| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Harold Whitfield (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Ringer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Paulson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Micheal Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gene Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Robert Hitchcock (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Rakes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Popp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - David Cleveland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Emory | Donald Popp inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Emory | David Cleveland clanks a runner near the basket | 37-36 |
| 19:36 | Emory | Ernest Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 19:14 | Emory | Robert Hitchcock misses the lay-in | 37-36 |
| 19:12 | Whittier | Micheal Thomas pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 18:57 | Whittier | Micheal Thomas clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 18:55 | Emory | Donald Popp grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 18:39 | Emory | Donald Popp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-36 |
| 18:37 | Whittier | Gene Thomas snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 18:32 | Whittier | Micheal Thomas can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Ernest Smith - foul #1 on Ernest Smith, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 18:32 | Whittier | Micheal Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 18:32 | Whittier | Micheal Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 18:14 | Emory | Donald Popp misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Kevin Paulson - foul #2 on Kevin Paulson, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| 18:14 | Emory | Donald Popp makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 18:14 | Emory | Donald Popp makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 17:59 | Whittier | Harold Whitfield misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-38 |
| 17:57 | Emory | Robert Hitchcock snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 17:43 | Emory | Wesley Rakes knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Popp | 39-40 |
| 17:26 | Whittier | Micheal Thomas misses the easy layup but the foul's on Donald Popp - foul #1 on Donald Popp, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| 17:26 | Whittier | Micheal Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 17:26 | Whittier | Micheal Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 17:26 | Emory | Ernest Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 17:10 | Emory | The jump hook by Ernest Smith is blocked by Micheal Thomas | 40-40 |
| 17:08 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Micheal Thomas | 40-40 |
| 16:55 | Whittier | Micheal Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by Wesley Rakes | 40-40 |
| 16:54 | Emory | Robert Hitchcock grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 16:32 | Emory | Wesley Rakes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 16:30 | Whittier | Micheal Thomas pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 16:18 | Whittier | Billy Ringer scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Harold Whitfield | 43-40 |
| 15:59 | Emory | David Cleveland misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 15:57 | Whittier | Micheal Thomas grabs the board | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Harold Whitfield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Ringer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Paulson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Micheal Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Gene Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Robert Hitchcock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Rakes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Popp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - David Cleveland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Whittier | Harold Whitfield travels with the ball | 43-40 |
| Subs | Whittier | Derrick Truby (PG), Sean Johnson (SG), Gerald Harris (SF), Thomas Piszczatowski (PF), Alvin Wentworth (C) Harold Whitfield, Billy Ringer, Kevin Paulson, Micheal Thomas, Gene Thomas | |
| Subs | Emory | Gregory Howell (PG), Raymond Duncan (SG), Bennie Emmerich (SF), Fred Ryan (PF), James Williams (C) Robert Hitchcock, Wesley Rakes, Donald Popp, Ernest Smith, David Cleveland | |
| 15:10 | Emory | Bennie Emmerich misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Gerald Harris - foul #1 on Gerald Harris, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| 15:10 | Emory | Bennie Emmerich makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 15:10 | Emory | Bennie Emmerich makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:48 | Whittier | Sean Johnson's pass is intercepted by Bennie Emmerich | 43-42 |
| 14:32 | Emory | James Williams misses the easy layup | 43-42 |
| 14:30 | Whittier | Gerald Harris snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 14:09 | Whittier | Thomas Piszczatowski makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Derrick Truby | 46-42 |
| 13:54 | Emory | Fred Ryan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Williams | 46-44 |
| 13:35 | Whittier | Thomas Piszczatowski clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 13:34 | Whittier | Gerald Harris grabs the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 13:19 | Whittier | Bennie Emmerich picks off the pass by Gerald Harris | 46-44 |
| 13:11 | Emory | Derrick Truby is called for the reach on Bennie Emmerich - foul #3 on Derrick Truby, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Whittier | Harold Whitfield (PG), Billy Ringer (SG), Kevin Paulson (SF), Micheal Thomas (PF), Gene Thomas (C) Derrick Truby, Sean Johnson, Gerald Harris, Thomas Piszczatowski, Alvin Wentworth | |
| Subs | Emory | Robert Hitchcock (PG), Wesley Rakes (SG), Donald Popp (SF), Ernest Smith (PF), David Cleveland (C) Bennie Emmerich, Raymond Duncan, Gregory Howell, Fred Ryan, James Williams | |
| 13:01 | Emory | Wesley Rakes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 12:59 | Whittier | Gene Thomas grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 12:46 | Whittier | Wesley Rakes steps in front of the Gene Thomas pass | 46-44 |
| 12:33 | Emory | Ernest Smith misses the dunk | 46-44 |
| 12:31 | Whittier | Kevin Paulson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 12:23 | Whittier | Harold Whitfield is fouled on the floor by Ernest Smith - foul #2 on Ernest Smith, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| 12:10 | Whittier | Billy Ringer is hacked by Wesley Rakes - foul #3 on Wesley Rakes, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| 11:53 | Whittier | Harold Whitfield comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-44 |
| 11:51 | Whittier | Kevin Paulson pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Harold Whitfield (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Ringer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Paulson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Micheal Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Gene Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Robert Hitchcock (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Rakes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Donald Popp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - David Cleveland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Whittier | Harold Whitfield connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Kevin Paulson | 49-44 |
| 11:26 | Emory | Robert Hitchcock is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| 11:15 | Whittier | Billy Ringer is denied on a layup by David Cleveland | 49-44 |
| 11:13 | Emory | Robert Hitchcock pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 11:08 | Emory | A charge is called on Robert Hitchcock - foul #1 on Robert Hitchcock, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | Emory | Gregory Howell (PG) Robert Hitchcock | |
| 10:53 | Whittier | Billy Ringer clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 10:52 | Emory | The rebound goes to Wesley Rakes | 49-44 |
| 10:33 | Emory | Donald Popp misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 10:32 | Emory | Ernest Smith snags the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 10:18 | Emory | Wesley Rakes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Billy Ringer - foul #2 on Billy Ringer, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Whittier | Derrick Truby (PG) Harold Whitfield | |
| Subs | Emory | Fred Ryan (PF) Ernest Smith | |
| 10:18 | Emory | Wesley Rakes makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 10:18 | Emory | Wesley Rakes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 10:04 | Whittier | Gene Thomas misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-46 |
| 10:03 | Emory | Wesley Rakes snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 09:45 | Emory | Gregory Howell misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 09:44 | Emory | Donald Popp snags the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 09:30 | Emory | Donald Popp misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 09:28 | Whittier | Derrick Truby grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 09:24 | Whittier | Derrick Truby can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 09:22 | Whittier | Billy Ringer grabs the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 09:13 | Whittier | Micheal Thomas misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Wesley Rakes - foul #4 on Wesley Rakes, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Whittier | Harold Whitfield (PG), Thomas Piszczatowski (SF), Alvin Wentworth (C) Billy Ringer, Kevin Paulson, Gene Thomas | |
| Subs | Emory | Robert Hitchcock (PG), Raymond Duncan (SG), James Williams (C) Wesley Rakes, Donald Popp, David Cleveland | |
| 09:13 | Whittier | Micheal Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:13 | Whittier | Micheal Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:13 | Emory | Fred Ryan snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 08:51 | Emory | Alvin Wentworth swats the layup by Fred Ryan | 49-46 |
| 08:49 | Whittier | Micheal Thomas snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 08:31 | Whittier | Harold Whitfield misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 08:30 | Emory | James Williams snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 08:24 | Emory | Gregory Howell hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Williams | 49-48 |
| 08:10 | Whittier | Fred Ryan is called for the reach on Harold Whitfield - foul #2 on Fred Ryan, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Whittier | Gerald Harris (SF) Micheal Thomas | |
| Subs | Emory | Ernest Smith (PF) James Williams | |
| 08:10 | Whittier | Harold Whitfield misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 08:10 | Emory | Ernest Smith pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 07:41 | Emory | Ernest Smith misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 49-48 |
| 07:39 | Emory | Fred Ryan tips it in | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Harold Whitfield (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Derrick Truby (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Piszczatowski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Alvin Wentworth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Robert Hitchcock (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Howell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Fred Ryan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Whittier | Harold Whitfield knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Derrick Truby and he's hacked by Fred Ryan - foul #3 on Fred Ryan, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Whittier | Billy Ringer (SG), Kevin Paulson (SF), Gene Thomas (C) Derrick Truby, Gerald Harris, Alvin Wentworth | |
| Subs | Emory | Wesley Rakes (SG), Donald Popp (SF), David Cleveland (C) Raymond Duncan, Gregory Howell, Fred Ryan | |
