| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Jerome Hale (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jordan Lambert (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Moss (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shawn Decker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Herman Trinkle (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Walter Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Baltazar (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Rentschler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Willie Northington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lorenzo Caudle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 35-35 |
| 19:37 | East Tennessee State | Shawn Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 19:31 | East Tennessee State | Jerome Hale misses the shot from the right block | 35-35 |
| 19:30 | East Tennessee State | Shawn Decker tips it in | 37-35 |
| 19:14 | Western Carolina | Michael Moss steals the ball from Lorenzo Caudle | 37-35 |
| 18:59 | East Tennessee State | Jason Rentschler is called for the reach on Michael Moss - foul #1 on Jason Rentschler, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 18:43 | East Tennessee State | Shawn Decker misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Jerry Baltazar - foul #1 on Jerry Baltazar, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Anthony Holding (PG), Robert Tomlinson (SG), Eric Freeman (C) Jerome Hale, Jordan Lambert, Herman Trinkle | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 18:43 | East Tennessee State | Shawn Decker makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 18:43 | East Tennessee State | Shawn Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 18:22 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler is whistled for traveling | 39-35 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Billy Quevedo (PF), Brent Chen (C) Michael Moss, Shawn Decker | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Clinton Parkins (PG), Richard Carroll (PF), Nole Favors (C) Walter Baker, Willie Northington, Lorenzo Caudle | |
| 18:07 | East Tennessee State | Brent Chen knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Billy Quevedo | 41-35 |
| 17:44 | Western Carolina | Nole Favors hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Brent Chen - foul #1 on Brent Chen, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jerome Hale (PG), Jordan Lambert (SG), Herman Trinkle (C) Anthony Holding, Robert Tomlinson, Brent Chen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Sanford (SG), Lowell Bonney (SF) Jerry Baltazar, Jason Rentschler | |
| 17:44 | Western Carolina | Nole Favors makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 17:44 | Western Carolina | Nole Favors misses the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 17:44 | East Tennessee State | Jordan Lambert pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 17:33 | East Tennessee State | Clinton Parkins takes the ball from Billy Quevedo | 41-36 |
| 17:28 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney misses the lay-in | 41-36 |
| 17:27 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Billy Quevedo | 41-36 |
| 17:22 | East Tennessee State | Jordan Lambert clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 17:20 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 17:03 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-36 |
| 17:02 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll grabs the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 16:42 | Western Carolina | Clinton Parkins misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Herman Trinkle - foul #3 on Herman Trinkle, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Anthony Holding (PG), Robert Tomlinson (SG), Michael Moss (SF), Shawn Decker (PF), Brent Chen (C) Jerome Hale, Jordan Lambert, Eric Freeman, Billy Quevedo, Herman Trinkle | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Baker (PG), Willie Northington (PF), Lorenzo Caudle (C) David Sanford, Richard Carroll, Nole Favors | |
| 16:42 | Western Carolina | Clinton Parkins makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:42 | Western Carolina | Clinton Parkins misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:42 | East Tennessee State | Robert Tomlinson snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 16:21 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Holding misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-37 |
| 16:19 | East Tennessee State | Brent Chen tips it in | 43-37 |
| 15:57 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker hits a shot from the left wing | 43-39 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Anthony Holding (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Tomlinson (fresh) SF - Michael Moss (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Shawn Decker (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Brent Chen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Walter Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clinton Parkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lowell Bonney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Willie Northington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lorenzo Caudle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:55 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Holding loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-39 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Ricardo Ayala (SG) Robert Tomlinson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar (SG), Jason Rentschler (SF) Clinton Parkins, Lowell Bonney | |
| 15:50 | Western Carolina | Willie Northington misses long on a jumper in the paint | 43-39 |
| 15:49 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 15:36 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker's pass is intercepted by Brent Chen | 43-39 |
| 15:22 | East Tennessee State | Ricardo Ayala misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 15:21 | East Tennessee State | Shawn Decker pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 15:05 | East Tennessee State | Michael Moss comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 15:04 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 15:02 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Holding - foul #1 on Anthony Holding, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jerome Hale (PG), Jordan Lambert (SF), Billy Quevedo (PF), Herman Trinkle (C) Anthony Holding, Michael Moss, Shawn Decker, Brent Chen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Sanford (PG), Richard Carroll (PF), Harold Rosenbaum (C) Walter Baker, Willie Northington, Lorenzo Caudle | |
