| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Libbey (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Louis Stratton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore McClintock (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Pugliese (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Muszynski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Lee Guy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Gilmartin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neal Donnelly (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Claud Zellner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Neal Donnelly inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:37 | Alabama | Neal Donnelly misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 28-24 |
| 19:35 | Alabama | Neal Donnelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 19:20 | Alabama | Claud Zellner misses short on a floater from the baseline | 28-24 |
| 19:18 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 18:57 | South Carolina | Albert Gilmartin is called for the reach on Louis Stratton - foul #2 on Albert Gilmartin, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| 18:48 | South Carolina | David Libbey misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 28-24 |
| 18:46 | Alabama | Albert Gilmartin grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 18:22 | Alabama | Louis Stratton steps in front of the Lee Guy pass | 28-24 |
| 18:19 | South Carolina | David Libbey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Louis Stratton | 30-24 |
| 17:56 | Alabama | Lee Guy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 17:54 | Alabama | Claud Zellner pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 17:35 | Alabama | Neal Donnelly comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 30-24 |
| 17:34 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 17:19 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock misses the driving attempt from the left block | 30-24 |
| 17:18 | Alabama | Neal Donnelly grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 16:49 | Alabama | Samuel Walker hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 16:33 | South Carolina | David Libbey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lee Guy - foul #1 on Lee Guy, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin (PF), Frederick Titus (C) Michael Pugliese, Robert Muszynski | |
| Subs | Alabama | Larry Lynn (PG), Stephen Dean (SF), Mark Mason (PF), Scott Upshaw (C) Lee Guy, Neal Donnelly, Claud Zellner, Samuel Walker | |
| 16:33 | South Carolina | David Libbey makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 16:33 | South Carolina | David Libbey makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 16:05 | Alabama | Stephen Dean misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Frederick Titus - foul #2 on Frederick Titus, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 16:05 | Alabama | Stephen Dean makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 16:05 | Alabama | Stephen Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 15:45 | South Carolina | David Libbey is hacked by Scott Upshaw - foul #1 on Scott Upshaw, team foul #3 | 32-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan (PF) Ryan Bourgoin | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Libbey (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Louis Stratton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Theodore McClintock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stanley Carnahan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Frederick Titus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Larry Lynn (fresh) SG - Albert Gilmartin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Dean (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Mason (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Upshaw (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Stephen Dean - foul #1 on Stephen Dean, team foul #4 | 32-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lee Guy (PG) Larry Lynn | |
| 15:35 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 15:35 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 15:24 | Alabama | Lee Guy is fouled on the floor by Frederick Titus - foul #3 on Frederick Titus, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese (C) Frederick Titus | |
| Subs | Alabama | Brendan Boatright (SG), Neal Donnelly (SF) Albert Gilmartin, Stephen Dean | |
| 15:08 | Alabama | Lee Guy is fouled on the floor by Michael Pugliese - foul #2 on Michael Pugliese, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski (C) Michael Pugliese | |
| Subs | Alabama | Claud Zellner (PF), Samuel Walker (C) Mark Mason, Scott Upshaw | |
| 14:54 | Alabama | Samuel Walker misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 14:52 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 14:27 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-29 |
| 14:26 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan tips it in | 35-29 |
| 14:04 | Alabama | Lee Guy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 14:03 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 13:52 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Stanley Carnahan | 38-29 |
| 13:33 | Alabama | Lee Guy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-29 |
| 13:31 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 13:13 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by David Libbey | 40-29 |
| 12:49 | Alabama | Theodore McClintock steps in front of the Lee Guy pass | 40-29 |
| 12:28 | South Carolina | Lee Guy picks off the pass by David Libbey | 40-29 |
| 12:08 | Alabama | Brendan Boatright misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 12:07 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 11:46 | South Carolina | Lee Guy picks off the pass by Theodore McClintock | 40-29 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Libbey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Stratton (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Theodore McClintock (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stanley Carnahan (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Muszynski (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Lee Guy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brendan Boatright (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Neal Donnelly (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Claud Zellner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Alabama | Samuel Walker misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 11:16 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 10:58 | South Carolina | David Libbey misses badly on a runner in the paint | 40-29 |
| 10:56 | Alabama | Lee Guy gets the rebound | 40-29 |
| 10:40 | Alabama | Samuel Walker knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Lee Guy | 40-31 |
| 10:24 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-31 |
| 10:23 | Alabama | Claud Zellner snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 09:57 | Alabama | Brendan Boatright misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-31 |
| 09:55 | Alabama | Samuel Walker snags the offensive board | 40-31 |
| 09:26 | Alabama | Lee Guy is fouled on the floor by David Libbey - foul #2 on David Libbey, team foul #4 | 40-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett (SG), Boris Zanchez (SF), Michael Pugliese (C) Louis Stratton, Theodore McClintock, Robert Muszynski | |
| Subs | Alabama | Larry Lynn (PG), Albert Gilmartin (SG), Stephen Dean (SF), Mark Mason (PF), Scott Upshaw (C) Lee Guy, Brendan Boatright, Neal Donnelly, Claud Zellner, Samuel Walker | |
| 09:04 | Alabama | Scott Upshaw misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Pugliese - foul #3 on Michael Pugliese, team foul #5 | 40-31 |
| 09:04 | Alabama | Scott Upshaw misses the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 09:04 | Alabama | Scott Upshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 08:46 | South Carolina | The jump hook by Michael Pugliese is blocked by Scott Upshaw | 40-32 |
