| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Gabriel Russo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Fulmer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Arrambide (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donnell Ivory (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alexander Baker (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Earl Christensen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregory Simeone (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hopwood (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeremy Samford (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Emmanuel Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | James Hopwood inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Samford blows the layup | 33-33 |
| 19:44 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Samford tips it in | 33-35 |
| 19:29 | Western Carolina | Gabriel Russo travels with the ball | 33-35 |
| 19:03 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Samford clanks a runner from the left block | 33-35 |
| 19:02 | Western Carolina | Dikembe Arrambide grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 18:42 | Western Carolina | Thomas Fulmer hits a 3 from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 18:27 | South Carolina State | Gregory Simeone buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Earl Christensen | 36-38 |
| 18:14 | Western Carolina | Donnell Ivory makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 18:07 | South Carolina State | Gregory Simeone is fouled on the floor by Thomas Fulmer - foul #1 on Thomas Fulmer, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| 17:48 | South Carolina State | Gregory Simeone clanks a 3 from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 17:47 | Western Carolina | Alexander Baker gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 17:42 | Western Carolina | Dikembe Arrambide clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 17:40 | South Carolina State | Emmanuel Adams grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 17:30 | South Carolina State | Gregory Simeone is hacked by Thomas Fulmer - foul #2 on Thomas Fulmer, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Virgilio Rizzo (PG), Leonardo Costa (SG), Frederick Nealy (SF), Ebo Abdalla (C) Gabriel Russo, Thomas Fulmer, Dikembe Arrambide, Alexander Baker | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Daniel Wilkerson (SF) Earl Christensen | |
| 17:11 | South Carolina State | James Hopwood scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeremy Samford | 39-40 |
| 17:07 | Western Carolina | Leonardo Costa comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 39-40 |
| 17:05 | South Carolina State | Daniel Wilkerson snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 16:58 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Samford comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Donnell Ivory - foul #3 on Donnell Ivory, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Raymond Sanders (C) Donnell Ivory | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Earl Christensen (PG), Clifford Nakagawa (SG), Stuart Carter (C) James Hopwood, Gregory Simeone, Emmanuel Adams | |
| 16:58 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Samford misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 16:58 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Samford misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 16:58 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Raymond Sanders | 39-40 |
| 16:48 | Western Carolina | Raymond Sanders comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Stuart Carter - foul #1 on Stuart Carter, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Adam Bonenfant (PF) Jeremy Samford | |
| 16:48 | Western Carolina | Raymond Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 16:48 | Western Carolina | Raymond Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 16:48 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Clifford Nakagawa | 39-40 |
| 16:34 | South Carolina State | Adam Bonenfant drills a floater in the paint set up by Earl Christensen | 39-42 |
| 16:27 | Western Carolina | Frederick Nealy misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 16:26 | South Carolina State | Stuart Carter gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 16:03 | South Carolina State | Clifford Nakagawa's pass is intercepted by Leonardo Costa | 39-42 |
| 16:00 | Western Carolina | Virgilio Rizzo banks in the layup on a great pass from Leonardo Costa | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Virgilio Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonardo Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frederick Nealy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ebo Abdalla (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Earl Christensen (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Clifford Nakagawa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Wilkerson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Adam Bonenfant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stuart Carter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | South Carolina State | Earl Christensen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 15:45 | Western Carolina | Raymond Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 15:24 | Western Carolina | Frederick Nealy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 15:22 | South Carolina State | Stuart Carter pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 15:09 | South Carolina State | Virgilio Rizzo picks off the pass by Adam Bonenfant | 41-42 |
| 15:06 | Western Carolina | Frederick Nealy throws it down on a nice dish by Virgilio Rizzo | 43-42 |
