| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ronald Eng (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Reginald Morrow (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Santos Hemenway (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jason Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Milford Flagg (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Brandon Peyton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond McInture (fresh) PF - Alvin Maas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | USC Upstate | Raymond McInture inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | USC Upstate | Alvin Maas's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Campbell | 31-26 |
| 19:35 | Harding | Jason Campbell pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 19:15 | Harding | Milford Flagg buries a floater in the paint | 33-26 |
| 19:13 | USC Upstate | Santos Hemenway steps in front of the Raymond McInture pass in the backcourt | 33-26 |
| 18:59 | Harding | Santos Hemenway is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Santos Hemenway, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| 18:56 | USC Upstate | Reginald Morrow is called for the reach on James Moore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Reginald Morrow, team foul #2 | 33-26 |
| 18:41 | USC Upstate | Raymond McInture misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 18:40 | Harding | Reginald Morrow gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 18:17 | Harding | Milford Flagg hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 33-26 |
| 18:15 | USC Upstate | Jason Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 18:09 | USC Upstate | Ronald Eng is called for the reach on Brandon Peyton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Eng, team foul #3 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Harding | Richard Henderson (PG), Marty Parkinson (SG), Michael Shillings (SF), Maurice Corner (PF), Chad Armwood (C) Ronald Eng, Reginald Morrow, Santos Hemenway, Jason Campbell, Milford Flagg | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Roderick Gonzalas (SG), Ken McGee (SF), Craig Davy (PF) James Moore, Raymond McInture, Alvin Maas | |
| 17:51 | USC Upstate | Ken McGee scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Roderick Gonzalas | 33-29 |
| 17:34 | Harding | Maurice Corner scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Marty Parkinson and the foul's on Brandon Peyton - foul #1 on Brandon Peyton, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Mark Jones (SF), Clyde Bryan (C) Brandon Peyton, Jason Hoffman | |
| 17:34 | Harding | Maurice Corner makes the free throw | 36-29 |
| 17:05 | USC Upstate | Ken McGee misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 17:03 | USC Upstate | Ken McGee grabs the offensive board | 36-29 |
| 16:45 | USC Upstate | Roderick Gonzalas misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-29 |
| 16:43 | USC Upstate | Mark Jones grabs the offensive board | 36-29 |
| 16:26 | USC Upstate | Roderick Gonzalas misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 16:24 | Harding | Richard Henderson gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 16:07 | Harding | Maurice Corner hits a jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Ken McGee - foul #2 on Ken McGee, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Harding | Ronald Eng (PG), Reginald Morrow (SG), Santos Hemenway (SF), Milford Flagg (C) Richard Henderson, Marty Parkinson, Michael Shillings, Chad Armwood | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Brandon Peyton (PG), James Moore (SG), Raymond McInture (SF), Alvin Maas (PF), Jason Hoffman (C) Ken McGee, Roderick Gonzalas, Mark Jones, Craig Davy, Clyde Bryan | |
| 16:07 | Harding | Maurice Corner makes the free throw | 39-29 |
| 15:53 | USC Upstate | James Moore loses the dribble to Maurice Corner | 39-29 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ronald Eng (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Reginald Morrow (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Santos Hemenway (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Maurice Corner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Milford Flagg (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Brandon Peyton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond McInture (fresh) PF - Alvin Maas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Harding | Maurice Corner misses the easy layup | 39-29 |
| 15:36 | USC Upstate | James Moore pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 15:34 | USC Upstate | Brandon Peyton is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 39-29 |
