| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julian Thorne (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Harman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Brown (fresh) 5 pts. C - Horace Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Eddie Long (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tale Orji (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andy Christian (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Lang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Robert Harman inbounds the ball | 46-34 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope misses the jumper from the right wing | 46-34 |
| 19:46 | UNC Asheville | The rebound goes to Bobby Lang | 46-34 |
| 19:26 | UNC Asheville | Eddie Long clanks a 3 from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 19:25 | UNC Asheville | Andy Christian hits the follow up shot | 46-36 |
| 19:03 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 19:01 | Western Illinois | David Brown hits the follow up shot | 48-36 |
| 18:51 | UNC Asheville | David Williams is hacked by David Brown - foul #3 on David Brown, team foul #1 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Merchant (PF) David Brown | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 18:33 | UNC Asheville | Andy Christian buries a shot from the baseline | 48-38 |
| 18:14 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Tale Orji - foul #1 on Tale Orji, team foul #1 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Mooney (SF) Robert Harman | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 18:14 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 18:14 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne misses the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 18:14 | Western Illinois | John Merchant grabs the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 17:55 | Western Illinois | Tale Orji is called for the reach on Julian Thorne - foul #2 on Tale Orji, team foul #2 | 49-38 |
| 17:38 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope is hacked by Eddie Long - foul #3 on Eddie Long, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson (SG) Julian Thorne | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Leroy Kozikowski (PG), Arnold Wedgeworth (PF) Eddie Long, David Williams | |
| 17:25 | Western Illinois | Bobby Lang blocks the short jumper by John Mooney | 49-38 |
| 17:24 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams tips it home | 51-38 |
| 17:12 | UNC Asheville | Elmer Shope is called for the reach on Andy Christian - foul #3 on Elmer Shope, team foul #2 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Morris Hodge (PG), Willie Hastings (C) Elmer Shope, Horace Adams | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Tony Henriksen (C) Bobby Lang | |
| 17:07 | UNC Asheville | Tony Henriksen misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Morris Hodge - foul #3 on Morris Hodge, team foul #3 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Brandon (PG) Morris Hodge | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 17:07 | UNC Asheville | Tony Henriksen makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 17:07 | UNC Asheville | Tony Henriksen misses the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 17:07 | Western Illinois | John Mooney gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 16:48 | Western Illinois | John Mooney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 16:46 | Western Illinois | John Merchant can't tip it in | 51-39 |
| 16:45 | UNC Asheville | Andy Christian snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| 16:34 | UNC Asheville | Tale Orji hits a floater from the left wing set up by Tony Henriksen | 51-41 |
| 16:09 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Arnold Wedgeworth - foul #1 on Arnold Wedgeworth, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne (SG), Robert Harman (SF), Horace Adams (C) Timothy Brandon, John Mooney, John Merchant | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Sergio Valdez (SG), David Williams (PF) Tale Orji, Andy Christian | |
| 16:09 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings misses the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 16:09 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 16:09 | UNC Asheville | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 15:53 | UNC Asheville | Leroy Kozikowski makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Williams | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Bernard Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julian Thorne (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Harman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Hastings (fresh) 2 reb. C - Horace Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Leroy Kozikowski (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Sergio Valdez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arnold Wedgeworth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Henriksen (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Western Illinois | Arnold Wedgeworth takes the ball from Bernard Henderson | 51-44 |
| 15:19 | UNC Asheville | Leroy Kozikowski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-44 |
