| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Daniel Morgan (fresh) SG - William Baily (fresh) SF - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) C - Russell Hoover (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Marijan Zeh (fresh) SG - William Chouinard (fresh) SF - Roger Reed (fresh) PF - Jack Kish (fresh) C - Richard Stover (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Richard Stover wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:33 | Alabama | William Chouinard comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Alabama | Jack Kish tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Marijan Zeh | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Alabama | Marijan Zeh knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jack Kish | 0-4 |
| 18:42 | South Carolina | William Baily's fadeaway is rejected by Jack Kish | 0-4 |
| 18:40 | Alabama | Jack Kish snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:16 | Alabama | Marijan Zeh connects on the shot from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 18:05 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 0-6 |
| 18:04 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover hits the follow up shot | 2-6 |
| 17:38 | Alabama | Jack Kish clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Rothrock - foul #1 on Robert Rothrock, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (PG), Lyle Conner (SG), Nicholas Funk (SF), Stephen Scheele (PF), Gregory Badilla (C) Daniel Morgan, William Baily, Juan Rodriguez, Robert Rothrock, Russell Hoover | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 17:38 | Alabama | Jack Kish makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:38 | Alabama | Jack Kish misses the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:38 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:30 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla buries a runner in the paint | 4-7 |
| 17:03 | Alabama | Richard Stover misses the lay-in but the foul's on Stephen Scheele - foul #1 on Stephen Scheele, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| 17:03 | Alabama | Richard Stover misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:03 | Alabama | Richard Stover misses the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:03 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 16:42 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk's pass is intercepted by Roger Reed | 4-7 |
| 16:18 | Alabama | Richard Stover is whistled for traveling | 4-7 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (PG), William Baily (SG), Juan Rodriguez (SF), Robert Rothrock (PF), Russell Hoover (C) William Smith, Lyle Conner, Nicholas Funk, Stephen Scheele, Gregory Badilla | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), Jonathan Williams (C) Marijan Zeh, William Chouinard, Richard Stover | |
| 16:00 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 15:59 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover tips it but misses | 4-7 |
| 15:57 | Alabama | Jack Kish pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Daniel Morgan (fresh) SG - William Baily (fresh) SF - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) C - Russell Hoover (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Shelby Rice (fresh) SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) SF - Roger Reed (fairly fresh) PF - Jack Kish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Alabama | The jumper by Jack Kish is denied by William Baily | 4-7 |
| 15:43 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:29 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 15:08 | Alabama | Jack Kish knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Johnson | 7-9 |
| 14:57 | South Carolina | Roger Reed is called for the reach on William Baily - foul #1 on Roger Reed, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (PG), Lyle Conner (SG), Nicholas Funk (SF), Stephen Scheele (PF), Gregory Badilla (C) Daniel Morgan, William Baily, Juan Rodriguez, Robert Rothrock, Russell Hoover | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Chouinard (SG), Richard Stover (C) Roger Reed, Jonathan Williams | |
| 14:42 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (PG), Robert Piazza (PF) Lyle Conner, Stephen Scheele | |
| Subs | Alabama | Marijan Zeh (PG) Shelby Rice | |
| 14:42 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:42 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:13 | Alabama | Richard Stover misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (PG), Juan Rodriguez (SF), Robert Rothrock (PF), Russell Hoover (C) Daniel Morgan, Nicholas Funk, Robert Piazza, Gregory Badilla | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 14:13 | Alabama | Richard Stover misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:13 | Alabama | Richard Stover misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:13 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:09 | South Carolina | William Baily misses short on a floater from the left side | 8-9 |
| 14:07 | Alabama | Jack Kish gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:38 | Alabama | Robert Johnson is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (PG), Gregory Badilla (C) William Smith, Russell Hoover | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 13:20 | Alabama | Jack Kish can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Baily - foul #1 on William Baily, team foul #5 | 8-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lyle Conner (SG), Russell Hoover (PF) William Baily, Robert Rothrock | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (PG), Henry Hurd (SF) Marijan Zeh, Robert Johnson | |
| 13:20 | Alabama | Jack Kish makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:20 | Alabama | Jack Kish makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 12:57 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on William Chouinard - foul #1 on William Chouinard, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (SG), Nicholas Funk (SF), Robert Rothrock (PF) Lyle Conner, Juan Rodriguez, Russell Hoover | |
