| Lineup | Elon | PG - John Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Asberry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hendley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timothy Slater (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Allen Leatham (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Russell Nagel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kirk Wells (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Phillip Pratt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Bedell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Rohrbach (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Elon | William Hendley inbounds the ball | 31-39 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Elon | John Asberry hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 31-39 |
| 19:41 | Elon | William Hendley hits the follow up shot | 33-39 |
| 19:23 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Larry Bedell | 33-41 |
| 19:08 | Elon | Russell Nagel is called for the reach on John Brooks - foul #2 on Russell Nagel, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| 18:50 | Elon | The 3pt attempt by William Hendley is denied by Kirk Wells | 33-41 |
| 18:48 | Elon | Timothy Slater tips it home | 35-41 |
| 18:35 | Western Carolina | John Asberry is called for the reach on Kirk Wells - foul #3 on John Asberry, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Elon | Shawn Sharp (SG) John Asberry | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 18:26 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach comes up short on the floater from close range but the foul's on Allen Leatham - foul #2 on Allen Leatham, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| 18:26 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 18:26 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 18:06 | Elon | Allen Leatham can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Wayne Rohrbach - foul #1 on Wayne Rohrbach, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| 18:06 | Elon | Allen Leatham makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 18:06 | Elon | Allen Leatham misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 18:06 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 17:47 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt is whistled for traveling | 36-43 |
| 17:35 | Elon | William Hendley misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Wayne Rohrbach - foul #2 on Wayne Rohrbach, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| 17:35 | Elon | William Hendley misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:35 | Elon | William Hendley misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:35 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Wayne Rohrbach | 36-43 |
| 17:17 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Russell Nagel | 36-45 |
| 16:59 | Elon | Wayne Rohrbach takes the ball from John Brooks | 36-45 |
| 16:46 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 36-45 |
| 16:44 | Elon | Allen Leatham pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 16:38 | Elon | John Brooks connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Hendley | 38-45 |
| 16:34 | Western Carolina | Allen Leatham picks off the pass by Russell Nagel | 38-45 |
| 16:17 | Elon | John Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | Elon | Warren Grow (PG), Raymond Tutt (SF), James Lieber (PF), Dale Johnson (C) John Brooks, William Hendley, Timothy Slater, Allen Leatham | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider (PG), James Clark (SG), Mark Parent (SF), Brian McCammon (PF), Thomas Hall (C) Russell Nagel, Kirk Wells, Phillip Pratt, Larry Bedell, Wayne Rohrbach | |
| 15:49 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-45 |
| 15:48 | Elon | James Lieber grabs the board | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Warren Grow (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Raymond Tutt (fresh) PF - James Lieber (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dale Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Ken Schneider (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Parent (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Brian McCammon (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Elon | James Lieber misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Brian McCammon - foul #2 on Brian McCammon, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Elon | John Asberry (SG) Shawn Sharp | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 15:32 | Elon | James Lieber makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 15:32 | Elon | James Lieber makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 15:17 | Western Carolina | Warren Grow is called for the reach on Ken Schneider - foul #2 on Warren Grow, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Elon | William Hendley (SF) Raymond Tutt | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 15:08 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider loses the dribble to William Hendley | 40-45 |
| 14:56 | Elon | Dale Johnson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-45 |
| 14:55 | Elon | James Lieber snags the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 14:50 | Elon | William Hendley scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by John Asberry | 42-45 |
| 14:28 | Western Carolina | Mark Parent's pass is intercepted by Warren Grow | 42-45 |
| 14:04 | Elon | Warren Grow travels with the ball | 42-45 |
| Subs | Elon | John Brooks (PG), Timothy Slater (PF), Allen Leatham (C) Warren Grow, James Lieber, Dale Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel (PG), Kirk Wells (SG), Phillip Pratt (SF), Larry Bedell (PF), Wayne Rohrbach (C) Ken Schneider, James Clark, Mark Parent, Brian McCammon, Thomas Hall | |
| 13:44 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel buries a 3 from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 13:22 | Elon | Timothy Slater misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 13:20 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 13:12 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells blows the layup | 42-48 |
| 13:10 | Elon | John Brooks snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 12:51 | Elon | William Hendley banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Brooks | 44-48 |
| 12:33 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel misses the easy layup | 44-48 |
