| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Joseph Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Arnold Bingham (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Wells (fresh) PF - Joseph Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Halford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Michael Haddock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Grady Shell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Francois (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Arrieta (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Adrian Waters (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Florida A&M | Stanley Francois inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Florida A&M | Grady Shell connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away set up by Paul Arrieta | 37-39 |
| 19:20 | South Carolina State | Joseph Watkins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Wells | 40-39 |
| 18:58 | Florida A&M | Stanley Francois scores on a floater from the right side and the foul's on Ronald Wells - foul #2 on Ronald Wells, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | John Blom (PG), Joshua Hinds (SG), Charles Brock (SF), Ralph Deloatch (C) Michael Haddock, Grady Shell, Paul Arrieta, Adrian Waters | |
| 18:58 | Florida A&M | Stanley Francois makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| 18:40 | South Carolina State | Arnold Bingham misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 18:39 | South Carolina State | Joseph Simmons tips it home | 42-42 |
| 18:29 | Florida A&M | John Blom is called for 10 seconds | 42-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dewey Cutting (PG), Robert Howell (SF), David Cosgrove (C) Joseph Watkins, Ronald Wells, John Halford | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 18:11 | South Carolina State | Dewey Cutting misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 18:10 | Florida A&M | Stanley Francois grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 17:47 | Florida A&M | Stanley Francois misses short on an open jump hook from the baseline | 42-42 |
| 17:46 | Florida A&M | John Blom hits the follow up shot | 42-44 |
| 17:28 | South Carolina State | Robert Howell is fouled on the floor by Joshua Hinds - foul #2 on Joshua Hinds, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Charles Brink (SG), Clarence Boyer (PF), John Halford (C) Arnold Bingham, Joseph Simmons, David Cosgrove | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Michael Haddock (PG), Grady Shell (SG), John Cutshall (SF), Paul Arrieta (PF), Adrian Waters (C) John Blom, Joshua Hinds, Charles Brock, Stanley Francois, Ralph Deloatch | |
| 17:17 | South Carolina State | Dewey Cutting buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Howell | 45-44 |
| 17:15 | Florida A&M | Charles Brink is called for the reach on Michael Haddock in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Brink, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Hector Garcia (PG), Joshua Hinds (SG) Michael Haddock, Grady Shell | |
| 17:05 | Florida A&M | Paul Arrieta misses the easy open layup | 45-44 |
| 17:03 | South Carolina State | John Halford grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 16:48 | South Carolina State | Joshua Hinds is called for the reach on Charles Brink - foul #3 on Joshua Hinds, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joseph Watkins (PG), Ronald Wells (SF) Dewey Cutting, Robert Howell | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Michael Haddock (PG), Grady Shell (SG), Stanley Francois (SF) Hector Garcia, Joshua Hinds, John Cutshall | |
| 16:36 | South Carolina State | Charles Brink blows the layup but the foul's on Paul Arrieta - foul #2 on Paul Arrieta, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David Cosgrove (C) John Halford | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 16:36 | South Carolina State | Charles Brink makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 16:36 | South Carolina State | Charles Brink makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 16:19 | Florida A&M | Grady Shell misses the floater from just outside the lane | 47-44 |
| 16:17 | South Carolina State | Clarence Boyer snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 16:05 | South Carolina State | Charles Brink misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-44 |
| 16:03 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Brink | 47-44 |
| 15:46 | South Carolina State | Joseph Watkins makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Joseph Watkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Charles Brink (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Wells (fairly fresh) PF - Clarence Boyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Cosgrove (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Michael Haddock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Grady Shell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stanley Francois (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Arrieta (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Adrian Waters (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Florida A&M | Stanley Francois misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by David Cosgrove - foul #1 on David Cosgrove, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Sims (PG), Arnold Bingham (SG), Dewey Cutting (SF), Joseph Simmons (PF), Conrad Gentry (C) Joseph Watkins, Charles Brink, Ronald Wells, Clarence Boyer, David Cosgrove | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | John Blom (PG), Joshua Hinds (SG), Charles Brock (SF), Ralph Deloatch (C) Michael Haddock, Grady Shell, Paul Arrieta, Adrian Waters | |
