| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Marvin White (fresh) SG - Rodney Woodson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Lagunas (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jason Feller (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Sterling Dunn (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Buchanan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clarence Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shane Phillips (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald O'Keeffe (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Lafayette | Clarence Jones inbounds the ball | 33-24 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Lafayette | Donald O'Keeffe misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Rodney Woodson - foul #1 on Rodney Woodson, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| 19:46 | Lafayette | Donald O'Keeffe makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 19:46 | Lafayette | Donald O'Keeffe makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 19:30 | South Carolina | Shane Phillips swats the dunk try by Edward Lagunas | 33-26 |
| 19:29 | South Carolina | Edward Lagunas gets the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 19:11 | South Carolina | Shane Phillips steals the ball from Edward Lagunas | 33-26 |
| 18:59 | Lafayette | Clarence Jones connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Shane Phillips | 33-29 |
| 18:37 | South Carolina | Edward Lagunas hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Marvin White | 35-29 |
| 18:28 | Lafayette | Sterling Dunn misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Jason Feller - foul #1 on Jason Feller, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Manuel Johns (SG) Larry Buchanan | |
| 18:28 | Lafayette | Sterling Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:28 | Lafayette | Sterling Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:28 | South Carolina | Jason Feller grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 18:23 | South Carolina | Jason Feller double dribbles in the backcourt | 35-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jimmie Hill (PG) Marvin White | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Terrell Wheeler (SF) Clarence Jones | |
| 18:09 | Lafayette | Manuel Johns drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 17:50 | South Carolina | Edward Lagunas hits a wide open jumper from the left block | 37-33 |
| 17:33 | Lafayette | Shane Phillips drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-35 |
| 17:10 | South Carolina | Edward Lagunas is open but misses the lay-in | 37-35 |
| 17:08 | Lafayette | Donald O'Keeffe gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 17:02 | Lafayette | Donald O'Keeffe hits the finger roll | 37-37 |
| 16:44 | South Carolina | Jimmie Hill comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 37-37 |
| 16:43 | South Carolina | Edward Lagunas pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 16:32 | South Carolina | Edward Lagunas can't finish the layup | 37-37 |
| 16:31 | Lafayette | Donald O'Keeffe snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 16:13 | Lafayette | Donald O'Keeffe is whistled for traveling | 37-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Marvin White (PG), Rodney McDougal (SG), Rudolph Jessen (SF), Dexter Ward (PF), Arnold Lavallie (C) Jimmie Hill, Rodney Woodson, Robert Johnson, Edward Lagunas, Jason Feller | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Randal Lord (PG), Larry Buchanan (SG), Clarence Jones (SF), Michael Bowers (PF), Doug Jones (C) Sterling Dunn, Manuel Johns, Terrell Wheeler, Shane Phillips, Donald O'Keeffe | |
| 15:52 | South Carolina | Arnold Lavallie banks in the layup set up by Rodney McDougal | 39-37 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Marvin White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney McDougal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudolph Jessen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dexter Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Arnold Lavallie (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Randal Lord (fresh) SG - Larry Buchanan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clarence Jones (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Bowers (fresh) C - Doug Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Lafayette | Larry Buchanan can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-37 |
| 15:31 | South Carolina | Rodney McDougal grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 15:29 | South Carolina | Marvin White is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 39-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Todd Fitts (SG) Randal Lord | |
| 15:18 | Lafayette | Larry Buchanan drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Clarence Jones | 39-40 |
| 15:14 | South Carolina | Marvin White travels in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Manuel Johns (PG) Larry Buchanan | |
| 15:09 | Lafayette | Michael Bowers misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 15:08 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Dexter Ward | 39-40 |
| 15:01 | South Carolina | Arnold Lavallie is open and scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Marvin White | 41-40 |
| 14:43 | Lafayette | Todd Fitts buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Clarence Jones | 41-43 |
| 14:18 | South Carolina | Rodney McDougal misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | Arnold Lavallie tips it back up and in | 43-43 |
| 13:54 | Lafayette | Manuel Johns scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Todd Fitts | 43-46 |
| 13:25 | South Carolina | Arnold Lavallie is open and scores on a shot from the left block set up by Rudolph Jessen | 45-46 |
| 13:09 | Lafayette | Todd Fitts can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-46 |
| 13:07 | Lafayette | Doug Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 12:52 | Lafayette | Manuel Johns misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 12:51 | South Carolina | Rudolph Jessen grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 12:28 | South Carolina | Rodney McDougal misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 45-46 |
