| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Carlos Winters (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Pittman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gilberto Molina (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - James Mayne (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Newman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bondurant (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Barker (fresh) C - Jack Kish (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant inbounds the ball | 30-18 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:41 | Alabama | Dustin Barker's floater is tipped away by James Mayne | 30-18 |
| 19:40 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes snags the defensive board | 30-18 |
| 19:27 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina lays it up and in | 32-18 |
| 19:00 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 32-20 |
| 18:44 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-20 |
| 18:42 | Alabama | Joseph Newman pulls down the rebound | 32-20 |
| 18:18 | Alabama | Jack Kish throws it down on a nice dish by Joseph Newman | 32-22 |
| 18:01 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes can't connect on a runner from close range | 32-22 |
| 17:59 | Alabama | Dustin Barker gets the rebound | 32-22 |
| 17:31 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 32-22 |
| 17:29 | Alabama | Jack Kish tips it home | 32-24 |
| 17:11 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Dustin Barker - foul #3 on Dustin Barker, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Harrison (SF), Oscar Hernandez (C) William Pittman, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Alabama | George Mole (PF) Dustin Barker | |
| 17:11 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 17:11 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters misses the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 17:11 | Alabama | George Mole gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| 16:51 | Alabama | Joseph Newman scores on a shot from the left side | 33-26 |
| 16:42 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Bondurant | 33-26 |
| 16:41 | Alabama | George Mole pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 16:26 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Harrison - foul #2 on David Harrison, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (SG) Carlos Winters | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 16:26 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant misses the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 16:26 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant misses the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 16:26 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 16:11 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski is hacked by George Mole - foul #1 on George Mole, team foul #2 | 33-26 |
| 15:56 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez banks in the layup on a great pass from Ivan Derezinski and he's fouled by Joseph Newman - foul #2 on Joseph Newman, team foul #3 | 35-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Barker (PF) George Mole | |
| 15:56 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez misses the free throw | 35-26 |
| 15:56 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Joseph Newman | 35-26 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Leonard Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Harrison (fresh) PF - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gilberto Molina (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Newman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bondurant (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Barker (fresh) 3 pf. C - Jack Kish (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Alabama | Joseph Newman hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Kish and he's fouled by Ivan Derezinski - foul #2 on Ivan Derezinski, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| 15:39 | Alabama | Joseph Newman makes the free throw | 35-29 |
| 15:21 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-29 |
| 15:03 | Alabama | Jack Kish can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Leonard Barnes - foul #1 on Leonard Barnes, team foul #3 | 35-29 |
| 15:03 | Alabama | Jack Kish makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 15:03 | Alabama | Jack Kish makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 14:43 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 14:41 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 14:20 | South Carolina | Joseph Newman picks off the pass by Ivan Derezinski | 35-31 |
| 13:58 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by David Harrison - foul #3 on David Harrison, team foul #4 | 35-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Pittman (SF), James Mayne (C) David Harrison, Oscar Hernandez | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 13:58 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 13:58 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 13:42 | South Carolina | James Mayne can't connect on a shot from the right block | 35-33 |
| 13:41 | South Carolina | William Pittman grabs the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 13:21 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 13:20 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 13:02 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant's fadeaway is rejected by James Mayne | 35-33 |
| 13:00 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 12:40 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski scores on a jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Todd Schaffner - foul #3 on Todd Schaffner, team foul #4 | 37-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Harrison (SF), Oscar Hernandez (C) William Pittman, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Alabama | George Mole (C) Jack Kish | |
| 12:40 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski makes the free throw | 38-33 |
| 12:12 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Newman | 38-35 |
| 11:48 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski travels with the ball | 38-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (SG), William Pittman (SF), James Mayne (C) Ivan Derezinski, David Harrison, Oscar Hernandez | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Leonard Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - Carlos Winters (fresh) 10 pts. SF - William Pittman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gilberto Molina (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - James Mayne (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Newman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Bondurant (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Barker (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - George Mole (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Alabama | Joseph Newman is whistled for traveling | 38-35 |
| 11:19 | South Carolina | James Mayne misses the jumper from the right side | 38-35 |
| 11:17 | South Carolina | James Mayne tips it back up and in | 40-35 |
| 10:55 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Newman | 40-37 |
| 10:42 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 10:22 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant is denied on a layup by Gilberto Molina | 42-37 |
| 10:21 | Alabama | George Mole snags the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 10:08 | Alabama | George Mole can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-37 |
| 10:06 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Bondurant | 42-37 |
| 09:45 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant hits the finger roll on a great pass from Todd Schaffner | 42-39 |
| 09:41 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Carlos Winters, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (SG), David Harrison (SF), Oscar Hernandez (PF) Carlos Winters, William Pittman, Gilberto Molina | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jack Kish (C) George Mole | |
| 09:13 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant blows the layup | 42-39 |
| 09:11 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 08:48 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski misses the shot from the left side | 42-39 |