| 14:52 | South Carolina State | Daniel Wilkerson is denied on a layup by Ebo Abdalla | 43-42 |
| 14:50 | South Carolina State | Adam Bonenfant snags the offensive board | 43-42 |
| 14:36 | South Carolina State | Ebo Abdalla steals it from Daniel Wilkerson | 43-42 |
| 14:30 | Western Carolina | Virgilio Rizzo scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-42 |
| 14:07 | South Carolina State | Raymond Sanders is called for the reach on Daniel Wilkerson - foul #3 on Raymond Sanders, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gabriel Russo (PG), Thomas Fulmer (SG), Dikembe Arrambide (SF), Donnell Ivory (PF), Alexander Baker (C) Virgilio Rizzo, Leonardo Costa, Frederick Nealy, Raymond Sanders, Ebo Abdalla | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Norman Smith (PG), Gregory Simeone (SG), James Hopwood (SF), Jeremy Samford (PF), Emmanuel Adams (C) Earl Christensen, Clifford Nakagawa, Daniel Wilkerson, Adam Bonenfant, Stuart Carter | |
| 13:55 | South Carolina State | Gregory Simeone can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 13:54 | Western Carolina | Alexander Baker gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 13:36 | Western Carolina | Thomas Fulmer buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-42 |
| 13:31 | South Carolina State | James Hopwood clanks a 3 from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 13:29 | South Carolina State | Emmanuel Adams snags the offensive board | 49-42 |
| 13:15 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Samford lays it up and in on a nice dish by Norman Smith | 49-44 |
| 13:00 | Western Carolina | Alexander Baker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 12:58 | South Carolina State | Gregory Simeone grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 12:39 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Samford clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Gabriel Russo - foul #2 on Gabriel Russo, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| 12:39 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Samford makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:39 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Samford makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 12:23 | Western Carolina | Gabriel Russo misses short on an open jumper from the baseline | 49-46 |
| 12:22 | Western Carolina | Dikembe Arrambide pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 12:06 | Western Carolina | Gabriel Russo scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Thomas Fulmer | 51-46 |
| 11:48 | South Carolina State | James Hopwood connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Thomas Fulmer - foul #3 on Thomas Fulmer, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Virgilio Rizzo (PG), Frederick Nealy (SF), Raymond Sanders (C) Gabriel Russo, Dikembe Arrambide, Alexander Baker | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 11:48 | South Carolina State | James Hopwood makes the free throw | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Virgilio Rizzo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Fulmer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frederick Nealy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donnell Ivory (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Norman Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Simeone (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hopwood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeremy Samford (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. C - Emmanuel Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Western Carolina | Frederick Nealy makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Virgilio Rizzo | 54-49 |
| 11:23 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Samford hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gregory Simeone | 54-51 |
| 11:06 | Western Carolina | Donnell Ivory hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-51 |
| 11:04 | South Carolina State | Emmanuel Adams pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 10:59 | South Carolina State | Gregory Simeone can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Raymond Sanders - foul #4 on Raymond Sanders, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Leonardo Costa (SG), Eric Schooler (SF), Ebo Abdalla (C) Thomas Fulmer, Donnell Ivory, Raymond Sanders | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Earl Christensen (PG), Daniel Wilkerson (SF), Adam Bonenfant (PF), Stuart Carter (C) Norman Smith, James Hopwood, Jeremy Samford, Emmanuel Adams | |
| 10:59 | South Carolina State | Gregory Simeone misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 10:59 | South Carolina State | Gregory Simeone misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 10:59 | Western Carolina | Ebo Abdalla gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 10:52 | Western Carolina | Eric Schooler misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Stuart Carter - foul #2 on Stuart Carter, team foul #2 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Clifford Nakagawa (SG) Gregory Simeone | |
| 10:52 | Western Carolina | Eric Schooler misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 10:52 | Western Carolina | Eric Schooler makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 10:36 | South Carolina State | Clifford Nakagawa is fouled on the floor by Virgilio Rizzo - foul #2 on Virgilio Rizzo, team foul #8 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gabriel Russo (PG), Alexander Baker (C) Virgilio Rizzo, Eric Schooler | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 10:36 | South Carolina State | Clifford Nakagawa misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 10:36 | Western Carolina | Alexander Baker grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 10:08 | Western Carolina | Leonardo Costa misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 55-51 |
