| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - James Payne (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Monaghan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Mundt (fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Magana (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Norris Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clayton St. | PG - William Whitten (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willard Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Stover (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kenneth Quick (fresh) 5 pts. C - Arthur McLaen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | USC Aiken | James Mundt inbounds the ball | 42-42 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clayton St. | Clayton St. is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | USC Aiken | George Magana clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Willard Wright - foul #1 on Willard Wright, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| 19:45 | USC Aiken | George Magana makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 19:45 | USC Aiken | George Magana makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 19:35 | Clayton St. | William Whitten hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Arthur McLaen | 44-44 |
| 19:18 | USC Aiken | George Magana misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 44-44 |
| 19:16 | Clayton St. | Carl Stover pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 19:11 | Clayton St. | William Whitten misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-44 |
| 19:09 | USC Aiken | Norris Johnson grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 18:54 | USC Aiken | Norris Johnson makes the driving attempt in the lane | 46-44 |
| 18:33 | Clayton St. | William Whitten clanks a jumper from the right side | 46-44 |
| 18:32 | Clayton St. | Arthur McLaen snags the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 18:20 | Clayton St. | Carl Stover misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 46-44 |
| 18:19 | USC Aiken | Norris Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 17:57 | USC Aiken | James Payne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-44 |
| 17:43 | Clayton St. | Carl Stover connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Willard Wright | 46-47 |
| 17:15 | USC Aiken | Arthur McLaen is called for the reach on Norris Johnson - foul #1 on Arthur McLaen, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | James Sobel (PF), Jason Needham (C) George Magana, Norris Johnson | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | | |
| 17:01 | USC Aiken | John Monaghan drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Payne | 49-47 |
| 16:39 | Clayton St. | Willard Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Billy Falgout (PG), Jeff Jones (SG), Jim Mullins (C) James Payne, John Monaghan, James Mundt | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | Patrick Conerly (SG), David Kirk (SF), Robert Russell (PF), Erik Rodgers (C) Willard Wright, Carl Stover, Kenneth Quick, Arthur McLaen | |
| 16:23 | USC Aiken | Patrick Conerly picks off the pass by Jason Needham | 49-47 |
| 16:00 | Clayton St. | William Whitten misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 15:58 | Clayton St. | The offensive rebound goes to David Kirk | 49-47 |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Billy Falgout (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Jones (fresh) 2 reb. SF - James Sobel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Needham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Mullins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clayton St. | PG - William Whitten (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Conerly (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Kirk (fresh) PF - Robert Russell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Erik Rodgers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Clayton St. | William Whitten scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by David Kirk and he's hacked by Billy Falgout - foul #1 on Billy Falgout, team foul #1 | 49-49 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | George Magana (PF), Norris Johnson (C) Jason Needham, Jim Mullins | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | Willard Wright (SG), Carl Stover (SF) Patrick Conerly, David Kirk | |
| 15:41 | Clayton St. | William Whitten makes the free throw | 49-50 |
| 15:24 | USC Aiken | Jeff Jones misses the fadeaway in the lane | 49-50 |
| 15:23 | USC Aiken | Norris Johnson hits the follow up shot | 51-50 |
| 15:13 | Clayton St. | Erik Rodgers misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-50 |
| 15:12 | USC Aiken | The rebound goes to George Magana | 51-50 |
| 14:49 | USC Aiken | James Sobel is fouled on the floor by Carl Stover - foul #2 on Carl Stover, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | James Payne (PG), John Monaghan (SG), James Mundt (SF) Billy Falgout, Jeff Jones, James Sobel | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | Patrick Conerly (PG), Kenneth Quick (PF), Arthur McLaen (C) William Whitten, Robert Russell, Erik Rodgers | |
| 14:34 | USC Aiken | James Mundt misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 14:33 | Clayton St. | Arthur McLaen snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 14:07 | Clayton St. | Arthur McLaen is called for traveling | 51-50 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | James Sobel (C) Norris Johnson | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | | |
| 13:45 | USC Aiken | George Magana loses the dribble to Patrick Conerly | 51-50 |
| 13:28 | Clayton St. | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Quick is blocked by James Sobel | 51-50 |
| 13:26 | Clayton St. | Kenneth Quick tips it back up and in | 51-52 |
| 13:00 | USC Aiken | Arthur McLaen is called for the reach on James Payne - foul #2 on Arthur McLaen, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Norris Johnson (C) George Magana | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | William Whitten (PG), Robert Russell (SF) Willard Wright, Carl Stover | |
