| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Michael Bridgewater (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Gill (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Terry Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Todd Carney (fresh) 4 pts. C - Glenn Burden (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbus St. | PG - James Portillo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christian Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Barba (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Houston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | USC Upstate | Terry Kelly inbounds the ball | 35-40 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbus St. | Columbus St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | USC Upstate | Todd Carney can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Christian Hayes - foul #1 on Christian Hayes, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 19:47 | USC Upstate | Todd Carney makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 19:47 | USC Upstate | Todd Carney makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 19:29 | Columbus St. | Gregory Houston lays it up and in | 37-42 |
| 19:11 | USC Upstate | Todd Carney connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Bridgewater | 39-42 |
| 18:47 | Columbus St. | Gerald Robertson is fouled on the floor by Todd Carney - foul #1 on Todd Carney, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| 18:34 | Columbus St. | Kevin Barba buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gerald Robertson | 39-45 |
| 18:08 | USC Upstate | Terry Kelly scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 18:04 | Columbus St. | Kevin Barba travels with the ball | 41-45 |
| 17:45 | USC Upstate | Michael Bridgewater misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-45 |
| 17:44 | USC Upstate | Todd Carney hits the follow up shot | 43-45 |
| 17:38 | Columbus St. | Gerald Robertson can't finish the layup | 43-45 |
| 17:37 | Columbus St. | Gerald Robertson tips it back up and in | 43-47 |
| 17:22 | USC Upstate | Todd Carney hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Bridgewater | 45-47 |
| 17:18 | Columbus St. | James Portillo's pass is intercepted by John Gill | 45-47 |
| 17:15 | USC Upstate | John Gill lays it up and in | 47-47 |
| 16:52 | Columbus St. | Kevin Barba is denied on a layup by Glenn Burden | 47-47 |
| 16:50 | USC Upstate | Terry Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 16:26 | USC Upstate | Todd Carney misses the easy layup | 47-47 |
| 16:24 | Columbus St. | Christian Hayes grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 16:20 | Columbus St. | Kevin Barba can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 16:19 | Columbus St. | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Houston | 47-47 |
| 16:12 | Columbus St. | James Portillo misses the 3 from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 16:11 | Columbus St. | Gregory Houston grabs the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 15:55 | Columbus St. | Gerald Robertson buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Portillo | 47-50 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Michael Bridgewater (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Gill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Terry Kelly (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Todd Carney (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Burden (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbus St. | PG - James Portillo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christian Hayes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Barba (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Robertson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Houston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | USC Upstate | Todd Carney misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 15:25 | USC Upstate | John Gill grabs the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 15:09 | USC Upstate | Todd Carney misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Gerald Robertson - foul #1 on Gerald Robertson, team foul #2 | 47-50 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | James Thomas (PG), John Braatz (SG), Arthur Seymour (SF), Eric Arocha (C) Michael Bridgewater, John Gill, Terry Kelly, Glenn Burden | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Josh Gray (PG), Milton Leaman (SG), Leon McCalmont (SF), Christopher Summers (PF), Gerald Capers (C) James Portillo, Christian Hayes, Kevin Barba, Gerald Robertson, Gregory Houston | |
| 15:09 | USC Upstate | Todd Carney makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 15:09 | USC Upstate | Todd Carney makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 14:49 | Columbus St. | Christopher Summers drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Leon McCalmont | 49-52 |
| 14:38 | USC Upstate | John Braatz makes the fadeaway from the left side | 51-52 |
| 14:14 | Columbus St. | Milton Leaman misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-52 |
| 14:12 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to James Thomas | 51-52 |
