| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - William Blocker (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Steven Tarter (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Max Vincent (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Solano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Jacobs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kenneth Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Pickering (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elmer Hartwell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Sammy Albaugh (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Max Vincent inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | McNeese State | Steven Tarter misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 29-30 |
| 19:49 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 19:42 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Elmer Hartwell | 29-32 |
| 19:26 | McNeese State | Max Vincent is denied on a layup by Sammy Albaugh | 29-32 |
| 19:24 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 19:16 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Elmer Hartwell, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 18:53 | McNeese State | Max Vincent banks in the layup set up by Steven Tarter | 31-32 |
| 18:35 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell is hacked by Peter Solano - foul #1 on Peter Solano, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 18:26 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Rogers | 31-34 |
| 18:07 | McNeese State | Peter Solano makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from William Blocker | 33-34 |
| 17:44 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Max Vincent - foul #3 on Max Vincent, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Carl Eldridge (SF), Daryl Griggs (C) Max Vincent, Dennis Jacobs | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Mills (SF) William Pickering | |
| 17:44 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:44 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:44 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Daryl Griggs | 33-35 |
| 17:33 | McNeese State | Peter Solano is fouled on the floor by Elmer Hartwell - foul #3 on Elmer Hartwell, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | George Redmond (SG), William Murdock (PF) Mark Anderson, Elmer Hartwell | |
| 17:09 | McNeese State | Steven Tarter misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 17:08 | McNeese State | Daryl Griggs can't tip it in | 33-35 |
| 17:06 | Nicholls State | Keith Mills pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:40 | Nicholls State | William Murdock connects on the runner near the basket set up by Keith Mills and he's hacked by Peter Solano - foul #2 on Peter Solano, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Fred Layman (SG), Russell Rondon (SF), Samuel Nordquist (C) William Blocker, Steven Tarter, Peter Solano | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ardian Stryjewski (SG), William Pickering (SF), Paul Moore (C) Kenneth Rogers, Keith Mills, Sammy Albaugh | |
| 16:40 | Nicholls State | William Murdock misses the free throw | 33-37 |
| 16:40 | McNeese State | Fred Layman gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 16:21 | McNeese State | Carl Eldridge misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 16:19 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Paul Moore | 33-37 |
| 16:03 | Nicholls State | George Redmond connects on the jump hook near the basket | 33-39 |
| 15:51 | McNeese State | Daryl Griggs is hacked by William Murdock - foul #1 on William Murdock, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Max Vincent (SF), Dennis Jacobs (C) Russell Rondon, Samuel Nordquist | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson (SG), Elmer Hartwell (PF) Ardian Stryjewski, Paul Moore | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Carl Eldridge (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Fred Layman (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Max Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daryl Griggs (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dennis Jacobs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - George Redmond (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Pickering (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elmer Hartwell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Murdock (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | McNeese State | Dennis Jacobs misses the shot from the free throw line | 33-39 |
| 15:39 | McNeese State | Daryl Griggs grabs the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 15:23 | McNeese State | Elmer Hartwell swats the short shot by Carl Eldridge | 33-39 |
| 15:22 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 15:03 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-39 |
| 15:02 | Nicholls State | William Murdock pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 14:47 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 14:45 | Nicholls State | George Redmond pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 14:30 | Nicholls State | William Pickering can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 14:28 | Nicholls State | William Murdock tips it back up and in | 33-41 |
| 14:12 | McNeese State | Carl Eldridge can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by William Murdock - foul #2 on William Murdock, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Steven Tarter (SG), Peter Solano (PF) Fred Layman, Daryl Griggs | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers (PG), Keith Mills (SF), Sammy Albaugh (C) George Redmond, William Pickering, William Murdock | |
| 14:12 | McNeese State | Carl Eldridge makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 14:12 | McNeese State | Carl Eldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 13:53 | Nicholls State | Peter Solano is called for the reach on Mark Anderson - foul #3 on Peter Solano, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | McNeese State | William Blocker (PG), Samuel Nordquist (C) Carl Eldridge, Dennis Jacobs | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 13:40 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-41 |
| 13:39 | McNeese State | Samuel Nordquist snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 13:22 | McNeese State | Max Vincent drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Tarter | 38-41 |
| 12:53 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Rogers | 38-43 |
