| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Clyde Thurman (fresh) SG - James McFee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Manning (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David White (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Perlman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Marc Rhea (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest McCalpin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elmer Frost (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Peter Dumont (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Luiz (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Elmer Frost inbounds the ball | 20-34 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Western Carolina | James Luiz's pass is intercepted by Martin Manning | 20-34 |
| 19:34 | Appalachian State | Martin Manning slams it home | 22-34 |
| 19:18 | Western Carolina | James Luiz is fouled on the floor by Gregory Perlman - foul #2 on Gregory Perlman, team foul #1 | 22-34 |
| 19:11 | Western Carolina | Marc Rhea is whistled for traveling | 22-34 |
| 18:48 | Appalachian State | James McFee loses the dribble to James Luiz | 22-34 |
| 18:46 | Western Carolina | Marc Rhea throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-34 |
| 18:27 | Appalachian State | James McFee is hacked by Peter Dumont - foul #3 on Peter Dumont, team foul #1 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Reeves (PF) Peter Dumont | |
| 18:04 | Appalachian State | Richard Reeves swats the layup by Martin Manning | 22-34 |
| 18:02 | Appalachian State | David White misses the tip | 22-34 |
| 18:01 | Appalachian State | James McFee grabs the offensive board | 22-34 |
| 17:41 | Appalachian State | James McFee comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-34 |
| 17:40 | Appalachian State | Gregory Perlman hits the follow up shot | 24-34 |
| 17:26 | Western Carolina | James Luiz misses short on a jumper from the right block | 24-34 |
| 17:24 | Appalachian State | Clyde Thurman pulls down the rebound | 24-34 |
| 17:07 | Appalachian State | Gregory Perlman lays it in | 26-34 |
| 16:55 | Western Carolina | Gregory Perlman denies the turnaround by Marc Rhea | 26-34 |
| 16:53 | Western Carolina | Ernest McCalpin tips it home | 26-36 |
| 16:37 | Appalachian State | Martin Manning is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Martin Manning, team foul #2 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Darryl Priest (PG), Ray Barrow (SG), John Haskin (SF), Darryl Wright (PF), James Ross (C) Clyde Thurman, James McFee, Martin Manning, David White, Gregory Perlman | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Larry Tillman (SG), Richard Steinfeldt (SF), David Hurt (C) Ernest McCalpin, Elmer Frost, James Luiz | |
| 16:27 | Western Carolina | Richard Reeves misses long on a runner from the baseline | 26-36 |
| 16:25 | Appalachian State | Darryl Wright snags the defensive board | 26-36 |
| 16:07 | Appalachian State | James Ross clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 16:06 | Western Carolina | Larry Tillman grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 15:53 | Western Carolina | Marc Rhea misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 15:51 | Appalachian State | Darryl Wright snags the defensive board | 26-36 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Darryl Priest (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ray Barrow (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Haskin (fresh) PF - Darryl Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Ross (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Marc Rhea (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Tillman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Steinfeldt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Hurt (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Appalachian State | Larry Tillman steals it from Darryl Wright | 26-36 |
| 15:27 | Western Carolina | Larry Tillman can't finish the layup | 26-36 |
| 15:26 | Appalachian State | Darryl Wright pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 15:10 | Appalachian State | John Haskin makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Darryl Priest | 28-36 |
| 14:55 | Western Carolina | David Hurt misses the lay-in | 28-36 |
| 14:53 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to John Haskin | 28-36 |
| 14:42 | Appalachian State | Darryl Priest misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 14:40 | Western Carolina | Richard Reeves gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 14:17 | Western Carolina | David Hurt knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Larry Tillman | 28-38 |
| 14:07 | Appalachian State | David Hurt is called for the reach on Darryl Priest - foul #2 on David Hurt, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Clyde Thurman (PG), James McFee (SG), Martin Manning (SF), David White (PF), Gregory Perlman (C) Darryl Priest, Ray Barrow, John Haskin, Darryl Wright, James Ross | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Timothy Corey (PG), Ernest McCalpin (SG), Elmer Frost (SF), Peter Dumont (PF), James Luiz (C) Marc Rhea, Larry Tillman, Richard Steinfeldt, Richard Reeves, David Hurt | |
| 13:52 | Appalachian State | Gregory Perlman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 13:50 | Western Carolina | Elmer Frost pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 13:34 | Western Carolina | Ernest McCalpin misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-38 |
| 13:33 | Western Carolina | James Luiz hits the follow up shot | 28-40 |
| 13:20 | Appalachian State | Martin Manning misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-40 |
| 13:18 | Western Carolina | Peter Dumont snags the defensive board | 28-40 |
