| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddie Scates (fresh) PF - Jack Turgeon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Cribbs (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Karl Chambers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) 9 pts. C - Russell Hoover (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Freddie Scates inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | McNeese State | Joseph Daniels misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 19:44 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon tips it in | 33-36 |
| 19:29 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers is called for traveling | 33-36 |
| 19:17 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 33-36 |
| 19:15 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 18:59 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 18:57 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock gets the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 18:46 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from William Smith | 33-38 |
| 18:25 | McNeese State | Charles Cribbs misses the floater from the left side | 33-38 |
| 18:24 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 18:10 | South Carolina | Joseph Daniels steals the ball from Russell Hoover | 33-38 |
| 17:57 | McNeese State | Charles Cribbs comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Russell Hoover - foul #1 on Russell Hoover, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| 17:57 | McNeese State | Charles Cribbs misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 17:57 | McNeese State | Charles Cribbs misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 17:57 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 17:31 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock is whistled for a carry | 33-38 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Albert Weir (C) Charles Cribbs | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lyle Conner (PG) Karl Chambers | |
| 17:12 | McNeese State | Joseph Daniels hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Mason | 36-38 |
| 16:45 | South Carolina | Jack Turgeon swats the layup by Lyle Conner | 36-38 |
| 16:44 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover tips it back up and in | 36-40 |
| 16:32 | McNeese State | Joseph Daniels knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert Weir | 39-40 |
| 16:16 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan is fouled on the floor by Freddie Scates - foul #1 on Freddie Scates, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Patrick Snow (SG), Mark Ingram (PF), Charles Cribbs (C) Joseph Daniels, Freddie Scates, Jack Turgeon | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Karl Chambers (PG), Juan Rodriguez (SG), Nicholas Funk (SF), Gregory Badilla (PF), Stephen Scheele (C) Lyle Conner, William Smith, Daniel Morgan, Robert Rothrock, Russell Hoover | |
| 16:09 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by John Mason - foul #1 on John Mason, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| 16:09 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 16:09 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 15:45 | McNeese State | Albert Weir can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 15:44 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - John Mason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Weir (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Ingram (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Cribbs (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Karl Chambers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Nicholas Funk (fresh) PF - Gregory Badilla (fresh) C - Stephen Scheele (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla's pass is intercepted by Charles Cribbs | 39-41 |
| 15:14 | McNeese State | Patrick Snow comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Nicholas Funk - foul #1 on Nicholas Funk, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon (PF) John Mason | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (SF) Nicholas Funk | |
| 15:14 | McNeese State | Patrick Snow makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 15:14 | McNeese State | Patrick Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 15:00 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers blows the layup | 41-41 |
| 14:59 | McNeese State | Mark Ingram grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 14:40 | McNeese State | Albert Weir can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Morgan - foul #2 on Daniel Morgan, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Joseph Daniels (SG) Charles Cribbs | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lyle Conner (PG), William Smith (SG), Robert Rothrock (PF) Karl Chambers, Juan Rodriguez, Gregory Badilla | |
| 14:40 | McNeese State | Albert Weir makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:40 | McNeese State | Albert Weir makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 14:30 | South Carolina | Lyle Conner scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Daniel Morgan | 43-43 |
| 14:08 | McNeese State | Stephen Scheele takes the ball from Jack Turgeon | 43-43 |
| 13:49 | South Carolina | Joseph Daniels picks off the pass by William Smith | 43-43 |
| 13:35 | McNeese State | Joseph Daniels is denied on a layup by Robert Rothrock | 43-43 |
| 13:34 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 13:07 | South Carolina | Lyle Conner is fouled on the floor by Joseph Daniels - foul #3 on Joseph Daniels, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Mason (PG), Freddie Scates (SF), Charles Cribbs (C) Patrick Snow, Albert Weir, Jack Turgeon | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Karl Chambers (PG), Juan Rodriguez (SF), Gregory Badilla (PF), Russell Hoover (C) Lyle Conner, Daniel Morgan, Robert Rothrock, Stephen Scheele | |
| 12:57 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 43-43 |
| 12:55 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Mark Ingram | 43-43 |
| 12:37 | McNeese State | Joseph Daniels misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Edward Thompson (PF) Mark Ingram | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk (SF) William Smith | |
