| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeffrey Oceguera (fresh) SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) SF - William Jones (fresh) PF - Frank Konen (fresh) C - Louie Miller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fresh) SG - Louis Craft (fresh) SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) PF - Dean Bush (fresh) C - Manuel Menard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard lays it up and in set up by Louis Craft | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Cipriani - foul #1 on Robert Cipriani, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:25 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:25 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones misses the 3rd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:25 | South Carolina | Dean Bush pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani is fouled on the floor by William Jones - foul #1 on William Jones, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | South Carolina | Louis Craft hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Manuel Menard | 2-4 |
| 18:42 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 18:38 | South Carolina | Robert Norris misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 18:36 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Bush | 4-4 |
| 18:20 | South Carolina | Robert Norris clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 18:18 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 18:14 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Konen | 6-4 |
| 17:53 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Norris | 6-7 |
| 17:27 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller banks in the layup set up by Jeffrey Oceguera | 8-7 |
| 17:02 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Oceguera steals it from Robert Norris | 8-7 |
| 16:45 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Norris picks off the pass by Barry Reedy | 8-7 |
| 16:30 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Bell (PG), Eric Won (SF), William Dean (PF), Boris Kacynski (C) Jeffrey Oceguera, William Jones, Frank Konen, Louie Miller | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Rickey Woods (PF) Robert Norris, Dean Bush | |
| 16:26 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| 16:08 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 16:06 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:47 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy is hacked by Louis Craft - foul #1 on Louis Craft, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland (SF) Barry Reedy | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gerald Fox (SG), Richard Weiser (SF), Joseph Matthews (C) Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani, Manuel Menard | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eric Won (fresh) SG - William Bell (fresh) SF - Clement Ragland (fresh) PF - William Dean (fresh) C - Boris Kacynski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) SG - Gerald Fox (fresh) SF - Richard Weiser (fresh) PF - Rickey Woods (fresh) C - Joseph Matthews (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 10-7 |
| 15:17 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods jams it on a great pass from Richard Weiser | 10-9 |
| 15:01 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland misses long on a shot from the left side | 10-9 |
| 15:00 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski tips it in | 12-9 |
| 14:41 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 12-9 |
| 14:39 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:29 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 14:27 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:11 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Boris Kacynski - foul #1 on Boris Kacynski, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera (PG), Barry Reedy (SG), William Jones (SF), Frank Konen (PF), Louie Miller (C) Eric Won, William Bell, Clement Ragland, William Dean, Boris Kacynski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Louis Craft (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Dean Bush (PF) Lucas Mannings, Gerald Fox, Richard Weiser, Rickey Woods | |
| 14:11 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:11 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:11 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:53 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-9 |
| 13:51 | South Carolina | Dean Bush gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:27 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Norris | 12-12 |
| 13:10 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Robert Norris - foul #1 on Robert Norris, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Manuel Menard (C) Joseph Matthews | |
| 13:10 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:10 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:53 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani loses the ball out of bounds | 14-12 |
| 12:32 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dean Bush - foul #1 on Dean Bush, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| 12:32 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:32 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:18 | South Carolina | Louis Craft scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 16-14 |
| 12:00 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller misses the fadeaway in the lane | 16-14 |
| 11:59 | South Carolina | Robert Norris grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 11:53 | South Carolina | Robert Norris loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| 11:32 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-14 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Bell (PG), Eric Won (SF), William Dean (PF), Boris Kacynski (C) Jeffrey Oceguera, William Jones, Frank Konen, Louie Miller | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rickey Woods (PF) Dean Bush | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - William Bell (fresh) SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) SF - Eric Won (fresh) PF - William Dean (fresh) 2 pts. C - Boris Kacynski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rickey Woods (fresh) 2 pts. C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | South Carolina | Robert Norris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-14 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG) Robert Norris | |
| 11:13 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won misses the lay-in | 16-14 |
| 11:11 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski tips it home | 18-14 |
| 10:53 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lucas Mannings | 18-16 |
| 10:35 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by William Bell | 20-16 |
| 10:27 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard is denied on a layup by William Dean | 20-16 |
| 10:25 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 10:18 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Craft | 20-19 |
| 09:52 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera (PG), William Jones (SF), Frank Konen (PF), Louie Miller (C) William Bell, Barry Reedy, William Dean, Boris Kacynski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Gerald Fox (SG), Richard Weiser (SF), Dean Bush (PF), Joseph Matthews (C) Lucas Mannings, Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani, Rickey Woods, Manuel Menard | |
| 09:28 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews hits a jump hook from close range and the foul's on Louie Miller - foul #1 on Louie Miller, team foul #3 | 20-21 |
| 09:28 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews misses the free throw | 20-21 |
| 09:28 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 09:13 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Weiser - foul #1 on Richard Weiser, team foul #5 | 20-21 |
| 09:13 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 09:13 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 08:52 | South Carolina | Robert Norris misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-21 |
| 08:50 | South Carolina | Dean Bush tips it back up and in | 22-23 |
| 08:43 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones is hacked by Richard Weiser - foul #2 on Richard Weiser, team foul #6 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Bell (SG) Eric Won | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (SF), Manuel Menard (C) Richard Weiser, Joseph Matthews | |
