| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Benjamin Cournoyer (fresh) SG - Lewis Sumner (fresh) SF - Howard Little (fresh) PF - Terry Steffey (fresh) C - Dexter Farnsworth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Luther | PG - Jessie Leahy (fresh) SG - Joey Neal (fresh) SF - Timothy Dix (fresh) PF - Elmer Bester (fresh) C - Joel Holz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi College | Dexter Farnsworth wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi College | Mississippi College is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Luther | Luther is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Mississippi College | Terry Steffey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Mississippi College | Howard Little tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:40 | Luther | Timothy Dix hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi College | Dexter Farnsworth gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi College | Benjamin Cournoyer is called for 10 seconds | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Luther | Timothy Dix comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Howard Little - foul #1 on Howard Little, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Luther | Timothy Dix misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Luther | Timothy Dix makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi College | Dexter Farnsworth's floater is knocked away by Joey Neal | 2-1 |
| 18:52 | Luther | Timothy Dix grabs the board | 2-1 |
| 18:34 | Luther | Joey Neal knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jessie Leahy | 2-4 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi College | Benjamin Cournoyer's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Dix | 2-4 |
| 18:17 | Luther | Joel Holz grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 18:01 | Luther | Elmer Bester hits the finger roll set up by Joel Holz and he's hacked by Terry Steffey - foul #1 on Terry Steffey, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| 18:01 | Luther | Elmer Bester misses the free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:01 | Luther | Timothy Dix gets the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:43 | Luther | Jessie Leahy can't connect on a 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Benjamin Cournoyer - foul #1 on Benjamin Cournoyer, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Jefferson Dunagan (PG), Ed Barker (SF), Ervin Ratliff (PF) Benjamin Cournoyer, Howard Little, Terry Steffey | |
| Subs | Luther | | |
| 17:43 | Luther | Jessie Leahy makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:43 | Luther | Jessie Leahy misses the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:43 | Luther | Jessie Leahy misses the 3rd free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:43 | Luther | Elmer Bester grabs the offensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:33 | Luther | Elmer Bester hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Ervin Ratliff - foul #1 on Ervin Ratliff, team foul #4 | 2-7 |
| 17:33 | Luther | Elmer Bester makes the 1st free throw | 2-8 |
| 17:33 | Luther | Elmer Bester misses the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi College | Dexter Farnsworth grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi College | Lewis Sumner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi College | Ervin Ratliff gets the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi College | Dexter Farnsworth misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Joel Holz - foul #1 on Joel Holz, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Jonathan Jessee (SG) Lewis Sumner | |
| Subs | Luther | | |
| 17:15 | Mississippi College | Dexter Farnsworth misses the 1st free throw | 2-8 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi College | Dexter Farnsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 17:01 | Luther | Elmer Bester connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jessie Leahy | 3-10 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi College | Jonathan Jessee clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 3-10 |
| 16:30 | Luther | Joel Holz snags the defensive board | 3-10 |
| 16:26 | Luther | Jessie Leahy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-10 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi College | Dexter Farnsworth gets the rebound | 3-10 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi College | Jonathan Jessee drills a shot from the right side | 5-10 |
| 15:49 | Luther | Joey Neal makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Timothy Dix | 5-12 |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Jefferson Dunagan (fresh) SG - Jonathan Jessee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ed Barker (fresh) PF - Ervin Ratliff (fresh) C - Dexter Farnsworth (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Luther | PG - Jessie Leahy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joey Neal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Dix (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elmer Bester (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Joel Holz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Mississippi College | Dexter Farnsworth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Benjamin Cournoyer (PG), Lewis Sumner (SG), Howard Little (SF), Terry Steffey (PF) Jefferson Dunagan, Jonathan Jessee, Ed Barker, Dexter Farnsworth | |
