| Lineup | Millsaps | PG - John Dorgan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Fike (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Blankinship (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Russell Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Basinger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Lawson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Vick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Franklin | William Lawson inbounds the ball | 40-34 |
| Game Plan | Millsaps | Millsaps is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Franklin | William Lawson's fadeaway is rejected by Jesse Blankinship | 40-34 |
| 19:46 | Millsaps | Jesse Blankinship pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 19:41 | Millsaps | Richard Wilson travels with the ball | 40-34 |
| 19:30 | Franklin | William Smith steals the ball from John Vick | 40-34 |
| 19:13 | Millsaps | Jesse Blankinship misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 19:11 | Millsaps | James Fike gets the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 18:56 | Millsaps | William Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-34 |
| 18:54 | Millsaps | John Dorgan snags the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 18:41 | Millsaps | Jesse Blankinship misses long on a floater in the lane | 40-34 |
| 18:39 | Franklin | The rebound goes to John Jones | 40-34 |
| 18:34 | Franklin | Jesse Blankinship swats the layup by Richard Basinger | 40-34 |
| 18:33 | Millsaps | Jesse Blankinship gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 18:17 | Millsaps | John Dorgan comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 40-34 |
| 18:16 | Franklin | Russell Anderson grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 18:12 | Franklin | William Smith is called for the reach on Richard Basinger - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 17:50 | Franklin | John Jones misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-34 |
| 17:48 | Franklin | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Basinger | 40-34 |
| 17:28 | Franklin | Richard Basinger makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Russell Anderson | 40-37 |
| 17:19 | Millsaps | John Dorgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Jim McHalffey (SG), Donald Hall (SF), Freddy Lillis (PF), John Thompson (C) Richard Wilson, James Fike, Jesse Blankinship, William Smith | |
| Subs | Franklin | Bernard Franklin (PG), Richard Huntley (SG), Richard Person (SF), Lloyd Croft (PF), James Thomas (C) Russell Anderson, Richard Basinger, William Lawson, John Vick, John Jones | |
| 17:00 | Franklin | Richard Person drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Richard Huntley | 40-40 |
| 16:44 | Millsaps | John Dorgan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 16:42 | Franklin | The rebound goes to Lloyd Croft | 40-40 |
| 16:36 | Franklin | Richard Person misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| 16:35 | Millsaps | Donald Hall snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 16:20 | Millsaps | Donald Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Christopher Schwarzenberg (PG), James Fike (SF) John Dorgan, Freddy Lillis | |
| Subs | Franklin | Richard Basinger (SG) Richard Person | |
| 16:06 | Franklin | Lloyd Croft buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Bernard Franklin | 40-42 |
| 15:44 | Millsaps | John Thompson comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 40-42 |
| 15:43 | Millsaps | James Fike grabs the offensive board | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Millsaps | PG - Christopher Schwarzenberg (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jim McHalffey (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Fike (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Hall (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Bernard Franklin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Basinger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Huntley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Lloyd Croft (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Millsaps | Jim McHalffey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Basinger - foul #3 on Richard Basinger, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Richard Wilson (SG), Jesse Blankinship (PF), William Smith (C) Christopher Schwarzenberg, Donald Hall, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Franklin | Russell Anderson (PG), William Lawson (SF), John Vick (PF), John Jones (C) Bernard Franklin, Richard Huntley, Lloyd Croft, James Thomas | |
| 15:28 | Millsaps | Jim McHalffey makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 15:28 | Millsaps | Jim McHalffey makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:59 | Franklin | Richard Basinger comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 14:58 | Millsaps | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 14:54 | Millsaps | Jesse Blankinship banks in the layup on a great pass from William Smith | 44-42 |
| 14:42 | Franklin | Russell Anderson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Basinger | 44-45 |
