| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Blankinship (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leland Koopman (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Benny Marvin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Derek Welker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Gary Gillum (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Torrence (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Kite (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francis Duda (fresh) C - Paul Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | USC Upstate | Johnny Kite inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. 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) | |
| 19:40 | USC Upstate | Richard Torrence misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 19:39 | Kennesaw St. | Leland Koopman grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 19:13 | Kennesaw St. | Leland Koopman can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 19:11 | Kennesaw St. | Derek Welker can't tip it in | 38-34 |
| 19:09 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:52 | USC Upstate | Francis Duda makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Johnny Kite and he's fouled by Benny Marvin - foul #2 on Benny Marvin, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| 18:52 | USC Upstate | Francis Duda misses the free throw | 38-36 |
| 18:52 | USC Upstate | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Gray | 38-36 |
| 18:38 | USC Upstate | Johnny Kite drills a shot from just outside the lane | 38-38 |
| 18:16 | Kennesaw St. | Joseph Smith misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 18:15 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 17:55 | USC Upstate | Francis Duda dunks the ball on a nice dish by Gary Gillum | 38-40 |
| 17:36 | Kennesaw St. | Benny Marvin is called for 5 seconds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Dean Brown (C) Derek Welker | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | James Pollard (SG), Lars Lakowski (PF) Richard Torrence, Francis Duda | |
| 17:12 | USC Upstate | Gary Gillum steps out of bounds on the sideline | 38-40 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Mike Townsend (PG), Patrick Drouin (C) Joseph Smith, Leland Koopman | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Richard Langan (SF) Johnny Kite | |
| 17:02 | Kennesaw St. | Mike Townsend scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dean Brown | 40-40 |
| 16:57 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray is hacked by Benny Marvin - foul #3 on Benny Marvin, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Ned Dunkley (C) Benny Marvin | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Alex Wagner (PF) Paul Gray | |
| 16:40 | USC Upstate | Gary Gillum comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 16:38 | Kennesaw St. | Ned Dunkley snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 16:16 | Kennesaw St. | Ned Dunkley connects on the floater from close range | 42-40 |
| 16:02 | USC Upstate | James Pollard hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Langan | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - Mike Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Blankinship (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Drouin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ned Dunkley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Gary Gillum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Pollard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Langan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alex Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lars Lakowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Kennesaw St. | Ned Dunkley misses short on a runner in the paint | 42-43 |
| 15:39 | USC Upstate | Richard Langan gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 15:34 | USC Upstate | Gary Gillum clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-43 |
| 15:32 | Kennesaw St. | Stephen Blankinship pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 15:16 | Kennesaw St. | Patrick Drouin scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Dean Brown | 44-43 |
| 14:58 | USC Upstate | Gary Gillum hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Pollard | 44-46 |
| 14:34 | Kennesaw St. | Ned Dunkley loses the ball out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Joseph Smith (PG), James Donahue (SG), Leland Koopman (SF), Benny Marvin (PF), Derek Welker (C) Mike Townsend, Stephen Blankinship, Dean Brown, Patrick Drouin, Ned Dunkley | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Richard Torrence (SG), Johnny Kite (SF), Francis Duda (PF), Paul Gray (C) James Pollard, Richard Langan, Alex Wagner, Lars Lakowski | |
| 14:21 | USC Upstate | Richard Torrence dunks the ball on a nice dish by Gary Gillum | 44-48 |
| 14:08 | Kennesaw St. | James Donahue's pass is intercepted by Richard Torrence | 44-48 |
| 13:52 | USC Upstate | Johnny Kite knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Paul Gray | 44-50 |
| 13:26 | Kennesaw St. | Joseph Smith misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 13:24 | USC Upstate | Francis Duda gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 13:00 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 12:58 | USC Upstate | Johnny Kite gets the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 12:49 | USC Upstate | Francis Duda throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | James Pollard (PG) Gary Gillum | |
| 12:25 | Kennesaw St. | James Pollard is called for the reach on James Donahue - foul #2 on James Pollard, team foul #1 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Stephen Blankinship (SG), Dean Brown (C) James Donahue, Derek Welker | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | William Davis (PF) Francis Duda | |
| 12:05 | Kennesaw St. | Benny Marvin hits the finger roll | 46-50 |
| 12:01 | USC Upstate | James Pollard is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 46-50 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Patrick Drouin (C) Leland Koopman | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Richard Langan (SF) Johnny Kite | |
