| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Estes (fresh) SG - Dennis Risk (fresh) SF - Walter Kelly (fresh) PF - Jason Bhatt (fresh) C - Harvey Zurovec (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Moss (fresh) SG - Christopher Wolters (fresh) SF - Yuri Zabielski (fresh) PF - Thomas Best (fresh) C - Toni Sarwinski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Toni Sarwinski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:52 | South Carolina | Toni Sarwinski hits a turnaround from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Sam Houston State | Walter Kelly hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Thomas Best | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | South Carolina | James Estes is called for the reach on Toni Sarwinski - foul #1 on James Estes, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | South Carolina | John Moss can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Sam Houston State | James Estes grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Sam Houston State | Walter Kelly makes the jump hook from the right block set up by James Estes | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | South Carolina | Walter Kelly is called for the reach on Thomas Best - foul #1 on Walter Kelly, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | South Carolina | Dennis Risk steps in front of the Christopher Wolters pass | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Sam Houston State | James Estes lays it up and in on a great pass from Dennis Risk | 4-2 |
| 18:09 | South Carolina | Yuri Zabielski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:08 | South Carolina | Toni Sarwinski tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 17:53 | Sam Houston State | Harvey Zurovec misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 17:52 | South Carolina | Toni Sarwinski grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:47 | South Carolina | Yuri Zabielski drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by John Moss | 4-6 |
| 17:31 | Sam Houston State | Harvey Zurovec drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Risk | 7-6 |
| 17:13 | South Carolina | John Moss misses the shot from close range | 7-6 |
| 17:11 | Sam Houston State | Harvey Zurovec snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 16:52 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk is whistled for traveling | 7-6 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers (PG), Travis Williams (SG), John Maynard (SF), William Cutrer (PF), Clayton Guion (C) James Estes, Dennis Risk, Walter Kelly, Jason Bhatt, Harvey Zurovec | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeremy Coggin (SG), Carl Shotkoski (SF), Roderick Waldrup (PF), Irving Thompson (C) Christopher Wolters, Yuri Zabielski, Thomas Best, Toni Sarwinski | |
| 16:32 | South Carolina | Jeremy Coggin connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Roderick Waldrup | 7-8 |
| 16:12 | Sam Houston State | Travis Williams buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Maynard | 10-8 |
| 16:05 | South Carolina | Carl Shotkoski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-8 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Wolters (PG) John Moss | |
| 15:57 | Sam Houston State | Travis Williams misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-8 |
| 15:55 | South Carolina | Carl Shotkoski pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - David Ahlers (fresh) SG - Travis Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Maynard (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Cutrer (fresh) C - Clayton Guion (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Christopher Wolters (fairly fresh) SG - Jeremy Coggin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Shotkoski (fresh) PF - Roderick Waldrup (fresh) C - Irving Thompson (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | South Carolina | Christopher Wolters is hacked by David Ahlers in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Ahlers, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Best (PG) Christopher Wolters | |
| 15:43 | South Carolina | Jeremy Coggin makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Roderick Waldrup | 10-11 |
| 15:31 | Sam Houston State | John Maynard buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from William Cutrer | 13-11 |
| 15:14 | South Carolina | Carl Shotkoski misses the easy layup | 13-11 |
| 15:12 | Sam Houston State | Travis Williams grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 14:52 | Sam Houston State | John Maynard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Estes (PG), Dennis Risk (SG), Walter Kelly (SF), Jason Bhatt (PF), Harvey Zurovec (C) David Ahlers, Travis Williams, John Maynard, William Cutrer, Clayton Guion | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Moss (PG), Christopher Wolters (SG), Yuri Zabielski (SF), Toni Sarwinski (C) Thomas Best, Jeremy Coggin, Carl Shotkoski, Irving Thompson | |
| 14:34 | South Carolina | Yuri Zabielski misses long on an open runner near the basket | 13-11 |
| 14:33 | South Carolina | Toni Sarwinski hits the follow up shot | 13-13 |
| 14:12 | Sam Houston State | James Estes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Roderick Waldrup - foul #1 on Roderick Waldrup, team foul #1 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Best (PG) John Moss | |
| 14:12 | Sam Houston State | James Estes makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 14:12 | Sam Houston State | James Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 13:52 | South Carolina | Thomas Best can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 15-13 |
| 13:51 | Sam Houston State | Walter Kelly pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 13:27 | Sam Houston State | Harvey Zurovec misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-13 |
| 13:26 | South Carolina | Yuri Zabielski snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 13:04 | South Carolina | Christopher Wolters comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Walter Kelly - foul #2 on Walter Kelly, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers (PG), Travis Williams (SG), John Maynard (SF), Jeremy Jones (PF) James Estes, Dennis Risk, Walter Kelly, Jason Bhatt | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Moss (PG), Jeremy Coggin (SF), Irving Thompson (C) Thomas Best, Yuri Zabielski, Toni Sarwinski | |
| 13:04 | South Carolina | Christopher Wolters makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 13:04 | South Carolina | Christopher Wolters makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:56 | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 15-15 |
| 12:54 | Sam Houston State | Harvey Zurovec grabs the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 12:41 | Sam Houston State | John Maynard is denied on a layup by Irving Thompson | 15-15 |
| 12:39 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Harvey Zurovec | 15-15 |
| 12:34 | Sam Houston State | John Maynard misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 15-15 |
| 12:32 | Sam Houston State | Harvey Zurovec misses the tip | 15-15 |
| 12:31 | Sam Houston State | Harvey Zurovec grabs the offensive board | 15-15 |
| 12:19 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 12:17 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Irving Thompson | 15-15 |
| 12:15 | South Carolina | Roderick Waldrup loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-15 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt (PF), William Cutrer (C) Jeremy Jones, Harvey Zurovec | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Yuri Zabielski (SG), Thomas Best (SF), Toni Sarwinski (C) Christopher Wolters, Jeremy Coggin, Irving Thompson | |
| 12:05 | Sam Houston State | John Moss is called for the reach on David Ahlers - foul #1 on John Moss, team foul #2 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carl Shotkoski (SF) Thomas Best | |
| 12:00 | Sam Houston State | Travis Williams misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Yuri Zabielski - foul #1 on Yuri Zabielski, team foul #3 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Best (SF) Carl Shotkoski | |
| 12:00 | Sam Houston State | Travis Williams misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:00 | Sam Houston State | Travis Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:00 | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt gets the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 11:40 | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 11:39 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Toni Sarwinski | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - David Ahlers (fairly fresh) SG - Travis Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Maynard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Bhatt (fresh) C - William Cutrer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Moss (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Yuri Zabielski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Best (fairly fresh) PF - Roderick Waldrup (tiring) C - Toni Sarwinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | South Carolina | Thomas Best is called for 10 seconds | 15-15 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Estes (PG), Dennis Risk (SG) David Ahlers, Travis Williams | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Wolters (SG) Thomas Best | |
| 11:18 | Sam Houston State | James Estes misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 11:17 | South Carolina | Toni Sarwinski grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 10:59 | South Carolina | John Moss loses the ball out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Travis Williams (SF), Clayton Guion (C) John Maynard, Jason Bhatt | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Best (PG), Irving Thompson (C) John Moss, Toni Sarwinski | |
| 10:38 | Sam Houston State | James Estes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 15-15 |
| 10:36 | Sam Houston State | William Cutrer hits the follow up shot | 17-15 |
| 10:19 | South Carolina | Roderick Waldrup blows the layup | 17-15 |
| 10:18 | South Carolina | Irving Thompson grabs the offensive board | 17-15 |
| 09:56 | South Carolina | Christopher Wolters is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Christopher Wolters, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers (PG), John Maynard (SF), Jason Bhatt (PF), Harvey Zurovec (C) James Estes, Dennis Risk, William Cutrer, Clayton Guion | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Moss (PG), Jeremy Coggin (SG), Carl Shotkoski (SF), Toni Sarwinski (C) Thomas Best, Christopher Wolters, Yuri Zabielski, Roderick Waldrup | |
| 09:43 | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Carl Shotkoski - foul #1 on Carl Shotkoski, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Best (SG) Jeremy Coggin | |
| 09:43 | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:43 | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:20 | South Carolina | Harvey Zurovec blocks the short jumper by Toni Sarwinski | 19-15 |
| 09:19 | South Carolina | Toni Sarwinski misses the tip | 19-15 |
| 09:18 | Sam Houston State | Travis Williams snags the defensive board | 19-15 |
| 08:56 | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt double dribbles | 19-15 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk (SG), Jeremy Jones (SF) Travis Williams, John Maynard | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Wolters (SG), Yuri Zabielski (SF), Roderick Waldrup (PF) Thomas Best, Carl Shotkoski, Irving Thompson | |
| 08:53 | South Carolina | John Moss is hacked by David Ahlers in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Ahlers, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Roger Clarke (PG) David Ahlers | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 08:35 | South Carolina | Christopher Wolters misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-15 |
| 08:33 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Jason Bhatt | 19-15 |
| 08:12 | Sam Houston State | Roger Clarke connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jason Bhatt | 22-15 |
| 07:50 | South Carolina | John Moss can't finish the uncontested layup | 22-15 |
| 07:48 | South Carolina | Roderick Waldrup hits the follow up shot | 22-17 |
| 07:26 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Jones connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jason Bhatt | 25-17 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Roger Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dennis Risk (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Bhatt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harvey Zurovec (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Moss (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Wolters (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Yuri Zabielski (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Roderick Waldrup (tired) 2 pts. C - Toni Sarwinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:02 | South Carolina | Roderick Waldrup connects on the turnaround in the paint | 25-19 |
| 06:40 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Roger Clarke | 27-19 |
| 06:21 | South Carolina | Christopher Wolters misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-19 |
| 06:19 | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt snags the defensive board | 27-19 |
