| Lineup | Drexel | PG - David Hemphill (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Chase (fresh) PF - Charles Engstrom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Ahlstrom (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Timothy Lamons (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rusty Eldred (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Guillermo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Glen Poss (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Marion (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Michael Guillermo inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | South Carolina State | Rusty Eldred's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-32 |
| 19:14 | Drexel | Mark Marion takes the ball from John Ahlstrom | 35-32 |
| 18:53 | South Carolina State | Timothy Lamons misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-32 |
| 18:52 | Drexel | John Chase gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:46 | Drexel | John Ahlstrom misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Rusty Eldred - foul #1 on Rusty Eldred, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 18:46 | Drexel | John Ahlstrom misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 18:46 | Drexel | John Ahlstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:29 | South Carolina State | Glen Poss misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Charles Engstrom - foul #3 on Charles Engstrom, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Drexel | Donald Warner (PF) Charles Engstrom | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 18:29 | South Carolina State | Glen Poss makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:29 | South Carolina State | Glen Poss misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:29 | Drexel | The rebound goes to John Ahlstrom | 36-33 |
| 18:16 | Drexel | John Ahlstrom connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from David Hemphill | 38-33 |
| 18:00 | South Carolina State | Rusty Eldred misses long on a floater from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 17:59 | Drexel | John Ahlstrom grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 17:35 | Drexel | Donald Warner is whistled for a carry | 38-33 |
| Subs | Drexel | Andrew Rue (SF) John Chase | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Walter Ward (SG), Matthew Brown (C) Rusty Eldred, Mark Marion | |
| 17:13 | South Carolina State | Michael Guillermo clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 17:11 | South Carolina State | Michael Guillermo pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 16:59 | South Carolina State | Timothy Lamons is fouled on the floor by David Hemphill - foul #1 on David Hemphill, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Drexel | Alan Kilmer (SG), Edward Sullivan (C) Todd Moore, John Ahlstrom | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Daniel Croom (SF), Norman Foss (C) Michael Guillermo, Glen Poss | |
| 16:49 | South Carolina State | Norman Foss scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Walter Ward | 38-36 |
| 16:23 | Drexel | David Hemphill clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 16:22 | South Carolina State | Walter Ward snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 16:03 | South Carolina State | Timothy Lamons misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 16:01 | South Carolina State | Matthew Brown tips it home | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - David Hemphill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan Kilmer (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Andrew Rue (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Warner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Timothy Lamons (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walter Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Croom (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Norman Foss (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Drexel | Andrew Rue knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 15:15 | South Carolina State | Daniel Croom drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Timothy Lamons | 41-41 |
| 14:55 | Drexel | Donald Warner misses badly on a shot from the right side | 41-41 |
| 14:54 | South Carolina State | Daniel Croom grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 14:33 | South Carolina State | Timothy Lamons hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 14:32 | Drexel | Edward Sullivan gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 14:06 | Drexel | Andrew Rue comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-41 |
| 14:04 | Drexel | Donald Warner tips it in | 43-41 |
| 13:40 | South Carolina State | Norman Foss is fouled on the floor by Edward Sullivan - foul #1 on Edward Sullivan, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Drexel | Donald McGurk (PG), Todd Moore (SG), John Chase (SF), Charles Engstrom (PF), John Ahlstrom (C) David Hemphill, Alan Kilmer, Andrew Rue, Donald Warner, Edward Sullivan | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Rusty Eldred (SG), Michael Guillermo (SF), Glen Poss (PF), Mark Marion (C) Walter Ward, Daniel Croom, Matthew Brown, Norman Foss | |
| 13:28 | South Carolina State | Rusty Eldred knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Guillermo | 43-43 |
| 13:06 | Drexel | Donald McGurk comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Guillermo - foul #2 on Michael Guillermo, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| 13:06 | Drexel | Donald McGurk misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 13:06 | Drexel | Donald McGurk makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina State | Glen Poss lays it in on a great pass from Rusty Eldred and he's hacked by John Ahlstrom - foul #1 on John Ahlstrom, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina State | Glen Poss makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 12:33 | Drexel | Timothy Lamons swats the shot by Todd Moore | 44-46 |
| 12:31 | Drexel | John Chase tips it back up and in | 46-46 |
| 12:10 | South Carolina State | Mark Marion misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 46-46 |
| 12:08 | South Carolina State | Michael Guillermo misses the tip | 46-46 |
