| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Larry Montgomery (fresh) SG - Joe Hale (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roland Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Pressley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Scott Smithwick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Long (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Beer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gale Villarreal (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Herman Cross (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Emory | Bill Beer inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana 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 (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Emory | Herman Cross misses badly on a floater from the right side | 28-32 |
| 19:37 | Louisiana | Roland Mitchell gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 19:28 | Louisiana | Larry Montgomery is whistled for a carry | 28-32 |
| 19:15 | Emory | Bill Beer is fouled on the floor by Anthony Armstrong - foul #1 on Anthony Armstrong, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 19:03 | Emory | Herman Cross connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Scott Smithwick | 28-34 |
| 18:38 | Louisiana | A charge is called on Joe Hale - foul #3 on Joe Hale, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Jack Keese (SG) Joe Hale | |
| Subs | Emory | | |
| 18:13 | Emory | Herman Cross clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-34 |
| 18:11 | Emory | Gale Villarreal misses the tip | 28-34 |
| 18:10 | Louisiana | Michael Pressley grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 17:47 | Louisiana | Anthony Armstrong is whistled for traveling | 28-34 |
| 17:26 | Emory | John Long misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-34 |
| 17:25 | Louisiana | Michael Pressley grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 17:08 | Louisiana | Roland Mitchell makes the jumper near the basket | 30-34 |
| 16:54 | Emory | Herman Cross loses the ball out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Raymond Croft (PG), Kenneth Couture (C) Larry Montgomery, Michael Pressley | |
| Subs | Emory | | |
| 16:39 | Louisiana | Raymond Croft scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-34 |
| 16:35 | Emory | Gale Villarreal's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Couture | 32-34 |
| 16:34 | Louisiana | Raymond Croft pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 16:19 | Louisiana | Raymond Croft double dribbles | 32-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Gary Olson (SF), Landon Neeley (PF) Anthony Armstrong, Roland Mitchell | |
| Subs | Emory | James Knight (SG), Peter Hinton (SF), Eldon Henderson (C) John Long, Bill Beer, Herman Cross | |
| 16:07 | Emory | Gary Olson steals the ball from Peter Hinton | 32-34 |
| 15:51 | Louisiana | Gary Olson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 15:50 | Emory | Gale Villarreal grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Raymond Croft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Keese (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Olson (fresh) PF - Landon Neeley (fresh) C - Kenneth Couture (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Scott Smithwick (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Knight (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Hinton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gale Villarreal (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Eldon Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Emory | James Knight connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Scott Smithwick | 32-37 |
| 15:11 | Louisiana | Kenneth Couture banks in the layup on a great pass from Jack Keese | 34-37 |
| 14:55 | Emory | James Knight makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-39 |
| 14:51 | Louisiana | Jack Keese throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Larry Montgomery (PG), Joe Hale (SG), Anthony Armstrong (SF), Roland Mitchell (PF), Michael Pressley (C) Raymond Croft, Jack Keese, Gary Olson, Landon Neeley, Kenneth Couture | |
| Subs | Emory | John Long (SG), Bill Beer (SF), Herman Cross (C) Scott Smithwick, Gale Villarreal, Eldon Henderson | |
| 14:41 | Emory | James Knight double dribbles | 34-39 |
| 14:21 | Louisiana | Anthony Armstrong misses the easy layup but the foul's on Bill Beer - foul #1 on Bill Beer, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 14:21 | Louisiana | Anthony Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 14:21 | Louisiana | Anthony Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 14:21 | Emory | Herman Cross gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 14:03 | Emory | Peter Hinton lays it up and in on a great pass from James Knight | 35-41 |
| 13:44 | Louisiana | Anthony Armstrong hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 13:34 | Emory | Herman Cross clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 37-41 |
| 13:33 | Louisiana | Larry Montgomery gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 13:15 | Louisiana | Anthony Armstrong is hacked by Herman Cross - foul #3 on Herman Cross, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| Subs | Emory | Scott Smithwick (PG), Gale Villarreal (PF) James Knight, Peter Hinton | |
