| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Like Xie (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Peavler (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Orsini (fresh) PF - Kelly Fager (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Schurman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Garrison (fresh) SG - Andrew Farr (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bill England (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Alexander Sampson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Anthony Orsini inbounds the ball | 29-19 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:58 | South Carolina | David Garrison steals it from Kelly Fager in the backcourt | 29-19 |
| 19:57 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison lays it in | 29-21 |
| 19:43 | South Carolina | Bradley Peavler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Rooker (SG), Robert Sloat (SF), Jose Hernandez (C) Bradley Peavler, Anthony Orsini, Matthew Schurman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 19:15 | Vanderbilt | Harold Rooker steps in front of the David Garrison pass | 29-21 |
| 18:47 | South Carolina | Kelly Fager misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-21 |
| 18:46 | South Carolina | Like Xie pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 18:28 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Campbell - foul #2 on Robert Campbell, team foul #1 | 29-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bradley Peavler (SG), Anthony Orsini (SF), Matthew Schurman (C) Like Xie, Kelly Fager, Jose Hernandez | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 18:28 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 18:28 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat misses the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 18:28 | South Carolina | Matthew Schurman grabs the offensive board | 30-21 |
| 18:09 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Bradley Peavler | 33-21 |
| 18:00 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-23 |
| 17:36 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-23 |
| 17:34 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr pulls down the rebound | 33-23 |
| 17:14 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from David Garrison and he's fouled by Matthew Schurman - foul #1 on Matthew Schurman, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Like Xie (PG), Kelly Fager (PF) Bradley Peavler, Robert Sloat | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Patrick Pangburn (PG), Howard McClee (SG), James Barrow (SF), Paul Johnson (PF) David Garrison, Andrew Farr, Robert Campbell, Bill England | |
| 17:14 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson makes the free throw | 33-26 |
| 16:50 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 16:49 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 16:38 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Patrick Pangburn | 33-28 |
| 16:20 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Like Xie | 35-28 |
| 16:05 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Schurman swats the shot by James Barrow | 35-28 |
| 16:03 | South Carolina | Kelly Fager pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Like Xie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Rooker (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Orsini (fairly fresh) PF - Kelly Fager (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Schurman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Patrick Pangburn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Howard McClee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Barrow (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Johnson (fresh) C - Alexander Sampson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Kelly Fager | 38-28 |
| 15:25 | Vanderbilt | Paul Johnson is denied on a layup by Kelly Fager | 38-28 |
| 15:23 | South Carolina | Anthony Orsini snags the defensive board | 38-28 |
| 15:00 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-28 |
| 14:58 | Vanderbilt | Like Xie is called for the reach on Patrick Pangburn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Like Xie, team foul #2 | 41-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bradley Peavler (SG), Robert Sloat (SF), Jose Hernandez (PF) Like Xie, Anthony Orsini, Kelly Fager | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (PG), Andrew Farr (SG), Robert Campbell (SF), Bill England (PF), Michael Favreau (C) Patrick Pangburn, Howard McClee, James Barrow, Paul Johnson, Alexander Sampson | |
| 14:46 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 41-28 |
| 14:44 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell tips it in | 41-30 |
| 14:15 | South Carolina | David Garrison picks off the pass by Bradley Peavler | 41-30 |
| 14:11 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell lays it in on a nice dish by David Garrison | 41-32 |
| 13:49 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-32 |
| 13:48 | Vanderbilt | Bill England gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 13:26 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison is hacked by Harold Rooker - foul #3 on Harold Rooker, team foul #3 | 41-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Like Xie (PG), Arthur Reed (SG), Kelly Fager (PF) Harold Rooker, Bradley Peavler, Matthew Schurman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Patrick Pangburn (PG), Howard McClee (SG) David Garrison, Andrew Farr | |
| 13:16 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-34 |
| 13:14 | South Carolina | Like Xie is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Pangburn - foul #3 on Patrick Pangburn, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Johnson (C) Michael Favreau | |
| 12:53 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Rooker (PG) Like Xie | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Barrow (PF) Bill England | |
| 12:33 | Vanderbilt | James Barrow is fouled on the floor by Kelly Fager - foul #1 on Kelly Fager, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Like Xie (PG), Bradley Peavler (SG), Matthew Schurman (C) Harold Rooker, Arthur Reed, Kelly Fager | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 12:24 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 41-34 |