| 13:46 | USC Upstate | John Braatz misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 13:45 | Columbus St. | Josh Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 13:39 | Columbus St. | Milton Leaman is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Milton Leaman, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | John Gill (SG) Todd Carney | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | | |
| 13:20 | USC Upstate | Eric Arocha drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by James Thomas | 53-52 |
| 13:14 | Columbus St. | Gerald Capers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-52 |
| 12:53 | USC Upstate | John Gill is fouled on the floor by Milton Leaman - foul #4 on Milton Leaman, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Terry Kelly (SF), Robert Dropinski (C) John Braatz, Eric Arocha | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | James Portillo (PG), William Prentice (SG), Kevin Barba (SF), Michael Cobb (C) Josh Gray, Milton Leaman, Leon McCalmont, Gerald Capers | |
| 12:35 | USC Upstate | Arthur Seymour drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Gill | 56-52 |
| 12:13 | Columbus St. | James Portillo clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 12:12 | Columbus St. | Christopher Summers tips it but misses | 56-52 |
| 12:11 | USC Upstate | Terry Kelly snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 11:54 | USC Upstate | Terry Kelly drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Gill | 58-52 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - James Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Gill (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Kelly (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Seymour (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Dropinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbus St. | PG - James Portillo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Prentice (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Barba (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Summers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Cobb (fresh) | |
| 11:49 | Columbus St. | James Portillo can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 11:48 | Columbus St. | Christopher Summers tips it home | 58-54 |
| 11:35 | USC Upstate | John Gill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 11:34 | Columbus St. | Christopher Summers pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 11:30 | Columbus St. | James Thomas steals the ball from Christopher Summers | 58-54 |
| 11:10 | USC Upstate | Michael Cobb steals the ball from John Gill | 58-54 |
| 11:00 | Columbus St. | Kevin Barba makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Michael Cobb and he's fouled by Terry Kelly - foul #1 on Terry Kelly, team foul #2 | 58-56 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Michael Bridgewater (PG), Christopher Lovette (SG), John Braatz (SF), Eric Arocha (PF), Glenn Burden (C) James Thomas, John Gill, Terry Kelly, Arthur Seymour, Robert Dropinski | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Josh Gray (PG), Christian Hayes (SG), Gerald Robertson (PF), Gregory Houston (C) James Portillo, William Prentice, Christopher Summers, Michael Cobb | |
| 11:00 | Columbus St. | Kevin Barba makes the free throw | 58-57 |
| 10:43 | USC Upstate | Christopher Lovette comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 10:41 | Columbus St. | The rebound goes to Kevin Barba | 58-57 |
| 10:34 | Columbus St. | Gerald Robertson misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Christopher Lovette - foul #2 on Christopher Lovette, team foul #3 | 58-57 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Leon McCalmont (SF) Kevin Barba | |
| 10:34 | Columbus St. | Gerald Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 10:34 | Columbus St. | Gerald Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 10:16 | USC Upstate | Michael Bridgewater hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Arocha | 60-58 |
| 10:11 | Columbus St. | Leon McCalmont buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Christian Hayes | 60-60 |
| 09:55 | USC Upstate | Eric Arocha connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Lovette | 63-60 |
| 09:49 | Columbus St. | Christian Hayes is whistled for traveling | 63-60 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | John Gill (SG), Terry Kelly (SF), Todd Carney (PF) Christopher Lovette, John Braatz, Eric Arocha | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | James Portillo (PG) Josh Gray | |
| 09:34 | USC Upstate | Todd Carney hits a floater in the lane | 65-60 |
| 09:13 | Columbus St. | Gerald Robertson clanks a shot near the basket | 65-60 |
| 09:11 | USC Upstate | John Gill pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 09:04 | USC Upstate | Michael Bridgewater is fouled on the floor by Christian Hayes - foul #2 on Christian Hayes, team foul #5 | 65-60 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Kevin Barba (SF) Leon McCalmont | |
| 08:47 | USC Upstate | Terry Kelly loses the dribble to Christian Hayes | 65-60 |
| 08:43 | Columbus St. | James Portillo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-60 |
