| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - William Atkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Ledezma (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffry Ostrander (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Massengale (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Birkland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - James Sawyer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roderick Sletten (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Barragan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Arnold (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ryan Garden (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | The Citadel | James Massengale clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-28 |
| 19:46 | Western Carolina | Robert Arnold pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 19:28 | Western Carolina | Roderick Sletten misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 30-28 |
| 19:27 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 18:59 | The Citadel | Mark Birkland hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Ledezma and he's hacked by Roderick Sletten - foul #3 on Roderick Sletten, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Petrone (SG) Roderick Sletten | |
| 18:59 | The Citadel | Mark Birkland misses the free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:59 | Western Carolina | Robert Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:40 | Western Carolina | Ryan Garden misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Birkland - foul #2 on Mark Birkland, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 18:40 | Western Carolina | Ryan Garden misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:40 | Western Carolina | Ryan Garden makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:21 | The Citadel | William Ledezma drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from William Atkins | 34-29 |
| 18:05 | Western Carolina | Russell Barragan misses short on a floater from the right block | 34-29 |
| 18:04 | The Citadel | James Massengale snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 17:57 | The Citadel | William Ledezma misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Petrone - foul #2 on David Petrone, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| 17:57 | The Citadel | William Ledezma makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:57 | The Citadel | William Ledezma misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:57 | Western Carolina | Ryan Garden grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 17:45 | Western Carolina | David Petrone misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 17:43 | Western Carolina | Ryan Garden tips it home | 35-31 |
| 17:29 | The Citadel | Mark Birkland knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from William Atkins | 37-31 |
| 17:05 | Western Carolina | William Ledezma steps in front of the David Petrone pass | 37-31 |
| 16:41 | The Citadel | William Ledezma loses the ball out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Haas (PG), Clyde Bowen (SG), Daniel Payne (SF), Guillermo Rodriguez (PF), Harold Weingartner (C) William Atkins, William Ledezma, Jeffry Ostrander, James Massengale, Mark Birkland | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Douglas Trainor (PG), Joshua Elam (SF), Li-Liang Zheng (C) James Sawyer, Russell Barragan, Ryan Garden | |
| 16:23 | Western Carolina | Douglas Trainor is fouled on the floor by Clyde Bowen - foul #1 on Clyde Bowen, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Cook (SG) David Petrone | |
| 16:08 | Western Carolina | Charles Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski (C) Robert Arnold | |
| 15:59 | The Citadel | Guillermo Rodriguez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 15:58 | Western Carolina | Joshua Elam snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - James Haas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Bowen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Payne (fresh) PF - Guillermo Rodriguez (fresh) 5 reb. C - Harold Weingartner (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Douglas Trainor (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Cook (fresh) SF - Joshua Elam (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Li-Liang Zheng (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nenad Jezierski (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Western Carolina | Li-Liang Zheng buries a floater from the left block and the foul's on Guillermo Rodriguez - foul #1 on Guillermo Rodriguez, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Sawyer (PG), Roderick Sletten (SG), Johnny Adkins (SF) Douglas Trainor, Charles Cook, Nenad Jezierski | |
| 15:52 | Western Carolina | Li-Liang Zheng makes the free throw | 37-34 |
| 15:36 | The Citadel | James Haas is hacked by Johnny Adkins - foul #4 on Johnny Adkins, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Cook (SF) Johnny Adkins | |
| 15:11 | The Citadel | Clyde Bowen drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harold Weingartner | 39-34 |
| 14:56 | Western Carolina | Roderick Sletten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 14:54 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 14:38 | The Citadel | Charles Cook is called for the reach on Guillermo Rodriguez - foul #1 on Charles Cook, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Atkins (PG), William Ledezma (SG), Jeffry Ostrander (SF), James Massengale (PF), Mark Birkland (C) James Haas, Clyde Bowen, Daniel Payne, Guillermo Rodriguez, Harold Weingartner | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Russell Barragan (SF), Robert Arnold (PF), Ryan Garden (C) Charles Cook, Joshua Elam, Li-Liang Zheng | |
| 14:23 | The Citadel | William Atkins clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on James Sawyer - foul #3 on James Sawyer, team foul #5 | 39-34 |
