| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Richard Ruffner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Jetton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Wesley Sullivan (fresh) PF - Keith Krueger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Leslie Beachum (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Santo Ramirez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jackie Honeycutt (fresh) SF - Travis Daniel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alex Mann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Sampson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 37-34 |
| 19:42 | The Citadel | Keith Krueger gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 19:27 | The Citadel | Jesse Jetton connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Ruffner | 40-34 |
| 19:06 | Western Michigan | Keith Krueger is called for the reach on Jackie Honeycutt - foul #2 on Keith Krueger, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 18:50 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Alex Mann | 40-37 |
| 18:43 | The Citadel | Jesse Jetton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-37 |
| 18:42 | Western Michigan | Alex Mann snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 18:19 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 17:53 | The Citadel | Richard Ruffner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 17:51 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 17:29 | Western Michigan | Alex Mann knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Larry Sampson | 40-42 |
| 17:25 | The Citadel | Richard Ruffner is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Ruffner, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Marcelino Romano (PG), David McTee (SG), Brian Owen (PF), Charles Coddington (C) Richard Ruffner, Jesse Jetton, Keith Krueger, Leslie Beachum | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis (PG), Donald Clark (SG), Darrell Coleman (SF), Donald Scott (PF), Christopher Bacon (C) Santo Ramirez, Jackie Honeycutt, Travis Daniel, Alex Mann, Larry Sampson | |
| 17:12 | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-42 |
| 16:48 | The Citadel | Charles Coddington clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 16:47 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Donald Scott | 40-42 |
| 16:28 | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Wesley Sullivan - foul #1 on Wesley Sullivan, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Jesse Jetton (SG) Wesley Sullivan | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt (SG) Donald Clark | |
| 16:28 | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 16:28 | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 16:23 | The Citadel | Jackie Honeycutt steals it from Marcelino Romano in the backcourt | 40-44 |
| 16:22 | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt lays it up and in | 40-46 |
| 15:56 | The Citadel | Charles Coddington travels with the ball | 40-46 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Richard Ruffner (PG) Jesse Jetton | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clark (PG), Larry Sampson (SF), Craig Robison (C) Raymond Davis, Darrell Coleman, Christopher Bacon | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Richard Ruffner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marcelino Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David McTee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Owen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Coddington (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Donald Clark (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jackie Honeycutt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Larry Sampson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Scott (fresh) 2 reb. C - Craig Robison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott misses the easy layup | 40-46 |
| 15:38 | Western Michigan | Craig Robison snags the offensive board | 40-46 |
| 15:30 | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 15:29 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott tips it in | 40-48 |
| 15:17 | The Citadel | Richard Ruffner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 15:15 | Western Michigan | Craig Robison grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 14:59 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 14:58 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson hits the follow up shot | 40-50 |
| 14:42 | The Citadel | Donald Scott swats the layup by Charles Coddington | 40-50 |
| 14:41 | Western Michigan | Craig Robison gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| 14:29 | Western Michigan | Brian Owen takes the ball from Craig Robison | 40-50 |
| 14:12 | The Citadel | Richard Ruffner is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by David McTee | 43-50 |
| 13:59 | Western Michigan | Craig Robison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 13:57 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Brian Owen | 43-50 |
| 13:52 | The Citadel | David McTee hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 13:37 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott clanks a floater from the right side | 46-50 |
| 13:36 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to David McTee | 46-50 |
| 13:29 | The Citadel | Richard Ruffner loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-50 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ernest Hartman (PG), Jesse Jetton (SG), Wesley Sullivan (SF), Keith Krueger (PF), Leslie Beachum (C) Richard Ruffner, Marcelino Romano, David McTee, Brian Owen, Charles Coddington | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez (PG), Raymond Davis (SG), Travis Daniel (SF), Alex Mann (PF), Christopher Bacon (C) Donald Clark, Jackie Honeycutt, Larry Sampson, Donald Scott, Craig Robison | |
| 13:18 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 13:16 | The Citadel | Keith Krueger gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 12:58 | The Citadel | Wesley Sullivan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 12:57 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 12:35 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Bacon | 46-52 |
| 12:33 | The Citadel | Ernest Hartman's pass is intercepted by Santo Ramirez in the backcourt | 46-52 |
| 12:19 | Western Michigan | Alex Mann misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 12:18 | The Citadel | Wesley Sullivan snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 12:11 | The Citadel | Raymond Davis is called for the reach on Jesse Jetton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Davis, team foul #1 | 46-52 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt (SG), Darrell Coleman (PF) Raymond Davis, Alex Mann | |
| 11:50 | The Citadel | Ernest Hartman misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 11:48 | The Citadel | Wesley Sullivan grabs the offensive board | 46-52 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Ernest Hartman (fairly fresh) SG - Jesse Jetton (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Wesley Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Keith Krueger (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Leslie Beachum (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Santo Ramirez (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jackie Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Travis Daniel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Bacon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | The Citadel | Santo Ramirez picks off the pass by Ernest Hartman | 46-52 |
| 11:25 | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt throws it down on a great pass from Santo Ramirez | 46-54 |
| 11:00 | The Citadel | Leslie Beachum's fadeaway is rejected by Travis Daniel | 46-54 |
| 10:59 | The Citadel | Keith Krueger tips it but misses | 46-54 |
| 10:57 | Western Michigan | Darrell Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 10:46 | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon misses the easy layup | 46-54 |
| 10:44 | The Citadel | Keith Krueger pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 10:21 | The Citadel | Ernest Hartman misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Santo Ramirez - foul #2 on Santo Ramirez, team foul #2 | 46-54 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Marcelino Romano (SG), David McTee (SF), Jacob Smith (PF) Jesse Jetton, Wesley Sullivan, Keith Krueger | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis (PG), Donald Clark (SG), Larry Sampson (SF), Alex Mann (PF), Craig Robison (C) Santo Ramirez, Jackie Honeycutt, Travis Daniel, Darrell Coleman, Christopher Bacon | |
| 10:21 | The Citadel | Ernest Hartman makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 10:21 | The Citadel | Ernest Hartman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 10:02 | Western Michigan | Donald Clark makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Raymond Davis | 48-56 |
| 10:00 | The Citadel | David McTee is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Davis - foul #2 on Raymond Davis, team foul #3 | 48-56 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Richard Ruffner (PG) Ernest Hartman | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 09:45 | The Citadel | Alex Mann denies the turnaround by Leslie Beachum | 48-56 |
| 09:44 | Western Michigan | Donald Clark snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| 09:22 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 48-58 |
| 09:15 | The Citadel | David McTee is fouled on the floor by Larry Sampson - foul #2 on Larry Sampson, team foul #4 | 48-58 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Brian Owen (PF), Charles Coddington (C) Jacob Smith, Leslie Beachum | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Scott (SG) Raymond Davis | |
| 09:03 | The Citadel | David McTee misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-58 |
| 09:01 | The Citadel | Brian Owen misses the tip | 48-58 |
| 09:00 | The Citadel | Charles Coddington tips it back up and in | 50-58 |
| 08:41 | Western Michigan | Donald Clark misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-58 |
| 08:40 | The Citadel | Marcelino Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 08:22 | The Citadel | Richard Ruffner connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Marcelino Romano | 53-58 |
| 08:06 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson is called for a backcourt violation | 53-58 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Wesley Sullivan (SF), Keith Krueger (PF), Jacob Smith (C) David McTee, Brian Owen, Charles Coddington | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez (PG), Jackie Honeycutt (SG), Darrell Coleman (SF), Phillip Gillespie (C) Donald Clark, Larry Sampson, Alex Mann, Craig Robison | |
| 07:56 | The Citadel | Richard Ruffner is called for 10 seconds | 53-58 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Jesse Jetton (SG) Marcelino Romano | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 07:48 | Western Michigan | Jesse Jetton takes the ball from Donald Scott | 53-58 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Richard Ruffner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Jetton (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Wesley Sullivan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Keith Krueger (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Jacob Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Santo Ramirez (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jackie Honeycutt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Darrell Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Gillespie (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | The Citadel | Jesse Jetton misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 07:31 | The Citadel | Keith Krueger pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 07:14 | The Citadel | Keith Krueger hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 53-58 |
| 07:12 | Western Michigan | Phillip Gillespie grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 06:51 | Western Michigan | Keith Krueger steals it from Darrell Coleman | 53-58 |
| 06:31 | The Citadel | Phillip Gillespie takes the ball from Wesley Sullivan | 53-58 |
| 06:18 | Western Michigan | Phillip Gillespie misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-58 |
| 06:17 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Jacob Smith | 53-58 |
| 06:11 | The Citadel | Wesley Sullivan misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 53-58 |
| 06:10 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Santo Ramirez | 53-58 |
| 05:49 | Western Michigan | Phillip Gillespie misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 05:48 | The Citadel | Keith Krueger grabs the board | 53-58 |
| 05:42 | The Citadel | Keith Krueger's dunk attempt is rejected by Phillip Gillespie | 53-58 |
