| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Nicholas Nardone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Clark (fresh) PF - Edward Teitelbaum (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Harvey Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gordon Echevarria (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Muszynski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Okamoto (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Gordon Echevarria inbounds the ball | 36-37 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Western Carolina | Gordon Echevarria is fouled on the floor by Henry Clark - foul #3 on Henry Clark, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Eric Rigsby (SF) Henry Clark | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 19:22 | Western Carolina | William Muszynski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 19:21 | Western Carolina | Gordon Echevarria tips it back up and in | 36-39 |
| 19:01 | The Citadel | Nicholas Nardone drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Teitelbaum | 39-39 |
| 18:43 | Western Carolina | Nicholas Nardone steals the ball from Jim Okamoto | 39-39 |
| 18:39 | The Citadel | Eric Rigsby hits the finger roll on a great pass from Nicholas Nardone | 41-39 |
| 18:19 | Western Carolina | Harvey Valentine hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 41-39 |
| 18:17 | The Citadel | Eric Rigsby pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 17:56 | The Citadel | Robert Smith misses the easy layup | 41-39 |
| 17:55 | Western Carolina | Harvey Valentine gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 17:35 | Western Carolina | Jim Okamoto dunks the ball set up by James Stephens | 41-41 |
| 17:17 | The Citadel | Robert Hawkins is hacked by James Stephens - foul #1 on James Stephens, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Michael Johnson (C) Jim Okamoto | |
| 17:04 | The Citadel | Eric Rigsby clanks a floater from the left block | 41-41 |
| 17:03 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Smith | 41-41 |
| 16:41 | The Citadel | Robert Hawkins buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Nardone | 44-41 |
| 16:23 | Western Carolina | Gordon Echevarria is fouled on the floor by Robert Hawkins - foul #1 on Robert Hawkins, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Bernard Bannon (SG), Charles Langston (SF), Gerald Campbell (PF), John Wells (C) Robert Hawkins, Eric Rigsby, Edward Teitelbaum, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Marquardt (PG), Luis Otterson (SG), Grant Ellis (SF), Richard Jones (C) Harvey Valentine, James Stephens, Gordon Echevarria, William Muszynski | |
| 16:07 | Western Carolina | Michael Johnson hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from David Marquardt | 44-43 |
| 15:49 | The Citadel | Nicholas Nardone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Henry Clark (SF) Charles Langston | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jim Okamoto (C) Richard Jones | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Nicholas Nardone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bernard Bannon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Clark (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Gerald Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Wells (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Marquardt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Otterson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Grant Ellis (fresh) PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Okamoto (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Western Carolina | Jim Okamoto knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Luis Otterson and the foul's on Nicholas Nardone - foul #1 on Nicholas Nardone, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Edward Teitelbaum (PF) Nicholas Nardone | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gordon Echevarria (SF) Grant Ellis | |
| 15:35 | Western Carolina | Jim Okamoto makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 15:14 | The Citadel | Gerald Campbell buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Bernard Bannon | 46-46 |
| 15:01 | Western Carolina | Michael Johnson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 46-46 |
| 14:59 | Western Carolina | Michael Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 14:44 | Western Carolina | Michael Johnson's pass is intercepted by John Wells | 46-46 |
| 14:41 | The Citadel | Bernard Bannon hits the finger roll set up by John Wells | 48-46 |
| 14:22 | Western Carolina | David Marquardt misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Gerald Campbell - foul #2 on Gerald Campbell, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Eric Rigsby (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG), Robert Smith (C) John Wells, Bernard Bannon, Gerald Campbell | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Stephens (SG), William Muszynski (PF) Luis Otterson, Michael Johnson | |
| 14:22 | Western Carolina | David Marquardt makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 14:22 | Western Carolina | David Marquardt makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 14:03 | The Citadel | William Muszynski steals it from Henry Clark | 48-48 |
| 13:44 | Western Carolina | David Marquardt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 13:42 | The Citadel | Robert Hawkins grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 13:23 | The Citadel | Robert Hawkins makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Teitelbaum | 51-48 |
| 13:07 | Western Carolina | William Muszynski makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gordon Echevarria | 51-51 |
| 12:50 | The Citadel | Edward Teitelbaum misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 12:49 | Western Carolina | William Muszynski gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 12:31 | Western Carolina | Jim Okamoto misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 12:29 | The Citadel | Henry Clark snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 12:16 | The Citadel | Henry Clark misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Stephens - foul #2 on James Stephens, team foul #2 | 51-51 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Nicholas Nardone (PG), Gerald Campbell (PF) Eric Rigsby, Edward Teitelbaum | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Harvey Valentine (PG), Luis Otterson (SF), Michael Johnson (C) David Marquardt, Gordon Echevarria, Jim Okamoto | |
