| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Bryan Silvernail (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Sam Rieth (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Caplinger (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Farber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Gregg Girouard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Brookins (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jerry Bos (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Maxon (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Echevarria (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Appalachian State | Sam Rieth inbounds the ball | 21-27 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Appalachian State | Bryan Silvernail hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-27 |
| 19:39 | Western Carolina | Steven Echevarria gets the rebound | 21-27 |
| 19:35 | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard dunks the ball on a great pass from Douglas Maxon | 21-29 |
| 19:17 | Appalachian State | Ronald Caplinger hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Douglas Maxon - foul #1 on Douglas Maxon, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| 19:17 | Appalachian State | Ronald Caplinger misses the free throw | 23-29 |
| 19:17 | Appalachian State | Sam Rieth grabs the offensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 18:59 | Appalachian State | Ronald Caplinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-29 |
| 18:42 | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Steven Echevarria | 23-31 |
| 18:35 | Appalachian State | Sam Rieth knocks in the floater from the baseline | 25-31 |
| 18:16 | Western Carolina | Douglas Maxon clanks a floater in the paint | 25-31 |
| 18:14 | Appalachian State | Ronald Caplinger snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 17:48 | Appalachian State | Sam Rieth makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Caplinger | 27-31 |
| 17:31 | Western Carolina | Douglas Maxon double dribbles | 27-31 |
| 17:02 | Appalachian State | Jerry Bos steps in front of the Bryan Silvernail pass | 27-31 |
| 16:59 | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard hits the finger roll set up by Jerry Bos | 27-33 |
| 16:30 | Appalachian State | Gerald Lewis scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Bryan Silvernail and the foul's on Douglas Maxon - foul #2 on Douglas Maxon, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Thomas White (PG), Corey Shannon (SF), Brandon Larochelle (PF), Shawn Allred (C) Bryan Silvernail, Sam Rieth, Ronald Caplinger, John Farber | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Guy Lewellen (PG), Antony Dionne (SG), Christopher White (SF), John Kirchner (C) Gregg Girouard, William Brookins, Jerry Bos, Steven Echevarria | |
| 16:30 | Appalachian State | Gerald Lewis makes the free throw | 30-33 |
| 16:07 | Western Carolina | Christopher White can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 16:06 | Western Carolina | Douglas Maxon grabs the offensive board | 30-33 |
| 15:55 | Western Carolina | Antony Dionne can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 15:53 | Western Carolina | Guy Lewellen grabs the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Thomas White (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gerald Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Corey Shannon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brandon Larochelle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Allred (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Guy Lewellen (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Antony Dionne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher White (fresh) PF - Douglas Maxon (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - John Kirchner (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Western Carolina | John Kirchner hits the finger roll | 30-35 |
| 15:15 | Appalachian State | Corey Shannon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-35 |
| 15:14 | Western Carolina | Douglas Maxon snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 15:09 | Western Carolina | Guy Lewellen can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 15:07 | Western Carolina | Douglas Maxon tips it in | 30-37 |
| 14:46 | Appalachian State | Antony Dionne is called for the reach on Brandon Larochelle - foul #1 on Antony Dionne, team foul #3 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Bryan Silvernail (PG), Sam Rieth (SF), Ronald Caplinger (PF), John Farber (C) Gerald Lewis, Corey Shannon, Brandon Larochelle, Shawn Allred | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard (PG), Jerry Bos (SF), Steven Echevarria (PF), Nicolas Sullivan (C) Antony Dionne, Christopher White, Douglas Maxon, John Kirchner | |
| 14:38 | Appalachian State | Sam Rieth drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Bryan Silvernail | 33-37 |
| 14:28 | Western Carolina | Nicolas Sullivan misses the easy layup | 33-37 |
| 14:26 | Western Carolina | Nicolas Sullivan pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 14:04 | Western Carolina | Guy Lewellen makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 13:42 | Appalachian State | Thomas White knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Sam Rieth | 35-40 |
| 13:25 | Western Carolina | Thomas White steals it from Steven Echevarria | 35-40 |
| 13:22 | Appalachian State | Thomas White banks in the layup | 37-40 |
| 13:15 | Western Carolina | Steven Echevarria misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by John Farber - foul #2 on John Farber, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Gerald Lewis (SG) Thomas White | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Brookins (SG) Guy Lewellen | |
| 13:15 | Western Carolina | Steven Echevarria makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 13:15 | Western Carolina | Steven Echevarria makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 12:49 | Appalachian State | John Farber hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Nicolas Sullivan - foul #4 on Nicolas Sullivan, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Douglas Maxon (PF), Christopher White (C) Steven Echevarria, Nicolas Sullivan | |
