| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Robert Wilt (fresh) SG - Gary Fairchild (fresh) SF - Keith Scott (fresh) PF - John Richards (fresh) C - Fred Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Larry Searle (fresh) SG - Paul Deshong (fresh) SF - Evan Ray (fresh) PF - William Rhodes (fresh) C - Eric Goetsch (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | USC Aiken | Eric Goetsch wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | USC Aiken | Evan Ray drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Larry Searle | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | USC Upstate | Robert Wilt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | USC Aiken | The rebound goes to Evan Ray | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | USC Aiken | Evan Ray misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | USC Aiken | William Rhodes can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | USC Upstate | Fred Thomas grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | USC Upstate | Gary Fairchild misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | USC Aiken | Eric Goetsch snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | USC Aiken | Larry Searle double dribbles | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | USC Upstate | Evan Ray swats the short shot by Fred Thomas | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | USC Upstate | Keith Scott tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | USC Aiken | Eric Goetsch is called for traveling | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | USC Upstate | Larry Searle picks off the pass by Gary Fairchild | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | USC Aiken | Paul Deshong can't finish the layup | 2-2 |
| 17:44 | USC Aiken | Eric Goetsch pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:36 | USC Aiken | Paul Deshong misses the floater near the basket | 2-2 |
| 17:35 | USC Aiken | William Rhodes misses the tip | 2-2 |
| 17:34 | USC Upstate | Fred Thomas grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:10 | USC Upstate | Fred Thomas is fouled on the floor by Eric Goetsch - foul #1 on Eric Goetsch, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Paul Schick (PF), Ronnie Steed (C) John Richards, Fred Thomas | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Rodney Skillman (SF), Christopher Perkins (PF), Robert Hunt (C) Evan Ray, William Rhodes, Eric Goetsch | |
| 16:55 | USC Upstate | Paul Schick comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 16:53 | USC Aiken | Rodney Skillman snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 16:26 | USC Aiken | Christopher Perkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Jeffry Townsley (SG) Gary Fairchild | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Raymond Gregory (SG), David Dunklin (PF) Larry Searle, Paul Deshong | |
| 16:08 | USC Upstate | Keith Scott knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Robert Wilt | 4-2 |
| 15:45 | USC Aiken | Ronnie Steed denies the turnaround by Raymond Gregory | 4-2 |
| 15:43 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Paul Schick | 4-2 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Robert Wilt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffry Townsley (fresh) SF - Keith Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Schick (fresh) C - Ronnie Steed (fresh) | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Rodney Skillman (fresh) SG - Raymond Gregory (fresh) SF - Christopher Perkins (fresh) PF - David Dunklin (fresh) C - Robert Hunt (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | USC Upstate | Keith Scott comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 4-2 |
| 15:38 | USC Upstate | Ronnie Steed tips it back up and in | 6-2 |
| 15:28 | USC Aiken | Raymond Gregory clanks a fadeaway from close range | 6-2 |
| 15:27 | USC Upstate | Paul Schick snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 15:00 | USC Upstate | Keith Scott is hacked by Christopher Perkins - foul #1 on Christopher Perkins, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ronald Blankenship (PG), John Richards (PF), Fred Thomas (C) Robert Wilt, Keith Scott, Ronnie Steed | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Larry Searle (PG), Paul Deshong (SG), Evan Ray (SF), William Rhodes (PF), Eric Goetsch (C) Rodney Skillman, Raymond Gregory, Christopher Perkins, David Dunklin, Robert Hunt | |
| 14:37 | USC Upstate | Paul Schick hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 6-2 |
| 14:35 | USC Aiken | William Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 14:18 | USC Aiken | John Richards is called for the reach on William Rhodes - foul #1 on John Richards, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Gary Fairchild (SG), Randy Jones (SF) Ronald Blankenship, Paul Schick | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| 14:00 | USC Aiken | Paul Deshong knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Larry Searle | 6-4 |
| 13:51 | USC Upstate | Jeffry Townsley lays it in | 8-4 |
| 13:33 | USC Aiken | Evan Ray comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 13:32 | USC Upstate | Fred Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 13:17 | USC Upstate | Gary Fairchild comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-4 |
| 13:16 | USC Upstate | Randy Jones tips it but misses | 8-4 |
| 13:15 | USC Aiken | Larry Searle grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 13:10 | USC Aiken | Larry Searle throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-4 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Robert Wilt (PG), Keith Scott (SF) Jeffry Townsley, Randy Jones | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| 12:52 | USC Upstate | Keith Scott hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Fairchild | 11-4 |
| 12:38 | USC Aiken | Larry Searle misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-4 |
| 12:37 | USC Aiken | Eric Goetsch tips it back up and in | 11-6 |
| 12:12 | USC Upstate | Gary Fairchild clanks a jumper from the left wing | 11-6 |
| 12:10 | USC Upstate | Keith Scott tips it but misses | 11-6 |
| 12:08 | USC Upstate | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Thomas | 11-6 |
| 11:53 | USC Upstate | Keith Scott slams it home on a nice dish by Gary Fairchild and the foul's on Evan Ray - foul #1 on Evan Ray, team foul #3 | 13-6 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Timothy Mitchell (SG), Paul Schick (PF), Ronnie Steed (C) Gary Fairchild, John Richards, Fred Thomas | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Rodney Skillman (SG), Christopher Perkins (SF), David Dunklin (PF), Robert Hunt (C) Paul Deshong, Evan Ray, William Rhodes, Eric Goetsch | |
| 11:53 | USC Upstate | Keith Scott misses the free throw | 13-6 |
| 11:53 | USC Aiken | Robert Hunt gets the rebound | 13-6 |
| 11:46 | USC Aiken | Rodney Skillman knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Larry Searle | 13-9 |
| 11:33 | USC Upstate | Keith Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Jeffry Townsley (SG) Timothy Mitchell | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Raymond Gregory (SG) Larry Searle | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Robert Wilt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffry Townsley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Schick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronnie Steed (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Rodney Skillman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Raymond Gregory (fresh) SF - Christopher Perkins (fresh) PF - David Dunklin (fresh) C - Robert Hunt (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | USC Aiken | The short jumper by Robert Hunt is denied by Ronnie Steed | 13-9 |
| 11:20 | USC Upstate | Jeffry Townsley grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 11:05 | USC Upstate | Keith Scott clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-9 |
| 11:04 | USC Aiken | The rebound goes to Rodney Skillman | 13-9 |
| 10:50 | USC Aiken | Christopher Perkins is hacked by Keith Scott - foul #1 on Keith Scott, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Larry Searle (PG) Raymond Gregory | |
| 10:37 | USC Aiken | Robert Hunt is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Steed - foul #1 on Ronnie Steed, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Paul Deshong (SG), Evan Ray (SF), Eric Goetsch (C) Rodney Skillman, David Dunklin, Robert Hunt | |
| 10:26 | USC Aiken | Jeffry Townsley picks off the pass by Paul Deshong | 13-9 |
| 10:11 | USC Upstate | Ronnie Steed loses the dribble to Paul Deshong | 13-9 |
| 10:07 | USC Aiken | Paul Deshong lays it in | 13-11 |
| 09:47 | USC Upstate | Robert Wilt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ronald Blankenship (PG), Gary Fairchild (SG), John Richards (PF), Fred Thomas (C) Robert Wilt, Jeffry Townsley, Keith Scott, Ronnie Steed | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | William Rhodes (PF) Christopher Perkins | |
| 09:30 | USC Aiken | William Rhodes drills a turnaround in the paint | 13-13 |
| 09:16 | USC Upstate | Fred Thomas connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Fairchild | 16-13 |
| 08:56 | USC Aiken | Paul Deshong scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Searle | 16-16 |
| 08:31 | USC Upstate | John Richards misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Rhodes - foul #1 on William Rhodes, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Robert Wilt (PG), Keith Scott (SF) Ronald Blankenship, Paul Schick | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Rodney Skillman (PG), Raymond Gregory (SG), Christopher Perkins (SF), Robert Hunt (C) Larry Searle, Paul Deshong, Evan Ray, Eric Goetsch | |
| 08:31 | USC Upstate | John Richards makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:31 | USC Upstate | John Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:10 | USC Aiken | Raymond Gregory is fouled on the floor by Gary Fairchild - foul #1 on Gary Fairchild, team foul #4 | 18-16 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ronnie Steed (PF), Charlie Johnson (C) John Richards, Fred Thomas | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| 07:53 | USC Aiken | William Rhodes is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on William Rhodes, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Jeffry Townsley (SG) Gary Fairchild | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | David Dunklin (PF) William Rhodes | |
| 07:39 | USC Upstate | Charlie Johnson connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Jeffry Townsley | 20-16 |
| 07:17 | USC Aiken | Robert Hunt misses the lay-in but the foul's on Charlie Johnson - foul #1 on Charlie Johnson, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Larry Searle (PG), Paul Deshong (SG) Raymond Gregory, David Dunklin | |
| 07:17 | USC Aiken | Robert Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:17 | USC Aiken | Robert Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:17 | USC Upstate | Charlie Johnson grabs the board | 20-17 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Robert Wilt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffry Townsley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Steed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Charlie Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Larry Searle (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Paul Deshong (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Rodney Skillman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Hunt (fresh) 1 pts. C - Christopher Perkins (fresh) | |
| 07:00 | USC Upstate | Keith Scott connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Jeffry Townsley | 22-17 |
| 06:50 | USC Aiken | Paul Deshong makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Larry Searle | 22-19 |
| 06:37 | USC Upstate | Robert Wilt misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 22-19 |
| 06:35 | USC Aiken | Rodney Skillman pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 06:19 | USC Aiken | Paul Deshong misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeffry Townsley - foul #1 on Jeffry Townsley, team foul #6 | 22-19 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Gary Fairchild (SG), John Richards (PF), Fred Thomas (C) Robert Wilt, Ronnie Steed, Charlie Johnson | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Evan Ray (SF), Eric Goetsch (C) Rodney Skillman, Robert Hunt | |
| 06:19 | USC Aiken | Paul Deshong misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:19 | USC Aiken | Paul Deshong makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:50 | USC Upstate | Paul Deshong is called for the reach on Gary Fairchild - foul #1 on Paul Deshong, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Paul Schick (SF) Keith Scott | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | David Dunklin (PF) Christopher Perkins | |
| 05:37 | USC Upstate | John Richards misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on David Dunklin - foul #1 on David Dunklin, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ronald Blankenship (PG) Jeffry Townsley | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Robert Hunt (PF) David Dunklin | |
| 05:37 | USC Upstate | John Richards misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:37 | USC Upstate | John Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 05:23 | USC Aiken | Gary Fairchild picks off the pass by Robert Hunt | 23-20 |
| 04:59 | USC Upstate | John Richards scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Ronald Blankenship | 25-20 |
| 04:40 | USC Aiken | Evan Ray loses the dribble to Ronald Blankenship | 25-20 |
| 04:34 | USC Upstate | Paul Schick comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-20 |
| 04:33 | USC Aiken | Eric Goetsch pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| 04:08 | USC Aiken | Robert Hunt drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Searle | 25-22 |
| 03:51 | USC Upstate | Paul Schick slams it home on a nice dish by Ronald Blankenship and the foul's on Evan Ray - foul #2 on Evan Ray, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Robert Wilt (PG), Jeffry Townsley (SG), Keith Scott (SF), Ronnie Steed (C) Ronald Blankenship, Gary Fairchild, John Richards, Fred Thomas | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Rodney Skillman (PG), Raymond Gregory (SG), David Dunklin (SF), William Rhodes (PF), Christopher Perkins (C) Larry Searle, Paul Deshong, Evan Ray, Robert Hunt, Eric Goetsch | |
| 03:51 | USC Upstate | Paul Schick makes the free throw | 28-22 |
| 03:49 | USC Aiken | Rodney Skillman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-22 |
| 03:44 | USC Upstate | Jeffry Townsley buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Paul Schick | 30-22 |
| 03:29 | USC Aiken | William Rhodes knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Rodney Skillman | 30-24 |
| 03:12 | USC Upstate | William Rhodes steps in front of the Robert Wilt pass | 30-24 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Robert Wilt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffry Townsley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Scott (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Schick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Steed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Rodney Skillman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Gregory (fresh) SF - David Dunklin (fresh) PF - William Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Perkins (fresh) | |
| 03:02 | USC Aiken | Rodney Skillman can't connect on a floater from the left side | 30-24 |
| 03:00 | USC Upstate | Ronnie Steed snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 02:49 | USC Upstate | Robert Wilt double dribbles | 30-24 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Charlie Johnson (C) Paul Schick | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Larry Searle (PG), Evan Ray (SF), Eric Goetsch (C) Raymond Gregory, David Dunklin, Christopher Perkins | |
| 02:36 | USC Aiken | Rodney Skillman clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Jeffry Townsley - foul #2 on Jeffry Townsley, team foul #7 | 30-24 |
| 02:36 | USC Aiken | Rodney Skillman misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 02:36 | USC Aiken | Rodney Skillman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:15 | USC Upstate | Rodney Skillman is called for the reach on Jeffry Townsley - foul #1 on Rodney Skillman, team foul #9 | 30-25 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Paul Deshong (SG) Rodney Skillman | |
| 02:15 | USC Upstate | Jeffry Townsley makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:15 | USC Upstate | Jeffry Townsley makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 01:59 | USC Aiken | Paul Deshong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-25 |
| 01:39 | USC Upstate | Charlie Johnson connects on the turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Larry Searle - foul #1 on Larry Searle, team foul #10 | 34-25 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Gary Fairchild (SG), Fred Thomas (C) Jeffry Townsley, Ronnie Steed | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| 01:39 | USC Upstate | Charlie Johnson makes the free throw | 35-25 |
| 01:17 | USC Aiken | Larry Searle clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-25 |
| 01:15 | USC Upstate | Fred Thomas pulls down the rebound | 35-25 |
| 00:57 | USC Upstate | Fred Thomas clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 35-25 |
| 00:55 | USC Aiken | Eric Goetsch snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 00:40 | USC Aiken | William Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-25 |
| 00:38 | USC Upstate | Gary Fairchild grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 00:31 | USC Upstate | Robert Wilt drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Keith Scott | 38-25 |
| 00:17 | USC Aiken | Larry Searle misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-25 |
| 00:16 | USC Aiken | Eric Goetsch grabs the offensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 00:02 | USC Aiken | Larry Searle hits a jumper from the left wing | 38-27 |
| 00:00 | USC Upstate | Keith Scott hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 38-27 |