| Lineup | Elon | PG - William Lewis (fresh) SG - Darrell Trumbull (fresh) SF - John Stark (fresh) PF - Todd Swenson (fresh) C - Anthony Conner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Christopher Burnett (fresh) SG - William Natal (fresh) SF - Keith Blair (fresh) PF - William Beresford (fresh) C - William Swider (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | William Swider wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:40 | UC Riverside | William Natal hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Elon | Todd Swenson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Elon | John Stark hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Elon | Anthony Conner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Elon | John Stark tips it home | 4-0 |
| 18:47 | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Keith Blair | 4-3 |
| 18:28 | Elon | Todd Swenson makes the jumper from close range | 6-3 |
| 18:17 | UC Riverside | Keith Blair can't finish the layup | 6-3 |
| 18:16 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 18:01 | Elon | William Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 17:59 | UC Riverside | William Swider grabs the board | 6-3 |
| 17:47 | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Keith Blair and he's fouled by William Lewis - foul #1 on William Lewis, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein (PG), Perry Wolfe (SF), Delbert Jones (C) William Lewis, John Stark, Anthony Conner | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Christian Rosati (SF) Keith Blair | |
| 17:47 | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett makes the free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:45 | Elon | William Beresford is called for the reach on Perry Wolfe in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Beresford, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Keith Blair (SF) Christopher Burnett | |
| 17:31 | Elon | Perry Wolfe can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 17:30 | UC Riverside | William Swider gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 17:16 | UC Riverside | William Natal hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Delbert Jones - foul #1 on Delbert Jones, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Elon | Ray Washington (SG), George Fry (PF) Darrell Trumbull, Todd Swenson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 17:16 | UC Riverside | William Natal makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 17:16 | UC Riverside | William Natal makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 17:12 | Elon | Keith Blair takes the ball from Andrew Schoenstein in the backcourt | 6-8 |
| 17:05 | UC Riverside | William Natal misses the shot from the left side | 6-8 |
| 17:04 | UC Riverside | William Beresford pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 16:51 | UC Riverside | William Natal connects on the shot near the basket | 6-10 |
| 16:35 | Elon | Delbert Jones makes the shot in the paint | 8-10 |
| 16:26 | UC Riverside | William Natal loses the dribble to Perry Wolfe | 8-10 |
| 16:21 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-10 |
| Subs | Elon | William Lewis (PG), John Stark (SF), Todd Swenson (PF), Anthony Conner (C) Ray Washington, Perry Wolfe, George Fry, Delbert Jones | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett (PG) Christian Rosati | |
| 16:05 | UC Riverside | William Natal is fouled on the floor by William Lewis - foul #2 on William Lewis, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Elon | Darrell Trumbull (SG) William Lewis | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 15:45 | UC Riverside | The short jumper by Christopher Burnett is denied by Todd Swenson | 8-10 |
| 15:44 | Elon | The rebound goes to Todd Swenson | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Andrew Schoenstein (fairly fresh) SG - Darrell Trumbull (fresh) SF - John Stark (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Todd Swenson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Conner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Christopher Burnett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Natal (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Keith Blair (tiring) 2 ast. PF - William Swider (tiring) 2 reb. C - William Beresford (tiring) | |
| 15:28 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull is open and buries a jumper from the right side set up by Andrew Schoenstein | 10-10 |
| 15:20 | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-10 |
| 15:18 | Elon | The rebound goes to Todd Swenson | 10-10 |
| 14:56 | Elon | John Stark is whistled for traveling | 10-10 |
| Subs | Elon | Ray Washington (PG), Perry Wolfe (SF), George Fry (PF), Delbert Jones (C) Andrew Schoenstein, John Stark, Todd Swenson, Anthony Conner | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Christian Rosati (PG) Keith Blair | |
| 14:45 | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-10 |
| 14:44 | UC Riverside | Christian Rosati can't tip it in | 10-10 |
| 14:42 | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:35 | UC Riverside | George Fry is called for the reach on William Beresford - foul #1 on George Fry, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| 14:20 | UC Riverside | William Swider clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on Ray Washington - foul #1 on Ray Washington, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Keith Blair (SF) William Natal | |
| 14:20 | UC Riverside | William Swider makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:20 | UC Riverside | William Swider makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:07 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ray Washington | 12-12 |
| 14:02 | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett blows the layup | 12-12 |
| 14:01 | Elon | The rebound goes to George Fry | 12-12 |
| 13:56 | Elon | Perry Wolfe is hacked by Christian Rosati - foul #1 on Christian Rosati, team foul #2 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Natal (SG) William Swider | |
| 13:45 | Elon | George Fry knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Ray Washington | 14-12 |
| 13:40 | UC Riverside | William Natal makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Christian Rosati | 14-14 |
| 13:35 | Elon | Perry Wolfe drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from George Fry and he's fouled by Keith Blair - foul #1 on Keith Blair, team foul #3 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Elon | Todd Swenson (PF) George Fry | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 13:35 | Elon | Perry Wolfe makes the free throw | 17-14 |
| 13:21 | UC Riverside | Keith Blair misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-14 |
| 13:20 | Elon | The rebound goes to Todd Swenson | 17-14 |
| 13:18 | Elon | Todd Swenson is hacked by Keith Blair in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Blair, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein (PG), John Stark (SF) Darrell Trumbull, Perry Wolfe | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Swider (C) Keith Blair | |
