| Lineup | Elon | PG - John Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Matthew Ruddy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Loren Bonnette (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Booth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Robert Ricks (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norman Kimbro (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willis Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Faulkner (fresh) 10 pts. C - Bruce Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Willis Robinson inbounds the ball | 29-44 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Ward hits the finger roll on a great pass from Willis Robinson and he's fouled by Roland Booth - foul #2 on Roland Booth, team foul #1 | 29-46 |
| 19:47 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Ward misses the free throw | 29-46 |
| 19:47 | Elon | Roland Booth gets the rebound | 29-46 |
| 19:21 | Elon | John Brooks makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Roger Frazier | 32-46 |
| 18:58 | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks is called for 5 seconds | 32-46 |
| 18:37 | Elon | Roland Booth misses long on a jumper near the basket | 32-46 |
| 18:36 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Willis Robinson | 32-46 |
| 18:18 | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks's pass is intercepted by Roland Booth | 32-46 |
| 18:07 | Elon | Roland Booth is called for a backcourt violation | 32-46 |
| Subs | Elon | John Scherer (SG), John Craft (SF), John Borne (PF), Antonio Hall (C) Roger Frazier, Matthew Ruddy, Loren Bonnette, Roland Booth | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Miroslav Grabonski (SG), Jacques Dubose (SF), Daniel Burnham (PF), Miladen Zam (C) Norman Kimbro, Willis Robinson, Steven Faulkner, Bruce Ward | |
| 17:55 | Sam Houston State | Miroslav Grabonski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 32-46 |
| 17:54 | Elon | John Craft grabs the board | 32-46 |
| 17:51 | Elon | John Brooks is hacked by Robert Ricks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Ricks, team foul #1 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Elon | Wesley King (SG) John Brooks | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Samuel Jackson (PG) Robert Ricks | |
| 17:38 | Elon | John Scherer connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 17:15 | Sam Houston State | Miladen Zam blows the layup but he's fouled by Antonio Hall - foul #1 on Antonio Hall, team foul #2 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro (SG) Samuel Jackson | |
| 17:15 | Sam Houston State | Miladen Zam makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 17:15 | Sam Houston State | Miladen Zam makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 17:03 | Elon | John Craft scores on a floater from the left block | 36-48 |
| 16:35 | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-48 |
| 16:33 | Elon | John Borne snags the defensive board | 36-48 |
| 16:11 | Elon | Antonio Hall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-48 |
| 16:09 | Elon | John Borne hits the follow up shot | 38-48 |
| 15:58 | Sam Houston State | Antonio Hall takes the ball from Jacques Dubose | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - John Scherer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley King (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Craft (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Borne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Antonio Hall (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Miroslav Grabonski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Norman Kimbro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacques Dubose (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Burnham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Miladen Zam (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:56 | Elon | John Scherer is hacked by Miroslav Grabonski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Miroslav Grabonski, team foul #2 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Elon | John Brooks (PG), Roger Frazier (SG), Matthew Ruddy (SF), Loren Bonnette (PF), Roland Booth (C) John Scherer, Wesley King, John Craft, John Borne, Antonio Hall | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks (PG), Edward Bosque (SG), Willis Robinson (SF), Steven Faulkner (PF), Bruce Ward (C) Miroslav Grabonski, Norman Kimbro, Jacques Dubose, Daniel Burnham, Miladen Zam | |
| 15:36 | Elon | Roland Booth is open but misses the lay-in | 38-48 |
| 15:35 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 15:24 | Sam Houston State | Steven Faulkner steps out of bounds on the sideline | 38-48 |
