| Lineup | Elon | PG - Donald Todd (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Austin Golding (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Dolan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Ruark (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Julian Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Eugene Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Otterson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Newby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Huff (fresh) C - Matthew Watchman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Elon | John Dolan inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Elon | Julian Nguyen knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Donald Todd | 37-34 |
| 19:31 | Western Carolina | John Huff misses the runner near the basket | 37-34 |
| 19:29 | Western Carolina | Eugene Mitchell tips it but misses | 37-34 |
| 19:28 | Elon | Donald Todd gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 19:15 | Elon | Julian Nguyen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 19:13 | Elon | The offensive rebound goes to Julian Nguyen | 37-34 |
| 18:55 | Elon | Julian Nguyen connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Austin Golding | 39-34 |
| 18:45 | Western Carolina | Eugene Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 18:43 | Western Carolina | John Huff misses the tip | 39-34 |
| 18:41 | Western Carolina | Eugene Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 18:31 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson comes up short on the floater from the left block | 39-34 |
| 18:29 | Western Carolina | John Huff pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 18:11 | Western Carolina | Eugene Mitchell makes the jumper from the left wing set up by John Newby | 39-36 |
| 18:02 | Elon | Austin Golding buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Todd | 42-36 |
| 17:52 | Western Carolina | The jump hook by Matthew Watchman is blocked by Julian Nguyen | 42-36 |
| 17:51 | Elon | Samuel Ruark grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 17:45 | Elon | John Dolan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 17:43 | Western Carolina | Matthew Watchman pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 17:28 | Western Carolina | John Huff clanks a turnaround from close range | 42-36 |
| 17:27 | Western Carolina | Matthew Watchman pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 17:09 | Western Carolina | Eugene Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Elon | Tom Mascorro (SF) John Dolan | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Allen Meeker (SF), Brent Price (PF), Christopher Milton (C) John Newby, John Huff, Matthew Watchman | |
| 16:55 | Elon | Tom Mascorro connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Todd | 44-36 |
| 16:43 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson buries a floater from the right side and he's hacked by Austin Golding - foul #2 on Austin Golding, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Elon | Sherman Blair (SF), Percy Shurtz (PF) Donald Todd, Samuel Ruark | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Stewart (SF) Eugene Mitchell | |
| 16:43 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| 16:27 | Elon | Julian Nguyen misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Milton - foul #1 on Christopher Milton, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Elon | Shawn Alexander (PG) Austin Golding | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Timothy Frederick (SG) Luis Otterson | |
| 16:27 | Elon | Julian Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 16:27 | Elon | Julian Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 16:27 | Western Carolina | Brent Price snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 16:12 | Western Carolina | Shawn Alexander takes the ball from Robert Stewart | 45-39 |
| 16:09 | Elon | Shawn Alexander lays it in | 47-39 |
| 15:52 | Western Carolina | Brent Price loses the dribble to Percy Shurtz | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Shawn Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sherman Blair (fresh) SF - Tom Mascorro (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Percy Shurtz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Julian Nguyen (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Allen Meeker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Frederick (fresh) SF - Robert Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brent Price (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Milton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Elon | Shawn Alexander misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 15:26 | Elon | Percy Shurtz hits the follow up shot | 49-39 |
| 15:02 | Western Carolina | Robert Stewart can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Julian Nguyen - foul #1 on Julian Nguyen, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Elon | Donald Todd (PG), Austin Golding (SG), John Dolan (SF), Samuel Ruark (PF) Shawn Alexander, Sherman Blair, Tom Mascorro, Julian Nguyen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Arnold Reid (PG), Luis Otterson (SG), John Huff (PF), Matthew Watchman (C) Allen Meeker, Timothy Frederick, Brent Price, Christopher Milton | |
| 15:02 | Western Carolina | Robert Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 15:02 | Western Carolina | Robert Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 14:42 | Elon | Donald Todd misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 14:41 | Western Carolina | Robert Stewart gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 14:34 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 14:32 | Elon | John Dolan gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 14:16 | Elon | John Dolan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Luis Otterson - foul #1 on Luis Otterson, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Newby (SF) Robert Stewart | |
| 14:16 | Elon | John Dolan makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 14:16 | Elon | John Dolan makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 13:52 | Western Carolina | Percy Shurtz picks off the pass by John Newby | 51-41 |
