| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Clint Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Geoffrey Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Hendricks (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ralph Pough (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Clarence Parson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Goodson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Evans (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jean Morrone (fresh) 3 reb. C - Terry Sharma (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | USC Upstate | Kenneth Evans inbounds the ball | 24-34 |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 24-34 |
| 19:39 | USC Upstate | Kenneth Evans tips it back up and in | 24-36 |
| 19:25 | Abilene Christian | Rene Rizzo misses the shot from the right side | 24-36 |
| 19:24 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson pulls down the rebound | 24-36 |
| 18:55 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma misses the lay-in | 24-36 |
| 18:54 | Abilene Christian | Robert Hendricks snags the defensive board | 24-36 |
| 18:40 | Abilene Christian | Geoffrey Richardson scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Clint Holmes | 26-36 |
| 18:15 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma can't finish the layup | 26-36 |
| 18:14 | Abilene Christian | Ralph Pough grabs the board | 26-36 |
| 17:58 | Abilene Christian | Robert Hendricks misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jean Morrone - foul #1 on Jean Morrone, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| 17:58 | Abilene Christian | Robert Hendricks makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 17:58 | Abilene Christian | Robert Hendricks makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 17:31 | USC Upstate | Robert Hendricks takes the ball from Kenneth Evans | 28-36 |
| 17:14 | Abilene Christian | Ralph Pough knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Geoffrey Richardson and he's hacked by Clarence Parson - foul #2 on Clarence Parson, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Raymond Blackwell (C) Terry Sharma | |
| 17:14 | Abilene Christian | Ralph Pough misses the free throw | 30-36 |
| 17:14 | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 16:56 | USC Upstate | Raymond Blackwell lays it up and in | 30-38 |
| 16:37 | Abilene Christian | Rene Rizzo misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-38 |
| 16:35 | Abilene Christian | Clint Holmes tips it home | 32-38 |
| 16:09 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 32-38 |
| 16:08 | Abilene Christian | Ralph Pough grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 16:02 | Abilene Christian | Richard Goodson is called for the reach on Geoffrey Richardson - foul #2 on Richard Goodson, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Edmund Hartsell (SG), George Yoo (SF), Joseph Filip (PF), James Rey (C) Geoffrey Richardson, Robert Hendricks, Ralph Pough, Rene Rizzo | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma (C) Raymond Blackwell | |
| 15:38 | Abilene Christian | Clint Holmes is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Evans - foul #3 on Kenneth Evans, team foul #4 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Louis Shier (C) Clint Holmes | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - George Yoo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edmund Hartsell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Rey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Filip (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Shier (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Clarence Parson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Goodson (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jean Morrone (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Terry Sharma (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:17 | Abilene Christian | Jean Morrone steals the ball from George Yoo | 32-38 |
| 14:48 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma jams it on a great pass from Kenneth Evans and he's fouled by Edmund Hartsell - foul #1 on Edmund Hartsell, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Rene Rizzo (PG) Edmund Hartsell | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 14:48 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma makes the free throw | 32-41 |
| 14:23 | Abilene Christian | Rene Rizzo is hacked by Jean Morrone - foul #2 on Jean Morrone, team foul #5 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Clint Holmes (PG), Geoffrey Richardson (SG), Robert Hendricks (SF) Rene Rizzo, George Yoo, James Rey | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Raymond Blackwell (C) Terry Sharma | |
| 14:03 | Abilene Christian | Louis Shier misses short on a jump hook from close range | 32-41 |
| 14:01 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Raymond Blackwell | 32-41 |
| 13:41 | USC Upstate | Raymond Blackwell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Goodson | 32-43 |
| 13:27 | Abilene Christian | Robert Hendricks hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Clint Holmes and he's fouled by Kenneth Evans - foul #4 on Kenneth Evans, team foul #6 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Ralph Pough (PF) Joseph Filip | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Christopher Kinzel (SF), James Cheney (C) Kenneth Evans, Jean Morrone | |
| 13:27 | Abilene Christian | Robert Hendricks makes the free throw | 35-43 |
| 13:04 | USC Upstate | James Cheney connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Clarence Parson | 35-45 |
| 12:45 | Abilene Christian | Louis Shier is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Louis Shier, team foul #2 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Rene Rizzo (C) Louis Shier | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Kenneth Evans (SF), Terry Sharma (C) Christopher Kinzel, James Cheney | |
| 12:26 | USC Upstate | Geoffrey Richardson steals the ball from Terry Sharma | 35-45 |
| 12:12 | Abilene Christian | Geoffrey Richardson misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-45 |
