| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Jared Sletten (fresh) SG - Nathan Duclos (fresh) SF - Edwin Dwyer (fresh) PF - Loren Liszewski (fresh) C - David Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Raymond Drew (fresh) SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) SF - Richard Stanford (fresh) PF - Dustin Welter (fresh) C - Evan Massey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNC Asheville | David Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | UNC Asheville | Edwin Dwyer misses the shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Cleveland State | Jared Sletten steals the ball from Richard Stanford | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten lays it up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey misses the jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | UNC Asheville | Edwin Dwyer grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten tips it home | 4-0 |
| 18:55 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 18:54 | UNC Asheville | Edwin Dwyer snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:35 | UNC Asheville | Edwin Dwyer hits a jumper from the left block | 6-0 |
| 18:28 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth is whistled for a carry | 6-0 |
| 18:19 | UNC Asheville | Nathan Duclos hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 18:17 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Raymond Drew | 6-0 |
| 18:10 | Cleveland State | A charge is called on Richard Ruth - foul #1 on Richard Ruth, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 17:50 | UNC Asheville | Edwin Dwyer connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Loren Liszewski | 8-0 |
| 17:34 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter connects on the floater from close range and he's fouled by Nathan Duclos - foul #1 on Nathan Duclos, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner (PG), Peter Doyle (SG), Edward Slade (SF), Joseph Blecha (PF), Keith Saldana (C) Jared Sletten, Nathan Duclos, Edwin Dwyer, Loren Liszewski, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin (PG), Paul Franqui (SG), Victor Pickering (C) Raymond Drew, Richard Ruth, Evan Massey | |
| 17:34 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter makes the free throw | 8-3 |
| 17:20 | UNC Asheville | Peter Doyle misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 8-3 |
| 17:19 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin pulls down the rebound | 8-3 |
| 17:02 | Cleveland State | Edward Slade swats the shot by Paul Franqui | 8-3 |
| 17:01 | UNC Asheville | Joseph Blecha grabs the defensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 16:45 | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Slade | 11-3 |
| 16:31 | Cleveland State | Joseph Blecha is called for the reach on Victor Pickering - foul #1 on Joseph Blecha, team foul #2 | 11-3 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG), Eddy Frampton (PF), Derrick Tsao (C) Paul Franqui, Richard Stanford, Dustin Welter | |
| 16:11 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-3 |
| 16:10 | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao gets the offensive rebound | 11-3 |
| 16:00 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin misses the 3 from straight away | 11-3 |
| 15:58 | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner grabs the board | 11-3 |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Edward Werner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Peter Doyle (fresh) SF - Edward Slade (fresh) PF - Joseph Blecha (fresh) C - Keith Saldana (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Raymond Drew (fresh) SG - Gaston Austin (fresh) SF - Victor Pickering (fresh) PF - Eddy Frampton (fresh) C - Derrick Tsao (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | UNC Asheville | Victor Pickering swats the shot by Edward Slade | 11-3 |
| 15:45 | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao grabs the board | 11-3 |
| 15:24 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-3 |
| 15:22 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering tips it home | 11-5 |
| 14:59 | UNC Asheville | Edward Slade is hacked by Eddy Frampton - foul #1 on Eddy Frampton, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten (PG), Nathan Duclos (SG), Edwin Dwyer (SF), Loren Liszewski (PF), David Johnson (C) Edward Werner, Peter Doyle, Edward Slade, Joseph Blecha, Keith Saldana | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui (PG), Richard Ruth (SG), Richard Stanford (SF), Evan Massey (C) Raymond Drew, Gaston Austin, Victor Pickering, Derrick Tsao | |
| 14:43 | UNC Asheville | Richard Stanford steps in front of the David Johnson pass | 11-5 |
| 14:22 | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-5 |
| 14:20 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 14:09 | Cleveland State | Loren Liszewski swats the layup by Richard Stanford | 11-5 |
| 14:08 | UNC Asheville | Nathan Duclos gets the rebound | 11-5 |
| 13:53 | UNC Asheville | Edwin Dwyer double dribbles | 11-5 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG), Dick Hill (PF) Paul Franqui, Eddy Frampton | |
| 13:38 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Ruth | 11-8 |
| 13:23 | UNC Asheville | Loren Liszewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-8 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner (PG), Joseph Blecha (C) Jared Sletten, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter (PF), Derrick Tsao (C) Dick Hill, Evan Massey | |
| 13:06 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Raymond Drew and he's fouled by Edwin Dwyer - foul #1 on Edwin Dwyer, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Edward Slade (C) Joseph Blecha | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 13:06 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford makes the free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:47 | UNC Asheville | Loren Liszewski misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Dustin Welter - foul #1 on Dustin Welter, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin (SF) Richard Stanford | |
