| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Donald Messinger (fresh) SG - Gavin Oshinsky (fresh) SF - Leon Jackson (fresh) PF - Lionel Reeves (fresh) C - David Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Jason Bell (fresh) SG - Paul Roa (fresh) SF - Dewayne Sullivan (fresh) PF - Bruce Muir (fresh) C - Joel Beeks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UL-Monroe | David Young wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | UL-Monroe | David Young misses long on an open jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joel Beeks | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | UL-Monroe | Gavin Oshinsky is hacked by Dewayne Sullivan - foul #1 on Dewayne Sullivan, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | UL-Monroe | Leon Jackson misses the easy open layup | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | UL-Monroe | Gavin Oshinsky gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | UL-Monroe | Gavin Oshinsky is hacked by Jason Bell - foul #1 on Jason Bell, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | UL-Monroe | Jason Bell steals it from Donald Messinger | 0-2 |
| 17:57 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jason Bell | 0-5 |
| 17:37 | UL-Monroe | David Young hits a floater in the lane set up by Donald Messinger | 2-5 |
| 17:20 | Northwestern State | Dewayne Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Keenan Nation (SG), Franklin Wyatt (SF), James Riley (PF), Marc Linch (C) Gavin Oshinsky, Leon Jackson, Lionel Reeves, David Young | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer (SF) Dewayne Sullivan | |
| 17:11 | UL-Monroe | James Riley is open but comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Joel Beeks - foul #1 on Joel Beeks, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| 17:11 | UL-Monroe | James Riley makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:11 | UL-Monroe | James Riley misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:11 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:43 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell clanks a 3 from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 16:42 | UL-Monroe | James Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:35 | UL-Monroe | James Riley makes the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Bruce Muir - foul #1 on Bruce Muir, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton (SG), William Eberhard (PF), Terry Grove (C) Paul Roa, Bruce Muir, Joel Beeks | |
| 16:35 | UL-Monroe | James Riley misses the free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:35 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to William Eberhard | 5-5 |
| 16:10 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 16:09 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard tips it home | 5-7 |
| 16:05 | UL-Monroe | Troy Boulton steals the ball from Marc Linch in the backcourt | 5-7 |
| 16:03 | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton lays it in | 5-9 |
| 16:00 | UL-Monroe | Keenan Nation is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Boulton - foul #1 on Troy Boulton, team foul #5 | 5-9 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Gavin Oshinsky (SG), Leon Jackson (SF), Lionel Reeves (PF), David Young (C) Donald Messinger, Franklin Wyatt, James Riley, Marc Linch | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras (PG), Dewayne Sullivan (SF) Jason Bell, Terry Grove | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Keenan Nation (fresh) SG - Gavin Oshinsky (fresh) SF - Leon Jackson (fresh) PF - Lionel Reeves (fresh) C - David Young (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Fred Barreras (fresh) SG - Troy Boulton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dewayne Sullivan (fresh) PF - William Eberhard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Timmer (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | UL-Monroe | Leon Jackson connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Gavin Oshinsky | 7-9 |
| 15:49 | Northwestern State | Dewayne Sullivan blows the layup but he's hacked by Leon Jackson - foul #1 on Leon Jackson, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Paul Roa (SG) Fred Barreras | |
| 15:49 | Northwestern State | Dewayne Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:49 | Northwestern State | Dewayne Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 15:47 | UL-Monroe | Gavin Oshinsky is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 7-11 |
| 15:24 | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 15:22 | UL-Monroe | David Young gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 15:11 | UL-Monroe | Keenan Nation's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-11 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Donald Messinger (PG) Keenan Nation | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Bell (PG), Bruce Muir (PF), Joel Beeks (C) Troy Boulton, Dewayne Sullivan, William Eberhard | |
| 14:50 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-13 |
| 14:48 | UL-Monroe | Donald Messinger is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Bell - foul #2 on Jason Bell, team foul #6 | 7-13 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Jerry Ramsey (SG), Franklin Wyatt (SF), James Riley (PF), Marc Linch (C) Gavin Oshinsky, Leon Jackson, Lionel Reeves, David Young | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras (PG), Terry Grove (SF) Jason Bell, Patrick Timmer | |
| 14:26 | UL-Monroe | Jerry Ramsey drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Franklin Wyatt | 10-13 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras lays it in set up by Bruce Muir | 10-15 |
| 13:58 | UL-Monroe | Paul Roa steals the ball from Jerry Ramsey | 10-15 |
| 13:53 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa misses the lay-in | 10-15 |
| 13:51 | UL-Monroe | Marc Linch pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| 13:45 | UL-Monroe | Terry Grove is called for the reach on Franklin Wyatt - foul #1 on Terry Grove, team foul #7 | 10-15 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Keenan Nation (SG), Lionel Reeves (PF), David Young (C) Donald Messinger, James Riley, Marc Linch | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton (SG), Dewayne Sullivan (SF), William Eberhard (PF), Patrick Timmer (C) Paul Roa, Terry Grove, Bruce Muir, Joel Beeks | |
| 13:45 | UL-Monroe | Franklin Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 13:45 | UL-Monroe | Franklin Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 13:34 | Northwestern State | David Young is called for the reach on Fred Barreras - foul #1 on David Young, team foul #2 | 12-15 |
