| Lineup | Emory | PG - Scott Smithwick (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Long (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Beer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gale Villarreal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Cross (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Larry Montgomery (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Hale (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Armstrong (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Roland Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Pressley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Emory | Bill Beer inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Emory | Scott Smithwick misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Larry Montgomery - foul #1 on Larry Montgomery, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| 19:37 | Emory | Scott Smithwick makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 19:37 | Emory | Scott Smithwick makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 19:20 | Louisiana | Larry Montgomery misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Scott Smithwick - foul #1 on Scott Smithwick, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| 19:20 | Louisiana | Larry Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 19:20 | Louisiana | Larry Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 19:01 | Emory | Scott Smithwick misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 18:59 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Larry Montgomery | 39-33 |
| 18:33 | Louisiana | Joe Hale misses long on a 3 from straight away | 39-33 |
| 18:31 | Louisiana | Larry Montgomery tips it in | 39-35 |
| 18:13 | Emory | Herman Cross lays it up and in set up by Bill Beer | 41-35 |
| 17:49 | Louisiana | The short jumper by Michael Pressley is denied by Gale Villarreal | 41-35 |
| 17:47 | Emory | Gale Villarreal pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 17:37 | Emory | The short jumper by Gale Villarreal is denied by Michael Pressley | 41-35 |
| 17:36 | Emory | Bill Beer grabs the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 17:23 | Emory | John Long comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 41-35 |
| 17:22 | Louisiana | Michael Pressley grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 17:13 | Louisiana | Michael Pressley connects on the jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Herman Cross - foul #1 on Herman Cross, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Emory | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Raymond Croft (PG) Larry Montgomery | |
| 17:13 | Louisiana | Michael Pressley misses the free throw | 41-37 |
| 17:13 | Emory | Herman Cross gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 17:01 | Emory | Joe Hale picks off the pass by Gale Villarreal | 41-37 |
| 16:58 | Louisiana | Roland Mitchell lays it in on a great pass from Joe Hale | 41-39 |
| 16:40 | Emory | Herman Cross drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Gale Villarreal and the foul's on Michael Pressley - foul #3 on Michael Pressley, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Emory | James Knight (SG), Peter Hinton (SF) John Long, Bill Beer | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Gary Olson (SF), Kenneth Couture (PF), Jack Keese (C) Anthony Armstrong, Roland Mitchell, Michael Pressley | |
| 16:40 | Emory | Herman Cross makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| 16:17 | Louisiana | Joe Hale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Emory | Paul Shryock (PF), Eldon Henderson (C) Gale Villarreal, Herman Cross | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Landon Neeley (PF) Joe Hale | |
| 15:57 | Emory | Peter Hinton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Emory | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Larry Montgomery (PG) Raymond Croft | |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Scott Smithwick (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Knight (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Peter Hinton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Shryock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eldon Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Larry Montgomery (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Keese (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Olson (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Landon Neeley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Couture (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Louisiana | Jack Keese misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 15:33 | Louisiana | Gary Olson misses the tip | 44-39 |
| 15:31 | Louisiana | Landon Neeley grabs the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 15:26 | Louisiana | Gary Olson clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 44-39 |
| 15:24 | Emory | Eldon Henderson grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 15:06 | Emory | Paul Shryock knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Peter Hinton | 46-39 |
| 14:48 | Louisiana | Landon Neeley misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 46-39 |
| 14:46 | Louisiana | Jack Keese gets the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 14:33 | Louisiana | Landon Neeley can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-39 |
| 14:31 | Emory | Peter Hinton snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 14:07 | Emory | Eldon Henderson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Couture - foul #2 on Kenneth Couture, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Emory | John Long (SG), Bill Beer (SF), Gale Villarreal (PF) Scott Smithwick, Peter Hinton, Paul Shryock | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Raymond Croft (PG), Joe Hale (SG), Anthony Armstrong (SF), Roland Mitchell (PF), Michael Pressley (C) Larry Montgomery, Jack Keese, Gary Olson, Landon Neeley, Kenneth Couture | |