| Subs | Harding | Jason Campbell (PF) Maurice Corner | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 15:14 | Harding | Milford Flagg can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jason Hoffman - foul #1 on Jason Hoffman, team foul #3 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Harding | Herbert Meadows (SF) Santos Hemenway | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 15:14 | Harding | Milford Flagg makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 15:14 | Harding | Milford Flagg makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 14:56 | USC Upstate | Brandon Peyton is fouled on the floor by Ronald Eng - foul #3 on Ronald Eng, team foul #4 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Harding | Roland Steinfeldt (SF) Reginald Morrow | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 14:45 | USC Upstate | Raymond McInture misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-29 |
| 14:44 | Harding | Milford Flagg snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 14:24 | Harding | Jason Campbell loses the ball out of bounds | 41-29 |
| Subs | Harding | Richard Henderson (PG), Michael Shillings (SF), Chad Armwood (C) Ronald Eng, Roland Steinfeldt, Milford Flagg | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ken McGee (SF), Craig Davy (PF), Clyde Bryan (C) Raymond McInture, Alvin Maas, Jason Hoffman | |
| 14:03 | USC Upstate | Brandon Peyton can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 14:01 | USC Upstate | Clyde Bryan gets the offensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 13:56 | USC Upstate | Brandon Peyton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-29 |
| 13:55 | Harding | Chad Armwood pulls down the rebound | 41-29 |
| 13:49 | Harding | Brandon Peyton is called for the reach on Richard Henderson - foul #2 on Brandon Peyton, team foul #4 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Harding | Reginald Morrow (SG), Santos Hemenway (SF), Roland Steinfeldt (PF) Herbert Meadows, Michael Shillings, Jason Campbell | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Roderick Gonzalas (SG) James Moore | |
| 13:34 | Harding | Reginald Morrow hits a jumper from the free throw line | 43-29 |
| 13:15 | USC Upstate | Chad Armwood steps in front of the Ken McGee pass | 43-29 |
| 13:01 | Harding | Reginald Morrow misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Clyde Bryan - foul #3 on Clyde Bryan, team foul #5 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Harding | Ronald Eng (PG), Maurice Corner (PF), Milford Flagg (C) Richard Henderson, Roland Steinfeldt, Chad Armwood | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Raymond McInture (SF), Alvin Maas (PF), Jason Hoffman (C) Brandon Peyton, Craig Davy, Clyde Bryan | |
| 13:01 | Harding | Reginald Morrow makes the 1st free throw | 44-29 |
| 13:01 | Harding | Reginald Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 12:59 | USC Upstate | Santos Hemenway is called for the reach on Raymond McInture in the backcourt - foul #3 on Santos Hemenway, team foul #5 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Harding | Marty Parkinson (SG) Reginald Morrow | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 12:40 | USC Upstate | Ronald Eng steps in front of the Roderick Gonzalas pass | 45-29 |
| 12:37 | Harding | Ronald Eng blows the layup | 45-29 |
| 12:36 | Harding | The offensive rebound goes to Marty Parkinson | 45-29 |
| 12:28 | Harding | Maurice Corner scores on a jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Alvin Maas - foul #1 on Alvin Maas, team foul #6 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Harding | Michael Shillings (SF) Santos Hemenway | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | James Moore (SG) Ken McGee | |
| 12:28 | Harding | Maurice Corner misses the free throw | 47-29 |
| 12:28 | USC Upstate | Jason Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-29 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:13 | USC Upstate | Raymond McInture is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Raymond McInture, team foul #7 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Harding | Jason Campbell (PF) Maurice Corner | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:44 | Harding | Marty Parkinson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Milford Flagg | 50-29 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ronald Eng (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marty Parkinson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Shillings (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jason Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Milford Flagg (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Roderick Gonzalas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond McInture (fairly fresh) PF - Alvin Maas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | USC Upstate | Roderick Gonzalas is called for 10 seconds | 50-29 |
| Subs | Harding | Richard Henderson (PG), Reginald Morrow (SG), Chad Armwood (C) Ronald Eng, Marty Parkinson, Milford Flagg | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Brandon Peyton (PG), Mark Jones (SF), Craig Davy (PF), Clyde Bryan (C) Roderick Gonzalas, Raymond McInture, Alvin Maas, Jason Hoffman | |
| 11:09 | Harding | Chad Armwood travels with the ball | 50-29 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ken McGee (SG) James Moore | |
| 10:54 | USC Upstate | Chad Armwood steals the ball from Craig Davy | 50-29 |
| 10:29 | Harding | Reginald Morrow can't connect on a shot from the right side | 50-29 |
