| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Rickie Sterner (fresh) SG - Scott Conners (fresh) SF - Steven Holden (fresh) PF - Seth Knox (fresh) C - Denis Rinaldi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) SG - Robert Myers (fresh) SF - Dexter Spires (fresh) PF - Dale Luper (fresh) C - Edward Robinson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | South Carolina | Robert Myers comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Liberty | Denis Rinaldi grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Liberty | Scott Conners knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Rickie Sterner | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson is called for traveling | 3-0 |
| 18:48 | Liberty | Rickie Sterner misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | Liberty | Denis Rinaldi tips it back up and in | 5-0 |
| 18:36 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires is whistled for a carry | 5-0 |
| 18:25 | Liberty | Rickie Sterner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Johnson - foul #1 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:25 | Liberty | Rickie Sterner makes the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 18:25 | Liberty | Rickie Sterner makes the 2nd free throw | 7-0 |
| 18:06 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires misses the 3 from the right wing | 7-0 |
| 18:05 | South Carolina | Dale Luper hits the follow up shot | 7-2 |
| 17:42 | Liberty | Steven Holden misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 7-2 |
| 17:40 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 17:32 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Ketterer (PG) Stephen Johnson | |
| 17:08 | Liberty | Robert Myers steals it from Steven Holden | 7-2 |
| 16:51 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-2 |
| 16:49 | Liberty | Seth Knox grabs the defensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:29 | Liberty | Steven Holden misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-2 |
| 16:28 | South Carolina | George Ketterer pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:18 | South Carolina | Dale Luper hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 7-2 |
| 16:16 | South Carolina | Robert Myers grabs the offensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 15:55 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 7-2 |
| 15:54 | Liberty | Denis Rinaldi pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Rickie Sterner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Conners (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Holden (fresh) PF - Seth Knox (fresh) C - Denis Rinaldi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - George Ketterer (fresh) SG - Robert Myers (fairly fresh) SF - Dexter Spires (fairly fresh) PF - Dale Luper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Robinson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Liberty | Denis Rinaldi misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-2 |
| 15:37 | South Carolina | Dale Luper grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 15:22 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by George Ketterer | 7-4 |
| 15:17 | Liberty | Rickie Sterner loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-4 |
| Subs | Liberty | Darrick Anderson (PG), Frank Carrick (SG), James Davidson (SF), Dennis Rotenberg (PF), Miles Davis (C) Rickie Sterner, Scott Conners, Steven Holden, Seth Knox, Denis Rinaldi | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 15:01 | South Carolina | George Ketterer is hacked by Darrick Anderson - foul #1 on Darrick Anderson, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| 14:56 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Dale Luper | 7-6 |
| 14:47 | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 14:46 | Liberty | Miles Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:36 | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg loses the dribble to Dale Luper | 7-6 |
| 14:11 | South Carolina | Dale Luper connects on the runner near the basket | 7-8 |
| 13:42 | Liberty | Darrick Anderson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Frank Carrick | 10-8 |
| 13:25 | South Carolina | Frank Carrick is called for the reach on Robert Myers - foul #1 on Frank Carrick, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Liberty | Rickie Sterner (PG), Scott Conners (SG), Steven Holden (SF), Seth Knox (PF) Darrick Anderson, Frank Carrick, Dennis Rotenberg, Miles Davis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Anderson (SF), Paul Holbert (PF) Robert Myers, Dale Luper | |
| 13:20 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Davidson - foul #1 on James Davidson, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| 13:20 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:20 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires misses the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:20 | Liberty | James Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:09 | Liberty | James Davidson clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Paul Holbert - foul #1 on Paul Holbert, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Liberty | Denis Rinaldi (C) Steven Holden | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 13:09 | Liberty | James Davidson misses the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:09 | Liberty | James Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | Scott Conners takes the ball from Dexter Spires | 11-9 |
| 12:49 | Liberty | James Davidson lays it in set up by Scott Conners | 13-9 |
| 12:30 | South Carolina | William Anderson knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Robinson | 13-12 |
| 12:22 | Liberty | Scott Conners drills a fadeaway from the right side | 15-12 |
| 12:16 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 12:15 | South Carolina | Paul Holbert tips it but misses | 15-12 |
| 12:13 | Liberty | Scott Conners pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 12:00 | Liberty | Rickie Sterner can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 15-12 |
| 11:59 | Liberty | Scott Conners tips it home | 17-12 |
| 11:49 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Rickie Sterner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Conners (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Davidson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Seth Knox (fresh) C - Denis Rinaldi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - George Ketterer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dexter Spires (tiring) 8 pts. SF - William Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Holbert (fresh) C - Edward Robinson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Liberty | Denis Rinaldi misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 11:35 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to William Anderson | 17-15 |
