| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Edward Strand (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sam Sevin (fresh) SF - Terry Weston (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Ledoux (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Kevin Graham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andre Saterfiel (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joe Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Hughes (fresh) C - Lawrence Foster (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Joe Holmes inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Western Carolina | Sean Hughes buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Kevin Graham | 34-31 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Michigan | Dikembe Akiyama is hacked by Lawrence Foster - foul #2 on Lawrence Foster, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 18:59 | Eastern Michigan | Dikembe Akiyama throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-31 |
| 18:39 | Western Carolina | Joe Holmes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 18:38 | Western Carolina | Sean Hughes pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:15 | Western Carolina | Andre Saterfiel double dribbles | 34-31 |
| 18:05 | Eastern Michigan | Sam Sevin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 18:04 | Eastern Michigan | Dikembe Akiyama snags the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 17:55 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Weston misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lawrence Foster - foul #3 on Lawrence Foster, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gene Demers (C) Lawrence Foster | |
| 17:55 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Weston makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 17:55 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Weston makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:43 | Western Carolina | Kevin Graham misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 17:42 | Western Carolina | Andre Saterfiel grabs the offensive board | 36-31 |
| 17:35 | Western Carolina | Joe Holmes clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 36-31 |
| 17:33 | Eastern Michigan | Sam Sevin pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Weston comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-31 |
| 17:27 | Western Carolina | Sean Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:07 | Western Carolina | Kevin Graham drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Andre Saterfiel | 36-34 |
| 16:55 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Strand can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 16:53 | Western Carolina | Joe Holmes pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 16:40 | Western Carolina | Kevin Graham travels with the ball | 36-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Leventhal (PG), Walter Lambert (SG), Jason Dembowski (SF), Victor Mangus (PF), James Moore (C) Edward Strand, Sam Sevin, Terry Weston, Christopher Ledoux, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Williams (PG), Scott Marks (SG), Keith Fontaine (SF) Kevin Graham, Andre Saterfiel, Joe Holmes | |
| 16:11 | Eastern Michigan | Jason Dembowski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Sean Hughes - foul #3 on Sean Hughes, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Mark Llanas (C) Sean Hughes | |
| 16:11 | Eastern Michigan | Jason Dembowski makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 16:11 | Eastern Michigan | Jason Dembowski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:50 | Western Carolina | Keith Fontaine hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-34 |
| 15:48 | Western Carolina | Keith Fontaine tips it back up and in | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Michael Leventhal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Dembowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Mangus (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Marks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Fontaine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gene Demers (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Llanas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Eastern Michigan | Jason Dembowski knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Moore | 40-36 |
| 15:14 | Western Carolina | Victor Mangus blocks the jumper by William Williams | 40-36 |
| 15:13 | Eastern Michigan | Victor Mangus pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 15:07 | Eastern Michigan | James Moore connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Victor Mangus | 42-36 |
| 14:45 | Western Carolina | Scott Marks misses short on a 3 from the left wing but he's fouled by Walter Lambert - foul #3 on Walter Lambert, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edward Strand (PG), Terry Weston (SF), Christopher Ledoux (PF) Michael Leventhal, Jason Dembowski, Victor Mangus | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kevin Graham (PG), Joe Holmes (SF), Lawrence Foster (PF), Dikembe Arakawa (C) William Williams, Keith Fontaine, Gene Demers, Mark Llanas | |
| 14:45 | Western Carolina | Scott Marks misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 14:45 | Western Carolina | Scott Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:45 | Western Carolina | Scott Marks misses the 3rd free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:45 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Foster grabs the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 14:32 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Foster double dribbles | 42-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Sam Sevin (SG) Walter Lambert | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Saterfiel (SG), Sean Hughes (PF) Scott Marks, Lawrence Foster | |
| 14:17 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Strand can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 14:16 | Western Carolina | Joe Holmes gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 13:55 | Western Carolina | Dikembe Arakawa is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Dikembe Arakawa, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dikembe Akiyama (C) James Moore | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Lawrence Foster (C) Dikembe Arakawa | |
| 13:39 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Weston scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Sam Sevin | 45-37 |
| 13:28 | Western Carolina | Edward Strand steals it from Sean Hughes | 45-37 |
| 13:25 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Strand blows the layup | 45-37 |
| 13:23 | Western Carolina | Andre Saterfiel snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 13:04 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Foster clanks a jump hook in the paint | 45-37 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Ledoux snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 12:48 | Eastern Michigan | Sam Sevin is fouled on the floor by Andre Saterfiel - foul #2 on Andre Saterfiel, team foul #5 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Lambert (SG) Sam Sevin | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Keith Fontaine (PF) Sean Hughes | |