| 12:32 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell hits the follow up shot | 44-50 |
| 12:09 | Elon | John Brooks is fouled on the floor by Russell Nagel - foul #3 on Russell Nagel, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Elon | Shawn Sharp (SG), James Lieber (SF) John Asberry, William Hendley | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 11:50 | Elon | James Lieber is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Lieber, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brian McCammon (SF), Thomas Hall (C) Phillip Pratt, Wayne Rohrbach | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - John Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Lieber (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Slater (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Allen Leatham (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Russell Nagel (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kirk Wells (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian McCammon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Bedell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Bedell | 44-53 |
| 11:14 | Elon | Shawn Sharp comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Hall - foul #2 on Thomas Hall, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Elon | Warren Grow (SG), Dale Johnson (C) Timothy Slater, Allen Leatham | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider (SG), Mark Parent (SF) Kirk Wells, Larry Bedell | |
| 11:14 | Elon | Shawn Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 11:14 | Elon | Shawn Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 11:05 | Western Carolina | Mark Parent's pass is intercepted by John Brooks | 46-53 |
| 10:46 | Elon | Dale Johnson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ken Schneider - foul #2 on Ken Schneider, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Elon | John Asberry (SG), William Hendley (SF) John Brooks, Shawn Sharp | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Clark (SG), Phillip Pratt (SF) Russell Nagel, Mark Parent | |
| 10:46 | Elon | Dale Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 10:46 | Elon | Dale Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 10:21 | Western Carolina | Thomas Hall clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-53 |
| 10:19 | Elon | John Asberry gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 09:56 | Elon | James Lieber hits the finger roll set up by Warren Grow | 50-53 |
| 09:39 | Western Carolina | William Hendley picks off the pass by James Clark | 50-53 |
| 09:26 | Elon | James Lieber knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Warren Grow | 52-53 |
| 09:08 | Western Carolina | James Clark comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-53 |
| 09:07 | Elon | William Hendley pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 08:46 | Elon | James Lieber knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 54-53 |
| 08:27 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 54-53 |
| 08:26 | Elon | William Hendley grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 08:04 | Elon | William Hendley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-53 |
| Subs | Elon | John Brooks (PG), Shawn Sharp (SG), Raymond Tutt (SF), Timothy Slater (PF), Allen Leatham (C) Warren Grow, John Asberry, William Hendley, James Lieber, Dale Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel (PG), Kirk Wells (SG), Mark Parent (SF), Larry Bedell (PF), Wayne Rohrbach (C) Ken Schneider, James Clark, Phillip Pratt, Brian McCammon, Thomas Hall | |
| 07:47 | Western Carolina | Timothy Slater denies the turnaround by Russell Nagel | 54-53 |
| 07:45 | Elon | Allen Leatham gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - John Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raymond Tutt (fresh) PF - Timothy Slater (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Allen Leatham (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Russell Nagel (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kirk Wells (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Parent (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Larry Bedell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Rohrbach (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Elon | Mark Parent is called for the reach on Shawn Sharp - foul #1 on Mark Parent, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| 07:27 | Elon | Shawn Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 07:27 | Elon | Shawn Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 07:13 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Shawn Sharp - foul #1 on Shawn Sharp, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| 07:13 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells makes the free throw | 56-56 |
| 07:03 | Elon | Shawn Sharp makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Brooks | 59-56 |
| 06:52 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 06:50 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel gets the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 06:29 | Western Carolina | Mark Parent connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 06:05 | Elon | Shawn Sharp comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-59 |
| 06:03 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 05:46 | Western Carolina | Timothy Slater steals it from Kirk Wells | 59-59 |
| 05:20 | Elon | Allen Leatham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-59 |
| Subs | Elon | John Asberry (SG), William Hendley (SF) Shawn Sharp, Raymond Tutt | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider (SG), Phillip Pratt (SF), Brian McCammon (C) Kirk Wells, Mark Parent, Wayne Rohrbach | |
| 05:09 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Russell Nagel | 59-61 |
| 04:58 | Elon | William Hendley knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 04:41 | Western Carolina | Brian McCammon loses the ball out of bounds | 61-61 |
| Subs | Elon | Warren Grow (PG), James Lieber (PF), Dale Johnson (C) John Brooks, Timothy Slater, Allen Leatham | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Clark (SG), Thomas Hall (C) Russell Nagel, Larry Bedell | |
| 04:15 | Elon | Warren Grow hits the finger roll | 63-61 |
| 03:59 | Western Carolina | James Clark scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ken Schneider | 63-64 |
