| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - James Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lamar Ayers (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Doug Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Glen Duke (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Rhone (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - James Garmon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rolando Lebow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Haynes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Elon | James Williams inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Elon | James Garmon is fouled on the floor by James Burns - foul #3 on James Burns, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Gary Agarwal (PG) James Burns | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 19:21 | Elon | James Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 19:19 | Elon | James Garmon pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 19:06 | Elon | Larry Butler is whistled for traveling | 33-29 |
| 18:48 | Appalachian State | Doug Nelson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 18:47 | Elon | Rolando Lebow grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 18:32 | Elon | Stephen Haynes buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from James Garmon | 33-31 |
| 18:21 | Appalachian State | Stephen Haynes swats the shot by Lamar Ayers | 33-31 |
| 18:19 | Appalachian State | Lamar Ayers grabs the offensive board | 33-31 |
| 18:10 | Appalachian State | Ernest Rhone connects on the fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on Stephen Haynes - foul #1 on Stephen Haynes, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 18:10 | Appalachian State | Ernest Rhone makes the free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:53 | Elon | James Garmon makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 17:37 | Appalachian State | Gary Agarwal is hacked by James Garmon - foul #2 on James Garmon, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| 17:14 | Appalachian State | Lamar Ayers loses the ball out of bounds | 36-34 |
| 16:50 | Elon | Stephen Haynes blows the dunk but the foul's on Ernest Rhone - foul #1 on Ernest Rhone, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Elon | Roy Hamby (PF) Rolando Lebow | |
| 16:50 | Elon | Stephen Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:50 | Elon | Stephen Haynes misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:50 | Elon | James Williams snags the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 16:23 | Elon | Larry Butler's layup is rejected by Doug Nelson | 36-35 |
| 16:21 | Elon | Roy Hamby pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 16:16 | Elon | Roy Hamby misses the jump hook in the paint | 36-35 |
| 16:14 | Appalachian State | Ernest Rhone gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 15:48 | Appalachian State | Ernest Rhone can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 36-35 |
| 15:46 | Elon | James Williams pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Gary Agarwal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lamar Ayers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Doug Nelson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Glen Duke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Rhone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - James Garmon (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Butler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roy Hamby (fresh) 4 reb. C - Stephen Haynes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Elon | Roy Hamby hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Glen Duke - foul #2 on Glen Duke, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | James Burns (PG), James Kirberger (SG), Joseph Meidinger (SF), Albert Williams (PF), Rodney Owens (C) Gary Agarwal, Lamar Ayers, Doug Nelson, Glen Duke, Ernest Rhone | |
| Subs | Elon | Fred Hill (SG), Ferman Vancleave (SF), Wayne Peters (PF) Larry Butler, James Williams, Stephen Haynes | |
| 15:40 | Elon | Roy Hamby makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:40 | Elon | Roy Hamby misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:40 | Appalachian State | Rodney Owens pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 15:25 | Appalachian State | The short jumper by Joseph Meidinger is denied by Wayne Peters | 36-36 |
| 15:24 | Elon | Fred Hill snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 15:19 | Elon | James Garmon can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Burns - foul #4 on James Burns, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | James Zeyer (PG) James Burns | |
| Subs | Elon | Rolando Lebow (C) Roy Hamby | |
| 15:19 | Elon | James Garmon makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:19 | Elon | James Garmon makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 15:03 | Appalachian State | James Zeyer knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Rodney Owens | 38-38 |
| 14:54 | Elon | Fred Hill can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 38-38 |
| 14:53 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Joseph Meidinger | 38-38 |
| 14:47 | Appalachian State | Joseph Meidinger travels with the ball | 38-38 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Elon | Ryan Mangels (SG), Stephen Haynes (C) James Garmon, Rolando Lebow | |
| 14:37 | Elon | Wayne Peters drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-40 |
| 14:21 | Appalachian State | Joseph Meidinger is hacked by Ferman Vancleave - foul #1 on Ferman Vancleave, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Gary Agarwal (PG), Lamar Ayers (SG), Doug Nelson (SF) James Zeyer, James Kirberger, Albert Williams | |
| Subs | Elon | James Williams (SF) Ferman Vancleave | |
| 14:07 | Appalachian State | Joseph Meidinger connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Lamar Ayers and he's fouled by Wayne Peters - foul #4 on Wayne Peters, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Glen Duke (PF), Ernest Rhone (C) Doug Nelson, Rodney Owens | |
| Subs | Elon | Rolando Lebow (PF) Wayne Peters | |
| 14:07 | Appalachian State | Joseph Meidinger makes the free throw | 41-40 |
