| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Claycomb (fresh) SG - William Brown (fresh) SF - Garf Palevic (fresh) PF - Rafael Jackson (fresh) C - Benjamin Keller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Dulin (fresh) SG - Charles Hicks (fresh) SF - John Lee (fresh) PF - Noel Godley (fresh) C - David Kennedy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | South Carolina | James Dulin picks off the pass by Rafael Jackson | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | LSU | John Lee lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Dulin | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | South Carolina | William Brown is hacked by James Dulin - foul #1 on James Dulin, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | LSU | David Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | LSU | David Kennedy hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Charles Hicks | 0-4 |
| 18:52 | South Carolina | William Brown scores on a shot from the left block | 2-4 |
| 18:48 | LSU | John Lee drills a runner from close range and he's hacked by Garf Palevic - foul #1 on Garf Palevic, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 18:48 | LSU | John Lee makes the free throw | 2-7 |
| 18:19 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Charles Hicks - foul #1 on Charles Hicks, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| 18:19 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 18:19 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 18:07 | LSU | James Dulin misses long on a shot from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 18:05 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to David Kennedy | 4-7 |
| 17:48 | LSU | Noel Godley drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Dulin | 4-10 |
| 17:35 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic loses the ball out of bounds | 4-10 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo (PG), Jahi Abdulmateen (SG), Joseph Lainez (PF), Leland Cook (C) Richard Claycomb, William Brown, Rafael Jackson, Benjamin Keller | |
| Subs | LSU | James Kelly (PF) Noel Godley | |
| 17:22 | LSU | Charles Hicks is fouled on the floor by Garf Palevic - foul #2 on Garf Palevic, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Snyder (SF) Garf Palevic | |
| Subs | LSU | William Davis (SG), Nathan Warren (C) Charles Hicks, David Kennedy | |
| 17:08 | LSU | John Lee misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Lainez - foul #1 on Joseph Lainez, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG) James Dulin | |
| 17:08 | LSU | John Lee makes the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 17:08 | LSU | John Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 17:08 | South Carolina | Jahi Abdulmateen pulls down the rebound | 4-11 |
| 16:41 | South Carolina | Leland Cook comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-11 |
| 16:39 | LSU | James Kelly snags the defensive board | 4-11 |
| 16:35 | LSU | William Davis connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Kelly | 4-14 |
| 16:23 | South Carolina | Jahi Abdulmateen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-14 |
| 16:22 | LSU | John Lee grabs the board | 4-14 |
| 16:18 | LSU | William Davis comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jahi Abdulmateen - foul #1 on Jahi Abdulmateen, team foul #4 | 4-14 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb (PG), Rafael Jackson (PF), Benjamin Keller (C) Jahi Abdulmateen, Joseph Lainez, Leland Cook | |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Hicks (SG), David Kennedy (C) John Lee, Nathan Warren | |
| 16:18 | LSU | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 4-15 |
| 16:18 | LSU | William Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 4-15 |
| 16:18 | South Carolina | George Snyder gets the rebound | 4-15 |
| 16:06 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Ken Costanzo | 6-15 |
| 16:00 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez is called for traveling | 6-15 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Brown (SG) George Snyder | |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), Noel Godley (PF) Francisco Bermudez, James Kelly | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Claycomb (fresh) SG - William Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ken Costanzo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Rafael Jackson (fresh) C - Benjamin Keller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Dulin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Davis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Noel Godley (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | South Carolina | William Davis steals it from Ken Costanzo | 6-15 |
| 15:40 | LSU | Richard Claycomb takes the ball from James Dulin in the backcourt | 6-15 |
| 15:15 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 6-15 |
| 15:13 | LSU | William Davis grabs the board | 6-15 |
| 15:07 | LSU | Charles Hicks misses the jumper from the free throw line | 6-15 |
| 15:06 | LSU | Noel Godley can't tip it in | 6-15 |
| 15:05 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller grabs the board | 6-15 |
| 14:51 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-15 |
| 14:50 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller tips it but misses | 6-15 |
| 14:49 | LSU | David Kennedy snags the defensive board | 6-15 |
| 14:43 | LSU | David Kennedy misses the shot from the left block | 6-15 |
| 14:41 | LSU | William Davis grabs the offensive board | 6-15 |
