| Lineup | Elon | PG - Ronald Lynn (fresh) SG - Wilton Jalbert (fresh) SF - Ronald Martowski (fresh) PF - Walter Anderson (fresh) C - Dennis Cole (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Karl Marler (fresh) SG - Daniel Todd (fresh) SF - John Chapman (fresh) PF - Patrick Taylor (fresh) C - Thomas Diana (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Elon | Dennis Cole wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Elon | Dennis Cole is fouled on the floor by Thomas Diana - foul #1 on Thomas Diana, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Elon | Ronald Lynn misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Holy Cross | Patrick Taylor gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Holy Cross | John Chapman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Elon | Wilton Jalbert makes the floater from close range | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Holy Cross | Daniel Todd clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Holy Cross | John Chapman tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Elon | Ronald Martowski's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Diana | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | Elon | Walter Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | Elon | Wilton Jalbert knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 17:34 | Holy Cross | Daniel Todd drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | Elon | Karl Marler is called for the reach on Ronald Lynn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Karl Marler, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 17:16 | Elon | Dennis Cole dunks the ball on a great pass from Wilton Jalbert | 6-4 |
| 16:53 | Holy Cross | John Chapman hits the finger roll | 6-6 |
| 16:36 | Elon | Karl Marler steps in front of the Ronald Lynn pass | 6-6 |
| 16:33 | Holy Cross | Karl Marler lays it in | 6-8 |
| 16:15 | Elon | Dennis Cole scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Ronald Lynn | 8-8 |
| 16:09 | Holy Cross | Dennis Cole takes the ball from Daniel Todd | 8-8 |
| 15:58 | Elon | Walter Anderson is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Ronald Lynn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wilton Jalbert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Martowski (fairly fresh) PF - Walter Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Cole (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Karl Marler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Todd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Chapman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Taylor (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Diana (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Holy Cross | Daniel Todd hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Wilton Jalbert - foul #1 on Wilton Jalbert, team foul #1 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Elon | Jimmy Hudson (PG), Russell Buentello (SG), Delbert Woodell (SF), James Morin (PF), Marvin Alday (C) Ronald Lynn, Wilton Jalbert, Ronald Martowski, Walter Anderson, Dennis Cole | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Peter Elzy (PG), Robert Trent (SF), Harold Gibson (PF), James Kirkland (C) Karl Marler, John Chapman, Patrick Taylor, Thomas Diana | |
| 15:44 | Holy Cross | Daniel Todd makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:44 | Holy Cross | Daniel Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:25 | Elon | James Morin clanks a runner from the right block | 10-10 |
| 15:23 | Holy Cross | Robert Trent snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 15:07 | Holy Cross | Daniel Todd misses the 3 from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 15:05 | Elon | Marvin Alday snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 15:00 | Elon | Russell Buentello hits a wide open jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jimmy Hudson | 12-10 |
| 14:40 | Holy Cross | Peter Elzy connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Daniel Todd | 12-12 |
| 14:21 | Elon | Delbert Woodell lays it up and in | 14-12 |
| 13:55 | Holy Cross | Daniel Todd comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 13:54 | Holy Cross | Harold Gibson grabs the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 13:43 | Holy Cross | Harold Gibson is hacked by Russell Buentello - foul #1 on Russell Buentello, team foul #2 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Elon | Ronald Lynn (PG), Pete Penley (SG), Ronald Martowski (SF), Walter Anderson (PF), Dennis Cole (C) Jimmy Hudson, Russell Buentello, Delbert Woodell, James Morin, Marvin Alday | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Karl Marler (PG), John Chapman (SF), Patrick Taylor (PF), Ernest Steadman (C) Peter Elzy, Robert Trent, Harold Gibson, James Kirkland | |
| 13:34 | Holy Cross | Ernest Steadman is hacked by Pete Penley - foul #1 on Pete Penley, team foul #3 | 14-12 |
