| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) SG - Robert Ward (fresh) SF - Louis Manseau (fresh) PF - Dusty Dixon (fresh) C - Dennis Cantrell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - George Adams (fresh) SG - Brian Nielsen (fresh) SF - Maurice Webb (fresh) PF - Robert Burnette (fresh) C - Arthur Harper (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia State | Arthur Harper wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | West Virginia State | George Adams misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | West Virginia State | Robert Burnette hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | USC Upstate | Dusty Dixon makes the floater from the right side | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | West Virginia State | Maurice Webb connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Nielsen | 2-4 |
| 18:47 | USC Upstate | Louis Manseau can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:46 | West Virginia State | Brian Nielsen grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia State | George Adams is fouled on the floor by Dusty Dixon - foul #1 on Dusty Dixon, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:17 | West Virginia State | George Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 18:15 | USC Upstate | Dennis Cantrell gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:09 | USC Upstate | Dennis Cantrell hits the finger roll set up by Stephen Palmer | 4-4 |
| 17:49 | West Virginia State | Maurice Webb clanks a jumper near the basket | 4-4 |
| 17:48 | USC Upstate | Dennis Cantrell grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:44 | USC Upstate | Stephen Palmer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Bill Blevins (PG), Gerald Weinmann (SG), Carl Quinn (SF), Jerrod Kenney (PF), Randy Apodaca (C) George Adams, Brian Nielsen, Maurice Webb, Robert Burnette, Arthur Harper | |
| 17:39 | West Virginia State | Carl Quinn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 4-4 |
| 17:37 | USC Upstate | Dennis Cantrell grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | USC Upstate | Louis Manseau misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 4-4 |
| 17:30 | West Virginia State | Randy Apodaca grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:11 | West Virginia State | Carl Quinn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-4 |
| 17:10 | West Virginia State | The offensive rebound goes to Jerrod Kenney | 4-4 |
| 17:02 | West Virginia State | Robert Ward steals it from Bill Blevins | 4-4 |
| 16:59 | USC Upstate | Bill Blevins is called for the reach on Stephen Palmer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bill Blevins, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Todd Johnson (PG), Edwin Lynch (SG), Robert Haile (SF), Paul Durant (PF), Timothy Finch (C) Stephen Palmer, Robert Ward, Louis Manseau, Dusty Dixon, Dennis Cantrell | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | | |
| 16:36 | USC Upstate | Edwin Lynch hits a shot from the left side set up by Todd Johnson | 6-4 |
| 16:16 | West Virginia State | Jerrod Kenney can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-4 |
| 16:14 | USC Upstate | Paul Durant pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:10 | USC Upstate | Edwin Lynch is hacked by Gerald Weinmann in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Weinmann, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | George Adams (PG), Brian Nielsen (SG), Warren Carson (SF), Robert Burnette (PF), Arthur Harper (C) Bill Blevins, Gerald Weinmann, Carl Quinn, Jerrod Kenney, Randy Apodaca | |
| 15:53 | USC Upstate | Robert Haile double dribbles | 6-4 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Dusty Dixon (PF) Todd Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Edwin Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Durant (fresh) SF - Robert Haile (fresh) PF - Dusty Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Finch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - George Adams (fresh) SG - Brian Nielsen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Warren Carson (fresh) PF - Robert Burnette (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Harper (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | West Virginia State | Robert Burnette knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 15:26 | USC Upstate | Robert Haile can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-7 |
| 15:24 | USC Upstate | Dusty Dixon grabs the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:15 | USC Upstate | Dusty Dixon clanks a floater near the basket | 6-7 |
| 15:14 | USC Upstate | Dusty Dixon gets the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:09 | USC Upstate | Brian Nielsen steps in front of the Robert Haile pass | 6-7 |
| 14:43 | West Virginia State | Robert Burnette is whistled for a carry | 6-7 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Stephen Palmer (PG), Robert Ward (SG), Louis Manseau (SF), Dennis Cantrell (C) Edwin Lynch, Paul Durant, Robert Haile, Timothy Finch | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Gerald Weinmann (SG), Maurice Webb (SF), Randy Apodaca (PF) Brian Nielsen, Robert Burnette, Arthur Harper | |
