| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Victor Nickerson (fresh) SG - Robert Kelly (fresh) SF - Stanley Deleon (fresh) PF - Louis Lawrence (fresh) C - Edwin Bowen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - James Gullo (fresh) SG - Jason Finch (fresh) SF - Stephen Hinz (fresh) PF - David Beck (fresh) C - John Branch (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | USC Upstate | David Beck wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | USC Upstate | Stephen Hinz banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | USC Aiken | Robert Kelly is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Victor Nickerson | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | USC Upstate | Jason Finch misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | USC Upstate | David Beck tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 18:29 | USC Aiken | Stanley Deleon misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-4 |
| 18:27 | USC Upstate | John Branch gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:13 | USC Upstate | David Beck lays it in | 2-6 |
| 17:57 | USC Aiken | Stanley Deleon misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 17:55 | USC Upstate | David Beck grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:35 | USC Upstate | Jason Finch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-6 |
| 17:30 | USC Aiken | James Gullo steps in front of the Robert Kelly pass in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| 17:15 | USC Upstate | David Beck scores on a shot from close range set up by James Gullo | 2-8 |
| 16:57 | USC Aiken | Stanley Deleon scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-8 |
| 16:36 | USC Upstate | Stephen Hinz misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 16:34 | USC Upstate | John Branch tips it in | 5-10 |
| 16:10 | USC Aiken | Robert Kelly misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Jason Finch - foul #1 on Jason Finch, team foul #1 | 5-10 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Matthew Temple (PG), Lawrence King (SF), John Smith (PF), Burton Lackey (C) Victor Nickerson, Stanley Deleon, Louis Lawrence, Edwin Bowen | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 16:10 | USC Aiken | Robert Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 16:10 | USC Aiken | Robert Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 16:10 | USC Aiken | Burton Lackey grabs the offensive board | 6-10 |
| 16:00 | USC Aiken | John Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-10 |
| 15:59 | USC Upstate | Stephen Hinz snags the defensive board | 6-10 |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Matthew Temple (fresh) SG - Robert Kelly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence King (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) C - Burton Lackey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - James Gullo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Finch (fairly fresh) SF - Stephen Hinz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Beck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Branch (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | USC Upstate | John Branch clanks a runner from the right block | 6-10 |
| 15:39 | USC Aiken | The rebound goes to John Smith | 6-10 |
| 15:36 | USC Aiken | Robert Kelly is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Finch - foul #2 on Jason Finch, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Richard Hodges (SF) Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | William Rorie (SG) Jason Finch | |
| 15:20 | USC Aiken | Stephen Hinz steals the ball from Matthew Temple | 6-10 |
| 15:07 | USC Upstate | John Smith takes the ball from William Rorie | 6-10 |
| 14:52 | USC Aiken | John Branch swats the shot by Burton Lackey | 6-10 |
| 14:50 | USC Upstate | John Branch snags the defensive board | 6-10 |
| 14:32 | USC Upstate | Stephen Hinz loses the dribble to Matthew Temple | 6-10 |
| 14:08 | USC Aiken | John Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 14:06 | USC Aiken | Lawrence King gets the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 13:56 | USC Aiken | Matthew Temple clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 13:55 | USC Aiken | John Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 13:45 | USC Aiken | Lawrence King misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 13:44 | USC Aiken | John Smith tips it but misses | 6-10 |
| 13:43 | USC Upstate | William Rorie pulls down the rebound | 6-10 |
| 13:27 | USC Upstate | John Branch buries a jump hook from the right block | 6-12 |
| 13:18 | USC Aiken | Richard Hodges is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-12 |
| 13:16 | USC Upstate | John Branch snags the defensive board | 6-12 |
| 13:00 | USC Upstate | Stephen Hinz clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-12 |
| 12:59 | USC Aiken | Lawrence King grabs the board | 6-12 |
