| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Walter Baker (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Jerry Baltazar (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jason Rentschler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Rosenbaum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lorenzo Caudle (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Owen Partain (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Corey Caldwell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Wilkins (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dustin Schantz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Mendenhall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler inbounds the ball | 49-44 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Harold Rosenbaum | 52-44 |
| 19:33 | The Citadel | Owen Partain can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 19:31 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 19:22 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 52-44 |
| 19:20 | The Citadel | Ralph Wilkins grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 19:16 | The Citadel | Owen Partain is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Baltazar - foul #1 on Jerry Baltazar, team foul #1 | 52-44 |
| 19:03 | The Citadel | Ralph Wilkins makes the jumper from the baseline | 52-46 |
| 18:40 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Rentschler | 55-46 |
| 18:27 | The Citadel | Dustin Schantz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-46 |
| 18:05 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 55-46 |
| 18:04 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Ralph Wilkins | 55-46 |
| 17:45 | The Citadel | Corey Caldwell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 17:44 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 17:40 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar is hacked by Corey Caldwell - foul #1 on Corey Caldwell, team foul #1 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll (C) Lorenzo Caudle | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Joey Hardy (C) Fred Mendenhall | |
| 17:23 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-46 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Norman Draper (PG), Robert Hudgens (SG) Owen Partain, Corey Caldwell | |
| 17:11 | The Citadel | Joey Hardy is fouled on the floor by Jerry Baltazar - foul #2 on Jerry Baltazar, team foul #2 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Sanford (PG) Walter Baker | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 17:04 | The Citadel | Ralph Wilkins is fouled on the floor by Richard Carroll - foul #1 on Richard Carroll, team foul #3 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney (SG) Jerry Baltazar | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 16:54 | The Citadel | Robert Hudgens throws it down | 55-48 |
| 16:37 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll is whistled for traveling | 55-48 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Clinton Parkins (PG), Lorenzo Caudle (C) Jason Rentschler, Harold Rosenbaum | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Nathan Logan (C) Dustin Schantz | |
| 16:17 | The Citadel | Robert Hudgens is whistled for traveling | 55-48 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Baker (PG), Jerry Baltazar (SG) Clinton Parkins, David Sanford | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Owen Partain (PG), Corey Caldwell (SG), Alan Reaves (SF) Norman Draper, Robert Hudgens, Ralph Wilkins | |
| 15:59 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 55-48 |
| 15:58 | The Citadel | Joey Hardy grabs the board | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Walter Baker (fresh) 19 pts. SG - Jerry Baltazar (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lowell Bonney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Carroll (fresh) 9 pts. C - Lorenzo Caudle (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Owen Partain (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Corey Caldwell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Reaves (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joey Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Logan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | The Citadel | Joey Hardy is hacked by Lorenzo Caudle - foul #2 on Lorenzo Caudle, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler (SF), Harold Rosenbaum (PF) Lowell Bonney, Richard Carroll | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ralph Wilkins (SF), Dustin Schantz (PF), Fred Mendenhall (C) Alan Reaves, Joey Hardy, Nathan Logan | |
| 15:26 | The Citadel | Dustin Schantz hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-48 |
| 15:25 | The Citadel | Dustin Schantz snags the offensive board | 55-48 |
| 15:17 | The Citadel | Ralph Wilkins can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 15:15 | The Citadel | Ralph Wilkins grabs the offensive board | 55-48 |
| 15:00 | The Citadel | Fred Mendenhall misses the jump hook from the left block | 55-48 |
| 14:58 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 14:33 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 14:32 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar hits the follow up shot | 57-48 |
| 14:27 | The Citadel | Fred Mendenhall's pass is intercepted by Walter Baker | 57-48 |
| 14:07 | Western Carolina | Fred Mendenhall is called for the reach on Lorenzo Caudle - foul #2 on Fred Mendenhall, team foul #2 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Sanford (PG), Lowell Bonney (SG), Richard Carroll (C) Walter Baker, Jerry Baltazar, Lorenzo Caudle | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Norman Draper (PG), Robert Hudgens (SG), Joey Hardy (C) Owen Partain, Corey Caldwell, Fred Mendenhall | |
| 13:50 | Western Carolina | Joey Hardy blocks the jumper by Harold Rosenbaum | 57-48 |
| 13:49 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll grabs the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 13:33 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 57-48 |
| 13:31 | The Citadel | Ralph Wilkins snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 13:06 | The Citadel | Ralph Wilkins misses the jumper from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 13:05 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 12:54 | Western Carolina | Joey Hardy denies the turnaround by Lowell Bonney | 57-48 |
