| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Libbey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Moffett (fresh) SF - Theodore McClintock (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stanley Carnahan (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Muszynski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Raymond Setliff (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Woods (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Arthur Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Milo Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones inbounds the ball | 26-34 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:44 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Libbey - foul #3 on David Libbey, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez (PG) David Libbey | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 19:44 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 19:44 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 19:44 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 19:24 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez clanks a shot from the left block | 26-35 |
| 19:22 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski can't tip it in | 26-35 |
| 19:21 | Vanderbilt | Milo Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 19:03 | Vanderbilt | Milo Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-35 |
| 18:50 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski lays it up and in and the foul's on Milo Russo - foul #1 on Milo Russo, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 18:50 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski makes the free throw | 29-35 |
| 18:32 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 29-37 |
| 18:23 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Bernard Moffett | 31-37 |
| 18:08 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 18:06 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Boris Zanchez | 31-37 |
| 17:44 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-37 |
| 17:42 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan grabs the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 17:28 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock lays it in set up by Bernard Moffett | 33-37 |
| 17:04 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 33-37 |
| 17:03 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 16:38 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski's pass is intercepted by Joe Anderson | 33-37 |
| 16:25 | Vanderbilt | George Woods splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 16:24 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 15:56 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Bernard Moffett | 35-37 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Boris Zanchez (fairly fresh) SG - Bernard Moffett (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Theodore McClintock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Carnahan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Muszynski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Raymond Setliff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Woods (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Arthur Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Milo Russo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 15:37 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 15:28 | South Carolina | Milo Russo blocks the short jumper by Stanley Carnahan | 35-37 |
| 15:26 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski grabs the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 15:07 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski travels with the ball | 35-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Libbey (PG), Louis Stratton (SG), Michael Pugliese (C) Boris Zanchez, Bernard Moffett, Robert Muszynski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Eric Carlisle (PG), Everette Smith (SG), Wayne McNeal (SF), Marijan Solinski (PF), Jerry Bowerman (C) Raymond Setliff, George Woods, Arthur Jones, Joe Anderson, Milo Russo | |
| 14:46 | Vanderbilt | Everette Smith is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Everette Smith, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| 14:35 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock lays it up and in | 37-37 |
| 14:20 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski steps out of bounds on the sideline | 37-37 |
| 13:59 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 37-37 |
| 13:57 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Bowerman gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 13:42 | Vanderbilt | Everette Smith shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-37 |
| 13:40 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 13:25 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Stanley Carnahan is denied by Jerry Bowerman | 37-37 |
| 13:23 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 12:57 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff (PG), George Woods (SG), Arthur Jones (SF), Joe Anderson (PF), Milo Russo (C) Eric Carlisle, Everette Smith, Wayne McNeal, Marijan Solinski, Jerry Bowerman | |
| 12:43 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Anderson | 37-37 |
| 12:42 | Vanderbilt | Milo Russo snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 12:31 | Vanderbilt | Michael Pugliese swats the short shot by George Woods | 37-37 |
| 12:30 | South Carolina | David Libbey pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 12:24 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan travels with the ball | 37-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski (C) Michael Pugliese | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 12:22 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-37 |
| 12:12 | South Carolina | Raymond Setliff is called for the reach on David Libbey - foul #3 on Raymond Setliff, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| 12:03 | South Carolina | David Libbey comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 12:01 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 11:42 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff is whistled for traveling | 37-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez (SF) Theodore McClintock | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Libbey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Stratton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Boris Zanchez (fresh) PF - Stanley Carnahan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Muszynski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Raymond Setliff (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Woods (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Arthur Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Milo Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton knocks in the jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by George Woods - foul #2 on George Woods, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese (PF) Stanley Carnahan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Bowerman (C) Milo Russo | |
| 11:24 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton makes the free throw | 40-37 |
| 11:03 | Vanderbilt | George Woods is hacked by Michael Pugliese - foul #1 on Michael Pugliese, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wayne McNeal (SF) Arthur Jones | |
| 10:56 | Vanderbilt | George Woods's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-37 |
| 10:40 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 10:38 | Vanderbilt | Wayne McNeal gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 10:15 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Bowerman misses long on a floater in the paint | 40-37 |
| 10:13 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Pugliese | 40-37 |
| 10:06 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Libbey | 42-37 |
| 09:52 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Bowerman misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 09:51 | South Carolina | David Libbey snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 09:33 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 09:32 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 09:13 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Bowerman misses long on a runner in the lane | 42-37 |
| 09:12 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Bowerman grabs the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 09:01 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-37 |
| 09:00 | Vanderbilt | Wayne McNeal snags the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 08:41 | Vanderbilt | Wayne McNeal double dribbles | 42-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock (SF), Stanley Carnahan (PF), Frederick Titus (C) Boris Zanchez, Michael Pugliese, Robert Muszynski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Eric Carlisle (PG), Everette Smith (SG), Arthur Jones (SF), Marijan Solinski (PF), Milo Russo (C) Raymond Setliff, George Woods, Wayne McNeal, Joe Anderson, Jerry Bowerman | |
