| Lineup | Carthage | PG - William Pippins (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leroy Willard (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Thomas Frahm (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Kurt Zwanzig (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Bruce Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Ely (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Handy (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Billy McClaran (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Mullins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana | Joseph Handy inbounds the ball | 39-44 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Louisiana | Billy McClaran misses the easy layup | 39-44 |
| 19:44 | Carthage | Kurt Zwanzig gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 19:39 | Carthage | William Pippins is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 39-44 |
| 19:24 | Louisiana | Joseph Handy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Pippins - foul #3 on William Pippins, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Carthage | Greg Howell (PG) William Pippins | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 19:24 | Louisiana | Joseph Handy misses the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 19:24 | Louisiana | Joseph Handy makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 19:16 | Carthage | Leroy Willard travels with the ball | 39-45 |
| 19:09 | Louisiana | Robert Watson steps in front of the Billy McClaran pass | 39-45 |
| 19:06 | Carthage | Robert Watson blows the layup | 39-45 |
| 19:04 | Louisiana | Joseph Handy grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 18:47 | Louisiana | John Mullins clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kurt Zwanzig - foul #3 on Kurt Zwanzig, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Carthage | Larry Condron (C) Kurt Zwanzig | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 18:47 | Louisiana | John Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 18:47 | Louisiana | John Mullins misses the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 18:47 | Carthage | Thomas Frahm snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 18:26 | Carthage | Leroy Willard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 18:25 | Louisiana | Michael Ely grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 18:07 | Louisiana | Greg Howell is called for the reach on Bruce Adams - foul #1 on Greg Howell, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| 17:55 | Louisiana | Joseph Handy can't finish the layup | 39-46 |
| 17:54 | Carthage | Greg Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 17:50 | Carthage | Greg Howell scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Frahm | 42-46 |
| 17:24 | Louisiana | The pull-up jumper by Michael Ely is blocked by Leroy Willard | 42-46 |
| 17:22 | Louisiana | Billy McClaran tips it in | 42-48 |
| 17:00 | Carthage | Larry Condron scores on a jump hook from the left block | 44-48 |
| 16:37 | Louisiana | Michael Ely clanks a 3 from straight away | 44-48 |
| 16:36 | Carthage | Larry Condron grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 16:11 | Carthage | Greg Howell drills a floater from the right side | 46-48 |
| 15:55 | Louisiana | Bruce Adams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 15:54 | Louisiana | John Mullins tips it in | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Greg Howell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Watson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leroy Willard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Thomas Frahm (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Condron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Bruce Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Ely (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Handy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy McClaran (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - John Mullins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Carthage | Greg Howell drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Frahm | 48-50 |
| 15:15 | Louisiana | Billy McClaran is fouled on the floor by Leroy Willard - foul #1 on Leroy Willard, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Pippins (PG), Frank Heidt (SG), Ali Runner (PF), Kurt Zwanzig (C) Greg Howell, Robert Watson, Thomas Frahm, Larry Condron | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Chris Thornton (PG), Matthew Frank (SG), Ken Hamilton (SF), Ken Thomas (PF), Jackie Myers (C) Bruce Adams, Michael Ely, Joseph Handy, Billy McClaran, John Mullins | |
| 15:05 | Louisiana | Jackie Myers hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Ken Thomas | 48-52 |
| 14:48 | Carthage | William Pippins drills a 3 from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 14:28 | Louisiana | Chris Thornton's pass is intercepted by Frank Heidt | 51-52 |
| 14:03 | Carthage | Kurt Zwanzig is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Kurt Zwanzig, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Watson (SG), Alfred Smith (C) Leroy Willard, Kurt Zwanzig | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 13:44 | Louisiana | Ken Hamilton misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-52 |
| 13:42 | Louisiana | Jackie Myers tips it back up and in | 51-54 |
| 13:29 | Carthage | Ali Runner misses long on a jumper from the right side | 51-54 |
| 13:27 | Louisiana | Chris Thornton pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 13:12 | Louisiana | Jackie Myers misses the shot from the right block | 51-54 |
| 13:11 | Carthage | William Pippins snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 12:51 | Carthage | Frank Heidt misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 12:49 | Louisiana | Jackie Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 12:25 | Louisiana | Matthew Frank throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | Carthage | Allen Mendelsohn (PG), Greg Howell (SG), Larry Condron (SF) William Pippins, Robert Watson, Frank Heidt | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Bruce Adams (PG), Jimmy Hallam (SG), Joseph Handy (SF), David Gibbs (PF), John Mullins (C) Chris Thornton, Matthew Frank, Ken Hamilton, Ken Thomas, Jackie Myers | |
