| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Underwood (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jon Papp (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Isaac Davis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Don Grange (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Billy Swan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Rayl (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Bohannan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Jon Papp inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:43 | South Carolina | Don Underwood is fouled on the floor by Billy Swan - foul #1 on Billy Swan, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Williamson (PG), Robert Morvant (C) John Williams, Don Grange | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 19:35 | South Carolina | Isaac Davis misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by William Rayl - foul #1 on William Rayl, team foul #2 | 26-25 |
| 19:35 | South Carolina | Isaac Davis makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 19:35 | South Carolina | Isaac Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 19:12 | Louisiana State | William Rayl comes up short on the shot from the left side | 28-25 |
| 19:10 | South Carolina | Robert Morvant grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 18:51 | South Carolina | Robert Chapman steps in front of the Robert Williamson pass | 28-25 |
| 18:23 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 28-25 |
| 18:22 | South Carolina | Isaac Davis snags the defensive board | 28-25 |
| 18:03 | South Carolina | Isaac Davis drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-25 |
| 17:45 | Louisiana State | Robert Williamson steps in front of the Kevin Bohannan pass | 31-25 |
| 17:41 | South Carolina | Robert Williamson jams it | 33-25 |
| 17:16 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-25 |
| 17:15 | South Carolina | Isaac Davis snags the defensive board | 33-25 |
| 16:59 | South Carolina | Don Underwood is hacked by Robert Chapman - foul #4 on Robert Chapman, team foul #3 | 33-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Williams (PG), Michael Juergens (SF), Matthew Wilson (PF), Don Grange (C) Robert Williamson, Don Underwood, Isaac Davis, Robert Morvant | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Vance Plaisance (SG), Dikembe Arambula (SF), Adam Woodard (PF), Eduardo Zuniga (C) Billy Swan, Robert Chapman, William Rayl, Kevin Bohannan, James Wright | |
| 16:42 | South Carolina | Don Grange misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from close range | 33-25 |
| 16:41 | South Carolina | Matthew Wilson tips it but misses | 33-25 |
| 16:40 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to John Williams | 33-25 |
| 16:22 | South Carolina | Jon Papp clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 16:20 | South Carolina | Don Grange tips it home | 35-25 |
| 15:55 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard misses the shot from the free throw line | 35-25 |
| 15:54 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard hits the follow up shot | 35-27 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Papp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Juergens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Wilson (fresh) C - Don Grange (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vance Plaisance (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Arambula (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Adam Woodard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Eduardo Zuniga (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | South Carolina | Jon Papp hits a wide open 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Williams | 38-27 |
| 15:35 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga's pass is intercepted by Matthew Wilson | 38-27 |
| 15:09 | South Carolina | Jon Papp knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Don Grange | 41-27 |
| 14:40 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #1 | 41-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Underwood (SG), Isaac Davis (PF) Michael Juergens, Matthew Wilson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Billy Swan (PG), Kevin Bohannan (PF), James Wright (C) James Walton, Adam Woodard, Eduardo Zuniga | |
| 14:40 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula misses the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 14:40 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula makes the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 14:20 | South Carolina | Don Grange's pass is intercepted by James Wright | 41-28 |
| 14:04 | Louisiana State | Kevin Bohannan misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Jon Papp - foul #3 on Jon Papp, team foul #2 | 41-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Rayl (SF) Dikembe Arambula | |
| 14:04 | Louisiana State | Kevin Bohannan makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 14:04 | Louisiana State | Kevin Bohannan misses the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 14:04 | South Carolina | Isaac Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 13:41 | South Carolina | Don Underwood can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-29 |
| 13:39 | Louisiana State | Kevin Bohannan grabs the board | 41-29 |
| 13:18 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-29 |
| 13:17 | Louisiana State | William Rayl tips it in | 41-31 |
| 12:59 | South Carolina | Billy Swan picks off the pass by Jon Papp | 41-31 |
| 12:56 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance lays it in on a nice dish by Billy Swan | 41-33 |
| 12:41 | South Carolina | Don Underwood can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Vance Plaisance - foul #2 on Vance Plaisance, team foul #4 | 41-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Morvant (PF) Isaac Davis | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), Eduardo Zuniga (C) Billy Swan, Vance Plaisance, James Wright | |
