| Lineup | Bates | PG - Thomas Roper (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Mark Coffee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Rickman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tyson Springs (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Pugh (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Donald Lovin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Helms (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hubert Bearden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Gaston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Noel Collins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bates | Floyd Rickman inbounds the ball | 39-38 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Bates | Gerald Gaston is called for the reach on Tyson Springs - foul #1 on Gerald Gaston, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| 19:21 | Bates | Mark Coffee misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Donald Lovin - foul #1 on Donald Lovin, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| 19:21 | Bates | Mark Coffee makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 19:21 | Bates | Mark Coffee misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 19:21 | Emory | Gerald Gaston grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 19:09 | Emory | Mark Coffee picks off the pass by Hubert Bearden | 40-38 |
| 18:47 | Bates | Thomas Roper's pass is intercepted by Gerald Gaston | 40-38 |
| 18:37 | Emory | Gerald Gaston knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Hubert Bearden | 40-40 |
| 18:30 | Bates | John Pugh comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 18:28 | Bates | Mark Coffee pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 18:18 | Bates | Mark Coffee clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Helms - foul #1 on James Helms, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| 18:18 | Bates | Mark Coffee misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 18:18 | Bates | Mark Coffee makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 17:56 | Emory | James Helms misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 17:54 | Emory | Gerald Gaston tips it in | 41-42 |
| 17:36 | Bates | Floyd Rickman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 41-42 |
| 17:34 | Emory | The rebound goes to Gerald Gaston | 41-42 |
| 17:14 | Emory | Noel Collins connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Donald Lovin | 41-44 |
| 16:54 | Bates | Floyd Rickman buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Mark Coffee | 43-44 |
| 16:50 | Emory | James Helms's fadeaway is rejected by Tyson Springs | 43-44 |
| 16:49 | Bates | Tyson Springs grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 16:39 | Bates | John Pugh knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Coffee | 45-44 |
| 16:22 | Emory | James Helms buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Gerald Gaston | 45-47 |
| 16:01 | Bates | John Pugh can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 16:00 | Bates | John Pugh snags the offensive board | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Thomas Roper (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Mark Coffee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Floyd Rickman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tyson Springs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - John Pugh (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Donald Lovin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Helms (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hubert Bearden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Gaston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Noel Collins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Bates | John Pugh misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 15:36 | Emory | James Helms gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 15:26 | Emory | Hubert Bearden misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 15:25 | Bates | John Pugh pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 15:10 | Bates | Mark Coffee loses the dribble to James Helms | 45-47 |
| 14:50 | Emory | Noel Collins buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by James Helms and the foul's on Tyson Springs - foul #1 on Tyson Springs, team foul #1 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Bates | Richard Dempsey (PG), Earl Holtz (SG), Elwood Anderson (SF), Aaron Johnson (PF), Bobby Treiber (C) Thomas Roper, Mark Coffee, Floyd Rickman, Tyson Springs, John Pugh | |
| Subs | Emory | Joe Bober (PG), Troy Wallace (SG), Bill Teague (SF), Michael Westfall (PF) Donald Lovin, James Helms, Hubert Bearden, Gerald Gaston | |
| 14:50 | Emory | Noel Collins makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| 14:27 | Bates | Bobby Treiber connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Elwood Anderson | 47-50 |
| 14:13 | Emory | Bill Teague misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 14:12 | Emory | Noel Collins tips it home | 47-52 |
| 13:56 | Bates | Richard Dempsey makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 13:43 | Emory | Bill Teague is fouled on the floor by Richard Dempsey - foul #1 on Richard Dempsey, team foul #2 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| Subs | Emory | William Allen (C) Noel Collins | |
| 13:29 | Emory | Bill Teague connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Bober | 50-55 |
| 13:13 | Bates | Earl Holtz is whistled for a carry | 50-55 |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| Subs | Emory | Donald Lovin (PG) Joe Bober | |
| 12:49 | Emory | Richard Dempsey picks off the pass by Donald Lovin | 50-55 |
| 12:28 | Bates | Richard Dempsey connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Bobby Treiber | 52-55 |
| 12:03 | Emory | Bill Teague misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-55 |
| 12:02 | Bates | Aaron Johnson pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Richard Dempsey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Holtz (fresh) SF - Elwood Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bobby Treiber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Donald Lovin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Troy Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bill Teague (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Westfall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Allen (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Bates | Bill Teague takes the ball from Elwood Anderson | 52-55 |
| 11:37 | Emory | Bill Teague lays it in | 52-57 |
| 11:28 | Bates | Bobby Treiber connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Earl Holtz | 54-57 |
| 11:04 | Emory | William Allen misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Dempsey - foul #2 on Richard Dempsey, team foul #3 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Bates | Thomas Roper (PG), Mark Coffee (SG), Floyd Rickman (SF), Tyson Springs (PF), John Pugh (C) Richard Dempsey, Earl Holtz, Elwood Anderson, Aaron Johnson, Bobby Treiber | |
| Subs | Emory | James Helms (SG), Hubert Bearden (SF), Gerald Gaston (PF) Troy Wallace, Bill Teague, Michael Westfall | |
| 11:04 | Emory | William Allen makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 11:04 | Emory | William Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 10:41 | Bates | Mark Coffee knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Roper | 56-59 |
| 10:24 | Emory | Hubert Bearden is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Hubert Bearden, team foul #4 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| Subs | Emory | Noel Collins (C) William Allen | |
| 10:15 | Bates | Floyd Rickman connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Thomas Roper and the foul's on Donald Lovin - foul #2 on Donald Lovin, team foul #5 | 58-59 |
| 10:15 | Bates | Floyd Rickman makes the free throw | 59-59 |
| 10:01 | Emory | Noel Collins is fouled on the floor by John Pugh - foul #2 on John Pugh, team foul #4 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| Subs | Emory | Joe Bober (PG) Donald Lovin | |
| 09:49 | Emory | Noel Collins knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Bober | 59-61 |
| 09:38 | Bates | Floyd Rickman can't finish the layup | 59-61 |
| 09:36 | Emory | Gerald Gaston grabs the board | 59-61 |
| 09:22 | Emory | Noel Collins hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joe Bober | 59-63 |
| 09:02 | Bates | Thomas Roper can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 59-63 |
| 09:00 | Emory | The rebound goes to Joe Bober | 59-63 |
| 08:55 | Emory | Joe Bober is fouled on the floor by Floyd Rickman - foul #1 on Floyd Rickman, team foul #5 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Bates | Aaron Johnson (C) John Pugh | |
| Subs | Emory | Donald Lovin (PG) Joe Bober | |
| 08:40 | Emory | Gerald Gaston clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Tyson Springs - foul #2 on Tyson Springs, team foul #6 | 59-63 |
| 08:40 | Emory | Gerald Gaston misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 08:40 | Emory | Gerald Gaston misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 08:40 | Bates | Mark Coffee grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 08:23 | Bates | Aaron Johnson connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Coffee | 61-63 |
| 08:11 | Emory | Hubert Bearden's fadeaway is rejected by Tyson Springs | 61-63 |
| 08:09 | Bates | Thomas Roper gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 08:04 | Bates | Gerald Gaston takes the ball from Floyd Rickman | 61-63 |
| 07:35 | Emory | Donald Lovin buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Helms | 61-65 |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Thomas Roper (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Mark Coffee (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Floyd Rickman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tyson Springs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Donald Lovin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Helms (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Hubert Bearden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gerald Gaston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Noel Collins (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Bates | Tyson Springs comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Gerald Gaston - foul #2 on Gerald Gaston, team foul #6 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Bates | Richard Dempsey (PG), Earl Holtz (SG), Elwood Anderson (SF) Thomas Roper, Mark Coffee, Floyd Rickman | |
| Subs | Emory | Troy Wallace (SG), Bill Teague (SF), Michael Westfall (PF) James Helms, Hubert Bearden, Gerald Gaston | |
| 07:19 | Bates | Tyson Springs makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 07:19 | Bates | Tyson Springs makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 06:50 | Emory | Aaron Johnson steals the ball from Bill Teague | 63-65 |
| 06:37 | Bates | Aaron Johnson misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Noel Collins - foul #3 on Noel Collins, team foul #7 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Bates | John Pugh (C) Tyson Springs | |
| Subs | Emory | William Allen (C) Noel Collins | |
| 06:37 | Bates | Aaron Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 06:37 | Bates | Aaron Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 06:37 | Emory | William Allen pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| 06:29 | Emory | Michael Westfall's layup is rejected by John Pugh | 64-65 |
| 06:28 | Bates | Aaron Johnson gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| 06:00 | Bates | William Allen is called for the reach on John Pugh - foul #1 on William Allen, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Bates | Floyd Rickman (SF) Elwood Anderson | |
| Subs | Emory | Joe Bober (PG), James Helms (SG) Donald Lovin, Troy Wallace | |
| 06:00 | Bates | John Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 06:00 | Bates | John Pugh misses the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 06:00 | Emory | The rebound goes to Michael Westfall | 65-65 |
| 05:45 | Emory | James Helms comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-65 |
| 05:43 | Emory | William Allen snags the offensive board | 65-65 |
| 05:28 | Emory | Earl Holtz takes the ball from Michael Westfall | 65-65 |
| 05:24 | Bates | Earl Holtz banks in the layup | 67-65 |
| 05:14 | Emory | Joe Bober drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by James Helms | 67-67 |
| 05:08 | Bates | Earl Holtz misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 67-67 |
| 05:07 | Emory | Joe Bober grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 04:51 | Emory | Joe Bober is hacked by Floyd Rickman - foul #2 on Floyd Rickman, team foul #7 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Bates | Thomas Roper (PG), Mark Coffee (SG), Bobby Treiber (PF) Richard Dempsey, Earl Holtz, Aaron Johnson | |
| Subs | Emory | Hubert Bearden (SF), Gerald Gaston (PF), Noel Collins (C) Bill Teague, Michael Westfall, William Allen | |
| 04:51 | Emory | Joe Bober misses the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 04:51 | Bates | Bobby Treiber snags the defensive board | 67-67 |
| 04:40 | Bates | Floyd Rickman's layup is rejected by Gerald Gaston | 67-67 |
| 04:38 | Bates | Bobby Treiber grabs the offensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 04:17 | Bates | John Pugh clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Helms - foul #2 on James Helms, team foul #9 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Bates | Earl Holtz (SF), Tyson Springs (PF) Floyd Rickman, Bobby Treiber | |
| Subs | Emory | Donald Lovin (PG) Joe Bober | |
| 04:17 | Bates | John Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:17 | Bates | John Pugh misses the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:17 | Bates | Tyson Springs gets the offensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 04:03 | Bates | Earl Holtz hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tyson Springs | 70-67 |
| 03:42 | Emory | James Helms is fouled on the floor by Earl Holtz - foul #1 on Earl Holtz, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Bates | Bobby Treiber (C) John Pugh | |
| Subs | Emory | | |
| 03:42 | Emory | James Helms makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 03:42 | Emory | James Helms misses the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 03:42 | Bates | Bobby Treiber gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 03:22 | Bates | Tyson Springs comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-68 |
| 03:20 | Bates | Thomas Roper grabs the offensive rebound | 70-68 |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Thomas Roper (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Mark Coffee (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earl Holtz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tyson Springs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Bobby Treiber (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Donald Lovin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Helms (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Hubert Bearden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gerald Gaston (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Noel Collins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Bates | Earl Holtz misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 03:13 | Emory | Hubert Bearden snags the defensive board | 70-68 |
| 02:57 | Emory | James Helms knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Donald Lovin | 70-71 |
| 02:57 | Bates | Bates calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-71 |
| Subs | Bates | Floyd Rickman (SF), Aaron Johnson (C) Earl Holtz, Bobby Treiber | |
| Subs | Emory | | |
| 02:39 | Bates | Mark Coffee drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Tyson Springs | 72-71 |
| 02:19 | Emory | Noel Collins comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 72-71 |
| 02:17 | Bates | Aaron Johnson grabs the board | 72-71 |
| 01:53 | Bates | Aaron Johnson makes the floater from the right block | 74-71 |
| 01:39 | Emory | Aaron Johnson takes the ball from Donald Lovin | 74-71 |
| 01:30 | Bates | Aaron Johnson misses long on a floater in the lane | 74-71 |
| 01:28 | Emory | Hubert Bearden pulls down the rebound | 74-71 |
| 01:22 | Emory | Hubert Bearden hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Lovin | 74-73 |
| 01:01 | Bates | Floyd Rickman clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 74-73 |
| 01:00 | Emory | The rebound goes to Gerald Gaston | 74-73 |
| 00:47 | Emory | Donald Lovin misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 74-73 |
| 00:46 | Emory | Gerald Gaston grabs the offensive board | 74-73 |
| 00:30 | Emory | James Helms's floater is tipped away by Tyson Springs | 74-73 |
| 00:29 | Bates | Floyd Rickman grabs the board | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Bates | Floyd Rickman is hacked by Donald Lovin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Lovin, team foul #10 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Bates | John Pugh (C) Aaron Johnson | |
| Subs | Emory | | |
| 00:27 | Bates | Floyd Rickman makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:27 | Bates | Floyd Rickman makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:02 | Emory | John Pugh takes the ball from James Helms | 76-73 |
| 00:01 | Bates | Thomas Roper is hacked by Donald Lovin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Lovin, team foul #11 | 76-73 |
| 00:01 | Bates | Thomas Roper makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:01 | Bates | Thomas Roper makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Emory | James Helms comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 78-73 |