| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - William Atkins (fresh) SG - William Ledezma (fresh) SF - Jeffry Ostrander (fresh) PF - James Massengale (fresh) C - Mark Birkland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Russell Pollard (fresh) SG - David Pearson (fresh) SF - James Allen (fresh) PF - Joseph Cheney (fresh) C - Harvey Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | The Citadel | Mark Birkland wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:56 | The Citadel | William Atkins double dribbles in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Elon | David Pearson blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Elon | Joseph Cheney tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | The Citadel | William Ledezma misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | The Citadel | William Ledezma pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | The Citadel | William Ledezma misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | The Citadel | James Massengale tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | Elon | Jeffry Ostrander picks off the pass by Harvey Wilson | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | The Citadel | Mark Birkland jams it | 4-2 |
| 18:34 | Elon | Russell Pollard clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Massengale - foul #1 on James Massengale, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:34 | Elon | Russell Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:34 | Elon | Russell Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:11 | The Citadel | William Ledezma double dribbles | 4-4 |
| 17:56 | Elon | Russell Pollard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by William Atkins - foul #1 on William Atkins, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Clyde Bowen (PG), James Haas (SF), Guillermo Rodriguez (PF), Harold Weingartner (C) William Atkins, Jeffry Ostrander, James Massengale, Mark Birkland | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 17:56 | Elon | Russell Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:56 | Elon | Russell Pollard misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:56 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Harold Weingartner | 4-5 |
| 17:44 | The Citadel | William Ledezma misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Cheney - foul #1 on Joseph Cheney, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 17:44 | The Citadel | William Ledezma misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:44 | The Citadel | William Ledezma misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:44 | Elon | Harvey Wilson pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:25 | Elon | Russell Pollard can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 17:23 | The Citadel | Guillermo Rodriguez gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:04 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner steps out of bounds on the baseline | 4-5 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Daniel Payne (SF) William Ledezma | |
| Subs | Elon | Joseph Ayotte (SF), Roy Hawn (PF), Robert Dickens (C) James Allen, Joseph Cheney, Harvey Wilson | |
| 16:46 | Elon | Russell Pollard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 16:45 | The Citadel | Daniel Payne gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:25 | The Citadel | Daniel Payne is hacked by Joseph Ayotte - foul #1 on Joseph Ayotte, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Atkins (PG), Jeffry Ostrander (SF), James Massengale (PF), Mark Birkland (C) Clyde Bowen, Daniel Payne, Guillermo Rodriguez, Harold Weingartner | |
| Subs | Elon | Robert Silver (PG) Russell Pollard | |
| 16:20 | The Citadel | James Massengale misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Ayotte - foul #2 on Joseph Ayotte, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Elon | Paul Gilliam (C) Joseph Ayotte | |
| 16:20 | The Citadel | James Massengale makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:20 | The Citadel | James Massengale makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:02 | Elon | Roy Hawn makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by David Pearson | 6-7 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - William Atkins (fresh) SG - James Haas (fresh) SF - Jeffry Ostrander (fresh) PF - James Massengale (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Birkland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Robert Silver (fresh) SG - David Pearson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roy Hawn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Dickens (fresh) C - Paul Gilliam (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | The Citadel | Mark Birkland knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Atkins | 8-7 |
| 15:27 | Elon | James Massengale is called for the reach on Roy Hawn - foul #2 on James Massengale, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Ledezma (SG), Guillermo Rodriguez (PF) James Haas, James Massengale | |
| Subs | Elon | James Allen (SF), Joseph Cheney (PF), Harvey Wilson (C) David Pearson, Robert Dickens, Paul Gilliam | |
| 15:03 | Elon | The short jumper by James Allen is denied by Guillermo Rodriguez | 8-7 |
| 15:01 | The Citadel | Mark Birkland grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 14:43 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Guillermo Rodriguez and the foul's on James Allen - foul #1 on James Allen, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Elon | Russell Pollard (PG) Roy Hawn | |
| 14:43 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander misses the free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:43 | Elon | Harvey Wilson snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 14:36 | Elon | Russell Pollard is fouled on the floor by Jeffry Ostrander - foul #1 on Jeffry Ostrander, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Haas (PG) William Atkins | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 14:25 | Elon | James Allen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-7 |
| 14:23 | The Citadel | Mark Birkland gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 14:02 | The Citadel | Guillermo Rodriguez clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 14:00 | Elon | The rebound goes to Harvey Wilson | 10-7 |
| 13:55 | Elon | Robert Silver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-7 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Clyde Bowen (PG), Harold Weingartner (C) Jeffry Ostrander, Mark Birkland | |
| Subs | Elon | David Pearson (SG) Robert Silver | |
| 13:35 | The Citadel | James Haas clanks a jumper from the left side | 10-7 |
| 13:33 | Elon | Harvey Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:15 | Elon | James Allen misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 10-7 |
| 13:13 | Elon | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Pollard | 10-7 |
| 12:59 | Elon | David Pearson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 12:57 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 12:36 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Russell Pollard - foul #1 on Russell Pollard, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Atkins (PG), Daniel Payne (SF), Mark Birkland (C) William Ledezma, James Haas, Guillermo Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Elon | Roy Hawn (SF), Robert Dickens (PF), Paul Gilliam (C) James Allen, Joseph Cheney, Harvey Wilson | |
| 12:36 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:36 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner makes the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 12:24 | Elon | David Pearson hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Russell Pollard | 12-9 |
| 12:12 | The Citadel | William Atkins misses the 3 from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 12:11 | Elon | The rebound goes to Robert Dickens | 12-9 |
| 11:55 | Elon | David Pearson's pass is intercepted by Daniel Payne | 12-9 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - William Atkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clyde Bowen (fresh) SF - Daniel Payne (fresh) PF - Harold Weingartner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Birkland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Russell Pollard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Hawn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Dickens (fresh) C - Paul Gilliam (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner is whistled for a carry | 12-9 |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Haas (SG), Jeffry Ostrander (SF) Clyde Bowen, Daniel Payne | |
| Subs | Elon | Robert Silver (PG) Russell Pollard | |
| 11:19 | Elon | Robert Dickens hits the finger roll | 12-11 |
| 11:12 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-11 |
| 11:11 | Elon | Robert Dickens pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 11:03 | Elon | Paul Gilliam buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by David Pearson | 12-13 |
| 10:49 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander clanks a jumper from the left side | 12-13 |
| 10:47 | Elon | Robert Silver grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 10:43 | Elon | David Pearson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-16 |
| 10:29 | The Citadel | William Atkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 10:28 | Elon | Robert Dickens gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 10:22 | Elon | Mark Birkland steals it from David Pearson | 12-16 |
| 10:02 | The Citadel | James Haas comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-16 |
| 10:01 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner tips it in | 14-16 |
| 09:47 | Elon | Robert Silver connects on the 3 from the left wing | 14-19 |
| 09:39 | The Citadel | Mark Birkland knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffry Ostrander | 16-19 |
| 09:15 | Elon | Robert Dickens lays it up and in set up by Robert Silver | 16-21 |
| 08:59 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Atkins | 18-21 |
| 08:32 | Elon | Mark Birkland swats the layup by Roy Hawn | 18-21 |
| 08:30 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander grabs the defensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 08:12 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner is called for traveling | 18-21 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Clyde Bowen (PG), William Ledezma (SG), Daniel Payne (SF), Guillermo Rodriguez (PF), Timothy Reynolds (C) William Atkins, James Haas, Jeffry Ostrander, Harold Weingartner, Mark Birkland | |
| Subs | Elon | Russell Pollard (PG), James Allen (SF), Joseph Cheney (PF), Harvey Wilson (C) Robert Silver, Roy Hawn, Robert Dickens, Paul Gilliam | |
| 07:59 | Elon | Russell Pollard comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Clyde Bowen - foul #1 on Clyde Bowen, team foul #5 | 18-21 |
| 07:59 | Elon | Russell Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:59 | Elon | Russell Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Clyde Bowen (fresh) SG - William Ledezma (fresh) SF - Daniel Payne (fresh) PF - Guillermo Rodriguez (fresh) C - Timothy Reynolds (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Russell Pollard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Pearson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Allen (fresh) PF - Joseph Cheney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harvey Wilson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:40 | The Citadel | Timothy Reynolds misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Allen - foul #2 on James Allen, team foul #6 | 18-23 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Elon | Ernest Phelps (SF) James Allen | |
| 07:40 | The Citadel | Timothy Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:40 | The Citadel | Timothy Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:24 | Elon | David Pearson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Guillermo Rodriguez - foul #1 on Guillermo Rodriguez, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| 07:24 | Elon | David Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:24 | Elon | David Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 07:13 | The Citadel | Guillermo Rodriguez connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Payne | 22-25 |
| 06:58 | Elon | Joseph Cheney's pass is intercepted by Guillermo Rodriguez | 22-25 |
| 06:55 | The Citadel | Clyde Bowen is called for traveling in the backcourt | 22-25 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Elon | Roy Hawn (SF) Ernest Phelps | |
| 06:41 | Elon | Harvey Wilson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 06:39 | Elon | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Hawn | 22-25 |
| 06:27 | Elon | Roy Hawn clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Daniel Payne - foul #1 on Daniel Payne, team foul #7 | 22-25 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Elon | Robert Silver (SG) David Pearson | |
