| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Robinette (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gordon Dawson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jimmy Caviness (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Yerkes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Allen Givens (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - James Kiser (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Streater (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Samuel Brantley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Gerst (fresh) 6 pts. C - Troy Coughlin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness inbounds the ball | 37-45 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness misses long on an open runner in the paint but the foul's on Samuel Brantley - foul #1 on Samuel Brantley, team foul #1 | 37-45 |
| 19:43 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 19:43 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 19:23 | Lafayette | David Streater hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 39-45 |
| 19:21 | Lafayette | Troy Coughlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 19:05 | Lafayette | Samuel Brantley is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 19:03 | Lafayette | Troy Coughlin grabs the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 18:45 | Lafayette | Troy Coughlin misses the easy layup | 39-45 |
| 18:44 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Yerkes | 39-45 |
| 18:39 | Northwestern State | John Robinette is fouled on the floor by Troy Coughlin - foul #2 on Troy Coughlin, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Vernon Hollenbeck (SG), Marcus King (SF), Leroy Slowinski (PF), Philip Munger (C) John Robinette, Gordon Dawson, Jimmy Caviness, Lawrence Yerkes, Allen Givens | |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Hicks (PG), Douglas Clements (SG), Robert Goodrich (SF), Jeffrey Gibbs (PF), Aaron Blanchard (C) James Kiser, David Streater, Samuel Brantley, Charles Gerst, Troy Coughlin | |
| 18:29 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger loses the dribble to James Hicks | 39-45 |
| 18:11 | Lafayette | Douglas Clements hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 18:09 | Lafayette | Aaron Blanchard misses the tip | 39-45 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf clanks a floater from the free throw line | 39-45 |
| 18:01 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck tips it home | 41-45 |
| 17:51 | Lafayette | James Hicks drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Douglas Clements | 41-48 |
| 17:32 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 17:30 | Lafayette | Jeffrey Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 17:11 | Lafayette | The short jumper by Jeffrey Gibbs is denied by Leroy Slowinski | 41-48 |
| 17:09 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 17:07 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (PG), Martin Lackey (SG), Jimmy Caviness (SF), Lawrence Yerkes (PF), Allen Givens (C) Gene Leaf, Vernon Hollenbeck, Marcus King, Leroy Slowinski, Philip Munger | |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Kiser (PG), David Streater (SG), Samuel Brantley (SF), Philip Lamb (PF), Troy Coughlin (C) James Hicks, Douglas Clements, Robert Goodrich, Jeffrey Gibbs, Aaron Blanchard | |
| 16:50 | Lafayette | David Streater steps out of bounds on the sideline | 41-48 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Lawrence Yerkes | 44-48 |
| 16:25 | Lafayette | James Kiser misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 16:23 | Lafayette | Troy Coughlin tips it home | 44-50 |
| 16:19 | Northwestern State | Troy Coughlin is called for the reach on Jimmy Caviness in the backcourt - foul #3 on Troy Coughlin, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson (SG) John Robinette | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Charles Gerst (PF), Jeffrey Gibbs (C) Philip Lamb, Troy Coughlin | |
| 16:05 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Gordon Dawson | 47-50 |
| 16:03 | Lafayette | Jimmy Caviness is called for the reach on James Kiser in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jimmy Caviness, team foul #1 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (PG) Martin Lackey | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 15:51 | Lafayette | James Kiser misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-50 |
| 15:49 | Lafayette | Charles Gerst tips it but misses | 47-50 |
| 15:47 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to John Robinette | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Robinette (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gordon Dawson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jimmy Caviness (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Yerkes (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Givens (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - James Kiser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Streater (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Samuel Brantley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Gerst (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jeffrey Gibbs (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gordon Dawson | 49-50 |
| 15:22 | Lafayette | Samuel Brantley is wide open but clanks a floater from the free throw line | 49-50 |
| 15:20 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Don Boyd (SG), Marcus King (SF), Leroy Slowinski (C) John Robinette, Jimmy Caviness, Lawrence Yerkes, Allen Givens | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Mike Frahm (PG), James Hicks (SG), Troy Coughlin (C) James Kiser, David Streater, Jeffrey Gibbs | |
