| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Dave Yearwood (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher Cureton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Payne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimmy Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Frederick Alston (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Ross (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Marco Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Her (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas inbounds the ball | 41-35 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-35 |
| 19:40 | Northwestern State | Marco Joseph grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 19:26 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Her hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Jerry Ross and he's hacked by Jimmy Hall - foul #3 on Jimmy Hall, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Harold Winfield (C) Jimmy Hall | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 19:26 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Her makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 19:05 | McNeese State | Harold Winfield can't finish the layup | 41-38 |
| 19:03 | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 18:44 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Her knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Jerry Ross | 41-40 |
| 18:30 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Harold Winfield | 43-40 |
| 18:24 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Frederick Alston | 43-43 |
| 18:10 | McNeese State | Robert Payne is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Frank Thomas | 45-43 |
| 17:52 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 17:34 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood misses long on a 3 from straight away | 45-46 |
| 17:32 | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 17:15 | Northwestern State | Robert Payne is called for the reach on Frederick Alston - foul #3 on Robert Payne, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer (PG), Jeffrey Craig (SG), Jeffrey Wyant (SF), Robert Smith (PF), James Hopkins (C) Dave Yearwood, Christopher Cureton, Frank Thomas, Robert Payne, Harold Winfield | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks (PG), David Butts (SG), Joseph Rubin (SF), Tim Weston (PF), Troy Laxton (C) Frederick Alston, Jerry Ross, Marco Joseph, Kenneth Her, Nicholas Lewis | |
| 16:59 | Northwestern State | Joseph Rubin is called for traveling | 45-46 |
| 16:57 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-46 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks drills a runner near the basket set up by David Butts and the foul's on James Hopkins - foul #1 on James Hopkins, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| 16:28 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Eugene Dicks - foul #1 on Eugene Dicks, team foul #1 | 45-49 |
| 16:28 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 16:28 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 16:10 | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 16:09 | McNeese State | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 15:52 | McNeese State | James Hopkins can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Troy Laxton - foul #3 on Troy Laxton, team foul #2 | 47-49 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Harold Winfield (SF), Jimmy Hall (C) Jeffrey Wyant, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston (PG), Jerry Ross (SG), Marco Joseph (SF), Thomas Santangelo (C) Eugene Dicks, David Butts, Joseph Rubin, Troy Laxton | |
| 15:52 | McNeese State | James Hopkins misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 15:52 | McNeese State | James Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Bernard Moyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Craig (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Winfield (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Frederick Alston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jerry Ross (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marco Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tim Weston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Santangelo (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 15:34 | Northwestern State | Tim Weston grabs the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 15:15 | Northwestern State | James Hopkins swats the layup by Thomas Santangelo | 48-49 |
| 15:13 | McNeese State | Harold Winfield pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 14:56 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Craig buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Bernard Moyer | 51-49 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern State | Tim Weston is called for traveling | 51-49 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood (PG), Christopher Cureton (SG), Frank Thomas (SF), Robert Payne (PF) Bernard Moyer, Jeffrey Craig, Harold Winfield, James Hopkins | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks (PG), David Butts (SG), Joseph Rubin (SF), Kenneth Her (PF), Troy Laxton (C) Frederick Alston, Jerry Ross, Marco Joseph, Tim Weston, Thomas Santangelo | |
| 14:26 | McNeese State | Christopher Cureton is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Dicks - foul #2 on Eugene Dicks, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Smith (C) Jimmy Hall | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 14:11 | McNeese State | David Butts is called for the reach on Robert Smith - foul #2 on David Butts, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Nicholas Lewis (C) Troy Laxton | |
| 13:51 | McNeese State | Christopher Cureton misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 13:50 | Northwestern State | Nicholas Lewis gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 13:37 | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Christopher Cureton - foul #1 on Christopher Cureton, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Harold Winfield (C) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross (SG), Marco Joseph (SF), Troy Laxton (PF) David Butts, Joseph Rubin, Kenneth Her | |
| 13:37 | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 13:37 | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 13:30 | McNeese State | Marco Joseph steals the ball from Dave Yearwood | 51-51 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross hits the finger roll on a great pass from Marco Joseph | 51-53 |
| 13:10 | McNeese State | Harold Winfield misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-53 |
| 13:09 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 13:05 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Donald McKeeman (PG), Jimmy Hall (C) Dave Yearwood, Frank Thomas | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston (PG), Kenneth Her (PF) Eugene Dicks, Nicholas Lewis | |
| 12:46 | McNeese State | Robert Payne misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 51-53 |
| 12:44 | McNeese State | Robert Payne tips it back up and in | 53-53 |
| 12:27 | Northwestern State | Christopher Cureton steps in front of the Frederick Alston pass | 53-53 |
| 12:24 | McNeese State | Christopher Cureton lays it in | 55-53 |
| 12:04 | Northwestern State | The short jumper by Jerry Ross is denied by Robert Payne | 55-53 |
