| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Hunter (fresh) SG - Louis Fox (fresh) SF - Marco Russo (fresh) PF - Luis Diener (fresh) C - Barry Marsala (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fresh) SG - Don Batten (fresh) SF - Fred Peterson (fresh) PF - Daniel Levinthal (fresh) C - Moshe Petrovic (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | South Carolina | Alan Bell is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Alabama | Moshe Petrovic is called for the reach on Barry Marsala - foul #1 on Moshe Petrovic, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Alabama | Louis Fox scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | South Carolina | Norman Hunter steals it from Alan Bell | 3-0 |
| 18:31 | Alabama | Barry Marsala loses the dribble to Don Batten | 3-0 |
| 18:27 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson hits the finger roll set up by Don Batten | 3-2 |
| 18:00 | Alabama | Louis Fox can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 17:59 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:37 | South Carolina | Alan Bell misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Barry Marsala - foul #1 on Barry Marsala, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:37 | South Carolina | Alan Bell makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:37 | South Carolina | Alan Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:11 | Alabama | Moshe Petrovic takes the ball from Louis Fox | 3-4 |
| 16:51 | South Carolina | Don Batten drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Fred Peterson | 3-6 |
| 16:30 | Alabama | Barry Marsala's floater is tipped away by Moshe Petrovic | 3-6 |
| 16:29 | Alabama | Barry Marsala tips it home | 5-6 |
| 16:05 | South Carolina | Alan Bell misses the lay-in | 5-6 |
| 16:04 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic gets the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:59 | South Carolina | Barry Marsala takes the ball from Fred Peterson | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Hunter (fairly fresh) SG - Louis Fox (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marco Russo (fairly fresh) PF - Luis Diener (fairly fresh) C - Barry Marsala (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Don Batten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fairly fresh) C - Moshe Petrovic (tiring) | |
| 15:34 | Alabama | Daniel Levinthal swats the layup by Barry Marsala | 5-6 |
| 15:32 | Alabama | Barry Marsala grabs the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:07 | Alabama | Barry Marsala is hacked by Moshe Petrovic - foul #2 on Moshe Petrovic, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Valentine (PG), Steven Brown (SG), Donald Heath (SF), Rafael Martinez (PF), Thomas Pollack (C) Norman Hunter, Louis Fox, Marco Russo, Luis Diener, Barry Marsala | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Brown (PG), Jose Alvarez (SG), Ronald Libby (SF), David Santillo (PF), David McGillicuddy (C) Alan Bell, Don Batten, Fred Peterson, Daniel Levinthal, Moshe Petrovic | |
| 14:43 | Alabama | Thomas Pollack misses the wide open fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by David McGillicuddy - foul #1 on David McGillicuddy, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| 14:43 | Alabama | Thomas Pollack makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:43 | Alabama | Thomas Pollack makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:24 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy misses the jump hook near the basket | 7-6 |
| 14:23 | Alabama | Eric Valentine snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 14:04 | Alabama | David McGillicuddy swats the layup by Thomas Pollack | 7-6 |
| 14:02 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 13:41 | South Carolina | Eric Valentine steps in front of the David McGillicuddy pass | 7-6 |
| 13:38 | Alabama | Eric Valentine lays it in | 9-6 |
| 13:21 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Jose Alvarez | 9-8 |
| 13:06 | Alabama | David Santillo blocks the jumper by Eric Valentine | 9-8 |
| 13:04 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 12:46 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby is hacked by Donald Heath - foul #1 on Donald Heath, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Hunter (PG), Louis Fox (SG), Marco Russo (SF), Luis Diener (PF), Barry Marsala (C) Eric Valentine, Steven Brown, Donald Heath, Rafael Martinez, Thomas Pollack | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Don Batten (SG), Fred Peterson (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF) Glen Brown, Jose Alvarez, Ronald Libby, David McGillicuddy | |
| 12:32 | South Carolina | Alan Bell hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Don Batten | 9-10 |
| 12:30 | Alabama | Marco Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| 12:10 | South Carolina | Alan Bell is fouled on the floor by Marco Russo - foul #1 on Marco Russo, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| 11:54 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal drills a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Luis Diener - foul #1 on Luis Diener, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| 11:54 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal misses the free throw | 9-12 |
| 11:54 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson gets the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Hunter (fresh) SG - Louis Fox (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marco Russo (fresh) PF - Luis Diener (fresh) C - Barry Marsala (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Don Batten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Santillo (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:40 | South Carolina | Alan Bell buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Don Batten | 9-14 |
