| Lineup | Lander | PG - Robert Neal (fresh) SG - Nelson Gregory (fresh) SF - Shaun Wright (fresh) PF - Brian Norton (fresh) C - Dustin Aubuchon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Mitch Lentz (fresh) SG - Keith Crump (fresh) SF - Jarvis Gillette (fresh) PF - James Lisle (fresh) C - Steven Huling (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lander | Dustin Aubuchon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Lander | Lander is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Lander | Brian Norton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | USC Upstate | James Lisle grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | USC Upstate | Mitch Lentz travels in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Lander | Shaun Wright misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Lander | Brian Norton snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Lander | Brian Norton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | USC Upstate | Steven Huling pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | USC Upstate | Mitch Lentz is fouled in the backcourt by Shaun Wright - foul #1 on Shaun Wright, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | USC Upstate | Keith Crump misses the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | USC Upstate | Steven Huling tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Lander | Dustin Aubuchon scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Robert Neal | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | USC Upstate | James Lisle misses short on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | USC Upstate | James Lisle grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:42 | USC Upstate | Keith Crump hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Neal - foul #1 on Robert Neal, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Lander | Emmett Howard (SF), Levi Myers (PF), Robert Casale (C) Shaun Wright, Brian Norton, Dustin Aubuchon | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 17:42 | USC Upstate | Keith Crump makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:42 | USC Upstate | Keith Crump makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:26 | Lander | A charge is called on Levi Myers - foul #1 on Levi Myers, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Lander | Michael Smalling (SF) Nelson Gregory | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 16:58 | USC Upstate | James Lisle misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 2-4 |
| 16:56 | Lander | Levi Myers gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:36 | Lander | Robert Neal works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 16:20 | USC Upstate | Keith Crump's pass is intercepted by Robert Casale | 5-4 |
| 15:58 | Lander | Robert Neal shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 15:56 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Steven Huling | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Lander | PG - Robert Neal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emmett Howard (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Smalling (fresh) PF - Levi Myers (fairly fresh) C - Robert Casale (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Mitch Lentz (fairly fresh) SG - Keith Crump (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jarvis Gillette (fairly fresh) PF - James Lisle (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Huling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | USC Upstate | James Lisle is open but comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Michael Smalling - foul #1 on Michael Smalling, team foul #4 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Lander | Nelson Gregory (SG), Shaun Wright (SF), Brian Norton (PF), Dustin Aubuchon (C) Emmett Howard, Michael Smalling, Levi Myers, Robert Casale | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Mark Rowe (PG), Paul Knight (SG), Carl Kitchens (SF), Kenneth Sizemore (C) Mitch Lentz, Keith Crump, Jarvis Gillette, Steven Huling | |
| 15:28 | USC Upstate | James Lisle makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:28 | USC Upstate | James Lisle misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:28 | Lander | Brian Norton snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 15:13 | Lander | Nelson Gregory comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 15:12 | Lander | Brian Norton grabs the offensive board | 5-5 |
| 14:57 | Lander | Brian Norton comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by James Lisle - foul #1 on James Lisle, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 14:57 | Lander | Brian Norton makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 14:57 | Lander | Brian Norton misses the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 14:57 | Lander | Brian Norton grabs the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 14:43 | Lander | Robert Neal splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-5 |
| 14:42 | Lander | Nelson Gregory grabs the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 14:15 | Lander | Brian Norton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Neal and he's hacked by James Lisle - foul #2 on James Lisle, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Lander | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Steven Huling (C) James Lisle | |
| 14:15 | Lander | Brian Norton misses the free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:15 | USC Upstate | Steven Huling pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:10 | USC Upstate | Mark Rowe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Lander | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Mitch Lentz (PG) Mark Rowe | |
| 13:43 | Lander | Robert Neal double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 8-5 |
| Subs | Lander | Joseph Newman (PG), Levi Myers (C) Robert Neal, Dustin Aubuchon | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Jarvis Gillette (SF) Steven Huling | |
| 13:23 | USC Upstate | Carl Kitchens misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-5 |
| 13:21 | Lander | Joseph Newman pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 13:14 | Lander | Shaun Wright comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 13:13 | USC Upstate | Carl Kitchens snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| 13:10 | USC Upstate | Joseph Newman steals the ball from Mitch Lentz in the backcourt | 8-5 |
