| Lineup | Southern | PG - Baran Zerr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Armand Conti (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Edward Alston (fresh) 3 pts. C - Irving Reiner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Martin Lentz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Lamotte (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Devinney (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Deines (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Crumrine (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Dikembe Abdul inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Southern | Edward Alston misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 28-33 |
| 19:35 | Grambling State | Charles Deines pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 19:15 | Grambling State | Kenneth Lamotte buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Deines | 28-36 |
| 18:52 | Southern | Irving Reiner loses the ball out of bounds | 28-36 |
| 18:35 | Grambling State | Kenneth Lamotte comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 28-36 |
| 18:33 | Grambling State | Charles Deines grabs the offensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 18:19 | Grambling State | Jack Crumrine clanks a 3 from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 18:17 | Southern | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdul | 28-36 |
| 18:12 | Southern | Edward Alston is fouled on the floor by Charles Deines - foul #3 on Charles Deines, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Paul Pulver (PF) Charles Deines | |
| 18:04 | Southern | Jack Crumrine is called for the reach on Armand Conti - foul #2 on Jack Crumrine, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| 17:46 | Southern | Armand Conti is fouled on the floor by Jack Crumrine - foul #3 on Jack Crumrine, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Daryl Thomas (C) Jack Crumrine | |
| 17:28 | Southern | Irving Reiner scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Baran Zerr | 30-36 |
| 17:10 | Grambling State | Daryl Thomas is hacked by Dikembe Abdul - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdul, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Southern | Andrew Delany (PG), Paki Ali (SG), Samuel Spencer (SF), Victor Behnke (PF), Matthew Mims (C) Baran Zerr, Armand Conti, Dikembe Abdul, Edward Alston, Irving Reiner | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jamie Burton (SG) Kenneth Lamotte | |
| 16:52 | Grambling State | Daryl Thomas misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-36 |
| 16:51 | Southern | Samuel Spencer snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 16:39 | Southern | Samuel Spencer drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Mims | 33-36 |
| 16:25 | Grambling State | Daryl Thomas connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jamie Burton | 33-38 |
| 15:56 | Southern | Samuel Spencer's pass is intercepted by Paul Pulver | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Andrew Delany (fresh) SG - Paki Ali (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Samuel Spencer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Victor Behnke (fresh) C - Matthew Mims (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Martin Lentz (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jamie Burton (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Devinney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Pulver (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daryl Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Grambling State | Martin Lentz can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 15:30 | Southern | Matthew Mims snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 15:25 | Southern | Andrew Delany hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Samuel Spencer | 35-38 |
| 15:09 | Grambling State | Paul Pulver travels with the ball | 35-38 |
| Subs | Southern | Arthur Tisdale (PG), Armand Conti (SG), Dikembe Abdul (SF), Edward Alston (PF), Irving Reiner (C) Andrew Delany, Paki Ali, Samuel Spencer, Victor Behnke, Matthew Mims | |
| Subs | Grambling State | James Pair (PG), Kenneth Lamotte (SG), Charles Deines (PF), Jack Crumrine (C) Martin Lentz, Robert Devinney, Paul Pulver, Daryl Thomas | |
| 14:50 | Southern | Arthur Tisdale drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Dikembe Abdul | 38-38 |
| 14:28 | Grambling State | James Pair is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on James Pair, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Robert Devinney (SF) Jamie Burton | |
| 14:11 | Southern | Dikembe Abdul clanks a 3 from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 14:09 | Grambling State | Jack Crumrine gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 14:04 | Grambling State | Robert Devinney is fouled on the floor by Arthur Tisdale - foul #4 on Arthur Tisdale, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Southern | Baran Zerr (PG) Arthur Tisdale | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 13:55 | Grambling State | James Pair misses the jumpshot from the right side | 38-38 |
| 13:54 | Southern | Armand Conti snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 13:48 | Southern | Dikembe Abdul is whistled for traveling | 38-38 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Daryl Thomas (SF) Robert Devinney | |
| 13:39 | Grambling State | Jack Crumrine loses the ball out of bounds | 38-38 |
| 13:26 | Southern | Edward Alston misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-38 |
| 13:25 | Southern | Edward Alston gets the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:07 | Southern | Kenneth Lamotte steals the ball from Edward Alston | 38-38 |