| 12:49 | USC Aiken | James Sobel can't throw it down but he's fouled by Kenneth Quick - foul #3 on Kenneth Quick, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| 12:49 | USC Aiken | James Sobel makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 12:49 | USC Aiken | James Sobel makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 12:36 | Clayton St. | Robert Russell misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-52 |
| 12:35 | USC Aiken | James Sobel pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 12:10 | USC Aiken | Norris Johnson is fouled on the floor by Arthur McLaen - foul #3 on Arthur McLaen, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Billy Falgout (SG), Jason Needham (PF) John Monaghan, James Sobel | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | Erik Rodgers (C) Arthur McLaen | |
| 11:53 | USC Aiken | Billy Falgout loses the ball out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jeff Jones (SG), Jim Mullins (PF) James Payne, James Mundt | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | Willard Wright (SG), Carl Stover (SF) Patrick Conerly, Erik Rodgers | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Billy Falgout (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Jones (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jason Needham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Mullins (fresh) C - Norris Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clayton St. | PG - William Whitten (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willard Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Stover (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Kenneth Quick (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Russell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Clayton St. | Jason Needham picks off the pass by Carl Stover | 53-52 |
| 11:17 | USC Aiken | Jason Needham knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Billy Falgout | 56-52 |
| 11:01 | Clayton St. | Jim Mullins is called for the reach on Willard Wright - foul #1 on Jim Mullins, team foul #2 | 56-52 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | James Payne (PG), John Monaghan (SG), James Sobel (SF), George Magana (PF) Billy Falgout, Jeff Jones, Jim Mullins, Norris Johnson | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | Arthur McLaen (C) Kenneth Quick | |
| 10:47 | Clayton St. | Carl Stover misses short on a shot from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 10:46 | USC Aiken | The rebound goes to James Payne | 56-52 |
| 10:26 | USC Aiken | Jason Needham clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-52 |
| 10:24 | USC Aiken | James Sobel grabs the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 10:05 | USC Aiken | George Magana knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 58-52 |
| 09:42 | Clayton St. | Willard Wright buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Carl Stover | 58-55 |
| 09:22 | USC Aiken | Jason Needham makes the floater from the left block | 60-55 |
| 09:18 | Clayton St. | George Magana swats the shot by William Whitten | 60-55 |
| 09:16 | USC Aiken | Jason Needham gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 09:06 | USC Aiken | John Monaghan misses the easy layup | 60-55 |
| 09:04 | USC Aiken | George Magana gets the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 08:48 | USC Aiken | James Sobel clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 60-55 |
| 08:46 | Clayton St. | William Whitten snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 08:28 | Clayton St. | Arthur McLaen clanks a shot from the right block | 60-55 |
| 08:26 | USC Aiken | John Monaghan grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 08:11 | USC Aiken | James Sobel misses the easy layup | 60-55 |
| 08:09 | Clayton St. | Carl Stover gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 07:48 | Clayton St. | James Sobel picks off the pass by Willard Wright | 60-55 |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - James Payne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Monaghan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Sobel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Magana (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Needham (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clayton St. | PG - William Whitten (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willard Wright (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Stover (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Russell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur McLaen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | USC Aiken | Jason Needham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 07:21 | USC Aiken | George Magana tips it but misses | 60-55 |
| 07:19 | USC Aiken | James Sobel tips it but misses | 60-55 |
| 07:18 | Clayton St. | Robert Russell grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 06:55 | Clayton St. | Carl Stover hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Whitten | 60-58 |
| 06:39 | USC Aiken | James Payne misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-58 |
| 06:37 | Clayton St. | Arthur McLaen gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 06:22 | Clayton St. | Carl Stover is fouled on the floor by James Sobel - foul #2 on James Sobel, team foul #3 | 60-58 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Billy Falgout (PG), Jeff Jones (SG), James Mundt (SF), Jim Mullins (PF), Norris Johnson (C) James Payne, John Monaghan, James Sobel, George Magana, Jason Needham | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | Patrick Conerly (PG), Kenneth Ybarra (SG), David Kirk (SF), Kenneth Quick (PF), Erik Rodgers (C) William Whitten, Willard Wright, Carl Stover, Robert Russell, Arthur McLaen | |
| 06:08 | Clayton St. | James Mundt picks off the pass by Kenneth Ybarra | 60-58 |
| 05:48 | USC Aiken | James Mundt misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 05:46 | USC Aiken | Norris Johnson tips it home | 62-58 |
| 05:27 | Clayton St. | Kenneth Quick hits the finger roll set up by Patrick Conerly and the foul's on Norris Johnson - foul #2 on Norris Johnson, team foul #4 | 62-60 |
| 05:27 | Clayton St. | Kenneth Quick misses the free throw | 62-60 |
