| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Daniel Cuadra (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Arthur Francois (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Bradley (fresh) PF - Robert Chrzanowski (fresh) C - Jerry Reiter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Polley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terrance Mathes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rafael Belcher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Offutt (fresh) C - Eugene Manning (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Rafael Belcher inbounds the ball | 44-33 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Long Beach State | Robert Polley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 44-33 |
| 19:38 | South Carolina | William Bradley is hacked by Rafael Belcher - foul #2 on Rafael Belcher, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| 19:25 | South Carolina | Arthur Francois's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-33 |
| 19:04 | Long Beach State | Arthur Francois steals it from Terrance Mathes | 44-33 |
| 18:53 | South Carolina | Jerry Reiter misses the lay-in | 44-33 |
| 18:51 | Long Beach State | Randall Offutt snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 18:47 | Long Beach State | Daniel Cuadra is called for the reach on Robert Polley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Cuadra, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Artz (PG), Calvin Manly (SG), Carroll Moore (PF), Sean Deangelis (C) Daniel Cuadra, Arthur Francois, Robert Chrzanowski, Jerry Reiter | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Smith (PG), Raymond Wheatley (SG), Martin Causby (SF), Samuel Ohagan (PF), Michael John (C) Robert Polley, Terrance Mathes, Rafael Belcher, Randall Offutt, Eugene Manning | |
| 18:27 | Long Beach State | Paul Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 18:25 | Long Beach State | Paul Smith can't tip it in | 44-33 |
| 18:23 | South Carolina | Sean Deangelis gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 18:18 | South Carolina | Calvin Manly drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Carroll Moore | 47-33 |
| 18:03 | Long Beach State | Raymond Wheatley buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Samuel Ohagan and he's fouled by Calvin Manly - foul #2 on Calvin Manly, team foul #2 | 47-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jason Antunez (SF) Samuel Ohagan | |
| 18:03 | Long Beach State | Raymond Wheatley makes the free throw | 47-36 |
| 18:00 | South Carolina | Paul Smith steals it from Calvin Manly in the backcourt | 47-36 |
| 17:39 | Long Beach State | Martin Causby blows the layup | 47-36 |
| 17:37 | South Carolina | William Bradley grabs the board | 47-36 |
| 17:19 | South Carolina | Sean Deangelis misses long on a floater near the basket | 47-36 |
| 17:18 | South Carolina | Carroll Moore tips it in | 49-36 |
| 16:57 | Long Beach State | Paul Smith scores on a 3 from the left corner | 49-39 |
| 16:42 | South Carolina | Carroll Moore drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Calvin Manly | 51-39 |
| 16:31 | Long Beach State | Raymond Wheatley is whistled for traveling | 51-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Cuadra (PG), Arthur Francois (SG), Robert Chrzanowski (PF), Jerry Reiter (C) Robert Artz, Calvin Manly, Carroll Moore, Sean Deangelis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Polley (PG), Terrance Mathes (SG), Rafael Belcher (SF), Randall Offutt (PF), Eugene Manning (C) Raymond Wheatley, Paul Smith, Jason Antunez, Martin Causby, Michael John | |
| 16:13 | South Carolina | Arthur Francois hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Chrzanowski | 53-39 |
| 16:08 | Long Beach State | Terrance Mathes drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Rafael Belcher | 53-41 |
| 15:53 | South Carolina | Arthur Francois clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-41 |
| 15:51 | Long Beach State | Rafael Belcher snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Daniel Cuadra (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Arthur Francois (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Bradley (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Robert Chrzanowski (fairly fresh) C - Jerry Reiter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Polley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terrance Mathes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rafael Belcher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randall Offutt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eugene Manning (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Long Beach State | Robert Polley connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Terrance Mathes | 53-44 |
| 15:25 | South Carolina | Arthur Francois drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Chrzanowski | 56-44 |
