| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Ronald Earls (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bird (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Keyes (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mladen Lukaszewski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joel McKennan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Paul Lincoln (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Neal Hargreaves (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Johns (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Rich (fresh) 6 reb. C - David Ward (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns inbounds the ball | 22-35 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-35 |
| 19:35 | Appalachian State | Mladen Lukaszewski grabs the board | 22-35 |
| 19:16 | Appalachian State | Dustin Rich takes the ball from John Bird | 22-35 |
| 18:58 | Western Carolina | David Ward clanks a turnaround in the paint | 22-35 |
| 18:57 | Appalachian State | Mladen Lukaszewski snags the defensive board | 22-35 |
| 18:33 | Appalachian State | John Bird misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Neal Hargreaves - foul #1 on Neal Hargreaves, team foul #1 | 22-35 |
| 18:33 | Appalachian State | John Bird misses the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 18:33 | Appalachian State | John Bird makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 18:13 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns is fouled on the floor by Brandon Keyes - foul #2 on Brandon Keyes, team foul #1 | 23-35 |
| 17:58 | Western Carolina | Mladen Lukaszewski blocks the jumper by David Ward | 23-35 |
| 17:57 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich grabs the offensive board | 23-35 |
| 17:40 | Western Carolina | David Ward misses the shot near the basket | 23-35 |
| 17:38 | Appalachian State | Brandon Keyes gets the rebound | 23-35 |
| 17:18 | Appalachian State | John Bird makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joel McKennan | 25-35 |
| 17:13 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-35 |
| 17:12 | Appalachian State | John Bird snags the defensive board | 25-35 |
| 16:47 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-35 |
| 16:46 | Appalachian State | Brandon Keyes grabs the offensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 16:21 | Appalachian State | Brandon Keyes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-35 |
| 16:19 | Western Carolina | David Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 16:14 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Neal Hargreaves | 25-37 |
| 15:50 | Appalachian State | Dustin Rich swats the short shot by Ronald Earls | 25-37 |
| 15:49 | Appalachian State | Joel McKennan grabs the offensive board | 25-37 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Ronald Earls (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bird (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Keyes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mladen Lukaszewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel McKennan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Paul Lincoln (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Neal Hargreaves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Johns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Rich (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - David Ward (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Appalachian State | Joel McKennan knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Brandon Keyes | 27-37 |
| 15:06 | Western Carolina | Joel McKennan steals the ball from Thomas Johns | 27-37 |
| 14:46 | Appalachian State | Brandon Keyes buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 14:42 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Mladen Lukaszewski - foul #2 on Mladen Lukaszewski, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Donald Steele (PG), James Selman (SG), William Cosby (SF), Peter Adams (PF), John Bellino (C) Ronald Earls, John Bird, Brandon Keyes, Mladen Lukaszewski, Joel McKennan | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg (PG), John Stucker (SF), Walter Phillips (PF), Taylor Smith (C) Paul Lincoln, Thomas Johns, Dustin Rich, David Ward | |
| 14:42 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves misses the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 14:42 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves misses the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 14:42 | Appalachian State | Peter Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 14:21 | Appalachian State | Peter Adams blows the layup | 30-37 |
| 14:19 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Walter Phillips | 30-37 |
| 14:06 | Western Carolina | John Stucker comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Cosby - foul #1 on William Cosby, team foul #3 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David McCully (SF) Neal Hargreaves | |
| 14:06 | Western Carolina | John Stucker makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 14:06 | Western Carolina | John Stucker misses the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 14:06 | Appalachian State | Peter Adams grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 13:37 | Appalachian State | William Cosby hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Robert Helberg - foul #1 on Robert Helberg, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| 13:37 | Appalachian State | William Cosby makes the free throw | 33-38 |
| 13:20 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg buries a jumper from the left side | 33-40 |
| 12:57 | Appalachian State | Peter Adams travels with the ball | 33-40 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | John Bird (SG), Mladen Lukaszewski (PF) James Selman, Peter Adams | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln (PG) David McCully | |
| 12:28 | Western Carolina | John Stucker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 12:26 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg grabs the offensive board | 33-40 |
| 12:05 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-40 |
| 12:04 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Donald Steele | 33-40 |
| 11:35 | Appalachian State | John Bird misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-40 |
| 11:33 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips grabs the board | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Donald Steele (fresh) SG - John Bird (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Cosby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mladen Lukaszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bellino (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Paul Lincoln (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Helberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Stucker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Taylor Smith (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:07 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg is fouled on the floor by Donald Steele - foul #2 on Donald Steele, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls (PG), Brandon Keyes (SF), Joel McKennan (C) Donald Steele, William Cosby, John Bellino | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns (SF), Dustin Rich (PF), David Ward (C) John Stucker, Walter Phillips, Taylor Smith | |
| 10:50 | Western Carolina | David Ward connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Paul Lincoln | 33-42 |
| 10:34 | Appalachian State | John Bird buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Mladen Lukaszewski | 36-42 |
| 10:23 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Lincoln | 36-44 |
| 09:59 | Appalachian State | Robert Helberg takes the ball from Joel McKennan | 36-44 |
| 09:39 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 09:37 | Appalachian State | Joel McKennan pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 09:18 | Appalachian State | Brandon Keyes is hacked by Thomas Johns - foul #3 on Thomas Johns, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | William Cosby (SF), Peter Adams (PF) John Bird, Mladen Lukaszewski | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David McCully (PG), Neal Hargreaves (SG) Paul Lincoln, Robert Helberg | |
| 08:55 | Appalachian State | William Cosby buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Peter Adams | 38-44 |
| 08:44 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 08:30 | Appalachian State | William Cosby misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 08:29 | Western Carolina | David Ward gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 08:02 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 38-46 |
| 08:00 | Western Carolina | David Ward hits the follow up shot | 38-48 |
| 07:40 | Appalachian State | Brandon Keyes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-48 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Donald Steele (PG), John Bird (SG), Mladen Lukaszewski (PF), John Bellino (C) Ronald Earls, Brandon Keyes, Peter Adams, Joel McKennan | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln (PG), John Stucker (SF), Walter Phillips (PF), Taylor Smith (C) David McCully, Thomas Johns, Dustin Rich, David Ward | |
| 07:22 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-48 |
| 07:21 | Appalachian State | John Bellino gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Donald Steele (fresh) SG - John Bird (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Cosby (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mladen Lukaszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bellino (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Paul Lincoln (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Neal Hargreaves (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Stucker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Taylor Smith (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Appalachian State | William Cosby misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 38-48 |
| 07:13 | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 06:45 | Western Carolina | John Stucker hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Walter Phillips | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:34 | Appalachian State | William Cosby hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Steele | 40-51 |
| 06:23 | Western Carolina | John Stucker clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-51 |
| 06:21 | Appalachian State | William Cosby grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 06:04 | Appalachian State | William Cosby misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 06:02 | Appalachian State | John Bellino tips it home | 42-51 |
| 05:47 | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Neal Hargreaves and the foul's on William Cosby - foul #2 on William Cosby, team foul #5 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls (PG), Brandon Keyes (SF) Donald Steele, William Cosby | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg (SG), Thomas Johns (SF), Dustin Rich (PF) Neal Hargreaves, John Stucker, Walter Phillips | |
| 05:47 | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith makes the free throw | 42-54 |
| 05:18 | Appalachian State | John Bird clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-54 |
| 05:17 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls grabs the offensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 05:05 | Appalachian State | John Bellino clanks a driving attempt from close range | 42-54 |
| 05:03 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| 04:44 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 42-54 |
| 04:42 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg grabs the offensive board | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:26 | Western Carolina | The jumper by Robert Helberg is denied by John Bellino | 42-54 |
| 04:24 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to John Bellino | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:06 | Appalachian State | Mladen Lukaszewski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-54 |
| 04:05 | Appalachian State | Brandon Keyes snags the offensive board | 42-54 |
| 03:53 | Appalachian State | John Bird scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ronald Earls | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:31 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns is hacked by Brandon Keyes - foul #3 on Brandon Keyes, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | William Cosby (SF), Peter Adams (PF), Joel McKennan (C) John Bird, Mladen Lukaszewski, John Bellino | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves (SG), David Ward (C) Paul Lincoln, Taylor Smith | |
| 03:11 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Johns | 45-57 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Ronald Earls (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Keyes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Cosby (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Adams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joel McKennan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Robert Helberg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Neal Hargreaves (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Johns (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dustin Rich (fresh) 8 reb. C - David Ward (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:53 | Appalachian State | Peter Adams is fouled on the floor by Dustin Rich - foul #2 on Dustin Rich, team foul #4 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Donald Steele (PG), James Selman (SG), John Bellino (C) Ronald Earls, Brandon Keyes, Joel McKennan | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Stucker (SG), David McCully (SF), Herbert Terry (PF), Walter Phillips (C) Neal Hargreaves, Thomas Johns, Dustin Rich, David Ward | |
| 02:42 | Appalachian State | Donald Steele drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Cosby | 47-57 |
| 02:42 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-57 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls (PG), John Bird (SG), Brandon Keyes (SF), Mladen Lukaszewski (PF), Joel McKennan (C) Donald Steele, James Selman, William Cosby, Peter Adams, John Bellino | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln (PG), Neal Hargreaves (SG), Thomas Johns (SF), Dustin Rich (PF), David Ward (C) Robert Helberg, John Stucker, David McCully, Herbert Terry, Walter Phillips | |
| 02:21 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns hits a fadeaway from the right block | 47-59 |
| 02:05 | Appalachian State | Joel McKennan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 47-59 |
| 02:04 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 01:58 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves misses the 3 from the left wing | 47-59 |
| 01:56 | Appalachian State | Joel McKennan grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 01:50 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls is fouled on the floor by Paul Lincoln - foul #2 on Paul Lincoln, team foul #5 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Donald Steele (PG), James Selman (SG), William Cosby (SF), Peter Adams (PF), John Bellino (C) Ronald Earls, John Bird, Brandon Keyes, Mladen Lukaszewski, Joel McKennan | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg (PG), John Stucker (SG), David McCully (SF), Walter Phillips (PF), Taylor Smith (C) Paul Lincoln, Neal Hargreaves, Thomas Johns, Dustin Rich, David Ward | |
| 01:43 | Appalachian State | Peter Adams blows the layup but the foul's on Walter Phillips - foul #2 on Walter Phillips, team foul #6 | 47-59 |
| 01:43 | Appalachian State | Peter Adams misses the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 01:43 | Appalachian State | Peter Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 01:15 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips connects on the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Peter Adams - foul #1 on Peter Adams, team foul #7 | 48-61 |
| 01:15 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips makes the free throw | 48-62 |
| 01:04 | Appalachian State | James Selman comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 48-62 |
| 01:02 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Taylor Smith | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg misses the shot from the left block | 48-62 |
| 00:33 | Appalachian State | Donald Steele gets the rebound | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Appalachian State | John Stucker steals it from William Cosby | 48-62 |
| 00:25 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg can't finish the layup | 48-62 |
| 00:23 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg hits the follow up shot | 48-64 |
| 00:17 | Appalachian State | John Bellino is fouled on the floor by Taylor Smith - foul #1 on Taylor Smith, team foul #7 | 48-64 |
| 00:17 | Appalachian State | John Bellino makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 00:17 | Appalachian State | John Bellino makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg runs out the clock | 50-64 |