| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Zhuang Hong (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Galaz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eddie Summy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Mathis (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Horace Burnell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Dave Yearwood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Craig (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Evans (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jimmy Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas inbounds the ball | 38-39 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| 19:48 | Holy Cross | Dave Yearwood is called for the reach on Zhuang Hong - foul #2 on Dave Yearwood, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| 19:27 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis knocks in the shot from the right block | 40-39 |
| 19:16 | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall is open and buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Dave Yearwood | 40-41 |
| 18:53 | Holy Cross | Richard Galaz comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 18:52 | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 18:50 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood is hacked by Eddie Summy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eddie Summy, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| 18:38 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Craig | 40-44 |
| 18:14 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis lays it in set up by Eddie Summy | 42-44 |
| 17:48 | McNeese State | Richard Galaz steals it from Jeffrey Craig | 42-44 |
| 17:31 | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong misses the lay-in | 42-44 |
| 17:29 | McNeese State | George Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 17:27 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Eddie Summy - foul #3 on Eddie Summy, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman (PG), Damien Pullins (SG), Timothy Caver (SF), Stephen Stauffer (PF), Kenneth Fitch (C) Zhuang Hong, Richard Galaz, Eddie Summy, Anthony Mathis, Horace Burnell | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer (PG), Donald McKeeman (SG), Jeffrey Wyant (SF), James Hopkins (PF), Sean Beard (C) Dave Yearwood, Jeffrey Craig, Frank Thomas, George Evans, Jimmy Hall | |
| 17:02 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer connects on the floater from the free throw line | 42-46 |
| 16:38 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Fitch makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Damien Pullins | 45-46 |
| 16:25 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-48 |
| 16:02 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 16:01 | McNeese State | James Hopkins grabs the board | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Albert Bowman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Damien Pullins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Caver (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stephen Stauffer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Fitch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Bernard Moyer (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald McKeeman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffrey Wyant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Hopkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Beard (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:46 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer is called for traveling | 45-48 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong (PG), Richard Galaz (SG), Eddie Summy (SF), Anthony Mathis (PF), Kong Chiou (C) Albert Bowman, Damien Pullins, Timothy Caver, Stephen Stauffer, Kenneth Fitch | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood (PG), Jeffrey Craig (SG), Frank Thomas (SF), George Evans (PF), Kenneth Benjamin (C) Bernard Moyer, Donald McKeeman, Jeffrey Wyant, James Hopkins, Sean Beard | |
| 15:29 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Dave Yearwood - foul #3 on Dave Yearwood, team foul #2 | 45-48 |
| 15:29 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 15:29 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 15:13 | McNeese State | George Evans is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 15:11 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 14:56 | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Galaz | 50-48 |
| 14:37 | McNeese State | George Evans comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 14:36 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Craig snags the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 14:21 | McNeese State | George Evans misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 14:20 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 14:16 | Holy Cross | Eddie Summy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 14:14 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis tips it home | 52-48 |
| 13:53 | McNeese State | Zhuang Hong is called for the reach on Dave Yearwood - foul #2 on Zhuang Hong, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman (PG), Damien Pullins (SG), Horace Burnell (SF), Stephen Stauffer (PF), Kenneth Fitch (C) Zhuang Hong, Richard Galaz, Eddie Summy, Anthony Mathis, Kong Chiou | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer (PG), Donald McKeeman (SG), Jeffrey Wyant (SF), James Hopkins (PF), Jimmy Hall (C) Dave Yearwood, Jeffrey Craig, Frank Thomas, George Evans, Kenneth Benjamin | |
| 13:46 | McNeese State | James Hopkins misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 13:45 | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 13:33 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant misses short on a 3 from straight away | 52-48 |