| 12:34 | McNeese State | Samuel Nordquist hits the finger roll and the foul's on Sammy Albaugh - foul #1 on Sammy Albaugh, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Carl Eldridge (SF), Dennis Jacobs (C) Max Vincent, Peter Solano | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ardian Stryjewski (SG), Troy Carr (PF) Mark Anderson, Elmer Hartwell | |
| 12:34 | McNeese State | Samuel Nordquist makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 12:23 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr scores on a floater near the basket | 41-45 |
| 12:03 | McNeese State | Samuel Nordquist clanks a runner in the paint | 41-45 |
| 12:01 | McNeese State | Samuel Nordquist snags the offensive board | 41-45 |
| 11:41 | McNeese State | Carl Eldridge clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Keith Mills - foul #1 on Keith Mills, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Peter Solano (PF) Samuel Nordquist | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | George Redmond (SG), William Pickering (SF), William Murdock (PF) Ardian Stryjewski, Keith Mills, Troy Carr | |
| 11:41 | McNeese State | Carl Eldridge makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 11:41 | McNeese State | Carl Eldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - William Blocker (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Steven Tarter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Eldridge (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Peter Solano (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Jacobs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kenneth Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Redmond (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Pickering (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Murdock (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sammy Albaugh (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:30 | Nicholls State | A charge is called on Sammy Albaugh - foul #2 on Sammy Albaugh, team foul #7 | 43-45 |
| 11:01 | McNeese State | Carl Eldridge connects on the 3 from straight away set up by William Blocker | 46-45 |
| 10:35 | Nicholls State | William Murdock misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 10:33 | McNeese State | Steven Tarter gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 10:27 | McNeese State | William Blocker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 10:26 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Sammy Albaugh | 46-45 |
| 10:16 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 10:14 | McNeese State | Carl Eldridge snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 10:01 | McNeese State | Peter Solano blows the layup | 46-45 |
| 10:00 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to William Pickering | 46-45 |
| 09:33 | Nicholls State | William Blocker takes the ball from Sammy Albaugh | 46-45 |
| 09:30 | McNeese State | William Blocker blows the layup | 46-45 |
| 09:29 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Rogers | 46-45 |
| 09:21 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by George Redmond | 46-47 |
| 08:58 | McNeese State | Carl Eldridge comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 08:56 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to William Murdock | 46-47 |
| 08:40 | Nicholls State | George Redmond comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Dennis Jacobs - foul #3 on Dennis Jacobs, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Fred Layman (PG), David Brody (SG), Max Vincent (SF), Daryl Griggs (PF), Samuel Nordquist (C) William Blocker, Steven Tarter, Carl Eldridge, Peter Solano, Dennis Jacobs | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson (SG), Keith Mills (SF), Elmer Hartwell (PF), Paul Moore (C) Kenneth Rogers, William Pickering, William Murdock, Sammy Albaugh | |
| 08:40 | Nicholls State | George Redmond makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 08:40 | Nicholls State | George Redmond makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 08:40 | Nicholls State | George Redmond makes the 3rd free throw | 46-50 |
| 08:21 | McNeese State | Samuel Nordquist misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-50 |
| 08:19 | Nicholls State | Keith Mills gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 08:15 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 08:13 | McNeese State | Max Vincent grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 08:09 | McNeese State | David Brody hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-50 |
| 08:08 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 08:03 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Max Vincent - foul #4 on Max Vincent, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Russell Rondon (SF) Max Vincent | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers (PG) George Redmond | |
| 08:03 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 08:03 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 08:03 | McNeese State | Samuel Nordquist pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 07:42 | McNeese State | The pull-up jumper by David Brody is blocked by Elmer Hartwell | 46-51 |
| 07:40 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Fred Layman (fresh) 1 pts. SG - David Brody (fresh) SF - Russell Rondon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daryl Griggs (fresh) 4 reb. C - Samuel Nordquist (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kenneth Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elmer Hartwell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Paul Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Keith Mills | 46-53 |
| 07:20 | McNeese State | Samuel Nordquist can't connect on a floater in the lane | 46-53 |
| 07:18 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 06:59 | Nicholls State | Keith Mills misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 06:58 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Fred Layman | 46-53 |
| 06:41 | McNeese State | Russell Rondon travels with the ball | 46-53 |
| Subs | McNeese State | William Blocker (PG), Carl Eldridge (SG), Max Vincent (SF), Peter Solano (PF) Fred Layman, David Brody, Russell Rondon, Samuel Nordquist | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | William Murdock (PG) Kenneth Rogers | |
| 06:26 | Nicholls State | William Murdock is fouled on the floor by William Blocker - foul #3 on William Blocker, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| 06:26 | Nicholls State | William Murdock misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 06:26 | McNeese State | Peter Solano gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 06:14 | McNeese State | Daryl Griggs clanks a 3 from the right corner | 46-53 |
