| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Stuart Low (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Dias (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Ronald Aikin (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Mike Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Jason Grier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Derick Lemley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Cummings (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shawn Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bernard Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | John Johnson inbounds the ball | 45-37 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Johnson and he's hacked by Bernard Hall - foul #1 on Bernard Hall, team foul #1 | 47-37 |
| 19:43 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee misses the free throw | 47-37 |
| 19:43 | McNeese State | Shawn Bowman gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 19:26 | McNeese State | John Johnson steps in front of the Albert Cummings pass | 47-37 |
| 19:17 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin misses badly on a floater from the right side | 47-37 |
| 19:15 | McNeese State | Bernard Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 19:00 | McNeese State | Jason Grier buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Derick Lemley | 47-39 |
| 18:41 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin makes the runner from close range | 49-39 |
| 18:19 | McNeese State | Derick Lemley hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 18:04 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Bernard Hall - foul #2 on Bernard Hall, team foul #2 | 49-42 |
| 18:04 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 18:04 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 17:43 | McNeese State | Jason Grier's pass is intercepted by John Johnson | 51-42 |
| 17:27 | Nicholls State | Charles Dias comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 17:26 | McNeese State | Shawn Bowman grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 17:06 | McNeese State | Jason Grier is fouled on the floor by Stuart Low - foul #2 on Stuart Low, team foul #1 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Earl French (PG), Jeffrey Mills (SG), Erwin Cegielski (SF), Curtis Pierce (PF), James Jones (C) Stuart Low, Charles Dias, John Johnson, Ronald Aikin, Mike Lee | |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Thacker (PG), Roosevelt Casey (SF), Earl Spaeth (PF), John Yohe (C) Jason Grier, Albert Cummings, Shawn Bowman, Bernard Hall | |
| 16:53 | McNeese State | Roosevelt Casey's pass is intercepted by James Jones | 51-42 |
| 16:45 | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski double dribbles | 51-42 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | William Aichele (C) Derick Lemley | |
| 16:32 | McNeese State | Roosevelt Casey drills a floater near the basket | 51-44 |
| 16:14 | Nicholls State | Curtis Pierce hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Earl French | 53-44 |
| 15:49 | McNeese State | Earl Spaeth can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 15:48 | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Earl French (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Mills (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Erwin Cegielski (fresh) PF - Curtis Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Jones (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Roosevelt Casey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Thacker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Yohe (fresh) PF - Earl Spaeth (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - William Aichele (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Earl French | 56-44 |
| 15:10 | McNeese State | John Yohe connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 14:57 | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Curtis Pierce | 58-47 |
| 14:37 | McNeese State | Earl Spaeth blows the layup | 58-47 |
| 14:35 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to William Aichele | 58-47 |
| 14:23 | McNeese State | John Thacker misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Earl French - foul #1 on Earl French, team foul #2 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stuart Low (PG), Charles Dias (SG), John Johnson (SF), Ronald Aikin (PF), Mike Lee (C) Earl French, Jeffrey Mills, Erwin Cegielski, Curtis Pierce, James Jones | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Derick Lemley (SG), Albert Cummings (SF), Shawn Bowman (PF), Bernard Hall (C) Roosevelt Casey, John Yohe, Earl Spaeth, William Aichele | |
| 14:23 | McNeese State | John Thacker makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 14:23 | McNeese State | John Thacker misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 14:23 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| 14:18 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-48 |
| 14:17 | McNeese State | Derick Lemley gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| 14:13 | McNeese State | Ronald Aikin denies the turnaround by Bernard Hall | 58-48 |
| 14:11 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 13:52 | Nicholls State | The short jumper by Mike Lee is denied by Shawn Bowman | 58-48 |
| 13:51 | McNeese State | John Thacker snags the defensive board | 58-48 |
| 13:38 | McNeese State | Albert Cummings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-48 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jason Grier (PG) John Thacker | |
| 13:21 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Aikin | 61-48 |
| 13:01 | McNeese State | Shawn Bowman is hacked by Ronald Aikin - foul #2 on Ronald Aikin, team foul #3 | 61-48 |
| 12:49 | McNeese State | Derick Lemley loses the ball out of bounds | 61-48 |
| 12:27 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 12:25 | McNeese State | Shawn Bowman pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 12:13 | McNeese State | Shawn Bowman misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Mike Lee - foul #2 on Mike Lee, team foul #4 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Jones (C) Mike Lee | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 12:13 | McNeese State | Shawn Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 12:13 | McNeese State | Shawn Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 12:13 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to James Jones | 61-49 |
