| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Alfonso Guevara (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jon Meinberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andre Fomby (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth McGarvey (fresh) 7 pts. C - Dennis Walton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Robert Carlson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Ralph Chambers (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Steven Humphreys (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Sherman Glazewski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Claude (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Elon | Steven Humphreys inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Elon | Ralph Chambers lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Humphreys | 33-29 |
| 19:28 | The Citadel | Alfonso Guevara scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jon Meinberg | 36-29 |
| 19:05 | Elon | Robert Carlson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 19:03 | The Citadel | Andre Fomby gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 18:50 | The Citadel | David Claude picks off the pass by Dennis Walton | 36-29 |
| 18:29 | Elon | Ralph Chambers misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-29 |
| 18:27 | Elon | David Claude snags the offensive board | 36-29 |
| 18:14 | Elon | Ralph Chambers is fouled on the floor by Alfonso Guevara - foul #2 on Alfonso Guevara, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| 18:09 | Elon | Steven Humphreys knocks in the shot from close range | 36-31 |
| 17:52 | The Citadel | Jon Meinberg hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 17:51 | Elon | Steven Humphreys snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 17:41 | Elon | Sherman Glazewski comes up short on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Dennis Walton - foul #3 on Dennis Walton, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Randall Schill (C) Dennis Walton | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 17:41 | Elon | Sherman Glazewski misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:41 | Elon | Sherman Glazewski misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:41 | The Citadel | Randall Schill pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:31 | The Citadel | David Claude takes the ball from Andre Fomby | 36-31 |
| 17:13 | Elon | Sherman Glazewski can't connect on a shot from close range | 36-31 |
| 17:11 | Elon | Sherman Glazewski tips it in | 36-33 |
| 16:57 | The Citadel | Kenneth McGarvey can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 36-33 |
| 16:55 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth McGarvey | 36-33 |
| 16:40 | The Citadel | Jon Meinberg misses the 3 from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 16:39 | The Citadel | Randall Schill hits the follow up shot | 38-33 |
| 16:22 | Elon | Robert Carlson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 16:20 | The Citadel | Randall Schill gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 16:14 | The Citadel | Randall Schill comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by David Claude - foul #2 on David Claude, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Richard Jacobsen (SG), Bojan Strzyzewski (SF), Terry Pierce (C) Jon Meinberg, Andre Fomby, Kenneth McGarvey | |
| Subs | Elon | Thomas Storm (SG), Stanley McKenney (SF), Elmer Rhodes (PF), Richard Huie (C) Ralph Chambers, Steven Humphreys, Sherman Glazewski, David Claude | |
| 16:14 | The Citadel | Randall Schill misses the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 16:14 | The Citadel | Randall Schill makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:06 | Elon | Robert Carlson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 16:04 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Terry Pierce | 39-33 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Alfonso Guevara (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Jacobsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bojan Strzyzewski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Randall Schill (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Pierce (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Robert Carlson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Thomas Storm (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Stanley McKenney (fresh) PF - Elmer Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Huie (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:57 | The Citadel | Randall Schill's floater is tipped away by Richard Huie | 39-33 |
| 15:55 | Elon | Richard Huie pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 15:37 | Elon | Richard Huie lays it up and in | 39-35 |
| 15:14 | The Citadel | Thomas Storm takes the ball from Richard Jacobsen | 39-35 |
| 14:59 | Elon | Randall Schill swats the short shot by Stanley McKenney | 39-35 |
| 14:57 | Elon | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley McKenney | 39-35 |
| 14:47 | Elon | Robert Carlson misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 39-35 |
| 14:46 | Elon | Elmer Rhodes gets the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 14:26 | Elon | Elmer Rhodes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 14:24 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Richard Jacobsen | 39-35 |
| 14:10 | The Citadel | Terry Pierce misses the easy layup | 39-35 |
| 14:08 | The Citadel | Randall Schill snags the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 13:54 | The Citadel | Randall Schill connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 13:41 | Elon | Elmer Rhodes connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Carlson | 42-37 |
| 13:21 | The Citadel | Alfonso Guevara clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 13:20 | The Citadel | Terry Pierce grabs the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 13:03 | The Citadel | Randall Schill can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 42-37 |
| 13:01 | Elon | Richard Huie snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 12:55 | Elon | Robert Carlson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Storm | 42-40 |
| 12:36 | The Citadel | Bojan Strzyzewski clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 42-40 |
| 12:35 | The Citadel | Terry Pierce snags the offensive board | 42-40 |
| 12:15 | The Citadel | Richard Jacobsen comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 42-40 |
| 12:14 | Elon | Richard Huie grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 12:00 | Elon | Alfonso Guevara is called for the reach on Robert Carlson - foul #3 on Alfonso Guevara, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Jon Meinberg (SG), Andre Fomby (SF), Kenneth McGarvey (PF), Dennis Walton (C) Richard Jacobsen, Bojan Strzyzewski, Randall Schill, Terry Pierce | |
| Subs | Elon | Ralph Chambers (SG), Steven Humphreys (SF), Sherman Glazewski (PF), David Claude (C) Thomas Storm, Stanley McKenney, Elmer Rhodes, Richard Huie | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Alfonso Guevara (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jon Meinberg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andre Fomby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth McGarvey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Walton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Robert Carlson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Humphreys (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sherman Glazewski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Claude (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:46 | Elon | David Claude hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 11:45 | The Citadel | Andre Fomby grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 11:30 | The Citadel | Alfonso Guevara misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 11:29 | The Citadel | Jon Meinberg gets the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 11:16 | The Citadel | Kenneth McGarvey drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Alfonso Guevara | 44-40 |
| 10:57 | Elon | Ralph Chambers buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Robert Carlson | 44-42 |
| 10:35 | The Citadel | Andre Fomby misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-42 |
| 10:34 | The Citadel | Andre Fomby gets the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 10:20 | The Citadel | Alfonso Guevara can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 10:18 | Elon | Sherman Glazewski grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 10:12 | Elon | Ralph Chambers hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 09:59 | The Citadel | Dennis Walton can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Carlson - foul #1 on Robert Carlson, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Richard Jacobsen (PG) Alfonso Guevara | |
| Subs | Elon | Thomas Storm (PG) Robert Carlson | |
| 09:59 | The Citadel | Dennis Walton makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 09:59 | The Citadel | Dennis Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:38 | Elon | Steven Humphreys misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 09:37 | Elon | Sherman Glazewski can't tip it in | 46-45 |
| 09:36 | The Citadel | Dennis Walton gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 09:08 | The Citadel | Kenneth McGarvey scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Dennis Walton and the foul's on Sherman Glazewski - foul #2 on Sherman Glazewski, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| 09:08 | The Citadel | Kenneth McGarvey makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 08:45 | Elon | Steven Humphreys is fouled on the floor by Richard Jacobsen - foul #1 on Richard Jacobsen, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Bojan Strzyzewski (SF), Randall Schill (PF), Terry Pierce (C) Andre Fomby, Kenneth McGarvey, Dennis Walton | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 08:31 | Elon | David Claude can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 08:30 | The Citadel | Randall Schill pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 08:04 | The Citadel | Bojan Strzyzewski misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Ralph Chambers - foul #3 on Ralph Chambers, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Jonathan Johnson (C) Jon Meinberg | |
| Subs | Elon | Elmer Rhodes (SG), Stanley McKenney (SF), Richard Huie (PF), Ray Hodge (C) Ralph Chambers, Steven Humphreys, Sherman Glazewski, David Claude | |
| 08:04 | The Citadel | Bojan Strzyzewski makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:04 | The Citadel | Bojan Strzyzewski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 07:43 | Elon | Ray Hodge drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Storm | 51-48 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Bojan Strzyzewski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Jacobsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Schill (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Terry Pierce (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Thomas Storm (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Elmer Rhodes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stanley McKenney (fresh) PF - Richard Huie (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ray Hodge (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:14 | The Citadel | Richard Jacobsen can't connect on a shot from the left side | 51-48 |
| 07:13 | Elon | Ray Hodge grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 07:08 | Elon | Stanley McKenney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 07:07 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Terry Pierce | 51-48 |
| 07:01 | The Citadel | Bojan Strzyzewski double dribbles | 51-48 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Andre Fomby (SF), Kenneth McGarvey (PF), Dennis Walton (C) Randall Schill, Terry Pierce, Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Elon | Robert Carlson (PG), Ralph Chambers (SG), Steven Humphreys (SF) Thomas Storm, Stanley McKenney, Ray Hodge | |
| 06:49 | Elon | Ralph Chambers misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 06:47 | Elon | Richard Huie grabs the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 06:31 | Elon | Robert Carlson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-48 |
| 06:29 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Bojan Strzyzewski | 51-48 |
| 06:05 | The Citadel | Kenneth McGarvey misses the jumper from the left block | 51-48 |
| 06:04 | The Citadel | Bojan Strzyzewski gets the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 05:52 | The Citadel | Bojan Strzyzewski knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth McGarvey | 54-48 |
| 05:52 | Elon | Elon calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-48 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Jon Meinberg (SG) Bojan Strzyzewski | |
| Subs | Elon | Sherman Glazewski (PF), David Claude (C) Elmer Rhodes, Richard Huie | |
| 05:39 | Elon | Steven Humphreys is whistled for a carry | 54-48 |
| 05:23 | The Citadel | Dennis Walton lays it up and in and he's fouled by Sherman Glazewski - foul #3 on Sherman Glazewski, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| 05:23 | The Citadel | Dennis Walton misses the free throw | 56-48 |
| 05:23 | Elon | Sherman Glazewski snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 05:11 | Elon | Robert Carlson makes the floater from just outside the lane | 56-50 |
| 04:50 | The Citadel | Jon Meinberg is hacked by Steven Humphreys - foul #3 on Steven Humphreys, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| 04:41 | The Citadel | Dennis Walton comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 56-50 |
| 04:40 | Elon | Sherman Glazewski grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 04:22 | Elon | Steven Humphreys can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Kenneth McGarvey - foul #3 on Kenneth McGarvey, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Alfonso Guevara (PG) Richard Jacobsen | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 04:22 | Elon | Steven Humphreys makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 04:22 | Elon | Steven Humphreys makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:08 | The Citadel | Alfonso Guevara is fouled on the floor by Ralph Chambers - foul #4 on Ralph Chambers, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| 04:08 | The Citadel | Alfonso Guevara makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 04:08 | The Citadel | Alfonso Guevara makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:57 | Elon | David Claude hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Ralph Chambers | 58-54 |
| 03:43 | The Citadel | Andre Fomby connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Jon Meinberg | 60-54 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Alfonso Guevara (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jon Meinberg (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Andre Fomby (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth McGarvey (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Walton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Robert Carlson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Chambers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steven Humphreys (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sherman Glazewski (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - David Claude (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:36 | Elon | Ralph Chambers misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 03:35 | The Citadel | Dennis Walton gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 03:23 | The Citadel | Andre Fomby hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Ralph Chambers - foul #5 on Ralph Chambers, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Randall Schill (PF) Kenneth McGarvey | |
| Subs | Elon | Elmer Rhodes (SG) Ralph Chambers | |
| 03:23 | The Citadel | Andre Fomby makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 03:23 | The Citadel | Andre Fomby misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 03:23 | Elon | Sherman Glazewski snags the defensive board | 61-54 |
| 03:04 | Elon | Elmer Rhodes buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Sherman Glazewski | 61-57 |
| 02:47 | The Citadel | Dennis Walton lays it in on a great pass from Jon Meinberg | 63-57 |
| 02:42 | Elon | Alfonso Guevara steps in front of the Robert Carlson pass | 63-57 |
| 02:21 | The Citadel | Alfonso Guevara comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-57 |
| 02:19 | Elon | Elmer Rhodes grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 01:50 | Elon | Robert Carlson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-57 |
| 01:48 | The Citadel | Dennis Walton snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| 01:23 | The Citadel | Dennis Walton misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 63-57 |
| 01:22 | Elon | Sherman Glazewski grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 01:07 | Elon | Robert Carlson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Sherman Glazewski | 63-59 |
| 00:47 | The Citadel | Andre Fomby misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 63-59 |
| 00:46 | Elon | David Claude grabs the board | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Elon | Elmer Rhodes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 00:38 | The Citadel | Randall Schill grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | The Citadel | Randall Schill is hacked by Elmer Rhodes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Elmer Rhodes, team foul #9 | 63-59 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Kenneth McGarvey (PF) Dennis Walton | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 00:35 | The Citadel | Randall Schill misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:35 | The Citadel | Andre Fomby gets the offensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 00:34 | The Citadel | Andre Fomby is fouled on the floor by Elmer Rhodes - foul #2 on Elmer Rhodes, team foul #10 | 63-59 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Dennis Walton (C) Randall Schill | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 00:34 | The Citadel | Andre Fomby misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:34 | The Citadel | Andre Fomby makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:28 | Elon | Robert Carlson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Steven Humphreys | 64-62 |
| 00:26 | The Citadel | Jon Meinberg is fouled in the backcourt by Elmer Rhodes - foul #3 on Elmer Rhodes, team foul #11 | 64-62 |
| 00:26 | The Citadel | Jon Meinberg makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:26 | The Citadel | Jon Meinberg makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:19 | Elon | Steven Humphreys is hacked by Andre Fomby - foul #2 on Andre Fomby, team foul #6 | 66-62 |
| 00:17 | Elon | Kenneth McGarvey picks off the pass by Robert Carlson | 66-62 |
| 00:14 | The Citadel | Andre Fomby is hacked by Elmer Rhodes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Elmer Rhodes, team foul #12 | 66-62 |
| 00:14 | The Citadel | Andre Fomby makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:14 | The Citadel | Andre Fomby makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:07 | Elon | Robert Carlson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-62 |
| 00:06 | Elon | David Claude snags the offensive board | 68-62 |
| 00:03 | Elon | Elmer Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-62 |
| 00:02 | Elon | Sherman Glazewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-62 |
| 00:00 | Elon | The clock runs out | 68-62 |