| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - James Sawyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roderick Sletten (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Russell Barragan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Elam (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Garden (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - William Atkins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Ledezma (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffry Ostrander (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Massengale (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Birkland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Russell Barragan inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Western Carolina | Ryan Garden is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Ryan Garden, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| 19:18 | The Citadel | William Ledezma lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeffry Ostrander and he's fouled by Roderick Sletten - foul #3 on Roderick Sletten, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Petrone (SG) Roderick Sletten | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 19:18 | The Citadel | William Ledezma makes the free throw | 29-39 |
| 18:58 | Western Carolina | David Petrone connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 18:42 | The Citadel | Mark Birkland's floater is tipped away by Joshua Elam | 32-39 |
| 18:41 | Western Carolina | Joshua Elam pulls down the rebound | 32-39 |
| 18:21 | Western Carolina | James Sawyer is fouled on the floor by William Atkins - foul #3 on William Atkins, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Haas (PG) William Atkins | |
| 18:04 | Western Carolina | David Petrone buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-39 |
| 17:46 | The Citadel | James Massengale connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by William Ledezma and he's fouled by Russell Barragan - foul #2 on Russell Barragan, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| 17:46 | The Citadel | James Massengale makes the free throw | 34-42 |
| 17:29 | Western Carolina | James Sawyer hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Russell Barragan | 36-42 |
| 17:15 | The Citadel | James Haas can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-42 |
| 17:14 | The Citadel | James Massengale gets the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 17:02 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by James Massengale | 36-44 |
| 16:50 | Western Carolina | Joshua Elam clanks a shot from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 16:49 | Western Carolina | Ryan Garden snags the offensive board | 36-44 |
| 16:30 | Western Carolina | David Petrone buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Sawyer | 38-44 |
| 16:03 | The Citadel | William Ledezma drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by James Haas | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - James Sawyer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Petrone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Russell Barragan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Elam (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Ryan Garden (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - James Haas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ledezma (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffry Ostrander (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Massengale (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Birkland (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Western Carolina | David Petrone hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Sawyer | 41-46 |
| 15:38 | The Citadel | William Ledezma's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-46 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Douglas Trainor (PG), Roderick Sletten (SG), Johnny Adkins (SF), Robert Arnold (PF), Li-Liang Zheng (C) James Sawyer, David Petrone, Russell Barragan, Joshua Elam, Ryan Garden | |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Atkins (PG), Clyde Bowen (SG), Guillermo Rodriguez (PF), Harold Weingartner (C) William Ledezma, Jeffry Ostrander, James Massengale, Mark Birkland | |
| 15:24 | Western Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Roderick Sletten is blocked by Harold Weingartner | 41-46 |
| 15:23 | The Citadel | Guillermo Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 15:00 | The Citadel | The short jumper by James Haas is denied by Robert Arnold | 41-46 |
| 14:59 | Western Carolina | Li-Liang Zheng snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 14:37 | Western Carolina | Robert Arnold's fadeaway is rejected by Guillermo Rodriguez | 41-46 |
| 14:36 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 14:17 | The Citadel | Clyde Bowen connects on the floater from the left side | 41-48 |
| 14:01 | Western Carolina | Li-Liang Zheng is hacked by William Atkins - foul #4 on William Atkins, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Sawyer (PG) Douglas Trainor | |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Ledezma (SG), Daniel Payne (SF) William Atkins, James Haas | |
| 13:53 | Western Carolina | James Sawyer misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 13:51 | Western Carolina | Johnny Adkins gets the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 13:44 | Western Carolina | Li-Liang Zheng lays it in | 43-48 |
| 13:22 | The Citadel | William Ledezma misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Johnny Adkins - foul #4 on Johnny Adkins, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Petrone (SG), Russell Barragan (SF), Nenad Jezierski (C) Roderick Sletten, Johnny Adkins, Li-Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Massengale (PF), Mark Birkland (C) Daniel Payne, Harold Weingartner | |
| 13:22 | The Citadel | William Ledezma misses the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 13:22 | The Citadel | William Ledezma misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 13:22 | Western Carolina | Robert Arnold snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 13:09 | Western Carolina | James Sawyer is fouled on the floor by William Ledezma - foul #1 on William Ledezma, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ryan Garden (C) Nenad Jezierski | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander (SF) Guillermo Rodriguez | |
| 13:00 | Western Carolina | Clyde Bowen steals the ball from David Petrone | 43-48 |
| 12:47 | The Citadel | William Ledezma knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Massengale | 43-51 |
| 12:27 | Western Carolina | Russell Barragan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Haas (PG), Daniel Payne (SG) Clyde Bowen, William Ledezma | |
