| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Walter Crowe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kelly McGurr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Parsons (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Eddy Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Alex Albers (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Tyler (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marcus Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Walker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Weber (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Bland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker inbounds the ball | 41-37 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Western Kentucky | John Weber loses the ball out of bounds | 41-37 |
| 19:29 | The Citadel | Walter Crowe's floater is knocked away by Stanley Walker | 41-37 |
| 19:27 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to Eddy Brooks | 41-37 |
| 19:15 | The Citadel | James Bland is called for the reach on Alex Albers - foul #2 on James Bland, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| 19:10 | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by John Weber - foul #1 on John Weber, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| 19:10 | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 19:10 | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 18:55 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler is fouled on the floor by Eddy Brooks - foul #1 on Eddy Brooks, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| 18:45 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 18:33 | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 18:32 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 18:25 | Western Kentucky | John Weber scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 43-42 |
| 18:01 | The Citadel | Alex Albers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-42 |
| 17:39 | Western Kentucky | Marcus Bell double dribbles | 43-42 |
| 17:14 | The Citadel | Stanley Walker steals it from Walter Crowe | 43-42 |
| 16:48 | Western Kentucky | James Bland can't connect on a floater from the left side | 43-42 |
| 16:47 | The Citadel | Alex Albers grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 16:27 | The Citadel | Walter Crowe misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 43-42 |
| 16:25 | Western Kentucky | John Weber gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 16:12 | Western Kentucky | John Weber can't finish the layup | 43-42 |
| 16:11 | The Citadel | Alex Albers grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 15:47 | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 15:46 | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks tips it back up and in | 45-42 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Walter Crowe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kelly McGurr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Parsons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Eddy Brooks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Alex Albers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Tyler (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marcus Bell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Weber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Bland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 15:22 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler grabs the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 15:13 | Western Kentucky | Marcus Bell comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 45-42 |
| 15:11 | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 14:55 | The Citadel | Terry Parsons can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 14:53 | Western Kentucky | Marcus Bell pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 14:36 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Walter Crowe - foul #1 on Walter Crowe, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | The Citadel | George Upchurch (PG), David Elliott (SG), Zachary Carlson (SF), Johnny Collins (PF), Patrick Huntsberger (C) Walter Crowe, Kelly McGurr, Terry Parsons, Eddy Brooks, Alex Albers | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson (SG), Kevin Spurling (SF), Walter Morse (PF), James Hudson (C) Marcus Bell, Stanley Walker, John Weber, James Bland | |
| 14:36 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:36 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:36 | The Citadel | Johnny Collins snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 14:26 | The Citadel | Johnny Collins misses badly on a floater from the left side | 45-43 |
| 14:24 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 14:18 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Spurling hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Walter Morse | 45-45 |
| 13:58 | The Citadel | James Hudson steals it from David Elliott | 45-45 |
| 13:39 | Western Kentucky | Walter Morse makes the driving attempt in the lane | 45-47 |
| 13:23 | The Citadel | Patrick Huntsberger misses the runner in the paint | 45-47 |
| 13:21 | The Citadel | David Elliott tips it in | 47-47 |
| 13:07 | Western Kentucky | James Hudson drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 12:46 | The Citadel | David Elliott connects on the jump hook near the basket | 49-49 |
| 12:39 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Spurling misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 12:37 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Patrick Huntsberger | 49-49 |
| 12:32 | The Citadel | David Elliott is hacked by Kermit Anderson - foul #1 on Kermit Anderson, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Walter Crowe (PG), Kelly McGurr (SG), Eddy Brooks (PF), Alex Albers (C) George Upchurch, Zachary Carlson, Johnny Collins, Patrick Huntsberger | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Alex Tufts (PG) James Tyler | |
| 12:24 | The Citadel | David Elliott misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 12:22 | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks grabs the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 12:05 | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 49-49 |