| Subs | Alabama | Roger Reed (SF), Jonathan Williams (C) Henry Hurd, Richard Stover | |
| 12:57 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 12:57 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:43 | Alabama | Jack Kish misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-11 |
| 12:42 | Alabama | Jack Kish tips it back up and in | 10-13 |
| 12:33 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by William Chouinard - foul #2 on William Chouinard, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lyle Conner (SG), Juan Rodriguez (SF), Russell Hoover (PF) Daniel Morgan, Nicholas Funk, Robert Rothrock | |
| Subs | Alabama | Marijan Zeh (PG), Henry Hurd (C) William Chouinard, Jack Kish | |
| 12:33 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla misses the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:33 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla misses the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:33 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Jonathan Williams | 10-13 |
| 12:23 | Alabama | Lyle Conner is called for the reach on Marijan Zeh - foul #1 on Lyle Conner, team foul #6 | 10-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (PG), Robert Rothrock (PF) Lyle Conner, Gregory Badilla | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 12:01 | Alabama | The short jumper by Jonathan Williams is denied by Robert Rothrock | 10-13 |
| 12:00 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Shelby Rice | 10-13 |
| 11:37 | Alabama | Henry Hurd misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-13 |
| 11:36 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Daniel Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Baily (fresh) SF - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) C - Russell Hoover (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Marijan Zeh (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Shelby Rice (fresh) SF - Roger Reed (fresh) PF - Jonathan Williams (fresh) C - Henry Hurd (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-13 |
| 11:28 | Alabama | Henry Hurd pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 11:08 | Alabama | Juan Rodriguez steals it from Marijan Zeh | 10-13 |
| 11:05 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Juan Rodriguez | 12-13 |
| 10:41 | Alabama | Marijan Zeh comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 12-13 |
| 10:39 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Russell Hoover | 12-13 |
| 10:29 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 10:27 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock grabs the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 10:22 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 10:20 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 10:06 | South Carolina | Roger Reed steals the ball from Russell Hoover | 12-13 |
| 09:50 | Alabama | Henry Hurd clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by William Baily - foul #2 on William Baily, team foul #7 | 12-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lyle Conner (SG), Nicholas Funk (SF), Stephen Scheele (PF), Gregory Badilla (C) William Baily, Juan Rodriguez, Robert Rothrock, Russell Hoover | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Johnson (SG), Jack Kish (PF), Richard Stover (C) Marijan Zeh, Roger Reed, Jonathan Williams | |
| 09:50 | Alabama | Henry Hurd misses the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 09:50 | Alabama | Henry Hurd misses the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 09:50 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Stephen Scheele | 12-13 |
| 09:45 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 12-13 |
| 09:44 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Henry Hurd | 12-13 |
| 09:20 | Alabama | Jack Kish misses the easy layup | 12-13 |
| 09:18 | Alabama | Henry Hurd tips it in | 12-15 |
| 09:14 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Daniel Morgan, team foul #8 | 12-15 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Marijan Zeh (PG) Henry Hurd | |
| 09:00 | Alabama | Stephen Scheele steals the ball from Jack Kish | 12-15 |
| 08:46 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jack Kish - foul #1 on Jack Kish, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez (SF), Robert Rothrock (PF), Russell Hoover (C) Daniel Morgan, Nicholas Funk, Gregory Badilla | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 08:46 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 08:46 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele misses the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 08:46 | Alabama | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 08:25 | Alabama | The jump hook by Jack Kish is blocked by Russell Hoover | 13-15 |
| 08:24 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 08:20 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-15 |
| 08:18 | Alabama | Richard Stover pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| 08:02 | Alabama | Jack Kish banks in the layup set up by Shelby Rice | 13-17 |
| 07:44 | South Carolina | Lyle Conner is denied on a layup by Robert Johnson | 13-17 |
| 07:42 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Jack Kish | 13-17 |
| 07:21 | Alabama | Richard Stover's fadeaway is rejected by Russell Hoover | 13-17 |
| 07:20 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover snags the defensive board | 13-17 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stephen Scheele (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SG - Lyle Conner (fresh) SF - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) 2 reb. C - Russell Hoover (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Marijan Zeh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Shelby Rice (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jack Kish (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Stover (fresh) | |
| 07:08 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele misses the shot from just outside the lane | 13-17 |
| 07:06 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 06:45 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Scheele | 15-17 |
