| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fresh) SG - Louis Craft (fresh) SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) PF - Rickey Woods (fresh) C - Manuel Menard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Lafreniere (fresh) SG - Okpara Abke (fresh) SF - Charles Wilson (fresh) PF - Stanley Kirkpatrick (fresh) C - Wilford Miller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Wilford Miller wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:41 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Stanley Kirkpatrick | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods misses the easy layup | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Alabama | Charles Wilson lays it up and in set up by Okpara Abke | 0-4 |
| 18:41 | South Carolina | Robert Norris misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-4 |
| 18:40 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Okpara Abke | 0-4 |
| 18:33 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Wilson | 0-7 |
| 18:18 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-7 |
| 18:17 | Alabama | Charles Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 18:11 | Alabama | Robert Cipriani steals it from Stanley Kirkpatrick | 0-7 |
| 17:49 | South Carolina | Robert Norris comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-7 |
| 17:48 | Alabama | Charles Wilson grabs the board | 0-7 |
| 17:30 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Stanley Kirkpatrick | 0-10 |
| 17:21 | South Carolina | Robert Norris misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Lafreniere - foul #1 on Richard Lafreniere, team foul #1 | 0-10 |
| 17:21 | South Carolina | Robert Norris misses the 1st free throw | 0-10 |
| 17:21 | South Carolina | Robert Norris misses the 2nd free throw | 0-10 |
| 17:21 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick grabs the defensive rebound | 0-10 |
| 17:04 | Alabama | Charles Wilson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stanley Kirkpatrick | 0-12 |
| 16:40 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-12 |
| 16:39 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani can't tip it in | 0-12 |
| 16:37 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Stanley Kirkpatrick | 0-12 |
| 16:33 | Alabama | Manuel Menard steals the ball from Richard Lafreniere | 0-12 |
| 16:16 | South Carolina | Robert Norris is fouled on the floor by Stanley Kirkpatrick - foul #1 on Stanley Kirkpatrick, team foul #2 | 0-12 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Joseph Matthews (PF) Robert Norris, Rickey Woods | |
| Subs | Alabama | Paul Catlett (SF), Theodore Washington (C) Charles Wilson, Wilford Miller | |
| 15:57 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings double dribbles | 0-12 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jae Lobdell (PG) Richard Lafreniere | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) SG - Louis Craft (fresh) SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) C - Manuel Menard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jae Lobdell (fresh) SG - Okpara Abke (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Catlett (fresh) PF - Stanley Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Theodore Washington (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick clanks a runner from the right block | 0-12 |
| 15:44 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Louis Craft | 0-12 |
| 15:31 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani can't finish the layup | 0-12 |
| 15:30 | Alabama | Okpara Abke grabs the board | 0-12 |
| 15:12 | Alabama | Robert Cipriani is called for the reach on Okpara Abke - foul #1 on Robert Cipriani, team foul #1 | 0-12 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Gerald Fox (SG), Gordon McEnery (SF), Curtis Vue (C) Lucas Mannings, Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani, Manuel Menard | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere (PG) Jae Lobdell | |
| 15:07 | Alabama | Paul Catlett can't finish the layup | 0-12 |
| 15:06 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Curtis Vue | 0-12 |
| 14:59 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews is hacked by Stanley Kirkpatrick - foul #2 on Stanley Kirkpatrick, team foul #3 | 0-12 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Wilford Miller (PF) Stanley Kirkpatrick | |
| 14:44 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Gordon McEnery | 2-12 |
| 14:37 | Alabama | Theodore Washington knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Richard Lafreniere | 2-14 |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews loses the dribble to Wilford Miller | 2-14 |
| 14:05 | Alabama | Paul Catlett misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 2-14 |
| 14:03 | Alabama | Theodore Washington pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-14 |
| 13:50 | Alabama | Okpara Abke is fouled on the floor by Curtis Vue - foul #1 on Curtis Vue, team foul #2 | 2-14 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Craft (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Rickey Woods (PF), Manuel Menard (C) Gerald Fox, Gordon McEnery, Joseph Matthews, Curtis Vue | |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Wilson (SF) Paul Catlett | |
| 13:41 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-14 |
| 13:39 | South Carolina | Louis Craft pulls down the rebound | 2-14 |
| 13:31 | South Carolina | Louis Craft evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Norris | 5-14 |
| 13:26 | Alabama | Louis Craft is called for the reach on Richard Lafreniere - foul #1 on Louis Craft, team foul #3 | 5-14 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG) Robert Norris | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Stricklin (PF) Theodore Washington | |
| 13:12 | Alabama | William Stricklin makes the floater from the left side | 5-16 |
| 13:03 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods misses the shot in the paint | 5-16 |
| 13:01 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard grabs the offensive board | 5-16 |
| 12:43 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Lucas Mannings and the foul's on William Stricklin - foul #1 on William Stricklin, team foul #4 | 7-16 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jae Lobdell (PG), Roger Thomas (C) Richard Lafreniere, Wilford Miller | |
