| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Bernard Moyer (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Dave Yearwood (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Payne (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hopkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alfred Elmore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilbert Looney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Brathwaite (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jaja Akuchie (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | John Smith inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| 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) | |
| 19:41 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer's floater is knocked away by Lawrence Moore | 25-30 |
| 19:39 | McNeese State | Robert Payne hits the follow up shot | 27-30 |
| 19:23 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Gilbert Looney | 27-32 |
| 19:09 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-32 |
| 18:50 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-32 |
| 18:48 | McNeese State | Robert Payne pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 18:32 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Dave Yearwood | 30-32 |
| 18:22 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite lays it up and in set up by Gilbert Looney | 30-34 |
| 18:10 | McNeese State | Jaja Akuchie is called for the reach on Robert Payne - foul #2 on Jaja Akuchie, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 17:59 | McNeese State | Robert Payne can't connect on a shot near the basket | 30-34 |
| 17:58 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Jaja Akuchie | 30-34 |
| 17:44 | Nicholls State | Lawrence Moore is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Lawrence Moore, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Harold Winfield (C) James Hopkins | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 17:37 | McNeese State | John Smith's layup is rejected by Lawrence Moore | 30-34 |
| 17:36 | McNeese State | Robert Payne tips it but misses | 30-34 |
| 17:35 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Moore | 30-34 |
| 17:18 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite is fouled on the floor by Robert Payne - foul #2 on Robert Payne, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Berry Sigmon (SG), Robert Smith (C) Bernard Moyer, Dave Yearwood, Robert Payne | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ted Webster (SF), David Kovacs (C) Lawrence Moore, Jaja Akuchie | |
| 17:01 | Nicholls State | Gilbert Looney hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 17:00 | McNeese State | Berry Sigmon pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 16:54 | McNeese State | John Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ted Webster - foul #2 on Ted Webster, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert (PG), Sefu Abdullai (C) Alfred Elmore, Scott Brathwaite | |
| 16:54 | McNeese State | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 16:54 | McNeese State | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 16:29 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Craig - foul #2 on Jeffrey Craig, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall (C) John Smith | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson (SG) Gilbert Looney | |
| 16:12 | Nicholls State | David Kovacs can't connect on a floater from the left side | 32-34 |
| 16:10 | McNeese State | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 16:04 | McNeese State | Robert Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 16:03 | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 15:57 | McNeese State | Berry Sigmon misses long on a shot from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 15:56 | McNeese State | Berry Sigmon grabs the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Jeffrey Craig (fresh) SG - Berry Sigmon (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Harold Winfield (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) C - Jimmy Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Erick Halbert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Swenson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ted Webster (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Kovacs (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sefu Abdullai (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | McNeese State | Robert Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 32-34 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer (PG), Christopher Cureton (SG), Robert Payne (PF), James Hopkins (C) Jeffrey Craig, Berry Sigmon, Robert Smith, Jimmy Hall | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore (PG), Gilbert Looney (SG), Lawrence Moore (SF), Scott Brathwaite (PF), Jaja Akuchie (C) Erick Halbert, Michael Swenson, Ted Webster, David Kovacs, Sefu Abdullai | |
| 15:30 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite blows the dunk | 32-34 |
| 15:29 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to James Hopkins | 32-34 |
| 15:13 | McNeese State | Robert Payne hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Cureton | 34-34 |
| 15:06 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore buries a runner from the baseline set up by Lawrence Moore | 34-36 |
| 14:59 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Smith (SF) Harold Winfield | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 14:56 | Nicholls State | Bernard Moyer picks off the pass by Alfred Elmore in the backcourt | 34-36 |
| 14:55 | McNeese State | John Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bernard Moyer | 36-36 |
| 14:52 | Nicholls State | Christopher Cureton picks off the pass by Alfred Elmore in the backcourt | 36-36 |
| 14:35 | McNeese State | Christopher Cureton misses long on a floater near the basket | 36-36 |
| 14:33 | McNeese State | Robert Payne grabs the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 14:23 | McNeese State | James Hopkins hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bernard Moyer | 38-36 |
| 14:19 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gilbert Looney | 38-39 |
| 14:09 | McNeese State | Christopher Cureton hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Bernard Moyer | 41-39 |
| 13:51 | Nicholls State | James Hopkins swats the layup by Jaja Akuchie | 41-39 |
