| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - David Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bryant Tennant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Nelson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Simon Petty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Carter (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Ernesto Quintana (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Gross (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edward Leary (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Suggs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Elmer Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary inbounds the ball | 46-37 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Western Carolina | Thomas Suggs is fouled on the floor by Roy Carter - foul #1 on Roy Carter, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| 19:28 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 19:27 | Western Carolina | Elmer Clark snags the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 19:08 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary is open and scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Ernesto Quintana | 46-39 |
| 18:52 | East Tennessee State | Elmer Clark swats the short shot by Roy Carter | 46-39 |
| 18:51 | East Tennessee State | Roy Carter tips it home | 48-39 |
| 18:48 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-39 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Ronald Smith (PG), Federico Moreno (C) David Patterson, Roy Carter | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 18:30 | East Tennessee State | Thomas Nelson misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Edward Leary - foul #3 on Edward Leary, team foul #1 | 48-39 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Harry Koenig (SG), Bobbie Chacon (C) Bryant Tennant, Simon Petty | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Daniel McDoe (PG), Theodore Riley (SG), Charles Robinson (SF), Clifton Seawell (C) Ernesto Quintana, Jesse Gross, Edward Leary, Elmer Clark | |
| 18:30 | East Tennessee State | Thomas Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 18:30 | East Tennessee State | Thomas Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 18:30 | East Tennessee State | Federico Moreno gets the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 18:19 | East Tennessee State | The jump hook by Bobbie Chacon is blocked by Charles Robinson | 49-39 |
| 18:18 | Western Carolina | Daniel McDoe gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 18:00 | Western Carolina | Theodore Riley hits a wide open driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel McDoe and he's fouled by Ronald Smith - foul #2 on Ronald Smith, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams (PG) Thomas Nelson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Selzer (C) Thomas Suggs | |
| 18:00 | Western Carolina | Theodore Riley misses the free throw | 49-41 |
| 18:00 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Federico Moreno | 49-41 |
| 17:55 | East Tennessee State | Harry Koenig is called for a charge - foul #1 on Harry Koenig, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| 17:51 | Western Carolina | Theodore Riley is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Smith - foul #3 on Ronald Smith, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | David Patterson (PG) Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 17:38 | Western Carolina | Daniel McDoe hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Clifton Seawell | 49-43 |
| 17:16 | East Tennessee State | David Patterson connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Harry Koenig and the foul's on Theodore Riley - foul #2 on Theodore Riley, team foul #2 | 51-43 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Bryant Tennant (SG), Simon Petty (PF), Roy Carter (C) Harry Koenig, Federico Moreno, Bobbie Chacon | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jesse Gross (SG), Elmer Clark (C) Charles Robinson, Thomas Selzer | |
| 17:16 | East Tennessee State | David Patterson makes the free throw | 52-43 |
| 16:59 | Western Carolina | Simon Petty steps in front of the Elmer Clark pass | 52-43 |
| 16:37 | East Tennessee State | Roy Carter drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Gary Williams | 54-43 |
| 16:11 | Western Carolina | Daniel McDoe misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-43 |
| 16:09 | Western Carolina | Clifton Seawell gets the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 15:53 | Western Carolina | Clifton Seawell is hacked by Roy Carter - foul #2 on Roy Carter, team foul #5 | 54-43 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Ronald Smith (PG), Harry Koenig (SG), Thomas Nelson (SF), Federico Moreno (PF), Curtis Hill (C) David Patterson, Bryant Tennant, Gary Williams, Simon Petty, Roy Carter | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ernesto Quintana (PG), Charles Robinson (SG), Edward Leary (SF), Thomas Suggs (PF), Thomas Selzer (C) Daniel McDoe, Jesse Gross, Theodore Riley, Clifton Seawell, Elmer Clark | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Harry Koenig (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Federico Moreno (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Curtis Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Ernesto Quintana (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Leary (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Suggs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Selzer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Thomas Suggs | 54-45 |
