| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Marc Innes (fresh) SG - Dennis Young (fresh) SF - Eric Hack (fresh) PF - Herman Oliver (fresh) C - Richard Strahan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Louis Bruce (fresh) SG - David Green (fresh) SF - Ronald Haar (fresh) PF - Sean Beard (fresh) C - Paul Troutt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Paul Troutt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | McNeese State | Paul Troutt blows the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Georgia Southern | Richard Strahan grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Georgia Southern | Eric Hack jams it on a nice dish by Marc Innes and the foul's on David Green - foul #1 on David Green, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | Georgia Southern | Eric Hack makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | McNeese State | Paul Troutt misses long on a 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Herman Oliver - foul #1 on Herman Oliver, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | McNeese State | Paul Troutt makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:16 | McNeese State | Paul Troutt makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:16 | McNeese State | Paul Troutt makes the 3rd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:56 | Georgia Southern | Eric Hack can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Green - foul #2 on David Green, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Colton (SG) David Green | |
| 18:56 | Georgia Southern | Eric Hack makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:56 | Georgia Southern | Eric Hack makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:43 | McNeese State | Ronald Haar misses short on a floater in the lane | 5-3 |
| 18:41 | Georgia Southern | Herman Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:28 | Georgia Southern | Dennis Young knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-3 |
| 18:15 | McNeese State | Eric Hack denies the turnaround by Ronald Haar | 7-3 |
| 18:13 | Georgia Southern | Marc Innes gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| 18:06 | Georgia Southern | Eric Hack is hacked by Ronald Haar - foul #1 on Ronald Haar, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| 18:01 | Georgia Southern | Sean Beard steps in front of the Richard Strahan pass | 7-3 |
| 17:42 | McNeese State | Michael Colton makes the floater from the right side | 7-5 |
| 17:14 | Georgia Southern | Herman Oliver loses the dribble to Paul Troutt | 7-5 |
| 16:52 | McNeese State | Ronald Haar misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-5 |
| 16:51 | Georgia Southern | Richard Strahan snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 16:46 | Georgia Southern | Dennis Young clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 16:44 | Georgia Southern | Eric Hack grabs the offensive board | 7-5 |
| 16:35 | Georgia Southern | Eric Hack comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 16:34 | McNeese State | Paul Troutt grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 16:13 | McNeese State | Paul Troutt misses the 3 from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 16:12 | McNeese State | Ronald Haar grabs the offensive board | 7-5 |
| 15:49 | McNeese State | Michael Colton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Laverne Jordon (PG), Dennis Tidwell (SG), Gary Salamanca (SF), Howard Koch (PF), Dennis Wolf (C) Marc Innes, Dennis Young, Eric Hack, Herman Oliver, Richard Strahan | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Hugh Jackson (PG), George Smith (SG), George Evans (SF), Kenneth Benjamin (PF), Michael Arellano (C) Louis Bruce, Michael Colton, Ronald Haar, Sean Beard, Paul Troutt | |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Laverne Jordon (fresh) SG - Dennis Tidwell (fresh) SF - Gary Salamanca (fresh) PF - Howard Koch (fresh) C - Dennis Wolf (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Hugh Jackson (fresh) SG - George Smith (fresh) SF - George Evans (fresh) PF - Kenneth Benjamin (fresh) C - Michael Arellano (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Georgia Southern | Howard Koch can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 7-5 |
| 15:32 | McNeese State | Hugh Jackson pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:24 | McNeese State | Kenneth Benjamin clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Dennis Wolf - foul #1 on Dennis Wolf, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| 15:24 | McNeese State | Kenneth Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:24 | McNeese State | Kenneth Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:00 | Georgia Southern | Michael Arellano blocks the short jumper by Gary Salamanca | 7-7 |
| 14:59 | McNeese State | Kenneth Benjamin grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 14:39 | McNeese State | Hugh Jackson misses the 3 from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 14:37 | McNeese State | Kenneth Benjamin misses the tip | 7-7 |
| 14:35 | McNeese State | Michael Arellano tips it home | 7-9 |
| 14:24 | Georgia Southern | Dennis Tidwell banks in the layup on a great pass from Laverne Jordon | 9-9 |
