| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Dave Yearwood (fresh) SG - Bernard Moyer (fresh) SF - Frank Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Payne (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Jimmy Hall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alfred Elmore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Swenson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Stanger (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leroy Shatzer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jaja Akuchie (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas inbounds the ball | 29-19 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | McNeese State | Robert Payne misses short on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Ruben Stanger - foul #2 on Ruben Stanger, team foul #1 | 29-19 |
| 19:41 | McNeese State | Robert Payne makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 19:41 | McNeese State | Robert Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 19:41 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer grabs the board | 30-19 |
| 19:35 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger can't throw it down | 30-19 |
| 19:34 | McNeese State | Robert Payne grabs the board | 30-19 |
| 19:29 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Frank Thomas | 33-19 |
| 19:07 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Hall - foul #1 on Jimmy Hall, team foul #1 | 33-19 |
| 18:49 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-19 |
| 18:48 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger tips it home | 33-21 |
| 18:42 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jimmy Hall and he's hacked by Ruben Stanger - foul #3 on Ruben Stanger, team foul #2 | 35-21 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jason Owen (SF) Ruben Stanger | |
| 18:42 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood makes the free throw | 36-21 |
| 18:24 | Nicholls State | Bernard Moyer steals it from Alfred Elmore | 36-21 |
| 18:20 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Jimmy Hall | 38-21 |
| 18:06 | Nicholls State | Jimmy Hall steals it from Jason Owen | 38-21 |
| 17:43 | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Frank Thomas | 40-21 |
| 17:24 | Nicholls State | Jason Owen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-21 |
| 17:23 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 40-21 |
| 16:58 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer is whistled for a carry | 40-21 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Donald McKeeman (SG), Harold Winfield (SF), Robert Smith (PF), James Hopkins (C) Dave Yearwood, Bernard Moyer, Frank Thomas, Robert Payne, Jimmy Hall | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert (SG), James Dupont (PF), Sefu Abdullai (C) Michael Swenson, Leroy Shatzer, Jaja Akuchie | |
| 16:55 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore loses the dribble to Donald McKeeman in the backcourt | 40-21 |
| 16:39 | McNeese State | Harold Winfield misses the lay-in but the foul's on Alfred Elmore - foul #1 on Alfred Elmore, team foul #3 | 40-21 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones (SG) Alfred Elmore | |
| 16:39 | McNeese State | Harold Winfield makes the 1st free throw | 41-21 |
| 16:39 | McNeese State | Harold Winfield makes the 2nd free throw | 42-21 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:23 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones loses the dribble to Donald McKeeman | 42-21 |
| 16:20 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Craig banks in the layup set up by Donald McKeeman | 44-21 |
| 16:06 | Nicholls State | James Dupont travels with the ball | 44-21 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie (C) Jason Owen | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:37 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Craig drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Smith | 47-21 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Jeffrey Craig (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald McKeeman (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Winfield (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Erick Halbert (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Cornell Jones (fresh) SF - James Dupont (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sefu Abdullai (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jaja Akuchie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Nicholls State | James Dupont blows the layup but he's fouled by Harold Winfield - foul #2 on Harold Winfield, team foul #2 | 47-21 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood (PG), Christopher Cureton (SG), Frank Thomas (SF), Robert Payne (PF), Jimmy Hall (C) Jeffrey Craig, Donald McKeeman, Harold Winfield, Robert Smith, James Hopkins | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore (PG), Michael Swenson (SG), Leroy Shatzer (PF) Erick Halbert, Cornell Jones, Jaja Akuchie | |
| 15:16 | Nicholls State | James Dupont makes the 1st free throw | 47-22 |
| 15:16 | Nicholls State | James Dupont makes the 2nd free throw | 47-23 |
| 14:53 | McNeese State | Michael Swenson picks off the pass by Robert Payne | 47-23 |
| 14:44 | Nicholls State | Robert Payne takes the ball from Leroy Shatzer | 47-23 |
| 14:38 | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-23 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger (SF) James Dupont | |
| 14:20 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-23 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jason Owen (C) Sefu Abdullai | |
| 13:51 | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jason Owen - foul #2 on Jason Owen, team foul #4 | 47-23 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert (C) Leroy Shatzer | |
| 13:51 | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall misses the 1st free throw | 47-23 |
| 13:51 | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 47-23 |
| 13:51 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Jason Owen | 47-23 |
| 13:36 | Nicholls State | Jason Owen connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Alfred Elmore | 47-25 |
| 13:13 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas can't finish the layup | 47-25 |
| 13:11 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger grabs the board | 47-25 |
| 12:59 | Nicholls State | Jason Owen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Payne - foul #1 on Robert Payne, team foul #3 | 47-25 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer (PG), Harold Winfield (SF), Robert Smith (C) Dave Yearwood, Frank Thomas, Jimmy Hall | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai (PF), Jaja Akuchie (C) Michael Swenson, Ruben Stanger | |
| 12:59 | Nicholls State | Jason Owen misses the 1st free throw | 47-25 |
| 12:59 | Nicholls State | Jason Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-26 |
| 12:41 | McNeese State | Harold Winfield drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Bernard Moyer | 49-26 |
| 12:29 | Nicholls State | Jason Owen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-26 |
| 12:28 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert can't tip it in | 49-26 |
| 12:27 | McNeese State | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 49-26 |
| 12:06 | McNeese State | Robert Smith hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Bernard Moyer | 51-26 |
| 11:46 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-26 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood (PG), James Hopkins (C) Christopher Cureton, Robert Payne | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson (SG), Ruben Stanger (SF), Leroy Shatzer (PF) Alfred Elmore, Jason Owen, Sefu Abdullai | |
| 11:26 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-26 |
| 11:25 | McNeese State | Harold Winfield hits the follow up shot | 53-26 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Dave Yearwood (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bernard Moyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Winfield (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Erick Halbert (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Swenson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Stanger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leroy Shatzer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jaja Akuchie (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:04 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Michael Swenson, team foul #5 | 53-26 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Frank Thomas (SF), Jimmy Hall (C) Robert Smith, James Hopkins | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 10:45 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-26 |
| 10:44 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer snags the defensive board | 53-26 |
| 10:35 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie loses the ball out of bounds | 53-26 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jeffrey Craig (SG) Bernard Moyer | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones (PG), Sefu Abdullai (C) Erick Halbert, Jaja Akuchie | |
| 10:16 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Craig blows the layup | 53-26 |
| 10:15 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Leroy Shatzer | 53-26 |
| 10:10 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Sefu Abdullai | 53-29 |
| 09:46 | McNeese State | Sefu Abdullai steals the ball from Jeffrey Craig | 53-29 |
| 09:40 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-29 |
| 09:38 | McNeese State | Harold Winfield grabs the board | 53-29 |
| 09:21 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 53-29 |
| 09:20 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer grabs the defensive rebound | 53-29 |
| 09:06 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Jimmy Hall - foul #2 on Jimmy Hall, team foul #4 | 53-29 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer (PG), Christopher Cureton (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Robert Payne (PF), James Hopkins (C) Dave Yearwood, Jeffrey Craig, Frank Thomas, Harold Winfield, Jimmy Hall | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore (PG), Erick Halbert (SG), Jason Owen (SF), Jaja Akuchie (C) Cornell Jones, Michael Swenson, Ruben Stanger, Leroy Shatzer | |
| 09:06 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai makes the 1st free throw | 53-30 |
| 09:06 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai makes the 2nd free throw | 53-31 |
| 08:40 | McNeese State | Christopher Cureton loses the dribble to Jason Owen | 53-31 |
| 08:23 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai is fouled on the floor by Robert Payne - foul #2 on Robert Payne, team foul #5 | 53-31 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Dupont (PF) Sefu Abdullai | |
| 08:18 | Nicholls State | Robert Smith blocks the jumper by Jaja Akuchie | 53-31 |
| 08:17 | McNeese State | James Hopkins snags the defensive board | 53-31 |
| 07:54 | McNeese State | Robert Payne is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Robert Payne, team foul #6 | 53-31 |
| 07:43 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Erick Halbert | 53-33 |
| 07:22 | McNeese State | Christopher Cureton misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-33 |
| 07:20 | McNeese State | James Hopkins misses the tip | 53-33 |
| 07:19 | Nicholls State | Jason Owen grabs the board | 53-33 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Bernard Moyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Cureton (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Payne (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - James Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alfred Elmore (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Erick Halbert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Owen (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Dupont (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jaja Akuchie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Erick Halbert | 53-35 |
| 06:38 | McNeese State | Robert Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher Cureton | 55-35 |
