| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Scott Nees (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis France (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Sykes (fresh) PF - Thomas Landa (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Shannon Steen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Ray (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Chris Butler (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Walter Phoenix (fresh) 3 reb. C - Claude Lynch (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes inbounds the ball | 33-39 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:52 | Western Carolina | Scott Nees's pass is intercepted by Walter Phoenix | 33-39 |
| 19:29 | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Mark Woods - foul #3 on Mark Woods, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Scott Patterson (C) Mark Woods | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| 19:29 | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch misses the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 19:29 | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 19:08 | Western Carolina | Curtis France connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 35-40 |
| 18:48 | Appalachian State | Thomas Landa denies the turnaround by Claude Lynch | 35-40 |
| 18:46 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix snags the offensive board | 35-40 |
| 18:29 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix clanks a 3 from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 18:27 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Curtis France | 35-40 |
| 18:05 | Western Carolina | Curtis France knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Scott Nees | 37-40 |
| 17:48 | Appalachian State | Chris Butler is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Chris Butler, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Timothy Terry (C) Thomas Landa | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| 17:31 | Western Carolina | Curtis France misses badly on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Shannon Steen - foul #2 on Shannon Steen, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Micheal Beasley (PF) Walter Phoenix | |
| 17:31 | Western Carolina | Curtis France misses the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:31 | Western Carolina | Curtis France makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 17:12 | Appalachian State | Shannon Steen can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 17:10 | Western Carolina | Timothy Terry gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 16:49 | Western Carolina | Scott Nees connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Terry | 41-40 |
| 16:42 | Appalachian State | Micheal Beasley misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Scott Patterson - foul #1 on Scott Patterson, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Eudy (SG), Charlie Leger (SF), Thomas Landa (PF) Curtis France, Larry Sykes, Scott Patterson | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Salvador Gomez (PG), Edwin Degraw (SF), Bobby Clark (C) Shannon Steen, Chris Butler, Claude Lynch | |
| 16:42 | Appalachian State | Micheal Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 16:42 | Appalachian State | Micheal Beasley misses the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 16:42 | Western Carolina | Timothy Terry grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 16:28 | Western Carolina | Robert Eudy misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 16:27 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Bobby Clark | 41-41 |
| 16:03 | Appalachian State | Salvador Gomez scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Micheal Beasley | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Scott Nees (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Eudy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charlie Leger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Landa (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Terry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Salvador Gomez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Ray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edwin Degraw (fresh) PF - Micheal Beasley (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bobby Clark (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Western Carolina | Timothy Terry comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 41-44 |
| 15:41 | Western Carolina | Timothy Terry gets the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 15:30 | Western Carolina | Robert Eudy misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 15:28 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Micheal Beasley | 41-44 |
| 15:21 | Appalachian State | Bobby Clark double dribbles | 41-44 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Warren (PG), Curtis France (SG), Scott Patterson (PF), Mark Woods (C) Scott Nees, Robert Eudy, Thomas Landa, Timothy Terry | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Shannon Steen (PG), Walter Phoenix (PF) Earl Ray, Edwin Degraw | |
| 15:12 | Western Carolina | Curtis France connects on the shot near the basket set up by Scott Patterson | 43-44 |
| 15:06 | Appalachian State | Micheal Beasley blows the layup | 43-44 |
| 15:05 | Western Carolina | David Warren pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 14:40 | Western Carolina | Mark Woods banks in the layup on a great pass from Charlie Leger | 45-44 |
| 14:20 | Appalachian State | Micheal Beasley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Charlie Leger - foul #1 on Charlie Leger, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes (SF) Charlie Leger | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch (C) Bobby Clark | |
| 14:20 | Appalachian State | Micheal Beasley misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 14:20 | Appalachian State | Micheal Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 14:01 | Western Carolina | Curtis France misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 45-45 |
| 13:59 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 13:38 | Appalachian State | Micheal Beasley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 13:36 | Appalachian State | Salvador Gomez grabs the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 13:20 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by David Warren - foul #4 on David Warren, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Scott Nees (PG), Thomas Landa (PF) David Warren, Scott Patterson | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | James Morton (PG), Earl Ray (SG), Chris Butler (SF) Shannon Steen, Salvador Gomez, Micheal Beasley | |