| 15:17 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 15:02 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 14:53 | UNC Asheville | Arnold Wedgeworth comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-44 |
| 14:51 | UNC Asheville | Arnold Wedgeworth can't tip it in | 54-44 |
| 14:50 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings grabs the board | 54-44 |
| 14:33 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson is whistled for a carry | 54-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG), David Brown (PF) Bernard Henderson, Willie Hastings | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Eddie Long (PG), Tale Orji (SG), Andy Christian (SF), Greg Fordyce (PF), Bobby Lang (C) Leroy Kozikowski, Sergio Valdez, Arnold Wedgeworth, David Williams, Tony Henriksen | |
| 14:24 | UNC Asheville | Eddie Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Mooney (SF) Robert Harman | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 14:01 | Western Illinois | John Mooney scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Julian Thorne | 56-44 |
| 13:47 | UNC Asheville | Greg Fordyce misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-44 |
| 13:46 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams pulls down the rebound | 56-44 |
| 13:41 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope lays it in on a nice dish by Julian Thorne and the foul's on Eddie Long - foul #4 on Eddie Long, team foul #5 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Morris Hodge (SG), John Merchant (C) Julian Thorne, Horace Adams | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Sergio Valdez (PG) Eddie Long | |
| 13:41 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope makes the free throw | 59-44 |
| 13:17 | UNC Asheville | Tale Orji clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-44 |
| 13:15 | Western Illinois | John Mooney gets the rebound | 59-44 |
| 12:55 | Western Illinois | John Mooney double dribbles | 59-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson (SG), Robert Harman (SF) Morris Hodge, John Mooney | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Leroy Kozikowski (PG), David Williams (PF) Sergio Valdez, Greg Fordyce | |
| 12:42 | UNC Asheville | David Williams travels with the ball | 59-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Horace Adams (C) John Merchant | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 12:18 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams is denied on a layup by Bobby Lang | 59-44 |
| 12:17 | UNC Asheville | Bobby Lang pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| 12:13 | UNC Asheville | Leroy Kozikowski loses the dribble to Elmer Shope in the backcourt | 59-44 |
| 12:02 | Western Illinois | David Brown comes up short on the runner near the basket | 59-44 |
| 12:00 | UNC Asheville | Andy Christian grabs the defensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 11:41 | UNC Asheville | Andy Christian scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 59-46 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Harman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Horace Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Leroy Kozikowski (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Tale Orji (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andy Christian (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Lang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Western Illinois | Bobby Lang denies the turnaround by Horace Adams | 59-46 |
| 11:28 | UNC Asheville | Leroy Kozikowski snags the defensive board | 59-46 |
| 11:03 | UNC Asheville | David Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 59-46 |
| 11:02 | UNC Asheville | David Williams tips it back up and in | 59-48 |
| 10:48 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams is hacked by Bobby Lang - foul #2 on Bobby Lang, team foul #6 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Morris Hodge (PG), Julian Thorne (SG), John Mooney (SF), John Merchant (PF), Willie Hastings (C) Elmer Shope, Bernard Henderson, Robert Harman, David Brown, Horace Adams | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Sergio Valdez (SG), Arnold Wedgeworth (SF), Tony Henriksen (PF), Greg Fordyce (C) Tale Orji, Andy Christian, David Williams, Bobby Lang | |
| 10:39 | Western Illinois | John Mooney misses the shot from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 10:38 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings misses the tip | 59-48 |
| 10:37 | UNC Asheville | The rebound goes to Greg Fordyce | 59-48 |
| 10:31 | UNC Asheville | John Mooney denies the turnaround by Leroy Kozikowski | 59-48 |
| 10:30 | UNC Asheville | Greg Fordyce tips it back up and in | 59-50 |
| 10:12 | Western Illinois | Tony Henriksen denies the turnaround by John Merchant | 59-50 |
| 10:10 | Western Illinois | John Merchant tips it but misses | 59-50 |
| 10:09 | UNC Asheville | Arnold Wedgeworth gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| 10:05 | UNC Asheville | Sergio Valdez makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Arnold Wedgeworth | 59-52 |
| 09:49 | Western Illinois | The jumper by Morris Hodge is denied by Tony Henriksen | 59-52 |
| 09:47 | Western Illinois | John Merchant grabs the offensive board | 59-52 |
| 09:35 | Western Illinois | John Mooney misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-52 |