| 13:38 | Elon | Donald Todd clanks a floater from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 13:36 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Arnold Reid | 51-41 |
| 13:20 | Western Carolina | John Newby can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-41 |
| 13:18 | Elon | Samuel Ruark grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 13:14 | Elon | Austin Golding knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Percy Shurtz | 53-41 |
| 12:56 | Western Carolina | John Newby clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 53-41 |
| 12:55 | Elon | Donald Todd snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 12:33 | Elon | Percy Shurtz can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Newby - foul #2 on John Newby, team foul #3 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Elon | Julian Nguyen (C) Samuel Ruark | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Eugene Mitchell (SG), Brent Price (PF) Luis Otterson, John Huff | |
| 12:33 | Elon | Percy Shurtz makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 12:33 | Elon | Percy Shurtz makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 12:10 | Western Carolina | Matthew Watchman drills a fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Julian Nguyen - foul #2 on Julian Nguyen, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Elon | Tom Mascorro (SF), Richard Knight (PF) John Dolan, Percy Shurtz | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 12:10 | Western Carolina | Matthew Watchman makes the free throw | 55-44 |
| 11:44 | Elon | Tom Mascorro is whistled for traveling | 55-44 |
| Subs | Elon | Shawn Alexander (PG), Sherman Blair (SG) Donald Todd, Austin Golding | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Milton (C) Matthew Watchman | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Shawn Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sherman Blair (fresh) SF - Tom Mascorro (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Knight (fresh) 2 pts. C - Julian Nguyen (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Arnold Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Newby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brent Price (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Milton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Western Carolina | Christopher Milton scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Arnold Reid | 55-46 |
| 11:02 | Elon | Tom Mascorro misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 11:01 | Western Carolina | Eugene Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 10:56 | Western Carolina | Eugene Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-46 |
| 10:55 | Western Carolina | Arnold Reid grabs the offensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 10:29 | Western Carolina | Arnold Reid misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 10:27 | Elon | The rebound goes to Richard Knight | 55-46 |
| 10:20 | Elon | Tom Mascorro knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by John Newby - foul #3 on John Newby, team foul #4 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Elon | Austin Golding (SG), John Dolan (SF), Samuel Ruark (PF) Shawn Alexander, Sherman Blair, Richard Knight | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson (SG), Allen Meeker (SF), John Huff (PF) Arnold Reid, John Newby, Christopher Milton | |
| 10:20 | Elon | Tom Mascorro makes the free throw | 58-46 |
| 10:04 | Western Carolina | John Huff misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-46 |
| 10:03 | Elon | John Dolan snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| 09:39 | Elon | John Dolan is hacked by Allen Meeker - foul #1 on Allen Meeker, team foul #5 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Elon | Donald Todd (PG) Tom Mascorro | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Stewart (SF), Matthew Watchman (C) Eugene Mitchell, Brent Price | |
| 09:27 | Elon | John Huff takes the ball from Samuel Ruark | 58-46 |
| 09:13 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Matthew Watchman | 58-48 |
| 08:55 | Elon | Donald Todd misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 08:54 | Western Carolina | Matthew Watchman grabs the board | 58-48 |
| 08:40 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson is fouled on the floor by Austin Golding - foul #3 on Austin Golding, team foul #4 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Elon | Percy Shurtz (C) Julian Nguyen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Arnold Reid (PG), Eugene Mitchell (SF) Allen Meeker, Robert Stewart | |
| 08:15 | Western Carolina | Arnold Reid is fouled on the floor by Austin Golding - foul #4 on Austin Golding, team foul #5 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Elon | Sherman Blair (SG) Austin Golding | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Newby (SF), Brent Price (PF) Eugene Mitchell, John Huff | |
| 07:53 | Western Carolina | Matthew Watchman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-48 |
| 07:51 | Elon | John Dolan pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 07:42 | Elon | Percy Shurtz's floater is tipped away by Brent Price | 58-48 |
| 07:40 | Western Carolina | Brent Price pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Donald Todd (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Sherman Blair (fresh) SF - John Dolan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Samuel Ruark (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Percy Shurtz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Arnold Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Luis Otterson (fresh) 13 pts. SF - John Newby (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brent Price (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Watchman (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Western Carolina | Samuel Ruark is called for the reach on Brent Price - foul #1 on Samuel Ruark, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Elon | Austin Golding (SG), Tom Mascorro (SF), Julian Nguyen (C) Sherman Blair, John Dolan, Samuel Ruark | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Milton (C) Matthew Watchman | |
| 07:15 | Western Carolina | Arnold Reid misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-48 |
