| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Paul Lincoln (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Neal Hargreaves (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Johns (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dustin Rich (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Ward (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Douglas Weber (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Benson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dean Spears (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jesse West (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-31 |
| 19:35 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns grabs the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 19:30 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Neal Hargreaves and the foul's on Dean Benson - foul #2 on Dean Benson, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| 19:30 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln makes the free throw | 41-31 |
| 19:12 | Elon | Douglas Weber buries a shot from the right wing set up by Richard Johnson | 41-33 |
| 18:50 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 18:49 | Elon | Douglas Weber pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 18:36 | Elon | Douglas Weber is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Douglas Weber, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| 18:14 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Johns and he's hacked by Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| 18:14 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln makes the free throw | 44-33 |
| 17:56 | Elon | Dean Benson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Neal Hargreaves - foul #1 on Neal Hargreaves, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| 17:56 | Elon | Dean Benson makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 17:56 | Elon | Dean Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 17:38 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Johns | 46-35 |
| 17:20 | Elon | Thomas Johns takes the ball from Jesse West | 46-35 |
| 17:12 | Western Carolina | David Ward misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jesse West - foul #2 on Jesse West, team foul #4 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg (SG), John Stucker (SF), Walter Phillips (PF) Neal Hargreaves, Thomas Johns, Dustin Rich | |
| Subs | Elon | Terence Boughner (PF) Richard Johnson | |
| 17:12 | Western Carolina | David Ward makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 17:12 | Western Carolina | David Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 16:54 | Elon | Dean Benson buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Terence Boughner | 48-37 |
| 16:32 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-37 |
| 16:30 | Elon | Jesse West grabs the board | 48-37 |
| 16:26 | Elon | Douglas Weber connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Dean Benson | 48-40 |
| 16:09 | Western Carolina | John Stucker scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-40 |
| 15:49 | Elon | Douglas Weber hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dean Spears and he's fouled by Robert Helberg - foul #3 on Robert Helberg, team foul #2 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves (SG), Thomas Johns (SF), Dustin Rich (PF) Paul Lincoln, John Stucker, David Ward | |
| Subs | Elon | Jay Eisner (SG), Owen Via (SF), Richard Johnson (PF) Dean Benson, Dean Spears, Jesse West | |
| 15:49 | Elon | Douglas Weber misses the free throw | 50-42 |
| 15:49 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Robert Helberg (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Neal Hargreaves (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Johns (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Rich (fresh) 6 pts. C - Walter Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Douglas Weber (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Eisner (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Owen Via (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Terence Boughner (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-42 |
| 15:34 | Elon | Owen Via grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 15:26 | Elon | Owen Via knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jay Eisner | 50-45 |
| 15:14 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 15:12 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves grabs the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 15:07 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Helberg | 52-45 |
| 14:53 | Elon | Douglas Weber scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Owen Via | 52-47 |
| 14:34 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 52-47 |
| 14:32 | Elon | Owen Via grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 14:27 | Elon | Douglas Weber comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Johns - foul #1 on Thomas Johns, team foul #3 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln (PG), Taylor Smith (C) Neal Hargreaves, Walter Phillips | |
| Subs | Elon | Dean Benson (SG), Jesse West (C) Jay Eisner, Terence Boughner | |
| 14:27 | Elon | Douglas Weber makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 14:27 | Elon | Douglas Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 14:27 | Elon | Douglas Weber makes the 3rd free throw | 52-49 |
| 14:06 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 14:04 | Elon | Richard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 13:51 | Elon | Dustin Rich is called for the reach on Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Dustin Rich, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Stucker (SG), David McCully (SF) Robert Helberg, Thomas Johns | |
| Subs | Elon | Murray Greenwald (PG), Jay Eisner (PF) Douglas Weber, Richard Johnson | |
| 13:23 | Elon | David McCully is called for the reach on Owen Via - foul #1 on David McCully, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips (PF) Dustin Rich | |
