| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Ronald Earls (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Earl Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Butler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Phoenix (fresh) 5 reb. C - Bobby Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Curtis France (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Neal Hargreaves (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Sykes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Appalachian State | Chris Butler inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Appalachian State | Curtis France steals the ball from Earl Ray | 29-35 |
| 19:18 | Western Carolina | Curtis France clanks a 3 from straight away | 29-35 |
| 19:17 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves tips it but misses | 29-35 |
| 19:16 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 19:01 | Appalachian State | Chris Butler comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-35 |
| 19:00 | Appalachian State | Bobby Clark gets the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 18:51 | Appalachian State | Earl Ray drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-35 |
| 18:37 | Western Carolina | Curtis France misses the dunk but he's fouled by Bobby Clark - foul #1 on Bobby Clark, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 18:37 | Western Carolina | Curtis France makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 18:37 | Western Carolina | Curtis France misses the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 18:37 | Appalachian State | Bobby Clark grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 18:21 | Appalachian State | Chris Butler knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Walter Phoenix | 34-36 |
| 18:01 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 17:59 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to David Ward | 34-36 |
| 17:44 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes is called for traveling | 34-36 |
| 17:29 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 17:28 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Curtis France | 34-36 |
| 17:12 | Western Carolina | David Ward blows the layup | 34-36 |
| 17:11 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Walter Phoenix | 34-36 |
| 16:47 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix makes the shot from the left block | 36-36 |
| 16:45 | Western Carolina | Curtis France loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-36 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | James Selman (SG), Edwin Degraw (SF), Micheal Beasley (PF), William Robertson (C) Earl Ray, Chris Butler, Walter Phoenix, Bobby Clark | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Scott Nees (PG), Charlie Leger (SF), Taylor Smith (PF), Timothy Terry (C) Curtis France, Larry Sykes, Walter Phillips, David Ward | |
| 16:29 | Appalachian State | Edwin Degraw is fouled on the floor by Taylor Smith - foul #1 on Taylor Smith, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 16:15 | Appalachian State | Micheal Beasley double dribbles | 36-36 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Emmitt Blauser (SG) Ronald Earls | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Eudy (SG) Neal Hargreaves | |
| 16:03 | Western Carolina | Robert Eudy misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 16:01 | Appalachian State | William Robertson pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - James Selman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Emmitt Blauser (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edwin Degraw (fresh) PF - Micheal Beasley (fresh) C - William Robertson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Scott Nees (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Eudy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charlie Leger (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Taylor Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Terry (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Appalachian State | James Selman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Earl Ray (SG), Claude Lynch (C) Emmitt Blauser, Edwin Degraw | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Warren (PG), Curtis France (SG), David Ward (C) Robert Eudy, Charlie Leger, Timothy Terry | |
| 15:50 | Western Carolina | James Selman is called for the reach on David Warren in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Selman, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| 15:44 | Western Carolina | Curtis France misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Selman - foul #2 on James Selman, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| 15:44 | Western Carolina | Curtis France misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:44 | Western Carolina | Curtis France makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:18 | Appalachian State | James Selman connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Earl Ray | 39-37 |
| 15:09 | Western Carolina | Curtis France misses long on a jumper from the right block | 39-37 |
| 15:08 | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 14:58 | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls (PG), Chris Butler (SF), Bobby Clark (PF) James Selman, Micheal Beasley, William Robertson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves (SG), Larry Sykes (SF), Walter Phillips (PF) Curtis France, Scott Nees, Taylor Smith | |
| 14:45 | Appalachian State | Bobby Clark hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 39-37 |
| 14:44 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 14:18 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 39-37 |
| 14:16 | Appalachian State | Bobby Clark gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 14:10 | Appalachian State | Bobby Clark hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Walter Phillips - foul #1 on Walter Phillips, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| 14:10 | Appalachian State | Bobby Clark misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 14:10 | Appalachian State | Bobby Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 14:10 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 13:47 | Western Carolina | David Ward loses the dribble to Claude Lynch | 39-37 |
| 13:39 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-37 |
| 13:22 | Western Carolina | David Ward misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 41-37 |
| 13:20 | Appalachian State | Bobby Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:10 | Appalachian State | Chris Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | James Selman (SG), Micheal Beasley (SF), Walter Phoenix (PF) Earl Ray, Chris Butler, Claude Lynch | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith (PF), Timothy Terry (C) Walter Phillips, David Ward | |
| 12:46 | Western Carolina | David Warren buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Sykes | 41-40 |
| 12:24 | Appalachian State | James Selman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 12:23 | Western Carolina | David Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 12:03 | Western Carolina | David Warren's fadeaway is rejected by Micheal Beasley | 41-40 |
| 12:01 | Western Carolina | David Warren tips it home | 41-42 |
| 11:45 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Micheal Beasley | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Ronald Earls (fresh) 11 pts. SG - James Selman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Micheal Beasley (fresh) PF - Walter Phoenix (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Bobby Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Warren (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Neal Hargreaves (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Sykes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Taylor Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Terry (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-42 |
| 11:20 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 10:58 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 10:57 | Appalachian State | Bobby Clark snags the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 10:39 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls is hacked by Taylor Smith - foul #2 on Taylor Smith, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Earl Ray (SG), Chris Butler (SF), Claude Lynch (C) Ronald Earls, Walter Phoenix, Bobby Clark | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Curtis France (PG), Scott Nees (SG), Charlie Leger (SF), Walter Phillips (PF), David Ward (C) David Warren, Neal Hargreaves, Larry Sykes, Taylor Smith, Timothy Terry | |
