| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Ronald Blankenship (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Fairchild (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Randy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charlie Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Richard Burkhart (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Raymond Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Evan Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Arenas (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ralph Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | USC Aiken | Evan Ray inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | USC Aiken | Richard Burkhart is fouled on the floor by Fred Thomas - foul #1 on Fred Thomas, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| 19:32 | USC Aiken | Randy Jones steps in front of the Richard Burkhart pass | 37-31 |
| 19:20 | USC Upstate | Ronald Blankenship misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 19:19 | USC Upstate | Charlie Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 19:02 | USC Upstate | Fred Thomas misses long on a jumper from close range | 37-31 |
| 19:01 | USC Aiken | The rebound goes to Raymond Gregory | 37-31 |
| 18:46 | USC Aiken | Ronald Blankenship steals it from Ralph Saunders | 37-31 |
| 18:43 | USC Upstate | Gary Fairchild misses the easy layup | 37-31 |
| 18:41 | USC Upstate | Charlie Johnson snags the offensive board | 37-31 |
| 18:29 | USC Upstate | Gary Fairchild misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 18:28 | USC Aiken | John Arenas grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 18:10 | USC Aiken | Raymond Gregory connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Burkhart | 37-33 |
| 18:03 | USC Upstate | Ronald Blankenship comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Ralph Saunders - foul #2 on Ralph Saunders, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| 18:03 | USC Upstate | Ronald Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 18:03 | USC Upstate | Ronald Blankenship makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 17:48 | USC Aiken | John Arenas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 17:47 | USC Upstate | Fred Thomas grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 17:29 | USC Upstate | Gary Fairchild double dribbles | 39-33 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Jeffry Townsley (SG), Ronnie Steed (PF), Timothy Mitchell (C) Gary Fairchild, Charlie Johnson, Fred Thomas | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Robert Melancon (SG), Tim Jones (PF) Raymond Gregory, John Arenas | |
| 17:16 | USC Aiken | Richard Burkhart buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Robert Melancon and he's fouled by Ronnie Steed - foul #1 on Ronnie Steed, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Michael Godfrey (PF) Randy Jones | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Eugene Howell (C) Ralph Saunders | |
| 17:16 | USC Aiken | Richard Burkhart makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:58 | USC Upstate | Michael Godfrey buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Blankenship | 41-36 |
| 16:53 | USC Aiken | Jeffry Townsley is called for the reach on Robert Melancon - foul #1 on Jeffry Townsley, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | James Vasques (SG) Ronald Blankenship | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | David Dunklin (SF) Evan Ray | |
| 16:30 | USC Aiken | Tim Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-36 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Charlie Johnson (SF) James Vasques | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Michael Woodside (PG) Richard Burkhart | |
| 16:10 | USC Upstate | Jeffry Townsley drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Charlie Johnson and he's hacked by Robert Melancon - foul #2 on Robert Melancon, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Randy Jones (SF) Michael Godfrey | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Raymond Gregory (SG), John Arenas (PF), Ralph Saunders (C) Michael Woodside, Tim Jones, Eugene Howell | |
| 16:10 | USC Upstate | Jeffry Townsley makes the free throw | 44-36 |
| 15:42 | USC Aiken | Robert Melancon makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-38 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Jeffry Townsley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charlie Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronnie Steed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Robert Melancon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Gregory (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Dunklin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Arenas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | USC Upstate | Timothy Mitchell hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffry Townsley | 47-38 |
| 15:21 | USC Aiken | Raymond Gregory can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Timothy Mitchell - foul #2 on Timothy Mitchell, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ronald Blankenship (PG), Gary Fairchild (SG), John Richards (PF), Fred Thomas (C) Jeffry Townsley, Timothy Mitchell, Charlie Johnson, Ronnie Steed | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Richard Burkhart (PG), Evan Ray (SF) Robert Melancon, David Dunklin | |
| 15:21 | USC Aiken | Raymond Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 15:21 | USC Aiken | Raymond Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 15:21 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Fred Thomas | 47-38 |
| 15:09 | USC Upstate | Ronald Blankenship buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Randy Jones | 49-38 |
| 15:00 | USC Aiken | Gary Fairchild steals the ball from Raymond Gregory | 49-38 |
