| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Carl Brandon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Pedraza (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Damien Brennan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Norris Portillo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Luis Escobar (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Matta (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Green (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Tennessee State | David Matta inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:41 | East Tennessee State | Luis Escobar buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Timothy King and he's hacked by Peter Jackson - foul #1 on Peter Jackson, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| 19:41 | East Tennessee State | Luis Escobar makes the free throw | 38-33 |
| 19:27 | Western Carolina | Rodney Pedraza scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-33 |
| 19:10 | East Tennessee State | Robert Green is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Green, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| 18:59 | Western Carolina | Damien Brennan connects on the turnaround in the lane and the foul's on John Davis - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| 18:59 | Western Carolina | Damien Brennan makes the free throw | 44-33 |
| 18:40 | East Tennessee State | David Matta knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Timothy King | 44-36 |
| 18:37 | Western Carolina | Carl Brandon loses the dribble to Timothy King in the backcourt | 44-36 |
| 18:20 | East Tennessee State | Robert Green is fouled on the floor by Norris Portillo - foul #2 on Norris Portillo, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Joseph Barcus (PG), Thomas Monroy (SG), John Gigliotti (SF), Stephen Ring (PF) Carl Brandon, Peter Jackson, Rodney Pedraza, Damien Brennan | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Terry Huot (PG), David Marmon (SG), Michael Green (SF), William Pringle (PF), Ronald Mattocks (C) Luis Escobar, Timothy King, David Matta, John Davis, Robert Green | |
| 18:15 | East Tennessee State | Terry Huot scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by David Marmon | 44-38 |
| 17:54 | Western Carolina | Norris Portillo misses short on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by David Marmon - foul #2 on David Marmon, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| 17:54 | Western Carolina | Norris Portillo makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 17:54 | Western Carolina | Norris Portillo misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 17:54 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Mattocks gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 17:41 | East Tennessee State | Terry Huot misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Norris Portillo - foul #3 on Norris Portillo, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rodney Pedraza (SF) Norris Portillo | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 17:41 | East Tennessee State | Terry Huot makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 17:41 | East Tennessee State | Terry Huot misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 17:41 | Western Carolina | Stephen Ring snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 17:28 | Western Carolina | Rodney Pedraza misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 17:26 | East Tennessee State | William Pringle snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 17:22 | East Tennessee State | David Marmon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 17:20 | East Tennessee State | William Pringle tips it in | 45-41 |
| 16:57 | Western Carolina | Thomas Monroy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 16:55 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Mattocks grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 16:48 | East Tennessee State | Terry Huot hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from William Pringle | 45-43 |
| 16:28 | Western Carolina | Rodney Pedraza hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Monroy | 47-43 |
| 16:09 | East Tennessee State | Thomas Monroy picks off the pass by Terry Huot | 47-43 |
| 16:05 | Western Carolina | Ronald Mattocks steps in front of the Joseph Barcus pass in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| 15:55 | East Tennessee State | William Pringle clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 15:54 | Western Carolina | Thomas Monroy grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Joseph Barcus (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Monroy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Rodney Pedraza (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Gigliotti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Stephen Ring (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Terry Huot (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Marmon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Pringle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Mattocks (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Western Carolina | Rodney Pedraza connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by John Gigliotti | 49-43 |
| 15:41 | East Tennessee State | Joseph Barcus is called for the reach on Terry Huot - foul #1 on Joseph Barcus, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Carl Brandon (PG), Peter Jackson (SG), Lynn Brice (SF), Damien Brennan (PF), Norris Portillo (C) Joseph Barcus, Thomas Monroy, Rodney Pedraza, John Gigliotti, Stephen Ring | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Luis Escobar (PG), Timothy King (SG), David Matta (SF), John Davis (PF), Robert Green (C) Terry Huot, David Marmon, Michael Green, William Pringle, Ronald Mattocks | |
| 15:28 | East Tennessee State | Robert Green lays it in set up by David Matta | 49-45 |
| 15:26 | Western Carolina | Lynn Brice is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Escobar - foul #2 on Luis Escobar, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| 15:07 | Western Carolina | Damien Brennan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-45 |
| 14:51 | East Tennessee State | John Davis knocks in the shot from the right side | 49-47 |
| 14:40 | Western Carolina | Carl Brandon scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Peter Jackson and he's hacked by Luis Escobar - foul #3 on Luis Escobar, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| 14:40 | Western Carolina | Carl Brandon makes the free throw | 52-47 |
| 14:14 | East Tennessee State | Timothy King hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Matta | 52-50 |
| 13:46 | Western Carolina | Lynn Brice clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-50 |
| 13:45 | East Tennessee State | John Davis pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 13:38 | East Tennessee State | Timothy King banks in the layup set up by Robert Green | 52-52 |
| 13:34 | Western Carolina | Carl Brandon is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 13:33 | East Tennessee State | John Davis pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 13:29 | East Tennessee State | David Matta drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Luis Escobar | 52-55 |
| 13:11 | Western Carolina | Lynn Brice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Joseph Barcus (PG), Thomas Monroy (SG), Rodney Pedraza (SF), Stephen Ring (PF) Carl Brandon, Peter Jackson, Lynn Brice, Damien Brennan | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Sanon (PG), Gary Hove (SG) Luis Escobar, Timothy King | |
| 12:48 | East Tennessee State | Robert Green hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 52-55 |
| 12:47 | Western Carolina | Stephen Ring grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 12:36 | Western Carolina | Rodney Pedraza misses short on an open 3 from the right corner | 52-55 |
| 12:35 | Western Carolina | Norris Portillo tips it back up and in | 54-55 |
| 12:18 | East Tennessee State | Norris Portillo takes the ball from John Davis | 54-55 |
| 12:01 | Western Carolina | Joseph Barcus buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Rodney Pedraza | 56-55 |
| 11:53 | East Tennessee State | Robert Green scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by David Matta | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Joseph Barcus (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Monroy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Rodney Pedraza (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Ring (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Norris Portillo (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - William Sanon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Hove (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Matta (tiring) 11 pts. PF - John Davis (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Green (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Western Carolina | Norris Portillo hits a runner from close range set up by Stephen Ring and he's fouled by Robert Green - foul #2 on Robert Green, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Gigliotti (SF) Rodney Pedraza | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Luis Escobar (PG), David Marmon (SG), Terry Huot (SF), Michael Green (C) William Sanon, Gary Hove, David Matta, Robert Green | |
| 11:46 | Western Carolina | Norris Portillo misses the free throw | 58-57 |
| 11:46 | East Tennessee State | Michael Green grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 11:34 | East Tennessee State | David Marmon clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-57 |
| 11:33 | East Tennessee State | John Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 11:15 | East Tennessee State | Norris Portillo swats the short shot by John Davis | 58-57 |
| 11:14 | East Tennessee State | Michael Green hits the follow up shot | 58-59 |
| 10:51 | Western Carolina | John Gigliotti knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Barcus | 61-59 |
| 10:30 | East Tennessee State | John Davis buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by David Marmon | 61-62 |
| 10:28 | Western Carolina | Joseph Barcus loses the dribble to Michael Green in the backcourt | 61-62 |
| 10:23 | East Tennessee State | John Davis comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 61-62 |
| 10:21 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to John Gigliotti | 61-62 |
| 10:17 | Western Carolina | Thomas Monroy is hacked by David Marmon in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Marmon, team foul #7 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Carl Brandon (PG), Rodney Pedraza (SF), Damien Brennan (PF), Lynn Brice (C) Joseph Barcus, John Gigliotti, Stephen Ring, Norris Portillo | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Timothy King (SG), Gary Hove (SF), William Pringle (PF), Ronald Mattocks (C) David Marmon, Terry Huot, John Davis, Michael Green | |
| 10:17 | Western Carolina | Thomas Monroy misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 10:17 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Mattocks grabs the board | 61-62 |
| 10:04 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Mattocks comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 61-62 |
| 10:02 | Western Carolina | Damien Brennan gets the rebound | 61-62 |
| 09:41 | Western Carolina | Lynn Brice drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Carl Brandon | 63-62 |
| 09:18 | East Tennessee State | Timothy King clanks a 3 from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 09:16 | Western Carolina | Damien Brennan grabs the board | 63-62 |
| 08:59 | Western Carolina | Lynn Brice misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 63-62 |
| 08:57 | Western Carolina | Thomas Monroy gets the offensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 08:36 | Western Carolina | Rodney Pedraza hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Carl Brandon | 66-62 |
| 08:23 | East Tennessee State | Luis Escobar drills a jumper from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 08:10 | Western Carolina | Lynn Brice buries a jumper from the left side | 68-64 |
| 07:57 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Mattocks hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Damien Brennan - foul #2 on Damien Brennan, team foul #5 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Joseph Barcus (PG), Peter Jackson (SG), John Gigliotti (SF), Stephen Ring (C) Carl Brandon, Thomas Monroy, Rodney Pedraza, Lynn Brice | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Terry Huot (PG), David Marmon (SG), David Matta (SF), Michael Green (PF) Luis Escobar, Timothy King, Gary Hove, William Pringle | |
| 07:57 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Mattocks misses the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 07:57 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Mattocks makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Joseph Barcus (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Gigliotti (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Damien Brennan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Ring (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Terry Huot (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Marmon (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Matta (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Michael Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Mattocks (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Western Carolina | John Gigliotti can't finish the uncontested layup | 68-65 |
| 07:42 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to David Matta | 68-65 |
| 07:29 | East Tennessee State | Terry Huot clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-65 |
| 07:28 | Western Carolina | Stephen Ring gets the rebound | 68-65 |
| 07:25 | Western Carolina | Joseph Barcus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-65 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Robert Green (C) Ronald Mattocks | |
| 07:11 | East Tennessee State | Damien Brennan blocks the short jumper by Michael Green | 68-65 |
| 07:10 | East Tennessee State | Michael Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 06:56 | East Tennessee State | Robert Green knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by David Marmon | 68-67 |
| 06:34 | Western Carolina | Joseph Barcus banks in the layup set up by John Gigliotti | 70-67 |
| 06:20 | East Tennessee State | Terry Huot hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Marmon | 70-69 |
| 05:57 | Western Carolina | John Gigliotti misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-69 |
| 05:55 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Damien Brennan | 70-69 |
| 05:36 | Western Carolina | Stephen Ring loses the dribble to Robert Green | 70-69 |
| 05:18 | East Tennessee State | David Matta hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 70-69 |
| 05:17 | East Tennessee State | Michael Green grabs the offensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 04:53 | East Tennessee State | Robert Green hits a jumper from close range set up by Michael Green | 70-71 |
| 04:36 | Western Carolina | Peter Jackson knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from John Gigliotti | 72-71 |
| 04:18 | East Tennessee State | Terry Huot is hacked by Stephen Ring - foul #2 on Stephen Ring, team foul #6 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Carl Brandon (PG), Rodney Pedraza (SF), Lynn Brice (PF), Norris Portillo (C) Joseph Barcus, John Gigliotti, Damien Brennan, Stephen Ring | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Sanon (PG), Timothy King (SG), Gary Hove (SF), John Davis (PF) Terry Huot, David Marmon, David Matta, Michael Green | |
| 04:07 | East Tennessee State | Robert Green hits a runner in the paint | 72-73 |
| 04:05 | Western Carolina | Carl Brandon is hacked by William Sanon in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Sanon, team foul #8 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Pringle (C) Robert Green | |
| 04:05 | Western Carolina | Carl Brandon makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 04:05 | Western Carolina | Carl Brandon makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 03:54 | East Tennessee State | John Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Lynn Brice - foul #4 on Lynn Brice, team foul #7 | 74-73 |