| 12:49 | Appalachian State | John Farber makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 12:49 | Appalachian State | John Farber misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 12:49 | Western Carolina | Christopher White grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 12:40 | Western Carolina | Christopher White can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 38-42 |
| 12:38 | Western Carolina | Jerry Bos can't tip it in | 38-42 |
| 12:36 | Western Carolina | Jerry Bos gets the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 12:28 | Western Carolina | Douglas Maxon comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 38-42 |
| 12:27 | Western Carolina | Douglas Maxon tips it in | 38-44 |
| 12:12 | Appalachian State | Sam Rieth misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 12:10 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Douglas Maxon | 38-44 |
| 11:50 | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Bryan Silvernail (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Rieth (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Caplinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Farber (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Gregg Girouard (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Brookins (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jerry Bos (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Maxon (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. C - Christopher White (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Appalachian State | Gerald Lewis can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 38-46 |
| 11:29 | Western Carolina | Christopher White snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 11:07 | Western Carolina | Jerry Bos is hacked by Sam Rieth - foul #1 on Sam Rieth, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Thomas White (PG), Corey Shannon (SG), Patrick Potter (SF), Brandon Larochelle (PF), Shawn Allred (C) Bryan Silvernail, Gerald Lewis, Sam Rieth, Ronald Caplinger, John Farber | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Guy Lewellen (PG), Steven Echevarria (C) Gregg Girouard, Jerry Bos | |
| 10:56 | Western Carolina | Steven Echevarria misses badly on a shot from close range | 38-46 |
| 10:55 | Appalachian State | Shawn Allred gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 10:38 | Appalachian State | Patrick Potter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-46 |
| 10:37 | Appalachian State | Thomas White hits the follow up shot | 40-46 |
| 10:12 | Western Carolina | Douglas Maxon makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from William Brookins | 40-48 |
| 09:59 | Appalachian State | Patrick Potter drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Thomas White | 43-48 |
| 09:36 | Western Carolina | Christopher White misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 43-48 |
| 09:35 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Brandon Larochelle | 43-48 |
| 09:19 | Appalachian State | Thomas White dunks the ball and he's fouled by Christopher White - foul #1 on Christopher White, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Gerald Lewis (SG), Sam Rieth (SF), John Farber (C) Corey Shannon, Patrick Potter, Shawn Allred | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard (PG), Jerry Bos (SF) William Brookins, Christopher White | |
| 09:19 | Appalachian State | Thomas White makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| 09:06 | Western Carolina | Jerry Bos hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 09:04 | Appalachian State | Sam Rieth grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 08:57 | Appalachian State | Gregg Girouard steals the ball from Brandon Larochelle | 46-48 |
| 08:36 | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-48 |
| 08:35 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Maxon | 46-48 |
| 08:29 | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Brandon Larochelle - foul #2 on Brandon Larochelle, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Bryan Silvernail (PG), Ronald Caplinger (PF) Thomas White, Brandon Larochelle | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Robinson (PF), John Kirchner (C) Douglas Maxon, Steven Echevarria | |
| 08:29 | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 08:29 | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 08:08 | Appalachian State | Robert Robinson is called for the reach on Ronald Caplinger - foul #2 on Robert Robinson, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| 07:55 | Appalachian State | Ronald Caplinger is fouled on the floor by Guy Lewellen - foul #2 on Guy Lewellen, team foul #7 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Antony Dionne (SG), Nicolas Sullivan (C) Guy Lewellen, John Kirchner | |
| 07:55 | Appalachian State | Ronald Caplinger makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 07:55 | Appalachian State | Ronald Caplinger makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 07:33 | Western Carolina | Antony Dionne misses the shot from the left side | 48-50 |
| 07:32 | Appalachian State | John Farber gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Bryan Silvernail (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Rieth (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Caplinger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Farber (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Gregg Girouard (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SG - Antony Dionne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Bos (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Robinson (fresh) C - Nicolas Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Appalachian State | Bryan Silvernail clanks a 3 from straight away | 48-50 |
| 07:21 | Appalachian State | John Farber tips it home | 50-50 |
| 07:03 | Western Carolina | Jerry Bos can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 07:02 | Appalachian State | John Farber gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 06:40 | Appalachian State | Bryan Silvernail is hacked by Gregg Girouard - foul #2 on Gregg Girouard, team foul #8 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Brandon Larochelle (C) John Farber | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Guy Lewellen (PG), William Brookins (SG), Douglas Maxon (PF) Gregg Girouard, Antony Dionne, Robert Robinson | |
| 06:40 | Appalachian State | Bryan Silvernail makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 06:40 | Appalachian State | Bryan Silvernail makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 06:17 | Western Carolina | Guy Lewellen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 06:16 | Western Carolina | Douglas Maxon can't tip it in | 52-50 |