| 13:49 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite grabs the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 13:38 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie is whistled for a carry | 41-39 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood (PG), Harold Winfield (C) Bernard Moyer, James Hopkins | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert (SG), Ted Webster (C) Gilbert Looney, Jaja Akuchie | |
| 13:18 | McNeese State | Harold Winfield knocks in the runner from the right block | 43-39 |
| 13:06 | Nicholls State | Ted Webster scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Lawrence Moore | 43-41 |
| 12:46 | McNeese State | John Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Dave Yearwood | 46-41 |
| 12:27 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-41 |
| 12:26 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 12:03 | McNeese State | Christopher Cureton can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 12:01 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Ted Webster | 46-41 |
| 11:46 | Nicholls State | Lawrence Moore misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-41 |
| 11:45 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Ted Webster | 46-41 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Dave Yearwood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Cureton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Payne (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Harold Winfield (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alfred Elmore (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erick Halbert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Scott Brathwaite (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ted Webster (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Alfred Elmore | 46-43 |
| 11:13 | McNeese State | Harold Winfield misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 46-43 |
| 11:11 | Nicholls State | Lawrence Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 11:00 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Alfred Elmore | 46-46 |
| 10:43 | McNeese State | Christopher Cureton misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 10:42 | McNeese State | Harold Winfield tips it back up and in | 48-46 |
| 10:24 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert clanks a 3 from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 10:23 | McNeese State | Harold Winfield grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 10:19 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Cureton | 50-46 |
| 10:01 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 09:59 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Robert Payne | 50-46 |
| 09:42 | McNeese State | Christopher Cureton misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-46 |
| 09:41 | Nicholls State | Lawrence Moore gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 09:20 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ted Webster | 50-49 |
| 09:07 | McNeese State | Christopher Cureton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 09:05 | McNeese State | Robert Payne grabs the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 08:44 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-49 |
| 08:42 | McNeese State | John Smith grabs the offensive board | 50-49 |
| 08:22 | McNeese State | Robert Payne lays it up and in set up by Dave Yearwood | 52-49 |
| 08:01 | Nicholls State | Lawrence Moore comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 08:00 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert grabs the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 07:42 | Nicholls State | Ted Webster makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Alfred Elmore | 52-51 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Dave Yearwood (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Cureton (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Smith (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Payne (tiring) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - Harold Winfield (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alfred Elmore (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Erick Halbert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Moore (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Scott Brathwaite (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Ted Webster (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | McNeese State | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 07:25 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 07:20 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Erick Halbert | 52-54 |
| 07:16 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Alfred Elmore - foul #2 on Alfred Elmore, team foul #4 | 52-54 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer (PG), Robert Smith (SF), Berry Sigmon (PF), James Hopkins (C) Christopher Cureton, John Smith, Robert Payne, Harold Winfield | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson (PG), Gilbert Looney (SG), David Kovacs (SF), Jason Owen (PF), Jaja Akuchie (C) Alfred Elmore, Erick Halbert, Lawrence Moore, Scott Brathwaite, Ted Webster | |
| 07:16 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 07:16 | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 07:16 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Jason Owen | 53-54 |
| 07:05 | Nicholls State | Gilbert Looney buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Michael Swenson | 53-56 |
| 06:40 | McNeese State | Robert Smith misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Kovacs - foul #2 on David Kovacs, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jeffrey Craig (SG) Dave Yearwood | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 06:40 | McNeese State | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 06:40 | McNeese State | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 06:21 | Nicholls State | James Hopkins is called for the reach on Jaja Akuchie - foul #2 on James Hopkins, team foul #3 | 55-56 |
| 06:10 | Nicholls State | Jason Owen misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 06:09 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 06:00 | McNeese State | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 05:58 | McNeese State | Berry Sigmon can't tip it in | 55-56 |
| 05:57 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Craig tips it back up and in | 57-56 |
| 05:36 | Nicholls State | Jason Owen misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 05:35 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 05:22 | McNeese State | Berry Sigmon hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Craig | 60-56 |