| 03:54 | East Tennessee State | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 03:54 | East Tennessee State | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Carl Brandon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Jackson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rodney Pedraza (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lynn Brice (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. C - Norris Portillo (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - William Sanon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Hove (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - William Pringle (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Western Carolina | Rodney Pedraza misses the wide open shot from the left wing | 74-75 |
| 03:38 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to William Pringle | 74-75 |
| 03:22 | East Tennessee State | William Pringle misses the lay-in | 74-75 |
| 03:20 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Peter Jackson | 74-75 |
| 03:03 | Western Carolina | Rodney Pedraza can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by William Sanon - foul #3 on William Sanon, team foul #9 | 74-75 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Monroy (SG) Peter Jackson | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Luis Escobar (PG), Robert Green (C) William Sanon, William Pringle | |
| 03:03 | Western Carolina | Rodney Pedraza makes the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 03:03 | Western Carolina | Rodney Pedraza makes the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 02:52 | East Tennessee State | John Davis makes the jump hook in the paint | 76-77 |
| 02:49 | Western Carolina | Thomas Monroy travels in the backcourt | 76-77 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Michael Miles (PG), John Gigliotti (PF) Carl Brandon, Lynn Brice | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | David Matta (SF) Gary Hove | |
| 02:38 | East Tennessee State | John Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 76-77 |
| 02:37 | Western Carolina | John Gigliotti gets the rebound | 76-77 |
| 02:33 | Western Carolina | Michael Miles is fouled on the floor by Luis Escobar - foul #4 on Luis Escobar, team foul #10 | 76-77 |
| 02:33 | Western Carolina | Michael Miles makes the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 02:33 | Western Carolina | Michael Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 02:15 | East Tennessee State | Norris Portillo takes the ball from David Matta | 78-77 |
| 02:12 | Western Carolina | Timothy King steps in front of the Rodney Pedraza pass in the backcourt | 78-77 |
| 02:02 | East Tennessee State | David Matta clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 78-77 |
| 02:00 | Western Carolina | John Gigliotti grabs the board | 78-77 |
| 01:58 | Western Carolina | Timothy King is called for the reach on Rodney Pedraza in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy King, team foul #11 | 78-77 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Carl Brandon (PG), Peter Jackson (SG), Damien Brennan (PF) Michael Miles, Thomas Monroy, John Gigliotti | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 01:58 | Western Carolina | Rodney Pedraza makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 01:58 | Western Carolina | Rodney Pedraza misses the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 01:58 | East Tennessee State | John Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 79-77 |
| 01:36 | East Tennessee State | Carl Brandon is called for the reach on Luis Escobar - foul #1 on Carl Brandon, team foul #8 | 79-77 |
| 01:36 | East Tennessee State | Luis Escobar makes the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 01:36 | East Tennessee State | Luis Escobar makes the 2nd free throw | 79-79 |
| 01:18 | Western Carolina | Damien Brennan hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-79 |
| 01:16 | East Tennessee State | Timothy King gets the rebound | 79-79 |
| 01:10 | East Tennessee State | Robert Green misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-79 |
| 01:09 | Western Carolina | Damien Brennan grabs the defensive rebound | 79-79 |
| 00:46 | Western Carolina | The jump hook by Damien Brennan is blocked by Robert Green | 79-79 |
| 00:44 | East Tennessee State | John Davis gets the rebound | 79-79 |
| 00:39 | East Tennessee State | Timothy King clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 79-79 |
| 00:37 | Western Carolina | Rodney Pedraza gets the rebound | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Western Carolina | Peter Jackson misses the wide open jumper from the right wing | 79-79 |
| 00:16 | East Tennessee State | Robert Green snags the defensive board | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:11 | East Tennessee State | Luis Escobar misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 79-79 |
| 00:09 | Western Carolina | Damien Brennan grabs the board | 79-79 |
| 00:09 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 79-79 |
| 00:02 | Western Carolina | Carl Brandon clanks a floater near the basket | 79-79 |
| 00:01 | Western Carolina | Norris Portillo hits the follow up shot | 81-79 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | East Tennessee State | Timothy King misses long on a fullcourt shot | 81-79 |