| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Paul Lincoln (fresh) SG - Neal Hargreaves (fresh) SF - Herbert Terry (fresh) PF - Dustin Rich (fresh) C - David Ward (fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Thomas Gendron (fresh) SG - Benjamin Hoge (fresh) SF - Christopher Anderson (fresh) PF - Michael Mart (fresh) C - Richard Gross (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Neal Hargreaves | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | The Citadel | Michael Mart connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Anderson | 2-2 |
| 19:13 | Western Carolina | Christopher Anderson steps in front of the David Ward pass | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | The Citadel | Christopher Anderson is whistled for a carry | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Herbert Terry | 5-2 |
| 18:14 | The Citadel | Christopher Anderson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Thomas Gendron | 5-5 |
| 17:54 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by David Ward and he's hacked by Michael Mart - foul #1 on Michael Mart, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| 17:54 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln misses the free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:54 | The Citadel | Richard Gross grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 17:36 | The Citadel | Benjamin Hoge's pass is intercepted by Paul Lincoln | 7-5 |
| 17:29 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich is hacked by Richard Gross - foul #1 on Richard Gross, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips (SF) Herbert Terry | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 17:19 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Richard Gross - foul #2 on Richard Gross, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith (C) David Ward | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Frank White (C) Richard Gross | |
| 17:19 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 17:19 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 17:05 | The Citadel | Michael Mart is fouled on the floor by Dustin Rich - foul #1 on Dustin Rich, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Warren (SG), Philip Body (SF) Neal Hargreaves, Dustin Rich | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 16:44 | The Citadel | Michael Mart lays it in set up by Benjamin Hoge | 9-7 |
| 16:28 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Walter Phillips, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Curtis France (PG) Paul Lincoln | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Tommy Alling (SG), Jeffrey Drew (SF) Benjamin Hoge, Christopher Anderson | |
| 16:04 | The Citadel | Michael Mart misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Curtis France - foul #1 on Curtis France, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves (SG), Herbert Terry (SF), Dustin Rich (PF), David Ward (C) Curtis France, Philip Body, Walter Phillips, Taylor Smith | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 16:04 | The Citadel | Michael Mart makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 16:04 | The Citadel | Michael Mart makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:42 | Western Carolina | Jeffrey Drew swats the layup by David Ward | 9-9 |
| 15:40 | The Citadel | Jeffrey Drew gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Warren (fresh) SG - Neal Hargreaves (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Herbert Terry (fresh) PF - Dustin Rich (fresh) C - David Ward (fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Thomas Gendron (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Alling (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Drew (fresh) PF - Michael Mart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Frank White (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | The Citadel | Tommy Alling misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 15:26 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Neal Hargreaves | 9-9 |
| 15:09 | Western Carolina | David Ward misses the dunk | 9-9 |
| 15:08 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 14:46 | The Citadel | Frank White scores on a driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by David Warren - foul #1 on David Warren, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln (PG) David Warren | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Dikembe Arboleda (PG), Benjamin Hoge (SG), Christopher Anderson (SF) Thomas Gendron, Tommy Alling, Michael Mart | |
| 14:46 | The Citadel | Frank White misses the free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:46 | Western Carolina | David Ward gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:39 | Western Carolina | Herbert Terry's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Drew | 9-11 |
| 14:37 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Frank White | 9-11 |
| 14:25 | The Citadel | Jeffrey Drew dunks the ball set up by Benjamin Hoge | 9-13 |
| 14:02 | Western Carolina | Herbert Terry buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Lincoln | 11-13 |
| 13:41 | The Citadel | Benjamin Hoge misses the floater from the free throw line | 11-13 |
| 13:40 | Western Carolina | Herbert Terry gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:26 | Western Carolina | Herbert Terry can't throw it down but the foul's on Christopher Anderson - foul #1 on Christopher Anderson, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Warren (SG), Walter Phillips (PF), Taylor Smith (C) Neal Hargreaves, Dustin Rich, David Ward | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron (PG), Michael Mart (PF), Kenneth Hoffer (C) Dikembe Arboleda, Frank White, Jeffrey Drew | |
