| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Fred West (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Florencio Costa (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry White (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Harness (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jame Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Warren (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neal Hargreaves (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Sykes (fresh) PF - Walter Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Tennessee State | Larry White inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:51 | East Tennessee State | Larry White drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Florencio Costa and the foul's on Larry Sykes - foul #3 on Larry Sykes, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Curtis France (SF) Larry Sykes | |
| 19:51 | East Tennessee State | Larry White makes the free throw | 34-31 |
| 19:33 | Western Carolina | David Ward knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Neal Hargreaves | 34-33 |
| 19:28 | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Harness is fouled on the floor by Walter Phillips - foul #1 on Walter Phillips, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| 19:18 | East Tennessee State | Fred West misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 19:17 | Western Carolina | David Ward gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 19:15 | Western Carolina | David Warren throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-33 |
| 18:59 | East Tennessee State | Fred West misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 18:57 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 18:53 | Western Carolina | Curtis France connects on the runner in the paint | 34-35 |
| 18:34 | East Tennessee State | Curtis France steps in front of the Florencio Costa pass | 34-35 |
| 18:32 | Western Carolina | Larry White takes the ball from Neal Hargreaves in the backcourt | 34-35 |
| 18:12 | East Tennessee State | Fred West loses the ball out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Byron Evans (PG), Ronald Cook (SG), Christopher Russel (SF), John Rollins (C) Fred West, Florencio Costa, Larry White, Jame Holmes | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith (PF), Timothy Terry (C) Walter Phillips, David Ward | |
| 17:57 | Western Carolina | David Warren can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 17:55 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Harness | 34-35 |
| 17:49 | East Tennessee State | John Rollins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's hacked by Timothy Terry - foul #1 on Timothy Terry, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Chris Kim (C) Nicholas Harness | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Scott Nees (PG), Robert Eudy (SG), Charlie Leger (SF) David Warren, Neal Hargreaves, Curtis France | |
| 17:49 | East Tennessee State | John Rollins makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 17:49 | East Tennessee State | John Rollins makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 17:49 | East Tennessee State | John Rollins makes the 3rd free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:46 | Western Carolina | Byron Evans picks off the pass by Charlie Leger in the backcourt | 37-35 |
| 17:40 | East Tennessee State | Robert Eudy takes the ball from Ronald Cook | 37-35 |
| 17:36 | Western Carolina | Scott Nees hits the finger roll set up by Robert Eudy | 37-37 |
| 17:32 | East Tennessee State | Taylor Smith steals the ball from Byron Evans | 37-37 |
| 17:13 | Western Carolina | Robert Eudy comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 17:12 | East Tennessee State | Byron Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 17:06 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Cook misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 17:05 | East Tennessee State | Chris Kim grabs the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 16:45 | East Tennessee State | John Rollins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 16:44 | East Tennessee State | Chris Kim snags the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 16:39 | East Tennessee State | Chris Kim misses short on a floater from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 16:38 | East Tennessee State | Byron Evans tips it but misses | 37-37 |
| 16:36 | Western Carolina | Charlie Leger grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 16:16 | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith is open and scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Charlie Leger | 37-39 |
| 15:57 | East Tennessee State | Scott Nees is called for the reach on Ronald Cook - foul #2 on Scott Nees, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Fred West (PG), Florencio Costa (SG), Larry White (SF), Nicholas Harness (PF), Jame Holmes (C) Byron Evans, Ronald Cook, Christopher Russel, John Rollins, Chris Kim | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Warren (PG), Neal Hargreaves (SG), Larry Sykes (SF), Walter Phillips (PF), David Ward (C) Scott Nees, Robert Eudy, Charlie Leger, Taylor Smith, Timothy Terry | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Fred West (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Florencio Costa (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Nicholas Harness (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jame Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Warren (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neal Hargreaves (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Sykes (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Walter Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | East Tennessee State | Larry White scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred West | 40-39 |
| 15:42 | Western Carolina | Florencio Costa is called for the reach on David Warren in the backcourt - foul #3 on Florencio Costa, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| 15:34 | Western Carolina | David Ward can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 40-39 |
| 15:33 | Western Carolina | David Ward snags the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 15:18 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left block | 40-39 |
| 15:17 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Jame Holmes | 40-39 |
| 15:12 | East Tennessee State | Fred West misses short on a 3 from straight away | 40-39 |
| 15:11 | East Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Jame Holmes | 40-39 |
| 14:53 | East Tennessee State | Jame Holmes hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 40-39 |
