| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Randy Rudd (fresh) SG - Bennie Thornton (fresh) SF - Orlando Walker (fresh) PF - Joseph Mastropietro (fresh) C - Richard Bulter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Roger Froman (fresh) SG - Kelly McGurr (fresh) SF - Terry Parsons (fresh) PF - Eddy Brooks (fresh) C - Alex Albers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter 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) | |
| 19:46 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Orlando Walker | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks drills a shot from the right block and he's fouled by Randy Rudd - foul #1 on Randy Rudd, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:38 | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:19 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton's pass is intercepted by Terry Parsons | 2-3 |
| 18:50 | The Citadel | Roger Froman is fouled on the floor by Joseph Mastropietro - foul #1 on Joseph Mastropietro, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:28 | The Citadel | Roger Froman misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:27 | The Citadel | Alex Albers pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:06 | The Citadel | Terry Parsons drills a fadeaway from close range | 2-5 |
| 17:46 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Randy Rudd | 4-5 |
| 17:17 | The Citadel | Terry Parsons comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-5 |
| 17:15 | Western Carolina | Orlando Walker grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 16:49 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter misses the dunk but he's fouled by Alex Albers - foul #1 on Alex Albers, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Timmy Link (PF) Joseph Mastropietro | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 16:49 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:49 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:49 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Alex Albers | 5-5 |
| 16:33 | The Citadel | Alex Albers is called for a charge - foul #2 on Alex Albers, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Temples (C) Richard Bulter | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Johnny Collins (C) Alex Albers | |
| 16:17 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton misses short on a floater from the right side | 5-5 |
| 16:16 | Western Carolina | Timmy Link tips it home | 7-5 |
| 15:55 | The Citadel | Terry Parsons misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 15:54 | Western Carolina | Orlando Walker pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Randy Rudd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bennie Thornton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Orlando Walker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timmy Link (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Temples (fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Roger Froman (fresh) SG - Kelly McGurr (fresh) SF - Terry Parsons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eddy Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. C - Johnny Collins (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Western Carolina | David Temples comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 15:48 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd can't tip it in | 7-5 |
| 15:47 | The Citadel | Terry Parsons grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 15:43 | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr double dribbles | 7-5 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith (PG), Robert Cortes (SG), Gerald Waters (SF) Randy Rudd, Bennie Thornton, Orlando Walker | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Walter Crowe (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), David Elliott (SF), David Langner (C) Roger Froman, Kelly McGurr, Terry Parsons, Eddy Brooks | |
| 15:25 | Western Carolina | David Temples misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 15:23 | The Citadel | Johnny Collins pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:16 | The Citadel | Thomas Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-5 |
| 15:14 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to David Langner | 7-5 |
| 14:57 | The Citadel | David Langner misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 14:56 | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 14:52 | Western Carolina | Timmy Link is fouled on the floor by Walter Crowe - foul #1 on Walter Crowe, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Joseph Mastropietro (PF), Richard Bulter (C) Timmy Link, David Temples | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Roger Froman (PG), Kelly McGurr (SG) Walter Crowe, Thomas Johnson | |
| 14:45 | Western Carolina | Joseph Mastropietro misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 14:43 | The Citadel | David Langner grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:23 | The Citadel | Joseph Mastropietro steals it from David Elliott | 7-5 |
| 14:02 | Western Carolina | Robert Cortes is hacked by Kelly McGurr - foul #1 on Kelly McGurr, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd (PG), Bennie Thornton (SG), Orlando Walker (SF) Thomas Smith, Robert Cortes, Gerald Waters | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Terry Parsons (SF), Eddy Brooks (PF) David Elliott, David Langner | |
| 13:44 | Western Carolina | Joseph Mastropietro comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 7-5 |
| 13:43 | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 13:39 | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Froman | 7-7 |
| 13:34 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd is hacked by Roger Froman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Froman, team foul #5 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Langner (C) Johnny Collins | |
| 13:25 | Western Carolina | Joseph Mastropietro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-7 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Timmy Link (C) Richard Bulter | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 13:02 | The Citadel | Roger Froman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 13:01 | Western Carolina | Orlando Walker pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 12:44 | Western Carolina | Joseph Mastropietro banks in the layup and he's hacked by Roger Froman - foul #2 on Roger Froman, team foul #6 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Walter Crowe (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG) Roger Froman, Kelly McGurr | |
