| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Jerome Matteson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Earnest Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Warner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Nester (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Greer (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Robert Hartley (fresh) SG - John Holly (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Homer (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Claudio (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Bobby Bair (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on James Homer - foul #3 on James Homer, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 19:49 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester makes the free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:31 | USC Upstate | Louis Greer denies the turnaround by James Homer | 32-34 |
| 19:29 | USC Aiken | The rebound goes to Ronald Warner | 32-34 |
| 19:21 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner banks in the layup | 34-34 |
| 18:56 | USC Upstate | John Holly makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Hartley | 34-36 |
| 18:45 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jerome Matteson | 37-36 |
| 18:17 | USC Upstate | The jumper by John Holly is denied by Louis Greer | 37-36 |
| 18:16 | USC Upstate | John Holly pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:55 | USC Upstate | John Holly misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jerome Matteson - foul #2 on Jerome Matteson, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Christopher Kinzel (SF), Jean Morrone (PF) James Homer, Anthony Claudio | |
| 17:55 | USC Upstate | John Holly misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:55 | USC Upstate | John Holly misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:55 | USC Aiken | Louis Greer snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 17:40 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 37-36 |
| 17:39 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester hits the follow up shot | 39-36 |
| 17:19 | USC Upstate | Ronald Warner takes the ball from Robert Hartley | 39-36 |
| 17:02 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright is hacked by John Holly - foul #2 on John Holly, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jeremy Farner (PG), John Price (SF), Gary Franqui (PF), Derek Briscoe (C) Jerome Matteson, Ronald Warner, Raymond Nester, Louis Greer | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ryan Gouge (PG), Richard Goodson (SG) Robert Hartley, John Holly | |
| 16:46 | USC Aiken | John Price comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 16:45 | USC Upstate | Ryan Gouge grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 16:38 | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Franqui | 39-36 |
| 16:37 | USC Upstate | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Bair | 39-36 |
| 16:18 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 16:16 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 16:01 | USC Aiken | John Price is fouled on the floor by Jean Morrone - foul #2 on Jean Morrone, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson (PG), Scott Husband (SG), Raymond Nester (PF), Louis Greer (C) Jeremy Farner, Earnest Wright, Gary Franqui, Derek Briscoe | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | James Homer (SF), Anthony Claudio (PF) Ryan Gouge, Jean Morrone | |
| 15:51 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner (SF) John Price | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Jerome Matteson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Husband (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Ronald Warner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Raymond Nester (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Greer (fresh) 4 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Richard Goodson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Kinzel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Homer (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Claudio (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Bobby Bair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:39 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 15:22 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester misses the runner from the left block | 39-39 |
| 15:21 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester tips it home | 41-39 |
| 15:03 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Claudio | 41-42 |
| 14:44 | USC Aiken | Louis Greer misses the easy layup | 41-42 |
| 14:42 | USC Upstate | James Homer gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 14:15 | USC Upstate | Anthony Claudio comes up short on the shot from close range | 41-42 |
| 14:14 | USC Aiken | Scott Husband grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 14:07 | USC Aiken | Scott Husband drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jerome Matteson and he's hacked by Christopher Kinzel - foul #1 on Christopher Kinzel, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | John Price (SF), Gary Franqui (PF), Derek Briscoe (C) Ronald Warner, Raymond Nester, Louis Greer | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Robert Hartley (PG), John Holly (SG), Jean Morrone (PF) Christopher Kinzel, James Homer, Anthony Claudio | |
| 14:07 | USC Aiken | Scott Husband makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:44 | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone misses badly on a shot in the lane | 44-42 |
| 13:43 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:37 | USC Aiken | Scott Husband can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 44-42 |
| 13:35 | USC Aiken | John Price hits the follow up shot | 46-42 |
| 13:24 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson double dribbles | 46-42 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jeremy Farner (PG), Earnest Wright (SG) Jerome Matteson, Scott Husband | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ryan Gouge (SF) Richard Goodson | |
| 13:08 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Price | 49-42 |
