| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Arline (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Amos Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Micheal Collum (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Shannon Johnston (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ralph Byers (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Laurence Golinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Sirois (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robin Carlton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Amos Green inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 19:45 | South Carolina | David Arline misses long on an open 3 from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 19:43 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum tips it home | 36-32 |
| 19:21 | LSU | Laurence Golinski misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-32 |
| 19:20 | South Carolina | Amos Green gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 19:00 | South Carolina | Anthony Jackson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 18:43 | LSU | Ralph Byers drills a shot from the baseline | 39-34 |
| 18:14 | South Carolina | Anthony Jackson makes the wide open 3 from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 17:49 | LSU | Donald Sirois's pass is intercepted by Curtis Fitzgerald | 42-34 |
| 17:20 | South Carolina | Donald Sirois is called for the reach on Anthony Jackson - foul #1 on Donald Sirois, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons (SF), Ben Henault (C) Amos Green, Micheal Collum | |
| Subs | LSU | Keith Simpson (PG), Morton Woodson (SG), Jesse Merry (SF), Michael Grigg (PF), Ray Tyus (C) Shannon Johnston, Ralph Byers, Laurence Golinski, Donald Sirois, Robin Carlton | |
| 16:56 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from David Arline | 44-34 |
| 16:38 | LSU | Jesse Merry misses short on a runner from the left block | 44-34 |
| 16:37 | LSU | Keith Simpson tips it home | 44-36 |
| 16:11 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 44-36 |
| 16:10 | South Carolina | Ben Henault tips it home | 46-36 |
| 15:45 | LSU | Joseph Simmons blocks the short jumper by Ray Tyus | 46-36 |
| 15:44 | South Carolina | Ben Henault grabs the board | 46-36 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Arline (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Simmons (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Curtis Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ben Henault (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Keith Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Morton Woodson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jesse Merry (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Grigg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Tyus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | South Carolina | Keith Simpson steals the ball from David Arline in the backcourt | 46-36 |
| 15:29 | LSU | Ray Tyus banks in the layup | 46-38 |
| 15:27 | South Carolina | Anthony Jackson is hacked by Morton Woodson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Morton Woodson, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Micheal Collum (C) Curtis Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | LSU | Shannon Johnston (PG), Ralph Byers (SG), Laurence Golinski (SF), Donald Sirois (PF), Lee Williams (C) Keith Simpson, Morton Woodson, Jesse Merry, Michael Grigg, Ray Tyus | |
| 15:00 | South Carolina | David Arline drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ben Henault | 49-38 |
| 14:40 | LSU | Lee Williams misses long on a jumper from the left side | 49-38 |
| 14:39 | South Carolina | David Arline grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 14:34 | South Carolina | Laurence Golinski picks off the pass by Anthony Jackson in the backcourt | 49-38 |
| 14:14 | LSU | Ralph Byers loses the dribble to Joseph Simmons | 49-38 |
| 13:46 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons banks in the layup | 51-38 |
| 13:33 | LSU | Shannon Johnston can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-38 |
| 13:32 | LSU | Lee Williams snags the offensive board | 51-38 |
| 13:24 | LSU | Ralph Byers makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Laurence Golinski | 51-40 |
| 13:21 | South Carolina | Anthony Jackson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Amos Green (SF), Curtis Fitzgerald (PF) Joseph Simmons, Ben Henault | |
| Subs | LSU | Keith Simpson (PG), Morton Woodson (SG), Jesse Merry (SF), Michael Grigg (PF), Robin Carlton (C) Shannon Johnston, Ralph Byers, Laurence Golinski, Donald Sirois, Lee Williams | |
| 12:59 | LSU | Robin Carlton is hacked by Anthony Jackson - foul #4 on Anthony Jackson, team foul #1 | 51-40 |
| 12:46 | LSU | Michael Grigg misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Amos Green - foul #1 on Amos Green, team foul #2 | 51-40 |
| 12:46 | LSU | Michael Grigg misses the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 12:46 | LSU | Michael Grigg makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 12:44 | South Carolina | David Arline's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-41 |
| 12:29 | LSU | Keith Simpson can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 51-41 |
| 12:28 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 12:21 | South Carolina | Amos Green's fadeaway is rejected by Robin Carlton | 51-41 |
| 12:20 | LSU | Keith Simpson gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 12:05 | LSU | Amos Green takes the ball from Morton Woodson | 51-41 |
