| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Christoper Miller (fresh) SG - Mitchell McGuire (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Trent Collings (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Stokes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Cotton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kevin Heard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Hood (fresh) SF - Mohammad Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Hutchings (fresh) 2 stl. C - Cory Rumble (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Trent Collings inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | McNeese State | Trent Collings is called for traveling | 28-29 |
| 19:23 | Nicholls State | Henry Stokes steals it from Cory Rumble | 28-29 |
| 19:10 | McNeese State | Henry Stokes loses the ball out of bounds | 28-29 |
| 18:58 | Nicholls State | Larry Hutchings is fouled on the floor by Trent Collings - foul #2 on Trent Collings, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 18:50 | Nicholls State | Larry Hutchings is fouled on the floor by Henry Stokes - foul #3 on Henry Stokes, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Kevin Knapp (PF) Henry Stokes | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 18:31 | Nicholls State | Mohammad Reynolds banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kevin Heard and he's fouled by Mitchell McGuire - foul #1 on Mitchell McGuire, team foul #3 | 28-31 |
| 18:31 | Nicholls State | Mohammad Reynolds makes the free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:11 | McNeese State | Kevin Knapp comes up short on the shot in the lane | 28-32 |
| 18:10 | McNeese State | Trent Collings tips it home | 30-32 |
| 18:03 | Nicholls State | John Hood misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 18:01 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble grabs the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 17:41 | Nicholls State | Charles Cotton steals it from John Hood | 30-32 |
| 17:21 | McNeese State | Kevin Knapp buries a jumper in the paint | 32-32 |
| 17:04 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble is fouled on the floor by Kevin Knapp - foul #2 on Kevin Knapp, team foul #4 | 32-32 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Sean Boyd (PG), Michael Connor (SG), Jeff Ramsey (C) Christoper Miller, Mitchell McGuire, Charles Cotton | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Daniel Anthony (PG), Preston Anderson (SG), Charles Oliver (SF), David Green (PF), Edward Temple (C) Kevin Heard, John Hood, Mohammad Reynolds, Larry Hutchings, Cory Rumble | |
| 16:51 | Nicholls State | Daniel Anthony buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Preston Anderson | 32-34 |
| 16:33 | McNeese State | Michael Connor loses the ball out of bounds | 32-34 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Pickett (PG) Trent Collings | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 16:24 | Nicholls State | Edward Temple misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Michael Connor - foul #1 on Michael Connor, team foul #5 | 32-34 |
| 16:24 | Nicholls State | Edward Temple makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:24 | Nicholls State | Edward Temple misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:24 | McNeese State | Jeff Ramsey gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 16:19 | McNeese State | Michael Connor scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Pickett | 35-35 |
| 16:01 | Nicholls State | Jeff Ramsey swats the short shot by Daniel Anthony | 35-35 |
| 15:59 | Nicholls State | David Green can't tip it in | 35-35 |
| 15:58 | Nicholls State | Daniel Anthony tips it home | 35-37 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Robert Pickett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Connor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sean Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Knapp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Ramsey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Daniel Anthony (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Preston Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Temple (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | McNeese State | Jeff Ramsey knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Sean Boyd | 37-37 |
| 15:16 | Nicholls State | Daniel Anthony makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Oliver | 37-40 |
| 14:57 | McNeese State | Jeff Ramsey connects on the floater from close range set up by Robert Pickett and he's fouled by Daniel Anthony - foul #2 on Daniel Anthony, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Christoper Miller (PG), Mitchell McGuire (SG), Trent Collings (SF), Henry Stokes (PF) Robert Pickett, Michael Connor, Sean Boyd, Kevin Knapp | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kevin Heard (PG), John Hood (SG), Mohammad Reynolds (SF), Larry Hutchings (PF), Cory Rumble (C) Daniel Anthony, Preston Anderson, Charles Oliver, David Green, Edward Temple | |
| 14:57 | McNeese State | Jeff Ramsey makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:47 | Nicholls State | John Hood is hacked by Jeff Ramsey - foul #2 on Jeff Ramsey, team foul #6 | 40-40 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Charles Cotton (C) Jeff Ramsey | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 14:39 | Nicholls State | Kevin Heard makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Hood | 40-43 |
| 14:25 | McNeese State | Charles Cotton comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 14:24 | Nicholls State | Mohammad Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 14:05 | Nicholls State | Mohammad Reynolds buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Heard | 40-45 |
| 13:50 | McNeese State | Trent Collings hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by John Hood - foul #3 on John Hood, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| 13:50 | McNeese State | Trent Collings makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 13:50 | McNeese State | Trent Collings misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 13:50 | Nicholls State | Larry Hutchings snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 13:43 | Nicholls State | Trent Collings steps in front of the John Hood pass | 41-45 |
| 13:21 | McNeese State | Charles Cotton loses the dribble to Mohammad Reynolds | 41-45 |
| 13:16 | Nicholls State | Kevin Heard misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 13:14 | McNeese State | Henry Stokes snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 13:10 | McNeese State | Christoper Miller misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 13:09 | Nicholls State | Mohammad Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 12:52 | Nicholls State | Mohammad Reynolds can't finish the layup | 41-45 |
| 12:51 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble snags the offensive board | 41-45 |
| 12:22 | Nicholls State | Trent Collings takes the ball from Larry Hutchings | 41-45 |
| 12:05 | McNeese State | Kevin Heard is called for the reach on Trent Collings - foul #3 on Kevin Heard, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Sean Boyd (PG), Michael Connor (SG), William Brinegar (PF), Jeff Ramsey (C) Christoper Miller, Mitchell McGuire, Henry Stokes, Charles Cotton | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Daniel Anthony (PG), Preston Anderson (SG), Charles Oliver (SF), David Green (PF), Edward Temple (C) Kevin Heard, John Hood, Mohammad Reynolds, Larry Hutchings, Cory Rumble | |
| 11:47 | McNeese State | Trent Collings loses the dribble to Edward Temple | 41-45 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Sean Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Connor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Trent Collings (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Brinegar (fresh) 3 pf. C - Jeff Ramsey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Daniel Anthony (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Preston Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Temple (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Nicholls State | Preston Anderson knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 41-47 |
| 11:21 | McNeese State | William Brinegar is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on William Brinegar, team foul #7 | 41-47 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Pickett (PG), Kevin Knapp (PF) Trent Collings, William Brinegar | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 11:13 | Nicholls State | David Green drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Preston Anderson | 41-49 |
| 10:51 | McNeese State | Sean Boyd clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-49 |
| 10:49 | Nicholls State | Charles Oliver snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 10:34 | Nicholls State | Edward Temple hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 41-49 |
| 10:32 | McNeese State | Jeff Ramsey grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 10:26 | McNeese State | Robert Pickett misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-49 |
| 10:25 | Nicholls State | Edward Temple grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 10:09 | Nicholls State | Daniel Anthony clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 10:08 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Oliver | 41-49 |
| 09:53 | Nicholls State | Edward Temple is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Edward Temple, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Christoper Miller (PG), Mitchell McGuire (SG), Trent Collings (SF), Henry Stokes (PF), Charles Cotton (C) Robert Pickett, Michael Connor, Sean Boyd, Kevin Knapp, Jeff Ramsey | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kevin Heard (PG), John Hood (SG), Mohammad Reynolds (SF), Larry Hutchings (PF), Cory Rumble (C) Daniel Anthony, Preston Anderson, Charles Oliver, David Green, Edward Temple | |
| 09:29 | McNeese State | Henry Stokes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-49 |
| 09:09 | Nicholls State | Larry Hutchings connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mohammad Reynolds | 41-51 |
| 08:44 | McNeese State | Charles Cotton clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mohammad Reynolds - foul #1 on Mohammad Reynolds, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| 08:44 | McNeese State | Charles Cotton misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 08:44 | McNeese State | Charles Cotton misses the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 08:44 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble grabs the defensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 08:20 | Nicholls State | Kevin Heard misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-51 |
| 08:19 | McNeese State | Henry Stokes gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| 08:03 | McNeese State | Christoper Miller connects on the floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Kevin Heard - foul #4 on Kevin Heard, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Daniel Anthony (PG), Charles Oliver (SF) Kevin Heard, Mohammad Reynolds | |
| 08:03 | McNeese State | Christoper Miller makes the free throw | 44-51 |
| 07:36 | Nicholls State | Daniel Anthony clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-51 |
| 07:34 | Nicholls State | Daniel Anthony grabs the offensive board | 44-51 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Christoper Miller (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mitchell McGuire (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Trent Collings (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Henry Stokes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Charles Cotton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Daniel Anthony (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hood (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Hutchings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Cory Rumble (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Nicholls State | Charles Cotton picks off the pass by Larry Hutchings | 44-51 |
| 06:50 | McNeese State | Charles Cotton connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Stokes | 46-51 |
| 06:30 | Nicholls State | John Hood misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-51 |
| 06:29 | McNeese State | Henry Stokes pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 06:10 | McNeese State | Mitchell McGuire is fouled on the floor by Cory Rumble - foul #1 on Cory Rumble, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Pickett (PG), Sean Boyd (SF), William Brinegar (PF), Jeff Ramsey (C) Christoper Miller, Trent Collings, Henry Stokes, Charles Cotton | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kevin Heard (PG), Mohammad Reynolds (SF), Edward Temple (C) John Hood, Larry Hutchings, Cory Rumble | |
