| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 4 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fred Carr (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Samuel Mooring (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Libby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Santillo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Deshi Sun inbounds the ball | 15-23 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Daniel Levinthal picks off the pass by Lewis Fagundes | 15-23 |
| 19:15 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring misses the 3 from the right wing | 15-23 |
| 19:14 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne gets the rebound | 15-23 |
| 19:12 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes is called for traveling in the backcourt | 15-23 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Lewis Fagundes, Tony Branham, Leland Pettigrew, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:54 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Fred Carr | 15-25 |
| 18:42 | Kent State | Deshi Sun knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Swietomierz Bachinski | 17-25 |
| 18:40 | South Carolina | Fred Carr is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 17-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Walter Zilk (C) Swietomierz Bachinski, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:21 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by Vyacheslav Szychowski is blocked by David Santillo | 17-25 |
| 18:20 | Kent State | Walter Zilk tips it in | 19-25 |
| 17:51 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Ronald Libby and he's hacked by Walter Zilk - foul #1 on Walter Zilk, team foul #1 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Matthew Coyne (C) Claudio Rizzo, Walter Zilk | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 17:51 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal misses the free throw | 19-27 |
| 17:51 | Kent State | Deshi Sun grabs the board | 19-27 |
| 17:30 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne connects on the jumper from the baseline | 21-27 |
| 17:04 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring double dribbles | 21-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Tony Branham, Deshi Sun, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (PG), James Attaway (SG) Fred Carr, Samuel Mooring | |
| 16:36 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar is hacked by James Attaway - foul #3 on James Attaway, team foul #1 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Matthew Coyne (PF), Walter Zilk (C) Claudio Rizzo, Swietomierz Bachinski, Leland Pettigrew, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Curtis Bunyard (SG) James Attaway | |
| 16:18 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Jose Alvarez - foul #1 on Jose Alvarez, team foul #2 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Deshi Sun (PF) Tony Branham, Walter Zilk | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:18 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 16:18 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 15:54 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal misses short on a shot from close range | 23-27 |
| 15:52 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne grabs the board | 23-27 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) PF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jose Alvarez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Curtis Bunyard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Libby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Santillo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-27 |
| 15:32 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 15:07 | South Carolina | Curtis Bunyard clanks a 3 from straight away | 23-27 |
| 15:05 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Levinthal | 23-27 |
| 14:39 | South Carolina | David Santillo comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 23-27 |
| 14:38 | South Carolina | David Santillo tips it back up and in | 23-29 |
| 14:18 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Jose Alvarez - foul #2 on Jose Alvarez, team foul #3 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Pete Armstrong (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Claudio Rizzo, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Anthony Price, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Carr (PG), Samuel Mooring (SG) Jose Alvarez, Curtis Bunyard | |
| 14:18 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 14:18 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 14:18 | South Carolina | David Santillo pulls down the rebound | 24-29 |
| 13:49 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal blows the layup | 24-29 |
| 13:48 | South Carolina | David Santillo hits the follow up shot | 24-31 |
| 13:21 | Kent State | Ronald Libby swats the layup by Augustus Zelmar | 24-31 |
| 13:19 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar hits the follow up shot | 26-31 |
| 12:58 | South Carolina | Fred Carr knocks in the shot from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 12:44 | Kent State | Deshi Sun hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-33 |
| 12:42 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 12:18 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 12:16 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby tips it home | 26-35 |
| 11:49 | Kent State | Deshi Sun comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-35 |
| 11:47 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 3 pf. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fred Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Mooring (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Libby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - David Santillo (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal misses the jump hook near the basket | 26-35 |
| 11:24 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Augustus Zelmar | 26-35 |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Deshi Sun clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by David Santillo - foul #2 on David Santillo, team foul #4 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Matthew Coyne (C) Lewis Fagundes, Tony Branham, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (PG), James Attaway (SG), David McGillicuddy (C) Fred Carr, Samuel Mooring, David Santillo | |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 10:56 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 10:56 | South Carolina | James Attaway snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 10:36 | South Carolina | The jumper by Ronald Libby is denied by Deshi Sun | 27-35 |
| 10:34 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy grabs the offensive board | 27-35 |
| 10:13 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy is denied on a layup by Deshi Sun | 27-35 |
| 10:12 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal tips it back up and in | 27-37 |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Jose Alvarez - foul #3 on Jose Alvarez, team foul #5 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Price (SF) Deshi Sun | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Curtis Bunyard (SF) Ronald Libby | |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 09:45 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 09:21 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 28-37 |
| 09:20 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal hits the follow up shot | 28-39 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:06 | Kent State | David McGillicuddy is called for the reach on Matthew Coyne - foul #1 on David McGillicuddy, team foul #6 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG) Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Carr (PG), Samuel Mooring (SG), David Santillo (C) Jose Alvarez, James Attaway, Daniel Levinthal | |
| 08:49 | Kent State | Fred Carr steals it from Claudio Rizzo | 28-39 |
| 08:21 | South Carolina | David Santillo hits the finger roll on a great pass from Fred Carr | 28-41 |
| 07:58 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne scores on a turnaround near the basket | 30-41 |
| 07:29 | South Carolina | David Santillo drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Fred Carr | 30-43 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) PF - Pete Armstrong (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fred Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Mooring (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Curtis Bunyard (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David McGillicuddy (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Santillo (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Kent State | Tony Branham is fouled on the floor by Samuel Mooring - foul #1 on Samuel Mooring, team foul #7 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (PG), Walter Zilk (C) Claudio Rizzo, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (PG), Ronald Libby (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF) Fred Carr, Curtis Bunyard, David McGillicuddy | |
| 07:20 | Kent State | Tony Branham makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 07:20 | Kent State | Tony Branham misses the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 07:20 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal grabs the board | 31-43 |
| 07:11 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby double dribbles | 31-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG) Tony Branham | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 06:58 | Kent State | Anthony Price buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Vyacheslav Szychowski | 34-43 |
| 06:30 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Jose Alvarez | 34-45 |
| 06:18 | Kent State | Walter Zilk can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 34-45 |
| 06:16 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby grabs the board | 34-45 |
| 05:55 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-47 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:45 | Kent State | Daniel Levinthal takes the ball from Anthony Price | 34-47 |
| 05:22 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal misses the jumper in the paint | 34-47 |
| 05:21 | Kent State | Anthony Price pulls down the rebound | 34-47 |
| 05:05 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski steps out of bounds on the baseline | 34-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Matthew Coyne (C) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Swietomierz Bachinski, Walter Zilk | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Carr (PG), James Attaway (SG), David McGillicuddy (C) Jose Alvarez, Samuel Mooring, David Santillo | |
| 04:36 | South Carolina | Claudio Rizzo is called for the reach on James Attaway - foul #2 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #2 | 34-47 |
| 04:14 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Daniel Levinthal is denied by Matthew Coyne | 34-47 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | Anthony Price gets the rebound | 34-47 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Tony Branham is open and scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Claudio Rizzo | 36-47 |
| 03:45 | South Carolina | Pete Armstrong is called for the reach on Fred Carr - foul #4 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #3 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (PG), Augustus Zelmar (C) Claudio Rizzo, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 03:26 | South Carolina | Augustus Zelmar swats the layup by David McGillicuddy | 36-47 |
| 03:25 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Pete Armstrong | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (tiring) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fred Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Attaway (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Ronald Libby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Levinthal (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - David McGillicuddy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski clanks a 3 from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 03:00 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 02:35 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Augustus Zelmar - foul #1 on Augustus Zelmar, team foul #4 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Matthew Coyne (C) Tony Branham, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring (SG) James Attaway | |
| 02:35 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 02:35 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 02:22 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Claudio Rizzo | 39-49 |
| 01:54 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal is called for a charge - foul #1 on Daniel Levinthal, team foul #8 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Deshi Sun (SF) Claudio Rizzo, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Anthony Price | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Santillo (C) David McGillicuddy | |
| 01:38 | Kent State | Deshi Sun scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Lewis Fagundes | 41-49 |
| 01:18 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 41-49 |
| 01:16 | Kent State | Deshi Sun gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 01:11 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes travels with the ball | 41-49 |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal is fouled on the floor by Tony Branham - foul #1 on Tony Branham, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby is hacked by Matthew Coyne - foul #3 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #6 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (SG), David McGillicuddy (C) Samuel Mooring, David Santillo | |
| 00:44 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez is hacked by Tony Branham - foul #2 on Tony Branham, team foul #7 | 41-49 |
| 00:44 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 00:44 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez misses the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 00:44 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Matthew Coyne | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 00:36 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal grabs the board | 41-50 |
| 00:36 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-50 |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal is hacked by Lewis Fagundes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lewis Fagundes, team foul #8 | 41-50 |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal misses the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes is hacked by Daniel Levinthal - foul #2 on Daniel Levinthal, team foul #9 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring (SG), David Santillo (C) Jose Alvarez, David McGillicuddy | |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | Lewis Fagundes is called for the reach on Daniel Levinthal in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lewis Fagundes, team foul #9 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (SG), David McGillicuddy (C) Samuel Mooring, David Santillo | |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Tony Branham clanks a 3 from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Ronald Libby | 43-52 |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 43-52 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal is hacked by Lewis Fagundes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lewis Fagundes, team foul #10 | 43-52 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Daniel Levinthal blocks the short jumper by Deshi Sun | 43-54 |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Fred Carr runs out the clock | 43-54 |