| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) SG - Michael Little (fresh) SF - John Hill (fresh) PF - Harold Casey (fresh) C - Richard Spengler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Karl Usrey (fresh) SG - Timothy King (fresh) SF - Dario Zinter (fresh) PF - Raymond Ashmore (fresh) C - Kenneth Trisler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | South Carolina | John Hill misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Dario Zinter - foul #1 on Dario Zinter, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | South Carolina | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:42 | South Carolina | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Morehead State | Timothy King hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Morehead State | Kenneth Trisler hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | South Carolina | John Hill drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Little | 4-2 |
| 18:49 | Morehead State | Timothy King travels with the ball | 4-2 |
| 18:27 | South Carolina | John Hill is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Little | 7-2 |
| 18:03 | Morehead State | Timothy King connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-5 |
| 17:53 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dario Zinter - foul #2 on Dario Zinter, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley (SG), Lionel Kohler (SF), Jamie Jones (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Michael Little, John Hill, Harold Casey, Richard Spengler | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Tom Brode (SF), Alton Davidson (C) Dario Zinter, Kenneth Trisler | |
| 17:53 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 17:53 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 17:53 | Morehead State | Alton Davidson gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 17:44 | Morehead State | Timothy King comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 8-5 |
| 17:43 | Morehead State | Tom Brode tips it in | 8-7 |
| 17:25 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Philip Pickles | 10-7 |
| 17:13 | Morehead State | Raymond Ashmore misses the jumpshot from the left side | 10-7 |
| 17:11 | Morehead State | Karl Usrey pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 16:57 | Morehead State | Tom Brode's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-7 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster (PG) Philip Pickles | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Donte Jantz (PG), Andrew Kerwin (SG), Leroy Stowers (C) Karl Usrey, Timothy King, Raymond Ashmore | |
| 16:55 | South Carolina | Donte Jantz steps in front of the Lionel Kohler pass in the backcourt | 10-7 |
| 16:41 | Morehead State | Alton Davidson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-7 |
| 16:40 | Morehead State | Alton Davidson tips it in | 10-9 |
| 16:35 | South Carolina | Lionel Kohler is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 10-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Little (SG), John Hill (SF), Harold Casey (PF) Cecil Barkley, Lionel Kohler, Jamie Jones | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Franklin Hunter (SF), Kenneth Trisler (C) Tom Brode, Leroy Stowers | |
| 16:23 | Morehead State | Kenneth Trisler scores on a runner from the right block | 10-11 |
| 16:05 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Lancaster and the foul's on Alton Davidson - foul #1 on Alton Davidson, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Karl Usrey (PG), Raymond Ashmore (PF) Donte Jantz, Alton Davidson | |
| 16:05 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson misses the free throw | 12-11 |
| 16:05 | South Carolina | John Hill grabs the offensive board | 12-11 |
| 15:53 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson drills a floater in the lane | 14-11 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Lancaster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Hill (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Harold Casey (fresh) C - Jeffrey Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Karl Usrey (fresh) SG - Andrew Kerwin (fresh) SF - Franklin Hunter (fresh) PF - Raymond Ashmore (fresh) C - Kenneth Trisler (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Morehead State | Kenneth Trisler connects on the shot from close range | 14-13 |
| 15:37 | South Carolina | Harold Casey is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Ashmore - foul #1 on Raymond Ashmore, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Cecil Barkley (SG), Lionel Kohler (PF), Jamie Jones (C) Michael Lancaster, Michael Little, Harold Casey, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Leroy Stowers (C) Kenneth Trisler | |
| 15:22 | South Carolina | Andrew Kerwin is called for the reach on Cecil Barkley - foul #1 on Andrew Kerwin, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Spengler (C) John Hill | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Timothy King (SG) Andrew Kerwin | |
| 15:15 | South Carolina | Lionel Kohler hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-13 |
| 15:14 | Morehead State | Raymond Ashmore snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 14:53 | Morehead State | Karl Usrey loses the dribble to Philip Pickles | 14-13 |
| 14:38 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones misses the easy layup | 14-13 |
| 14:36 | Morehead State | Leroy Stowers gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 14:18 | Morehead State | Franklin Hunter loses the dribble to Cecil Barkley | 14-13 |
| 14:03 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones blows the layup but he's fouled by Raymond Ashmore - foul #2 on Raymond Ashmore, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster (PG), Michael Little (SG), John Hill (SF), Harold Casey (PF) Philip Pickles, Cecil Barkley, Lionel Kohler, Richard Spengler | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Donte Jantz (PG), Andrew Kerwin (SG), Tom Brode (SF), Alton Davidson (PF), Kenneth Trisler (C) Karl Usrey, Timothy King, Franklin Hunter, Raymond Ashmore, Leroy Stowers | |
| 14:03 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 14:03 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 13:44 | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin misses long on a floater from the right side | 16-13 |
| 13:42 | South Carolina | Michael Little gets the rebound | 16-13 |
| 13:22 | South Carolina | Harold Casey makes the wide open turnaround from the left block set up by John Hill | 18-13 |
| 13:02 | Morehead State | Michael Little steps in front of the Tom Brode pass | 18-13 |
| 12:39 | South Carolina | Harold Casey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Lionel Kohler (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Michael Lancaster, John Hill, Jamie Jones | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Lee Journey (SG) Andrew Kerwin | |