| 12:56 | Louisiana | John Long is called for the reach on Anthony Armstrong - foul #2 on John Long, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| 12:43 | Louisiana | Anthony Armstrong makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Larry Montgomery | 39-41 |
| 12:22 | Emory | John Long drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Scott Smithwick | 39-44 |
| 12:07 | Louisiana | John Long takes the ball from Roland Mitchell | 39-44 |
| 11:50 | Emory | John Long misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 11:48 | Louisiana | Anthony Armstrong gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Larry Montgomery (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Hale (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Armstrong (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roland Mitchell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Pressley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Scott Smithwick (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Long (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Beer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gale Villarreal (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Herman Cross (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Louisiana | Larry Montgomery misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 11:34 | Emory | The rebound goes to John Long | 39-44 |
| 11:20 | Emory | John Long drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 11:02 | Louisiana | Michael Pressley misses the 3 from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 11:00 | Louisiana | Anthony Armstrong snags the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 10:47 | Louisiana | Herman Cross steps in front of the Anthony Armstrong pass | 39-46 |
| 10:36 | Emory | Herman Cross buries a floater from the left side set up by John Long | 39-48 |
| 10:28 | Louisiana | Roland Mitchell is hacked by Herman Cross - foul #4 on Herman Cross, team foul #4 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Raymond Croft (PG), Jack Keese (SG), Gary Olson (SF), Landon Neeley (PF), Kenneth Couture (C) Larry Montgomery, Joe Hale, Anthony Armstrong, Roland Mitchell, Michael Pressley | |
| Subs | Emory | James Knight (SG), Peter Hinton (SF), Eldon Henderson (C) John Long, Bill Beer, Herman Cross | |
| 10:11 | Louisiana | Raymond Croft misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 10:09 | Louisiana | Kenneth Couture misses the tip | 39-48 |
| 10:07 | Louisiana | Landon Neeley grabs the offensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 09:52 | Louisiana | Jack Keese hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-48 |
| 09:50 | Emory | The rebound goes to Peter Hinton | 39-48 |
| 09:33 | Emory | James Knight clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 09:32 | Louisiana | Kenneth Couture grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 09:13 | Louisiana | Gary Olson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Croft | 42-48 |
| 09:00 | Emory | Gale Villarreal clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-48 |
| 08:59 | Emory | Peter Hinton snags the offensive board | 42-48 |
| 08:42 | Emory | Scott Smithwick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 08:41 | Louisiana | Kenneth Couture gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 08:20 | Louisiana | Gary Olson is fouled on the floor by Peter Hinton - foul #1 on Peter Hinton, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Joe Hale (SG), Anthony Armstrong (SF), Roland Mitchell (PF) Jack Keese, Gary Olson, Landon Neeley | |
| Subs | Emory | John Long (SG), Paul Shryock (PF) Scott Smithwick, Gale Villarreal | |
| 08:05 | Louisiana | Kenneth Couture throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Larry Montgomery (PG) Raymond Croft | |
| Subs | Emory | Bill Beer (SF) Paul Shryock | |
| 07:40 | Emory | John Long scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bill Beer | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Larry Montgomery (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Hale (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Armstrong (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roland Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Couture (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - James Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Long (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Beer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Peter Hinton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Eldon Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Louisiana | Joe Hale misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-51 |
| 07:27 | Louisiana | Larry Montgomery grabs the offensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 07:18 | Louisiana | Larry Montgomery misses short on a floater from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 07:17 | Emory | Eldon Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 06:52 | Emory | Peter Hinton misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Anthony Armstrong - foul #2 on Anthony Armstrong, team foul #3 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Michael Pressley (C) Kenneth Couture | |
| Subs | Emory | Scott Smithwick (PG), Gale Villarreal (PF), Herman Cross (C) James Knight, Bill Beer, Eldon Henderson | |
| 06:52 | Emory | Peter Hinton makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 06:52 | Emory | Peter Hinton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 06:49 | Louisiana | Larry Montgomery loses the dribble to Scott Smithwick in the backcourt | 42-53 |
| 06:39 | Emory | Peter Hinton connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Scott Smithwick | 42-55 |
| 06:19 | Louisiana | Joe Hale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-55 |
| 06:17 | Emory | Gale Villarreal gets the rebound | 42-55 |
| 06:04 | Emory | Peter Hinton misses the driving attempt in the lane | 42-55 |
| 06:02 | Emory | The offensive rebound goes to John Long | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:39 | Emory | Larry Montgomery steps in front of the Peter Hinton pass | 42-55 |
| 05:36 | Louisiana | Larry Montgomery hits the finger roll | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana 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 (+2) | |
| 05:20 | Emory | Gale Villarreal knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:04 | Louisiana | Anthony Armstrong can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 05:02 | Louisiana | Roland Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 44-57 |
| 04:53 | Louisiana | John Long steals the ball from Anthony Armstrong | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:27 | Emory | Herman Cross comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Pressley - foul #2 on Michael Pressley, team foul #4 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Raymond Croft (PG), Jack Keese (SG), Gary Olson (SF), Kenneth Couture (PF) Larry Montgomery, Joe Hale, Anthony Armstrong, Roland Mitchell | |
| Subs | Emory | James Knight (SG), Bill Beer (SF), Paul Shryock (PF) John Long, Peter Hinton, Gale Villarreal | |
| 04:27 | Emory | Herman Cross makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 04:27 | Emory | Herman Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 04:08 | Louisiana | Kenneth Couture knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Raymond Croft | 46-59 |
| 03:44 | Emory | Bill Beer misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Jack Keese - foul #2 on Jack Keese, team foul #5 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Landon Neeley (PF) Michael Pressley | |
| Subs | Emory | Gale Villarreal (PF), Eldon Henderson (C) Paul Shryock, Herman Cross | |
| 03:44 | Emory | Bill Beer misses the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 03:44 | Emory | Bill Beer misses the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 03:44 | Louisiana | Landon Neeley snags the defensive board | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Louisiana | Jack Keese scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Raymond Croft | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Raymond Croft (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jack Keese (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Olson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Landon Neeley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Couture (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Scott Smithwick (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - James Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Beer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gale Villarreal (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Eldon Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Emory | Scott Smithwick misses the jumpshot from the left side | 48-59 |
| 03:12 | Louisiana | Gary Olson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 03:06 | Louisiana | Landon Neeley loses the dribble to Bill Beer | 48-59 |
| 03:03 | Emory | James Knight hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bill Beer | 48-61 |
| 02:49 | Louisiana | Kenneth Couture comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 02:47 | Emory | Eldon Henderson pulls down the rebound | 48-61 |
| 02:41 | Emory | Bill Beer connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Smithwick | 48-64 |
| 02:30 | Louisiana | Landon Neeley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 48-64 |
| 02:28 | Louisiana | Landon Neeley gets the offensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 02:19 | Louisiana | Kenneth Couture misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Eldon Henderson - foul #1 on Eldon Henderson, team foul #6 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| Subs | Emory | William Westbrook (SG), Michael Sroka (SF), Paul Shryock (PF) Scott Smithwick, Bill Beer, Gale Villarreal | |
| 02:19 | Louisiana | Kenneth Couture makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 02:19 | Louisiana | Kenneth Couture makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 02:04 | Emory | William Westbrook buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Knight | 50-66 |
| 01:49 | Louisiana | Gary Olson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 50-66 |
| 01:47 | Louisiana | Kenneth Couture tips it home | 52-66 |
| 01:25 | Emory | William Westbrook connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Knight | 52-69 |
| 01:11 | Louisiana | Gary Olson misses the fadeaway from the right side | 52-69 |
| 01:09 | Emory | Eldon Henderson pulls down the rebound | 52-69 |
| 00:49 | Emory | Paul Shryock's pass is intercepted by Raymond Croft | 52-69 |
| 00:46 | Louisiana | Raymond Croft blows the layup | 52-69 |
| 00:44 | Emory | James Knight snags the defensive board | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Emory | Landon Neeley blocks the short jumper by Paul Shryock | 52-69 |
| 00:17 | Emory | Paul Shryock snags the offensive board | 52-69 |
| 00:00 | Emory | James Knight runs out the clock | 52-69 |