| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Santiago Sanchez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Dickerson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Cota (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Zaretsky (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Frank Phillips (fresh) 3 ast. SG - George Stradford (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Virgil Mazikowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Gilberto Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida A&M | Raymond Cota inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Florida A&M | Frank Phillips is called for the reach on Thomas Knight - foul #2 on Frank Phillips, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 19:32 | Florida A&M | Thomas Knight hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Virgil Mazikowski - foul #3 on Virgil Mazikowski, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Simon (SF) Virgil Mazikowski | |
| 19:32 | Florida A&M | Thomas Knight makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 19:22 | South Carolina State | Henry Dickerson is called for the reach on Frank Phillips - foul #2 on Henry Dickerson, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 19:06 | South Carolina State | Thomas Knight swats the layup by George Stradford | 32-31 |
| 19:05 | Florida A&M | Patrick Zaretsky grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 18:59 | Florida A&M | Santiago Sanchez throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-31 |
| 18:42 | South Carolina State | Frank Phillips double dribbles | 32-31 |
| 18:25 | Florida A&M | Thomas Knight misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Douglas Scott - foul #1 on Douglas Scott, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| 18:25 | Florida A&M | Thomas Knight misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:25 | Florida A&M | Thomas Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:10 | South Carolina State | Douglas Scott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 18:09 | South Carolina State | Douglas Scott grabs the offensive board | 33-31 |
| 17:50 | South Carolina State | Frank Phillips can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Santiago Sanchez - foul #1 on Santiago Sanchez, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| 17:50 | South Carolina State | Frank Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 17:50 | South Carolina State | Frank Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 17:23 | Florida A&M | Santiago Sanchez misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 17:22 | Florida A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Knight | 33-33 |
| 17:17 | Florida A&M | Patrick Zaretsky hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-33 |
| 17:16 | South Carolina State | Douglas Scott gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 16:55 | South Carolina State | Gilberto Bianchi loses the dribble to Santiago Sanchez | 33-33 |
| 16:51 | Florida A&M | Raymond Cota misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 16:49 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Douglas Scott | 33-33 |
| 16:26 | South Carolina State | Gilberto Bianchi buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by George Stradford and he's hacked by Patrick Zaretsky - foul #2 on Patrick Zaretsky, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Brian Hicks (PG), James Nelson (SG), Lee Woodard (SF), Julian Parker (PF), Dikembe Abdella (C) Santiago Sanchez, Henry Dickerson, Raymond Cota, Thomas Knight, Patrick Zaretsky | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Wade Sotelo (PG), David Brokaw (SF), Alonzo Coppa (PF) Frank Phillips, John Simon, Douglas Scott | |
| 16:26 | South Carolina State | Gilberto Bianchi misses the free throw | 33-35 |
| 16:26 | Florida A&M | Dikembe Abdella pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:15 | Florida A&M | Gilberto Bianchi steals the ball from James Nelson | 33-35 |
| 16:02 | South Carolina State | George Stradford misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Julian Parker - foul #1 on Julian Parker, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Philip Marchand (C) Gilberto Bianchi | |
| 16:02 | South Carolina State | George Stradford misses the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 16:02 | South Carolina State | George Stradford makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Brian Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lee Woodard (fresh) PF - Julian Parker (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Abdella (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Wade Sotelo (fresh) SG - George Stradford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Brokaw (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alonzo Coppa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Marchand (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Florida A&M | Dikembe Abdella makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Nelson | 35-36 |
| 15:25 | South Carolina State | Dikembe Abdella picks off the pass by Alonzo Coppa | 35-36 |
| 15:11 | Florida A&M | Lee Woodard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-36 |
| 15:10 | Florida A&M | Julian Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 14:49 | Florida A&M | David Brokaw steals the ball from Dikembe Abdella | 35-36 |
| 14:34 | South Carolina State | Wade Sotelo misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-36 |
| 14:32 | Florida A&M | Julian Parker gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 14:25 | Florida A&M | Lee Woodard jams it on a great pass from James Nelson | 37-36 |
| 14:02 | South Carolina State | Wade Sotelo is called for a charge - foul #2 on Wade Sotelo, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Santiago Sanchez (PG), Henry Dickerson (SG), Raymond Cota (SF), Thomas Knight (PF), Patrick Zaretsky (C) Brian Hicks, James Nelson, Lee Woodard, Julian Parker, Dikembe Abdella | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Frank Phillips (PG), John Simon (SG), Virgil Mazikowski (SF), Douglas Scott (PF), Gilberto Bianchi (C) Wade Sotelo, George Stradford, David Brokaw, Alonzo Coppa, Philip Marchand | |
| 13:36 | Florida A&M | Henry Dickerson drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Patrick Zaretsky | 39-36 |