| 12:02 | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 11:45 | McNeese State | Harold Winfield is hacked by Frederick Alston - foul #1 on Frederick Alston, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood (PG), Bernard Moyer (SG), Jeffrey Wyant (SF), Robert Smith (PF) Donald McKeeman, Christopher Cureton, Harold Winfield, Robert Payne | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks (PG), David Butts (SG), Joseph Rubin (SF), Tim Weston (PF), Thomas Santangelo (C) Frederick Alston, Jerry Ross, Marco Joseph, Kenneth Her, Troy Laxton | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Dave Yearwood (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bernard Moyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Wyant (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Eugene Dicks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Butts (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Rubin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tim Weston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Santangelo (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | McNeese State | Robert Smith is alone and drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Dave Yearwood | 57-53 |
| 11:21 | Northwestern State | David Butts is fouled on the floor by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Frank Thomas (SF) Jeffrey Wyant | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Nicholas Lewis (C) Thomas Santangelo | |
| 11:15 | Northwestern State | David Butts drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Eugene Dicks | 57-55 |
| 10:55 | McNeese State | David Butts steals the ball from Bernard Moyer | 57-55 |
| 10:34 | Northwestern State | Nicholas Lewis connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Tim Weston | 57-57 |
| 10:18 | McNeese State | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Nicholas Lewis - foul #2 on Nicholas Lewis, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Donald McKeeman (SG), Jeffrey Wyant (SF), James Hopkins (C) Dave Yearwood, Bernard Moyer, Frank Thomas, Jimmy Hall | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston (PG), Jerry Ross (SG), Marco Joseph (SF), Kenneth Her (PF), Thomas Santangelo (C) Eugene Dicks, David Butts, Joseph Rubin, Tim Weston, Nicholas Lewis | |
| 10:18 | McNeese State | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 10:18 | McNeese State | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 09:58 | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 59-57 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Harold Winfield (PF) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 09:56 | McNeese State | Donald McKeeman's pass is intercepted by Frederick Alston in the backcourt | 59-57 |
| 09:45 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Her misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Harold Winfield - foul #2 on Harold Winfield, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Payne (PF) Jeffrey Wyant | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 09:45 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Her makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 09:45 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Her makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 09:43 | McNeese State | Robert Payne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| 09:27 | Northwestern State | Thomas Santangelo's pass is intercepted by James Hopkins | 59-59 |
| 09:11 | McNeese State | Donald McKeeman is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 61-59 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeffrey Craig - foul #2 on Jeffrey Craig, team foul #7 | 61-59 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood (PG), Christopher Cureton (SG), Frank Thomas (SF), Robert Smith (C) Jeffrey Craig, Donald McKeeman, Robert Payne, James Hopkins | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Butts (SG), Tim Weston (PF), Nicholas Lewis (C) Jerry Ross, Kenneth Her, Thomas Santangelo | |
| 08:48 | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston misses the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 08:48 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 61-60 |
| 08:34 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 61-60 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Payne (PF) Harold Winfield | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joseph Rubin (SF), Troy Laxton (PF) Frederick Alston, Marco Joseph | |
| 08:20 | Northwestern State | Tim Weston misses the lay-in | 61-60 |
| 08:19 | McNeese State | Christopher Cureton snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 08:17 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-60 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks (PG) Joseph Rubin | |
| 07:59 | Northwestern State | David Butts knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Troy Laxton | 61-62 |
| 07:34 | McNeese State | Nicholas Lewis swats the short shot by Robert Smith | 61-62 |
| 07:33 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Eugene Dicks | 61-62 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Dave Yearwood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher Cureton (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Payne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Eugene Dicks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Butts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tim Weston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Troy Laxton (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Nicholas Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Butts | 61-65 |
| 07:13 | McNeese State | Robert Smith buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Dave Yearwood | 63-65 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern State | Troy Laxton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-65 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer (PG), Jeffrey Craig (SG), Jeffrey Wyant (SF), Harold Winfield (PF), James Hopkins (C) Dave Yearwood, Christopher Cureton, Frank Thomas, Robert Payne, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston (PG), Jerry Ross (SG), Marco Joseph (SF), Kenneth Her (PF), Elbert Morgan (C) Eugene Dicks, David Butts, Tim Weston, Troy Laxton, Nicholas Lewis | |
| 06:53 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer is fouled on the floor by Elbert Morgan - foul #1 on Elbert Morgan, team foul #7 | 63-65 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Thomas Santangelo (C) Elbert Morgan | |
| 06:53 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 06:53 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer misses the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Her snags the defensive board | 64-65 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern State | Marco Joseph is hacked by Jeffrey Wyant - foul #1 on Jeffrey Wyant, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall (C) Jeffrey Wyant | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 06:46 | Northwestern State | Marco Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern State | Marco Joseph misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 06:46 | McNeese State | Harold Winfield snags the defensive board | 64-66 |
| 06:27 | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left side | 66-66 |
| 06:14 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Hall blocks the short jumper by Thomas Santangelo | 66-66 |
| 06:13 | McNeese State | Harold Winfield gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| 06:11 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer is hacked by Frederick Alston in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frederick Alston, team foul #8 | 66-66 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant (SF) James Hopkins | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Elbert Morgan (C) Thomas Santangelo | |
