| Lineup | Howard | PG - Anthony Murray (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Rodriguz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Mask (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Leland Stoddard (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Egerton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Croyle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Saucedo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Kaler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Jack Cole inbounds the ball | 29-42 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Howard | Jack Cole misses the 3 from the right wing | 29-42 |
| 19:33 | Western Carolina | Jerry Kaler grabs the board | 29-42 |
| 19:28 | Western Carolina | Philip Egerton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-42 |
| 19:27 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Kaler | 29-42 |
| 19:13 | Western Carolina | Jerry Kaler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-42 |
| 19:12 | Howard | Jack Cole pulls down the rebound | 29-42 |
| 18:48 | Howard | Alan Pearson is whistled for traveling | 29-42 |
| 18:25 | Western Carolina | Jerry Kaler knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Philip Egerton and he's fouled by Arthur Rodriguz - foul #2 on Arthur Rodriguz, team foul #1 | 29-44 |
| 18:25 | Western Carolina | Jerry Kaler misses the free throw | 29-44 |
| 18:25 | Western Carolina | Bobby Croyle gets the offensive rebound | 29-44 |
| 18:16 | Western Carolina | Jerry Kaler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-44 |
| 18:15 | Howard | Jack Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 29-44 |
| 17:55 | Howard | Leland Stoddard steps in front of the Alan Pearson pass | 29-44 |
| 17:52 | Western Carolina | Lee Saucedo banks in the layup set up by Leland Stoddard | 29-46 |
| 17:33 | Howard | Brian Mask can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 29-46 |
| 17:32 | Howard | Jack Cole pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-46 |
| 17:22 | Howard | Jack Cole can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Leland Stoddard - foul #3 on Leland Stoddard, team foul #1 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Trantham (PG), Matthew Burk (PF), Bill Don (C) Leland Stoddard, Lee Saucedo, Jerry Kaler | |
| 17:22 | Howard | Jack Cole makes the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 17:22 | Howard | Jack Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 17:22 | Western Carolina | Bill Don snags the defensive board | 30-46 |
| 17:11 | Western Carolina | Thomas Trantham connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Philip Egerton | 30-48 |
| 16:48 | Howard | Anthony Murray clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-48 |
| 16:46 | Western Carolina | Bobby Croyle grabs the defensive rebound | 30-48 |
| 16:29 | Western Carolina | Anthony Murray picks off the pass by Bobby Croyle | 30-48 |
| 16:20 | Howard | Jack Cole misses the easy layup | 30-48 |
| 16:19 | Howard | Anthony Murray tips it home | 32-48 |
| 16:00 | Western Carolina | Matthew Burk drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Thomas Trantham | 32-51 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Anthony Murray (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Rodriguz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Cole (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Brian Mask (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Pearson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Thomas Trantham (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Philip Egerton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bobby Croyle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Burk (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Don (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:51 | Howard | Anthony Murray comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bill Don - foul #3 on Bill Don, team foul #2 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Broadus (SG), George Margolis (SF), Mark Johnson (PF), Leonard Bollinger (C) Arthur Rodriguz, Jack Cole, Brian Mask, Alan Pearson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Leland Stoddard (PG), Paul Leggett (SF), Lee Saucedo (PF), Jerry Kaler (C) Philip Egerton, Bobby Croyle, Matthew Burk, Bill Don | |
| 15:51 | Howard | Anthony Murray makes the 1st free throw | 33-51 |
| 15:51 | Howard | Anthony Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 33-51 |
| 15:51 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Jerry Kaler | 33-51 |
| 15:35 | Western Carolina | Leland Stoddard hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Lee Saucedo | 33-53 |
| 15:26 | Howard | Mark Johnson can't finish the layup | 33-53 |
| 15:24 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Johnson | 33-53 |
| 15:16 | Howard | Anthony Murray is fouled on the floor by Paul Leggett - foul #1 on Paul Leggett, team foul #3 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Howard | David Lee (SG) Anthony Murray | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 15:08 | Howard | Leonard Bollinger comes up short on the runner from close range | 33-53 |
| 15:07 | Western Carolina | Lee Saucedo grabs the board | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:38 | Western Carolina | Leland Stoddard can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 33-53 |
| 14:36 | Howard | David Lee snags the defensive board | 33-53 |
| 14:31 | Howard | David Lee can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-53 |