| 12:27 | Lafayette | Todd Fitts snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 12:09 | Lafayette | Doug Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jimmie Hill (PG), Rodney Woodson (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Edward Lagunas (PF), Jason Feller (C) Marvin White, Rodney McDougal, Rudolph Jessen, Dexter Ward, Arnold Lavallie | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Sterling Dunn (PG), Larry Buchanan (SG), Terrell Wheeler (SF), Shane Phillips (PF), Donald O'Keeffe (C) Manuel Johns, Todd Fitts, Clarence Jones, Michael Bowers, Doug Jones | |
| 11:47 | South Carolina | Shane Phillips blocks the short jumper by Jason Feller | 45-46 |
| 11:46 | Lafayette | Larry Buchanan gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jimmie Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Woodson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Lagunas (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Feller (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Sterling Dunn (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Buchanan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Terrell Wheeler (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Shane Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald O'Keeffe (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Lafayette | Larry Buchanan buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Shane Phillips | 45-49 |
| 11:05 | South Carolina | Donald O'Keeffe is called for the reach on Jason Feller - foul #2 on Donald O'Keeffe, team foul #1 | 45-49 |
| 10:47 | South Carolina | Donald O'Keeffe picks off the pass by Edward Lagunas | 45-49 |
| 10:32 | Lafayette | Jason Feller steals the ball from Shane Phillips | 45-49 |
| 10:12 | South Carolina | Jason Feller is wide open and slams it home | 47-49 |
| 09:58 | Lafayette | Donald O'Keeffe can't finish the layup | 47-49 |
| 09:56 | Lafayette | Shane Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 09:51 | Lafayette | Terrell Wheeler drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Larry Buchanan | 47-51 |
| 09:49 | South Carolina | Sterling Dunn steps in front of the Robert Johnson pass in the backcourt | 47-51 |
| 09:27 | Lafayette | Larry Buchanan clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 09:26 | South Carolina | Robert Johnson grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 09:24 | South Carolina | Sterling Dunn is called for the reach on Rodney Woodson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sterling Dunn, team foul #2 | 47-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Marvin White (PG), Steven Lafortune (C) Jimmie Hill, Jason Feller | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Manuel Johns (PG), Todd Fitts (SG), Clarence Jones (SF), Eric Birdsong (PF) Sterling Dunn, Larry Buchanan, Terrell Wheeler, Shane Phillips | |
| 08:55 | South Carolina | Edward Lagunas lays it up and in | 49-51 |
| 08:38 | Lafayette | Donald O'Keeffe hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Todd Fitts | 49-53 |
| 08:09 | South Carolina | Marvin White double dribbles | 49-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rodney McDougal (SG), Rudolph Jessen (SF), Dexter Ward (PF), Arnold Lavallie (C) Rodney Woodson, Robert Johnson, Edward Lagunas, Steven Lafortune | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Sterling Dunn (PG), Shane Phillips (PF) Clarence Jones, Donald O'Keeffe | |
| 07:44 | Lafayette | Todd Fitts misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 07:42 | South Carolina | Dexter Ward pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Marvin White (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Rodney McDougal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudolph Jessen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dexter Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Arnold Lavallie (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Sterling Dunn (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Todd Fitts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Birdsong (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Shane Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Manuel Johns (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 07:17 | South Carolina | Arnold Lavallie lays it in on a nice dish by Marvin White and the foul's on Eric Birdsong - foul #4 on Eric Birdsong, team foul #3 | 51-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jimmie Hill (PG) Marvin White | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Terrell Wheeler (SF), Donald O'Keeffe (C) Eric Birdsong, Manuel Johns | |
| 07:17 | South Carolina | Arnold Lavallie misses the free throw | 51-53 |
| 07:17 | Lafayette | Terrell Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 06:54 | Lafayette | Todd Fitts knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Terrell Wheeler | 51-56 |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | Arnold Lavallie misses the jumper from the baseline | 51-56 |
| 06:32 | Lafayette | Terrell Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 06:27 | Lafayette | Sterling Dunn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 06:25 | South Carolina | Arnold Lavallie gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 06:20 | South Carolina | Rodney McDougal is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Fitts - foul #4 on Todd Fitts, team foul #4 | 51-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Johnson (SF), Jason Feller (C) Rudolph Jessen, Arnold Lavallie | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Manuel Johns (PG), Michael Bowers (C) Sterling Dunn, Donald O'Keeffe | |
| 06:08 | South Carolina | Rodney McDougal buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmie Hill | 54-56 |
| 05:39 | Lafayette | Todd Fitts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rodney Woodson (SG), Steven Lafortune (PF) Rodney McDougal, Dexter Ward | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Randal Lord (PG), Clarence Jones (SF), Doug Jones (C) Todd Fitts, Terrell Wheeler, Shane Phillips | |
| 05:37 | South Carolina | Clarence Jones is called for the reach on Rodney Woodson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clarence Jones, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Lagunas (PF) Steven Lafortune | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 05:17 | South Carolina | Edward Lagunas misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Manuel Johns - foul #3 on Manuel Johns, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Marvin White (PG) Jimmie Hill | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Larry Buchanan (SG) Randal Lord | |
