| Lineup | Wesleyan | PG - Jimmie Geoghegan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Pendleton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Bailey (fresh) 5 reb. C - Johnny Galan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Scott Smithwick (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Long (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Beer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gale Villarreal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Hinton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wesleyan | Paul Pendleton inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Wesleyan | Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Wesleyan | Jason Mitchell is called for traveling | 29-27 |
| 19:29 | Emory | Bill Beer knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 19:09 | Wesleyan | Johnny Galan comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Peter Hinton - foul #2 on Peter Hinton, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 19:09 | Wesleyan | Johnny Galan makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:09 | Wesleyan | Johnny Galan makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:47 | Emory | John Long hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 18:46 | Wesleyan | Johnny Galan grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 18:28 | Wesleyan | Johnny Galan misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-30 |
| 18:26 | Emory | Peter Hinton grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 18:21 | Emory | Jason Mitchell is called for the reach on John Long - foul #1 on Jason Mitchell, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 18:01 | Emory | Peter Hinton knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Bill Beer and he's fouled by Paul Pendleton - foul #3 on Paul Pendleton, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Wesleyan | Troy Galante (SF) Paul Pendleton | |
| Subs | Emory | | |
| 18:01 | Emory | Peter Hinton makes the free throw | 31-33 |
| 17:45 | Wesleyan | Wayne Bailey misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 31-33 |
| 17:44 | Emory | Gale Villarreal snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 17:37 | Emory | Peter Hinton connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by John Long | 31-35 |
| 17:16 | Wesleyan | Jason Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Scott Smithwick - foul #1 on Scott Smithwick, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Wesleyan | Jerry Sweeney (PF), Timothy St. Jean (C) Wayne Bailey, Johnny Galan | |
| Subs | Emory | Paul Shryock (SF), Eldon Henderson (C) Bill Beer, Peter Hinton | |
| 16:57 | Wesleyan | Jason Mitchell can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 16:56 | Emory | Scott Smithwick grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 16:52 | Emory | John Long can't finish the layup | 31-35 |
| 16:51 | Emory | Gale Villarreal gets the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 16:38 | Emory | John Long can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 31-35 |
| 16:37 | Wesleyan | Jason Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 16:18 | Wesleyan | Jerry Sweeney misses long on a floater from the right side | 31-35 |
| 16:17 | Wesleyan | Jerry Sweeney tips it but misses | 31-35 |
| 16:15 | Emory | Eldon Henderson snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 15:53 | Emory | Paul Shryock's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Sweeney | 31-35 |
| 15:52 | Wesleyan | Jerry Sweeney pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Wesleyan | PG - Jimmie Geoghegan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Troy Galante (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Sweeney (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy St. Jean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Scott Smithwick (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Long (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Shryock (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gale Villarreal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eldon Henderson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Wesleyan | Jason Mitchell knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Timothy St. Jean | 34-35 |
| 15:17 | Emory | John Long knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 14:54 | Wesleyan | Gale Villarreal picks off the pass by Jimmie Geoghegan | 34-38 |
| 14:34 | Emory | Scott Smithwick comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 34-38 |
| 14:32 | Emory | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Shryock | 34-38 |
| 14:11 | Emory | Paul Shryock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 14:09 | Emory | Scott Smithwick snags the offensive board | 34-38 |
| 13:47 | Emory | Eldon Henderson misses short on a runner from close range | 34-38 |
| 13:46 | Emory | Gale Villarreal can't tip it in | 34-38 |
| 13:44 | Wesleyan | Jerry Sweeney grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 13:39 | Wesleyan | Jason Mitchell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 13:38 | Wesleyan | Jimmie Geoghegan gets the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 13:19 | Wesleyan | Jason Mitchell clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-38 |
| 13:17 | Emory | The rebound goes to Paul Shryock | 34-38 |
| 13:01 | Emory | Scott Smithwick misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 12:59 | Wesleyan | Jerry Sweeney grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 12:45 | Wesleyan | Jason Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | Wesleyan | Brandon McGoff (PG), Paul Harris (SG), Paul Pendleton (SF), Wayne Bailey (PF), Johnny Galan (C) Jimmie Geoghegan, Jason Mitchell, Troy Galante, Jerry Sweeney, Timothy St. Jean | |
| Subs | Emory | James Knight (PG), William Westbrook (SG), Bill Beer (SF), Peter Hinton (PF), Herman Cross (C) Scott Smithwick, John Long, Paul Shryock, Gale Villarreal, Eldon Henderson | |
