| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Warren Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Monroe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Leger (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Landa (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Woods (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Michael Bolling (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Graham Lloyd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Giddings (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Corey Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Shane McColgan (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Charlie Leger inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Western Carolina | Thomas Landa hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Mark Woods | 34-30 |
| 19:36 | Western Michigan | Ronald Giddings clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 34-30 |
| 19:34 | Western Carolina | Robert Monroe grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 19:17 | Western Carolina | Thomas Landa comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 19:15 | Western Michigan | Ronald Giddings grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:50 | Western Michigan | Mark Woods denies the turnaround by Ronald Giddings | 34-30 |
| 18:49 | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd hits the follow up shot | 34-32 |
| 18:30 | Western Carolina | Thomas Landa comes up short on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Corey Johnson - foul #1 on Corey Johnson, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 18:30 | Western Carolina | Thomas Landa makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 18:30 | Western Carolina | Thomas Landa misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 18:30 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 18:07 | Western Michigan | Ronald Giddings travels with the ball | 35-32 |
| 17:45 | Western Carolina | Mark Woods loses the dribble to Michael Bolling | 35-32 |
| 17:28 | Western Michigan | Ronald Giddings is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Ronald Giddings, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Eudy (SG), Timothy Terry (PF) Robert Monroe, Thomas Landa | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 17:08 | Western Carolina | Mark Woods knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Warren Clark | 38-32 |
| 16:49 | Western Michigan | Charlie Leger picks off the pass by Ronald Giddings | 38-32 |
| 16:36 | Western Carolina | Robert Eudy is called for traveling | 38-32 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Tyler Bates (PG), Scott Patterson (PF), James Meadows (C) Warren Clark, Charlie Leger, Mark Woods | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Chacon (SF), Shannon Goodall (PF), Robert Parker (C) Ronald Giddings, Corey Johnson, Shane McColgan | |
| 16:20 | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 16:02 | Western Carolina | Donald Chacon swats the short shot by Scott Patterson | 38-35 |
| 16:01 | Western Carolina | James Meadows snags the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 15:36 | Western Carolina | James Meadows is fouled on the floor by Shannon Goodall - foul #1 on Shannon Goodall, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Monroe (SG), Larry Sykes (SF), Thomas Landa (PF) Tyler Bates, Scott Patterson, James Meadows | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Mark Mousseau (PG), Shane McColgan (C) Michael Bolling, Shannon Goodall | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Robert Eudy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Monroe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Sykes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Landa (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Terry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Mark Mousseau (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Graham Lloyd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Chacon (fresh) PF - Robert Parker (fresh) C - Shane McColgan (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Warren Clark (PG) Robert Eudy | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson (PF) Graham Lloyd | |
| 15:00 | Western Michigan | Donald Chacon misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 38-35 |
| 14:58 | Western Carolina | Timothy Terry snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 14:46 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 38-35 |
| 14:44 | Western Michigan | Shane McColgan grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 14:25 | Western Michigan | Shane McColgan drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Donald Chacon | 38-37 |
| 14:01 | Western Carolina | Thomas Landa is denied on a layup by Shane McColgan | 38-37 |
| 13:59 | Western Carolina | Timothy Terry grabs the offensive board | 38-37 |
| 13:40 | Western Carolina | Timothy Terry travels with the ball | 38-37 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Scott Patterson (PF), Mark Woods (C) Thomas Landa, Timothy Terry | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling (PG), Graham Lloyd (SG), Ronald Giddings (SF) Mark Mousseau, Donald Chacon, Corey Johnson | |
| 13:28 | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 13:27 | Western Carolina | Mark Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 13:13 | Western Carolina | Robert Monroe misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 13:11 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Ronald Giddings | 38-37 |
| 13:06 | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd is hacked by Mark Woods - foul #2 on Mark Woods, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Eudy (PG), Charlie Leger (SG) Warren Clark, Robert Monroe | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Shannon Goodall (PF) Robert Parker | |
