| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Pellot (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Harrelson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Black (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terry Normandin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Sears (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dustin Aponte (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Ragland (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Israel Parkes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Klingensmith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black inbounds the ball | 30-37 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:40 | South Carolina | Dustin Aponte is called for the reach on James Sears - foul #3 on Dustin Aponte, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Barile (PG) Dustin Aponte | |
| 19:25 | South Carolina | Terry Normandin double dribbles | 30-37 |
| 19:11 | LSU | James Sears steals it from William Ragland | 30-37 |
| 18:49 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-37 |
| 18:47 | South Carolina | James Sears misses the tip | 30-37 |
| 18:45 | LSU | Christopher Barile pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 18:38 | LSU | William Ragland can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-37 |
| 18:37 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to William Ragland | 30-37 |
| 18:22 | LSU | Jerry Watson is denied on a layup by James Sears | 30-37 |
| 18:21 | South Carolina | Terry Normandin snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 18:16 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 30-37 |
| 18:14 | LSU | Jason Klingensmith gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| 18:10 | LSU | Jerry Watson is hacked by Terry Normandin - foul #1 on Terry Normandin, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| 17:54 | LSU | Israel Parkes comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 30-37 |
| 17:52 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 17:32 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-37 |
| 17:18 | LSU | Jason Klingensmith misses short on a jumper from the right side | 32-37 |
| 17:16 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 17:06 | South Carolina | James Sears is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Sears, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn (SG), David Farrow (PF), Bert Ogburn (C) Kenneth Harrelson, Terry Normandin, James Sears | |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Ferreira (SG), William Jarzembowski (SF), Paul Westerman (PF), Jon Berry (C) William Ragland, Israel Parkes, Jerry Watson, Jason Klingensmith | |
| 16:43 | LSU | Jon Berry misses the turnaround from the baseline | 32-37 |
| 16:41 | LSU | Jon Berry grabs the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 16:26 | LSU | Michael Pellot is called for the reach on Jon Berry - foul #3 on Michael Pellot, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia (SG), Paul Pool (PF) Michael Pellot, Jimmy Black | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Denson (SG) Christopher Barile | |
| 16:20 | LSU | Paul Pool blocks the short jumper by Jon Berry | 32-37 |
| 16:18 | LSU | Jon Berry grabs the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 16:03 | LSU | Robert Denson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 32-37 |
| 16:02 | LSU | Jon Berry misses the tip | 32-37 |
| 16:00 | South Carolina | David Farrow snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Edward Hilburn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Angelo Valencia (fresh) SF - Bert Ogburn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Pool (fresh) 2 blk. C - David Farrow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dennis Ferreira (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Denson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Jarzembowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Westerman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | South Carolina | Jon Berry is called for the reach on Edward Hilburn - foul #3 on Jon Berry, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Pellot (PG), Kenneth Harrelson (SG), Tomas Smith (PF), James Sears (C) Edward Hilburn, Angelo Valencia, Paul Pool, David Farrow | |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Aponte (PG), William Ragland (SG), Israel Parkes (SF), Jason Klingensmith (C) Dennis Ferreira, Robert Denson, William Jarzembowski, Jon Berry | |
| 15:33 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Pellot | 34-37 |
| 15:08 | LSU | William Ragland misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 15:07 | South Carolina | James Sears grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 14:48 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Kenneth Harrelson | 36-37 |
| 14:26 | LSU | Israel Parkes connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dustin Aponte | 36-39 |
| 14:09 | South Carolina | Dustin Aponte picks off the pass by Tomas Smith | 36-39 |
| 14:05 | LSU | Dustin Aponte loses the dribble to Michael Pellot | 36-39 |
| 14:02 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot banks in the layup | 38-39 |
| 13:38 | LSU | Jason Klingensmith drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from William Ragland | 38-41 |
| 13:20 | South Carolina | The short jumper by James Sears is denied by Israel Parkes | 38-41 |
| 13:18 | LSU | Paul Westerman grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 13:13 | LSU | Dustin Aponte hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Pellot - foul #4 on Michael Pellot, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn (PG), Angelo Valencia (SG), Jimmy Black (SF), Terry Normandin (C) Michael Pellot, Kenneth Harrelson, Bert Ogburn, James Sears | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Barile (SG), William Jarzembowski (SF), Jerry Watson (PF), Jon Berry (C) William Ragland, Israel Parkes, Paul Westerman, Jason Klingensmith | |
| 13:13 | LSU | Dustin Aponte makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:13 | LSU | Dustin Aponte misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:13 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn connects on the shot from the right side | 40-42 |
| 12:29 | LSU | Christopher Barile jams it | 40-44 |
| 12:10 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black dunks the ball | 42-44 |
| 11:50 | LSU | William Jarzembowski makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Dustin Aponte | 42-47 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Edward Hilburn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Angelo Valencia (fresh) SF - Jimmy Black (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tomas Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Normandin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dustin Aponte (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Barile (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Jarzembowski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerry Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Barile - foul #1 on Christopher Barile, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson (SG), James Sears (C) Edward Hilburn, Tomas Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | William Ragland (SG), Israel Parkes (SF), Jason Klingensmith (C) Dustin Aponte, William Jarzembowski, Jon Berry | |
| 11:32 | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 11:32 | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 11:18 | LSU | Jason Klingensmith is denied on a layup by James Sears | 44-47 |
| 11:17 | South Carolina | Terry Normandin pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 10:59 | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 10:58 | LSU | Jerry Watson snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 10:48 | LSU | Jerry Watson travels with the ball | 44-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn (PG), David Farrow (PF) Angelo Valencia, Terry Normandin | |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Westerman (PF) Jerry Watson | |
| 10:33 | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jimmy Black | 47-47 |
| 10:04 | LSU | Israel Parkes is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Black - foul #3 on Jimmy Black, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn (SG), Tomas Smith (PF) Kenneth Harrelson, David Farrow | |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Ferreira (PG), Robert Denson (SG) Christopher Barile, William Ragland | |
| 09:51 | LSU | Dennis Ferreira misses the shot from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 09:50 | South Carolina | Tomas Smith pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 09:32 | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 09:31 | LSU | Paul Westerman snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 09:27 | LSU | Robert Denson misses long on a floater from close range | 47-47 |
| 09:25 | LSU | Israel Parkes tips it back up and in | 47-49 |
| 08:56 | South Carolina | James Sears comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 47-49 |
| 08:55 | LSU | Paul Westerman snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 08:51 | LSU | Dennis Ferreira is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Ferreira, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson (SG), Terry Normandin (C) Jimmy Black, James Sears | |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Aponte (PG), William Ragland (SG), Christopher Barile (SF), Jerry Watson (PF), Jon Berry (C) Dennis Ferreira, Robert Denson, Israel Parkes, Paul Westerman, Jason Klingensmith | |
| 08:32 | South Carolina | Tomas Smith is fouled on the floor by Christopher Barile - foul #2 on Christopher Barile, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| 08:13 | South Carolina | Tomas Smith hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Edward Hilburn | 49-49 |
| 07:44 | LSU | Christopher Barile misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-49 |
| 07:43 | LSU | Jon Berry grabs the offensive board | 49-49 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Edward Hilburn (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Harrelson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bert Ogburn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tomas Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Normandin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dustin Aponte (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Ragland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Barile (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jerry Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | LSU | Jon Berry is whistled for a carry | 49-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Pellot (PG), David Farrow (C) Edward Hilburn, Tomas Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | Israel Parkes (SF) Christopher Barile | |
| 07:19 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn is hacked by Israel Parkes - foul #1 on Israel Parkes, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jimmy Black (SF) Bert Ogburn | |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Westerman (PF), Jason Klingensmith (C) Jerry Watson, Jon Berry | |
| 07:04 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Pellot | 52-49 |
| 06:48 | LSU | Israel Parkes double dribbles | 52-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn (SG), James Sears (C) Kenneth Harrelson, David Farrow | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Barile (SG) William Ragland | |
| 06:37 | South Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Terry Normandin is blocked by Jason Klingensmith | 52-49 |
| 06:36 | LSU | Paul Westerman grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 06:28 | LSU | Dustin Aponte hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 06:17 | South Carolina | Jason Klingensmith takes the ball from Terry Normandin | 52-52 |
| 05:58 | LSU | Jason Klingensmith misses the lay-in | 52-52 |
| 05:57 | LSU | Paul Westerman tips it but misses | 52-52 |