| 14:11 | McNeese State | George Evans misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 14:09 | Georgia Southern | Howard Koch grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:05 | Georgia Southern | Dennis Tidwell comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 9-9 |
| 14:03 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to George Smith | 9-9 |
| 13:40 | McNeese State | Hugh Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Marc Innes (PG), Dennis Young (SG), Eric Hack (SF), Richard Strahan (C) Laverne Jordon, Gary Salamanca, Howard Koch, Dennis Wolf | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Louis Bruce (PG), Michael Colton (SG), Sean Beard (PF) Hugh Jackson, George Smith, Michael Arellano | |
| 13:23 | Georgia Southern | Louis Bruce picks off the pass by Marc Innes | 9-9 |
| 13:10 | McNeese State | Sean Beard slams it home set up by Kenneth Benjamin | 9-11 |
| 13:06 | Georgia Southern | Marc Innes misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-11 |
| 13:04 | Georgia Southern | Richard Strahan snags the offensive board | 9-11 |
| 12:53 | Georgia Southern | Dennis Tidwell is fouled on the floor by Sean Beard - foul #1 on Sean Beard, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Herman Oliver (PF) Dennis Tidwell | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Ronald Haar (SF), Paul Troutt (C) George Evans, Kenneth Benjamin | |
| 12:35 | Georgia Southern | Marc Innes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 12:33 | McNeese State | Sean Beard pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 12:19 | McNeese State | Michael Colton comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Herman Oliver - foul #2 on Herman Oliver, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Gary Salamanca (PF), Dennis Wolf (C) Herman Oliver, Richard Strahan | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Hugh Jackson (PG), George Smith (SF), Michael Arellano (C) Louis Bruce, Ronald Haar, Paul Troutt | |
| 12:19 | McNeese State | Michael Colton makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:19 | McNeese State | Michael Colton makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 11:56 | Georgia Southern | Gary Salamanca drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Marc Innes and he's fouled by Sean Beard - foul #2 on Sean Beard, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Howard Koch (C) Dennis Wolf | |
| Subs | McNeese State | George Evans (SF), Roger Blake (PF) Michael Colton, Sean Beard | |
| 11:56 | Georgia Southern | Gary Salamanca makes the free throw | 12-13 |
| 11:39 | McNeese State | George Evans hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Marc Innes - foul #1 on Marc Innes, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Dennis Tidwell (PF) Eric Hack | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 11:39 | McNeese State | George Evans makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:39 | McNeese State | George Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Marc Innes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Young (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Salamanca (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Tidwell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Koch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Hugh Jackson (fresh) SG - George Smith (fresh) SF - George Evans (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Blake (fresh) C - Michael Arellano (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Georgia Southern | Howard Koch misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 11:25 | Georgia Southern | Dennis Young gets the offensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 11:15 | Georgia Southern | Dennis Young misses the lay-in | 12-15 |
| 11:13 | McNeese State | George Evans pulls down the rebound | 12-15 |
| 11:04 | McNeese State | Michael Arellano clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 11:03 | McNeese State | Hugh Jackson can't tip it in | 12-15 |
| 11:02 | McNeese State | George Smith snags the offensive board | 12-15 |
| 10:45 | McNeese State | Roger Blake drills a 3 from the left corner | 12-18 |
| 10:43 | Georgia Southern | Marc Innes is fouled in the backcourt by Hugh Jackson - foul #1 on Hugh Jackson, team foul #6 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Laverne Jordon (PG), Christopher Flick (SG), Eric Hack (SF), Richard Strahan (C) Marc Innes, Dennis Young, Gary Salamanca, Howard Koch | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Louis Bruce (PG), Michael Colton (SG), Kenneth Benjamin (C) Hugh Jackson, George Smith, Michael Arellano | |
| 10:32 | Georgia Southern | Eric Hack connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Flick | 15-18 |
| 10:12 | McNeese State | George Evans scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Michael Colton | 15-20 |
| 09:57 | Georgia Southern | Richard Strahan drills a 3 from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 09:47 | McNeese State | Louis Bruce misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-20 |
| 09:45 | Georgia Southern | Eric Hack gets the rebound | 18-20 |
| 09:31 | Georgia Southern | Christopher Flick is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Christopher Flick, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Marc Innes (PG), Dennis Young (SG) Laverne Jordon, Christopher Flick | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Ronald Haar (SF), Paul Troutt (C) George Evans, Roger Blake | |