| 08:44 | Alabama | Mark Mason pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 08:16 | Alabama | Albert Gilmartin works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 08:09 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 42-35 |
| 07:51 | Alabama | Mark Mason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock (SF) David Libbey | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 07:38 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Scott Upshaw - foul #2 on Scott Upshaw, team foul #5 | 42-35 |
| 07:38 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 07:38 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Boris Zanchez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Moffett (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Theodore McClintock (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stanley Carnahan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Pugliese (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Larry Lynn (fresh) SG - Albert Gilmartin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Dean (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Mason (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Upshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Alabama | Mark Mason knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Albert Gilmartin | 43-37 |
| 06:40 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Mark Mason - foul #1 on Mark Mason, team foul #6 | 43-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Stratton (SG) Bernard Moffett | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 06:40 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 06:40 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 06:22 | Alabama | Scott Upshaw is fouled on the floor by Theodore McClintock - foul #1 on Theodore McClintock, team foul #6 | 45-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Neal Donnelly (SF) Stephen Dean | |
| 05:54 | Alabama | Stanley Carnahan is called for the reach on Larry Lynn - foul #4 on Stanley Carnahan, team foul #7 | 45-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Libbey (PG), Ryan Bourgoin (PF), Robert Muszynski (C) Boris Zanchez, Stanley Carnahan, Michael Pugliese | |
| Subs | Alabama | Samuel Walker (C) Scott Upshaw | |
| 05:54 | Alabama | Larry Lynn makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 05:54 | Alabama | Larry Lynn misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 05:54 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:35 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Louis Stratton | 47-38 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:12 | Alabama | Samuel Walker can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 05:10 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 05:04 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 05:03 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Bourgoin | 47-38 |
| 04:47 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Theodore McClintock and he's hacked by Mark Mason - foul #2 on Mark Mason, team foul #7 | 49-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez (SF), Stanley Carnahan (PF) Theodore McClintock, Ryan Bourgoin | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lee Guy (PG), Claud Zellner (PF) Larry Lynn, Mark Mason | |
| 04:47 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton makes the free throw | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:27 | Alabama | Lee Guy knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Albert Gilmartin | 50-41 |
| 04:20 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:01 | Alabama | Neal Donnelly is called for traveling | 52-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett (SG) Louis Stratton | |
| Subs | Alabama | Brendan Boatright (SG), Stephen Dean (SF) Albert Gilmartin, Neal Donnelly | |
| 03:47 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan misses badly on a shot near the basket | 52-41 |
| 03:45 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Claud Zellner | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:34 | Alabama | Stephen Dean throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese (C) Robert Muszynski | |
| Subs | Alabama | Scott Upshaw (C) Samuel Walker | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Libbey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Moffett (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Boris Zanchez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stanley Carnahan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Pugliese (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Lee Guy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brendan Boatright (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Dean (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Claud Zellner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Upshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:07 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Filip Zentz (SG), Frederick Titus (C) David Libbey, Stanley Carnahan | |
| Subs | Alabama | Larry Lynn (PG), Mark Mason (PF) Lee Guy, Claud Zellner | |
| 02:55 | Alabama | Mark Mason comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 52-41 |
| 02:53 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett grabs the board | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:31 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Filip Zentz and the foul's on Stephen Dean - foul #2 on Stephen Dean, team foul #8 | 54-41 |
| 02:31 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese makes the free throw | 55-41 |
| 02:16 | Alabama | Michael Pugliese swats the short shot by Stephen Dean | 55-41 |
| 02:14 | Alabama | Mark Mason tips it in | 55-43 |
| 01:49 | South Carolina | Frederick Titus can't connect on a floater from the left side | 55-43 |
| 01:48 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Scott Upshaw | 55-43 |
| 01:41 | Alabama | Mark Mason's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Pugliese | 55-43 |
| 01:40 | Alabama | Mark Mason grabs the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 01:28 | Alabama | Stephen Dean buries a shot from the right side set up by Larry Lynn | 55-45 |
| 01:06 | South Carolina | Filip Zentz clanks a floater from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 01:04 | Alabama | Scott Upshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:57 | Alabama | Filip Zentz steals it from Scott Upshaw | 55-45 |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | Filip Zentz lays it up and in | 57-45 |
| 00:48 | Alabama | Larry Lynn comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-45 |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese grabs the board | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:22 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 57-45 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Frederick Titus tips it but misses | 57-45 |
| 00:18 | Alabama | Mark Mason snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 00:12 | Alabama | Brendan Boatright knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Mason | 57-48 |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Libbey (PG), Louis Stratton (SG), Theodore McClintock (SF), Stanley Carnahan (PF), Robert Muszynski (C) Boris Zanchez, Filip Zentz, Bernard Moffett, Michael Pugliese, Frederick Titus | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lee Guy (PG), Albert Gilmartin (SG), Neal Donnelly (SF), Claud Zellner (PF), Samuel Walker (C) Larry Lynn, Brendan Boatright, Stephen Dean, Mark Mason, Scott Upshaw | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:09 | South Carolina | David Libbey is hacked by Lee Guy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lee Guy, team foul #9 | 57-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez (SF), Ryan Bourgoin (PF) Theodore McClintock, Stanley Carnahan | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:09 | South Carolina | David Libbey makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:09 | South Carolina | David Libbey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:03 | Alabama | Samuel Walker comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 59-48 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski runs out the clock | 59-48 |