| 12:47 | UNC Asheville | Loren Liszewski makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:47 | UNC Asheville | Loren Liszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:31 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 12:29 | UNC Asheville | Edwin Dwyer grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 12:04 | UNC Asheville | Edward Slade misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Gaston Austin - foul #1 on Gaston Austin, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Peter Doyle (SG), William Trottier (PF), Joseph Blecha (C) Nathan Duclos, Edwin Dwyer, Loren Liszewski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui (SG), Victor Pickering (SF), Evan Massey (C) Raymond Drew, Richard Ruth, Derrick Tsao | |
| 12:04 | UNC Asheville | Edward Slade makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:04 | UNC Asheville | Edward Slade makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 11:49 | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui is fouled on the floor by Edward Werner - foul #1 on Edward Werner, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten (PG) Edward Werner | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford (SF) Dustin Welter | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Jared Sletten (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Peter Doyle (fresh) SF - Edward Slade (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Trottier (fresh) C - Joseph Blecha (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Gaston Austin (fresh) SG - Paul Franqui (fresh) SF - Richard Stanford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Victor Pickering (fresh) 2 pts. C - Evan Massey (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 11:36 | UNC Asheville | William Trottier snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 11:12 | UNC Asheville | Gaston Austin steals the ball from Jared Sletten | 15-11 |
| 11:09 | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui banks in the layup on a great pass from Gaston Austin | 15-13 |
| 10:56 | UNC Asheville | Joseph Blecha misses the runner in the lane | 15-13 |
| 10:55 | UNC Asheville | William Trottier grabs the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 10:34 | UNC Asheville | Edward Slade comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 10:32 | UNC Asheville | Joseph Blecha grabs the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 10:12 | UNC Asheville | Peter Doyle misses short on a floater from the right block | 15-13 |
| 10:11 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 10:06 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Richard Stanford | 15-16 |
| 09:55 | UNC Asheville | Peter Doyle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 09:53 | UNC Asheville | Edward Slade snags the offensive board | 15-16 |
| 09:36 | UNC Asheville | William Trottier buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Peter Doyle | 17-16 |
| 09:15 | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui is fouled on the floor by Joseph Blecha - foul #2 on Joseph Blecha, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner (PG), Nathan Duclos (SG), Edwin Dwyer (SF), Loren Liszewski (PF), David Johnson (C) Jared Sletten, Peter Doyle, Edward Slade, William Trottier, Joseph Blecha | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG), Richard Ruth (SG), Dick Hill (SF), Dustin Welter (PF), Eddy Frampton (C) Gaston Austin, Paul Franqui, Richard Stanford, Victor Pickering, Evan Massey | |
| 08:54 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Raymond Drew | 17-18 |
| 08:32 | UNC Asheville | Loren Liszewski is hacked by Raymond Drew - foul #1 on Raymond Drew, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| 08:20 | UNC Asheville | Loren Liszewski is fouled on the floor by Raymond Drew - foul #2 on Raymond Drew, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson (PG) Raymond Drew | |
| 08:06 | UNC Asheville | Nathan Duclos clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 08:04 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 08:00 | Cleveland State | Nathan Duclos steals the ball from Robert Johnson | 17-18 |
| 07:44 | UNC Asheville | Edwin Dwyer buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-18 |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Edward Werner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nathan Duclos (fresh) SF - Edwin Dwyer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Loren Liszewski (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dick Hill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dustin Welter (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eddy Frampton (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 20-18 |
| 07:25 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson grabs the offensive board | 20-18 |
| 07:14 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Loren Liszewski - foul #1 on Loren Liszewski, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford (SF) Dick Hill | |
| 07:14 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson misses the free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:14 | UNC Asheville | Loren Liszewski grabs the board | 20-20 |
| 07:00 | UNC Asheville | Edwin Dwyer scores on a shot from the free throw line | 22-20 |
| 06:49 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth is fouled on the floor by Nathan Duclos - foul #2 on Nathan Duclos, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten (PG), Peter Doyle (SG), Keith Saldana (C) Edward Werner, Nathan Duclos, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui (PG), Victor Pickering (PF), Derrick Tsao (C) Robert Johnson, Dustin Welter, Eddy Frampton | |