| 14:07 | Emory | Eldon Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 14:07 | Emory | Eldon Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 13:43 | Louisiana | Michael Pressley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 13:41 | Louisiana | Joe Hale gets the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 13:26 | Louisiana | Joe Hale makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Raymond Croft | 47-42 |
| 13:09 | Emory | Joe Hale is called for the reach on James Knight - foul #1 on Joe Hale, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Emory | William Westbrook (PG), Herman Cross (C) James Knight, Eldon Henderson | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 12:56 | Emory | Gale Villarreal can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 12:55 | Louisiana | Roland Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 12:44 | Louisiana | Joe Hale hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 47-42 |
| 12:43 | Emory | Bill Beer grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 12:33 | Emory | Anthony Armstrong steals it from Bill Beer | 47-42 |
| 12:28 | Louisiana | Raymond Croft hits the finger roll set up by Anthony Armstrong | 47-44 |
| 12:10 | Emory | Raymond Croft steals it from William Westbrook | 47-44 |
| 11:44 | Louisiana | Joe Hale can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 11:42 | Emory | Herman Cross gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - William Westbrook (fresh) SG - John Long (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Beer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gale Villarreal (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Herman Cross (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Raymond Croft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Hale (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Armstrong (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Roland Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Pressley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Emory | Bill Beer connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by John Long | 49-44 |
| 11:10 | Louisiana | Anthony Armstrong is hacked by John Long - foul #3 on John Long, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Emory | Scott Smithwick (PG), Peter Hinton (SF) William Westbrook, Bill Beer | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Larry Montgomery (PG), Kenneth Couture (C) Raymond Croft, Michael Pressley | |
| 10:56 | Louisiana | Larry Montgomery connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 10:40 | Emory | Gale Villarreal connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Herman Cross | 52-46 |
| 10:22 | Louisiana | Anthony Armstrong misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 10:21 | Emory | Gale Villarreal gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 10:02 | Emory | John Long double dribbles | 52-46 |
| Subs | Emory | James Knight (SG), Bill Beer (SF), Eldon Henderson (C) John Long, Gale Villarreal, Herman Cross | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Jack Keese (SG), Gary Olson (SF), Landon Neeley (PF) Joe Hale, Anthony Armstrong, Roland Mitchell | |
| 09:47 | Louisiana | Jack Keese comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 09:45 | Emory | Eldon Henderson snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 09:41 | Emory | Scott Smithwick misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 09:39 | Louisiana | Kenneth Couture grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 09:21 | Louisiana | Gary Olson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jack Keese and he's hacked by Eldon Henderson - foul #2 on Eldon Henderson, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Emory | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Michael Pressley (C) Landon Neeley | |
| 09:21 | Louisiana | Gary Olson makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:00 | Emory | Peter Hinton misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Larry Montgomery - foul #2 on Larry Montgomery, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Emory | Gale Villarreal (PF) Eldon Henderson | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Joe Hale (SG) Jack Keese | |
| 09:00 | Emory | Peter Hinton misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:00 | Emory | Peter Hinton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 08:46 | Louisiana | Joe Hale hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 08:24 | Emory | Peter Hinton misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 53-52 |
| 08:23 | Emory | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Hinton | 53-52 |
| 07:59 | Emory | Bill Beer is hacked by Kenneth Couture - foul #3 on Kenneth Couture, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Emory | John Long (SG), Paul Shryock (SF), Herman Cross (C) James Knight, Bill Beer, Peter Hinton | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Raymond Croft (PG), Anthony Armstrong (SF), Roland Mitchell (PF) Larry Montgomery, Gary Olson, Kenneth Couture | |
| 07:47 | Emory | Scott Smithwick comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 07:45 | Louisiana | Roland Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Scott Smithwick (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Long (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Shryock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gale Villarreal (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Herman Cross (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Raymond Croft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Hale (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Armstrong (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Roland Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Pressley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Louisiana | Joe Hale is fouled on the floor by John Long - foul #4 on John Long, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Emory | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Gary Olson (C) Michael Pressley | |
