| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Allan Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Thorne (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joseph Finley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Maltby (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Chester Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Randall (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Keith Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Graig McCombie (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Wilson Rubalcava (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson inbounds the ball | 40-27 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-27 |
| 19:39 | Cleveland State | Chester Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 19:19 | Cleveland State | Allan Bell knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Chester Simmons | 42-27 |
| 19:07 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 42-29 |
| 18:49 | Cleveland State | Graig McCombie is called for the reach on Jay Thorne - foul #2 on Graig McCombie, team foul #1 | 42-29 |
| 18:25 | Cleveland State | George Maltby connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Jay Thorne | 44-29 |
| 18:07 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Wilson Rubalcava | 44-31 |
| 17:57 | Cleveland State | Chester Simmons buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Allan Bell | 46-31 |
| 17:41 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-31 |
| 17:39 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava tips it back up and in | 46-33 |
| 17:29 | Cleveland State | Chester Simmons comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 46-33 |
| 17:27 | Cleveland State | George Maltby misses the tip | 46-33 |
| 17:25 | Cleveland State | Allan Bell snags the offensive board | 46-33 |
| 17:07 | Cleveland State | Jay Thorne makes the 3 from the right wing | 49-33 |
| 16:44 | South Carolina | Jay Thorne picks off the pass by Samuel Johnson | 49-33 |
| 16:15 | Cleveland State | Joseph Finley makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Allan Bell | 51-33 |
| 16:00 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava misses the floater from the baseline | 51-33 |
| 15:58 | Cleveland State | Allan Bell pulls down the rebound | 51-33 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Allan Bell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jay Thorne (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Finley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Maltby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Chester Simmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Randall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Keith Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Graig McCombie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Wilson Rubalcava (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Cleveland State | Keith Thompson steps in front of the Joseph Finley pass | 51-33 |
| 15:45 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from Keith Thompson | 51-35 |
| 15:30 | Cleveland State | Allan Bell lays it in set up by George Maltby and he's fouled by Graig McCombie - foul #3 on Graig McCombie, team foul #2 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Harry Norman (SG), Mark Carey (SF), Benjamin Gorby (PF), Przbyslaw Zulauf (C) Jay Thorne, Joseph Finley, George Maltby, Chester Simmons | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernardo Valdez (PG), Jeffrey Warrick (SG), James Carney (SF), Jason Litteral (PF), John Keys (C) James Randall, Samuel Johnson, Keith Thompson, Graig McCombie, Wilson Rubalcava | |
| 15:30 | Cleveland State | Allan Bell makes the free throw | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 15:16 | South Carolina | John Keys misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Przbyslaw Zulauf - foul #1 on Przbyslaw Zulauf, team foul #1 | 54-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Sowa (SG) Allan Bell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 15:16 | South Carolina | John Keys makes the 1st free throw | 54-36 |
| 15:16 | South Carolina | John Keys makes the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 14:58 | Cleveland State | Benjamin Gorby buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Robert Sowa and he's fouled by Jeffrey Warrick - foul #4 on Jeffrey Warrick, team foul #3 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Marshall Hardin (SG) Jeffrey Warrick | |
| 14:58 | Cleveland State | Benjamin Gorby makes the free throw | 57-37 |
| 14:39 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral drills a floater from the left side | 57-39 |
| 14:33 | Cleveland State | Bernardo Valdez picks off the pass by Harry Norman in the backcourt | 57-39 |
| 14:31 | South Carolina | James Carney banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bernardo Valdez | 57-41 |
| 14:17 | Cleveland State | Mark Carey lays it in | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 14:01 | South Carolina | Bernardo Valdez loses the dribble to Robert Sowa | 59-41 |
| 13:57 | Cleveland State | Harry Norman can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 59-41 |
| 13:55 | South Carolina | Marshall Hardin grabs the board | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 13:45 | South Carolina | Marshall Hardin hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-43 |
| 13:26 | Cleveland State | Harry Norman is fouled on the floor by Jason Litteral - foul #1 on Jason Litteral, team foul #4 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Allan Bell (PG), George Maltby (PF) Robert Sowa, Przbyslaw Zulauf | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Keith Thompson (SF), Graig McCombie (PF) James Carney, John Keys | |
| 13:12 | Cleveland State | Mark Carey misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 59-43 |
| 13:11 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral pulls down the rebound | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:57 | South Carolina | Bernardo Valdez knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Litteral | 59-46 |
| 12:39 | Cleveland State | George Maltby comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-46 |
