| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Bruce Hightower (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Clemmons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Sherman Monette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Walter (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Claude Gales (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Clint White (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Moulder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Reid (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lyle Ryan (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette inbounds the ball | 45-39 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Clemmons | 47-39 |
| 19:41 | East Carolina | Gene Reid can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 19:40 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Reid | 47-39 |
| 19:22 | East Carolina | William Adams clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 47-39 |
| 19:21 | East Carolina | Lyle Ryan pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 19:05 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 19:04 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 18:46 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-39 |
| 18:44 | East Carolina | William Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 18:21 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-39 |
| 18:19 | East Carolina | Gene Reid tips it in | 47-41 |
| 18:03 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner in the paint | 47-41 |
| 18:01 | East Carolina | Clint White grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 17:55 | East Carolina | William Adams's floater is tipped away by Claude Gales | 47-41 |
| 17:53 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 17:47 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Bruce Hightower | 49-41 |
| 17:45 | East Carolina | Donald Clemmons picks off the pass by Gene Reid in the backcourt | 49-41 |
| 17:32 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales can't throw it down but he's hacked by Lyle Ryan - foul #1 on Lyle Ryan, team foul #1 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Donald Johnson (SG), George Goldberg (SF), John Bellard (PF) Bruce Hightower, Donald Clemmons, Sherman Monette, Thomas Walter | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (SG), Julian Bartell (SF), Dustin Vandeberg (PF) Michael Moulder, Gene Reid, Lyle Ryan | |
| 17:32 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales misses the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 17:32 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 17:28 | East Carolina | Clint White is hacked by Nicholas King in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas King, team foul #1 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Todd Thompson (C) Claude Gales | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 17:13 | East Carolina | George Goldberg steals it from Julian Bartell | 50-41 |
| 17:01 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King is denied on a layup by Dustin Vandeberg | 50-41 |
| 16:59 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Julian Bartell | 50-41 |
| 16:57 | East Carolina | Clint White loses the dribble to Todd Thompson in the backcourt | 50-41 |
| 16:51 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson misses short on a floater from the right side | 50-41 |
| 16:49 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Dustin Vandeberg | 50-41 |
| 16:43 | East Carolina | Clint White hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-41 |
| 16:41 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg snags the offensive board | 50-41 |
| 16:27 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Clint White and he's fouled by George Goldberg - foul #1 on George Goldberg, team foul #2 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower (PG), Robert O'Connel (SF), Joseph Ellington (C) Nicholas King, George Goldberg, Todd Thompson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 16:27 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell makes the free throw | 50-44 |
| 16:16 | Western Michigan | John Bellard is called for traveling | 50-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons (SG) Donald Johnson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Reid (SF) Julian Bartell | |
| 16:04 | East Carolina | Clint White misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Bellard - foul #2 on John Bellard, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter (PF) John Bellard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 16:04 | East Carolina | Clint White makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 16:04 | East Carolina | Clint White makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 15:52 | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 15:51 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter tips it back up and in | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Bruce Hightower (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Clemmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Robert O'Connel (fresh) PF - Thomas Walter (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Ellington (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Clint White (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Reid (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dustin Vandeberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - William Adams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | East Carolina | Clint White misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-46 |
| 15:43 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Thomas Walter | 52-46 |
| 15:26 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington misses the dunk | 52-46 |
| 15:24 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter tips it home | 54-46 |
| 15:07 | East Carolina | The refs have stopped play. Dustin Vandeberg is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 54-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Donald Johnson (SG), George Goldberg (SF), John Bellard (PF), Todd Thompson (C) Bruce Hightower, Donald Clemmons, Robert O'Connel, Thomas Walter, Joseph Ellington | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Julian Bartell (SF), Morris Arthur (PF) Gene Reid, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| 14:55 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur blows the wide open layup but he's hacked by John Bellard - foul #3 on John Bellard, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Claude Gales (C) Todd Thompson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Moulder (SG), Francis Dull (PF) Michael Quintanilla, Julian Bartell | |