| 11:31 | South Carolina | William Anderson buries a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Denis Rinaldi - foul #1 on Denis Rinaldi, team foul #4 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Liberty | Frank Carrick (SG), Steven Holden (SF), Dennis Rotenberg (C) Scott Conners, James Davidson, Denis Rinaldi | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Myers (SG), Dale Luper (PF) Dexter Spires, Paul Holbert | |
| 11:31 | South Carolina | William Anderson makes the free throw | 17-18 |
| 11:23 | Liberty | George Ketterer steps in front of the Steven Holden pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 17-18 |
| 11:13 | South Carolina | George Ketterer hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Robinson and he's fouled by Frank Carrick - foul #2 on Frank Carrick, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Liberty | Darrick Anderson (SG) Frank Carrick | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 11:13 | South Carolina | George Ketterer misses the free throw | 17-20 |
| 11:13 | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 11:03 | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg drills a driving attempt in the lane | 19-20 |
| 10:43 | South Carolina | George Ketterer makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Edward Robinson | 19-22 |
| 10:21 | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 19-22 |
| 10:20 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson grabs the board | 19-22 |
| 10:13 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 19-22 |
| 10:12 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson tips it home | 19-24 |
| 10:03 | Liberty | Darrick Anderson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-24 |
| 10:01 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson pulls down the rebound | 19-24 |
| 09:47 | South Carolina | George Ketterer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-24 |
| 09:46 | South Carolina | Dale Luper gets the offensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 09:40 | South Carolina | Robert Myers is fouled on the floor by Darrick Anderson - foul #2 on Darrick Anderson, team foul #6 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Liberty | Jerry Polk (PG), Scott Conners (SG), James Davidson (PF), Denis Rinaldi (C) Rickie Sterner, Darrick Anderson, Seth Knox, Dennis Rotenberg | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dexter Spires (SF) William Anderson | |
| 09:32 | South Carolina | George Ketterer misses the runner from close range but the foul's on Steven Holden - foul #1 on Steven Holden, team foul #7 | 19-24 |
| 09:32 | South Carolina | George Ketterer makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 09:32 | South Carolina | George Ketterer makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 09:19 | Liberty | Scott Conners buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-26 |
| 09:04 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Robert Myers | 22-28 |
| 09:01 | Liberty | Jerry Polk throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-28 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Paul Holbert (PF) Dale Luper | |
| 08:53 | South Carolina | Steven Holden steals it from George Ketterer | 22-28 |
| 08:33 | Liberty | Jerry Polk misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on George Ketterer - foul #1 on George Ketterer, team foul #4 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg (PF) Steven Holden | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 08:33 | Liberty | Jerry Polk misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 08:33 | Liberty | Jerry Polk makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 08:22 | South Carolina | Robert Myers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-28 |
| 08:21 | Liberty | The rebound goes to James Davidson | 23-28 |
| 08:04 | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by George Ketterer - foul #2 on George Ketterer, team foul #5 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Liberty | Rickie Sterner (PG) Jerry Polk | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Anderson (SF) George Ketterer | |
| 08:04 | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 08:04 | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 07:48 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-28 |
| 07:46 | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Rickie Sterner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Conners (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Rotenberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Denis Rinaldi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Dexter Spires (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Robert Myers (tiring) 1 ast. SF - William Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Holbert (fresh) C - Edward Robinson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Liberty | Scott Conners can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Myers - foul #1 on Robert Myers, team foul #6 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Liberty | Steven Holden (SF), Seth Knox (PF) Dennis Rotenberg, Denis Rinaldi | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dale Luper (PF) William Anderson | |
| 07:18 | Liberty | Scott Conners makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 07:18 | Liberty | Scott Conners makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 06:56 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 06:37 | Liberty | Scott Conners is open and buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Steven Holden out of a doubleteam | 28-31 |
| 06:22 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Dexter Spires, team foul #7 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Liberty | Brian Holmes (SG), Dennis Rotenberg (C) Scott Conners, James Davidson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Anderson (SF) Paul Holbert | |
| 06:10 | Liberty | Brian Holmes makes the wide open jumper from just outside the lane set up by Rickie Sterner | 30-31 |
| 05:59 | South Carolina | William Anderson misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Seth Knox - foul #1 on Seth Knox, team foul #8 | 30-31 |
