| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Raymond Setliff (fresh) SG - George Woods (fresh) SF - Arthur Jones (fresh) PF - Joe Anderson (fresh) C - Milo Russo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Libbey (fresh) SG - Louis Stratton (fresh) SF - Theodore McClintock (fresh) PF - Stanley Carnahan (fresh) C - Michael Pugliese (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Vanderbilt | Milo Russo tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | South Carolina | David Libbey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Vanderbilt | David Libbey is called for the reach on George Woods - foul #1 on David Libbey, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Stanley Carnahan - foul #1 on Stanley Carnahan, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:10 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:10 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:54 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese's pass is intercepted by Arthur Jones | 3-0 |
| 17:47 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 3-0 |
| 17:45 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones tips it in | 5-0 |
| 17:25 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Stanley Carnahan is denied by Joe Anderson | 5-0 |
| 17:24 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese tips it back up and in | 5-2 |
| 17:10 | Vanderbilt | The jump hook by Joe Anderson is blocked by Michael Pugliese | 5-2 |
| 17:08 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 16:54 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock banks in the layup set up by Louis Stratton | 5-4 |
| 16:42 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-4 |
| 16:24 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 7-4 |
| 16:22 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Arthur Jones | 7-4 |
| 16:17 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Stanley Carnahan - foul #2 on Stanley Carnahan, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wayne McNeal (SF), Jerry Bowerman (C) Arthur Jones, Milo Russo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski (PF) Stanley Carnahan | |
| 16:17 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:17 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:06 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Wayne McNeal - foul #1 on Wayne McNeal, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Everette Smith (SG), Marijan Solinski (PF) George Woods, Joe Anderson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:06 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock misses the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:06 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock misses the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:06 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Jerry Bowerman | 9-4 |
| 15:55 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-4 |
| 15:53 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Pugliese | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Raymond Setliff (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Everette Smith (fresh) SF - Wayne McNeal (fresh) PF - Marijan Solinski (fresh) C - Jerry Bowerman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Libbey (fresh) SG - Louis Stratton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Theodore McClintock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Muszynski (fresh) C - Michael Pugliese (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | South Carolina | Jerry Bowerman swats the dunk try by Michael Pugliese | 9-4 |
| 15:44 | Vanderbilt | Everette Smith gets the rebound | 9-4 |
| 15:30 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski misses the fadeaway from the right side | 9-4 |
| 15:29 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to David Libbey | 9-4 |
| 15:14 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski is hacked by Wayne McNeal - foul #2 on Wayne McNeal, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Eric Carlisle (PG), George Woods (SG), Arthur Jones (SF) Raymond Setliff, Everette Smith, Wayne McNeal | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 14:56 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese is hacked by Jerry Bowerman - foul #1 on Jerry Bowerman, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson (PF), Milo Russo (C) Marijan Solinski, Jerry Bowerman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 14:50 | South Carolina | David Libbey comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Milo Russo - foul #1 on Milo Russo, team foul #4 | 9-4 |
| 14:50 | South Carolina | David Libbey makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 14:50 | South Carolina | David Libbey makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:25 | Vanderbilt | Milo Russo comes up short on the floater from the left block | 9-6 |
| 14:23 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 14:14 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 14:12 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski gets the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:00 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese loses the dribble to Arthur Jones | 9-6 |
| 13:40 | Vanderbilt | Milo Russo's floater is tipped away by Robert Muszynski | 9-6 |
| 13:39 | South Carolina | David Libbey grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 13:35 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from David Libbey | 9-8 |
| 13:24 | Vanderbilt | Eric Carlisle knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joe Anderson | 11-8 |
| 13:01 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by David Libbey | 11-10 |
| 12:40 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones clanks a 3 from the left corner but the foul's on David Libbey - foul #2 on David Libbey, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff (PG), Everette Smith (SG), Marijan Solinski (PF), Jerry Bowerman (C) Eric Carlisle, George Woods, Joe Anderson, Milo Russo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez (PG), Ryan Bourgoin (PF) David Libbey, Robert Muszynski | |
| 12:40 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:40 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:40 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones makes the 3rd free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:29 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Theodore McClintock | 13-12 |
| 12:20 | Vanderbilt | Everette Smith hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 12:03 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock lays it in and he's fouled by Marijan Solinski - foul #1 on Marijan Solinski, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett (SG), Frederick Titus (C) Louis Stratton, Michael Pugliese | |
