WCU led 63-62 with 70 seconds left and got outscored 9-1 to lose 71-64.
Western Carolina fell behind 21-3 to start the game, only lead for about 50 seconds in the game but had that lead with less than a minute to go. WCU had 3 turnovers in the last 26 seconds and missed 16 FTs for the game (16-32.) Carlos Dotson had 15 points and 16 rebounds but only hit 4-10 FTs. Wake Forest only hit 2-10 threes and was outrebounded by the smaller Catamounts. Western Carolina had 19 TOs.