| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jackson Clark (fresh) SG - Steven Parker (fresh) SF - Dean Gleaton (fresh) PF - Jay Beck (fresh) C - Andrew Cox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Fuston (fresh) SG - Gilbert Auxier (fresh) SF - Jimmie Foster (fresh) PF - Herbert Romriell (fresh) C - James Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox 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) | |
| 19:46 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Jimmie Foster - foul #1 on Jimmie Foster, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:46 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | LSU | Andrew Cox swats the short shot by Herbert Romriell | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | LSU | James Smith tips it in | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Cox | 5-2 |
| 18:54 | LSU | Herbert Romriell can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jackson Clark - foul #1 on Jackson Clark, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:54 | LSU | Herbert Romriell makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:54 | LSU | Herbert Romriell makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:25 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 18:25 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:25 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:25 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Beck | 6-4 |
| 18:08 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox misses the turnaround in the lane | 6-4 |
| 18:07 | LSU | Herbert Romriell snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 18:00 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 17:58 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 17:29 | South Carolina | Jackson Clark misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jimmie Foster - foul #2 on Jimmie Foster, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Gatti (SF) Jimmie Foster | |
| 17:29 | South Carolina | Jackson Clark makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:29 | South Carolina | Jackson Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 17:26 | LSU | Gary Fuston travels in the backcourt | 8-4 |
| 17:00 | South Carolina | Jackson Clark comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-4 |
| 16:59 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton grabs the offensive board | 8-4 |
| 16:39 | South Carolina | James Smith steals it from Andrew Cox | 8-4 |
| 16:15 | LSU | Bradley Gatti knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 16:04 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 8-7 |
| 16:02 | LSU | Herbert Romriell grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jackson Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Parker (fresh) SF - Dean Gleaton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jay Beck (fresh) C - Andrew Cox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Fuston (fresh) SG - Gilbert Auxier (fresh) SF - Bradley Gatti (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Herbert Romriell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:57 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier misses short on a 3 from straight away | 8-7 |
| 15:56 | LSU | Gary Fuston tips it home | 8-9 |
| 15:51 | South Carolina | Steven Parker double dribbles | 8-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt (PG), Aaron Horn (SF), Manuel Thomas (PF), Jeffrey Blum (C) Jackson Clark, Dean Gleaton, Jay Beck, Andrew Cox | |
| Subs | LSU | Bruce Dorsey (PF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Herbert Romriell, James Smith | |
| 15:34 | LSU | Bradley Gatti misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Manuel Thomas - foul #1 on Manuel Thomas, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bobby Parish (SG) Steven Parker | |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery (PG), Jason Amin (SF) Gary Fuston, Gilbert Auxier | |
| 15:34 | LSU | Bradley Gatti makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:34 | LSU | Bradley Gatti makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 15:11 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-11 |
| 14:50 | LSU | Bradley Gatti is fouled on the floor by Manuel Thomas - foul #2 on Manuel Thomas, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jackson Clark (PG), Steven Parker (SG), Jay Beck (PF) Willie Rosenblatt, Bobby Parish, Manuel Thomas | |
| Subs | LSU | Herbert Romriell (PF) Cory Yamamoto | |
| 14:35 | LSU | Herbert Romriell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 14:34 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jay Beck | 8-11 |
| 14:29 | South Carolina | Jay Beck is whistled for a carry | 8-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Andrew Cox (C) Jeffrey Blum | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Fuston (PG), Gilbert Auxier (SG), James Smith (C) Jonathan Montgomery, Jason Amin, Bruce Dorsey | |
| 14:04 | LSU | Herbert Romriell misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 14:02 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:55 | South Carolina | Gilbert Auxier picks off the pass by Jackson Clark | 8-11 |
| 13:36 | LSU | James Smith misses the easy layup | 8-11 |
| 13:35 | LSU | Herbert Romriell tips it in | 8-13 |
| 13:21 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox lays it in | 10-13 |
| 13:10 | LSU | Gary Fuston misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 13:08 | LSU | James Smith tips it but misses | 10-13 |
| 13:07 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 12:47 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Jackson Clark | 12-13 |
| 12:32 | LSU | Herbert Romriell is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Herbert Romriell, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt (PG), Bobby Parish (SG), Dean Gleaton (SF), Jeffrey Blum (PF) Jackson Clark, Steven Parker, Aaron Horn, Jay Beck | |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery (SG), Jason Amin (SF), Bruce Dorsey (PF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Gilbert Auxier, Bradley Gatti, Herbert Romriell, James Smith | |
| 12:14 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox is hacked by Cory Yamamoto - foul #1 on Cory Yamamoto, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Trent Mabry (C) Andrew Cox | |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Fife (SG) Gary Fuston | |