| 13:12 | Western Carolina | Ernest McCalpin connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Timothy Corey | 28-43 |
| 12:56 | Appalachian State | Clyde Thurman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-43 |
| 12:54 | Western Carolina | James Luiz grabs the defensive rebound | 28-43 |
| 12:48 | Western Carolina | Ernest McCalpin misses short on a floater from the left side | 28-43 |
| 12:46 | Western Carolina | Peter Dumont gets the offensive rebound | 28-43 |
| 12:31 | Western Carolina | Elmer Frost clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by James McFee - foul #1 on James McFee, team foul #3 | 28-43 |
| 12:31 | Western Carolina | Elmer Frost makes the 1st free throw | 28-44 |
| 12:31 | Western Carolina | Elmer Frost misses the 2nd free throw | 28-44 |
| 12:31 | Appalachian State | Gregory Perlman pulls down the rebound | 28-44 |
| 12:17 | Appalachian State | Clyde Thurman is whistled for a carry | 28-44 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Marc Rhea (PG) Timothy Corey | |
| 11:56 | Western Carolina | Ernest McCalpin makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Marc Rhea | 28-46 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:47 | Appalachian State | Martin Manning misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-46 |
| 11:45 | Western Carolina | James Luiz pulls down the rebound | 28-46 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Clyde Thurman (fresh) SG - James McFee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Manning (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - David White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Perlman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Marc Rhea (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernest McCalpin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Frost (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Peter Dumont (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Luiz (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex 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 (+2) | |
| 11:23 | Western Carolina | Clyde Thurman is called for the reach on Marc Rhea - foul #2 on Clyde Thurman, team foul #4 | 28-46 |
| 11:06 | Western Carolina | Elmer Frost banks in the layup | 28-48 |
| 11:00 | Appalachian State | Clyde Thurman drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Martin Manning | 31-48 |
| 10:31 | Western Carolina | Elmer Frost can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on David White - foul #2 on David White, team foul #5 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Darryl Priest (PG), Ray Barrow (SG), John Haskin (SF), Darryl Wright (PF), James Ross (C) Clyde Thurman, James McFee, Martin Manning, David White, Gregory Perlman | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Timothy Corey (PG), Richard Steinfeldt (SG), Richard Reeves (PF), David Hurt (C) Marc Rhea, Ernest McCalpin, Peter Dumont, James Luiz | |
| 10:31 | Western Carolina | Elmer Frost makes the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 10:31 | Western Carolina | Elmer Frost misses the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 10:31 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to James Ross | 31-49 |
| 10:14 | Appalachian State | Ray Barrow clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Timothy Corey - foul #1 on Timothy Corey, team foul #3 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Larry Tillman (SG) Elmer Frost | |
| 10:14 | Appalachian State | Ray Barrow misses the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 10:14 | Appalachian State | Ray Barrow misses the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 10:14 | Western Carolina | Richard Steinfeldt pulls down the rebound | 31-49 |
| 09:45 | Western Carolina | David Hurt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Darryl Priest - foul #2 on Darryl Priest, team foul #6 | 31-49 |
| 09:45 | Western Carolina | David Hurt makes the 1st free throw | 31-50 |
| 09:45 | Western Carolina | David Hurt misses the 2nd free throw | 31-50 |
| 09:45 | Appalachian State | Darryl Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 31-50 |
| 09:36 | Appalachian State | Ray Barrow's pass is intercepted by David Hurt | 31-50 |
| 09:09 | Western Carolina | David Hurt banks in the layup | 31-52 |
| 08:53 | Appalachian State | Darryl Priest's floater is tipped away by David Hurt | 31-52 |
| 08:51 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to David Hurt | 31-52 |
| 08:22 | Western Carolina | Timothy Corey knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Tillman | 31-54 |
| 08:05 | Appalachian State | Darryl Priest misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-54 |
| 08:03 | Western Carolina | Richard Steinfeldt gets the rebound | 31-54 |
| 07:36 | Western Carolina | Timothy Corey drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-57 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Darryl Priest (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Barrow (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Haskin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Ross (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Timothy Corey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Tillman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Steinfeldt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Hurt (fresh) 11 pts. C - Richard Reeves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Appalachian State | Darryl Wright slams it home | 33-57 |
| 07:00 | Western Carolina | David Hurt double dribbles | 33-57 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Kevin Jones (PG), James Wallace (C) John Haskin, James Ross | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Mark Baker (PF), Carlos Street (C) Larry Tillman, Richard Reeves | |
