| Lineup | Elon | PG - William Lewis (fresh) SG - Darrell Trumbull (fresh) SF - John Stark (fresh) PF - Todd Swenson (fresh) C - Anthony Conner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Luis Escobar (fresh) SG - David Marmon (fresh) SF - Dennis Terry (fresh) PF - Ralph Berry (fresh) C - Alfredo Ricci (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Tennessee State | Alfredo Ricci wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | East Tennessee State | Luis Escobar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull is denied on a layup by Alfredo Ricci | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | East Tennessee State | Dennis Terry grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | East Tennessee State | Ralph Berry misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Elon | John Stark snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Elon | William Lewis knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Darrell Trumbull | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | East Tennessee State | Luis Escobar hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Marmon | 3-3 |
| 18:19 | Elon | Todd Swenson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 18:17 | East Tennessee State | Dennis Terry gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:13 | East Tennessee State | David Marmon makes the jumper from the right block set up by Luis Escobar | 3-5 |
| 18:11 | Elon | Alfredo Ricci takes the ball from William Lewis in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 17:59 | East Tennessee State | Alfredo Ricci throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-5 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Michael Uhlig (PG), Terry Huot (SG), Timothy Neer (SF), Ronald Mattocks (PF), Gary Stone (C) Luis Escobar, David Marmon, Dennis Terry, Ralph Berry, Alfredo Ricci | |
| 17:48 | Elon | Anthony Conner scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from William Lewis | 5-5 |
| 17:33 | East Tennessee State | Timothy Neer clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-5 |
| 17:31 | Elon | The rebound goes to Todd Swenson | 5-5 |
| 17:28 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Huot - foul #1 on Terry Huot, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein (PG), Perry Wolfe (SF), Delbert Jones (C) William Lewis, John Stark, Anthony Conner | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 17:23 | Elon | Perry Wolfe comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-5 |
| 17:21 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein snags the offensive board | 5-5 |
| 17:08 | Elon | Delbert Jones double dribbles | 5-5 |
| Subs | Elon | Ray Washington (SG), George Fry (PF) Darrell Trumbull, Todd Swenson | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Luis Escobar (PG), David Marmon (SG) Michael Uhlig, Gary Stone | |
| 16:51 | East Tennessee State | Andrew Schoenstein steals it from Terry Huot | 5-5 |
| 16:36 | Elon | Perry Wolfe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-5 |
| 16:35 | Elon | Delbert Jones can't tip it in | 5-5 |
| 16:33 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Timothy Neer | 5-5 |
| 16:27 | East Tennessee State | Luis Escobar misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 16:25 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Mattocks grabs the offensive board | 5-5 |
| 16:05 | East Tennessee State | Ray Washington is called for the reach on Ronald Mattocks - foul #1 on Ray Washington, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Elon | William Lewis (PG), Darrell Trumbull (SG), John Stark (SF), Todd Swenson (PF) Andrew Schoenstein, Ray Washington, Perry Wolfe, George Fry | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Michael Uhlig (PG), Gary Stone (SG), Dennis Terry (SF), Ralph Berry (PF), Alfredo Ricci (C) Luis Escobar, David Marmon, Terry Huot, Timothy Neer, Ronald Mattocks | |
| 15:46 | East Tennessee State | Michael Uhlig's pass is intercepted by Todd Swenson | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - William Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Trumbull (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Stark (fresh) PF - Todd Swenson (fresh) C - Delbert Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Michael Uhlig (fresh) SG - Gary Stone (fresh) SF - Dennis Terry (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ralph Berry (fresh) C - Alfredo Ricci (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull connects on the open floater in the lane on a great pass from John Stark and he's fouled by Gary Stone - foul #1 on Gary Stone, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Elon | Anthony Conner (C) Delbert Jones | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 15:34 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull makes the free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:19 | East Tennessee State | Ralph Berry misses the floater from the left block | 8-5 |
| 15:17 | Elon | Todd Swenson grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 15:11 | Elon | Dennis Terry picks off the pass by William Lewis in the backcourt | 8-5 |
| 14:45 | East Tennessee State | Dennis Terry comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 14:44 | Elon | Anthony Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:32 | Elon | John Stark clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 14:31 | Elon | John Stark pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:14 | Elon | John Stark connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Darrell Trumbull | 11-5 |