| 10:06 | Western Carolina | Alexander Baker tips it home | 57-51 |
| 09:56 | South Carolina State | Daniel Wilkerson clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Frederick Nealy - foul #1 on Frederick Nealy, team foul #9 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dikembe Arrambide (SF), Donnell Ivory (PF) Frederick Nealy, Ebo Abdalla | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeremy Samford (PF) Adam Bonenfant | |
| 09:56 | South Carolina State | Daniel Wilkerson misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 09:56 | South Carolina State | Daniel Wilkerson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 09:44 | Western Carolina | Leonardo Costa double dribbles | 57-52 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Norman Smith (PG) Earl Christensen | |
| 09:28 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Samford misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-52 |
| 09:27 | Western Carolina | Alexander Baker snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 09:05 | Western Carolina | Gabriel Russo misses short on a floater from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 09:04 | South Carolina State | Stuart Carter grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 08:53 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Samford buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Norman Smith | 57-54 |
| 08:34 | Western Carolina | Donnell Ivory dunks the ball and he's fouled by Jeremy Samford - foul #1 on Jeremy Samford, team foul #3 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Virgilio Rizzo (PG), Thomas Fulmer (SG), Ebo Abdalla (C) Gabriel Russo, Leonardo Costa, Alexander Baker | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Gregory Simeone (SG), James Hopwood (SF), Emmanuel Adams (C) Clifford Nakagawa, Daniel Wilkerson, Stuart Carter | |
| 08:34 | Western Carolina | Donnell Ivory misses the free throw | 59-54 |
| 08:34 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Samford snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 08:17 | South Carolina State | The jump hook by Jeremy Samford is blocked by Dikembe Arrambide | 59-54 |
| 08:16 | Western Carolina | Dikembe Arrambide grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 07:54 | Western Carolina | Donnell Ivory scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Arrambide | 61-54 |
| 07:36 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Samford drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Norman Smith and he's hacked by Ebo Abdalla - foul #1 on Ebo Abdalla, team foul #10 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Leonardo Costa (SF), Frederick Nealy (PF) Dikembe Arrambide, Donnell Ivory | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Earl Christensen (PG) Norman Smith | |
| 07:36 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Samford makes the free throw | 61-57 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Virgilio Rizzo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Fulmer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonardo Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Frederick Nealy (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Ebo Abdalla (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Earl Christensen (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gregory Simeone (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hopwood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeremy Samford (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 4 reb. C - Emmanuel Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Western Carolina | Earl Christensen steals it from Thomas Fulmer | 61-57 |
| 07:21 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Samford misses the easy layup | 61-57 |
| 07:19 | Western Carolina | Frederick Nealy snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 07:01 | Western Carolina | Thomas Fulmer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 06:59 | South Carolina State | Emmanuel Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 06:46 | South Carolina State | James Hopwood drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Earl Christensen | 61-60 |
| 06:29 | Western Carolina | Frederick Nealy misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 61-60 |
| 06:27 | South Carolina State | James Hopwood pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 06:01 | South Carolina State | Emmanuel Adams hits the finger roll on a great pass from Earl Christensen and he's fouled by Ebo Abdalla - foul #2 on Ebo Abdalla, team foul #11 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gabriel Russo (PG), Donnell Ivory (PF), Alexander Baker (C) Virgilio Rizzo, Thomas Fulmer, Ebo Abdalla | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Norman Smith (PG), Clifford Nakagawa (SG), Daniel Wilkerson (SF), Adam Bonenfant (PF) Earl Christensen, Gregory Simeone, James Hopwood, Jeremy Samford | |
| 06:01 | South Carolina State | Emmanuel Adams makes the free throw | 61-63 |
| 05:39 | Western Carolina | Gabriel Russo clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 05:38 | Western Carolina | Donnell Ivory misses the tip | 61-63 |
| 05:37 | Western Carolina | Frederick Nealy misses the tip | 61-63 |
| 05:36 | Western Carolina | Donnell Ivory gets the offensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 05:14 | Western Carolina | Leonardo Costa drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Gabriel Russo | 64-63 |
| 04:56 | South Carolina State | Clifford Nakagawa double dribbles | 64-63 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Fulmer (SG), Dikembe Arrambide (SF) Leonardo Costa, Frederick Nealy | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Hopwood (SF), Stuart Carter (C) Daniel Wilkerson, Emmanuel Adams | |
| 04:33 | Western Carolina | Dikembe Arrambide connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gabriel Russo and he's fouled by James Hopwood - foul #2 on James Hopwood, team foul #4 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Gregory Simeone (SG) Clifford Nakagawa | |
| 04:33 | Western Carolina | Dikembe Arrambide makes the free throw | 67-63 |
| 04:05 | South Carolina State | Norman Smith misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 04:04 | Western Carolina | Dikembe Arrambide gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| 03:53 | Western Carolina | Dikembe Arrambide misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Stuart Carter - foul #3 on Stuart Carter, team foul #5 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Virgilio Rizzo (PG), Frederick Nealy (PF) Gabriel Russo, Donnell Ivory | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Earl Christensen (PG), Jeremy Samford (PF) Norman Smith, Adam Bonenfant | |
| 03:53 | Western Carolina | Dikembe Arrambide makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 03:53 | Western Carolina | Dikembe Arrambide misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 03:53 | South Carolina State | Stuart Carter grabs the board | 68-63 |
| 03:36 | South Carolina State | Earl Christensen misses badly on a floater from the left side | 68-63 |
| 03:35 | South Carolina State | Stuart Carter misses the tip | 68-63 |
| 03:33 | Western Carolina | Alexander Baker pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Virgilio Rizzo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Fulmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Arrambide (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frederick Nealy (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Alexander Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Earl Christensen (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Gregory Simeone (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hopwood (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeremy Samford (fresh) 26 pts. 4 reb. C - Stuart Carter (fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Western Carolina | Virgilio Rizzo buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Frederick Nealy | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Samford drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Stuart Carter and he's fouled by Thomas Fulmer - foul #4 on Thomas Fulmer, team foul #12 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Leonardo Costa (SG), Ebo Abdalla (C) Thomas Fulmer, Alexander Baker | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Daniel Wilkerson (SF) James Hopwood | |
| 03:09 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Samford makes the free throw | 71-66 |
| 02:51 | Western Carolina | Ebo Abdalla's floater is tipped away by Stuart Carter | 71-66 |
| 02:50 | Western Carolina | Virgilio Rizzo tips it back up and in | 73-66 |
| 02:50 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-66 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gabriel Russo (PG), Thomas Fulmer (SG), Donnell Ivory (PF), Alexander Baker (C) Virgilio Rizzo, Leonardo Costa, Frederick Nealy, Ebo Abdalla | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Norman Smith (PG), James Hopwood (SF), Emmanuel Adams (C) Earl Christensen, Daniel Wilkerson, Stuart Carter | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:34 | South Carolina State | Gregory Simeone buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Hopwood | 73-69 |
| 02:19 | Western Carolina | Emmanuel Adams denies the turnaround by Gabriel Russo | 73-69 |
| 02:18 | South Carolina State | Norman Smith pulls down the rebound | 73-69 |
| 01:56 | South Carolina State | Gregory Simeone connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Norman Smith | 73-71 |
| 01:38 | Western Carolina | Gabriel Russo is hacked by Norman Smith - foul #4 on Norman Smith, team foul #6 | 73-71 |
| 01:27 | Western Carolina | Gabriel Russo clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Norman Smith - foul #5 on Norman Smith, team foul #7 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Earl Christensen (PG) Norman Smith | |
| 01:27 | Western Carolina | Gabriel Russo makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 01:27 | Western Carolina | Gabriel Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 01:27 | Western Carolina | Donnell Ivory grabs the offensive board | 74-71 |
| 01:04 | Western Carolina | Gabriel Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-71 |
| 00:48 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Samford hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Gregory Simeone | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Western Carolina | James Hopwood takes the ball from Dikembe Arrambide | 74-73 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina State | Gregory Simeone lays it in on a great pass from James Hopwood | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Western Carolina | Alexander Baker misses long on a jumper from the right block | 74-75 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina State | Emmanuel Adams gets the rebound | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | South Carolina State | Emmanuel Adams is hacked by Gabriel Russo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gabriel Russo, team foul #13 | 74-75 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina State | Emmanuel Adams misses the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina State | Emmanuel Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 00:03 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 74-76 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Dikembe Arrambide misses short on a halfcourt shot | 74-76 |