| Lineup | VMI | PG - Robert Veasey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andre Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Brugger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Payne (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Javier Martin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Alexei Irizarry (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Herbert Michael (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Michael Brugger inbounds the ball | 29-39 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | VMI | Michael Brugger misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Alexei Irizarry - foul #2 on Alexei Irizarry, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame (PF) Viktor Palczewski | |
| 19:41 | VMI | Michael Brugger makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 19:41 | VMI | Michael Brugger misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 19:41 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 19:30 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael can't throw it down | 30-39 |
| 19:29 | VMI | Mark Payne grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 19:18 | VMI | Michael Brugger connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Veasey | 32-39 |
| 18:50 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Masudi and he's hacked by Mark Payne - foul #3 on Mark Payne, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| Subs | VMI | Donald Ward (C) Mark Payne | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski (PF) Rufus Burlingame | |
| 18:50 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael makes the free throw | 32-42 |
| 18:38 | VMI | Donald Ward clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Javier Martin - foul #1 on Javier Martin, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame (SF) Alexei Irizarry | |
| 18:38 | VMI | Donald Ward makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 18:38 | VMI | Donald Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 18:28 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski misses the shot in the lane | 34-42 |
| 18:27 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski grabs the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 18:18 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 34-42 |
| 18:16 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael hits the follow up shot | 34-44 |
| 18:04 | VMI | Andre Young drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Donald Ward | 37-44 |
| 17:41 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Rufus Burlingame | 37-47 |
| 17:23 | VMI | Viktor Palczewski takes the ball from Donald Ward | 37-47 |
| 17:12 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Viktor Palczewski | 37-49 |
| 16:55 | VMI | Thomas Scott comes up short on the floater from the left side | 37-49 |
| 16:53 | VMI | Donald Ward grabs the offensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 16:34 | VMI | Viktor Palczewski denies the turnaround by Michael Brugger | 37-49 |
| 16:32 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 16:22 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael is hacked by Thomas Scott - foul #2 on Thomas Scott, team foul #2 | 37-49 |
| Subs | VMI | Dick Gray (PG), Jason McMasters (SG), James Vester (SF), Philip Gilleland (PF), Greg Anderson (C) Robert Veasey, Andre Young, Michael Brugger, Thomas Scott, Donald Ward | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Jordan (PG), Stjepan Zhuang (SG), Alexei Irizarry (SF), Salvador Castro (C) Dikembe Masudi, Javier Martin, Rufus Burlingame, Herbert Michael | |
| 16:10 | South Carolina | Alexei Irizarry connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Viktor Palczewski | 37-52 |
| 15:47 | VMI | Jason McMasters connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Dick Gray | 40-52 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Dick Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason McMasters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Vester (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Philip Gilleland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Greg Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stjepan Zhuang (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexei Irizarry (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Salvador Castro (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | South Carolina | Jason McMasters picks off the pass by Alexei Irizarry | 40-52 |
| 15:36 | VMI | Jason McMasters hits the finger roll | 42-52 |
| 15:26 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by James Jordan | 42-54 |
| 15:06 | VMI | Greg Anderson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-54 |
| 15:04 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Salvador Castro | 42-54 |
| 14:59 | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang is called for traveling | 42-54 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Veasey (PG), Thomas Scott (PF), Mark Payne (C) James Vester, Philip Gilleland, Greg Anderson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi (PG), Javier Martin (SG), Rufus Burlingame (PF), Herbert Michael (C) James Jordan, Stjepan Zhuang, Viktor Palczewski, Salvador Castro | |
| 14:41 | VMI | Mark Payne clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 42-54 |
| 14:39 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael gets the rebound | 42-54 |
| 14:24 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Payne - foul #4 on Mark Payne, team foul #3 | 42-54 |
| Subs | VMI | Andre Young (SG), Michael Brugger (SF), Donald Ward (C) Dick Gray, Jason McMasters, Mark Payne | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 14:24 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi misses the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 14:24 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi misses the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 14:24 | VMI | Thomas Scott gets the rebound | 42-54 |
| 14:02 | VMI | Robert Veasey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-54 |
| 14:00 | VMI | Donald Ward grabs the offensive board | 42-54 |
| 13:40 | VMI | Robert Veasey makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Andre Young | 45-54 |
| 13:15 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Scott - foul #3 on Thomas Scott, team foul #4 | 45-54 |
| Subs | VMI | Philip Gilleland (C) Thomas Scott | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (SG), Viktor Palczewski (PF), Nicholas Stiles (C) Dikembe Masudi, Javier Martin, Herbert Michael | |
| 13:15 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 13:15 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 12:55 | VMI | Donald Ward makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Veasey | 47-56 |
| 12:36 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 47-56 |
| 12:35 | VMI | Donald Ward gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 12:17 | VMI | Andre Young drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-56 |
| 11:57 | South Carolina | Philip Gilleland is called for the reach on Stjepan Zhuang - foul #2 on Philip Gilleland, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| Subs | VMI | Dick Gray (PG), Jason McMasters (SG), James Vester (SF), Thomas Scott (PF) Robert Veasey, Andre Young, Michael Brugger, Donald Ward | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi (PG), Javier Martin (SG), Herbert Michael (C) Rufus Burlingame, Stjepan Zhuang, Nicholas Stiles | |
| 11:48 | South Carolina | Javier Martin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-56 |
| 11:47 | VMI | Dick Gray gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Dick Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason McMasters (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Vester (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Philip Gilleland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Javier Martin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Alexei Irizarry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Herbert Michael (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:21 | VMI | Thomas Scott misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Dikembe Masudi - foul #2 on Dikembe Masudi, team foul #3 | 50-56 |
| 11:21 | VMI | Thomas Scott makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 11:21 | VMI | Thomas Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 11:04 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi misses long on a jumper from the left side | 52-56 |
| 11:03 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 10:58 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Javier Martin | 52-59 |
| 10:29 | VMI | Thomas Scott loses the dribble to Alexei Irizarry | 52-59 |
| 10:25 | South Carolina | Alexei Irizarry hits the finger roll on a great pass from Viktor Palczewski | 52-61 |
| 10:08 | VMI | Dick Gray makes the jumper from the left side | 54-61 |
| 09:47 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Scott - foul #4 on Thomas Scott, team foul #6 | 54-61 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Veasey (PG), Andre Young (SG), Michael Brugger (SF), Donald Ward (PF), Greg Anderson (C) Dick Gray, Jason McMasters, James Vester, Thomas Scott, Philip Gilleland | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Jordan (PG), Rufus Burlingame (SF), Salvador Castro (C) Dikembe Masudi, Alexei Irizarry, Herbert Michael | |
| 09:47 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 09:47 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 09:38 | VMI | Donald Ward hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Robert Veasey | 56-62 |
| 09:34 | South Carolina | Javier Martin buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-65 |
| 09:19 | VMI | Robert Veasey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 56-65 |
| 09:17 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Brugger | 56-65 |
| 08:49 | VMI | Michael Brugger can't connect on a shot from the left side | 56-65 |
| 08:47 | VMI | Donald Ward tips it but misses | 56-65 |
| 08:46 | South Carolina | Salvador Castro pulls down the rebound | 56-65 |
| 08:17 | South Carolina | Michael Brugger is called for the reach on Rufus Burlingame - foul #3 on Michael Brugger, team foul #7 | 56-65 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi (PG), Stjepan Zhuang (SG), Alexei Irizarry (SF), Herbert Michael (C) James Jordan, Javier Martin, Viktor Palczewski, Salvador Castro | |
| 08:17 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 08:17 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 07:57 | VMI | Donald Ward misses short on a 3 from straight away | 56-67 |
| 07:56 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi grabs the board | 56-67 |
| 07:38 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Alexei Irizarry | 56-69 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Robert Veasey (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andre Young (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Brugger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Ward (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stjepan Zhuang (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexei Irizarry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rufus Burlingame (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Herbert Michael (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:21 | VMI | Greg Anderson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-69 |
| 07:20 | VMI | Donald Ward tips it home | 58-69 |
| 07:02 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-69 |
| 07:01 | VMI | Michael Brugger gets the rebound | 58-69 |
| 06:42 | VMI | Rufus Burlingame steps in front of the Michael Brugger pass | 58-69 |
| 06:37 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-69 |
| 06:35 | VMI | Donald Ward snags the defensive board | 58-69 |
| 06:25 | VMI | Alexei Irizarry steps in front of the Donald Ward pass | 58-69 |
| 06:22 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alexei Irizarry | 58-71 |
| 06:05 | VMI | Michael Brugger buries a fadeaway in the paint | 60-71 |
| 05:56 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 60-71 |
| 05:55 | VMI | Andre Young snags the defensive board | 60-71 |
| 05:55 | VMI | VMI calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-71 |
