| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) SG - Bobby Ridgeway (fresh) SF - John Capps (fresh) PF - Walter Murphy (fresh) C - Lester Voight (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - William Hund (fresh) SG - David Grady (fresh) SF - Scott Brady (fresh) PF - Albert Saltzberg (fresh) C - Maurice Bryant (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Maurice Bryant wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | McNeese State | David Grady comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | McNeese State | Maurice Bryant misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Northwestern State | John Capps snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern State | Robert Jones misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | McNeese State | Scott Brady grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | McNeese State | David Grady is hacked by John Capps - foul #1 on John Capps, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | McNeese State | Albert Saltzberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | McNeese State | Scott Brady pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:19 | McNeese State | Maurice Bryant misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Bobby Ridgeway - foul #1 on Bobby Ridgeway, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:19 | McNeese State | Maurice Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:19 | McNeese State | Maurice Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern State | Lester Voight pulls down the rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern State | John Capps misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 0-1 |
| 18:01 | McNeese State | David Grady pulls down the rebound | 0-1 |
| 17:42 | McNeese State | Scott Brady misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-1 |
| 17:41 | Northwestern State | Walter Murphy grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 17:32 | Northwestern State | Albert Saltzberg swats the layup by Bobby Ridgeway | 0-1 |
| 17:31 | McNeese State | Albert Saltzberg gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 17:10 | McNeese State | William Hund drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-4 |
| 16:49 | Northwestern State | Lester Voight misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern State | Robert Jones hits the follow up shot | 2-4 |
| 16:45 | McNeese State | Bobby Ridgeway picks off the pass by William Hund in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 16:33 | Northwestern State | Bobby Ridgeway hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Grady - foul #1 on David Grady, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Levi Brown (PF), Arthur Franqui (C) Walter Murphy, Lester Voight | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Richard Ellis (PG), Edward Benites (SG), David Colman (SF), Steven Stamper (PF), Patrick Brunson (C) William Hund, David Grady, Scott Brady, Albert Saltzberg, Maurice Bryant | |
| 16:33 | Northwestern State | Bobby Ridgeway makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:33 | Northwestern State | Bobby Ridgeway makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:14 | McNeese State | Patrick Brunson travels with the ball | 4-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Harold Hamilton (PG), Barry Gramberg (SF) Robert Jones, John Capps | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 15:58 | Northwestern State | Arthur Franqui misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-4 |
| 15:56 | McNeese State | Steven Stamper gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Harold Hamilton (fresh) SG - Bobby Ridgeway (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Barry Gramberg (fresh) PF - Levi Brown (fresh) C - Arthur Franqui (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Richard Ellis (fresh) SG - Edward Benites (fresh) SF - David Colman (fresh) PF - Steven Stamper (fresh) C - Patrick Brunson (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | McNeese State | David Colman lays it in uncontested | 4-6 |
| 15:36 | Northwestern State | Arthur Franqui misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 15:34 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Levi Brown | 4-6 |
| 15:29 | Northwestern State | Arthur Franqui hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-6 |
| 15:16 | McNeese State | Richard Ellis misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-6 |
| 15:14 | Northwestern State | Levi Brown gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:10 | Northwestern State | Harold Hamilton misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-6 |
| 15:09 | McNeese State | David Colman grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 14:53 | McNeese State | David Colman misses the lay-in but the foul's on Arthur Franqui - foul #1 on Arthur Franqui, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Jones (PG), Charles Cranmer (SG), John Capps (SF), Walter Murphy (PF), Lester Voight (C) Harold Hamilton, Bobby Ridgeway, Barry Gramberg, Levi Brown, Arthur Franqui | |
| Subs | McNeese State | William Hund (PG), David Grady (SG), Albert Saltzberg (PF), Maurice Bryant (C) Richard Ellis, Edward Benites, Steven Stamper, Patrick Brunson | |
| 14:53 | McNeese State | David Colman makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:53 | McNeese State | David Colman makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:30 | Northwestern State | John Capps is hacked by David Colman - foul #1 on David Colman, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Scott Brady (SF) David Colman | |
| 14:15 | Northwestern State | John Capps can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 14:13 | Northwestern State | Robert Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern State | Lester Voight can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 14:00 | McNeese State | William Hund snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 13:45 | McNeese State | Maurice Bryant is called for a charge - foul #1 on Maurice Bryant, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern State | Charles Cranmer loses the ball out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Harold Hamilton (PG) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 13:15 | McNeese State | Albert Saltzberg misses the shot from just outside the lane | 7-8 |
| 13:14 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Lester Voight | 7-8 |
| 13:07 | Northwestern State | Harold Hamilton drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 12:51 | McNeese State | Maurice Bryant misses the easy layup but the foul's on Lester Voight - foul #1 on Lester Voight, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Bobby Ridgeway (SG), Barry Gramberg (SF), Levi Brown (PF), Arthur Franqui (C) Charles Cranmer, John Capps, Walter Murphy, Lester Voight | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Edward Benites (PG), Steven Stamper (SG), David Colman (PF) William Hund, David Grady, Albert Saltzberg | |
| 12:51 | McNeese State | Maurice Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 12:51 | McNeese State | Maurice Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:30 | Northwestern State | Barry Gramberg hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Arthur Franqui | 11-10 |
| 12:12 | McNeese State | Levi Brown takes the ball from Scott Brady | 11-10 |
| 11:47 | Northwestern State | Levi Brown comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 11-10 |
| 11:46 | McNeese State | Steven Stamper pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Harold Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bobby Ridgeway (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Barry Gramberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Levi Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Franqui (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Edward Benites (fresh) SG - Steven Stamper (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Scott Brady (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Colman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Maurice Bryant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:22 | McNeese State | David Colman is open but comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 11-10 |
| 11:21 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Arthur Franqui | 11-10 |
| 11:05 | Northwestern State | Barry Gramberg misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-10 |
| 11:04 | Northwestern State | Bobby Ridgeway gets the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 10:48 | Northwestern State | Bobby Ridgeway knocks in the floater from the left side | 13-10 |
| 10:32 | McNeese State | Edward Benites hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 13-10 |
| 10:31 | Northwestern State | Arthur Franqui grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 10:18 | Northwestern State | Barry Gramberg misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-10 |
| 10:16 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Steven Stamper | 13-10 |
| 10:13 | McNeese State | Steven Stamper double dribbles in the backcourt | 13-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Jones (PG), Charles Cranmer (SG), John Capps (SF), Walter Murphy (PF), Lester Voight (C) Harold Hamilton, Bobby Ridgeway, Barry Gramberg, Levi Brown, Arthur Franqui | |
| Subs | McNeese State | William Hund (PG), David Grady (SG), Steven Marston (SF), Albert Saltzberg (PF), Patrick Brunson (C) Edward Benites, Steven Stamper, Scott Brady, David Colman, Maurice Bryant | |
| 09:54 | Northwestern State | John Capps knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Charles Cranmer | 16-10 |
| 09:48 | McNeese State | Patrick Brunson is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Cranmer - foul #1 on Charles Cranmer, team foul #5 | 16-10 |
| 09:32 | McNeese State | William Hund misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-10 |
| 09:30 | McNeese State | Albert Saltzberg grabs the offensive board | 16-10 |
| 09:18 | McNeese State | Patrick Brunson hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Albert Saltzberg and he's hacked by Lester Voight - foul #2 on Lester Voight, team foul #6 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Timmy Bastian (C) Lester Voight | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 09:18 | McNeese State | Patrick Brunson makes the free throw | 16-13 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern State | Robert Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-13 |
| 09:03 | McNeese State | John Capps is called for the reach on Patrick Brunson in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Capps, team foul #7 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Bobby Ridgeway (SG), Christopher Williams (SF) Charles Cranmer, John Capps | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 09:03 | McNeese State | Patrick Brunson makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 09:03 | McNeese State | Patrick Brunson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:41 | Northwestern State | Christopher Williams connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-15 |