| 13:25 | Holy Cross | Karl Marler clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 14-12 |
| 13:23 | Elon | Walter Anderson snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 13:21 | Elon | Ronald Martowski's pass is intercepted by Karl Marler in the backcourt | 14-12 |
| 13:20 | Holy Cross | John Chapman dunks the ball set up by Karl Marler | 14-14 |
| 13:16 | Elon | John Chapman steals it from Ronald Martowski in the backcourt | 14-14 |
| 13:04 | Holy Cross | Patrick Taylor blows the layup but he's hacked by Pete Penley - foul #2 on Pete Penley, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Elon | Wilton Jalbert (SG) Pete Penley | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Thomas Diana (C) Ernest Steadman | |
| 13:04 | Holy Cross | Patrick Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 13:04 | Holy Cross | Patrick Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 12:50 | Elon | Ronald Martowski loses the dribble to Daniel Todd | 14-15 |
| 12:35 | Holy Cross | Daniel Todd buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 12:16 | Elon | Dennis Cole blows the layup but the foul's on Thomas Diana - foul #2 on Thomas Diana, team foul #3 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Elon | Jimmy Hudson (PG), Russell Buentello (SG), James Morin (PF) Ronald Lynn, Wilton Jalbert, Walter Anderson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Richard Lyall (PG), Peter Elzy (SG), Samuel Signorelli (SF), James Kirkland (PF), Ernest Steadman (C) Karl Marler, Daniel Todd, John Chapman, Patrick Taylor, Thomas Diana | |
| 12:16 | Elon | Dennis Cole makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 12:16 | Elon | Dennis Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 11:54 | Holy Cross | Ernest Steadman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dennis Cole - foul #1 on Dennis Cole, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Elon | Marvin Alday (C) Dennis Cole | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Robert Trent (SG) Richard Lyall | |
| 11:54 | Holy Cross | Ernest Steadman makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 11:54 | Holy Cross | Ernest Steadman makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Jimmy Hudson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Buentello (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Martowski (fresh) PF - James Morin (fresh) C - Marvin Alday (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Peter Elzy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Trent (fresh) SF - Samuel Signorelli (fresh) PF - Ernest Steadman (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Kirkland (fresh) | |
| 11:51 | Elon | Jimmy Hudson is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Elzy - foul #1 on Peter Elzy, team foul #4 | 16-19 |
| 11:30 | Elon | Marvin Alday misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 11:28 | Elon | James Morin pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 11:15 | Elon | Jimmy Hudson misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 16-19 |
| 11:13 | Elon | Ronald Martowski misses the tip | 16-19 |
| 11:11 | Holy Cross | Samuel Signorelli snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 10:57 | Holy Cross | Peter Elzy misses long on a shot from the left side | 16-19 |
| 10:55 | Elon | Marvin Alday grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 10:53 | Elon | Jimmy Hudson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-19 |
| Subs | Elon | Ronald Lynn (PG), Wilton Jalbert (SG), Delbert Woodell (C) Jimmy Hudson, Ronald Martowski, James Morin | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Karl Marler (PG), John Chapman (SF), Harold Gibson (PF) Peter Elzy, Samuel Signorelli, Ernest Steadman | |
| 10:35 | Holy Cross | Harold Gibson drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Karl Marler | 16-22 |
| 10:18 | Elon | Harold Gibson steals it from Ronald Lynn | 16-22 |
| 10:02 | Holy Cross | Karl Marler makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Kirkland and he's hacked by Marvin Alday - foul #1 on Marvin Alday, team foul #6 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Elon | Jimmy Hudson (SG), Walter Anderson (PF), Dennis Cole (C) Wilton Jalbert, Russell Buentello, Marvin Alday | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Daniel Todd (SG) Robert Trent | |
| 10:02 | Holy Cross | Karl Marler makes the free throw | 16-25 |
| 09:51 | Elon | Jimmy Hudson is fouled on the floor by Daniel Todd - foul #1 on Daniel Todd, team foul #5 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Elon | Wilton Jalbert (SG) Ronald Lynn | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Patrick Taylor (PF), Ernest Steadman (C) John Chapman, James Kirkland | |
| 09:32 | Elon | Walter Anderson hits a jumper in the paint and the foul's on Daniel Todd - foul #2 on Daniel Todd, team foul #6 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Elon | Ronald Martowski (SF), James Morin (C) Delbert Woodell, Dennis Cole | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Richard Lyall (PG), Robert Trent (SG), Samuel Signorelli (SF) Karl Marler, Daniel Todd, Harold Gibson | |