| 14:29 | USC Upstate | Dennis Cantrell hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 14:28 | West Virginia State | Randy Apodaca grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:08 | West Virginia State | Stephen Palmer steps in front of the Randy Apodaca pass | 6-7 |
| 13:48 | USC Upstate | Dennis Cantrell is open and scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 8-7 |
| 13:33 | West Virginia State | George Adams misses the fadeaway from the right side | 8-7 |
| 13:31 | USC Upstate | Dennis Cantrell gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:15 | USC Upstate | Louis Manseau misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 13:14 | West Virginia State | Randy Apodaca grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:00 | West Virginia State | Gerald Weinmann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Todd Johnson (PG), Robert Haile (SF), Paul Durant (PF), Timothy Finch (C) Stephen Palmer, Louis Manseau, Dusty Dixon, Dennis Cantrell | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Bill Blevins (PG), Brian Nielsen (SG), Carl Quinn (SF), Jerrod Kenney (PF), Arthur Harper (C) George Adams, Gerald Weinmann, Maurice Webb, Randy Apodaca, Warren Carson | |
| 12:58 | USC Upstate | Todd Johnson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| 12:40 | West Virginia State | Jerrod Kenney loses the dribble to Robert Haile | 8-7 |
| 12:21 | USC Upstate | Timothy Finch can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Bill Blevins - foul #2 on Bill Blevins, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Edwin Lynch (SG) Robert Ward | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Maurice Webb (SF) Bill Blevins | |
| 12:21 | USC Upstate | Timothy Finch makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 12:21 | USC Upstate | Timothy Finch misses the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 12:21 | West Virginia State | Jerrod Kenney grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 11:59 | West Virginia State | Carl Quinn connects on the shot from the right side set up by Brian Nielsen | 9-9 |
| 11:46 | USC Upstate | Paul Durant makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Edwin Lynch | 11-9 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Todd Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edwin Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Haile (fresh) PF - Paul Durant (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Finch (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Carl Quinn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Nielsen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Maurice Webb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerrod Kenney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Harper (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:27 | West Virginia State | Jerrod Kenney scores on a jumper near the basket | 11-11 |
| 11:20 | USC Upstate | Maurice Webb picks off the pass by Todd Johnson in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| 11:06 | West Virginia State | Maurice Webb is fouled on the floor by Edwin Lynch - foul #1 on Edwin Lynch, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Stephen Palmer (PG), Robert Ward (SG), Louis Manseau (SF), Dusty Dixon (PF), Leroy Odebralski (C) Todd Johnson, Edwin Lynch, Robert Haile, Paul Durant, Timothy Finch | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | George Adams (PG), Robert Burnette (PF) Carl Quinn, Jerrod Kenney | |
| 11:00 | West Virginia State | Maurice Webb comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Louis Manseau - foul #1 on Louis Manseau, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| 11:00 | West Virginia State | Maurice Webb makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:00 | West Virginia State | Maurice Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:45 | USC Upstate | Louis Manseau misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 11-13 |
| 10:44 | West Virginia State | Arthur Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 10:21 | West Virginia State | Maurice Webb loses the ball out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Dennis Cantrell (C) Leroy Odebralski | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Gerald Weinmann (SG), Randy Apodaca (SF), Warren Carson (C) Brian Nielsen, Maurice Webb, Arthur Harper | |
| 10:19 | USC Upstate | Dennis Cantrell is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Carson - foul #1 on Warren Carson, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| 10:03 | USC Upstate | Robert Ward is alone and drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Stephen Palmer | 13-13 |
| 09:34 | West Virginia State | Dusty Dixon swats the dunk try by Randy Apodaca | 13-13 |