| 13:23 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-15 |
| 13:22 | UL-Monroe | Franklin Wyatt grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 13:00 | UL-Monroe | Lionel Reeves hits a wide open runner in the paint on a nice dish by Franklin Wyatt | 14-15 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern State | Dewayne Sullivan hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Barreras | 14-18 |
| 12:29 | UL-Monroe | Lionel Reeves drills a floater from the right block set up by Jerry Ramsey | 16-18 |
| 12:12 | Northwestern State | Dewayne Sullivan hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-21 |
| 11:53 | UL-Monroe | Keenan Nation connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Ramsey | 18-21 |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Jerry Ramsey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Keenan Nation (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Franklin Wyatt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lionel Reeves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - David Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Fred Barreras (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Boulton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dewayne Sullivan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Eberhard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Timmer (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 11:30 | UL-Monroe | Keenan Nation grabs the defensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 11:09 | UL-Monroe | Lionel Reeves misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by William Eberhard - foul #1 on William Eberhard, team foul #8 | 18-21 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Donald Messinger (PG), Gavin Oshinsky (SG), Leon Jackson (SF), James Riley (C) Jerry Ramsey, Keenan Nation, Franklin Wyatt, David Young | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Paul Roa (SG), Terry Grove (SF), Bruce Muir (PF), Joel Beeks (C) Fred Barreras, Dewayne Sullivan, William Eberhard, Patrick Timmer | |
| 11:09 | UL-Monroe | Lionel Reeves misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 11:09 | UL-Monroe | Lionel Reeves misses the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Joel Beeks | 18-21 |
| 10:56 | Northwestern State | Leon Jackson steps in front of the Bruce Muir pass | 18-21 |
| 10:54 | UL-Monroe | Troy Boulton is called for the reach on Donald Messinger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Troy Boulton, team foul #9 | 18-21 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Marc Linch (C) Lionel Reeves | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras (PG) Troy Boulton | |
| 10:54 | UL-Monroe | Donald Messinger makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 10:54 | UL-Monroe | Donald Messinger makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 10:31 | Northwestern State | Marc Linch steps in front of the Fred Barreras pass | 20-21 |
| 10:24 | UL-Monroe | Donald Messinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-21 |
| 10:04 | Northwestern State | Terry Grove misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 20-21 |
| 10:02 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir grabs the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 09:50 | Northwestern State | Marc Linch is called for the reach on Terry Grove - foul #1 on Marc Linch, team foul #3 | 20-21 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer (PG) Fred Barreras | |
| 09:36 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks tips it back up and in | 20-23 |
| 09:18 | UL-Monroe | Leon Jackson misses the fadeaway in the lane | 20-23 |
| 09:16 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 08:56 | Northwestern State | The jump hook by Joel Beeks is blocked by James Riley | 20-23 |
| 08:55 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to Gavin Oshinsky | 20-23 |
| 08:37 | UL-Monroe | Gavin Oshinsky scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Messinger | 23-23 |
| 08:15 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir misses short on a shot from close range | 23-23 |
| 08:13 | UL-Monroe | James Riley gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 08:09 | UL-Monroe | Terry Grove is called for the reach on Leon Jackson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Grove, team foul #10 | 23-23 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Franklin Wyatt (PF), David Young (C) James Riley, Marc Linch | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras (PG), Dewayne Sullivan (SF), William Eberhard (C) Patrick Timmer, Terry Grove, Joel Beeks | |
| 08:09 | UL-Monroe | Leon Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 08:09 | UL-Monroe | Leon Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 07:45 | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras can't connect on a floater from the left side | 25-23 |
| 07:44 | UL-Monroe | Donald Messinger pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Donald Messinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gavin Oshinsky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Franklin Wyatt (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Young (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Fred Barreras (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Roa (fairly fresh) SF - Dewayne Sullivan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Bruce Muir (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Eberhard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | UL-Monroe | Donald Messinger can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 25-23 |
| 07:26 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard gets the rebound | 25-23 |
| 07:12 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Bruce Muir | 25-26 |
| 07:00 | UL-Monroe | Gavin Oshinsky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 06:59 | UL-Monroe | Franklin Wyatt gets the offensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 06:41 | UL-Monroe | Franklin Wyatt banks in the layup on a nice dish by Leon Jackson and the foul's on Paul Roa - foul #1 on Paul Roa, team foul #11 | 27-26 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Jerry Ramsey (PG), Keenan Nation (SG), Lionel Reeves (PF), Joel Perham (C) Donald Messinger, Gavin Oshinsky, Leon Jackson, David Young | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer (PG), Joel Beeks (C) Fred Barreras, Bruce Muir | |