| 05:59 | South Carolina | William Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 05:59 | South Carolina | William Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 05:46 | Liberty | Seth Knox buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Holmes | 32-32 |
| 05:28 | South Carolina | Robert Myers is hacked by Brian Holmes - foul #1 on Brian Holmes, team foul #9 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Liberty | Denis Rinaldi (C) Dennis Rotenberg | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Merle Hopper (C) Edward Robinson | |
| 05:28 | South Carolina | Robert Myers makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 05:28 | South Carolina | Robert Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 05:10 | Liberty | Seth Knox can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 05:08 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 05:02 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Dale Luper | 32-36 |
| 04:57 | Liberty | Robert Myers picks off the pass by Rickie Sterner | 32-36 |
| 04:43 | South Carolina | Merle Hopper misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Denis Rinaldi - foul #2 on Denis Rinaldi, team foul #10 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Liberty | Jerry Polk (PG), James Davidson (SF), Dennis Rotenberg (PF), Miles Davis (C) Rickie Sterner, Steven Holden, Seth Knox, Denis Rinaldi | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Robinson (C) Dale Luper | |
| 04:43 | South Carolina | Merle Hopper makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 04:43 | South Carolina | Merle Hopper misses the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 04:43 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Robinson | 32-37 |
| 04:29 | South Carolina | Merle Hopper comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Jerry Polk - foul #1 on Jerry Polk, team foul #11 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Paul Holbert (PF) William Anderson | |
| 04:29 | South Carolina | Merle Hopper makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 04:29 | South Carolina | Merle Hopper misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 04:29 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Miles Davis | 32-38 |
| 04:25 | Liberty | James Davidson drills a floater in the paint | 34-38 |
| 04:12 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Brian Holmes - foul #2 on Brian Holmes, team foul #12 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Liberty | Scott Conners (SG) Brian Holmes | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Anderson (SF) Merle Hopper | |
| 04:12 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 04:12 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 04:12 | Liberty | Dennis Rotenberg snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 03:56 | Liberty | Scott Conners misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 03:55 | South Carolina | Paul Holbert grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 03:47 | South Carolina | Robert Myers comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Scott Conners - foul #1 on Scott Conners, team foul #13 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Liberty | Rickie Sterner (PG), Steven Holden (SF), Denis Rinaldi (C) Jerry Polk, Dennis Rotenberg, Miles Davis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson (PG) William Anderson | |
| 03:47 | South Carolina | Robert Myers makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 03:47 | South Carolina | Robert Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Rickie Sterner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Conners (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Holden (fresh) PF - James Davidson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Denis Rinaldi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) SG - Robert Myers (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dexter Spires (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Holbert (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Robinson (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Liberty | Scott Conners misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 03:28 | Liberty | Steven Holden grabs the offensive board | 34-41 |
| 03:07 | Liberty | Edward Robinson steps in front of the Scott Conners pass | 34-41 |
| 02:43 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-43 |
| 02:32 | Liberty | Steven Holden comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 34-43 |
| 02:31 | Liberty | Scott Conners misses the tip | 34-43 |
| 02:30 | South Carolina | Paul Holbert gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 02:30 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 34-43 |
| Subs | Liberty | Seth Knox (PF) James Davidson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Ketterer (SG), William Anderson (SF), Dale Luper (PF) Robert Myers, Dexter Spires, Paul Holbert | |
| 02:18 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 02:17 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 02:12 | South Carolina | George Ketterer comes up short on the shot from the left block | 34-43 |
| 02:11 | Liberty | Seth Knox gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 01:48 | Liberty | Rickie Sterner hits a wide open shot from just outside the lane set up by Steven Holden | 36-43 |
| 01:33 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson misses badly on a floater near the basket | 36-43 |
| 01:31 | Liberty | Steven Holden gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 01:07 | Liberty | Steven Holden splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-43 |
| 01:05 | Liberty | Denis Rinaldi tips it in | 38-43 |
| 00:56 | South Carolina | George Ketterer is fouled on the floor by Rickie Sterner - foul #1 on Rickie Sterner, team foul #14 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Liberty | Frank Carrick (SG), James Davidson (C) Scott Conners, Denis Rinaldi | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Paul Holbert (C) William Anderson | |
| 00:56 | South Carolina | George Ketterer misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 00:56 | South Carolina | George Ketterer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 00:34 | Liberty | Steven Holden clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 00:33 | Liberty | Frank Carrick gets the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 00:12 | Liberty | George Ketterer picks off the pass by Frank Carrick | 38-44 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | Dale Luper travels with the ball | 38-44 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dexter Spires (SF) Edward Robinson | |
| 00:00 | Liberty | Rickie Sterner misses the fullcourt shot | 38-44 |