| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Gillham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Swigert (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Julian Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. PF - George Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Manes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - James Tennant (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Edward Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SF - James Welker (fresh) PF - John Dummer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Greenhalgh (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Elon | James Welker inbounds the ball | 34-42 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Elon | James Welker misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by Julian Taylor - foul #1 on Julian Taylor, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Darrell Horner (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), James Thompson (PF) David Gillham, Louis Swigert, Julian Taylor, George Jackson | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 19:52 | Elon | James Welker makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 19:52 | Elon | James Welker misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 19:52 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Manes | 34-43 |
| 19:36 | South Carolina | James Greenhalgh denies the turnaround by Richard Manes | 34-43 |
| 19:35 | Elon | The rebound goes to James Welker | 34-43 |
| 19:20 | Elon | James Welker misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Harold Wafford - foul #2 on Harold Wafford, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Swigert (SG), Stephen Lingenfelter (SF), Edward Peterson (C) Darrell Horner, Harold Wafford, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 19:20 | Elon | James Welker makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 19:20 | Elon | James Welker makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 18:54 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-45 |
| 18:52 | Elon | James Welker pulls down the rebound | 34-45 |
| 18:44 | Elon | John Dummer blows the layup | 34-45 |
| 18:43 | South Carolina | James Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 18:19 | South Carolina | James Greenhalgh steps in front of the Edward Peterson pass | 34-45 |
| 18:05 | Elon | Edward Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-45 |
| 18:03 | South Carolina | Stephen Lingenfelter gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 17:48 | South Carolina | Stephen Lingenfelter lays it in on a nice dish by Louis Swigert | 36-45 |
| 17:24 | Elon | The short jumper by John Dummer is denied by Edward Peterson | 36-45 |
| 17:22 | Elon | James Greenhalgh grabs the offensive board | 36-45 |
| 17:08 | Elon | Edward Robinson connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from James Greenhalgh | 36-47 |
| 16:47 | South Carolina | James Greenhalgh steals the ball from Louis Swigert | 36-47 |
| 16:25 | Elon | James Tennant is fouled on the floor by John Hammond - foul #1 on John Hammond, team foul #3 | 36-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Gillham (PG), Johnny Merrick (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), Darrell Horner (PF), George Jackson (C) John Hammond, Louis Swigert, Stephen Lingenfelter, James Thompson, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Elon | Nathan Davis (PG), Roger Schmit (SF), Paul Jones (PF), Brian Johnson (C) James Tennant, James Welker, John Dummer, James Greenhalgh | |
| 16:17 | Elon | Nathan Davis connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Edward Robinson | 36-50 |
| 15:50 | South Carolina | George Jackson misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Brian Johnson - foul #1 on Brian Johnson, team foul #1 | 36-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Richard Manes (C) David Gillham, Johnny Merrick | |
| Subs | Elon | Virgil Herman (SF) Edward Robinson | |
| 15:50 | South Carolina | George Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 15:50 | South Carolina | George Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Horner (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Harold Wafford (fresh) PF - George Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Manes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Nathan Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Roger Schmit (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Virgil Herman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Elon | Roger Schmit drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-53 |
| 15:27 | South Carolina | George Jackson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Virgil Herman - foul #1 on Virgil Herman, team foul #2 | 38-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Swigert (PG), Johnny Merrick (SG) John Hammond, Darrell Horner | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 15:27 | South Carolina | George Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 15:27 | South Carolina | George Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 15:07 | Elon | Roger Schmit misses the shot from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 15:06 | South Carolina | Richard Manes pulls down the rebound | 40-53 |
| 14:38 | South Carolina | Nathan Davis is called for the reach on Louis Swigert - foul #3 on Nathan Davis, team foul #3 | 40-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Gillham (PG), Darrell Horner (SG), Julian Taylor (SF), James Thompson (PF) Louis Swigert, Johnny Merrick, Harold Wafford, George Jackson | |
| Subs | Elon | James Tennant (PG), Edward Robinson (SG), James Welker (SF), John Dummer (PF) Nathan Davis, Roger Schmit, Virgil Herman, Brian Johnson | |
| 14:19 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Paul Jones - foul #1 on Paul Jones, team foul #4 | 40-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Johnny Merrick (SG), Harold Wafford (SF) David Gillham, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Elon | James Greenhalgh (C) Paul Jones | |
| 14:19 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 14:19 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 13:58 | Elon | James Greenhalgh misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-53 |
| 13:56 | South Carolina | Richard Manes grabs the board | 42-53 |
