| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Nicholas Nardone (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Teitelbaum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Harvey Valentine (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Stephens (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gordon Echevarria (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Muszynski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Okamoto (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | The Citadel | Henry Clark inbounds the ball | 46-29 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | The Citadel | Edward Teitelbaum is called for traveling | 46-29 |
| 19:36 | Western Carolina | James Stephens drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-32 |
| 19:14 | The Citadel | Robert Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-32 |
| 19:13 | Western Carolina | William Muszynski snags the defensive board | 46-32 |
| 19:01 | Western Carolina | Harvey Valentine makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-34 |
| 18:47 | The Citadel | Henry Clark is whistled for traveling | 46-34 |
| 18:29 | Western Carolina | James Stephens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-34 |
| 18:28 | The Citadel | Edward Teitelbaum pulls down the rebound | 46-34 |
| 18:23 | The Citadel | Robert Hawkins blows the layup but he's fouled by William Muszynski - foul #3 on William Muszynski, team foul #1 | 46-34 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Michael Johnson (PF) William Muszynski | |
| 18:23 | The Citadel | Robert Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 18:23 | The Citadel | Robert Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 18:23 | Western Carolina | Michael Johnson snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 18:02 | Western Carolina | Edward Teitelbaum swats the short shot by Michael Johnson | 46-34 |
| 18:01 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Gordon Echevarria | 46-34 |
| 17:41 | Western Carolina | Jim Okamoto loses the ball out of bounds | 46-34 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Jones (C) Jim Okamoto | |
| 17:18 | The Citadel | Nicholas Nardone is hacked by Harvey Valentine - foul #1 on Harvey Valentine, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Bernard Bannon (SG), Eric Rigsby (SF) Robert Hawkins, Henry Clark | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 17:11 | The Citadel | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 46-34 |
| 17:09 | The Citadel | Edward Teitelbaum snags the offensive board | 46-34 |
| 16:52 | The Citadel | Edward Teitelbaum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-34 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Charles Langston (SF), Gerald Campbell (PF), John Wells (C) Nicholas Nardone, Edward Teitelbaum, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Marquardt (PG), Luis Otterson (SG) Harvey Valentine, James Stephens | |
| 16:37 | Western Carolina | Gordon Echevarria misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 16:35 | The Citadel | Gerald Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 16:22 | The Citadel | Eric Rigsby loses the dribble to Gordon Echevarria | 46-34 |
| 16:05 | Western Carolina | Richard Jones misses the lay-in | 46-34 |
| 16:03 | Western Carolina | Richard Jones tips it home | 46-36 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Eric Rigsby (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Bannon (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Langston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Marquardt (fresh) SG - Luis Otterson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gordon Echevarria (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | The Citadel | John Wells's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Johnson | 46-36 |
| 15:32 | The Citadel | Eric Rigsby snags the offensive board | 46-36 |
| 15:16 | The Citadel | Bernard Bannon clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-36 |
| 15:15 | Western Carolina | David Marquardt pulls down the rebound | 46-36 |
| 14:51 | Western Carolina | Michael Johnson makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from David Marquardt and the foul's on Gerald Campbell - foul #1 on Gerald Campbell, team foul #1 | 46-38 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Nicholas Nardone (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG), Henry Clark (SF), Edward Teitelbaum (PF), Robert Smith (C) Eric Rigsby, Bernard Bannon, Charles Langston, Gerald Campbell, John Wells | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Harvey Valentine (PG), James Stephens (SG), Jim Okamoto (C) David Marquardt, Gordon Echevarria, Richard Jones | |
| 14:51 | Western Carolina | Michael Johnson misses the free throw | 46-38 |
| 14:51 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 46-38 |
| 14:31 | The Citadel | Henry Clark misses long on a jumper from the left side | 46-38 |
| 14:30 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 14:13 | Western Carolina | Nicholas Nardone picks off the pass by Luis Otterson | 46-38 |
| 14:09 | The Citadel | Robert Hawkins misses the lay-in | 46-38 |
| 14:07 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 13:53 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from James Stephens and he's fouled by Nicholas Nardone - foul #1 on Nicholas Nardone, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Muszynski (PF) Michael Johnson | |
| 13:53 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:36 | The Citadel | Nicholas Nardone misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-41 |
| 13:35 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 13:12 | Western Carolina | Edward Teitelbaum denies the turnaround by James Stephens | 46-41 |
| 13:10 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 46-41 |
| 12:52 | The Citadel | Robert Hawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gordon Echevarria (SF) Luis Otterson | |
