| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Cecil Barkley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hedrick (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harold Casey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Spengler (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Depasquale (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allen Dang (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Whittle (fresh) SF - Douglas Wydra (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Eby (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Roberson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Harold Casey inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler travels with the ball | 33-26 |
| 19:18 | LSU | Allen Dang misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-26 |
| 19:17 | South Carolina | Harold Casey snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 19:12 | South Carolina | The jumper by James Hedrick is denied by Robert Roberson | 33-26 |
| 19:10 | LSU | Allen Dang grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 18:41 | LSU | Douglas Wydra is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 33-26 |
| 18:40 | LSU | Robert Roberson tips it back up and in | 33-28 |
| 18:27 | South Carolina | Allen Dang steals it from Cecil Barkley | 33-28 |
| 18:24 | LSU | Allen Dang throws it down | 33-30 |
| 18:09 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 33-30 |
| 18:08 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Eby | 33-30 |
| 17:48 | LSU | Allen Dang makes the contested pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-32 |
| 17:30 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler misses badly on a runner from the right block | 33-32 |
| 17:29 | South Carolina | Harold Casey hits the follow up shot | 35-32 |
| 17:14 | LSU | James Eby loses the ball out of bounds | 35-32 |
| 16:57 | South Carolina | James Hedrick travels with the ball | 35-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Edward (SG) John Whittle | |
| 16:32 | LSU | Allen Dang is fouled on the floor by Joseph Depasquale - foul #3 on Joseph Depasquale, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith (SG) Allen Dang | |
| 16:16 | LSU | Johnny Edward makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Jeremiah Messersmith | 35-34 |
| 15:52 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-34 |
| 15:51 | LSU | Douglas Wydra snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Cecil Barkley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hedrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harold Casey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Spengler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Depasquale (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Johnny Edward (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremiah Messersmith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Wydra (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Eby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Roberson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:27 | LSU | Johnny Edward misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 15:26 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 15:19 | South Carolina | Johnny Edward steps in front of the Harold Casey pass | 35-34 |
| 15:15 | LSU | Johnny Edward lays it in | 35-36 |
| 14:58 | South Carolina | James Hedrick scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 14:46 | LSU | James Hedrick is called for the reach on Douglas Wydra - foul #1 on James Hedrick, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | John Whittle (SG), Allen Dang (SF), Wade Kim (C) Jeremiah Messersmith, Douglas Wydra, Robert Roberson | |
| 14:29 | LSU | James Hedrick steals the ball from Wade Kim | 38-36 |
| 14:26 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Hedrick | 40-36 |
| 14:06 | LSU | Johnny Edward connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Allen Dang | 40-39 |
| 13:44 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 13:43 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler gets the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 13:34 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Cecil Barkley | 42-39 |
| 13:18 | LSU | Johnny Edward misses the 3 from straight away | 42-39 |
| 13:17 | LSU | Allen Dang can't tip it in | 42-39 |
| 13:16 | LSU | John Whittle grabs the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 12:59 | LSU | James Eby can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by James Hedrick - foul #2 on James Hedrick, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster (SG), Lee Tindle (SF), Casey McGunagle (C) James Hedrick, Harold Casey, Joseph Depasquale | |
| Subs | LSU | Douglas Wydra (SF) Johnny Edward | |
| 12:59 | LSU | James Eby misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 12:59 | LSU | James Eby makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 12:40 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley is called for a charge - foul #2 on Cecil Barkley, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Roberson (C) James Eby | |
| 12:11 | LSU | Richard Spengler steals the ball from Allen Dang | 42-40 |
| 11:58 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler lays it up and in and the foul's on Wade Kim - foul #4 on Wade Kim, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Hedrick (SG) Michael Lancaster | |
| Subs | LSU | James Eby (PF) Wade Kim | |
| 11:58 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 11:54 | LSU | Allen Dang throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith (SG) John Whittle | |
| 11:45 | South Carolina | Lee Tindle misses the dunk | 45-40 |
| 11:43 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler tips it back up and in | 47-40 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Cecil Barkley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Hedrick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lee Tindle (fresh) PF - Richard Spengler (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Casey McGunagle (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allen Dang (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jeremiah Messersmith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Wydra (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Eby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Roberson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:23 | LSU | James Eby makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Robert Roberson | 47-42 |