| 06:41 | UL-Monroe | Franklin Wyatt makes the free throw | 28-26 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Paul Roa | 28-28 |
| 06:09 | UL-Monroe | William Eberhard is called for the reach on Lionel Reeves - foul #2 on William Eberhard, team foul #12 | 28-28 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Marc Linch (C) Joel Perham | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir (PF) William Eberhard | |
| 06:09 | UL-Monroe | Lionel Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 06:09 | UL-Monroe | Lionel Reeves misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 06:09 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern State | Marc Linch is called for the reach on Patrick Timmer - foul #2 on Marc Linch, team foul #4 | 29-28 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Joel Perham (C) Marc Linch | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 05:36 | Northwestern State | Dewayne Sullivan misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 05:35 | UL-Monroe | Lionel Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 05:15 | UL-Monroe | Jerry Ramsey knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Keenan Nation | 32-28 |
| 04:57 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 04:56 | UL-Monroe | Joel Perham snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 04:43 | UL-Monroe | Keenan Nation loses the dribble to Bruce Muir | 32-28 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer double dribbles | 32-28 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Donald Messinger (PG), Gavin Oshinsky (SG), Leon Jackson (SF), James Riley (PF), David Young (C) Jerry Ramsey, Keenan Nation, Franklin Wyatt, Lionel Reeves, Joel Perham | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras (PG) Dewayne Sullivan | |
| 04:13 | UL-Monroe | Donald Messinger is hacked by Fred Barreras - foul #1 on Fred Barreras, team foul #13 | 32-28 |
| 04:13 | UL-Monroe | Donald Messinger makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 04:13 | UL-Monroe | Donald Messinger makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 03:53 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Bruce Muir | 34-30 |
| 03:36 | UL-Monroe | David Young is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on David Young, team foul #5 | 34-30 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Bell (PG), Troy Boulton (SG), Terry Grove (SF), William Eberhard (PF) Fred Barreras, Paul Roa, Patrick Timmer, Bruce Muir | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Donald Messinger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gavin Oshinsky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Riley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Young (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Jason Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Boulton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Grove (fresh) PF - William Eberhard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Beeks (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by James Riley - foul #1 on James Riley, team foul #6 | 34-30 |
| 03:25 | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 03:25 | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 03:20 | UL-Monroe | Gavin Oshinsky throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-32 |
| 03:09 | Northwestern State | The jump hook by William Eberhard is blocked by David Young | 34-32 |
| 03:07 | UL-Monroe | Leon Jackson grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 02:52 | UL-Monroe | Gavin Oshinsky misses short on a jumper from the right side | 34-32 |
| 02:51 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Troy Boulton | 34-32 |
| 02:32 | Northwestern State | James Riley steps in front of the Terry Grove pass | 34-32 |
| 02:26 | UL-Monroe | Leon Jackson is hacked by William Eberhard in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Eberhard, team foul #14 | 34-32 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Keenan Nation (SG), Lionel Reeves (PF), Marc Linch (C) Gavin Oshinsky, James Riley, David Young | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir (PF) William Eberhard | |
| 02:26 | UL-Monroe | Leon Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 02:26 | UL-Monroe | Leon Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 02:08 | Northwestern State | Terry Grove misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-32 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks misses the tip | 36-32 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir tips it back up and in | 36-34 |
| 01:50 | UL-Monroe | Marc Linch can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Joel Beeks - foul #2 on Joel Beeks, team foul #15 | 36-34 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Jerry Ramsey (PG), Franklin Wyatt (SF) Donald Messinger, Leon Jackson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dewayne Sullivan (SF) Terry Grove | |
| 01:50 | UL-Monroe | Marc Linch makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 01:50 | UL-Monroe | Marc Linch misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 01:50 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Bruce Muir | 37-34 |
| 01:29 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks is fouled on the floor by Marc Linch - foul #3 on Marc Linch, team foul #7 | 37-34 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Joel Perham (C) Marc Linch | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 01:29 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 01:29 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 01:13 | UL-Monroe | Lionel Reeves blows the layup | 37-36 |
| 01:12 | UL-Monroe | The offensive rebound goes to Lionel Reeves | 37-36 |
| 00:59 | UL-Monroe | Bruce Muir is called for the reach on Jerry Ramsey - foul #2 on Bruce Muir, team foul #16 | 37-36 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Donald Messinger (PG), James Riley (PF), David Young (C) Keenan Nation, Lionel Reeves, Joel Perham | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Paul Roa (SG), Patrick Timmer (SF) Troy Boulton, Dewayne Sullivan | |
| 00:59 | UL-Monroe | Jerry Ramsey misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 00:59 | UL-Monroe | Jerry Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Joel Beeks | 38-39 |
| 00:35 | UL-Monroe | Jerry Ramsey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-39 |
| 00:19 | UL-Monroe | Donald Messinger gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 00:02 | UL-Monroe | David Young makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-39 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 40-39 |