| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - James Headley (fresh) SG - David Boller (fresh) SF - George Cogar (fresh) PF - John Carr (fresh) C - Charles Patel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Zoran Taranov (fresh) SG - Marvin Hill (fresh) SF - Tyler Melton (fresh) PF - Edward Adair (fresh) C - Samuel Cole (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Samuel Cole wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:58 | South Carolina | Marvin Hill's pass is intercepted by George Cogar in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Samuel Cole - foul #1 on Samuel Cole, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:32 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:32 | South Carolina | Edward Adair grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 19:03 | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 1-0 |
| 19:02 | South Carolina | Edward Adair snags the offensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:43 | South Carolina | Edward Adair misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 1-0 |
| 18:42 | Eastern Illinois | James Headley snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:36 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 18:34 | South Carolina | Samuel Cole grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 18:20 | South Carolina | James Headley steals the ball from Tyler Melton | 1-0 |
| 17:52 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 17:50 | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 17:32 | South Carolina | Edward Adair's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Patel | 1-0 |
| 17:30 | Eastern Illinois | James Headley snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 17:25 | Eastern Illinois | David Boller knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Headley | 4-0 |
| 17:23 | South Carolina | Samuel Cole is fouled in the backcourt by David Boller - foul #1 on David Boller, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park (PG), David Bowie (SG), John Golden (C) James Headley, David Boller, Charles Patel | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Arthur Forsythe (PG), Leon Schnakenberg (SG), Joshua Hein (SF), Mario Galindo (PF), James Dana (C) Zoran Taranov, Marvin Hill, Tyler Melton, Edward Adair, Samuel Cole | |
| 17:15 | South Carolina | Mario Galindo hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 4-0 |
| 17:13 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Carr | 4-0 |
| 17:11 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey (SF) George Cogar | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 17:01 | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg misses long on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on David Bowie - foul #1 on David Bowie, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Salvatore Moran (C) John Carr | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 17:01 | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:01 | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:39 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from James Munsey | 6-2 |
| 16:20 | South Carolina | Mario Galindo is hacked by Salvatore Moran - foul #1 on Salvatore Moran, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel (C) Salvatore Moran | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Tyler Melton (SF) James Dana | |
| 16:08 | South Carolina | Arthur Forsythe's pass is intercepted by Randy Park | 6-2 |
| 15:49 | Eastern Illinois | John Golden can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 15:47 | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg grabs the board | 6-2 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Randy Park (fresh) SG - David Bowie (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Munsey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Golden (fresh) C - Charles Patel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Arthur Forsythe (fresh) SG - Leon Schnakenberg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tyler Melton (fresh) PF - Mario Galindo (fairly fresh) C - Joshua Hein (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:33 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Patel | 6-2 |
| 15:31 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 15:26 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 15:25 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 15:13 | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-2 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Headley (PG), David Boller (SG), George Cogar (SF), John Carr (PF), Salvatore Moran (C) Randy Park, David Bowie, James Munsey, John Golden, Charles Patel | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov (PG), Leonard Jackson (SG), Edward Adair (PF), James Dana (C) Arthur Forsythe, Leon Schnakenberg, Mario Galindo, Joshua Hein | |
| 14:50 | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-2 |
| 14:48 | South Carolina | Edward Adair tips it home | 6-4 |
| 14:31 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David Boller | 9-4 |
| 14:27 | South Carolina | Salvatore Moran is called for the reach on Zoran Taranov in the backcourt - foul #2 on Salvatore Moran, team foul #4 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Nelson (C) Salvatore Moran | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Marvin Hill (SG), Samuel Cole (C) Tyler Melton, James Dana | |
| 14:14 | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-4 |
| 14:12 | South Carolina | Leonard Jackson grabs the offensive board | 9-4 |
| 14:03 | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov is called for traveling | 9-4 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park (PG) James Headley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 13:40 | Eastern Illinois | David Boller drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Park | 11-4 |
| 13:16 | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-7 |
| 12:52 | Eastern Illinois | David Boller's pass is intercepted by Marvin Hill | 11-7 |
| 12:30 | South Carolina | Randy Park takes the ball from Marvin Hill | 11-7 |
| 12:25 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar hits the finger roll on a great pass from Randy Park | 13-7 |
| 12:15 | South Carolina | Edward Adair drills a runner from the baseline and the foul's on John Carr - foul #1 on John Carr, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Headley (PG), David Bowie (SG), James Munsey (SF), John Golden (PF), Charles Patel (C) Randy Park, David Boller, George Cogar, John Carr, Stephen Nelson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Arthur Forsythe (PG), Leon Schnakenberg (SG), Tyler Melton (SF), Joshua Hein (C) Zoran Taranov, Marvin Hill, Leonard Jackson, Samuel Cole | |
| 12:15 | South Carolina | Edward Adair makes the free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:01 | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey misses the easy layup | 13-10 |
| 12:00 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Leon Schnakenberg | 13-10 |