| 12:03 | Western Kentucky | James Hudson grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 11:40 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Spurling's pass is intercepted by David Elliott | 49-49 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Walter Crowe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kelly McGurr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Elliott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eddy Brooks (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Alex Albers (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Alex Tufts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kermit Anderson (fresh) SF - Kevin Spurling (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Morse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hudson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | The Citadel | Alex Tufts is called for the reach on Walter Crowe - foul #1 on Alex Tufts, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Terry Parsons (SF) David Elliott | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Marcus Bell (SG), Stanley Walker (SF), John Weber (PF), James Bland (C) Kermit Anderson, Kevin Spurling, Walter Morse, James Hudson | |
| 11:02 | The Citadel | Marcus Bell is called for the reach on Kelly McGurr - foul #1 on Marcus Bell, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| 10:45 | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 10:44 | Western Kentucky | John Weber snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 10:20 | Western Kentucky | Alex Tufts makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 10:09 | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Marcus Bell - foul #2 on Marcus Bell, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| Subs | The Citadel | George Upchurch (PG), Johnny Collins (C) Walter Crowe, Alex Albers | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 10:09 | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 10:09 | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr misses the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 10:09 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Weber | 49-52 |
| 09:58 | Western Kentucky | Marcus Bell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 09:44 | The Citadel | Terry Parsons hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by James Bland - foul #3 on James Bland, team foul #7 | 49-55 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Patrick Huntsberger (C) Eddy Brooks | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Derek Braden (PG), James Hudson (C) Alex Tufts, James Bland | |
| 09:44 | The Citadel | Terry Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:44 | The Citadel | Terry Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 09:23 | Western Kentucky | Derek Braden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-55 |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Elliott (SG) Kelly McGurr | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Tyler (PG) Derek Braden | |
| 09:11 | The Citadel | Patrick Huntsberger buries a fadeaway from the right side | 53-55 |
| 08:49 | Western Kentucky | James Hudson can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by George Upchurch - foul #1 on George Upchurch, team foul #3 | 53-55 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Walter Crowe (PG), Eddy Brooks (PF), Alex Albers (C) George Upchurch, Johnny Collins, Patrick Huntsberger | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson (PF) John Weber | |
| 08:49 | Western Kentucky | James Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 08:49 | Western Kentucky | James Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 08:49 | The Citadel | Terry Parsons snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 08:40 | The Citadel | David Elliott comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 08:38 | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 08:27 | Western Kentucky | James Hudson loses the ball out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr (SG) David Elliott | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Bland (C) James Hudson | |
| 08:13 | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks connects on the jump hook from the right block | 55-56 |
| 07:48 | Western Kentucky | Marcus Bell connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Tyler | 55-59 |
| 07:29 | The Citadel | Alex Albers can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Bland - foul #4 on James Bland, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Elliott (SF) Terry Parsons | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Alex Tufts (PG), Kevin Spurling (SF), Walter Morse (PF) James Tyler, Marcus Bell, Stanley Walker | |
| 07:29 | The Citadel | Alex Albers makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 07:29 | The Citadel | Alex Albers makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Walter Crowe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kelly McGurr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Elliott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eddy Brooks (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Alex Albers (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Alex Tufts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kermit Anderson (fresh) SF - Kevin Spurling (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Morse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Bland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Spurling hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kermit Anderson and he's hacked by Walter Crowe - foul #2 on Walter Crowe, team foul #4 | 57-61 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Weber (PF) Walter Morse | |
| 07:18 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Spurling makes the free throw | 57-62 |
| 07:00 | The Citadel | Alex Albers hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Walter Crowe | 59-62 |
| 06:43 | Western Kentucky | Eddy Brooks swats the layup by James Bland | 59-62 |
| 06:41 | The Citadel | David Elliott grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 06:27 | The Citadel | Alex Albers lays it in on a nice dish by Walter Crowe | 61-62 |
| 06:09 | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Alex Tufts | 61-65 |
| 05:58 | The Citadel | Kermit Anderson picks off the pass by Eddy Brooks | 61-65 |
| 05:54 | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson banks in the layup | 61-67 |
| 05:39 | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Kelly McGurr, team foul #5 | 61-67 |
| Subs | The Citadel | George Upchurch (PG), Terry Parsons (SF), Johnny Collins (PF), Patrick Huntsberger (C) Walter Crowe, Kelly McGurr, Eddy Brooks, Alex Albers | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Tyler (PG), Marcus Bell (SG), Stanley Walker (SF), Walter Morse (PF), James Hudson (C) Alex Tufts, Kevin Spurling, Kermit Anderson, John Weber, James Bland | |
| 05:14 | Western Kentucky | Walter Morse comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-67 |
| 05:12 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker gets the offensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 04:54 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Morse and he's fouled by Terry Parsons - foul #2 on Terry Parsons, team foul #6 | 61-69 |
| 04:54 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker misses the free throw | 61-69 |
| 04:54 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Morse | 61-69 |
| 04:49 | Western Kentucky | James Hudson blows the layup but the foul's on Patrick Huntsberger - foul #1 on Patrick Huntsberger, team foul #7 | 61-69 |
| 04:49 | Western Kentucky | James Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 04:49 | Western Kentucky | James Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 04:49 | The Citadel | Johnny Collins pulls down the rebound | 61-69 |
| 04:28 | The Citadel | Patrick Huntsberger blows the layup | 61-69 |
| 04:26 | Western Kentucky | James Hudson snags the defensive board | 61-69 |
| 04:16 | Western Kentucky | Terry Parsons is called for the reach on Stanley Walker - foul #3 on Terry Parsons, team foul #8 | 61-69 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Walter Crowe (PG), Kelly McGurr (SG), Alex Albers (C) George Upchurch, David Elliott, Patrick Huntsberger | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Weber (PF) Walter Morse | |
| 04:16 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 04:16 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 03:54 | The Citadel | Terry Parsons comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 61-71 |
| 03:52 | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr grabs the offensive rebound | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:43 | The Citadel | Terry Parsons hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 61-71 |
| 03:41 | Western Kentucky | James Hudson pulls down the rebound | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Western Kentucky | John Weber misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Walter Crowe - foul #3 on Walter Crowe, team foul #9 | 61-71 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks (PF) Johnny Collins | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Bland (C) James Hudson | |
| 03:17 | Western Kentucky | John Weber makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 03:17 | Western Kentucky | John Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Walter Crowe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kelly McGurr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Parsons (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eddy Brooks (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Alex Albers (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Tyler (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marcus Bell (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Weber (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Bland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:05 | The Citadel | Walter Crowe is fouled on the floor by James Bland - foul #5 on James Bland, team foul #9 | 61-73 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson (SG), Kevin Spurling (SF), Walter Morse (C) Marcus Bell, Stanley Walker, James Bland | |
| 03:05 | The Citadel | Walter Crowe misses the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 03:05 | Western Kentucky | Walter Morse gets the rebound | 61-73 |
| 02:41 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler is fouled on the floor by Kelly McGurr - foul #3 on Kelly McGurr, team foul #10 | 61-73 |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Elliott (SF) Terry Parsons | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 02:41 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 02:41 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| 02:28 | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-75 |
| 02:26 | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 61-75 |
| 02:15 | The Citadel | David Elliott knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Kelly McGurr | 64-75 |
| 02:15 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-75 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Terry Parsons (SF) David Elliott | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Marcus Bell (SG), Stanley Walker (SF), James Hudson (C) Kermit Anderson, Kevin Spurling, Walter Morse | |
| 02:02 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Stanley Walker, team foul #10 | 64-75 |
| Subs | The Citadel | George Upchurch (PG), David Elliott (SG), Zachary Carlson (SF), Johnny Collins (PF), Patrick Huntsberger (C) Walter Crowe, Kelly McGurr, Terry Parsons, Eddy Brooks, Alex Albers | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Alex Tufts (PG), Kermit Anderson (SG), Kevin Spurling (SF), Walter Morse (PF) James Tyler, Marcus Bell, Stanley Walker, John Weber | |
| 01:45 | The Citadel | Alex Tufts picks off the pass by Patrick Huntsberger | 64-75 |
| 01:42 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Spurling hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alex Tufts | 64-77 |
| 01:29 | The Citadel | Johnny Collins clanks a turnaround from the left block | 64-77 |
| 01:27 | Western Kentucky | James Hudson grabs the board | 64-77 |
| 01:10 | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Hudson | 64-80 |
| 00:57 | The Citadel | Zachary Carlson's layup is rejected by Kevin Spurling | 64-80 |
| 00:56 | The Citadel | Patrick Huntsberger tips it home | 66-80 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Spurling's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Collins | 66-80 |
| 00:31 | The Citadel | Zachary Carlson gets the rebound | 66-80 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | The Citadel | David Elliott misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-80 |
| 00:23 | The Citadel | Johnny Collins gets the offensive rebound | 66-80 |
| 00:19 | The Citadel | Zachary Carlson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-80 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Alex Tufts runs out the clock | 69-80 |