| 12:10 | Carthage | Ali Runner misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by David Gibbs - foul #1 on David Gibbs, team foul #1 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Carthage | Thomas Frahm (SF) Alfred Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 12:10 | Carthage | Ali Runner makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 12:10 | Carthage | Ali Runner misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 12:10 | Louisiana | John Mullins gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 11:56 | Louisiana | David Gibbs makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Bruce Adams | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Allen Mendelsohn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Greg Howell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Frahm (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ali Runner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Larry Condron (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Bruce Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jimmy Hallam (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joseph Handy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Mullins (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Carthage | Ali Runner connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Frahm | 54-56 |
| 11:07 | Louisiana | Jimmy Hallam makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Bruce Adams | 54-59 |
| 10:46 | Carthage | Greg Howell's floater is knocked away by David Gibbs | 54-59 |
| 10:45 | Louisiana | Jimmy Hallam gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 10:23 | Louisiana | Jimmy Hallam is whistled for a carry | 54-59 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Pippins (PG), Frank Heidt (SG), Leroy Willard (SF), Alfred Smith (C) Allen Mendelsohn, Greg Howell, Thomas Frahm, Ali Runner | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Michael Ely (SG), Matthew Frank (SF), Billy McClaran (PF) Jimmy Hallam, Joseph Handy, David Gibbs | |
| 10:07 | Carthage | Leroy Willard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-59 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Watson (SG) Frank Heidt | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 09:54 | Louisiana | Matthew Frank is fouled on the floor by Leroy Willard - foul #2 on Leroy Willard, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Ken Thomas (C) John Mullins | |
| 09:37 | Louisiana | Billy McClaran drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Frank | 54-62 |
| 09:15 | Carthage | Alfred Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-62 |
| 09:13 | Carthage | Alfred Smith gets the offensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 08:58 | Carthage | Robert Watson is fouled on the floor by Michael Ely - foul #2 on Michael Ely, team foul #2 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Carthage | Thomas Frahm (PF) Larry Condron | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Chris Thornton (PG), Joseph Handy (SF), John Mullins (C) Bruce Adams, Matthew Frank, Ken Thomas | |
| 08:33 | Carthage | Alfred Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-62 |
| Subs | Carthage | Greg Howell (SG) Robert Watson | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 08:11 | Louisiana | Michael Ely makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Handy | 54-65 |
| 07:53 | Carthage | Leroy Willard buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-65 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - William Pippins (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Greg Howell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy Willard (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Thomas Frahm (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfred Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Chris Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Ely (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Handy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy McClaran (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - John Mullins (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Louisiana | Joseph Handy can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 56-65 |
| 07:33 | Carthage | Thomas Frahm snags the defensive board | 56-65 |
| 07:27 | Carthage | Greg Howell scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Pippins | 59-65 |
| 07:16 | Louisiana | Joseph Handy misses the easy layup | 59-65 |
| 07:14 | Louisiana | John Mullins gets the offensive rebound | 59-65 |
| 06:58 | Louisiana | Billy McClaran misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 59-65 |
| 06:56 | Louisiana | The offensive rebound goes to John Mullins | 59-65 |
| 06:36 | Louisiana | Thomas Frahm steals it from John Mullins | 59-65 |
| 06:24 | Carthage | Leroy Willard is hacked by Chris Thornton - foul #1 on Chris Thornton, team foul #3 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Carthage | Allen Mendelsohn (PG), Robert Watson (SG), Larry Condron (SF), Ali Runner (PF), Kurt Zwanzig (C) William Pippins, Greg Howell, Leroy Willard, Thomas Frahm, Alfred Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Bruce Adams (PG), Matthew Frank (SG), Ken Hamilton (SF), Ken Thomas (PF), Jackie Myers (C) Chris Thornton, Michael Ely, Joseph Handy, Billy McClaran, John Mullins | |
| 06:19 | Carthage | Ali Runner buries a 3 from the right corner | 62-65 |
| 06:02 | Louisiana | Ken Hamilton is whistled for traveling | 62-65 |
| 05:49 | Carthage | Ali Runner misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 62-65 |
| 05:48 | Carthage | Kurt Zwanzig tips it in | 64-65 |
| 05:31 | Louisiana | Bruce Adams can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 64-65 |
