| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Steven Dodson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua McDonald (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Syverson (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Gordon Cronin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Overton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Oren (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifton Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua McDonald | 41-37 |
| 19:30 | Winthrop | Steven Dodson steps in front of the Edward Oren pass | 41-37 |
| 19:19 | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 19:17 | Louisiana State | James Syverson misses the tip | 41-37 |
| 19:16 | Louisiana State | James Fox tips it back up and in | 43-37 |
| 19:03 | Winthrop | William Overton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 19:01 | Winthrop | Gordon Cronin tips it home | 43-39 |
| 18:57 | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 43-39 |
| 18:55 | Winthrop | Edward Oren grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 18:31 | Winthrop | Edward Oren clanks a 3 from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 18:30 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Keith Hardy | 43-39 |
| 18:24 | Louisiana State | Clifton Cooper steps in front of the James Syverson pass | 43-39 |
| 18:14 | Winthrop | Clifton Cooper lays it up and in on a great pass from Edward Oren and the foul's on James Fox - foul #3 on James Fox, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Fred Price (C) James Fox | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 18:14 | Winthrop | Clifton Cooper makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| 17:57 | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 17:56 | Winthrop | Ronald Smith snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 17:39 | Winthrop | Clifton Cooper misses badly on a floater near the basket | 43-42 |
| 17:37 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Fred Price | 43-42 |
| 17:21 | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 17:20 | Winthrop | Gordon Cronin snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 16:51 | Winthrop | Edward Oren double dribbles | 43-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Peter Schwartz (PG), William McCall (SG), Jason Cannon (C) Steven Dodson, Joshua McDonald, James Syverson | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Chuck Peden (PG), Robert Kelly (SG), Cecil Dupree (SF), Clarence Phillips (PF), Sam Shapiro (C) Gordon Cronin, William Overton, Edward Oren, Clifton Cooper, Ronald Smith | |
| 16:36 | Louisiana State | Peter Schwartz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-42 |
| 16:19 | Winthrop | Clarence Phillips misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Fred Price - foul #1 on Fred Price, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| 16:19 | Winthrop | Clarence Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 16:19 | Winthrop | Clarence Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 16:03 | Louisiana State | Fred Price is whistled for traveling | 43-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Syverson (PF) Keith Hardy | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Peter Schwartz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William McCall (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Fred Price (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Syverson (fresh) 6 reb. C - Jason Cannon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Chuck Peden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Dupree (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clarence Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. C - Sam Shapiro (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Winthrop | Clarence Phillips hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Chuck Peden | 43-46 |
| 15:12 | Louisiana State | William McCall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 15:10 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Sam Shapiro | 43-46 |
| 15:06 | Winthrop | Cecil Dupree is hacked by Fred Price - foul #2 on Fred Price, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson (PG), Thomas Hilton (PF), James Fox (C) Peter Schwartz, Fred Price, James Syverson | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Gordon Cronin (PG), William Overton (SG), Edward Oren (SF), Billy Barber (C) Chuck Peden, Robert Kelly, Cecil Dupree, Sam Shapiro | |
| 14:47 | Winthrop | William McCall steals it from Clarence Phillips | 43-46 |
| 14:29 | Louisiana State | Jason Cannon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 14:27 | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson can't tip it in | 43-46 |
| 14:25 | Winthrop | Clarence Phillips snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 14:04 | Winthrop | Edward Oren drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 13:53 | Louisiana State | Thomas Hilton misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-49 |
| 13:52 | Winthrop | Billy Barber grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 13:31 | Winthrop | Gordon Cronin buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Billy Barber | 43-51 |
| 13:06 | Louisiana State | Thomas Hilton is hacked by Clarence Phillips - foul #1 on Clarence Phillips, team foul #1 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Peter Schwartz (PG), Joshua McDonald (SG), Keith Hardy (SF), James Syverson (PF) Steven Dodson, William McCall, Jason Cannon, James Fox | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Robert Kelly (SG), Clifton Cooper (PF) William Overton, Clarence Phillips | |
| 12:56 | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Billy Barber - foul #4 on Billy Barber, team foul #2 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Fred Price (C) Thomas Hilton | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ronald Smith (C) Billy Barber | |
| 12:56 | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 12:56 | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 12:41 | Winthrop | Edward Oren comes up short on the shot from the left side | 45-51 |
| 12:40 | Winthrop | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Smith | 45-51 |