| 15:09 | Elon | John Brooks misses the dunk but he's fouled by Edward Bosque - foul #4 on Edward Bosque, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Samuel Jackson (SG) Edward Bosque | |
| 15:09 | Elon | John Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 15:09 | Elon | John Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 14:49 | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 14:47 | Elon | John Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 14:29 | Elon | John Brooks loses the dribble to Willis Robinson | 40-48 |
| 14:25 | Sam Houston State | Willis Robinson double dribbles | 40-48 |
| Subs | Elon | Wesley King (SG), Thomas Cunniff (SF), Antonio Hall (PF) Roger Frazier, Matthew Ruddy, Loren Bonnette | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro (SG) Samuel Jackson | |
| 14:22 | Elon | Antonio Hall's pass is intercepted by Robert Ricks in the backcourt | 40-48 |
| 14:05 | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-51 |
| 13:44 | Elon | Thomas Cunniff's fadeaway is rejected by Willis Robinson | 40-51 |
| 13:42 | Sam Houston State | Steven Faulkner pulls down the rebound | 40-51 |
| 13:22 | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Norman Kimbro | 40-54 |
| 13:16 | Elon | Wesley King comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 40-54 |
| 13:15 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Norman Kimbro | 40-54 |
| 13:11 | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-57 |
| 12:43 | Elon | Steven Faulkner swats the shot by John Brooks | 40-57 |
| 12:41 | Elon | Roland Booth tips it back up and in | 42-57 |
| 12:37 | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks misses long on a shot from the right side | 42-57 |
| 12:35 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Ward tips it in | 42-59 |
| 12:32 | Elon | John Brooks double dribbles in the backcourt | 42-59 |
| Subs | Elon | John Scherer (PG), Roger Frazier (SG), Matthew Ruddy (SF), John Craft (PF), John Borne (C) John Brooks, Wesley King, Thomas Cunniff, Antonio Hall, Roland Booth | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Samuel Jackson (PG), Miroslav Grabonski (SG), Jacques Dubose (SF), Daniel Burnham (PF), Miladen Zam (C) Robert Ricks, Norman Kimbro, Willis Robinson, Steven Faulkner, Bruce Ward | |
| 12:18 | Sam Houston State | Jacques Dubose misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-59 |
| 12:17 | Elon | John Craft pulls down the rebound | 42-59 |
| 12:05 | Elon | Roger Frazier drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from John Scherer | 44-59 |
| 11:47 | Sam Houston State | Miladen Zam comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-59 |
| 11:45 | Elon | John Craft grabs the defensive rebound | 44-59 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - John Scherer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Ruddy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Craft (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Borne (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Samuel Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Miroslav Grabonski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jacques Dubose (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Burnham (fresh) 5 pts. C - Miladen Zam (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Elon | Samuel Jackson steals it from Matthew Ruddy | 44-59 |
| 11:29 | Sam Houston State | Samuel Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-59 |
| Subs | Elon | Clinton Young (PG), Loren Bonnette (PF) Roger Frazier, Matthew Ruddy | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro (SG) Samuel Jackson | |
| 11:26 | Elon | Clinton Young throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-59 |
| 11:09 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Burnham can't finish the layup | 44-59 |
| 11:08 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Burnham pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-59 |
| 11:03 | Sam Houston State | Miroslav Grabonski slams it home on a nice dish by Norman Kimbro | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:56 | Elon | Loren Bonnette makes the wide open jumpshot from the right wing set up by John Scherer | 46-61 |
| 10:31 | Sam Houston State | Miroslav Grabonski is hacked by John Craft - foul #3 on John Craft, team foul #3 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Elon | John Brooks (PG), Wesley King (SG), Thomas Cunniff (SF), Antonio Hall (C) Clinton Young, John Scherer, John Craft, John Borne | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks (PG), Eric Knighten (SF), Steven Faulkner (PF), Bruce Ward (C) Miroslav Grabonski, Jacques Dubose, Daniel Burnham, Miladen Zam | |
| 10:20 | Sam Houston State | Steven Faulkner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-61 |
| 10:18 | Sam Houston State | Eric Knighten gets the offensive rebound | 46-61 |
| 10:10 | Sam Houston State | Eric Knighten misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 46-61 |
| 10:09 | Sam Houston State | Steven Faulkner snags the offensive board | 46-61 |
| 09:48 | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Steven Faulkner | 46-64 |
| 09:44 | Elon | Robert Ricks picks off the pass by Wesley King in the backcourt | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:27 | Sam Houston State | Eric Knighten can't connect on a runner from the left block | 46-64 |
| 09:26 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Ward misses the tip | 46-64 |
| 09:24 | Elon | Thomas Cunniff grabs the defensive rebound | 46-64 |
| 09:05 | Elon | Loren Bonnette can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Steven Faulkner - foul #1 on Steven Faulkner, team foul #4 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Elon | Roger Frazier (SG), Matthew Ruddy (SF), Roland Booth (C) Wesley King, Thomas Cunniff, Antonio Hall | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Samuel Jackson (PG), Willis Robinson (SF), Daniel Burnham (C) Robert Ricks, Steven Faulkner, Bruce Ward | |
| 09:05 | Elon | Loren Bonnette makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 09:05 | Elon | Loren Bonnette makes the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 08:46 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Ruddy is called for the reach on Willis Robinson - foul #2 on Matthew Ruddy, team foul #4 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Elon | Clinton Young (PG), John Borne (PF) John Brooks, Loren Bonnette | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Miroslav Grabonski (SG), Steven Faulkner (PF), Jacques Dubose (C) Norman Kimbro, Eric Knighten, Daniel Burnham | |
| 08:29 | Sam Houston State | The jump hook by Willis Robinson is blocked by John Borne | 48-64 |
| 08:27 | Sam Houston State | Steven Faulkner hits the follow up shot | 48-66 |
| 08:14 | Elon | Roger Frazier comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-66 |
| 08:12 | Sam Houston State | Steven Faulkner pulls down the rebound | 48-66 |
| 07:45 | Sam Houston State | Samuel Jackson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Miroslav Grabonski | 48-69 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Clinton Young (fresh) SG - Roger Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Ruddy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Borne (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Roland Booth (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Samuel Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Miroslav Grabonski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willis Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Steven Faulkner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Jacques Dubose (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Elon | Roger Frazier connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Clinton Young | 51-69 |
| 07:25 | Sam Houston State | Willis Robinson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-69 |
| 07:24 | Elon | John Borne grabs the board | 51-69 |
| 07:22 | Elon | Roger Frazier throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-69 |
| Subs | Elon | John Brooks (PG), John Scherer (SG), Wesley King (SF), John Craft (PF), Antonio Hall (C) Clinton Young, Roger Frazier, Matthew Ruddy, John Borne, Roland Booth | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks (PG), Edward Bosque (SG), Eric Knighten (SF), Daniel Burnham (PF), Miladen Zam (C) Samuel Jackson, Miroslav Grabonski, Willis Robinson, Steven Faulkner, Jacques Dubose | |
| 07:00 | Sam Houston State | The jump hook by Miladen Zam is blocked by Wesley King | 51-69 |
| 06:58 | Sam Houston State | Eric Knighten misses the tip | 51-69 |
| 06:57 | Sam Houston State | Miladen Zam grabs the offensive board | 51-69 |
| 06:35 | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-69 |
| 06:33 | Sam Houston State | Eric Knighten snags the offensive board | 51-69 |
| 06:17 | Sam Houston State | Edward Bosque comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 51-69 |
| 06:16 | Elon | Antonio Hall snags the defensive board | 51-69 |
| 06:01 | Elon | The short jumper by John Scherer is denied by Daniel Burnham | 51-69 |
| 05:59 | Elon | Antonio Hall snags the offensive board | 51-69 |
| 05:46 | Elon | Antonio Hall makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from John Craft | 53-69 |
| 05:24 | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks blows the layup but he's fouled by John Scherer - foul #2 on John Scherer, team foul #5 | 53-69 |
| Subs | Elon | Roger Frazier (SG), Matthew Ruddy (SF), John Borne (PF), Roland Booth (C) John Scherer, Wesley King, John Craft, Antonio Hall | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro (SG), Willis Robinson (SF), Steven Faulkner (PF), Jacques Dubose (C) Edward Bosque, Eric Knighten, Daniel Burnham, Miladen Zam | |
| 05:24 | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks misses the 1st free throw | 53-69 |
| 05:24 | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks makes the 2nd free throw | 53-70 |
| 05:09 | Elon | Roger Frazier comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-70 |
| 05:08 | Elon | Roland Booth tips it in | 55-70 |
| 04:50 | Sam Houston State | John Borne denies the turnaround by Willis Robinson | 55-70 |
| 04:49 | Sam Houston State | Steven Faulkner tips it in | 55-72 |
| 04:27 | Elon | Roger Frazier misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-72 |
| 04:25 | Elon | Matthew Ruddy tips it back up and in | 57-72 |
| 04:19 | Sam Houston State | Jacques Dubose drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-75 |
| 04:10 | Elon | Roger Frazier can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Ricks - foul #2 on Robert Ricks, team foul #5 | 57-75 |
| Subs | Elon | Clinton Young (PG), Thomas Cunniff (SF), Loren Bonnette (PF) John Brooks, Matthew Ruddy, John Borne | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Miroslav Grabonski (PG), Bruce Ward (C) Robert Ricks, Jacques Dubose | |
| 04:10 | Elon | Roger Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 58-75 |
| 04:10 | Elon | Roger Frazier misses the 2nd free throw | 58-75 |
| 04:10 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Steven Faulkner | 58-75 |
| 03:52 | Sam Houston State | Willis Robinson is called for traveling | 58-75 |
| Subs | Elon | Wesley King (SG) Roger Frazier | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Eric Knighten (PF) Steven Faulkner | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Elon | Eric Knighten swats the short shot by Thomas Cunniff | 58-75 |
| 03:32 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Ward gets the rebound | 58-75 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Clinton Young (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wesley King (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Cunniff (fresh) PF - Loren Bonnette (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Booth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Miroslav Grabonski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Norman Kimbro (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Willis Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Eric Knighten (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bruce Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Sam Houston State | Willis Robinson slams it home on a nice dish by Miroslav Grabonski | 58-77 |
| 03:03 | Elon | Loren Bonnette blows the dunk | 58-77 |
| 03:01 | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro pulls down the rebound | 58-77 |
| 02:43 | Sam Houston State | Willis Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-77 |
| 02:41 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Knighten | 58-77 |
| 02:16 | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro misses the jumper from the left wing | 58-77 |
| 02:14 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Ward | 58-77 |
| 01:55 | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro loses the ball out of bounds | 58-77 |
| Subs | Elon | John Scherer (PG), John Craft (SF), John Borne (PF), Antonio Hall (C) Clinton Young, Thomas Cunniff, Loren Bonnette, Roland Booth | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Edward Bosque (SG), Jacques Dubose (SF), Daniel Burnham (PF), Miladen Zam (C) Norman Kimbro, Willis Robinson, Eric Knighten, Bruce Ward | |
| 01:34 | Elon | John Craft is hacked by Jacques Dubose - foul #2 on Jacques Dubose, team foul #6 | 58-77 |
| 01:17 | Elon | John Scherer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-77 |
| 01:05 | Sam Houston State | Edward Bosque drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Miroslav Grabonski | 58-79 |
| 00:55 | Elon | John Borne hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-79 |
| 00:54 | Sam Houston State | Miladen Zam grabs the defensive rebound | 58-79 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Burnham connects on the jump hook in the paint | 58-81 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Elon | Wesley King is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by John Borne | 60-81 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Miroslav Grabonski runs out the clock | 60-81 |