| 12:55 | Lander | Brian Norton is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Brian Norton, team foul #5 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Lander | Emmett Howard (SF), Robert Casale (C) Shaun Wright, Brian Norton | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Keith Crump (SG), Steven Huling (C) Paul Knight, Kenneth Sizemore | |
| 12:26 | USC Upstate | Steven Huling hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Keith Crump | 8-7 |
| 12:08 | Lander | Emmett Howard connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 11:43 | USC Upstate | Steven Huling is hacked by Joseph Newman - foul #1 on Joseph Newman, team foul #6 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Lander | Robert Neal (PG), Michael Smalling (SG), Shaun Wright (SF), Michael Blackwelder (PF), Dustin Aubuchon (C) Joseph Newman, Nelson Gregory, Emmett Howard, Levi Myers, Robert Casale | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Mark Rowe (PG), Richard Dulberg (SF), Kenneth Sizemore (PF) Mitch Lentz, Jarvis Gillette, Carl Kitchens | |
| Lineup | Lander | PG - Robert Neal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Smalling (fresh) SF - Shaun Wright (fresh) PF - Michael Blackwelder (fresh) C - Dustin Aubuchon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Mark Rowe (fresh) SG - Keith Crump (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Dulberg (fresh) PF - Kenneth Sizemore (fresh) C - Steven Huling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | USC Upstate | Kenneth Sizemore makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Keith Crump | 11-9 |
| 11:12 | Lander | Dustin Aubuchon connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Shaun Wright | 13-9 |
| 10:52 | USC Upstate | Keith Crump misses long on a 3 from straight away | 13-9 |
| 10:50 | USC Upstate | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Sizemore | 13-9 |
| 10:30 | USC Upstate | Steven Huling misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-9 |
| 10:29 | Lander | Robert Neal pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 10:24 | Lander | Shaun Wright misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-9 |
| 10:23 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Kenneth Sizemore | 13-9 |
| 10:03 | USC Upstate | Kenneth Sizemore makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-11 |
| 09:58 | Lander | Robert Neal is called for traveling | 13-11 |
| Subs | Lander | Nelson Gregory (SG), Emmett Howard (SF), Brian Norton (PF), Robert Casale (C) Michael Smalling, Shaun Wright, Michael Blackwelder, Dustin Aubuchon | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Mitch Lentz (PG), Paul Knight (SG), Jarvis Gillette (SF), Carl Kitchens (PF) Mark Rowe, Keith Crump, Richard Dulberg, Kenneth Sizemore | |
| 09:33 | USC Upstate | Steven Huling drills a turnaround from the left block | 13-13 |
| 09:11 | Lander | Robert Neal misses short on a shot from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 09:09 | USC Upstate | Steven Huling snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 09:07 | USC Upstate | Mitch Lentz is hacked by Robert Neal in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Neal, team foul #7 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Lander | Joseph Newman (PG), Shaun Wright (SF), Levi Myers (C) Robert Neal, Emmett Howard, Robert Casale | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 09:07 | USC Upstate | Mitch Lentz misses the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 09:07 | Lander | Levi Myers snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 08:47 | Lander | Jarvis Gillette is called for the reach on Levi Myers - foul #1 on Jarvis Gillette, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Lander | Michael Smalling (SF), Dustin Aubuchon (C) Shaun Wright, Levi Myers | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Kenneth Sizemore (C) Steven Huling | |
| 08:26 | Lander | Jarvis Gillette takes the ball from Dustin Aubuchon | 13-13 |
| 08:22 | USC Upstate | Paul Knight banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jarvis Gillette | 13-15 |
| 08:15 | Lander | Nelson Gregory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | Lander | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Keith Crump (SG), Steven Huling (C) Paul Knight, Carl Kitchens | |
| 07:51 | USC Upstate | Kenneth Sizemore is called for a charge - foul #1 on Kenneth Sizemore, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Lander | Emmett Howard (SF), Levi Myers (PF) Michael Smalling, Brian Norton | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 07:38 | Lander | Dustin Aubuchon misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Sizemore - foul #2 on Kenneth Sizemore, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Lander | Shaun Wright (SF) Emmett Howard | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Carl Kitchens (PF) Kenneth Sizemore | |
| 07:38 | Lander | Dustin Aubuchon makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 07:38 | Lander | Dustin Aubuchon makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Lander | PG - Joseph Newman (fresh) SG - Nelson Gregory (fresh) SF - Shaun Wright (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Levi Myers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dustin Aubuchon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Mitch Lentz (fresh) SG - Keith Crump (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jarvis Gillette (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Carl Kitchens (fresh) C - Steven Huling (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | USC Upstate | Keith Crump misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-15 |
| 07:14 | Lander | Levi Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 07:08 | Lander | Nelson Gregory hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 07:07 | USC Upstate | Mitch Lentz gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 06:51 | USC Upstate | Steven Huling can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Nelson Gregory - foul #1 on Nelson Gregory, team foul #8 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Lander | Emmett Howard (PG), Robert Casale (C) Joseph Newman, Dustin Aubuchon | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Mark Rowe (PG), Richard Dulberg (SF) Mitch Lentz, Jarvis Gillette | |
| 06:51 | USC Upstate | Steven Huling misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 06:51 | USC Upstate | Steven Huling makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 06:34 | Lander | Shaun Wright misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 06:32 | Lander | Robert Casale hits the follow up shot | 17-16 |
| 06:30 | USC Upstate | Mark Rowe loses the dribble to Shaun Wright in the backcourt | 17-16 |
| 06:15 | Lander | Levi Myers misses the dunk attempt | 17-16 |
| 06:13 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Steven Huling | 17-16 |
| 05:48 | USC Upstate | Keith Crump can't connect on a floater from the right side | 17-16 |
| 05:47 | USC Upstate | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Huling | 17-16 |
| 05:34 | USC Upstate | Keith Crump hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Rowe | 17-19 |
| 05:09 | Lander | Shaun Wright knocks in the jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Richard Dulberg - foul #1 on Richard Dulberg, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Lander | Joseph Newman (PG), Michael Smalling (SG), Brian Norton (PF), Dustin Aubuchon (C) Emmett Howard, Nelson Gregory, Levi Myers, Robert Casale | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Mitch Lentz (PG), Paul Knight (SG), Jarvis Gillette (SF), James Lisle (PF), Kenneth Sizemore (C) Mark Rowe, Keith Crump, Richard Dulberg, Carl Kitchens, Steven Huling | |
| 05:09 | Lander | Shaun Wright misses the free throw | 19-19 |
| 05:09 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to James Lisle | 19-19 |
| 05:04 | USC Upstate | Paul Knight is whistled for traveling | 19-19 |
| 04:47 | Lander | Dustin Aubuchon is whistled for traveling | 19-19 |
| 04:25 | USC Upstate | James Lisle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-19 |
| Subs | Lander | Nelson Gregory (SG) Shaun Wright | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 04:09 | Lander | The jump hook by Dustin Aubuchon is blocked by James Lisle | 19-19 |
| 04:08 | Lander | Dustin Aubuchon hits the follow up shot | 21-19 |
| 03:44 | USC Upstate | James Lisle lays it in set up by Mitch Lentz | 21-21 |
| 03:25 | Lander | Dustin Aubuchon clanks a jumper near the basket | 21-21 |
| 03:23 | USC Upstate | Kenneth Sizemore snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| Lineup | Lander | PG - Joseph Newman (fairly fresh) SG - Nelson Gregory (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Smalling (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Norton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Aubuchon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Mitch Lentz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Knight (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jarvis Gillette (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Lisle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Sizemore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | USC Upstate | Paul Knight is fouled in the backcourt by Nelson Gregory - foul #2 on Nelson Gregory, team foul #9 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Lander | Shaun Wright (SF), Michael Blackwelder (PF) Michael Smalling, Brian Norton | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 03:21 | USC Upstate | Paul Knight misses the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 03:21 | Lander | Dustin Aubuchon grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 03:15 | Lander | Nelson Gregory connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Newman | 24-21 |
| 02:59 | USC Upstate | James Lisle is open and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mitch Lentz | 24-23 |
| 02:55 | Lander | Dustin Aubuchon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-23 |
| Subs | Lander | Robert Casale (C) Dustin Aubuchon | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Keith Crump (SG), Mark Rowe (SF), Carl Kitchens (PF) Paul Knight, Jarvis Gillette, James Lisle | |
| 02:39 | USC Upstate | Keith Crump can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 02:37 | Lander | Michael Blackwelder grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 02:33 | Lander | Nelson Gregory hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 02:31 | USC Upstate | Carl Kitchens gets the rebound | 24-23 |
| 02:26 | USC Upstate | Joseph Newman is called for the reach on Mark Rowe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Newman, team foul #10 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Lander | Emmett Howard (SG) Nelson Gregory | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | James Lisle (PF), Steven Huling (C) Mitch Lentz, Kenneth Sizemore | |
| 02:26 | USC Upstate | Mark Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 02:26 | USC Upstate | Mark Rowe misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 02:26 | Lander | Robert Casale grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 02:13 | Lander | Mark Rowe steals the ball from Shaun Wright | 24-24 |
| 02:09 | USC Upstate | Shaun Wright steps in front of the Mark Rowe pass | 24-24 |
| 02:05 | Lander | Joseph Newman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Shaun Wright | 26-24 |
| 01:42 | USC Upstate | Mark Rowe hits a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Emmett Howard - foul #1 on Emmett Howard, team foul #11 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Lander | Nelson Gregory (SG), Michael Smalling (SF), Brian Norton (PF), Levi Myers (C) Joseph Newman, Shaun Wright, Michael Blackwelder, Robert Casale | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Paul Knight (SG), Jarvis Gillette (SF) Keith Crump, James Lisle | |
| 01:42 | USC Upstate | Mark Rowe misses the free throw | 26-26 |
| 01:42 | Lander | Levi Myers pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 01:32 | Lander | Brian Norton's pass is intercepted by Paul Knight | 26-26 |
| 01:29 | USC Upstate | Paul Knight lays it in | 26-28 |
| 01:18 | Lander | Emmett Howard is fouled on the floor by Mark Rowe - foul #1 on Mark Rowe, team foul #7 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Lander | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Mitch Lentz (PG), James Lisle (PF), Kenneth Sizemore (C) Mark Rowe, Carl Kitchens, Steven Huling | |
| 01:18 | Lander | Emmett Howard makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 01:18 | Lander | Emmett Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:53 | USC Upstate | Kenneth Sizemore is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jarvis Gillette | 28-30 |
| 00:32 | Lander | Emmett Howard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 00:30 | USC Upstate | Paul Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 00:03 | USC Upstate | Mitch Lentz clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-30 |
| 00:01 | USC Upstate | Jarvis Gillette can't tip it in | 28-30 |
| 00:00 | Lander | Brian Norton snags the defensive board | 28-30 |