| 14:26 | Millsaps | Richard Wilson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jim McHalffey | 47-45 |
| 14:10 | Franklin | Richard Basinger comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 14:09 | Franklin | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Anderson | 47-45 |
| 14:00 | Franklin | John Vick blows the layup but the foul's on Jesse Blankinship - foul #3 on Jesse Blankinship, team foul #2 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Millsaps | John Dorgan (PG), Christopher Schwarzenberg (SG), Donald Hall (SF), Freddy Lillis (PF) Jim McHalffey, Richard Wilson, James Fike, Jesse Blankinship | |
| Subs | Franklin | Richard Huntley (SG) Richard Basinger | |
| 14:00 | Franklin | John Vick makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 14:00 | Franklin | John Vick makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 13:47 | Millsaps | William Smith clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-47 |
| 13:46 | Franklin | Russell Anderson snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 13:40 | Franklin | John Jones misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Donald Hall - foul #1 on Donald Hall, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Millsaps | | |
| Subs | Franklin | Bernard Franklin (PG), Richard Person (SF), Lloyd Croft (PF) Russell Anderson, William Lawson, John Vick | |
| 13:40 | Franklin | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 13:40 | Franklin | John Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 13:40 | Franklin | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Croft | 47-48 |
| 13:26 | Franklin | Donald Hall steps in front of the Richard Person pass | 47-48 |
| 13:22 | Millsaps | Christopher Schwarzenberg banks in the layup set up by Donald Hall | 49-48 |
| 13:07 | Franklin | Bernard Franklin makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Person | 49-51 |
| 12:56 | Millsaps | Christopher Schwarzenberg makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Dorgan | 52-51 |
| 12:41 | Franklin | Bernard Franklin drills a floater from the right side | 52-53 |
| 12:25 | Millsaps | Freddy Lillis loses the dribble to John Jones | 52-53 |
| 12:11 | Franklin | Richard Huntley drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Lloyd Croft | 52-56 |
| 12:06 | Millsaps | Bernard Franklin picks off the pass by Christopher Schwarzenberg | 52-56 |
| 12:00 | Franklin | John Dorgan takes the ball from Bernard Franklin in the backcourt | 52-56 |
| 11:57 | Millsaps | Christopher Schwarzenberg lays it up and in on a great pass from John Dorgan | 54-56 |
| 11:48 | Franklin | Richard Person scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Jones | 54-59 |
| 11:30 | Millsaps | William Smith can't finish the layup | 54-59 |
| 11:28 | Franklin | Lloyd Croft grabs the board | 54-59 |
| Lineup | Millsaps | PG - John Dorgan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Schwarzenberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Hall (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Freddy Lillis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Bernard Franklin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Huntley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Person (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lloyd Croft (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Franklin | Richard Huntley is hacked by Freddy Lillis - foul #1 on Freddy Lillis, team foul #4 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Jim McHalffey (PG), Richard Wilson (SG), James Fike (SF), Jesse Blankinship (PF), John Thompson (C) John Dorgan, Christopher Schwarzenberg, Donald Hall, Freddy Lillis, William Smith | |
| Subs | Franklin | Russell Anderson (PG), Richard Basinger (SG), William Lawson (SF), John Vick (PF), James Thomas (C) Bernard Franklin, Richard Huntley, Richard Person, Lloyd Croft, John Jones | |
| 10:56 | Franklin | William Lawson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on William Lawson, team foul #2 | 54-59 |
| 10:40 | Millsaps | Richard Wilson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jim McHalffey | 57-59 |
| 10:33 | Franklin | Russell Anderson makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Vick | 57-61 |
| 10:17 | Millsaps | James Fike connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 10:02 | Franklin | John Thompson is called for the reach on James Thomas - foul #2 on John Thompson, team foul #5 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Millsaps | John Dorgan (PG) Jim McHalffey | |
| Subs | Franklin | | |
| 09:46 | Franklin | James Thomas hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Richard Basinger | 59-63 |
| 09:36 | Millsaps | James Fike misses short on a floater from the baseline | 59-63 |
| 09:34 | Millsaps | John Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 09:18 | Millsaps | Jesse Blankinship lays it in on a nice dish by John Dorgan and he's hacked by James Thomas - foul #2 on James Thomas, team foul #3 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Donald Hall (C) John Thompson | |
| Subs | Franklin | Lloyd Croft (PF), Richard Radtke (C) John Vick, James Thomas | |
| 09:18 | Millsaps | Jesse Blankinship makes the free throw | 62-63 |
| 09:01 | Franklin | William Lawson can't finish the layup | 62-63 |
| 09:00 | Franklin | Lloyd Croft tips it home | 62-65 |
| 08:37 | Millsaps | Jesse Blankinship clanks a 3 from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 08:36 | Franklin | Richard Radtke grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 08:32 | Franklin | Richard Radtke is fouled on the floor by Richard Wilson - foul #2 on Richard Wilson, team foul #6 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Jim McHalffey (SG), Freddy Lillis (PF), William Smith (C) Richard Wilson, James Fike, Jesse Blankinship | |
| Subs | Franklin | Bernard Franklin (PG), Richard Huntley (SG), Richard Person (SF) Russell Anderson, Richard Basinger, William Lawson | |
| 08:19 | Franklin | Richard Huntley misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-65 |
| 08:17 | Millsaps | The rebound goes to John Dorgan | 62-65 |
| 07:53 | Millsaps | Bernard Franklin is called for the reach on John Dorgan - foul #1 on Bernard Franklin, team foul #4 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Millsaps | | |
| Subs | Franklin | John Vick (PF), John Jones (C) Lloyd Croft, Richard Radtke | |
| 07:29 | Millsaps | Donald Hall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Person - foul #2 on Richard Person, team foul #5 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Christopher Schwarzenberg (PG), James Fike (SF) John Dorgan, Freddy Lillis | |
| Subs | Franklin | Richard Basinger (SG) Richard Person | |
| 07:29 | Millsaps | Donald Hall makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 07:29 | Millsaps | Donald Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| Lineup | Millsaps | PG - Christopher Schwarzenberg (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jim McHalffey (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Fike (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Bernard Franklin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Basinger (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Huntley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - John Vick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Franklin | Richard Huntley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-65 |
| 07:10 | Millsaps | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| 06:43 | Millsaps | James Fike's layup is rejected by John Jones | 64-65 |
| 06:41 | Millsaps | James Fike pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 06:35 | Millsaps | Donald Hall scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Schwarzenberg | 66-65 |
| 06:12 | Franklin | Bernard Franklin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 66-65 |
| 06:11 | Millsaps | James Fike grabs the board | 66-65 |
| 06:07 | Millsaps | Jim McHalffey scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Schwarzenberg | 68-65 |
| 06:00 | Franklin | Richard Basinger knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Bernard Franklin | 68-68 |
| 06:00 | Millsaps | Millsaps calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Subs | Millsaps | John Dorgan (PG), Richard Wilson (SG), Jesse Blankinship (PF) Christopher Schwarzenberg, Jim McHalffey, Donald Hall | |
| Subs | Franklin | Russell Anderson (PG), William Lawson (SF) Bernard Franklin, Richard Huntley | |
| 05:42 | Millsaps | William Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-68 |
| 05:40 | Franklin | Richard Basinger gets the rebound | 68-68 |
| 05:15 | Franklin | Richard Basinger misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-68 |
| 05:14 | Millsaps | James Fike gets the rebound | 68-68 |
| 05:04 | Millsaps | Richard Wilson misses long on a shot from the right side | 68-68 |
| 05:02 | Franklin | Richard Basinger gets the rebound | 68-68 |
| 04:57 | Franklin | John Vick loses the dribble to John Dorgan | 68-68 |
| 04:33 | Millsaps | Richard Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-68 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Donald Hall (C) William Smith | |
| Subs | Franklin | Lloyd Croft (PF) John Vick | |
| 04:09 | Franklin | William Lawson misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 68-68 |
| 04:08 | Millsaps | The rebound goes to Richard Wilson | 68-68 |
| 04:01 | Millsaps | John Dorgan misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-68 |
| 03:59 | Franklin | Lloyd Croft grabs the board | 68-68 |
| 03:53 | Franklin | Donald Hall picks off the pass by Lloyd Croft | 68-68 |
| 03:42 | Millsaps | Jesse Blankinship comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 68-68 |
| 03:41 | Millsaps | John Dorgan can't tip it in | 68-68 |
| 03:40 | Millsaps | James Fike tips it back up and in | 70-68 |
| 03:21 | Franklin | Russell Anderson clanks a floater from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 03:20 | Millsaps | James Fike gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| Lineup | Millsaps | PG - John Dorgan (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Fike (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. PF - Jesse Blankinship (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Donald Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Franklin | PG - Russell Anderson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Basinger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Lawson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lloyd Croft (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:02 | Millsaps | Donald Hall scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Jesse Blankinship | 72-68 |
| 02:50 | Franklin | Richard Basinger loses the dribble to James Fike | 72-68 |
| 02:21 | Millsaps | Donald Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-68 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Christopher Schwarzenberg (PG), Jim McHalffey (SG), Freddy Lillis (SF), Clifton Coria (PF), William Smith (C) John Dorgan, Richard Wilson, James Fike, Jesse Blankinship, Donald Hall | |
| Subs | Franklin | Bernard Franklin (PG), Richard Huntley (SG), Richard Person (SF), John Vick (PF), James Thomas (C) Russell Anderson, Richard Basinger, William Lawson, Lloyd Croft, John Jones | |
| 02:19 | Franklin | Bernard Franklin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-68 |
| 02:00 | Millsaps | Jim McHalffey jams it set up by Christopher Schwarzenberg | 74-68 |
| 02:00 | Franklin | Franklin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-68 |
| Subs | Millsaps | John Dorgan (PG), Richard Wilson (SG), James Fike (SF), Jesse Blankinship (PF) Christopher Schwarzenberg, Jim McHalffey, Freddy Lillis, Clifton Coria | |
| Subs | Franklin | Russell Anderson (PG), Richard Basinger (SG), William Lawson (SF), John Jones (C) Bernard Franklin, Richard Huntley, Richard Person, James Thomas | |
| 01:39 | Franklin | John Jones misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jesse Blankinship - foul #4 on Jesse Blankinship, team foul #7 | 74-68 |
| 01:39 | Franklin | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 01:39 | Franklin | John Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 01:39 | Millsaps | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 74-69 |
| 01:25 | Millsaps | Richard Wilson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by John Dorgan | 76-69 |
| 01:06 | Franklin | Richard Basinger misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 76-69 |
| 01:05 | Franklin | The offensive rebound goes to John Jones | 76-69 |
| 00:54 | Franklin | Russell Anderson hits the finger roll | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Millsaps | Millsaps is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Millsaps | Richard Wilson is fouled on the floor by Richard Basinger - foul #4 on Richard Basinger, team foul #6 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Jim McHalffey (PG) John Dorgan | |
| Subs | Franklin | | |
| Game Plan | Millsaps | Millsaps is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Millsaps | William Smith is hacked by Richard Basinger - foul #5 on Richard Basinger, team foul #7 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Millsaps | John Dorgan (PG), Freddy Lillis (SF) Richard Wilson, James Fike | |
| Subs | Franklin | Richard Huntley (SG) Richard Basinger | |
| 00:29 | Millsaps | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:29 | Millsaps | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | Millsaps | Millsaps is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Franklin | Franklin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Franklin | Richard Huntley misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 78-71 |
| 00:21 | Franklin | Richard Huntley grabs the offensive rebound | 78-71 |
| 00:19 | Franklin | Russell Anderson makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Richard Huntley | 78-74 |
| 00:19 | Millsaps | Millsaps calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-74 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Richard Wilson (SG), James Fike (SF) John Dorgan, Freddy Lillis | |
| Subs | Franklin | | |
| 00:18 | Millsaps | Russell Anderson is called for the reach on Jim McHalffey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Anderson, team foul #8 | 78-74 |
| 00:18 | Millsaps | Jim McHalffey makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:18 | Millsaps | Jim McHalffey makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:12 | Franklin | Richard Huntley scores on a 3 from straight away | 80-77 |
| 00:09 | Millsaps | Russell Anderson is called for the reach on Jim McHalffey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Russell Anderson, team foul #9 | 80-77 |
| 00:09 | Millsaps | Jim McHalffey makes the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:09 | Millsaps | Jim McHalffey makes the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:03 | Franklin | John Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 82-77 |
| Subs | Millsaps | John Dorgan (PG), Freddy Lillis (SF) Richard Wilson, James Fike | |
| Subs | Franklin | | |
| 00:01 | Millsaps | Richard Huntley is called for the reach on Freddy Lillis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Huntley, team foul #10 | 82-77 |
| 00:01 | Millsaps | Freddy Lillis makes the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:01 | Millsaps | Freddy Lillis makes the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:00 | Franklin | Russell Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 84-77 |