| Subs | Luther | Robert Roberts (PG), Robert Peterson (SG), Jerry Lew (SF), Ricky Kennedy (PF), Leo Sullivan (C) Jessie Leahy, Joey Neal, Timothy Dix, Elmer Bester, Joel Holz | |
| 15:20 | Luther | Leo Sullivan misses the 3 from straight away | 5-12 |
| 15:19 | Luther | Robert Roberts grabs the offensive board | 5-12 |
| 15:02 | Luther | Robert Peterson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 5-12 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi College | Howard Little pulls down the rebound | 5-12 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi College | Benjamin Cournoyer banks in the layup | 7-12 |
| 14:35 | Luther | Robert Peterson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-12 |
| 14:34 | Luther | Leo Sullivan misses the tip | 7-12 |
| 14:33 | Luther | Leo Sullivan tips it back up and in | 7-14 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi College | Benjamin Cournoyer is fouled on the floor by Leo Sullivan - foul #1 on Leo Sullivan, team foul #2 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Henry Brewer (C) Ervin Ratliff | |
| Subs | Luther | Timothy Dix (SF) Jerry Lew | |
| 14:12 | Mississippi College | Henry Brewer clanks a floater in the lane | 7-14 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi College | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Steffey | 7-14 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi College | Lewis Sumner is hacked by Robert Peterson - foul #1 on Robert Peterson, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Dexter Farnsworth (C) Henry Brewer | |
| Subs | Luther | Jessie Leahy (PG), Elmer Bester (PF) Robert Roberts, Leo Sullivan | |
| 13:41 | Mississippi College | Benjamin Cournoyer drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Terry Steffey | 10-14 |
| 13:23 | Luther | Robert Peterson lays it up and in on a great pass from Jessie Leahy | 10-16 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi College | Dexter Farnsworth misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ricky Kennedy - foul #1 on Ricky Kennedy, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Henry Brewer (PF) Terry Steffey | |
| Subs | Luther | Joey Neal (SG), Joel Holz (C) Robert Peterson, Ricky Kennedy | |
| 13:06 | Mississippi College | Dexter Farnsworth makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi College | Dexter Farnsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 12:47 | Luther | Elmer Bester can't finish the layup | 12-16 |
| 12:46 | Luther | The offensive rebound goes to Elmer Bester | 12-16 |
| 12:25 | Luther | Lewis Sumner steals it from Jessie Leahy | 12-16 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi College | Benjamin Cournoyer banks in the layup set up by Lewis Sumner | 14-16 |
| 12:00 | Luther | Timothy Dix is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Cournoyer - foul #2 on Benjamin Cournoyer, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Jefferson Dunagan (PG), Ed Barker (SF), Ervin Ratliff (PF) Benjamin Cournoyer, Howard Little, Henry Brewer | |
| Subs | Luther | Robert Roberts (PG), Robert Peterson (SF), Ricky Kennedy (PF) Jessie Leahy, Timothy Dix, Elmer Bester | |
| 11:51 | Luther | Ricky Kennedy hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Joey Neal | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Jefferson Dunagan (fresh) SG - Lewis Sumner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ed Barker (fresh) PF - Ervin Ratliff (fresh) C - Dexter Farnsworth (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Luther | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) SG - Joey Neal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ricky Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joel Holz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi College | Lewis Sumner misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-18 |
| 11:29 | Luther | Robert Peterson gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 11:24 | Luther | Joey Neal clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi College | Dexter Farnsworth gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi College | Jefferson Dunagan knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dexter Farnsworth | 16-18 |
| 11:00 | Luther | Robert Roberts buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-21 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi College | Joel Holz is called for the reach on Dexter Farnsworth - foul #2 on Joel Holz, team foul #5 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Jonathan Jessee (SG), Howard Little (SF), Terry Steffey (PF) Lewis Sumner, Ed Barker, Dexter Farnsworth | |
| Subs | Luther | Jessie Leahy (PG), Timothy Dix (SF), Elmer Bester (PF) Robert Roberts, Joey Neal, Joel Holz | |
| 10:34 | Mississippi College | Terry Steffey connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Ervin Ratliff | 18-21 |
| 10:12 | Luther | Robert Peterson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-21 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi College | Ervin Ratliff grabs the defensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi College | Jonathan Jessee drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Howard Little | 21-21 |