| 08:24 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-23 |
| 08:23 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones tips it home | 24-23 |
| 08:07 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Gerald Fox and the foul's on William Jones - foul #2 on William Jones, team foul #4 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy (SG), William Dean (SF), Boris Kacynski (PF) William Bell, William Jones, Frank Konen | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Craft (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF) Gerald Fox, Lucas Mannings | |
| 08:07 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard makes the free throw | 24-26 |
| 07:46 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-26 |
| 07:44 | South Carolina | Dean Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 07:24 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 24-26 |
| 07:23 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean grabs the board | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeffrey Oceguera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) SF - William Dean (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Boris Kacynski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Louie Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dean Bush (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:06 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 07:04 | South Carolina | Dean Bush pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 06:50 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani misses badly on a shot from the right side | 24-26 |
| 06:48 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 06:33 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 24-26 |
| 06:31 | South Carolina | Dean Bush grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 06:18 | South Carolina | Louis Craft hits a 3 from the left corner | 24-29 |
| 05:59 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 05:31 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Boris Kacynski - foul #2 on Boris Kacynski, team foul #5 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Bell (PG), Eric Won (SF), Frank Konen (PF) Jeffrey Oceguera, Boris Kacynski, Louie Miller | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Gerald Fox (SG), Rickey Woods (PF), Joseph Matthews (C) Robert Norris, Louis Craft, Dean Bush, Manuel Menard | |
| 05:31 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:31 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 05:15 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Robert Cipriani - foul #2 on Robert Cipriani, team foul #7 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland (SF), Louie Miller (C) Barry Reedy, William Dean | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carroll Hodapp (PG) Robert Cipriani | |
| 05:15 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 05:15 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 04:56 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gerald Fox | 29-34 |
| 04:48 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-34 |
| 04:46 | South Carolina | Carroll Hodapp grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 04:37 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Frank Konen - foul #1 on Frank Konen, team foul #6 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Craft (SG) Gerald Fox | |
| 04:37 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 04:37 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 04:18 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Louis Craft - foul #2 on Louis Craft, team foul #8 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy (SG), William Dean (SF) William Bell, Clement Ragland | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gerald Fox (SG) Louis Craft | |
| 04:18 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 04:18 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 04:07 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 04:05 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods grabs the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 03:48 | South Carolina | Carroll Hodapp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-36 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Jones (SF) Louie Miller | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Craft (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Manuel Menard (C) Carroll Hodapp, Gerald Fox, Joseph Matthews | |
| 03:19 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 31-36 |
| 03:18 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani grabs the board | 31-36 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eric Won (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) SF - William Jones (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Konen (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Dean (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Rickey Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:14 | South Carolina | Louis Craft is whistled for a carry | 31-36 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Joseph Matthews (PF) Lucas Mannings, Rickey Woods | |
| 02:47 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen loses the dribble to Joseph Matthews | 31-36 |
| 02:38 | South Carolina | Louis Craft misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 02:36 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard tips it home | 31-38 |
| 02:19 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Manuel Menard - foul #1 on Manuel Menard, team foul #9 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera (PG), Boris Kacynski (C) Eric Won, William Dean | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dean Bush (PF) Joseph Matthews | |
| 02:19 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 02:19 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 02:19 | South Carolina | Dean Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 02:02 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Oceguera | 32-38 |
| 01:48 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera misses short on a shot from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 01:47 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 01:30 | South Carolina | Robert Norris is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Oceguera - foul #1 on Jeffrey Oceguera, team foul #7 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Bell (SG), Clement Ragland (PF) Barry Reedy, Frank Konen | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews (C) Manuel Menard | |
| 01:30 | South Carolina | Robert Norris makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 01:30 | South Carolina | Robert Norris misses the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 01:30 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Clement Ragland | 32-39 |
| 01:18 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-39 |
| 01:16 | South Carolina | Dean Bush snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 01:03 | South Carolina | Louis Craft can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 32-39 |
| 01:02 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones pulls down the rebound | 32-39 |
| 00:43 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-39 |
| 00:42 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland snags the offensive board | 32-39 |
| 00:23 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-39 |
| 00:22 | South Carolina | Robert Norris grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | Louis Craft scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-42 |
| 00:14 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera is hacked by Robert Norris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Norris, team foul #10 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy (SG), Eric Won (SF), William Dean (PF) William Bell, William Jones, Clement Ragland | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Gerald Fox (SG), Richard Weiser (SF), Rickey Woods (PF), Manuel Menard (C) Robert Norris, Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani, Dean Bush, Joseph Matthews | |
| 00:14 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera misses the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 00:14 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-42 |