| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Clarence Parson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Hartley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Carl Kitchens (fresh) PF - James Lisle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Homer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Carl Chan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Freddie Morgan (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Hurst (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Danny Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Santiago (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | USC Upstate | Carl Kitchens inbounds the ball | 21-22 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Hartley | 24-22 |
| 19:09 | Harding | Carl Chan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-22 |
| 18:40 | USC Upstate | James Lisle misses the lay-in but the foul's on Danny Hart - foul #1 on Danny Hart, team foul #1 | 24-22 |
| 18:40 | USC Upstate | James Lisle misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 18:40 | USC Upstate | James Lisle makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 18:11 | Harding | Carl Chan drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Hurst | 25-24 |
| 17:44 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Carl Kitchens | 28-24 |
| 17:24 | Harding | Carl Chan hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Luis Santiago | 28-26 |
| 16:55 | USC Upstate | James Homer is alone and drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Carl Kitchens | 30-26 |
| 16:35 | Harding | Freddie Morgan misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 16:33 | Harding | Robert Hurst tips it back up and in | 30-28 |
| 16:05 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson drills a 3 from straight away set up by James Lisle | 33-28 |
| 15:40 | Harding | Carl Chan clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 33-28 |
| 15:38 | USC Upstate | Robert Hartley snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Clarence Parson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Robert Hartley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Kitchens (fairly fresh) PF - James Lisle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Homer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Carl Chan (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Freddie Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Hurst (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Danny Hart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Santiago (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | USC Upstate | Carl Chan takes the ball from Clarence Parson | 33-28 |
| 15:14 | Harding | Carl Chan hits the finger roll | 33-30 |
| 14:50 | USC Upstate | James Homer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 14:49 | USC Upstate | James Lisle pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 14:28 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Danny Hart - foul #2 on Danny Hart, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | John Holly (SG), Keith Crump (SF), Kenneth Sizemore (PF), Steven Huling (C) Robert Hartley, Carl Kitchens, James Lisle, James Homer | |
| Subs | Harding | Marvin Stroman (PG), Julian Lucas (SG), Jeff White (SF), John Sell (C) Carl Chan, Freddie Morgan, Robert Hurst, Luis Santiago | |
| 14:28 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 14:28 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 14:06 | Harding | Keith Crump steps in front of the John Sell pass | 35-30 |
| 13:37 | USC Upstate | John Holly hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Crump | 38-30 |
| 13:13 | Harding | Marvin Stroman is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Sizemore - foul #1 on Kenneth Sizemore, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Jarvis Gillette (SF) Clarence Parson | |
| Subs | Harding | Carl Chan (PG) Marvin Stroman | |
| 12:57 | Harding | Jeff White can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on John Holly - foul #2 on John Holly, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| 12:57 | Harding | Jeff White misses the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 12:57 | Harding | Jeff White misses the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 12:57 | USC Upstate | Steven Huling pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 12:28 | USC Upstate | John Holly clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-30 |
| 12:26 | Harding | John Sell grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 12:21 | Harding | Keith Crump steps in front of the Danny Hart pass | 38-30 |
| 12:18 | USC Upstate | Jarvis Gillette can't finish the layup | 38-30 |
| 12:16 | Harding | John Sell gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 11:48 | Harding | Carl Chan clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 11:47 | USC Upstate | Jarvis Gillette grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 11:20 | USC Upstate | John Holly misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 11:19 | Harding | The rebound goes to Carl Chan | 38-30 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - John Holly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Keith Crump (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jarvis Gillette (fresh) PF - Kenneth Sizemore (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Huling (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Carl Chan (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Julian Lucas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeff White (fairly fresh) PF - Danny Hart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Sell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 10:52 | Harding | Steven Huling blocks the short jumper by Julian Lucas | 38-30 |
| 10:50 | Harding | Jeff White can't tip it in | 38-30 |
| 10:48 | USC Upstate | Jarvis Gillette gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 10:19 | USC Upstate | John Holly misses the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 10:17 | USC Upstate | Kenneth Sizemore gets the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 09:55 | USC Upstate | John Holly misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 09:54 | USC Upstate | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Sizemore | 38-30 |
| 09:35 | USC Upstate | John Holly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-30 |
| 09:33 | Harding | John Sell gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 09:09 | Harding | Carl Chan is hacked by John Holly - foul #3 on John Holly, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson (PG), Robert Hartley (SG), Carl Kitchens (SF), James Lisle (PF), James Homer (C) John Holly, Keith Crump, Jarvis Gillette, Kenneth Sizemore, Steven Huling | |
| Subs | Harding | Marvin Stroman (PG), Freddie Morgan (SG), Robert Hurst (SF), Luis Santiago (PF), Rafael Pafford (C) Carl Chan, Julian Lucas, Jeff White, Danny Hart, John Sell | |
| 08:52 | Harding | Marvin Stroman comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Clarence Parson - foul #3 on Clarence Parson, team foul #4 | 38-30 |
| 08:52 | Harding | Marvin Stroman makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 08:52 | Harding | Marvin Stroman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 08:23 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-32 |
| 08:22 | Harding | Robert Hurst grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 08:08 | Harding | Robert Hurst banks in the layup on a great pass from Freddie Morgan and he's fouled by Carl Kitchens - foul #1 on Carl Kitchens, team foul #5 | 38-34 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | Harding | Carl Chan (PG) Marvin Stroman | |
| 08:08 | Harding | Robert Hurst makes the free throw | 38-35 |