| 12:53 | USC Aiken | Matthew Temple misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Stephen Hinz - foul #1 on Stephen Hinz, team foul #3 | 6-12 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Robert Kelly (SG), Stanley Deleon (SF), Louis Lawrence (PF), Edwin Bowen (C) Lawrence King, Richard Hodges, John Smith, Burton Lackey | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Gerald Solorio (PG), Carl Rollins (SF), Joseph Dozier (PF) James Gullo, Stephen Hinz, David Beck | |
| 12:53 | USC Aiken | Matthew Temple misses the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 12:53 | USC Aiken | Matthew Temple makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 12:50 | USC Upstate | Gerald Solorio is hacked by Matthew Temple in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Temple, team foul #1 | 7-12 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Victor Nickerson (PG) Matthew Temple | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 12:38 | USC Upstate | Gerald Solorio is hacked by Louis Lawrence - foul #1 on Louis Lawrence, team foul #2 | 7-12 |
| 12:25 | USC Upstate | John Branch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Louis Lawrence - foul #2 on Louis Lawrence, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Lawrence King (PF) Louis Lawrence | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 12:25 | USC Upstate | John Branch makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 12:25 | USC Upstate | John Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 12:09 | USC Aiken | Robert Kelly scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Edwin Bowen | 9-14 |
| 11:52 | USC Upstate | Carl Rollins misses the fadeaway from the right block | 9-14 |
| 11:51 | USC Aiken | Edwin Bowen pulls down the rebound | 9-14 |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Victor Nickerson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stanley Deleon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence King (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Edwin Bowen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Gerald Solorio (fresh) SG - William Rorie (fairly fresh) SF - Carl Rollins (fresh) PF - Joseph Dozier (fresh) C - John Branch (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | USC Aiken | John Branch is called for the reach on Lawrence King - foul #1 on John Branch, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | David Beck (PF) William Rorie | |
| 11:18 | USC Aiken | Victor Nickerson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Kelly | 12-14 |
| 11:09 | USC Upstate | Stanley Deleon steps in front of the Carl Rollins pass | 12-14 |
| 11:07 | USC Aiken | Carl Rollins steals it from Stanley Deleon in the backcourt | 12-14 |
| 10:53 | USC Upstate | Carl Rollins clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-14 |
| 10:51 | USC Aiken | Stanley Deleon snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 10:37 | USC Aiken | Edwin Bowen misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Branch - foul #2 on John Branch, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Alfred Fitzsimmons (PG), John Smith (PF) Victor Nickerson, Lawrence King | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Stephen Hinz (SF) Carl Rollins | |
| 10:37 | USC Aiken | Edwin Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:37 | USC Aiken | Edwin Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:16 | USC Upstate | John Branch clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Edwin Bowen - foul #1 on Edwin Bowen, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Richard Hodges (SF), Jeffery Murawski (C) Stanley Deleon, Edwin Bowen | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | James Gullo (PG), William Rorie (SG) Gerald Solorio, David Beck | |
| 10:16 | USC Upstate | John Branch makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:16 | USC Upstate | John Branch misses the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:16 | USC Aiken | Jeffery Murawski grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 10:12 | USC Aiken | Alfred Fitzsimmons is called for traveling in the backcourt | 14-15 |
| 10:05 | USC Upstate | Stephen Hinz drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by William Rorie | 14-18 |
| 10:03 | USC Aiken | Richard Hodges is hacked by Stephen Hinz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Hinz, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Burton Lackey (C) Jeffery Murawski | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Carl Rollins (SF) Stephen Hinz | |
| 09:45 | USC Aiken | Robert Kelly comes up short on the shot near the basket | 14-18 |
| 09:43 | USC Upstate | John Branch grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 09:38 | USC Upstate | Carl Rollins is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #5 | 14-18 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Matthew Temple (PG), Jeffery Murawski (C) Robert Kelly, John Smith | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 09:13 | USC Upstate | Joseph Dozier scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Rorie | 14-20 |
