| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Abe Swinehart (fresh) SG - Thomas Stickland (fresh) SF - Russell Crawford (fresh) PF - Paul Bartolome (fresh) C - Bruce Wade (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Johnny White (fresh) SG - Forest Lore (fresh) SF - Lane Towe (fresh) PF - Arthur Cox (fresh) C - Toby Ibrahim (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Arthur Cox wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | South Carolina State | Toby Ibrahim hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Johnny White | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Florida A&M | Paul Bartolome's floater is tipped away by Arthur Cox | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | South Carolina State | Lane Towe gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | South Carolina State | Toby Ibrahim is whistled for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Florida A&M | Paul Bartolome scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Stickland | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | South Carolina State | Toby Ibrahim hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Bruce Wade - foul #1 on Bruce Wade, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | South Carolina State | Toby Ibrahim misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | South Carolina State | Toby Ibrahim makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:12 | Florida A&M | Forest Lore is called for the reach on Russell Crawford - foul #1 on Forest Lore, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 17:59 | Florida A&M | Russell Crawford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 17:40 | South Carolina State | Forest Lore is hacked by Thomas Stickland - foul #1 on Thomas Stickland, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 17:23 | South Carolina State | Paul Bartolome swats the short shot by Toby Ibrahim | 2-3 |
| 17:21 | South Carolina State | Lane Towe tips it but misses | 2-3 |
| 17:19 | Florida A&M | Abe Swinehart gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:12 | Florida A&M | Bruce Wade connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Abe Swinehart | 4-3 |
| 17:05 | South Carolina State | Forest Lore drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Arthur Cox | 4-6 |
| 16:45 | Florida A&M | Abe Swinehart misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 16:43 | South Carolina State | Lane Towe grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:20 | South Carolina State | Forest Lore misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 16:19 | South Carolina State | Lane Towe misses the tip | 4-6 |
| 16:18 | South Carolina State | Arthur Cox tips it home | 4-8 |
| 15:58 | Florida A&M | Thomas Stickland scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Abe Swinehart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Stickland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Crawford (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Bartolome (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Wade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Johnny White (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Forest Lore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lane Towe (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Arthur Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Toby Ibrahim (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:54 | South Carolina State | Johnny White is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Stickland - foul #2 on Thomas Stickland, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Jacob Wigington (SG), Gary Spencer (SF), Ernest Parkins (PF), Willie Cothran (C) Thomas Stickland, Russell Crawford, Paul Bartolome, Bruce Wade | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau (PG), Timothy Paras (SG), Ryan Fujiwara (SF), John Dietrick (PF), Brian Smith (C) Johnny White, Forest Lore, Lane Towe, Arthur Cox, Toby Ibrahim | |
| 15:43 | South Carolina State | John Dietrick hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Ernest Parkins - foul #1 on Ernest Parkins, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Max Smith (PG) Abe Swinehart | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 15:43 | South Carolina State | John Dietrick makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:43 | South Carolina State | John Dietrick makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:27 | Florida A&M | Gary Spencer buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jacob Wigington | 9-10 |
| 15:05 | South Carolina State | Timothy Paras misses long on a shot from the left side | 9-10 |
| 15:03 | Florida A&M | Ernest Parkins snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 14:40 | Florida A&M | Gary Spencer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 14:38 | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:21 | South Carolina State | Ryan Fujiwara clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 14:20 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Ernest Parkins | 9-10 |
| 14:02 | Florida A&M | Gary Spencer misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 9-10 |
| 14:00 | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 13:31 | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ernest Parkins - foul #2 on Ernest Parkins, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Abe Swinehart (PG), Russell Crawford (SF), Paul Bartolome (PF), Bruce Wade (C) Max Smith, Gary Spencer, Ernest Parkins, Willie Cothran | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Forest Lore (SG), Lane Towe (SF), Arthur Cox (PF), Toby Ibrahim (C) Timothy Paras, Ryan Fujiwara, John Dietrick, Brian Smith | |
| 13:31 | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:31 | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau misses the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:31 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Bruce Wade | 9-11 |
| 13:04 | Florida A&M | Bruce Wade hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Toby Ibrahim - foul #1 on Toby Ibrahim, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Max Smith (SG) Jacob Wigington | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Johnny White (PG) Elmer Lau | |