| 09:19 | McNeese State | Paul Troutt clanks a runner near the basket | 18-20 |
| 09:18 | McNeese State | Ronald Haar pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 08:58 | McNeese State | Louis Bruce can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 18-20 |
| 08:57 | Georgia Southern | Dennis Tidwell grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 08:48 | Georgia Southern | Marc Innes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Benjamin - foul #1 on Kenneth Benjamin, team foul #7 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Gary Salamanca (SF), Howard Koch (PF), Dennis Wolf (C) Eric Hack, Dennis Tidwell, Richard Strahan | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Hugh Jackson (PG), George Smith (SG) Louis Bruce, Michael Colton | |
| 08:48 | Georgia Southern | Marc Innes makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:48 | Georgia Southern | Marc Innes makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:33 | McNeese State | Ronald Haar connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Hugh Jackson | 20-22 |
| 08:29 | Georgia Southern | Marc Innes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-22 |
| 08:27 | Georgia Southern | Gary Salamanca grabs the offensive board | 20-22 |
| 08:17 | Georgia Southern | Howard Koch hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Marc Innes | 23-22 |
| 07:55 | McNeese State | Ronald Haar is hacked by Gary Salamanca - foul #1 on Gary Salamanca, team foul #6 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Laverne Jordon (PG), Christopher Flick (SG) Marc Innes, Dennis Young | |
| Subs | McNeese State | George Evans (SF), Roger Blake (PF) Ronald Haar, Kenneth Benjamin | |
| 07:48 | McNeese State | Hugh Jackson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Hugh Jackson, team foul #8 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Louis Bruce (PG), Michael Arellano (C) Hugh Jackson, Paul Troutt | |
| 07:32 | Georgia Southern | Gary Salamanca clanks a floater in the paint | 23-22 |
| 07:30 | McNeese State | George Smith pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Laverne Jordon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Flick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Salamanca (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Howard Koch (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dennis Wolf (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Louis Bruce (fresh) SG - George Smith (fresh) 3 reb. SF - George Evans (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roger Blake (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Arellano (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:03 | McNeese State | Michael Arellano drills a jump hook from the left block | 23-24 |
| 06:49 | Georgia Southern | Michael Arellano steals the ball from Gary Salamanca | 23-24 |
| 06:29 | McNeese State | George Evans makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by George Smith | 23-26 |
| 06:09 | Georgia Southern | Christopher Flick hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 23-26 |
| 06:07 | Georgia Southern | Gary Salamanca grabs the offensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 05:49 | Georgia Southern | Michael Arellano steals it from Howard Koch | 23-26 |
| 05:29 | McNeese State | Christopher Flick takes the ball from Michael Arellano | 23-26 |
| 05:26 | Georgia Southern | Howard Koch lays it in set up by Christopher Flick | 25-26 |
| 05:20 | McNeese State | George Evans misses long on a jumper in the lane | 25-26 |
| 05:19 | Georgia Southern | Howard Koch pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 05:14 | Georgia Southern | Gary Salamanca drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Flick | 27-26 |
| 05:07 | McNeese State | George Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 05:05 | Georgia Southern | Gary Salamanca gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 04:59 | Georgia Southern | Dennis Wolf misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Arellano - foul #1 on Michael Arellano, team foul #9 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Marc Innes (PG), Dennis Young (SG), Eric Hack (SF), Dennis Tidwell (PF) Laverne Jordon, Christopher Flick, Gary Salamanca, Howard Koch | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Colton (SG), Ronald Haar (SF), Kenneth Benjamin (PF), Paul Troutt (C) George Smith, George Evans, Roger Blake, Michael Arellano | |
| 04:59 | Georgia Southern | Dennis Wolf misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:59 | Georgia Southern | Dennis Wolf misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:59 | McNeese State | Kenneth Benjamin pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 04:47 | McNeese State | Michael Colton knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Louis Bruce | 27-28 |
| 04:32 | Georgia Southern | Marc Innes loses the dribble to Paul Troutt | 27-28 |
| 04:23 | McNeese State | Michael Colton connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 04:17 | Georgia Southern | Eric Hack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-31 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Richard Strahan (C) Dennis Wolf | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 04:02 | McNeese State | Paul Troutt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-31 |
