| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Dishi Tang (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lyle Decicco (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Freddie Zabloudil (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tony Carter (fresh) 6 pts. C - Claude Dineen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Petrone (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Schmidt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Owens (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Percy Flynn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Nenad Jezierski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Tennessee State | Freddie Zabloudil inbounds the ball | 51-40 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:51 | East Tennessee State | Dishi Tang comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 19:49 | East Tennessee State | Freddie Zabloudil can't tip it in | 51-40 |
| 19:47 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 19:25 | Western Carolina | Henry Schmidt can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-40 |
| 19:24 | East Tennessee State | Claude Dineen gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 19:20 | East Tennessee State | Dishi Tang comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-40 |
| 19:19 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Nenad Jezierski | 51-40 |
| 19:13 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski's layup is rejected by Tony Carter | 51-40 |
| 19:11 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens tips it in | 51-42 |
| 19:07 | East Tennessee State | Freddie Zabloudil is hacked by Nenad Jezierski - foul #1 on Nenad Jezierski, team foul #1 | 51-42 |
| 18:53 | East Tennessee State | Lyle Decicco misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Henry Schmidt - foul #3 on Henry Schmidt, team foul #2 | 51-42 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Ronald Argueta (PF) Tony Carter | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Makofsky (SG), Ruben Jones (C) Henry Schmidt, Nenad Jezierski | |
| 18:53 | East Tennessee State | Lyle Decicco makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 18:53 | East Tennessee State | Lyle Decicco makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 18:33 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-42 |
| 18:32 | East Tennessee State | Dishi Tang snags the defensive board | 53-42 |
| 18:27 | East Tennessee State | Dishi Tang is whistled for a carry | 53-42 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Lawrence Taylor (PG), Jacob Watkins (SG), Morris Marks (SF), Justin Granados (PF) Dishi Tang, Lyle Decicco, Freddie Zabloudil, Claude Dineen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Cook (SG), Carl Pierce (SF) David Petrone, Patrick Owens | |
| 18:19 | Western Carolina | Carl Pierce makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 18:01 | East Tennessee State | Morris Marks hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jacob Watkins | 56-45 |
| 17:41 | Western Carolina | William Makofsky connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Ruben Jones | 56-47 |
| 17:25 | East Tennessee State | Percy Flynn takes the ball from Morris Marks | 56-47 |
| 17:21 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Taylor takes the ball from William Makofsky in the backcourt | 56-47 |
| 17:11 | East Tennessee State | Justin Granados is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Justin Granados, team foul #1 | 56-47 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Dishi Tang (PG), Lyle Decicco (SG), Freddie Zabloudil (SF), Tony Carter (PF), Claude Dineen (C) Lawrence Taylor, Jacob Watkins, Morris Marks, Justin Granados, Ronald Argueta | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Petrone (PG), Patrick Owens (SF), Nenad Jezierski (C) William Makofsky, Percy Flynn, Ruben Jones | |
| 16:49 | Western Carolina | David Petrone scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Pierce | 56-50 |
| 16:28 | East Tennessee State | Tony Carter lays it up and in on a great pass from Dishi Tang | 58-50 |
| 16:11 | Western Carolina | Carl Pierce misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 58-50 |
| 16:10 | East Tennessee State | Dishi Tang snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| 16:05 | East Tennessee State | Dishi Tang buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Freddie Zabloudil | 60-50 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Dishi Tang (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lyle Decicco (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Freddie Zabloudil (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tony Carter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Claude Dineen (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Petrone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Cook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Pierce (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Nenad Jezierski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Western Carolina | Carl Pierce hits a floater in the lane | 60-52 |
| 15:32 | East Tennessee State | Dishi Tang connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lyle Decicco | 63-52 |
| 15:07 | Western Carolina | David Petrone is fouled on the floor by Tony Carter - foul #2 on Tony Carter, team foul #2 | 63-52 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Lawrence Taylor (PG), Jacob Watkins (SG), Morris Marks (SF), Justin Granados (PF) Dishi Tang, Lyle Decicco, Freddie Zabloudil, Tony Carter | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Barry McCrary (PG), Henry Schmidt (SG), William Makofsky (SF), Percy Flynn (PF), Ruben Jones (C) David Petrone, Charles Cook, Patrick Owens, Carl Pierce, Nenad Jezierski | |
| 14:46 | Western Carolina | Morris Marks steps in front of the Barry McCrary pass | 63-52 |
| 14:24 | East Tennessee State | Claude Dineen connects on the shot from the right side | 65-52 |
| 14:13 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn lays it in set up by Barry McCrary | 65-54 |
| 13:50 | East Tennessee State | Morris Marks clanks a shot from close range but the foul's on Ruben Jones - foul #2 on Ruben Jones, team foul #3 | 65-54 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Lyle Decicco (SG), Charles Fisk (PF), Ronald Argueta (C) Lawrence Taylor, Justin Granados, Claude Dineen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Saunders (C) Percy Flynn | |
| 13:50 | East Tennessee State | Morris Marks misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 13:50 | East Tennessee State | Morris Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 13:48 | Western Carolina | Lyle Decicco picks off the pass by Barry McCrary in the backcourt | 66-54 |
| 13:39 | East Tennessee State | Ruben Jones takes the ball from Ronald Argueta | 66-54 |
| 13:23 | Western Carolina | Henry Schmidt is alone and drills a 3 from the left wing | 66-57 |
| 13:03 | East Tennessee State | Lyle Decicco scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Jacob Watkins | 68-57 |
| 12:46 | Western Carolina | James Saunders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-57 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Dishi Tang (PG), Freddie Zabloudil (SF), Tony Carter (PF), Claude Dineen (C) Jacob Watkins, Morris Marks, Charles Fisk, Ronald Argueta | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Petrone (PG), Patrick Owens (SF), Percy Flynn (PF) Barry McCrary, William Makofsky, Ruben Jones | |
| 12:28 | East Tennessee State | Henry Schmidt is called for the reach on Lyle Decicco - foul #4 on Henry Schmidt, team foul #4 | 68-57 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Lawrence Taylor (SG), Justin Granados (PF) Lyle Decicco, Tony Carter | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Makofsky (SG), Nenad Jezierski (C) Henry Schmidt, James Saunders | |
| 12:16 | East Tennessee State | William Makofsky steals it from Claude Dineen | 68-57 |
| 12:05 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Taylor steals it from David Petrone | 68-57 |
| 12:02 | East Tennessee State | Dishi Tang hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lawrence Taylor | 70-57 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Dishi Tang (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Freddie Zabloudil (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Justin Granados (fresh) 2 pts. C - Claude Dineen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Petrone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Makofsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Patrick Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Percy Flynn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Nenad Jezierski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn makes the shot near the basket | 70-59 |
| 11:38 | East Tennessee State | Justin Granados misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-59 |
| 11:36 | East Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Freddie Zabloudil | 70-59 |
| 11:23 | East Tennessee State | Justin Granados comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 70-59 |
| 11:21 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn snags the defensive board | 70-59 |
| 11:16 | Western Carolina | David Petrone is fouled in the backcourt by Dishi Tang - foul #3 on Dishi Tang, team foul #3 | 70-59 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Lyle Decicco (SG), Charles Fisk (PF), Ronald Argueta (C) Lawrence Taylor, Justin Granados, Claude Dineen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Cook (SG), Carl Pierce (PF) William Makofsky, Percy Flynn | |
| 11:04 | Western Carolina | David Petrone misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-59 |
| 11:02 | East Tennessee State | Freddie Zabloudil pulls down the rebound | 70-59 |
| 10:55 | East Tennessee State | Freddie Zabloudil clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 70-59 |
| 10:53 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Patrick Owens | 70-59 |
| 10:38 | Western Carolina | Ronald Argueta is called for the reach on Charles Cook - foul #1 on Ronald Argueta, team foul #4 | 70-59 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jacob Watkins (PG), Tony Carter (PF) Dishi Tang, Charles Fisk | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ruben Jones (PF), James Saunders (C) Patrick Owens, Nenad Jezierski | |