| 15:35 | Florida A&M | Stanley Francois makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 15:35 | Florida A&M | Stanley Francois makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 15:14 | South Carolina State | Dewey Cutting makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Nathaniel Sims | 51-46 |
| 14:47 | Florida A&M | Conrad Gentry swats the short shot by Stanley Francois | 51-46 |
| 14:46 | South Carolina State | Dewey Cutting pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 14:40 | South Carolina State | Dewey Cutting clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 14:39 | Florida A&M | Stanley Francois grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 14:15 | Florida A&M | Joseph Simmons swats the short shot by Ralph Deloatch | 51-46 |
| 14:14 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Sims snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 13:52 | South Carolina State | Arnold Bingham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 13:50 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Charles Brock | 51-46 |
| 13:35 | Florida A&M | John Blom misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 13:34 | South Carolina State | Joseph Simmons snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 13:18 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Sims buries a jump hook near the basket | 53-46 |
| 13:16 | Florida A&M | Charles Brock is fouled in the backcourt by Dewey Cutting - foul #2 on Dewey Cutting, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Charles Brink (SG), Ronald Wells (SF), Clarence Boyer (PF), John Halford (C) Arnold Bingham, Dewey Cutting, Joseph Simmons, Conrad Gentry | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Michael Haddock (PG), Grady Shell (SG), John Cutshall (SF), Paul Arrieta (PF), Adrian Waters (C) John Blom, Joshua Hinds, Charles Brock, Stanley Francois, Ralph Deloatch | |
| 13:09 | Florida A&M | Adrian Waters lays it up and in set up by John Cutshall | 53-48 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina State | Charles Brink's layup is rejected by Paul Arrieta | 53-48 |
| 12:50 | Florida A&M | Adrian Waters grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 12:26 | Florida A&M | Paul Arrieta comes up short on the shot from the right block | 53-48 |
| 12:25 | South Carolina State | Ronald Wells gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 12:08 | South Carolina State | Charles Brink is hacked by Grady Shell - foul #1 on Grady Shell, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joseph Watkins (PG), Arnold Bingham (SG), Robert Howell (SF), David Cosgrove (PF) Nathaniel Sims, Charles Brink, Ronald Wells, Clarence Boyer | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 11:53 | South Carolina State | Arnold Bingham hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Watkins | 56-48 |
| 11:46 | Florida A&M | Grady Shell is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Watkins - foul #1 on Joseph Watkins, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joseph Simmons (PF) John Halford | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Stanley Francois (SF) John Cutshall | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Joseph Watkins (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Bingham (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Cosgrove (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Michael Haddock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Grady Shell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stanley Francois (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Arrieta (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Adrian Waters (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Florida A&M | Michael Haddock steps out of bounds on the baseline | 56-48 |
| 11:23 | South Carolina State | Joseph Watkins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 11:22 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Stanley Francois | 56-48 |
| 11:15 | Florida A&M | Stanley Francois drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Haddock | 56-50 |
| 10:51 | South Carolina State | Joseph Watkins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 10:50 | Florida A&M | Paul Arrieta grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 10:24 | Florida A&M | Joseph Watkins is called for the reach on Stanley Francois - foul #2 on Joseph Watkins, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Sims (PG), Charles Brink (SG), Ronald Wells (SF), Clarence Boyer (PF), John Halford (C) Joseph Watkins, Arnold Bingham, Robert Howell, Joseph Simmons, David Cosgrove | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | John Blom (PG), Joshua Hinds (SG), John Cutshall (SF) Michael Haddock, Grady Shell, Stanley Francois | |
