| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Thomas Ball (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Tom (fresh) SF - Joseph Boerner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Seal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Jon Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Robert Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Croom (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Brooks (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Loy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Washburn (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks jams it on a great pass from Eric Washburn | 29-37 |
| 19:23 | Long Island | Eric Seal blows the layup | 29-37 |
| 19:21 | Long Island | Joseph Boerner snags the offensive board | 29-37 |
| 19:01 | Long Island | Joseph Boerner connects on the shot from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 18:42 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks misses long on a shot near the basket | 31-37 |
| 18:41 | Long Island | The rebound goes to John Tom | 31-37 |
| 18:33 | Long Island | Jon Barrett travels with the ball | 31-37 |
| 18:05 | Western Carolina | Joseph Boerner is called for the reach on Charles Loy - foul #3 on Joseph Boerner, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Long Island | Richard Pichardo (SF) Joseph Boerner | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 17:51 | Western Carolina | Ronald Croom loses the dribble to Jon Barrett | 31-37 |
| 17:38 | Long Island | John Tom knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 17:24 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks blows the layup | 34-37 |
| 17:23 | Long Island | Jon Barrett snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 17:01 | Long Island | John Tom hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Seal | 37-37 |
| 16:46 | Western Carolina | John Tom steals it from Eric Washburn | 37-37 |
| 16:43 | Long Island | John Tom lays it in | 39-37 |
| 16:22 | Western Carolina | The jumper by Ronald Croom is denied by Jon Barrett | 39-37 |
| 16:20 | Long Island | The rebound goes to John Tom | 39-37 |
| 16:08 | Long Island | Robert Lee is called for the reach on John Tom - foul #3 on Robert Lee, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Long Island | Jesse Dougherty (PG), Dale Francis (SG), Mitchell Hadley (SF), Tony Buentello (C) Thomas Ball, John Tom, Eric Seal, Jon Barrett | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Raymond Fitch (PG), Matthew Schirmer (SG), William Hassen (SF), Matthew Fountain (PF), Adolfo Romano (C) Robert Lee, Ronald Croom, Phillip Brooks, Charles Loy, Eric Washburn | |
| 15:54 | Long Island | Mitchell Hadley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 15:53 | Western Carolina | Matthew Fountain grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Jesse Dougherty (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dale Francis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mitchell Hadley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Pichardo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Tony Buentello (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Raymond Fitch (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Schirmer (fresh) SF - William Hassen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Fountain (fresh) 2 reb. C - Adolfo Romano (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Western Carolina | Matthew Schirmer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-37 |
| 15:35 | Long Island | Jesse Dougherty gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 15:28 | Long Island | Tony Buentello clanks a jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 15:26 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Matthew Fountain | 39-37 |
| 14:59 | Western Carolina | Jesse Dougherty steals the ball from Matthew Fountain | 39-37 |
| 14:39 | Long Island | Richard Pichardo misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 39-37 |
| 14:38 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Matthew Fountain | 39-37 |
| 14:24 | Western Carolina | Matthew Schirmer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 14:22 | Long Island | Jesse Dougherty gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 14:13 | Long Island | Tony Buentello drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 14:02 | Western Carolina | William Hassen misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on Dale Francis - foul #2 on Dale Francis, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Long Island | Thomas Ball (PG), John Tom (SG), Joseph Boerner (SF), Eric Seal (PF), Jon Barrett (C) Jesse Dougherty, Dale Francis, Mitchell Hadley, Richard Pichardo, Tony Buentello | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Lee (PG), Ronald Croom (SG), Charles Loy (PF), Eric Washburn (C) Raymond Fitch, Matthew Schirmer, Matthew Fountain, Adolfo Romano | |
| 14:02 | Western Carolina | William Hassen misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:02 | Western Carolina | William Hassen makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 13:42 | Long Island | John Tom clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on William Hassen - foul #2 on William Hassen, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks (SF) William Hassen | |
| 13:42 | Long Island | John Tom makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 13:42 | Long Island | John Tom misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 13:42 | Long Island | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Seal | 42-38 |
| 13:31 | Long Island | Jon Barrett loses the ball out of bounds | 42-38 |
| 13:18 | Western Carolina | Charles Loy is hacked by Joseph Boerner - foul #4 on Joseph Boerner, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Long Island | Richard Pichardo (SF) Joseph Boerner | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 13:03 | Western Carolina | Charles Loy banks in the layup on a nice dish by Phillip Brooks | 42-40 |
| 12:49 | Long Island | Thomas Ball can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 12:48 | Long Island | Richard Pichardo grabs the offensive board | 42-40 |
| 12:28 | Long Island | Eric Seal connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Tom | 44-40 |
| 12:15 | Western Carolina | Eric Seal denies the turnaround by Charles Loy | 44-40 |
