| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Lyons (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Simon Regan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Barbour (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Leigh Pruitt (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Marvin White (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rodney Woodson (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) PF - Edward Lagunas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Feller (fresh) 6 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | George Cooper inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Sam Houston State | George Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 27-34 |
| 19:40 | South Carolina | Jason Feller grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 19:19 | South Carolina | Robert Johnson is hacked by Leigh Pruitt - foul #1 on Leigh Pruitt, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| 18:51 | South Carolina | Edward Lagunas can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 27-34 |
| 18:50 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Tom Barbour | 27-34 |
| 18:31 | Sam Houston State | Tom Barbour's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-34 |
| 18:15 | South Carolina | Marvin White clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Simon Regan - foul #1 on Simon Regan, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dustin Reid (PG), Scott Tyler (SG), Shaun Moore (C) John Lyons, Simon Regan, Leigh Pruitt | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:15 | South Carolina | Marvin White misses the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 18:15 | South Carolina | Marvin White makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 17:49 | Sam Houston State | Tom Barbour can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 27-35 |
| 17:47 | Sam Houston State | George Cooper tips it home | 29-35 |
| 17:30 | South Carolina | Jason Feller loses the ball out of bounds | 29-35 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robin Zawacki (SF), Jonathan Newport (C) George Cooper, Tom Barbour | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jimmie Hill (PG), Rodney McDougal (SG), Rudolph Jessen (SF), Dexter Ward (PF), Arnold Lavallie (C) Marvin White, Rodney Woodson, Robert Johnson, Edward Lagunas, Jason Feller | |
| 17:21 | Sam Houston State | Rudolph Jessen steps in front of the Scott Tyler pass | 29-35 |
| 17:18 | South Carolina | Rodney McDougal lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rudolph Jessen | 29-37 |
| 16:59 | Sam Houston State | Rudolph Jessen steals the ball from Robin Zawacki | 29-37 |
| 16:45 | South Carolina | Arnold Lavallie banks in the layup on a nice dish by Rodney McDougal | 29-39 |
| 16:23 | Sam Houston State | Shaun Moore clanks a 3 from the left corner | 29-39 |
| 16:21 | Sam Houston State | Scott Tyler tips it home | 31-39 |
| 16:17 | South Carolina | Jimmie Hill misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-39 |
| 16:16 | South Carolina | Arnold Lavallie tips it home | 31-41 |
| 16:03 | Sam Houston State | Shaun Moore makes the 3 from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 15:41 | South Carolina | Arnold Lavallie blows the dunk but he's fouled by Scott Tyler - foul #1 on Scott Tyler, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Lyons (PG), Kenneth Wine (SG), George Cooper (SF), Tom Barbour (PF), Leigh Pruitt (C) Dustin Reid, Scott Tyler, Robin Zawacki, Shaun Moore, Jonathan Newport | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rodney Woodson (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Edward Lagunas (PF) Rodney McDougal, Rudolph Jessen, Dexter Ward | |
| 15:41 | South Carolina | Arnold Lavallie makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 15:41 | South Carolina | Arnold Lavallie misses the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 15:41 | Sam Houston State | Tom Barbour grabs the board | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Lyons (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Wine (fresh) 3 pf. SF - George Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tom Barbour (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Leigh Pruitt (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jimmie Hill (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Rodney Woodson (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) PF - Edward Lagunas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Arnold Lavallie (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Sam Houston State | John Lyons loses the ball out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Marvin White (PG), Jason Feller (C) Jimmie Hill, Arnold Lavallie | |
| 14:53 | South Carolina | Edward Lagunas connects on the fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by John Lyons - foul #2 on John Lyons, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| 14:53 | South Carolina | Edward Lagunas makes the free throw | 34-45 |
| 14:35 | Sam Houston State | George Cooper misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #1 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rudolph Jessen (SF) Robert Johnson | |
| 14:35 | Sam Houston State | George Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 14:35 | Sam Houston State | George Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 14:29 | South Carolina | Marvin White is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marvin White, team foul #2 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robin Zawacki (SF) George Cooper | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 14:20 | Sam Houston State | Robin Zawacki misses the turnaround from the baseline | 35-45 |