| 14:29 | Western Carolina | Paul Leggett snags the defensive board | 33-53 |
| 14:04 | Western Carolina | Leland Stoddard clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-53 |
| 14:02 | Western Carolina | Jerry Kaler hits the follow up shot | 33-55 |
| 13:49 | Howard | Steven Broadus misses short on a jumper from the right side | 33-55 |
| 13:48 | Western Carolina | Lee Saucedo grabs the defensive rebound | 33-55 |
| 13:30 | Western Carolina | Jerry Kaler misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by George Margolis - foul #4 on George Margolis, team foul #2 | 33-55 |
| Subs | Howard | Anthony Murray (PG), Arthur Rodriguz (SG), Jack Cole (SF), Brian Mask (PF), Alan Pearson (C) Steven Broadus, David Lee, George Margolis, Mark Johnson, Leonard Bollinger | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Philip Egerton (SG), Bobby Croyle (SF), Matthew Burk (PF) Thomas Trantham, Paul Leggett, Lee Saucedo | |
| 13:30 | Western Carolina | Jerry Kaler makes the 1st free throw | 33-56 |
| 13:30 | Western Carolina | Jerry Kaler makes the 2nd free throw | 33-57 |
| 13:10 | Howard | Brian Mask's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Kaler | 33-57 |
| 13:09 | Western Carolina | Jerry Kaler pulls down the rebound | 33-57 |
| 12:42 | Western Carolina | Philip Egerton drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Bobby Croyle | 33-60 |
| 12:30 | Howard | Bobby Croyle steals the ball from Brian Mask | 33-60 |
| 12:25 | Western Carolina | Philip Egerton lays it in set up by Bobby Croyle | 33-62 |
| 12:02 | Howard | Anthony Murray loses the dribble to Leland Stoddard | 33-62 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Anthony Murray (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Rodriguz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Brian Mask (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Leland Stoddard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Philip Egerton (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bobby Croyle (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Burk (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Kaler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:56 | Western Carolina | Jerry Kaler makes the driving attempt in the lane | 33-64 |
| 11:27 | Howard | Anthony Murray clanks a jumper from the left side | 33-64 |
| 11:25 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Cole | 33-64 |
| 11:16 | Howard | Philip Egerton is called for the reach on Arthur Rodriguz - foul #1 on Philip Egerton, team foul #4 | 33-64 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Broadus (PG), Mark Johnson (SF) Anthony Murray, Jack Cole | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Trantham (PG), Lee Saucedo (PF) Leland Stoddard, Jerry Kaler | |
| 11:11 | Howard | Mark Johnson clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 33-64 |
| 11:10 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Lee Saucedo | 33-64 |
| 10:55 | Western Carolina | Matthew Burk clanks a shot from the free throw line | 33-64 |
| 10:54 | Howard | Arthur Rodriguz gets the rebound | 33-64 |
| 10:35 | Howard | Mark Johnson misses the lay-in | 33-64 |
| 10:33 | Howard | Arthur Rodriguz misses the tip | 33-64 |
| 10:31 | Western Carolina | Thomas Trantham gets the rebound | 33-64 |
| 10:24 | Western Carolina | Matthew Burk drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Philip Egerton | 33-67 |
| 10:16 | Howard | Arthur Rodriguz misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-67 |
| 10:14 | Howard | Mark Johnson misses the tip | 33-67 |
| 10:13 | Western Carolina | Thomas Trantham snags the defensive board | 33-67 |
| 09:54 | Western Carolina | Bobby Croyle's floater is tipped away by Alan Pearson | 33-67 |
| 09:52 | Howard | Arthur Rodriguz gets the rebound | 33-67 |
| 09:38 | Howard | Mark Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-67 |
| 09:37 | Western Carolina | Matthew Burk snags the defensive board | 33-67 |
| 09:20 | Western Carolina | Matthew Burk is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Matthew Burk, team foul #5 | 33-67 |
| Subs | Howard | David Lee (SG), Jack Cole (SF), Leonard Bollinger (C) Arthur Rodriguz, Brian Mask, Alan Pearson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Paul Leggett (SG), Clifford Selvidge (SF), Bill Don (PF), Ray Crisp (C) Philip Egerton, Bobby Croyle, Lee Saucedo, Matthew Burk | |
| 08:57 | Howard | Jack Cole scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 35-67 |
| 08:40 | Western Carolina | Clifford Selvidge is fouled on the floor by Leonard Bollinger - foul #1 on Leonard Bollinger, team foul #3 | 35-67 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jordan Hyde (SG) Thomas Trantham | |
| 08:19 | Western Carolina | Paul Leggett knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jordan Hyde | 35-70 |
| 08:02 | Howard | Mark Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 35-70 |
| 08:01 | Howard | Jack Cole tips it in | 37-70 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Steven Broadus (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Lee (fresh) SF - Jack Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Mark Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Leonard Bollinger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Paul Leggett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jordan Hyde (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clifford Selvidge (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bill Don (fresh) 3 pf. C - Ray Crisp (fresh) | |