| 12:39 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Holmes is called for the reach on Terry Weston - foul #1 on Joe Holmes, team foul #6 | 45-37 |
| 12:19 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Graham steals the ball from Walter Lambert | 45-37 |
| 11:56 | Western Carolina | Keith Fontaine makes the floater in the lane | 45-39 |
| 11:35 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Ledoux is fouled on the floor by Keith Fontaine - foul #1 on Keith Fontaine, team foul #7 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Leventhal (PG), Victor Mangus (SF), James Moore (C) Edward Strand, Terry Weston, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Williams (PG), Scott Marks (SG), Sean Hughes (PF) Kevin Graham, Andre Saterfiel, Keith Fontaine | |
| 11:35 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Ledoux misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 11:35 | Western Carolina | Joe Holmes snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Michael Leventhal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Victor Mangus (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Christopher Ledoux (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Marks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Sean Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Foster (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:08 | Western Carolina | Joe Holmes drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 10:46 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Ledoux clanks a shot in the paint | 45-42 |
| 10:45 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Ledoux hits the follow up shot | 47-42 |
| 10:16 | Western Carolina | Scott Marks misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 10:14 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Ledoux pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 10:00 | Eastern Michigan | Victor Mangus misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 09:59 | Western Carolina | Sean Hughes grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 09:53 | Western Carolina | Scott Marks clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 09:52 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Foster snags the offensive board | 47-42 |
| 09:36 | Western Carolina | Joe Holmes is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Joe Holmes, team foul #8 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edward Strand (PG), Sam Sevin (SG), Terry Weston (SF) Michael Leventhal, Walter Lambert, Christopher Ledoux | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kevin Graham (PG), Andre Saterfiel (SG), Keith Fontaine (PF), Gene Demers (C) William Williams, Joe Holmes, Sean Hughes, Lawrence Foster | |
| 09:16 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Strand comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Graham - foul #1 on Kevin Graham, team foul #9 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dikembe Akiyama (C) James Moore | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 09:16 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Strand makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 09:16 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Strand makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 08:52 | Western Carolina | Andre Saterfiel can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-42 |
| 08:51 | Eastern Michigan | Sam Sevin gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 08:29 | Eastern Michigan | Victor Mangus double dribbles | 49-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Moore (PF) Victor Mangus | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 08:11 | Western Carolina | Kevin Graham makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Scott Marks | 49-44 |
| 08:01 | Eastern Michigan | Sam Sevin's pass is intercepted by Kevin Graham | 49-44 |
| 07:57 | Western Carolina | Kevin Graham banks in the layup | 49-46 |
| 07:44 | Eastern Michigan | Dikembe Akiyama blows the layup but the foul's on Gene Demers - foul #2 on Gene Demers, team foul #10 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Joe Holmes (SF), Sean Hughes (PF), Dikembe Arakawa (C) Scott Marks, Keith Fontaine, Gene Demers | |
| 07:44 | Eastern Michigan | Dikembe Akiyama makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 07:44 | Eastern Michigan | Dikembe Akiyama makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 07:30 | Western Carolina | Sean Hughes scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Graham | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Edward Strand (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sam Sevin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Weston (fresh) 11 pts. PF - James Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Akiyama (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Kevin Graham (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andre Saterfiel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Sean Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Arakawa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:09 | Eastern Michigan | James Moore buries a floater from the right block | 53-48 |
| 06:52 | Western Carolina | Andre Saterfiel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 06:51 | Eastern Michigan | James Moore snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 06:46 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Strand misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-48 |
| 06:45 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Strand | 53-48 |
| 06:31 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Weston double dribbles | 53-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Leventhal (PG), Walter Lambert (SG), Victor Mangus (SF), Christopher Ledoux (PF) Edward Strand, Sam Sevin, Terry Weston, James Moore | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Scott Marks (SG) Andre Saterfiel | |
| 06:14 | Western Carolina | Scott Marks scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Joe Holmes | 53-50 |
| 05:55 | Eastern Michigan | Victor Mangus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Williams (PG) Kevin Graham | |
| 05:41 | Western Carolina | Scott Marks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 05:40 | Western Carolina | Sean Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 05:29 | Western Carolina | Sean Hughes misses the easy layup | 53-50 |
| 05:27 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Ledoux grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 05:14 | Eastern Michigan | Dikembe Arakawa is called for the reach on Dikembe Akiyama - foul #5 on Dikembe Arakawa, team foul #11 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Terry Weston (SF) Michael Leventhal | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Saterfiel (SG), Keith Fontaine (SF), Lawrence Foster (PF), Gene Demers (C) Scott Marks, Joe Holmes, Sean Hughes, Dikembe Arakawa | |