| 12:50 | USC Upstate | Bobby Bair misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 12:49 | USC Aiken | Derek Briscoe snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 12:36 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Earnest Wright | 51-42 |
| 12:07 | USC Upstate | Ryan Gouge hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by John Holly | 51-44 |
| 11:58 | USC Aiken | John Price can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 11:56 | USC Upstate | Bobby Bair snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 11:42 | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone's floater is knocked away by Gary Franqui | 51-44 |
| 11:41 | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone can't tip it in | 51-44 |
| 11:40 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Jeremy Farner (fresh) SG - Earnest Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Price (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Franqui (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Derek Briscoe (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Robert Hartley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Holly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Gouge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jean Morrone (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Bobby Bair (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:15 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright misses the 3 from straight away | 51-44 |
| 11:13 | USC Upstate | Bobby Bair grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 11:08 | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone connects on the turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Jeremy Farner - foul #2 on Jeremy Farner, team foul #2 | 51-46 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson (PG), Ronald Warner (SF), Raymond Nester (PF), Louis Greer (C) Jeremy Farner, John Price, Gary Franqui, Derek Briscoe | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson (PG), Christopher Kinzel (SG), James Homer (SF) Robert Hartley, John Holly, Ryan Gouge | |
| 11:08 | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone makes the free throw | 51-47 |
| 10:58 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester banks in the layup on a great pass from Louis Greer | 53-47 |
| 10:41 | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone banks in the layup set up by Christopher Kinzel | 53-49 |
| 10:34 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Raymond Nester | 55-49 |
| 10:13 | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 55-49 |
| 10:12 | USC Upstate | Bobby Bair tips it home | 55-51 |
| 09:56 | USC Aiken | Christopher Kinzel is called for the reach on Earnest Wright - foul #2 on Christopher Kinzel, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Scott Husband (SG) Earnest Wright | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Anthony Claudio (PF) Jean Morrone | |
| 09:29 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 57-51 |
| 09:10 | USC Upstate | Christopher Kinzel hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 09:09 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 08:46 | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-51 |
| 08:44 | USC Aiken | Louis Greer pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 08:33 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester misses the jump hook in the paint | 57-51 |
| 08:32 | USC Upstate | Christopher Kinzel gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 08:16 | USC Upstate | James Homer is whistled for traveling | 57-51 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright (SG), John Price (SF), Gary Franqui (PF), Derek Briscoe (C) Scott Husband, Ronald Warner, Raymond Nester, Louis Greer | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Robert Hartley (PG), John Holly (SG) Richard Goodson, James Homer | |
| 07:59 | USC Aiken | John Price knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Earnest Wright | 60-51 |
| 07:30 | USC Upstate | John Price is called for the reach on Christopher Kinzel - foul #1 on John Price, team foul #3 | 60-51 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jeremy Farner (PG) Jerome Matteson | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson (SF), Jean Morrone (PF) Christopher Kinzel, Anthony Claudio | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Jeremy Farner (fresh) SG - Earnest Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Price (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Franqui (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Derek Briscoe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Robert Hartley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Holly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Goodson (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jean Morrone (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Bobby Bair (tired) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:15 | USC Upstate | Jeremy Farner takes the ball from Bobby Bair | 60-51 |
| 07:05 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui misses the shot from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 07:04 | USC Aiken | The offensive rebound goes to Earnest Wright | 60-51 |
| 06:49 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 06:48 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui grabs the offensive board | 60-51 |
| 06:43 | USC Aiken | Jeremy Farner dunks the ball | 62-51 |
| 06:27 | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-51 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson (PG), Ronald Warner (SF), Raymond Nester (PF), Louis Greer (C) Jeremy Farner, John Price, Gary Franqui, Derek Briscoe | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Christopher Kinzel (SF) Richard Goodson | |
| 06:11 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 62-51 |
| 06:10 | USC Upstate | Robert Hartley grabs the board | 62-51 |
| 05:56 | USC Upstate | Robert Hartley drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Holly | 62-53 |
| 05:52 | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson is hacked by Bobby Bair - foul #3 on Bobby Bair, team foul #6 | 62-53 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson (PG), James Homer (SF), Anthony Claudio (PF) Robert Hartley, John Holly, Jean Morrone | |