| 11:54 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton loses the dribble to Charles Fife | 12-13 |
| 11:50 | LSU | Jason Amin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Fife | 12-15 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Willie Rosenblatt (fresh) SG - Bobby Parish (fresh) SF - Dean Gleaton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Blum (fresh) C - Trent Mabry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jonathan Montgomery (fresh) SG - Charles Fife (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Amin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Dorsey (fresh) C - Cory Yamamoto (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Blum clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 11:30 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto grabs the board | 12-15 |
| 11:25 | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-17 |
| 11:07 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Blum can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-17 |
| 11:06 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton misses the tip | 12-17 |
| 11:05 | South Carolina | Trent Mabry grabs the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 10:48 | South Carolina | Bobby Parish's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jackson Clark (PG), Steven Parker (SG), Jay Beck (PF), Andrew Cox (C) Willie Rosenblatt, Bobby Parish, Jeffrey Blum, Trent Mabry | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Fuston (PG), Gilbert Auxier (SG), Bradley Gatti (SF), Herbert Romriell (PF), James Smith (C) Jonathan Montgomery, Charles Fife, Jason Amin, Bruce Dorsey, Cory Yamamoto | |
| 10:27 | LSU | Herbert Romriell misses the jumper from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 10:26 | LSU | James Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 10:07 | LSU | Herbert Romriell's pass is intercepted by Dean Gleaton | 12-17 |
| 09:47 | South Carolina | Jay Beck clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Herbert Romriell - foul #2 on Herbert Romriell, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Horn (SF) Dean Gleaton | |
| Subs | LSU | Bruce Dorsey (PF) Herbert Romriell | |
| 09:47 | South Carolina | Jay Beck makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:47 | South Carolina | Jay Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:29 | LSU | Bradley Gatti misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jay Beck - foul #1 on Jay Beck, team foul #4 | 14-17 |
| 09:29 | LSU | Bradley Gatti makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:29 | LSU | Bradley Gatti makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 09:10 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox hits the finger roll set up by Steven Parker | 16-19 |
| 09:05 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Steven Parker - foul #1 on Steven Parker, team foul #5 | 16-19 |
| 09:05 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:05 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:50 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn is hacked by Bradley Gatti - foul #1 on Bradley Gatti, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| 08:50 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:50 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:27 | LSU | Aaron Horn is called for the reach on Bradley Gatti - foul #1 on Aaron Horn, team foul #6 | 18-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton (SF) Aaron Horn | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 08:17 | LSU | Gary Fuston misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-21 |
| 08:15 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 08:00 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Jackson Clark | 20-21 |
| 07:47 | LSU | Dean Gleaton takes the ball from Bradley Gatti | 20-21 |
| 07:44 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton throws it down | 22-21 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jackson Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dean Gleaton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jay Beck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Cox (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Fuston (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gilbert Auxier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bradley Gatti (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bruce Dorsey (fresh) C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | LSU | James Smith can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 22-21 |
| 07:24 | South Carolina | Jay Beck pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 07:02 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton clanks a shot from the left wing | 22-21 |
| 07:00 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 06:56 | LSU | Jackson Clark steps in front of the Gary Fuston pass | 22-21 |
| 06:35 | South Carolina | Steven Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-21 |
| 06:33 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 06:26 | LSU | Dean Gleaton is called for the reach on Gary Fuston - foul #1 on Dean Gleaton, team foul #7 | 22-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt (PG), Bobby Parish (SG), Aaron Horn (SF), Jeffrey Blum (PF), Trent Mabry (C) Jackson Clark, Steven Parker, Dean Gleaton, Jay Beck, Andrew Cox | |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery (SG), Jason Amin (SF), Cory Yamamoto (PF) Gilbert Auxier, Bradley Gatti, Bruce Dorsey | |
| 06:26 | LSU | Gary Fuston makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:26 | LSU | Gary Fuston makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:10 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Blum hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-23 |
| 05:50 | LSU | Jason Amin misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-23 |
| 05:49 | LSU | James Smith hits the follow up shot | 25-25 |
| 05:34 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Blum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-25 |
| 05:33 | South Carolina | Trent Mabry misses the tip | 25-25 |
