| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Donald Millstein (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Derick Beus (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Willy Parks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Fred McNealey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brett Abbott (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Matthew Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Visconti (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Morris inbounds the ball | 40-31 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | East Tennessee State | Donald Millstein hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff Morris and the foul's on Larry Washington - foul #1 on Larry Washington, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| 19:43 | East Tennessee State | Donald Millstein makes the free throw | 43-31 |
| 19:41 | Western Carolina | Larry Washington is fouled in the backcourt by Derick Beus - foul #3 on Derick Beus, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Fred Regan (SG) Derick Beus | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 19:29 | Western Carolina | Brett Abbott is wide open but clanks a jump hook in the lane | 43-31 |
| 19:27 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Willy Parks | 43-31 |
| 19:08 | East Tennessee State | Fred Regan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 43-31 |
| 19:07 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Wayne Visconti | 43-31 |
| 18:45 | Western Carolina | Matthew Holmes buries a shot from close range | 43-33 |
| 18:39 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Morris knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by James Anderson | 45-33 |
| 18:14 | Western Carolina | Fred McNealey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-33 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Raymond Oman (PG), Victor Young (SG), Wyatt Simpson (SF), Mike Fournier (PF), Philip Jackson (C) Donald Millstein, Fred Regan, Jeff Morris, Willy Parks, James Anderson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ernest Brown (SG), James Davidson (SF), Kevin Plante (PF), James Dennis (C) Larry Washington, Brett Abbott, Matthew Holmes, Wayne Visconti | |
| 17:56 | East Tennessee State | Ernest Brown steals it from Mike Fournier | 45-33 |
| 17:52 | Western Carolina | Ernest Brown hits the finger roll | 45-35 |
| 17:47 | East Tennessee State | Ernest Brown picks off the pass by Victor Young | 45-35 |
| 17:43 | Western Carolina | Ernest Brown lays it up and in | 45-37 |
| 17:34 | East Tennessee State | Mike Fournier clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-37 |
| 17:32 | East Tennessee State | Philip Jackson hits the follow up shot | 47-37 |
| 17:18 | Western Carolina | Fred McNealey connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 17:00 | East Tennessee State | Wyatt Simpson is called for traveling | 47-40 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Donald Millstein (PG), Fred Regan (SG), Jeff Morris (SF), Willy Parks (PF), James Anderson (C) Raymond Oman, Victor Young, Wyatt Simpson, Mike Fournier, Philip Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Larry Washington (SG), Brett Abbott (SF), Matthew Holmes (PF) Fred McNealey, James Davidson, James Dennis | |
| 16:58 | Western Carolina | Donald Millstein picks off the pass by Matthew Holmes in the backcourt | 47-40 |
| 16:56 | East Tennessee State | Donald Millstein jams it | 49-40 |
| 16:39 | Western Carolina | Kevin Plante misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Anderson - foul #3 on James Anderson, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mike Fournier (C) James Anderson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 16:39 | Western Carolina | Kevin Plante misses the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 16:39 | Western Carolina | Kevin Plante makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 16:18 | East Tennessee State | Willy Parks loses the dribble to Kevin Plante | 49-41 |
| 16:06 | Western Carolina | Larry Washington misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 16:05 | East Tennessee State | Mike Fournier gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 15:58 | East Tennessee State | Larry Washington is called for the reach on Fred Regan - foul #2 on Larry Washington, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Derick Beus (SG), James Anderson (C) Fred Regan, Mike Fournier | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Davidson (PG), Thomas May (SG), Wayne Visconti (C) Ernest Brown, Larry Washington, Kevin Plante | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Donald Millstein (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SG - Derick Beus (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeff Morris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Willy Parks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - James Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas May (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Brett Abbott (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Matthew Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Visconti (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | East Tennessee State | Wayne Visconti swats the short shot by Willy Parks | 49-41 |
| 15:43 | Western Carolina | Wayne Visconti grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 15:23 | Western Carolina | Brett Abbott misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-41 |
