| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Russell Nagel (fresh) SG - David Burnette (fresh) SF - Phillip Pratt (fresh) PF - Larry Bedell (fresh) C - Wayne Rohrbach (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Chris Gillen (fresh) SG - Ronald Rogers (fresh) SF - Marion Griffin (fresh) PF - Stewart Sweet (fresh) C - Hugh Hollins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Appalachian State | Stewart Sweet knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Marion Griffin | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach misses long on a runner in the paint | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Appalachian State | Hugh Hollins grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Appalachian State | Stewart Sweet comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Phillip Pratt | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Stewart Sweet - foul #1 on Stewart Sweet, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:24 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel misses the 3rd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Appalachian State | Hugh Hollins snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Appalachian State | Chris Gillen misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:37 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Stewart Sweet - foul #2 on Stewart Sweet, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Louis Chupp (PF) Stewart Sweet | |
| 17:37 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:37 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:37 | Appalachian State | Hugh Hollins snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:20 | Appalachian State | Marion Griffin scores on a shot from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 16:59 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell is fouled on the floor by Chris Gillen - foul #1 on Chris Gillen, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Hall (C) Wayne Rohrbach | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| 16:46 | Western Carolina | Thomas Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-4 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells (SF) Phillip Pratt | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| 16:27 | Appalachian State | Hugh Hollins misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 16:26 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Larry Bedell | 3-4 |
| 16:11 | Western Carolina | David Burnette hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 16:09 | Appalachian State | Louis Chupp grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 16:03 | Appalachian State | Kirk Wells is called for the reach on Chris Gillen - foul #1 on Kirk Wells, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider (PG), James Clark (SG), Manuel Johnston (C) Russell Nagel, David Burnette, Larry Bedell | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Terrance Landgraf (C) Hugh Hollins | |
| 15:55 | Appalachian State | Louis Chupp's pass is intercepted by James Clark | 3-4 |
| 15:52 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells throws it down on a nice dish by James Clark | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Ken Schneider (fresh) SG - James Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kirk Wells (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Hall (fresh) C - Manuel Johnston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Chris Gillen (fresh) SG - Ronald Rogers (fresh) SF - Marion Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Chupp (fresh) C - Terrance Landgraf (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Appalachian State | Marion Griffin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 5-4 |
| 15:30 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Manuel Johnston | 5-4 |
| 15:09 | Western Carolina | Manuel Johnston misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 5-4 |
| 15:08 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider misses the tip | 5-4 |
| 15:07 | Western Carolina | Manuel Johnston tips it back up and in | 7-4 |
| 14:41 | Appalachian State | Marion Griffin blows the layup | 7-4 |
| 14:40 | Appalachian State | Louis Chupp snags the offensive board | 7-4 |
| 14:25 | Appalachian State | Marion Griffin loses the dribble to Manuel Johnston | 7-4 |
| 14:05 | Western Carolina | Manuel Johnston hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Kirk Wells | 9-4 |
| 13:45 | Appalachian State | Ronald Rogers makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Marion Griffin | 9-6 |
| 13:31 | Western Carolina | James Clark is whistled for traveling | 9-6 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel (PG), David Burnette (SG), Phillip Pratt (SF), Larry Bedell (PF), Wayne Rohrbach (C) Ken Schneider, James Clark, Kirk Wells, Thomas Hall, Manuel Johnston | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Grover Reddick (PG), Roger Galipeau (SG), Harold Levesque (SF), Hugh Hollins (C) Chris Gillen, Ronald Rogers, Marion Griffin, Louis Chupp | |
| 13:06 | Appalachian State | Harold Levesque double dribbles | 9-6 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Ronald Tyler (SF) Terrance Landgraf | |
| 12:53 | Western Carolina | David Burnette misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 12:52 | Appalachian State | Harold Levesque grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 12:46 | Appalachian State | Grover Reddick misses the lay-in | 9-6 |
| 12:44 | Appalachian State | Hugh Hollins misses the tip | 9-6 |
| 12:43 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 12:26 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-6 |
