| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dale Bible (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanford Vansant (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Rowley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Corey Daniel (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. C - Steven Medley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Hill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Houser (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Pippin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | William Rowley inbounds the ball | 23-20 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:31 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Little - foul #2 on Michael Little, team foul #1 | 23-20 |
| 19:31 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 19:31 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 19:31 | Alabama | Corey Daniel gets the offensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 19:12 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 19:10 | Alabama | William Rowley misses the tip | 23-20 |
| 19:08 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| 18:40 | South Carolina | John Hill comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dale Bible - foul #3 on Dale Bible, team foul #1 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kim Hastings (SG) Dale Bible | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:40 | South Carolina | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 18:40 | South Carolina | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 18:11 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-22 |
| 18:09 | Alabama | Steven Medley tips it in | 25-22 |
| 17:47 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin knocks in the floater near the basket | 25-24 |
| 17:24 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-24 |
| 17:01 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin is called for traveling | 25-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley (PF) Albert Houser | |
| 16:34 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 27-24 |
| 16:10 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry loses the dribble to Steven Medley | 27-24 |
| 15:54 | Alabama | Corey Daniel misses short on a floater near the basket | 27-24 |
| 15:52 | Alabama | Kim Hastings hits the follow up shot | 29-24 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Stanford Vansant (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kim Hastings (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Rowley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Corey Daniel (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Medley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Little (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shaun Dudley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lawrence Pippin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin buries a shot near the basket | 29-26 |
| 15:09 | Alabama | Lawrence Pippin denies the turnaround by William Rowley | 29-26 |
| 15:08 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley grabs the board | 29-26 |
| 14:42 | South Carolina | John Hill can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 29-26 |
| 14:41 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Steven Medley | 29-26 |
| 14:17 | Alabama | Michael Little steals it from Kim Hastings | 29-26 |
| 14:13 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry misses the lay-in | 29-26 |
| 14:11 | Alabama | William Rowley grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 13:53 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by William Rowley | 32-26 |
| 13:28 | South Carolina | Michael Little's pass is intercepted by Stanford Vansant | 32-26 |
| 13:23 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant lays it up and in | 34-26 |
| 12:54 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley is fouled on the floor by Kim Hastings as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Kim Hastings, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dale Bible (PG), Shawn Brungardt (SF), Bryce Brown (C) Kim Hastings, William Rowley, Steven Medley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG), Albert Houser (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Matthew Bradberry, Shaun Dudley, Lawrence Pippin | |
| 12:31 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson lays it in set up by Michael Little | 34-28 |
| 12:02 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Thompson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Brown (SF) John Hill | |
| 12:02 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 12:02 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 11:33 | South Carolina | Lee Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 11:31 | Alabama | Dale Bible pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dale Bible (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stanford Vansant (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Shawn Brungardt (fresh) PF - Corey Daniel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryce Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Cabello (fresh) SG - Michael Little (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Brown (fresh) PF - Albert Houser (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 11:26 | Alabama | Dale Bible tips it in | 37-28 |
| 11:00 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Bryce Brown - foul #1 on Bryce Brown, team foul #3 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Rowley (SF), Steven Medley (C) Shawn Brungardt, Bryce Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry (PG), Alan Moore (SG) Robert Cabello, Michael Little | |
| 11:00 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 11:00 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 10:31 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Alan Moore - foul #2 on Alan Moore, team foul #3 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hill (SF), Shaun Dudley (C) Lee Brown, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 10:31 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 10:31 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 10:05 | South Carolina | John Hill comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 39-30 |
| 10:04 | Alabama | Corey Daniel gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 09:37 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Dale Bible | 41-30 |
| 09:16 | South Carolina | Albert Houser buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Shaun Dudley | 41-32 |
| 08:58 | Alabama | Steven Medley clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Albert Houser - foul #2 on Albert Houser, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | Javier Lopez (PF) Corey Daniel | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Little (SG), Lee Brown (SF), Lawrence Pippin (C) Alan Moore, John Hill, Albert Houser | |
| 08:58 | Alabama | Steven Medley makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 08:58 | Alabama | Steven Medley misses the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 08:58 | Alabama | William Rowley gets the offensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 08:40 | Alabama | Lee Brown is called for the reach on William Rowley - foul #1 on Lee Brown, team foul #5 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kim Hastings (SG), Bryce Brown (C) Stanford Vansant, Steven Medley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 08:27 | Alabama | Kim Hastings misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-32 |