| 12:44 | Western Carolina | Joseph Mastropietro makes the free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:37 | The Citadel | Orlando Walker is called for the reach on Terry Parsons - foul #1 on Orlando Walker, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Temples (C) Joseph Mastropietro | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 12:29 | The Citadel | Thomas Johnson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Parsons | 10-10 |
| 12:16 | Western Carolina | Orlando Walker misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-10 |
| 12:14 | The Citadel | Thomas Johnson grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 11:46 | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Timmy Link - foul #1 on Timmy Link, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter (C) David Temples | |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Elliott (SF), Johnny Collins (C) Terry Parsons, David Langner | |
| 11:46 | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 11:46 | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 11:46 | Western Carolina | Timmy Link gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Randy Rudd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bennie Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Orlando Walker (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Timmy Link (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Bulter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Walter Crowe (fresh) SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Elliott (fresh) PF - Eddy Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. C - Johnny Collins (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton misses the 3 from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 11:26 | Western Carolina | Orlando Walker hits the follow up shot | 12-11 |
| 11:20 | The Citadel | Bennie Thornton knocks away the 3 by David Elliott | 12-11 |
| 11:18 | The Citadel | Thomas Johnson snags the offensive board | 12-11 |
| 10:57 | The Citadel | Thomas Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-11 |
| 10:55 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 10:49 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Randy Rudd | 14-11 |
| 10:38 | The Citadel | Thomas Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 10:37 | The Citadel | David Elliott misses the tip | 14-11 |
| 10:36 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| 10:21 | Western Carolina | David Elliott steals the ball from Bennie Thornton | 14-11 |
| 09:58 | The Citadel | Johnny Collins misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Randy Rudd - foul #2 on Randy Rudd, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith (PG), Robert Cortes (SG), Gerald Waters (SF), Joseph Mastropietro (PF), David Temples (C) Randy Rudd, Bennie Thornton, Orlando Walker, Timmy Link, Richard Bulter | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr (SG), Terry Parsons (SF), David Langner (C) Thomas Johnson, David Elliott, Eddy Brooks | |
| 09:58 | The Citadel | Johnny Collins makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 09:58 | The Citadel | Johnny Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 09:58 | Western Carolina | David Temples pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 09:46 | Western Carolina | Walter Crowe is called for the reach on Thomas Smith - foul #2 on Walter Crowe, team foul #7 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Johnson (PG) Walter Crowe | |
| 09:46 | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 09:46 | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 09:27 | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Cortes - foul #1 on Robert Cortes, team foul #6 | 16-12 |
| 09:27 | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 09:27 | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr misses the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 09:27 | Western Carolina | David Temples grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 09:14 | Western Carolina | David Temples buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Cortes | 19-13 |
| 08:51 | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Terry Parsons | 19-15 |
| 08:40 | Western Carolina | David Temples hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-15 |
| 08:39 | The Citadel | Terry Parsons pulls down the rebound | 19-15 |
| 08:26 | The Citadel | Terry Parsons comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Gerald Waters - foul #1 on Gerald Waters, team foul #7 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Orlando Walker (SF), Richard Bulter (C) Gerald Waters, David Temples | |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Elliott (PG), Eddy Brooks (PF) Thomas Johnson, Johnny Collins | |
| 08:26 | The Citadel | Terry Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:26 | The Citadel | Terry Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:08 | Western Carolina | The short jumper by Joseph Mastropietro is denied by David Langner | 19-17 |
| 08:06 | The Citadel | David Elliott snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 08:01 | The Citadel | Terry Parsons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-17 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton (SG), David Temples (PF) Robert Cortes, Joseph Mastropietro | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Johnny Collins (C) David Langner | |
| 07:50 | Western Carolina | Orlando Walker hits a fadeaway from close range | 21-17 |
| 07:45 | The Citadel | The jump hook by David Elliott is blocked by David Temples | 21-17 |
| 07:44 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter snags the defensive board | 21-17 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bennie Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Orlando Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Temples (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Bulter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - David Elliott (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Kelly McGurr (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Parsons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddy Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. C - Johnny Collins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-17 |
| 07:36 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter tips it in | 23-17 |
