| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Youngquist (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ariel Moretti (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - James Brim (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jose Munoz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Poitra (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Raymond Shine (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benny Thorp (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ernest Darrington (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Parish (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | James Brim inbounds the ball | 35-40 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | South Carolina | James Poitra blows the layup | 35-40 |
| 19:38 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 19:13 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Shine | 35-43 |
| 18:54 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 18:52 | South Carolina | James Poitra tips it back up and in | 37-43 |
| 18:41 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by James Brim - foul #3 on James Brim, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh (PG), Dean King (SF), Dikembe Orji (PF), Salvador Garcia (C) Richard Youngquist, James Brim, Jose Munoz, James Poitra | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 18:41 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 18:41 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 18:32 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 18:31 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 18:15 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Orji steals the ball from Benny Thorp | 37-45 |
| 17:56 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 17:55 | South Carolina | Salvador Garcia grabs the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 17:42 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 17:13 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Raymond Shine | 40-47 |
| 17:06 | South Carolina | Dean King throws it down set up by Salvador Garcia | 42-47 |
| 16:37 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 42-47 |
| 16:36 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 16:31 | South Carolina | Dean King connects on the jump hook in the paint | 44-47 |
| 16:05 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 16:04 | South Carolina | Dikembe Orji snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 16:00 | South Carolina | Dikembe Orji loses the dribble to Raymond Shine | 44-47 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wallace Stumbaugh (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ariel Moretti (tiring) 10 pts. 3 stl. SF - Dean King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Orji (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Salvador Garcia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Raymond Shine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Benny Thorp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ernest Darrington (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Parish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Benny Thorp | 44-50 |
| 15:31 | South Carolina | Gino Bianchi steps in front of the Dikembe Orji pass | 44-50 |
| 15:27 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine throws it down on a great pass from Gino Bianchi | 44-52 |
| 15:08 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh's floater is tipped away by Benny Thorp | 44-52 |
| 15:07 | South Carolina | Dikembe Orji tips it back up and in | 46-52 |
| 14:48 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-52 |
| 14:46 | South Carolina | Salvador Garcia gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 14:31 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti is hacked by Joshua Parish - foul #2 on Joshua Parish, team foul #1 | 46-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist (PG), Kun Chia (SG), James Brim (SF), Jose Munoz (PF), James Poitra (C) Wallace Stumbaugh, Ariel Moretti, Dean King, Dikembe Orji, Salvador Garcia | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (PG), Daniel Sadler (SG), John Higginbotham (SF), William Johnson (PF), Joshua Hays (C) Gino Bianchi, Raymond Shine, Benny Thorp, Ernest Darrington, Joshua Parish | |
| 14:26 | South Carolina | James Poitra's layup is rejected by John Higginbotham | 46-52 |
| 14:24 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to William Johnson | 46-52 |
| 13:56 | Louisiana State | Joshua Hays hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 46-52 |
| 13:54 | South Carolina | James Poitra gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 13:49 | South Carolina | James Brim hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Youngquist | 48-52 |
| 13:47 | Louisiana State | Kun Chia is called for the reach on Scott Shaw in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kun Chia, team foul #2 | 48-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti (SG) Kun Chia | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 13:23 | Louisiana State | Joshua Hays is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Scott Shaw | 48-54 |
| 13:08 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jose Munoz and the foul's on Daniel Sadler - foul #1 on Daniel Sadler, team foul #2 | 50-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kun Chia (SG) Ariel Moretti | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi (PG), Ernest Darrington (PF), Joshua Parish (C) Daniel Sadler, John Higginbotham, Joshua Hays | |
| 13:08 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist makes the free throw | 51-54 |
| 13:06 | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 51-54 |
| 12:46 | South Carolina | James Brim connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kun Chia | 53-54 |
| 12:20 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Kun Chia - foul #5 on Kun Chia, team foul #3 | 53-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti (SG) Kun Chia | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine (SG) Scott Shaw | |
| 12:20 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 12:20 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 12:00 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz misses short on a runner from the right block | 53-56 |
