| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (fresh) SG - Tim Burgess (fresh) SF - Larry Woods (fresh) PF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fresh) C - Roy Jewett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Robert Helberg (fresh) SG - Lawrence Staley (fresh) SF - Thomas Olson (fresh) PF - James Cuomo (fresh) C - Ivory Beasley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Ivory Beasley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Western Carolina | Ivory Beasley misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Larry Woods - foul #1 on Larry Woods, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Western Carolina | Ivory Beasley misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Western Carolina | Ivory Beasley misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Staley misses short on a 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Roy Jewett | 5-0 |
| 18:16 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Staley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:15 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 17:50 | East Tennessee State | Lawrence Staley steals it from Mark Greene | 5-0 |
| 17:28 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Staley is hacked by Jaroslav Pogozelski - foul #1 on Jaroslav Pogozelski, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Allen Blosser (SG), Kapeni Abdula (SF), Luis Noriega (PF), Francisco Sanchez (C) Mark Greene, Tim Burgess, Larry Woods, Jaroslav Pogozelski, Roy Jewett | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 17:21 | Western Carolina | Thomas Olson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Helberg | 5-3 |
| 17:11 | East Tennessee State | Francisco Sanchez buries a runner from the right block and the foul's on Ivory Beasley - foul #1 on Ivory Beasley, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| 17:11 | East Tennessee State | Francisco Sanchez makes the free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:55 | Western Carolina | Kapeni Abdula takes the ball from Robert Helberg | 8-3 |
| 16:41 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Staley - foul #1 on Lawrence Staley, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| 16:33 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser's floater is knocked away by Ivory Beasley | 8-3 |
| 16:31 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Lawrence Staley | 8-3 |
| 16:20 | Western Carolina | James Cuomo makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Ivory Beasley | 8-5 |
| 15:57 | East Tennessee State | Francisco Sanchez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-5 |
| 15:55 | East Tennessee State | Francisco Sanchez snags the offensive board | 8-5 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Kim Decker (fresh) SG - Allen Blosser (fresh) SF - Kapeni Abdula (fresh) PF - Luis Noriega (fresh) C - Francisco Sanchez (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Robert Helberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Staley (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Olson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Cuomo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivory Beasley (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | East Tennessee State | Luis Noriega double dribbles | 8-5 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Tim Burgess (SG), Larry Woods (SF), Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF), Roy Jewett (C) Kim Decker, Allen Blosser, Kapeni Abdula, Luis Noriega, Francisco Sanchez | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Stucker (PG), David McCully (SG), Kenneth Slaton (SF), Scott Greene (PF), Jay Dubose (C) Robert Helberg, Lawrence Staley, Thomas Olson, James Cuomo, Ivory Beasley | |
| 15:26 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Slaton's floater is tipped away by Roy Jewett | 8-5 |
| 15:24 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:05 | East Tennessee State | David McCully is called for the reach on Mark Greene - foul #1 on David McCully, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| 14:55 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 14:54 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to David McCully | 8-5 |
| 14:48 | Western Carolina | John Stucker clanks a jumper from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 14:47 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Larry Woods | 8-5 |
| 14:26 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett blows the layup | 8-5 |
| 14:24 | Western Carolina | Scott Greene grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 14:06 | Western Carolina | Scott Greene is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Scott Greene, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Kapeni Abdula (SG) Mark Greene, Tim Burgess | |
| 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 | |
| 13:40 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 13:38 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Thomas Olson | 8-5 |
| 13:14 | Western Carolina | Thomas Olson clanks a 3 from straight away | 8-5 |
| 13:13 | Western Carolina | Ivory Beasley snags the offensive board | 8-5 |
| 12:56 | Western Carolina | Ivory Beasley comes up short on the floater from close range but the foul's on Kim Decker - foul #1 on Kim Decker, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Tim Burgess (SG), Luis Noriega (PF), Francisco Sanchez (C) Kim Decker, Larry Woods, Jaroslav Pogozelski, Roy Jewett | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 12:56 | Western Carolina | Ivory Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 12:56 | Western Carolina | Ivory Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 12:40 | East Tennessee State | Luis Noriega can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-7 |
| 12:38 | Western Carolina | Ivory Beasley grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 12:09 | Western Carolina | James Cuomo misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-7 |
| 12:07 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg can't tip it in | 8-7 |
| 12:06 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 11:44 | East Tennessee State | Francisco Sanchez lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Greene and he's fouled by Ivory Beasley - foul #2 on Ivory Beasley, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods (SF), Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF) Kapeni Abdula, Luis Noriega | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kenneth Slaton (PF), Scott Greene (C) James Cuomo, Ivory Beasley | |
| 11:44 | East Tennessee State | Francisco Sanchez misses the free throw | 10-7 |
| 11:44 | Western Carolina | Scott Greene grabs the board | 10-7 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Burgess (fresh) SF - Larry Woods (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Francisco Sanchez (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Robert Helberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Staley (fresh) SF - Thomas Olson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Slaton (fresh) C - Scott Greene (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Staley makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Slaton | 10-10 |
| 10:49 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess misses the easy layup | 10-10 |
| 10:47 | Western Carolina | Thomas Olson grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 10:42 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Staley misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Francisco Sanchez - foul #1 on Francisco Sanchez, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Roy Jewett (C) Mark Greene, Francisco Sanchez | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Cuomo (PF) Thomas Olson | |
| 10:42 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Staley makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 10:42 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Staley makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 10:28 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 10:27 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Staley pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 10:16 | Western Carolina | Scott Greene's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG) Kim Decker | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Stucker (PG), David McCully (SG) Robert Helberg, Lawrence Staley | |