| 06:11 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 06:11 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern State | Elbert Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-66 |
| 05:58 | Northwestern State | Marco Joseph pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross clanks a shot from the right side | 68-66 |
| 05:40 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Craig grabs the board | 68-66 |
| 05:28 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-66 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Elbert Morgan | 68-66 |
| 05:07 | Northwestern State | Elbert Morgan clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-66 |
| 05:05 | McNeese State | Harold Winfield grabs the defensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 04:45 | McNeese State | Kenneth Her steps in front of the Jeffrey Wyant pass | 68-66 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern State | Marco Joseph misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-66 |
| 04:27 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant snags the defensive board | 68-66 |
| 04:07 | McNeese State | Harold Winfield is denied on a layup by Kenneth Her | 68-66 |
| 04:06 | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall gets the offensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 04:06 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood (PG), Christopher Cureton (SG), Frank Thomas (SF), Robert Payne (PF), Robert Smith (C) Bernard Moyer, Jeffrey Craig, Jeffrey Wyant, Harold Winfield, Jimmy Hall | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks (PG), David Butts (SG), Tim Weston (PF), Nicholas Lewis (C) Frederick Alston, Jerry Ross, Kenneth Her, Elbert Morgan | |
| 03:58 | McNeese State | Robert Smith misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Nicholas Lewis - foul #3 on Nicholas Lewis, team foul #9 | 68-66 |
| 03:58 | McNeese State | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 03:58 | McNeese State | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 03:40 | Northwestern State | David Butts throws it down on a nice dish by Marco Joseph | 70-68 |
| 03:23 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Frank Thomas | 72-68 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Dave Yearwood (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher Cureton (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Payne (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Eugene Dicks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Butts (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Marco Joseph (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tim Weston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Northwestern State | Nicholas Lewis is whistled for traveling | 72-68 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Harold Winfield (C) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Troy Laxton (PF) Marco Joseph | |
| 02:48 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Tim Weston - foul #1 on Tim Weston, team foul #10 | 72-68 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joseph Rubin (SF), Thomas Santangelo (C) Eugene Dicks, Nicholas Lewis | |
| 02:48 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 02:48 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-68 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks (PG), Marco Joseph (SF), Nicholas Lewis (C) Joseph Rubin, Troy Laxton, Thomas Santangelo | |
| 02:31 | Northwestern State | Marco Joseph hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Payne - foul #4 on Robert Payne, team foul #9 | 74-68 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall (C) Harold Winfield | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 02:31 | Northwestern State | Marco Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 02:31 | Northwestern State | Marco Joseph misses the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 02:31 | Northwestern State | Tim Weston snags the offensive board | 74-69 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 74-69 |
| 02:13 | McNeese State | Robert Payne snags the defensive board | 74-69 |
| 01:58 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eugene Dicks - foul #3 on Eugene Dicks, team foul #11 | 74-69 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston (PG), Jerry Ross (SG), Kenneth Her (PF) Eugene Dicks, David Butts, Tim Weston | |
| 01:58 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 01:58 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross makes the shot from the right side set up by Frederick Alston and the foul's on Robert Payne - foul #5 on Robert Payne, team foul #10 | 76-71 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Harold Winfield (PF) Robert Payne | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 01:51 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross makes the free throw | 76-72 |
| 01:36 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas is fouled on the floor by Marco Joseph - foul #1 on Marco Joseph, team foul #12 | 76-72 |
| 01:36 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 01:36 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Her gets the rebound | 77-72 |
| 01:15 | Northwestern State | Marco Joseph scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Frederick Alston | 77-74 |
| 01:13 | McNeese State | Marco Joseph steals the ball from Dave Yearwood in the backcourt | 77-74 |
| 01:07 | Northwestern State | The short jumper by Kenneth Her is denied by Jimmy Hall | 77-74 |
| 01:05 | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 77-74 |
| 01:00 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround near the basket | 77-74 |
| 00:58 | McNeese State | Harold Winfield grabs the offensive rebound | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:30 | McNeese State | Christopher Cureton hits the finger roll set up by Dave Yearwood | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Northwestern State | Marco Joseph misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 79-74 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Ross | 79-74 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Frederick Alston | 79-77 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:15 | McNeese State | Jerry Ross is called for the reach on Christopher Cureton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Ross, team foul #13 | 79-77 |
| 00:15 | McNeese State | Christopher Cureton makes the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:15 | McNeese State | Christopher Cureton makes the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern State | Frank Thomas steps in front of the Marco Joseph pass | 81-77 |
| 00:07 | McNeese State | Harold Winfield is hacked by Jerry Ross in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerry Ross, team foul #14 | 81-77 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer (PG) Dave Yearwood | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 00:07 | McNeese State | Harold Winfield misses the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:07 | McNeese State | Harold Winfield misses the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Her grabs the defensive rebound | 81-77 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 81-77 |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Harold Winfield pulls down the rebound | 81-77 |