| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Kevin Williams (fresh) SG - James Alkire (fresh) SF - Robert Sturgill (fresh) PF - Ben Banta (fresh) C - Billy Sadoski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) SG - Daniel Graham (fresh) SF - Allen Tanner (fresh) PF - Gary Rickman (fresh) C - Ronald Snow (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Billy Sadoski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Vanderbilt | Charles Johnson steals it from Billy Sadoski | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson lays it in | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Graham is called for the reach on James Alkire - foul #1 on Daniel Graham, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Vanderbilt | James Alkire's pass is intercepted by Allen Tanner | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Vanderbilt | Billy Sadoski snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | South Carolina | Daniel Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | South Carolina | Robert Sturgill steps in front of the Ronald Snow pass | 0-2 |
| 17:57 | Vanderbilt | James Alkire banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Sturgill | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | South Carolina | James Alkire is called for the reach on Daniel Graham - foul #1 on James Alkire, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:16 | South Carolina | Kevin Williams is called for the reach on Charles Johnson - foul #1 on Kevin Williams, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 16:48 | South Carolina | Gary Rickman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Hause (PF) Ben Banta | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:32 | Vanderbilt | Robert Sturgill hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Daniel Graham - foul #2 on Daniel Graham, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann (SG) Daniel Graham | |
| 16:32 | Vanderbilt | Robert Sturgill makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:32 | Vanderbilt | Robert Sturgill makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:14 | South Carolina | Allen Tanner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 16:13 | Vanderbilt | Billy Sadoski snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 15:53 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-2 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ricky Leslie (PG), Louis Lawrence (SG), Thomas Grant (SF), Charles Holmes (C) Kevin Williams, James Alkire, Robert Sturgill, Billy Sadoski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Donn Huynh (PG), Pat Mash (C) Charles Johnson, Ronald Snow | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Ricky Leslie (fresh) SG - Louis Lawrence (fresh) SF - Thomas Grant (fresh) PF - Paul Hause (fresh) C - Charles Holmes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Donn Huynh (fresh) SG - Allen Hofmann (fresh) SF - Allen Tanner (fresh) PF - Gary Rickman (fairly fresh) C - Pat Mash (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 15:41 | South Carolina | Gary Rickman hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 15:30 | Vanderbilt | Paul Hause hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 15:28 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Allen Tanner | 4-4 |
| 15:06 | South Carolina | Allen Tanner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 15:04 | South Carolina | Allen Tanner tips it in | 4-6 |
| 14:43 | Vanderbilt | Ricky Leslie misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-6 |
| 14:41 | South Carolina | Pat Mash grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 14:12 | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 14:11 | South Carolina | Pat Mash grabs the offensive board | 4-6 |
| 13:50 | South Carolina | Allen Tanner makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Gary Rickman | 4-9 |
| 13:32 | Vanderbilt | Ricky Leslie misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Pat Mash - foul #1 on Pat Mash, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Alkire (SG), Robert Sturgill (SF), Ben Banta (PF), Billy Sadoski (C) Louis Lawrence, Thomas Grant, Paul Hause, Charles Holmes | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Johnson (PG), Rich Duckett (SF), Ronald Snow (C) Donn Huynh, Allen Tanner, Pat Mash | |
| 13:32 | Vanderbilt | Ricky Leslie makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 13:32 | Vanderbilt | Ricky Leslie misses the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 13:32 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Rich Duckett | 5-9 |
| 13:03 | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann loses the dribble to James Alkire | 5-9 |
| 13:00 | Vanderbilt | Ricky Leslie misses the easy layup | 5-9 |
| 12:58 | South Carolina | Rich Duckett snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 5-9 |
| 12:51 | Vanderbilt | Robert Sturgill gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 12:46 | Vanderbilt | James Alkire hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 5-9 |
| 12:44 | Vanderbilt | Ricky Leslie pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 12:29 | Vanderbilt | Billy Sadoski's pass is intercepted by Gary Rickman | 5-9 |