| 07:39 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson is fouled on the floor by Luis Santiago - foul #2 on Luis Santiago, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| 07:22 | USC Upstate | James Homer is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Kitchens | 40-35 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Clarence Parson (fresh) 17 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hartley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Kitchens (fresh) PF - James Lisle (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Homer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Carl Chan (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Freddie Morgan (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Robert Hurst (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Santiago (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Rafael Pafford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:53 | Harding | Carl Chan misses the shot from the right side | 40-35 |
| 06:51 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Robert Hartley | 40-35 |
| 06:34 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 06:14 | Harding | Freddie Morgan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Hartley - foul #1 on Robert Hartley, team foul #6 | 43-35 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | Harding | John Sell (C) Rafael Pafford | |
| 06:14 | Harding | Freddie Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 06:14 | Harding | Freddie Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 06:14 | USC Upstate | James Homer grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 05:49 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 05:48 | Harding | Luis Santiago snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 05:26 | Harding | Carl Kitchens takes the ball from Freddie Morgan | 43-36 |
| 05:22 | USC Upstate | Carl Kitchens blows the layup | 43-36 |
| 05:20 | USC Upstate | James Lisle grabs the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 04:55 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-36 |
| 04:54 | Harding | The rebound goes to John Sell | 43-36 |
| 04:38 | Harding | John Sell misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 43-36 |
| 04:37 | Harding | Freddie Morgan tips it in | 43-38 |
| 04:24 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 43-38 |
| 04:22 | Harding | John Sell grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 03:53 | Harding | Luis Santiago's pass is intercepted by Carl Kitchens | 43-38 |
| 03:33 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 03:31 | Harding | Luis Santiago gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 03:17 | Harding | Robert Hurst comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 03:15 | Harding | Carl Chan tips it back up and in | 43-40 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Clarence Parson (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hartley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Kitchens (fairly fresh) 3 stl. PF - James Lisle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - James Homer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Carl Chan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Freddie Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Hurst (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Santiago (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Sell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:49 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-40 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:29 | Harding | Carl Chan drills a jumper from the right block set up by Robert Hurst | 46-42 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:24 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Carl Kitchens | 49-42 |
| 02:20 | Harding | Robert Hurst's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Kitchens | 49-42 |
| 02:18 | USC Upstate | James Homer snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 01:51 | USC Upstate | James Homer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-42 |
| 01:49 | Harding | The rebound goes to Carl Chan | 49-42 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:31 | Harding | Carl Chan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-42 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | Harding | Danny Hart (PF) John Sell | |
| 01:15 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-42 |
| 01:13 | Harding | Luis Santiago pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 00:52 | Harding | Danny Hart misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on James Lisle - foul #3 on James Lisle, team foul #7 | 49-42 |
| 00:52 | Harding | Danny Hart misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 00:52 | Harding | Danny Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:50 | USC Upstate | Carl Chan is called for the reach on Clarence Parson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Chan, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Keith Crump (SF), Kenneth Sizemore (C) Carl Kitchens, James Homer | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 00:49 | USC Upstate | Freddie Morgan is called for the reach on James Lisle - foul #3 on Freddie Morgan, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| 00:46 | USC Upstate | Robert Hartley is hacked by Danny Hart - foul #3 on Danny Hart, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| 00:45 | USC Upstate | Robert Hurst is called for the reach on Robert Hartley - foul #1 on Robert Hurst, team foul #7 | 49-43 |
| 00:45 | USC Upstate | Robert Hartley misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 00:45 | Harding | Danny Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:37 | Harding | Carl Chan clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-43 |
| 00:35 | Harding | Luis Santiago snags the offensive board | 49-43 |
| 00:32 | Harding | Freddie Morgan makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Carl Chan | 49-46 |
| 00:30 | USC Upstate | James Lisle is hacked by Freddie Morgan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Freddie Morgan, team foul #8 | 49-46 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | John Holly (SG), James Homer (C) Robert Hartley, Kenneth Sizemore | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 00:30 | USC Upstate | James Lisle makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 00:30 | USC Upstate | James Lisle makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 00:22 | Harding | Freddie Morgan scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Carl Chan | 51-49 |
| 00:20 | USC Upstate | Keith Crump is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Chan - foul #2 on Carl Chan, team foul #9 | 51-49 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Robert Hartley (SG) John Holly | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 00:20 | USC Upstate | Keith Crump misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 00:20 | Harding | The rebound goes to Luis Santiago | 51-49 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | Harding | Freddie Morgan clanks a 3 from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 00:11 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to James Homer | 51-49 |
| 00:08 | USC Upstate | Carl Chan is called for the reach on James Homer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Chan, team foul #10 | 51-49 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Carl Kitchens (SF) Keith Crump | |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| 00:08 | USC Upstate | James Homer makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:08 | USC Upstate | James Homer makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:06 | Harding | Carl Chan is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Parson - foul #4 on Clarence Parson, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| 00:06 | Harding | Carl Chan makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 00:06 | Harding | Carl Chan makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:04 | USC Upstate | Carl Chan is called for the reach on Clarence Parson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Chan, team foul #11 | 53-51 |
| 00:04 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:04 | USC Upstate | Clarence Parson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:00 | Harding | Freddie Morgan misses the halfcourt shot | 55-51 |