| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Austin Paul (fresh) SG - Gary Wingate (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Bernard Kruger (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Crowl (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ralph Negron (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | C. Washington | PG - Paul Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Malcom Blumenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Hutcherson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | USC Upstate | Bernard Kruger inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | C. Washington | C. Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:33 | USC Upstate | Gary Wingate is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Austin Paul | 26-25 |
| 19:10 | C. Washington | Ronald Hutcherson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Austin Paul - foul #3 on Austin Paul, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| 19:10 | C. Washington | Ronald Hutcherson makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 19:10 | C. Washington | Ronald Hutcherson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 19:06 | USC Upstate | Austin Paul is hacked by Paul Henderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Henderson, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| 18:47 | USC Upstate | Ralph Negron clanks a shot from the right block | 26-27 |
| 18:46 | USC Upstate | Bernard Kruger grabs the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 18:25 | USC Upstate | Bernard Kruger misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Malcom Blumenberg - foul #1 on Malcom Blumenberg, team foul #2 | 26-27 |
| 18:25 | USC Upstate | Bernard Kruger makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 18:25 | USC Upstate | Bernard Kruger makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 17:59 | C. Washington | Ralph Negron swats the shot by Robert Smith | 28-27 |
| 17:58 | USC Upstate | John Crowl snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 17:40 | USC Upstate | Bernard Kruger lays it up and in | 30-27 |
| 17:11 | C. Washington | Thomas Morris scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Paul Henderson | 30-29 |
| 16:45 | USC Upstate | Austin Paul scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Bernard Kruger | 33-29 |
| 16:29 | C. Washington | Malcom Blumenberg travels with the ball | 33-29 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ronald Ferris (PG), Randall Lonergan (SG), Karl Pratt (PF), Glenn Seelye (C) Austin Paul, Gary Wingate, John Crowl, Ralph Negron | |
| Subs | C. Washington | David Sparks (PG), Jayson Leinberger (SG), Clyde Breit (PF), Eric Dickerson (C) Paul Henderson, Robert Smith, Thomas Morris, Ronald Hutcherson | |
| 16:06 | USC Upstate | Glenn Seelye is whistled for traveling | 33-29 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | C. Washington | Austin Barnes (SF) Malcom Blumenberg | |
| 15:49 | C. Washington | David Sparks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 15:47 | USC Upstate | Karl Pratt grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Ronald Ferris (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Randall Lonergan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernard Kruger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Karl Pratt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Glenn Seelye (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | C. Washington | PG - David Sparks (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jayson Leinberger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Austin Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clyde Breit (fresh) C - Eric Dickerson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:25 | USC Upstate | Glenn Seelye can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Eric Dickerson - foul #2 on Eric Dickerson, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Gary Wingate (SG) Bernard Kruger | |
| Subs | C. Washington | | |
| 15:25 | USC Upstate | Glenn Seelye makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 15:25 | USC Upstate | Glenn Seelye misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 15:25 | C. Washington | Eric Dickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 15:06 | C. Washington | David Sparks connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jayson Leinberger | 34-32 |
| 14:41 | USC Upstate | Gary Wingate is called for traveling | 34-32 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Austin Paul (PG), Ralph Negron (C) Ronald Ferris, Karl Pratt | |
| Subs | C. Washington | Paul Henderson (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Ronald Hutcherson (C) David Sparks, Jayson Leinberger, Eric Dickerson | |
| 14:12 | C. Washington | Ronald Hutcherson drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Austin Barnes | 34-34 |
| 13:55 | USC Upstate | Gary Wingate drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 13:30 | C. Washington | Paul Henderson makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Hutcherson | 37-36 |
| 13:26 | USC Upstate | Austin Paul misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 13:24 | C. Washington | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 13:01 | C. Washington | Robert Smith misses the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Randall Lonergan - foul #1 on Randall Lonergan, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ronald Ferris (SG), Bernard Kruger (SF), Karl Pratt (PF) Gary Wingate, Randall Lonergan, Glenn Seelye | |
| Subs | C. Washington | David Sparks (PG), Malcom Blumenberg (SF), Thomas Morris (PF), Eric Dickerson (C) Paul Henderson, Austin Barnes, Clyde Breit, Ronald Hutcherson | |
| 13:01 | C. Washington | Robert Smith misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 13:01 | C. Washington | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 12:32 | USC Upstate | Austin Paul misses the 3 from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 12:30 | C. Washington | Thomas Morris grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 12:04 | C. Washington | Robert Smith is fouled on the floor by Ronald Ferris - foul #1 on Ronald Ferris, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Gary Wingate (SG), John Crowl (PF) Austin Paul, Karl Pratt | |
