| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Michael Kessler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Craig Kim (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Melvin Petit (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Foley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - David Tobias (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Pratt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Boehm (fresh) 5 reb. PF - David Aguiar (fresh) 2 stl. C - James Tisdale (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Emory | Stephen Boehm inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Emory | Stephen Boehm clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-29 |
| 19:43 | Emory | David Aguiar gets the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 19:27 | Emory | James Tisdale lays it up and in set up by Michael Pratt | 33-31 |
| 19:17 | Louisiana | Melvin Petit misses the fadeaway from the right block | 33-31 |
| 19:15 | Emory | David Aguiar grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 18:59 | Emory | Michael Pratt misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 18:57 | Louisiana | Melvin Petit grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:51 | Louisiana | Peter Foley misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 33-31 |
| 18:50 | Emory | James Tisdale snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 18:22 | Emory | A charge is called on David Tobias - foul #3 on David Tobias, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| Subs | Emory | Ralph Ballou (PG) David Tobias | |
| 18:04 | Louisiana | Peter Foley hits the finger roll set up by Craig Kim and he's hacked by James Tisdale - foul #1 on James Tisdale, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| 18:04 | Louisiana | Peter Foley makes the free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:41 | Emory | David Aguiar is fouled on the floor by Melvin Petit - foul #2 on Melvin Petit, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| Subs | Emory | George Hassell (PF) David Aguiar | |
| 17:31 | Emory | Ralph Ballou drills a 3 from the right wing set up by George Hassell | 36-34 |
| 17:05 | Louisiana | Walter Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Allen Bennett (PG), Charles Whaley (SG), Thomas Sanders (SF), Charles Bustos (PF), John Chisolm (C) Michael Kessler, Walter Davis, Craig Kim, Melvin Petit, Peter Foley | |
| Subs | Emory | Andrew Middlebrooks (SG), Robert Chase (C) Michael Pratt, James Tisdale | |
| 16:53 | Emory | Robert Chase misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 16:51 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Charles Bustos | 36-34 |
| 16:31 | Louisiana | John Chisolm connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Allen Bennett | 38-34 |
| 16:17 | Emory | John Chisolm takes the ball from Andrew Middlebrooks | 38-34 |
| 15:50 | Louisiana | Thomas Sanders is whistled for a carry | 38-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Michael Kessler (PG), Walter Davis (SG), Craig Kim (SF), Melvin Petit (PF) Allen Bennett, Charles Whaley, Thomas Sanders, John Chisolm | |
| Subs | Emory | David Tobias (PG), Michael Pratt (SG), David Aguiar (PF), James Tisdale (C) Ralph Ballou, Stephen Boehm, George Hassell, Robert Chase | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Michael Kessler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Craig Kim (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Melvin Petit (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Bustos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - David Tobias (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Pratt (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Middlebrooks (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Aguiar (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Tisdale (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Emory | David Aguiar clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 15:32 | Louisiana | Craig Kim gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 15:11 | Louisiana | James Tisdale is called for the reach on Walter Davis - foul #2 on James Tisdale, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Peter Foley (C) Charles Bustos | |
| Subs | Emory | | |
| 15:02 | Louisiana | Craig Kim can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 38-34 |
| 15:01 | Louisiana | Peter Foley tips it but misses | 38-34 |
| 14:59 | Louisiana | Peter Foley gets the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 14:47 | Louisiana | Craig Kim misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 14:45 | Louisiana | Melvin Petit can't tip it in | 38-34 |
| 14:44 | Emory | David Tobias gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 14:23 | Emory | Michael Pratt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 14:22 | Emory | David Aguiar tips it in | 38-36 |
| 14:07 | Louisiana | Craig Kim hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Melvin Petit | 41-36 |
| 13:42 | Emory | David Tobias makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Andrew Middlebrooks | 41-39 |
| 13:23 | Louisiana | Walter Davis misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 13:22 | Emory | Andrew Middlebrooks grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 12:55 | Emory | Michael Pratt connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Tobias | 41-42 |
| 12:34 | Louisiana | Michael Kessler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-42 |
| 12:32 | Emory | James Tisdale snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 12:27 | Emory | David Tobias hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 41-42 |
| 12:25 | Emory | Andrew Middlebrooks snags the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 12:08 | Emory | Michael Pratt is fouled on the floor by Craig Kim - foul #1 on Craig Kim, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Allen Bennett (PG), Charles Whaley (SG), Thomas Sanders (SF), Charles Bustos (PF), John Chisolm (C) Michael Kessler, Walter Davis, Craig Kim, Melvin Petit, Peter Foley | |
| Subs | Emory | Robert Hanenberger (PG), Ralph Ballou (SG), Stephen Boehm (SF), George Hassell (PF), Robert Chase (C) David Tobias, Michael Pratt, Andrew Middlebrooks, David Aguiar, James Tisdale | |