| 12:16 | The Citadel | Henry Clark makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 12:16 | The Citadel | Henry Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 12:01 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Johnson | 53-54 |
| 11:40 | The Citadel | Robert Hawkins is fouled on the floor by Michael Johnson - foul #1 on Michael Johnson, team foul #3 | 53-54 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Bernard Bannon (SG), Eric Rigsby (SF) Robert Hawkins, Henry Clark | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Nicholas Nardone (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bernard Bannon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Rigsby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gerald Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Harvey Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Luis Otterson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Muszynski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | The Citadel | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #4 | 53-54 |
| 11:35 | The Citadel | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 11:35 | The Citadel | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 11:22 | Western Carolina | Michael Johnson comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 55-54 |
| 11:20 | The Citadel | Nicholas Nardone grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 11:09 | The Citadel | Robert Smith slams it home set up by Bernard Bannon and he's fouled by Michael Johnson - foul #3 on Michael Johnson, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Grant Ellis (SF), Richard Jones (C) James Stephens, William Muszynski | |
| 11:09 | The Citadel | Robert Smith misses the free throw | 57-54 |
| 11:09 | Western Carolina | Richard Jones grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 10:50 | Western Carolina | Michael Johnson is hacked by Gerald Campbell - foul #3 on Gerald Campbell, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Edward Teitelbaum (PF) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gordon Echevarria (SF) Grant Ellis | |
| 10:34 | Western Carolina | Gordon Echevarria comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Nicholas Nardone - foul #2 on Nicholas Nardone, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Robert Hawkins (SG) Bernard Bannon | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 10:34 | Western Carolina | Gordon Echevarria makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 10:34 | Western Carolina | Gordon Echevarria makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 10:14 | The Citadel | Eric Rigsby travels with the ball | 57-56 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Charles Langston (SF) Eric Rigsby | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Stephens (SG) Luis Otterson | |
| 09:50 | Western Carolina | The pull-up jumper by James Stephens is blocked by Gerald Campbell | 57-56 |
| 09:48 | Western Carolina | Richard Jones tips it but misses | 57-56 |
| 09:47 | The Citadel | Nicholas Nardone snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 09:23 | The Citadel | Gerald Campbell connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Edward Teitelbaum and he's hacked by James Stephens - foul #3 on James Stephens, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Henry Clark (SF), Robert Smith (C) Charles Langston, Edward Teitelbaum | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Muszynski (PF), Jim Okamoto (C) Michael Johnson, Richard Jones | |
| 09:23 | The Citadel | Gerald Campbell misses the free throw | 59-56 |
| 09:23 | The Citadel | Robert Smith grabs the offensive board | 59-56 |
| 09:08 | The Citadel | Henry Clark misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Stephens - foul #4 on James Stephens, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson (SG) James Stephens | |
| 09:08 | The Citadel | Henry Clark makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 09:08 | The Citadel | Henry Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 08:48 | Western Carolina | Gordon Echevarria misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-56 |
| 08:46 | Western Carolina | William Muszynski tips it back up and in | 61-58 |
| 08:23 | The Citadel | Henry Clark is fouled on the floor by Jim Okamoto - foul #1 on Jim Okamoto, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Eric Rigsby (PG), Bernard Bannon (SG), Edward Teitelbaum (PF) Nicholas Nardone, Robert Hawkins, Gerald Campbell | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Marquardt (PG) Harvey Valentine | |
| 08:23 | The Citadel | Henry Clark makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 08:23 | The Citadel | Henry Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 08:00 | Western Carolina | David Marquardt buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-61 |
| 07:40 | The Citadel | Edward Teitelbaum misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-61 |
| 07:39 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Smith | 63-61 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Eric Rigsby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Bannon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Teitelbaum (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Marquardt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Otterson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gordon Echevarria (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Muszynski (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Jim Okamoto (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | The Citadel | Robert Smith misses short on a floater from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 07:32 | Western Carolina | David Marquardt pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 07:12 | Western Carolina | Gordon Echevarria's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Smith | 63-61 |
