| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Roman Rodriguez (fresh) SG - Robert Hanson (fresh) SF - Joseph Escamilla (fresh) PF - Gary Sequeira (fresh) C - Weldon Joe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Joe Davis (fresh) SG - Dennis Pack (fresh) SF - Herman Stepney (fresh) PF - Carmen Scherer (fresh) C - Tony Parks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | USC Aiken | Tony Parks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | USC Aiken | Joe Davis clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Gary Sequeira | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | USC Upstate | Robert Hanson hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Gary Sequeira | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | USC Aiken | Tony Parks clanks a floater in the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | USC Upstate | Robert Hanson snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | USC Upstate | Dennis Pack is called for the reach on Weldon Joe - foul #1 on Dennis Pack, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | USC Upstate | Robert Hanson scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Roman Rodriguez | 4-0 |
| 18:45 | USC Aiken | Dennis Pack travels with the ball | 4-0 |
| 18:21 | USC Upstate | Robert Hanson banks in the layup set up by Roman Rodriguez | 6-0 |
| 18:10 | USC Aiken | Gary Sequeira swats the shot by Joe Davis | 6-0 |
| 18:08 | USC Upstate | Joseph Escamilla grabs the defensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 17:48 | USC Upstate | Weldon Joe is hacked by Dennis Pack - foul #2 on Dennis Pack, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Alan House (SG), Mike Rosado (SF), James Bates (PF) Dennis Pack, Herman Stepney, Carmen Scherer | |
| 17:38 | USC Upstate | Weldon Joe connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Gary Sequeira | 8-0 |
| 17:16 | USC Aiken | James Bates is fouled on the floor by Roman Rodriguez - foul #1 on Roman Rodriguez, team foul #1 | 8-0 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Tracey Bass (SG), Richard Campbell (C) Joe Davis, Tony Parks | |
| 17:04 | USC Aiken | Tracey Bass comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-0 |
| 17:03 | USC Upstate | Weldon Joe gets the rebound | 8-0 |
| 16:43 | USC Upstate | Gary Sequeira's fadeaway is rejected by James Bates | 8-0 |
| 16:41 | USC Aiken | Mike Rosado grabs the defensive rebound | 8-0 |
| 16:22 | USC Aiken | Alan House is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Alan House, team foul #3 | 8-0 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Edward Upson (PG), Ronald Maness (SF), John Westmoreland (PF) Roman Rodriguez, Joseph Escamilla, Gary Sequeira | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Herman Stepney (SF), Carmen Scherer (PF) Mike Rosado, Richard Campbell | |
| 16:05 | USC Upstate | Herman Stepney is called for the reach on Ronald Maness - foul #1 on Herman Stepney, team foul #4 | 8-0 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Donald Matthews (C) Weldon Joe | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Joe Davis (PG), Tony Parks (C) Tracey Bass, James Bates | |
| 15:51 | USC Upstate | Edward Upson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 8-0 |
| 15:50 | USC Aiken | Alan House grabs the defensive rebound | 8-0 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Edward Upson (fresh) SG - Robert Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Maness (fresh) PF - John Westmoreland (fresh) C - Donald Matthews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Joe Davis (fresh) SG - Alan House (fresh) SF - Herman Stepney (fresh) PF - Carmen Scherer (fresh) C - Tony Parks (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | USC Aiken | Carmen Scherer misses long on a jump hook from close range | 8-0 |
| 15:28 | USC Aiken | Tony Parks hits the follow up shot | 8-2 |
| 15:21 | USC Upstate | Ronald Maness hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Upson | 11-2 |
| 15:08 | USC Aiken | Joe Davis misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-2 |
| 15:07 | USC Aiken | Tony Parks pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-2 |
| 14:50 | USC Aiken | Edward Upson steps in front of the Alan House pass | 11-2 |
| 14:47 | USC Upstate | Robert Hanson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edward Upson | 13-2 |
| 14:30 | USC Aiken | Herman Stepney buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Joe Davis | 13-4 |
| 14:13 | USC Upstate | John Westmoreland can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-4 |
| 14:12 | USC Aiken | Carmen Scherer grabs the defensive rebound | 13-4 |
| 13:56 | USC Aiken | Herman Stepney misses badly on a floater from the right side | 13-4 |
| 13:55 | USC Aiken | Tony Parks tips it in | 13-6 |
| 13:35 | USC Upstate | Donald Matthews misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 13-6 |
| 13:34 | USC Aiken | Tony Parks grabs the board | 13-6 |
| 13:24 | USC Aiken | Alan House drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joe Davis | 13-8 |
| 12:57 | USC Upstate | Alan House is called for the reach on Robert Hanson - foul #2 on Alan House, team foul #5 | 13-8 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Roman Rodriguez (PG), Gerald Saliba (SG), Joseph Escamilla (SF), Gary Sequeira (PF), Weldon Joe (C) Edward Upson, Robert Hanson, Ronald Maness, John Westmoreland, Donald Matthews | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Robert Thompson (PG), Tracey Bass (SG), Mike Rosado (SF), James Bates (PF), Richard Campbell (C) Joe Davis, Alan House, Herman Stepney, Carmen Scherer, Tony Parks | |
| 12:44 | USC Upstate | Gerald Saliba's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-8 |
| 12:30 | USC Aiken | Mike Rosado connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 13-10 |
| 12:15 | USC Upstate | Gary Sequeira comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 13-10 |
| 12:13 | USC Upstate | Weldon Joe misses the tip | 13-10 |