| 11:56 | Nicholls State | James Jones clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-49 |
| 11:55 | McNeese State | Bernard Hall gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 11:33 | McNeese State | Bernard Hall misses the floater from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 11:32 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Stuart Low (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Dias (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. PF - Ronald Aikin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - James Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Jason Grier (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Derick Lemley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Cummings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shawn Bowman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bernard Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Nicholls State | Albert Cummings swats the short shot by Stuart Low | 61-49 |
| 11:10 | Nicholls State | James Jones tips it in | 63-49 |
| 11:02 | McNeese State | Jason Grier can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Stuart Low - foul #3 on Stuart Low, team foul #5 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Earl French (PG), Jeffrey Mills (SG), Curtis Pierce (SF), Mike Lee (C) Stuart Low, Charles Dias, John Johnson, Ronald Aikin | |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Thacker (SG), Roosevelt Casey (SF), Earl Spaeth (PF), John Yohe (C) Derick Lemley, Albert Cummings, Shawn Bowman, Bernard Hall | |
| 11:02 | McNeese State | Jason Grier makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 11:02 | McNeese State | Jason Grier makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 10:46 | Nicholls State | Earl Spaeth is called for the reach on Curtis Pierce - foul #1 on Earl Spaeth, team foul #3 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | William Aichele (C) Jason Grier | |
| 10:28 | Nicholls State | James Jones travels with the ball | 63-51 |
| 10:15 | McNeese State | Earl Spaeth comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-51 |
| 10:14 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Mills pulls down the rebound | 63-51 |
| 09:53 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee drills a fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by John Thacker - foul #3 on John Thacker, team foul #4 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Derick Lemley (SG) William Aichele | |
| 09:53 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee misses the free throw | 65-51 |
| 09:53 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Earl Spaeth | 65-51 |
| 09:39 | McNeese State | Derick Lemley is called for a backcourt violation | 65-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stuart Low (PG), Charles Dias (SG), Ronald Aikin (PF), Anthony Lockett (C) Earl French, Curtis Pierce, James Jones, Mike Lee | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jason Grier (PG), Shawn Bowman (PF) John Thacker, John Yohe | |
| 09:21 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin's layup is rejected by Earl Spaeth | 65-51 |
| 09:19 | McNeese State | Jason Grier grabs the board | 65-51 |
| 09:01 | McNeese State | Stuart Low picks off the pass by Shawn Bowman | 65-51 |
| 08:58 | Nicholls State | Charles Dias misses the lay-in | 65-51 |
| 08:57 | Nicholls State | Charles Dias grabs the offensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 08:41 | Nicholls State | Shawn Bowman blocks the short jumper by Stuart Low | 65-51 |
| 08:39 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Roosevelt Casey | 65-51 |
| 08:27 | McNeese State | Roosevelt Casey loses the ball out of bounds | 65-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Johnson (SF), Mike Lee (C) Jeffrey Mills, Anthony Lockett | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Albert Cummings (SF), Bernard Hall (C) Roosevelt Casey, Earl Spaeth | |
| 08:08 | Nicholls State | John Johnson buries a floater from the right block | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:54 | McNeese State | Bernard Hall clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 67-51 |
| 07:53 | McNeese State | Derick Lemley grabs the offensive rebound | 67-51 |
| 07:48 | McNeese State | Shawn Bowman loses the ball out of bounds | 67-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Earl French (PG), Paul Pickett (SG), Curtis Pierce (PF) Stuart Low, Charles Dias, Ronald Aikin | |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Thacker (PG), Jerry Rosenzweig (SG), Earl Spaeth (PF) Jason Grier, Derick Lemley, Shawn Bowman | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:31 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-51 |
| 07:30 | McNeese State | Bernard Hall grabs the board | 67-51 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Earl French (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Pickett (fresh) SF - John Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. PF - Curtis Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mike Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - John Thacker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Rosenzweig (fresh) SF - Albert Cummings (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Earl Spaeth (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Bernard Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | McNeese State | Albert Cummings is called for traveling | 67-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Mills (SG) Paul Pickett | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 06:44 | Nicholls State | John Johnson hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Curtis Pierce | 69-51 |
| 06:39 | McNeese State | John Thacker can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mike Lee - foul #3 on Mike Lee, team foul #6 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stuart Low (PG), Charles Dias (SG), Ronald Aikin (PF), James Jones (C) Earl French, Jeffrey Mills, Curtis Pierce, Mike Lee | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Derick Lemley (SG), Shawn Bowman (PF) Jerry Rosenzweig, Bernard Hall | |
