| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Clarence Parson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Christopher Kinzel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Goodson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jean Morrone (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Cheney (fresh) 12 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Donald Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Kinsey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Seese (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Hansen (fresh) C - Andrew Taylor (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Seese inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 30-26 |
| 19:33 | USC Upstate | James Cheney pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| 19:17 | USC Upstate | James Cheney can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Taylor - foul #2 on Andrew Taylor, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 19:17 | USC Upstate | James Cheney makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 19:17 | USC Upstate | James Cheney makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 19:06 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Seese's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-26 |
| 18:44 | USC Upstate | James Cheney loses the dribble to Andrew Taylor | 32-26 |
| 18:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Seese misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-26 |
| 18:20 | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 17:57 | USC Upstate | James Cheney comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 32-26 |
| 17:56 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson grabs the offensive board | 32-26 |
| 17:39 | USC Upstate | Andrew Taylor swats the shot by James Cheney | 32-26 |
| 17:37 | USC Upstate | The offensive rebound goes to Jean Morrone | 32-26 |
| 17:18 | USC Upstate | James Cheney buries a fadeaway from the left block | 34-26 |
| 16:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Taylor hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Carter | 34-28 |
| 16:30 | USC Upstate | James Cheney misses the dunk attempt | 34-28 |
| 16:28 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Andrew Taylor | 34-28 |
| 16:07 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Hansen misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 16:06 | USC Upstate | Christopher Kinzel pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 15:43 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson is called for traveling | 34-28 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Joe Smith (SG), Terry Sharma (PF), Raymond Blackwell (C) Christopher Kinzel, Jean Morrone, James Cheney | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Jody Donovan (PG), Damian Bell (SG), Richard Coulter (SF), Joseph Moore (PF), Seth Disanto (C) Donald Carter, Walter Kinsey, Harold Seese, James Hansen, Andrew Taylor | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Clarence Parson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Joe Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Goodson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Terry Sharma (fresh) 6 pts. C - Raymond Blackwell (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Jody Donovan (fresh) SG - Damian Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Coulter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Seth Disanto (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Saginaw Valley St. | Jody Donovan travels with the ball | 34-28 |
| 15:08 | USC Upstate | The short jumper by Clarence Parson is denied by Joseph Moore | 34-28 |
| 15:07 | USC Upstate | Raymond Blackwell gets the offensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 14:42 | USC Upstate | Joe Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clarence Parson | 37-28 |
| 14:17 | Saginaw Valley St. | Damian Bell misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Joe Smith - foul #2 on Joe Smith, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Donald Carter (PG) Jody Donovan | |
| 14:17 | Saginaw Valley St. | Damian Bell makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 14:17 | Saginaw Valley St. | Damian Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 14:17 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 13:52 | USC Upstate | Joe Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 13:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | Seth Disanto pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 13:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Joseph Moore is open and scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Carter | 37-31 |
| 13:16 | USC Upstate | Joe Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 13:15 | USC Upstate | Raymond Blackwell tips it back up and in | 39-31 |
| 12:52 | Saginaw Valley St. | Damian Bell connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Donald Carter out of the doubleteam | 39-34 |
| 12:27 | USC Upstate | Joe Smith makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Clarence Parson | 42-34 |
| 12:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | Donald Carter is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Terry Sharma - foul #2 on Terry Sharma, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Charles Roberson (PG), Christopher Kinzel (SG), Ryan Gouge (SF), Jean Morrone (PF), James Cheney (C) Clarence Parson, Joe Smith, Richard Goodson, Terry Sharma, Raymond Blackwell | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Walter Kinsey (SG), Harold Seese (SF), James Hansen (PF), Andrew Taylor (C) Damian Bell, Richard Coulter, Joseph Moore, Seth Disanto | |
| 12:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | Donald Carter makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 12:22 | Saginaw Valley St. | Donald Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 12:22 | USC Upstate | James Cheney snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 12:00 | USC Upstate | James Cheney blows the layup | 42-35 |
