| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - George Kennedy (fresh) SG - Michael Merritt (fresh) SF - Joseph Lambert (fresh) PF - Robert Tyson (fresh) C - Robert Drummond (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Fred Stewart (fresh) SG - Larry Belt (fresh) SF - Michael Weikel (fresh) PF - George Latta (fresh) C - John Hinton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Charleston Southern | George Latta wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Charleston Southern | George Latta can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Merritt - foul #1 on Michael Merritt, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Charleston Southern | George Latta misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Charleston Southern | George Latta misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Charleston Southern | George Latta makes the 3rd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:20 | Alabama A&M | Joseph Lambert hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 0-1 |
| 19:19 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to John Hinton | 0-1 |
| 19:15 | Charleston Southern | Larry Belt hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Fred Stewart | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | Alabama A&M | Joseph Lambert drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Merritt | 3-3 |
| 18:43 | Charleston Southern | John Hinton knocks in the runner in the lane | 3-5 |
| 18:25 | Alabama A&M | Michael Weikel swats the layup by Robert Drummond | 3-5 |
| 18:24 | Alabama A&M | Joseph Lambert hits the follow up shot | 5-5 |
| 18:14 | Charleston Southern | Robert Drummond swats the short shot by John Hinton | 5-5 |
| 18:12 | Alabama A&M | Robert Tyson pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:50 | Alabama A&M | Joseph Lambert is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Joseph Lambert, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Mark Witcher (SF) Michael Weikel | |
| 17:33 | Charleston Southern | George Latta is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on George Latta, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Mark Goheen (SG), Teddy Key (PF), Garland Allen (C) Larry Belt, George Latta, John Hinton | |
| 17:12 | Alabama A&M | Robert Tyson scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Lambert | 7-5 |
| 17:10 | Charleston Southern | Fred Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by George Kennedy - foul #1 on George Kennedy, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| 16:52 | Charleston Southern | Teddy Key drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Goheen | 7-7 |
| 16:23 | Alabama A&M | Michael Merritt can't finish the layup | 7-7 |
| 16:21 | Alabama A&M | Robert Tyson misses the tip | 7-7 |
| 16:20 | Alabama A&M | Robert Tyson misses the tip | 7-7 |
| 16:18 | Charleston Southern | Mark Witcher grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 15:54 | Charleston Southern | Robert Drummond steps in front of the Fred Stewart pass | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - George Kennedy (fresh) SG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Tyson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Drummond (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Fred Stewart (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Goheen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Witcher (fresh) PF - Teddy Key (fresh) 2 pts. C - Garland Allen (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Alabama A&M | Robert Tyson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Merritt | 9-7 |
| 15:20 | Charleston Southern | Fred Stewart misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 15:19 | Alabama A&M | Joseph Lambert gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:04 | Alabama A&M | Robert Tyson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Mark Goheen - foul #1 on Mark Goheen, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Sanford Antonucci (PG), Lawrence Howton (SG), Mark Summerlin (SF), John Prater (C) George Kennedy, Michael Merritt, Joseph Lambert, Robert Drummond | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Larry Belt (SG), Michael Weikel (SF), George Latta (PF), John Hinton (C) Fred Stewart, Mark Witcher, Teddy Key, Garland Allen | |
| 15:04 | Alabama A&M | Robert Tyson makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:04 | Alabama A&M | Robert Tyson misses the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:04 | Charleston Southern | John Hinton gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 14:52 | Charleston Southern | John Hinton double dribbles | 10-7 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Clark Hyman (SG) Robert Tyson | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Victor Jessop (PG) Mark Goheen | |
| 14:43 | Alabama A&M | Lawrence Howton travels with the ball | 10-7 |
| 14:29 | Charleston Southern | Larry Belt lays it in set up by Victor Jessop | 10-9 |