| 13:14 | South Carolina State | Gilberto Bianchi can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 39-36 |
| 13:12 | Florida A&M | Thomas Knight grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 12:47 | Florida A&M | Henry Dickerson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Raymond Cota | 42-36 |
| 12:29 | South Carolina State | Virgil Mazikowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-36 |
| 12:18 | Florida A&M | Raymond Cota hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 42-36 |
| 12:16 | South Carolina State | Douglas Scott snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 12:04 | South Carolina State | Virgil Mazikowski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 11:58 | Florida A&M | Henry Dickerson is hacked by Gilberto Bianchi - foul #3 on Gilberto Bianchi, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Julian Parker (C) Patrick Zaretsky | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 11:34 | Florida A&M | Thomas Knight throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Dikembe Abdella (C) Thomas Knight | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Alonzo Coppa (C) Gilberto Bianchi | |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Santiago Sanchez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Dickerson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Cota (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Julian Parker (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Abdella (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Frank Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Simon (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Virgil Mazikowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Alonzo Coppa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:08 | South Carolina State | Dikembe Abdella takes the ball from Virgil Mazikowski | 42-39 |
| 11:01 | Florida A&M | Julian Parker misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 10:59 | Florida A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Julian Parker | 42-39 |
| 10:46 | Florida A&M | Henry Dickerson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 10:44 | Florida A&M | Dikembe Abdella hits the follow up shot | 44-39 |
| 10:37 | South Carolina State | Douglas Scott misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdella - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdella, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Brian Hicks (PG), James Nelson (SG), Lee Woodard (SF), Patrick Zaretsky (C) Santiago Sanchez, Henry Dickerson, Raymond Cota, Dikembe Abdella | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Wade Sotelo (PG), George Stradford (SG), David Brokaw (SF) Frank Phillips, John Simon, Virgil Mazikowski | |
| 10:37 | South Carolina State | Douglas Scott misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 10:37 | South Carolina State | Douglas Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 10:22 | Florida A&M | Julian Parker drills a floater in the lane and he's hacked by Douglas Scott - foul #2 on Douglas Scott, team foul #6 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Philip Marchand (PF), Gilberto Bianchi (C) Douglas Scott, Alonzo Coppa | |
| 10:22 | Florida A&M | Julian Parker makes the free throw | 47-40 |
| 10:20 | South Carolina State | Wade Sotelo loses the dribble to James Nelson in the backcourt | 47-40 |
| 10:09 | Florida A&M | Lee Woodard connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 09:56 | South Carolina State | Gilberto Bianchi drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from George Stradford | 50-42 |
| 09:37 | Florida A&M | George Stradford steals the ball from Lee Woodard | 50-42 |
| 09:10 | South Carolina State | George Stradford scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Wade Sotelo | 50-44 |
| 09:01 | Florida A&M | James Nelson banks in the layup | 52-44 |
| 08:45 | South Carolina State | Philip Marchand is denied on a layup by Julian Parker | 52-44 |
| 08:44 | Florida A&M | Lee Woodard snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 08:28 | Florida A&M | Brian Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Santiago Sanchez (PG), Henry Dickerson (SG), Raymond Cota (SF), Thomas Knight (PF), Dikembe Abdella (C) Brian Hicks, James Nelson, Lee Woodard, Julian Parker, Patrick Zaretsky | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Frank Phillips (PG), Virgil Mazikowski (SF), Douglas Scott (PF), Alonzo Coppa (C) Wade Sotelo, David Brokaw, Philip Marchand, Gilberto Bianchi | |
| 08:09 | South Carolina State | Frank Phillips scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 07:40 | Florida A&M | Santiago Sanchez misses long on a floater from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 07:38 | Florida A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Abdella | 52-46 |
| 07:22 | Florida A&M | Henry Dickerson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 07:20 | South Carolina State | Douglas Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Santiago Sanchez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Dickerson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Cota (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Knight (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Dikembe Abdella (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Frank Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Stradford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Virgil Mazikowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Alonzo Coppa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:02 | South Carolina State | Virgil Mazikowski drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by George Stradford | 52-48 |
| 06:39 | Florida A&M | Henry Dickerson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 06:21 | South Carolina State | Virgil Mazikowski hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Alonzo Coppa | 55-50 |
| 05:52 | Florida A&M | The jumper by Santiago Sanchez is denied by Douglas Scott | 55-50 |
