| Lineup | Harding | PG - Arnold Lampley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Colin Elliott (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Client (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Bailey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jon Rivers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Wayne Rouse (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Gil (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Youngblood (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Brown (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | USC Upstate | Randy Gil inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | USC Upstate | Randy Gil can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 19:36 | USC Upstate | Kevin Brown misses the tip | 31-30 |
| 19:35 | Harding | Robert Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 19:10 | Harding | Robert Bailey misses the lay-in | 31-30 |
| 19:08 | USC Upstate | Randy Gil grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 18:53 | USC Upstate | Wayne Rouse clanks a shot from the free throw line | 31-30 |
| 18:51 | Harding | Robert Bailey snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 18:24 | Harding | Colin Elliott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 18:23 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Joseph Youngblood | 31-30 |
| 18:00 | USC Upstate | Kevin Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 17:58 | Harding | Jon Rivers pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 17:37 | Harding | Colin Elliott is hacked by Randy Gil - foul #1 on Randy Gil, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Harding | Roy Petrella (PF) Robert Bailey | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 17:20 | Harding | Charles Client is hacked by Randy Gil - foul #2 on Randy Gil, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Harding | Paul Redd (SF), Bernard Elias (C) Charles Client, Jon Rivers | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Arlie Wampler (SF), Richard Peters (C) Randy Gil, Kevin Brown | |
| 17:12 | Harding | Roy Petrella's pass is intercepted by Arthur Howard | 31-30 |
| 17:07 | USC Upstate | Arlie Wampler banks in the layup on a nice dish by Arthur Howard | 31-32 |
| 16:49 | Harding | Arnold Lampley buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Paul Redd | 33-32 |
| 16:37 | USC Upstate | Joseph Youngblood hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Wayne Rouse | 33-35 |
| 16:23 | Harding | Bernard Elias's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Harding | Billy Ligon (PG), Edwin Lariviere (SG) Arnold Lampley, Colin Elliott | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Sean Scott (PG), Booker Clauson (SG), David Sisk (PF) Wayne Rouse, Arthur Howard, Joseph Youngblood | |
| 16:08 | USC Upstate | Sean Scott misses the 3 from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 16:07 | USC Upstate | Arlie Wampler tips it home | 33-37 |
| 15:51 | Harding | Arlie Wampler picks off the pass by Paul Redd | 33-37 |
| 15:47 | USC Upstate | Sean Scott lays it up and in on a great pass from Arlie Wampler | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Billy Ligon (fresh) SG - Edwin Lariviere (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Redd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Petrella (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Elias (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Sean Scott (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Booker Clauson (fresh) SF - Arlie Wampler (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Sisk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Peters (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Harding | Edwin Lariviere misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 15:29 | Harding | Bernard Elias grabs the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 15:06 | Harding | Billy Ligon drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 14:49 | USC Upstate | Richard Peters is denied on a layup by Roy Petrella | 35-39 |
| 14:48 | USC Upstate | Arlie Wampler hits the follow up shot | 35-41 |
| 14:31 | Harding | Bernard Elias throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-41 |
| Subs | Harding | Arnold Lampley (PG), Colin Elliott (SG), Charles Client (SF), Robert Bailey (PF), Jon Rivers (C) Billy Ligon, Edwin Lariviere, Paul Redd, Roy Petrella, Bernard Elias | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Wayne Rouse (PG), Arthur Howard (SG), Randy Gil (SF), Joseph Youngblood (PF), Kevin Brown (C) Sean Scott, Booker Clauson, Arlie Wampler, David Sisk, Richard Peters | |
| 14:17 | USC Upstate | Arnold Lampley steps in front of the Arthur Howard pass | 35-41 |
| 13:59 | Harding | Charles Client is fouled on the floor by Kevin Brown - foul #1 on Kevin Brown, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| 13:48 | Harding | Charles Client misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-41 |
| 13:46 | Harding | Colin Elliott tips it back up and in | 37-41 |
| 13:33 | USC Upstate | Wayne Rouse's pass is intercepted by Jon Rivers | 37-41 |
| 13:22 | Harding | Charles Client comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 37-41 |
| 13:20 | USC Upstate | Joseph Youngblood grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 12:58 | USC Upstate | Arthur Howard hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-43 |
| 12:45 | Harding | Jon Rivers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Joseph Youngblood - foul #1 on Joseph Youngblood, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| 12:45 | Harding | Jon Rivers makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 12:45 | Harding | Jon Rivers makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 12:29 | USC Upstate | Jon Rivers denies the turnaround by Kevin Brown | 39-43 |
| 12:28 | Harding | Charles Client pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:15 | Harding | Colin Elliott drills a shot from the left side set up by Charles Client and he's hacked by Randy Gil - foul #3 on Randy Gil, team foul #5 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Harding | Roy Petrella (PF) Robert Bailey | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Sean Scott (SG), David Sisk (PF) Arthur Howard, Joseph Youngblood | |
