| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Steven Haugh (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elroy Jackson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ali Blanchette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lucio Duarte (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Bluford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge buries a jumper from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 19:27 | South Carolina | Steven Haugh travels in the backcourt | 35-26 |
| 19:08 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-26 |
| 18:39 | South Carolina | Tomas Bell swats the short shot by Lucio Duarte | 38-26 |
| 18:37 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 18:14 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Rich Hanks | 40-26 |
| 18:04 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte scores on a shot from close range and the foul's on James Amerson - foul #1 on James Amerson, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| 18:04 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte makes the free throw | 40-29 |
| 17:43 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-29 |
| 17:34 | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-29 |
| 17:33 | Louisiana State | James Amerson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 17:15 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 43-29 |
| 17:14 | Louisiana State | James Amerson tips it in | 45-29 |
| 16:48 | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-29 |
| 16:47 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge pulls down the rebound | 45-29 |
| 16:24 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-29 |
| 16:22 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte grabs the board | 45-29 |
| 16:06 | South Carolina | James Amerson steals it from Lucio Duarte | 45-29 |
| 15:46 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Rich Hanks | 48-29 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eugene Clegg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Amerson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Tomas Bell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Steven Haugh (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elroy Jackson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ali Blanchette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lucio Duarte (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Bluford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 15:41 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bluford comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Rich Hanks - foul #3 on Rich Hanks, team foul #2 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (PG), William Weiss (SF), Dexter Smith (PF) Rich Hanks, Fred Kluge, James Amerson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 15:41 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bluford misses the 1st free throw | 48-29 |
| 15:41 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bluford makes the 2nd free throw | 48-30 |
| 15:38 | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-30 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 15:25 | South Carolina | Steven Haugh buries a jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Dexter Smith - foul #1 on Dexter Smith, team foul #3 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Salvatore Munoz (SG) Elroy Jackson | |
| 15:25 | South Carolina | Steven Haugh makes the free throw | 48-33 |
| 14:59 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 48-33 |
| 14:57 | South Carolina | Ali Blanchette pulls down the rebound | 48-33 |
| 14:46 | South Carolina | Dexter Smith denies the turnaround by Salvatore Munoz | 48-33 |
| 14:44 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg pulls down the rebound | 48-33 |
| 14:24 | Louisiana State | Dexter Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-33 |
| 14:22 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bluford gets the rebound | 48-33 |
| 14:05 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bluford misses short on a floater from the right block | 48-33 |
| 14:03 | Louisiana State | William Weiss gets the rebound | 48-33 |
| 13:46 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg is hacked by Salvatore Munoz - foul #1 on Salvatore Munoz, team foul #1 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge (SF), James Amerson (PF) Dexter Smith, Tomas Bell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson (SG) Salvatore Munoz | |
| 13:21 | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 48-33 |
| 13:20 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge grabs the offensive board | 48-33 |
| 13:07 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge blows the layup but the foul's on Lucio Duarte - foul #1 on Lucio Duarte, team foul #2 | 48-33 |
| 13:07 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 13:07 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge makes the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte's fadeaway is rejected by William Weiss | 50-33 |
| 12:51 | South Carolina | Ali Blanchette tips it but misses | 50-33 |
| 12:49 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to William Weiss | 50-33 |
| 12:23 | Louisiana State | Lucio Duarte takes the ball from James Amerson | 50-33 |
| 12:10 | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Haugh | 50-36 |
| 11:47 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-36 |
| 11:46 | Louisiana State | James Amerson gets the offensive rebound | 50-36 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Timothy Ostby (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eugene Clegg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - William Weiss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Steven Haugh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elroy Jackson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ali Blanchette (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lucio Duarte (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Bluford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-36 |
| 11:25 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Lucio Duarte | 50-36 |
| 10:57 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 50-36 |
| 10:55 | South Carolina | Ali Blanchette hits the follow up shot | 50-38 |
| 10:34 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge clanks a jump hook in the paint | 50-38 |
| 10:33 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bluford snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 10:19 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bluford lays it up and in on a great pass from Elroy Jackson | 50-40 |
| 09:58 | Louisiana State | Ali Blanchette is called for the reach on Fred Kluge - foul #2 on Ali Blanchette, team foul #3 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG), Dexter Smith (PF), Tomas Bell (C) Timothy Ostby, James Amerson, William Weiss | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Hanson (PG), William Hart (SF), Michael Jennings (PF), Bradley Dotson (C) Steven Haugh, Ali Blanchette, Lucio Duarte, Jonathan Bluford | |
| 09:34 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg clanks a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Bradley Dotson - foul #1 on Bradley Dotson, team foul #4 | 50-40 |
| 09:34 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 09:34 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 09:19 | South Carolina | Edward Hanson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Jennings and he's hacked by Tomas Bell - foul #3 on Tomas Bell, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Salvatore Munoz (SG) Elroy Jackson | |
| 09:19 | South Carolina | Edward Hanson misses the free throw | 52-42 |
| 09:19 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| 09:03 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-42 |