| 06:27 | Alabama | Jack Kish clanks a runner in the paint | 15-17 |
| 06:25 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 06:20 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez is hacked by Richard Stover - foul #1 on Richard Stover, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (PG), Nicholas Funk (SF), Robert Piazza (PF), Gregory Badilla (C) Stephen Scheele, Juan Rodriguez, Robert Rothrock, Russell Hoover | |
| Subs | Alabama | Roger Reed (SF), Jonathan Williams (C) Robert Johnson, Richard Stover | |
| 06:13 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-17 |
| 05:46 | Alabama | Jack Kish hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 18-19 |
| 05:30 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Marijan Zeh - foul #1 on Marijan Zeh, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (SG), Juan Rodriguez (SF), Robert Rothrock (PF) Lyle Conner, Nicholas Funk, Robert Piazza | |
| Subs | Alabama | Henry Hurd (C) Jack Kish | |
| 05:30 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 05:30 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 05:12 | Alabama | Shelby Rice comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-19 |
| 05:10 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| 05:05 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez connects on the 3 from the right corner | 22-19 |
| 04:41 | Alabama | Shelby Rice can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Juan Rodriguez - foul #1 on Juan Rodriguez, team foul #9 | 22-19 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk (SF), Russell Hoover (PF) Juan Rodriguez, Robert Rothrock | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Johnson (SG), Richard Stover (C) Marijan Zeh, Henry Hurd | |
| 04:41 | Alabama | Shelby Rice makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 04:41 | Alabama | Shelby Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:32 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover is called for traveling | 22-21 |
| 04:07 | Alabama | Richard Stover connects on the jump hook from the right block | 22-23 |
| 03:48 | South Carolina | A charge is called on Russell Hoover - foul #1 on Russell Hoover, team foul #10 | 22-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (SG), Juan Rodriguez (SF), Robert Rothrock (PF) Daniel Morgan, Nicholas Funk, Gregory Badilla | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Chouinard (SG), Jack Kish (PF) Robert Johnson, Jonathan Williams | |
| 03:22 | Alabama | Jack Kish hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-25 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - William Baily (fresh) SG - William Smith (fresh) SF - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) 3 reb. C - Russell Hoover (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Shelby Rice (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Chouinard (fresh) SF - Roger Reed (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Jack Kish (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:09 | South Carolina | William Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 03:07 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover grabs the offensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 02:55 | South Carolina | William Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 02:53 | South Carolina | William Baily snags the offensive board | 22-25 |
| 02:40 | South Carolina | Richard Stover takes the ball from Robert Rothrock | 22-25 |
| 02:20 | Alabama | Jack Kish makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Shelby Rice and he's fouled by Juan Rodriguez - foul #2 on Juan Rodriguez, team foul #11 | 22-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (SF), Gregory Badilla (C) Juan Rodriguez, Russell Hoover | |
| Subs | Alabama | Marijan Zeh (PG), Robert Johnson (SF), Jonathan Williams (C) Shelby Rice, Roger Reed, Richard Stover | |
| 02:20 | Alabama | Jack Kish makes the free throw | 22-28 |
| 02:02 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock is fouled on the floor by Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #8 | 22-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez (SF) William Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:02 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 02:02 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Jack Kish | 22-28 |
| 01:41 | Alabama | Jack Kish is hacked by Robert Rothrock - foul #2 on Robert Rothrock, team foul #12 | 22-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk (SF), Stephen Scheele (PF), Russell Hoover (C) Juan Rodriguez, Robert Rothrock, Gregory Badilla | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 01:41 | Alabama | Jack Kish misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 01:41 | Alabama | Jack Kish misses the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 01:41 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Nicholas Funk | 22-28 |
| 01:24 | South Carolina | William Baily knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Russell Hoover | 24-28 |
| 01:04 | Alabama | Jack Kish can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 01:03 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Jonathan Williams is called for the reach on Russell Hoover - foul #1 on Jonathan Williams, team foul #9 | 24-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez (SF), Robert Rothrock (PF) Nicholas Funk, Stephen Scheele | |
| Subs | Alabama | Roger Reed (SF), Henry Hurd (PF), Richard Stover (C) William Chouinard, Jack Kish, Jonathan Williams | |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 00:23 | Alabama | Henry Hurd is fouled on the floor by Robert Rothrock - foul #3 on Robert Rothrock, team foul #13 | 26-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Piazza (PF), Gregory Badilla (C) Robert Rothrock, Russell Hoover | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (PG) Marijan Zeh | |
| 00:23 | Alabama | Henry Hurd misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 00:23 | Alabama | Henry Hurd makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Robert Johnson misses the fullcourt shot | 28-29 |