| 06:39 | McNeese State | John Thacker misses the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 06:39 | McNeese State | John Thacker misses the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 06:39 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin grabs the defensive rebound | 69-51 |
| 06:17 | Nicholls State | John Johnson double dribbles | 69-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Mills (SF) John Johnson | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jason Grier (PG) John Thacker | |
| 06:05 | McNeese State | Albert Cummings is hacked by Stuart Low - foul #4 on Stuart Low, team foul #7 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Yohe (C) Earl Spaeth | |
| 06:05 | McNeese State | Albert Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 06:05 | McNeese State | Albert Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 05:39 | Nicholls State | Charles Dias misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-53 |
| 05:38 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to John Yohe | 69-53 |
| 05:29 | McNeese State | Derick Lemley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-53 |
| 05:28 | McNeese State | Shawn Bowman tips it in | 69-55 |
| 04:59 | Nicholls State | James Jones misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Derick Lemley - foul #3 on Derick Lemley, team foul #5 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Earl French (PG), John Johnson (SF), Mike Lee (C) Stuart Low, Charles Dias, Ronald Aikin | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Roosevelt Casey (SF), Earl Spaeth (PF), Bernard Hall (C) Albert Cummings, Shawn Bowman, John Yohe | |
| 04:59 | Nicholls State | James Jones misses the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 04:59 | Nicholls State | James Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 04:59 | McNeese State | Earl Spaeth pulls down the rebound | 69-55 |
| 04:45 | McNeese State | Derick Lemley misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 69-55 |
| 04:44 | McNeese State | Roosevelt Casey grabs the offensive rebound | 69-55 |
| 04:38 | McNeese State | Roosevelt Casey misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-55 |
| 04:37 | Nicholls State | James Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 69-55 |
| 04:16 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Mills hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 69-55 |
| 04:14 | McNeese State | Bernard Hall grabs the board | 69-55 |
| 04:04 | McNeese State | Earl Spaeth banks in the layup on a great pass from Jason Grier | 69-57 |
| 03:36 | Nicholls State | John Johnson misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Roosevelt Casey - foul #3 on Roosevelt Casey, team foul #6 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stuart Low (PG), Charles Dias (SG), Ronald Aikin (PF), Anthony Lockett (C) Earl French, Jeffrey Mills, James Jones, Mike Lee | |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Thacker (SG), John Yohe (SF), Shawn Bowman (PF) Jason Grier, Derick Lemley, Earl Spaeth | |
| 03:36 | Nicholls State | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 03:36 | Nicholls State | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:22 | McNeese State | Roosevelt Casey misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-57 |
| 03:20 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Ronald Aikin | 71-57 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Stuart Low (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Dias (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 stl. PF - Ronald Aikin (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Anthony Lockett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Roosevelt Casey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Thacker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Yohe (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shawn Bowman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Bernard Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:02 | Nicholls State | Shawn Bowman takes the ball from Charles Dias | 71-57 |
| 02:59 | McNeese State | Roosevelt Casey's pass is intercepted by Stuart Low in the backcourt | 71-57 |
| 02:57 | Nicholls State | John Johnson hits the finger roll set up by Stuart Low | 73-57 |
| 02:37 | McNeese State | John Thacker knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Roosevelt Casey | 73-59 |
| 02:08 | Nicholls State | John Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 73-59 |
| 02:07 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin hits the follow up shot | 75-59 |
| 01:51 | McNeese State | Shawn Bowman buries a jump hook in the lane | 75-61 |
| 01:27 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stuart Low | 77-61 |
| 01:11 | McNeese State | Roosevelt Casey misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 77-61 |
| 01:09 | McNeese State | John Thacker tips it home | 77-63 |
| 00:51 | Nicholls State | John Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 77-63 |
| 00:50 | McNeese State | Bernard Hall pulls down the rebound | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | McNeese State | John Johnson picks off the pass by John Thacker | 77-63 |
| 00:42 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low lays it in on a nice dish by John Johnson | 79-63 |
| 00:37 | McNeese State | John Johnson is called for the reach on John Yohe - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #8 | 79-63 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Earl French (PG), Jeffrey Mills (SG), Erwin Cegielski (SF), Curtis Pierce (PF), James Jones (C) Stuart Low, Charles Dias, John Johnson, Ronald Aikin, Anthony Lockett | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Earl Spaeth (PF), William Aichele (C) Shawn Bowman, Bernard Hall | |
| 00:37 | McNeese State | John Yohe misses the 1st free throw | 79-63 |
| 00:37 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Curtis Pierce | 79-63 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Nicholls State | John Thacker steals it from Jeffrey Mills | 79-63 |
| 00:14 | McNeese State | John Yohe lays it up and in on a great pass from John Thacker | 79-65 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Earl French runs out the clock | 79-65 |