| 13:32 | Holy Cross | Stephen Stauffer gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 13:13 | Holy Cross | Bernard Moyer is called for the reach on Albert Bowman - foul #2 on Bernard Moyer, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Timothy Caver (SF), Kong Chiou (C) Stephen Stauffer, Kenneth Fitch | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 13:00 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 12:59 | McNeese State | James Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 12:57 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer double dribbles in the backcourt | 52-48 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Sean Beard (PF) James Hopkins | |
| 12:44 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Kong Chiou | 54-48 |
| 12:19 | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Bernard Moyer | 54-50 |
| 12:10 | Holy Cross | Timothy Caver is whistled for traveling | 54-50 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong (PG), Richard Galaz (SG), Anthony Mathis (PF) Albert Bowman, Damien Pullins, Horace Burnell | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood (PG), Jeffrey Craig (SG), Frank Thomas (SF) Bernard Moyer, Donald McKeeman, Jeffrey Wyant | |
| 11:57 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Richard Galaz - foul #3 on Richard Galaz, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Stephen Stauffer (SF), Kenneth Fitch (C) Zhuang Hong, Kong Chiou | |
| Subs | McNeese State | George Evans (PF) Jimmy Hall | |
| 11:57 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Timothy Caver (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Galaz (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Stauffer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Mathis (fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenneth Fitch (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Dave Yearwood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Craig (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Evans (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Beard (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Holy Cross | Richard Galaz misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-53 |
| 11:32 | Holy Cross | Timothy Caver misses the tip | 54-53 |
| 11:30 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 11:08 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Jeffrey Craig | 54-55 |
| 10:53 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Craig is called for the reach on Timothy Caver - foul #2 on Jeffrey Craig, team foul #4 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong (PG), Damien Pullins (SG), Eddie Summy (SF), Kong Chiou (C) Timothy Caver, Richard Galaz, Stephen Stauffer, Kenneth Fitch | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Donald McKeeman (SF), James Hopkins (PF), Kenneth Benjamin (C) Frank Thomas, George Evans, Sean Beard | |
| 10:34 | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 10:32 | McNeese State | Kenneth Benjamin grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 10:20 | McNeese State | Kenneth Benjamin can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Mathis - foul #2 on Anthony Mathis, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman (PG), Horace Burnell (PF) Zhuang Hong, Anthony Mathis | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer (PG), Jeffrey Wyant (SF) Dave Yearwood, Jeffrey Craig | |
| 10:20 | McNeese State | Kenneth Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 10:20 | McNeese State | Kenneth Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 10:01 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bernard Moyer - foul #3 on Bernard Moyer, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall (C) Kenneth Benjamin | |
| 10:01 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 10:01 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 09:39 | McNeese State | James Hopkins blows the dunk but the foul's on Horace Burnell - foul #1 on Horace Burnell, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong (PG), Anthony Mathis (PF) Damien Pullins, Horace Burnell | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood (PG) Donald McKeeman | |
| 09:39 | McNeese State | James Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 09:39 | McNeese State | James Hopkins misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 09:39 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman grabs the board | 56-58 |
| 09:31 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by James Hopkins - foul #1 on James Hopkins, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Frank Thomas (SF) Jeffrey Wyant | |
| 09:31 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 09:31 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 09:27 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood's pass is intercepted by Zhuang Hong in the backcourt | 58-58 |
| 09:26 | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong misses the easy layup | 58-58 |
| 09:24 | McNeese State | James Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 09:18 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer's pass is intercepted by Albert Bowman in the backcourt | 58-58 |
| 09:17 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman slams it home | 60-58 |
| 09:05 | McNeese State | James Hopkins travels with the ball | 60-58 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Richard Galaz (SG), Stephen Stauffer (SF), Kenneth Fitch (C) Albert Bowman, Eddie Summy, Kong Chiou | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jeffrey Craig (SG), George Evans (PF) Bernard Moyer, James Hopkins | |
| 08:37 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Fitch steps out of bounds on the baseline | 60-58 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins (PG), Horace Burnell (SF) Zhuang Hong, Anthony Mathis | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Sean Beard (SF), Kenneth Benjamin (C) Frank Thomas, Jimmy Hall | |
| 08:19 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Craig drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dave Yearwood | 60-61 |
| 07:57 | Holy Cross | Horace Burnell can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 60-61 |
