| Lineup | Emory | PG - Scott Smithwick (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Long (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Beer (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gale Villarreal (fresh) C - Herman Cross (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhodes | PG - Kenneth Carter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Wright (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Baylis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Glen Papadopoulos (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Emory | Bill Beer inbounds the ball | 39-32 |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhodes | Rhodes is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Emory | Scott Smithwick misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 19:41 | Rhodes | The rebound goes to Glen Papadopoulos | 39-32 |
| 19:38 | Rhodes | Kenneth Carter travels in the backcourt | 39-32 |
| 19:25 | Emory | Gale Villarreal hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-32 |
| 19:23 | Rhodes | Andrew Baylis grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 18:59 | Rhodes | Kenneth Carter hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 39-32 |
| 18:57 | Emory | Gale Villarreal gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 18:48 | Emory | Gale Villarreal's pass is intercepted by Brian Harrison | 39-32 |
| 18:31 | Rhodes | Glen Papadopoulos blows the layup but he's hacked by Herman Cross - foul #2 on Herman Cross, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| 18:31 | Rhodes | Glen Papadopoulos makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 18:31 | Rhodes | Glen Papadopoulos misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 18:31 | Emory | Herman Cross pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 18:07 | Emory | Herman Cross comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 39-33 |
| 18:06 | Emory | John Long can't tip it in | 39-33 |
| 18:04 | Emory | Herman Cross pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 17:54 | Emory | Gale Villarreal's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Carter | 39-33 |
| 17:42 | Rhodes | Jeffery Wright comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 17:41 | Rhodes | Kenneth Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 17:29 | Rhodes | Andrew Baylis knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Kenneth Carter | 39-35 |
| 17:04 | Emory | Bill Beer connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Scott Smithwick | 41-35 |
| 16:48 | Rhodes | Jeffery Wright misses the 3 from straight away | 41-35 |
| 16:46 | Emory | Bill Beer grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 16:24 | Emory | Gale Villarreal misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 16:23 | Rhodes | Kenneth Carter snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 15:59 | Rhodes | Brian Harrison comes up short on the shot from the left side | 41-35 |
| 15:57 | Rhodes | Glen Papadopoulos tips it back up and in | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Scott Smithwick (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Long (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Beer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Gale Villarreal (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Herman Cross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhodes | PG - Kenneth Carter (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeffery Wright (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian Harrison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Baylis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Glen Papadopoulos (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Emory | Scott Smithwick connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gale Villarreal | 44-37 |
| 15:32 | Rhodes | Brian Harrison hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffery Wright | 44-40 |
| 15:11 | Emory | Gale Villarreal hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Scott Smithwick | 46-40 |
| 15:06 | Rhodes | Brian Harrison is denied on a dunk by Herman Cross | 46-40 |
| 15:04 | Emory | Gale Villarreal grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 14:47 | Emory | Bill Beer is called for traveling | 46-40 |
| Subs | Emory | James Knight (PG), William Westbrook (SG), Peter Hinton (SF), Paul Shryock (PF), Eldon Henderson (C) Scott Smithwick, John Long, Bill Beer, Gale Villarreal, Herman Cross | |
| Subs | Rhodes | Eric Brown (PG), Tony Alexander (SG), William Williams (SF), Jessie Harris (PF), Louis Vanover (C) Kenneth Carter, Jeffery Wright, Brian Harrison, Andrew Baylis, Glen Papadopoulos | |
| 14:34 | Rhodes | Tony Alexander misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 14:32 | Rhodes | Tony Alexander tips it but misses | 46-40 |
| 14:30 | Rhodes | William Williams grabs the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 14:23 | Rhodes | William Westbrook steals it from Louis Vanover | 46-40 |
