| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jonathan Cauley (fresh) SG - Oleg Grabowski (fresh) SF - Walter Blair (fresh) PF - Joseph Punch (fresh) C - Thomas Crosslin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Brad Wade (fresh) SG - Dennis Priddy (fresh) SF - Richard Doss (fresh) PF - James Cora (fresh) C - John Bullock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair can't throw it down but the foul's on James Cora - foul #1 on James Cora, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:48 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | McNeese State | Richard Doss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch loses the ball out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | McNeese State | Thomas Crosslin denies the turnaround by James Cora | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski is fouled on the floor by Richard Doss - foul #1 on Richard Doss, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin misses the lay-in but the foul's on Brad Wade - foul #1 on Brad Wade, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:30 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:28 | McNeese State | Jonathan Cauley is called for the reach on Brad Wade in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathan Cauley, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:13 | McNeese State | Joseph Punch is called for the reach on Richard Doss - foul #1 on Joseph Punch, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 17:52 | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-0 |
| 17:51 | McNeese State | James Cora tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| 17:40 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Jonathan Cauley | 6-2 |
| 17:23 | McNeese State | Richard Doss misses the lay-in | 6-2 |
| 17:22 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:18 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-2 |
| 17:01 | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-2 |
| 16:59 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Thomas Crosslin | 9-2 |
| 16:52 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-2 |
| 16:48 | McNeese State | Brad Wade's pass is intercepted by Oleg Grabowski in the backcourt | 12-2 |
| 16:47 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski misses the lay-in | 12-2 |
| 16:46 | McNeese State | John Bullock grabs the board | 12-2 |
| 16:42 | McNeese State | Brad Wade can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-2 |
| 16:41 | McNeese State | John Bullock snags the offensive board | 12-2 |
| 16:24 | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from James Cora | 12-4 |
| 16:19 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-4 |
| 16:17 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair can't tip it in | 12-4 |
| 16:16 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski tips it home | 14-4 |
| 15:59 | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Oleg Grabowski - foul #1 on Oleg Grabowski, team foul #3 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Arthur Grinnell (PF) Jonathan Cauley, Joseph Punch | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brian Packard (PG), Paul Sturtevant (SF), Bryan Stehle (PF), Thomas Bonner (C) Brad Wade, Richard Doss, James Cora, John Bullock | |
| 15:59 | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy makes the free throw | 14-7 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joseph Miller (fresh) SG - Oleg Grabowski (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Walter Blair (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Grinnell (fresh) C - Thomas Crosslin (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Brian Packard (fresh) SG - Dennis Priddy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Sturtevant (fresh) PF - Bryan Stehle (fresh) C - Thomas Bonner (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Bonner - foul #1 on Thomas Bonner, team foul #4 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Kenneth Zerbe (SG) Dennis Priddy | |
| 15:51 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin makes the 1st free throw | 15-7 |
| 15:51 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin makes the 2nd free throw | 16-7 |
| 15:28 | McNeese State | Kenneth Zerbe clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-7 |
| 15:26 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin gets the rebound | 16-7 |
| 15:22 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-7 |
| 15:20 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell hits the follow up shot | 18-7 |
| 15:12 | McNeese State | Kenneth Zerbe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-7 |
| 14:57 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller lays it in | 20-7 |
| 14:46 | McNeese State | Bryan Stehle misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 20-7 |
| 14:45 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Packard | 20-7 |
| 14:35 | McNeese State | Thomas Bonner hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Kenneth Zerbe | 20-9 |
| 14:08 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller blows the layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Zerbe - foul #1 on Kenneth Zerbe, team foul #5 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman (SF), Alex Salley (PF) Walter Blair, Arthur Grinnell | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brad Wade (PG), Dennis Priddy (SG), Randy Wade (SF), James Cora (PF), John Bullock (C) Brian Packard, Kenneth Zerbe, Paul Sturtevant, Bryan Stehle, Thomas Bonner | |
