| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Gary Wingate (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jimmy Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Kruger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Negron (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Glenn Seelye (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - James Ramsey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerald Hall (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Fleming (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Dodd (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Russell Lieberman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kennesaw St. | John Fleming inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Kennesaw St. | Russell Lieberman can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 32-28 |
| 19:41 | USC Upstate | Gary Wingate grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 19:24 | USC Upstate | Bernard Kruger misses the fadeaway from the right side | 32-28 |
| 19:23 | USC Upstate | Gary Wingate grabs the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 19:15 | USC Upstate | Gary Wingate's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-28 |
| 18:51 | Kennesaw St. | Russell Lieberman clanks a shot in the lane but the foul's on Glenn Seelye - foul #1 on Glenn Seelye, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 18:51 | Kennesaw St. | Russell Lieberman makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:51 | Kennesaw St. | Russell Lieberman misses the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:51 | USC Upstate | Glenn Seelye gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:26 | USC Upstate | Bernard Kruger is fouled on the floor by John Fleming - foul #1 on John Fleming, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 18:19 | USC Upstate | Bernard Kruger comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Jerald Hall - foul #2 on Jerald Hall, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| 18:19 | USC Upstate | Bernard Kruger makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 18:19 | USC Upstate | Bernard Kruger makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 17:54 | Kennesaw St. | John Fleming scores on a runner from the right block | 34-31 |
| 17:36 | USC Upstate | John Fleming takes the ball from Glenn Seelye | 34-31 |
| 17:16 | Kennesaw St. | John Fleming can't finish the layup but the foul's on Bernard Kruger - foul #1 on Bernard Kruger, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ronald Ferris (SG), John Crowl (C) Jimmy Phillips, Glenn Seelye | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Ernest Pitcock (SG), Kevin Brooks (PF), Paul Terrell (C) Jerald Hall, Mike Dodd, Russell Lieberman | |
| 17:16 | Kennesaw St. | John Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:16 | Kennesaw St. | John Fleming misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:16 | Kennesaw St. | Kevin Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 16:54 | Kennesaw St. | John Fleming misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Crowl - foul #3 on John Crowl, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Robert Wells (SF) Bernard Kruger | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Dave Allen (PG) James Ramsey | |
| 16:54 | Kennesaw St. | John Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 16:54 | Kennesaw St. | John Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:41 | USC Upstate | Ralph Negron comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 16:40 | Kennesaw St. | Paul Terrell pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:34 | Kennesaw St. | Kevin Brooks misses long on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on John Crowl - foul #4 on John Crowl, team foul #4 | 34-34 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Dominick Colbert (SG), Glenn Seelye (C) Gary Wingate, John Crowl | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | John Wright (SF) John Fleming | |
| 16:34 | Kennesaw St. | Kevin Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 16:34 | Kennesaw St. | Kevin Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 16:16 | USC Upstate | Ralph Negron travels with the ball | 34-36 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Jerald Hall (SG) Ernest Pitcock | |
| 16:01 | Kennesaw St. | John Wright's dunk attempt is rejected by Ralph Negron | 34-36 |
| 15:59 | USC Upstate | Glenn Seelye snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Ronald Ferris (fresh) SG - Dominick Colbert (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Wells (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Negron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Glenn Seelye (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - Dave Allen (fresh) SG - Jerald Hall (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Wright (fresh) PF - Kevin Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Terrell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:54 | USC Upstate | Dominick Colbert misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-36 |
| 15:52 | Kennesaw St. | Dave Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 15:37 | Kennesaw St. | Jerald Hall comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-36 |
| 15:35 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Glenn Seelye | 34-36 |
| 15:24 | USC Upstate | Glenn Seelye comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 15:23 | USC Upstate | Glenn Seelye tips it in | 36-36 |
| 15:08 | Kennesaw St. | Ronald Ferris steps in front of the Jerald Hall pass | 36-36 |
| 15:01 | USC Upstate | Glenn Seelye hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-36 |
| 15:00 | Kennesaw St. | Paul Terrell snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 14:54 | Kennesaw St. | Kevin Brooks's floater is tipped away by Ralph Negron | 36-36 |
| 14:53 | Kennesaw St. | Kevin Brooks tips it back up and in | 36-38 |
| 14:33 | USC Upstate | Glenn Seelye can't finish the layup | 36-38 |
| 14:31 | USC Upstate | Glenn Seelye snags the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 14:06 | USC Upstate | Kevin Brooks denies the turnaround by Ralph Negron | 36-38 |
| 14:05 | Kennesaw St. | The rebound goes to Paul Terrell | 36-38 |
| 14:00 | Kennesaw St. | Dave Allen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 13:59 | Kennesaw St. | Paul Terrell tips it back up and in | 36-40 |
| 13:44 | USC Upstate | Ralph Negron misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-40 |
| 13:43 | Kennesaw St. | Kevin Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 13:38 | Kennesaw St. | Jerald Hall shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Dave Allen | 36-43 |
| 13:22 | USC Upstate | Glenn Seelye connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Dominick Colbert | 38-43 |
| 13:08 | Kennesaw St. | Jerald Hall works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right corner | 38-46 |
| 12:49 | USC Upstate | Glenn Seelye misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Terrell - foul #1 on Paul Terrell, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Gary Wingate (PG), Jimmy Phillips (SG), Bernard Kruger (SF), John Crowl (PF) Ronald Ferris, Dominick Colbert, Robert Wells, Ralph Negron | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | James Ramsey (PG), Ernest Pitcock (SG), John Fleming (SF), Mike Dodd (PF), Russell Lieberman (C) Dave Allen, Jerald Hall, John Wright, Kevin Brooks, Paul Terrell | |
| 12:49 | USC Upstate | Glenn Seelye makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 12:49 | USC Upstate | Glenn Seelye makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 12:24 | Kennesaw St. | Mike Dodd comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 40-46 |
| 12:22 | USC Upstate | Glenn Seelye snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 12:07 | USC Upstate | Mike Dodd swats the short shot by John Crowl | 40-46 |
| 12:06 | Kennesaw St. | John Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 11:47 | Kennesaw St. | John Fleming is whistled for traveling | 40-46 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ralph Negron (PF) Glenn Seelye | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Gary Wingate (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jimmy Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Kruger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Negron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - John Crowl (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - James Ramsey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Pitcock (fresh) SF - John Fleming (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mike Dodd (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Russell Lieberman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | USC Upstate | John Crowl is fouled on the floor by Russell Lieberman - foul #1 on Russell Lieberman, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| 11:23 | USC Upstate | Gary Wingate hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 10:54 | Kennesaw St. | John Fleming connects on the floater from the left side | 43-48 |
| 10:38 | USC Upstate | Bernard Kruger buries a jump hook in the lane | 45-48 |
| 10:23 | Kennesaw St. | John Fleming hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 10:22 | USC Upstate | Bernard Kruger snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 10:03 | USC Upstate | Gary Wingate is fouled on the floor by Mike Dodd - foul #4 on Mike Dodd, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ronald Ferris (SG), Robert Wells (SF), Glenn Seelye (C) Jimmy Phillips, Bernard Kruger, John Crowl | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Jerald Hall (SG), John Wright (SF), Paul Terrell (C) Ernest Pitcock, Mike Dodd, Russell Lieberman | |
| 09:57 | USC Upstate | Paul Terrell is called for the reach on Robert Wells - foul #2 on Paul Terrell, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| 09:50 | USC Upstate | Glenn Seelye misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 45-48 |
| 09:48 | Kennesaw St. | Jerald Hall gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 09:22 | Kennesaw St. | John Fleming misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ralph Negron - foul #3 on Ralph Negron, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Dominick Colbert (SG) Gary Wingate | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Dave Allen (PG), Kevin Brooks (PF) James Ramsey, John Wright | |
| 09:22 | Kennesaw St. | John Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 09:22 | Kennesaw St. | John Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 09:09 | USC Upstate | Ralph Negron misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Kevin Brooks - foul #2 on Kevin Brooks, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Bernard Kruger (SF) Robert Wells | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | John Wright (SF) John Fleming | |
| 09:09 | USC Upstate | Ralph Negron makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 09:09 | USC Upstate | Ralph Negron misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 09:09 | Kennesaw St. | Paul Terrell grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 08:47 | Kennesaw St. | Dave Allen connects on the floater in the paint | 46-52 |
| 08:31 | USC Upstate | Glenn Seelye scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Ralph Negron and he's fouled by Dave Allen - foul #2 on Dave Allen, team foul #8 | 48-52 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Gary Wingate (PG), Jimmy Phillips (SG), John Crowl (PF) Ronald Ferris, Dominick Colbert, Ralph Negron | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Mike Dodd (PF) Kevin Brooks | |
| 08:31 | USC Upstate | Glenn Seelye misses the free throw | 48-52 |
| 08:31 | Kennesaw St. | Mike Dodd grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 08:24 | Kennesaw St. | Jerald Hall works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 08:23 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Bernard Kruger | 48-52 |
| 08:13 | USC Upstate | Gary Wingate misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 08:12 | Kennesaw St. | Paul Terrell snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 08:00 | Kennesaw St. | Mike Dodd misses the jump hook from close range | 48-52 |
| 07:58 | USC Upstate | Bernard Kruger snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 07:45 | USC Upstate | Glenn Seelye blows the layup | 48-52 |
| 07:44 | USC Upstate | John Crowl hits the follow up shot | 50-52 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Gary Wingate (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jimmy Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Kruger (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Crowl (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Glenn Seelye (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - Dave Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerald Hall (fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Wright (fresh) PF - Mike Dodd (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Paul Terrell (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Kennesaw St. | Jerald Hall is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Phillips - foul #2 on Jimmy Phillips, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Robert Wells (SF), Ralph Negron (PF) Bernard Kruger, Glenn Seelye | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | James Ramsey (PG), John Fleming (SF), Russell Lieberman (C) Dave Allen, John Wright, Paul Terrell | |
| 07:14 | Kennesaw St. | Jerald Hall splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 07:09 | USC Upstate | Gary Wingate is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 07:07 | Kennesaw St. | The rebound goes to Russell Lieberman | 50-55 |
| 06:55 | Kennesaw St. | Jerald Hall misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 06:54 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Ralph Negron | 50-55 |
| 06:44 | USC Upstate | Robert Wells is fouled on the floor by Mike Dodd - foul #5 on Mike Dodd, team foul #9 | 50-55 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ronald Ferris (PG), Dominick Colbert (SG), Glenn Seelye (C) Gary Wingate, Jimmy Phillips, John Crowl | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Ernest Pitcock (SG), Kevin Brooks (PF) Jerald Hall, Mike Dodd | |
| 06:44 | USC Upstate | Robert Wells makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:44 | USC Upstate | Robert Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 06:28 | Kennesaw St. | Russell Lieberman makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ernest Pitcock | 52-57 |
| 06:22 | USC Upstate | Glenn Seelye's dunk attempt is rejected by John Fleming | 52-57 |
| 06:21 | Kennesaw St. | John Fleming gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 05:52 | Kennesaw St. | James Ramsey lays it in on a great pass from John Fleming | 52-59 |
| 05:42 | USC Upstate | Kevin Brooks swats the short shot by Glenn Seelye | 52-59 |
| 05:41 | USC Upstate | Ralph Negron snags the offensive board | 52-59 |
| 05:36 | USC Upstate | Ralph Negron travels with the ball | 52-59 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Gary Wingate (PG), Bernard Kruger (SF) Dominick Colbert, Robert Wells | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | | |
| 05:19 | Kennesaw St. | Kevin Brooks knocks in the jumper in the paint | 52-61 |
| 04:59 | USC Upstate | Bernard Kruger misses the jump hook from close range | 52-61 |
| 04:58 | Kennesaw St. | The rebound goes to Kevin Brooks | 52-61 |
| 04:54 | Kennesaw St. | John Fleming clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 52-61 |
| 04:52 | Kennesaw St. | John Fleming grabs the offensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 04:39 | Kennesaw St. | John Fleming connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-63 |
| 04:25 | USC Upstate | Bernard Kruger connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-63 |
| 04:25 | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-63 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Jimmy Phillips (SG), John Crowl (C) Ronald Ferris, Glenn Seelye | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Jerald Hall (SG) Ernest Pitcock | |
| 04:08 | Kennesaw St. | Russell Lieberman loses the ball out of bounds | 54-63 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Paul Terrell (C) Russell Lieberman | |
| 03:49 | USC Upstate | John Crowl double dribbles | 54-63 |
| 03:32 | Kennesaw St. | Jerald Hall's pass is intercepted by Bernard Kruger | 54-63 |
| 03:28 | USC Upstate | Jimmy Phillips slams it home on a great pass from Bernard Kruger | 56-63 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Gary Wingate (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jimmy Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Kruger (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ralph Negron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - John Crowl (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - James Ramsey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerald Hall (fresh) 15 pts. SF - John Fleming (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Brooks (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Paul Terrell (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Kennesaw St. | John Fleming misses badly on a shot from the left block | 56-63 |
| 03:06 | USC Upstate | Ralph Negron pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| 02:50 | USC Upstate | John Fleming takes the ball from Bernard Kruger | 56-63 |
| 02:50 | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-63 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Glenn Seelye (C) Ralph Negron | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Russell Lieberman (C) Paul Terrell | |
| 02:28 | Kennesaw St. | Kevin Brooks blows the layup | 56-63 |
| 02:27 | USC Upstate | Glenn Seelye snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| 02:07 | USC Upstate | Gary Wingate hits a runner from the baseline | 58-63 |
| 01:47 | Kennesaw St. | John Fleming loses the dribble to Bernard Kruger | 58-63 |
| 01:42 | USC Upstate | Gary Wingate lays it up and in set up by Bernard Kruger | 60-63 |
| 01:24 | Kennesaw St. | Russell Lieberman is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Russell Lieberman, team foul #10 | 60-63 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ralph Negron (PF) John Crowl | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | | |
| 01:06 | USC Upstate | Glenn Seelye's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-63 |
| 00:45 | Kennesaw St. | John Fleming connects on the shot from the right block | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:38 | USC Upstate | Kevin Brooks denies the turnaround by Gary Wingate | 60-65 |
| 00:36 | Kennesaw St. | Kevin Brooks gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Kennesaw St. | Kevin Brooks is hacked by Gary Wingate in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Wingate, team foul #7 | 60-65 |
| 00:33 | Kennesaw St. | Kevin Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:33 | Kennesaw St. | Kevin Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:27 | USC Upstate | Gary Wingate shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-67 |
| 00:25 | USC Upstate | Bernard Kruger grabs the offensive rebound | 60-67 |
| 00:21 | USC Upstate | Jimmy Phillips comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-67 |
| 00:20 | USC Upstate | Bernard Kruger gets the offensive rebound | 60-67 |
| 00:18 | USC Upstate | Jimmy Phillips is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-67 |
| 00:17 | USC Upstate | Bernard Kruger pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-67 |
| 00:15 | USC Upstate | Jimmy Phillips loses the ball out of bounds | 60-67 |
| 00:12 | Kennesaw St. | Jimmy Phillips is called for the reach on John Fleming in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jimmy Phillips, team foul #8 | 60-67 |
| 00:12 | Kennesaw St. | John Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:12 | Kennesaw St. | John Fleming misses the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:12 | USC Upstate | Ralph Negron gets the rebound | 60-68 |
| 00:07 | USC Upstate | Gary Wingate travels with the ball | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Kennesaw St. | James Ramsey runs out the clock | 60-68 |