| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jamie Gouveia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Zirkle (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Hammack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Sligh (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Walter Ricks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Jones (fresh) SF - Danny Bowman (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Orlando Brito (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Brucker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Elon | Danny Bowman inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Elon | Joseph Jones can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-32 |
| 19:45 | Western Carolina | Nicholas Hammack grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 19:31 | Western Carolina | Eddie Robinson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 19:30 | Western Carolina | Nicholas Hammack tips it back up and in | 30-32 |
| 19:15 | Elon | Kenneth Brucker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-32 |
| 19:13 | Elon | Kenneth Brucker gets the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 19:03 | Elon | Danny Bowman can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-32 |
| 19:02 | Western Carolina | Nicholas Hammack pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:45 | Western Carolina | Brian Sligh misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 18:44 | Western Carolina | Brian Sligh tips it but misses | 30-32 |
| 18:42 | Elon | Danny Bowman pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:32 | Elon | Walter Ricks drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Jones | 30-34 |
| 18:07 | Western Carolina | Eddie Robinson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 18:05 | Western Carolina | Brian Sligh grabs the offensive board | 30-34 |
| 17:56 | Western Carolina | Brian Sligh's layup is rejected by Kenneth Brucker | 30-34 |
| 17:55 | Elon | Danny Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 17:32 | Elon | John Zirkle is called for the reach on Danny Bowman - foul #1 on John Zirkle, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 17:18 | Elon | Danny Bowman loses the ball out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Sydney Runion (SF), Lawrence Niblett (C) Eddie Robinson, Nicholas Hammack | |
| Subs | Elon | Leonard Shea (PF) Orlando Brito | |
| 16:58 | Western Carolina | Brian Sligh clanks a 3 from straight away | 30-34 |
| 16:57 | Western Carolina | Brian Sligh gets the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 16:46 | Western Carolina | John Zirkle hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-34 |
| 16:44 | Elon | Leonard Shea grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 16:19 | Elon | Walter Ricks misses short on a shot near the basket | 30-34 |
| 16:17 | Western Carolina | John Zirkle grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 16:15 | Western Carolina | Walter Ricks steps in front of the Jamie Gouveia pass in the backcourt | 30-34 |
| 16:00 | Elon | Kenneth Brucker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 30-34 |
| 15:58 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Niblett grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jamie Gouveia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Zirkle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sydney Runion (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Sligh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Niblett (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Walter Ricks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Bowman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonard Shea (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Brucker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Western Carolina | John Zirkle hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-34 |
| 15:35 | Elon | Kenneth Brucker gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 15:14 | Elon | Joseph Jones knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Leonard Shea | 30-36 |
| 14:50 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Brucker takes the ball from Lawrence Niblett | 30-36 |
| 14:39 | Elon | Kenneth Brucker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-36 |
| 14:38 | Western Carolina | John Zirkle grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 14:19 | Western Carolina | Jamie Gouveia hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 30-36 |
| 14:18 | Elon | Kenneth Brucker gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 13:52 | Elon | Walter Ricks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-36 |
| 13:51 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Brian Sligh | 30-36 |
| 13:36 | Western Carolina | Joseph Jones steps in front of the John Zirkle pass | 30-36 |
| 13:33 | Elon | Joseph Jones banks in the layup | 30-38 |
| 13:22 | Western Carolina | John Zirkle clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-38 |
| 13:20 | Elon | Kenneth Brucker gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 13:16 | Elon | Walter Ricks hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Joseph Jones | 30-40 |
| 12:56 | Western Carolina | John Zirkle comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 12:54 | Elon | Leonard Shea grabs the defensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 12:49 | Elon | Walter Ricks clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jamie Gouveia - foul #3 on Jamie Gouveia, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Mijares (PG), William Hammock (SG), Eddie Robinson (SF), Nicholas Hammack (PF), Woodrow Vogt (C) Jamie Gouveia, John Zirkle, Sydney Runion, Brian Sligh, Lawrence Niblett | |
| Subs | Elon | Thomas Conner (SG), Kodwo Suleiman (SF), Orlando Brito (PF), Jeremy Cleveland (C) Joseph Jones, Danny Bowman, Leonard Shea, Kenneth Brucker | |
| 12:49 | Elon | Walter Ricks makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 12:49 | Elon | Walter Ricks makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 12:32 | Western Carolina | Robert Mijares misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-42 |