| 05:17 | South Carolina | Edward Lagunas makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 05:17 | South Carolina | Edward Lagunas makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:59 | Lafayette | Clarence Jones knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-59 |
| 04:35 | South Carolina | Jason Feller connects on the open floater in the lane on a great pass from Rodney Woodson | 58-59 |
| 04:22 | Lafayette | Larry Buchanan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-59 |
| 04:20 | Lafayette | Manuel Johns can't tip it in | 58-59 |
| 04:19 | South Carolina | Edward Lagunas grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 03:52 | South Carolina | Larry Buchanan is called for the reach on Marvin White - foul #1 on Larry Buchanan, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rodney McDougal (SG), Rudolph Jessen (SF), Dexter Ward (PF), Arnold Lavallie (C) Rodney Woodson, Robert Johnson, Edward Lagunas, Jason Feller | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Sterling Dunn (PG), Todd Fitts (SG), Terrell Wheeler (SF), Eric Birdsong (PF), Donald O'Keeffe (C) Manuel Johns, Larry Buchanan, Clarence Jones, Doug Jones, Michael Bowers | |
| 03:52 | South Carolina | Marvin White makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 03:52 | South Carolina | Marvin White makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:27 | Lafayette | Donald O'Keeffe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jimmie Hill (PG) Marvin White | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jimmie Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney McDougal (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudolph Jessen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dexter Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Arnold Lavallie (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Sterling Dunn (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Todd Fitts (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Terrell Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eric Birdsong (fresh) 4 pf. C - Donald O'Keeffe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | South Carolina | Sterling Dunn is called for the reach on Jimmie Hill - foul #4 on Sterling Dunn, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| 03:04 | South Carolina | Jimmie Hill makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 03:04 | South Carolina | Jimmie Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 03:04 | Lafayette | Eric Birdsong grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 02:57 | Lafayette | Donald O'Keeffe can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 61-59 |
| 02:56 | Lafayette | Todd Fitts gets the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 02:56 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rodney Woodson (SG), Edward Lagunas (PF) Rodney McDougal, Dexter Ward | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Manuel Johns (SG) Todd Fitts | |
| 02:39 | Lafayette | Eric Birdsong misses the lay-in | 61-59 |
| 02:37 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Edward Lagunas | 61-59 |
| 02:37 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jason Feller (C) Arnold Lavallie | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Todd Fitts (SG), Clarence Jones (SF), Shane Phillips (PF) Manuel Johns, Terrell Wheeler, Eric Birdsong | |
| 02:08 | South Carolina | Edward Lagunas lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rudolph Jessen | 63-59 |
| 01:51 | Lafayette | Sterling Dunn buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Todd Fitts | 63-62 |
| 01:51 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Marvin White (PG), Robert Johnson (SF) Jimmie Hill, Rudolph Jessen | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 01:24 | South Carolina | Jason Feller buries a jumper from the free throw line | 65-62 |
| 01:14 | Lafayette | Donald O'Keeffe misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 01:13 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Marvin White | 65-62 |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Jason Feller misses short on a jumper from the right side | 65-62 |
| 00:48 | South Carolina | Edward Lagunas snags the offensive board | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Donald O'Keeffe blocks the short jumper by Edward Lagunas | 65-62 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin White | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | Marvin White is hacked by Donald O'Keeffe - foul #3 on Donald O'Keeffe, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rodney McDougal (SG), Rudolph Jessen (SF), Dexter Ward (PF) Rodney Woodson, Robert Johnson, Edward Lagunas | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | Marvin White makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | Marvin White misses the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:17 | Lafayette | Shane Phillips grabs the board | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Lafayette | Todd Fitts knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Shane Phillips | 66-65 |
| 00:09 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rodney Woodson (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Edward Lagunas (PF) Rodney McDougal, Rudolph Jessen, Dexter Ward | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | Edward Lagunas is hacked by Sterling Dunn in the backcourt - foul #5 on Sterling Dunn, team foul #10 | 66-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Manuel Johns (PG) Sterling Dunn | |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | Edward Lagunas makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | Edward Lagunas misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:08 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Donald O'Keeffe | 67-65 |
| 00:08 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Lafayette | Todd Fitts clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-65 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | Robert Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Robert Johnson runs out the clock | 67-65 |