| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Sam Francis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kelly Lam (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Yoder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Skillings (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harry Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Jerome Matteson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Earnest Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Warner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Nester (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Greer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | New Haven | Stephen Yoder inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | New Haven | Sam Francis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 19:34 | USC Aiken | The rebound goes to Raymond Nester | 37-33 |
| 19:28 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jerome Matteson | 37-35 |
| 19:12 | New Haven | Kelly Lam splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 19:11 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 18:50 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-35 |
| 18:27 | New Haven | Harry Hall is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Harry Hall, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 18:17 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester makes the runner from the baseline | 37-37 |
| 18:01 | New Haven | Kelly Lam is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 18:00 | New Haven | Harry Hall tips it but misses | 37-37 |
| 17:59 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 17:42 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 17:41 | New Haven | Michael Skillings snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 17:34 | New Haven | Earnest Wright is called for the reach on Stephen Yoder - foul #1 on Earnest Wright, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| 17:15 | New Haven | Sam Francis misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jerome Matteson - foul #2 on Jerome Matteson, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | New Haven | Clifford Cicero (PG) Harry Hall | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | John Price (SF) Ronald Warner | |
| 17:15 | New Haven | Sam Francis makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:15 | New Haven | Sam Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:03 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester is whistled for a carry | 39-37 |
| Subs | New Haven | Clinton Wright (PF) Sam Francis | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui (PF), Derek Briscoe (C) Raymond Nester, Louis Greer | |
| 16:50 | New Haven | The jumper by Clinton Wright is denied by Gary Franqui | 39-37 |
| 16:49 | USC Aiken | Derek Briscoe snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 16:35 | USC Aiken | John Price misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 16:33 | New Haven | Michael Skillings gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 16:04 | New Haven | Clinton Wright hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Gary Franqui - foul #2 on Gary Franqui, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | New Haven | Ben Corrado (SF) Stephen Yoder | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jeremy Farner (PG), Scott Husband (SG), Ronald Warner (SF), Raymond Nester (PF), Louis Greer (C) Jerome Matteson, Earnest Wright, John Price, Gary Franqui, Derek Briscoe | |
| 16:04 | New Haven | Clinton Wright makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:04 | New Haven | Clinton Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Clifford Cicero (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kelly Lam (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Corrado (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Clinton Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Skillings (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Jeremy Farner (fresh) SG - Scott Husband (fresh) SF - Ronald Warner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Nester (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Greer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:50 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner can't connect on a shot from close range | 41-37 |
| 15:48 | USC Aiken | Louis Greer gets the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 15:38 | USC Aiken | Louis Greer misses the lay-in | 41-37 |
| 15:36 | USC Aiken | Louis Greer hits the follow up shot | 41-39 |
| 15:18 | New Haven | Clinton Wright misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 15:16 | New Haven | Clinton Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 15:06 | New Haven | Clinton Wright is wide open but clanks a shot in the lane | 41-39 |
| 15:04 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 14:46 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Scott Husband | 41-41 |
| 14:24 | New Haven | Kelly Lam is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | New Haven | Sam Francis (PG), Stephen Yoder (SF), Harry Hall (C) Clifford Cicero, Ben Corrado, Michael Skillings | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson (PG), Earnest Wright (SG) Jeremy Farner, Scott Husband | |
| 14:11 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Sam Francis - foul #2 on Sam Francis, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | New Haven | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui (PF), Derek Briscoe (C) Raymond Nester, Louis Greer | |
| 14:11 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 14:11 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 13:55 | New Haven | Sam Francis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 13:54 | USC Aiken | Derek Briscoe pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 13:41 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner buries a jumper from the baseline | 41-44 |
| 13:27 | New Haven | Kelly Lam works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Yoder | 44-44 |
| 13:15 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner is hacked by Kelly Lam - foul #2 on Kelly Lam, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | New Haven | Ben Corrado (SG) Kelly Lam | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | John Price (SF), Raymond Nester (PF), Louis Greer (C) Ronald Warner, Gary Franqui, Derek Briscoe | |
