| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - James Payne (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Monaghan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Mundt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Magana (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Norris Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Anthony Miramontes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Wakefield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Huntington (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Malcolm Willhite (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brendan Bracamonte (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | USC Aiken | James Mundt inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | USC Aiken | John Monaghan is whistled for a carry | 38-31 |
| 19:26 | USC Upstate | John Wakefield scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Brendan Bracamonte | 38-34 |
| 19:08 | USC Aiken | John Monaghan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Monaghan, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 18:49 | USC Upstate | John Wakefield misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 18:48 | USC Aiken | James Payne gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:36 | USC Aiken | Ronald Huntington steps in front of the James Payne pass | 38-34 |
| 18:33 | USC Upstate | John Wakefield hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ronald Huntington | 38-36 |
| 18:17 | USC Aiken | Norris Johnson blows the layup but the foul's on Brendan Bracamonte - foul #1 on Brendan Bracamonte, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| 18:17 | USC Aiken | Norris Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 18:17 | USC Aiken | Norris Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 17:56 | USC Upstate | George Magana denies the turnaround by John Wakefield | 40-36 |
| 17:54 | USC Aiken | Norris Johnson gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 17:25 | USC Aiken | Malcolm Willhite steals it from James Mundt | 40-36 |
| 17:17 | USC Upstate | Ronald Huntington connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Brendan Bracamonte | 40-39 |
| 17:05 | USC Aiken | John Monaghan misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 17:04 | USC Aiken | James Mundt hits the follow up shot | 42-39 |
| 16:53 | USC Upstate | John Wakefield knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 16:36 | USC Aiken | George Magana connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by James Payne | 44-41 |
| 16:26 | USC Upstate | Brendan Bracamonte hits the finger roll set up by Anthony Miramontes | 44-43 |
| 16:09 | USC Aiken | James Payne comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 16:08 | USC Upstate | Brendan Bracamonte grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 15:48 | USC Upstate | Malcolm Willhite can't finish the layup | 44-43 |
| 15:47 | USC Aiken | Norris Johnson gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - James Payne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Monaghan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Mundt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Magana (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Norris Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Anthony Miramontes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Wakefield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Huntington (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Malcolm Willhite (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Brendan Bracamonte (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:28 | USC Aiken | John Monaghan drills a 3 from straight away set up by James Mundt | 47-43 |
| 15:20 | USC Upstate | James Mundt picks off the pass by Anthony Miramontes | 47-43 |
| 15:02 | USC Aiken | John Monaghan drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from James Payne | 49-43 |
| 14:53 | USC Upstate | Ronald Huntington is whistled for a carry | 49-43 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Billy Falgout (PG), Jeff Jones (SG), James Sobel (SF), Jason Needham (PF), Jim Mullins (C) James Payne, John Monaghan, James Mundt, George Magana, Norris Johnson | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Brett Smith (PG), Mark Seeger (SG), Steve Mifflin (SF), Jared Tanksley (PF), Gene Bellinger (C) Anthony Miramontes, John Wakefield, Ronald Huntington, Malcolm Willhite, Brendan Bracamonte | |
| 14:51 | USC Aiken | Mark Seeger steps in front of the Billy Falgout pass in the backcourt | 49-43 |
| 14:38 | USC Upstate | Brett Smith is hacked by Billy Falgout - foul #3 on Billy Falgout, team foul #2 | 49-43 |
| 14:22 | USC Upstate | Jared Tanksley misses short on a floater from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 14:21 | USC Upstate | Gene Bellinger tips it in | 49-45 |
| 14:02 | USC Aiken | Steve Mifflin steals the ball from James Sobel | 49-45 |
| 13:58 | USC Upstate | Brett Smith misses the easy layup | 49-45 |
| 13:56 | USC Aiken | Jeff Jones snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 13:38 | USC Aiken | Billy Falgout hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-45 |
| 13:37 | USC Upstate | Mark Seeger grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:32 | USC Upstate | Mark Seeger knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Steve Mifflin and he's hacked by Billy Falgout - foul #4 on Billy Falgout, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Norman Edington (PG) Billy Falgout | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 13:32 | USC Upstate | Mark Seeger makes the free throw | 49-48 |
| 13:03 | USC Aiken | Norman Edington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-48 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Brendan Bracamonte (C) Gene Bellinger | |
| 12:51 | USC Upstate | Brett Smith misses long on a floater in the lane | 49-48 |
| 12:49 | USC Aiken | The rebound goes to Jim Mullins | 49-48 |
| 12:27 | USC Aiken | Jared Tanksley steals it from Jeff Jones | 49-48 |
| 12:11 | USC Upstate | Steve Mifflin misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-48 |