| 06:14 | Western Carolina | Jerry Bos gets the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 06:00 | Western Carolina | William Brookins clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-50 |
| 05:58 | Appalachian State | Brandon Larochelle gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 05:41 | Appalachian State | Sam Rieth clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-50 |
| 05:39 | Western Carolina | Nicolas Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 05:23 | Western Carolina | William Brookins scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Douglas Maxon | 52-53 |
| 05:15 | Appalachian State | Gerald Lewis clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Guy Lewellen - foul #3 on Guy Lewellen, team foul #9 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Thomas White (PG), Corey Shannon (SF), John Farber (C) Bryan Silvernail, Sam Rieth, Ronald Caplinger | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard (PG), Christopher White (SF) Guy Lewellen, Jerry Bos | |
| 05:15 | Appalachian State | Gerald Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 05:15 | Appalachian State | Gerald Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:02 | Western Carolina | Christopher White is called for traveling | 53-53 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Patrick Potter (SF) Gerald Lewis | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 04:49 | Appalachian State | Thomas White can't finish the layup | 53-53 |
| 04:47 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Gregg Girouard | 53-53 |
| 04:34 | Western Carolina | Christopher White lays it up and in set up by Gregg Girouard and he's hacked by John Farber - foul #3 on John Farber, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Guy Lewellen (SG), Steven Echevarria (C) William Brookins, Nicolas Sullivan | |
| 04:34 | Western Carolina | Christopher White makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 04:05 | Appalachian State | Brandon Larochelle misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 04:04 | Western Carolina | Steven Echevarria grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 03:47 | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Brandon Larochelle - foul #3 on Brandon Larochelle, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Bryan Silvernail (PG), Gerald Lewis (SG), Sam Rieth (SF) Thomas White, Corey Shannon, Brandon Larochelle | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 03:47 | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 03:47 | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 03:18 | Appalachian State | Sam Rieth misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Douglas Maxon - foul #3 on Douglas Maxon, team foul #10 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Ronald Caplinger (PF) Patrick Potter | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Brookins (SG), Jerry Bos (SF), Nicolas Sullivan (C) Guy Lewellen, Christopher White, Steven Echevarria | |
| 03:18 | Appalachian State | Sam Rieth makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 03:18 | Appalachian State | Sam Rieth makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Bryan Silvernail (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Rieth (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Caplinger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Farber (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Gregg Girouard (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Brookins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Bos (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Maxon (fresh) 15 pts. 13 reb. 3 pf. C - Nicolas Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:52 | Western Carolina | A charge is called on Gregg Girouard - foul #3 on Gregg Girouard, team foul #11 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Shawn Allred (C) John Farber | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 02:39 | Appalachian State | Gerald Lewis connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Bryan Silvernail | 57-58 |
| 02:25 | Western Carolina | Jerry Bos travels with the ball | 57-58 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Guy Lewellen (PG), Steven Echevarria (PF) Gregg Girouard, Douglas Maxon | |
| 02:10 | Appalachian State | Sam Rieth knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Shawn Allred | 60-58 |
| 02:10 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | John Farber (C) Shawn Allred | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard (PG), Douglas Maxon (PF) Guy Lewellen, Steven Echevarria | |
| 01:51 | Western Carolina | Jerry Bos comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Sam Rieth - foul #2 on Sam Rieth, team foul #6 | 60-58 |
| 01:51 | Western Carolina | Jerry Bos makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 01:51 | Western Carolina | Jerry Bos misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 01:51 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to John Farber | 60-59 |
| 01:37 | Appalachian State | Gerald Lewis clanks a jump hook from the left block | 60-59 |
| 01:36 | Appalachian State | The offensive rebound goes to Sam Rieth | 60-59 |
| 01:25 | Appalachian State | Bryan Silvernail misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 01:24 | Appalachian State | Sam Rieth snags the offensive board | 60-59 |
| 01:14 | Appalachian State | Ronald Caplinger misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 01:12 | Appalachian State | Ronald Caplinger grabs the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 01:07 | Appalachian State | John Farber hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 01:06 | Appalachian State | Sam Rieth pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 00:50 | Appalachian State | Gerald Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-59 |
| 00:31 | Western Carolina | Jerry Bos connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Maxon | 60-61 |
| 00:08 | Appalachian State | Sam Rieth drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Lewis | 62-61 |
| 00:08 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| 00:01 | Western Carolina | Gregg Girouard comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 00:00 | Appalachian State | John Farber grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |