| Lineup | Elon | PG - Walter Quattlebaum (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lon Churchill (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Raymond Neufeld (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Erwin Bongiorno (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Michael Madson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Perry Wetherby (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ed Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leon Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Zachary Thoman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Elon | Raymond Neufeld inbounds the ball | 26-26 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Elon | Scott Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-26 |
| 19:44 | Nicholls State | Leon Jones gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 19:38 | Nicholls State | Leon Jones travels with the ball | 26-26 |
| 19:21 | Elon | Erwin Bongiorno makes the jump hook from close range set up by Lon Churchill | 28-26 |
| 19:02 | Nicholls State | Leon Jones makes the 3 from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 18:40 | Elon | Lon Churchill hits the finger roll set up by Walter Quattlebaum and the foul's on Zachary Thoman - foul #2 on Zachary Thoman, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 18:40 | Elon | Lon Churchill makes the free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:20 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman is fouled on the floor by Walter Quattlebaum - foul #2 on Walter Quattlebaum, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 18:05 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-29 |
| 18:04 | Elon | Erwin Bongiorno gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 17:42 | Elon | Raymond Neufeld buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-29 |
| 17:24 | Nicholls State | Leon Jones hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Ed Harris | 34-31 |
| 17:08 | Elon | Erwin Bongiorno can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Leon Jones - foul #1 on Leon Jones, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Elon | Joseph Colston (SF) Raymond Neufeld | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Terry Rockwell (PG), Michael Smith (PF), Ian Lade (C) Michael Madson, Leon Jones, Zachary Thoman | |
| 17:08 | Elon | Erwin Bongiorno makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 17:08 | Elon | Erwin Bongiorno makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 16:51 | Nicholls State | Perry Wetherby knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Terry Rockwell | 36-33 |
| 16:35 | Elon | Lon Churchill comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 16:34 | Elon | Scott Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 16:21 | Elon | Joseph Colston misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 16:20 | Elon | Erwin Bongiorno tips it back up and in | 38-33 |
| 16:13 | Nicholls State | Michael Smith misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-33 |
| 16:11 | Elon | Scott Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 15:59 | Elon | Joseph Colston scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Walter Quattlebaum | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Walter Quattlebaum (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lon Churchill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Colston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Erwin Bongiorno (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Terry Rockwell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Perry Wetherby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ed Harris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ian Lade (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Nicholls State | Michael Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 15:33 | Elon | Scott Jones pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 15:17 | Elon | Walter Quattlebaum is fouled on the floor by Terry Rockwell - foul #2 on Terry Rockwell, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Elon | Joseph Gunter (PG), Raymond Neufeld (SG), James Smith (SF), Joseph Musto (PF) Walter Quattlebaum, Lon Churchill, Erwin Bongiorno, Scott Jones | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Madson (PG), Larry Bivens (SG), Leon Jones (PF), Zachary Thoman (C) Terry Rockwell, Perry Wetherby, Ed Harris, Michael Smith | |
| 15:04 | Elon | Raymond Neufeld clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing but the foul's on Larry Bivens - foul #1 on Larry Bivens, team foul #4 | 41-33 |
| 15:04 | Elon | Raymond Neufeld makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:04 | Elon | Raymond Neufeld makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 15:04 | Elon | Raymond Neufeld makes the 3rd free throw | 44-33 |
| 14:55 | Nicholls State | Larry Bivens misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-33 |
| 14:53 | Elon | Joseph Musto gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 14:32 | Elon | Leon Jones is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #2 on Leon Jones, team foul #5 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Elon | Dennis Kring (C) Joseph Colston | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 14:13 | Elon | James Smith clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-33 |
| 14:12 | Elon | James Smith tips it home | 46-33 |
| 13:59 | Nicholls State | Leon Jones misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 46-33 |
| 13:58 | Elon | Joseph Musto snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| 13:36 | Elon | James Smith makes the jump hook in the lane | 48-33 |
| 13:16 | Nicholls State | Leon Jones is hacked by Joseph Musto - foul #1 on Joseph Musto, team foul #2 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Elon | Walter Quattlebaum (PG), Lon Churchill (SG), Scott Jones (C) Joseph Gunter, Raymond Neufeld, Dennis Kring | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Perry Wetherby (SG), Ed Harris (SF) Larry Bivens, Ian Lade | |
| 13:06 | Nicholls State | Leon Jones banks in the layup set up by Michael Madson | 48-35 |
| 12:46 | Elon | Joseph Musto hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 12:45 | Elon | Walter Quattlebaum grabs the offensive board | 48-35 |
| 12:25 | Elon | James Smith comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Zachary Thoman - foul #3 on Zachary Thoman, team foul #6 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Elon | Joseph Colston (PF) Joseph Musto | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Terry Rockwell (PG), Michael Smith (PF), Dustin Greenwood (C) Michael Madson, Leon Jones, Zachary Thoman | |
| 12:25 | Elon | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 12:25 | Elon | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 12:05 | Nicholls State | Michael Smith misses short on a runner from the baseline | 50-35 |
| 12:04 | Nicholls State | Dustin Greenwood grabs the offensive board | 50-35 |
| 11:55 | Nicholls State | Dustin Greenwood can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-35 |
| 11:54 | Elon | Joseph Colston grabs the board | 50-35 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Walter Quattlebaum (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lon Churchill (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Colston (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Terry Rockwell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Perry Wetherby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ed Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dustin Greenwood (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Elon | Joseph Colston banks in the layup on a nice dish by Walter Quattlebaum | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:33 | Nicholls State | Walter Quattlebaum takes the ball from Ed Harris | 52-35 |
| 11:30 | Elon | Walter Quattlebaum lays it up and in | 54-35 |
| 11:13 | Nicholls State | Scott Jones steals it from Michael Smith | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:52 | Elon | Perry Wetherby steals the ball from Joseph Colston | 54-35 |
| 10:35 | Nicholls State | Perry Wetherby comes up short on the floater in the paint | 54-35 |
| 10:34 | Elon | Joseph Colston snags the defensive board | 54-35 |
| 10:05 | Elon | Walter Quattlebaum loses the dribble to Terry Rockwell | 54-35 |
| 09:43 | Nicholls State | Perry Wetherby misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-35 |
| 09:41 | Elon | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 54-35 |
| 09:22 | Elon | Scott Jones drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Walter Quattlebaum | 56-35 |
| 09:08 | Nicholls State | Dustin Greenwood misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 56-35 |
| 09:07 | Elon | James Smith snags the defensive board | 56-35 |
| 08:39 | Elon | Lon Churchill makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Walter Quattlebaum | 58-35 |
| 08:23 | Nicholls State | Joseph Colston steps in front of the Terry Rockwell pass | 58-35 |
| 08:00 | Elon | Joseph Colston misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Smith - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #7 | 58-35 |
| Subs | Elon | Joseph Gunter (PG), Raymond Neufeld (SG), Erwin Bongiorno (PF), Joseph Musto (C) Walter Quattlebaum, Lon Churchill, James Smith, Scott Jones | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Madson (PG), Larry Bivens (SG), Ian Lade (SF), Leon Jones (PF), Zachary Thoman (C) Terry Rockwell, Perry Wetherby, Ed Harris, Michael Smith, Dustin Greenwood | |
| 08:00 | Elon | Joseph Colston misses the 1st free throw | 58-35 |
| 08:00 | Elon | Joseph Colston misses the 2nd free throw | 58-35 |
| 08:00 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman gets the rebound | 58-35 |
| 07:48 | Nicholls State | Michael Madson misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 58-35 |
| 07:47 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman tips it back up and in | 58-37 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Joseph Gunter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Neufeld (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Colston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Erwin Bongiorno (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Musto (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Michael Madson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Bivens (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ian Lade (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leon Jones (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Zachary Thoman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Elon | Joseph Gunter is fouled on the floor by Michael Madson - foul #1 on Michael Madson, team foul #8 | 58-37 |
| Subs | Elon | Dennis Kring (SF) Joseph Colston | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 07:22 | Elon | Joseph Gunter misses the 1st free throw | 58-37 |
| 07:22 | Nicholls State | Larry Bivens gets the rebound | 58-37 |
| 07:13 | Nicholls State | Larry Bivens connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-40 |