| 09:32 | USC Upstate | Dennis Cantrell grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 09:09 | USC Upstate | Warren Carson is called for the reach on Dusty Dixon - foul #2 on Warren Carson, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Todd Johnson (PG), Edwin Lynch (SG), Robert Haile (SF), Paul Durant (PF), Leroy Odebralski (C) Stephen Palmer, Robert Ward, Louis Manseau, Dusty Dixon, Dennis Cantrell | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Brian Nielsen (SG), Carl Quinn (SF), Jerrod Kenney (C) Gerald Weinmann, Randy Apodaca, Warren Carson | |
| 08:52 | USC Upstate | George Adams takes the ball from Todd Johnson | 13-13 |
| 08:23 | West Virginia State | Robert Haile steals the ball from Brian Nielsen | 13-13 |
| 08:07 | USC Upstate | Edwin Lynch comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 08:05 | West Virginia State | Robert Burnette snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 07:48 | West Virginia State | Edwin Lynch takes the ball from George Adams | 13-13 |
| 07:45 | USC Upstate | Edwin Lynch lays it up and in | 15-13 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Todd Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edwin Lynch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Haile (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Paul Durant (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leroy Odebralski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - George Adams (tiring) SG - Brian Nielsen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carl Quinn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Burnette (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerrod Kenney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | West Virginia State | George Adams is hacked by Paul Durant - foul #1 on Paul Durant, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Stephen Palmer (PG), Timothy Finch (SF), Dusty Dixon (PF), Dennis Cantrell (C) Todd Johnson, Edwin Lynch, Robert Haile, Leroy Odebralski | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Gerald Weinmann (SG), Maurice Webb (SF), Randy Apodaca (PF), Arthur Harper (C) George Adams, Brian Nielsen, Robert Burnette, Jerrod Kenney | |
| 07:07 | West Virginia State | Maurice Webb misses the fadeaway in the paint | 15-13 |
| 07:06 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Dennis Cantrell | 15-13 |
| 07:04 | USC Upstate | Randy Apodaca steals the ball from Stephen Palmer in the backcourt | 15-13 |
| 06:59 | West Virginia State | Carl Quinn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-13 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Robert Ward (SG) Paul Durant | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | | |
| 06:48 | USC Upstate | Gerald Weinmann steals it from Dennis Cantrell | 15-13 |
| 06:25 | West Virginia State | Carl Quinn drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Maurice Webb | 15-16 |
| 06:06 | USC Upstate | Dennis Cantrell misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 15-16 |
| 06:04 | West Virginia State | Randy Apodaca grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 06:00 | West Virginia State | Carl Quinn misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-16 |
| 05:58 | West Virginia State | Maurice Webb gets the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 05:47 | West Virginia State | Maurice Webb connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Apodaca | 15-19 |
| 05:38 | USC Upstate | Dennis Cantrell is fouled on the floor by Arthur Harper - foul #1 on Arthur Harper, team foul #6 | 15-19 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Todd Johnson (PG), Robert Haile (SG), Louis Manseau (SF), Paul Durant (PF), Leroy Odebralski (C) Stephen Palmer, Robert Ward, Timothy Finch, Dusty Dixon, Dennis Cantrell | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | George Adams (PG), Brian Nielsen (SG), Jerrod Kenney (PF) Carl Quinn, Gerald Weinmann, Randy Apodaca | |
| 05:23 | USC Upstate | Todd Johnson is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-19 |
| 05:22 | USC Upstate | Leroy Odebralski gets the offensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 05:04 | USC Upstate | Louis Manseau hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Leroy Odebralski | 18-19 |
| 04:51 | West Virginia State | Brian Nielsen loses the ball out of bounds | 18-19 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Edwin Lynch (PG) Todd Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Robert Burnette (PF) Arthur Harper | |
| 04:25 | USC Upstate | Edwin Lynch misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by George Adams - foul #1 on George Adams, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Dusty Dixon (PF), Dennis Cantrell (C) Robert Haile, Leroy Odebralski | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Randy Apodaca (SF) Maurice Webb | |
| 04:25 | USC Upstate | Edwin Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 04:25 | USC Upstate | Edwin Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 04:09 | West Virginia State | Brian Nielsen scores on a jumper from the left block | 20-21 |
| 03:55 | USC Upstate | Paul Durant knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Edwin Lynch and the foul's on Brian Nielsen - foul #1 on Brian Nielsen, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Stephen Palmer (PG), Robert Ward (SG), Timothy Finch (C) Edwin Lynch, Louis Manseau, Dennis Cantrell | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Bill Blevins (PG), Gerald Weinmann (SG), Warren Carson (SF), Arthur Harper (C) George Adams, Brian Nielsen, Randy Apodaca, Jerrod Kenney | |
| 03:55 | USC Upstate | Paul Durant misses the free throw | 22-21 |
| 03:55 | West Virginia State | Robert Burnette pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 03:37 | West Virginia State | Timothy Finch picks off the pass by Gerald Weinmann | 22-21 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Ward (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Durant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dusty Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Finch (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Bill Blevins (fresh) SG - Gerald Weinmann (fresh) SF - Warren Carson (fresh) PF - Robert Burnette (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Harper (tiring) | |
| 03:18 | USC Upstate | Paul Durant blows the layup but the foul's on Gerald Weinmann - foul #2 on Gerald Weinmann, team foul #9 | 22-21 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Robert Haile (SF) Dusty Dixon | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | | |
| 03:18 | USC Upstate | Paul Durant makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 03:18 | USC Upstate | Paul Durant makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 02:51 | West Virginia State | Warren Carson is fouled on the floor by Robert Haile - foul #1 on Robert Haile, team foul #5 | 24-21 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Edwin Lynch (PG), Dusty Dixon (PF) Stephen Palmer, Paul Durant | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | George Adams (PG), Brian Nielsen (SG), Carl Quinn (SF) Bill Blevins, Gerald Weinmann, Robert Burnette | |
| 02:35 | West Virginia State | Arthur Harper drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Carl Quinn | 24-23 |
| 02:19 | USC Upstate | Robert Ward misses the lay-in but the foul's on Brian Nielsen - foul #2 on Brian Nielsen, team foul #10 | 24-23 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Louis Manseau (SF), Dennis Cantrell (C) Robert Haile, Timothy Finch | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Randy Apodaca (PF), Jerrod Kenney (C) Warren Carson, Arthur Harper | |
| 02:19 | USC Upstate | Robert Ward misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 02:19 | USC Upstate | Robert Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 02:06 | West Virginia State | George Adams hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Brian Nielsen | 25-26 |
| 02:04 | USC Upstate | Louis Manseau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-26 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Robert Haile (SG) Robert Ward | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | | |
| 01:42 | West Virginia State | Brian Nielsen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 01:41 | West Virginia State | Randy Apodaca grabs the offensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia State | Randy Apodaca comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Dusty Dixon - foul #2 on Dusty Dixon, team foul #6 | 25-26 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Stephen Palmer (PG), Leroy Odebralski (C) Edwin Lynch, Dennis Cantrell | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Gerald Weinmann (PG), Maurice Webb (SF), Warren Carson (C) George Adams, Carl Quinn, Jerrod Kenney | |
| 01:29 | West Virginia State | Randy Apodaca makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia State | Randy Apodaca misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:29 | USC Upstate | Louis Manseau grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 01:06 | USC Upstate | Stephen Palmer is hacked by Warren Carson - foul #3 on Warren Carson, team foul #11 | 25-27 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Bill Blevins (PG), Robert Burnette (PF), Arthur Harper (C) Brian Nielsen, Randy Apodaca, Warren Carson | |
| 01:06 | USC Upstate | Stephen Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:06 | USC Upstate | Stephen Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia State | Robert Burnette hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dusty Dixon - foul #3 on Dusty Dixon, team foul #7 | 27-27 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Robert Ward (SG), Timothy Finch (PF) Robert Haile, Dusty Dixon | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | | |
| 00:46 | West Virginia State | Robert Burnette makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia State | Robert Burnette misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:46 | USC Upstate | Timothy Finch pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 00:31 | USC Upstate | Timothy Finch misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 00:29 | USC Upstate | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Finch | 27-28 |
| 00:01 | USC Upstate | Timothy Finch makes the wide open floater from the baseline | 29-28 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia State | Bill Blevins hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 29-28 |