| 12:23 | Vanderbilt | James Barrow tips it but misses | 41-34 |
| 12:21 | South Carolina | Matthew Schurman pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 11:52 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-34 |
| 11:51 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Howard McClee | 41-34 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Like Xie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Peavler (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Sloat (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jose Hernandez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Schurman (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Patrick Pangburn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Howard McClee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Campbell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Barrow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Pangburn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 11:39 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell can't tip it in | 41-34 |
| 11:37 | Vanderbilt | Paul Johnson snags the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 11:19 | Vanderbilt | Jose Hernandez is called for the reach on Howard McClee - foul #4 on Jose Hernandez, team foul #5 | 41-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Rooker (PG), Arthur Reed (SG), Anthony Orsini (SF), Kelly Fager (PF) Like Xie, Bradley Peavler, Robert Sloat, Matthew Schurman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (PG), Andrew Farr (SG), Bill England (PF), Alexander Sampson (C) Patrick Pangburn, Howard McClee, James Barrow, Paul Johnson | |
| 11:11 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-34 |
| 11:09 | South Carolina | Jose Hernandez grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 10:42 | South Carolina | Anthony Orsini misses badly on a shot from the right block | 41-34 |
| 10:41 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 10:20 | Vanderbilt | Bill England buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed David Garrison and he's hacked by Jose Hernandez - foul #5 on Jose Hernandez, team foul #6 | 41-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Sloat (SF), Matthew Schurman (C) Anthony Orsini, Jose Hernandez | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 10:20 | Vanderbilt | Bill England makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| 09:59 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 09:58 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 09:39 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Andrew Farr | 41-39 |
| 09:12 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 09:11 | South Carolina | Matthew Schurman grabs the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 08:47 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Schurman | 44-39 |
| 08:29 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Schurman is called for the reach on Robert Campbell - foul #2 on Matthew Schurman, team foul #7 | 44-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Like Xie (PG), Bradley Peavler (SG), Anthony Orsini (SF) Harold Rooker, Arthur Reed, Robert Sloat | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Patrick Pangburn (PG), Howard McClee (SG), James Barrow (PF), Michael Favreau (C) David Garrison, Andrew Farr, Bill England, Alexander Sampson | |
| 08:29 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 08:29 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 08:08 | South Carolina | Like Xie misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Patrick Pangburn - foul #4 on Patrick Pangburn, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Rooker (PG) Kelly Fager | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Johnson (PF) Robert Campbell | |
| 08:08 | South Carolina | Like Xie makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 08:08 | South Carolina | Like Xie makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 07:49 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Pangburn makes the 3 from the left wing | 46-44 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Harold Rooker (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bradley Peavler (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Orsini (fresh) PF - Like Xie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. C - Matthew Schurman (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Patrick Pangburn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Howard McClee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Barrow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Johnson (fresh) C - Michael Favreau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | South Carolina | Anthony Orsini hits a wide open floater in the lane on a great pass from Bradley Peavler | 48-44 |
| 07:12 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Pangburn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 07:11 | South Carolina | Like Xie pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 06:45 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker loses the ball out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Sloat (SF), Kelly Fager (PF) Bradley Peavler, Anthony Orsini | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell (SF), Alexander Sampson (C) James Barrow, Michael Favreau | |
| 06:29 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Pangburn buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 06:13 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 06:12 | Vanderbilt | Paul Johnson pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 06:05 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 48-47 |
| 06:03 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 06:00 | South Carolina | Howard McClee is called for the reach on Harold Rooker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Howard McClee, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bradley Peavler (SG) Like Xie | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (PG), Andrew Farr (SG), Bill England (PF) Patrick Pangburn, Howard McClee, Paul Johnson | |
| 05:34 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew Schurman | 51-47 |
| 05:14 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 05:12 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson tips it but misses | 51-47 |
| 05:10 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Kelly Fager | 51-47 |
| 04:41 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 04:40 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 04:20 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 04:18 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell tips it in | 51-49 |
| 04:03 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Bradley Peavler | 54-49 |
| 03:38 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr can't finish the layup | 54-49 |
| 03:37 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Kelly Fager | 54-49 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Harold Rooker (tiring) 21 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bradley Peavler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Sloat (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kelly Fager (tiring) 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Matthew Schurman (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Garrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Farr (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Campbell (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bill England (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Alexander Sampson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:34 | South Carolina | Alexander Sampson steps in front of the Harold Rooker pass in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| 03:18 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 54-49 |
| 03:16 | South Carolina | Kelly Fager grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 03:14 | South Carolina | Bradley Peavler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Like Xie (PG), Arthur Reed (SG), Anthony Orsini (SF) Harold Rooker, Bradley Peavler, Robert Sloat | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Patrick Pangburn (PG), Howard McClee (SG), James Barrow (SF), Paul Johnson (PF), Michael Favreau (C) David Garrison, Andrew Farr, Robert Campbell, Bill England, Alexander Sampson | |
| 02:58 | Vanderbilt | Michael Favreau misses the easy layup | 54-49 |
| 02:57 | South Carolina | Anthony Orsini gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 02:47 | South Carolina | Like Xie is called for 10 seconds | 54-49 |
| 02:38 | Vanderbilt | James Barrow misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Anthony Orsini - foul #3 on Anthony Orsini, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| 02:38 | Vanderbilt | James Barrow makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 02:38 | Vanderbilt | James Barrow makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 02:21 | South Carolina | Like Xie clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 54-51 |
| 02:19 | Vanderbilt | Paul Johnson gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 02:19 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Rooker (SG) Arthur Reed | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (PG), Alexander Sampson (C) Howard McClee, Michael Favreau | |
| 01:54 | Vanderbilt | Paul Johnson is fouled on the floor by Kelly Fager - foul #2 on Kelly Fager, team foul #9 | 54-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bradley Peavler (SG) Harold Rooker | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr (SG), Robert Campbell (SF) Patrick Pangburn, James Barrow | |
| 01:54 | Vanderbilt | Paul Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 01:54 | South Carolina | Matthew Schurman pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 01:51 | South Carolina | Like Xie is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Farr - foul #3 on Andrew Farr, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Bill England (PF) Paul Johnson | |
| 01:32 | South Carolina | Anthony Orsini misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Campbell - foul #3 on Robert Campbell, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| 01:32 | South Carolina | Anthony Orsini makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 01:32 | South Carolina | Anthony Orsini makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 01:13 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 01:09 | South Carolina | Like Xie is called for traveling | 56-54 |
| 00:48 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr is hacked by Matthew Schurman - foul #3 on Matthew Schurman, team foul #10 | 56-54 |
| 00:48 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:48 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:48 | Vanderbilt | Bill England pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 00:36 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell can't finish the layup | 56-55 |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Anthony Orsini | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | South Carolina | Anthony Orsini is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Farr - foul #4 on Andrew Farr, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| 00:32 | South Carolina | Anthony Orsini makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:32 | South Carolina | Anthony Orsini misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:32 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 00:09 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Bradley Peavler - foul #2 on Bradley Peavler, team foul #11 | 57-55 |
| 00:09 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:09 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:09 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Kelly Fager | 57-56 |
| 00:07 | South Carolina | David Garrison is called for the reach on Kelly Fager in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Garrison, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| 00:07 | South Carolina | Kelly Fager makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:07 | South Carolina | Kelly Fager makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:07 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-56 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Bradley Peavler | 59-56 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Bradley Peavler runs out the clock | 59-56 |