| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Hunter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Fox (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Marco Russo (fresh) PF - Barry Marsala (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Metcalf (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Batten (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Haldeman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Fred Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Moshe Petrovic (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Kugler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Marco Russo inbounds the ball | 22-42 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Alabama | Barry Marsala misses the easy open layup | 22-42 |
| 19:44 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf hits the follow up shot | 24-42 |
| 19:25 | South Carolina | William Haldeman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Louis Fox - foul #1 on Louis Fox, team foul #1 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Ronald Libby (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF), Stephen Vetter (C) Don Batten, Fred Peterson, Moshe Petrovic, Lee Kugler | |
| 19:25 | South Carolina | William Haldeman misses the 1st free throw | 24-42 |
| 19:25 | South Carolina | William Haldeman makes the 2nd free throw | 24-43 |
| 19:23 | Alabama | Ronald Libby steals it from Marco Russo in the backcourt | 24-43 |
| 18:57 | South Carolina | Marco Russo steals it from Stephen Vetter | 24-43 |
| 18:35 | Alabama | A charge is called on Marco Russo - foul #1 on Marco Russo, team foul #2 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (PG), Moshe Petrovic (PF), Lee Kugler (C) William Haldeman, Ronald Libby, Daniel Levinthal | |
| 18:06 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 24-43 |
| 18:04 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler misses the tip | 24-43 |
| 18:02 | Alabama | Marco Russo gets the rebound | 24-43 |
| 17:57 | Alabama | Louis Fox misses the lay-in | 24-43 |
| 17:56 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf tips it but misses | 24-43 |
| 17:55 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler snags the defensive board | 24-43 |
| 17:35 | South Carolina | Alan Bell misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 24-43 |
| 17:33 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf grabs the board | 24-43 |
| 17:18 | Alabama | Louis Fox clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 24-43 |
| 17:17 | South Carolina | Don Batten snags the defensive board | 24-43 |
| 17:02 | South Carolina | Don Batten scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Alan Bell | 24-45 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 16:46 | Alabama | Norman Hunter misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 24-45 |
| 16:45 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler snags the defensive board | 24-45 |
| 16:24 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Barry Marsala - foul #1 on Barry Marsala, team foul #3 | 24-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Osborne (PG), Steven Brown (SG), Donald Heath (SF), Rafael Martinez (C) Norman Hunter, Louis Fox, Marco Russo, Paul Metcalf | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Haldeman (SG), Fred Peterson (SF) Alan Bell, Lee Kugler | |
| 16:24 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic misses the 1st free throw | 24-45 |
| 16:24 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic makes the 2nd free throw | 24-46 |
| 16:15 | Alabama | William Haldeman steps in front of the Barry Marsala pass | 24-46 |
| 15:58 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic loses the dribble to Steven Brown | 24-46 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Osborne (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Steven Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Heath (fresh) PF - Barry Marsala (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rafael Martinez (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Batten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Haldeman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Fred Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Moshe Petrovic (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Vetter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:54 | Alabama | Donald Heath is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Peterson - foul #1 on Fred Peterson, team foul #1 | 24-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Lavalle (SF), Luis Diener (PF) Donald Heath, Barry Marsala | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Daniel Levinthal (PF) Don Batten, Moshe Petrovic | |
| 15:41 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle's floater is tipped away by Stephen Vetter | 24-46 |
| 15:39 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Daniel Levinthal | 24-46 |
| 15:14 | South Carolina | Alan Bell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 24-46 |
| 15:13 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez gets the rebound | 24-46 |
| 14:55 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Vetter | 24-46 |
| 14:53 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson grabs the board | 24-46 |
| 14:33 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Haldeman | 24-48 |
| 14:12 | Alabama | Steven Brown is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Lavalle | 26-48 |
| 13:55 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Robert Osborne - foul #2 on Robert Osborne, team foul #4 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Hunter (PG), Louis Fox (SG), Marco Russo (PF), Paul Metcalf (C) Robert Osborne, Steven Brown, Luis Diener, Rafael Martinez | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (PG), Ronald Libby (SF) Alan Bell, Fred Peterson | |
| 13:55 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter makes the 1st free throw | 26-49 |
| 13:55 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter misses the 2nd free throw | 26-49 |
| 13:55 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf grabs the defensive rebound | 26-49 |
| 13:43 | Alabama | Norman Hunter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-49 |
