| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Sergio Martin (fresh) SG - Lorenzo Voss (fresh) SF - George Boyle (fresh) PF - Jonathan Bromley (fresh) C - Ryan Melgoza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Carter (fresh) SG - Glenn Shaffer (fresh) SF - William Pellerin (fresh) PF - Christopher Lachance (fresh) C - Kenneth Santangelo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | South Carolina | Lorenzo Voss is hacked by Kenneth Santangelo - foul #1 on Kenneth Santangelo, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | South Carolina | Lorenzo Voss travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Alabama | William Pellerin drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Richard Carter | 0-3 |
| 18:38 | South Carolina | Ryan Melgoza misses the jumper from the left side | 0-3 |
| 18:36 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:12 | Alabama | A charge is called on Glenn Shaffer - foul #1 on Glenn Shaffer, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 17:56 | South Carolina | Glenn Shaffer takes the ball from Jonathan Bromley | 0-3 |
| 17:32 | Alabama | William Pellerin's fadeaway is rejected by Jonathan Bromley | 0-3 |
| 17:30 | South Carolina | Ryan Melgoza gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:12 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley clanks a shot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 17:11 | Alabama | Richard Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 16:52 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Carter | 0-6 |
| 16:24 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-6 |
| 16:23 | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo grabs the board | 0-6 |
| 16:08 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance throws it down on a great pass from William Pellerin | 0-8 |
| 15:39 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Carter - foul #1 on Richard Carter, team foul #3 | 0-8 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Herbert Danley (SF) George Boyle | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rodney Chan (PG), Vincent Good (SG), Nicolas Hunt (SF), Jamaal Widmer (C) Richard Carter, Glenn Shaffer, Christopher Lachance, Kenneth Santangelo | |
| 15:39 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin makes the 1st free throw | 1-8 |
| 15:39 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Sergio Martin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lorenzo Voss (fresh) SF - Herbert Danley (fresh) PF - Jonathan Bromley (fresh) C - Ryan Melgoza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rodney Chan (fresh) SG - Vincent Good (fresh) SF - Nicolas Hunt (fresh) PF - William Pellerin (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jamaal Widmer (fresh) | |
| 15:11 | Alabama | William Pellerin misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 2-8 |
| 15:10 | Alabama | William Pellerin gets the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 14:47 | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Ryan Melgoza - foul #1 on Ryan Melgoza, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Arturo Lopez (SF) Lorenzo Voss | |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Marker (SG), Christopher Lachance (PF) Nicolas Hunt, William Pellerin | |
| 14:47 | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer makes the 1st free throw | 2-9 |
| 14:47 | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer makes the 2nd free throw | 2-10 |
| 14:26 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-10 |
| 14:25 | Alabama | Mark Marker snags the defensive board | 2-10 |
| 14:07 | Alabama | Herbert Danley steals the ball from Rodney Chan | 2-10 |
| 14:05 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin is called for traveling in the backcourt | 2-10 |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Boyle (SF) Arturo Lopez | |
| Subs | Alabama | Nicolas Hunt (SF), William Pellerin (PF) Mark Marker, Christopher Lachance | |
| 13:55 | Alabama | Rodney Chan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-10 |
| 13:53 | Alabama | Nicolas Hunt grabs the offensive rebound | 2-10 |
| 13:24 | Alabama | Sergio Martin is called for the reach on William Pellerin - foul #1 on Sergio Martin, team foul #2 | 2-10 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lorenzo Voss (SG) Herbert Danley | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (PG), Glenn Shaffer (SG), Christopher Lachance (PF) Rodney Chan, Nicolas Hunt, William Pellerin | |
| 13:05 | Alabama | Richard Carter misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-10 |
| 13:04 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jonathan Bromley | 2-10 |
| 12:45 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Vincent Good - foul #1 on Vincent Good, team foul #4 | 2-10 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rodney Chan (SG), William Pellerin (PF) Glenn Shaffer, Christopher Lachance | |
| 12:45 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin makes the 1st free throw | 3-10 |
| 12:45 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 12:28 | Alabama | Vincent Good scores on a floater from the left side | 4-12 |
| 12:07 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Lorenzo Voss | 7-12 |
| 11:46 | Alabama | George Boyle steals the ball from Rodney Chan | 7-12 |
| 11:17 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Vincent Good - foul #2 on Vincent Good, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Herbert Danley (SF) George Boyle | |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (PG), Nicolas Hunt (SF), Christopher Lachance (PF) Richard Carter, Vincent Good, William Pellerin | |
| 11:17 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley makes the free throw | 10-12 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Sergio Martin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Lorenzo Voss (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Herbert Danley (fresh) PF - Jonathan Bromley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Ryan Melgoza (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Glenn Shaffer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rodney Chan (fresh) SF - Nicolas Hunt (fresh) PF - Christopher Lachance (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jamaal Widmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 10:48 | Alabama | Rodney Chan comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 10:46 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Herbert Danley | 10-12 |
| 10:31 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley banks in the layup and the foul's on Christopher Lachance - foul #1 on Christopher Lachance, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (PG), William Pellerin (SF) Rodney Chan, Nicolas Hunt | |
| 10:31 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley makes the free throw | 13-12 |
| 10:06 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Richard Carter | 13-15 |
| 09:46 | South Carolina | Jamaal Widmer blocks the short jumper by Sergio Martin | 13-15 |
| 09:45 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley hits the follow up shot | 15-15 |
| 09:22 | Alabama | William Pellerin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-15 |
| 09:20 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 08:55 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Lorenzo Voss | 17-15 |
| 08:40 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer misses long on a 3 from straight away | 17-15 |
| 08:39 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 08:35 | South Carolina | Richard Carter picks off the pass by Sergio Martin | 17-15 |