| 14:55 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 14:55 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 14:42 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales misses short on a floater from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 14:41 | East Carolina | Francis Dull pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 14:38 | East Carolina | Claude Gales steals it from Clint White in the backcourt | 54-48 |
| 14:19 | Western Michigan | John Bellard can't finish the layup | 54-48 |
| 14:18 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 14:14 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder is fouled on the floor by Donald Johnson - foul #1 on Donald Johnson, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower (PG), Donald Clemmons (SG), Sherman Monette (SF), Thomas Walter (PF) Nicholas King, Donald Johnson, George Goldberg, John Bellard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (SG), Gene Reid (SF) Michael Moulder, Francis Dull | |
| 13:51 | East Carolina | Sherman Monette takes the ball from Morris Arthur | 54-48 |
| 13:48 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower lays it up and in on a great pass from Sherman Monette | 56-48 |
| 13:28 | East Carolina | William Adams buries a floater in the lane set up by Morris Arthur | 56-50 |
| 13:18 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Gene Reid - foul #1 on Gene Reid, team foul #2 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel (SG), John Bellard (PF), Todd Thompson (C) Donald Clemmons, Thomas Walter, Claude Gales | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Moulder (SG), Julian Bartell (SF) Michael Quintanilla, Gene Reid | |
| 13:18 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 13:18 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 13:15 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell loses the dribble to Bruce Hightower in the backcourt | 58-50 |
| 13:14 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower banks in the layup | 60-50 |
| 13:10 | East Carolina | Clint White connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Moulder | 60-53 |
| 12:54 | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel loses the dribble to Michael Moulder | 60-53 |
| 12:50 | East Carolina | Clint White lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Moulder | 60-55 |
| 12:42 | Western Michigan | Julian Bartell picks off the pass by Robert O'Connel | 60-55 |
| 12:31 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson (SG), George Goldberg (SF) Bruce Hightower, Sherman Monette | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (SG), Gene Reid (SF) Michael Moulder, Julian Bartell | |
| 12:17 | Western Michigan | John Bellard can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Clint White - foul #3 on Clint White, team foul #3 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Joseph Ellington (C) Robert O'Connel, Todd Thompson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Moulder (SG) Michael Quintanilla | |
| 12:17 | Western Michigan | John Bellard makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 12:17 | Western Michigan | John Bellard makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 12:15 | East Carolina | Donald Johnson is called for the reach on Michael Moulder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Johnson, team foul #6 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter (PF) John Bellard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 12:01 | East Carolina | William Adams banks in the layup set up by Clint White | 62-57 |
| 11:44 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson is fouled on the floor by Michael Moulder - foul #1 on Michael Moulder, team foul #4 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower (PG), Robert O'Connel (SF), Claude Gales (C) Nicholas King, George Goldberg, Thomas Walter | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (SG) Michael Moulder | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Bruce Hightower (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert O'Connel (fresh) PF - Joseph Ellington (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Claude Gales (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Clint White (tired) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Reid (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Morris Arthur (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Adams (tired) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 11:32 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to William Adams | 62-57 |
| 11:27 | East Carolina | Gene Reid is fouled in the backcourt by Robert O'Connel - foul #1 on Robert O'Connel, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons (SG) Donald Johnson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 11:27 | East Carolina | Gene Reid makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 11:27 | East Carolina | Gene Reid misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 11:27 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Claude Gales | 62-58 |
| 11:10 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales lays it up and in set up by Donald Clemmons | 64-58 |
| 10:53 | East Carolina | Clint White clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 10:52 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 10:47 | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel is open and scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Hightower | 66-58 |
| 10:23 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 66-58 |
| 10:22 | East Carolina | Clint White gets the offensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 10:09 | East Carolina | Gene Reid is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 66-60 |
| 09:51 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert O'Connel | 68-60 |
| 09:49 | East Carolina | Clint White travels in the backcourt | 68-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Donald Johnson (SG), George Goldberg (SF), Thomas Walter (PF), Todd Thompson (C) Bruce Hightower, Donald Clemmons, Robert O'Connel, Joseph Ellington, Claude Gales | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), Michael Moulder (SG), Lyle Ryan (PF) Clint White, Michael Quintanilla, Gene Reid | |
| 09:28 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 68-60 |
| 09:26 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter tips it in | 70-60 |
| 09:23 | East Carolina | Donald Johnson is called for the reach on Harold Murrell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Johnson, team foul #8 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Julian Bartell (SF) Lyle Ryan | |
| 09:23 | East Carolina | Harold Murrell makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 09:23 | East Carolina | Harold Murrell misses the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 09:23 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Todd Thompson | 70-61 |
| 09:10 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-61 |
| 09:08 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell snags the defensive board | 70-61 |
| 09:03 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-61 |
| 09:01 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Thomas Walter | 70-61 |
| 08:49 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette (SF), Claude Gales (C) George Goldberg, Todd Thompson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Gene Reid (SF) Harold Murrell, Julian Bartell | |
| 08:46 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| 08:27 | East Carolina | Gene Reid lays it in | 70-63 |
| 08:14 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette hits a floater in the paint | 72-63 |
| 07:59 | East Carolina | Clint White can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-63 |
| 07:57 | East Carolina | Morris Arthur can't tip it in | 72-63 |
| 07:55 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales snags the defensive board | 72-63 |
| 07:47 | Western Michigan | Morris Arthur takes the ball from Donald Johnson | 72-63 |
| 07:45 | East Carolina | Clint White throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel (PG), Donald Clemmons (SG), George Goldberg (SF), Todd Thompson (C) Nicholas King, Donald Johnson, Sherman Monette, Claude Gales | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Julian Bartell (SG), Lyle Ryan (PF), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Michael Moulder, Gene Reid, William Adams | |
| 07:40 | Western Michigan | Lyle Ryan steals it from Thomas Walter | 72-63 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert O'Connel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Clemmons (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - George Goldberg (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Walter (fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. C - Todd Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Clint White (very tired) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Julian Bartell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Morris Arthur (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lyle Ryan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dustin Vandeberg (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:22 | East Carolina | Todd Thompson swats the layup by Morris Arthur | 72-63 |
| 07:20 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter grabs the defensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 07:15 | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Thomas Walter | 75-63 |
| 07:13 | East Carolina | George Goldberg steals the ball from Clint White in the backcourt | 75-63 |
| 07:12 | Western Michigan | George Goldberg banks in the layup | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:06 | East Carolina | Clint White connects on the shot from the left side | 77-65 |
| 06:57 | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel is hacked by Lyle Ryan - foul #2 on Lyle Ryan, team foul #5 | 77-65 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower (PG), John Bellard (PF) Robert O'Connel, Thomas Walter | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), Michael Moulder (SG), Gene Reid (SF), William Adams (C) Clint White, Julian Bartell, Lyle Ryan, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| 06:43 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the right side set up by Todd Thompson and he's hacked by William Adams - foul #3 on William Adams, team foul #6 | 79-65 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette (SF), Joseph Ellington (C) George Goldberg, Todd Thompson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Michael Quintanilla (SG) Harold Murrell, Michael Moulder | |
| 06:43 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower makes the free throw | 80-65 |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | Gene Reid is hacked by John Bellard in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Bellard, team foul #9 | 80-65 |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | Gene Reid makes the 1st free throw | 80-66 |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | Gene Reid misses the 2nd free throw | 80-66 |
| 06:40 | Western Michigan | John Bellard grabs the defensive rebound | 80-66 |
| 06:23 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington's layup is rejected by Morris Arthur | 80-66 |
| 06:22 | East Carolina | Gene Reid grabs the board | 80-66 |
| 06:17 | East Carolina | Clint White makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-69 |
| 06:07 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Donald Clemmons | 83-69 |
| 06:05 | East Carolina | Gene Reid is fouled in the backcourt by Sherman Monette - foul #2 on Sherman Monette, team foul #10 | 83-69 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson (SG), Robert O'Connel (SF), Claude Gales (C) Donald Clemmons, Sherman Monette, Joseph Ellington | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), Michael Moulder (SG), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Clint White, Michael Quintanilla, William Adams | |
| 06:05 | East Carolina | Gene Reid misses the 1st free throw | 83-69 |
| 06:05 | East Carolina | Gene Reid misses the 2nd free throw | 83-69 |
| 06:05 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales grabs the defensive rebound | 83-69 |
| 05:58 | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel misses the lay-in | 83-69 |
| 05:57 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales can't tip it in | 83-69 |
| 05:55 | East Carolina | Harold Murrell gets the rebound | 83-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:53 | East Carolina | John Bellard steals it from Gene Reid in the backcourt | 83-69 |
| 05:41 | Western Michigan | Dustin Vandeberg denies the turnaround by John Bellard | 83-69 |
| 05:39 | East Carolina | Gene Reid snags the defensive board | 83-69 |
| 05:34 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Gene Reid | 83-72 |
| 05:16 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 83-72 |
| 05:15 | Western Michigan | John Bellard tips it but misses | 83-72 |
| 05:14 | East Carolina | Dustin Vandeberg gets the rebound | 83-72 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:08 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 83-72 |
| 05:06 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower grabs the defensive rebound | 83-72 |
| 04:52 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower jams it on a nice dish by Donald Johnson and he's hacked by Michael Moulder - foul #2 on Michael Moulder, team foul #7 | 85-72 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons (SG), Sherman Monette (SF), Thomas Walter (PF), Todd Thompson (C) Donald Johnson, Robert O'Connel, John Bellard, Claude Gales | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Michael Quintanilla (SG), Lyle Ryan (PF), William Adams (C) Harold Murrell, Michael Moulder, Gene Reid, Dustin Vandeberg | |
| 04:52 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower makes the free throw | 86-72 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:32 | East Carolina | William Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 86-72 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG) Bruce Hightower | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Julian Bartell (SF) Lyle Ryan | |
| 04:21 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Morris Arthur - foul #4 on Morris Arthur, team foul #8 | 86-72 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | George Goldberg (SF) Sherman Monette | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Moulder (SG), Lyle Ryan (PF) Michael Quintanilla, Julian Bartell | |
| 04:21 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter makes the 1st free throw | 87-72 |
| 04:21 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter makes the 2nd free throw | 88-72 |
| 03:53 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder is fouled on the floor by Todd Thompson - foul #2 on Todd Thompson, team foul #11 | 88-72 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington (C) Todd Thompson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Reid (SF) Lyle Ryan | |
| 03:53 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder makes the 1st free throw | 88-73 |
| 03:53 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder misses the 2nd free throw | 88-73 |
| 03:53 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter gets the rebound | 88-73 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:51 | Western Michigan | Clint White is called for the reach on Nicholas King in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clint White, team foul #9 | 88-73 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (SG) Michael Moulder | |
| 03:51 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King misses the 1st free throw | 88-73 |
| 03:51 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Ellington | 88-73 |
| 03:27 | Western Michigan | George Goldberg can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 88-73 |
| 03:25 | East Carolina | Gene Reid pulls down the rebound | 88-73 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Clemmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SF - George Goldberg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Walter (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 10 reb. C - Joseph Ellington (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Clint White (very tired) 18 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Reid (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. PF - Morris Arthur (very tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - William Adams (tired) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla is hacked by Donald Clemmons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Clemmons, team foul #12 | 88-73 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel (PG), Donald Johnson (SG), Sherman Monette (SF), Claude Gales (C) Nicholas King, Donald Clemmons, George Goldberg, Thomas Walter | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Julian Bartell (SF), Francis Dull (PF) Gene Reid, Morris Arthur | |
| 03:23 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 88-74 |
| 03:23 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla makes the 2nd free throw | 88-75 |
| 02:55 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert O'Connel | 91-75 |
| 02:41 | East Carolina | Clint White is called for traveling | 91-75 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower (PG), John Bellard (PF) Sherman Monette, Joseph Ellington | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harold Murrell (PG), Michael Moulder (SG), Gene Reid (SF), Morris Arthur (PF) Clint White, Michael Quintanilla, Julian Bartell, Francis Dull | |
| 02:19 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 91-75 |
| 02:17 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 91-75 |
| 02:05 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Bellard | 94-75 |
| 01:47 | East Carolina | Gene Reid misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 94-75 |
| 01:45 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower grabs the board | 94-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:21 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 94-75 |
| 01:20 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder grabs the defensive rebound | 94-75 |
| 01:18 | East Carolina | William Adams double dribbles in the backcourt | 94-75 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons (SG), Sherman Monette (SF), Thomas Walter (PF) Donald Johnson, Robert O'Connel, John Bellard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (SG), Julian Bartell (SF), Lyle Ryan (PF), Dustin Vandeberg (C) Michael Moulder, Gene Reid, Morris Arthur, William Adams | |
| 00:55 | Western Michigan | Dustin Vandeberg takes the ball from Sherman Monette | 94-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:53 | East Carolina | Harold Murrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 94-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 94-75 |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell grabs the board | 94-75 |
| 00:22 | East Carolina | Lyle Ryan is called for traveling in the backcourt | 94-75 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower runs out the clock | 94-75 |