| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Richard Stinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Albrecht (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cummings (fresh) PF - Phillip Vitale (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ray Huntsberry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Arnold Silvas (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Isreal Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Talkington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Turgeon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Wesley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings inbounds the ball | 39-35 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | New Mexico State | Ray Huntsberry is hacked by Arnold Silvas - foul #1 on Arnold Silvas, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| 19:24 | New Mexico State | Ray Huntsberry can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Patrick Wesley - foul #1 on Patrick Wesley, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| 19:24 | New Mexico State | Ray Huntsberry makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 19:24 | New Mexico State | Ray Huntsberry makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 19:13 | McNeese State | Arnold Silvas is denied on a layup by Phillip Vitale | 41-35 |
| 19:11 | New Mexico State | Ray Huntsberry snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 19:00 | New Mexico State | Arnold Silvas is called for the reach on Richard Stinson - foul #2 on Arnold Silvas, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| 18:46 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht's floater is tipped away by Jack Turgeon | 41-35 |
| 18:44 | McNeese State | Patrick Wesley snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 18:17 | McNeese State | Robert Cummings steals it from Arnold Silvas | 41-35 |
| 17:55 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 17:40 | McNeese State | John Talkington can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-35 |
| 17:39 | McNeese State | Patrick Wesley gets the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 17:31 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Phillip Vitale - foul #1 on Phillip Vitale, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene (SG) Barry Albrecht | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Crockett (PG) Arnold Silvas | |
| 17:31 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon misses the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 17:31 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 17:15 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul (SG), Edward Niehaus (C) Richard Stinson, Ray Huntsberry | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Corey Andreasen (PF), Albert Weir (C) Jack Turgeon, Patrick Wesley | |
| 16:59 | McNeese State | Michael Crockett knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Talkington | 44-39 |
| 16:42 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 16:41 | McNeese State | Michael Crockett grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 16:33 | McNeese State | Robert Cummings blocks the short jumper by Albert Weir | 44-39 |
| 16:31 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 16:13 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale is fouled on the floor by John Talkington - foul #1 on John Talkington, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht (SG), Ray Huntsberry (C) Robert Cummings, Phillip Vitale | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Arnold Silvas (PG), Patrick Wesley (C) Isreal Adams, John Talkington | |
| 16:01 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul banks in the layup set up by Virgil Greene and he's hacked by Corey Andreasen - foul #1 on Corey Andreasen, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson (PG) Virgil Greene | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 16:01 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul misses the free throw | 46-39 |
| 16:01 | McNeese State | Patrick Wesley gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Richard Stinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Albrecht (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Shaul (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edward Niehaus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Huntsberry (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Arnold Silvas (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Michael Crockett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Corey Andreasen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Albert Weir (fresh) 3 pts. C - Patrick Wesley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | McNeese State | Arnold Silvas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-39 |
| 15:41 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Wesley | 46-39 |
| 15:19 | McNeese State | Michael Crockett misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Edward Niehaus - foul #1 on Edward Niehaus, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon (PF) Albert Weir | |
| 15:19 | McNeese State | Michael Crockett makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 15:19 | McNeese State | Michael Crockett misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 15:19 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Edward Niehaus | 46-40 |
| 15:09 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht misses the shot from the free throw line | 46-40 |
| 15:07 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul snags the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 14:51 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus makes the jump hook from the baseline | 48-40 |
| 14:36 | McNeese State | The jumper by Patrick Wesley is denied by Ray Huntsberry | 48-40 |
| 14:35 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon can't tip it in | 48-40 |
| 14:33 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 14:26 | McNeese State | The short jumper by Jack Turgeon is denied by Ray Huntsberry | 48-40 |
| 14:25 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon hits the follow up shot | 48-42 |
| 14:08 | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson is called for a backcourt violation | 48-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene (PG), David Bowen (SG), Robert Cummings (SF), Phillip Vitale (PF), Michael Burns (C) Richard Stinson, Barry Albrecht, Lloyd Shaul, Edward Niehaus, Ray Huntsberry | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Isreal Adams (SG), John Talkington (SF), Albert Weir (C) Michael Crockett, Corey Andreasen, Patrick Wesley | |
| 13:56 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Isreal Adams | 48-44 |
| 13:38 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Bowen | 51-44 |
| 13:17 | McNeese State | Isreal Adams is fouled on the floor by David Bowen - foul #4 on David Bowen, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bobby Parshall (PG) David Bowen | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Crockett (PG), Mark Ingram (C) Arnold Silvas, Jack Turgeon | |
| 13:08 | McNeese State | Bobby Parshall steals the ball from Albert Weir | 51-44 |
| 12:52 | New Mexico State | Mark Ingram steps in front of the Phillip Vitale pass | 51-44 |
| 12:39 | McNeese State | John Talkington knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Crockett | 51-47 |
| 12:19 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 12:18 | McNeese State | Michael Crockett pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 12:11 | McNeese State | Isreal Adams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 12:09 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Michael Burns | 51-47 |
| 11:47 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings hits a shot from the right side | 53-47 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Bobby Parshall (fresh) SG - Virgil Greene (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Phillip Vitale (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Burns (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Michael Crockett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Isreal Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Talkington (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Weir (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Ingram (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | McNeese State | John Talkington buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Isreal Adams | 53-50 |
| 11:10 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 11:08 | New Mexico State | Michael Burns grabs the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 10:47 | New Mexico State | John Talkington steps in front of the Robert Cummings pass | 53-50 |