| 14:08 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller makes the 1st free throw | 21-9 |
| 14:08 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 21-9 |
| 14:08 | McNeese State | John Bullock pulls down the rebound | 21-9 |
| 13:57 | McNeese State | James Cora is hacked by Alex Salley - foul #1 on Alex Salley, team foul #4 | 21-9 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (PG) Joseph Miller | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 13:39 | McNeese State | Randy Wade drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Priddy | 21-12 |
| 13:28 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 21-12 |
| 13:27 | McNeese State | Randy Wade grabs the board | 21-12 |
| 13:24 | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-12 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Richard Doss (SF) Randy Wade | |
| 13:09 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Crosslin | 23-12 |
| 12:42 | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-12 |
| 12:40 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin gets the rebound | 23-12 |
| 12:34 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski clanks a floater from the right side | 23-12 |
| 12:32 | McNeese State | Brad Wade grabs the board | 23-12 |
| 12:09 | McNeese State | James Cora hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Brad Wade | 23-14 |
| 12:00 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin clanks a jumper from the left wing | 23-14 |
| 11:59 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin tips it but misses | 23-14 |
| 11:58 | McNeese State | John Bullock pulls down the rebound | 23-14 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Cecil Solano (fairly fresh) SG - Oleg Grabowski (tired) 4 pts. SF - Brian Wightman (fairly fresh) PF - Alex Salley (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Crosslin (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Brad Wade (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Priddy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Doss (fairly fresh) PF - James Cora (tiring) 4 pts. C - John Bullock (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy is hacked by Alex Salley - foul #2 on Alex Salley, team foul #5 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley (PG), Stanley Kinsella (SG), Walter Blair (SF), Joseph Punch (PF), Norman Spurling (C) Cecil Solano, Oleg Grabowski, Brian Wightman, Alex Salley, Thomas Crosslin | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brian Packard (PG), Kenneth Zerbe (SG), Randy Wade (SF), Thomas Bonner (PF), Paul Sturtevant (C) Brad Wade, Dennis Priddy, Richard Doss, James Cora, John Bullock | |
| 11:26 | McNeese State | Paul Sturtevant blows the layup | 23-14 |
| 11:24 | McNeese State | Brian Packard hits the follow up shot | 23-16 |
| 11:19 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair connects on the shot from close range and he's hacked by Randy Wade - foul #1 on Randy Wade, team foul #6 | 25-16 |
| 11:19 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair misses the free throw | 25-16 |
| 11:19 | McNeese State | Paul Sturtevant grabs the defensive rebound | 25-16 |
| 11:17 | McNeese State | Randy Wade travels in the backcourt | 25-16 |
| 11:03 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair buries a jumper from the free throw line | 27-16 |
| 10:48 | McNeese State | Paul Sturtevant blows the wide open layup | 27-16 |
| 10:47 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair snags the defensive board | 27-16 |
| 10:40 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jonathan Cauley, team foul #6 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Oleg Grabowski (SG), Arthur Grinnell (PF) Jonathan Cauley, Stanley Kinsella, Joseph Punch | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Richard Doss (SF), Bryan Stehle (PF) Kenneth Zerbe, Thomas Bonner | |
| 10:24 | McNeese State | Richard Doss hits a runner from the right block | 27-18 |
| 10:13 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Miller | 29-18 |
| 09:59 | McNeese State | Brian Packard can't finish the layup | 29-18 |
| 09:58 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling pulls down the rebound | 29-18 |
| 09:50 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair's pass is intercepted by Brian Packard | 29-18 |
| 09:29 | McNeese State | Richard Doss makes the wide open runner in the lane set up by Brian Packard | 29-20 |
| 09:09 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller is called for traveling | 29-20 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella (SG), Cecil Solano (SF), Joseph Punch (PF), Thomas Crosslin (C) Oleg Grabowski, Walter Blair, Arthur Grinnell, Norman Spurling | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brad Wade (PG), Dennis Priddy (SG), James Cora (PF), Thomas Bonner (C) Brian Packard, Randy Wade, Bryan Stehle, Paul Sturtevant | |
| 08:52 | McNeese State | Brad Wade connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-23 |
| 08:34 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-23 |
| 08:33 | McNeese State | Richard Doss gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 08:20 | McNeese State | Richard Doss lays it in and he's fouled by Cecil Solano - foul #1 on Cecil Solano, team foul #7 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski (SG), Walter Blair (SF) Joseph Miller, Stanley Kinsella | |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Bullock (C) James Cora | |
| 08:20 | McNeese State | Richard Doss misses the free throw | 29-25 |
| 08:20 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Joseph Punch | 29-25 |
| 08:10 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Doss - foul #2 on Richard Doss, team foul #7 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG) Cecil Solano | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brian Packard (SF), James Cora (PF) Richard Doss, Thomas Bonner | |
| 08:10 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 29-25 |
| 08:10 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski misses the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 08:10 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 08:08 | McNeese State | John Bullock is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Crosslin - foul #1 on Thomas Crosslin, team foul #8 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman (SF) Walter Blair | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Thomas Bonner (PF) James Cora | |
| 08:08 | McNeese State | John Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 08:08 | McNeese State | John Bullock misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 08:08 | McNeese State | John Bullock pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 07:46 | McNeese State | Brian Packard loses the ball out of bounds | 30-26 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (PG), Stanley Kinsella (SG), Arthur Grinnell (PF) Joseph Miller, Oleg Grabowski, Joseph Punch | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bryan Stehle (PF) John Bullock | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Cecil Solano (fresh) SG - Stanley Kinsella (fresh) SF - Brian Wightman (fresh) PF - Arthur Grinnell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Crosslin (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Brad Wade (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Priddy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Packard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryan Stehle (fresh) C - Thomas Bonner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella is fouled on the floor by Dennis Priddy - foul #1 on Dennis Priddy, team foul #8 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Walter Blair (SF) Brian Wightman | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 07:28 | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 07:28 | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 07:28 | McNeese State | Thomas Bonner grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 07:12 | McNeese State | Brian Packard lays it in on a nice dish by Brad Wade | 31-28 |
| 06:57 | Nicholls State | Bryan Stehle steals the ball from Thomas Crosslin | 31-28 |
| 06:55 | McNeese State | Brad Wade is hacked by Cecil Solano in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cecil Solano, team foul #9 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Oleg Grabowski (SG), Norman Spurling (C) Cecil Solano, Stanley Kinsella, Thomas Crosslin | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Paul Sturtevant (SF), James Cora (PF), John Bullock (C) Brian Packard, Bryan Stehle, Thomas Bonner | |
| 06:55 | McNeese State | Brad Wade makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 06:55 | McNeese State | Brad Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 06:36 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on John Bullock - foul #1 on John Bullock, team foul #9 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch (PF) Arthur Grinnell | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 06:36 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 06:36 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 06:17 | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by James Cora | 33-32 |
| 06:01 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 05:59 | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 05:55 | McNeese State | Paul Sturtevant loses the dribble to Joseph Miller in the backcourt | 33-32 |
| 05:54 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller can't finish the layup | 33-32 |
| 05:52 | McNeese State | John Bullock grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 05:49 | McNeese State | John Bullock is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Punch - foul #2 on Joseph Punch, team foul #10 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman (SF), Arthur Grinnell (PF), Thomas Crosslin (C) Walter Blair, Joseph Punch, Norman Spurling | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Kenneth Zerbe (PG), Randy Wade (SG) Brad Wade, Dennis Priddy | |
| 05:49 | McNeese State | John Bullock misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 05:49 | McNeese State | John Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 05:47 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-33 |
| 05:31 | McNeese State | Paul Sturtevant misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-33 |
| 05:30 | McNeese State | Kenneth Zerbe misses the tip | 33-33 |
| 05:28 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 05:17 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin connects on the floater from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 04:52 | McNeese State | James Cora misses long on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-33 |
