| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Lafreniere (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Okpara Abke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ken Lozada (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stanley Kirkpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Theodore Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dean Bush (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Ken Lozada inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere drills a shot from the left side set up by Okpara Abke | 30-26 |
| 19:20 | South Carolina | Robert Norris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-26 |
| 19:19 | South Carolina | Dean Bush grabs the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 18:58 | South Carolina | Robert Norris misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-26 |
| 18:56 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 18:43 | Alabama | Louis Craft is called for the reach on Okpara Abke - foul #2 on Louis Craft, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 18:25 | Alabama | Okpara Abke misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 18:24 | South Carolina | Robert Norris grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 18:17 | South Carolina | Robert Norris scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Louis Craft | 30-28 |
| 17:55 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ken Lozada | 33-28 |
| 17:44 | South Carolina | Robert Norris clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-28 |
| 17:43 | Alabama | Theodore Washington grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 17:29 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Robert Norris - foul #1 on Robert Norris, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| 17:29 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere makes the free throw | 36-28 |
| 17:13 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Louis Craft is denied by Theodore Washington | 36-28 |
| 17:12 | South Carolina | Robert Norris tips it home | 36-30 |
| 16:55 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | Alabama | Roger Thomas (PF) Stanley Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:31 | South Carolina | Robert Norris knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Louis Craft | 36-32 |
| 16:27 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 16:26 | Alabama | Okpara Abke tips it home | 38-32 |
| 16:06 | South Carolina | Robert Norris misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Theodore Washington - foul #1 on Theodore Washington, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Woodmansee (SG), Timothy Young (SF), William Yearby (C) Okpara Abke, Ken Lozada, Theodore Washington | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rickey Woods (PF), Joseph Matthews (C) Dean Bush, Manuel Menard | |
| 16:06 | South Carolina | Robert Norris makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 16:06 | South Carolina | Robert Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:46 | Alabama | Robert Woodmansee clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 15:44 | Alabama | Roger Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Lafreniere (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Woodmansee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Young (fresh) PF - Roger Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Yearby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rickey Woods (fresh) C - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Alabama | Robert Woodmansee misses the runner from the left block | 38-34 |
| 15:29 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Matthews | 38-34 |
| 15:09 | South Carolina | Richard Lafreniere takes the ball from Joseph Matthews | 38-34 |
| 14:50 | Alabama | Timothy Young scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Woodmansee | 41-34 |
| 14:36 | South Carolina | Robert Norris is hacked by William Yearby - foul #2 on William Yearby, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | Okpara Abke (SG), Ken Lozada (SF), Stanley Kirkpatrick (PF), Theodore Washington (C) Richard Lafreniere, Timothy Young, Roger Thomas, William Yearby | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Gerald Fox (SG), Richard Weiser (SF), Dean Bush (PF), Manuel Menard (C) Robert Norris, Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani, Rickey Woods, Joseph Matthews | |
| 14:16 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-34 |
| 14:15 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Theodore Washington | 41-34 |
| 14:09 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Ken Lozada | 43-34 |
| 14:03 | South Carolina | Theodore Washington is called for the reach on Manuel Menard - foul #2 on Theodore Washington, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| 13:40 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard loses the ball out of bounds | 43-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere (PG) Robert Woodmansee | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 13:14 | Alabama | Theodore Washington misses short on a floater from the left block | 43-34 |
| 13:12 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 12:53 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Fox | 43-37 |
| 12:37 | Alabama | Ken Lozada hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Weiser - foul #2 on Richard Weiser, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Louis Craft (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF) Lucas Mannings, Gerald Fox, Richard Weiser | |
| 12:37 | Alabama | Ken Lozada makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 12:37 | Alabama | Ken Lozada makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 12:12 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Norris and the foul's on Ken Lozada - foul #2 on Ken Lozada, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Timothy Young (SF), William Yearby (C) Ken Lozada, Theodore Washington | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rickey Woods (PF) Dean Bush | |
| 12:12 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 11:43 | Alabama | William Yearby misses the easy layup but the foul's on Manuel Menard - foul #2 on Manuel Menard, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| 11:43 | Alabama | William Yearby misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 11:43 | Alabama | William Yearby misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 11:43 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Lafreniere (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Okpara Abke (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Young (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stanley Kirkpatrick (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Yearby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rickey Woods (fresh) C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods is called for traveling | 45-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Roger Thomas (PF) Stanley Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 11:08 | Alabama | William Yearby can't connect on a shot from close range | 45-40 |
| 11:07 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere hits the follow up shot | 47-40 |
| 10:54 | South Carolina | Robert Norris clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-40 |
| 10:53 | Alabama | William Yearby grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 10:27 | Alabama | William Yearby connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Okpara Abke | 49-40 |
| 10:10 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by William Yearby - foul #3 on William Yearby, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Woodmansee (PG), Jae Lobdell (SG), Ken Lozada (SF), Stanley Kirkpatrick (PF), Theodore Washington (C) Richard Lafreniere, Okpara Abke, Timothy Young, Roger Thomas, William Yearby | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Joseph Matthews (C) Robert Norris, Manuel Menard | |
