| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Leland Stoddard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Woods (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clifford Selvidge (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Saucedo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Don (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Alfonzo Palacios (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edwin Beyer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mashama Almarza (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Evans (fresh) 2 pts. C - Taylor Heyman (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Clifford Selvidge inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Western Carolina | Clifford Selvidge hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 38-33 |
| 19:46 | Elon | Taylor Heyman grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 19:24 | Elon | Edwin Beyer can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Woods - foul #3 on Thomas Woods, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Keith Haas (SG) Thomas Woods | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 19:24 | Elon | Edwin Beyer makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 19:24 | Elon | Edwin Beyer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 19:01 | Western Carolina | Keith Haas connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Leland Stoddard | 41-35 |
| 18:40 | Elon | Alfonzo Palacios is whistled for a carry | 41-35 |
| 18:29 | Western Carolina | Clifford Selvidge double dribbles | 41-35 |
| 18:15 | Elon | Taylor Heyman lays it in and he's fouled by Bill Don - foul #3 on Bill Don, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Paige (C) Bill Don | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 18:15 | Elon | Taylor Heyman makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 17:56 | Western Carolina | Keith Haas misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 17:55 | Western Carolina | Thomas Paige gets the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 17:35 | Western Carolina | Brian Evans blocks the short jumper by Thomas Paige | 41-38 |
| 17:33 | Elon | The rebound goes to Alfonzo Palacios | 41-38 |
| 17:19 | Elon | Leland Stoddard is called for the reach on Alfonzo Palacios - foul #1 on Leland Stoddard, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Matthew Ard (SF), Lester Burns (C) Clifford Selvidge, Lee Saucedo | |
| Subs | Elon | Leroy Kurland (SF) Mashama Almarza | |
| 17:01 | Elon | Thomas Paige steals it from Taylor Heyman | 41-38 |
| 16:53 | Western Carolina | Leland Stoddard is fouled on the floor by Brian Evans - foul #2 on Brian Evans, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Murphy (SG) Leland Stoddard | |
| Subs | Elon | Josef Paradowski (PF) Brian Evans | |
| 16:41 | Western Carolina | Matthew Ard buries a 3 from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 16:24 | Elon | Leroy Kurland misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 16:23 | Western Carolina | Lester Burns grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 16:06 | Western Carolina | Lester Burns misses the lay-in | 44-38 |
| 16:04 | Elon | Taylor Heyman pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Keith Haas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Ard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Paige (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lester Burns (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Alfonzo Palacios (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edwin Beyer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leroy Kurland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Josef Paradowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Taylor Heyman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Elon | Josef Paradowski buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alfonzo Palacios | 44-40 |
| 15:37 | Western Carolina | John Murphy drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Keith Haas | 46-40 |
| 15:17 | Elon | Alfonzo Palacios's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Leland Stoddard (PG), Thomas Woods (SG), Clifford Selvidge (SF), Lee Saucedo (PF), Bill Don (C) Keith Haas, John Murphy, Matthew Ard, Thomas Paige, Lester Burns | |
| Subs | Elon | Chris Williams (SG), Mashama Almarza (SF), Brian Evans (PF) Alfonzo Palacios, Edwin Beyer, Taylor Heyman | |
| 14:56 | Western Carolina | Lee Saucedo lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Woods and he's hacked by Chris Williams - foul #2 on Chris Williams, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| 14:56 | Western Carolina | Lee Saucedo makes the free throw | 49-40 |
| 14:38 | Elon | Mashama Almarza misses badly on a floater from the right side | 49-40 |
| 14:37 | Western Carolina | Thomas Woods grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 14:20 | Western Carolina | Chris Williams is called for the reach on Leland Stoddard - foul #3 on Chris Williams, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| 14:05 | Western Carolina | Bill Don hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Woods | 52-40 |
| 14:02 | Elon | Leland Stoddard is called for the reach on Leroy Kurland in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leland Stoddard, team foul #4 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Elon | Edwin Beyer (SG) Chris Williams | |
| 13:50 | Elon | Leroy Kurland can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 13:48 | Western Carolina | Lee Saucedo snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 13:35 | Western Carolina | Clifford Selvidge misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 13:34 | Elon | Josef Paradowski pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| 13:30 | Elon | Edwin Beyer is whistled for a carry | 52-40 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Elon | Alfonzo Palacios (PG), Taylor Heyman (C) Leroy Kurland, Josef Paradowski | |
