| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (fresh) SG - Allen Blosser (fresh) SF - Larry White (fresh) PF - William Chaffins (fresh) C - Jame Holmes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Paul Lincoln (fresh) SG - Neal Hargreaves (fresh) SF - Herbert Terry (fresh) PF - Dustin Rich (fresh) C - David Ward (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Tennessee State | William Chaffins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Chaffins | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln misses short on a shot from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Mark Greene | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from William Chaffins | 5-0 |
| 19:12 | Western Carolina | Herbert Terry misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Larry White - foul #1 on Larry White, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 19:12 | Western Carolina | Herbert Terry makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 19:12 | Western Carolina | Herbert Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 19:02 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Herbert Terry - foul #1 on Herbert Terry, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 19:02 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 19:02 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 18:41 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich's pass is intercepted by Jame Holmes | 7-2 |
| 18:26 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-2 |
| 18:19 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 7-2 |
| 18:18 | East Tennessee State | William Chaffins pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 18:13 | East Tennessee State | Larry White misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-2 |
| 18:11 | East Tennessee State | William Chaffins grabs the offensive board | 7-2 |
| 17:50 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Allen Blosser, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Byron Evans (PG), Fred West (SG), Florencio Costa (SF), Nicholas Harness (PF), John Rollins (C) Mark Greene, Allen Blosser, Larry White, William Chaffins, Jame Holmes | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Philip Body (SF), Walter Phillips (PF), Taylor Smith (C) Herbert Terry, Dustin Rich, David Ward | |
| 17:26 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves is alone and drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Paul Lincoln | 7-4 |
| 17:07 | East Tennessee State | John Rollins can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 7-4 |
| 17:06 | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 17:01 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 17:00 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to John Rollins | 7-4 |
| 16:54 | East Tennessee State | Byron Evans clanks a floater from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 16:52 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Paul Lincoln | 7-4 |
| 16:48 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 7-4 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Chris Kim (C) John Rollins | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Warren (PG), Dustin Rich (PF) Paul Lincoln, Neal Hargreaves | |
| 16:28 | East Tennessee State | David Warren is called for the reach on Florencio Costa - foul #1 on David Warren, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Ronald Cook (SF) Byron Evans, Florencio Costa | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Ward (C) Taylor Smith | |
| 16:19 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Cook drills a shot from the left side | 9-4 |
| 16:01 | Western Carolina | David Warren is whistled for traveling | 9-4 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser (SG), Jame Holmes (C) Fred West, Nicholas Harness | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Curtis France (PG), Herbert Terry (SF) Philip Body, Walter Phillips | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Allen Blosser (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Cook (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris Kim (fresh) C - Jame Holmes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Curtis France (fresh) SG - David Warren (fresh) SF - Herbert Terry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Rich (fresh) C - David Ward (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Greene | 11-4 |
| 15:45 | Western Carolina | Herbert Terry hits a floater from the baseline | 11-6 |
| 15:21 | East Tennessee State | Herbert Terry steps in front of the Mark Greene pass | 11-6 |
| 15:18 | Western Carolina | David Warren hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Herbert Terry | 11-8 |
| 15:16 | East Tennessee State | David Warren steals the ball from Mark Greene in the backcourt | 11-8 |
| 15:15 | Western Carolina | David Warren banks in the layup | 11-10 |
| 15:09 | East Tennessee State | Curtis France steps in front of the Ronald Cook pass | 11-10 |
| 14:46 | Western Carolina | David Warren makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Dustin Rich | 11-12 |
| 14:29 | East Tennessee State | David Warren is called for the reach on Allen Blosser - foul #2 on David Warren, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Fred West (PG), Florencio Costa (SG), Larry White (SF), William Chaffins (PF), Nicholas Harness (C) Mark Greene, Allen Blosser, Ronald Cook, Chris Kim, Jame Holmes | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln (PG), Neal Hargreaves (SG), Philip Body (SF), Walter Phillips (PF), Taylor Smith (C) Curtis France, David Warren, Herbert Terry, Dustin Rich, David Ward | |
| 14:17 | East Tennessee State | Fred West scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Florencio Costa | 14-12 |
| 13:56 | Western Carolina | Philip Body is open and buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Paul Lincoln | 14-14 |
| 13:39 | East Tennessee State | Fred West clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 14-14 |
| 13:37 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Philip Body | 14-14 |
| 13:18 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 13:17 | East Tennessee State | William Chaffins pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 13:13 | East Tennessee State | Florencio Costa hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Fred West | 16-14 |
| 12:49 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 16-14 |
| 12:48 | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith tips it home | 16-16 |
| 12:28 | East Tennessee State | William Chaffins is whistled for a carry | 16-16 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Allen Blosser (SG), John Rollins (PF), Jame Holmes (C) Fred West, Florencio Costa, William Chaffins, Nicholas Harness | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Curtis France (PG), Herbert Terry (SF), Dustin Rich (PF), David Ward (C) Paul Lincoln, Philip Body, Walter Phillips, Taylor Smith | |
| 12:25 | Western Carolina | Larry White picks off the pass by Curtis France in the backcourt | 16-16 |
| 12:13 | East Tennessee State | John Rollins's layup is rejected by Herbert Terry | 16-16 |
| 12:12 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene tips it home | 18-16 |