| 09:38 | Luther | Robert Peterson lays it in | 21-23 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi College | Jonathan Jessee comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Peterson - foul #2 on Robert Peterson, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Lewis Sumner (SG), Dexter Farnsworth (C) Jefferson Dunagan, Ervin Ratliff | |
| Subs | Luther | Joey Neal (SG), Leo Sullivan (C) Robert Peterson, Ricky Kennedy | |
| 09:16 | Mississippi College | Jonathan Jessee makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi College | Jonathan Jessee makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 09:09 | Luther | Joey Neal buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Jessie Leahy and he's fouled by Lewis Sumner - foul #1 on Lewis Sumner, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Ed Barker (SF) Howard Little | |
| Subs | Luther | | |
| 09:09 | Luther | Joey Neal misses the free throw | 23-25 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi College | The rebound goes to Dexter Farnsworth | 23-25 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi College | Jonathan Jessee misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 23-25 |
| 08:50 | Luther | Leo Sullivan gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 08:45 | Luther | Jessie Leahy knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Timothy Dix | 23-27 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi College | Dexter Farnsworth clanks a jumper from the right side | 23-27 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi College | Terry Steffey tips it but misses | 23-27 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi College | Dexter Farnsworth grabs the offensive board | 23-27 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi College | Dexter Farnsworth can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-27 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi College | Dexter Farnsworth grabs the offensive board | 23-27 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi College | Dexter Farnsworth buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 08:07 | Luther | Terry Steffey picks off the pass by Elmer Bester | 25-27 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi College | Dexter Farnsworth clanks a runner in the lane | 25-27 |
| 07:56 | Luther | Timothy Dix snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 07:50 | Luther | Joey Neal hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 25-27 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi College | Terry Steffey grabs the board | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Jonathan Jessee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Lewis Sumner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ed Barker (fresh) PF - Terry Steffey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dexter Farnsworth (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Luther | PG - Jessie Leahy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joey Neal (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Dix (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elmer Bester (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Leo Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Mississippi College | Jonathan Jessee drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dexter Farnsworth | 27-27 |
| 07:37 | Luther | Dexter Farnsworth steps in front of the Timothy Dix pass | 27-27 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi College | Lewis Sumner hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 07:16 | Luther | Jessie Leahy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-27 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi College | Terry Steffey grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi College | Jonathan Jessee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Jefferson Dunagan (PG), Howard Little (SF), Ervin Ratliff (PF) Jonathan Jessee, Ed Barker, Terry Steffey | |
| Subs | Luther | Robert Roberts (PG), Anthony Bright (SG), Jerry Lew (SF), Ricky Kennedy (PF) Jessie Leahy, Joey Neal, Timothy Dix, Elmer Bester | |
| 06:48 | Luther | Ricky Kennedy scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Bright | 30-29 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi College | Ervin Ratliff makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jefferson Dunagan | 32-29 |
| 05:57 | Luther | Robert Roberts clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 05:56 | Luther | Anthony Bright snags the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 05:49 | Luther | Leo Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Ed Barker (SG), Henry Brewer (C) Lewis Sumner, Dexter Farnsworth | |
| Subs | Luther | Joey Neal (SG), Elmer Bester (PF) Anthony Bright, Leo Sullivan | |
| 05:29 | Mississippi College | Ed Barker hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Jefferson Dunagan | 34-29 |
| 05:03 | Luther | Ricky Kennedy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Jonathan Jessee (SG), Terry Steffey (PF) Ed Barker, Henry Brewer | |
| Subs | Luther | Jessie Leahy (PG), Timothy Dix (SF) Robert Roberts, Elmer Bester | |
| 04:46 | Mississippi College | Terry Steffey drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Jonathan Jessee | 36-29 |
| 04:24 | Luther | Ervin Ratliff denies the turnaround by Joey Neal | 36-29 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi College | Ervin Ratliff pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi College | Jonathan Jessee misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi College | Terry Steffey snags the offensive board | 36-29 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi College | Jefferson Dunagan comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 36-29 |
| 04:04 | Luther | Joey Neal gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 03:59 | Luther | Jessie Leahy misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-29 |
| 03:58 | Luther | Timothy Dix grabs the offensive board | 36-29 |
| 03:47 | Luther | Jessie Leahy knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ricky Kennedy | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Jefferson Dunagan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Jessee (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Little (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Steffey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ervin Ratliff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Luther | PG - Jessie Leahy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joey Neal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Dix (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ricky Kennedy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jerry Lew (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Mississippi College | Terry Steffey misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 03:27 | Luther | Jessie Leahy pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 03:22 | Luther | Timothy Dix is hacked by Howard Little - foul #2 on Howard Little, team foul #7 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Benjamin Cournoyer (PG), Lewis Sumner (SG), Ed Barker (SF), Henry Brewer (PF), Dexter Farnsworth (C) Jefferson Dunagan, Jonathan Jessee, Howard Little, Terry Steffey, Ervin Ratliff | |
| Subs | Luther | Robert Peterson (SG), Elmer Bester (PF), Joel Holz (C) Joey Neal, Ricky Kennedy, Jerry Lew | |
| 03:22 | Luther | Timothy Dix makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 03:22 | Luther | Timothy Dix makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi College | Elmer Bester steals the ball from Lewis Sumner | 36-34 |
| 02:53 | Luther | Jessie Leahy misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Benjamin Cournoyer - foul #3 on Benjamin Cournoyer, team foul #8 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Jefferson Dunagan (PG) Benjamin Cournoyer | |
| Subs | Luther | | |
| 02:53 | Luther | Jessie Leahy makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 02:53 | Luther | Jessie Leahy makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi College | Lewis Sumner connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 02:26 | Luther | Robert Peterson can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on Lewis Sumner - foul #2 on Lewis Sumner, team foul #9 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Jonathan Jessee (PG) Jefferson Dunagan | |
| Subs | Luther | Robert Roberts (PG) Jessie Leahy | |
| 02:26 | Luther | Robert Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 02:26 | Luther | Robert Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi College | Dexter Farnsworth pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi College | Henry Brewer is whistled for traveling | 39-37 |
| 02:02 | Luther | Elmer Bester misses short on a jumper from close range | 39-37 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi College | Ed Barker grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi College | Henry Brewer misses the dunk | 39-37 |
| 01:53 | Luther | The rebound goes to Elmer Bester | 39-37 |
| 01:47 | Luther | Dexter Farnsworth denies the turnaround by Robert Peterson | 39-37 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi College | Ed Barker grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi College | Ed Barker clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-37 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi College | Jonathan Jessee can't tip it in | 39-37 |
| 01:38 | Luther | Elmer Bester grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 01:34 | Luther | Robert Roberts misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi College | Henry Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi College | Elmer Bester steals the ball from Ed Barker | 39-37 |
| 01:06 | Luther | Timothy Dix lays it in | 39-39 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi College | Jonathan Jessee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Jefferson Dunagan (PG), Howard Little (SF), Terry Steffey (PF) Jonathan Jessee, Ed Barker, Henry Brewer | |
| Subs | Luther | Jessie Leahy (PG), Joey Neal (SG) Robert Roberts, Timothy Dix | |
| 00:24 | Luther | Dexter Farnsworth blocks the jumper by Jessie Leahy | 39-39 |
| 00:23 | Luther | The offensive rebound goes to Joel Holz | 39-39 |
| 00:04 | Luther | Robert Peterson's fadeaway is rejected by Dexter Farnsworth | 39-39 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi College | Terry Steffey pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi College | Terry Steffey clanks a halfcourt shot | 39-39 |