| 12:10 | Abilene Christian | Robert Hendricks grabs the offensive board | 35-45 |
| 11:54 | Abilene Christian | Clint Holmes misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 11:53 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma grabs the board | 35-45 |
| 11:24 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Rene Rizzo - foul #1 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #3 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Edmund Hartsell (SG), George Yoo (SF), Joseph Filip (PF), James Rey (C) Clint Holmes, Geoffrey Richardson, Robert Hendricks, Ralph Pough | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone (PF) Raymond Blackwell | |
| 11:24 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 11:24 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma misses the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 11:24 | Abilene Christian | James Rey grabs the board | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edmund Hartsell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Yoo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Filip (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Rey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Clarence Parson (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Richard Goodson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Jean Morrone (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Terry Sharma (fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:01 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Filip comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Jean Morrone - foul #3 on Jean Morrone, team foul #7 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Christopher Kinzel (SF) Kenneth Evans | |
| 11:01 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Filip misses the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 11:01 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Filip makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 10:41 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clarence Parson | 36-48 |
| 10:31 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Filip drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 10:08 | USC Upstate | Christopher Kinzel is fouled on the floor by George Yoo - foul #2 on George Yoo, team foul #4 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Clint Holmes (PG) Edmund Hartsell | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Raymond Blackwell (C) Terry Sharma | |
| 09:47 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson loses the dribble to Clint Holmes | 39-48 |
| 09:26 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Filip misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-48 |
| 09:24 | USC Upstate | Raymond Blackwell snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 08:56 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-48 |
| 08:54 | USC Upstate | Raymond Blackwell tips it in | 39-50 |
| 08:31 | Abilene Christian | George Yoo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-50 |
| 08:30 | USC Upstate | Raymond Blackwell pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 08:11 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson is hacked by Clint Holmes - foul #2 on Clint Holmes, team foul #5 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Geoffrey Richardson (SG), Robert Hendricks (SF), Ralph Pough (PF) George Yoo, Joseph Filip, James Rey | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Robert Hartley (PG), Kenneth Evans (SF), James Cheney (PF), Terry Sharma (C) Clarence Parson, Christopher Kinzel, Jean Morrone, Raymond Blackwell | |
| 07:52 | USC Upstate | James Cheney makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 07:36 | Abilene Christian | Ralph Pough's layup is rejected by James Cheney | 39-52 |
| 07:35 | Abilene Christian | Geoffrey Richardson can't tip it in | 39-52 |
| 07:33 | Abilene Christian | Clint Holmes grabs the offensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 07:18 | Abilene Christian | Ralph Pough hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Hendricks | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Clint Holmes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Geoffrey Richardson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hendricks (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Pough (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Rene Rizzo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Robert Hartley (fresh) SG - Richard Goodson (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - James Cheney (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Sharma (fresh) 23 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:02 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma misses the shot from just outside the lane | 41-52 |
| 07:01 | Abilene Christian | Ralph Pough gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 06:55 | Abilene Christian | Clint Holmes scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Hendricks | 44-52 |
| 06:27 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 44-52 |
| 06:25 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson grabs the offensive board | 44-52 |
| 06:03 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 44-52 |
| 06:02 | USC Upstate | James Cheney grabs the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 05:46 | USC Upstate | James Cheney hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Ralph Pough - foul #1 on Ralph Pough, team foul #6 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | George Yoo (PG), Louis Shier (C) Clint Holmes, Rene Rizzo | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson (PG), Jean Morrone (PF) Robert Hartley, Terry Sharma | |
| 05:46 | USC Upstate | James Cheney makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 05:46 | USC Upstate | James Cheney makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 05:26 | Abilene Christian | Louis Shier knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Ralph Pough and the foul's on Jean Morrone - foul #4 on Jean Morrone, team foul #8 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Joseph Filip (PF) Ralph Pough | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Raymond Blackwell (C) James Cheney | |
