| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Johnny Begay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome Watanabe (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Holzer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Crumbley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ray Northern (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Will Redmon (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ira Sheffield (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garfield Cannon (fresh) PF - James Spence (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Garfield Cannon inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Howard | Garfield Cannon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Holzer - foul #2 on Charles Holzer, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 19:50 | Howard | Garfield Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 19:50 | Howard | Garfield Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 19:37 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ray Northern and the foul's on Will Redmon - foul #1 on Will Redmon, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 19:37 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay misses the free throw | 32-32 |
| 19:37 | Howard | James Spence grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 19:16 | Howard | Garfield Cannon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-32 |
| 19:14 | Howard | Will Redmon gets the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 19:05 | Howard | James Spence clanks a 3 from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 19:04 | Howard | Garfield Cannon gets the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:52 | Howard | Garfield Cannon makes the shot from the right side | 32-34 |
| 18:33 | McNeese State | Ray Northern misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 32-34 |
| 18:31 | Howard | Garfield Cannon grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 18:27 | Howard | Garfield Cannon misses long on a floater from the left side | 32-34 |
| 18:26 | Howard | Lawrence Baker hits the follow up shot | 32-36 |
| 18:15 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 32-36 |
| 18:14 | Howard | Garfield Cannon snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 17:53 | Howard | Will Redmon is hacked by Jerome Watanabe - foul #1 on Jerome Watanabe, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| 17:36 | Howard | Ray Northern steals it from Will Redmon | 32-36 |
| 17:21 | McNeese State | Jerome Watanabe scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Begay and he's fouled by Lawrence Baker - foul #1 on Lawrence Baker, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Richard Bell (PG), Fred Hopkins (SF), Steven Jones (C) Johnny Begay, Charles Holzer, Ray Northern | |
| Subs | Howard | James Burnley (SF), Andrew Marcoux (C) Garfield Cannon, Lawrence Baker | |
| 17:21 | McNeese State | Jerome Watanabe makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 16:57 | Howard | James Spence comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Jerome Watanabe - foul #2 on Jerome Watanabe, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Danny Ambrose (SG), Raymond Gliwski (SF) Jerome Watanabe, Robert Crumbley | |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Hayes (C) Will Redmon | |
| 16:57 | Howard | James Spence makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:57 | Howard | James Spence makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 16:32 | McNeese State | Steven Jones can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 35-38 |
| 16:31 | McNeese State | Fred Hopkins tips it but misses | 35-38 |
| 16:29 | Howard | Andrew Marcoux snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 16:14 | Howard | Joseph Hayes can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Steven Jones - foul #1 on Steven Jones, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Johnny Begay (PG), Charles Holzer (SF) Danny Ambrose, Raymond Gliwski | |
| Subs | Howard | Jeremy Peacock (SG), Garfield Cannon (SF) Ira Sheffield, James Spence | |
| 16:14 | Howard | Joseph Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:14 | Howard | Joseph Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:14 | McNeese State | Steven Jones snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 15:59 | McNeese State | Fred Hopkins comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Hayes - foul #2 on Joseph Hayes, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Ray Northern (C) Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Howard | Will Redmon (PG), Mark Sherman (PF), Lawrence Baker (C) Jeremy Peacock, Andrew Marcoux, Joseph Hayes | |
| 15:59 | McNeese State | Fred Hopkins misses the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 15:59 | McNeese State | Fred Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Johnny Begay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Holzer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fred Hopkins (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Northern (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Will Redmon (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Burnley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garfield Cannon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Howard | James Burnley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-39 |
| 15:47 | Howard | Garfield Cannon misses the tip | 36-39 |