| 14:18 | South Carolina | Edward Lagunas pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| 13:58 | South Carolina | Rudolph Jessen misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 13:56 | Sam Houston State | Robin Zawacki grabs the board | 35-45 |
| 13:50 | Sam Houston State | The jump hook by Kenneth Wine is blocked by Edward Lagunas | 35-45 |
| 13:48 | South Carolina | Rudolph Jessen gets the rebound | 35-45 |
| 13:20 | South Carolina | Edward Lagunas is open and scores on a turnaround from the right block | 35-47 |
| 13:03 | Sam Houston State | Tom Barbour misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-47 |
| 13:02 | Sam Houston State | Tom Barbour tips it but misses | 35-47 |
| 13:01 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Robin Zawacki | 35-47 |
| 12:49 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Wine knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Lyons | 37-47 |
| 12:25 | South Carolina | Jason Feller knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 37-49 |
| 12:06 | Sam Houston State | Marvin White is called for the reach on Leigh Pruitt - foul #2 on Marvin White, team foul #3 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dustin Reid (PG), Simon Regan (SG), George Cooper (SF), Shaun Moore (PF), Jonathan Newport (C) John Lyons, Kenneth Wine, Robin Zawacki, Tom Barbour, Leigh Pruitt | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jimmie Hill (PG), Rodney McDougal (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Dexter Ward (PF), Arnold Lavallie (C) Marvin White, Rodney Woodson, Rudolph Jessen, Edward Lagunas, Jason Feller | |
| 11:54 | Sam Houston State | George Cooper hits a jumper from the right block | 39-49 |
| 11:51 | South Carolina | Dustin Reid steals it from Jimmie Hill in the backcourt | 39-49 |
| 11:41 | Sam Houston State | George Cooper drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Shaun Moore | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Dustin Reid (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Simon Regan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Cooper (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shaun Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Newport (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jimmie Hill (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Rodney McDougal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) PF - Dexter Ward (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. C - Arnold Lavallie (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | South Carolina | Rodney McDougal is fouled in the backcourt by Dustin Reid - foul #2 on Dustin Reid, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| 11:21 | South Carolina | Arnold Lavallie hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Dexter Ward | 42-51 |
| 11:13 | Sam Houston State | Arnold Lavallie picks off the pass by Jonathan Newport | 42-51 |
| 10:49 | South Carolina | Jimmie Hill is fouled on the floor by Dustin Reid - foul #3 on Dustin Reid, team foul #6 | 42-51 |
| 10:36 | South Carolina | George Cooper steps in front of the Jimmie Hill pass | 42-51 |
| 10:21 | Sam Houston State | George Cooper is whistled for a carry | 42-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robin Zawacki (PG), Scott Tyler (SG), Willie Ness (SF), Tom Barbour (PF) Dustin Reid, Simon Regan, George Cooper, Shaun Moore | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:18 | South Carolina | Robin Zawacki is called for the reach on Jimmie Hill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robin Zawacki, team foul #7 | 42-51 |
| 10:18 | South Carolina | Jimmie Hill misses the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 10:18 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Newport grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 09:56 | Sam Houston State | Scott Tyler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 09:55 | South Carolina | Dexter Ward grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 09:52 | South Carolina | Rodney McDougal is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Ness - foul #1 on Willie Ness, team foul #8 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Lyons (PG) Jonathan Newport | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Marvin White (PG), Edward Lagunas (PF), Steven Lafortune (C) Jimmie Hill, Dexter Ward, Arnold Lavallie | |
| 09:52 | South Carolina | Rodney McDougal makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 09:52 | South Carolina | Rodney McDougal makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 09:27 | Sam Houston State | Tom Barbour misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-53 |
| 09:26 | South Carolina | Steven Lafortune gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 09:22 | South Carolina | Rodney McDougal is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Tyler - foul #2 on Scott Tyler, team foul #9 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | George Cooper (SF) John Lyons | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rudolph Jessen (SF) Robert Johnson | |
| 09:22 | South Carolina | Rodney McDougal misses the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 09:22 | Sam Houston State | Tom Barbour pulls down the rebound | 42-53 |
| 09:12 | Sam Houston State | The short jumper by George Cooper is denied by Rudolph Jessen | 42-53 |
| 09:11 | South Carolina | Steven Lafortune grabs the defensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 08:44 | South Carolina | Edward Lagunas misses badly on the uncontested runner near the basket | 42-53 |
| 08:43 | South Carolina | Steven Lafortune hits the follow up shot | 42-55 |
| 08:19 | Sam Houston State | George Cooper misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-55 |
