| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Paul Lincoln (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Neal Hargreaves (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Johns (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dustin Rich (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Thomas Gendron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Conrad (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Dibenedetto (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Marlow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Gross (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | The Citadel | John Marlow lays it up and in on a great pass from Daniel Conrad | 35-34 |
| 19:29 | Western Carolina | Daniel Conrad is called for the reach on Thomas Johns - foul #2 on Daniel Conrad, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 19:18 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by John Marlow - foul #1 on John Marlow, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| 19:18 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 19:18 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 19:10 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 37-34 |
| 19:09 | Western Carolina | David Ward grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 18:41 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns is hacked by Richard Gross - foul #3 on Richard Gross, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Michael Mart (C) Richard Gross | |
| 18:24 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Neal Hargreaves | 39-34 |
| 18:01 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 17:48 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-36 |
| 17:47 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 17:28 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto hits a 3 from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 17:15 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich loses the ball out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg (SG), John Stucker (SF), Walter Phillips (PF), Taylor Smith (C) Neal Hargreaves, Thomas Johns, Dustin Rich, David Ward | |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Wilson (SF), Frank White (C) Paul Dibenedetto, John Marlow | |
| 17:06 | The Citadel | David Wilson scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Gendron and the foul's on John Stucker - foul #1 on John Stucker, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| 17:06 | The Citadel | David Wilson makes the free throw | 39-42 |
| 16:55 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 16:53 | The Citadel | Michael Mart grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 16:47 | The Citadel | David Wilson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on David Wilson, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David McCully (SF) Paul Lincoln | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Dikembe Arboleda (SG) Daniel Conrad | |
| 16:26 | Western Carolina | John Stucker misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 16:24 | The Citadel | Michael Mart grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 16:17 | The Citadel | David Wilson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 16:15 | The Citadel | Michael Mart tips it back up and in | 39-44 |
| 16:01 | Western Carolina | John Stucker knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Robert Helberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Stucker (fresh) 13 pts. SF - David McCully (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Taylor Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Thomas Gendron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Arboleda (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Mart (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank White (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | The Citadel | Dikembe Arboleda is whistled for a carry | 41-44 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln (PG), Neal Hargreaves (SG), Thomas Johns (SF), Dustin Rich (PF), David Ward (C) Robert Helberg, John Stucker, David McCully, Walter Phillips, Taylor Smith | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Benjamin Hoge (PG), Daniel Conrad (SG), Paul Dibenedetto (SF), John Marlow (PF), Richard Gross (C) Thomas Gendron, Dikembe Arboleda, David Wilson, Michael Mart, Frank White | |
| 15:16 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Paul Lincoln | 44-44 |
| 14:57 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad is hacked by David Ward - foul #2 on David Ward, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| 14:49 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 44-44 |
| 14:47 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 14:40 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln is fouled in the backcourt by Benjamin Hoge - foul #1 on Benjamin Hoge, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| 14:29 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Marlow - foul #2 on John Marlow, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron (PG) Benjamin Hoge | |
| 14:29 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 14:29 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 14:11 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad is hacked by Neal Hargreaves - foul #1 on Neal Hargreaves, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| 13:54 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto travels with the ball | 46-44 |
| 13:36 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 46-44 |
| 13:34 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 13:29 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 13:28 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 13:10 | The Citadel | Paul Lincoln steals it from Thomas Gendron | 46-44 |
| 13:06 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves misses the lay-in | 46-44 |
| 13:04 | The Citadel | Richard Gross grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 12:50 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto is fouled on the floor by Thomas Johns - foul #1 on Thomas Johns, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg (SG), John Stucker (SF), Walter Phillips (C) Neal Hargreaves, Thomas Johns, David Ward | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Dikembe Arboleda (SG), David Wilson (SF), Michael Mart (PF) Daniel Conrad, Paul Dibenedetto, John Marlow | |