| Subs | Elon | Terence Boughner (PF) Jay Eisner | |
| 13:16 | Elon | Walter Phillips is called for the reach on Terence Boughner - foul #1 on Walter Phillips, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves (SG), David Ward (C) David McCully, Taylor Smith | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 13:06 | Elon | Owen Via misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-49 |
| 13:05 | Elon | Jesse West grabs the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 12:50 | Elon | Owen Via is fouled on the floor by John Stucker - foul #1 on John Stucker, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns (SF) John Stucker | |
| Subs | Elon | Raymond Norberg (C) Jesse West | |
| 12:50 | Elon | Owen Via misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:50 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to David Ward | 52-49 |
| 12:32 | Western Carolina | Terence Boughner denies the turnaround by Thomas Johns | 52-49 |
| 12:31 | Western Carolina | David Ward tips it but misses | 52-49 |
| 12:30 | Elon | Owen Via snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 12:25 | Elon | Raymond Norberg is whistled for traveling | 52-49 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg (PG) Paul Lincoln | |
| Subs | Elon | Jay Eisner (SG), Dean Spears (SF), Richard Johnson (PF) Dean Benson, Owen Via, Raymond Norberg | |
| 12:08 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Thomas Johns | 54-49 |
| 11:45 | Elon | Jay Eisner comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-49 |
| 11:43 | Elon | Richard Johnson tips it back up and in | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Robert Helberg (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Neal Hargreaves (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Johns (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Walter Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Murray Greenwald (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jay Eisner (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Dean Spears (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Terence Boughner (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Western Carolina | David Ward misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 11:18 | Elon | Terence Boughner gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 11:12 | Elon | Richard Johnson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-51 |
| 11:10 | Elon | Dean Spears snags the offensive board | 54-51 |
| 10:55 | Elon | Terence Boughner can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by David Ward - foul #3 on David Ward, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln (PG), John Stucker (SF), Dustin Rich (PF), Taylor Smith (C) Neal Hargreaves, Thomas Johns, Walter Phillips, David Ward | |
| Subs | Elon | Douglas Weber (PG), Dean Benson (SG), Owen Via (SF), Jesse West (C) Murray Greenwald, Jay Eisner, Dean Spears, Richard Johnson | |
| 10:55 | Elon | Terence Boughner misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 10:55 | Elon | Terence Boughner misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 10:55 | Western Carolina | Taylor Smith gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 10:35 | Western Carolina | Dean Benson takes the ball from John Stucker | 54-51 |
| 10:14 | Elon | Douglas Weber misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 54-51 |
| 10:13 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 09:52 | Western Carolina | John Stucker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 09:51 | Elon | The rebound goes to Douglas Weber | 54-51 |
| 09:40 | Elon | Owen Via knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Douglas Weber | 54-54 |
| 09:36 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Robert Helberg | 56-54 |
| 09:07 | Elon | John Stucker swats the short shot by Dean Benson | 56-54 |
| 09:05 | Western Carolina | John Stucker grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 08:46 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 08:44 | Elon | Terence Boughner pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 08:29 | Elon | Douglas Weber is fouled on the floor by Dustin Rich - foul #3 on Dustin Rich, team foul #9 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves (SG), Thomas Johns (SF), David Ward (C) Robert Helberg, John Stucker, Taylor Smith | |
| Subs | Elon | Richard Johnson (PF) Terence Boughner | |
| 08:29 | Elon | Douglas Weber misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 08:29 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 08:03 | Western Carolina | Douglas Weber steals the ball from David Ward | 56-54 |
| 07:48 | Elon | Douglas Weber hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Neal Hargreaves - foul #2 on Neal Hargreaves, team foul #10 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips (PF) Dustin Rich | |
| Subs | Elon | Jay Eisner (SG), Dean Spears (SF), Raymond Norberg (C) Dean Benson, Owen Via, Jesse West | |
| 07:48 | Elon | Douglas Weber makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 07:48 | Elon | Douglas Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 07:25 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 56-56 |
| 07:24 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns grabs the offensive board | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Paul Lincoln (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Neal Hargreaves (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Johns (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Walter Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Douglas Weber (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jay Eisner (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Dean Spears (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Raymond Norberg (fresh) | |
| 07:13 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Paul Lincoln | 58-56 |