| 07:23 | The Citadel | Terry Parsons hits a turnaround from the left block | 23-19 |
| 07:06 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-19 |
| 07:04 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter can't tip it in | 23-19 |
| 07:02 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Eddy Brooks | 23-19 |
| 06:41 | The Citadel | David Elliott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-19 |
| 06:39 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 06:23 | Western Carolina | Orlando Walker double dribbles | 23-19 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Dunlap (PG), Gerald Waters (SF), Joseph Mastropietro (PF), Timmy Link (C) Thomas Smith, Orlando Walker, David Temples, Richard Bulter | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Johnson (PG), Bruce Perrin (SF), David Langner (C) Terry Parsons, Eddy Brooks, Johnny Collins | |
| 06:03 | The Citadel | Thomas Johnson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Dunlap - foul #1 on Thomas Dunlap, team foul #8 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Cortes (SG) Bennie Thornton | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 06:03 | The Citadel | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:03 | The Citadel | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:45 | Western Carolina | Gerald Waters misses short on a 3 from the left corner but the foul's on Bruce Perrin - foul #1 on Bruce Perrin, team foul #8 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks (PF) David Elliott | |
| 05:45 | Western Carolina | Gerald Waters makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 05:45 | Western Carolina | Gerald Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 05:45 | Western Carolina | Gerald Waters makes the 3rd free throw | 26-21 |
| 05:32 | The Citadel | David Langner is fouled on the floor by Timmy Link - foul #2 on Timmy Link, team foul #9 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Dickson (C) Timmy Link | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 05:32 | The Citadel | David Langner makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:32 | The Citadel | David Langner misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:32 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to Eddy Brooks | 26-22 |
| 05:27 | The Citadel | David Langner loses the ball out of bounds | 26-22 |
| 05:03 | Western Carolina | Joseph Mastropietro hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 26-22 |
| 05:01 | The Citadel | David Langner grabs the board | 26-22 |
| 04:36 | The Citadel | Gerald Waters steals the ball from Kelly McGurr | 26-22 |
| 04:33 | Western Carolina | Gerald Waters dunks the ball | 28-22 |
| 04:16 | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks's pass is intercepted by Charles Dickson | 28-22 |
| 03:56 | Western Carolina | Charles Dickson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-22 |
| 03:54 | The Citadel | Bruce Perrin snags the defensive board | 28-22 |
| 03:39 | The Citadel | David Langner travels with the ball | 28-22 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd (PG), Bennie Thornton (SG), Orlando Walker (SF), Timmy Link (PF), Richard Bulter (C) Thomas Dunlap, Robert Cortes, Gerald Waters, Joseph Mastropietro, Charles Dickson | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Roger Froman (PG), Walter Crowe (SG), Terry Parsons (SF), Johnny Collins (PF), Alex Albers (C) Thomas Johnson, Kelly McGurr, Bruce Perrin, Eddy Brooks, David Langner | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Randy Rudd (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bennie Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Orlando Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timmy Link (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Bulter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Roger Froman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Crowe (fresh) SF - Terry Parsons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Collins (fresh) 1 pts. C - Alex Albers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Western Carolina | Orlando Walker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-22 |
| 03:18 | The Citadel | Johnny Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 03:13 | The Citadel | Richard Bulter blocks the short jumper by Terry Parsons | 28-22 |
| 03:11 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter snags the defensive board | 28-22 |
| 03:05 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd is whistled for a carry | 28-22 |
| 02:42 | The Citadel | Johnny Collins scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Walter Crowe | 28-24 |
| 02:35 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-24 |
| 02:33 | The Citadel | Alex Albers grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 02:17 | The Citadel | Roger Froman drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alex Albers | 28-26 |
| 02:04 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 02:03 | The Citadel | Alex Albers grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 01:58 | The Citadel | Roger Froman buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 01:45 | Western Carolina | Orlando Walker drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Randy Rudd | 30-29 |
| 01:28 | The Citadel | Alex Albers clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-29 |
| 01:27 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 01:14 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd misses the 3 from straight away | 30-29 |
| 01:12 | The Citadel | Johnny Collins pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 00:55 | The Citadel | Alex Albers is hacked by Richard Bulter - foul #1 on Richard Bulter, team foul #10 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith (SG), Gerald Waters (SF), Joseph Mastropietro (PF), David Temples (C) Bennie Thornton, Orlando Walker, Timmy Link, Richard Bulter | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr (SG), David Elliott (SF), Eddy Brooks (PF) Walter Crowe, Terry Parsons, Johnny Collins | |
| 00:55 | The Citadel | Alex Albers makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 00:55 | The Citadel | Alex Albers makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 00:30 | Western Carolina | Gerald Waters scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Randy Rudd | 33-31 |
| 00:04 | The Citadel | David Elliott makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Roger Froman | 33-34 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 33-34 |