| 12:01 | South Carolina | Ronald Snow is fouled on the floor by Billy Sadoski - foul #1 on Billy Sadoski, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kevin Williams (PG) Ricky Leslie | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 11:41 | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 5-9 |
| 11:39 | Vanderbilt | James Alkire pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Kevin Williams (fresh) SG - James Alkire (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Sturgill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ben Banta (fresh) C - Billy Sadoski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Allen Hofmann (fairly fresh) SF - Rich Duckett (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Rickman (tiring) 2 pts. C - Ronald Snow (fresh) | |
| 11:14 | Vanderbilt | Billy Sadoski is called for a charge - foul #2 on Billy Sadoski, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Hause (C) Billy Sadoski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Allen Tanner (SF) Rich Duckett | |
| 10:48 | South Carolina | Ronald Snow misses the lay-in | 5-9 |
| 10:47 | Vanderbilt | Ben Banta grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 10:32 | Vanderbilt | Paul Hause hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 10:30 | Vanderbilt | Ben Banta snags the offensive board | 5-9 |
| 10:06 | Vanderbilt | James Alkire loses the ball out of bounds | 5-9 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Holmes (C) Ben Banta | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Donn Huynh (PG), Pat Mash (C) Charles Johnson, Ronald Snow | |
| 09:48 | South Carolina | Donn Huynh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-9 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Grant (SF) Robert Sturgill | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 09:35 | Vanderbilt | Charles Holmes misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Gary Rickman - foul #1 on Gary Rickman, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ricky Leslie (SG) James Alkire | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 09:35 | Vanderbilt | Charles Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 09:35 | Vanderbilt | Charles Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 09:35 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Pat Mash | 6-9 |
| 09:12 | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Donn Huynh | 6-11 |
| 08:52 | Vanderbilt | Charles Holmes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-11 |
| 08:51 | South Carolina | Donn Huynh grabs the board | 6-11 |
| 08:46 | South Carolina | Allen Tanner is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Allen Tanner, team foul #5 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Alkire (SG), Robert Sturgill (SF), Ben Banta (PF) Ricky Leslie, Thomas Grant, Charles Holmes | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Johnson (PG), Ronald Snow (C) Donn Huynh, Pat Mash | |
| 08:33 | Vanderbilt | James Alkire is fouled on the floor by Gary Rickman - foul #2 on Gary Rickman, team foul #6 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Hall (PF) Gary Rickman | |
| 08:17 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Williams misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Stephen Hall - foul #1 on Stephen Hall, team foul #7 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Holmes (C) Paul Hause | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 08:17 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 08:17 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 08:03 | South Carolina | Kevin Williams picks off the pass by Charles Johnson | 8-11 |
| 07:59 | Vanderbilt | James Alkire hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kevin Williams | 10-11 |
| 07:33 | South Carolina | Ronald Snow misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Charles Holmes - foul #1 on Charles Holmes, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ricky Leslie (PG) Kevin Williams | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rich Duckett (SF) Allen Tanner | |
| 07:33 | South Carolina | Ronald Snow misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 07:33 | South Carolina | Ronald Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Ricky Leslie (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Alkire (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Sturgill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ben Banta (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Holmes (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Allen Hofmann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rich Duckett (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Hall (fresh) C - Ronald Snow (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Vanderbilt | James Alkire misses the easy layup | 10-12 |
| 07:22 | South Carolina | Stephen Hall grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 06:57 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Hall | 10-14 |
| 06:40 | Vanderbilt | Ben Banta buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 06:24 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 13-14 |