| 10:26 | McNeese State | John Talkington clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 10:24 | New Mexico State | Michael Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 10:06 | New Mexico State | Bobby Parshall connects on the 3 from the right corner | 56-50 |
| 09:52 | McNeese State | John Talkington misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 09:51 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Phillip Vitale | 56-50 |
| 09:40 | New Mexico State | John Talkington blocks the short jumper by Robert Cummings | 56-50 |
| 09:39 | McNeese State | John Talkington gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 09:21 | McNeese State | Michael Crockett makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from John Talkington | 56-52 |
| 08:56 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 08:54 | McNeese State | Michael Crockett snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 08:27 | McNeese State | John Talkington is hacked by Michael Burns - foul #1 on Michael Burns, team foul #4 | 56-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson (PG), Barry Albrecht (SG), Lloyd Shaul (SF), Edward Niehaus (PF), Ray Huntsberry (C) Bobby Parshall, Virgil Greene, Robert Cummings, Phillip Vitale, Michael Burns | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Arnold Silvas (PG), Corey Andreasen (SF), Jack Turgeon (PF), Patrick Wesley (C) Michael Crockett, John Talkington, Albert Weir, Mark Ingram | |
| 08:10 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-52 |
| 08:08 | McNeese State | Patrick Wesley pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 07:48 | McNeese State | Patrick Wesley clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 07:47 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Richard Stinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Albrecht (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Shaul (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edward Niehaus (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Huntsberry (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Arnold Silvas (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Isreal Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Corey Andreasen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jack Turgeon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Wesley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:41 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul misses the jump hook in the paint | 56-52 |
| 07:39 | New Mexico State | Ray Huntsberry tips it home | 58-52 |
| 07:25 | McNeese State | Corey Andreasen is hacked by Ray Huntsberry - foul #3 on Ray Huntsberry, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| 07:20 | McNeese State | Isreal Adams connects on the shot from the baseline | 58-54 |
| 07:07 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 07:05 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 07:01 | McNeese State | Edward Niehaus swats the shot by Arnold Silvas | 58-54 |
| 06:59 | New Mexico State | Ray Huntsberry pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 06:46 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 06:44 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus grabs the offensive board | 58-54 |
| 06:20 | New Mexico State | Jack Turgeon steps in front of the Edward Niehaus pass | 58-54 |
| 06:05 | McNeese State | Patrick Wesley misses long on a floater from the baseline | 58-54 |
| 06:04 | McNeese State | Patrick Wesley gets the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 05:51 | McNeese State | Arnold Silvas connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Corey Andreasen | 58-57 |
| 05:32 | New Mexico State | Patrick Wesley steals it from Ray Huntsberry | 58-57 |
| 05:12 | McNeese State | Ray Huntsberry swats the short shot by Corey Andreasen | 58-57 |
| 05:10 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Ray Huntsberry | 58-57 |
| 04:48 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 04:47 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Corey Andreasen | 58-57 |
| 04:32 | McNeese State | Edward Niehaus blocks the short jumper by Patrick Wesley | 58-57 |
| 04:31 | McNeese State | Patrick Wesley pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 04:19 | McNeese State | Patrick Wesley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 04:17 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 04:17 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene (SG), Robert Cummings (SF), Phillip Vitale (PF) Barry Albrecht, Lloyd Shaul, Edward Niehaus | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Crockett (SG), John Talkington (SF) Isreal Adams, Jack Turgeon | |
| 03:50 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale's layup is rejected by Patrick Wesley | 58-57 |
| 03:49 | McNeese State | John Talkington grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Richard Stinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Virgil Greene (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Phillip Vitale (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ray Huntsberry (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Arnold Silvas (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SG - Michael Crockett (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Talkington (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Corey Andreasen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Patrick Wesley (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:42 | McNeese State | Arnold Silvas scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Crockett | 58-60 |
| 03:17 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings can't connect on a floater from the right side | 58-60 |
| 03:15 | McNeese State | John Talkington grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 02:50 | McNeese State | Arnold Silvas misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 02:48 | McNeese State | Patrick Wesley can't tip it in | 58-60 |
| 02:46 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Virgil Greene | 58-60 |
| 02:38 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-60 |
| 02:36 | McNeese State | Corey Andreasen pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 02:36 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht (SG) Virgil Greene | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Isreal Adams (SG), Jack Turgeon (PF) Michael Crockett, Corey Andreasen | |
| 02:14 | McNeese State | Isreal Adams throws it down on a nice dish by Arnold Silvas | 58-62 |
| 01:56 | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Cummings | 61-62 |
| 01:42 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Cummings - foul #3 on Robert Cummings, team foul #6 | 61-62 |
| 01:42 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 01:42 | McNeese State | Jack Turgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 01:28 | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Barry Albrecht | 64-63 |
| 01:13 | McNeese State | Patrick Wesley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-63 |
| 00:59 | New Mexico State | The jump hook by Robert Cummings is blocked by Patrick Wesley | 64-63 |
| 00:57 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht tips it in | 66-63 |
| 00:37 | McNeese State | John Talkington hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-63 |
| 00:36 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht is hacked by Isreal Adams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Isreal Adams, team foul #6 | 66-63 |
| 00:34 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht is fouled on the floor by Isreal Adams - foul #3 on Isreal Adams, team foul #7 | 66-63 |
| 00:34 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:34 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:34 | McNeese State | Patrick Wesley grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:27 | McNeese State | John Talkington misses long on a floater from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 00:25 | McNeese State | Arnold Silvas gets the offensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 00:21 | McNeese State | Arnold Silvas drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Wesley | 67-66 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht is fouled in the backcourt by Arnold Silvas - foul #3 on Arnold Silvas, team foul #8 | 67-66 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | McNeese State | Ray Huntsberry picks off the pass by Jack Turgeon | 69-66 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht is hacked by Isreal Adams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Isreal Adams, team foul #9 | 69-66 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht misses the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:07 | McNeese State | Patrick Wesley pulls down the rebound | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Arnold Silvas misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-66 |