| Lineup | Lander | PG - Lowell Dunton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Nunnery (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Victor Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Rodney (fresh) C - Kevin Seibert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - William Gatlin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Frank Kitterman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Eshelman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Purpura (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | USC Upstate | Frank Kitterman inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Lander | Lander is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | USC Upstate | Thomas Eshelman is whistled for a carry | 24-26 |
| 19:17 | Lander | Carl Rodney clanks a 3 from straight away | 24-26 |
| 19:16 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Michael Morgan | 24-26 |
| 18:54 | USC Upstate | Kevin Seibert takes the ball from Steven Purpura | 24-26 |
| 18:37 | Lander | Frank Kitterman is called for the reach on Lowell Dunton - foul #1 on Frank Kitterman, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| 18:25 | Lander | The jumper by Lowell Dunton is denied by Thomas Eshelman | 24-26 |
| 18:24 | Lander | Carl Rodney grabs the offensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 18:12 | Lander | Victor Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Lowell Dunton | 27-26 |
| 17:52 | USC Upstate | Kevin Seibert is called for the reach on Thomas Eshelman - foul #1 on Kevin Seibert, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 17:34 | USC Upstate | Michael Morgan hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by William Gatlin | 27-28 |
| 17:23 | Lander | Kevin Seibert is whistled for a carry | 27-28 |
| Subs | Lander | Ugo Arakawa (SF), Jimmy Teachout (PF), Eric Burger (C) Victor Smith, Carl Rodney, Kevin Seibert | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 17:05 | USC Upstate | Michael Morgan is fouled on the floor by Eric Burger - foul #2 on Eric Burger, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Lander | Oliver Peacock (SG) Robert Nunnery | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 16:51 | USC Upstate | Michael Morgan misses short on a runner in the lane | 27-28 |
| 16:50 | Lander | Lowell Dunton snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 16:29 | Lander | Ugo Arakawa misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 27-28 |
| 16:27 | USC Upstate | Steven Purpura pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 16:05 | USC Upstate | Michael Morgan misses long on a shot from close range | 27-28 |
| 16:04 | Lander | Eric Burger gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 16:00 | Lander | Oliver Peacock scores on a floater in the lane | 29-28 |
| Lineup | Lander | PG - Lowell Dunton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Oliver Peacock (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ugo Arakawa (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jimmy Teachout (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Burger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - William Gatlin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Frank Kitterman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Eshelman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Purpura (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:39 | USC Upstate | Steven Purpura misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jimmy Teachout - foul #3 on Jimmy Teachout, team foul #3 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Lander | Robert Nunnery (SG), Victor Smith (SF), Phillip Dillard (PF), Kevin Seibert (C) Lowell Dunton, Ugo Arakawa, Jimmy Teachout, Eric Burger | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 15:39 | USC Upstate | Steven Purpura makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 15:39 | USC Upstate | Steven Purpura makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 15:18 | Lander | Victor Smith misses the fadeaway from the right side | 29-30 |
| 15:17 | Lander | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Seibert | 29-30 |
| 15:08 | Lander | Robert Nunnery misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Purpura - foul #2 on Steven Purpura, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| 15:08 | Lander | Robert Nunnery makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 15:08 | Lander | Robert Nunnery misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 15:08 | Lander | Phillip Dillard grabs the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 14:59 | Lander | Kevin Seibert can't connect on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Steven Purpura - foul #3 on Steven Purpura, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| 14:59 | Lander | Kevin Seibert makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 14:59 | Lander | Kevin Seibert misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 14:59 | USC Upstate | William Gatlin gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 14:42 | USC Upstate | Michael Morgan hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Steven Purpura | 31-32 |
| 14:23 | Lander | Robert Nunnery misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 14:22 | USC Upstate | Steven Purpura gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 14:02 | USC Upstate | Thomas Eshelman blows the layup | 31-32 |
| 14:00 | USC Upstate | Thomas Eshelman misses the tip | 31-32 |
| 13:58 | Lander | The rebound goes to Phillip Dillard | 31-32 |
| 13:54 | Lander | Oliver Peacock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-32 |
| Subs | Lander | Lowell Dunton (PG) Oliver Peacock | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Tony Coburn (SF), Michael Ashe (C) Frank Kitterman, Steven Purpura | |
| 13:32 | USC Upstate | William Gatlin hits a turnaround from close range set up by Tony Coburn | 31-34 |
| 13:20 | Lander | Phillip Dillard comes up short on the runner from close range | 31-34 |
| 13:19 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Michael Morgan | 31-34 |
| 13:06 | USC Upstate | Tony Coburn knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Thomas Eshelman | 31-36 |
| 12:49 | Lander | Robert Nunnery clanks a 3 from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 12:48 | USC Upstate | Thomas Eshelman pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 12:27 | USC Upstate | Tony Coburn misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Victor Smith - foul #1 on Victor Smith, team foul #4 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Lander | Ugo Arakawa (SG), Jimmy Teachout (SF), Carl Rodney (PF), Eric Burger (C) Robert Nunnery, Victor Smith, Phillip Dillard, Kevin Seibert | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Frank Kitterman (SF), Steven Purpura (C) William Gatlin, Thomas Eshelman | |
| 12:27 | USC Upstate | Tony Coburn misses the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 12:27 | USC Upstate | Tony Coburn makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 12:09 | Lander | Lowell Dunton scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-37 |
| 11:44 | USC Upstate | Frank Kitterman scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Morgan | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Lander | PG - Lowell Dunton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ugo Arakawa (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jimmy Teachout (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Rodney (fresh) C - Eric Burger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Tony Coburn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Morgan (tiring) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Frank Kitterman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Ashe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Purpura (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:18 | Lander | Jimmy Teachout can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-40 |
| 11:16 | USC Upstate | Michael Morgan grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 10:57 | USC Upstate | Steven Purpura is whistled for a carry | 33-40 |
| Subs | Lander | Oliver Peacock (PG), Robert Nunnery (SG), Victor Smith (SF), Phillip Dillard (PF) Lowell Dunton, Ugo Arakawa, Jimmy Teachout, Eric Burger | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | William Gatlin (PG), Harold Petro (SG), Thomas Eshelman (PF) Tony Coburn, Michael Morgan, Michael Ashe | |
| 10:39 | Lander | The jump hook by Robert Nunnery is blocked by Thomas Eshelman | 33-40 |
| 10:37 | Lander | Victor Smith tips it back up and in | 35-40 |
| 10:15 | USC Upstate | Harold Petro misses the 3 from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 10:14 | Lander | Phillip Dillard snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 10:08 | Lander | Phillip Dillard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Eshelman - foul #1 on Thomas Eshelman, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Lander | Kevin Seibert (C) Carl Rodney | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Tony Coburn (SF), Michael Ashe (C) Frank Kitterman, Steven Purpura | |
| 10:08 | Lander | Phillip Dillard makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 10:08 | Lander | Phillip Dillard makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 09:44 | USC Upstate | Michael Ashe double dribbles | 37-40 |
| Subs | Lander | Lowell Dunton (PG) Oliver Peacock | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 09:30 | Lander | Phillip Dillard misses the shot from just outside the lane | 37-40 |
| 09:28 | USC Upstate | Thomas Eshelman grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 09:05 | USC Upstate | Michael Ashe clanks a jump hook from the right block | 37-40 |
| 09:04 | USC Upstate | Michael Ashe hits the follow up shot | 37-42 |
| 08:44 | Lander | Robert Nunnery can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 08:42 | USC Upstate | Michael Ashe grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 08:16 | USC Upstate | Harold Petro is fouled on the floor by Victor Smith - foul #2 on Victor Smith, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Lander | Ugo Arakawa (SG), Jimmy Teachout (SF), Carl Rodney (PF), Eric Burger (C) Robert Nunnery, Victor Smith, Phillip Dillard, Kevin Seibert | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Curtis Cooper (PG), Michael Morgan (SG), Frank Kitterman (SF), Steven Purpura (C) William Gatlin, Harold Petro, Tony Coburn, Thomas Eshelman | |
| 08:01 | USC Upstate | Steven Purpura hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Curtis Cooper and he's hacked by Eric Burger - foul #3 on Eric Burger, team foul #6 | 37-44 |
| 08:01 | USC Upstate | Steven Purpura makes the free throw | 37-45 |
| 07:42 | Lander | Ugo Arakawa connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Lander | PG - Lowell Dunton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ugo Arakawa (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jimmy Teachout (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Rodney (fresh) C - Eric Burger (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Curtis Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Frank Kitterman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Ashe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Purpura (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | USC Upstate | Michael Morgan misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 39-45 |
| 07:16 | Lander | Ugo Arakawa grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 07:06 | Lander | Eric Burger connects on the jumper from the right block | 41-45 |
| 06:47 | USC Upstate | Frank Kitterman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 06:46 | USC Upstate | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Morgan | 41-45 |
| 06:28 | USC Upstate | Steven Purpura's floater is knocked away by Carl Rodney | 41-45 |
| 06:26 | Lander | Ugo Arakawa pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 06:22 | Lander | Curtis Cooper steals it from Ugo Arakawa | 41-45 |
| 05:57 | USC Upstate | Curtis Cooper misses short on a shot from the left side | 41-45 |
| 05:56 | USC Upstate | Steven Purpura pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 05:56 | USC Upstate | USC Upstate calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-45 |
| Subs | Lander | Robert Nunnery (SG), Victor Smith (SF), Phillip Dillard (PF), Kevin Seibert (C) Ugo Arakawa, Jimmy Teachout, Carl Rodney, Eric Burger | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | William Gatlin (PG), Thomas Eshelman (PF) Curtis Cooper, Michael Ashe | |
| 05:30 | USC Upstate | Michael Morgan clanks a shot from the left side | 41-45 |
| 05:29 | USC Upstate | Michael Morgan snags the offensive board | 41-45 |
| 05:06 | USC Upstate | Michael Morgan connects on the floater from the right wing set up by William Gatlin and the foul's on Robert Nunnery - foul #2 on Robert Nunnery, team foul #7 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Lander | Oliver Peacock (PG) Lowell Dunton | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 05:06 | USC Upstate | Michael Morgan makes the free throw | 41-48 |
| 04:40 | Lander | Kevin Seibert misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 04:39 | Lander | Oliver Peacock hits the follow up shot | 43-48 |
| 04:17 | USC Upstate | Frank Kitterman connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 03:52 | Lander | Victor Smith's layup is rejected by Steven Purpura | 43-51 |
| 03:51 | USC Upstate | Michael Morgan gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| Game Plan | Lander | Lander is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | USC Upstate | Thomas Eshelman knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Morgan and he's fouled by Phillip Dillard - foul #4 on Phillip Dillard, team foul #8 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Lander | Lowell Dunton (PG) Oliver Peacock | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Tony Coburn (SF), Michael Ashe (C) Frank Kitterman, Steven Purpura | |
| 03:29 | USC Upstate | Thomas Eshelman makes the free throw | 43-54 |
| Lineup | Lander | PG - Lowell Dunton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Nunnery (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Victor Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Phillip Dillard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Kevin Seibert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - William Gatlin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SF - Tony Coburn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Eshelman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Ashe (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Lander | Lander is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Lander | Kevin Seibert misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 03:18 | USC Upstate | Michael Ashe gets the rebound | 43-54 |
| 03:00 | USC Upstate | Thomas Eshelman is fouled on the floor by Phillip Dillard - foul #5 on Phillip Dillard, team foul #9 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Lander | Oliver Peacock (PG), Ugo Arakawa (SG), Jimmy Teachout (SF), Carl Rodney (PF), Eric Burger (C) Lowell Dunton, Robert Nunnery, Victor Smith, Phillip Dillard, Kevin Seibert | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Curtis Cooper (PG), Harold Petro (SG) William Gatlin, Michael Morgan | |
| 03:00 | USC Upstate | Thomas Eshelman makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 03:00 | USC Upstate | Thomas Eshelman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Lander | Lander is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 02:52 | Lander | Carl Rodney can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 43-56 |
| 02:51 | USC Upstate | Michael Ashe gets the rebound | 43-56 |
| 02:33 | USC Upstate | Curtis Cooper blows the layup | 43-56 |
| 02:32 | Lander | Eric Burger grabs the board | 43-56 |
| 02:26 | Lander | Jimmy Teachout is fouled on the floor by Thomas Eshelman - foul #2 on Thomas Eshelman, team foul #5 | 43-56 |
| 02:16 | Lander | Eric Burger is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Eric Burger, team foul #10 | 43-56 |
| 01:47 | USC Upstate | Harold Petro misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Eric Burger - foul #5 on Eric Burger, team foul #11 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Lander | Christopher Meyer (SF) Eric Burger | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ruben Cox (SG) Thomas Eshelman | |
| 01:47 | USC Upstate | Harold Petro makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 01:47 | USC Upstate | Harold Petro misses the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 01:47 | Lander | Jimmy Teachout grabs the board | 43-57 |
| 01:37 | Lander | Christopher Meyer scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-57 |
| 01:10 | USC Upstate | Harold Petro drills a shot from the right side | 45-59 |
| 01:03 | Lander | Ugo Arakawa is hacked by Ruben Cox - foul #1 on Ruben Cox, team foul #6 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Lander | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Steven Purpura (C) Ruben Cox | |
| 00:52 | Lander | Christopher Meyer misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-59 |
| 00:50 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Michael Ashe | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Lander | Lander is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:25 | USC Upstate | Harold Petro misses the shot from just outside the lane | 45-59 |
| 00:23 | Lander | Carl Rodney grabs the board | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Lander | Lander is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:17 | Lander | Christopher Meyer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-59 |
| 00:16 | USC Upstate | Harold Petro snags the defensive board | 45-59 |
| 00:00 | USC Upstate | Curtis Cooper runs out the clock | 45-59 |