| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - John Carr (fresh) SG - Irwin Locklear (fresh) SF - Alan James (fresh) PF - Chris Davis (fresh) C - William Abad (fresh) | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - William Gatlin (fresh) SG - Michael Morgan (fresh) SF - Frank Kitterman (fresh) PF - Thomas Eshelman (fresh) C - Steven Purpura (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kennesaw St. | William Abad wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Kennesaw St. | Irwin Locklear hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Carr | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | USC Upstate | A charge is called on Steven Purpura - foul #1 on Steven Purpura, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Kennesaw St. | Irwin Locklear can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:07 | USC Upstate | Frank Kitterman snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | USC Upstate | Michael Morgan hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Frank Kitterman | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | Kennesaw St. | William Abad lays it up and in set up by Chris Davis | 5-2 |
| 18:03 | USC Upstate | Michael Morgan loses the dribble to Chris Davis | 5-2 |
| 17:41 | Kennesaw St. | Irwin Locklear misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:40 | USC Upstate | Steven Purpura snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:20 | USC Upstate | The short jumper by Steven Purpura is denied by William Abad | 5-2 |
| 17:19 | Kennesaw St. | The rebound goes to William Abad | 5-2 |
| 17:04 | Kennesaw St. | Alan James hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:03 | Kennesaw St. | Chris Davis misses the tip | 5-2 |
| 17:02 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Steven Purpura | 5-2 |
| 16:34 | USC Upstate | Michael Morgan comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by William Abad - foul #1 on William Abad, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Thomas Powell (PG), Jimmy Wood (SG), Anthony Ruth (SF), Charles Bruce (PF), Brent Murray (C) John Carr, Irwin Locklear, Alan James, Chris Davis, William Abad | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 16:34 | USC Upstate | Michael Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:34 | USC Upstate | Michael Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:21 | Kennesaw St. | Jimmy Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-4 |
| 16:16 | USC Upstate | William Gatlin is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Powell - foul #1 on Thomas Powell, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 15:54 | USC Upstate | Thomas Eshelman buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Gatlin | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - Thomas Powell (fresh) SG - Jimmy Wood (fresh) SF - Anthony Ruth (fresh) PF - Charles Bruce (fresh) C - Brent Murray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - William Gatlin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Frank Kitterman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Eshelman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Purpura (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Kennesaw St. | Jimmy Wood clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-6 |
| 15:38 | USC Upstate | Steven Purpura snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 15:09 | USC Upstate | Frank Kitterman clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 15:07 | Kennesaw St. | Thomas Powell pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:01 | Kennesaw St. | Thomas Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | John Carr (PG), Irwin Locklear (SG), Alan James (SF), Chris Davis (PF) Thomas Powell, Jimmy Wood, Anthony Ruth, Charles Bruce | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 14:40 | USC Upstate | William Gatlin clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Alan James - foul #1 on Alan James, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | William Abad (C) Brent Murray | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 14:40 | USC Upstate | William Gatlin makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:40 | USC Upstate | William Gatlin makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 14:22 | Kennesaw St. | Irwin Locklear throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-8 |
| 14:07 | USC Upstate | Michael Morgan misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Alan James - foul #2 on Alan James, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Jimmy Wood (SF) Alan James | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 14:07 | USC Upstate | Michael Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:07 | USC Upstate | Michael Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:07 | Kennesaw St. | William Abad grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 13:56 | Kennesaw St. | Irwin Locklear knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Abad | 8-9 |
| 13:30 | USC Upstate | Frank Kitterman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 13:29 | Kennesaw St. | Irwin Locklear grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 13:13 | Kennesaw St. | Chris Davis is hacked by William Gatlin - foul #1 on William Gatlin, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Thomas Powell (PG), Charles Bruce (PF), Brent Murray (C) John Carr, Chris Davis, William Abad | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 13:01 | Kennesaw St. | Irwin Locklear misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-9 |
| 12:59 | Kennesaw St. | Charles Bruce pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 12:46 | Kennesaw St. | Thomas Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-9 |
| 12:44 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Michael Morgan | 8-9 |
| 12:17 | USC Upstate | Michael Morgan makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Purpura | 8-11 |
| 12:01 | Kennesaw St. | Thomas Powell comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 12:00 | USC Upstate | Thomas Eshelman snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 11:36 | USC Upstate | Steven Purpura is fouled on the floor by Brent Murray - foul #1 on Brent Murray, team foul #5 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | John Carr (PG), Chris Davis (PF), William Abad (C) Irwin Locklear, Charles Bruce, Brent Murray | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Tony Coburn (SF), Michael Ashe (C) Frank Kitterman, Steven Purpura | |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - John Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Wood (fresh) SF - Thomas Powell (fresh) PF - Chris Davis (fresh) C - William Abad (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - William Gatlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Tony Coburn (fresh) PF - Thomas Eshelman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Ashe (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | USC Upstate | Thomas Eshelman misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Powell - foul #2 on Thomas Powell, team foul #6 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Anthony Ruth (SF) Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 11:15 | USC Upstate | Thomas Eshelman makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 11:15 | USC Upstate | Thomas Eshelman makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 11:03 | Kennesaw St. | John Carr clanks a shot from the left side | 8-13 |
| 11:02 | Kennesaw St. | William Abad tips it home | 10-13 |
| 10:34 | USC Upstate | William Abad swats the short shot by Thomas Eshelman | 10-13 |
| 10:32 | Kennesaw St. | William Abad gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 10:14 | Kennesaw St. | William Abad misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 10-13 |
| 10:13 | USC Upstate | Thomas Eshelman grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 09:46 | USC Upstate | Thomas Eshelman loses the ball out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Irwin Locklear (SG) Jimmy Wood | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Curtis Cooper (PG), Harold Petro (SG), Frank Kitterman (SF), Steven Purpura (C) William Gatlin, Michael Morgan, Tony Coburn, Thomas Eshelman | |
| 09:35 | Kennesaw St. | Irwin Locklear is fouled on the floor by Harold Petro - foul #1 on Harold Petro, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Brent Murray (C) William Abad | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 09:24 | Kennesaw St. | John Carr drills a floater from the right side | 12-13 |
| 09:01 | USC Upstate | Irwin Locklear takes the ball from Steven Purpura | 12-13 |
| 08:45 | Kennesaw St. | Irwin Locklear's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-13 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Charles Bruce (PF) Chris Davis | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Michael Morgan (SG) Harold Petro | |
| 08:20 | USC Upstate | Frank Kitterman hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Purpura | 12-16 |
| 08:07 | Kennesaw St. | Irwin Locklear can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 08:05 | Kennesaw St. | Charles Bruce snags the offensive board | 12-16 |
| 07:53 | Kennesaw St. | Irwin Locklear misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-16 |
| 07:52 | USC Upstate | Michael Morgan pulls down the rebound | 12-16 |
| 07:31 | USC Upstate | Steven Purpura clanks a floater from the left side | 12-16 |
| 07:29 | USC Upstate | Michael Ashe can't tip it in | 12-16 |
| 07:27 | USC Upstate | Michael Ashe grabs the offensive rebound | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - John Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Irwin Locklear (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anthony Ruth (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Bruce (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brent Murray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Curtis Cooper (fresh) SG - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Frank Kitterman (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Ashe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Purpura (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:02 | USC Upstate | Steven Purpura clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Brent Murray - foul #2 on Brent Murray, team foul #7 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Jimmy Wood (SF), Chris Davis (PF), William Abad (C) Anthony Ruth, Charles Bruce, Brent Murray | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | William Gatlin (PG), Tony Coburn (SF), Thomas Eshelman (PF) Curtis Cooper, Frank Kitterman, Michael Ashe | |
| 07:02 | USC Upstate | Steven Purpura misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 07:02 | USC Upstate | Steven Purpura makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 06:40 | Kennesaw St. | Tony Coburn is called for the reach on Jimmy Wood - foul #1 on Tony Coburn, team foul #4 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Michael Ashe (C) Steven Purpura | |
| 06:22 | Kennesaw St. | John Carr is hacked by Thomas Eshelman - foul #1 on Thomas Eshelman, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Harold Petro (SG) Michael Morgan | |
| 06:10 | Kennesaw St. | Chris Davis misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Eshelman - foul #2 on Thomas Eshelman, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| 06:10 | Kennesaw St. | Chris Davis makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 06:10 | Kennesaw St. | Chris Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 05:53 | USC Upstate | Harold Petro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-17 |
| 05:36 | Kennesaw St. | Irwin Locklear buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Carr | 17-17 |
| 05:14 | USC Upstate | William Gatlin is hacked by John Carr - foul #1 on John Carr, team foul #8 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Anthony Ruth (PG) John Carr | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Michael Morgan (SG), Frank Kitterman (SF) Harold Petro, Tony Coburn | |
| 05:14 | USC Upstate | William Gatlin makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 05:14 | USC Upstate | William Gatlin makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 04:49 | Kennesaw St. | William Abad can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Ashe - foul #1 on Michael Ashe, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Steven Purpura (C) Michael Ashe | |
| 04:49 | Kennesaw St. | William Abad misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 04:49 | Kennesaw St. | William Abad makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 04:35 | USC Upstate | Frank Kitterman loses the dribble to Chris Davis | 18-19 |
| 04:16 | Kennesaw St. | Irwin Locklear makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 03:56 | USC Upstate | Steven Purpura hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by William Gatlin | 21-21 |
| 03:36 | Kennesaw St. | Jimmy Wood misses the 3 from the left corner | 21-21 |
| 03:35 | USC Upstate | Michael Morgan gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 03:20 | USC Upstate | Thomas Eshelman double dribbles | 21-21 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Thomas Powell (PG), Alan James (SF), Charles Bruce (PF), Brent Murray (C) Irwin Locklear, Jimmy Wood, Chris Davis, William Abad | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Tony Coburn (SF) Frank Kitterman | |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - Thomas Powell (fresh) SG - Anthony Ruth (fresh) SF - Alan James (fresh) PF - Charles Bruce (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brent Murray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - William Gatlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Tony Coburn (fresh) PF - Thomas Eshelman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Purpura (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Kennesaw St. | Steven Purpura is called for the reach on Brent Murray - foul #2 on Steven Purpura, team foul #8 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Irwin Locklear (SG) Anthony Ruth | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 03:04 | Kennesaw St. | Brent Murray makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 03:04 | Kennesaw St. | Brent Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 02:45 | USC Upstate | William Gatlin comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 23-21 |
| 02:43 | Kennesaw St. | Thomas Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 02:14 | Kennesaw St. | Thomas Powell buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Alan James | 25-21 |
| 02:09 | USC Upstate | William Gatlin travels in the backcourt | 25-21 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Jimmy Wood (SG) Irwin Locklear | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Harold Petro (SG), Frank Kitterman (SF), Michael Ashe (C) Michael Morgan, Tony Coburn, Steven Purpura | |
| 01:59 | Kennesaw St. | Thomas Powell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Thomas Powell, team foul #9 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Anthony Ruth (PG) Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Curtis Cooper (PG) William Gatlin | |
| 01:35 | USC Upstate | Harold Petro comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 25-21 |
| 01:33 | USC Upstate | Michael Ashe snags the offensive board | 25-21 |
| 01:12 | USC Upstate | Curtis Cooper drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Frank Kitterman | 25-23 |
| 00:58 | Kennesaw St. | Jimmy Wood scores on a driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Harold Petro - foul #2 on Harold Petro, team foul #9 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | John Carr (PG), Chris Davis (PF), William Abad (C) Anthony Ruth, Charles Bruce, Brent Murray | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | William Gatlin (PG), Michael Morgan (SG), Steven Purpura (C) Curtis Cooper, Harold Petro, Thomas Eshelman | |
| 00:58 | Kennesaw St. | Jimmy Wood makes the free throw | 28-23 |
| 00:35 | USC Upstate | Steven Purpura misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 28-23 |
| 00:34 | USC Upstate | Steven Purpura tips it home | 28-25 |
| 00:17 | Kennesaw St. | Steven Purpura steals it from John Carr | 28-25 |
| 00:05 | USC Upstate | Michael Ashe comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Chris Davis - foul #1 on Chris Davis, team foul #10 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Anthony Ruth (SF) Alan James | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Tony Coburn (SF) Frank Kitterman | |
| 00:05 | USC Upstate | Michael Ashe makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 00:05 | USC Upstate | Michael Ashe misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 00:05 | USC Upstate | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Morgan | 28-26 |
| 00:01 | USC Upstate | Michael Ashe comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 28-26 |
| 00:00 | USC Upstate | The clock runs out | 28-26 |