| 06:56 | Elon | Jay Eisner clanks a jumper from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 06:55 | Elon | Raymond Norberg hits the follow up shot | 58-58 |
| 06:48 | Western Carolina | David Ward misses the floater from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 06:46 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns hits the follow up shot | 60-58 |
| 06:26 | Elon | Neal Hargreaves steals the ball from Douglas Weber | 60-58 |
| 06:07 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-58 |
| 06:05 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 05:46 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Neal Hargreaves | 62-58 |
| 05:46 | Elon | Elon calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich (PF) Walter Phillips | |
| Subs | Elon | Dean Benson (SG), Owen Via (SF), Jesse West (C) Jay Eisner, Dean Spears, Raymond Norberg | |
| 05:32 | Elon | Dean Benson is fouled on the floor by David Ward - foul #4 on David Ward, team foul #11 | 62-58 |
| 05:32 | Elon | Dean Benson misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 05:32 | Elon | Dean Benson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 05:32 | Western Carolina | David Ward snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 05:03 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Neal Hargreaves | 64-58 |
| 04:45 | Elon | Jesse West misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 04:44 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Thomas Johns | 64-58 |
| 04:24 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Thomas Johns, team foul #12 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg (PG), John Stucker (SG), Walter Phillips (C) Paul Lincoln, Neal Hargreaves, David Ward | |
| Subs | Elon | Murray Greenwald (PG) Douglas Weber | |
| 04:07 | Elon | Richard Johnson is hacked by Walter Phillips - foul #2 on Walter Phillips, team foul #13 | 64-58 |
| 04:07 | Elon | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 04:07 | Elon | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 03:56 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 03:55 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 03:33 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich misses badly on a floater from the right side | 64-60 |
| 03:32 | Elon | Richard Johnson grabs the board | 64-60 |
| 03:11 | Elon | Dean Benson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 03:09 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Robert Helberg (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Stucker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Johns (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Rich (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Murray Greenwald (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dean Benson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Owen Via (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Jesse West (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-60 |
| 02:52 | Elon | Dean Benson snags the defensive board | 64-60 |
| 02:44 | Elon | Thomas Johns steals the ball from Owen Via | 64-60 |
| 02:40 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich banks in the layup set up by Thomas Johns | 66-60 |
| 02:26 | Elon | Dean Benson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Helberg - foul #4 on Robert Helberg, team foul #14 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln (PG), Neal Hargreaves (SG), David Ward (C) Robert Helberg, Thomas Johns, Dustin Rich | |
| Subs | Elon | Douglas Weber (PG), Jay Eisner (SF), Terence Boughner (PF), Raymond Norberg (C) Murray Greenwald, Owen Via, Richard Johnson, Jesse West | |
| 02:26 | Elon | Dean Benson makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 02:26 | Elon | Dean Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 02:24 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich (PF) Walter Phillips | |
| Subs | Elon | Owen Via (SF), Jesse West (C) Jay Eisner, Raymond Norberg | |
| 01:59 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln is fouled on the floor by Jesse West - foul #3 on Jesse West, team foul #5 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns (SF) John Stucker | |
| Subs | Elon | Richard Johnson (PF) Terence Boughner | |
| 01:41 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves's pass is intercepted by Douglas Weber | 66-62 |
| 01:23 | Elon | Richard Johnson misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 66-62 |
| 01:22 | Elon | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Benson | 66-62 |
| 01:08 | Elon | Dean Benson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-62 |
| 01:06 | Elon | Jesse West snags the offensive board | 66-62 |
| 00:46 | Elon | Neal Hargreaves is called for the reach on Jesse West - foul #3 on Neal Hargreaves, team foul #15 | 66-62 |
| 00:46 | Elon | Jesse West misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:46 | Elon | Jesse West makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:19 | Western Carolina | David Ward is whistled for a carry | 66-63 |
| 00:10 | Elon | Owen Via hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-63 |
| 00:09 | Elon | Jesse West snags the offensive board | 66-63 |
| 00:01 | Elon | Owen Via makes the 3 from the right wing | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns clanks a fullcourt shot | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Paul Lincoln (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. SG - Neal Hargreaves (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Johns (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Dustin Rich (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Douglas Weber (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dean Benson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Owen Via (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Jesse West (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich wins the tip | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:47 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Paul Lincoln | 69-66 |