| 08:25 | Alabama | William Rowley tips it back up and in | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 08:07 | South Carolina | Lee Brown connects on the open jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Shaun Dudley | 44-34 |
| 08:02 | Alabama | Kim Hastings makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Rowley | 47-34 |
| 07:35 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Little | 47-37 |
| 07:12 | Alabama | Kim Hastings connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Javier Lopez | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dale Bible (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kim Hastings (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Rowley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. PF - Javier Lopez (fresh) C - Bryce Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Little (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shaun Dudley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Lawrence Pippin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:55 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin is fouled on the floor by Bryce Brown - foul #2 on Bryce Brown, team foul #4 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Alabama | Stanford Vansant (PG), Shawn Brungardt (SF), Corey Daniel (PF), Steven Medley (C) Dale Bible, William Rowley, Javier Lopez, Bryce Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG), John Hill (SF), Albert Houser (PF) Matthew Bradberry, Lee Brown, Shaun Dudley | |
| 06:30 | South Carolina | Albert Houser drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 50-39 |
| 06:07 | Alabama | Steven Medley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry (PG), Alan Moore (SG), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Robert Cabello, Michael Little, Lawrence Pippin | |
| 05:41 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Matthew Bradberry, team foul #6 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dale Bible (PG), William Rowley (SF) Kim Hastings, Shawn Brungardt | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley (C) Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 05:17 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 50-39 |
| 05:15 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 05:02 | South Carolina | Alan Moore misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 05:01 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley tips it home | 50-41 |
| 04:39 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 04:37 | Alabama | Steven Medley misses the tip | 50-41 |
| 04:35 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 04:26 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dale Bible - foul #4 on Dale Bible, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Little (SG), Lawrence Pippin (C) Alan Moore, Albert Houser | |
| 04:26 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley misses the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 04:26 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley misses the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 04:26 | Alabama | Corey Daniel grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 04:02 | Alabama | Corey Daniel clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-41 |
| 04:00 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 03:54 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 50-41 |
| 03:52 | South Carolina | John Hill grabs the offensive board | 50-41 |
| 03:34 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Shaun Dudley and he's hacked by Dale Bible - foul #5 on Dale Bible, team foul #6 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kim Hastings (SG) Dale Bible | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Brown (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF) John Hill, Shaun Dudley | |
| 03:34 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry misses the free throw | 50-43 |
| 03:34 | Alabama | Steven Medley grabs the board | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:09 | Alabama | Steven Medley can't finish the layup | 50-43 |
| 03:08 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson grabs the board | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Stanford Vansant (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Kim Hastings (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Rowley (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. PF - Corey Daniel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Medley (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Little (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Pippin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:50 | South Carolina | Kim Hastings takes the ball from Jeffrey Thompson | 50-43 |
| 02:28 | Alabama | Steven Medley misses the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-43 |
| 02:27 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Lawrence Pippin | 50-43 |
| 02:27 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hill (SF), Albert Houser (PF) Lee Brown, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 01:59 | South Carolina | Albert Houser misses short on an open shot in the paint | 50-43 |
| 01:57 | Alabama | Steven Medley pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 01:33 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant loses the dribble to Matthew Bradberry | 50-43 |
| 01:30 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry lays it in | 50-45 |
| 01:03 | Alabama | Kim Hastings clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 01:01 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-45 |
| 00:48 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:47 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant is hacked by Matthew Bradberry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Bradberry, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Javier Lopez (C) Steven Medley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:47 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 00:47 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:42 | South Carolina | John Hill misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-45 |
| 00:40 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry tips it back up and in | 52-47 |
| 00:40 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-47 |
| 00:37 | Alabama | William Rowley is hacked by Michael Little in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Little, team foul #8 | 52-47 |
| 00:37 | Alabama | William Rowley misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:37 | South Carolina | Albert Houser grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 00:30 | South Carolina | Albert Houser can't finish the layup | 52-47 |
| 00:28 | South Carolina | Albert Houser tips it in | 52-49 |
| 00:28 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Medley (C) Javier Lopez | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:26 | Alabama | William Rowley is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Bradberry - foul #3 on Matthew Bradberry, team foul #9 | 52-49 |
| 00:26 | Alabama | William Rowley misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:07 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-49 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Michael Little grabs the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Corey Daniel snags the defensive board | 52-49 |