| 14:28 | LSU | Charles Hicks can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Brown - foul #1 on William Brown, team foul #5 | 6-15 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jahi Abdulmateen (PG), Ronald Bone (SG), George Snyder (SF), Joseph Lainez (PF), Leland Cook (C) Richard Claycomb, William Brown, Ken Costanzo, Rafael Jackson, Benjamin Keller | |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG), John Lee (SF), James Kelly (PF), Nathan Warren (C) James Dulin, William Davis, Noel Godley, David Kennedy | |
| 14:28 | LSU | Charles Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 6-16 |
| 14:28 | LSU | Charles Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 6-17 |
| 14:14 | South Carolina | Ronald Bone clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Lee - foul #1 on John Lee, team foul #3 | 6-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Blake (SG) Charles Hicks | |
| 14:14 | South Carolina | Ronald Bone makes the 1st free throw | 7-17 |
| 14:14 | South Carolina | Ronald Bone makes the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 13:45 | LSU | Johnny Blake is fouled on the floor by George Snyder - foul #1 on George Snyder, team foul #6 | 8-17 |
| 13:35 | LSU | James Kelly misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 8-17 |
| 13:33 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Lainez | 8-17 |
| 13:14 | South Carolina | Ronald Bone connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jahi Abdulmateen | 10-17 |
| 12:53 | LSU | John Lee double dribbles | 10-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb (PG), William Brown (SG), Ken Costanzo (SF), Rafael Jackson (PF) Jahi Abdulmateen, Ronald Bone, George Snyder, Leland Cook | |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), Charles Hicks (SG), David Kennedy (C) Francisco Bermudez, Johnny Blake, Nathan Warren | |
| 12:35 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-17 |
| 12:34 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez snags the offensive board | 10-17 |
| 12:16 | South Carolina | James Dulin is called for the reach on Richard Claycomb - foul #2 on James Dulin, team foul #4 | 10-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller (C) Joseph Lainez | |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG), Noel Godley (PF) James Dulin, James Kelly | |
| 11:59 | South Carolina | William Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-17 |
| 11:58 | LSU | John Lee grabs the board | 10-17 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Claycomb (fresh) SG - William Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ken Costanzo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Rafael Jackson (fresh) C - Benjamin Keller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Francisco Bermudez (fresh) SG - Charles Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Noel Godley (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:52 | LSU | Noel Godley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-17 |
| 11:50 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb pulls down the rebound | 10-17 |
| 11:31 | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson is whistled for traveling | 10-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Snyder (SF) William Brown | |
| Subs | LSU | William Davis (SG), Johnny Blake (SF), James Kelly (C) Charles Hicks, John Lee, David Kennedy | |
| 11:09 | LSU | Noel Godley banks in the layup on a great pass from James Kelly | 10-19 |
| 10:49 | South Carolina | The jump hook by Benjamin Keller is blocked by Johnny Blake | 10-19 |
| 10:47 | LSU | James Kelly snags the defensive board | 10-19 |
| 10:43 | LSU | Johnny Blake clanks a jumper from the left wing | 10-19 |
| 10:42 | LSU | James Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 10-19 |
| 10:28 | LSU | William Davis is hacked by Ken Costanzo - foul #1 on Ken Costanzo, team foul #7 | 10-19 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jahi Abdulmateen (PG), Ronald Bone (SG), Joseph Lainez (PF), Leland Cook (C) Richard Claycomb, Ken Costanzo, Rafael Jackson, Benjamin Keller | |
| Subs | LSU | John Lee (SF), David Kennedy (C) Johnny Blake, Noel Godley | |
| 10:28 | LSU | William Davis misses the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 10:28 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Lainez | 10-19 |
| 10:11 | South Carolina | John Lee steals the ball from Joseph Lainez | 10-19 |
| 09:54 | LSU | James Kelly comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 10-19 |
| 09:53 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez gets the rebound | 10-19 |
| 09:29 | South Carolina | Leland Cook can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 10-19 |
| 09:27 | LSU | John Lee snags the defensive board | 10-19 |
| 09:09 | LSU | George Snyder steps in front of the William Davis pass | 10-19 |
| 09:05 | South Carolina | Ronald Bone banks in the layup set up by George Snyder | 12-19 |
| 08:48 | LSU | William Davis misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 12-19 |
| 08:46 | South Carolina | George Snyder grabs the board | 12-19 |
| 08:26 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Bone | 14-19 |
| 08:08 | LSU | William Davis travels with the ball | 14-19 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb (PG), William Brown (SG), Ken Costanzo (SF), Rafael Jackson (PF), Benjamin Keller (C) Jahi Abdulmateen, Ronald Bone, George Snyder, Joseph Lainez, Leland Cook | |
| Subs | LSU | Keith Prill (PG), Charles Hicks (SG), Johnny Blake (SF), Noel Godley (PF), Nathan Warren (C) Francisco Bermudez, William Davis, John Lee, James Kelly, David Kennedy | |