| 08:17 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Ness | 42-55 |
| 08:06 | Sam Houston State | Willie Ness's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dustin Reid (PG), Kenneth Wine (SG), Simon Regan (SF), Shaun Moore (PF), Leigh Pruitt (C) Willie Ness, Scott Tyler, George Cooper, Tom Barbour, Robin Zawacki | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jimmie Hill (PG), Rodney Woodson (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Dexter Ward (PF), Jason Feller (C) Marvin White, Rodney McDougal, Rudolph Jessen, Edward Lagunas, Steven Lafortune | |
| 08:03 | South Carolina | Dustin Reid is called for the reach on Jimmie Hill in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dustin Reid, team foul #10 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Lyons (PG) Dustin Reid | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 08:03 | South Carolina | Jimmie Hill makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 08:03 | South Carolina | Jimmie Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:51 | Sam Houston State | Simon Regan knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Lyons | 45-57 |
| 07:32 | South Carolina | Jason Feller buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-59 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Lyons (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Wine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Simon Regan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shaun Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Leigh Pruitt (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jimmie Hill (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Rodney Woodson (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - Dexter Ward (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Feller (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:19 | Sam Houston State | Leigh Pruitt misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-59 |
| 07:18 | South Carolina | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 45-59 |
| 06:59 | South Carolina | Simon Regan swats the dunk try by Dexter Ward | 45-59 |
| 06:58 | Sam Houston State | Simon Regan gets the rebound | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:53 | Sam Houston State | Simon Regan is fouled on the floor by Robert Johnson - foul #3 on Robert Johnson, team foul #4 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dustin Reid (PG), George Cooper (SF), Tom Barbour (PF) John Lyons, Kenneth Wine, Shaun Moore | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 06:43 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Reid clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-59 |
| 06:41 | Sam Houston State | Tom Barbour grabs the offensive board | 45-59 |
| 06:34 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Reid can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Johnson - foul #4 on Robert Johnson, team foul #5 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Wine (SG), Jonathan Newport (C) Simon Regan, Leigh Pruitt | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rudolph Jessen (SF), Edward Lagunas (PF) Robert Johnson, Dexter Ward | |
| 06:34 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Reid misses the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 06:34 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Reid misses the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 06:34 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Newport gets the offensive rebound | 45-59 |
| 06:20 | Sam Houston State | George Cooper misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Rudolph Jessen - foul #3 on Rudolph Jessen, team foul #6 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Arnold Lavallie (C) Jason Feller | |
| 06:20 | Sam Houston State | George Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 06:20 | Sam Houston State | George Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 06:20 | South Carolina | Rodney Woodson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-59 |
| 06:01 | South Carolina | Edward Lagunas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-59 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robin Zawacki (SF) George Cooper | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Marvin White (PG) Jimmie Hill | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:42 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Reid is hacked by Marvin White - foul #3 on Marvin White, team foul #7 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shaun Moore (C) Jonathan Newport | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:42 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Reid misses the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 05:42 | Sam Houston State | Shaun Moore gets the offensive rebound | 46-59 |
| 05:31 | Sam Houston State | Shaun Moore is called for a charge - foul #1 on Shaun Moore, team foul #11 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Leigh Pruitt (C) Tom Barbour | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Johnson (SF) Rudolph Jessen | |
| 05:29 | South Carolina | Marvin White is fouled in the backcourt by Dustin Reid - foul #5 on Dustin Reid, team foul #12 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willie Ness (SF) Dustin Reid | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:29 | South Carolina | Marvin White misses the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 05:29 | South Carolina | Marvin White misses the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 05:29 | South Carolina | Arnold Lavallie snags the offensive board | 46-59 |
| 05:12 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Arnold Lavallie is denied by Willie Ness | 46-59 |
| 05:11 | South Carolina | Arnold Lavallie pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-59 |
| 04:59 | South Carolina | Edward Lagunas drills a jumper from the baseline | 46-61 |
| 04:47 | Sam Houston State | Leigh Pruitt is whistled for a carry | 46-61 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Lyons (PG), Simon Regan (SG), George Cooper (SF) Robin Zawacki, Kenneth Wine, Willie Ness | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jimmie Hill (PG), Rodney McDougal (SG), Dexter Ward (PF), Jason Feller (C) Marvin White, Rodney Woodson, Edward Lagunas, Arnold Lavallie | |
| 04:29 | South Carolina | Jason Feller knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Jimmie Hill and he's fouled by Leigh Pruitt - foul #2 on Leigh Pruitt, team foul #13 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Tom Barbour (PF), Jonathan Newport (C) Shaun Moore, Leigh Pruitt | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rudolph Jessen (SF) Robert Johnson | |
| 04:29 | South Carolina | Jason Feller makes the free throw | 46-64 |
| 04:21 | Sam Houston State | Simon Regan buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-64 |
| 04:01 | South Carolina | Jason Feller can't throw it down | 48-64 |
| 03:59 | Sam Houston State | George Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:52 | Sam Houston State | Simon Regan is whistled for traveling | 48-64 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robin Zawacki (PG), Scott Tyler (SG), Shaun Moore (C) John Lyons, George Cooper, Tom Barbour | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Arnold Lavallie (C) Jason Feller | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:40 | South Carolina | Arnold Lavallie misses short on a floater from the left side | 48-64 |
| 03:39 | South Carolina | Dexter Ward hits the follow up shot | 48-66 |
| 03:21 | Sam Houston State | Robin Zawacki can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-66 |
| 03:20 | Sam Houston State | Simon Regan snags the offensive board | 48-66 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Robin Zawacki (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Scott Tyler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Simon Regan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Newport (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Shaun Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jimmie Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney McDougal (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rudolph Jessen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dexter Ward (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Arnold Lavallie (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Sam Houston State | Simon Regan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-66 |
| 02:56 | South Carolina | Dexter Ward pulls down the rebound | 48-66 |
| 02:52 | South Carolina | Jimmie Hill is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 48-66 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willie Ness (SF) Simon Regan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 02:41 | Sam Houston State | Rudolph Jessen is called for the reach on Willie Ness - foul #4 on Rudolph Jessen, team foul #8 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Lafortune (PF) Dexter Ward | |
| 02:41 | Sam Houston State | Willie Ness makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 02:41 | Sam Houston State | Willie Ness makes the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 02:25 | South Carolina | Rodney McDougal can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 50-66 |
| 02:23 | Sam Houston State | Scott Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 50-66 |
| 02:13 | Sam Houston State | Rudolph Jessen steps in front of the Willie Ness pass | 50-66 |
| 02:10 | South Carolina | Rudolph Jessen lays it in | 50-68 |
| 02:02 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Newport misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-68 |
| 02:00 | South Carolina | Arnold Lavallie grabs the board | 50-68 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | Steven Lafortune's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-68 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Simon Regan (SG) Scott Tyler | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dexter Ward (PF) Steven Lafortune | |
| 01:26 | Sam Houston State | Shaun Moore misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-68 |
| 01:24 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Newport tips it but misses | 50-68 |
| 01:23 | Sam Houston State | Willie Ness hits the follow up shot | 52-68 |
| 01:02 | South Carolina | Arnold Lavallie comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Willie Ness - foul #2 on Willie Ness, team foul #14 | 52-68 |
| 01:02 | South Carolina | Arnold Lavallie misses the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 01:02 | South Carolina | Arnold Lavallie makes the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Sam Houston State | Willie Ness drills a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Rudolph Jessen - foul #5 on Rudolph Jessen, team foul #9 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Johnson (SF) Rudolph Jessen | |
| 00:56 | Sam Houston State | Willie Ness makes the free throw | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | South Carolina | Arnold Lavallie hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Rodney McDougal | 55-71 |
| 00:25 | Sam Houston State | Shaun Moore is fouled on the floor by Arnold Lavallie - foul #1 on Arnold Lavallie, team foul #10 | 55-71 |
| 00:25 | Sam Houston State | Shaun Moore makes the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 00:25 | Sam Houston State | Shaun Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Jimmie Hill runs out the clock | 57-71 |