| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Neu (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Glover (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Reed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Munguia (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Frye (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sang Huang (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Heilman (fresh) PF - Paul Tucci (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Cokley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Mark Reed inbounds the ball | 34-16 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | LSU | Edward Glover's pass is intercepted by Richard Jenkins | 34-16 |
| 19:41 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins hits the finger roll | 34-18 |
| 19:12 | LSU | Michael Frye knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 36-18 |
| 18:50 | South Carolina | Sang Huang makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Paul Tucci | 36-20 |
| 18:31 | LSU | Edward Glover misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Andrew Cokley - foul #2 on Andrew Cokley, team foul #1 | 36-20 |
| 18:31 | LSU | Edward Glover misses the 1st free throw | 36-20 |
| 18:31 | LSU | Edward Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 37-20 |
| 18:14 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Mark Reed - foul #1 on Mark Reed, team foul #1 | 37-20 |
| 18:14 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley makes the 1st free throw | 37-21 |
| 18:14 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-22 |
| 17:55 | LSU | Michael Frye scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Glover | 39-22 |
| 17:44 | South Carolina | Mark Reed steals the ball from John Heilman | 39-22 |
| 17:15 | LSU | Edward Glover makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Frye | 41-22 |
| 16:56 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci misses the 3 from the left corner | 41-22 |
| 16:54 | LSU | Roger Neu snags the defensive board | 41-22 |
| 16:52 | LSU | Roger Neu is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Jenkins - foul #1 on Richard Jenkins, team foul #2 | 41-22 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Willy Meacham (C) Andrew Cokley | |
| 16:35 | LSU | Roger Neu hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-22 |
| 16:34 | LSU | Michael Frye tips it in | 43-22 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:25 | South Carolina | John Heilman connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-24 |
| 16:04 | LSU | Mark Reed misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-24 |
| 16:02 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci grabs the board | 43-24 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Neu (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Glover (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Munguia (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Frye (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sang Huang (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Heilman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Tucci (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Willy Meacham (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:45 | South Carolina | John Heilman travels with the ball | 43-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Dewayne Billings (SG), William Park (SF), Darryl Chapman (PF), Harold Rankin (C) Edward Glover, Mark Reed, Thomas Munguia, Michael Frye | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih (PG), Murray Menard (SG), Ian Brown (SF), George Mai (PF) Richard Jenkins, Sang Huang, John Heilman, Paul Tucci | |
| 15:24 | LSU | Dewayne Billings buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Park | 45-24 |
| 15:16 | South Carolina | William Park steps in front of the Murray Menard pass | 45-24 |
| 15:12 | LSU | William Park lays it in | 47-24 |
| 14:59 | South Carolina | Ian Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 47-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Malcolm Weight (PG) Roger Neu | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley (C) Willy Meacham | |
| 14:37 | LSU | Dewayne Billings misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-24 |
| 14:35 | LSU | Malcolm Weight misses the tip | 47-24 |
| 14:34 | LSU | Darryl Chapman tips it back up and in | 49-24 |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-26 |
| 13:56 | LSU | Harold Rankin banks in the layup on a great pass from Malcolm Weight | 51-26 |
| 13:38 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley's pass is intercepted by Dewayne Billings | 51-26 |
| 13:11 | LSU | Dewayne Billings hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Malcolm Weight | 54-26 |
| 12:56 | South Carolina | Darryl Chapman swats the layup by Andrew Cokley | 54-26 |
| 12:55 | LSU | Dewayne Billings snags the defensive board | 54-26 |
| 12:45 | LSU | Ian Brown takes the ball from Darryl Chapman | 54-26 |
| 12:29 | South Carolina | Murray Menard is hacked by Harold Rankin - foul #1 on Harold Rankin, team foul #2 | 54-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Neu (PG), Edward Glover (SF), Thomas Munguia (PF), Michael Frye (C) Malcolm Weight, William Park, Darryl Chapman, Harold Rankin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins (PG), Sang Huang (SG), Paul Tucci (PF), Willy Meacham (C) Ming-Hoa Shih, Murray Menard, George Mai, Andrew Cokley | |
| 12:11 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci misses the 3 from the left corner | 54-26 |
| 12:10 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham tips it home | 54-28 |
| 11:46 | LSU | Dewayne Billings hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Neu | 57-28 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Neu (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewayne Billings (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Glover (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Munguia (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Frye (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sang Huang (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ian Brown (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Paul Tucci (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Willy Meacham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ian Brown | 57-31 |
| 11:02 | LSU | Dewayne Billings can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-31 |
| 11:00 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci snags the defensive board | 57-31 |
| 10:48 | South Carolina | Sang Huang connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-34 |
| 10:29 | LSU | Thomas Munguia comes up short on the runner from the right block | 57-34 |
| 10:28 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham gets the rebound | 57-34 |
| 10:13 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-37 |
| 09:51 | LSU | Edward Glover misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-37 |
| 09:49 | LSU | Michael Frye tips it back up and in | 59-37 |
| 09:39 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Dewayne Billings - foul #4 on Dewayne Billings, team foul #3 | 59-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Mark Reed (SF) Dewayne Billings | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Heilman (SF) Ian Brown | |
| 09:39 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham makes the 1st free throw | 59-38 |
| 09:39 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham misses the 2nd free throw | 59-38 |
| 09:39 | LSU | Mark Reed pulls down the rebound | 59-38 |
| 09:20 | LSU | Sang Huang is called for the reach on Michael Frye - foul #2 on Sang Huang, team foul #3 | 59-38 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley (C) Willy Meacham | |
| 09:01 | LSU | Edward Glover can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-38 |
| 08:59 | LSU | Thomas Munguia tips it home | 61-38 |
| 08:46 | South Carolina | John Heilman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-38 |
| 08:44 | LSU | Michael Frye snags the defensive board | 61-38 |
| 08:22 | LSU | Mark Reed is hacked by Paul Tucci - foul #1 on Paul Tucci, team foul #4 | 61-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Malcolm Weight (PG), William Park (SF), Darryl Chapman (PF), Harold Rankin (C) Roger Neu, Edward Glover, Thomas Munguia, Michael Frye | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih (PG), Murray Menard (SG), George Mai (PF) Richard Jenkins, Sang Huang, Paul Tucci | |
| 08:04 | LSU | Malcolm Weight comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-38 |
| 08:02 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Murray Menard | 61-38 |
| 07:58 | South Carolina | Murray Menard clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Park - foul #2 on William Park, team foul #4 | 61-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Dewayne Billings (SG) William Park | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ian Brown (SF) John Heilman | |
| 07:58 | South Carolina | Murray Menard misses the 1st free throw | 61-38 |
| 07:58 | South Carolina | Murray Menard misses the 2nd free throw | 61-38 |
| 07:58 | LSU | Darryl Chapman pulls down the rebound | 61-38 |
| 07:36 | LSU | Malcolm Weight is hacked by Ming-Hoa Shih - foul #3 on Ming-Hoa Shih, team foul #5 | 61-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Neu (PG) Malcolm Weight | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Neu (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewayne Billings (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mark Reed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darryl Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Rankin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ming-Hoa Shih (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Murray Menard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Ian Brown (fresh) 3 pf. PF - George Mai (fresh) C - Andrew Cokley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | LSU | Harold Rankin misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 61-38 |
| 07:18 | LSU | Mark Reed pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-38 |
| 07:02 | LSU | Harold Rankin's pass is intercepted by Ian Brown | 61-38 |