| 12:03 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock makes the free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:48 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-15 |
| 11:46 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Boris Zanchez | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Raymond Setliff (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Everette Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Marijan Solinski (fresh) C - Jerry Bowerman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Boris Zanchez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bernard Moffett (fresh) SF - Theodore McClintock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ryan Bourgoin (fresh) C - Frederick Titus (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | South Carolina | Jerry Bowerman steps in front of the Theodore McClintock pass | 15-15 |
| 11:33 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Bowerman misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Frederick Titus - foul #1 on Frederick Titus, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson (PF) Marijan Solinski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 11:33 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Bowerman misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:33 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Bowerman misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:33 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 11:11 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez is hacked by Raymond Setliff - foul #1 on Raymond Setliff, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | George Woods (SG), Milo Russo (C) Everette Smith, Jerry Bowerman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Filip Zentz (SF) Theodore McClintock | |
| 10:59 | South Carolina | Frederick Titus is whistled for traveling | 15-15 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese (C) Frederick Titus | |
| 10:35 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 15-15 |
| 10:34 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:20 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by Joe Anderson - foul #1 on Joe Anderson, team foul #7 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Stratton (SG) Bernard Moffett | |
| 10:20 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:20 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin misses the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:20 | Vanderbilt | Milo Russo grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 10:15 | Vanderbilt | Filip Zentz takes the ball from George Woods | 15-16 |
| 09:57 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese is fouled on the floor by George Woods - foul #1 on George Woods, team foul #8 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski (PF) Joe Anderson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett (SG), Theodore McClintock (SF), Robert Muszynski (PF) Boris Zanchez, Filip Zentz, Ryan Bourgoin | |
| 09:57 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:57 | Vanderbilt | Milo Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 09:50 | Vanderbilt | George Woods evades the doubleteam and hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Arthur Jones | 17-16 |
| 09:28 | South Carolina | Marijan Solinski blocks the short jumper by Louis Stratton | 17-16 |
| 09:27 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese tips it home | 17-18 |
| 09:11 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 17-18 |
| 09:10 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 08:58 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Stratton | 17-20 |
| 08:43 | Vanderbilt | George Woods hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 17-20 |
| 08:42 | Vanderbilt | George Woods hits the follow up shot | 19-20 |
| 08:29 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese clanks a shot from close range | 19-20 |
| 08:28 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 08:14 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff is called for 5 seconds | 19-20 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Eric Carlisle (PG), Everette Smith (SG), Joe Anderson (PF), Jerry Bowerman (C) Raymond Setliff, George Woods, Marijan Solinski, Milo Russo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez (PG), Frederick Titus (C) Louis Stratton, Michael Pugliese | |
| 07:59 | South Carolina | Frederick Titus misses the easy layup | 19-20 |
| 07:58 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Jerry Bowerman | 19-20 |
| 07:32 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Bowerman is hacked by Frederick Titus - foul #2 on Frederick Titus, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Filip Zentz (SF), Ryan Bourgoin (PF), Michael Pugliese (C) Theodore McClintock, Robert Muszynski, Frederick Titus | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Eric Carlisle (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Everette Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Jones (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joe Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jerry Bowerman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Boris Zanchez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bernard Moffett (fairly fresh) SF - Filip Zentz (fresh) PF - Ryan Bourgoin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Pugliese (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Vanderbilt | Everette Smith splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left side | 19-20 |
| 07:19 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Boris Zanchez | 19-20 |
| 06:52 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez is hacked by Eric Carlisle - foul #1 on Eric Carlisle, team foul #9 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Stratton (SG) Bernard Moffett | |
| 06:52 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:52 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Bowerman grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 06:41 | Vanderbilt | Eric Carlisle is fouled on the floor by Michael Pugliese - foul #1 on Michael Pugliese, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | George Woods (SG) Everette Smith | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 06:41 | Vanderbilt | Eric Carlisle makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:41 | Vanderbilt | Eric Carlisle makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:30 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 21-20 |
