| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Johnathan Overbey (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Duprey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jason Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Hancock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Jeffrey Wheeler (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Loring (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Earl Haynes (fresh) 7 pts. C - Bill Parra (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | Jason Edwards inbounds the ball | 44-23 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Northwestern State | Jason Edwards misses the dunk but the foul's on Anthony Thompson - foul #2 on Anthony Thompson, team foul #1 | 44-23 |
| 19:36 | Northwestern State | Jason Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 45-23 |
| 19:36 | Northwestern State | Jason Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 45-23 |
| 19:36 | Southern | Earl Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 45-23 |
| 19:18 | Southern | Anthony Thompson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-23 |
| 19:16 | Southern | Anthony Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 45-23 |
| 19:10 | Southern | Anthony Thompson connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Jeffrey Wheeler and he's fouled by Jason Edwards - foul #1 on Jason Edwards, team foul #1 | 45-25 |
| 19:10 | Southern | Anthony Thompson misses the free throw | 45-25 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern State | Joshua Hancock grabs the defensive rebound | 45-25 |
| 18:57 | Northwestern State | Joshua Hancock misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 45-25 |
| 18:55 | Southern | The rebound goes to Bruce Loring | 45-25 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:48 | Southern | Ronald Gross steals the ball from Jeffrey Wheeler | 45-25 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern State | Johnathan Overbey travels with the ball | 45-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Arthur Slaton (PG), Keith Carney (SG), Ronnie Malkin (SF), Rodney Walls (PF), Samuel Fern (C) Johnathan Overbey, Donald Duprey, Jason Edwards, Ronald Gross, Joshua Hancock | |
| Subs | Southern | Marshall Perkins (PG), Roger Carter (PF), Kevin Johnson (C) Jeffrey Wheeler, Earl Haynes, Bill Parra | |
| 18:14 | Southern | Arthur Slaton takes the ball from Anthony Thompson | 45-25 |
| 17:56 | Northwestern State | Samuel Fern misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-25 |
| 17:55 | Southern | The rebound goes to Roger Carter | 45-25 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:50 | Southern | Marshall Perkins misses the shot from the right wing | 45-25 |
| 17:49 | Southern | Anthony Thompson snags the offensive board | 45-25 |
| 17:40 | Southern | Anthony Thompson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-25 |
| 17:39 | Southern | Anthony Thompson snags the offensive board | 45-25 |
| 17:33 | Southern | Anthony Thompson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-25 |
| 17:32 | Southern | Roger Carter tips it home | 45-27 |
| 17:10 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Malkin misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-27 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls can't tip it in | 45-27 |
| 17:06 | Southern | Anthony Thompson snags the defensive board | 45-27 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:00 | Southern | Marshall Perkins is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Slaton - foul #1 on Arthur Slaton, team foul #2 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Johnathan Overbey (PG), Donald Duprey (SG), Richard Wickman (SF), Ronald Gross (PF), Joshua Hancock (C) Arthur Slaton, Keith Carney, Ronnie Malkin, Rodney Walls, Samuel Fern | |
| Subs | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler (PG), James Lindsay (SF), Earl Haynes (PF), Bill Parra (C) Bruce Loring, Anthony Thompson, Roger Carter, Kevin Johnson | |
| 16:49 | Southern | Earl Haynes can't throw it down but the foul's on Richard Wickman - foul #2 on Richard Wickman, team foul #3 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Edwards (SF) Richard Wickman | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 16:49 | Southern | Earl Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 16:49 | Southern | Earl Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 16:31 | Northwestern State | Jason Edwards can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-29 |
| 16:29 | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey grabs the offensive board | 45-29 |
| 16:17 | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Marshall Perkins - foul #3 on Marshall Perkins, team foul #2 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Wickman (C) Joshua Hancock | |
| Subs | Southern | William Howell (SF) Marshall Perkins | |
| 16:17 | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey misses the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 16:17 | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-29 |
| 16:02 | Southern | Bill Parra misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 46-29 |
| 16:00 | Northwestern State | Ronald Gross grabs the defensive rebound | 46-29 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Johnathan Overbey (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Duprey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jason Edwards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Wickman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Jeffrey Wheeler (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Lindsay (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Howell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Earl Haynes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Parra (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Northwestern State | Johnathan Overbey misses long on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Bill Parra - foul #3 on Bill Parra, team foul #3 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Keith Carney (SG) Donald Duprey | |
| Subs | Southern | Lawrence Hobson (PF), Joe Young (C) Earl Haynes, Bill Parra | |
| 15:48 | Northwestern State | Johnathan Overbey makes the 1st free throw | 47-29 |
| 15:48 | Northwestern State | Johnathan Overbey makes the 2nd free throw | 48-29 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:45 | Southern | Lawrence Hobson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 48-29 |
| 15:39 | Northwestern State | Ronald Gross is hacked by Lawrence Hobson - foul #1 on Lawrence Hobson, team foul #4 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joshua Hancock (C) Jason Edwards | |
| Subs | Southern | Kevin Johnson (C) Joe Young | |
| 15:28 | Northwestern State | Joshua Hancock blows the layup but he's hacked by Kevin Johnson - foul #2 on Kevin Johnson, team foul #5 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Arthur Slaton (PG) Johnathan Overbey | |
| Subs | Southern | Bruce Loring (SG) James Lindsay | |
| 15:28 | Northwestern State | Joshua Hancock misses the 1st free throw | 48-29 |
| 15:28 | Northwestern State | Joshua Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 49-29 |
| 15:13 | Southern | William Howell buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Lawrence Hobson | 49-32 |
| 14:53 | Northwestern State | William Howell steals it from Keith Carney | 49-32 |
| 14:48 | Southern | William Howell dunks the ball | 49-34 |
| 14:38 | Northwestern State | Ronald Gross buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Joshua Hancock | 51-34 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:12 | Southern | Bruce Loring buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by William Howell | 51-37 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Hobson takes the ball from Ronald Gross | 51-37 |
| 13:53 | Southern | Arthur Slaton takes the ball from Jeffrey Wheeler in the backcourt | 51-37 |
| 13:52 | Northwestern State | Arthur Slaton lays it in | 53-37 |
| 13:36 | Southern | Bruce Loring scores on a driving attempt from close range | 53-39 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern State | Ronald Gross hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lawrence Hobson - foul #2 on Lawrence Hobson, team foul #6 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Johnathan Overbey (PG), Donald Duprey (SG), Jason Edwards (SF), Rodney Walls (C) Arthur Slaton, Keith Carney, Richard Wickman, Joshua Hancock | |
| Subs | Southern | Marshall Perkins (PG), James Lindsay (SG), Anthony Thompson (SF), Earl Haynes (PF), Bill Parra (C) Jeffrey Wheeler, Bruce Loring, William Howell, Lawrence Hobson, Kevin Johnson | |
| 13:26 | Northwestern State | Ronald Gross makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern State | Ronald Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 13:14 | Southern | Bill Parra hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Marshall Perkins | 55-41 |
| 12:56 | Northwestern State | Jason Edwards can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 12:55 | Northwestern State | Ronald Gross misses the tip | 55-41 |
| 12:54 | Southern | Earl Haynes gets the rebound | 55-41 |
| 12:51 | Southern | James Lindsay is fouled in the backcourt by Johnathan Overbey - foul #1 on Johnathan Overbey, team foul #4 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ronnie Malkin (SG), Samuel Fern (C) Donald Duprey, Ronald Gross | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 12:35 | Southern | Marshall Perkins is hacked by Johnathan Overbey - foul #2 on Johnathan Overbey, team foul #5 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey (SG) Jason Edwards | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 12:18 | Southern | Anthony Thompson is open and buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Bill Parra | 55-44 |
| 11:49 | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 55-44 |
| 11:48 | Southern | Marshall Perkins snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Johnathan Overbey (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Duprey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ronnie Malkin (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Rodney Walls (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Samuel Fern (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Marshall Perkins (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Lindsay (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Thompson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earl Haynes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Parra (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Southern | Anthony Thompson misses short on an open 3 from the right corner | 55-44 |
| 11:38 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Malkin grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 11:12 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Malkin travels with the ball | 55-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Edwards (SF), Ronald Gross (PF), Joshua Hancock (C) Ronnie Malkin, Rodney Walls, Samuel Fern | |
| Subs | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler (PG), Bruce Loring (SG), Lawrence Hobson (PF), Roger Carter (C) Marshall Perkins, James Lindsay, Earl Haynes, Bill Parra | |
| 10:52 | Southern | Lawrence Hobson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 10:51 | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler gets the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 10:33 | Southern | Roger Carter loses the ball out of bounds | 55-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Keith Carney (SG) Donald Duprey | |
| Subs | Southern | William Howell (SF) Anthony Thompson | |
| 10:15 | Northwestern State | Johnathan Overbey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-44 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern State | Ronald Gross snags the offensive board | 55-44 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern State | Johnathan Overbey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 09:55 | Southern | The rebound goes to Roger Carter | 55-44 |
