| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Black (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dennis Robinson (fresh) PF - Sergio Lopez (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Sean Petersen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jose Alvarez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Mooring (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Rule (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Libby (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - David Santillo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule inbounds the ball | 20-44 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Joseph Rule | 20-47 |
| 19:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Jose Alvarez takes the ball from Sergio Lopez | 20-47 |
| 19:29 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez blows the layup | 20-47 |
| 19:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen pulls down the rebound | 20-47 |
| 19:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Samuel Mooring takes the ball from Dennis Robinson | 20-47 |
| 19:10 | South Carolina | David Santillo's pass is intercepted by Dennis Robinson | 20-47 |
| 18:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Sergio Lopez can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 20-47 |
| 18:45 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Robinson | 20-47 |
| 18:32 | Middle Tenn. State | David Santillo blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Sean Petersen | 20-47 |
| 18:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Jackson can't tip it in | 20-47 |
| 18:29 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule snags the defensive board | 20-47 |
| 18:24 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Dennis Robinson - foul #1 on Dennis Robinson, team foul #1 | 20-47 |
| 18:24 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule makes the 1st free throw | 20-48 |
| 18:24 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule makes the 2nd free throw | 20-49 |
| 18:14 | Middle Tenn. State | David Santillo steps in front of the John Black pass | 20-49 |
| 17:59 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby loses the ball out of bounds | 20-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Clifford Cunningham (C) Sean Petersen | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 17:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Samuel Mooring steps in front of the Christopher Jackson pass | 20-49 |
| 17:43 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-49 |
| 17:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Robinson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 20-49 |
| 17:27 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby gets the rebound | 20-49 |
| 17:12 | South Carolina | David Santillo is fouled on the floor by John Black - foul #2 on John Black, team foul #2 | 20-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield (PG), Charles Harvey (SG), Peter Cogdell (SF), Jim Chandler (PF) John Black, Christopher Jackson, Dennis Robinson, Sergio Lopez | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Scholz (PG) Jose Alvarez | |
| 17:04 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 20-49 |
| 17:02 | South Carolina | David Santillo gets the offensive rebound | 20-49 |
| 16:46 | South Carolina | Jim Chandler is called for the reach on Ronald Libby - foul #2 on Jim Chandler, team foul #3 | 20-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen (C) Clifford Cunningham | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:25 | South Carolina | David Scholz steps out of bounds on the sideline | 20-49 |
| 16:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Cogdell makes the shot from the free throw line | 22-49 |
| 15:55 | South Carolina | David Scholz misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-49 |
| 15:54 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring tips it in | 22-51 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Critchfield (fresh) SG - Charles Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Cogdell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jim Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Petersen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Scholz (fresh) SG - Samuel Mooring (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Rule (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ronald Libby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - David Santillo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey's pass is intercepted by Ronald Libby | 22-51 |
| 15:23 | South Carolina | David Santillo scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Rule | 22-53 |
| 15:00 | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 24-53 |
| 14:41 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-53 |
| 14:40 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby can't tip it in | 24-53 |
| 14:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen snags the defensive board | 24-53 |
| 14:17 | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield misses short on a shot from the right side | 24-53 |
| 14:16 | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield tips it back up and in | 26-53 |
| 14:02 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring is fouled on the floor by Sean Petersen - foul #1 on Sean Petersen, team foul #4 | 26-53 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Black (PG), Christopher Jackson (SG), Dennis Robinson (SF), Sergio Lopez (PF), Jonathan Harris (C) John Critchfield, Charles Harvey, Peter Cogdell, Jim Chandler, Sean Petersen | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Carr (PG), James Attaway (SG), Cory Patterson (SF), David McGillicuddy (C) David Scholz, Samuel Mooring, Joseph Rule, David Santillo | |
| 13:39 | South Carolina | Fred Carr buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Cory Patterson | 26-55 |
| 13:25 | Middle Tenn. State | John Black knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-55 |
| 13:06 | South Carolina | Fred Carr is hacked by Dennis Robinson - foul #2 on Dennis Robinson, team foul #5 | 28-55 |
| 12:51 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Fred Carr | 28-57 |
| 12:27 | Middle Tenn. State | John Black misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-57 |
| 12:26 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy pulls down the rebound | 28-57 |
| 12:18 | South Carolina | James Attaway loses the ball out of bounds | 28-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Santillo (C) David McGillicuddy | |
| 12:04 | Middle Tenn. State | David Santillo steals it from Christopher Jackson | 28-57 |
| 11:43 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson misses short on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Sergio Lopez - foul #3 on Sergio Lopez, team foul #6 | 28-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring (SG), David McGillicuddy (PF) James Attaway, Ronald Libby | |
| 11:43 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 28-58 |
| 11:43 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-59 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Black (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dennis Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sergio Lopez (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Harris (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fred Carr (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Mooring (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cory Patterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David McGillicuddy (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Santillo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:25 | Middle Tenn. State | John Black is called for traveling | 28-59 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield (PG), Charles Harvey (SF), Jim Chandler (PF), Clifford Cunningham (C) John Black, Dennis Robinson, Sergio Lopez, Jonathan Harris | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 11:16 | South Carolina | David Santillo makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Samuel Mooring and he's hacked by Clifford Cunningham - foul #1 on Clifford Cunningham, team foul #7 | 28-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Cogdell (SF) Christopher Jackson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 11:16 | South Carolina | David Santillo makes the free throw | 28-62 |
| 11:00 | Middle Tenn. State | David McGillicuddy blocks the jumper by Jim Chandler | 28-62 |
| 10:59 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson gets the rebound | 28-62 |
| 10:48 | South Carolina | Fred Carr misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-62 |
| 10:46 | South Carolina | David Santillo hits the follow up shot | 28-64 |
| 10:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey knocks in the jumper from the right side | 30-64 |
| 10:16 | South Carolina | David Santillo misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 30-64 |
| 10:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Chandler grabs the board | 30-64 |
| 09:57 | Middle Tenn. State | David McGillicuddy blocks the short jumper by Charles Harvey | 30-64 |
| 09:56 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson pulls down the rebound | 30-64 |
| 09:41 | South Carolina | David Santillo hits the finger roll and the foul's on Peter Cogdell - foul #3 on Peter Cogdell, team foul #8 | 30-66 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen (C) Clifford Cunningham | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Attaway (SG), Joseph Rule (SF), Ronald Libby (PF) Samuel Mooring, Cory Patterson, David McGillicuddy | |
| 09:41 | South Carolina | David Santillo makes the free throw | 30-67 |
| 09:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Peter Cogdell | 33-67 |
| 09:06 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-70 |
| 08:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-70 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird (PG), Clifford Cunningham (PF) John Critchfield, Peter Cogdell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lawrence Summers (C) David Santillo | |
| 08:27 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 33-70 |
| 08:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey pulls down the rebound | 33-70 |
| 08:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-70 |
| 08:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Chandler tips it back up and in | 35-70 |
| 08:01 | South Carolina | James Attaway hits the finger roll on a great pass from Fred Carr and he's hacked by Charles Harvey - foul #1 on Charles Harvey, team foul #9 | 35-72 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (PG), Cory Patterson (SF), David McGillicuddy (C) Fred Carr, Joseph Rule, Lawrence Summers | |
| 08:01 | South Carolina | James Attaway misses the free throw | 35-72 |
| 08:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen gets the rebound | 35-72 |
| 07:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Chandler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-72 |
| 07:37 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Ronald Libby | 35-72 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Sanford Baird (fresh) SG - Charles Harvey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jim Chandler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clifford Cunningham (fairly fresh) C - Sean Petersen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jose Alvarez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Attaway (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cory Patterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Libby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - David McGillicuddy (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-72 |
| 07:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen grabs the defensive rebound | 35-72 |
| 07:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey clanks a floater from the left wing | 35-72 |
| 07:10 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez pulls down the rebound | 35-72 |
| 06:54 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Clifford Cunningham - foul #2 on Clifford Cunningham, team foul #10 | 35-72 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield (SG), Peter Cogdell (SF) Charles Harvey, Clifford Cunningham | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Carr (PG), Samuel Mooring (SG) James Attaway, Cory Patterson | |
| 06:54 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez misses the 1st free throw | 35-72 |
| 06:54 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez makes the 2nd free throw | 35-73 |
| 06:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Cogdell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-73 |
| 06:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen hits the follow up shot | 37-73 |
| 06:19 | South Carolina | Fred Carr hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 37-73 |
| 06:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen grabs the defensive rebound | 37-73 |
| 06:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Jim Chandler clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-73 |
| 05:59 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Ronald Libby | 37-73 |
| 05:42 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-76 |
| 05:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Cogdell misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-76 |
| 05:24 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring pulls down the rebound | 37-76 |
| 05:20 | South Carolina | Fred Carr hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Samuel Mooring and the foul's on Jim Chandler - foul #3 on Jim Chandler, team foul #11 | 37-78 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey (SF) Sanford Baird | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Rule (SF), David Santillo (C) Jose Alvarez, David McGillicuddy | |
| 05:20 | South Carolina | Fred Carr misses the free throw | 37-78 |
| 05:20 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Jim Chandler | 37-78 |
| 04:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Rule takes the ball from Peter Cogdell | 37-78 |
| 04:30 | South Carolina | John Critchfield is called for the reach on Ronald Libby - foul #1 on John Critchfield, team foul #12 | 37-78 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Clifford Cunningham (C) Sean Petersen | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Scholz (PG) Fred Carr | |
| 04:30 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby makes the 1st free throw | 37-79 |
| 04:30 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby makes the 2nd free throw | 37-80 |
| 04:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Rule - foul #1 on Joseph Rule, team foul #1 | 37-80 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Attaway (SG), Cory Patterson (PF) Samuel Mooring, Ronald Libby | |
| 04:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 38-80 |
| 04:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-80 |
| 03:59 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from James Attaway | 39-82 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Cogdell hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from John Critchfield | 41-82 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:33 | South Carolina | John Critchfield is called for the reach on David Scholz - foul #2 on John Critchfield, team foul #13 | 41-82 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird (PG) Peter Cogdell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy (PF) Joseph Rule | |
| 03:33 | South Carolina | David Scholz makes the 1st free throw | 41-83 |
| 03:33 | South Carolina | David Scholz makes the 2nd free throw | 41-84 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Sanford Baird (fresh) SG - John Critchfield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Harvey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jim Chandler (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Clifford Cunningham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Scholz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Attaway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cory Patterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David McGillicuddy (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Santillo (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Cory Patterson steals the ball from John Critchfield | 41-84 |
| 03:21 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson hits the finger roll | 41-86 |
| 03:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Sanford Baird's fadeaway is rejected by David Santillo | 41-86 |
| 03:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Clifford Cunningham grabs the offensive rebound | 41-86 |
| 02:54 | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Clifford Cunningham | 44-86 |
| 02:36 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from David Scholz and he's fouled by Charles Harvey - foul #2 on Charles Harvey, team foul #14 | 44-88 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen (C) Clifford Cunningham | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Carr (PG), Samuel Mooring (SG), Jose Alvarez (SF) David Scholz, James Attaway, Cory Patterson | |
| 02:36 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy makes the free throw | 44-89 |
| 02:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 44-89 |
| 02:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Petersen pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-89 |
| 01:57 | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by David McGillicuddy - foul #1 on David McGillicuddy, team foul #2 | 44-89 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Cogdell (SF) Sanford Baird | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Rule (SF), Ronald Libby (PF) Jose Alvarez, David McGillicuddy | |
| 01:57 | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield misses the 1st free throw | 44-89 |
| 01:57 | Middle Tenn. State | John Critchfield makes the 2nd free throw | 45-89 |
| 01:38 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule is hacked by John Critchfield - foul #3 on John Critchfield, team foul #15 | 45-89 |
| 01:38 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule makes the 1st free throw | 45-90 |
| 01:38 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule makes the 2nd free throw | 45-91 |
| 01:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-91 |
| 01:16 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule gets the rebound | 45-91 |
| 01:02 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule's pass is intercepted by Jim Chandler | 45-91 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Harvey clanks a 3 from the left corner | 45-91 |
| 00:55 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule gets the rebound | 45-91 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jim Chandler - foul #4 on Jim Chandler, team foul #16 | 45-91 |
| 00:29 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule misses the 1st free throw | 45-91 |
| 00:29 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule makes the 2nd free throw | 45-92 |
| 00:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Libby steps in front of the Peter Cogdell pass | 45-92 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Fred Carr runs out the clock | 45-92 |