| 12:06 | Drexel | Todd Moore grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 11:51 | Drexel | Michael Guillermo is called for the reach on John Chase - foul #3 on Michael Guillermo, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Drexel | David Hemphill (PG) Donald McGurk | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Walter Ward (PG) Timothy Lamons | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - David Hemphill (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Chase (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Engstrom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Ahlstrom (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Walter Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rusty Eldred (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Guillermo (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Glen Poss (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Marion (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:40 | Drexel | David Hemphill misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 11:39 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Mark Marion | 46-46 |
| 11:17 | South Carolina State | Rusty Eldred comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 11:15 | Drexel | Todd Moore gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 11:10 | Drexel | John Chase clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Mark Marion - foul #2 on Mark Marion, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Daniel Croom (SG), Matthew Brown (C) Rusty Eldred, Mark Marion | |
| 11:10 | Drexel | John Chase makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 11:10 | Drexel | John Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 10:56 | South Carolina State | Glen Poss blows the layup | 48-46 |
| 10:54 | Drexel | Charles Engstrom grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 10:32 | Drexel | David Hemphill misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 10:30 | Drexel | John Ahlstrom hits the follow up shot | 50-46 |
| 10:12 | South Carolina State | Daniel Croom buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on John Ahlstrom - foul #2 on John Ahlstrom, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Drexel | Alan Kilmer (SG), Andrew Rue (SF), Edward Sullivan (PF), Edwin Charboneau (C) Todd Moore, John Chase, Charles Engstrom, John Ahlstrom | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Rusty Eldred (SG), Norman Foss (C) Michael Guillermo, Glen Poss | |
| 10:12 | South Carolina State | Daniel Croom makes the free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:00 | Drexel | Andrew Rue is hacked by Rusty Eldred - foul #2 on Rusty Eldred, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Drexel | Donald Warner (PF) Edwin Charboneau | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 09:40 | Drexel | Donald Warner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | William Clark (PF), Mark Marion (C) Matthew Brown, Norman Foss | |
| 09:17 | South Carolina State | Rusty Eldred buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 08:59 | Drexel | Daniel Croom steals it from Andrew Rue | 50-51 |
| 08:43 | South Carolina State | William Clark clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Warner - foul #1 on Donald Warner, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Drexel | Todd Moore (SG), Charles Engstrom (PF), John Ahlstrom (C) Alan Kilmer, Donald Warner, Edward Sullivan | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Timothy Lamons (PG), Michael Guillermo (SF) Walter Ward, Rusty Eldred | |
| 08:43 | South Carolina State | William Clark makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 08:43 | South Carolina State | William Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 08:26 | Drexel | David Hemphill makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Todd Moore | 53-53 |
| 08:05 | South Carolina State | Timothy Lamons misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 08:04 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Andrew Rue | 53-53 |
| 07:59 | Drexel | Andrew Rue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | Drexel | Alan Kilmer (PG), John Chase (SF) David Hemphill, Andrew Rue | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Rusty Eldred (SG), Glen Poss (PF), Matthew Brown (C) Daniel Croom, William Clark, Mark Marion | |
| 07:44 | South Carolina State | Michael Guillermo scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Rusty Eldred | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Alan Kilmer (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Todd Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Chase (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Engstrom (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Ahlstrom (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Timothy Lamons (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rusty Eldred (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Guillermo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Glen Poss (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Drexel | Alan Kilmer buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Todd Moore | 56-56 |
| 07:04 | South Carolina State | Matthew Brown is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Matthew Brown, team foul #6 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Drexel | David Hemphill (PG), Donald Warner (PF), Edward Sullivan (C) Todd Moore, Charles Engstrom, John Ahlstrom | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Walter Ward (SG) Rusty Eldred | |
| 06:41 | Drexel | John Chase can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Guillermo - foul #4 on Michael Guillermo, team foul #7 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Daniel Croom (SF), Mark Marion (C) Michael Guillermo, Matthew Brown | |
| 06:41 | Drexel | John Chase makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:41 | Drexel | John Chase misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:41 | South Carolina State | Glen Poss grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 06:21 | South Carolina State | Mark Marion misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 06:19 | Drexel | Donald Warner grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 06:13 | Drexel | Mark Marion steals it from Alan Kilmer | 57-56 |
| 05:56 | South Carolina State | Daniel Croom hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 05:54 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Edward Sullivan | 57-56 |
| 05:42 | Drexel | Edward Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-56 |