| 05:14 | Eastern Michigan | Dikembe Akiyama makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 05:14 | Eastern Michigan | Dikembe Akiyama makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 04:48 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Foster misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Christopher Ledoux - foul #1 on Christopher Ledoux, team foul #2 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edward Strand (PG), Sam Sevin (SG), James Moore (C) Walter Lambert, Victor Mangus, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kevin Graham (PG) William Williams | |
| 04:48 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Foster makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 04:48 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:23 | Eastern Michigan | James Moore can't finish the layup | 55-52 |
| 04:22 | Western Carolina | Gene Demers grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 04:13 | Western Carolina | Keith Fontaine misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-52 |
| 04:12 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Edward Strand | 55-52 |
| 03:52 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Weston is hacked by Gene Demers - foul #3 on Gene Demers, team foul #12 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Joe Holmes (SF), Sean Hughes (PF) Keith Fontaine, Gene Demers | |
| 03:52 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Weston misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 03:52 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Weston makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:37 | Western Carolina | Terry Weston picks off the pass by Kevin Graham | 56-52 |
| 03:34 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Strand can't finish the layup | 56-52 |
| 03:32 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Ledoux pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 03:15 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Weston connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Edward Strand | 59-52 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Edward Strand (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sam Sevin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Weston (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Ledoux (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - James Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Kevin Graham (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andre Saterfiel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Sean Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Western Carolina | Sean Hughes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kevin Graham and he's fouled by Christopher Ledoux - foul #2 on Christopher Ledoux, team foul #3 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Lambert (SG), Victor Mangus (PF), Dikembe Akiyama (C) Sam Sevin, Christopher Ledoux, James Moore | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Scott Marks (SG) Andre Saterfiel | |
| 03:04 | Western Carolina | Sean Hughes makes the free throw | 59-55 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Ledoux (PF), James Moore (C) Victor Mangus, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Saterfiel (SG) Scott Marks | |
| 02:44 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Lambert misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joe Holmes - foul #3 on Joe Holmes, team foul #13 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Sam Sevin (SG) Edward Strand | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 02:44 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 02:44 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 02:27 | Western Carolina | Kevin Graham connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Joe Holmes | 61-58 |
| 02:27 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edward Strand (PG), Dikembe Akiyama (C) Walter Lambert, James Moore | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 02:05 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Strand is fouled on the floor by Kevin Graham - foul #2 on Kevin Graham, team foul #14 | 61-58 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Strand makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Strand makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 01:51 | Western Carolina | Kevin Graham clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-58 |
| 01:49 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Foster tips it home | 63-60 |
| 01:44 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Weston buries a turnaround from close range set up by Sam Sevin | 65-60 |
| 01:29 | Western Carolina | Sean Hughes can't finish the layup | 65-60 |
| 01:27 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Dikembe Akiyama | 65-60 |
| 01:18 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Strand clanks a 3 from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 01:16 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Joe Holmes | 65-60 |
| 01:07 | Western Carolina | Joe Holmes hits a floater from the left side | 65-62 |
| 00:47 | Eastern Michigan | Sam Sevin connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Christopher Ledoux | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Western Carolina | Andre Saterfiel knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Foster | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Strand misses badly on a shot from close range | 67-65 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Ledoux grabs the offensive rebound | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Ledoux is fouled on the floor by Sean Hughes - foul #4 on Sean Hughes, team foul #15 | 67-65 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Ledoux makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Ledoux misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Michigan | Dikembe Akiyama snags the offensive board | 68-65 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Michigan | Sean Hughes is called for the reach on Dikembe Akiyama - foul #5 on Sean Hughes, team foul #16 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Lambert (SG), Victor Mangus (PF) Sam Sevin, Christopher Ledoux | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gene Demers (C) Sean Hughes | |
| 00:10 | Eastern Michigan | Dikembe Akiyama makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Michigan | Dikembe Akiyama makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:08 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Sam Sevin (SG), Christopher Ledoux (PF) Walter Lambert, Victor Mangus | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:04 | Western Carolina | Andre Saterfiel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-65 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Ledoux grabs the defensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Ledoux is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Graham - foul #3 on Kevin Graham, team foul #17 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Lambert (SG), Victor Mangus (SF) Sam Sevin, Terry Weston | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:01 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Ledoux misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Michigan | Christopher Ledoux makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Andre Saterfiel misses long on a halfcourt shot | 71-65 |