| 08:23 | McNeese State | Patrick Brunson misses the lay-in | 19-15 |
| 08:22 | McNeese State | Steven Marston snags the offensive board | 19-15 |
| 08:17 | McNeese State | Albert Saltzberg is denied on a dunk by Walter Murphy | 19-15 |
| 08:16 | McNeese State | Albert Saltzberg gets the offensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 08:04 | McNeese State | Steven Marston can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Walter Murphy - foul #1 on Walter Murphy, team foul #8 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Charles Cranmer (SG) Bobby Ridgeway | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Richard Ellis (PG), Edward Benites (SG), David Colman (SF), Steven Stamper (PF) William Hund, David Grady, Albert Saltzberg, Patrick Brunson | |
| 08:04 | McNeese State | Steven Marston makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:04 | McNeese State | Steven Marston makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 07:44 | Northwestern State | Christopher Williams can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Colman - foul #2 on David Colman, team foul #4 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Barry Gramberg (PG) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Scott Brady (SF), Joshua Moore (C) David Colman, Steven Marston | |
| 07:44 | Northwestern State | Christopher Williams makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:44 | Northwestern State | Christopher Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Barry Gramberg (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Cranmer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Murphy (fairly fresh) C - Timmy Bastian (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Richard Ellis (fresh) SG - Edward Benites (fresh) SF - Scott Brady (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Stamper (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joshua Moore (fresh) | |
| 07:40 | McNeese State | Richard Ellis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Jones (PG) Christopher Williams | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 07:31 | Northwestern State | Steven Stamper steals it from Walter Murphy | 21-17 |
| 07:19 | McNeese State | Richard Ellis hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-20 |
| 07:05 | Northwestern State | Barry Gramberg can't throw it down | 21-20 |
| 07:04 | McNeese State | Scott Brady grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 07:00 | McNeese State | Edward Benites is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Cranmer - foul #2 on Charles Cranmer, team foul #9 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Bobby Ridgeway (SG), Arthur Franqui (C) Charles Cranmer, Timmy Bastian | |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Grady (SG), Albert Saltzberg (PF), Steven Marston (C) Richard Ellis, Scott Brady, Joshua Moore | |
| 07:00 | McNeese State | Edward Benites misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:00 | Northwestern State | Walter Murphy snags the defensive board | 21-20 |
| 06:54 | Northwestern State | Edward Benites takes the ball from Walter Murphy | 21-20 |
| 06:51 | McNeese State | Edward Benites lays it up and in | 21-22 |
| 06:39 | Northwestern State | Bobby Ridgeway hits a shot from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 06:35 | McNeese State | Robert Jones is called for the reach on Edward Benites in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #10 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Christopher Williams (SF) Barry Gramberg | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Maurice Bryant (C) Steven Marston | |
| 06:35 | McNeese State | Edward Benites misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:35 | McNeese State | Edward Benites makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:14 | Northwestern State | Bobby Ridgeway can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Steven Stamper - foul #1 on Steven Stamper, team foul #5 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Harold Hamilton (PG), Levi Brown (PF) Robert Jones, Walter Murphy | |
| Subs | McNeese State | William Hund (PG), Steven Marston (SF) Edward Benites, Steven Stamper | |
| 06:14 | Northwestern State | Bobby Ridgeway makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:14 | Northwestern State | Bobby Ridgeway makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:58 | McNeese State | Albert Saltzberg is hacked by Arthur Franqui - foul #2 on Arthur Franqui, team foul #11 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Walter Murphy (PF) Arthur Franqui | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 05:58 | McNeese State | Albert Saltzberg makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:58 | McNeese State | Albert Saltzberg makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:43 | Northwestern State | Walter Murphy misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 05:41 | McNeese State | Maurice Bryant snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 05:29 | McNeese State | David Grady misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-25 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern State | Walter Murphy pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 05:07 | Northwestern State | Harold Hamilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Jones (PG), Barry Gramberg (SF), Timmy Bastian (PF) Harold Hamilton, Christopher Williams, Walter Murphy | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Edward Benites (SG), Scott Brady (SF), Steven Stamper (PF), Patrick Brunson (C) David Grady, Steven Marston, Albert Saltzberg, Maurice Bryant | |
