| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Jordan Caplinger (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Errol Conti (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alfred Darnell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Lenard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Lawrence Gilmer (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Thomas Fulmer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Arrambide (fresh) PF - Donnell Ivory (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Ligon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Dikembe Arrambide inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Western Carolina | Thomas Fulmer makes the shot from the right block set up by Dikembe Arrambide | 30-26 |
| 19:19 | Cal Poly SLO | Jordan Caplinger misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-26 |
| 19:18 | Western Carolina | Dikembe Arrambide snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 18:57 | Western Carolina | Thomas Fulmer buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 18:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Errol Conti misses long on a shot from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 18:41 | Western Carolina | Dikembe Arrambide pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 18:23 | Western Carolina | Thomas Ligon misses badly on a shot in the paint | 30-28 |
| 18:21 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Lenard snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 18:00 | Cal Poly SLO | John Johnson misses the jumpshot from the right side | 30-28 |
| 17:59 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Thomas Ligon | 30-28 |
| 17:35 | Western Carolina | Thomas Ligon makes the fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Errol Conti - foul #3 on Errol Conti, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Billy Schwanbeck (SG) Errol Conti | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 17:35 | Western Carolina | Thomas Ligon makes the free throw | 30-31 |
| 17:24 | Cal Poly SLO | Jordan Caplinger can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 17:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Alfred Darnell tips it in | 32-31 |
| 17:02 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Gilmer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-31 |
| 17:01 | Cal Poly SLO | Billy Schwanbeck grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 16:46 | Cal Poly SLO | Alfred Darnell misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Fulmer - foul #1 on Thomas Fulmer, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Leonardo Costa (SG), Frederick Nealy (SF), Alexander Baker (C) Thomas Fulmer, Dikembe Arrambide, Thomas Ligon | |
| 16:46 | Cal Poly SLO | Alfred Darnell makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 16:46 | Cal Poly SLO | Alfred Darnell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:21 | Western Carolina | Leonardo Costa misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-31 |
| 16:19 | Western Carolina | Alexander Baker gets the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 16:03 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Gilmer is hacked by Jordan Caplinger - foul #3 on Jordan Caplinger, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | David Steward (PG), Dennis Moore (SF) Jordan Caplinger, Alfred Darnell | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Byron Summers (PF) Donnell Ivory | |
| 15:43 | Western Carolina | Leonardo Costa misses long on a shot from the right side | 34-31 |
| 15:42 | Western Carolina | Alexander Baker misses the tip | 34-31 |
| 15:40 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to Michael Lenard | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - David Steward (fresh) SG - Billy Schwanbeck (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Lenard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Lawrence Gilmer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Leonardo Costa (fresh) SF - Frederick Nealy (fresh) PF - Byron Summers (fresh) C - Alexander Baker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Cal Poly SLO | Billy Schwanbeck can't finish the layup | 34-31 |
| 15:29 | Cal Poly SLO | John Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 15:16 | Cal Poly SLO | Byron Summers is called for the reach on John Johnson - foul #1 on Byron Summers, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Jordan Caplinger (PG), Errol Conti (SG) David Steward, Billy Schwanbeck | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Fulmer (SG), Dikembe Arrambide (SF), Thomas Ligon (C) Leonardo Costa, Frederick Nealy, Alexander Baker | |
| 14:56 | Cal Poly SLO | John Johnson's floater is knocked away by Thomas Ligon | 34-31 |
| 14:55 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Thomas Ligon | 34-31 |
| 14:51 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Gilmer misses badly on a shot from the left side | 34-31 |
| 14:49 | Cal Poly SLO | Dennis Moore snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 14:31 | Cal Poly SLO | Jordan Caplinger misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 14:29 | Western Carolina | Byron Summers gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 14:10 | Western Carolina | Errol Conti picks off the pass by Thomas Fulmer | 34-31 |
| 13:57 | Cal Poly SLO | Errol Conti comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 13:55 | Cal Poly SLO | John Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 13:43 | Cal Poly SLO | John Johnson scores on a shot from the left block set up by Jordan Caplinger | 36-31 |