| 12:37 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral grabs the board | 59-46 |
| 12:16 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 59-46 |
| 12:14 | Cleveland State | George Maltby grabs the board | 59-46 |
| 12:08 | Cleveland State | Mark Carey is hacked by Keith Thompson - foul #2 on Keith Thompson, team foul #5 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jay Thorne (SG), Joseph Finley (SF), Chester Simmons (C) Harry Norman, Mark Carey, Benjamin Gorby | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Randall (PG), Samuel Johnson (SG), Wilson Rubalcava (C) Bernardo Valdez, Marshall Hardin, Jason Litteral | |
| 12:03 | Cleveland State | Allan Bell drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from George Maltby | 62-46 |
| 11:57 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie is whistled for a carry | 62-46 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Allan Bell (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jay Thorne (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Finley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Maltby (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Chester Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Randall (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Keith Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Graig McCombie (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Wilson Rubalcava (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Cleveland State | Joseph Finley can't connect on a shot from the left side | 62-46 |
| 11:36 | Cleveland State | George Maltby tips it home | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:28 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-46 |
| 11:26 | South Carolina | James Randall tips it home | 64-48 |
| 11:05 | Cleveland State | Allan Bell connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Jay Thorne | 66-48 |
| 10:49 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-51 |
| 10:28 | Cleveland State | Allan Bell clanks a jumper from the right block | 66-51 |
| 10:27 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie grabs the defensive rebound | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:20 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on George Maltby - foul #1 on George Maltby, team foul #2 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Harry Norman (PG), Mark Carey (PF) Allan Bell, George Maltby | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Carney (SF) Keith Thompson | |
| 10:20 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 10:20 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie misses the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 10:20 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Joseph Finley | 66-52 |
| 10:13 | Cleveland State | Chester Simmons can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 66-52 |
| 10:11 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie grabs the board | 66-52 |
| 10:07 | South Carolina | James Carney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-52 |
| 10:05 | Cleveland State | Chester Simmons grabs the board | 66-52 |
| 10:01 | Cleveland State | Jay Thorne clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-52 |
| 09:59 | South Carolina | James Carney grabs the defensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 09:51 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 09:33 | Cleveland State | Chester Simmons hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Harry Norman | 68-54 |
| 09:19 | South Carolina | Jay Thorne steals it from James Carney | 68-54 |
| 09:06 | Cleveland State | Chester Simmons misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-54 |
| 09:05 | Cleveland State | Chester Simmons pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 08:50 | Cleveland State | Joseph Finley misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 68-54 |
| 08:49 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie pulls down the rebound | 68-54 |
| 08:34 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava is hacked by Chester Simmons - foul #3 on Chester Simmons, team foul #3 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Allan Bell (PG), Robert Sowa (SG), Benjamin Gorby (PF), Przbyslaw Zulauf (C) Harry Norman, Jay Thorne, Joseph Finley, Chester Simmons | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernardo Valdez (PG), Marshall Hardin (SG), Keith Thompson (SF), Jason Litteral (PF) James Randall, Samuel Johnson, Graig McCombie, Wilson Rubalcava | |
| 08:15 | South Carolina | Marshall Hardin loses the dribble to Benjamin Gorby | 68-54 |
| 07:59 | Cleveland State | Mark Carey can't throw it down | 68-54 |
| 07:57 | Cleveland State | Przbyslaw Zulauf tips it in | 70-54 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Allan Bell (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Sowa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Carey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Gorby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Przbyslaw Zulauf (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Bernardo Valdez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marshall Hardin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Keith Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Litteral (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Carney (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:50 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Marshall Hardin | 70-57 |
| 07:32 | Cleveland State | Robert Sowa comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 70-57 |
| 07:31 | South Carolina | Bernardo Valdez gets the rebound | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:25 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 70-57 |
| 07:24 | Cleveland State | Przbyslaw Zulauf gets the rebound | 70-57 |
| 07:19 | Cleveland State | Allan Bell hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Carey | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:14 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:48 | Cleveland State | Benjamin Gorby comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 73-59 |
| 06:46 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral pulls down the rebound | 73-59 |