| 11:04 | South Carolina | Jeremiah Messersmith takes the ball from Casey McGunagle | 47-42 |
| 10:41 | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith travels with the ball | 47-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Casey (SF), Joseph Depasquale (C) Richard Spengler, Casey McGunagle | |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Edward (PG), John Whittle (SG) Allen Dang, Jeremiah Messersmith | |
| 10:21 | South Carolina | James Hedrick makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Cecil Barkley | 49-42 |
| 09:58 | LSU | John Whittle loses the dribble to Joseph Depasquale | 49-42 |
| 09:39 | South Carolina | Lee Tindle misses the driving attempt from the right block | 49-42 |
| 09:38 | LSU | Robert Roberson grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 09:14 | LSU | Robert Roberson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joseph Depasquale - foul #4 on Joseph Depasquale, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster (SG), Richard Spengler (PF), Casey McGunagle (C) James Hedrick, Lee Tindle, Joseph Depasquale | |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Dang (SF) Douglas Wydra | |
| 09:14 | LSU | Robert Roberson makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 09:14 | LSU | Robert Roberson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 09:03 | South Carolina | Casey McGunagle misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Roberson - foul #2 on Robert Roberson, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| 09:03 | South Carolina | Casey McGunagle makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 09:03 | South Carolina | Casey McGunagle misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 09:03 | LSU | Robert Roberson snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 08:42 | LSU | Allen Dang is hacked by Cecil Barkley - foul #3 on Cecil Barkley, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith (SG) John Whittle | |
| 08:20 | LSU | Allen Dang evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jeremiah Messersmith | 50-47 |
| 08:12 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Harold Casey | 53-47 |
| 07:56 | LSU | Allen Dang makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Johnny Edward | 53-49 |
| 07:39 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler clanks a jump hook from the right block | 53-49 |
| 07:38 | LSU | Robert Roberson snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Cecil Barkley (tiring) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Lancaster (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Casey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Spengler (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Casey McGunagle (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Johnny Edward (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremiah Messersmith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Allen Dang (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. PF - James Eby (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Roberson (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:18 | LSU | Robert Roberson knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Allen Dang | 53-51 |
| 07:11 | South Carolina | James Eby swats the layup by Casey McGunagle | 53-51 |
| 07:09 | LSU | Allen Dang grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 06:41 | LSU | Robert Roberson scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeremiah Messersmith | 53-53 |
| 06:28 | South Carolina | Harold Casey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 06:27 | South Carolina | Casey McGunagle pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 06:18 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler travels with the ball | 53-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Hedrick (SG), Lee Tindle (SF), Matthew May (PF), Joseph Depasquale (C) Michael Lancaster, Harold Casey, Richard Spengler, Casey McGunagle | |
| Subs | LSU | John Whittle (SG), Douglas Wydra (SF), Wade Kim (PF) Johnny Edward, Allen Dang, James Eby | |
| 06:01 | LSU | Douglas Wydra clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Lee Tindle - foul #3 on Lee Tindle, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| 06:01 | LSU | Douglas Wydra makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 06:01 | LSU | Douglas Wydra misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 06:01 | South Carolina | Matthew May gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 05:59 | South Carolina | Jeremiah Messersmith takes the ball from Cecil Barkley in the backcourt | 53-54 |
| 05:56 | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith jams it | 53-56 |
| 05:43 | South Carolina | James Hedrick misses the easy layup | 53-56 |
| 05:42 | South Carolina | Joseph Depasquale pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 05:33 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 05:32 | LSU | Wade Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 05:03 | LSU | John Whittle's floater is knocked away by Matthew May | 53-56 |
| 05:02 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to James Hedrick | 53-56 |
| 04:56 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 04:55 | LSU | Wade Kim gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 04:48 | LSU | Wade Kim comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Matthew May - foul #1 on Matthew May, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Spengler (PF) Matthew May | |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Dang (PG), James Eby (PF) Jeremiah Messersmith, Robert Roberson | |
| 04:48 | LSU | Wade Kim makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 04:48 | LSU | Wade Kim misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 04:48 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 04:35 | South Carolina | James Hedrick misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 04:34 | LSU | John Whittle grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 04:18 | LSU | Douglas Wydra makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Allen Dang | 53-59 |
