| Lineup | Providence | PG - Milton Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Odom (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Johnson (fresh) PF - Marion Mason (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexander Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Russell Nagel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kirk Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Pratt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Bedell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Wayne Rohrbach (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Western Carolina | Alexander Powell picks off the pass by Phillip Pratt | 34-30 |
| 19:29 | Providence | Eric Odom can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-30 |
| 19:28 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 19:11 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-30 |
| 19:10 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:54 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Alexander Powell - foul #1 on Alexander Powell, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 18:54 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:54 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:32 | Providence | Kirk Wells knocks away the 3 by Marion Mason | 34-31 |
| 18:31 | Providence | Earl Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:12 | Providence | Larry Bedell steals it from Milton Stokes | 34-31 |
| 18:05 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 18:03 | Providence | Milton Stokes loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-33 |
| 17:49 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Kirk Wells, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brian McCammon (SF) Phillip Pratt | |
| 17:39 | Providence | Marion Mason can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Wayne Rohrbach - foul #2 on Wayne Rohrbach, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Providence | Albert Rumfelt (C) Alexander Powell | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider (SG), Thomas Hall (C) Kirk Wells, Wayne Rohrbach | |
| 17:39 | Providence | Marion Mason misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:39 | Providence | Marion Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:30 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider is hacked by Albert Rumfelt - foul #2 on Albert Rumfelt, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Providence | Darnell Middendorf (SG), John Chambers (SF), John Jansen (C) Eric Odom, Earl Johnson, Marion Mason | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Mark Parent (SF) Larry Bedell | |
| 17:07 | Western Carolina | Thomas Hall buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Ken Schneider | 35-35 |
| 16:47 | Providence | Albert Rumfelt makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Milton Stokes | 37-35 |
| 16:23 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Milton Stokes - foul #1 on Milton Stokes, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Providence | Eric Odom (SG), Earl Johnson (SF), Alexander Powell (C) Milton Stokes, John Chambers, John Jansen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells (SG), Phillip Pratt (SF), Larry Bedell (PF), Wayne Rohrbach (C) Ken Schneider, Mark Parent, Brian McCammon, Thomas Hall | |
| 16:23 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:23 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:23 | Providence | Alexander Powell grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 16:06 | Providence | Larry Bedell steals it from Eric Odom | 37-36 |
| 16:02 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Russell Nagel | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Darnell Middendorf (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Odom (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Albert Rumfelt (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Alexander Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Russell Nagel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kirk Wells (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Pratt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Bedell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. C - Wayne Rohrbach (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Providence | Eric Odom clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 15:43 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 15:25 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 15:23 | Providence | Alexander Powell pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 15:18 | Providence | Alexander Powell is hacked by Wayne Rohrbach - foul #3 on Wayne Rohrbach, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Providence | Marion Mason (PF) Albert Rumfelt | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider (PG) Russell Nagel | |
| 15:00 | Providence | Eric Odom hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 14:59 | Providence | Alexander Powell pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 14:52 | Providence | Wayne Rohrbach swats the short shot by Marion Mason | 37-39 |
| 14:50 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Ken Schneider | 37-39 |
| 14:30 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach can't finish the layup | 37-39 |
| 14:28 | Providence | Marion Mason snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 14:09 | Providence | Eric Odom knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-39 |
| 13:49 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 13:47 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach grabs the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 13:37 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ken Schneider, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Providence | Milton Stokes (PG), John Chambers (SG), Albert Rumfelt (SF), John Jansen (C) Darnell Middendorf, Eric Odom, Earl Johnson, Alexander Powell | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Clark (SG), Mark Parent (SF), Brian McCammon (PF), Thomas Hall (C) Kirk Wells, Phillip Pratt, Larry Bedell, Wayne Rohrbach | |
| 13:20 | Providence | Thomas Hall steals it from Milton Stokes | 40-39 |