| 12:52 | The Citadel | Robert Hudgens grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 12:32 | The Citadel | Robert Hudgens is hacked by Lowell Bonney - foul #2 on Lowell Bonney, team foul #5 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Baker (PG), Jerry Baltazar (SG), Nole Favors (C) David Sanford, Jason Rentschler, Harold Rosenbaum | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Owen Partain (PG), Corey Caldwell (SG), Alan Reaves (SF), Fred Mendenhall (C) Norman Draper, Robert Hudgens, Ralph Wilkins, Dustin Schantz | |
| 12:10 | The Citadel | Fred Mendenhall is hacked by Lowell Bonney - foul #3 on Lowell Bonney, team foul #6 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle (C) Nole Favors | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 11:56 | The Citadel | Owen Partain knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joey Hardy | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Walter Baker (fresh) 19 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Baltazar (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lowell Bonney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Richard Carroll (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Lorenzo Caudle (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Owen Partain (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Corey Caldwell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Reaves (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joey Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred Mendenhall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-51 |
| 11:33 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Alan Reaves | 57-51 |
| 11:21 | The Citadel | Alan Reaves buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Corey Caldwell | 57-53 |
| 11:12 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Walter Baker | 59-53 |
| 10:51 | The Citadel | Joey Hardy can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Carroll - foul #2 on Richard Carroll, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler (SF), Harold Rosenbaum (PF) Lowell Bonney, Richard Carroll | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Norman Draper (PG), Ralph Wilkins (SF), Dustin Schantz (PF) Owen Partain, Alan Reaves, Fred Mendenhall | |
| 10:51 | The Citadel | Joey Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 10:51 | The Citadel | Joey Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 10:26 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 10:24 | The Citadel | Dustin Schantz snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 10:05 | The Citadel | Norman Draper makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dustin Schantz | 59-58 |
| 09:37 | Western Carolina | Norman Draper is called for the reach on Jerry Baltazar - foul #1 on Norman Draper, team foul #3 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Sanford (PG), Lowell Bonney (SG), Richard Carroll (C) Walter Baker, Jerry Baltazar, Lorenzo Caudle | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Owen Partain (PG), Nathan Logan (C) Corey Caldwell, Joey Hardy | |
| 09:24 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-58 |
| 09:02 | The Citadel | Dustin Schantz misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Harold Rosenbaum - foul #3 on Harold Rosenbaum, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Fred Mendenhall (C) Nathan Logan | |
| 09:02 | The Citadel | Dustin Schantz makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 09:02 | The Citadel | Dustin Schantz makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 08:45 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll comes up short on the floater near the basket | 62-60 |
| 08:44 | The Citadel | Fred Mendenhall snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 08:39 | The Citadel | Owen Partain makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dustin Schantz | 62-63 |
| 08:13 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler is whistled for traveling | 62-63 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Baker (PG), Jerry Baltazar (SG) David Sanford, Lowell Bonney | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 07:47 | The Citadel | Owen Partain buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Norman Draper and the foul's on Jason Rentschler - foul #2 on Jason Rentschler, team foul #9 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff (PF), Lorenzo Caudle (C) Harold Rosenbaum, Richard Carroll | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Corey Caldwell (SG) Norman Draper | |
| 07:47 | The Citadel | Owen Partain makes the free throw | 62-66 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Walter Baker (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Baltazar (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jason Rentschler (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Bischoff (fresh) C - Lorenzo Caudle (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Owen Partain (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Corey Caldwell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Wilkins (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. PF - Dustin Schantz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Mendenhall (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Rentschler | 65-66 |
| 07:06 | The Citadel | Corey Caldwell loses the dribble to Walter Baker | 65-66 |
| 07:03 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker banks in the layup | 67-66 |
| 06:53 | The Citadel | Owen Partain misses the 3 from the left wing | 67-66 |
| 06:52 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| 06:32 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-66 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney (SF), Harold Rosenbaum (PF) Jason Rentschler, Brian Bischoff | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Norman Draper (PG), Alan Reaves (SF), Joey Hardy (PF), Nathan Logan (C) Owen Partain, Ralph Wilkins, Dustin Schantz, Fred Mendenhall | |
| 06:20 | The Citadel | Lorenzo Caudle swats the shot by Corey Caldwell | 67-66 |
| 06:18 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 05:59 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-66 |
| 05:42 | The Citadel | Norman Draper misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Jerry Baltazar - foul #3 on Jerry Baltazar, team foul #10 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Sanford (PG), Richard Carroll (C) Walter Baker, Lorenzo Caudle | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Robert Hudgens (SG), Ralph Wilkins (SF) Corey Caldwell, Alan Reaves | |