| 15:34 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 15:32 | Western Carolina | Thomas Selzer pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 15:27 | Western Carolina | Charles Robinson hits a jumper from the right side | 54-47 |
| 15:08 | East Tennessee State | Thomas Nelson hits the finger roll set up by Harry Koenig | 56-47 |
| 14:48 | Western Carolina | Ernesto Quintana is hacked by Ronald Smith - foul #4 on Ronald Smith, team foul #6 | 56-47 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey James (PG), Bryant Tennant (SG), Bobbie Chacon (C) Ronald Smith, Harry Koenig, Federico Moreno | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 14:43 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary misses the jumper from the baseline | 56-47 |
| 14:41 | East Tennessee State | Bobbie Chacon grabs the board | 56-47 |
| 14:35 | East Tennessee State | Bobbie Chacon misses long on a runner from the left block | 56-47 |
| 14:34 | Western Carolina | Charles Robinson grabs the board | 56-47 |
| 14:29 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary is wide open but clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-47 |
| 14:27 | East Tennessee State | Bobbie Chacon gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 14:21 | East Tennessee State | Bobbie Chacon scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Thomas Nelson | 58-47 |
| 14:09 | Western Carolina | Charles Robinson misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 14:08 | East Tennessee State | Curtis Hill gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 14:01 | East Tennessee State | Thomas Nelson double dribbles | 58-47 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Simon Petty (PF) Curtis Hill | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kraig Cooper (PG), Jesse Gross (SG), Elmer Clark (C) Ernesto Quintana, Charles Robinson, Thomas Selzer | |
| 13:57 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary is hacked by Thomas Nelson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Nelson, team foul #7 | 58-47 |
| 13:57 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 13:57 | East Tennessee State | Bobbie Chacon grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 13:53 | East Tennessee State | Bryant Tennant drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey James | 61-47 |
| 13:37 | Western Carolina | Bryant Tennant is called for the reach on Jesse Gross - foul #3 on Bryant Tennant, team foul #8 | 61-47 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams (PG), Harry Koenig (SF), Roy Carter (C) Jeffrey James, Thomas Nelson, Bobbie Chacon | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Daniel McDoe (PG), Clifton Seawell (PF) Kraig Cooper, Thomas Suggs | |
| 13:37 | Western Carolina | Jesse Gross makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 13:37 | Western Carolina | Jesse Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 13:30 | East Tennessee State | Harry Koenig misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-49 |
| 13:28 | Western Carolina | Clifton Seawell grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 13:12 | Western Carolina | Clifton Seawell buries a floater from the baseline | 61-51 |
| 13:06 | East Tennessee State | Jesse Gross picks off the pass by Gary Williams | 61-51 |
| 12:53 | Western Carolina | Jesse Gross hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Bryant Tennant - foul #4 on Bryant Tennant, team foul #9 | 61-51 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | David Patterson (PG), Federico Moreno (SF) Gary Williams, Bryant Tennant | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Theodore Riley (SF) Edward Leary | |
| 12:53 | Western Carolina | Jesse Gross misses the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 12:53 | Western Carolina | Jesse Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 12:39 | East Tennessee State | Simon Petty clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 61-52 |
| 12:37 | East Tennessee State | Simon Petty hits the follow up shot | 63-52 |
| 12:31 | Western Carolina | David Patterson takes the ball from Theodore Riley in the backcourt | 63-52 |
| 12:14 | East Tennessee State | Simon Petty makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-52 |
| 11:58 | Western Carolina | Clifton Seawell's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Carter | 66-52 |
| 11:56 | East Tennessee State | Simon Petty snags the defensive board | 66-52 |