| 09:00 | USC Aiken | Matthew Temple hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Gullo - foul #1 on James Gullo, team foul #7 | 14-20 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Victor Nickerson (PG), Stanley Deleon (SF), John Smith (PF) Alfred Fitzsimmons, Richard Hodges, Burton Lackey | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Gerald Solorio (PG), David Beck (PF) James Gullo, Joseph Dozier | |
| 09:00 | USC Aiken | Matthew Temple misses the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 09:00 | USC Aiken | Matthew Temple makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:48 | USC Upstate | David Beck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-20 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Robert Kelly (SG) Matthew Temple | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 08:46 | USC Aiken | Gerald Solorio is called for the reach on Victor Nickerson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Solorio, team foul #8 | 15-20 |
| 08:46 | USC Aiken | Victor Nickerson makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:46 | USC Aiken | Victor Nickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:46 | USC Aiken | John Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:34 | USC Aiken | Jeffery Murawski lays it up and in set up by Victor Nickerson | 18-20 |
| 08:18 | USC Upstate | David Beck can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 18-20 |
| 08:16 | USC Aiken | John Smith grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 07:58 | USC Aiken | Gerald Solorio picks off the pass by Jeffery Murawski | 18-20 |
| 07:41 | USC Upstate | John Branch scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Gerald Solorio | 18-22 |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Victor Nickerson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Kelly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Deleon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Jeffery Murawski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Gerald Solorio (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Rorie (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Carl Rollins (tiring) PF - David Beck (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Branch (very tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:38 | USC Aiken | Victor Nickerson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 18-22 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Matthew Temple (SG), Lawrence King (PF), Edwin Bowen (C) Robert Kelly, John Smith, Jeffery Murawski | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Joseph Dozier (SG), James Gullo (PF) William Rorie, David Beck | |
| 07:28 | USC Upstate | Carl Rollins misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 18-22 |
| 07:27 | USC Aiken | Matthew Temple grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 07:25 | USC Aiken | Lawrence King is hacked by James Gullo in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Gullo, team foul #9 | 18-22 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Richard Hodges (SF), Burton Lackey (PF) Victor Nickerson, Stanley Deleon | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | David Beck (PF) James Gullo | |
| 07:25 | USC Aiken | Lawrence King makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:25 | USC Aiken | Lawrence King makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:04 | USC Upstate | Edwin Bowen swats the layup by John Branch | 20-22 |
| 07:03 | USC Upstate | Gerald Solorio pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 06:40 | USC Upstate | David Beck can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 06:39 | USC Upstate | David Beck gets the offensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 06:22 | USC Upstate | John Branch clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Edwin Bowen - foul #2 on Edwin Bowen, team foul #6 | 20-22 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Victor Nickerson (PG), Alfred Fitzsimmons (SG), Stanley Deleon (SF) Matthew Temple, Richard Hodges, Edwin Bowen | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Neil Bonnell (PG), William Rorie (SG) Gerald Solorio, Joseph Dozier | |
| 06:22 | USC Upstate | John Branch makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:22 | USC Upstate | John Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:00 | USC Aiken | Alfred Fitzsimmons hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Stanley Deleon | 22-24 |
| 05:40 | USC Upstate | William Rorie makes the 3 from the left corner | 22-27 |
| 05:36 | USC Aiken | Victor Nickerson is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Alfred Fitzsimmons | 25-27 |
| 05:23 | USC Upstate | David Beck clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Burton Lackey - foul #1 on Burton Lackey, team foul #7 | 25-27 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Robert Kelly (SG), John Smith (PF), Jeffery Murawski (C) Victor Nickerson, Lawrence King, Burton Lackey | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 05:23 | USC Upstate | David Beck misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:23 | USC Upstate | David Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 05:07 | USC Aiken | Alfred Fitzsimmons misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-28 |
| 05:06 | USC Aiken | John Smith hits the follow up shot | 27-28 |
| 05:06 | USC Upstate | USC Upstate calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-28 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Victor Nickerson (PG) Alfred Fitzsimmons | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Gerald Solorio (PG), Joseph Dozier (PF) Neil Bonnell, David Beck | |
| 04:50 | USC Upstate | Jeffery Murawski steps in front of the Gerald Solorio pass | 27-28 |
| 04:35 | USC Aiken | John Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 04:33 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Gerald Solorio | 27-28 |
| 04:13 | USC Upstate | Carl Rollins double dribbles | 27-28 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Neil Bonnell (PG), David Beck (PF) Gerald Solorio, William Rorie | |
| 03:49 | USC Aiken | Robert Kelly is hacked by Joseph Dozier - foul #1 on Joseph Dozier, team foul #10 | 27-28 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Louis Lawrence (PF), Edwin Bowen (C) John Smith, Jeffery Murawski | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | James Gullo (PG), Jason Finch (SG), Stephen Hinz (SF) Neil Bonnell, Carl Rollins, David Beck | |
| 03:49 | USC Aiken | Robert Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 03:49 | USC Aiken | Robert Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 03:26 | USC Upstate | James Gullo clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 03:25 | USC Aiken | Louis Lawrence grabs the board | 29-28 |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Victor Nickerson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Deleon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis Lawrence (fresh) C - Edwin Bowen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - James Gullo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Finch (fresh) SF - Stephen Hinz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Dozier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Branch (very tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | USC Aiken | Victor Nickerson is fouled in the backcourt by James Gullo - foul #3 on James Gullo, team foul #11 | 29-28 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Matthew Temple (SG), Richard Hodges (SF) Robert Kelly, Stanley Deleon | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Neil Bonnell (PG), David Beck (PF) James Gullo, Joseph Dozier | |
| 03:20 | USC Aiken | Victor Nickerson makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 03:20 | USC Aiken | Victor Nickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:54 | USC Upstate | Stephen Hinz connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 02:32 | USC Aiken | Edwin Bowen connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Victor Nickerson and the foul's on Stephen Hinz - foul #3 on Stephen Hinz, team foul #12 | 33-31 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Alfred Fitzsimmons (SG), John Smith (SF) Victor Nickerson, Richard Hodges | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Gerald Solorio (PG), Carl Rollins (SF) Neil Bonnell, Stephen Hinz | |
| 02:32 | USC Aiken | Edwin Bowen makes the free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:12 | USC Upstate | Jason Finch misses the floater from just outside the lane | 34-31 |
| 02:11 | USC Aiken | Alfred Fitzsimmons pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 02:08 | USC Aiken | Alfred Fitzsimmons throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Robert Kelly (SG), Stanley Deleon (SF), Burton Lackey (C) Alfred Fitzsimmons, John Smith, Edwin Bowen | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Joseph Dozier (PF) David Beck | |
| 01:59 | USC Upstate | Jason Finch is fouled on the floor by Matthew Temple - foul #2 on Matthew Temple, team foul #8 | 34-31 |
| 01:59 | USC Upstate | Jason Finch misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:59 | USC Aiken | Louis Lawrence snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 01:57 | USC Aiken | Jason Finch picks off the pass by Stanley Deleon in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| 01:43 | USC Upstate | Gerald Solorio hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 01:42 | USC Aiken | Louis Lawrence snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 01:21 | USC Aiken | Matthew Temple loses the dribble to Joseph Dozier | 34-31 |
| 01:01 | USC Upstate | Joseph Dozier misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-31 |
| 01:00 | USC Aiken | Burton Lackey gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 00:58 | USC Aiken | Carl Rollins picks off the pass by Matthew Temple in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| 00:38 | USC Upstate | Gerald Solorio misses the 3 from straight away | 34-31 |
| 00:37 | USC Aiken | Stanley Deleon grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 00:14 | USC Aiken | Burton Lackey makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Matthew Temple | 36-31 |
| 00:02 | USC Upstate | Joseph Dozier drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 00:00 | USC Aiken | Robert Kelly can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 36-34 |