| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Richard Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cornell Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ralph Haynes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Leroy Shatzer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dustin Farmer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Louis Bruce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Green (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Wyant (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Sean Beard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Troutt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes inbounds the ball | 41-35 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Cornell Jones | 44-35 |
| 19:32 | McNeese State | Paul Troutt clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 19:30 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 19:14 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ralph Haynes | 47-35 |
| 18:59 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant clanks a turnaround from close range | 47-35 |
| 18:57 | Nicholls State | Dustin Farmer snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 18:39 | Nicholls State | Dustin Farmer lays it up and in | 49-35 |
| 18:18 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from David Green and he's hacked by Ralph Haynes - foul #2 on Ralph Haynes, team foul #1 | 49-37 |
| 18:18 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant makes the free throw | 49-38 |
| 17:58 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Richard Ward and he's hacked by Louis Bruce - foul #3 on Louis Bruce, team foul #1 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Noyes (SF) Ralph Haynes | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Colton (PG), George Evans (C) Louis Bruce, Paul Troutt | |
| 17:58 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones makes the free throw | 52-38 |
| 17:35 | McNeese State | David Green drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-41 |
| 17:26 | Nicholls State | Robert Noyes knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Dustin Farmer and he's fouled by Jeffrey Wyant - foul #3 on Jeffrey Wyant, team foul #2 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael (PG), Chris Nielsen (SF) Richard Ward, Leroy Shatzer | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Frank Thomas (SG), Kenneth Benjamin (C) David Green, Jeffrey Wyant | |
| 17:26 | Nicholls State | Robert Noyes makes the free throw | 55-41 |
| 17:03 | McNeese State | Kenneth Benjamin can't throw it down | 55-41 |
| 17:02 | McNeese State | Sean Beard tips it in | 55-43 |
| 16:38 | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 16:37 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 16:31 | McNeese State | Sean Beard comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 55-43 |
| 16:29 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Beard | 55-43 |
| 16:21 | McNeese State | Sean Beard can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Noyes - foul #1 on Robert Noyes, team foul #2 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Albert Grammer (SG), Ralph Haynes (SF), Leroy Shatzer (PF) Cornell Jones, Chris Nielsen, Dustin Farmer | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Paul Troutt (C) Kenneth Benjamin | |
| 16:21 | McNeese State | Sean Beard makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 16:21 | McNeese State | Sean Beard misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 16:21 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Robert Noyes | 55-44 |
| 15:54 | Nicholls State | Michael Colton steals it from Keith Ishmael | 55-44 |
| 15:51 | McNeese State | Michael Colton blows the layup | 55-44 |
| 15:50 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to George Evans | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Keith Ishmael (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Grammer (fresh) SF - Ralph Haynes (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Leroy Shatzer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Noyes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Michael Colton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sean Beard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Troutt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | McNeese State | Keith Ishmael is called for the reach on Michael Colton - foul #2 on Keith Ishmael, team foul #3 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Ward (PG) Albert Grammer | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Louis Bruce (PG), David Green (SG), Jeffrey Wyant (SF) Michael Colton, Frank Thomas, Sean Beard | |
| 15:13 | McNeese State | George Evans lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeffrey Wyant | 55-46 |
| 14:53 | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael drills a runner from the baseline | 57-46 |
| 14:39 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 14:38 | Nicholls State | Robert Noyes grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 14:26 | Nicholls State | Robert Noyes can't connect on a runner from close range | 57-46 |
| 14:25 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant grabs the board | 57-46 |
| 14:02 | McNeese State | Louis Bruce misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Leroy Shatzer - foul #1 on Leroy Shatzer, team foul #4 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones (SG), Chris Nielsen (PF), Dustin Farmer (C) Keith Ishmael, Leroy Shatzer, Robert Noyes | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Frank Thomas (PF), Kenneth Benjamin (C) George Evans, Paul Troutt | |
| 14:02 | McNeese State | Louis Bruce makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 14:02 | McNeese State | Louis Bruce misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 14:02 | Nicholls State | Chris Nielsen pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 13:51 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-47 |
| 13:50 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Benjamin | 57-47 |
| 13:36 | McNeese State | Dustin Farmer blocks the jumper by Frank Thomas | 57-47 |
| 13:35 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant can't tip it in | 57-47 |
| 13:33 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant hits the follow up shot | 57-49 |
| 13:19 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones is called for traveling | 57-49 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Albert Grammer (PG), Leroy Shatzer (PF) Richard Ward, Ralph Haynes | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Sean Beard (PF) David Green | |
