| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Howard McClee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Farr (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Bill England (fresh) 5 pts. C - Alexander Sampson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Like Xie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Peavler (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Anthony Orsini (fresh) PF - Kelly Fager (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Schurman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:37 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 33-30 |
| 19:35 | South Carolina | Kelly Fager gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 19:33 | South Carolina | Bradley Peavler is fouled in the backcourt by Bill England - foul #1 on Bill England, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Rooker (PG), Robert Sloat (SG) Like Xie, Bradley Peavler | |
| 19:11 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Matthew Schurman | 33-32 |
| 18:47 | Vanderbilt | Harold Rooker steps in front of the Robert Campbell pass | 33-32 |
| 18:31 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bradley Peavler (SG), Jose Hernandez (PF) Anthony Orsini, Kelly Fager | |
| 18:17 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson blows the layup | 33-32 |
| 18:16 | South Carolina | Bradley Peavler grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 18:14 | South Carolina | Andrew Farr steps in front of the Harold Rooker pass in the backcourt | 33-32 |
| 18:05 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 18:04 | South Carolina | Jose Hernandez snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 17:41 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker misses the easy layup | 33-32 |
| 17:40 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker grabs the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 17:13 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 17:12 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 17:08 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Jose Hernandez - foul #4 on Jose Hernandez, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (PG), James Barrow (SF), Paul Johnson (PF), Michael Favreau (C) Howard McClee, Robert Campbell, Bill England, Alexander Sampson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Like Xie (PG), Anthony Orsini (SF), Kelly Fager (PF) Bradley Peavler, Robert Sloat, Jose Hernandez | |
| 17:08 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 17:08 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:08 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr misses the 3rd free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:08 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Anthony Orsini | 34-32 |
| 16:45 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 16:44 | Vanderbilt | Paul Johnson grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 16:30 | Vanderbilt | Paul Johnson is hacked by Matthew Schurman - foul #2 on Matthew Schurman, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Patrick Pangburn (SG) Andrew Farr | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Sloat (SF) Anthony Orsini | |
| 16:15 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Sloat | 34-32 |
| 16:13 | South Carolina | Matthew Schurman pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 15:52 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the baseline | 34-32 |
| 15:51 | Vanderbilt | Paul Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Garrison (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Patrick Pangburn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Barrow (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Favreau (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Like Xie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Rooker (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Robert Sloat (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kelly Fager (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Schurman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Vanderbilt | James Barrow buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by David Garrison | 36-32 |
| 15:36 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-32 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell (SF), Bill England (PF), Alexander Sampson (C) James Barrow, Paul Johnson, Michael Favreau | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bradley Peavler (SG), Anthony Orsini (SF) Harold Rooker, Robert Sloat | |
| 15:28 | Vanderbilt | Bill England hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 36-32 |
| 15:26 | South Carolina | Bradley Peavler grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 15:22 | South Carolina | Like Xie is fouled in the backcourt by David Garrison - foul #1 on David Garrison, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee (PG) David Garrison | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Rooker (SG), Robert Sloat (SF) Bradley Peavler, Anthony Orsini | |
| 15:02 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Patrick Pangburn - foul #3 on Patrick Pangburn, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bradley Peavler (SG), Anthony Orsini (SF) Robert Sloat, Kelly Fager | |
| 15:02 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 15:02 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 15:02 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Alexander Sampson | 36-33 |
| 14:39 | Vanderbilt | Bill England connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Alexander Sampson | 38-33 |
| 14:29 | South Carolina | Like Xie is called for 10 seconds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr (SG), James Barrow (SF), Paul Johnson (PF), Michael Favreau (C) Patrick Pangburn, Robert Campbell, Bill England, Alexander Sampson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Sloat (SF), Kelly Fager (PF) Like Xie, Anthony Orsini | |
| 14:13 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Bradley Peavler - foul #3 on Bradley Peavler, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (PG) Howard McClee | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Like Xie (PG) Bradley Peavler | |
| 14:13 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 14:13 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 14:13 | South Carolina | Kelly Fager pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 13:53 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 13:52 | South Carolina | Matthew Schurman tips it in | 39-35 |
| 13:33 | Vanderbilt | Kelly Fager steals the ball from James Barrow | 39-35 |
| 13:14 | South Carolina | Matthew Schurman clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-35 |
| 13:12 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker tips it back up and in | 39-37 |
| 12:54 | Vanderbilt | James Barrow misses short on a shot from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 12:53 | South Carolina | Kelly Fager pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 12:29 | South Carolina | David Garrison picks off the pass by Matthew Schurman | 39-37 |
| 12:25 | Vanderbilt | James Barrow dunks the ball on a great pass from David Garrison | 41-37 |
| 11:58 | South Carolina | Like Xie can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 11:56 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker tips it but misses | 41-37 |
| 11:54 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Andrew Farr | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Garrison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Farr (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Barrow (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Favreau (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Like Xie (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Rooker (tiring) 19 pts. SF - Robert Sloat (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kelly Fager (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Schurman (tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 11:47 | Vanderbilt | Michael Favreau tips it home | 43-37 |
| 11:45 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee (PG), Patrick Pangburn (SG), Robert Campbell (SF), Bill England (PF), Alexander Sampson (C) David Garrison, Andrew Farr, James Barrow, Paul Johnson, Michael Favreau | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bradley Peavler (SG), Anthony Orsini (SF), Jose Hernandez (C) Like Xie, Robert Sloat, Matthew Schurman | |
| 11:32 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Orsini blocks the short jumper by Bill England | 43-37 |
| 11:30 | South Carolina | Anthony Orsini snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 11:10 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jose Hernandez | 43-40 |
| 10:56 | Vanderbilt | Bill England drills a shot from the right side | 45-40 |
| 10:37 | South Carolina | Bradley Peavler buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Rooker | 45-42 |
| 10:09 | Vanderbilt | Jose Hernandez swats the layup by Bill England | 45-42 |
| 10:07 | South Carolina | Jose Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 09:49 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker is denied on a layup by Robert Campbell | 45-42 |
| 09:47 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 09:26 | Vanderbilt | Bill England is whistled for traveling | 45-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Rosenthal (PG), Andrew Farr (SG), Lloyd Leslie (SF) Howard McClee, Patrick Pangburn, Robert Campbell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Like Xie (PG), Arthur Reed (SG), Robert Sloat (SF), Matthew Schurman (C) Harold Rooker, Bradley Peavler, Anthony Orsini, Kelly Fager | |
| 09:09 | South Carolina | Jose Hernandez is hacked by Bill England - foul #2 on Bill England, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| 08:43 | South Carolina | Like Xie is hacked by David Rosenthal - foul #1 on David Rosenthal, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (SG) Andrew Farr | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Anthony Orsini (SF) Arthur Reed | |
| 08:22 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat is fouled on the floor by David Garrison - foul #2 on David Garrison, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Barrow (PF), Paul Johnson (C) Bill England, Alexander Sampson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Rooker (PG), Bradley Peavler (SG) Like Xie, Anthony Orsini | |
| 08:00 | South Carolina | Jose Hernandez makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Sloat | 45-44 |
| 07:46 | Vanderbilt | James Barrow misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jose Hernandez - foul #5 on Jose Hernandez, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee (PG), Robert Campbell (SF), Michael Favreau (C) David Rosenthal, Lloyd Leslie, Paul Johnson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Like Xie (PG), Anthony Orsini (SF), Kelly Fager (PF) Harold Rooker, Bradley Peavler, Jose Hernandez | |
| 07:46 | Vanderbilt | James Barrow makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 07:46 | Vanderbilt | James Barrow makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Howard McClee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Garrison (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Barrow (fresh) 10 pts. C - Michael Favreau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Like Xie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Sloat (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Orsini (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kelly Fager (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Schurman (tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | South Carolina | Matthew Schurman misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Howard McClee - foul #3 on Howard McClee, team foul #7 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Patrick Pangburn (SG), Bill England (PF) David Garrison, James Barrow | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Rooker (PG), Bradley Peavler (SG) Like Xie, Anthony Orsini | |
| 07:21 | South Carolina | Matthew Schurman makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 07:21 | South Carolina | Matthew Schurman misses the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 07:21 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat gets the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 07:12 | South Carolina | Howard McClee is called for the reach on Bradley Peavler - foul #4 on Howard McClee, team foul #8 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Anthony Orsini (SF) Kelly Fager | |
| 07:12 | South Carolina | Bradley Peavler misses the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 07:12 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Michael Favreau | 47-45 |
