| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Richard Pulliam (fresh) SG - Obataiye Abdou (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Bailes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rolando Ferreira (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dexter Spires (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dale Luper (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Casillas (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Holbert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hawaii | Nathan Taylor inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Hawaii | Obataiye Abdou buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Pulliam | 30-27 |
| 19:21 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-29 |
| 18:55 | Hawaii | Dale Luper steps in front of the Rolando Ferreira pass | 30-29 |
| 18:50 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 18:49 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Rolando Ferreira | 30-29 |
| 18:21 | Hawaii | Obataiye Abdou double dribbles | 30-29 |
| 18:04 | South Carolina | Tom Casillas misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-29 |
| 18:02 | Hawaii | Obataiye Abdou pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 17:35 | Hawaii | Dexter Spires swats the layup by David Bailes | 30-29 |
| 17:33 | South Carolina | Paul Holbert grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 17:17 | South Carolina | Dale Luper misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 30-29 |
| 17:15 | Hawaii | Nathan Taylor pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 16:57 | Hawaii | Obataiye Abdou buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 16:46 | South Carolina | Tom Casillas is whistled for a carry | 32-29 |
| Subs | Hawaii | James Jordan (PG) Richard Pulliam | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:34 | Hawaii | Obataiye Abdou comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 16:33 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 16:15 | South Carolina | James Jordan is called for the reach on Dale Luper - foul #2 on James Jordan, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 15:55 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson's pass is intercepted by James Jordan | 32-29 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - James Jordan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Obataiye Abdou (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Bailes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Rolando Ferreira (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dexter Spires (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dale Luper (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tom Casillas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Holbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Hawaii | David Bailes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on David Bailes, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Carl Bailey (PG) James Jordan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 15:05 | South Carolina | Tom Casillas blows the layup | 32-29 |
| 15:03 | Hawaii | Obataiye Abdou grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 14:37 | Hawaii | Carl Bailey buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Obataiye Abdou | 34-29 |
| 14:23 | South Carolina | Dale Luper buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Stephen Johnson | 34-32 |
| 14:00 | Hawaii | Obataiye Abdou is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 13:58 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 13:41 | South Carolina | Dale Luper misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nathan Taylor - foul #2 on Nathan Taylor, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| 13:41 | South Carolina | Dale Luper makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 13:41 | South Carolina | Dale Luper misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 13:41 | Hawaii | David Bailes pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 13:25 | Hawaii | Carl Bailey is denied on a layup by Paul Holbert | 34-33 |
| 13:23 | Hawaii | Obataiye Abdou pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 13:15 | Hawaii | Obataiye Abdou hits the finger roll set up by Carl Bailey | 36-33 |
| 13:04 | South Carolina | Rolando Ferreira is called for the reach on Paul Holbert - foul #3 on Rolando Ferreira, team foul #4 | 36-33 |
| 12:49 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires blows the layup but he's hacked by Obataiye Abdou - foul #2 on Obataiye Abdou, team foul #5 | 36-33 |
| 12:49 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 12:49 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 12:20 | Hawaii | Obataiye Abdou is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Obataiye Abdou, team foul #6 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Tim Cox (SF) Nathan Taylor | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Timothy Jones (PF) Tom Casillas | |
| 12:13 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dale Luper | 36-37 |
| 11:48 | Hawaii | Rolando Ferreira throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Myers (SG) Dale Luper | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Carl Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Obataiye Abdou (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Tim Cox (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Bailes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rolando Ferreira (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Myers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dexter Spires (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Jones (fresh) C - Paul Holbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | South Carolina | Paul Holbert scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Timothy Jones | 36-39 |
| 11:03 | Hawaii | Carl Bailey misses long on a shot from the left side | 36-39 |
| 11:01 | South Carolina | Timothy Jones pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 10:43 | South Carolina | Robert Myers is whistled for a carry | 36-39 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Rocky Ricci (SG), Nathan Taylor (SF), Domingo Hernandez (PF) Obataiye Abdou, Tim Cox, David Bailes | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dale Luper (SF), Tom Casillas (PF), Merle Hopper (C) Stephen Johnson, Timothy Jones, Paul Holbert | |
| 10:23 | Hawaii | Carl Bailey hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Nathan Taylor | 38-39 |
| 10:03 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 10:01 | South Carolina | Merle Hopper misses the tip | 38-39 |
| 09:59 | Hawaii | Rocky Ricci pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 09:49 | Hawaii | Robert Myers denies the turnaround by Rolando Ferreira | 38-39 |
| 09:48 | Hawaii | Rolando Ferreira snags the offensive board | 38-39 |
| 09:31 | Hawaii | Carl Bailey is fouled on the floor by Dale Luper - foul #2 on Dale Luper, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Obataiye Abdou (SG), Luka Shumski (C) Rocky Ricci, Rolando Ferreira | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson (PG) Dexter Spires | |
| 09:10 | Hawaii | Obataiye Abdou clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 09:09 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Merle Hopper | 38-39 |
| 08:47 | South Carolina | Tom Casillas scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Dale Luper | 38-41 |
| 08:25 | Hawaii | Obataiye Abdou is fouled on the floor by Robert Myers - foul #2 on Robert Myers, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Hawaii | David Bailes (PF), Rolando Ferreira (C) Domingo Hernandez, Luka Shumski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dexter Spires (SF), Timothy Jones (PF), Paul Holbert (C) Dale Luper, Tom Casillas, Merle Hopper | |
| 08:03 | Hawaii | Nathan Taylor misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-41 |
