| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Christopher Kinzel (fresh) SG - Clarence Parson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Goodson (fresh) PF - Jean Morrone (fresh) C - James Cheney (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Earl Hirschman (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Sellman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Street (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Abel Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joshua Kalish (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | USC Upstate | James Cheney blows the layup but he's hacked by Joshua Kalish - foul #2 on Joshua Kalish, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| 19:37 | USC Upstate | James Cheney makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 19:37 | USC Upstate | James Cheney makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 19:24 | Central Arkansas | Joshua Kalish misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-31 |
| 19:22 | USC Upstate | James Cheney grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 18:58 | USC Upstate | James Cheney makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Clarence Parson | 31-31 |
| 18:39 | Central Arkansas | Joshua Kalish misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 18:38 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Christopher Kinzel | 31-31 |
| 18:18 | USC Upstate | James Cheney misses the easy layup but the foul's on Donald Street - foul #1 on Donald Street, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| 18:18 | USC Upstate | James Cheney makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:18 | USC Upstate | James Cheney makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 17:57 | Central Arkansas | Clarence Parson takes the ball from Earl Hirschman after a doubleteam | 33-31 |
| 17:53 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson lays it in | 35-31 |
| 17:25 | Central Arkansas | Joshua Kalish hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Christopher Kinzel - foul #2 on Christopher Kinzel, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Charles Roberson (PG) Christopher Kinzel | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Leonard Smith (SG), Leland Lee (PF) Robert Sellman, Abel Ellis | |
| 17:25 | Central Arkansas | Joshua Kalish makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 17:25 | Central Arkansas | Joshua Kalish misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 17:25 | USC Upstate | James Cheney pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 17:11 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson is fouled on the floor by Donald Street - foul #2 on Donald Street, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Joe Smith (SG), Terry Sharma (PF) Clarence Parson, Jean Morrone | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Charlie Perry (C) Joshua Kalish | |
| 16:50 | USC Upstate | Joe Smith misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-32 |
| 16:48 | Central Arkansas | Leland Lee grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 16:41 | Central Arkansas | Leonard Smith is whistled for traveling | 35-32 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Raymond Blackwell (C) James Cheney | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Ronald Claypoole (PG), Elmer Carpenter (SF) Earl Hirschman, Donald Street | |
| 16:38 | USC Upstate | Charles Roberson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-32 |
| 16:20 | Central Arkansas | Elmer Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Charles Roberson - foul #1 on Charles Roberson, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Christopher Kinzel (PG) Charles Roberson | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Robert Sellman (SG) Leonard Smith | |
| 16:04 | Central Arkansas | Charlie Perry knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 35-34 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Christopher Kinzel (fresh) SG - Joe Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Goodson (fairly fresh) PF - Terry Sharma (fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Blackwell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Ronald Claypoole (fresh) SG - Robert Sellman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Elmer Carpenter (fresh) PF - Leland Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Charlie Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | USC Upstate | Elmer Carpenter knocks away the 3 by Joe Smith | 35-34 |
| 15:40 | Central Arkansas | Charlie Perry snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 15:34 | Central Arkansas | Charlie Perry is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 35-34 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson (SG), Jean Morrone (PF), James Cheney (C) Joe Smith, Terry Sharma, Raymond Blackwell | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Donald Street (SF), Abel Ellis (PF), Joshua Kalish (C) Elmer Carpenter, Leland Lee, Charlie Perry | |
| 15:11 | USC Upstate | James Cheney misses long on a jumper in the paint | 35-34 |
| 15:09 | Central Arkansas | Donald Street grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 14:50 | Central Arkansas | Abel Ellis banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronald Claypoole | 35-36 |
| 14:36 | USC Upstate | James Cheney comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 35-36 |
| 14:35 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson can't tip it in | 35-36 |
| 14:34 | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone can't tip it in | 35-36 |
| 14:32 | Central Arkansas | Abel Ellis gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 14:18 | Central Arkansas | Robert Sellman is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Sellman, team foul #4 | 35-36 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Charles Roberson (PG) Christopher Kinzel | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Earl Hirschman (PG), Leonard Smith (SG) Ronald Claypoole, Robert Sellman | |
| 13:49 | USC Upstate | James Cheney misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 35-36 |
| 13:48 | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone snags the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 13:32 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 35-36 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ryan Gouge (SF), Raymond Blackwell (C) Richard Goodson, James Cheney | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Elmer Carpenter (SF) Donald Street | |
| 13:13 | Central Arkansas | Elmer Carpenter misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 35-36 |
| 13:11 | USC Upstate | Raymond Blackwell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 12:45 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-36 |
| 12:43 | Central Arkansas | The rebound goes to Elmer Carpenter | 35-36 |
| 12:26 | Central Arkansas | Elmer Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Jean Morrone - foul #1 on Jean Morrone, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Christopher Kinzel (PG), Joe Smith (SG), Richard Goodson (SF), Terry Sharma (PF), James Cheney (C) Charles Roberson, Clarence Parson, Ryan Gouge, Jean Morrone, Raymond Blackwell | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Robert Sellman (SG), Donald Street (SF), Leland Lee (PF), Charlie Perry (C) Leonard Smith, Elmer Carpenter, Abel Ellis, Joshua Kalish | |
| 12:14 | Central Arkansas | Donald Street can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Christopher Kinzel - foul #3 on Christopher Kinzel, team foul #4 | 35-36 |
| 12:14 | Central Arkansas | Donald Street makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 12:14 | Central Arkansas | Donald Street makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 11:45 | USC Upstate | Donald Street steps in front of the Joe Smith pass | 35-38 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Christopher Kinzel (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Joe Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Goodson (fairly fresh) PF - Terry Sharma (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Cheney (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Earl Hirschman (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Sellman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Street (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leland Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Charlie Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Central Arkansas | Charlie Perry evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by James Cheney - foul #1 on James Cheney, team foul #5 | 35-38 |
| 11:33 | Central Arkansas | Charlie Perry makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 11:33 | Central Arkansas | Charlie Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 11:07 | USC Upstate | Joe Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Terry Sharma | 38-40 |
| 10:50 | Central Arkansas | Earl Hirschman misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-40 |
| 10:48 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 10:19 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-40 |
| 10:08 | Central Arkansas | Earl Hirschman connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Leland Lee | 40-42 |
| 09:40 | USC Upstate | James Cheney buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Christopher Kinzel | 42-42 |
| 09:22 | Central Arkansas | Donald Street comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 09:21 | Central Arkansas | Leland Lee tips it but misses | 42-42 |
| 09:19 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 09:03 | USC Upstate | Christopher Kinzel can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 42-42 |
| 09:02 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson gets the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 08:47 | USC Upstate | Joe Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 08:45 | Central Arkansas | Leland Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 08:39 | Central Arkansas | Donald Street hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 08:37 | Central Arkansas | Earl Hirschman tips it in | 42-44 |
| 08:19 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Leland Lee - foul #1 on Leland Lee, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Charles Roberson (PG), Clarence Parson (SG), Ryan Gouge (SF), Raymond Blackwell (C) Christopher Kinzel, Joe Smith, Richard Goodson, James Cheney | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Ronald Claypoole (PG), Leonard Smith (SG), Elmer Carpenter (SF), Abel Ellis (PF), Joshua Kalish (C) Earl Hirschman, Robert Sellman, Donald Street, Leland Lee, Charlie Perry | |
| 08:19 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 08:19 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 08:16 | Central Arkansas | Ronald Claypoole throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-44 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone (PF) Terry Sharma | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| 07:55 | USC Upstate | Ryan Gouge travels with the ball | 44-44 |
| 07:42 | Central Arkansas | Clarence Parson steals it from Joshua Kalish | 44-44 |
| 07:39 | USC Upstate | Ryan Gouge hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clarence Parson | 46-44 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Charles Roberson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clarence Parson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Gouge (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jean Morrone (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Blackwell (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Ronald Claypoole (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leonard Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Elmer Carpenter (fresh) PF - Abel Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joshua Kalish (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Central Arkansas | Charles Roberson picks off the pass by Leonard Smith | 46-44 |
| 07:20 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson misses the lay-in | 46-44 |
| 07:18 | Central Arkansas | Elmer Carpenter gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 06:57 | Central Arkansas | Jean Morrone is called for the reach on Leonard Smith - foul #2 on Jean Morrone, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| 06:47 | Central Arkansas | Ronald Claypoole scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Joshua Kalish | 46-46 |
| 06:21 | USC Upstate | Joshua Kalish is called for the reach on Charles Roberson - foul #3 on Joshua Kalish, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| 06:01 | USC Upstate | Raymond Blackwell drills a fadeaway from the right block | 48-46 |
| 05:41 | Central Arkansas | Ronald Claypoole comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jean Morrone - foul #3 on Jean Morrone, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Joe Smith (SG), Terry Sharma (PF), James Cheney (C) Clarence Parson, Jean Morrone, Raymond Blackwell | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Donald Street (SF), Leland Lee (PF), Charlie Perry (C) Elmer Carpenter, Abel Ellis, Joshua Kalish | |
| 05:41 | Central Arkansas | Ronald Claypoole makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 05:41 | Central Arkansas | Ronald Claypoole makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 05:15 | USC Upstate | Joe Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 05:13 | Central Arkansas | Charlie Perry pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 04:57 | Central Arkansas | Leland Lee's pass is intercepted by Charles Roberson | 48-48 |
| 04:54 | USC Upstate | Charles Roberson banks in the layup | 50-48 |
| 04:36 | Central Arkansas | Leland Lee lays it in | 50-50 |
| 04:17 | USC Upstate | Charles Roberson is hacked by Ronald Claypoole - foul #1 on Ronald Claypoole, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson (SG), Richard Goodson (SF), Jean Morrone (PF) Joe Smith, Ryan Gouge, Terry Sharma | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Earl Hirschman (PG), Robert Sellman (SG), Abel Ellis (PF), Joshua Kalish (C) Ronald Claypoole, Leonard Smith, Leland Lee, Charlie Perry | |
| 04:17 | USC Upstate | Charles Roberson misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 04:17 | Central Arkansas | Joshua Kalish gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 04:01 | Central Arkansas | Charles Roberson picks off the pass by Abel Ellis | 50-50 |
| 03:58 | USC Upstate | Charles Roberson banks in the layup | 52-50 |
| 03:48 | Central Arkansas | Donald Street hits a wide open floater from the right side on a great pass from Robert Sellman | 52-52 |
| 03:19 | USC Upstate | James Cheney lays it in on a great pass from Clarence Parson | 54-52 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Charles Roberson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 stl. SG - Clarence Parson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Goodson (fairly fresh) PF - Jean Morrone (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Cheney (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Earl Hirschman (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Robert Sellman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Street (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Abel Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joshua Kalish (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:01 | Central Arkansas | Robert Sellman clanks a jumper from the left side | 54-52 |
| 02:59 | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 02:43 | USC Upstate | James Cheney double dribbles | 54-52 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Christopher Kinzel (PG), Raymond Blackwell (C) Charles Roberson, James Cheney | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Elmer Carpenter (SF), Leland Lee (PF) Donald Street, Abel Ellis | |
| 02:39 | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Donald Street (SF), Abel Ellis (PF) Elmer Carpenter, Leland Lee | |
| 02:34 | Central Arkansas | Donald Street hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Sellman | 54-54 |
| 02:12 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Christopher Kinzel | 56-54 |
| 01:53 | Central Arkansas | Joshua Kalish knocks in the shot from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 01:28 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson misses long on a floater from the right side | 56-56 |
| 01:27 | USC Upstate | Raymond Blackwell tips it in | 58-56 |
| 01:05 | Central Arkansas | Donald Street misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Clarence Parson - foul #3 on Clarence Parson, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | James Cheney (C) Raymond Blackwell | |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| 01:05 | Central Arkansas | Donald Street makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 01:05 | Central Arkansas | Donald Street misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 01:05 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Jean Morrone | 58-57 |
| 00:37 | USC Upstate | James Cheney buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 00:17 | Central Arkansas | Abel Ellis scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | USC Upstate | James Cheney is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Hirschman - foul #2 on Earl Hirschman, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| 00:14 | USC Upstate | James Cheney makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:14 | USC Upstate | James Cheney misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:14 | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone gets the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 00:13 | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone is fouled on the floor by Donald Street - foul #3 on Donald Street, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| 00:13 | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:13 | Central Arkansas | Abel Ellis pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| 00:05 | Central Arkansas | Robert Sellman is hacked by Clarence Parson - foul #4 on Clarence Parson, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| 00:05 | Central Arkansas | Robert Sellman misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:05 | Central Arkansas | Joshua Kalish grabs the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 00:01 | Central Arkansas | Earl Hirschman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper in the paint | 61-59 |
| 00:00 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |