| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Lester Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Ballentine (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Croskey (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Pitcock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Meiners (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbus St. | PG - Junior Thurston (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wayne Byers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Craft (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Steve Evanoff (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dave Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | USC Upstate | Joseph Croskey inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbus St. | Columbus St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | USC Upstate | Joseph Croskey comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 34-27 |
| 19:44 | USC Upstate | Edward Pitcock grabs the offensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 19:37 | USC Upstate | David Meiners makes the shot near the basket set up by Curtis Ballentine | 36-27 |
| 19:09 | Columbus St. | Raymond Craft hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Junior Thurston | 36-29 |
| 18:43 | USC Upstate | The jump hook by Edward Pitcock is blocked by Dave Sims | 36-29 |
| 18:41 | Columbus St. | The rebound goes to Raymond Craft | 36-29 |
| 18:13 | Columbus St. | Wayne Byers misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-29 |
| 18:12 | USC Upstate | Joseph Croskey pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 17:48 | USC Upstate | David Meiners connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 38-29 |
| 17:43 | Columbus St. | Wayne Byers hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Dave Sims | 38-32 |
| 17:20 | USC Upstate | Edward Pitcock is hacked by Steve Evanoff - foul #3 on Steve Evanoff, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Danny Parker (SF), Jacob Elliott (PF) Joseph Croskey, Edward Pitcock | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Jackie Krause (SF), Daniel Hudson (PF), Thomas Born (C) Raymond Craft, Steve Evanoff, Dave Sims | |
| 17:04 | USC Upstate | Jacob Elliott scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Curtis Ballentine | 40-32 |
| 16:43 | Columbus St. | David Meiners is called for the reach on Daniel Hudson - foul #2 on David Meiners, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Shawn Brown (PG), Troy Williams (SF), James Cowan (C) Lester Williams, Curtis Ballentine, David Meiners | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | James Clay (SG) Wayne Byers | |
| 16:23 | Columbus St. | Junior Thurston hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Clay | 40-35 |
| 16:13 | USC Upstate | Danny Parker hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 40-35 |
| 16:11 | Columbus St. | Thomas Born snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 16:07 | Columbus St. | Jackie Krause is fouled on the floor by Troy Williams - foul #1 on Troy Williams, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Edward Pitcock (PF) Troy Williams | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Raymond Craft (SF), Dave Sims (C) Junior Thurston, Daniel Hudson | |
| 15:52 | Columbus St. | Dave Sims makes the 3 from the right corner set up by James Clay | 40-38 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Shawn Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jacob Elliott (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Danny Parker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Pitcock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Cowan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbus St. | PG - James Clay (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jackie Krause (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Craft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Born (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dave Sims (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | USC Upstate | Jacob Elliott buries a jumper in the lane | 42-38 |
| 15:06 | Columbus St. | Raymond Craft connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jackie Krause | 42-41 |
| 14:49 | USC Upstate | Jacob Elliott misses badly on a floater from the right side | 42-41 |
| 14:48 | USC Upstate | Jacob Elliott grabs the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:35 | USC Upstate | Dave Sims picks off the pass by Jacob Elliott | 42-41 |
| 14:21 | Columbus St. | Thomas Born misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 14:20 | USC Upstate | Shawn Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:01 | USC Upstate | Jacob Elliott misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Jackie Krause - foul #1 on Jackie Krause, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Matthew Fitzmaurice (PG), Curtis Ballentine (SG), Joseph Croskey (SF), David Meiners (C) Shawn Brown, Danny Parker, Edward Pitcock, James Cowan | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Junior Thurston (PG), Chris McCamy (SG), Steve Evanoff (PF), Daniel Hudson (C) James Clay, Jackie Krause, Thomas Born, Dave Sims | |
| 14:01 | USC Upstate | Jacob Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 14:01 | USC Upstate | Jacob Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:45 | Columbus St. | Daniel Hudson buries a runner near the basket set up by Junior Thurston | 44-43 |
| 13:28 | USC Upstate | Curtis Ballentine misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 44-43 |
| 13:26 | USC Upstate | David Meiners grabs the offensive board | 44-43 |
| 13:14 | USC Upstate | Joseph Croskey is fouled on the floor by Steve Evanoff - foul #4 on Steve Evanoff, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Edward Pitcock (PF) Jacob Elliott | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Dave Sims (C) Steve Evanoff | |
| 12:57 | USC Upstate | Joseph Croskey knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-43 |
| 12:53 | Columbus St. | David Meiners denies the turnaround by Raymond Craft | 46-43 |
| 12:52 | Columbus St. | Daniel Hudson grabs the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 12:45 | Columbus St. | Chris McCamy drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Junior Thurston | 46-46 |
| 12:27 | USC Upstate | Joseph Croskey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | James Cowan (PF) Edward Pitcock | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Jackie Krause (SF), Thomas Born (PF) Raymond Craft, Daniel Hudson | |
