| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Louis Bruce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Green (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Wyant (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Beard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Paul Troutt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Garry Obremski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Joseph (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Vogel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Clay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Lamar | Richard Joseph inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Lamar | William Clay scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Garry Obremski | 36-35 |
| 19:26 | McNeese State | Sean Beard loses the dribble to William Clay | 36-35 |
| 19:03 | Lamar | Richard Joseph misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 19:01 | Lamar | William Clay tips it home | 36-37 |
| 18:43 | McNeese State | Paul Troutt misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Clay - foul #2 on William Clay, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| 18:43 | McNeese State | Paul Troutt makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 18:43 | McNeese State | Paul Troutt makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:33 | Lamar | Richard Joseph clanks a jumper in the paint | 38-37 |
| 18:31 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 18:22 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Louis Bruce | 41-37 |
| 18:16 | Lamar | Garry Obremski is hacked by Louis Bruce in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Bruce, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| 18:05 | Lamar | Garry Obremski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 18:03 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 17:47 | McNeese State | David Green misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on William Clay - foul #3 on William Clay, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Colton (PG), George Evans (C) Louis Bruce, Paul Troutt | |
| Subs | Lamar | Joseph Rumble (C) William Clay | |
| 17:47 | McNeese State | David Green makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 17:47 | McNeese State | David Green misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 17:47 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Robert Vogel | 42-37 |
| 17:31 | Lamar | Richard Joseph can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 17:29 | Lamar | Robert Vogel grabs the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 17:14 | Lamar | Robert Vogel is hacked by Jeffrey Wyant - foul #1 on Jeffrey Wyant, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dewey Carter (SG), Frank Thomas (SF), Kenneth Benjamin (C) David Green, Jeffrey Wyant, Sean Beard | |
| Subs | Lamar | Cecil Klopfenstein (PF), Travis Gause (C) Richard Joseph, Robert Vogel | |
| 17:03 | Lamar | Cecil Klopfenstein's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Benjamin | 42-37 |
| 17:01 | McNeese State | Kenneth Benjamin grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 16:35 | McNeese State | Kenneth Benjamin's floater is knocked away by Joseph Rumble | 42-37 |
| 16:34 | McNeese State | George Evans pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 16:26 | McNeese State | George Evans is fouled on the floor by Garry Obremski - foul #1 on Garry Obremski, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Louis Bruce (PG) Dewey Carter | |
| Subs | Lamar | John Fern (PG), Randall Dobbins (SG) Garry Obremski, Russell Barnes | |
| 16:18 | McNeese State | Louis Bruce is hacked by John Fern - foul #2 on John Fern, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Lamar | Richard Joseph (SF) Cecil Klopfenstein | |
| 16:13 | McNeese State | Joseph Rumble denies the turnaround by Kenneth Benjamin | 42-37 |
| 16:11 | McNeese State | Kenneth Benjamin misses the tip | 42-37 |
| 16:10 | Lamar | John Fern grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 16:06 | Lamar | Randall Dobbins is hacked by Michael Colton - foul #2 on Michael Colton, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant (SF), Sean Beard (PF), Paul Troutt (C) Michael Colton, George Evans, Kenneth Benjamin | |
| Subs | Lamar | Robert Vogel (PF) Travis Gause | |
| 15:54 | Lamar | Richard Joseph dunks the ball | 42-39 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Louis Bruce (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Thomas (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Wyant (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sean Beard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Paul Troutt (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - John Fern (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Randall Dobbins (fresh) SF - Richard Joseph (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Vogel (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Rumble (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:25 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 42-39 |
| 15:23 | Lamar | Joseph Rumble pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 15:04 | Lamar | Richard Joseph can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 15:03 | Lamar | John Fern hits the follow up shot | 42-41 |
| 14:38 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-41 |
| 14:36 | McNeese State | Paul Troutt grabs the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 14:20 | McNeese State | Sean Beard lays it in set up by Paul Troutt | 44-41 |
| 14:01 | Lamar | Joseph Rumble is whistled for a carry | 44-41 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Colton (PG), David Green (SG), George Evans (PF), Kenneth Benjamin (C) Louis Bruce, Frank Thomas, Sean Beard, Paul Troutt | |
| Subs | Lamar | Garry Obremski (PG), Russell Barnes (SG), Cecil Klopfenstein (PF), William Clay (C) John Fern, Richard Joseph, Robert Vogel, Joseph Rumble | |
| 13:46 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Michael Colton | 46-41 |
| 13:32 | Lamar | Randall Dobbins drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 13:14 | McNeese State | Kenneth Benjamin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-44 |