| 12:37 | McNeese State | Joseph Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:37 | McNeese State | Joseph Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:24 | South Carolina | Joseph Daniels steps in front of the Russell Hoover pass | 44-43 |
| 12:05 | McNeese State | Joseph Daniels scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from John Mason | 46-43 |
| 12:00 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers is fouled on the floor by John Mason - foul #2 on John Mason, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Patrick Snow (SG), Jack Turgeon (PF) Joseph Daniels, Edward Thompson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (SF), Robert Rothrock (PF) Nicholas Funk, Gregory Badilla | |
| 11:47 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers is hacked by Patrick Snow - foul #2 on Patrick Snow, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| 11:34 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan loses the dribble to John Mason | 46-43 |
| 11:31 | McNeese State | Patrick Snow hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Mason | 48-43 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - John Mason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Patrick Snow (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddie Scates (fresh) PF - Jack Turgeon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Charles Cribbs (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Karl Chambers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Daniel Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Russell Hoover (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:27 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 11:26 | McNeese State | Charles Cribbs gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 11:08 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon buries a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Robert Rothrock - foul #1 on Robert Rothrock, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Albert Weir (SG), Mark Ingram (C) John Mason, Charles Cribbs | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lyle Conner (PG), William Smith (SG) Karl Chambers, Juan Rodriguez | |
| 11:08 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon makes the free throw | 51-43 |
| 10:42 | South Carolina | William Smith double dribbles | 51-43 |
| 10:28 | McNeese State | Albert Weir misses the shot from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 10:27 | South Carolina | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 10:12 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 10:11 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Jack Turgeon | 51-43 |
| 09:53 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon misses the dunk attempt | 51-43 |
| 09:52 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Russell Hoover | 51-43 |
| 09:25 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan is fouled on the floor by Freddie Scates - foul #2 on Freddie Scates, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Mason (PG), Joseph Daniels (SG), Charles Cribbs (C) Patrick Snow, Freddie Scates, Jack Turgeon | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Karl Chambers (PG), Juan Rodriguez (SF), Gregory Badilla (PF), Stephen Scheele (C) Lyle Conner, Daniel Morgan, Robert Rothrock, Russell Hoover | |
| 09:16 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez scores on a jumper from the left side | 51-45 |
| 08:53 | McNeese State | John Mason clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 08:51 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Juan Rodriguez | 51-45 |
| 08:45 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele slams it home on a great pass from William Smith | 51-47 |
| 08:24 | McNeese State | Joseph Daniels is hacked by Gregory Badilla - foul #1 on Gregory Badilla, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon (PF) Albert Weir | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (SF) William Smith | |
| 08:10 | McNeese State | John Mason hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Daniels | 54-47 |
| 07:55 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Morgan and he's fouled by Charles Cribbs - foul #1 on Charles Cribbs, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Edward Thompson (SF) Mark Ingram | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 07:55 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| 07:26 | McNeese State | Charles Cribbs misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Stephen Scheele - foul #2 on Stephen Scheele, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Patrick Snow (PG), Freddie Scates (SF) John Mason, Edward Thompson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lyle Conner (PG), Robert Rothrock (PF), Russell Hoover (C) Karl Chambers, Gregory Badilla, Stephen Scheele | |
| 07:26 | McNeese State | Charles Cribbs makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 07:26 | McNeese State | Charles Cribbs misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 07:26 | McNeese State | Freddie Scates grabs the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Patrick Snow (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Daniels (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Freddie Scates (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jack Turgeon (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Charles Cribbs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lyle Conner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Daniel Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Russell Hoover (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:05 | McNeese State | Daniel Morgan steps in front of the Patrick Snow pass | 55-50 |
| 06:48 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 06:46 | McNeese State | Patrick Snow is fouled in the backcourt by Lyle Conner - foul #1 on Lyle Conner, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Albert Weir (SG), Mark Ingram (C) Joseph Daniels, Charles Cribbs | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (SG) Juan Rodriguez | |
| 06:46 | McNeese State | Patrick Snow makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:46 | McNeese State | Patrick Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:31 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 57-53 |
