| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Paul Craig (fresh) SG - Lewis Walls (fresh) SF - Robert Brooks (fresh) PF - Jacob Coats (fresh) C - Charles Mesta (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kenneth Lewis (fresh) SG - Clifford Upson (fresh) SF - Garry Murphy (fresh) PF - Viktor Palczewski (fresh) C - Herbert Michael (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Jacob Coats wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Ohio | Robert Brooks misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Clifford Upson - foul #1 on Clifford Upson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Ohio | Robert Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Ohio | Robert Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis's layup is rejected by Charles Mesta | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Ohio | Jacob Coats grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Ohio | Charles Mesta blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Lewis Walls - foul #1 on Lewis Walls, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:31 | Ohio | Lewis Walls throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-1 |
| 18:10 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Jacob Coats - foul #1 on Jacob Coats, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 18:10 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson misses the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:10 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:10 | Ohio | Jacob Coats snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 17:48 | Ohio | Lewis Walls knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Craig | 3-1 |
| 17:31 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson blows the dunk but he's fouled by Robert Brooks - foul #1 on Robert Brooks, team foul #3 | 3-1 |
| Subs | Ohio | Adam Tardif (PG), Leslie Matthews (SG), Richard Vaughn (SF), William Sutera (PF), Anthony Tisdale (C) Paul Craig, Lewis Walls, Robert Brooks, Jacob Coats, Charles Mesta | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vasily Lukowski (PG), Stjepan Zhuang (SF), Rufus Burlingame (PF), Salvador Castro (C) Kenneth Lewis, Garry Murphy, Viktor Palczewski, Herbert Michael | |
| 17:31 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:31 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:12 | Ohio | William Sutera misses the 3 from straight away | 3-3 |
| 17:11 | South Carolina | Salvador Castro snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 16:44 | South Carolina | Leslie Matthews steals it from Salvador Castro | 3-3 |
| 16:26 | Ohio | William Sutera clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-3 |
| 16:24 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale snags the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 16:14 | Ohio | Leslie Matthews misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 16:12 | South Carolina | Salvador Castro grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:09 | South Carolina | Vasily Lukowski is hacked by Richard Vaughn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Vaughn, team foul #4 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Craig (PG), Charles Mesta (C) Leslie Matthews, Anthony Tisdale | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis (PG), Garry Murphy (SG), Viktor Palczewski (PF), Herbert Michael (C) Vasily Lukowski, Clifford Upson, Stjepan Zhuang, Salvador Castro | |
| 16:02 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis misses short on an open shot from close range | 3-3 |
| 16:01 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame misses the tip | 3-3 |
| 15:59 | Ohio | The rebound goes to William Sutera | 3-3 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Paul Craig (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Adam Tardif (fresh) SF - Richard Vaughn (fairly fresh) PF - William Sutera (fresh) C - Charles Mesta (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kenneth Lewis (fresh) SG - Garry Murphy (fresh) SF - Rufus Burlingame (fresh) PF - Viktor Palczewski (fresh) C - Herbert Michael (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Ohio | William Sutera misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 3-3 |
| 15:42 | Ohio | Richard Vaughn snags the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 15:24 | Ohio | Herbert Michael picks off the pass by Charles Mesta | 3-3 |
| 15:22 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| Subs | Ohio | Lewis Walls (SG), Robert Brooks (SF), Jacob Coats (PF) Adam Tardif, Richard Vaughn, William Sutera | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (SG), Salvador Castro (C) Rufus Burlingame, Herbert Michael | |
| 15:07 | Ohio | Lewis Walls misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 15:06 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 14:50 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-3 |
| 14:48 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Salvador Castro | 3-3 |
| 14:24 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski misses the dunk but he's fouled by Charles Mesta - foul #1 on Charles Mesta, team foul #5 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Ohio | Leslie Matthews (PG), Vincent Otani (SF), Anthony Tisdale (C) Paul Craig, Robert Brooks, Charles Mesta | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clifford Upson (SG), Herbert Michael (C) Stjepan Zhuang, Salvador Castro | |
| 14:24 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 14:24 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski misses the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 14:24 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael snags the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 14:13 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Clifford Upson | 3-7 |
| 14:01 | Ohio | Vincent Otani can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-7 |
| 13:59 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis grabs the board | 3-7 |
| 13:38 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Herbert Michael and he's hacked by Lewis Walls - foul #2 on Lewis Walls, team foul #6 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Ohio | Adam Tardif (PG), Charles Mesta (C) Lewis Walls, Jacob Coats | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame (PF) Viktor Palczewski | |
| 13:38 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis makes the free throw | 3-10 |
| 13:23 | Ohio | Charles Mesta connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 13:06 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 13:05 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael tips it in | 6-12 |
| 12:51 | Ohio | Leslie Matthews can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 12:50 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy gets the rebound | 6-12 |
| 12:47 | South Carolina | Vincent Otani is called for the reach on Garry Murphy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vincent Otani, team foul #7 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Craig (PG), Robert Brooks (SF), Richard Vaughn (PF), William Sutera (C) Leslie Matthews, Vincent Otani, Anthony Tisdale, Charles Mesta | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski (PF), Salvador Castro (C) Rufus Burlingame, Herbert Michael | |
| 12:47 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 12:47 | Ohio | Richard Vaughn pulls down the rebound | 6-12 |
| 12:36 | Ohio | William Sutera scores on a 3 from the right corner | 9-12 |
| 12:32 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson travels in the backcourt | 9-12 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame (SF), Herbert Michael (C) Garry Murphy, Viktor Palczewski | |
| 12:18 | Ohio | Robert Brooks misses short on a 3 from straight away | 9-12 |
| 12:17 | Ohio | William Sutera pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:06 | Ohio | Richard Vaughn is fouled on the floor by Salvador Castro - foul #1 on Salvador Castro, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Ohio | Leslie Matthews (SG) Adam Tardif | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Garry Murphy (SF), Viktor Palczewski (PF) Rufus Burlingame, Herbert Michael | |
| 11:50 | Ohio | Paul Craig is fouled on the floor by Viktor Palczewski - foul #1 on Viktor Palczewski, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Ohio | Vincent Otani (SF) Robert Brooks | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vasily Lukowski (PG), Herbert Michael (C) Kenneth Lewis, Salvador Castro | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Paul Craig (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leslie Matthews (fresh) SF - Vincent Otani (fresh) PF - Richard Vaughn (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Sutera (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vasily Lukowski (fresh) SG - Clifford Upson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garry Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Herbert Michael (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Ohio | Richard Vaughn scores on a shot from the right block | 11-12 |
| 11:30 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy is fouled on the floor by Richard Vaughn - foul #2 on Richard Vaughn, team foul #8 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jacob Coats (PF), Charles Mesta (C) Richard Vaughn, William Sutera | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis (PG), Rufus Burlingame (PF) Vasily Lukowski, Viktor Palczewski | |
| 11:30 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:30 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:30 | Ohio | Vincent Otani snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 11:23 | Ohio | Vincent Otani misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 11:22 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lewis | 11-13 |
| 11:03 | South Carolina | Charles Mesta steals the ball from Herbert Michael | 11-13 |
| 10:53 | Ohio | Jacob Coats misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 10:52 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Mesta | 11-13 |
| 10:27 | Ohio | Vincent Otani is hacked by Garry Murphy - foul #1 on Garry Murphy, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Ohio | Adam Tardif (SG), Robert Brooks (SF), William Sutera (PF), Anthony Tisdale (C) Leslie Matthews, Vincent Otani, Jacob Coats, Charles Mesta | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (SG), Viktor Palczewski (PF), Salvador Castro (C) Clifford Upson, Rufus Burlingame, Herbert Michael | |
| 10:13 | Ohio | Paul Craig connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Adam Tardif | 14-13 |
| 10:00 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stjepan Zhuang | 14-15 |
| 09:41 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Paul Craig | 16-15 |
| 09:39 | South Carolina | Adam Tardif steals it from Garry Murphy in the backcourt | 16-15 |
| 09:23 | Ohio | William Sutera hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 09:11 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Stjepan Zhuang | 19-17 |
| 08:52 | Ohio | Robert Brooks drills a 3 from the right corner | 22-17 |
| 08:33 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-17 |
| 08:31 | Ohio | Paul Craig grabs the board | 22-17 |
| 08:23 | Ohio | Paul Craig is called for traveling | 22-17 |
| Subs | Ohio | Leslie Matthews (PG), Vincent Otani (SG), Jacob Coats (PF), Charles Mesta (C) Paul Craig, Adam Tardif, William Sutera, Anthony Tisdale | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vasily Lukowski (PG), Clifford Upson (SG), Rufus Burlingame (SF), Herbert Michael (C) Kenneth Lewis, Stjepan Zhuang, Garry Murphy, Salvador Castro | |
| 08:21 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame is fouled in the backcourt by Leslie Matthews - foul #1 on Leslie Matthews, team foul #9 | 22-17 |
| 08:21 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:21 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:08 | Ohio | Clifford Upson takes the ball from Jacob Coats | 22-19 |
| 08:03 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson lays it up and in | 22-21 |
| 07:51 | Ohio | Charles Mesta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis (PG) Vasily Lukowski | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Leslie Matthews (fresh) SG - Vincent Otani (fresh) SF - Robert Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jacob Coats (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Mesta (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kenneth Lewis (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - Clifford Upson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rufus Burlingame (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Herbert Michael (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:39 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame is hacked by Charles Mesta - foul #2 on Charles Mesta, team foul #10 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Ohio | William Sutera (C) Charles Mesta | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Garry Murphy (SF) Viktor Palczewski | |
