| Lineup | Elon | PG - Donald Leonard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sherman Glazewski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Richard Dupont (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Meinberg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tim Robinson (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Walton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | The Citadel | Tim Robinson inbounds the ball | 39-40 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | The Citadel | Dale Shaw comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Donald Leonard - foul #2 on Donald Leonard, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| 19:50 | The Citadel | Dale Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 19:50 | The Citadel | Dale Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 19:31 | Elon | Gary Stewart misses the jumpshot from the right side | 39-42 |
| 19:30 | The Citadel | Dale Shaw grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 19:09 | The Citadel | Richard Dupont drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jon Meinberg | 39-45 |
| 18:44 | Elon | Gary Stewart comes up short on the floater in the lane | 39-45 |
| 18:42 | The Citadel | Tim Robinson snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 18:38 | The Citadel | Sherman Glazewski is called for the reach on Jon Meinberg - foul #2 on Sherman Glazewski, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| 18:16 | The Citadel | Tim Robinson scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Jon Meinberg | 39-47 |
| 17:55 | Elon | Donald Leonard misses the lay-in | 39-47 |
| 17:53 | Elon | Gary Stewart gets the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 17:36 | Elon | Richard Dupont is called for the reach on Donald Leonard - foul #3 on Richard Dupont, team foul #1 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Williams (PG) Richard Dupont | |
| 17:21 | Elon | Christopher Barnes scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Sherman Glazewski | 41-47 |
| 16:57 | The Citadel | Dennis Walton misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gary Stewart - foul #1 on Gary Stewart, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Elon | Steven Humphreys (SG), Walter Norris (SF) Christopher Barnes, Elmer Rhodes | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 16:57 | The Citadel | Dennis Walton misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 16:57 | The Citadel | Dennis Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 16:38 | Elon | Gary Stewart misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 16:36 | Elon | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Stewart | 41-48 |
| 16:31 | Elon | Steven Humphreys misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-48 |
| 16:30 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Dale Shaw | 41-48 |
| 16:20 | The Citadel | William Williams blows the layup | 41-48 |
| 16:18 | Elon | Steven Humphreys grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 16:13 | Elon | Donald Leonard misses the floater from the right side | 41-48 |
| 16:12 | Elon | Walter Norris tips it in | 43-48 |
| 15:43 | The Citadel | Jon Meinberg misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 15:42 | The Citadel | Tim Robinson tips it in | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Donald Leonard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Humphreys (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Walter Norris (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sherman Glazewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Stewart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - William Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Meinberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Tim Robinson (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dale Shaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Walton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Elon | Donald Leonard clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 15:27 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Tim Robinson | 43-50 |
| 15:11 | The Citadel | Gary Stewart is called for the reach on Dale Shaw - foul #2 on Gary Stewart, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Elon | Robert Carlson (PG), Christopher Barnes (SG), Elmer Rhodes (SF), Melvin Casiano (PF), David Claude (C) Donald Leonard, Steven Humphreys, Walter Norris, Sherman Glazewski, Gary Stewart | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Richard Dupont (PG), Matthew Hazelwood (SF), Kenneth McGarvey (PF), Randall Schill (C) Jon Meinberg, Tim Robinson, Dale Shaw, Dennis Walton | |
| 15:01 | The Citadel | Randall Schill hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Dupont | 43-52 |
| 14:47 | Elon | Robert Carlson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 14:46 | The Citadel | Richard Dupont gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 14:25 | The Citadel | Richard Dupont knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Randall Schill | 43-55 |
| 14:08 | Elon | Elmer Rhodes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-55 |
| 14:07 | The Citadel | Richard Dupont snags the defensive board | 43-55 |
| 13:44 | The Citadel | Elmer Rhodes is called for the reach on Matthew Hazelwood - foul #3 on Elmer Rhodes, team foul #5 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Elon | Donald Leonard (PG) Robert Carlson | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Tim Robinson (SF), Dale Shaw (PF) William Williams, Randall Schill | |
| 13:37 | The Citadel | Richard Dupont is whistled for a carry | 43-55 |
| 13:16 | Elon | Elmer Rhodes misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth McGarvey - foul #1 on Kenneth McGarvey, team foul #2 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Elon | Sherman Glazewski (PF), Gary Stewart (C) Melvin Casiano, David Claude | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Jon Meinberg (SG) Matthew Hazelwood | |
| 13:16 | Elon | Elmer Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 13:16 | Elon | Elmer Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 13:01 | The Citadel | Dale Shaw makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Kenneth McGarvey | 45-58 |
| 12:37 | Elon | Sherman Glazewski misses the shot in the paint | 45-58 |
| 12:36 | Elon | Donald Leonard tips it in | 47-58 |
| 12:16 | The Citadel | Tim Robinson can't connect on a runner from close range | 47-58 |