| 10:25 | Western Carolina | David Petrone can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from close range | 70-59 |
| 10:23 | Western Carolina | Charles Cook grabs the offensive board | 70-59 |
| 10:11 | Western Carolina | David Petrone misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-59 |
| 10:09 | Western Carolina | Carl Pierce grabs the offensive board | 70-59 |
| 09:56 | Western Carolina | David Petrone drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Carl Pierce | 70-62 |
| 09:33 | East Tennessee State | Freddie Zabloudil clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-62 |
| 09:31 | Western Carolina | Charles Cook grabs the board | 70-62 |
| 09:14 | Western Carolina | David Petrone is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on David Petrone, team foul #5 | 70-62 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Lawrence Taylor (PG), Morris Marks (SF), Justin Granados (PF), Claude Dineen (C) Jacob Watkins, Freddie Zabloudil, Tony Carter, Ronald Argueta | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Barry McCrary (PG), William Makofsky (SG), Patrick Owens (SF), Percy Flynn (PF), Nenad Jezierski (C) David Petrone, Charles Cook, Carl Pierce, Ruben Jones, James Saunders | |
| 09:03 | East Tennessee State | Justin Granados hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Morris Marks | 72-62 |
| 08:45 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Patrick Owens | 72-64 |
| 08:23 | East Tennessee State | Justin Granados misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-64 |
| 08:22 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens grabs the board | 72-64 |
| 08:10 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-64 |
| 08:08 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Barry McCrary | 72-64 |
| 07:55 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Lawrence Taylor - foul #1 on Lawrence Taylor, team foul #5 | 72-64 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Dishi Tang (PG), Jacob Watkins (SG), Charles Fisk (PF) Lyle Decicco, Morris Marks, Justin Granados | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Henry Schmidt (SG), Ruben Jones (C) William Makofsky, Nenad Jezierski | |
| 07:55 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 07:55 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Dishi Tang (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jacob Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Lawrence Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Charles Fisk (fresh) C - Claude Dineen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Barry McCrary (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Henry Schmidt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Patrick Owens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Percy Flynn (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Ruben Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | East Tennessee State | Lawrence Taylor clanks a shot from close range | 72-66 |
| 07:31 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Watkins can't tip it in | 72-66 |
| 07:29 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens snags the defensive board | 72-66 |
| 07:21 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-69 |
| 07:10 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Watkins is fouled on the floor by Henry Schmidt - foul #5 on Henry Schmidt, team foul #6 | 72-69 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Freddie Zabloudil (SF), Tony Carter (PF) Lawrence Taylor, Charles Fisk | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Petrone (PG), William Makofsky (SG), Carl Pierce (PF), James Saunders (C) Barry McCrary, Henry Schmidt, Percy Flynn, Ruben Jones | |
| 07:00 | East Tennessee State | Claude Dineen is hacked by Carl Pierce - foul #1 on Carl Pierce, team foul #7 | 72-69 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Morris Marks (SF) Freddie Zabloudil | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 07:00 | East Tennessee State | Claude Dineen makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 07:00 | East Tennessee State | Claude Dineen misses the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 07:00 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens grabs the board | 73-69 |
| 06:37 | Western Carolina | William Makofsky makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Carl Pierce | 73-71 |
| 06:16 | East Tennessee State | Morris Marks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-71 |
| 06:14 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Watkins can't tip it in | 73-71 |
| 06:12 | East Tennessee State | Morris Marks tips it in | 75-71 |
| 05:55 | Western Carolina | James Saunders can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 75-71 |
| 05:53 | East Tennessee State | Morris Marks snags the defensive board | 75-71 |
| 05:49 | East Tennessee State | Morris Marks misses the lay-in | 75-71 |
| 05:47 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Carl Pierce | 75-71 |
