| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Jerome Matteson (fresh) SG - Earnest Wright (fresh) SF - John Price (fresh) PF - Gary Franqui (fresh) C - Louis Greer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbus St. | PG - John Maynard (fresh) SG - Wayne Murphy (fresh) SF - Roberto Gallo (fresh) PF - John Goodrich (fresh) C - John Fahey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbus St. | John Goodrich wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Columbus St. | Columbus St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Columbus St. | Wayne Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Price | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Columbus St. | Roberto Gallo scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Maynard | 2-3 |
| 18:56 | USC Aiken | John Price drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 18:27 | Columbus St. | Roberto Gallo is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Maynard | 5-6 |
| 18:18 | USC Aiken | John Price clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Wayne Murphy - foul #1 on Wayne Murphy, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| 18:18 | USC Aiken | John Price misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 18:18 | USC Aiken | John Price makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:58 | Columbus St. | Roberto Gallo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 6-6 |
| 17:57 | Columbus St. | John Maynard can't tip it in | 6-6 |
| 17:56 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 17:50 | USC Aiken | John Price double dribbles | 6-6 |
| 17:21 | Columbus St. | John Fahey makes the contested shot from the left block | 6-8 |
| 17:04 | USC Aiken | John Price can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 17:03 | Columbus St. | John Maynard grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 16:58 | Columbus St. | Wayne Murphy loses the dribble to Louis Greer | 6-8 |
| 16:49 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Louis Greer | 9-8 |
| 16:29 | Columbus St. | Wayne Murphy misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Price - foul #1 on John Price, team foul #1 | 9-8 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Jeffrey Durant (PG), James White (SF), Richard Thomas (PF), Lee Hodges (C) John Maynard, Roberto Gallo, John Goodrich, John Fahey | |
| 16:29 | Columbus St. | Wayne Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 16:29 | Columbus St. | Wayne Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 16:11 | USC Aiken | John Price is hacked by James White - foul #1 on James White, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jeremy Farner (PG), Robert Stone (SF), Donald Garnes (PF) Jerome Matteson, John Price, Gary Franqui | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Brandon Verdin (SG) Wayne Murphy | |
| 15:58 | USC Aiken | Jeremy Farner misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Durant - foul #1 on Jeffrey Durant, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Derek Briscoe (C) Louis Greer | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | | |
| 15:58 | USC Aiken | Jeremy Farner misses the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:58 | USC Aiken | Jeremy Farner makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Jeremy Farner (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Earnest Wright (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Stone (fresh) PF - Donald Garnes (fresh) C - Derek Briscoe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbus St. | PG - Jeffrey Durant (fresh) SG - Brandon Verdin (fresh) SF - James White (fresh) PF - Richard Thomas (fresh) C - Lee Hodges (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Columbus St. | Lee Hodges is called for traveling | 10-9 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Scott Husband (SF) Earnest Wright | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | | |
| 15:26 | USC Aiken | Robert Stone is hacked by Brandon Verdin - foul #1 on Brandon Verdin, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson (PG) Jeremy Farner | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | | |
| 15:13 | USC Aiken | Derek Briscoe banks in the layup set up by Robert Stone and the foul's on Lee Hodges - foul #1 on Lee Hodges, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | John Price (SF), Gary Franqui (PF) Scott Husband, Donald Garnes | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | John Fahey (C) Lee Hodges | |
| 15:13 | USC Aiken | Derek Briscoe makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:51 | Columbus St. | Jeffrey Durant is called for a charge - foul #2 on Jeffrey Durant, team foul #6 | 13-9 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright (SG), Louis Greer (C) Robert Stone, Derek Briscoe | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | John Maynard (PG), Roberto Gallo (SF) Jeffrey Durant, James White | |
| 14:35 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui connects on the floater from the right side | 15-9 |
| 14:22 | Columbus St. | John Maynard misses the shot from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 14:20 | Columbus St. | Richard Thomas grabs the offensive board | 15-9 |
| 14:04 | Columbus St. | John Maynard misses the floater from the free throw line | 15-9 |
| 14:03 | USC Aiken | Louis Greer snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 13:52 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Price | 18-9 |
| 13:33 | Columbus St. | Brandon Verdin is hacked by Earnest Wright - foul #1 on Earnest Wright, team foul #2 | 18-9 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jeremy Farner (PG), Robert Stone (SF), Donald Garnes (PF) Jerome Matteson, John Price, Gary Franqui | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Wayne Murphy (SG), James White (SF), John Goodrich (PF), Lee Hodges (C) Brandon Verdin, Roberto Gallo, Richard Thomas, John Fahey | |
| 13:20 | Columbus St. | John Maynard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donald Garnes - foul #1 on Donald Garnes, team foul #3 | 18-9 |
| 13:20 | Columbus St. | John Maynard makes the 1st free throw | 18-10 |
| 13:20 | Columbus St. | John Maynard makes the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 13:06 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 18-11 |
| 12:51 | Columbus St. | James White connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Goodrich | 18-13 |
| 12:31 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-13 |
| 12:30 | USC Aiken | Donald Garnes gets the offensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 12:16 | USC Aiken | Jeremy Farner is denied on a layup by Lee Hodges | 18-13 |
| 12:15 | Columbus St. | John Goodrich grabs the defensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 12:01 | Columbus St. | James White clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-13 |
| 11:59 | Columbus St. | Lee Hodges grabs the offensive board | 18-13 |
| 11:42 | Columbus St. | John Maynard drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by James White | 18-15 |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Jeremy Farner (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Earnest Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Stone (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Garnes (fresh) C - Louis Greer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbus St. | PG - John Maynard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Murphy (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Goodrich (fresh) C - Lee Hodges (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright misses the 3 from straight away | 18-15 |
| 11:31 | USC Aiken | Jeremy Farner tips it home | 20-15 |
| 11:10 | Columbus St. | John Maynard is fouled on the floor by Donald Garnes - foul #2 on Donald Garnes, team foul #4 | 20-15 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson (PG), John Price (SF), Gary Franqui (PF), Derek Briscoe (C) Jeremy Farner, Earnest Wright, Donald Garnes, Louis Greer | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Roberto Gallo (SF), Richard Thomas (PF), John Fahey (C) James White, John Goodrich, Lee Hodges | |
| 10:53 | Columbus St. | Derek Briscoe steps in front of the Richard Thomas pass | 20-15 |
| 10:49 | USC Aiken | Robert Stone misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Murphy - foul #2 on Wayne Murphy, team foul #7 | 20-15 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Brandon Verdin (SG) Wayne Murphy | |
| 10:49 | USC Aiken | Robert Stone makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 10:49 | USC Aiken | Robert Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 10:24 | Columbus St. | Gary Franqui denies the turnaround by John Fahey | 22-15 |
| 10:23 | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson pulls down the rebound | 22-15 |
| 10:13 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Robert Stone | 24-15 |
| 09:59 | Columbus St. | John Maynard drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Roberto Gallo | 24-18 |
| 09:37 | USC Aiken | Derek Briscoe hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Thomas - foul #1 on Richard Thomas, team foul #8 | 24-18 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright (SG) Robert Stone | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | John Goodrich (PF) Richard Thomas | |
| 09:37 | USC Aiken | Derek Briscoe misses the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 09:37 | USC Aiken | Derek Briscoe makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 09:09 | Columbus St. | John Maynard misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-18 |
| 09:08 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui pulls down the rebound | 25-18 |
| 08:59 | USC Aiken | John Price misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 25-18 |
| 08:58 | Columbus St. | John Maynard grabs the defensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 08:34 | Columbus St. | Derek Briscoe steals it from John Fahey | 25-18 |
| 08:28 | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson is fouled on the floor by John Maynard - foul #1 on John Maynard, team foul #9 | 25-18 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Louis Greer (C) Derek Briscoe | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | James White (SF) Roberto Gallo | |
| 08:28 | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 08:28 | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 08:08 | Columbus St. | James White connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed John Fahey | 27-21 |
| 07:55 | USC Aiken | John Price can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-21 |
| 07:54 | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 07:40 | USC Aiken | Louis Greer can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Fahey - foul #1 on John Fahey, team foul #10 | 27-21 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jeremy Farner (PG), Robert Stone (SF), Scott Husband (PF) Jerome Matteson, John Price, Gary Franqui | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Richard Thomas (PF), Lee Hodges (C) John Goodrich, John Fahey | |
| 07:40 | USC Aiken | Louis Greer makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 07:40 | USC Aiken | Louis Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Jeremy Farner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Earnest Wright (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Scott Husband (fresh) C - Louis Greer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbus St. | PG - John Maynard (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Verdin (fairly fresh) SF - James White (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Thomas (fresh) C - Lee Hodges (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Columbus St. | Earnest Wright picks off the pass by James White | 29-21 |
| 07:10 | USC Aiken | Jeremy Farner lays it in set up by Earnest Wright | 31-21 |
| 06:49 | Columbus St. | James White can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Earnest Wright - foul #2 on Earnest Wright, team foul #5 | 31-21 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson (PG), Derek Briscoe (PF) Jeremy Farner, Earnest Wright | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Roberto Gallo (PG) John Maynard | |