| 09:01 | South Carolina | Michael Jennings snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 08:42 | South Carolina | Bradley Dotson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (SG), James Amerson (PF) Eugene Clegg, Dexter Smith | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 08:16 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 08:15 | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby hits the follow up shot | 54-42 |
| 08:01 | South Carolina | Edward Hanson connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-44 |
| 07:32 | Louisiana State | James Amerson scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Timothy Ostby and the foul's on Bradley Dotson - foul #2 on Bradley Dotson, team foul #5 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Weiss (SF) Fred Kluge | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Haugh (PG), Elroy Jackson (SG), Jonathan Bluford (C) Edward Hanson, Salvatore Munoz, Bradley Dotson | |
| 07:32 | Louisiana State | James Amerson makes the free throw | 57-44 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Ostby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Weiss (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Steven Haugh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elroy Jackson (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Hart (fresh) PF - Michael Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Bluford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-47 |
| 06:47 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell blows the dunk | 57-47 |
| 06:46 | Louisiana State | James Amerson can't tip it in | 57-47 |
| 06:44 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Tomas Bell | 57-47 |
| 06:23 | Louisiana State | William Weiss misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-47 |
| 06:22 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks tips it in | 59-47 |
| 06:13 | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-47 |
| 06:12 | South Carolina | Steven Haugh tips it back up and in | 59-49 |
| 05:49 | Louisiana State | William Weiss double dribbles | 59-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg (SG), Dexter Smith (PF) Timothy Ostby, James Amerson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ali Blanchette (SF), Lucio Duarte (PF) William Hart, Michael Jennings | |
| 05:33 | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge (SF) Tomas Bell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:18 | Louisiana State | Elroy Jackson takes the ball from Dexter Smith | 59-49 |
| 04:52 | South Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Ali Blanchette is blocked by William Weiss | 59-49 |
| 04:51 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 04:23 | Louisiana State | Steven Haugh is called for the reach on Rich Hanks - foul #3 on Steven Haugh, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Amerson (PF), Tomas Bell (C) William Weiss, Dexter Smith | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Hanson (PG), Bradley Dotson (C) Steven Haugh, Jonathan Bluford | |
| 04:04 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte banks in the layup | 59-51 |
| 03:13 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Rich Hanks | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Clegg (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Edward Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Elroy Jackson (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ali Blanchette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lucio Duarte (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradley Dotson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:11 | South Carolina | Edward Hanson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 62-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (SG), William Weiss (SF) Eugene Clegg, Fred Kluge | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Haugh (PG), Jonathan Bluford (C) Edward Hanson, Bradley Dotson | |
| 02:51 | Louisiana State | Steven Haugh steps in front of the William Weiss pass | 62-51 |
| 02:47 | South Carolina | Steven Haugh banks in the layup | 62-53 |
| 02:47 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge (SF) William Weiss | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 02:28 | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 62-53 |
| 02:26 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jonathan Bluford | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:22 | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 02:21 | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson grabs the offensive board | 62-53 |
| 02:09 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bluford makes the shot near the basket | 62-55 |
| 01:47 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 62-55 |
| 01:46 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge grabs the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:43 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge is fouled on the floor by Ali Blanchette - foul #3 on Ali Blanchette, team foul #7 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg (SG) Timothy Ostby | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 01:43 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 01:43 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:34 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte makes the floater from the left side | 64-57 |
| 01:31 | Louisiana State | Steven Haugh is called for the reach on Rich Hanks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Haugh, team foul #8 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (PG) Fred Kluge | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 01:31 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 01:31 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 01:07 | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Haugh | 66-59 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana State | Steven Haugh is called for the reach on Tomas Bell in the backcourt - foul #5 on Steven Haugh, team foul #9 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Hanson (PG) Steven Haugh | |
| 01:06 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:56 | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-59 |
| 00:54 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Tomas Bell | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Hanson - foul #1 on Edward Hanson, team foul #10 | 68-59 |
| 00:53 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:53 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Ali Blanchette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Salvatore Munoz (SG), William Hart (SF), Michael Jennings (PF), Bradley Dotson (C) Elroy Jackson, Ali Blanchette, Lucio Duarte, Jonathan Bluford | |
| 00:46 | Louisiana State | Edward Hanson is called for the reach on Rich Hanks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Hanson, team foul #11 | 69-59 |
| 00:46 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:46 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:40 | South Carolina | Salvatore Munoz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Eugene Clegg - foul #2 on Eugene Clegg, team foul #5 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge (SF) Timothy Ostby | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:40 | South Carolina | Salvatore Munoz misses the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:40 | South Carolina | Salvatore Munoz misses the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:40 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell snags the defensive board | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge is fouled on the floor by Michael Jennings - foul #2 on Michael Jennings, team foul #12 | 71-59 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge misses the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | James Amerson picks off the pass by Michael Jennings | 72-59 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks runs out the clock | 72-59 |