| 13:47 | Elon | James Williams knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Fred Hill and he's fouled by Lamar Ayers - foul #1 on Lamar Ayers, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Doug Nelson (SF) Joseph Meidinger | |
| Subs | Elon | James Garmon (PG), Larry Butler (SG) Fred Hill, Ryan Mangels | |
| 13:47 | Elon | James Williams makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 13:35 | Appalachian State | Gary Agarwal scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Doug Nelson | 44-43 |
| 13:14 | Elon | Rolando Lebow's pass is intercepted by Doug Nelson | 44-43 |
| 13:09 | Appalachian State | Doug Nelson banks in the layup | 46-43 |
| 12:57 | Elon | Larry Butler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 12:56 | Elon | Larry Butler pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 12:44 | Elon | Larry Butler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 12:42 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Gary Agarwal | 46-43 |
| 12:37 | Appalachian State | Doug Nelson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 12:36 | Appalachian State | Glen Duke tips it in | 48-43 |
| 12:25 | Elon | The short jumper by Stephen Haynes is denied by Glen Duke | 48-43 |
| 12:24 | Appalachian State | Glen Duke snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 12:07 | Appalachian State | Gary Agarwal loses the dribble to Larry Butler | 48-43 |
| 11:51 | Elon | Glen Duke steps in front of the James Garmon pass | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Gary Agarwal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lamar Ayers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doug Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Glen Duke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Rhone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - James Garmon (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rolando Lebow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Haynes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Appalachian State | Gary Agarwal hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Doug Nelson | 50-43 |
| 11:19 | Elon | James Garmon misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Gary Agarwal - foul #1 on Gary Agarwal, team foul #6 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | James Zeyer (PG), James Kirberger (SG), Joseph Meidinger (PF), Rodney Owens (C) Gary Agarwal, Lamar Ayers, Glen Duke, Ernest Rhone | |
| Subs | Elon | Fred Hill (SG), Ferman Vancleave (SF), Roy Hamby (PF) Larry Butler, James Williams, Rolando Lebow | |
| 11:19 | Elon | James Garmon makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 11:19 | Elon | James Garmon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 10:58 | Appalachian State | James Zeyer hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 10:42 | Elon | Ferman Vancleave knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by James Garmon | 53-47 |
| 10:27 | Appalachian State | James Zeyer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 10:26 | Appalachian State | The offensive rebound goes to Doug Nelson | 53-47 |
| 10:14 | Appalachian State | Rodney Owens misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 53-47 |
| 10:13 | Elon | Roy Hamby grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 09:58 | Elon | Fred Hill slams it home | 53-49 |
| 09:40 | Appalachian State | James Kirberger can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 53-49 |
| 09:39 | Elon | Ferman Vancleave snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 09:33 | Elon | Roy Hamby's layup is rejected by Joseph Meidinger | 53-49 |
| 09:31 | Appalachian State | Rodney Owens grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 09:22 | Appalachian State | Fred Hill picks off the pass by Rodney Owens | 53-49 |
| 09:08 | Elon | Stephen Haynes misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 53-49 |
| 09:07 | Appalachian State | Rodney Owens gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 08:58 | Appalachian State | Rodney Owens misses the easy layup | 53-49 |
| 08:56 | Appalachian State | Doug Nelson tips it home | 55-49 |
| 08:48 | Elon | Roy Hamby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-49 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Gary Agarwal (PG), Lamar Ayers (SG), Glen Duke (PF), Ernest Rhone (C) James Zeyer, James Kirberger, Doug Nelson, Rodney Owens | |
| Subs | Elon | Larry Butler (SG), James Williams (SF), Rolando Lebow (PF) James Garmon, Ferman Vancleave, Stephen Haynes | |
| 08:36 | Appalachian State | Lamar Ayers misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 08:34 | Appalachian State | Ernest Rhone pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 08:18 | Appalachian State | Gary Agarwal hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-49 |
| 08:16 | Elon | Rolando Lebow grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 07:53 | Elon | Rolando Lebow makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Hill | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Gary Agarwal (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lamar Ayers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Meidinger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Glen Duke (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Rhone (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Fred Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rolando Lebow (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Hamby (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Appalachian State | Ernest Rhone lays it in on a great pass from Joseph Meidinger | 57-52 |
| 07:30 | Elon | Fred Hill misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 57-52 |
| 07:28 | Appalachian State | Glen Duke pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 07:10 | Appalachian State | Ernest Rhone misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-52 |
| 07:08 | Appalachian State | Gary Agarwal hits the follow up shot | 59-52 |
| 06:50 | Elon | Larry Butler misses short on a floater from the baseline | 59-52 |
| 06:49 | Appalachian State | Glen Duke grabs the board | 59-52 |