| 12:52 | Western Michigan | Shannon Goodall comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Scott Patterson - foul #2 on Scott Patterson, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Tyler Bates (PG) Larry Sykes | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 12:52 | Western Michigan | Shannon Goodall makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 12:52 | Western Michigan | Shannon Goodall misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 12:52 | Western Carolina | Mark Woods gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 12:28 | Western Carolina | Tyler Bates scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 40-38 |
| 12:08 | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 12:06 | Western Carolina | Tyler Bates grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 11:48 | Western Carolina | Mark Woods makes the jumper from the left block set up by Robert Eudy | 42-38 |
| 11:28 | Western Michigan | Shane McColgan banks in the layup set up by Shannon Goodall and he's hacked by Mark Woods - foul #3 on Mark Woods, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Warren Clark (PG), Robert Monroe (SG), Larry Sykes (SF), Thomas Landa (PF) Tyler Bates, Robert Eudy, Charlie Leger, Scott Patterson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson (PF) Shannon Goodall | |
| 11:28 | Western Michigan | Shane McColgan makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Warren Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Monroe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Sykes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Landa (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Woods (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Michael Bolling (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Graham Lloyd (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Giddings (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Corey Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Shane McColgan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:07 | Western Carolina | Thomas Landa loses the ball out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Parker (C) Shane McColgan | |
| 10:50 | Western Michigan | Robert Parker misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Landa - foul #2 on Thomas Landa, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Timothy Terry (C) Mark Woods | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Chacon (SF) Ronald Giddings | |
| 10:50 | Western Michigan | Robert Parker makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 10:50 | Western Michigan | Robert Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 10:31 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 10:30 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 10:12 | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 42-43 |
| 10:10 | Western Carolina | Timothy Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 09:55 | Western Carolina | Thomas Landa clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-43 |
| 09:54 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes hits the follow up shot | 44-43 |
| 09:30 | Western Michigan | Donald Chacon buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Graham Lloyd | 44-45 |
| 09:15 | Western Carolina | Timothy Terry can't connect on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Robert Parker - foul #2 on Robert Parker, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Eudy (SG), Mark Woods (C) Robert Monroe, Larry Sykes | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Mark Mousseau (PG), Ronald Giddings (SF) Michael Bolling, Graham Lloyd | |
| 09:15 | Western Carolina | Timothy Terry makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 09:15 | Western Carolina | Timothy Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 08:51 | Western Michigan | Mark Mousseau hits a shot from the right side | 46-47 |
| 08:29 | Western Carolina | Mark Mousseau picks off the pass by Robert Eudy | 46-47 |
| 08:26 | Western Michigan | Mark Mousseau lays it in | 46-49 |
| 08:09 | Western Carolina | Thomas Landa misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 08:08 | Western Michigan | Robert Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 08:04 | Western Michigan | Mark Mousseau knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Parker | 46-52 |
| 07:43 | Western Carolina | Mark Woods misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 46-52 |
| 07:42 | Western Michigan | Robert Parker grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 07:20 | Western Michigan | Donald Chacon can't finish the layup but the foul's on Timothy Terry - foul #3 on Timothy Terry, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Monroe (SG), Larry Sykes (SF), Scott Patterson (PF) Warren Clark, Timothy Terry, Thomas Landa | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling (PG), Graham Lloyd (SG), Shane McColgan (C) Mark Mousseau, Corey Johnson, Robert Parker | |
| 07:20 | Western Michigan | Donald Chacon makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 07:20 | Western Michigan | Donald Chacon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Robert Eudy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Monroe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Sykes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Woods (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Michael Bolling (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Graham Lloyd (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Chacon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Giddings (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Shane McColgan (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:04 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Giddings - foul #3 on Ronald Giddings, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Shannon Goodall (PF) Donald Chacon | |
| 07:04 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 07:04 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 06:47 | Western Michigan | Shannon Goodall banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Bolling | 48-56 |
| 06:32 | Western Carolina | Shane McColgan steps in front of the Robert Monroe pass | 48-56 |