| 06:51 | South Carolina | George Mai knocks in the jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Roger Neu - foul #1 on Roger Neu, team foul #5 | 61-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Glover (SF), Thomas Munguia (PF), Michael Frye (C) Mark Reed, Darryl Chapman, Harold Rankin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins (PG), Sang Huang (SG) Ming-Hoa Shih, Murray Menard | |
| 06:51 | South Carolina | George Mai misses the free throw | 61-40 |
| 06:51 | LSU | Thomas Munguia gets the rebound | 61-40 |
| 06:22 | LSU | Edward Glover comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 61-40 |
| 06:20 | LSU | Edward Glover grabs the offensive rebound | 61-40 |
| 05:56 | LSU | Ian Brown takes the ball from Roger Neu | 61-40 |
| 05:43 | South Carolina | Sang Huang knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Ian Brown | 61-42 |
| 05:14 | LSU | Michael Frye misses the floater near the basket | 61-42 |
| 05:12 | South Carolina | Ian Brown snags the defensive board | 61-42 |
| 05:06 | South Carolina | Sang Huang is fouled on the floor by Dewayne Billings - foul #5 on Dewayne Billings, team foul #6 | 61-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Malcolm Weight (PG), Mark Reed (SG), William Park (SF), Darryl Chapman (PF), Harold Rankin (C) Roger Neu, Dewayne Billings, Edward Glover, Thomas Munguia, Michael Frye | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih (PG), Murray Menard (SG), John Heilman (SF), Willy Meacham (C) Richard Jenkins, Sang Huang, Ian Brown, Andrew Cokley | |
| 04:51 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 61-42 |
| 04:50 | LSU | Harold Rankin gets the rebound | 61-42 |
| 04:30 | LSU | Harold Rankin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 61-42 |
| 04:28 | South Carolina | George Mai gets the rebound | 61-42 |
| 04:23 | South Carolina | Murray Menard clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 61-42 |
| 04:21 | LSU | Harold Rankin snags the defensive board | 61-42 |
| 03:58 | LSU | Harold Rankin misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on George Mai - foul #1 on George Mai, team foul #6 | 61-42 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Howell (PF) George Mai | |
| 03:58 | LSU | Harold Rankin misses the 1st free throw | 61-42 |
| 03:58 | LSU | Harold Rankin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-42 |
| 03:38 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 62-42 |
| 03:37 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Murray Menard | 62-42 |
| 03:23 | South Carolina | Christopher Howell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-42 |
| 03:21 | LSU | Darryl Chapman grabs the board | 62-42 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Malcolm Weight (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Reed (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Park (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darryl Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Rankin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ming-Hoa Shih (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Murray Menard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - John Heilman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Howell (fresh) C - Willy Meacham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:56 | LSU | William Park drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Malcolm Weight | 64-42 |
| 02:43 | South Carolina | Murray Menard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-42 |
| 02:42 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih grabs the offensive rebound | 64-42 |
| 02:34 | South Carolina | Murray Menard is hacked by Mark Reed - foul #2 on Mark Reed, team foul #7 | 64-42 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Mai (PF) Christopher Howell | |
| 02:34 | South Carolina | Murray Menard makes the 1st free throw | 64-43 |
| 02:34 | South Carolina | Murray Menard misses the 2nd free throw | 64-43 |
| 02:34 | LSU | The rebound goes to Darryl Chapman | 64-43 |
| 02:09 | LSU | Darryl Chapman misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-43 |
| 02:08 | South Carolina | George Mai pulls down the rebound | 64-43 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Malcolm Weight - foul #1 on Malcolm Weight, team foul #8 | 64-43 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih makes the 1st free throw | 64-44 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih makes the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 01:18 | LSU | Darryl Chapman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 64-45 |
| 01:16 | LSU | Mark Reed hits the follow up shot | 66-45 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:07 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-45 |
| 01:06 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Ming-Hoa Shih | 66-45 |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | LSU | Malcolm Weight is fouled in the backcourt by Ming-Hoa Shih - foul #4 on Ming-Hoa Shih, team foul #7 | 66-48 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Malcolm Weight makes the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Malcolm Weight makes the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih drills a shot from the right side | 68-50 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Malcolm Weight runs out the clock | 68-50 |