| 07:52 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller is hacked by Noel Godley - foul #1 on Noel Godley, team foul #5 | 14-19 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Claycomb (fresh) SG - William Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ken Costanzo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Rafael Jackson (fresh) C - Benjamin Keller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Keith Prill (fresh) SG - Charles Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Blake (fresh) PF - Noel Godley (fresh) 5 pts. C - Nathan Warren (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 14-19 |
| 07:30 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb tips it in | 16-19 |
| 07:01 | LSU | Keith Prill makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Johnny Blake | 16-22 |
| 06:47 | South Carolina | Charles Hicks steals it from William Brown | 16-22 |
| 06:31 | LSU | Charles Hicks hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Johnny Blake | 16-24 |
| 06:16 | South Carolina | Noel Godley steps in front of the Rafael Jackson pass | 16-24 |
| 05:57 | LSU | Charles Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG), John Lee (SF), James Kelly (PF), David Kennedy (C) Keith Prill, Johnny Blake, Noel Godley, Nathan Warren | |
| 05:35 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Snyder (SF), Joseph Lainez (C) William Brown, Benjamin Keller | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 05:16 | LSU | Charles Hicks scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by John Lee | 16-26 |
| 04:53 | South Carolina | George Snyder comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-26 |
| 04:52 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez pulls down the rebound | 16-26 |
| 04:33 | LSU | Charles Hicks drills a jumper near the basket set up by Francisco Bermudez | 16-28 |
| 04:15 | South Carolina | Charles Hicks steals the ball from Joseph Lainez | 16-28 |
| 03:58 | LSU | Charles Hicks can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-28 |
| 03:56 | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson pulls down the rebound | 16-28 |
| 03:39 | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-28 |
| 03:37 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez tips it home | 18-28 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Claycomb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ken Costanzo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Snyder (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rafael Jackson (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Lainez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Francisco Bermudez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Hicks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Kelly (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez's pass is intercepted by George Snyder | 18-28 |
| 03:12 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo hits the finger roll set up by George Snyder | 20-28 |
| 02:50 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez is fouled on the floor by Joseph Lainez - foul #2 on Joseph Lainez, team foul #8 | 20-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jahi Abdulmateen (PG), William Brown (SG), Garf Palevic (SF), Leland Cook (PF), Benjamin Keller (C) Richard Claycomb, Ken Costanzo, George Snyder, Rafael Jackson, Joseph Lainez | |
| Subs | LSU | William Davis (SG), Noel Godley (PF) Charles Hicks, David Kennedy | |
| 02:50 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez misses the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 02:50 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Garf Palevic | 20-28 |
| 02:35 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Kelly - foul #1 on James Kelly, team foul #6 | 20-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), Johnny Blake (SF) Francisco Bermudez, John Lee | |
| 02:35 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller misses the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 02:35 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 02:22 | LSU | James Kelly hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from James Dulin | 21-30 |
| 02:02 | South Carolina | Leland Cook misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-30 |
| 02:01 | LSU | The rebound goes to Noel Godley | 21-30 |
| 01:57 | LSU | Johnny Blake's pass is intercepted by Jahi Abdulmateen | 21-30 |
| 01:54 | South Carolina | William Brown throws it down on a great pass from Jahi Abdulmateen | 23-30 |
| 01:30 | LSU | Noel Godley misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Leland Cook - foul #1 on Leland Cook, team foul #9 | 23-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez (PF) Leland Cook | |
| Subs | LSU | John Lee (SF), Nathan Warren (C) Johnny Blake, James Kelly | |
| 01:30 | LSU | Noel Godley misses the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 01:30 | LSU | Noel Godley makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 01:14 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 23-31 |
| 01:12 | LSU | Nathan Warren snags the defensive board | 23-31 |
| 01:07 | LSU | James Dulin makes the 3 from straight away | 23-34 |
| 00:48 | South Carolina | Jahi Abdulmateen clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-34 |
| 00:46 | LSU | The rebound goes to William Davis | 23-34 |
| 00:27 | LSU | John Lee misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Garf Palevic - foul #3 on Garf Palevic, team foul #10 | 23-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo (PG), George Snyder (SF), Leland Cook (C) William Brown, Garf Palevic, Benjamin Keller | |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Hicks (SG), James Kelly (PF), David Kennedy (C) William Davis, Noel Godley, Nathan Warren | |
| 00:27 | LSU | John Lee makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 00:27 | LSU | John Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 23-36 |