| 12:10 | USC Aiken | Jim Mullins snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 11:48 | USC Aiken | Jeff Jones clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 11:47 | USC Aiken | The offensive rebound goes to Jim Mullins | 49-48 |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Norman Edington (fresh) SG - Jeff Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - James Sobel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Needham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Mullins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Brett Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mark Seeger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Steve Mifflin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jared Tanksley (fairly fresh) C - Brendan Bracamonte (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:39 | USC Aiken | Norman Edington hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 11:37 | USC Aiken | Norman Edington tips it back up and in | 51-48 |
| 11:13 | USC Upstate | James Sobel takes the ball from Steve Mifflin | 51-48 |
| 11:09 | USC Aiken | Norman Edington banks in the layup set up by James Sobel | 53-48 |
| 10:48 | USC Upstate | James Sobel is called for the reach on Steve Mifflin - foul #2 on James Sobel, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | James Payne (PG), John Monaghan (SG), James Mundt (SF), George Magana (PF), Norris Johnson (C) Norman Edington, Jeff Jones, James Sobel, Jason Needham, Jim Mullins | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Anthony Miramontes (PG), Stacey Blankenship (SG), Ronald Huntington (SF), Malcolm Willhite (PF), Gene Bellinger (C) Brett Smith, Mark Seeger, Steve Mifflin, Jared Tanksley, Brendan Bracamonte | |
| 10:36 | USC Upstate | Anthony Miramontes misses the turnaround in the lane | 53-48 |
| 10:34 | USC Upstate | Malcolm Willhite misses the tip | 53-48 |
| 10:33 | USC Aiken | Norris Johnson pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 10:29 | USC Aiken | The pull-up jumper by James Payne is blocked by Ronald Huntington | 53-48 |
| 10:27 | USC Aiken | James Mundt can't tip it in | 53-48 |
| 10:25 | USC Upstate | Malcolm Willhite snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 10:00 | USC Upstate | Malcolm Willhite knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Huntington | 53-50 |
| 09:49 | USC Aiken | James Mundt can't finish the layup | 53-50 |
| 09:48 | USC Upstate | Malcolm Willhite grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 09:39 | USC Upstate | Stacey Blankenship throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | John Wakefield (SG), Brendan Bracamonte (C) Stacey Blankenship, Gene Bellinger | |
| 09:14 | USC Aiken | John Monaghan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-50 |
| 09:12 | USC Aiken | John Monaghan gets the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:59 | USC Aiken | John Monaghan is hacked by Malcolm Willhite - foul #2 on Malcolm Willhite, team foul #2 | 53-50 |
| 08:40 | USC Aiken | Brendan Bracamonte is called for the reach on John Monaghan - foul #2 on Brendan Bracamonte, team foul #3 | 53-50 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | James Sobel (C) Norris Johnson | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 08:25 | USC Aiken | James Payne misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 08:23 | USC Upstate | Malcolm Willhite grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 08:18 | USC Upstate | Anthony Miramontes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 08:17 | USC Aiken | James Sobel grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 08:12 | USC Aiken | James Payne drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from George Magana | 56-50 |
| 08:03 | USC Upstate | Brendan Bracamonte knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Wakefield | 56-52 |
| 07:42 | USC Aiken | James Mundt travels with the ball | 56-52 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Billy Falgout (PG), Jeff Jones (SG), Jason Needham (PF), Jim Mullins (C) James Payne, John Monaghan, James Mundt, George Magana | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Brett Smith (PG), Steve Mifflin (SF), Jared Tanksley (PF), Gene Bellinger (C) Anthony Miramontes, Ronald Huntington, Malcolm Willhite, Brendan Bracamonte | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Billy Falgout (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jeff Jones (fresh) 2 reb. SF - James Sobel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Needham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Mullins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Brett Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Wakefield (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Mifflin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jared Tanksley (fresh) C - Gene Bellinger (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:19 | USC Upstate | Brett Smith comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jim Mullins - foul #1 on Jim Mullins, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Mark Seeger (SG) John Wakefield | |
| 07:19 | USC Upstate | Brett Smith misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:19 | USC Upstate | Brett Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:55 | USC Aiken | Jason Needham connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 06:39 | USC Upstate | Steve Mifflin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-53 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Norris Johnson (C) James Sobel | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Brendan Bracamonte (C) Gene Bellinger | |
| 06:21 | USC Aiken | Norris Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-53 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | James Payne (PG), John Monaghan (SG), James Mundt (SF) Billy Falgout, Jeff Jones, Jim Mullins | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Stacey Blankenship (PG), Ronald Huntington (SF), Malcolm Willhite (PF) Brett Smith, Steve Mifflin, Jared Tanksley | |
| 05:55 | USC Upstate | Ronald Huntington scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Mark Seeger | 58-56 |
| 05:40 | USC Aiken | John Monaghan makes the 3 from straight away set up by Norris Johnson | 61-56 |
| 05:17 | USC Upstate | Stacey Blankenship buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Huntington | 61-58 |
