| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ron Delcid (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bobby Walz (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Douglas Tushoski (fresh) PF - Jonathan Carter (fresh) 5 pts. C - Andrew Hardin (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Christopher Waldron (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Zanchez (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Moffett (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Grant Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Muszynski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 19:36 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Muszynski | 38-36 |
| 19:12 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett loses the dribble to Ron Delcid | 38-36 |
| 19:09 | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid hits the finger roll | 40-36 |
| 18:49 | South Carolina | Douglas Tushoski denies the turnaround by Boris Zanchez | 40-36 |
| 18:47 | Western Kentucky | Bobby Walz grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 18:33 | Western Kentucky | Douglas Tushoski is fouled on the floor by Bernard Moffett - foul #2 on Bernard Moffett, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| 18:26 | Western Kentucky | Douglas Tushoski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 18:25 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 18:21 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Bobby Walz - foul #2 on Bobby Walz, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| 18:21 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 18:21 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 18:12 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Hardin misses the easy layup | 40-38 |
| 18:11 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 17:53 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-38 |
| 17:35 | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jonathan Carter | 43-38 |
| 17:15 | South Carolina | Jonathan Carter denies the turnaround by Grant Tucker | 43-38 |
| 17:13 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Grant Tucker | 43-38 |
| 17:02 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez misses the jumper from the left block | 43-38 |
| 17:00 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez grabs the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 16:45 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Grant Tucker, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerry Harvey (SF), Loren Gibbs (PF) Douglas Tushoski, Jonathan Carter | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:27 | Western Kentucky | Robert Muszynski swats the short shot by Bobby Walz | 43-38 |
| 16:25 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Harvey tips it in | 45-38 |
| 16:02 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez is fouled on the floor by Jerry Harvey - foul #2 on Jerry Harvey, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richie Drzazgowski (PG), Robert Holding (SF), Gerald Hemby (C) Ron Delcid, Bobby Walz, Andrew Hardin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 15:44 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Waldron | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richie Drzazgowski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jerry Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Holding (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Loren Gibbs (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gerald Hemby (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Christopher Waldron (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Boris Zanchez (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Moffett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Grant Tucker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Muszynski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Western Kentucky | Gerald Hemby hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 45-41 |
| 15:34 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 15:15 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker blows the layup | 45-41 |
| 15:13 | Western Kentucky | Gerald Hemby snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 15:03 | Western Kentucky | Richie Drzazgowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 15:02 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Grant Tucker | 45-41 |
| 14:56 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Boris Zanchez | 45-43 |
| 14:32 | Western Kentucky | Loren Gibbs knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Richie Drzazgowski | 48-43 |
| 14:21 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 48-43 |
| 14:20 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Harvey gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 14:12 | Western Kentucky | Loren Gibbs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 14:11 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Hemby | 48-43 |
| 13:57 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Harvey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid (PG), Bobby Walz (SG), Douglas Tushoski (SF), Jonathan Carter (PF), Andrew Hardin (C) Richie Drzazgowski, Jerry Harvey, Robert Holding, Loren Gibbs, Gerald Hemby | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan (C) Robert Muszynski | |
| 13:36 | South Carolina | Douglas Tushoski steps in front of the Boris Zanchez pass | 48-43 |
| 13:32 | Western Kentucky | Douglas Tushoski hits the finger roll | 50-43 |
| 13:17 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan banks in the layup set up by Boris Zanchez and he's hacked by Andrew Hardin - foul #2 on Andrew Hardin, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| 13:17 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 13:05 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Carnahan swats the shot by Bobby Walz | 50-46 |
| 13:03 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Carter misses the tip | 50-46 |
| 13:02 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 12:45 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Boris Zanchez | 50-48 |
| 12:34 | Western Kentucky | Douglas Tushoski misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 12:32 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 12:26 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 12:25 | Western Kentucky | Bobby Walz grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 12:09 | Western Kentucky | Douglas Tushoski hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 11:53 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-48 |
| 11:51 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez grabs the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 11:45 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez is called for traveling | 53-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski (PF) Grant Tucker | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ron Delcid (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bobby Walz (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Douglas Tushoski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Hardin (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Christopher Waldron (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Boris Zanchez (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bernard Moffett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Muszynski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Stanley Carnahan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Western Kentucky | Bobby Walz connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 11:20 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Waldron | 56-50 |
| 11:02 | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 11:01 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 10:38 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett is whistled for traveling | 56-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerry Harvey (SF), Loren Gibbs (PF) Douglas Tushoski, Jonathan Carter | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Albert (PG), Filip Zentz (SF) Christopher Waldron, Bernard Moffett | |
| 10:19 | Western Kentucky | Bobby Walz can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 56-50 |
| 10:17 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Harvey gets the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 10:00 | Western Kentucky | Loren Gibbs misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 09:58 | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid gets the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 09:42 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Hardin connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ron Delcid | 59-50 |
| 09:31 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Filip Zentz | 59-53 |
| 09:20 | Western Kentucky | Bobby Walz's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Muszynski | 59-53 |
| 09:18 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 09:04 | South Carolina | Andrew Hardin takes the ball from Stanley Carnahan | 59-53 |
| 08:52 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Harvey is hacked by Boris Zanchez - foul #2 on Boris Zanchez, team foul #3 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richie Drzazgowski (PG), Douglas Tushoski (SF), Jonathan Carter (PF) Ron Delcid, Bobby Walz, Andrew Hardin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron (PG), Bernard Moffett (SF), Grant Tucker (PF) Boris Zanchez, Filip Zentz, Robert Muszynski | |
| 08:47 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Carter hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richie Drzazgowski | 61-53 |
| 08:27 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-53 |
| 08:26 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan tips it back up and in | 61-55 |
| 08:09 | Western Kentucky | Richie Drzazgowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-55 |
| 07:56 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Grant Tucker | 61-57 |
| 07:49 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Harvey misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Grant Tucker - foul #2 on Grant Tucker, team foul #4 | 61-57 |
| 07:49 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 07:49 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Harvey misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 07:49 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 07:26 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Waldron | 62-60 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jerry Harvey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richie Drzazgowski (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Douglas Tushoski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Loren Gibbs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Christopher Waldron (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Albert (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernard Moffett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Grant Tucker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. C - Stanley Carnahan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:03 | Western Kentucky | Douglas Tushoski makes the jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Robert Albert - foul #1 on Robert Albert, team foul #5 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid (PG), Bobby Walz (SG), Andrew Hardin (C) Jerry Harvey, Richie Drzazgowski, Loren Gibbs | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez (SG) Robert Albert | |
| 07:03 | Western Kentucky | Douglas Tushoski makes the free throw | 65-60 |
| 06:44 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron clanks a 3 from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 06:43 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Hardin grabs the board | 65-60 |
| 06:36 | Western Kentucky | Douglas Tushoski misses the driving attempt near the basket | 65-60 |
| 06:35 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 06:14 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-60 |
| 06:13 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan tips it back up and in | 65-62 |
| 05:47 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Carter drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Douglas Tushoski | 67-62 |
| 05:24 | South Carolina | Douglas Tushoski takes the ball from Boris Zanchez | 67-62 |
| 05:12 | Western Kentucky | Bobby Walz is hacked by Christopher Waldron - foul #3 on Christopher Waldron, team foul #6 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerry Harvey (SF), Loren Gibbs (PF) Douglas Tushoski, Jonathan Carter | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Albert (PG) Christopher Waldron | |
| 04:55 | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 04:54 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Loren Gibbs | 67-62 |
| 04:40 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Harvey scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:26 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bernard Moffett | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:14 | Western Kentucky | Loren Gibbs loses the ball out of bounds | 70-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richie Drzazgowski (PG), Robert Holding (SF) Ron Delcid, Bobby Walz | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron (PG), Filip Zentz (SF), Robert Muszynski (PF), Frederick Titus (C) Boris Zanchez, Bernard Moffett, Grant Tucker, Stanley Carnahan | |
| 04:02 | South Carolina | Andrew Hardin denies the turnaround by Frederick Titus | 70-64 |
| 04:01 | Western Kentucky | Loren Gibbs snags the defensive board | 70-64 |
| 03:56 | Western Kentucky | Robert Holding can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 70-64 |
| 03:54 | South Carolina | Filip Zentz grabs the defensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 03:35 | South Carolina | Frederick Titus makes the shot from the left block | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:27 | Western Kentucky | Robert Muszynski steals the ball from Loren Gibbs | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richie Drzazgowski (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Jerry Harvey (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Holding (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Loren Gibbs (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Hardin (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Christopher Waldron (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Albert (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Filip Zentz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Muszynski (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Frederick Titus (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:09 | South Carolina | Frederick Titus can't finish the layup but the foul's on Loren Gibbs - foul #2 on Loren Gibbs, team foul #4 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid (PG), Bobby Walz (SG), Gerald Hemby (C) Richie Drzazgowski, Jerry Harvey, Andrew Hardin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez (SG), Stanley Carnahan (C) Robert Albert, Filip Zentz | |
| 03:09 | South Carolina | Frederick Titus misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 03:09 | South Carolina | Frederick Titus makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 02:56 | Western Kentucky | Robert Holding misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-67 |
| 02:54 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Loren Gibbs | 70-67 |
| 02:54 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Douglas Tushoski (SF), Jonathan Carter (PF), Andrew Hardin (C) Robert Holding, Loren Gibbs, Gerald Hemby | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett (SF), Grant Tucker (PF) Frederick Titus, Robert Muszynski | |
| 02:33 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Hardin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-67 |
| 02:31 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez grabs the board | 70-67 |
| 02:11 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Stanley Carnahan | 70-70 |
| 01:52 | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 70-70 |
| 01:50 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Carter hits the follow up shot | 72-70 |
| 01:25 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez is hacked by Bobby Walz - foul #3 on Bobby Walz, team foul #5 | 72-70 |
| 01:07 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-70 |
| 01:05 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-70 |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Bernard Moffett | 72-73 |
| 00:29 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Carter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-73 |
| 00:28 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron grabs the defensive rebound | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | Ron Delcid is called for the reach on Christopher Waldron in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ron Delcid, team foul #6 | 72-73 |
| 00:23 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez is hacked by Ron Delcid - foul #2 on Ron Delcid, team foul #7 | 72-73 |
| 00:23 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez misses the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:23 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Carter snags the defensive board | 72-73 |
| 00:14 | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 72-73 |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan snags the defensive board | 72-73 |
| 00:09 | South Carolina | Ron Delcid is called for the reach on Stanley Carnahan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ron Delcid, team foul #8 | 72-73 |
| 00:09 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan misses the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:09 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Andrew Hardin | 72-73 |
| 00:09 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-73 |
| 00:05 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Hardin knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 74-73 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez is hacked by Ron Delcid - foul #4 on Ron Delcid, team foul #9 | 74-73 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |