| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Richard Burkhart (fresh) SG - Raymond Gregory (fresh) SF - Evan Ray (fresh) PF - John Arenas (fresh) C - Ralph Saunders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Ronald Blankenship (fresh) SG - Gary Fairchild (fresh) SF - Randy Jones (fresh) PF - John Richards (fresh) C - Fred Thomas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | USC Aiken | John Arenas 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 triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | USC Aiken | Richard Burkhart makes the fadeaway from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | USC Upstate | Randy Jones hits a floater in the lane set up by Ronald Blankenship | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | USC Aiken | Evan Ray misses the jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | USC Aiken | Richard Burkhart misses the tip | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | USC Upstate | Fred Thomas gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | USC Upstate | John Richards buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Randy Jones | 2-4 |
| 18:28 | USC Aiken | Raymond Gregory misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Randy Jones - foul #1 on Randy Jones, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:28 | USC Aiken | Raymond Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:28 | USC Aiken | Raymond Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:28 | USC Upstate | Fred Thomas snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 18:14 | USC Upstate | Randy Jones blows the layup | 3-4 |
| 18:13 | USC Upstate | John Richards hits the follow up shot | 3-6 |
| 17:48 | USC Aiken | The jump hook by Raymond Gregory is blocked by Fred Thomas | 3-6 |
| 17:46 | USC Aiken | Ralph Saunders tips it in | 5-6 |
| 17:34 | USC Upstate | Ronald Blankenship misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Ralph Saunders - foul #1 on Ralph Saunders, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| 17:34 | USC Upstate | Ronald Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:34 | USC Upstate | Ronald Blankenship makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:13 | USC Aiken | Richard Burkhart makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Evan Ray | 7-8 |
| 17:11 | USC Upstate | Richard Burkhart takes the ball from Ronald Blankenship in the backcourt | 7-8 |
| 17:09 | USC Aiken | Raymond Gregory banks in the layup set up by Richard Burkhart | 9-8 |
| 16:46 | USC Upstate | Ronald Blankenship misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 16:44 | USC Aiken | The rebound goes to Raymond Gregory | 9-8 |
| 16:38 | USC Aiken | Richard Burkhart travels with the ball | 9-8 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Robert Melancon (SG), David Dunklin (SF), Tim Jones (PF), Eugene Howell (C) Raymond Gregory, Evan Ray, John Arenas, Ralph Saunders | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Jeffry Townsley (SG), Charlie Johnson (PF), Ronnie Steed (C) Gary Fairchild, John Richards, Fred Thomas | |
| 16:25 | USC Upstate | Ronald Blankenship lays it up and in set up by Jeffry Townsley and the foul's on Robert Melancon - foul #1 on Robert Melancon, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Michael Woodside (PG) Richard Burkhart | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 16:25 | USC Upstate | Ronald Blankenship makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| 16:14 | USC Aiken | Michael Woodside clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-11 |
| 16:12 | USC Aiken | Robert Melancon grabs the offensive board | 9-11 |
| 15:57 | USC Aiken | David Dunklin clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 15:56 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Charlie Johnson | 9-11 |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Michael Woodside (fresh) SG - Robert Melancon (fresh) SF - David Dunklin (fresh) PF - Tim Jones (fresh) C - Eugene Howell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Ronald Blankenship (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffry Townsley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randy Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charlie Johnson (fresh) C - Ronnie Steed (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | USC Upstate | Jeffry Townsley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 15:33 | USC Upstate | Ronnie Steed hits the follow up shot | 9-13 |
| 15:16 | USC Aiken | Michael Woodside misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-13 |
| 15:15 | USC Upstate | Randy Jones grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 14:55 | USC Upstate | Randy Jones is hacked by David Dunklin - foul #1 on David Dunklin, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Richard Burkhart (PG), Evan Ray (SF), John Arenas (PF), Ralph Saunders (C) Michael Woodside, David Dunklin, Tim Jones, Eugene Howell | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Gary Fairchild (SG), John Richards (PF), Fred Thomas (C) Ronald Blankenship, Randy Jones, Ronnie Steed | |
| 14:39 | USC Upstate | Charlie Johnson knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by John Richards | 9-15 |
| 14:31 | USC Aiken | Charlie Johnson is called for the reach on Evan Ray - foul #1 on Charlie Johnson, team foul #2 | 9-15 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Raymond Gregory (SG) Robert Melancon | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 14:09 | USC Aiken | Richard Burkhart misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Fred Thomas - foul #1 on Fred Thomas, team foul #3 | 9-15 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Timothy Mitchell (PG), Michael Godfrey (SF) Jeffry Townsley, Charlie Johnson | |
| 14:09 | USC Aiken | Richard Burkhart makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 14:09 | USC Aiken | Richard Burkhart misses the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 14:09 | USC Upstate | John Richards pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| 13:51 | USC Upstate | John Richards misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 10-15 |
| 13:50 | USC Upstate | John Richards grabs the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 13:33 | USC Upstate | John Richards connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Gary Fairchild and he's hacked by Evan Ray - foul #1 on Evan Ray, team foul #4 | 10-17 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Tim Jones (PF) John Arenas | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 13:33 | USC Upstate | John Richards misses the free throw | 10-17 |
| 13:33 | USC Aiken | Ralph Saunders snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| 13:13 | USC Aiken | Richard Burkhart misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-17 |
| 13:12 | USC Upstate | Gary Fairchild grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 12:53 | USC Upstate | Gary Fairchild is fouled on the floor by Raymond Gregory - foul #1 on Raymond Gregory, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Robert Melancon (SG), Eugene Howell (C) Raymond Gregory, Ralph Saunders | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ronald Blankenship (PG), Jeffry Townsley (SG), Randy Jones (SF), Charlie Johnson (PF), Ronnie Steed (C) Timothy Mitchell, Gary Fairchild, Michael Godfrey, John Richards, Fred Thomas | |
| 12:45 | USC Upstate | Jeffry Townsley hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Ronnie Steed | 10-19 |
| 12:22 | USC Aiken | Eugene Howell is hacked by Ronnie Steed - foul #1 on Ronnie Steed, team foul #4 | 10-19 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | John Arenas (PF) Eugene Howell | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 12:01 | USC Aiken | Tim Jones loses the dribble to Jeffry Townsley | 10-19 |
| 11:57 | USC Upstate | Ronald Blankenship jams it set up by Jeffry Townsley | 10-21 |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Richard Burkhart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Melancon (fresh) SF - Evan Ray (fresh) PF - John Arenas (fresh) C - Tim Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Ronald Blankenship (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffry Townsley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charlie Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronnie Steed (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | USC Aiken | Robert Melancon is hacked by Ronnie Steed - foul #2 on Ronnie Steed, team foul #5 | 10-21 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Raymond Gregory (SG), David Dunklin (SF), Ralph Saunders (C) Robert Melancon, Evan Ray, Tim Jones | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | John Richards (PF) Ronnie Steed | |
| 11:23 | USC Aiken | David Dunklin misses long on a shot from close range | 10-21 |
| 11:22 | USC Upstate | Ronald Blankenship gets the rebound | 10-21 |
| 11:11 | USC Upstate | Jeffry Townsley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-21 |
| 11:10 | USC Aiken | David Dunklin grabs the board | 10-21 |
| 11:02 | USC Aiken | Richard Burkhart misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Ronald Blankenship - foul #1 on Ronald Blankenship, team foul #6 | 10-21 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Gary Fairchild (SG), Timothy Mitchell (SF), Fred Thomas (C) Jeffry Townsley, Randy Jones, Charlie Johnson | |
| 11:02 | USC Aiken | Richard Burkhart makes the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 11:02 | USC Aiken | Richard Burkhart misses the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 11:02 | USC Upstate | John Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 11-21 |
| 10:54 | USC Upstate | John Richards blows the layup | 11-21 |
| 10:52 | USC Aiken | David Dunklin snags the defensive board | 11-21 |
| 10:30 | USC Aiken | David Dunklin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-21 |
| 10:28 | USC Upstate | Gary Fairchild grabs the board | 11-21 |
| 10:20 | USC Upstate | Raymond Gregory steals the ball from Fred Thomas | 11-21 |
| 10:01 | USC Aiken | Ralph Saunders makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by David Dunklin and he's hacked by Fred Thomas - foul #2 on Fred Thomas, team foul #7 | 13-21 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Robert Melancon (PG), Evan Ray (SF), Tim Jones (PF) Richard Burkhart, Raymond Gregory, John Arenas | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Jeffry Townsley (PG), Michael Godfrey (PF), Charlie Johnson (C) Ronald Blankenship, John Richards, Fred Thomas | |
| 10:01 | USC Aiken | Ralph Saunders misses the free throw | 13-21 |
| 10:01 | USC Upstate | Michael Godfrey grabs the defensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 09:43 | USC Upstate | Timothy Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Evan Ray - foul #2 on Evan Ray, team foul #6 | 13-21 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Michael Woodside (PG), Eugene Howell (C) Evan Ray, Ralph Saunders | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Randy Jones (SF) Michael Godfrey | |
| 09:28 | USC Upstate | Gary Fairchild's pass is intercepted by Robert Melancon | 13-21 |
| 09:23 | USC Aiken | David Dunklin lays it up and in set up by Robert Melancon | 15-21 |
| 09:15 | USC Upstate | Timothy Mitchell drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffry Townsley | 15-24 |
| 08:55 | USC Aiken | Michael Woodside buries a 3 from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 08:36 | USC Upstate | Charlie Johnson scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Randy Jones | 18-26 |
| 08:24 | USC Aiken | Tim Jones banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Woodside | 20-26 |
| 08:10 | USC Upstate | Charlie Johnson misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by David Dunklin - foul #2 on David Dunklin, team foul #7 | 20-26 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Richard Burkhart (PG), Raymond Gregory (SG), John Arenas (PF), Ralph Saunders (C) Robert Melancon, David Dunklin, Tim Jones, Eugene Howell | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ronald Blankenship (PG), James Vasques (SG), John Richards (PF) Jeffry Townsley, Gary Fairchild, Timothy Mitchell | |
| 08:10 | USC Upstate | Charlie Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 08:10 | USC Upstate | Charlie Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 07:44 | USC Aiken | James Vasques steals the ball from Ralph Saunders | 20-27 |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Richard Burkhart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Woodside (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Arenas (fresh) C - Ralph Saunders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Ronald Blankenship (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Vasques (fresh) SF - Randy Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Richards (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Charlie Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:30 | USC Upstate | Ronald Blankenship misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-27 |
| 07:29 | USC Aiken | John Arenas gets the rebound | 20-27 |
| 07:09 | USC Aiken | Michael Woodside comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Vasques - foul #1 on James Vasques, team foul #8 | 20-27 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Michael Godfrey (SF) Randy Jones | |
| 07:09 | USC Aiken | Michael Woodside makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 07:09 | USC Aiken | Michael Woodside misses the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 07:09 | USC Upstate | John Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 06:46 | USC Upstate | Charlie Johnson is hacked by Richard Burkhart - foul #1 on Richard Burkhart, team foul #8 | 21-27 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Tim Jones (SF) Michael Woodside | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Jeffry Townsley (SG), Timothy Mitchell (SF) James Vasques, Michael Godfrey | |
| 06:46 | USC Upstate | Charlie Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 06:46 | USC Aiken | Ralph Saunders snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 06:31 | USC Aiken | Ralph Saunders misses the lay-in | 21-27 |
| 06:30 | USC Aiken | The offensive rebound goes to John Arenas | 21-27 |
| 06:15 | USC Aiken | Tim Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-27 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Robert Melancon (SG), Eugene Howell (PF) Raymond Gregory, John Arenas | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Michael Godfrey (SF) Charlie Johnson | |
| 06:01 | USC Upstate | John Richards drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffry Townsley and the foul's on Eugene Howell - foul #1 on Eugene Howell, team foul #9 | 21-29 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Michael Jones (C) Ralph Saunders | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 06:01 | USC Upstate | John Richards makes the free throw | 21-30 |
| 05:43 | USC Aiken | Richard Burkhart can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-30 |