| 14:48 | USC Upstate | Gary Fairchild comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 49-38 |
| 14:46 | USC Upstate | John Richards snags the offensive board | 49-38 |
| 14:32 | USC Upstate | Fred Thomas can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Richard Burkhart - foul #1 on Richard Burkhart, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Charlie Johnson (SF) Randy Jones | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Robert Melancon (SG), Tim Jones (PF), Eugene Howell (C) Raymond Gregory, John Arenas, Ralph Saunders | |
| 14:32 | USC Upstate | Fred Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 14:32 | USC Upstate | Fred Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 14:18 | USC Aiken | Tim Jones makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Melancon | 50-41 |
| 14:04 | USC Upstate | Charlie Johnson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Melancon - foul #3 on Robert Melancon, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| 14:04 | USC Upstate | Charlie Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 14:04 | USC Upstate | Charlie Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 14:04 | USC Aiken | Evan Ray pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 13:43 | USC Aiken | Evan Ray is denied on a layup by John Richards | 50-41 |
| 13:42 | USC Aiken | Tim Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 13:36 | USC Aiken | Richard Burkhart makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Evan Ray | 50-43 |
| 13:29 | USC Upstate | Charlie Johnson's pass is intercepted by Robert Melancon | 50-43 |
| 13:26 | USC Aiken | Robert Melancon banks in the layup | 50-45 |
| 13:08 | USC Upstate | Fred Thomas knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 52-45 |
| 12:47 | USC Aiken | Tim Jones misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 52-45 |
| 12:45 | USC Upstate | Fred Thomas gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 12:26 | USC Upstate | Robert Melancon steps in front of the Fred Thomas pass | 52-45 |
| 12:12 | USC Aiken | Tim Jones misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Richards - foul #4 on John Richards, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Jeffry Townsley (PG), Timothy Mitchell (SG), Randy Jones (SF), Michael Godfrey (PF), Ronnie Steed (C) Ronald Blankenship, Gary Fairchild, Charlie Johnson, John Richards, Fred Thomas | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Michael Woodside (PG), Raymond Gregory (SG), David Dunklin (SF), Ralph Saunders (C) Richard Burkhart, Robert Melancon, Evan Ray, Eugene Howell | |
| 12:12 | USC Aiken | Tim Jones makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 12:12 | USC Aiken | Tim Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 11:50 | USC Upstate | Ralph Saunders steals it from Ronnie Steed | 52-47 |
| 11:41 | USC Aiken | David Dunklin makes the shot from the right side | 52-49 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Jeffry Townsley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Godfrey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronnie Steed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Michael Woodside (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Raymond Gregory (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Dunklin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tim Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:15 | USC Upstate | Ronnie Steed hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Godfrey | 54-49 |
| 10:46 | USC Aiken | Tim Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 10:44 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Jeffry Townsley | 54-49 |
| 10:23 | USC Upstate | Ronnie Steed scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Randy Jones | 56-49 |
| 09:59 | USC Aiken | Raymond Gregory can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 09:58 | USC Aiken | Michael Woodside can't tip it in | 56-49 |
| 09:57 | USC Aiken | Tim Jones tips it in | 56-51 |
| 09:35 | USC Upstate | Timothy Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Tim Jones - foul #1 on Tim Jones, team foul #5 | 56-51 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ronald Blankenship (PG), Gary Fairchild (SG), Charlie Johnson (PF), Fred Thomas (C) Jeffry Townsley, Timothy Mitchell, Michael Godfrey, Ronnie Steed | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Richard Burkhart (PG), Robert Melancon (SG), Evan Ray (SF), John Arenas (PF), Eugene Howell (C) Michael Woodside, Raymond Gregory, David Dunklin, Tim Jones, Ralph Saunders | |
| 09:24 | USC Upstate | Charlie Johnson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 56-51 |
| 09:22 | USC Upstate | The offensive rebound goes to Charlie Johnson | 56-51 |
| 09:05 | USC Upstate | Ronald Blankenship hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Gary Fairchild | 59-51 |
| 08:49 | USC Aiken | Evan Ray misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-51 |
| 08:48 | USC Upstate | Charlie Johnson gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 08:25 | USC Upstate | Gary Fairchild can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 08:24 | USC Aiken | Evan Ray gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 08:20 | USC Aiken | Robert Melancon double dribbles | 59-51 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Jeffry Townsley (SG), Timothy Mitchell (SF) Gary Fairchild, Randy Jones | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Ralph Saunders (C) Eugene Howell | |
| 07:56 | USC Upstate | Charlie Johnson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 07:55 | USC Aiken | Richard Burkhart gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 07:37 | USC Aiken | Richard Burkhart lays it up and in set up by Robert Melancon | 59-53 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Ronald Blankenship (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffry Townsley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charlie Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Richard Burkhart (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Melancon (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Evan Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Arenas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:20 | USC Upstate | Ronald Blankenship makes the jumper from the right block | 61-53 |
