| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Jeffrey Draper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Ascencio (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bale (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonny Mee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Bonneau (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Alvin Carlson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Dotts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Rose (fresh) C - Bobby Quinlan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | USC Aiken | Randall Bailey inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | USC Aiken | James Dotts drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Rose | 33-28 |
| 19:16 | USC Upstate | Jeffrey Draper misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 19:15 | USC Upstate | Floyd Bonneau can't tip it in | 33-28 |
| 19:13 | USC Upstate | Jonny Mee tips it back up and in | 35-28 |
| 18:50 | USC Aiken | Alvin Carlson misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Draper - foul #4 on Jeffrey Draper, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Warren Hayes (PG) Jeffrey Draper | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| 18:50 | USC Aiken | Alvin Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 18:50 | USC Aiken | Alvin Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:27 | USC Upstate | Floyd Bonneau misses long on a floater from close range | 35-30 |
| 18:26 | USC Upstate | Floyd Bonneau tips it back up and in | 37-30 |
| 18:03 | USC Aiken | Bobby Quinlan travels with the ball | 37-30 |
| 17:39 | USC Upstate | Jonny Mee hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-30 |
| 17:12 | USC Aiken | The pull-up jumper by Bobby Quinlan is blocked by Floyd Bonneau | 39-30 |
| 17:10 | USC Upstate | Jonny Mee grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 16:49 | USC Upstate | Jonny Mee can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-30 |
| 16:48 | USC Upstate | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Bonneau | 39-30 |
| 16:36 | USC Upstate | Gary Ascencio misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 16:34 | USC Aiken | Bobby Quinlan grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 16:23 | USC Aiken | Alvin Carlson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 16:21 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Floyd Bonneau | 39-30 |
| 16:01 | USC Upstate | Jonny Mee makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Warren Hayes | 42-30 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Warren Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Ascencio (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonny Mee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Floyd Bonneau (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Alvin Carlson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - James Dotts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Rose (fairly fresh) C - Bobby Quinlan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | USC Aiken | Alvin Carlson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-30 |
| 15:31 | USC Aiken | Alvin Carlson misses the tip | 42-30 |
| 15:30 | USC Aiken | Randall Bailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 15:18 | USC Aiken | James Dotts is fouled on the floor by Gary Ascencio - foul #2 on Gary Ascencio, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Gary Fraga (PG), David Higgins (SG), Thomas Collins (SF), John Abraham (PF), Brian Baron (C) Alvin Carlson, James Dotts, Randall Bailey, Charles Rose, Bobby Quinlan | |
| 14:59 | USC Aiken | David Higgins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-30 |
| 14:58 | USC Aiken | Thomas Collins misses the tip | 42-30 |
| 14:56 | USC Upstate | Jonny Mee grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 14:41 | USC Upstate | Thomas Collins steps in front of the Warren Hayes pass | 42-30 |
| 14:30 | USC Aiken | Gary Ascencio steals it from David Higgins | 42-30 |
| 14:27 | USC Upstate | Warren Hayes jams it on a great pass from Gary Ascencio | 44-30 |
| 14:10 | USC Aiken | Gary Fraga misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-30 |
| 14:08 | USC Upstate | Warren Hayes pulls down the rebound | 44-30 |
| 13:48 | USC Upstate | Floyd Bonneau is hacked by John Abraham - foul #2 on John Abraham, team foul #1 | 44-30 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Grant Gaines (SF) Michael Bale | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Bobby Quinlan (C) Brian Baron | |
| 13:30 | USC Upstate | Gary Ascencio can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-30 |
| 13:28 | USC Upstate | Warren Hayes grabs the offensive rebound | 44-30 |
| 13:16 | USC Upstate | David Higgins is called for the reach on Grant Gaines - foul #1 on David Higgins, team foul #2 | 44-30 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Greg Moss (PF) Jonny Mee | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Alvin Carlson (PG), James Dotts (SG) Gary Fraga, David Higgins | |
| 12:58 | USC Upstate | Floyd Bonneau misses short on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Alvin Carlson - foul #2 on Alvin Carlson, team foul #3 | 44-30 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Randall Bailey (SF) Thomas Collins | |
| 12:58 | USC Upstate | Floyd Bonneau misses the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 12:58 | USC Upstate | Floyd Bonneau misses the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 12:58 | USC Aiken | Bobby Quinlan gets the rebound | 44-30 |
| 12:48 | USC Aiken | James Dotts misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Greg Moss - foul #1 on Greg Moss, team foul #3 | 44-30 |
| 12:48 | USC Aiken | James Dotts makes the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 12:48 | USC Aiken | James Dotts makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 12:20 | USC Upstate | Gary Ascencio hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-32 |
| 12:15 | USC Aiken | Grant Gaines is called for the reach on James Dotts - foul #1 on Grant Gaines, team foul #4 | 47-32 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Michael Bale (SF), Jonny Mee (PF) Grant Gaines, Greg Moss | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jesse Brown (PF) John Abraham | |