| 08:33 | South Carolina | Frederick Titus's fadeaway is rejected by Milo Russo | 42-37 |
| 08:31 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Arthur Jones | 42-37 |
| 08:27 | Vanderbilt | Eric Carlisle is fouled on the floor by Louis Stratton - foul #4 on Louis Stratton, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett (SG) Louis Stratton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 08:14 | Vanderbilt | Milo Russo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-37 |
| 08:13 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Everette Smith | 42-37 |
| 07:57 | Vanderbilt | Everette Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Frederick Titus - foul #2 on Frederick Titus, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| 07:57 | Vanderbilt | Everette Smith makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 07:57 | Vanderbilt | Everette Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 07:49 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett is whistled for a carry | 42-39 |
| 07:31 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski is fouled on the floor by Stanley Carnahan - foul #2 on Stanley Carnahan, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Stratton (SG) Bernard Moffett | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff (PG) Eric Carlisle | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Libbey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Stratton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 pf. SF - Theodore McClintock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Carnahan (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Frederick Titus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Raymond Setliff (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Everette Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marijan Solinski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Milo Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 07:14 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Milo Russo | 42-39 |
| 07:04 | Vanderbilt | Milo Russo clanks a floater from the right block but the foul's on Frederick Titus - foul #3 on Frederick Titus, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese (C) Frederick Titus | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | George Woods (SG) Everette Smith | |
| 07:04 | Vanderbilt | Milo Russo makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 07:04 | Vanderbilt | Milo Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 07:04 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Stanley Carnahan | 42-40 |
| 06:50 | South Carolina | David Libbey banks in the layup | 44-40 |
| 06:26 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 06:25 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Stanley Carnahan | 44-40 |
| 06:21 | South Carolina | David Libbey is called for traveling | 44-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez (PG) David Libbey | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson (PF) Marijan Solinski | |
| 06:06 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson misses short on a floater from close range | 44-40 |
| 06:04 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 05:49 | South Carolina | George Woods is called for the reach on Louis Stratton - foul #3 on George Woods, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett (SG), Robert Muszynski (C) Louis Stratton, Michael Pugliese | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Bowerman (C) Milo Russo | |
| 05:27 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan is called for 3 seconds | 44-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Eric Carlisle (PG), Wayne McNeal (SF) Raymond Setliff, Arthur Jones | |
| 05:13 | Vanderbilt | George Woods can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 44-40 |
| 05:12 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 04:56 | South Carolina | Eric Carlisle steals the ball from Stanley Carnahan | 44-40 |
| 04:53 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson jams it on a nice dish by Eric Carlisle | 44-42 |
| 04:39 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-42 |
| 04:38 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Joe Anderson | 44-42 |
| 04:17 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Bowerman knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 44-44 |
| 04:04 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock is hacked by Wayne McNeal - foul #3 on Wayne McNeal, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Libbey (PG), Louis Stratton (SG), Michael Pugliese (C) Boris Zanchez, Bernard Moffett, Robert Muszynski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Raymond Setliff (PG), Everette Smith (SG), Arthur Jones (SF), Milo Russo (C) Eric Carlisle, George Woods, Wayne McNeal, Jerry Bowerman | |
| 03:52 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock can't throw it down | 44-44 |
| 03:51 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 03:43 | Vanderbilt | Louis Stratton doubles Everette Smith and is called for the reach - foul #5 on Louis Stratton, team foul #7 | 44-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett (SG) Louis Stratton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 03:43 | Vanderbilt | Everette Smith makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 03:43 | Vanderbilt | Everette Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 03:43 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 03:34 | South Carolina | The jump hook by Theodore McClintock is blocked by Milo Russo | 44-45 |
| 03:33 | Vanderbilt | Everette Smith gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Libbey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Moffett (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Theodore McClintock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanley Carnahan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. C - Michael Pugliese (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Raymond Setliff (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Everette Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Milo Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-45 |
| 03:10 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 02:56 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 44-45 |
| 02:55 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese tips it home | 46-45 |
| 02:43 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones can't finish the layup | 46-45 |
| 02:41 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones hits the follow up shot | 46-47 |
| 02:41 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski (C) Michael Pugliese | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | George Woods (SG) Everette Smith | |
| 02:27 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Milo Russo - foul #2 on Milo Russo, team foul #7 | 46-47 |
| 02:27 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 02:27 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 02:08 | Vanderbilt | George Woods makes the contested 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Anderson | 47-50 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski clanks a jump hook near the basket | 47-50 |
| 01:43 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock can't tip it in | 47-50 |
| 01:42 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 01:24 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Jones can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-50 |
| 01:22 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 01:03 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan scores on a floater from the right block | 49-50 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:39 | Vanderbilt | Milo Russo comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 49-50 |
| 00:37 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 00:33 | South Carolina | David Libbey comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 49-50 |
| 00:31 | Vanderbilt | George Woods gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:28 | Vanderbilt | George Woods is hacked by Bernard Moffett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bernard Moffett, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| 00:28 | Vanderbilt | George Woods makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 00:28 | Vanderbilt | George Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | David Libbey hits a runner from close range and he's fouled by George Woods - foul #4 on George Woods, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | David Libbey makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | George Woods is hacked by Bernard Moffett - foul #2 on Bernard Moffett, team foul #9 | 52-52 |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | George Woods makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | George Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-54 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | David Libbey misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 52-54 |