| 12:08 | Western Carolina | Curtis France makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 11:52 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-19 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Blosser (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Larry White (tiring) PF - John Rollins (fresh) C - Jame Holmes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Curtis France (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Neal Hargreaves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Herbert Terry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dustin Rich (fairly fresh) C - David Ward (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:50 | Western Carolina | John Rollins is called for the reach on Dustin Rich in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Rollins, team foul #3 | 18-19 |
| 11:40 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by John Rollins - foul #2 on John Rollins, team foul #4 | 18-19 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Chaffins (PF) John Rollins | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 11:40 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 11:40 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 11:25 | East Tennessee State | Neal Hargreaves picks off the pass by Mark Greene | 18-21 |
| 11:22 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves banks in the layup | 18-23 |
| 11:12 | East Tennessee State | Jame Holmes is hacked by Neal Hargreaves - foul #1 on Neal Hargreaves, team foul #4 | 18-23 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Ronald Cook (SF) Larry White | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln (PG) Neal Hargreaves | |
| 11:02 | East Tennessee State | William Chaffins can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 18-23 |
| 11:00 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene snags the offensive board | 18-23 |
| 10:45 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Greene and the foul's on Curtis France - foul #1 on Curtis France, team foul #5 | 20-23 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Fred West (PG), Nicholas Harness (PF) Mark Greene, William Chaffins | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves (SG) Curtis France | |
| 10:45 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser makes the free throw | 21-23 |
| 10:26 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves misses the runner from the baseline | 21-23 |
| 10:24 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves grabs the offensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 10:11 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich is by himself and knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Neal Hargreaves | 21-25 |
| 09:58 | East Tennessee State | Paul Lincoln steps in front of the Allen Blosser pass | 21-25 |
| 09:55 | Western Carolina | Herbert Terry lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Lincoln | 21-27 |
| 09:45 | East Tennessee State | Fred West makes the floater from the right wing set up by Nicholas Harness | 23-27 |
| 09:43 | Western Carolina | Herbert Terry is hacked by Allen Blosser in the backcourt - foul #2 on Allen Blosser, team foul #5 | 23-27 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Florencio Costa (SF), Chris Kim (PF) Allen Blosser, Ronald Cook, Jame Holmes | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Terry Markham (PG), Philip Body (SF), Walter Phillips (PF) Paul Lincoln, Herbert Terry, Dustin Rich | |
| 09:34 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-27 |
| 09:32 | Western Carolina | Philip Body tips it home | 23-29 |
| 09:14 | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Harness comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 09:13 | Western Carolina | Philip Body grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 09:10 | Western Carolina | Terry Markham throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-29 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Chaffins (PF) Nicholas Harness | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith (PF), Curtis France (C) Neal Hargreaves, David Ward | |
| 08:52 | East Tennessee State | Terry Markham is called for the reach on Mark Greene - foul #1 on Terry Markham, team foul #6 | 23-29 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Byron Evans (PG) Mark Greene | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 08:32 | East Tennessee State | Chris Kim is denied on a layup by Curtis France | 23-29 |
| 08:30 | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 08:05 | Western Carolina | Curtis France comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-29 |
| 08:04 | East Tennessee State | William Chaffins snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 07:59 | East Tennessee State | Fred West clanks a jumper in the lane | 23-29 |
| 07:58 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Walter Phillips | 23-29 |
| 07:32 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips can't throw it down but the foul's on William Chaffins - foul #1 on William Chaffins, team foul #6 | 23-29 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Larry White (SF), Nicholas Harness (PF), Jame Holmes (C) Byron Evans, Florencio Costa, William Chaffins, Chris Kim | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln (PG), Neal Hargreaves (SG), Herbert Terry (SF), Dustin Rich (PF) Terry Markham, Philip Body, Curtis France, Taylor Smith | |
| 07:32 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 07:32 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred West (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry White (fairly fresh) PF - Nicholas Harness (fresh) C - Jame Holmes (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Paul Lincoln (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Neal Hargreaves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Terry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dustin Rich (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Walter Phillips (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:22 | East Tennessee State | Larry White hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-30 |
| 07:21 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips pulls down the rebound | 23-30 |
| 07:03 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich misses the driving attempt from the right block | 23-30 |
| 07:02 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips snags the offensive board | 23-30 |
| 06:54 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves is fouled on the floor by Fred West - foul #1 on Fred West, team foul #7 | 23-30 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Ronald Cook (SG) Fred West | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Ward (C) Walter Phillips | |
| 06:54 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves misses the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 06:54 | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Harness pulls down the rebound | 23-30 |
| 06:32 | East Tennessee State | Larry White comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 06:30 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Cook hits the follow up shot | 25-30 |
| 06:01 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 25-30 |