| 13:06 | Western Carolina | Mark Parent scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Ken Schneider | 40-41 |
| 12:46 | Providence | Thomas Hall steps in front of the John Jansen pass | 40-41 |
| 12:32 | Western Carolina | James Clark misses long on a shot from the right side | 40-41 |
| 12:31 | Providence | The rebound goes to Milton Stokes | 40-41 |
| 12:11 | Providence | John Chambers drills a turnaround from close range | 42-41 |
| 11:58 | Western Carolina | Thomas Hall's fadeaway is rejected by Marion Mason | 42-41 |
| 11:56 | Providence | Milton Stokes grabs the board | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Milton Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Chambers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Albert Rumfelt (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marion Mason (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Jansen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Ken Schneider (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Clark (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mark Parent (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian McCammon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:42 | Providence | John Jansen loses the ball out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Providence | Eric Odom (SG), Earl Johnson (SF) John Chambers, Marion Mason | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel (PG) Ken Schneider | |
| 11:25 | Western Carolina | Brian McCammon can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 42-41 |
| 11:23 | Providence | Earl Johnson grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 11:01 | Providence | John Jansen banks in the layup on a nice dish by Milton Stokes and he's hacked by Thomas Hall - foul #1 on Thomas Hall, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Providence | Alexander Powell (C) Albert Rumfelt | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells (SG), Phillip Pratt (SF), Larry Bedell (PF), Wayne Rohrbach (C) James Clark, Mark Parent, Brian McCammon, Thomas Hall | |
| 11:01 | Providence | John Jansen makes the free throw | 45-41 |
| 10:34 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 10:33 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 10:14 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells scores on a 3 from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 09:45 | Providence | Earl Johnson makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Milton Stokes | 47-44 |
| 09:19 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Russell Nagel | 47-47 |
| 09:01 | Providence | Eric Odom scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Alexander Powell | 50-47 |
| 08:47 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells is hacked by Alexander Powell - foul #2 on Alexander Powell, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Providence | Darnell Middendorf (PG), John Chambers (SF), Marion Mason (PF), Albert Rumfelt (C) Milton Stokes, Earl Johnson, John Jansen, Alexander Powell | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider (PG), James Clark (SG), Mark Parent (SF), Brian McCammon (PF), Thomas Hall (C) Russell Nagel, Kirk Wells, Phillip Pratt, Larry Bedell, Wayne Rohrbach | |
| 08:30 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider hits a 3 from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 08:17 | Providence | Mark Parent takes the ball from Eric Odom | 50-50 |
| 08:15 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider is called for traveling in the backcourt | 50-50 |
| 08:05 | Providence | Ken Schneider is called for the reach on Eric Odom - foul #2 on Ken Schneider, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Providence | Earl Johnson (SF) Eric Odom | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 07:53 | Providence | John Chambers is hacked by James Clark - foul #1 on James Clark, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| 07:53 | Providence | John Chambers misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 07:53 | Western Carolina | Brian McCammon gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Darnell Middendorf (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Chambers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Earl Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marion Mason (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Rumfelt (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Ken Schneider (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Clark (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mark Parent (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian McCammon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:37 | Western Carolina | James Clark misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Albert Rumfelt - foul #3 on Albert Rumfelt, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel (PG), Larry Bedell (PF) Ken Schneider, Mark Parent | |
| 07:37 | Western Carolina | James Clark makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 07:37 | Western Carolina | James Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 07:37 | Providence | Albert Rumfelt snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 07:17 | Providence | Earl Johnson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 07:16 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:52 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel clanks a jumper from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 06:50 | Providence | Albert Rumfelt grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:40 | Providence | Earl Johnson makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Albert Rumfelt | 52-51 |
| 06:21 | Western Carolina | James Clark connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Russell Nagel | 52-53 |
| 06:09 | Providence | Marion Mason can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 06:07 | Western Carolina | Thomas Hall gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 05:52 | Western Carolina | Brian McCammon misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 52-53 |
