| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Oscar Stanton (fresh) SG - Charles Jeffries (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Payne (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Sims (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Preston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Johnny Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Kimball (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Burge (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Austin (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Sexton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UL-Monroe | George Burge inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | UL-Monroe | George Burge is hacked by Oscar Stanton - foul #3 on Oscar Stanton, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Long (PG) Oscar Stanton | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 19:31 | UL-Monroe | The pull-up jumper by Bobby Sexton is blocked by Robert Sims | 38-35 |
| 19:29 | UL-Monroe | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Kimball | 38-35 |
| 19:06 | UL-Monroe | Peter Austin connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Alan Kimball and the foul's on Robert Sims - foul #1 on Robert Sims, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| 19:06 | UL-Monroe | Peter Austin makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 18:50 | Northwestern State | Robert Long hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Jeffries | 40-38 |
| 18:34 | UL-Monroe | Peter Austin misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern State | Robert Sims gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern State | Robert Sims double dribbles | 40-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Johnny Grubbs (PG), Ernest Gama (SF), Thomas Abell (PF), John Phelan (C) Charles Jeffries, James Payne, Robert Sims, Larry Preston | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | John Raymond (PF) Peter Austin | |
| 17:54 | UL-Monroe | Johnny Grant is hacked by Johnny Grubbs - foul #1 on Johnny Grubbs, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| 17:40 | UL-Monroe | Bobby Sexton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alan Kimball and he's hacked by John Phelan - foul #2 on John Phelan, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| 17:40 | UL-Monroe | Bobby Sexton misses the free throw | 40-40 |
| 17:40 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Thomas Abell | 40-40 |
| 17:27 | Northwestern State | Robert Long misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-40 |
| 17:25 | Northwestern State | John Phelan tips it back up and in | 42-40 |
| 17:23 | UL-Monroe | Johnny Grant is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Long - foul #1 on Robert Long, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Charles Jeffries (SG) Robert Long | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 17:10 | UL-Monroe | Alan Kimball can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Jeffries - foul #2 on Charles Jeffries, team foul #6 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Peter Austin (PF) John Raymond | |
| 17:10 | UL-Monroe | Alan Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 17:10 | UL-Monroe | Alan Kimball misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 17:10 | Northwestern State | Thomas Abell snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern State | Charles Jeffries misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 16:49 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to Bobby Sexton | 42-41 |
| 16:25 | UL-Monroe | Alan Kimball misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 16:23 | UL-Monroe | Peter Austin grabs the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 16:05 | UL-Monroe | Alan Kimball can't connect on an uncontested runner from the baseline | 42-41 |
| 16:03 | Northwestern State | John Phelan grabs the board | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Johnny Grubbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Jeffries (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Gama (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Abell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Phelan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Johnny Grant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Kimball (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Burge (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Austin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bobby Sexton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:58 | Northwestern State | Charles Jeffries's floater is knocked away by Peter Austin | 42-41 |
| 15:57 | UL-Monroe | Peter Austin gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 15:46 | UL-Monroe | Alan Kimball scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by George Burge | 42-43 |
| 15:37 | Northwestern State | John Phelan misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Bobby Sexton - foul #1 on Bobby Sexton, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Oscar Stanton (PG), Glen Gilbert (SG), James Payne (SF), Robert Sims (PF) Johnny Grubbs, Charles Jeffries, Ernest Gama, Thomas Abell | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Mark Stine (SF), John Raymond (PF) George Burge, Peter Austin | |
| 15:37 | Northwestern State | John Phelan makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 15:37 | Northwestern State | John Phelan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 15:35 | UL-Monroe | Johnny Grant throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Larry Preston (C) John Phelan | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 15:15 | Northwestern State | Glen Gilbert can't finish the layup | 44-43 |
| 15:13 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to Johnny Grant | 44-43 |
| 14:53 | UL-Monroe | Alan Kimball drills a floater from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 14:37 | Northwestern State | Robert Sims hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 44-45 |
| 14:36 | Northwestern State | James Payne snags the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 14:28 | Northwestern State | Glen Gilbert hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Robert Sims | 46-45 |
| 14:25 | UL-Monroe | Alan Kimball is hacked by James Payne in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Payne, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Richard Smith (SF) Bobby Sexton | |
| 14:25 | UL-Monroe | Alan Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:25 | UL-Monroe | Alan Kimball misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:25 | Northwestern State | Larry Preston snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern State | Glen Gilbert misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on John Raymond - foul #3 on John Raymond, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Charles Jeffries (SG) James Payne | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Dewey Kane (SG), George Burge (SF), Peter Austin (PF) Alan Kimball, Richard Smith, Mark Stine | |
| 14:01 | Northwestern State | Glen Gilbert misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern State | Glen Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 13:54 | UL-Monroe | Dewey Kane hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Oscar Stanton - foul #4 on Oscar Stanton, team foul #8 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Long (PG), James Payne (SF) Oscar Stanton, Glen Gilbert | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 13:54 | UL-Monroe | Dewey Kane makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 13:54 | UL-Monroe | Dewey Kane makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 13:34 | Northwestern State | Robert Long hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Johnny Grant - foul #1 on Johnny Grant, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Bobby Sexton (C) John Raymond | |
| 13:34 | Northwestern State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 13:34 | Northwestern State | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 13:23 | UL-Monroe | Dewey Kane double dribbles | 49-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | John Raymond (PF) Peter Austin | |
| 13:06 | Northwestern State | Robert Long knocks in the floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Johnny Grant - foul #2 on Johnny Grant, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Phelan (C) Larry Preston | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 13:06 | Northwestern State | Robert Long makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 12:45 | UL-Monroe | George Burge misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 12:43 | Northwestern State | Robert Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 12:18 | Northwestern State | George Burge blocks the short jumper by Robert Long | 52-48 |
| 12:16 | UL-Monroe | John Raymond snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 12:14 | UL-Monroe | Dewey Kane is hacked by James Payne in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Payne, team foul #9 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | William Moulton (SG), Glen Gilbert (SF), Ernest Gama (PF), Thomas Abell (C) Charles Jeffries, James Payne, Robert Sims, John Phelan | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Mark Stine (SF), Peter Austin (PF) George Burge, Bobby Sexton | |
| 12:14 | UL-Monroe | Dewey Kane makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:14 | UL-Monroe | Dewey Kane makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 11:58 | Northwestern State | Glen Gilbert clanks a jumper from the left side | 52-50 |
| 11:56 | UL-Monroe | Mark Stine grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Moulton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Glen Gilbert (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ernest Gama (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Abell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Johnny Grant (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewey Kane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Stine (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Peter Austin (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Raymond (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | UL-Monroe | Peter Austin hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Mark Stine | 52-52 |
| 11:28 | Northwestern State | Thomas Abell is fouled on the floor by Peter Austin - foul #2 on Peter Austin, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Johnny Grubbs (PG) Robert Long | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Richard Smith (PG), Alan Kimball (SG), Bobby Sexton (C) Johnny Grant, Dewey Kane, John Raymond | |
| 11:07 | Northwestern State | Ernest Gama blows the layup but he's hacked by Peter Austin - foul #3 on Peter Austin, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Phelan (C) Thomas Abell | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | George Burge (SF), John Raymond (PF) Mark Stine, Peter Austin | |
| 11:07 | Northwestern State | Ernest Gama misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 11:07 | Northwestern State | Ernest Gama makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 10:47 | UL-Monroe | Alan Kimball lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Raymond | 53-54 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern State | William Moulton comes up short on the shot from the left block | 53-54 |
| 10:26 | UL-Monroe | Richard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 10:24 | UL-Monroe | Richard Smith's pass is intercepted by Glen Gilbert in the backcourt | 53-54 |
| 10:06 | Northwestern State | John Phelan's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Smith | 53-54 |
| 10:04 | Northwestern State | Glen Gilbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern State | Ernest Gama misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-54 |
| 09:52 | UL-Monroe | Bobby Sexton pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 09:40 | UL-Monroe | George Burge misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Moulton - foul #4 on William Moulton, team foul #10 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Long (PG), Charles Jeffries (SG), James Payne (SF), Thomas Abell (PF), Larry Preston (C) Johnny Grubbs, William Moulton, Glen Gilbert, Ernest Gama, John Phelan | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Johnny Grant (PG), Peter Austin (PF), Mark Stine (C) Richard Smith, John Raymond, Bobby Sexton | |