| 06:30 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 06:09 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock clanks a floater near the basket but the foul's on Jack Turgeon - foul #3 on Jack Turgeon, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Mason (PG) Jack Turgeon | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Karl Chambers (PG), Juan Rodriguez (SF) Lyle Conner, Daniel Morgan | |
| 06:09 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:09 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 05:52 | McNeese State | Russell Hoover is called for the reach on Mark Ingram - foul #2 on Russell Hoover, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Stetler (C) Freddie Scates | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:52 | McNeese State | Mark Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 05:52 | McNeese State | Mark Ingram makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 05:31 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover hits a jumper from the left block and the foul's on John Stetler - foul #1 on John Stetler, team foul #9 | 59-57 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla (PF) Robert Rothrock | |
| 05:31 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover misses the free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:31 | McNeese State | Mark Ingram pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 05:10 | McNeese State | Albert Weir misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-57 |
| 05:08 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 04:52 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by John Mason - foul #3 on John Mason, team foul #10 | 59-59 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Joseph Daniels (SG), Jack Turgeon (PF), Charles Cribbs (C) Patrick Snow, Mark Ingram, John Stetler | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (SF), Stephen Scheele (C) Juan Rodriguez, Russell Hoover | |
| 04:52 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers misses the free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:52 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 04:39 | McNeese State | John Mason misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-59 |
| 04:38 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 04:25 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele misses badly on a runner in the paint | 59-59 |
| 04:24 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 04:22 | McNeese State | John Mason's pass is intercepted by Karl Chambers in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| 04:20 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers lays it in | 59-61 |
| 03:59 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon misses the floater from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 03:58 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan grabs the board | 59-61 |
| 03:37 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Morgan | 59-63 |
| 03:19 | McNeese State | Albert Weir loses the dribble to William Smith | 59-63 |
| 03:14 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers misses the dunk attempt | 59-63 |
| 03:13 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to William Smith | 59-63 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - John Mason (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Daniels (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Albert Weir (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Turgeon (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Charles Cribbs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Karl Chambers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Badilla (fresh) 5 pts. C - Stephen Scheele (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:59 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-63 |
| 02:58 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon gets the rebound | 59-63 |
| 02:36 | McNeese State | Albert Weir makes the shot in the paint | 61-63 |
| 02:36 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Patrick Snow (PG), Freddie Scates (SF) John Mason, Albert Weir | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lyle Conner (PG), Robert Rothrock (PF), Russell Hoover (C) Karl Chambers, Gregory Badilla, Stephen Scheele | |
| 02:20 | South Carolina | Lyle Conner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 02:18 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Patrick Snow | 61-63 |
| 01:58 | McNeese State | Freddie Scates misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-63 |
| 01:57 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 01:41 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 01:39 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover tips it back up and in | 61-65 |
| 01:28 | McNeese State | Freddie Scates drills a floater in the paint set up by Jack Turgeon | 63-65 |
| 01:13 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock drills a turnaround from the left block set up by William Smith | 63-67 |
| 01:03 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Freddie Scates | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan is fouled on the floor by Joseph Daniels - foul #4 on Joseph Daniels, team foul #11 | 66-67 |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Mason (PG) Patrick Snow | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Karl Chambers (PG) Lyle Conner | |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:10 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon loses the dribble to Daniel Morgan | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:09 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan is hacked by John Mason in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Mason, team foul #12 | 66-69 |
| 00:09 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:09 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:09 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Jack Turgeon | 66-69 |
| 00:09 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| 00:04 | McNeese State | Freddie Scates comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-69 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock grabs the board | 66-69 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock runs out the clock | 66-69 |