| 03:59 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler comes up short on the floater from the left block | 53-59 |
| 03:57 | LSU | John Whittle gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 03:37 | LSU | John Whittle is fouled on the floor by James Hedrick - foul #3 on James Hedrick, team foul #9 | 53-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster (PG), Harold Casey (SF) Cecil Barkley, Lee Tindle | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:37 | LSU | John Whittle makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 03:37 | LSU | John Whittle makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Lancaster (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Hedrick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Harold Casey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Spengler (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Depasquale (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allen Dang (fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. SG - John Whittle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Wydra (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Eby (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Wade Kim (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:28 | South Carolina | Harold Casey misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-61 |
| 03:27 | South Carolina | Harold Casey gets the offensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 03:22 | South Carolina | Harold Casey is hacked by John Whittle - foul #2 on John Whittle, team foul #3 | 53-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Casey McGunagle (C) Joseph Depasquale | |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Edward (SG) John Whittle | |
| 03:11 | South Carolina | Wade Kim swats the short shot by Richard Spengler | 53-61 |
| 03:09 | LSU | The rebound goes to Douglas Wydra | 53-61 |
| 02:45 | LSU | Douglas Wydra misses long on a shot from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 02:44 | South Carolina | Harold Casey grabs the board | 53-61 |
| 02:44 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley (PG), Joseph Depasquale (C) Michael Lancaster, Casey McGunagle | |
| Subs | LSU | John Whittle (SG), Robert Roberson (C) Johnny Edward, James Eby | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:34 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-61 |
| 02:32 | LSU | Wade Kim grabs the board | 53-61 |
| 02:11 | LSU | Robert Roberson blows the layup | 53-61 |
| 02:10 | LSU | Allen Dang pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 01:41 | LSU | Allen Dang shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-61 |
| 01:39 | LSU | John Whittle misses the tip | 53-61 |
| 01:38 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Harold Casey | 53-61 |
| 01:34 | South Carolina | Allen Dang steals it from Joseph Depasquale | 53-61 |
| 01:31 | LSU | Allen Dang jams it | 53-63 |
| 01:27 | South Carolina | Harold Casey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-63 |
| 01:26 | South Carolina | Joseph Depasquale tips it home | 55-63 |
| 01:01 | LSU | A charge is called on Douglas Wydra - foul #1 on Douglas Wydra, team foul #4 | 55-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | James Eby (PF) Wade Kim | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:54 | South Carolina | Harold Casey comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-63 |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Spengler | 55-63 |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Harold Casey buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:49 | LSU | Robert Roberson is fouled in the backcourt by Cecil Barkley - foul #4 on Cecil Barkley, team foul #10 | 58-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Edward (PG), Jeremiah Messersmith (SG) John Whittle, Douglas Wydra | |
| 00:49 | LSU | Robert Roberson misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:49 | LSU | Robert Roberson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | James Hedrick misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 58-64 |
| 00:42 | LSU | Allen Dang snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| 00:42 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-64 |
| 00:40 | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith is hacked by Cecil Barkley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Cecil Barkley, team foul #11 | 58-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster (PG) Cecil Barkley | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:40 | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:40 | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-66 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Robert Roberson grabs the board | 58-66 |
| 00:31 | LSU | Michael Lancaster is called for the reach on Robert Roberson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Lancaster, team foul #12 | 58-66 |
| 00:31 | LSU | Robert Roberson misses the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:31 | LSU | Robert Roberson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-67 |
| 00:25 | LSU | James Eby snags the defensive board | 58-67 |
| 00:25 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| 00:23 | LSU | Michael Lancaster is called for the reach on Johnny Edward in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Lancaster, team foul #13 | 58-67 |
| 00:23 | LSU | Johnny Edward misses the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:23 | LSU | Johnny Edward makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | James Hedrick makes the jumper from the left side | 60-68 |
| 00:15 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-68 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Johnny Edward is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Lancaster - foul #3 on Michael Lancaster, team foul #14 | 60-68 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Johnny Edward makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Johnny Edward makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | Joseph Depasquale can't finish the layup | 60-70 |
| 00:06 | LSU | The rebound goes to Allen Dang | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Johnny Edward runs out the clock | 60-70 |