| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Richard Buckley (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Cameron Cannon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Valentine (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Victor Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Maxwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Martin Briggs (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Patty (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Sutherland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Escoto (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Richmond | William Valentine inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Richmond | Victor Roberts misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Gregory Sutherland - foul #2 on Gregory Sutherland, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 19:31 | Richmond | Victor Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 19:31 | Richmond | Victor Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 19:24 | Western Carolina | Arthur Patty misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 34-32 |
| 19:22 | Western Carolina | Gregory Sutherland tips it back up and in | 34-34 |
| 19:06 | Richmond | William Valentine blows the layup | 34-34 |
| 19:04 | Richmond | William Valentine grabs the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 18:44 | Richmond | Raymond Maxwell can't throw it down but the foul's on Mark Escoto - foul #1 on Mark Escoto, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| 18:44 | Richmond | Raymond Maxwell makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 18:44 | Richmond | Raymond Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:36 | Western Carolina | Gregory Sutherland comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 18:35 | Richmond | Richard Buckley gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:20 | Richmond | Victor Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 18:19 | Western Carolina | Mark Escoto grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 18:07 | Western Carolina | Robert Wilson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by William Valentine - foul #2 on William Valentine, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 18:07 | Western Carolina | Robert Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:07 | Western Carolina | Robert Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:07 | Richmond | Cameron Cannon pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:54 | Richmond | Raymond Maxwell is hacked by Mark Escoto - foul #2 on Mark Escoto, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| 17:47 | Richmond | Gregory Sutherland swats the short shot by Victor Roberts | 36-34 |
| 17:45 | Richmond | Victor Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:23 | Richmond | Robert Wilson picks off the pass by Cameron Cannon | 36-34 |
| 17:09 | Western Carolina | Cameron Cannon blocks the jumper by Robert Wilson | 36-34 |
| 17:08 | Western Carolina | Mark Escoto tips it in | 36-36 |
| 16:50 | Richmond | William Valentine buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 16:42 | Western Carolina | Richard Buckley steals the ball from Martin Briggs | 39-36 |
| 16:38 | Richmond | Richard Buckley blows the layup | 39-36 |
| 16:36 | Western Carolina | Mark Escoto grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 16:16 | Western Carolina | Gregory Sutherland makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Arthur Patty and he's fouled by Victor Roberts - foul #3 on Victor Roberts, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Richmond | Gary Isbell (PG), Clarence Hood (SG), Richard Mills (SF), Ralph Teal (PF), Dan Johnson (C) Richard Buckley, Cameron Cannon, William Valentine, Victor Roberts, Raymond Maxwell | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Hubbell (PG), Eugene Peres (SG), Dwight Leung (SF), Billie Scott (C) Martin Briggs, Robert Wilson, Arthur Patty, Mark Escoto | |
| 16:16 | Western Carolina | Gregory Sutherland makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 15:53 | Richmond | Clarence Hood's pass is intercepted by Richard Hubbell | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Gary Isbell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Clarence Hood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Mills (fresh) PF - Ralph Teal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dan Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Richard Hubbell (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Peres (fresh) SF - Dwight Leung (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Sutherland (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Billie Scott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Western Carolina | Gary Isbell steals the ball from Dwight Leung | 39-39 |
| 15:28 | Richmond | Clarence Hood knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Richard Mills | 41-39 |
| 15:06 | Western Carolina | Gregory Sutherland dunks the ball | 41-41 |
| 15:04 | Richmond | Richard Hubbell steps in front of the Gary Isbell pass in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| 14:45 | Western Carolina | Dwight Leung is hacked by Gary Isbell - foul #3 on Gary Isbell, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Wilson (SG) Gregory Sutherland | |
| 14:35 | Western Carolina | Eugene Peres knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert Wilson | 41-44 |
| 14:19 | Richmond | Richard Mills misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 14:17 | Western Carolina | Eugene Peres snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 13:57 | Western Carolina | Dwight Leung misses the jumper in the lane | 41-44 |
| 13:56 | Western Carolina | Billie Scott grabs the offensive board | 41-44 |
| 13:33 | Western Carolina | Billie Scott misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 41-44 |
| 13:31 | Richmond | Richard Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 13:12 | Richmond | Dan Johnson's pass is intercepted by Dwight Leung | 41-44 |
| 13:09 | Western Carolina | Robert Wilson jams it on a nice dish by Dwight Leung | 41-46 |
| 12:45 | Richmond | Gary Isbell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Hubbell - foul #3 on Richard Hubbell, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Richmond | Cameron Cannon (SG), William Valentine (SF), Victor Roberts (PF), Raymond Maxwell (C) Clarence Hood, Richard Mills, Ralph Teal, Dan Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Martin Briggs (PG), Warren Riley (SG), Arthur Patty (SF), Gregory Sutherland (PF), Mark Escoto (C) Richard Hubbell, Robert Wilson, Dwight Leung, Eugene Peres, Billie Scott | |
| 12:45 | Richmond | Gary Isbell makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 12:45 | Richmond | Gary Isbell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 12:27 | Western Carolina | Martin Briggs misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Maxwell - foul #1 on Raymond Maxwell, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Richmond | Richard Buckley (PG) Gary Isbell | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 12:27 | Western Carolina | Martin Briggs misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 12:27 | Western Carolina | Martin Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 12:05 | Richmond | Raymond Maxwell clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 43-47 |
| 12:03 | Western Carolina | Mark Escoto gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 11:42 | Western Carolina | Arthur Patty buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Martin Briggs | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Richard Buckley (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Cameron Cannon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Valentine (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Victor Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Martin Briggs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Riley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Arthur Patty (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Sutherland (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Escoto (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Richmond | Raymond Maxwell lays it in on a nice dish by William Valentine and the foul's on Arthur Patty - foul #1 on Arthur Patty, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Wilson (SG), Billie Scott (PF) Warren Riley, Gregory Sutherland | |
| 11:32 | Richmond | Raymond Maxwell misses the free throw | 45-49 |
| 11:32 | Western Carolina | Billie Scott pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 11:16 | Western Carolina | Arthur Patty buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Robert Wilson | 45-51 |
| 10:50 | Richmond | Raymond Maxwell scores on a shot from the left block | 47-51 |
| 10:41 | Western Carolina | Robert Wilson is whistled for a carry | 47-51 |
| Subs | Richmond | Richard Mills (SF) William Valentine | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Eugene Peres (PF) Billie Scott | |
| 10:20 | Richmond | Victor Roberts hits a 3 from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 09:59 | Western Carolina | Mark Escoto misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Raymond Maxwell - foul #2 on Raymond Maxwell, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Richmond | Kenneth Brown (SG), Ralph Teal (PF), Dan Johnson (C) Cameron Cannon, Victor Roberts, Raymond Maxwell | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Hubbell (PG), Dwight Leung (SF), Gregory Sutherland (PF) Martin Briggs, Arthur Patty, Eugene Peres | |
| 09:59 | Western Carolina | Mark Escoto makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 09:59 | Western Carolina | Mark Escoto makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 09:46 | Richmond | Richard Buckley makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 09:24 | Western Carolina | Richard Hubbell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 09:22 | Western Carolina | Robert Wilson grabs the offensive board | 52-53 |
| 09:08 | Western Carolina | Gregory Sutherland lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Wilson and the foul's on Richard Mills - foul #3 on Richard Mills, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Richmond | Gary Isbell (PG), Clarence Hood (SG), William Valentine (SF) Richard Buckley, Kenneth Brown, Richard Mills | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Eugene Peres (SG), Billie Scott (C) Robert Wilson, Mark Escoto | |
| 09:08 | Western Carolina | Gregory Sutherland makes the free throw | 52-56 |
| 08:52 | Richmond | Clarence Hood misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Eugene Peres - foul #1 on Eugene Peres, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Richmond | Raymond Maxwell (C) Dan Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Martin Briggs (PG), Arthur Patty (SF) Richard Hubbell, Billie Scott | |
| 08:52 | Richmond | Clarence Hood misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 08:52 | Richmond | Clarence Hood makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 08:27 | Western Carolina | Gregory Sutherland comes up short on the floater from the left side | 53-56 |
| 08:25 | Richmond | Raymond Maxwell grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 08:09 | Richmond | Gary Isbell double dribbles | 53-56 |
| Subs | Richmond | Cameron Cannon (SG), Victor Roberts (PF) Clarence Hood, Ralph Teal | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Billie Scott (C) Dwight Leung | |
| 07:53 | Western Carolina | Billie Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Wilson (SG) Eugene Peres | |
| 07:43 | Richmond | William Valentine drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Cameron Cannon | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Gary Isbell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Cameron Cannon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Valentine (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Victor Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Maxwell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Martin Briggs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Patty (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Sutherland (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Billie Scott (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Western Carolina | Gregory Sutherland's dunk attempt is rejected by Victor Roberts | 55-56 |
| 07:23 | Richmond | Raymond Maxwell pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 07:05 | Richmond | Victor Roberts hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Gary Isbell | 57-56 |
| 06:45 | Western Carolina | Gregory Sutherland scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 06:40 | Richmond | Martin Briggs picks off the pass by Gary Isbell | 57-59 |
| 06:18 | Western Carolina | Martin Briggs drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Arthur Patty | 57-61 |
| 05:53 | Richmond | Cameron Cannon buries a floater from the right wing set up by Gary Isbell | 59-61 |
