| Lineup | Millsaps | PG - Larry Bentley (fresh) SG - Robert Evans (fresh) SF - Lance Hawkins (fresh) PF - Mark Hill (fresh) C - Roger Marasco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Jesse Chitwood (fresh) SG - Ronald Sansom (fresh) SF - Frank Mitchell (fresh) PF - Theodore Phipps (fresh) C - James May (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana | James May wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Millsaps | Millsaps is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Louisiana | Jesse Chitwood is fouled on the floor by Roger Marasco - foul #1 on Roger Marasco, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Louisiana | Frank Mitchell buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Jesse Chitwood | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Millsaps | Lance Hawkins comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Millsaps | Roger Marasco snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Millsaps | Larry Bentley is whistled for a carry | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Louisiana | Frank Mitchell misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Louisiana | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Mitchell | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Louisiana | Jesse Chitwood makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Sansom | 0-5 |
| 18:43 | Millsaps | Larry Bentley comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 0-5 |
| 18:42 | Louisiana | Jesse Chitwood gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:22 | Louisiana | Jesse Chitwood can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 18:21 | Louisiana | James May snags the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:02 | Louisiana | Theodore Phipps is whistled for a carry | 0-5 |
| 17:53 | Millsaps | Ronald Sansom picks off the pass by Larry Bentley | 0-5 |
| 17:47 | Louisiana | Jesse Chitwood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-5 |
| 17:44 | Millsaps | Larry Bentley is fouled in the backcourt by Jesse Chitwood - foul #1 on Jesse Chitwood, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 17:34 | Millsaps | Larry Bentley connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lance Hawkins | 2-5 |
| 17:21 | Louisiana | Ronald Sansom misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:20 | Millsaps | Roger Marasco pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:11 | Millsaps | Lance Hawkins buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Mark Hill | 5-5 |
| 16:50 | Louisiana | Roger Marasco picks off the pass by James May | 5-5 |
| 16:35 | Millsaps | Lance Hawkins makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 16:17 | Louisiana | Jesse Chitwood connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Ronald Sansom | 8-7 |
| 16:07 | Millsaps | Lance Hawkins misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 16:06 | Louisiana | James May grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 16:02 | Louisiana | Frank Mitchell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-7 |
| 16:01 | Millsaps | The rebound goes to Robert Evans | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Millsaps | PG - Larry Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Evans (fairly fresh) SF - Lance Hawkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Hill (fairly fresh) C - Roger Marasco (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Jesse Chitwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Sansom (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frank Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Theodore Phipps (fairly fresh) C - James May (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Millsaps | Roger Marasco misses long on a floater in the paint | 8-7 |
| 15:46 | Louisiana | Theodore Phipps pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:28 | Louisiana | Theodore Phipps drills a runner in the lane set up by Jesse Chitwood | 8-9 |
| 15:15 | Millsaps | Lance Hawkins knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Marasco | 11-9 |
| 14:55 | Louisiana | Ronald Sansom misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 14:53 | Millsaps | Roger Marasco grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:47 | Millsaps | Lance Hawkins can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-9 |
| 14:46 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to James May | 11-9 |
| 14:32 | Louisiana | Jesse Chitwood comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 11-9 |
| 14:30 | Louisiana | James May snags the offensive board | 11-9 |
| 14:23 | Louisiana | Jesse Chitwood banks in the layup on a nice dish by Theodore Phipps | 11-11 |
| 14:09 | Millsaps | Theodore Phipps steals the ball from Larry Bentley | 11-11 |
| 13:54 | Louisiana | Frank Mitchell loses the dribble to Larry Bentley | 11-11 |
| 13:41 | Millsaps | Larry Bentley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 13:40 | Millsaps | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Marasco | 11-11 |
