| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) SG - Sang Huang (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Heilman (fresh) PF - Paul Tucci (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Andrew Cokley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Raleigh Shorter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Kelsch (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vaughn Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Hosey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Frances (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | John Heilman inbounds the ball | 33-39 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci banks in the layup set up by Sang Huang | 35-39 |
| 19:26 | Alabama | John Kelsch clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 19:24 | South Carolina | John Heilman grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 19:05 | South Carolina | Sang Huang blows the dunk | 35-39 |
| 19:04 | Alabama | Joe Hosey pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 18:58 | Alabama | Joe Hosey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-39 |
| 18:40 | South Carolina | Sang Huang scores on a shot from the baseline set up by John Heilman | 37-39 |
| 18:23 | Alabama | John Kelsch's pass is intercepted by Sang Huang | 37-39 |
| 18:07 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 18:06 | Alabama | Joe Hosey gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 18:02 | Alabama | John Kelsch comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Sang Huang - foul #1 on Sang Huang, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| 18:02 | Alabama | John Kelsch misses the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 18:02 | Alabama | John Kelsch makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:45 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 17:44 | South Carolina | Sang Huang grabs the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 17:32 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Sang Huang | 39-40 |
| 17:28 | Alabama | John Kelsch comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 17:27 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 17:14 | South Carolina | Sang Huang lays it in | 41-40 |
| 16:54 | Alabama | John Kelsch drills a jumper from the left side | 41-42 |
| 16:25 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-42 |
| 16:23 | South Carolina | Sang Huang gets the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 16:18 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 16:17 | Alabama | Raleigh Shorter pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 16:10 | Alabama | Vaughn Frazier is fouled on the floor by John Heilman - foul #3 on John Heilman, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Campbell (PG), Ming-Hoa Shih (SG), Murray Menard (SF), George Mai (PF), Willy Meacham (C) Richard Jenkins, Sang Huang, John Heilman, Paul Tucci, Andrew Cokley | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jeremiah Hicks (SG), Jamie Shields (SF), Ted Jeffery (PF), Robert Osmond (C) John Kelsch, Vaughn Frazier, Joe Hosey, Jerry Frances | |
| 15:58 | Alabama | Robert Osmond can't finish the layup | 41-42 |
| 15:56 | Alabama | Ted Jeffery can't tip it in | 41-42 |
| 15:55 | Alabama | Robert Osmond snags the offensive board | 41-42 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Campbell (fresh) SG - Ming-Hoa Shih (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Murray Menard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Mai (fresh) C - Willy Meacham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Raleigh Shorter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremiah Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jamie Shields (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ted Jeffery (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Osmond (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Alabama | Jeremiah Hicks misses short on a floater from the right side | 41-42 |
| 15:40 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 15:24 | South Carolina | John Campbell comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 41-42 |
| 15:23 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham misses the tip | 41-42 |
| 15:22 | Alabama | Ted Jeffery grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 15:18 | Alabama | Jeremiah Hicks's pass is intercepted by John Campbell | 41-42 |
| 15:14 | South Carolina | John Campbell banks in the layup | 43-42 |
| 15:10 | Alabama | Jamie Shields misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 15:08 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 14:48 | South Carolina | George Mai makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Willy Meacham | 45-42 |
| 14:38 | Alabama | Jeremiah Hicks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 14:37 | South Carolina | George Mai grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | Murray Menard's floater is knocked away by Robert Osmond | 45-42 |
| 14:15 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham tips it home | 47-42 |
| 14:05 | Alabama | Raleigh Shorter is called for 10 seconds | 47-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins (PG), Sang Huang (SG), Ian Brown (SF), Paul Tucci (PF) John Campbell, Ming-Hoa Shih, Murray Menard, George Mai | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dennis Bracy (PG), John Kelsch (SG), Vaughn Frazier (SF), Jerry Frances (C) Raleigh Shorter, Jeremiah Hicks, Jamie Shields, Robert Osmond | |
| 13:49 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-42 |
| 13:41 | Alabama | Dennis Bracy hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Frances and he's hacked by Sang Huang - foul #2 on Sang Huang, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley (C) Willy Meacham | |
| Subs | Alabama | Joe Hosey (PF) Ted Jeffery | |
| 13:41 | Alabama | Dennis Bracy misses the free throw | 50-44 |
| 13:41 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 13:29 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Sang Huang | 52-44 |
| 13:22 | Alabama | Vaughn Frazier connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Dennis Bracy | 52-46 |
