| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Arnold Reid (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Luis Otterson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Newby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Huff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Watchman (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Leon Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Phil Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Langston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Rudolf Bell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | The Citadel | Henry Clark inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | The Citadel | Henry Clark scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Phil Marshall | 29-34 |
| 19:33 | Western Carolina | Arnold Reid is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Arnold Reid, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 19:12 | The Citadel | Charles Langston is hacked by Matthew Watchman - foul #3 on Matthew Watchman, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brent Price (C) Matthew Watchman | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 18:52 | The Citadel | Leon Sanders misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Arnold Reid - foul #3 on Arnold Reid, team foul #3 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Eugene Mitchell (PG) Arnold Reid | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 18:52 | The Citadel | Leon Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 18:52 | The Citadel | Leon Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 18:30 | Western Carolina | John Newby scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 18:28 | The Citadel | Eugene Mitchell picks off the pass by Leon Sanders in the backcourt | 32-36 |
| 18:13 | Western Carolina | Brent Price misses the floater from the right side | 32-36 |
| 18:12 | The Citadel | Charles Langston grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 17:55 | The Citadel | Henry Clark comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Eugene Mitchell - foul #2 on Eugene Mitchell, team foul #4 | 32-36 |
| 17:55 | The Citadel | Henry Clark makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 17:55 | The Citadel | Henry Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 17:38 | Western Carolina | Charles Langston is called for the reach on John Newby - foul #1 on Charles Langston, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Milton (C) John Huff | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 17:20 | Western Carolina | Leon Sanders takes the ball from Luis Otterson | 32-38 |
| 17:17 | The Citadel | Leon Sanders lays it up and in | 32-40 |
| 17:01 | Western Carolina | The jumper by Luis Otterson is denied by Rudolf Bell | 32-40 |
| 17:00 | Western Carolina | Christopher Milton snags the offensive board | 32-40 |
| 16:40 | Western Carolina | John Newby misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 16:38 | Western Carolina | Eugene Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 16:28 | Western Carolina | Christopher Milton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 16:27 | The Citadel | Henry Clark gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 16:00 | The Citadel | Rudolf Bell lays it up and in set up by Leon Sanders | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Eugene Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Otterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Newby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brent Price (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Milton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Leon Sanders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phil Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Clark (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Langston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Rudolf Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson comes up short on the floater in the paint | 32-42 |
| 15:37 | The Citadel | Leon Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 15:32 | The Citadel | Leon Sanders hits a floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Brent Price - foul #1 on Brent Price, team foul #5 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Arnold Reid (PG), Allen Meeker (SG), Robert Stewart (SF), John Huff (PF), Matthew Watchman (C) Eugene Mitchell, Luis Otterson, John Newby, Brent Price, Christopher Milton | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Walter Wiggins (SG), James Dobberstein (SF), Bruce Land (PF), Douglas Tillis (C) Phil Marshall, Henry Clark, Charles Langston, Rudolf Bell | |
| 15:32 | The Citadel | Leon Sanders makes the free throw | 32-45 |
| 15:15 | Western Carolina | Robert Stewart hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 32-45 |
| 15:14 | Western Carolina | Matthew Watchman hits the follow up shot | 34-45 |
| 14:58 | The Citadel | James Dobberstein misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 34-45 |
| 14:57 | Western Carolina | Arnold Reid snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 14:42 | Western Carolina | Bruce Land steals the ball from John Huff | 34-45 |
| 14:23 | The Citadel | Leon Sanders is fouled on the floor by Arnold Reid - foul #4 on Arnold Reid, team foul #6 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Eugene Mitchell (PG) Arnold Reid | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Kenneth Earnhardt (PG) Leon Sanders | |
| 14:15 | The Citadel | Bruce Land misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 14:13 | Western Carolina | Matthew Watchman gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 14:09 | Western Carolina | Eugene Mitchell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-45 |
| 14:08 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Bruce Land | 34-45 |
| 14:02 | The Citadel | Bruce Land double dribbles | 34-45 |
| 13:43 | Western Carolina | John Huff misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 34-45 |
| 13:42 | The Citadel | James Dobberstein grabs the board | 34-45 |
| 13:23 | The Citadel | James Dobberstein scores on a jumper from the left side | 34-47 |
| 13:08 | Western Carolina | John Huff misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-47 |
| 13:07 | The Citadel | Bruce Land pulls down the rebound | 34-47 |
| 13:01 | The Citadel | Walter Wiggins is fouled on the floor by Allen Meeker - foul #1 on Allen Meeker, team foul #7 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson (SG), John Newby (SF), Brent Price (PF) Allen Meeker, Robert Stewart, John Huff | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Phil Marshall (SG), Henry Clark (SF), Charles Langston (PF) Kenneth Earnhardt, Bruce Land, Douglas Tillis | |
| 13:01 | The Citadel | Walter Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 13:01 | The Citadel | Walter Wiggins misses the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 13:01 | Western Carolina | Brent Price grabs the board | 34-48 |
| 12:41 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson misses the easy layup | 34-48 |
| 12:39 | Western Carolina | Matthew Watchman pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 12:27 | Western Carolina | Matthew Watchman buries a runner from the right block | 36-48 |
| 12:11 | The Citadel | Matthew Watchman steps in front of the James Dobberstein pass | 36-48 |
| 11:55 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson buries a shot from close range on a great pass from John Newby and he's hacked by James Dobberstein - foul #2 on James Dobberstein, team foul #2 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Allen Meeker (PG), Christopher Milton (C) Eugene Mitchell, Matthew Watchman | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Leon Sanders (PG), Rudolf Bell (C) Walter Wiggins, James Dobberstein | |
| 11:55 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson makes the free throw | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Allen Meeker (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Luis Otterson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Newby (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brent Price (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Milton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Leon Sanders (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phil Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Clark (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Langston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Rudolf Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | The Citadel | Henry Clark scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-51 |
| 11:22 | Western Carolina | Christopher Milton blows the layup | 39-51 |
| 11:21 | Western Carolina | Christopher Milton snags the offensive board | 39-51 |
| 11:07 | Western Carolina | Allen Meeker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-51 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Stewart (SF), John Huff (PF) John Newby, Christopher Milton | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 10:48 | The Citadel | Henry Clark knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 39-53 |
| 10:21 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-53 |
| 10:20 | The Citadel | Henry Clark grabs the board | 39-53 |
| 10:08 | The Citadel | Brent Price swats the short shot by Rudolf Bell | 39-53 |
| 10:07 | Western Carolina | Brent Price grabs the board | 39-53 |
| 09:52 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson hits a jumpshot from the right side | 41-53 |
| 09:38 | The Citadel | Henry Clark scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Rudolf Bell | 41-55 |
| 09:22 | Western Carolina | Allen Meeker makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 09:20 | The Citadel | Leon Sanders is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leon Sanders, team foul #3 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Eugene Mitchell (PG), Timothy Frederick (SG), John Newby (SF), Christopher Milton (PF), Matthew Watchman (C) Allen Meeker, Luis Otterson, Robert Stewart, John Huff, Brent Price | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Kenneth Earnhardt (PG), Walter Wiggins (SG), James Dobberstein (SF), Bruce Land (PF), Douglas Tillis (C) Leon Sanders, Phil Marshall, Henry Clark, Charles Langston, Rudolf Bell | |
| 09:08 | Western Carolina | Walter Wiggins picks off the pass by Matthew Watchman | 44-55 |
| 08:57 | The Citadel | Matthew Watchman swats the layup by Kenneth Earnhardt | 44-55 |
| 08:56 | The Citadel | James Dobberstein gets the offensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 08:51 | The Citadel | James Dobberstein is hacked by Christopher Milton - foul #1 on Christopher Milton, team foul #8 | 44-55 |
| 08:51 | The Citadel | James Dobberstein makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 08:51 | The Citadel | James Dobberstein makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 08:30 | Western Carolina | Timothy Frederick misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 44-57 |
| 08:29 | Western Carolina | Eugene Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 08:20 | Western Carolina | Timothy Frederick drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Eugene Mitchell | 47-57 |
| 08:02 | The Citadel | Walter Wiggins connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Kenneth Earnhardt | 47-59 |
| 07:40 | Western Carolina | Timothy Frederick makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Christopher Milton | 50-59 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Eugene Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Frederick (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Newby (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Milton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Watchman (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Kenneth Earnhardt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Walter Wiggins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Dobberstein (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bruce Land (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Tillis (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | The Citadel | Bruce Land connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Earnhardt | 50-61 |
| 07:12 | Western Carolina | Matthew Watchman drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Christopher Milton | 52-61 |
| 06:52 | The Citadel | Bruce Land misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Christopher Milton - foul #2 on Christopher Milton, team foul #9 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Arnold Reid (PG), Luis Otterson (SG), John Huff (PF), Brent Price (C) Timothy Frederick, John Newby, Christopher Milton, Matthew Watchman | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Leon Sanders (PG), Phil Marshall (SG), Charles Langston (PF), Rudolf Bell (C) Kenneth Earnhardt, Walter Wiggins, James Dobberstein, Douglas Tillis | |
| 06:52 | The Citadel | Bruce Land makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 06:52 | The Citadel | Bruce Land makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 06:35 | Western Carolina | Brent Price misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Langston - foul #2 on Charles Langston, team foul #4 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Henry Clark (SF) Bruce Land | |
| 06:35 | Western Carolina | Brent Price makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 06:35 | Western Carolina | Brent Price makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 06:21 | The Citadel | Rudolf Bell misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on Brent Price - foul #2 on Brent Price, team foul #10 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Allen Meeker (SF) Eugene Mitchell | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 06:21 | The Citadel | Rudolf Bell makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 06:21 | The Citadel | Rudolf Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 06:21 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 06:03 | Western Carolina | Brent Price throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-64 |
| 05:51 | The Citadel | Luis Otterson steps in front of the Rudolf Bell pass | 54-64 |
| 05:22 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson's pass is intercepted by Rudolf Bell | 54-64 |
| 05:09 | The Citadel | Rudolf Bell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Leon Sanders | 54-66 |
| 04:48 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-66 |
| 04:46 | Western Carolina | John Huff grabs the offensive rebound | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:29 | Western Carolina | Brent Price drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Luis Otterson | 56-66 |
| 04:10 | The Citadel | Charles Langston scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Henry Clark | 56-68 |
| 04:10 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-68 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Newby (SF), Matthew Watchman (C) Allen Meeker, Brent Price | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 03:59 | Western Carolina | Arnold Reid drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Watchman | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:40 | The Citadel | Phil Marshall misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-68 |
| 03:38 | Western Carolina | John Huff grabs the board | 58-68 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Arnold Reid (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Luis Otterson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Newby (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Huff (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Watchman (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Leon Sanders (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phil Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Clark (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Langston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Rudolf Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 58-68 |
| 03:17 | The Citadel | Leon Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 58-68 |
| 03:12 | The Citadel | Henry Clark makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Leon Sanders | 58-71 |
| 02:56 | Western Carolina | John Newby misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-71 |
| 02:54 | Western Carolina | Matthew Watchman tips it back up and in | 60-71 |
| 02:28 | The Citadel | Henry Clark misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 60-71 |
| 02:26 | Western Carolina | John Newby grabs the defensive rebound | 60-71 |
| 02:01 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-71 |
| 02:00 | The Citadel | Charles Langston snags the defensive board | 60-71 |
| 01:40 | The Citadel | Rudolf Bell's layup is rejected by John Huff | 60-71 |
| 01:38 | Western Carolina | John Newby snags the defensive board | 60-71 |
| 01:22 | Western Carolina | John Newby connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-71 |
| 00:59 | The Citadel | Charles Langston loses the dribble to Luis Otterson | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 63-71 |
| 00:52 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Henry Clark | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | The Citadel | Henry Clark is hacked by Arnold Reid in the backcourt - foul #5 on Arnold Reid, team foul #11 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Eugene Mitchell (PG) Arnold Reid | |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Dobberstein (PF) Charles Langston | |
| 00:51 | The Citadel | Henry Clark makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:51 | The Citadel | Henry Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:45 | Western Carolina | John Newby hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 63-73 |
| 00:44 | The Citadel | Phil Marshall gets the rebound | 63-73 |
| 00:41 | The Citadel | Luis Otterson is called for the reach on Phil Marshall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Luis Otterson, team foul #12 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Allen Meeker (SG), Robert Stewart (SF), Brent Price (PF), Christopher Milton (C) Luis Otterson, John Newby, John Huff, Matthew Watchman | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Kenneth Earnhardt (PG), Jesse Feemster (SF), Bruce Land (C) Leon Sanders, Henry Clark, Rudolf Bell | |
| 00:41 | The Citadel | Phil Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:41 | The Citadel | Phil Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 63-75 |
| 00:37 | Western Carolina | Robert Stewart knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eugene Mitchell | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:12 | The Citadel | A charge is called on Phil Marshall - foul #1 on Phil Marshall, team foul #5 | 65-75 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Walter Wiggins (SG), Douglas Tillis (C) Phil Marshall, Jesse Feemster | |
| 00:05 | Western Carolina | Robert Stewart misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-75 |
| 00:04 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Mitchell | 65-75 |
| 00:02 | Western Carolina | Brent Price is whistled for a carry | 65-75 |
| 00:00 | The Citadel | Kenneth Earnhardt runs out the clock | 65-75 |