| 11:58 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Youngquist (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ariel Moretti (tiring) 10 pts. 3 stl. SF - James Brim (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jose Munoz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Poitra (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Shine (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ernest Darrington (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Joshua Parish (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 11:55 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Youngquist - foul #1 on Richard Youngquist, team foul #4 | 53-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Higginbotham (SF), Joshua Hays (C) Ernest Darrington, Joshua Parish | |
| 11:32 | Louisiana State | William Johnson connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Gino Bianchi and the foul's on James Poitra - foul #1 on James Poitra, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| 11:32 | Louisiana State | William Johnson makes the free throw | 53-59 |
| 11:17 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 11:15 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to William Johnson | 53-59 |
| 10:58 | Louisiana State | William Johnson misses the easy layup | 53-59 |
| 10:57 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Gino Bianchi | 53-59 |
| 10:35 | Louisiana State | William Johnson makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by John Higginbotham | 53-61 |
| 10:24 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Youngquist | 55-61 |
| 10:08 | Louisiana State | John Higginbotham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dean King (SF) James Brim | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (PG), Daniel Sadler (SG), Benny Thorp (SF), Ernest Darrington (PF), Joshua Parish (C) Gino Bianchi, Raymond Shine, John Higginbotham, William Johnson, Joshua Hays | |
| 09:41 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 09:40 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 09:19 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp lays it up and in on a great pass from Scott Shaw | 55-63 |
| 08:59 | South Carolina | James Poitra's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh (PG), James Brim (SF), Dikembe Orji (PF), Salvador Garcia (C) Richard Youngquist, Dean King, Jose Munoz, James Poitra | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 08:44 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp lays it up and in set up by Daniel Sadler and he's hacked by James Brim - foul #4 on James Brim, team foul #6 | 55-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dean King (SF) James Brim | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi (PG), William Johnson (PF) Scott Shaw, Ernest Darrington | |
| 08:44 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp makes the free throw | 55-66 |
| 08:35 | South Carolina | Dikembe Orji hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Daniel Sadler - foul #2 on Daniel Sadler, team foul #3 | 55-66 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Munoz (PF) Ariel Moretti | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine (SG) Daniel Sadler | |
| 08:35 | South Carolina | Dikembe Orji misses the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 08:35 | South Carolina | Dikembe Orji misses the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 08:35 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Joshua Parish | 55-66 |
| 08:10 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi is hacked by Wallace Stumbaugh - foul #1 on Wallace Stumbaugh, team foul #7 | 55-66 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist (PG), Ariel Moretti (SG), James Poitra (C) Wallace Stumbaugh, Jose Munoz, Salvador Garcia | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 08:10 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 08:10 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 07:53 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-68 |
| 07:52 | South Carolina | Dikembe Orji tips it but misses | 55-68 |
| 07:51 | South Carolina | Dean King grabs the offensive board | 55-68 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Youngquist (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ariel Moretti (tired) 12 pts. 3 stl. SF - Dean King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Orji (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Poitra (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Shine (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Benny Thorp (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. C - Joshua Parish (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti is called for traveling | 55-68 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh (PG), James Brim (SF), Jose Munoz (PF), Salvador Garcia (C) Richard Youngquist, Dean King, Dikembe Orji, James Poitra | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (PG), Daniel Sadler (SG), Ernest Darrington (PF), Joshua Hays (C) Gino Bianchi, Raymond Shine, William Johnson, Joshua Parish | |
| 06:57 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Scott Shaw | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:39 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-70 |
| 06:37 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Benny Thorp | 55-70 |
| 06:18 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 55-70 |
| 06:17 | South Carolina | James Brim grabs the defensive rebound | 55-70 |
| 06:12 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Daniel Sadler - foul #3 on Daniel Sadler, team foul #4 | 55-70 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist (PG), Dikembe Orji (PF), James Poitra (C) Wallace Stumbaugh, Jose Munoz, Salvador Garcia | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi (PG), Raymond Shine (SG), John Higginbotham (SF), William Johnson (PF), Joshua Parish (C) Scott Shaw, Daniel Sadler, Benny Thorp, Ernest Darrington, Joshua Hays | |
| 06:12 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti misses the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 06:12 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti misses the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| 06:12 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to William Johnson | 55-70 |
| 06:10 | Louisiana State | Richard Youngquist is called for the reach on Gino Bianchi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Youngquist, team foul #8 | 55-70 |
