| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - Bernard Wasserman (fresh) SG - Rodney Bryant (fresh) SF - William Morris (fresh) PF - Bobbie Beauvais (fresh) C - Kyle Burton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Robert Wilt (fresh) SG - Gail Shimer (fresh) SF - Keith Scott (fresh) PF - Robert McDonald (fresh) C - Fred Thomas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Johnson C. Smith | William Morris wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Johnson C. Smith | Johnson C. Smith is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Johnson C. Smith | Rodney Bryant misses long on a shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Fred Thomas | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | USC Upstate | Fred Thomas hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Johnson C. Smith | William Morris pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Johnson C. Smith | Kyle Burton lays it up and in set up by Bobbie Beauvais | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | USC Upstate | Robert Wilt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Johnson C. Smith | Bernard Wasserman can't connect on a shot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | USC Upstate | Robert Wilt gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | USC Upstate | Bernard Wasserman steals it from Robert Wilt | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Johnson C. Smith | Bernard Wasserman lays it up and in | 4-0 |
| 17:56 | USC Upstate | Fred Thomas is hacked by Rodney Bryant - foul #1 on Rodney Bryant, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 17:44 | USC Upstate | Keith Scott misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 17:43 | USC Upstate | Robert Wilt can't tip it in | 4-0 |
| 17:42 | Johnson C. Smith | The rebound goes to William Morris | 4-0 |
| 17:27 | Johnson C. Smith | William Morris hits a floater in the lane | 6-0 |
| 17:00 | USC Upstate | Keith Scott misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 6-0 |
| 16:59 | USC Upstate | Robert McDonald tips it home | 6-2 |
| 16:44 | Johnson C. Smith | Kyle Burton hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Gail Shimer - foul #1 on Gail Shimer, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Donald Jarman (PG), David West (SG), Jack Bufford (SF), Robert Thorne (PF) Bernard Wasserman, Rodney Bryant, William Morris, Bobbie Beauvais | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Thomas Fleming (PF), John Richards (C) Robert McDonald, Fred Thomas | |
| 16:44 | Johnson C. Smith | Kyle Burton misses the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:44 | Johnson C. Smith | Kyle Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:21 | USC Upstate | Keith Scott misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 16:19 | USC Upstate | The offensive rebound goes to Gail Shimer | 7-2 |
| 16:07 | USC Upstate | Robert Wilt misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-2 |
| 16:05 | Johnson C. Smith | Jack Bufford pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:00 | Johnson C. Smith | Keith Scott is called for the reach on Jack Bufford - foul #1 on Keith Scott, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Jerry Croteau (C) Kyle Burton | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | David Gamache (PG), Jeffry Townsley (SG), Paul Schick (SF) Robert Wilt, Gail Shimer, Keith Scott | |
| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - Donald Jarman (fresh) SG - David West (fresh) SF - Jack Bufford (fresh) PF - Robert Thorne (fresh) C - Jerry Croteau (fresh) | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - David Gamache (fresh) SG - Jeffry Townsley (fresh) SF - Paul Schick (fresh) PF - Thomas Fleming (fresh) C - John Richards (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Johnson C. Smith | Robert Thorne hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-2 |
| 15:51 | Johnson C. Smith | David West can't tip it in | 7-2 |
| 15:49 | Johnson C. Smith | Robert Thorne tips it in | 9-2 |
| 15:38 | USC Upstate | Jerry Croteau blocks the short jumper by John Richards | 9-2 |
| 15:36 | Johnson C. Smith | Robert Thorne pulls down the rebound | 9-2 |
| 15:08 | Johnson C. Smith | David West hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 9-2 |
| 15:06 | USC Upstate | Thomas Fleming pulls down the rebound | 9-2 |
| 14:52 | USC Upstate | A charge is called on Jeffry Townsley - foul #1 on Jeffry Townsley, team foul #3 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Rodney Bryant (SG), William Morris (SF), Bobbie Beauvais (PF) David West, Jack Bufford, Jerry Croteau | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Robert Wilt (PG), Gail Shimer (SG), Keith Scott (SF), Robert McDonald (PF), Fred Thomas (C) David Gamache, Jeffry Townsley, Paul Schick, Thomas Fleming, John Richards | |
