| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - William Fink (fresh) SG - Charles Clark (fresh) SF - Clyde Caldwell (fresh) PF - Ronny Cordero (fresh) C - Thomas Davenport (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Smith (fresh) SG - Bradley Coburn (fresh) SF - Richard Browder (fresh) PF - Wilfred Lobato (fresh) C - Walter Ray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 19:37 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Davenport - foul #1 on Thomas Davenport, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:37 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero loses the ball out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | South Carolina | Walter Ray makes the floater from the left side | 0-4 |
| 18:53 | Vanderbilt | Bradley Coburn is called for the reach on Charles Clark - foul #1 on Bradley Coburn, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:39 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:37 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell hits the follow up shot | 2-4 |
| 18:19 | South Carolina | William Fink steps in front of the Richard Browder pass | 2-4 |
| 18:16 | Vanderbilt | William Fink lays it up and in | 4-4 |
| 17:53 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:51 | South Carolina | Richard Browder grabs the offensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:30 | South Carolina | John Smith is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 17:22 | Vanderbilt | Wilfred Lobato is called for the reach on Ronny Cordero - foul #1 on Wilfred Lobato, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Chi Huang (SF) Richard Browder | |
| 17:09 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell hits a wide open driving attempt in the paint set up by Charles Clark | 6-4 |
| 16:47 | South Carolina | Chi Huang hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by John Smith | 6-6 |
| 16:37 | Vanderbilt | Wilfred Lobato denies the turnaround by Clyde Caldwell | 6-6 |
| 16:36 | South Carolina | Walter Ray grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 16:14 | South Carolina | Chi Huang misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Clyde Caldwell - foul #1 on Clyde Caldwell, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons (SG), Thomas Bedford (SF), William Sanders (PF), Larry Boyer (C) Charles Clark, Clyde Caldwell, Ronny Cordero, Thomas Davenport | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG), Clarence Goff (SG), Richard Browder (SF), Joseph Simmons (C) John Smith, Bradley Coburn, Wilfred Lobato, Walter Ray | |
| 16:14 | South Carolina | Chi Huang makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:14 | South Carolina | Chi Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:05 | Vanderbilt | William Fink can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 6-8 |
| 16:04 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 15:50 | South Carolina | Chi Huang hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Joseph Simmons | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - William Fink (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Henry Nimmons (fresh) SF - Thomas Bedford (fresh) PF - William Sanders (fresh) C - Larry Boyer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Costa (fresh) SG - Clarence Goff (fresh) SF - Richard Browder (fresh) PF - Chi Huang (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Simmons (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Vanderbilt | William Fink drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Nimmons | 8-10 |
| 15:16 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa hits the finger roll set up by Clarence Goff and the foul's on William Sanders - foul #1 on William Sanders, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle (PG) William Fink | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn (SG), Walter Ray (C) Clarence Goff, Chi Huang | |
| 15:16 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa misses the free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:16 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 15:12 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Ariel Costa - foul #1 on Ariel Costa, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Davenport (C) Larry Boyer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 15:12 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:12 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:51 | South Carolina | Robert Hisle steps in front of the Bradley Coburn pass | 9-12 |
| 14:34 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle misses short on a jumper from the right block | 9-12 |
| 14:33 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 14:07 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn is hacked by Henry Nimmons - foul #1 on Henry Nimmons, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Fink (PG), Charles Clark (SG), Clyde Caldwell (SF), Ronny Cordero (PF) Robert Hisle, Henry Nimmons, Thomas Bedford, William Sanders | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), Chi Huang (SF), Wilfred Lobato (PF) Ariel Costa, Richard Browder, Joseph Simmons | |
| 13:55 | South Carolina | John Smith drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Chi Huang | 9-14 |
| 13:34 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #5 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer (C) Thomas Davenport | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clarence Goff (PG), David Arline (SG) John Smith, Bradley Coburn | |
| 13:34 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:34 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero misses the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:34 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero snags the offensive board | 10-14 |
| 13:25 | Vanderbilt | William Fink hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 10-14 |
| 13:23 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 13:10 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-14 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG), Joseph Simmons (C) David Arline, Walter Ray | |
| 12:44 | South Carolina | Chi Huang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-14 |
| 12:43 | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 12:26 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell misses long on a floater in the lane | 10-14 |
