| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Richard Leff (fresh) SG - Thomas Rowe (fresh) SF - Donald Spangler (fresh) PF - Paul Clayborne (fresh) C - Henry Smith (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 | Charleston | Henry Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Charleston | Paul Clayborne misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Charleston | Henry Smith hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Western Carolina | Thomas Rowe picks off the pass by Gerald Waters in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Charleston | Donald Spangler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Western Carolina | Timmy Link snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Bennie Thornton | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Charleston | Henry Smith's floater is tipped away by Timmy Link | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd connects on the open jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Waters | 2-4 |
| 18:08 | Charleston | Richard Leff is whistled for a carry | 2-4 |
| 17:51 | Western Carolina | Timmy Link banks in the layup on a great pass from Randy Rudd | 2-6 |
| 17:26 | Charleston | Henry Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Leff and the foul's on Gerald Waters - foul #1 on Gerald Waters, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Charleston | John Wash (PG), Donald Schram (SG), Dennis Warne (SF), Cecil Fox (PF) Richard Leff, Thomas Rowe, Donald Spangler, Paul Clayborne | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Dunlap (PG), Thomas Smith (SG), Robert Cortes (SF), Richard Bulter (PF), Charles Dickson (C) Randy Rudd, Bennie Thornton, Gerald Waters, David Temples, Timmy Link | |
| 17:26 | Charleston | Henry Smith makes the free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:15 | Western Carolina | Robert Cortes is fouled on the floor by Henry Smith - foul #1 on Henry Smith, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Charleston | Corey Brandes (C) Henry Smith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 16:56 | Western Carolina | Robert Cortes's pass is intercepted by Dennis Warne | 5-6 |
| 16:36 | Charleston | Dennis Warne misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 16:34 | Charleston | John Wash grabs the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:18 | Charleston | Donald Schram is hacked by Charles Dickson - foul #1 on Charles Dickson, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd (PG), Bennie Thornton (SG) Thomas Dunlap, Thomas Smith | |
| 16:13 | Charleston | Dennis Warne misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 16:11 | Western Carolina | Charles Dickson gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:08 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd is hacked by John Wash in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Wash, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Charleston | John Menges (SG), Donald Spangler (SF), Paul Clayborne (PF) Donald Schram, Dennis Warne, Cecil Fox | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 16:01 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd comes up short on the floater from close range | 5-6 |
| 15:59 | Charleston | Paul Clayborne grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - John Wash (fresh) SG - John Menges (fresh) SF - Donald Spangler (fresh) PF - Paul Clayborne (fairly fresh) C - Corey Brandes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Randy Rudd (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bennie Thornton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Cortes (fresh) PF - Richard Bulter (fresh) C - Charles Dickson (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Charleston | Paul Clayborne's pass is intercepted by Bennie Thornton | 5-6 |
| 15:29 | Western Carolina | Charles Dickson is open and lays it up and in set up by Randy Rudd | 5-8 |
| 15:09 | Charleston | John Wash knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Corey Brandes | 7-8 |
| 14:56 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton misses short on a runner from close range | 7-8 |
| 14:54 | Charleston | Corey Brandes gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:30 | Charleston | John Menges misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 14:28 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 14:05 | Western Carolina | Robert Cortes is open and scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Randy Rudd | 7-10 |
| 13:40 | Charleston | John Menges can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-10 |
| 13:38 | Western Carolina | Charles Dickson snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 13:36 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-10 |
| Subs | Charleston | Richard Leff (PG), Thomas Rowe (SG), Donald Schram (SF), Cecil Fox (PF), Henry Smith (C) John Wash, John Menges, Donald Spangler, Paul Clayborne, Corey Brandes | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Dunlap (PG), Thomas Smith (SG), Gerald Waters (SF), David Temples (PF), Timmy Link (C) Randy Rudd, Bennie Thornton, Robert Cortes, Richard Bulter, Charles Dickson | |
| 13:22 | Charleston | Thomas Rowe knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Richard Leff | 10-10 |
