| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Kelly Rand (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Conrad (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Dibenedetto (fresh) PF - Lee Walker (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Lamphear (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Robert Helberg (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lawrence Staley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Olson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Cuomo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivory Beasley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Thomas Olson inbounds the ball | 26-43 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Staley misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 26-43 |
| 19:39 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto pulls down the rebound | 26-43 |
| 19:28 | The Citadel | Thomas Olson is called for the reach on Paul Dibenedetto - foul #1 on Thomas Olson, team foul #1 | 26-43 |
| 19:21 | The Citadel | Lee Walker is fouled on the floor by Ivory Beasley - foul #2 on Ivory Beasley, team foul #2 | 26-43 |
| 19:10 | The Citadel | John Lamphear lays it up and in on a great pass from Daniel Conrad and the foul's on Ivory Beasley - foul #3 on Ivory Beasley, team foul #3 | 28-43 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kenneth Slaton (C) Ivory Beasley | |
| 19:10 | The Citadel | John Lamphear makes the free throw | 29-43 |
| 18:48 | Western Carolina | Thomas Olson misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Daniel Conrad - foul #1 on Daniel Conrad, team foul #1 | 29-43 |
| 18:48 | Western Carolina | Thomas Olson makes the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 18:48 | Western Carolina | Thomas Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-45 |
| 18:19 | The Citadel | John Lamphear comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Olson - foul #2 on Thomas Olson, team foul #4 | 29-45 |
| 18:19 | The Citadel | John Lamphear misses the 1st free throw | 29-45 |
| 18:19 | The Citadel | John Lamphear makes the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 17:54 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Staley connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Robert Helberg | 30-47 |
| 17:31 | The Citadel | Robert Helberg is called for the reach on Kelly Rand - foul #2 on Robert Helberg, team foul #5 | 30-47 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Marty Benson (SF) Paul Dibenedetto | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 17:13 | The Citadel | Kelly Rand misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-47 |
| 17:12 | Western Carolina | James Cuomo pulls down the rebound | 30-47 |
| 16:53 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 30-47 |
| 16:52 | Western Carolina | James Cuomo tips it but misses | 30-47 |
| 16:50 | The Citadel | John Lamphear pulls down the rebound | 30-47 |
| 16:30 | The Citadel | Marty Benson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Slaton - foul #2 on Kenneth Slaton, team foul #6 | 30-47 |
| Subs | The Citadel | John Clemons (SG), Paul Dibenedetto (SF), Herbert Smith (PF), Keith Zortman (C) Kelly Rand, Daniel Conrad, Lee Walker, John Lamphear | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Stucker (PG), David McCully (SG), Scott Greene (PF), Jay Dubose (C) Robert Helberg, Lawrence Staley, Thomas Olson, James Cuomo | |
| 16:30 | The Citadel | Marty Benson makes the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 16:30 | The Citadel | Marty Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 16:06 | Western Carolina | Paul Dibenedetto steps in front of the John Stucker pass | 32-47 |
| 15:42 | The Citadel | Marty Benson clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-47 |
| 15:40 | Western Carolina | Scott Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 32-47 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Marty Benson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Clemons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Dibenedetto (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Herbert Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Keith Zortman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - John Stucker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David McCully (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Slaton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jay Dubose (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Western Carolina | Marty Benson steps in front of the David McCully pass | 32-47 |
| 15:08 | The Citadel | John Clemons can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David McCully - foul #1 on David McCully, team foul #7 | 32-47 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad (SG) Paul Dibenedetto | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg (PG), Lawrence Staley (SG), Thomas Olson (SF), James Cuomo (PF), Ivory Beasley (C) John Stucker, David McCully, Kenneth Slaton, Scott Greene, Jay Dubose | |
| 15:08 | The Citadel | John Clemons makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 15:08 | The Citadel | John Clemons makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 14:58 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-47 |
| 14:57 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad pulls down the rebound | 34-47 |
| 14:33 | The Citadel | Ivory Beasley picks off the pass by Marty Benson | 34-47 |
| 14:16 | Western Carolina | John Clemons is called for the reach on Robert Helberg - foul #1 on John Clemons, team foul #2 | 34-47 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Kelly Rand (PG), Lee Walker (PF), John Lamphear (C) John Clemons, Herbert Smith, Keith Zortman | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 14:02 | Western Carolina | James Cuomo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by John Lamphear - foul #2 on John Lamphear, team foul #3 | 34-47 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto (SF) Marty Benson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 14:02 | Western Carolina | James Cuomo makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 14:02 | Western Carolina | James Cuomo makes the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 14:02 | Western Carolina | James Cuomo makes the 3rd free throw | 34-50 |