| 07:23 | Whittier | Harold Whitfield makes the free throw | 52-50 |
| 07:15 | Emory | Wesley Rakes connects on the fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Thomas Piszczatowski - foul #2 on Thomas Piszczatowski, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Whittier | Sean Johnson (PG) Harold Whitfield | |
| Subs | Emory | | |
| 07:15 | Emory | Wesley Rakes makes the free throw | 52-53 |
| 07:02 | Whittier | Gene Thomas is fouled on the floor by David Cleveland - foul #2 on David Cleveland, team foul #9 | 52-53 |
| 07:02 | Whittier | Gene Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 07:02 | Emory | Ernest Smith snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 06:50 | Emory | Wesley Rakes drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 06:32 | Whittier | Sean Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 06:30 | Emory | The rebound goes to David Cleveland | 52-56 |
| 06:08 | Emory | Robert Hitchcock misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 52-56 |
| 06:07 | Emory | Ernest Smith gets the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 05:51 | Emory | The short jumper by Ernest Smith is denied by Thomas Piszczatowski | 52-56 |
| 05:49 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Gene Thomas | 52-56 |
| 05:45 | Whittier | Sean Johnson's pass is intercepted by Wesley Rakes in the backcourt | 52-56 |
| 05:28 | Emory | Robert Hitchcock hits the finger roll set up by Wesley Rakes | 52-58 |
| 05:11 | Whittier | Thomas Piszczatowski misses the jumper from the free throw line | 52-58 |
| 05:10 | Whittier | Thomas Piszczatowski tips it back up and in | 54-58 |
| 04:53 | Emory | Robert Hitchcock misses the lay-in | 54-58 |
| 04:51 | Whittier | Thomas Piszczatowski grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 04:51 | Whittier | Whittier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-58 |
| Subs | Whittier | Harold Whitfield (PG), Micheal Thomas (PF) Sean Johnson, Thomas Piszczatowski | |
| Subs | Emory | | |
| 04:34 | Whittier | Micheal Thomas makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Harold Whitfield | 56-58 |
| 04:21 | Emory | Donald Popp scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-61 |
| 04:09 | Whittier | Kevin Paulson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 04:08 | Emory | Ernest Smith pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| 03:53 | Emory | Donald Popp drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Whittier | Gene Thomas lays it up and in on a great pass from Billy Ringer | 58-64 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Harold Whitfield (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Ringer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Paulson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Micheal Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Gene Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emory | PG - Robert Hitchcock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Rakes (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Donald Popp (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. C - David Cleveland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Emory | David Cleveland hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Hitchcock | 58-66 |
| 03:04 | Whittier | David Cleveland swats the layup by Micheal Thomas | 58-66 |
| 03:03 | Whittier | Kevin Paulson snags the offensive board | 58-66 |
| 02:56 | Whittier | Kevin Paulson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-66 |
| 02:55 | Emory | Wesley Rakes gets the rebound | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:34 | Emory | Donald Popp misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Paulson - foul #3 on Kevin Paulson, team foul #6 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Whittier | Thomas Piszczatowski (C) Gene Thomas | |
| Subs | Emory | Gregory Howell (PG), Fred Ryan (PF) Robert Hitchcock, Ernest Smith | |
| 02:34 | Emory | Donald Popp makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 02:34 | Emory | Donald Popp misses the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 02:34 | Whittier | Micheal Thomas snags the defensive board | 58-67 |
| 02:19 | Whittier | Harold Whitfield misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-67 |
| 02:17 | Emory | Donald Popp grabs the defensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 02:17 | Emory | Emory calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| Subs | Whittier | Gene Thomas (C) Thomas Piszczatowski | |
| Subs | Emory | Ernest Smith (PF) Fred Ryan | |
| 01:52 | Emory | Wesley Rakes buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by David Cleveland | 58-70 |
| 01:29 | Whittier | Gene Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-70 |
| 01:27 | Whittier | Harold Whitfield tips it but misses | 58-70 |
| 01:25 | Emory | Ernest Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 58-70 |
| 01:06 | Emory | Wesley Rakes is hacked by Kevin Paulson - foul #4 on Kevin Paulson, team foul #7 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Whittier | Derrick Truby (PG), Sean Johnson (SG), Gerald Harris (SF), Thomas Piszczatowski (PF), Alvin Wentworth (C) Harold Whitfield, Billy Ringer, Kevin Paulson, Micheal Thomas, Gene Thomas | |
| Subs | Emory | Raymond Duncan (PG), Fred Ryan (PF), James Williams (C) Donald Popp, Ernest Smith, David Cleveland | |
| 01:06 | Emory | Wesley Rakes makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 01:06 | Emory | Wesley Rakes misses the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 01:06 | Whittier | Alvin Wentworth grabs the board | 58-71 |
| 00:49 | Whittier | Sean Johnson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-71 |
| 00:48 | Whittier | Derrick Truby tips it home | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Emory | Wesley Rakes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Raymond Duncan | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Emory | Emory is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Whittier | Sean Johnson hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 62-73 |
| 00:00 | Emory | Raymond Duncan runs out the clock | 62-73 |