| 06:49 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:49 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:20 | UNC Asheville | Peter Doyle scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 06:02 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-24 |
| 05:40 | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten misses the easy layup | 24-24 |
| 05:38 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 05:20 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Ruth | 24-26 |
| 05:06 | UNC Asheville | Edwin Dwyer can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Richard Stanford - foul #1 on Richard Stanford, team foul #7 | 24-26 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner (PG), Edward Slade (PF), David Johnson (C) Jared Sletten, Loren Liszewski, Keith Saldana | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin (PG), Dustin Welter (PF), Evan Massey (C) Richard Ruth, Victor Pickering, Derrick Tsao | |
| 05:06 | UNC Asheville | Edwin Dwyer makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:06 | UNC Asheville | Edwin Dwyer makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:52 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin steps out of bounds on the sideline | 26-26 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | William Trottier (PF) Edwin Dwyer | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 04:45 | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-26 |
| 04:43 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 04:21 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Evan Massey | 26-28 |
| 03:55 | UNC Asheville | William Trottier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-28 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten (PG), Nathan Duclos (SG), Loren Liszewski (PF) Edward Werner, Peter Doyle, William Trottier | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG), Dick Hill (SF) Paul Franqui, Richard Stanford | |
| 03:48 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew clanks a 3 from the left corner | 26-28 |
| 03:46 | UNC Asheville | David Johnson gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Jared Sletten (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Nathan Duclos (fresh) SF - Edward Slade (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Loren Liszewski (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Raymond Drew (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gaston Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dick Hill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dustin Welter (fresh) 5 pts. C - Evan Massey (fresh) | |
| 03:26 | UNC Asheville | Loren Liszewski misses the lay-in | 26-28 |
| 03:24 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Gaston Austin | 26-28 |
| 03:04 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 03:02 | UNC Asheville | The rebound goes to Edward Slade | 26-28 |
| 02:57 | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Loren Liszewski | 29-28 |
| 02:41 | Cleveland State | David Johnson picks off the pass by Dustin Welter | 29-28 |
| 02:31 | UNC Asheville | Loren Liszewski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dustin Welter - foul #2 on Dustin Welter, team foul #8 | 29-28 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner (PG), Edwin Dwyer (SF), Joseph Blecha (C) Jared Sletten, Edward Slade, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth (SG), Richard Stanford (SF), Victor Pickering (PF), Eddy Frampton (C) Gaston Austin, Dick Hill, Dustin Welter, Evan Massey | |
| 02:31 | UNC Asheville | Loren Liszewski makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:31 | UNC Asheville | Loren Liszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:16 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 31-28 |
| 02:15 | UNC Asheville | Joseph Blecha gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 01:52 | UNC Asheville | Loren Liszewski's pass is intercepted by Raymond Drew | 31-28 |
| 01:39 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew double dribbles | 31-28 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Keith Saldana (C) Loren Liszewski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 01:20 | UNC Asheville | Edwin Dwyer comes up short on the floater in the lane | 31-28 |
| 01:18 | UNC Asheville | Keith Saldana gets the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 01:09 | UNC Asheville | Joseph Blecha scores on a shot in the lane | 33-28 |
| 01:02 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Raymond Drew | 33-31 |
| 00:47 | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner is hacked by Victor Pickering - foul #1 on Victor Pickering, team foul #9 | 33-31 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Loren Liszewski (PF), David Johnson (C) Joseph Blecha, Keith Saldana | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin (PG), Dustin Welter (PF) Raymond Drew, Eddy Frampton | |
| 00:47 | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 00:47 | UNC Asheville | Edward Werner makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:35 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Victor Pickering | 35-33 |
| 00:28 | UNC Asheville | David Johnson buries a turnaround in the lane | 37-33 |
| 00:21 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on David Johnson - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #8 | 37-33 |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Jared Sletten (PG), Peter Doyle (SG) Edward Werner, Nathan Duclos | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui (SG), Evan Massey (C) Richard Ruth, Richard Stanford | |
| 00:21 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 00:21 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 00:04 | UNC Asheville | Loren Liszewski buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Edwin Dwyer | 39-35 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering misses short on a halfcourt shot | 39-35 |