| 12:14 | Western Carolina | Charles Loy pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 11:58 | Western Carolina | Eric Washburn hits a jumper from the left side | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Thomas Ball (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Tom (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Pichardo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eric Seal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jon Barrett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Robert Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Croom (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Brooks (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Loy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Washburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Long Island | Eric Seal lays it in | 46-42 |
| 11:20 | Western Carolina | Charles Loy's pass is intercepted by Eric Seal | 46-42 |
| 11:03 | Long Island | Richard Pichardo drills a shot in the lane set up by Thomas Ball | 48-42 |
| 10:49 | Western Carolina | Charles Loy makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Phillip Brooks | 48-44 |
| 10:29 | Long Island | John Tom misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Lee - foul #4 on Robert Lee, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Long Island | Dale Francis (PG), Mitchell Hadley (SF), Tony Buentello (C) Thomas Ball, Richard Pichardo, Jon Barrett | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Raymond Fitch (PG), Matthew Schirmer (SG), William Hassen (SF), Matthew Fountain (PF), Adolfo Romano (C) Robert Lee, Ronald Croom, Phillip Brooks, Charles Loy, Eric Washburn | |
| 10:29 | Long Island | John Tom misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 10:29 | Long Island | John Tom misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 10:29 | Western Carolina | Matthew Fountain grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 10:07 | Western Carolina | Raymond Fitch is hacked by John Tom - foul #1 on John Tom, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Long Island | Jesse Dougherty (PG) John Tom | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 09:52 | Western Carolina | Matthew Schirmer drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Raymond Fitch | 48-47 |
| 09:33 | Long Island | Mitchell Hadley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 09:31 | Western Carolina | Raymond Fitch gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 09:26 | Western Carolina | Raymond Fitch makes the runner from close range set up by Matthew Fountain | 48-49 |
| 09:11 | Long Island | Mitchell Hadley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 09:10 | Western Carolina | Matthew Fountain gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 08:54 | Western Carolina | William Hassen blows the dunk | 48-49 |
| 08:53 | Western Carolina | William Hassen tips it but misses | 48-49 |
| 08:51 | Long Island | Jesse Dougherty grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 08:44 | Long Island | Tony Buentello hits the finger roll | 50-49 |
| 08:23 | Western Carolina | William Hassen misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 08:21 | Long Island | Mitchell Hadley pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 08:01 | Long Island | Mitchell Hadley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 07:59 | Western Carolina | Raymond Fitch snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 07:39 | Western Carolina | Matthew Fountain's layup is rejected by Eric Seal | 50-49 |
| 07:37 | Western Carolina | William Hassen tips it in | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Jesse Dougherty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dale Francis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mitchell Hadley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Eric Seal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Tony Buentello (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Raymond Fitch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Schirmer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Hassen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Fountain (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Adolfo Romano (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Long Island | Adolfo Romano is called for the reach on Eric Seal - foul #1 on Adolfo Romano, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Long Island | Thomas Ball (PG), John Tom (SG), Joseph Boerner (SF), Jon Barrett (C) Jesse Dougherty, Dale Francis, Mitchell Hadley, Tony Buentello | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Lee (PG), Ronald Croom (SG), Phillip Brooks (SF), Charles Loy (PF), Eric Washburn (C) Raymond Fitch, Matthew Schirmer, William Hassen, Matthew Fountain, Adolfo Romano | |
| 07:17 | Long Island | Ronald Croom is called for the reach on John Tom - foul #1 on Ronald Croom, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| 07:04 | Long Island | Joseph Boerner comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 50-51 |
| 07:02 | Long Island | Jon Barrett grabs the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:48 | Long Island | Jon Barrett clanks a jumper from the right side | 50-51 |
| 06:47 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Charles Loy | 50-51 |
| 06:43 | Western Carolina | Robert Lee misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Thomas Ball - foul #2 on Thomas Ball, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| 06:43 | Western Carolina | Robert Lee misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 06:43 | Western Carolina | Robert Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 06:18 | Long Island | Eric Seal buries a runner near the basket set up by Joseph Boerner | 52-52 |
| 06:12 | Western Carolina | Ronald Croom can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Joseph Boerner - foul #5 on Joseph Boerner, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Long Island | Richard Pichardo (SF) Joseph Boerner | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 06:12 | Western Carolina | Ronald Croom makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 06:12 | Western Carolina | Ronald Croom makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:56 | Long Island | Eric Seal's pass is intercepted by Ronald Croom | 52-54 |
| 05:35 | Western Carolina | Eric Washburn double dribbles | 52-54 |