| 14:11 | Alabama A&M | Lawrence Howton misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-9 |
| 14:09 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to Michael Weikel | 10-9 |
| 13:56 | Charleston Southern | Michael Weikel is hacked by Lawrence Howton - foul #1 on Lawrence Howton, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | George Kennedy (PG), Michael Merritt (SG), Joseph Lambert (SF), Robert Tyson (PF) Sanford Antonucci, Clark Hyman, Lawrence Howton, John Prater | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Mark Goheen (PG) Victor Jessop | |
| 13:47 | Charleston Southern | George Latta can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 13:45 | Alabama A&M | George Kennedy grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 13:39 | Alabama A&M | John Hinton swats the short shot by George Kennedy | 10-9 |
| 13:38 | Charleston Southern | George Latta gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:34 | Charleston Southern | Larry Belt hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Tyson - foul #1 on Robert Tyson, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Robert Drummond (C) Mark Summerlin | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Fred Stewart (PG) Mark Goheen | |
| 13:34 | Charleston Southern | Larry Belt makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:34 | Charleston Southern | Larry Belt makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:16 | Alabama A&M | Robert Drummond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-11 |
| 12:56 | Charleston Southern | Larry Belt loses the dribble to George Kennedy | 10-11 |
| 12:52 | Alabama A&M | Michael Merritt hits the finger roll set up by George Kennedy | 12-11 |
| 12:29 | Charleston Southern | Fred Stewart drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-14 |
| 12:09 | Alabama A&M | Robert Drummond is whistled for traveling | 12-14 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Mark Summerlin (C) Robert Drummond | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Mark Goheen (SG), Mark Witcher (SF), Teddy Key (PF), Garland Allen (C) Larry Belt, Michael Weikel, George Latta, John Hinton | |
| 12:02 | Charleston Southern | Mark Goheen's pass is intercepted by Mark Summerlin | 12-14 |
| 11:41 | Alabama A&M | Michael Merritt knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from George Kennedy | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - George Kennedy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Tyson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Summerlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Fred Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Goheen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Witcher (fresh) PF - Teddy Key (fresh) 2 pts. C - Garland Allen (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Charleston Southern | Mark Goheen can't connect on a shot from the right side | 15-14 |
| 11:21 | Alabama A&M | Joseph Lambert pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 11:09 | Alabama A&M | George Kennedy can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 15-14 |
| 11:07 | Alabama A&M | Joseph Lambert tips it but misses | 15-14 |
| 11:05 | Alabama A&M | Robert Tyson gets the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:51 | Alabama A&M | The short jumper by Robert Tyson is denied by Teddy Key | 15-14 |
| 10:50 | Charleston Southern | Garland Allen grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 10:22 | Charleston Southern | Mark Witcher misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Lambert - foul #2 on Joseph Lambert, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Sanford Antonucci (PG), Lawrence Howton (SG), John Prater (SF), Robert Drummond (C) George Kennedy, Michael Merritt, Joseph Lambert, Robert Tyson | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Larry Belt (SG), George Latta (PF), John Hinton (C) Fred Stewart, Teddy Key, Garland Allen | |
| 10:22 | Charleston Southern | Mark Witcher makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:22 | Charleston Southern | Mark Witcher misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:22 | Alabama A&M | Mark Summerlin grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 09:58 | Alabama A&M | John Prater's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Michael Weikel (SF) Mark Witcher | |
| 09:44 | Charleston Southern | Michael Weikel scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 15-17 |
| 09:36 | Alabama A&M | Mark Summerlin misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-17 |
| 09:35 | Charleston Southern | Michael Weikel grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 09:16 | Charleston Southern | George Latta can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Drummond - foul #1 on Robert Drummond, team foul #7 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | George Kennedy (PG) Mark Summerlin | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Victor Jessop (PG) Mark Goheen | |
| 09:16 | Charleston Southern | George Latta misses the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:16 | Charleston Southern | George Latta misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:16 | Alabama A&M | Robert Drummond gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 09:03 | Alabama A&M | The jumper by George Kennedy is denied by John Hinton | 15-17 |
| 09:01 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to George Latta | 15-17 |
| 08:42 | Charleston Southern | George Latta double dribbles | 15-17 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Michael Merritt (SG), Robert Tyson (PF) Sanford Antonucci, John Prater | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Fred Stewart (PG), Teddy Key (PF), Mark Witcher (C) Victor Jessop, George Latta, John Hinton | |
| 08:28 | Alabama A&M | George Kennedy clanks a turnaround from the right block | 15-17 |
| 08:26 | Charleston Southern | Teddy Key gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 07:58 | Charleston Southern | Teddy Key misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 07:57 | Charleston Southern | Teddy Key grabs the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 07:46 | Charleston Southern | Mark Witcher knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Fred Stewart | 15-19 |
| 07:25 | Alabama A&M | Robert Tyson knocks in the jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Teddy Key - foul #1 on Teddy Key, team foul #3 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Mark Summerlin (C) Robert Drummond | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Mark Goheen (SG), George Latta (PF), John Hinton (C) Larry Belt, Michael Weikel, Teddy Key | |
| 07:25 | Alabama A&M | Robert Tyson makes the free throw | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - George Kennedy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Howton (fresh) PF - Robert Tyson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Summerlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Fred Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Goheen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Witcher (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Latta (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Charleston Southern | Mark Witcher misses the lay-in | 18-19 |
| 07:15 | Charleston Southern | George Latta tips it in | 18-21 |
| 06:46 | Alabama A&M | The jumper by Michael Merritt is denied by George Latta | 18-21 |
| 06:45 | Alabama A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Merritt | 18-21 |
| 06:28 | Alabama A&M | Lawrence Howton misses the lay-in | 18-21 |
| 06:26 | Charleston Southern | Mark Witcher pulls down the rebound | 18-21 |
| 06:03 | Charleston Southern | Mark Goheen hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Witcher | 18-24 |
| 05:50 | Alabama A&M | Michael Merritt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-24 |
| 05:49 | Alabama A&M | Robert Tyson grabs the offensive board | 18-24 |
| 05:29 | Alabama A&M | Robert Tyson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-24 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Sanford Antonucci (PG), Clark Hyman (SG), John Prater (SF), Robert Drummond (C) George Kennedy, Michael Merritt, Lawrence Howton, Mark Summerlin | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Larry Belt (SG), Michael Weikel (SF), Teddy Key (PF), Garland Allen (C) Fred Stewart, Mark Witcher, George Latta, John Hinton | |
| 05:18 | Charleston Southern | Larry Belt is fouled on the floor by Clark Hyman - foul #1 on Clark Hyman, team foul #8 | 18-24 |
| 05:18 | Charleston Southern | Larry Belt makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:18 | Charleston Southern | Larry Belt makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 05:05 | Alabama A&M | John Prater drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 04:58 | Charleston Southern | Teddy Key is hacked by Robert Tyson - foul #2 on Robert Tyson, team foul #9 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Mark Summerlin (PF) Robert Tyson | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | | |
| 04:58 | Charleston Southern | Teddy Key makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:58 | Charleston Southern | Teddy Key makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:50 | Alabama A&M | Mark Summerlin comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Teddy Key - foul #2 on Teddy Key, team foul #4 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | George Latta (PF) Teddy Key | |
| 04:50 | Alabama A&M | Mark Summerlin makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:50 | Alabama A&M | Mark Summerlin makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:31 | Charleston Southern | Mark Goheen clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Mark Summerlin - foul #1 on Mark Summerlin, team foul #10 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Michael Merritt (SG) Clark Hyman | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Mark Witcher (C) Garland Allen | |
| 04:31 | Charleston Southern | Mark Goheen makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 04:31 | Charleston Southern | Mark Goheen makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 04:17 | Alabama A&M | John Prater comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-30 |
| 04:15 | Charleston Southern | George Latta gets the rebound | 23-30 |
| 03:56 | Charleston Southern | Mark Goheen is denied on a layup by Mark Summerlin | 23-30 |
| 03:54 | Alabama A&M | Michael Merritt gets the rebound | 23-30 |
| 03:51 | Alabama A&M | Sanford Antonucci's pass is intercepted by Mark Goheen in the backcourt | 23-30 |
| 03:38 | Charleston Southern | Michael Weikel comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 23-30 |
| 03:36 | Charleston Southern | Mark Goheen hits the follow up shot | 23-32 |
| 03:24 | Alabama A&M | John Prater misses the shot from the right wing | 23-32 |
| 03:23 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to George Latta | 23-32 |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Sanford Antonucci (fresh) SG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Prater (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Summerlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Drummond (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Mark Goheen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Belt (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Weikel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Latta (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Witcher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Charleston Southern | Sanford Antonucci steals the ball from Mark Witcher | 23-32 |
| 03:11 | Alabama A&M | Sanford Antonucci lays it up and in | 25-32 |
| 02:53 | Charleston Southern | Mark Summerlin takes the ball from Mark Goheen | 25-32 |
| 02:35 | Alabama A&M | George Latta picks off the pass by John Prater | 25-32 |
| 02:27 | Charleston Southern | Mark Goheen's floater is knocked away by Robert Drummond | 25-32 |
| 02:25 | Alabama A&M | Michael Merritt snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 02:20 | Alabama A&M | Mark Witcher steals it from Sanford Antonucci | 25-32 |
| 02:13 | Charleston Southern | The jump hook by Mark Goheen is blocked by Mark Summerlin | 25-32 |
| 02:12 | Alabama A&M | Mark Summerlin grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 02:07 | Alabama A&M | Sanford Antonucci clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Mark Goheen - foul #2 on Mark Goheen, team foul #5 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Lawrence Howton (SG), Joseph Lambert (SF), Robert Tyson (PF), Ruben Park (C) Michael Merritt, John Prater, Mark Summerlin, Robert Drummond | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Fred Stewart (PG), Victor Jessop (SG), Robert Lester (SF), Teddy Key (PF), John Hinton (C) Mark Goheen, Larry Belt, Michael Weikel, George Latta, Mark Witcher | |
| 02:07 | Alabama A&M | Sanford Antonucci misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 02:07 | Alabama A&M | Sanford Antonucci makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 01:38 | Charleston Southern | Fred Stewart misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 01:36 | Alabama A&M | Ruben Park snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 01:19 | Alabama A&M | Joseph Lambert can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-32 |
| 01:18 | Charleston Southern | John Hinton snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 00:56 | Charleston Southern | Fred Stewart hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Victor Jessop and the foul's on Robert Tyson - foul #3 on Robert Tyson, team foul #11 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | George Kennedy (PG), Michael Merritt (SG) Sanford Antonucci, Robert Tyson | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Mark Witcher (SF) Robert Lester | |
| 00:56 | Charleston Southern | Fred Stewart misses the free throw | 26-34 |
| 00:56 | Alabama A&M | The rebound goes to Ruben Park | 26-34 |
| 00:34 | Alabama A&M | Joseph Lambert misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 26-34 |
| 00:33 | Charleston Southern | Fred Stewart gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 00:16 | Charleston Southern | John Hinton misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on George Kennedy - foul #2 on George Kennedy, team foul #12 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Robert Drummond (C) Ruben Park | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | | |
| 00:16 | Charleston Southern | John Hinton misses the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 00:16 | Charleston Southern | John Hinton makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 00:03 | Alabama A&M | Lawrence Howton scores on a runner in the lane set up by Michael Merritt | 28-35 |
| 00:00 | Charleston Southern | Victor Jessop misses long on a halfcourt shot | 28-35 |