| 10:28 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Mark Jones | 50-29 |
| 10:22 | USC Upstate | Brandon Peyton is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-29 |
| 10:21 | Harding | Chad Armwood grabs the board | 50-29 |
| 10:16 | Harding | Reginald Morrow is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Reginald Morrow, team foul #6 | 50-29 |
| Subs | Harding | Ronald Eng (PG), Marty Parkinson (SG), Santos Hemenway (SF), Maurice Corner (PF) Richard Henderson, Reginald Morrow, Michael Shillings, Jason Campbell | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Roderick Gonzalas (SG), John Hansen (PF), Jason Hoffman (C) Mark Jones, Craig Davy, Clyde Bryan | |
| 10:13 | USC Upstate | Ronald Eng picks off the pass by Ken McGee in the backcourt | 50-29 |
| 10:11 | Harding | Marty Parkinson lays it up and in on a great pass from Ronald Eng | 52-29 |
| 10:00 | USC Upstate | Ken McGee drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Roderick Gonzalas | 52-32 |
| 09:57 | Harding | Roderick Gonzalas steals the ball from Ronald Eng in the backcourt | 52-32 |
| 09:44 | USC Upstate | Ken McGee is hacked by Ronald Eng - foul #4 on Ronald Eng, team foul #7 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Harding | Richard Henderson (PG), Milford Flagg (C) Ronald Eng, Chad Armwood | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | James Moore (SG), Raymond McInture (SF), Alvin Maas (PF) Brandon Peyton, Roderick Gonzalas, John Hansen | |
| 09:44 | USC Upstate | Ken McGee makes the 1st free throw | 52-33 |
| 09:44 | USC Upstate | Ken McGee makes the 2nd free throw | 52-34 |
| 09:18 | Harding | Maurice Corner's fadeaway is rejected by James Moore | 52-34 |
| 09:17 | Harding | Maurice Corner can't tip it in | 52-34 |
| 09:16 | USC Upstate | James Moore gets the rebound | 52-34 |
| 09:09 | USC Upstate | James Moore can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-34 |
| 09:07 | Harding | Santos Hemenway pulls down the rebound | 52-34 |
| 08:44 | Harding | Milford Flagg misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 52-34 |
| 08:43 | USC Upstate | Alvin Maas grabs the defensive rebound | 52-34 |
| 08:30 | USC Upstate | James Moore misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-34 |
| 08:28 | Harding | Milford Flagg grabs the defensive rebound | 52-34 |
| 08:22 | Harding | Milford Flagg's pass is intercepted by Ken McGee | 52-34 |
| 08:19 | USC Upstate | Ken McGee slams it home | 52-36 |
| 07:53 | Harding | Milford Flagg can't finish the layup | 52-36 |
| 07:51 | Harding | Santos Hemenway gets the offensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 07:29 | Harding | Milford Flagg blows the layup but he's hacked by Alvin Maas - foul #2 on Alvin Maas, team foul #8 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Harding | Ronald Eng (PG), Reginald Morrow (SG), Michael Shillings (SF), Jason Campbell (PF) Richard Henderson, Marty Parkinson, Santos Hemenway, Maurice Corner | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Brandon Peyton (PG), Roderick Gonzalas (SG), Mark Jones (SF), Craig Davy (PF), Clyde Bryan (C) Ken McGee, James Moore, Raymond McInture, Alvin Maas, Jason Hoffman | |
| 07:29 | Harding | Milford Flagg misses the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 07:29 | Harding | Milford Flagg makes the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ronald Eng (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Reginald Morrow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Shillings (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jason Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Milford Flagg (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Brandon Peyton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roderick Gonzalas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Jones (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Craig Davy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clyde Bryan (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:08 | USC Upstate | Clyde Bryan lays it in uncontested | 53-38 |
| 06:49 | Harding | Mark Jones steals the ball from Ronald Eng | 53-38 |
| 06:31 | USC Upstate | Craig Davy's layup is rejected by Jason Campbell | 53-38 |
| 06:29 | Harding | Jason Campbell grabs the board | 53-38 |
| 06:24 | Harding | Brandon Peyton is called for the reach on Ronald Eng in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brandon Peyton, team foul #9 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Harding | Chad Armwood (C) Milford Flagg | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 06:24 | Harding | Ronald Eng makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 06:24 | Harding | Ronald Eng makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 06:05 | USC Upstate | Craig Davy misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-38 |
| 06:04 | Harding | The rebound goes to Reginald Morrow | 55-38 |
| 05:41 | Harding | Ronald Eng misses the lay-in | 55-38 |
| 05:40 | USC Upstate | Roderick Gonzalas grabs the defensive rebound | 55-38 |
| 05:16 | USC Upstate | Roderick Gonzalas misses the shot from the right side | 55-38 |