| 13:26 | Western Carolina | Herbert Terry makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:26 | Western Carolina | Herbert Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:26 | The Citadel | Kenneth Hoffer gets the rebound | 12-13 |
| 13:14 | The Citadel | Christopher Anderson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Gendron | 12-16 |
| 12:55 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-16 |
| 12:53 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Michael Mart | 12-16 |
| 12:49 | The Citadel | Christopher Anderson is whistled for a carry | 12-16 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Philip Body (SF) Herbert Terry | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 12:33 | Western Carolina | David Warren scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Lincoln | 15-16 |
| 12:10 | The Citadel | Philip Body picks off the pass by Christopher Anderson | 15-16 |
| 12:05 | Western Carolina | David Warren banks in the layup on a great pass from Philip Body | 17-16 |
| 11:55 | The Citadel | Christopher Anderson buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Thomas Gendron | 17-18 |
| 11:41 | Western Carolina | David Warren misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-18 |
| 11:40 | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-18 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Paul Lincoln (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Warren (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Philip Body (fresh) PF - Walter Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. C - Taylor Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Thomas Gendron (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Benjamin Hoge (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Mart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Kenneth Hoffer (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 17-18 |
| 11:26 | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 11:12 | Western Carolina | Philip Body hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Lincoln | 20-18 |
| 10:58 | The Citadel | Michael Mart misses badly on a shot from the left block | 20-18 |
| 10:57 | The Citadel | Kenneth Hoffer snags the offensive board | 20-18 |
| 10:43 | The Citadel | Benjamin Hoge comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-18 |
| 10:41 | The Citadel | Kenneth Hoffer tips it back up and in | 20-20 |
| 10:22 | Western Carolina | Christopher Anderson steals it from Philip Body | 20-20 |
| 10:11 | The Citadel | Kenneth Hoffer can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 20-20 |
| 10:09 | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 09:51 | Western Carolina | David Warren misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-20 |
| 09:50 | The Citadel | Michael Mart snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| 09:30 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Taylor Smith - foul #1 on Taylor Smith, team foul #5 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Curtis France (PG), Neal Hargreaves (SG), Herbert Terry (SF), Dustin Rich (PF), David Ward (C) Paul Lincoln, David Warren, Philip Body, Walter Phillips, Taylor Smith | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Tommy Alling (SG), Jeffrey Drew (SF), Frank White (C) Benjamin Hoge, Christopher Anderson, Kenneth Hoffer | |
| 09:30 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 09:30 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 09:30 | The Citadel | Frank White pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 09:18 | The Citadel | Herbert Terry blocks the short jumper by Tommy Alling | 20-21 |
| 09:17 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 09:01 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Herbert Terry | 22-21 |
| 08:44 | The Citadel | Tommy Alling misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 22-21 |
| 08:42 | Western Carolina | David Ward snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 08:35 | Western Carolina | Herbert Terry misses the lay-in | 22-21 |
| 08:34 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich tips it back up and in | 24-21 |
| 08:18 | The Citadel | Michael Mart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-21 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Dikembe Arboleda (PG), Justin Johnson (SF) Thomas Gendron, Michael Mart | |
| 08:03 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-21 |
| 08:02 | Western Carolina | David Ward tips it but misses | 24-21 |
| 08:00 | The Citadel | Justin Johnson snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| 07:37 | The Citadel | Herbert Terry is called for the reach on Jeffrey Drew - foul #1 on Herbert Terry, team foul #6 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln (PG) Curtis France | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Kenneth Hoffer (C) Justin Johnson | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Paul Lincoln (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Neal Hargreaves (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Herbert Terry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dustin Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Ward (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Dikembe Arboleda (fresh) SG - Tommy Alling (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Drew (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Frank White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Hoffer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | The Citadel | Neal Hargreaves steps in front of the Kenneth Hoffer pass | 24-21 |
| 06:59 | Western Carolina | Herbert Terry hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Paul Lincoln | 26-21 |
| 06:48 | The Citadel | Tommy Alling comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-21 |
| 06:47 | Western Carolina | Herbert Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 06:26 | Western Carolina | David Ward misses the 3 from the left wing | 26-21 |