| 12:06 | Appalachian State | Harold Levesque hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-6 |
| 12:05 | Appalachian State | Ronald Tyler pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 11:58 | Appalachian State | Ronald Tyler clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-6 |
| 11:56 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell grabs the defensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 11:33 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel lays it in on a nice dish by Phillip Pratt | 13-6 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Russell Nagel (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Burnette (fresh) SF - Phillip Pratt (fresh) PF - Larry Bedell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Rohrbach (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Grover Reddick (fresh) SG - Roger Galipeau (fresh) SF - Ronald Tyler (fresh) PF - Harold Levesque (fresh) C - Hugh Hollins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Appalachian State | Ronald Tyler scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Hugh Hollins | 13-8 |
| 10:58 | Western Carolina | David Burnette makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Larry Bedell | 15-8 |
| 10:40 | Appalachian State | Grover Reddick hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-8 |
| 10:38 | Appalachian State | Hugh Hollins tips it in | 15-10 |
| 10:22 | Western Carolina | David Burnette is whistled for a carry | 15-10 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells (SF), Thomas Hall (PF), Manuel Johnston (C) Phillip Pratt, Larry Bedell, Wayne Rohrbach | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Chris Gillen (PG), Ronald Rogers (SG), Marion Griffin (SF), Louis Chupp (PF), Terrance Landgraf (C) Grover Reddick, Roger Galipeau, Ronald Tyler, Harold Levesque, Hugh Hollins | |
| 10:08 | Appalachian State | Ronald Rogers connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Chris Gillen | 15-13 |
| 09:55 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Burnette | 18-13 |
| 09:41 | Appalachian State | Ronald Rogers hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 18-15 |
| 09:20 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells is hacked by Marion Griffin - foul #1 on Marion Griffin, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider (PG), James Clark (SG), Larry Bedell (PF) Russell Nagel, David Burnette, Manuel Johnston | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| 09:04 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Terrance Landgraf - foul #1 on Terrance Landgraf, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt (SF) Kirk Wells | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| 09:04 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:04 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:44 | Appalachian State | Terrance Landgraf is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 20-15 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach (C) Thomas Hall | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Hugh Hollins (C) Terrance Landgraf | |
| 08:29 | Western Carolina | James Clark is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on James Clark, team foul #2 | 20-15 |
| 08:14 | Appalachian State | Ronald Rogers can't finish the layup | 20-15 |
| 08:12 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Larry Bedell | 20-15 |
| 07:46 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 20-15 |
| 07:45 | Appalachian State | Chris Gillen pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 07:22 | Appalachian State | The short jumper by Ronald Rogers is denied by Phillip Pratt | 20-15 |
| 07:20 | Appalachian State | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Chupp | 20-15 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Ken Schneider (fresh) SG - James Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Phillip Pratt (fairly fresh) PF - Larry Bedell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Rohrbach (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Chris Gillen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Marion Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Chupp (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Hugh Hollins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Appalachian State | Louis Chupp misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 06:59 | Appalachian State | Hugh Hollins snags the offensive board | 20-15 |
| 06:44 | Appalachian State | Louis Chupp comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-15 |
| 06:43 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 06:30 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Chris Gillen - foul #2 on Chris Gillen, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel (PG), David Burnette (SG), Thomas Hall (PF), Manuel Johnston (C) Ken Schneider, James Clark, Larry Bedell, Wayne Rohrbach | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Grover Reddick (PG), Roger Galipeau (SG), Harold Levesque (SF), Terrance Landgraf (PF) Chris Gillen, Ronald Rogers, Marion Griffin, Louis Chupp | |
| 06:30 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 06:30 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt misses the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 06:30 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Terrance Landgraf | 21-15 |
| 06:11 | Appalachian State | Harold Levesque is hacked by Thomas Hall - foul #1 on Thomas Hall, team foul #3 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells (SF) Phillip Pratt | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| 05:53 | Appalachian State | Harold Levesque drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 05:36 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-18 |
