| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Kendrick Tarver (fresh) SG - Johnnie Reach (fresh) SF - Benjamin Mangum (fresh) PF - James Roberts (fresh) C - John Kennard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Richard Jackson (fresh) SG - Luther Johnson (fresh) SF - Jonathan Edwards (fresh) PF - Jessie Carter (fresh) C - Neville Mauzy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Neville Mauzy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Luther Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Hofstra | Kendrick Tarver misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Hofstra | The offensive rebound goes to Benjamin Mangum | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Hofstra | Johnnie Reach makes the floater from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | South Carolina State | Neville Mauzy hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Hofstra | Benjamin Mangum hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kendrick Tarver | 5-2 |
| 18:01 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 18:00 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Benjamin Mangum | 5-2 |
| 17:47 | Hofstra | Johnnie Reach's pass is intercepted by Richard Jackson | 5-2 |
| 17:30 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson loses the dribble to John Kennard | 5-2 |
| 17:20 | Hofstra | Jessie Carter swats the layup by Kendrick Tarver | 5-2 |
| 17:18 | Hofstra | John Kennard snags the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:11 | Hofstra | John Kennard comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 5-2 |
| 17:10 | Hofstra | The offensive rebound goes to John Kennard | 5-2 |
| 17:00 | Hofstra | Johnnie Reach drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 16:38 | South Carolina State | Jonathan Edwards clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-2 |
| 16:36 | Hofstra | Johnnie Reach grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 16:28 | Hofstra | Kendrick Tarver travels with the ball | 7-2 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Adam Bowman (PF), Raymond Domino (C) Jessie Carter, Neville Mauzy | |
| 16:05 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Jackson | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Kendrick Tarver (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnnie Reach (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Benjamin Mangum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Roberts (fresh) C - John Kennard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Richard Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luther Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jonathan Edwards (fairly fresh) PF - Adam Bowman (fresh) C - Raymond Domino (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Hofstra | John Kennard travels with the ball | 7-4 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Lawrence Barber (PG), Bobbie Stokes (SG), Roger Moore (C) Richard Jackson, Luther Johnson, Jonathan Edwards | |
| 15:19 | South Carolina State | Kendrick Tarver is called for the reach on Lawrence Barber - foul #1 on Kendrick Tarver, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Richard Walters (PF), Gerald Bogert (C) James Roberts, John Kennard | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jessie Carter (PF), Neville Mauzy (C) Adam Bowman, Roger Moore | |
| 15:07 | South Carolina State | Raymond Domino misses short on a 3 from straight away | 7-4 |
| 15:05 | Hofstra | Richard Walters grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 14:40 | Hofstra | Gerald Bogert makes the jumpshot from the left side | 9-4 |
| 14:21 | South Carolina State | Jessie Carter clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Walters - foul #1 on Richard Walters, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Brent Froehlich (PG), Nelson Claytor (SG), Scott Hendricks (PF) Kendrick Tarver, Johnnie Reach, Benjamin Mangum | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Jackson (PG), Luther Johnson (SG), Jonathan Edwards (SF) Lawrence Barber, Bobbie Stokes, Raymond Domino | |
| 14:21 | South Carolina State | Jessie Carter makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 14:21 | South Carolina State | Jessie Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:02 | Hofstra | Scott Hendricks hits a turnaround from the left block | 11-6 |
| 13:44 | South Carolina State | Jessie Carter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-6 |
| 13:42 | South Carolina State | Jonathan Edwards misses the tip | 11-6 |
| 13:40 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Brent Froehlich | 11-6 |
| 13:28 | Hofstra | Scott Hendricks is whistled for traveling | 11-6 |
| Subs | Hofstra | James Roberts (PF), John Kennard (C) Scott Hendricks, Gerald Bogert | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Adam Bowman (PF), Raymond Domino (C) Jessie Carter, Neville Mauzy | |
| 13:10 | South Carolina State | Raymond Domino clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-6 |
| 13:09 | South Carolina State | Adam Bowman hits the follow up shot | 11-8 |
| 12:50 | Hofstra | Nelson Claytor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 11-8 |
| 12:48 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Adam Bowman | 11-8 |
| 12:35 | South Carolina State | Adam Bowman misses long on a jumper from the left side | 11-8 |
| 12:33 | South Carolina State | Raymond Domino gets the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:28 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson is hacked by Nelson Claytor - foul #1 on Nelson Claytor, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Kendrick Tarver (PG), Johnnie Reach (SG), Benjamin Mangum (SF) Brent Froehlich, Nelson Claytor, Richard Walters | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Lawrence Barber (SF), Neville Mauzy (C) Jonathan Edwards, Raymond Domino | |
| 12:11 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Neville Mauzy | 11-10 |
| 11:54 | Hofstra | John Kennard misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Adam Bowman - foul #1 on Adam Bowman, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Raymond Domino (SF), Jessie Carter (PF) Luther Johnson, Adam Bowman | |
| 11:54 | Hofstra | John Kennard makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 11:54 | Hofstra | John Kennard misses the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 11:54 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Neville Mauzy | 12-10 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Kendrick Tarver (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnnie Reach (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Benjamin Mangum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Roberts (fresh) C - John Kennard (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Richard Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Barber (fresh) SF - Raymond Domino (fresh) PF - Jessie Carter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Neville Mauzy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:51 | South Carolina State | Kendrick Tarver takes the ball from Richard Jackson in the backcourt | 12-10 |
| 11:35 | Hofstra | John Kennard knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Kendrick Tarver | 14-10 |
| 11:12 | South Carolina State | Kendrick Tarver is called for the reach on Richard Jackson - foul #2 on Kendrick Tarver, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Brent Froehlich (PG) Kendrick Tarver | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Bobbie Stokes (SG), Jonathan Edwards (SF) Richard Jackson, Raymond Domino | |
| 10:59 | South Carolina State | Bobbie Stokes travels with the ball | 14-10 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Richard Walters (PF) James Roberts | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Adam Bowman (C) Neville Mauzy | |
| 10:43 | Hofstra | Richard Walters misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 10:42 | South Carolina State | Jessie Carter pulls down the rebound | 14-10 |
| 10:27 | South Carolina State | Jessie Carter comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 10:25 | Hofstra | Richard Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 10:20 | Hofstra | Johnnie Reach misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-10 |
| 10:18 | South Carolina State | Jessie Carter snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 10:06 | South Carolina State | Lawrence Barber's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Mangum | 14-10 |
| 10:02 | Hofstra | Brent Froehlich banks in the layup on a nice dish by Benjamin Mangum | 16-10 |
| 09:51 | South Carolina State | Lawrence Barber misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-10 |
| 09:50 | Hofstra | Brent Froehlich pulls down the rebound | 16-10 |
| 09:28 | Hofstra | Johnnie Reach scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Brent Froehlich | 18-10 |
| 09:14 | South Carolina State | Lawrence Barber knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jessie Carter | 18-12 |
| 08:56 | Hofstra | Johnnie Reach throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-12 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Nelson Claytor (SG), James Roberts (PF), Gerald Bogert (C) Johnnie Reach, Benjamin Mangum, John Kennard | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Jackson (PG), Luther Johnson (SG), Raymond Domino (SF), Neville Mauzy (C) Lawrence Barber, Bobbie Stokes, Jonathan Edwards, Jessie Carter | |
| 08:39 | South Carolina State | Adam Bowman banks in the layup on a great pass from Luther Johnson | 18-14 |
| 08:30 | Hofstra | Gerald Bogert blows the layup | 18-14 |
| 08:29 | South Carolina State | Neville Mauzy pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| 08:22 | South Carolina State | Raymond Domino connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Neville Mauzy | 18-16 |
| 07:58 | Hofstra | Brent Froehlich misses short on a shot from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 07:57 | Hofstra | James Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 07:43 | Hofstra | Richard Walters misses the lay-in | 18-16 |
| 07:42 | South Carolina State | Richard Jackson snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Brent Froehlich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Claytor (fresh) SF - Richard Walters (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Roberts (fresh) C - Gerald Bogert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Richard Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luther Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Domino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Bowman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Neville Mauzy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson comes up short on the runner from the right block | 18-16 |
| 07:25 | Hofstra | Gerald Bogert grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 07:21 | Hofstra | Richard Walters's pass is intercepted by Richard Jackson | 18-16 |
| 07:16 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson misses long on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Gerald Bogert - foul #1 on Gerald Bogert, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Johnnie Reach (SG), Benjamin Mangum (SF) Brent Froehlich, Richard Walters | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jonathan Edwards (SF) Adam Bowman | |
| 07:16 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 07:16 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 07:00 | Hofstra | Benjamin Mangum misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 06:59 | South Carolina State | Raymond Domino grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 06:40 | South Carolina State | Raymond Domino's floater is tipped away by James Roberts | 18-17 |
| 06:39 | South Carolina State | Neville Mauzy hits the follow up shot | 18-19 |
| 06:27 | Hofstra | Gerald Bogert hits the finger roll on a great pass from Benjamin Mangum | 20-19 |
| 06:09 | South Carolina State | Raymond Domino makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Luther Johnson | 20-22 |
| 05:45 | Hofstra | James Roberts misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Raymond Domino - foul #1 on Raymond Domino, team foul #3 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Keith Unrein (PG), John Kennard (C) Nelson Claytor, Gerald Bogert | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Lawrence Barber (PG), Bobbie Stokes (SG), Jessie Carter (PF), Roger Moore (C) Richard Jackson, Luther Johnson, Raymond Domino, Neville Mauzy | |
| 05:45 | Hofstra | James Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:45 | Hofstra | James Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:26 | South Carolina State | Keith Unrein is called for the reach on Bobbie Stokes - foul #1 on Keith Unrein, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Brent Froehlich (PG), Richard Walters (PF) Keith Unrein, James Roberts | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 05:19 | South Carolina State | Bobbie Stokes clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 22-22 |
| 05:18 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Richard Walters | 22-22 |
| 04:53 | Hofstra | Benjamin Mangum misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Jonathan Edwards - foul #1 on Jonathan Edwards, team foul #4 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Jackson (PG), Adam Bowman (C) Jonathan Edwards, Roger Moore | |
| 04:53 | Hofstra | Benjamin Mangum makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:53 | Hofstra | Benjamin Mangum makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 04:34 | South Carolina State | Adam Bowman drills a driving attempt from close range | 24-24 |
| 04:27 | Hofstra | Richard Walters misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Adam Bowman - foul #2 on Adam Bowman, team foul #5 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Scott Hendricks (PF) Benjamin Mangum | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson (SG), Roger Moore (C) Bobbie Stokes, Adam Bowman | |
| 04:27 | Hofstra | Richard Walters misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:27 | Hofstra | Richard Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:19 | South Carolina State | Scott Hendricks steals the ball from Roger Moore | 25-24 |
| 04:08 | Hofstra | Richard Walters is denied on a layup by Roger Moore | 25-24 |
| 04:07 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 03:48 | South Carolina State | Richard Jackson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Scott Hendricks - foul #1 on Scott Hendricks, team foul #7 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Kendrick Tarver (PG), Nelson Claytor (SG) Brent Froehlich, Johnnie Reach | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Neville Mauzy (C) Roger Moore | |
| 03:48 | South Carolina State | Richard Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:48 | South Carolina State | Richard Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:38 | Hofstra | Scott Hendricks's layup is rejected by Neville Mauzy | 25-26 |
| 03:36 | South Carolina State | Richard Jackson grabs the board | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Kendrick Tarver (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nelson Claytor (fresh) SF - Richard Walters (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Hendricks (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Kennard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Richard Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luther Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Barber (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jessie Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Neville Mauzy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | South Carolina State | Kendrick Tarver steals the ball from Jessie Carter | 25-26 |
| 03:06 | Hofstra | Scott Hendricks misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Jessie Carter - foul #1 on Jessie Carter, team foul #6 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Benjamin Mangum (SF), Gerald Bogert (C) Richard Walters, John Kennard | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Raymond Domino (PG), Jonathan Edwards (SF), Adam Bowman (PF) Richard Jackson, Lawrence Barber, Jessie Carter | |
| 03:06 | Hofstra | Scott Hendricks misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:06 | Hofstra | Scott Hendricks makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:53 | South Carolina State | Adam Bowman misses the floater from the left side | 26-26 |
| 02:52 | South Carolina State | Neville Mauzy grabs the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 02:32 | South Carolina State | Adam Bowman misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Gerald Bogert - foul #2 on Gerald Bogert, team foul #8 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Johnnie Reach (SG), James Roberts (PF) Nelson Claytor, Scott Hendricks | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Bobbie Stokes (SG) Luther Johnson | |
| 02:32 | South Carolina State | Adam Bowman misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:32 | South Carolina State | Adam Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:32 | Hofstra | James Roberts snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 02:21 | Hofstra | James Roberts drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Johnnie Reach | 28-26 |
| 02:06 | South Carolina State | Benjamin Mangum steals it from Raymond Domino | 28-26 |
| 01:45 | Hofstra | Benjamin Mangum clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 01:44 | South Carolina State | Raymond Domino grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 01:33 | South Carolina State | Raymond Domino clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kendrick Tarver - foul #3 on Kendrick Tarver, team foul #9 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Brent Froehlich (PG), John Kennard (C) Kendrick Tarver, Gerald Bogert | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Jackson (PG), Lawrence Barber (SG), Jessie Carter (PF) Bobbie Stokes, Adam Bowman, Neville Mauzy | |
| 01:33 | South Carolina State | Raymond Domino misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 01:33 | South Carolina State | Raymond Domino misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 01:33 | South Carolina State | Jessie Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 01:21 | South Carolina State | Jonathan Edwards can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 01:20 | South Carolina State | Jessie Carter tips it but misses | 28-26 |
| 01:18 | Hofstra | John Kennard pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 00:56 | Hofstra | Brent Froehlich misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 00:54 | South Carolina State | Raymond Domino pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 00:36 | South Carolina State | Raymond Domino knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 28-28 |
| 00:20 | Hofstra | Benjamin Mangum comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 00:19 | Hofstra | Johnnie Reach pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 00:05 | Hofstra | Brent Froehlich loses the dribble to Lawrence Barber | 28-28 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina State | Jessie Carter is hacked by Johnnie Reach - foul #1 on Johnnie Reach, team foul #10 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Nelson Claytor (SG), Richard Walters (SF), Scott Hendricks (PF) Johnnie Reach, Benjamin Mangum, James Roberts | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson (SG), Bobbie Stokes (SF), Neville Mauzy (C) Lawrence Barber, Jonathan Edwards, Raymond Domino | |
| 00:01 | South Carolina State | Jessie Carter makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina State | Jessie Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:01 | Hofstra | Scott Hendricks grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 00:00 | Hofstra | Scott Hendricks misses the fullcourt shot | 28-29 |