| 13:10 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci blows the layup | 52-46 |
| 13:08 | Alabama | Jerry Frances grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 13:02 | Alabama | Jerry Frances hits a turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Andrew Cokley - foul #1 on Andrew Cokley, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| 13:02 | Alabama | Jerry Frances makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:48 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sang Huang and the foul's on Joe Hosey - foul #1 on Joe Hosey, team foul #1 | 54-49 |
| 12:48 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci makes the free throw | 55-49 |
| 12:34 | Alabama | John Kelsch buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Joe Hosey | 55-51 |
| 12:14 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-51 |
| 12:12 | Alabama | Jerry Frances snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 11:57 | Alabama | John Kelsch misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 11:56 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Andrew Cokley | 55-51 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) SG - Sang Huang (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ian Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Tucci (fresh) 22 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Andrew Cokley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dennis Bracy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Kelsch (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vaughn Frazier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Hosey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerry Frances (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:51 | South Carolina | Ian Brown knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Sang Huang | 57-51 |
| 11:37 | Alabama | Joe Hosey's layup is rejected by Andrew Cokley | 57-51 |
| 11:36 | Alabama | Joe Hosey tips it home | 57-53 |
| 11:18 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci blows the dunk | 57-53 |
| 11:17 | South Carolina | Sang Huang snags the offensive board | 57-53 |
| 11:02 | South Carolina | Ian Brown comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dennis Bracy - foul #4 on Dennis Bracy, team foul #2 | 57-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih (PG), Murray Menard (SG), George Mai (PF), Willy Meacham (C) Richard Jenkins, Sang Huang, Paul Tucci, Andrew Cokley | |
| Subs | Alabama | Raleigh Shorter (PG), Jeremiah Hicks (SG), Jamie Shields (SF), Ted Jeffery (PF), Robert Osmond (C) Dennis Bracy, John Kelsch, Vaughn Frazier, Joe Hosey, Jerry Frances | |
| 11:02 | South Carolina | Ian Brown makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 11:02 | South Carolina | Ian Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 10:52 | Alabama | Ted Jeffery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Heilman (SF) Ian Brown | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 10:27 | South Carolina | Murray Menard is fouled on the floor by Jeremiah Hicks - foul #1 on Jeremiah Hicks, team foul #3 | 59-53 |
| 10:10 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 10:08 | Alabama | Robert Osmond pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 10:02 | Alabama | Ted Jeffery hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jeremiah Hicks | 59-56 |
| 09:37 | South Carolina | Murray Menard buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Willy Meacham | 62-56 |
| 09:35 | Alabama | Raleigh Shorter double dribbles in the backcourt | 62-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins (PG), Sang Huang (SG), Ian Brown (SF), Paul Tucci (PF) Ming-Hoa Shih, Murray Menard, John Heilman, George Mai | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Kelsch (SG), Jerry Frances (C) Jeremiah Hicks, Robert Osmond | |
| 09:29 | South Carolina | Jerry Frances blocks the short jumper by Sang Huang | 62-56 |
| 09:28 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Jerry Frances | 62-56 |
| 09:24 | Alabama | Willy Meacham steals it from John Kelsch | 62-56 |
| 09:08 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Richard Jenkins | 65-56 |
| 08:47 | Alabama | Ted Jeffery's pass is intercepted by Ian Brown | 65-56 |
| 08:36 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci is called for a charge - foul #3 on Paul Tucci, team foul #5 | 65-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley (C) Willy Meacham | |
| Subs | Alabama | Vaughn Frazier (SF), Joe Hosey (PF) Jamie Shields, Ted Jeffery | |
| 08:27 | Alabama | John Kelsch travels with the ball | 65-56 |
| 08:09 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Joe Hosey - foul #2 on Joe Hosey, team foul #4 | 65-56 |
| 07:55 | South Carolina | Ian Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-56 |
| 07:53 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci grabs the offensive board | 65-56 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sang Huang (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Ian Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Tucci (fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Andrew Cokley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Raleigh Shorter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Kelsch (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vaughn Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Hosey (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Jerry Frances (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:43 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih (SG) Sang Huang | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dennis Bracy (PG), Robert Osmond (C) Raleigh Shorter, Jerry Frances | |
| 07:22 | Alabama | Richard Jenkins picks off the pass by John Kelsch | 65-56 |
| 07:07 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 07:06 | Alabama | Joe Hosey gets the rebound | 65-56 |
| 06:51 | Alabama | Ming-Hoa Shih blocks the jumper by Dennis Bracy | 65-56 |
| 06:50 | Alabama | Dennis Bracy tips it home | 65-58 |
| 06:28 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-58 |
| 06:26 | Alabama | Dennis Bracy pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| 06:19 | Alabama | Robert Osmond hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Andrew Cokley - foul #2 on Andrew Cokley, team foul #6 | 65-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sang Huang (SG), John Heilman (SF), George Mai (PF), Willy Meacham (C) Richard Jenkins, Ian Brown, Paul Tucci, Andrew Cokley | |
| Subs | Alabama | Raleigh Shorter (SG), Jamie Shields (SF), Ted Jeffery (PF) John Kelsch, Vaughn Frazier, Joe Hosey | |
| 06:19 | Alabama | Robert Osmond makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 06:19 | Alabama | Robert Osmond makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 06:00 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Heilman | 68-60 |
| 05:52 | Alabama | Robert Osmond misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 68-60 |
| 05:51 | Alabama | Robert Osmond hits the follow up shot | 68-62 |
| 05:33 | South Carolina | Sang Huang clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Raleigh Shorter - foul #1 on Raleigh Shorter, team foul #5 | 68-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jerry Frances (C) Robert Osmond | |
| 05:33 | South Carolina | Sang Huang makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 05:33 | South Carolina | Sang Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 05:13 | Alabama | Willy Meacham is called for the reach on Jamie Shields - foul #1 on Willy Meacham, team foul #7 | 70-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ian Brown (SF) John Heilman | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jeremiah Hicks (SG) Dennis Bracy | |
| 05:13 | Alabama | Jamie Shields makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 05:13 | Alabama | Jamie Shields misses the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 05:13 | South Carolina | George Mai gets the rebound | 70-63 |
| 04:49 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ian Brown | 72-63 |
| 04:35 | Alabama | Sang Huang steals it from Raleigh Shorter | 72-63 |
| 04:16 | South Carolina | George Mai loses the dribble to Jamie Shields | 72-63 |
| 04:13 | Alabama | Jeremiah Hicks lays it up and in on a great pass from Jamie Shields | 72-65 |
| 03:44 | South Carolina | Sang Huang scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Willy Meacham | 74-65 |
| 03:44 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins (PG), Paul Tucci (PF), Andrew Cokley (C) Ming-Hoa Shih, George Mai, Willy Meacham | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dennis Bracy (PG), John Kelsch (SG), Vaughn Frazier (SF), Joe Hosey (PF) Raleigh Shorter, Jeremiah Hicks, Jamie Shields, Ted Jeffery | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sang Huang (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ian Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Tucci (fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Andrew Cokley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dennis Bracy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Kelsch (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vaughn Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Hosey (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Jerry Frances (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Alabama | John Kelsch connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Dennis Bracy | 74-67 |
| 03:03 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Jenkins | 77-67 |
| 02:43 | Alabama | Joe Hosey makes the runner in the lane set up by Dennis Bracy | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:24 | South Carolina | Dennis Bracy picks off the pass by Sang Huang | 77-69 |
| 02:20 | Alabama | Dennis Bracy lays it in | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:13 | South Carolina | Sang Huang is hacked by John Kelsch - foul #1 on John Kelsch, team foul #6 | 77-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih (SG) Sang Huang | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 01:52 | Alabama | The refs have stopped play. Jerry Frances is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 77-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sang Huang (SG) Ming-Hoa Shih | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Osmond (C) Jerry Frances | |
| 01:44 | South Carolina | Sang Huang clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-71 |
| 01:43 | Alabama | Robert Osmond gets the rebound | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:38 | Alabama | John Kelsch scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 77-74 |
| 01:18 | South Carolina | John Kelsch takes the ball from Paul Tucci | 77-74 |
| 01:15 | Alabama | John Kelsch lays it up and in | 77-76 |
| 00:55 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci banks in the layup | 79-76 |
| 00:43 | Alabama | Vaughn Frazier buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Dennis Bracy | 79-78 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | South Carolina | Sang Huang throws it down | 81-78 |
| 00:13 | Alabama | Dennis Bracy misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-78 |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | Ian Brown grabs the board | 81-78 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Ian Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Bracy - foul #5 on Dennis Bracy, team foul #7 | 81-78 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih (PG) Richard Jenkins | |
| Subs | Alabama | Raleigh Shorter (PG) Dennis Bracy | |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Ian Brown makes the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Ian Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 83-78 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Alabama | John Kelsch hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joe Hosey | 83-81 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci is fouled in the backcourt by Raleigh Shorter - foul #2 on Raleigh Shorter, team foul #8 | 83-81 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins (PG) Ming-Hoa Shih | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci makes the 1st free throw | 84-81 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci makes the 2nd free throw | 85-81 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Vaughn Frazier can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 85-81 |