| 06:41 | Appalachian State | Darryl Priest can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-57 |
| 06:40 | Western Carolina | David Hurt snags the defensive board | 33-57 |
| 06:11 | Western Carolina | Carlos Street misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-57 |
| 06:09 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Ray Barrow | 33-57 |
| 05:53 | Appalachian State | James Wallace's pass is intercepted by Timothy Corey | 33-57 |
| 05:48 | Western Carolina | Timothy Corey lays it in | 33-59 |
| 05:40 | Appalachian State | Darryl Wright misses long on a jump hook from close range | 33-59 |
| 05:39 | Appalachian State | Kevin Jones hits the follow up shot | 35-59 |
| 05:18 | Western Carolina | Richard Steinfeldt misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-59 |
| 05:16 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Baker | 35-59 |
| 04:58 | Western Carolina | David Hurt misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 35-59 |
| 04:56 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to James Wallace | 35-59 |
| 04:51 | Appalachian State | Darryl Priest drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ray Barrow | 38-59 |
| 04:26 | Western Carolina | David Hurt misses short on a jumper from close range | 38-59 |
| 04:24 | Western Carolina | Mark Baker misses the tip | 38-59 |
| 04:23 | Western Carolina | Mark Baker tips it back up and in | 38-61 |
| 04:14 | Appalachian State | James Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-61 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | John Haskin (SF), James Ross (C) Darryl Priest, James Wallace | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Larry Tillman (SG), Richard Reeves (PF) David Hurt, Mark Baker | |
| 03:57 | Western Carolina | Richard Steinfeldt clanks a 3 from straight away | 38-61 |
| 03:56 | Appalachian State | Kevin Jones snags the defensive board | 38-61 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex 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) | |
| 03:40 | Appalachian State | John Haskin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-61 |
| 03:39 | Western Carolina | Carlos Street grabs the board | 38-61 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex 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) | |
| 03:16 | Western Carolina | Timothy Corey drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Tillman | 38-63 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ray Barrow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Haskin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Wright (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Ross (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Timothy Corey (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Tillman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Steinfeldt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carlos Street (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Appalachian State | Timothy Corey picks off the pass by Kevin Jones | 38-63 |
| 03:03 | Western Carolina | Larry Tillman hits the finger roll set up by Timothy Corey | 38-65 |
| 02:55 | Appalachian State | Ray Barrow is called for traveling | 38-65 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Darryl Priest (PG), James Wallace (C) Kevin Jones, Darryl Wright | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Mark Baker (PF) Carlos Street | |
| 02:32 | Western Carolina | Richard Steinfeldt hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Tillman | 38-68 |
| 02:15 | Appalachian State | James Ross hits a jumper from the right block and the foul's on Richard Steinfeldt - foul #3 on Richard Steinfeldt, team foul #4 | 40-68 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Hurt (SF) Timothy Corey | |
| 02:15 | Appalachian State | James Ross makes the free throw | 41-68 |
| 01:50 | Western Carolina | David Hurt clanks a jumper from the baseline | 41-68 |
| 01:48 | Western Carolina | Richard Reeves tips it home | 41-70 |
| 01:34 | Appalachian State | John Haskin can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-70 |
| 01:33 | Western Carolina | Mark Baker gets the rebound | 41-70 |
| 01:22 | Western Carolina | David Hurt is whistled for traveling | 41-70 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Darryl Wright (PF) James Wallace | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Timothy Corey (PG) Mark Baker | |
| 01:14 | Appalachian State | James Ross hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 41-70 |
| 01:13 | Appalachian State | Darryl Wright hits the follow up shot | 43-70 |
| 00:53 | Western Carolina | Richard Steinfeldt is fouled on the floor by John Haskin - foul #1 on John Haskin, team foul #7 | 43-70 |
| 00:53 | Western Carolina | Richard Steinfeldt misses the 1st free throw | 43-70 |
| 00:53 | Appalachian State | James Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 43-70 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State 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) | |
| 00:46 | Appalachian State | Darryl Priest misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-70 |
| 00:44 | Western Carolina | Larry Tillman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-70 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State 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) | |
| 00:21 | Western Carolina | Richard Steinfeldt misses short on a jumper from the right side | 43-70 |
| 00:19 | Appalachian State | Darryl Wright snags the defensive board | 43-70 |
| 00:13 | Appalachian State | James Ross connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Ray Barrow | 45-70 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Timothy Corey runs out the clock | 45-70 |