| 12:15 | Harding | Colin Elliott misses the free throw | 41-43 |
| 12:15 | USC Upstate | Kevin Brown gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 11:58 | USC Upstate | Wayne Rouse drills a floater from just outside the lane | 41-45 |
| 11:40 | Harding | Arnold Lampley comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 11:38 | Harding | Roy Petrella snags the offensive board | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Arnold Lampley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Colin Elliott (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Client (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roy Petrella (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Rivers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Wayne Rouse (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Scott (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Gil (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Sisk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Brown (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Harding | Charles Client comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-45 |
| 11:22 | USC Upstate | Kevin Brown grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 11:05 | USC Upstate | Sean Scott drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-48 |
| 10:49 | Harding | Arnold Lampley is fouled on the floor by Wayne Rouse - foul #3 on Wayne Rouse, team foul #6 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Harding | Billy Ligon (PG), Edwin Lariviere (SG), Paul Redd (SF), Robert Bailey (PF) Arnold Lampley, Colin Elliott, Charles Client, Jon Rivers | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Arthur Howard (SG), Arlie Wampler (SF), Joseph Youngblood (PF), Richard Peters (C) Wayne Rouse, Randy Gil, David Sisk, Kevin Brown | |
| 10:28 | Harding | Billy Ligon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Arthur Howard - foul #2 on Arthur Howard, team foul #7 | 41-48 |
| 10:28 | Harding | Billy Ligon makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 10:28 | Harding | Billy Ligon misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 10:28 | USC Upstate | Richard Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 10:09 | USC Upstate | Sean Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-48 |
| 09:53 | Harding | Arthur Howard is called for the reach on Edwin Lariviere - foul #3 on Arthur Howard, team foul #8 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Harding | Bernard Elias (C) Roy Petrella | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 09:53 | Harding | Edwin Lariviere makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 09:53 | Harding | Edwin Lariviere makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 09:33 | USC Upstate | Arthur Howard misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 09:31 | Harding | The rebound goes to Robert Bailey | 44-48 |
| 09:10 | Harding | Edwin Lariviere hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Bailey | 47-48 |
| 08:51 | USC Upstate | Arlie Wampler clanks a turnaround from the right block | 47-48 |
| 08:49 | Harding | Billy Ligon pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 08:31 | Harding | Paul Redd makes the shot from the right side | 49-48 |
| 08:12 | USC Upstate | Arlie Wampler scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Sean Scott and the foul's on Paul Redd - foul #1 on Paul Redd, team foul #1 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Harding | Arnold Lampley (PG), Colin Elliott (SG), Charles Client (SF), Roy Petrella (PF), Jon Rivers (C) Billy Ligon, Edwin Lariviere, Paul Redd, Robert Bailey, Bernard Elias | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Wayne Rouse (PG), Booker Clauson (SG), David Sisk (PF), Kevin Brown (C) Sean Scott, Arthur Howard, Joseph Youngblood, Richard Peters | |
| 08:12 | USC Upstate | Arlie Wampler makes the free throw | 49-51 |
| 07:43 | Harding | Arnold Lampley misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 49-51 |
| 07:42 | USC Upstate | Wayne Rouse gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 07:35 | USC Upstate | Arlie Wampler clanks a floater from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 07:34 | USC Upstate | Wayne Rouse tips it back up and in | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Arnold Lampley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Colin Elliott (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Client (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roy Petrella (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Rivers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Wayne Rouse (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Booker Clauson (fresh) SF - Arlie Wampler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Sisk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Brown (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Harding | Arnold Lampley is hacked by Wayne Rouse - foul #4 on Wayne Rouse, team foul #9 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Randy Gil (SF) Arlie Wampler | |
| 07:21 | Harding | Arnold Lampley makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 07:21 | Harding | Arnold Lampley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 07:03 | USC Upstate | Randy Gil lays it up and in on a nice dish by Booker Clauson | 51-55 |
| 06:41 | Harding | Colin Elliott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 06:39 | USC Upstate | David Sisk grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 06:24 | USC Upstate | Kevin Brown drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Rouse | 51-57 |
| 06:05 | Harding | Jon Rivers hits a runner in the paint set up by Charles Client | 53-57 |
| 05:46 | USC Upstate | Booker Clauson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 53-57 |
| 05:44 | USC Upstate | David Sisk tips it home | 53-59 |
| 05:28 | Harding | Jon Rivers hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Kevin Brown - foul #2 on Kevin Brown, team foul #10 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Harding | Paul Redd (SF), Robert Bailey (PF) Charles Client, Roy Petrella | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Arthur Howard (SG), Joseph Youngblood (PF), Richard Peters (C) Booker Clauson, David Sisk, Kevin Brown | |
| 05:28 | Harding | Jon Rivers misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 05:28 | Harding | Jon Rivers misses the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 05:28 | USC Upstate | Joseph Youngblood gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 05:11 | USC Upstate | Arthur Howard misses the turnaround from the baseline | 53-59 |
| 05:10 | USC Upstate | Joseph Youngblood grabs the offensive board | 53-59 |
| 04:55 | USC Upstate | Randy Gil hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 53-59 |
| 04:54 | USC Upstate | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Peters | 53-59 |
| 04:49 | USC Upstate | Joseph Youngblood misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 04:48 | Harding | Colin Elliott grabs the board | 53-59 |
| 04:29 | Harding | Colin Elliott misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-59 |
| 04:27 | USC Upstate | Joseph Youngblood pulls down the rebound | 53-59 |
| 04:08 | USC Upstate | Randy Gil misses the lay-in | 53-59 |
| 04:07 | Harding | The rebound goes to Paul Redd | 53-59 |
| 03:44 | Harding | Jon Rivers misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-59 |
| 03:43 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Joseph Youngblood | 53-59 |
| 03:14 | USC Upstate | Wayne Rouse misses the easy layup | 53-59 |
| 03:13 | Harding | The rebound goes to Colin Elliott | 53-59 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Arnold Lampley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Colin Elliott (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Redd (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Bailey (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Jon Rivers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Wayne Rouse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Arthur Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Randy Gil (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Youngblood (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. C - Richard Peters (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Harding | Arnold Lampley is whistled for traveling | 53-59 |
| Subs | Harding | Billy Ligon (PG), Edwin Lariviere (SG), Charles Client (SF), Roy Petrella (PF), Bernard Elias (C) Arnold Lampley, Colin Elliott, Paul Redd, Robert Bailey, Jon Rivers | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Sean Scott (PG), Arlie Wampler (SF), Kevin Brown (C) Wayne Rouse, Randy Gil, Richard Peters | |
| 02:52 | USC Upstate | USC Upstate calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-59 |
| 02:37 | USC Upstate | Arthur Howard misses the dunk | 53-59 |
| 02:36 | Harding | Roy Petrella gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 02:36 | Harding | Harding calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-59 |
| Subs | Harding | Arnold Lampley (PG), Colin Elliott (SG), Robert Bailey (PF) Billy Ligon, Edwin Lariviere, Bernard Elias | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Wayne Rouse (PG), Randy Gil (SF) Sean Scott, Arlie Wampler | |
| 02:14 | Harding | Colin Elliott drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Roy Petrella | 56-59 |
| 02:09 | USC Upstate | Randy Gil hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 56-59 |
| 02:08 | Harding | Arnold Lampley pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 01:43 | Harding | The jump hook by Robert Bailey is blocked by Joseph Youngblood | 56-59 |
| 01:42 | Harding | Colin Elliott snags the offensive board | 56-59 |
| 01:26 | Harding | Colin Elliott buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Client | 58-59 |
| 01:09 | USC Upstate | Wayne Rouse can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Bailey - foul #2 on Robert Bailey, team foul #2 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Harding | Jon Rivers (C) Roy Petrella | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 01:09 | USC Upstate | Wayne Rouse makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 01:09 | USC Upstate | Wayne Rouse makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:56 | Harding | Joseph Youngblood steals the ball from Robert Bailey | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | USC Upstate | Charles Client is called for the reach on Randy Gil - foul #2 on Charles Client, team foul #3 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Sean Scott (PG), Arlie Wampler (SF), David Sisk (PF) Wayne Rouse, Randy Gil, Joseph Youngblood | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | USC Upstate | Colin Elliott is called for the reach on Arthur Howard - foul #3 on Colin Elliott, team foul #4 | 58-61 |
| 00:23 | USC Upstate | Arthur Howard is hacked by Arnold Lampley - foul #2 on Arnold Lampley, team foul #5 | 58-61 |
| 00:20 | USC Upstate | Jon Rivers is called for the reach on Sean Scott - foul #1 on Jon Rivers, team foul #6 | 58-61 |
| 00:19 | USC Upstate | David Sisk is fouled on the floor by Robert Bailey - foul #3 on Robert Bailey, team foul #7 | 58-61 |
| 00:19 | USC Upstate | David Sisk misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:19 | Harding | Robert Bailey grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 00:09 | Harding | Colin Elliott's pass is intercepted by Kevin Brown | 58-61 |
| 00:09 | USC Upstate | USC Upstate calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| 00:07 | USC Upstate | David Sisk is hacked by Arnold Lampley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arnold Lampley, team foul #8 | 58-61 |
| 00:07 | USC Upstate | David Sisk makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:07 | USC Upstate | David Sisk makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Harding | Arnold Lampley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-63 |