| Lineup | Elon | PG - Ronald Lynn (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Wilton Jalbert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Martowski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Edwards (fresh) SG - Charles Collum (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cartwright (fresh) PF - Herbert Gregg (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerald Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Robert Cartwright inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Houston | Charles Collum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 19:40 | Elon | Walter Anderson grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 19:32 | Elon | Paul Smith misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 37-31 |
| 19:31 | Houston | Herbert Gregg grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 19:19 | Houston | Charles Collum hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-31 |
| 19:17 | Elon | Ronald Lynn grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 19:09 | Elon | Paul Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Charles Collum - foul #1 on Charles Collum, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| 19:09 | Elon | Paul Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 19:09 | Elon | Paul Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 19:09 | Houston | Jerald Henderson grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Charles Collum knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Cartwright | 38-34 |
| 18:31 | Elon | Ronald Martowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 18:30 | Elon | Ronald Martowski snags the offensive board | 38-34 |
| 18:24 | Elon | Wilton Jalbert misses the shot from the left side | 38-34 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Charles Collum pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:15 | Houston | Charles Collum misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Paul Smith - foul #3 on Paul Smith, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Elon | Delbert Woodell (C) Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:15 | Houston | Charles Collum makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 18:15 | Houston | Charles Collum makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 18:15 | Houston | Charles Collum makes the 3rd free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:00 | Elon | Ronald Martowski buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Anderson | 40-37 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Herbert Gregg is fouled on the floor by Ronald Martowski - foul #1 on Ronald Martowski, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Charles Collum is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Charles Collum, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Elon | Pete Penley (SG) Wilton Jalbert | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:10 | Elon | Herbert Gregg swats the short shot by Delbert Woodell | 40-37 |
| 17:08 | Houston | Herbert Gregg grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 17:03 | Houston | Peter Edwards hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Martowski - foul #2 on Ronald Martowski, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Elon | Leo Morris (SG), Eric Czarnecki (C) Ronald Lynn, Walter Anderson | |
| Subs | Houston | Wilbur Carr (SF), Frank Newell (PF), James Lane (C) Robert Cartwright, Herbert Gregg, Jerald Henderson | |
| 17:03 | Houston | Peter Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:03 | Houston | Peter Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:42 | Elon | Ronald Martowski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-38 |
| 16:40 | Elon | Pete Penley snags the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 16:35 | Elon | Peter Edwards steals the ball from Delbert Woodell | 40-38 |
| 16:21 | Houston | James Lane comes up short on the floater from the right side | 40-38 |
| 16:20 | Houston | James Lane hits the follow up shot | 40-40 |
| 16:03 | Elon | Charles Collum is called for the reach on Delbert Woodell - foul #3 on Charles Collum, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Elon | Ronald Lynn (PG), Wilton Jalbert (SG), William Lohman (C) Pete Penley, Leo Morris, Ronald Martowski | |
| Subs | Houston | Yo Xang (PG), Dan Ricketts (SG) Peter Edwards, Charles Collum | |
| 15:46 | Elon | Delbert Woodell drills a jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Wilbur Carr - foul #1 on Wilbur Carr, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Elon | Walter Anderson (PF), Paul Smith (C) Eric Czarnecki, William Lohman | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cartwright (SF), Herbert Gregg (PF), Jerald Henderson (C) Wilbur Carr, Frank Newell, James Lane | |
| 15:46 | Elon | Delbert Woodell makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Ronald Lynn (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Wilton Jalbert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Delbert Woodell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Yo Xang (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Dan Ricketts (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Cartwright (fresh) PF - Herbert Gregg (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Jerald Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Houston | Walter Anderson is called for the reach on Herbert Gregg - foul #3 on Walter Anderson, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| 15:08 | Houston | Dan Ricketts misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-40 |
| 15:07 | Elon | Delbert Woodell snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 14:52 | Elon | Paul Smith lays it in set up by Walter Anderson | 45-40 |
| 14:39 | Houston | Dan Ricketts is hacked by Delbert Woodell - foul #1 on Delbert Woodell, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Elon | Ronald Martowski (SF) Delbert Woodell | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Edwards (PG), Charles Collum (SG) Yo Xang, Dan Ricketts | |
| 14:22 | Houston | Paul Smith picks off the pass by Charles Collum | 45-40 |
| 14:09 | Elon | Ronald Martowski misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 14:08 | Houston | Peter Edwards grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 13:46 | Houston | Charles Collum knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Robert Cartwright | 45-42 |