| 07:56 | Holy Cross | Stephen Stauffer tips it home | 62-61 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Damien Pullins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Galaz (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Horace Burnell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Stauffer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Fitch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Dave Yearwood (tiring) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Craig (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Sean Beard (fresh) PF - George Evans (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:36 | McNeese State | Kenneth Benjamin's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Fitch | 62-61 |
| 07:34 | Holy Cross | Horace Burnell snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 07:28 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Fitch loses the dribble to Dave Yearwood | 62-61 |
| 07:24 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood misses the easy layup | 62-61 |
| 07:23 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Beard | 62-61 |
| 07:09 | McNeese State | George Evans misses the runner from the baseline | 62-61 |
| 07:08 | Holy Cross | Stephen Stauffer snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 06:43 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Fitch is fouled on the floor by Dave Yearwood - foul #4 on Dave Yearwood, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong (PG), Albert Bowman (SG), Timothy Caver (SF), Anthony Mathis (PF) Damien Pullins, Richard Galaz, Horace Burnell, Stephen Stauffer | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer (PG), Donald McKeeman (SG), Jeffrey Wyant (SF), James Hopkins (PF), Jimmy Hall (C) Dave Yearwood, Jeffrey Craig, Sean Beard, George Evans, Kenneth Benjamin | |
| 06:43 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Fitch makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 06:43 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Fitch makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 06:41 | McNeese State | Timothy Caver picks off the pass by Bernard Moyer in the backcourt | 64-61 |
| 06:23 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman misses the fadeaway from the right side | 64-61 |
| 06:21 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Donald McKeeman | 64-61 |
| 06:15 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant is hacked by Timothy Caver - foul #2 on Timothy Caver, team foul #7 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou (C) Kenneth Fitch | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 06:15 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 06:15 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 06:03 | Holy Cross | Jimmy Hall steals the ball from Timothy Caver | 64-63 |
| 05:59 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer is hacked by Zhuang Hong in the backcourt - foul #3 on Zhuang Hong, team foul #8 | 64-63 |
| 05:59 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 05:59 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 05:37 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-65 |
| 05:35 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Jimmy Hall | 64-65 |
| 05:31 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Bowman - foul #2 on Albert Bowman, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Eddie Summy (SF) Zhuang Hong | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 05:31 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 05:31 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 05:31 | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 05:11 | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-66 |
| 05:09 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Eddie Summy | 64-66 |
| 05:05 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-66 |
| 05:04 | McNeese State | James Hopkins gets the rebound | 64-66 |
| 04:58 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing | 64-69 |
| 04:39 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Wyant is called for the reach on Eddie Summy - foul #3 on Jeffrey Wyant, team foul #8 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong (PG), Damien Pullins (SG) Albert Bowman, Timothy Caver | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jeffrey Craig (SG), Frank Thomas (SF) Donald McKeeman, Jeffrey Wyant | |
| 04:39 | Holy Cross | Eddie Summy makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 04:39 | Holy Cross | Eddie Summy misses the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 04:39 | McNeese State | James Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 65-69 |
| 04:29 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas is called for 10 seconds | 65-69 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | George Evans (PF), Kenneth Benjamin (C) James Hopkins, Jimmy Hall | |
| 04:10 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou hits the finger roll | 67-69 |
| 04:02 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Anthony Mathis - foul #3 on Anthony Mathis, team foul #10 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Richard Galaz (SG), Horace Burnell (PF) Zhuang Hong, Anthony Mathis | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood (PG), Sean Beard (PF) Bernard Moyer, George Evans | |
| 04:02 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 04:02 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 04:02 | Holy Cross | Horace Burnell snags the defensive board | 67-69 |
| 03:38 | Holy Cross | Richard Galaz loses the dribble to Frank Thomas | 67-69 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Damien Pullins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Galaz (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Eddie Summy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Horace Burnell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kong Chiou (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Dave Yearwood (tiring) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jeffrey Craig (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frank Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Beard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Benjamin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:16 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Frank Thomas, team foul #9 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong (PG), Anthony Mathis (PF) Damien Pullins, Horace Burnell | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall (C) Kenneth Benjamin | |
| 02:55 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Zhuang Hong | 69-69 |
| 02:41 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-69 |
| 02:40 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis pulls down the rebound | 69-69 |
| 02:35 | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong lays it in on a great pass from Eddie Summy | 71-69 |
| 02:20 | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall blows the layup but the foul's on Zhuang Hong - foul #4 on Zhuang Hong, team foul #11 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman (SG), Timothy Caver (SF), Stephen Stauffer (PF), Horace Burnell (C) Richard Galaz, Eddie Summy, Anthony Mathis, Kong Chiou | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Donald McKeeman (PG), Bernard Moyer (SG), Jeffrey Wyant (SF), George Evans (PF) Dave Yearwood, Jeffrey Craig, Frank Thomas, Sean Beard | |
| 02:20 | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 02:20 | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 02:17 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Kenneth Fitch (C) Timothy Caver | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 01:54 | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Albert Bowman | 73-71 |
| 01:38 | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 73-73 |
| 01:38 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Richard Galaz (SG), Eddie Summy (SF), Anthony Mathis (PF), Kong Chiou (C) Albert Bowman, Horace Burnell, Stephen Stauffer, Kenneth Fitch | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood (PG), Jeffrey Craig (SG), Frank Thomas (SF) Bernard Moyer, Donald McKeeman, Jeffrey Wyant | |
| 01:17 | Holy Cross | Richard Galaz knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Zhuang Hong and he's hacked by Jeffrey Craig - foul #3 on Jeffrey Craig, team foul #10 | 75-73 |
| 01:17 | Holy Cross | Richard Galaz misses the free throw | 75-73 |
| 01:17 | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall pulls down the rebound | 75-73 |
| 00:58 | McNeese State | Richard Galaz takes the ball from Jimmy Hall | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Galaz | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas is hacked by Eddie Summy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eddie Summy, team foul #12 | 77-73 |
| 00:30 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:30 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Holy Cross | Eddie Summy is hacked by Jeffrey Craig in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Craig, team foul #11 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman (SG) Richard Galaz | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 00:27 | Holy Cross | Eddie Summy misses the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:27 | Holy Cross | Eddie Summy misses the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:27 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Mathis | 77-74 |
| 00:25 | Holy Cross | George Evans is called for the reach on Anthony Mathis - foul #1 on George Evans, team foul #12 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Stephen Stauffer (SF) Eddie Summy | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 00:25 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:25 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:20 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Craig clanks a 3 from the right wing | 79-74 |
| 00:19 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Hall | 79-74 |
| 00:16 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-77 |
| 00:16 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-77 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Richard Galaz (SG), Eddie Summy (SF) Albert Bowman, Stephen Stauffer | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 00:15 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Craig is called for the reach on Anthony Mathis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeffrey Craig, team foul #13 | 79-77 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer (SG) Jeffrey Craig | |
| 00:15 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis misses the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:15 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | McNeese State | George Evans is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 80-80 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Zhuang Hong (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Richard Galaz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Eddie Summy (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Anthony Mathis (fresh) 28 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Kong Chiou (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Dave Yearwood (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Bernard Moyer (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Evans (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Hall (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 05:00 | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall wins the tip | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:41 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood is hacked by Richard Galaz - foul #4 on Richard Galaz, team foul #13 | 80-80 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | James Hopkins (PF) George Evans | |
| 04:41 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood misses the 1st free throw | 80-80 |
| 04:41 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood makes the 2nd free throw | 80-81 |
| 04:19 | Holy Cross | Eddie Summy clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 80-81 |
| 04:17 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood grabs the defensive rebound | 80-81 |
| 03:58 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 80-81 |
| 03:57 | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall tips it home | 80-83 |
| 03:52 | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by James Hopkins - foul #2 on James Hopkins, team foul #14 | 82-83 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Horace Burnell (SF) Eddie Summy | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Donald McKeeman (SG), Jeffrey Wyant (SF) Dave Yearwood, Frank Thomas | |