| 15:09 | Lafayette | Troy Coughlin can't finish the uncontested layup | 49-50 |
| 15:07 | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 14:48 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Don Boyd | 51-50 |
| 14:33 | Lafayette | Mike Frahm buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Samuel Brantley | 51-52 |
| 14:13 | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski can't finish the uncontested layup | 51-52 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern State | Marcus King tips it back up and in | 53-52 |
| 13:55 | Lafayette | Gene Leaf takes the ball from Mike Frahm | 53-52 |
| 13:51 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gene Leaf | 55-52 |
| 13:49 | Lafayette | Gene Leaf steals it from Mike Frahm in the backcourt | 55-52 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 13:29 | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski tips it in | 57-52 |
| 13:09 | Lafayette | James Hicks misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Don Boyd - foul #4 on Don Boyd, team foul #2 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck (PG), Martin Lackey (SG), Jimmy Caviness (SF), Lawrence Yerkes (PF), Philip Munger (C) Gene Leaf, Don Boyd, Marcus King, Gordon Dawson, Leroy Slowinski | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Douglas Clements (SG), Robert Goodrich (SF), Philip Lamb (PF), Aaron Blanchard (C) Mike Frahm, Samuel Brantley, Charles Gerst, Troy Coughlin | |
| 13:09 | Lafayette | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 13:09 | Lafayette | James Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 13:09 | Lafayette | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Blanchard | 57-53 |
| 12:52 | Lafayette | James Hicks connects on the jumper from the right side | 57-55 |
| 12:32 | Northwestern State | Douglas Clements is called for the reach on Jimmy Caviness - foul #1 on Douglas Clements, team foul #4 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Allen Givens (C) Philip Munger | |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Kiser (PG), David Streater (SG) James Hicks, Douglas Clements | |
| 12:13 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens double dribbles | 57-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (PG) Martin Lackey | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Jeffrey Gibbs (PF) Philip Lamb | |
| 11:55 | Lafayette | David Streater travels with the ball | 57-55 |
| 11:36 | Northwestern State | John Robinette comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 11:34 | Lafayette | James Kiser pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Robinette (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Vernon Hollenbeck (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Caviness (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Yerkes (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Givens (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - James Kiser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Streater (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Robert Goodrich (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jeffrey Gibbs (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Blanchard (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Lafayette | Vernon Hollenbeck is called for the reach on David Streater in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vernon Hollenbeck, team foul #3 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Philip Lamb (PF), Troy Coughlin (C) Jeffrey Gibbs, Aaron Blanchard | |
| 11:21 | Lafayette | Troy Coughlin buries a jump hook near the basket set up by James Kiser and the foul's on Lawrence Yerkes - foul #1 on Lawrence Yerkes, team foul #4 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Samuel Brantley (SF) Robert Goodrich | |
| 11:21 | Lafayette | Troy Coughlin misses the free throw | 57-57 |
| 11:21 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 10:52 | Northwestern State | John Robinette misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 10:51 | Lafayette | Philip Lamb gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 10:31 | Lafayette | Philip Lamb hits the easy wide open finger roll | 57-59 |
| 10:29 | Northwestern State | Samuel Brantley takes the ball from Jimmy Caviness in the backcourt | 57-59 |
| 10:28 | Lafayette | David Streater lays it in on a nice dish by Samuel Brantley | 57-61 |
| 10:17 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-61 |
| 10:15 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens snags the offensive board | 57-61 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 57-61 |
| 09:59 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Samuel Brantley | 57-61 |
| 09:43 | Lafayette | Troy Coughlin is alone and drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from David Streater | 57-63 |
| 09:43 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Martin Lackey (SG), Marcus King (SF), Gordon Dawson (PF), Philip Munger (C) John Robinette, Vernon Hollenbeck, Jimmy Caviness, Lawrence Yerkes, Allen Givens | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Mike Frahm (PG), James Hicks (SG), Robert Goodrich (SF), Jeffrey Gibbs (PF), Aaron Blanchard (C) James Kiser, David Streater, Samuel Brantley, Philip Lamb, Troy Coughlin | |
| 09:39 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf is hacked by Mike Frahm in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mike Frahm, team foul #5 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Douglas Clements (SG) Mike Frahm | |
| 09:31 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Gibbs - foul #3 on Jeffrey Gibbs, team foul #6 | 57-63 |