| 11:40 | Kennesaw St. | Joseph Smith connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Blankinship (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Benny Marvin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Drouin (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - James Pollard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Torrence (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Langan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:35 | USC Upstate | Benny Marvin is called for the reach on Richard Torrence - foul #4 on Benny Marvin, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Mike Townsend (PG), Ned Dunkley (C) Joseph Smith, Benny Marvin | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Lars Lakowski (C) Paul Gray | |
| 11:24 | USC Upstate | Richard Langan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 11:23 | USC Upstate | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Langan | 49-50 |
| 11:05 | USC Upstate | Richard Langan is fouled on the floor by Patrick Drouin - foul #2 on Patrick Drouin, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Leland Koopman (SF), Derek Welker (C) Patrick Drouin, Ned Dunkley | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Gary Gillum (PG) James Pollard | |
| 10:50 | USC Upstate | William Davis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-50 |
| 10:49 | Kennesaw St. | Dean Brown gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 10:43 | Kennesaw St. | Leland Koopman knocks in the floater from the right side and the foul's on Richard Langan - foul #2 on Richard Langan, team foul #2 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Johnny Kite (SF), Francis Duda (PF) Richard Torrence, Lars Lakowski | |
| 10:43 | Kennesaw St. | Leland Koopman misses the free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:43 | USC Upstate | William Davis grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 10:23 | USC Upstate | Richard Langan steps out of bounds on the baseline | 51-50 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Joseph Smith (PG) Mike Townsend | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Paul Gray (C) William Davis | |
| 10:11 | Kennesaw St. | Leland Koopman can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| 10:10 | Kennesaw St. | The offensive rebound goes to Leland Koopman | 51-50 |
| 09:55 | Kennesaw St. | Johnny Kite takes the ball from Derek Welker | 51-50 |
| 09:42 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Derek Welker - foul #2 on Derek Welker, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | James Donahue (SG), William Ray (SF), Patrick Drouin (PF), Ned Dunkley (C) Stephen Blankinship, Leland Koopman, Dean Brown, Derek Welker | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | James Pollard (PG) Gary Gillum | |
| 09:42 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 09:42 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 09:17 | Kennesaw St. | James Donahue hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Patrick Drouin | 53-52 |
| 08:53 | USC Upstate | William Ray steals it from James Pollard | 53-52 |
| 08:42 | Kennesaw St. | Paul Gray picks off the pass by James Donahue | 53-52 |
| 08:27 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Francis Duda | 53-54 |
| 07:58 | Kennesaw St. | A charge is called on Patrick Drouin - foul #3 on Patrick Drouin, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Mike Townsend (PG), Stephen Blankinship (SG), Leland Koopman (SF), Benny Marvin (PF), Derek Welker (C) Joseph Smith, James Donahue, William Ray, Patrick Drouin, Ned Dunkley | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Gary Gillum (PG), Richard Torrence (SG), William Davis (PF), Lars Lakowski (C) James Pollard, Richard Langan, Francis Duda, Paul Gray | |
| 07:37 | USC Upstate | Johnny Kite connects on the shot from the left block | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - Mike Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Blankinship (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leland Koopman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benny Marvin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Derek Welker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Gary Gillum (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Richard Torrence (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Kite (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Lars Lakowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Kennesaw St. | Johnny Kite is called for the reach on Benny Marvin - foul #3 on Johnny Kite, team foul #3 | 53-56 |
| 07:03 | Kennesaw St. | Derek Welker misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Lars Lakowski - foul #2 on Lars Lakowski, team foul #4 | 53-56 |
| 07:03 | Kennesaw St. | Derek Welker misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 07:03 | Kennesaw St. | Derek Welker misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 07:03 | USC Upstate | Lars Lakowski snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 06:45 | USC Upstate | Richard Torrence's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Joseph Smith (PG) Mike Townsend | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Paul Gray (C) Lars Lakowski | |
| 06:38 | Kennesaw St. | Benny Marvin blows the layup | 53-56 |
| 06:37 | Kennesaw St. | Derek Welker tips it in | 55-56 |
| 06:30 | USC Upstate | William Davis comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Benny Marvin - foul #5 on Benny Marvin, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Dean Brown (PF), Patrick Drouin (C) Benny Marvin, Derek Welker | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 06:30 | USC Upstate | William Davis misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 06:30 | USC Upstate | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 06:11 | Kennesaw St. | Patrick Drouin's pass is intercepted by Johnny Kite | 55-57 |
| 05:54 | USC Upstate | Gary Gillum hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Torrence | 55-60 |
| 05:41 | Kennesaw St. | Dean Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 05:40 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray gets the rebound | 55-60 |
| 05:27 | USC Upstate | William Davis misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 55-60 |