| 12:43 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods makes the free throw | 8-16 |
| 12:32 | Alabama | Okpara Abke buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-18 |
| 12:15 | South Carolina | Louis Craft is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 8-18 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG) Lucas Mannings | |
| Subs | Alabama | Theodore Washington (C) Roger Thomas | |
| 12:04 | Alabama | Theodore Washington drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Charles Wilson | 8-20 |
| 11:57 | South Carolina | Louis Craft loses the ball out of bounds | 8-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gordon McEnery (SF) Robert Cipriani | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere (PG) Jae Lobdell | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gordon McEnery (fresh) PF - Rickey Woods (fresh) 3 pts. C - Manuel Menard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Lafreniere (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Okpara Abke (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Stricklin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Theodore Washington (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Alabama | Charles Wilson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-20 |
| 11:40 | Alabama | Theodore Washington tips it but misses | 8-20 |
| 11:38 | Alabama | Charles Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-20 |
| 11:22 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-20 |
| 11:20 | South Carolina | Louis Craft pulls down the rebound | 8-20 |
| 11:08 | South Carolina | William Stricklin takes the ball from Rickey Woods | 8-20 |
| 11:01 | Alabama | William Stricklin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Gerald Fox (SG), Joseph Matthews (PF), Curtis Vue (C) Robert Norris, Louis Craft, Rickey Woods, Manuel Menard | |
| Subs | Alabama | Paul Catlett (SF), Wilford Miller (PF) Charles Wilson, William Stricklin | |
| 10:43 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-20 |
| 10:41 | Alabama | Wilford Miller snags the defensive board | 8-20 |
| 10:37 | Alabama | Okpara Abke knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Theodore Washington | 8-23 |
| 10:11 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue can't finish the layup | 8-23 |
| 10:09 | Alabama | Wilford Miller gets the rebound | 8-23 |
| 09:59 | Alabama | Okpara Abke can't throw it down but he's hacked by Gerald Fox - foul #1 on Gerald Fox, team foul #4 | 8-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Manuel Menard (C) Lucas Mannings, Gordon McEnery, Curtis Vue | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jae Lobdell (PG), William Stricklin (PF) Richard Lafreniere, Theodore Washington | |
| 09:59 | Alabama | Okpara Abke makes the 1st free throw | 8-24 |
| 09:59 | Alabama | Okpara Abke makes the 2nd free throw | 8-25 |
| 09:46 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-25 |
| 09:44 | Alabama | Wilford Miller pulls down the rebound | 8-25 |
| 09:27 | Alabama | William Stricklin misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Robert Cipriani - foul #2 on Robert Cipriani, team foul #5 | 8-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Craft (SG), Lucas Mannings (SF) Gerald Fox, Robert Cipriani | |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Wilson (SF) Paul Catlett | |
| 09:27 | Alabama | William Stricklin makes the 1st free throw | 8-26 |
| 09:27 | Alabama | William Stricklin makes the 2nd free throw | 8-27 |
| 08:58 | South Carolina | Louis Craft splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-27 |
| 08:48 | Alabama | Okpara Abke evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-27 |
| 08:46 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 11-27 |
| 08:28 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 11-27 |
| 08:26 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Charles Wilson | 11-27 |
| 08:14 | Alabama | Charles Wilson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Norris - foul #1 on Robert Norris, team foul #6 | 11-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gordon McEnery (SF), Rickey Woods (PF), Curtis Vue (C) Robert Norris, Joseph Matthews, Manuel Menard | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere (PG), Theodore Washington (C) Jae Lobdell, Wilford Miller | |
| 08:14 | Alabama | Charles Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 11-28 |
| 08:14 | Alabama | Charles Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-29 |
| 07:50 | South Carolina | Louis Craft is whistled for traveling | 11-29 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gordon McEnery (fresh) PF - Rickey Woods (fresh) 3 pts. C - Curtis Vue (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Lafreniere (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Okpara Abke (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Stricklin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Theodore Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Alabama | Theodore Washington blows the layup but he's hacked by Gordon McEnery - foul #1 on Gordon McEnery, team foul #7 | 11-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Paul Catlett (PF) William Stricklin | |
| 07:36 | Alabama | Theodore Washington makes the 1st free throw | 11-30 |
| 07:36 | Alabama | Theodore Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 11-31 |
| 07:15 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gerald Fox (SG), Manuel Menard (C) Louis Craft, Curtis Vue | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ken Lozada (SG), Wilford Miller (PF) Okpara Abke, Charles Wilson | |
| 07:03 | Alabama | Ken Lozada is fouled on the floor by Gerald Fox - foul #2 on Gerald Fox, team foul #8 | 11-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Burris (SG) Gerald Fox | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 07:03 | Alabama | Ken Lozada makes the 1st free throw | 11-32 |
| 07:03 | Alabama | Ken Lozada makes the 2nd free throw | 11-33 |
| 06:46 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods makes the jump hook from the baseline | 13-33 |
| 06:30 | Alabama | Paul Catlett jams it on a great pass from Theodore Washington and he's fouled by Gordon McEnery - foul #2 on Gordon McEnery, team foul #9 | 13-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG) Gordon McEnery | |
| Subs | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick (PF) Theodore Washington | |
| 06:30 | Alabama | Paul Catlett makes the free throw | 13-36 |
| 06:14 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 13-36 |
| 06:12 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods snags the offensive board | 13-36 |
| 05:47 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Norris | 16-36 |
| 05:29 | Alabama | Ken Lozada lays it in on a great pass from Paul Catlett | 16-38 |
| 05:13 | South Carolina | Stanley Kirkpatrick steals the ball from Manuel Menard | 16-38 |
| 04:54 | Alabama | Wilford Miller drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Richard Lafreniere | 16-40 |
| 04:35 | South Carolina | Paul Catlett is called for the reach on Manuel Menard - foul #1 on Paul Catlett, team foul #5 | 16-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Craft (SG), Curtis Vue (SF), Joseph Matthews (PF), Lee Carignan (C) Thomas Burris, Lucas Mannings, Rickey Woods, Manuel Menard | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jae Lobdell (PG), Okpara Abke (SG), Charles Wilson (SF), Theodore Washington (C) Richard Lafreniere, Ken Lozada, Paul Catlett, Wilford Miller | |
| 04:20 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Stanley Kirkpatrick - foul #3 on Stanley Kirkpatrick, team foul #6 | 16-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Stricklin (PF) Stanley Kirkpatrick | |
| 04:20 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 17-40 |
| 04:20 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 17-40 |
| 04:20 | Alabama | William Stricklin grabs the defensive rebound | 17-40 |
| 04:04 | Alabama | Charles Wilson hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Jae Lobdell | 17-42 |
| 03:56 | South Carolina | Charles Wilson denies the turnaround by Lee Carignan | 17-42 |
| 03:54 | Alabama | Theodore Washington gets the rebound | 17-42 |
| 03:35 | Alabama | William Stricklin is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 17-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gerald Fox (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF) Robert Norris, Lee Carignan | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere (PG) Jae Lobdell | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Louis Craft (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gerald Fox (fresh) SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 1 pts. C - Curtis Vue (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Lafreniere (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Okpara Abke (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Stricklin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Theodore Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews misses the easy layup | 17-42 |
| 03:17 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Okpara Abke | 17-42 |
| 03:06 | Alabama | Theodore Washington misses the runner in the lane | 17-42 |
| 03:04 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere snags the offensive board | 17-42 |
| 02:55 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 17-42 |
| 02:54 | Alabama | Theodore Washington tips it back up and in | 17-44 |
| 02:41 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Stricklin - foul #2 on William Stricklin, team foul #7 | 17-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Manuel Menard (C) Gerald Fox, Curtis Vue | |
| Subs | Alabama | Wilford Miller (PF) William Stricklin | |
| 02:41 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 18-44 |
| 02:41 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 18-44 |
| 02:41 | Alabama | Theodore Washington gets the rebound | 18-44 |
| 02:37 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere loses the dribble to Robert Cipriani | 18-44 |
| 02:33 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Cipriani | 20-44 |
| 02:12 | Alabama | Theodore Washington is alone and drills a shot from the right side | 20-46 |
| 01:52 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews misses the wide open driving attempt in the paint | 20-46 |
| 01:51 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard grabs the offensive board | 20-46 |
| 01:39 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard lays it in on a great pass from Louis Craft | 22-46 |
| 01:24 | Alabama | Okpara Abke is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Okpara Abke, team foul #8 | 22-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Gerald Fox (SG), Rickey Woods (PF) Lucas Mannings, Louis Craft, Joseph Matthews | |
| Subs | Alabama | Paul Catlett (SF), William Stricklin (PF) Charles Wilson, Theodore Washington | |
| 01:20 | South Carolina | Robert Norris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-46 |
| 01:07 | Alabama | Robert Cipriani denies the turnaround by Okpara Abke | 22-46 |
| 01:06 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani pulls down the rebound | 22-46 |
| 00:53 | South Carolina | Okpara Abke is called for the reach on Gerald Fox - foul #2 on Okpara Abke, team foul #9 | 22-46 |
| 00:53 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox misses the 1st free throw | 22-46 |
| 00:53 | Alabama | William Stricklin grabs the board | 22-46 |
| 00:42 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Norris - foul #2 on Robert Norris, team foul #10 | 22-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gordon McEnery (SF) Robert Cipriani | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:42 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere misses the 1st free throw | 22-46 |
| 00:42 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere makes the 2nd free throw | 22-47 |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | Robert Norris clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-47 |
| 00:23 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard grabs the offensive rebound | 22-47 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Wilford Miller denies the turnaround by Rickey Woods | 22-47 |