| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Michael Rall (fresh) SG - John Godfrey (fresh) SF - Leonard Manson (fresh) PF - Michael Tabarez (fresh) C - Charles Coe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Randy Rudd (fresh) SG - Bennie Thornton (fresh) SF - Gerald Waters (fresh) PF - David Temples (fresh) C - Timmy Link (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Timmy Link wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Western Carolina | Leonard Manson picks off the pass by Bennie Thornton | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Appalachian State | John Godfrey lays it up and in on a great pass from Leonard Manson | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Western Carolina | David Temples misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Western Carolina | Gerald Waters snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Western Carolina | Michael Rall steals the ball from Timmy Link | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Appalachian State | Leonard Manson hits the finger roll set up by Michael Rall | 4-0 |
| 18:52 | Western Carolina | Gerald Waters misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 18:51 | Western Carolina | Gerald Waters gets the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:39 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton misses long on a jumper from the left side | 4-0 |
| 18:38 | Appalachian State | Charles Coe grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:26 | Appalachian State | Leonard Manson misses the floater from the right side | 4-0 |
| 18:24 | Appalachian State | Charles Coe hits the follow up shot | 6-0 |
| 18:13 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Rall - foul #1 on Michael Rall, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 18:13 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 6-1 |
| 18:13 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:00 | Appalachian State | Michael Rall buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Godfrey | 8-2 |
| 17:54 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Timmy Link | 8-4 |
| 17:37 | Appalachian State | Michael Rall scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-4 |
| 17:20 | Western Carolina | David Temples misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by John Godfrey - foul #1 on John Godfrey, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith (SG), Robert Cortes (SF), Richard Bulter (C) Bennie Thornton, Gerald Waters, Timmy Link | |
| 17:20 | Western Carolina | David Temples misses the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 17:20 | Western Carolina | David Temples makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 17:06 | Appalachian State | Charles Coe travels with the ball | 10-5 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Michael Wilkins (PG), Eric Storms (SF), Dwight Metts (PF), Harry Harmon (C) Michael Rall, Leonard Manson, Michael Tabarez, Charles Coe | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Dunlap (PG), Charles Dickson (C) Randy Rudd, David Temples | |
| 16:48 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter misses the shot from the right block | 10-5 |
| 16:46 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter gets the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 16:26 | Western Carolina | Charles Dickson knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Smith | 10-7 |
| 16:10 | Appalachian State | Harry Harmon is hacked by Charles Dickson - foul #1 on Charles Dickson, team foul #1 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Michael Rall (PG) John Godfrey | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd (PG), Bennie Thornton (SG) Thomas Dunlap, Thomas Smith | |
| 15:59 | Appalachian State | Dwight Metts can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 10-7 |
| 15:57 | Appalachian State | Harry Harmon grabs the offensive rebound | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Michael Rall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Storms (fresh) SF - Michael Wilkins (fresh) PF - Dwight Metts (fresh) C - Harry Harmon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Randy Rudd (fresh) SG - Bennie Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Cortes (fresh) PF - Richard Bulter (fresh) C - Charles Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Appalachian State | Michael Rall misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Randy Rudd - foul #1 on Randy Rudd, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Leonard Manson (SF), Michael Tabarez (PF), Charles Coe (C) Michael Wilkins, Dwight Metts, Harry Harmon | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gerald Waters (SF), Timmy Link (C) Robert Cortes, Charles Dickson | |
| 15:44 | Appalachian State | Michael Rall makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 15:44 | Appalachian State | Michael Rall misses the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 15:44 | Western Carolina | Timmy Link gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| 15:27 | Western Carolina | Timmy Link misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-7 |
| 15:26 | Appalachian State | Michael Tabarez snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 15:08 | Appalachian State | Eric Storms scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Michael Tabarez | 13-7 |
| 14:39 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd's pass is intercepted by Michael Tabarez | 13-7 |
| 14:26 | Appalachian State | Michael Rall is hacked by Randy Rudd - foul #2 on Randy Rudd, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Michael Wilkins (PG), John Godfrey (SG) Michael Rall, Eric Storms | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith (PG), Robert Cortes (SF), David Temples (PF), Charles Dickson (C) Randy Rudd, Gerald Waters, Richard Bulter, Timmy Link | |
| 14:08 | Appalachian State | Michael Wilkins misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-7 |
| 14:06 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Cortes | 13-7 |
| 13:41 | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 13-7 |
| 13:39 | Appalachian State | Charles Coe grabs the board | 13-7 |
| 13:27 | Appalachian State | Michael Tabarez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-7 |