| 07:10 | The Citadel | Henry Clark snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 06:51 | The Citadel | Gordon Echevarria steps in front of the Eric Rigsby pass | 63-61 |
| 06:37 | Western Carolina | William Muszynski scores on a shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Bernard Bannon - foul #1 on Bernard Bannon, team foul #7 | 63-63 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Nicholas Nardone (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG) Bernard Bannon, Henry Clark | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Harvey Valentine (PG), James Stephens (SG), Michael Johnson (C) David Marquardt, Gordon Echevarria, Jim Okamoto | |
| 06:37 | Western Carolina | William Muszynski makes the free throw | 63-64 |
| 06:23 | The Citadel | Nicholas Nardone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-64 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Jones (C) William Muszynski | |
| 06:01 | Western Carolina | Michael Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 05:59 | The Citadel | Eric Rigsby grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 05:40 | The Citadel | Edward Teitelbaum makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Eric Rigsby | 66-64 |
| 05:16 | Western Carolina | James Stephens scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Luis Otterson | 66-66 |
| 04:51 | The Citadel | Nicholas Nardone misses the 3 from straight away | 66-66 |
| 04:49 | Western Carolina | James Stephens gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| 04:35 | Western Carolina | Richard Jones misses the easy layup | 66-66 |
| 04:34 | The Citadel | Eric Rigsby grabs the defensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 04:27 | The Citadel | Harvey Valentine steps in front of the Nicholas Nardone pass | 66-66 |
| 04:23 | Western Carolina | James Stephens lays it up and in set up by Harvey Valentine | 66-68 |
| 04:00 | The Citadel | Eric Rigsby scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 68-68 |
| 04:00 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Henry Clark (SF) Eric Rigsby | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gordon Echevarria (SF), William Muszynski (PF), Jim Okamoto (C) Luis Otterson, Michael Johnson, Richard Jones | |
| 03:37 | Western Carolina | Henry Clark picks off the pass by Gordon Echevarria | 68-68 |
| 03:32 | The Citadel | Robert Hawkins banks in the layup on a great pass from Henry Clark | 70-68 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Nicholas Nardone (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Henry Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Teitelbaum (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Harvey Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gordon Echevarria (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Muszynski (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Jim Okamoto (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Western Carolina | Robert Smith steals the ball from Harvey Valentine | 70-68 |
| 02:56 | The Citadel | Robert Smith misses short on a turnaround from close range | 70-68 |
| 02:55 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Jim Okamoto | 70-68 |
| 02:35 | Western Carolina | James Stephens connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-71 |
| 02:33 | The Citadel | Nicholas Nardone travels in the backcourt | 70-71 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Gerald Campbell (C) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 02:22 | Western Carolina | Jim Okamoto is denied on a dunk by Edward Teitelbaum | 70-71 |
| 02:21 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Gordon Echevarria | 70-71 |
| 02:03 | Western Carolina | Nicholas Nardone steals it from Harvey Valentine | 70-71 |
| 01:59 | The Citadel | Robert Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-71 |
| 01:58 | The Citadel | Henry Clark grabs the offensive board | 70-71 |
| 01:44 | The Citadel | Nicholas Nardone comes up short on the runner from the left block | 70-71 |
| 01:43 | Western Carolina | Jim Okamoto gets the rebound | 70-71 |
| 01:38 | Western Carolina | Harvey Valentine is hacked by Nicholas Nardone in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nicholas Nardone, team foul #8 | 70-71 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Robert Smith (C) Gerald Campbell | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 01:38 | Western Carolina | Harvey Valentine makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:38 | Western Carolina | Harvey Valentine makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 01:17 | The Citadel | Edward Teitelbaum misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-73 |
| 01:16 | The Citadel | Robert Smith misses the tip | 70-73 |
| 01:14 | The Citadel | Robert Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-73 |
| 00:58 | The Citadel | Nicholas Nardone connects on the fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by Harvey Valentine - foul #3 on Harvey Valentine, team foul #9 | 72-73 |
| 00:58 | The Citadel | Nicholas Nardone misses the free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:58 | The Citadel | Robert Smith grabs the offensive board | 72-73 |
| 00:46 | The Citadel | Robert Smith knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Robert Hawkins | 74-73 |
| 00:32 | Western Carolina | William Muszynski connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Harvey Valentine | 74-75 |
| 00:17 | The Citadel | Robert Smith buries a shot in the lane | 76-75 |
| 00:13 | Western Carolina | James Stephens clanks a jumper from the right side | 76-75 |
| 00:12 | Western Carolina | Jim Okamoto grabs the offensive rebound | 76-75 |
| 00:10 | Western Carolina | Robert Smith swats the short shot by William Muszynski | 76-75 |
| 00:08 | Western Carolina | Gordon Echevarria misses the tip | 76-75 |
| 00:06 | Western Carolina | James Stephens gets the offensive rebound | 76-75 |
| 00:04 | Western Carolina | Gordon Echevarria can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 76-75 |
| 00:03 | The Citadel | Nicholas Nardone snags the defensive board | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | The Citadel | Nicholas Nardone runs out the clock | 76-75 |