| 04:59 | USC Aiken | Jason Needham clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-58 |
| 04:57 | USC Upstate | Brendan Bracamonte pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 04:43 | USC Upstate | Ronald Huntington comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 04:41 | USC Aiken | James Mundt pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 04:18 | USC Aiken | James Payne drills a 3 from the left corner | 64-58 |
| 04:18 | USC Upstate | USC Upstate calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | George Magana (PF) Jason Needham | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Anthony Miramontes (PG), John Wakefield (SG) Stacey Blankenship, Mark Seeger | |
| 03:59 | USC Upstate | Ronald Huntington loses the dribble to James Payne | 64-58 |
| 03:55 | USC Aiken | James Payne misses the lay-in | 64-58 |
| 03:53 | USC Upstate | Brendan Bracamonte gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 03:46 | USC Upstate | John Wakefield clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Norris Johnson - foul #1 on Norris Johnson, team foul #6 | 64-58 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | James Sobel (C) Norris Johnson | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 03:46 | USC Upstate | John Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 03:46 | USC Upstate | John Wakefield makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 03:31 | USC Aiken | John Monaghan clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brendan Bracamonte - foul #3 on Brendan Bracamonte, team foul #4 | 64-60 |
| 03:31 | USC Aiken | John Monaghan makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 03:31 | USC Aiken | John Monaghan makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - James Payne (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Monaghan (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Mundt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Magana (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Sobel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Anthony Miramontes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Wakefield (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Huntington (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Malcolm Willhite (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Brendan Bracamonte (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | USC Upstate | Anthony Miramontes misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-60 |
| 03:13 | USC Upstate | Malcolm Willhite pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 03:00 | USC Upstate | Anthony Miramontes misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-60 |
| 02:59 | USC Aiken | James Payne grabs the board | 66-60 |
| 02:47 | USC Aiken | John Monaghan clanks a 3 from the right corner | 66-60 |
| 02:46 | USC Upstate | Malcolm Willhite gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| 02:21 | USC Upstate | Malcolm Willhite comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by George Magana - foul #1 on George Magana, team foul #7 | 66-60 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Billy Falgout (PG), Jeff Jones (SG), Jason Needham (C) James Payne, John Monaghan, James Mundt | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Steve Mifflin (SF), Gene Bellinger (C) Ronald Huntington, Brendan Bracamonte | |
| 02:21 | USC Upstate | Malcolm Willhite misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 02:21 | USC Upstate | Malcolm Willhite makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 02:18 | USC Aiken | USC Aiken calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Norris Johnson (C) Jason Needham | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ronald Huntington (SF), Brendan Bracamonte (C) Steve Mifflin, Gene Bellinger | |
| 02:03 | USC Aiken | Jeff Jones misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 02:02 | USC Upstate | Brendan Bracamonte grabs the board | 66-61 |
| 01:44 | USC Upstate | John Wakefield connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Anthony Miramontes | 66-63 |
| 01:44 | USC Aiken | USC Aiken calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | James Payne (PG), John Monaghan (SG), James Mundt (SF) Billy Falgout, Jeff Jones, James Sobel | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 01:28 | USC Aiken | James Mundt clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-63 |
| 01:26 | USC Upstate | Anthony Miramontes pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| 01:09 | USC Upstate | Malcolm Willhite comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 01:08 | USC Upstate | Malcolm Willhite snags the offensive board | 66-63 |
| 00:50 | USC Upstate | Ronald Huntington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 00:49 | USC Aiken | The rebound goes to George Magana | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | USC Aiken | Norris Johnson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 66-63 |
| 00:24 | USC Upstate | Brendan Bracamonte gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 00:15 | USC Upstate | Anthony Miramontes misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on James Payne - foul #2 on James Payne, team foul #8 | 66-63 |
| 00:15 | USC Upstate | Anthony Miramontes makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:15 | USC Upstate | Anthony Miramontes makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | USC Aiken | James Payne is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Miramontes - foul #1 on Anthony Miramontes, team foul #5 | 66-65 |
| 00:09 | USC Aiken | James Payne is fouled on the floor by John Wakefield - foul #1 on John Wakefield, team foul #6 | 66-65 |
| 00:06 | USC Aiken | Anthony Miramontes is called for the reach on James Payne - foul #2 on Anthony Miramontes, team foul #7 | 66-65 |
| 00:06 | USC Aiken | James Payne misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:06 | USC Upstate | Brendan Bracamonte grabs the board | 66-65 |
| 00:06 | USC Upstate | USC Upstate calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | USC Upstate | Anthony Miramontes is fouled on the floor by James Payne - foul #3 on James Payne, team foul #9 | 66-65 |
| 00:00 | USC Upstate | Anthony Miramontes misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |