| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - David Magill (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Hitchcock (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donny Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Harte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Brandon Bennett (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Caleb Hugley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bernard Ertel (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Hoyt Wedgeworth (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Galeano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William McCoy (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth inbounds the ball | 39-38 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:57 | Harding | David Magill is called for the reach on Caleb Hugley in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Magill, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| 19:35 | Harding | Caleb Hugley double dribbles | 39-38 |
| 19:15 | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock is hacked by Bernard Ertel - foul #1 on Bernard Ertel, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| 19:06 | USC Upstate | Donny Hughes's pass is intercepted by William McCoy | 39-38 |
| 18:51 | Harding | Caleb Hugley drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from William McCoy | 39-40 |
| 18:38 | USC Upstate | Donny Hughes clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 18:37 | Harding | The rebound goes to William McCoy | 39-40 |
| 18:33 | Harding | Lawrence Galeano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Stacey Blankenship (PG), Daniel Kroeker (SG), Joel Jameson (SF), Richard Scott (PF), Earnest Huffman (C) David Magill, Eric Hitchcock, Donny Hughes, Robert Harte, Brandon Bennett | |
| Subs | Harding | David Bowen (C) William McCoy | |
| 18:24 | USC Upstate | Richard Scott scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stacey Blankenship | 42-40 |
| 18:08 | Harding | Lawrence Galeano misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Earnest Huffman - foul #2 on Earnest Huffman, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | Harding | Ernest Breaux (PG), Robert Maxwell (SG), Joseph Muncy (SF) Caleb Hugley, Bernard Ertel, Hoyt Wedgeworth | |
| 18:08 | Harding | Lawrence Galeano makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 18:08 | Harding | Lawrence Galeano makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 17:59 | USC Upstate | Daniel Kroeker buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stacey Blankenship | 44-42 |
| 17:53 | Harding | Daniel Kroeker takes the ball from Robert Maxwell in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| 17:41 | USC Upstate | Daniel Kroeker knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 17:26 | Harding | Ernest Breaux misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-42 |
| 17:25 | Harding | Joseph Muncy can't tip it in | 47-42 |
| 17:24 | USC Upstate | Daniel Kroeker grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 17:14 | USC Upstate | Joel Jameson knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 49-42 |
| 17:04 | Harding | Joseph Muncy misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Joel Jameson - foul #1 on Joel Jameson, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | David Magill (PG), Eric Hitchcock (SG), William Rowe (SF), Johnathon Peeler (PF), Brandon Bennett (C) Stacey Blankenship, Daniel Kroeker, Joel Jameson, Richard Scott, Earnest Huffman | |
| Subs | Harding | Caleb Hugley (PG), Bernard Ertel (SG), William McCoy (C) Ernest Breaux, Lawrence Galeano, David Bowen | |
| 17:04 | Harding | Joseph Muncy makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 17:04 | Harding | Joseph Muncy misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 17:04 | USC Upstate | Brandon Bennett grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 16:53 | USC Upstate | Brandon Bennett knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by William Rowe | 51-43 |
| 16:28 | Harding | Robert Maxwell misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 51-43 |
| 16:26 | USC Upstate | Brandon Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 16:09 | USC Upstate | Brandon Bennett's floater is tipped away by William McCoy | 51-43 |
| 16:08 | Harding | Caleb Hugley pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 16:02 | Harding | Robert Maxwell connects on the jumper in the lane and he's fouled by David Magill - foul #2 on David Magill, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Stacey Blankenship (SG), Donny Hughes (SF), Robert Harte (PF) Eric Hitchcock, William Rowe, Johnathon Peeler | |
| Subs | Harding | Ernest Breaux (PG), Hoyt Wedgeworth (SF), David Bowen (C) Caleb Hugley, Joseph Muncy, William McCoy | |
| 16:02 | Harding | Robert Maxwell misses the free throw | 51-45 |
| 16:02 | USC Upstate | Brandon Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - David Magill (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stacey Blankenship (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donny Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Harte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Brandon Bennett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ernest Breaux (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Ertel (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Hoyt Wedgeworth (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Maxwell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Bowen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:58 | USC Upstate | Stacey Blankenship comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Bernard Ertel - foul #2 on Bernard Ertel, team foul #2 | 51-45 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | Harding | Dale Peaslee (PG), Paul Patrick (PF) Ernest Breaux, Robert Maxwell | |
| 15:58 | USC Upstate | Stacey Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 15:58 | USC Upstate | Stacey Blankenship makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 15:42 | Harding | Donny Hughes is called for the reach on Paul Patrick - foul #2 on Donny Hughes, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| 15:32 | Harding | Paul Patrick misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by David Magill - foul #3 on David Magill, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| 15:32 | Harding | Paul Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 15:32 | Harding | Paul Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 15:11 | USC Upstate | Dale Peaslee steals the ball from Robert Harte | 53-47 |
| 15:08 | Harding | Dale Peaslee lays it in | 53-49 |
| 14:56 | USC Upstate | Brandon Bennett knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Stacey Blankenship | 55-49 |
| 14:45 | Harding | Paul Patrick can't finish the uncontested layup | 55-49 |
| 14:44 | USC Upstate | Brandon Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 14:30 | USC Upstate | A charge is called on Robert Harte - foul #1 on Robert Harte, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Daniel Kroeker (SG), Joel Jameson (SF), Richard Scott (PF), Earnest Huffman (C) Stacey Blankenship, Donny Hughes, Robert Harte, Brandon Bennett | |
| Subs | Harding | Caleb Hugley (SG), Lawrence Galeano (PF), William McCoy (C) Bernard Ertel, Paul Patrick, David Bowen | |
| 14:07 | Harding | Caleb Hugley buries a shot from the baseline set up by Lawrence Galeano | 55-51 |
| 13:49 | USC Upstate | Earnest Huffman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-51 |
| 13:47 | Harding | Lawrence Galeano pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 13:31 | Harding | William McCoy knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 55-53 |
| 13:06 | USC Upstate | Lawrence Galeano is called for the reach on Richard Scott - foul #2 on Lawrence Galeano, team foul #3 | 55-53 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock (SG), William Rowe (SF), Robert Harte (PF), Johnathon Peeler (C) Daniel Kroeker, Joel Jameson, Richard Scott, Earnest Huffman | |
| Subs | Harding | Ernest Breaux (PG), Bernard Ertel (SG), Joseph Muncy (SF), Robert Maxwell (PF), Paul Patrick (C) Dale Peaslee, Caleb Hugley, Hoyt Wedgeworth, Lawrence Galeano, William McCoy | |
| 12:47 | USC Upstate | Joseph Muncy takes the ball from Robert Harte | 55-53 |
| 12:39 | Harding | Joseph Muncy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-53 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Stacey Blankenship (PG) David Magill | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 12:18 | USC Upstate | Ernest Breaux steps in front of the Johnathon Peeler pass | 55-53 |
| 12:15 | Harding | Bernard Ertel banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ernest Breaux | 55-55 |
| 11:53 | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-55 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Stacey Blankenship (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Hitchcock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Rowe (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Harte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Johnathon Peeler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ernest Breaux (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Ertel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Muncy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Maxwell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Patrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Harding | Ernest Breaux hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 11:26 | USC Upstate | Robert Harte grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 11:16 | USC Upstate | Johnathon Peeler knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Eric Hitchcock | 60-55 |
| 11:12 | Harding | Ernest Breaux misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 11:10 | USC Upstate | William Rowe pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 10:42 | USC Upstate | Johnathon Peeler is hacked by Bernard Ertel - foul #3 on Bernard Ertel, team foul #4 | 60-55 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | David Magill (PG), Daniel Kroeker (SG), Donny Hughes (SF), Richard Scott (PF), Brandon Bennett (C) Stacey Blankenship, Eric Hitchcock, William Rowe, Robert Harte, Johnathon Peeler | |
| Subs | Harding | Dale Peaslee (PG), Caleb Hugley (SG), Hoyt Wedgeworth (SF), Lawrence Galeano (PF), William McCoy (C) Ernest Breaux, Bernard Ertel, Joseph Muncy, Robert Maxwell, Paul Patrick | |
| 10:37 | USC Upstate | Brandon Bennett misses the lay-in | 60-55 |
| 10:35 | USC Upstate | David Magill misses the tip | 60-55 |
| 10:33 | Harding | William McCoy pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 10:20 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Hoyt Wedgeworth, team foul #5 | 60-55 |
| 09:57 | USC Upstate | Daniel Kroeker travels with the ball | 60-55 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Earnest Huffman (C) Brandon Bennett | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 09:33 | Harding | Earnest Huffman blocks the jumper by Lawrence Galeano | 60-55 |
| 09:31 | Harding | Dale Peaslee gets the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 09:23 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 09:21 | Harding | Lawrence Galeano pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 09:07 | Harding | Lawrence Galeano can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donny Hughes - foul #3 on Donny Hughes, team foul #8 | 60-55 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Stacey Blankenship (PG), Eric Hitchcock (SG), Joel Jameson (SF), Robert Harte (PF) David Magill, Daniel Kroeker, Donny Hughes, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | Harding | Walter Lane (PG), David Bowen (C) Dale Peaslee, William McCoy | |