| 12:13 | Columbus St. | Dave Sims misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 12:12 | USC Upstate | Curtis Ballentine pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 11:57 | USC Upstate | Thomas Born blocks the short jumper by David Meiners | 46-46 |
| 11:55 | Columbus St. | Dave Sims grabs the board | 46-46 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Matthew Fitzmaurice (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Curtis Ballentine (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Croskey (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Cowan (fresh) C - David Meiners (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbus St. | PG - Junior Thurston (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Chris McCamy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jackie Krause (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Born (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dave Sims (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:49 | Columbus St. | Curtis Ballentine steals it from Dave Sims | 46-46 |
| 11:46 | USC Upstate | Curtis Ballentine lays it up and in | 48-46 |
| 11:44 | Columbus St. | Matthew Fitzmaurice takes the ball from Junior Thurston in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| 11:33 | USC Upstate | David Meiners double dribbles | 48-46 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Danny Parker (SF) Joseph Croskey | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Daniel Hudson (PF) Dave Sims | |
| 11:14 | Columbus St. | Daniel Hudson loses the dribble to David Meiners | 48-46 |
| 11:08 | USC Upstate | Curtis Ballentine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Lester Williams (PG), Edward Pitcock (PF) Matthew Fitzmaurice, James Cowan | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | James Clay (SF) Jackie Krause | |
| 10:54 | Columbus St. | Junior Thurston misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 10:53 | USC Upstate | Danny Parker snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 10:31 | USC Upstate | Curtis Ballentine makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Lester Williams | 50-46 |
| 10:27 | Columbus St. | Chris McCamy can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 10:26 | USC Upstate | Danny Parker grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 10:20 | USC Upstate | Edward Pitcock knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Curtis Ballentine and he's hacked by Daniel Hudson - foul #3 on Daniel Hudson, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Jacob Elliott (SG), Joseph Croskey (SF) Curtis Ballentine, David Meiners | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Wayne Byers (SG), Raymond Craft (SF), Casey Platt (PF), Dave Sims (C) Chris McCamy, James Clay, Daniel Hudson, Thomas Born | |
| 10:20 | USC Upstate | Edward Pitcock misses the free throw | 52-46 |
| 10:20 | Columbus St. | Casey Platt grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 10:03 | Columbus St. | Wayne Byers is fouled on the floor by Danny Parker - foul #1 on Danny Parker, team foul #3 | 52-46 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Matthew Fitzmaurice (PG) Jacob Elliott | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | James Clay (SG) Junior Thurston | |
| 09:46 | Columbus St. | Dave Sims is called for 5 seconds | 52-46 |
| 09:25 | USC Upstate | James Clay picks off the pass by Edward Pitcock | 52-46 |
| 09:21 | Columbus St. | James Clay misses the easy layup | 52-46 |
| 09:19 | USC Upstate | Edward Pitcock snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 08:50 | USC Upstate | Joseph Croskey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Dave Sims - foul #1 on Dave Sims, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Curtis Ballentine (SG), Jacob Elliott (PF), David Meiners (C) Lester Williams, Edward Pitcock, Danny Parker | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Junior Thurston (PG), Chris McCamy (SG), Jackie Krause (SF), Daniel Hudson (PF), Thomas Born (C) Wayne Byers, James Clay, Raymond Craft, Casey Platt, Dave Sims | |
| 08:50 | USC Upstate | Joseph Croskey makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 08:50 | USC Upstate | Joseph Croskey makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 08:24 | Columbus St. | Junior Thurston can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 08:22 | USC Upstate | David Meiners snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 08:06 | USC Upstate | Curtis Ballentine misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 54-46 |
| 08:05 | Columbus St. | Jackie Krause grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 08:00 | Columbus St. | Jackie Krause knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Junior Thurston | 54-49 |
| 07:35 | USC Upstate | Curtis Ballentine connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Matthew Fitzmaurice | 56-49 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Matthew Fitzmaurice (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Curtis Ballentine (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joseph Croskey (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jacob Elliott (fresh) 10 pts. C - David Meiners (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbus St. | PG - Junior Thurston (fresh) 12 pts. 8 ast. SG - Chris McCamy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jackie Krause (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Born (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Columbus St. | Jackie Krause misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 07:15 | Columbus St. | Jackie Krause grabs the offensive board | 56-49 |
| 07:01 | Columbus St. | Jackie Krause buries a 3 from straight away set up by Junior Thurston | 56-52 |
| 06:44 | USC Upstate | Curtis Ballentine loses the dribble to Thomas Born | 56-52 |
| 06:22 | Columbus St. | Daniel Hudson slams it home on a nice dish by Jackie Krause | 56-54 |
| 06:00 | USC Upstate | Jacob Elliott hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Croskey | 58-54 |
| 06:00 | Columbus St. | Columbus St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Lester Williams (PG), Danny Parker (SF), Edward Pitcock (PF) Matthew Fitzmaurice, Joseph Croskey, Jacob Elliott | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Raymond Craft (SF), Steve Evanoff (PF), Dave Sims (C) Jackie Krause, Daniel Hudson, Thomas Born | |
| 05:47 | Columbus St. | Raymond Craft misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 05:45 | Columbus St. | Dave Sims grabs the offensive board | 58-54 |
| 05:31 | Columbus St. | Raymond Craft lays it up and in and he's fouled by Danny Parker - foul #2 on Danny Parker, team foul #4 | 58-56 |