| 12:28 | Emory | James Knight is fouled on the floor by Brandon McGoff - foul #2 on Brandon McGoff, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| 12:15 | Emory | Bill Beer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 12:14 | Wesleyan | Brandon McGoff grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 11:55 | Wesleyan | Johnny Galan clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 11:54 | Wesleyan | Wayne Bailey misses the tip | 34-38 |
| 11:52 | Wesleyan | Paul Harris hits the follow up shot | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Wesleyan | PG - Brandon McGoff (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Pendleton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Bailey (fresh) 6 reb. C - Johnny Galan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - James Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Westbrook (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Bill Beer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Peter Hinton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Cross (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Emory | William Westbrook comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 11:35 | Emory | Herman Cross pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 11:23 | Emory | James Knight can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Bailey - foul #1 on Wayne Bailey, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| 11:23 | Emory | James Knight makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 11:23 | Emory | James Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 11:23 | Wesleyan | Wayne Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 11:05 | Wesleyan | Johnny Galan hits a floater near the basket | 38-39 |
| 10:49 | Emory | Herman Cross comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 10:47 | Emory | Herman Cross misses the tip | 38-39 |
| 10:45 | Wesleyan | Paul Pendleton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 10:40 | Wesleyan | Paul Pendleton misses the lay-in | 38-39 |
| 10:39 | Wesleyan | Brandon McGoff gets the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 10:21 | Wesleyan | Herman Cross swats the layup by Paul Pendleton | 38-39 |
| 10:19 | Emory | Herman Cross snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 10:02 | Emory | Herman Cross clanks a shot in the paint | 38-39 |
| 10:01 | Wesleyan | Johnny Galan gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 09:41 | Wesleyan | Johnny Galan hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-39 |
| 09:26 | Emory | Peter Hinton can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 41-39 |
| 09:25 | Wesleyan | Johnny Galan gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 09:10 | Wesleyan | Paul Pendleton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 09:08 | Emory | Herman Cross grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 08:40 | Emory | William Westbrook can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-39 |
| 08:39 | Emory | Herman Cross grabs the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 08:23 | Emory | Peter Hinton is hacked by Wayne Bailey - foul #2 on Wayne Bailey, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Wesleyan | Jimmie Geoghegan (PG), Jason Mitchell (SG), Troy Galante (SF), Jerry Sweeney (PF), Timothy St. Jean (C) Brandon McGoff, Paul Harris, Paul Pendleton, Wayne Bailey, Johnny Galan | |
| Subs | Emory | Scott Smithwick (PG), John Long (SG), Paul Shryock (SF), Gale Villarreal (PF), Eldon Henderson (C) James Knight, William Westbrook, Bill Beer, Peter Hinton, Herman Cross | |
| 08:09 | Emory | Gale Villarreal hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from John Long | 41-41 |
| 07:51 | Wesleyan | Scott Smithwick is called for the reach on Jerry Sweeney - foul #2 on Scott Smithwick, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Wesleyan | PG - Jimmie Geoghegan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Troy Galante (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Sweeney (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy St. Jean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Scott Smithwick (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Long (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Shryock (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Gale Villarreal (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eldon Henderson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Wesleyan | Timothy St. Jean buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 07:19 | Emory | Scott Smithwick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jimmie Geoghegan - foul #3 on Jimmie Geoghegan, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Wesleyan | Paul Pendleton (SF) Troy Galante | |
| Subs | Emory | | |
| 07:19 | Emory | Scott Smithwick misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 07:19 | Emory | Scott Smithwick makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 06:54 | Wesleyan | Jerry Sweeney clanks a driving attempt from close range | 44-42 |
| 06:52 | Emory | Gale Villarreal gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 06:46 | Emory | Gale Villarreal is whistled for a carry | 44-42 |
| 06:32 | Wesleyan | Eldon Henderson swats the shot by Jimmie Geoghegan | 44-42 |
| 06:30 | Emory | Gale Villarreal gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 06:08 | Emory | John Long comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 06:06 | Emory | Scott Smithwick pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 05:47 | Emory | John Long can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 05:46 | Emory | John Long grabs the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 05:26 | Emory | Gale Villarreal misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 05:24 | Wesleyan | Paul Pendleton gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 04:55 | Wesleyan | Jason Mitchell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jimmie Geoghegan | 47-42 |
| 04:55 | Emory | Emory calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-42 |
| Subs | Wesleyan | Wayne Bailey (PF), Johnny Galan (C) Jerry Sweeney, Timothy St. Jean | |
| Subs | Emory | Bill Beer (SF), Herman Cross (C) Paul Shryock, Eldon Henderson | |