| 11:44 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-41 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Arline (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Jackson (tiring) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Amos Green (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Curtis Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Micheal Collum (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Keith Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Morton Woodson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jesse Merry (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Grigg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robin Carlton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:29 | LSU | Michael Grigg clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Curtis Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Curtis Fitzgerald, team foul #3 | 53-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons (PG), Ben Henault (C) David Arline, Micheal Collum | |
| Subs | LSU | Shannon Johnston (PG), Ralph Byers (SG), Laurence Golinski (SF), Ray Tyus (C) Keith Simpson, Morton Woodson, Jesse Merry, Robin Carlton | |
| 11:29 | LSU | Michael Grigg makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 11:29 | LSU | Michael Grigg misses the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 11:29 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Ben Henault | 53-42 |
| 11:11 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons misses the dunk attempt | 53-42 |
| 11:09 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Grigg | 53-42 |
| 11:05 | LSU | Laurence Golinski misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ben Henault - foul #1 on Ben Henault, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Lee Williams (C) Michael Grigg | |
| 11:05 | LSU | Laurence Golinski makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 11:05 | LSU | Laurence Golinski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 11:01 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons is hacked by Shannon Johnston in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shannon Johnston, team foul #3 | 53-44 |
| 10:41 | South Carolina | Ben Henault misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Lee Williams - foul #1 on Lee Williams, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Arline (PG), Micheal Collum (C) Anthony Jackson, Curtis Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 10:41 | South Carolina | Ben Henault makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 10:41 | South Carolina | Ben Henault misses the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 10:41 | LSU | Lee Williams gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 10:18 | LSU | Micheal Collum swats the short shot by Shannon Johnston | 54-44 |
| 10:17 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 09:53 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum blows the layup but he's fouled by Ralph Byers - foul #3 on Ralph Byers, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Keith Simpson (PG), Morton Woodson (SG), Donald Sirois (PF), Robin Carlton (C) Shannon Johnston, Ralph Byers, Ray Tyus, Lee Williams | |
| 09:53 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 09:53 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 09:34 | LSU | Morton Woodson makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 09:09 | South Carolina | David Arline loses the dribble to Laurence Golinski | 56-46 |
| 08:59 | LSU | Laurence Golinski is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Laurence Golinski, team foul #6 | 56-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Anthony Jackson (SG), Curtis Fitzgerald (PF) Amos Green, Micheal Collum | |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Merry (SF) Laurence Golinski | |
| 08:39 | South Carolina | David Arline misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 56-46 |
| 08:38 | LSU | Robin Carlton grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 08:25 | LSU | Jesse Merry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Shannon Johnston (PG), Ralph Byers (SG), Michael Grigg (PF), Ray Tyus (C) Keith Simpson, Morton Woodson, Donald Sirois, Robin Carlton | |
| 08:00 | South Carolina | David Arline drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Anthony Jackson | 59-46 |
| 07:41 | LSU | Ray Tyus comes up short on the runner from the left block | 59-46 |
| 07:40 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons snags the defensive board | 59-46 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Arline (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Jackson (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Simmons (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Curtis Fitzgerald (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ben Henault (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Shannon Johnston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Byers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jesse Merry (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Grigg (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Tyus (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 06:53 | LSU | Ray Tyus misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Ben Henault - foul #2 on Ben Henault, team foul #5 | 61-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Amos Green (PG), Micheal Collum (C) David Arline, Ben Henault | |
| Subs | LSU | Keith Simpson (PG), Morton Woodson (SG), Laurence Golinski (SF), Robin Carlton (C) Shannon Johnston, Ralph Byers, Jesse Merry, Michael Grigg | |
| 06:53 | LSU | Ray Tyus misses the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 06:53 | LSU | Ray Tyus makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 06:31 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons misses long on a shot from the left wing | 61-47 |
| 06:30 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum grabs the offensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 06:05 | South Carolina | Anthony Jackson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Joseph Simmons | 64-47 |
| 05:53 | LSU | Morton Woodson misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 64-47 |