| 14:36 | Johnson C. Smith | Bobbie Beauvais buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Rodney Bryant | 11-2 |
| 14:20 | USC Upstate | Robert McDonald misses long on a floater in the lane | 11-2 |
| 14:18 | USC Upstate | Robert McDonald tips it in | 11-4 |
| 13:59 | Johnson C. Smith | William Morris is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on William Morris, team foul #2 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Bernard Wasserman (PG), Jerry Croteau (C) Donald Jarman, Robert Thorne | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 13:41 | USC Upstate | Keith Scott drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Gail Shimer | 11-7 |
| 13:16 | Johnson C. Smith | Rodney Bryant comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-7 |
| 13:14 | USC Upstate | Robert McDonald pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| 13:08 | USC Upstate | Robert Wilt buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Keith Scott | 11-10 |
| 12:58 | Johnson C. Smith | Bobbie Beauvais comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 12:56 | USC Upstate | Gail Shimer snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 12:37 | USC Upstate | Fred Thomas misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 12:36 | Johnson C. Smith | Bernard Wasserman gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:32 | Johnson C. Smith | Rodney Bryant misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 12:31 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Fred Thomas | 11-10 |
| 12:10 | USC Upstate | Robert McDonald can't finish the layup | 11-10 |
| 12:08 | Johnson C. Smith | William Morris grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 11:50 | Johnson C. Smith | Bernard Wasserman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 11:49 | Johnson C. Smith | Bobbie Beauvais tips it back up and in | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - Bernard Wasserman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rodney Bryant (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bobbie Beauvais (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jerry Croteau (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Robert Wilt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gail Shimer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert McDonald (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | USC Upstate | Bernard Wasserman picks off the pass by Keith Scott | 13-10 |
| 11:21 | Johnson C. Smith | Jerry Croteau lays it in | 15-10 |
| 11:06 | USC Upstate | Bobbie Beauvais picks off the pass by Fred Thomas | 15-10 |
| 10:43 | Johnson C. Smith | Fred Thomas takes the ball from Bobbie Beauvais | 15-10 |
| 10:27 | USC Upstate | Bernard Wasserman is called for the reach on Keith Scott - foul #1 on Bernard Wasserman, team foul #3 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Donald Jarman (PG), David West (SG), Jack Bufford (SF), Robert Thorne (PF), Kyle Burton (C) Bernard Wasserman, Rodney Bryant, William Morris, Bobbie Beauvais, Jerry Croteau | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | David Gamache (PG), Jeffry Townsley (SG), Paul Schick (SF), Thomas Fleming (PF), John Richards (C) Robert Wilt, Gail Shimer, Keith Scott, Robert McDonald, Fred Thomas | |
| 10:17 | USC Upstate | Kyle Burton steps in front of the Jeffry Townsley pass | 15-10 |
| 10:05 | Johnson C. Smith | Robert Thorne knocks in the jump hook from close range | 17-10 |
| 09:46 | USC Upstate | Jeffry Townsley misses the 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Jarman - foul #1 on Donald Jarman, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| 09:46 | USC Upstate | Jeffry Townsley makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 09:46 | USC Upstate | Jeffry Townsley makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 09:46 | USC Upstate | Jeffry Townsley misses the 3rd free throw | 17-12 |
| 09:46 | Johnson C. Smith | Kyle Burton gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 09:17 | Johnson C. Smith | Robert Thorne is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Thorne, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| 09:10 | USC Upstate | John Richards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-12 |
| 09:08 | USC Upstate | Thomas Fleming tips it back up and in | 17-14 |
| 08:50 | Johnson C. Smith | David West hits a jumper from the right wing | 19-14 |
| 08:33 | USC Upstate | John Richards's pass is intercepted by Kyle Burton | 19-14 |
| 08:29 | Johnson C. Smith | Donald Jarman knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by David West | 22-14 |
| 08:05 | USC Upstate | Paul Schick makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-17 |