| 10:19 | Florida A&M | Paul Arrieta misses the wide open shot from the left block | 56-50 |
| 10:17 | Florida A&M | Adrian Waters grabs the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 10:04 | Florida A&M | Paul Arrieta clanks a 3 from straight away | 56-50 |
| 10:02 | Florida A&M | Adrian Waters grabs the offensive board | 56-50 |
| 09:45 | Florida A&M | Paul Arrieta hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from John Blom | 56-52 |
| 09:21 | South Carolina State | John Halford misses badly on a floater from close range | 56-52 |
| 09:19 | Florida A&M | John Cutshall grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 09:13 | Florida A&M | Joshua Hinds is denied on a layup by John Halford | 56-52 |
| 09:11 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Clarence Boyer | 56-52 |
| 09:03 | South Carolina State | Clarence Boyer misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Joshua Hinds - foul #4 on Joshua Hinds, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Arnold Bingham (SG), Dewey Cutting (SF), Conrad Gentry (C) Charles Brink, Ronald Wells, John Halford | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Michael Haddock (PG), Grady Shell (SG), Stanley Francois (SF) John Blom, Joshua Hinds, John Cutshall | |
| 09:03 | South Carolina State | Clarence Boyer misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 09:03 | South Carolina State | Clarence Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 08:54 | Florida A&M | Stanley Francois misses short on a floater from the left side | 57-52 |
| 08:53 | South Carolina State | Conrad Gentry snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 08:44 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Sims connects on the floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Michael Haddock - foul #1 on Michael Haddock, team foul #6 | 59-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Howell (SF), Joseph Simmons (PF), David Cosgrove (C) Dewey Cutting, Clarence Boyer, Conrad Gentry | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 08:44 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Sims makes the free throw | 60-52 |
| 08:15 | Florida A&M | Stanley Francois knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Michael Haddock | 60-54 |
| 07:58 | South Carolina State | Arnold Bingham misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 07:57 | Florida A&M | Grady Shell snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 07:44 | Florida A&M | Stanley Francois lays it in | 60-56 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Nathaniel Sims (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arnold Bingham (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Howell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Simmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Cosgrove (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Michael Haddock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Grady Shell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stanley Francois (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Arrieta (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Adrian Waters (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | South Carolina State | Arnold Bingham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 07:32 | Florida A&M | Paul Arrieta grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 07:30 | Florida A&M | Michael Haddock is fouled in the backcourt by Nathaniel Sims - foul #4 on Nathaniel Sims, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joseph Watkins (PG), Ronald Wells (SF), Conrad Gentry (PF), John Halford (C) Nathaniel Sims, Robert Howell, Joseph Simmons, David Cosgrove | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Joshua Hinds (SG), Charles Brock (SF), Ralph Deloatch (C) Grady Shell, Paul Arrieta, Adrian Waters | |
| 07:30 | Florida A&M | Michael Haddock makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 07:30 | Florida A&M | Michael Haddock makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 07:10 | South Carolina State | Michael Haddock steps in front of the Joseph Watkins pass | 60-58 |
| 06:53 | Florida A&M | Stanley Francois can't finish the uncontested layup | 60-58 |
| 06:52 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Conrad Gentry | 60-58 |
| 06:38 | South Carolina State | Ralph Deloatch picks off the pass by Conrad Gentry | 60-58 |
| 06:36 | Florida A&M | Charles Brock loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Sims (PG), Charles Brink (SG), Clarence Boyer (PF) Joseph Watkins, Arnold Bingham, Ronald Wells | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | John Blom (PG), Grady Shell (SG), Paul Arrieta (PF), Adrian Waters (C) Michael Haddock, Joshua Hinds, Charles Brock, Ralph Deloatch | |
| 06:23 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Sims hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Halford and he's fouled by Paul Arrieta - foul #3 on Paul Arrieta, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joseph Simmons (PF) John Halford | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | John Cutshall (SF) Stanley Francois | |
| 06:23 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Sims makes the free throw | 63-58 |
| 06:05 | Florida A&M | Charles Brink is called for the reach on Grady Shell - foul #2 on Charles Brink, team foul #8 | 63-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dewey Cutting (SF) Conrad Gentry | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Stanley Francois (SF) John Cutshall | |
| 06:05 | Florida A&M | Grady Shell makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 06:05 | Florida A&M | Grady Shell makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 05:48 | South Carolina State | Dewey Cutting is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Dewey Cutting, team foul #9 | 63-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Howell (SF), David Cosgrove (C) Dewey Cutting, Clarence Boyer | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 05:23 | Florida A&M | Grady Shell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 05:22 | Florida A&M | Adrian Waters grabs the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 05:06 | Florida A&M | Stanley Francois drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by John Blom and he's fouled by Nathaniel Sims - foul #5 on Nathaniel Sims, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joseph Watkins (PG), Arnold Bingham (SG), Ronald Wells (SF), John Halford (C) Nathaniel Sims, Charles Brink, Robert Howell, David Cosgrove | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Michael Haddock (PG), Joshua Hinds (SG), Kelly Emmerich (C) John Blom, Grady Shell, Adrian Waters | |
| 05:06 | Florida A&M | Stanley Francois makes the free throw | 63-63 |
| 04:43 | South Carolina State | Arnold Bingham connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Joseph Watkins | 66-63 |
| 04:24 | Florida A&M | Stanley Francois makes the jumper from the left side | 66-65 |
| 04:13 | South Carolina State | Michael Haddock is called for the reach on Joseph Watkins - foul #2 on Michael Haddock, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Clarence Boyer (PF) Joseph Simmons | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | John Blom (PG), Grady Shell (SG), Charles Brock (SF), Adrian Waters (C) Michael Haddock, Joshua Hinds, Stanley Francois, Kelly Emmerich | |
| 04:13 | South Carolina State | Joseph Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 04:13 | South Carolina State | Joseph Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 04:13 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Paul Arrieta | 67-65 |
| 03:56 | Florida A&M | Paul Arrieta misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 67-65 |
| 03:54 | Florida A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Adrian Waters | 67-65 |
| 03:31 | Florida A&M | John Blom drills a jumper from the left side | 67-67 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Joseph Watkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Bingham (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Wells (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clarence Boyer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Halford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - John Blom (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Grady Shell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Brock (fresh) PF - Paul Arrieta (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Adrian Waters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:12 | South Carolina State | Joseph Watkins can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 67-67 |
| 03:10 | South Carolina State | John Halford gets the offensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 02:50 | South Carolina State | Clarence Boyer misses the easy layup | 67-67 |
| 02:49 | Florida A&M | Paul Arrieta grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 02:31 | Florida A&M | John Blom comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 67-67 |
| 02:29 | Florida A&M | Adrian Waters grabs the offensive board | 67-67 |
| 02:19 | Florida A&M | Grady Shell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 02:17 | Florida A&M | Paul Arrieta pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 02:01 | Florida A&M | John Halford steals the ball from John Blom | 67-67 |
| 02:01 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dewey Cutting (PG), Robert Howell (SF), Joseph Simmons (PF), David Cosgrove (C) Joseph Watkins, Ronald Wells, Clarence Boyer, John Halford | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Michael Haddock (PG), Joshua Hinds (SG), John Cutshall (SF), Stanley Francois (PF), Ralph Deloatch (C) John Blom, Grady Shell, Charles Brock, Paul Arrieta, Adrian Waters | |
| 01:45 | South Carolina State | Arnold Bingham connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 69-67 |
| 01:28 | Florida A&M | Ralph Deloatch misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Simmons - foul #3 on Joseph Simmons, team foul #11 | 69-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joseph Watkins (PG), Ronald Wells (SF), John Halford (C) Dewey Cutting, Robert Howell, David Cosgrove | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Grady Shell (SG), Paul Arrieta (PF) Joshua Hinds, John Cutshall | |
| 01:28 | Florida A&M | Ralph Deloatch makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 01:28 | Florida A&M | Ralph Deloatch makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:02 | South Carolina State | John Halford misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 69-69 |