| 04:32 | Elon | Richard Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 69-66 |
| 04:30 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich grabs the defensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 04:01 | Western Carolina | David Ward makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Lincoln and he's fouled by Richard Johnson - foul #3 on Richard Johnson, team foul #6 | 71-66 |
| 04:01 | Western Carolina | David Ward misses the free throw | 71-66 |
| 04:01 | Elon | Jesse West snags the defensive board | 71-66 |
| 03:46 | Elon | Owen Via throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-66 |
| 03:30 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 73-66 |
| 03:20 | Elon | Jesse West misses the dunk attempt | 73-66 |
| 03:18 | Elon | Richard Johnson can't tip it in | 73-66 |
| 03:17 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves snags the defensive board | 73-66 |
| 03:10 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-66 |
| 03:08 | Elon | Richard Johnson grabs the board | 73-66 |
| 02:53 | Elon | Dean Benson is fouled on the floor by Paul Lincoln - foul #3 on Paul Lincoln, team foul #16 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Elon | Terence Boughner (PF) Richard Johnson | |
| 02:53 | Elon | Dean Benson misses the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 02:53 | Elon | Dean Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 02:38 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-67 |
| 02:36 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich grabs the offensive board | 73-67 |
| 02:27 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Douglas Weber - foul #3 on Douglas Weber, team foul #7 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Stucker (SF), Walter Phillips (PF), Taylor Smith (C) Thomas Johns, Dustin Rich, David Ward | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 02:27 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves misses the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 02:27 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves misses the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 02:27 | Elon | The rebound goes to Jesse West | 73-67 |
| 02:16 | Elon | Terence Boughner hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Douglas Weber | 73-70 |
| 02:16 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns (SF), Dustin Rich (PF), David Ward (C) John Stucker, Walter Phillips, Taylor Smith | |
| Subs | Elon | Richard Johnson (PF) Terence Boughner | |
| 01:53 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich comes up short on the runner in the lane | 73-70 |
| 01:52 | Elon | The rebound goes to Jesse West | 73-70 |
| 01:33 | Elon | Richard Johnson double dribbles | 73-70 |
| 01:12 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 73-70 |
| 01:10 | Elon | Jesse West grabs the defensive rebound | 73-70 |
| 01:05 | Elon | Richard Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-70 |
| 01:03 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves grabs the board | 73-70 |
| 00:48 | Western Carolina | David Ward clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 73-70 |
| 00:46 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns misses the tip | 73-70 |
| 00:45 | Elon | Jesse West grabs the board | 73-70 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Paul Lincoln (fresh) 16 pts. 9 ast. 3 pf. SG - Neal Hargreaves (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Johns (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Dustin Rich (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - David Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Douglas Weber (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dean Benson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Owen Via (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Jesse West (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 00:24 | Elon | Dean Benson dunks the ball on a great pass from Douglas Weber | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:23 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Weber - foul #4 on Douglas Weber, team foul #8 | 73-72 |
| 00:23 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:23 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:04 | Elon | Dean Benson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Douglas Weber | 75-75 |
| 00:04 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves misses short on a halfcourt shot | 75-75 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Paul Lincoln (fresh) 18 pts. 9 ast. 3 pf. SG - Neal Hargreaves (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Johns (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Dustin Rich (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - David Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Douglas Weber (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Dean Benson (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Owen Via (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Jesse West (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich wins the tip | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:46 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves can't connect on a floater near the basket | 75-75 |
| 04:45 | Elon | Richard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 75-75 |
| 04:33 | Elon | Douglas Weber is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Douglas Weber, team foul #9 | 75-75 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Elon | Murray Greenwald (PG) Douglas Weber | |
| 04:19 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Neal Hargreaves | 78-75 |
| 03:55 | Elon | Dean Benson loses the dribble to Neal Hargreaves | 78-75 |
| 03:37 | Western Carolina | Paul Lincoln hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 81-75 |
| 03:20 | Elon | Owen Via comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-75 |