| 09:31 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson misses the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 09:31 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 09:31 | Lafayette | Jeffrey Gibbs snags the defensive board | 57-63 |
| 09:16 | Lafayette | James Hicks misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gene Leaf - foul #1 on Gene Leaf, team foul #5 | 57-63 |
| 09:16 | Lafayette | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 09:16 | Lafayette | James Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 09:16 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 57-64 |
| 09:02 | Lafayette | Aaron Blanchard grabs the board | 57-64 |
| 08:41 | Lafayette | Robert Goodrich makes the wide open jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Douglas Clements | 57-66 |
| 08:16 | Northwestern State | Marcus King drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gene Leaf | 60-66 |
| 08:11 | Lafayette | Douglas Clements's pass is intercepted by Martin Lackey in the backcourt | 60-66 |
| 08:05 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 60-66 |
| 08:03 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger tips it home | 62-66 |
| 07:45 | Lafayette | James Hicks clanks a 3 from the left corner | 62-66 |
| 07:44 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Marcus King | 62-66 |
| 07:37 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Marcus King | 64-66 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gene Leaf (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Martin Lackey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marcus King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gordon Dawson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip Munger (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - James Hicks (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Douglas Clements (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Goodrich (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Jeffrey Gibbs (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Blanchard (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Lafayette | James Hicks buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Clements | 64-69 |
| 06:57 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Marcus King and he's hacked by James Hicks - foul #1 on James Hicks, team foul #7 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Don Boyd (SG), Jimmy Caviness (SF), Lawrence Yerkes (PF), Leroy Slowinski (C) Martin Lackey, Marcus King, Gordon Dawson, Philip Munger | |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Kiser (PG), Mike Frahm (SG), Samuel Brantley (SF), Charles Gerst (PF), Troy Coughlin (C) James Hicks, Douglas Clements, Robert Goodrich, Jeffrey Gibbs, Aaron Blanchard | |
| 06:57 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf misses the free throw | 66-69 |
| 06:57 | Lafayette | Charles Gerst grabs the board | 66-69 |
| 06:55 | Lafayette | Don Boyd steps in front of the Mike Frahm pass in the backcourt | 66-69 |
| 06:38 | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski lays it up and in set up by Lawrence Yerkes and he's hacked by Troy Coughlin - foul #4 on Troy Coughlin, team foul #8 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (PG) Gene Leaf | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 06:38 | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski makes the free throw | 69-69 |
| 06:34 | Lafayette | James Kiser is hacked by John Robinette in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Robinette, team foul #6 | 69-69 |
| 06:23 | Lafayette | Mike Frahm misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 06:22 | Lafayette | Charles Gerst misses the tip | 69-69 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness grabs the defensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness misses long on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 69-69 |
| 06:03 | Lafayette | Troy Coughlin grabs the board | 69-69 |
| 06:01 | Lafayette | John Robinette steps in front of the Samuel Brantley pass in the backcourt | 69-69 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern State | John Robinette lays it in | 71-69 |
| 05:47 | Lafayette | Troy Coughlin connects on the open shot from the right wing set up by Mike Frahm | 71-71 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern State | Troy Coughlin is called for the reach on Don Boyd - foul #5 on Troy Coughlin, team foul #9 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Allen Givens (C) Lawrence Yerkes | |
| Subs | Lafayette | David Streater (SG), Philip Lamb (PF), Aaron Blanchard (C) Mike Frahm, Charles Gerst, Troy Coughlin | |
| 05:29 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 05:29 | Lafayette | Aaron Blanchard gets the rebound | 71-71 |
| 05:04 | Lafayette | Don Boyd steps in front of the Samuel Brantley pass | 71-71 |
| 05:01 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd lays it in | 73-71 |
| 04:50 | Lafayette | Samuel Brantley is alone and drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Kiser | 73-73 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Robinette | 76-73 |
| 04:24 | Lafayette | James Kiser can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by John Robinette - foul #2 on John Robinette, team foul #7 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Vernon Hollenbeck (SF), Gordon Dawson (PF) John Robinette, Jimmy Caviness, Leroy Slowinski | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Mike Frahm (SG), Jeffrey Gibbs (C) David Streater, Aaron Blanchard | |