| 15:09 | Long Beach State | Randall Offutt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Moeller (PG), Keith Denson (PF) Daniel Cuadra, Robert Chrzanowski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Micheal Koon (PG), Samuel Ohagan (C) Robert Polley, Eugene Manning | |
| 14:56 | South Carolina | Samuel Ohagan is called for the reach on Arthur Francois - foul #2 on Samuel Ohagan, team foul #2 | 56-44 |
| 14:33 | South Carolina | Jerry Reiter's floater is tipped away by Rafael Belcher | 56-44 |
| 14:32 | South Carolina | Lee Moeller tips it home | 58-44 |
| 14:18 | Long Beach State | Micheal Koon is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 58-44 |
| 14:16 | Long Beach State | Samuel Ohagan tips it in | 58-46 |
| 13:55 | South Carolina | Keith Denson misses the wide open jumper from the left side | 58-46 |
| 13:54 | Long Beach State | Micheal Koon grabs the board | 58-46 |
| 13:50 | Long Beach State | Terrance Mathes is hacked by Arthur Francois in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arthur Francois, team foul #3 | 58-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Artz (PG), Calvin Manly (SG), Robert Chrzanowski (PF), Carroll Moore (C) Lee Moeller, Arthur Francois, Keith Denson, Jerry Reiter | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Polley (PG), Martin Causby (SF), Eugene Manning (C) Micheal Koon, Rafael Belcher, Samuel Ohagan | |
| 13:35 | Long Beach State | Martin Causby makes the shot from the right block | 58-48 |
| 13:33 | South Carolina | Robert Polley steps in front of the William Bradley pass in the backcourt | 58-48 |
| 13:15 | Long Beach State | Terrance Mathes connects on the 3 from the right corner | 58-51 |
| 12:57 | South Carolina | Calvin Manly can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 12:55 | South Carolina | Carroll Moore snags the offensive board | 58-51 |
| 12:46 | South Carolina | Carroll Moore hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Robert Chrzanowski | 60-51 |
| 12:42 | Long Beach State | William Bradley is called for the reach on Robert Polley in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Bradley, team foul #4 | 60-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Cuadra (PG), Peter Sylva (SF), Keith Denson (PF), Sean Deangelis (C) Robert Artz, William Bradley, Robert Chrzanowski, Carroll Moore | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Smith (SG), Jason Antunez (SF), Samuel Ohagan (PF) Terrance Mathes, Martin Causby, Randall Offutt | |
| 12:23 | Long Beach State | Jason Antunez misses long on an open shot from the free throw line | 60-51 |
| 12:21 | Long Beach State | Eugene Manning gets the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 12:08 | Long Beach State | Jason Antunez misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 12:06 | South Carolina | Sean Deangelis grabs the board | 60-51 |
| 11:46 | South Carolina | Calvin Manly is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Cuadra | 63-51 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Daniel Cuadra (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Calvin Manly (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Peter Sylva (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Keith Denson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Sean Deangelis (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Polley (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Antunez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Ohagan (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Manning (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Long Beach State | Robert Polley loses the dribble to Peter Sylva in the backcourt | 63-51 |
| 11:21 | South Carolina | Sean Deangelis connects on the runner from the right block and he's fouled by Eugene Manning - foul #1 on Eugene Manning, team foul #3 | 65-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Moeller (PG), Arthur Francois (SG), William Bradley (SF), Carroll Moore (PF) Daniel Cuadra, Calvin Manly, Peter Sylva, Keith Denson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Micheal Koon (PG), Raymond Wheatley (SG), Rafael Belcher (SF), Martin Causby (PF), Michael John (C) Robert Polley, Paul Smith, Jason Antunez, Samuel Ohagan, Eugene Manning | |
| 11:21 | South Carolina | Sean Deangelis makes the free throw | 66-51 |
| 11:07 | Long Beach State | Michael John hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Micheal Koon | 66-53 |
| 11:05 | South Carolina | Arthur Francois's pass is intercepted by Micheal Koon in the backcourt | 66-53 |
| 10:51 | Long Beach State | Raymond Wheatley misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Bradley - foul #2 on William Bradley, team foul #5 | 66-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Artz (PG), Jerry Reiter (C) Arthur Francois, Sean Deangelis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Randall Offutt (PF) Martin Causby | |
| 10:51 | Long Beach State | Raymond Wheatley makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 10:51 | Long Beach State | Raymond Wheatley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 10:49 | South Carolina | Randall Offutt is called for the reach on Carroll Moore in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randall Offutt, team foul #4 | 66-55 |