| 03:19 | Western Carolina | David Ward gets the rebound | 81-75 |
| 03:09 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 81-75 |
| 03:08 | Elon | Murray Greenwald gets the rebound | 81-75 |
| 02:56 | Elon | Murray Greenwald can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Paul Lincoln - foul #4 on Paul Lincoln, team foul #17 | 81-75 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg (SG) Neal Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 02:56 | Elon | Murray Greenwald makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 02:56 | Elon | Murray Greenwald misses the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 02:56 | Western Carolina | David Ward pulls down the rebound | 81-76 |
| 02:38 | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 84-76 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:28 | Elon | Dustin Rich is called for the reach on Owen Via - foul #4 on Dustin Rich, team foul #18 | 84-76 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Walter Phillips (C) David Ward | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 02:28 | Elon | Owen Via misses the 1st free throw | 84-76 |
| 02:28 | Elon | Owen Via makes the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| 02:26 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-77 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves (SG) Robert Helberg | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 02:10 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns is fouled on the floor by Dean Benson - foul #3 on Dean Benson, team foul #10 | 84-77 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Ward (C) Walter Phillips | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 02:10 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns misses the 1st free throw | 84-77 |
| 02:10 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 85-77 |
| 01:56 | Elon | Jesse West banks in the layup on a nice dish by Murray Greenwald and he's hacked by Paul Lincoln - foul #5 on Paul Lincoln, team foul #19 | 85-79 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Helberg (PG) Paul Lincoln | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 01:56 | Elon | Jesse West makes the free throw | 85-80 |
| 01:29 | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves buries a 3 from the right wing | 88-80 |
| 01:07 | Elon | Richard Johnson makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dean Benson | 88-82 |
| 00:51 | Western Carolina | David Ward can't connect on a shot from the right block | 88-82 |
| 00:50 | Elon | Jesse West pulls down the rebound | 88-82 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Robert Helberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Neal Hargreaves (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Johns (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Dustin Rich (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - David Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Murray Greenwald (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Benson (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Owen Via (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Jesse West (fresh) 7 pts. 13 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:45 | Elon | Owen Via misses the lay-in | 88-82 |
| 00:43 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich grabs the defensive rebound | 88-82 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:40 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich is hacked by Murray Greenwald in the backcourt - foul #2 on Murray Greenwald, team foul #11 | 88-82 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Stucker (SG), Walter Phillips (C) Neal Hargreaves, David Ward | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 00:40 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich makes the 1st free throw | 89-82 |
| 00:40 | Western Carolina | Dustin Rich misses the 2nd free throw | 89-82 |
| 00:40 | Elon | Jesse West snags the defensive board | 89-82 |
| 00:33 | Elon | Walter Phillips is called for the reach on Murray Greenwald - foul #3 on Walter Phillips, team foul #20 | 89-82 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Neal Hargreaves (SG), David Ward (C) John Stucker, Walter Phillips | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 00:33 | Elon | Murray Greenwald makes the 1st free throw | 89-83 |
| 00:33 | Elon | Murray Greenwald makes the 2nd free throw | 89-84 |
| 00:30 | Western Carolina | Murray Greenwald is called for the reach on Thomas Johns in the backcourt - foul #3 on Murray Greenwald, team foul #12 | 89-84 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Stucker (SG), David McCully (PF), Walter Phillips (C) Neal Hargreaves, Dustin Rich, David Ward | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 00:30 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns makes the 1st free throw | 90-84 |
| 00:30 | Western Carolina | Thomas Johns misses the 2nd free throw | 90-84 |
| 00:30 | Elon | Owen Via grabs the defensive rebound | 90-84 |
| 00:23 | Elon | Dean Benson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 90-84 |
| 00:21 | Elon | Dean Benson grabs the offensive rebound | 90-84 |
| 00:17 | Elon | Owen Via misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 90-84 |
| 00:15 | Elon | Jesse West gets the offensive rebound | 90-84 |
| 00:12 | Elon | Dean Benson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 90-84 |
| 00:10 | Elon | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse West | 90-84 |
| 00:06 | Elon | Dean Benson is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Dean Benson, team foul #13 | 90-84 |
| 00:03 | Western Carolina | David McCully is fouled in the backcourt by Murray Greenwald - foul #4 on Murray Greenwald, team foul #14 | 90-84 |
| 00:03 | Western Carolina | David McCully makes the 1st free throw | 91-84 |
| 00:03 | Western Carolina | David McCully makes the 2nd free throw | 92-84 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Elon | Dean Benson clanks a halfcourt shot | 92-84 |