| 08:02 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 07:57 | South Carolina | Robert Myers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 07:56 | Hawaii | Nathan Taylor pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 07:49 | Hawaii | Nathan Taylor is hacked by Dexter Spires - foul #1 on Dexter Spires, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Tim Cox (SF) Nathan Taylor | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 07:28 | Hawaii | David Bailes misses the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Timothy Jones - foul #1 on Timothy Jones, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dale Luper (SF), Tom Casillas (PF) Stephen Johnson, Timothy Jones | |
| 07:28 | Hawaii | David Bailes makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 07:28 | Hawaii | David Bailes makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Carl Bailey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Obataiye Abdou (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Tim Cox (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Bailes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Rolando Ferreira (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Myers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dexter Spires (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dale Luper (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tom Casillas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Holbert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | South Carolina | Paul Holbert comes up short on the shot from the right block | 40-41 |
| 07:12 | Hawaii | Rolando Ferreira pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 06:50 | Hawaii | Carl Bailey misses short on a jumper from the left side | 40-41 |
| 06:49 | Hawaii | Rolando Ferreira hits the follow up shot | 42-41 |
| 06:28 | South Carolina | Dale Luper drills a 3 from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 06:11 | Hawaii | David Bailes buries a fadeaway near the basket | 44-44 |
| 06:07 | South Carolina | Robert Myers's pass is intercepted by Obataiye Abdou in the backcourt | 44-44 |
| 06:05 | Hawaii | Tim Cox lays it up and in on a nice dish by Obataiye Abdou | 46-44 |
| 05:51 | South Carolina | Robert Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 05:49 | Hawaii | Obataiye Abdou pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 05:23 | Hawaii | Carl Bailey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 46-44 |
| 05:21 | Hawaii | Tim Cox gets the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 05:03 | Hawaii | David Bailes is fouled on the floor by Tom Casillas - foul #2 on Tom Casillas, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Richard Pulliam (PG), Rocky Ricci (SG), Nathan Taylor (SF), Luka Shumski (C) Carl Bailey, Obataiye Abdou, Tim Cox, Rolando Ferreira | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson (PG), Timothy Jones (PF) Dexter Spires, Tom Casillas | |
| 04:49 | Hawaii | Nathan Taylor knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 04:34 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Holbert | 49-47 |
| 04:10 | Hawaii | Nathan Taylor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 04:09 | South Carolina | Dale Luper pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 03:48 | South Carolina | Dale Luper misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-47 |
| 03:46 | Hawaii | Luka Shumski snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 03:27 | Hawaii | David Bailes scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Pulliam | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Richard Pulliam (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rocky Ricci (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nathan Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Bailes (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Luka Shumski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Myers (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Dale Luper (tiring) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Jones (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Holbert (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | South Carolina | Paul Holbert knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Stephen Johnson and the foul's on Luka Shumski - foul #1 on Luka Shumski, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Carl Bailey (PG), Obataiye Abdou (SG), Domingo Hernandez (PF), Rolando Ferreira (C) Richard Pulliam, Rocky Ricci, David Bailes, Luka Shumski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stanley Storch (SG), Dexter Spires (SF), Tom Casillas (PF) Robert Myers, Dale Luper, Timothy Jones | |
| 03:05 | South Carolina | Paul Holbert makes the free throw | 51-50 |
| 02:36 | Hawaii | Obataiye Abdou works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 02:35 | Hawaii | Domingo Hernandez tips it in | 53-50 |
| 02:24 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson is called for traveling | 53-50 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Merle Hopper (C) Paul Holbert | |
| 02:00 | Hawaii | Rolando Ferreira drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Carl Bailey and he's hacked by Merle Hopper - foul #2 on Merle Hopper, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Hawaii | David Bailes (PF) Domingo Hernandez | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dale Luper (SF), Paul Holbert (C) Stanley Storch, Merle Hopper | |
| 02:00 | Hawaii | Rolando Ferreira makes the free throw | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:41 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-50 |
| 01:40 | South Carolina | Tom Casillas grabs the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 01:22 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 01:20 | Hawaii | Rolando Ferreira snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:18 | Hawaii | Rolando Ferreira is hacked by Dexter Spires in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dexter Spires, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| 01:18 | Hawaii | Rolando Ferreira makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 01:18 | Hawaii | Rolando Ferreira misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 01:18 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 01:11 | South Carolina | Dale Luper comes up short on the runner from the right block | 57-50 |
| 01:10 | Hawaii | Rolando Ferreira snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 01:08 | Hawaii | Dexter Spires is called for the reach on Rolando Ferreira in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dexter Spires, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| 01:08 | Hawaii | Rolando Ferreira misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 01:08 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 00:59 | South Carolina | Paul Holbert hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dale Luper | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Hawaii | Rolando Ferreira hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Bailes | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 00:28 | South Carolina | Paul Holbert grabs the offensive board | 59-52 |
| 00:24 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Hawaii | Nathan Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Johnson - foul #2 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Richard Pulliam (PG), Domingo Hernandez (PF) Carl Bailey, David Bailes | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:22 | Hawaii | Nathan Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:22 | Hawaii | Nathan Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires snags the offensive board | 61-55 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires double dribbles | 61-55 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Tim Cox (SF), David Bailes (PF) Nathan Taylor, Domingo Hernandez | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:10 | Hawaii | Dexter Spires is called for the reach on Tim Cox in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dexter Spires, team foul #10 | 61-55 |
| 00:10 | Hawaii | Tim Cox makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:10 | Hawaii | Tim Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-55 |
| 00:02 | Hawaii | Tim Cox grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 00:02 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Carl Bailey (PG), Nathan Taylor (SF) Richard Pulliam, Tim Cox | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Hawaii | Tim Cox runs out the clock | 63-55 |