| 06:32 | Nicholls State | Jason Owen knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Erick Halbert | 55-37 |
| 06:13 | McNeese State | Christopher Cureton hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bernard Moyer and the foul's on James Dupont - foul #1 on James Dupont, team foul #6 | 57-37 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood (PG), Frank Thomas (SF), Harold Winfield (PF), Jimmy Hall (C) Bernard Moyer, Robert Smith, Robert Payne, James Hopkins | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson (SG), Ruben Stanger (SF), Leroy Shatzer (PF), Sefu Abdullai (C) Erick Halbert, Jason Owen, James Dupont, Jaja Akuchie | |
| 06:13 | McNeese State | Christopher Cureton makes the free throw | 58-37 |
| 05:51 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 58-37 |
| 05:50 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai grabs the offensive board | 58-37 |
| 05:37 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-37 |
| 05:36 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Harold Winfield | 58-37 |
| 05:14 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Leroy Shatzer - foul #2 on Leroy Shatzer, team foul #7 | 58-37 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Donald McKeeman (SG), Robert Smith (C) Dave Yearwood, Christopher Cureton, Jimmy Hall | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert (PG), Cornell Jones (SG), Ralph Haynes (SF), James Dupont (PF) Alfred Elmore, Michael Swenson, Ruben Stanger, Leroy Shatzer | |
| 05:14 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 58-37 |
| 05:14 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 58-37 |
| 05:14 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai gets the rebound | 58-37 |
| 04:59 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert can't finish the layup | 58-37 |
| 04:57 | Nicholls State | James Dupont grabs the offensive rebound | 58-37 |
| 04:39 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-37 |
| 04:37 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai snags the offensive board | 58-37 |
| 04:23 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ralph Haynes | 58-40 |
| 04:01 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Craig is called for traveling | 58-40 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer (PG), Jeffrey Wyant (SF), James Hopkins (C) Donald McKeeman, Frank Thomas, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jason Owen (SF) Ralph Haynes | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:54 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Sefu Abdullai | 58-42 |
| 03:31 | McNeese State | Harold Winfield clanks a jumper from the baseline | 58-42 |
| 03:29 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant tips it in | 60-42 |
| 03:12 | Nicholls State | Jason Owen drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-44 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Bernard Moyer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Craig (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Wyant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Winfield (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Erick Halbert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cornell Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Owen (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Dupont (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Sefu Abdullai (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:48 | McNeese State | James Hopkins hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeffrey Craig and the foul's on Sefu Abdullai - foul #2 on Sefu Abdullai, team foul #8 | 62-44 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Donald McKeeman (SG), Robert Smith (C) Jeffrey Craig, Harold Winfield | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes (SF) James Dupont | |
| 02:48 | McNeese State | James Hopkins makes the free throw | 63-44 |
| 02:31 | Nicholls State | Jason Owen connects on the 3 from the left wing | 63-47 |
| 02:09 | McNeese State | Cornell Jones is called for the reach on Bernard Moyer - foul #1 on Cornell Jones, team foul #9 | 63-47 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Harold Winfield (C) James Hopkins | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 02:09 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer misses the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 02:09 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones gets the rebound | 63-47 |
| 01:54 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai is fouled on the floor by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #7 | 63-47 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jeffrey Craig (SG), James Hopkins (C) Donald McKeeman, Jeffrey Wyant | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Dupont (PF) Ralph Haynes | |
| 01:54 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 01:54 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai misses the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 01:54 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 63-48 |
| 01:33 | McNeese State | Harold Winfield misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-48 |
| 01:31 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Craig grabs the offensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 01:17 | McNeese State | Harold Winfield knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Bernard Moyer | 65-48 |
| 01:06 | Nicholls State | Jason Owen buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Erick Halbert | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | McNeese State | Robert Smith drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Bernard Moyer | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Nicholls State | Jason Owen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-50 |
| 00:33 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai snags the offensive board | 67-50 |
| 00:30 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 67-50 |
| 00:29 | McNeese State | Harold Winfield grabs the defensive rebound | 67-50 |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer runs out the clock | 67-50 |