| 12:14 | The Citadel | Russell Barragan is called for the reach on James Haas - foul #3 on Russell Barragan, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Roderick Sletten (SG) David Petrone | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 11:56 | The Citadel | James Massengale scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Jeffry Ostrander | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - James Sawyer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roderick Sletten (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Russell Barragan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Arnold (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ryan Garden (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - James Haas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Payne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeffry Ostrander (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Massengale (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Birkland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Western Carolina | Jeffry Ostrander denies the turnaround by Russell Barragan | 43-53 |
| 11:36 | The Citadel | Daniel Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 11:30 | The Citadel | James Haas knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Jeffry Ostrander | 43-55 |
| 11:07 | Western Carolina | Roderick Sletten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-55 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Douglas Trainor (PG), Charles Cook (SF), Joshua Elam (PF), Li-Liang Zheng (C) James Sawyer, Russell Barragan, Robert Arnold, Ryan Garden | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Clyde Bowen (PG), William Ledezma (SG), Guillermo Rodriguez (PF), Harold Weingartner (C) Daniel Payne, Jeffry Ostrander, James Massengale, Mark Birkland | |
| 10:56 | The Citadel | James Haas drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by William Ledezma | 43-57 |
| 10:36 | Western Carolina | Douglas Trainor knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-57 |
| 10:18 | The Citadel | James Haas misses the 3 from the right corner | 46-57 |
| 10:17 | The Citadel | Clyde Bowen tips it back up and in | 46-59 |
| 10:01 | Western Carolina | Li-Liang Zheng is fouled on the floor by Harold Weingartner - foul #1 on Harold Weingartner, team foul #4 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Sawyer (PG), David Petrone (SG), Robert Arnold (PF) Douglas Trainor, Roderick Sletten, Charles Cook | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Daniel Payne (SF) James Haas | |
| 09:34 | Western Carolina | James Sawyer is hacked by Guillermo Rodriguez - foul #3 on Guillermo Rodriguez, team foul #5 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Russell Barragan (SF), Ryan Garden (C) Joshua Elam, Li-Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander (SF), James Massengale (PF) Clyde Bowen, Daniel Payne | |
| 09:16 | Western Carolina | Robert Arnold comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 46-59 |
| 09:15 | The Citadel | Guillermo Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 46-59 |
| 09:09 | The Citadel | Robert Arnold takes the ball from Harold Weingartner | 46-59 |
| 08:54 | Western Carolina | Russell Barragan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 46-59 |
| 08:53 | The Citadel | Guillermo Rodriguez gets the rebound | 46-59 |
| 08:39 | The Citadel | William Ledezma misses the jumper from the right block | 46-59 |
| 08:38 | Western Carolina | Ryan Garden snags the defensive board | 46-59 |
| 08:21 | Western Carolina | Robert Arnold hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from David Petrone and he's hacked by Harold Weingartner - foul #2 on Harold Weingartner, team foul #6 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Haas (PG), Clyde Bowen (SG), Mark Birkland (C) Harold Weingartner, William Ledezma, Guillermo Rodriguez | |
| 08:21 | Western Carolina | Robert Arnold makes the free throw | 49-59 |
| 07:59 | The Citadel | James Massengale is whistled for a carry | 49-59 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Johnny Adkins (SF), Joshua Elam (C) Russell Barragan, Ryan Garden | |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Atkins (PG) Jeffry Ostrander | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - James Sawyer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Petrone (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Johnny Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Joshua Elam (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - William Atkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Clyde Bowen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Haas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Massengale (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Birkland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Western Carolina | James Sawyer can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 07:45 | The Citadel | James Massengale grabs the board | 49-59 |
| 07:24 | The Citadel | James Massengale can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 07:23 | Western Carolina | Robert Arnold snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| 07:04 | Western Carolina | Mark Birkland denies the turnaround by James Sawyer | 49-59 |
| 07:03 | The Citadel | Mark Birkland gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 06:46 | The Citadel | James Massengale misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-59 |
| 06:44 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to Clyde Bowen | 49-59 |
| 06:26 | The Citadel | Joshua Elam is called for the reach on William Atkins - foul #1 on Joshua Elam, team foul #6 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Douglas Trainor (PG), Roderick Sletten (SG), Ryan Garden (C) James Sawyer, David Petrone, Robert Arnold | |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Ledezma (SG), Jeffry Ostrander (SF), Guillermo Rodriguez (PF) Clyde Bowen, James Haas, James Massengale | |
| 06:09 | The Citadel | William Ledezma misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 06:08 | Western Carolina | Ryan Garden gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 05:49 | Western Carolina | Roderick Sletten is hacked by Mark Birkland - foul #1 on Mark Birkland, team foul #7 | 49-59 |
| 05:49 | Western Carolina | Roderick Sletten makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 05:49 | Western Carolina | Roderick Sletten makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 05:29 | The Citadel | William Atkins scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Mark Birkland | 51-62 |
| 05:09 | Western Carolina | Roderick Sletten misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-62 |