| 14:43 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-41 |
| 14:32 | East Tennessee State | Jerome Hale misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 14:31 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 14:29 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum loses the dribble to Herman Trinkle in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| 14:10 | East Tennessee State | Herman Trinkle buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Ricardo Ayala and the foul's on David Sanford - foul #1 on David Sanford, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Emmanuel Weber (PG), Robert Tomlinson (SG), Michael Moss (SF) Jerome Hale, Ricardo Ayala, Jordan Lambert | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Clinton Parkins (PG), Lowell Bonney (SF), Nole Favors (C) Jerry Baltazar, Jason Rentschler, Harold Rosenbaum | |
| 14:10 | East Tennessee State | Herman Trinkle makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:52 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Sanford | 46-44 |
| 13:36 | East Tennessee State | Herman Trinkle is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 46-44 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Anthony Holding (PG), Shawn Decker (PF), Eric Freeman (C) Emmanuel Weber, Billy Quevedo, Herman Trinkle | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Baker (PG), Willie Northington (PF) David Sanford, Richard Carroll | |
| 13:24 | Western Carolina | Nole Favors comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 13:23 | Western Carolina | Nole Favors grabs the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 13:06 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 13:04 | East Tennessee State | Michael Moss gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 13:00 | East Tennessee State | Eric Freeman clanks a runner from the baseline | 46-44 |
| 12:58 | East Tennessee State | Eric Freeman pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 12:49 | East Tennessee State | Robert Tomlinson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-44 |
| 12:47 | Western Carolina | Willie Northington grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 12:35 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney connects on the 3 from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 12:30 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Holding scores on a fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Walter Baker - foul #3 on Walter Baker, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jerome Hale (PG), Jordan Lambert (SF), Herman Trinkle (C) Robert Tomlinson, Michael Moss, Eric Freeman | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar (SG), Jason Rentschler (SF), Lorenzo Caudle (C) Clinton Parkins, Lowell Bonney, Nole Favors | |
| 12:30 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Holding makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:02 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Herman Trinkle - foul #4 on Herman Trinkle, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Ricardo Ayala (SG), Billy Quevedo (PF), Brent Chen (C) Anthony Holding, Shawn Decker, Herman Trinkle | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Sanford (PG), Richard Carroll (PF) Walter Baker, Willie Northington | |
| 12:02 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 12:02 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 11:50 | East Tennessee State | Jerry Baltazar steps in front of the Billy Quevedo pass | 49-49 |
| 11:47 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar slams it home | 49-51 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Jerome Hale (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ricardo Ayala (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jordan Lambert (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Quevedo (fresh) 4 reb. C - Brent Chen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Sanford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerry Baltazar (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Rentschler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Lorenzo Caudle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | East Tennessee State | Jerome Hale hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 11:23 | Western Carolina | David Sanford pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 11:17 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Sanford | 49-54 |
| 11:01 | East Tennessee State | Billy Quevedo misses the dunk | 49-54 |
| 10:59 | East Tennessee State | Jerome Hale tips it home | 51-54 |
| 10:42 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle misses short on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-54 |
| 10:41 | East Tennessee State | Jordan Lambert gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 10:14 | East Tennessee State | Ricardo Ayala can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 51-54 |
| 10:12 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 09:45 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 09:44 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Ricardo Ayala | 51-54 |
| 09:39 | East Tennessee State | Jerome Hale drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brent Chen and the foul's on David Sanford - foul #2 on David Sanford, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Anthony Holding (SG), Michael Moss (SF), Shawn Decker (PF), Eric Freeman (C) Ricardo Ayala, Jordan Lambert, Billy Quevedo, Brent Chen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Baker (PG), Clinton Parkins (SG), Lowell Bonney (SF), Willie Northington (PF), Nole Favors (C) David Sanford, Jerry Baltazar, Jason Rentschler, Richard Carroll, Lorenzo Caudle | |
| 09:39 | East Tennessee State | Jerome Hale misses the free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:39 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Nole Favors | 53-54 |
| 09:37 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lowell Bonney, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Robert Tomlinson (SG) Jerome Hale | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 09:18 | East Tennessee State | Willie Northington swats the layup by Michael Moss | 53-54 |