| 13:19 | Western Carolina | Leland Stoddard lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lee Saucedo | 54-40 |
| 12:55 | Elon | Mashama Almarza hits a floater from the free throw line | 54-42 |
| 12:47 | Western Carolina | Thomas Woods misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 54-42 |
| 12:46 | Elon | Edwin Beyer grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 12:25 | Elon | Alfonzo Palacios scores on a 3 from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 12:02 | Western Carolina | Clifford Selvidge is called for traveling | 54-45 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Keith Haas (PG), John Murphy (SG), Matthew Ard (SF), Ray Crisp (PF), Thomas Paige (C) Leland Stoddard, Thomas Woods, Clifford Selvidge, Lee Saucedo, Bill Don | |
| Subs | Elon | Leroy Kurland (SG), Chris Williams (SF), Josef Paradowski (PF) Edwin Beyer, Mashama Almarza, Brian Evans | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Keith Haas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Matthew Ard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Crisp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Thomas Paige (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Alfonzo Palacios (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leroy Kurland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Josef Paradowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Taylor Heyman (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Elon | Leroy Kurland makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Alfonzo Palacios | 54-48 |
| 11:27 | Western Carolina | Keith Haas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-48 |
| 11:07 | Elon | Leroy Kurland buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-50 |
| 10:41 | Western Carolina | Thomas Paige travels with the ball | 54-50 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Woods (SG), Bill Don (C) John Murphy, Matthew Ard | |
| Subs | Elon | Edwin Beyer (SG), John Cave (C) Chris Williams, Taylor Heyman | |
| 10:17 | Elon | Ray Crisp picks off the pass by Alfonzo Palacios | 54-50 |
| 10:03 | Western Carolina | Ray Crisp is hacked by Alfonzo Palacios - foul #1 on Alfonzo Palacios, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Leland Stoddard (PG), Lee Saucedo (PF) Keith Haas, Thomas Paige | |
| Subs | Elon | Mashama Almarza (SF), Brian Evans (PF) Alfonzo Palacios, John Cave | |
| 09:49 | Western Carolina | Brian Evans denies the turnaround by Lee Saucedo | 54-50 |
| 09:47 | Elon | Mashama Almarza gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 09:25 | Elon | Brian Evans makes the fadeaway from close range | 54-52 |
| 09:12 | Western Carolina | Bill Don scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lee Saucedo | 57-52 |
| 08:43 | Elon | Edwin Beyer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-52 |
| 08:42 | Western Carolina | Bill Don grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 08:14 | Western Carolina | Leland Stoddard is called for traveling | 57-52 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Keith Haas (SG), Clifford Selvidge (SF), Thomas Paige (PF), Lester Burns (C) Thomas Woods, Ray Crisp, Lee Saucedo, Bill Don | |
| Subs | Elon | Alfonzo Palacios (PG), Chad McPheron (PF), Taylor Heyman (C) Leroy Kurland, Brian Evans, Josef Paradowski | |
| 07:58 | Elon | Mashama Almarza misses short on a shot from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 07:56 | Elon | Taylor Heyman gets the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Leland Stoddard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Haas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifford Selvidge (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Paige (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lester Burns (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Alfonzo Palacios (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edwin Beyer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mashama Almarza (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad McPheron (fresh) C - Taylor Heyman (fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 07:51 | Elon | Mashama Almarza is fouled on the floor by Lester Burns - foul #1 on Lester Burns, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Murphy (SG) Leland Stoddard | |
| Subs | Elon | Chris Williams (SF) Mashama Almarza | |
| 07:31 | Elon | Edwin Beyer comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 57-52 |
| 07:30 | Elon | Edwin Beyer grabs the offensive board | 57-52 |
| 07:15 | Elon | Chad McPheron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 07:14 | Elon | Edwin Beyer gets the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 06:59 | Elon | Taylor Heyman blows the layup | 57-52 |
| 06:58 | Western Carolina | Clifford Selvidge grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 06:38 | Western Carolina | Lester Burns can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 06:37 | Elon | Taylor Heyman grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 06:19 | Elon | Taylor Heyman comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 57-52 |
| 06:17 | Western Carolina | Keith Haas grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 05:50 | Western Carolina | Clifford Selvidge hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Murphy | 60-52 |
| 05:31 | Elon | Chad McPheron drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edwin Beyer | 60-54 |
| 05:31 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Leland Stoddard (PG), Thomas Woods (SG), Lee Saucedo (PF), Bill Don (C) Keith Haas, John Murphy, Thomas Paige, Lester Burns | |
| Subs | Elon | Mashama Almarza (SF), Brian Evans (PF) Chris Williams, Chad McPheron | |
| 05:12 | Western Carolina | Clifford Selvidge misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Mashama Almarza - foul #1 on Mashama Almarza, team foul #5 | 60-54 |
| 05:12 | Western Carolina | Clifford Selvidge makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:12 | Western Carolina | Clifford Selvidge misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:12 | Elon | Brian Evans grabs the board | 61-54 |
