| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Dante Majors (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rory Marciano (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Lampley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Basil Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Turner (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Brad Wade (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Priddy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Doss (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Cora (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Stehle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | James Lampley inbounds the ball | 44-42 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Northwestern State | Basil Smith misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by James Cora - foul #1 on James Cora, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| 19:41 | Northwestern State | Basil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 19:41 | Northwestern State | Basil Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 19:31 | McNeese State | Rory Marciano steals it from Bryan Stehle | 46-42 |
| 19:14 | Northwestern State | James Lampley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 19:12 | McNeese State | Brad Wade grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 18:47 | McNeese State | James Cora banks in the layup set up by Brad Wade | 46-44 |
| 18:30 | Northwestern State | Dante Majors is fouled on the floor by Brad Wade - foul #1 on Brad Wade, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ralph Imler (PG), Todd Stouffer (SG), Richard Vallo (SF), Phil Westerlund (PF), Richard Zane (C) Dante Majors, Rory Marciano, James Lampley, Basil Smith, William Turner | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brian Packard (SF), Thomas Bonner (PF), Paul Sturtevant (C) Richard Doss, James Cora, Bryan Stehle | |
| 18:07 | Northwestern State | Ralph Imler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Kenneth Zerbe (SG), James Cora (PF) Brad Wade, Dennis Priddy | |
| 17:45 | McNeese State | James Cora is alone and drills a jump hook in the paint | 46-46 |
| 17:24 | Northwestern State | Ralph Imler connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Phil Westerlund | 49-46 |
| 17:10 | McNeese State | Paul Sturtevant misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-46 |
| 17:09 | Northwestern State | Richard Vallo grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 17:05 | Northwestern State | Phil Westerlund hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 49-46 |
| 17:04 | McNeese State | Paul Sturtevant snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 16:46 | McNeese State | Brian Packard clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Zane - foul #2 on Richard Zane, team foul #1 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dante Majors (PG), Rory Marciano (SG), James Lampley (SF), Basil Smith (PF), Thad Culbert (C) Ralph Imler, Todd Stouffer, Richard Vallo, Phil Westerlund, Richard Zane | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy (SG), Richard Doss (SF), Bryan Stehle (C) Kenneth Zerbe, Paul Sturtevant, Thomas Bonner | |
| 16:46 | McNeese State | Brian Packard misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 16:46 | McNeese State | Brian Packard misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 16:46 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Thad Culbert | 49-46 |
| 16:32 | Northwestern State | Richard Doss steals the ball from James Lampley | 49-46 |
| 16:07 | McNeese State | Bryan Stehle drills a floater from the right block and he's hacked by Thad Culbert - foul #1 on Thad Culbert, team foul #2 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | William Turner (C) Thad Culbert | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brad Wade (PG) Brian Packard | |
| 16:07 | McNeese State | Bryan Stehle makes the free throw | 49-49 |
| 15:42 | Northwestern State | Dante Majors misses badly on a shot from the right side | 49-49 |
| 15:40 | McNeese State | Bryan Stehle gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Dante Majors (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rory Marciano (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Lampley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Basil Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Turner (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Brad Wade (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Priddy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Doss (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Cora (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Stehle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-49 |
| 15:23 | Northwestern State | William Turner snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 14:58 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Doss | 49-49 |
| 14:56 | Northwestern State | Basil Smith snags the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 14:38 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano is fouled on the floor by Dennis Priddy - foul #2 on Dennis Priddy, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ralph Imler (PG), Todd Stouffer (SG), Richard Vallo (SF), Phil Westerlund (PF), Thad Culbert (C) Dante Majors, Rory Marciano, James Lampley, Basil Smith, William Turner | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Kenneth Zerbe (SG), Paul Sturtevant (SF), Thomas Bonner (PF), John Bullock (C) Dennis Priddy, Richard Doss, James Cora, Bryan Stehle | |
| 14:18 | Northwestern State | Ralph Imler clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 14:16 | McNeese State | Thomas Bonner grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 13:54 | McNeese State | Brad Wade misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-49 |
| 13:52 | McNeese State | John Bullock tips it in | 49-51 |