| 13:20 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 13:20 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 12:59 | Western Carolina | Scott Nees misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 12:57 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Earl Ray | 45-46 |
| 12:39 | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch misses long on a shot from close range | 45-46 |
| 12:38 | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch hits the follow up shot | 45-48 |
| 12:22 | Western Carolina | Scott Nees misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 12:21 | Western Carolina | Mark Woods tips it home | 47-48 |
| 11:58 | Appalachian State | Chris Butler clanks a jump hook near the basket | 47-48 |
| 11:57 | Western Carolina | Scott Nees grabs the board | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Scott Nees (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis France (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Larry Sykes (fresh) PF - Thomas Landa (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Woods (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - James Morton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Earl Ray (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Chris Butler (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Walter Phoenix (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Claude Lynch (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Western Carolina | Curtis France loses the dribble to James Morton | 47-48 |
| 11:32 | Appalachian State | Chris Butler lays it up and in set up by James Morton | 47-50 |
| 11:23 | Western Carolina | Thomas Landa can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 11:21 | Western Carolina | Scott Nees tips it back up and in | 49-50 |
| 11:05 | Appalachian State | James Morton scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Claude Lynch | 49-53 |
| 10:45 | Western Carolina | Thomas Landa drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Curtis France | 52-53 |
| 10:31 | Appalachian State | James Morton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Mark Woods - foul #4 on Mark Woods, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Eudy (SG), Charlie Leger (SF), Scott Patterson (PF), Timothy Terry (C) Curtis France, Larry Sykes, Thomas Landa, Mark Woods | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Shannon Steen (PG), Micheal Beasley (PF), Bobby Clark (C) Chris Butler, Walter Phoenix, Claude Lynch | |
| 10:31 | Appalachian State | James Morton makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 10:31 | Appalachian State | James Morton misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 10:31 | Western Carolina | Charlie Leger gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 10:25 | Western Carolina | Scott Nees loses the ball out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Edwin Degraw (SF) James Morton | |
| 10:11 | Appalachian State | Shannon Steen hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Earl Ray | 52-57 |
| 09:50 | Western Carolina | Timothy Terry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-57 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Warren Clark (SG) Scott Nees | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Salvador Gomez (SG) Earl Ray | |
| 09:36 | Appalachian State | Bobby Clark comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Eudy - foul #1 on Robert Eudy, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| 09:36 | Appalachian State | Bobby Clark misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 09:36 | Appalachian State | Bobby Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 09:14 | Western Carolina | Charlie Leger misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 09:13 | Western Carolina | Timothy Terry grabs the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 08:59 | Western Carolina | Scott Patterson misses long on a jumper from the left side | 52-58 |
| 08:57 | Appalachian State | Micheal Beasley gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 08:38 | Appalachian State | Salvador Gomez is fouled on the floor by Warren Clark - foul #1 on Warren Clark, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Scott Nees (PG), Curtis France (SG), Larry Sykes (SF) Robert Eudy, Warren Clark, Charlie Leger | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Earl Ray (SG), Chris Butler (SF) Shannon Steen, Edwin Degraw | |
| 08:38 | Appalachian State | Salvador Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 08:38 | Appalachian State | Salvador Gomez makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 08:15 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes jams it set up by Scott Nees | 54-60 |
| 07:54 | Appalachian State | Salvador Gomez buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Earl Ray | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Scott Nees (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Curtis France (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Sykes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Terry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Salvador Gomez (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Ray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Butler (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Micheal Beasley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Clark (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes loses the ball out of bounds | 54-62 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Warren (PG), Thomas Landa (PF), Mark Woods (C) Scott Nees, Scott Patterson, Timothy Terry | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Shannon Steen (PG), Claude Lynch (C) Salvador Gomez, Micheal Beasley | |
| 07:15 | Appalachian State | Earl Ray knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Shannon Steen | 54-64 |
| 06:59 | Western Carolina | Curtis France is fouled on the floor by Earl Ray - foul #2 on Earl Ray, team foul #3 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Scott Nees (SF) Larry Sykes | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix (PF) Bobby Clark | |
| 06:46 | Western Carolina | Curtis France blows the dunk but he's hacked by Shannon Steen - foul #3 on Shannon Steen, team foul #4 | 54-64 |