| 05:29 | Louisiana | Ken Thomas misses the tip | 64-65 |
| 05:28 | Louisiana | Matthew Frank snags the offensive board | 64-65 |
| 05:20 | Louisiana | Jackie Myers misses the turnaround from the baseline | 64-65 |
| 05:18 | Carthage | Larry Condron grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 04:57 | Carthage | Kurt Zwanzig knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Watson | 66-65 |
| 04:35 | Louisiana | Ken Hamilton makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Matthew Frank | 66-68 |
| 04:21 | Carthage | Ken Thomas picks off the pass by Larry Condron | 66-68 |
| 04:08 | Louisiana | Ken Thomas clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-68 |
| 04:07 | Louisiana | Ken Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 03:53 | Louisiana | Ken Thomas is hacked by Ali Runner - foul #4 on Ali Runner, team foul #7 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Carthage | William Pippins (PG), Leroy Willard (SF) Allen Mendelsohn, Kurt Zwanzig | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Michael Ely (SG), Joseph Handy (SF), John Mullins (C) Matthew Frank, Ken Hamilton, Jackie Myers | |
| 03:53 | Louisiana | Ken Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 03:53 | Louisiana | Ken Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 03:33 | Carthage | Ken Thomas picks off the pass by William Pippins | 66-70 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - William Pippins (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leroy Willard (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Ali Runner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. C - Larry Condron (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Bruce Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Ely (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Handy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ken Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Mullins (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Louisiana | Michael Ely misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Larry Condron - foul #1 on Larry Condron, team foul #8 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Carthage | Greg Howell (SG), Thomas Frahm (PF), Alfred Smith (C) Robert Watson, Ali Runner, Larry Condron | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Billy McClaran (PF) Ken Thomas | |
| 03:29 | Louisiana | Michael Ely makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 03:29 | Louisiana | Michael Ely makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 03:03 | Carthage | Leroy Willard misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 66-72 |
| 03:01 | Louisiana | John Mullins pulls down the rebound | 66-72 |
| 02:45 | Louisiana | Billy McClaran misses short on a jumper from the left side | 66-72 |
| 02:43 | Carthage | William Pippins gets the rebound | 66-72 |
| 02:43 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-72 |
| Subs | Carthage | Robert Watson (SG), Ali Runner (PF), Kurt Zwanzig (C) Greg Howell, Thomas Frahm, Alfred Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 02:19 | Carthage | Ali Runner makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Robert Watson | 68-72 |
| 02:08 | Louisiana | John Mullins dunks the ball | 68-74 |
| 01:48 | Carthage | Ali Runner clanks a turnaround from the right block | 68-74 |
| 01:46 | Louisiana | John Mullins grabs the board | 68-74 |
| 01:32 | Louisiana | Joseph Handy misses the turnaround from the left block | 68-74 |
| 01:31 | Louisiana | John Mullins gets the offensive rebound | 68-74 |
| 01:04 | Louisiana | Joseph Handy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-74 |
| 01:03 | Louisiana | Bruce Adams gets the offensive rebound | 68-74 |
| 00:49 | Louisiana | John Mullins misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Watson - foul #3 on Robert Watson, team foul #9 | 68-74 |
| 00:49 | Louisiana | John Mullins misses the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:49 | Louisiana | John Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Carthage | Robert Watson banks in the layup set up by William Pippins | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Louisiana | Michael Ely is hacked by Robert Watson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Watson, team foul #10 | 70-75 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Matthew Frank (SF), Jackie Myers (PF) Joseph Handy, Billy McClaran | |
| 00:40 | Louisiana | Michael Ely makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:40 | Louisiana | Michael Ely makes the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:34 | Carthage | Jackie Myers steals the ball from Robert Watson | 70-77 |
| 00:34 | Louisiana | Louisiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-77 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Billy McClaran (PF) John Mullins | |
| 00:33 | Louisiana | Robert Watson is called for the reach on Jackie Myers in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Watson, team foul #11 | 70-77 |
| Subs | Carthage | Greg Howell (SG) Robert Watson | |
| Subs | Louisiana | John Mullins (C) Billy McClaran | |
| 00:33 | Louisiana | Jackie Myers makes the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:33 | Louisiana | Jackie Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Carthage | Greg Howell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-79 |
| 00:26 | Louisiana | John Mullins grabs the defensive rebound | 70-79 |
| 00:25 | Louisiana | William Pippins is called for the reach on John Mullins in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Pippins, team foul #12 | 70-79 |
| 00:25 | Louisiana | John Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:25 | Louisiana | John Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| 00:18 | Carthage | Ali Runner blows the layup | 70-81 |
| 00:17 | Louisiana | Jackie Myers snags the defensive board | 70-81 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana | Bruce Adams runs out the clock | 70-81 |