| 13:50 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor is fouled on the floor by Edward Robinson - foul #1 on Edward Robinson, team foul #5 | 42-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), James Thompson (PF), George Jackson (C) Johnny Merrick, Harold Wafford, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 13:43 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by John Hammond | 44-53 |
| 13:30 | Elon | George Jackson blocks the jumper by James Tennant | 44-53 |
| 13:29 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 13:14 | South Carolina | James Tennant takes the ball from George Jackson | 44-53 |
| 13:11 | Elon | Edward Robinson misses the lay-in | 44-53 |
| 13:09 | Elon | Edward Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 12:59 | Elon | James Greenhalgh comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 12:57 | South Carolina | James Thompson grabs the board | 44-53 |
| 12:33 | South Carolina | John Hammond is fouled on the floor by Edward Robinson - foul #2 on Edward Robinson, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Gillham (PG), Johnny Merrick (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), Richard Manes (C) John Hammond, Darrell Horner, Julian Taylor, George Jackson | |
| Subs | Elon | Paul Jones (C) James Greenhalgh | |
| 12:23 | South Carolina | Johnny Merrick comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Edward Robinson - foul #3 on Edward Robinson, team foul #7 | 44-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Lingenfelter (SF) Harold Wafford | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 12:23 | South Carolina | Johnny Merrick misses the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 12:23 | South Carolina | Johnny Merrick makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 12:00 | Elon | John Dummer misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 45-53 |
| 11:59 | Elon | Paul Jones tips it home | 45-55 |
| 11:45 | South Carolina | Stephen Lingenfelter connects on the 3 from the left wing | 48-55 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Gillham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Merrick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Lingenfelter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Manes (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - James Tennant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Edward Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Welker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Dummer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Elon | James Welker throws it down on a nice dish by James Tennant | 48-57 |
| 10:59 | South Carolina | Stephen Lingenfelter clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-57 |
| 10:58 | South Carolina | Richard Manes tips it home | 50-57 |
| 10:40 | Elon | Edward Robinson scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by James Welker and the foul's on David Gillham - foul #1 on David Gillham, team foul #4 | 50-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Swigert (PG), Darrell Horner (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), George Jackson (PF), Edward Peterson (C) David Gillham, Johnny Merrick, Stephen Lingenfelter, James Thompson, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | Elon | Nathan Davis (PG), Roger Schmit (SF), James Greenhalgh (C) James Tennant, James Welker, John Dummer | |
| 10:40 | Elon | Edward Robinson makes the free throw | 50-60 |
| 10:17 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 50-60 |
| 10:15 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert snags the offensive board | 50-60 |
| 10:08 | South Carolina | George Jackson knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Louis Swigert | 52-60 |
| 09:50 | Elon | 3 seconds is called on Edward Robinson | 52-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Johnny Merrick (SG), Julian Taylor (SF) Louis Swigert, Darrell Horner, Harold Wafford | |
| Subs | Elon | Brian Johnson (PF) Edward Robinson | |
| 09:42 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by John Hammond | 54-60 |
| 09:27 | Elon | Roger Schmit clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Julian Taylor - foul #2 on Julian Taylor, team foul #5 | 54-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Swigert (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), Darrell Horner (PF) Johnny Merrick, Julian Taylor, George Jackson | |
| Subs | Elon | Virgil Herman (SF), John Dummer (PF) Paul Jones, Brian Johnson | |
| 09:27 | Elon | Roger Schmit makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 09:27 | Elon | Roger Schmit makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 09:18 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Julian Taylor (SF), Richard Manes (C) Harold Wafford, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Elon | James Welker (SF) Virgil Herman | |
| 08:49 | Elon | James Welker makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Nathan Davis | 54-64 |
| 08:33 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor's floater is tipped away by John Dummer | 54-64 |
| 08:32 | Elon | Roger Schmit grabs the board | 54-64 |
| 08:11 | Elon | James Welker buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-67 |
| 07:54 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Julian Taylor | 57-67 |
| 07:35 | Elon | Roger Schmit's pass is intercepted by Darrell Horner | 57-67 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Swigert (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Julian Taylor (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Horner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Manes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Nathan Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roger Schmit (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Welker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Dummer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - James Greenhalgh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:12 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Roger Schmit - foul #2 on Roger Schmit, team foul #8 | 57-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Gillham (PG), Johnny Merrick (SG), James Thompson (PF), Edward Peterson (C) John Hammond, Louis Swigert, Darrell Horner, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | Elon | James Tennant (PG), Edward Robinson (SG), Virgil Herman (SF), Paul Jones (PF), Brian Johnson (C) Nathan Davis, Roger Schmit, James Welker, John Dummer, James Greenhalgh | |