| 13:23 | Western Carolina | Dikembe Arrambide comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-31 |
| 13:21 | Western Carolina | Dikembe Arrambide tips it in | 36-33 |
| 13:01 | Cal Poly SLO | Byron Summers is called for the reach on Michael Lenard - foul #2 on Byron Summers, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Alfred Darnell (SF) Dennis Moore | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Leonardo Costa (SG), Frederick Nealy (SF), Donnell Ivory (PF), Alexander Baker (C) Thomas Fulmer, Dikembe Arrambide, Byron Summers, Thomas Ligon | |
| 12:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Errol Conti misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 12:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Lenard hits the follow up shot | 38-33 |
| 12:16 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Gilmer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 12:14 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to John Johnson | 38-33 |
| 12:05 | Cal Poly SLO | Errol Conti's pass is intercepted by Leonardo Costa | 38-33 |
| 11:36 | Western Carolina | Donnell Ivory misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Dennis Moore (PF) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Todd Hoglund (PG), Dikembe Arrambide (SF), Thomas Ligon (C) Lawrence Gilmer, Frederick Nealy, Alexander Baker | |
| 11:36 | Western Carolina | Donnell Ivory misses the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 11:36 | Western Carolina | Donnell Ivory makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Jordan Caplinger (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Errol Conti (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Alfred Darnell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Lenard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Todd Hoglund (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leonardo Costa (fresh) SF - Dikembe Arrambide (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donnell Ivory (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Ligon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Cal Poly SLO | Errol Conti misses short on a floater from the left side | 38-34 |
| 11:16 | Western Carolina | Dikembe Arrambide pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 10:53 | Western Carolina | Donnell Ivory misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Lenard - foul #1 on Michael Lenard, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Fulmer (SG) Leonardo Costa | |
| 10:53 | Western Carolina | Donnell Ivory makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 10:53 | Western Carolina | Donnell Ivory makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 10:36 | Cal Poly SLO | Jordan Caplinger hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 10:35 | Western Carolina | Donnell Ivory snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 10:09 | Western Carolina | Michael Lenard is called for the reach on Thomas Ligon - foul #2 on Michael Lenard, team foul #5 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Johnson (PF), James Osowski (C) Alfred Darnell, Michael Lenard | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Lawrence Gilmer (PG) Todd Hoglund | |
| 09:46 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Gilmer splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 09:36 | Cal Poly SLO | Errol Conti drills a shot from the right wing and he's fouled by Thomas Fulmer - foul #2 on Thomas Fulmer, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Frederick Nealy (SF), Byron Summers (PF), Alexander Baker (C) Dikembe Arrambide, Donnell Ivory, Thomas Ligon | |
| 09:36 | Cal Poly SLO | Errol Conti makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 09:15 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Gilmer is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 09:14 | Cal Poly SLO | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 09:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Jordan Caplinger travels with the ball | 41-38 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Alfred Darnell (SF), Michael Lenard (C) Dennis Moore, James Osowski | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 08:44 | Western Carolina | Alexander Baker misses long on a runner in the paint | 41-38 |
| 08:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Alfred Darnell grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 08:20 | Cal Poly SLO | Jordan Caplinger misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-38 |
| 08:19 | Western Carolina | Frederick Nealy gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 08:02 | Western Carolina | Frederick Nealy is called for 3 seconds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Billy Schwanbeck (SG), Dennis Moore (PF) Jordan Caplinger, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Leonardo Costa (SG), Dikembe Arrambide (SF), Donnell Ivory (PF), Thomas Ligon (C) Thomas Fulmer, Frederick Nealy, Byron Summers, Alexander Baker | |
| 07:43 | Cal Poly SLO | Billy Schwanbeck comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Leonardo Costa - foul #1 on Leonardo Costa, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| 07:43 | Cal Poly SLO | Billy Schwanbeck makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 07:43 | Cal Poly SLO | Billy Schwanbeck misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 07:43 | Western Carolina | Thomas Ligon pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 07:20 | Western Carolina | Errol Conti steps in front of the Dikembe Arrambide pass | 42-38 |
| 07:15 | Cal Poly SLO | Errol Conti misses the lay-in | 42-38 |
| 07:13 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Gilmer snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Billy Schwanbeck (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Errol Conti (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Alfred Darnell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dennis Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Lenard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Lawrence Gilmer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Leonardo Costa (fresh) SF - Dikembe Arrambide (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donnell Ivory (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Ligon (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:46 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Gilmer misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 06:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Dennis Moore gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 06:23 | Cal Poly SLO | Lawrence Gilmer steals it from Alfred Darnell | 42-38 |
| 06:18 | Western Carolina | Dikembe Arrambide hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lawrence Gilmer | 42-40 |
| 05:59 | Cal Poly SLO | Alfred Darnell connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Errol Conti | 44-40 |
| 05:40 | Western Carolina | Donnell Ivory is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dikembe Arrambide | 44-42 |
| 05:40 | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-42 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Jordan Caplinger (PG), John Johnson (PF) Billy Schwanbeck, Alfred Darnell | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Fulmer (SG) Leonardo Costa | |
| 05:27 | Cal Poly SLO | Errol Conti hits a 3 from straight away set up by Dennis Moore | 47-42 |
| 04:59 | Western Carolina | Donnell Ivory misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 04:58 | Western Carolina | Donnell Ivory tips it home | 47-44 |
| 04:46 | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas Ligon denies the turnaround by John Johnson | 47-44 |
| 04:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Jordan Caplinger tips it in | 49-44 |
| 04:16 | Western Carolina | Thomas Ligon connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 49-46 |
| 03:59 | Cal Poly SLO | Dennis Moore knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Errol Conti | 51-46 |
| 03:57 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Gilmer's pass is intercepted by Jordan Caplinger in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Cal Poly SLO | Jordan Caplinger scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Moore | 54-46 |
| 03:14 | Western Carolina | Jordan Caplinger takes the ball from Thomas Ligon | 54-46 |
| 03:09 | Cal Poly SLO | Dennis Moore blows the layup | 54-46 |
| 03:07 | Western Carolina | Thomas Ligon pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Jordan Caplinger (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Errol Conti (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Lenard (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Lawrence Gilmer (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Fulmer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Arrambide (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donnell Ivory (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Ligon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:43 | Western Carolina | John Johnson denies the turnaround by Donnell Ivory | 54-46 |
| 02:42 | Western Carolina | Thomas Ligon hits the follow up shot | 54-48 |
| 02:26 | Cal Poly SLO | Errol Conti clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 02:25 | Western Carolina | Thomas Ligon snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 02:07 | Western Carolina | Dikembe Arrambide misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-48 |
| 02:06 | Cal Poly SLO | Errol Conti gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 01:53 | Cal Poly SLO | John Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Lenard | 56-48 |
| 01:39 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Gilmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-48 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Alfred Darnell (SF) Dennis Moore | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:19 | Cal Poly SLO | John Johnson hits a jumper from the right side set up by Jordan Caplinger | 58-48 |
| 01:02 | Western Carolina | Donnell Ivory hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-48 |
| 01:01 | Cal Poly SLO | Jordan Caplinger snags the defensive board | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Cal Poly SLO | Jordan Caplinger is hacked by Donnell Ivory - foul #3 on Donnell Ivory, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Todd Hoglund (PG), Leonardo Costa (SG), Frederick Nealy (SF), Byron Summers (PF), Alexander Baker (C) Lawrence Gilmer, Thomas Fulmer, Dikembe Arrambide, Donnell Ivory, Thomas Ligon | |
| 00:53 | Cal Poly SLO | Byron Summers is called for the reach on John Johnson - foul #3 on Byron Summers, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| 00:53 | Cal Poly SLO | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:53 | Cal Poly SLO | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Western Carolina | Leonardo Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Cal Poly SLO | Jordan Caplinger misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 60-48 |
| 00:26 | Cal Poly SLO | Alfred Darnell pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 00:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Jordan Caplinger runs out the clock | 60-48 |