| 13:25 | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith pulls down the rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:02 | Western Carolina | David Temples knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Bennie Thornton | 13-10 |
| 12:53 | Appalachian State | Michael Wilkins clanks a floater from the left side | 13-10 |
| 12:51 | Western Carolina | Robert Cortes gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:30 | Western Carolina | David Temples buries a jumper from the right block set up by Bennie Thornton | 13-12 |
| 12:10 | Appalachian State | Charles Coe misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-12 |
| 12:08 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Thomas Smith | 13-12 |
| 12:02 | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith is hacked by Leonard Manson - foul #1 on Leonard Manson, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Michael Rall (PG), Eric Storms (SF), Dwight Metts (PF), Harry Harmon (C) Michael Wilkins, Leonard Manson, Michael Tabarez, Charles Coe | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Dunlap (PG), Gerald Waters (SF), Richard Bulter (PF), Timmy Link (C) Bennie Thornton, Robert Cortes, David Temples, Charles Dickson | |
| 11:57 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Michael Rall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Godfrey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Storms (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwight Metts (fresh) C - Harry Harmon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Thomas Dunlap (fresh) SG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Waters (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Bulter (fresh) 3 pts. C - Timmy Link (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Appalachian State | Harry Harmon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Timmy Link - foul #1 on Timmy Link, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| 11:42 | Appalachian State | Harry Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 11:42 | Appalachian State | Harry Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:29 | Western Carolina | Timmy Link hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 15-15 |
| 11:28 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter tips it back up and in | 15-17 |
| 11:07 | Appalachian State | Harry Harmon makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Rall and he's fouled by Thomas Dunlap - foul #1 on Thomas Dunlap, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton (SG) Thomas Smith | |
| 11:07 | Appalachian State | Harry Harmon misses the free throw | 17-17 |
| 11:07 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 10:49 | Western Carolina | Gerald Waters clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 10:47 | Appalachian State | Michael Rall pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 10:23 | Appalachian State | Harry Harmon misses the lay-in | 17-17 |
| 10:22 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 10:04 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 17-17 |
| 10:03 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Bulter | 17-17 |
| 09:48 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Dunlap and the foul's on Michael Rall - foul #2 on Michael Rall, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Michael Wilkins (PG), Leonard Manson (SF), Michael Tabarez (PF), Charles Coe (C) Michael Rall, John Godfrey, Harry Harmon, Dwight Metts | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith (PG), Robert Cortes (SG) Thomas Dunlap, Bennie Thornton | |
| 09:48 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter misses the free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:48 | Appalachian State | Michael Tabarez gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:43 | Appalachian State | Leonard Manson clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Bulter - foul #1 on Richard Bulter, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Temples (PF) Richard Bulter | |
| 09:43 | Appalachian State | Leonard Manson misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:43 | Appalachian State | Leonard Manson misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:43 | Western Carolina | David Temples gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:20 | Western Carolina | Michael Tabarez swats the short shot by David Temples | 17-19 |
| 09:18 | Appalachian State | Michael Wilkins grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:01 | Appalachian State | Michael Tabarez clanks a shot from the right side | 17-19 |
| 09:00 | Appalachian State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Wilkins | 17-19 |
| 08:46 | Appalachian State | Eric Storms comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 08:44 | Western Carolina | Timmy Link snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 08:29 | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 08:27 | Appalachian State | Charles Coe grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 08:11 | Appalachian State | Eric Storms buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 07:48 | Western Carolina | Eric Storms steps in front of the Thomas Smith pass | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Michael Wilkins (fresh) SG - Eric Storms (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Leonard Manson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Tabarez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Coe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Thomas Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Cortes (fresh) SF - Gerald Waters (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Temples (fresh) 6 pts. C - Timmy Link (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Appalachian State | Charles Coe hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Timmy Link - foul #2 on Timmy Link, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | John Godfrey (SG), Daniel Owens (SF), Dwight Metts (PF) Eric Storms, Leonard Manson, Michael Tabarez | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Dunlap (PG), Bennie Thornton (SG), Richard Bulter (PF), Charles Dickson (C) Thomas Smith, Gerald Waters, David Temples, Timmy Link | |