| 12:30 | Western Carolina | Eddie Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 12:16 | Western Carolina | Jeremy Cleveland swats the layup by Eddie Robinson | 30-42 |
| 12:15 | Western Carolina | Nicholas Hammack grabs the offensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 12:01 | Western Carolina | Woodrow Vogt scores on a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Jeremy Cleveland - foul #1 on Jeremy Cleveland, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Elon | Glen Stambaugh (PG) Walter Ricks | |
| 12:01 | Western Carolina | Woodrow Vogt misses the free throw | 32-42 |
| 12:01 | Elon | Orlando Brito snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| 11:40 | Elon | Glen Stambaugh drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kodwo Suleiman | 32-45 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Robert Mijares (fresh) SG - William Hammock (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eddie Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Hammack (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Woodrow Vogt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Glen Stambaugh (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Conner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kodwo Suleiman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Orlando Brito (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeremy Cleveland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Western Carolina | Eddie Robinson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Hammock | 35-45 |
| 11:09 | Elon | Glen Stambaugh loses the dribble to Eddie Robinson | 35-45 |
| 10:44 | Western Carolina | Woodrow Vogt misses the fadeaway from the left block | 35-45 |
| 10:42 | Elon | Kodwo Suleiman grabs the board | 35-45 |
| 10:28 | Elon | Nicholas Hammack steals the ball from Glen Stambaugh | 35-45 |
| 10:08 | Western Carolina | Robert Mijares hits a jumper near the basket | 37-45 |
| 09:48 | Elon | Woodrow Vogt swats the short shot by Orlando Brito | 37-45 |
| 09:46 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to William Hammock | 37-45 |
| 09:40 | Western Carolina | William Hammock buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Nicholas Hammack | 39-45 |
| 09:33 | Elon | Kodwo Suleiman is hacked by Eddie Robinson - foul #2 on Eddie Robinson, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jamie Gouveia (PG), John Zirkle (SG), Sydney Runion (SF), Lawrence Niblett (PF), Nole Bergeson (C) Robert Mijares, William Hammock, Eddie Robinson, Nicholas Hammack, Woodrow Vogt | |
| Subs | Elon | Danny Bowman (SF), Leonard Shea (PF), Kenneth Brucker (C) Glen Stambaugh, Orlando Brito, Jeremy Cleveland | |
| 09:19 | Elon | Thomas Conner comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 09:18 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Nole Bergeson | 39-45 |
| 09:06 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Niblett is called for traveling | 39-45 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brian Sligh (PF) Nole Bergeson | |
| Subs | Elon | Walter Ricks (PG), Joseph Jones (SG) Thomas Conner, Kodwo Suleiman | |
| 08:42 | Elon | Walter Ricks scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Joseph Jones | 39-47 |
| 08:33 | Western Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Sydney Runion is blocked by Leonard Shea | 39-47 |
| 08:32 | Elon | Danny Bowman pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 08:20 | Elon | Joseph Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 08:18 | Elon | Kenneth Brucker tips it back up and in | 39-49 |
| 07:55 | Western Carolina | Brian Sligh hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Leonard Shea - foul #1 on Leonard Shea, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Woodrow Vogt (C) Lawrence Niblett | |
| Subs | Elon | Thomas Conner (PG), Kodwo Suleiman (SG), Orlando Brito (PF) Walter Ricks, Joseph Jones, Leonard Shea | |
| 07:55 | Western Carolina | Brian Sligh makes the free throw | 42-49 |
| 07:45 | Elon | Danny Bowman hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-51 |
| 07:25 | Western Carolina | Woodrow Vogt connects on the jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Kenneth Brucker - foul #1 on Kenneth Brucker, team foul #3 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Eddie Robinson (SF), Nicholas Hammack (PF) Sydney Runion, Brian Sligh | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 07:25 | Western Carolina | Woodrow Vogt makes the free throw | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jamie Gouveia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Zirkle (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Hammack (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Woodrow Vogt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Thomas Conner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kodwo Suleiman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Danny Bowman (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Orlando Brito (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kenneth Brucker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 5 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:13 | Elon | Danny Bowman's fadeaway is rejected by Nicholas Hammack | 45-51 |
| 07:12 | Elon | Kenneth Brucker gets the offensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 06:55 | Elon | Kodwo Suleiman double dribbles | 45-51 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Elon | Joseph Jones (SG) Kodwo Suleiman | |
| 06:48 | Western Carolina | Nicholas Hammack hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 06:41 | Elon | Orlando Brito scores on a turnaround in the paint | 48-53 |
| 06:29 | Western Carolina | Eddie Robinson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Orlando Brito - foul #3 on Orlando Brito, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Elon | Kodwo Suleiman (SF), Leonard Shea (PF), Jeremy Cleveland (C) Danny Bowman, Orlando Brito, Kenneth Brucker | |
| 06:29 | Western Carolina | Eddie Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 06:29 | Western Carolina | Eddie Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 06:14 | Elon | Leonard Shea misses long on a shot from the baseline | 50-53 |
| 06:13 | Elon | Jeremy Cleveland snags the offensive board | 50-53 |
| 06:03 | Elon | Leonard Shea is whistled for traveling | 50-53 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Mijares (PG), Sydney Runion (SG) Jamie Gouveia, John Zirkle | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 05:46 | Western Carolina | Thomas Conner steps in front of the Sydney Runion pass | 50-53 |
| 05:25 | Elon | Jeremy Cleveland misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Nicholas Hammack - foul #1 on Nicholas Hammack, team foul #4 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Hammock (SF), Brian Sligh (PF), Lawrence Niblett (C) Eddie Robinson, Nicholas Hammack, Woodrow Vogt | |
| Subs | Elon | Walter Ricks (PG), Danny Bowman (SF), Orlando Brito (PF) Joseph Jones, Kodwo Suleiman, Leonard Shea | |
| 05:25 | Elon | Jeremy Cleveland misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 05:25 | Elon | Jeremy Cleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 05:17 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Niblett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 05:16 | Western Carolina | Brian Sligh grabs the offensive board | 50-54 |
| 05:06 | Western Carolina | Robert Mijares drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Brian Sligh | 52-54 |
| 04:53 | Elon | Danny Bowman connects on the shot from the right side set up by Walter Ricks | 52-56 |
| 04:35 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Niblett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-56 |
| 04:34 | Western Carolina | William Hammock misses the tip | 52-56 |
| 04:32 | Elon | Thomas Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 04:18 | Elon | Danny Bowman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 04:17 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Sydney Runion | 52-56 |
| 04:17 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jamie Gouveia (PG), John Zirkle (SG), Eddie Robinson (SF), Nicholas Hammack (PF), Woodrow Vogt (C) Robert Mijares, Sydney Runion, William Hammock, Brian Sligh, Lawrence Niblett | |
| Subs | Elon | Joseph Jones (SG), Kenneth Brucker (C) Thomas Conner, Jeremy Cleveland | |
| 04:03 | Western Carolina | Nicholas Hammack can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Orlando Brito - foul #4 on Orlando Brito, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| 04:03 | Western Carolina | Nicholas Hammack makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 04:03 | Western Carolina | Nicholas Hammack misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 04:03 | Elon | Kenneth Brucker gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 03:41 | Elon | Joseph Jones misses the lay-in | 53-56 |
| 03:39 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Jamie Gouveia | 53-56 |
| 03:22 | Western Carolina | Eddie Robinson comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 53-56 |
| 03:21 | Western Carolina | Woodrow Vogt pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jamie Gouveia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Zirkle (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Hammack (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Woodrow Vogt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Walter Ricks (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Danny Bowman (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Orlando Brito (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Brucker (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 5 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:03 | Western Carolina | Jamie Gouveia hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Eddie Robinson | 55-56 |
| 02:46 | Elon | Kenneth Brucker clanks a jumper from the right block | 55-56 |
| 02:45 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Woodrow Vogt | 55-56 |
| 02:30 | Western Carolina | John Zirkle drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 02:15 | Elon | Kenneth Brucker jams it | 58-58 |
| 02:11 | Western Carolina | A charge is called on John Zirkle - foul #2 on John Zirkle, team foul #5 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Elon | Leonard Shea (PF) Orlando Brito | |
| 01:52 | Elon | Walter Ricks blows the layup | 58-58 |
| 01:51 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Woodrow Vogt | 58-58 |
| 01:25 | Western Carolina | Jamie Gouveia misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 01:23 | Elon | Leonard Shea snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 01:14 | Elon | Kenneth Brucker is hacked by Woodrow Vogt - foul #4 on Woodrow Vogt, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Elon | Orlando Brito (PF) Leonard Shea | |
| 01:01 | Elon | Joseph Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-58 |
| 00:41 | Western Carolina | John Zirkle misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 00:40 | Elon | Walter Ricks snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Elon | Danny Bowman connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 00:08 | Western Carolina | John Zirkle can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-61 |
| 00:07 | Elon | Kenneth Brucker pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Elon | Jamie Gouveia is called for the reach on Kenneth Brucker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jamie Gouveia, team foul #7 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Elon | Thomas Conner (PG) Walter Ricks | |
| 00:05 | Elon | Kenneth Brucker misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:05 | Western Carolina | Woodrow Vogt pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 00:05 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | John Zirkle comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-61 |