| 06:22 | Vanderbilt | Ricky Leslie gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 06:02 | Vanderbilt | Ben Banta hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 13-14 |
| 06:01 | Vanderbilt | Ben Banta tips it home | 15-14 |
| 05:35 | South Carolina | Ronald Snow clanks a floater from the free throw line | 15-14 |
| 05:33 | South Carolina | Stephen Hall tips it in | 15-16 |
| 05:06 | Vanderbilt | Ricky Leslie misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-16 |
| 05:05 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 05:00 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Leslie - foul #1 on Ricky Leslie, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kevin Williams (PG), Thomas Grant (SF), Chris Lund (PF), Paul Hause (C) James Alkire, Robert Sturgill, Ben Banta, Charles Holmes | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Donn Huynh (PG), Daniel Graham (SG), Allen Tanner (SF), Gary Rickman (PF), Pat Mash (C) Charles Johnson, Allen Hofmann, Rich Duckett, Stephen Hall, Ronald Snow | |
| 04:49 | South Carolina | Daniel Graham comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 15-16 |
| 04:48 | South Carolina | Gary Rickman misses the tip | 15-16 |
| 04:47 | South Carolina | Pat Mash tips it in | 15-18 |
| 04:23 | Vanderbilt | Paul Hause travels with the ball | 15-18 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Louis Lawrence (SG) Ricky Leslie | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 04:01 | South Carolina | Pat Mash knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 15-20 |
| 03:40 | Vanderbilt | Chris Lund misses the shot from the free throw line | 15-20 |
| 03:38 | South Carolina | Gary Rickman gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| 03:21 | South Carolina | Allen Tanner makes the jumper from the left wing | 15-22 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Kevin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Lawrence (fresh) SF - Thomas Grant (fresh) PF - Chris Lund (fresh) C - Paul Hause (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Donn Huynh (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Graham (fresh) SF - Allen Tanner (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gary Rickman (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Pat Mash (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Vanderbilt | Gary Rickman swats the short shot by Paul Hause | 15-22 |
| 03:08 | South Carolina | Daniel Graham grabs the board | 15-22 |
| 02:48 | South Carolina | Allen Tanner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Grant - foul #1 on Thomas Grant, team foul #7 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Alkire (SG), Robert Sturgill (SF), Billy Sadoski (C) Louis Lawrence, Thomas Grant, Chris Lund | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Johnson (PG) Donn Huynh | |
| 02:48 | South Carolina | Allen Tanner makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 02:48 | South Carolina | Allen Tanner makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 02:30 | Vanderbilt | James Alkire can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-24 |
| 02:28 | Vanderbilt | Billy Sadoski misses the tip | 15-24 |
| 02:27 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson pulls down the rebound | 15-24 |
| 02:03 | South Carolina | Allen Tanner misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-24 |
| 02:02 | Vanderbilt | Paul Hause gets the rebound | 15-24 |
| 01:38 | Vanderbilt | Paul Hause comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-24 |
| 01:36 | South Carolina | Allen Tanner snags the defensive board | 15-24 |
| 01:12 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Kevin Williams - foul #2 on Kevin Williams, team foul #8 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ricky Leslie (PG), Ben Banta (PF) Kevin Williams, Paul Hause | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann (SG), Rich Duckett (SF), Ronald Snow (C) Daniel Graham, Allen Tanner, Pat Mash | |
| 01:12 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 01:12 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 01:12 | Vanderbilt | Ben Banta snags the defensive board | 15-25 |
| 00:56 | Vanderbilt | James Alkire makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Ricky Leslie | 17-25 |
| 00:40 | South Carolina | Rich Duckett can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-25 |
| 00:39 | Vanderbilt | Robert Sturgill pulls down the rebound | 17-25 |
| 00:33 | Vanderbilt | James Alkire drills a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Ronald Snow - foul #1 on Ronald Snow, team foul #8 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Donn Huynh (PG) Charles Johnson | |
| 00:33 | Vanderbilt | James Alkire makes the free throw | 20-25 |
| 00:09 | South Carolina | Rich Duckett clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-25 |
| 00:08 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Ben Banta | 20-25 |
| 00:01 | Vanderbilt | Gary Rickman blocks the short jumper by Ben Banta | 20-25 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Ricky Leslie grabs the offensive board | 20-25 |