| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Gary Gillum (fresh) SG - Richard Torrence (fresh) SF - Johnny Kite (fresh) PF - Francis Duda (fresh) C - Paul Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lander | PG - Steven Moore (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Pierce (fresh) SF - Shawn Davis (fresh) PF - Larry Hutchison (fresh) C - Hugh Pope (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lander | Lander is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray lays it in | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | Lander | Steven Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | USC Upstate | Richard Torrence buries a shot from just outside the lane | 4-0 |
| 19:11 | Lander | Francis Duda denies the turnaround by Larry Hutchison | 4-0 |
| 19:09 | Lander | Shawn Davis tips it but misses | 4-0 |
| 19:08 | USC Upstate | Gary Gillum snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:46 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray hits a jumper from the free throw line | 6-0 |
| 18:31 | Lander | Shawn Davis misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 6-0 |
| 18:29 | USC Upstate | Gary Gillum grabs the defensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 18:13 | USC Upstate | Gary Gillum is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Gary Gillum, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 17:51 | Lander | Steven Moore knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Shawn Davis | 6-2 |
| 17:26 | USC Upstate | Gary Gillum misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 17:25 | Lander | Shawn Davis grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 17:19 | Lander | Jeffrey Pierce is hacked by Richard Torrence - foul #1 on Richard Torrence, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | James Pollard (SG), Richard Langan (SF), William Davis (PF), Lars Lakowski (C) Richard Torrence, Johnny Kite, Francis Duda, Paul Gray | |
| Subs | Lander | Charles Baltes (SF), Shawn Brooks (C) Shawn Davis, Hugh Pope | |
| 17:11 | Lander | Shawn Brooks makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Steven Moore | 6-4 |
| 17:07 | USC Upstate | Larry Hutchison takes the ball from James Pollard | 6-4 |
| 16:46 | Lander | Jeffrey Pierce lays it up and in set up by Steven Moore | 6-6 |
| 16:31 | USC Upstate | Gary Gillum misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 16:29 | USC Upstate | William Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:14 | USC Upstate | Lars Lakowski lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Davis | 8-6 |
| 15:53 | Lander | Shawn Brooks loses the dribble to Lars Lakowski | 8-6 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Gary Gillum (fairly fresh) SG - James Pollard (fresh) SF - Richard Langan (fresh) PF - William Davis (fresh) C - Lars Lakowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lander | PG - Steven Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Baltes (fresh) PF - Larry Hutchison (fairly fresh) C - Shawn Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:27 | USC Upstate | Gary Gillum is hacked by Jeffrey Pierce - foul #1 on Jeffrey Pierce, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Richard Torrence (SG), Johnny Kite (SF), Paul Gray (C) Gary Gillum, Richard Langan, Lars Lakowski | |
| Subs | Lander | Maurice Ayoub (SG), Shawn Davis (SF), Hugh Pope (C) Steven Moore, Jeffrey Pierce, Larry Hutchison | |
| 15:15 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray is whistled for traveling | 8-6 |
| 14:59 | Lander | Charles Baltes misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 14:57 | USC Upstate | Johnny Kite grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 14:44 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-6 |
| 14:42 | Lander | The rebound goes to Hugh Pope | 8-6 |
| 14:35 | Lander | Shawn Davis misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 8-6 |
| 14:34 | Lander | Maurice Ayoub gets the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:14 | Lander | Shawn Davis's layup is rejected by Paul Gray | 8-6 |
| 14:13 | Lander | Shawn Brooks grabs the offensive board | 8-6 |
| 14:03 | Lander | Charles Baltes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-6 |
| 14:01 | USC Upstate | William Davis grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 13:55 | USC Upstate | Richard Torrence misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 8-6 |
| 13:54 | Lander | Shawn Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:48 | Lander | The pull-up jumper by Shawn Brooks is blocked by Johnny Kite | 8-6 |
| 13:47 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 13:35 | USC Upstate | James Pollard buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Johnny Kite | 10-6 |
| 13:13 | Lander | Shawn Davis drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Baltes | 10-9 |
| 12:52 | USC Upstate | James Pollard misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-9 |
| 12:50 | Lander | Shawn Davis gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:46 | Lander | Maurice Ayoub can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 12:45 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Johnny Kite | 10-9 |
| 12:30 | USC Upstate | Hugh Pope blocks the short jumper by Johnny Kite | 10-9 |
| 12:28 | USC Upstate | James Pollard gets the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:16 | USC Upstate | William Davis is called for traveling | 10-9 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Gary Gillum (PG), Richard Langan (SF), Francis Duda (PF), Lars Lakowski (C) James Pollard, Johnny Kite, William Davis, Paul Gray | |
| Subs | Lander | Steven Moore (PG), Jeffrey Pierce (SG), John Cedeno (SF), Larry Hutchison (PF), Joseph Mathias (C) Charles Baltes, Maurice Ayoub, Shawn Davis, Shawn Brooks, Hugh Pope | |
| 11:54 | Lander | Larry Hutchison misses the jump hook from the left block | 10-9 |
| 11:52 | USC Upstate | Lars Lakowski gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Gary Gillum (fresh) SG - Richard Torrence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Langan (fresh) PF - Francis Duda (fresh) C - Lars Lakowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lander | PG - Steven Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Cedeno (fresh) PF - Larry Hutchison (fresh) C - Joseph Mathias (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | USC Upstate | Joseph Mathias blocks the short jumper by Lars Lakowski | 10-9 |
| 11:45 | Lander | Joseph Mathias grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 11:32 | Lander | Jeffrey Pierce is fouled on the floor by Richard Torrence - foul #2 on Richard Torrence, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Johnny Kite (SF) Richard Torrence | |
| Subs | Lander | | |
| 11:15 | Lander | Larry Hutchison drills a floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Francis Duda - foul #1 on Francis Duda, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| 11:15 | Lander | Larry Hutchison makes the free throw | 10-12 |
| 10:57 | USC Upstate | Gary Gillum is hacked by John Cedeno - foul #1 on John Cedeno, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Paul Gray (C) Lars Lakowski | |
| Subs | Lander | | |
| 10:47 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Mathias - foul #1 on Joseph Mathias, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| 10:47 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 10:47 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 10:30 | Lander | John Cedeno clanks a shot from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 10:28 | Lander | John Cedeno grabs the offensive board | 11-12 |
| 10:17 | Lander | Larry Hutchison travels with the ball | 11-12 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | William Davis (PF) Francis Duda | |
| Subs | Lander | | |
| 10:00 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 11-12 |
| 09:58 | USC Upstate | Johnny Kite hits the follow up shot | 13-12 |
| 09:45 | Lander | Steven Moore misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-12 |
| 09:44 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 09:38 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-12 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | James Pollard (SG) Richard Langan | |
| Subs | Lander | Maurice Ayoub (PG), Shawn Davis (SF), Hugh Pope (C) Steven Moore, Jeffrey Pierce, Joseph Mathias | |
| 09:24 | Lander | John Cedeno clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 09:22 | Lander | Maurice Ayoub hits the follow up shot | 13-14 |
| 09:09 | USC Upstate | James Pollard clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Cedeno - foul #2 on John Cedeno, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Lars Lakowski (C) Paul Gray | |
| Subs | Lander | Charles Baltes (PG), Shawn Brooks (PF) John Cedeno, Larry Hutchison | |
| 09:09 | USC Upstate | James Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 09:09 | USC Upstate | James Pollard misses the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 09:09 | Lander | Hugh Pope gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 08:46 | Lander | Shawn Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Francis Duda (PF) William Davis | |
| Subs | Lander | | |
| 08:23 | USC Upstate | Hugh Pope takes the ball from Lars Lakowski | 14-14 |
| 08:12 | Lander | Shawn Davis misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Johnny Kite - foul #1 on Johnny Kite, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Richard Langan (SF), Paul Gray (C) Johnny Kite, Lars Lakowski | |