| 01:00 | Florida A&M | Stanley Francois grabs the board | 69-69 |
| 00:31 | Florida A&M | Stanley Francois misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-69 |
| 00:29 | Florida A&M | Stanley Francois gets the offensive rebound | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Florida A&M | Ralph Deloatch double dribbles | 69-69 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Joseph Watkins misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 69-69 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Joseph Watkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Bingham (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Wells (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Halford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Michael Haddock (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Grady Shell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stanley Francois (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 7 reb. PF - Paul Arrieta (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Adrian Waters (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | South Carolina State | John Halford wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:50 | South Carolina State | John Halford loses the ball out of bounds | 69-69 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dewey Cutting (PG), Robert Howell (SF), David Cosgrove (C) Joseph Watkins, Ronald Wells, John Halford | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Joshua Hinds (SG), John Cutshall (SF) Grady Shell, Paul Arrieta | |
| 04:36 | Florida A&M | Adrian Waters makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua Hinds | 69-71 |
| 04:19 | South Carolina State | Dewey Cutting makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Joseph Simmons | 72-71 |
| 04:03 | Florida A&M | Robert Howell steps in front of the John Cutshall pass | 72-71 |
| 03:59 | South Carolina State | Robert Howell lays it in | 74-71 |
| 03:55 | Florida A&M | John Cutshall is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 74-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | John Blom (PG) Michael Haddock | |
| 03:36 | South Carolina State | John Cutshall steals the ball from Arnold Bingham | 74-71 |
| 03:32 | Florida A&M | John Cutshall misses the dunk | 74-71 |
| 03:30 | South Carolina State | Arnold Bingham pulls down the rebound | 74-71 |
| 03:16 | South Carolina State | David Cosgrove lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Simmons and he's fouled by Adrian Waters - foul #1 on Adrian Waters, team foul #9 | 76-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Charles Brink (PG), Conrad Gentry (SF), Clarence Boyer (PF) Dewey Cutting, Robert Howell, Joseph Simmons | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Michael Haddock (PG), Paul Arrieta (PF) John Blom, John Cutshall | |
| 03:16 | South Carolina State | David Cosgrove makes the free throw | 77-71 |
| 02:56 | Florida A&M | Michael Haddock is fouled on the floor by Charles Brink - foul #3 on Charles Brink, team foul #12 | 77-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joseph Watkins (PG), John Halford (C) Arnold Bingham, David Cosgrove | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Charles Brock (SF) Stanley Francois | |
| 02:56 | Florida A&M | Michael Haddock makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 02:56 | Florida A&M | Michael Haddock misses the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 02:56 | South Carolina State | John Halford grabs the defensive rebound | 77-72 |
| 02:56 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-72 |
| 02:44 | South Carolina State | Clarence Boyer hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Watkins | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:27 | Florida A&M | Paul Arrieta misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joseph Watkins - foul #3 on Joseph Watkins, team foul #13 | 79-72 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dewey Cutting (PG), Arnold Bingham (SG), Ronald Wells (SF), Joseph Simmons (PF) Joseph Watkins, Charles Brink, Conrad Gentry, Clarence Boyer | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | John Blom (PG), Grady Shell (SG), Stanley Francois (SF) Michael Haddock, Joshua Hinds, Charles Brock | |
| 02:27 | Florida A&M | Paul Arrieta misses the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 02:27 | Florida A&M | Paul Arrieta makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:22 | South Carolina State | Dewey Cutting is hacked by John Blom in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Blom, team foul #10 | 79-73 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | John Cutshall (SF) Paul Arrieta | |
| 02:22 | South Carolina State | Dewey Cutting makes the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 02:22 | South Carolina State | Dewey Cutting makes the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 02:11 | Florida A&M | Stanley Francois lays it up and in | 81-75 |
| 01:47 | South Carolina State | Arnold Bingham misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-75 |
