| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jonathan Lambert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Huff (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Hodgson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Woodie (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dean Bush (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Norberto Medina (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Glass (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carroll Vanderford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bogue (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson inbounds the ball | 37-28 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:57 | South Carolina | Luis Huff is hacked by Ralph Wright in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Wright, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| 19:33 | South Carolina | John Bogue denies the turnaround by James Woodie | 37-28 |
| 19:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 19:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Hodgson - foul #2 on Nicholas Hodgson, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| 18:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Norman Glass | 37-30 |
| 18:37 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-30 |
| 18:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Luis Huff - foul #1 on Luis Huff, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky (PF) Nicholas Hodgson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Leopoldo Romano (PG), Edward Choudhury (SF), Joseph Abraham (PF), Johnathan Garney (C) Norberto Medina, Norman Glass, Carroll Vanderford, John Bogue | |
| 18:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:22 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 18:11 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert misses long on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 18:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 18:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 18:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney grabs the offensive board | 37-31 |
| 17:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright misses the floater from just outside the lane | 37-31 |
| 17:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney tips it back up and in | 37-33 |
| 17:39 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky travels with the ball | 37-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg (PG), Roman Torres (SG) Jonathan Lambert, Luis Huff | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina (PG) Ralph Wright | |
| 17:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham makes the floater from the right side set up by Johnathan Garney | 37-35 |
| 17:00 | South Carolina | James Woodie misses short on a shot in the lane | 37-35 |
| 16:59 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Joseph Abraham | 37-35 |
| 16:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Joseph Abraham, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Luis Huff (SG), Nicholas Hodgson (SF), John Toon (C) Roman Torres, James Woodie, Dean Bush | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright (SG), Norman Glass (SF), Carroll Vanderford (PF), John Bogue (C) Leopoldo Romano, Edward Choudhury, Joseph Abraham, Johnathan Garney | |
| 16:28 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Luis Huff | 40-35 |
| 16:10 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-35 |
| 16:08 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Kovalsky | 40-35 |
| 16:04 | South Carolina | Luis Huff travels in the backcourt | 40-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Howard Faber (C) Robert Kovalsky | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 15:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 15:49 | South Carolina | John Toon snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Sergei Zingg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Luis Huff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Hodgson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Toon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Faber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Norberto Medina (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Glass (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carroll Vanderford (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Bogue (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Luis Huff | 42-35 |
| 15:24 | Illinois-Chicago | John Toon swats the layup by Norman Glass | 42-35 |
| 15:22 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue snags the offensive board | 42-35 |
| 15:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Nicholas Hodgson steals it from Norman Glass | 42-35 |
| 14:59 | South Carolina | Norman Glass picks off the pass by John Toon | 42-35 |
| 14:55 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 42-35 |
| 14:53 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 14:50 | South Carolina | Luis Huff is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Wright - foul #2 on Ralph Wright, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert (PG), Dennis Hopkins (SG), Richard Weiser (SF), James Woodie (PF), Dean Bush (C) Sergei Zingg, Luis Huff, Nicholas Hodgson, John Toon, Howard Faber | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Larry Sims (PG), Leopoldo Romano (SG), Edward Choudhury (SF), Joseph Abraham (PF), Johnathan Garney (C) Norberto Medina, Ralph Wright, Norman Glass, Carroll Vanderford, John Bogue | |
| 14:44 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins misses the lay-in | 42-35 |
| 14:43 | South Carolina | Dean Bush can't tip it in | 42-35 |
| 14:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 14:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Larry Sims hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-35 |
| 14:24 | South Carolina | Dean Bush gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 14:14 | South Carolina | James Woodie comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Sims - foul #4 on Larry Sims, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright (SG) Larry Sims | |
| 14:14 | South Carolina | James Woodie misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 14:14 | South Carolina | James Woodie makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 13:59 | Illinois-Chicago | James Woodie steals it from Edward Choudhury | 43-35 |
| 13:45 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 13:43 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Johnathan Garney | 43-35 |
| 13:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Leopoldo Romano clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 13:21 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 13:05 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg (PG), Luis Huff (SG), Robert Kovalsky (PF) Jonathan Lambert, Dennis Hopkins, James Woodie | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina (PG), Lawrence Campbell (SF), Carroll Vanderford (PF), John Bogue (C) Leopoldo Romano, Edward Choudhury, Joseph Abraham, Johnathan Garney | |
| 12:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Bogue | 43-37 |
| 12:43 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Norman Glass (SF) Lawrence Campbell | |
| 12:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Norberto Medina | 43-39 |
| 12:01 | South Carolina | Dean Bush misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Bogue - foul #2 on John Bogue, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Roman Torres (PG), Dennis Hopkins (SG), Nicholas Hodgson (SF) Sergei Zingg, Luis Huff, Richard Weiser | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell (PF), Erik Laws (C) Carroll Vanderford, John Bogue | |
| 12:01 | South Carolina | Dean Bush makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 12:01 | South Carolina | Dean Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 11:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Erik Laws makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-41 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Roman Torres (fresh) SG - Dennis Hopkins (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Hodgson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Kovalsky (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Dean Bush (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Norberto Medina (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Wright (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Glass (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Erik Laws (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-41 |
| 11:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Erik Laws snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 11:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina misses the jumper from the right side | 45-41 |
| 11:04 | South Carolina | Roman Torres grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 10:44 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Lawrence Campbell - foul #2 on Lawrence Campbell, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert (PG), Luis Huff (SG), Richard Weiser (SF), John Toon (C) Roman Torres, Dennis Hopkins, Nicholas Hodgson, Dean Bush | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Leopoldo Romano (PG), Edward Choudhury (SG), Joseph Abraham (PF), Johnathan Garney (C) Norberto Medina, Ralph Wright, Norman Glass, Erik Laws | |
| 10:44 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 10:44 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney is denied on a layup by John Toon | 46-41 |
| 10:28 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 10:13 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 10:12 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Joseph Abraham | 46-41 |
| 10:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Leopoldo Romano scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Abraham | 46-44 |
| 09:51 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky banks in the layup | 48-44 |
| 09:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Edward Choudhury | 48-46 |
| 09:19 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser misses the easy open layup | 48-46 |
| 09:18 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Joseph Abraham | 48-46 |
| 09:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney is fouled on the floor by John Toon - foul #1 on John Toon, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins (SG), Nicholas Hodgson (SF), James Woodie (PF) Luis Huff, Richard Weiser, Robert Kovalsky | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina (PG), Ralph Wright (SG), Norman Glass (SF), Carroll Vanderford (PF), John Bogue (C) Leopoldo Romano, Edward Choudhury, Lawrence Campbell, Joseph Abraham, Johnathan Garney | |
| 08:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright is hacked by Nicholas Hodgson - foul #3 on Nicholas Hodgson, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg (PG), Dean Bush (C) Jonathan Lambert, John Toon | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 08:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Norman Glass hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from John Bogue | 48-48 |
| 08:15 | South Carolina | James Woodie can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 08:14 | South Carolina | James Woodie pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 07:46 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Woodie | 51-48 |
| 07:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 07:34 | South Carolina | James Woodie grabs the board | 51-48 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Sergei Zingg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Hopkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Hodgson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Woodie (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Dean Bush (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Norberto Medina (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Wright (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Glass (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carroll Vanderford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Bogue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | South Carolina | Dean Bush buries a turnaround in the lane | 53-48 |
| 06:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-48 |
| 06:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright hits the follow up shot | 53-50 |
| 06:26 | South Carolina | James Woodie lays it up and in | 55-50 |
| 06:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 06:03 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to John Bogue | 55-50 |
| 05:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Dean Bush swats the shot by Norberto Medina | 55-50 |
| 05:40 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to James Woodie | 55-50 |
| 05:33 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on John Bogue - foul #3 on John Bogue, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert (PG), Luis Huff (SG), Robert Kovalsky (PF), John Toon (C) Sergei Zingg, Dennis Hopkins, James Woodie, Dean Bush | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Larry Sims (PG), Leopoldo Romano (SG), Edward Choudhury (SF), Joseph Abraham (PF), Johnathan Garney (C) Norberto Medina, Ralph Wright, Norman Glass, Carroll Vanderford, John Bogue | |
| 05:33 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 05:33 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 05:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Larry Sims misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 05:09 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 05:05 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert's pass is intercepted by Edward Choudhury in the backcourt | 56-50 |
| 04:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury knocks in the shot from close range | 56-52 |
| 04:24 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Kovalsky | 59-52 |
| 04:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 59-54 |
| 03:47 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Larry Sims - foul #5 on Larry Sims, team foul #8 | 61-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Weiser (SF), Howard Faber (PF), Dean Bush (C) Nicholas Hodgson, Robert Kovalsky, John Toon | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina (PG), Lawrence Campbell (SF), Carroll Vanderford (PF), Erik Laws (C) Larry Sims, Edward Choudhury, Joseph Abraham, Johnathan Garney | |
| 03:47 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert makes the free throw | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 03:35 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Carroll Vanderford | 62-54 |
| 03:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 62-54 |
| 03:26 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jonathan Lambert (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Huff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Weiser (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Howard Faber (fresh) C - Dean Bush (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Norberto Medina (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leopoldo Romano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lawrence Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carroll Vanderford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Erik Laws (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser is hacked by Lawrence Campbell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lawrence Campbell, team foul #9 | 62-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Roman Torres (SG) Luis Huff | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright (SG) Leopoldo Romano | |
| 03:24 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 03:24 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 03:24 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Carroll Vanderford | 63-54 |
| 03:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg (PG) Jonathan Lambert | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:49 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser is hacked by Lawrence Campbell - foul #4 on Lawrence Campbell, team foul #10 | 63-54 |
| 02:49 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 02:49 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 02:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford can't connect on a runner in the lane | 65-54 |
| 02:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Erik Laws snags the offensive board | 65-54 |
| 02:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Dean Bush steps in front of the Lawrence Campbell pass | 65-54 |
| 02:02 | South Carolina | Dean Bush clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 65-54 |
| 02:01 | South Carolina | Howard Faber can't tip it in | 65-54 |
| 02:00 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser tips it in | 67-54 |
| 01:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 67-54 |
| 01:43 | South Carolina | Dean Bush grabs the board | 67-54 |
| 01:19 | South Carolina | Dean Bush is open but comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 67-54 |
| 01:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford pulls down the rebound | 67-54 |
| 00:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-54 |
| 00:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Norberto Medina misses the tip | 67-54 |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | Howard Faber gets the rebound | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Sergei Zingg and the foul's on Lawrence Campbell - foul #5 on Lawrence Campbell, team foul #11 | 69-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Luis Huff (SG), Robert Kovalsky (PF), John Toon (C) Roman Torres, Howard Faber, Dean Bush | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Leopoldo Romano (PG), Edward Choudhury (SF), Joseph Abraham (PF), Johnathan Garney (C) Norberto Medina, Lawrence Campbell, Carroll Vanderford, Erik Laws | |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser makes the free throw | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Leopoldo Romano and the foul's on Luis Huff - foul #2 on Luis Huff, team foul #5 | 70-56 |
| 00:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Ralph Wright makes the free throw | 70-57 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg runs out the clock | 70-57 |