| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Walter Baker (fresh) SG - Jerry Baltazar (fresh) SF - Jason Rentschler (fresh) PF - Harold Rosenbaum (fresh) C - Lorenzo Caudle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Gavin Murphy (fresh) SG - Larry Lomas (fresh) SF - Doyle Nimmo (fresh) PF - Scott Pippin (fresh) C - Michael Lima (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | UNC Asheville | Scott Pippin buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Gavin Murphy | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum lays it up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | UNC Asheville | Scott Pippin banks in the layup set up by Gavin Murphy | 2-4 |
| 18:32 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 18:09 | UNC Asheville | Scott Pippin misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Harold Rosenbaum - foul #1 on Harold Rosenbaum, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:09 | UNC Asheville | Scott Pippin makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:09 | UNC Asheville | Scott Pippin makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 18:01 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 17:59 | UNC Asheville | Larry Lomas gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:36 | UNC Asheville | Scott Pippin clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 4-6 |
| 17:34 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:16 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker drills a floater from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 16:57 | UNC Asheville | Larry Lomas connects on the shot in the paint set up by Scott Pippin | 6-8 |
| 16:33 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-8 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Sanford (PG), Richard Carroll (C) Walter Baker, Lorenzo Caudle | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | William Cosby (PG), Jack Rosier (SG), Paul Hedlund (SF), Edward Unger (PF), Thomas Tardiff (C) Gavin Murphy, Larry Lomas, Doyle Nimmo, Scott Pippin, Michael Lima | |
| 16:07 | UNC Asheville | Jerry Baltazar steps in front of the Thomas Tardiff pass | 6-8 |
| 15:49 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jack Rosier - foul #1 on Jack Rosier, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney (SF), Nole Favors (C) Jason Rentschler, Harold Rosenbaum | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 15:49 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:49 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Sanford (fresh) SG - Jerry Baltazar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lowell Bonney (fresh) PF - Richard Carroll (fresh) C - Nole Favors (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - William Cosby (fresh) SG - Jack Rosier (fresh) SF - Paul Hedlund (fresh) PF - Edward Unger (fresh) C - Thomas Tardiff (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | UNC Asheville | Thomas Tardiff clanks a shot in the paint | 8-8 |
| 15:19 | UNC Asheville | Thomas Tardiff tips it in | 8-10 |
| 15:03 | Western Carolina | Paul Hedlund takes the ball from David Sanford | 8-10 |
| 14:47 | UNC Asheville | Thomas Tardiff clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Nole Favors - foul #1 on Nole Favors, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Baker (PG), Jason Rentschler (SF), Harold Rosenbaum (PF), Lorenzo Caudle (C) Jerry Baltazar, Lowell Bonney, Richard Carroll, Nole Favors | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Doyle Nimmo (SF) Paul Hedlund | |
| 14:47 | UNC Asheville | Thomas Tardiff makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:47 | UNC Asheville | Thomas Tardiff makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:36 | Western Carolina | Doyle Nimmo is called for the reach on Harold Rosenbaum - foul #1 on Doyle Nimmo, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Paul Hedlund (SF) Doyle Nimmo | |
| 14:17 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Sanford | 11-12 |
| 13:51 | UNC Asheville | David Sanford steals it from Edward Unger | 11-12 |
| 13:37 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler is fouled on the floor by Paul Hedlund - foul #1 on Paul Hedlund, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Thurman Gardner (SG), Doyle Nimmo (SF), Scot Franz (PF) Jack Rosier, Paul Hedlund, Edward Unger | |
| 13:26 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-12 |
| 12:58 | UNC Asheville | Scot Franz misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 12:56 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle pulls down the rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:35 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle steps out of bounds on the baseline | 13-12 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar (SG), Richard Carroll (PF) David Sanford, Harold Rosenbaum | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Jack Rosier (SG), Edward Unger (PF) Thurman Gardner, Thomas Tardiff | |
| 12:09 | UNC Asheville | Scot Franz hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Jason Rentschler - foul #1 on Jason Rentschler, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Nole Favors (C) Lorenzo Caudle | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Thurman Gardner (PG), Larry Lomas (SG), Michael Lima (C) William Cosby, Jack Rosier, Edward Unger | |
| 12:09 | UNC Asheville | Scot Franz makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:09 | UNC Asheville | Scot Franz makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:56 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll is whistled for a carry | 13-14 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Gavin Murphy (PG), Edward Unger (PF) Larry Lomas, Michael Lima | |
| 11:29 | UNC Asheville | Thurman Gardner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney (SF), Harold Rosenbaum (PF) Jason Rentschler, Nole Favors | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | William Cosby (PG), Jack Rosier (SG), Paul Hedlund (SF), Michael Lima (C) Gavin Murphy, Thurman Gardner, Doyle Nimmo, Edward Unger | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Walter Baker (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jerry Baltazar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lowell Bonney (fresh) PF - Harold Rosenbaum (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Carroll (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - William Cosby (fresh) SG - Jack Rosier (fresh) SF - Paul Hedlund (fresh) PF - Scot Franz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Lima (fresh) | |
| 11:02 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 11:00 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll tips it back up and in | 15-14 |
| 10:54 | UNC Asheville | Paul Hedlund is called for traveling | 15-14 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Sanford (PG), Lorenzo Caudle (C) Walter Baker, Richard Carroll | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Gavin Murphy (PG), Larry Lomas (SG), Doyle Nimmo (SF), Edward Unger (PF) William Cosby, Jack Rosier, Paul Hedlund, Michael Lima | |
| 10:42 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 10:40 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle hits the follow up shot | 17-14 |
| 10:15 | UNC Asheville | Doyle Nimmo hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Harold Rosenbaum - foul #2 on Harold Rosenbaum, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler (SF), Richard Carroll (PF) Lowell Bonney, Harold Rosenbaum | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | William Cosby (PG), Jack Rosier (SG), Thomas Tardiff (C) Gavin Murphy, Larry Lomas, Edward Unger | |
| 10:15 | UNC Asheville | Doyle Nimmo makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 10:15 | UNC Asheville | Doyle Nimmo makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:02 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle buries a jumper from the right block set up by Jason Rentschler | 19-16 |
| 09:46 | UNC Asheville | Doyle Nimmo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-16 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Baker (PG) David Sanford | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Larry Lomas (SG), Paul Hedlund (SF), Michael Lima (C) Jack Rosier, Doyle Nimmo, Thomas Tardiff | |
| 09:30 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Lorenzo Caudle | 22-16 |
| 09:01 | UNC Asheville | Richard Carroll blocks the short jumper by Scot Franz | 22-16 |
| 09:00 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle snags the defensive board | 22-16 |
| 08:55 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Cosby - foul #1 on William Cosby, team foul #4 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Sanford (SG), Nole Favors (C) Jerry Baltazar, Lorenzo Caudle | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Gavin Murphy (PG), Jack Rosier (SG), Doyle Nimmo (SF), Edward Unger (PF), Thomas Tardiff (C) William Cosby, Larry Lomas, Paul Hedlund, Scot Franz, Michael Lima | |
| 08:55 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 08:55 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 08:30 | UNC Asheville | Thomas Tardiff hits a floater from the left block set up by Gavin Murphy | 24-18 |
| 08:23 | Western Carolina | Nole Favors drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Jason Rentschler | 26-18 |
| 07:59 | UNC Asheville | Edward Unger lays it in on a great pass from Gavin Murphy and he's fouled by David Sanford - foul #1 on David Sanford, team foul #5 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar (SG) David Sanford | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | William Cosby (PG), Larry Lomas (SG), Michael Lima (C) Gavin Murphy, Jack Rosier, Thomas Tardiff | |
| 07:59 | UNC Asheville | Edward Unger makes the free throw | 26-21 |
| 07:45 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker's fadeaway is rejected by Doyle Nimmo | 26-21 |
| 07:43 | UNC Asheville | Doyle Nimmo gets the rebound | 26-21 |
| 07:20 | UNC Asheville | Larry Lomas is fouled on the floor by Walter Baker - foul #1 on Walter Baker, team foul #6 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Sanford (PG), Brian Bischoff (PF), Lorenzo Caudle (C) Walter Baker, Richard Carroll, Nole Favors | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Gavin Murphy (PG), Thurman Gardner (SG), Paul Hedlund (SF), Scott Pippin (PF), Scot Franz (C) William Cosby, Larry Lomas, Doyle Nimmo, Edward Unger, Michael Lima | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Sanford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Baltazar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Rentschler (fresh) PF - Brian Bischoff (fresh) C - Lorenzo Caudle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Gavin Murphy (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Thurman Gardner (fresh) SF - Paul Hedlund (fresh) PF - Scott Pippin (fresh) 6 pts. C - Scot Franz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:07 | UNC Asheville | Paul Hedlund hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 07:06 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar snags the defensive board | 26-21 |
| 06:47 | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff drills a floater near the basket | 28-21 |
| 06:24 | UNC Asheville | Paul Hedlund scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Gavin Murphy | 28-24 |
| 06:03 | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-24 |
| 06:01 | UNC Asheville | The rebound goes to Scot Franz | 28-24 |
| 05:37 | UNC Asheville | Scott Pippin is fouled on the floor by Brian Bischoff - foul #1 on Brian Bischoff, team foul #7 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Baker (PG), Lowell Bonney (SF), Richard Carroll (PF) Jerry Baltazar, Jason Rentschler, Brian Bischoff | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | William Cosby (PG), Larry Lomas (SG), Doyle Nimmo (SF), Michael Lima (C) Gavin Murphy, Thurman Gardner, Paul Hedlund, Scot Franz | |
| 05:37 | UNC Asheville | Scott Pippin makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 05:37 | UNC Asheville | Scott Pippin makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 05:21 | Western Carolina | Michael Lima steps in front of the Walter Baker pass | 28-26 |
