| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Sam Francis (fresh) SG - Kelly Lam (fresh) SF - Stephen Yoder (fresh) PF - Michael Skillings (fresh) C - William Simmons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Richard Goodson (fresh) SG - Christopher Kinzel (fresh) SF - Robert Hartley (fresh) PF - Jean Morrone (fresh) C - Terry Sharma (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Haven | Michael Skillings wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | New Haven | Stephen Yoder hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | New Haven | Michael Skillings can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone misses the dunk attempt | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | New Haven | Michael Skillings pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | New Haven | Kelly Lam connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Stephen Yoder | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Goodson | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | New Haven | Stephen Yoder is hacked by Terry Sharma - foul #1 on Terry Sharma, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | New Haven | Kelly Lam scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Sam Francis | 5-2 |
| 18:20 | USC Upstate | Michael Skillings is called for the reach on Richard Goodson - foul #1 on Michael Skillings, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:08 | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 5-2 |
| 18:07 | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone tips it in | 5-4 |
| 17:48 | New Haven | Kelly Lam is hacked by Jean Morrone - foul #1 on Jean Morrone, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | New Haven | Howard Litten (C) William Simmons | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 17:33 | New Haven | Howard Litten connects on the floater from the right block set up by Kelly Lam | 7-4 |
| 17:18 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma's pass is intercepted by Sam Francis | 7-4 |
| 17:15 | New Haven | Sam Francis blows the layup | 7-4 |
| 17:13 | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 17:04 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Hartley | 7-7 |
| 16:44 | New Haven | Stephen Yoder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-7 |
| Subs | New Haven | Clifford Cicero (PG), Russell Brinkerhoff (SG), Philip Allen (C) Sam Francis, Kelly Lam, Michael Skillings | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | James Homer (C) Terry Sharma | |
| 16:33 | USC Upstate | Russell Brinkerhoff is called for the reach on Jean Morrone - foul #1 on Russell Brinkerhoff, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | New Haven | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | John Holly (SF) Robert Hartley | |
| 16:19 | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone's pass is intercepted by Russell Brinkerhoff | 7-7 |
| 15:54 | New Haven | Howard Litten misses badly on a floater in the paint | 7-7 |
| 15:53 | USC Upstate | James Homer snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Clifford Cicero (fresh) SG - Russell Brinkerhoff (fresh) SF - Stephen Yoder (fairly fresh) PF - Howard Litten (fresh) 2 pts. C - Philip Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Richard Goodson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Kinzel (fresh) SF - John Holly (fresh) PF - Jean Morrone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Homer (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 15:47 | New Haven | Stephen Yoder pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:32 | New Haven | Howard Litten banks in the layup on a nice dish by Philip Allen and he's fouled by Jean Morrone - foul #2 on Jean Morrone, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | New Haven | Kelly Lam (SG), William Simmons (C) Stephen Yoder, Philip Allen | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Bobby Bair (PF), Terry Sharma (C) Jean Morrone, James Homer | |
| 15:32 | New Haven | Howard Litten misses the free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:32 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| 15:22 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 15:20 | New Haven | Howard Litten pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:14 | New Haven | Kelly Lam scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Clifford Cicero | 12-7 |
| 14:55 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 12-7 |
| 14:54 | USC Upstate | Bobby Bair tips it in | 12-9 |
| 14:47 | New Haven | William Simmons hits a jumper in the paint set up by Russell Brinkerhoff | 14-9 |
| 14:40 | USC Upstate | Clifford Cicero steals the ball from Richard Goodson | 14-9 |
| 14:36 | New Haven | Russell Brinkerhoff lays it in on a great pass from Clifford Cicero | 16-9 |
| 14:13 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-9 |
| 14:12 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma grabs the offensive board | 16-9 |
| 13:54 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Clifford Cicero - foul #1 on Clifford Cicero, team foul #3 | 16-9 |
| Subs | New Haven | Sam Francis (PG), Adam Morris (SG), Stephen Yoder (SF), Michael Skillings (PF), Philip Allen (C) Clifford Cicero, Kelly Lam, Russell Brinkerhoff, Howard Litten, William Simmons | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson (SG), Robert Hartley (SF), James Homer (C) Christopher Kinzel, John Holly, Terry Sharma | |
| 13:54 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 13:54 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson misses the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 13:54 | New Haven | Philip Allen gets the rebound | 16-10 |
| 13:35 | New Haven | Philip Allen misses the 3 from the left wing | 16-10 |
| 13:34 | USC Upstate | Bobby Bair gets the rebound | 16-10 |
| 13:15 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Clarence Parson | 16-13 |
| 12:48 | New Haven | Michael Skillings misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 16-13 |
| 12:46 | USC Upstate | Bobby Bair pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 12:41 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 16-13 |
| 12:40 | New Haven | Michael Skillings grabs the defensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 12:38 | New Haven | Richard Goodson takes the ball from Sam Francis in the backcourt | 16-13 |
| 12:29 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Clarence Parson | 16-16 |
| 12:22 | New Haven | Michael Skillings comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 16-16 |
| 12:20 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to James Homer | 16-16 |
| 12:04 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-19 |
| 11:49 | New Haven | Sam Francis is fouled on the floor by James Homer - foul #1 on James Homer, team foul #4 | 16-19 |
| Subs | New Haven | Kelly Lam (SG), William Simmons (C) Adam Morris, Philip Allen | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Christopher Kinzel (SG), Terry Sharma (C) Richard Goodson, Bobby Bair | |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Sam Francis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kelly Lam (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Yoder (fresh) PF - Michael Skillings (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Clarence Parson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Kinzel (fresh) SF - Robert Hartley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Homer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Sharma (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | New Haven | Stephen Yoder drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-19 |
| 11:24 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Kinzel and he's fouled by Sam Francis - foul #1 on Sam Francis, team foul #4 | 19-21 |
| Subs | New Haven | Clifford Cicero (PG), Howard Litten (PF) Sam Francis, Michael Skillings | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson (PG), John Holly (SF), Bobby Bair (PF) Clarence Parson, Robert Hartley, James Homer | |
| 11:24 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma makes the free throw | 19-22 |
| 11:13 | New Haven | William Simmons is hacked by Richard Goodson - foul #1 on Richard Goodson, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| 11:01 | New Haven | Kelly Lam scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Clifford Cicero | 21-22 |
| 10:44 | USC Upstate | Clifford Cicero steals it from Richard Goodson | 21-22 |
| 10:40 | New Haven | Kelly Lam hits the finger roll set up by Clifford Cicero | 23-22 |
| 10:24 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma blows the layup | 23-22 |
| 10:22 | New Haven | Howard Litten pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 10:10 | New Haven | Kelly Lam loses the dribble to Terry Sharma | 23-22 |
| 09:52 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson's pass is intercepted by Howard Litten | 23-22 |
| 09:35 | New Haven | Kelly Lam can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-22 |
| 09:33 | New Haven | Howard Litten hits the follow up shot | 25-22 |
| 09:18 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Terry Sharma | 25-24 |
| 09:06 | New Haven | Stephen Yoder loses the ball out of bounds | 25-24 |
| Subs | New Haven | Sam Francis (PG), Russell Brinkerhoff (SF), Michael Skillings (PF), Philip Allen (C) Kelly Lam, Stephen Yoder, Howard Litten, William Simmons | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson (PG), Robert Hartley (SF), James Homer (PF) Richard Goodson, John Holly, Bobby Bair | |
| 08:49 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Philip Allen - foul #1 on Philip Allen, team foul #5 | 25-26 |
| Subs | New Haven | Zhu Xiong (SF) Clifford Cicero | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 08:49 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma misses the free throw | 25-26 |
| 08:49 | New Haven | Michael Skillings grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 08:36 | New Haven | Russell Brinkerhoff makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Skillings | 27-26 |
| 08:24 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson is fouled on the floor by Zhu Xiong - foul #1 on Zhu Xiong, team foul #6 | 27-26 |
| 08:12 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson is called for traveling | 27-26 |
| 07:54 | New Haven | Christopher Kinzel is called for the reach on Philip Allen - foul #1 on Christopher Kinzel, team foul #6 | 27-26 |
| Subs | New Haven | Kelly Lam (SG) Zhu Xiong | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 07:42 | New Haven | Philip Allen scores on a jumper in the paint | 29-26 |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Sam Francis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kelly Lam (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Brinkerhoff (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Skillings (fresh) 4 reb. C - Philip Allen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Clarence Parson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Kinzel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Hartley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Homer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Sharma (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Russell Brinkerhoff - foul #2 on Russell Brinkerhoff, team foul #7 | 29-26 |
| Subs | New Haven | Stephen Yoder (SF) Russell Brinkerhoff | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | John Holly (SG) Christopher Kinzel | |
| 07:31 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 07:31 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 07:31 | New Haven | The rebound goes to Michael Skillings | 29-27 |
| 07:23 | New Haven | Philip Allen's pass is intercepted by James Homer | 29-27 |
| 07:01 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-27 |
| 07:00 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson tips it back up and in | 29-29 |
| 06:40 | New Haven | Philip Allen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Stephen Yoder | 32-29 |
| 06:25 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 06:23 | New Haven | Michael Skillings grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 06:07 | New Haven | Sam Francis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-29 |
| 06:06 | New Haven | Michael Skillings pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 05:55 | New Haven | James Homer denies the turnaround by Sam Francis | 32-29 |