| 14:23 | The Citadel | William Atkins misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 14:23 | The Citadel | William Atkins makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 14:00 | Western Carolina | Russell Barragan is hacked by Mark Birkland - foul #3 on Mark Birkland, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Douglas Trainor (PG) James Sawyer | |
| 13:31 | Western Carolina | Robert Arnold makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Douglas Trainor | 40-36 |
| 13:26 | The Citadel | William Ledezma buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from William Atkins and he's fouled by Roderick Sletten - foul #4 on Roderick Sletten, team foul #6 | 42-36 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Petrone (SG) Roderick Sletten | |
| 13:26 | The Citadel | William Ledezma makes the free throw | 43-36 |
| 13:15 | Western Carolina | Russell Barragan is whistled for a carry | 43-36 |
| 12:55 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Birkland | 45-36 |
| 12:51 | Western Carolina | William Ledezma picks off the pass by David Petrone | 45-36 |
| 12:47 | The Citadel | William Ledezma jams it | 47-36 |
| 12:27 | Western Carolina | David Petrone drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Trainor | 47-39 |
| 12:17 | The Citadel | William Ledezma makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Mark Birkland | 50-39 |
| 11:56 | Western Carolina | Douglas Trainor misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 11:55 | The Citadel | William Atkins snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - William Atkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Ledezma (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffry Ostrander (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Massengale (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Birkland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Douglas Trainor (fresh) 5 ast. SG - David Petrone (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Barragan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ryan Garden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:48 | The Citadel | David Petrone steals the ball from James Massengale | 50-39 |
| 11:28 | Western Carolina | Douglas Trainor is fouled on the floor by William Atkins - foul #3 on William Atkins, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Haas (PG), Clyde Bowen (SG), Daniel Payne (SF), Guillermo Rodriguez (PF), Harold Weingartner (C) William Atkins, William Ledezma, Jeffry Ostrander, James Massengale, Mark Birkland | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Sawyer (PG), Joshua Elam (SF), Li-Liang Zheng (C) Douglas Trainor, Russell Barragan, Ryan Garden | |
| 11:06 | Western Carolina | Joshua Elam loses the dribble to James Haas | 50-39 |
| 10:43 | The Citadel | James Sawyer picks off the pass by Clyde Bowen | 50-39 |
| 10:26 | Western Carolina | David Petrone knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Sawyer | 50-42 |
| 10:22 | The Citadel | James Haas lays it up and in set up by Harold Weingartner | 52-42 |
| 09:57 | Western Carolina | David Petrone is whistled for traveling | 52-42 |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Ledezma (SG), James Massengale (PF) Daniel Payne, Harold Weingartner | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Cook (SG), Russell Barragan (SF) David Petrone, Robert Arnold | |
| 09:42 | The Citadel | Joshua Elam steals it from Clyde Bowen | 52-42 |
| 09:28 | Western Carolina | Russell Barragan can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Ledezma - foul #3 on William Ledezma, team foul #6 | 52-42 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Mark Birkland (C) Clyde Bowen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 09:28 | Western Carolina | Russell Barragan makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 09:28 | Western Carolina | Russell Barragan misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 09:28 | Western Carolina | Li-Liang Zheng grabs the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 09:04 | Western Carolina | Li-Liang Zheng hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 52-43 |
| 09:02 | The Citadel | James Massengale grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 08:57 | The Citadel | William Ledezma knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by James Haas | 54-43 |
| 08:46 | Western Carolina | Joshua Elam comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-43 |
| 08:45 | Western Carolina | James Sawyer can't tip it in | 54-43 |
| 08:43 | The Citadel | Guillermo Rodriguez gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 08:35 | The Citadel | William Ledezma's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-43 |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Atkins (PG), Jeffry Ostrander (SF) James Haas, Guillermo Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Arnold (PF), Ryan Garden (C) Joshua Elam, Li-Liang Zheng | |
| 08:21 | Western Carolina | Russell Barragan clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 54-43 |
| 08:19 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 08:09 | The Citadel | Mark Birkland lays it in on a nice dish by William Atkins and he's fouled by Charles Cook - foul #2 on Charles Cook, team foul #7 | 56-43 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner (PF) James Massengale | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Douglas Trainor (PG), David Petrone (SG) James Sawyer, Russell Barragan | |
| 08:09 | The Citadel | Mark Birkland makes the free throw | 57-43 |
| 07:49 | Western Carolina | Harold Weingartner swats the short shot by David Petrone | 57-43 |
| 07:47 | Western Carolina | Robert Arnold tips it but misses | 57-43 |
| 07:45 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander snags the defensive board | 57-43 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - William Atkins (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Ledezma (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jeffry Ostrander (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Harold Weingartner (fresh) 2 stl. C - Mark Birkland (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Douglas Trainor (fresh) 5 ast. SG - David Petrone (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Cook (fresh) PF - Robert Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Ryan Garden (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:32 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-43 |