| 12:52 | Grambling State | Daryl Thomas clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Armand Conti - foul #1 on Armand Conti, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Southern | Matthew Mims (C) Irving Reiner | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Martin Lentz (PG), Jamie Burton (SG) James Pair, Kenneth Lamotte | |
| 12:52 | Grambling State | Daryl Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 12:52 | Grambling State | Daryl Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 12:32 | Southern | Edward Alston connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Dikembe Abdul | 41-40 |
| 12:15 | Grambling State | Daryl Thomas can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-40 |
| 12:13 | Southern | Dikembe Abdul gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 11:53 | Southern | Baran Zerr is fouled on the floor by Jack Crumrine - foul #4 on Jack Crumrine, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Southern | Paki Ali (SG), Samuel Spencer (SF), Victor Behnke (PF) Armand Conti, Dikembe Abdul, Edward Alston | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Robert Devinney (SF), Paul Pulver (PF), Michael Toole (C) Daryl Thomas, Charles Deines, Jack Crumrine | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Baran Zerr (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paki Ali (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Samuel Spencer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Victor Behnke (fresh) C - Matthew Mims (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Martin Lentz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jamie Burton (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Devinney (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Pulver (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Toole (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Southern | Martin Lentz steals it from Victor Behnke | 41-40 |
| 11:21 | Grambling State | Jamie Burton makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Devinney | 41-43 |
| 11:08 | Southern | Baran Zerr drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Victor Behnke | 44-43 |
| 10:50 | Grambling State | Jamie Burton is whistled for traveling | 44-43 |
| Subs | Southern | Andrew Delany (PG), Irving Reiner (C) Baran Zerr, Samuel Spencer | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Kenneth Lamotte (SG) Jamie Burton | |
| 10:27 | Southern | Irving Reiner makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Andrew Delany | 46-43 |
| 10:15 | Grambling State | Robert Devinney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Southern | Armand Conti (SG), Dikembe Abdul (SF), Edward Alston (PF) Paki Ali, Victor Behnke, Matthew Mims | |
| Subs | Grambling State | James Pair (PG), Charles Deines (PF) Martin Lentz, Michael Toole | |
| 09:53 | Southern | Dikembe Abdul is fouled on the floor by James Pair - foul #4 on James Pair, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Dustin Kaiser (PG) James Pair | |
| 09:33 | Southern | Andrew Delany hits a floater from the baseline set up by Dikembe Abdul | 48-43 |
| 09:24 | Grambling State | Kenneth Lamotte misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 09:22 | Southern | Irving Reiner grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:18 | Southern | Armand Conti hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdul | 50-43 |
| 09:06 | Grambling State | Paul Pulver buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-45 |
| 08:57 | Southern | Kenneth Lamotte takes the ball from Andrew Delany | 50-45 |
| 08:33 | Grambling State | Dikembe Abdul steals it from Kenneth Lamotte | 50-45 |
| 08:12 | Southern | Edward Alston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | Southern | Baran Zerr (PG), Paki Ali (SG), Victor Behnke (SF), Matthew Mims (C) Andrew Delany, Armand Conti, Dikembe Abdul, Irving Reiner | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Martin Lentz (PG), Jamie Burton (SG), Daryl Thomas (SF), Michael Toole (C) Dustin Kaiser, Kenneth Lamotte, Robert Devinney, Paul Pulver | |
| 07:58 | Grambling State | Michael Toole clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-45 |
| 07:56 | Grambling State | Michael Toole tips it back up and in | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Baran Zerr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paki Ali (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Victor Behnke (fresh) PF - Edward Alston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Mims (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Martin Lentz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jamie Burton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daryl Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Deines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Toole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Southern | Paki Ali misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 07:29 | Grambling State | Daryl Thomas snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 07:21 | Grambling State | Baran Zerr picks off the pass by Charles Deines | 50-47 |
| 07:19 | Southern | Baran Zerr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-47 |
| Subs | Southern | Arthur Tisdale (PG) Edward Alston | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jack Crumrine (C) Charles Deines | |
| 06:58 | Grambling State | Jack Crumrine misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 06:56 | Southern | Victor Behnke snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 06:50 | Southern | Arthur Tisdale misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 06:48 | Grambling State | Jack Crumrine pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 06:36 | Grambling State | Daryl Thomas drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jamie Burton | 50-50 |
| 06:19 | Southern | Arthur Tisdale misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 06:18 | Southern | Paki Ali misses the tip | 50-50 |
| 06:16 | Southern | Victor Behnke pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 06:01 | Southern | Arthur Tisdale misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 05:59 | Grambling State | Jack Crumrine grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 05:52 | Grambling State | Daryl Thomas can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-50 |
| 05:51 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Daryl Thomas | 50-50 |
| 05:51 | Grambling State | Grambling State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | Southern | Armand Conti (SG), Dikembe Abdul (SF), Edward Alston (PF), Irving Reiner (C) Baran Zerr, Paki Ali, Victor Behnke, Matthew Mims | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Kenneth Lamotte (SG), Robert Devinney (SF), Charles Deines (PF) Jamie Burton, Daryl Thomas, Michael Toole | |
| 05:43 | Grambling State | Robert Devinney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-50 |
| 05:33 | Southern | Dikembe Abdul misses the 3 from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 05:31 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Tisdale | 50-50 |
| 05:19 | Southern | Jack Crumrine steals it from Edward Alston | 50-50 |
| 05:05 | Grambling State | Charles Deines loses the dribble to Dikembe Abdul | 50-50 |
| 05:02 | Southern | Dikembe Abdul lays it up and in | 52-50 |
| 04:50 | Grambling State | Robert Devinney is fouled on the floor by Edward Alston - foul #2 on Edward Alston, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| 04:33 | Grambling State | Charles Deines misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 04:32 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Crumrine | 52-50 |
| 04:03 | Grambling State | Martin Lentz connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jack Crumrine | 52-52 |
| 03:34 | Southern | Irving Reiner comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 03:32 | Southern | Edward Alston tips it but misses | 52-52 |
| 03:31 | Southern | Irving Reiner tips it home | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Arthur Tisdale (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Armand Conti (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Edward Alston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Irving Reiner (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Martin Lentz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Lamotte (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Devinney (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Deines (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jack Crumrine (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Grambling State | Jack Crumrine hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 54-52 |
| 03:09 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Crumrine | 54-52 |
| 03:00 | Grambling State | Jack Crumrine misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-52 |
| 02:59 | Grambling State | Robert Devinney tips it but misses | 54-52 |
| 02:58 | Grambling State | Charles Deines gets the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 02:46 | Grambling State | Kenneth Lamotte buries a 3 from straight away | 54-55 |
| 02:32 | Southern | Arthur Tisdale is hacked by Jack Crumrine - foul #5 on Jack Crumrine, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Southern | Baran Zerr (SG), Paki Ali (SF), Victor Behnke (PF), Matthew Mims (C) Armand Conti, Dikembe Abdul, Edward Alston, Irving Reiner | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jamie Burton (PG), James Pair (SG), Daryl Thomas (SF), Paul Pulver (PF), Michael Toole (C) Martin Lentz, Kenneth Lamotte, Robert Devinney, Charles Deines, Jack Crumrine | |
| 02:32 | Southern | Arthur Tisdale misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:32 | Grambling State | Paul Pulver pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 02:32 | Grambling State | Grambling State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| 02:15 | Grambling State | Daryl Thomas knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Pair | 54-58 |
| 02:15 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-58 |
| Subs | Southern | Armand Conti (SG), Dikembe Abdul (SF), Edward Alston (PF), Irving Reiner (C) Baran Zerr, Paki Ali, Victor Behnke, Matthew Mims | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Martin Lentz (PG), Kenneth Lamotte (SG), Robert Devinney (SF), Charles Deines (PF) Jamie Burton, James Pair, Daryl Thomas, Michael Toole | |
| 01:56 | Southern | Edward Alston loses the dribble to Paul Pulver | 54-58 |
| 01:31 | Grambling State | Paul Pulver buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-60 |
| 01:06 | Southern | Arthur Tisdale buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Robert Devinney - foul #1 on Robert Devinney, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| 01:06 | Southern | Arthur Tisdale makes the free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:59 | Grambling State | Charles Deines misses the runner from the left block | 57-60 |
| 00:58 | Southern | Edward Alston gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 00:51 | Southern | Paul Pulver takes the ball from Armand Conti | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Grambling State | Robert Devinney misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-60 |
| 00:28 | Southern | Edward Alston snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| 00:23 | Southern | Dikembe Abdul hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-60 |
| 00:01 | Grambling State | Charles Deines hits a driving attempt from close range | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Southern | Arthur Tisdale misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 60-62 |