| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Plunkett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Ismail (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sobel (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lee Wall (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail banks in the layup | 34-33 |
| 19:29 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 34-33 |
| 19:27 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 19:03 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Sobel steals the ball from Robert Plunkett | 34-33 |
| 18:48 | East Carolina | Lee Wall misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 18:47 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:31 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-33 |
| 18:30 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 18:25 | East Carolina | Robert Plunkett steals the ball from Carl Gibson | 34-33 |
| 18:10 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry loses the dribble to Carl Gibson | 34-33 |
| 17:55 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel knocks in the shot from close range set up by Johnnie Reed | 34-35 |
| 17:29 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett loses the dribble to Johnnie Reed | 34-35 |
| 17:15 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Plunkett - foul #2 on Robert Plunkett, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (SG), Russell Brown (SF), John Gillman (PF), Edward Holm (C) Thomas Whitley, Robert Plunkett, Christopher Ismail, Alan Henry | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Herman Wille (PF), Michael Friend (C) Lee Wall, Carl Gibson | |
| 17:15 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 17:15 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 17:02 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 17:01 | East Carolina | Herman Wille snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 16:37 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 34-36 |
| 16:35 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Nolan Gasper | 34-36 |
| 16:30 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tipler takes the ball from Clayton Williams | 34-36 |
| 16:10 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett (SF) Nolan Gasper | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (PG), Leroy Hill (SG), David Robinson (SF), Lee Wall (PF) Johnnie Reed, Robert Tipler, Joseph Sobel, Herman Wille | |
| 15:50 | Western Kentucky | Mark Paulson is called for the reach on Russell Brown - foul #1 on Mark Paulson, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (SG), Alan Henry (C) Russell Brown, Edward Holm | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Plunkett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Gillman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Paulson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Hill (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Robinson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Lee Wall (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Friend (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett is fouled on the floor by David Robinson - foul #2 on David Robinson, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carl Gibson (C) Michael Friend | |
| 15:14 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Clayton Williams | 36-36 |
| 14:56 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from David Robinson | 36-39 |
| 14:42 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Whitley | 38-39 |
| 14:20 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Lee Wall is blocked by Alan Henry | 38-39 |
| 14:19 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:13 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams is hacked by Lee Wall - foul #2 on Lee Wall, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Russell Iglesias (SG), Russell Brown (SF), Christopher Ismail (PF), Edward Holm (C) Clayton Williams, Thomas Whitley, Robert Plunkett, John Gillman, Alan Henry | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Robert Tipler (SG), Joseph Sobel (SF), Michael Friend (PF) Mark Paulson, Leroy Hill, David Robinson, Lee Wall | |
| 14:00 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-39 |
| 13:35 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 41-39 |
| 13:34 | East Carolina | Michael Friend hits the follow up shot | 41-41 |
| 13:32 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper is fouled in the backcourt by Johnnie Reed - foul #3 on Johnnie Reed, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Herman Wille (PF) Carl Gibson | |
| 13:13 | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 13:12 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 13:07 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 13:06 | East Carolina | Herman Wille gets the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 12:41 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-41 |
| 12:39 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 12:32 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 12:30 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper grabs the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 12:16 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail misses the jumper from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 12:15 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm tips it home | 43-41 |
| 12:02 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed misses the jumper from close range | 43-41 |
| 12:00 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 11:49 | Western Kentucky | Herman Wille is called for the reach on Christopher Ismail - foul #2 on Herman Wille, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (PG), Thomas Whitley (SG), Robert Plunkett (SF), John Gillman (PF), Alan Henry (C) Nolan Gasper, Russell Iglesias, Russell Brown, Christopher Ismail, Edward Holm | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Robinson (SF), Lee Wall (PF), Carl Gibson (C) Joseph Sobel, Herman Wille, Michael Friend | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Plunkett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Gillman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Robinson (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Lee Wall (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by David Robinson - foul #3 on David Robinson, team foul #6 | 43-41 |
| 11:32 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 11:32 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 11:10 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-41 |
| 10:51 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Johnnie Reed - foul #4 on Johnnie Reed, team foul #7 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (PG), Leroy Hill (SG) Johnnie Reed, Robert Tipler | |
| 10:51 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:51 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 10:34 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson's pass is intercepted by John Gillman | 47-41 |
| 10:27 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman misses the floater from the baseline | 47-41 |
| 10:26 | East Carolina | Lee Wall pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 10:22 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Paulson | 47-43 |
| 10:01 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 09:59 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to John Gillman | 47-43 |
| 09:34 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley is whistled for traveling | 47-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Christopher Ismail (PF) Clayton Williams, John Gillman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Tipler (SG), Joseph Sobel (SF), Michael Friend (C) Leroy Hill, David Robinson, Carl Gibson | |
| 09:21 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 09:19 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Nolan Gasper | 47-43 |
| 09:14 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Nolan Gasper | 49-43 |
| 09:08 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Paulson | 49-46 |
| 08:50 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper is called for traveling | 49-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias (SG), Russell Brown (SF), John Gillman (C) Thomas Whitley, Robert Plunkett, Alan Henry | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Herman Wille (PF) Lee Wall | |
| 08:21 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel lays it up and in set up by Robert Tipler | 49-48 |
| 08:17 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 08:16 | East Carolina | Michael Friend grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 08:10 | East Carolina | Herman Wille misses short on a shot near the basket | 49-48 |
| 08:09 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler grabs the offensive board | 49-48 |
| 07:53 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 07:35 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown is fouled on the floor by Mark Paulson - foul #2 on Mark Paulson, team foul #8 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (SG), Alan Henry (C) Russell Iglesias, Christopher Ismail | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Lee Wall (PF), Carl Gibson (C) Mark Paulson, Herman Wille, Michael Friend | |
| 07:35 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 07:35 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 07:35 | East Carolina | Lee Wall grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Russell Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Gillman (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Sobel (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lee Wall (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Carl Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel's pass is intercepted by Alan Henry | 50-51 |
| 07:07 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 07:06 | East Carolina | Lee Wall snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 06:55 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Alan Henry - foul #1 on Alan Henry, team foul #2 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett (SF), Edward Holm (PF) Russell Brown, John Gillman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Robinson (SF) Joseph Sobel | |
| 06:55 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 06:55 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 06:36 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Edward Holm | 53-53 |
| 06:24 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson drills a turnaround from the left block set up by David Robinson | 53-55 |
| 06:04 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Johnnie Reed - foul #5 on Johnnie Reed, team foul #9 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (SG), Christopher Ismail (PF) Thomas Whitley, Alan Henry | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (PG), Leroy Hill (SG) Johnnie Reed, Robert Tipler | |
| 06:04 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 06:04 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 05:45 | East Carolina | David Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-55 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias (SG), John Gillman (C) Nolan Gasper, Edward Holm | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel (SF), Herman Wille (PF), Michael Friend (C) David Robinson, Lee Wall, Carl Gibson | |
| 05:30 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett misses the fadeaway in the paint | 55-55 |
| 05:29 | East Carolina | Herman Wille snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 05:24 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill misses long on a shot from the left side | 55-55 |
| 05:22 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 05:05 | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias loses the dribble to Mark Paulson | 55-55 |
| 04:46 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 04:45 | East Carolina | Herman Wille can't tip it in | 55-55 |
| 04:43 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Hill | 55-55 |
| 04:26 | East Carolina | Herman Wille can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-55 |
| 04:25 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 04:10 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 55-55 |
| 04:09 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett tips it back up and in | 57-55 |
| 04:04 | East Carolina | Michael Friend is hacked by John Gillman - foul #2 on John Gillman, team foul #3 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Thomas Whitley (SG), Russell Brown (SF), Alan Henry (C) Clayton Williams, Russell Iglesias, Robert Plunkett, Christopher Ismail | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Tipler (SG), Lee Wall (PF), Carl Gibson (C) Leroy Hill, Herman Wille, Michael Friend | |
| 03:46 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 03:21 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-57 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm (PF) John Gillman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Robinson (SF) Joseph Sobel | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Russell Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Holm (fresh) 5 pts. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Paulson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Robinson (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Lee Wall (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Carl Gibson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | East Carolina | David Robinson's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Holm | 57-57 |
| 03:01 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Gibson | 57-57 |
| 02:51 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 02:49 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 02:49 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett (SF), Christopher Ismail (PF) Russell Brown, Edward Holm | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel (SF) David Robinson | |
| 02:33 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-57 |
| 02:31 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail grabs the offensive board | 57-57 |
| 02:20 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Whitley | 60-57 |
| 01:59 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 01:57 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 01:42 | Western Kentucky | The jumper by Alan Henry is denied by Joseph Sobel | 60-57 |
| 01:40 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 01:23 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley loses the dribble to Carl Gibson | 60-57 |
| 01:11 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-57 |
| 01:10 | East Carolina | Lee Wall pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 00:59 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson clanks a jumper near the basket | 60-57 |
| 00:57 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Lee Wall - foul #3 on Lee Wall, team foul #10 | 60-57 |
| 00:37 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:37 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | Lee Wall grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson is hacked by Thomas Whitley - foul #1 on Thomas Whitley, team foul #4 | 60-57 |
| 00:21 | East Carolina | Lee Wall drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Robert Tipler | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Paulson - foul #3 on Mark Paulson, team foul #11 | 60-59 |
| 00:19 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:19 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:19 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Henry | 60-59 |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | Mark Paulson is called for the reach on Alan Henry - foul #4 on Mark Paulson, team foul #12 | 60-59 |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson gets the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 00:05 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry is hacked by Mark Paulson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mark Paulson, team foul #13 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Hill (PG) Mark Paulson | |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 64-59 |