| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Scottie Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Burrier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Blank (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reynaldo Ortiz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Boris Pajerski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Miller (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jesse Owens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jim Blackman (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Rock (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Louisiana State | William Burrier loses the dribble to Jim Blackman | 27-27 |
| 19:38 | South Carolina | James Miller hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jim Blackman | 27-29 |
| 19:15 | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams makes the jumper from the left side set up by Thomas Blank | 29-29 |
| 18:56 | South Carolina | Jesse Owens hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Gibbs | 29-31 |
| 18:35 | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 18:14 | South Carolina | Jim Blackman clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 32-31 |
| 18:12 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Thomas Blank | 32-31 |
| 18:08 | Louisiana State | William Burrier misses short on a shot in the paint | 32-31 |
| 18:06 | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams grabs the offensive board | 32-31 |
| 17:57 | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from William Burrier | 35-31 |
| 17:36 | South Carolina | Thomas Blank is called for the reach on Jesse Owens - foul #2 on Thomas Blank, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome (C) Boris Pajerski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Wilson (C) Steven Gibbs | |
| 17:26 | South Carolina | George Rock is hacked by Thomas Blank - foul #3 on Thomas Blank, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan (SG), William Brown (SF) William Burrier, Thomas Blank | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kevin Yowell (SG) Jesse Owens | |
| 17:02 | South Carolina | Jim Blackman lays it up and in on a great pass from George Rock | 35-33 |
| 16:40 | Louisiana State | Reynaldo Ortiz clanks a floater near the basket | 35-33 |
| 16:39 | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams snags the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 16:25 | Louisiana State | James Miller steals it from Reynaldo Ortiz | 35-33 |
| 16:21 | South Carolina | Jim Blackman misses the lay-in | 35-33 |
| 16:20 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to William Brown | 35-33 |
| 16:12 | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 35-33 |
| 16:11 | South Carolina | Jim Blackman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 15:52 | South Carolina | Jim Blackman buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Miller | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Scottie Adams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Dougan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Brown (fresh) PF - Reynaldo Ortiz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Maynard Newsome (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Kevin Yowell (fresh) SF - Jim Blackman (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Rock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Louisiana State | Kevin Yowell steps in front of the Richard Dougan pass | 35-36 |
| 15:43 | South Carolina | James Miller can't finish the layup | 35-36 |
| 15:42 | South Carolina | George Rock tips it back up and in | 35-38 |
| 15:19 | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from William Brown | 38-38 |
| 15:04 | South Carolina | Jim Blackman hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Miller | 38-40 |
| 14:40 | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Boswell (PG), William Burrier (SG), Thomas Blank (SF), Robin Douse (PF), Boris Pajerski (C) Scottie Adams, Richard Dougan, William Brown, Reynaldo Ortiz, Maynard Newsome | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ralph Simpson (PG), Jesse Owens (SG), David Yang (SF), James Stumpf (PF), Steven Gibbs (C) James Miller, Kevin Yowell, Jim Blackman, George Rock, Michael Wilson | |
| 14:31 | South Carolina | Ralph Simpson misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 14:29 | Louisiana State | William Burrier gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 14:22 | Louisiana State | Boris Pajerski connects on the floater from the left side set up by William Burrier | 40-40 |
| 14:07 | South Carolina | Thomas Blank steals the ball from David Yang | 40-40 |
| 13:49 | Louisiana State | Boris Pajerski clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Steven Gibbs - foul #1 on Steven Gibbs, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| 13:49 | Louisiana State | Boris Pajerski misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 13:49 | Louisiana State | Boris Pajerski misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 13:49 | South Carolina | James Stumpf grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 13:20 | South Carolina | David Yang hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Robin Douse - foul #1 on Robin Douse, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan (PG) Emmanuel Boswell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 13:20 | South Carolina | David Yang misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 13:20 | South Carolina | David Yang makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:02 | Louisiana State | William Burrier misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ralph Simpson - foul #3 on Ralph Simpson, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome (PF) Robin Douse | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jim Blackman (SF) David Yang | |
| 13:02 | Louisiana State | William Burrier makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 13:02 | Louisiana State | William Burrier makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 12:42 | South Carolina | Ralph Simpson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jesse Owens | 42-43 |
| 12:18 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 12:16 | South Carolina | Ralph Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 11:54 | South Carolina | Jesse Owens clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 11:53 | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Richard Dougan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Burrier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Blank (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Maynard Newsome (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Boris Pajerski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ralph Simpson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Owens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Blackman (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Stumpf (fresh) C - Steven Gibbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Louisiana State | William Burrier lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Dougan and he's fouled by Jesse Owens - foul #3 on Jesse Owens, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams (PG), William Brown (SF), Reynaldo Ortiz (PF) Richard Dougan, Thomas Blank, Boris Pajerski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Miller (PG), Kevin Yowell (SG), George Rock (PF), Michael Wilson (C) Ralph Simpson, Jesse Owens, James Stumpf, Steven Gibbs | |
| 11:49 | Louisiana State | William Burrier misses the free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:49 | South Carolina | Michael Wilson pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 11:23 | South Carolina | Jim Blackman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 11:22 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to William Burrier | 44-43 |
| 11:16 | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-43 |
| 11:15 | South Carolina | George Rock snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 11:04 | South Carolina | Michael Wilson buries a jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Maynard Newsome - foul #1 on Maynard Newsome, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Boswell (SG), Marc Gaillard (C) William Burrier, Maynard Newsome | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Yang (SF) Jim Blackman | |
| 11:04 | South Carolina | Michael Wilson makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 10:43 | Louisiana State | Marc Gaillard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 10:42 | South Carolina | George Rock pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 10:27 | South Carolina | Michael Wilson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 10:26 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Marc Gaillard | 44-46 |
| 10:20 | Louisiana State | William Brown buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Scottie Adams | 46-46 |
| 10:08 | South Carolina | Michael Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan (SG), Thomas Blank (SF), Boris Pajerski (C) Emmanuel Boswell, William Brown, Marc Gaillard | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jesse Owens (SG), Jim Blackman (SF) Kevin Yowell, David Yang | |
| 09:46 | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Scottie Adams | 49-46 |
| 09:27 | South Carolina | Scottie Adams is called for the reach on James Miller - foul #1 on Scottie Adams, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Burrier (SG), Maynard Newsome (PF) Richard Dougan, Reynaldo Ortiz | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Stumpf (PF), Steven Gibbs (C) George Rock, Michael Wilson | |
| 09:11 | South Carolina | Jim Blackman buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jesse Owens | 49-48 |
| 08:45 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome travels with the ball | 49-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan (PG) Scottie Adams | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ralph Simpson (PG) James Miller | |
| 08:28 | South Carolina | Jim Blackman scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ralph Simpson | 49-51 |
| 08:12 | Louisiana State | Boris Pajerski lays it in set up by William Burrier | 51-51 |
| 07:58 | South Carolina | Jim Blackman misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 07:57 | South Carolina | James Stumpf tips it back up and in | 51-53 |
| 07:38 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank can't finish the layup | 51-53 |
| 07:36 | Louisiana State | Boris Pajerski snags the offensive board | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Richard Dougan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Burrier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Blank (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Maynard Newsome (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Boris Pajerski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ralph Simpson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Owens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jim Blackman (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Stumpf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Gibbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 07:19 | South Carolina | Jim Blackman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 07:14 | South Carolina | Ralph Simpson scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 06:51 | Louisiana State | William Burrier scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Richard Dougan | 53-55 |
| 06:30 | South Carolina | Ralph Simpson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-55 |
| 06:29 | South Carolina | James Stumpf gets the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 06:18 | South Carolina | Jim Blackman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 06:16 | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 06:10 | Louisiana State | Jesse Owens steps in front of the Maynard Newsome pass | 53-55 |
| 05:59 | South Carolina | Jim Blackman's pass is intercepted by Thomas Blank | 53-55 |
| 05:59 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams (PG), William Brown (SF), Reynaldo Ortiz (PF), Marc Gaillard (C) William Burrier, Thomas Blank, Maynard Newsome, Boris Pajerski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Miller (PG), Kevin Yowell (SG), George Rock (PF), Michael Wilson (C) Ralph Simpson, Jesse Owens, James Stumpf, Steven Gibbs | |
| 05:51 | Louisiana State | Marc Gaillard misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 05:49 | Louisiana State | William Brown tips it but misses | 53-55 |
| 05:48 | South Carolina | Michael Wilson pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 05:34 | South Carolina | James Miller misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-55 |
| 05:32 | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 05:28 | Louisiana State | William Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 53-55 |
| 05:26 | Louisiana State | William Brown can't tip it in | 53-55 |
| 05:24 | South Carolina | Jim Blackman pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 05:10 | South Carolina | Jim Blackman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 05:09 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Reynaldo Ortiz | 53-55 |
| 05:05 | Louisiana State | William Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 05:03 | South Carolina | George Rock gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 04:35 | South Carolina | Jim Blackman can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 04:33 | Louisiana State | Reynaldo Ortiz grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 04:26 | Louisiana State | Marc Gaillard misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 53-55 |
| 04:25 | South Carolina | James Miller snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 04:00 | South Carolina | Marc Gaillard is called for the reach on James Miller - foul #1 on Marc Gaillard, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Burrier (SG), Thomas Blank (SF), Boris Pajerski (C) Richard Dougan, William Brown, Marc Gaillard | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jesse Owens (SG), David Yang (SF), Steven Gibbs (C) Kevin Yowell, Jim Blackman, Michael Wilson | |
| 03:36 | South Carolina | James Miller clanks a floater from the right side | 53-55 |
| 03:35 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to William Burrier | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Scottie Adams (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Burrier (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Blank (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Reynaldo Ortiz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Boris Pajerski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jesse Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Yang (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Rock (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank slams it home | 55-55 |
| 03:17 | South Carolina | David Yang hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-55 |
| 03:16 | Louisiana State | Boris Pajerski snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 02:56 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank buries a floater from the right block set up by Scottie Adams and he's fouled by Steven Gibbs - foul #2 on Steven Gibbs, team foul #4 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Boswell (PG), Maynard Newsome (PF) Scottie Adams, Reynaldo Ortiz | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ralph Simpson (PG), James Stumpf (PF) James Miller, George Rock | |
| 02:56 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank makes the free throw | 58-55 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams (PG), Reynaldo Ortiz (PF) Emmanuel Boswell, Maynard Newsome | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Miller (PG), Jim Blackman (SF), George Rock (PF) Ralph Simpson, David Yang, James Stumpf | |
| 02:38 | South Carolina | James Miller knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jesse Owens and the foul's on Scottie Adams - foul #2 on Scottie Adams, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| 02:38 | South Carolina | James Miller makes the free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:22 | Louisiana State | William Burrier knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Scottie Adams | 60-58 |
| 02:00 | South Carolina | Jim Blackman scores on a turnaround in the paint | 60-60 |
| 01:40 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank can't finish the layup | 60-60 |
| 01:39 | South Carolina | George Rock snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 01:19 | South Carolina | Jim Blackman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 01:18 | Louisiana State | Boris Pajerski grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 01:13 | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 01:11 | Louisiana State | Boris Pajerski grabs the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 00:45 | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-60 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | Jim Blackman connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from James Miller | 60-62 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana State | Boris Pajerski loses the ball out of bounds | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:09 | South Carolina | James Miller is fouled in the backcourt by Scottie Adams - foul #3 on Scottie Adams, team foul #8 | 60-62 |
| 00:09 | South Carolina | James Miller makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:09 | South Carolina | James Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:09 | Louisiana State | Boris Pajerski grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 00:09 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Boris Pajerski | 60-63 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | The clock runs out | 60-63 |