| 12:41 | South Carolina | Don Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 12:41 | South Carolina | Don Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 12:25 | Louisiana State | James Walton is hacked by John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Williamson (SG), Isaac Davis (PF) Don Underwood, Don Grange | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard (PF) Kevin Bohannan | |
| 12:07 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman knocks in the floater in the lane set up by James Walton | 43-35 |
| 11:58 | South Carolina | John Williams buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Williamson | 45-35 |
| 11:40 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard misses the dunk attempt | 45-35 |
| 11:39 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard tips it in | 45-37 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Papp (tiring) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Isaac Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Morvant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Rayl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adam Woodard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Eduardo Zuniga (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | South Carolina | John Williams misses the 3 from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 11:27 | South Carolina | Robert Morvant can't tip it in | 45-37 |
| 11:26 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to William Rayl | 45-37 |
| 11:04 | Louisiana State | John Williams steals it from Robert Chapman | 45-37 |
| 11:00 | South Carolina | Robert Williamson lays it in set up by John Williams | 47-37 |
| 10:45 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Adam Woodard | 47-39 |
| 10:20 | South Carolina | John Williams is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-39 |
| 10:18 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to William Rayl | 47-39 |
| 09:54 | Louisiana State | William Rayl can't throw it down | 47-39 |
| 09:52 | South Carolina | Robert Williamson grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 09:33 | South Carolina | John Williams drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jon Papp | 50-39 |
| 09:12 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Robert Morvant - foul #2 on Robert Morvant, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Underwood (SG), Michael Juergens (PF), Don Grange (C) Robert Williamson, Isaac Davis, Robert Morvant | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Billy Swan (PG), Dikembe Arambula (SF), Kevin Bohannan (PF), James Wright (C) James Walton, William Rayl, Adam Woodard, Eduardo Zuniga | |
| 09:12 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman makes the free throw | 50-42 |
| 08:46 | South Carolina | Don Grange misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by James Wright - foul #1 on James Wright, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (SG) Robert Chapman | |
| 08:46 | South Carolina | Don Grange makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 08:46 | South Carolina | Don Grange makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 08:28 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Dikembe Arambula and he's fouled by John Williams - foul #3 on John Williams, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Isaac Davis (PF) John Williams | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 08:28 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan makes the free throw | 52-45 |
| 08:10 | South Carolina | Don Grange is open and lays it up and in set up by Don Underwood | 54-45 |
| 07:46 | Louisiana State | James Wright hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 54-45 |
| 07:45 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula misses the tip | 54-45 |
| 07:43 | South Carolina | Michael Juergens grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 07:31 | South Carolina | Isaac Davis misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 07:30 | South Carolina | Don Underwood hits the follow up shot | 56-45 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Juergens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Don Underwood (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jon Papp (tired) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Isaac Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Don Grange (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Billy Swan (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vance Plaisance (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dikembe Arambula (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Bohannan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Wright | 56-48 |
| 07:03 | South Carolina | Michael Juergens's pass is intercepted by Vance Plaisance in the backcourt | 56-48 |
| 07:02 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan misses the dunk attempt | 56-48 |
| 07:00 | South Carolina | Isaac Davis snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 06:58 | South Carolina | Vance Plaisance is called for the reach on Don Underwood in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vance Plaisance, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Williams (PG) Isaac Davis | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman (SG), William Rayl (SF) Vance Plaisance, Dikembe Arambula | |
| 06:53 | South Carolina | John Williams misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 06:51 | Louisiana State | William Rayl pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| 06:23 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 06:22 | South Carolina | Michael Juergens grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 06:07 | South Carolina | Don Grange hits the finger roll set up by Don Underwood | 58-48 |
| 05:43 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-48 |
| 05:41 | South Carolina | Don Underwood gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| 05:14 | South Carolina | John Williams hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jon Papp | 61-48 |
| 04:51 | Louisiana State | William Rayl knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Chapman and the foul's on Jon Papp - foul #4 on Jon Papp, team foul #6 | 61-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Isaac Davis (PF) Michael Juergens | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Vance Plaisance (SG), Adam Woodard (PF), Eduardo Zuniga (C) Billy Swan, Robert Chapman, Kevin Bohannan, James Wright | |