| 11:58 | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg loses the dribble to David Bowie in the backcourt | 13-10 |
| 11:31 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel buries a fadeaway from the right block | 15-10 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - James Headley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Bowie (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Munsey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Golden (fresh) C - Charles Patel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Arthur Forsythe (fresh) SG - Leon Schnakenberg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tyler Melton (fresh) PF - Edward Adair (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Hein (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton misses the jumper from the left side | 15-10 |
| 11:15 | Eastern Illinois | James Headley grabs the defensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 11:09 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-10 |
| 11:08 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton grabs the defensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 10:54 | South Carolina | Edward Adair misses long on a runner from the baseline | 15-10 |
| 10:53 | South Carolina | Edward Adair tips it back up and in | 15-12 |
| 10:29 | Eastern Illinois | John Golden comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-12 |
| 10:28 | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 10:08 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on James Munsey - foul #1 on James Munsey, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park (PG), David Boller (SG), George Cogar (SF), John Carr (PF), Stephen Nelson (C) James Headley, David Bowie, James Munsey, John Golden, Charles Patel | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov (PG), Marvin Hill (SG), Mario Galindo (PF), James Dana (C) Arthur Forsythe, Leon Schnakenberg, Edward Adair, Joshua Hein | |
| 10:08 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:08 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:57 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-14 |
| 09:56 | Eastern Illinois | David Boller grabs the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:36 | Eastern Illinois | David Boller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-14 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Cole (C) James Dana | |
| 09:14 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton blows the layup | 15-14 |
| 09:13 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to George Cogar | 15-14 |
| 09:08 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 15-14 |
| 09:06 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar grabs the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 08:50 | Eastern Illinois | Samuel Cole swats the short shot by Stephen Nelson | 15-14 |
| 08:48 | South Carolina | Marvin Hill snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 08:19 | South Carolina | Marvin Hill is hacked by David Boller - foul #2 on David Boller, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie (SG), James Munsey (SF), John Golden (PF), Charles Patel (C) David Boller, George Cogar, John Carr, Stephen Nelson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Arthur Forsythe (PG), Leonard Jackson (SF), Edward Adair (PF), James Dana (C) Zoran Taranov, Tyler Melton, Mario Galindo, Samuel Cole | |
| 08:19 | South Carolina | Marvin Hill makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:19 | South Carolina | Marvin Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:19 | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 08:09 | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by David Bowie | 17-15 |
| 08:06 | South Carolina | Marvin Hill loses the dribble to Randy Park in the backcourt | 17-15 |
| 08:05 | Eastern Illinois | John Golden banks in the layup on a great pass from Randy Park | 19-15 |
| 07:48 | South Carolina | Edward Adair comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-15 |
| 07:47 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Golden | 19-15 |
| 07:33 | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 21-15 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Randy Park (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Bowie (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Munsey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Golden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Patel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Arthur Forsythe (fresh) SG - Marvin Hill (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Leonard Jackson (fresh) PF - Edward Adair (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Dana (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | South Carolina | Edward Adair is fouled on the floor by John Golden - foul #1 on John Golden, team foul #8 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Headley (PG), George Cogar (SF), John Carr (PF) Randy Park, James Munsey, Charles Patel | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg (SG), Joshua Hein (SF) Marvin Hill, Leonard Jackson | |
| 07:12 | South Carolina | Edward Adair misses the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 07:12 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr gets the rebound | 21-15 |
| 07:03 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie is called for traveling | 21-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel (C) John Golden | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov (PG), Samuel Cole (PF) Arthur Forsythe, Edward Adair | |
| 06:49 | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-15 |
| 06:48 | South Carolina | James Dana can't tip it in | 21-15 |
| 06:46 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to George Cogar | 21-15 |
| 06:24 | Eastern Illinois | Samuel Cole is called for the reach on David Bowie - foul #2 on Samuel Cole, team foul #2 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Jackson (SG), Mario Galindo (PF) Zoran Taranov, James Dana | |
| 06:11 | Eastern Illinois | James Headley buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Charles Patel | 24-15 |
| 06:09 | South Carolina | James Headley is called for the reach on Leon Schnakenberg in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Headley, team foul #9 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Tyler Melton (SF) Samuel Cole | |
| 06:09 | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 06:09 | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 06:09 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Patel | 24-16 |
| 05:52 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie throws it down on a great pass from John Carr and he's fouled by Leon Schnakenberg - foul #1 on Leon Schnakenberg, team foul #3 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park (PG), James Munsey (SF), John Golden (PF), Stephen Nelson (C) James Headley, George Cogar, John Carr, Charles Patel | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Arthur Forsythe (PG) Leonard Jackson | |
| 05:52 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie makes the free throw | 27-16 |
| 05:50 | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg is hacked by James Munsey in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Munsey, team foul #10 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar (SF) James Munsey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Cole (C) Joshua Hein | |
| 05:50 | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 05:50 | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 05:39 | Eastern Illinois | Arthur Forsythe is called for the reach on Stephen Nelson - foul #1 on Arthur Forsythe, team foul #4 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Marvin Hill (SG) Leon Schnakenberg | |
| 05:21 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-18 |
| 05:19 | Eastern Illinois | John Golden tips it home | 29-18 |
| 04:58 | South Carolina | Mario Galindo hits the finger roll on a great pass from Arthur Forsythe | 29-20 |
| 04:40 | Eastern Illinois | John Golden's layup is rejected by Samuel Cole | 29-20 |
| 04:38 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Tyler Melton | 29-20 |
| 04:34 | South Carolina | Marvin Hill is fouled in the backcourt by David Bowie - foul #2 on David Bowie, team foul #11 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Headley (PG), John Carr (PF), Charles Patel (C) David Bowie, John Golden, Stephen Nelson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg (PG), Joshua Hein (SF), Edward Adair (PF), James Dana (C) Arthur Forsythe, Tyler Melton, Mario Galindo, Samuel Cole | |
| 04:34 | South Carolina | Marvin Hill makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 04:34 | South Carolina | Marvin Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 04:15 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Randy Park and he's hacked by Joshua Hein - foul #1 on Joshua Hein, team foul #5 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Jackson (SG) Marvin Hill | |
| 04:15 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel makes the free throw | 32-22 |
| 03:53 | South Carolina | Edward Adair misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 32-22 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park grabs the defensive rebound | 32-22 |
| 03:46 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Boller (SG), James Munsey (SF), Salvatore Moran (C) Randy Park, George Cogar, Charles Patel | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 03:44 | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg is hacked by James Headley in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Headley, team foul #12 | 32-22 |
| 03:44 | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg misses the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 03:44 | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 03:44 | South Carolina | Edward Adair gets the offensive rebound | 32-22 |
| 03:31 | South Carolina | Edward Adair jams the wide open dunk | 32-24 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - James Headley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Boller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Munsey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Carr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Salvatore Moran (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Leon Schnakenberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leonard Jackson (fresh) SF - Joshua Hein (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Adair (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James Dana (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Eastern Illinois | Salvatore Moran misses the floater from the free throw line | 32-24 |
| 03:16 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Edward Adair | 32-24 |
| 03:11 | South Carolina | James Headley is called for the reach on Leon Schnakenberg in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Headley, team foul #13 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Golden (C) James Headley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov (PG), Tyler Melton (SF), Samuel Cole (C) Leonard Jackson, Joshua Hein, James Dana | |
| 03:11 | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 03:11 | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 03:01 | Eastern Illinois | David Boller misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Leon Schnakenberg - foul #2 on Leon Schnakenberg, team foul #6 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park (PG) John Carr | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Marvin Hill (SG) Leon Schnakenberg | |
| 03:01 | Eastern Illinois | David Boller makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 03:01 | Eastern Illinois | David Boller makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 02:43 | South Carolina | Edward Adair blows the layup but the foul's on John Golden - foul #2 on John Golden, team foul #14 | 34-26 |
| 02:43 | South Carolina | Edward Adair misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 02:43 | South Carolina | Edward Adair makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Illinois | Salvatore Moran misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 02:29 | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey misses the tip | 34-27 |
| 02:27 | Eastern Illinois | John Golden snags the offensive board | 34-27 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Illinois | Samuel Cole steps in front of the James Munsey pass | 34-27 |
| 01:43 | South Carolina | Marvin Hill is called for 5 seconds | 34-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie (SF), John Carr (PF), Stephen Nelson (C) James Munsey, John Golden, Salvatore Moran | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Arthur Forsythe (PG), Leonard Jackson (SG), Mario Galindo (PF) Zoran Taranov, Marvin Hill, Edward Adair | |
| 01:17 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie clanks a shot from the right block | 34-27 |
| 01:16 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Carr | 34-27 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr makes the 3 from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton banks in the layup | 37-29 |
| 00:20 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Galindo blocks the short jumper by David Bowie | 37-29 |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | Arthur Forsythe gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | David Bowie steals the ball from Arthur Forsythe in the backcourt | 37-29 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | David Boller misses the lay-in | 37-29 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 00:09 | South Carolina | Randy Park picks off the pass by Tyler Melton in the backcourt | 37-29 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Illinois | David Boller hits the finger roll set up by Randy Park | 39-29 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton buries a driving attempt in the paint | 39-31 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | David Boller can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 39-31 |