| 13:06 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 13:04 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester can't tip it in | 44-44 |
| 13:03 | New Haven | Ben Corrado pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 12:52 | New Haven | Sam Francis connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 12:33 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 12:16 | New Haven | Harry Hall connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Stephen Yoder | 49-47 |
| 11:59 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Earnest Wright | 49-49 |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Sam Francis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Corrado (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Yoder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Harry Hall (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Jerome Matteson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Earnest Wright (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Price (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Raymond Nester (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Louis Greer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:52 | New Haven | Sam Francis is fouled on the floor by John Price - foul #2 on John Price, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | New Haven | Clifford Cicero (PG), Kelly Lam (SG) Sam Francis, Ben Corrado | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner (SF) John Price | |
| 11:36 | New Haven | Kelly Lam shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Yoder | 52-49 |
| 11:31 | USC Aiken | Harry Hall denies the turnaround by Ronald Warner | 52-49 |
| 11:30 | New Haven | Harry Hall pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 11:11 | New Haven | Stephen Yoder is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Stephen Yoder, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | New Haven | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jeremy Farner (PG), Gary Franqui (PF), Derek Briscoe (C) Jerome Matteson, Raymond Nester, Louis Greer | |
| 10:53 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-49 |
| 10:52 | New Haven | Stephen Yoder gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 10:39 | New Haven | Kelly Lam buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Clinton Wright | 54-49 |
| 10:20 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 54-49 |
| 10:18 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui tips it in | 54-51 |
| 10:03 | New Haven | Harry Hall is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Derek Briscoe - foul #2 on Derek Briscoe, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | New Haven | Sam Francis (PG), Ben Corrado (SF), Michael Skillings (PF) Clifford Cicero, Stephen Yoder, Clinton Wright | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson (PG), Scott Husband (SG), John Price (SF), Raymond Nester (PF), Louis Greer (C) Jeremy Farner, Earnest Wright, Ronald Warner, Gary Franqui, Derek Briscoe | |
| 10:03 | New Haven | Harry Hall misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 10:03 | New Haven | Harry Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 09:39 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Michael Skillings - foul #2 on Michael Skillings, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | New Haven | Russell Brinkerhoff (SF) Kelly Lam | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| 09:39 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 09:39 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:24 | New Haven | Harry Hall is fouled on the floor by Jerome Matteson - foul #3 on Jerome Matteson, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| 09:08 | New Haven | Sam Francis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-53 |
| 09:07 | USC Aiken | Louis Greer snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 08:47 | USC Aiken | Scott Husband is hacked by Sam Francis - foul #3 on Sam Francis, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| Subs | New Haven | Stephen Yoder (SF) Russell Brinkerhoff | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright (SG), Ronald Warner (SF) Scott Husband, John Price | |
| 08:28 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-53 |
| 08:27 | New Haven | Sam Francis grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 08:11 | New Haven | Sam Francis hits a jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Jerome Matteson - foul #4 on Jerome Matteson, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | New Haven | Kelly Lam (SG), Clinton Wright (PF) Ben Corrado, Michael Skillings | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jeremy Farner (PG), Gary Franqui (PF) Jerome Matteson, Raymond Nester | |
| 08:11 | New Haven | Sam Francis makes the free throw | 58-53 |
| 07:54 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner is fouled on the floor by Harry Hall - foul #4 on Harry Hall, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| Subs | New Haven | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Derek Briscoe (C) Louis Greer | |
| 07:54 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 07:54 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 07:54 | New Haven | Harry Hall snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Sam Francis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kelly Lam (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Yoder (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clinton Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Harry Hall (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Jeremy Farner (fresh) SG - Earnest Wright (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Warner (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Franqui (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Derek Briscoe (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | New Haven | Harry Hall makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-54 |
| 07:25 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner knocks in the shot from close range and he's hacked by Stephen Yoder - foul #2 on Stephen Yoder, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| Subs | New Haven | Clifford Cicero (PG) Sam Francis | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson (PG) Jeremy Farner | |
| 07:25 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner makes the free throw | 60-57 |
| 07:03 | New Haven | Derek Briscoe is called for the reach on Stephen Yoder - foul #3 on Derek Briscoe, team foul #8 | 60-57 |
| Subs | New Haven | Michael Skillings (C) Harry Hall | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester (PF) Gary Franqui | |
| 07:03 | New Haven | Stephen Yoder misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 07:03 | New Haven | Clinton Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 06:52 | New Haven | Clinton Wright is fouled on the floor by Raymond Nester - foul #1 on Raymond Nester, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| Subs | New Haven | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Louis Greer (C) Derek Briscoe | |
| 06:52 | New Haven | Clinton Wright makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 06:52 | New Haven | Clinton Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 06:52 | USC Aiken | The rebound goes to Louis Greer | 61-57 |
| 06:33 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-57 |
| Subs | New Haven | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | John Price (SF) Ronald Warner | |
| 06:17 | New Haven | Kelly Lam's pass is intercepted by Earnest Wright | 61-57 |
| 06:00 | USC Aiken | Louis Greer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 61-57 |
| 05:59 | New Haven | Clinton Wright gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| 05:46 | New Haven | Stephen Yoder misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 05:44 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 05:25 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester hits a floater from close range | 61-59 |
| 05:13 | New Haven | Kelly Lam evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-59 |
| 05:11 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 04:55 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-62 |
| 04:26 | New Haven | Kelly Lam evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-62 |
| 04:24 | USC Aiken | The rebound goes to Jerome Matteson | 61-62 |
| 04:05 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 61-62 |
| 04:03 | New Haven | Clinton Wright pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 03:34 | New Haven | Clinton Wright hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Clifford Cicero | 63-62 |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Clifford Cicero (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kelly Lam (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Yoder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clinton Wright (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Skillings (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Jerome Matteson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Earnest Wright (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Price (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Raymond Nester (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Louis Greer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Earnest Wright | 63-64 |
| 03:01 | New Haven | Kelly Lam evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Stephen Yoder | 66-64 |
| 02:38 | USC Aiken | Louis Greer loses the dribble to Stephen Yoder | 66-64 |
| 02:33 | New Haven | Kelly Lam misses the lay-in | 66-64 |
| 02:32 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester grabs the defensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 02:20 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Clinton Wright - foul #4 on Clinton Wright, team foul #9 | 66-64 |
| Subs | New Haven | Sam Francis (PG), Ben Corrado (SG), Russell Brinkerhoff (SF), Harry Hall (C) Clifford Cicero, Kelly Lam, Stephen Yoder, Clinton Wright | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jeremy Farner (PG), Scott Husband (SG), Ronald Warner (SF), Derek Briscoe (C) Jerome Matteson, Earnest Wright, John Price, Louis Greer | |
| 02:20 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 02:20 | USC Aiken | Raymond Nester misses the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 02:20 | New Haven | Harry Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 01:55 | New Haven | Sam Francis connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Russell Brinkerhoff | 68-65 |
| 01:55 | USC Aiken | USC Aiken calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | New Haven | Kelly Lam (SG), Stephen Yoder (SF), Clinton Wright (PF) Ben Corrado, Russell Brinkerhoff, Michael Skillings | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson (PG), Earnest Wright (SG), Louis Greer (C) Jeremy Farner, Scott Husband, Derek Briscoe | |
| 01:37 | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 68-67 |
| 01:12 | New Haven | Kelly Lam throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-67 |
| 00:53 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Jerome Matteson | 68-69 |
| 00:40 | New Haven | Kelly Lam hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Sam Francis | 70-69 |
| 00:29 | USC Aiken | Ronald Warner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 70-69 |
| 00:27 | New Haven | Sam Francis gets the rebound | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:25 | New Haven | Sam Francis is fouled in the backcourt by Earnest Wright - foul #2 on Earnest Wright, team foul #10 | 70-69 |
| 00:25 | New Haven | Sam Francis misses the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:25 | New Haven | Sam Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:17 | USC Aiken | Louis Greer is called for traveling | 71-69 |
| 00:16 | New Haven | Sam Francis is hacked by Jerome Matteson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jerome Matteson, team foul #11 | 71-69 |
| Subs | New Haven | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jeremy Farner (PG) Jerome Matteson | |
| 00:16 | New Haven | Sam Francis makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:16 | New Haven | Sam Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:11 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-69 |
| 00:09 | New Haven | Kelly Lam gets the rebound | 73-69 |
| 00:08 | New Haven | Kelly Lam is fouled in the backcourt by Earnest Wright - foul #3 on Earnest Wright, team foul #12 | 73-69 |
| 00:08 | New Haven | Kelly Lam makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:08 | New Haven | Kelly Lam makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:02 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 75-69 |
| 00:01 | New Haven | Stephen Yoder grabs the defensive rebound | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | New Haven | Stephen Yoder runs out the clock | 75-69 |