| 12:17 | Morehead State | Michael Little steals it from Lee Journey | 18-13 |
| 11:48 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Philip Pickles | 21-13 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Little (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lionel Kohler (fresh) PF - Harold Casey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Donte Jantz (fairly fresh) SG - Lee Journey (fresh) SF - Tom Brode (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alton Davidson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Trisler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Morehead State | Jeffrey Thompson denies the turnaround by Alton Davidson | 21-13 |
| 11:32 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles pulls down the rebound | 21-13 |
| 11:20 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Little | 24-13 |
| 10:51 | Morehead State | Alton Davidson is hacked by Jeffrey Thompson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #1 | 24-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster (PG), Cecil Barkley (SG), John Hill (SF), Richard Spengler (C) Philip Pickles, Michael Little, Harold Casey, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Karl Usrey (PG), Timothy King (SG), Andrew Kerwin (SF), Franklin Hunter (PF), Leroy Stowers (C) Donte Jantz, Lee Journey, Tom Brode, Alton Davidson, Kenneth Trisler | |
| 10:46 | Morehead State | Leroy Stowers scores on a runner near the basket and he's hacked by Richard Spengler - foul #1 on Richard Spengler, team foul #2 | 24-15 |
| 10:46 | Morehead State | Leroy Stowers makes the free throw | 24-16 |
| 10:29 | South Carolina | John Hill is whistled for traveling | 24-16 |
| 10:19 | Morehead State | Karl Usrey hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-19 |
| 09:59 | South Carolina | John Hill clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 24-19 |
| 09:58 | South Carolina | Lionel Kohler tips it back up and in | 26-19 |
| 09:39 | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-19 |
| 09:37 | South Carolina | Lionel Kohler pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| 09:32 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Spengler | 29-19 |
| 09:23 | Morehead State | Franklin Hunter is hacked by Lionel Kohler - foul #1 on Lionel Kohler, team foul #3 | 29-19 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Jamie Jones (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Michael Lancaster, Lionel Kohler, Richard Spengler | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Lee Journey (SG), Kenneth Trisler (C) Timothy King, Leroy Stowers | |
| 09:11 | Morehead State | Franklin Hunter drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-22 |
| 08:58 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley is open and buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jamie Jones | 32-22 |
| 08:44 | Morehead State | Lee Journey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Little (SG) Cecil Barkley | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Timothy King (SG), Tom Brode (SF), Alton Davidson (PF) Karl Usrey, Andrew Kerwin, Franklin Hunter | |
| 08:39 | South Carolina | Michael Little is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy King - foul #1 on Timothy King, team foul #7 | 32-22 |
| 08:39 | South Carolina | Michael Little makes the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 08:39 | South Carolina | Michael Little makes the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| 08:18 | Morehead State | Timothy King knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Michael Little - foul #1 on Michael Little, team foul #4 | 34-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Casey (PF) Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Donte Jantz (PG) Lee Journey | |
| 08:18 | Morehead State | Timothy King misses the free throw | 34-24 |
| 08:18 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones snags the defensive board | 34-24 |
| 08:13 | South Carolina | Donte Jantz is called for the reach on Philip Pickles in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donte Jantz, team foul #8 | 34-24 |
| 08:13 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 08:13 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles misses the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 08:13 | Morehead State | Timothy King gets the rebound | 35-24 |
| 08:01 | Morehead State | Alton Davidson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-24 |
| 07:59 | South Carolina | Michael Little gets the rebound | 35-24 |
| 07:42 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-24 |
| 07:41 | South Carolina | John Hill tips it in | 37-24 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Little (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Hill (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Casey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jamie Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Donte Jantz (fresh) SG - Timothy King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tom Brode (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Alton Davidson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Trisler (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Morehead State | Michael Little is called for the reach on Kenneth Trisler - foul #2 on Michael Little, team foul #5 | 37-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley (SG), Lionel Kohler (SF), Richard Spengler (C) Michael Little, John Hill, Jamie Jones | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Karl Usrey (PG), Franklin Hunter (SF), Leroy Stowers (C) Timothy King, Tom Brode, Kenneth Trisler | |
| 07:16 | Morehead State | Donte Jantz misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Lionel Kohler - foul #2 on Lionel Kohler, team foul #6 | 37-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster (PG), John Hill (SF) Philip Pickles, Lionel Kohler | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin (SF) Alton Davidson | |
| 07:16 | Morehead State | Donte Jantz misses the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 07:16 | Morehead State | Donte Jantz makes the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 06:59 | South Carolina | Harold Casey misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the right block | 37-25 |
| 06:57 | Morehead State | Karl Usrey pulls down the rebound | 37-25 |
| 06:41 | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin's pass is intercepted by John Hill | 37-25 |
| 06:39 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley's pass is intercepted by Leroy Stowers in the backcourt | 37-25 |
| 06:27 | Morehead State | Karl Usrey buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donte Jantz | 37-27 |
| 06:23 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Michael Little (SG), Jamie Jones (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Michael Lancaster, Cecil Barkley, Harold Casey, Richard Spengler | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Lee Journey (SG), Alton Davidson (PF) Donte Jantz, Andrew Kerwin | |