| 04:53 | McNeese State | Steven Stamper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-25 |
| 04:52 | Northwestern State | Bobby Ridgeway gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern State | Edward Benites steals the ball from Robert Jones in the backcourt | 25-25 |
| 04:27 | McNeese State | Steven Stamper hits a runner in the lane set up by William Hund | 25-27 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern State | Robert Jones connects on the shot in the paint set up by Barry Gramberg | 27-27 |
| 03:39 | McNeese State | Robert Jones steals it from Scott Brady | 27-27 |
| 03:35 | Northwestern State | Robert Jones lays it up and in | 29-27 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Robert Jones (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Bobby Ridgeway (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Barry Gramberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timmy Bastian (fresh) C - Levi Brown (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - William Hund (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Benites (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Scott Brady (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steven Stamper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Brunson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:15 | McNeese State | Patrick Brunson lays it in | 29-29 |
| 02:57 | Northwestern State | William Hund is called for the reach on Bobby Ridgeway - foul #1 on William Hund, team foul #6 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Harold Hamilton (PG), Charles Cranmer (SG), John Capps (SF), Arthur Franqui (PF), Lester Voight (C) Robert Jones, Bobby Ridgeway, Barry Gramberg, Timmy Bastian, Levi Brown | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Richard Ellis (PG), David Grady (SG), David Colman (SF), Steven Marston (PF), Maurice Bryant (C) William Hund, Edward Benites, Scott Brady, Steven Stamper, Patrick Brunson | |
| 02:50 | Northwestern State | Charles Cranmer misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 02:49 | McNeese State | Maurice Bryant grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 02:47 | McNeese State | John Capps steps in front of the David Grady pass in the backcourt | 29-29 |
| 02:45 | Northwestern State | Harold Hamilton misses the lay-in | 29-29 |
| 02:44 | McNeese State | Steven Marston snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 02:42 | McNeese State | David Colman loses the dribble to Harold Hamilton in the backcourt | 29-29 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern State | Lester Voight is whistled for a carry | 29-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Albert Saltzberg (PF) Steven Marston | |
| 02:10 | McNeese State | Maurice Bryant connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by David Grady | 29-32 |
| 01:57 | Northwestern State | John Capps can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Colman - foul #3 on David Colman, team foul #7 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Steven Marston (SF) David Colman | |
| 01:57 | Northwestern State | John Capps makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 01:57 | Northwestern State | John Capps makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:49 | McNeese State | Richard Ellis misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 01:48 | Northwestern State | John Capps snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern State | Charles Cranmer knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harold Hamilton | 33-32 |
| 01:15 | McNeese State | Maurice Bryant knocks in the floater from close range and he's hacked by Lester Voight - foul #3 on Lester Voight, team foul #12 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Jones (PG), Bobby Ridgeway (SG), Christopher Williams (SF), Walter Murphy (PF), Timmy Bastian (C) Harold Hamilton, Charles Cranmer, John Capps, Arthur Franqui, Lester Voight | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Edward Benites (PG), Scott Brady (SF) Richard Ellis, Albert Saltzberg | |
| 01:15 | McNeese State | Maurice Bryant makes the free throw | 33-35 |
| 00:56 | Northwestern State | Bobby Ridgeway is hacked by David Grady - foul #2 on David Grady, team foul #8 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | William Hund (PG), Steven Stamper (PF) David Grady, Maurice Bryant | |
| 00:56 | Northwestern State | Bobby Ridgeway makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 00:56 | Northwestern State | Bobby Ridgeway makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 00:54 | McNeese State | William Hund's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-35 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern State | Christopher Williams blows the layup but the foul's on Steven Marston - foul #1 on Steven Marston, team foul #9 | 35-35 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern State | Christopher Williams makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern State | Christopher Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 00:43 | McNeese State | Steven Stamper pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 00:40 | McNeese State | William Hund is called for traveling in the backcourt | 36-35 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern State | Bobby Ridgeway hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 36-35 |
| 00:22 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Steven Stamper | 36-35 |
| 00:01 | McNeese State | Scott Brady comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Timmy Bastian | 36-35 |