| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - John Preiss (fresh) SG - John Moreau (fresh) SF - Robert Battle (fresh) PF - John Thompson (fresh) C - Jamie Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Richard Nair (fresh) SG - Kenneth Roberts (fresh) SF - Joel Berrios (fresh) PF - Ronald Fryar (fresh) C - Rodney Simpson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Elon | Ronald Fryar wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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) | |
| 19:37 | Elon | Richard Nair hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Western Carolina | Robert Battle grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Western Carolina | John Moreau drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jamie Smith | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | Elon | Richard Nair misses badly on a runner from the left block | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | Western Carolina | John Thompson snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:29 | Western Carolina | John Preiss knocks in the runner from the left block | 5-0 |
| 18:10 | Elon | Kenneth Roberts misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-0 |
| 18:09 | Western Carolina | John Preiss grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 17:53 | Western Carolina | John Thompson double dribbles | 5-0 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rory Craft (PG), Gary Wilson (SG), Tony Corder (SF), Robert Whitmore (PF), Ronald Bryan (C) John Preiss, John Moreau, Robert Battle, John Thompson, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 17:31 | Elon | Ronald Fryar is fouled on the floor by Gary Wilson - foul #1 on Gary Wilson, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 17:21 | Elon | Richard Nair misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Gary Wilson - foul #2 on Gary Wilson, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Anton Millar (SF) Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 17:21 | Elon | Richard Nair makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 17:21 | Elon | Richard Nair makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:21 | Elon | Richard Nair makes the 3rd free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:06 | Western Carolina | Anton Millar loses the ball out of bounds | 5-3 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Moreau (SG) Tony Corder | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 16:54 | Elon | Ronald Fryar misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ronald Bryan - foul #1 on Ronald Bryan, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Battle (SF), John Thompson (PF) Anton Millar, Robert Whitmore | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 16:54 | Elon | Ronald Fryar makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:54 | Elon | Ronald Fryar misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:54 | Western Carolina | Ronald Bryan gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:42 | Western Carolina | John Moreau loses the dribble to Richard Nair | 5-4 |
| 16:39 | Elon | Kenneth Roberts misses the lay-in | 5-4 |
| 16:38 | Elon | Rodney Simpson misses the tip | 5-4 |
| 16:37 | Elon | Rodney Simpson snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:18 | Elon | Ronald Fryar misses short on a runner in the paint | 5-4 |
| 16:16 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to John Moreau | 5-4 |
| 16:12 | Western Carolina | John Moreau drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rory Craft | 8-4 |
| 16:02 | Elon | Ronald Fryar misses long on a runner in the paint | 8-4 |
| 16:00 | Elon | Rodney Simpson tips it in | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Rory Craft (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Moreau (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Battle (fresh) PF - John Thompson (fresh) C - Ronald Bryan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Richard Nair (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Roberts (fresh) SF - Joel Berrios (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Fryar (fresh) 1 pts. C - Rodney Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Western Carolina | Rodney Simpson is called for the reach on John Moreau - foul #1 on Rodney Simpson, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Preiss (PG), Anton Millar (SF), Robert Whitmore (PF), Jamie Smith (C) John Moreau, Robert Battle, John Thompson, Ronald Bryan | |
| Subs | Elon | Ted Wilson (PG), Sam Smith (SG), Brandon Rhodes (SF), Bradford Boehm (PF), Anthony Seidl (C) Richard Nair, Kenneth Roberts, Joel Berrios, Ronald Fryar, Rodney Simpson | |
| 15:34 | Western Carolina | Robert Whitmore scores on a floater from the left block set up by Rory Craft and the foul's on Bradford Boehm - foul #1 on Bradford Boehm, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| 15:34 | Western Carolina | Robert Whitmore makes the free throw | 11-6 |
