| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Zachary Porter (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brent Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lamont Anson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clayton Doiron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Ray (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Daniel Rutledge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Karl Bergfield (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Cannon (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Justin Cooper (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert White (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Richard Cannon inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Howard | Daniel Rutledge is hacked by Brent Parker - foul #2 on Brent Parker, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| 19:24 | Howard | Karl Bergfield is hacked by Lamont Anson - foul #1 on Lamont Anson, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| 19:17 | Howard | Richard Cannon can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 34-26 |
| 19:15 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Brent Parker | 34-26 |
| 19:02 | Western Carolina | Clayton Doiron scores on a runner in the lane | 36-26 |
| 18:47 | Howard | Richard Cannon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-26 |
| 18:31 | Western Carolina | Brent Parker drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lamont Anson and the foul's on Karl Bergfield - foul #2 on Karl Bergfield, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| 18:31 | Western Carolina | Brent Parker makes the free throw | 39-26 |
| 18:10 | Howard | Richard Cannon misses the fadeaway from close range | 39-26 |
| 18:08 | Western Carolina | Lamont Anson pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| 18:01 | Western Carolina | Clayton Doiron hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Dennis Ray | 41-26 |
| 17:41 | Howard | Karl Bergfield connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-29 |
| 17:24 | Western Carolina | Brent Parker misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 17:22 | Howard | Richard Cannon pulls down the rebound | 41-29 |
| 17:09 | Howard | Justin Cooper blows the layup | 41-29 |
| 17:08 | Howard | Justin Cooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 16:54 | Howard | Brent Parker is called for the reach on Karl Bergfield - foul #3 on Brent Parker, team foul #3 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Timothy Jackson (PG), Alan Cook (SG), George Pine (PF), Fred Colombo (C) Zachary Porter, Brent Parker, Clayton Doiron, Dennis Ray | |
| Subs | Howard | Philip Cisco (SG), Whitney Brault (SF), Dean Holley (PF), Eddie Prinz (C) Karl Bergfield, Richard Cannon, Justin Cooper, Robert White | |
| 16:36 | Howard | George Pine denies the turnaround by Whitney Brault | 41-29 |
| 16:35 | Western Carolina | Timothy Jackson snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 16:12 | Western Carolina | George Pine misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-29 |
| 16:11 | Howard | The rebound goes to Whitney Brault | 41-29 |
| 15:57 | Howard | Eddie Prinz scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Philip Cisco | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Timothy Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Cook (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lamont Anson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Pine (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Colombo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Daniel Rutledge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Cisco (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Whitney Brault (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dean Holley (fresh) C - Eddie Prinz (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Western Carolina | Fred Colombo misses the shot from the left block | 41-32 |
| 15:38 | Western Carolina | Timothy Jackson tips it back up and in | 43-32 |
| 15:23 | Howard | Whitney Brault connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Eddie Prinz | 43-34 |
| 14:57 | Western Carolina | Alan Cook is whistled for a carry | 43-34 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Zachary Porter (PG), Brent Parker (SG), Clayton Doiron (PF), Dennis Ray (C) Timothy Jackson, Lamont Anson, George Pine, Fred Colombo | |
| Subs | Howard | Karl Bergfield (SG), Richard Cannon (SF), Justin Cooper (PF), Robert White (C) Daniel Rutledge, Whitney Brault, Dean Holley, Eddie Prinz | |
| 14:43 | Howard | Karl Bergfield scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Robert White | 43-37 |
| 14:20 | Western Carolina | Alan Cook connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 13:55 | Howard | Justin Cooper is hacked by Dennis Ray - foul #1 on Dennis Ray, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Timothy Jackson (SF) Alan Cook | |
| Subs | Howard | Daniel Rutledge (PG) Philip Cisco | |
| 13:45 | Howard | Karl Bergfield comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 13:44 | Western Carolina | Brent Parker snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 13:27 | Western Carolina | Dennis Ray blows the layup | 45-37 |
| 13:25 | Howard | Richard Cannon pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 13:16 | Howard | Robert White hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 45-37 |
| 13:14 | Howard | Justin Cooper tips it in | 45-39 |
| 12:58 | Western Carolina | Dennis Ray misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 12:56 | Western Carolina | Clayton Doiron tips it back up and in | 47-39 |
| 12:50 | Howard | Daniel Rutledge misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Timothy Jackson - foul #1 on Timothy Jackson, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Lamont Anson (SF) Timothy Jackson | |
| Subs | Howard | Kyle Barela (C) Robert White | |
