| Lineup | Yale | PG - Ned Stinnett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kareem Francis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Neece (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Goble (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Lew (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Charles Craver (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Burnett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Gilbert Kircher (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Frank Neece inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Yale | Ned Stinnett makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Kareem Francis | 29-30 |
| 19:27 | South Carolina State | Gilbert Kircher scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Charles Craver | 29-33 |
| 19:20 | Yale | Keith Goble clanks a shot from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 19:19 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Ned Stinnett | 29-33 |
| 19:01 | Yale | Ned Stinnett misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Craver - foul #3 on Charles Craver, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Christopher Beasley (PG) Charles Craver | |
| 19:01 | Yale | Ned Stinnett makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 19:01 | Yale | Ned Stinnett makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:46 | South Carolina State | Christopher Beasley can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Ned Stinnett - foul #1 on Ned Stinnett, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 18:46 | South Carolina State | Christopher Beasley misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:46 | South Carolina State | Christopher Beasley misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:46 | Yale | Frank Neece snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 18:41 | Yale | Allen Shaffer steals the ball from Richard Lew | 31-33 |
| 18:30 | South Carolina State | Thomas Burnett misses short on a jumper from the left side | 31-33 |
| 18:29 | Yale | Frank Neece snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 18:25 | Yale | Gilbert Kircher steps in front of the Ned Stinnett pass | 31-33 |
| 18:00 | South Carolina State | Allen Shaffer misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Kareem Francis - foul #1 on Kareem Francis, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| 18:00 | South Carolina State | Allen Shaffer misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:00 | South Carolina State | Allen Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 17:41 | Yale | Keith Goble is fouled on the floor by Randy Smith - foul #1 on Randy Smith, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| 17:32 | Yale | Richard Lew misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Gilbert Kircher - foul #2 on Gilbert Kircher, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Yale | Brandon Stanley (SF) Frank Neece | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 17:32 | Yale | Richard Lew makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 17:32 | Yale | Richard Lew makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:13 | South Carolina State | Thomas Burnett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 17:11 | South Carolina State | Gilbert Kircher gets the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 16:54 | South Carolina State | Allen Shaffer connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Christopher Beasley | 33-37 |
| 16:42 | Yale | Kareem Francis misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Burnett - foul #1 on Thomas Burnett, team foul #4 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Yale | Stephen Williams (PG), Jackie Trammel (PF), Randall McIlrath (C) Ned Stinnett, Keith Goble, Richard Lew | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Thomas Blodgett (SG), Patrick Krull (SF), Paul Spaeth (PF), John Marcoux (C) Thomas Burnett, Allen Shaffer, Randy Smith, Gilbert Kircher | |
| 16:42 | Yale | Kareem Francis makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:42 | Yale | Kareem Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:25 | South Carolina State | Christopher Beasley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 16:24 | Yale | The rebound goes to Jackie Trammel | 35-37 |
| 16:05 | Yale | Kareem Francis makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 15:40 | South Carolina State | Patrick Krull misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 15:38 | South Carolina State | Thomas Blodgett snags the offensive board | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stephen Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kareem Francis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jackie Trammel (fresh) C - Randall McIlrath (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Christopher Beasley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Blodgett (fresh) SF - Patrick Krull (fresh) PF - Paul Spaeth (fresh) C - John Marcoux (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | South Carolina State | Randall McIlrath is called for the reach on Paul Spaeth - foul #1 on Randall McIlrath, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Yale | Ned Stinnett (PG), Frank Neece (SF), Keith Goble (PF), Richard Lew (C) Kareem Francis, Brandon Stanley, Jackie Trammel, Randall McIlrath | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Charles Craver (PG), Allen Shaffer (SF), Gilbert Kircher (C) Christopher Beasley, Paul Spaeth, John Marcoux | |
| 15:13 | South Carolina State | Thomas Blodgett misses the lay-in | 38-37 |
| 15:11 | Yale | Keith Goble pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:54 | Yale | Keith Goble's fadeaway is rejected by Gilbert Kircher | 38-37 |
| 14:53 | South Carolina State | Gilbert Kircher gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:47 | South Carolina State | Gilbert Kircher blows the layup | 38-37 |
| 14:45 | Yale | Richard Lew gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:21 | Yale | Richard Lew can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-37 |
| 14:19 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Patrick Krull | 38-37 |
| 14:01 | South Carolina State | Ned Stinnett steals the ball from Patrick Krull | 38-37 |
| 13:48 | Yale | Stephen Williams scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ned Stinnett | 40-37 |
| 13:24 | South Carolina State | Charles Craver comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 13:22 | South Carolina State | Allen Shaffer grabs the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 13:11 | South Carolina State | Patrick Krull comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-37 |
| 13:09 | Yale | Keith Goble snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 12:45 | Yale | Thomas Blodgett is called for the reach on Ned Stinnett - foul #1 on Thomas Blodgett, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Yale | James Grube (PG), Kareem Francis (SG), Brandon Stanley (SF), Jackie Trammel (PF), Randall McIlrath (C) Ned Stinnett, Stephen Williams, Frank Neece, Keith Goble, Richard Lew | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Thomas Burnett (SG), James Bove (SF), Randy Smith (PF), John Marcoux (C) Thomas Blodgett, Allen Shaffer, Patrick Krull, Gilbert Kircher | |
| 12:28 | Yale | Kareem Francis knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Brandon Stanley | 42-37 |
| 12:15 | South Carolina State | Thomas Burnett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 12:14 | Yale | Brandon Stanley pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 11:54 | Yale | Randy Smith steps in front of the Kareem Francis pass | 42-37 |
| 11:32 | South Carolina State | John Marcoux's fadeaway is rejected by Jackie Trammel | 42-37 |
| 11:31 | South Carolina State | Randy Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - James Grube (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kareem Francis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jackie Trammel (fresh) 2 blk. C - Randall McIlrath (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Charles Craver (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Burnett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Bove (fresh) PF - Randy Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - John Marcoux (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | South Carolina State | Randy Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-37 |
| 11:14 | Yale | The rebound goes to Jackie Trammel | 42-37 |
| 10:54 | Yale | Jackie Trammel misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-37 |
| 10:53 | South Carolina State | Charles Craver grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 10:40 | South Carolina State | Randall McIlrath denies the turnaround by James Bove | 42-37 |
| 10:39 | Yale | Jackie Trammel snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 10:27 | Yale | Randy Smith steps in front of the Jackie Trammel pass | 42-37 |
| 10:11 | South Carolina State | Jackie Trammel steals the ball from Thomas Burnett | 42-37 |
| 09:44 | Yale | Kareem Francis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 09:43 | Yale | Brandon Stanley grabs the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 09:22 | Yale | James Grube can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 09:20 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Randy Smith | 42-37 |
| 09:03 | South Carolina State | Randy Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-37 |
| 09:02 | Yale | The rebound goes to Brandon Stanley | 42-37 |
| 08:44 | Yale | Kareem Francis is fouled on the floor by Randy Smith - foul #2 on Randy Smith, team foul #6 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Yale | Ned Stinnett (PG), Stephen Williams (SG), Frank Neece (SF), Keith Goble (PF), Richard Lew (C) James Grube, Kareem Francis, Brandon Stanley, Jackie Trammel, Randall McIlrath | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Christopher Beasley (PG), Thomas Blodgett (SG), Allen Shaffer (SF), Patrick Krull (PF), Gilbert Kircher (C) Charles Craver, Thomas Burnett, James Bove, Randy Smith, John Marcoux | |
| 08:35 | Yale | Richard Lew misses long on a floater from the left block | 42-37 |
| 08:33 | South Carolina State | Gilbert Kircher grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 08:29 | South Carolina State | Christopher Beasley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-37 |
| 08:18 | Yale | Richard Lew blows the layup but he's hacked by Christopher Beasley - foul #1 on Christopher Beasley, team foul #7 | 42-37 |
| 08:18 | Yale | Richard Lew misses the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 08:18 | Yale | Richard Lew makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 08:04 | South Carolina State | Christopher Beasley buries a shot from the left side set up by Thomas Blodgett | 43-39 |
| 07:39 | Yale | Richard Lew lays it in on a nice dish by Stephen Williams | 45-39 |
| 07:10 | South Carolina State | The jumper by Allen Shaffer is denied by Richard Lew | 45-39 |
| 07:09 | South Carolina State | Patrick Krull tips it in | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Ned Stinnett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Neece (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Goble (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Lew (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Christopher Beasley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Blodgett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Shaffer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Krull (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilbert Kircher (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 06:52 | Yale | Patrick Krull denies the turnaround by Stephen Williams | 45-41 |
| 06:51 | Yale | Keith Goble grabs the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 06:35 | Yale | Stephen Williams is hacked by Gilbert Kircher - foul #3 on Gilbert Kircher, team foul #8 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Yale | Kareem Francis (SG) Ned Stinnett | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Thomas Burnett (SG), Randy Smith (PF) Thomas Blodgett, Patrick Krull | |
| 06:35 | Yale | Stephen Williams misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 06:35 | South Carolina State | Gilbert Kircher grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 06:29 | South Carolina State | Randy Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 06:28 | Yale | Richard Lew gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 06:02 | Yale | Kareem Francis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Yale | Ned Stinnett (PG), Brandon Stanley (SF) Stephen Williams, Frank Neece | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 05:41 | South Carolina State | Christopher Beasley drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Burnett | 45-43 |
| 05:35 | Yale | Brandon Stanley scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 05:30 | South Carolina State | Allen Shaffer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 05:29 | Yale | Richard Lew grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 05:23 | Yale | Allen Shaffer takes the ball from Ned Stinnett | 48-43 |
| 05:08 | South Carolina State | Thomas Burnett makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Randy Smith | 48-45 |
| 04:41 | Yale | Kareem Francis is fouled on the floor by Thomas Burnett - foul #2 on Thomas Burnett, team foul #9 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Yale | Frank Neece (SF), Jackie Trammel (PF), Randall McIlrath (C) Brandon Stanley, Keith Goble, Richard Lew | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Charles Craver (PG), Patrick Krull (SF), Paul Spaeth (PF), John Marcoux (C) Christopher Beasley, Allen Shaffer, Randy Smith, Gilbert Kircher | |
| 04:41 | Yale | Kareem Francis makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 04:41 | Yale | Kareem Francis misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 04:41 | South Carolina State | Patrick Krull pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 04:27 | South Carolina State | Charles Craver hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 04:25 | Yale | Randall McIlrath snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 04:01 | Yale | Jackie Trammel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 04:00 | South Carolina State | Patrick Krull grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 03:54 | South Carolina State | Paul Spaeth is denied on a layup by Randall McIlrath | 49-45 |
| 03:53 | South Carolina State | Patrick Krull tips it home | 49-47 |
| 03:35 | Yale | Kareem Francis drills a 3 from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 03:11 | South Carolina State | Patrick Krull hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Jackie Trammel - foul #1 on Jackie Trammel, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Yale | Stephen Williams (PG), James Grube (SG), Keith Goble (PF) Ned Stinnett, Kareem Francis, Randall McIlrath | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Christopher Beasley (SG), Allen Shaffer (SF), Randy Smith (PF) Thomas Burnett, Paul Spaeth, John Marcoux | |
| 03:11 | South Carolina State | Patrick Krull makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 03:11 | South Carolina State | Patrick Krull misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 03:11 | Yale | Keith Goble grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stephen Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Grube (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Neece (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Goble (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Jackie Trammel (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Charles Craver (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Beasley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Shaffer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randy Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Patrick Krull (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Yale | Jackie Trammel misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Allen Shaffer - foul #1 on Allen Shaffer, team foul #10 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Yale | Brandon Stanley (SF), Richard Lew (C) Frank Neece, Keith Goble | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Gilbert Kircher (C) Patrick Krull | |
| 02:49 | Yale | Jackie Trammel makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 02:49 | Yale | Jackie Trammel makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 02:42 | South Carolina State | Jackie Trammel swats the short shot by Gilbert Kircher | 54-48 |
| 02:41 | South Carolina State | Gilbert Kircher grabs the offensive board | 54-48 |
| 02:24 | South Carolina State | Allen Shaffer misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 02:23 | Yale | Richard Lew snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 02:23 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-48 |
| Subs | Yale | Ned Stinnett (PG), Kareem Francis (SG), Frank Neece (SF), Keith Goble (PF) Stephen Williams, James Grube, Brandon Stanley, Jackie Trammel | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Thomas Burnett (SG) Christopher Beasley | |
| 02:07 | Yale | Richard Lew lays it in on a nice dish by Ned Stinnett | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:50 | South Carolina State | Thomas Burnett misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 01:48 | Yale | The rebound goes to Frank Neece | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:28 | Yale | Ned Stinnett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-48 |
| 01:26 | South Carolina State | Randy Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 01:20 | South Carolina State | Gilbert Kircher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-48 |
| 01:00 | Yale | Ned Stinnett scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Frank Neece | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | South Carolina State | Charles Craver is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Charles Craver, team foul #11 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Yale | Stephen Williams (PG), James Grube (SG), Brandon Stanley (SF), Jackie Trammel (PF), Randall McIlrath (C) Ned Stinnett, Kareem Francis, Frank Neece, Keith Goble, Richard Lew | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Christopher Beasley (PG), Thomas Blodgett (SG), Patrick Krull (SF), Paul Spaeth (PF), John Marcoux (C) Charles Craver, Thomas Burnett, Allen Shaffer, Randy Smith, Gilbert Kircher | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Yale | Christopher Beasley is called for the reach on Brandon Stanley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Beasley, team foul #12 | 58-48 |
| 00:51 | Yale | Brandon Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:51 | Yale | Brandon Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina State | Stephen Williams picks off the pass by Patrick Krull | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Yale | Randall McIlrath hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Brandon Stanley | 61-48 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina State | Paul Spaeth scores on a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Jackie Trammel - foul #2 on Jackie Trammel, team foul #5 | 61-50 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina State | Paul Spaeth makes the free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:00 | Yale | Stephen Williams runs out the clock | 61-51 |