| 10:22 | Appalachian State | Chris Butler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 10:20 | Appalachian State | The offensive rebound goes to Micheal Beasley | 44-42 |
| 10:01 | Appalachian State | Micheal Beasley is whistled for traveling | 44-42 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Emmitt Blauser (PG), William Robertson (PF) James Selman, Micheal Beasley | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 09:33 | Western Carolina | Charlie Leger can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 44-42 |
| 09:32 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Claude Lynch | 44-42 |
| 09:19 | Appalachian State | Earl Ray buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Claude Lynch | 47-42 |
| 09:00 | Western Carolina | Charlie Leger scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Curtis France | 47-44 |
| 08:44 | Appalachian State | The short jumper by William Robertson is denied by David Ward | 47-44 |
| 08:42 | Western Carolina | Curtis France grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 08:18 | Western Carolina | Curtis France buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Charlie Leger | 47-46 |
| 07:56 | Appalachian State | Emmitt Blauser scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Claude Lynch | 50-46 |
| 07:36 | Western Carolina | Scott Nees misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 07:35 | Appalachian State | Chris Butler gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Emmitt Blauser (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Earl Ray (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Chris Butler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Robertson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Claude Lynch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Curtis France (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Nees (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Leger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Appalachian State | Emmitt Blauser misses the shot from the right side | 50-46 |
| 07:30 | Western Carolina | Curtis France grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 07:18 | Western Carolina | Emmitt Blauser picks off the pass by Curtis France | 50-46 |
| 07:02 | Appalachian State | Earl Ray misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-46 |
| 07:00 | Appalachian State | William Robertson gets the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 06:51 | Appalachian State | Earl Ray misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 06:50 | Western Carolina | Charlie Leger pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 06:31 | Western Carolina | The jump hook by Curtis France is blocked by Claude Lynch | 50-46 |
| 06:30 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Phillips | 50-46 |
| 06:07 | Western Carolina | Scott Nees hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Ward | 50-48 |
| 05:51 | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch's pass is intercepted by Walter Phillips | 50-48 |
| 05:51 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-48 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls (PG), Micheal Beasley (SF), Walter Phoenix (PF), Bobby Clark (C) Emmitt Blauser, Chris Butler, William Robertson, Claude Lynch | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Warren (PG), Neal Hargreaves (SG), Larry Sykes (SF), Taylor Smith (PF) Curtis France, Scott Nees, Charlie Leger, Walter Phillips | |
| 05:43 | Western Carolina | Ronald Earls steals it from Larry Sykes | 50-48 |
| 05:40 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls hits the finger roll | 52-48 |
| 05:29 | Western Carolina | David Warren clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 05:27 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to David Ward | 52-48 |
| 05:12 | Western Carolina | David Warren knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Taylor Smith | 52-50 |
| 04:54 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls is fouled on the floor by Neal Hargreaves - foul #2 on Neal Hargreaves, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| 04:38 | Appalachian State | Earl Ray comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-50 |
| 04:36 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 04:18 | Western Carolina | David Ward hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Micheal Beasley - foul #2 on Micheal Beasley, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | James Selman (SG), Chris Butler (SF) Earl Ray, Micheal Beasley | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips (PF) Taylor Smith | |
| 04:18 | Western Carolina | David Ward makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 04:18 | Western Carolina | David Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 03:59 | Appalachian State | Chris Butler is fouled on the floor by Larry Sykes - foul #3 on Larry Sykes, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch (C) Bobby Clark | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith (C) David Ward | |
| 03:43 | Appalachian State | Chris Butler hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Walter Phoenix | 54-52 |
| 03:27 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 03:25 | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Ronald Earls (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Selman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Chris Butler (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Phoenix (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Claude Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Warren (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Neal Hargreaves (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Sykes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Taylor Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Appalachian State | James Selman misses the 3 from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 03:05 | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 02:42 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 54-52 |
| 02:41 | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 02:37 | Appalachian State | Chris Butler hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Larry Sykes - foul #4 on Larry Sykes, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Earl Ray (SG), Bobby Clark (PF) James Selman, Walter Phoenix | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Curtis France (SF), David Ward (C) Larry Sykes, Taylor Smith | |
| 02:37 | Appalachian State | Chris Butler misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 02:37 | Appalachian State | Chris Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 02:14 | Western Carolina | Curtis France misses the jumper from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 02:12 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips tips it back up and in | 55-54 |
| 02:04 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but the foul's on David Warren - foul #4 on David Warren, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Micheal Beasley (SF), William Robertson (C) Chris Butler, Claude Lynch | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Eudy (SG), Scott Nees (SF), Charlie Leger (PF) David Warren, Neal Hargreaves, Walter Phillips | |
| 02:04 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:04 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 02:04 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls misses the 3rd free throw | 57-54 |
| 02:04 | Western Carolina | David Ward gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 02:04 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| 01:55 | Western Carolina | Robert Eudy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 01:54 | Appalachian State | William Robertson grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 01:54 | Appalachian State | Appalachian State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Chris Butler (SF), Walter Phoenix (PF), Claude Lynch (C) Micheal Beasley, Bobby Clark, William Robertson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Warren (PG), Neal Hargreaves (SG), Larry Sykes (SF), Walter Phillips (PF) Curtis France, Robert Eudy, Scott Nees, Charlie Leger | |