| 06:27 | Elon | Roy Hawn misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:27 | Elon | Roy Hawn misses the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:27 | The Citadel | Timothy Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 06:15 | The Citadel | Clyde Bowen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-25 |
| 06:14 | Elon | Roy Hawn grabs the board | 22-25 |
| 05:56 | Elon | Harvey Wilson buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Silver and he's hacked by Timothy Reynolds - foul #1 on Timothy Reynolds, team foul #8 | 22-27 |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Haas (PG), Jeffry Ostrander (SF) Clyde Bowen, Daniel Payne | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 05:56 | Elon | Harvey Wilson misses the free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:56 | The Citadel | Guillermo Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 05:34 | The Citadel | William Ledezma misses the easy layup | 22-27 |
| 05:32 | Elon | Harvey Wilson gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| 05:27 | Elon | Roy Hawn can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 22-27 |
| 05:26 | Elon | Harvey Wilson grabs the offensive board | 22-27 |
| 05:04 | Elon | Robert Silver comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 05:03 | Elon | Roy Hawn tips it but misses | 22-27 |
| 05:01 | Elon | Harvey Wilson tips it back up and in | 22-29 |
| 04:39 | The Citadel | The jump hook by Guillermo Rodriguez is blocked by Joseph Cheney | 22-29 |
| 04:38 | Elon | The rebound goes to Roy Hawn | 22-29 |
| 04:27 | Elon | Timothy Reynolds is called for the reach on Joseph Cheney - foul #2 on Timothy Reynolds, team foul #9 | 22-29 |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Atkins (PG), Harold Weingartner (PF), Mark Birkland (C) William Ledezma, Guillermo Rodriguez, Timothy Reynolds | |
| Subs | Elon | David Pearson (SG), Ernest Phelps (SF), Robert Dickens (C) Robert Silver, Roy Hawn, Harvey Wilson | |
| 04:27 | Elon | Joseph Cheney makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 04:27 | Elon | Joseph Cheney makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 04:04 | The Citadel | William Atkins is hacked by Russell Pollard - foul #2 on Russell Pollard, team foul #7 | 22-31 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Clyde Bowen (SG) Jeffry Ostrander | |
| Subs | Elon | Robert Silver (PG), Paul Gilliam (C) Russell Pollard, Joseph Cheney | |
| 04:04 | The Citadel | William Atkins makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 04:04 | The Citadel | William Atkins makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 03:50 | Elon | Robert Dickens drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Gilliam | 24-33 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - William Atkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Bowen (fresh) SF - James Haas (fresh) PF - Harold Weingartner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Birkland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Robert Silver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Pearson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Phelps (fresh) PF - Robert Dickens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Gilliam (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:30 | The Citadel | James Haas misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-33 |
| 03:29 | Elon | Paul Gilliam gets the rebound | 24-33 |
| 03:03 | Elon | David Pearson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-33 |
| 03:01 | The Citadel | Mark Birkland grabs the defensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 02:49 | The Citadel | Mark Birkland can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Paul Gilliam - foul #1 on Paul Gilliam, team foul #8 | 24-33 |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Ledezma (SG), Jeffry Ostrander (SF), James Massengale (PF) Clyde Bowen, James Haas, Harold Weingartner | |
| Subs | Elon | Russell Pollard (PG), Joseph Ayotte (SG), James Allen (SF), Roy Hawn (PF) Robert Silver, David Pearson, Ernest Phelps, Paul Gilliam | |
| 02:49 | The Citadel | Mark Birkland makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 02:49 | The Citadel | Mark Birkland makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 02:26 | Elon | Jeffry Ostrander steps in front of the Roy Hawn pass | 26-33 |
| 02:11 | The Citadel | Russell Pollard is called for the reach on William Atkins - foul #3 on Russell Pollard, team foul #9 | 26-33 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Guillermo Rodriguez (C) Mark Birkland | |
| Subs | Elon | Harvey Wilson (C) Russell Pollard | |
| 02:11 | The Citadel | William Atkins makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 02:11 | The Citadel | William Atkins makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 01:53 | Elon | Roy Hawn lays it in set up by Robert Dickens | 28-35 |
| 01:28 | The Citadel | William Ledezma's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-35 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Clyde Bowen (PG) William Atkins | |
| Subs | Elon | David Pearson (SG), Joseph Cheney (PF) Joseph Ayotte, Robert Dickens | |
| 01:17 | Elon | Joseph Cheney's layup is rejected by Guillermo Rodriguez | 28-35 |
| 01:15 | The Citadel | James Massengale snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 00:57 | The Citadel | William Ledezma buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Massengale | 31-35 |
| 00:41 | Elon | David Pearson connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Allen | 31-37 |
| 00:22 | The Citadel | William Ledezma misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-37 |
| 00:21 | Elon | James Allen snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 00:17 | Elon | James Allen lays it up and in on a great pass from Roy Hawn and he's hacked by Guillermo Rodriguez - foul #2 on Guillermo Rodriguez, team foul #10 | 31-39 |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Haas (PG), Daniel Payne (SF), Mark Birkland (C) William Ledezma, Jeffry Ostrander, Guillermo Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Elon | Robert Silver (PG) Roy Hawn | |
| 00:17 | Elon | James Allen makes the free throw | 31-40 |
| 00:02 | The Citadel | James Haas makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 00:00 | Elon | David Pearson clanks a fullcourt shot | 34-40 |