| 13:06 | Western Carolina | David Temples misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Henry Smith - foul #2 on Henry Smith, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Charleston | Dennis Warne (SF) Henry Smith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 13:06 | Western Carolina | David Temples makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:06 | Western Carolina | David Temples misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:06 | Charleston | Cecil Fox gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:47 | Charleston | Thomas Rowe scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 12:42 | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith misses the jumpshot from the right side | 13-11 |
| 12:40 | Western Carolina | David Temples tips it in | 13-13 |
| 12:24 | Charleston | Donald Schram buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Rowe | 16-13 |
| 12:08 | Western Carolina | Timmy Link misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Richard Leff - foul #1 on Richard Leff, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Charleston | Tommy Sandler (PG), John Menges (SF) Richard Leff, Thomas Rowe | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Donald Dunavant (SF), Alex Lanham (PF) Gerald Waters, David Temples | |
| 12:08 | Western Carolina | Timmy Link makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:08 | Western Carolina | Timmy Link makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:42 | Charleston | Tommy Sandler double dribbles | 16-15 |
| Subs | Charleston | Thomas Rowe (SG), Paul Clayborne (PF) Dennis Warne, Donald Schram | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd (PG), Bennie Thornton (SG) Thomas Dunlap, Thomas Smith | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Tommy Sandler (fresh) SG - Thomas Rowe (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Menges (fresh) PF - Paul Clayborne (fairly fresh) C - Cecil Fox (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Randy Rudd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bennie Thornton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Dunavant (fresh) PF - Alex Lanham (fresh) C - Timmy Link (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Tommy Sandler - foul #1 on Tommy Sandler, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Temples (PF) Timmy Link | |
| 11:26 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 11:26 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 11:15 | Charleston | Thomas Rowe can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 11:13 | Western Carolina | David Temples grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 10:55 | Western Carolina | Donald Dunavant makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Rudd | 16-19 |
| 10:40 | Charleston | Donald Dunavant picks off the pass by John Menges | 16-19 |
| 10:36 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd hits the finger roll set up by Donald Dunavant | 16-21 |
| 10:21 | Charleston | Thomas Rowe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-21 |
| Subs | Charleston | Richard Leff (PG), Dennis Warne (SG), Donald Spangler (SF), Donald Schram (PF) Tommy Sandler, Thomas Rowe, John Menges, Paul Clayborne | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith (PG), Robert Cortes (SG), Gerald Waters (SF), Charles Dickson (PF), Timmy Link (C) Randy Rudd, Bennie Thornton, Donald Dunavant, David Temples, Alex Lanham | |
| 10:08 | Western Carolina | Donald Spangler is called for the reach on Gerald Waters - foul #1 on Donald Spangler, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Charleston | Corey Brandes (C) Cecil Fox | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 09:48 | Western Carolina | Robert Cortes is fouled on the floor by Donald Schram - foul #1 on Donald Schram, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| 09:48 | Western Carolina | Robert Cortes misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 09:48 | Charleston | Dennis Warne grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 09:37 | Charleston | Dennis Warne hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-21 |
| 09:35 | Western Carolina | Dennis Warne is called for the reach on Robert Cortes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Warne, team foul #8 | 19-21 |
| 09:35 | Western Carolina | Robert Cortes makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 09:35 | Western Carolina | Robert Cortes misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 09:35 | Charleston | Donald Schram grabs the board | 19-22 |
| 09:32 | Charleston | Richard Leff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-22 |
| Subs | Charleston | Thomas Rowe (SG) Dennis Warne | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Dunlap (PG), David Temples (PF) Robert Cortes, Charles Dickson | |
| 09:16 | Western Carolina | Thomas Dunlap drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from David Temples | 19-24 |
| 08:55 | Charleston | Thomas Smith is called for the reach on Thomas Rowe - foul #1 on Thomas Smith, team foul #3 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Charleston | John Wash (PG), John Menges (SG), Paul Clayborne (PF), Cecil Fox (C) Richard Leff, Thomas Rowe, Donald Schram, Corey Brandes | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd (PG), Bennie Thornton (SG), Donald Dunavant (SF), Richard Bulter (C) Thomas Dunlap, Thomas Smith, Gerald Waters, Timmy Link | |