| 15:46 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Ray Northern | 36-39 |
| 15:28 | McNeese State | Charles Holzer misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Burnley - foul #2 on James Burnley, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jerome Watanabe (SG), Robert Crumbley (PF) Richard Bell, Fred Hopkins | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 15:28 | McNeese State | Charles Holzer makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 15:28 | McNeese State | Charles Holzer misses the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 15:28 | Howard | Lawrence Baker gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 15:11 | Howard | Garfield Cannon buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by James Burnley | 37-41 |
| 14:54 | McNeese State | Jerome Watanabe hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Crumbley | 40-41 |
| 14:47 | Howard | Garfield Cannon buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Sherman and he's fouled by Charles Holzer - foul #3 on Charles Holzer, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Richard Bell (PG) Johnny Begay | |
| Subs | Howard | Ira Sheffield (SG) James Burnley | |
| 14:47 | Howard | Garfield Cannon makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| 14:22 | McNeese State | Robert Crumbley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerome Watanabe and he's fouled by Mark Sherman - foul #4 on Mark Sherman, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Fred Hopkins (SF), Steven Jones (C) Charles Holzer, Ray Northern | |
| Subs | Howard | James Spence (SF), Andrew Marcoux (PF), Joseph Hayes (C) Garfield Cannon, Mark Sherman, Lawrence Baker | |
| 14:22 | McNeese State | Robert Crumbley makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:08 | Howard | James Spence comes up short on the shot in the paint | 43-44 |
| 14:06 | McNeese State | Fred Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 13:54 | McNeese State | Jerome Watanabe is fouled on the floor by Ira Sheffield - foul #2 on Ira Sheffield, team foul #6 | 43-44 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Howard | James Burnley (PG) Will Redmon | |
| 13:47 | McNeese State | Robert Crumbley's layup is rejected by James Spence | 43-44 |
| 13:46 | McNeese State | Steven Jones tips it in | 45-44 |
| 13:41 | Howard | Ira Sheffield hits the finger roll set up by James Burnley | 45-46 |
| 13:23 | McNeese State | Robert Crumbley misses short on a floater from the left side | 45-46 |
| 13:22 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Hopkins | 45-46 |
| 13:05 | McNeese State | Steven Jones is called for traveling | 45-46 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Johnny Begay (PG), Charles Holzer (SF), Ray Northern (C) Jerome Watanabe, Robert Crumbley, Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Howard | Lawrence Baker (C) Joseph Hayes | |
| 12:46 | Howard | James Burnley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 12:45 | Howard | James Spence snags the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 12:24 | Howard | Lawrence Baker drills a jumper from close range | 45-48 |
| 12:08 | McNeese State | Charles Holzer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-48 |
| 12:06 | McNeese State | Fred Hopkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 11:50 | McNeese State | Richard Bell banks in the layup | 47-48 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Johnny Begay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Holzer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fred Hopkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Ray Northern (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Burnley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ira Sheffield (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Spence (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Marcoux (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Howard | Ira Sheffield can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Johnny Begay - foul #3 on Johnny Begay, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Crumbley (PF) Fred Hopkins | |
| Subs | Howard | Will Redmon (PG), Garfield Cannon (SF) James Burnley, Lawrence Baker | |
| 11:46 | Howard | Ira Sheffield makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 11:46 | Howard | Ira Sheffield misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 11:46 | McNeese State | Ray Northern gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 11:25 | McNeese State | Robert Crumbley slams it home on a great pass from Johnny Begay | 49-49 |
| 11:08 | Howard | Garfield Cannon scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Ira Sheffield | 49-51 |
| 10:47 | McNeese State | Robert Crumbley clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Spence - foul #1 on James Spence, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Danny Ambrose (PG), Jerome Watanabe (SG), Raymond Gliwski (SF), Steven Jones (C) Johnny Begay, Richard Bell, Charles Holzer, Ray Northern | |
| Subs | Howard | Jeremy Peacock (SG), Martin Jaeger (PF), Joseph Hayes (C) Ira Sheffield, James Spence, Andrew Marcoux | |
| 10:47 | McNeese State | Robert Crumbley misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 10:47 | McNeese State | Robert Crumbley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 10:25 | Howard | Jeremy Peacock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 10:23 | McNeese State | Steven Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 10:09 | McNeese State | Danny Ambrose misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Will Redmon - foul #2 on Will Redmon, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Fred Hopkins (SF) Raymond Gliwski | |