| 11:56 | Emory | Stephen Boehm is hacked by Thomas Sanders - foul #2 on Thomas Sanders, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| 11:40 | Emory | Stephen Boehm banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ralph Ballou and he's hacked by John Chisolm - foul #1 on John Chisolm, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| 11:40 | Emory | Stephen Boehm makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Allen Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Whaley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Bustos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Chisolm (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Robert Hanenberger (fresh) SG - Ralph Ballou (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Boehm (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Hassell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Chase (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Louisiana | John Chisolm comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 11:21 | Emory | The rebound goes to Stephen Boehm | 41-45 |
| 10:59 | Emory | Robert Hanenberger makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Boehm | 41-48 |
| 10:56 | Louisiana | Allen Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| Subs | Emory | David Tobias (PG) Robert Hanenberger | |
| 10:44 | Emory | Stephen Boehm scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Ralph Ballou | 41-50 |
| 10:26 | Louisiana | Allen Bennett is fouled on the floor by Robert Chase - foul #1 on Robert Chase, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| Subs | Emory | Michael Pratt (SG) Ralph Ballou | |
| 10:18 | Louisiana | Charles Whaley can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 10:17 | Emory | George Hassell grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 10:05 | Emory | David Tobias misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 10:03 | Emory | George Hassell grabs the offensive board | 41-50 |
| 09:54 | Emory | Stephen Boehm buries a shot from close range on a great pass from George Hassell and he's hacked by Thomas Sanders - foul #3 on Thomas Sanders, team foul #5 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Michael Kessler (PG), Craig Kim (SF), Melvin Petit (PF), Peter Foley (C) Charles Whaley, Thomas Sanders, Charles Bustos, John Chisolm | |
| Subs | Emory | Charles Urbanski (C) Robert Chase | |
| 09:54 | Emory | Stephen Boehm makes the free throw | 41-53 |
| 09:39 | Louisiana | Allen Bennett can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 09:38 | Emory | David Tobias pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 09:32 | Emory | Craig Kim picks off the pass by Michael Pratt | 41-53 |
| 09:29 | Louisiana | Allen Bennett hits the finger roll on a great pass from Craig Kim | 43-53 |
| 09:18 | Emory | Michael Pratt misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-53 |
| 09:17 | Louisiana | Craig Kim pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 09:07 | Louisiana | Melvin Petit scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Craig Kim | 45-53 |
| 08:55 | Emory | Michael Pratt drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Tobias | 45-56 |
| 08:38 | Louisiana | Michael Kessler makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-56 |
| 08:24 | Emory | David Tobias is fouled on the floor by Peter Foley - foul #2 on Peter Foley, team foul #6 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Walter Davis (SG) Allen Bennett | |
| Subs | Emory | Ralph Ballou (SG), Andrew Middlebrooks (SF), David Aguiar (PF), James Tisdale (C) Michael Pratt, Stephen Boehm, George Hassell, Charles Urbanski | |
| 08:11 | Emory | David Aguiar can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Walter Davis - foul #3 on Walter Davis, team foul #7 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Charles Bustos (SF), John Chisolm (PF) Craig Kim, Melvin Petit | |
| Subs | Emory | | |
| 08:11 | Emory | David Aguiar makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 08:11 | Emory | David Aguiar makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 07:51 | Louisiana | Michael Kessler knocks in the floater from the left block | 50-58 |
| 07:46 | Emory | Ralph Ballou misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-58 |
| 07:45 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Peter Foley | 50-58 |
| 07:29 | Louisiana | John Chisolm hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Davis and the foul's on David Aguiar - foul #1 on David Aguiar, team foul #5 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Charles Whaley (PG), Thomas Sanders (SF) Michael Kessler, Peter Foley | |
| Subs | Emory | Stephen Boehm (SF) David Tobias | |
| 07:29 | Louisiana | John Chisolm makes the free throw | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Charles Whaley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Chisolm (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Charles Bustos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Ralph Ballou (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Middlebrooks (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - Stephen Boehm (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Aguiar (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Tisdale (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Emory | Andrew Middlebrooks comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 07:10 | Louisiana | Charles Bustos snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 06:57 | Louisiana | Walter Davis clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 06:55 | Louisiana | John Chisolm gets the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 06:36 | Louisiana | Stephen Boehm steals the ball from Charles Bustos | 53-58 |
| 06:21 | Emory | Ralph Ballou hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-61 |
| 06:00 | Louisiana | Charles Whaley knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Walter Davis | 56-61 |
| 06:00 | Emory | Emory calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-61 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Michael Kessler (PG), Craig Kim (SF), Melvin Petit (PF), Peter Foley (C) Charles Whaley, Thomas Sanders, John Chisolm, Charles Bustos | |
| Subs | Emory | David Tobias (PG), Michael Pratt (SG) Ralph Ballou, Andrew Middlebrooks | |
| 05:47 | Emory | Stephen Boehm's floater is tipped away by Craig Kim | 56-61 |
| 05:46 | Louisiana | Melvin Petit snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| 05:28 | Louisiana | Peter Foley can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-61 |
| 05:26 | Emory | David Tobias gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 05:20 | Emory | Michael Pratt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-61 |
| 05:18 | Emory | James Tisdale tips it back up and in | 56-63 |
| 04:58 | Louisiana | Walter Davis connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Kessler | 58-63 |
| 04:41 | Emory | James Tisdale misses the easy layup | 58-63 |
| 04:40 | Louisiana | Craig Kim snags the defensive board | 58-63 |
| 04:32 | Louisiana | Peter Foley scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Kessler | 60-63 |
| 04:20 | Emory | James Tisdale's floater is tipped away by Peter Foley | 60-63 |
| 04:19 | Emory | James Tisdale gets the offensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 04:03 | Emory | Stephen Boehm is fouled on the floor by Craig Kim - foul #2 on Craig Kim, team foul #8 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| Subs | Emory | George Hassell (PF) David Aguiar | |
| 04:03 | Emory | Stephen Boehm makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 04:03 | Emory | Stephen Boehm makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 03:36 | Louisiana | Michael Kessler clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-65 |
| 03:35 | Emory | The rebound goes to George Hassell | 60-65 |
| 03:13 | Emory | James Tisdale connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Stephen Boehm | 60-67 |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Michael Kessler (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Craig Kim (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Melvin Petit (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Peter Foley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - David Tobias (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Pratt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Boehm (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Hassell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Tisdale (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Louisiana | Walter Davis drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Kessler | 63-67 |
| 02:22 | Emory | James Tisdale knocks in the runner from the left block | 63-69 |
| 02:17 | Louisiana | Walter Davis misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Pratt - foul #3 on Michael Pratt, team foul #6 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Charles Whaley (PG), Allen Bennett (SF), Charles Bustos (PF), John Chisolm (C) Michael Kessler, Craig Kim, Melvin Petit, Peter Foley | |
| Subs | Emory | Robert Hanenberger (PG), Ralph Ballou (SG), Andrew Middlebrooks (SF), David Aguiar (PF) David Tobias, Michael Pratt, Stephen Boehm, James Tisdale | |
| 02:17 | Louisiana | Walter Davis makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 02:17 | Louisiana | Walter Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 02:15 | Emory | Charles Whaley picks off the pass by Robert Hanenberger in the backcourt | 65-69 |
| 02:14 | Louisiana | Charles Whaley banks in the layup | 67-69 |
| 02:14 | Emory | Emory calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Thomas Sanders (SF) Walter Davis | |
| Subs | Emory | David Tobias (PG), Michael Pratt (SG), Stephen Boehm (SF) Robert Hanenberger, Ralph Ballou, Andrew Middlebrooks | |
| 02:01 | Emory | Stephen Boehm's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-69 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Michael Kessler (PG), Craig Kim (SF), Melvin Petit (PF) Charles Whaley, Thomas Sanders, John Chisolm | |
| Subs | Emory | | |
| 01:57 | Louisiana | Louisiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Walter Davis (SG), Peter Foley (C) Allen Bennett, Charles Bustos | |
| Subs | Emory | James Tisdale (C) George Hassell | |
| 01:43 | Louisiana | Michael Kessler buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Craig Kim | 70-69 |
| 01:36 | Emory | James Tisdale can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Peter Foley - foul #3 on Peter Foley, team foul #9 | 70-69 |
| 01:36 | Emory | James Tisdale makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:36 | Emory | James Tisdale misses the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:36 | Louisiana | Craig Kim snags the defensive board | 70-70 |
| 01:19 | Louisiana | Melvin Petit misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 70-70 |
| 01:17 | Emory | The rebound goes to Stephen Boehm | 70-70 |
| 01:03 | Emory | David Tobias misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 70-70 |
| 01:01 | Louisiana | Walter Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 70-70 |
| 00:46 | Louisiana | Michael Kessler knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 72-70 |
| 00:32 | Emory | David Tobias makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen Boehm and the foul's on Michael Kessler - foul #1 on Michael Kessler, team foul #10 | 72-72 |
| 00:32 | Emory | David Tobias makes the free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:15 | Louisiana | Craig Kim comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 72-73 |
| 00:14 | Emory | David Aguiar pulls down the rebound | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Emory | David Aguiar is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Davis - foul #4 on Walter Davis, team foul #11 | 72-73 |
| 00:13 | Emory | David Aguiar makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:13 | Emory | David Aguiar makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:07 | Louisiana | Walter Davis makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Kessler | 75-75 |
| 00:07 | Emory | Emory calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Emory | Stephen Boehm jams it | 75-77 |