| 08:40 | Charleston | John Wash clanks a floater from the left side | 19-24 |
| 08:39 | Western Carolina | David Temples pulls down the rebound | 19-24 |
| 08:17 | Western Carolina | David Temples's pass is intercepted by John Menges | 19-24 |
| 08:13 | Charleston | John Wash can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-24 |
| 08:11 | Charleston | Paul Clayborne grabs the offensive board | 19-24 |
| 07:51 | Charleston | Paul Clayborne hits the finger roll | 21-24 |
| 07:35 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton clanks a 3 from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 07:34 | Charleston | Cecil Fox pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - John Wash (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Menges (fresh) SF - Donald Spangler (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Clayborne (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Fox (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Randy Rudd (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bennie Thornton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Dunavant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Temples (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Bulter (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Charleston | John Menges buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Clayborne | 23-24 |
| 06:57 | Western Carolina | David Temples clanks a jumper from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 06:55 | Charleston | Paul Clayborne grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 06:53 | Charleston | John Wash's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-24 |
| Subs | Charleston | Richard Leff (PG), Thomas Rowe (SG), Dennis Warne (SF), Donald Schram (PF), Corey Brandes (C) John Wash, John Menges, Donald Spangler, Paul Clayborne, Cecil Fox | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith (PG), Robert Cortes (SG), Gerald Waters (SF), Charles Dickson (PF), Alex Lanham (C) Randy Rudd, Bennie Thornton, Donald Dunavant, David Temples, Richard Bulter | |
| 06:31 | Western Carolina | Alex Lanham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-24 |
| 06:30 | Western Carolina | Charles Dickson pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 06:18 | Western Carolina | Alex Lanham scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gerald Waters | 23-27 |
| 06:01 | Charleston | Donald Schram knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Leff | 26-27 |
| 05:40 | Western Carolina | Alex Lanham can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Corey Brandes - foul #1 on Corey Brandes, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Dunlap (PG), Timmy Link (C) Gerald Waters, Charles Dickson | |
| 05:40 | Western Carolina | Alex Lanham makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 05:40 | Western Carolina | Alex Lanham makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 05:22 | Charleston | Richard Leff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-29 |
| Subs | Charleston | John Wash (PG), John Menges (SG), Donald Spangler (SF) Richard Leff, Thomas Rowe, Dennis Warne | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd (PG), Bennie Thornton (SG), David Temples (PF) Thomas Dunlap, Thomas Smith, Alex Lanham | |
| 05:20 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-29 |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gerald Waters (SF) Robert Cortes | |
| 05:04 | Charleston | Corey Brandes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-29 |
| 05:03 | Western Carolina | Timmy Link grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 04:57 | Western Carolina | David Temples is wide open and slams it home on a nice dish by Bennie Thornton | 26-31 |
| 04:47 | Charleston | Donald Spangler hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 26-31 |
| 04:46 | Charleston | Donald Spangler gets the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 04:41 | Charleston | Corey Brandes comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 04:40 | Western Carolina | Gerald Waters pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 04:38 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd is fouled in the backcourt by John Wash - foul #2 on John Wash, team foul #10 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Charleston | Tommy Sandler (PG), Paul Clayborne (PF), Cecil Fox (C) John Wash, Donald Schram, Corey Brandes | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith (SF), Charles Dickson (PF) Gerald Waters, David Temples | |
| 04:38 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 04:38 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 04:12 | Charleston | Cecil Fox misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 04:11 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 04:04 | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Tommy Sandler - foul #2 on Tommy Sandler, team foul #11 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Charleston | Richard Leff (PG), Thomas Rowe (SG) Tommy Sandler, John Menges | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Dunlap (PG), Robert Cortes (SF), Alex Lanham (C) Randy Rudd, Bennie Thornton, Timmy Link | |