| 08:42 | Columbus St. | Christian Hayes tips it but misses | 65-60 |
| 08:40 | USC Upstate | Todd Carney grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 08:22 | USC Upstate | Terry Kelly misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-60 |
| 08:20 | Columbus St. | James Portillo gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| 08:15 | Columbus St. | James Portillo buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christian Hayes and he's hacked by Terry Kelly - foul #2 on Terry Kelly, team foul #4 | 65-62 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | James Thomas (PG), John Braatz (SF), Eric Arocha (C) Michael Bridgewater, Terry Kelly, Glenn Burden | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | William Prentice (SG), Christopher Summers (PF), Gerald Capers (C) Christian Hayes, Gerald Robertson, Gregory Houston | |
| 08:15 | Columbus St. | James Portillo makes the free throw | 65-63 |
| 07:49 | USC Upstate | Kevin Barba steals it from John Braatz | 65-63 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - James Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Gill (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Braatz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Todd Carney (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Arocha (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbus St. | PG - James Portillo (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Prentice (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Barba (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Summers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Capers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:44 | Columbus St. | Kevin Barba hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-63 |
| 07:42 | USC Upstate | Todd Carney snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 07:23 | USC Upstate | John Gill misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 07:21 | Columbus St. | The rebound goes to Gerald Capers | 65-63 |
| 07:16 | Columbus St. | William Prentice misses the 3 from the right corner | 65-63 |
| 07:15 | Columbus St. | Gerald Capers grabs the offensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 06:50 | Columbus St. | James Portillo hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-66 |
| 06:37 | USC Upstate | John Gill is hacked by William Prentice - foul #1 on William Prentice, team foul #6 | 65-66 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Michael Bridgewater (PG), Terry Kelly (SF), Arthur Seymour (PF), Glenn Burden (C) John Gill, John Braatz, Todd Carney, Eric Arocha | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Josh Gray (PG), Christian Hayes (SG), Gerald Robertson (PF), Gregory Houston (C) James Portillo, William Prentice, Kevin Barba, Gerald Capers | |
| 06:21 | USC Upstate | Josh Gray steps in front of the Michael Bridgewater pass | 65-66 |
| 05:57 | Columbus St. | Gregory Houston clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Glenn Burden - foul #2 on Glenn Burden, team foul #5 | 65-66 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | John Braatz (SG) James Thomas | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | | |
| 05:57 | Columbus St. | Gregory Houston misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 05:57 | Columbus St. | Gregory Houston misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 05:57 | Columbus St. | Christopher Summers grabs the offensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 05:47 | Columbus St. | Gregory Houston lays it in set up by Christopher Summers | 65-68 |
| 05:35 | USC Upstate | Arthur Seymour is hacked by Christian Hayes - foul #3 on Christian Hayes, team foul #7 | 65-68 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Leon McCalmont (SF) Christopher Summers | |
| 05:35 | USC Upstate | Arthur Seymour makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 05:35 | USC Upstate | Arthur Seymour makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 05:18 | Columbus St. | Gregory Houston is denied on a dunk by Glenn Burden | 67-68 |
| 05:17 | USC Upstate | Arthur Seymour snags the defensive board | 67-68 |
| 05:05 | USC Upstate | Michael Bridgewater misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 05:04 | Columbus St. | Gerald Robertson snags the defensive board | 67-68 |
| 04:56 | Columbus St. | Michael Bridgewater is called for the reach on Josh Gray - foul #2 on Michael Bridgewater, team foul #6 | 67-68 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | John Gill (SG), Eric Arocha (C) Michael Bridgewater, Glenn Burden | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | James Portillo (PG), Milton Leaman (SG), Kevin Barba (SF), Gerald Capers (PF), Michael Cobb (C) Josh Gray, Christian Hayes, Leon McCalmont, Gerald Robertson, Gregory Houston | |
| 04:32 | Columbus St. | James Portillo is hacked by Eric Arocha - foul #3 on Eric Arocha, team foul #7 | 67-68 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | James Thomas (PG), Todd Carney (PF) John Braatz, Arthur Seymour | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Christopher Summers (PF) Michael Cobb | |
| 04:32 | Columbus St. | James Portillo misses the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 04:32 | USC Upstate | Todd Carney snags the defensive board | 67-68 |
| 04:09 | USC Upstate | James Thomas misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 67-68 |
| 04:07 | USC Upstate | James Thomas can't tip it in | 67-68 |
| 04:06 | USC Upstate | Eric Arocha gets the offensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 03:50 | USC Upstate | Todd Carney travels with the ball | 67-68 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | John Braatz (SF) Terry Kelly | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Christian Hayes (SG) Milton Leaman | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - James Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Gill (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Braatz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Todd Carney (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Arocha (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Columbus St. | PG - James Portillo (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christian Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Barba (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Summers (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Capers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:33 | Columbus St. | Christopher Summers misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Todd Carney - foul #2 on Todd Carney, team foul #8 | 67-68 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Michael Bridgewater (PG) James Thomas | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Gerald Robertson (PF), Gregory Houston (C) Kevin Barba, Gerald Capers | |
| 03:33 | Columbus St. | Christopher Summers makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 03:33 | Columbus St. | Christopher Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 03:15 | USC Upstate | John Braatz misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 67-70 |
| 03:14 | Columbus St. | Christian Hayes gets the rebound | 67-70 |
| 03:10 | Columbus St. | James Portillo misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-70 |
| 03:08 | Columbus St. | Gregory Houston tips it back up and in | 67-72 |
| 02:39 | USC Upstate | Michael Bridgewater connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by John Braatz | 69-72 |
| 02:17 | Columbus St. | James Portillo loses the ball out of bounds | 69-72 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | James Thomas (SG), Terry Kelly (SF), Arthur Seymour (PF), Glenn Burden (C) John Gill, John Braatz, Todd Carney, Eric Arocha | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Josh Gray (PG), Milton Leaman (SG), Kevin Barba (SF) James Portillo, Christian Hayes, Christopher Summers | |
| 02:14 | USC Upstate | Josh Gray steps in front of the Michael Bridgewater pass in the backcourt | 69-72 |
| 02:14 | Columbus St. | Columbus St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-72 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | John Gill (SG), Todd Carney (PF) James Thomas, Arthur Seymour | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | Christian Hayes (SG) Milton Leaman | |
| 01:54 | Columbus St. | Josh Gray comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-72 |
| 01:53 | USC Upstate | John Gill snags the defensive board | 69-72 |
| 01:36 | USC Upstate | Glenn Burden scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Michael Bridgewater | 71-72 |
| 01:19 | Columbus St. | Terry Kelly steps in front of the Gregory Houston pass | 71-72 |
| 00:55 | USC Upstate | Terry Kelly comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-72 |
| 00:53 | Columbus St. | The rebound goes to Gerald Robertson | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbus St. | Columbus St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Columbus St. | Gerald Robertson hits the finger roll set up by Christian Hayes | 71-74 |
| 00:33 | USC Upstate | Todd Carney buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Glenn Burden | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbus St. | Columbus St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Columbus St. | Gerald Robertson is hacked by Michael Bridgewater in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Bridgewater, team foul #9 | 73-74 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | Columbus St. | James Portillo (PG) Josh Gray | |
| 00:30 | Columbus St. | Gerald Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:30 | Columbus St. | Gerald Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:20 | USC Upstate | Michael Bridgewater misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 73-76 |
| 00:18 | USC Upstate | Todd Carney hits the follow up shot | 75-76 |
| 00:15 | Columbus St. | Gerald Robertson is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Bridgewater - foul #4 on Michael Bridgewater, team foul #10 | 75-76 |
| 00:15 | Columbus St. | Gerald Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:15 | Columbus St. | Gerald Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| 00:01 | USC Upstate | John Gill misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-78 |
| 00:00 | Columbus St. | The rebound goes to Gerald Robertson | 75-78 |