| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Feldmann (fresh) SG - David Cheatham (fresh) SF - Johnnie Loman (fresh) PF - Norman Smith (fresh) C - Fredrick Pogue (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Donald Leonard (fresh) SG - Ralph Chambers (fresh) SF - Elmer Rhodes (fresh) PF - Sherman Glazewski (fresh) C - Gary Stewart (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Elon | Gary Stewart wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's 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) | |
| 19:45 | Elon | Elmer Rhodes is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Elmer Rhodes, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Elon | Gary Stewart grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Elon | Ralph Chambers clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Norman Smith | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Norman Smith | 3-0 |
| 18:30 | Elon | Ralph Chambers can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by Gary Stewart - foul #1 on Gary Stewart, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue makes the 3rd free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:52 | Elon | Donald Leonard clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 4-0 |
| 17:50 | Elon | Elmer Rhodes grabs the offensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:28 | Elon | Gary Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-0 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | David Cheatham grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Ralph Chambers - foul #1 on Ralph Chambers, team foul #3 | 4-0 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue makes the 1st free throw | 5-0 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue makes the 2nd free throw | 6-0 |
| 17:02 | Elon | Donald Leonard misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-0 |
| 17:00 | Elon | Sherman Glazewski tips it back up and in | 6-2 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Norman Smith travels with the ball | 6-2 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Elon | Steven Humphreys (SF), Melvin Casiano (C) Elmer Rhodes, Gary Stewart | |
| 16:35 | Elon | Fredrick Pogue steps in front of the Ralph Chambers pass | 6-2 |
| 16:16 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman is called for traveling | 6-2 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Wymore (SG), Micheal Pesce (C) David Cheatham, Fredrick Pogue | |
| Subs | Elon | Robert Carlson (PG), Richard Huie (SF), David Claude (C) Donald Leonard, Ralph Chambers, Sherman Glazewski | |
| 16:08 | Elon | Richard Huie connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 6-4 |
| 15:49 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 6-4 |
| 15:48 | Elon | The rebound goes to Richard Huie | 6-4 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Feldmann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Wymore (fresh) SF - Johnnie Loman (fairly fresh) PF - Norman Smith (fairly fresh) C - Micheal Pesce (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Robert Carlson (fresh) SG - Steven Humphreys (fresh) SF - Richard Huie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Melvin Casiano (fresh) C - David Claude (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Elon | Robert Carlson comes up short on the shot in the paint | 6-4 |
| 15:43 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce is hacked by David Claude - foul #1 on David Claude, team foul #4 | 6-4 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dee Polk (PG), Darrel Briceno (SF), Douglas Deckert (C) Christopher Feldmann, Johnnie Loman, Norman Smith | |
| Subs | Elon | Donald Leonard (PG), Ralph Chambers (SG), Elmer Rhodes (SF), Gary Stewart (C) Robert Carlson, Steven Humphreys, Richard Huie, David Claude | |
| 15:02 | St. John's | Darrel Briceno misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-4 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Paul Wymore snags the offensive board | 6-4 |
| 14:50 | St. John's | Paul Wymore clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 14:48 | Elon | Elmer Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:35 | Elon | Elmer Rhodes is fouled on the floor by Darrel Briceno - foul #1 on Darrel Briceno, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Cheatham (SG), Fredrick Pogue (C) Darrel Briceno, Douglas Deckert | |
| Subs | Elon | Sherman Glazewski (PF) Melvin Casiano | |
| 14:09 | Elon | Ralph Chambers is whistled for a carry | 6-4 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | David Cheatham misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 13:51 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue gets the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-4 |
| 13:38 | Elon | Sherman Glazewski pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 13:24 | Elon | Ralph Chambers misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-4 |
| 13:23 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 13:07 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-4 |