| 12:50 | Howard | Daniel Rutledge misses the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 12:50 | Howard | Daniel Rutledge makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 12:39 | Western Carolina | Clayton Doiron misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 12:37 | Howard | Richard Cannon grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 12:23 | Howard | Daniel Rutledge misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-40 |
| 12:22 | Western Carolina | Clayton Doiron snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 12:15 | Western Carolina | Zachary Porter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-40 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Timothy Jackson (PG), Alan Cook (SG), George Pine (PF), Fred Colombo (C) Zachary Porter, Brent Parker, Clayton Doiron, Dennis Ray | |
| Subs | Howard | Philip Cisco (SG) Karl Bergfield | |
| 11:49 | Howard | Kyle Barela misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Fred Colombo - foul #1 on Fred Colombo, team foul #6 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Howard | Dean Holley (SF), Eddie Prinz (C) Richard Cannon, Justin Cooper | |
| 11:49 | Howard | Kyle Barela makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 11:49 | Howard | Kyle Barela misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 11:49 | Western Carolina | Fred Colombo gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Timothy Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Cook (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lamont Anson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Pine (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Colombo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Daniel Rutledge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Cisco (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dean Holley (fresh) PF - Kyle Barela (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Eddie Prinz (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Western Carolina | Alan Cook misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 11:26 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Cook | 47-41 |
| 11:17 | Western Carolina | George Pine hits a runner near the basket | 49-41 |
| 11:01 | Howard | Philip Cisco knocks in the shot from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 10:41 | Western Carolina | George Pine misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Dean Holley - foul #2 on Dean Holley, team foul #2 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Zachary Porter (PG), Brent Parker (SG), Dennis Ray (C) Timothy Jackson, Alan Cook, Fred Colombo | |
| Subs | Howard | Karl Bergfield (SG), Richard Cannon (SF), Justin Cooper (PF), Robert White (C) Daniel Rutledge, Dean Holley, Kyle Barela, Eddie Prinz | |
| 10:41 | Western Carolina | George Pine misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 10:41 | Western Carolina | George Pine makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 10:17 | Howard | Philip Cisco misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-43 |
| 10:15 | Howard | Philip Cisco snags the offensive board | 50-43 |
| 10:03 | Howard | Brent Parker is called for the reach on Richard Cannon - foul #4 on Brent Parker, team foul #7 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Timothy Jackson (SG), Vernon Klar (SF), Clayton Doiron (PF) Brent Parker, Lamont Anson, George Pine | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 10:03 | Howard | Richard Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 10:03 | Howard | Richard Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 09:46 | Western Carolina | Zachary Porter scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Jackson | 53-45 |
| 09:38 | Howard | Richard Cannon misses the jump hook from the right block | 53-45 |
| 09:36 | Western Carolina | Dennis Ray grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 09:07 | Western Carolina | Timothy Jackson lays it in and he's fouled by Richard Cannon - foul #1 on Richard Cannon, team foul #3 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Alan Cook (SG), Lamont Anson (SF) Zachary Porter, Vernon Klar | |
| Subs | Howard | Daniel Rutledge (PG) Philip Cisco | |
| 09:07 | Western Carolina | Timothy Jackson makes the free throw | 56-45 |
| 08:47 | Howard | Justin Cooper clanks a floater from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 08:45 | Western Carolina | Dennis Ray pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| 08:30 | Western Carolina | Timothy Jackson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-45 |
| 08:28 | Howard | Richard Cannon gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 08:23 | Howard | Daniel Rutledge misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 08:21 | Howard | Robert White tips it back up and in | 56-47 |
| 07:58 | Western Carolina | Clayton Doiron misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-47 |
| 07:57 | Western Carolina | Clayton Doiron grabs the offensive board | 56-47 |
| 07:36 | Western Carolina | Timothy Jackson scores on a shot from close range set up by Alan Cook | 58-47 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Timothy Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lamont Anson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clayton Doiron (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Ray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Daniel Rutledge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Karl Bergfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Cannon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. PF - Justin Cooper (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Howard | Justin Cooper double dribbles | 58-47 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Zachary Porter (PG), Brent Parker (SG), George Pine (C) Timothy Jackson, Alan Cook, Dennis Ray | |
| Subs | Howard | Philip Cisco (SG), Dean Holley (SF), Kyle Barela (PF), Eddie Prinz (C) Karl Bergfield, Richard Cannon, Justin Cooper, Robert White | |
| 07:00 | Western Carolina | Dean Holley steps in front of the Lamont Anson pass | 58-47 |
| 06:57 | Howard | Philip Cisco lays it in on a nice dish by Dean Holley | 58-49 |
| 06:30 | Western Carolina | Clayton Doiron misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kyle Barela - foul #4 on Kyle Barela, team foul #4 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Alan Cook (SF) Lamont Anson | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 06:30 | Western Carolina | Clayton Doiron makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 06:30 | Western Carolina | Clayton Doiron makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 06:16 | Howard | Philip Cisco makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Rutledge | 60-51 |
| 06:02 | Western Carolina | Zachary Porter clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 60-51 |
| 06:01 | Western Carolina | Alan Cook snags the offensive board | 60-51 |
| 05:52 | Western Carolina | Philip Cisco is called for the reach on George Pine - foul #1 on Philip Cisco, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Fred Colombo (C) Clayton Doiron | |
| Subs | Howard | Karl Bergfield (SG), Richard Cannon (SF) Philip Cisco, Dean Holley | |
| 05:44 | Western Carolina | Alan Cook comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-51 |
| 05:43 | Howard | Richard Cannon pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| 05:38 | Howard | Karl Bergfield clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-51 |
| 05:36 | Western Carolina | Brent Parker snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| 05:29 | Western Carolina | Brent Parker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 05:27 | Howard | The rebound goes to Richard Cannon | 60-51 |
| 05:06 | Howard | Daniel Rutledge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-51 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Lamont Anson (SF), Dennis Ray (C) Alan Cook, George Pine | |
| Subs | Howard | Justin Cooper (PF) Eddie Prinz | |
| 04:59 | Western Carolina | Dennis Ray hits a floater in the lane set up by Lamont Anson | 62-51 |
| 04:31 | Howard | Richard Cannon lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Rutledge | 62-53 |
| 04:15 | Western Carolina | Fred Colombo drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:04 | Howard | Richard Cannon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Daniel Rutledge | 65-55 |
| 03:45 | Western Carolina | Zachary Porter buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Brent Parker | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:25 | Howard | Fred Colombo takes the ball from Karl Bergfield | 67-55 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Zachary Porter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Brent Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lamont Anson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Colombo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dennis Ray (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Daniel Rutledge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Karl Bergfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Cannon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. PF - Justin Cooper (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Kyle Barela (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:58 | Western Carolina | Brent Parker clanks a floater from the free throw line | 67-55 |
| 02:57 | Western Carolina | Dennis Ray tips it back up and in | 69-55 |
| 02:46 | Howard | Justin Cooper is whistled for traveling | 69-55 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Timothy Jackson (PG), Alan Cook (SG), Vernon Klar (SF), George Pine (PF), Melvin Keister (C) Zachary Porter, Brent Parker, Lamont Anson, Fred Colombo, Dennis Ray | |
| Subs | Howard | Philip Cisco (PG), Whitney Brault (SG), Dean Holley (SF), Eddie Prinz (PF), Anthony Lanza (C) Daniel Rutledge, Karl Bergfield, Richard Cannon, Justin Cooper, Kyle Barela | |
| 02:31 | Western Carolina | George Pine lays it up and in on a great pass from Vernon Klar | 71-55 |
| 02:26 | Howard | Whitney Brault hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-58 |
| 02:02 | Western Carolina | Timothy Jackson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by George Pine | 73-58 |
| 01:57 | Howard | Dean Holley buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Anthony Lanza and he's fouled by Melvin Keister - foul #1 on Melvin Keister, team foul #8 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Fred Colombo (C) Melvin Keister | |
| Subs | Howard | Kyle Barela (PF) Anthony Lanza | |
| 01:57 | Howard | Dean Holley makes the free throw | 73-61 |
| 01:28 | Western Carolina | Alan Cook misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 73-61 |
| 01:27 | Howard | Dean Holley pulls down the rebound | 73-61 |
| 01:20 | Howard | Philip Cisco knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Whitney Brault and the foul's on Vernon Klar - foul #1 on Vernon Klar, team foul #9 | 73-63 |
| 01:20 | Howard | Philip Cisco makes the free throw | 73-64 |
| 01:13 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Zachary Porter (PG), Brent Parker (SG), Lamont Anson (SF), Clayton Doiron (PF), Dennis Ray (C) Timothy Jackson, Alan Cook, Vernon Klar, George Pine, Fred Colombo | |
| Subs | Howard | Daniel Rutledge (PG), Karl Bergfield (SG), Richard Cannon (SF), Justin Cooper (PF), Robert White (C) Philip Cisco, Whitney Brault, Dean Holley, Kyle Barela, Eddie Prinz | |
| 00:51 | Western Carolina | Lamont Anson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Howard | Justin Cooper's pass is intercepted by Zachary Porter | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Western Carolina | Lamont Anson buries a shot near the basket | 78-64 |
| 00:16 | Howard | Karl Bergfield knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 78-67 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Zachary Porter runs out the clock | 78-67 |