| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Willy Bomar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wade Sutton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremy Stapler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Albert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Yevgeny Witkowski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Townsend (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Quinton Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Henry Elms (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roger House (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Alabama | Yevgeny Witkowski picks off the pass by John Brown | 34-29 |
| 19:19 | South Carolina | Jay Townsend misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 34-29 |
| 19:18 | South Carolina | Henry Elms snags the offensive board | 34-29 |
| 18:57 | South Carolina | Henry Elms hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Roger House and he's hacked by Albert Jones - foul #1 on Albert Jones, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 18:57 | South Carolina | Henry Elms makes the free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:40 | Alabama | John Brown double dribbles | 34-32 |
| 18:19 | South Carolina | Roger House misses the dunk attempt | 34-32 |
| 18:18 | Alabama | Willy Bomar pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:13 | Alabama | Wade Sutton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 18:12 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:48 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roger House | 34-34 |
| 17:28 | Alabama | John Brown misses long on a floater from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 17:27 | South Carolina | Roger House snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 17:10 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 17:08 | South Carolina | Henry Elms pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:53 | South Carolina | Henry Elms misses the driving attempt from close range | 34-34 |
| 16:51 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 16:45 | Alabama | Willy Bomar hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 34-34 |
| 16:44 | South Carolina | Henry Elms grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:29 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-34 |
| 16:27 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:23 | Alabama | Quinton Hunt picks off the pass by John Brown | 34-34 |
| 16:19 | South Carolina | Jay Townsend hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Quinton Hunt | 34-36 |
| 15:53 | Alabama | Yevgeny Witkowski steals it from Willy Bomar | 34-36 |
| 15:50 | South Carolina | Jay Townsend banks in the layup on a nice dish by Yevgeny Witkowski | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Willy Bomar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wade Sutton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremy Stapler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Yevgeny Witkowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jay Townsend (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Quinton Hunt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Henry Elms (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Roger House (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Alabama | John Brown drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Willy Bomar | 36-38 |
| 15:15 | South Carolina | Roger House banks in the layup on a great pass from Jay Townsend | 36-40 |
| 14:59 | Alabama | Wade Sutton banks in the layup | 38-40 |
| 14:30 | South Carolina | John Brown takes the ball from Quinton Hunt | 38-40 |
| 14:12 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 14:11 | South Carolina | Henry Elms grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 14:06 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 14:00 | Alabama | Albert Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 13:58 | Alabama | Albert Jones tips it home | 40-43 |
| 13:54 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Yevgeny Witkowski is denied by John Brown | 40-43 |
| 13:52 | Alabama | The rebound goes to John Brown | 40-43 |
| 13:47 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler misses the easy layup but the foul's on Quinton Hunt - foul #1 on Quinton Hunt, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Kenneth Chen (SG), Ronald Walker (PF), Michael Pugh (C) Willy Bomar, Wade Sutton, Albert Jones, John Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Betts (PG), Charles Baggett (SG), Christopher Simmons (SF), Zachary Postell (PF), Luis Gibson (C) Yevgeny Witkowski, Jay Townsend, Quinton Hunt, Henry Elms, Roger House | |
| 13:47 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 13:47 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 13:31 | South Carolina | Kenneth Chen takes the ball from Luis Gibson | 42-43 |
| 13:27 | Alabama | Zachary Postell swats the short shot by Jeremy Stapler | 42-43 |
| 13:25 | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 13:15 | South Carolina | Michael Pugh blocks the jumper by Luis Gibson | 42-43 |
| 13:14 | Alabama | Michael Pugh grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 13:08 | Alabama | Ronald Walker buries a fadeaway in the lane | 44-43 |
| 13:01 | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 44-43 |
| 13:00 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:38 | Alabama | Ronald Walker comes up short on the shot from close range but the foul's on Zachary Postell - foul #1 on Zachary Postell, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jerry Cable (C) Jeremy Stapler | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 12:38 | Alabama | Ronald Walker makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:38 | Alabama | Ronald Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 12:11 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson misses the shot from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 12:10 | South Carolina | Zachary Postell misses the tip | 46-43 |
| 12:08 | South Carolina | Charles Baggett tips it but misses | 46-43 |
