| Lineup | La Grange | PG - Noel Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Billy Blake (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hoyt Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Holland (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - John Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Robert George (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reggie Blair (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Kerley (fresh) C - James Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Emerson | Reggie Blair inbounds the ball | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Emerson | John Cole scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert George | 32-41 |
| 19:32 | La Grange | James Foster picks off the pass by Christopher Holland | 32-41 |
| 19:17 | Emerson | James Foster is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on James Foster, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| 19:05 | La Grange | Billy Blake misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 19:04 | Emerson | Robert George grabs the board | 32-41 |
| 18:57 | Emerson | John Cole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-41 |
| 18:31 | La Grange | Christopher Holland misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 18:29 | La Grange | Noel Smith gets the offensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 18:20 | La Grange | Robert Walker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 18:18 | Emerson | Robert George gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 17:49 | Emerson | Reggie Blair knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Cole | 32-43 |
| 17:31 | La Grange | Noel Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-43 |
| 17:29 | Emerson | Richard Kerley pulls down the rebound | 32-43 |
| 17:20 | Emerson | James Foster is fouled on the floor by Noel Smith - foul #1 on Noel Smith, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| Subs | La Grange | James Weber (PG), Craig Stella (SG), Scott Frank (SF), Sammy Carr (PF), Sylvester Burton (C) Noel Smith, Billy Blake, Robert Walker, Hoyt Allen, Christopher Holland | |
| Subs | Emerson | Carlos Warren (SG), Arthur Person (SF), Terry Turpen (PF), William Predmore (C) Robert George, Reggie Blair, Richard Kerley, James Foster | |
| 17:05 | Emerson | William Predmore makes the floater near the basket set up by Arthur Person | 32-45 |
| 16:53 | La Grange | James Weber misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 16:52 | La Grange | Sylvester Burton tips it but misses | 32-45 |
| 16:50 | Emerson | Arthur Person grabs the board | 32-45 |
| 16:36 | Emerson | Arthur Person knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 32-47 |
| 16:12 | La Grange | Sylvester Burton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Predmore - foul #1 on William Predmore, team foul #2 | 32-47 |
| Subs | La Grange | Billy Blake (SG) Craig Stella | |
| Subs | Emerson | Charles Moore (PG), Robert George (SG), Reggie Blair (SF) John Cole, Carlos Warren, Arthur Person | |
| 16:12 | La Grange | Sylvester Burton makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 16:12 | La Grange | Sylvester Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 16:00 | Emerson | Reggie Blair misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-47 |
| 15:59 | Emerson | William Predmore grabs the offensive rebound | 34-47 |
| Lineup | La Grange | PG - James Weber (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Blake (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Frank (fresh) PF - Sylvester Burton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sammy Carr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Charles Moore (fresh) SG - Robert George (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reggie Blair (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terry Turpen (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Predmore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Emerson | Robert George is fouled on the floor by Sammy Carr - foul #1 on Sammy Carr, team foul #2 | 34-47 |
| Subs | La Grange | Noel Smith (PG), Robert Walker (SF), Hoyt Allen (PF), Christopher Holland (C) James Weber, Scott Frank, Sylvester Burton, Sammy Carr | |
| Subs | Emerson | Richard Kerley (PF) Terry Turpen | |
| 15:30 | Emerson | William Predmore is fouled on the floor by Billy Blake - foul #1 on Billy Blake, team foul #3 | 34-47 |
| 15:20 | Emerson | Reggie Blair can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 34-47 |
| 15:19 | La Grange | Christopher Holland grabs the board | 34-47 |
| 15:05 | La Grange | Robert Walker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-47 |
| 15:03 | La Grange | Christopher Holland grabs the offensive board | 34-47 |
| 14:52 | La Grange | Noel Smith is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Noel Smith, team foul #4 | 34-47 |
| Subs | La Grange | James Weber (SG) Billy Blake | |
| Subs | Emerson | John Cole (PG), James Foster (C) Charles Moore, William Predmore | |
| 14:33 | Emerson | John Cole clanks a 3 from straight away | 34-47 |
| 14:31 | La Grange | Robert Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 14:15 | La Grange | James Weber comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 34-47 |
| 14:14 | Emerson | Robert George grabs the defensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 13:57 | Emerson | Reggie Blair hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Kerley | 34-50 |
| 13:37 | La Grange | Noel Smith makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-50 |
| 13:26 | Emerson | James Foster knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Reggie Blair | 37-52 |
