| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - David Wallace (fresh) SG - Mark Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Garzon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Luke (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Gilbert (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gordon Lake (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shayne Nagorski (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Emery Perron (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Dufresne (fresh) 4 pts. C - Howard Morris (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-29 |
| 19:44 | McNeese State | Brian Luke pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 19:27 | McNeese State | Brian Luke drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 19:09 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-29 |
| 18:49 | McNeese State | Mark Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 18:26 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-29 |
| 18:24 | McNeese State | Alan Garzon grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 17:56 | McNeese State | Mark Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 17:54 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 17:35 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 17:31 | McNeese State | Mark Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Shayne Nagorski - foul #3 on Shayne Nagorski, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | McNeese State | George Adamski (PG), Carlton Fast (SG), Edward Westcott (SF), Matthew Scott (PF), David Robison (C) David Wallace, Mark Smith, Alan Garzon, Brian Luke, Ronald Gilbert | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce (PG), Tommy Patterson (SG), Dennis Rosenberg (SF), Timothy Brittain (PF), Keith Weitz (C) Gordon Lake, Shayne Nagorski, Emery Perron, Daniel Dufresne, Howard Morris | |
| 17:10 | McNeese State | Tommy Patterson is called for the reach on Carlton Fast - foul #2 on Tommy Patterson, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| 16:54 | McNeese State | David Robison loses the dribble to Clayton Luce | 33-32 |
| 16:49 | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce slams it home | 33-34 |
| 16:47 | McNeese State | Matthew Scott is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 33-34 |
| 16:37 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Carlton Fast - foul #1 on Carlton Fast, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 16:37 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 16:37 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:13 | McNeese State | Carlton Fast misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 15:47 | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 15:46 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Matthew Scott | 33-36 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - George Adamski (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carlton Fast (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Westcott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Robison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Clayton Luce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tommy Patterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Rosenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Brittain (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith Weitz (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:23 | McNeese State | Matthew Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-36 |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Wallace (PG), Mark Smith (SG), Henry Watts (SF), Brian Luke (PF), Ronald Gilbert (C) George Adamski, Carlton Fast, Edward Westcott, Matthew Scott, David Robison | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Shayne Nagorski (SG), Robert Anderson (SF), Felix Baldridge (PF), Howard Morris (C) Clayton Luce, Tommy Patterson, Dennis Rosenberg, Timothy Brittain, Keith Weitz | |
| 15:10 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 15:08 | McNeese State | Brian Luke snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 14:48 | McNeese State | Brian Luke makes the wide open 3 from straight away set up by David Wallace | 36-36 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 14:31 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris tips it home | 36-38 |
| 14:27 | McNeese State | Gordon Lake steals it from Henry Watts in the backcourt | 36-38 |
| 14:26 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gordon Lake | 36-40 |
| 14:22 | McNeese State | Brian Luke is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 14:20 | McNeese State | David Wallace snags the offensive board | 36-40 |
| 13:51 | McNeese State | Mark Smith buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Gordon Lake - foul #3 on Gordon Lake, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | McNeese State | George Adamski (PG), Alan Garzon (SF), Matthew Scott (C) David Wallace, Henry Watts, Ronald Gilbert | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Emery Perron (SF), Daniel Dufresne (PF) Robert Anderson, Felix Baldridge | |
| 13:51 | McNeese State | Mark Smith makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:32 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 13:30 | McNeese State | Matthew Scott grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 13:23 | McNeese State | Alan Garzon is denied on a layup by Howard Morris | 39-40 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 13:04 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Shayne Nagorski | 39-43 |
| 12:46 | McNeese State | Alan Garzon clanks a shot from the right side | 39-43 |
| 12:44 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern State | Brian Luke steals it from Daniel Dufresne | 39-43 |
| 11:58 | McNeese State | Brian Luke makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 11:41 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-43 |
| 11:40 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Alan Garzon | 41-43 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - George Adamski (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Garzon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Luke (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gordon Lake (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Shayne Nagorski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Emery Perron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Dufresne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Morris (tiring) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:12 | McNeese State | Mark Smith can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left side | 41-43 |
| 11:10 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Emery Perron | 41-43 |
| 10:56 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne travels with the ball | 41-43 |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Wallace (PG), Carlton Fast (SG), Edward Westcott (SF), David Robison (PF), Ronald Gilbert (C) George Adamski, Mark Smith, Alan Garzon, Brian Luke, Matthew Scott | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce (PG), Tommy Patterson (SG), Dennis Rosenberg (SF), Timothy Brittain (PF), Keith Weitz (C) Gordon Lake, Shayne Nagorski, Emery Perron, Daniel Dufresne, Howard Morris | |
| 10:37 | McNeese State | David Wallace can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 10:36 | McNeese State | Ronald Gilbert tips it back up and in | 43-43 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-43 |
| 09:56 | McNeese State | David Robison hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 09:54 | McNeese State | Edward Westcott snags the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 09:41 | McNeese State | Keith Weitz is called for the reach on Ronald Gilbert - foul #1 on Keith Weitz, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge (PF) Keith Weitz | |
| 09:15 | McNeese State | David Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | McNeese State | George Adamski (PG), Henry Watts (SG), Brian Luke (PF) David Wallace, Carlton Fast, David Robison | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Shayne Nagorski (SG), Robert Anderson (SF) Clayton Luce, Tommy Patterson, Dennis Rosenberg | |
| 08:56 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain can't finish the layup but the foul's on Henry Watts - foul #1 on Henry Watts, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Alan Garzon (SF) Edward Westcott | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 08:56 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 08:56 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 08:56 | McNeese State | Brian Luke grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 08:34 | McNeese State | Alan Garzon misses the lay-in | 43-44 |
| 08:33 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 08:15 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by George Adamski - foul #2 on George Adamski, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz (C) Timothy Brittain | |
| 08:15 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 07:58 | McNeese State | Henry Watts is hacked by Gordon Lake - foul #4 on Gordon Lake, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Wallace (PG), David Robison (C) George Adamski, Ronald Gilbert | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (PG), Emery Perron (SF), Daniel Dufresne (PF) Gordon Lake, Robert Anderson, Felix Baldridge | |
| 07:34 | McNeese State | Henry Watts misses the dunk attempt | 43-47 |
| 07:33 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - David Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Watts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alan Garzon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Luke (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - David Robison (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Tommy Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shayne Nagorski (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Emery Perron (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Dufresne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Weitz (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Carlton Fast (SG), Edward Westcott (SF), Matthew Scott (PF) Henry Watts, Alan Garzon, Brian Luke | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg (SG) Shayne Nagorski | |
| 07:09 | McNeese State | Matthew Scott drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from David Wallace | 45-47 |
| 06:56 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron throws it down on a great pass from Tommy Patterson | 45-49 |
| 06:27 | McNeese State | David Wallace can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 06:07 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-49 |
| 06:06 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson snags the offensive board | 45-49 |
| 05:56 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz lays it in on a nice dish by Emery Perron and he's fouled by David Robison - foul #3 on David Robison, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | McNeese State | George Adamski (PG), Mark Smith (SG), Henry Watts (SF), Brian Luke (PF), Ronald Gilbert (C) David Wallace, Carlton Fast, Edward Westcott, Matthew Scott, David Robison | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce (PG), Shayne Nagorski (SG), Robert Anderson (SF), Felix Baldridge (PF) Tommy Patterson, Dennis Rosenberg, Emery Perron, Daniel Dufresne | |
| 05:56 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz makes the free throw | 45-52 |
| 05:30 | McNeese State | Mark Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by George Adamski | 47-52 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Clayton Luce, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Howard Morris (C) Keith Weitz | |
| 05:09 | McNeese State | George Adamski is fouled in the backcourt by Felix Baldridge - foul #2 on Felix Baldridge, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| 05:09 | McNeese State | George Adamski makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 05:09 | McNeese State | George Adamski misses the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Clayton Luce | 48-54 |
| 04:25 | McNeese State | Brian Luke misses short on an open turnaround from the left block | 48-54 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge double dribbles | 48-54 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Edward Westcott (SF), Matthew Scott (PF) Henry Watts, Brian Luke | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Dennis Rosenberg (SG), Emery Perron (SF), Daniel Dufresne (PF) Clayton Luce, Shayne Nagorski, Robert Anderson, Felix Baldridge | |
| 03:41 | McNeese State | George Adamski makes the jumper from the right side and the foul's on Daniel Dufresne - foul #2 on Daniel Dufresne, team foul #8 | 50-54 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Carlton Fast (SG) Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 03:41 | McNeese State | George Adamski makes the free throw | 51-54 |
| 03:22 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne is fouled on the floor by Matthew Scott - foul #1 on Matthew Scott, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Wallace (PG), Alan Garzon (SF) George Adamski, Edward Westcott | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (SG) Emery Perron | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - David Wallace (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carlton Fast (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Garzon (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Gilbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gordon Lake (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Tommy Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Rosenberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Dufresne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Morris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:03 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 03:02 | McNeese State | Matthew Scott snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 02:40 | McNeese State | Alan Garzon buries a jumper near the basket and he's hacked by Daniel Dufresne - foul #3 on Daniel Dufresne, team foul #9 | 53-54 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Henry Watts (SG), Brian Luke (PF), David Robison (C) Carlton Fast, Matthew Scott, Ronald Gilbert | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Emery Perron (SF), Felix Baldridge (PF), Timothy Brittain (C) Dennis Rosenberg, Daniel Dufresne, Howard Morris | |
| 02:40 | McNeese State | Alan Garzon makes the free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:30 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron is whistled for traveling | 54-54 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Edward Westcott (SF) Alan Garzon | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 02:27 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Carlton Fast (SG), Alan Garzon (SF) Henry Watts, Edward Westcott | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 02:11 | McNeese State | David Robison misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Emery Perron - foul #3 on Emery Perron, team foul #10 | 54-54 |
| 02:11 | McNeese State | David Robison misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:11 | McNeese State | David Robison misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:11 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 02:11 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| 01:52 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 01:50 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge clanks a runner from close range | 54-54 |
| 01:31 | McNeese State | David Robison snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 01:31 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Mark Smith (SG), Ronald Gilbert (C) Carlton Fast, David Robison | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski (SG), Daniel Dufresne (PF), Howard Morris (C) Tommy Patterson, Felix Baldridge, Timothy Brittain | |
| 01:21 | McNeese State | David Wallace is called for 10 seconds | 54-54 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron clanks a runner near the basket | 54-54 |
| 01:03 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Ronald Gilbert | 54-54 |
| 00:41 | McNeese State | Brian Luke hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Wallace | 57-54 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 00:19 | McNeese State | Brian Luke pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | McNeese State | Gordon Lake is called for the reach on Brian Luke in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gordon Lake, team foul #11 | 57-54 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Carlton Fast (SG), Edward Westcott (SF) Mark Smith, Alan Garzon | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (PG) Gordon Lake | |
| 00:16 | McNeese State | Brian Luke misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:16 | McNeese State | Brian Luke misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski is fouled on the floor by Edward Westcott - foul #2 on Edward Westcott, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-54 |