| 01:33 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls misses short on a floater from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 01:31 | Western Carolina | David Ward snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 01:19 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-54 |
| 01:17 | Appalachian State | Chris Butler snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 00:59 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls banks in the layup set up by Walter Phoenix | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Western Carolina | David Ward knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Warren | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Appalachian State | Walter Phillips is called for the reach on Walter Phoenix - foul #2 on Walter Phillips, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| 00:21 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:21 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Neal Hargreaves | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Western Carolina | David Warren clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-57 |
| 00:13 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix is hacked by Neal Hargreaves in the backcourt - foul #3 on Neal Hargreaves, team foul #9 | 59-57 |
| 00:11 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:11 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:11 | Western Carolina | David Ward snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 00:03 | Western Carolina | David Warren buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Phillips | 60-60 |
| 00:03 | Appalachian State | Appalachian State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Ronald Earls (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. SG - Earl Ray (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Chris Butler (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Phoenix (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Claude Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Warren (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Neal Hargreaves (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Sykes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Walter Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - David Ward (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes wins the tip | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:43 | Western Carolina | David Warren misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 04:42 | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 04:23 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 62-60 |
| 04:03 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Walter Phoenix - foul #1 on Walter Phoenix, team foul #5 | 62-60 |
| 04:03 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:03 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:46 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Chris Butler | 65-62 |
| 03:26 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips is called for 5 seconds | 65-62 |
| 03:14 | Appalachian State | Chris Butler makes the floater from the right side set up by Ronald Earls | 67-62 |
| 02:54 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves is fouled on the floor by Walter Phoenix - foul #2 on Walter Phoenix, team foul #6 | 67-62 |
| 02:40 | Western Carolina | David Warren is called for a charge - foul #5 on David Warren, team foul #10 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Bobby Clark (PF) Walter Phoenix | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Curtis France (PG) David Warren | |
| 02:21 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 02:20 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 02:10 | Western Carolina | David Ward clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-62 |
| 02:08 | Appalachian State | Bobby Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 01:43 | Appalachian State | Chris Butler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-62 |
| 01:42 | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch snags the offensive board | 67-62 |
| 01:24 | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by David Ward - foul #2 on David Ward, team foul #11 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix (PF) Bobby Clark | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 01:24 | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 01:24 | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch misses the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 01:24 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Walter Phillips | 68-62 |
| 01:19 | Western Carolina | Curtis France hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Neal Hargreaves | 68-64 |
| 01:08 | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-64 |
| 01:06 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Larry Sykes | 68-64 |
| 00:54 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Curtis France | 68-66 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Ronald Earls (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Earl Ray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Chris Butler (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Phoenix (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Claude Lynch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Curtis France (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Neal Hargreaves (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Sykes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Walter Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - David Ward (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Appalachian State | Chris Butler is hacked by Larry Sykes - foul #5 on Larry Sykes, team foul #12 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Scott Nees (SF) Larry Sykes | |
| 00:30 | Appalachian State | Chris Butler makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:30 | Appalachian State | Chris Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:30 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Walter Phillips | 69-66 |
| 00:30 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| 00:26 | Western Carolina | Curtis France is hacked by Ronald Earls in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Earls, team foul #7 | 69-66 |
| 00:26 | Western Carolina | Curtis France misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:26 | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch snags the defensive board | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch is hacked by Neal Hargreaves in the backcourt - foul #4 on Neal Hargreaves, team foul #13 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | James Selman (SG) Earl Ray | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:24 | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:24 | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 70-66 |
| 00:18 | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch pulls down the rebound | 70-66 |
| 00:16 | Appalachian State | Curtis France is called for the reach on Claude Lynch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Curtis France, team foul #14 | 70-66 |
| 00:16 | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:16 | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:13 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Earl Ray (SG) James Selman | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:11 | Western Carolina | Curtis France hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Neal Hargreaves | 71-69 |
| 00:08 | Appalachian State | Earl Ray is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis France - foul #2 on Curtis France, team foul #15 | 71-69 |
| 00:08 | Appalachian State | Earl Ray makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:08 | Appalachian State | Earl Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:01 | Western Carolina | Claude Lynch is called for the reach on Scott Nees - foul #4 on Claude Lynch, team foul #8 | 73-69 |
| 00:01 | Western Carolina | Scott Nees makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:01 | Western Carolina | Scott Nees makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:00 | Appalachian State | Ronald Earls runs out the clock | 73-71 |