| 11:51 | East Tennessee State | David Patterson loses the ball out of bounds | 66-52 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey James (PG), Gary Williams (SG), Thomas Nelson (SF), Bobbie Chacon (PF) David Patterson, Harry Koenig, Federico Moreno, Simon Petty | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ernesto Quintana (PG), Charles Robinson (SF), Thomas Suggs (PF), Thomas Selzer (C) Daniel McDoe, Jesse Gross, Clifton Seawell, Elmer Clark | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bobbie Chacon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Carter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Ernesto Quintana (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Theodore Riley (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Suggs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Selzer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Western Carolina | Ernesto Quintana is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-52 |
| 11:36 | East Tennessee State | Bobbie Chacon snags the defensive board | 66-52 |
| 11:16 | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams double dribbles | 66-52 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Simon Petty (PF), Curtis Hill (C) Bobbie Chacon, Roy Carter | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kraig Cooper (SG) Theodore Riley | |
| 10:59 | Western Carolina | Ernesto Quintana is fouled on the floor by Gary Williams - foul #2 on Gary Williams, team foul #10 | 66-52 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | David Patterson (PG), Harry Koenig (SG), Federico Moreno (PF) Jeffrey James, Gary Williams, Simon Petty | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 10:59 | Western Carolina | Ernesto Quintana makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 10:59 | Western Carolina | Ernesto Quintana makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 10:38 | East Tennessee State | Curtis Hill makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Thomas Nelson | 68-54 |
| 10:35 | Western Carolina | Charles Robinson is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Robinson, team foul #3 | 68-54 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Edward Leary (SF), William Gregory (C) Ernesto Quintana, Thomas Selzer | |
| 10:20 | East Tennessee State | Thomas Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-54 |
| 10:19 | Western Carolina | Thomas Suggs grabs the board | 68-54 |
| 10:03 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Federico Moreno - foul #2 on Federico Moreno, team foul #11 | 68-54 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Simon Petty (PF), Bobbie Chacon (C) Federico Moreno, Curtis Hill | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ernesto Quintana (PG), Jesse Gross (SG), Clifton Seawell (C) Kraig Cooper, Charles Robinson, William Gregory | |
| 10:03 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 10:03 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 09:45 | East Tennessee State | Edward Leary takes the ball from Bobbie Chacon | 68-56 |
| 09:42 | Western Carolina | Jesse Gross blows the dunk | 68-56 |
| 09:40 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Gross | 68-56 |
| 09:28 | Western Carolina | Ernesto Quintana scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Leary | 68-59 |
| 09:11 | East Tennessee State | Edward Leary is called for the reach on David Patterson - foul #4 on Edward Leary, team foul #4 | 68-59 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey James (PG), Gary Williams (SG), Federico Moreno (SF), Roy Carter (C) David Patterson, Harry Koenig, Thomas Nelson, Bobbie Chacon | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Daniel McDoe (PG), Theodore Riley (SF), Thomas Selzer (PF), Elmer Clark (C) Ernesto Quintana, Edward Leary, Thomas Suggs, Clifton Seawell | |
| 08:57 | East Tennessee State | Simon Petty makes the floater in the paint set up by Gary Williams | 70-59 |
| 08:44 | Western Carolina | Daniel McDoe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-59 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Robinson (SF) Jesse Gross | |
| 08:31 | East Tennessee State | Simon Petty banks in the layup | 72-59 |
| 08:16 | Western Carolina | Charles Robinson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-59 |
| 08:14 | Western Carolina | Elmer Clark tips it back up and in | 72-61 |
| 07:49 | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-61 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Jeffrey James (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Federico Moreno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Simon Petty (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Carter (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Daniel McDoe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Theodore Riley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Selzer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Elmer Clark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Western Carolina | Daniel McDoe is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Williams - foul #3 on Gary Williams, team foul #12 | 75-61 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Ronald Smith (PG), Bryant Tennant (SG), Thomas Nelson (SF), Curtis Hill (PF) Jeffrey James, Gary Williams, Federico Moreno, Simon Petty | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kraig Cooper (SG), Thomas Suggs (PF), Clifton Seawell (C) Theodore Riley, Thomas Selzer, Elmer Clark | |
