| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Libbey (fresh) SG - Louis Stratton (fresh) SF - Theodore McClintock (fresh) PF - Stanley Carnahan (fresh) C - Michael Pugliese (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jason Camire (fresh) SG - Brian Howard (fresh) SF - Theodore Araujo (fresh) PF - Jody Larsen (fresh) C - Garth Showalter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Garth Showalter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Utah State | Jody Larsen knocks in the runner in the paint | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Libbey | 3-2 |
| 19:11 | Utah State | Brian Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 19:09 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo misses the tip | 3-2 |
| 19:07 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:48 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:46 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:31 | Utah State | Jason Camire banks in the layup on a great pass from Brian Howard | 3-4 |
| 18:07 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:06 | Utah State | Garth Showalter grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:45 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 17:44 | Utah State | Garth Showalter hits the follow up shot | 3-6 |
| 17:30 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from close range | 3-6 |
| 17:28 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton grabs the offensive board | 3-6 |
| 17:05 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 3-6 |
| 17:03 | South Carolina | David Libbey hits the follow up shot | 5-6 |
| 17:00 | Utah State | Jason Camire loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Justin Smith (PG), Robert Corrado (SG), James Wee (SF), Ben Cooper (PF), William Brown (C) Jason Camire, Brian Howard, Theodore Araujo, Jody Larsen, Garth Showalter | |
| 16:46 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-6 |
| 16:45 | Utah State | The rebound goes to James Wee | 5-6 |
| 16:40 | Utah State | Robert Corrado is whistled for a carry | 5-6 |
| 16:36 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| 16:26 | Utah State | James Wee hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Justin Smith | 5-8 |
| 16:24 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock is fouled in the backcourt by Ben Cooper - foul #1 on Ben Cooper, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| 16:09 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Robert Corrado - foul #1 on Robert Corrado, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jason Camire (PG) James Wee | |
| 16:09 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan misses the free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:09 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Pugliese | 7-8 |
| 15:58 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Justin Smith - foul #1 on Justin Smith, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| 15:58 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:58 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Libbey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Stratton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Theodore McClintock (fairly fresh) PF - Stanley Carnahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Pugliese (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jason Camire (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Justin Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Corrado (fresh) PF - Ben Cooper (fresh) C - William Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Utah State | William Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 15:34 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 15:20 | South Carolina | David Libbey's fadeaway is rejected by William Brown | 8-8 |
| 15:19 | Utah State | Ben Cooper grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 15:02 | Utah State | Ben Cooper is hacked by Stanley Carnahan - foul #1 on Stanley Carnahan, team foul #1 | 8-8 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Theodore Araujo (SF), Jody Larsen (PF), Garth Showalter (C) Justin Smith, Ben Cooper, William Brown | |
| 14:56 | Utah State | Robert Corrado clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 14:55 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 14:38 | South Carolina | Robert Corrado steals it from Michael Pugliese | 8-8 |
| 14:20 | Utah State | Jody Larsen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Stanley Carnahan - foul #2 on Stanley Carnahan, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett (SG), Robert Muszynski (PF), Frederick Titus (C) Louis Stratton, Stanley Carnahan, Michael Pugliese | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Head (PG), Brian Howard (SG) Jason Camire, Robert Corrado | |
| 14:20 | Utah State | Jody Larsen misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:20 | Utah State | Jody Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | David Libbey is hacked by John Head in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Head, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| 14:00 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock is called for traveling | 8-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez (SF) Theodore McClintock | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 13:46 | Utah State | Brian Howard drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Theodore Araujo | 8-12 |
| 13:24 | South Carolina | Brian Howard steps in front of the Robert Muszynski pass | 8-12 |
| 13:06 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Muszynski | 8-12 |
| 13:05 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:53 | South Carolina | Frederick Titus comes up short on the shot near the basket | 8-12 |
| 12:51 | Utah State | Garth Showalter pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:37 | Utah State | Jody Larsen can't finish the layup | 8-12 |
| 12:36 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 12:24 | South Carolina | Garth Showalter is called for the reach on Bernard Moffett - foul #1 on Garth Showalter, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Stratton (SG), Theodore McClintock (SF), Ryan Bourgoin (PF), Michael Pugliese (C) David Libbey, Bernard Moffett, Robert Muszynski, Frederick Titus | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jason Camire (PG), Justin Smith (SG), Robert Corrado (SF), Ben Cooper (PF), William Brown (C) John Head, Brian Howard, Theodore Araujo, Jody Larsen, Garth Showalter | |
| 12:08 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 12:07 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Bourgoin | 8-12 |
| 11:53 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 11:51 | Utah State | Robert Corrado grabs the board | 8-12 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Boris Zanchez (fairly fresh) SG - Louis Stratton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Theodore McClintock (fairly fresh) PF - Ryan Bourgoin (fresh) C - Michael Pugliese (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jason Camire (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Justin Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Corrado (fresh) PF - Ben Cooper (fresh) C - William Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Utah State | Robert Corrado comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 8-12 |
| 11:37 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 11:30 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Theodore McClintock is denied by Ben Cooper | 8-12 |
| 11:29 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Robert Corrado | 8-12 |
| 11:09 | Utah State | William Brown double dribbles | 8-12 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Libbey (PG), Bernard Moffett (SG) Boris Zanchez, Louis Stratton | |
| Subs | Utah State | Theodore Araujo (SF) William Brown | |
| 10:50 | South Carolina | David Libbey can't finish the layup | 8-12 |
| 10:48 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 10:35 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Bernard Moffett | 10-12 |
| 10:19 | Utah State | Justin Smith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 10:18 | Utah State | Robert Corrado gets the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 10:06 | Utah State | Ben Cooper is fouled on the floor by Michael Pugliese - foul #1 on Michael Pugliese, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Stratton (PG), Filip Zentz (SF), Robert Muszynski (PF), Frederick Titus (C) David Libbey, Theodore McClintock, Ryan Bourgoin, Michael Pugliese | |
| Subs | Utah State | Brian Howard (SG), Jody Larsen (PF), Garth Showalter (C) Justin Smith, Robert Corrado, Ben Cooper | |
| 09:49 | Utah State | Jason Camire drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Theodore Araujo | 10-14 |
| 09:29 | South Carolina | Jody Larsen is called for the reach on Louis Stratton - foul #1 on Jody Larsen, team foul #6 | 10-14 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Head (PG), James Wee (SF) Jason Camire, Theodore Araujo | |
| 09:12 | South Carolina | Frederick Titus hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 10-14 |
| 09:10 | South Carolina | Frederick Titus tips it in | 12-14 |
| 08:52 | Utah State | Garth Showalter misses short on a floater in the paint | 12-14 |
| 08:51 | Utah State | Garth Showalter tips it back up and in | 12-16 |
| 08:32 | South Carolina | Frederick Titus hits a floater in the paint set up by Bernard Moffett and the foul's on James Wee - foul #1 on James Wee, team foul #7 | 14-16 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Libbey (PG), Theodore McClintock (SF), Ryan Bourgoin (PF) Louis Stratton, Filip Zentz, Robert Muszynski | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jason Camire (PG), Justin Smith (SG), Robert Corrado (PF), William Brown (C) John Head, Brian Howard, Jody Larsen, Garth Showalter | |
| 08:32 | South Carolina | Frederick Titus misses the free throw | 14-16 |
| 08:32 | Utah State | William Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 08:23 | Utah State | Justin Smith scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Camire | 14-18 |
| 08:21 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-18 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese (C) Frederick Titus | |
| Subs | Utah State | Theodore Araujo (SF) James Wee | |
| 08:04 | Utah State | Jason Camire works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-18 |
| 08:03 | Utah State | William Brown snags the offensive board | 14-18 |
| 07:50 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo lays it in on a nice dish by Justin Smith | 14-20 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Libbey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Moffett (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Theodore McClintock (fairly fresh) PF - Ryan Bourgoin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Pugliese (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jason Camire (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Araujo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Corrado (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Smith - foul #2 on Justin Smith, team foul #8 | 14-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez (SG) Bernard Moffett | |
| Subs | Utah State | Ben Cooper (PF) Justin Smith | |
| 07:43 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 07:43 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 07:22 | Utah State | Jason Camire is whistled for a carry | 16-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski (C) Michael Pugliese | |
| Subs | Utah State | Brian Howard (SG) William Brown | |
| 07:08 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 16-20 |
| 07:07 | Utah State | Jason Camire grabs the defensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 06:47 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-20 |
| 06:46 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez grabs the defensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 06:41 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock can't connect on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Jason Camire - foul #1 on Jason Camire, team foul #9 | 16-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Stratton (SG), Frederick Titus (C) David Libbey, Ryan Bourgoin | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Head (PG), James Wee (SF) Jason Camire, Theodore Araujo | |
| 06:41 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:41 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:23 | Utah State | John Head's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Filip Zentz (SF) Theodore McClintock | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jody Larsen (PF), Garth Showalter (C) Brian Howard, Ben Cooper | |
| 06:07 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Louis Stratton | 20-20 |
| 05:50 | Utah State | Robert Corrado drills a jumpshot from the left side | 20-22 |
| 05:48 | South Carolina | Robert Corrado steals it from Boris Zanchez in the backcourt | 20-22 |
| 05:29 | Utah State | James Wee comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 20-22 |
| 05:28 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 05:16 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Jody Larsen - foul #2 on Jody Larsen, team foul #10 | 20-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Libbey (PG), Bernard Moffett (SG), Michael Pugliese (C) Boris Zanchez, Louis Stratton, Frederick Titus | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jason Camire (PG), Brian Howard (SG), Theodore Araujo (SF), Ben Cooper (PF), William Brown (C) John Head, Robert Corrado, James Wee, Jody Larsen, Garth Showalter | |
| 05:16 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:16 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:16 | Utah State | The rebound goes to William Brown | 21-22 |
| 04:55 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo hits a wide open fadeaway from close range | 21-24 |
| 04:32 | South Carolina | Filip Zentz is hacked by William Brown - foul #1 on William Brown, team foul #11 | 21-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock (PF) Robert Muszynski | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 04:32 | South Carolina | Filip Zentz misses the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 04:32 | South Carolina | Filip Zentz makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:12 | Utah State | Brian Howard's layup is rejected by Theodore McClintock | 22-24 |
| 04:10 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 03:57 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Brian Howard - foul #1 on Brian Howard, team foul #12 | 22-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan (PF) Filip Zentz | |
| Subs | Utah State | Justin Smith (SG), Robert Corrado (PF), Garth Showalter (C) Brian Howard, Ben Cooper, William Brown | |
| 03:57 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 03:57 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:48 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-24 |
| 03:47 | Utah State | Jason Camire tips it home | 23-26 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Libbey (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Moffett (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Theodore McClintock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stanley Carnahan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Pugliese (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jason Camire (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Araujo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Corrado (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Garth Showalter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | South Carolina | David Libbey hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Bernard Moffett | 25-26 |
| 03:17 | Utah State | Jason Camire is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 03:15 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Bernard Moffett | 25-26 |
| 02:50 | South Carolina | David Libbey makes the driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Theodore Araujo - foul #1 on Theodore Araujo, team foul #13 | 27-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Stratton (SG), Boris Zanchez (SF), Frederick Titus (C) Bernard Moffett, Theodore McClintock, Michael Pugliese | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Head (PG), James Wee (SF), Jody Larsen (PF), Ben Cooper (C) Jason Camire, Theodore Araujo, Robert Corrado, Garth Showalter | |
| 02:50 | South Carolina | David Libbey makes the free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:31 | Utah State | Boris Zanchez steals it from James Wee | 28-26 |
| 02:28 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Boris Zanchez | 30-26 |
| 02:05 | Utah State | James Wee is hacked by David Libbey - foul #1 on David Libbey, team foul #4 | 30-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Filip Zentz (SF) David Libbey | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jason Camire (PG), Brian Howard (SG), Robert Corrado (SF), William Brown (C) John Head, Justin Smith, James Wee, Ben Cooper | |
| 01:41 | Utah State | William Brown misses the jumper from the right block | 30-26 |
| 01:40 | South Carolina | Filip Zentz grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 01:34 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan hits the easy wide open finger roll | 32-26 |
| 01:29 | Utah State | Brian Howard is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Brian Howard, team foul #14 | 32-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock (SF), Michael Pugliese (C) Filip Zentz, Frederick Titus | |
| Subs | Utah State | Theodore Araujo (SF) Jody Larsen | |
| 01:12 | South Carolina | Robert Corrado steals it from Stanley Carnahan | 32-26 |
| 00:56 | Utah State | Brian Howard hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Brown | 32-28 |
| 00:54 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Camire - foul #2 on Jason Camire, team foul #15 | 32-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett (SG) Louis Stratton | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jody Larsen (PF), Garth Showalter (C) Robert Corrado, William Brown | |
| 00:54 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:54 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:35 | Utah State | Jason Camire buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Garth Showalter | 33-31 |
| 00:22 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese hits the finger roll | 35-31 |
| 00:03 | Utah State | Brian Howard misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 00:01 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo grabs the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | The clock runs out | 35-31 |