| 01:46 | South Carolina State | John Halford can't tip it in | 81-75 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina State | Arnold Bingham can't tip it in | 81-75 |
| 01:44 | Florida A&M | John Cutshall grabs the defensive rebound | 81-75 |
| 01:42 | Florida A&M | Arnold Bingham takes the ball from Grady Shell in the backcourt | 81-75 |
| 01:24 | South Carolina State | Dewey Cutting buries a runner from the baseline set up by John Halford | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:06 | Florida A&M | John Blom buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 83-78 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | South Carolina State | Dewey Cutting misses short on a shot from the right side | 83-78 |
| 00:48 | Florida A&M | Stanley Francois pulls down the rebound | 83-78 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Dewey Cutting (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arnold Bingham (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Wells (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Halford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - John Blom (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Grady Shell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Cutshall (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Stanley Francois (tiring) 24 pts. 8 reb. C - Adrian Waters (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Florida A&M | Stanley Francois makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John Blom | 83-80 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:36 | South Carolina State | Arnold Bingham is hacked by Grady Shell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Grady Shell, team foul #11 | 83-80 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joseph Watkins (PG) Dewey Cutting | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Michael Haddock (PG), Paul Arrieta (PF) John Blom, John Cutshall | |
| 00:36 | South Carolina State | Arnold Bingham makes the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:36 | South Carolina State | Arnold Bingham misses the 2nd free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:36 | Florida A&M | Adrian Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 84-80 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Florida A&M | Grady Shell comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 84-80 |
| 00:30 | Florida A&M | Paul Arrieta grabs the offensive board | 84-80 |
| 00:27 | Florida A&M | Stanley Francois can't finish the layup | 84-80 |
| 00:25 | South Carolina State | Arnold Bingham pulls down the rebound | 84-80 |
| 00:22 | South Carolina State | Grady Shell is called for the reach on Arnold Bingham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Grady Shell, team foul #12 | 84-80 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Howell (SF) Ronald Wells | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 00:22 | South Carolina State | Arnold Bingham misses the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:22 | South Carolina State | Arnold Bingham makes the 2nd free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:16 | Florida A&M | Grady Shell travels with the ball | 85-80 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Charles Brink (PG), Dewey Cutting (SF), David Cosgrove (C) Joseph Watkins, Robert Howell, John Halford | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 00:13 | South Carolina State | Dewey Cutting is hacked by Grady Shell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Grady Shell, team foul #13 | 85-80 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina State | Dewey Cutting misses the 1st free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina State | Dewey Cutting misses the 2nd free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:13 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Adrian Waters | 85-80 |
| 00:09 | Florida A&M | Grady Shell knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Haddock | 85-83 |
| 00:09 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-83 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joseph Watkins (PG), Ronald Wells (SF), John Halford (C) Charles Brink, Dewey Cutting, David Cosgrove | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 00:08 | South Carolina State | Arnold Bingham is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Haddock - foul #3 on Michael Haddock, team foul #14 | 85-83 |
| 00:08 | South Carolina State | Arnold Bingham makes the 1st free throw | 86-83 |
| 00:08 | South Carolina State | Arnold Bingham makes the 2nd free throw | 87-83 |
| 00:05 | Florida A&M | Arnold Bingham picks off the pass by Grady Shell in the backcourt | 87-83 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina State | John Halford is fouled on the floor by Adrian Waters - foul #2 on Adrian Waters, team foul #15 | 87-83 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Howell (SF) Ronald Wells | |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| 00:02 | South Carolina State | John Halford misses the 1st free throw | 87-83 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina State | John Halford makes the 2nd free throw | 88-83 |
| 00:00 | Florida A&M | Grady Shell can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 88-83 |