| Subs | C. Washington | Jayson Leinberger (SG) Robert Smith | |
| 11:40 | C. Washington | David Sparks misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 11:38 | USC Upstate | John Crowl pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Ronald Ferris (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gary Wingate (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Bernard Kruger (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Crowl (fresh) 7 reb. C - Ralph Negron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | C. Washington | PG - David Sparks (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jayson Leinberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Malcom Blumenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Dickerson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | USC Upstate | Malcom Blumenberg is called for the reach on Bernard Kruger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Malcom Blumenberg, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | C. Washington | Paul Henderson (PG) David Sparks | |
| 11:12 | USC Upstate | Bernard Kruger misses the jump hook in the paint | 37-37 |
| 11:10 | C. Washington | Jayson Leinberger pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 10:41 | C. Washington | Thomas Morris clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 10:40 | USC Upstate | John Crowl grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 10:35 | USC Upstate | Ronald Ferris travels in the backcourt | 37-37 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Austin Paul (PG), Randall Lonergan (SG), Karl Pratt (PF), Glenn Seelye (C) Ronald Ferris, Gary Wingate, John Crowl, Ralph Negron | |
| Subs | C. Washington | Robert Smith (SG), Austin Barnes (SF), Ronald Hutcherson (C) Jayson Leinberger, Malcom Blumenberg, Eric Dickerson | |
| 10:14 | C. Washington | Thomas Morris comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 10:12 | USC Upstate | Bernard Kruger gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 09:47 | USC Upstate | Bernard Kruger makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Karl Pratt | 39-37 |
| 09:20 | C. Washington | Paul Henderson scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Ronald Hutcherson | 39-39 |
| 09:04 | USC Upstate | Glenn Seelye makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Bernard Kruger | 41-39 |
| 08:43 | C. Washington | Ronald Hutcherson drills a turnaround from close range set up by Austin Barnes | 41-41 |
| 08:41 | USC Upstate | Paul Henderson takes the ball from Austin Paul in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| 08:38 | C. Washington | Paul Henderson misses the easy layup | 41-41 |
| 08:36 | USC Upstate | Karl Pratt pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 08:31 | USC Upstate | Austin Paul hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 08:30 | C. Washington | Thomas Morris gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 08:10 | C. Washington | Paul Henderson is hacked by Randall Lonergan - foul #2 on Randall Lonergan, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ronald Ferris (PG), Gary Wingate (SG), John Crowl (PF), Ralph Negron (C) Austin Paul, Randall Lonergan, Karl Pratt, Glenn Seelye | |
| Subs | C. Washington | David Sparks (PG), Jayson Leinberger (SG), Malcom Blumenberg (SF), Clyde Breit (PF), Eric Dickerson (C) Paul Henderson, Robert Smith, Austin Barnes, Thomas Morris, Ronald Hutcherson | |
| 07:54 | C. Washington | Gary Wingate steps in front of the Jayson Leinberger pass | 41-41 |
| 07:34 | USC Upstate | Clyde Breit steps in front of the Ralph Negron pass | 41-41 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Ronald Ferris (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gary Wingate (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Bernard Kruger (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Crowl (fresh) 8 reb. C - Ralph Negron (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | C. Washington | PG - David Sparks (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jayson Leinberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Malcom Blumenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clyde Breit (fresh) 2 stl. C - Eric Dickerson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | C. Washington | David Sparks drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 07:10 | USC Upstate | Ronald Ferris is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 41-44 |
| 06:49 | C. Washington | Jayson Leinberger misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 06:48 | USC Upstate | Bernard Kruger grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 06:19 | USC Upstate | Gary Wingate can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 06:18 | C. Washington | Clyde Breit gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 05:53 | C. Washington | Bernard Kruger picks off the pass by Clyde Breit | 41-44 |
| 05:28 | USC Upstate | Eric Dickerson is called for the reach on Ralph Negron - foul #3 on Eric Dickerson, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Austin Paul (PG), Randall Lonergan (SF), Karl Pratt (PF), Glenn Seelye (C) Ronald Ferris, Bernard Kruger, John Crowl, Ralph Negron | |
| Subs | C. Washington | Paul Henderson (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Austin Barnes (SF), Thomas Morris (PF), Ronald Hutcherson (C) David Sparks, Jayson Leinberger, Malcom Blumenberg, Clyde Breit, Eric Dickerson | |
| 05:09 | USC Upstate | Austin Paul makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Randall Lonergan | 44-44 |
| 04:41 | C. Washington | Ronald Hutcherson misses short on a floater from the right block | 44-44 |
| 04:40 | USC Upstate | Austin Paul grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 04:11 | USC Upstate | Gary Wingate hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 04:10 | C. Washington | Ronald Hutcherson pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 03:49 | C. Washington | Paul Henderson buries a jumper near the basket | 44-46 |
| 03:23 | USC Upstate | Austin Paul makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Randall Lonergan | 47-46 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Austin Paul (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Wingate (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Randall Lonergan (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Karl Pratt (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Glenn Seelye (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | C. Washington | PG - Paul Henderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Austin Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Morris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Hutcherson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | C. Washington | C. Washington is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 03:09 | C. Washington | Ronald Hutcherson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 03:07 | USC Upstate | Glenn Seelye grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 02:45 | USC Upstate | Gary Wingate is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 02:44 | USC Upstate | Glenn Seelye snags the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 02:44 | USC Upstate | USC Upstate calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-46 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ronald Ferris (SG), Ralph Negron (C) Gary Wingate, Karl Pratt | |
| Subs | C. Washington | Malcom Blumenberg (SF), Clyde Breit (PF) Austin Barnes, Thomas Morris | |
| 02:15 | USC Upstate | Glenn Seelye lays it in set up by Ronald Ferris | 49-46 |
| 01:52 | C. Washington | Randall Lonergan swats the short shot by Ronald Hutcherson | 49-46 |
| 01:50 | C. Washington | The offensive rebound goes to Malcom Blumenberg | 49-46 |
| 01:31 | C. Washington | Austin Paul steals it from Malcom Blumenberg | 49-46 |
| 01:31 | USC Upstate | USC Upstate calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-46 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Gary Wingate (SG), Bernard Kruger (SF), John Crowl (PF) Ronald Ferris, Randall Lonergan, Glenn Seelye | |
| Subs | C. Washington | Thomas Morris (PF) Clyde Breit | |
| 01:04 | USC Upstate | Austin Paul scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | C. Washington | C. Washington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:47 | C. Washington | Ronald Hutcherson knocks in the shot from the left wing | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | C. Washington | C. Washington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | USC Upstate | Ralph Negron is hacked by Robert Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| 00:42 | USC Upstate | Malcom Blumenberg is called for the reach on Bernard Kruger - foul #3 on Malcom Blumenberg, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| 00:42 | USC Upstate | Bernard Kruger makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:42 | USC Upstate | Bernard Kruger misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:42 | C. Washington | Thomas Morris pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | C. Washington | C. Washington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | C. Washington | Ralph Negron steps in front of the Ronald Hutcherson pass | 53-48 |
| 00:34 | USC Upstate | Robert Smith is called for the reach on Ralph Negron in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ronald Ferris (PG), Randall Lonergan (SF) Austin Paul, Bernard Kruger | |
| Subs | C. Washington | | |
| 00:34 | USC Upstate | Ralph Negron makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:34 | USC Upstate | Ralph Negron makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Washington | C. Washington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | C. Washington | Thomas Morris drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Paul Henderson | 55-51 |
| 00:27 | USC Upstate | USC Upstate calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-51 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Austin Paul (PG) Ronald Ferris | |
| Subs | C. Washington | | |
| 00:25 | USC Upstate | Gary Wingate is hacked by Paul Henderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Henderson, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| 00:25 | USC Upstate | Gary Wingate makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:25 | USC Upstate | Gary Wingate misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:25 | C. Washington | Ronald Hutcherson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | C. Washington | C. Washington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:20 | C. Washington | A charge is called on Thomas Morris - foul #1 on Thomas Morris, team foul #10 | 56-51 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ronald Ferris (PG) Austin Paul | |
| Subs | C. Washington | | |
| 00:19 | USC Upstate | John Crowl is hacked by Paul Henderson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Henderson, team foul #11 | 56-51 |
| 00:19 | USC Upstate | John Crowl makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:19 | USC Upstate | John Crowl makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Washington | C. Washington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | C. Washington | Malcom Blumenberg is called for traveling | 58-51 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Bernard Kruger (SF) Randall Lonergan | |
| Subs | C. Washington | | |
| 00:10 | USC Upstate | Ralph Negron is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Henderson - foul #5 on Paul Henderson, team foul #12 | 58-51 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | C. Washington | David Sparks (PG) Paul Henderson | |
| 00:10 | USC Upstate | Ralph Negron makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:10 | USC Upstate | Ralph Negron misses the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:10 | USC Upstate | The offensive rebound goes to John Crowl | 59-51 |
| 00:07 | USC Upstate | Thomas Morris is called for the reach on John Crowl - foul #2 on Thomas Morris, team foul #13 | 59-51 |
| 00:07 | USC Upstate | John Crowl misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:07 | USC Upstate | John Crowl misses the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:07 | C. Washington | Ronald Hutcherson snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 00:02 | C. Washington | David Sparks buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Washington | C. Washington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | USC Upstate | Ronald Ferris runs out the clock | 59-54 |