| 12:25 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell tips it in | 12-14 |
| 11:59 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 12-14 |
| 11:58 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 11:38 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero is hacked by Ariel Costa - foul #2 on Ariel Costa, team foul #6 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle (PG), Thomas Bedford (SF), William Sanders (PF), Thomas Davenport (C) William Fink, Clyde Caldwell, Ronny Cordero, Larry Boyer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn (SG), Richard Browder (SF), Walter Ray (C) Ariel Costa, Wilfred Lobato, Joseph Simmons | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Robert Hisle (fresh) SG - Charles Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Bedford (fresh) PF - William Sanders (fresh) 1 pts. C - Thomas Davenport (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Clarence Goff (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bradley Coburn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Browder (fresh) PF - Chi Huang (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - Walter Ray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders misses the runner from the baseline | 12-14 |
| 11:21 | South Carolina | Richard Browder grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:54 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-14 |
| 10:53 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 10:49 | Vanderbilt | The jumper by Robert Hisle is denied by Chi Huang | 12-14 |
| 10:47 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford gets the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:42 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle travels with the ball | 12-14 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Fink (PG), Henry Nimmons (SG) Robert Hisle, Charles Clark | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato (PF) Chi Huang | |
| 10:22 | South Carolina | Richard Browder hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Clarence Goff | 12-16 |
| 10:15 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Clarence Goff - foul #1 on Clarence Goff, team foul #7 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons (C) Walter Ray | |
| 10:15 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:15 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:49 | South Carolina | Richard Browder misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Henry Nimmons - foul #2 on Henry Nimmons, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Leslie Sexton (SG), Ronny Cordero (PF) Henry Nimmons, William Sanders | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Walter Ray (C) Wilfred Lobato | |
| 09:49 | South Carolina | Richard Browder makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:49 | South Carolina | Richard Browder makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:31 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford's pass is intercepted by Clarence Goff | 14-18 |
| 09:11 | South Carolina | Walter Ray lays it up and in set up by Clarence Goff | 14-20 |
| 08:58 | Vanderbilt | Richard Browder is called for the reach on William Fink - foul #1 on Richard Browder, team foul #8 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark (SG), Clyde Caldwell (SF), Larry Boyer (C) Leslie Sexton, Thomas Bedford, Thomas Davenport | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Chi Huang (SF) Richard Browder | |
| 08:58 | Vanderbilt | William Fink misses the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 08:58 | South Carolina | Walter Ray pulls down the rebound | 14-20 |
| 08:42 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons hits the finger roll set up by Clarence Goff | 14-22 |
| 08:30 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Simmons takes the ball from Ronny Cordero | 14-22 |
| 08:07 | South Carolina | Clyde Caldwell steps in front of the Chi Huang pass | 14-22 |
| 08:05 | Vanderbilt | William Fink throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-22 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle (PG) William Fink | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Arline (SG), Wilfred Lobato (PF) Bradley Coburn, Joseph Simmons | |
| 07:50 | South Carolina | David Arline hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Wilfred Lobato | 14-24 |
| 07:36 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle misses badly on a shot from the left side | 14-24 |
| 07:34 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Chi Huang | 14-24 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Robert Hisle (fresh) SG - Charles Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clyde Caldwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronny Cordero (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Larry Boyer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Clarence Goff (tiring) 4 ast. SG - David Arline (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chi Huang (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wilfred Lobato (fresh) C - Walter Ray (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | South Carolina | Walter Ray misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 14-24 |
| 07:09 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell gets the rebound | 14-24 |
| 06:49 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 14-24 |
| 06:47 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell can't tip it in | 14-24 |
| 06:46 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato gets the rebound | 14-24 |
| 06:41 | South Carolina | Robert Hisle steps in front of the Clarence Goff pass in the backcourt | 14-24 |
| 06:36 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Wilfred Lobato - foul #2 on Wilfred Lobato, team foul #9 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Fink (PG), Henry Nimmons (SG), William Sanders (PF), Thomas Davenport (C) Robert Hisle, Charles Clark, Ronny Cordero, Larry Boyer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), Bradley Coburn (SG), Richard Browder (SF), Joseph Simmons (C) Clarence Goff, David Arline, Chi Huang, Walter Ray | |