| 09:07 | Harding | Lawrence Galeano misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 09:07 | Harding | Lawrence Galeano makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 08:47 | USC Upstate | Stacey Blankenship drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Hitchcock | 62-56 |
| 08:30 | Harding | Walter Lane comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Eric Hitchcock - foul #1 on Eric Hitchcock, team foul #9 | 62-56 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Brandon Bennett (C) Earnest Huffman | |
| Subs | Harding | Bernard Ertel (SG), Joseph Muncy (SF), Robert Maxwell (PF) Caleb Hugley, Hoyt Wedgeworth, Lawrence Galeano | |
| 08:30 | Harding | Walter Lane makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 08:30 | Harding | Walter Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 08:30 | USC Upstate | Brandon Bennett grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 08:13 | USC Upstate | Stacey Blankenship hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 08:11 | Harding | David Bowen grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 08:07 | Harding | Robert Maxwell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-57 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Richard Scott (PF) Robert Harte | |
| Subs | Harding | Ernest Breaux (PG) Walter Lane | |
| 07:59 | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 07:58 | USC Upstate | Stacey Blankenship tips it but misses | 62-57 |
| 07:57 | Harding | David Bowen gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Stacey Blankenship (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Hitchcock (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joel Jameson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Bennett (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Ernest Breaux (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Ertel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Muncy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Maxwell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Bowen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Harding | David Bowen is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Maxwell | 62-59 |
| 07:16 | USC Upstate | The jump hook by Brandon Bennett is blocked by Robert Maxwell | 62-59 |
| 07:14 | Harding | Joseph Muncy gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 06:54 | Harding | Joseph Muncy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-59 |
| 06:52 | USC Upstate | Brandon Bennett pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 06:47 | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Brandon Bennett | 65-59 |
| 06:18 | Harding | David Bowen is hacked by Brandon Bennett - foul #1 on Brandon Bennett, team foul #10 | 65-59 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | David Magill (PG), Daniel Kroeker (SG), Donny Hughes (SF), Johnathon Peeler (PF), Earnest Huffman (C) Stacey Blankenship, Eric Hitchcock, Joel Jameson, Richard Scott, Brandon Bennett | |
| Subs | Harding | Dale Peaslee (PG), Caleb Hugley (SG), Hoyt Wedgeworth (SF), William McCoy (C) Ernest Breaux, Bernard Ertel, Joseph Muncy, Robert Maxwell | |
| 06:18 | Harding | David Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 06:18 | Harding | David Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 06:03 | USC Upstate | Earnest Huffman buries a shot from the baseline | 67-61 |
| 06:00 | Harding | Daniel Kroeker is called for the reach on Caleb Hugley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Kroeker, team foul #11 | 67-61 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | Harding | Lawrence Galeano (PF) David Bowen | |
| 06:00 | Harding | Caleb Hugley misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 06:00 | Harding | Caleb Hugley misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 06:00 | USC Upstate | Earnest Huffman snags the defensive board | 67-61 |
| 05:47 | USC Upstate | Daniel Kroeker drills a jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Dale Peaslee - foul #4 on Dale Peaslee, team foul #6 | 69-61 |
| 05:47 | USC Upstate | Daniel Kroeker makes the free throw | 70-61 |
| 05:22 | Harding | Lawrence Galeano drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Hoyt Wedgeworth | 70-63 |
| 05:14 | USC Upstate | Daniel Kroeker comes up short on the runner near the basket | 70-63 |
| 05:12 | Harding | Caleb Hugley grabs the defensive rebound | 70-63 |
| 04:56 | Harding | Dale Peaslee is called for a charge - foul #5 on Dale Peaslee, team foul #7 | 70-63 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | William Rowe (SF), Robert Harte (PF), Brandon Bennett (C) Donny Hughes, Johnathon Peeler, Earnest Huffman | |
| Subs | Harding | Walter Lane (PG), Paul Patrick (C) Dale Peaslee, William McCoy | |
| 04:54 | USC Upstate | David Magill's pass is intercepted by Caleb Hugley in the backcourt | 70-63 |
| 04:39 | Harding | Caleb Hugley connects on the open jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Hoyt Wedgeworth | 70-65 |
| 04:31 | USC Upstate | Brandon Bennett misses short on a shot from the left wing | 70-65 |
| 04:29 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth gets the rebound | 70-65 |
| 04:09 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Lane | 70-68 |
| 03:58 | USC Upstate | Robert Harte comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Galeano - foul #3 on Lawrence Galeano, team foul #8 | 70-68 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Stacey Blankenship (PG), Eric Hitchcock (SG) David Magill, Daniel Kroeker | |
| Subs | Harding | Bernard Ertel (SG), Robert Maxwell (PF) Caleb Hugley, Lawrence Galeano | |