| 09:40 | UL-Monroe | George Burge misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:40 | UL-Monroe | George Burge makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 09:23 | Northwestern State | Thomas Abell misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 53-55 |
| 09:21 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to Peter Austin | 53-55 |
| 09:02 | UL-Monroe | James Payne steals the ball from Peter Austin | 53-55 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern State | James Payne is fouled on the floor by Peter Austin - foul #4 on Peter Austin, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Sims (PF) Thomas Abell | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Dewey Kane (SG), Richard Smith (SF), John Raymond (PF), Bobby Sexton (C) Alan Kimball, George Burge, Peter Austin, Mark Stine | |
| 08:40 | Northwestern State | James Payne misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 08:40 | UL-Monroe | John Raymond grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 08:23 | UL-Monroe | James Payne takes the ball from Richard Smith | 53-55 |
| 08:10 | Northwestern State | Larry Preston misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #8 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Michael Wertz (SG) Johnny Grant | |
| 08:10 | Northwestern State | Larry Preston makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 08:10 | Northwestern State | Larry Preston misses the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 08:10 | UL-Monroe | Richard Smith gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 07:48 | UL-Monroe | Richard Smith can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern State | James Payne pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Jeffries (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Payne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Sims (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Preston (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Dewey Kane (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Wertz (fresh) SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Raymond (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Bobby Sexton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Northwestern State | Robert Sims scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 56-55 |
| 07:13 | UL-Monroe | Richard Smith drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Dewey Kane | 56-57 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern State | Robert Sims's fadeaway is rejected by John Raymond | 56-57 |
| 06:47 | UL-Monroe | Dewey Kane pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 06:28 | UL-Monroe | Bobby Sexton misses the lay-in | 56-57 |
| 06:26 | Northwestern State | Larry Preston pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern State | Robert Sims misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 06:02 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to James Payne | 56-57 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern State | James Payne is fouled on the floor by John Raymond - foul #4 on John Raymond, team foul #9 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Oscar Stanton (PG), Glen Gilbert (SG), Thomas Abell (PF), John Phelan (C) Robert Long, Charles Jeffries, Robert Sims, Larry Preston | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Johnny Grant (PG), Alan Kimball (SG), Mark Stine (SF), Peter Austin (PF) Dewey Kane, Michael Wertz, Richard Smith, John Raymond | |
| 05:53 | Northwestern State | James Payne makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern State | James Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 05:53 | UL-Monroe | Alan Kimball grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 05:37 | UL-Monroe | Alan Kimball is hacked by Thomas Abell - foul #1 on Thomas Abell, team foul #11 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ernest Gama (SF) James Payne | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | George Burge (SF) Bobby Sexton | |
| 05:37 | UL-Monroe | Alan Kimball misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 05:37 | UL-Monroe | Alan Kimball misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern State | Ernest Gama snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern State | Oscar Stanton misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Johnny Grant - foul #3 on Johnny Grant, team foul #10 | 57-57 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern State | Oscar Stanton makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern State | Oscar Stanton makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:11 | UL-Monroe | Alan Kimball is fouled in the backcourt by Oscar Stanton - foul #5 on Oscar Stanton, team foul #12 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | William Moulton (SG) Oscar Stanton | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 05:11 | UL-Monroe | Alan Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 05:11 | UL-Monroe | Alan Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern State | William Moulton buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-59 |
| 04:40 | UL-Monroe | Alan Kimball is fouled on the floor by William Moulton - foul #5 on William Moulton, team foul #13 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Johnny Grubbs (PG) William Moulton | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Bobby Sexton (C) George Burge | |
| 04:40 | UL-Monroe | Alan Kimball misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:40 | UL-Monroe | Alan Kimball misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern State | Glen Gilbert gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern State | Thomas Abell is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Thomas Abell, team foul #14 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Charles Jeffries (SG) Thomas Abell | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 04:32 | UL-Monroe | Johnny Grubbs steals it from Bobby Sexton in the backcourt | 62-59 |
| 04:29 | Northwestern State | Glen Gilbert banks in the layup on a nice dish by Johnny Grubbs | 64-59 |
| 04:09 | UL-Monroe | Alan Kimball's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Long (SG), Robert Sims (PF), Larry Preston (C) Charles Jeffries, Ernest Gama, John Phelan | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | George Burge (SF) Mark Stine | |
| 03:43 | Northwestern State | Bobby Sexton swats the layup by Robert Sims | 64-59 |