| 09:17 | East Tennessee State | Michael Moss tips it in | 55-54 |
| 08:58 | Western Carolina | Nole Favors misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-54 |
| 08:56 | East Tennessee State | Michael Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 08:50 | East Tennessee State | Robert Tomlinson is whistled for a carry | 55-54 |
| 08:29 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Clinton Parkins | 55-57 |
| 08:14 | East Tennessee State | Eric Freeman misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Nole Favors - foul #2 on Nole Favors, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Emmanuel Weber (PG), Ricardo Ayala (SG) Anthony Holding, Robert Tomlinson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum (C) Nole Favors | |
| 08:14 | East Tennessee State | Eric Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 08:14 | East Tennessee State | Eric Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:55 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum can't connect on a runner from the right block | 57-57 |
| 07:53 | East Tennessee State | Shawn Decker gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 07:48 | East Tennessee State | Michael Moss is hacked by Lowell Bonney - foul #4 on Lowell Bonney, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Herman Trinkle (C) Eric Freeman | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar (SG), Jason Rentschler (SF) Clinton Parkins, Lowell Bonney | |
| 07:48 | East Tennessee State | Michael Moss misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:48 | Western Carolina | Willie Northington gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 07:46 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler double dribbles in the backcourt | 57-57 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Emmanuel Weber (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ricardo Ayala (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Moss (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Shawn Decker (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Herman Trinkle (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Walter Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Baltazar (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Rentschler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Northington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Rosenbaum (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | East Tennessee State | Shawn Decker misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 57-57 |
| 07:27 | Western Carolina | Willie Northington pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 07:03 | Western Carolina | Willie Northington blows the layup but he's hacked by Shawn Decker - foul #1 on Shawn Decker, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Anthony Holding (PG) Emmanuel Weber | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Sanford (PG), Richard Carroll (C) Walter Baker, Jason Rentschler | |
| 07:03 | Western Carolina | Willie Northington misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:03 | Western Carolina | Willie Northington misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:03 | East Tennessee State | Shawn Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 06:48 | East Tennessee State | Shawn Decker banks in the layup on a great pass from Ricardo Ayala | 59-57 |
| 06:33 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-57 |
| 06:31 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Carroll | 59-57 |
| 06:11 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Herman Trinkle - foul #5 on Herman Trinkle, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jerome Hale (PG), Jordan Lambert (SF), Billy Quevedo (PF), Eric Freeman (C) Ricardo Ayala, Michael Moss, Shawn Decker, Herman Trinkle | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Clinton Parkins (PG), Lowell Bonney (SF), Nole Favors (C) David Sanford, Harold Rosenbaum, Willie Northington | |
| 06:11 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 06:11 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 06:11 | East Tennessee State | Billy Quevedo snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 06:06 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Holding misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 06:05 | East Tennessee State | Eric Freeman gets the offensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 05:53 | East Tennessee State | Billy Quevedo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Carroll - foul #2 on Richard Carroll, team foul #9 | 59-58 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Robert Tomlinson (SG) Anthony Holding | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Baker (PG), Lorenzo Caudle (C) Jerry Baltazar, Richard Carroll | |
| 05:53 | East Tennessee State | Billy Quevedo makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:53 | East Tennessee State | Billy Quevedo misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:53 | East Tennessee State | Billy Quevedo makes the 3rd free throw | 61-58 |
| 05:33 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney double dribbles | 61-58 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Michael Moss (SF) Robert Tomlinson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler (SF) Walter Baker | |
| 05:04 | East Tennessee State | Jordan Lambert can't connect on a shot from the left side | 61-58 |
| 05:02 | East Tennessee State | Michael Moss grabs the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 04:54 | East Tennessee State | Nole Favors is called for the reach on Jerome Hale - foul #3 on Nole Favors, team foul #10 | 61-58 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Anthony Holding (SG) Jordan Lambert | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Sanford (PG), Richard Carroll (PF) Clinton Parkins, Nole Favors | |
| 04:54 | East Tennessee State | Jerome Hale misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 04:54 | East Tennessee State | Jerome Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 04:39 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll is hacked by Jerome Hale - foul #2 on Jerome Hale, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Robert Tomlinson (SG), Shawn Decker (PF), Brent Chen (C) Jerome Hale, Billy Quevedo, Eric Freeman | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 04:39 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:39 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 04:30 | East Tennessee State | Richard Carroll swats the short shot by Shawn Decker | 62-60 |