| 15:11 | Elon | Anthony Seidl misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 15:10 | Western Carolina | Robert Whitmore snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| 15:02 | Western Carolina | Jamie Smith misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Anthony Seidl - foul #1 on Anthony Seidl, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Moreau (SG), Robert Battle (SF), John Thompson (PF) Rory Craft, Anton Millar, Robert Whitmore | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 15:02 | Western Carolina | Jamie Smith makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 15:02 | Western Carolina | Jamie Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 14:48 | Elon | Brandon Rhodes clanks a jumper from the left wing | 13-6 |
| 14:46 | Elon | Bradford Boehm grabs the offensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 14:30 | Elon | John Preiss steals it from Brandon Rhodes | 13-6 |
| 14:27 | Western Carolina | John Thompson lays it up and in set up by John Preiss | 15-6 |
| 14:11 | Elon | John Thompson steals it from Sam Smith | 15-6 |
| 13:52 | Western Carolina | John Moreau clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-6 |
| 13:51 | Elon | Bradford Boehm grabs the board | 15-6 |
| 13:33 | Elon | Brandon Rhodes clanks a floater near the basket | 15-6 |
| 13:31 | Western Carolina | John Preiss grabs the defensive rebound | 15-6 |
| 13:27 | Western Carolina | Robert Battle misses badly on a runner from the left block | 15-6 |
| 13:26 | Elon | Anthony Seidl snags the defensive board | 15-6 |
| 13:22 | Elon | Sam Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jamie Smith - foul #1 on Jamie Smith, team foul #4 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rory Craft (PG), Tony Corder (SG), Anton Millar (SF), Robert Whitmore (PF), Ronald Bryan (C) John Preiss, John Moreau, Robert Battle, John Thompson, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Elon | Kenneth Roberts (SG), Joel Berrios (SF), Ronald Fryar (PF), Rodney Simpson (C) Ted Wilson, Brandon Rhodes, Bradford Boehm, Anthony Seidl | |
| 13:22 | Elon | Sam Smith misses the 1st free throw | 15-6 |
| 13:22 | Elon | Sam Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 15-7 |
| 13:02 | Western Carolina | Anton Millar loses the ball out of bounds | 15-7 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Elon | Richard Nair (PG) Sam Smith | |
| 12:42 | Elon | Rodney Simpson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Nair and he's hacked by Ronald Bryan - foul #2 on Ronald Bryan, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Moreau (SG), Robert Battle (SF), John Thompson (PF), Jamie Smith (C) Tony Corder, Anton Millar, Robert Whitmore, Ronald Bryan | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 12:42 | Elon | Rodney Simpson misses the free throw | 15-9 |
| 12:42 | Western Carolina | Robert Battle gets the rebound | 15-9 |
| 12:29 | Western Carolina | John Thompson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jamie Smith | 18-9 |
| 12:16 | Elon | Kenneth Roberts can't finish the layup | 18-9 |
| 12:14 | Elon | Kenneth Roberts snags the offensive board | 18-9 |
| 12:04 | Elon | Richard Nair lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Fryar | 18-11 |
| 11:53 | Western Carolina | John Thompson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-11 |
| 11:52 | Elon | Kenneth Roberts gets the rebound | 18-11 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Rory Craft (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Moreau (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Battle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jamie Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Richard Nair (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Roberts (fresh) SF - Joel Berrios (fresh) PF - Ronald Fryar (fresh) 1 pts. C - Rodney Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Elon | Kenneth Roberts misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-11 |
| 11:45 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Battle | 18-11 |
| 11:35 | Western Carolina | John Moreau misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 18-11 |
| 11:33 | Western Carolina | John Thompson misses the tip | 18-11 |
| 11:31 | Western Carolina | Robert Battle tips it in | 20-11 |
| 11:10 | Elon | John Thompson steps in front of the Richard Nair pass | 20-11 |
| 10:50 | Western Carolina | Robert Battle blows the layup but the foul's on Rodney Simpson - foul #2 on Rodney Simpson, team foul #4 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Preiss (PG), Tony Corder (SG), Anton Millar (SF), Robert Whitmore (C) Rory Craft, John Moreau, John Thompson, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Elon | Ted Wilson (SG), Brandon Rhodes (SF), Anthony Seidl (C) Kenneth Roberts, Joel Berrios, Rodney Simpson | |
| 10:50 | Western Carolina | Robert Battle makes the 1st free throw | 21-11 |
| 10:50 | Western Carolina | Robert Battle makes the 2nd free throw | 22-11 |
