| Lineup | Elon | PG - William Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrell Trumbull (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Stark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Swenson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - David Hale (fresh) SG - Jerry Walker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Dietz (fresh) PF - Robert Catoe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Topping (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Elon | John Stark inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Elon | John Stark's floater is tipped away by Terry Topping | 32-29 |
| 19:37 | Dayton | Robert Catoe grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 19:22 | Dayton | Jerry Walker is fouled on the floor by John Stark - foul #3 on John Stark, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Elon | Perry Wolfe (SF) John Stark | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 19:10 | Dayton | Jerry Walker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-29 |
| 19:08 | Elon | The rebound goes to Perry Wolfe | 32-29 |
| 18:49 | Elon | Jerry Walker steps in front of the Anthony Conner pass | 32-29 |
| 18:29 | Dayton | Terry Topping lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerry Walker | 32-31 |
| 18:06 | Elon | Todd Swenson buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by William Lewis | 34-31 |
| 17:49 | Dayton | Terry Topping's pass is intercepted by Perry Wolfe | 34-31 |
| 17:27 | Elon | Anthony Conner buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 17:15 | Dayton | Jerry Walker connects on the 3 from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 16:52 | Elon | David Hale steps in front of the Darrell Trumbull pass | 37-34 |
| 16:48 | Dayton | Jerry Walker lays it up and in on a great pass from David Hale | 37-36 |
| 16:26 | Elon | William Lewis hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Conner | 40-36 |
| 16:05 | Dayton | David Hale scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jerry Walker | 40-39 |
| 15:47 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull connects on the 3 from the right corner | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - William Lewis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrell Trumbull (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Perry Wolfe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Todd Swenson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Conner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - David Hale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Walker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Dietz (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Catoe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Topping (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:27 | Dayton | Jerry Walker can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 15:26 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Catoe | 43-39 |
| 15:09 | Dayton | Jerry Walker drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 14:53 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by William Lewis | 46-42 |
| 14:38 | Dayton | Robert Catoe can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-42 |
| 14:37 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 14:19 | Elon | Perry Wolfe drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Lewis | 48-42 |
| 13:54 | Dayton | Jerry Walker connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-45 |
| 13:39 | Elon | Perry Wolfe misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 48-45 |
| 13:38 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 13:34 | Dayton | David Hale misses badly on a 3 from the left wing but he's fouled by Darrell Trumbull - foul #1 on Darrell Trumbull, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein (PG), Ray Washington (SG), John Stark (SF), George Fry (PF), Delbert Jones (C) William Lewis, Darrell Trumbull, Perry Wolfe, Todd Swenson, Anthony Conner | |
| Subs | Dayton | Daniel Norton (SG), Eugene Zuro (SF), Eric Hibbard (PF) Jerry Walker, Thomas Dietz, Robert Catoe | |
| 13:34 | Dayton | David Hale makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 13:34 | Dayton | David Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 13:34 | Dayton | David Hale makes the 3rd free throw | 48-47 |
| 13:22 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-47 |
| 13:03 | Dayton | Eric Hibbard clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 51-47 |
| 13:01 | Dayton | Eugene Zuro snags the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 12:36 | Dayton | Eugene Zuro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-47 |
| 12:34 | Dayton | Terry Topping pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 12:12 | Dayton | Eric Hibbard's pass is intercepted by John Stark | 51-47 |
| 11:58 | Elon | Delbert Jones misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 51-47 |
| 11:57 | Dayton | Terry Topping pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 11:48 | Dayton | Terry Topping misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 11:46 | Elon | George Fry gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Andrew Schoenstein (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ray Washington (fresh) SF - John Stark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - George Fry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Delbert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - David Hale (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Norton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eugene Zuro (fresh) PF - Eric Hibbard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Topping (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Daniel Norton - foul #1 on Daniel Norton, team foul #1 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Elon | Darrell Trumbull (SG), Todd Swenson (PF) Ray Washington, George Fry | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy (PG), Robert Catoe (PF) David Hale, Terry Topping | |
