| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Peter Hodge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bradley Coburn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Harris (fresh) PF - Kevin Raffa (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - James Deleon (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Liu (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Anthony (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Graziano (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Fudge (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Larry Harris inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Alabama | James Liu is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 31-29 |
| 19:08 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Kevin Raffa is denied by Stephen Graziano | 31-29 |
| 19:06 | Alabama | John Fudge grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 18:46 | Alabama | Richard Anthony misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 18:44 | South Carolina | James Deleon grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 18:18 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 18:16 | Alabama | The rebound goes to James Liu | 31-29 |
| 17:52 | Alabama | James Liu misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Peter Hodge - foul #4 on Peter Hodge, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Longoria (PG), Erik Gardner (SG) Peter Hodge, Bradley Coburn | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ray McGuire (SG), Matthew Bowden (SF), John Follis (PF) Richard Anthony, Larry Harris, Stephen Graziano | |
| 17:52 | Alabama | James Liu makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 17:52 | Alabama | James Liu makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 17:31 | South Carolina | Steve Harris drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Longoria | 34-31 |
| 17:02 | Alabama | The short jumper by James Liu is denied by Kevin Raffa | 34-31 |
| 17:00 | Alabama | John Fudge gets the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 16:36 | Alabama | John Follis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-31 |
| 16:34 | South Carolina | Steve Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 16:11 | South Carolina | Robert Longoria clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 16:09 | Alabama | Ray McGuire gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 16:03 | Alabama | Matthew Bowden makes the wide open 3 from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 15:43 | South Carolina | James Deleon is hacked by John Fudge - foul #3 on John Fudge, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn (SG), John Smith (SF) Erik Gardner, Steve Harris | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Anthony (PG), Larry Harris (SF), Stephen Graziano (PF) James Liu, Matthew Bowden, John Follis | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Longoria (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Coburn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kevin Raffa (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Deleon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Anthony (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray McGuire (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Graziano (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Fudge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:24 | South Carolina | Robert Longoria scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Bradley Coburn | 37-34 |
| 15:07 | Alabama | Richard Anthony makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Larry Harris | 37-37 |
| 14:43 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 14:41 | Alabama | John Fudge grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 14:14 | Alabama | Richard Anthony misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 14:13 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 13:55 | South Carolina | Stephen Graziano is called for the reach on Kevin Raffa - foul #1 on Stephen Graziano, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato (PF) Kevin Raffa | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Bowden (PG), John Follis (PF), Richard Nakagawa (C) Ray McGuire, Stephen Graziano, John Fudge | |
| 13:41 | South Carolina | Robert Longoria's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steve Harris (SF) John Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 13:39 | Alabama | Larry Harris's pass is intercepted by Robert Longoria in the backcourt | 37-37 |
| 13:23 | South Carolina | Steve Harris scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 13:00 | Alabama | John Follis comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 12:58 | South Carolina | Steve Harris gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 12:32 | South Carolina | Steve Harris buries a fadeaway from the left side | 42-37 |
| 12:30 | Alabama | Bradley Coburn is called for the reach on Richard Anthony in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bradley Coburn, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Peter Hodge (PG), Erik Gardner (SG), Kevin Raffa (PF) Robert Longoria, Bradley Coburn, James Deleon | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Liu (PG), Stephen Graziano (PF), John Fudge (C) Richard Anthony, Larry Harris, Richard Nakagawa | |
| 12:22 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 42-37 |
| 12:21 | South Carolina | Peter Hodge grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 11:52 | South Carolina | Steve Harris misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Graziano - foul #2 on Stephen Graziano, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Deleon (C) Wilfred Lobato | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ray McGuire (SG) Matthew Bowden | |
| 11:52 | South Carolina | Steve Harris makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 11:52 | South Carolina | Steve Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 11:24 | Alabama | Ray McGuire throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (SF) Steve Harris | |
| Subs | Alabama | Larry Harris (SF) John Follis | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Peter Hodge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Erik Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kevin Raffa (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Deleon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Liu (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray McGuire (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Graziano (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Fudge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 10:58 | South Carolina | Peter Hodge can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 44-37 |
| 10:56 | Alabama | Larry Harris snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 10:31 | Alabama | Ray McGuire drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 10:15 | South Carolina | Peter Hodge is fouled on the floor by James Liu - foul #1 on James Liu, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn (SG) Erik Gardner | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Bowden (PG), Richard Anthony (SG), John Follis (SF), Richard Nakagawa (C) James Liu, Ray McGuire, Larry Harris, John Fudge | |
| 09:46 | South Carolina | John Follis takes the ball from James Deleon | 44-40 |
| 09:23 | Alabama | Richard Anthony misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 09:22 | Alabama | Richard Nakagawa grabs the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 09:02 | Alabama | Richard Anthony throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steve Harris (SF), Wilfred Lobato (C) John Smith, James Deleon | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ray McGuire (SF), John Fudge (C) John Follis, Richard Nakagawa | |
| 08:33 | South Carolina | Steve Harris comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 08:32 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 08:14 | South Carolina | Peter Hodge makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 07:55 | Alabama | Kevin Raffa steals it from Matthew Bowden | 47-40 |
| 07:39 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Steve Harris and he's hacked by Stephen Graziano - foul #3 on Stephen Graziano, team foul #5 | 49-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Longoria (PG), Erik Gardner (SG) Peter Hodge, Bradley Coburn | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Liu (PG), Larry Harris (SF), John Follis (PF) Matthew Bowden, Ray McGuire, Stephen Graziano | |
| 07:39 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa makes the free throw | 50-40 |
| 07:15 | Alabama | James Liu connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by John Fudge | 50-42 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Longoria (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steve Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Raffa (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Wilfred Lobato (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Liu (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Anthony (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Follis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Fudge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 06:55 | South Carolina | Erik Gardner is whistled for traveling | 50-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Deleon (C) Wilfred Lobato | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Nakagawa (C) John Fudge | |
| 06:37 | Alabama | James Liu misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 06:36 | Alabama | John Follis tips it but misses | 50-42 |
| 06:35 | Alabama | James Liu pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 06:20 | Alabama | Erik Gardner steals the ball from Richard Nakagawa | 50-42 |
| 05:52 | South Carolina | James Deleon comes up short on the shot from the left block | 50-42 |
| 05:50 | Alabama | John Follis gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 05:26 | Alabama | Larry Harris hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Liu | 50-44 |
| 05:08 | South Carolina | Robert Longoria comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 05:06 | South Carolina | James Deleon can't tip it in | 50-44 |
| 05:04 | South Carolina | Steve Harris grabs the offensive board | 50-44 |
| 04:51 | South Carolina | James Deleon hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Longoria | 52-44 |
| 04:45 | Alabama | James Liu travels with the ball | 52-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Peter Hodge (PG), Bradley Coburn (SG), John Smith (SF), Wilfred Lobato (PF) Robert Longoria, Erik Gardner, Steve Harris, Kevin Raffa | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Bowden (PG), Ray McGuire (SG), Stephen Graziano (PF), John Fudge (C) James Liu, Richard Anthony, John Follis, Richard Nakagawa | |
| 04:23 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 52-44 |
| 04:22 | Alabama | Larry Harris gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 03:59 | Alabama | Larry Harris scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Ray McGuire and he's fouled by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 52-46 |
| 03:59 | Alabama | Larry Harris makes the free throw | 52-47 |
| 03:30 | South Carolina | Peter Hodge misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Fudge - foul #4 on John Fudge, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| 03:30 | South Carolina | Peter Hodge misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 03:30 | South Carolina | Peter Hodge makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 03:10 | Alabama | John Fudge clanks a jumper near the basket | 53-47 |
| 03:09 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to James Deleon | 53-47 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Peter Hodge (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bradley Coburn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Wilfred Lobato (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Deleon (tiring) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Matthew Bowden (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ray McGuire (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Harris (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Stephen Graziano (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - John Fudge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 02:41 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Smith | 55-47 |
| 02:41 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steve Harris (SF) John Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Liu (PG), John Follis (PF) Larry Harris, Stephen Graziano | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:21 | Alabama | James Liu connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Ray McGuire | 55-49 |
| 01:52 | South Carolina | Peter Hodge can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 01:50 | South Carolina | Steve Harris tips it back up and in | 57-49 |
| 01:50 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa (PF) Wilfred Lobato | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Anthony (SG), Larry Harris (SF), Stephen Graziano (PF) Ray McGuire, Matthew Bowden, John Follis | |
| 01:46 | Alabama | Bradley Coburn steals it from Larry Harris in the backcourt | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:25 | South Carolina | John Fudge is called for the reach on Peter Hodge - foul #5 on John Fudge, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Follis (C) John Fudge | |
| 01:25 | South Carolina | Peter Hodge makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 01:25 | South Carolina | Peter Hodge makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 01:08 | Alabama | James Liu drills a jumper from the right side | 59-51 |
| 00:51 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Peter Hodge | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Alabama | Larry Harris connects on the floater near the basket | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Anthony - foul #3 on Richard Anthony, team foul #8 | 62-53 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:39 | Alabama | James Liu is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Hodge - foul #5 on Peter Hodge, team foul #4 | 64-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Longoria (PG) Peter Hodge | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Bowden (PG), Ray McGuire (SG), Richard Nakagawa (C) James Liu, Richard Anthony, Larry Harris | |
| 00:35 | Alabama | Matthew Bowden misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-53 |
| 00:33 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano grabs the offensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 00:30 | Alabama | Ray McGuire double dribbles | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Robert Longoria runs out the clock | 64-53 |