| 14:02 | Emory | Jessie Harris is called for the reach on James Knight - foul #2 on Jessie Harris, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| 13:47 | Emory | Eldon Henderson loses the dribble to William Williams | 46-40 |
| 13:43 | Rhodes | Eric Brown hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Tony Alexander | 46-43 |
| 13:39 | Emory | Paul Shryock misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Emory | Scott Smithwick (PG) William Westbrook | |
| Subs | Rhodes | | |
| 13:39 | Emory | Paul Shryock makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 13:39 | Emory | Paul Shryock makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 13:14 | Rhodes | Tony Alexander misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-43 |
| 13:12 | Emory | Paul Shryock grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 13:02 | Emory | Tony Alexander steals the ball from James Knight | 48-43 |
| 12:40 | Rhodes | Jessie Harris hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 48-43 |
| 12:38 | Emory | The rebound goes to James Knight | 48-43 |
| 12:17 | Emory | Scott Smithwick misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-43 |
| 12:15 | Rhodes | The rebound goes to Tony Alexander | 48-43 |
| 12:04 | Rhodes | Louis Vanover is called for traveling | 48-43 |
| Subs | Emory | John Long (SG), Bill Beer (SF), Gale Villarreal (PF) James Knight, Paul Shryock, Peter Hinton | |
| Subs | Rhodes | Kenneth Carter (SG), Brian Harrison (SF), Andrew Baylis (PF), Glen Papadopoulos (C) Tony Alexander, William Williams, Jessie Harris, Louis Vanover | |
| 11:49 | Emory | Glen Papadopoulos takes the ball from Eldon Henderson | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Scott Smithwick (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Long (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Beer (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Gale Villarreal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eldon Henderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhodes | PG - Eric Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Carter (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Brian Harrison (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Baylis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Glen Papadopoulos (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:26 | Rhodes | Brian Harrison connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Brown | 48-46 |
| 11:11 | Emory | John Long comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-46 |
| 11:10 | Rhodes | Glen Papadopoulos grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 10:50 | Rhodes | Andrew Baylis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Gale Villarreal - foul #3 on Gale Villarreal, team foul #2 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Emory | James Knight (PG), Herman Cross (C) Scott Smithwick, Eldon Henderson | |
| Subs | Rhodes | Tony Alexander (SG), William Williams (C) Eric Brown, Glen Papadopoulos | |
| 10:50 | Rhodes | Andrew Baylis makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:50 | Rhodes | Andrew Baylis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 10:25 | Emory | Kenneth Carter is called for the reach on James Knight - foul #1 on Kenneth Carter, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Emory | Peter Hinton (SF) Bill Beer | |
| Subs | Rhodes | | |
| 10:10 | Emory | Kenneth Carter picks off the pass by James Knight | 48-48 |
| 10:04 | Rhodes | Tony Alexander makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Carter | 48-51 |
| 09:57 | Emory | The short jumper by Gale Villarreal is denied by Brian Harrison | 48-51 |
| 09:56 | Emory | Peter Hinton tips it in | 50-51 |
| 09:40 | Rhodes | Brian Harrison can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 09:39 | Emory | James Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 09:34 | Emory | John Long hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 50-51 |
| 09:32 | Rhodes | Brian Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 09:18 | Rhodes | Kenneth Carter's pass is intercepted by John Long | 50-51 |
| 08:57 | Emory | James Knight can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 08:56 | Emory | John Long tips it back up and in | 52-51 |
| 08:40 | Rhodes | Andrew Baylis banks in the layup set up by William Williams | 52-53 |
| 08:20 | Emory | John Long clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-53 |
| 08:18 | Emory | Herman Cross misses the tip | 52-53 |
| 08:17 | Emory | Herman Cross pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 07:55 | Emory | William Williams steps in front of the John Long pass | 52-53 |
| 07:35 | Rhodes | Tony Alexander misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Peter Hinton - foul #2 on Peter Hinton, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Emory | Scott Smithwick (PG), William Westbrook (SG), Bill Beer (SF), Paul Shryock (PF), Eldon Henderson (C) James Knight, John Long, Peter Hinton, Gale Villarreal, Herman Cross | |