| 09:34 | UNC Asheville | Greg Fordyce grabs the board | 59-52 |
| 09:30 | UNC Asheville | Sergio Valdez clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 09:28 | Western Illinois | John Merchant grabs the board | 59-52 |
| 09:20 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Willie Hastings, team foul #4 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG), Horace Adams (C) Morris Hodge, Willie Hastings | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Tale Orji (SG), Andy Christian (SF), David Williams (PF) Leroy Kozikowski, Arnold Wedgeworth, Greg Fordyce | |
| 08:58 | UNC Asheville | Julian Thorne picks off the pass by Tale Orji | 59-52 |
| 08:41 | Western Illinois | Tale Orji takes the ball from Horace Adams | 59-52 |
| 08:38 | UNC Asheville | Sergio Valdez hits the finger roll on a great pass from Tale Orji | 59-54 |
| 08:21 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 08:19 | Western Illinois | John Merchant grabs the offensive board | 59-54 |
| 08:03 | Western Illinois | John Merchant drills a jumpshot from the right side | 61-54 |
| 07:52 | UNC Asheville | Andy Christian misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Mooney - foul #1 on John Mooney, team foul #5 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Morris Hodge (PG), Bernard Henderson (SG), Robert Harman (SF), Willie Hastings (PF) Elmer Shope, Julian Thorne, John Mooney, John Merchant | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Eddie Long (PG), Bobby Lang (C) Sergio Valdez, Tony Henriksen | |
| 07:52 | UNC Asheville | Andy Christian makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 07:52 | UNC Asheville | Andy Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 07:31 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson is fouled on the floor by Andy Christian - foul #1 on Andy Christian, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Brown (PF) Willie Hastings | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Arnold Wedgeworth (PF) David Williams | |
| 07:31 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 07:31 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Morris Hodge (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Harman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Horace Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Eddie Long (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tale Orji (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andy Christian (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arnold Wedgeworth (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bobby Lang (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:16 | UNC Asheville | Morris Hodge picks off the pass by Arnold Wedgeworth | 63-56 |
| 07:13 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson hits the finger roll set up by Morris Hodge | 65-56 |
| 07:04 | UNC Asheville | Tale Orji misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 65-56 |
| 07:02 | UNC Asheville | Andy Christian hits the follow up shot | 65-58 |
| 06:44 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams lays it up and in | 67-58 |
| 06:33 | UNC Asheville | Bobby Lang misses the lay-in | 67-58 |
| 06:32 | Western Illinois | David Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 06:11 | Western Illinois | David Brown travels with the ball | 67-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG), Julian Thorne (SG), John Mooney (SF), Willie Hastings (PF), Timothy Brandon (C) Morris Hodge, Bernard Henderson, Robert Harman, David Brown, Horace Adams | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Leroy Kozikowski (SF), David Williams (PF) Tale Orji, Andy Christian | |
| 05:51 | UNC Asheville | David Williams buries a driving attempt from close range | 67-60 |
| 05:29 | Western Illinois | The short jumper by Julian Thorne is denied by David Williams | 67-60 |
| 05:28 | UNC Asheville | Bobby Lang grabs the defensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 05:08 | UNC Asheville | Eddie Long knocks in the jumper from the left side | 67-62 |
| 04:52 | Western Illinois | The jumper by Elmer Shope is denied by Bobby Lang | 67-62 |
| 04:50 | Western Illinois | Timothy Brandon grabs the offensive board | 67-62 |
| 04:35 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 69-62 |
| 04:25 | UNC Asheville | Arnold Wedgeworth is whistled for traveling | 69-62 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson (SG), Robert Harman (SF), David Brown (PF), Horace Adams (C) Julian Thorne, John Mooney, Willie Hastings, Timothy Brandon | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Tale Orji (SG), Andy Christian (SF), Tony Henriksen (PF), Greg Fordyce (C) Eddie Long, Arnold Wedgeworth, David Williams, Bobby Lang | |
| 04:05 | Western Illinois | Andy Christian swats the short shot by Robert Harman | 69-62 |
| 04:04 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson misses the tip | 69-62 |
| 04:03 | UNC Asheville | Greg Fordyce grabs the defensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 03:50 | UNC Asheville | Tale Orji misses short on a floater from the left wing | 69-62 |
| 03:49 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams gets the rebound | 69-62 |