| 05:31 | Columbus St. | Raymond Craft makes the free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:13 | USC Upstate | Lester Williams makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Danny Parker | 61-57 |
| 05:04 | Columbus St. | Dave Sims drills a shot from the right side | 61-59 |
| 04:45 | USC Upstate | David Meiners is fouled on the floor by Dave Sims - foul #2 on Dave Sims, team foul #6 | 61-59 |
| 04:35 | USC Upstate | Curtis Ballentine connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Lester Williams | 64-59 |
| 04:15 | Columbus St. | Junior Thurston connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Chris McCamy | 64-61 |
| 04:05 | USC Upstate | Curtis Ballentine comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Chris McCamy - foul #4 on Chris McCamy, team foul #7 | 64-61 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Matthew Fitzmaurice (PG) Lester Williams | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | | |
| 04:05 | USC Upstate | Curtis Ballentine misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 04:05 | USC Upstate | Curtis Ballentine makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:41 | Columbus St. | Dave Sims hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Junior Thurston | 65-63 |
| 03:26 | USC Upstate | Steve Evanoff steals it from Danny Parker | 65-63 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Matthew Fitzmaurice (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Curtis Ballentine (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SF - Danny Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Pitcock (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Meiners (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbus St. | PG - Junior Thurston (fresh) 14 pts. 10 ast. SG - Chris McCamy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Raymond Craft (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Steve Evanoff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Dave Sims (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:59 | Columbus St. | Dave Sims is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Dave Sims, team foul #8 | 65-63 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Lester Williams (SG), Joseph Croskey (SF), Jacob Elliott (PF), James Cowan (C) Curtis Ballentine, Danny Parker, Edward Pitcock, David Meiners | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Jackie Krause (SF), Daniel Hudson (PF), Thomas Born (C) Raymond Craft, Steve Evanoff, Dave Sims | |
| 02:54 | USC Upstate | USC Upstate calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Edward Pitcock (PF), David Meiners (C) Jacob Elliott, James Cowan | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Raymond Craft (SF), Steve Evanoff (PF), Dave Sims (C) Jackie Krause, Daniel Hudson, Thomas Born | |
| 02:30 | USC Upstate | Matthew Fitzmaurice connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Meiners and he's hacked by Dave Sims - foul #4 on Dave Sims, team foul #9 | 67-63 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Curtis Ballentine (SG) Lester Williams | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | | |
| 02:30 | USC Upstate | Matthew Fitzmaurice makes the free throw | 68-63 |
| 02:03 | Columbus St. | Chris McCamy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-63 |
| 02:01 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to David Meiners | 68-63 |
| 01:39 | USC Upstate | Raymond Craft steals the ball from Joseph Croskey | 68-63 |
| 01:13 | Columbus St. | Junior Thurston scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Chris McCamy | 68-66 |
| 00:59 | USC Upstate | Edward Pitcock clanks a 3 from the left wing | 68-66 |
| 00:58 | Columbus St. | Chris McCamy grabs the defensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 00:52 | Columbus St. | Raymond Craft comes up short on the shot from close range | 68-66 |
| 00:51 | USC Upstate | David Meiners snags the defensive board | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbus St. | Columbus St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | USC Upstate | Matthew Fitzmaurice scores on a runner in the lane set up by Curtis Ballentine | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbus St. | Columbus St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Columbus St. | Chris McCamy buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Junior Thurston | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbus St. | Columbus St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:18 | USC Upstate | Junior Thurston is called for the reach on Matthew Fitzmaurice in the backcourt - foul #1 on Junior Thurston, team foul #10 | 70-69 |
| 00:18 | USC Upstate | Matthew Fitzmaurice makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:18 | USC Upstate | Matthew Fitzmaurice makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbus St. | Columbus St. is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Columbus St. | Steve Evanoff is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Steve Evanoff, team foul #11 | 72-69 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Lester Williams (SG), Danny Parker (PF) Curtis Ballentine, Edward Pitcock | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Thomas Born (PF) Steve Evanoff | |
| 00:11 | USC Upstate | Junior Thurston is called for the reach on Matthew Fitzmaurice in the backcourt - foul #2 on Junior Thurston, team foul #12 | 72-69 |
| 00:11 | USC Upstate | Matthew Fitzmaurice misses the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:11 | USC Upstate | Matthew Fitzmaurice makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbus St. | Columbus St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Columbus St. | Junior Thurston buries a 3 from the right corner | 73-72 |
| 00:06 | USC Upstate | USC Upstate calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Curtis Ballentine (SG), Edward Pitcock (PF) Lester Williams, Danny Parker | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | | |
| 00:03 | USC Upstate | Curtis Ballentine is hacked by Chris McCamy in the backcourt - foul #5 on Chris McCamy, team foul #13 | 73-72 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Wayne Byers (SG) Chris McCamy | |
| 00:03 | USC Upstate | Curtis Ballentine makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:03 | USC Upstate | Curtis Ballentine makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:03 | Columbus St. | Columbus St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-72 |
| 00:00 | Columbus St. | Wayne Byers misses short on a halfcourt shot | 75-72 |