| 07:46 | Johnson C. Smith | David West is called for traveling | 22-17 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | John Hamilton (PG), Rodney Bryant (SG), William Morris (SF), Bobbie Beauvais (PF) Donald Jarman, David West, Jack Bufford, Robert Thorne | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Robert Wilt (PG), Gail Shimer (SG), Keith Scott (SF), Robert McDonald (PF), Bryon Ferguson (C) David Gamache, Jeffry Townsley, Paul Schick, Thomas Fleming, John Richards | |
| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - John Hamilton (fresh) SG - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bobbie Beauvais (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kyle Burton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Robert Wilt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gail Shimer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Scott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert McDonald (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryon Ferguson (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | USC Upstate | Robert Wilt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-17 |
| 07:31 | Johnson C. Smith | The rebound goes to Kyle Burton | 22-17 |
| 07:27 | Johnson C. Smith | Rodney Bryant misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-17 |
| 07:26 | USC Upstate | Gail Shimer pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 07:13 | USC Upstate | Robert McDonald hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Gail Shimer | 22-19 |
| 06:59 | Johnson C. Smith | William Morris misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-19 |
| 06:57 | Johnson C. Smith | William Morris tips it home | 24-19 |
| 06:55 | USC Upstate | Robert Wilt is hacked by John Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Hamilton, team foul #6 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Jerry Croteau (C) Kyle Burton | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 06:40 | USC Upstate | Gail Shimer misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 24-19 |
| 06:38 | Johnson C. Smith | William Morris snags the defensive board | 24-19 |
| 06:21 | Johnson C. Smith | John Hamilton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-19 |
| 06:20 | USC Upstate | Gail Shimer snags the defensive board | 24-19 |
| 05:55 | USC Upstate | Keith Scott misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-19 |
| 05:54 | Johnson C. Smith | William Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 05:47 | Johnson C. Smith | Gail Shimer steps in front of the William Morris pass | 24-19 |
| 05:31 | USC Upstate | Keith Scott knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Wilt | 24-22 |
| 05:10 | Johnson C. Smith | Bobbie Beauvais misses the runner from the right block | 24-22 |
| 05:09 | USC Upstate | Bryon Ferguson snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| 05:03 | USC Upstate | Keith Scott makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Wilt and he's hacked by Rodney Bryant - foul #2 on Rodney Bryant, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Bernard Wasserman (PG), David West (SG), Jack Bufford (PF), Robert Thorne (C) John Hamilton, Rodney Bryant, Bobbie Beauvais, Jerry Croteau | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | David Gamache (PG), Jeffry Townsley (SG), Thomas Fleming (PF), Fred Thomas (C) Robert Wilt, Gail Shimer, Robert McDonald, Bryon Ferguson | |
| 05:03 | USC Upstate | Keith Scott misses the free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:03 | Johnson C. Smith | Robert Thorne snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| 04:41 | Johnson C. Smith | Bernard Wasserman comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 24-24 |
| 04:40 | Johnson C. Smith | Robert Thorne snags the offensive board | 24-24 |
| 04:25 | Johnson C. Smith | Jack Bufford misses the shot in the lane but the foul's on Keith Scott - foul #2 on Keith Scott, team foul #4 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Kyle Burton (C) William Morris | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Paul Schick (SF) Keith Scott | |
| 04:25 | Johnson C. Smith | Jack Bufford makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:25 | Johnson C. Smith | Jack Bufford makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:01 | USC Upstate | Bernard Wasserman is called for the reach on Fred Thomas - foul #2 on Bernard Wasserman, team foul #8 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Donald Jarman (PG) Bernard Wasserman | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 04:01 | USC Upstate | Fred Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:01 | Johnson C. Smith | Robert Thorne snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 03:45 | Johnson C. Smith | Jack Bufford's pass is intercepted by Jeffry Townsley | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - Donald Jarman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David West (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack Bufford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Thorne (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Burton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - David Gamache (fresh) SG - Jeffry Townsley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Schick (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:39 | USC Upstate | Donald Jarman is called for the reach on David Gamache - foul #2 on Donald Jarman, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Bernard Wasserman (PG) Donald Jarman | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Gail Shimer (SG), John Richards (C) Thomas Fleming, Fred Thomas | |