| 06:49 | Columbus St. | James White misses the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 06:49 | Columbus St. | James White misses the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 06:49 | USC Aiken | Derek Briscoe pulls down the rebound | 31-21 |
| 06:26 | USC Aiken | Scott Husband hits a jumper from the right side | 33-21 |
| 05:59 | Columbus St. | Lee Hodges is wide open but clanks a shot from the left side | 33-21 |
| 05:57 | USC Aiken | Louis Greer grabs the board | 33-21 |
| 05:41 | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson is fouled on the floor by Roberto Gallo - foul #1 on Roberto Gallo, team foul #11 | 33-21 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | John Price (SF), Gary Franqui (PF) Scott Husband, Derek Briscoe | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | John Maynard (PG), John Goodrich (PF), John Fahey (C) James White, Richard Thomas, Lee Hodges | |
| 05:41 | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson makes the 1st free throw | 34-21 |
| 05:41 | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-21 |
| 05:17 | Columbus St. | John Maynard drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Brandon Verdin | 35-23 |
| 05:05 | USC Aiken | Robert Stone hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brandon Verdin - foul #2 on Brandon Verdin, team foul #12 | 35-23 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Derek Briscoe (C) Louis Greer | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | James White (SG) Brandon Verdin | |
| 05:05 | USC Aiken | Robert Stone makes the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 05:05 | USC Aiken | Robert Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 37-23 |
| 04:52 | Columbus St. | John Fahey shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Jerome Matteson - foul #1 on Jerome Matteson, team foul #6 | 37-23 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jeremy Farner (PG), Scott Husband (SG) Jerome Matteson, Robert Stone | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | | |
| 04:52 | Columbus St. | John Fahey makes the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 04:52 | Columbus St. | John Fahey misses the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| 04:52 | USC Aiken | Derek Briscoe pulls down the rebound | 37-24 |
| 04:38 | USC Aiken | James White steals it from Derek Briscoe | 37-24 |
| 04:15 | Columbus St. | Roberto Gallo loses the dribble to John Price | 37-24 |
| 04:03 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-24 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson (PG), Louis Greer (C) Jeremy Farner, Derek Briscoe | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | | |
| 03:41 | Columbus St. | Gary Franqui takes the ball from John Fahey | 37-24 |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Jerome Matteson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Scott Husband (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Price (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Franqui (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Greer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbus St. | PG - John Maynard (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Gallo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Goodrich (fresh) C - John Fahey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:36 | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by John Fahey - foul #2 on John Fahey, team foul #13 | 37-24 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright (SG) Scott Husband | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Jeffrey Durant (PG), Wayne Murphy (SG) John Maynard, James White | |
| 03:36 | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson makes the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 03:36 | USC Aiken | Jerome Matteson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-24 |
| 03:18 | Columbus St. | John Fahey misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-24 |
| 03:16 | Columbus St. | John Goodrich snags the offensive board | 39-24 |
| 02:59 | Columbus St. | Wayne Murphy clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 39-24 |
| 02:57 | Columbus St. | John Goodrich grabs the offensive board | 39-24 |
| 02:32 | Columbus St. | Jeffrey Durant can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-24 |
| 02:31 | Columbus St. | John Goodrich hits the follow up shot | 39-26 |
| 02:20 | USC Aiken | Gary Franqui can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from close range | 39-26 |
| 02:18 | Columbus St. | John Goodrich grabs the defensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 01:52 | Columbus St. | Wayne Murphy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-26 |
| 01:51 | USC Aiken | Louis Greer grabs the board | 39-26 |
| 01:45 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 39-26 |
| 01:43 | Columbus St. | John Goodrich grabs the board | 39-26 |
| 01:18 | Columbus St. | John Goodrich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-26 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jeremy Farner (PG), Robert Stone (SF), Donald Garnes (PF), Derek Briscoe (C) Jerome Matteson, John Price, Gary Franqui, Louis Greer | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Brandon Verdin (SF), Richard Thomas (PF), Lee Hodges (C) Roberto Gallo, John Goodrich, John Fahey | |
| 01:07 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-26 |
| 01:05 | USC Aiken | Robert Stone gets the offensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 00:54 | USC Aiken | Earnest Wright shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Stone | 42-26 |
| 00:40 | Columbus St. | Jeffrey Durant misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-26 |
| 00:39 | USC Aiken | Donald Garnes grabs the board | 42-26 |
| 00:32 | USC Aiken | Derek Briscoe misses the lay-in | 42-26 |
| 00:30 | USC Aiken | Derek Briscoe gets the offensive rebound | 42-26 |
| 00:00 | USC Aiken | Jeremy Farner is open and scores on a shot from close range | 44-26 |