| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Richard Gillette (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Glisson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Shanley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Norman Patti (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Philip Holley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Gumm (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Hines (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley scores on a floater from the baseline | 28-33 |
| 19:09 | Louisiana | Norman Patti hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Richard Gillette and the foul's on Lawrence Brown - foul #1 on Lawrence Brown, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 19:09 | Louisiana | Norman Patti makes the free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:49 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley's pass is intercepted by James Shanley | 31-33 |
| 18:46 | Louisiana | Richard Gillette blows the layup | 31-33 |
| 18:44 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 18:19 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by William Hines | 31-36 |
| 18:03 | Louisiana | George Adams lays it in | 33-36 |
| 17:40 | Howard Payne | The short jumper by Philip Holley is denied by Norman Patti | 33-36 |
| 17:38 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to James Shanley | 33-36 |
| 17:33 | Louisiana | Richard Gillette makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Glisson | 36-36 |
| 17:14 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm clanks a 3 from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 17:13 | Howard Payne | William Hines can't tip it in | 36-36 |
| 17:11 | Louisiana | Norman Patti snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 16:56 | Louisiana | George Adams misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by William Hines - foul #3 on William Hines, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Robert Hicklin (SF), Edison Rowe (C) James Shanley, Norman Patti | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters (SF), Kevin Hooper (PF), Billy Puleo (C) Reginald Manning, William Hines, Lawrence Brown | |
| 16:56 | Louisiana | George Adams makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:56 | Louisiana | George Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 16:33 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Gumm | 38-38 |
| 16:12 | Louisiana | Philip Holley takes the ball from Robert Hicklin | 38-38 |
| 16:08 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm lays it in on a great pass from Philip Holley | 38-40 |
| 15:45 | Louisiana | George Adams drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Richard Gillette (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Glisson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hicklin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Adams (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Edison Rowe (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Philip Holley (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Gumm (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Winters (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Hooper (fresh) C - Billy Puleo (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Howard Payne | Robert Glisson takes the ball from Kevin Hooper | 40-40 |
| 14:50 | Louisiana | George Adams comes up short on the runner near the basket | 40-40 |
| 14:48 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:24 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Edison Rowe - foul #2 on Edison Rowe, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Louis Morse (PG), Albert Mack (SG), James Shanley (SF), Norman Patti (C) Richard Gillette, Robert Glisson, Robert Hicklin, George Adams | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Richard Mack (SG), Reginald Manning (SF), William Hines (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Mark Gumm, Samuel Winters, Kevin Hooper, Billy Puleo | |
| 14:24 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:24 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:09 | Louisiana | Albert Mack misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-41 |
| 14:08 | Louisiana | Louis Morse tips it home | 42-41 |
| 14:06 | Howard Payne | Louis Morse is called for the reach on Philip Holley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louis Morse, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Arthur Wilson (PF) Edison Rowe | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 13:47 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley clanks a jumper from the left side | 42-41 |
| 13:46 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Albert Mack | 42-41 |
| 13:40 | Louisiana | Louis Morse is whistled for traveling | 42-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters (PG) Philip Holley | |
| 13:17 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Louis Morse - foul #2 on Louis Morse, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| 13:17 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:17 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:17 | Louisiana | Arthur Wilson pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:59 | Louisiana | Arthur Wilson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-42 |
| 12:58 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Samuel Winters | 42-42 |
| 12:41 | Howard Payne | Richard Mack hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Winters | 42-45 |
| 12:28 | Louisiana | Lawrence Brown swats the short shot by Norman Patti | 42-45 |
| 12:27 | Louisiana | Norman Patti snags the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 12:06 | Louisiana | Arthur Wilson is whistled for traveling | 42-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Richard Gillette (PG), Robert Glisson (SG), George Adams (PF) Louis Morse, Albert Mack, Arthur Wilson | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Philip Holley (PG), Mark Gumm (SG) Samuel Winters, Richard Mack | |
| 11:38 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 11:36 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Norman Patti | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Richard Gillette (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Glisson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Shanley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Adams (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Norman Patti (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Philip Holley (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Gumm (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reginald Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Hines (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Louisiana | Robert Glisson hits a 3 from straight away set up by Norman Patti | 45-45 |
| 11:05 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley loses the dribble to Norman Patti | 45-45 |
| 10:49 | Louisiana | Robert Glisson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 10:47 | Howard Payne | Lawrence Brown grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 10:31 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Mark Gumm | 45-47 |
| 10:09 | Louisiana | Lawrence Brown takes the ball from Norman Patti | 45-47 |
| 09:45 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning misses the floater from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 09:43 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to George Adams | 45-47 |
| 09:39 | Louisiana | James Shanley misses long on a runner from the left block | 45-47 |
| 09:38 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Reginald Manning | 45-47 |
| 09:14 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Glisson - foul #2 on Robert Glisson, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Louis Morse (PG), Robert Hicklin (SF), Edison Rowe (PF), Arthur Wilson (C) Richard Gillette, James Shanley, George Adams, Norman Patti | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Richard Mack (SG), Samuel Winters (SF), Kevin Hooper (PF), Billy Puleo (C) Mark Gumm, Reginald Manning, William Hines, Lawrence Brown | |