| 07:09 | Louisiana | Roland Mitchell misses the easy layup | 53-52 |
| 07:07 | Emory | Paul Shryock pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:50 | Emory | Scott Smithwick misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-52 |
| 06:48 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Anthony Armstrong | 53-52 |
| 06:29 | Louisiana | Joe Hale hits a 3 from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 06:16 | Emory | Scott Smithwick makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-55 |
| 06:03 | Louisiana | Joe Hale misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-55 |
| 06:01 | Emory | Gale Villarreal grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 05:54 | Emory | Paul Shryock connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Scott Smithwick | 57-55 |
| 05:31 | Louisiana | Joe Hale connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Raymond Croft and the foul's on Gale Villarreal - foul #1 on Gale Villarreal, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Emory | James Knight (PG), Bill Beer (SF), Peter Hinton (PF) Scott Smithwick, Paul Shryock, Gale Villarreal | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Larry Montgomery (PG), Michael Pressley (C) Raymond Croft, Gary Olson | |
| 05:31 | Louisiana | Joe Hale makes the free throw | 57-58 |
| 05:14 | Emory | James Knight knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Long | 60-58 |
| 04:58 | Louisiana | Joe Hale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 04:57 | Louisiana | Roland Mitchell can't tip it in | 60-58 |
| 04:56 | Louisiana | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Armstrong | 60-58 |
| 04:43 | Louisiana | Larry Montgomery connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Anthony Armstrong | 60-60 |
| 04:18 | Emory | James Knight misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 04:17 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Roland Mitchell | 60-60 |
| 03:55 | Louisiana | Joe Hale misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Long - foul #5 on John Long, team foul #7 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Emory | Scott Smithwick (PG), Gale Villarreal (PF) John Long, Herman Cross | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Gary Olson (SF), Kenneth Couture (PF) Anthony Armstrong, Roland Mitchell | |
| 03:55 | Louisiana | Joe Hale misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:55 | Louisiana | Joe Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 03:32 | Emory | James Knight connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Smithwick | 62-61 |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Scott Smithwick (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - James Knight (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Bill Beer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gale Villarreal (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Hinton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Larry Montgomery (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Hale (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Olson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Couture (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Pressley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Louisiana | Gary Olson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-61 |
| 03:10 | Louisiana | Michael Pressley gets the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 02:50 | Louisiana | Gary Olson double dribbles | 62-61 |
| Subs | Emory | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Raymond Croft (PG), Jack Keese (SG), Landon Neeley (PF) Larry Montgomery, Joe Hale, Michael Pressley | |
| 02:48 | Emory | Emory calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Emory | Herman Cross (C) Peter Hinton | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Larry Montgomery (PG), Anthony Armstrong (SF), Roland Mitchell (PF) Raymond Croft, Gary Olson, Landon Neeley | |
| 02:27 | Emory | Kenneth Couture denies the turnaround by Gale Villarreal | 62-61 |
| 02:26 | Emory | Bill Beer gets the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 02:09 | Emory | The short jumper by Herman Cross is denied by Kenneth Couture | 62-61 |
| 02:08 | Louisiana | Roland Mitchell gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 02:08 | Louisiana | Louisiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Emory | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Joe Hale (SG), Michael Pressley (C) Jack Keese, Kenneth Couture | |
| 01:47 | Louisiana | Anthony Armstrong misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-61 |
| 01:46 | Emory | Herman Cross snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 01:25 | Emory | James Knight hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scott Smithwick | 64-61 |
| 01:09 | Louisiana | Anthony Armstrong buries a jumper from the left side | 64-63 |
| 00:57 | Emory | Gale Villarreal misses the runner from the left block | 64-63 |
| 00:55 | Emory | Gale Villarreal tips it back up and in | 66-63 |
| 00:46 | Louisiana | Anthony Armstrong misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-63 |
| 00:45 | Louisiana | Michael Pressley grabs the offensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 00:33 | Louisiana | Joe Hale drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Pressley | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Emory | Bill Beer misses the easy layup | 66-66 |
| 00:03 | Emory | James Knight snags the offensive board | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Emory | Gale Villarreal lays it up and in | 68-66 |