| 13:04 | Florida A&M | Bruce Wade misses the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:04 | Florida A&M | Bruce Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:47 | South Carolina State | Arthur Cox throws it down and he's fouled by Bruce Wade - foul #2 on Bruce Wade, team foul #6 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Willie Cothran (C) Bruce Wade | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 12:47 | South Carolina State | Arthur Cox misses the free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:47 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Willie Cothran | 10-13 |
| 12:31 | Florida A&M | Abe Swinehart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 12:30 | Florida A&M | Paul Bartolome tips it but misses | 10-13 |
| 12:29 | Florida A&M | Willie Cothran snags the offensive board | 10-13 |
| 12:20 | Florida A&M | Willie Cothran misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-13 |
| 12:19 | Florida A&M | Russell Crawford grabs the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:00 | Florida A&M | Max Smith misses the 3 from straight away | 10-13 |
| 11:59 | South Carolina State | Arthur Cox pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Abe Swinehart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Max Smith (fresh) SF - Russell Crawford (fresh) PF - Paul Bartolome (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willie Cothran (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Johnny White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Forest Lore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lane Towe (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Arthur Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Toby Ibrahim (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:37 | South Carolina State | Forest Lore is called for 5 seconds | 10-13 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Jacob Wigington (SG) Max Smith | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 11:22 | Florida A&M | Abe Swinehart is fouled on the floor by Arthur Cox - foul #1 on Arthur Cox, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Gary Spencer (C) Willie Cothran | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ryan Fujiwara (PF) Arthur Cox | |
| 11:10 | Florida A&M | Russell Crawford buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Abe Swinehart | 12-13 |
| 10:50 | South Carolina State | Toby Ibrahim drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Ryan Fujiwara | 12-15 |
| 10:26 | Florida A&M | Gary Spencer knocks in the jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Lane Towe - foul #1 on Lane Towe, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Willie Cothran (C) Paul Bartolome | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Timothy Paras (SG), John Dietrick (PF), Brian Smith (C) Forest Lore, Lane Towe, Toby Ibrahim | |
| 10:26 | Florida A&M | Gary Spencer misses the free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:26 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to John Dietrick | 14-15 |
| 10:13 | South Carolina State | Abe Swinehart picks off the pass by John Dietrick | 14-15 |
| 10:08 | Florida A&M | Jacob Wigington banks in the layup set up by Abe Swinehart | 16-15 |
| 09:44 | South Carolina State | Willie Cothran steals the ball from Timothy Paras | 16-15 |
| 09:27 | Florida A&M | Russell Crawford travels with the ball | 16-15 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Max Smith (PG), Kenneth Bryan (SG), Paul Bartolome (PF) Abe Swinehart, Jacob Wigington, Russell Crawford | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau (PG), Arthur Cox (PF) Johnny White, John Dietrick | |
| 09:10 | South Carolina State | Arthur Cox misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 16-15 |
| 09:08 | Florida A&M | Gary Spencer gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:49 | Florida A&M | Kenneth Bryan is fouled on the floor by Ryan Fujiwara - foul #1 on Ryan Fujiwara, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Russell Crawford (SF) Gary Spencer | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Forest Lore (SG), Lane Towe (SF), Toby Ibrahim (C) Timothy Paras, Ryan Fujiwara, Brian Smith | |
| 08:38 | Florida A&M | Toby Ibrahim swats the short shot by Russell Crawford | 16-15 |
| 08:36 | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:16 | South Carolina State | Arthur Cox loses the dribble to Kenneth Bryan | 16-15 |
| 07:54 | Florida A&M | Forest Lore steals it from Kenneth Bryan | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Max Smith (fresh) SG - Kenneth Bryan (fresh) SF - Russell Crawford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Bartolome (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Willie Cothran (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Elmer Lau (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Forest Lore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lane Towe (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Arthur Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Toby Ibrahim (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:39 | South Carolina State | Paul Bartolome is called for the reach on Lane Towe - foul #1 on Paul Bartolome, team foul #7 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Abe Swinehart (PG), Jacob Wigington (SG) Kenneth Bryan, Russell Crawford | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Johnny White (PG) Elmer Lau | |
| 07:39 | South Carolina State | Lane Towe makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 07:39 | South Carolina State | Lane Towe makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 07:17 | Florida A&M | Paul Bartolome hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Max Smith | 19-17 |
| 06:58 | South Carolina State | Arthur Cox misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 06:57 | Florida A&M | Max Smith snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 06:42 | Florida A&M | Max Smith knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Abe Swinehart | 22-17 |
| 06:31 | South Carolina State | Johnny White banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lane Towe | 22-19 |
| 06:20 | Florida A&M | Max Smith comes up short on the floater from the right side | 22-19 |
| 06:18 | Florida A&M | Max Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 05:57 | Florida A&M | Willie Cothran can't finish the layup | 22-19 |