| 15:21 | East Tennessee State | Donald Millstein grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 15:14 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Morris misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Brett Abbott - foul #2 on Brett Abbott, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Wilbur Skelton (PG), Philip Jackson (C) Donald Millstein, James Anderson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Fred McNealey (PG), Larry Washington (SG), James Dennis (PF) James Davidson, Brett Abbott, Matthew Holmes | |
| 15:14 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Morris misses the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 15:14 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 15:14 | Western Carolina | Wayne Visconti gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 14:53 | Western Carolina | Wayne Visconti hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 14:52 | Western Carolina | Fred McNealey pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 14:38 | Western Carolina | Thomas May clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeff Morris - foul #2 on Jeff Morris, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Raymond Oman (PG), Wyatt Simpson (SF), James Anderson (C) Derick Beus, Jeff Morris, Willy Parks | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kevin Plante (PF) Wayne Visconti | |
| 14:38 | Western Carolina | Thomas May makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 14:38 | Western Carolina | Thomas May makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 14:26 | East Tennessee State | Wyatt Simpson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 14:25 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Larry Washington | 49-43 |
| 14:20 | Western Carolina | Fred McNealey is hacked by Wyatt Simpson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wyatt Simpson, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Fred Regan (SF) Wyatt Simpson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ernest Brown (SG), Martin Ferguson (C) Larry Washington, Thomas May | |
| 14:09 | Western Carolina | James Dennis is open and buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Fred McNealey | 49-46 |
| 13:56 | East Tennessee State | Fred Regan scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Wilbur Skelton | 51-46 |
| 13:40 | Western Carolina | Kevin Plante is open and buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Ernest Brown | 51-48 |
| 13:20 | East Tennessee State | Raymond Oman buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Philip Jackson | 54-48 |
| 13:10 | Western Carolina | Ernest Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-48 |
| 13:09 | Western Carolina | Kevin Plante tips it home | 54-50 |
| 12:54 | East Tennessee State | James Anderson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Fred Regan | 56-50 |
| 12:38 | Western Carolina | James Dennis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 12:37 | East Tennessee State | Fred Regan gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 12:35 | East Tennessee State | Ernest Brown is called for the reach on Raymond Oman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ernest Brown, team foul #4 | 56-50 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Donald Millstein (PG), Derick Beus (SG), Wyatt Simpson (SF), Willy Parks (PF), Mike Fournier (C) Raymond Oman, Wilbur Skelton, Fred Regan, Philip Jackson, James Anderson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Davidson (PG), Larry Washington (SG), Brett Abbott (SF), Matthew Holmes (PF), Wayne Visconti (C) Fred McNealey, Ernest Brown, Kevin Plante, James Dennis, Martin Ferguson | |
| 12:16 | East Tennessee State | Willy Parks drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Mike Fournier and he's fouled by Matthew Holmes - foul #1 on Matthew Holmes, team foul #5 | 58-50 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jeff Morris (SF) Wyatt Simpson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 12:16 | East Tennessee State | Willy Parks makes the free throw | 59-50 |
| 11:59 | Western Carolina | James Davidson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-50 |
| 11:58 | Western Carolina | Brett Abbott tips it but misses | 59-50 |
| 11:57 | East Tennessee State | Derick Beus snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Donald Millstein (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SG - Derick Beus (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeff Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Willy Parks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Fournier (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - James Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brett Abbott (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Matthew Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Visconti (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:53 | East Tennessee State | Donald Millstein drills a jumpshot from the right side | 61-50 |
| 11:40 | Western Carolina | Brett Abbott misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Donald Millstein - foul #2 on Donald Millstein, team foul #5 | 61-50 |
| 11:40 | Western Carolina | Brett Abbott misses the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 11:40 | Western Carolina | Brett Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 11:27 | East Tennessee State | Derick Beus clanks a shot from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 11:26 | East Tennessee State | Donald Millstein hits the follow up shot | 63-51 |
| 11:15 | Western Carolina | Wayne Visconti comes up short on the floater from the left block | 63-51 |
| 11:13 | East Tennessee State | Mike Fournier gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| 11:00 | East Tennessee State | Willy Parks misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 63-51 |