| 04:41 | Emory | Paul Pendleton is called for the reach on Bill Beer - foul #4 on Paul Pendleton, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| 04:41 | Emory | Bill Beer makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 04:41 | Emory | Bill Beer makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 04:27 | Wesleyan | Jimmie Geoghegan hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 04:06 | Emory | Herman Cross hits the finger roll on a great pass from Scott Smithwick | 50-46 |
| 04:01 | Wesleyan | Paul Pendleton lays it up and in on a great pass from Jimmie Geoghegan | 52-46 |
| 03:41 | Emory | John Long comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 52-46 |
| 03:40 | Emory | Herman Cross gets the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Wesleyan | PG - Jimmie Geoghegan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Paul Pendleton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Wayne Bailey (fresh) 7 reb. C - Johnny Galan (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Scott Smithwick (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Long (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Beer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gale Villarreal (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Herman Cross (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Emory | Herman Cross's floater is tipped away by Johnny Galan | 52-46 |
| 03:29 | Wesleyan | Wayne Bailey pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 03:12 | Wesleyan | Paul Pendleton misses the driving attempt in the lane | 52-46 |
| 03:11 | Emory | Herman Cross grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 02:43 | Emory | Jimmie Geoghegan takes the ball from Gale Villarreal | 52-46 |
| 02:19 | Wesleyan | Jason Mitchell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 02:18 | Wesleyan | Johnny Galan tips it back up and in | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Wesleyan | Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:05 | Emory | Herman Cross misses long on a jumper from the left block | 54-46 |
| 02:04 | Emory | Bill Beer gets the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 01:55 | Emory | Scott Smithwick is hacked by Paul Pendleton - foul #5 on Paul Pendleton, team foul #8 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Wesleyan | Troy Galante (SF) Paul Pendleton | |
| Subs | Emory | | |
| 01:55 | Emory | Scott Smithwick makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 01:55 | Emory | Scott Smithwick misses the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 01:55 | Wesleyan | Jason Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 01:36 | Wesleyan | Wayne Bailey misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 01:34 | Emory | Herman Cross grabs the board | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Wesleyan | Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:12 | Emory | Herman Cross hits the finger roll set up by John Long and he's fouled by Jimmie Geoghegan - foul #4 on Jimmie Geoghegan, team foul #9 | 54-49 |
| 01:12 | Emory | Herman Cross misses the free throw | 54-49 |
| 01:12 | Emory | The offensive rebound goes to Herman Cross | 54-49 |
| 01:07 | Emory | Herman Cross scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 00:52 | Wesleyan | Troy Galante misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Herman Cross - foul #4 on Herman Cross, team foul #4 | 54-51 |
| 00:52 | Wesleyan | Troy Galante makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:52 | Wesleyan | Troy Galante makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Wesleyan | Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Emory | Bill Beer clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-51 |
| 00:36 | Wesleyan | Wayne Bailey pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Wesleyan | Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Wesleyan | Wayne Bailey is hacked by Scott Smithwick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Smithwick, team foul #5 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Wesleyan | Paul Harris (SF) Troy Galante | |
| Subs | Emory | | |
| 00:34 | Wesleyan | Scott Smithwick is called for the reach on Johnny Galan - foul #4 on Scott Smithwick, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| 00:33 | Wesleyan | Johnny Galan is fouled on the floor by Herman Cross - foul #5 on Herman Cross, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Emory | Peter Hinton (C) Herman Cross | |
| 00:33 | Wesleyan | Johnny Galan makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:33 | Wesleyan | Johnny Galan makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Wesleyan | Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Emory | John Long drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Scott Smithwick | 58-54 |
| 00:23 | Wesleyan | Jason Mitchell is hacked by John Long in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Long, team foul #8 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Wesleyan | Troy Galante (SF) Paul Harris | |
| Subs | Emory | | |
| 00:23 | Wesleyan | Jason Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:23 | Wesleyan | Jason Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:23 | Emory | Peter Hinton grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 00:15 | Emory | Peter Hinton misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 00:13 | Wesleyan | Jason Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 00:12 | Wesleyan | Jason Mitchell is hacked by John Long in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Long, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Wesleyan | Paul Harris (SF) Troy Galante | |
| Subs | Emory | | |
| 00:12 | Wesleyan | Jason Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:12 | Emory | Gale Villarreal grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 00:05 | Emory | Bill Beer drills a 3 from straight away set up by John Long | 59-57 |
| 00:04 | Wesleyan | Paul Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Smithwick - foul #5 on Scott Smithwick, team foul #10 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Emory | James Knight (PG) Scott Smithwick | |
| 00:04 | Wesleyan | Paul Harris makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:04 | Wesleyan | Paul Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:00 | Emory | John Long clanks a halfcourt shot | 61-57 |