| 05:53 | USC Upstate | James Homer pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 05:35 | USC Upstate | John Holly is hacked by Sam Francis - foul #2 on Sam Francis, team foul #8 | 32-29 |
| Subs | New Haven | Clifford Cicero (PG), Adam Morris (SG), Howard Litten (PF), William Simmons (C) Sam Francis, Kelly Lam, Michael Skillings, Philip Allen | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson (PG), Christopher Kinzel (SG), Jean Morrone (PF) Clarence Parson, Robert Hartley, James Homer | |
| 05:35 | USC Upstate | John Holly makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 05:35 | USC Upstate | John Holly misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 05:35 | New Haven | Howard Litten pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 05:13 | New Haven | Richard Goodson steals it from William Simmons | 32-30 |
| 04:57 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 04:55 | New Haven | William Simmons pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 04:50 | New Haven | Richard Goodson is called for the reach on Clifford Cicero - foul #2 on Richard Goodson, team foul #7 | 32-30 |
| Subs | New Haven | Zhu Xiong (SF) Stephen Yoder | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Mitch Lentz (SF), James Homer (C) John Holly, Terry Sharma | |
| 04:50 | New Haven | Clifford Cicero makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 04:50 | New Haven | Clifford Cicero misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 04:50 | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 04:29 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Kinzel | 33-33 |
| 04:00 | New Haven | Zhu Xiong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-33 |
| Subs | New Haven | Kelly Lam (SG), Stephen Yoder (SF), Russell Brinkerhoff (C) Adam Morris, Zhu Xiong, William Simmons | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Bobby Bair (C) James Homer | |
| 03:44 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson is hacked by Howard Litten - foul #1 on Howard Litten, team foul #9 | 33-33 |
| Subs | New Haven | Sam Francis (PG) Clifford Cicero | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 03:44 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 03:44 | New Haven | Howard Litten gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Sam Francis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kelly Lam (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Yoder (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Howard Litten (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Russell Brinkerhoff (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Richard Goodson (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Kinzel (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mitch Lentz (fresh) PF - Jean Morrone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Bair (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:35 | New Haven | Kelly Lam misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 03:33 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Jean Morrone | 33-33 |
| 03:19 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Mitch Lentz | 33-36 |
| 03:02 | New Haven | Sam Francis misses the floater from the free throw line | 33-36 |
| 03:00 | USC Upstate | Christopher Kinzel grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 02:58 | USC Upstate | Kelly Lam takes the ball from Richard Goodson in the backcourt | 33-36 |
| 02:42 | New Haven | Russell Brinkerhoff scores on a jumper from the baseline | 35-36 |
| 02:28 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 02:27 | USC Upstate | Mitch Lentz grabs the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 02:22 | USC Upstate | Jean Morrone banks in the layup on a great pass from Mitch Lentz | 35-38 |
| 02:17 | New Haven | Sam Francis misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jean Morrone - foul #3 on Jean Morrone, team foul #8 | 35-38 |
| Subs | New Haven | Michael Skillings (PF), Philip Allen (C) Stephen Yoder, Howard Litten | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson (PG), John Holly (SG), Robert Hartley (SF), Terry Sharma (C) Richard Goodson, Christopher Kinzel, Mitch Lentz, Jean Morrone | |
| 02:17 | New Haven | Sam Francis makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 02:17 | New Haven | Sam Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 01:53 | USC Upstate | Terry Sharma's layup is rejected by Michael Skillings | 37-38 |
| 01:51 | New Haven | Michael Skillings gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 01:33 | New Haven | Kelly Lam misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 01:32 | USC Upstate | Bobby Bair pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 01:23 | USC Upstate | Robert Hartley is hacked by Michael Skillings - foul #2 on Michael Skillings, team foul #10 | 37-38 |
| Subs | New Haven | Clifford Cicero (PG), Adam Morris (SG), Stephen Yoder (SF), William Simmons (C) Sam Francis, Kelly Lam, Russell Brinkerhoff, Philip Allen | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson (PG), Christopher Kinzel (SG), James Homer (C) Clarence Parson, John Holly, Terry Sharma | |
| 01:23 | USC Upstate | Robert Hartley makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 01:23 | USC Upstate | Robert Hartley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 01:15 | New Haven | William Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-40 |
| 00:55 | USC Upstate | James Homer is fouled on the floor by Adam Morris - foul #1 on Adam Morris, team foul #11 | 37-40 |
| 00:55 | USC Upstate | James Homer makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 00:55 | USC Upstate | James Homer misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 00:55 | New Haven | Adam Morris gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 00:32 | New Haven | William Simmons hits a jumper from close range | 39-41 |
| 00:20 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 00:18 | New Haven | Michael Skillings snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 00:05 | New Haven | Adam Morris drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Skillings | 42-41 |
| 00:00 | USC Upstate | Richard Goodson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-41 |