| 10:48 | Elon | John Preiss steals it from Richard Nair in the backcourt | 22-11 |
| 10:30 | Western Carolina | Tony Corder can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ted Wilson - foul #1 on Ted Wilson, team foul #5 | 22-11 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rory Craft (SG), John Thompson (C) Anton Millar, Robert Battle | |
| Subs | Elon | Sam Smith (SG), Bradford Boehm (PF) Richard Nair, Ronald Fryar | |
| 10:30 | Western Carolina | Tony Corder misses the 1st free throw | 22-11 |
| 10:30 | Western Carolina | Tony Corder makes the 2nd free throw | 23-11 |
| 10:06 | Elon | John Thompson picks off the pass by Anthony Seidl | 23-11 |
| 09:50 | Western Carolina | Tony Corder misses the jumper in the paint | 23-11 |
| 09:48 | Elon | Brandon Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 23-11 |
| 09:33 | Elon | Bradford Boehm comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-11 |
| 09:32 | Western Carolina | Rory Craft snags the defensive board | 23-11 |
| 09:16 | Western Carolina | Robert Whitmore hits a floater from the left side set up by Rory Craft | 25-11 |
| 08:55 | Elon | Robert Whitmore steals it from Bradford Boehm | 25-11 |
| 08:49 | Western Carolina | Tony Corder loses the ball out of bounds | 25-11 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Moreau (SG), Anton Millar (SF), Robert Battle (PF), Jamie Smith (C) Rory Craft, Tony Corder, Robert Whitmore, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Elon | Richard Nair (PG), Kenneth Roberts (SG), Joel Berrios (SF), Ronald Fryar (PF) Ted Wilson, Sam Smith, Brandon Rhodes, Bradford Boehm | |
| 08:24 | Elon | Kenneth Roberts makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Fryar | 25-13 |
| 08:07 | Western Carolina | Robert Battle misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 25-13 |
| 08:05 | Western Carolina | John Moreau snags the offensive board | 25-13 |
| 07:49 | Western Carolina | Robert Battle's floater is tipped away by Anthony Seidl | 25-13 |
| 07:48 | Western Carolina | John Moreau tips it in | 27-13 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - John Preiss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Moreau (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Anton Millar (fresh) PF - Robert Battle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamie Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Richard Nair (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joel Berrios (fresh) PF - Ronald Fryar (fresh) 1 pts. C - Anthony Seidl (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Elon | Richard Nair hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by John Preiss - foul #1 on John Preiss, team foul #6 | 27-13 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rory Craft (SG), John Thompson (PF) John Preiss, Anton Millar | |
| Subs | Elon | Brandon Rhodes (C) Anthony Seidl | |
| 07:33 | Elon | Richard Nair makes the 1st free throw | 27-14 |
| 07:33 | Elon | Richard Nair makes the 2nd free throw | 27-15 |
| 07:20 | Western Carolina | John Thompson connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by John Moreau | 29-15 |
| 07:04 | Elon | Joel Berrios comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 29-15 |
| 07:02 | Western Carolina | Robert Battle pulls down the rebound | 29-15 |
| 06:43 | Western Carolina | John Thompson makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Rory Craft | 31-15 |
| 06:28 | Elon | John Thompson steps in front of the Kenneth Roberts pass | 31-15 |
| 06:09 | Western Carolina | Rory Craft misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-15 |
| 06:07 | Elon | Ronald Fryar grabs the board | 31-15 |
| 05:42 | Elon | Brandon Rhodes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-15 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Preiss (PG), Anton Millar (SF), Robert Whitmore (C) Rory Craft, Robert Battle, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Elon | Ted Wilson (PG), Sam Smith (SG), Bradford Boehm (PF), Anthony Seidl (C) Richard Nair, Kenneth Roberts, Joel Berrios, Ronald Fryar | |
| 05:19 | Western Carolina | John Thompson misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Ted Wilson - foul #2 on Ted Wilson, team foul #6 | 31-15 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Elon | Larry Carter (SG), Joel Berrios (SF) Ted Wilson, Brandon Rhodes | |
| 05:19 | Western Carolina | John Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 32-15 |
| 05:19 | Western Carolina | John Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-15 |
| 05:08 | Elon | Anthony Seidl is hacked by Robert Whitmore - foul #1 on Robert Whitmore, team foul #7 | 33-15 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jamie Smith (C) John Thompson | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 05:08 | Elon | Anthony Seidl makes the 1st free throw | 33-16 |
| 05:08 | Elon | Anthony Seidl makes the 2nd free throw | 33-17 |
| 04:48 | Western Carolina | Jamie Smith's pass is intercepted by Joel Berrios | 33-17 |