| 11:58 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to Harold Seese | 42-35 |
| 11:39 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Seese misses the shot from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 11:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Seese tips it in | 42-37 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Charles Roberson (fresh) SG - Christopher Kinzel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Gouge (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jean Morrone (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Cheney (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Donald Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Walter Kinsey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Seese (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Hansen (fresh) C - Andrew Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:18 | USC Upstate | Walter Kinsey is called for the reach on Christopher Kinzel - foul #1 on Walter Kinsey, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Joe Smith (PG) Ryan Gouge | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Damian Bell (SG) Walter Kinsey | |
| 11:03 | USC Upstate | James Hansen is called for the reach on Jean Morrone - foul #3 on James Hansen, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Walter Kinsey (PG) Donald Carter | |
| 10:43 | USC Upstate | James Cheney jams it on a great pass from Christopher Kinzel | 44-37 |
| 10:23 | Saginaw Valley St. | Walter Kinsey hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Harold Seese | 44-40 |
| 09:56 | USC Upstate | Joe Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 09:55 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Taylor snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 09:35 | Saginaw Valley St. | Damian Bell buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-42 |
| 09:13 | USC Upstate | James Cheney misses the easy layup | 44-42 |
| 09:11 | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Seese grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 08:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Cheney denies the turnaround by James Hansen | 44-42 |
| 08:50 | Saginaw Valley St. | Walter Kinsey can't tip it in | 44-42 |
| 08:49 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Taylor misses the tip | 44-42 |
| 08:47 | Saginaw Valley St. | Walter Kinsey misses the tip | 44-42 |
| 08:45 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to James Cheney | 44-42 |
| 08:17 | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson (PG), Ryan Gouge (SG), Richard Goodson (SF), Terry Sharma (PF), Raymond Blackwell (C) Joe Smith, Christopher Kinzel, Charles Roberson, Jean Morrone, James Cheney | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Donald Carter (PG), Jody Donovan (SG), Richard Coulter (SF), Joseph Moore (PF), Seth Disanto (C) Walter Kinsey, Damian Bell, Harold Seese, James Hansen, Andrew Taylor | |
| 07:59 | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left side | 44-42 |
| 07:58 | USC Upstate | Raymond Blackwell gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 07:35 | USC Upstate | Joseph Moore takes the ball from Terry Sharma | 44-42 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Clarence Parson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Gouge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Goodson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Terry Sharma (fresh) 6 pts. C - Raymond Blackwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Donald Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jody Donovan (fresh) SF - Richard Coulter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Seth Disanto (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Saginaw Valley St. | Raymond Blackwell steps in front of the Joseph Moore pass | 44-42 |
| 07:01 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma connects on the runner from the right block set up by Ryan Gouge and he's fouled by Richard Coulter - foul #2 on Richard Coulter, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Charles Roberson (SG) Ryan Gouge | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Walter Kinsey (SG) Jody Donovan | |
| 07:01 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma makes the free throw | 47-42 |
| 06:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | Walter Kinsey makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Seth Disanto | 47-44 |
| 06:34 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 47-44 |
| 06:32 | Saginaw Valley St. | Donald Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 06:14 | Saginaw Valley St. | Seth Disanto misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 06:13 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 05:59 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Clarence Parson | 49-44 |
| 05:53 | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-44 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Christopher Kinzel (SG), Jean Morrone (PF), James Cheney (C) Charles Roberson, Terry Sharma, Raymond Blackwell | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Damian Bell (SG), Harold Seese (SF), James Hansen (PF), Andrew Taylor (C) Walter Kinsey, Richard Coulter, Joseph Moore, Seth Disanto | |
| 05:41 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Taylor clanks a floater from the left side | 49-44 |
| 05:40 | USC Upstate | James Cheney snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 05:21 | USC Upstate | Andrew Taylor picks off the pass by James Cheney | 49-44 |
| 05:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Hansen makes the shot from the right side and he's fouled by Clarence Parson - foul #3 on Clarence Parson, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| 05:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Hansen misses the free throw | 49-46 |
| 05:09 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Jean Morrone | 49-46 |
| 04:50 | USC Upstate | Andrew Taylor swats the layup by Clarence Parson | 49-46 |
