| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - William Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Hogue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Trevor Riffle (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Floyd Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Daugherty (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Edward Foster (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Frary (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Alford (fresh) 5 reb. C - Michael Buono (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Trevor Riffle inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Western Carolina | Matthew Hogue can't connect on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Heriberto Marino - foul #1 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| 19:43 | Western Carolina | Matthew Hogue makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 19:43 | Western Carolina | Matthew Hogue makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 19:17 | Hawaii | Richard Frary hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 19:15 | Western Carolina | Charles Daugherty pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 19:03 | Western Carolina | Trevor Riffle knocks in the shot from close range | 31-34 |
| 18:44 | Hawaii | Edward Foster is fouled on the floor by Matthew Hogue - foul #1 on Matthew Hogue, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 18:22 | Hawaii | Heriberto Marino misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 18:21 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Floyd Hayes | 31-34 |
| 18:03 | Western Carolina | Matthew Hogue makes the 3 from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 17:39 | Hawaii | Trevor Riffle is called for the reach on Heriberto Marino - foul #1 on Trevor Riffle, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| 17:25 | Hawaii | Heriberto Marino can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 17:24 | Hawaii | Michael Buono misses the tip | 34-34 |
| 17:22 | Hawaii | Edward Foster pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:57 | Hawaii | Richard Frary misses the 3 from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 16:56 | Western Carolina | Trevor Riffle gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:42 | Western Carolina | Richard Frary steps in front of the Trevor Riffle pass | 34-34 |
| 16:38 | Hawaii | Edward Foster lays it in on a great pass from Richard Frary | 34-36 |
| 16:30 | Western Carolina | Richard Frary steals it from Matthew Hogue | 34-36 |
| 16:02 | Hawaii | Edward Foster loses the ball out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Myles Newsome (PG), Henry Wilson (SG), Thomas Carone (SF), Paul White (PF), David Newman (C) William Davis, Matthew Hogue, Trevor Riffle, Floyd Hayes, Charles Daugherty | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Myles Newsome (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Henry Wilson (fresh) SF - Thomas Carone (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Newman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Edward Foster (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Frary (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Alford (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Michael Buono (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Western Carolina | David Newman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 15:46 | Hawaii | Heriberto Marino pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 15:21 | Hawaii | Henry Wilson steps in front of the Michael Buono pass | 34-36 |
| 15:04 | Western Carolina | David Newman travels with the ball | 34-36 |
| 14:49 | Hawaii | Edward Foster is fouled on the floor by Henry Wilson - foul #1 on Henry Wilson, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Floyd Hayes (PF) David Newman | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 14:33 | Hawaii | Michael Buono misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 14:31 | Western Carolina | Paul White grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 14:21 | Western Carolina | Myles Newsome is fouled on the floor by Michael Buono - foul #3 on Michael Buono, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Davis (PG), Matthew Hogue (SG) Myles Newsome, Henry Wilson | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 14:08 | Western Carolina | William Davis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Frary - foul #1 on Richard Frary, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Daugherty (C) Paul White | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 14:08 | Western Carolina | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 14:08 | Western Carolina | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:49 | Hawaii | Heriberto Marino misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Daugherty - foul #1 on Charles Daugherty, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Trevor Riffle (SF) Thomas Carone | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 13:49 | Hawaii | Heriberto Marino misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:49 | Hawaii | Heriberto Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 13:32 | Western Carolina | Charles Daugherty makes the jumper from the baseline | 38-37 |
| 13:06 | Hawaii | Michael Buono is fouled on the floor by Charles Daugherty - foul #2 on Charles Daugherty, team foul #5 | 38-37 |
| 12:53 | Hawaii | Heriberto Marino hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 12:36 | Western Carolina | Edward Foster is called for the reach on William Davis - foul #4 on Edward Foster, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Paul White (PF) Floyd Hayes | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 12:14 | Western Carolina | Matthew Hogue comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 12:13 | Hawaii | Michael Buono grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 11:57 | Hawaii | Edward Foster misses short on a shot from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 11:56 | Hawaii | Raymond Alford grabs the offensive board | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - William Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Hogue (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Trevor Riffle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul White (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Daugherty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Edward Foster (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Frary (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Alford (tiring) 6 reb. C - Michael Buono (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Hawaii | Trevor Riffle steps in front of the Raymond Alford pass | 38-40 |
| 11:13 | Western Carolina | Trevor Riffle clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 11:12 | Hawaii | Michael Buono pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 10:50 | Hawaii | Edward Foster misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 10:49 | Western Carolina | Trevor Riffle snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 10:20 | Western Carolina | Paul White clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 10:18 | Western Carolina | Trevor Riffle hits the follow up shot | 40-40 |
| 09:49 | Hawaii | Heriberto Marino misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-40 |
| 09:47 | Western Carolina | Paul White pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 09:21 | Western Carolina | William Davis makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-40 |
| 08:52 | Hawaii | Heriberto Marino misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 08:50 | Western Carolina | Paul White grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 08:32 | Western Carolina | Michael Buono takes the ball from Charles Daugherty | 43-40 |
