| Lineup | Emory | PG - Ross Gladden (fresh) SG - James Brooks (fresh) SF - Don Herrin (fresh) PF - Kenneth Hess (fresh) C - Richard Calhoun (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhodes | PG - Mark Lynch (fresh) SG - Robby Baxter (fresh) SF - Edward Zedaker (fresh) PF - James Considine (fresh) C - Maurice Willett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhodes | Maurice Willett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhodes | Rhodes is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Rhodes | Robby Baxter can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Emory | Kenneth Hess grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Emory | Richard Calhoun is fouled on the floor by Robby Baxter - foul #1 on Robby Baxter, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Emory | Don Herrin lays it up and in and he's hacked by Edward Zedaker - foul #1 on Edward Zedaker, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Emory | Don Herrin misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Rhodes | The rebound goes to Maurice Willett | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Rhodes | Robby Baxter is fouled in the backcourt by James Brooks - foul #1 on James Brooks, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Rhodes | Edward Zedaker is hacked by Richard Calhoun - foul #1 on Richard Calhoun, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Rhodes | Robby Baxter connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Considine | 2-3 |
| 18:10 | Emory | James Brooks clanks a 3 from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 18:09 | Rhodes | The rebound goes to Maurice Willett | 2-3 |
| 18:03 | Rhodes | Mark Lynch throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 17:45 | Emory | Ross Gladden clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Edward Zedaker - foul #2 on Edward Zedaker, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Emory | Charles Carter (SG), Richard Garraway (SF), Matthew Taylor (PF), Edward Rademacher (C) James Brooks, Don Herrin, Kenneth Hess, Richard Calhoun | |
| Subs | Rhodes | Michael Felten (SF) Edward Zedaker | |
| 17:45 | Emory | Ross Gladden makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:45 | Emory | Ross Gladden makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:38 | Rhodes | James Considine hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Maurice Willett | 4-6 |
| 17:10 | Emory | Ross Gladden buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-6 |
| 16:57 | Rhodes | James Considine connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Mark Lynch | 6-8 |
| 16:46 | Emory | Edward Rademacher hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Richard Garraway | 8-8 |
| 16:27 | Rhodes | Michael Felten lays it up and in | 8-10 |
| 16:08 | Emory | Charles Carter misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Felten - foul #1 on Michael Felten, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Emory | Robert Tope (PG), Don Herrin (SF) Ross Gladden, Richard Garraway | |
| Subs | Rhodes | Richard Wood (PG), Timothy Barker (SG), Kenneth Anderson (PF), Galen Geiser (C) Mark Lynch, Robby Baxter, James Considine, Maurice Willett | |
| 16:08 | Emory | Charles Carter makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 16:08 | Emory | Charles Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 16:06 | Rhodes | Richard Wood is called for traveling in the backcourt | 10-10 |
| Subs | Emory | Richard Kort (SG) Charles Carter | |
| Subs | Rhodes | | |
| 15:39 | Emory | Edward Rademacher clanks a jumper from the left side | 10-10 |
| 15:38 | Rhodes | Timothy Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Robert Tope (fresh) SG - Richard Kort (fresh) SF - Don Herrin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Taylor (fairly fresh) C - Edward Rademacher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhodes | PG - Richard Wood (fresh) SG - Timothy Barker (fresh) SF - Michael Felten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) C - Galen Geiser (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Rhodes | Michael Felten lays it in uncontested set up by Richard Wood | 10-12 |
| 15:10 | Emory | Robert Tope buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Taylor | 12-12 |
| 14:45 | Rhodes | Edward Rademacher is called for the reach on Galen Geiser - foul #1 on Edward Rademacher, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Emory | James Brooks (SG), Kenneth Hess (PF), Richard Calhoun (C) Richard Kort, Matthew Taylor, Edward Rademacher | |
| Subs | Rhodes | Kevin Harder (SG) Michael Felten | |
| 14:31 | Rhodes | Kenneth Anderson knocks in the shot from the right side | 12-14 |
| 14:10 | Emory | Galen Geiser blocks the short jumper by Robert Tope | 12-14 |
| 14:09 | Emory | Richard Calhoun hits the follow up shot | 14-14 |
| 14:03 | Rhodes | Timothy Barker double dribbles in the backcourt | 14-14 |
| Subs | Emory | Ross Gladden (PG), Richard Garraway (SF) Robert Tope, Don Herrin | |
| Subs | Rhodes | Mark Lynch (PG), Robby Baxter (SG), Michael Felten (SF), James Considine (PF), Maurice Willett (C) Richard Wood, Kevin Harder, Timothy Barker, Kenneth Anderson, Galen Geiser | |
| 13:45 | Emory | Ross Gladden connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Brooks | 16-14 |
| 13:25 | Rhodes | James Considine is denied on a layup by Richard Calhoun | 16-14 |
| 13:24 | Rhodes | James Considine hits the follow up shot | 16-16 |
| 13:09 | Emory | James Brooks's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Michael Felten | 16-16 |
| 13:07 | Rhodes | James Considine snags the defensive board | 16-16 |
| 12:48 | Rhodes | James Considine misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 16-16 |