| 05:35 | Western Carolina | Arthur Patty loses the dribble to William Valentine | 59-61 |
| 05:22 | Richmond | Arthur Patty steals it from Gary Isbell | 59-61 |
| 05:13 | Western Carolina | Arthur Patty misses badly on a shot in the paint | 59-61 |
| 05:12 | Richmond | William Valentine pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 05:03 | Richmond | Gary Isbell knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 04:45 | Western Carolina | Martin Briggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-61 |
| 04:43 | Western Carolina | Gregory Sutherland tips it but misses | 62-61 |
| 04:41 | Richmond | The rebound goes to Gary Isbell | 62-61 |
| 04:18 | Richmond | Cameron Cannon's layup is rejected by Gregory Sutherland | 62-61 |
| 04:17 | Western Carolina | Billie Scott gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 03:57 | Western Carolina | Gregory Sutherland scores on a runner from the baseline and the foul's on Raymond Maxwell - foul #3 on Raymond Maxwell, team foul #7 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Richmond | Richard Buckley (PG), Clarence Hood (SG), Richard Mills (SF), Ralph Teal (PF), Dan Johnson (C) Gary Isbell, Cameron Cannon, William Valentine, Victor Roberts, Raymond Maxwell | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Hubbell (PG), Eugene Peres (SG), Dwight Leung (SF), Mark Escoto (C) Martin Briggs, Robert Wilson, Arthur Patty, Billie Scott | |
| 03:57 | Western Carolina | Gregory Sutherland makes the free throw | 62-64 |
| 03:36 | Richmond | Richard Buckley buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dan Johnson and he's hacked by Richard Hubbell - foul #4 on Richard Hubbell, team foul #7 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Warren Riley (SF) Gregory Sutherland | |
| 03:36 | Richmond | Richard Buckley misses the free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:36 | Western Carolina | Mark Escoto snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Richard Buckley (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Clarence Hood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Mills (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ralph Teal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dan Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Richard Hubbell (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Eugene Peres (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Warren Riley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dwight Leung (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Escoto (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Western Carolina | Dwight Leung drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Eugene Peres | 64-66 |
| 03:00 | Richmond | Richard Mills is whistled for a carry | 64-66 |
| 02:58 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Wilson (SG) Warren Riley | |
| 02:49 | Western Carolina | Robert Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-66 |
| 02:45 | Richmond | Richmond calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Richmond | Cameron Cannon (SG), Victor Roberts (PF) Clarence Hood, Dan Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Martin Briggs (PG), Arthur Patty (SF), Gregory Sutherland (PF) Richard Hubbell, Dwight Leung, Eugene Peres | |
| 02:30 | Richmond | Victor Roberts misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 64-66 |
| 02:28 | Western Carolina | Arthur Patty gets the rebound | 64-66 |
| 02:04 | Western Carolina | Gregory Sutherland comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 64-66 |
| 02:03 | Richmond | Richard Mills grabs the board | 64-66 |
| 02:03 | Richmond | Richmond calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Richmond | William Valentine (SF), Raymond Maxwell (C) Richard Mills, Ralph Teal | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 01:50 | Richmond | Raymond Maxwell lays it in | 66-66 |
| 01:33 | Western Carolina | Mark Escoto clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on William Valentine - foul #3 on William Valentine, team foul #8 | 66-66 |
| 01:33 | Western Carolina | Mark Escoto makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 01:33 | Western Carolina | Mark Escoto makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 01:09 | Richmond | Cameron Cannon loses the dribble to Mark Escoto | 66-68 |
| 00:59 | Western Carolina | Mark Escoto misses short on a floater from the left wing | 66-68 |
| 00:57 | Western Carolina | Gregory Sutherland grabs the offensive rebound | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Western Carolina | Arthur Patty buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Wilson | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Richmond | Gregory Sutherland is called for the reach on Richard Buckley - foul #3 on Gregory Sutherland, team foul #8 | 66-70 |
| 00:24 | Richmond | Richard Buckley misses the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:24 | Western Carolina | Gregory Sutherland grabs the defensive rebound | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Western Carolina | Gregory Sutherland is hacked by Cameron Cannon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cameron Cannon, team foul #9 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Hubbell (PG) Martin Briggs | |
| 00:21 | Western Carolina | Gregory Sutherland makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:21 | Western Carolina | Gregory Sutherland misses the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:21 | Richmond | Victor Roberts snags the defensive board | 66-71 |
| 00:14 | Richmond | Richard Buckley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-71 |
| 00:13 | Western Carolina | Gregory Sutherland grabs the board | 66-71 |
| 00:10 | Western Carolina | Gregory Sutherland is hacked by Cameron Cannon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cameron Cannon, team foul #10 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dwight Leung (SF), Raul Reyes (C) Arthur Patty, Mark Escoto | |
| 00:10 | Western Carolina | Gregory Sutherland makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:10 | Western Carolina | Gregory Sutherland makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:04 | Richmond | Richard Buckley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-73 |
| 00:02 | Western Carolina | Gregory Sutherland grabs the defensive rebound | 66-73 |
| 00:02 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Gregory Sutherland runs out the clock | 66-73 |