| 13:26 | Elon | Walter Anderson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Martowski | 47-42 |
| 13:10 | Houston | Charles Collum knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Cartwright | 47-45 |
| 12:56 | Elon | Walter Anderson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 12:55 | Houston | Charles Collum pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 12:42 | Houston | Charles Collum hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 12:41 | Houston | Jerald Henderson gets the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 12:23 | Houston | Herbert Gregg knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Jerald Henderson and he's fouled by Walter Anderson - foul #4 on Walter Anderson, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Elon | Pete Penley (PG), Leo Morris (SG), Delbert Woodell (PF), Eric Czarnecki (C) Ronald Lynn, Wilton Jalbert, Walter Anderson, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Dan Ricketts (SG), Wilbur Carr (SF), James Lane (C) Charles Collum, Robert Cartwright, Jerald Henderson | |
| 12:23 | Houston | Herbert Gregg makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 12:00 | Elon | Delbert Woodell hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 11:31 | Houston | Peter Edwards comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 49-48 |
| 11:29 | Elon | Eric Czarnecki snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Pete Penley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leo Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Ronald Martowski (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Delbert Woodell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Czarnecki (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Edwards (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Dan Ricketts (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Wilbur Carr (fresh) PF - Herbert Gregg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - James Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Elon | Delbert Woodell misses the easy layup | 49-48 |
| 11:06 | Elon | Leo Morris snags the offensive board | 49-48 |
| 10:45 | Elon | Ronald Martowski misses the turnaround from the right block | 49-48 |
| 10:44 | Houston | Dan Ricketts grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 10:28 | Houston | Peter Edwards can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 10:27 | Elon | Leo Morris gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 10:16 | Elon | Eric Czarnecki misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 10:15 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Lane | 49-48 |
| 09:58 | Houston | Peter Edwards scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Wilbur Carr | 49-50 |
| 09:38 | Elon | Ronald Martowski loses the dribble to Wilbur Carr | 49-50 |
| 09:34 | Houston | Peter Edwards drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Wilbur Carr | 49-53 |
| 09:14 | Elon | Leo Morris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 09:12 | Elon | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Martowski | 49-53 |
| 08:59 | Elon | Delbert Woodell lays it up and in on a great pass from Pete Penley | 51-53 |
| 08:39 | Houston | The jump hook by Herbert Gregg is blocked by Delbert Woodell | 51-53 |
| 08:37 | Houston | Herbert Gregg grabs the offensive board | 51-53 |
| 08:31 | Houston | Herbert Gregg double dribbles | 51-53 |
| Subs | Elon | Ronald Lynn (PG), Wilton Jalbert (SG), William Lohman (PF), Paul Smith (C) Pete Penley, Leo Morris, Delbert Woodell, Eric Czarnecki | |
| Subs | Houston | Yo Xang (PG), Charles Collum (SG), Robert Cartwright (SF), Frank Newell (PF), Jerald Henderson (C) Peter Edwards, Dan Ricketts, Wilbur Carr, Herbert Gregg, James Lane | |
| 08:09 | Elon | Wilton Jalbert misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 08:07 | Houston | Robert Cartwright grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 07:45 | Houston | Frank Newell loses the ball out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Subs | Elon | Walter Anderson (PF) William Lohman | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:21 | Elon | Wilton Jalbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Ronald Lynn (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Wilton Jalbert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Martowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Walter Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Yo Xang (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Charles Collum (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Cartwright (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Newell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jerald Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Houston | Charles Collum comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Paul Smith - foul #4 on Paul Smith, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Elon | Delbert Woodell (SF) Ronald Martowski | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:06 | Houston | Charles Collum makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 07:06 | Houston | Charles Collum misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 07:06 | Elon | Walter Anderson gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 06:47 | Elon | Robert Cartwright is called for the reach on Delbert Woodell - foul #2 on Robert Cartwright, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| 06:31 | Elon | Paul Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Wilton Jalbert | 53-54 |
| 06:12 | Houston | Charles Collum drills a jumpshot from the left side | 53-56 |
| 05:48 | Elon | Delbert Woodell misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-56 |
| 05:46 | Elon | Paul Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 05:33 | Elon | Ronald Lynn is hacked by Yo Xang - foul #1 on Yo Xang, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Elon | Pete Penley (SG), Eric Czarnecki (C) Wilton Jalbert, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Edwards (PG), Wilbur Carr (SF), Herbert Gregg (PF), James Lane (C) Yo Xang, Robert Cartwright, Frank Newell, Jerald Henderson | |
