| Lineup | Southwestern | PG - Wayne Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Dodd (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mickey Price (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Tilton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Lionel Purvis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Porter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Lindsey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Burton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - George Menard (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southwestern | William Williams inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Southwestern | Southwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Southwestern | William Williams misses the jumper from close range | 34-29 |
| 19:32 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Thomas Porter | 34-29 |
| 19:08 | Louisiana | Thomas Porter clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 19:07 | Louisiana | Frank Burton grabs the offensive board | 34-29 |
| 18:49 | Louisiana | Lionel Purvis comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Kevin Dodd - foul #1 on Kevin Dodd, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 18:49 | Louisiana | Lionel Purvis makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:49 | Louisiana | Lionel Purvis makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:31 | Southwestern | William Williams is hacked by Thomas Porter - foul #3 on Thomas Porter, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Southwestern | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Alex Wheatley (SG) Thomas Porter | |
| 18:11 | Southwestern | Frank Burton takes the ball from Walter Tilton | 34-31 |
| 17:53 | Louisiana | Eugene Lindsey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 34-31 |
| 17:52 | Southwestern | Walter Tilton grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:45 | Southwestern | Kevin Dodd can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 17:43 | Southwestern | William Williams misses the tip | 34-31 |
| 17:42 | Southwestern | Walter Tilton tips it in | 36-31 |
| 17:33 | Louisiana | Frank Burton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 17:31 | Southwestern | Wayne Yates grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 17:14 | Southwestern | Walter Tilton scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Williams | 38-31 |
| 17:07 | Louisiana | George Menard's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Tilton | 38-31 |
| 17:06 | Southwestern | Walter Tilton pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:46 | Southwestern | Kevin Dodd misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 38-31 |
| 16:45 | Louisiana | George Menard snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 16:32 | Louisiana | Frank Burton connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Alex Wheatley | 38-34 |
| 16:16 | Southwestern | Wayne Yates can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 16:14 | Louisiana | Eugene Lindsey grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 15:56 | Louisiana | Frank Burton loses the ball out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Larry Godsey (PG), George Keller (SG), Wayne Lowe (SF), Bobby Newton (PF), Larry Shay (C) Wayne Yates, Kevin Dodd, William Williams, Mickey Price, Walter Tilton | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Robert Charley (PG), Thomas Porter (SG), Theodore Johnson (PF), James Sanderlin (C) Lionel Purvis, Alex Wheatley, Frank Burton, George Menard | |
| Lineup | Southwestern | PG - Larry Godsey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Keller (fresh) SF - Wayne Lowe (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bobby Newton (fresh) C - Larry Shay (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Robert Charley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Porter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Lindsey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Sanderlin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Southwestern | Eugene Lindsey blocks the short jumper by Larry Shay | 38-34 |
| 15:33 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to James Sanderlin | 38-34 |
| 15:25 | Louisiana | Robert Charley drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 15:07 | Southwestern | Thomas Porter steals it from Larry Godsey | 38-37 |
| 14:52 | Louisiana | Eugene Lindsey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 14:51 | Southwestern | Bobby Newton snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 14:45 | Southwestern | Larry Shay can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Theodore Johnson - foul #2 on Theodore Johnson, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| 14:45 | Southwestern | Larry Shay misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 14:45 | Southwestern | Larry Shay misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 14:45 | Louisiana | James Sanderlin grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 14:25 | Louisiana | Thomas Porter's pass is intercepted by George Keller | 38-37 |
| 14:22 | Southwestern | Larry Godsey dunks the ball on a great pass from George Keller | 40-37 |
| 14:02 | Louisiana | Eugene Lindsey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 13:49 | Southwestern | Larry Godsey is hacked by Robert Charley - foul #4 on Robert Charley, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Wayne Yates (PG), Kevin Dodd (SG), William Williams (SF), Mickey Price (PF), Walter Tilton (C) Larry Godsey, George Keller, Wayne Lowe, Larry Shay, Bobby Newton | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Lionel Purvis (PG), Alex Wheatley (SF) Robert Charley, Eugene Lindsey | |
| 13:31 | Southwestern | Wayne Yates makes the shot from the right wing set up by Mickey Price | 42-39 |
| 13:11 | Louisiana | James Sanderlin clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Walter Tilton - foul #3 on Walter Tilton, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Southwestern | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Norman Vogel (PG), Frank Burton (PF) Thomas Porter, Theodore Johnson | |
| 13:11 | Louisiana | James Sanderlin makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:11 | Louisiana | James Sanderlin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 12:50 | Southwestern | Kevin Dodd is fouled on the floor by Lionel Purvis - foul #2 on Lionel Purvis, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Southwestern | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | George Menard (C) James Sanderlin | |
| 12:34 | Southwestern | Wayne Yates knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 12:17 | Louisiana | Lionel Purvis loses the dribble to Walter Tilton | 45-41 |
| 12:04 | Southwestern | Kevin Dodd connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from William Williams | 48-41 |
| 11:47 | Louisiana | Norman Vogel misses long on a floater from the left block | 48-41 |