| 13:03 | Elon | Delbert Jones misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 17-14 |
| 13:01 | UC Riverside | William Beresford grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 12:58 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-14 |
| Subs | Elon | Anthony Conner (C) Delbert Jones | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 12:53 | UC Riverside | William Natal connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Burnett | 17-16 |
| 12:51 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-16 |
| 12:32 | UC Riverside | Anthony Conner blocks the short jumper by William Swider | 17-16 |
| 12:31 | Elon | The rebound goes to John Stark | 17-16 |
| 12:25 | Elon | Ray Washington travels in the backcourt | 17-16 |
| Subs | Elon | Darrell Trumbull (SG) Ray Washington | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 12:20 | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett misses the fadeaway from the right side | 17-16 |
| 12:18 | UC Riverside | Christian Rosati grabs the offensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 12:04 | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 12:02 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to William Beresford | 17-16 |
| 11:50 | UC Riverside | Todd Swenson is called for the reach on William Natal - foul #1 on Todd Swenson, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| 11:35 | UC Riverside | Darrell Trumbull steps in front of the Christopher Burnett pass | 17-16 |
| 11:31 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull lays it in | 19-16 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Andrew Schoenstein (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darrell Trumbull (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Stark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Swenson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Conner (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Christian Rosati (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Natal (tired) 8 pts. SF - Christopher Burnett (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Beresford (tired) 3 reb. C - William Swider (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:08 | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett blows the dunk | 19-16 |
| 11:06 | Elon | Anthony Conner snags the defensive board | 19-16 |
| 10:44 | Elon | John Stark can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on William Swider - foul #1 on William Swider, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Elon | Ray Washington (PG), Perry Wolfe (SG), George Fry (PF), Delbert Jones (C) Andrew Schoenstein, Darrell Trumbull, Todd Swenson, Anthony Conner | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 10:44 | Elon | John Stark makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:44 | Elon | John Stark misses the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:44 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to William Swider | 20-16 |
| 10:27 | UC Riverside | Christian Rosati is hacked by John Stark - foul #1 on John Stark, team foul #7 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Elon | Darrell Trumbull (SG) John Stark | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 10:27 | UC Riverside | Christian Rosati makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 10:27 | UC Riverside | Christian Rosati makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 10:07 | Elon | Perry Wolfe is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-18 |
| 10:05 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull hits the follow up shot | 22-18 |
| 09:44 | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-18 |
| 09:43 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull pulls down the rebound | 22-18 |
| 09:30 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Ray Washington and the foul's on William Natal - foul #1 on William Natal, team foul #6 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein (PG), Todd Swenson (PF) Ray Washington, George Fry | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 09:30 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull misses the free throw | 24-18 |
| 09:30 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to William Beresford | 24-18 |
| 09:07 | UC Riverside | William Swider travels with the ball | 24-18 |
| Subs | Elon | John Stark (SF) Perry Wolfe | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 08:58 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-18 |
| 08:43 | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Christian Rosati | 27-20 |
| 08:27 | Elon | Christian Rosati is called for the reach on Andrew Schoenstein - foul #2 on Christian Rosati, team foul #7 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Elon | Ray Washington (SG), George Fry (PF), Anthony Conner (C) Darrell Trumbull, Todd Swenson, Delbert Jones | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Keith Blair (SF) Christian Rosati | |
| 08:27 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein misses the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 08:27 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein grabs the offensive board | 27-20 |
| 08:22 | Elon | George Fry misses the easy open layup | 27-20 |
| 08:21 | Elon | John Stark snags the offensive board | 27-20 |
| 08:11 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein can't finish the layup | 27-20 |
| 08:09 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein snags the offensive board | 27-20 |
| 07:57 | Elon | John Stark misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Keith Blair - foul #3 on Keith Blair, team foul #8 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Elon | Darrell Trumbull (SG) Andrew Schoenstein | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 07:57 | Elon | John Stark makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 07:57 | Elon | John Stark misses the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 07:57 | UC Riverside | William Swider grabs the board | 28-20 |
| 07:43 | UC Riverside | Keith Blair hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-20 |
| 07:41 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull gets the rebound | 28-20 |
| 07:23 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-20 |
| Subs | Elon | Perry Wolfe (SF), Todd Swenson (PF), Delbert Jones (C) John Stark, George Fry, Anthony Conner | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Ray Washington (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Darrell Trumbull (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Perry Wolfe (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Todd Swenson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Delbert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Christopher Burnett (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Natal (very tired) 8 pts. SF - Keith Blair (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - William Swider (very tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Beresford (very tired) 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ray Washington - foul #2 on Ray Washington, team foul #8 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein (PG) Ray Washington | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 07:11 | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 07:11 | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 07:09 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-22 |
| 06:52 | UC Riverside | The short jumper by William Swider is denied by Todd Swenson | 28-22 |
| 06:50 | Elon | The rebound goes to Todd Swenson | 28-22 |
| 06:46 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Burnett - foul #1 on Christopher Burnett, team foul #9 | 28-22 |
| 06:46 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 06:46 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 06:22 | UC Riverside | William Beresford is whistled for traveling | 30-22 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Christian Rosati (SF) Keith Blair | |
| 06:02 | Elon | Delbert Jones misses long on an open turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Christian Rosati - foul #3 on Christian Rosati, team foul #10 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Elon | John Stark (SF), George Fry (PF) Perry Wolfe, Todd Swenson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Keith Blair (SF) Christian Rosati | |
| 06:02 | Elon | Delbert Jones misses the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 06:02 | Elon | Delbert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 05:58 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 31-22 |
| Subs | Elon | Perry Wolfe (SF), Todd Swenson (PF), Anthony Conner (C) John Stark, George Fry, Delbert Jones | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 05:43 | UC Riverside | William Natal loses the ball out of bounds | 31-22 |
| 05:27 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 31-22 |
| 05:25 | Elon | Perry Wolfe pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 05:12 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull is fouled on the floor by William Natal - foul #2 on William Natal, team foul #11 | 31-22 |
| 05:12 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 05:12 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull makes the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 04:55 | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett buries a jumpshot from the right side | 33-24 |
| 04:37 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull is whistled for traveling | 33-24 |
| Subs | Elon | John Stark (SF) Perry Wolfe | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 04:21 | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett is whistled for a carry | 33-24 |
| Subs | Elon | Delbert Jones (C) Anthony Conner | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 04:17 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein is hacked by William Beresford in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Beresford, team foul #12 | 33-24 |
| 04:17 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 04:17 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 04:04 | UC Riverside | Delbert Jones denies the turnaround by Christopher Burnett | 35-24 |
| 04:03 | Elon | John Stark snags the defensive board | 35-24 |
| 03:48 | Elon | Todd Swenson is wide open and dunks the ball on a nice dish by Darrell Trumbull | 37-24 |
| 03:41 | UC Riverside | William Natal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-24 |
| Subs | Elon | William Lewis (PG), Ray Washington (SG), George Fry (PF) Andrew Schoenstein, Darrell Trumbull, Todd Swenson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 03:25 | Elon | William Swider takes the ball from George Fry | 37-24 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - William Lewis (fresh) SG - Ray Washington (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Stark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Fry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Delbert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Christopher Burnett (very tired) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Natal (very tired) 8 pts. SF - Keith Blair (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - William Beresford (very tired) 4 reb. C - William Swider (very tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | UC Riverside | William Natal misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Ray Washington - foul #3 on Ray Washington, team foul #9 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein (SG) Ray Washington | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 03:15 | UC Riverside | William Natal makes the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 03:15 | UC Riverside | William Natal makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 02:50 | Elon | William Lewis's pass is intercepted by William Beresford | 37-26 |
| 02:47 | UC Riverside | William Lewis takes the ball from Christopher Burnett in the backcourt | 37-26 |
| 02:45 | Elon | William Lewis lays it up and in | 39-26 |
| 02:30 | UC Riverside | Keith Blair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-26 |
| Subs | Elon | Perry Wolfe (SG), Todd Swenson (PF), Anthony Conner (C) Andrew Schoenstein, John Stark, George Fry | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Christian Rosati (SF) Keith Blair | |
| 02:14 | Elon | Anthony Conner misses the jumper from close range | 39-26 |
| 02:13 | Elon | Perry Wolfe tips it but misses | 39-26 |
| 02:12 | UC Riverside | William Beresford pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| 02:08 | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-26 |
| 02:06 | Elon | Todd Swenson gets the rebound | 39-26 |
| 02:02 | Elon | William Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by William Natal - foul #3 on William Natal, team foul #13 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Elon | Darrell Trumbull (SG) Delbert Jones | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Keith Blair (SF) William Natal | |
| 02:02 | Elon | William Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 02:02 | Elon | William Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 02:02 | UC Riverside | William Swider grabs the board | 39-26 |
| 01:52 | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett makes the 3 from straight away | 39-29 |
| 01:37 | Elon | Keith Blair takes the ball from Anthony Conner | 39-29 |
| 01:26 | UC Riverside | William Swider jams it | 39-31 |
| 01:01 | Elon | Perry Wolfe scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from William Lewis | 41-31 |
| 00:52 | UC Riverside | William Swider scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 41-33 |
| 00:39 | Elon | Perry Wolfe can't connect on an uncontested floater near the basket | 41-33 |
| 00:37 | Elon | Perry Wolfe hits the follow up shot | 43-33 |
| 00:27 | UC Riverside | Perry Wolfe steps in front of the Christopher Burnett pass | 43-33 |
| 00:20 | Elon | Christian Rosati steals the ball from Anthony Conner | 43-33 |
| 00:03 | UC Riverside | Christopher Burnett's fadeaway is rejected by Todd Swenson | 43-33 |
| 00:01 | UC Riverside | William Swider grabs the offensive board | 43-33 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | The clock runs out | 43-33 |