| 13:40 | The Citadel | John Lamphear throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-50 |
| 13:29 | Western Carolina | Thomas Olson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Helberg and he's fouled by Lee Walker - foul #1 on Lee Walker, team foul #4 | 34-52 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kenneth Slaton (PF) James Cuomo | |
| 13:29 | Western Carolina | Thomas Olson makes the free throw | 34-53 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:13 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-53 |
| 12:58 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Staley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-53 |
| 12:56 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Slaton snags the offensive board | 37-53 |
| 12:43 | Western Carolina | Ivory Beasley scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Staley | 37-55 |
| 12:35 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-55 |
| 12:33 | Western Carolina | Ivory Beasley gets the rebound | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:19 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg is fouled on the floor by Kelly Rand - foul #1 on Kelly Rand, team foul #5 | 37-55 |
| Subs | The Citadel | John Clemons (SG), Marty Benson (SF), Herbert Smith (C) Daniel Conrad, Paul Dibenedetto, John Lamphear | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Stucker (PG), David McCully (SG), James Cuomo (PF) Robert Helberg, Lawrence Staley, Thomas Olson | |
| 11:54 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Slaton buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by David McCully | 37-57 |
| 11:32 | The Citadel | Kelly Rand drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lee Walker | 39-57 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Kelly Rand (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Clemons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marty Benson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lee Walker (fresh) 6 pts. C - Herbert Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - John Stucker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David McCully (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Slaton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Cuomo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivory Beasley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:06 | Western Carolina | David McCully clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-57 |
| 11:04 | Western Carolina | Ivory Beasley pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-57 |
| 10:50 | Western Carolina | James Cuomo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-57 |
| 10:49 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Kelly Rand | 39-57 |
| 10:29 | The Citadel | Marty Benson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-57 |
| 10:28 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Ivory Beasley | 39-57 |
| 10:13 | Western Carolina | Marty Benson takes the ball from John Stucker | 39-57 |
| 10:05 | The Citadel | Ivory Beasley steals the ball from Herbert Smith | 39-57 |
| 09:38 | Western Carolina | James Cuomo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-57 |
| 09:36 | The Citadel | Herbert Smith gets the rebound | 39-57 |
| 09:16 | The Citadel | Marty Benson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-57 |
| 09:14 | Western Carolina | John Stucker grabs the board | 39-57 |
| 08:52 | Western Carolina | Herbert Smith steals the ball from Ivory Beasley | 39-57 |
| 08:43 | The Citadel | Lee Walker scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Marty Benson | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:28 | Western Carolina | David McCully comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lee Walker - foul #2 on Lee Walker, team foul #6 | 42-57 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad (SG), Paul Dibenedetto (SF), Keith Zortman (PF), John Lamphear (C) Kelly Rand, John Clemons, Lee Walker, Herbert Smith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg (PG), Thomas Olson (SF), Scott Greene (PF), Jay Dubose (C) John Stucker, Kenneth Slaton, James Cuomo, Ivory Beasley | |
| 08:28 | Western Carolina | David McCully makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 08:28 | Western Carolina | David McCully makes the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| 08:20 | The Citadel | John Lamphear misses the lay-in | 42-59 |
| 08:18 | The Citadel | Keith Zortman tips it back up and in | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:49 | Western Carolina | David McCully misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-59 |
| 07:47 | The Citadel | Marty Benson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-59 |
| 07:40 | The Citadel | John Lamphear clanks a shot from the left wing | 44-59 |
| 07:38 | Western Carolina | Jay Dubose grabs the board | 44-59 |
| 07:17 | Western Carolina | The short jumper by David McCully is denied by John Lamphear | 44-59 |
| 07:16 | Western Carolina | Scott Greene gets the offensive rebound | 44-59 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Marty Benson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Conrad (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Dibenedetto (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Zortman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Lamphear (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Robert Helberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David McCully (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Olson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Scott Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jay Dubose (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 06:50 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-59 |
| 06:49 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto gets the rebound | 44-59 |
| 06:41 | The Citadel | Keith Zortman clanks a floater from the free throw line | 44-59 |
| 06:39 | Western Carolina | Scott Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 44-59 |
| 06:24 | Western Carolina | Scott Greene makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-62 |