| 09:32 | Elon | Walter Anderson makes the free throw | 19-25 |
| 09:19 | Holy Cross | Ernest Steadman misses the shot from the free throw line | 19-25 |
| 09:17 | Elon | Ronald Martowski pulls down the rebound | 19-25 |
| 08:55 | Elon | Jimmy Hudson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Samuel Signorelli - foul #1 on Samuel Signorelli, team foul #7 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Elon | Dennis Cole (C) Walter Anderson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Peter Elzy (SG), James Kirkland (C) Robert Trent, Ernest Steadman | |
| 08:55 | Elon | Jimmy Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 08:55 | Elon | Jimmy Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 08:42 | Holy Cross | Peter Elzy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-25 |
| 08:40 | Elon | Dennis Cole pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 08:38 | Elon | Jimmy Hudson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-25 |
| Subs | Elon | Ronald Lynn (PG) Jimmy Hudson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Chapman (SF) Samuel Signorelli | |
| 08:28 | Holy Cross | John Chapman's fadeaway is rejected by James Morin | 21-25 |
| 08:27 | Holy Cross | James Kirkland snags the offensive board | 21-25 |
| 08:14 | Holy Cross | John Chapman clanks a 3 from the right corner | 21-25 |
| 08:13 | Elon | Ronald Martowski grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 07:55 | Elon | Ronald Lynn knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Martowski | 23-25 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Ronald Lynn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilton Jalbert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Martowski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Morin (fairly fresh) C - Dennis Cole (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Richard Lyall (fairly fresh) SG - Peter Elzy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Chapman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - James Kirkland (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:41 | Holy Cross | James Kirkland knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 23-27 |
| 07:21 | Elon | Dennis Cole misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 23-27 |
| 07:19 | Holy Cross | John Chapman pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 07:08 | Holy Cross | Peter Elzy's pass is intercepted by Wilton Jalbert | 23-27 |
| 06:39 | Elon | Ronald Martowski is wide open but clanks a shot from the baseline | 23-27 |
| 06:37 | Holy Cross | James Kirkland snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 06:14 | Holy Cross | Peter Elzy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Wilton Jalbert - foul #2 on Wilton Jalbert, team foul #7 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Elon | Jimmy Hudson (PG), Russell Buentello (SG), Delbert Woodell (SF), Walter Anderson (PF), Marvin Alday (C) Ronald Lynn, Wilton Jalbert, Ronald Martowski, James Morin, Dennis Cole | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Karl Marler (PG), Samuel Signorelli (SF), Harold Gibson (PF), Ernest Steadman (C) Richard Lyall, John Chapman, Patrick Taylor, James Kirkland | |
| 06:14 | Holy Cross | Peter Elzy misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 06:14 | Holy Cross | Peter Elzy makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:56 | Elon | Walter Anderson drills a fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Harold Gibson - foul #1 on Harold Gibson, team foul #8 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Robert Trent (SG) Peter Elzy | |
| 05:56 | Elon | Walter Anderson misses the free throw | 25-28 |
| 05:56 | Holy Cross | Ernest Steadman grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 05:37 | Holy Cross | Karl Marler misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 25-28 |
| 05:36 | Elon | Jimmy Hudson grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 05:20 | Elon | Walter Anderson is whistled for traveling | 25-28 |
| 05:01 | Holy Cross | Russell Buentello is called for the reach on Harold Gibson - foul #2 on Russell Buentello, team foul #8 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Elon | Ronald Lynn (PG) Russell Buentello | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 05:01 | Holy Cross | Harold Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 05:01 | Holy Cross | Harold Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 05:01 | Holy Cross | Ernest Steadman gets the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 04:49 | Holy Cross | The short jumper by Ernest Steadman is denied by Delbert Woodell | 25-29 |
| 04:48 | Holy Cross | Harold Gibson grabs the offensive board | 25-29 |
| 04:34 | Holy Cross | Karl Marler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 25-29 |