| 03:45 | Elon | William Hendley comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on James Clark - foul #2 on James Clark, team foul #9 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells (SG), Wayne Rohrbach (C) James Clark, Thomas Hall | |
| 03:45 | Elon | William Hendley makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:45 | Elon | William Hendley misses the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:45 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Warren Grow (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Asberry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Hendley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Lieber (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Ken Schneider (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kirk Wells (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Pratt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brian McCammon (fresh) 5 pts. C - Wayne Rohrbach (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 03:22 | Elon | Dale Johnson pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| 03:09 | Elon | James Lieber loses the dribble to Kirk Wells | 64-64 |
| 02:53 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 02:52 | Elon | William Hendley grabs the board | 64-64 |
| 02:52 | Elon | Elon calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | Elon | John Brooks (PG), Timothy Slater (PF), Allen Leatham (C) Warren Grow, James Lieber, Dale Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel (PG), Larry Bedell (PF) Ken Schneider, Brian McCammon | |
| 02:35 | Elon | William Hendley misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Phillip Pratt - foul #2 on Phillip Pratt, team foul #10 | 64-64 |
| 02:35 | Elon | William Hendley makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:35 | Elon | William Hendley misses the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:35 | Western Carolina | Wayne Rohrbach grabs the board | 65-64 |
| 02:21 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-64 |
| 02:19 | Elon | John Asberry pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 02:12 | Elon | John Asberry's layup is rejected by Larry Bedell | 65-64 |
| 02:10 | Elon | Timothy Slater grabs the offensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 01:58 | Elon | William Hendley makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-64 |
| 01:42 | Western Carolina | Timothy Slater denies the turnaround by Phillip Pratt | 68-64 |
| 01:41 | Elon | John Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 68-64 |
| 01:28 | Elon | Larry Bedell blocks the short jumper by Timothy Slater | 68-64 |
| 01:27 | Elon | William Hendley pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-64 |
| 01:12 | Elon | Timothy Slater is hacked by Phillip Pratt - foul #3 on Phillip Pratt, team foul #11 | 68-64 |
| 01:12 | Elon | Timothy Slater makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 01:12 | Elon | Timothy Slater makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 01:00 | Western Carolina | Phillip Pratt is hacked by Allen Leatham - foul #3 on Allen Leatham, team foul #6 | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:49 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-64 |
| 00:48 | Elon | Timothy Slater grabs the defensive rebound | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:46 | Elon | Timothy Slater is hacked by Russell Nagel in the backcourt - foul #4 on Russell Nagel, team foul #12 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Elon | Warren Grow (PG), Dale Johnson (C) John Brooks, Allen Leatham | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:46 | Elon | Timothy Slater makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:46 | Elon | Timothy Slater makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:40 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells connects on the 3 from the left corner | 72-67 |
| 00:40 | Elon | Elon calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-67 |
| 00:38 | Elon | Dale Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Nagel - foul #5 on Russell Nagel, team foul #13 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider (PG) Russell Nagel | |
| 00:38 | Elon | Dale Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:38 | Elon | Dale Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:38 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell snags the defensive board | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Wayne Rohrbach | 73-70 |
| 00:30 | Elon | Dale Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Kirk Wells - foul #3 on Kirk Wells, team foul #14 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Elon | John Brooks (PG) Warren Grow | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:30 | Elon | Dale Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:30 | Elon | Dale Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:25 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-70 |
| Subs | Elon | Warren Grow (PG) John Brooks | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:24 | Elon | Ken Schneider is called for the reach on John Asberry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ken Schneider, team foul #15 | 75-70 |
| 00:24 | Elon | John Asberry makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:24 | Elon | John Asberry makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:18 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-70 |
| 00:15 | Elon | Dale Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Ken Schneider - foul #4 on Ken Schneider, team foul #16 | 77-70 |
| 00:15 | Elon | Dale Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:15 | Elon | Dale Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:10 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Bedell | 78-73 |
| 00:10 | Elon | Elon calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-73 |
| 00:07 | Elon | Dale Johnson is hacked by Ken Schneider in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ken Schneider, team foul #17 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Clark (PG) Ken Schneider | |
| 00:07 | Elon | Dale Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:07 | Elon | Dale Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 80-73 |
| 00:01 | Elon | Timothy Slater grabs the board | 80-73 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Elon | Timothy Slater runs out the clock | 80-73 |