| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Mayberry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Omar Nakamura (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kelvin Clancy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - David Duong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Antonio Bustos (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Minner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Scott Kron (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Clay (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | USC Upstate | Lawrence Minner inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | USC Upstate | Scott Kron comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Omar Nakamura - foul #2 on Omar Nakamura, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| 19:44 | USC Upstate | Scott Kron makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 19:44 | USC Upstate | Scott Kron makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 19:27 | Kennesaw St. | Daniel Wilson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 31-27 |
| 19:25 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to James Clay | 31-27 |
| 19:05 | USC Upstate | Lawrence Minner scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Antonio Bustos | 31-29 |
| 18:53 | Kennesaw St. | Daniel Wilson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-29 |
| 18:51 | Kennesaw St. | Samuel Murphy tips it home | 33-29 |
| 18:36 | USC Upstate | Omar Nakamura denies the turnaround by Scott Kron | 33-29 |
| 18:35 | Kennesaw St. | The rebound goes to Omar Nakamura | 33-29 |
| 18:32 | Kennesaw St. | Daniel Wilson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 33-29 |
| 18:12 | USC Upstate | David Duong scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 17:45 | Kennesaw St. | Omar Nakamura misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Scott Kron - foul #1 on Scott Kron, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ralph Oster (SG), James Furey (SF), Joseph Hibbert (C) Antonio Bustos, Lawrence Minner, James Clay | |
| 17:45 | Kennesaw St. | Omar Nakamura misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 17:45 | Kennesaw St. | Omar Nakamura misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 17:45 | USC Upstate | Joseph Hibbert snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 17:41 | USC Upstate | David Duong drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Oster | 33-35 |
| 17:22 | Kennesaw St. | Ralph Oster is called for the reach on Samuel Murphy - foul #2 on Ralph Oster, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Stephen Hutchinson (SF), John Shaffer (PF) Michael Mayberry, Omar Nakamura | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Thomas Allen (C) Scott Kron | |
| 17:08 | Kennesaw St. | Samuel Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Edwin Cory (SF), Henry Voss (C) Daniel Wilson, Kelvin Clancy | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 16:50 | USC Upstate | Henry Voss denies the turnaround by James Furey | 33-35 |
| 16:49 | USC Upstate | Thomas Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:43 | USC Upstate | Thomas Allen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Henry Voss - foul #1 on Henry Voss, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Richard Simpson (SG) David Duong | |
| 16:43 | USC Upstate | Thomas Allen makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:43 | USC Upstate | Thomas Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 16:30 | Kennesaw St. | Samuel Murphy connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 16:09 | USC Upstate | Ralph Oster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Daniel Wilson (PG), Omar Nakamura (PF), Kelvin Clancy (C) Samuel Murphy, John Shaffer, Henry Voss | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Antonio Bustos (SG), Lawrence Minner (SF), Scott Kron (PF), James Clay (C) Richard Simpson, James Furey, Thomas Allen, Joseph Hibbert | |
| 15:48 | Kennesaw St. | Omar Nakamura clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-37 |
| 15:47 | USC Upstate | James Clay gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Cory (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Omar Nakamura (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kelvin Clancy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Ralph Oster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Bustos (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Minner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Kron (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Clay (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | USC Upstate | Lawrence Minner buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Antonio Bustos | 35-39 |
| 15:08 | Kennesaw St. | Stephen Hutchinson misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-39 |
| 15:07 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Scott Kron | 35-39 |
| 14:49 | USC Upstate | Antonio Bustos misses the lay-in | 35-39 |
| 14:47 | Kennesaw St. | Daniel Wilson gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 14:27 | Kennesaw St. | The jump hook by Stephen Hutchinson is blocked by James Clay | 35-39 |
| 14:25 | USC Upstate | Scott Kron pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 14:20 | USC Upstate | Antonio Bustos misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 14:18 | Kennesaw St. | Kelvin Clancy pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 13:57 | Kennesaw St. | Edwin Cory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | John McKune (PG), Samuel Murphy (SG), Michael Mayberry (SF), John Shaffer (PF), Henry Voss (C) Daniel Wilson, Stephen Hutchinson, Edwin Cory, Omar Nakamura, Kelvin Clancy | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | David Duong (PG), Richard Simpson (SG), James Furey (SF), Joseph Hibbert (PF), Thomas Allen (C) Ralph Oster, Antonio Bustos, Lawrence Minner, Scott Kron, James Clay | |
| 13:39 | USC Upstate | Michael Mayberry is called for the reach on Richard Simpson - foul #1 on Michael Mayberry, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| 13:14 | USC Upstate | Thomas Allen misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 13:12 | Kennesaw St. | John Shaffer grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 13:04 | Kennesaw St. | David Duong picks off the pass by Michael Mayberry | 35-39 |
| 12:44 | USC Upstate | Richard Simpson loses the dribble to Samuel Murphy | 35-39 |
| 12:40 | Kennesaw St. | John McKune lays it in set up by Samuel Murphy | 37-39 |
| 12:29 | USC Upstate | Henry Voss takes the ball from Richard Simpson | 37-39 |
| 12:16 | Kennesaw St. | Thomas Allen denies the turnaround by Michael Mayberry | 37-39 |
| 12:14 | USC Upstate | Thomas Allen pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 12:07 | USC Upstate | David Duong can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Henry Voss - foul #2 on Henry Voss, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Omar Nakamura (PF), Kelvin Clancy (C) John Shaffer, Henry Voss | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Antonio Bustos (SG), Lawrence Minner (SF), Scott Kron (PF), James Clay (C) Richard Simpson, James Furey, Joseph Hibbert, Thomas Allen | |
| 12:07 | USC Upstate | David Duong misses the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 12:07 | USC Upstate | David Duong makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 11:50 | Kennesaw St. | Kelvin Clancy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-40 |
| 11:42 | USC Upstate | Antonio Bustos misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-40 |
| 11:41 | Kennesaw St. | Kelvin Clancy pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - John McKune (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Mayberry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Omar Nakamura (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kelvin Clancy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - David Duong (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SG - Antonio Bustos (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Minner (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Scott Kron (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Clay (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Kennesaw St. | A charge is called on Samuel Murphy - foul #1 on Samuel Murphy, team foul #5 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Daniel Wilson (PG), Stephen Hutchinson (SF) John McKune, Michael Mayberry | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 11:08 | USC Upstate | Antonio Bustos is denied on a layup by Kelvin Clancy | 37-40 |
| 11:06 | Kennesaw St. | Omar Nakamura snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 10:45 | Kennesaw St. | Kelvin Clancy lays it in on a nice dish by Stephen Hutchinson | 39-40 |
| 10:28 | USC Upstate | Kelvin Clancy steals it from Antonio Bustos | 39-40 |
| 10:14 | Kennesaw St. | Stephen Hutchinson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-40 |
| 10:13 | Kennesaw St. | Samuel Murphy tips it home | 41-40 |
| 09:57 | USC Upstate | David Duong can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 09:55 | Kennesaw St. | Stephen Hutchinson pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 09:36 | Kennesaw St. | Scott Kron swats the short shot by Kelvin Clancy | 41-40 |
| 09:35 | Kennesaw St. | Kelvin Clancy tips it home | 43-40 |
| 09:10 | USC Upstate | James Clay is whistled for a carry | 43-40 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | John McKune (PG), Michael Mayberry (SF), John Shaffer (PF), Henry Voss (C) Samuel Murphy, Stephen Hutchinson, Omar Nakamura, Kelvin Clancy | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ralph Oster (PG), Richard Simpson (SG), James Furey (SF), Joseph Hibbert (PF), Thomas Allen (C) David Duong, Antonio Bustos, Lawrence Minner, Scott Kron, James Clay | |
| 08:56 | Kennesaw St. | John Shaffer buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John McKune | 45-40 |
| 08:31 | USC Upstate | Ralph Oster hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 45-40 |
| 08:29 | USC Upstate | Joseph Hibbert gets the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 08:15 | USC Upstate | Joseph Hibbert misses the lay-in | 45-40 |
| 08:14 | USC Upstate | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Simpson | 45-40 |
| 08:01 | USC Upstate | Richard Simpson double dribbles | 45-40 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Samuel Murphy (SG), Kelvin Clancy (C) Daniel Wilson, Henry Voss | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 07:51 | Kennesaw St. | Michael Mayberry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 07:49 | USC Upstate | Joseph Hibbert grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 07:34 | USC Upstate | Ralph Oster drills a floater from the left side | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - John McKune (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Murphy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Mayberry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Shaffer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Kelvin Clancy (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Ralph Oster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Furey (fresh) PF - Joseph Hibbert (fresh) 5 reb. C - Thomas Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Kennesaw St. | Kelvin Clancy scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from John McKune | 47-42 |
| 06:53 | USC Upstate | Michael Mayberry is called for the reach on James Furey - foul #2 on Michael Mayberry, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Daniel Wilson (SG), Stephen Hutchinson (SF), Omar Nakamura (PF) Samuel Murphy, Michael Mayberry, John Shaffer | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | David Duong (PG) James Furey | |
| 06:40 | USC Upstate | Richard Simpson is hacked by Kelvin Clancy - foul #2 on Kelvin Clancy, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Edwin Cory (SF) John McKune | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Scott Kron (PF) Thomas Allen | |
| 06:40 | USC Upstate | Richard Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 06:40 | USC Upstate | Richard Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 06:30 | Kennesaw St. | Edwin Cory is whistled for a carry | 47-44 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Antonio Bustos (SG), John Birchfield (SF), Johnny Stearns (C) Ralph Oster, Richard Simpson, Joseph Hibbert | |
| 06:10 | USC Upstate | Johnny Stearns connects on the runner from the left block set up by Antonio Bustos | 47-46 |