| 06:32 | Appalachian State | Lamar Ayers misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Larry Butler - foul #1 on Larry Butler, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | James Burns (PG), Doug Nelson (SF) Gary Agarwal, Joseph Meidinger | |
| Subs | Elon | James Garmon (PG), Wayne Peters (PF), Stephen Haynes (C) Fred Hill, Rolando Lebow, Roy Hamby | |
| 06:32 | Appalachian State | Lamar Ayers makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:32 | Appalachian State | Lamar Ayers makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 06:18 | Elon | James Garmon misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 61-52 |
| 06:17 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Ernest Rhone | 61-52 |
| 06:02 | Appalachian State | Larry Butler picks off the pass by James Burns | 61-52 |
| 05:44 | Elon | Larry Butler buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Garmon | 61-55 |
| 05:28 | Appalachian State | Ernest Rhone double dribbles | 61-55 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Albert Williams (PF), Rodney Owens (C) Glen Duke, Ernest Rhone | |
| Subs | Elon | Ryan Mangels (SG) Larry Butler | |
| 05:03 | Elon | Stephen Haynes is hacked by Lamar Ayers - foul #2 on Lamar Ayers, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Gary Agarwal (SG) Lamar Ayers | |
| Subs | Elon | Ferman Vancleave (SF) James Williams | |
| 05:03 | Elon | Stephen Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 05:03 | Elon | Stephen Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 04:43 | Appalachian State | Doug Nelson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Burns | 63-57 |
| 04:34 | Elon | James Garmon clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-57 |
| 04:33 | Appalachian State | Doug Nelson snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| 04:28 | Appalachian State | Gary Agarwal can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 04:27 | Appalachian State | Doug Nelson grabs the offensive board | 63-57 |
| 04:15 | Appalachian State | Rodney Owens hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Albert Williams | 65-57 |
| 03:59 | Elon | Ferman Vancleave connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Garmon | 65-60 |
| 03:40 | Appalachian State | James Burns misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-60 |
| 03:38 | Elon | Stephen Haynes pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - James Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary Agarwal (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doug Nelson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. PF - Albert Williams (fresh) C - Rodney Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - James Garmon (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ryan Mangels (fresh) SF - Ferman Vancleave (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Wayne Peters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Stephen Haynes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Elon | Ferman Vancleave's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-60 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Lamar Ayers (SG), Joseph Meidinger (SF), Glen Duke (PF), Ernest Rhone (C) Gary Agarwal, Doug Nelson, Albert Williams, Rodney Owens | |
| Subs | Elon | Larry Butler (SG), James Williams (SF), Rolando Lebow (PF), Roy Hamby (C) Ryan Mangels, Ferman Vancleave, Wayne Peters, Stephen Haynes | |
| 03:00 | Appalachian State | Ernest Rhone misses the jumper in the lane | 65-60 |
| 02:58 | Elon | Larry Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 02:58 | Elon | Elon calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Doug Nelson (SF) Joseph Meidinger | |
| Subs | Elon | Wayne Peters (PF), Stephen Haynes (C) Rolando Lebow, Roy Hamby | |
| 02:46 | Elon | James Garmon can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 02:44 | Appalachian State | Glen Duke pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 02:22 | Appalachian State | Lamar Ayers double dribbles | 65-60 |
| 02:05 | Elon | Larry Butler scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-63 |
| 01:49 | Appalachian State | Lamar Ayers makes the shot from the left side set up by Doug Nelson | 67-63 |
| 01:25 | Elon | Larry Butler's pass is intercepted by Doug Nelson | 67-63 |
| 01:02 | Appalachian State | Doug Nelson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 67-63 |
| 01:00 | Elon | The rebound goes to James Williams | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Elon | James Garmon misses the 3 from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 00:44 | Elon | Wayne Peters gets the offensive rebound | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Elon | Stephen Haynes misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Ernest Rhone - foul #2 on Ernest Rhone, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| 00:40 | Elon | Stephen Haynes misses the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:40 | Elon | Stephen Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State 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 a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Appalachian State | Doug Nelson connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by James Burns | 69-64 |
| 00:11 | Elon | James Garmon misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-64 |
| 00:09 | Elon | Larry Butler grabs the offensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 00:06 | Elon | James Garmon drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Williams | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State 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 (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Appalachian State | Doug Nelson is hacked by James Garmon in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Garmon, team foul #6 | 69-67 |
| 00:03 | Appalachian State | Doug Nelson is fouled on the floor by James Williams - foul #3 on James Williams, team foul #7 | 69-67 |
| 00:03 | Appalachian State | Doug Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:03 | Appalachian State | Doug Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:03 | Elon | Wayne Peters pulls down the rebound | 70-67 |
| 00:03 | Elon | Elon calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| 00:00 | Elon | James Williams misses short on a halfcourt shot | 70-67 |