| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - William Stickland (fresh) SG - Lawrence Gilmer (fresh) SF - Dikembe Arrambide (fresh) PF - Thomas Ligon (fresh) C - Antonio Groleau (fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Ervin Jackson (fresh) SG - Shawn Hoadley (fresh) SF - Robert Gardener (fresh) PF - Frankie Kellogg (fresh) C - Richard Stoney (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | The Citadel | Richard Stoney wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | The Citadel | Ervin Jackson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | The Citadel | Frankie Kellogg pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | The Citadel | Shawn Hoadley double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Western Carolina | Dikembe Arrambide drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Lawrence Gilmer | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | The Citadel | Shawn Hoadley misses the fadeaway from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Western Carolina | Dikembe Arrambide snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Western Carolina | Antonio Groleau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | The Citadel | Shawn Hoadley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | The Citadel | Richard Stoney tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Western Carolina | Antonio Groleau hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | The Citadel | Frankie Kellogg grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:44 | The Citadel | Frankie Kellogg's fadeaway is rejected by Antonio Groleau | 2-2 |
| 17:42 | The Citadel | Richard Stoney snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:31 | The Citadel | Frankie Kellogg can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Ligon - foul #1 on Thomas Ligon, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:31 | The Citadel | Frankie Kellogg misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:31 | The Citadel | Frankie Kellogg makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:10 | Western Carolina | Shawn Hoadley steals the ball from Dikembe Arrambide | 2-3 |
| 16:48 | The Citadel | Richard Stoney clanks a jumper from the right block | 2-3 |
| 16:46 | Western Carolina | Dikembe Arrambide grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 16:39 | Western Carolina | Robert Gardener is called for the reach on Lawrence Gilmer - foul #1 on Robert Gardener, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Michael Aliff (PG), Eric Goff (C) Ervin Jackson, Richard Stoney | |
| 16:29 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Gilmer hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from William Stickland | 5-3 |
| 16:05 | The Citadel | Robert Gardener misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 16:03 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Gilmer snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 15:59 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Gilmer misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 5-3 |
| 15:57 | The Citadel | Eric Goff pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - William Stickland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Gilmer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Arrambide (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Ligon (fresh) C - Antonio Groleau (fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Michael Aliff (fresh) SG - Shawn Hoadley (fresh) SF - Robert Gardener (fresh) PF - Frankie Kellogg (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Goff (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | The Citadel | Eric Goff misses short on a jumper in the paint | 5-3 |
| 15:45 | Western Carolina | Thomas Ligon gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 15:20 | Western Carolina | Antonio Groleau misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Aliff - foul #1 on Michael Aliff, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Frederick Nealy (SF), Donnell Ivory (PF) Dikembe Arrambide, Thomas Ligon | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ervin Jackson (PG), Brandon Schwimmer (SG), Henry Ellis (PF), Richard Stoney (C) Michael Aliff, Shawn Hoadley, Robert Gardener, Frankie Kellogg | |
| 15:20 | Western Carolina | Antonio Groleau makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 15:20 | Western Carolina | Antonio Groleau makes the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 14:59 | The Citadel | Brandon Schwimmer comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Frederick Nealy - foul #1 on Frederick Nealy, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Todd Hoglund (PG), Henry Willis (SG) William Stickland, Lawrence Gilmer | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 14:59 | The Citadel | Brandon Schwimmer makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 14:59 | The Citadel | Brandon Schwimmer makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 14:34 | Western Carolina | Henry Willis misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 14:32 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Richard Stoney | 7-5 |
| 14:21 | The Citadel | Eric Goff is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Eric Goff, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Alexander Baker (C) Antonio Groleau | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 13:58 | Western Carolina | Richard Stoney steals it from Henry Willis | 7-5 |
| 13:37 | The Citadel | Henry Ellis hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Richard Stoney | 7-7 |
| 13:14 | Western Carolina | Henry Willis makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 10-7 |
| 12:58 | The Citadel | Henry Ellis drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Ervin Jackson | 10-9 |
| 12:43 | Western Carolina | Henry Willis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 12:41 | The Citadel | Henry Ellis grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 12:20 | The Citadel | Brandon Schwimmer can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Henry Willis - foul #1 on Henry Willis, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Stickland (PG), Lawrence Gilmer (SG), Dikembe Arrambide (SF), Thomas Ligon (PF), Antonio Groleau (C) Todd Hoglund, Henry Willis, Frederick Nealy, Donnell Ivory, Alexander Baker | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Michael Aliff (PG), Shawn Hoadley (SG), Robert Gardener (SF), Frankie Kellogg (PF) Ervin Jackson, Eric Goff, Henry Ellis, Richard Stoney | |
| 12:20 | The Citadel | Brandon Schwimmer makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:20 | The Citadel | Brandon Schwimmer makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:01 | Western Carolina | Antonio Groleau misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Brandon Schwimmer - foul #1 on Brandon Schwimmer, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Richard Stoney (C) Brandon Schwimmer | |
| 12:01 | Western Carolina | Antonio Groleau makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:01 | Western Carolina | Antonio Groleau misses the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:01 | Western Carolina | Thomas Ligon gets the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 11:49 | Western Carolina | Thomas Ligon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - William Stickland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Gilmer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Arrambide (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Ligon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antonio Groleau (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Michael Aliff (fresh) SG - Shawn Hoadley (fresh) SF - Robert Gardener (fresh) PF - Frankie Kellogg (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Stoney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | The Citadel | Shawn Hoadley connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Robert Gardener | 11-13 |
| 11:11 | Western Carolina | William Stickland comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-13 |
| 11:10 | Western Carolina | Thomas Ligon tips it in | 13-13 |
| 10:58 | The Citadel | Shawn Hoadley misses badly on a jumper from close range | 13-13 |
| 10:57 | The Citadel | Robert Gardener tips it back up and in | 13-15 |
| 10:28 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Gilmer scores on a runner from the right block set up by William Stickland | 15-15 |
| 10:11 | The Citadel | Shawn Hoadley is fouled on the floor by William Stickland - foul #1 on William Stickland, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ervin Jackson (PG), Henry Ellis (C) Michael Aliff, Richard Stoney | |
| 09:58 | The Citadel | Frankie Kellogg buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Gardener and he's hacked by William Stickland - foul #2 on William Stickland, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Henry Willis (SG) William Stickland | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Eric Goff (C) Henry Ellis | |
| 09:58 | The Citadel | Frankie Kellogg misses the free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:58 | Western Carolina | Dikembe Arrambide grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 09:36 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Gilmer connects on the shot from the left side | 17-17 |
| 09:19 | The Citadel | Frankie Kellogg's floater is tipped away by Dikembe Arrambide | 17-17 |
| 09:18 | Western Carolina | Dikembe Arrambide grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 09:00 | Western Carolina | Henry Willis makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Gilmer | 20-17 |
| 08:40 | The Citadel | Robert Gardener drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ervin Jackson | 20-20 |
| 08:18 | Western Carolina | Antonio Groleau misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-20 |
| 08:17 | Western Carolina | Thomas Ligon tips it home | 22-20 |
| 07:55 | The Citadel | Thomas Ligon is called for the reach on Frankie Kellogg - foul #2 on Thomas Ligon, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Todd Hoglund (PG), Frederick Nealy (SF), Donnell Ivory (PF), Alexander Baker (C) Lawrence Gilmer, Dikembe Arrambide, Thomas Ligon, Antonio Groleau | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Michael Aliff (PG), Brandon Schwimmer (SG), Drew Morris (SF), Henry Ellis (C) Ervin Jackson, Shawn Hoadley, Robert Gardener, Eric Goff | |
| 07:50 | The Citadel | Drew Morris's floater is tipped away by Frederick Nealy | 22-20 |
| 07:48 | Western Carolina | Todd Hoglund gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Todd Hoglund (fresh) SG - Henry Willis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frederick Nealy (fresh) PF - Donnell Ivory (fresh) C - Alexander Baker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Michael Aliff (fresh) SG - Brandon Schwimmer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Drew Morris (fresh) PF - Frankie Kellogg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:44 | Western Carolina | Henry Willis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Brandon Schwimmer - foul #2 on Brandon Schwimmer, team foul #5 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Charles Seibold (SG), Richard Stoney (C) Brandon Schwimmer, Frankie Kellogg | |
| 07:44 | Western Carolina | Henry Willis misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:44 | Western Carolina | Henry Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:21 | The Citadel | Michael Aliff knocks in the 3 from straight away | 23-23 |
| 06:56 | Western Carolina | Michael Aliff steals it from Alexander Baker | 23-23 |
| 06:38 | The Citadel | Henry Ellis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Henry Ellis, team foul #6 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Lawrence Gilmer (SG), Antonio Groleau (C) Henry Willis, Alexander Baker | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Shawn Hoadley (SG), Robert Gardener (SF) Charles Seibold, Richard Stoney | |
| 06:09 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Gilmer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 06:07 | Western Carolina | Donnell Ivory gets the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:49 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Gilmer misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-23 |
| 05:47 | Western Carolina | Todd Hoglund misses the tip | 23-23 |