| 12:03 | USC Aiken | Randall Bailey connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Alvin Carlson | 47-35 |
| 11:38 | USC Upstate | Bobby Quinlan swats the short shot by Floyd Bonneau | 47-35 |
| 11:36 | USC Aiken | Randall Bailey grabs the board | 47-35 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Warren Hayes (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Ascencio (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Bale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonny Mee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Floyd Bonneau (tiring) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Alvin Carlson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Dotts (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jesse Brown (fresh) C - Bobby Quinlan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | USC Aiken | Alvin Carlson's pass is intercepted by Warren Hayes | 47-35 |
| 11:02 | USC Upstate | Floyd Bonneau misses badly on a runner from the right block | 47-35 |
| 11:01 | USC Aiken | Bobby Quinlan gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 10:53 | USC Aiken | Randall Bailey clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Bale - foul #2 on Michael Bale, team foul #5 | 47-35 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Grant Gaines (SF), Reed Harmon (C) Michael Bale, Floyd Bonneau | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | David Higgins (PG), Thomas Collins (SG), Charles Rose (PF), John Abraham (C) Alvin Carlson, James Dotts, Jesse Brown, Bobby Quinlan | |
| 10:53 | USC Aiken | Randall Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 10:53 | USC Aiken | Randall Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 10:26 | USC Upstate | Grant Gaines can't connect on a floater from close range | 47-37 |
| 10:25 | USC Aiken | Randall Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 10:09 | USC Aiken | David Higgins misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-37 |
| 10:08 | USC Aiken | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Rose | 47-37 |
| 09:48 | USC Aiken | Charles Rose can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jonny Mee - foul #1 on Jonny Mee, team foul #6 | 47-37 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Michael Bale (SF), Greg Moss (PF) Grant Gaines, Jonny Mee | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | James Dotts (SG), Bobby Quinlan (C) Randall Bailey, John Abraham | |
| 09:48 | USC Aiken | Charles Rose misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 09:48 | USC Aiken | Charles Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 09:30 | USC Upstate | Warren Hayes can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-38 |
| 09:29 | USC Aiken | Charles Rose gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 09:09 | USC Aiken | Gary Ascencio picks off the pass by Thomas Collins | 47-38 |
| 08:42 | USC Upstate | Warren Hayes drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Reed Harmon and the foul's on Charles Rose - foul #2 on Charles Rose, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Floyd Bonneau (C) Reed Harmon | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Alvin Carlson (PG) David Higgins | |
| 08:42 | USC Upstate | Warren Hayes makes the free throw | 50-38 |
| 08:20 | USC Aiken | Charles Rose misses the easy open layup | 50-38 |
| 08:19 | USC Upstate | Gary Ascencio snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 07:50 | USC Upstate | Floyd Bonneau misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 50-38 |
| 07:48 | USC Upstate | Greg Moss grabs the offensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 07:28 | USC Upstate | Floyd Bonneau misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-38 |
| 07:27 | USC Aiken | Charles Rose grabs the board | 50-38 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Warren Hayes (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Ascencio (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Bale (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Greg Moss (fresh) C - Floyd Bonneau (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Alvin Carlson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Dotts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Rose (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Quinlan (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:06 | USC Aiken | Charles Rose loses the dribble to Gary Ascencio | 50-38 |
| 06:37 | USC Upstate | Michael Bale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 06:36 | USC Upstate | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Bonneau | 50-38 |
| 06:14 | USC Upstate | Gary Ascencio comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-38 |
| 06:12 | USC Aiken | Bobby Quinlan snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 05:57 | USC Aiken | Alvin Carlson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 05:57 | USC Upstate | USC Upstate calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-41 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Jeffrey Draper (PG), Grant Gaines (SF), Jonny Mee (PF) Gary Ascencio, Michael Bale, Greg Moss | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | David Higgins (SG), Randall Bailey (SF), John Abraham (PF) James Dotts, Thomas Collins, Charles Rose | |
| 05:48 | USC Upstate | Jonny Mee banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeffrey Draper | 52-41 |
| 05:27 | USC Aiken | John Abraham connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from David Higgins | 52-44 |
| 05:10 | USC Upstate | Jeffrey Draper misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-44 |
| 05:08 | USC Aiken | The rebound goes to Bobby Quinlan | 52-44 |
| 04:48 | USC Aiken | David Higgins misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 04:47 | USC Aiken | Randall Bailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 04:27 | USC Aiken | David Higgins connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Alvin Carlson | 52-47 |
| 04:06 | USC Upstate | Jeffrey Draper misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 04:04 | USC Aiken | John Abraham snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 04:00 | USC Aiken | Bobby Quinlan is hacked by Floyd Bonneau - foul #1 on Floyd Bonneau, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Michael Bale (SF) Grant Gaines | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | James Dotts (SG) David Higgins | |
| 04:00 | USC Aiken | Bobby Quinlan misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 04:00 | USC Upstate | Floyd Bonneau gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 03:38 | USC Upstate | Floyd Bonneau knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 54-47 |
| 03:32 | USC Aiken | John Abraham is fouled on the floor by Jonny Mee - foul #2 on Jonny Mee, team foul #8 | 54-47 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | David Higgins (PG), Charles Rose (PF) Alvin Carlson, Bobby Quinlan | |
| 03:32 | USC Aiken | John Abraham makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 03:32 | USC Aiken | John Abraham misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 03:32 | USC Upstate | Floyd Bonneau gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 03:04 | USC Upstate | The jump hook by Warren Hayes is blocked by John Abraham | 54-48 |
| 03:02 | USC Aiken | Charles Rose snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Jeffrey Draper (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Warren Hayes (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Bale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonny Mee (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Floyd Bonneau (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - David Higgins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Dotts (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Charles Rose (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - John Abraham (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:00 | USC Aiken | USC Aiken calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-48 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Alvin Carlson (PG), Bobby Quinlan (C) David Higgins, John Abraham | |
| 02:47 | USC Aiken | Bobby Quinlan misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Draper - foul #5 on Jeffrey Draper, team foul #9 | 54-48 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Gary Ascencio (SG) Jeffrey Draper | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| 02:47 | USC Aiken | Bobby Quinlan makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 02:47 | USC Aiken | Bobby Quinlan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 02:33 | USC Upstate | Warren Hayes blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Rose - foul #3 on Charles Rose, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| 02:33 | USC Upstate | Warren Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 02:33 | USC Upstate | Warren Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 02:33 | USC Aiken | Randall Bailey gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 02:16 | USC Aiken | Charles Rose misses the jumpshot from the left side | 55-50 |
| 02:15 | USC Upstate | Jonny Mee gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 01:55 | USC Upstate | Michael Bale clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 01:53 | USC Upstate | Michael Bale grabs the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 01:33 | USC Upstate | Charles Rose steals the ball from Jonny Mee | 55-50 |
| 01:15 | USC Aiken | Charles Rose clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Floyd Bonneau - foul #2 on Floyd Bonneau, team foul #10 | 55-50 |
| 01:15 | USC Aiken | Charles Rose misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 01:15 | USC Aiken | Charles Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 01:15 | USC Upstate | Floyd Bonneau grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 00:53 | USC Upstate | Floyd Bonneau loses the dribble to James Dotts | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | USC Aiken | Alvin Carlson hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 00:40 | USC Aiken | Randall Bailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | USC Aiken | Randall Bailey misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 00:35 | USC Upstate | Floyd Bonneau gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:33 | USC Upstate | James Dotts is called for the reach on Floyd Bonneau in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Dotts, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Grant Gaines (SF) Michael Bale | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| 00:32 | USC Upstate | Grant Gaines is hacked by Randall Bailey - foul #3 on Randall Bailey, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| 00:32 | USC Upstate | Grant Gaines makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:32 | USC Upstate | Grant Gaines makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:26 | USC Aiken | James Dotts misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 00:24 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Grant Gaines | 57-50 |
| 00:24 | USC Upstate | USC Upstate calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-50 |
| 00:22 | USC Upstate | Floyd Bonneau is fouled in the backcourt by Alvin Carlson - foul #3 on Alvin Carlson, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| 00:22 | USC Upstate | Floyd Bonneau makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:22 | USC Upstate | Floyd Bonneau makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | USC Aiken | James Dotts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | USC Upstate | Warren Hayes is hacked by Alvin Carlson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alvin Carlson, team foul #9 | 59-50 |
| 00:15 | USC Upstate | Warren Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:15 | USC Upstate | Warren Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:15 | USC Aiken | Charles Rose snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 00:09 | USC Aiken | Bobby Quinlan connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Alvin Carlson | 60-52 |
| 00:09 | USC Upstate | USC Upstate calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| 00:07 | USC Upstate | Grant Gaines is fouled in the backcourt by James Dotts - foul #2 on James Dotts, team foul #10 | 60-52 |
| 00:07 | USC Upstate | Grant Gaines makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:07 | USC Upstate | Grant Gaines misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:07 | USC Upstate | Floyd Bonneau grabs the offensive board | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | USC Upstate | Warren Hayes runs out the clock | 61-52 |