| Subs | Howard | James Burnley (SG), Lawrence Baker (C) Jeremy Peacock, Joseph Hayes | |
| 10:09 | McNeese State | Danny Ambrose makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:09 | McNeese State | Danny Ambrose makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 09:46 | Howard | Steven Jones steps in front of the Martin Jaeger pass | 52-51 |
| 09:25 | McNeese State | Danny Ambrose makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 09:08 | Howard | Will Redmon connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Burnley | 55-54 |
| 08:43 | McNeese State | Robert Crumbley misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 55-54 |
| 08:42 | Howard | The rebound goes to Garfield Cannon | 55-54 |
| 08:27 | Howard | James Burnley hits the finger roll | 55-56 |
| 08:07 | McNeese State | Fred Hopkins misses long on a shot near the basket | 55-56 |
| 08:06 | Howard | Lawrence Baker gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 07:49 | Howard | Martin Jaeger can't finish the layup | 55-56 |
| 07:47 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Fred Hopkins | 55-56 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Danny Ambrose (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome Watanabe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Hopkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Crumbley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Will Redmon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Burnley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Garfield Cannon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Martin Jaeger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Lawrence Baker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:27 | McNeese State | Steven Jones clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-56 |
| 07:25 | Howard | Martin Jaeger gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 07:00 | Howard | Garfield Cannon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 06:59 | Howard | Garfield Cannon grabs the offensive board | 55-56 |
| 06:48 | Howard | Jerome Watanabe takes the ball from James Burnley | 55-56 |
| 06:45 | McNeese State | Jerome Watanabe dunks the ball | 57-56 |
| 06:40 | Howard | Lawrence Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-56 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Johnny Begay (PG), Richard Bell (SG), Charles Holzer (SF), Steven Bennett (PF), Ray Northern (C) Danny Ambrose, Jerome Watanabe, Fred Hopkins, Robert Crumbley, Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Howard | Jeremy Peacock (PG), Ira Sheffield (SG), James Spence (SF), Mark Sherman (PF), Andrew Marcoux (C) Will Redmon, James Burnley, Garfield Cannon, Martin Jaeger, Lawrence Baker | |
| 06:24 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay misses short on a floater from the right side | 57-56 |
| 06:22 | McNeese State | Steven Bennett can't tip it in | 57-56 |
| 06:21 | Howard | The rebound goes to Andrew Marcoux | 57-56 |
| 06:17 | Howard | Ira Sheffield misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 57-56 |
| 06:16 | McNeese State | Richard Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 05:55 | McNeese State | Mark Sherman denies the turnaround by Charles Holzer | 57-56 |
| 05:54 | Howard | Ira Sheffield snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 05:31 | Howard | Jeremy Peacock hits a driving attempt in the paint | 57-58 |
| 05:23 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-58 |
| 05:21 | Howard | Andrew Marcoux snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 04:57 | Howard | Mark Sherman hits the finger roll set up by Ira Sheffield | 57-60 |
| 04:50 | McNeese State | Charles Holzer is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Charles Holzer, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Steven Jones (PF) Steven Bennett | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 04:43 | Howard | Andrew Marcoux can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 04:41 | Howard | Mark Sherman snags the offensive board | 57-60 |
| 04:26 | Howard | Jeremy Peacock comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 04:24 | McNeese State | Ray Northern gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 04:15 | McNeese State | Ray Northern clanks a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Andrew Marcoux - foul #2 on Andrew Marcoux, team foul #9 | 57-60 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jerome Watanabe (SG), Fred Hopkins (PF) Richard Bell, Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Howard | Will Redmon (PG), Lawrence Baker (C) Jeremy Peacock, Andrew Marcoux | |
| 04:15 | McNeese State | Ray Northern makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 04:15 | McNeese State | Ray Northern misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 04:15 | Howard | Lawrence Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 03:56 | Howard | Ira Sheffield buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 03:34 | McNeese State | Ray Northern loses the dribble to Will Redmon | 58-62 |
| 03:31 | Howard | James Spence misses the dunk | 58-62 |