| 05:50 | Providence | John Chambers gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 05:50 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | Providence | Milton Stokes (PG), Eric Odom (SG), Alexander Powell (C) Darnell Middendorf, Earl Johnson, Albert Rumfelt | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells (SG), Phillip Pratt (SF), Wayne Rohrbach (C) James Clark, Brian McCammon, Thomas Hall | |
| 05:28 | Providence | Marion Mason clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on Phillip Pratt - foul #2 on Phillip Pratt, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| 05:28 | Providence | Marion Mason makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:28 | Providence | Marion Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 05:00 | Western Carolina | Alexander Powell swats the layup by Phillip Pratt | 54-53 |
| 04:58 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt tips it in | 54-55 |
| 04:53 | Providence | Milton Stokes misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Russell Nagel - foul #2 on Russell Nagel, team foul #9 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Providence | Albert Rumfelt (PF) Marion Mason | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 04:53 | Providence | Milton Stokes misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 04:53 | Providence | Milton Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 04:31 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Phillip Pratt | 55-57 |
| 04:09 | Providence | Eric Odom can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 55-57 |
| 04:07 | Providence | Albert Rumfelt tips it back up and in | 57-57 |
| 03:46 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells buries a driving attempt from the right block | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Milton Stokes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Odom (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Chambers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Albert Rumfelt (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Alexander Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Russell Nagel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. SG - Kirk Wells (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Pratt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Bedell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 stl. C - Wayne Rohrbach (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Providence | Eric Odom comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Russell Nagel - foul #3 on Russell Nagel, team foul #10 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Providence | Earl Johnson (SF), Marion Mason (PF) John Chambers, Alexander Powell | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider (PG), James Clark (SG), Mark Parent (SF), Brian McCammon (PF), Thomas Hall (C) Russell Nagel, Kirk Wells, Phillip Pratt, Larry Bedell, Wayne Rohrbach | |
| 03:26 | Providence | Eric Odom makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 03:26 | Providence | Eric Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 03:10 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider blows the layup but he's fouled by Marion Mason - foul #3 on Marion Mason, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Providence | Darnell Middendorf (SG) Eric Odom | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 03:10 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 03:10 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:50 | Providence | Milton Stokes misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 02:48 | Western Carolina | Thomas Hall snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 02:48 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Subs | Providence | Eric Odom (SG), Alexander Powell (C) Darnell Middendorf, Albert Rumfelt | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel (PG), Kirk Wells (SG), Phillip Pratt (SF), Larry Bedell (PF), Wayne Rohrbach (C) Ken Schneider, James Clark, Mark Parent, Brian McCammon, Thomas Hall | |
| 02:32 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Russell Nagel | 59-62 |
| 02:28 | Providence | Phillip Pratt takes the ball from Earl Johnson | 59-62 |
| 02:25 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell jams it on a great pass from Phillip Pratt | 59-64 |
| 02:07 | Providence | Marion Mason hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Earl Johnson | 61-64 |
| 01:51 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-64 |
| 01:35 | Providence | Earl Johnson is hacked by Phillip Pratt - foul #3 on Phillip Pratt, team foul #11 | 61-64 |
| 01:35 | Providence | Earl Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 01:35 | Providence | Earl Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:19 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Phillip Pratt | 63-66 |
| 01:10 | Providence | Marion Mason's pass is intercepted by Russell Nagel | 63-66 |
| 00:46 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell loses the dribble to Eric Odom | 63-66 |
| 00:43 | Providence | Eric Odom jams it | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel is hacked by Milton Stokes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Milton Stokes, team foul #7 | 65-66 |
| 00:41 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:41 | Providence | Marion Mason pulls down the rebound | 65-66 |
| 00:21 | Providence | Marion Mason misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 00:19 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell grabs the board | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell is hacked by Milton Stokes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Milton Stokes, team foul #8 | 65-66 |
| 00:18 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:18 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:09 | Providence | Larry Bedell steals the ball from Eric Odom | 65-68 |
| 00:06 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells is hacked by Eric Odom in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Odom, team foul #9 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider (PG), Brian McCammon (PF) Russell Nagel, Larry Bedell | |
| 00:06 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:06 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Providence | Eric Odom misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 65-70 |