| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - Michael Walker (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Porter (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Clifford Phelan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Jean (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Clifton Rutledge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Tommie Coleman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Allen (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Randy Gil (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bernard Samuel (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Kennesaw St. | Clifford Phelan inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Kennesaw St. | Lloyd Porter scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 19:27 | USC Upstate | Jeff Allen misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 19:25 | Kennesaw St. | Clifton Rutledge snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 19:08 | Kennesaw St. | Lloyd Porter connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-35 |
| 18:45 | USC Upstate | Tommie Coleman knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeff Allen | 38-38 |
| 18:16 | Kennesaw St. | Clifford Phelan hits the finger roll set up by Clifton Rutledge | 40-38 |
| 17:48 | USC Upstate | Randy Gil misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Michael Walker - foul #3 on Michael Walker, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Christopher Kincheloe (PG), William Green (C) Michael Walker, Clifton Rutledge | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 17:48 | USC Upstate | Randy Gil makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 17:48 | USC Upstate | Randy Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 17:31 | Kennesaw St. | Lloyd Porter buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Kincheloe | 42-40 |
| 17:19 | USC Upstate | Lloyd Porter is called for the reach on Jeff Allen - foul #2 on Lloyd Porter, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | James Hisey (SF), Jason Lorusso (C) Clifford Phelan, Richard Jean | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Joe Fisher (PG), Floyd Gilham (SF), Woodrow Kepler (C) Tommie Coleman, Randy Gil, Bernard Samuel | |
| 17:07 | USC Upstate | James Lawson misses the floater from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 17:05 | USC Upstate | James Lawson tips it home | 42-42 |
| 16:47 | Kennesaw St. | Lloyd Porter's layup is rejected by Floyd Gilham | 42-42 |
| 16:45 | Kennesaw St. | Jason Lorusso grabs the offensive board | 42-42 |
| 16:33 | Kennesaw St. | Woodrow Kepler steals the ball from Lloyd Porter | 42-42 |
| 16:08 | USC Upstate | Jeff Allen can't connect on a shot from the left side | 42-42 |
| 16:06 | Kennesaw St. | William Green snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 15:48 | Kennesaw St. | James Hisey's pass is intercepted by Woodrow Kepler | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - Christopher Kincheloe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Porter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - James Hisey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Lorusso (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Joe Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jeff Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Gilham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Lawson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Woodrow Kepler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:27 | USC Upstate | James Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 15:25 | USC Upstate | Woodrow Kepler hits the follow up shot | 42-44 |
| 15:19 | Kennesaw St. | Christopher Kincheloe can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 15:17 | USC Upstate | Woodrow Kepler pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 14:48 | USC Upstate | Floyd Gilham clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-44 |
| 14:46 | USC Upstate | Woodrow Kepler tips it back up and in | 42-46 |
| 14:34 | Kennesaw St. | Lloyd Porter is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Lloyd Porter, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Michael Walker (PG), Clifford Phelan (SF), Richard Jean (PF), Clifton Rutledge (C) Christopher Kincheloe, Lloyd Porter, James Hisey, William Green | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Tommie Coleman (PG), Don Tye (SG), Randy Gil (SF), Joseph Youngblood (PF), Bernard Samuel (C) Joe Fisher, Jeff Allen, Floyd Gilham, James Lawson, Woodrow Kepler | |
| 14:12 | USC Upstate | Tommie Coleman hits a runner from the left block | 42-48 |
| 13:57 | Kennesaw St. | Richard Jean misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Youngblood - foul #1 on Joseph Youngblood, team foul #1 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Lloyd Porter (SG) Jason Lorusso | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 13:57 | Kennesaw St. | Richard Jean makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 13:57 | Kennesaw St. | Richard Jean makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 13:28 | USC Upstate | Bernard Samuel is fouled on the floor by Richard Jean - foul #3 on Richard Jean, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Christopher Kincheloe (SG) Lloyd Porter | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Joe Fisher (SG), Woodrow Kepler (PF) Don Tye, Joseph Youngblood | |
| 13:16 | USC Upstate | Richard Jean is called for the reach on Woodrow Kepler - foul #4 on Richard Jean, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | James Hisey (PF) Richard Jean | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 13:00 | USC Upstate | Michael Walker is called for the reach on Woodrow Kepler - foul #4 on Michael Walker, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | William Green (PF) Michael Walker | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 12:41 | USC Upstate | Clifford Phelan picks off the pass by Tommie Coleman | 44-48 |
| 12:30 | Kennesaw St. | Christopher Kincheloe loses the dribble to Woodrow Kepler | 44-48 |
| 12:25 | USC Upstate | Randy Gil misses short on a shot from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 12:24 | Kennesaw St. | William Green pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 12:01 | Kennesaw St. | Clifton Rutledge blows the layup but he's fouled by Woodrow Kepler - foul #1 on Woodrow Kepler, team foul #2 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Jason Lorusso (PG) Christopher Kincheloe | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Jeff Allen (SG), Floyd Gilham (SF), James Lawson (PF), Joseph Youngblood (C) Tommie Coleman, Randy Gil, Woodrow Kepler, Bernard Samuel | |
| 12:01 | Kennesaw St. | Clifton Rutledge misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 12:01 | Kennesaw St. | Clifton Rutledge makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 11:33 | USC Upstate | Clifton Rutledge blocks the short jumper by Joe Fisher | 45-48 |
| 11:32 | Kennesaw St. | The rebound goes to Jason Lorusso | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - Jason Lorusso (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Hisey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clifford Phelan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Green (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifton Rutledge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Joe Fisher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jeff Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Gilham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Lawson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Youngblood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Kennesaw St. | James Hisey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 11:06 | Kennesaw St. | William Green can't tip it in | 45-48 |
| 11:05 | Kennesaw St. | Clifton Rutledge hits the follow up shot | 47-48 |
| 10:46 | USC Upstate | Jeff Allen is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jeff Allen, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Christopher Kincheloe (PG), Lloyd Porter (SG), William Burch (PF) James Hisey, William Green, Clifton Rutledge | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Tommie Coleman (PG), Bernard Samuel (C) Joe Fisher, Joseph Youngblood | |
| 10:31 | Kennesaw St. | William Burch drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Kincheloe | 49-48 |
| 10:11 | USC Upstate | Tommie Coleman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 10:09 | USC Upstate | Bernard Samuel snags the offensive board | 49-48 |
| 10:00 | USC Upstate | Tommie Coleman drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Lawson | 49-51 |
| 09:37 | Kennesaw St. | Christopher Kincheloe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | James Hisey (SF) Clifford Phelan | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Randy Gil (SF), Woodrow Kepler (PF) Floyd Gilham, James Lawson | |
| 09:19 | USC Upstate | Tommie Coleman is whistled for a carry | 49-51 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | William Green (PF) William Burch | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Joe Fisher (SG), Joseph Youngblood (C) Jeff Allen, Bernard Samuel | |
| 09:04 | Kennesaw St. | Joseph Youngblood is called for the reach on Christopher Kincheloe - foul #2 on Joseph Youngblood, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | William Burch (PF) Jason Lorusso | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Don Tye (SG) Tommie Coleman | |
| 08:54 | Kennesaw St. | Lloyd Porter scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Kincheloe and he's fouled by Don Tye - foul #1 on Don Tye, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| 08:54 | Kennesaw St. | Lloyd Porter misses the free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:54 | USC Upstate | Woodrow Kepler pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 08:44 | USC Upstate | William Burch swats the shot by Joe Fisher | 51-51 |
| 08:43 | Kennesaw St. | Lloyd Porter pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 08:27 | Kennesaw St. | Lloyd Porter misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-51 |
| 08:25 | USC Upstate | Woodrow Kepler pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 08:08 | USC Upstate | Don Tye hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by William Green - foul #1 on William Green, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Jason Lorusso (PG), Clifton Rutledge (C) Christopher Kincheloe, James Hisey | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Tommie Coleman (PG), Jeff Allen (SG), James Lawson (PF), Bernard Samuel (C) Joe Fisher, Randy Gil, Woodrow Kepler, Joseph Youngblood | |
| 08:08 | USC Upstate | Don Tye makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:08 | USC Upstate | Don Tye misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:08 | USC Upstate | Bernard Samuel gets the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 07:47 | USC Upstate | James Lawson connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Don Tye | 51-54 |
| 07:41 | Kennesaw St. | Jason Lorusso is hacked by Tommie Coleman - foul #2 on Tommie Coleman, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Michael Walker (PG), Clifford Phelan (SF), Richard Jean (PF) Jason Lorusso, William Burch, William Green | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Floyd Gilham (SF) Don Tye | |
| 07:19 | Kennesaw St. | Clifford Phelan is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Clifford Phelan, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Jason Lorusso (SG) Lloyd Porter | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - Michael Walker (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jason Lorusso (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Clifford Phelan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Jean (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Clifton Rutledge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Tommie Coleman (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Gilham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Lawson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Samuel (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:02 | USC Upstate | Floyd Gilham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 07:01 | USC Upstate | Bernard Samuel tips it back up and in | 51-56 |
| 06:48 | Kennesaw St. | Richard Jean hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-56 |
| 06:47 | USC Upstate | Floyd Gilham snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 06:28 | USC Upstate | Floyd Gilham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-56 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Christopher Kincheloe (SG), James Hisey (SF), William Green (C) Jason Lorusso, Clifford Phelan, Clifton Rutledge | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Joe Fisher (PG), Randy Gil (SF), Woodrow Kepler (C) Tommie Coleman, Floyd Gilham, Bernard Samuel | |
| 06:06 | Kennesaw St. | Christopher Kincheloe hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 06:05 | USC Upstate | Woodrow Kepler grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 05:56 | USC Upstate | Woodrow Kepler comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 05:55 | Kennesaw St. | James Hisey pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 05:26 | Kennesaw St. | Michael Walker knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-56 |
| 05:10 | USC Upstate | Jeff Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Lloyd Porter (SG), Clifford Phelan (SF) Christopher Kincheloe, James Hisey | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Tommie Coleman (PG), Floyd Gilham (SF), Bernard Samuel (C) Jeff Allen, Randy Gil, James Lawson | |
| 04:55 | Kennesaw St. | Lloyd Porter misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 04:54 | USC Upstate | Bernard Samuel grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 04:45 | USC Upstate | Tommie Coleman hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Floyd Gilham | 53-58 |
| 04:31 | Kennesaw St. | Lloyd Porter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-58 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | James Hisey (PF), Jason Lorusso (C) Richard Jean, William Green | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 04:19 | USC Upstate | Floyd Gilham misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-58 |
| 04:17 | USC Upstate | Floyd Gilham tips it but misses | 53-58 |
| 04:15 | USC Upstate | Tommie Coleman hits the follow up shot | 53-60 |
| 03:49 | Kennesaw St. | Jason Lorusso misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on Bernard Samuel - foul #2 on Bernard Samuel, team foul #7 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Clifton Rutledge (C) Michael Walker | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Jeff Allen (SG), Randy Gil (SF), James Lawson (PF) Joe Fisher, Floyd Gilham, Woodrow Kepler | |
| 03:49 | Kennesaw St. | Jason Lorusso makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 03:49 | Kennesaw St. | Jason Lorusso makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 03:35 | USC Upstate | James Hisey is called for the reach on Jeff Allen - foul #2 on James Hisey, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Christopher Kincheloe (PG) Jason Lorusso | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Floyd Gilham (PG), Joseph Youngblood (C) Tommie Coleman, Bernard Samuel | |
| 03:35 | USC Upstate | Jeff Allen misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 03:35 | Kennesaw St. | James Hisey grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 03:16 | Kennesaw St. | Lloyd Porter drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Christopher Kincheloe | 58-60 |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - Christopher Kincheloe (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lloyd Porter (fresh) 18 pts. 3 pf. SF - Clifford Phelan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Hisey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifton Rutledge (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Floyd Gilham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeff Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Gil (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Lawson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Youngblood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:53 | USC Upstate | Clifton Rutledge denies the turnaround by Floyd Gilham | 58-60 |
| 02:51 | Kennesaw St. | Clifford Phelan snags the defensive board | 58-60 |
| 02:51 | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Michael Walker (PG), Richard Jean (PF) Christopher Kincheloe, James Hisey | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Tommie Coleman (PG), Bernard Samuel (C) Floyd Gilham, Joseph Youngblood | |
| 02:32 | Kennesaw St. | Clifton Rutledge clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 58-60 |
| 02:30 | USC Upstate | James Lawson gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 02:26 | USC Upstate | Jeff Allen clanks a 3 from the left wing | 58-60 |
| 02:24 | Kennesaw St. | The rebound goes to Michael Walker | 58-60 |
| 02:18 | Kennesaw St. | Richard Jean misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Lawson - foul #2 on James Lawson, team foul #8 | 58-60 |
| 02:18 | Kennesaw St. | Richard Jean makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:18 | Kennesaw St. | Richard Jean makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:10 | USC Upstate | Jeff Allen is hacked by Clifton Rutledge - foul #1 on Clifton Rutledge, team foul #10 | 60-60 |
| 02:10 | USC Upstate | Jeff Allen makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 02:10 | USC Upstate | Jeff Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 01:55 | Kennesaw St. | Michael Walker misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bernard Samuel - foul #3 on Bernard Samuel, team foul #9 | 60-62 |
| 01:55 | Kennesaw St. | Michael Walker makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 01:55 | Kennesaw St. | Michael Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 01:43 | USC Upstate | Tommie Coleman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 01:41 | USC Upstate | Bernard Samuel tips it back up and in | 62-64 |
| 01:24 | Kennesaw St. | Clifford Phelan misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 62-64 |
| 01:22 | Kennesaw St. | Clifton Rutledge can't tip it in | 62-64 |
| 01:20 | USC Upstate | Tommie Coleman snags the defensive board | 62-64 |
| 01:13 | USC Upstate | Jeff Allen makes the 3 from the right wing | 62-67 |
| 00:55 | Kennesaw St. | Michael Walker hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Lloyd Porter | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | USC Upstate | Bernard Samuel is whistled for traveling | 65-67 |
| 00:12 | Kennesaw St. | Michael Walker connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Lloyd Porter | 67-67 |
| 00:05 | USC Upstate | Tommie Coleman misses short on a shot from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 00:04 | USC Upstate | Bernard Samuel tips it home | 67-69 |
| 00:04 | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| 00:00 | Kennesaw St. | Michael Walker misses the halfcourt shot | 67-69 |