| 03:28 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Robert Harman | 71-62 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Henderson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Harman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Horace Adams (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Leroy Kozikowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Tale Orji (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andy Christian (fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. PF - Tony Henriksen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Greg Fordyce (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:08 | UNC Asheville | Bernard Henderson steals it from Leroy Kozikowski | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:40 | Western Illinois | Robert Harman hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Andy Christian - foul #2 on Andy Christian, team foul #8 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne (SG), John Merchant (PF) Elmer Shope, David Brown | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Eddie Long (PG), David Williams (PF), Bobby Lang (C) Leroy Kozikowski, Tony Henriksen, Greg Fordyce | |
| 02:40 | Western Illinois | Robert Harman makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 02:40 | Western Illinois | Robert Harman makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 02:17 | UNC Asheville | Bobby Lang hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 73-62 |
| 02:16 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Horace Adams | 73-62 |
| 02:16 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-62 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG), John Mooney (SF), David Brown (PF) Bernard Henderson, Robert Harman, John Merchant | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 01:51 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 73-62 |
| 01:50 | UNC Asheville | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 73-62 |
| 01:39 | UNC Asheville | Tale Orji is hacked by Julian Thorne - foul #1 on Julian Thorne, team foul #6 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Morris Hodge (PG), Bernard Henderson (SG), John Merchant (PF), Willie Hastings (C) Elmer Shope, Julian Thorne, David Brown, Horace Adams | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Leroy Kozikowski (PG), Sergio Valdez (SG), Arnold Wedgeworth (SF), Tony Henriksen (PF), Greg Fordyce (C) Eddie Long, Tale Orji, Andy Christian, David Williams, Bobby Lang | |
| 01:28 | UNC Asheville | Leroy Kozikowski is fouled on the floor by Morris Hodge - foul #4 on Morris Hodge, team foul #7 | 73-62 |
| 01:28 | UNC Asheville | Leroy Kozikowski makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 01:28 | UNC Asheville | Leroy Kozikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 01:25 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG), Julian Thorne (SG), Robert Harman (SF), David Brown (PF), Horace Adams (C) Morris Hodge, Bernard Henderson, John Mooney, John Merchant, Willie Hastings | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Eddie Long (PG), Tale Orji (SG), Andy Christian (SF), David Williams (PF), Bobby Lang (C) Leroy Kozikowski, Sergio Valdez, Arnold Wedgeworth, Tony Henriksen, Greg Fordyce | |
| 01:06 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope misses the jumper from the baseline | 73-64 |
| 01:05 | UNC Asheville | David Williams gets the rebound | 73-64 |
| 00:47 | UNC Asheville | David Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-64 |
| 00:46 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne pulls down the rebound | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne is fouled in the backcourt by Eddie Long - foul #5 on Eddie Long, team foul #9 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Merchant (C) Horace Adams | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Leroy Kozikowski (PG) Eddie Long | |
| 00:44 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne misses the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:44 | UNC Asheville | Bobby Lang snags the defensive board | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | UNC Asheville | Bobby Lang double dribbles | 73-64 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson (SG) Julian Thorne | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 00:35 | Western Illinois | Leroy Kozikowski is called for the reach on Elmer Shope in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leroy Kozikowski, team foul #10 | 73-64 |
| 00:35 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:35 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:28 | UNC Asheville | Elmer Shope picks off the pass by Leroy Kozikowski | 75-64 |
| 00:24 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope banks in the layup | 77-64 |
| 00:17 | UNC Asheville | Leroy Kozikowski is fouled on the floor by Elmer Shope - foul #4 on Elmer Shope, team foul #8 | 77-64 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Morris Hodge (PG), John Mooney (SF), Willie Hastings (C) Elmer Shope, Robert Harman, David Brown | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Sergio Valdez (SG), Arnold Wedgeworth (SF), Tony Henriksen (PF), Greg Fordyce (C) Tale Orji, Andy Christian, David Williams, Bobby Lang | |
| 00:17 | UNC Asheville | Leroy Kozikowski makes the 1st free throw | 77-65 |
| 00:17 | UNC Asheville | Leroy Kozikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Morris Hodge runs out the clock | 77-66 |