| 05:41 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to John Richards | 21-30 |
| 05:21 | USC Upstate | Michael Godfrey slams it home on a nice dish by Ronald Blankenship | 21-32 |
| 04:53 | USC Aiken | Michael Jones scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Richard Burkhart | 23-32 |
| 04:46 | USC Upstate | Michael Godfrey comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Tim Jones - foul #1 on Tim Jones, team foul #10 | 23-32 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Raymond Gregory (SG), Michael Woodside (SF), John Arenas (PF), Ralph Saunders (C) Richard Burkhart, Tim Jones, Eugene Howell, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | James Vasques (PG), Gary Fairchild (SG), Randy Jones (SF), Charlie Johnson (C) Ronald Blankenship, Jeffry Townsley, John Richards, Timothy Mitchell | |
| 04:46 | USC Upstate | Michael Godfrey makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 04:46 | USC Upstate | Michael Godfrey makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 04:27 | USC Aiken | The jump hook by Ralph Saunders is blocked by Charlie Johnson | 23-34 |
| 04:25 | USC Upstate | Charlie Johnson pulls down the rebound | 23-34 |
| 04:15 | USC Upstate | The jump hook by Charlie Johnson is blocked by Ralph Saunders | 23-34 |
| 04:13 | USC Aiken | Raymond Gregory pulls down the rebound | 23-34 |
| 03:52 | USC Aiken | Ralph Saunders drills a shot from the baseline | 25-34 |
| 03:31 | USC Upstate | Charlie Johnson is fouled on the floor by Ralph Saunders - foul #2 on Ralph Saunders, team foul #11 | 25-34 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Richard Burkhart (PG), Evan Ray (SF) Robert Melancon, Michael Woodside | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ronald Blankenship (PG), Fred Thomas (C) James Vasques, Michael Godfrey | |
| 03:31 | USC Upstate | Charlie Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 03:31 | USC Upstate | Charlie Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Richard Burkhart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Evan Ray (fresh) PF - John Arenas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ralph Saunders (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Ronald Blankenship (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Fairchild (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charlie Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | USC Aiken | Raymond Gregory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-35 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | David Dunklin (SG), Eugene Howell (PF) Raymond Gregory, John Arenas | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ronnie Steed (PF) Charlie Johnson | |
| 03:07 | USC Upstate | Ronnie Steed buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Gary Fairchild | 25-37 |
| 02:48 | USC Aiken | Ralph Saunders misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-37 |
| 02:46 | USC Aiken | David Dunklin tips it but misses | 25-37 |
| 02:45 | USC Aiken | Ralph Saunders hits the follow up shot | 27-37 |
| 02:20 | USC Upstate | Ronald Blankenship knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Fred Thomas | 27-39 |
| 02:07 | USC Aiken | Evan Ray clanks a floater from close range | 27-39 |
| 02:05 | USC Upstate | Ronnie Steed snags the defensive board | 27-39 |
| 02:01 | USC Upstate | Ronald Blankenship misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 27-39 |
| 02:00 | USC Aiken | Ralph Saunders pulls down the rebound | 27-39 |
| 01:36 | USC Aiken | Eugene Howell misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-39 |
| 01:35 | USC Upstate | Ronnie Steed snags the defensive board | 27-39 |
| 01:28 | USC Upstate | Randy Jones clanks a jumper from the right wing | 27-39 |
| 01:26 | USC Aiken | Eugene Howell grabs the board | 27-39 |
| 01:17 | USC Aiken | The short jumper by Eugene Howell is denied by Ronnie Steed | 27-39 |
| 01:15 | USC Aiken | David Dunklin pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 00:51 | USC Aiken | Eugene Howell's pass is intercepted by Gary Fairchild | 27-39 |
| 00:47 | USC Upstate | Randy Jones lays it up and in set up by Gary Fairchild | 27-41 |
| 00:29 | USC Aiken | Eugene Howell misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ronald Blankenship - foul #2 on Ronald Blankenship, team foul #9 | 27-41 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Robert Melancon (PG), Raymond Gregory (SG), Michael Woodside (SF), John Arenas (PF) Richard Burkhart, David Dunklin, Evan Ray, Ralph Saunders | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Jeffry Townsley (PG), Timothy Mitchell (SG), Michael Godfrey (SF), John Richards (PF), Charlie Johnson (C) Ronald Blankenship, Gary Fairchild, Randy Jones, Ronnie Steed, Fred Thomas | |
| 00:29 | USC Aiken | Eugene Howell makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 00:29 | USC Aiken | Eugene Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 00:00 | USC Upstate | Jeffry Townsley buries a shot from the right block | 29-43 |