| 03:30 | McNeese State | Ray Northern gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Johnny Begay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerome Watanabe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Holzer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Fred Hopkins (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Ray Northern (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Will Redmon (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Ira Sheffield (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Spence (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Sherman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Lawrence Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:06 | McNeese State | Ray Northern knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Fred Hopkins | 60-62 |
| 02:44 | Howard | Mark Sherman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 60-62 |
| 02:42 | McNeese State | Charles Holzer gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| 02:35 | McNeese State | Fred Hopkins hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Jerome Watanabe | 62-62 |
| 02:31 | Howard | James Spence is whistled for a carry | 62-62 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Richard Bell (PG), Robert Crumbley (PF), Steven Jones (C) Johnny Begay, Charles Holzer, Ray Northern | |
| Subs | Howard | James Burnley (SG), Garfield Cannon (SF), Andrew Marcoux (PF), Joseph Hayes (C) Ira Sheffield, James Spence, Mark Sherman, Lawrence Baker | |
| 02:29 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Ira Sheffield (SG), Lawrence Baker (C) James Burnley, Joseph Hayes | |
| 02:16 | McNeese State | Will Redmon steals the ball from Jerome Watanabe | 62-62 |
| 02:13 | Howard | Will Redmon banks in the layup | 62-64 |
| 01:59 | McNeese State | Steven Jones misses badly on a floater from the right side | 62-64 |
| 01:58 | McNeese State | Fred Hopkins gets the offensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 01:58 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Johnny Begay (PG), Charles Holzer (SF), Ray Northern (C) Richard Bell, Fred Hopkins, Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Howard | Mark Sherman (PF) Andrew Marcoux | |
| 01:51 | McNeese State | Ray Northern clanks a 3 from the right wing | 62-64 |
| 01:50 | McNeese State | Ray Northern pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 01:30 | McNeese State | Mark Sherman denies the turnaround by Ray Northern | 62-64 |
| 01:28 | Howard | The rebound goes to Ira Sheffield | 62-64 |
| 01:15 | Howard | Mark Sherman misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on Charles Holzer - foul #5 on Charles Holzer, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Fred Hopkins (SF) Charles Holzer | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 01:15 | Howard | Mark Sherman misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 01:15 | Howard | Mark Sherman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:01 | McNeese State | Robert Crumbley clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Mark Sherman - foul #5 on Mark Sherman, team foul #10 | 62-65 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Howard | James Spence (PF) Mark Sherman | |
| 01:01 | McNeese State | Robert Crumbley misses the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:01 | McNeese State | Robert Crumbley misses the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:01 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Northern | 62-65 |
| 00:50 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-65 |
| 00:49 | McNeese State | Jerome Watanabe snags the offensive board | 62-65 |
| 00:34 | McNeese State | Jerome Watanabe misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 00:33 | McNeese State | Ray Northern gets the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 00:13 | McNeese State | Ray Northern's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-65 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Andrew Marcoux (PF) James Spence | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Howard | Ira Sheffield is hacked by Johnny Begay in the backcourt - foul #4 on Johnny Begay, team foul #9 | 62-65 |
| 00:11 | Howard | Ira Sheffield misses the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:11 | McNeese State | Robert Crumbley snags the defensive board | 62-65 |
| 00:07 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Crumbley | 65-65 |
| 00:07 | Howard | Howard calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Howard | James Spence (PF) Andrew Marcoux | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Howard | Will Redmon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-65 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Johnny Begay (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jerome Watanabe (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Hopkins (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. PF - Robert Crumbley (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Ray Northern (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Will Redmon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ira Sheffield (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Garfield Cannon (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Spence (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Howard | Lawrence Baker wins the tip | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:39 | Howard | Will Redmon clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-65 |