| 05:54 | Kennesaw St. | Daniel Wilson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Johnny Stearns - foul #3 on Johnny Stearns, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | John Shaffer (C) Kelvin Clancy | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Lawrence Minner (SF), James Clay (C) John Birchfield, Johnny Stearns | |
| 05:54 | Kennesaw St. | Daniel Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 05:54 | Kennesaw St. | Daniel Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 05:54 | USC Upstate | James Clay pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 05:39 | USC Upstate | Lawrence Minner buries a floater from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 05:23 | Kennesaw St. | Daniel Wilson connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 05:05 | USC Upstate | David Duong misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Shaffer - foul #2 on John Shaffer, team foul #8 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | John McKune (PG), Samuel Murphy (SG), Michael Mayberry (SF), Henry Voss (C) Daniel Wilson, Stephen Hutchinson, Edwin Cory, Omar Nakamura | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ralph Oster (SG), Joseph Hibbert (PF) Antonio Bustos, Scott Kron | |
| 05:05 | USC Upstate | David Duong misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 05:05 | USC Upstate | David Duong makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 04:42 | Kennesaw St. | John Shaffer's fadeaway is rejected by James Clay | 49-49 |
| 04:40 | USC Upstate | Joseph Hibbert gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 04:35 | USC Upstate | David Duong misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 04:34 | Kennesaw St. | John Shaffer snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 04:15 | Kennesaw St. | John Shaffer blows the layup but the foul's on Lawrence Minner - foul #2 on Lawrence Minner, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Kelvin Clancy (C) Henry Voss | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Richard Simpson (SG), James Furey (SF), Thomas Allen (C) David Duong, Lawrence Minner, James Clay | |
| 04:15 | Kennesaw St. | John Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 04:15 | Kennesaw St. | John Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 04:05 | USC Upstate | Richard Simpson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-49 |
| 04:03 | Kennesaw St. | Kelvin Clancy gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 03:34 | Kennesaw St. | John Shaffer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Hibbert - foul #2 on Joseph Hibbert, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Antonio Bustos (SG), Scott Kron (PF) Richard Simpson, Thomas Allen | |
| 03:34 | Kennesaw St. | John Shaffer misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 03:34 | Kennesaw St. | John Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - John McKune (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Mayberry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Shaffer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Kelvin Clancy (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Ralph Oster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Bustos (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Furey (fresh) PF - Scott Kron (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Hibbert (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:23 | USC Upstate | Joseph Hibbert connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Scott Kron | 52-51 |
| 03:05 | Kennesaw St. | Samuel Murphy is called for traveling | 52-51 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Daniel Wilson (PG), Stephen Hutchinson (SG), Omar Nakamura (PF) John McKune, Samuel Murphy, John Shaffer | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | David Duong (PG) Ralph Oster | |
| 02:53 | USC Upstate | Antonio Bustos loses the ball out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Edwin Cory (SF) Michael Mayberry | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Lawrence Minner (SF), James Clay (C) James Furey, Joseph Hibbert | |
| 02:48 | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | John McKune (PG), Samuel Murphy (SG), Michael Mayberry (SF) Daniel Wilson, Stephen Hutchinson, Edwin Cory | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 02:27 | Kennesaw St. | Omar Nakamura double dribbles | 52-51 |
| 02:09 | USC Upstate | Lawrence Minner misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John McKune - foul #4 on John McKune, team foul #9 | 52-51 |
| 02:09 | USC Upstate | Lawrence Minner makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 02:09 | USC Upstate | Lawrence Minner misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 02:09 | Kennesaw St. | The rebound goes to Omar Nakamura | 52-52 |
| 01:54 | Kennesaw St. | A charge is called on Omar Nakamura - foul #3 on Omar Nakamura, team foul #10 | 52-52 |
| 01:46 | USC Upstate | Lawrence Minner is fouled on the floor by Michael Mayberry - foul #3 on Michael Mayberry, team foul #11 | 52-52 |
| 01:46 | USC Upstate | Lawrence Minner makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 01:46 | USC Upstate | Lawrence Minner makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 01:26 | Kennesaw St. | John McKune buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 01:12 | USC Upstate | Antonio Bustos buries a jumper from the right wing set up by James Clay | 55-56 |
| 00:50 | Kennesaw St. | Kelvin Clancy lays it up and in | 57-56 |
| 00:39 | USC Upstate | Lawrence Minner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:13 | Kennesaw St. | Omar Nakamura is hacked by Scott Kron - foul #2 on Scott Kron, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | Kennesaw St. | John McKune is hacked by David Duong - foul #1 on David Duong, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| 00:12 | Kennesaw St. | John McKune makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:12 | Kennesaw St. | John McKune makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:03 | USC Upstate | Antonio Bustos hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 00:01 | USC Upstate | David Duong gets the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 00:00 | USC Upstate | The clock runs out | 59-56 |