| 13:38 | Northwestern State | Phil Westerlund clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 13:37 | McNeese State | John Bullock gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 13:23 | McNeese State | Paul Sturtevant hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Brad Wade | 49-53 |
| 13:09 | Northwestern State | Phil Westerlund banks in the layup set up by Ralph Imler | 51-53 |
| 12:55 | McNeese State | Kenneth Zerbe is fouled on the floor by Phil Westerlund - foul #2 on Phil Westerlund, team foul #3 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Elie (PG), Rory Marciano (SG), James Lampley (SF), Basil Smith (PF), Richard Zane (C) Ralph Imler, Todd Stouffer, Richard Vallo, Phil Westerlund, Thad Culbert | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brian Packard (PG), Dennis Priddy (SG), Richard Doss (SF), James Cora (PF) Brad Wade, Kenneth Zerbe, Paul Sturtevant, Thomas Bonner | |
| 12:43 | McNeese State | Basil Smith swats the short shot by Richard Doss | 51-53 |
| 12:41 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dennis Priddy - foul #3 on Dennis Priddy, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dante Majors (PG) Phillip Elie | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 12:26 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 12:14 | McNeese State | Richard Doss knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by John Bullock and he's hacked by James Lampley - foul #3 on James Lampley, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| 12:14 | McNeese State | Richard Doss makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 11:56 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-56 |
| 11:55 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Brian Packard | 53-56 |
| 11:50 | McNeese State | Dante Majors steals it from John Bullock | 53-56 |
| 11:47 | Northwestern State | James Lampley misses the lay-in | 53-56 |
| 11:46 | McNeese State | James Cora pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 11:29 | McNeese State | James Cora misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 11:28 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Rory Marciano | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Dante Majors (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rory Marciano (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Lampley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Basil Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Zane (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Brian Packard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Priddy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Doss (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Cora (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bullock (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:10 | Northwestern State | Basil Smith connects on the floater from the baseline set up by James Lampley and the foul's on James Cora - foul #2 on James Cora, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Elie (PG), Ralph Imler (SG), Todd Stouffer (SF), William Turner (C) Dante Majors, Rory Marciano, James Lampley, Richard Zane | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brad Wade (PG), Randy Wade (SF), Paul Sturtevant (PF) Brian Packard, Richard Doss, James Cora | |
| 11:10 | Northwestern State | Basil Smith makes the free throw | 56-56 |
| 11:07 | McNeese State | Brad Wade is hacked by Phillip Elie in the backcourt - foul #4 on Phillip Elie, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phil Westerlund (SF) Phillip Elie | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 10:53 | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern State | William Turner snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 10:34 | Northwestern State | Todd Stouffer double dribbles | 56-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Vallo (SF) Phil Westerlund | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Kenneth Zerbe (SG), Thomas Bonner (PF) Dennis Priddy, John Bullock | |
| 10:30 | McNeese State | Kenneth Zerbe throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dante Majors (PG) Ralph Imler | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 10:10 | Northwestern State | Richard Vallo hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Paul Sturtevant - foul #2 on Paul Sturtevant, team foul #6 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano (SG), Thad Culbert (PF) Todd Stouffer, Basil Smith | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 10:10 | Northwestern State | Richard Vallo makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 10:10 | Northwestern State | Richard Vallo misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 10:10 | Northwestern State | Thad Culbert snags the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 09:55 | Northwestern State | William Turner misses long on a jump hook from close range | 57-56 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Vallo | 57-56 |
| 09:43 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano lays it up and in on a great pass from Dante Majors | 59-56 |
| 09:40 | McNeese State | Rory Marciano steps in front of the Kenneth Zerbe pass in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| 09:31 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Dante Majors | 62-56 |
| 09:24 | McNeese State | Thomas Bonner can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Thad Culbert - foul #2 on Thad Culbert, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ralph Imler (PG), James Lampley (SF), Phil Westerlund (PF) Dante Majors, Richard Vallo, Thad Culbert | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brian Packard (PG), Dennis Priddy (SG), Richard Doss (SF), Bryan Stehle (C) Brad Wade, Kenneth Zerbe, Randy Wade, Paul Sturtevant | |
| 09:24 | McNeese State | Thomas Bonner makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 09:24 | McNeese State | Thomas Bonner misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 09:24 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to William Turner | 62-57 |
| 09:14 | Northwestern State | Ralph Imler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 09:13 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Bryan Stehle | 62-57 |
| 09:08 | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy makes the jumper from the left side set up by Bryan Stehle | 62-59 |
| 08:53 | Northwestern State | Richard Doss picks off the pass by Ralph Imler | 62-59 |
| 08:50 | McNeese State | Brian Packard hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Doss | 62-61 |
| 08:35 | Northwestern State | Phil Westerlund misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Bonner - foul #2 on Thomas Bonner, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dante Majors (PG), Todd Stouffer (SG), Basil Smith (PF) Ralph Imler, Rory Marciano, William Turner | |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Bullock (C) Thomas Bonner | |
| 08:35 | Northwestern State | Phil Westerlund misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 08:35 | Northwestern State | Phil Westerlund makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 08:33 | McNeese State | Dante Majors is called for the reach on Richard Doss in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dante Majors, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| 08:33 | McNeese State | Richard Doss makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 08:33 | McNeese State | Richard Doss makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 08:16 | Northwestern State | Todd Stouffer buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Phil Westerlund | 65-63 |
| 08:03 | McNeese State | Richard Doss hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bryan Stehle | 65-65 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern State | Brian Packard picks off the pass by Dante Majors in the backcourt | 65-65 |
| 07:45 | McNeese State | Richard Doss misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 07:44 | Northwestern State | Basil Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 07:27 | Northwestern State | Phil Westerlund makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Todd Stouffer | 67-65 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Dante Majors (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Todd Stouffer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Lampley (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Basil Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Phil Westerlund (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Brian Packard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Priddy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Doss (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bryan Stehle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bullock (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:09 | McNeese State | John Bullock comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-65 |
| 07:08 | McNeese State | Richard Doss snags the offensive board | 67-65 |
| 06:57 | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Brian Packard | 67-67 |
| 06:42 | Northwestern State | Dante Majors misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern State | Basil Smith tips it back up and in | 69-67 |
| 06:36 | McNeese State | Todd Stouffer is called for the reach on Dennis Priddy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Todd Stouffer, team foul #8 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Elie (PG), Ralph Imler (SG), Richard Vallo (SF), Richard Zane (PF), Thad Culbert (C) Dante Majors, Todd Stouffer, James Lampley, Basil Smith, Phil Westerlund | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brad Wade (PG), Randy Wade (SF), James Cora (PF), Paul Sturtevant (C) Brian Packard, Richard Doss, Bryan Stehle, John Bullock | |
| 06:36 | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 06:36 | Northwestern State | Richard Zane grabs the board | 69-67 |
| 06:20 | Northwestern State | Paul Sturtevant swats the layup by Thad Culbert | 69-67 |
| 06:18 | Northwestern State | Thad Culbert tips it in | 71-67 |
| 06:00 | McNeese State | James Cora can't throw it down | 71-67 |
| 05:58 | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy snags the offensive board | 71-67 |
| 05:37 | McNeese State | The pull-up jumper by James Cora is blocked by Richard Vallo | 71-67 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern State | Ralph Imler snags the defensive board | 71-67 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern State | Richard Vallo can't finish the layup | 71-67 |
| 05:19 | Northwestern State | Richard Vallo snags the offensive board | 71-67 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern State | Thad Culbert hits a jumper near the basket | 73-67 |
| 04:45 | McNeese State | Paul Sturtevant connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Dennis Priddy | 73-70 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern State | Ralph Imler clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 73-70 |
| 04:33 | Northwestern State | Thad Culbert gets the offensive rebound | 73-70 |
| 04:16 | Northwestern State | Thad Culbert clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by James Cora - foul #3 on James Cora, team foul #8 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dante Majors (PG), Rory Marciano (SG), Todd Stouffer (SF), William Turner (C) Phillip Elie, Ralph Imler, Richard Vallo, Richard Zane | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Kenneth Zerbe (SG), Richard Doss (SF), Thomas Bonner (PF), John Bullock (C) Dennis Priddy, Randy Wade, James Cora, Paul Sturtevant | |
| 04:16 | Northwestern State | Thad Culbert makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 04:16 | Northwestern State | Thad Culbert makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 04:00 | McNeese State | Richard Doss blows the layup | 75-70 |
| 03:58 | McNeese State | Brad Wade pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-70 |