| Subs | VMI | Thomas Scott (PF), Mark Payne (C) Donald Ward, Greg Anderson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Jordan (PG), Javier Martin (SG), Viktor Palczewski (PF), Salvador Castro (C) Dikembe Masudi, Stjepan Zhuang, Rufus Burlingame, Herbert Michael | |
| 05:37 | VMI | Mark Payne misses the jump hook near the basket | 60-71 |
| 05:36 | South Carolina | Alexei Irizarry grabs the board | 60-71 |
| 05:23 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski loses the dribble to Mark Payne | 60-71 |
| 05:13 | VMI | Mark Payne knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Veasey | 62-71 |
| 04:58 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski dunks the ball | 62-73 |
| 04:43 | VMI | Michael Brugger makes the jumper from the right side | 64-73 |
| 04:35 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski is hacked by Robert Veasey - foul #2 on Robert Veasey, team foul #8 | 64-73 |
| Subs | VMI | Dick Gray (SG), Jason McMasters (SF) Andre Young, Michael Brugger | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi (PG), Rufus Burlingame (SF), Herbert Michael (C) James Jordan, Alexei Irizarry, Salvador Castro | |
| 04:35 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 04:35 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 04:17 | VMI | Dick Gray misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 64-75 |
| 04:15 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame grabs the defensive rebound | 64-75 |
| 03:50 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-75 |
| 03:48 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael gets the offensive rebound | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:39 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael can't finish the layup | 64-75 |
| 03:38 | VMI | Jason McMasters snags the defensive board | 64-75 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Robert Veasey (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dick Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason McMasters (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Mark Payne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Javier Martin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rufus Burlingame (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Herbert Michael (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:23 | VMI | Dick Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-75 |
| 03:22 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame gets the rebound | 64-75 |
| 03:15 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Viktor Palczewski | 64-77 |
| 02:53 | VMI | Thomas Scott comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Viktor Palczewski - foul #1 on Viktor Palczewski, team foul #4 | 64-77 |
| Subs | VMI | Andre Young (SG) Robert Veasey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alexei Irizarry (SF) Viktor Palczewski | |
| 02:53 | VMI | Thomas Scott makes the 1st free throw | 65-77 |
| 02:53 | VMI | Thomas Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 02:44 | South Carolina | Javier Martin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-77 |
| 02:43 | VMI | Thomas Scott snags the defensive board | 66-77 |
| 02:43 | VMI | VMI calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-77 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Veasey (PG), Michael Brugger (SF) Dick Gray, Jason McMasters | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 02:18 | VMI | Robert Veasey clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-77 |
| 02:16 | VMI | Michael Brugger grabs the offensive rebound | 66-77 |
| 02:08 | VMI | Mark Payne comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 66-77 |
| 02:07 | VMI | Mark Payne tips it home | 68-77 |
| 01:46 | South Carolina | Javier Martin misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 68-77 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael hits the follow up shot | 68-79 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:35 | VMI | Andre Young hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Veasey | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:09 | South Carolina | Javier Martin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-79 |
| 01:07 | VMI | The rebound goes to Robert Veasey | 70-79 |
| 01:02 | VMI | Dikembe Masudi steals it from Thomas Scott | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:57 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame is fouled on the floor by Robert Veasey - foul #3 on Robert Veasey, team foul #9 | 70-79 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (SG), Viktor Palczewski (PF), Lino Zevallos (C) Javier Martin, Alexei Irizarry, Herbert Michael | |
| 00:57 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:57 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame misses the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:57 | VMI | Mark Payne snags the defensive board | 70-80 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:50 | VMI | Michael Brugger misses the shot near the basket | 70-80 |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski pulls down the rebound | 70-80 |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | Robert Veasey is called for the reach on Viktor Palczewski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Veasey, team foul #10 | 70-80 |
| Subs | VMI | Dick Gray (PG), Jason McMasters (SG), James Vester (SF), Donald Ward (PF), Philip Gilleland (C) Robert Veasey, Andre Young, Michael Brugger, Thomas Scott, Mark Payne | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Jordan (PG) Dikembe Masudi | |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski makes the 1st free throw | 70-81 |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 70-82 |
| 00:41 | VMI | Viktor Palczewski picks off the pass by Dick Gray | 70-82 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by James Jordan | 70-84 |
| 00:10 | VMI | Philip Gilleland comes up short on the floater from the right side | 70-84 |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski grabs the defensive rebound | 70-84 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | James Jordan runs out the clock | 70-84 |