| 12:12 | USC Aiken | Mike Rosado gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 11:53 | USC Aiken | Robert Thompson is hacked by Roman Rodriguez - foul #2 on Roman Rodriguez, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Matthew Hicks (PG) Roman Rodriguez | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| 11:38 | USC Aiken | James Bates misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 11:36 | USC Aiken | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Campbell | 13-10 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Matthew Hicks (fresh) SG - Gerald Saliba (fresh) SF - Joseph Escamilla (fresh) PF - Gary Sequeira (fresh) C - Weldon Joe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) SG - Tracey Bass (fresh) SF - Mike Rosado (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Bates (fresh) C - Richard Campbell (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | USC Aiken | Mike Rosado knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Robert Thompson | 13-12 |
| 11:10 | USC Upstate | Gerald Saliba knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Matthew Hicks | 15-12 |
| 10:47 | USC Aiken | James Bates lays it in on a nice dish by Mike Rosado | 15-14 |
| 10:42 | USC Upstate | Joseph Escamilla hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Hicks | 17-14 |
| 10:32 | USC Aiken | Tracey Bass hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 10:09 | USC Upstate | Gary Sequeira hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-16 |
| 10:07 | USC Upstate | Gary Sequeira grabs the offensive board | 17-16 |
| 09:51 | USC Upstate | Weldon Joe can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Thompson - foul #1 on Robert Thompson, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Edward Upson (PG), Robert Hanson (SG), Ronald Maness (SF), John Westmoreland (PF) Matthew Hicks, Gerald Saliba, Joseph Escamilla, Gary Sequeira | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Joe Davis (PG), Herman Stepney (SF), Carmen Scherer (PF), Tony Parks (C) Robert Thompson, Mike Rosado, James Bates, Richard Campbell | |
| 09:51 | USC Upstate | Weldon Joe makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 09:51 | USC Upstate | Weldon Joe makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 09:38 | USC Aiken | Carmen Scherer's fadeaway is rejected by Weldon Joe | 19-16 |
| 09:36 | USC Upstate | John Westmoreland grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 09:26 | USC Upstate | Tony Parks steps in front of the John Westmoreland pass | 19-16 |
| 09:09 | USC Aiken | Joe Davis double dribbles | 19-16 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Donald Matthews (C) Weldon Joe | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| 08:48 | USC Upstate | Robert Hanson misses the jump hook from close range | 19-16 |
| 08:46 | USC Aiken | Tony Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 08:32 | USC Aiken | Carmen Scherer makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-19 |
| 08:14 | USC Upstate | John Westmoreland is hacked by Carmen Scherer - foul #1 on Carmen Scherer, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Joseph Escamilla (SF), Gary Sequeira (PF) Ronald Maness, Donald Matthews | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | James Bates (PF) Carmen Scherer | |
| 08:14 | USC Upstate | John Westmoreland makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 08:14 | USC Upstate | John Westmoreland makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:49 | USC Aiken | Herman Stepney hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by John Westmoreland - foul #1 on John Westmoreland, team foul #3 | 21-19 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Weldon Joe (C) John Westmoreland | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Mike Rosado (SG) Tracey Bass | |
| 07:49 | USC Aiken | Herman Stepney makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:49 | USC Aiken | Herman Stepney misses the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:49 | USC Upstate | Gary Sequeira grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 07:30 | USC Upstate | Robert Hanson comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Herman Stepney - foul #2 on Herman Stepney, team foul #8 | 21-20 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | John Simpson (SF) Herman Stepney | |
| 07:30 | USC Upstate | Robert Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:30 | USC Upstate | Robert Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Edward Upson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Hanson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joseph Escamilla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Sequeira (fresh) 3 reb. C - Weldon Joe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Joe Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mike Rosado (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Simpson (fresh) PF - James Bates (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tony Parks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | USC Aiken | Joe Davis hits a shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Edward Upson - foul #1 on Edward Upson, team foul #4 | 23-22 |
| 07:21 | USC Aiken | Joe Davis makes the free throw | 23-23 |
| 07:03 | USC Upstate | Weldon Joe is denied on a layup by Tony Parks | 23-23 |
| 07:02 | USC Upstate | Gary Sequeira grabs the offensive board | 23-23 |
| 06:43 | USC Upstate | Edward Upson misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 23-23 |
| 06:42 | USC Upstate | Gary Sequeira pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 06:37 | USC Upstate | Edward Upson loses the dribble to James Bates | 23-23 |
| 06:23 | USC Aiken | Joe Davis clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 23-23 |
| 06:22 | USC Aiken | James Bates grabs the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 06:08 | USC Aiken | Joe Davis scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Mike Rosado | 23-26 |
