| Lineup | VMI | PG - Robert Ormond (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Atwood (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stewart Dooley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Juhl (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Cai (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Gillham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Swigert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Julian Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Manes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Stewart Dooley inbounds the ball | 34-38 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | VMI | Robert Juhl is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Juhl, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Johnny Merrick (SG), Stephen Lingenfelter (SF), Darrell Horner (PF) Louis Swigert, Julian Taylor, George Jackson | |
| 19:31 | South Carolina | Stephen Lingenfelter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 19:30 | VMI | Stewart Dooley grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 19:05 | VMI | Johnny Merrick is called for the reach on Robert Ormond - foul #3 on Johnny Merrick, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Swigert (PG), Harold Wafford (SF), James Thompson (PF), George Jackson (C) David Gillham, Johnny Merrick, Stephen Lingenfelter, Richard Manes | |
| 18:39 | VMI | Louis Swigert picks off the pass by Joseph Cai | 34-38 |
| 18:28 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner clanks a jump hook in the lane | 34-38 |
| 18:26 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 18:11 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner is fouled on the floor by Keith Atwood - foul #2 on Keith Atwood, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Julian Taylor (SF), Edward Peterson (C) Louis Swigert, Harold Wafford, George Jackson | |
| 17:46 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson is hacked by Robert Juhl - foul #2 on Robert Juhl, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Gillham (PG), Louis Swigert (SG), Richard Manes (C) John Hammond, Darrell Horner, Edward Peterson | |
| 17:28 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Julian Taylor | 34-41 |
| 17:13 | VMI | Robert Juhl hits the finger roll | 36-41 |
| 16:58 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from David Gillham | 36-43 |
| 16:41 | VMI | Keith Atwood misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Manes - foul #2 on Richard Manes, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | VMI | Jeremiah Buchanan (PG), James Taylor (SF), Rick Ellis (PF), Dan Skinner (C) Robert Ormond, Stewart Dooley, Robert Juhl, Joseph Cai | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Darrell Horner (SG), Stephen Lingenfelter (SF), George Jackson (PF), Edward Peterson (C) David Gillham, Louis Swigert, Julian Taylor, James Thompson, Richard Manes | |
| 16:41 | VMI | Keith Atwood misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 16:41 | VMI | Keith Atwood makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:21 | South Carolina | Stephen Lingenfelter misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-43 |
| 16:20 | VMI | Rick Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 15:58 | VMI | James Taylor hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 15:57 | VMI | Dan Skinner grabs the offensive board | 37-43 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jeremiah Buchanan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Keith Atwood (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Taylor (fresh) PF - Rick Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dan Skinner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Horner (fresh) SF - Stephen Lingenfelter (fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:40 | VMI | Darrell Horner blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Keith Atwood | 37-43 |
| 15:39 | VMI | James Taylor grabs the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 15:23 | VMI | Rick Ellis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Ormond (PG), Stewart Dooley (SF) Keith Atwood, Dan Skinner | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Gillham (PG), Johnny Merrick (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), James Thompson (PF), Richard Manes (C) John Hammond, Darrell Horner, Stephen Lingenfelter, George Jackson, Edward Peterson | |
| 14:58 | South Carolina | Stewart Dooley is called for the reach on Johnny Merrick - foul #1 on Stewart Dooley, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Juhl (PF), Joseph Cai (C) James Taylor, Rick Ellis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Edward Peterson (C) David Gillham, Richard Manes | |
| 14:40 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Johnny Merrick is denied by Joseph Cai | 37-43 |
| 14:39 | VMI | Joseph Cai grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 14:13 | VMI | Robert Ormond comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 14:11 | South Carolina | James Thompson pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 14:00 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson's floater is tipped away by Joseph Cai | 37-43 |
| 13:59 | South Carolina | James Thompson misses the tip | 37-43 |
| 13:58 | VMI | Stewart Dooley pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 13:50 | VMI | James Thompson is called for the reach on Robert Juhl - foul #3 on James Thompson, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | VMI | James Taylor (SG) Jeremiah Buchanan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Gillham (PG), Julian Taylor (SF), George Jackson (PF), Richard Manes (C) John Hammond, Harold Wafford, James Thompson, Edward Peterson | |
| 13:38 | VMI | Stewart Dooley clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 13:36 | South Carolina | Johnny Merrick grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 13:11 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Manes | 37-45 |
| 12:51 | VMI | Joseph Cai misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 12:50 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Manes | 37-45 |
| 12:43 | South Carolina | George Jackson clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Stewart Dooley - foul #2 on Stewart Dooley, team foul #5 | 37-45 |
| Subs | VMI | Jamie Huff (PG), Keith Atwood (SG), Rick Ellis (C) Robert Ormond, Robert Juhl, Joseph Cai | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Swigert (PG), Stephen Lingenfelter (SF), James Thompson (PF) David Gillham, Julian Taylor, Richard Manes | |
| 12:43 | South Carolina | George Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 12:43 | South Carolina | George Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 12:19 | VMI | James Taylor's floater is tipped away by Stephen Lingenfelter | 37-47 |
| 12:18 | South Carolina | James Thompson grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 11:54 | South Carolina | George Jackson comes up short on the runner from close range | 37-47 |
| 11:52 | VMI | Stewart Dooley grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jamie Huff (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Keith Atwood (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stewart Dooley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rick Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Louis Swigert (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Merrick (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Stephen Lingenfelter (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - George Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:37 | VMI | Stewart Dooley knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 39-47 |
| 11:21 | South Carolina | Stephen Lingenfelter buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Jackson | 39-50 |
| 11:01 | VMI | Jamie Huff hits the finger roll on a great pass from Rick Ellis | 41-50 |
| 10:44 | South Carolina | Stephen Lingenfelter scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Louis Swigert | 41-52 |
| 10:34 | VMI | James Taylor misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-52 |
| 10:33 | VMI | Stewart Dooley tips it but misses | 41-52 |
| 10:32 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to George Jackson | 41-52 |
| 10:21 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Ormond (PG), Robert Juhl (PF), Joseph Cai (C) Jamie Huff, Stewart Dooley, James Taylor | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Julian Taylor (SF), Darrell Horner (PF), Richard Manes (C) Louis Swigert, Stephen Lingenfelter, James Thompson, George Jackson | |
| 09:59 | VMI | Robert Juhl misses short on a jumper from the right side | 41-52 |
| 09:57 | South Carolina | Richard Manes grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 09:45 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Manes | 41-54 |
| 09:34 | VMI | Robert Juhl connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Ormond | 44-54 |
| 09:10 | South Carolina | John Hammond hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-54 |
| 09:08 | VMI | The rebound goes to Joseph Cai | 44-54 |
| 08:44 | VMI | Joseph Cai can't connect on a floater in the lane | 44-54 |
| 08:43 | VMI | Keith Atwood tips it back up and in | 46-54 |
| 08:26 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor can't finish the layup | 46-54 |
| 08:25 | South Carolina | Johnny Merrick tips it home | 46-56 |
| 08:05 | VMI | Robert Ormond blows the layup | 46-56 |
| 08:04 | South Carolina | John Hammond grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 07:46 | South Carolina | John Hammond blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Ormond - foul #3 on Robert Ormond, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| Subs | VMI | Jeremiah Buchanan (SG), Stewart Dooley (SF), Dan Skinner (C) Keith Atwood, Rick Ellis, Joseph Cai | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Wafford (SF), James Thompson (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Julian Taylor, Darrell Horner, Richard Manes | |
| 07:46 | South Carolina | John Hammond misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 07:46 | South Carolina | John Hammond misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 07:46 | VMI | Stewart Dooley pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Robert Ormond (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremiah Buchanan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stewart Dooley (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Juhl (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dan Skinner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Merrick (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Harold Wafford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:29 | VMI | Robert Juhl scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Ormond | 48-56 |
| 07:08 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-56 |
| 07:06 | VMI | Stewart Dooley grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 06:50 | VMI | Jeremiah Buchanan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 48-56 |
| 06:48 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to John Hammond | 48-56 |
| 06:42 | South Carolina | Dan Skinner swats the shot by John Hammond | 48-56 |
| 06:40 | VMI | Robert Juhl pulls down the rebound | 48-56 |
| 06:21 | VMI | Robert Juhl clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harold Wafford - foul #1 on Harold Wafford, team foul #4 | 48-56 |
| Subs | VMI | James Taylor (SG), Joseph Cai (C) Robert Ormond, Dan Skinner | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Gillham (PG), Louis Swigert (SG), Darrell Horner (PF) John Hammond, Johnny Merrick, James Thompson | |
| 06:21 | VMI | Robert Juhl makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 06:21 | VMI | Robert Juhl makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 05:59 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Juhl - foul #3 on Robert Juhl, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| Subs | VMI | Jamie Huff (PG) Robert Juhl | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Lingenfelter (SF), James Thompson (PF) Harold Wafford, Darrell Horner | |
| 05:59 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 05:59 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 05:50 | VMI | James Taylor hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jamie Huff and the foul's on James Thompson - foul #4 on James Thompson, team foul #5 | 52-58 |
| Subs | VMI | Keith Atwood (SG) Jamie Huff | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Wafford (SF), George Jackson (PF) Stephen Lingenfelter, James Thompson | |
| 05:50 | VMI | James Taylor makes the free throw | 53-58 |
| 05:25 | South Carolina | David Gillham hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 53-58 |
| 05:23 | VMI | Keith Atwood pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| 05:07 | VMI | James Taylor misses the easy layup | 53-58 |
| 05:05 | VMI | Keith Atwood hits the follow up shot | 55-58 |
| 04:42 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert hits the finger roll set up by Edward Peterson | 55-60 |
| 04:20 | VMI | Joseph Cai buries a jumper from close range set up by Keith Atwood | 57-60 |
| 04:02 | South Carolina | David Gillham is hacked by Jeremiah Buchanan - foul #1 on Jeremiah Buchanan, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Ormond (PG), Lawrence Thompson (SG), Robert Juhl (PF), Rick Ellis (C) Jeremiah Buchanan, Keith Atwood, Stewart Dooley, Joseph Cai | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Johnny Merrick (SG), Stephen Lingenfelter (SF), James Thompson (PF), Richard Manes (C) Louis Swigert, Harold Wafford, George Jackson, Edward Peterson | |
| 04:02 | South Carolina | David Gillham makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 04:02 | South Carolina | David Gillham misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 04:02 | South Carolina | Richard Manes gets the offensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 03:45 | South Carolina | Stephen Lingenfelter misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 57-61 |
| 03:44 | VMI | Robert Ormond snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Robert Ormond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) SF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Juhl (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Rick Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Gillham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Merrick (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Lingenfelter (fresh) 11 pts. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Manes (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | VMI | James Taylor misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-61 |
| 03:21 | South Carolina | James Thompson snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| 03:08 | South Carolina | Johnny Merrick is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Johnny Merrick, team foul #6 | 57-61 |
| Subs | VMI | Dan Skinner (C) James Taylor | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Darrell Horner (SG), Julian Taylor (SF) Johnny Merrick, Stephen Lingenfelter | |
| 02:45 | VMI | Robert Juhl buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Thompson | 59-61 |
| 02:34 | South Carolina | David Gillham comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-61 |
| 02:32 | VMI | The rebound goes to Lawrence Thompson | 59-61 |
| 02:32 | VMI | VMI calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Subs | VMI | Keith Atwood (SG), Stewart Dooley (SF), Joseph Cai (C) Lawrence Thompson, Rick Ellis, Dan Skinner | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Johnny Merrick (SG), Stephen Lingenfelter (SF), Edward Peterson (C) Julian Taylor, James Thompson, Richard Manes | |
| 02:11 | VMI | Robert Ormond is hacked by David Gillham - foul #2 on David Gillham, team foul #7 | 59-61 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Louis Swigert (SG), Julian Taylor (SF), James Thompson (PF), Richard Manes (C) David Gillham, Johnny Merrick, Stephen Lingenfelter, Darrell Horner, Edward Peterson | |
| 02:11 | VMI | Robert Ormond misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 02:11 | South Carolina | Richard Manes gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 01:54 | South Carolina | John Hammond is fouled on the floor by Robert Juhl - foul #4 on Robert Juhl, team foul #9 | 59-61 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Jackson (PF) James Thompson | |
| 01:54 | South Carolina | John Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 01:54 | South Carolina | John Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 01:37 | VMI | Robert Juhl misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 01:35 | South Carolina | Richard Manes grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 01:17 | South Carolina | John Hammond scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Swigert | 59-65 |
| 00:57 | VMI | Robert Ormond clanks a floater from the free throw line | 59-65 |
| 00:55 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Louis Swigert | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert is hacked by Keith Atwood in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Atwood, team foul #10 | 59-65 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Gillham (PG), Edward Peterson (C) John Hammond, Richard Manes | |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:46 | VMI | Robert Ormond hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-67 |
| 00:44 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson grabs the board | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Atwood - foul #4 on Keith Atwood, team foul #11 | 59-67 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:36 | VMI | Edward Peterson picks off the pass by Robert Ormond | 59-68 |
| 00:33 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Atwood - foul #5 on Keith Atwood, team foul #12 | 59-68 |
| Subs | VMI | Jeremiah Buchanan (SG) Keith Atwood | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:33 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:33 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:27 | VMI | Stewart Dooley makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Juhl | 62-70 |
| 00:24 | South Carolina | Jeremiah Buchanan is called for the reach on Edward Peterson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremiah Buchanan, team foul #13 | 62-70 |
| 00:24 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:24 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:20 | VMI | Robert Ormond scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jeremiah Buchanan | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert is hacked by Robert Ormond in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Ormond, team foul #14 | 65-71 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Lingenfelter (SF) Julian Taylor | |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:14 | VMI | Robert Ormond misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-73 |
| 00:12 | VMI | Joseph Cai snags the offensive board | 65-73 |
| 00:08 | VMI | Stewart Dooley loses the dribble to George Jackson | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | David Gillham runs out the clock | 65-73 |