| 05:27 | USC Aiken | Jim Mullins grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 05:11 | USC Aiken | Billy Falgout hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jim Mullins | 65-60 |
| 05:03 | Clayton St. | Patrick Conerly clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 05:02 | USC Aiken | Norris Johnson pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 04:41 | USC Aiken | James Mundt lays it up and in and he's fouled by David Kirk - foul #2 on David Kirk, team foul #7 | 67-60 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | William Whitten (PG) Kenneth Ybarra | |
| 04:41 | USC Aiken | James Mundt makes the free throw | 68-60 |
| 04:19 | Clayton St. | Kenneth Quick's fadeaway is rejected by Norris Johnson | 68-60 |
| 04:17 | USC Aiken | The rebound goes to Jim Mullins | 68-60 |
| 03:54 | USC Aiken | Jeff Jones makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Billy Falgout | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clayton St. | Clayton St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:49 | Clayton St. | Patrick Conerly knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from David Kirk | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clayton St. | Clayton St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Billy Falgout (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeff Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Mundt (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jim Mullins (fresh) 3 reb. C - Norris Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clayton St. | PG - William Whitten (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Patrick Conerly (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Kirk (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Quick (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Erik Rodgers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:36 | USC Aiken | Patrick Conerly picks off the pass by James Mundt | 71-63 |
| 03:14 | Clayton St. | William Whitten hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Kirk | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clayton St. | Clayton St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:59 | USC Aiken | James Mundt makes the jumper from close range set up by Norris Johnson | 73-65 |
| 02:59 | Clayton St. | Clayton St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | James Payne (PG), John Monaghan (SG), George Magana (PF) Billy Falgout, Jeff Jones, Jim Mullins | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | Willard Wright (SG), Carl Stover (SF), Arthur McLaen (C) Patrick Conerly, David Kirk, Erik Rodgers | |
| 02:47 | Clayton St. | Willard Wright misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-65 |
| 02:45 | USC Aiken | James Mundt snags the defensive board | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clayton St. | Clayton St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:22 | USC Aiken | John Monaghan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Willard Wright - foul #2 on Willard Wright, team foul #8 | 73-65 |
| 02:22 | USC Aiken | John Monaghan misses the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 02:22 | USC Aiken | John Monaghan makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 02:07 | Clayton St. | Willard Wright buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Whitten | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clayton St. | Clayton St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:49 | USC Aiken | James Mundt misses long on a runner from the right block | 74-68 |
| 01:47 | USC Aiken | George Magana grabs the offensive board | 74-68 |
| 01:36 | USC Aiken | James Mundt misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 74-68 |
| 01:34 | USC Aiken | Norris Johnson tips it but misses | 74-68 |
| 01:32 | USC Aiken | Norris Johnson can't tip it in | 74-68 |
| 01:30 | Clayton St. | Kenneth Quick snags the defensive board | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clayton St. | Clayton St. is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:10 | Clayton St. | Willard Wright drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by William Whitten | 74-70 |
| 00:56 | USC Aiken | The short jumper by James Mundt is denied by Kenneth Quick | 74-70 |
| 00:54 | USC Aiken | George Magana pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clayton St. | Clayton St. is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | USC Aiken | Norris Johnson hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by John Monaghan | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clayton St. | Clayton St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Clayton St. | Willard Wright misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-70 |
| 00:22 | Clayton St. | Arthur McLaen grabs the offensive rebound | 76-70 |
| 00:19 | Clayton St. | Willard Wright can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-70 |
| 00:17 | Clayton St. | Kenneth Quick grabs the offensive board | 76-70 |
| 00:15 | Clayton St. | William Whitten comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-70 |
| 00:14 | USC Aiken | John Monaghan grabs the defensive rebound | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clayton St. | Clayton St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | USC Aiken | John Monaghan is hacked by Willard Wright in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willard Wright, team foul #9 | 76-70 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jason Needham (PF), James Sobel (C) George Magana, Norris Johnson | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | | |
| 00:13 | USC Aiken | John Monaghan makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:13 | USC Aiken | John Monaghan makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clayton St. | Clayton St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Clayton St. | James Sobel takes the ball from Willard Wright | 78-70 |
| 00:07 | USC Aiken | USC Aiken calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-70 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jim Mullins (PF) Jason Needham | |
| Subs | Clayton St. | | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clayton St. | Clayton St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | USC Aiken | James Payne runs out the clock | 78-70 |