| 09:14 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:14 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 08:56 | Louisiana | Robert Hicklin clanks a 3 from straight away | 45-48 |
| 08:54 | Louisiana | Robert Hicklin grabs the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 08:46 | Louisiana | Billy Puleo picks off the pass by Edison Rowe | 45-48 |
| 08:19 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters travels with the ball | 45-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Albert Mack (SG) Robert Glisson | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm (SG) Philip Holley | |
| 08:05 | Louisiana | Louis Morse hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 07:37 | Howard Payne | Richard Mack is fouled on the floor by Louis Morse - foul #3 on Louis Morse, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Richard Gillette (PG), George Adams (PF) Albert Mack, Arthur Wilson | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 07:20 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-48 |
| 07:18 | Louisiana | Edison Rowe pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Richard Gillette (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Morse (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Hicklin (fresh) 3 reb. PF - George Adams (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Edison Rowe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Richard Mack (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Gumm (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Winters (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Hooper (fresh) C - Billy Puleo (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Louisiana | Mark Gumm is called for the reach on Richard Gillette in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Gumm, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Robert Glisson (SG) Louis Morse | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Philip Holley (PG) Mark Gumm | |
| 07:05 | Louisiana | Richard Gillette buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from George Adams | 50-48 |
| 06:44 | Howard Payne | George Adams is called for the reach on Kevin Hooper - foul #1 on George Adams, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| 06:26 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 06:24 | Louisiana | Richard Gillette pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 06:18 | Louisiana | Philip Holley steals it from Edison Rowe | 50-48 |
| 06:00 | Howard Payne | George Adams denies the turnaround by Philip Holley | 50-48 |
| 05:59 | Howard Payne | Kevin Hooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 05:50 | Howard Payne | Richard Mack misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-48 |
| 05:48 | Louisiana | Robert Hicklin snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 05:30 | Louisiana | Edison Rowe can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 50-48 |
| 05:29 | Louisiana | George Adams snags the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 05:18 | Louisiana | Robert Hicklin clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 05:16 | Louisiana | Edison Rowe pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 05:16 | Louisiana | Louisiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana | James Shanley (SF), Norman Patti (C) Robert Hicklin, Edison Rowe | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm (SG), Reginald Manning (SF), William Hines (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Richard Mack, Samuel Winters, Kevin Hooper, Billy Puleo | |
| 04:59 | Louisiana | George Adams knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Richard Gillette | 52-48 |
| 04:36 | Howard Payne | James Shanley steps in front of the Mark Gumm pass | 52-48 |
| 04:21 | Louisiana | James Shanley clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Lawrence Brown - foul #2 on Lawrence Brown, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| 04:21 | Louisiana | James Shanley misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:21 | Louisiana | James Shanley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 04:04 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley lays it up and in set up by Mark Gumm | 53-50 |
| 03:49 | Louisiana | Robert Glisson scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Richard Gillette | 55-50 |
| 03:27 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 03:25 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning grabs the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 03:10 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Reginald Manning, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Edison Rowe (PF) George Adams | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Richard Gillette (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Glisson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Shanley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edison Rowe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Patti (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Philip Holley (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Gumm (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Reginald Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Hines (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:43 | Louisiana | Robert Glisson is fouled on the floor by Mark Gumm - foul #3 on Mark Gumm, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Louis Morse (PG) Richard Gillette | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 02:22 | Louisiana | James Shanley is fouled on the floor by Mark Gumm - foul #4 on Mark Gumm, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Arthur Wilson (C) Norman Patti | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters (SF), Kevin Hooper (PF), Billy Puleo (C) Reginald Manning, William Hines, Lawrence Brown | |
| 02:22 | Louisiana | James Shanley makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 02:22 | Louisiana | James Shanley misses the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 02:22 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Samuel Winters | 56-50 |
| 02:22 | Howard Payne | Howard Payne calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-50 |
| 01:58 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 56-50 |
| 01:56 | Louisiana | Edison Rowe gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 01:56 | Louisiana | Louisiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Richard Gillette (PG), George Adams (PF), Norman Patti (C) Louis Morse, Edison Rowe, Arthur Wilson | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning (SF), William Hines (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Samuel Winters, Kevin Hooper, Billy Puleo | |
| 01:34 | Louisiana | Robert Glisson is whistled for a carry | 56-50 |
| 01:22 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on George Adams - foul #2 on George Adams, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| 01:22 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 01:22 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 01:00 | Louisiana | Norman Patti misses short on a jumper from close range | 56-52 |
| 00:59 | Howard Payne | William Hines grabs the board | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Reginald Manning | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Louisiana | Mark Gumm is called for the reach on George Adams - foul #5 on Mark Gumm, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Richard Mack (SG) Mark Gumm | |
| 00:25 | Louisiana | George Adams makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:25 | Louisiana | George Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning is hacked by James Shanley - foul #3 on James Shanley, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| 00:17 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:17 | Howard Payne | Lawrence Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 00:01 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana | James Shanley snags the defensive board | 58-55 |