| 12:33 | Winthrop | Peter Schwartz is called for the reach on Gordon Cronin - foul #2 on Peter Schwartz, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Cecil Dupree (SF) Edward Oren | |
| 12:13 | Winthrop | Fred Price steals it from Robert Kelly | 45-51 |
| 11:49 | Louisiana State | James Syverson hits a floater in the lane | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Peter Schwartz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua McDonald (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Syverson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Price (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Gordon Cronin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Dupree (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clifton Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Winthrop | Cecil Dupree hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 11:34 | Louisiana State | Fred Price snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 11:29 | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 11:28 | Louisiana State | James Syverson snags the offensive board | 47-51 |
| 11:16 | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy can't connect on a floater from the left block | 47-51 |
| 11:15 | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald gets the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 11:06 | Louisiana State | A charge is called on James Syverson - foul #3 on James Syverson, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson (PG), Jason Cannon (PF), James Fox (C) Peter Schwartz, James Syverson, Fred Price | |
| Subs | Winthrop | William Overton (SG), Edward Oren (SF), Sam Shapiro (C) Gordon Cronin, Cecil Dupree, Clifton Cooper | |
| 10:49 | Winthrop | William Overton loses the dribble to Steven Dodson | 47-51 |
| 10:45 | Louisiana State | Edward Oren picks off the pass by Joshua McDonald | 47-51 |
| 10:41 | Winthrop | Robert Kelly lays it up and in on a great pass from Edward Oren | 47-53 |
| 10:26 | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Keith Hardy | 49-53 |
| 10:07 | Winthrop | Robert Kelly misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 10:06 | Winthrop | Edward Oren gets the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 09:56 | Winthrop | Edward Oren misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 09:54 | Louisiana State | Jason Cannon grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 09:48 | Louisiana State | Jason Cannon hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Steven Dodson and he's hacked by Ronald Smith - foul #2 on Ronald Smith, team foul #3 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William McCall (SG), Fred Price (PF) Joshua McDonald, Keith Hardy | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Chuck Peden (PG), Clarence Phillips (PF) Robert Kelly, Ronald Smith | |
| 09:48 | Louisiana State | Jason Cannon makes the free throw | 52-53 |
| 09:25 | Winthrop | William Overton misses the 3 from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 09:23 | Louisiana State | Fred Price pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 09:19 | Louisiana State | Jason Cannon misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-53 |
| 09:18 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Clarence Phillips | 52-53 |
| 08:54 | Winthrop | Clarence Phillips misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 52-53 |
| 08:52 | Louisiana State | William McCall grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 08:48 | Louisiana State | The pull-up jumper by Steven Dodson is blocked by Sam Shapiro | 52-53 |
| 08:46 | Winthrop | Sam Shapiro gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 08:39 | Winthrop | Fred Price is called for the reach on Edward Oren - foul #3 on Fred Price, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Peter Schwartz (PG), James Syverson (PF), Thomas Hilton (C) Steven Dodson, Jason Cannon, James Fox | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Gordon Cronin (PG), Cecil Dupree (SG), Clifton Cooper (PF) Chuck Peden, William Overton, Sam Shapiro | |
| 08:27 | Winthrop | Clifton Cooper hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Edward Oren | 52-55 |
| 08:04 | Louisiana State | Fred Price hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Edward Oren - foul #2 on Edward Oren, team foul #4 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ronald Smith (C) Edward Oren | |
| 08:04 | Louisiana State | Fred Price makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 08:04 | Louisiana State | Fred Price makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 07:44 | Winthrop | Gordon Cronin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Cecil Dupree | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Peter Schwartz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William McCall (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Fred Price (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Syverson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Hilton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Gordon Cronin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cecil Dupree (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifton Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. C - Ronald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Louisiana State | Fred Price knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Schwartz | 57-58 |
| 07:05 | Winthrop | Clarence Phillips makes the floater from the left block set up by Gordon Cronin | 57-60 |
| 06:54 | Louisiana State | James Syverson is fouled on the floor by Clifton Cooper - foul #1 on Clifton Cooper, team foul #5 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson (PG), Joshua McDonald (SG), Keith Hardy (SF) Peter Schwartz, William McCall, Fred Price | |
| Subs | Winthrop | William Overton (SG), Edward Oren (SF), Sam Shapiro (PF), Billy Barber (C) Cecil Dupree, Clarence Phillips, Clifton Cooper, Ronald Smith | |
| 06:30 | Louisiana State | Thomas Hilton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 06:29 | Winthrop | Billy Barber grabs the board | 57-60 |