| 05:50 | South Carolina State | Douglas Scott snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 05:37 | South Carolina State | Alonzo Coppa is hacked by Dikembe Abdella - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdella, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Brian Hicks (PG), Julian Parker (PF), Patrick Zaretsky (C) Santiago Sanchez, Thomas Knight, Dikembe Abdella | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Wade Sotelo (PG), John Simon (SG), David Brokaw (SF), Philip Marchand (PF), Gilberto Bianchi (C) Frank Phillips, George Stradford, Virgil Mazikowski, Douglas Scott, Alonzo Coppa | |
| 05:22 | South Carolina State | John Simon hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 55-50 |
| 05:20 | South Carolina State | Philip Marchand misses the tip | 55-50 |
| 05:18 | Florida A&M | Julian Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 05:01 | Florida A&M | Julian Parker misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 55-50 |
| 04:59 | South Carolina State | Gilberto Bianchi gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 04:51 | South Carolina State | Philip Marchand makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from David Brokaw | 55-52 |
| 04:29 | Florida A&M | Henry Dickerson clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by David Brokaw - foul #3 on David Brokaw, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Santiago Sanchez (PG), James Nelson (SF) Brian Hicks, Raymond Cota | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Frank Phillips (PG), Virgil Mazikowski (SF) Wade Sotelo, David Brokaw | |
| 04:29 | Florida A&M | Henry Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:29 | Florida A&M | Henry Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 04:06 | South Carolina State | Frank Phillips misses the lay-in | 57-52 |
| 04:05 | Florida A&M | James Nelson grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 03:39 | Florida A&M | Henry Dickerson is fouled on the floor by Frank Phillips - foul #3 on Frank Phillips, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Thomas Knight (PF) Julian Parker | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Douglas Scott (PF) Philip Marchand | |
| 03:39 | Florida A&M | Henry Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:39 | Florida A&M | Henry Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 03:20 | South Carolina State | Gilberto Bianchi comes up short on the shot from the left side | 59-52 |
| 03:19 | Florida A&M | Patrick Zaretsky gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Santiago Sanchez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Dickerson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Knight (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Patrick Zaretsky (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Frank Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Simon (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Virgil Mazikowski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Gilberto Bianchi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:01 | Florida A&M | James Nelson misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Simon - foul #1 on John Simon, team foul #9 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Raymond Cota (SF), Julian Parker (C) Henry Dickerson, Patrick Zaretsky | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | George Stradford (SG) John Simon | |
| 03:01 | Florida A&M | James Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 03:01 | Florida A&M | James Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 03:01 | South Carolina State | Douglas Scott grabs the board | 59-52 |
| 02:51 | South Carolina State | Gilberto Bianchi hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 59-52 |
| 02:49 | South Carolina State | Gilberto Bianchi tips it in | 59-54 |
| 02:49 | Florida A&M | Florida A&M calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Patrick Zaretsky (C) Julian Parker | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 02:31 | Florida A&M | Raymond Cota comes up short on the shot in the paint | 59-54 |
| 02:30 | Florida A&M | Thomas Knight grabs the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 02:02 | Florida A&M | Douglas Scott swats the shot by Thomas Knight | 59-54 |
| 02:01 | South Carolina State | Gilberto Bianchi grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 01:44 | South Carolina State | Frank Phillips can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-54 |
| 01:43 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Patrick Zaretsky | 59-54 |
| 01:29 | Florida A&M | James Nelson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 01:27 | South Carolina State | Frank Phillips gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 01:03 | South Carolina State | Patrick Zaretsky is called for the reach on Gilberto Bianchi - foul #3 on Patrick Zaretsky, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Henry Dickerson (SG) James Nelson | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 01:03 | South Carolina State | Gilberto Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 01:03 | South Carolina State | Gilberto Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:35 | Florida A&M | Raymond Cota misses the jumper from the baseline | 59-56 |
| 00:33 | South Carolina State | Douglas Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 00:12 | South Carolina State | Virgil Mazikowski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Frank Phillips | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Florida A&M | Henry Dickerson is hacked by Frank Phillips in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frank Phillips, team foul #10 | 59-58 |
| 00:09 | Florida A&M | Henry Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:09 | Florida A&M | Henry Dickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:09 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Douglas Scott | 60-58 |
| 00:09 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina State | Santiago Sanchez is called for the reach on Frank Phillips - foul #2 on Santiago Sanchez, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina State | Frank Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina State | Gilberto Bianchi grabs the offensive board | 60-58 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina State | Gilberto Bianchi clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 00:02 | Florida A&M | Patrick Zaretsky grabs the board | 60-58 |
| 00:00 | Florida A&M | Patrick Zaretsky runs out the clock | 60-58 |