| 07:41 | Western Carolina | Paul Leggett misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-70 |
| 07:39 | Western Carolina | Ray Crisp can't tip it in | 37-70 |
| 07:38 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jordan Hyde | 37-70 |
| 07:26 | Western Carolina | Ray Crisp clanks a shot from the right wing | 37-70 |
| 07:25 | Howard | The rebound goes to Mark Johnson | 37-70 |
| 07:07 | Howard | Jack Cole buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-70 |
| 06:44 | Western Carolina | Paul Leggett hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-73 |
| 06:38 | Howard | David Lee travels with the ball | 39-73 |
| Subs | Howard | Willis Smith (SG) Steven Broadus | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Trantham (PG), Matthew Burk (PF) Clifford Selvidge, Ray Crisp | |
| 06:16 | Western Carolina | Paul Leggett is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Paul Leggett, team foul #6 | 39-73 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Broadus (SG) David Lee | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 06:01 | Howard | Willis Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-73 |
| 05:59 | Howard | Willis Smith grabs the offensive board | 39-73 |
| 05:43 | Howard | Mark Johnson connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Willis Smith and he's hacked by Matthew Burk - foul #2 on Matthew Burk, team foul #7 | 41-73 |
| 05:43 | Howard | Mark Johnson makes the free throw | 42-73 |
| 05:15 | Western Carolina | Paul Leggett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-73 |
| 05:13 | Western Carolina | Matthew Burk tips it home | 42-75 |
| 05:04 | Howard | Steven Broadus misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-75 |
| 05:03 | Western Carolina | Bill Don grabs the board | 42-75 |
| 04:42 | Western Carolina | Matthew Burk makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Leggett and he's hacked by Jack Cole - foul #1 on Jack Cole, team foul #4 | 42-77 |
| Subs | Howard | David Lee (SF) Leonard Bollinger | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Clifford Selvidge (SF), Ray Crisp (PF) Jordan Hyde, Bill Don | |
| 04:42 | Western Carolina | Matthew Burk makes the free throw | 42-78 |
| 04:20 | Howard | David Lee connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Broadus | 44-78 |
| 03:59 | Western Carolina | Matthew Burk misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by David Lee - foul #1 on David Lee, team foul #5 | 44-78 |
| 03:59 | Western Carolina | Matthew Burk makes the 1st free throw | 44-79 |
| 03:59 | Western Carolina | Matthew Burk makes the 2nd free throw | 44-80 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Willis Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Broadus (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Cole (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Thomas Trantham (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Leggett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Selvidge (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Burk (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Ray Crisp (fresh) | |
| 03:44 | Howard | David Lee can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 44-80 |
| 03:43 | Western Carolina | Ray Crisp grabs the defensive rebound | 44-80 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Western Carolina | Thomas Trantham is called for 10 seconds | 44-80 |
| Subs | Howard | Leonard Bollinger (C) Willis Smith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 03:20 | Howard | David Lee banks in the layup | 46-80 |
| 02:56 | Western Carolina | Ray Crisp misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 46-80 |
| 02:54 | Howard | Leonard Bollinger gets the rebound | 46-80 |
| 02:31 | Howard | Mark Johnson lays it in set up by Jack Cole | 48-80 |
| 02:08 | Western Carolina | Matthew Burk can't throw it down | 48-80 |
| 02:06 | Western Carolina | Ray Crisp hits the follow up shot | 48-82 |
| 01:52 | Howard | Jack Cole is fouled on the floor by Paul Leggett - foul #3 on Paul Leggett, team foul #8 | 48-82 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Bill Don (C) Ray Crisp | |
| 01:52 | Howard | Jack Cole makes the 1st free throw | 49-82 |
| 01:52 | Howard | Jack Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 50-82 |
| 01:26 | Western Carolina | Clifford Selvidge knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Thomas Trantham | 50-84 |
| 01:08 | Howard | Steven Broadus is fouled on the floor by Bill Don - foul #4 on Bill Don, team foul #9 | 50-84 |
| 01:08 | Howard | Steven Broadus makes the 1st free throw | 51-84 |
| 01:08 | Howard | Steven Broadus misses the 2nd free throw | 51-84 |
| 01:08 | Western Carolina | Matthew Burk pulls down the rebound | 51-84 |
| 00:44 | Western Carolina | Thomas Trantham's layup is rejected by Leonard Bollinger | 51-84 |
| 00:42 | Western Carolina | Matthew Burk can't tip it in | 51-84 |
| 00:40 | Howard | The rebound goes to Jack Cole | 51-84 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Howard | David Lee misses the dunk | 51-84 |
| 00:31 | Howard | Leonard Bollinger gets the offensive rebound | 51-84 |
| 00:27 | Howard | Paul Leggett picks off the pass by David Lee | 51-84 |
| 00:23 | Western Carolina | Paul Leggett hits the finger roll | 51-86 |
| 00:17 | Howard | Mark Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 51-86 |
| 00:15 | Western Carolina | Bill Don gets the rebound | 51-86 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Thomas Trantham runs out the clock | 51-86 |