| FG | 3s | REB | TO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road | 30-68 | 10-20 | 48 | 12 |
| Home | 29-65 | 11-32 | 35 | 10 |
Scoring

0:15OTCord Stansberry makes free throw 2 of 2
0:15OTCord Stansberry makes free throw 1 of 2
0:23OTAlex Wilkins makes layup (Ben Vander Wal assists)
0:27OTCharles Johnston makes layup (Ben Vander Wal assists)
0:31OTTom House makes layup
0:40OTJulien Soumaoro makes 13-foot jumper
1:09OTAsa Thomas makes free throw 3 of 3
1:09OTAsa Thomas makes free throw 2 of 3
1:09OTAsa Thomas makes free throw 1 of 3
1:15OTTidjiane Dioumassi makes free throw 2 of 2
1:15OTTidjiane Dioumassi makes free throw 1 of 2
1:32OTMarcus Kell makes 11-foot jumper (Julien Soumaoro assists)
3:08OTMarcus Kell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cord Stansberry assists)
3:45OTJulien Soumaoro makes free throw 2 of 2
3:45OTJulien Soumaoro makes free throw 1 of 2
4:10OTTom House makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ben Vander Wal assists)
4:34OTMarcus Kell makes 14-foot jumper
1:302nd HalfJulien Soumaoro makes layup
2:152nd HalfAlex Wilkins makes layup
2:312nd HalfTidjiane Dioumassi makes free throw 2 of 2
2:452nd HalfBen Vander Wal makes 1-foot dunk (Alex Wilkins assists)
3:012nd HalfSamuel Dada makes 0-foot tip in layup
3:412nd HalfBen Vander Wal makes free throw 1 of 2
3:572nd HalfJulien Soumaoro makes layup (Samuel Dada assists)
4:182nd HalfAlex Wilkins makes layup
4:542nd HalfAlex Wilkins makes 12-foot jumper
5:302nd HalfTom House makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ben Vander Wal assists)
5:452nd HalfTidjiane Dioumassi makes 15-foot jumper
7:182nd HalfMarcus Kell makes layup
8:002nd HalfTidjiane Dioumassi makes layup
8:192nd HalfAsa Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper
8:482nd HalfAlex Wilkins makes 9-foot jumper
9:512nd HalfCharles Johnston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alex Wilkins assists)
10:072nd HalfTidjiane Dioumassi makes free throw 1 of 2
10:512nd HalfCJ Hyland makes 8-foot jumper
11:472nd HalfEddrin Bronson makes free throw 1 of 2
12:042nd HalfMarcus Kell makes 4-foot dunk (CJ Hyland assists)
12:272nd HalfMarcus Kell makes 19-foot jumper
13:312nd HalfJustin Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Abdulai Fanta Kabba assists)
14:112nd HalfAlex Wilkins makes 11-foot jumper
14:502nd HalfAlex Wilkins makes layup
15:212nd HalfBen Vander Wal makes layup (Abijah Franklin assists)
15:422nd HalfCord Stansberry makes free throw 2 of 2
15:422nd HalfCord Stansberry makes free throw 1 of 2
16:052nd HalfAlex Wilkins makes 4-foot jumper
16:522nd HalfCharles Johnston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alex Wilkins assists)
16:592nd HalfTidjiane Dioumassi makes 22-foot jumper
18:472nd HalfAlex Wilkins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ben Vander Wal assists)
0:001st HalfAlex Wilkins makes 46-foot three point jumper
0:081st HalfMarcus Kell makes 22-foot three point jumper (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)
0:181st HalfCharles Johnston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alex Wilkins assists)
0:441st HalfCord Stansberry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marcus Kell assists)
1:401st HalfCharles Johnston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tom House assists)
2:321st HalfTidjiane Dioumassi makes layup
3:251st HalfOwen Ritger makes free throw 1 of 2
3:401st HalfJustin Johnson makes layup (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)
3:551st HalfBen Vander Wal makes layup (Alex Wilkins assists)
5:321st HalfJulien Soumaoro makes 24-foot three point jumper
6:161st HalfAbdulai Fanta Kabba makes layup (Tahlan Pettway assists)
7:581st HalfTahlan Pettway makes 26-foot three point jumper (Samuel Dada assists)
8:141st HalfTom House makes free throw 2 of 2
8:211st HalfCord Stansberry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)
8:351st HalfBen Vander Wal makes 5-foot dunk (Alex Wilkins assists)
8:521st HalfCord Stansberry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tidjiane Dioumassi assists)
10:201st HalfAbijah Franklin makes free throw 2 of 2
12:071st HalfAbdulai Fanta Kabba makes layup (Cord Stansberry assists)
12:181st HalfOwen Ritger makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ben Vander Wal assists)
12:421st HalfJustin Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper
13:291st HalfJulien Soumaoro makes layup
13:401st HalfAbijah Franklin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eddrin Bronson assists)
14:041st HalfCJ Hyland makes layup
14:331st HalfEddrin Bronson makes layup
16:041st HalfAlex Wilkins makes 7-foot jumper
16:241st HalfCord Stansberry makes 9-foot jumper
17:151st HalfAsa Thomas makes layup (Tom House assists)
18:511st HalfBen Vander Wal makes layup (Charles Johnston assists)
19:141st HalfJulien Soumaoro makes 24-foot three point jumper
Defense
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4:00 PM, January 3, 2026
Timmons Arena
Greenville
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