| 06:25 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves snags the offensive board | 26-21 |
| 06:06 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Arboleda - foul #1 on Dikembe Arboleda, team foul #5 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Warren (SG), Philip Body (SF), Walter Phillips (PF), Taylor Smith (C) Neal Hargreaves, Herbert Terry, Dustin Rich, David Ward | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron (PG), Charles Salisbury (SG), Christopher Anderson (SF), Michael Mart (PF) Dikembe Arboleda, Tommy Alling, Jeffrey Drew, Frank White | |
| 05:56 | Western Carolina | David Warren makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Phillips | 29-21 |
| 05:37 | The Citadel | Charles Salisbury throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-21 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Benjamin Hoge (SG), Frank White (C) Charles Salisbury, Kenneth Hoffer | |
| 05:22 | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith's floater is tipped away by Michael Mart | 29-21 |
| 05:21 | The Citadel | Frank White pulls down the rebound | 29-21 |
| 05:02 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-21 |
| 05:00 | The Citadel | Christopher Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 04:48 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 29-21 |
| 04:46 | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith pulls down the rebound | 29-21 |
| 04:26 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-21 |
| 04:24 | Western Carolina | David Warren gets the offensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 04:11 | Western Carolina | Philip Body drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Lincoln | 31-21 |
| 03:53 | The Citadel | Benjamin Hoge scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank White | 31-24 |
| 03:36 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-24 |
| 03:34 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln can't tip it in | 31-24 |
| 03:32 | The Citadel | Frank White grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Paul Lincoln (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Warren (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Philip Body (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. C - Taylor Smith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Thomas Gendron (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benjamin Hoge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Mart (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | The Citadel | Benjamin Hoge hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-24 |
| 03:06 | The Citadel | Benjamin Hoge tips it but misses | 31-24 |
| 03:05 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 02:58 | Western Carolina | Frank White is called for the reach on Taylor Smith - foul #1 on Frank White, team foul #6 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Curtis France (PG), Neal Hargreaves (SG), Herbert Terry (SF), Dustin Rich (PF), David Ward (C) Paul Lincoln, David Warren, Philip Body, Walter Phillips, Taylor Smith | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Tommy Alling (SG), Jeffrey Drew (SF), Kenneth Hoffer (PF), Richard Gross (C) Benjamin Hoge, Christopher Anderson, Michael Mart, Frank White | |
| 02:44 | Western Carolina | Curtis France can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-24 |
| 02:42 | The Citadel | Kenneth Hoffer grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 02:27 | The Citadel | Richard Gross is fouled on the floor by Neal Hargreaves - foul #1 on Neal Hargreaves, team foul #7 | 31-24 |
| 02:27 | The Citadel | Richard Gross misses the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 02:27 | Western Carolina | David Ward snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 02:08 | Western Carolina | Richard Gross is called for the reach on David Ward - foul #3 on Richard Gross, team foul #7 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Justin Johnson (SF) Richard Gross | |
| 02:08 | Western Carolina | David Ward makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 02:08 | Western Carolina | David Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 02:08 | The Citadel | Jeffrey Drew gets the rebound | 32-24 |
| 01:43 | The Citadel | Kenneth Hoffer knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-27 |
| 01:18 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Justin Johnson - foul #1 on Justin Johnson, team foul #8 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln (PG) Curtis France | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Dikembe Arboleda (PG), Michael Mart (PF) Thomas Gendron, Justin Johnson | |
| 01:18 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 01:18 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 01:04 | The Citadel | Jeffrey Drew misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-27 |
| 01:03 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to David Ward | 33-27 |
| 00:48 | Western Carolina | Jeffrey Drew is called for the reach on David Ward - foul #1 on Jeffrey Drew, team foul #9 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Benjamin Hoge (SG), Christopher Anderson (SF) Tommy Alling, Michael Mart | |
| 00:48 | Western Carolina | David Ward makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 00:48 | Western Carolina | David Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 00:24 | The Citadel | A charge is called on Dikembe Arboleda - foul #2 on Dikembe Arboleda, team foul #10 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips (SF) Herbert Terry | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron (PG) Dikembe Arboleda | |
| 00:04 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Walter Phillips | 38-27 |
| 00:00 | The Citadel | Christopher Anderson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 38-27 |