| 13:15 | La Grange | Christopher Holland can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-52 |
| 13:14 | Emerson | Robert George grabs the board | 37-52 |
| 12:56 | Emerson | Robert George's fadeaway is rejected by Hoyt Allen | 37-52 |
| 12:54 | Emerson | Richard Kerley misses the tip | 37-52 |
| 12:52 | La Grange | Christopher Holland grabs the board | 37-52 |
| 12:35 | La Grange | Christopher Holland misses short on a floater from the left side | 37-52 |
| 12:34 | Emerson | Robert George pulls down the rebound | 37-52 |
| 12:15 | Emerson | James Foster hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Cole | 37-54 |
| 11:54 | La Grange | Noel Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-54 |
| 11:52 | La Grange | James Weber misses the tip | 37-54 |
| 11:51 | Emerson | Robert George gets the rebound | 37-54 |
| Lineup | La Grange | PG - Noel Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Weber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hoyt Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Holland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - John Cole (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 ast. SG - Robert George (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reggie Blair (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Kerley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Emerson | Reggie Blair scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Cole | 37-57 |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:15 | La Grange | James Weber misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-57 |
| 11:14 | La Grange | Christopher Holland can't tip it in | 37-57 |
| 11:13 | La Grange | The offensive rebound goes to Hoyt Allen | 37-57 |
| 11:08 | La Grange | Hoyt Allen clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-57 |
| 11:06 | Emerson | The rebound goes to Reggie Blair | 37-57 |
| 10:42 | Emerson | John Cole knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Reggie Blair | 37-60 |
| 10:33 | La Grange | John Cole steps in front of the Hoyt Allen pass | 37-60 |
| 10:21 | Emerson | Reggie Blair scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert George | 37-63 |
| 10:09 | La Grange | John Cole steals it from James Weber | 37-63 |
| 09:51 | Emerson | Reggie Blair comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 37-63 |
| 09:50 | La Grange | Hoyt Allen snags the defensive board | 37-63 |
| 09:39 | La Grange | James Weber is hacked by Robert George - foul #2 on Robert George, team foul #3 | 37-63 |
| Subs | La Grange | Craig Stella (PG), Billy Blake (SG), Scott Frank (SF), Sammy Carr (PF), Sylvester Burton (C) Noel Smith, James Weber, Robert Walker, Hoyt Allen, Christopher Holland | |
| Subs | Emerson | Charles Moore (PG), Carlos Warren (SG), Arthur Person (SF), Terry Turpen (PF), William Predmore (C) John Cole, Robert George, Reggie Blair, Richard Kerley, James Foster | |
| 09:30 | La Grange | Scott Frank misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 37-63 |
| 09:28 | La Grange | Billy Blake misses the tip | 37-63 |
| 09:26 | Emerson | William Predmore grabs the defensive rebound | 37-63 |
| 08:57 | Emerson | Arthur Person is fouled on the floor by Scott Frank - foul #3 on Scott Frank, team foul #5 | 37-63 |
| 08:51 | Emerson | Arthur Person's pass is intercepted by Scott Frank | 37-63 |
| 08:48 | La Grange | Billy Blake lays it up and in on a nice dish by Scott Frank | 39-63 |
| 08:25 | Emerson | Terry Turpen knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carlos Warren | 39-65 |
| 08:15 | La Grange | Craig Stella knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-65 |
| 08:07 | Emerson | Carlos Warren drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Moore | 41-67 |
| 07:56 | La Grange | Sammy Carr can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 41-67 |
| 07:54 | Emerson | The rebound goes to Terry Turpen | 41-67 |
| 07:50 | Emerson | Charles Moore is hacked by Craig Stella in the backcourt - foul #1 on Craig Stella, team foul #6 | 41-67 |
| Lineup | La Grange | PG - Craig Stella (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Blake (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Frank (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Sammy Carr (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sylvester Burton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Charles Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carlos Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Person (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Turpen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Predmore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Emerson | William Predmore knocks in the shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Craig Stella - foul #2 on Craig Stella, team foul #7 | 41-69 |
| Subs | La Grange | John Fletcher (PF) Sammy Carr | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 07:38 | Emerson | William Predmore makes the free throw | 41-70 |
| 07:21 | La Grange | Billy Blake is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Billy Blake, team foul #8 | 41-70 |
| Subs | La Grange | James Weber (SG), Anthony Stites (SF) Billy Blake, Sylvester Burton | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 07:08 | Emerson | William Predmore's pass is intercepted by Scott Frank | 41-70 |
| 06:49 | La Grange | James Weber comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Carlos Warren - foul #1 on Carlos Warren, team foul #4 | 41-70 |
| Subs | La Grange | Sammy Carr (C) Scott Frank | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 06:49 | La Grange | James Weber misses the 1st free throw | 41-70 |
| 06:49 | La Grange | James Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 42-70 |
| 06:29 | Emerson | Arthur Person misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Sammy Carr - foul #2 on Sammy Carr, team foul #9 | 42-70 |
| 06:29 | Emerson | Arthur Person makes the 1st free throw | 42-71 |
| 06:29 | Emerson | Arthur Person makes the 2nd free throw | 42-72 |
| 06:11 | La Grange | Craig Stella misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-72 |
| 06:09 | Emerson | Terry Turpen grabs the defensive rebound | 42-72 |
| 05:58 | Emerson | Arthur Person makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Charles Moore | 42-74 |
| 05:40 | La Grange | Anthony Stites buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Craig Stella | 44-74 |
| 05:11 | Emerson | Arthur Person is hacked by Anthony Stites - foul #1 on Anthony Stites, team foul #10 | 44-74 |
| Subs | La Grange | Scott Frank (PG), Sylvester Burton (PF) Craig Stella, John Fletcher | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 05:11 | Emerson | Arthur Person makes the 1st free throw | 44-75 |
| 05:11 | Emerson | Arthur Person makes the 2nd free throw | 44-76 |
| 05:01 | La Grange | Charles Moore steals the ball from Scott Frank | 44-76 |
| 04:46 | Emerson | Terry Turpen lays it in | 44-78 |
| 04:40 | La Grange | Anthony Stites misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-78 |
| 04:38 | Emerson | The rebound goes to Terry Turpen | 44-78 |
| 04:32 | Emerson | Arthur Person knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Charles Moore | 44-80 |
| 04:27 | La Grange | Anthony Stites drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scott Frank | 46-80 |
| 04:06 | Emerson | A charge is called on Terry Turpen - foul #1 on Terry Turpen, team foul #5 | 46-80 |
| Subs | La Grange | Craig Stella (SG) Anthony Stites | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 03:52 | La Grange | Scott Frank misses the dunk | 46-80 |
| 03:51 | La Grange | Sylvester Burton tips it home | 48-80 |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | La Grange | PG - James Weber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Craig Stella (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Frank (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Sammy Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Sylvester Burton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emerson | PG - Charles Moore (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Carlos Warren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Person (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Turpen (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - William Predmore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Emerson | William Predmore comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 48-80 |
| 03:21 | La Grange | Craig Stella snags the defensive board | 48-80 |
| 02:59 | La Grange | James Weber hits a shot from the right side | 50-80 |
| 02:30 | Emerson | Terry Turpen misses the dunk but he's fouled by James Weber - foul #3 on James Weber, team foul #11 | 50-80 |
| Subs | La Grange | Anthony Stites (SF), John Fletcher (PF) Scott Frank, Sammy Carr | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 02:30 | Emerson | Terry Turpen makes the 1st free throw | 50-81 |
| 02:30 | Emerson | Terry Turpen misses the 2nd free throw | 50-81 |
| 02:30 | La Grange | Sylvester Burton grabs the board | 50-81 |
| 02:11 | La Grange | Anthony Stites misses short on a jumper in the lane | 50-81 |
| 02:09 | Emerson | The rebound goes to Carlos Warren | 50-81 |
| 01:51 | Emerson | Arthur Person misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Sylvester Burton - foul #2 on Sylvester Burton, team foul #12 | 50-81 |
| Subs | La Grange | Scott Frank (SF), Sammy Carr (PF) Anthony Stites, John Fletcher | |
| Subs | Emerson | | |
| 01:51 | Emerson | Arthur Person makes the 1st free throw | 50-82 |
| 01:51 | Emerson | Arthur Person makes the 2nd free throw | 50-83 |
| 01:39 | La Grange | Scott Frank connects on the shot in the lane set up by Craig Stella and he's fouled by William Predmore - foul #2 on William Predmore, team foul #6 | 52-83 |
| 01:39 | La Grange | Scott Frank misses the free throw | 52-83 |
| 01:39 | Emerson | William Predmore grabs the defensive rebound | 52-83 |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:17 | Emerson | Sammy Carr is called for the reach on Terry Turpen - foul #3 on Sammy Carr, team foul #13 | 52-83 |
| 01:17 | Emerson | Terry Turpen misses the 1st free throw | 52-83 |
| 01:17 | Emerson | Terry Turpen misses the 2nd free throw | 52-83 |
| 01:17 | La Grange | Sammy Carr gets the rebound | 52-83 |
| 01:15 | La Grange | Charles Moore is called for the reach on James Weber in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Moore, team foul #7 | 52-83 |
| 01:15 | La Grange | James Weber makes the 1st free throw | 53-83 |
| 01:15 | La Grange | James Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 53-83 |
| 01:15 | Emerson | Terry Turpen grabs the board | 53-83 |
| 00:52 | Emerson | Arthur Person misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 53-83 |
| 00:50 | Emerson | Arthur Person snags the offensive board | 53-83 |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Emerson | William Predmore hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 53-83 |
| 00:22 | La Grange | Sylvester Burton grabs the defensive rebound | 53-83 |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Emerson | Emerson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | La Grange | Craig Stella throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-83 |
| 00:00 | Emerson | Charles Moore runs out the clock | 53-83 |