| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Rao (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lee Guy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Mason (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Tavares (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Christopher Waldron (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Zanchez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bernard Moffett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Grant Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Stanley Carnahan (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-26 |
| 19:43 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 19:16 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-26 |
| 19:15 | Alabama | Anthony Tavares pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 18:46 | Alabama | Lee Guy misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-26 |
| 18:45 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 18:30 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker hits the finger roll | 32-28 |
| 18:26 | Alabama | Robert Rao drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Lee Guy | 34-28 |
| 18:09 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett is hacked by Mark Mason - foul #3 on Mark Mason, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Moscato (SF) Mark Mason | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 17:58 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Rao - foul #3 on Robert Rao, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Martz (PG) Robert Rao | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 17:58 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 17:58 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 17:30 | Alabama | Michael Martz scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Lee Guy | 37-29 |
| 17:12 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Tavares - foul #2 on Anthony Tavares, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren (C) Anthony Tavares | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 17:12 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 17:12 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:44 | Alabama | Lee Guy buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Martz | 40-31 |
| 16:26 | South Carolina | Todd Moscato steps in front of the Grant Tucker pass | 40-31 |
| 15:57 | Alabama | Michael Martz is fouled on the floor by Christopher Waldron - foul #3 on Christopher Waldron, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Rao (PG), Stephen Dean (SG), Mark Mason (SF), David Weber (PF) Michael Martz, Lee Guy, Todd Moscato, Samuel Walker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Rao (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Dean (fresh) SF - Mark Mason (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Weber (fresh) C - Timothy Sjogren (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Christopher Waldron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Boris Zanchez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bernard Moffett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Grant Tucker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Stanley Carnahan (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Christopher Waldron - foul #4 on Christopher Waldron, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Albert (PG) Christopher Waldron | |
| 15:35 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 15:35 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 15:17 | South Carolina | David Weber takes the ball from Bernard Moffett | 42-31 |
| 15:01 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren's layup is rejected by Grant Tucker | 42-31 |
| 15:00 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to David Weber | 42-31 |
| 14:38 | Alabama | Robert Rao's floater is knocked away by Grant Tucker | 42-31 |
| 14:36 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 14:23 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez misses long on a 3 from straight away | 42-31 |
| 14:22 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Moffett | 42-31 |
| 13:57 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Robert Albert | 42-33 |
| 13:35 | Alabama | Robert Rao comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 13:34 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 13:29 | South Carolina | Robert Albert scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Grant Tucker | 42-36 |
| 13:08 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren lays it in | 44-36 |
| 12:46 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez is whistled for traveling | 44-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | Lee Guy (SG), Samuel Walker (PF), Anthony Tavares (C) Stephen Dean, David Weber, Timothy Sjogren | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 12:27 | Alabama | Robert Rao knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Mark Mason | 46-36 |
| 12:10 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-36 |
| 12:09 | Alabama | Mark Mason grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 11:56 | Alabama | Grant Tucker is called for the reach on Anthony Tavares - foul #3 on Grant Tucker, team foul #3 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Martz (PG) Robert Rao | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Filip Zentz (PG), Robert Muszynski (PF) Robert Albert, Grant Tucker | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Martz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lee Guy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Mason (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Tavares (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Filip Zentz (fresh) SG - Boris Zanchez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bernard Moffett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Muszynski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stanley Carnahan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Alabama | Filip Zentz takes the ball from Samuel Walker | 46-36 |
| 11:06 | South Carolina | Filip Zentz misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Michael Martz - foul #1 on Michael Martz, team foul #4 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Moscato (SF) Mark Mason | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 11:06 | South Carolina | Filip Zentz makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 11:06 | South Carolina | Filip Zentz makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 10:44 | Alabama | Robert Muszynski steps in front of the Michael Martz pass | 46-38 |
| 10:21 | South Carolina | Michael Martz steps in front of the Robert Muszynski pass | 46-38 |
| 10:18 | Alabama | Michael Martz can't finish the layup | 46-38 |
| 10:16 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 10:10 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski is hacked by Samuel Walker - foul #1 on Samuel Walker, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Rao (PG), Timothy Sjogren (C) Michael Martz, Anthony Tavares | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Albert (PG), Grant Tucker (PF) Bernard Moffett, Robert Muszynski | |
| 09:56 | South Carolina | Robert Albert can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 09:55 | South Carolina | Filip Zentz grabs the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 09:38 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert Albert | 46-40 |
| 09:20 | Alabama | Lee Guy misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 09:18 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 09:01 | South Carolina | Robert Rao takes the ball from Boris Zanchez | 46-40 |
| 08:57 | Alabama | Robert Rao lays it in | 48-40 |
| 08:40 | South Carolina | Filip Zentz lays it up and in on a great pass from Boris Zanchez and the foul's on Samuel Walker - foul #2 on Samuel Walker, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Stephen Dean (SG), Mark Mason (SF), David Weber (PF), Anthony Tavares (C) Lee Guy, Todd Moscato, Samuel Walker, Timothy Sjogren | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett (SF), Robert Muszynski (C) Boris Zanchez, Stanley Carnahan | |
| 08:40 | South Carolina | Filip Zentz misses the free throw | 48-42 |
| 08:40 | Alabama | Anthony Tavares snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 08:17 | Alabama | Mark Mason misses the easy layup | 48-42 |
| 08:15 | Alabama | Stephen Dean tips it in | 50-42 |
| 07:58 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Rao (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Dean (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Mason (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Weber (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Tavares (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Filip Zentz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Robert Albert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Moffett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Grant Tucker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Muszynski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:52 | Alabama | Robert Rao's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Muszynski | 50-45 |
| 07:51 | Alabama | Mark Mason gets the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 07:25 | Alabama | Robert Rao clanks a floater in the paint | 50-45 |
| 07:23 | Alabama | David Weber grabs the offensive board | 50-45 |
| 07:02 | Alabama | Robert Rao loses the ball out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Martz (PG), Lee Guy (SG), Timothy Sjogren (C) Robert Rao, Stephen Dean, Anthony Tavares | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron (PG), Boris Zanchez (SG), Stanley Carnahan (C) Filip Zentz, Robert Albert, Grant Tucker | |
| 06:40 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 06:39 | Alabama | Lee Guy gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 06:10 | Alabama | Lee Guy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 06:09 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 05:53 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-45 |
| 05:51 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 05:26 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Mason | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:07 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 05:06 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett snags the offensive board | 52-45 |
| 04:48 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Waldron | 52-47 |
| 04:48 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Rao (PG), Samuel Walker (PF), Anthony Tavares (C) Michael Martz, David Weber, Timothy Sjogren | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Grant Tucker (PF) Robert Muszynski | |
| 04:23 | Alabama | Lee Guy buries a 3 from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 04:06 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Waldron | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:00 | Alabama | Samuel Walker drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert Rao | 57-49 |
| 03:48 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 57-49 |
| 03:46 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker can't tip it in | 57-49 |
| 03:44 | Alabama | Samuel Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Rao (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lee Guy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Mason (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Walker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Tavares (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Christopher Waldron (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Boris Zanchez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bernard Moffett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Grant Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Stanley Carnahan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Alabama | Stanley Carnahan steps in front of the Lee Guy pass | 57-49 |
| 03:11 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 03:10 | Alabama | Anthony Tavares grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 02:54 | Alabama | Lee Guy is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 02:52 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:39 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 02:37 | Alabama | Samuel Walker snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 02:18 | Alabama | Anthony Tavares misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bernard Moffett - foul #2 on Bernard Moffett, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| 02:18 | Alabama | Anthony Tavares makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 02:18 | Alabama | Anthony Tavares makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 02:00 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Bernard Moffett | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:58 | Alabama | Robert Rao is hacked by Christopher Waldron in the backcourt - foul #5 on Christopher Waldron, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Albert (PG) Christopher Waldron | |
| 01:56 | Alabama | Robert Rao is hacked by Robert Albert - foul #1 on Robert Albert, team foul #6 | 59-52 |
| 01:53 | Alabama | Robert Albert is called for the reach on Robert Rao - foul #2 on Robert Albert, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| 01:53 | Alabama | Robert Rao makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 01:53 | Alabama | Robert Rao makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 01:40 | South Carolina | Robert Albert misses the 3 from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 01:39 | Alabama | Mark Mason pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| 01:36 | Alabama | Robert Albert is called for the reach on Mark Mason in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Albert, team foul #8 | 61-52 |
| 01:36 | Alabama | Mark Mason makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 01:36 | Alabama | Mark Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 01:24 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 01:23 | Alabama | Samuel Walker snags the defensive board | 63-52 |
| 01:22 | Alabama | Samuel Walker is hacked by Robert Albert in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Albert, team foul #9 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Martz (PG), Stephen Dean (SG), Todd Moscato (SF), Timothy Sjogren (C) Robert Rao, Lee Guy, Mark Mason, Anthony Tavares | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 01:22 | Alabama | Samuel Walker misses the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 01:22 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett snags the defensive board | 63-52 |
| 00:59 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan is fouled on the floor by Todd Moscato - foul #1 on Todd Moscato, team foul #7 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Weber (PF) Samuel Walker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:59 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:59 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:59 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren grabs the board | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Alabama | Robert Albert is called for the reach on Timothy Sjogren in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Albert, team foul #10 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Filip Zentz (PG) Robert Albert | |
| 00:57 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:57 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-53 |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan snags the offensive board | 65-53 |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 65-53 |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan misses the tip | 65-53 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan tips it in | 65-55 |
| 00:41 | Alabama | Michael Martz is fouled in the backcourt by Filip Zentz - foul #1 on Filip Zentz, team foul #11 | 65-55 |
| 00:41 | Alabama | Michael Martz misses the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:41 | Alabama | Michael Martz makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Filip Zentz | 66-58 |
| 00:35 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Rao (PG), Lee Guy (SG), Mark Mason (SF), Samuel Walker (PF), Anthony Tavares (C) Michael Martz, Stephen Dean, Todd Moscato, David Weber, Timothy Sjogren | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:34 | Alabama | Robert Rao is fouled in the backcourt by Filip Zentz - foul #2 on Filip Zentz, team foul #12 | 66-58 |
| 00:34 | Alabama | Robert Rao makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:34 | Alabama | Robert Rao makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:29 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-58 |
| 00:27 | Alabama | Samuel Walker gets the rebound | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Robert Rao runs out the clock | 68-58 |