| 07:31 | The Citadel | William Atkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 07:19 | The Citadel | Mark Birkland clanks a floater near the basket | 57-43 |
| 07:18 | Western Carolina | Ryan Garden gets the rebound | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:13 | Western Carolina | David Petrone hits a floater from the left wing set up by Douglas Trainor and he's fouled by Mark Birkland - foul #4 on Mark Birkland, team foul #7 | 57-45 |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Haas (SG), Guillermo Rodriguez (PF) William Ledezma, Mark Birkland | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Sawyer (PG), Johnny Adkins (SF) Douglas Trainor, Charles Cook | |
| 07:13 | Western Carolina | David Petrone makes the free throw | 57-46 |
| 06:54 | The Citadel | James Haas knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Harold Weingartner | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:39 | Western Carolina | Johnny Adkins misses the lay-in | 59-46 |
| 06:37 | Western Carolina | Ryan Garden snags the offensive board | 59-46 |
| 06:22 | Western Carolina | Ryan Garden comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 59-46 |
| 06:21 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 06:05 | The Citadel | James Haas makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Guillermo Rodriguez | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:45 | Western Carolina | James Sawyer buries a shot in the lane | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:38 | The Citadel | Guillermo Rodriguez can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 62-48 |
| 05:36 | The Citadel | William Atkins tips it in | 64-48 |
| 05:28 | Western Carolina | Robert Arnold is called for traveling | 64-48 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Clyde Bowen (PG), William Ledezma (SG), James Massengale (PF), Mark Birkland (C) William Atkins, Jeffry Ostrander, Guillermo Rodriguez, Harold Weingartner | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Roderick Sletten (SG), Joshua Elam (PF), Li-Liang Zheng (C) David Petrone, Robert Arnold, Ryan Garden | |
| 05:06 | The Citadel | James Haas connects on the floater from the left side set up by Clyde Bowen | 66-48 |
| 04:53 | Western Carolina | Roderick Sletten scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-51 |
| 04:27 | The Citadel | James Massengale makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Clyde Bowen | 68-51 |
| 04:08 | Western Carolina | Johnny Adkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-51 |
| 04:07 | The Citadel | Mark Birkland grabs the board | 68-51 |
| 04:02 | The Citadel | William Ledezma clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-51 |
| 04:00 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Birkland | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | The Citadel | Clyde Bowen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-51 |
| 03:38 | The Citadel | James Massengale tips it but misses | 68-51 |
| 03:36 | Western Carolina | Johnny Adkins gets the rebound | 68-51 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Clyde Bowen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Ledezma (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Haas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Massengale (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Birkland (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - James Sawyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roderick Sletten (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Johnny Adkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joshua Elam (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Li-Liang Zheng (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Western Carolina | William Ledezma picks off the pass by Li-Liang Zheng | 68-51 |
| 02:49 | The Citadel | James Haas is called for 5 seconds | 68-51 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner (PG), Daniel Payne (SG), Guillermo Rodriguez (PF), Timothy Reynolds (C) Clyde Bowen, William Ledezma, James Massengale, Mark Birkland | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Douglas Trainor (PG), David Petrone (SG), Russell Barragan (SF), Nenad Jezierski (PF) James Sawyer, Roderick Sletten, Johnny Adkins, Li-Liang Zheng | |
| 02:33 | Western Carolina | Russell Barragan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-51 |
| 02:32 | The Citadel | Guillermo Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 68-51 |
| 02:08 | The Citadel | Daniel Payne scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Haas | 70-51 |
| 01:50 | Western Carolina | David Petrone hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 70-51 |
| 01:49 | The Citadel | Timothy Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 70-51 |
| 01:34 | The Citadel | Guillermo Rodriguez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-51 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Clyde Bowen (SG) Timothy Reynolds | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Li-Liang Zheng (C) Nenad Jezierski | |
| 01:23 | Western Carolina | Russell Barragan hits a jumper from the right wing | 70-53 |
| 01:08 | The Citadel | James Haas double dribbles | 70-53 |
| 00:59 | Western Carolina | Joshua Elam scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Douglas Trainor | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | The Citadel | Daniel Payne connects on the turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Joshua Elam - foul #1 on Joshua Elam, team foul #8 | 72-56 |
| 00:30 | The Citadel | Daniel Payne makes the free throw | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Western Carolina | David Petrone misses short on a floater from the right wing | 73-56 |
| 00:22 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner gets the rebound | 73-56 |
| 00:00 | The Citadel | James Haas runs out the clock | 73-56 |