| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Stuart Low (fresh) SG - Peter Alston (fresh) SF - Erwin Cegielski (fresh) PF - Ronald Aikin (fresh) C - Mike Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Dennis Lewis (fresh) SG - Derick Lemley (fresh) SF - Albert Cummings (fresh) PF - Shawn Bowman (fresh) C - Bernard Hall (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Bernard Hall wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | McNeese State | Albert Cummings knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:27 | Nicholls State | Dennis Lewis picks off the pass by Mike Lee | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | McNeese State | A charge is called on Dennis Lewis - foul #1 on Dennis Lewis, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Nicholls State | Shawn Bowman takes the ball from Stuart Low | 0-3 |
| 18:49 | McNeese State | Bernard Hall buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dennis Lewis | 0-5 |
| 18:39 | Nicholls State | Bernard Hall blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Erwin Cegielski | 0-5 |
| 18:37 | McNeese State | Albert Cummings pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:21 | McNeese State | Shawn Bowman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:20 | McNeese State | Bernard Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:09 | McNeese State | Shawn Bowman is denied on a layup by Ronald Aikin | 0-5 |
| 18:08 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:52 | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski is whistled for traveling | 0-5 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Thacker (PG) Dennis Lewis | |
| 17:37 | McNeese State | Shawn Bowman misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 0-5 |
| 17:35 | McNeese State | Shawn Bowman tips it but misses | 0-5 |
| 17:33 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:15 | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski hits a floater in the lane set up by Stuart Low | 2-5 |
| 16:55 | McNeese State | Albert Cummings comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 16:54 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:50 | Nicholls State | Peter Alston misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 16:48 | McNeese State | Bernard Hall snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 16:32 | McNeese State | Mike Lee steps in front of the John Thacker pass | 2-5 |
| 16:12 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low scores on a jumper from the left block | 4-5 |
| 16:02 | McNeese State | Bernard Hall misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Peter Alston - foul #1 on Peter Alston, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Earl French (PG), Paul Pickett (SG), James Jones (SF), Anthony Lockett (PF), Timothy Williams (C) Stuart Low, Peter Alston, Erwin Cegielski, Ronald Aikin, Mike Lee | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dennis Lewis (PG), Roosevelt Casey (SG), William Aichele (PF) Derick Lemley, Albert Cummings, Shawn Bowman | |
| 16:02 | McNeese State | Bernard Hall makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:02 | McNeese State | Bernard Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Earl French (fresh) SG - Paul Pickett (fresh) SF - James Jones (fresh) PF - Anthony Lockett (fresh) C - Timothy Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Dennis Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roosevelt Casey (fresh) SF - John Thacker (fresh) PF - William Aichele (fresh) C - Bernard Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Nicholls State | James Jones comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Bernard Hall - foul #1 on Bernard Hall, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Harry Hurley (C) Bernard Hall | |
| 15:41 | Nicholls State | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:41 | Nicholls State | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:22 | McNeese State | Harry Hurley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 15:20 | Nicholls State | Anthony Lockett grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:15 | Nicholls State | Earl French misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 15:13 | McNeese State | Harry Hurley grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 15:11 | McNeese State | Earl French picks off the pass by Dennis Lewis in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| 14:59 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett is hacked by Roosevelt Casey - foul #1 on Roosevelt Casey, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stuart Low (PG) Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Derick Lemley (SG) John Thacker | |
| 14:47 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett's fadeaway is rejected by Harry Hurley | 6-7 |
| 14:45 | McNeese State | Harry Hurley pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:25 | McNeese State | William Aichele connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Derick Lemley | 6-9 |
| 14:15 | Nicholls State | James Jones misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Harry Hurley - foul #1 on Harry Hurley, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Peter Alston (SG), Erwin Cegielski (SF), Ronald Aikin (PF) Earl French, Paul Pickett, Anthony Lockett | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Albert Cummings (SF), Shawn Bowman (PF) Dennis Lewis, Harry Hurley | |
| 14:15 | Nicholls State | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:15 | Nicholls State | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:53 | McNeese State | Albert Cummings comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 13:51 | McNeese State | Derick Lemley tips it but misses | 8-9 |
| 13:50 | McNeese State | William Aichele grabs the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:30 | McNeese State | William Aichele makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Derick Lemley | 8-12 |
