| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Spencer Leonardo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Metcalf (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Strothers (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Karl Chambers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) 6 pts. C - Russell Hoover (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | South Carolina | Scott Strothers is called for the reach on Karl Chambers - foul #2 on Scott Strothers, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 19:22 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-28 |
| 19:20 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to William Smith | 30-28 |
| 18:57 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Metcalf - foul #3 on Robert Metcalf, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jamie Palmer (C) Robert Metcalf | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:57 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:57 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:46 | Rhode Island | Spencer Leonardo misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-29 |
| 18:45 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Palmer | 30-29 |
| 18:21 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 18:20 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to William Smith | 30-29 |
| 17:55 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Jamie Palmer - foul #1 on Jamie Palmer, team foul #3 | 30-29 |
| 17:55 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 17:55 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 17:29 | Rhode Island | Scott Strothers scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Jamie Palmer | 32-30 |
| 17:11 | South Carolina | Scott Strothers steps in front of the Daniel Morgan pass | 32-30 |
| 16:43 | Rhode Island | Scott Strothers's layup is rejected by Russell Hoover | 32-30 |
| 16:42 | South Carolina | William Smith grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 16:20 | South Carolina | William Smith's pass is intercepted by Stephen Johnson | 32-30 |
| 16:09 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-30 |
| 16:07 | Rhode Island | Scott Strothers tips it but misses | 32-30 |
| 16:06 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 15:46 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock misses the dunk | 32-30 |
| 15:44 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers gets the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Spencer Leonardo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Strothers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jamie Palmer (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Karl Chambers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Rothrock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Russell Hoover (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover lays it up and in set up by William Smith | 32-32 |
| 15:23 | Rhode Island | Russell Hoover swats the short shot by Scott Strothers | 32-32 |
| 15:22 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Russell Hoover | 32-32 |
| 15:20 | South Carolina | Bruce Simpson takes the ball from Karl Chambers in the backcourt | 32-32 |
| 15:03 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-32 |
| 15:01 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 14:56 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers is fouled on the floor by Jamie Palmer - foul #2 on Jamie Palmer, team foul #4 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brandon Stalnaker (PG), David Facer (SG), David Weinman (SF), Robert Metcalf (PF), John Futch (C) Bruce Simpson, Spencer Leonardo, Stephen Johnson, Scott Strothers, Jamie Palmer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lyle Conner (PG), Juan Rodriguez (SG), Nicholas Funk (SF), Gregory Badilla (PF), Stephen Scheele (C) Karl Chambers, William Smith, Daniel Morgan, Robert Rothrock, Russell Hoover | |
| 14:43 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk is called for traveling | 32-32 |
| 14:14 | Rhode Island | Juan Rodriguez picks off the pass by David Weinman | 32-32 |
| 14:02 | South Carolina | Lyle Conner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Brandon Stalnaker - foul #2 on Brandon Stalnaker, team foul #5 | 32-32 |
| 14:02 | South Carolina | Lyle Conner misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 14:02 | South Carolina | Lyle Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 13:43 | Rhode Island | David Weinman makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from David Facer and the foul's on Nicholas Funk - foul #2 on Nicholas Funk, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 13:43 | Rhode Island | David Weinman misses the free throw | 34-33 |
| 13:43 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 13:28 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 13:27 | Rhode Island | John Futch grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 13:15 | Rhode Island | David Facer's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Scheele | 34-33 |
| 13:13 | Rhode Island | David Facer pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 12:55 | Rhode Island | David Weinman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Futch | 37-33 |
| 12:44 | South Carolina | Lyle Conner connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Juan Rodriguez | 37-36 |
| 12:30 | Rhode Island | Stephen Scheele picks off the pass by John Futch | 37-36 |
| 12:16 | South Carolina | Lyle Conner misses the 3 from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 12:14 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele hits the follow up shot | 37-38 |
| 11:53 | Rhode Island | Stephen Scheele is called for the reach on David Weinman - foul #1 on Stephen Scheele, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG), Stephen Johnson (SF), Scott Strothers (PF), Jamie Palmer (C) Brandon Stalnaker, David Weinman, Robert Metcalf, John Futch | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Karl Chambers (PG), William Smith (SG), Daniel Morgan (SF), Robert Rothrock (PF), Russell Hoover (C) Lyle Conner, Juan Rodriguez, Nicholas Funk, Gregory Badilla, Stephen Scheele | |
| 11:36 | Rhode Island | Scott Strothers drills a shot in the lane set up by David Facer | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Facer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Strothers (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Jamie Palmer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Karl Chambers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) 6 pts. C - Russell Hoover (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:21 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Russell Hoover | 39-41 |
| 11:03 | Rhode Island | David Facer can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| 11:03 | Rhode Island | David Facer misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 11:03 | Rhode Island | David Facer makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 10:39 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers drills a shot from the left wing set up by Daniel Morgan | 40-43 |
| 10:18 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Smith - foul #4 on William Smith, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Spencer Leonardo (SG), Robert Metcalf (PF), John Futch (C) David Facer, Scott Strothers, Jamie Palmer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez (SG) William Smith | |
| 10:18 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 10:18 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 09:56 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Rothrock, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lyle Conner (PG) Karl Chambers | |
| 09:39 | Rhode Island | Spencer Leonardo drills a floater from the left wing set up by Stephen Johnson | 44-43 |
| 09:31 | South Carolina | Lyle Conner makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Russell Hoover | 44-45 |
| 09:05 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Futch | 46-45 |
| 08:46 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez dunks the ball on a great pass from Lyle Conner | 46-47 |
| 08:36 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 08:34 | Rhode Island | John Futch snags the offensive board | 46-47 |
| 08:10 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Robert Metcalf is denied by Robert Rothrock | 46-47 |
| 08:08 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson tips it home | 48-47 |
| 07:47 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Lyle Conner | 48-49 |
| 07:35 | Rhode Island | Spencer Leonardo hits a 3 from straight away | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Simpson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Spencer Leonardo (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Metcalf (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Futch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lyle Conner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Daniel Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Rothrock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Russell Hoover (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:18 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Juan Rodriguez | 51-52 |
| 07:08 | Rhode Island | John Futch makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Simpson | 53-52 |
| 06:50 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 06:48 | Rhode Island | John Futch grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:41 | Rhode Island | John Futch comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Russell Hoover - foul #1 on Russell Hoover, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brandon Stalnaker (PG), David Facer (SG), David Weinman (SF), Scott Strothers (PF) Bruce Simpson, Spencer Leonardo, Stephen Johnson, Robert Metcalf | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Karl Chambers (PG), William Smith (SG), Nicholas Funk (SF), Gregory Badilla (PF), Stephen Scheele (C) Lyle Conner, Juan Rodriguez, Daniel Morgan, Robert Rothrock, Russell Hoover | |
| 06:41 | Rhode Island | John Futch makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 06:41 | Rhode Island | John Futch makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 06:20 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 06:19 | Rhode Island | Scott Strothers grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 06:04 | Rhode Island | Brandon Stalnaker is fouled on the floor by Karl Chambers - foul #1 on Karl Chambers, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jamie Palmer (C) John Futch | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 06:04 | Rhode Island | Brandon Stalnaker makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:04 | Rhode Island | Brandon Stalnaker makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 05:57 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele is hacked by Scott Strothers - foul #3 on Scott Strothers, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| 05:43 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla lays it up and in set up by William Smith | 57-54 |
| 05:25 | Rhode Island | David Weinman's layup is rejected by Gregory Badilla | 57-54 |
| 05:23 | South Carolina | William Smith grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 05:12 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 05:11 | Rhode Island | David Facer grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 05:05 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Scott Strothers is denied by Stephen Scheele | 57-54 |
| 05:03 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 04:46 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla is hacked by Jamie Palmer - foul #3 on Jamie Palmer, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Spencer Leonardo (PG) Brandon Stalnaker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (SF) Nicholas Funk | |
| 04:46 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 04:46 | Rhode Island | Jamie Palmer snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 04:34 | Rhode Island | David Facer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 04:32 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 04:18 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele's floater is tipped away by Scott Strothers | 57-54 |
| 04:17 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele snags the offensive board | 57-54 |
| 04:00 | South Carolina | Jamie Palmer is called for the reach on Karl Chambers - foul #4 on Jamie Palmer, team foul #8 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG), Stephen Johnson (SF), Robert Metcalf (PF) Spencer Leonardo, David Weinman, Jamie Palmer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock (PF), Russell Hoover (C) Gregory Badilla, Stephen Scheele | |
| 04:00 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:00 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 03:36 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Futch (C) Scott Strothers | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lyle Conner (PG), Juan Rodriguez (SG) Karl Chambers, William Smith | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Facer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Metcalf (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Futch (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lyle Conner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Daniel Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) 6 pts. C - Russell Hoover (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:25 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 03:23 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Robert Metcalf | 57-56 |
| 03:10 | Rhode Island | Lyle Conner is called for the reach on Bruce Simpson - foul #2 on Lyle Conner, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Spencer Leonardo (SG) David Facer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 03:10 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:10 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 02:41 | South Carolina | Robert Metcalf swats the short shot by Juan Rodriguez | 59-56 |
| 02:39 | Rhode Island | John Futch snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 02:22 | Rhode Island | Robert Rothrock is called for the reach on Robert Metcalf - foul #2 on Robert Rothrock, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (SG) Juan Rodriguez | |
| 02:22 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 02:22 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 02:11 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by William Smith and he's hacked by Stephen Johnson - foul #2 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #10 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Facer (SG), Scott Strothers (PF) Spencer Leonardo, Robert Metcalf | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Karl Chambers (PG), Stephen Scheele (C) Lyle Conner, Russell Hoover | |
| 02:11 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock makes the free throw | 61-59 |
| 01:52 | Rhode Island | David Facer hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 01:30 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 01:29 | Rhode Island | John Futch gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 01:24 | Rhode Island | Karl Chambers steals the ball from Bruce Simpson | 64-59 |
| 01:20 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers misses the easy layup | 64-59 |
| 01:19 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Stephen Johnson | 64-59 |
| 01:11 | Rhode Island | Daniel Morgan steals the ball from Stephen Johnson | 64-59 |
| 01:07 | South Carolina | William Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel Morgan | 64-61 |
| 00:46 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan misses long on a shot near the basket | 67-61 |
| 00:37 | Rhode Island | John Futch snags the defensive board | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | John Futch is fouled in the backcourt by William Smith - foul #5 on William Smith, team foul #10 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf (PF) Scott Strothers | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez (SG), Russell Hoover (C) William Smith, Stephen Scheele | |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | John Futch misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | John Futch makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:28 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-61 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover snags the offensive board | 68-61 |
| 00:22 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 00:21 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf pulls down the rebound | 68-61 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf is hacked by Karl Chambers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Karl Chambers, team foul #11 | 68-61 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Russell Hoover | 70-64 |
| 00:09 | Rhode Island | David Facer is fouled in the backcourt by Juan Rodriguez - foul #1 on Juan Rodriguez, team foul #12 | 70-64 |
| 00:09 | Rhode Island | David Facer makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:09 | Rhode Island | David Facer makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-64 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock grabs the offensive rebound | 72-64 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | The clock runs out | 72-64 |