| 05:45 | The Citadel | Henry Ellis grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 05:40 | The Citadel | Henry Ellis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-23 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Henry Willis (SG), Dikembe Arrambide (SF) Todd Hoglund, Frederick Nealy | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ervin Jackson (PG), Frankie Kellogg (PF), Eric Goff (C) Michael Aliff, Drew Morris, Henry Ellis | |
| 05:25 | Western Carolina | Henry Willis's layup is rejected by Eric Goff | 23-23 |
| 05:23 | The Citadel | Frankie Kellogg pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:17 | The Citadel | Shawn Hoadley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Henry Willis - foul #2 on Henry Willis, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Todd Hoglund (PG) Henry Willis | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 05:17 | The Citadel | Shawn Hoadley misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:17 | The Citadel | Shawn Hoadley makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:54 | Western Carolina | Donnell Ivory is called for traveling | 23-24 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Richard Stoney (C) Robert Gardener | |
| 04:34 | The Citadel | Shawn Hoadley is hacked by Lawrence Gilmer - foul #1 on Lawrence Gilmer, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Byron Summers (PF) Donnell Ivory | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 04:34 | The Citadel | Shawn Hoadley misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:34 | Western Carolina | Antonio Groleau grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 04:05 | Western Carolina | Antonio Groleau travels with the ball | 23-24 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Frederick Nealy (SF) Dikembe Arrambide | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Michael Aliff (SG) Shawn Hoadley | |
| 03:41 | The Citadel | Byron Summers blocks the short jumper by Frankie Kellogg | 23-24 |
| 03:40 | Western Carolina | Antonio Groleau pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Todd Hoglund (fresh) SG - Lawrence Gilmer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Nealy (fresh) PF - Byron Summers (fresh) C - Antonio Groleau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Ervin Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Aliff (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Goff (fresh) PF - Frankie Kellogg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Stoney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Western Carolina | Todd Hoglund clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Aliff - foul #2 on Michael Aliff, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Stickland (PG), Thomas Ligon (PF), Alexander Baker (C) Lawrence Gilmer, Byron Summers, Antonio Groleau | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Brandon Schwimmer (SG), Robert Gardener (SF) Michael Aliff, Eric Goff | |
| 03:26 | Western Carolina | Todd Hoglund makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 03:26 | Western Carolina | Todd Hoglund misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 03:26 | The Citadel | Frankie Kellogg grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 03:15 | The Citadel | Ervin Jackson is fouled on the floor by William Stickland - foul #3 on William Stickland, team foul #9 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Henry Willis (SG) William Stickland | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Henry Ellis (C) Richard Stoney | |
| 03:15 | The Citadel | Ervin Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:15 | The Citadel | Ervin Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 02:53 | Western Carolina | Thomas Ligon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 02:52 | Western Carolina | Frederick Nealy can't tip it in | 24-26 |
| 02:51 | The Citadel | Frankie Kellogg snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 02:35 | The Citadel | Henry Ellis lays it up and in on a great pass from Ervin Jackson and the foul's on Alexander Baker - foul #1 on Alexander Baker, team foul #10 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Lawrence Gilmer (PG), Dikembe Arrambide (SF) Todd Hoglund, Frederick Nealy | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Michael Aliff (PG), Shawn Hoadley (SG) Ervin Jackson, Brandon Schwimmer | |
| 02:35 | The Citadel | Henry Ellis makes the free throw | 24-29 |
| 02:12 | Western Carolina | Henry Willis knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Dikembe Arrambide | 26-29 |
| 01:48 | The Citadel | Frankie Kellogg drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Aliff | 26-31 |
| 01:22 | Western Carolina | Robert Gardener takes the ball from Lawrence Gilmer | 26-31 |
| 01:04 | The Citadel | Robert Gardener drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Frankie Kellogg | 26-34 |
| 00:41 | Western Carolina | Alexander Baker clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Henry Ellis - foul #2 on Henry Ellis, team foul #8 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Todd Hoglund (PG), Frederick Nealy (SF) Lawrence Gilmer, Dikembe Arrambide | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ervin Jackson (PG), Eric Goff (PF), Richard Stoney (C) Michael Aliff, Frankie Kellogg, Henry Ellis | |
| 00:41 | Western Carolina | Alexander Baker makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 00:41 | Western Carolina | Alexander Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 00:41 | The Citadel | Richard Stoney grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 00:29 | The Citadel | Eric Goff misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Frederick Nealy - foul #2 on Frederick Nealy, team foul #11 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Donnell Ivory (PF), Antonio Groleau (C) Thomas Ligon, Alexander Baker | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 00:29 | The Citadel | Eric Goff makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 00:29 | The Citadel | Eric Goff misses the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 00:29 | Western Carolina | Antonio Groleau grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 00:03 | Western Carolina | Antonio Groleau makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Todd Hoglund | 29-35 |
| 00:00 | The Citadel | Shawn Hoadley clanks a halfcourt shot | 29-35 |