| 13:06 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue hits the follow up shot | 8-4 |
| 12:46 | Elon | Sherman Glazewski connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Elmer Rhodes | 8-7 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Fredrick Pogue, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann (PG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Norman Smith (PF), Douglas Deckert (C) Dee Polk, Paul Wymore, Micheal Pesce, Fredrick Pogue | |
| Subs | Elon | Robert Carlson (PG), Steven Humphreys (SG), Richard Huie (SF), Melvin Casiano (C) Donald Leonard, Ralph Chambers, Elmer Rhodes, Gary Stewart | |
| 12:12 | Elon | Robert Carlson can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Christopher Feldmann - foul #1 on Christopher Feldmann, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kevin Smith (SG) David Cheatham | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 12:12 | Elon | Robert Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 12:12 | Elon | Robert Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 11:50 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 8-9 |
| 11:49 | Elon | The rebound goes to Robert Carlson | 8-9 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Feldmann (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Smith (fresh) SF - Johnnie Loman (fresh) PF - Norman Smith (fresh) C - Douglas Deckert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Robert Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Humphreys (fresh) SF - Richard Huie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sherman Glazewski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Casiano (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Elon | Steven Humphreys is hacked by Johnnie Loman - foul #1 on Johnnie Loman, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Elon | David Claude (C) Sherman Glazewski | |
| 11:37 | Elon | Richard Huie misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Norman Smith snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dee Polk (SG), Fredrick Pogue (C) Kevin Smith, Douglas Deckert | |
| Subs | Elon | Ralph Chambers (SG), Gary Stewart (C) Richard Huie, David Claude | |
| 10:58 | Elon | Ralph Chambers misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Feldmann - foul #2 on Christopher Feldmann, team foul #5 | 8-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Cheatham (SG) Christopher Feldmann | |
| Subs | Elon | Donald Leonard (PG) Robert Carlson | |
| 10:58 | Elon | Ralph Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 10:58 | Elon | Ralph Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 10:42 | St. John's | David Cheatham misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-11 |
| 10:41 | Elon | The rebound goes to Gary Stewart | 8-11 |
| 10:22 | Elon | Donald Leonard comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-11 |
| 10:21 | Elon | Melvin Casiano tips it back up and in | 8-13 |
| 10:06 | St. John's | Norman Smith makes the runner in the paint | 10-13 |
| 09:45 | Elon | Donald Leonard scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Humphreys | 10-16 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Dee Polk comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-16 |
| 09:30 | Elon | Gary Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 09:19 | Elon | Norman Smith is called for the reach on Melvin Casiano - foul #1 on Norman Smith, team foul #6 | 10-16 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kevin Smith (PG), Paul Wymore (SG), Darrel Briceno (SF), Micheal Pesce (PF), Douglas Deckert (C) Dee Polk, David Cheatham, Johnnie Loman, Norman Smith, Fredrick Pogue | |
| Subs | Elon | Elmer Rhodes (SF), Sherman Glazewski (PF) Ralph Chambers, Gary Stewart | |
| 08:57 | Elon | Elmer Rhodes drills a shot from the left side set up by Donald Leonard | 10-18 |
| 08:41 | St. John's | Paul Wymore clanks a runner near the basket | 10-18 |
| 08:40 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert tips it home | 12-18 |
| 08:18 | Elon | Donald Leonard misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 12-18 |
| 08:17 | Elon | Sherman Glazewski tips it back up and in | 12-20 |
| 08:03 | St. John's | Paul Wymore makes the turnaround in the lane | 14-20 |
| 07:46 | Elon | Sherman Glazewski can't finish the layup | 14-20 |
| 07:45 | St. John's | Paul Wymore pulls down the rebound | 14-20 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kevin Smith (fresh) SG - Paul Wymore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Darrel Briceno (fresh) PF - Micheal Pesce (fresh) C - Douglas Deckert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Donald Leonard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Humphreys (fairly fresh) SF - Elmer Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sherman Glazewski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Casiano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Paul Wymore | 16-20 |
| 07:19 | Elon | Donald Leonard hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Melvin Casiano | 16-23 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Kevin Smith hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Darrel Briceno | 18-23 |
| 06:45 | Elon | Elmer Rhodes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donald Leonard | 18-25 |
| 06:32 | St. John's | Paul Wymore hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 18-25 |
| 06:30 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Deckert | 18-25 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce is hacked by Steven Humphreys - foul #1 on Steven Humphreys, team foul #5 | 18-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dee Polk (PG), David Cheatham (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Norman Smith (PF), Fredrick Pogue (C) Kevin Smith, Paul Wymore, Darrel Briceno, Micheal Pesce, Douglas Deckert | |
| Subs | Elon | Robert Carlson (PG), Ralph Chambers (SG), Richard Huie (SF), David Claude (PF), Gary Stewart (C) Donald Leonard, Steven Humphreys, Elmer Rhodes, Sherman Glazewski, Melvin Casiano | |
| 05:57 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman is fouled on the floor by Robert Carlson - foul #1 on Robert Carlson, team foul #6 | 18-25 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | David Cheatham knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dee Polk | 21-25 |
| 05:10 | Elon | Richard Huie can't finish the layup | 21-25 |
| 05:09 | Elon | David Claude hits the follow up shot | 21-27 |
| 04:42 | St. John's | Dee Polk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Elon | Elmer Rhodes (SF), Sherman Glazewski (PF) Richard Huie, David Claude | |
| 04:27 | Elon | Robert Carlson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 21-27 |
| 04:26 | Elon | Elmer Rhodes hits the follow up shot | 21-29 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | David Cheatham loses the dribble to Ralph Chambers | 21-29 |
| 04:12 | Elon | Ralph Chambers hits the finger roll | 21-31 |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Norman Smith is fouled on the floor by Sherman Glazewski - foul #1 on Sherman Glazewski, team foul #7 | 21-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann (PG) Dee Polk | |
| Subs | Elon | Donald Leonard (PG) Robert Carlson | |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Norman Smith makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Norman Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 04:00 | Elon | Gary Stewart gets the rebound | 22-31 |
| 03:36 | Elon | Ralph Chambers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-31 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Feldmann (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Cheatham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnnie Loman (fresh) PF - Norman Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Fredrick Pogue (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Donald Leonard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Chambers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Elmer Rhodes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sherman Glazewski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Stewart (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | St. John's | David Cheatham's pass is intercepted by Gary Stewart | 22-31 |
| 02:55 | Elon | Ralph Chambers buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Donald Leonard | 22-33 |
| 02:36 | St. John's | David Cheatham misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-33 |
| 02:34 | Elon | Gary Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 02:28 | Elon | Elmer Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-33 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | David Cheatham pulls down the rebound | 22-33 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman's pass is intercepted by Donald Leonard | 22-33 |
| 02:06 | Elon | Donald Leonard lays it up and in | 22-35 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue blows the layup | 22-35 |
| 01:46 | Elon | Elmer Rhodes snags the defensive board | 22-35 |
| 01:32 | Elon | Gary Stewart lays it up and in and he's hacked by Johnnie Loman - foul #2 on Johnnie Loman, team foul #7 | 22-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dee Polk (SG), Paul Wymore (SF), Micheal Pesce (PF), Douglas Deckert (C) David Cheatham, Johnnie Loman, Norman Smith, Fredrick Pogue | |
| Subs | Elon | Robert Carlson (PG), Steven Humphreys (SG), Richard Huie (SF), Melvin Casiano (PF) Donald Leonard, Ralph Chambers, Elmer Rhodes, Sherman Glazewski | |
| 01:32 | Elon | Gary Stewart makes the free throw | 22-38 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Elon | David Claude (C) Gary Stewart | |
| 00:58 | Elon | Robert Carlson loses the dribble to Dee Polk | 22-38 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-38 |
| 00:38 | Elon | David Claude gets the rebound | 22-38 |
| 00:22 | Elon | Robert Carlson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Claude | 22-41 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Dee Polk's floater is tipped away by Melvin Casiano | 22-41 |
| 00:01 | Elon | Steven Humphreys gets the rebound | 22-41 |
| 00:00 | Elon | Steven Humphreys clanks a fullcourt shot | 22-41 |