| Subs | Long Island | Dale Francis (SG), Tony Buentello (PF) John Tom, Eric Seal | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 05:24 | Long Island | Thomas Ball misses the 3 from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 05:22 | Western Carolina | Charles Loy snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 05:15 | Western Carolina | Ronald Croom comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 05:13 | Long Island | Tony Buentello gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 04:56 | Long Island | Richard Pichardo is hacked by Eric Washburn - foul #2 on Eric Washburn, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Long Island | Mitchell Hadley (SF) Richard Pichardo | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 04:44 | Long Island | Dale Francis drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 04:25 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks is hacked by Thomas Ball - foul #3 on Thomas Ball, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Long Island | Jesse Dougherty (PG) Thomas Ball | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Raymond Fitch (PG), Matthew Schirmer (SG), Matthew Fountain (PF), Adolfo Romano (C) Robert Lee, Ronald Croom, Charles Loy, Eric Washburn | |
| 04:25 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 04:25 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:04 | Long Island | Jon Barrett connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Dale Francis | 57-56 |
| 03:57 | Western Carolina | Adolfo Romano loses the dribble to Dale Francis | 57-56 |
| 03:41 | Long Island | Tony Buentello comes up short on the runner from the right block | 57-56 |
| 03:39 | Long Island | Jon Barrett grabs the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 03:20 | Long Island | Jesse Dougherty misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-56 |
| 03:19 | Western Carolina | Adolfo Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Jesse Dougherty (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dale Francis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Hadley (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Tony Buentello (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Barrett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Raymond Fitch (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Schirmer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Phillip Brooks (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Fountain (fresh) 6 reb. C - Adolfo Romano (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Western Carolina | Raymond Fitch hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-56 |
| 03:06 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Schirmer | 57-56 |
| 02:50 | Western Carolina | Adolfo Romano is fouled on the floor by Jon Barrett - foul #1 on Jon Barrett, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Long Island | Thomas Ball (PG), John Tom (SG), Richard Pichardo (SF), Eric Seal (PF) Jesse Dougherty, Dale Francis, Mitchell Hadley, Tony Buentello | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Lee (PG), Ronald Croom (SG), William Hassen (SF), Charles Loy (PF) Raymond Fitch, Matthew Schirmer, Phillip Brooks, Matthew Fountain | |
| 02:50 | Western Carolina | Adolfo Romano misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 02:50 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Jon Barrett | 57-56 |
| 02:43 | Long Island | John Tom is hacked by Ronald Croom - foul #2 on Ronald Croom, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Eric Washburn (C) Adolfo Romano | |
| 02:43 | Long Island | John Tom makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 02:43 | Long Island | John Tom misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 02:43 | Western Carolina | Charles Loy snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 02:33 | Western Carolina | Robert Lee misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-56 |
| 02:32 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Jon Barrett | 58-56 |
| 02:10 | Long Island | Eric Washburn is called for the reach on Jon Barrett - foul #3 on Eric Washburn, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| 02:10 | Long Island | Jon Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 02:10 | Long Island | Jon Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 01:52 | Western Carolina | Charles Loy lays it up and in on a great pass from William Hassen and the foul's on Richard Pichardo - foul #1 on Richard Pichardo, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks (SF) William Hassen | |
| 01:52 | Western Carolina | Charles Loy misses the free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:52 | Long Island | John Tom grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 01:46 | Long Island | Thomas Ball is hacked by Robert Lee - foul #5 on Robert Lee, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Raymond Fitch (PG) Robert Lee | |
| 01:46 | Long Island | Thomas Ball makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 01:46 | Long Island | Thomas Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 01:32 | Western Carolina | Ronald Croom is fouled on the floor by Thomas Ball - foul #4 on Thomas Ball, team foul #10 | 62-58 |
| 01:32 | Western Carolina | Ronald Croom makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 01:32 | Western Carolina | Ronald Croom misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 01:32 | Long Island | John Tom grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 01:17 | Long Island | Eric Washburn steps in front of the Thomas Ball pass | 62-59 |
| 01:06 | Western Carolina | Raymond Fitch clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-59 |
| 01:04 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks gets the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 00:42 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Raymond Fitch | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Long Island | Thomas Ball can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 62-61 |
| 00:17 | Western Carolina | Raymond Fitch grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 00:05 | Western Carolina | Raymond Fitch connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Phillip Brooks and he's fouled by Thomas Ball - foul #5 on Thomas Ball, team foul #11 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Long Island | Dale Francis (PG) Thomas Ball | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:05 | Western Carolina | Raymond Fitch makes the free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:05 | Long Island | Long Island calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Long Island | Eric Seal misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 62-64 |