| 03:52 | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong makes the free throw | 83-83 |
| 03:35 | McNeese State | Donald McKeeman is fouled on the floor by Richard Galaz - foul #5 on Richard Galaz, team foul #14 | 83-83 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman (PG), Damien Pullins (SG) Zhuang Hong, Richard Galaz | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood (PG), Sean Beard (C) Bernard Moyer, Jimmy Hall | |
| 03:35 | McNeese State | Donald McKeeman makes the 1st free throw | 83-84 |
| 03:35 | McNeese State | Donald McKeeman makes the 2nd free throw | 83-85 |
| 03:07 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou misses the easy layup but the foul's on Sean Beard - foul #1 on Sean Beard, team foul #15 | 83-85 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Stephen Stauffer (PF) Anthony Mathis | |
| Subs | McNeese State | George Evans (PF) James Hopkins | |
| 03:07 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou makes the 1st free throw | 84-85 |
| 03:07 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou makes the 2nd free throw | 85-85 |
| 03:05 | McNeese State | Damien Pullins is called for the reach on Donald McKeeman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Damien Pullins, team foul #15 | 85-85 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Kenneth Fitch (C) Kong Chiou | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 03:05 | McNeese State | Donald McKeeman makes the 1st free throw | 85-86 |
| 03:05 | McNeese State | Donald McKeeman makes the 2nd free throw | 85-87 |
| 02:57 | Holy Cross | George Evans steps in front of the Albert Bowman pass | 85-87 |
| 02:57 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 85-87 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong (PG), Eddie Summy (SF), Anthony Mathis (PF), Kong Chiou (C) Damien Pullins, Horace Burnell, Stephen Stauffer, Kenneth Fitch | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer (PG), Frank Thomas (SF), Jimmy Hall (C) Dave Yearwood, George Evans, Sean Beard | |
| 02:53 | McNeese State | Albert Bowman is called for the reach on Donald McKeeman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Albert Bowman, team foul #16 | 85-87 |
| 02:53 | McNeese State | Donald McKeeman makes the 1st free throw | 85-88 |
| 02:53 | McNeese State | Donald McKeeman makes the 2nd free throw | 85-89 |
| 02:41 | Holy Cross | Eddie Summy makes the fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Frank Thomas - foul #2 on Frank Thomas, team foul #16 | 87-89 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | James Hopkins (PF) Jeffrey Wyant | |
| 02:41 | Holy Cross | Eddie Summy makes the free throw | 88-89 |
| 02:23 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 88-89 |
| 02:22 | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall tips it in | 88-91 |
| 02:01 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou loses the dribble to Bernard Moyer | 88-91 |
| 02:01 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 88-91 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood (PG), George Evans (PF) Donald McKeeman, James Hopkins | |
| 01:37 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Jimmy Hall | 88-93 |
| 01:19 | Holy Cross | Frank Thomas steals the ball from Kong Chiou | 88-93 |
| 01:14 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer loses the dribble to Kong Chiou in the backcourt | 88-93 |
| 00:59 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 88-93 |
| 00:57 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas gets the rebound | 88-93 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Zhuang Hong (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Albert Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eddie Summy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Anthony Mathis (fresh) 28 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Kong Chiou (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Dave Yearwood (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Bernard Moyer (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jimmy Hall (fresh) 17 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:37 | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall misses long on a jumper in the paint | 88-93 |
| 00:35 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Anthony Mathis | 88-93 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 88-93 |
| 00:26 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis tips it but misses | 88-93 |
| 00:25 | Holy Cross | Eddie Summy pulls down the offensive rebound | 88-93 |
| 00:21 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Zhuang Hong | 91-93 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood is hacked by Zhuang Hong in the backcourt - foul #5 on Zhuang Hong, team foul #17 | 91-93 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins (SG) Zhuang Hong | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 00:19 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood makes the 1st free throw | 91-94 |
| 00:19 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood makes the 2nd free throw | 91-95 |
| 00:15 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 91-95 |
| 00:13 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 91-95 |
| 00:12 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins pulls down the offensive rebound | 91-95 |
| 00:09 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 94-95 |
| 00:06 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood is hacked by Albert Bowman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Albert Bowman, team foul #18 | 94-95 |
| 00:06 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood makes the 1st free throw | 94-96 |
| 00:06 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood makes the 2nd free throw | 94-97 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 94-97 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 94-97 |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall snags the defensive board | 94-97 |