| 06:46 | Western Carolina | Curtis France makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 06:46 | Western Carolina | Curtis France makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 06:28 | Appalachian State | Shannon Steen is fouled on the floor by David Warren - foul #5 on David Warren, team foul #8 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Eudy (SG), Charlie Leger (SF) David Warren, Curtis France | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| 06:28 | Appalachian State | Shannon Steen makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 06:28 | Appalachian State | Shannon Steen misses the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 06:28 | Western Carolina | Mark Woods gets the rebound | 56-65 |
| 06:21 | Western Carolina | Thomas Landa misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 06:19 | Western Carolina | Mark Woods hits the follow up shot | 58-65 |
| 05:50 | Appalachian State | Shannon Steen is hacked by Scott Nees - foul #3 on Scott Nees, team foul #9 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes (SF) Charlie Leger | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Micheal Beasley (SF) Chris Butler | |
| 05:50 | Appalachian State | Shannon Steen misses the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 05:50 | Western Carolina | Thomas Landa gets the rebound | 58-65 |
| 05:30 | Western Carolina | Robert Eudy travels with the ball | 58-65 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Curtis France (SG), Scott Patterson (C) Robert Eudy, Mark Woods | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Salvador Gomez (SG) Earl Ray | |
| 05:15 | Appalachian State | Shannon Steen misses the shot from the left side | 58-65 |
| 05:14 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes grabs the defensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 04:49 | Western Carolina | Thomas Landa knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-65 |
| 04:30 | Appalachian State | Micheal Beasley lays it in set up by Salvador Gomez | 61-67 |
| 04:17 | Western Carolina | Scott Nees misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-67 |
| 04:16 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix snags the defensive board | 61-67 |
| 03:53 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix comes up short on the floater from the right side | 61-67 |
| 03:52 | Western Carolina | Scott Patterson snags the defensive board | 61-67 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Scott Nees (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Curtis France (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Sykes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Landa (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Shannon Steen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Salvador Gomez (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Micheal Beasley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Phoenix (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Claude Lynch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Western Carolina | Claude Lynch steps in front of the Thomas Landa pass | 61-67 |
| 03:26 | Appalachian State | Appalachian State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-67 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Mark Woods (C) Thomas Landa | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Earl Ray (SG), Chris Butler (SF) Salvador Gomez, Walter Phoenix | |
| 03:07 | Appalachian State | Chris Butler can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-67 |
| 03:05 | Western Carolina | Curtis France pulls down the rebound | 61-67 |
| 02:54 | Western Carolina | Scott Patterson scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 63-67 |
| 02:42 | Appalachian State | Chris Butler hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Earl Ray | 63-69 |
| 02:42 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-69 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Landa (PF) Scott Patterson | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix (PF) Micheal Beasley | |
| 02:23 | Western Carolina | Mark Woods misses long on a runner from the right block | 63-69 |
| 02:22 | Western Carolina | Scott Nees pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-69 |
| 02:13 | Western Carolina | Curtis France connects on the floater in the lane | 65-69 |
| 02:00 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix misses the easy layup but the foul's on Thomas Landa - foul #1 on Thomas Landa, team foul #10 | 65-69 |
| 02:00 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 02:00 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 01:42 | Western Carolina | Scott Nees knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-71 |
| 01:23 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Shannon Steen and he's hacked by Thomas Landa - foul #2 on Thomas Landa, team foul #11 | 68-73 |
| 01:23 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix makes the free throw | 68-74 |
| 01:11 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-74 |
| 01:10 | Appalachian State | Claude Lynch pulls down the rebound | 68-74 |
| 00:49 | Appalachian State | Walter Phoenix comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 68-74 |
| 00:48 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes grabs the defensive rebound | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:40 | Western Carolina | Curtis France hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Scott Nees | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:37 | Appalachian State | Curtis France is called for the reach on Earl Ray in the backcourt - foul #1 on Curtis France, team foul #12 | 70-74 |
| 00:37 | Appalachian State | Earl Ray makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:37 | Appalachian State | Earl Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:37 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Thomas Landa | 70-75 |
| 00:30 | Western Carolina | Curtis France is hacked by Earl Ray - foul #3 on Earl Ray, team foul #5 | 70-75 |
| 00:26 | Western Carolina | Mark Woods loses the dribble to Shannon Steen | 70-75 |
| 00:21 | Appalachian State | Earl Ray lays it in on a nice dish by Shannon Steen | 70-77 |
| 00:15 | Western Carolina | Scott Nees knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Landa | 73-77 |
| 00:13 | Appalachian State | Scott Nees is called for the reach on Earl Ray in the backcourt - foul #4 on Scott Nees, team foul #13 | 73-77 |
| 00:13 | Appalachian State | Earl Ray makes the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:13 | Appalachian State | Earl Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:06 | Western Carolina | Scott Nees misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-79 |
| 00:04 | Western Carolina | Scott Nees grabs the offensive board | 73-79 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Curtis France comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-79 |