| Subs | Lander | Steven Moore (PG), Jeffrey Pierce (SG), Joseph Mathias (C) Charles Baltes, Maurice Ayoub, Hugh Pope | |
| 08:12 | Lander | Shawn Davis makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 08:12 | Lander | Shawn Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 08:12 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 08:02 | USC Upstate | Richard Langan is hacked by Shawn Davis - foul #1 on Shawn Davis, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | Lander | Larry Hutchison (PF) Joseph Mathias | |
| 07:54 | USC Upstate | James Pollard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 07:52 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray hits the follow up shot | 16-15 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Gary Gillum (fairly fresh) SG - James Pollard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Langan (fresh) PF - Francis Duda (fresh) C - Paul Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lander | PG - Steven Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shawn Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Hutchison (fresh) 3 pts. C - Shawn Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Lander | Larry Hutchison lays it up and in set up by Jeffrey Pierce | 16-17 |
| 07:21 | USC Upstate | Gary Gillum misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 16-17 |
| 07:19 | Lander | Shawn Brooks snags the defensive board | 16-17 |
| 07:14 | Lander | Jeffrey Pierce buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Larry Hutchison | 16-19 |
| 07:04 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 16-19 |
| 07:02 | USC Upstate | Francis Duda tips it back up and in | 18-19 |
| 06:50 | Lander | Larry Hutchison hits a jumper from close range | 18-21 |
| 06:23 | USC Upstate | Richard Langan can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Shawn Davis - foul #2 on Shawn Davis, team foul #6 | 18-21 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Johnny Kite (SF), William Davis (PF), Lars Lakowski (C) James Pollard, Francis Duda, Paul Gray | |
| Subs | Lander | Maurice Ayoub (SG), Charles Baltes (SF), Wilfred Halvorson (PF), Hugh Pope (C) Jeffrey Pierce, Shawn Davis, Larry Hutchison, Shawn Brooks | |
| 06:23 | USC Upstate | Richard Langan makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 06:23 | USC Upstate | Richard Langan makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:12 | Lander | Steven Moore clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gary Gillum - foul #2 on Gary Gillum, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | James Pollard (SG) Gary Gillum | |
| Subs | Lander | | |
| 06:12 | Lander | Steven Moore makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:12 | Lander | Steven Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:02 | USC Upstate | William Davis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-23 |
| 06:00 | Lander | Steven Moore snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 05:56 | Lander | Lars Lakowski is called for the reach on Maurice Ayoub - foul #1 on Lars Lakowski, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| 05:56 | Lander | Maurice Ayoub makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:56 | Lander | Maurice Ayoub makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 05:34 | USC Upstate | Lars Lakowski misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Hugh Pope - foul #1 on Hugh Pope, team foul #7 | 20-25 |
| 05:34 | USC Upstate | Lars Lakowski makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:34 | USC Upstate | Lars Lakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:14 | Lander | Steven Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 22-25 |
| 05:13 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Johnny Kite | 22-25 |
| 04:58 | USC Upstate | Johnny Kite blows the layup but the foul's on Charles Baltes - foul #1 on Charles Baltes, team foul #8 | 22-25 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Paul Gray (C) Lars Lakowski | |
| Subs | Lander | Jeffrey Pierce (SG), Larry Hutchison (PF) Steven Moore, Wilfred Halvorson | |
| 04:58 | USC Upstate | Johnny Kite makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:58 | USC Upstate | Johnny Kite makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:34 | Lander | Maurice Ayoub scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 24-27 |
| 04:19 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-27 |
| 04:17 | Lander | Charles Baltes snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 04:13 | Lander | Charles Baltes is fouled on the floor by Johnny Kite - foul #2 on Johnny Kite, team foul #8 | 24-27 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Richard Torrence (SG) Johnny Kite | |
| Subs | Lander | Shawn Brooks (C) Hugh Pope | |