| 12:33 | Western Carolina | James Stephens misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Hawkins - foul #1 on Robert Hawkins, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Jones (C) Jim Okamoto | |
| 12:33 | Western Carolina | James Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 12:33 | Western Carolina | James Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 12:33 | Western Carolina | William Muszynski grabs the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:22 | Western Carolina | James Stephens misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Henry Clark - foul #2 on Henry Clark, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| 12:22 | Western Carolina | James Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 12:22 | Western Carolina | James Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 12:00 | The Citadel | Robert Hawkins makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edward Teitelbaum and he's fouled by William Muszynski - foul #4 on William Muszynski, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Eric Rigsby (SF) Henry Clark | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Grant Ellis (PF) William Muszynski | |
| 12:00 | The Citadel | Robert Hawkins makes the free throw | 49-44 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Nicholas Nardone (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hawkins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Rigsby (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Teitelbaum (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Harvey Valentine (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Stephens (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Echevarria (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Grant Ellis (fresh) C - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:46 | Western Carolina | James Stephens connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Grant Ellis | 49-47 |
| 11:36 | The Citadel | Nicholas Nardone drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 11:20 | Western Carolina | Gordon Echevarria scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Harvey Valentine | 51-49 |
| 11:04 | The Citadel | Robert Hawkins misses short on a shot from the right side | 51-49 |
| 11:02 | The Citadel | Eric Rigsby pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 10:47 | The Citadel | Harvey Valentine picks off the pass by Nicholas Nardone | 51-49 |
| 10:44 | Western Carolina | Harvey Valentine misses the easy layup | 51-49 |
| 10:43 | The Citadel | Nicholas Nardone pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 10:22 | The Citadel | Robert Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Nicholas Nardone | 53-49 |
| 10:10 | Western Carolina | Grant Ellis misses the lay-in | 53-49 |
| 10:09 | The Citadel | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 09:47 | The Citadel | Robert Smith knocks in the jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Richard Jones - foul #1 on Richard Jones, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Bernard Bannon (SG), Henry Clark (SF), Gerald Campbell (PF) Nicholas Nardone, Robert Hawkins, Edward Teitelbaum | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Marquardt (PG), Luis Otterson (SG), Michael Johnson (PF), Jim Okamoto (C) Harvey Valentine, James Stephens, Grant Ellis, Richard Jones | |
| 09:47 | The Citadel | Robert Smith misses the free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:47 | Western Carolina | Michael Johnson gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 09:32 | Western Carolina | David Marquardt misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 09:31 | The Citadel | Gerald Campbell pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 09:10 | The Citadel | Henry Clark clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 09:08 | Western Carolina | David Marquardt gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 09:03 | Western Carolina | David Marquardt connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Gordon Echevarria | 55-51 |
| 08:46 | The Citadel | Eric Rigsby knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Henry Clark | 58-51 |
| 08:26 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 08:24 | The Citadel | Gerald Campbell snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 08:13 | The Citadel | Eric Rigsby misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-51 |
| 08:11 | The Citadel | Robert Smith tips it back up and in | 60-51 |
| 07:47 | Western Carolina | Henry Clark takes the ball from David Marquardt | 60-51 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Eric Rigsby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Bannon (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Henry Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Marquardt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Otterson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gordon Echevarria (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Jim Okamoto (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | The Citadel | Henry Clark misses the lay-in | 60-51 |
| 07:16 | The Citadel | Eric Rigsby pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 06:59 | The Citadel | Eric Rigsby misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 06:58 | Western Carolina | Jim Okamoto pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| 06:43 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 06:42 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 60-51 |
| 06:34 | The Citadel | Eric Rigsby hits a driving attempt in the paint | 62-51 |
| 06:17 | Western Carolina | Michael Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-51 |
| 06:16 | The Citadel | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| 06:03 | The Citadel | Eric Rigsby slams it home on a great pass from Robert Smith | 64-51 |