| 13:02 | McNeese State | Dustin Farmer is called for the reach on Kenneth Benjamin - foul #2 on Dustin Farmer, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael (PG) Albert Grammer | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Colton (PG) Louis Bruce | |
| 12:48 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Benjamin | 57-51 |
| 12:28 | Nicholls State | Chris Nielsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | George Evans (SF) Jeffrey Wyant | |
| 12:03 | McNeese State | Sean Beard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 12:02 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 11:48 | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Frank Thomas - foul #1 on Frank Thomas, team foul #3 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Noyes (PF) Leroy Shatzer | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Louis Bruce (PG), David Green (SG), Paul Troutt (C) Michael Colton, Frank Thomas, Kenneth Benjamin | |
| 11:48 | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 11:48 | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Keith Ishmael (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cornell Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Chris Nielsen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Noyes (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Dustin Farmer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Louis Bruce (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Green (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sean Beard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Troutt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | McNeese State | Sean Beard misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 11:29 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 11:14 | Nicholls State | Robert Noyes scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Keith Ishmael | 61-51 |
| 10:54 | McNeese State | Sean Beard makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by George Evans | 61-53 |
| 10:33 | Nicholls State | Dustin Farmer misses the lay-in but the foul's on George Evans - foul #2 on George Evans, team foul #4 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Ward (PG), Albert Grammer (SG), Ralph Haynes (SF) Keith Ishmael, Cornell Jones, Chris Nielsen | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant (SF), Kenneth Benjamin (C) George Evans, Paul Troutt | |
| 10:33 | Nicholls State | Dustin Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 10:33 | Nicholls State | Dustin Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 10:18 | McNeese State | The pull-up jumper by Jeffrey Wyant is blocked by Ralph Haynes | 63-53 |
| 10:16 | Nicholls State | Robert Noyes pulls down the rebound | 63-53 |
| 10:12 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-53 |
| 10:11 | Nicholls State | Dustin Farmer hits the follow up shot | 65-53 |
| 09:48 | McNeese State | Kenneth Benjamin buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Louis Bruce and he's hacked by Dustin Farmer - foul #3 on Dustin Farmer, team foul #6 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer (PF) Robert Noyes | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Colton (PG), Frank Thomas (SG) Louis Bruce, David Green | |
| 09:48 | McNeese State | Kenneth Benjamin makes the free throw | 65-56 |
| 09:32 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 65-56 |
| 09:31 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 09:25 | McNeese State | Kenneth Benjamin knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Sean Beard | 65-58 |
| 09:08 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Albert Grammer | 68-58 |
| 08:49 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas scores on a shot from the right block | 68-60 |
| 08:32 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer's pass is intercepted by Sean Beard | 68-60 |
| 08:28 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas loses the dribble to Richard Ward | 68-60 |
| 08:17 | Nicholls State | Sean Beard picks off the pass by Richard Ward | 68-60 |
| 08:00 | McNeese State | Sean Beard knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Frank Thomas | 68-62 |
| 07:41 | Nicholls State | Michael Colton is called for the reach on Albert Grammer - foul #1 on Michael Colton, team foul #5 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael (PG), Cornell Jones (SG), Chris Nielsen (SF), Robert Noyes (C) Richard Ward, Albert Grammer, Ralph Haynes, Dustin Farmer | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Louis Bruce (PG), David Green (SG), George Evans (PF), Paul Troutt (C) Michael Colton, Frank Thomas, Sean Beard, Kenneth Benjamin | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Keith Ishmael (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cornell Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Chris Nielsen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leroy Shatzer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Noyes (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Louis Bruce (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Green (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffrey Wyant (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Troutt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones lays it in | 70-62 |
| 07:05 | McNeese State | Paul Troutt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-62 |
| 07:03 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Robert Noyes | 70-62 |
| 06:49 | Nicholls State | Robert Noyes drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Cornell Jones | 72-62 |
| 06:26 | McNeese State | Paul Troutt is fouled on the floor by Chris Nielsen - foul #2 on Chris Nielsen, team foul #7 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes (SF) Leroy Shatzer | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 06:26 | McNeese State | Paul Troutt misses the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 06:26 | Nicholls State | Robert Noyes grabs the board | 72-62 |
| 06:24 | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael loses the dribble to Louis Bruce in the backcourt | 72-62 |
| 06:14 | McNeese State | Paul Troutt's pass is intercepted by Robert Noyes | 72-62 |
| 05:58 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones's layup is rejected by Paul Troutt | 72-62 |
| 05:57 | McNeese State | George Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 72-62 |
| 05:51 | McNeese State | George Evans misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 72-62 |
| 05:50 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones pulls down the rebound | 72-62 |
| 05:35 | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 72-62 |
| 05:33 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant grabs the board | 72-62 |
| 05:11 | McNeese State | David Green misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-62 |
| 05:09 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Wyant hits the follow up shot | 72-64 |
| 05:00 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Louis Bruce - foul #4 on Louis Bruce, team foul #6 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Ward (PG), Leroy Shatzer (PF) Cornell Jones, Robert Noyes | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Colton (PG), Dewey Carter (SG), Frank Thomas (SF), Sean Beard (PF), Kenneth Benjamin (C) Louis Bruce, David Green, Jeffrey Wyant, George Evans, Paul Troutt | |
| 05:00 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 05:00 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 04:41 | McNeese State | Dewey Carter connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Frank Thomas | 74-66 |
| 04:25 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer blows the layup | 74-66 |
| 04:23 | McNeese State | Sean Beard snags the defensive board | 74-66 |
| 04:18 | McNeese State | Michael Colton buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Frank Thomas | 74-68 |
| 03:54 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer's pass is intercepted by Michael Colton | 74-68 |
| 03:40 | McNeese State | Sean Beard knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Colton | 74-70 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Richard Ward (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Keith Ishmael (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Haynes (tiring) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - Leroy Shatzer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Chris Nielsen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Michael Colton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dewey Carter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sean Beard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Benjamin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Nicholls State | Chris Nielsen makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Ward | 76-70 |
| 03:09 | McNeese State | Frank Thomas misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 76-70 |
| 03:08 | McNeese State | Michael Colton tips it but misses | 76-70 |
| 03:06 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward pulls down the rebound | 76-70 |
| 03:01 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-70 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones (SG), Robert Noyes (PF), Dustin Farmer (C) Keith Ishmael, Ralph Haynes, Leroy Shatzer | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Louis Bruce (PG), David Green (SG), Jeffrey Wyant (SF), Paul Troutt (C) Michael Colton, Dewey Carter, Frank Thomas, Kenneth Benjamin | |
| 02:49 | Nicholls State | Chris Nielsen can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Louis Bruce - foul #5 on Louis Bruce, team foul #7 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Colton (PG) Louis Bruce | |
| 02:49 | Nicholls State | Chris Nielsen misses the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 02:49 | Nicholls State | Chris Nielsen misses the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 02:49 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Paul Troutt | 76-70 |
| 02:35 | McNeese State | Sean Beard lays it up and in set up by David Green | 76-72 |
| 02:14 | Nicholls State | David Green steals it from Robert Noyes | 76-72 |
| 01:57 | McNeese State | Sean Beard misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Noyes - foul #2 on Robert Noyes, team foul #8 | 76-72 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes (SF), Leroy Shatzer (PF) Chris Nielsen, Robert Noyes | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 01:57 | McNeese State | Sean Beard misses the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 01:57 | McNeese State | Sean Beard misses the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 01:57 | Nicholls State | Dustin Farmer grabs the board | 76-72 |
| 01:28 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-72 |
| 01:27 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Paul Troutt | 76-72 |
| 01:17 | McNeese State | Paul Troutt hits a runner in the paint set up by Michael Colton | 76-74 |
| 00:59 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones misses short on a runner in the lane | 76-74 |
| 00:58 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward snags the offensive board | 76-74 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey Wyant - foul #4 on Jeffrey Wyant, team foul #8 | 76-74 |
| 00:37 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:37 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes misses the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:37 | McNeese State | Paul Troutt grabs the board | 77-74 |
| 00:23 | McNeese State | Paul Troutt comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Dustin Farmer - foul #4 on Dustin Farmer, team foul #9 | 77-74 |
| 00:23 | McNeese State | Paul Troutt misses the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:23 | McNeese State | Paul Troutt makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Nicholls State | Michael Colton is called for the reach on Ralph Haynes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Colton, team foul #9 | 77-75 |
| 00:22 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:22 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes misses the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:22 | McNeese State | Sean Beard grabs the defensive rebound | 78-75 |
| 00:08 | McNeese State | Sean Beard comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 78-75 |
| 00:07 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones pulls down the rebound | 78-75 |
| 00:06 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones is fouled in the backcourt by David Green - foul #3 on David Green, team foul #10 | 78-75 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Noyes (PF) Leroy Shatzer | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 00:06 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones misses the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:06 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Sean Beard buries a 3 from the left wing | 79-78 |