| 06:10 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 06:10 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi misses the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 06:10 | South Carolina | Dikembe Orji grabs the defensive rebound | 55-71 |
| 06:04 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti clanks a 3 from the left corner | 55-71 |
| 06:03 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Gino Bianchi | 55-71 |
| 05:42 | Louisiana State | William Johnson is open and scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Higginbotham | 55-73 |
| 05:33 | South Carolina | William Johnson is called for the reach on Richard Youngquist - foul #2 on William Johnson, team foul #5 | 55-73 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Munoz (PF) Dikembe Orji | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 05:17 | South Carolina | The jump hook by Jose Munoz is blocked by William Johnson | 55-73 |
| 05:15 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz can't tip it in | 55-73 |
| 05:14 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz snags the offensive board | 55-73 |
| 05:09 | South Carolina | James Poitra buries a shot from the right wing | 57-73 |
| 04:42 | Louisiana State | William Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-73 |
| 04:41 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-73 |
| 04:20 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-73 |
| 04:18 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to James Poitra | 57-73 |
| 04:18 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-73 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh (PG), Dean King (SF), Dikembe Orji (PF), Salvador Garcia (C) Richard Youngquist, James Brim, Jose Munoz, James Poitra | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington (PF), Joshua Hays (C) John Higginbotham, Joshua Parish | |
| 04:05 | South Carolina | Salvador Garcia comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-73 |
| 04:03 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Wallace Stumbaugh | 57-73 |
| 03:44 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gino Bianchi - foul #2 on Gino Bianchi, team foul #6 | 57-73 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist (PG), James Brim (SF), Jose Munoz (PF), James Poitra (C) Ariel Moretti, Dean King, Dikembe Orji, Salvador Garcia | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp (SF) William Johnson | |
| 03:44 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh makes the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 03:44 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Youngquist (tired) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wallace Stumbaugh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brim (tiring) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jose Munoz (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Poitra (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Shine (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Benny Thorp (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ernest Darrington (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Joshua Hays (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi is wide open but clanks a jumper from the baseline | 59-73 |
| 03:17 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-73 |
| 02:51 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington blows the layup but he's hacked by Jose Munoz - foul #1 on Jose Munoz, team foul #9 | 59-73 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Angel (SG), Dean King (SF), Dikembe Orji (PF), Salvador Garcia (C) Richard Youngquist, James Brim, Jose Munoz, James Poitra | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (SG), Joshua Parish (C) Raymond Shine, Joshua Hays | |
| 02:51 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 02:51 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington misses the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| 02:51 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi grabs the offensive board | 59-74 |
| 02:24 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gino Bianchi | 59-76 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:11 | South Carolina | Dikembe Orji can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 59-76 |
| 02:10 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp gets the rebound | 59-76 |
| 01:41 | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gino Bianchi | 59-79 |
| 01:29 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 59-79 |
| 01:28 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington pulls down the rebound | 59-79 |
| 01:23 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 59-79 |
| 01:21 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish snags the offensive board | 59-79 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington scores on a shot near the basket | 59-81 |
| 01:00 | South Carolina | Joshua Parish is called for the reach on Dean King - foul #3 on Joshua Parish, team foul #7 | 59-81 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine (SG) Scott Shaw | |
| 01:00 | South Carolina | Dean King makes the 1st free throw | 60-81 |
| 01:00 | South Carolina | Dean King misses the 2nd free throw | 60-81 |
| 01:00 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington pulls down the rebound | 60-81 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Louisiana State | David Angel is called for the reach on Raymond Shine in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Angel, team foul #10 | 60-81 |
| 00:58 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine makes the 1st free throw | 60-82 |
| 00:58 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine makes the 2nd free throw | 60-83 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh jams it and he's hacked by Joshua Parish - foul #4 on Joshua Parish, team foul #8 | 62-83 |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh makes the free throw | 63-83 |
| 00:28 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp is open but comes up short on the shot from the left block | 63-83 |
| 00:26 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish tips it back up and in | 63-85 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Dikembe Orji is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #11 | 63-85 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi runs out the clock | 63-85 |