| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Leonard Kissinger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Aguero (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Ferrin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Pedro Martinez (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Thomas Hollis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Frank Hollen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Richter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen inbounds the ball | 40-36 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 19:40 | South Carolina | Tommy Nelson tips it but misses | 40-36 |
| 19:39 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Patrick Hicks | 40-36 |
| 19:34 | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-36 |
| 19:08 | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis can't finish the layup | 40-36 |
| 19:06 | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 18:45 | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Patrick Hicks, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| 18:23 | South Carolina | Tommy Nelson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 40-36 |
| 18:21 | Louisiana State | Alfred Aguero pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 18:15 | Louisiana State | Alfred Aguero drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Patrick Hicks | 42-36 |
| 17:49 | South Carolina | Patrick Hicks swats the short shot by Pedro Martinez | 42-36 |
| 17:47 | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 17:42 | Louisiana State | Alfred Aguero comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-36 |
| 17:40 | South Carolina | Harry Richter grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 17:13 | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Hollis | 42-38 |
| 17:00 | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Alfred Aguero | 44-38 |
| 16:50 | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez is called for 10 seconds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Brown (PG), David Chavis (SF), Gregory Theisen (PF) Leonard Kissinger, Alfred Aguero, James Ferrin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Scott Maze (PG), Bret Lloyd (SG), Tsalani Ahluwalia (SF), Quinton Funchess (PF), Raymond Ross (C) Pedro Martinez, Thomas Hollis, Frank Hollen, Tommy Nelson, Harry Richter | |
| 16:37 | Louisiana State | Gregory Theisen hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-38 |
| 16:23 | South Carolina | The jumper by Scott Maze is denied by Patrick Hicks | 47-38 |
| 16:21 | Louisiana State | Gregory Theisen snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 15:59 | Louisiana State | James Smith hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by David Chavis | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Richard Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Chavis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Theisen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. C - Patrick Hicks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Scott Maze (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bret Lloyd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tsalani Ahluwalia (fresh) PF - Quinton Funchess (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Ross (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:53 | South Carolina | David Chavis picks off the pass by Raymond Ross | 49-38 |
| 15:47 | Louisiana State | Gregory Theisen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 15:46 | Louisiana State | James Smith tips it but misses | 49-38 |
| 15:45 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Quinton Funchess | 49-38 |
| 15:40 | South Carolina | Bret Lloyd scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 15:20 | Louisiana State | James Smith misses the easy layup | 49-41 |
| 15:19 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Raymond Ross | 49-41 |
| 14:59 | South Carolina | Raymond Ross misses the easy layup | 49-41 |
| 14:57 | South Carolina | Raymond Ross snags the offensive board | 49-41 |
| 14:46 | South Carolina | Scott Maze misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger (PG), Alfred Aguero (SF), David Valliere (PF) James Smith, David Chavis, Patrick Hicks | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis (SG), Frank Hollen (SF), Tommy Nelson (PF), Harry Richter (C) Bret Lloyd, Tsalani Ahluwalia, Quinton Funchess, Raymond Ross | |
| 14:46 | South Carolina | Scott Maze makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 14:46 | South Carolina | Scott Maze misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 14:46 | South Carolina | Tommy Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 14:31 | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-42 |
| 14:29 | Louisiana State | David Valliere grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 14:24 | Louisiana State | Tommy Nelson picks off the pass by Alfred Aguero | 49-42 |
| 14:02 | South Carolina | Harry Richter loses the dribble to David Valliere | 49-42 |
| 13:42 | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Alfred Aguero | 52-42 |
| 13:28 | South Carolina | Harry Richter misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Leonard Kissinger - foul #1 on Leonard Kissinger, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jaime Williams (SG), David Chavis (SF), James Ferrin (PF) Gregory Theisen, Alfred Aguero, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez (PG) Scott Maze | |
| 13:28 | South Carolina | Harry Richter makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 13:28 | South Carolina | Harry Richter makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 13:08 | Louisiana State | David Valliere misses the fadeaway in the paint | 52-44 |
| 13:07 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 13:03 | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Hollis | 52-46 |
| 12:52 | Louisiana State | David Chavis scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Ferrin | 54-46 |
| 12:32 | South Carolina | Leonard Kissinger steps in front of the Tommy Nelson pass | 54-46 |
| 12:29 | Louisiana State | Jaime Williams can't finish the layup | 54-46 |