| 05:59 | Western Carolina | Herbert Terry grabs the offensive board | 25-30 |
| 05:44 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves misses the 3 from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 05:42 | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Harness pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 05:36 | East Tennessee State | Jame Holmes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-30 |
| 05:34 | East Tennessee State | Jame Holmes gets the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 05:16 | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Harness throws it down set up by Mark Greene | 27-30 |
| 05:14 | Western Carolina | Herbert Terry is hacked by Larry White in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry White, team foul #8 | 27-30 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Byron Evans (PG), Fred West (SG), Florencio Costa (SF), William Chaffins (PF) Mark Greene, Ronald Cook, Larry White, Nicholas Harness | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Philip Body (SG), Curtis France (C) Neal Hargreaves, David Ward | |
| 05:14 | Western Carolina | Herbert Terry misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:14 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Jame Holmes | 27-30 |
| 04:53 | East Tennessee State | Florencio Costa makes the shot from the left wing set up by Fred West and he's hacked by Herbert Terry - foul #2 on Herbert Terry, team foul #7 | 29-30 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith (C) Herbert Terry | |
| 04:53 | East Tennessee State | Florencio Costa misses the free throw | 29-30 |
| 04:53 | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 04:35 | Western Carolina | Philip Body is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-33 |
| 04:08 | East Tennessee State | Jame Holmes blows the layup but the foul's on Taylor Smith - foul #1 on Taylor Smith, team foul #8 | 29-33 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Harness (PF) William Chaffins | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Terry Markham (PG), David Ward (C) Paul Lincoln, Dustin Rich | |
| 04:08 | East Tennessee State | Jame Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 04:08 | East Tennessee State | Jame Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 04:05 | Western Carolina | Florencio Costa takes the ball from Philip Body in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| 03:54 | East Tennessee State | Jame Holmes is hacked by David Ward - foul #1 on David Ward, team foul #9 | 30-33 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Allen Blosser (SG), John Rollins (PF) Byron Evans, Fred West, Nicholas Harness | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Warren (SG), Walter Phillips (PF) Taylor Smith, David Ward | |
| 03:54 | East Tennessee State | Jame Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 03:54 | East Tennessee State | Jame Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 03:39 | Western Carolina | David Warren misses the easy layup | 32-33 |
| 03:37 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 03:21 | Western Carolina | Philip Body buries a jump hook in the paint | 32-35 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Blosser (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Florencio Costa (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Rollins (fresh) C - Jame Holmes (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Terry Markham (fresh) SG - David Warren (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Philip Body (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Phillips (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis France (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:07 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene is hacked by Terry Markham - foul #2 on Terry Markham, team foul #10 | 32-35 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Ronald Cook (SF), Chris Kim (C) Florencio Costa, Jame Holmes | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich (PF), David Ward (C) Philip Body, Curtis France | |
| 03:07 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 03:07 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 02:52 | Western Carolina | David Ward's layup is rejected by John Rollins | 33-35 |
| 02:51 | East Tennessee State | John Rollins pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 02:47 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 33-35 |
| 02:45 | East Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Greene | 33-35 |
| 02:31 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 02:29 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Dustin Rich | 33-35 |
| 02:25 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 02:23 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to John Rollins | 33-35 |
| 02:18 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 02:17 | Western Carolina | David Warren snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 02:13 | Western Carolina | David Warren misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 02:12 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips tips it but misses | 33-35 |
| 02:11 | Western Carolina | David Warren tips it back up and in | 33-37 |
| 01:46 | East Tennessee State | Chris Kim is denied on a layup by Dustin Rich | 33-37 |
| 01:45 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser hits the follow up shot | 35-37 |
| 01:25 | Western Carolina | David Warren clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Allen Blosser - foul #3 on Allen Blosser, team foul #9 | 35-37 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Byron Evans (PG), Fred West (SG), Larry White (SF), William Chaffins (PF), Nicholas Harness (C) Mark Greene, Allen Blosser, Ronald Cook, John Rollins, Chris Kim | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln (PG), Philip Body (SF), Taylor Smith (PF), Curtis France (C) Terry Markham, Walter Phillips, Dustin Rich, David Ward | |
| 01:25 | Western Carolina | David Warren makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 01:25 | Western Carolina | David Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 01:14 | East Tennessee State | Larry White connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred West | 38-39 |
| 00:56 | Western Carolina | Philip Body misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on William Chaffins - foul #2 on William Chaffins, team foul #10 | 38-39 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves (SG) David Warren | |
| 00:56 | Western Carolina | Philip Body makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 00:56 | Western Carolina | Philip Body makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 00:40 | East Tennessee State | Larry White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-41 |
| 00:29 | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 00:27 | East Tennessee State | William Chaffins grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 00:02 | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Harness connects on the floater from the free throw line | 40-41 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Philip Body misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 40-41 |