| 04:01 | McNeese State | Ronald Haar hits the follow up shot | 27-33 |
| 03:48 | Georgia Southern | Richard Strahan knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Dennis Young and he's fouled by Paul Troutt - foul #1 on Paul Troutt, team foul #10 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Herman Oliver (PF) Dennis Tidwell | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Hugh Jackson (PG), David Green (SG), Sean Beard (PF) Louis Bruce, Michael Colton, Ronald Haar | |
| 03:48 | Georgia Southern | Richard Strahan misses the free throw | 29-33 |
| 03:48 | Georgia Southern | Eric Hack snags the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 03:37 | Georgia Southern | Eric Hack hits the finger roll on a great pass from Marc Innes | 31-33 |
| 03:10 | McNeese State | David Green hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 03:08 | Georgia Southern | The rebound goes to Eric Hack | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Marc Innes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Hack (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Herman Oliver (fresh) C - Richard Strahan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Hugh Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Green (fresh) SF - Kenneth Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Beard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Troutt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:03 | Georgia Southern | Dennis Young is hacked by Hugh Jackson - foul #3 on Hugh Jackson, team foul #11 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Louis Bruce (PG), George Evans (SF) Hugh Jackson, Paul Troutt | |
| 03:03 | Georgia Southern | Dennis Young makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 03:03 | Georgia Southern | Dennis Young misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 03:03 | McNeese State | Kenneth Benjamin snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 02:56 | McNeese State | Sean Beard connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from David Green | 32-35 |
| 02:48 | Georgia Southern | Eric Hack misses the driving attempt from the right block | 32-35 |
| 02:47 | Georgia Southern | Marc Innes hits the follow up shot | 34-35 |
| 02:42 | McNeese State | Louis Bruce is fouled on the floor by Marc Innes - foul #2 on Marc Innes, team foul #7 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Arellano (C) Kenneth Benjamin | |
| 02:42 | McNeese State | Louis Bruce makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 02:42 | McNeese State | Louis Bruce misses the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 02:42 | Georgia Southern | Richard Strahan gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 02:38 | Georgia Southern | Marc Innes can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 02:37 | McNeese State | George Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 02:22 | McNeese State | Michael Arellano knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by David Green | 34-39 |
| 01:57 | Georgia Southern | Herman Oliver is hacked by George Evans - foul #1 on George Evans, team foul #12 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Laverne Jordon (PG), Christopher Flick (SG), Dennis Tidwell (SF) Marc Innes, Dennis Young, Eric Hack | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Colton (PG) Louis Bruce | |
| 01:57 | Georgia Southern | Herman Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 01:57 | Georgia Southern | Herman Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 01:57 | McNeese State | Michael Arellano grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 01:40 | McNeese State | Michael Arellano hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Dennis Tidwell - foul #1 on Dennis Tidwell, team foul #8 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Ronald Haar (SF) David Green | |
| 01:40 | McNeese State | Michael Arellano misses the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 01:40 | McNeese State | Michael Arellano makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 01:28 | Georgia Southern | Herman Oliver hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-40 |
| 01:17 | McNeese State | Michael Arellano banks in the layup set up by Ronald Haar | 37-42 |
| 01:02 | Georgia Southern | Herman Oliver lays it in on a nice dish by Laverne Jordon | 39-42 |
| 00:51 | McNeese State | George Evans hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Colton | 39-45 |
| 00:31 | Georgia Southern | Herman Oliver misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-45 |
| 00:30 | McNeese State | George Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 00:05 | McNeese State | Sean Beard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-45 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Marc Innes (PG), Dennis Young (SG), Eric Hack (SF), Howard Koch (C) Laverne Jordon, Christopher Flick, Herman Oliver, Richard Strahan | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Louis Bruce (PG), David Green (SG), Kenneth Benjamin (SF), Roger Blake (PF), Paul Troutt (C) George Evans, Michael Colton, Ronald Haar, Sean Beard, Michael Arellano | |
| 00:01 | Georgia Southern | Dennis Young scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Kenneth Benjamin clanks a fullcourt shot | 41-45 |