| 04:24 | Lafayette | James Kiser makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 04:24 | Lafayette | James Kiser misses the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson gets the rebound | 76-74 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gene Leaf | 79-74 |
| 04:09 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Marcus King (SF) Gene Leaf | |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Hicks (SG), Robert Goodrich (SF) James Kiser, Samuel Brantley | |
| 03:52 | Lafayette | Philip Lamb hits the finger roll and the foul's on Don Boyd - foul #5 on Don Boyd, team foul #8 | 79-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey (SG) Don Boyd | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 03:52 | Lafayette | Philip Lamb makes the free throw | 79-77 |
| 03:42 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marcus King | 81-77 |
| 03:25 | Lafayette | Jeffrey Gibbs comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 81-77 |
| 03:23 | Lafayette | Jeffrey Gibbs grabs the offensive rebound | 81-77 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Vernon Hollenbeck (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Lackey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marcus King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gordon Dawson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Allen Givens (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - James Hicks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mike Frahm (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Goodrich (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Philip Lamb (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Gibbs (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Lafayette | James Hicks misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 81-77 |
| 03:04 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson snags the defensive board | 81-77 |
| 03:01 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey is hacked by Philip Lamb in the backcourt - foul #2 on Philip Lamb, team foul #10 | 81-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Jimmy Caviness (SF), Lawrence Yerkes (PF), Philip Munger (C) Vernon Hollenbeck, Marcus King, Gordon Dawson, Allen Givens | |
| Subs | Lafayette | David Streater (SG), Samuel Brantley (SF), Charles Gerst (PF), Aaron Blanchard (C) James Hicks, Robert Goodrich, Philip Lamb, Jeffrey Gibbs | |
| 03:01 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey makes the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 03:01 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey makes the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| 02:38 | Lafayette | Gene Leaf is called for the reach on Mike Frahm - foul #2 on Gene Leaf, team foul #9 | 83-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck (SG) Martin Lackey | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 02:38 | Lafayette | Mike Frahm makes the 1st free throw | 83-78 |
| 02:38 | Lafayette | Mike Frahm makes the 2nd free throw | 83-79 |
| 02:27 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes blows the layup | 83-79 |
| 02:26 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Munger | 83-79 |
| 02:10 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 83-79 |
| 02:08 | Lafayette | David Streater snags the defensive board | 83-79 |
| 02:04 | Lafayette | Aaron Blanchard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski (C) Philip Munger | |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Kiser (PG) Mike Frahm | |
| 01:44 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 83-79 |
| 01:42 | Lafayette | Aaron Blanchard snags the defensive board | 83-79 |
| 01:26 | Lafayette | David Streater hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 83-79 |
| 01:25 | Lafayette | Samuel Brantley grabs the offensive board | 83-79 |
| 01:25 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 83-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (PG), Gordon Dawson (SG), Allen Givens (C) Gene Leaf, Vernon Hollenbeck, Leroy Slowinski | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Jeffrey Gibbs (C) Aaron Blanchard | |
| 01:09 | Lafayette | Jeffrey Gibbs connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Charles Gerst | 83-81 |
| 01:07 | Northwestern State | Samuel Brantley steals the ball from Lawrence Yerkes in the backcourt | 83-81 |
| 00:53 | Lafayette | David Streater knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by James Kiser | 83-83 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-83 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern State | Jeffrey Gibbs steals it from John Robinette | 83-83 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Lafayette | John Robinette steps in front of the Samuel Brantley pass | 83-83 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 83-83 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Northwestern State | James Kiser picks off the pass by John Robinette in the backcourt | 83-83 |
| 00:13 | Lafayette | Samuel Brantley lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Kiser | 83-85 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 83-85 |
| 00:08 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to David Streater | 83-85 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Lafayette | David Streater is fouled in the backcourt by John Robinette - foul #3 on John Robinette, team foul #10 | 83-85 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 83-85 |
| 00:06 | Lafayette | David Streater makes the 1st free throw | 83-86 |
| 00:06 | Lafayette | David Streater makes the 2nd free throw | 83-87 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes is whistled for a carry | 83-87 |