| Subs | Drexel | Todd Moore (SG), Andrew Rue (SF), Charles Engstrom (PF), John Ahlstrom (C) Alan Kilmer, John Chase, Donald Warner, Edward Sullivan | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Rusty Eldred (SG), Matthew Brown (PF) Timothy Lamons, Glen Poss | |
| 05:21 | South Carolina State | Mark Marion double dribbles | 57-56 |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Guillermo (SF), Norman Foss (C) Daniel Croom, Mark Marion | |
| 05:02 | Drexel | Michael Guillermo steals it from John Ahlstrom | 57-56 |
| 04:42 | South Carolina State | Rusty Eldred misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Todd Moore - foul #1 on Todd Moore, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Timothy Lamons (PG) Walter Ward | |
| 04:42 | South Carolina State | Rusty Eldred makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:42 | South Carolina State | Rusty Eldred makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:14 | Drexel | John Ahlstrom drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Charles Engstrom | 59-58 |
| 03:52 | South Carolina State | Timothy Lamons misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 03:51 | Drexel | Andrew Rue grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 03:30 | Drexel | Andrew Rue misses badly on a shot from close range | 59-58 |
| 03:29 | South Carolina State | Timothy Lamons grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - David Hemphill (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Rue (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Engstrom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Ahlstrom (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Timothy Lamons (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rusty Eldred (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Guillermo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Matthew Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Norman Foss (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:07 | South Carolina State | Michael Guillermo can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-58 |
| 03:06 | Drexel | Andrew Rue snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 02:51 | Drexel | Todd Moore is hacked by Rusty Eldred - foul #3 on Rusty Eldred, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Drexel | Alan Kilmer (PG), John Chase (SF), Donald Warner (PF), Edward Sullivan (C) David Hemphill, Andrew Rue, Charles Engstrom, John Ahlstrom | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Walter Ward (SG), Daniel Croom (SF), Glen Poss (PF), Mark Marion (C) Rusty Eldred, Michael Guillermo, Matthew Brown, Norman Foss | |
| 02:51 | Drexel | Todd Moore makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 02:51 | Drexel | Todd Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:49 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Drexel | David Hemphill (PG) Alan Kilmer | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Guillermo (SF) Daniel Croom | |
| 02:32 | South Carolina State | Timothy Lamons scores on a floater from the left side | 61-60 |
| 02:32 | Drexel | Drexel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| Subs | Drexel | Charles Engstrom (PF), John Ahlstrom (C) Donald Warner, Edward Sullivan | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Rusty Eldred (SG) Walter Ward | |
| 02:25 | Drexel | John Ahlstrom misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-60 |
| 02:23 | Drexel | Todd Moore snags the offensive board | 61-60 |
| 02:12 | Drexel | David Hemphill comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 02:11 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Rusty Eldred | 61-60 |
| 01:51 | South Carolina State | Rusty Eldred buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Glen Poss | 61-63 |
| 01:30 | Drexel | John Chase hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by David Hemphill | 64-63 |
| 01:14 | South Carolina State | Michael Guillermo misses short on a 3 from straight away | 64-63 |
| 01:12 | Drexel | Todd Moore snags the defensive board | 64-63 |
| 00:56 | Drexel | John Chase drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Todd Moore | 66-63 |
| 00:36 | South Carolina State | Glen Poss hits the finger roll on a great pass from Timothy Lamons | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Drexel | Todd Moore is hacked by Rusty Eldred in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rusty Eldred, team foul #9 | 66-65 |
| 00:35 | Drexel | Todd Moore makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:35 | Drexel | Todd Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina State | Rusty Eldred's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-65 |
| Subs | Drexel | Alan Kilmer (SG) Todd Moore | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 00:19 | Drexel | David Hemphill is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Lamons - foul #2 on Timothy Lamons, team foul #10 | 68-65 |
| 00:19 | Drexel | David Hemphill misses the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:19 | Drexel | David Hemphill makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | South Carolina State | Timothy Lamons misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-65 |
| 00:10 | Drexel | Alan Kilmer pulls down the rebound | 69-65 |
| 00:09 | Drexel | Alan Kilmer is fouled in the backcourt by Rusty Eldred - foul #5 on Rusty Eldred, team foul #11 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Walter Ward (SG) Rusty Eldred | |
| 00:09 | Drexel | Alan Kilmer makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:09 | Drexel | Alan Kilmer makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina State | Timothy Lamons clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-65 |
| 00:04 | Drexel | Charles Engstrom snags the defensive board | 71-65 |
| 00:03 | Drexel | Charles Engstrom is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Lamons - foul #3 on Timothy Lamons, team foul #12 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Drexel | Todd Moore (SG), Edward Sullivan (C) Alan Kilmer, John Ahlstrom | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 00:03 | Drexel | Charles Engstrom misses the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:03 | Drexel | Charles Engstrom misses the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Glen Poss | 71-65 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Glen Poss misses the halfcourt shot | 71-65 |