| 10:58 | East Tennessee State | Willy Parks misses the tip | 63-51 |
| 10:56 | Western Carolina | Matthew Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 10:51 | Western Carolina | James Davidson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 63-51 |
| 10:50 | Western Carolina | Matthew Holmes can't tip it in | 63-51 |
| 10:49 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Willy Parks | 63-51 |
| 10:34 | East Tennessee State | Mike Fournier connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-51 |
| 10:32 | Western Carolina | Larry Washington is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 66-51 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Victor Young (SG), Wyatt Simpson (SF), James Anderson (C) Derick Beus, Jeff Morris, Mike Fournier | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Fred McNealey (PG), Ernest Brown (SG), Thomas May (SF), Kevin Plante (C) James Davidson, Larry Washington, Brett Abbott, Wayne Visconti | |
| 10:16 | East Tennessee State | Donald Millstein's pass is intercepted by Fred McNealey | 66-51 |
| 09:52 | Western Carolina | Fred McNealey scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Thomas May | 66-54 |
| 09:39 | East Tennessee State | Willy Parks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 66-54 |
| 09:37 | Western Carolina | Ernest Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 09:35 | Western Carolina | Victor Young is called for the reach on Ernest Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Victor Young, team foul #6 | 66-54 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Raymond Oman (PG), Wilbur Skelton (SG), Jeff Morris (SF), Fred Regan (PF), Mike Fournier (C) Donald Millstein, Victor Young, Wyatt Simpson, Willy Parks, James Anderson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Martin Ferguson (C) Matthew Holmes | |
| 09:27 | Western Carolina | Wilbur Skelton is called for the reach on Ernest Brown - foul #4 on Wilbur Skelton, team foul #7 | 66-54 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Derick Beus (SG) Wilbur Skelton | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Dennis (PF) Thomas May | |
| 09:27 | Western Carolina | Ernest Brown misses the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 09:27 | East Tennessee State | Mike Fournier snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| 09:15 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Morris can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 09:14 | Western Carolina | Kevin Plante snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| 09:10 | Western Carolina | Fred McNealey is hacked by Raymond Oman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Oman, team foul #8 | 66-54 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brett Abbott (SF) Martin Ferguson | |
| 09:10 | Western Carolina | Fred McNealey makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 09:10 | Western Carolina | Fred McNealey makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 08:53 | East Tennessee State | Derick Beus loses the dribble to Kevin Plante | 66-56 |
| 08:45 | Western Carolina | Ernest Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-56 |
| 08:43 | Western Carolina | Kevin Plante can't tip it in | 66-56 |
| 08:41 | East Tennessee State | Mike Fournier gets the rebound | 66-56 |
| 08:36 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Morris lays it up and in on a great pass from Raymond Oman | 68-56 |
| 08:23 | Western Carolina | Ernest Brown hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-59 |
| 08:04 | East Tennessee State | Mike Fournier comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 68-59 |
| 08:02 | East Tennessee State | Mike Fournier grabs the offensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 07:47 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Morris is hacked by Brett Abbott - foul #3 on Brett Abbott, team foul #6 | 68-59 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Wilbur Skelton (PG), Victor Young (SG), Wyatt Simpson (SF), Willy Parks (PF), Philip Jackson (C) Raymond Oman, Derick Beus, Jeff Morris, Fred Regan, Mike Fournier | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Davidson (PG), Larry Washington (SG), Thomas May (SF), Matthew Holmes (PF), Martin Ferguson (C) Fred McNealey, Ernest Brown, Brett Abbott, Kevin Plante, James Dennis | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Wilbur Skelton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Victor Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wyatt Simpson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Willy Parks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Philip Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - James Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas May (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Ferguson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | East Tennessee State | Wyatt Simpson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-59 |
| 07:30 | Western Carolina | Matthew Holmes snags the defensive board | 68-59 |
| 07:11 | Western Carolina | Philip Jackson blocks the short jumper by Larry Washington | 68-59 |
| 07:09 | Western Carolina | Matthew Holmes tips it home | 68-61 |
| 07:02 | East Tennessee State | Victor Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-61 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Donald Millstein (PG) Victor Young | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Wayne Visconti (C) Matthew Holmes | |
| 07:00 | Western Carolina | Willy Parks is called for the reach on James Davidson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willy Parks, team foul #9 | 68-61 |
| 07:00 | Western Carolina | James Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 07:00 | Western Carolina | James Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 06:42 | East Tennessee State | James Davidson is called for the reach on Donald Millstein - foul #2 on James Davidson, team foul #7 | 68-63 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jeff Morris (SF), James Anderson (C) Wyatt Simpson, Willy Parks | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Joseph McCuen (PG) James Davidson | |
| 06:42 | East Tennessee State | Donald Millstein makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 06:42 | East Tennessee State | Donald Millstein misses the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 06:42 | Western Carolina | Martin Ferguson grabs the board | 69-63 |
| 06:39 | Western Carolina | Wilbur Skelton steals the ball from Martin Ferguson in the backcourt | 69-63 |
| 06:26 | East Tennessee State | Wayne Visconti denies the turnaround by Jeff Morris | 69-63 |
| 06:24 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Wayne Visconti | 69-63 |
| 06:22 | Western Carolina | Thomas May is fouled in the backcourt by Wilbur Skelton - foul #5 on Wilbur Skelton, team foul #10 | 69-63 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Victor Young (SG), Willy Parks (PF) Wilbur Skelton, Philip Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Fred McNealey (PG), Brett Abbott (SF), Matthew Holmes (PF) Joseph McCuen, Larry Washington, Martin Ferguson | |
| 06:22 | Western Carolina | Thomas May makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 06:22 | Western Carolina | Thomas May misses the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 06:22 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 06:15 | East Tennessee State | Victor Young is denied on a dunk by Wayne Visconti | 69-64 |
| 06:13 | Western Carolina | Thomas May pulls down the rebound | 69-64 |
| 06:03 | Western Carolina | Fred McNealey misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-64 |
| 06:01 | East Tennessee State | Willy Parks snags the defensive board | 69-64 |
| 05:59 | East Tennessee State | Donald Millstein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-64 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Larry Washington (SG), Kevin Plante (C) Thomas May, Wayne Visconti | |
| 05:48 | Western Carolina | Kevin Plante scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Holmes | 69-67 |
| 05:44 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Morris is hacked by Brett Abbott - foul #4 on Brett Abbott, team foul #8 | 69-67 |
| 05:44 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Morris makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 05:44 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 05:27 | Western Carolina | Matthew Holmes connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Fred McNealey | 71-69 |
| 05:03 | East Tennessee State | James Anderson is hacked by Kevin Plante - foul #2 on Kevin Plante, team foul #9 | 71-69 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Raymond Oman (PG), Derick Beus (SG), Fred Regan (SF), Mike Fournier (PF) Donald Millstein, Victor Young, Jeff Morris, Willy Parks | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Joseph McCuen (PG), Ernest Brown (SG), James Davidson (SF), James Dennis (C) Fred McNealey, Larry Washington, Brett Abbott, Matthew Holmes | |
| 05:03 | East Tennessee State | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 05:03 | East Tennessee State | James Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 05:03 | Western Carolina | James Dennis gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| 04:45 | Western Carolina | James Davidson is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph McCuen | 72-72 |
| 04:29 | East Tennessee State | Raymond Oman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 72-72 |
| 04:27 | Western Carolina | James Dennis grabs the defensive rebound | 72-72 |
| 04:11 | Western Carolina | James Davidson double dribbles | 72-72 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Donald Millstein (PG), Wyatt Simpson (SF), Philip Jackson (PF) Raymond Oman, Derick Beus, James Anderson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Fred McNealey (PG), Martin Ferguson (PF), Wayne Visconti (C) Joseph McCuen, Kevin Plante, James Dennis | |
| 03:52 | East Tennessee State | Donald Millstein connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Wyatt Simpson | 75-72 |
| 03:32 | Western Carolina | Ernest Brown misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 75-72 |
| 03:30 | East Tennessee State | Fred Regan grabs the board | 75-72 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Donald Millstein (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 stl. SG - Fred Regan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Wyatt Simpson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Philip Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Fournier (tiring) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Fred McNealey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Brown (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Davidson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Martin Ferguson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Visconti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:25 | East Tennessee State | Mike Fournier double dribbles | 75-72 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Derick Beus (SG), Willy Parks (PF) Fred Regan, Mike Fournier | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Larry Washington (SG), Brett Abbott (SF), Matthew Holmes (PF) Ernest Brown, James Davidson, Wayne Visconti | |
| 03:14 | Western Carolina | Larry Washington throws it down set up by Fred McNealey | 75-74 |