| 03:42 | McNeese State | Kenneth Zerbe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-70 |
| 03:41 | McNeese State | John Bullock snags the offensive board | 75-70 |
| 03:25 | McNeese State | John Bullock comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 75-70 |
| 03:23 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to John Bullock | 75-70 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Dante Majors (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rory Marciano (fresh) 16 pts. 3 stl. SF - Todd Stouffer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thad Culbert (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - William Turner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Brad Wade (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Zerbe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Doss (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Bonner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Bullock (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | McNeese State | Brad Wade can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-70 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern State | William Turner snags the defensive board | 75-70 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ralph Imler (PG), Basil Smith (PF), Phil Westerlund (C) Dante Majors, Thad Culbert, William Turner | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brian Packard (PG), Paul Sturtevant (C) Brad Wade, John Bullock | |
| 02:38 | Northwestern State | Phil Westerlund misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 75-70 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Phil Westerlund | 75-70 |
| 02:23 | Northwestern State | Phil Westerlund jams it on a great pass from Todd Stouffer | 77-70 |
| 02:23 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dante Majors (PG), James Lampley (SF), William Turner (C) Ralph Imler, Todd Stouffer, Phil Westerlund | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brad Wade (PG), Bryan Stehle (PF) Kenneth Zerbe, Paul Sturtevant | |
| 02:21 | McNeese State | Brad Wade is fouled in the backcourt by Dante Majors - foul #2 on Dante Majors, team foul #9 | 77-70 |
| 02:21 | McNeese State | Brad Wade makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 02:21 | McNeese State | Brad Wade misses the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 02:21 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Basil Smith | 77-71 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern State | Dante Majors makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Rory Marciano | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:44 | McNeese State | Richard Doss hits a fadeaway from the left block | 79-73 |
| 01:30 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Dante Majors | 82-73 |
| 01:30 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy (SG), James Cora (PF), John Bullock (C) Brian Packard, Bryan Stehle, Thomas Bonner | |
| 01:13 | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 82-73 |
| 01:12 | Northwestern State | Basil Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 82-73 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern State | James Lampley pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Northwestern State | Richard Doss is called for the reach on James Lampley - foul #1 on Richard Doss, team foul #9 | 82-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phil Westerlund (C) William Turner | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 00:46 | Northwestern State | James Lampley makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern State | James Lampley misses the 2nd free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:46 | McNeese State | James Cora snags the defensive board | 83-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy's floater is tipped away by Basil Smith | 83-73 |
| 00:40 | McNeese State | John Bullock tips it in | 83-75 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern State | Basil Smith is hacked by Brad Wade in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brad Wade, team foul #10 | 83-75 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern State | Basil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern State | Basil Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:39 | McNeese State | John Bullock snags the defensive board | 84-75 |
| 00:35 | McNeese State | Richard Doss throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 84-75 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern State | James Lampley is fouled on the floor by John Bullock - foul #4 on John Bullock, team foul #11 | 84-75 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern State | James Lampley makes the 1st free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern State | James Lampley misses the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern State | Phil Westerlund grabs the offensive rebound | 85-75 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Northwestern State | Dante Majors is hacked by Brad Wade - foul #3 on Brad Wade, team foul #12 | 85-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ralph Imler (SG), Richard Vallo (SF), Richard Zane (C) Rory Marciano, James Lampley, Basil Smith | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brian Packard (PG), Kenneth Zerbe (SG), Paul Sturtevant (SF), Bryan Stehle (PF), Thomas Bonner (C) Brad Wade, Dennis Priddy, Richard Doss, James Cora, John Bullock | |
| 00:10 | Northwestern State | Dante Majors makes the 1st free throw | 86-75 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern State | Dante Majors makes the 2nd free throw | 87-75 |
| 00:03 | McNeese State | Paul Sturtevant clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 87-75 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern State | Richard Vallo grabs the board | 87-75 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Richard Vallo runs out the clock | 87-75 |