| 06:00 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-51 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Nicholas Nardone (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG), Edward Teitelbaum (PF) Eric Rigsby, Bernard Bannon, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Harvey Valentine (PG), James Stephens (SG), William Muszynski (PF) David Marquardt, Luis Otterson, Jim Okamoto | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:42 | Western Carolina | William Muszynski travels with the ball | 64-51 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson (SF) Gordon Echevarria | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:13 | The Citadel | Gerald Campbell hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Edward Teitelbaum | 66-51 |
| 04:53 | Western Carolina | Michael Johnson misses long on a floater from the baseline | 66-51 |
| 04:51 | The Citadel | Henry Clark snags the defensive board | 66-51 |
| 04:36 | The Citadel | Robert Hawkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-51 |
| 04:34 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 04:17 | Western Carolina | William Muszynski knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-53 |
| 03:52 | The Citadel | Gerald Campbell misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-53 |
| 03:50 | The Citadel | Nicholas Nardone tips it home | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Nicholas Nardone (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Teitelbaum (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Gerald Campbell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Harvey Valentine (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Stephens (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Otterson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Muszynski (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson misses long on a jumper from the right block | 68-53 |
| 03:30 | Western Carolina | William Muszynski grabs the offensive rebound | 68-53 |
| 03:20 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 68-53 |
| 03:18 | The Citadel | Robert Hawkins grabs the board | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:02 | The Citadel | Edward Teitelbaum misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-53 |
| 03:01 | Western Carolina | Michael Johnson snags the defensive board | 68-53 |
| 02:48 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson travels with the ball | 68-53 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Eric Rigsby (PG), Bernard Bannon (SG), Charles Langston (SF), John Wells (PF) Nicholas Nardone, Robert Hawkins, Henry Clark, Edward Teitelbaum | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Denzer (PG), David Marquardt (SG), Eugene Mitchell (SF), Grant Ellis (PF), Richard Jones (C) Harvey Valentine, James Stephens, Luis Otterson, William Muszynski, Michael Johnson | |
| 02:28 | The Citadel | Gerald Campbell's layup is rejected by Richard Jones | 68-53 |
| 02:27 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to John Denzer | 68-53 |
| 02:20 | Western Carolina | Grant Ellis is hacked by John Wells - foul #1 on John Wells, team foul #5 | 68-53 |
| 02:12 | Western Carolina | Richard Jones hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Denzer and the foul's on Eric Rigsby - foul #1 on Eric Rigsby, team foul #6 | 68-55 |
| 02:12 | Western Carolina | Richard Jones makes the free throw | 68-56 |
| 01:49 | The Citadel | Eric Rigsby hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 68-56 |
| 01:47 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to John Wells | 68-56 |
| 01:27 | The Citadel | Bernard Bannon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-56 |
| 01:25 | Western Carolina | Richard Jones gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| 01:07 | Western Carolina | Grant Ellis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-56 |
| 01:06 | Western Carolina | John Denzer hits the follow up shot | 68-58 |
| 00:47 | The Citadel | John Wells hits the finger roll and the foul's on Eugene Mitchell - foul #1 on Eugene Mitchell, team foul #5 | 70-58 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson (SG), Michael Johnson (PF) John Denzer, Eugene Mitchell | |
| 00:47 | The Citadel | John Wells makes the free throw | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Western Carolina | Richard Jones connects on the shot from close range set up by Luis Otterson | 71-60 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | The Citadel | Michael Johnson denies the turnaround by Gerald Campbell | 71-60 |
| 00:19 | Western Carolina | Richard Jones grabs the board | 71-60 |
| 00:13 | Western Carolina | Grant Ellis scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-62 |
| 00:13 | The Citadel | The Citadel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Nicholas Nardone (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG), Henry Clark (SF), Edward Teitelbaum (PF), Robert Smith (C) Eric Rigsby, Bernard Bannon, Charles Langston, John Wells, Gerald Campbell | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Harvey Valentine (PG), James Stephens (SG), Gordon Echevarria (SF), William Muszynski (PF), Jim Okamoto (C) David Marquardt, Luis Otterson, Grant Ellis, Michael Johnson, Richard Jones | |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:10 | The Citadel | Harvey Valentine is called for the reach on Nicholas Nardone in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harvey Valentine, team foul #6 | 71-62 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Bernard Bannon (SG), John Wells (PF) Robert Hawkins, Edward Teitelbaum | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:08 | The Citadel | Bernard Bannon is fouled on the floor by James Stephens - foul #3 on James Stephens, team foul #7 | 71-62 |
| 00:08 | The Citadel | Bernard Bannon makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:08 | The Citadel | Bernard Bannon makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:01 | Western Carolina | Gordon Echevarria misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 73-62 |
| 00:00 | The Citadel | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 73-62 |