| 05:14 | Harding | Reginald Morrow grabs the board | 55-38 |
| 04:50 | Harding | Jason Campbell lays it up and in set up by Ronald Eng and the foul's on Clyde Bryan - foul #4 on Clyde Bryan, team foul #10 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Harding | Richard Henderson (PG), Herbert Meadows (SG), Roland Steinfeldt (SF) Ronald Eng, Reginald Morrow, Michael Shillings | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ken McGee (PG), John Hansen (PF) Brandon Peyton, Clyde Bryan | |
| 04:50 | Harding | Jason Campbell misses the free throw | 57-38 |
| 04:50 | Harding | Chad Armwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-38 |
| 04:33 | Harding | Chad Armwood misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-38 |
| 04:32 | Harding | Roland Steinfeldt snags the offensive board | 57-38 |
| 04:19 | Harding | Roland Steinfeldt blows the layup | 57-38 |
| 04:17 | USC Upstate | Craig Davy grabs the board | 57-38 |
| 04:06 | USC Upstate | Richard Henderson is called for the reach on Ken McGee - foul #2 on Richard Henderson, team foul #8 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Harding | Santos Hemenway (SF), Maurice Corner (PF) Jason Campbell, Chad Armwood | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 04:06 | USC Upstate | Ken McGee makes the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 04:06 | USC Upstate | Ken McGee makes the 2nd free throw | 57-40 |
| 03:42 | Harding | Maurice Corner banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Henderson | 59-40 |
| 03:29 | USC Upstate | Roderick Gonzalas hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-40 |
| 03:27 | USC Upstate | John Hansen tips it home | 59-42 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Richard Henderson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Herbert Meadows (fresh) SF - Santos Hemenway (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Maurice Corner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Steinfeldt (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Ken McGee (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Roderick Gonzalas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Jones (tiring) 2 reb. PF - John Hansen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Craig Davy (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:06 | Harding | Roderick Gonzalas is called for the reach on Maurice Corner - foul #2 on Roderick Gonzalas, team foul #11 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Harding | Marty Parkinson (SG), Milford Flagg (C) Herbert Meadows, Roland Steinfeldt | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Clyde Bryan (C) John Hansen | |
| 03:06 | Harding | Maurice Corner makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 03:06 | Harding | Maurice Corner makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 02:47 | USC Upstate | Ken McGee misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Maurice Corner - foul #2 on Maurice Corner, team foul #9 | 61-42 |
| Subs | Harding | Ronald Eng (PG), Michael Shillings (SF) Richard Henderson, Santos Hemenway | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 02:47 | USC Upstate | Ken McGee makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 02:47 | USC Upstate | Ken McGee makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 02:28 | Harding | Maurice Corner lays it up and in on a great pass from Ronald Eng | 63-44 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:16 | USC Upstate | Craig Davy can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 63-44 |
| 02:14 | USC Upstate | The offensive rebound goes to Ken McGee | 63-44 |
| 02:00 | USC Upstate | Craig Davy misses the 3 from the right corner | 63-44 |
| 01:59 | Harding | Milford Flagg pulls down the rebound | 63-44 |
| 01:44 | Harding | Milford Flagg lays it in on a great pass from Michael Shillings and he's fouled by Mark Jones - foul #1 on Mark Jones, team foul #12 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Harding | Reginald Morrow (SG), Santos Hemenway (SF), Jason Campbell (PF) Marty Parkinson, Michael Shillings, Maurice Corner | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 01:44 | Harding | Milford Flagg makes the free throw | 66-44 |
| 01:27 | USC Upstate | Roderick Gonzalas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-44 |
| 01:25 | Harding | The rebound goes to Santos Hemenway | 66-44 |
| 00:59 | Harding | Roderick Gonzalas is called for the reach on Reginald Morrow - foul #3 on Roderick Gonzalas, team foul #13 | 66-44 |
| 00:59 | Harding | Reginald Morrow misses the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 00:59 | Harding | Reginald Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 67-44 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | USC Upstate | Clyde Bryan's pass is intercepted by Santos Hemenway | 67-44 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Harding | Ronald Eng's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-44 |
| 00:25 | USC Upstate | Mark Jones is whistled for traveling | 67-44 |
| 00:00 | Harding | Ronald Eng runs out the clock | 67-44 |