| 09:54 | East Tennessee State | James Cuomo steals it from Larry Woods | 10-12 |
| 09:40 | Western Carolina | David McCully clanks a floater from the right side | 10-12 |
| 09:39 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 09:26 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-12 |
| 09:13 | Western Carolina | John Stucker scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Greene | 13-15 |
| 08:54 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 13-15 |
| 08:52 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett gets the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 08:32 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess blows the layup | 13-15 |
| 08:30 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Slaton gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 08:10 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Slaton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Stucker | 13-18 |
| 08:03 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-18 |
| 08:01 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene can't tip it in | 13-18 |
| 07:59 | Western Carolina | Scott Greene gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 07:39 | Western Carolina | David McCully clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 07:38 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to James Cuomo | 13-18 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Burgess (fairly fresh) SF - Larry Woods (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Jewett (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - John Stucker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David McCully (fresh) SF - Kenneth Slaton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Cuomo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Greene (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Western Carolina | David McCully loses the dribble to Roy Jewett | 13-18 |
| 07:08 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 13-18 |
| 07:07 | East Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Woods | 13-18 |
| 06:54 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 06:37 | Western Carolina | James Cuomo is whistled for traveling | 16-18 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Allen Blosser (SG), Kapeni Abdula (SF), Luis Noriega (PF) Mark Greene, Tim Burgess, Larry Woods, Jaroslav Pogozelski | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg (PG), Lawrence Staley (SG), Thomas Olson (SF), Jay Dubose (C) John Stucker, David McCully, Kenneth Slaton, Scott Greene | |
| 06:16 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-18 |
| 06:14 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 05:57 | Western Carolina | James Cuomo buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Lawrence Staley | 16-20 |
| 05:50 | East Tennessee State | Luis Noriega hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 16-20 |
| 05:48 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett hits the follow up shot | 18-20 |
| 05:30 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 05:28 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Kapeni Abdula | 18-20 |
| 05:10 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 05:08 | Western Carolina | Thomas Olson grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 05:02 | Western Carolina | James Cuomo can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 05:00 | Western Carolina | Thomas Olson snags the offensive board | 18-20 |
| 04:49 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-23 |
| 04:33 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser is fouled on the floor by Jay Dubose - foul #1 on Jay Dubose, team foul #6 | 18-23 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Tim Burgess (SG), Larry Woods (SF), Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF), Francisco Sanchez (C) Kim Decker, Allen Blosser, Kapeni Abdula, Luis Noriega, Roy Jewett | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kenneth Slaton (PF), Scott Greene (C) James Cuomo, Jay Dubose | |
| 04:19 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-23 |
| 04:18 | East Tennessee State | Francisco Sanchez tips it in | 20-23 |
| 03:59 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Staley connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Helberg | 20-26 |
| 03:44 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-26 |
| 03:43 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Kenneth Slaton | 20-26 |
| 03:36 | Western Carolina | Thomas Olson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-26 |
| 03:34 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess gets the rebound | 20-26 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Burgess (fresh) SF - Larry Woods (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Francisco Sanchez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Robert Helberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Staley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Olson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Slaton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Greene (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene makes the floater from the left wing | 22-26 |
| 03:09 | Western Carolina | Jaroslav Pogozelski is called for the reach on Lawrence Staley - foul #2 on Jaroslav Pogozelski, team foul #5 | 22-26 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Kapeni Abdula (SG), Luis Noriega (PF), Roy Jewett (C) Mark Greene, Tim Burgess, Jaroslav Pogozelski, Francisco Sanchez | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Stucker (SG), Ivory Beasley (C) Lawrence Staley, Thomas Olson | |
| 02:54 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 02:52 | East Tennessee State | Luis Noriega gets the rebound | 22-26 |
| 02:29 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett knocks in the floater from close range | 24-26 |
| 02:10 | Western Carolina | John Stucker misses short on a floater from the baseline | 24-26 |
| 02:09 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 01:59 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett's pass is intercepted by John Stucker | 24-26 |
| 01:35 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Slaton connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-29 |
| 01:21 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula is fouled on the floor by John Stucker - foul #1 on John Stucker, team foul #7 | 24-29 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Tim Burgess (SG), Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF) Kim Decker, Larry Woods, Luis Noriega | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Lawrence Staley (SG), Thomas Olson (SF), Jay Dubose (PF) Robert Helberg, Kenneth Slaton, Scott Greene | |
| 01:21 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula misses the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 01:21 | Western Carolina | Jay Dubose grabs the board | 24-29 |
| 01:02 | Western Carolina | Tim Burgess steals the ball from Ivory Beasley | 24-29 |
| 00:50 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by John Stucker - foul #2 on John Stucker, team foul #8 | 24-29 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods (SF) Kapeni Abdula | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Cuomo (PF) Jay Dubose | |
| 00:50 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 00:50 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 00:36 | Western Carolina | John Stucker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-29 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Francisco Sanchez (C) Roy Jewett | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln (PG) John Stucker | |
| 00:12 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 00:10 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess snags the offensive board | 26-29 |
| 00:01 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Ivory Beasley gets the rebound | 26-29 |