| 11:17 | Alabama | Norman Hunter hits a shot from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 10:52 | South Carolina | David Santillo scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Fred Peterson and he's hacked by Norman Hunter - foul #1 on Norman Hunter, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Brown (PG), Rafael Martinez (PF) Norman Hunter, Luis Diener | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:52 | South Carolina | David Santillo makes the free throw | 11-17 |
| 10:30 | Alabama | Steven Brown misses short on a shot from the left wing | 11-17 |
| 10:28 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Don Batten | 11-17 |
| 10:23 | South Carolina | Don Batten is fouled on the floor by Louis Fox - foul #1 on Louis Fox, team foul #6 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Alabama | Thomas Pollack (C) Barry Marsala | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ronald Libby (SF), David McGillicuddy (C) Fred Peterson, David Santillo | |
| 10:10 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal misses the dunk but he's fouled by Louis Fox - foul #2 on Louis Fox, team foul #7 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Valentine (PG), Donald Heath (SF) Louis Fox, Marco Russo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:10 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal misses the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 10:10 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:56 | Alabama | Eric Valentine is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Eric Valentine, team foul #8 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Hunter (PG) Eric Valentine | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Brown (PG), Jose Alvarez (SG) Alan Bell, Don Batten | |
| 09:45 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal blows the dunk | 11-18 |
| 09:44 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby tips it back up and in | 11-20 |
| 09:30 | Alabama | Donald Heath is fouled on the floor by Ronald Libby - foul #1 on Ronald Libby, team foul #4 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | Luis Diener (PF), Barry Marsala (C) Rafael Martinez, Thomas Pollack | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 09:08 | Alabama | Steven Brown misses the dunk | 11-20 |
| 09:06 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Ronald Libby | 11-20 |
| 09:01 | South Carolina | Glen Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Heath - foul #2 on Donald Heath, team foul #9 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | Marco Russo (SF) Donald Heath | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (SG), Fred Peterson (SF) Jose Alvarez, Daniel Levinthal | |
| 09:01 | South Carolina | Glen Brown makes the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 09:01 | South Carolina | Glen Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 11-22 |
| 08:59 | Alabama | Fred Peterson picks off the pass by Norman Hunter in the backcourt | 11-22 |
| 08:44 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy can't finish the layup | 11-22 |
| 08:43 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson can't tip it in | 11-22 |
| 08:41 | Alabama | Marco Russo pulls down the rebound | 11-22 |
| 08:39 | Alabama | Barry Marsala throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-22 |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Valentine (PG) Norman Hunter | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Bell (PG) Glen Brown | |
| 08:20 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Don Batten and he's hacked by Barry Marsala - foul #2 on Barry Marsala, team foul #10 | 11-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rafael Martinez (C) Barry Marsala | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 08:20 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy misses the free throw | 11-24 |
| 08:20 | Alabama | Luis Diener grabs the defensive rebound | 11-24 |
| 07:53 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 11-24 |
| 07:52 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez grabs the offensive board | 11-24 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Eric Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Brown (fairly fresh) SF - Marco Russo (fresh) PF - Luis Diener (fairly fresh) C - Rafael Martinez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Don Batten (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fred Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David McGillicuddy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Libby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Alabama | Ronald Libby steals it from Steven Brown | 11-24 |
| 07:14 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson connects on the shot from the left wing | 11-26 |
| 07:09 | Alabama | Don Batten steps in front of the Luis Diener pass in the backcourt | 11-26 |
| 06:49 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy double dribbles | 11-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Hunter (PG), Thomas Pollack (C) Steven Brown, Luis Diener | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Brown (PG), Jose Alvarez (SG), Daniel Levinthal (PF), David Santillo (C) Alan Bell, Don Batten, Fred Peterson, David McGillicuddy | |
| 06:26 | Alabama | Ronald Libby steals it from Norman Hunter | 11-26 |
| 05:58 | South Carolina | David Santillo clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Pollack - foul #1 on Thomas Pollack, team foul #11 | 11-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Brown (SG), Luis Diener (PF) Eric Valentine, Rafael Martinez | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:58 | South Carolina | David Santillo misses the 1st free throw | 11-26 |
| 05:58 | South Carolina | David Santillo misses the 2nd free throw | 11-26 |
| 05:58 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Thomas Pollack | 11-26 |
| 05:42 | Alabama | Marco Russo clanks a floater from the right side | 11-26 |
| 05:40 | Alabama | Marco Russo tips it but misses | 11-26 |