| 05:43 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens is fouled in the backcourt by Morris Marks - foul #2 on Morris Marks, team foul #6 | 75-71 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Lyle Decicco (SG), Freddie Zabloudil (SF), Justin Granados (PF), Ronald Argueta (C) Jacob Watkins, Morris Marks, Tony Carter, Claude Dineen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Cook (PG), Percy Flynn (PF), Ruben Jones (C) David Petrone, Carl Pierce, James Saunders | |
| 05:33 | Western Carolina | William Makofsky misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 75-71 |
| 05:32 | Western Carolina | Ruben Jones gets the offensive rebound | 75-71 |
| 05:17 | Western Carolina | Charles Cook misses badly on a runner near the basket | 75-71 |
| 05:16 | East Tennessee State | Dishi Tang pulls down the rebound | 75-71 |
| 05:12 | East Tennessee State | Dishi Tang hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 75-71 |
| 05:11 | East Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Dishi Tang | 75-71 |
| 04:55 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Argueta is hacked by Ruben Jones - foul #3 on Ruben Jones, team foul #8 | 75-71 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Lawrence Taylor (PG) Dishi Tang | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Barry McCrary (SG) William Makofsky | |
| 04:55 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Argueta misses the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 04:55 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Ruben Jones | 75-71 |
| 04:50 | Western Carolina | Barry McCrary hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Cook | 75-74 |
| 04:25 | East Tennessee State | Lyle Decicco lays it up and in on a great pass from Lawrence Taylor | 77-74 |
| 04:08 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Argueta - foul #2 on Ronald Argueta, team foul #7 | 77-74 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jacob Watkins (PG), Morris Marks (SF), Charles Fisk (PF), Claude Dineen (C) Lawrence Taylor, Freddie Zabloudil, Justin Granados, Ronald Argueta | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Petrone (PG), Carl Pierce (PF), Nenad Jezierski (C) Charles Cook, Percy Flynn, Ruben Jones | |
| 04:08 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 04:08 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 77-76 |
| 03:41 | East Tennessee State | Morris Marks comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-76 |
| 03:39 | East Tennessee State | Charles Fisk gets the offensive rebound | 77-76 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Jacob Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lyle Decicco (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Morris Marks (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Charles Fisk (fresh) 2 reb. C - Claude Dineen (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Petrone (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry McCrary (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Owens (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Carl Pierce (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Nenad Jezierski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:34 | East Tennessee State | Nenad Jezierski swats the layup by Morris Marks | 77-76 |
| 03:33 | Western Carolina | David Petrone grabs the board | 77-76 |
| 03:31 | Western Carolina | David Petrone is hacked by Lyle Decicco in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lyle Decicco, team foul #8 | 77-76 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Makofsky (SG), Percy Flynn (PF), James Saunders (C) Barry McCrary, Patrick Owens, Nenad Jezierski | |
| 03:31 | Western Carolina | David Petrone misses the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 03:31 | East Tennessee State | Claude Dineen grabs the defensive rebound | 77-76 |
| 03:16 | East Tennessee State | Charles Fisk is hacked by Carl Pierce - foul #2 on Carl Pierce, team foul #9 | 77-76 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Dishi Tang (PG), Tony Carter (PF) Jacob Watkins, Morris Marks | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Cook (SF) Carl Pierce | |
| 03:16 | East Tennessee State | Charles Fisk misses the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 03:16 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn grabs the board | 77-76 |
| 03:01 | Western Carolina | Charles Cook misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-76 |
| 02:59 | Western Carolina | James Saunders misses the tip | 77-76 |
| 02:58 | East Tennessee State | Charles Fisk grabs the defensive rebound | 77-76 |
| 02:54 | East Tennessee State | Lyle Decicco is hacked by William Makofsky - foul #1 on William Makofsky, team foul #10 | 77-76 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Lawrence Taylor (SF) Charles Fisk | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens (SF) David Petrone | |
| 02:54 | East Tennessee State | Lyle Decicco makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 02:54 | East Tennessee State | Lyle Decicco makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 02:49 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-76 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jacob Watkins (SG), Morris Marks (SF), Ronald Argueta (C) Dishi Tang, Lyle Decicco, Claude Dineen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Barry McCrary (SG), Carl Pierce (SF), Ruben Jones (C) William Makofsky, Patrick Owens, James Saunders | |
| 02:32 | Western Carolina | Tony Carter is called for the reach on Barry McCrary - foul #3 on Tony Carter, team foul #9 | 79-76 |
| 02:32 | Western Carolina | Barry McCrary makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 02:32 | Western Carolina | Barry McCrary makes the 2nd free throw | 79-78 |
| 02:29 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-78 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Dishi Tang (PG), Lyle Decicco (SG), Freddie Zabloudil (SF) Lawrence Taylor, Jacob Watkins, Morris Marks | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Makofsky (PG), Nenad Jezierski (C) Barry McCrary, Ruben Jones | |
| 02:06 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Argueta hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 79-78 |
| 02:05 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to William Makofsky | 79-78 |
| 02:05 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-78 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Claude Dineen (C) Ronald Argueta | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 01:50 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski is by himself and knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Percy Flynn | 79-80 |
| 01:27 | East Tennessee State | Lyle Decicco drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Dishi Tang and he's hacked by Charles Cook - foul #2 on Charles Cook, team foul #11 | 81-80 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Petrone (PG), Patrick Owens (SF) Charles Cook, Carl Pierce | |
| 01:27 | East Tennessee State | Lyle Decicco makes the free throw | 82-80 |
| 01:14 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 82-80 |
| 01:12 | Western Carolina | William Makofsky grabs the offensive board | 82-80 |
| 00:59 | Western Carolina | David Petrone is hacked by Claude Dineen - foul #2 on Claude Dineen, team foul #10 | 82-80 |
| 00:59 | Western Carolina | David Petrone misses the 1st free throw | 82-80 |
| 00:59 | Western Carolina | David Petrone misses the 2nd free throw | 82-80 |
| 00:59 | East Tennessee State | Claude Dineen pulls down the rebound | 82-80 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | East Tennessee State | Dishi Tang comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 82-80 |
| 00:35 | East Tennessee State | Freddie Zabloudil tips it in | 84-80 |
| 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 a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 84-80 |
| 00:27 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski can't tip it in | 84-80 |
| 00:26 | East Tennessee State | Lyle Decicco grabs the defensive rebound | 84-80 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:24 | East Tennessee State | David Petrone is called for the reach on Lyle Decicco in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Petrone, team foul #12 | 84-80 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Ronald Argueta (PF) Tony Carter | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:24 | East Tennessee State | Lyle Decicco makes the 1st free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:24 | East Tennessee State | Lyle Decicco makes the 2nd free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:18 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 86-80 |
| 00:17 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Dishi Tang | 86-80 |
| 00:15 | East Tennessee State | Dishi Tang is fouled in the backcourt by David Petrone - foul #4 on David Petrone, team foul #13 | 86-80 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Lawrence Taylor (C) Claude Dineen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:15 | East Tennessee State | Dishi Tang makes the 1st free throw | 87-80 |
| 00:15 | East Tennessee State | Dishi Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 88-80 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Western Carolina | William Makofsky makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Petrone | 88-83 |
| 00:09 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 88-83 |
| 00:08 | East Tennessee State | David Petrone is called for the reach on Lawrence Taylor in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Petrone, team foul #14 | 88-83 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Cook (SG) David Petrone | |
| 00:08 | East Tennessee State | Lawrence Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 88-83 |
| 00:08 | East Tennessee State | Lawrence Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 88-83 |
| 00:08 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn gets the rebound | 88-83 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Western Carolina | William Makofsky comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 88-83 |
| 00:02 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski grabs the offensive rebound | 88-83 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | The clock runs out | 88-83 |