| 04:33 | Elon | Marvin Alday grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 04:29 | Elon | Ronald Lynn is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Steadman - foul #1 on Ernest Steadman, team foul #9 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Elon | Eric Czarnecki (SF), Dennis Cole (C) Delbert Woodell, Marvin Alday | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Chapman (SF), James Kirkland (C) Samuel Signorelli, Ernest Steadman | |
| 04:29 | Elon | Ronald Lynn makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:29 | Elon | Ronald Lynn makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 04:18 | Holy Cross | Robert Trent misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 04:17 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to Karl Marler | 27-29 |
| 03:59 | Holy Cross | James Kirkland misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 27-29 |
| 03:58 | Holy Cross | James Kirkland tips it in | 27-31 |
| 03:40 | Elon | Jimmy Hudson comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 27-31 |
| 03:39 | Holy Cross | Harold Gibson pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Ronald Lynn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Hudson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Czarnecki (fresh) PF - Walter Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Cole (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Karl Marler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Trent (fairly fresh) SF - John Chapman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Gibson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Kirkland (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Holy Cross | Harold Gibson is whistled for a carry | 27-31 |
| Subs | Elon | Pete Penley (PG), Russell Buentello (SG), Ronald Martowski (SF) Ronald Lynn, Jimmy Hudson, Eric Czarnecki | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Daniel Todd (SG), Patrick Taylor (PF), Thomas Diana (C) Robert Trent, Harold Gibson, James Kirkland | |
| 02:57 | Elon | Dennis Cole hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Walter Anderson | 29-31 |
| 02:38 | Holy Cross | Thomas Diana lays it up and in set up by Daniel Todd and the foul's on Dennis Cole - foul #2 on Dennis Cole, team foul #9 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Elon | James Morin (PF), Marvin Alday (C) Walter Anderson, Dennis Cole | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Peter Elzy (PG), Samuel Signorelli (SF), Ernest Steadman (PF) Karl Marler, John Chapman, Patrick Taylor | |
| 02:38 | Holy Cross | Thomas Diana makes the free throw | 29-34 |
| 02:14 | Elon | Ronald Martowski connects on the runner near the basket set up by Russell Buentello and the foul's on Samuel Signorelli - foul #2 on Samuel Signorelli, team foul #10 | 31-34 |
| 02:14 | Elon | Ronald Martowski makes the free throw | 32-34 |
| 02:02 | Holy Cross | Samuel Signorelli misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Martowski - foul #1 on Ronald Martowski, team foul #10 | 32-34 |
| 02:02 | Holy Cross | Samuel Signorelli makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 02:02 | Holy Cross | Samuel Signorelli makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 01:37 | Elon | Marvin Alday misses badly on the uncontested turnaround near the basket | 32-36 |
| 01:36 | Holy Cross | Peter Elzy grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 01:23 | Holy Cross | Thomas Diana is fouled on the floor by Pete Penley - foul #3 on Pete Penley, team foul #11 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Elon | Jimmy Hudson (PG), Wilton Jalbert (SG), Delbert Woodell (C) Pete Penley, Russell Buentello, James Morin | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Richard Lyall (PG), John Chapman (SF), Patrick Taylor (PF) Peter Elzy, Samuel Signorelli, Ernest Steadman | |
| 01:23 | Holy Cross | Thomas Diana misses the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 01:23 | Holy Cross | Thomas Diana makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 01:16 | Elon | Wilton Jalbert is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Wilton Jalbert, team foul #12 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Elon | Ronald Lynn (PG), Walter Anderson (PF) Wilton Jalbert, Ronald Martowski | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 01:04 | Holy Cross | Richard Lyall buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-39 |
| 00:51 | Elon | Jimmy Hudson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Lynn | 34-39 |
| 00:37 | Holy Cross | Daniel Todd can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 00:35 | Elon | Marvin Alday gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 00:14 | Elon | Delbert Woodell misses the open dunk | 34-39 |
| 00:13 | Holy Cross | Thomas Diana grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 00:03 | Holy Cross | Richard Lyall knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 00:00 | Elon | Delbert Woodell comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 34-42 |