| 05:01 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie is fouled on the floor by Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #4 | 60-56 |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Smith (SF), Jimmy Hall (C) Berry Sigmon, James Hopkins | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai (C) Jaja Akuchie | |
| 04:47 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Swenson, team foul #6 | 60-56 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Christopher Cureton (SG), Harold Winfield (PF) Bernard Moyer, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert (PG), Ruben Stanger (SF), Scott Brathwaite (PF) Michael Swenson, David Kovacs, Jason Owen | |
| 04:32 | McNeese State | Erick Halbert steps in front of the Christopher Cureton pass | 60-56 |
| 04:26 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ruben Stanger | 60-59 |
| 03:57 | McNeese State | Jimmy Hall misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 60-59 |
| 03:56 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Sefu Abdullai | 60-59 |
| 03:35 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer (PG), Berry Sigmon (SG), Robert Smith (PF), James Hopkins (C) Jeffrey Craig, Christopher Cureton, Harold Winfield, Jimmy Hall | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ted Webster (SF), David Kovacs (PF), Jaja Akuchie (C) Gilbert Looney, Scott Brathwaite, Sefu Abdullai | |
| 03:35 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:35 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:35 | McNeese State | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Bernard Moyer (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Berry Sigmon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Erick Halbert (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ruben Stanger (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ted Webster (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Kovacs (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jaja Akuchie (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 03:15 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 03:02 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Ruben Stanger and the foul's on John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Payne (PF) John Smith | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore (PG), Michael Swenson (SG) Erick Halbert, Ruben Stanger | |
| 03:02 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie makes the free throw | 60-63 |
| 02:59 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dave Yearwood (SG), Harold Winfield (SF) Berry Sigmon, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gilbert Looney (SG), Lawrence Moore (SF) Michael Swenson, David Kovacs | |
| 02:48 | McNeese State | Harold Winfield drills a floater in the paint | 62-63 |
| 02:37 | Nicholls State | Robert Payne swats the short shot by Jaja Akuchie | 62-63 |
| 02:35 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie can't tip it in | 62-63 |
| 02:34 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie gets the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 02:14 | Nicholls State | Gilbert Looney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-63 |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Smith (SF) Harold Winfield | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite (PF) Ted Webster | |
| 01:57 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer is fouled on the floor by Alfred Elmore - foul #3 on Alfred Elmore, team foul #7 | 62-63 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Christopher Cureton (SG) Dave Yearwood | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 01:57 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 01:57 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 01:43 | Nicholls State | Gilbert Looney makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Lawrence Moore | 64-65 |
| 01:30 | McNeese State | Robert Payne's fadeaway is rejected by Jaja Akuchie | 64-65 |
| 01:29 | Nicholls State | Lawrence Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 01:14 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Alfred Elmore | 64-67 |
| 00:59 | McNeese State | Bernard Moyer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-67 |
| 00:58 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Scott Brathwaite | 64-67 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Nicholls State | Gilbert Looney makes the jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Christopher Cureton - foul #4 on Christopher Cureton, team foul #7 | 64-69 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ted Webster (PF) Scott Brathwaite | |
| 00:30 | Nicholls State | Gilbert Looney misses the free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:30 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Robert Payne | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | McNeese State | Christopher Cureton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-69 |
| 00:23 | Nicholls State | Lawrence Moore gets the rebound | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Nicholls State | Lawrence Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Bernard Moyer - foul #1 on Bernard Moyer, team foul #8 | 64-69 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Kovacs (C) Jaja Akuchie | |
| 00:22 | Nicholls State | Lawrence Moore makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:22 | Nicholls State | Lawrence Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:17 | McNeese State | John Smith misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-71 |
| 00:15 | McNeese State | Robert Payne gets the offensive rebound | 64-71 |
| 00:13 | McNeese State | John Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-71 |
| 00:11 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore snags the defensive board | 64-71 |
| 00:11 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-71 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie (C) Ted Webster | |
| 00:09 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore is fouled in the backcourt by Bernard Moyer - foul #2 on Bernard Moyer, team foul #9 | 64-71 |
| 00:09 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore misses the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:09 | McNeese State | Robert Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 64-71 |
| 00:03 | McNeese State | James Hopkins loses the dribble to David Kovacs | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore runs out the clock | 64-71 |