| 07:47 | Western Carolina | Daniel McDoe misses the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 07:47 | Western Carolina | Daniel McDoe misses the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| 07:47 | East Tennessee State | Curtis Hill pulls down the rebound | 75-61 |
| 07:31 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Nelson | 77-61 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:27 | Western Carolina | Daniel McDoe is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Smith - foul #5 on Ronald Smith, team foul #13 | 77-61 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | David Patterson (PG) Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Edward Leary (SF) Charles Robinson | |
| 07:27 | Western Carolina | Daniel McDoe makes the 1st free throw | 77-62 |
| 07:27 | Western Carolina | Daniel McDoe misses the 2nd free throw | 77-62 |
| 07:27 | East Tennessee State | Roy Carter gets the rebound | 77-62 |
| 07:12 | East Tennessee State | David Patterson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bryant Tennant | 79-62 |
| 06:56 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 79-62 |
| 06:55 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-62 |
| 06:39 | Western Carolina | Daniel McDoe loses the dribble to Bryant Tennant | 79-62 |
| 06:34 | East Tennessee State | Bryant Tennant is fouled on the floor by Kraig Cooper - foul #2 on Kraig Cooper, team foul #5 | 79-62 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Federico Moreno (SF), Simon Petty (PF), Bobbie Chacon (C) Thomas Nelson, Curtis Hill, Roy Carter | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ernesto Quintana (PG), Jesse Gross (SG), Theodore Riley (PF), Elmer Clark (C) Daniel McDoe, Kraig Cooper, Thomas Suggs, Clifton Seawell | |
| 06:15 | East Tennessee State | Bryant Tennant misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-62 |
| 06:14 | East Tennessee State | Bobbie Chacon pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-62 |
| 06:07 | East Tennessee State | Bryant Tennant is whistled for traveling | 79-62 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams (PG) David Patterson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Robinson (SF) Edward Leary | |
| 05:58 | Western Carolina | Ernesto Quintana misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right wing | 79-62 |
| 05:57 | East Tennessee State | Federico Moreno pulls down the rebound | 79-62 |
| 05:55 | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-62 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey James (PG) Federico Moreno | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 05:44 | Western Carolina | Charles Robinson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-62 |
| 05:42 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Theodore Riley | 79-62 |
| 05:37 | Western Carolina | Charles Robinson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ernesto Quintana | 79-65 |
| 05:30 | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams loses the dribble to Jesse Gross | 79-65 |
| 05:20 | Western Carolina | Charles Robinson is called for 10 seconds | 79-65 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Thomas Nelson (SF), Federico Moreno (C) Gary Williams, Bobbie Chacon | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kraig Cooper (PG), Thomas Selzer (SF), Thomas Suggs (PF), Clifton Seawell (C) Ernesto Quintana, Jesse Gross, Theodore Riley, Elmer Clark | |
| 05:05 | East Tennessee State | Thomas Suggs swats the short shot by Thomas Nelson | 79-65 |
| 05:03 | Western Carolina | Thomas Suggs gets the rebound | 79-65 |
| 05:00 | Western Carolina | Kraig Cooper is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey James - foul #2 on Jeffrey James, team foul #14 | 79-65 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | David Patterson (PG), Harry Koenig (SF), Curtis Hill (PF) Jeffrey James, Thomas Nelson, Simon Petty | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 05:00 | Western Carolina | Kraig Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 79-66 |
| 05:00 | Western Carolina | Kraig Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 79-66 |
| 05:00 | East Tennessee State | Curtis Hill pulls down the rebound | 79-66 |
| 04:56 | East Tennessee State | Federico Moreno clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 79-66 |
| 04:55 | Western Carolina | Clifton Seawell grabs the defensive rebound | 79-66 |
| 04:51 | Western Carolina | Thomas Suggs double dribbles in the backcourt | 79-66 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jesse Gross (SG) Charles Robinson | |
| 04:40 | East Tennessee State | Harry Koenig connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Bryant Tennant | 82-66 |
| 04:37 | Western Carolina | Jesse Gross is hacked by Bryant Tennant in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bryant Tennant, team foul #15 | 82-66 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Thomas Nelson (SF), Roy Carter (C) Bryant Tennant, Federico Moreno | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ernesto Quintana (PG), Edward Leary (SF) Kraig Cooper, Thomas Selzer | |
| 04:37 | Western Carolina | Jesse Gross misses the 1st free throw | 82-66 |
| 04:37 | Western Carolina | Jesse Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 82-67 |
| 04:19 | East Tennessee State | Thomas Nelson misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Ernesto Quintana - foul #3 on Ernesto Quintana, team foul #6 | 82-67 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams (PG), Federico Moreno (PF) David Patterson, Curtis Hill | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Selzer (C) Clifton Seawell | |
| 04:19 | East Tennessee State | Thomas Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 83-67 |
| 04:19 | East Tennessee State | Thomas Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 84-67 |
| 04:03 | Western Carolina | Jesse Gross connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ernesto Quintana | 84-69 |
| 03:54 | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 84-69 |
| 03:53 | Western Carolina | Thomas Selzer grabs the board | 84-69 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Gary Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harry Koenig (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Nelson (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Federico Moreno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Roy Carter (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Ernesto Quintana (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Gross (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Edward Leary (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Suggs (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Selzer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Western Carolina | Thomas Suggs misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 84-69 |
| 03:27 | Western Carolina | Thomas Selzer tips it home | 84-71 |
| 03:05 | East Tennessee State | Harry Koenig blows the layup | 84-71 |
| 03:04 | East Tennessee State | Harry Koenig grabs the offensive board | 84-71 |
| 02:55 | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 84-71 |
| 02:54 | Western Carolina | Thomas Selzer gets the rebound | 84-71 |
| 02:45 | Western Carolina | Ernesto Quintana is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jesse Gross | 84-74 |
| 02:45 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-74 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey James (PG), Curtis Hill (PF), Bobbie Chacon (C) Gary Williams, Federico Moreno, Roy Carter | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Daniel McDoe (PG), Theodore Riley (SG), Elmer Clark (C) Ernesto Quintana, Jesse Gross, Thomas Selzer | |
| 02:36 | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey James is fouled on the floor by Elmer Clark - foul #1 on Elmer Clark, team foul #7 | 84-74 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Robinson (SF) Edward Leary | |
| 02:36 | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey James makes the 1st free throw | 85-74 |
| 02:36 | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey James makes the 2nd free throw | 86-74 |
| 02:32 | Western Carolina | Theodore Riley double dribbles in the backcourt | 86-74 |
| 02:27 | East Tennessee State | Elmer Clark denies the turnaround by Bobbie Chacon | 86-74 |
| 02:26 | Western Carolina | Theodore Riley pulls down the rebound | 86-74 |
| 02:26 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 86-74 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | David Patterson (PG), Gary Williams (SG) Jeffrey James, Harry Koenig | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Edward Leary (SF) Charles Robinson | |
| 02:10 | Western Carolina | Thomas Suggs hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 86-74 |
| 02:09 | East Tennessee State | Curtis Hill gets the rebound | 86-74 |
| 02:09 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 86-74 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Harry Koenig (SG), Simon Petty (PF) Thomas Nelson, Bobbie Chacon | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jesse Gross (SG) Theodore Riley | |
| 01:51 | East Tennessee State | Harry Koenig hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 86-74 |
| 01:49 | Western Carolina | Elmer Clark gets the rebound | 86-74 |
| 01:44 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jesse Gross | 86-76 |
| 01:28 | East Tennessee State | Simon Petty hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 86-76 |
| 01:26 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary gets the rebound | 86-76 |
| 01:01 | Western Carolina | Elmer Clark can't connect on an uncontested jump hook in the lane | 86-76 |
| 00:59 | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 86-76 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Jesse Gross - foul #2 on Jesse Gross, team foul #8 | 86-76 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jeffrey James (PG), Federico Moreno (PF) David Patterson, Simon Petty | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Theodore Riley (SG), Charles Robinson (SF), Clifton Seawell (PF), Thomas Selzer (C) Jesse Gross, Edward Leary, Thomas Suggs, Elmer Clark | |
| 00:57 | East Tennessee State | Gary Williams misses the 1st free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:57 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Clifton Seawell | 86-76 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Western Carolina | Theodore Riley is open and lays it up and in set up by Thomas Selzer | 86-78 |
| 00:50 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 86-78 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | David Patterson (PG), Thomas Nelson (SF), Simon Petty (PF), Roy Carter (C) Jeffrey James, Gary Williams, Federico Moreno, Curtis Hill | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ernesto Quintana (PG), Jesse Gross (SG), Edward Leary (SF), Thomas Suggs (PF), Elmer Clark (C) Daniel McDoe, Theodore Riley, Charles Robinson, Clifton Seawell, Thomas Selzer | |
| 00:48 | East Tennessee State | David Patterson is hacked by Ernesto Quintana in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ernesto Quintana, team foul #9 | 86-78 |
| 00:48 | East Tennessee State | David Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:48 | East Tennessee State | David Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:43 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 88-81 |
| 00:41 | East Tennessee State | David Patterson is fouled in the backcourt by Ernesto Quintana - foul #5 on Ernesto Quintana, team foul #10 | 88-81 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Daniel McDoe (PG) Ernesto Quintana | |
| 00:41 | East Tennessee State | David Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 89-81 |
| 00:41 | East Tennessee State | David Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 90-81 |
| 00:34 | Western Carolina | Elmer Clark is fouled on the floor by Roy Carter - foul #3 on Roy Carter, team foul #16 | 90-81 |
| 00:34 | Western Carolina | Elmer Clark makes the 1st free throw | 90-82 |
| 00:34 | Western Carolina | Elmer Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 90-83 |
| 00:32 | East Tennessee State | David Patterson is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel McDoe - foul #2 on Daniel McDoe, team foul #11 | 90-83 |
| 00:32 | East Tennessee State | David Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 90-83 |
| 00:32 | East Tennessee State | David Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 91-83 |
| 00:28 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary is hacked by David Patterson in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Patterson, team foul #17 | 91-83 |
| 00:28 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary makes the 1st free throw | 91-84 |
| 00:28 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary misses the 2nd free throw | 91-84 |
| 00:28 | East Tennessee State | Simon Petty grabs the defensive rebound | 91-84 |
| 00:26 | East Tennessee State | Simon Petty is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel McDoe - foul #3 on Daniel McDoe, team foul #12 | 91-84 |
| 00:26 | East Tennessee State | Simon Petty makes the 1st free throw | 92-84 |
| 00:26 | East Tennessee State | Simon Petty misses the 2nd free throw | 92-84 |
| 00:26 | East Tennessee State | Roy Carter grabs the offensive board | 92-84 |
| 00:24 | East Tennessee State | Roy Carter is fouled on the floor by Elmer Clark - foul #2 on Elmer Clark, team foul #13 | 92-84 |
| 00:24 | East Tennessee State | Roy Carter misses the 1st free throw | 92-84 |
| 00:24 | East Tennessee State | Roy Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 93-84 |
| 00:18 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jesse Gross | 93-87 |
| 00:16 | East Tennessee State | David Patterson is hacked by Daniel McDoe in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel McDoe, team foul #14 | 93-87 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Federico Moreno (PF) Simon Petty | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:16 | East Tennessee State | David Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 93-87 |
| 00:16 | East Tennessee State | David Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 93-87 |
| 00:16 | Western Carolina | Thomas Suggs grabs the defensive rebound | 93-87 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Western Carolina | Jesse Gross is whistled for a carry | 93-87 |
| 00:06 | East Tennessee State | Jesse Gross is called for the reach on Harry Koenig in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jesse Gross, team foul #15 | 93-87 |
| 00:06 | East Tennessee State | Harry Koenig makes the 1st free throw | 94-87 |
| 00:06 | East Tennessee State | Harry Koenig misses the 2nd free throw | 94-87 |
| 00:06 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Elmer Clark | 94-87 |
| 00:01 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 94-87 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Leary | 94-87 |