| Lineup | Long Island | PG - John Thach (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Callahan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andrew Brisco (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Billie Bradford (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gregory Macmillan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Legaspi (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joshua Hancock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | John Howard inbounds the ball | 42-28 |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Northwestern State | Thomas Legaspi is fouled on the floor by Kevin Caldwell - foul #1 on Kevin Caldwell, team foul #1 | 42-28 |
| 19:29 | Northwestern State | John Howard misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-28 |
| 19:27 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Andrew Brisco | 42-28 |
| 19:23 | Long Island | John Thach's pass is intercepted by Thomas Legaspi in the backcourt | 42-28 |
| 19:05 | Northwestern State | Thomas Legaspi hits a 3 from straight away set up by Gregory Macmillan | 42-31 |
| 18:55 | Long Island | Christopher Gilbert swats the shot by Lee Callahan | 42-31 |
| 18:54 | Northwestern State | Christopher Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern State | Gregory Macmillan knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Thomas Legaspi | 42-34 |
| 18:17 | Long Island | Lee Callahan misses the jumper from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern State | John Howard pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 17:56 | Northwestern State | Kevin Caldwell blocks the short jumper by John Howard | 42-34 |
| 17:55 | Long Island | Kevin Caldwell gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 17:49 | Long Island | Billie Bradford lays it in on a great pass from John Thach | 44-34 |
| 17:31 | Northwestern State | Thomas Legaspi misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Billie Bradford - foul #2 on Billie Bradford, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Long Island | Fred Hoffman (PG), Todd Johnson (SG), Franklin Colligan (SF), Damon Thibodeau (PF), Carmen Wells (C) John Thach, Lee Callahan, Andrew Brisco, Billie Bradford, Kevin Caldwell | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Charles Hegwood (PG), Lawrence Parker (SF), Grady Wurster (PF), Ronald Gross (C) Gregory Macmillan, John Howard, Christopher Gilbert, Joshua Hancock | |
| 17:31 | Northwestern State | Thomas Legaspi makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 17:31 | Northwestern State | Thomas Legaspi makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 17:14 | Long Island | Todd Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern State | Ronald Gross snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 17:06 | Northwestern State | Grady Wurster misses the lay-in | 44-36 |
| 17:04 | Northwestern State | Ronald Gross can't tip it in | 44-36 |
| 17:02 | Long Island | Franklin Colligan grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 16:58 | Long Island | Franklin Colligan misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-36 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern State | Charles Hegwood pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 16:52 | Northwestern State | Charles Hegwood scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Legaspi | 44-38 |
| 16:39 | Long Island | Todd Johnson makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Fred Hoffman | 46-38 |
| 16:18 | Northwestern State | Ronald Gross misses the lay-in | 46-38 |
| 16:17 | Long Island | Damon Thibodeau gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 16:02 | Long Island | Fred Hoffman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 16:01 | Northwestern State | Grady Wurster snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Fred Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Franklin Colligan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Damon Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carmen Wells (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Charles Hegwood (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Legaspi (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Parker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Grady Wurster (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Gross (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Northwestern State | Ronald Gross loses the dribble to Franklin Colligan | 46-38 |
| 15:43 | Long Island | Franklin Colligan lays it up and in | 48-38 |
| 15:25 | Northwestern State | The pull-up jumper by Lawrence Parker is blocked by Damon Thibodeau | 48-38 |
| 15:24 | Long Island | Fred Hoffman gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 15:02 | Long Island | Damon Thibodeau is fouled on the floor by Grady Wurster - foul #2 on Grady Wurster, team foul #1 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Long Island | John Thach (PG), Lee Callahan (SG), Andrew Brisco (SF), Billie Bradford (PF), Kevin Caldwell (C) Fred Hoffman, Todd Johnson, Franklin Colligan, Damon Thibodeau, Carmen Wells | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gregory Macmillan (PG), Kevin Brown (SG), John Howard (SF), Christopher Gilbert (PF), Ronald McLemore (C) Charles Hegwood, Thomas Legaspi, Lawrence Parker, Grady Wurster, Ronald Gross | |
| 14:51 | Long Island | Lee Callahan connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-38 |
| 14:31 | Northwestern State | Gregory Macmillan clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 14:30 | Northwestern State | John Howard tips it in | 51-40 |
| 14:09 | Long Island | Kevin Caldwell makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 53-40 |
| 13:50 | Northwestern State | John Howard makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Gregory Macmillan | 53-42 |