| 05:42 | The Citadel | Norman Draper makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 05:42 | The Citadel | Norman Draper makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 05:22 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney loses the ball out of bounds | 70-68 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler (SF) Jerry Baltazar | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Dustin Schantz (PF) Nathan Logan | |
| 05:03 | The Citadel | Robert Hudgens misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-68 |
| 05:01 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Carroll | 70-68 |
| 04:38 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll misses the 3 from the left corner | 70-68 |
| 04:36 | The Citadel | Ralph Wilkins gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 04:24 | The Citadel | Joey Hardy connects on the fadeaway from close range | 70-70 |
| 04:06 | Western Carolina | David Sanford banks in the layup | 72-70 |
| 03:37 | The Citadel | Norman Draper misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 72-70 |
| 03:35 | The Citadel | Dustin Schantz tips it back up and in | 72-72 |
| 03:35 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Baker (PG), Jerry Baltazar (SG), Lorenzo Caudle (C) David Sanford, Lowell Bonney, Richard Carroll | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Owen Partain (PG), Corey Caldwell (SG), Fred Mendenhall (C) Norman Draper, Robert Hudgens, Joey Hardy | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Walter Baker (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jerry Baltazar (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Rentschler (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold Rosenbaum (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Lorenzo Caudle (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Owen Partain (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Corey Caldwell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Wilkins (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. PF - Dustin Schantz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Mendenhall (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar banks in the layup set up by Jason Rentschler | 74-72 |
| 03:02 | The Citadel | Ralph Wilkins drills a jumper near the basket set up by Owen Partain | 74-74 |
| 02:45 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 74-74 |
| 02:43 | The Citadel | Dustin Schantz grabs the board | 74-74 |
| 02:37 | The Citadel | Ralph Wilkins comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 74-74 |
| 02:36 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar grabs the defensive rebound | 74-74 |
| 02:26 | Western Carolina | Dustin Schantz swats the shot by Walter Baker | 74-74 |
| 02:24 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar tips it back up and in | 76-74 |
| 02:05 | The Citadel | Ralph Wilkins comes up short on the floater from close range | 76-74 |
| 02:04 | The Citadel | Corey Caldwell snags the offensive board | 76-74 |
| 01:46 | The Citadel | Dustin Schantz's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Rentschler | 76-74 |
| 01:45 | The Citadel | Owen Partain grabs the offensive rebound | 76-74 |
| 01:29 | The Citadel | Owen Partain misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 76-74 |
| 01:28 | The Citadel | Dustin Schantz can't tip it in | 76-74 |
| 01:26 | The Citadel | Owen Partain snags the offensive board | 76-74 |
| 01:17 | The Citadel | Fred Mendenhall hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Corey Caldwell | 76-76 |
| 00:59 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum makes the shot from close range set up by Walter Baker | 78-76 |
| 00:40 | The Citadel | Walter Baker steps in front of the Ralph Wilkins pass | 78-76 |
| 00:37 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar misses the easy layup | 78-76 |
| 00:36 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler snags the offensive board | 78-76 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Western Carolina | Ralph Wilkins is called for the reach on Jason Rentschler - foul #2 on Ralph Wilkins, team foul #4 | 78-76 |
| 00:32 | Western Carolina | Dustin Schantz is called for the reach on Harold Rosenbaum - foul #3 on Dustin Schantz, team foul #5 | 78-76 |
| 00:30 | Western Carolina | Fred Mendenhall is called for the reach on Walter Baker - foul #3 on Fred Mendenhall, team foul #6 | 78-76 |
| 00:27 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker is hacked by Corey Caldwell - foul #2 on Corey Caldwell, team foul #7 | 78-76 |
| 00:27 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:27 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:23 | The Citadel | Ralph Wilkins misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 80-76 |
| 00:22 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum snags the defensive board | 80-76 |
| 00:21 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum is fouled in the backcourt by Owen Partain - foul #2 on Owen Partain, team foul #8 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney (SF) Jason Rentschler | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 00:21 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:21 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:13 | The Citadel | Corey Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 82-76 |
| 00:11 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle pulls down the rebound | 82-76 |
| 00:09 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle is hacked by Owen Partain in the backcourt - foul #3 on Owen Partain, team foul #9 | 82-76 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Sanford (SG) Jerry Baltazar | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 00:09 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle makes the 1st free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:09 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle misses the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:09 | The Citadel | Dustin Schantz grabs the defensive rebound | 83-76 |
| 00:03 | The Citadel | Owen Partain is fouled on the floor by Walter Baker - foul #2 on Walter Baker, team foul #11 | 83-76 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar (SG), Jason Rentschler (SF) David Sanford, Lowell Bonney | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 00:03 | The Citadel | Owen Partain makes the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:03 | The Citadel | Owen Partain makes the 2nd free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker runs out the clock | 83-78 |