| 05:38 | South Carolina | David Santillo pulls down the rebound | 11-26 |
| 05:17 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby is hacked by Marco Russo - foul #2 on Marco Russo, team foul #12 | 11-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rafael Martinez (SF) Marco Russo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Fred Peterson (SF) Jose Alvarez, David Santillo | |
| 05:17 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby misses the 1st free throw | 11-26 |
| 05:17 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby misses the 2nd free throw | 11-26 |
| 05:17 | Alabama | Thomas Pollack pulls down the rebound | 11-26 |
| 05:14 | Alabama | Glen Brown is called for the reach on Norman Hunter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glen Brown, team foul #5 | 11-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Santillo (C) Ronald Libby | |
| 05:02 | Alabama | Fred Peterson is called for the reach on Rafael Martinez - foul #1 on Fred Peterson, team foul #6 | 11-26 |
| 04:35 | Alabama | Steven Brown scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Pollack | 14-26 |
| 04:15 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal can't finish the layup | 14-26 |
| 04:13 | Alabama | Luis Diener snags the defensive board | 14-26 |
| 04:05 | Alabama | Steven Brown is fouled on the floor by Fred Peterson - foul #2 on Fred Peterson, team foul #7 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Valentine (SG) Thomas Pollack | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (SG), Anthony Marte (SF), David McGillicuddy (C) Glen Brown, Fred Peterson, David Santillo | |
| 04:05 | Alabama | Steven Brown makes the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 04:05 | Alabama | Steven Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 04:05 | South Carolina | Anthony Marte gets the rebound | 15-26 |
| 03:49 | South Carolina | Don Batten misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rafael Martinez - foul #1 on Rafael Martinez, team foul #13 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Louis Fox (SG), Donald Heath (SF), Barry Marsala (C) Norman Hunter, Steven Brown, Rafael Martinez | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ronald Libby (SF), Moshe Petrovic (C) Anthony Marte, Daniel Levinthal | |
| 03:49 | South Carolina | Don Batten misses the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 03:49 | South Carolina | Don Batten makes the 2nd free throw | 15-27 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Eric Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Louis Fox (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Heath (fresh) PF - Luis Diener (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Barry Marsala (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Don Batten (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Libby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David McGillicuddy (fresh) 4 pts. C - Moshe Petrovic (fresh) | |
| 03:30 | Alabama | Louis Fox misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 15-27 |
| 03:29 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Don Batten | 15-27 |
| 03:05 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-27 |
| 03:04 | Alabama | Luis Diener snags the defensive board | 15-27 |
| 02:58 | Alabama | Louis Fox misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-27 |
| 02:57 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Heath | 15-27 |
| 02:37 | Alabama | Donald Heath buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Eric Valentine | 17-27 |
| 02:23 | South Carolina | Alan Bell's layup is rejected by Barry Marsala | 17-27 |
| 02:22 | Alabama | Luis Diener gets the rebound | 17-27 |
| 02:02 | Alabama | Barry Marsala jams it set up by Donald Heath and he's hacked by Ronald Libby - foul #2 on Ronald Libby, team foul #8 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Hunter (PG), Marco Russo (SF), Rafael Martinez (PF) Eric Valentine, Donald Heath, Luis Diener | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Brown (PG), Jose Alvarez (SG), Fred Peterson (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF) Alan Bell, Don Batten, Ronald Libby, David McGillicuddy | |
| 02:02 | Alabama | Barry Marsala makes the free throw | 20-27 |
| 01:50 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-27 |
| 01:49 | Alabama | Barry Marsala snags the defensive board | 20-27 |
| 01:21 | Alabama | Norman Hunter drills a 3 from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 01:08 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic is hacked by Rafael Martinez - foul #2 on Rafael Martinez, team foul #14 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Alabama | Thomas Pollack (C) Barry Marsala | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (SG) Jose Alvarez | |
| 01:08 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 01:08 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 01:08 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 00:42 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez misses short on a floater from the right side | 23-27 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Glen Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 00:18 | South Carolina | Don Batten clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic tips it in | 23-29 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Don Batten - foul #1 on Don Batten, team foul #9 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Brown (PG), Donald Heath (SG) Norman Hunter, Louis Fox | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (SG), Ronald Libby (SF), David Santillo (PF), David McGillicuddy (C) Don Batten, Fred Peterson, Daniel Levinthal, Moshe Petrovic | |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez misses the free throw | 25-29 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina | David Santillo snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | David Santillo clanks a halfcourt shot | 25-29 |