| 05:56 | Florida A&M | Paul Bartolome grabs the offensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 05:35 | Florida A&M | Paul Bartolome misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Arthur Cox - foul #2 on Arthur Cox, team foul #6 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Kenneth Bryan (SG), Russell Crawford (SF), Gary Spencer (C) Jacob Wigington, Max Smith, Willie Cothran | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau (PG), Timothy Paras (SG), Ryan Fujiwara (SF), John Dietrick (PF), Brian Smith (C) Johnny White, Forest Lore, Lane Towe, Arthur Cox, Toby Ibrahim | |
| 05:35 | Florida A&M | Paul Bartolome makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:35 | Florida A&M | Paul Bartolome makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:18 | South Carolina State | Ryan Fujiwara is fouled on the floor by Russell Crawford - foul #1 on Russell Crawford, team foul #8 | 24-19 |
| 05:18 | South Carolina State | Ryan Fujiwara misses the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:18 | Florida A&M | Gary Spencer grabs the board | 24-19 |
| 05:01 | Florida A&M | Gary Spencer hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Abe Swinehart | 26-19 |
| 04:54 | South Carolina State | Ryan Fujiwara clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-19 |
| 04:52 | South Carolina State | Brian Smith tips it but misses | 26-19 |
| 04:51 | Florida A&M | Russell Crawford gets the rebound | 26-19 |
| 04:28 | Florida A&M | Kenneth Bryan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-19 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Johnny White (PG) Elmer Lau | |
| 04:16 | South Carolina State | John Dietrick is hacked by Paul Bartolome - foul #2 on Paul Bartolome, team foul #9 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Max Smith (PG), Willie Cothran (C) Abe Swinehart, Paul Bartolome | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 04:16 | South Carolina State | John Dietrick makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 04:16 | South Carolina State | John Dietrick misses the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 04:16 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Kenneth Bryan | 26-20 |
| 04:01 | Florida A&M | Russell Crawford connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Max Smith and he's fouled by Ryan Fujiwara - foul #2 on Ryan Fujiwara, team foul #7 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Jacob Wigington (SG) Kenneth Bryan | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Lane Towe (SF), Toby Ibrahim (C) Ryan Fujiwara, Brian Smith | |
| 04:01 | Florida A&M | Russell Crawford misses the free throw | 28-20 |
| 04:01 | South Carolina State | Toby Ibrahim pulls down the rebound | 28-20 |
| 03:41 | South Carolina State | Toby Ibrahim is called for 3 seconds | 28-20 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Thomas Stickland (SG), Ernest Parkins (PF), Bruce Wade (C) Jacob Wigington, Gary Spencer, Willie Cothran | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Arthur Cox (PF) John Dietrick | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Max Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Stickland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Parkins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bruce Wade (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Johnny White (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Paras (fresh) SF - Lane Towe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Toby Ibrahim (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Florida A&M | Thomas Stickland is hacked by Timothy Paras - foul #1 on Timothy Paras, team foul #8 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Abe Swinehart (PG) Max Smith | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Forest Lore (SG) Timothy Paras | |
| 03:24 | Florida A&M | Thomas Stickland makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 03:24 | Florida A&M | Thomas Stickland makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 03:05 | South Carolina State | Forest Lore is fouled on the floor by Thomas Stickland - foul #3 on Thomas Stickland, team foul #10 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Jacob Wigington (SG) Thomas Stickland | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ryan Fujiwara (SF) Lane Towe | |
| 03:05 | South Carolina State | Forest Lore misses the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 03:05 | South Carolina State | Forest Lore makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 02:47 | Florida A&M | Abe Swinehart misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-21 |
| 02:45 | South Carolina State | Toby Ibrahim pulls down the rebound | 30-21 |
| 02:33 | South Carolina State | Russell Crawford blocks the short jumper by Arthur Cox | 30-21 |
| 02:31 | Florida A&M | Bruce Wade gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 02:16 | Florida A&M | Russell Crawford misses long on a runner in the paint | 30-21 |
| 02:15 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Arthur Cox | 30-21 |
| 02:03 | South Carolina State | Jacob Wigington steals the ball from Forest Lore | 30-21 |
| 01:39 | Florida A&M | Russell Crawford knocks in the runner from the baseline | 32-21 |
| 01:13 | South Carolina State | Toby Ibrahim can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-21 |
| 01:12 | South Carolina State | Ryan Fujiwara tips it back up and in | 32-23 |
| 01:05 | Florida A&M | Ernest Parkins misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-23 |
| 01:04 | Florida A&M | Abe Swinehart tips it back up and in | 34-23 |
| 00:53 | South Carolina State | Ryan Fujiwara throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-23 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Max Smith (PG), Kenneth Bryan (SG), Gary Spencer (SF), Paul Bartolome (PF), Willie Cothran (C) Abe Swinehart, Jacob Wigington, Russell Crawford, Ernest Parkins, Bruce Wade | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau (PG), Timothy Paras (SG), Lane Towe (SF), Brian Smith (C) Johnny White, Forest Lore, Arthur Cox, Toby Ibrahim | |
| 00:41 | Florida A&M | Willie Cothran is whistled for traveling | 34-23 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Dietrick (PF) Ryan Fujiwara | |
| 00:24 | South Carolina State | Timothy Paras is hacked by Kenneth Bryan - foul #1 on Kenneth Bryan, team foul #11 | 34-23 |
| 00:24 | South Carolina State | Timothy Paras makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 00:24 | South Carolina State | Timothy Paras makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 00:04 | Florida A&M | Gary Spencer travels with the ball | 34-25 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Lane Towe misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 34-25 |