| 06:13 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Daryl Griggs | 46-53 |
| 05:58 | McNeese State | Peter Solano makes the shot from the left block set up by Daryl Griggs | 48-53 |
| 05:41 | Nicholls State | Keith Mills hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 05:39 | McNeese State | William Blocker snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 05:34 | McNeese State | Daryl Griggs is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Daryl Griggs, team foul #8 | 48-53 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Steven Tarter (SG), Samuel Nordquist (C) Carl Eldridge, Daryl Griggs | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ardian Stryjewski (SG), William Pickering (SF), Troy Carr (PF), Sammy Albaugh (C) Mark Anderson, Keith Mills, Elmer Hartwell, Paul Moore | |
| 05:27 | Nicholls State | Ardian Stryjewski is called for traveling | 48-53 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | George Redmond (PG) Troy Carr | |
| 05:10 | McNeese State | Steven Tarter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ardian Stryjewski - foul #3 on Ardian Stryjewski, team foul #8 | 48-53 |
| 05:10 | McNeese State | Steven Tarter makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:10 | McNeese State | Steven Tarter misses the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:10 | Nicholls State | William Murdock grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 04:52 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 04:51 | Nicholls State | Ardian Stryjewski misses the tip | 49-53 |
| 04:49 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Peter Solano | 49-53 |
| 04:36 | McNeese State | Steven Tarter connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Max Vincent | 51-53 |
| 04:18 | Nicholls State | George Redmond scores on a 3 from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 04:02 | McNeese State | William Blocker's fadeaway is rejected by Sammy Albaugh | 51-56 |
| 04:00 | Nicholls State | William Pickering snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 03:41 | Nicholls State | William Murdock clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 03:39 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh tips it back up and in | 51-58 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - William Blocker (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Tarter (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Max Vincent (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Peter Solano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Nordquist (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - George Redmond (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ardian Stryjewski (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - William Pickering (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Murdock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Sammy Albaugh (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:19 | McNeese State | Steven Tarter makes the jumper near the basket | 53-58 |
| 03:03 | Nicholls State | George Redmond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-58 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Carl Eldridge (PG), Russell Rondon (SF), Daryl Griggs (PF), Dennis Jacobs (C) William Blocker, Max Vincent, Peter Solano, Samuel Nordquist | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers (PG), Mark Anderson (SG), Keith Mills (SF), Elmer Hartwell (PF), Paul Moore (C) George Redmond, Ardian Stryjewski, William Pickering, William Murdock, Sammy Albaugh | |
| 02:52 | McNeese State | Carl Eldridge scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Tarter | 56-58 |
| 02:52 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Subs | McNeese State | William Blocker (PG) Russell Rondon | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh (C) Paul Moore | |
| 02:39 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-58 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Peter Solano (PF) Daryl Griggs | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | William Pickering (SF) Keith Mills | |
| 02:18 | McNeese State | Steven Tarter loses the ball out of bounds | 56-58 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Max Vincent (SF) Carl Eldridge | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 02:02 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell banks in the layup | 56-60 |
| 01:49 | McNeese State | Max Vincent connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Steven Tarter | 58-60 |
| 01:29 | Nicholls State | William Pickering is called for a charge - foul #2 on William Pickering, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| 01:27 | McNeese State | William Blocker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-60 |
| 01:14 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh is hacked by Dennis Jacobs - foul #4 on Dennis Jacobs, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| 01:14 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 01:14 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh gets the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 00:56 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-60 |
| 00:54 | Nicholls State | William Pickering tips it in | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | McNeese State | Kenneth Rogers is called for the reach on William Blocker - foul #1 on Kenneth Rogers, team foul #10 | 58-62 |
| 00:39 | McNeese State | William Blocker makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:39 | McNeese State | William Blocker misses the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:39 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh pulls down the rebound | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell lays it up and in on a great pass from Kenneth Rogers | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:06 | McNeese State | Steven Tarter misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-64 |
| 00:04 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers is fouled in the backcourt by William Blocker - foul #4 on William Blocker, team foul #10 | 59-64 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Mills (SF), Troy Carr (C) William Pickering, Sammy Albaugh | |
| 00:02 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:02 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:02 | McNeese State | Peter Solano pulls down the rebound | 59-65 |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Peter Solano comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 59-65 |