| Lineup | Furman | PG - Thomas Hodges (fresh) SG - Douglas Brown (fresh) SF - Robert Davis (fresh) PF - Everette Luebke (fresh) C - John Casavant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Tano Almarza (fresh) SG - Dustin Smith (fresh) SF - Demetrius Jay (fresh) PF - Ronald Eastland (fresh) C - Scott Battle (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Dustin Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Western Carolina | Dustin Smith knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Demetrius Jay | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Furman | Scott Battle is called for the reach on John Casavant - foul #1 on Scott Battle, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Furman | Robert Davis hits a floater in the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Western Carolina | Dustin Smith is hacked by Everette Luebke - foul #1 on Everette Luebke, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Western Carolina | Ronald Eastland works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Hodges - foul #1 on Thomas Hodges, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Western Carolina | Ronald Eastland makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | Western Carolina | Ronald Eastland makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:04 | Furman | Robert Davis clanks a jump hook in the paint | 2-4 |
| 18:02 | Western Carolina | Ronald Eastland snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:52 | Western Carolina | Tano Almarza connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dustin Smith | 2-7 |
| 17:23 | Furman | Douglas Brown makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Hodges | 4-7 |
| 17:08 | Western Carolina | Ronald Eastland evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 16:46 | Furman | Thomas Hodges drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Douglas Brown | 7-10 |
| 16:19 | Western Carolina | Everette Luebke blocks the short jumper by Scott Battle | 7-10 |
| 16:18 | Furman | Robert Davis pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 15:58 | Furman | Scott Battle blocks the short jumper by Everette Luebke | 7-10 |
| 15:57 | Western Carolina | Tano Almarza gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Thomas Hodges (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Everette Luebke (fresh) C - John Casavant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Tano Almarza (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dustin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Demetrius Jay (fresh) PF - Ronald Eastland (fresh) 5 pts. C - Scott Battle (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Western Carolina | Scott Battle lays it up and in | 7-12 |
| 15:17 | Furman | John Casavant is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Casavant, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Milan Costa (PG), Christopher Hale (SG), Shawn Febus (SF), Rod Kershner (PF) Tano Almarza, Dustin Smith, Demetrius Jay, Ronald Eastland | |
| 14:57 | Western Carolina | Scott Battle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-12 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ronald Eastland (PF) Scott Battle | |
| 14:34 | Furman | Everette Luebke misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Milan Costa - foul #1 on Milan Costa, team foul #2 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Scott Battle (C) Ronald Eastland | |
| 14:34 | Furman | Everette Luebke makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:34 | Furman | Everette Luebke makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:11 | Western Carolina | Rod Kershner is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Rod Kershner, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Furman | Nathan Gies (SG), James Kuhn (PF) Douglas Brown, Everette Luebke | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ronald Eastland (PF) Scott Battle | |
| 13:51 | Furman | Robert Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | Furman | Timothy Carlisle (C) John Casavant | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Smith (SG), Scott Battle (C) Christopher Hale, Ronald Eastland | |
| 13:42 | Western Carolina | Dustin Smith's pass is intercepted by Nathan Gies | 9-12 |
| 13:21 | Furman | Robert Davis can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Shawn Febus - foul #1 on Shawn Febus, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ronald Eastland (PF) Scott Battle | |
| 13:21 | Furman | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:21 | Furman | Robert Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:21 | Furman | Timothy Carlisle grabs the offensive board | 10-12 |
| 12:57 | Furman | Thomas Hodges scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Davis | 13-12 |
| 12:44 | Western Carolina | James Kuhn is called for the reach on Ronald Eastland - foul #1 on James Kuhn, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Furman | Douglas Brown (PG), Everette Luebke (SF), John Casavant (C) Thomas Hodges, Robert Davis, Timothy Carlisle | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Tano Almarza (PG), Christopher Hale (SG), Scott Battle (C) Milan Costa, Dustin Smith, Ronald Eastland | |
| 12:37 | Western Carolina | Tano Almarza's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-12 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Smith (SG) Christopher Hale | |
| 12:19 | Furman | Everette Luebke misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Shawn Febus - foul #2 on Shawn Febus, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Milan Costa (PG), Christopher Hale (SG), Demetrius Jay (SF), Ronald Eastland (PF) Tano Almarza, Dustin Smith, Shawn Febus, Scott Battle | |