| 07:06 | USC Aiken | Ralph Saunders can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-53 |
| 07:05 | USC Upstate | Charlie Johnson grabs the board | 61-53 |
| 06:46 | USC Upstate | Fred Thomas drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Mitchell | 63-53 |
| 06:19 | USC Aiken | Robert Melancon scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Evan Ray | 63-56 |
| 06:05 | USC Upstate | Robert Melancon steps in front of the Timothy Mitchell pass | 63-56 |
| 06:01 | USC Aiken | Evan Ray lays it in on a great pass from Robert Melancon | 63-58 |
| 05:59 | USC Upstate | USC Upstate calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Gary Fairchild (SG), Randy Jones (SF), John Richards (PF) Jeffry Townsley, Timothy Mitchell, Fred Thomas | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Raymond Gregory (SG) Robert Melancon | |
| 05:45 | USC Upstate | Charlie Johnson is hacked by Ralph Saunders - foul #3 on Ralph Saunders, team foul #6 | 63-58 |
| 05:33 | USC Upstate | John Richards misses the lay-in | 63-58 |
| 05:31 | USC Aiken | The rebound goes to Richard Burkhart | 63-58 |
| 05:21 | USC Aiken | Evan Ray loses the dribble to Charlie Johnson | 63-58 |
| 05:08 | USC Upstate | Ronald Blankenship hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 05:06 | USC Upstate | Randy Jones tips it back up and in | 65-58 |
| 04:46 | USC Aiken | Raymond Gregory buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Arenas | 65-60 |
| 04:25 | USC Upstate | John Richards makes the floater from the left block | 67-60 |
| 04:02 | USC Aiken | Raymond Gregory misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 67-60 |
| 04:01 | USC Aiken | The offensive rebound goes to John Arenas | 67-60 |
| 03:43 | USC Aiken | Raymond Gregory drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Burkhart | 67-63 |
| 03:26 | USC Upstate | John Richards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-63 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Jeffry Townsley (PG), Timothy Mitchell (SG), Michael Godfrey (SF), Ronnie Steed (PF), Fred Thomas (C) Ronald Blankenship, Gary Fairchild, Randy Jones, John Richards, Charlie Johnson | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Robert Melancon (SG), David Dunklin (SF), Tim Jones (PF), Eugene Howell (C) Raymond Gregory, Evan Ray, John Arenas, Ralph Saunders | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Jeffry Townsley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Godfrey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronnie Steed (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Richard Burkhart (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Melancon (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Dunklin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tim Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Eugene Howell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | USC Aiken | Tim Jones knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Robert Melancon | 67-65 |
| 02:50 | USC Upstate | A charge is called on Timothy Mitchell - foul #3 on Timothy Mitchell, team foul #6 | 67-65 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Michael Woodside (PG) Richard Burkhart | |
| 02:43 | USC Aiken | USC Aiken calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ronald Blankenship (PG), Gary Fairchild (SG), Randy Jones (SF), John Richards (PF) Jeffry Townsley, Timothy Mitchell, Michael Godfrey, Ronnie Steed | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Richard Burkhart (PG), Raymond Gregory (SG), Evan Ray (SF), Ralph Saunders (C) Michael Woodside, Robert Melancon, David Dunklin, Eugene Howell | |
| 02:31 | USC Aiken | Tim Jones is denied on a layup by Fred Thomas | 67-65 |
| 02:29 | USC Aiken | Ralph Saunders pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 02:10 | USC Aiken | Raymond Gregory comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 67-65 |
| 02:09 | USC Upstate | Randy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 01:40 | USC Upstate | John Richards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-65 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | John Arenas (PF) Tim Jones | |
| 01:19 | USC Aiken | Ralph Saunders misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-65 |
| 01:17 | USC Upstate | Fred Thomas grabs the board | 67-65 |
| 00:55 | USC Upstate | Ronald Blankenship comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-65 |
| 00:53 | USC Upstate | Gary Fairchild snags the offensive board | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | USC Upstate | Randy Jones clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-65 |
| 00:26 | USC Aiken | Evan Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 00:13 | USC Aiken | Richard Burkhart can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-65 |
| 00:11 | USC Upstate | John Richards pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:10 | USC Upstate | John Richards is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Burkhart - foul #2 on Richard Burkhart, team foul #7 | 67-65 |
| 00:10 | USC Upstate | John Richards makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:10 | USC Upstate | John Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:03 | USC Aiken | Evan Ray comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-65 |
| 00:01 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Fred Thomas | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | USC Upstate | Fred Thomas runs out the clock | 69-65 |