| 12:27 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 12:23 | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Pedro Martinez | 54-49 |
| 12:07 | Louisiana State | James Ferrin hits a shot near the basket and the foul's on Tommy Nelson - foul #3 on Tommy Nelson, team foul #1 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Brown (PG), James Smith (SG), Alfred Aguero (SF), Patrick Hicks (C) Leonard Kissinger, Jaime Williams, David Chavis, David Valliere | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Scott Maze (SG), Quinton Funchess (PF), Raymond Ross (C) Thomas Hollis, Tommy Nelson, Harry Richter | |
| 12:07 | Louisiana State | James Ferrin makes the free throw | 57-49 |
| 11:44 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Maze | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Richard Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Aguero (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Ferrin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Pedro Martinez (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Maze (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Hollen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Quinton Funchess (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Ross (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Louisiana State | Frank Hollen takes the ball from James Ferrin | 57-52 |
| 11:12 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 11:11 | South Carolina | Quinton Funchess tips it back up and in | 57-54 |
| 10:42 | Louisiana State | James Smith makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Brown | 60-54 |
| 10:18 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen's pass is intercepted by Alfred Aguero | 60-54 |
| 09:58 | Louisiana State | James Ferrin's layup is rejected by Quinton Funchess | 60-54 |
| 09:57 | South Carolina | Raymond Ross pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 09:33 | South Carolina | Raymond Ross travels with the ball | 60-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger (PG), David Chavis (SF), David Valliere (PF) Richard Brown, Alfred Aguero, James Ferrin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bret Lloyd (PG), Thomas Hollis (SG), Tsalani Ahluwalia (SF), Tommy Nelson (PF), Harry Richter (C) Pedro Martinez, Scott Maze, Frank Hollen, Quinton Funchess, Raymond Ross | |
| 09:09 | Louisiana State | Tommy Nelson takes the ball from David Chavis | 60-54 |
| 09:02 | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-54 |
| 09:01 | Louisiana State | David Chavis gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 08:54 | Louisiana State | Harry Richter blocks the short jumper by Patrick Hicks | 60-54 |
| 08:53 | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks can't tip it in | 60-54 |
| 08:51 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Tsalani Ahluwalia | 60-54 |
| 08:45 | South Carolina | David Chavis takes the ball from Tsalani Ahluwalia | 60-54 |
| 08:36 | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks is denied on a layup by Tsalani Ahluwalia | 60-54 |
| 08:34 | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 08:28 | South Carolina | Patrick Hicks is called for the reach on Tommy Nelson - foul #3 on Patrick Hicks, team foul #4 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gregory Theisen (SG) James Smith | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez (PG), Scott Maze (SF) Bret Lloyd, Tsalani Ahluwalia | |
| 08:13 | South Carolina | Scott Maze is fouled on the floor by David Chavis - foul #1 on David Chavis, team foul #5 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Brown (C) Patrick Hicks | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 07:51 | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis misses the 3 from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 07:49 | South Carolina | Harry Richter grabs the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 07:31 | South Carolina | Tommy Nelson connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Hollis | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Leonard Kissinger (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Theisen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Chavis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. PF - David Valliere (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Richard Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Pedro Martinez (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Hollis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Maze (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tommy Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Harry Richter (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Louisiana State | David Chavis misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 07:26 | South Carolina | Tommy Nelson gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 07:20 | South Carolina | Tommy Nelson misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by David Valliere - foul #4 on David Valliere, team foul #6 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Smith (SG), Alfred Aguero (SF) David Chavis, David Valliere | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Frank Hollen (SF) Scott Maze | |
| 07:20 | South Carolina | Tommy Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 07:20 | South Carolina | Tommy Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 07:20 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen gets the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 07:06 | South Carolina | Harry Richter is whistled for a carry | 60-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks (C) Leonard Kissinger | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bret Lloyd (SG), Quinton Funchess (PF), Raymond Ross (C) Thomas Hollis, Tommy Nelson, Harry Richter | |
| 06:58 | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Brown | 63-56 |
| 06:42 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-56 |
| 06:41 | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| 06:31 | Louisiana State | James Smith knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Theisen | 66-56 |
| 06:16 | South Carolina | Gregory Theisen takes the ball from Frank Hollen | 66-56 |