| 13:12 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin clanks a turnaround in the paint | 8-12 |
| 13:10 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin can't tip it in | 8-12 |
| 13:08 | Nicholls State | Peter Alston grabs the offensive board | 8-12 |
| 12:54 | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 12:47 | McNeese State | Albert Cummings is called for traveling | 10-12 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Earl French (PG), Mike Lee (C) Stuart Low, James Jones | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dennis Lewis (PG), Jerry Rosenzweig (SG), John Thacker (SF), Bernard Hall (C) Roosevelt Casey, Derick Lemley, Albert Cummings, William Aichele | |
| 12:45 | Nicholls State | Earl French is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 10-12 |
| 12:40 | McNeese State | Peter Alston is called for the reach on Bernard Hall - foul #2 on Peter Alston, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett (SG) Peter Alston | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 12:24 | McNeese State | Shawn Bowman scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 12:08 | Nicholls State | Earl French scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Paul Pickett | 12-14 |
| 11:51 | McNeese State | Dennis Lewis's layup is rejected by Mike Lee | 12-14 |
| 11:49 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin grabs the board | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Earl French (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Pickett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Erwin Cegielski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Aikin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mike Lee (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Dennis Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Rosenzweig (fresh) SF - John Thacker (fresh) PF - Shawn Bowman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Bernard Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on John Thacker - foul #1 on John Thacker, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Anthony Lockett (PF) Ronald Aikin | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Derick Lemley (SG), Albert Cummings (SF), Don Crawford (PF) Jerry Rosenzweig, John Thacker, Shawn Bowman | |
| 11:32 | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:32 | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:03 | McNeese State | Bernard Hall can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 14-14 |
| 11:02 | McNeese State | Bernard Hall tips it back up and in | 14-16 |
| 10:49 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee misses short on a floater in the paint | 14-16 |
| 10:47 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee tips it back up and in | 16-16 |
| 10:28 | McNeese State | Albert Cummings is whistled for traveling | 16-16 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stuart Low (PG), James Jones (SF), Ronald Aikin (PF) Paul Pickett, Erwin Cegielski, Mike Lee | |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Thacker (PG), William Aichele (PF), Harry Hurley (C) Dennis Lewis, Don Crawford, Bernard Hall | |
| 10:06 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Earl French | 19-16 |
| 09:45 | McNeese State | Derick Lemley is hacked by Earl French - foul #1 on Earl French, team foul #3 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Roosevelt Casey (SF), Shawn Bowman (PF) Albert Cummings, Harry Hurley | |
| 09:32 | McNeese State | William Aichele throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-16 |
| 09:12 | Nicholls State | James Jones is fouled on the floor by Roosevelt Casey - foul #2 on Roosevelt Casey, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett (SG), Mike Lee (C) Earl French, Anthony Lockett | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Don Crawford (SF) Roosevelt Casey | |
| 09:01 | Nicholls State | James Jones is called for a backcourt violation | 19-16 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bernard Hall (C) William Aichele | |
| 08:39 | McNeese State | Derick Lemley drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-19 |
| 08:10 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Shawn Bowman - foul #1 on Shawn Bowman, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Earl French (SG), Erwin Cegielski (SF) Paul Pickett, Ronald Aikin | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dennis Lewis (PG), Albert Cummings (SF) Derick Lemley, Don Crawford | |
| 08:10 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:10 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low misses the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:10 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Bernard Hall | 19-19 |
| 08:05 | McNeese State | Mike Lee blocks the short jumper by Dennis Lewis | 19-19 |
| 08:04 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to James Jones | 19-19 |
| 07:57 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low's fadeaway is rejected by Shawn Bowman | 19-19 |
| 07:56 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee tips it in | 21-19 |
| 07:27 | McNeese State | Albert Cummings can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 21-19 |
| 07:26 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low grabs the board | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Stuart Low (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl French (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erwin Cegielski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Mike Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Dennis Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Thacker (fairly fresh) SF - Albert Cummings (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shawn Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bernard Hall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low banks in the layup on a great pass from Earl French | 23-19 |
| 07:15 | McNeese State | Shawn Bowman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-19 |
| 07:13 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 06:53 | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Shawn Bowman - foul #2 on Shawn Bowman, team foul #8 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett (SG), Ronald Aikin (PF), Anthony Lockett (C) Stuart Low, James Jones, Mike Lee | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Derick Lemley (SG), William Aichele (PF), Harry Hurley (C) John Thacker, Shawn Bowman, Bernard Hall | |
| 06:53 | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 06:53 | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 06:35 | McNeese State | Erwin Cegielski steals it from Derick Lemley | 25-19 |
| 06:30 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett lays it up and in on a great pass from Erwin Cegielski | 27-19 |
| 06:24 | McNeese State | Albert Cummings misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-19 |
| 06:23 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin grabs the defensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 06:06 | Nicholls State | Anthony Lockett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-19 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jerry Rosenzweig (PG) Dennis Lewis | |
| 05:47 | McNeese State | William Aichele is fouled on the floor by Ronald Aikin - foul #1 on Ronald Aikin, team foul #4 | 27-19 |
| 05:42 | McNeese State | Derick Lemley misses the shot from the left side | 27-19 |
| 05:40 | McNeese State | Derick Lemley tips it in | 27-21 |
| 05:21 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-21 |
| 05:20 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Earl French | 27-21 |
| 05:06 | Nicholls State | Harry Hurley steals it from Paul Pickett | 27-21 |
| 04:42 | McNeese State | Albert Cummings knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerry Rosenzweig | 27-24 |
| 04:23 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Paul Pickett, team foul #5 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stuart Low (PG), James Jones (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Mike Lee (C) Earl French, Erwin Cegielski, Ronald Aikin, Anthony Lockett | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dennis Lewis (PG), John Thacker (SF), Don Crawford (PF), Bernard Hall (C) Jerry Rosenzweig, Albert Cummings, William Aichele, Harry Hurley | |
| 04:06 | McNeese State | Paul Pickett steals it from Don Crawford | 27-24 |
| 04:03 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low lays it in set up by Paul Pickett | 29-24 |
| 03:37 | McNeese State | Derick Lemley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-24 |
| 03:35 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to James Jones | 29-24 |
| 03:07 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low misses the floater from the left side | 29-24 |
| 03:06 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Don Crawford | 29-24 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Stuart Low (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Pickett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) C - Mike Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Dennis Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derick Lemley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Thacker (fresh) PF - Don Crawford (fresh) C - Bernard Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:56 | McNeese State | Bernard Hall loses the dribble to Timothy Williams | 29-24 |
| 02:39 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mike Lee | 31-24 |
| 02:18 | McNeese State | Derick Lemley clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-24 |
| 02:16 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 01:55 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee is fouled on the floor by Bernard Hall - foul #2 on Bernard Hall, team foul #9 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Peter Alston (SG), Erwin Cegielski (SF), Ronald Aikin (PF) Paul Pickett, James Jones, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jerry Rosenzweig (PG), Roosevelt Casey (SG), Albert Cummings (SF), Shawn Bowman (PF), William Aichele (C) Dennis Lewis, Derick Lemley, John Thacker, Don Crawford, Bernard Hall | |
| 01:55 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee misses the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 01:55 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Shawn Bowman | 31-24 |
| 01:35 | McNeese State | William Aichele loses the ball out of bounds | 31-24 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Earl French (PG), Anthony Lockett (C) Stuart Low, Mike Lee | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 01:14 | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski throws it down on a nice dish by Peter Alston | 33-24 |
| 00:50 | McNeese State | Earl French picks off the pass by Albert Cummings | 33-24 |
| 00:47 | Nicholls State | Peter Alston misses the easy layup | 33-24 |
| 00:45 | McNeese State | William Aichele pulls down the rebound | 33-24 |
| 00:29 | McNeese State | Roosevelt Casey hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Ronald Aikin - foul #2 on Ronald Aikin, team foul #6 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stuart Low (PG), James Jones (C) Earl French, Anthony Lockett | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Derick Lemley (SG), Bernard Hall (C) Jerry Rosenzweig, William Aichele | |
| 00:29 | McNeese State | Roosevelt Casey misses the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 00:29 | McNeese State | Roosevelt Casey misses the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 00:29 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin grabs the board | 33-24 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | James Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-24 |