| 06:10 | McNeese State | Mitchell McGuire makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 06:10 | McNeese State | Mitchell McGuire makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 05:56 | Nicholls State | Edward Temple misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 05:55 | Nicholls State | Mohammad Reynolds can't tip it in | 48-51 |
| 05:54 | Nicholls State | Edward Temple can't tip it in | 48-51 |
| 05:53 | McNeese State | Robert Pickett grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 05:31 | McNeese State | Robert Pickett misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Oliver - foul #2 on Charles Oliver, team foul #8 | 48-51 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Connor (SG) Mitchell McGuire | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Preston Anderson (SG) Daniel Anthony | |
| 05:31 | McNeese State | Robert Pickett misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 05:31 | McNeese State | Robert Pickett misses the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 05:31 | Nicholls State | Edward Temple grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 05:15 | Nicholls State | Mohammad Reynolds can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 05:13 | Nicholls State | Edward Temple snags the offensive board | 48-51 |
| 04:59 | Nicholls State | Charles Oliver comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 48-51 |
| 04:58 | McNeese State | Jeff Ramsey snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 04:41 | McNeese State | Jeff Ramsey comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-51 |
| 04:40 | Nicholls State | Charles Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 04:30 | Nicholls State | Kevin Heard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 04:29 | McNeese State | Robert Pickett grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 04:00 | McNeese State | Sean Boyd misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-51 |
| 03:59 | Nicholls State | Edward Temple snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 03:46 | Nicholls State | Sean Boyd blocks the short jumper by Charles Oliver | 48-51 |
| 03:44 | McNeese State | Jeff Ramsey grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 03:44 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-51 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Christoper Miller (PG), Mitchell McGuire (SG), Trent Collings (SF), Henry Stokes (PF), Charles Cotton (C) Robert Pickett, Michael Connor, Sean Boyd, William Brinegar, Jeff Ramsey | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Hood (SG), Larry Hutchings (PF), Cory Rumble (C) Preston Anderson, Charles Oliver, Edward Temple | |
| 03:27 | McNeese State | Christoper Miller misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 03:26 | McNeese State | Trent Collings tips it back up and in | 50-51 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Christoper Miller (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mitchell McGuire (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trent Collings (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Henry Stokes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Charles Cotton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kevin Heard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Hood (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mohammad Reynolds (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Hutchings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Cory Rumble (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Nicholls State | Kevin Heard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-51 |
| 03:12 | McNeese State | Trent Collings grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 02:57 | McNeese State | Mitchell McGuire hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 02:56 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 02:36 | Nicholls State | Mohammad Reynolds is whistled for a carry | 50-51 |
| 02:18 | McNeese State | Henry Stokes hits a shot in the paint set up by Mitchell McGuire | 52-51 |
| 02:14 | Nicholls State | Mohammad Reynolds misses long on a runner from the left block | 52-51 |
| 02:12 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Charles Cotton | 52-51 |
| 01:54 | McNeese State | Trent Collings misses the lay-in | 52-51 |
| 01:53 | Nicholls State | Larry Hutchings gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 01:36 | Nicholls State | Larry Hutchings blows the layup | 52-51 |
| 01:34 | Nicholls State | Larry Hutchings hits the follow up shot | 52-53 |
| 01:11 | McNeese State | John Hood steals the ball from Mitchell McGuire | 52-53 |
| 00:47 | Nicholls State | Mohammad Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 00:46 | McNeese State | Christoper Miller snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 00:25 | McNeese State | Charles Cotton buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Christoper Miller and he's hacked by Cory Rumble - foul #2 on Cory Rumble, team foul #9 | 54-53 |
| 00:25 | McNeese State | Charles Cotton makes the free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:17 | Nicholls State | Mohammad Reynolds is hacked by Charles Cotton - foul #1 on Charles Cotton, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| 00:17 | Nicholls State | Mohammad Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:17 | Nicholls State | Mohammad Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:17 | McNeese State | Charles Cotton snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | McNeese State | Charles Cotton is hacked by Kevin Heard in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kevin Heard, team foul #10 | 55-54 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Daniel Anthony (PG) Kevin Heard | |
| 00:16 | McNeese State | Charles Cotton misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:16 | McNeese State | Charles Cotton makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:01 | Nicholls State | Larry Hutchings clanks a fadeaway from close range | 56-54 |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Mitchell McGuire snags the defensive board | 56-54 |