| 05:42 | USC Upstate | Gary Sequeira can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-26 |
| 05:41 | USC Aiken | Tony Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 05:24 | USC Aiken | John Simpson scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Joe Davis | 23-28 |
| 05:09 | USC Upstate | Gary Sequeira lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Hanson | 25-28 |
| 04:58 | USC Aiken | John Simpson misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Joseph Escamilla - foul #1 on Joseph Escamilla, team foul #5 | 25-28 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Matthew Hicks (PG), Gerald Saliba (SG), Ronald Maness (SF), John Westmoreland (PF), Donald Matthews (C) Edward Upson, Robert Hanson, Joseph Escamilla, Gary Sequeira, Weldon Joe | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Robert Thompson (PG), Tracey Bass (SG), Carmen Scherer (PF), Richard Campbell (C) Joe Davis, Mike Rosado, James Bates, Tony Parks | |
| 04:58 | USC Aiken | John Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 04:58 | USC Aiken | John Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 04:34 | USC Upstate | Gerald Saliba makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ronald Maness | 28-30 |
| 04:06 | USC Aiken | Robert Thompson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 04:05 | USC Aiken | Richard Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 03:52 | USC Aiken | The jump hook by John Simpson is blocked by John Westmoreland | 28-30 |
| 03:50 | USC Upstate | Matthew Hicks snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 03:24 | USC Upstate | John Westmoreland knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Donald Matthews | 30-30 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Matthew Hicks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerald Saliba (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Maness (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Westmoreland (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Matthews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tracey Bass (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Simpson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carmen Scherer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | USC Aiken | Robert Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-30 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Roman Rodriguez (PG), Robert Hanson (SG), Weldon Joe (C) Matthew Hicks, Gerald Saliba, Donald Matthews | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Alan House (PG), Dennis Pack (SG), Herman Stepney (SF) Robert Thompson, Tracey Bass, John Simpson | |
| 03:08 | USC Upstate | Weldon Joe is whistled for traveling | 30-30 |
| 02:48 | USC Aiken | Alan House scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Pack | 30-33 |
| 02:27 | USC Upstate | Richard Campbell denies the turnaround by Robert Hanson | 30-33 |
| 02:26 | USC Aiken | Dennis Pack grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 02:19 | USC Aiken | Dennis Pack misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Roman Rodriguez - foul #3 on Roman Rodriguez, team foul #6 | 30-33 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Edward Upson (PG), Joseph Escamilla (SF), Gary Sequeira (PF) Roman Rodriguez, Ronald Maness, John Westmoreland | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Joe Davis (PG), James Bates (PF), Tony Parks (C) Alan House, Carmen Scherer, Richard Campbell | |
| 02:19 | USC Aiken | Dennis Pack makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 02:19 | USC Aiken | Dennis Pack makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 02:12 | USC Upstate | Weldon Joe scores on a 3 from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 01:59 | USC Aiken | James Bates misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joseph Escamilla - foul #2 on Joseph Escamilla, team foul #7 | 33-35 |
| 01:59 | USC Aiken | James Bates makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 01:59 | USC Aiken | James Bates misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 01:59 | USC Upstate | Robert Hanson pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 01:44 | USC Upstate | Gary Sequeira buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Upson | 35-36 |
| 01:19 | USC Aiken | Joe Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 01:17 | USC Upstate | Weldon Joe gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 01:11 | USC Upstate | Robert Hanson lays it in set up by Gary Sequeira | 37-36 |
| 00:47 | USC Aiken | James Bates misses long on a jump hook from close range | 37-36 |
| 00:45 | USC Upstate | Gary Sequeira grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 00:31 | USC Upstate | Dennis Pack is called for the reach on Robert Hanson - foul #3 on Dennis Pack, team foul #9 | 37-36 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Gerald Saliba (PG), Ronald Maness (SF), John Westmoreland (C) Edward Upson, Joseph Escamilla, Weldon Joe | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Alan House (SG), Mike Rosado (SF), Carmen Scherer (PF) Dennis Pack, Herman Stepney, James Bates | |
| 00:31 | USC Upstate | Robert Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 00:31 | USC Upstate | Robert Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 00:31 | USC Upstate | Gary Sequeira snags the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 00:04 | USC Upstate | Robert Hanson is hacked by Alan House - foul #3 on Alan House, team foul #10 | 38-36 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Donald Matthews (C) Gary Sequeira | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Tracey Bass (SG) Alan House | |
| 00:04 | USC Upstate | Robert Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 00:04 | USC Upstate | Robert Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 00:00 | USC Aiken | Joe Davis comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 40-36 |