| 03:10 | East Tennessee State | Donald Millstein misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 75-74 |
| 03:09 | Western Carolina | Matthew Holmes snags the defensive board | 75-74 |
| 02:47 | Western Carolina | Matthew Holmes is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-74 |
| 02:45 | East Tennessee State | Wyatt Simpson gets the rebound | 75-74 |
| 02:39 | East Tennessee State | Philip Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 75-74 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Raymond Oman (PG), Victor Young (SG), Jeff Morris (SF), Mike Fournier (C) Donald Millstein, Derick Beus, Wyatt Simpson, Philip Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Joseph McCuen (PG), Kevin Plante (PF), James Dennis (C) Fred McNealey, Matthew Holmes, Martin Ferguson | |
| 02:37 | Western Carolina | Joseph McCuen is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Oman - foul #3 on Raymond Oman, team foul #11 | 75-74 |
| 02:37 | Western Carolina | Joseph McCuen misses the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 02:37 | Western Carolina | Joseph McCuen makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 02:21 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Morris clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Brett Abbott - foul #5 on Brett Abbott, team foul #10 | 75-75 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ernest Brown (SG), Thomas May (SF) Larry Washington, Brett Abbott | |
| 02:21 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Morris makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 02:21 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 02:18 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-75 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Fred Regan (C) Mike Fournier | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Fred McNealey (PG), Larry Washington (SG), Matthew Holmes (PF), Wayne Visconti (C) Joseph McCuen, Ernest Brown, Thomas May, James Dennis | |
| 01:57 | Western Carolina | Fred McNealey scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Washington and he's fouled by Raymond Oman - foul #4 on Raymond Oman, team foul #12 | 77-77 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Donald Millstein (PG), Derick Beus (SG), James Anderson (C) Raymond Oman, Victor Young, Fred Regan | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 01:57 | Western Carolina | Fred McNealey makes the free throw | 77-78 |
| 01:41 | East Tennessee State | Willy Parks connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Donald Millstein | 80-78 |
| 01:28 | Western Carolina | Larry Washington is open but comes up short on the runner near the basket | 80-78 |
| 01:27 | East Tennessee State | Willy Parks grabs the board | 80-78 |
| 01:07 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Morris drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by James Anderson | 82-78 |
| 00:57 | Western Carolina | Larry Washington is called for 10 seconds | 82-78 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | East Tennessee State | James Anderson is called for traveling | 82-78 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Western Carolina | Derick Beus is called for the reach on Larry Washington - foul #4 on Derick Beus, team foul #13 | 82-78 |
| 00:28 | Western Carolina | Larry Washington misses the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:28 | Western Carolina | Larry Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 82-79 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:27 | East Tennessee State | Donald Millstein is hacked by Fred McNealey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred McNealey, team foul #11 | 82-79 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Fred Regan (SG) Derick Beus | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:27 | East Tennessee State | Donald Millstein makes the 1st free throw | 83-79 |
| 00:27 | East Tennessee State | Donald Millstein makes the 2nd free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:20 | Western Carolina | Matthew Holmes hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from straight away | 84-79 |
| 00:19 | Western Carolina | Fred McNealey pulls down the offensive rebound | 84-79 |
| 00:15 | Western Carolina | Fred McNealey can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 84-79 |
| 00:14 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Morris pulls down the rebound | 84-79 |
| 00:12 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Morris is fouled in the backcourt by Fred McNealey - foul #2 on Fred McNealey, team foul #12 | 84-79 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mike Fournier (PF) Willy Parks | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:12 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Morris makes the 1st free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:12 | East Tennessee State | Jeff Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:12 | Western Carolina | Wayne Visconti snags the defensive board | 85-79 |
| 00:07 | Western Carolina | Fred McNealey is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Larry Washington | 85-82 |
| 00:06 | East Tennessee State | Mike Fournier is fouled in the backcourt by Fred McNealey - foul #3 on Fred McNealey, team foul #13 | 85-82 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Willy Parks (PF) Jeff Morris | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:06 | East Tennessee State | Mike Fournier misses the 1st free throw | 85-82 |
| 00:06 | East Tennessee State | Mike Fournier makes the 2nd free throw | 86-82 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Matthew Holmes hits a wide open 3 from the left corner | 86-85 |