| 11:45 | Southwestern | Walter Tilton snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Southwestern | PG - Wayne Yates (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Dodd (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Williams (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mickey Price (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Tilton (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Norman Vogel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lionel Purvis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Wheatley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Burton (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - George Menard (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Southwestern | Mickey Price can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-41 |
| 11:26 | Southwestern | Mickey Price tips it home | 50-41 |
| 11:12 | Louisiana | Lionel Purvis misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 50-41 |
| 11:11 | Louisiana | The offensive rebound goes to George Menard | 50-41 |
| 10:57 | Louisiana | George Menard knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Norman Vogel | 50-44 |
| 10:42 | Southwestern | William Williams loses the dribble to Norman Vogel | 50-44 |
| 10:27 | Louisiana | Lionel Purvis makes the turnaround from close range set up by George Menard | 50-46 |
| 10:13 | Southwestern | Walter Tilton buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Wayne Yates and he's hacked by Norman Vogel - foul #2 on Norman Vogel, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Larry Godsey (PG), George Keller (SG), Wayne Lowe (SF), Bobby Newton (PF) Wayne Yates, Kevin Dodd, William Williams, Mickey Price | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Billy Hebert (PG), Thomas Porter (SG), Eugene Lindsey (SF), Theodore Johnson (PF), James Sanderlin (C) Norman Vogel, Lionel Purvis, Alex Wheatley, Frank Burton, George Menard | |
| 10:13 | Southwestern | Walter Tilton makes the free throw | 53-46 |
| 09:56 | Louisiana | Billy Hebert misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 09:54 | Southwestern | Bobby Newton grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 09:33 | Southwestern | Wayne Lowe hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Eugene Lindsey - foul #1 on Eugene Lindsey, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Larry Shay (C) Walter Tilton | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 09:33 | Southwestern | Wayne Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 09:33 | Southwestern | Wayne Lowe misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 09:33 | Louisiana | James Sanderlin gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| 09:17 | Louisiana | Thomas Porter misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 54-46 |
| 09:16 | Southwestern | Larry Shay snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 08:49 | Southwestern | George Keller knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Larry Godsey | 56-46 |
| 08:42 | Louisiana | Eugene Lindsey makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-48 |
| 08:24 | Southwestern | Larry Shay is fouled on the floor by Eugene Lindsey - foul #2 on Eugene Lindsey, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Southwestern | William Williams (SF) Wayne Lowe | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Lionel Purvis (PG), Frank Burton (PF) Billy Hebert, Eugene Lindsey | |
| 08:24 | Southwestern | Larry Shay misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 08:24 | Southwestern | Bobby Newton grabs the offensive board | 56-48 |
| 08:15 | Southwestern | George Keller hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 08:13 | Louisiana | Frank Burton grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 07:58 | Louisiana | Frank Burton buries a floater in the lane | 56-50 |
| 07:44 | Southwestern | Bobby Newton connects on the floater near the basket set up by George Keller | 58-50 |
| Lineup | Southwestern | PG - Larry Godsey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Keller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Williams (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Larry Shay (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bobby Newton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Lionel Purvis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Porter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Theodore Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Burton (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - James Sanderlin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Louisiana | Frank Burton knocks in the turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Larry Shay - foul #1 on Larry Shay, team foul #3 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Wayne Yates (PG), Kevin Dodd (SG), Mickey Price (PF) Larry Godsey, George Keller, Bobby Newton | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Robert Charley (PG), Alex Wheatley (SF), George Menard (C) Thomas Porter, Theodore Johnson, James Sanderlin | |
| 07:28 | Louisiana | Frank Burton makes the free throw | 58-53 |
| 07:11 | Southwestern | Mickey Price comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Frank Burton - foul #2 on Frank Burton, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Walter Tilton (C) Larry Shay | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 07:11 | Southwestern | Mickey Price makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 07:11 | Southwestern | Mickey Price misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 07:11 | Louisiana | Frank Burton grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 06:58 | Louisiana | Robert Charley connects on the shot from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 06:38 | Southwestern | Wayne Yates is fouled on the floor by Robert Charley - foul #5 on Robert Charley, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Larry Godsey (SF) William Williams | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Norman Vogel (PG), Thomas Porter (SG), Theodore Johnson (PF) Robert Charley, Lionel Purvis, Frank Burton | |
| 06:38 | Southwestern | Wayne Yates makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 06:38 | Southwestern | Wayne Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 06:24 | Louisiana | Theodore Johnson drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 06:12 | Southwestern | Larry Godsey clanks a shot from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 06:10 | Southwestern | Wayne Yates pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 06:00 | Southwestern | Theodore Johnson is called for the reach on Wayne Yates - foul #3 on Theodore Johnson, team foul #10 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Larry Shay (PF) Mickey Price | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Eugene Lindsey (SF), James Sanderlin (C) Alex Wheatley, George Menard | |
| 06:00 | Southwestern | Wayne Yates makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 06:00 | Southwestern | Wayne Yates misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 06:00 | Louisiana | James Sanderlin pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 05:48 | Louisiana | Norman Vogel is fouled on the floor by Larry Shay - foul #2 on Larry Shay, team foul #4 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Bobby Newton (PF) Larry Shay | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 05:30 | Louisiana | Thomas Porter is called for traveling | 62-57 |
| Subs | Southwestern | William Williams (SF) Larry Godsey | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Lionel Purvis (SG) Thomas Porter | |
| 05:12 | Southwestern | Wayne Yates misses short on a shot from the right side | 62-57 |
| 05:11 | Southwestern | Walter Tilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 04:56 | Southwestern | Kevin Dodd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-57 |
| Subs | Southwestern | George Keller (SG), Mickey Price (PF) Kevin Dodd, Walter Tilton | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Alex Wheatley (SG), Frank Burton (PF) Norman Vogel, Theodore Johnson | |
| 04:46 | Louisiana | Alex Wheatley connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Lionel Purvis | 62-60 |
| 04:34 | Southwestern | Wayne Yates connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mickey Price | 64-60 |
| 04:11 | Louisiana | Alex Wheatley is fouled on the floor by George Keller - foul #1 on George Keller, team foul #5 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Larry Godsey (PG), Larry Shay (C) Wayne Yates, Bobby Newton | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Thomas Porter (SG), George Menard (C) Eugene Lindsey, James Sanderlin | |
| 03:53 | Louisiana | Alex Wheatley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 03:52 | Louisiana | Thomas Porter snags the offensive board | 64-60 |
| 03:45 | Louisiana | Frank Burton misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-60 |
| 03:43 | Southwestern | George Keller grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| Lineup | Southwestern | PG - Larry Godsey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Keller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Williams (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mickey Price (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Shay (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Lionel Purvis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Porter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alex Wheatley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Burton (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. C - George Menard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Southwestern | William Williams connects on the shot from the right block set up by George Keller and he's hacked by Thomas Porter - foul #4 on Thomas Porter, team foul #11 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Kevin Dodd (SG), Walter Tilton (C) George Keller, Mickey Price | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Norman Vogel (PG), Theodore Johnson (SF) Lionel Purvis, Alex Wheatley | |
| 03:28 | Southwestern | William Williams makes the free throw | 67-60 |
| 03:13 | Louisiana | Frank Burton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-60 |
| 03:12 | Southwestern | Larry Godsey gets the rebound | 67-60 |
| 02:59 | Southwestern | Kevin Dodd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 67-60 |
| 02:58 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Frank Burton | 67-60 |
| 02:58 | Louisiana | Louisiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-60 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Wayne Yates (PG), Mickey Price (PF) Larry Godsey, Larry Shay | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Lionel Purvis (PG), Eugene Lindsey (SF) Norman Vogel, Theodore Johnson | |
| 02:34 | Louisiana | Thomas Porter misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Wayne Yates - foul #2 on Wayne Yates, team foul #6 | 67-60 |
| 02:34 | Louisiana | Thomas Porter misses the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 02:34 | Louisiana | Thomas Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 02:16 | Southwestern | Mickey Price knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Williams and the foul's on Frank Burton - foul #3 on Frank Burton, team foul #12 | 69-61 |
| 02:16 | Southwestern | Mickey Price misses the free throw | 69-61 |
| 02:16 | Louisiana | George Menard grabs the defensive rebound | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Southwestern | Southwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:05 | Louisiana | Eugene Lindsey drills a driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #7 | 69-63 |
| 02:05 | Louisiana | Eugene Lindsey makes the free throw | 69-64 |
| 01:46 | Southwestern | Walter Tilton hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 69-64 |
| 01:44 | Louisiana | Eugene Lindsey gets the rebound | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Southwestern | Southwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:23 | Louisiana | George Menard drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Porter | 69-66 |
| 01:04 | Southwestern | Mickey Price clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-66 |
| 01:02 | Southwestern | Walter Tilton can't tip it in | 69-66 |
| 01:00 | Louisiana | Frank Burton grabs the defensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 00:35 | Louisiana | Frank Burton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-66 |
| 00:34 | Louisiana | Thomas Porter gets the offensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 00:14 | Louisiana | Frank Burton misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-66 |
| 00:12 | Southwestern | Walter Tilton pulls down the rebound | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Southwestern | Southwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:11 | Southwestern | Walter Tilton is hacked by Thomas Porter in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Porter, team foul #13 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Larry Godsey (SF) William Williams | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Alex Wheatley (SG) Thomas Porter | |
| 00:11 | Southwestern | Walter Tilton makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:11 | Southwestern | Walter Tilton makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Southwestern | Southwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Louisiana | Lionel Purvis is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Yates - foul #3 on Wayne Yates, team foul #8 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Southwestern | William Williams (SF) Larry Godsey | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 00:08 | Louisiana | Lionel Purvis makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:08 | Louisiana | Lionel Purvis makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:05 | Southwestern | Wayne Yates is hacked by Lionel Purvis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lionel Purvis, team foul #14 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Larry Godsey (SF) William Williams | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 00:05 | Southwestern | Wayne Yates makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:05 | Southwestern | Wayne Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana | Louisiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-68 |
| Subs | Southwestern | William Williams (SF) Larry Godsey | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana | Frank Burton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-71 |