| 06:12 | Winthrop | Edward Oren is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hilton - foul #4 on Thomas Hilton, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jason Cannon (PF), James Fox (C) James Syverson, Thomas Hilton | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 06:12 | Winthrop | Edward Oren makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 06:12 | Winthrop | Edward Oren makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 05:46 | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 57-62 |
| 05:45 | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy gets the offensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 05:31 | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 05:30 | Winthrop | Gordon Cronin grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 05:13 | Winthrop | William Overton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 05:11 | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 05:03 | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 05:02 | Louisiana State | Jason Cannon grabs the offensive board | 57-62 |
| 04:50 | Louisiana State | James Fox misses the lay-in but the foul's on Gordon Cronin - foul #2 on Gordon Cronin, team foul #6 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William McCall (SG), James Syverson (PF) Joshua McDonald, Jason Cannon | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Robert Kelly (PG), Cecil Dupree (SG), Clarence Phillips (SF), Clifton Cooper (PF) Gordon Cronin, William Overton, Edward Oren, Sam Shapiro | |
| 04:50 | Louisiana State | James Fox makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 04:50 | Louisiana State | James Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 04:35 | Winthrop | Billy Barber is fouled on the floor by William McCall - foul #1 on William McCall, team foul #8 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Hilton (C) James Fox | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 04:35 | Winthrop | Billy Barber makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 04:35 | Winthrop | Billy Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 04:09 | Louisiana State | James Syverson scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by William McCall and he's fouled by Clarence Phillips - foul #2 on Clarence Phillips, team foul #7 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Peter Schwartz (PG), Fred Price (SF) Steven Dodson, Keith Hardy | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ronald Smith (C) Billy Barber | |
| 04:09 | Louisiana State | James Syverson makes the free throw | 62-64 |
| 03:50 | Winthrop | Robert Kelly misses the easy layup | 62-64 |
| 03:48 | Louisiana State | James Syverson snags the defensive board | 62-64 |
| 03:31 | Louisiana State | Peter Schwartz is fouled on the floor by Clarence Phillips - foul #3 on Clarence Phillips, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald (SG) William McCall | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Gordon Cronin (PG), Edward Oren (SF) Cecil Dupree, Clifton Cooper | |
| 03:31 | Louisiana State | Peter Schwartz misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 03:31 | Winthrop | Ronald Smith grabs the board | 62-64 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Peter Schwartz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua McDonald (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Price (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Syverson (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Hilton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Gordon Cronin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Oren (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Winthrop | Ronald Smith is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Ronald Smith, team foul #9 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jason Cannon (PF), James Fox (C) James Syverson, Thomas Hilton | |
| Subs | Winthrop | William Overton (SG), Billy Barber (C) Robert Kelly, Clarence Phillips | |
| 02:55 | Louisiana State | Billy Barber steals it from Joshua McDonald | 62-64 |
| 02:31 | Winthrop | Gordon Cronin is fouled on the floor by James Fox - foul #4 on James Fox, team foul #9 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson (PG), Keith Hardy (SF) Peter Schwartz, Jason Cannon | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 02:31 | Winthrop | Gordon Cronin makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 02:31 | Winthrop | Gordon Cronin misses the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 02:31 | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| 02:16 | Louisiana State | Fred Price misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 02:14 | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald tips it home | 64-65 |
| 01:54 | Winthrop | The jump hook by Billy Barber is blocked by James Fox | 64-65 |
| 01:52 | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| 01:38 | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 64-65 |
| 01:37 | Winthrop | Ronald Smith gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| 01:22 | Winthrop | Ronald Smith misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-65 |
| 01:20 | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy snags the defensive board | 64-65 |
| 01:14 | Louisiana State | Fred Price misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-65 |
| 01:12 | Winthrop | Billy Barber grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 00:54 | Winthrop | William Overton knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-67 |
| 00:32 | Louisiana State | Gordon Cronin picks off the pass by James Fox | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Winthrop | Gordon Cronin is hacked by Steven Dodson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Dodson, team foul #10 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Syverson (PF) Fred Price | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 00:31 | Winthrop | Gordon Cronin misses the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:31 | Winthrop | Gordon Cronin misses the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson snags the defensive board | 64-67 |
| 00:15 | Louisiana State | Billy Barber denies the turnaround by Steven Dodson | 64-67 |
| 00:14 | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 00:10 | Winthrop | Winthrop calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Clifton Cooper (PF) Ronald Smith | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Winthrop | Billy Barber buries a turnaround from close range | 67-69 |