| 10:28 | South Carolina | Michael John steps in front of the Jerry Reiter pass | 66-55 |
| 10:26 | Long Beach State | Micheal Koon is fouled in the backcourt by William Bradley - foul #3 on William Bradley, team foul #6 | 66-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Arthur Francois (SG), Robert Chrzanowski (PF) Lee Moeller, Carroll Moore | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Smith (PG), Terrance Mathes (SG) Micheal Koon, Raymond Wheatley | |
| 10:10 | Long Beach State | Rafael Belcher hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Randall Offutt and he's fouled by William Bradley - foul #4 on William Bradley, team foul #7 | 66-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eugene Manning (C) Michael John | |
| 10:10 | Long Beach State | Rafael Belcher makes the free throw | 66-58 |
| 09:56 | South Carolina | Jerry Reiter is hacked by Rafael Belcher - foul #3 on Rafael Belcher, team foul #5 | 66-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Polley (PG), Martin Causby (SF) Paul Smith, Rafael Belcher | |
| 09:42 | South Carolina | Arthur Francois buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-58 |
| 09:28 | Long Beach State | Robert Polley buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Martin Causby | 69-61 |
| 09:09 | South Carolina | Robert Polley is called for the reach on Robert Artz - foul #1 on Robert Polley, team foul #6 | 69-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Moeller (PG), Calvin Manly (SG), Peter Sylva (SF), Keith Denson (PF), Carroll Moore (C) Robert Artz, Arthur Francois, William Bradley, Robert Chrzanowski, Jerry Reiter | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Micheal Koon (PG), Raymond Wheatley (SG), Samuel Ohagan (PF), Michael John (C) Robert Polley, Terrance Mathes, Randall Offutt, Eugene Manning | |
| 08:50 | South Carolina | Peter Sylva hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook near the basket | 69-61 |
| 08:49 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Sylva | 69-61 |
| 08:37 | South Carolina | Peter Sylva makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carroll Moore | 71-61 |
| 08:14 | Long Beach State | Martin Causby misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Calvin Manly - foul #3 on Calvin Manly, team foul #8 | 71-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Cuadra (PG), Sean Deangelis (C) Lee Moeller, Keith Denson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Smith (PG), Terrance Mathes (SG), Jason Antunez (SF), Eugene Manning (C) Micheal Koon, Raymond Wheatley, Samuel Ohagan, Michael John | |
| 08:14 | Long Beach State | Martin Causby makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 08:14 | Long Beach State | Martin Causby misses the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 08:14 | South Carolina | Sean Deangelis grabs the defensive rebound | 71-62 |
| 08:12 | South Carolina | Martin Causby steals it from Carroll Moore in the backcourt | 71-62 |
| 07:55 | Long Beach State | Jason Antunez clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-62 |
| 07:53 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Sean Deangelis | 71-62 |
| 07:35 | South Carolina | Calvin Manly comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-62 |
| 07:33 | Long Beach State | Eugene Manning gets the rebound | 71-62 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Daniel Cuadra (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Calvin Manly (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Sylva (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carroll Moore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Deangelis (tiring) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terrance Mathes (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Antunez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Martin Causby (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Manning (tired) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Long Beach State | Jason Antunez's layup is rejected by Carroll Moore | 71-62 |
| 07:26 | South Carolina | Carroll Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 71-62 |
| 07:01 | South Carolina | Calvin Manly can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-62 |
| 06:59 | South Carolina | Carroll Moore can't tip it in | 71-62 |
| 06:57 | Long Beach State | Paul Smith pulls down the rebound | 71-62 |
| 06:44 | Long Beach State | Carroll Moore denies the turnaround by Eugene Manning | 71-62 |
| 06:43 | South Carolina | Carroll Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 71-62 |
| 06:32 | South Carolina | Sean Deangelis knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Carroll Moore | 73-62 |
| 06:32 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Artz (PG), Lee Moeller (SG), William Bradley (SF), Keith Denson (PF), Jerry Reiter (C) Daniel Cuadra, Calvin Manly, Peter Sylva, Carroll Moore, Sean Deangelis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Micheal Koon (PG), Raymond Wheatley (SG), Rafael Belcher (SF), Randall Offutt (PF), Michael John (C) Paul Smith, Terrance Mathes, Jason Antunez, Martin Causby, Eugene Manning | |
| 06:12 | Long Beach State | Rafael Belcher misses the easy layup | 73-62 |
| 06:11 | South Carolina | Jerry Reiter snags the defensive board | 73-62 |
| 05:55 | South Carolina | Jerry Reiter can't connect on a shot from the left side | 73-62 |
| 05:54 | South Carolina | Keith Denson grabs the offensive rebound | 73-62 |
| 05:45 | South Carolina | Robert Artz is fouled on the floor by Randall Offutt - foul #4 on Randall Offutt, team foul #7 | 73-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Samuel Ohagan (PF) Randall Offutt | |
| 05:45 | South Carolina | Robert Artz makes the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 05:45 | South Carolina | Robert Artz makes the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:42 | Long Beach State | Raymond Wheatley is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 75-62 |
| 05:24 | South Carolina | Jerry Reiter drills a shot in the lane | 77-62 |
| 05:02 | Long Beach State | Samuel Ohagan blows the dunk | 77-62 |
| 05:00 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Ohagan | 77-62 |
| 04:50 | Long Beach State | Raymond Wheatley lays it up and in | 77-64 |
| 04:38 | South Carolina | Robert Artz is fouled on the floor by Micheal Koon - foul #2 on Micheal Koon, team foul #8 | 77-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Arthur Francois (SG), Robert Chrzanowski (PF), Carroll Moore (C) Lee Moeller, Keith Denson, Jerry Reiter | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Polley (PG), Terrance Mathes (SG), Randall Offutt (PF), Eugene Manning (C) Micheal Koon, Raymond Wheatley, Samuel Ohagan, Michael John | |
| 04:38 | South Carolina | Robert Artz misses the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 04:38 | Long Beach State | Eugene Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 77-64 |
| 04:23 | Long Beach State | Robert Polley misses badly on a shot from the right side | 77-64 |
| 04:21 | Long Beach State | Rafael Belcher grabs the offensive rebound | 77-64 |
| 04:04 | Long Beach State | Rafael Belcher misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Chrzanowski - foul #1 on Robert Chrzanowski, team foul #9 | 77-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Cuadra (PG), Peter Sylva (SF) Robert Artz, William Bradley | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Smith (SG) Terrance Mathes | |
| 04:04 | Long Beach State | Rafael Belcher misses the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 04:04 | Long Beach State | Rafael Belcher makes the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| 04:02 | South Carolina | Daniel Cuadra is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 77-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jason Antunez (SF) Rafael Belcher | |
| 03:51 | Long Beach State | Jason Antunez connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Robert Chrzanowski - foul #2 on Robert Chrzanowski, team foul #10 | 77-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Calvin Manly (SG) Arthur Francois | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 03:51 | Long Beach State | Jason Antunez makes the free throw | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:34 | South Carolina | Robert Chrzanowski jams it on a nice dish by Calvin Manly and he's hacked by Eugene Manning - foul #2 on Eugene Manning, team foul #9 | 79-68 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sean Deangelis (C) Carroll Moore | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Martin Causby (SF), Samuel Ohagan (C) Jason Antunez, Eugene Manning | |
| 03:34 | South Carolina | Robert Chrzanowski misses the free throw | 79-68 |
| 03:34 | Long Beach State | Samuel Ohagan grabs the defensive rebound | 79-68 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Daniel Cuadra (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Calvin Manly (fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Sylva (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Chrzanowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Deangelis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Polley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Martin Causby (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Offutt (tired) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Samuel Ohagan (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Long Beach State | Samuel Ohagan hits the finger roll | 79-70 |
| 03:09 | South Carolina | Daniel Cuadra is hacked by Robert Polley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Polley, team foul #10 | 79-70 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Bradley (SF) Peter Sylva | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Terrance Mathes (SG), Michael John (C) Paul Smith, Randall Offutt | |
| 03:09 | South Carolina | Daniel Cuadra misses the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 03:09 | South Carolina | Daniel Cuadra makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 02:57 | Long Beach State | Samuel Ohagan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 80-70 |
| 02:56 | South Carolina | William Bradley pulls down the rebound | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:51 | South Carolina | Calvin Manly knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Daniel Cuadra | 83-70 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:35 | Long Beach State | Samuel Ohagan buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Terrance Mathes | 83-72 |
| 02:15 | South Carolina | Calvin Manly misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 83-72 |
| 02:13 | South Carolina | Sean Deangelis gets the offensive rebound | 83-72 |
| 02:02 | South Carolina | Martin Causby steals it from Calvin Manly | 83-72 |
| 01:58 | Long Beach State | Martin Causby jams it | 83-74 |
| 01:29 | South Carolina | Calvin Manly is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 83-74 |
| 01:27 | Long Beach State | Robert Polley grabs the defensive rebound | 83-74 |
| 01:22 | Long Beach State | Robert Polley clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Bradley - foul #5 on William Bradley, team foul #11 | 83-74 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Arthur Francois (SG), Peter Sylva (SF), Jerry Reiter (C) Calvin Manly, William Bradley, Sean Deangelis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rafael Belcher (SF), Randall Offutt (PF), Eugene Manning (C) Martin Causby, Samuel Ohagan, Michael John | |
| 01:22 | Long Beach State | Robert Polley makes the 1st free throw | 83-75 |
| 01:22 | Long Beach State | Robert Polley makes the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:55 | South Carolina | Rafael Belcher takes the ball from Jerry Reiter | 83-76 |
| 00:52 | Long Beach State | Terrance Mathes lays it up and in set up by Rafael Belcher | 83-78 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:48 | South Carolina | Robert Polley is called for the reach on Arthur Francois in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Polley, team foul #11 | 83-78 |
| 00:48 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 83-78 |
| 00:48 | South Carolina | Arthur Francois makes the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:48 | South Carolina | Arthur Francois misses the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:48 | Long Beach State | Eugene Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 84-78 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Long Beach State | Eugene Manning misses long on a floater from the right wing | 84-78 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Jerry Reiter pulls down the rebound | 84-78 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Terrance Mathes is called for the reach on Jerry Reiter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terrance Mathes, team foul #12 | 84-78 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Keith Denson (PF) Robert Chrzanowski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Jerry Reiter makes the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Jerry Reiter makes the 2nd free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:34 | Long Beach State | Rafael Belcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 86-78 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sean Deangelis (C) Jerry Reiter | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | South Carolina | Peter Sylva is hacked by Terrance Mathes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terrance Mathes, team foul #13 | 86-78 |
| 00:33 | South Carolina | Peter Sylva makes the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:33 | South Carolina | Peter Sylva misses the 2nd free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:33 | Long Beach State | Eugene Manning pulls down the rebound | 87-78 |
| 00:29 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 87-78 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Chrzanowski (PF), Jerry Reiter (C) Keith Denson, Sean Deangelis | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:26 | Long Beach State | Peter Sylva picks off the pass by Eugene Manning | 87-78 |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | Terrance Mathes is called for the reach on Peter Sylva in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terrance Mathes, team foul #14 | 87-78 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Keith Denson (PF), Sean Deangelis (C) Robert Chrzanowski, Jerry Reiter | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | Peter Sylva makes the 1st free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | Peter Sylva makes the 2nd free throw | 89-78 |
| 00:22 | Long Beach State | Rafael Belcher loses the dribble to Keith Denson in the backcourt | 89-78 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Daniel Cuadra runs out the clock | 89-78 |