| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Thomas Godin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Christiansen (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Sluski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Preston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Steven Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Woodrow McCall (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Dale Teague (fresh) C - Robert Haston (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Randy Christiansen inbounds the ball | 40-36 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | South Carolina State | Randy Christiansen knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Joseph | 43-36 |
| 19:30 | Cleveland State | Raymond Preston blocks the short jumper by Walter Lewis | 43-36 |
| 19:28 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Raymond Preston | 43-36 |
| 19:21 | South Carolina State | David Sluski's floater is tipped away by Robert Haston | 43-36 |
| 19:20 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 19:03 | Cleveland State | Dale Teague misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on David Sluski - foul #3 on David Sluski, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ted Kohler (PF) David Sluski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 19:03 | Cleveland State | Dale Teague makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 19:03 | Cleveland State | Dale Teague makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 18:43 | South Carolina State | Raymond Preston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-38 |
| 18:20 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall loses the ball out of bounds | 43-38 |
| 18:07 | South Carolina State | Joseph Joseph scores on a fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Steven Roberts - foul #1 on Steven Roberts, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| 18:07 | South Carolina State | Joseph Joseph makes the free throw | 46-38 |
| 17:50 | Cleveland State | Dale Teague loses the ball out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Bennington (C) Raymond Preston | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Harris (SG), Frank Holman (C) Walter Lewis, Robert Haston | |
| 17:21 | South Carolina State | Woodrow McCall is called for the reach on Michael Bennington - foul #2 on Woodrow McCall, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Edward Mask (PG), William Panek (SG), Thomas Copeland (SF) Thomas Godin, Joseph Joseph, Randy Christiansen | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tom Plaza (PG), Dana Maxfield (SG), David Laird (PF) Steven Roberts, Woodrow McCall, Dale Teague | |
| 17:07 | South Carolina State | William Panek comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 17:05 | South Carolina State | Edward Mask gets the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 16:47 | South Carolina State | Ted Kohler can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-38 |
| 16:46 | South Carolina State | Michael Bennington hits the follow up shot | 48-38 |
| 16:31 | Cleveland State | Thomas Copeland takes the ball from Terry Harris | 48-38 |
| 16:08 | South Carolina State | Ted Kohler buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-38 |
| 15:47 | Cleveland State | Tom Plaza is hacked by Ted Kohler - foul #2 on Ted Kohler, team foul #2 | 51-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Thomas Godin (PG), Joseph Joseph (SG), Randy Christiansen (SF), David Sluski (PF), Raymond Preston (C) Edward Mask, William Panek, Thomas Copeland, Ted Kohler, Michael Bennington | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Steven Roberts (PG), Walter Lewis (SG), Woodrow McCall (SF), Dale Teague (PF), Robert Haston (C) Tom Plaza, Dana Maxfield, Terry Harris, David Laird, Frank Holman | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Thomas Godin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Joseph (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Christiansen (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Sluski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Preston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Steven Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Woodrow McCall (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Dale Teague (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Haston (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Cleveland State | Walter Lewis is hacked by Randy Christiansen - foul #1 on Randy Christiansen, team foul #3 | 51-38 |
| 15:26 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall's pass is intercepted by Joseph Joseph | 51-38 |
| 15:23 | South Carolina State | Thomas Godin blows the layup | 51-38 |
| 15:21 | South Carolina State | Randy Christiansen gets the offensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 15:00 | South Carolina State | Randy Christiansen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-38 |
| 14:50 | Cleveland State | Steven Roberts misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-38 |
| 14:48 | South Carolina State | Raymond Preston gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| 14:34 | South Carolina State | Raymond Preston's pass is intercepted by Walter Lewis | 51-38 |
| 14:11 | Cleveland State | Dale Teague misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 51-38 |
| 14:09 | South Carolina State | David Sluski pulls down the rebound | 51-38 |
| 14:02 | South Carolina State | Woodrow McCall picks off the pass by Thomas Godin | 51-38 |
| 13:59 | Cleveland State | Dale Teague hits the finger roll on a great pass from Woodrow McCall | 51-40 |
| 13:44 | South Carolina State | Joseph Joseph hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by David Sluski | 53-40 |
| 13:20 | Cleveland State | Dale Teague throws it down | 53-42 |
| 13:02 | South Carolina State | Robert Haston is called for the reach on Raymond Preston - foul #3 on Robert Haston, team foul #3 | 53-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Edward Mask (PG), William Panek (SG), Michael Harris (SF), Thomas Copeland (PF), Michael Bennington (C) Thomas Godin, Joseph Joseph, Randy Christiansen, David Sluski, Raymond Preston | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tom Plaza (PG), Dana Maxfield (SG), Terry Harris (SF), David Laird (PF), Frank Holman (C) Steven Roberts, Walter Lewis, Woodrow McCall, Dale Teague, Robert Haston | |
| 12:48 | South Carolina State | Michael Bennington can't finish the layup | 53-42 |
| 12:46 | Cleveland State | David Laird gets the rebound | 53-42 |
| 12:33 | Cleveland State | Tom Plaza comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 12:31 | South Carolina State | William Panek grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 12:14 | South Carolina State | Thomas Copeland buries a jumper from the right side set up by Edward Mask and the foul's on Tom Plaza - foul #1 on Tom Plaza, team foul #4 | 55-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ted Kohler (PF) Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 12:14 | South Carolina State | Thomas Copeland misses the free throw | 55-42 |
| 12:14 | Cleveland State | Frank Holman pulls down the rebound | 55-42 |
| 11:57 | Cleveland State | David Laird knocks in the shot from the left side | 55-44 |
| 11:39 | South Carolina State | Thomas Copeland comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 11:37 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Edward Mask (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Panek (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Copeland (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ted Kohler (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Bennington (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Tom Plaza (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dana Maxfield (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Laird (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Holman (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Cleveland State | Frank Holman's pass is intercepted by William Panek | 55-44 |
| 10:54 | South Carolina State | Edward Mask buries a jumper from the left side | 57-44 |
| 10:49 | Cleveland State | Edward Mask picks off the pass by David Laird | 57-44 |
| 10:29 | South Carolina State | Dana Maxfield steps in front of the William Panek pass | 57-44 |
| 10:19 | Cleveland State | Dana Maxfield misses the floater from the right side | 57-44 |
| 10:17 | South Carolina State | Edward Mask grabs the board | 57-44 |
| 10:12 | South Carolina State | William Panek comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 10:11 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 10:07 | Cleveland State | Edward Mask picks off the pass by Dana Maxfield | 57-44 |
| 09:47 | South Carolina State | William Panek hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Bennington and he's fouled by Dana Maxfield - foul #2 on Dana Maxfield, team foul #5 | 59-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joseph Joseph (SG), Randy Christiansen (SF), David Sluski (PF), Raymond Preston (C) Edward Mask, Thomas Copeland, Ted Kohler, Michael Bennington | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Steven Roberts (PG), Walter Lewis (SG), Woodrow McCall (SF), Dale Teague (PF), Robert Haston (C) Tom Plaza, Dana Maxfield, Terry Harris, David Laird, Frank Holman | |
| 09:47 | South Carolina State | William Panek makes the free throw | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:30 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 60-44 |
| 09:28 | Cleveland State | Robert Haston gets the offensive rebound | 60-44 |
| 09:12 | Cleveland State | Raymond Preston steals the ball from Robert Haston | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:49 | South Carolina State | William Panek misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-44 |
| 08:47 | South Carolina State | Joseph Joseph tips it back up and in | 62-44 |
| 08:38 | Cleveland State | Steven Roberts clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-44 |
| 08:37 | South Carolina State | Randy Christiansen grabs the defensive rebound | 62-44 |
| 08:32 | South Carolina State | Joseph Joseph hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-44 |
| 08:31 | Cleveland State | Dale Teague gets the rebound | 62-44 |
| 08:20 | Cleveland State | Walter Lewis connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Woodrow McCall | 62-46 |
| 07:54 | South Carolina State | Steven Roberts is called for the reach on William Panek - foul #2 on Steven Roberts, team foul #6 | 62-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Thomas Godin (PG) William Panek | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 07:26 | South Carolina State | Joseph Joseph hits a floater from the left wing | 64-46 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Thomas Godin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Joseph (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Randy Christiansen (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. PF - David Sluski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Preston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Steven Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Woodrow McCall (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Dale Teague (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Haston (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 64-46 |
| 07:17 | Cleveland State | Robert Haston tips it back up and in | 64-48 |
| 06:58 | South Carolina State | David Sluski can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steven Roberts - foul #3 on Steven Roberts, team foul #7 | 64-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Edward Mask (SG), Thomas Copeland (SF), Ted Kohler (C) Joseph Joseph, Randy Christiansen, Raymond Preston | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tom Plaza (PG), Dana Maxfield (SG), Terry Harris (SF), David Laird (PF), Frank Holman (C) Steven Roberts, Walter Lewis, Woodrow McCall, Dale Teague, Robert Haston | |
| 06:58 | South Carolina State | David Sluski makes the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 06:58 | South Carolina State | David Sluski makes the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 06:42 | Cleveland State | Tom Plaza clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-48 |
| 06:40 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to David Sluski | 66-48 |
| 06:18 | South Carolina State | Thomas Godin hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Edward Mask and he's hacked by Tom Plaza - foul #2 on Tom Plaza, team foul #8 | 68-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Bennington (C) David Sluski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 06:18 | South Carolina State | Thomas Godin misses the free throw | 68-48 |
| 06:18 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to David Laird | 68-48 |
| 06:09 | Cleveland State | Tom Plaza's pass is intercepted by Thomas Godin | 68-48 |
| 05:44 | South Carolina State | Thomas Copeland hits the finger roll and the foul's on Tom Plaza - foul #3 on Tom Plaza, team foul #9 | 70-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Randy Christiansen (SF) Ted Kohler | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall (SF), Dale Teague (PF) Dana Maxfield, Frank Holman | |
| 05:44 | South Carolina State | Thomas Copeland makes the free throw | 71-48 |
| 05:15 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Terry Harris | 71-51 |
| 04:47 | South Carolina State | Michael Bennington is whistled for a carry | 71-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joseph Joseph (SG), David Sluski (PF), Raymond Preston (C) Thomas Godin, Thomas Copeland, Michael Bennington | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Steven Roberts (PG), Walter Lewis (SG), Robert Haston (C) Tom Plaza, Terry Harris, David Laird | |
| 04:25 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Randy Christiansen - foul #2 on Randy Christiansen, team foul #4 | 71-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Norman Bogdan (PG), William Panek (SG), Michael Harris (SF), Ted Kohler (PF), Michael Bennington (C) Edward Mask, Joseph Joseph, Randy Christiansen, David Sluski, Raymond Preston | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Randall Bell (PG), Dana Maxfield (SG), Terry Harris (PF), Frank Holman (C) Steven Roberts, Walter Lewis, Dale Teague, Robert Haston | |
| 04:25 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall misses the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 04:25 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall makes the 2nd free throw | 71-52 |
| 03:56 | South Carolina State | William Panek misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 71-52 |
| 03:55 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Woodrow McCall | 71-52 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:45 | Cleveland State | Dana Maxfield misses badly on a runner in the lane | 71-52 |
| 03:44 | Cleveland State | Dana Maxfield tips it in | 71-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | South Carolina State | Michael Harris drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 73-54 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Norman Bogdan (fresh) SG - William Panek (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Harris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ted Kohler (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Bennington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Randall Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dana Maxfield (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Woodrow McCall (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. PF - Terry Harris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Holman (fresh) | |
| 03:23 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris misses short on a shot in the lane | 73-54 |
| 03:21 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall tips it home | 73-56 |
| 02:59 | South Carolina State | Ted Kohler is hacked by Terry Harris - foul #1 on Terry Harris, team foul #10 | 73-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Edward Mask (PG), Thomas Copeland (PF) Norman Bogdan, Michael Bennington | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tom Plaza (PG), David Laird (SF) Randall Bell, Woodrow McCall | |
| 02:59 | South Carolina State | Ted Kohler makes the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 02:59 | South Carolina State | Ted Kohler misses the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| 02:59 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris gets the rebound | 74-56 |
| 02:51 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 74-56 |
| 02:49 | Cleveland State | Dana Maxfield snags the offensive board | 74-56 |
| 02:31 | Cleveland State | Frank Holman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-56 |
| 02:30 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Michael Harris | 74-56 |
| 02:09 | South Carolina State | Ted Kohler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-56 |
| 02:08 | Cleveland State | David Laird grabs the defensive rebound | 74-56 |
| 02:04 | Cleveland State | Michael Harris is called for the reach on David Laird - foul #1 on Michael Harris, team foul #5 | 74-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Norman Bogdan (PG) Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 01:48 | Cleveland State | Tom Plaza knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 74-59 |
| 01:21 | South Carolina State | Norman Bogdan connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Panek | 76-59 |
| 01:11 | Cleveland State | Tom Plaza misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-59 |
| 01:10 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris tips it home | 76-61 |
| 00:44 | South Carolina State | Frank Holman is called for the reach on Ted Kohler - foul #1 on Frank Holman, team foul #11 | 76-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Bennington (C) Norman Bogdan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:44 | South Carolina State | Ted Kohler makes the 1st free throw | 77-61 |
| 00:44 | South Carolina State | Ted Kohler misses the 2nd free throw | 77-61 |
| 00:44 | Cleveland State | Frank Holman gets the rebound | 77-61 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Cleveland State | Tom Plaza scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Terry Harris | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | South Carolina State | Thomas Copeland misses the jumper from the right block | 77-64 |
| 00:14 | Cleveland State | Dana Maxfield grabs the defensive rebound | 77-64 |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | Dana Maxfield is fouled on the floor by Ted Kohler - foul #3 on Ted Kohler, team foul #6 | 77-64 |
| 00:02 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 77-64 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina State | Ted Kohler grabs the defensive rebound | 77-64 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Ted Kohler runs out the clock | 77-64 |