| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Richard Dupont (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Walls (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dale Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Eddie Sherman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jessie Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Antony Minton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Hartley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Weaver (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Vernon Leffel (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Tony Hartley inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Western Carolina | Tim Robinson steals it from Tony Hartley | 31-29 |
| 19:14 | The Citadel | Tim Robinson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Dupont | 33-29 |
| 18:54 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 18:52 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver grabs the offensive board | 33-29 |
| 18:28 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver loses the dribble to David Walls | 33-29 |
| 18:16 | The Citadel | Tim Robinson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Tim Robinson, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 17:53 | Western Carolina | Antony Minton hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jessie Carr | 33-32 |
| 17:34 | The Citadel | Eddie Sherman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 17:32 | The Citadel | Richard Dupont gets the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 17:10 | The Citadel | Dale Shaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Albert Bond (PG), Bradly Jones (PF), Denny Butkovich (C) Jessie Carr, Richard Weaver, Vernon Leffel | |
| 16:41 | Western Carolina | Albert Bond hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-32 |
| 16:40 | The Citadel | Dale Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 16:19 | The Citadel | Tim Robinson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Antony Minton - foul #2 on Antony Minton, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Myles Esquer (PG), Matthew Hazelwood (SG), Ivan Ziad (PF), Daniel Raglin (C) Richard Dupont, David Walls, Dale Shaw, Eddie Sherman | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Virgil (SG), Ronald Watkins (SF) Antony Minton, Tony Hartley | |
| 16:19 | The Citadel | Tim Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 16:19 | The Citadel | Tim Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:00 | Western Carolina | David Virgil buries a 3 from the left wing | 34-35 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Myles Esquer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Hazelwood (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Tim Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Ziad (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Raglin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Albert Bond (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Virgil (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bradly Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Denny Butkovich (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | The Citadel | Daniel Raglin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Myles Esquer and the foul's on Bradly Jones - foul #1 on Bradly Jones, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Jon Meinberg (SG) Tim Robinson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr (PG), Richard Weaver (PF), Vernon Leffel (C) Albert Bond, Bradly Jones, Denny Butkovich | |
| 15:44 | The Citadel | Daniel Raglin misses the free throw | 36-35 |
| 15:44 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 15:21 | Western Carolina | Jon Meinberg steps in front of the David Virgil pass | 36-35 |
| 15:17 | The Citadel | Jon Meinberg hits the finger roll | 38-35 |
| 15:00 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David Virgil | 38-38 |
| 14:40 | The Citadel | Ivan Ziad can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 14:39 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 14:20 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Raglin | 38-38 |
| 14:19 | The Citadel | Ivan Ziad grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 14:09 | The Citadel | Matthew Hazelwood misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 14:07 | The Citadel | Daniel Raglin snags the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 14:01 | The Citadel | Jon Meinberg clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Virgil - foul #2 on David Virgil, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Richard Dupont (PG), Tim Robinson (SF), Dale Shaw (PF), Eddie Sherman (C) Myles Esquer, Matthew Hazelwood, Ivan Ziad, Daniel Raglin | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Albert Bond (PG), Antony Minton (SG), Tony Hartley (SF) Jessie Carr, David Virgil, Ronald Watkins | |
| 14:01 | The Citadel | Jon Meinberg misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:01 | The Citadel | Jon Meinberg misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:01 | Western Carolina | Tony Hartley gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:33 | Western Carolina | Antony Minton knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Albert Bond | 38-41 |
| 13:20 | The Citadel | Richard Weaver takes the ball from Jon Meinberg | 38-41 |
| 12:53 | Western Carolina | Albert Bond clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Dupont - foul #3 on Richard Dupont, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Walls (SG) Jon Meinberg | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones (PF), Denny Butkovich (C) Richard Weaver, Vernon Leffel | |
| 12:53 | Western Carolina | Albert Bond misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 12:53 | Western Carolina | Albert Bond makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 12:35 | The Citadel | A charge is called on Richard Dupont - foul #4 on Richard Dupont, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Myles Esquer (PG) Richard Dupont | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr (PG) Albert Bond | |
| 12:12 | Western Carolina | Tony Hartley's fadeaway is rejected by Eddie Sherman | 38-42 |