| 05:58 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-19 |
| 05:57 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Christopher Wolters | 27-19 |
| 05:57 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-19 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Estes (PG), Travis Williams (SG), John Maynard (SF), William Cutrer (PF), Clayton Guion (C) Roger Clarke, Dennis Risk, Jeremy Jones, Jason Bhatt, Harvey Zurovec | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Best (PG), Jeremy Coggin (SG), Carl Shotkoski (SF), Irving Thompson (PF) John Moss, Christopher Wolters, Yuri Zabielski, Toni Sarwinski | |
| 05:40 | South Carolina | Roderick Waldrup is open but comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Clayton Guion - foul #1 on Clayton Guion, team foul #6 | 27-19 |
| 05:40 | South Carolina | Roderick Waldrup misses the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 05:40 | South Carolina | Roderick Waldrup makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 05:15 | Sam Houston State | Roderick Waldrup steals the ball from Clayton Guion | 27-20 |
| 05:00 | South Carolina | Clayton Guion is called for the reach on Thomas Best - foul #2 on Clayton Guion, team foul #7 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt (PF) Clayton Guion | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Moss (PG), Christopher Wolters (SG), Yuri Zabielski (SF), Toni Sarwinski (C) Jeremy Coggin, Carl Shotkoski, Roderick Waldrup, Irving Thompson | |
| 05:00 | South Carolina | Thomas Best misses the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 05:00 | Sam Houston State | William Cutrer grabs the defensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 04:44 | Sam Houston State | William Cutrer is whistled for a carry | 27-20 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeremy Coggin (SF), Irving Thompson (C) Yuri Zabielski, Toni Sarwinski | |
| 04:28 | South Carolina | Christopher Wolters hits a 3 from the left corner | 27-23 |
| 04:10 | Sam Houston State | Travis Williams makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from William Cutrer | 30-23 |
| 03:58 | South Carolina | John Moss is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-23 |
| 03:57 | South Carolina | Jeremy Coggin snags the offensive board | 30-23 |
| 03:39 | South Carolina | Thomas Best's pass is intercepted by William Cutrer | 30-23 |
| 03:19 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Best takes the ball from Jason Bhatt | 30-23 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Estes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Maynard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Bhatt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Cutrer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Moss (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Wolters (tired) 5 pts. SF - Jeremy Coggin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Best (fairly fresh) C - Irving Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | South Carolina | Christopher Wolters is whistled for traveling | 30-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers (PG), Dennis Risk (SG), Walter Kelly (SF), Clayton Guion (PF), Harvey Zurovec (C) James Estes, Travis Williams, John Maynard, Jason Bhatt, William Cutrer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Yuri Zabielski (SG), Carl Shotkoski (SF), Roderick Waldrup (PF), Toni Sarwinski (C) John Moss, Christopher Wolters, Jeremy Coggin, Irving Thompson | |
| 02:55 | Sam Houston State | Walter Kelly misses long on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Carl Shotkoski - foul #2 on Carl Shotkoski, team foul #6 | 30-23 |
| 02:55 | Sam Houston State | Walter Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 02:55 | Sam Houston State | Walter Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 02:55 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Toni Sarwinski | 31-23 |
| 02:50 | South Carolina | Walter Kelly is called for the reach on Yuri Zabielski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Kelly, team foul #8 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Jones (SF) Walter Kelly | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Wolters (SG) Carl Shotkoski | |
| 02:50 | South Carolina | Yuri Zabielski makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 02:50 | South Carolina | Yuri Zabielski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:28 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Jones drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Clayton Guion | 33-25 |
| 02:01 | South Carolina | Toni Sarwinski misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Clayton Guion - foul #3 on Clayton Guion, team foul #9 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Travis Williams (SF) Clayton Guion | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Moss (PG), Carl Shotkoski (SF) Christopher Wolters, Roderick Waldrup | |
| 02:01 | South Carolina | Toni Sarwinski makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:01 | South Carolina | Toni Sarwinski misses the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:01 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Harvey Zurovec | 33-26 |
| 01:56 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by David Ahlers | 35-26 |
| 01:50 | South Carolina | Yuri Zabielski's pass is intercepted by Travis Williams in the backcourt | 35-26 |
| 01:26 | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-26 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Estes (PG), John Maynard (SF), Jason Bhatt (PF) David Ahlers, Dennis Risk, Jeremy Jones | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Roderick Waldrup (PF) Carl Shotkoski | |
| 01:03 | South Carolina | Thomas Best drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-29 |
| 00:51 | Sam Houston State | Travis Williams clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-29 |
| 00:50 | Sam Houston State | John Maynard hits the follow up shot | 37-29 |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | John Moss hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Harvey Zurovec - foul #1 on Harvey Zurovec, team foul #10 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers (PG), Dennis Risk (SG), William Cutrer (C) James Estes, Travis Williams, Harvey Zurovec | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Wolters (SG) Roderick Waldrup | |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | John Moss makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | John Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 00:03 | Sam Houston State | John Maynard misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | Thomas Best snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Thomas Best misses the fullcourt shot | 37-31 |