| 04:51 | Louisiana State | William Rayl misses the free throw | 61-50 |
| 04:51 | South Carolina | Don Grange snags the defensive board | 61-50 |
| 04:49 | South Carolina | Don Underwood is called for traveling in the backcourt | 61-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula (SF) William Rayl | |
| 04:37 | Louisiana State | Don Grange blocks the short jumper by Eduardo Zuniga | 61-50 |
| 04:36 | South Carolina | John Williams grabs the board | 61-50 |
| 04:21 | South Carolina | Jon Papp scores on a jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Dikembe Arambula - foul #1 on Dikembe Arambula, team foul #7 | 63-50 |
| 04:21 | South Carolina | Jon Papp makes the free throw | 64-50 |
| 04:01 | Louisiana State | Don Underwood steals the ball from Adam Woodard | 64-50 |
| 03:50 | South Carolina | John Williams travels with the ball | 64-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Williamson (SG), Robert Morvant (PF) Don Underwood, Isaac Davis | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Billy Swan (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), Kevin Bohannan (PF) James Walton, Vance Plaisance, Adam Woodard | |
| 03:24 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Chapman | 64-53 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Williamson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Papp (very tired) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Robert Morvant (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Grange (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Billy Swan (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dikembe Arambula (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Bohannan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Eduardo Zuniga (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | South Carolina | Dikembe Arambula takes the ball from Jon Papp in the backcourt | 64-53 |
| 03:03 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Dikembe Arambula | 64-56 |
| 02:43 | South Carolina | Don Grange misses short on an open runner from the baseline | 64-56 |
| 02:42 | Louisiana State | Kevin Bohannan grabs the board | 64-56 |
| 02:40 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Underwood (SG), Michael Juergens (SF), Isaac Davis (PF) Robert Williamson, Jon Papp, Robert Morvant | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Vance Plaisance (SG), William Rayl (SF), Adam Woodard (PF) Billy Swan, Robert Chapman, Dikembe Arambula, Kevin Bohannan | |
| 02:17 | Louisiana State | William Rayl blows the dunk but he's fouled by Michael Juergens - foul #2 on Michael Juergens, team foul #7 | 64-56 |
| 02:17 | Louisiana State | William Rayl makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 02:17 | Louisiana State | William Rayl makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 02:00 | South Carolina | Isaac Davis misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-58 |
| 01:59 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Eduardo Zuniga | 64-58 |
| 01:59 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jon Papp (SF) Michael Juergens | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Billy Swan (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), Kevin Bohannan (PF), James Wright (C) James Walton, Vance Plaisance, Adam Woodard, Eduardo Zuniga | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:49 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 01:48 | Louisiana State | Kevin Bohannan snags the offensive board | 64-58 |
| 01:43 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from William Rayl | 64-61 |
| 01:16 | South Carolina | Billy Swan steals the ball from Jon Papp | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:01 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:40 | South Carolina | John Williams misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Billy Swan - foul #2 on Billy Swan, team foul #8 | 64-61 |
| 00:40 | South Carolina | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:40 | South Carolina | John Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Louisiana State | James Wright drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Billy Swan | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:31 | South Carolina | John Williams is hacked by Billy Swan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Billy Swan, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Williamson (SF) Jon Papp | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 00:31 | South Carolina | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:31 | South Carolina | John Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:26 | Louisiana State | James Wright loses the dribble to Don Grange | 68-63 |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | Don Underwood is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Chapman - foul #5 on Robert Chapman, team foul #10 | 68-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Juergens (SF) Robert Williamson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (SG) Robert Chapman | |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | Don Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | Don Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:18 | Louisiana State | Kevin Bohannan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jon Papp (SF) Don Grange | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | Billy Swan is called for the reach on John Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Billy Swan, team foul #11 | 70-63 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | John Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Rayl | 72-66 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Michael Juergens is hacked by Vance Plaisance in the backcourt - foul #4 on Vance Plaisance, team foul #12 | 72-66 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Michael Juergens makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Michael Juergens makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | James Wright misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-66 |