| Subs | Rhodes | Eric Brown (PG), Alfred Pulliam (SF), Jessie Harris (PF), Glen Papadopoulos (C) Kenneth Carter, Brian Harrison, Andrew Baylis, William Williams | |
| 07:35 | Rhodes | Tony Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 07:35 | Rhodes | Tony Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Scott Smithwick (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Westbrook (fresh) SF - Bill Beer (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Paul Shryock (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eldon Henderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhodes | PG - Eric Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Tony Alexander (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alfred Pulliam (fresh) PF - Jessie Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Glen Papadopoulos (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:18 | Emory | Tony Alexander is called for the reach on Eldon Henderson - foul #4 on Tony Alexander, team foul #4 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Emory | | |
| Subs | Rhodes | Jeffery Wright (SG) Tony Alexander | |
| 07:12 | Emory | Bill Beer misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 07:11 | Rhodes | Eric Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:57 | Rhodes | Jessie Harris misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 52-54 |
| 06:56 | Emory | Eldon Henderson gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:31 | Emory | Glen Papadopoulos steals the ball from Paul Shryock | 52-54 |
| 06:07 | Rhodes | Jeffery Wright loses the dribble to Bill Beer | 52-54 |
| 06:04 | Emory | William Westbrook lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bill Beer | 54-54 |
| 05:39 | Rhodes | Alfred Pulliam misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 05:38 | Emory | Eldon Henderson gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 05:32 | Emory | Bill Beer can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-54 |
| 05:31 | Rhodes | Alfred Pulliam snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 05:16 | Rhodes | Jeffery Wright buries a 3 from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 05:16 | Emory | Emory calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | Emory | John Long (SG), Gale Villarreal (PF), Herman Cross (C) William Westbrook, Paul Shryock, Eldon Henderson | |
| Subs | Rhodes | Tony Alexander (SG), Brian Harrison (SF), Andrew Baylis (PF) Jeffery Wright, Alfred Pulliam, Jessie Harris | |
| 05:04 | Emory | Herman Cross makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Scott Smithwick | 56-57 |
| 04:46 | Rhodes | Tony Alexander connects on the 3 from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 04:36 | Emory | Brian Harrison picks off the pass by Gale Villarreal | 56-60 |
| 04:31 | Rhodes | Tony Alexander lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brian Harrison | 56-62 |
| 04:16 | Emory | Herman Cross hits the finger roll set up by Scott Smithwick | 58-62 |
| 03:55 | Rhodes | Andrew Baylis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-62 |
| 03:54 | Emory | Herman Cross grabs the board | 58-62 |
| 03:49 | Emory | John Long misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Eric Brown - foul #4 on Eric Brown, team foul #5 | 58-62 |
| 03:49 | Emory | John Long makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 03:49 | Emory | John Long makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 03:35 | Rhodes | Eric Brown can't finish the layup | 60-62 |
| 03:34 | Emory | The rebound goes to Bill Beer | 60-62 |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Scott Smithwick (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Long (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Beer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gale Villarreal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Herman Cross (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhodes | PG - Eric Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Tony Alexander (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Brian Harrison (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Baylis (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Glen Papadopoulos (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:30 | Emory | Bill Beer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-62 |
| 03:28 | Rhodes | Tony Alexander snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 03:10 | Rhodes | Tony Alexander is hacked by Gale Villarreal - foul #4 on Gale Villarreal, team foul #4 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Emory | | |
| Subs | Rhodes | Kenneth Carter (SG), William Williams (C) Tony Alexander, Glen Papadopoulos | |
| 03:01 | Rhodes | Brian Harrison makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Carter | 60-64 |
| 02:33 | Emory | John Long knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Bill Beer and he's hacked by Kenneth Carter - foul #2 on Kenneth Carter, team foul #6 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Emory | Peter Hinton (SF), Eldon Henderson (C) Bill Beer, Herman Cross | |
| Subs | Rhodes | | |
| 02:33 | Emory | John Long misses the free throw | 62-64 |
| 02:33 | Rhodes | Brian Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 02:33 | Rhodes | Rhodes calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| 02:21 | Rhodes | Eric Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-64 |
| 02:19 | Rhodes | William Williams tips it home | 62-66 |
| 02:19 | Emory | Emory calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | Emory | Bill Beer (SF), Herman Cross (C) Peter Hinton, Eldon Henderson | |
| Subs | Rhodes | Tony Alexander (SG), Glen Papadopoulos (C) Kenneth Carter, William Williams | |
| 02:05 | Emory | John Long is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Long, team foul #5 | 62-66 |
| 01:45 | Rhodes | Eric Brown is hacked by Scott Smithwick - foul #2 on Scott Smithwick, team foul #6 | 62-66 |
| 01:40 | Rhodes | Glen Papadopoulos buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Brian Harrison | 62-68 |
| 01:23 | Emory | The jump hook by Gale Villarreal is blocked by Andrew Baylis | 62-68 |
| 01:22 | Emory | Bill Beer tips it in | 64-68 |
| 01:04 | Rhodes | Eric Brown can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on John Long - foul #2 on John Long, team foul #7 | 64-68 |
| 01:04 | Rhodes | Eric Brown makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 01:04 | Rhodes | Eric Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 01:04 | Rhodes | Glen Papadopoulos gets the offensive rebound | 64-69 |
| 00:46 | Rhodes | Eric Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-69 |
| 00:45 | Emory | The rebound goes to Herman Cross | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhodes | Rhodes is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:40 | Emory | John Long misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 64-69 |
| 00:39 | Emory | John Long pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-69 |
| 00:37 | Emory | Scott Smithwick comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-69 |
| 00:35 | Rhodes | Eric Brown pulls down the rebound | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhodes | Rhodes is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Rhodes | Eric Brown is hacked by Scott Smithwick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Smithwick, team foul #8 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Emory | | |
| Subs | Rhodes | Kenneth Carter (SG), William Williams (C) Tony Alexander, Glen Papadopoulos | |
| 00:33 | Rhodes | Eric Brown misses the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:33 | Emory | Gale Villarreal gets the rebound | 64-69 |
| 00:27 | Emory | Herman Cross misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 64-69 |
| 00:26 | Emory | John Long tips it home | 66-69 |
| 00:26 | Rhodes | Rhodes calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| Subs | Emory | | |
| Subs | Rhodes | Tony Alexander (SG), Glen Papadopoulos (C) Kenneth Carter, William Williams | |
| 00:25 | Rhodes | Scott Smithwick is called for the reach on Eric Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Scott Smithwick, team foul #9 | 66-69 |
| 00:25 | Rhodes | Eric Brown makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:25 | Rhodes | Eric Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:20 | Emory | Herman Cross misses the 3 from the right wing | 66-71 |
| 00:19 | Rhodes | Glen Papadopoulos gets the rebound | 66-71 |
| 00:17 | Rhodes | Glen Papadopoulos is hacked by John Long in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Long, team foul #10 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Emory | | |
| Subs | Rhodes | Kenneth Carter (SG) Tony Alexander | |
| 00:17 | Rhodes | Glen Papadopoulos makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:17 | Rhodes | Glen Papadopoulos misses the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:17 | Emory | The rebound goes to Herman Cross | 66-72 |
| 00:12 | Emory | Brian Harrison takes the ball from Bill Beer | 66-72 |
| 00:09 | Rhodes | Brian Harrison is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Smithwick - foul #5 on Scott Smithwick, team foul #11 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Emory | James Knight (PG) Scott Smithwick | |
| Subs | Rhodes | William Williams (C) Glen Papadopoulos | |
| 00:09 | Rhodes | Brian Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:09 | Rhodes | Brian Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhodes | Rhodes is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Emory | Bill Beer knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Herman Cross | 69-74 |
| 00:03 | Rhodes | Rhodes calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-74 |
| 00:00 | Rhodes | Eric Brown runs out the clock | 69-74 |