| Lineup | Luther | PG - George Benson (fresh) SG - Dexter Mayes (fresh) SF - Leon Cothren (fresh) PF - John Dunn (fresh) C - Christopher Gillespie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Donald McCard (fresh) SG - Felix Lampley (fresh) SF - Donald Johnson (fresh) PF - Timothy Simpson (fresh) C - Alton Holmes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi College | Timothy Simpson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Luther | Luther is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi College | Mississippi College is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi College | Donald Johnson double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Luther | Christopher Gillespie misses short on a floater from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi College | Timothy Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi College | Alton Holmes makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Donald McCard | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Luther | George Benson misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi College | The rebound goes to Timothy Simpson | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi College | Donald McCard misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Luther | Christopher Gillespie pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Luther | George Benson hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Dunn | 3-2 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi College | Donald McCard hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Felix Lampley | 3-5 |
| 18:29 | Luther | Leon Cothren is hacked by Donald Johnson - foul #1 on Donald Johnson, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 18:09 | Luther | Christopher Gillespie loses the dribble to Donald Johnson | 3-5 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi College | Donald Johnson lays it in | 3-7 |
| 17:38 | Luther | Donald McCard steals the ball from Dexter Mayes | 3-7 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi College | Alton Holmes loses the dribble to George Benson | 3-7 |
| 17:04 | Luther | Dexter Mayes is fouled on the floor by Felix Lampley - foul #1 on Felix Lampley, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Luther | John Gerlach (SF) Leon Cothren | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Jimmy Halberg (PG), Eugene Zoll (SG), Larry Phelan (SF), Larry Ryan (PF), Michael Wilhite (C) Donald McCard, Felix Lampley, Donald Johnson, Timothy Simpson, Alton Holmes | |
| 16:48 | Luther | George Benson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-7 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi College | Eugene Zoll grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi College | Eugene Zoll can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 16:41 | Luther | John Dunn gets the rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:20 | Luther | Dexter Mayes scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from George Benson | 6-7 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi College | Larry Ryan misses the 3 from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 16:05 | Luther | George Benson snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 16:00 | Luther | Dexter Mayes connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Dunn | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Luther | PG - George Benson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dexter Mayes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Gerlach (fresh) PF - John Dunn (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Gillespie (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Jimmy Halberg (fresh) SG - Eugene Zoll (fresh) SF - Larry Phelan (fresh) PF - Larry Ryan (fresh) C - Michael Wilhite (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Mississippi College | Eugene Zoll clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Dexter Mayes - foul #1 on Dexter Mayes, team foul #1 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Luther | Richard McConico (PG), Leon Cothren (SF), Warner Spicer (PF), Andrew Vining (C) George Benson, John Gerlach, John Dunn, Christopher Gillespie | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Felix Lampley (SG), Alton Holmes (C) Jimmy Halberg, Larry Phelan | |
| 15:56 | Mississippi College | Eugene Zoll misses the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi College | Eugene Zoll misses the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:56 | Luther | Andrew Vining grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 15:42 | Luther | Leon Cothren scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Dexter Mayes | 12-7 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi College | Felix Lampley makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Ryan | 12-10 |
| 15:10 | Luther | Richard McConico clanks a 3 from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi College | Eugene Zoll pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi College | Eugene Zoll clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 15:00 | Luther | Warner Spicer grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 14:53 | Luther | Alton Holmes denies the turnaround by Warner Spicer | 12-10 |
| 14:52 | Luther | The offensive rebound goes to Richard McConico | 12-10 |
| 14:43 | Luther | Dexter Mayes makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Larry Ryan - foul #1 on Larry Ryan, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Luther | George Benson (PG), Christopher Gillespie (C) Richard McConico, Andrew Vining | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Donald McCard (PG), Donald Johnson (SF), Timothy Simpson (PF) Eugene Zoll, Larry Ryan, Michael Wilhite | |
| 14:43 | Luther | Dexter Mayes makes the free throw | 15-10 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi College | Donald McCard misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by George Benson - foul #1 on George Benson, team foul #2 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Luther | John Gerlach (SF), John Dunn (PF) Leon Cothren, Warner Spicer | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Larry Phelan (SG) Felix Lampley | |
| 14:22 | Mississippi College | Donald McCard makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi College | Donald McCard misses the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 14:22 | Luther | John Dunn gets the rebound | 15-11 |