| 06:09 | Morehead State | Leroy Stowers comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 06:07 | South Carolina | John Hill pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 05:53 | South Carolina | John Hill hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Philip Pickles | 40-27 |
| 05:43 | Morehead State | Lee Journey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Little - foul #3 on Michael Little, team foul #7 | 40-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley (SG) Michael Little | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Timothy King (SG), Tom Brode (SF), Kenneth Trisler (C) Karl Usrey, Franklin Hunter, Leroy Stowers | |
| 05:43 | Morehead State | Lee Journey misses the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 05:43 | Morehead State | Lee Journey makes the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 05:19 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Lee Journey - foul #1 on Lee Journey, team foul #9 | 40-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Casey (PF) Jamie Jones | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin (SF), Franklin Hunter (PF) Tom Brode, Alton Davidson | |
| 05:19 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 05:19 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 05:11 | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-28 |
| 05:10 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson grabs the board | 42-28 |
| 04:49 | South Carolina | John Hill comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Trisler - foul #1 on Kenneth Trisler, team foul #10 | 42-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster (PG), Richard Spengler (C) Philip Pickles, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Karl Usrey (PG) Lee Journey | |
| 04:49 | South Carolina | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 04:49 | South Carolina | John Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 04:49 | Morehead State | Kenneth Trisler grabs the defensive rebound | 43-28 |
| 04:33 | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-31 |
| 04:11 | South Carolina | Kenneth Trisler is called for the reach on Richard Spengler - foul #2 on Kenneth Trisler, team foul #11 | 43-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jamie Jones (PF) Harold Casey | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Donte Jantz (PG), Tom Brode (SF), Alton Davidson (PF), Leroy Stowers (C) Karl Usrey, Andrew Kerwin, Franklin Hunter, Kenneth Trisler | |
| 04:11 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler makes the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 04:11 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler makes the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 04:03 | Morehead State | Donte Jantz comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-31 |
| 04:02 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler gets the rebound | 45-31 |
| 03:54 | South Carolina | John Hill is open and buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Michael Lancaster | 47-31 |
| 03:38 | Morehead State | Alton Davidson drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Leroy Stowers | 47-34 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Lancaster (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cecil Barkley (tiring) 8 pts. SF - John Hill (tired) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamie Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Spengler (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Donte Jantz (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tom Brode (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Alton Davidson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Stowers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:21 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-34 |
| 03:19 | Morehead State | Alton Davidson gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 03:00 | Morehead State | Donte Jantz clanks a jump hook from the left block | 47-34 |
| 02:59 | Morehead State | Alton Davidson snags the offensive board | 47-34 |
| 02:47 | Morehead State | Timothy King drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 02:42 | South Carolina | Alton Davidson is called for the reach on Jamie Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alton Davidson, team foul #12 | 47-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Lionel Kohler (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Michael Lancaster, John Hill, Richard Spengler | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Karl Usrey (PG), Andrew Kerwin (SG), Dario Zinter (SF), Raymond Ashmore (PF), Kenneth Trisler (C) Donte Jantz, Timothy King, Tom Brode, Alton Davidson, Leroy Stowers | |
| 02:42 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 02:42 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 02:24 | Morehead State | Karl Usrey misses the 3 from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 02:23 | South Carolina | Lionel Kohler grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 02:18 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 02:17 | South Carolina | Lionel Kohler tips it in | 51-37 |
| 02:05 | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Casey (PF) Jamie Jones | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 01:47 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Karl Usrey - foul #1 on Karl Usrey, team foul #13 | 51-37 |
| 01:47 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 01:47 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles makes the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 01:20 | Morehead State | Karl Usrey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-37 |
| 01:18 | Morehead State | Dario Zinter snags the offensive board | 53-37 |
| 00:49 | Morehead State | Raymond Ashmore clanks a shot from the left wing | 53-37 |
| 00:48 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles pulls down the rebound | 53-37 |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | Harold Casey makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Cecil Barkley and he's fouled by Raymond Ashmore - foul #3 on Raymond Ashmore, team foul #14 | 55-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster (PG) Philip Pickles | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Donte Jantz (PG), Lee Journey (SG), Franklin Hunter (PF), Leroy Stowers (C) Karl Usrey, Andrew Kerwin, Raymond Ashmore, Kenneth Trisler | |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | Harold Casey makes the free throw | 56-37 |
| 00:10 | Morehead State | Franklin Hunter's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Casey | 56-37 |
| 00:09 | Morehead State | Leroy Stowers tips it in | 56-39 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Lionel Kohler comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-39 |