| 12:10 | The Citadel | Eddie Sherman grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 12:06 | The Citadel | Myles Esquer is called for traveling | 38-42 |
| 11:46 | Western Carolina | David Walls is called for the reach on Antony Minton - foul #1 on David Walls, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Matthew Hazelwood (SF) Tim Robinson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Myles Esquer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Walls (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Hazelwood (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Eddie Sherman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jessie Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Antony Minton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Hartley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Bradly Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Denny Butkovich (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Western Carolina | Antony Minton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 11:28 | The Citadel | Eddie Sherman grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 11:06 | The Citadel | Bradly Jones swats the dunk try by Eddie Sherman | 38-42 |
| 11:04 | The Citadel | David Walls gets the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 10:56 | The Citadel | David Walls's floater is tipped away by Bradly Jones | 38-42 |
| 10:54 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 10:36 | Western Carolina | Antony Minton buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Tony Hartley and the foul's on Eddie Sherman - foul #1 on Eddie Sherman, team foul #5 | 38-44 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Tim Robinson (SF), Ivan Ziad (PF), Daniel Raglin (C) Matthew Hazelwood, Dale Shaw, Eddie Sherman | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Albert Bond (PG), Ronald Watkins (SF), Richard Weaver (PF), Vernon Leffel (C) Jessie Carr, Tony Hartley, Bradly Jones, Denny Butkovich | |
| 10:36 | Western Carolina | Antony Minton misses the free throw | 38-44 |
| 10:36 | The Citadel | Daniel Raglin grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 10:26 | The Citadel | Ivan Ziad buries a turnaround from the right block | 40-44 |
| 10:06 | Western Carolina | Albert Bond clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 10:04 | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins snags the offensive board | 40-44 |
| 09:37 | Western Carolina | Myles Esquer steals it from Albert Bond | 40-44 |
| 09:27 | The Citadel | Daniel Raglin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Williams (PG), Matthew Hazelwood (SG), Dale Shaw (PF), Eddie Sherman (C) Myles Esquer, David Walls, Ivan Ziad, Daniel Raglin | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Virgil (SG), Tony Hartley (SF) Antony Minton, Ronald Watkins | |
| 09:08 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel is whistled for traveling | 40-44 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr (PG) Albert Bond | |
| 08:59 | The Citadel | Tim Robinson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Williams | 43-44 |
| 08:36 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Richard Weaver | 43-46 |
| 08:18 | The Citadel | Matthew Hazelwood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 08:17 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 08:13 | Western Carolina | David Virgil misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-46 |
| 08:12 | The Citadel | Tim Robinson pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 07:59 | The Citadel | Tim Robinson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-46 |
| 07:58 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 07:35 | Western Carolina | David Virgil hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 07:33 | The Citadel | Dale Shaw gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - William Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew Hazelwood (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Tim Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Eddie Sherman (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jessie Carr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Virgil (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Hartley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Weaver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Vernon Leffel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:13 | The Citadel | William Williams drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Eddie Sherman | 46-46 |
| 06:55 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Dale Shaw - foul #2 on Dale Shaw, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Richard Dupont (PG), David Walls (SG), Ivan Ziad (PF), Daniel Raglin (C) William Williams, Tim Robinson, Dale Shaw, Eddie Sherman | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Albert Bond (PG), Antony Minton (SG), Ronald Watkins (SF), Denny Butkovich (C) Jessie Carr, David Virgil, Tony Hartley, Vernon Leffel | |
| 06:55 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 06:55 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 06:55 | The Citadel | Daniel Raglin pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 06:36 | The Citadel | David Walls knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Richard Dupont | 49-46 |
| 06:13 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver's floater is tipped away by Ivan Ziad | 49-46 |
| 06:12 | The Citadel | Ivan Ziad snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 06:07 | The Citadel | Ronald Watkins steals it from Matthew Hazelwood | 49-46 |
| 05:46 | Western Carolina | Antony Minton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 05:45 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 05:28 | Western Carolina | Richard Dupont steals the ball from Ronald Watkins | 49-46 |
| 05:12 | The Citadel | Daniel Raglin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 05:11 | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 04:55 | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins can't finish the layup | 49-46 |
| 04:53 | The Citadel | Ivan Ziad grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 04:53 | The Citadel | The Citadel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-46 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Tim Robinson (SF), Dale Shaw (PF), Eddie Sherman (C) Matthew Hazelwood, Ivan Ziad, Daniel Raglin | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr (PG), Tony Hartley (SF), Bradly Jones (PF), Vernon Leffel (C) Albert Bond, Ronald Watkins, Richard Weaver, Denny Butkovich | |
| 04:38 | The Citadel | David Walls lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Dupont | 51-46 |
| 04:10 | Western Carolina | Tony Hartley is hacked by Tim Robinson - foul #2 on Tim Robinson, team foul #7 | 51-46 |
| 04:10 | Western Carolina | Tony Hartley makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 04:10 | Western Carolina | Tony Hartley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 04:00 | The Citadel | Richard Dupont misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-48 |
| 03:59 | Western Carolina | Antony Minton snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 03:34 | Western Carolina | Richard Dupont steps in front of the Antony Minton pass | 51-48 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Richard Dupont (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - David Walls (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Eddie Sherman (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jessie Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Antony Minton (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Hartley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradly Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Vernon Leffel (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:15 | The Citadel | David Walls misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-48 |
| 03:14 | The Citadel | Dale Shaw gets the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 02:56 | The Citadel | David Walls misses long on a jumper in the paint | 51-48 |
| 02:54 | The Citadel | Richard Dupont gets the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 02:34 | The Citadel | Dale Shaw makes the driving attempt in the lane | 53-48 |
| 02:10 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr loses the dribble to Tim Robinson | 53-48 |
| 02:06 | The Citadel | Tim Robinson can't finish the layup | 53-48 |
| 02:05 | The Citadel | Tim Robinson tips it in | 55-48 |
| 01:43 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-48 |
| 01:41 | The Citadel | Dale Shaw grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 01:30 | The Citadel | Dale Shaw is hacked by Bradly Jones - foul #2 on Bradly Jones, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver (PF) Bradly Jones | |
| 01:21 | The Citadel | Vernon Leffel blocks the short jumper by Dale Shaw | 55-48 |
| 01:20 | The Citadel | David Walls tips it back up and in | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Antony Minton | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:54 | The Citadel | Eddie Sherman is fouled in the backcourt by Antony Minton - foul #3 on Antony Minton, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ivan Ziad (PF) Dale Shaw | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:52 | The Citadel | Tim Robinson is fouled on the floor by Antony Minton - foul #4 on Antony Minton, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| 00:49 | The Citadel | David Walls is hacked by Antony Minton - foul #5 on Antony Minton, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Virgil (SG) Antony Minton | |
| 00:49 | The Citadel | David Walls misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:49 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 00:41 | The Citadel | Eddie Sherman grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 00:40 | The Citadel | Eddie Sherman is hacked by Jessie Carr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jessie Carr, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| 00:40 | The Citadel | Eddie Sherman makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:40 | The Citadel | Eddie Sherman misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:40 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 00:33 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr is fouled on the floor by Richard Dupont - foul #5 on Richard Dupont, team foul #8 | 58-51 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Myles Esquer (PG), Dale Shaw (PF) Richard Dupont, Ivan Ziad | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:33 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:33 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:31 | The Citadel | Jessie Carr is called for the reach on David Walls in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jessie Carr, team foul #9 | 58-53 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ivan Ziad (PF) Dale Shaw | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:31 | The Citadel | David Walls misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:31 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 00:23 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 00:22 | The Citadel | Tim Robinson grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 00:22 | The Citadel | The Citadel calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| 00:19 | The Citadel | Jessie Carr is called for the reach on Myles Esquer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jessie Carr, team foul #10 | 58-53 |
| 00:19 | The Citadel | Myles Esquer makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:19 | The Citadel | Myles Esquer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:13 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jessie Carr | 60-56 |
| 00:11 | The Citadel | David Walls is fouled in the backcourt by David Virgil - foul #3 on David Virgil, team foul #11 | 60-56 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Dale Shaw (PF) Ivan Ziad | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:11 | The Citadel | David Walls makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:11 | The Citadel | David Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:03 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Vernon Leffel | 62-59 |
| 00:00 | The Citadel | Myles Esquer runs out the clock | 62-59 |