| 04:54 | UNC Asheville | Lowell Bonney steals it from Scott Pippin | 28-26 |
| 04:48 | Western Carolina | Larry Lomas steps in front of the Lowell Bonney pass | 28-26 |
| 04:45 | UNC Asheville | William Cosby banks in the layup set up by Larry Lomas | 28-28 |
| 04:29 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker is fouled on the floor by Doyle Nimmo - foul #2 on Doyle Nimmo, team foul #5 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar (SG), Jason Rentschler (SF), Nole Favors (C) David Sanford, Lowell Bonney, Lorenzo Caudle | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Jack Rosier (SG), Edward Unger (PF), Thomas Tardiff (C) Larry Lomas, Scott Pippin, Michael Lima | |
| 04:17 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-28 |
| 03:52 | UNC Asheville | Walter Baker is called for the reach on William Cosby - foul #2 on Walter Baker, team foul #8 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum (PF) Nole Favors | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 03:52 | UNC Asheville | William Cosby makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:52 | UNC Asheville | William Cosby makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 03:40 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll misses the dunk attempt | 28-30 |
| 03:39 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll misses the tip | 28-30 |
| 03:38 | UNC Asheville | Edward Unger snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 03:18 | UNC Asheville | Thomas Tardiff hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Richard Carroll - foul #1 on Richard Carroll, team foul #9 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Gavin Murphy (PG), Larry Lomas (SG), Scot Franz (PF) William Cosby, Jack Rosier, Edward Unger | |
| 03:18 | UNC Asheville | Thomas Tardiff makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 03:18 | UNC Asheville | Thomas Tardiff makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Walter Baker (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Jerry Baltazar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Rentschler (fresh) PF - Harold Rosenbaum (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Gavin Murphy (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Larry Lomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doyle Nimmo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scot Franz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Tardiff (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 03:06 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll buries a floater near the basket and he's hacked by Larry Lomas - foul #1 on Larry Lomas, team foul #6 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Thurman Gardner (PG), Jack Rosier (SG), Michael Lima (C) Gavin Murphy, Larry Lomas, Thomas Tardiff | |
| 03:06 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll misses the free throw | 30-32 |
| 03:06 | UNC Asheville | Michael Lima grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 02:40 | UNC Asheville | Michael Lima connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Thurman Gardner and the foul's on Richard Carroll - foul #2 on Richard Carroll, team foul #10 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle (C) Richard Carroll | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Gavin Murphy (PG), Larry Lomas (SG), Edward Unger (PF) Thurman Gardner, Jack Rosier, Scot Franz | |
| 02:40 | UNC Asheville | Michael Lima misses the free throw | 30-34 |
| 02:40 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Jerry Baltazar | 30-34 |
| 02:35 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Larry Lomas - foul #2 on Larry Lomas, team foul #7 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Sanford (PG) Walter Baker | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | William Cosby (PG), Thomas Tardiff (C) Gavin Murphy, Michael Lima | |
| 02:35 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar misses the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 02:35 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 02:12 | UNC Asheville | Thomas Tardiff loses the dribble to David Sanford | 31-34 |
| 01:55 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by David Sanford | 33-34 |
| 01:36 | UNC Asheville | Thomas Tardiff is hacked by David Sanford - foul #2 on David Sanford, team foul #11 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Baker (PG), Lowell Bonney (SF) Jerry Baltazar, Jason Rentschler | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Gavin Murphy (PG), Jack Rosier (SG), Paul Hedlund (SF), Scot Franz (PF) William Cosby, Larry Lomas, Doyle Nimmo, Edward Unger | |
| 01:36 | UNC Asheville | Thomas Tardiff misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 01:36 | UNC Asheville | Thomas Tardiff makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 01:20 | Western Carolina | David Sanford misses the jumpshot from the left side | 33-35 |
| 01:18 | UNC Asheville | Thomas Tardiff pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 01:04 | UNC Asheville | Thomas Tardiff buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Hedlund | 33-37 |
| 00:52 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle lays it in | 35-37 |
| 00:28 | UNC Asheville | Paul Hedlund misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 00:26 | UNC Asheville | Scot Franz tips it back up and in | 35-39 |
| 00:05 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Lowell Bonney, team foul #12 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar (SG), Jason Rentschler (SF), Richard Carroll (PF), Nole Favors (C) David Sanford, Lowell Bonney, Harold Rosenbaum, Lorenzo Caudle | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | William Cosby (PG), Larry Lomas (SG), Doyle Nimmo (SF), Edward Unger (PF), Michael Lima (C) Gavin Murphy, Jack Rosier, Paul Hedlund, Scot Franz, Thomas Tardiff | |
| 00:01 | UNC Asheville | The short jumper by Edward Unger is denied by Nole Favors | 35-39 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Nole Favors grabs the board | 35-39 |