| 12:19 | Furman | Everette Luebke misses the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:19 | Furman | Everette Luebke makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:50 | Western Carolina | Christopher Hale can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Casavant - foul #2 on John Casavant, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Furman | Thomas Hodges (PG), Timothy Carlisle (C) Nathan Gies, John Casavant | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Tano Almarza (PG), Dustin Smith (SG), Scott Battle (C) Milan Costa, Demetrius Jay, Ronald Eastland | |
| 11:50 | Western Carolina | Christopher Hale makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:50 | Western Carolina | Christopher Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Thomas Hodges (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Everette Luebke (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Kuhn (fresh) C - Timothy Carlisle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Tano Almarza (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dustin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Hale (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rod Kershner (fresh) C - Scott Battle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Furman | James Kuhn knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Timothy Carlisle and he's hacked by Christopher Hale - foul #1 on Christopher Hale, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Furman | Robert Davis (SF) Everette Luebke | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Demetrius Jay (SF), Ronald Eastland (PF) Christopher Hale, Scott Battle | |
| 11:26 | Furman | James Kuhn misses the free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:26 | Western Carolina | Rod Kershner pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:57 | Western Carolina | Demetrius Jay misses the lay-in | 16-14 |
| 10:55 | Furman | The rebound goes to James Kuhn | 16-14 |
| 10:36 | Furman | Thomas Hodges is fouled on the floor by Dustin Smith - foul #1 on Dustin Smith, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Furman | Everette Luebke (PF) James Kuhn | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Milan Costa (PG), Scott Battle (C) Tano Almarza, Ronald Eastland | |
| 10:36 | Furman | Thomas Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:36 | Furman | Thomas Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:27 | Western Carolina | Dustin Smith hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 10:03 | Furman | Robert Davis buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Thomas Hodges and he's hacked by Demetrius Jay - foul #1 on Demetrius Jay, team foul #8 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Tano Almarza (PG), Christopher Hale (SG), Shawn Febus (SF), Ronald Eastland (PF) Milan Costa, Dustin Smith, Demetrius Jay, Rod Kershner | |
| 10:03 | Furman | Robert Davis misses the free throw | 20-17 |
| 10:03 | Western Carolina | Scott Battle snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 09:43 | Western Carolina | Tano Almarza misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 09:42 | Western Carolina | Shawn Febus gets the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 09:35 | Western Carolina | Everette Luebke steps in front of the Ronald Eastland pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 20-17 |
| 09:13 | Furman | Thomas Hodges misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 09:12 | Western Carolina | Ronald Eastland grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 08:56 | Western Carolina | Ronald Eastland misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-17 |
| 08:54 | Furman | Everette Luebke grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 08:25 | Furman | Robert Davis connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Thomas Hodges | 22-17 |
| 08:20 | Western Carolina | Christopher Hale comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Douglas Brown - foul #1 on Douglas Brown, team foul #6 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Furman | Nathan Gies (SG), Quincy Wilson (SF), James Kuhn (C) Douglas Brown, Robert Davis, Timothy Carlisle | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Milan Costa (PG), Dustin Smith (SG), Rod Kershner (PF) Tano Almarza, Shawn Febus, Ronald Eastland | |
| 08:20 | Western Carolina | Christopher Hale makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:20 | Western Carolina | Christopher Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 07:57 | Furman | Nathan Gies hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-19 |
| 07:55 | Western Carolina | Christopher Hale grabs the board | 22-19 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Thomas Hodges (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathan Gies (fresh) SF - Quincy Wilson (fresh) PF - Everette Luebke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - James Kuhn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Milan Costa (fresh) SG - Dustin Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Hale (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rod Kershner (fresh) C - Scott Battle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Western Carolina | Dustin Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Hodges - foul #2 on Thomas Hodges, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Furman | Douglas Brown (SG) Thomas Hodges | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Tano Almarza (PG), Demetrius Jay (SF), Ronald Eastland (PF) Milan Costa, Christopher Hale, Scott Battle | |
| 07:37 | Western Carolina | Dustin Smith misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 07:37 | Western Carolina | Dustin Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 07:37 | Furman | James Kuhn grabs the defensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 07:21 | Furman | Everette Luebke travels with the ball | 22-19 |