| 11:35 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 11:35 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 11:26 | Dayton | Daniel Norton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 11:24 | Dayton | Eric Hibbard grabs the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 11:08 | Dayton | Eric Hibbard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Eugene Zuro and the foul's on Delbert Jones - foul #1 on Delbert Jones, team foul #3 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Walker (SG) Robert Catoe | |
| 11:08 | Dayton | Eric Hibbard misses the free throw | 53-49 |
| 11:08 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 10:50 | Elon | Daniel Norton steps in front of the John Stark pass | 53-49 |
| 10:24 | Dayton | Jerry Walker misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 53-49 |
| 10:22 | Dayton | Eric Hibbard grabs the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 10:05 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-49 |
| 10:04 | Elon | Todd Swenson grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 09:50 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Schoenstein | 56-49 |
| 09:39 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy misses short on a floater from the baseline | 56-49 |
| 09:38 | Elon | John Stark grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 09:28 | Elon | Todd Swenson hits the finger roll set up by Darrell Trumbull and the foul's on Eric Hibbard - foul #2 on Eric Hibbard, team foul #2 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Elon | William Lewis (PG), Ray Washington (SG), Perry Wolfe (SF), Anthony Conner (C) Andrew Schoenstein, Darrell Trumbull, John Stark, Delbert Jones | |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Dietz (SF), Robert Catoe (PF), Terry Topping (C) Eugene Zuro, Eric Hibbard, Daniel Norton | |
| 09:28 | Elon | Todd Swenson makes the free throw | 59-49 |
| 09:11 | Dayton | Jerry Walker clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Ray Washington - foul #1 on Ray Washington, team foul #4 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Elon | George Fry (PF) Todd Swenson | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 09:11 | Dayton | Jerry Walker misses the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 09:11 | Dayton | Jerry Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 09:02 | Elon | William Lewis misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 59-50 |
| 09:00 | Elon | Perry Wolfe hits the follow up shot | 61-50 |
| 08:47 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy blows the layup | 61-50 |
| 08:45 | Elon | George Fry grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 08:30 | Elon | Ray Washington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-50 |
| Subs | Elon | Darrell Trumbull (SG) Ray Washington | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Davis (SG) Jerry Walker | |
| 08:10 | Dayton | Perry Wolfe steals the ball from John Davis | 61-50 |
| 07:59 | Elon | William Lewis can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 61-50 |
| 07:58 | Dayton | Terry Topping grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 07:35 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by William Lewis - foul #2 on William Lewis, team foul #5 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Elon | John Stark (SF), Todd Swenson (PF) Perry Wolfe, George Fry | |
| Subs | Dayton | Daniel Norton (SG), Eric Hibbard (PF), Eugene Zuro (C) John Davis, Robert Catoe, Terry Topping | |
| 07:35 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 07:35 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - William Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrell Trumbull (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Stark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Todd Swenson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Conner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Andrew Cuddy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Norton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Dietz (fresh) PF - Eric Hibbard (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Eugene Zuro (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Elon | William Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-52 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Tony Wolfram (PG) Andrew Cuddy | |
| 06:56 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 61-52 |
| 06:54 | Dayton | Daniel Norton gets the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 06:40 | Dayton | Tony Wolfram clanks a 3 from straight away | 61-52 |
| 06:39 | Elon | Todd Swenson gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 06:33 | Elon | Anthony Conner banks in the layup | 63-52 |
| 06:20 | Dayton | Daniel Norton travels with the ball | 63-52 |
| Subs | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein (PG), Delbert Jones (C) William Lewis, Anthony Conner | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Hale (PG), Jerry Walker (SG) Tony Wolfram, Thomas Dietz | |
| 06:05 | Elon | Eric Hibbard is called for the reach on Delbert Jones - foul #3 on Eric Hibbard, team foul #3 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Elon | Ray Washington (SG), Perry Wolfe (SF) Darrell Trumbull, John Stark | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Catoe (PF) Daniel Norton | |
