Carolina | Fred Carr makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 08:58 | South Carolina | Fred Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 08:48 | LSU | Jared Cameron misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 08:47 | LSU | Jared Cameron gets the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 08:33 | LSU | Jared Cameron lays it in on a nice dish by Wendell Roy | 45-55 |
| 08:15 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 08:14 | LSU | Wendell Roy snags the defensive board | 45-55 |
| 08:08 | LSU | Michael White is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Michael White, team foul #6 | 45-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Scholz (PG), James Attaway (SF), Cory Patterson (PF) Samuel Mooring, Jose Alvarez, David McGillicuddy | |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (PG), Stephen Updike (SG), Mike Johnson (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF) Edwin Cassell, Wendell Roy, Kurt Haugland, Jared Cameron | |
| 07:51 | South Carolina | James Attaway clanks a floater from the left side | 45-55 |
| 07:49 | LSU | Michael White snags the defensive board | 45-55 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Scholz (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Fred Carr (tiring) 21 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Attaway (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Cory Patterson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Pinheiro (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Glenn Manning (fresh) SG - Stephen Updike (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Mike Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael White (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | LSU | Stephen Updike is hacked by Fred Carr - foul #2 on Fred Carr, team foul #6 | 45-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring (PG) David Scholz | |
| Subs | LSU | Wendell Roy (SF) Michael White | |
| 07:22 | LSU | Glenn Manning comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 07:20 | South Carolina | Sean Pinheiro grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 06:52 | South Carolina | Fred Carr connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Samuel Mooring | 47-55 |
| 06:36 | LSU | Glenn Manning connects on the open floater near the basket set up by Mike Johnson | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:13 | South Carolina | Fred Carr hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-57 |
| 06:12 | LSU | Wendell Roy grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 06:05 | LSU | Wendell Roy blows the layup | 47-57 |
| 06:03 | LSU | Glenn Manning pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 05:58 | LSU | Stephen Updike clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 47-57 |
| 05:57 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson grabs the board | 47-57 |
| 05:51 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 05:51 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Scholz (SG), Jose Alvarez (SF), Joseph Rule (C) Fred Carr, James Attaway, Cory Patterson | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (PG), Jared Cameron (C) Glenn Manning, Wendell Roy | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:39 | LSU | Jared Cameron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Carr (SG) Samuel Mooring | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:18 | South Carolina | Jared Cameron is called for the reach on David Scholz - foul #1 on Jared Cameron, team foul #7 | 50-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring (PG) Fred Carr | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 05:18 | South Carolina | David Scholz makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 05:18 | South Carolina | David Scholz misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 05:18 | LSU | The rebound goes to Patrick Lamb | 51-57 |
| 05:00 | LSU | Patrick Lamb can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Sean Pinheiro - foul #4 on Sean Pinheiro, team foul #7 | 51-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Carr (SG), David McGillicuddy (PF) David Scholz, Sean Pinheiro | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 05:00 | LSU | Patrick Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 05:00 | LSU | Patrick Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 04:39 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez misses the lay-in | 51-59 |
| 04:38 | LSU | Mike Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 04:20 | LSU | Edwin Cassell is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:06 | South Carolina | Fred Carr can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-62 |
| 04:05 | LSU | The rebound goes to Mike Johnson | 51-62 |
| 03:41 | LSU | David McGillicuddy steals it from Edwin Cassell | 51-62 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Samuel Mooring (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Fred Carr (tiring) 23 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jose Alvarez (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David McGillicuddy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Rule (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 19 pts. SG - Stephen Updike (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Mike Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - Patrick Lamb (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Jared Cameron (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | South Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Samuel Mooring is blocked by Patrick Lamb | 51-62 |
| 03:24 | LSU | Patrick Lamb pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| 03:12 | LSU | Samuel Mooring is called for the reach on Edwin Cassell - foul #4 on Samuel Mooring, team foul #8 | 51-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Scholz (PG), James Attaway (SF), Cory Patterson (PF) Samuel Mooring, Jose Alvarez, David McGillicuddy | |
| Subs | LSU | Wendell Roy (SG), Kurt Haugland (SF), Michael White (PF) Stephen Updike, Mike Johnson, Patrick Lamb | |
| 03:12 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 03:12 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| 02:57 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-62 |
| 02:55 | LSU | Michael White pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| 02:55 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring (PG), Jose Alvarez (SF), Sean Pinheiro (C) David Scholz, James Attaway, Joseph Rule | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:34 | LSU | Edwin Cassell is hacked by Samuel Mooring - foul #5 on Samuel Mooring, team foul #9 | 51-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Scholz (PG), Curtis Bunyard (SG), James Attaway (SF), David McGillicuddy (PF) Samuel Mooring, Fred Carr, Jose Alvarez, Cory Patterson | |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (SG) Jared Cameron | |
| 02:34 | LSU | Edwin Cassell makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 02:34 | LSU | Edwin Cassell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:20 | South Carolina | Sean Pinheiro can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-64 |
| 02:19 | LSU | Wendell Roy pulls down the rebound | 51-64 |
| 01:58 | LSU | Wendell Roy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 51-64 |
| 01:56 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy gets the rebound | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:37 | South Carolina | Kurt Haugland picks off the pass by Sean Pinheiro | 51-64 |
| 01:09 | LSU | Edwin Cassell is hacked by David Scholz - foul #1 on David Scholz, team foul #10 | 51-64 |
| 01:09 | LSU | Edwin Cassell makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 01:09 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 01:09 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Sean Pinheiro | 51-65 |
| 01:06 | South Carolina | David Scholz is fouled in the backcourt by Edwin Cassell - foul #1 on Edwin Cassell, team foul #8 | 51-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | William Backstrom (SF) Edwin Cassell | |
| 01:06 | South Carolina | David Scholz misses the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 01:06 | LSU | Wendell Roy gets the rebound | 51-65 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Kurt Haugland clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-65 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Sean Pinheiro pulls down the rebound | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy is fouled on the floor by Kurt Haugland - foul #2 on Kurt Haugland, team foul #9 | 51-65 |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy misses the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 00:38 | LSU | Kurt Haugland grabs the defensive rebound | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:16 | LSU | David Scholz picks off the pass by Michael White | 52-65 |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | James Attaway misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-65 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Glenn Manning gets the rebound | 52-65 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Glenn Manning runs out the clock | 52-65 |