| 06:36 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 06:36 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell misses the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 06:36 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Davenport pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-24 |
| 06:22 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons is hacked by Bradley Coburn - foul #2 on Bradley Coburn, team foul #10 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford (SF) Clyde Caldwell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 06:22 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 06:22 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:11 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons is fouled on the floor by Thomas Davenport - foul #2 on Thomas Davenport, team foul #6 | 17-24 |
| 06:00 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 05:58 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Davenport pulls down the rebound | 17-24 |
| 05:47 | Vanderbilt | William Fink is whistled for traveling | 17-24 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Chi Huang (PF) Wilfred Lobato | |
| 05:24 | South Carolina | Richard Browder knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Bradley Coburn | 17-26 |
| 05:06 | Vanderbilt | William Fink misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-26 |
| 05:04 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders tips it but misses | 17-26 |
| 05:03 | Vanderbilt | William Fink tips it home | 19-26 |
| 04:34 | South Carolina | Chi Huang misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 19-26 |
| 04:33 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 04:07 | South Carolina | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Thomas Bedford - foul #1 on Thomas Bedford, team foul #7 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark (SG), Ronny Cordero (PF), Larry Boyer (C) Henry Nimmons, William Sanders, Thomas Davenport | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Arline (SG), Wilfred Lobato (PF), Walter Ray (C) Bradley Coburn, Richard Browder, Joseph Simmons | |
| 04:07 | South Carolina | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 04:07 | South Carolina | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 03:53 | Vanderbilt | William Fink buries a 3 from the left wing | 22-28 |
| 03:24 | South Carolina | Charles Clark steps in front of the Walter Ray pass | 22-28 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - William Fink (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Charles Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Bedford (fairly fresh) PF - Ronny Cordero (fresh) 1 pts. C - Larry Boyer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Arline (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chi Huang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wilfred Lobato (fresh) C - Walter Ray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Vanderbilt | William Fink misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 22-28 |
| 03:08 | South Carolina | John Smith snags the defensive board | 22-28 |
| 02:48 | South Carolina | Walter Ray misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Thomas Bedford - foul #2 on Thomas Bedford, team foul #8 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle (PG), Clyde Caldwell (SF), Thomas Davenport (C) William Fink, Thomas Bedford, Larry Boyer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG), Bradley Coburn (SG), Richard Browder (SF) John Smith, David Arline, Chi Huang | |
| 02:48 | South Carolina | Walter Ray makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 02:48 | South Carolina | Walter Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 02:48 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Davenport pulls down the rebound | 22-29 |
| 02:31 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Browder - foul #2 on Richard Browder, team foul #11 | 22-29 |
| 02:31 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 02:31 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle misses the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 02:31 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 02:14 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa is fouled on the floor by Robert Hisle - foul #1 on Robert Hisle, team foul #9 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons (PF) Wilfred Lobato | |
| 02:14 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 02:14 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 02:14 | South Carolina | Walter Ray grabs the offensive board | 23-30 |
| 02:02 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 02:01 | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 01:46 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Davenport | 25-30 |
| 01:17 | South Carolina | Charles Clark steals the ball from Bradley Coburn | 25-30 |
| 00:58 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle misses the 3 from the left corner | 25-30 |
| 00:56 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Davenport | 25-30 |
| 00:42 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle misses long on a 3 from straight away | 25-30 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Richard Browder grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | Walter Ray clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Clark - foul #1 on Charles Clark, team foul #10 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Fink (PG), Henry Nimmons (SG), Thomas Bedford (SF), William Sanders (PF), Larry Boyer (C) Robert Hisle, Charles Clark, Clyde Caldwell, Ronny Cordero, Thomas Davenport | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), Clarence Goff (SG), Chi Huang (SF), Wilfred Lobato (PF) Ariel Costa, Bradley Coburn, Richard Browder, Joseph Simmons | |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | Walter Ray makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | Walter Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 00:17 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | John Smith is called for the reach on William Fink - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #12 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Arline (SG) John Smith | |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | William Fink makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | William Fink makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff clanks a fullcourt shot | 27-31 |