| 04:50 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 04:42 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell is called for traveling | 35-33 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella (SG) Oleg Grabowski | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brad Wade (PG), Dennis Priddy (SG), Brian Packard (SF), Bryan Stehle (PF), Thomas Bonner (C) Kenneth Zerbe, Randy Wade, Paul Sturtevant, James Cora, John Bullock | |
| 04:21 | McNeese State | Brad Wade can't finish the layup | 35-33 |
| 04:20 | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy tips it in | 35-35 |
| 04:00 | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 03:58 | McNeese State | Thomas Bonner grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 03:30 | McNeese State | Brian Wightman is called for the reach on Dennis Priddy - foul #1 on Brian Wightman, team foul #11 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski (SG), Walter Blair (SF), Norman Spurling (C) Stanley Kinsella, Brian Wightman, Thomas Crosslin | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Richard Doss (SF), James Cora (PF) Brad Wade, Thomas Bonner | |
| 03:30 | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 03:30 | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joseph Miller (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oleg Grabowski (tired) 7 pts. SF - Walter Blair (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Grinnell (tired) 2 pts. C - Norman Spurling (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Brian Packard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Priddy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Doss (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Cora (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Bryan Stehle (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Nicholls State | Richard Doss steals it from Oleg Grabowski | 35-37 |
| 03:12 | McNeese State | Richard Doss lays it in | 35-39 |
| 02:50 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling is fouled on the floor by Bryan Stehle - foul #1 on Bryan Stehle, team foul #10 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Kenneth Zerbe (PG), Randy Wade (SG), Paul Sturtevant (C) Brian Packard, Dennis Priddy, Bryan Stehle | |
| 02:50 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 02:50 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 02:32 | McNeese State | James Cora misses the turnaround from the baseline | 37-39 |
| 02:31 | McNeese State | Paul Sturtevant misses the tip | 37-39 |
| 02:29 | McNeese State | James Cora tips it in | 37-41 |
| 02:15 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair is hacked by Paul Sturtevant - foul #1 on Paul Sturtevant, team foul #11 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin (C) Norman Spurling | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brad Wade (PG), John Bullock (C) Randy Wade, James Cora | |
| 02:15 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 02:15 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 02:15 | McNeese State | John Bullock snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 01:52 | McNeese State | Brad Wade drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kenneth Zerbe | 38-44 |
| 01:45 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella (SG) Oleg Grabowski | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Randy Wade (SG), Thomas Bonner (PF) Kenneth Zerbe, Paul Sturtevant | |
| 01:42 | McNeese State | Thomas Crosslin is called for the reach on Richard Doss in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Crosslin, team foul #12 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling (C) Thomas Crosslin | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 01:42 | McNeese State | Richard Doss misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 01:42 | McNeese State | Richard Doss misses the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 01:42 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 01:29 | Nicholls State | John Bullock swats the layup by Arthur Grinnell | 38-44 |
| 01:28 | McNeese State | Randy Wade snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 01:13 | McNeese State | Richard Doss misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Stanley Kinsella - foul #1 on Stanley Kinsella, team foul #13 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman (SF) Walter Blair | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brian Packard (SG), Bryan Stehle (C) Randy Wade, John Bullock | |
| 01:13 | McNeese State | Richard Doss makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 01:13 | McNeese State | Richard Doss makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 00:58 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Miller | 40-46 |
| 00:37 | McNeese State | Norman Spurling steals the ball from Richard Doss | 40-46 |
| 00:19 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling is whistled for a carry | 40-46 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski (SG) Stanley Kinsella | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy (SG), Randy Wade (SF), James Cora (PF), Paul Sturtevant (C) Brian Packard, Richard Doss, Thomas Bonner, Bryan Stehle | |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Paul Sturtevant hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-46 |