| Lineup | Elon | PG - James Tennant (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Alessi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Hendley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dan Criss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Leatham (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Russell Nagel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Lively (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Larry Bedell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Elon | William Hendley inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Elon | James Tennant buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Dan Criss | 32-26 |
| 19:38 | Western Carolina | Christopher Patterson knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Randy Lively | 32-28 |
| 19:25 | Elon | James Tennant misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 19:23 | Western Carolina | Christopher Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 19:18 | Western Carolina | Michael Walker is hacked by Allen Leatham - foul #3 on Allen Leatham, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Elon | Timothy Slater (C) Allen Leatham | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 19:05 | Western Carolina | Randy Lively knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Russell Nagel and the foul's on Timothy Alessi - foul #2 on Timothy Alessi, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| 19:05 | Western Carolina | Randy Lively makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:51 | Elon | Dan Criss banks in the layup on a great pass from Timothy Alessi | 34-31 |
| 18:39 | Western Carolina | Timothy Slater steps in front of the Larry Bedell pass | 34-31 |
| 18:23 | Elon | Michael Walker picks off the pass by William Hendley | 34-31 |
| 18:00 | Western Carolina | Timothy Alessi steals it from Russell Nagel | 34-31 |
| 17:46 | Elon | Timothy Slater is whistled for traveling | 34-31 |
| 17:38 | Western Carolina | Timothy Slater swats the short shot by Christopher Patterson | 34-31 |
| 17:37 | Elon | William Hendley grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 17:20 | Elon | James Tennant is hacked by Randy Lively - foul #1 on Randy Lively, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Elon | James Lieber (PF) Dan Criss | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Clark (PG), Dale Carter (PF) Russell Nagel, Larry Bedell | |
| 17:07 | Elon | William Hendley comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Christopher Patterson - foul #2 on Christopher Patterson, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | George Kulp (PF), Brian McCammon (C) Christopher Patterson, Michael Walker | |
| 17:07 | Elon | William Hendley makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 17:07 | Elon | William Hendley makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 16:52 | Western Carolina | James Clark makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Randy Lively | 36-34 |
| 16:23 | Elon | James Lieber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Elon | Jeffery Goodwin (SG), Shawn Sharp (SF), Dale Johnson (C) Timothy Alessi, William Hendley, Timothy Slater | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jerry Crespin (SF), Larry Bedell (PF) Randy Lively, George Kulp | |
| 16:11 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 16:10 | Western Carolina | James Clark can't tip it in | 36-34 |
| 16:08 | Elon | James Lieber snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 16:03 | Elon | James Tennant hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jeffery Goodwin | 39-34 |
| 15:50 | Western Carolina | Dale Johnson steals the ball from Dale Carter | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - James Tennant (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffery Goodwin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Lieber (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dale Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - James Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Carter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Crespin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Bedell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian McCammon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Elon | Shawn Sharp misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 15:30 | Elon | Dale Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 15:17 | Elon | James Tennant misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 15:15 | Western Carolina | Brian McCammon grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 14:54 | Western Carolina | Dale Johnson denies the turnaround by Larry Bedell | 39-34 |
| 14:52 | Western Carolina | Brian McCammon pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 14:39 | Western Carolina | Dale Carter misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 14:38 | Elon | Shawn Sharp snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 14:23 | Elon | Dale Johnson is whistled for traveling | 39-34 |
| Subs | Elon | Jerry Fortuna (PG), Timothy Alessi (SG), William Hendley (SF), Dan Criss (PF), Allen Leatham (C) James Tennant, Jeffery Goodwin, Shawn Sharp, James Lieber, Dale Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel (PG), Randy Lively (SG), Christopher Patterson (SF), Michael Walker (C) James Clark, Jerry Crespin, Larry Bedell, Brian McCammon | |
| 14:07 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 14:05 | Elon | The rebound goes to Dan Criss | 39-34 |
| 13:56 | Elon | William Hendley hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Jerry Fortuna | 41-34 |
| 13:41 | Western Carolina | Michael Walker hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 41-34 |
| 13:40 | Western Carolina | Michael Walker snags the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 13:20 | Western Carolina | Michael Walker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 13:18 | Elon | Dan Criss grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 13:07 | Elon | Allen Leatham connects on the turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Michael Walker - foul #1 on Michael Walker, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Elon | James Tennant (PG) Jerry Fortuna | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | George Kulp (PF) Dale Carter | |
| 13:07 | Elon | Allen Leatham misses the free throw | 43-34 |
| 13:07 | Elon | Allen Leatham grabs the offensive board | 43-34 |
| 12:54 | Elon | William Hendley is hacked by George Kulp - foul #1 on George Kulp, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell (PF) George Kulp | |