| 12:15 | Elon | Gary Stewart grabs the board | 47-58 |
| 11:58 | Elon | Donald Leonard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-58 |
| 11:56 | The Citadel | Tim Robinson pulls down the rebound | 47-58 |
| 11:34 | The Citadel | Richard Dupont throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-58 |
| Subs | Elon | Steven Humphreys (SG), Walter Norris (SF), Melvin Casiano (C) Christopher Barnes, Elmer Rhodes, Gary Stewart | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Matthew Hazelwood (PF), Dennis Walton (C) Dale Shaw, Kenneth McGarvey | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Donald Leonard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Humphreys (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Walter Norris (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sherman Glazewski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Melvin Casiano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Richard Dupont (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jon Meinberg (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Tim Robinson (fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. PF - Matthew Hazelwood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Walton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Elon | Walter Norris's pass is intercepted by Dennis Walton | 47-58 |
| 10:56 | The Citadel | Jon Meinberg comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-58 |
| 10:54 | Elon | Steven Humphreys snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 10:29 | Elon | Donald Leonard makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Humphreys | 50-58 |
| 10:20 | The Citadel | Matthew Hazelwood connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Richard Dupont and he's fouled by Walter Norris - foul #1 on Walter Norris, team foul #6 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Elon | Robert Carlson (PG), Christopher Barnes (SG), Gary Stewart (C) Donald Leonard, Walter Norris, Sherman Glazewski | |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Williams (PG), Randall Schill (SF), Dale Shaw (PF) Richard Dupont, Jon Meinberg, Tim Robinson | |
| 10:20 | The Citadel | Matthew Hazelwood makes the free throw | 50-61 |
| 10:03 | Elon | Dennis Walton steps in front of the Christopher Barnes pass | 50-61 |
| 09:42 | The Citadel | Matthew Hazelwood hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Carlson - foul #3 on Robert Carlson, team foul #7 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Elon | Elmer Rhodes (SF) Steven Humphreys | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 09:42 | The Citadel | Matthew Hazelwood makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 09:42 | The Citadel | Matthew Hazelwood misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 09:42 | Elon | Gary Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 09:28 | Elon | Christopher Barnes clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 50-62 |
| 09:26 | The Citadel | Randall Schill grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 09:02 | The Citadel | Dennis Walton is hacked by Gary Stewart - foul #3 on Gary Stewart, team foul #8 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Elon | Donald Leonard (PG) Robert Carlson | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Richard Dupont (PG), Tim Robinson (SF) William Williams, Randall Schill | |
| 09:02 | The Citadel | Dennis Walton misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 09:02 | Elon | Gary Stewart pulls down the rebound | 50-62 |
| 08:52 | Elon | Melvin Casiano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-62 |
| 08:50 | The Citadel | Tim Robinson snags the defensive board | 50-62 |
| 08:35 | The Citadel | Matthew Hazelwood clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Elmer Rhodes - foul #4 on Elmer Rhodes, team foul #9 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Elon | Steven Humphreys (SG), Walter Norris (SF), Sherman Glazewski (PF) Christopher Barnes, Elmer Rhodes, Melvin Casiano | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Kenneth McGarvey (C) Dennis Walton | |
| 08:35 | The Citadel | Matthew Hazelwood makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 08:35 | The Citadel | Matthew Hazelwood makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 08:16 | Elon | Walter Norris drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Donald Leonard | 52-64 |
| 08:02 | The Citadel | Richard Dupont blows the layup | 52-64 |
| 08:00 | Elon | Donald Leonard pulls down the rebound | 52-64 |
| 07:41 | Elon | Tim Robinson swats the layup by Sherman Glazewski | 52-64 |
| 07:39 | The Citadel | Dale Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 07:10 | The Citadel | Steven Humphreys steps in front of the Dale Shaw pass | 52-64 |
| 07:07 | Elon | Donald Leonard misses the easy layup | 52-64 |
| 07:06 | The Citadel | Matthew Hazelwood grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Donald Leonard (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Humphreys (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Walter Norris (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sherman Glazewski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Stewart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Richard Dupont (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Hazelwood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tim Robinson (fresh) 20 pts. 8 reb. PF - Dale Shaw (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth McGarvey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:48 | The Citadel | Sherman Glazewski picks off the pass by Kenneth McGarvey | 52-64 |
| 06:21 | Elon | Steven Humphreys loses the ball out of bounds | 52-64 |
| Subs | Elon | Robert Carlson (PG), Christopher Barnes (SG), Elmer Rhodes (SF), Melvin Casiano (C) Donald Leonard, Steven Humphreys, Walter Norris, Gary Stewart | |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Williams (PG), Jon Meinberg (SG), Randall Schill (PF), Dennis Walton (C) Richard Dupont, Matthew Hazelwood, Tim Robinson, Dale Shaw | |
| 06:12 | The Citadel | Dennis Walton misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-64 |
| 06:11 | Elon | The rebound goes to Melvin Casiano | 52-64 |
| 05:47 | Elon | Kenneth McGarvey swats the layup by Christopher Barnes | 52-64 |
| 05:46 | The Citadel | Randall Schill snags the defensive board | 52-64 |
| 05:40 | The Citadel | William Williams's 3 pointer is rejected by Elmer Rhodes | 52-64 |
| 05:39 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Walton | 52-64 |
| 05:27 | The Citadel | Kenneth McGarvey misses short on a floater from close range | 52-64 |
| 05:25 | Elon | Christopher Barnes grabs the board | 52-64 |
| 05:12 | Elon | Robert Carlson comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Dennis Walton - foul #2 on Dennis Walton, team foul #3 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Elon | David Claude (C) Sherman Glazewski | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Richard Dupont (PG), Tim Robinson (SF) William Williams, Kenneth McGarvey | |
| 05:12 | Elon | Robert Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 05:12 | Elon | Robert Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 04:47 | The Citadel | Dennis Walton is whistled for a carry | 54-64 |
| Subs | Elon | Donald Leonard (PG) Robert Carlson | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Dale Shaw (PF) Randall Schill | |
| 04:33 | Elon | Donald Leonard hits a shot from the left side | 56-64 |
| 04:20 | The Citadel | Richard Dupont is hacked by Christopher Barnes - foul #2 on Christopher Barnes, team foul #10 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Elon | Gary Stewart (C) David Claude | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 04:20 | The Citadel | Richard Dupont makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 04:20 | The Citadel | Richard Dupont makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 03:52 | Elon | Gary Stewart misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 56-66 |
| 03:51 | Elon | Christopher Barnes misses the tip | 56-66 |
| 03:50 | The Citadel | Tim Robinson grabs the board | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:32 | The Citadel | Richard Dupont misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-66 |
| 03:30 | Elon | Christopher Barnes grabs the board | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Elon | Christopher Barnes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 56-66 |
| 03:24 | The Citadel | Dale Shaw grabs the board | 56-66 |
| 03:06 | The Citadel | Dennis Walton drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Dupont and he's fouled by Gary Stewart - foul #4 on Gary Stewart, team foul #11 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Elon | Steven Humphreys (SG), Walter Norris (SF), Sherman Glazewski (PF) Christopher Barnes, Elmer Rhodes, Melvin Casiano | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Matthew Hazelwood (SG) Jon Meinberg | |
| 03:06 | The Citadel | Dennis Walton makes the free throw | 56-69 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Donald Leonard (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Humphreys (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Walter Norris (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sherman Glazewski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Richard Dupont (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Hazelwood (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tim Robinson (fresh) 20 pts. 9 reb. PF - Dale Shaw (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Walton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:52 | Elon | Gary Stewart misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Dennis Walton - foul #3 on Dennis Walton, team foul #4 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Elon | Robert Carlson (PG), Francis Curry (PF) Donald Leonard, Sherman Glazewski | |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Williams (PG), Richard Jacobsen (SG), Kenneth McGarvey (PF), Randall Schill (C) Richard Dupont, Tim Robinson, Dale Shaw, Dennis Walton | |
| 02:52 | Elon | Gary Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 02:52 | Elon | Gary Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 02:49 | The Citadel | The Citadel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-69 |
| Subs | Elon | Donald Leonard (PG), Christopher Barnes (SG), Elmer Rhodes (SF), Sherman Glazewski (PF) Robert Carlson, Steven Humphreys, Walter Norris, Francis Curry | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Richard Dupont (PG), Jon Meinberg (SG), Tim Robinson (SF), Dale Shaw (PF) William Williams, Richard Jacobsen, Matthew Hazelwood, Randall Schill | |
| 02:27 | The Citadel | Kenneth McGarvey loses the dribble to Donald Leonard | 58-69 |
| 02:11 | Elon | Elmer Rhodes misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-69 |
| 02:09 | The Citadel | Dale Shaw gets the rebound | 58-69 |
| 01:50 | The Citadel | Tim Robinson is fouled on the floor by Sherman Glazewski - foul #3 on Sherman Glazewski, team foul #12 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Elon | Robert Carlson (PG), Steven Humphreys (SG), Walter Norris (SF), Melvin Casiano (PF), David Claude (C) Donald Leonard, Christopher Barnes, Elmer Rhodes, Sherman Glazewski, Gary Stewart | |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Williams (PG), Matthew Hazelwood (SG), Randall Schill (C) Richard Dupont, Jon Meinberg, Dale Shaw | |
| 01:50 | The Citadel | Tim Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 01:50 | The Citadel | Tim Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 01:39 | Elon | David Claude misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #5 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Richard Jacobsen (SG) Tim Robinson | |
| 01:39 | Elon | David Claude misses the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 01:39 | Elon | David Claude makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 01:10 | The Citadel | Kenneth McGarvey misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-71 |
| 01:08 | Elon | Steven Humphreys grabs the defensive rebound | 59-71 |
| 01:04 | Elon | Steven Humphreys comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 59-71 |
| 01:02 | Elon | Melvin Casiano tips it but misses | 59-71 |
| 01:00 | The Citadel | Randall Schill pulls down the rebound | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | The Citadel | William Williams's pass is intercepted by David Claude | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Elon | Robert Carlson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-71 |
| 00:09 | The Citadel | Matthew Hazelwood comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 59-71 |
| 00:08 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to William Williams | 59-71 |
| 00:00 | The Citadel | William Williams runs out the clock | 59-71 |