| 13:28 | Millsaps | Frank Mitchell is called for the reach on Lance Hawkins - foul #1 on Frank Mitchell, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Edgar Stahr (PG), Charles Wager (SG), Dan Moffitt (SF), Larry Alongi (PF), William Barnes (C) Larry Bentley, Robert Evans, Lance Hawkins, Mark Hill, Roger Marasco | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Roscoe Loessberg (PG), Robert Osburn (SG), James Bradshaw (SF), Gordon Graff (PF), Ronald Brown (C) Jesse Chitwood, Ronald Sansom, Frank Mitchell, Theodore Phipps, James May | |
| 13:19 | Millsaps | Larry Alongi clanks a shot from the free throw line | 11-11 |
| 13:17 | Millsaps | William Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:08 | Millsaps | Dan Moffitt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 13:06 | Millsaps | William Barnes grabs the offensive board | 11-11 |
| 12:57 | Millsaps | Dan Moffitt comes up short on the runner in the lane | 11-11 |
| 12:55 | Millsaps | Dan Moffitt tips it back up and in | 13-11 |
| 12:37 | Louisiana | Ronald Brown hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roscoe Loessberg and he's hacked by Edgar Stahr - foul #1 on Edgar Stahr, team foul #2 | 13-13 |
| 12:37 | Louisiana | Ronald Brown makes the free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:22 | Millsaps | Larry Alongi is fouled on the floor by Gordon Graff - foul #1 on Gordon Graff, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| 12:05 | Millsaps | Larry Alongi hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 13-14 |
| 12:03 | Louisiana | Ronald Brown gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 11:44 | Louisiana | James Bradshaw clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-14 |
| 11:43 | Millsaps | William Barnes snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Millsaps | PG - Edgar Stahr (fresh) SG - Charles Wager (fresh) SF - Dan Moffitt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Alongi (fresh) C - William Barnes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Roscoe Loessberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Osburn (fresh) SF - James Bradshaw (fresh) PF - Gordon Graff (fresh) C - Ronald Brown (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Millsaps | Robert Osburn is called for the reach on Dan Moffitt - foul #1 on Robert Osburn, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| 11:13 | Millsaps | Dan Moffitt buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Larry Alongi and he's fouled by James Bradshaw - foul #1 on James Bradshaw, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Larry Bentley (PG) Edgar Stahr | |
| Subs | Louisiana | John Wheeler (PF), James May (C) Roscoe Loessberg, Gordon Graff | |
| 11:13 | Millsaps | Dan Moffitt makes the free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:57 | Louisiana | John Wheeler banks in the layup | 16-16 |
| 10:38 | Millsaps | Dan Moffitt banks in the layup set up by Larry Bentley | 18-16 |
| 10:27 | Louisiana | John Wheeler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-16 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Robert Evans (SG), Lance Hawkins (SF), Mark Hill (PF), Roger Marasco (C) Charles Wager, Dan Moffitt, Larry Alongi, William Barnes | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Jesse Chitwood (PG), Ronald Sansom (SG), Roscoe Loessberg (SF) Ronald Brown, Robert Osburn, James Bradshaw | |
| 10:07 | Millsaps | Lance Hawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-16 |
| Subs | Millsaps | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Gordon Graff (PF) John Wheeler | |
| 09:51 | Louisiana | James May hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 18-16 |
| 09:49 | Millsaps | Roger Marasco grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 09:38 | Millsaps | Lance Hawkins misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 09:36 | Louisiana | James May pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:28 | Louisiana | Jesse Chitwood misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Mark Hill - foul #1 on Mark Hill, team foul #3 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Millsaps | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Theodore Phipps (PF), Ronald Brown (C) Gordon Graff, James May | |
| 09:28 | Louisiana | Jesse Chitwood misses the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 09:28 | Louisiana | Jesse Chitwood makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:13 | Millsaps | Lance Hawkins buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Evans | 21-17 |
| 08:53 | Louisiana | Ronald Sansom is fouled on the floor by Robert Evans - foul #1 on Robert Evans, team foul #4 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Edgar Stahr (PG), Charles Wager (SG), Larry Alongi (PF) Larry Bentley, Robert Evans, Mark Hill | |
| Subs | Louisiana | James Bradshaw (SF), Gordon Graff (C) Ronald Sansom, Roscoe Loessberg | |
| 08:35 | Louisiana | James Bradshaw knocks in the jumper from the right side | 21-19 |
| 08:24 | Millsaps | Lance Hawkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-19 |
| 08:23 | Louisiana | Jesse Chitwood snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 08:02 | Louisiana | Ronald Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-19 |
| 08:00 | Millsaps | Larry Alongi grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 07:51 | Millsaps | Charles Wager is fouled on the floor by Jesse Chitwood - foul #2 on Jesse Chitwood, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Millsaps | William Barnes (C) Roger Marasco | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Robert Osburn (SG), Frank Mitchell (SF), James May (C) Jesse Chitwood, James Bradshaw, Gordon Graff | |
| 07:38 | Millsaps | Lance Hawkins buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Wager | 24-19 |
| Lineup | Millsaps | PG - Edgar Stahr (fresh) SG - Charles Wager (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lance Hawkins (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Larry Alongi (fresh) C - William Barnes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Ronald Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Osburn (fresh) SF - Frank Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Theodore Phipps (fresh) 2 pts. C - James May (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Louisiana | James May can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Lance Hawkins - foul #1 on Lance Hawkins, team foul #5 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Larry Bentley (PG), Robert Evans (SG), Dan Moffitt (SF) Edgar Stahr, Charles Wager, Lance Hawkins | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Roscoe Loessberg (PG), Ronald Sansom (SG) Ronald Brown, Robert Osburn | |
| 07:19 | Louisiana | James May makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:19 | Louisiana | James May makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 07:02 | Millsaps | Larry Alongi knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Larry Bentley | 26-21 |
| 06:41 | Louisiana | James May loses the ball out of bounds | 26-21 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Mark Hill (PF) Larry Alongi | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Gordon Graff (PF) Theodore Phipps | |
| 06:27 | Millsaps | Larry Bentley comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Roscoe Loessberg - foul #1 on Roscoe Loessberg, team foul #7 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Roger Marasco (C) William Barnes | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 06:27 | Millsaps | Larry Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 06:27 | Millsaps | Larry Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 06:16 | Louisiana | James May hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 28-21 |
| 06:14 | Louisiana | Frank Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 06:00 | Louisiana | The jump hook by Ronald Sansom is blocked by Dan Moffitt | 28-21 |
| 05:58 | Millsaps | Roger Marasco pulls down the rebound | 28-21 |
| 05:54 | Millsaps | Roscoe Loessberg steals the ball from Larry Bentley in the backcourt | 28-21 |
| 05:40 | Louisiana | Roger Marasco picks off the pass by James May | 28-21 |
| 05:34 | Millsaps | Larry Bentley makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Marasco | 30-21 |
| 05:20 | Louisiana | Frank Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Larry Bentley - foul #1 on Larry Bentley, team foul #6 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Charles Wager (SG), Lance Hawkins (SF), Larry Alongi (PF) Robert Evans, Dan Moffitt, Mark Hill | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Ronald Brown (PG), Robert Osburn (SG), Theodore Phipps (PF) Roscoe Loessberg, Ronald Sansom, Gordon Graff | |
| 05:20 | Louisiana | Frank Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 05:20 | Louisiana | Frank Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 05:20 | Millsaps | Larry Alongi grabs the board | 30-22 |
| 05:05 | Millsaps | Lance Hawkins misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 05:03 | Louisiana | Theodore Phipps gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 04:47 | Louisiana | Ronald Brown blows the layup | 30-22 |
| 04:45 | Millsaps | Roger Marasco grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 04:41 | Millsaps | Larry Bentley can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 04:39 | Millsaps | Lance Hawkins gets the offensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 04:21 | Millsaps | Lance Hawkins is whistled for a carry | 30-22 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Edgar Stahr (PG), William Barnes (C) Larry Bentley, Roger Marasco | |
| Subs | Louisiana | James Bradshaw (SF), Gordon Graff (C) Frank Mitchell, James May | |
| 03:52 | Louisiana | James Bradshaw can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Lance Hawkins - foul #2 on Lance Hawkins, team foul #7 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Millsaps | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Jesse Chitwood (PG), Ronald Sansom (SG) Robert Osburn, Theodore Phipps | |
| 03:52 | Louisiana | James Bradshaw misses the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 03:52 | Louisiana | James Bradshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 03:38 | Millsaps | Larry Alongi connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Wager | 32-23 |
| Lineup | Millsaps | PG - Edgar Stahr (fresh) SG - Charles Wager (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lance Hawkins (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Larry Alongi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Barnes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Jesse Chitwood (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Sansom (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Bradshaw (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gordon Graff (fresh) C - Ronald Brown (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Louisiana | Jesse Chitwood buries a shot from the left wing set up by Ronald Sansom and he's fouled by William Barnes - foul #1 on William Barnes, team foul #8 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Larry Bentley (PG), Robert Evans (SG), Mark Hill (PF) Edgar Stahr, Charles Wager, Larry Alongi | |
| Subs | Louisiana | James May (C) Ronald Brown | |
| 03:14 | Louisiana | Jesse Chitwood misses the free throw | 32-25 |
| 03:14 | Louisiana | James May gets the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 02:57 | Louisiana | Ronald Sansom can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Evans - foul #2 on Robert Evans, team foul #9 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Roger Marasco (C) William Barnes | |
| Subs | Louisiana | John Wheeler (PF) Gordon Graff | |
| 02:57 | Louisiana | Ronald Sansom makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 02:57 | Louisiana | Ronald Sansom misses the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 02:57 | Millsaps | Roger Marasco gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 02:43 | Millsaps | Larry Bentley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 02:42 | Louisiana | Ronald Sansom gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 02:27 | Louisiana | James May scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Sansom | 32-28 |
| 02:16 | Millsaps | Lance Hawkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 02:14 | Millsaps | Roger Marasco tips it but misses | 32-28 |
| 02:13 | Louisiana | James May gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 02:09 | Louisiana | Ronald Sansom buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jesse Chitwood | 32-30 |
| 01:52 | Millsaps | Larry Bentley is hacked by Jesse Chitwood - foul #3 on Jesse Chitwood, team foul #8 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Dan Moffitt (SF), Larry Alongi (PF) Lance Hawkins, Mark Hill | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Ronald Brown (PG), Robert Osburn (SG), Theodore Phipps (PF) Jesse Chitwood, Ronald Sansom, John Wheeler | |
| 01:52 | Millsaps | Larry Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:52 | Millsaps | Larry Bentley misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:52 | Louisiana | James May pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 01:39 | Louisiana | James May comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 01:38 | Louisiana | Theodore Phipps grabs the offensive board | 33-30 |
| 01:28 | Louisiana | Robert Osburn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Edgar Stahr (PG) Larry Bentley | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Frank Mitchell (SF) James Bradshaw | |
| 01:17 | Millsaps | Dan Moffitt comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 33-30 |
| 01:16 | Louisiana | Ronald Brown snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 01:08 | Louisiana | Larry Alongi is called for the reach on James May - foul #1 on Larry Alongi, team foul #10 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Charles Wager (SG), William Barnes (C) Robert Evans, Roger Marasco | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 01:08 | Louisiana | James May makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:08 | Louisiana | James May makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:49 | Millsaps | Larry Alongi can't connect on a shot from the left block | 33-32 |
| 00:48 | Louisiana | Frank Mitchell gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 00:23 | Louisiana | Theodore Phipps misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-32 |
| 00:22 | Louisiana | Frank Mitchell tips it but misses | 33-32 |
| 00:20 | Louisiana | The offensive rebound goes to James May | 33-32 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana | Ronald Brown loses the dribble to Larry Alongi | 33-32 |
| 00:00 | Millsaps | Larry Alongi misses the halfcourt shot | 33-32 |