| 08:33 | Alabama | Richard Carter loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-15 |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Boyle (SF), John Hoskins (C) Lorenzo Voss, Ryan Melgoza | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rodney Chan (PG), Kenneth Santangelo (C) Richard Carter, Jamaal Widmer | |
| 08:18 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin drills a shot from just outside the lane | 19-15 |
| 07:50 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance blows the layup | 19-15 |
| 07:49 | South Carolina | Herbert Danley gets the rebound | 19-15 |
| 07:32 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by George Boyle | 22-15 |
| 07:09 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from William Pellerin and he's hacked by Jonathan Bromley - foul #1 on Jonathan Bromley, team foul #3 | 22-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lorenzo Voss (SG), Arturo Lopez (SF), Ryan Melgoza (C) Herbert Danley, Jonathan Bromley, John Hoskins | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (PG), Mark Marker (SG), Jamaal Widmer (C) Rodney Chan, Glenn Shaffer, Kenneth Santangelo | |
| 07:09 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance makes the free throw | 22-18 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Sergio Martin (tiring) 12 pts. SG - Lorenzo Voss (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Arturo Lopez (fresh) PF - George Boyle (fresh) C - Ryan Melgoza (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Carter (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark Marker (fresh) SF - William Pellerin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Lachance (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jamaal Widmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:54 | South Carolina | Jamaal Widmer is called for the reach on Lorenzo Voss - foul #1 on Jamaal Widmer, team foul #7 | 22-18 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (SG), Nicolas Hunt (SF), Kenneth Santangelo (C) Mark Marker, Christopher Lachance, Jamaal Widmer | |
| 06:54 | South Carolina | Lorenzo Voss misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 06:54 | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo pulls down the rebound | 22-18 |
| 06:33 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer misses long on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 22-18 |
| 06:32 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Ryan Melgoza | 22-18 |
| 06:28 | South Carolina | Lorenzo Voss can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-18 |
| 06:27 | South Carolina | George Boyle tips it home | 24-18 |
| 06:03 | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo is alone and drills a shot from the right side set up by William Pellerin | 24-20 |
| 05:39 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 05:37 | Alabama | Nicolas Hunt gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| 05:31 | Alabama | William Pellerin misses short on a 3 from straight away | 24-20 |
| 05:30 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin pulls down the rebound | 24-20 |
| 05:26 | South Carolina | Kenneth Santangelo denies the turnaround by Lorenzo Voss | 24-20 |
| 05:24 | South Carolina | Ryan Melgoza misses the tip | 24-20 |
| 05:23 | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| 05:19 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 05:17 | Alabama | William Pellerin tips it back up and in | 24-22 |
| 04:53 | South Carolina | Lorenzo Voss comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 04:52 | South Carolina | George Boyle misses the tip | 24-22 |
| 04:51 | South Carolina | Ryan Melgoza hits the follow up shot | 26-22 |
| 04:35 | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Ryan Melgoza - foul #2 on Ryan Melgoza, team foul #4 | 26-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Herbert Danley (PG), Jonathan Bromley (PF) Sergio Martin, George Boyle | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rodney Chan (SG), Christopher Lachance (PF) Glenn Shaffer, Nicolas Hunt | |
| 04:35 | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 04:35 | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:08 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Boyle (SF) Arturo Lopez | |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Marker (SG), Jamaal Widmer (C) Richard Carter, Kenneth Santangelo | |
| 04:06 | Alabama | Herbert Danley takes the ball from Rodney Chan in the backcourt | 26-23 |
| 04:05 | South Carolina | Herbert Danley lays it in | 28-23 |
| 03:41 | Alabama | William Pellerin misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 28-23 |
| 03:39 | Alabama | Mark Marker grabs the offensive board | 28-23 |
| 03:11 | Alabama | Rodney Chan is fouled on the floor by Lorenzo Voss - foul #1 on Lorenzo Voss, team foul #5 | 28-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergio Martin (PG), John Hoskins (C) Lorenzo Voss, Ryan Melgoza | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (PG), Glenn Shaffer (SG), Vincent Good (SF) Rodney Chan, Mark Marker, William Pellerin | |
| 02:55 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Arturo Lopez (SF) George Boyle | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Sergio Martin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Herbert Danley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Arturo Lopez (fresh) PF - Jonathan Bromley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hoskins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Carter (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Glenn Shaffer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Vincent Good (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Lachance (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jamaal Widmer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:39 | South Carolina | Arturo Lopez misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Vincent Good - foul #3 on Vincent Good, team foul #8 | 28-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rodney Chan (SG), William Pellerin (SF) Glenn Shaffer, Vincent Good | |
| 02:39 | South Carolina | Arturo Lopez misses the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 02:39 | South Carolina | Arturo Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 02:15 | Alabama | Rodney Chan scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Carter | 29-26 |
| 01:46 | South Carolina | Arturo Lopez hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-26 |
| 01:20 | Alabama | Sergio Martin is called for the reach on Richard Carter - foul #2 on Sergio Martin, team foul #6 | 31-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lorenzo Voss (SG), George Boyle (SF), Ryan Melgoza (C) Herbert Danley, Arturo Lopez, John Hoskins | |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (SG) Rodney Chan | |
| 01:01 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 00:59 | South Carolina | Ryan Melgoza grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 00:30 | South Carolina | Jamaal Widmer is called for the reach on George Boyle - foul #2 on Jamaal Widmer, team foul #9 | 31-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Marker (SG), Kenneth Santangelo (C) Richard Carter, Jamaal Widmer | |
| 00:30 | South Carolina | George Boyle misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 00:30 | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 00:03 | Alabama | William Pellerin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-26 |
| 00:01 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance tips it back up and in | 31-28 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin clanks a fullcourt shot | 31-28 |