| Subs | Furman | Robert Davis (SF), Timothy Carlisle (C) Quincy Wilson, Everette Luebke | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 06:58 | Western Carolina | Ronald Eastland comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-19 |
| 06:56 | Western Carolina | Demetrius Jay snags the offensive board | 22-19 |
| 06:51 | Western Carolina | Ronald Eastland shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 06:30 | Furman | Robert Davis misses the easy layup | 22-22 |
| 06:28 | Furman | James Kuhn can't tip it in | 22-22 |
| 06:27 | Furman | Douglas Brown gets the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 06:02 | Furman | Douglas Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-22 |
| 06:01 | Furman | James Kuhn hits the follow up shot | 24-22 |
| 05:44 | Western Carolina | Tano Almarza is hacked by Nathan Gies - foul #1 on Nathan Gies, team foul #8 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Furman | Thomas Hodges (PG), Everette Luebke (PF), John Casavant (C) Douglas Brown, James Kuhn, Timothy Carlisle | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Milan Costa (PG), Scott Battle (C) Demetrius Jay, Rod Kershner | |
| 05:44 | Western Carolina | Tano Almarza makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:44 | Western Carolina | Tano Almarza makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:15 | Furman | Thomas Hodges is hacked by Milan Costa - foul #2 on Milan Costa, team foul #9 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Furman | Douglas Brown (SG) Nathan Gies | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Demetrius Jay (SF) Milan Costa | |
| 05:15 | Furman | Thomas Hodges misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:15 | Western Carolina | Scott Battle pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 05:03 | Western Carolina | Tano Almarza loses the dribble to Everette Luebke | 24-24 |
| 04:39 | Furman | Thomas Hodges misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-24 |
| 04:38 | Western Carolina | Demetrius Jay pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 04:20 | Western Carolina | Dustin Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 04:18 | Furman | John Casavant grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 03:58 | Furman | Thomas Hodges misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-24 |
| 03:56 | Furman | Everette Luebke gets the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 03:40 | Furman | Everette Luebke banks in the layup | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Thomas Hodges (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Everette Luebke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Casavant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Tano Almarza (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dustin Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Demetrius Jay (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Eastland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Battle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Western Carolina | Dustin Smith's dunk attempt is rejected by Everette Luebke | 26-24 |
| 03:25 | Furman | John Casavant gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 03:05 | Furman | Thomas Hodges misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 03:04 | Western Carolina | Ronald Eastland snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 02:59 | Western Carolina | Demetrius Jay loses the dribble to Everette Luebke | 26-24 |
| 02:33 | Furman | Douglas Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | Furman | Nathan Gies (SG), Quincy Wilson (SF), James Kuhn (PF) Douglas Brown, Robert Davis, Everette Luebke | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Milan Costa (PG), Shawn Febus (SF), Rod Kershner (PF) Tano Almarza, Demetrius Jay, Ronald Eastland | |
| 02:20 | Western Carolina | Shawn Febus misses the 3 from straight away | 26-24 |
| 02:18 | Furman | The rebound goes to John Casavant | 26-24 |
| 01:51 | Furman | Thomas Hodges is fouled on the floor by Shawn Febus - foul #3 on Shawn Febus, team foul #10 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Furman | Timothy Carlisle (C) John Casavant | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Hale (SG) Dustin Smith | |
| 01:51 | Furman | Thomas Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 01:51 | Furman | Thomas Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 01:32 | Western Carolina | Scott Battle clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Timothy Carlisle - foul #1 on Timothy Carlisle, team foul #9 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Smith (SG), Demetrius Jay (SF) Christopher Hale, Shawn Febus | |
| 01:32 | Western Carolina | Scott Battle makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 01:32 | Western Carolina | Scott Battle makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 01:15 | Furman | Milan Costa is called for the reach on Quincy Wilson - foul #3 on Milan Costa, team foul #11 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Tano Almarza (PG), Shawn Febus (SF), Ronald Eastland (PF) Milan Costa, Demetrius Jay, Scott Battle | |
| 01:15 | Furman | Quincy Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 01:15 | Furman | Quincy Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 01:15 | Western Carolina | Ronald Eastland snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 00:53 | Western Carolina | Ronald Eastland can't finish the layup | 29-26 |
| 00:52 | Western Carolina | Dustin Smith snags the offensive board | 29-26 |
| 00:37 | Western Carolina | Ronald Eastland clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 00:36 | Furman | Quincy Wilson pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 00:14 | Furman | Dustin Smith steals the ball from James Kuhn | 29-26 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Shawn Febus can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-26 |