| 14:09 | East Tennessee State | Michael Uhlig misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-5 |
| 14:07 | East Tennessee State | Alfredo Ricci misses the tip | 11-5 |
| 14:05 | East Tennessee State | Gary Stone can't tip it in | 11-5 |
| 14:04 | East Tennessee State | Dennis Terry pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 13:47 | East Tennessee State | Dennis Terry is fouled on the floor by William Lewis - foul #1 on William Lewis, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein (PG), Ray Washington (SG), Perry Wolfe (SF), George Fry (PF), Delbert Jones (C) William Lewis, Darrell Trumbull, John Stark, Todd Swenson, Anthony Conner | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Luis Escobar (PG), David Marmon (SG), Timothy Neer (PF) Michael Uhlig, Gary Stone, Ralph Berry | |
| 13:32 | East Tennessee State | Luis Escobar misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-5 |
| 13:30 | Elon | The rebound goes to Perry Wolfe | 11-5 |
| 13:13 | Elon | Perry Wolfe connects on the jump hook in the lane | 13-5 |
| 12:49 | East Tennessee State | Andrew Schoenstein is called for the reach on Luis Escobar - foul #1 on Andrew Schoenstein, team foul #3 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Terry Huot (SF), Ronald Mattocks (PF) Dennis Terry, Alfredo Ricci | |
| 12:37 | East Tennessee State | Luis Escobar knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Huot | 13-8 |
| 12:26 | Elon | Delbert Jones misses the easy layup | 13-8 |
| 12:24 | East Tennessee State | Terry Huot pulls down the rebound | 13-8 |
| 12:06 | East Tennessee State | Delbert Jones is called for the reach on Luis Escobar - foul #1 on Delbert Jones, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Elon | Darrell Trumbull (SG), Todd Swenson (PF) Ray Washington, George Fry | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Ralph Berry (PF) Timothy Neer | |
| 11:54 | East Tennessee State | David Marmon scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Ralph Berry | 13-10 |
| 11:37 | Elon | Todd Swenson misses the lay-in | 13-10 |
| 11:36 | Elon | Todd Swenson gets the offensive rebound | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Andrew Schoenstein (fresh) SG - Darrell Trumbull (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Perry Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Swenson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Delbert Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Luis Escobar (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Marmon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Huot (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ralph Berry (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Mattocks (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Elon | Ronald Mattocks blocks the short jumper by Perry Wolfe | 13-10 |
| 11:30 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Mattocks gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 11:25 | East Tennessee State | Luis Escobar can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Delbert Jones - foul #2 on Delbert Jones, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Elon | William Lewis (PG), George Fry (SF), Anthony Conner (C) Andrew Schoenstein, Perry Wolfe, Delbert Jones | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jeff Weslowski (SG), Dennis Terry (SF), Gary Stone (C) David Marmon, Terry Huot, Ronald Mattocks | |
| 11:25 | East Tennessee State | Luis Escobar misses the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 11:25 | East Tennessee State | Luis Escobar makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 10:57 | Elon | William Lewis's fadeaway is rejected by Ralph Berry | 13-11 |
| 10:56 | East Tennessee State | Ralph Berry snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 10:51 | East Tennessee State | Ralph Berry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Elon | John Stark (SF) George Fry | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Antonio Polanco (PG), Alfredo Ricci (C) Luis Escobar, Ralph Berry | |
| 10:29 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull is denied on a layup by Alfredo Ricci | 13-11 |
| 10:28 | Elon | Anthony Conner tips it back up and in | 15-11 |
| 10:06 | East Tennessee State | Antonio Polanco misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 10:05 | Elon | Anthony Conner grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 09:48 | Elon | John Stark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-11 |
| Subs | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein (PG), Ray Washington (SG), George Fry (PF) William Lewis, Darrell Trumbull, Todd Swenson | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Michael Uhlig (PG), David Marmon (SG), Terry Huot (SF), Timothy Neer (PF) Antonio Polanco, Jeff Weslowski, Dennis Terry, Gary Stone | |
| 09:26 | East Tennessee State | Michael Uhlig misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 09:24 | East Tennessee State | Timothy Neer can't tip it in | 15-11 |
| 09:22 | East Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Alfredo Ricci | 15-11 |
| 09:11 | East Tennessee State | Alfredo Ricci's floater is knocked away by John Stark | 15-11 |
| 09:10 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 08:54 | Elon | George Fry misses the easy open layup | 15-11 |
| 08:53 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein snags the offensive board | 15-11 |
| 08:38 | Elon | Anthony Conner can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Marmon - foul #1 on David Marmon, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Elon | Perry Wolfe (SF), Todd Swenson (PF) John Stark, George Fry | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Luis Escobar (PG), Dennis Terry (SF), Ralph Berry (PF), Ronald Mattocks (C) Michael Uhlig, Terry Huot, Timothy Neer, Alfredo Ricci | |
| 08:38 | Elon | Anthony Conner makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 08:38 | Elon | Anthony Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 08:38 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Ralph Berry | 16-11 |
| 08:22 | East Tennessee State | Dennis Terry loses the dribble to Todd Swenson | 16-11 |
| 08:15 | Elon | Todd Swenson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ronald Mattocks - foul #1 on Ronald Mattocks, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Elon | William Lewis (PG), Darrell Trumbull (SG) Andrew Schoenstein, Ray Washington | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 08:15 | Elon | Todd Swenson misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 08:15 | Elon | Todd Swenson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 07:56 | East Tennessee State | David Marmon is whistled for traveling | 17-11 |
| Subs | Elon | George Fry (C) Anthony Conner | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Gary Stone (C) Ralph Berry | |
| 07:52 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull loses the dribble to Luis Escobar in the backcourt | 17-11 |
| 07:42 | East Tennessee State | Dennis Terry hits a 3 from the right corner | 17-14 |
| 07:22 | Elon | Dennis Terry is called for the reach on Darrell Trumbull - foul #1 on Dennis Terry, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Elon | Anthony Conner (C) Todd Swenson | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Terry Huot (SG) David Marmon | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - William Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Trumbull (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Perry Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Fry (fresh) C - Anthony Conner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Luis Escobar (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Huot (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Terry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Mattocks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Stone (fresh) | |
| 06:58 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull is whistled for a carry | 17-14 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Timothy Neer (PF) Ronald Mattocks | |
| 06:44 | East Tennessee State | Dennis Terry buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Terry Huot | 17-16 |
| 06:21 | Elon | Luis Escobar is called for the reach on William Lewis - foul #1 on Luis Escobar, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein (PG), Ray Washington (SG), John Stark (SF), Todd Swenson (PF) William Lewis, Darrell Trumbull, Perry Wolfe, George Fry | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Michael Uhlig (PG), David Marmon (SG), Ralph Berry (PF) Luis Escobar, Terry Huot, Gary Stone | |
| 06:05 | Elon | Ray Washington misses the 3 from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 06:03 | East Tennessee State | Ralph Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 05:43 | East Tennessee State | Timothy Neer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 05:42 | Elon | John Stark pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 05:38 | Elon | Anthony Conner loses the dribble to David Marmon | 17-16 |
| 05:34 | East Tennessee State | Dennis Terry banks in the layup set up by David Marmon | 17-18 |
| 05:10 | Elon | John Stark can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 17-18 |
| 05:09 | East Tennessee State | Ralph Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 05:01 | East Tennessee State | David Marmon misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Ray Washington - foul #2 on Ray Washington, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Elon | Darrell Trumbull (SG), George Fry (C) Ray Washington, Anthony Conner | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Luis Escobar (PG), Terry Huot (SF), Ronald Mattocks (PF), Alfredo Ricci (C) Michael Uhlig, Dennis Terry, Ralph Berry, Timothy Neer | |
| 05:01 | East Tennessee State | David Marmon misses the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 05:01 | East Tennessee State | David Marmon makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 04:43 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Todd Swenson and he's hacked by David Marmon - foul #2 on David Marmon, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Elon | William Lewis (PG), Perry Wolfe (SF) Andrew Schoenstein, John Stark | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Gary Stone (SF) David Marmon | |
| 04:43 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull makes the free throw | 20-19 |
| 04:29 | East Tennessee State | Gary Stone loses the dribble to William Lewis | 20-19 |
| 04:10 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull drills a runner in the lane | 22-19 |
| 03:56 | East Tennessee State | Gary Stone hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 22-19 |
| 03:55 | East Tennessee State | Terry Huot pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 03:41 | East Tennessee State | Luis Escobar hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Terry Huot | 22-21 |