| 03:39 | USC Upstate | David Gamache misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 03:39 | Johnson C. Smith | Jack Bufford grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 03:26 | Johnson C. Smith | Jack Bufford double dribbles | 26-24 |
| 03:08 | USC Upstate | Gail Shimer misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-24 |
| 03:06 | Johnson C. Smith | The rebound goes to Kyle Burton | 26-24 |
| 02:52 | Johnson C. Smith | Bernard Wasserman is fouled on the floor by David Gamache - foul #1 on David Gamache, team foul #5 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | William Morris (SF), Jerry Croteau (C) Robert Thorne, Kyle Burton | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Robert Wilt (PG), Keith Scott (SF) Jeffry Townsley, David Gamache | |
| 02:31 | Johnson C. Smith | Jack Bufford hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 26-24 |
| 02:30 | USC Upstate | Gail Shimer snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 02:25 | USC Upstate | Keith Scott misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 02:23 | Johnson C. Smith | David West grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 02:06 | Johnson C. Smith | William Morris comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-24 |
| 02:05 | Johnson C. Smith | Jerry Croteau gets the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 01:49 | Johnson C. Smith | Jerry Croteau misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 01:48 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Robert Wilt | 26-24 |
| 01:33 | USC Upstate | William Morris is called for the reach on Keith Scott - foul #2 on William Morris, team foul #10 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Donald Jarman (PG), Rodney Bryant (SG), Bobbie Beauvais (PF), Robert Thorne (C) Bernard Wasserman, David West, Jack Bufford, Jerry Croteau | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | David Gamache (SG), Robert McDonald (PF), Fred Thomas (C) Gail Shimer, Paul Schick, John Richards | |
| 01:33 | USC Upstate | Keith Scott misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 01:33 | USC Upstate | Keith Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 01:33 | Johnson C. Smith | The rebound goes to Robert Thorne | 26-24 |
| 01:27 | Johnson C. Smith | William Morris comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 01:25 | Johnson C. Smith | Robert Thorne grabs the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 01:06 | Johnson C. Smith | Robert Wilt steals it from Bobbie Beauvais | 26-24 |
| 00:47 | USC Upstate | Fred Thomas drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Robert Wilt and he's hacked by William Morris - foul #3 on William Morris, team foul #11 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Kyle Burton (C) William Morris | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Jeffry Townsley (SG), Randy Jones (SF) Robert Wilt, Keith Scott | |
| 00:47 | USC Upstate | Fred Thomas makes the free throw | 26-27 |
| 00:32 | Johnson C. Smith | Bobbie Beauvais misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Randy Jones - foul #1 on Randy Jones, team foul #6 | 26-27 |
| 00:32 | Johnson C. Smith | Bobbie Beauvais misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 00:32 | Johnson C. Smith | Bobbie Beauvais misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 00:32 | Johnson C. Smith | Kyle Burton grabs the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 00:20 | Johnson C. Smith | Bobbie Beauvais misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-27 |
| 00:19 | Johnson C. Smith | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Burton | 26-27 |
| 00:01 | Johnson C. Smith | Rodney Bryant is fouled on the floor by Jeffry Townsley - foul #2 on Jeffry Townsley, team foul #7 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | David West (SF) Robert Thorne | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Gail Shimer (SG), Thomas Fleming (PF) Randy Jones, Robert McDonald | |
| 00:01 | Johnson C. Smith | Rodney Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 00:01 | USC Upstate | Thomas Fleming pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 00:00 | USC Upstate | Thomas Fleming misses short on a fullcourt shot | 26-27 |