| 03:41 | Northwestern State | Glen Gilbert grabs the offensive rebound | 64-59 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Johnny Grubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Long (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glen Gilbert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Sims (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Preston (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Johnny Grant (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alan Kimball (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Burge (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Austin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Bobby Sexton (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Northwestern State | Larry Preston lays it in and he's fouled by Bobby Sexton - foul #2 on Bobby Sexton, team foul #11 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Charles Jeffries (SG), James Payne (SF), Thomas Abell (PF) Johnny Grubbs, Glen Gilbert, Robert Sims | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Dewey Kane (PG), John Raymond (C) Johnny Grant, Bobby Sexton | |
| 03:21 | Northwestern State | Larry Preston makes the free throw | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:01 | UL-Monroe | Dewey Kane misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 02:59 | UL-Monroe | Alan Kimball pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 02:59 | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ernest Gama (SF), John Phelan (C) James Payne, Larry Preston | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Johnny Grant (PG), Mark Stine (C) Dewey Kane, Peter Austin | |
| 02:47 | UL-Monroe | George Burge knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Johnny Grant | 67-61 |
| 02:47 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Glen Gilbert (PG) Robert Long | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Peter Austin (PF), Bobby Sexton (C) John Raymond, Mark Stine | |
| 02:35 | Northwestern State | Glen Gilbert is fouled on the floor by Johnny Grant - foul #4 on Johnny Grant, team foul #12 | 67-61 |
| 02:35 | Northwestern State | Glen Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 02:35 | Northwestern State | Glen Gilbert misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 02:35 | UL-Monroe | Peter Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:33 | UL-Monroe | Glen Gilbert picks off the pass by George Burge in the backcourt | 68-61 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern State | John Phelan loses the ball out of bounds | 68-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | James Payne (SF) Ernest Gama | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 02:12 | UL-Monroe | George Burge is fouled in the backcourt by James Payne - foul #3 on James Payne, team foul #15 | 68-61 |
| 02:12 | UL-Monroe | George Burge misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 02:12 | UL-Monroe | George Burge makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 02:08 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Sims (PF), Larry Preston (C) Thomas Abell, John Phelan | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 01:52 | Northwestern State | Charles Jeffries misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-62 |
| 01:51 | UL-Monroe | Bobby Sexton grabs the defensive rebound | 68-62 |
| 01:32 | UL-Monroe | George Burge is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 68-62 |
| 01:30 | Northwestern State | Robert Sims snags the defensive board | 68-62 |
| 01:18 | Northwestern State | Robert Sims hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Payne | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:59 | UL-Monroe | George Burge makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Grant | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:34 | Northwestern State | James Payne hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 70-65 |
| 00:33 | UL-Monroe | George Burge pulls down the rebound | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:31 | UL-Monroe | Johnny Grant is hacked by Glen Gilbert in the backcourt - foul #4 on Glen Gilbert, team foul #16 | 70-65 |
| 00:31 | UL-Monroe | Johnny Grant makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:31 | UL-Monroe | Johnny Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Northwestern State | Charles Jeffries is hacked by Johnny Grant in the backcourt - foul #5 on Johnny Grant, team foul #13 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ernest Gama (PF) Robert Sims | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Richard Smith (PG) Johnny Grant | |
| 00:28 | Northwestern State | Charles Jeffries makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern State | Charles Jeffries makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:21 | UL-Monroe | Alan Kimball scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Richard Smith | 72-70 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Sims (PF) Ernest Gama | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 00:18 | Northwestern State | Richard Smith is called for the reach on Charles Jeffries in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #14 | 72-70 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern State | Charles Jeffries makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern State | Charles Jeffries makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:13 | UL-Monroe | Alan Kimball misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-70 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern State | Glen Gilbert grabs the board | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:10 | Northwestern State | Richard Smith is called for the reach on Glen Gilbert in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Smith, team foul #15 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ernest Gama (PF) Robert Sims | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 00:10 | Northwestern State | Glen Gilbert misses the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern State | Glen Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:04 | UL-Monroe | Alan Kimball can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-70 |
| 00:02 | UL-Monroe | Richard Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 75-70 |
| 00:00 | UL-Monroe | The clock runs out | 75-70 |