| 12:06 | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons grabs the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 11:56 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Jerry Cable - foul #1 on Jerry Cable, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| 11:56 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 11:56 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Ferguson (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Chen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Cable (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Betts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Baggett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zachary Postell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Luis Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen misses long on a floater from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 11:35 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 11:08 | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Betts and he's hacked by Ronald Walker - foul #1 on Ronald Walker, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wade Sutton (SG), Virgil Ayres (PF) Ronald Walker, Michael Pugh | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski (PG), Jay Townsend (SG), Henry Elms (PF), Hugh Brunt (C) David Betts, Charles Baggett, Zachary Postell, Luis Gibson | |
| 11:08 | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons misses the free throw | 46-47 |
| 11:08 | Alabama | Jerry Cable snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 10:56 | Alabama | Wade Sutton knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 10:45 | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Jay Townsend | 49-49 |
| 10:30 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 10:28 | Alabama | Jerry Cable snags the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 10:11 | Alabama | Wade Sutton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG), Jeremy Stapler (SF), Albert Jones (PF), Michael Pugh (C) Norman Ferguson, Kenneth Chen, Virgil Ayres, Jerry Cable | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Baggett (SF), Luis Gibson (PF), Roger House (C) Christopher Simmons, Henry Elms, Hugh Brunt | |
| 09:54 | South Carolina | Charles Baggett scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Yevgeny Witkowski and he's fouled by Wade Sutton - foul #1 on Wade Sutton, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Brown (C) Michael Pugh | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Zachary Postell (PF) Luis Gibson | |
| 09:54 | South Carolina | Charles Baggett makes the free throw | 49-52 |
| 09:37 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler drills a jump hook from the baseline | 51-52 |
| 09:27 | South Carolina | John Brown is called for the reach on Jay Townsend - foul #3 on John Brown, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| 09:09 | South Carolina | Wade Sutton steps in front of the Charles Baggett pass | 51-52 |
| 08:49 | Alabama | Willy Bomar misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 08:47 | Alabama | Albert Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 08:27 | Alabama | Wade Sutton is fouled on the floor by Zachary Postell - foul #2 on Zachary Postell, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Chen (SG), Ronald Walker (C) Wade Sutton, John Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Betts (PG), Russell Keasler (SG), Quinton Hunt (SF), Luis Gibson (PF) Yevgeny Witkowski, Jay Townsend, Charles Baggett, Zachary Postell | |
| 08:04 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 08:02 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 07:52 | Alabama | Roger House steals it from Kenneth Chen | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Willy Bomar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Chen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Stapler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Betts (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Russell Keasler (fresh) SF - Quinton Hunt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Luis Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger House (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:35 | South Carolina | Roger House clanks a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Albert Jones - foul #2 on Albert Jones, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Michael Pugh (C) Willy Bomar, Albert Jones | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 07:35 | South Carolina | Roger House misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 07:35 | South Carolina | Roger House makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 07:19 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-53 |
| 07:18 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 06:51 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-53 |
| 06:50 | South Carolina | Roger House pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 06:27 | South Carolina | Russell Keasler misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 06:26 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson tips it home | 51-55 |
| 06:04 | Alabama | Ronald Walker lays it in set up by Kenneth Chen | 53-55 |
| 06:00 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wade Sutton (SG), Albert Jones (PF), John Brown (C) Kenneth Chen, Ronald Walker, Michael Pugh | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski (PG), Jay Townsend (SG), Henry Elms (PF) David Betts, Russell Keasler, Luis Gibson | |
| 05:45 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Yevgeny Witkowski | 53-58 |
| 05:33 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jeremy Stapler and he's hacked by Yevgeny Witkowski - foul #3 on Yevgeny Witkowski, team foul #4 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Luis Gibson (C) Roger House | |
| 05:33 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson makes the free throw | 56-58 |
| 05:11 | South Carolina | Jay Townsend's fadeaway is rejected by John Brown | 56-58 |
| 05:09 | South Carolina | Henry Elms tips it home | 56-60 |
| 04:56 | Alabama | Wade Sutton scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Albert Jones | 58-60 |
| 04:48 | South Carolina | Jay Townsend banks in the layup | 58-62 |
| 04:43 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler is hacked by Luis Gibson - foul #1 on Luis Gibson, team foul #5 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons (SF) Quinton Hunt | |