| 05:26 | Abilene Christian | Louis Shier makes the free throw | 47-54 |
| 04:58 | USC Upstate | Geoffrey Richardson steps in front of the Raymond Blackwell pass | 47-54 |
| 04:42 | Abilene Christian | Geoffrey Richardson buries a fadeaway from the right block | 49-54 |
| 04:21 | USC Upstate | Raymond Blackwell lays it up and in | 49-56 |
| 04:11 | Abilene Christian | Jean Morrone blocks the short jumper by Joseph Filip | 49-56 |
| 04:10 | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 03:49 | USC Upstate | Kenneth Evans hits a jumper from the free throw line | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:38 | Abilene Christian | George Yoo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Louis Shier and the foul's on Clarence Parson - foul #3 on Clarence Parson, team foul #9 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Clint Holmes (PG), James Rey (SF), Ralph Pough (PF) Geoffrey Richardson, Robert Hendricks, Joseph Filip | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma (C) Raymond Blackwell | |
| 03:38 | Abilene Christian | George Yoo misses the free throw | 51-58 |
| 03:38 | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone grabs the board | 51-58 |
| 03:15 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 03:14 | Abilene Christian | Ralph Pough grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Clint Holmes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Yoo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Rey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Pough (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Louis Shier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Clarence Parson (tiring) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Goodson (very tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Evans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Jean Morrone (tiring) 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Terry Sharma (fresh) 23 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:56 | Abilene Christian | Ralph Pough makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by George Yoo | 53-58 |
| 02:34 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma can't throw it down but he's hacked by Louis Shier - foul #5 on Louis Shier, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Edmund Hartsell (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF) George Yoo, Louis Shier | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Robert Hartley (PG), Christopher Kinzel (SF), Raymond Blackwell (PF) Clarence Parson, Kenneth Evans, Jean Morrone | |
| 02:34 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 02:34 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 02:30 | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Geoffrey Richardson (SG), Robert Hendricks (SF) Edmund Hartsell, James Rey | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson (PG), Kenneth Evans (SF) Robert Hartley, Christopher Kinzel | |
| 02:18 | Abilene Christian | Clint Holmes hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph Pough | 56-60 |
| 01:57 | USC Upstate | The jump hook by Terry Sharma is blocked by Rene Rizzo | 56-60 |
| 01:55 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma gets the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 01:32 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma misses the lay-in | 56-60 |
| 01:31 | Abilene Christian | Clint Holmes gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 01:16 | Abilene Christian | Geoffrey Richardson buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Robert Hendricks | 58-60 |
| 00:51 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Clarence Parson | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Abilene Christian | Clint Holmes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-62 |
| 00:30 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | USC Upstate | Clint Holmes is called for the reach on Terry Sharma in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clint Holmes, team foul #8 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Joe Smith (PG), Robert Hartley (SG), James Cheney (PF) Clarence Parson, Richard Goodson, Raymond Blackwell | |
| 00:27 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:27 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma misses the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:27 | Abilene Christian | Ralph Pough gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Abilene Christian | Robert Hartley steals the ball from Clint Holmes | 58-63 |
| 00:23 | USC Upstate | USC Upstate calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-63 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson (PG) Robert Hartley | |
| 00:22 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma is hacked by Geoffrey Richardson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Geoffrey Richardson, team foul #9 | 58-63 |
| 00:22 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:22 | Abilene Christian | Ralph Pough snags the defensive board | 58-63 |
| 00:16 | Abilene Christian | Geoffrey Richardson buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ralph Pough | 61-63 |
| 00:14 | USC Upstate | Geoffrey Richardson is called for the reach on James Cheney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Geoffrey Richardson, team foul #10 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson (SG) Joe Smith | |
| 00:14 | USC Upstate | James Cheney makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:14 | USC Upstate | James Cheney makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:07 | Abilene Christian | Geoffrey Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 61-65 |
| 00:06 | Abilene Christian | Robert Hendricks gets the offensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 00:02 | Abilene Christian | Rene Rizzo scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-65 |
| 00:00 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson runs out the clock | 64-65 |