| 14:51 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Larry Sykes | 40-39 |
| 14:49 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Darnell Milliron (SG), Joseph Gearhart (SF) Florencio Costa, Larry White | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 14:38 | East Tennessee State | Walter Phillips is called for the reach on Nicholas Harness - foul #2 on Walter Phillips, team foul #5 | 40-39 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Byron Evans (SG) Darnell Milliron | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 14:12 | East Tennessee State | Fred West makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Gearhart | 43-39 |
| 13:58 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves is alone and drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by David Warren | 43-42 |
| 13:32 | East Tennessee State | Byron Evans misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 13:31 | Western Carolina | David Ward grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 13:18 | Western Carolina | David Ward knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from David Warren | 43-44 |
| 12:56 | East Tennessee State | Joseph Gearhart comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 43-44 |
| 12:54 | East Tennessee State | Jame Holmes pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 12:26 | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Harness misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 12:25 | East Tennessee State | Fred West pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 12:09 | East Tennessee State | A charge is called on Nicholas Harness - foul #3 on Nicholas Harness, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Ronald Cook (PG), Florencio Costa (SG), Larry White (SF), John Rollins (PF), Chris Kim (C) Fred West, Byron Evans, Joseph Gearhart, Nicholas Harness, Jame Holmes | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Curtis France (PG), Scott Nees (SG), Charlie Leger (SF), Taylor Smith (PF), Timothy Terry (C) David Warren, Neal Hargreaves, Larry Sykes, Walter Phillips, David Ward | |
| 11:45 | Western Carolina | Timothy Terry hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 11:44 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Chris Kim | 43-44 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Ronald Cook (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Florencio Costa (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Rollins (fresh) 5 pts. C - Chris Kim (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Curtis France (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Scott Nees (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charlie Leger (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Taylor Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Terry (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | East Tennessee State | Larry White misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 11:24 | Western Carolina | Scott Nees grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 11:01 | Western Carolina | Charlie Leger is fouled on the floor by Chris Kim - foul #2 on Chris Kim, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| 10:39 | Western Carolina | Scott Nees hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Charlie Leger | 43-47 |
| 10:34 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Cook can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-47 |
| 10:32 | East Tennessee State | John Rollins tips it back up and in | 45-47 |
| 10:25 | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith is by himself and knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Scott Nees | 45-49 |
| 10:10 | East Tennessee State | Curtis France steals the ball from John Rollins | 45-49 |
| 10:08 | Western Carolina | Charlie Leger is called for traveling in the backcourt | 45-49 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Byron Evans (PG), Darnell Milliron (SG), Christopher Russel (SF), Nicholas Harness (PF), Jame Holmes (C) Ronald Cook, Florencio Costa, Larry White, John Rollins, Chris Kim | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Eudy (PG), Neal Hargreaves (SG), Larry Sykes (SF), Walter Phillips (PF), David Ward (C) Curtis France, Scott Nees, Charlie Leger, Taylor Smith, Timothy Terry | |
| 09:56 | East Tennessee State | Darnell Milliron can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 09:54 | East Tennessee State | Darnell Milliron snags the offensive board | 45-49 |
| 09:39 | East Tennessee State | Christopher Russel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Fred West (PG) Darnell Milliron | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Warren (PG) Robert Eudy | |
| 09:37 | Western Carolina | Byron Evans is called for the reach on Walter Phillips in the backcourt - foul #2 on Byron Evans, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| 09:28 | Western Carolina | Nicholas Harness denies the turnaround by David Ward | 45-49 |
| 09:27 | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Harness pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 09:09 | East Tennessee State | Fred West is fouled on the floor by David Warren - foul #3 on David Warren, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| 08:54 | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Harness misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 08:53 | Western Carolina | David Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 08:40 | Western Carolina | David Warren makes the floater from the right side | 45-51 |
| 08:20 | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Harness makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Christopher Russel | 48-51 |
| 08:00 | Western Carolina | David Ward slams it home | 48-53 |
| 07:40 | East Tennessee State | Jame Holmes misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 07:38 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Fred West (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Byron Evans (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Russel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nicholas Harness (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jame Holmes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Warren (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Neal Hargreaves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Sykes (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Walter Phillips (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Ward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes double dribbles in the backcourt | 48-53 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Ronald Cook (PG), Florencio Costa (SG), Larry White (SF), John Rollins (PF), Chris Kim (C) Fred West, Byron Evans, Christopher Russel, Nicholas Harness, Jame Holmes | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Curtis France (PG), Scott Nees (SG), Charlie Leger (SF), Taylor Smith (PF), Timothy Terry (C) David Warren, Neal Hargreaves, Larry Sykes, Walter Phillips, David Ward | |
| 07:13 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Cook comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 07:11 | East Tennessee State | Larry White snags the offensive board | 48-53 |
| 06:54 | East Tennessee State | Florencio Costa dunks the ball on a nice dish by Ronald Cook and he's fouled by Scott Nees - foul #3 on Scott Nees, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| 06:54 | East Tennessee State | Florencio Costa misses the free throw | 50-53 |
| 06:54 | Western Carolina | Timothy Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 06:35 | Western Carolina | Charlie Leger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Darnell Milliron (PG), Joseph Gearhart (SF), Nicholas Harness (PF) Ronald Cook, Larry White, Chris Kim | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 06:16 | East Tennessee State | Charlie Leger takes the ball from Nicholas Harness | 50-53 |
| 06:14 | Western Carolina | Florencio Costa steals the ball from Scott Nees in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| 06:06 | East Tennessee State | Joseph Gearhart buries a runner from the left block | 52-53 |
| 05:51 | Western Carolina | Curtis France misses the shot from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 05:50 | East Tennessee State | Joseph Gearhart grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 05:31 | East Tennessee State | Taylor Smith is called for the reach on Joseph Gearhart - foul #2 on Taylor Smith, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Fred West (PG), Byron Evans (SG), Chris Kim (C) Darnell Milliron, Florencio Costa, John Rollins | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Warren (PG), Neal Hargreaves (SG), Larry Sykes (SF), David Ward (C) Curtis France, Scott Nees, Charlie Leger, Timothy Terry | |
| 05:31 | East Tennessee State | Joseph Gearhart misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 05:31 | Western Carolina | David Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 05:25 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves is fouled on the floor by Chris Kim - foul #3 on Chris Kim, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry White (SF), Ronald Cook (C) Joseph Gearhart, Nicholas Harness | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips (PF) Taylor Smith | |
| 05:07 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips drills a floater from close range | 52-55 |
| 04:56 | East Tennessee State | Chris Kim can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 52-55 |
| 04:54 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 04:28 | Western Carolina | Chris Kim picks off the pass by Walter Phillips | 52-55 |
| 04:02 | East Tennessee State | Fred West can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-55 |
| 04:01 | Western Carolina | David Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 03:37 | Western Carolina | Byron Evans takes the ball from Neal Hargreaves | 52-55 |
| 03:37 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Florencio Costa (SG), Christopher Russel (SF), Nicholas Harness (PF), Jame Holmes (C) Byron Evans, Larry White, Chris Kim, Ronald Cook | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Curtis France (SF), Taylor Smith (PF), Timothy Terry (C) Larry Sykes, Walter Phillips, David Ward | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Fred West (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Florencio Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Russel (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nicholas Harness (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jame Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Warren (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Neal Hargreaves (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis France (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Taylor Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Terry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Harness's pass is intercepted by David Warren | 52-55 |
| 02:55 | Western Carolina | Nicholas Harness blocks the short jumper by Taylor Smith | 52-55 |
| 02:54 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Harness | 52-55 |
| 02:48 | East Tennessee State | Christopher Russel misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-55 |
| 02:46 | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 02:43 | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith's pass is intercepted by Fred West in the backcourt | 52-55 |
| 02:41 | East Tennessee State | Fred West throws it down | 54-55 |
| 02:37 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves is hacked by Florencio Costa in the backcourt - foul #4 on Florencio Costa, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Ward (C) Timothy Terry | |
| 02:26 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves misses the wide open driving attempt in the paint | 54-55 |
| 02:25 | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith grabs the offensive board | 54-55 |
| 02:07 | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith is open and buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Curtis France | 54-57 |
| 01:40 | East Tennessee State | Jame Holmes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 01:38 | Western Carolina | Curtis France grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 01:38 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry White (SF) Christopher Russel | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes (SF), Walter Phillips (PF) Curtis France, Taylor Smith | |
| 01:14 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jame Holmes - foul #1 on Jame Holmes, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| 01:14 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 01:14 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:52 | East Tennessee State | Larry White scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Fred West | 56-58 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 56-58 |
| 00:29 | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Harness scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Fred West | 58-58 |
| 00:02 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 00:01 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes tips it home | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | East Tennessee State | Fred West misses short on a fullcourt shot | 58-60 |