| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - David Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary McWethy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luis Rodriquez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Briscoe (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Rodrigo Garza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Livingstone (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Stamper (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Hector Calderon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Chris Rich (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Appalachian State | Robert Freeman inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Appalachian State | Rodrigo Garza steps in front of the David Nichols pass | 34-33 |
| 19:35 | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza lays it up and in | 34-35 |
| 19:28 | Appalachian State | Gary McWethy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 19:26 | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 19:22 | Western Carolina | Timothy Livingstone is fouled on the floor by David Nichols - foul #1 on David Nichols, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 19:13 | Western Carolina | Carlos Stamper makes the 3 from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 18:59 | Appalachian State | David Nichols travels with the ball | 34-38 |
| 18:43 | Western Carolina | Timothy Livingstone is fouled on the floor by Robert Freeman - foul #2 on Robert Freeman, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| 18:35 | Western Carolina | Luis Rodriquez blocks the short jumper by Hector Calderon | 34-38 |
| 18:34 | Western Carolina | Hector Calderon pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 18:17 | Western Carolina | Chris Rich hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Timothy Livingstone | 34-40 |
| 18:01 | Appalachian State | Robert Freeman comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Carlos Stamper - foul #1 on Carlos Stamper, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| 18:01 | Appalachian State | Robert Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 18:01 | Appalachian State | Robert Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 17:32 | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza is fouled on the floor by Luis Rodriquez - foul #2 on Luis Rodriquez, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jeff Smith (C) Bradley Briscoe | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Franklin Maynard (SG) Timothy Livingstone | |
| 17:11 | Western Carolina | Carlos Stamper misses the floater from the left block | 35-40 |
| 17:10 | Appalachian State | Jeff Smith snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 16:56 | Appalachian State | Rodrigo Garza picks off the pass by Gary McWethy | 35-40 |
| 16:52 | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza lays it up and in | 35-42 |
| 16:33 | Appalachian State | Gary McWethy lays it in and he's hacked by Chris Rich - foul #2 on Chris Rich, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Michael Swofford (PG), Michael Few (SF), Norman Covington (C) David Nichols, Robert Freeman, Luis Rodriquez | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Timothy Livingstone (SG), Rene Russo (SF), Fred McNeme (PF), Robert Loyd (C) Rodrigo Garza, Carlos Stamper, Hector Calderon, Chris Rich | |
| 16:33 | Appalachian State | Gary McWethy misses the free throw | 37-42 |
| 16:33 | Western Carolina | Robert Loyd pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 16:14 | Western Carolina | Fred McNeme is called for traveling | 37-42 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Anthony Meyer (PG), Bradley Briscoe (C) Gary McWethy, Norman Covington | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 15:58 | Appalachian State | Jeff Smith can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 37-42 |
| 15:56 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Rene Russo | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Anthony Meyer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Swofford (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Few (fresh) PF - Jeff Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bradley Briscoe (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Franklin Maynard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Livingstone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rene Russo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fred McNeme (fresh) C - Robert Loyd (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Western Carolina | Franklin Maynard loses the dribble to Michael Swofford in the backcourt | 37-42 |
| 15:51 | Appalachian State | Michael Swofford lays it up and in | 39-42 |
| 15:34 | Western Carolina | Jeff Smith steals it from Timothy Livingstone | 39-42 |
| 15:13 | Appalachian State | Michael Swofford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Luis Rodriquez (PF) Jeff Smith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Howard (SG), Carlos Stamper (SF) Timothy Livingstone, Rene Russo | |
| 14:57 | Western Carolina | Carlos Stamper misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-42 |
| 14:55 | Appalachian State | Luis Rodriquez snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 14:37 | Appalachian State | Robert Loyd is called for the reach on Bradley Briscoe - foul #2 on Robert Loyd, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | David Nichols (PG), Gary McWethy (SG), Robert Freeman (SF), Norman Covington (C) Anthony Meyer, Michael Swofford, Michael Few, Bradley Briscoe | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza (PG), Hector Calderon (PF), Chris Rich (C) John Howard, Fred McNeme, Robert Loyd | |
| 14:15 | Appalachian State | Chris Rich denies the turnaround by Gary McWethy | 39-42 |
| 14:14 | Appalachian State | Gary McWethy pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 14:01 | Appalachian State | Robert Freeman misses the shot in the paint | 39-42 |
| 14:00 | Western Carolina | Franklin Maynard grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 13:55 | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Nichols - foul #2 on David Nichols, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jeff Smith (C) Norman Covington | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Howard (SG) Franklin Maynard | |
| 13:55 | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza misses the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 13:55 | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 13:29 | Appalachian State | Jeff Smith clanks a shot in the lane but the foul's on Carlos Stamper - foul #2 on Carlos Stamper, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| 13:29 | Appalachian State | Jeff Smith misses the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 13:29 | Appalachian State | Jeff Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 13:05 | Western Carolina | John Howard scores on a shot from the right side | 40-45 |
| 12:58 | Appalachian State | Gary McWethy misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by John Howard - foul #4 on John Howard, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Bradley Briscoe (C) Luis Rodriquez | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Timothy Livingstone (SG), Fred McNeme (C) John Howard, Chris Rich | |
| 12:58 | Appalachian State | Gary McWethy makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 12:58 | Appalachian State | Gary McWethy makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:38 | Western Carolina | Fred McNeme connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Rodrigo Garza | 42-47 |
| 12:13 | Appalachian State | Jeff Smith misses the easy layup | 42-47 |
| 12:11 | Appalachian State | Jeff Smith hits the follow up shot | 44-47 |
| 11:57 | Western Carolina | Hector Calderon drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Livingstone | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - David Nichols (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary McWethy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Freeman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeff Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Briscoe (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Rodrigo Garza (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Livingstone (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carlos Stamper (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Hector Calderon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Fred McNeme (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Appalachian State | Jeff Smith banks in the layup | 46-49 |
| 11:12 | Western Carolina | Timothy Livingstone comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 11:10 | Western Carolina | Fred McNeme hits the follow up shot | 46-51 |
| 10:49 | Appalachian State | Bradley Briscoe hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Fred McNeme - foul #3 on Fred McNeme, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Anthony Meyer (PG), Michael Swofford (SG), Michael Few (SF), Luis Rodriquez (PF) David Nichols, Gary McWethy, Robert Freeman, Jeff Smith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Franklin Maynard (PG), Rene Russo (SF), Chris Rich (C) Rodrigo Garza, Carlos Stamper, Hector Calderon | |
| 10:49 | Appalachian State | Bradley Briscoe misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 10:49 | Appalachian State | Bradley Briscoe misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 10:49 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Rene Russo | 46-51 |
| 10:25 | Western Carolina | Timothy Livingstone buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Franklin Maynard | 46-54 |
| 10:10 | Appalachian State | Michael Few connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 48-54 |
| 09:51 | Western Carolina | Rene Russo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 09:49 | Appalachian State | Bradley Briscoe gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 09:26 | Appalachian State | Michael Swofford is hacked by Chris Rich - foul #3 on Chris Rich, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Norman Covington (C) Bradley Briscoe | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza (PG), Robert Loyd (PF) Timothy Livingstone, Fred McNeme | |
| 09:26 | Appalachian State | Michael Swofford misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 09:26 | Western Carolina | Chris Rich grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 09:18 | Western Carolina | Robert Loyd misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Anthony Meyer - foul #2 on Anthony Meyer, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Carlos Stamper (SF) Rene Russo | |
| 09:18 | Western Carolina | Robert Loyd makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 09:18 | Western Carolina | Robert Loyd makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 08:53 | Appalachian State | Anthony Meyer misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 48-56 |
| 08:51 | Western Carolina | Carlos Stamper grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 08:23 | Western Carolina | Chris Rich misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-56 |
| 08:21 | Appalachian State | Norman Covington pulls down the rebound | 48-56 |
| 08:15 | Appalachian State | Luis Rodriquez clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Loyd - foul #3 on Robert Loyd, team foul #8 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | David Nichols (PG), Gary McWethy (SG), Robert Freeman (SF), Jeff Smith (C) Anthony Meyer, Michael Swofford, Michael Few, Norman Covington | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rene Russo (SG), Hector Calderon (PF) Rodrigo Garza, Chris Rich | |
| 08:15 | Appalachian State | Luis Rodriquez misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 08:15 | Appalachian State | Luis Rodriquez makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 08:02 | Western Carolina | Carlos Stamper makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Rene Russo | 49-58 |
| 07:58 | Appalachian State | Gary McWethy connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from David Nichols | 52-58 |
| 07:32 | Western Carolina | Carlos Stamper can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 07:30 | Appalachian State | David Nichols snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - David Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary McWethy (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luis Rodriquez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Franklin Maynard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rene Russo (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Carlos Stamper (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hector Calderon (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Loyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:09 | Appalachian State | Luis Rodriquez misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 07:08 | Appalachian State | David Nichols snags the offensive board | 52-58 |
| 06:54 | Appalachian State | Gary McWethy scores on a jump hook from close range | 54-58 |
| 06:25 | Western Carolina | Franklin Maynard misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 06:23 | Appalachian State | Luis Rodriquez snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 06:10 | Appalachian State | Robert Freeman is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Robert Freeman, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Michael Swofford (PG), Norman Covington (PF), Bradley Briscoe (C) David Nichols, Luis Rodriquez, Jeff Smith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza (PG), John Howard (SG), Fred McNeme (PF), Chris Rich (C) Franklin Maynard, Carlos Stamper, Hector Calderon, Robert Loyd | |
| 06:03 | Western Carolina | John Howard is hacked by Robert Freeman - foul #4 on Robert Freeman, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Michael Few (SF) Robert Freeman | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Timothy Livingstone (SG) Rene Russo | |
| 06:03 | Western Carolina | John Howard makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 06:03 | Western Carolina | John Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 06:03 | Appalachian State | Norman Covington grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 05:49 | Appalachian State | Michael Swofford makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gary McWethy | 57-59 |
| 05:27 | Western Carolina | Rodrigo Garza misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 05:25 | Appalachian State | Norman Covington grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 05:11 | Appalachian State | Gary McWethy is hacked by Chris Rich - foul #4 on Chris Rich, team foul #9 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | David Nichols (PG) Michael Few | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 05:11 | Appalachian State | Gary McWethy makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 05:11 | Appalachian State | Gary McWethy misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 05:11 | Appalachian State | Norman Covington grabs the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 04:54 | Appalachian State | Norman Covington can't finish the layup | 58-59 |
| 04:53 | Western Carolina | John Howard grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 04:31 | Western Carolina | Fred McNeme can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 58-59 |
| 04:30 | Appalachian State | Gary McWethy snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 04:14 | Appalachian State | Timothy Livingstone steals the ball from Gary McWethy | 58-59 |
| 03:52 | Western Carolina | John Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-59 |
| 03:50 | Western Carolina | Chris Rich grabs the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 03:50 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Robert Freeman (SF), Luis Rodriquez (PF) Michael Swofford, Norman Covington | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Carlos Stamper (SF), Hector Calderon (PF) John Howard, Fred McNeme | |
| 03:35 | Western Carolina | Carlos Stamper knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Hector Calderon | 58-61 |
| 03:18 | Appalachian State | Gary McWethy clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-61 |
| 03:16 | Appalachian State | Luis Rodriquez hits the follow up shot | 60-61 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - David Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary McWethy (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Luis Rodriquez (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Bradley Briscoe (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Rodrigo Garza (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Livingstone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carlos Stamper (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hector Calderon (fresh) 6 pts. C - Chris Rich (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:50 | Western Carolina | The jump hook by Carlos Stamper is blocked by Bradley Briscoe | 60-61 |
| 02:49 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Livingstone | 60-61 |
| 02:25 | Western Carolina | Timothy Livingstone is hacked by David Nichols - foul #3 on David Nichols, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Michael Swofford (SG), Jeff Smith (C) Gary McWethy, Bradley Briscoe | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 02:25 | Western Carolina | Timothy Livingstone makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 02:25 | Western Carolina | Timothy Livingstone makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 02:23 | Appalachian State | Appalachian State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Franklin Maynard (SG) Timothy Livingstone | |
| 02:05 | Appalachian State | Jeff Smith hits the finger roll | 62-63 |
| 01:59 | Western Carolina | Franklin Maynard is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Franklin Maynard, team foul #10 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Gary McWethy (SG), Bradley Briscoe (C) Michael Swofford, Jeff Smith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Timothy Livingstone (SG) Franklin Maynard | |
| 01:37 | Appalachian State | Bradley Briscoe loses the ball out of bounds | 62-63 |
| 01:15 | Western Carolina | Bradley Briscoe takes the ball from Carlos Stamper | 62-63 |
| 00:58 | Appalachian State | Bradley Briscoe buries a shot from the right block | 64-63 |
| 00:44 | Western Carolina | Timothy Livingstone buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-66 |
| 00:30 | Appalachian State | Luis Rodriquez misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-66 |
| 00:29 | Appalachian State | Gary McWethy hits the follow up shot | 66-66 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Western Carolina | Timothy Livingstone misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-66 |
| 00:01 | Western Carolina | Chris Rich tips it back up and in | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Appalachian State | Robert Freeman comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 66-68 |