| 13:42 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle can't tip it in | 26-49 |
| 13:40 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf snags the offensive board | 26-49 |
| 13:35 | Alabama | Louis Fox misses short on an open fadeaway from the right block | 26-49 |
| 13:33 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf grabs the offensive board | 26-49 |
| 13:11 | Alabama | Louis Fox misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Levinthal - foul #2 on Daniel Levinthal, team foul #2 | 26-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Barry Marsala (PF) Robert Lavalle | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Peterson (SF), Moshe Petrovic (PF), Lee Kugler (C) Ronald Libby, Daniel Levinthal, Stephen Vetter | |
| 13:11 | Alabama | Louis Fox makes the 1st free throw | 27-49 |
| 13:11 | Alabama | Louis Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 28-49 |
| 12:49 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 28-49 |
| 12:48 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson gets the offensive rebound | 28-49 |
| 12:24 | South Carolina | Don Batten steps out of bounds on the baseline | 28-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Osborne (PG), Robert Lavalle (SF), Luis Diener (PF) Norman Hunter, Marco Russo, Paul Metcalf | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Bell (SG), Ronald Libby (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF) William Haldeman, Fred Peterson, Moshe Petrovic | |
| 12:12 | Alabama | Louis Fox comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Daniel Levinthal - foul #3 on Daniel Levinthal, team foul #3 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Haldeman (SG), Moshe Petrovic (PF) Don Batten, Daniel Levinthal | |
| 12:12 | Alabama | Louis Fox makes the 1st free throw | 29-49 |
| 12:12 | Alabama | Louis Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 30-49 |
| 11:58 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Lee Kugler | 30-51 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Osborne (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Louis Fox (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Lavalle (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Luis Diener (fresh) 3 pf. C - Barry Marsala (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Haldeman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Libby (fresh) PF - Moshe Petrovic (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Kugler (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Alabama | Ronald Libby blocks the short jumper by Robert Lavalle | 30-51 |
| 11:39 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Alan Bell | 30-51 |
| 11:34 | South Carolina | Alan Bell comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 30-51 |
| 11:32 | South Carolina | Alan Bell tips it home | 30-53 |
| 11:17 | Alabama | Louis Fox drills a 3 from the right corner | 33-53 |
| 10:54 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by William Haldeman | 33-55 |
| 10:52 | Alabama | Moshe Petrovic takes the ball from Louis Fox in the backcourt | 33-55 |
| 10:35 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by William Haldeman | 33-57 |
| 10:06 | Alabama | Louis Fox misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-57 |
| 10:04 | Alabama | Luis Diener grabs the offensive board | 33-57 |
| 09:51 | Alabama | Robert Osborne misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-57 |
| 09:50 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle tips it in | 35-57 |
| 09:39 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Luis Diener - foul #4 on Luis Diener, team foul #5 | 35-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Hunter (PG), Marco Russo (SG), Steven Brown (SF), Rafael Martinez (PF), Paul Metcalf (C) Robert Osborne, Louis Fox, Robert Lavalle, Luis Diener, Barry Marsala | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (PG), Glen Brown (SG), Daniel Levinthal (PF), Stephen Vetter (C) Alan Bell, William Haldeman, Moshe Petrovic, Lee Kugler | |
| 09:39 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby makes the 1st free throw | 35-58 |
| 09:39 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby makes the 2nd free throw | 35-59 |
| 09:30 | Alabama | Ronald Libby is called for the reach on Steven Brown - foul #1 on Ronald Libby, team foul #4 | 35-59 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Peterson (SF) Ronald Libby | |
| 09:08 | Alabama | Fred Peterson steps in front of the Steven Brown pass | 35-59 |
| 08:48 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter is hacked by Marco Russo - foul #2 on Marco Russo, team foul #6 | 35-59 |
| 08:37 | South Carolina | The jump hook by Stephen Vetter is blocked by Paul Metcalf | 35-59 |
| 08:36 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez snags the defensive board | 35-59 |
| 08:16 | Alabama | Steven Brown misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 35-59 |
| 08:14 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf tips it in | 37-59 |
| 07:55 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 37-59 |
| 07:53 | Alabama | Steven Brown gets the rebound | 37-59 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Hunter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marco Russo (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Steven Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rafael Martinez (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Metcalf (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Batten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glen Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Stephen Vetter (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:44 | Alabama | Steven Brown travels with the ball | 37-59 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Lavalle (SF), Luis Diener (PF) Norman Hunter, Rafael Martinez | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Haldeman (SG), Lee Kugler (C) Glen Brown, Stephen Vetter | |
| 07:16 | South Carolina | Don Batten misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-59 |
| 07:15 | South Carolina | Don Batten snags the offensive board | 37-59 |