| 04:13 | Lander | Charles Baltes makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:13 | Lander | Charles Baltes misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:13 | USC Upstate | William Davis snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 04:02 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-28 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | Lander | Wilfred Halvorson (SF) Charles Baltes | |
| 03:36 | Lander | Larry Hutchison misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #9 | 24-28 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Gary Gillum (PG), Johnny Kite (SF), Francis Duda (PF) James Pollard, Richard Langan, William Davis | |
| Subs | Lander | John Cedeno (PG), Shawn Davis (SF) Maurice Ayoub, Wilfred Halvorson | |
| 03:36 | Lander | Larry Hutchison makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 03:36 | Lander | Larry Hutchison misses the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 03:36 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Francis Duda | 24-29 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Gary Gillum (fresh) SG - Richard Torrence (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnny Kite (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Francis Duda (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lander | PG - John Cedeno (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Hutchison (fresh) 8 pts. C - Shawn Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | USC Upstate | The jumper by Johnny Kite is denied by Shawn Brooks | 24-29 |
| 03:29 | Lander | Shawn Brooks gets the rebound | 24-29 |
| 03:25 | Lander | The short jumper by Jeffrey Pierce is denied by Paul Gray | 24-29 |
| 03:23 | Lander | Shawn Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 03:09 | Lander | Richard Torrence steals the ball from Jeffrey Pierce | 24-29 |
| 02:56 | USC Upstate | Richard Torrence's pass is intercepted by Larry Hutchison | 24-29 |
| 02:44 | Lander | Shawn Davis is called for traveling | 24-29 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | William Davis (C) Paul Gray | |
| Subs | Lander | Steven Moore (PG), Charles Baltes (SG), Joseph Mathias (C) John Cedeno, Jeffrey Pierce, Larry Hutchison | |
| 02:42 | USC Upstate | Steven Moore steals it from Gary Gillum in the backcourt | 24-29 |
| 02:40 | Lander | Steven Moore jams it | 24-31 |
| 02:17 | USC Upstate | Gary Gillum drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-31 |
| 01:57 | Lander | Steven Moore comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 01:55 | USC Upstate | Richard Torrence pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 01:36 | USC Upstate | Johnny Kite's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-31 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Lars Lakowski (C) Francis Duda | |
| Subs | Lander | John Cedeno (SF), Wilfred Halvorson (PF), Hugh Pope (C) Shawn Davis, Shawn Brooks, Joseph Mathias | |
| 01:21 | Lander | Charles Baltes is fouled on the floor by Lars Lakowski - foul #2 on Lars Lakowski, team foul #10 | 27-31 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Richard Langan (SF), Paul Gray (C) Johnny Kite, Lars Lakowski | |
| Subs | Lander | Larry Hutchison (PF) Wilfred Halvorson | |
| 01:21 | Lander | Charles Baltes makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:21 | Lander | Charles Baltes makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 01:01 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray blows the layup | 27-33 |
| 01:00 | Lander | Charles Baltes gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 00:56 | Lander | John Cedeno hits a shot from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 00:40 | USC Upstate | William Davis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 00:39 | Lander | Hugh Pope snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 00:32 | Lander | Charles Baltes comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Torrence - foul #3 on Richard Torrence, team foul #11 | 27-35 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | James Pollard (SG), Lars Lakowski (PF) Richard Torrence, William Davis | |
| Subs | Lander | Jeffrey Pierce (SG) Steven Moore | |
| 00:32 | Lander | Charles Baltes makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 00:32 | Lander | Charles Baltes makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 00:14 | USC Upstate | Richard Langan connects on the jumper from the right side | 29-37 |
| 00:08 | Lander | John Cedeno misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 00:07 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 00:01 | USC Upstate | James Pollard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-37 |
| 00:00 | USC Upstate | Paul Gray grabs the offensive board | 29-37 |