| 04:48 | USC Upstate | Christopher Kinzel snags the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 04:23 | USC Upstate | Christopher Kinzel is fouled on the floor by Damian Bell - foul #4 on Damian Bell, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| 03:55 | USC Upstate | Andrew Taylor swats the layup by James Cheney | 49-46 |
| 03:53 | USC Upstate | James Cheney pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 03:31 | USC Upstate | James Cheney can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Damian Bell - foul #5 on Damian Bell, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Walter Kinsey (SG) Damian Bell | |
| 03:31 | USC Upstate | James Cheney misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 03:31 | USC Upstate | James Cheney misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 03:31 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Taylor gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Clarence Parson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Kinzel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Goodson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jean Morrone (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Cheney (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saginaw Valley St. | PG - Donald Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Walter Kinsey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Seese (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Andrew Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Taylor buries a runner near the basket and he's fouled by Clarence Parson - foul #4 on Clarence Parson, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Joe Smith (SG), Terry Sharma (PF) Christopher Kinzel, Jean Morrone | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Richard Coulter (SF) Harold Seese | |
| 03:10 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Taylor misses the free throw | 49-48 |
| 03:10 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 02:43 | USC Upstate | Joe Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Clarence Parson | 52-48 |
| 02:43 | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-48 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Christopher Kinzel (SG), Jean Morrone (PF) Joe Smith, Terry Sharma | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | Harold Seese (SF) Richard Coulter | |
| 02:18 | Saginaw Valley St. | Donald Carter shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-48 |
| 02:17 | USC Upstate | James Cheney gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 02:04 | USC Upstate | James Cheney hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 52-48 |
| 02:03 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Taylor snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 01:53 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Hansen misses badly on a shot from the right side | 52-48 |
| 01:51 | Saginaw Valley St. | Walter Kinsey hits the follow up shot | 52-50 |
| 01:22 | USC Upstate | James Cheney connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 54-50 |
| 01:06 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Taylor misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Cheney - foul #1 on James Cheney, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| 01:06 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 01:06 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 01:06 | USC Upstate | Christopher Kinzel grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | USC Upstate | James Cheney lays it up and in on a great pass from Clarence Parson and the foul's on Andrew Taylor - foul #3 on Andrew Taylor, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| 00:37 | USC Upstate | James Cheney misses the free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:37 | Saginaw Valley St. | The rebound goes to James Hansen | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Hansen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 00:28 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 00:25 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Hansen buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saginaw Valley St. | Saginaw Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | USC Upstate | Donald Carter is called for the reach on Clarence Parson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Carter, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Joe Smith (SG), Terry Sharma (PF) Christopher Kinzel, Jean Morrone | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 00:24 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:24 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:19 | Saginaw Valley St. | Donald Carter drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 00:19 | USC Upstate | USC Upstate calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Christopher Kinzel (SG), Jean Morrone (PF) Joe Smith, Terry Sharma | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 00:16 | USC Upstate | James Cheney is hacked by Donald Carter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Carter, team foul #9 | 58-56 |
| 00:16 | USC Upstate | James Cheney makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:16 | USC Upstate | James Cheney makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:09 | Saginaw Valley St. | Donald Carter splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 00:08 | USC Upstate | James Cheney grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 00:07 | USC Upstate | James Cheney is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Carter - foul #3 on Donald Carter, team foul #10 | 60-56 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Joe Smith (SG), Terry Sharma (PF) Christopher Kinzel, Jean Morrone | |
| Subs | Saginaw Valley St. | | |
| 00:07 | USC Upstate | James Cheney makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:07 | USC Upstate | James Cheney misses the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:07 | Saginaw Valley St. | Andrew Taylor pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 00:00 | Saginaw Valley St. | James Hansen misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 61-56 |