| 05:26 | USC Upstate | Johnny Kite grabs the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 05:10 | USC Upstate | William Davis misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Dean Brown - foul #2 on Dean Brown, team foul #8 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Mike Townsend (PG), Derek Welker (C) Joseph Smith, Leland Koopman | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | James Pollard (SG), Richard Langan (SF), Lars Lakowski (C) Richard Torrence, Johnny Kite, Paul Gray | |
| 05:10 | USC Upstate | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 05:10 | USC Upstate | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 04:53 | Kennesaw St. | Derek Welker clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 55-62 |
| 04:51 | USC Upstate | Lars Lakowski snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 04:41 | USC Upstate | William Davis is whistled for a carry | 55-62 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | James Donahue (SG) Stephen Blankinship | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Francis Duda (PF) William Davis | |
| 04:16 | Kennesaw St. | Dean Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-62 |
| 04:15 | USC Upstate | Gary Gillum gets the rebound | 55-62 |
| 04:01 | USC Upstate | Lars Lakowski misses the lay-in | 55-62 |
| 03:59 | USC Upstate | Lars Lakowski can't tip it in | 55-62 |
| 03:58 | Kennesaw St. | Derek Welker grabs the board | 55-62 |
| 03:43 | Kennesaw St. | James Donahue misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 03:42 | Kennesaw St. | Derek Welker pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 03:24 | Kennesaw St. | Gary Gillum takes the ball from James Donahue | 55-62 |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - Mike Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Donahue (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dean Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Drouin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Derek Welker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Gary Gillum (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Pollard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Langan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Francis Duda (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lars Lakowski (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:07 | USC Upstate | Gary Gillum is hacked by Mike Townsend - foul #1 on Mike Townsend, team foul #9 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Joseph Smith (PG), Stephen Blankinship (SG), Leland Koopman (SF), Ned Dunkley (PF) Mike Townsend, James Donahue, Dean Brown, Patrick Drouin | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Richard Torrence (SG), William Davis (PF), Paul Gray (C) James Pollard, Francis Duda, Lars Lakowski | |
| 03:07 | USC Upstate | Gary Gillum makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 03:07 | USC Upstate | Gary Gillum misses the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 03:07 | Kennesaw St. | Ned Dunkley snags the defensive board | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:51 | Kennesaw St. | Joseph Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-63 |
| 02:49 | Kennesaw St. | Leland Koopman tips it back up and in | 57-63 |
| 02:49 | USC Upstate | USC Upstate calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Dean Brown (PF) Ned Dunkley | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | James Pollard (PG), Francis Duda (PF) Gary Gillum, William Davis | |
| 02:26 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray's layup is rejected by Dean Brown | 57-63 |
| 02:25 | Kennesaw St. | Leland Koopman pulls down the rebound | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. 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) | |
| 02:08 | Kennesaw St. | Joseph Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-63 |
| 02:07 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray snags the defensive board | 57-63 |
| 02:07 | USC Upstate | USC Upstate calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Gary Gillum (PG), Johnny Kite (SF) James Pollard, Richard Langan | |
| 01:51 | USC Upstate | Richard Torrence misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Derek Welker - foul #3 on Derek Welker, team foul #10 | 57-63 |
| 01:51 | USC Upstate | Richard Torrence misses the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 01:51 | USC Upstate | Richard Torrence makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 01:33 | Kennesaw St. | Joseph Smith is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Joseph Smith, team foul #11 | 57-64 |
| 01:06 | USC Upstate | Richard Torrence misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 57-64 |
| 01:05 | Kennesaw St. | Stephen Blankinship pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | Kennesaw St. | Gary Gillum picks off the pass by Leland Koopman | 57-64 |
| 00:42 | USC Upstate | Richard Torrence lays it in set up by Gary Gillum | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Kennesaw St. | Joseph Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-66 |
| 00:34 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray snags the defensive board | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Smith - foul #3 on Joseph Smith, team foul #12 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Richard Langan (SF) Johnny Kite | |
| 00:32 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:32 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:25 | Kennesaw St. | Stephen Blankinship scores on a floater in the paint set up by Dean Brown | 59-67 |
| 00:24 | USC Upstate | Richard Langan is hacked by Joseph Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Smith, team foul #13 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Lars Lakowski (C) Paul Gray | |
| 00:24 | USC Upstate | Richard Langan makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:24 | USC Upstate | Richard Langan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:19 | Kennesaw St. | Lars Lakowski blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Stephen Blankinship | 59-69 |
| 00:17 | USC Upstate | Richard Langan gets the rebound | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | USC Upstate | Gary Gillum runs out the clock | 59-69 |