| 04:45 | Elon | Joel Berrios lays it in | 33-19 |
| 04:25 | Western Carolina | John Moreau can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 33-19 |
| 04:24 | Elon | Anthony Seidl gets the rebound | 33-19 |
| 04:04 | Elon | Bradford Boehm knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 33-22 |
| 03:47 | Western Carolina | John Moreau hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Bradford Boehm - foul #2 on Bradford Boehm, team foul #7 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gary Wilson (SG), Robert Battle (SF), John Thompson (PF), Ronald Bryan (C) John Preiss, Anton Millar, Robert Whitmore, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Elon | Richard Nair (PG), Kenneth Roberts (SG), Ted Wilson (SF), Ronald Fryar (PF), Rodney Simpson (C) Sam Smith, Larry Carter, Joel Berrios, Bradford Boehm, Anthony Seidl | |
| 03:47 | Western Carolina | John Moreau makes the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 03:47 | Western Carolina | John Moreau misses the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| 03:47 | Elon | Ronald Fryar grabs the defensive rebound | 34-22 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - John Moreau (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Wilson (fresh) SF - Robert Battle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. C - Ronald Bryan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Richard Nair (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ted Wilson (fresh) PF - Ronald Fryar (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Elon | Ted Wilson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 34-22 |
| 03:36 | Western Carolina | Ronald Bryan grabs the board | 34-22 |
| 03:19 | Western Carolina | John Thompson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-22 |
| 03:17 | Elon | Rodney Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-22 |
| 03:06 | Elon | Rodney Simpson hits the finger roll set up by Richard Nair | 34-24 |
| 02:48 | Western Carolina | Gary Wilson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Fryar - foul #1 on Ronald Fryar, team foul #8 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Preiss (PG) John Moreau | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 02:48 | Western Carolina | Gary Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 02:48 | Western Carolina | Gary Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 02:48 | Elon | Ronald Fryar gets the rebound | 34-24 |
| 02:29 | Elon | Ronald Fryar misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-24 |
| 02:27 | Western Carolina | John Preiss snags the defensive board | 34-24 |
| 02:07 | Western Carolina | Ronald Bryan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-24 |
| 02:06 | Western Carolina | Robert Battle can't tip it in | 34-24 |
| 02:04 | Elon | Rodney Simpson gets the rebound | 34-24 |
| 01:44 | Elon | Gary Wilson is called for the reach on Kenneth Roberts - foul #3 on Gary Wilson, team foul #8 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rory Craft (SG) Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | Elon | Joel Berrios (SF) Richard Nair | |
| 01:44 | Elon | Kenneth Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 01:44 | Elon | Kenneth Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 01:44 | Western Carolina | Ronald Bryan grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 01:35 | Western Carolina | Rory Craft is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Roberts - foul #1 on Kenneth Roberts, team foul #9 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Elon | Sam Smith (PG) Ted Wilson | |
| 01:35 | Western Carolina | Rory Craft makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 01:35 | Western Carolina | Rory Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 01:18 | Elon | Rory Craft takes the ball from Kenneth Roberts | 36-25 |
| 00:59 | Western Carolina | John Thompson drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Bryan | 38-25 |
| 00:46 | Elon | Joel Berrios clanks a 3 from the right corner | 38-25 |
| 00:45 | Western Carolina | John Preiss grabs the board | 38-25 |
| 00:43 | Western Carolina | John Preiss is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Roberts - foul #2 on Kenneth Roberts, team foul #10 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Anton Millar (SF), Robert Whitmore (PF) Robert Battle, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Elon | Larry Carter (SG), Anthony Seidl (PF), Brandon Rhodes (C) Kenneth Roberts, Ronald Fryar, Rodney Simpson | |
| 00:43 | Western Carolina | John Preiss makes the 1st free throw | 39-25 |
| 00:43 | Western Carolina | John Preiss makes the 2nd free throw | 40-25 |
| 00:26 | Elon | Larry Carter makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Joel Berrios | 40-28 |
| 00:02 | Western Carolina | Robert Whitmore misses badly on a shot in the paint | 40-28 |
| 00:00 | Elon | Brandon Rhodes gets the rebound | 40-28 |