| 07:37 | Appalachian State | Charles Coe misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:37 | Appalachian State | Charles Coe makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 07:20 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter loses the dribble to John Godfrey | 20-19 |
| 07:01 | Appalachian State | Dwight Metts misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-19 |
| 07:00 | Appalachian State | John Godfrey grabs the offensive board | 20-19 |
| 06:39 | Appalachian State | John Godfrey is hacked by Robert Cortes - foul #1 on Robert Cortes, team foul #8 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Harry Harmon (C) Charles Coe | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Donald Dunavant (SF) Robert Cortes | |
| 06:39 | Appalachian State | John Godfrey misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:39 | Western Carolina | Charles Dickson snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 06:21 | Western Carolina | Dwight Metts knocks away the 3 by Thomas Dunlap | 20-19 |
| 06:19 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter misses the tip | 20-19 |
| 06:18 | Western Carolina | Donald Dunavant hits the follow up shot | 20-21 |
| 06:02 | Appalachian State | Michael Wilkins is hacked by Richard Bulter - foul #2 on Richard Bulter, team foul #9 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Leonard Manson (SF), Michael Tabarez (PF) Daniel Owens, Harry Harmon | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith (PG), David Temples (PF) Thomas Dunlap, Richard Bulter | |
| 06:02 | Appalachian State | Michael Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:02 | Appalachian State | Michael Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:35 | Western Carolina | Charles Dickson buries a jump hook from the right block | 22-23 |
| 05:21 | Appalachian State | Leonard Manson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by David Temples - foul #1 on David Temples, team foul #10 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Joseph Oakley (PG) Michael Wilkins | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 05:21 | Appalachian State | Leonard Manson misses the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:21 | Appalachian State | Leonard Manson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:21 | Western Carolina | Charles Dickson gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 05:07 | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-23 |
| 05:06 | Western Carolina | Donald Dunavant can't tip it in | 22-23 |
| 05:05 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to John Godfrey | 22-23 |
| 04:42 | Appalachian State | Leonard Manson is whistled for traveling | 22-23 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Charles Coe (C) Dwight Metts | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Cortes (SG), Gerald Waters (SF), Alex Lanham (C) Bennie Thornton, Donald Dunavant, Charles Dickson | |
| 04:19 | Western Carolina | John Godfrey is called for the reach on Gerald Waters - foul #2 on John Godfrey, team foul #5 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Eric Storms (SG) John Godfrey | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 03:58 | Western Carolina | Alex Lanham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-23 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Michael Rall (PG), Harry Harmon (PF) Joseph Oakley, Michael Tabarez | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd (PG), Richard Bulter (PF), Timmy Link (C) Robert Cortes, David Temples, Alex Lanham | |
| 03:43 | Appalachian State | Harry Harmon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 03:42 | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Michael Rall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Storms (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Leonard Manson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry Harmon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Coe (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Randy Rudd (fresh) SG - Thomas Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Waters (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Bulter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Timmy Link (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith hits the finger roll set up by Randy Rudd | 22-25 |
| 03:04 | Appalachian State | Harry Harmon hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 02:43 | Western Carolina | Gerald Waters drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-28 |
| 02:32 | Appalachian State | Eric Storms loses the dribble to Randy Rudd | 25-28 |
| 02:28 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd banks in the layup | 25-30 |
| 02:10 | Appalachian State | Timmy Link takes the ball from Harry Harmon | 25-30 |
| 01:47 | Western Carolina | Timmy Link throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-30 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | John Godfrey (SG), Michael Tabarez (PF), Dwight Metts (C) Leonard Manson, Harry Harmon, Charles Coe | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton (SG), Robert Cortes (SF), David Temples (PF) Thomas Smith, Gerald Waters, Richard Bulter | |
| 01:36 | Appalachian State | Michael Rall misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Timmy Link - foul #3 on Timmy Link, team foul #11 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Dickson (C) Timmy Link | |
| 01:36 | Appalachian State | Michael Rall makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 01:36 | Appalachian State | Michael Rall makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 01:13 | Western Carolina | Charles Dickson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Randy Rudd | 27-33 |
| 00:59 | Appalachian State | Eric Storms misses long on a runner near the basket | 27-33 |
| 00:57 | Appalachian State | Eric Storms misses the tip | 27-33 |
| 00:56 | Appalachian State | John Godfrey pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 00:42 | Appalachian State | Michael Tabarez comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-33 |
| 00:40 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 00:20 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Bennie Thornton | 27-36 |
| 00:00 | Appalachian State | Michael Rall drills a driving attempt in the paint | 29-36 |