| 08:09 | Hawaii | Heriberto Marino hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 08:07 | Hawaii | Richard Frary gets the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 07:52 | Hawaii | Edward Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Myles Newsome (PG), Henry Wilson (SG), Thomas Carone (SF), Floyd Hayes (PF), David Newman (C) William Davis, Matthew Hogue, Trevor Riffle, Paul White, Charles Daugherty | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Myles Newsome (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Henry Wilson (fresh) SF - Thomas Carone (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Floyd Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Newman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Edward Foster (tiring) 11 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Frary (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Heriberto Marino (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Alford (tiring) 6 reb. C - Michael Buono (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Western Carolina | Myles Newsome clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Raymond Alford - foul #3 on Raymond Alford, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| 07:33 | Western Carolina | Myles Newsome makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 07:33 | Western Carolina | Myles Newsome misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 07:33 | Hawaii | Michael Buono grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 07:13 | Hawaii | Edward Foster can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Newman - foul #1 on David Newman, team foul #6 | 44-40 |
| 07:13 | Hawaii | Edward Foster makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 07:13 | Hawaii | Edward Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 06:55 | Western Carolina | David Newman blows the dunk but he's fouled by Michael Buono - foul #4 on Michael Buono, team foul #6 | 44-42 |
| 06:55 | Western Carolina | David Newman misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 06:55 | Western Carolina | David Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 06:27 | Hawaii | Heriberto Marino can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 06:25 | Western Carolina | Floyd Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 06:10 | Western Carolina | Raymond Alford picks off the pass by Thomas Carone | 45-42 |
| 05:42 | Hawaii | Floyd Hayes steals it from Raymond Alford | 45-42 |
| 05:25 | Western Carolina | Thomas Carone hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 05:00 | Hawaii | Richard Frary misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-42 |
| 04:58 | Western Carolina | Thomas Carone pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 04:56 | Western Carolina | Edward Foster picks off the pass by Myles Newsome in the backcourt | 48-42 |
| 04:33 | Hawaii | Heriberto Marino knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Foster | 48-44 |
| 04:13 | Western Carolina | Henry Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-44 |
| 04:13 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-44 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Davis (PG), Matthew Hogue (SG), Trevor Riffle (SF), Charles Daugherty (C) Myles Newsome, Henry Wilson, Thomas Carone, David Newman | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 03:48 | Hawaii | Raymond Alford misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by William Davis - foul #2 on William Davis, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| 03:48 | Hawaii | Raymond Alford makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 03:48 | Hawaii | Raymond Alford misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 03:48 | Western Carolina | Floyd Hayes snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - William Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Hogue (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Trevor Riffle (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Floyd Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Daugherty (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Edward Foster (tiring) 13 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Frary (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Heriberto Marino (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Alford (tired) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Buono (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:43 | Western Carolina | Matthew Hogue scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from William Davis | 51-45 |
| 03:20 | Hawaii | Richard Frary knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 02:51 | Western Carolina | Matthew Hogue knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Davis | 53-48 |
| 02:30 | Hawaii | Heriberto Marino hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 02:28 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Floyd Hayes | 53-48 |
| 02:08 | Western Carolina | Floyd Hayes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 02:07 | Western Carolina | Trevor Riffle misses the tip | 53-48 |
| 02:05 | Hawaii | Raymond Alford gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 01:58 | Hawaii | Richard Frary misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-48 |
| 01:56 | Western Carolina | Trevor Riffle grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 01:41 | Western Carolina | Heriberto Marino is called for the reach on Trevor Riffle - foul #2 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| 01:41 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-48 |
| 01:41 | Western Carolina | Trevor Riffle makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 01:41 | Western Carolina | Trevor Riffle misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 01:41 | Hawaii | Michael Buono grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 01:12 | Hawaii | Edward Foster can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 54-48 |
| 01:11 | Western Carolina | Floyd Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 00:51 | Western Carolina | Richard Frary is called for the reach on Matthew Hogue - foul #2 on Richard Frary, team foul #8 | 54-48 |
| 00:51 | Western Carolina | Matthew Hogue misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:51 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Michael Buono | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Hawaii | Raymond Alford slams it home | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:44 | Western Carolina | Trevor Riffle is hacked by Edward Foster in the backcourt - foul #5 on Edward Foster, team foul #9 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Roger Ash (PG) Edward Foster | |
| 00:44 | Western Carolina | Trevor Riffle makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:44 | Western Carolina | Trevor Riffle makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:39 | Hawaii | Richard Frary clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-50 |
| 00:38 | Western Carolina | Charles Daugherty gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 00:35 | Western Carolina | Richard Frary is called for the reach on Charles Daugherty in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Frary, team foul #10 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Henry Wilson (SG), Thomas Carone (SF), Paul White (PF) Matthew Hogue, Trevor Riffle, Floyd Hayes | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 00:35 | Western Carolina | Charles Daugherty makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:35 | Western Carolina | Charles Daugherty makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:30 | Hawaii | Roger Ash misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 00:29 | Western Carolina | Paul White grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 00:29 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Myles Newsome (PG), Trevor Riffle (SF) William Davis, Thomas Carone | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 00:27 | Western Carolina | Richard Frary is called for the reach on Henry Wilson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Frary, team foul #11 | 58-50 |
| 00:27 | Western Carolina | Henry Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:27 | Western Carolina | Henry Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:21 | Hawaii | Richard Frary misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-50 |
| 00:19 | Western Carolina | Myles Newsome snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| 00:19 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| 00:16 | Western Carolina | Henry Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Frary - foul #5 on Richard Frary, team foul #12 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Donald Frailey (SG) Richard Frary | |
| 00:16 | Western Carolina | Henry Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:16 | Western Carolina | Henry Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:11 | Hawaii | Donald Frailey clanks a 3 from the right wing | 61-50 |
| 00:09 | Western Carolina | Charles Daugherty grabs the board | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Myles Newsome runs out the clock | 61-50 |