| 12:47 | Emory | Kenneth Hess grabs the board | 16-16 |
| 12:27 | Emory | Ross Gladden misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 16-16 |
| 12:26 | Emory | Richard Garraway tips it back up and in | 18-16 |
| 12:08 | Rhodes | Robby Baxter misses short on a floater from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 12:06 | Emory | The rebound goes to Richard Garraway | 18-16 |
| 11:48 | Emory | Ross Gladden misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 11:47 | Rhodes | James Considine snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 11:21 | Rhodes | Maurice Willett is open and buries a shot from close range | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Ross Gladden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Brooks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Garraway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Hess (tiring) 2 reb. C - Richard Calhoun (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhodes | PG - Mark Lynch (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robby Baxter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Felten (tiring) 4 pts. PF - James Considine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Maurice Willett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 10:52 | Emory | Kenneth Hess buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 20-18 |
| 10:43 | Rhodes | Ross Gladden picks off the pass by Mark Lynch | 20-18 |
| 10:19 | Emory | Ross Gladden can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 20-18 |
| 10:18 | Emory | Richard Calhoun snags the offensive board | 20-18 |
| 09:54 | Emory | Richard Calhoun is called for a charge - foul #2 on Richard Calhoun, team foul #4 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Emory | Robert Tope (PG), Charles Carter (SG), Don Herrin (SF), Matthew Taylor (PF), Edward Rademacher (C) Ross Gladden, James Brooks, Richard Garraway, Kenneth Hess, Richard Calhoun | |
| Subs | Rhodes | Richard Wood (PG), Kevin Harder (SG), Timothy Barker (SF), Kenneth Anderson (PF), Galen Geiser (C) Mark Lynch, Robby Baxter, Michael Felten, James Considine, Maurice Willett | |
| 09:37 | Rhodes | Richard Wood comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Tope - foul #1 on Robert Tope, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Emory | Richard Kort (SG) Charles Carter | |
| Subs | Rhodes | | |
| 09:37 | Rhodes | Richard Wood makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 09:37 | Rhodes | Richard Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 09:37 | Rhodes | The offensive rebound goes to Galen Geiser | 20-19 |
| 09:21 | Rhodes | Timothy Barker's pass is intercepted by Richard Kort | 20-19 |
| 09:18 | Emory | Don Herrin hits the finger roll set up by Richard Kort | 22-19 |
| 08:55 | Rhodes | Galen Geiser hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 22-19 |
| 08:53 | Rhodes | Kenneth Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 08:41 | Rhodes | Richard Wood is fouled on the floor by Robert Tope - foul #2 on Robert Tope, team foul #6 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Emory | Barry Long (PG), Charles Carter (SG) Robert Tope, Richard Kort | |
| Subs | Rhodes | | |
| 08:27 | Rhodes | Kevin Harder misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-19 |
| 08:26 | Emory | Edward Rademacher gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 07:57 | Emory | Barry Long loses the ball out of bounds | 22-19 |
| Subs | Emory | Ross Gladden (SG) Charles Carter | |
| Subs | Rhodes | John Green (PG), Maurice Willett (C) Kevin Harder, Kenneth Anderson | |
| 07:55 | Rhodes | Timothy Barker is fouled in the backcourt by Barry Long - foul #1 on Barry Long, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| 07:55 | Rhodes | Timothy Barker misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 07:55 | Emory | Matthew Taylor pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 07:36 | Emory | Edward Rademacher makes the jumper from the baseline | 24-19 |
| 07:13 | Rhodes | Galen Geiser blows the layup but the foul's on Matthew Taylor - foul #1 on Matthew Taylor, team foul #8 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Emory | James Brooks (SG) Ross Gladden | |
| Subs | Rhodes | Robby Baxter (SG) Richard Wood | |
| 07:13 | Rhodes | Galen Geiser misses the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 07:13 | Rhodes | Galen Geiser misses the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 07:13 | Emory | Don Herrin gets the rebound | 24-19 |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Barry Long (fresh) SG - James Brooks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Don Herrin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Taylor (fairly fresh) C - Edward Rademacher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhodes | PG - John Green (fresh) SG - Robby Baxter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Barker (fairly fresh) PF - Galen Geiser (fairly fresh) C - Maurice Willett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Emory | Edward Rademacher blows the dunk but he's hacked by Galen Geiser - foul #1 on Galen Geiser, team foul #5 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Emory | Ross Gladden (PG) Barry Long | |
| Subs | Rhodes | Kevin Harder (SG), James Considine (PF) Robby Baxter, Galen Geiser | |
| 06:59 | Emory | Edward Rademacher makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 06:59 | Emory | Edward Rademacher makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:43 | Rhodes | Kevin Harder knocks in the turnaround from close range | 26-21 |
| 06:15 | Emory | Ross Gladden misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-21 |
| 06:13 | Emory | Matthew Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 05:56 | Emory | James Considine steals it from Don Herrin | 26-21 |
| 05:36 | Rhodes | Maurice Willett lays it in set up by John Green | 26-23 |
| 05:07 | Emory | Edward Rademacher misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Harder - foul #1 on Kevin Harder, team foul #6 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Emory | Barry Long (PG), Richard Kort (SG), Kenneth Hess (PF) Ross Gladden, James Brooks, Matthew Taylor | |
| Subs | Rhodes | Mark Lynch (PG), Robby Baxter (SG), Kenneth Anderson (SF), Galen Geiser (C) John Green, Kevin Harder, Timothy Barker, Maurice Willett | |
| 05:07 | Emory | Edward Rademacher makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:07 | Emory | Edward Rademacher misses the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:07 | Rhodes | The rebound goes to Galen Geiser | 27-23 |
| 04:41 | Rhodes | James Considine misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Kenneth Hess - foul #1 on Kenneth Hess, team foul #9 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Emory | Charles Carter (SG), Matthew Taylor (C) Richard Kort, Edward Rademacher | |
| Subs | Rhodes | | |
| 04:41 | Rhodes | James Considine makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:41 | Rhodes | James Considine makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 04:19 | Emory | Don Herrin can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 04:17 | Rhodes | Robby Baxter grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 04:09 | Rhodes | Galen Geiser blows the layup but he's hacked by Matthew Taylor - foul #2 on Matthew Taylor, team foul #10 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Emory | Ross Gladden (SG), Edward Rademacher (C) Charles Carter, Matthew Taylor | |
| Subs | Rhodes | Maurice Willett (C) James Considine | |
| 04:09 | Rhodes | Galen Geiser makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:09 | Rhodes | Galen Geiser makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:42 | Emory | Don Herrin is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Don Herrin, team foul #11 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Emory | Robert Tope (PG), James Brooks (SG), Richard Calhoun (C) Barry Long, Ross Gladden, Edward Rademacher | |
| Subs | Rhodes | Edward Zedaker (SF) Maurice Willett | |
| 03:38 | Rhodes | Mark Lynch loses the dribble to James Brooks in the backcourt | 27-27 |
| 03:35 | Emory | James Brooks lays it up and in | 29-27 |
| 03:31 | Rhodes | Kenneth Anderson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 29-27 |
| Subs | Emory | Ross Gladden (SG) James Brooks | |
| Subs | Rhodes | Michael Felten (C) Galen Geiser | |
| 03:11 | Emory | Kenneth Hess clanks a floater from the left side | 29-27 |
| 03:10 | Rhodes | Robby Baxter snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Robert Tope (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ross Gladden (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Don Herrin (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Hess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Calhoun (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhodes | PG - Mark Lynch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robby Baxter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Zedaker (fresh) PF - Kenneth Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Felten (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:54 | Rhodes | Edward Zedaker makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-29 |
| 02:27 | Emory | Richard Calhoun lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Tope | 31-29 |
| 02:07 | Rhodes | Michael Felten is fouled on the floor by Don Herrin - foul #2 on Don Herrin, team foul #12 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Emory | James Brooks (SG), Matthew Taylor (PF) Ross Gladden, Kenneth Hess | |
| Subs | Rhodes | Richard Wood (PG), Timothy Barker (SG), Galen Geiser (C) Mark Lynch, Robby Baxter, Kenneth Anderson | |
| 02:07 | Rhodes | Michael Felten misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:07 | Rhodes | Michael Felten misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:07 | Emory | Richard Calhoun grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 01:38 | Emory | Robert Tope hits a 3 from the right corner set up by James Brooks | 34-29 |
| 01:34 | Rhodes | Galen Geiser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-29 |
| Subs | Emory | | |
| Subs | Rhodes | Kevin Harder (SG), Maurice Willett (C) Edward Zedaker, Michael Felten | |
| 01:14 | Emory | Richard Calhoun can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-29 |
| 01:13 | Rhodes | Galen Geiser snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 01:09 | Rhodes | Kevin Harder hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Richard Wood | 34-32 |
| 00:46 | Emory | Richard Calhoun connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 36-32 |
| 00:20 | Rhodes | Maurice Willett can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Richard Calhoun - foul #3 on Richard Calhoun, team foul #13 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Emory | Ross Gladden (SG), Barry Long (SF), Kenneth Hess (PF) James Brooks, Don Herrin, Richard Calhoun | |
| Subs | Rhodes | Mark Lynch (PG), James Considine (PF) Kevin Harder, Galen Geiser | |
| 00:20 | Rhodes | Maurice Willett makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:20 | Rhodes | Maurice Willett makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 00:03 | Emory | Robert Tope hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ross Gladden | 39-34 |
| 00:00 | Rhodes | Timothy Barker misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 39-34 |