| 06:14 | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Giddings | 48-59 |
| 05:53 | Western Carolina | Robert Eudy is hacked by Shannon Goodall - foul #2 on Shannon Goodall, team foul #6 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Tyler Bates (PG), Charlie Leger (SG), Timothy Terry (PF) Robert Eudy, Robert Monroe, Mark Woods | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Parker (SF) Ronald Giddings | |
| 05:34 | Western Carolina | Timothy Terry hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charlie Leger and he's fouled by Shannon Goodall - foul #3 on Shannon Goodall, team foul #7 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Warren Clark (PG) Tyler Bates | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Chacon (SF), Corey Johnson (PF) Robert Parker, Shannon Goodall | |
| 05:34 | Western Carolina | Timothy Terry makes the free throw | 51-59 |
| 05:07 | Western Michigan | Shane McColgan misses the runner from the left block | 51-59 |
| 05:05 | Western Carolina | Timothy Terry gets the rebound | 51-59 |
| 04:49 | Western Carolina | Timothy Terry misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 04:47 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Bolling | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:32 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 51-59 |
| 04:30 | Western Carolina | Scott Patterson grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 04:14 | Western Carolina | Warren Clark is hacked by Shane McColgan - foul #2 on Shane McColgan, team foul #8 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Monroe (SG), Thomas Landa (PF) Larry Sykes, Scott Patterson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 04:14 | Western Carolina | Warren Clark makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 04:14 | Western Carolina | Warren Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 04:14 | Western Michigan | Shane McColgan pulls down the rebound | 52-59 |
| 04:02 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Terry - foul #4 on Timothy Terry, team foul #6 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Mark Woods (C) Timothy Terry | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Shannon Goodall (SF), Robert Parker (C) Donald Chacon, Shane McColgan | |
| 04:02 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 04:02 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Western Carolina | Charlie Leger hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 03:34 | Western Michigan | Corey Johnson pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Western Michigan | Warren Clark is called for the reach on Michael Bolling in the backcourt - foul #2 on Warren Clark, team foul #7 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Mark Mousseau (SG), Ronald Giddings (SF) Graham Lloyd, Corey Johnson | |
| 03:31 | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 03:31 | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 03:19 | Western Carolina | Warren Clark misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 52-63 |
| 03:18 | Western Michigan | Shannon Goodall snags the defensive board | 52-63 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Warren Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Monroe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Leger (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Landa (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Woods (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Michael Bolling (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Mousseau (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Giddings (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shannon Goodall (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 52-63 |
| 02:55 | Western Michigan | Shannon Goodall can't tip it in | 52-63 |
| 02:54 | Western Carolina | Warren Clark grabs the board | 52-63 |
| 02:36 | Western Carolina | Mark Woods's pass is intercepted by Shannon Goodall | 52-63 |
| 02:12 | Western Michigan | Robert Parker connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Bolling | 52-65 |
| 02:05 | Western Carolina | Mark Woods misses the easy layup | 52-65 |
| 02:04 | Western Michigan | Ronald Giddings pulls down the rebound | 52-65 |
| 01:35 | Western Michigan | Ronald Giddings scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Mousseau | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:15 | Western Carolina | Charlie Leger misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-67 |
| 01:14 | Western Michigan | Mark Mousseau gets the rebound | 52-67 |
| 00:48 | Western Michigan | Michael Bolling buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Mousseau | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:42 | Western Carolina | Warren Clark misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Mark Mousseau - foul #1 on Mark Mousseau, team foul #9 | 52-70 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Eudy (SG), Timothy Terry (PF), Scott Patterson (C) Robert Monroe, Thomas Landa, Mark Woods | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Graham Lloyd (SG), Donald Chacon (SF) Michael Bolling, Ronald Giddings | |
| 00:42 | Western Carolina | Warren Clark misses the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 00:42 | Western Carolina | Warren Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Western Michigan | Mark Mousseau misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Warren Clark - foul #3 on Warren Clark, team foul #8 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Tyler Bates (PG) Warren Clark | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:21 | Western Michigan | Mark Mousseau misses the 1st free throw | 53-70 |
| 00:21 | Western Michigan | Mark Mousseau makes the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| 00:14 | Western Carolina | Charlie Leger clanks a shot from the free throw line | 53-71 |
| 00:12 | Western Carolina | Robert Eudy tips it in | 55-71 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Mark Mousseau runs out the clock | 55-71 |