| 06:53 | South Carolina | William Haldeman lays it in on a great pass from Don Batten | 37-61 |
| 06:43 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Luis Diener | 39-61 |
| 06:24 | South Carolina | Paul Metcalf steps in front of the Lee Kugler pass | 39-61 |
| 06:04 | Alabama | Steven Brown is fouled on the floor by William Haldeman - foul #1 on William Haldeman, team foul #5 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Osborne (PG), Donald Heath (SF), Barry Marsala (PF), Rafael Martinez (C) Steven Brown, Robert Lavalle, Luis Diener, Paul Metcalf | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Glen Brown (SG), Ronald Libby (SF), Stephen Vetter (C) Don Batten, William Haldeman, Fred Peterson, Lee Kugler | |
| 05:55 | Alabama | Marco Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-61 |
| 05:53 | South Carolina | Alan Bell is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Osborne - foul #3 on Robert Osborne, team foul #7 | 39-61 |
| 05:53 | South Carolina | Alan Bell makes the 1st free throw | 39-62 |
| 05:53 | South Carolina | Alan Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 39-63 |
| 05:40 | Alabama | Robert Osborne misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Glen Brown - foul #1 on Glen Brown, team foul #6 | 39-63 |
| 05:40 | Alabama | Robert Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 40-63 |
| 05:40 | Alabama | Robert Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 41-63 |
| 05:13 | South Carolina | Alan Bell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Osborne - foul #4 on Robert Osborne, team foul #8 | 41-63 |
| 05:13 | South Carolina | Alan Bell makes the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 05:13 | South Carolina | Alan Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 41-64 |
| 05:13 | Alabama | Marco Russo grabs the board | 41-64 |
| 04:54 | Alabama | Barry Marsala misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Glen Brown - foul #2 on Glen Brown, team foul #7 | 41-64 |
| 04:54 | Alabama | Barry Marsala makes the 1st free throw | 42-64 |
| 04:54 | Alabama | Barry Marsala misses the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| 04:54 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter gets the rebound | 42-64 |
| 04:38 | South Carolina | Alan Bell buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Libby | 42-66 |
| 04:35 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rafael Martinez, team foul #9 | 42-66 |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Brown (SG) Donald Heath | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 04:21 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal lays it up and in | 42-68 |
| 04:17 | Alabama | Stephen Vetter is called for the reach on Marco Russo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Vetter, team foul #8 | 42-68 |
| 04:17 | Alabama | Marco Russo misses the 1st free throw | 42-68 |
| 04:17 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter gets the rebound | 42-68 |
| 03:53 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter can't finish the layup | 42-68 |
| 03:51 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 42-68 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Osborne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - Marco Russo (tiring) 3 reb. SF - Steven Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Barry Marsala (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Rafael Martinez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Glen Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Libby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Levinthal (tiring) 10 pts. 3 pf. C - Stephen Vetter (tired) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Alabama | Robert Osborne connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Marco Russo | 45-68 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:23 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal misses long on a jumper from the right side | 45-68 |
| 03:21 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez snags the defensive board | 45-68 |
| 03:17 | Alabama | Robert Osborne misses short on an open jumper near the basket | 45-68 |
| 03:16 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter pulls down the rebound | 45-68 |
| 03:12 | South Carolina | Rafael Martinez is called for the reach on Alan Bell - foul #3 on Rafael Martinez, team foul #10 | 45-68 |
| 03:12 | South Carolina | Alan Bell makes the 1st free throw | 45-69 |
| 03:12 | South Carolina | Alan Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-70 |
| 03:04 | Alabama | Marco Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-70 |
| Subs | Alabama | Donald Heath (SF) Marco Russo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:39 | South Carolina | Alan Bell hits the finger roll | 45-72 |
| 02:27 | Alabama | Robert Osborne clanks a 3 from the right corner | 45-72 |
| 02:25 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby pulls down the rebound | 45-72 |
| 01:57 | South Carolina | Donald Heath picks off the pass by Alan Bell | 45-72 |
| 01:43 | Alabama | Robert Osborne comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-72 |
| 01:42 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter grabs the board | 45-72 |
| 01:21 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal is denied on a layup by Barry Marsala | 45-72 |
| 01:20 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez gets the rebound | 45-72 |
| 01:15 | Alabama | Steven Brown can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 45-72 |
| 01:13 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby snags the defensive board | 45-72 |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | Glen Brown loses the dribble to Steven Brown | 45-72 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Alabama | Barry Marsala misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 45-72 |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter grabs the board | 45-72 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter lays it up and in | 45-74 |
| 00:05 | Alabama | Barry Marsala is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Rafael Martinez | 47-74 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Alan Bell runs out the clock | 47-74 |