| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Raymond Duke (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Branch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Galli (fresh) 4 pts. C - Genaro Mancini (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bert Ogburn (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Black (fresh) PF - Jerome Rhone (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Jessee (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black inbounds the ball | 31-44 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the baseline | 31-44 |
| 19:34 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone misses the tip | 31-44 |
| 19:33 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee gets the offensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 19:20 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Dikembe Abdul-Rahim | 31-46 |
| 19:03 | Long Beach State | Genaro Mancini buries a jump hook from the left block | 33-46 |
| 18:46 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn banks in the layup on a great pass from Dikembe Abdul-Rahim | 33-48 |
| 18:24 | Long Beach State | Dennis Branch hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 33-48 |
| 18:23 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee grabs the defensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 17:56 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone is open and buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Bert Ogburn | 33-50 |
| 17:42 | Long Beach State | Dennis Branch clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-50 |
| 17:41 | Long Beach State | Dennis Branch tips it in | 35-50 |
| 17:19 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-50 |
| 17:18 | Long Beach State | Raymond Duke grabs the defensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 17:12 | Long Beach State | Daniel Galli's pass is intercepted by Jerome Rhone | 35-50 |
| 16:50 | South Carolina | Roy Freeman is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdul-Rahim - foul #2 on Roy Freeman, team foul #1 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Thomas (SG), Melvin Bielecki (SF), Brandon Leyba (PF), Armando Torres (C) Dennis Branch, Roy Freeman, Daniel Galli, Genaro Mancini | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Tommy Williamson (PG), Angelo Valencia (SG), Glenn Brown (SF), Paul Pool (PF), Peter Carter (C) Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, Bert Ogburn, Jimmy Black, Jerome Rhone, Dean Jessee | |
| 16:35 | South Carolina | Glenn Brown is hacked by Melvin Bielecki - foul #3 on Melvin Bielecki, team foul #2 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Marco Bruno (SF) Melvin Bielecki | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:17 | South Carolina | Paul Pool misses the easy layup but the foul's on Raymond Duke - foul #3 on Raymond Duke, team foul #3 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dennis Branch (SG) Raymond Duke | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:17 | South Carolina | Paul Pool makes the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 16:17 | South Carolina | Paul Pool makes the 2nd free throw | 35-52 |
| 16:01 | Long Beach State | Michael Thomas clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-52 |
| 16:00 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Armando Torres | 35-52 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Branch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marco Bruno (fresh) PF - Brandon Leyba (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Armando Torres (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Tommy Williamson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Angelo Valencia (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Glenn Brown (fresh) PF - Paul Pool (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Long Beach State | Dennis Branch misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-52 |
| 15:47 | Long Beach State | Marco Bruno grabs the offensive rebound | 35-52 |
| 15:32 | Long Beach State | Dennis Branch misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Paul Pool - foul #2 on Paul Pool, team foul #1 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Melvin Bielecki (SF), Daniel Galli (PF) Marco Bruno, Brandon Leyba | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn (SG) Glenn Brown | |
| 15:32 | Long Beach State | Dennis Branch makes the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 15:32 | Long Beach State | Dennis Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 15:15 | South Carolina | Peter Carter is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Angelo Valencia | 37-54 |
| 14:57 | Long Beach State | Dennis Branch is called for 5 seconds | 37-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Raymond Duke (PG), Douglas Mitchell (C) Dennis Branch, Armando Torres | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jimmy Black (SF), Gerard Fichter (C) Tommy Williamson, Peter Carter | |
| 14:39 | South Carolina | Daniel Galli takes the ball from Angelo Valencia | 37-54 |
| 14:22 | Long Beach State | Michael Thomas misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-54 |
| 14:21 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Paul Pool | 37-54 |
| 14:18 | South Carolina | Paul Pool travels in the backcourt | 37-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Marco Bruno (SF), Brandon Leyba (PF) Melvin Bielecki, Daniel Galli | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (PG), Dean Jessee (C) Angelo Valencia, Paul Pool | |
| 14:02 | Long Beach State | Marco Bruno comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-54 |
| 14:00 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Leyba | 37-54 |
| 13:42 | Long Beach State | Douglas Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dennis Branch (SG), Roy Freeman (SF), Armando Torres (PF), Genaro Mancini (C) Raymond Duke, Michael Thomas, Marco Bruno, Douglas Mitchell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone (PF) Gerard Fichter | |
| 13:28 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 37-54 |
| 13:27 | Long Beach State | Armando Torres grabs the board | 37-54 |
| 13:08 | Long Beach State | Dennis Branch's fadeaway is rejected by Jimmy Black | 37-54 |
| 13:07 | Long Beach State | Dennis Branch misses the tip | 37-54 |
| 13:05 | Long Beach State | Dennis Branch grabs the offensive board | 37-54 |
| 12:48 | Long Beach State | Armando Torres clanks a shot from close range | 37-54 |
| 12:47 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn pulls down the rebound | 37-54 |
| 12:24 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone steps out of bounds on the baseline | 37-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Raymond Duke (PG), Michael Thomas (SG), Melvin Bielecki (SF), Daniel Galli (PF), Douglas Mitchell (C) Brandon Leyba, Dennis Branch, Roy Freeman, Armando Torres, Genaro Mancini | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Tommy Williamson (PG), Angelo Valencia (SG), Glenn Brown (SF), Paul Pool (PF), Peter Carter (C) Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, Bert Ogburn, Jimmy Black, Jerome Rhone, Dean Jessee | |
| 12:00 | Long Beach State | Angelo Valencia steals it from Michael Thomas | 37-54 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Raymond Duke (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Bielecki (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Daniel Galli (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Douglas Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Tommy Williamson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Angelo Valencia (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Glenn Brown (fresh) PF - Paul Pool (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 37-54 |
| 11:42 | Long Beach State | Douglas Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:38 | Long Beach State | Tommy Williamson takes the ball from Raymond Duke | 37-54 |
| 11:35 | South Carolina | Tommy Williamson misses the easy layup | 37-54 |
| 11:34 | Long Beach State | Michael Thomas grabs the board | 37-54 |
| 11:27 | Long Beach State | Michael Thomas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-54 |
| 11:25 | South Carolina | Glenn Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:56 | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-54 |
| 10:54 | Long Beach State | Douglas Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 37-54 |
| 10:48 | Long Beach State | Daniel Galli's floater is tipped away by Glenn Brown | 37-54 |
| 10:47 | South Carolina | Paul Pool grabs the defensive rebound | 37-54 |
| 10:21 | South Carolina | Tommy Williamson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 37-54 |
| 10:20 | South Carolina | Paul Pool tips it in | 37-56 |
| 10:04 | Long Beach State | Raymond Duke drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-56 |
| 09:45 | South Carolina | Paul Pool hits a wide open fadeaway in the paint set up by Tommy Williamson | 40-58 |
| 09:28 | Long Beach State | Michael Thomas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-58 |
| 09:26 | Long Beach State | Daniel Galli misses the tip | 40-58 |
| 09:24 | Long Beach State | Michael Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 40-58 |
| 09:13 | Long Beach State | Daniel Galli misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-58 |
| 09:12 | Long Beach State | Melvin Bielecki pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-58 |
| 09:05 | Long Beach State | Angelo Valencia is called for the reach on Daniel Galli - foul #2 on Angelo Valencia, team foul #2 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brandon Leyba (PG), Dennis Branch (SG), Roy Freeman (SF), Armando Torres (PF), Genaro Mancini (C) Raymond Duke, Michael Thomas, Melvin Bielecki, Daniel Galli, Douglas Mitchell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (PG), Bert Ogburn (SG), Jimmy Black (SF), Jerome Rhone (PF), Dean Jessee (C) Tommy Williamson, Angelo Valencia, Glenn Brown, Paul Pool, Peter Carter | |
| 08:47 | Long Beach State | Roy Freeman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-58 |
| 08:45 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn gets the rebound | 40-58 |
| 08:43 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Freeman - foul #3 on Roy Freeman, team foul #4 | 40-58 |
| 08:23 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn misses long on a shot from the left wing | 40-58 |
| 08:22 | Long Beach State | Genaro Mancini grabs the board | 40-58 |
| 08:04 | Long Beach State | Dennis Branch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-58 |
| 08:02 | Long Beach State | Genaro Mancini hits the follow up shot | 42-58 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Brandon Leyba (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SG - Dennis Branch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Armando Torres (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Genaro Mancini (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bert Ogburn (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jimmy Black (fresh) PF - Jerome Rhone (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dean Jessee (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:42 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-58 |
| 07:40 | Long Beach State | Armando Torres pulls down the rebound | 42-58 |
| 07:18 | Long Beach State | Armando Torres can't finish the layup | 42-58 |
| 07:17 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone grabs the defensive rebound | 42-58 |
| 07:04 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black misses the shot from the left block | 42-58 |
| 07:03 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Genaro Mancini | 42-58 |
| 06:57 | Long Beach State | Jimmy Black steals the ball from Brandon Leyba | 42-58 |
| 06:53 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerome Rhone, team foul #3 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Thomas (PG), Marco Bruno (SF), Daniel Galli (PF) Brandon Leyba, Roy Freeman, Armando Torres | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia (PG), Paul Pool (PF), Gerard Fichter (C) Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, Jerome Rhone, Dean Jessee | |
| 06:35 | Long Beach State | Genaro Mancini's layup is rejected by Gerard Fichter | 42-58 |
| 06:34 | South Carolina | Gerard Fichter snags the defensive board | 42-58 |
| 06:28 | South Carolina | Paul Pool misses the wide open runner from the right block | 42-58 |
| 06:26 | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia can't tip it in | 42-58 |
| 06:25 | Long Beach State | Daniel Galli snags the defensive board | 42-58 |
| 06:15 | Long Beach State | Daniel Galli scores on a driving attempt from close range | 44-58 |
| 05:57 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black is called for traveling | 44-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Raymond Duke (PG) Michael Thomas | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Tommy Williamson (PG), Glenn Brown (SF), Peter Carter (C) Bert Ogburn, Jimmy Black, Gerard Fichter | |
| 05:45 | Long Beach State | Marco Bruno misses the jumper from the right wing | 44-58 |
| 05:43 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Glenn Brown | 44-58 |
| 05:39 | South Carolina | Tommy Williamson double dribbles in the backcourt | 44-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brandon Leyba (PF), Douglas Mitchell (C) Daniel Galli, Genaro Mancini | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (PG), Gerard Fichter (C) Tommy Williamson, Paul Pool | |
| 05:23 | Long Beach State | Dennis Branch hits a jumpshot from the right wing and he's hacked by Peter Carter - foul #1 on Peter Carter, team foul #4 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Roy Freeman (SF), Armando Torres (PF) Marco Bruno, Brandon Leyba | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone (PF), Dean Jessee (C) Peter Carter, Gerard Fichter | |
| 05:23 | Long Beach State | Dennis Branch makes the free throw | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:09 | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia misses badly on a runner from close range | 47-58 |
| 05:08 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee grabs the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 04:51 | South Carolina | Glenn Brown misses short on an open 3 from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 04:49 | Long Beach State | Douglas Mitchell gets the rebound | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:44 | Long Beach State | Dennis Branch buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Duke | 49-58 |
| 04:25 | South Carolina | Glenn Brown is open and buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Angelo Valencia | 49-60 |
| 04:18 | Long Beach State | Dennis Branch can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-60 |
| 04:16 | Long Beach State | Roy Freeman hits the follow up shot | 51-60 |
| 03:56 | South Carolina | Roy Freeman steps in front of the Angelo Valencia pass | 51-60 |
| 03:51 | Long Beach State | Roy Freeman hits the finger roll | 53-60 |
| 03:51 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brandon Leyba (PG), Melvin Bielecki (PF), Genaro Mancini (C) Raymond Duke, Dennis Branch, Douglas Mitchell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn (SG), Jimmy Black (SF) Angelo Valencia, Glenn Brown | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Brandon Leyba (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SG - Armando Torres (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. SF - Roy Freeman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Melvin Bielecki (fresh) 3 pf. C - Genaro Mancini (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bert Ogburn (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jimmy Black (fresh) PF - Jerome Rhone (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Dean Jessee (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:33 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn misses short on an open jumper from the baseline | 53-60 |
| 03:32 | Long Beach State | Genaro Mancini snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 03:11 | Long Beach State | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim is called for the reach on Armando Torres - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, team foul #5 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Thomas (PG), Daniel Galli (PF) Armando Torres, Roy Freeman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia (PG), Paul Pool (PF) Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, Jerome Rhone | |
| 02:58 | Long Beach State | Angelo Valencia takes the ball from Brandon Leyba | 53-60 |
| 02:58 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Roy Freeman (SF), Armando Torres (PF) Melvin Bielecki, Daniel Galli | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (PG), Jerome Rhone (PF) Angelo Valencia, Paul Pool | |
| 02:42 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn is hacked by Roy Freeman - foul #4 on Roy Freeman, team foul #5 | 53-60 |
| 02:27 | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 53-60 |
| 02:26 | Long Beach State | Michael Thomas gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| 02:16 | Long Beach State | Michael Thomas clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 53-60 |
| 02:14 | Long Beach State | Genaro Mancini hits the follow up shot | 55-60 |
| 01:59 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Dikembe Abdul-Rahim and he's hacked by Roy Freeman - foul #5 on Roy Freeman, team foul #6 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Raymond Duke (PG), Dennis Branch (SG), Daniel Galli (PF) Brandon Leyba, Roy Freeman, Armando Torres | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 01:59 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black makes the free throw | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:46 | Long Beach State | Daniel Galli misses the lay-in | 55-63 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone grabs the board | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:21 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black hits a 3 from the right corner | 55-66 |
| 00:58 | Long Beach State | Michael Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 55-66 |
| 00:56 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black scores on a jumper from the left block | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Long Beach State | Dennis Branch loses the ball out of bounds | 55-68 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brandon Leyba (SG), Melvin Bielecki (SF), Armando Torres (PF), Douglas Mitchell (C) Raymond Duke, Dennis Branch, Daniel Galli, Genaro Mancini | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Tommy Williamson (PG), Angelo Valencia (SG), Glenn Brown (SF), Paul Pool (PF), Peter Carter (C) Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, Bert Ogburn, Jimmy Black, Jerome Rhone, Dean Jessee | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Tommy Williamson runs out the clock | 55-68 |