| 05:39 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 62-53 |
| 05:37 | USC Upstate | Anthony Claudio snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 05:12 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 05:11 | USC Upstate | The offensive rebound goes to James Homer | 62-53 |
| 05:03 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 05:02 | USC Upstate | Anthony Claudio tips it home | 62-55 |
| 04:40 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Homer - foul #4 on James Homer, team foul #7 | 62-55 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jeremy Farner (PG), Scott Husband (SG) Jerome Matteson, Earnest Wright | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Robert Hartley (PG), Jean Morrone (PF), Terry Sharma (C) Christopher Kinzel, Anthony Claudio, Bobby Bair | |
| 04:40 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 04:40 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 04:25 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jean Morrone | 64-58 |
| 04:12 | USC Aiken | Louis Greer drills a shot from close range | 66-58 |
| 03:55 | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Richard Goodson | 66-60 |
| 03:36 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 66-60 |
| 03:34 | USC Aiken | Louis Greer misses the tip | 66-60 |
| 03:32 | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone grabs the defensive rebound | 66-60 |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Jeremy Farner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Husband (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Warner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Raymond Nester (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Greer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 15 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Robert Hartley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Goodson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Homer (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Jean Morrone (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Terry Sharma (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:19 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-60 |
| 03:18 | USC Aiken | The rebound goes to Louis Greer | 66-60 |
| 03:13 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester is fouled on the floor by Terry Sharma - foul #2 on Terry Sharma, team foul #8 | 66-60 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson (PG), Earnest Wright (SG), John Price (SF), Derek Briscoe (C) Jeremy Farner, Scott Husband, Ronald Warner, Louis Greer | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ryan Gouge (PG), John Holly (SG), Christopher Kinzel (SF), Anthony Claudio (PF) Robert Hartley, Richard Goodson, James Homer, Jean Morrone | |
| 03:13 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 03:13 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 02:49 | USC Upstate | John Holly hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 68-60 |
| 02:48 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright snags the defensive board | 68-60 |
| 02:48 | USC Aiken | USC Aiken calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-60 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner (SF), Louis Greer (C) John Price, Derek Briscoe | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Robert Hartley (PG), Bobby Bair (C) Ryan Gouge, Terry Sharma | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:40 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-60 |
| 02:39 | USC Upstate | Robert Hartley grabs the defensive rebound | 68-60 |
| 02:29 | USC Upstate | John Holly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-60 |
| 02:16 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner is hacked by John Holly - foul #3 on John Holly, team foul #9 | 68-60 |
| 02:16 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 02:16 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:57 | USC Upstate | Anthony Claudio comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 70-60 |
| 01:55 | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:30 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Anthony Claudio - foul #4 on Anthony Claudio, team foul #10 | 70-60 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jeremy Farner (PG), Scott Husband (SG), John Price (SF), Derek Briscoe (C) Jerome Matteson, Earnest Wright, Ronald Warner, Louis Greer | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ryan Gouge (PG), Richard Goodson (SG), Jean Morrone (PF), Terry Sharma (C) Robert Hartley, John Holly, Anthony Claudio, Bobby Bair | |
| 01:30 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 01:30 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 01:21 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 72-60 |
| 01:20 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester grabs the board | 72-60 |
| 00:51 | USC Aiken | Richard Goodson is called for the reach on Jeremy Farner - foul #1 on Richard Goodson, team foul #11 | 72-60 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui (PF) Raymond Nester | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 00:51 | USC Aiken | Jeremy Farner makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 00:51 | USC Aiken | Jeremy Farner misses the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 00:51 | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone gets the rebound | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | USC Upstate | Derek Briscoe swats the short shot by Terry Sharma | 73-60 |
| 00:43 | USC Aiken | Derek Briscoe gets the rebound | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Jean Morrone - foul #3 on Jean Morrone, team foul #12 | 73-60 |
| 00:17 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui makes the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 00:17 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui makes the 2nd free throw | 75-60 |
| 00:13 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-60 |
| 00:12 | USC Aiken | Jeremy Farner pulls down the rebound | 75-60 |
| 00:00 | USC Aiken | Jeremy Farner runs out the clock | 75-60 |