| 04:29 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 04:11 | Western Carolina | David Sanford scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Lowell Bonney | 62-62 |
| 04:06 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Holding is fouled in the backcourt by Lowell Bonney - foul #5 on Lowell Bonney, team foul #11 | 62-62 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Baker (PG), Willie Northington (PF) Lowell Bonney, Richard Carroll | |
| 04:06 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Holding makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:06 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Holding makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:41 | Western Carolina | Willie Northington makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Walter Baker | 64-64 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Anthony Holding (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Tomlinson (fresh) SF - Michael Moss (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Shawn Decker (tiring) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Brent Chen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Walter Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Sanford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Rentschler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Northington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Lorenzo Caudle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:28 | East Tennessee State | Michael Moss's floater is tipped away by Jason Rentschler | 64-64 |
| 03:27 | Western Carolina | Willie Northington pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| 03:10 | Western Carolina | Willie Northington hits the finger roll | 64-66 |
| 02:44 | East Tennessee State | Shawn Decker clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Lorenzo Caudle - foul #1 on Lorenzo Caudle, team foul #12 | 64-66 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Emmanuel Weber (PG), Jordan Lambert (SG), Billy Quevedo (SF), Eric Freeman (C) Anthony Holding, Robert Tomlinson, Michael Moss, Brent Chen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Clinton Parkins (PG), Jerry Baltazar (SG), Harold Rosenbaum (SF), Richard Carroll (PF), Nole Favors (C) Walter Baker, David Sanford, Jason Rentschler, Willie Northington, Lorenzo Caudle | |
| 02:44 | East Tennessee State | Shawn Decker misses the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 02:44 | East Tennessee State | Shawn Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:31 | Western Carolina | Clinton Parkins is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Jerry Baltazar | 65-68 |
| 02:31 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jerome Hale (PG), Ricardo Ayala (SG) Emmanuel Weber, Shawn Decker | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Baker (PG) Clinton Parkins | |
| 02:11 | East Tennessee State | Ricardo Ayala misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Nole Favors - foul #4 on Nole Favors, team foul #13 | 65-68 |
| 02:11 | East Tennessee State | Ricardo Ayala makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 02:11 | East Tennessee State | Ricardo Ayala makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 02:09 | Western Carolina | Jerry Baltazar travels in the backcourt | 67-68 |
| 01:57 | East Tennessee State | Ricardo Ayala hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 67-68 |
| 01:56 | Western Carolina | Richard Carroll snags the defensive board | 67-68 |
| 01:56 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Michael Moss (SF), Shawn Decker (PF) Jordan Lambert, Billy Quevedo | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler (SF), Willie Northington (PF), Lorenzo Caudle (C) Harold Rosenbaum, Richard Carroll, Nole Favors | |
| 01:29 | Western Carolina | Willie Northington blows the layup | 67-68 |
| 01:27 | East Tennessee State | Shawn Decker gets the rebound | 67-68 |
| 01:22 | East Tennessee State | Ricardo Ayala is hacked by Walter Baker - foul #4 on Walter Baker, team foul #14 | 67-68 |
| 01:22 | East Tennessee State | Ricardo Ayala makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:22 | East Tennessee State | Ricardo Ayala makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 01:12 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the right block | 69-68 |
| 01:10 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle grabs the offensive board | 69-68 |
| 01:02 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-71 |
| 00:54 | East Tennessee State | Ricardo Ayala's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 69-71 |
| 00:25 | Western Carolina | Willie Northington tips it in | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | East Tennessee State | Ricardo Ayala buries a 3 from the left corner | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle is fouled in the backcourt by Jerome Hale - foul #3 on Jerome Hale, team foul #8 | 72-73 |
| 00:15 | Western Carolina | Lorenzo Caudle misses the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:15 | East Tennessee State | Eric Freeman pulls down the rebound | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | East Tennessee State | Jerome Hale comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 72-73 |
| 00:08 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker pulls down the rebound | 72-73 |
| 00:06 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker is hacked by Jerome Hale in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerome Hale, team foul #9 | 72-73 |
| 00:06 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:06 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:06 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | East Tennessee State | Jerry Baltazar is called for the reach on Ricardo Ayala - foul #2 on Jerry Baltazar, team foul #15 | 72-75 |
| 00:01 | East Tennessee State | Ricardo Ayala makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:01 | East Tennessee State | Ricardo Ayala makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Walter Baker runs out the clock | 74-75 |