| 09:49 | Southern | Bruce Loring clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 09:47 | Northwestern State | Keith Carney gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| 09:29 | Northwestern State | Joshua Hancock misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-44 |
| 09:27 | Southern | William Howell grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 09:23 | Southern | Bruce Loring hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from William Howell | 55-46 |
| 08:55 | Northwestern State | Ronald Gross misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 08:54 | Southern | Lawrence Hobson grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 08:46 | Southern | Bruce Loring is fouled on the floor by Keith Carney - foul #1 on Keith Carney, team foul #6 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Arthur Slaton (PG), Donald Duprey (SG), Ronnie Malkin (SF), Samuel Fern (PF), Richard Wickman (C) Johnathan Overbey, Keith Carney, Jason Edwards, Ronald Gross, Joshua Hancock | |
| Subs | Southern | Marshall Perkins (PG), James Lindsay (SF), Earl Haynes (PF), Bill Parra (C) Jeffrey Wheeler, William Howell, Lawrence Hobson, Roger Carter | |
| 08:40 | Southern | James Lindsay connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Marshall Perkins | 55-49 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern State | Samuel Fern buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Duprey and he's fouled by Earl Haynes - foul #1 on Earl Haynes, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern State | Samuel Fern makes the free throw | 58-49 |
| 08:01 | Southern | Bill Parra loses the dribble to Arthur Slaton | 58-49 |
| 07:40 | Northwestern State | Arthur Slaton misses the shot from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 07:38 | Southern | Bill Parra grabs the board | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Arthur Slaton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Duprey (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronnie Malkin (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Samuel Fern (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Wickman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Marshall Perkins (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Loring (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Lindsay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Earl Haynes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Parra (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Southern | Marshall Perkins makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from James Lindsay | 58-51 |
| 07:15 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Malkin is fouled on the floor by James Lindsay - foul #1 on James Lindsay, team foul #8 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Johnathan Overbey (PG), Keith Carney (SG), Rodney Walls (PF), Joshua Hancock (C) Arthur Slaton, Donald Duprey, Samuel Fern, Richard Wickman | |
| Subs | Southern | Anthony Thompson (SF), Kevin Johnson (C) James Lindsay, Bill Parra | |
| 07:15 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Malkin makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 07:15 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Malkin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 07:02 | Southern | Anthony Thompson is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Marshall Perkins | 60-53 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 60-53 |
| 06:39 | Southern | Earl Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 06:35 | Southern | Bruce Loring misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Johnathan Overbey - foul #3 on Johnathan Overbey, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Edwards (SF), Ronald Gross (PF) Ronnie Malkin, Joshua Hancock | |
| Subs | Southern | William Howell (PG) Marshall Perkins | |
| 06:35 | Southern | Bruce Loring misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 06:35 | Southern | Bruce Loring makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 06:19 | Northwestern State | Keith Carney misses the dunk but he's hacked by Bruce Loring - foul #2 on Bruce Loring, team foul #9 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Arthur Slaton (SG) Johnathan Overbey | |
| Subs | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler (PG) Bruce Loring | |
| 06:19 | Northwestern State | Keith Carney makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 06:19 | Northwestern State | Keith Carney makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 06:05 | Southern | William Howell misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-54 |
| 06:03 | Southern | Earl Haynes tips it but misses | 62-54 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern State | Keith Carney misses the jumper from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern State | Jason Edwards snags the offensive board | 62-54 |
| 05:30 | Northwestern State | Earl Haynes is called for the reach on Arthur Slaton - foul #2 on Earl Haynes, team foul #10 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Johnathan Overbey (PG), Richard Wickman (PF) Keith Carney, Ronald Gross | |
| Subs | Southern | Bruce Loring (SG), James Lindsay (SF), Lawrence Hobson (PF), Bill Parra (C) William Howell, Anthony Thompson, Earl Haynes, Kevin Johnson | |
| 05:30 | Northwestern State | Arthur Slaton makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 05:30 | Northwestern State | Arthur Slaton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 05:04 | Southern | James Lindsay hits a wide open fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Loring | 64-56 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern State | Arthur Slaton is fouled on the floor by Bruce Loring - foul #3 on Bruce Loring, team foul #11 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey (SG), Samuel Fern (PF), Joshua Hancock (C) Johnathan Overbey, Richard Wickman, Rodney Walls | |