| 04:55 | Elon | Alfonzo Palacios misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 61-54 |
| 04:53 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Lee Saucedo | 61-54 |
| 04:38 | Western Carolina | Thomas Woods buries a driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Brian Evans - foul #3 on Brian Evans, team foul #6 | 63-54 |
| 04:38 | Western Carolina | Thomas Woods misses the free throw | 63-54 |
| 04:38 | Elon | Edwin Beyer grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 04:22 | Elon | Taylor Heyman drills a runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Bill Don - foul #4 on Bill Don, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ray Crisp (SF) Clifford Selvidge | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 04:22 | Elon | Taylor Heyman makes the free throw | 63-57 |
| 04:15 | Western Carolina | Ray Crisp clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-57 |
| 04:14 | Elon | Brian Evans pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 03:53 | Elon | Taylor Heyman can't finish the layup | 63-57 |
| 03:52 | Western Carolina | Bill Don snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Leland Stoddard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ray Crisp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lee Saucedo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Bill Don (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Alfonzo Palacios (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edwin Beyer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Mashama Almarza (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Taylor Heyman (fresh) 14 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Western Carolina | Lee Saucedo comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-57 |
| 03:32 | Elon | Edwin Beyer gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 03:27 | Elon | Mashama Almarza hits a floater from the right wing set up by Edwin Beyer | 63-59 |
| 03:16 | Western Carolina | Lee Saucedo hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 63-59 |
| 03:14 | Western Carolina | Bill Don tips it in | 65-59 |
| 02:55 | Elon | Mashama Almarza hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Alfonzo Palacios | 65-61 |
| 02:39 | Western Carolina | Thomas Woods hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bill Don | 67-61 |
| 02:22 | Elon | Brian Evans misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 67-61 |
| 02:20 | Elon | Alfonzo Palacios snags the offensive board | 67-61 |
| 02:02 | Elon | Edwin Beyer is fouled on the floor by Leland Stoddard - foul #3 on Leland Stoddard, team foul #7 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Keith Haas (PG), John Murphy (SG), Clifford Selvidge (SF), Thomas Paige (C) Leland Stoddard, Thomas Woods, Lee Saucedo, Bill Don | |
| Subs | Elon | Leroy Kurland (PG), Chris Williams (SF), Josef Paradowski (PF), John Cave (C) Alfonzo Palacios, Mashama Almarza, Brian Evans, Taylor Heyman | |
| 02:02 | Elon | Edwin Beyer makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 02:02 | Elon | Edwin Beyer misses the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 02:02 | Western Carolina | Ray Crisp snags the defensive board | 67-62 |
| 02:02 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| 01:46 | Western Carolina | Ray Crisp misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-62 |
| 01:44 | Western Carolina | Clifford Selvidge gets the offensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 01:23 | Western Carolina | Keith Haas misses long on a 3 from straight away | 67-62 |
| 01:21 | Elon | Edwin Beyer snags the defensive board | 67-62 |
| 01:21 | Elon | Elon calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Leland Stoddard (PG), Thomas Woods (SG), Lee Saucedo (PF), Bill Don (C) Keith Haas, John Murphy, Ray Crisp, Thomas Paige | |
| Subs | Elon | Alfonzo Palacios (PG), Mashama Almarza (SF), Brian Evans (PF), Taylor Heyman (C) Leroy Kurland, Chris Williams, Josef Paradowski, John Cave | |
| 00:58 | Elon | Alfonzo Palacios travels with the ball | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Western Carolina | Bill Don hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Leland Stoddard | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Elon | Edwin Beyer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-62 |
| 00:24 | Western Carolina | Bill Don pulls down the rebound | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Western Carolina | Alfonzo Palacios is called for the reach on Bill Don in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alfonzo Palacios, team foul #7 | 69-62 |
| 00:21 | Western Carolina | Bill Don misses the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:21 | Elon | Taylor Heyman gets the rebound | 69-62 |
| 00:15 | Elon | Mashama Almarza hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-65 |
| 00:13 | Western Carolina | Leland Stoddard is hacked by Alfonzo Palacios in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alfonzo Palacios, team foul #8 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ray Crisp (PF) Lee Saucedo | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 00:13 | Western Carolina | Leland Stoddard makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:13 | Western Carolina | Leland Stoddard makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:06 | Elon | Alfonzo Palacios's pass is intercepted by Leland Stoddard | 71-65 |
| 00:05 | Western Carolina | Ray Crisp is fouled in the backcourt by Edwin Beyer - foul #2 on Edwin Beyer, team foul #9 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Lee Saucedo (PF) Bill Don | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 00:05 | Western Carolina | Ray Crisp misses the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:05 | Elon | Brian Evans gets the rebound | 71-65 |
| 00:00 | Elon | Edwin Beyer knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-68 |