| 05:32 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 05:28 | LSU | Gary Fuston is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 25-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Parker (SG), Dean Gleaton (SF) Bobby Parish, Aaron Horn | |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Fife (SG) Gary Fuston | |
| 05:12 | South Carolina | Steven Parker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-25 |
| 05:10 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton grabs the offensive board | 25-25 |
| 04:58 | South Carolina | Steven Parker misses the runner in the lane | 25-25 |
| 04:56 | LSU | Charles Fife grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 04:51 | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cory Yamamoto | 25-27 |
| 04:34 | South Carolina | Jason Amin steps in front of the Willie Rosenblatt pass | 25-27 |
| 04:15 | LSU | Charles Fife throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jackson Clark (PG), Jay Beck (PF), Andrew Cox (C) Willie Rosenblatt, Jeffrey Blum, Trent Mabry | |
| Subs | LSU | Gilbert Auxier (SG), Bradley Gatti (SF), Bruce Dorsey (PF) Charles Fife, Jason Amin, James Smith | |
| 04:02 | South Carolina | Steven Parker comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Gilbert Auxier - foul #1 on Gilbert Auxier, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Horn (SF) Dean Gleaton | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:02 | South Carolina | Steven Parker makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:02 | South Carolina | Steven Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:50 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Cox | 27-27 |
| 03:48 | South Carolina | Jay Beck gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 03:37 | South Carolina | Jay Beck connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-27 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jackson Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Horn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Beck (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Cox (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jonathan Montgomery (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gilbert Auxier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bradley Gatti (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bruce Dorsey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cory Yamamoto (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jackson Clark - foul #2 on Jackson Clark, team foul #8 | 29-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt (SG) Steven Parker | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Fuston (PG), Jimmie Foster (SF), Herbert Romriell (PF) Jonathan Montgomery, Bradley Gatti, Cory Yamamoto | |
| 03:25 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 03:25 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 03:25 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey grabs the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 03:03 | LSU | Jackson Clark is called for the reach on Jimmie Foster - foul #3 on Jackson Clark, team foul #9 | 29-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton (SF) Jackson Clark | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:03 | LSU | Jimmie Foster misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 03:03 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox's floater is tipped away by Bruce Dorsey | 29-28 |
| 02:52 | LSU | Herbert Romriell grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 02:46 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Gary Fuston | 29-31 |
| 02:37 | South Carolina | Bruce Dorsey is called for the reach on Andrew Cox - foul #1 on Bruce Dorsey, team foul #9 | 29-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Parker (SG) Aaron Horn | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:37 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 02:37 | LSU | Herbert Romriell grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 02:21 | LSU | Herbert Romriell knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 01:59 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox misses short on a floater from the left side | 29-34 |
| 01:58 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jimmie Foster | 29-34 |
| 01:53 | LSU | Jimmie Foster can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 01:52 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 01:46 | South Carolina | Steven Parker drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Willie Rosenblatt | 32-34 |
| 01:30 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mark Larson (PG), Aaron Horn (SF), Manuel Thomas (C) Willie Rosenblatt, Dean Gleaton, Andrew Cox | |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery (PG), Bradley Gatti (SG), Cory Yamamoto (C) Gary Fuston, Gilbert Auxier, Bruce Dorsey | |
| 01:15 | South Carolina | Steven Parker is fouled on the floor by Cory Yamamoto - foul #2 on Cory Yamamoto, team foul #10 | 32-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Blum (C) Jay Beck | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:15 | South Carolina | Steven Parker makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 01:15 | South Carolina | Steven Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 00:59 | LSU | Jimmie Foster hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Bradley Gatti | 34-36 |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Parker | 37-36 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Herbert Romriell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Blum pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Steven Parker is fouled on the floor by Herbert Romriell - foul #3 on Herbert Romriell, team foul #11 | 37-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt (PG), Dean Gleaton (SF), Jay Beck (PF), Andrew Cox (C) Mark Larson, Aaron Horn, Manuel Thomas, Jeffrey Blum | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Fuston (PG), Gilbert Auxier (SG), Bruce Dorsey (PF), James Smith (C) Jonathan Montgomery, Jimmie Foster, Herbert Romriell, Cory Yamamoto | |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Steven Parker misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Steven Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Gary Fuston misses long on a halfcourt shot | 38-36 |