| 12:48 | Elon | Dan Criss clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Christopher Patterson - foul #3 on Christopher Patterson, team foul #5 | 43-34 |
| 12:48 | Elon | Dan Criss misses the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 12:48 | Elon | Dan Criss makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 12:28 | Western Carolina | Randy Lively double dribbles | 44-34 |
| 12:08 | Elon | William Hendley is called for traveling | 44-34 |
| 11:49 | Western Carolina | Christopher Patterson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Walker | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - James Tennant (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Alessi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Hendley (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dan Criss (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Allen Leatham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Russell Nagel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Lively (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Larry Bedell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | Elon | Timothy Alessi can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Patterson - foul #4 on Christopher Patterson, team foul #6 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Elon | Shawn Sharp (SF), James Lieber (PF), Timothy Slater (C) William Hendley, Dan Criss, Allen Leatham | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Clark (PG), Dale Carter (SF), Brian McCammon (C) Russell Nagel, Christopher Patterson, Michael Walker | |
| 11:32 | Elon | Timothy Alessi makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 11:32 | Elon | Timothy Alessi makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 11:18 | Western Carolina | Shawn Sharp steals the ball from Brian McCammon | 46-37 |
| 11:15 | Elon | James Tennant blows the layup | 46-37 |
| 11:13 | Western Carolina | Brian McCammon snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 10:53 | Western Carolina | Timothy Alessi is called for the reach on Randy Lively - foul #3 on Timothy Alessi, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Elon | Jerry Fortuna (PG), Jeffery Goodwin (SG) James Tennant, Timothy Alessi | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jerry Crespin (SF), George Kulp (PF) Randy Lively, Larry Bedell | |
| 10:44 | Western Carolina | Jerry Crespin misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 10:43 | Western Carolina | George Kulp grabs the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 10:36 | Western Carolina | George Kulp misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-37 |
| 10:34 | Elon | Jerry Fortuna snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 10:17 | Elon | Jerry Fortuna is fouled on the floor by Brian McCammon - foul #1 on Brian McCammon, team foul #7 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Elon | William Hendley (SF), Allen Leatham (C) Jeffery Goodwin, Timothy Slater | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel (PG), Michael Walker (C) James Clark, Brian McCammon | |
| 10:17 | Elon | Jerry Fortuna makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 10:17 | Elon | Jerry Fortuna makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 09:51 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Walker | 48-40 |
| 09:34 | Elon | Jerry Crespin picks off the pass by Shawn Sharp | 48-40 |
| 09:16 | Western Carolina | Dale Carter is whistled for traveling | 48-40 |
| Subs | Elon | James Tennant (PG), Timothy Alessi (SG), Dan Criss (PF) Jerry Fortuna, Shawn Sharp, James Lieber | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Randy Lively (SG), Larry Bedell (PF) Jerry Crespin, George Kulp | |
| 09:03 | Elon | Allen Leatham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-40 |
| 08:44 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-40 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jerry Crespin (SF) Dale Carter | |
| 08:33 | Elon | William Hendley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-40 |
| Subs | Elon | Timothy Slater (C) Allen Leatham | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Clark (PG) Russell Nagel | |
| 08:16 | Western Carolina | James Clark clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-40 |
| 08:15 | Elon | William Hendley grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 07:51 | Elon | Timothy Alessi hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Randy Lively - foul #2 on Randy Lively, team foul #8 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Elon | Shawn Sharp (SF) William Hendley | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Patterson (SF), Brian McCammon (C) Jerry Crespin, Michael Walker | |
| 07:51 | Elon | Timothy Alessi misses the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 07:51 | Elon | Timothy Alessi misses the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 07:51 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - James Tennant (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Alessi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dan Criss (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Slater (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - James Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Lively (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. PF - Larry Bedell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian McCammon (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Western Carolina | Brian McCammon connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Christopher Patterson | 48-42 |
| 06:57 | Elon | Timothy Slater misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 06:55 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 06:47 | Western Carolina | Christopher Patterson loses the ball out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | Elon | James Lieber (PF), Allen Leatham (C) Dan Criss, Timothy Slater | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel (PG), Dale Carter (PF) James Clark, Larry Bedell | |
| 06:30 | Elon | Allen Leatham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | Elon | William Hendley (SF) Shawn Sharp | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | George Kulp (PF), Michael Walker (C) Randy Lively, Brian McCammon | |
| 06:13 | Western Carolina | Dale Carter comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 48-42 |
| 06:11 | Elon | William Hendley gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 05:58 | Elon | James Tennant is fouled on the floor by George Kulp - foul #2 on George Kulp, team foul #9 | 48-42 |
| 05:58 | Elon | James Tennant misses the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 05:58 | Western Carolina | Michael Walker pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 05:41 | Western Carolina | George Kulp can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Lieber - foul #1 on James Lieber, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Elon | Shawn Sharp (SG) Timothy Alessi | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 05:41 | Western Carolina | George Kulp makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 05:41 | Western Carolina | George Kulp makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 05:21 | Elon | Russell Nagel steps in front of the Allen Leatham pass | 48-44 |
| 05:13 | Western Carolina | Dale Carter is fouled on the floor by Allen Leatham - foul #4 on Allen Leatham, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Elon | Jerry Fortuna (PG) James Tennant | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Randy Lively (SG), Larry Bedell (PF) Dale Carter, George Kulp | |
| 05:01 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Patterson and he's hacked by James Lieber - foul #2 on James Lieber, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Elon | Dan Criss (PF) James Lieber | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dale Carter (SF) Christopher Patterson | |
| 05:01 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell misses the free throw | 48-46 |
| 05:01 | Elon | Dan Criss grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 04:34 | Elon | Shawn Sharp buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dan Criss | 50-46 |
| 04:21 | Western Carolina | Michael Walker knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Larry Bedell | 50-48 |
| 04:02 | Elon | Dan Criss's floater is tipped away by Michael Walker | 50-48 |
| 04:01 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Walker | 50-48 |
| 03:40 | Western Carolina | Michael Walker clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-48 |
| 03:39 | Elon | Dan Criss grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 03:39 | Elon | Elon calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-48 |
| Subs | Elon | James Tennant (PG), Timothy Alessi (SG) Jerry Fortuna, Shawn Sharp | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Patterson (SF) Dale Carter | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - James Tennant (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Alessi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Hendley (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. PF - Dan Criss (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Allen Leatham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Russell Nagel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy Lively (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. PF - Larry Bedell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:25 | Elon | Timothy Alessi connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from James Tennant | 52-48 |
| 03:14 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 03:12 | Elon | Dan Criss snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 02:54 | Elon | William Hendley can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 52-48 |
| 02:53 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 02:47 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Russell Nagel | 52-50 |
| 02:30 | Elon | James Tennant hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 02:29 | Elon | Dan Criss tips it but misses | 52-50 |
| 02:27 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Christopher Patterson | 52-50 |
| 02:22 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Randy Lively | 52-52 |
| 02:16 | Elon | William Hendley misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Christopher Patterson - foul #5 on Christopher Patterson, team foul #10 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Elon | James Lieber (PF), Timothy Slater (C) Dan Criss, Allen Leatham | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Clark (PG), Dale Carter (SF), Brian McCammon (C) Russell Nagel, Christopher Patterson, Michael Walker | |
| 02:16 | Elon | William Hendley makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 02:16 | Elon | William Hendley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 02:11 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | Elon | Dan Criss (PF), Allen Leatham (C) James Lieber, Timothy Slater | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel (PG), Michael Walker (C) James Clark, Brian McCammon | |
| 02:00 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Randy Lively | 54-55 |
| 01:43 | Elon | James Tennant makes the jump hook near the basket | 56-55 |
| 01:35 | Western Carolina | Randy Lively connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Russell Nagel | 56-57 |
| 01:16 | Elon | William Hendley's layup is rejected by Michael Walker | 56-57 |
| 01:14 | Western Carolina | Dale Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:02 | Western Carolina | Randy Lively misses the easy layup | 56-57 |
| 01:00 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell snags the offensive board | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Western Carolina | Timothy Alessi steps in front of the Randy Lively pass | 56-57 |
| 00:31 | Elon | William Hendley misses the dunk attempt | 56-57 |
| 00:29 | Elon | William Hendley gets the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 00:25 | Elon | James Tennant scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Western Carolina | Randy Lively knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dale Carter | 58-59 |
| 00:07 | Elon | Dan Criss comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 58-59 |
| 00:05 | Western Carolina | Randy Lively grabs the board | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Western Carolina | Timothy Alessi is called for the reach on Randy Lively in the backcourt - foul #4 on Timothy Alessi, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| 00:04 | Western Carolina | Randy Lively makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:04 | Western Carolina | Randy Lively misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:04 | Elon | Allen Leatham grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 00:04 | Elon | Elon calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| 00:00 | Elon | James Tennant comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 58-60 |