| 10:10 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods makes the free throw | 49-43 |
| 09:51 | Alabama | Ken Lozada misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-43 |
| 09:50 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Cipriani | 49-43 |
| 09:39 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods's floater is tipped away by Stanley Kirkpatrick | 49-43 |
| 09:38 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews tips it in | 49-45 |
| 09:14 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Woodmansee | 51-45 |
| 08:48 | South Carolina | Louis Craft hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Matthews | 51-48 |
| 08:29 | Alabama | Ken Lozada connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Woodmansee | 54-48 |
| 08:07 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings travels with the ball | 54-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere (PG), Okpara Abke (SG) Robert Woodmansee, Jae Lobdell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Gerald Fox (SG), Richard Weiser (SF), Dean Bush (PF), Manuel Menard (C) Lucas Mannings, Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani, Rickey Woods, Joseph Matthews | |
| 07:41 | Alabama | Manuel Menard picks off the pass by Stanley Kirkpatrick | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Lafreniere (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Okpara Abke (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ken Lozada (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Stanley Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Theodore Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Weiser (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dean Bush (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:16 | South Carolina | Robert Norris can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 07:15 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox can't tip it in | 54-48 |
| 07:14 | South Carolina | Robert Norris tips it back up and in | 54-50 |
| 07:11 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere's pass is intercepted by Robert Norris in the backcourt | 54-50 |
| 07:10 | South Carolina | Robert Norris banks in the layup | 54-52 |
| 06:48 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Weiser - foul #3 on Richard Weiser, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Timothy Young (SF), William Yearby (C) Ken Lozada, Theodore Washington | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Craft (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF) Gerald Fox, Richard Weiser | |
| 06:48 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 06:48 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:26 | South Carolina | William Yearby is called for the reach on Manuel Menard - foul #4 on William Yearby, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Roger Thomas (PF) Stanley Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 06:05 | South Carolina | Roger Thomas is called for the reach on Robert Cipriani - foul #1 on Roger Thomas, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| 06:05 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:05 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 05:43 | Alabama | Roger Thomas drills a shot from just outside the lane | 58-54 |
| 05:24 | South Carolina | Robert Norris loses the ball out of bounds | 58-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ken Lozada (SF), Theodore Washington (C) Timothy Young, William Yearby | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:01 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 58-54 |
| 04:59 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 04:40 | South Carolina | Dean Bush misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ken Lozada - foul #3 on Ken Lozada, team foul #8 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG) Robert Norris | |
| 04:40 | South Carolina | Dean Bush misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 04:40 | South Carolina | Dean Bush misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 04:40 | Alabama | Theodore Washington grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 04:11 | Alabama | Theodore Washington drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Lafreniere | 60-54 |
| 03:49 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard misses the floater from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 03:48 | South Carolina | Dean Bush can't tip it in | 60-54 |
| 03:46 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Richard Lafreniere | 60-54 |
| 03:17 | Alabama | Louis Craft is called for the reach on Okpara Abke - foul #3 on Louis Craft, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Woodmansee (PG), Jae Lobdell (SG), Timothy Young (SF), Stanley Kirkpatrick (PF) Richard Lafreniere, Okpara Abke, Ken Lozada, Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Gerald Fox (SG), Richard Weiser (SF), Rickey Woods (PF), Joseph Matthews (C) Lucas Mannings, Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani, Dean Bush, Manuel Menard | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Woodmansee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jae Lobdell (fresh) SF - Timothy Young (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stanley Kirkpatrick (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Theodore Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Weiser (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rickey Woods (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Alabama | Timothy Young is fouled on the floor by Rickey Woods - foul #2 on Rickey Woods, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Yearby (C) Theodore Washington | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 03:00 | Alabama | Timothy Young misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 03:00 | Alabama | William Yearby snags the offensive board | 60-54 |
| 03:00 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| 02:46 | Alabama | Jae Lobdell scores on a 3 from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 02:46 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere (PG), Okpara Abke (SG), Ken Lozada (SF), Theodore Washington (C) Robert Woodmansee, Jae Lobdell, Timothy Young, William Yearby | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Craft (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Dean Bush (PF), Manuel Menard (C) Gerald Fox, Richard Weiser, Rickey Woods, Joseph Matthews | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:35 | South Carolina | Robert Norris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 02:34 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Stanley Kirkpatrick | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:05 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ken Lozada | 66-54 |
| 01:48 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani's pass is intercepted by Theodore Washington | 66-54 |
| 01:30 | Alabama | Stanley Kirkpatrick misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 66-54 |
| 01:29 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Dean Bush | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:24 | South Carolina | Louis Craft misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 01:22 | Alabama | Theodore Washington grabs the board | 66-54 |
| 00:54 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere scores on a floater in the lane set up by Ken Lozada | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Gerald Fox (SG), Richard Weiser (SF), Rickey Woods (PF), Joseph Matthews (C) Robert Norris, Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani, Dean Bush, Manuel Menard | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:30 | Alabama | Richard Weiser steals the ball from Okpara Abke | 68-54 |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-54 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere runs out the clock | 68-54 |