| 03:58 | USC Upstate | Robert Harte misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 03:58 | USC Upstate | Robert Harte makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 03:43 | Harding | Paul Patrick misses the dunk | 71-68 |
| 03:41 | Harding | Bernard Ertel tips it in | 71-70 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Stacey Blankenship (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Hitchcock (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Rowe (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Robert Harte (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Brandon Bennett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Walter Lane (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Ertel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Hoyt Wedgeworth (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Maxwell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Patrick (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | USC Upstate | Stacey Blankenship clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-70 |
| 03:23 | Harding | The rebound goes to Paul Patrick | 71-70 |
| 03:05 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 71-70 |
| 03:04 | Harding | Walter Lane gets the offensive rebound | 71-70 |
| 02:55 | Harding | Robert Maxwell buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Walter Lane | 71-72 |
| 02:38 | USC Upstate | Hoyt Wedgeworth takes the ball from Brandon Bennett | 71-72 |
| 02:38 | Harding | Harding calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-72 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | David Magill (PG), Daniel Kroeker (SG), Donny Hughes (SF), Richard Scott (PF), Earnest Huffman (C) Stacey Blankenship, Eric Hitchcock, William Rowe, Robert Harte, Brandon Bennett | |
| Subs | Harding | Caleb Hugley (PG), Lawrence Galeano (PF), William McCoy (C) Walter Lane, Hoyt Wedgeworth, Paul Patrick | |
| 02:28 | Harding | Robert Maxwell is called for 10 seconds | 71-72 |
| 02:23 | USC Upstate | Richard Scott misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-72 |
| 02:22 | Harding | The rebound goes to Robert Maxwell | 71-72 |
| 02:18 | Harding | Robert Maxwell blows the layup | 71-72 |
| 02:16 | USC Upstate | Richard Scott snags the defensive board | 71-72 |
| 02:09 | USC Upstate | William McCoy takes the ball from Earnest Huffman | 71-72 |
| 02:05 | Harding | Harding calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-72 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth (SF) Robert Maxwell | |
| 02:00 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 71-72 |
| 01:58 | USC Upstate | Daniel Kroeker gets the rebound | 71-72 |
| 01:58 | USC Upstate | USC Upstate calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-72 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock (SG), Robert Harte (PF), Brandon Bennett (C) Daniel Kroeker, Richard Scott, Earnest Huffman | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 01:44 | USC Upstate | Brandon Bennett misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 71-72 |
| 01:42 | USC Upstate | Robert Harte grabs the offensive rebound | 71-72 |
| 01:37 | USC Upstate | Brandon Bennett scores on a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Lawrence Galeano - foul #4 on Lawrence Galeano, team foul #9 | 73-72 |
| 01:37 | USC Upstate | Brandon Bennett makes the free throw | 74-72 |
| 01:25 | Harding | Caleb Hugley misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on David Magill - foul #4 on David Magill, team foul #12 | 74-72 |
| 01:25 | Harding | Caleb Hugley makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 01:25 | Harding | Caleb Hugley misses the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 01:25 | USC Upstate | Robert Harte pulls down the rebound | 74-73 |
| 01:10 | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock is hacked by Bernard Ertel - foul #4 on Bernard Ertel, team foul #10 | 74-73 |
| 01:10 | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 01:10 | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock misses the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 01:10 | Harding | Lawrence Galeano gets the rebound | 75-73 |
| 00:55 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth is fouled on the floor by Eric Hitchcock - foul #2 on Eric Hitchcock, team foul #13 | 75-73 |
| 00:55 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:55 | Harding | Hoyt Wedgeworth makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 00:47 | USC Upstate | Donny Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-75 |
| 00:45 | USC Upstate | Brandon Bennett grabs the offensive rebound | 75-75 |
| 00:38 | USC Upstate | Donny Hughes misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Hoyt Wedgeworth - foul #2 on Hoyt Wedgeworth, team foul #11 | 75-75 |
| 00:38 | USC Upstate | Donny Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:38 | USC Upstate | Donny Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:36 | Harding | Caleb Hugley is fouled in the backcourt by Donny Hughes - foul #4 on Donny Hughes, team foul #14 | 77-75 |
| 00:36 | Harding | Caleb Hugley makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:36 | Harding | Caleb Hugley makes the 2nd free throw | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:12 | USC Upstate | Donny Hughes is fouled on the floor by Bernard Ertel - foul #5 on Bernard Ertel, team foul #12 | 77-77 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | Harding | Robert Maxwell (SG) Bernard Ertel | |
| 00:12 | USC Upstate | Donny Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 00:12 | USC Upstate | Donny Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:10 | Harding | Harding calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-77 |
| 00:01 | Harding | Robert Maxwell blows the layup | 78-77 |
| 00:00 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Robert Harte | 78-77 |