| 05:51 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum snags the defensive board | 64-47 |
| 05:31 | South Carolina | Laurence Golinski is called for the reach on Joseph Simmons - foul #3 on Laurence Golinski, team foul #7 | 64-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ben Henault (PF) Curtis Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | LSU | Shannon Johnston (PG), Ralph Byers (SG), Donald Sirois (PF), Michael Grigg (C) Keith Simpson, Morton Woodson, Ray Tyus, Robin Carlton | |
| 05:31 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 05:31 | South Carolina | Ben Henault gets the offensive rebound | 64-47 |
| 05:16 | South Carolina | Anthony Jackson is whistled for a carry | 64-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Arline (PG) Joseph Simmons | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:58 | LSU | Shannon Johnston comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 64-47 |
| 04:57 | LSU | Michael Grigg tips it in | 64-49 |
| 04:38 | South Carolina | David Arline knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-49 |
| 04:20 | LSU | Ralph Byers is denied on a layup by Micheal Collum | 67-49 |
| 04:18 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Ben Henault | 67-49 |
| 04:02 | South Carolina | Amos Green makes the jumper from the left side | 69-49 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 03:48 | LSU | Shannon Johnston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Anthony Jackson - foul #5 on Anthony Jackson, team foul #6 | 69-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons (SG), Curtis Fitzgerald (PF) Anthony Jackson, Micheal Collum | |
| Subs | LSU | Keith Simpson (SG), Jesse Merry (SF), Lee Williams (PF), Robin Carlton (C) Ralph Byers, Laurence Golinski, Donald Sirois, Michael Grigg | |
| 03:48 | LSU | Shannon Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 03:48 | LSU | Shannon Johnston misses the 2nd free throw | 69-50 |
| 03:48 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Curtis Fitzgerald | 69-50 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:25 | South Carolina | Keith Simpson picks off the pass by Ben Henault | 69-50 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Arline (tiring) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Simmons (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. SF - Amos Green (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Curtis Fitzgerald (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ben Henault (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Shannon Johnston (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Keith Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Jesse Merry (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lee Williams (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robin Carlton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | LSU | David Arline is called for the reach on Keith Simpson - foul #3 on David Arline, team foul #7 | 69-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Morton Woodson (SG) Shannon Johnston | |
| 03:19 | LSU | Keith Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 03:19 | LSU | Keith Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 03:00 | South Carolina | Ben Henault is open and lays it up and in | 71-52 |
| 02:31 | LSU | Morton Woodson comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 71-52 |
| 02:29 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Ben Henault | 71-52 |
| 02:06 | South Carolina | Jesse Merry is called for the reach on Amos Green - foul #2 on Jesse Merry, team foul #8 | 71-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Micheal Collum (C) Ben Henault | |
| Subs | LSU | Laurence Golinski (SF), Donald Sirois (PF), Michael Grigg (C) Jesse Merry, Lee Williams, Robin Carlton | |
| 02:06 | South Carolina | Amos Green makes the 1st free throw | 72-52 |
| 02:06 | South Carolina | Amos Green makes the 2nd free throw | 73-52 |
| 01:47 | LSU | Michael Grigg comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 73-52 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons grabs the board | 73-52 |
| 01:43 | South Carolina | Michael Grigg takes the ball from Curtis Fitzgerald in the backcourt | 73-52 |
| 01:27 | LSU | Michael Grigg blows the layup | 73-52 |
| 01:26 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons snags the defensive board | 73-52 |
| 01:24 | South Carolina | David Arline is hacked by Laurence Golinski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Laurence Golinski, team foul #9 | 73-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Shannon Johnston (PG), Ralph Byers (SG), Robin Carlton (C) Keith Simpson, Morton Woodson, Michael Grigg | |
| 01:24 | South Carolina | David Arline misses the 1st free throw | 73-52 |
| 01:24 | LSU | Robin Carlton gets the rebound | 73-52 |
| 01:17 | LSU | Laurence Golinski makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Donald Sirois | 73-54 |
| 00:51 | South Carolina | David Arline hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Simmons | 76-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:43 | LSU | Robin Carlton buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Shannon Johnston | 76-56 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | David Arline knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Amos Green | 79-56 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Shannon Johnston can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by David Arline - foul #4 on David Arline, team foul #8 | 79-56 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Shannon Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 79-57 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Shannon Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 79-58 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | David Arline runs out the clock | 79-58 |