| 03:13 | Elon | William Lewis misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Ronald Mattocks - foul #2 on Ronald Mattocks, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein (SG), John Stark (SF), Delbert Jones (C) Darrell Trumbull, Perry Wolfe, George Fry | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | David Marmon (SG), Dennis Terry (SF), Ralph Berry (PF), Timothy Neer (C) Terry Huot, Gary Stone, Ronald Mattocks, Alfredo Ricci | |
| 03:13 | Elon | William Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 03:13 | Elon | William Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 03:13 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Ralph Berry | 23-21 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - William Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Schoenstein (fresh) SF - John Stark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Swenson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Delbert Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Luis Escobar (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Marmon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Terry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Berry (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Timothy Neer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:55 | East Tennessee State | Luis Escobar misses the 3 from the left corner | 23-21 |
| 02:53 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 02:48 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein is hacked by David Marmon in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Marmon, team foul #9 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Elon | Ray Washington (SG) William Lewis | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Michael Uhlig (PG), Jeff Weslowski (SG) Luis Escobar, David Marmon | |
| 02:48 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 02:48 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein misses the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 02:48 | East Tennessee State | Timothy Neer gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 02:38 | East Tennessee State | Dennis Terry misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 02:36 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 02:29 | Elon | John Stark knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Andrew Schoenstein | 26-21 |
| 02:25 | East Tennessee State | Michael Uhlig misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Andrew Schoenstein - foul #2 on Andrew Schoenstein, team foul #7 | 26-21 |
| 02:25 | East Tennessee State | Michael Uhlig makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 02:25 | East Tennessee State | Michael Uhlig makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 02:14 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein is hacked by Jeff Weslowski - foul #1 on Jeff Weslowski, team foul #10 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Elon | Darrell Trumbull (SG) Ray Washington | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Alfredo Ricci (C) Timothy Neer | |
| 02:14 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 02:14 | Elon | Andrew Schoenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 01:58 | East Tennessee State | Alfredo Ricci can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 01:56 | Elon | John Stark grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 01:40 | Elon | John Stark is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Todd Swenson | 30-23 |
| 01:25 | East Tennessee State | Ralph Berry scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dennis Terry | 30-25 |
| 01:21 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull is hacked by Jeff Weslowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeff Weslowski, team foul #11 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Elon | Perry Wolfe (SF), George Fry (PF) John Stark, Todd Swenson | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Luis Escobar (PG), Gary Stone (SG), Timothy Neer (PF) Michael Uhlig, Jeff Weslowski, Ralph Berry | |
| 01:21 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 01:21 | Elon | Darrell Trumbull makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 01:03 | East Tennessee State | Gary Stone can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Darrell Trumbull - foul #1 on Darrell Trumbull, team foul #8 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Elon | William Lewis (PG), Ray Washington (SG) Andrew Schoenstein, Darrell Trumbull | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 01:03 | East Tennessee State | Gary Stone makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 01:03 | East Tennessee State | Gary Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 00:47 | Elon | Perry Wolfe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-27 |
| Subs | Elon | Anthony Conner (C) Delbert Jones | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Terry Huot (SG), Ronald Mattocks (PF) Dennis Terry, Alfredo Ricci | |
| 00:33 | East Tennessee State | Terry Huot can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 00:32 | East Tennessee State | Gary Stone pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 00:27 | East Tennessee State | Luis Escobar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 00:25 | East Tennessee State | Timothy Neer tips it back up and in | 32-29 |
| 00:22 | Elon | Luis Escobar steals it from Perry Wolfe in the backcourt | 32-29 |
| 00:03 | East Tennessee State | Gary Stone misses short on a floater in the lane | 32-29 |
| 00:01 | East Tennessee State | Timothy Neer tips it home | 32-31 |
| 00:00 | Elon | Perry Wolfe clanks a fullcourt shot | 32-31 |