| 04:37 | McNeese State | Jerome Watanabe pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 04:16 | McNeese State | Robert Crumbley is denied on a dunk by Lawrence Baker | 65-65 |
| 04:15 | Howard | The rebound goes to James Spence | 65-65 |
| 03:46 | Howard | Lawrence Baker scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Will Redmon | 65-68 |
| 03:38 | McNeese State | Fred Hopkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 65-68 |
| 03:37 | Howard | The rebound goes to Will Redmon | 65-68 |
| 03:22 | Howard | Ira Sheffield is whistled for traveling | 65-68 |
| 03:02 | McNeese State | Fred Hopkins makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Begay | 67-68 |
| 02:36 | Howard | Lawrence Baker knocks in the runner from the baseline | 67-70 |
| 02:20 | McNeese State | Ray Northern's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Baker | 67-70 |
| 02:01 | Howard | Lawrence Baker misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ray Northern - foul #2 on Ray Northern, team foul #10 | 67-70 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Richard Bell (PG), Danny Ambrose (SG), Raymond Gliwski (SF), Steven Jones (PF), Steven Bennett (C) Johnny Begay, Jerome Watanabe, Fred Hopkins, Robert Crumbley, Ray Northern | |
| Subs | Howard | Jeremy Peacock (PG), James Burnley (SF), Andrew Marcoux (PF) Will Redmon, Garfield Cannon, James Spence | |
| 02:01 | Howard | Lawrence Baker misses the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 02:01 | Howard | Lawrence Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 02:01 | McNeese State | Steven Jones pulls down the rebound | 67-70 |
| 02:01 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| 01:41 | McNeese State | Danny Ambrose misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-70 |
| 01:39 | Howard | Lawrence Baker pulls down the rebound | 67-70 |
| 01:39 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Johnny Begay (PG), Jerome Watanabe (SG), Fred Hopkins (SF), Robert Crumbley (PF), Ray Northern (C) Richard Bell, Danny Ambrose, Raymond Gliwski, Steven Jones, Steven Bennett | |
| Subs | Howard | Will Redmon (PG), Garfield Cannon (SF), James Spence (PF) Jeremy Peacock, James Burnley, Andrew Marcoux | |
| 01:28 | Howard | Garfield Cannon is fouled on the floor by Jerome Watanabe - foul #3 on Jerome Watanabe, team foul #11 | 67-70 |
| 01:28 | Howard | Garfield Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 01:28 | Howard | Garfield Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 01:08 | McNeese State | Robert Crumbley drills a driving attempt from the left block | 69-72 |
| 00:45 | Howard | Will Redmon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-72 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Johnny Begay (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jerome Watanabe (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Fred Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Robert Crumbley (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Ray Northern (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Will Redmon (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ira Sheffield (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Garfield Cannon (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Spence (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Baker (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 00:23 | McNeese State | Garfield Cannon steals the ball from Ray Northern | 69-72 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Howard | Garfield Cannon is fouled in the backcourt by Johnny Begay - foul #5 on Johnny Begay, team foul #12 | 69-72 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Richard Bell (PG) Johnny Begay | |
| Subs | Howard | Andrew Marcoux (PF) James Spence | |
| 00:20 | Howard | Garfield Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:20 | Howard | Garfield Cannon misses the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:20 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Ray Northern | 69-73 |
| 00:20 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:14 | McNeese State | Robert Crumbley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-73 |
| 00:12 | Howard | Lawrence Baker snags the defensive board | 69-73 |
| 00:11 | Howard | Lawrence Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Jerome Watanabe - foul #4 on Jerome Watanabe, team foul #13 | 69-73 |
| 00:11 | Howard | Lawrence Baker makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:11 | Howard | Lawrence Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:09 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-75 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Howard | James Spence (PF) Andrew Marcoux | |
| 00:07 | McNeese State | James Spence is called for the reach on Fred Hopkins - foul #2 on James Spence, team foul #11 | 69-75 |
| 00:07 | McNeese State | Fred Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:07 | McNeese State | Fred Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:04 | Howard | Garfield Cannon is hacked by Richard Bell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Bell, team foul #14 | 71-75 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Andrew Marcoux (PF) James Spence | |
| 00:04 | Howard | Garfield Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:04 | Howard | Garfield Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Jerome Watanabe hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 71-77 |