| 06:15 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto is fouled on the floor by Robert Helberg - foul #3 on Robert Helberg, team foul #8 | 44-62 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Kelly Rand (PG), Herbert Smith (PF) Marty Benson, Keith Zortman | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Lawrence Staley (SG), James Cuomo (PF) David McCully, Jay Dubose | |
| 06:15 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 06:15 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto makes the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 05:46 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Staley misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Paul Dibenedetto - foul #3 on Paul Dibenedetto, team foul #7 | 46-62 |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Wilson (SF), Keith Zortman (C) Paul Dibenedetto, John Lamphear | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ivory Beasley (C) Scott Greene | |
| 05:46 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Staley makes the 1st free throw | 46-63 |
| 05:46 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Staley misses the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 05:46 | The Citadel | Herbert Smith gets the rebound | 46-63 |
| 05:35 | The Citadel | Kelly Rand misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Helberg - foul #4 on Robert Helberg, team foul #9 | 46-63 |
| 05:35 | The Citadel | Kelly Rand makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 05:35 | The Citadel | Kelly Rand makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 05:09 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Staley clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-63 |
| 05:08 | Western Carolina | Ivory Beasley hits the follow up shot | 48-65 |
| 04:59 | The Citadel | Herbert Smith connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Keith Zortman | 50-65 |
| 04:45 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-65 |
| 04:43 | The Citadel | Herbert Smith grabs the board | 50-65 |
| 04:30 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-65 |
| 04:28 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad grabs the offensive board | 50-65 |
| 04:13 | The Citadel | David Wilson blows the layup | 50-65 |
| 04:12 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad can't tip it in | 50-65 |
| 04:11 | The Citadel | Keith Zortman tips it back up and in | 52-65 |
| 03:42 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Staley scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Helberg | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-68 |
| 03:32 | Western Carolina | Ivory Beasley snags the defensive board | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Western Carolina | Thomas Olson blows the layup but he's fouled by Kelly Rand - foul #2 on Kelly Rand, team foul #8 | 52-68 |
| Subs | The Citadel | John Clemons (PG), Thomas Gendron (SG), Marty Benson (SF), John Marlow (PF) Kelly Rand, Daniel Conrad, David Wilson, Keith Zortman | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Stucker (PG), David McCully (SG), Kenneth Slaton (PF), Scott Greene (C) Robert Helberg, Lawrence Staley, James Cuomo, Ivory Beasley | |
| 03:04 | Western Carolina | Thomas Olson makes the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 03:04 | Western Carolina | Thomas Olson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 03:04 | The Citadel | Herbert Smith snags the defensive board | 52-69 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - John Clemons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Gendron (fresh) SF - Marty Benson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Marlow (fresh) 2 pts. C - Herbert Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - John Stucker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David McCully (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Olson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Kenneth Slaton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:59 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 52-69 |
| 02:57 | Western Carolina | Thomas Olson gets the rebound | 52-69 |
| 02:30 | Western Carolina | Thomas Olson connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Slaton | 52-71 |
| 02:18 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David McCully - foul #2 on David McCully, team foul #10 | 52-71 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jay Dubose (C) Thomas Olson | |
| 02:18 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron misses the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 02:18 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron misses the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 02:18 | Western Carolina | Jay Dubose snags the defensive board | 52-71 |
| 01:52 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Slaton is fouled on the floor by John Marlow - foul #1 on John Marlow, team foul #9 | 52-71 |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Wilson (SF), Keith Zortman (C) Thomas Gendron, John Marlow | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 01:52 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Slaton misses the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 01:52 | The Citadel | David Wilson pulls down the rebound | 52-71 |
| 01:31 | The Citadel | Marty Benson connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by John Clemons | 54-71 |
| 01:02 | Western Carolina | Jay Dubose throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | The Citadel | David Wilson is fouled on the floor by David McCully - foul #3 on David McCully, team foul #11 | 54-71 |
| 00:55 | The Citadel | David Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 00:55 | The Citadel | David Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 00:55 | Western Carolina | Jay Dubose snags the defensive board | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Slaton misses the lay-in | 55-71 |
| 00:31 | Western Carolina | David McCully grabs the offensive rebound | 55-71 |
| 00:02 | Western Carolina | John Stucker buries a floater from the right side | 55-73 |
| 00:00 | The Citadel | David Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 55-73 |