| 05:08 | The Citadel | William Atkins grabs the defensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 04:52 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Johnny Adkins - foul #5 on Johnny Adkins, team foul #7 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Sawyer (PG), Russell Barragan (SF), Robert Arnold (PF) Douglas Trainor, Johnny Adkins, Joshua Elam | |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Haas (PG), Harold Weingartner (C) William Atkins, Mark Birkland | |
| 04:52 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 04:52 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:35 | Western Carolina | Ryan Garden makes the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by William Ledezma - foul #2 on William Ledezma, team foul #8 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Massengale (PF) Harold Weingartner | |
| 04:35 | Western Carolina | Ryan Garden makes the free throw | 54-64 |
| 04:14 | The Citadel | Guillermo Rodriguez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-64 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Li-Liang Zheng (C) Ryan Garden | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Clyde Bowen (PG) Jeffry Ostrander | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:59 | Western Carolina | James Sawyer misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 54-64 |
| 03:58 | The Citadel | James Haas grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - James Sawyer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roderick Sletten (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Russell Barragan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Li-Liang Zheng (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Clyde Bowen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Ledezma (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Haas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Massengale (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Guillermo Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:46 | The Citadel | William Ledezma clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-64 |
| 03:45 | The Citadel | Clyde Bowen pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 03:35 | The Citadel | William Ledezma misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-64 |
| 03:33 | The Citadel | James Massengale tips it in | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Western Carolina | James Massengale picks off the pass by James Sawyer | 54-66 |
| 02:47 | The Citadel | James Massengale misses the shot from the left block | 54-66 |
| 02:45 | Western Carolina | Li-Liang Zheng snags the defensive board | 54-66 |
| 02:27 | Western Carolina | Roderick Sletten misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-66 |
| 02:26 | Western Carolina | Li-Liang Zheng tips it back up and in | 56-66 |
| 02:26 | The Citadel | The Citadel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-66 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Petrone (SG), Ryan Garden (C) Roderick Sletten, Li-Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Atkins (PG), Jeffry Ostrander (SF), Mark Birkland (C) Clyde Bowen, James Haas, Guillermo Rodriguez | |
| 02:08 | The Citadel | Mark Birkland lays it in on a great pass from William Ledezma | 56-68 |
| 01:54 | Western Carolina | Russell Barragan connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-68 |
| 01:39 | The Citadel | William Ledezma comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-68 |
| 01:38 | Western Carolina | Robert Arnold grabs the board | 59-68 |
| 01:38 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Roderick Sletten (SG) David Petrone | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 01:31 | Western Carolina | James Sawyer connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:15 | The Citadel | William Atkins blows the layup but he's fouled by Russell Barragan - foul #4 on Russell Barragan, team foul #8 | 62-68 |
| 01:15 | The Citadel | William Atkins misses the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 01:15 | The Citadel | William Atkins makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Western Carolina | Robert Arnold knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | The Citadel | James Massengale misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Russell Barragan - foul #5 on Russell Barragan, team foul #9 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Joshua Elam (SF) Russell Barragan | |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Haas (PG) William Atkins | |
| 00:31 | The Citadel | James Massengale makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:31 | The Citadel | James Massengale misses the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:31 | Western Carolina | Robert Arnold pulls down the rebound | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Western Carolina | Roderick Sletten clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-70 |
| 00:24 | The Citadel | James Haas pulls down the rebound | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | The Citadel | James Sawyer is called for the reach on James Haas in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Sawyer, team foul #10 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Atkins (PG), Guillermo Rodriguez (C) Jeffry Ostrander, Mark Birkland | |
| 00:22 | The Citadel | James Haas makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:22 | The Citadel | James Haas makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:15 | Western Carolina | Roderick Sletten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-72 |
| 00:13 | Western Carolina | Robert Arnold pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-72 |
| 00:11 | Western Carolina | Roderick Sletten hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-72 |
| 00:11 | The Citadel | The Citadel calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-72 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander (SF), Mark Birkland (C) William Atkins, Guillermo Rodriguez | |
| 00:10 | The Citadel | James Haas is hacked by James Sawyer in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Sawyer, team foul #11 | 68-72 |
| 00:10 | The Citadel | James Haas misses the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:10 | The Citadel | James Haas makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:04 | Western Carolina | Roderick Sletten scores on a 3 from the left wing | 71-73 |
| 00:02 | The Citadel | James Haas is hacked by Roderick Sletten in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roderick Sletten, team foul #12 | 71-73 |
| 00:02 | The Citadel | James Haas makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:02 | The Citadel | James Haas makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Joshua Elam comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 71-75 |