| 05:40 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Donald Scott | 53-58 |
| 05:21 | Western Michigan | Donald Scott hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-61 |
| 05:07 | The Citadel | Wesley Sullivan connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Ruffner | 56-61 |
| 05:07 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-61 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Marcelino Romano (PG), David McTee (SG), Charles Coddington (SF), Brian Owen (PF), Leslie Beachum (C) Richard Ruffner, Jesse Jetton, Wesley Sullivan, Keith Krueger, Jacob Smith | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis (PG), Travis Daniel (SF), Alex Mann (PF), Craig Robison (C) Santo Ramirez, Darrell Coleman, Donald Scott, Phillip Gillespie | |
| 04:45 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Marcelino Romano - foul #3 on Marcelino Romano, team foul #4 | 56-61 |
| 04:45 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 04:45 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 04:30 | The Citadel | Brian Owen hits a floater near the basket and the foul's on Alex Mann - foul #1 on Alex Mann, team foul #5 | 58-62 |
| 04:30 | The Citadel | Brian Owen misses the free throw | 58-62 |
| 04:30 | Western Michigan | Alex Mann grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 04:09 | Western Michigan | Craig Robison clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-62 |
| 04:07 | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt grabs the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 03:57 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 03:55 | The Citadel | Leslie Beachum pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 03:50 | The Citadel | Brian Owen's pass is intercepted by Raymond Davis in the backcourt | 58-62 |
| 03:49 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis lays it up and in | 58-64 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Marcelino Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David McTee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Coddington (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Owen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Leslie Beachum (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Raymond Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jackie Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Travis Daniel (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alex Mann (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Robison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | The Citadel | David McTee's fadeaway is rejected by Craig Robison | 58-64 |
| 03:28 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel grabs the board | 58-64 |
| 03:11 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jackie Honeycutt | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:04 | The Citadel | Marcelino Romano clanks a 3 from the right wing | 58-67 |
| 03:03 | Western Michigan | Travis Daniel snags the defensive board | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:39 | Western Michigan | Marcelino Romano takes the ball from Raymond Davis | 58-67 |
| 02:35 | The Citadel | David McTee can't finish the layup | 58-67 |
| 02:34 | The Citadel | Charles Coddington gets the offensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 02:34 | The Citadel | The Citadel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Richard Ruffner (PG), Jesse Jetton (SG), Wesley Sullivan (SF), Keith Krueger (PF) Marcelino Romano, David McTee, Charles Coddington, Brian Owen | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez (PG), Larry Sampson (SF), Donald Scott (PF), Christopher Bacon (C) Raymond Davis, Travis Daniel, Alex Mann, Craig Robison | |
| 02:24 | The Citadel | Richard Ruffner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-67 |
| 02:22 | The Citadel | Leslie Beachum snags the offensive board | 58-67 |
| 02:17 | The Citadel | Christopher Bacon is called for the reach on Richard Ruffner - foul #3 on Christopher Bacon, team foul #6 | 58-67 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Jacob Smith (C) Leslie Beachum | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clark (SG) Jackie Honeycutt | |
| 02:12 | The Citadel | Richard Ruffner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-67 |
| 02:10 | Western Michigan | Donald Clark pulls down the rebound | 58-67 |
| 02:10 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Leslie Beachum (C) Jacob Smith | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jackie Honeycutt (SG), Travis Daniel (SF), Craig Robison (C) Donald Clark, Donald Scott, Christopher Bacon | |
| 01:41 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by Richard Ruffner - foul #3 on Richard Ruffner, team foul #5 | 58-67 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alex Mann (PF) Larry Sampson | |
| 01:41 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez misses the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 01:41 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 01:41 | Western Michigan | Santo Ramirez makes the 3rd free throw | 58-69 |
| 01:37 | The Citadel | Jesse Jetton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-69 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Marcelino Romano (PG), David McTee (SG), Charles Coddington (SF), Brian Owen (PF), Jacob Smith (C) Richard Ruffner, Jesse Jetton, Wesley Sullivan, Keith Krueger, Leslie Beachum | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis (PG), Donald Clark (SG), Larry Sampson (SF), Donald Scott (PF), Christopher Bacon (C) Santo Ramirez, Jackie Honeycutt, Travis Daniel, Alex Mann, Craig Robison | |
| 01:18 | Western Michigan | Larry Sampson scores on a jump hook from the left block | 58-71 |
| 00:58 | The Citadel | David McTee is fouled on the floor by Larry Sampson - foul #3 on Larry Sampson, team foul #7 | 58-71 |
| 00:58 | The Citadel | David McTee makes the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:58 | The Citadel | David McTee makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Marcelino Romano - foul #4 on Marcelino Romano, team foul #6 | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Western Michigan | Christopher Bacon knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Clark | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:27 | The Citadel | Marcelino Romano travels with the ball | 60-73 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Raymond Davis runs out the clock | 60-73 |