| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - John Gertz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Maurice (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Leary (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Suggs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Elmer Clark (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Woodrow Glickman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carlos Winters (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - James Mayne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes inbounds the ball | 36-42 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:49 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes blows the layup | 36-42 |
| 19:47 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters can't tip it in | 36-42 |
| 19:45 | Western Carolina | Thomas Suggs snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 19:38 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary banks in the layup set up by John Gertz and he's hacked by Leonard Barnes - foul #1 on Leonard Barnes, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| 19:38 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary misses the free throw | 38-42 |
| 19:38 | South Carolina | James Mayne gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 19:24 | South Carolina | James Mayne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 19:22 | Western Carolina | Thomas Suggs grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 19:11 | Western Carolina | John Gertz connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Leary | 41-42 |
| 18:52 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-42 |
| 18:50 | South Carolina | Harold Morris tips it back up and in | 41-44 |
| 18:36 | Western Carolina | Elmer Clark connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Edward Leary | 43-44 |
| 18:17 | South Carolina | John Gertz steals it from Leonard Barnes | 43-44 |
| 18:13 | Western Carolina | John Gertz lays it up and in | 45-44 |
| 18:00 | South Carolina | Harold Morris makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Mayne | 45-47 |
| 17:51 | Western Carolina | Christopher Maurice scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 17:25 | South Carolina | The jump hook by Harold Morris is blocked by Thomas Suggs | 48-47 |
| 17:23 | South Carolina | Harold Morris tips it but misses | 48-47 |
| 17:21 | Western Carolina | Thomas Suggs snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 17:00 | Western Carolina | Elmer Clark misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by James Mayne - foul #1 on James Mayne, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Robinson (SG), Thomas Selzer (SF), Clifton Seawell (PF) Christopher Maurice, Edward Leary, Thomas Suggs | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (SG), William Pittman (SF), Kevin Carter (PF), Gilberto Molina (C) Carlos Winters, Leonard Barnes, Harold Morris, James Mayne | |
| 17:00 | Western Carolina | Elmer Clark makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 17:00 | Western Carolina | Elmer Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 16:55 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Woodrow Glickman, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ernesto Quintana (PG), William Schwarzenberg (SG) John Gertz, Elmer Clark | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (PG) Woodrow Glickman | |
| 16:42 | Western Carolina | William Schwarzenberg double dribbles | 50-47 |
| 16:26 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 16:24 | Western Carolina | Thomas Selzer pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 16:02 | Western Carolina | Ivan Derezinski is called for the reach on William Schwarzenberg - foul #1 on Ivan Derezinski, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Gertz (PG), Thomas Suggs (PF) Ernesto Quintana, William Schwarzenberg | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG) Ivan Derezinski | |
| 15:43 | Western Carolina | William Pittman steals the ball from Thomas Selzer | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - John Gertz (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Selzer (fresh) PF - Thomas Suggs (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Clifton Seawell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Woodrow Glickman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wei-Quo Meng (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Pittman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Carter (fresh) C - Gilberto Molina (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Suggs - foul #2 on Thomas Suggs, team foul #1 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Maurice (SG), Theodore Riley (SF) Charles Robinson, Thomas Selzer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (SG), Leonard Barnes (SF), James Mayne (C) Wei-Quo Meng, William Pittman, Gilberto Molina | |
| 15:28 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 15:28 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 15:10 | Western Carolina | Thomas Suggs hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Christopher Maurice | 52-49 |
| 14:55 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter is fouled on the floor by Clifton Seawell - foul #1 on Clifton Seawell, team foul #2 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Elmer Clark (C) Clifton Seawell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Morris (PF) Kevin Carter | |
| 14:30 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes is hacked by Thomas Suggs - foul #3 on Thomas Suggs, team foul #3 | 52-49 |
| 14:19 | South Carolina | Harold Morris scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Woodrow Glickman and he's fouled by Theodore Riley - foul #4 on Theodore Riley, team foul #4 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Edward Leary (SF) Theodore Riley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 14:19 | South Carolina | Harold Morris makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| 14:03 | Western Carolina | John Gertz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 14:02 | South Carolina | James Mayne grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 13:56 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters lays it up and in on a great pass from James Mayne | 52-54 |
| 13:43 | Western Carolina | John Gertz misses short on a 3 from straight away | 52-54 |
| 13:42 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 13:18 | South Carolina | Harold Morris lays it in | 52-56 |
| 13:03 | Western Carolina | Elmer Clark misses long on a shot from the left block | 52-56 |
| 13:02 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary snags the offensive board | 52-56 |
| 12:57 | Western Carolina | John Gertz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-56 |
| 12:56 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Elmer Clark | 52-56 |
| 12:42 | Western Carolina | John Gertz misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Woodrow Glickman - foul #3 on Woodrow Glickman, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Robinson (SF), Clifton Seawell (PF), Thomas Selzer (C) Christopher Maurice, Thomas Suggs, Elmer Clark | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (PG), Wei-Quo Meng (SG), William Pittman (SF), Kevin Carter (C) Woodrow Glickman, Carlos Winters, Leonard Barnes, James Mayne | |
| 12:42 | Western Carolina | John Gertz misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 12:42 | Western Carolina | John Gertz makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 12:27 | South Carolina | Harold Morris clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 53-56 |
| 12:25 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 12:07 | Western Carolina | Thomas Selzer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 12:06 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary tips it back up and in | 55-56 |
| 11:52 | South Carolina | Harold Morris misses long on a runner in the lane | 55-56 |
| 11:50 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 11:32 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary misses the easy layup | 55-56 |
| 11:31 | South Carolina | Harold Morris gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - John Gertz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Edward Leary (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. SF - Charles Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clifton Seawell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Selzer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) SG - Wei-Quo Meng (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Pittman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Morris (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - Kevin Carter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:12 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 11:11 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 10:53 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by John Gertz | 57-56 |
| 10:35 | South Carolina | Charles Robinson is called for the reach on Ivan Derezinski - foul #2 on Charles Robinson, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ernesto Quintana (PG), Christopher Maurice (SG), Thomas Suggs (PF), Elmer Clark (C) John Gertz, Edward Leary, Clifton Seawell, Thomas Selzer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG), Leonard Barnes (SF), James Mayne (C) Ivan Derezinski, William Pittman, Harold Morris | |
| 10:17 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman misses long on a runner from close range | 57-56 |
| 10:16 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes misses the tip | 57-56 |
| 10:14 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 09:52 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Leonard Barnes | 57-59 |
| 09:46 | Western Carolina | Thomas Suggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-59 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Selzer (SF) Charles Robinson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (SG), Gilberto Molina (PF) Wei-Quo Meng, Kevin Carter | |
| 09:28 | South Carolina | James Mayne misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 09:26 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Christopher Maurice | 57-59 |
| 08:57 | Western Carolina | Christopher Maurice hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 57-59 |
| 08:55 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Carlos Winters | 57-59 |
| 08:31 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Woodrow Glickman | 57-61 |
| 08:09 | Western Carolina | Woodrow Glickman is called for the reach on Christopher Maurice - foul #4 on Woodrow Glickman, team foul #6 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Gertz (PG), Edward Leary (SG), Charles Robinson (SF), Clifton Seawell (C) Ernesto Quintana, Christopher Maurice, Thomas Selzer, Elmer Clark | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), William Pittman (SF), Harold Morris (PF), Kevin Carter (C) Woodrow Glickman, Leonard Barnes, Gilberto Molina, James Mayne | |
| 07:53 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-61 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Theodore Riley (SF) Thomas Suggs | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 07:36 | South Carolina | Harold Morris hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Robinson - foul #3 on Charles Robinson, team foul #6 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG) Wei-Quo Meng | |
| 07:36 | South Carolina | Harold Morris makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 07:36 | South Carolina | Harold Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 07:17 | Western Carolina | Kevin Carter swats the shot by Charles Robinson | 57-63 |
| 07:16 | South Carolina | William Pittman grabs the board | 57-63 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - John Gertz (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Theodore Riley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Edward Leary (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Clifton Seawell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Woodrow Glickman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Carlos Winters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Pittman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Morris (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - Kevin Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 06:49 | South Carolina | Harold Morris connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Woodrow Glickman | 57-65 |
| 06:41 | Western Carolina | Theodore Riley buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Gertz | 60-65 |
| 06:25 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters loses the dribble to John Gertz | 60-65 |
| 06:20 | Western Carolina | John Gertz misses the easy layup | 60-65 |
| 06:18 | South Carolina | Harold Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 05:59 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-65 |
| 05:57 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Woodrow Glickman | 60-65 |
| 05:40 | South Carolina | Harold Morris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-65 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ernesto Quintana (PG), Christopher Maurice (SG), Thomas Suggs (PF), Elmer Clark (C) John Gertz, Charles Robinson, Edward Leary, Clifton Seawell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (SG), Leonard Barnes (SF), Gilberto Molina (PF), James Mayne (C) Carlos Winters, William Pittman, Harold Morris, Kevin Carter | |
| 05:27 | Western Carolina | Elmer Clark misses short on a shot in the lane | 60-65 |
| 05:26 | Western Carolina | Elmer Clark gets the offensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 05:21 | Western Carolina | Ernesto Quintana is fouled on the floor by Woodrow Glickman - foul #5 on Woodrow Glickman, team foul #7 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Selzer (SF) Theodore Riley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (PG) Woodrow Glickman | |
| 05:21 | Western Carolina | Ernesto Quintana makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 05:21 | Western Carolina | Ernesto Quintana makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 05:06 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wei-Quo Meng | 62-67 |
| 04:52 | Western Carolina | Christopher Maurice comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Gilberto Molina - foul #1 on Gilberto Molina, team foul #8 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Edward Leary (SF) Thomas Selzer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 04:52 | Western Carolina | Christopher Maurice makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 04:52 | Western Carolina | Christopher Maurice makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 04:39 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes is fouled on the floor by Edward Leary - foul #1 on Edward Leary, team foul #7 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Gertz (PG) Ernesto Quintana | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 04:39 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 04:39 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 04:14 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Maurice and the foul's on Ivan Derezinski - foul #2 on Ivan Derezinski, team foul #9 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Pittman (SG), Harold Morris (PF) Ivan Derezinski, Gilberto Molina | |
| 04:14 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary makes the free throw | 67-69 |
| 04:00 | South Carolina | Thomas Suggs steals it from Leonard Barnes | 67-69 |
| 03:44 | Western Carolina | Thomas Suggs misses the shot from the right block but he's fouled by William Pittman - foul #1 on William Pittman, team foul #10 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Theodore Riley (SF) Edward Leary | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 03:44 | Western Carolina | Thomas Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 03:44 | Western Carolina | Thomas Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 03:24 | South Carolina | Elmer Clark swats the short shot by Leonard Barnes | 69-69 |
| 03:22 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Theodore Riley | 69-69 |
| 03:04 | Western Carolina | Thomas Suggs hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-69 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - John Gertz (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Christopher Maurice (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Theodore Riley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Suggs (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Elmer Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wei-Quo Meng (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Pittman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold Morris (fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. C - James Mayne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:43 | South Carolina | William Pittman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Maurice - foul #2 on Christopher Maurice, team foul #8 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Edward Leary (SG), Clifton Seawell (C) Christopher Maurice, Elmer Clark | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (PG), Carlos Winters (SG), Kevin Carter (C) Wei-Quo Meng, Leonard Barnes, James Mayne | |
| 02:43 | South Carolina | William Pittman misses the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 02:43 | South Carolina | William Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 02:39 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Maurice (SG) Edward Leary | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes (SF), James Mayne (C) William Pittman, Kevin Carter | |
| 02:26 | Western Carolina | Christopher Maurice comes up short on the shot in the lane | 72-70 |
| 02:24 | Western Carolina | Theodore Riley can't tip it in | 72-70 |
| 02:22 | South Carolina | James Mayne gets the rebound | 72-70 |
| 02:14 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Theodore Riley - foul #5 on Theodore Riley, team foul #9 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Edward Leary (SF) Theodore Riley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG) Ivan Derezinski | |
| 02:14 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 02:14 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 02:00 | Western Carolina | Clifton Seawell is fouled on the floor by James Mayne - foul #2 on James Mayne, team foul #11 | 72-72 |
| 02:00 | Western Carolina | Clifton Seawell misses the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 02:00 | Western Carolina | Clifton Seawell makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 01:34 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng is called for a charge - foul #1 on Wei-Quo Meng, team foul #12 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Elmer Clark (C) Clifton Seawell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 01:09 | Western Carolina | Christopher Maurice is denied on a layup by Harold Morris | 73-72 |
| 01:07 | South Carolina | Harold Morris pulls down the rebound | 73-72 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina | James Mayne misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 73-72 |
| 00:40 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters tips it back up and in | 73-74 |
| 00:26 | Western Carolina | Thomas Suggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-74 |
| 00:24 | Western Carolina | Elmer Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 73-74 |
| 00:10 | Western Carolina | Thomas Suggs scores on a runner from close range | 75-74 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-74 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | Elmer Clark is called for the reach on James Mayne - foul #2 on Elmer Clark, team foul #10 | 75-74 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | James Mayne makes the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | James Mayne misses the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 00:01 | Western Carolina | Elmer Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Elmer Clark hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 75-75 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - John Gertz (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Christopher Maurice (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Leary (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Thomas Suggs (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Elmer Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wei-Quo Meng (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Winters (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold Morris (fresh) 19 pts. 10 reb. 5 blk. C - James Mayne (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Western Carolina | Thomas Suggs wins the tip | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:48 | Western Carolina | Elmer Clark misses long on a floater from the right wing | 75-75 |
| 04:47 | South Carolina | Harold Morris snags the defensive board | 75-75 |
| 04:45 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wei-Quo Meng, team foul #13 | 75-75 |
| 04:35 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary misses the lay-in | 75-75 |
| 04:34 | Western Carolina | Elmer Clark misses the tip | 75-75 |
| 04:32 | Western Carolina | Elmer Clark can't tip it in | 75-75 |
| 04:30 | South Carolina | Harold Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 75-75 |
| 04:23 | South Carolina | Harold Morris makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Carlos Winters | 75-77 |
| 04:12 | Western Carolina | Elmer Clark lays it up and in | 77-77 |
| 04:00 | South Carolina | Harold Morris hits the finger roll set up by Wei-Quo Meng | 77-79 |
| 03:40 | Western Carolina | Christopher Maurice is hacked by Carlos Winters - foul #3 on Carlos Winters, team foul #14 | 77-79 |
| 03:40 | Western Carolina | Christopher Maurice misses the 1st free throw | 77-79 |
| 03:40 | Western Carolina | Christopher Maurice misses the 2nd free throw | 77-79 |
| 03:40 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Leonard Barnes | 77-79 |
| 03:23 | South Carolina | James Mayne buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Carlos Winters | 77-81 |
| 03:09 | Western Carolina | Leonard Barnes steps in front of the Elmer Clark pass | 77-81 |
| 02:51 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng misses long on a jumper from the right side | 77-81 |
| 02:49 | Western Carolina | Christopher Maurice grabs the board | 77-81 |
| 02:45 | Western Carolina | John Gertz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-81 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Robinson (SF) Christopher Maurice | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kevin Carter (C) James Mayne | |
| 02:43 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 77-81 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Maurice (SG) Charles Robinson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Mayne (C) Kevin Carter | |
| 02:29 | South Carolina | Harold Morris's layup is rejected by Thomas Suggs | 77-81 |
| 02:27 | South Carolina | James Mayne tips it back up and in | 77-83 |
| 02:08 | Western Carolina | John Gertz is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Gertz, team foul #11 | 77-83 |
| 01:48 | South Carolina | Harold Morris misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Edward Leary - foul #2 on Edward Leary, team foul #12 | 77-83 |
| 01:48 | South Carolina | Harold Morris makes the 1st free throw | 77-84 |
| 01:48 | South Carolina | Harold Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 77-85 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:40 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 77-85 |
| 01:39 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to John Gertz | 77-85 |
| 01:27 | Western Carolina | Thomas Suggs's fadeaway is rejected by James Mayne | 77-85 |
| 01:25 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 77-85 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-85 |
| 00:54 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes grabs the offensive board | 77-85 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - John Gertz (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Christopher Maurice (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Leary (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Thomas Suggs (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Elmer Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wei-Quo Meng (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Winters (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Harold Morris (fresh) 25 pts. 12 reb. 5 blk. C - James Mayne (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes is fouled on the floor by Thomas Suggs - foul #4 on Thomas Suggs, team foul #13 | 77-85 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Pittman (PF), Kevin Carter (C) Harold Morris, James Mayne | |
| 00:51 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:51 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 77-87 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Western Carolina | Thomas Suggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-87 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter pulls down the rebound | 77-87 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 77-89 |
| 00:09 | Western Carolina | Thomas Suggs misses long on a 3 from straight away | 77-89 |
| 00:08 | Western Carolina | Christopher Maurice pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-89 |
| 00:06 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 77-89 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina | William Pittman pulls down the rebound | 77-89 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng runs out the clock | 77-89 |