| 08:47 | Alabama | Dustin Barker grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 08:18 | Alabama | Dustin Barker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Oscar Hernandez - foul #1 on Oscar Hernandez, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (PG), William Baily (SG), William Pittman (SF), Gilberto Molina (PF) Leonard Barnes, Ivan Derezinski, David Harrison, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 08:18 | Alabama | Dustin Barker makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 08:18 | Alabama | Dustin Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 08:04 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 07:41 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Carlos Winters - foul #3 on Carlos Winters, team foul #7 | 45-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes (PG) William Baily | |
| Subs | Alabama | George Mole (PF) Dustin Barker | |
| 07:41 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 07:41 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Leonard Barnes (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. SG - Carlos Winters (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Pittman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gilberto Molina (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Newman (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Bondurant (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Mole (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jack Kish (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (SG) Leonard Barnes | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 07:04 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 07:03 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 06:59 | South Carolina | William Pittman scores on a turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by George Mole - foul #2 on George Mole, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes (PG), James Mayne (C) Ivan Derezinski, Gilberto Molina | |
| Subs | Alabama | Arthur Pitzer (SF) Robert Bondurant | |
| 06:59 | South Carolina | William Pittman misses the free throw | 47-42 |
| 06:59 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Jack Kish | 47-42 |
| 06:43 | Alabama | Arthur Pitzer misses short on a jumper from the right side | 47-42 |
| 06:42 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 06:21 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Carlos Winters | 50-42 |
| 05:56 | Alabama | William Pittman steals it from Joseph Newman | 50-42 |
| 05:30 | South Carolina | James Mayne connects on the shot in the paint and he's fouled by George Mole - foul #3 on George Mole, team foul #6 | 52-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (PG), Gilberto Molina (PF) Leonard Barnes, Oscar Hernandez | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG), Dustin Barker (PF) Todd Schaffner, Jack Kish | |
| 05:30 | South Carolina | James Mayne makes the free throw | 53-42 |
| 05:11 | Alabama | Ivan Derezinski steals the ball from Robert Bondurant | 53-42 |
| 05:08 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski banks in the layup | 55-42 |
| 04:53 | Alabama | William Pittman picks off the pass by Robert Bondurant | 55-42 |
| 04:50 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski banks in the layup set up by William Pittman | 57-42 |
| 04:33 | Alabama | James Mayne takes the ball from Robert Bondurant | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:13 | South Carolina | William Pittman misses long on a jumper in the paint | 57-42 |
| 04:12 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-42 |
| 03:53 | South Carolina | William Pittman drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:35 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses long on a floater from the right side | 59-42 |
| 03:34 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina pulls down the rebound | 59-42 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Carlos Winters (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Pittman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gilberto Molina (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - James Mayne (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Joseph Newman (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Bondurant (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. SF - Arthur Pitzer (fairly fresh) PF - Dustin Barker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - George Mole (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | South Carolina | William Pittman comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 59-42 |
| 03:27 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant grabs the board | 59-42 |
| 03:06 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-42 |
| 03:05 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski grabs the board | 59-42 |
| 02:40 | South Carolina | William Pittman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-42 |
| 02:38 | Alabama | Dustin Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 59-42 |
| 02:34 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant clanks a floater from the baseline | 59-42 |
| 02:32 | South Carolina | James Mayne grabs the defensive rebound | 59-42 |
| 02:26 | South Carolina | William Pittman is fouled on the floor by Robert Bondurant - foul #1 on Robert Bondurant, team foul #7 | 59-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (SG), Oscar Hernandez (PF), Jerome Kelley (C) Carlos Winters, Gilberto Molina, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (PG), Albert Miller (SF), Henry Hurd (PF), Eddie Simmons (C) Joseph Newman, Robert Bondurant, Dustin Barker, George Mole | |
| 02:26 | South Carolina | William Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 02:26 | South Carolina | William Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 02:07 | Alabama | Arthur Pitzer is hacked by William Baily - foul #1 on William Baily, team foul #8 | 61-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Harrison (SF) William Pittman | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:07 | Alabama | Arthur Pitzer misses the 1st free throw | 61-42 |
| 02:07 | Alabama | Henry Hurd grabs the offensive board | 61-42 |
| 02:02 | Alabama | Arthur Pitzer misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 61-42 |
| 02:00 | Alabama | Arthur Pitzer grabs the offensive rebound | 61-42 |
| 01:55 | Alabama | Arthur Pitzer can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 61-42 |
| 01:54 | South Carolina | David Harrison gets the rebound | 61-42 |
| 01:29 | South Carolina | Jerome Kelley clanks a jumper from the left side | 61-42 |
| 01:28 | Alabama | Albert Miller grabs the board | 61-42 |
| 01:16 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ivan Derezinski - foul #3 on Ivan Derezinski, team foul #9 | 61-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Alabama | George Mole (PF) Albert Miller | |
| 01:16 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 01:16 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski is hacked by Henry Hurd - foul #1 on Henry Hurd, team foul #8 | 61-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Joseph Newman (SG) Todd Schaffner | |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski makes the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:41 | Alabama | David Harrison is called for the reach on Henry Hurd - foul #4 on David Harrison, team foul #10 | 63-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Albert Miller (SF) Joseph Newman | |
| 00:41 | Alabama | Henry Hurd misses the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 00:41 | Alabama | Henry Hurd makes the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | David Harrison is fouled on the floor by Albert Miller - foul #1 on Albert Miller, team foul #9 | 63-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Joseph Newman (SG) Albert Miller | |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | David Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 00:17 | Alabama | Eddie Simmons snags the defensive board | 63-45 |
| 00:11 | Alabama | George Mole is fouled on the floor by Jerome Kelley - foul #2 on Jerome Kelley, team foul #11 | 63-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Albert Miller (SF) Joseph Newman | |
| 00:11 | Alabama | George Mole misses the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 00:11 | Alabama | George Mole makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski runs out the clock | 63-46 |