| 05:55 | Elon | Perry Wolfe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-52 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy (SF) Eugene Zuro | |
| 05:42 | Dayton | Jerry Walker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-52 |
| 05:40 | Dayton | Eric Hibbard grabs the offensive board | 63-52 |
| 05:35 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from David Hale | 63-54 |
| 05:08 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-54 |
| 04:57 | Dayton | Eric Hibbard can't connect on a shot from the left side | 65-54 |
| 04:55 | Elon | Delbert Jones gets the rebound | 65-54 |
| 04:35 | Elon | Delbert Jones misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-54 |
| 04:34 | Dayton | David Hale pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| 04:22 | Dayton | Jerry Walker can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 65-54 |
| 04:20 | Dayton | Jerry Walker tips it in | 65-56 |
| 04:20 | Elon | Elon calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | Elon | William Lewis (PG), Darrell Trumbull (SG), John Stark (SF), Anthony Conner (C) Andrew Schoenstein, Ray Washington, Perry Wolfe, Delbert Jones | |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Dietz (SF), Terry Topping (C) Andrew Cuddy, Eric Hibbard | |
| 03:57 | Elon | John Stark misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 03:56 | Dayton | Robert Catoe gets the rebound | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:54 | Dayton | David Hale is fouled in the backcourt by William Lewis - foul #3 on William Lewis, team foul #6 | 65-56 |
| 03:42 | Dayton | Terry Topping hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jerry Walker | 65-58 |
| 03:35 | Elon | Jerry Walker takes the ball from John Stark | 65-58 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - William Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Darrell Trumbull (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Stark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Todd Swenson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Conner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - David Hale (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Walker (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Dietz (fresh) PF - Robert Catoe (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Topping (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:20 | Dayton | Robert Catoe loses the dribble to Anthony Conner | 65-58 |
| 02:56 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-58 |
| 02:54 | Dayton | Robert Catoe grabs the board | 65-58 |
| 02:32 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Walker | 65-61 |
| 02:08 | Elon | Terry Topping swats the layup by Darrell Trumbull | 65-61 |
| 02:06 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 02:02 | Dayton | David Hale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 02:01 | Dayton | Jerry Walker grabs the offensive board | 65-61 |
| 01:44 | Dayton | John Stark steals the ball from David Hale | 65-61 |
| 01:33 | Elon | Todd Swenson scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Darrell Trumbull | 67-61 |
| 01:16 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-61 |
| 01:15 | Elon | Anthony Conner grabs the board | 67-61 |
| 01:01 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from John Stark | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Dayton | Terry Topping's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Walker - foul #2 on Jerry Walker, team foul #4 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Elon | Perry Wolfe (PF), Delbert Jones (C) Todd Swenson, Anthony Conner | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:50 | Elon | Terry Topping is called for the reach on Perry Wolfe - foul #2 on Terry Topping, team foul #5 | 69-61 |
| 00:47 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull is hacked by Jerry Walker - foul #3 on Jerry Walker, team foul #6 | 69-61 |
| 00:45 | Elon | William Lewis is hacked by Thomas Dietz - foul #3 on Thomas Dietz, team foul #7 | 69-61 |
| 00:45 | Elon | William Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:45 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Robert Catoe | 69-61 |
| 00:39 | Dayton | Jerry Walker comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 69-61 |
| 00:38 | Elon | Perry Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 69-61 |
| 00:38 | Elon | Elon calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| 00:37 | Elon | David Hale is called for the reach on William Lewis in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Hale, team foul #8 | 69-61 |
| 00:37 | Elon | William Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:37 | Elon | William Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:37 | Dayton | Terry Topping grabs the defensive rebound | 70-61 |
| 00:33 | Dayton | Perry Wolfe steals it from Jerry Walker | 70-61 |
| 00:30 | Elon | Perry Wolfe is fouled in the backcourt by David Hale - foul #2 on David Hale, team foul #9 | 70-61 |
| 00:30 | Elon | Perry Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:30 | Elon | Perry Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Terry Topping travels with the ball | 72-61 |
| Subs | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein (PG), Ray Washington (SG), George Fry (PF) William Lewis, Darrell Trumbull, John Stark | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy (PG), John Davis (SG), Eugene Zuro (SF), Eric Hibbard (PF), Daniel Norton (C) David Hale, Jerry Walker, Thomas Dietz, Robert Catoe, Terry Topping | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein runs out the clock | 72-61 |