| Subs | Southern | Marshall Perkins (PG), Roger Carter (PF) Jeffrey Wheeler, Lawrence Hobson | |
| 04:45 | Northwestern State | Arthur Slaton makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern State | Arthur Slaton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 04:33 | Southern | James Lindsay misses the dunk but he's hacked by Donald Duprey - foul #3 on Donald Duprey, team foul #8 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Johnathan Overbey (PG) Arthur Slaton | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 04:33 | Southern | James Lindsay makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 04:33 | Southern | James Lindsay misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 04:33 | Northwestern State | Joshua Hancock pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern State | Joshua Hancock comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 66-57 |
| 04:16 | Northwestern State | Samuel Fern tips it home | 68-57 |
| 04:11 | Southern | Jason Edwards steals the ball from James Lindsay | 68-57 |
| 03:55 | Northwestern State | Jason Edwards's floater is knocked away by Bill Parra | 68-57 |
| 03:53 | Southern | Roger Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Southern | Bruce Loring's pass is intercepted by Samuel Fern | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Northwestern State | Johnathan Overbey misses long on a floater from the right side | 68-57 |
| 03:29 | Southern | Bill Parra grabs the board | 68-57 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Johnathan Overbey (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Duprey (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jason Edwards (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Samuel Fern (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Hancock (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Marshall Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Loring (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Lindsay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Roger Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Bill Parra (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Southern | James Lindsay is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Edwards - foul #2 on Jason Edwards, team foul #9 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Keith Carney (PG), Ronnie Malkin (SF), Ronald Gross (PF), Richard Wickman (C) Johnathan Overbey, Jason Edwards, Samuel Fern, Joshua Hancock | |
| Subs | Southern | Anthony Thompson (SF), Lawrence Hobson (PF), Kevin Johnson (C) Bruce Loring, Roger Carter, Bill Parra | |
| 03:26 | Southern | James Lindsay makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 03:26 | Southern | James Lindsay makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 03:06 | Northwestern State | James Lindsay steals it from Ronald Gross | 68-59 |
| 03:02 | Southern | Kevin Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Arthur Slaton (SG) Donald Duprey | |
| Subs | Southern | William Howell (SG) James Lindsay | |
| 02:40 | Northwestern State | The pull-up jumper by Ronald Gross is blocked by Kevin Johnson | 68-59 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Malkin hits the follow up shot | 70-59 |
| 02:39 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Johnathan Overbey (PG), Samuel Fern (SF) Arthur Slaton, Ronnie Malkin | |
| Subs | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler (PG), Earl Haynes (PF), Bill Parra (C) William Howell, Lawrence Hobson, Kevin Johnson | |
| 02:26 | Southern | Jeffrey Wheeler knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Anthony Thompson | 70-62 |
| 02:08 | Northwestern State | Richard Wickman blows the layup | 70-62 |
| 02:06 | Southern | Earl Haynes pulls down the rebound | 70-62 |
| 02:02 | Southern | Marshall Perkins misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Johnathan Overbey - foul #4 on Johnathan Overbey, team foul #10 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls (C) Samuel Fern | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 02:02 | Southern | Marshall Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 02:02 | Southern | Marshall Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 02:02 | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls gets the rebound | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:47 | Northwestern State | Keith Carney's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Wheeler | 70-63 |
| 01:42 | Southern | Marshall Perkins misses the dunk | 70-63 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern State | Ronald Gross grabs the defensive rebound | 70-63 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern State | Johnathan Overbey hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Wickman | 73-63 |
| 01:28 | Southern | Johnathan Overbey is called for the reach on Bill Parra - foul #5 on Johnathan Overbey, team foul #11 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Arthur Slaton (PG), Ronnie Malkin (SF), Samuel Fern (C) Johnathan Overbey, Richard Wickman, Ronald Gross | |
| Subs | Southern | James Lindsay (SG), William Howell (SF), Roger Carter (PF) Jeffrey Wheeler, Anthony Thompson, Earl Haynes | |
| 01:28 | Southern | Bill Parra makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 01:28 | Southern | Bill Parra makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:06 | Northwestern State | Bill Parra swats the short shot by Samuel Fern | 73-65 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls gets the offensive rebound | 73-65 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Malkin knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Arthur Slaton | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Southern | William Howell can't connect on a floater from the right side | 76-65 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern State | Arthur Slaton grabs the defensive rebound | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Arthur Slaton runs out the clock | 76-65 |