| 13:21 | Long Island | Billie Bradford hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-42 |
| 13:20 | Northwestern State | John Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 13:06 | Northwestern State | Gregory Macmillan misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-42 |
| 13:05 | Long Island | Andrew Brisco grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 13:03 | Long Island | Kevin Brown steps in front of the Lee Callahan pass in the backcourt | 53-42 |
| 12:45 | Northwestern State | Gregory Macmillan is hacked by John Thach - foul #1 on John Thach, team foul #3 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Long Island | Fred Hoffman (PG), Darrell Lineberry (SG), Todd Johnson (SF), Franklin Colligan (C) John Thach, Lee Callahan, Andrew Brisco, Kevin Caldwell | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ronnie Malkin (PG), Charles Hegwood (SG), Grady Wurster (PF), Joshua Hancock (C) Gregory Macmillan, Kevin Brown, Christopher Gilbert, Ronald McLemore | |
| 12:24 | Northwestern State | Franklin Colligan steps in front of the Charles Hegwood pass | 53-42 |
| 12:05 | Long Island | Darrell Lineberry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-42 |
| 12:03 | Long Island | Todd Johnson tips it but misses | 53-42 |
| 12:02 | Northwestern State | Grady Wurster grabs the board | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Fred Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Lineberry (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Todd Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Billie Bradford (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Franklin Colligan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Ronnie Malkin (fresh) SG - Charles Hegwood (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Howard (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Grady Wurster (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joshua Hancock (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Northwestern State | John Howard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Todd Johnson - foul #2 on Todd Johnson, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Long Island | John Thach (PG), Damon Thibodeau (PF) Todd Johnson, Billie Bradford | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Christopher Gilbert (PF) Grady Wurster | |
| 11:42 | Northwestern State | John Howard makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 11:42 | Northwestern State | John Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 11:40 | Long Island | Darrell Lineberry throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-44 |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Lawrence Parker (SF) John Howard | |
| 11:27 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Parker clanks a runner in the lane | 53-44 |
| 11:25 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 11:10 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Parker hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Joshua Hancock | 53-46 |
| 10:58 | Long Island | Damon Thibodeau hits a wide open fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Fred Hoffman | 55-46 |
| 10:35 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Parker comes up short on the shot from the right side | 55-46 |
| 10:33 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Franklin Colligan | 55-46 |
| 10:31 | Long Island | Ronnie Malkin is called for the reach on John Thach in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronnie Malkin, team foul #2 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Long Island | William Gilbert (PG), Lee Callahan (SG), Andrew Brisco (SF), Carmen Wells (C) John Thach, Darrell Lineberry, Fred Hoffman, Franklin Colligan | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gregory Macmillan (PG), Thomas Legaspi (SG), John Howard (SF), Grady Wurster (PF), Ronald Gross (C) Ronnie Malkin, Charles Hegwood, Lawrence Parker, Christopher Gilbert, Joshua Hancock | |
| 10:18 | Long Island | Andrew Brisco buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Damon Thibodeau | 58-46 |
| 10:03 | Northwestern State | Grady Wurster scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Legaspi | 58-48 |
| 10:01 | Long Island | Thomas Legaspi steps in front of the Andrew Brisco pass in the backcourt | 58-48 |
| 09:59 | Northwestern State | Thomas Legaspi slams it home | 58-50 |
| 09:34 | Long Island | Andrew Brisco misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 09:33 | Long Island | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Brisco | 58-50 |
| 09:15 | Long Island | Andrew Brisco connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Damon Thibodeau | 61-50 |
| 08:57 | Northwestern State | John Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-50 |
| Subs | Long Island | John Thach (PG), Fred Hoffman (SG), Billie Bradford (PF), Kevin Caldwell (C) William Gilbert, Lee Callahan, Damon Thibodeau, Carmen Wells | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Kevin Brown (SF), Christopher Gilbert (PF), Ronald McLemore (C) John Howard, Grady Wurster, Ronald Gross | |
| 08:42 | Long Island | Andrew Brisco can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher Gilbert - foul #2 on Christopher Gilbert, team foul #3 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Charles Hegwood (SG), Lawrence Parker (SF) Gregory Macmillan, Thomas Legaspi | |
| 08:42 | Long Island | Andrew Brisco makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 08:42 | Long Island | Andrew Brisco misses the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern State | Ronald McLemore pulls down the rebound | 62-50 |
| 08:19 | Northwestern State | Kevin Brown hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 08:10 | Long Island | John Thach makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Fred Hoffman and he's hacked by Ronald McLemore - foul #2 on Ronald McLemore, team foul #4 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Long Island | Darrell Lineberry (SG) Andrew Brisco | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 08:10 | Long Island | John Thach makes the free throw | 65-53 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern State | Charles Hegwood is hacked by John Thach - foul #2 on John Thach, team foul #5 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Long Island | Franklin Colligan (PF) Billie Bradford | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gregory Macmillan (PG) Lawrence Parker | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - John Thach (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Lineberry (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Fred Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Franklin Colligan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Caldwell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gregory Macmillan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Hegwood (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Gilbert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald McLemore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Northwestern State | Ronald McLemore misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-53 |
| 07:37 | Northwestern State | Christopher Gilbert grabs the offensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 07:32 | Northwestern State | Kevin Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-53 |
| 07:31 | Northwestern State | Charles Hegwood tips it back up and in | 65-55 |
| 07:18 | Long Island | Darrell Lineberry is fouled on the floor by Kevin Brown - foul #1 on Kevin Brown, team foul #5 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Long Island | Lee Callahan (SG) Darrell Lineberry | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ronnie Malkin (PG), Thomas Legaspi (SG), John Howard (SF), Grady Wurster (PF), Joshua Hancock (C) Gregory Macmillan, Charles Hegwood, Kevin Brown, Christopher Gilbert, Ronald McLemore | |
| 07:05 | Long Island | Fred Hoffman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-55 |
| 07:04 | Long Island | Lee Callahan gets the offensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 06:50 | Long Island | Franklin Colligan can't finish the layup | 65-55 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern State | John Howard snags the defensive board | 65-55 |
| 06:31 | Northwestern State | John Howard banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Legaspi | 65-57 |
| 06:28 | Long Island | John Thach is fouled in the backcourt by Ronnie Malkin - foul #2 on Ronnie Malkin, team foul #6 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Long Island | Darrell Lineberry (PG), Andrew Brisco (SF), Billie Bradford (PF), Carmen Wells (C) John Thach, Fred Hoffman, Franklin Colligan, Kevin Caldwell | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gregory Macmillan (PG), Lawrence Parker (SF), Christopher Gilbert (PF) Ronnie Malkin, John Howard, Grady Wurster | |
| 06:03 | Long Island | Lee Callahan misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Gregory Macmillan - foul #3 on Gregory Macmillan, team foul #7 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Long Island | Damon Thibodeau (PF) Billie Bradford | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Charles Hegwood (SG), Ronald Gross (C) Thomas Legaspi, Joshua Hancock | |
| 06:03 | Long Island | Lee Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 06:03 | Long Island | Lee Callahan misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern State | Ronald Gross gets the rebound | 66-57 |
| 05:39 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Parker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 05:37 | Long Island | Carmen Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 05:23 | Long Island | Darrell Lineberry is alone and drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Lee Callahan | 68-57 |
| 05:05 | Northwestern State | Ronald Gross hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Charles Hegwood and the foul's on Carmen Wells - foul #2 on Carmen Wells, team foul #6 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Long Island | John Thach (PG), Fred Hoffman (SG), Billie Bradford (PF), Franklin Colligan (C) Darrell Lineberry, Lee Callahan, Damon Thibodeau, Carmen Wells | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ronnie Malkin (PG), Thomas Legaspi (SG), Kevin Brown (SF), Grady Wurster (PF) Gregory Macmillan, Charles Hegwood, Lawrence Parker, Christopher Gilbert | |
| 05:05 | Northwestern State | Ronald Gross misses the free throw | 68-59 |
| 05:05 | Long Island | Billie Bradford snags the defensive board | 68-59 |
| 04:58 | Long Island | Andrew Brisco is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-59 |
| 04:56 | Long Island | Billie Bradford grabs the offensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 04:51 | Long Island | Franklin Colligan misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 68-59 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern State | Grady Wurster grabs the board | 68-59 |
| 04:31 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Malkin comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 68-59 |
| 04:30 | Northwestern State | Ronald Gross grabs the offensive board | 68-59 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern State | The short jumper by Kevin Brown is denied by Billie Bradford | 68-59 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern State | Ronald Gross snags the offensive board | 68-59 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Malkin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Ronnie Malkin, team foul #8 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Long Island | Todd Johnson (SF), Kevin Caldwell (C) Andrew Brisco, Franklin Colligan | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Charles Hegwood (SG), John Howard (SF), Ronald McLemore (C) Ronnie Malkin, Thomas Legaspi, Ronald Gross | |
| 03:57 | Long Island | Todd Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-59 |
| 03:55 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Charles Hegwood | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:38 | Northwestern State | Ronald McLemore scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 68-61 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - John Thach (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Hoffman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Todd Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Billie Bradford (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Kevin Caldwell (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Kevin Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Charles Hegwood (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Howard (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Grady Wurster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald McLemore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Long Island | The short jumper by Fred Hoffman is denied by Grady Wurster | 68-61 |
| 03:31 | Long Island | Fred Hoffman gets the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 03:19 | Long Island | Kevin Caldwell lays it in | 70-61 |
| 03:09 | Northwestern State | Ronald McLemore's layup is rejected by Billie Bradford | 70-61 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern State | Grady Wurster grabs the offensive board | 70-61 |
| 03:03 | Northwestern State | Kevin Brown misses the 3 from the right wing | 70-61 |
| 03:01 | Long Island | Kevin Caldwell snags the defensive board | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:58 | Long Island | Long Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| Subs | Long Island | Lee Callahan (SG), Andrew Brisco (SF), Franklin Colligan (PF), Carmen Wells (C) Fred Hoffman, Todd Johnson, Billie Bradford, Kevin Caldwell | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gregory Macmillan (PG), Lawrence Parker (SF), Christopher Gilbert (PF), Joshua Hancock (C) Kevin Brown, John Howard, Grady Wurster, Ronald McLemore | |
| 02:56 | Long Island | John Thach hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 70-61 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern State | Joshua Hancock snags the defensive board | 70-61 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Thomas Legaspi (SG) Charles Hegwood | |
| 02:40 | Northwestern State | Thomas Legaspi connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Gregory Macmillan | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:18 | Long Island | Andrew Brisco connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Lee Callahan | 72-64 |
| 02:09 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Parker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Franklin Colligan - foul #1 on Franklin Colligan, team foul #7 | 72-64 |
| 02:09 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Parker misses the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 02:09 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 02:05 | Long Island | Long Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Howard (SF) Lawrence Parker | |
| 01:51 | Long Island | Franklin Colligan is open and buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by John Thach and he's hacked by Gregory Macmillan - foul #4 on Gregory Macmillan, team foul #9 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Long Island | Kevin Caldwell (C) Carmen Wells | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 01:51 | Long Island | Franklin Colligan misses the free throw | 74-65 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern State | Christopher Gilbert gets the rebound | 74-65 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern State | Gregory Macmillan is hacked by Franklin Colligan - foul #2 on Franklin Colligan, team foul #8 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Long Island | Billie Bradford (PF) Franklin Colligan | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 01:33 | Northwestern State | Gregory Macmillan misses the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 01:33 | Long Island | Kevin Caldwell gets the rebound | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:09 | Long Island | Lee Callahan is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Andrew Brisco | 76-65 |
| 01:07 | Northwestern State | Gregory Macmillan loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-65 |
| Subs | Long Island | Fred Hoffman (PG), Darrell Lineberry (SG), Franklin Colligan (SF), Damon Thibodeau (PF), Carmen Wells (C) John Thach, Lee Callahan, Andrew Brisco, Billie Bradford, Kevin Caldwell | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Kevin Brown (PG), Charles Hegwood (SG), Lawrence Parker (SF), Grady Wurster (PF), Ronald Gross (C) Gregory Macmillan, Thomas Legaspi, John Howard, Christopher Gilbert, Joshua Hancock | |
| 00:43 | Long Island | Fred Hoffman scores on a floater from close range | 78-65 |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Northwestern State | Grady Wurster blows the dunk | 78-65 |
| 00:34 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Darrell Lineberry | 78-65 |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Long Island | Carmen Wells throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-65 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern State | Kevin Brown knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 78-67 |
| 00:00 | Long Island | Fred Hoffman runs out the clock | 78-67 |