| 12:44 | The Citadel | David Wilson drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Thomas Gendron | 46-46 |
| 12:30 | Western Carolina | John Stucker scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Dustin Rich | 48-46 |
| 12:10 | The Citadel | Richard Gross misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 12:08 | The Citadel | David Wilson grabs the offensive board | 48-46 |
| 11:49 | The Citadel | Dikembe Arboleda makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Mart | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Paul Lincoln (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Helberg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Stucker (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Dustin Rich (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Thomas Gendron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Arboleda (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Michael Mart (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Gross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Western Carolina | Thomas Gendron takes the ball from Robert Helberg | 48-48 |
| 11:34 | The Citadel | Dikembe Arboleda lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Gendron | 48-50 |
| 11:27 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln is fouled on the floor by Thomas Gendron - foul #1 on Thomas Gendron, team foul #7 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns (SF), Taylor Smith (C) John Stucker, Dustin Rich | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Benjamin Hoge (PG), Daniel Conrad (SG), Paul Dibenedetto (SF), Frank White (C) Thomas Gendron, Dikembe Arboleda, David Wilson, Richard Gross | |
| 11:27 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 11:27 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Paul Dibenedetto | 48-50 |
| 11:06 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad misses the lay-in | 48-50 |
| 11:05 | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 10:51 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 10:35 | The Citadel | Michael Mart misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Robert Helberg - foul #2 on Robert Helberg, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves (SG), David Ward (C) Paul Lincoln, Taylor Smith | |
| Subs | The Citadel | John Marlow (PF) Frank White | |
| 10:35 | The Citadel | Michael Mart misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:35 | The Citadel | Michael Mart makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:22 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg is whistled for a carry | 51-51 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron (PG) Benjamin Hoge | |
| 10:09 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad drills a shot from the right side set up by Michael Mart | 51-53 |
| 09:54 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 09:52 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 09:40 | The Citadel | John Marlow is fouled on the floor by Walter Phillips - foul #2 on Walter Phillips, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Stucker (PG), Dustin Rich (PF) Robert Helberg, Walter Phillips | |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Wilson (SF), Richard Gross (C) Paul Dibenedetto, Michael Mart | |
| 09:35 | The Citadel | Richard Gross hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 09:34 | The Citadel | Richard Gross gets the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 09:13 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Wilson | 51-56 |
| 08:51 | Western Carolina | David Ward connects on the floater near the basket set up by John Stucker | 53-56 |
| 08:31 | The Citadel | Richard Gross knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on David Ward - foul #3 on David Ward, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln (PG), Robert Helberg (SG), Taylor Smith (C) Neal Hargreaves, Thomas Johns, David Ward | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Benjamin Hoge (PG), Paul Dibenedetto (SF), Frank White (PF) Thomas Gendron, Daniel Conrad, John Marlow | |
| 08:31 | The Citadel | Richard Gross makes the free throw | 53-59 |
| 08:11 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Paul Lincoln | 56-59 |
| 07:53 | The Citadel | Benjamin Hoge hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 07:37 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-62 |
| 07:36 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich tips it in | 58-62 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Paul Lincoln (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Helberg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Stucker (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Rich (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Taylor Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Benjamin Hoge (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Paul Dibenedetto (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank White (fresh) C - Richard Gross (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | The Citadel | Frank White blows the layup | 58-62 |
| 07:23 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich snags the defensive board | 58-62 |
| 07:05 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-62 |
| 07:03 | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith hits the follow up shot | 60-62 |
| 06:38 | The Citadel | David Wilson makes the jumper from the left block | 60-64 |
| 06:21 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 06:19 | The Citadel | David Wilson snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| 05:58 | The Citadel | Frank White connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Benjamin Hoge and he's hacked by Paul Lincoln - foul #2 on Paul Lincoln, team foul #8 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David McCully (PG), Neal Hargreaves (SG), Thomas Johns (SF), Walter Phillips (PF), David Ward (C) Paul Lincoln, Robert Helberg, John Stucker, Dustin Rich, Taylor Smith | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron (PG), Daniel Conrad (SG), Michael Mart (SF), John Marlow (PF) Benjamin Hoge, David Wilson, Paul Dibenedetto, Richard Gross | |
| 05:58 | The Citadel | Frank White makes the free throw | 60-67 |
| 05:36 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-67 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Jeffrey Drew (SF) Frank White | |
| 05:21 | The Citadel | Michael Mart misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 60-67 |
| 05:20 | The Citadel | John Marlow tips it but misses | 60-67 |
| 05:18 | Western Carolina | David McCully gets the rebound | 60-67 |
| 05:14 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns's pass is intercepted by John Marlow | 60-67 |
| 04:54 | The Citadel | Jeffrey Drew misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 04:52 | Western Carolina | David Ward pulls down the rebound | 60-67 |
| 04:47 | Western Carolina | David McCully is whistled for traveling | 60-67 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln (PG) David McCully | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 04:24 | The Citadel | Michael Mart misses the easy layup | 60-67 |
| 04:23 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to David Ward | 60-67 |
| 04:05 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-67 |
| 04:03 | The Citadel | Jeffrey Drew snags the defensive board | 60-67 |
| 03:47 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad lays it up and in and the foul's on David Ward - foul #4 on David Ward, team foul #9 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto (SF), Richard Gross (C) Jeffrey Drew, Michael Mart | |
| 03:47 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad makes the free throw | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-70 |
| 03:26 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron grabs the defensive rebound | 60-70 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Paul Lincoln (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Neal Hargreaves (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Johns (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Walter Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Thomas Gendron (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Conrad (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Dibenedetto (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Marlow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Gross (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:15 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 60-70 |
| 03:14 | The Citadel | Richard Gross grabs the offensive board | 60-70 |
| 02:50 | The Citadel | Richard Gross misses long on a runner in the paint | 60-70 |
| 02:49 | The Citadel | John Marlow tips it in | 60-72 |
| 02:39 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Gendron - foul #2 on Thomas Gendron, team foul #8 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Stucker (SF), Dustin Rich (PF), Taylor Smith (C) Thomas Johns, Walter Phillips, David Ward | |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Wilson (SG), Michael Mart (PF) Daniel Conrad, John Marlow | |
| 02:39 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves misses the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 02:39 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 02:37 | The Citadel | The Citadel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-72 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips (C) Taylor Smith | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad (SG) David Wilson | |
| 02:11 | The Citadel | Richard Gross misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 61-72 |
| 02:10 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich grabs the board | 61-72 |
| 02:04 | Western Carolina | John Stucker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 61-72 |
| 02:03 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron gets the rebound | 61-72 |
| 01:42 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Gross | 61-74 |
| 01:24 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-74 |
| 01:23 | The Citadel | Richard Gross pulls down the rebound | 61-74 |
| 01:08 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-74 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg (PG), David McCully (SF), Taylor Smith (C) Paul Lincoln, Neal Hargreaves, Dustin Rich | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Benjamin Hoge (PG), Dikembe Arboleda (SG), David Wilson (SF), Frank White (C) Thomas Gendron, Daniel Conrad, Paul Dibenedetto, Richard Gross | |
| 00:56 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Taylor Smith | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:54 | The Citadel | Robert Helberg is called for the reach on David Wilson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Helberg, team foul #10 | 64-74 |
| 00:54 | The Citadel | David Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:54 | The Citadel | David Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:54 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Western Carolina | David McCully buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Robert Helberg | 66-75 |
| 00:48 | The Citadel | The Citadel calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-75 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln (PG), Neal Hargreaves (SG), Thomas Johns (SF), Dustin Rich (PF), David Ward (C) Robert Helberg, John Stucker, David McCully, Walter Phillips, Taylor Smith | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron (PG), Daniel Conrad (SG), Paul Dibenedetto (SF), Richard Gross (C) Benjamin Hoge, Dikembe Arboleda, David Wilson, Frank White | |
| 00:45 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad is fouled in the backcourt by Neal Hargreaves - foul #2 on Neal Hargreaves, team foul #11 | 66-75 |
| 00:45 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:45 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:39 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Paul Lincoln | 69-77 |
| 00:37 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Lincoln - foul #3 on Paul Lincoln, team foul #12 | 69-77 |
| 00:37 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:37 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:30 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 69-79 |
| 00:29 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Daniel Conrad | 69-79 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron runs out the clock | 69-79 |