| 07:12 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 07:12 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 07:01 | Elon | Brian Johnson misses the jumpshot from the right side | 59-67 |
| 06:59 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-67 |
| 06:34 | South Carolina | David Gillham buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Thompson | 62-67 |
| 06:16 | Elon | Edward Robinson double dribbles | 62-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Wafford (SF), George Jackson (C) Julian Taylor, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Elon | James Welker (SF) Virgil Herman | |
| 05:57 | South Carolina | George Jackson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Brian Johnson - foul #2 on Brian Johnson, team foul #9 | 62-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Peterson (C) James Thompson | |
| Subs | Elon | John Dummer (PF) Brian Johnson | |
| 05:57 | South Carolina | George Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 05:57 | South Carolina | George Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 05:43 | Elon | James Tennant misses the 3 from straight away | 64-67 |
| 05:41 | South Carolina | George Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 05:25 | South Carolina | George Jackson hits a jumper from the right block | 66-67 |
| 05:04 | Elon | James Welker hits a driving attempt from close range | 66-69 |
| 04:53 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from David Gillham | 69-69 |
| 04:24 | Elon | John Dummer makes the jumpshot from the left side | 69-71 |
| 04:01 | South Carolina | David Gillham double dribbles | 69-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Louis Swigert (SG), Stephen Lingenfelter (SF), James Thompson (PF), Richard Manes (C) David Gillham, Johnny Merrick, Harold Wafford, George Jackson, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Elon | Nathan Davis (PG), Roger Schmit (SF), Brian Johnson (PF), James Greenhalgh (C) James Tennant, James Welker, John Dummer, Paul Jones | |
| 03:48 | Elon | Nathan Davis misses short on a shot near the basket | 69-71 |
| 03:46 | Elon | Brian Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 03:27 | Elon | James Thompson blocks the jumper by Brian Johnson | 69-71 |
| 03:26 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Manes | 69-71 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Swigert (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Lingenfelter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Manes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Nathan Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roger Schmit (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Greenhalgh (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:10 | South Carolina | Roger Schmit takes the ball from Louis Swigert | 69-71 |
| 02:47 | Elon | The jumper by Edward Robinson is denied by James Thompson | 69-71 |
| 02:46 | South Carolina | Stephen Lingenfelter snags the defensive board | 69-71 |
| 02:41 | South Carolina | James Thompson is fouled on the floor by Brian Johnson - foul #3 on Brian Johnson, team foul #10 | 69-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Gillham (PG), Darrell Horner (SG), George Jackson (C) John Hammond, Louis Swigert, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | Elon | James Tennant (PG), James Welker (SF), John Dummer (PF) Nathan Davis, Edward Robinson, Brian Johnson | |
| 02:41 | South Carolina | James Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 02:41 | South Carolina | James Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 02:21 | Elon | George Jackson denies the turnaround by John Dummer | 71-71 |
| 02:19 | South Carolina | James Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 02:06 | South Carolina | George Jackson knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 73-71 |
| 01:46 | Elon | James Welker hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-74 |
| 01:23 | South Carolina | David Gillham's fadeaway is rejected by John Dummer | 73-74 |
| 01:21 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Horner | 73-74 |
| 01:10 | South Carolina | Stephen Lingenfelter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-74 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Swigert (SG), Julian Taylor (SF), Richard Manes (C) Darrell Horner, Stephen Lingenfelter, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Elon | Edward Robinson (SG) Roger Schmit | |
| 00:57 | Elon | James Greenhalgh misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-74 |
| 00:56 | South Carolina | Richard Manes grabs the board | 73-74 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Julian Taylor is denied by James Welker | 73-74 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | George Jackson misses the tip | 73-74 |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert gets the offensive rebound | 73-74 |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by David Gillham | 75-74 |
| 00:14 | Elon | John Dummer misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-74 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Manes | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Richard Manes is fouled in the backcourt by James Tennant - foul #3 on James Tennant, team foul #11 | 75-74 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Richard Manes makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Richard Manes makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:10 | Elon | Elon calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 77-74 |
| 00:05 | Elon | Edward Robinson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-74 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor snags the defensive board | 77-74 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | James Tennant is called for the reach on Julian Taylor in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Tennant, team foul #12 | 77-74 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Darrell Horner (PF) George Jackson | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Elon | James Tennant hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 79-74 |