| 06:41 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-59 |
| 06:39 | Cleveland State | Benjamin Gorby grabs the defensive rebound | 73-59 |
| 06:10 | Cleveland State | Mark Carey hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Robert Sowa and he's hacked by Keith Thompson - foul #3 on Keith Thompson, team foul #6 | 75-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Harry Norman (PG), Jay Thorne (SG), George Maltby (PF), Chester Simmons (C) Allan Bell, Robert Sowa, Benjamin Gorby, Przbyslaw Zulauf | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Randall (PG), Jeffrey Warrick (SG), John Keys (SF), Graig McCombie (PF), Wilson Rubalcava (C) Bernardo Valdez, Marshall Hardin, Keith Thompson, Jason Litteral, James Carney | |
| 06:10 | Cleveland State | Mark Carey misses the free throw | 75-59 |
| 06:10 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick snags the defensive board | 75-59 |
| 05:58 | South Carolina | James Randall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Finley (SF) Mark Carey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson (SF) John Keys | |
| 05:31 | Cleveland State | Harry Norman drills a 3 from straight away | 78-59 |
| 05:20 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Keith Thompson (SF) Samuel Johnson | |
| 04:56 | Cleveland State | George Maltby can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jeffrey Warrick - foul #5 on Jeffrey Warrick, team foul #7 | 78-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Marshall Hardin (SG) Jeffrey Warrick | |
| 04:56 | Cleveland State | George Maltby makes the 1st free throw | 79-59 |
| 04:56 | Cleveland State | George Maltby makes the 2nd free throw | 80-59 |
| 04:44 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Allan Bell (PG) Harry Norman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson (SG) Marshall Hardin | |
| 04:23 | Cleveland State | Joseph Finley clanks a jump hook in the lane | 80-59 |
| 04:22 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Graig McCombie | 80-59 |
| 04:16 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie lays it up and in on a nice dish by Samuel Johnson | 80-61 |
| 03:52 | Cleveland State | Allan Bell misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 80-61 |
| 03:51 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson snags the defensive board | 80-61 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Allan Bell (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jay Thorne (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Finley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Maltby (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Chester Simmons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Randall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Graig McCombie (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. C - Wilson Rubalcava (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:35 | South Carolina | James Randall misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 80-61 |
| 03:34 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava gets the offensive rebound | 80-61 |
| 03:22 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Chester Simmons - foul #4 on Chester Simmons, team foul #4 | 80-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Harry Norman (PG), Robert Sowa (SG), Mark Carey (SF), Benjamin Gorby (PF), Przbyslaw Zulauf (C) Allan Bell, Jay Thorne, Joseph Finley, George Maltby, Chester Simmons | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernardo Valdez (PG), Marshall Hardin (SG), James Carney (SF), Jason Litteral (C) James Randall, Samuel Johnson, Keith Thompson, Wilson Rubalcava | |
| 03:22 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie makes the 1st free throw | 80-62 |
| 03:22 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie makes the 2nd free throw | 80-63 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:54 | Cleveland State | Przbyslaw Zulauf's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-63 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Keys (C) Graig McCombie | |
| 02:41 | South Carolina | Benjamin Gorby is called for the reach on Jason Litteral - foul #2 on Benjamin Gorby, team foul #5 | 80-63 |
| 02:29 | South Carolina | John Keys can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 80-63 |
| 02:28 | Cleveland State | Mark Carey grabs the board | 80-63 |
| 02:16 | Cleveland State | Robert Sowa misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 80-63 |
| 02:14 | Cleveland State | Benjamin Gorby grabs the offensive board | 80-63 |
| 01:45 | Cleveland State | Benjamin Gorby can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 80-63 |
| 01:43 | South Carolina | James Carney grabs the board | 80-63 |
| 01:31 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Benjamin Gorby - foul #3 on Benjamin Gorby, team foul #6 | 80-63 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson (SF) John Keys | |
| 01:31 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral makes the 1st free throw | 80-64 |
| 01:31 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral makes the 2nd free throw | 80-65 |
| 01:18 | Cleveland State | Mark Carey clanks a jump hook from the left block | 80-65 |
| 01:16 | Cleveland State | Benjamin Gorby tips it in | 82-65 |
| 01:09 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 82-65 |
| 01:08 | Cleveland State | Harry Norman snags the defensive board | 82-65 |
| 01:06 | Cleveland State | Harry Norman's pass is intercepted by Marshall Hardin in the backcourt | 82-65 |
| 00:55 | South Carolina | James Carney drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 82-68 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | Benjamin Gorby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 82-68 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Bernardo Valdez clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 82-68 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Marshall Hardin grabs the offensive rebound | 82-68 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 82-68 |
| 00:16 | Cleveland State | Mark Carey snags the defensive board | 82-68 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Harry Norman runs out the clock | 82-68 |