| 07:39 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:39 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:29 | Ohio | Leslie Matthews hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Vincent Otani | 25-23 |
| 07:10 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Garry Murphy | 25-25 |
| 06:50 | Ohio | Vincent Otani comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 06:48 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 06:32 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy is fouled on the floor by Jacob Coats - foul #2 on Jacob Coats, team foul #11 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Craig (PG), Adam Tardif (SG), Anthony Tisdale (C) Leslie Matthews, Vincent Otani, Jacob Coats | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vasily Lukowski (PG), Viktor Palczewski (PF) Kenneth Lewis, Rufus Burlingame | |
| 06:32 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 06:32 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 06:32 | Ohio | William Sutera grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 06:26 | Ohio | Paul Craig drills a 3 from straight away | 28-26 |
| 06:04 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 28-26 |
| 06:03 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 05:41 | Ohio | Adam Tardif hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 28-26 |
| 05:40 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 05:35 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Viktor Palczewski | 28-29 |
| 05:13 | Ohio | William Sutera clanks a 3 from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 05:12 | Ohio | Paul Craig grabs the offensive board | 28-29 |
| 04:46 | Ohio | Garry Murphy takes the ball from William Sutera | 28-29 |
| 04:44 | South Carolina | Adam Tardif is called for the reach on Clifford Upson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Adam Tardif, team foul #12 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Ohio | Leslie Matthews (SG), Vincent Otani (SF) Adam Tardif, Robert Brooks | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis (PG), Rufus Burlingame (SF), Salvador Castro (C) Vasily Lukowski, Garry Murphy, Herbert Michael | |
| 04:44 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:44 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:17 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale knocks in the jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Viktor Palczewski - foul #2 on Viktor Palczewski, team foul #5 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Garry Murphy (SF), Herbert Michael (C) Rufus Burlingame, Viktor Palczewski | |
| 04:17 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 04:04 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy clanks a fadeaway from close range | 31-31 |
| 04:03 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Salvador Castro | 31-31 |
| 03:51 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Clifford Upson | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Paul Craig (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leslie Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vincent Otani (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Tisdale (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Sutera (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kenneth Lewis (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Clifford Upson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garry Murphy (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Salvador Castro (fresh) 4 reb. C - Herbert Michael (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Ohio | Paul Craig misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-33 |
| 03:34 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lewis | 31-33 |
| 03:29 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis loses the dribble to Leslie Matthews in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| 03:18 | Ohio | Leslie Matthews loses the dribble to Clifford Upson | 31-33 |
| 03:03 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 03:02 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 02:39 | Ohio | William Sutera's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Ohio | Adam Tardif (PG), Lewis Walls (SG), Richard Vaughn (SF), Jacob Coats (PF), Charles Mesta (C) Paul Craig, Leslie Matthews, Vincent Otani, Anthony Tisdale, William Sutera | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame (SF), Viktor Palczewski (PF) Garry Murphy, Salvador Castro | |
| 02:23 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Viktor Palczewski | 31-35 |
| 02:03 | Ohio | Richard Vaughn buries a runner from the right block | 33-35 |
| 01:43 | South Carolina | Richard Vaughn steals the ball from Kenneth Lewis | 33-35 |
| 01:36 | Ohio | Richard Vaughn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Viktor Palczewski - foul #3 on Viktor Palczewski, team foul #6 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Garry Murphy (SF), Salvador Castro (C) Viktor Palczewski, Herbert Michael | |
| 01:36 | Ohio | Richard Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 01:36 | Ohio | Richard Vaughn misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 01:36 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 01:23 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Lewis | 34-37 |
| 01:08 | Ohio | Clifford Upson is called for the reach on Lewis Walls - foul #2 on Clifford Upson, team foul #7 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Leslie Matthews (PG) Adam Tardif | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (SG) Rufus Burlingame | |
| 01:08 | Ohio | Lewis Walls misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 01:08 | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 00:28 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Garry Murphy | 34-40 |
| 00:02 | Ohio | Lewis Walls travels with the ball | 34-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Craig (PG) Richard Vaughn | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame (PF), Herbert Michael (C) Clifford Upson, Salvador Castro | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis clanks a halfcourt shot | 34-40 |