| 13:13 | Lamar | William Clay snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 12:53 | Lamar | Garry Obremski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 12:51 | Lamar | Randall Dobbins misses the tip | 46-44 |
| 12:50 | McNeese State | David Green gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 12:26 | McNeese State | George Evans connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Green | 49-44 |
| 12:07 | Lamar | Jeffrey Wyant is called for the reach on William Clay - foul #2 on Jeffrey Wyant, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Louis Bruce (PG), Sean Beard (PF) Michael Colton, Jeffrey Wyant | |
| Subs | Lamar | Richard Joseph (SF), Robert Vogel (PF) Randall Dobbins, Cecil Klopfenstein | |
| 12:02 | Lamar | William Clay misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 49-44 |
| 12:00 | McNeese State | George Evans grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 11:47 | McNeese State | Kenneth Benjamin is fouled on the floor by William Clay - foul #4 on William Clay, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Frank Thomas (SF) Kenneth Benjamin | |
| Subs | Lamar | Joseph Rumble (C) William Clay | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Louis Bruce (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Green (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Thomas (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sean Beard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - George Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Garry Obremski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Joseph (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Vogel (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Rumble (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | McNeese State | Louis Bruce misses the shot from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 11:28 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Robert Vogel | 49-44 |
| 11:12 | Lamar | David Green is called for the reach on Russell Barnes - foul #3 on David Green, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dewey Carter (SG), Paul Troutt (C) David Green, George Evans | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 11:00 | Lamar | Garry Obremski hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Russell Barnes | 49-47 |
| 10:38 | McNeese State | Paul Troutt drills a shot near the basket | 51-47 |
| 10:34 | Lamar | Russell Barnes connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Vogel and the foul's on Louis Bruce - foul #3 on Louis Bruce, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Colton (PG), Kenneth Benjamin (SF) Louis Bruce, Dewey Carter | |
| Subs | Lamar | John Fern (PG) Garry Obremski | |
| 10:34 | Lamar | Russell Barnes makes the free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:09 | McNeese State | John Fern takes the ball from Frank Thomas | 51-50 |
| 09:51 | Lamar | Robert Vogel misses the lay-in | 51-50 |
| 09:50 | McNeese State | Sean Beard pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 09:31 | McNeese State | Richard Joseph is called for the reach on Kenneth Benjamin - foul #3 on Richard Joseph, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Green (SG), Jeffrey Wyant (SF), George Evans (C) Frank Thomas, Kenneth Benjamin, Paul Troutt | |
| Subs | Lamar | Garry Obremski (PG), Randall Dobbins (SG), Cecil Klopfenstein (PF), Travis Gause (C) John Fern, Russell Barnes, Robert Vogel, Joseph Rumble | |
| 09:16 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Louis Bruce (PG), Michael Arellano (C) Michael Colton, Sean Beard | |
| Subs | Lamar | John Fern (SG) Richard Joseph | |
| 08:50 | Lamar | Garry Obremski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-50 |
| 08:49 | Lamar | Travis Gause grabs the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 08:34 | Lamar | Michael Arellano picks off the pass by Cecil Klopfenstein | 51-50 |
| 08:16 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant loses the ball out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Sean Beard (PF) Michael Arellano | |
| Subs | Lamar | Richard Joseph (SF), Robert Vogel (PF), Joseph Rumble (C) John Fern, Cecil Klopfenstein, Travis Gause | |
| 08:04 | Lamar | Richard Joseph hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-52 |
| 07:53 | McNeese State | David Green knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Sean Beard | 53-52 |
| 07:38 | Lamar | Randall Dobbins misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 07:36 | Lamar | Richard Joseph pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Louis Bruce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Wyant (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sean Beard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - George Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Garry Obremski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randall Dobbins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Joseph (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Vogel (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Rumble (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Lamar | Richard Joseph misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 07:29 | Lamar | Joseph Rumble grabs the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 07:13 | Lamar | Garry Obremski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-52 |
| 07:12 | Lamar | Joseph Rumble tips it in | 53-54 |
| 06:57 | McNeese State | George Evans hits a runner from the right block and he's hacked by Robert Vogel - foul #1 on Robert Vogel, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Colton (PG), Frank Thomas (SG), Paul Troutt (C) Louis Bruce, David Green, Jeffrey Wyant | |
| Subs | Lamar | John Fern (PG), Russell Barnes (SG), William Clay (C) Garry Obremski, Randall Dobbins, Joseph Rumble | |
| 06:57 | McNeese State | George Evans makes the free throw | 56-54 |
| 06:42 | Lamar | Richard Joseph hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by John Fern | 56-56 |
| 06:33 | McNeese State | Sean Beard misses short on a 3 from straight away | 56-56 |
| 06:31 | Lamar | Russell Barnes snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 06:07 | Lamar | George Evans denies the turnaround by William Clay | 56-56 |
| 06:06 | Lamar | Robert Vogel hits the follow up shot | 56-58 |
| 05:48 | McNeese State | Sean Beard comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 56-58 |
| 05:47 | Lamar | William Clay snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| 05:32 | Lamar | Russell Barnes clanks a 3 from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 05:30 | McNeese State | George Evans snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| 05:08 | McNeese State | Sean Beard misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Vogel - foul #2 on Robert Vogel, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Green (SG), Jeffrey Wyant (SF) Frank Thomas, George Evans | |
| Subs | Lamar | Garry Obremski (PG), Joseph Rumble (SF), Cecil Klopfenstein (PF) John Fern, Richard Joseph, Robert Vogel | |
| 05:08 | McNeese State | Sean Beard makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 05:08 | McNeese State | Sean Beard misses the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 05:08 | Lamar | The rebound goes to William Clay | 57-58 |
| 05:00 | Lamar | Jeffrey Wyant steals the ball from William Clay | 57-58 |
| 04:46 | McNeese State | David Green misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-58 |
| 04:45 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant misses the tip | 57-58 |
| 04:44 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 04:37 | McNeese State | Paul Troutt is fouled on the floor by Cecil Klopfenstein - foul #1 on Cecil Klopfenstein, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Louis Bruce (PG), Kenneth Benjamin (PF) Michael Colton, Sean Beard | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 04:37 | McNeese State | Paul Troutt makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:37 | McNeese State | Paul Troutt makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 04:20 | Lamar | Jeffrey Wyant steps in front of the Russell Barnes pass | 59-58 |
| 04:01 | McNeese State | Kenneth Benjamin buries a runner in the paint | 61-58 |
| 03:47 | Lamar | William Clay makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Russell Barnes and he's fouled by David Green - foul #4 on David Green, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Frank Thomas (PF) Paul Troutt | |
| Subs | Lamar | Randall Dobbins (SG) Russell Barnes | |
| 03:47 | Lamar | William Clay misses the free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:47 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Benjamin | 61-60 |
| 03:40 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-60 |
| 03:38 | McNeese State | Kenneth Benjamin tips it in | 63-60 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Louis Bruce (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Green (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jeffrey Wyant (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Thomas (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Benjamin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Garry Obremski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randall Dobbins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Rumble (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Cecil Klopfenstein (fresh) C - William Clay (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Lamar | Garry Obremski makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joseph Rumble | 63-63 |
| 02:54 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Randall Dobbins - foul #2 on Randall Dobbins, team foul #10 | 63-63 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Colton (PG), George Evans (PF) Louis Bruce, David Green | |
| Subs | Lamar | Russell Barnes (SG), Richard Joseph (SF), Robert Vogel (PF) Randall Dobbins, Cecil Klopfenstein, William Clay | |
| 02:54 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:54 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:41 | Lamar | Jeffrey Wyant steps in front of the Richard Joseph pass | 65-63 |
| 02:41 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Louis Bruce (PG), Sean Beard (PF) Michael Colton, Kenneth Benjamin | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 02:24 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-63 |
| 02:23 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Beard | 65-63 |
| 02:08 | McNeese State | The pull-up jumper by Louis Bruce is blocked by Russell Barnes | 65-63 |
| 02:06 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Joseph Rumble | 65-63 |
| 01:48 | Lamar | Russell Barnes misses the 3pt shot from the right corner but he's hacked by Frank Thomas - foul #1 on Frank Thomas, team foul #8 | 65-63 |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Green (SG), Paul Troutt (C) Frank Thomas, George Evans | |
| Subs | Lamar | William Clay (C) Joseph Rumble | |
| 01:48 | Lamar | Russell Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:48 | Lamar | Russell Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 01:48 | Lamar | Russell Barnes misses the 3rd free throw | 65-65 |
| 01:48 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Paul Troutt | 65-65 |
| 01:30 | McNeese State | William Clay picks off the pass by David Green | 65-65 |
| 01:21 | Lamar | Paul Troutt steals the ball from Richard Joseph | 65-65 |
| 01:18 | McNeese State | Russell Barnes steps in front of the Louis Bruce pass in the backcourt | 65-65 |
| 01:07 | Lamar | Garry Obremski knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Joseph | 65-67 |
| 00:52 | McNeese State | Sean Beard hits the finger roll | 67-67 |
| 00:29 | Lamar | William Clay throws it down on a nice dish by Garry Obremski | 67-69 |
| 00:27 | McNeese State | Louis Bruce is fouled in the backcourt by Garry Obremski - foul #2 on Garry Obremski, team foul #11 | 67-69 |
| 00:27 | McNeese State | Louis Bruce makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:27 | McNeese State | Louis Bruce makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | Lamar | Garry Obremski misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Louis Bruce - foul #4 on Louis Bruce, team foul #9 | 69-69 |
| 00:04 | Lamar | Garry Obremski makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 00:04 | Lamar | Garry Obremski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:04 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant misses short on a halfcourt shot | 69-71 |