| 05:35 | Appalachian State | Hugh Hollins gets the rebound | 21-18 |
| 05:30 | Appalachian State | Roger Galipeau drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Levesque | 21-21 |
| 05:14 | Western Carolina | David Burnette misses long on a shot from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 05:12 | Appalachian State | Hugh Hollins grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 05:07 | Appalachian State | Roger Galipeau clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-21 |
| 05:05 | Western Carolina | Manuel Johnston gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 04:45 | Western Carolina | Manuel Johnston loses the ball out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell (PF), Wayne Rohrbach (C) Thomas Hall, Manuel Johnston | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Ronald Rogers (SG), Marion Griffin (SF) Roger Galipeau, Hugh Hollins | |
| 04:23 | Appalachian State | Marion Griffin clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Kirk Wells - foul #2 on Kirk Wells, team foul #4 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt (SF) Kirk Wells | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Louis Chupp (PF) Harold Levesque | |
| 04:23 | Appalachian State | Marion Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 04:23 | Appalachian State | Marion Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 04:23 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 04:08 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt throws it down set up by Russell Nagel | 23-22 |
| 03:46 | Appalachian State | Marion Griffin connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Grover Reddick | 23-25 |
| 03:25 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-25 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Chris Gillen (PG), Stewart Sweet (PF) Grover Reddick, Terrance Landgraf | |
| 03:14 | Appalachian State | Chris Gillen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-27 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Russell Nagel (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Burnette (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Pratt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Bedell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Rohrbach (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Chris Gillen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Marion Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stewart Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. C - Louis Chupp (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Chris Gillen - foul #3 on Chris Gillen, team foul #7 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider (SG), Kirk Wells (SF), Thomas Hall (C) David Burnette, Phillip Pratt, Wayne Rohrbach | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Roger Galipeau (PG) Chris Gillen | |
| 02:56 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 02:56 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:44 | Appalachian State | Marion Griffin buries a shot from the right side set up by Roger Galipeau | 25-29 |
| 02:26 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell is hacked by Stewart Sweet - foul #3 on Stewart Sweet, team foul #8 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Clark (SG) Russell Nagel | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Harold Levesque (PF), Hugh Hollins (C) Stewart Sweet, Louis Chupp | |
| 02:26 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:26 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:26 | Appalachian State | Hugh Hollins snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 02:16 | Appalachian State | Hugh Hollins drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Rogers | 26-32 |
| 02:06 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from James Clark and he's hacked by Harold Levesque - foul #1 on Harold Levesque, team foul #9 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Grover Reddick (PG) Roger Galipeau | |
| 02:06 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell makes the free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:46 | Appalachian State | Larry Bedell is called for the reach on Harold Levesque - foul #1 on Larry Bedell, team foul #5 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Burnette (SG), Phillip Pratt (SF), Wayne Rohrbach (C) James Clark, Kirk Wells, Larry Bedell | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Terrance Landgraf (PF) Harold Levesque | |
| 01:30 | Appalachian State | Hugh Hollins can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 29-32 |
| 01:29 | Western Carolina | David Burnette snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 01:05 | Western Carolina | David Burnette scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 00:44 | Appalachian State | Phillip Pratt is called for the reach on Hugh Hollins - foul #1 on Phillip Pratt, team foul #6 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel (PG) Ken Schneider | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Roger Galipeau (SG), Harold Levesque (SF), Louis Chupp (PF) Ronald Rogers, Marion Griffin, Hugh Hollins | |
| 00:33 | Appalachian State | Russell Nagel steps in front of the Louis Chupp pass | 32-32 |
| 00:15 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Phillip Pratt, team foul #7 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell (PF) Wayne Rohrbach | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Ronald Tyler (SG), Hugh Hollins (C) Grover Reddick, Terrance Landgraf | |
| 00:04 | Appalachian State | Russell Nagel steals the ball from Ronald Tyler | 32-32 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 32-32 |