| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Donald Klahn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Huey Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fabian Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Todd Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Vincent Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Tull (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joey Wittig (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Roger Coleman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Peter Adams inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex 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) | |
| 19:53 | South Carolina State | Peter Adams comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 31-30 |
| 19:52 | Cleveland State | Todd Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 19:25 | Cleveland State | Donald Klahn misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Vincent Murphy - foul #1 on Vincent Murphy, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 19:25 | Cleveland State | Donald Klahn makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 19:25 | Cleveland State | Donald Klahn misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 19:25 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Roger Coleman | 32-30 |
| 19:08 | South Carolina State | Peter Adams misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-30 |
| 19:06 | Cleveland State | John Nguyen grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 18:37 | Cleveland State | Huey Lee clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 18:36 | South Carolina State | Peter Adams snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 18:31 | South Carolina State | Vincent Murphy misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by John Nguyen - foul #1 on John Nguyen, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 18:31 | South Carolina State | Vincent Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:31 | South Carolina State | Vincent Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:24 | Cleveland State | John Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Frank Tull - foul #1 on Frank Tull, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| 18:24 | Cleveland State | John Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:24 | Cleveland State | John Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:05 | South Carolina State | Todd Wilson blocks the jumper by Vincent Murphy | 34-32 |
| 18:04 | Cleveland State | Fabian Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:38 | Cleveland State | Fabian Gallo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 17:36 | Cleveland State | John Nguyen grabs the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 17:20 | Cleveland State | Donald Klahn scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Huey Lee | 36-32 |
| 17:03 | South Carolina State | Joey Wittig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dewayne Ball (PG), Christopher Miller (SF), Gregory Klima (C) Donald Klahn, Fabian Gallo, Todd Wilson | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Charles Johnson (SG), Otis Thompson (SF), George Hamilton (PF), Eugene Smith (C) Frank Tull, Peter Adams, Joey Wittig, Roger Coleman | |
| 16:41 | Cleveland State | Huey Lee is whistled for a carry | 36-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jared Sparks (SF), Roger Seiler (C) Huey Lee, John Nguyen | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 16:27 | South Carolina State | Eugene Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Johnson | 36-35 |
| 16:12 | Cleveland State | Jared Sparks misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 16:11 | South Carolina State | Eugene Smith gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 16:02 | South Carolina State | Christopher Miller takes the ball from George Hamilton | 36-35 |
| 15:58 | Cleveland State | Christopher Miller lays it up and in | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Dewayne Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jared Sparks (fresh) PF - Gregory Klima (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Seiler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Vincent Murphy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Otis Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eugene Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | South Carolina State | Charles Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 15:31 | South Carolina State | Vincent Murphy grabs the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 15:06 | South Carolina State | Charles Johnson misses long on a floater from the right side | 38-35 |
| 15:05 | Cleveland State | Christopher Miller gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 14:50 | Cleveland State | Eugene Smith is called for the reach on Jared Sparks - foul #2 on Eugene Smith, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donald Klahn (PG), Huey Lee (SG), Fabian Gallo (SF), John Nguyen (PF), Todd Wilson (C) Dewayne Ball, Christopher Miller, Jared Sparks, Gregory Klima, Roger Seiler | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Shelby Routh (PG), Frank Tull (SG), Peter Adams (SF), Joey Wittig (PF), Roger Coleman (C) Vincent Murphy, Charles Johnson, Otis Thompson, George Hamilton, Eugene Smith | |
| 14:41 | Cleveland State | John Nguyen buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Fabian Gallo | 40-35 |
| 14:13 | South Carolina State | Roger Coleman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-35 |
| 14:12 | Cleveland State | Fabian Gallo gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 14:01 | Cleveland State | Donald Klahn knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Huey Lee | 43-35 |
| 13:50 | South Carolina State | Joey Wittig comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 13:49 | Cleveland State | Fabian Gallo grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 13:29 | Cleveland State | John Nguyen comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 43-35 |
| 13:27 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Joey Wittig | 43-35 |
| 13:14 | South Carolina State | Shelby Routh is whistled for traveling | 43-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gregory Klima (C) Todd Wilson | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Vincent Murphy (PG) Shelby Routh | |
| 12:57 | Cleveland State | Donald Klahn knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Joey Wittig - foul #1 on Joey Wittig, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| 12:57 | Cleveland State | Donald Klahn makes the free throw | 46-35 |
| 12:33 | South Carolina State | Joey Wittig can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gregory Klima - foul #1 on Gregory Klima, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Charles Johnson (SG) Frank Tull | |
| 12:33 | South Carolina State | Joey Wittig misses the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 12:33 | South Carolina State | Joey Wittig misses the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 12:33 | Cleveland State | Gregory Klima grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 12:23 | Cleveland State | Gregory Klima clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 46-35 |
| 12:21 | South Carolina State | Joey Wittig grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 12:06 | South Carolina State | Peter Adams misses long on a floater in the paint | 46-35 |
| 12:05 | South Carolina State | Joey Wittig hits the follow up shot | 46-37 |
| 11:56 | Cleveland State | Gregory Klima blows the layup | 46-37 |
| 11:55 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Klima | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Donald Klahn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Huey Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fabian Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Klima (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Vincent Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joey Wittig (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Roger Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Cleveland State | Vincent Murphy is called for the reach on Gregory Klima - foul #2 on Vincent Murphy, team foul #5 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dewayne Ball (PG), Christopher Miller (SF), Roger Seiler (PF), Todd Wilson (C) Donald Klahn, Fabian Gallo, John Nguyen, Gregory Klima | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Otis Thompson (SF), George Hamilton (PF), Eugene Smith (C) Peter Adams, Joey Wittig, Roger Coleman | |
| 11:20 | Cleveland State | Huey Lee misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-37 |
| 11:19 | Cleveland State | Dewayne Ball tips it home | 48-37 |
| 10:58 | South Carolina State | Vincent Murphy buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Johnson | 48-39 |
| 10:38 | Cleveland State | Roger Seiler is fouled on the floor by Eugene Smith - foul #3 on Eugene Smith, team foul #6 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jared Sparks (SF), John Nguyen (PF) Huey Lee, Roger Seiler | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Shelby Routh (PG), Frank Tull (SG) Vincent Murphy, Charles Johnson | |
| 10:21 | Cleveland State | Jared Sparks misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-39 |
| 10:20 | South Carolina State | Otis Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 09:58 | South Carolina State | Otis Thompson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 09:57 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Smith | 48-39 |
| 09:40 | South Carolina State | George Hamilton scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Frank Tull | 48-42 |
| 09:20 | Cleveland State | Christopher Miller misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-42 |
| 09:18 | South Carolina State | George Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 09:00 | South Carolina State | Todd Wilson blocks the jumper by Otis Thompson | 48-42 |
| 08:58 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Dewayne Ball | 48-42 |
| 08:55 | Cleveland State | Dewayne Ball throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donald Klahn (PG), Huey Lee (SG), Fabian Gallo (SF), Gregory Klima (C) Dewayne Ball, Christopher Miller, Jared Sparks, Todd Wilson | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Vincent Murphy (PG), Peter Adams (SF), Joey Wittig (PF), Roger Coleman (C) Shelby Routh, Otis Thompson, George Hamilton, Eugene Smith | |
| 08:36 | South Carolina State | Roger Coleman clanks a shot from the right side | 48-42 |
| 08:35 | Cleveland State | Gregory Klima gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 08:13 | Cleveland State | Huey Lee hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Fabian Gallo | 51-42 |
| 07:59 | South Carolina State | Gregory Klima takes the ball from Roger Coleman | 51-42 |
| 07:48 | Cleveland State | Fabian Gallo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Klahn | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Donald Klahn (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Huey Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fabian Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Nguyen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Klima (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Vincent Murphy (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Tull (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joey Wittig (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Roger Coleman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | South Carolina State | Roger Coleman hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Vincent Murphy | 53-44 |
| 07:14 | Cleveland State | John Nguyen misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 07:12 | Cleveland State | Gregory Klima gets the offensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 06:51 | Cleveland State | Donald Klahn misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 06:50 | South Carolina State | Peter Adams gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 06:28 | South Carolina State | Frank Tull's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Roger Seiler (PF), Christopher Miller (C) John Nguyen, Gregory Klima | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Charles Johnson (SG), Otis Thompson (PF) Frank Tull, Joey Wittig | |
| 06:17 | Cleveland State | Donald Klahn is hacked by Vincent Murphy - foul #3 on Vincent Murphy, team foul #7 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Todd Wilson (C) Fabian Gallo | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | George Hamilton (PF), Eugene Smith (C) Peter Adams, Roger Coleman | |
| 06:17 | Cleveland State | Donald Klahn makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 06:17 | Cleveland State | Donald Klahn misses the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 06:17 | South Carolina State | George Hamilton gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 06:00 | South Carolina State | Charles Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 54-44 |
| 05:58 | South Carolina State | Otis Thompson hits the follow up shot | 54-46 |
| 05:34 | Cleveland State | Roger Seiler misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-46 |
| 05:32 | South Carolina State | Vincent Murphy snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 05:13 | South Carolina State | Vincent Murphy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-46 |
| 05:11 | Cleveland State | Roger Seiler gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| 04:54 | Cleveland State | Christopher Miller drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Roger Seiler | 56-46 |
| 04:33 | South Carolina State | Roger Seiler knocks away the 3 by Charles Johnson | 56-46 |
| 04:32 | South Carolina State | Eugene Smith snags the offensive board | 56-46 |
| 04:19 | South Carolina State | Otis Thompson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-46 |
| 04:18 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to George Hamilton | 56-46 |
| 04:18 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dewayne Ball (PG), Fabian Gallo (SF), John Nguyen (PF) Donald Klahn, Christopher Miller, Roger Seiler | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Frank Tull (SG), Peter Adams (SF), Joey Wittig (PF), Roger Coleman (C) Charles Johnson, Otis Thompson, George Hamilton, Eugene Smith | |
| 04:03 | South Carolina State | Joey Wittig buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Vincent Murphy and he's hacked by Fabian Gallo - foul #2 on Fabian Gallo, team foul #3 | 56-48 |
| 04:03 | South Carolina State | Joey Wittig makes the free throw | 56-49 |
| 03:43 | Cleveland State | Huey Lee can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-49 |
| 03:41 | Cleveland State | Dewayne Ball hits the follow up shot | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Dewayne Ball (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Huey Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fabian Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Vincent Murphy (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Tull (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joey Wittig (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Roger Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:24 | South Carolina State | Frank Tull is whistled for traveling | 58-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donald Klahn (PG), Gregory Klima (C) Dewayne Ball, Todd Wilson | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Cleveland State | Fabian Gallo scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Klahn | 61-49 |
| 02:44 | South Carolina State | Joey Wittig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dewayne Ball (PG), Christopher Miller (SG), Jared Sparks (SF), Roger Seiler (C) Donald Klahn, Huey Lee, Fabian Gallo, John Nguyen | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Shelby Routh (PG), Charles Johnson (SG), Otis Thompson (SF), George Hamilton (PF), Eugene Smith (C) Vincent Murphy, Frank Tull, Peter Adams, Joey Wittig, Roger Coleman | |
| 02:18 | Cleveland State | Gregory Klima blows the layup | 61-49 |
| 02:17 | South Carolina State | Shelby Routh grabs the board | 61-49 |
| 02:01 | South Carolina State | Charles Johnson is fouled on the floor by Roger Seiler - foul #1 on Roger Seiler, team foul #4 | 61-49 |
| 01:49 | South Carolina State | Eugene Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 01:47 | Cleveland State | Dewayne Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 01:33 | Cleveland State | Christopher Miller misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 61-49 |
| 01:32 | South Carolina State | George Hamilton snags the defensive board | 61-49 |
| 01:19 | South Carolina State | Charles Johnson is whistled for traveling | 61-49 |
| 00:50 | Cleveland State | Jared Sparks connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | South Carolina State | Eugene Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-49 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina State | George Hamilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 00:37 | South Carolina State | Charles Johnson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Otis Thompson | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | Roger Seiler hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Miller | 65-52 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina State | Otis Thompson misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Dewayne Ball - foul #1 on Dewayne Ball, team foul #5 | 65-52 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina State | Otis Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina State | Otis Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 00:04 | Cleveland State | Jared Sparks gets the rebound | 65-53 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Dewayne Ball runs out the clock | 65-53 |