| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Arthur Zeno (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Goss (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Porras (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Sistrunk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bodenhamer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Leon Judd (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Joe Mabon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Burkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Atkinson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Grambling State | Lloyd Porras inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Grambling State | Mark Goss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-32 |
| 19:19 | Alcorn State | Leon Judd can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 19:17 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 19:01 | Grambling State | Mark Goss is fouled on the floor by Joe Mabon - foul #2 on Joe Mabon, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 18:54 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk is hacked by Richard Atkinson - foul #1 on Richard Atkinson, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| 18:42 | Grambling State | Lloyd Porras misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 18:41 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk gets the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 18:25 | Grambling State | Mark Goss loses the dribble to Richard Atkinson | 28-32 |
| 18:05 | Alcorn State | Robert Jones drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Leon Judd | 28-35 |
| 17:46 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-35 |
| 17:44 | Alcorn State | Frank Burkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 17:28 | Alcorn State | Leon Judd misses long on a 3 from straight away | 28-35 |
| 17:26 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 17:08 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 17:07 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk snags the offensive board | 28-35 |
| 16:55 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Jones - foul #3 on Robert Jones, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Paul Thomas (PG), Bryant Kopf (SF), Bernard St. Clair (C) Arthur Zeno, Lloyd Porras, John Bodenhamer | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Clarence Czapski (PG), Earl Lancaster (SG), Jacob Jones (SF), John Frazer (PF), Stephen Beres (C) Leon Judd, Joe Mabon, Frank Burkowski, Robert Jones, Richard Atkinson | |
| 16:55 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 16:55 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 16:33 | Alcorn State | John Frazer comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Aaron Sistrunk - foul #1 on Aaron Sistrunk, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ronald Wilson (PG), Joseph Hurdle (C) Mark Goss, Aaron Sistrunk | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 16:33 | Alcorn State | John Frazer misses the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 16:33 | Alcorn State | John Frazer misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 16:33 | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 16:13 | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair's fadeaway is rejected by John Frazer | 30-35 |
| 16:12 | Alcorn State | John Frazer snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 16:08 | Alcorn State | Jacob Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 16:06 | Grambling State | Joseph Hurdle snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 15:51 | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Paul Thomas and he's fouled by John Frazer - foul #1 on John Frazer, team foul #4 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Robert Alderman (PG) Ronald Wilson | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Leon Judd (PG), Joe Mabon (SG), Robert Jones (PF) Clarence Czapski, Jacob Jones, Stephen Beres | |
| 15:51 | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair misses the free throw | 32-35 |
| 15:51 | Alcorn State | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Robert Alderman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bryant Kopf (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernard St. Clair (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Hurdle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Leon Judd (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Mabon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Earl Lancaster (fresh) PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Frazer (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Alcorn State | The short jumper by Robert Jones is denied by Bernard St. Clair | 32-35 |
| 15:35 | Alcorn State | Robert Jones hits the follow up shot | 32-37 |
| 15:19 | Grambling State | Robert Alderman misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 32-37 |
| 15:17 | Alcorn State | Robert Jones grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 15:00 | Alcorn State | Joe Mabon is fouled on the floor by Paul Thomas - foul #2 on Paul Thomas, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Mark Goss (SG), Lloyd Porras (SF), Aaron Sistrunk (PF), John Bodenhamer (C) Paul Thomas, Bryant Kopf, Bernard St. Clair, Joseph Hurdle | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Frank Burkowski (SF) Earl Lancaster | |
| 14:52 | Alcorn State | Leon Judd misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 14:50 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Aaron Sistrunk | 32-37 |
| 14:35 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk lays it in on a great pass from Lloyd Porras | 34-37 |
| 14:24 | Alcorn State | Joe Mabon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 14:22 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 14:04 | Grambling State | Mark Goss scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Lloyd Porras | 37-37 |
| 13:47 | Alcorn State | Frank Burkowski hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Jones | 37-40 |