| 06:44 | Elon | Joseph Gunter hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Dennis Kring | 60-40 |
| 06:27 | Nicholls State | Ian Lade knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Madson | 60-43 |
| 06:11 | Elon | Raymond Neufeld travels with the ball | 60-43 |
| Subs | Elon | Walter Quattlebaum (PG) Dennis Kring | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 05:48 | Nicholls State | Ian Lade comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-43 |
| 05:47 | Elon | Walter Quattlebaum grabs the board | 60-43 |
| 05:26 | Elon | Raymond Neufeld is hacked by Ian Lade - foul #1 on Ian Lade, team foul #9 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Elon | Lon Churchill (SG), Dennis Kring (PF), Scott Jones (C) Joseph Gunter, Erwin Bongiorno, Joseph Musto | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 05:26 | Elon | Raymond Neufeld makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 05:26 | Elon | Raymond Neufeld misses the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 05:26 | Nicholls State | Leon Jones grabs the board | 61-43 |
| 05:19 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman is whistled for a carry | 61-43 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Terry Rockwell (PG), Michael Smith (C) Michael Madson, Zachary Thoman | |
| 04:56 | Elon | Raymond Neufeld makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-43 |
| 04:39 | Nicholls State | Michael Smith misses the floater from the free throw line | 64-43 |
| 04:37 | Nicholls State | Larry Bivens misses the tip | 64-43 |
| 04:35 | Elon | Dennis Kring snags the defensive board | 64-43 |
| 04:08 | Elon | Walter Quattlebaum misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-43 |
| 04:06 | Nicholls State | Michael Smith grabs the board | 64-43 |
| 04:01 | Nicholls State | Terry Rockwell hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Elon | Raymond Neufeld comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-46 |
| 03:43 | Elon | Dennis Kring tips it back up and in | 66-46 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Walter Quattlebaum (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lon Churchill (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Neufeld (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Dennis Kring (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Terry Rockwell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Bivens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Ian Lade (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leon Jones (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Nicholls State | Michael Smith hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Scott Jones - foul #1 on Scott Jones, team foul #3 | 66-46 |
| Subs | Elon | Joseph Gunter (PG), Bobby Walters (SG), Joseph Colston (SF), Joseph Musto (PF) Walter Quattlebaum, Lon Churchill, Raymond Neufeld, Scott Jones | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lester Walsh (PG), Gerald Graybeal (SG), Dustin Greenwood (C) Terry Rockwell, Ian Lade, Leon Jones | |
| 03:28 | Nicholls State | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 03:28 | Nicholls State | Michael Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 03:10 | Elon | Dustin Greenwood steps in front of the Joseph Gunter pass | 66-48 |
| 02:45 | Nicholls State | Dennis Kring blocks the short jumper by Michael Smith | 66-48 |
| 02:44 | Nicholls State | Dustin Greenwood grabs the offensive board | 66-48 |
| 02:35 | Nicholls State | Gerald Graybeal hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-48 |
| 02:33 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Smith | 66-48 |
| 02:28 | Nicholls State | Michael Smith misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 66-48 |
| 02:27 | Elon | Joseph Colston gets the rebound | 66-48 |
| 02:14 | Elon | Dennis Kring hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Bobby Walters | 68-48 |
| 02:06 | Nicholls State | Dustin Greenwood comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 68-48 |
| 02:05 | Elon | Joseph Musto pulls down the rebound | 68-48 |
| 01:38 | Elon | Joseph Colston buries a fadeaway near the basket | 70-48 |
| 01:24 | Nicholls State | Joseph Gunter is called for the reach on Lester Walsh - foul #2 on Joseph Gunter, team foul #4 | 70-48 |
| Subs | Elon | Raymond Neufeld (SG) Bobby Walters | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Terry Rockwell (PG), Ian Lade (SF) Lester Walsh, Gerald Graybeal | |
| 01:07 | Nicholls State | Larry Bivens buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-51 |
| 00:46 | Elon | Raymond Neufeld hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 70-51 |
| 00:44 | Nicholls State | Ian Lade grabs the defensive rebound | 70-51 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Nicholls State | Larry Bivens hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 70-51 |
| 00:38 | Nicholls State | Dustin Greenwood gets the offensive rebound | 70-51 |
| 00:34 | Nicholls State | Michael Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-51 |
| 00:33 | Nicholls State | Dustin Greenwood tips it back up and in | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Elon | Raymond Neufeld misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 70-53 |
| 00:07 | Nicholls State | Larry Bivens grabs the board | 70-53 |
| 00:02 | Nicholls State | Michael Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 70-53 |
| 00:01 | Elon | Joseph Musto pulls down the rebound | 70-53 |
| 00:00 | Elon | Joseph Musto runs out the clock | 70-53 |