| 06:43 | Vanderbilt | Michael Favreau makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Bill England | 49-45 |
| 06:24 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker buries a runner from the baseline | 49-47 |
| 06:04 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Pangburn misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Orsini - foul #3 on Anthony Orsini, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (PG), James Barrow (SF), Paul Johnson (PF), Alexander Sampson (C) Howard McClee, Robert Campbell, Bill England, Michael Favreau | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Like Xie (PG), Arthur Reed (SG), Kelly Fager (PF) Harold Rooker, Anthony Orsini, Bradley Peavler | |
| 06:04 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Pangburn misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 06:04 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Pangburn makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 06:00 | South Carolina | Arthur Reed is hacked by Patrick Pangburn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Patrick Pangburn, team foul #9 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Rosenthal (PG) Patrick Pangburn | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Rooker (SG) Kelly Fager | |
| 06:00 | South Carolina | Arthur Reed makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 06:00 | South Carolina | Arthur Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 05:35 | Vanderbilt | Paul Johnson double dribbles | 50-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kelly Fager (PF) Harold Rooker | |
| 05:18 | South Carolina | Kelly Fager's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Rooker (SG) Arthur Reed | |
| 05:03 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 05:02 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 04:40 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Barrow - foul #3 on James Barrow, team foul #10 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee (PG), Andrew Farr (SG), Robert Campbell (SF) David Rosenthal, David Garrison, James Barrow | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Anthony Orsini (SF) Matthew Schurman | |
| 04:40 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 04:40 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 04:20 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 04:19 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr snags the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 04:02 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 04:00 | South Carolina | Kelly Fager pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 03:40 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Howard McClee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Farr (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Paul Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Alexander Sampson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Like Xie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Rooker (tiring) 26 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Orsini (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kelly Fager (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Sloat (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:20 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Harold Rooker - foul #1 on Harold Rooker, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Patrick Pangburn (SG), Bill England (PF) Andrew Farr, Paul Johnson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bradley Peavler (SG), Matthew Schurman (C) Like Xie, Robert Sloat | |
| 03:20 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 03:20 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 03:20 | South Carolina | Matthew Schurman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 02:51 | South Carolina | Patrick Pangburn steps in front of the Matthew Schurman pass | 51-52 |
| 02:47 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee is fouled on the floor by Kelly Fager - foul #2 on Kelly Fager, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (SG), Lloyd Leslie (SF), James Barrow (PF), Michael Favreau (C) Patrick Pangburn, Robert Campbell, Bill England, Alexander Sampson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Like Xie (PG), Robert Sloat (SF) Harold Rooker, Anthony Orsini | |
| 02:47 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 02:47 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 02:45 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat's pass is intercepted by Lloyd Leslie in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| 02:45 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr (SG), Robert Campbell (SF) David Garrison, Lloyd Leslie | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 02:36 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr hits the finger roll | 55-52 |
| 02:15 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 55-52 |
| 02:13 | South Carolina | Kelly Fager pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | Like Xie hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by James Barrow - foul #4 on James Barrow, team foul #11 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Bill England (PF), Alexander Sampson (C) James Barrow, Michael Favreau | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Anthony Orsini (SF) Robert Sloat | |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | Like Xie makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | Like Xie makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 01:25 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr misses short on a floater from the left side | 55-54 |
| 01:24 | South Carolina | Like Xie grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 01:02 | South Carolina | Like Xie misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-54 |
| 01:01 | South Carolina | Like Xie grabs the offensive board | 55-54 |
| 00:40 | South Carolina | Like Xie hits a jumper from the left side | 55-56 |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson hits the finger roll set up by Robert Campbell | 57-56 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Bill England blocks the jumper by Matthew Schurman | 57-56 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Kelly Fager | 57-56 |