| 05:56 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 05:27 | South Carolina | James Sears lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Pellot | 54-52 |
| 05:13 | LSU | Israel Parkes misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Terry Normandin - foul #2 on Terry Normandin, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson (SG), Tomas Smith (PF) Edward Hilburn, Terry Normandin | |
| Subs | LSU | William Ragland (SG), Jerry Watson (PF), Jon Berry (C) Dustin Aponte, Paul Westerman, Jason Klingensmith | |
| 05:13 | LSU | Israel Parkes misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 05:13 | LSU | Israel Parkes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:51 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 04:50 | LSU | Jon Berry gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 04:45 | LSU | William Ragland makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-55 |
| 04:34 | South Carolina | Jon Berry steps in front of the Michael Pellot pass | 54-55 |
| 04:22 | LSU | Tomas Smith picks off the pass by Jon Berry | 54-55 |
| 04:00 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot is fouled on the floor by Christopher Barile - foul #3 on Christopher Barile, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn (SF), David Farrow (C) Jimmy Black, James Sears | |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Ferreira (PG), William Jarzembowski (SF) Christopher Barile, Israel Parkes | |
| 04:00 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 04:00 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:51 | LSU | Jon Berry drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-57 |
| 03:30 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-57 |
| 03:28 | LSU | Jon Berry grabs the board | 56-57 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Pellot (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Harrelson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bert Ogburn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tomas Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - David Farrow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dennis Ferreira (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ragland (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Jarzembowski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerry Watson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Berry (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | LSU | Jerry Watson clanks a floater from the right block | 56-57 |
| 03:09 | LSU | William Jarzembowski tips it but misses | 56-57 |
| 03:08 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Tomas Smith | 56-57 |
| 03:02 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Pellot and he's hacked by William Ragland - foul #1 on William Ragland, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn (PG), Terry Normandin (C) Michael Pellot, David Farrow | |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Aponte (PG), Paul Westerman (PF), Jason Klingensmith (C) William Ragland, Jerry Watson, Jon Berry | |
| 03:02 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson makes the free throw | 59-57 |
| 02:59 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Pellot (PG), Jimmy Black (SF), James Sears (C) Edward Hilburn, Bert Ogburn, Terry Normandin | |
| Subs | LSU | William Ragland (SG), Israel Parkes (SF) Dennis Ferreira, William Jarzembowski | |
| 02:39 | LSU | Jason Klingensmith loses the ball out of bounds | 59-57 |
| 02:25 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Harrelson | 62-57 |
| 02:01 | LSU | Jason Klingensmith slams it home | 62-59 |
| 01:44 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by William Ragland - foul #2 on William Ragland, team foul #9 | 62-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jerry Watson (PF) Paul Westerman | |
| 01:44 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 01:44 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 01:30 | LSU | Jason Klingensmith misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 01:29 | South Carolina | Tomas Smith snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| 01:12 | South Carolina | Tomas Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 01:11 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot grabs the offensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 00:55 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Pellot | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | LSU | Dustin Aponte clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-59 |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Tomas Smith snags the defensive board | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | Dustin Aponte is called for the reach on Tomas Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dustin Aponte, team foul #10 | 67-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia (SF) Jimmy Black | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | Tomas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | Tomas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:41 | LSU | William Ragland comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-59 |
| 00:40 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson pulls down the rebound | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Harrelson | 71-59 |
| 00:13 | LSU | William Ragland connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Watson | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | Dustin Aponte is called for the reach on Kenneth Harrelson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dustin Aponte, team foul #11 | 71-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Barile (PG) Dustin Aponte | |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:11 | LSU | Jerry Watson snags the defensive board | 72-62 |
| 00:04 | LSU | Israel Parkes is denied on a layup by Tomas Smith | 72-62 |
| 00:02 | LSU | Israel Parkes tips it home | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot runs out the clock | 72-64 |