| 06:11 | Louisiana State | Raymond Ross is called for the reach on Gregory Theisen - foul #2 on Raymond Ross, team foul #2 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger (PG), David Chavis (SF) Richard Brown, Alfred Aguero | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Scott Maze (PG), Harry Richter (C) Pedro Martinez, Raymond Ross | |
| 05:59 | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-56 |
| 05:58 | South Carolina | Harry Richter pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| 05:35 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen buries a jump hook from close range and he's fouled by James Smith - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #7 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Ferrin (PF) Gregory Theisen | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Hollis (SG), Tommy Nelson (PF) Bret Lloyd, Quinton Funchess | |
| 05:35 | South Carolina | Frank Hollen misses the free throw | 66-58 |
| 05:35 | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks pulls down the rebound | 66-58 |
| 05:15 | Louisiana State | David Chavis misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Harry Richter - foul #1 on Harry Richter, team foul #3 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Valliere (C) Patrick Hicks | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Tsalani Ahluwalia (SF) Frank Hollen | |
| 05:15 | Louisiana State | David Chavis makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 05:15 | Louisiana State | David Chavis makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 05:04 | South Carolina | Leonard Kissinger picks off the pass by Tommy Nelson | 68-58 |
| 04:45 | Louisiana State | Harry Richter swats the short shot by James Ferrin | 68-58 |
| 04:44 | South Carolina | Tommy Nelson grabs the board | 68-58 |
| 04:30 | South Carolina | Tommy Nelson is fouled on the floor by James Ferrin - foul #2 on James Ferrin, team foul #8 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Brown (PG), Gregory Theisen (SG), Alfred Aguero (SF), Patrick Hicks (C) Leonard Kissinger, James Smith, David Chavis, David Valliere | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez (PG), Quinton Funchess (C) Tsalani Ahluwalia, Harry Richter | |
| 04:30 | South Carolina | Tommy Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 04:30 | South Carolina | Tommy Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 04:06 | Louisiana State | Richard Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-60 |
| 04:04 | Louisiana State | James Ferrin grabs the offensive board | 68-60 |
| 03:46 | Louisiana State | Gregory Theisen hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Brown | 71-60 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:35 | South Carolina | Patrick Hicks is called for the reach on Scott Maze - foul #4 on Patrick Hicks, team foul #9 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Smith (SG), David Valliere (PF) Gregory Theisen, James Ferrin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Frank Hollen (SF), Raymond Ross (C) Thomas Hollis, Tommy Nelson | |
| 03:35 | South Carolina | Scott Maze misses the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 03:35 | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks gets the rebound | 71-60 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Louisiana State | Alfred Aguero can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Frank Hollen - foul #3 on Frank Hollen, team foul #4 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger (PG) Richard Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bret Lloyd (SG) Scott Maze | |
| 03:16 | Louisiana State | Alfred Aguero makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 03:16 | Louisiana State | Alfred Aguero makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Leonard Kissinger (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Smith (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alfred Aguero (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - David Valliere (fresh) 4 pf. C - Patrick Hicks (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Pedro Martinez (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bret Lloyd (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Hollen (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Quinton Funchess (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Ross (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:02 | South Carolina | Bret Lloyd misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-60 |
| 03:01 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Patrick Hicks | 73-60 |
| 02:57 | Louisiana State | Alfred Aguero buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Leonard Kissinger | 75-60 |
| 02:37 | South Carolina | James Smith steps in front of the Quinton Funchess pass | 75-60 |
| 02:20 | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Smith | 78-60 |
| 02:15 | South Carolina | Pedro Martinez loses the dribble to James Smith | 78-60 |
| 01:59 | Louisiana State | James Smith makes the runner from the baseline and the foul's on Bret Lloyd - foul #2 on Bret Lloyd, team foul #5 | 80-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Brown (PG), David Chavis (SF), Gregory Theisen (C) Leonard Kissinger, Alfred Aguero, Patrick Hicks | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Scott Maze (PG), Tsalani Ahluwalia (SF) Pedro Martinez, Frank Hollen | |
| 01:59 | Louisiana State | James Smith makes the free throw | 81-60 |
| 01:44 | South Carolina | Scott Maze connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Bret Lloyd | 81-62 |
| 01:21 | Louisiana State | Bret Lloyd steals the ball from Richard Brown | 81-62 |
| 00:59 | South Carolina | Bret Lloyd buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 81-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Louisiana State | Richard Brown's floater is knocked away by Raymond Ross | 81-65 |
| 00:33 | South Carolina | Scott Maze grabs the board | 81-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | Scott Maze's floater is tipped away by David Chavis | 81-65 |
| 00:24 | South Carolina | Bret Lloyd tips it in | 81-67 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Richard Brown runs out the clock | 81-67 |