| 14:11 | Luther | Dexter Mayes jams it | 17-11 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi College | Timothy Simpson is hacked by John Gerlach - foul #1 on John Gerlach, team foul #3 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Luther | | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Larry Ryan (C) Alton Holmes | |
| 13:43 | Mississippi College | Donald Johnson makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Timothy Simpson | 17-13 |
| 13:21 | Luther | George Benson loses the ball out of bounds | 17-13 |
| Subs | Luther | Ben Parks (SG) Dexter Mayes | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Felix Lampley (SG) Larry Phelan | |
| 12:53 | Mississippi College | Donald McCard clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi College | Timothy Simpson tips it home | 17-15 |
| 12:31 | Luther | John Dunn misses the easy layup | 17-15 |
| 12:30 | Luther | Ben Parks grabs the offensive board | 17-15 |
| 12:09 | Luther | John Dunn is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on John Dunn, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Luther | Richard McConico (PG), Dexter Mayes (SG), Leon Cothren (SF), Warner Spicer (PF), Andrew Vining (C) George Benson, Ben Parks, John Gerlach, John Dunn, Christopher Gillespie | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Eugene Zoll (PG), Larry Phelan (SF), Michael Wilhite (PF), Alton Holmes (C) Donald McCard, Donald Johnson, Timothy Simpson, Larry Ryan | |
| 11:42 | Mississippi College | Michael Wilhite misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 17-15 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi College | Felix Lampley pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Luther | PG - Richard McConico (fresh) SG - Dexter Mayes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Leon Cothren (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Warner Spicer (fresh) C - Andrew Vining (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Eugene Zoll (fresh) SG - Felix Lampley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Phelan (fresh) PF - Michael Wilhite (fresh) C - Alton Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Mississippi College | Alton Holmes misses long on a floater from the left block | 17-15 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi College | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Wilhite | 17-15 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi College | Felix Lampley scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Phelan | 17-18 |
| 10:58 | Luther | Richard McConico hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-18 |
| 10:57 | Luther | Andrew Vining grabs the offensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 10:46 | Luther | Andrew Vining scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Richard McConico | 19-18 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi College | Alton Holmes misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Leon Cothren - foul #1 on Leon Cothren, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Luther | George Benson (PG), Ben Parks (SG), John Dunn (PF), Christopher Gillespie (C) Richard McConico, Dexter Mayes, Warner Spicer, Andrew Vining | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Donald McCard (PG), Donald Johnson (SF), Timothy Simpson (PF) Felix Lampley, Larry Phelan, Michael Wilhite | |
| 10:31 | Mississippi College | Alton Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi College | Alton Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 10:31 | Luther | Christopher Gillespie grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 10:13 | Luther | Ben Parks is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ben Parks, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi College | Donald McCard loses the dribble to John Dunn | 19-19 |
| 09:35 | Luther | John Dunn can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Timothy Simpson - foul #1 on Timothy Simpson, team foul #4 | 19-19 |
| 09:35 | Luther | John Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 09:35 | Luther | John Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi College | Eugene Zoll pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi College | Ben Parks steps in front of the Eugene Zoll pass | 20-19 |
| 08:58 | Luther | Christopher Gillespie connects on the floater from the baseline set up by George Benson | 22-19 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi College | Donald Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-19 |
| 08:53 | Luther | Christopher Gillespie snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 08:38 | Luther | George Benson buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Leon Cothren and he's hacked by Timothy Simpson - foul #2 on Timothy Simpson, team foul #5 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Luther | Dexter Mayes (SG), John Gerlach (SF) Ben Parks, Leon Cothren | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Felix Lampley (SG), Larry Phelan (SF), Larry Ryan (PF), Michael Wilhite (C) Eugene Zoll, Donald Johnson, Timothy Simpson, Alton Holmes | |
| 08:38 | Luther | George Benson makes the free throw | 25-19 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi College | Donald McCard knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Phelan | 25-21 |
| 08:08 | Luther | John Dunn connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by John Gerlach | 27-21 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi College | Donald McCard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-21 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi College | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Ryan | 27-21 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi College | Donald McCard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-21 |
| Subs | Luther | Warner Spicer (PF) John Dunn | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Jimmy Halberg (PG), Alton Holmes (C) Donald McCard, Larry Phelan | |
| Lineup | Luther | PG - George Benson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dexter Mayes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - John Gerlach (fresh) PF - Warner Spicer (fresh) C - Christopher Gillespie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Jimmy Halberg (fresh) SG - Felix Lampley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Ryan (fresh) PF - Michael Wilhite (fresh) C - Alton Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:03 | Luther | Warner Spicer scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by John Gerlach | 29-21 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi College | George Benson steals it from Felix Lampley | 29-21 |
| 06:47 | Luther | George Benson banks in the layup | 31-21 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi College | Jimmy Halberg can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-21 |
| 06:34 | Luther | The rebound goes to John Gerlach | 31-21 |
| 06:28 | Luther | John Gerlach drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Dexter Mayes | 34-21 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi College | Larry Ryan knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-24 |
| 05:54 | Luther | George Benson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Dexter Mayes | 37-24 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi College | Christopher Gillespie takes the ball from Larry Ryan | 37-24 |
| 05:12 | Luther | Dexter Mayes lays it in set up by John Gerlach | 39-24 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi College | Larry Ryan misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-24 |
| 04:49 | Luther | Warner Spicer gets the rebound | 39-24 |
| 04:34 | Luther | George Benson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-24 |
| 04:33 | Luther | Christopher Gillespie tips it home | 41-24 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi College | George Benson steals the ball from Jimmy Halberg in the backcourt | 41-24 |
| 04:25 | Luther | Dexter Mayes banks in the layup on a great pass from George Benson | 43-24 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi College | Larry Ryan buries a shot from the free throw line | 43-26 |
| 03:49 | Luther | Christopher Gillespie misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Jimmy Halberg - foul #1 on Jimmy Halberg, team foul #6 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Luther | Richard McConico (PG), Ben Parks (SG), Leon Cothren (SF), John Dunn (PF) George Benson, Dexter Mayes, John Gerlach, Warner Spicer | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Donald McCard (PG), Eugene Zoll (SG), Donald Johnson (SF), Timothy Simpson (PF) Jimmy Halberg, Felix Lampley, Larry Ryan, Michael Wilhite | |
| 03:49 | Luther | Christopher Gillespie makes the 1st free throw | 44-26 |
| 03:49 | Luther | Christopher Gillespie makes the 2nd free throw | 45-26 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi College | Timothy Simpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-26 |
| Subs | Luther | Andrew Vining (C) Christopher Gillespie | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | | |
| 03:21 | Luther | Leon Cothren buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ben Parks | 48-26 |
| Lineup | Luther | PG - Richard McConico (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ben Parks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leon Cothren (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Vining (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Donald McCard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Zoll (fresh) SF - Donald Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alton Holmes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:07 | Mississippi College | Donald McCard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-26 |
| 03:06 | Luther | Andrew Vining grabs the board | 48-26 |
| 02:47 | Luther | Leon Cothren is fouled on the floor by Donald Johnson - foul #2 on Donald Johnson, team foul #7 | 48-26 |
| 02:47 | Luther | Leon Cothren misses the 1st free throw | 48-26 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi College | Timothy Simpson snags the defensive board | 48-26 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi College | Leon Cothren steals it from Donald Johnson | 48-26 |
| 02:26 | Luther | Richard McConico loses the dribble to Donald McCard | 48-26 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi College | Eugene Zoll hits the finger roll set up by Donald McCard | 48-28 |
| 02:13 | Luther | Leon Cothren misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-28 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi College | Timothy Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-28 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi College | Donald Johnson travels with the ball | 48-28 |
| Subs | Luther | | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Larry Ryan (C) Alton Holmes | |
| 01:58 | Luther | John Dunn lays it in | 50-28 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi College | Donald McCard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Donald Johnson | 50-30 |
| 01:39 | Luther | Ben Parks drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leon Cothren and he's hacked by Eugene Zoll - foul #1 on Eugene Zoll, team foul #8 | 52-30 |
| Subs | Luther | | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Felix Lampley (SG) Eugene Zoll | |
| 01:39 | Luther | Ben Parks makes the free throw | 53-30 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi College | Ben Parks steals it from Donald McCard | 53-30 |
| 01:28 | Luther | Ben Parks banks in the layup | 55-30 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi College | Donald McCard can't connect on a runner from close range | 55-30 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi College | Timothy Simpson tips it in | 55-32 |
| 01:07 | Luther | Ben Parks is fouled on the floor by Felix Lampley - foul #2 on Felix Lampley, team foul #9 | 55-32 |
| Subs | Luther | George Benson (PG), John Gerlach (SF), Christopher Gillespie (C) Richard McConico, Leon Cothren, Andrew Vining | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Larry Phelan (SF) Donald Johnson | |
| 01:07 | Luther | Ben Parks misses the 1st free throw | 55-32 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi College | Larry Ryan pulls down the rebound | 55-32 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi College | Donald McCard connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Felix Lampley | 55-34 |
| 00:44 | Luther | George Benson knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Ben Parks | 57-34 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi College | Timothy Simpson misses the turnaround from close range | 57-34 |
| 00:28 | Luther | The rebound goes to Christopher Gillespie | 57-34 |
| 00:24 | Luther | George Benson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 57-34 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi College | Larry Phelan pulls down the rebound | 57-34 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi College | Donald McCard clanks a shot from the left side | 57-34 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi College | Larry Ryan grabs the offensive rebound | 57-34 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi College | Felix Lampley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-34 |