| 07:14 | Western Carolina | Arnold Reid gets the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 06:59 | Western Carolina | Arnold Reid can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Austin Golding - foul #5 on Austin Golding, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Elon | Sherman Blair (SG) Austin Golding | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Eugene Mitchell (SG) Luis Otterson | |
| 06:59 | Western Carolina | Arnold Reid makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 06:59 | Western Carolina | Arnold Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 06:44 | Elon | Sherman Blair lays it in set up by Tom Mascorro | 60-50 |
| 06:18 | Western Carolina | John Newby comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-50 |
| 06:16 | Elon | The rebound goes to Julian Nguyen | 60-50 |
| 05:57 | Elon | Percy Shurtz comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 60-50 |
| 05:56 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Eugene Mitchell | 60-50 |
| 05:37 | Western Carolina | Julian Nguyen steals the ball from Eugene Mitchell | 60-50 |
| 05:22 | Elon | Percy Shurtz travels with the ball | 60-50 |
| Subs | Elon | John Dolan (SF), Samuel Ruark (PF) Donald Todd, Percy Shurtz | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson (SG), Allen Meeker (SF), John Huff (PF), Matthew Watchman (C) Arnold Reid, John Newby, Brent Price, Christopher Milton | |
| 05:07 | Western Carolina | John Huff is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Huff, team foul #6 | 60-50 |
| 04:48 | Elon | John Huff swats the shot by Tom Mascorro | 60-50 |
| 04:47 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Eugene Mitchell | 60-50 |
| 04:27 | Western Carolina | Eugene Mitchell drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Luis Otterson | 60-53 |
| 04:10 | Elon | Sherman Blair hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-53 |
| 04:08 | Western Carolina | Matthew Watchman grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 03:53 | Western Carolina | Julian Nguyen denies the turnaround by John Huff | 60-53 |
| 03:51 | Elon | John Dolan pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 03:38 | Elon | Sherman Blair is fouled on the floor by Matthew Watchman - foul #2 on Matthew Watchman, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Elon | Donald Todd (PG) Tom Mascorro | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Arnold Reid (PG) Eugene Mitchell | |
| 03:38 | Elon | Sherman Blair makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 03:38 | Elon | Sherman Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Donald Todd (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Sherman Blair (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Dolan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Samuel Ruark (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Julian Nguyen (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Arnold Reid (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Luis Otterson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Meeker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Huff (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Matthew Watchman (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Western Carolina | Arnold Reid scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Huff | 62-56 |
| 03:01 | Elon | Samuel Ruark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 03:00 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson grabs the board | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:38 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-56 |
| Subs | Elon | Shawn Alexander (SG), Percy Shurtz (C) Sherman Blair, Julian Nguyen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Newby (SF), Brent Price (PF), Christopher Milton (C) Allen Meeker, John Huff, Matthew Watchman | |
| 02:35 | Elon | Elon calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | Elon | Tom Mascorro (SG), Julian Nguyen (C) Shawn Alexander, Percy Shurtz | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Matthew Watchman (C) Christopher Milton | |
| 02:25 | Elon | Julian Nguyen banks in the layup on a nice dish by Tom Mascorro and he's fouled by Arnold Reid - foul #4 on Arnold Reid, team foul #8 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Huff (PF) Brent Price | |
| 02:25 | Elon | Julian Nguyen misses the free throw | 64-56 |
| 02:25 | Western Carolina | Luis Otterson grabs the board | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:10 | Western Carolina | Arnold Reid clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 02:08 | Elon | Tom Mascorro snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:42 | Elon | Donald Todd knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Dolan | 67-56 |
| 01:25 | Western Carolina | Matthew Watchman misses the easy layup | 67-56 |
| 01:23 | Western Carolina | Matthew Watchman gets the offensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 01:10 | Western Carolina | Donald Todd is called for the reach on John Huff - foul #3 on Donald Todd, team foul #8 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Elon | Shawn Alexander (PG), Sherman Blair (SG), Percy Shurtz (PF), Richard Knight (C) Donald Todd, John Dolan, Samuel Ruark, Julian Nguyen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Eugene Mitchell (PG), Allen Meeker (SG), Robert Stewart (SF), Brent Price (C) Arnold Reid, Luis Otterson, John Newby, Matthew Watchman | |
| 01:10 | Western Carolina | John Huff makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 01:10 | Western Carolina | John Huff misses the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 01:10 | Elon | The rebound goes to Percy Shurtz | 67-57 |
| 00:44 | Elon | Richard Knight knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Western Carolina | Allen Meeker's pass is intercepted by Percy Shurtz | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Elon | Brent Price blocks the jumper by Percy Shurtz | 70-57 |
| 00:11 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Brent Price | 70-57 |
| 00:03 | Western Carolina | Robert Stewart's layup is rejected by Richard Knight | 70-57 |
| 00:01 | Elon | Richard Knight pulls down the rebound | 70-57 |
| 00:00 | Elon | Richard Knight runs out the clock | 70-57 |