Trinity got the ball to start the game and used four plays, culminating in a 25-yard run by Chris Baer, to score a touchdown.

The Tigers punted on their next possession and then Majors quarterback Juan Joseph's pass was intercepted by Lee Patterson at the Trinity 4-yard line.

Millsaps took over at the Trinity 20-yard line and four plays later scored a touchdown on a 12-yard pass from Joseph to Louis Conley.

[12] In the second quarter, Trinity held the Majors scoreless and made a field goal to take a 10–7 lead into halftime.

On fourth down, Blake Barmore completed a pass to Riley Curry for 13 yards for a touchdown, making it 24–22.

The Tigers tried to tie the game with a two-point conversion but Blake Barmore's pass attempt failed and Trinity had to kick the ball to Millsaps.

On the thirteenth lateral, Tomlin was taken down but tossed a no-look pitch over his shoulder to Hooten just before his knee hit the ground.

Jonathan Wiener, a Trinity sophomore English major from Jackson, Mississippi, had the play-by-play.

The video and audio feeds were mixed and uploaded live to a streaming videocast server by Bob Edwards of Dallas, Texas.

"[16] With the win, the Trinity Tigers remained in contention for the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) championship as well as an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III playoffs.

[17] Trinity won the championship for 2007, receiving a playoff berth but was ultimately eliminated in the first round by the University of Mary Hardin–Baylor.

"[19] Joe LaPointe of The New York Times called the broadcast of the play "The laterals heard round the world.

"[16] The San Antonio Express-News ran a byline calling it "'The most sensational, incredible ending in all of Division III' and then some".

[3] David Chancellor of San Antonio's WOAI called it "one of the greatest plays in sports history".

That night they gathered in the lobby of their hotel near the Millsaps campus to watch, in disbelief, as they made SportsCenter.