| 05:25 | Elon | Walter Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Wilbur Carr - foul #2 on Wilbur Carr, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Elon | Leo Morris (SG), William Lohman (C) Ronald Lynn, Delbert Woodell | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:25 | Elon | Walter Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:25 | Elon | Walter Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 05:05 | Houston | Herbert Gregg hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Collum and he's fouled by Walter Anderson - foul #5 on Walter Anderson, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Elon | Paul Smith (C) Walter Anderson | |
| Subs | Houston | Dan Ricketts (SG) Charles Collum | |
| 05:05 | Houston | Herbert Gregg misses the free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:05 | Elon | Paul Smith snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 04:55 | Elon | Leo Morris comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 04:54 | Houston | Herbert Gregg snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 04:37 | Houston | Herbert Gregg buries a shot from the baseline | 55-60 |
| 04:12 | Elon | Eric Czarnecki scores on a shot near the basket | 57-60 |
| 04:00 | Houston | Peter Edwards misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 03:58 | Elon | Paul Smith pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 03:44 | Elon | Leo Morris scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Pete Penley and the foul's on Peter Edwards - foul #3 on Peter Edwards, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Elon | Ronald Lynn (PG), Ronald Martowski (SF), Delbert Woodell (PF) Pete Penley, William Lohman, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Collum (SG), Robert Cartwright (SF), Frank Newell (PF), Jerald Henderson (C) Dan Ricketts, Wilbur Carr, Herbert Gregg, James Lane | |
| 03:44 | Elon | Leo Morris makes the free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:25 | Houston | Frank Newell can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 60-60 |
| 03:24 | Elon | Delbert Woodell pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| 03:16 | Elon | Charles Collum is called for the reach on Leo Morris - foul #4 on Charles Collum, team foul #9 | 60-60 |
| 03:16 | Elon | Leo Morris misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:16 | Houston | Frank Newell grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Ronald Lynn (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Leo Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. SF - Ronald Martowski (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Delbert Woodell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Czarnecki (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Charles Collum (fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Cartwright (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Newell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerald Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Houston | Charles Collum drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-63 |
| 02:51 | Elon | Ronald Martowski misses the 3 from the left corner | 60-63 |
| 02:50 | Houston | Frank Newell grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 02:46 | Houston | Charles Collum hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Peter Edwards | 60-66 |
| 02:46 | Elon | Elon calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-66 |
| Subs | Elon | Wilton Jalbert (SG), Paul Smith (C) Leo Morris, Eric Czarnecki | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:35 | Elon | Paul Smith drills a jumper from the baseline | 62-66 |
| 02:18 | Houston | Jerald Henderson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Collum | 62-68 |
| 02:00 | Elon | Ronald Lynn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-68 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Houston | Herbert Gregg (PF) Frank Newell | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:34 | Houston | Charles Collum misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-68 |
| 01:32 | Houston | Robert Cartwright pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Charles Collum is fouled on the floor by Delbert Woodell - foul #2 on Delbert Woodell, team foul #9 | 62-68 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Charles Collum makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Charles Collum makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:59 | Elon | Wilton Jalbert is called for 5 seconds | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Houston | Peter Edwards is hacked by Ronald Lynn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Lynn, team foul #10 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Houston | Yo Xang (SG), Sean Bachorski (SF) Charles Collum, Robert Cartwright | |
| 00:57 | Houston | Peter Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Peter Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Elon | Wilton Jalbert drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Lynn and he's hacked by Sean Bachorski - foul #2 on Sean Bachorski, team foul #10 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Collum (SG), Robert Cartwright (SF) Yo Xang, Sean Bachorski | |
| 00:52 | Elon | Wilton Jalbert makes the free throw | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Houston | Peter Edwards is hacked by Ronald Lynn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Lynn, team foul #11 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Houston | Yo Xang (SG), Sean Bachorski (SF) Charles Collum, Robert Cartwright | |
| 00:50 | Houston | Peter Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:50 | Houston | Peter Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:44 | Elon | Ronald Lynn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Houston | Yo Xang is hacked by Ronald Lynn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Lynn, team foul #12 | 65-74 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Yo Xang makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Yo Xang makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 00:36 | Elon | Wilton Jalbert is called for a charge - foul #3 on Wilton Jalbert, team foul #13 | 65-76 |
| Subs | Elon | Pete Penley (PG), Leo Morris (SG), Eric Czarnecki (PF), William Lohman (C) Ronald Lynn, Wilton Jalbert, Ronald Martowski, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Wilbur Carr (SF), Frank Newell (PF), James Lane (C) Peter Edwards, Herbert Gregg, Jerald Henderson | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Houston | Frank Newell misses the shot from the left wing | 65-76 |
| 00:07 | Elon | The rebound goes to Eric Czarnecki | 65-76 |
| 00:00 | Elon | Eric Czarnecki can't connect on a floater from the right block | 65-76 |