| 06:29 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Bowerman grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:23 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-20 |
| 06:22 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 06:13 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 06:12 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese tips it but misses | 21-20 |
| 06:10 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Bowerman pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 05:52 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 05:50 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Louis Stratton | 21-20 |
| 05:34 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese is whistled for traveling | 21-20 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff (PG), Marijan Solinski (PF), Milo Russo (C) Eric Carlisle, Joe Anderson, Jerry Bowerman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett (SG), Theodore McClintock (SF), Robert Muszynski (C) Boris Zanchez, Filip Zentz, Michael Pugliese | |
| 05:23 | Vanderbilt | Robert Muszynski picks off the pass by Raymond Setliff | 21-20 |
| 05:10 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock misses long on a runner from the right block | 21-20 |
| 05:08 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 04:56 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski is fouled on the floor by Robert Muszynski - foul #1 on Robert Muszynski, team foul #8 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Everette Smith (SG) George Woods | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez (PG) Louis Stratton | |
| 04:56 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 04:56 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 04:49 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 21-20 |
| 04:47 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett tips it but misses | 21-20 |
| 04:45 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 04:23 | Vanderbilt | Everette Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-20 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson (PF) Marijan Solinski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese (C) Ryan Bourgoin | |
| 04:07 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock blows the layup but he's hacked by Arthur Jones - foul #1 on Arthur Jones, team foul #10 | 21-20 |
| 04:07 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:07 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 03:52 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Everette Smith | 23-22 |
| 03:35 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese drills a runner from close range | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Raymond Setliff (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Everette Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Jones (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joe Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Milo Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Boris Zanchez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bernard Moffett (fairly fresh) SF - Theodore McClintock (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Robert Muszynski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Pugliese (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Vanderbilt | Everette Smith is hacked by Bernard Moffett - foul #1 on Bernard Moffett, team foul #9 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wayne McNeal (SF), Jerry Bowerman (C) Arthur Jones, Milo Russo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Libbey (PG), Louis Stratton (SG), Stanley Carnahan (PF), Frederick Titus (C) Boris Zanchez, Bernard Moffett, Robert Muszynski, Michael Pugliese | |
| 03:17 | Vanderbilt | Everette Smith makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 03:17 | Vanderbilt | Everette Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:00 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-24 |
| 02:58 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 02:45 | Vanderbilt | Wayne McNeal misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 02:43 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson can't tip it in | 25-24 |
| 02:42 | South Carolina | Frederick Titus snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 02:14 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-24 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Eric Carlisle (PG), George Woods (SG), Marijan Solinski (PF) Raymond Setliff, Everette Smith, Joe Anderson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Filip Zentz (SF) Theodore McClintock | |
| 02:00 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Bowerman can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Frederick Titus - foul #3 on Frederick Titus, team foul #10 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese (C) Frederick Titus | |
| 02:00 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Bowerman makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 02:00 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Bowerman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | David Libbey misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 27-24 |
| 01:43 | South Carolina | David Libbey misses the tip | 27-24 |
| 01:42 | South Carolina | David Libbey tips it home | 27-26 |
| 01:31 | Vanderbilt | Eric Carlisle can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-26 |
| 01:30 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 01:11 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton is called for traveling | 27-26 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff (PG), Milo Russo (C) Eric Carlisle, Jerry Bowerman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett (SG), Boris Zanchez (SF), Robert Muszynski (C) Louis Stratton, Filip Zentz, Michael Pugliese | |
| 00:52 | Vanderbilt | Milo Russo buries a shot near the basket and he's hacked by Stanley Carnahan - foul #3 on Stanley Carnahan, team foul #11 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson (PF) Marijan Solinski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock (SF), Ryan Bourgoin (PF) Boris Zanchez, Stanley Carnahan | |
| 00:52 | Vanderbilt | Milo Russo makes the free throw | 30-26 |
| 00:36 | South Carolina | David Libbey scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Robert Muszynski | 30-28 |
| 00:21 | Vanderbilt | Ryan Bourgoin steps in front of the Joe Anderson pass | 30-28 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 30-28 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski can't tip it in | 30-28 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | George Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |