| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Jean Krasinski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glenn Bissette (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobsen (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Tibor Briski (fresh) C - Anthony Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Richard Showers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Banks (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Peter Grosky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Puglisi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Appalachian State | Clifford Jacobsen inbounds the ball | 47-37 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Appalachian State | Anthony Wells misses long on a floater from the left side | 47-37 |
| 19:41 | Appalachian State | Tibor Briski tips it back up and in | 49-37 |
| 19:20 | South Alabama | James Banks misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-37 |
| 19:19 | South Alabama | George Puglisi pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 18:57 | South Alabama | James Banks misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Clifford Jacobsen - foul #1 on Clifford Jacobsen, team foul #1 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Ronald Scott (PG), Oscar Greenhill (SF) Jean Krasinski, Clifford Jacobsen | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 18:57 | South Alabama | James Banks makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 18:57 | South Alabama | James Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 18:35 | Appalachian State | Oscar Greenhill connects on the open fadeaway in the lane | 51-39 |
| 18:17 | South Alabama | Glenn Bissette picks off the pass by Richard Showers | 51-39 |
| 18:14 | Appalachian State | Oscar Greenhill lays it in set up by Glenn Bissette | 53-39 |
| 17:56 | South Alabama | The jumper by Clifford Smith is denied by Anthony Wells | 53-39 |
| 17:55 | Appalachian State | Oscar Greenhill gets the rebound | 53-39 |
| 17:37 | Appalachian State | Oscar Greenhill misses long on a floater from the left side | 53-39 |
| 17:36 | South Alabama | Richard Showers snags the defensive board | 53-39 |
| 17:34 | South Alabama | Richard Showers is hacked by Ronald Scott in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Scott, team foul #2 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jean Krasinski (PG), Darin Moyer (SG), Scott Byrd (PF), Jose Palacios (C) Ronald Scott, Glenn Bissette, Tibor Briski, Anthony Wells | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Kevin Clark (SG), Kent Blank (PF), William McGlothlin (C) Clifford Smith, Peter Grosky, George Puglisi | |
| 17:16 | South Alabama | James Banks buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Clark | 53-42 |
| 17:11 | Appalachian State | Oscar Greenhill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-42 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Vance Wilhite (PF) Scott Byrd | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 17:01 | South Alabama | Kent Blank drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Kevin Clark | 53-44 |
| 16:41 | Appalachian State | Jean Krasinski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 16:40 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to James Banks | 53-44 |
| 16:34 | South Alabama | James Banks misses the dunk | 53-44 |
| 16:33 | Appalachian State | Jean Krasinski pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 16:30 | Appalachian State | Oscar Greenhill is fouled in the backcourt by James Banks - foul #1 on James Banks, team foul #1 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Harold Moffat (PG), Glenn Bissette (SG), Scott Byrd (PF), Anthony Wells (C) Jean Krasinski, Oscar Greenhill, Vance Wilhite, Jose Palacios | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Clifford Smith (SG) James Banks | |
| 16:20 | Appalachian State | Anthony Wells comes up short on the shot in the lane | 53-44 |
| 16:19 | South Alabama | Kent Blank pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 15:58 | South Alabama | Kent Blank buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Clifford Smith | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Harold Moffat (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Glenn Bissette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darin Moyer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Byrd (fresh) C - Anthony Wells (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Richard Showers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Smith (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Kevin Clark (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kent Blank (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - William McGlothlin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Appalachian State | Harold Moffat misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-46 |
| 15:41 | Appalachian State | Anthony Wells tips it in | 55-46 |
| 15:24 | South Alabama | William McGlothlin clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 15:22 | Appalachian State | Anthony Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 15:08 | Appalachian State | Anthony Wells drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Harold Moffat | 57-46 |
| 15:01 | South Alabama | Richard Showers is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Moffat - foul #2 on Harold Moffat, team foul #3 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jean Krasinski (PG), Ronald Scott (SG), Tibor Briski (PF), Jose Palacios (C) Harold Moffat, Glenn Bissette, Scott Byrd, Anthony Wells | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Andrew Wood (SF), Peter Grosky (PF), George Puglisi (C) Kevin Clark, Kent Blank, William McGlothlin | |
| 14:51 | South Alabama | Clifford Smith travels with the ball | 57-46 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Clifford Jacobsen (SF) Darin Moyer | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 14:49 | Appalachian State | George Puglisi is called for the reach on Clifford Jacobsen in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Puglisi, team foul #2 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Oscar Greenhill (SF) Clifford Jacobsen | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 14:28 | Appalachian State | Oscar Greenhill's pass is intercepted by Clifford Smith | 57-46 |
| 14:23 | South Alabama | Richard Showers scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from George Puglisi | 57-49 |
| 14:21 | Appalachian State | Richard Showers steps in front of the Oscar Greenhill pass in the backcourt | 57-49 |
| 14:15 | South Alabama | Peter Grosky clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Jean Krasinski - foul #1 on Jean Krasinski, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Darin Moyer (SG), Clifford Jacobsen (SF), Vance Wilhite (PF) Jean Krasinski, Oscar Greenhill, Tibor Briski | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Kevin Clark (PG), Sidney Kelly (C) Richard Showers, George Puglisi | |
| 14:15 | South Alabama | Peter Grosky makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 14:15 | South Alabama | Peter Grosky makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 13:52 | Appalachian State | Vance Wilhite is whistled for a carry | 57-51 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jean Krasinski (PG), Tibor Briski (PF), Anthony Wells (C) Ronald Scott, Vance Wilhite, Jose Palacios | |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Banks (SG) Clifford Smith | |
| 13:32 | South Alabama | Kevin Clark misses long on a jumper from the left block | 57-51 |
| 13:31 | Appalachian State | Anthony Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 13:18 | Appalachian State | Kevin Clark steals the ball from Clifford Jacobsen | 57-51 |
| 13:01 | South Alabama | Jean Krasinski is called for the reach on James Banks - foul #2 on Jean Krasinski, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Ronald Scott (PG), Glenn Bissette (SG), Oscar Greenhill (SF), Vance Wilhite (PF), Jose Palacios (C) Jean Krasinski, Darin Moyer, Clifford Jacobsen, Tibor Briski, Anthony Wells | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Showers (PG), Kent Blank (PF), George Puglisi (C) Kevin Clark, Peter Grosky, Sidney Kelly | |
| 12:46 | South Alabama | James Banks connects on the runner from close range | 57-53 |
| 12:31 | Appalachian State | Oscar Greenhill misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kent Blank - foul #1 on Kent Blank, team foul #3 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Harold Moffat (PG), Darin Moyer (SG) Ronald Scott, Glenn Bissette | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Clifford Smith (SG) James Banks | |
| 12:31 | Appalachian State | Oscar Greenhill makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 12:31 | Appalachian State | Oscar Greenhill makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 12:18 | South Alabama | Kent Blank hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Vance Wilhite - foul #2 on Vance Wilhite, team foul #6 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jean Krasinski (PG), Ronald Scott (SG), Clifford Jacobsen (SF), Tibor Briski (PF) Harold Moffat, Darin Moyer, Oscar Greenhill, Vance Wilhite | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 12:18 | South Alabama | Kent Blank makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 12:18 | South Alabama | Kent Blank makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 12:16 | Appalachian State | Jean Krasinski is fouled in the backcourt by Clifford Smith - foul #2 on Clifford Smith, team foul #4 | 59-55 |
| 11:53 | Appalachian State | Clifford Smith is called for the reach on Ronald Scott - foul #3 on Clifford Smith, team foul #5 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Harold Moffat (PG), Glenn Bissette (SG), Oscar Greenhill (SF), Scott Byrd (PF), Anthony Wells (C) Jean Krasinski, Ronald Scott, Clifford Jacobsen, Tibor Briski, Jose Palacios | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Kevin Clark (PG), Peter Grosky (PF), William McGlothlin (C) Richard Showers, Clifford Smith, George Puglisi | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Harold Moffat (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Glenn Bissette (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oscar Greenhill (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Byrd (fresh) C - Anthony Wells (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Kevin Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kent Blank (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Peter Grosky (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William McGlothlin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Appalachian State | Oscar Greenhill is alone and drills a shot from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 11:31 | South Alabama | Kent Blank connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by William McGlothlin | 61-57 |
| 11:13 | Appalachian State | Oscar Greenhill misses the easy layup | 61-57 |
| 11:12 | Appalachian State | Anthony Wells tips it in | 63-57 |
| 10:46 | South Alabama | Kent Blank misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 10:45 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Anthony Wells | 63-57 |
| 10:41 | Appalachian State | William McGlothlin is called for the reach on Glenn Bissette - foul #1 on William McGlothlin, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jean Krasinski (PG), Ronald Scott (SG), Clifford Jacobsen (SF), Tibor Briski (PF), Jose Palacios (C) Harold Moffat, Glenn Bissette, Oscar Greenhill, Scott Byrd, Anthony Wells | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Showers (PG), Clifford Smith (SG), James Banks (SF), Sidney Kelly (C) Kevin Clark, Kent Blank, Andrew Wood, William McGlothlin | |
| 10:27 | Appalachian State | Peter Grosky steals the ball from Ronald Scott | 63-57 |
| 10:09 | South Alabama | Clifford Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Richard Showers | 63-60 |
| 09:53 | Appalachian State | Clifford Jacobsen comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-60 |
| 09:51 | Appalachian State | Tibor Briski snags the offensive board | 63-60 |
| 09:45 | Appalachian State | Clifford Jacobsen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-60 |
| 09:43 | South Alabama | James Banks pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| 09:38 | South Alabama | Clifford Smith is hacked by Ronald Scott - foul #2 on Ronald Scott, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Darin Moyer (SG), Oscar Greenhill (SF), Vance Wilhite (PF), Anthony Wells (C) Ronald Scott, Clifford Jacobsen, Tibor Briski, Jose Palacios | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Kevin Clark (PG), George Puglisi (C) Richard Showers, Sidney Kelly | |
| 09:38 | South Alabama | Clifford Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 09:38 | South Alabama | Clifford Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 09:27 | Appalachian State | Darin Moyer misses short on a floater from the left side | 63-62 |
| 09:26 | South Alabama | George Puglisi snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 09:01 | South Alabama | Peter Grosky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-62 |
| 08:59 | Appalachian State | Anthony Wells gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| 08:43 | Appalachian State | Kevin Clark takes the ball from Darin Moyer | 63-62 |
| 08:37 | South Alabama | Clifford Smith connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Peter Grosky and he's fouled by Darin Moyer - foul #1 on Darin Moyer, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Ronald Scott (PG), Glenn Bissette (SG), Clifford Jacobsen (SF), Tibor Briski (PF), Jose Palacios (C) Jean Krasinski, Darin Moyer, Oscar Greenhill, Vance Wilhite, Anthony Wells | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Andrew Wood (SF), Kent Blank (PF) James Banks, Peter Grosky | |
| 08:37 | South Alabama | Clifford Smith misses the free throw | 63-64 |
| 08:37 | Appalachian State | Jose Palacios snags the defensive board | 63-64 |
| 08:18 | Appalachian State | Jose Palacios is hacked by George Puglisi - foul #4 on George Puglisi, team foul #7 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Harold Moffat (PG), Darin Moyer (SG) Ronald Scott, Glenn Bissette | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Showers (PG), William McGlothlin (C) Clifford Smith, George Puglisi | |
| 08:18 | Appalachian State | Jose Palacios makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 08:18 | Appalachian State | Jose Palacios misses the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 08:18 | South Alabama | William McGlothlin pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| 07:54 | South Alabama | Andrew Wood makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from William McGlothlin and the foul's on Tibor Briski - foul #1 on Tibor Briski, team foul #9 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Ronald Scott (PG), Glenn Bissette (SG), Vance Wilhite (PF), Anthony Wells (C) Harold Moffat, Clifford Jacobsen, Tibor Briski, Jose Palacios | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 07:54 | South Alabama | Andrew Wood makes the free throw | 64-67 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Ronald Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Glenn Bissette (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darin Moyer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vance Wilhite (fresh) C - Anthony Wells (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Richard Showers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Andrew Wood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kent Blank (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - William McGlothlin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Appalachian State | Anthony Wells drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Darin Moyer | 66-67 |
| 07:12 | South Alabama | Glenn Bissette steals the ball from Kent Blank | 66-67 |
| 06:43 | Appalachian State | Ronald Scott loses the dribble to William McGlothlin | 66-67 |
| 06:22 | South Alabama | Andrew Wood clanks a jumper near the basket | 66-67 |
| 06:21 | South Alabama | William McGlothlin can't tip it in | 66-67 |
| 06:19 | Appalachian State | Glenn Bissette grabs the defensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 05:58 | Appalachian State | Ronald Scott misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Andrew Wood - foul #4 on Andrew Wood, team foul #8 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jean Krasinski (PG), Clifford Jacobsen (SF), Tibor Briski (PF), Jose Palacios (C) Glenn Bissette, Darin Moyer, Vance Wilhite, Anthony Wells | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Clifford Smith (SG), James Banks (SF), Peter Grosky (PF), George Puglisi (C) Kevin Clark, Andrew Wood, Kent Blank, William McGlothlin | |
| 05:58 | Appalachian State | Ronald Scott misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 05:58 | Appalachian State | Ronald Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 05:40 | South Alabama | Clifford Smith misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Ronald Scott - foul #3 on Ronald Scott, team foul #10 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Harold Moffat (PG), Oscar Greenhill (SF) Jean Krasinski, Ronald Scott | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 05:40 | South Alabama | Clifford Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 05:40 | South Alabama | Clifford Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 05:40 | Appalachian State | Jose Palacios snags the defensive board | 67-68 |
| 05:37 | Appalachian State | Richard Showers takes the ball from Clifford Jacobsen in the backcourt | 67-68 |
| 05:36 | South Alabama | Richard Showers lays it in | 67-70 |
| 05:20 | Appalachian State | Clifford Jacobsen is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-70 |
| 05:11 | South Alabama | Peter Grosky loses the dribble to Jose Palacios | 70-70 |
| 04:47 | Appalachian State | Tibor Briski hits a wide open driving attempt in the lane | 72-70 |
| 04:25 | South Alabama | Clifford Smith misses the fadeaway from the left side | 72-70 |
| 04:23 | South Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to George Puglisi | 72-70 |
| 04:13 | South Alabama | Clifford Smith can't connect on a floater from the left side | 72-70 |
| 04:12 | South Alabama | George Puglisi grabs the offensive board | 72-70 |
| 03:57 | South Alabama | James Banks is fouled on the floor by Oscar Greenhill - foul #1 on Oscar Greenhill, team foul #11 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jean Krasinski (PG), Glenn Bissette (SG), Darin Moyer (SF), Scott Byrd (PF), Anthony Wells (C) Harold Moffat, Clifford Jacobsen, Oscar Greenhill, Tibor Briski, Jose Palacios | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Kevin Clark (SG), Andrew Wood (SF), Sidney Kelly (C) Richard Showers, Clifford Smith, George Puglisi | |
| 03:57 | South Alabama | James Banks misses the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 03:57 | South Alabama | James Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 03:38 | Appalachian State | Jean Krasinski misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 72-71 |
| 03:36 | South Alabama | Andrew Wood gets the rebound | 72-71 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Jean Krasinski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glenn Bissette (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Darin Moyer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Scott Byrd (fresh) C - Anthony Wells (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - James Banks (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. SG - Kevin Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Andrew Wood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Peter Grosky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sidney Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:30 | South Alabama | Andrew Wood scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Sidney Kelly | 72-73 |
| 03:27 | Appalachian State | Glenn Bissette is fouled in the backcourt by James Banks - foul #2 on James Banks, team foul #9 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Oscar Greenhill (SF), Jose Palacios (C) Darin Moyer, Anthony Wells | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Clifford Smith (SG), Kent Blank (PF), William McGlothlin (C) James Banks, Peter Grosky, Sidney Kelly | |
| 03:27 | Appalachian State | Glenn Bissette misses the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 03:27 | South Alabama | William McGlothlin snags the defensive board | 72-73 |
| 03:23 | South Alabama | Kevin Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-73 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Clifford Jacobsen (SF) Oscar Greenhill | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 03:12 | Appalachian State | Clifford Jacobsen is open and buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Jose Palacios | 75-73 |
| 03:01 | South Alabama | Kent Blank clanks a runner in the paint | 75-73 |
| 03:00 | South Alabama | Kent Blank snags the offensive board | 75-73 |
| 03:00 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Ronald Scott (SG), Oscar Greenhill (SF), Anthony Wells (C) Glenn Bissette, Clifford Jacobsen, Jose Palacios | |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Banks (SG), Peter Grosky (PF), George Puglisi (C) Clifford Smith, Kent Blank, William McGlothlin | |
| 02:37 | South Alabama | George Puglisi misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 75-73 |
| 02:36 | South Alabama | Andrew Wood can't tip it in | 75-73 |
| 02:35 | South Alabama | George Puglisi pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-73 |
| 02:16 | South Alabama | Andrew Wood misses the floater from just outside the lane | 75-73 |
| 02:15 | South Alabama | James Banks hits the follow up shot | 75-75 |
| 02:11 | Appalachian State | Anthony Wells is fouled in the backcourt by George Puglisi - foul #5 on George Puglisi, team foul #10 | 75-75 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Darin Moyer (SG), Clifford Jacobsen (SF), Tibor Briski (PF) Ronald Scott, Oscar Greenhill, Scott Byrd | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Kent Blank (SG), William McGlothlin (C) Andrew Wood, George Puglisi | |
| 02:11 | Appalachian State | Anthony Wells makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 02:11 | Appalachian State | Anthony Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 02:11 | South Alabama | William McGlothlin snags the defensive board | 76-75 |
| 02:11 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-75 |
| 01:46 | South Alabama | Kevin Clark misses the shot from the right side | 76-75 |
| 01:45 | Appalachian State | Clifford Jacobsen pulls down the rebound | 76-75 |
| 01:43 | Appalachian State | Clifford Jacobsen is hacked by James Banks in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Banks, team foul #11 | 76-75 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Glenn Bissette (SG) Darin Moyer | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Showers (PG), Clifford Smith (SG), Andrew Wood (SF) Kevin Clark, Kent Blank, James Banks | |
| 01:43 | Appalachian State | Clifford Jacobsen makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 01:43 | Appalachian State | Clifford Jacobsen misses the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 01:43 | South Alabama | Peter Grosky grabs the board | 77-75 |
| 01:38 | South Alabama | Clifford Smith is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Clifford Smith, team foul #12 | 77-75 |
| 01:22 | Appalachian State | Anthony Wells clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on William McGlothlin - foul #2 on William McGlothlin, team foul #13 | 77-75 |
| 01:22 | Appalachian State | Anthony Wells makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 01:22 | Appalachian State | Anthony Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 01:22 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Peter Grosky | 78-75 |
| 01:10 | South Alabama | Clifford Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 78-75 |
| 01:08 | Appalachian State | Tibor Briski pulls down the rebound | 78-75 |
| 00:51 | Appalachian State | Anthony Wells misses badly on a runner near the basket | 78-75 |
| 00:50 | South Alabama | Peter Grosky grabs the defensive rebound | 78-75 |
| 00:45 | South Alabama | Richard Showers scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Appalachian State | Jean Krasinski is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jean Krasinski, team foul #12 | 78-77 |
| 00:23 | South Alabama | Richard Showers misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 78-77 |
| 00:22 | Appalachian State | Tibor Briski pulls down the rebound | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Appalachian State | Tibor Briski is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Showers - foul #3 on Richard Showers, team foul #14 | 78-77 |
| 00:19 | Appalachian State | Tibor Briski misses the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:19 | Appalachian State | Tibor Briski makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:10 | South Alabama | Clifford Smith scores on a shot from the left side | 79-79 |
| 00:10 | Appalachian State | Appalachian State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Appalachian State | Tibor Briski hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 81-79 |