| 04:36 | Alabama | John Brown misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Luis Gibson - foul #2 on Luis Gibson, team foul #6 | 58-62 |
| 04:36 | Alabama | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 04:36 | Alabama | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 04:17 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson's layup is rejected by Albert Jones | 60-62 |
| 04:15 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Albert Jones | 60-62 |
| 04:08 | Alabama | Henry Elms swats the layup by Albert Jones | 60-62 |
| 04:07 | Alabama | Albert Jones gets the offensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 03:53 | Alabama | Wade Sutton is fouled on the floor by Jay Townsend - foul #3 on Jay Townsend, team foul #7 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Roger House (C) Luis Gibson | |
| 03:53 | Alabama | Wade Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 03:53 | Alabama | Wade Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:37 | South Carolina | Roger House's pass is intercepted by Wade Sutton | 62-62 |
| 03:34 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wade Sutton | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Ferguson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Wade Sutton (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Stapler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - John Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Yevgeny Witkowski (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jay Townsend (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Henry Elms (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Roger House (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:18 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Christopher Simmons and he's hacked by Norman Ferguson - foul #4 on Norman Ferguson, team foul #7 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG), Ronald Walker (PF), Michael Pugh (C) Norman Ferguson, Albert Jones, John Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Zachary Postell (PF) Henry Elms | |
| 03:18 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski misses the free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:18 | Alabama | Michael Pugh snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 02:58 | Alabama | Wade Sutton scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Willy Bomar | 67-64 |
| 02:58 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Albert Jones (PF), John Brown (C) Willy Bomar, Ronald Walker, Michael Pugh | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt (SF), Henry Elms (PF) Christopher Simmons, Zachary Postell | |
| 02:41 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt hits a 3 from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 02:36 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 67-67 |
| 02:35 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 02:17 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski buries a turnaround in the paint | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:50 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson is hacked by Roger House - foul #3 on Roger House, team foul #8 | 67-69 |
| 01:50 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:50 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Roger House | 67-69 |
| 01:32 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but the foul's on Jeremy Stapler - foul #3 on Jeremy Stapler, team foul #8 | 67-69 |
| 01:32 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:32 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 01:32 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt makes the 3rd free throw | 67-71 |
| 01:21 | Alabama | John Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-71 |
| 01:20 | Alabama | Wade Sutton snags the offensive board | 67-71 |
| 01:06 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler is hacked by Quinton Hunt - foul #2 on Quinton Hunt, team foul #9 | 67-71 |
| 01:06 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 01:06 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler misses the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 01:06 | South Carolina | Roger House grabs the board | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Norman Ferguson - foul #5 on Norman Ferguson, team foul #9 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG) Norman Ferguson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Alabama | Yevgeny Witkowski steps in front of the John Brown pass | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | South Carolina | Jay Townsend is fouled in the backcourt by Wade Sutton - foul #2 on Wade Sutton, team foul #10 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Zachary Postell (PF) Henry Elms | |
| 00:32 | South Carolina | Jay Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:32 | South Carolina | Jay Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:28 | Alabama | Willy Bomar knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Stapler | 71-75 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | Roger House is hacked by Wade Sutton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wade Sutton, team foul #11 | 71-75 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | Roger House makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | Roger House makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:18 | Alabama | Willy Bomar can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-77 |
| 00:16 | Alabama | John Brown snags the offensive board | 71-77 |
| 00:13 | Alabama | Willy Bomar comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 71-77 |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | Roger House gets the rebound | 71-77 |
| 00:09 | South Carolina | Roger House is hacked by Wade Sutton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wade Sutton, team foul #12 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Baggett (SG) Jay Townsend | |
| 00:09 | South Carolina | Roger House misses the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:09 | South Carolina | Roger House misses the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:09 | Alabama | Albert Jones pulls down the rebound | 71-77 |
| 00:02 | Alabama | Willy Bomar clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-77 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Zachary Postell | 71-77 |