| 13:33 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk is whistled for a carry | 37-40 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair (PF) Aaron Sistrunk | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Clarence Czapski (PG), Earl Lancaster (SG), Richard Atkinson (C) Leon Judd, Joe Mabon, John Frazer | |
| 13:18 | Alcorn State | Richard Atkinson is fouled on the floor by Bernard St. Clair - foul #2 on Bernard St. Clair, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Joseph Hurdle (C) John Bodenhamer | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Stephen Beres (PF) Robert Jones | |
| 13:12 | Alcorn State | Stephen Beres's pass is intercepted by Joseph Hurdle | 37-40 |
| 12:54 | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair banks in the layup | 39-40 |
| 12:43 | Alcorn State | Stephen Beres misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 12:41 | Grambling State | Mark Goss grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 12:21 | Grambling State | Joseph Hurdle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno (PG), Paul Thomas (SF), Aaron Sistrunk (PF) Robert Alderman, Lloyd Porras, Joseph Hurdle | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Leon Judd (PG), Joe Mabon (SG), Robert Jones (PF) Clarence Czapski, Frank Burkowski, Stephen Beres | |
| 12:00 | Alcorn State | Joe Mabon makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 11:44 | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Arthur Zeno (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Goss (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Aaron Sistrunk (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Bernard St. Clair (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Leon Judd (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Mabon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Lancaster (fresh) PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Atkinson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:16 | Alcorn State | Aaron Sistrunk takes the ball from Joe Mabon | 41-43 |
| 10:53 | Grambling State | Earl Lancaster takes the ball from Bernard St. Clair | 41-43 |
| 10:44 | Alcorn State | Robert Jones hits a runner from the left block | 41-45 |
| 10:21 | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno scores on a floater from the left side set up by Paul Thomas | 43-45 |
| 09:59 | Alcorn State | Earl Lancaster hits the finger roll set up by Joe Mabon | 43-47 |
| 09:35 | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair clanks a jumper from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 09:33 | Alcorn State | Leon Judd pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 09:15 | Alcorn State | Joe Mabon clanks a jumper from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 09:13 | Alcorn State | Robert Jones tips it home | 43-49 |
| 09:10 | Grambling State | Leon Judd takes the ball from Arthur Zeno in the backcourt | 43-49 |
| 08:50 | Alcorn State | Earl Lancaster misses the turnaround near the basket | 43-49 |
| 08:48 | Alcorn State | Leon Judd grabs the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 08:32 | Alcorn State | Arthur Zeno steals it from Robert Jones | 43-49 |
| 08:19 | Grambling State | Paul Thomas knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Aaron Sistrunk | 45-49 |
| 08:00 | Alcorn State | Robert Jones comes up short on the floater from the left block | 45-49 |
| 07:58 | Alcorn State | Robert Jones tips it in | 45-51 |
| 07:33 | Grambling State | Mark Goss clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 07:32 | Alcorn State | Richard Atkinson gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Arthur Zeno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Mark Goss (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Aaron Sistrunk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Bernard St. Clair (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Leon Judd (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Mabon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Lancaster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Atkinson (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Alcorn State | Leon Judd misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 07:15 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Aaron Sistrunk | 45-51 |
| 06:56 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-51 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Robert Alderman (PG), Bryant Kopf (SG), Lloyd Porras (SF), Joseph Hurdle (PF), John Bodenhamer (C) Arthur Zeno, Mark Goss, Paul Thomas, Aaron Sistrunk, Bernard St. Clair | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Clarence Czapski (PG), Jacob Jones (SG), Frank Burkowski (SF), John Frazer (PF), Stephen Beres (C) Leon Judd, Joe Mabon, Earl Lancaster, Robert Jones, Richard Atkinson | |
| 06:52 | Alcorn State | Robert Alderman steps in front of the Clarence Czapski pass in the backcourt | 45-51 |
| 06:51 | Grambling State | Robert Alderman blows the layup | 45-51 |
| 06:50 | Alcorn State | John Frazer gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 06:27 | Alcorn State | John Bodenhamer denies the turnaround by Clarence Czapski | 45-51 |
| 06:26 | Grambling State | Bryant Kopf grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 06:05 | Grambling State | Bryant Kopf makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Alderman and he's hacked by Jacob Jones - foul #1 on Jacob Jones, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| 06:05 | Grambling State | Bryant Kopf misses the free throw | 47-51 |
| 06:05 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Stephen Beres | 47-51 |
| 05:48 | Alcorn State | Stephen Beres loses the ball out of bounds | 47-51 |
| 05:19 | Grambling State | Joseph Hurdle is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Joseph Hurdle, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| 05:05 | Alcorn State | John Frazer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-51 |
| 05:03 | Grambling State | Robert Alderman is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Alderman, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| 04:41 | Alcorn State | Jacob Jones drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Clarence Czapski | 47-54 |
| 04:27 | Grambling State | Robert Alderman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 04:25 | Alcorn State | John Frazer grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 04:09 | Alcorn State | Frank Burkowski misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lloyd Porras - foul #1 on Lloyd Porras, team foul #6 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Mark Goss (SG), Bernard St. Clair (PF) Bryant Kopf, Joseph Hurdle | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Leon Judd (PG), Joe Mabon (SG), Robert Jones (PF), Richard Atkinson (C) Clarence Czapski, Jacob Jones, John Frazer, Stephen Beres | |
| 04:09 | Alcorn State | Frank Burkowski makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 04:09 | Alcorn State | Frank Burkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 03:50 | Grambling State | Lloyd Porras hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Robert Alderman | 49-56 |
| 03:29 | Alcorn State | Frank Burkowski buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Robert Alderman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Mark Goss (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Porras (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bernard St. Clair (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Bodenhamer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Leon Judd (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Mabon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Burkowski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Atkinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Grambling State | Robert Alderman knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 02:51 | Alcorn State | Robert Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 52-58 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno (PG), Paul Thomas (SF), Aaron Sistrunk (PF) Robert Alderman, Lloyd Porras, John Bodenhamer | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Clarence Czapski (PG), Earl Lancaster (SF) Leon Judd, Frank Burkowski | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:49 | Grambling State | Grambling State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-58 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Robert Alderman (PG) Arthur Zeno | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Leon Judd (PG), John Frazer (C) Clarence Czapski, Richard Atkinson | |
| 02:35 | Grambling State | Mark Goss hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Bernard St. Clair | 55-58 |
| 02:35 | Alcorn State | Alcorn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Lloyd Porras (SF), John Bodenhamer (C) Paul Thomas, Bernard St. Clair | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Frank Burkowski (SF) Earl Lancaster | |
| 02:13 | Alcorn State | Robert Jones scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Leon Judd and he's fouled by Aaron Sistrunk - foul #2 on Aaron Sistrunk, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| 02:13 | Alcorn State | Robert Jones makes the free throw | 55-61 |
| 01:58 | Grambling State | Mark Goss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-61 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Richard Atkinson (C) John Frazer | |
| 01:38 | Alcorn State | Robert Jones misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 01:37 | Alcorn State | Robert Jones tips it back up and in | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:30 | Grambling State | Leon Judd steals the ball from Aaron Sistrunk | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:02 | Alcorn State | John Bodenhamer steals it from Richard Atkinson | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Grambling State | Mark Goss is hacked by Frank Burkowski - foul #2 on Frank Burkowski, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| 00:56 | Grambling State | Robert Alderman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 00:55 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer snags the offensive board | 55-63 |
| 00:53 | Grambling State | Robert Alderman misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 55-63 |
| 00:52 | Alcorn State | Richard Atkinson snags the defensive board | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Alcorn State | Richard Atkinson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Alderman - foul #5 on Robert Alderman, team foul #8 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno (PG) Robert Alderman | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Clarence Czapski (PG) Leon Judd | |
| 00:50 | Alcorn State | Richard Atkinson makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:50 | Alcorn State | Richard Atkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:50 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Aaron Sistrunk | 55-64 |
| 00:43 | Grambling State | Mark Goss misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-64 |
| 00:42 | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno grabs the offensive board | 55-64 |
| 00:38 | Grambling State | Mark Goss misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-64 |
| 00:37 | Alcorn State | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 55-64 |
| 00:34 | Alcorn State | Mark Goss is called for the reach on Robert Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Goss, team foul #9 | 55-64 |
| 00:34 | Alcorn State | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:34 | Alcorn State | Robert Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:34 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer pulls down the rebound | 55-65 |
| 00:27 | Grambling State | Richard Atkinson takes the ball from Arthur Zeno | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Alcorn State | Clarence Czapski runs out the clock | 55-65 |