| 04:04 | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 04:04 | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 03:44 | Charleston | Cecil Fox is called for 5 seconds | 26-35 |
| Subs | Charleston | Dennis Warne (SF), Henry Smith (C) Donald Spangler, Cecil Fox | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton (SG), Richard Bulter (PF) Thomas Smith, Alex Lanham | |
| 03:22 | Western Carolina | The jump hook by Charles Dickson is blocked by Paul Clayborne | 26-35 |
| 03:21 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Bulter | 26-35 |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Richard Leff (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Rowe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Warne (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Clayborne (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Smith (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Thomas Dunlap (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bennie Thornton (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Cortes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Bulter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Dickson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Western Carolina | Thomas Dunlap hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-35 |
| 03:04 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter tips it back up and in | 26-37 |
| 02:44 | Charleston | Paul Clayborne makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Rowe | 28-37 |
| 02:41 | Western Carolina | Thomas Rowe is called for the reach on Thomas Dunlap in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Rowe, team foul #12 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Charleston | John Wash (PG), John Menges (SG), Donald Spangler (SF), Donald Schram (PF) Richard Leff, Thomas Rowe, Dennis Warne, Paul Clayborne | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith (SG), Gerald Waters (SF), Alex Lanham (PF), Timmy Link (C) Bennie Thornton, Robert Cortes, Richard Bulter, Charles Dickson | |
| 02:41 | Western Carolina | Thomas Dunlap makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 02:41 | Western Carolina | Thomas Dunlap misses the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 02:41 | Charleston | Henry Smith snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 02:25 | Charleston | John Menges double dribbles | 28-38 |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd (PG) Thomas Dunlap | |
| 02:13 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 28-38 |
| 02:12 | Charleston | John Menges grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 02:00 | Charleston | Donald Schram comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 01:59 | Western Carolina | Gerald Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 01:53 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-38 |
| 01:52 | Charleston | Henry Smith pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 01:29 | Charleston | Donald Spangler misses the 3 from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 01:27 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 01:20 | Western Carolina | Timmy Link throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-38 |
| Subs | Charleston | Dennis Warne (SG), Corey Brandes (PF) Donald Spangler, Donald Schram | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Dunlap (SG), Donald Dunavant (SF), David Temples (PF) Thomas Smith, Gerald Waters, Alex Lanham | |
| 01:02 | Charleston | Corey Brandes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-38 |
| Subs | Charleston | Richard Leff (PG), Thomas Rowe (SG) John Wash, John Menges | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Cortes (SF), Richard Bulter (C) Donald Dunavant, Timmy Link | |
| 00:35 | Western Carolina | Robert Cortes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 00:34 | Charleston | Henry Smith snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 00:14 | Charleston | Corey Brandes can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on David Temples - foul #1 on David Temples, team foul #4 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Charleston | Donald Spangler (SF) Dennis Warne | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton (SG), Charles Dickson (PF), Timmy Link (C) Randy Rudd, David Temples, Richard Bulter | |
| 00:14 | Charleston | Corey Brandes makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:14 | Charleston | Corey Brandes makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 00:10 | Western Carolina | Robert Cortes is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 30-38 |
| Subs | Charleston | John Menges (SG), Donald Schram (PF) Thomas Rowe, Corey Brandes | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Alex Lanham (C) Timmy Link | |
| 00:02 | Charleston | Thomas Dunlap is called for the reach on Donald Schram - foul #1 on Thomas Dunlap, team foul #5 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Charleston | John Wash (PG) Richard Leff | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Donald Dunavant (SF) Robert Cortes | |
| 00:01 | Charleston | John Wash hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-38 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton misses short on a fullcourt shot | 32-38 |