| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Vedder (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Timothy Brito (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilbert Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tyrone Woodard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Howard Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Elon | Tyrone Woodard inbounds the ball | 37-30 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Elon | Mark Coogan picks off the pass by Howard Cox | 37-30 |
| 19:26 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan travels with the ball | 37-30 |
| 19:15 | Elon | Wilbert Thomas is fouled on the floor by Dennis Hargrove - foul #2 on Dennis Hargrove, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| 18:58 | Elon | Timothy Brito misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gerald Whitt - foul #1 on Gerald Whitt, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| 18:58 | Elon | Timothy Brito makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:58 | Elon | Timothy Brito makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 18:35 | Northern Iowa | David Johnson is called for the reach on Mark Coogan - foul #2 on David Johnson, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| 18:28 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt scores on a shot from the left side set up by Dennis Hargrove | 39-32 |
| 17:59 | Elon | Timothy Brito misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 17:57 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 17:37 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Elon | Jason Dang (C) Howard Cox | |
| 17:27 | Elon | Jason Dang hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 39-32 |
| 17:26 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 17:02 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 17:01 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan tips it but misses | 39-32 |
| 16:59 | Elon | Wilbert Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 16:55 | Elon | Timothy Brito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG), David Simmons (SG), Bruce Wright (SF), Robert Towns (PF), James Clark (C) Dennis Hargrove, Gerald Whitt, Mike Cole, Mark Coogan, Danny Vedder | |
| Subs | Elon | Jerry Hawkins (SF), Brian Quinlan (C) Tyrone Woodard, David Johnson | |
| 16:53 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-32 |
| 16:29 | Elon | Robert Towns is called for the reach on Timothy Brito - foul #3 on Robert Towns, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan (PF) Robert Towns | |
| Subs | Elon | Lawrence Sartor (PG), Daniel Delp (SG) Timothy Brito, Wilbert Thomas | |
| 16:08 | Elon | Brian Quinlan clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on James Leighton - foul #2 on James Leighton, team foul #4 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Elon | Howard Cox (C) Jason Dang | |
| 16:08 | Elon | Brian Quinlan makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:08 | Elon | Brian Quinlan makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 15:55 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-34 |
| 15:53 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Wright | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Leighton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Lawrence Sartor (fresh) SG - Daniel Delp (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Hawkins (fresh) PF - Brian Quinlan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons is fouled on the floor by Brian Quinlan - foul #2 on Brian Quinlan, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG), Gerald Whitt (SG), Robert Towns (PF), Danny Vedder (C) James Leighton, David Simmons, Mark Coogan, James Clark | |
| Subs | Elon | Wilbert Thomas (SG), Tyrone Woodard (SF), David Johnson (PF) Lawrence Sartor, Jerry Hawkins, Brian Quinlan | |
| 15:19 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Towns | 42-34 |
| 14:57 | Elon | Tyrone Woodard loses the ball out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole (SF) Bruce Wright | |
| Subs | Elon | Timothy Brito (PG) Daniel Delp | |
| 14:37 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-34 |
| 14:35 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Vedder | 42-34 |
| 14:26 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Howard Cox - foul #3 on Howard Cox, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan (PF) Robert Towns | |
| Subs | Elon | Jason Dang (C) Howard Cox | |
| 14:26 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 14:26 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 14:08 | Elon | David Johnson drills a runner from close range | 44-36 |
| 14:04 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Thomas steals the ball from Dennis Hargrove in the backcourt | 44-36 |
| 14:03 | Elon | David Johnson misses the easy layup | 44-36 |
| 14:02 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Mark Coogan | 44-36 |
| 13:56 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove travels with the ball | 44-36 |
| 13:40 | Elon | Mike Cole is called for the reach on Tyrone Woodard - foul #1 on Mike Cole, team foul #5 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Simmons (SG) Gerald Whitt | |
| Subs | Elon | Daniel Delp (SG), Jerry Hawkins (SF) Wilbert Thomas, Tyrone Woodard | |
| 13:26 | Elon | Timothy Brito can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 44-36 |
| 13:24 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 13:14 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-36 |
| 12:51 | Elon | Timothy Brito can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 12:50 | Elon | Jason Dang tips it back up and in | 47-38 |
| 12:37 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder loses the dribble to Daniel Delp | 47-38 |
| 12:34 | Elon | Timothy Brito lays it in set up by Daniel Delp | 47-40 |
| 12:05 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole clanks a 3 from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 12:03 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons tips it but misses | 47-40 |
| 12:02 | Elon | David Johnson grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 11:42 | Elon | Daniel Delp connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mike Cole (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Coogan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Danny Vedder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Timothy Brito (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Delp (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Hawkins (fresh) PF - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Dang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan's dunk attempt is rejected by Jason Dang | 47-42 |
| 11:20 | Elon | Daniel Delp pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 11:04 | Elon | Jerry Hawkins's pass is intercepted by Dennis Hargrove | 47-42 |
| 10:43 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove connects on the 3 from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 10:27 | Elon | Timothy Brito loses the dribble to Dennis Hargrove | 50-42 |
| 10:24 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole dunks the ball set up by Dennis Hargrove | 52-42 |
| 10:11 | Elon | Timothy Brito buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 09:49 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Simmons | 54-45 |
| 09:28 | Elon | David Johnson misses short on a runner near the basket | 54-45 |
| 09:26 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 09:06 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dennis Hargrove | 57-45 |
| 08:52 | Elon | Timothy Brito misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 57-45 |
| 08:51 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| 08:34 | Northern Iowa | David Johnson steps in front of the Mike Cole pass | 57-45 |
| 08:21 | Elon | Timothy Brito drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Delp | 57-47 |
| 08:13 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Dennis Hargrove and he's hacked by Jason Dang - foul #1 on Jason Dang, team foul #4 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG), Gerald Whitt (SG), Bruce Wright (SF), Robert Towns (PF) Dennis Hargrove, David Simmons, Mike Cole, Mark Coogan | |
| Subs | Elon | Lawrence Sartor (PG), Wilbert Thomas (SG), Tyrone Woodard (SF), Brian Quinlan (PF), Howard Cox (C) Timothy Brito, Daniel Delp, Jerry Hawkins, David Johnson, Jason Dang | |
| 08:13 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder misses the free throw | 59-47 |
| 08:13 | Elon | Wilbert Thomas gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 07:57 | Elon | Tyrone Woodard is fouled on the floor by Robert Towns - foul #4 on Robert Towns, team foul #6 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Clark (C) Danny Vedder | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 07:36 | Elon | Gerald Whitt is called for the reach on Tyrone Woodard - foul #2 on Gerald Whitt, team foul #7 | 59-47 |
| 07:36 | Elon | Tyrone Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 07:36 | Elon | Tyrone Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Leighton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Towns (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Lawrence Sartor (fresh) SG - Wilbert Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tyrone Woodard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Quinlan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright hits the finger roll | 61-49 |
| 07:04 | Elon | Wilbert Thomas misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 61-49 |
| 07:02 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 06:41 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 06:39 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns tips it but misses | 61-49 |
| 06:37 | Elon | The rebound goes to Brian Quinlan | 61-49 |
| 06:20 | Elon | Howard Cox is fouled on the floor by James Leighton - foul #3 on James Leighton, team foul #8 | 61-49 |
| 06:20 | Elon | Howard Cox misses the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 06:20 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Bruce Wright | 61-49 |
| 05:54 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Leighton | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:42 | Elon | Lawrence Sartor lays it in set up by Brian Quinlan | 63-51 |
| 05:32 | Northern Iowa | James Clark scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Gerald Whitt | 65-51 |
| 05:24 | Elon | Tyrone Woodard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 65-51 |
| 05:22 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt grabs the board | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:57 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt hits a shot near the basket set up by Bruce Wright | 67-51 |
| 04:39 | Elon | Brian Quinlan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gale Busselberg (PG), David Simmons (SG), Frank Green (SF), Mark Coogan (PF), Danny Vedder (C) James Leighton, Gerald Whitt, Bruce Wright, Robert Towns, James Clark | |
| Subs | Elon | Timothy Brito (PG), Daniel Delp (SG), Jerry Hawkins (SF), David Johnson (PF), Billy Smith (C) Lawrence Sartor, Wilbert Thomas, Tyrone Woodard, Brian Quinlan, Howard Cox | |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Hawkins steps in front of the Gale Busselberg pass | 67-51 |
| 04:06 | Elon | Jerry Hawkins is fouled on the floor by David Simmons - foul #1 on David Simmons, team foul #9 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG) Gale Busselberg | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 04:06 | Elon | Jerry Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 04:06 | Elon | Jerry Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 04:06 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder snags the defensive board | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:49 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-52 |
| 03:47 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons gets the offensive rebound | 67-52 |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dennis Hargrove | 70-52 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Simmons (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Green (fresh) PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Danny Vedder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Timothy Brito (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Delp (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Hawkins (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Billy Smith (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Elon | Billy Smith misses the lay-in | 70-52 |
| 03:11 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green snags the defensive board | 70-52 |
| 02:43 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green is fouled on the floor by Timothy Brito - foul #2 on Timothy Brito, team foul #5 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG), Bruce Wright (SG), Robert Towns (PF), James Clark (C) Dennis Hargrove, David Simmons, Mark Coogan, Danny Vedder | |
| Subs | Elon | Lawrence Sartor (PG), Jason Dang (PF), Brian Quinlan (C) Timothy Brito, David Johnson, Billy Smith | |
| 02:28 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Sartor - foul #2 on Lawrence Sartor, team foul #6 | 70-52 |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | James Clark travels with the ball | 70-52 |
| 02:08 | Elon | Daniel Delp can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-52 |
| 02:07 | Elon | Brian Quinlan tips it home | 70-54 |
| 01:43 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 70-54 |
| 01:42 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns grabs the offensive board | 70-54 |
| 01:26 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green blows the layup but he's fouled by Jerry Hawkins - foul #2 on Jerry Hawkins, team foul #7 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Simmons (SG) Bruce Wright | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 01:26 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green makes the 1st free throw | 71-54 |
| 01:26 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green makes the 2nd free throw | 72-54 |
| 01:13 | Elon | David Simmons is called for the reach on Daniel Delp - foul #2 on David Simmons, team foul #10 | 72-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright (SF) Frank Green | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 01:13 | Elon | Daniel Delp misses the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 01:13 | Elon | Daniel Delp makes the 2nd free throw | 72-55 |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Bruce Wright | 74-55 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Elon | Jason Dang drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Delp and the foul's on James Clark - foul #1 on James Clark, team foul #11 | 74-57 |
| 00:45 | Elon | Jason Dang makes the free throw | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | James Clark can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 74-58 |
| 00:16 | Elon | Brian Quinlan grabs the defensive rebound | 74-58 |
| 00:10 | Elon | Lawrence Sartor drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Hawkins | 74-61 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton runs out the clock | 74-61 |