| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Johnny Begay (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Gliwski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Holzer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marvin Swanson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Northern (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Adrian Bustos (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Verde (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Baum (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Bennett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Charles Holzer inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:38 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-28 |
| 19:36 | Northwestern State | Charles Bennett grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern State | Steven Verde's pass is intercepted by Marvin Swanson | 30-28 |
| 19:03 | McNeese State | Raymond Gliwski is hacked by Steven Verde - foul #2 on Steven Verde, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 18:58 | McNeese State | Marvin Swanson is open and scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Johnny Begay | 32-28 |
| 18:48 | Northwestern State | Charles Holzer is called for the reach on Mario Johnson - foul #1 on Charles Holzer, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Steven Boston (SF) Mario Johnson | |
| 18:35 | Northwestern State | Steven Verde misses the floater from the free throw line | 32-28 |
| 18:34 | McNeese State | Marvin Swanson snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 18:32 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay is hacked by Steven Verde in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Verde, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Charles Terry (SF), Steven Jones (PF) Charles Holzer, Marvin Swanson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Teddy Johnson (PG), Corey Rose (SF), Johnny Smith (PF), Charles Stroup (C) Adrian Bustos, Steven Verde, Christopher Baum, Charles Bennett | |
| 18:14 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Raymond Gliwski | 34-28 |
| 17:57 | Northwestern State | Johnny Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Corey Rose | 34-31 |
| 17:47 | McNeese State | Raymond Gliwski misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left block | 34-31 |
| 17:46 | Northwestern State | Steven Boston pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern State | Corey Rose misses the easy layup | 34-31 |
| 17:25 | Northwestern State | Johnny Smith can't tip it in | 34-31 |
| 17:23 | McNeese State | Ray Northern pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:12 | McNeese State | Ray Northern's pass is intercepted by Charles Stroup | 34-31 |
| 16:54 | Northwestern State | Charles Stroup connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Teddy Johnson and the foul's on Raymond Gliwski - foul #2 on Raymond Gliwski, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Danny Ambrose (PG), Tommy Phillips (SG), Charles Holzer (SF), Marvin Swanson (PF) Johnny Begay, Raymond Gliwski, Charles Terry, Ray Northern | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Adrian Bustos (PG), Mario Johnson (SF), Christopher Baum (PF), Charles Bennett (C) Teddy Johnson, Steven Boston, Corey Rose, Johnny Smith | |
| 16:54 | Northwestern State | Charles Stroup makes the free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:52 | McNeese State | Danny Ambrose is fouled in the backcourt by Adrian Bustos - foul #3 on Adrian Bustos, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Steven Bennett (C) Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Teddy Johnson (PG), Steven Boston (SG) Adrian Bustos, Charles Stroup | |
| 16:36 | McNeese State | Marvin Swanson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 16:34 | McNeese State | Steven Bennett gets the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:27 | McNeese State | Marvin Swanson hits a wide open 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Tommy Phillips | 37-34 |
| 16:09 | Northwestern State | Charles Bennett is called for traveling | 37-34 |
| 15:55 | McNeese State | Tommy Phillips misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-34 |
| 15:53 | McNeese State | Marvin Swanson gets the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Danny Ambrose (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tommy Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Holzer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marvin Swanson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Bennett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Teddy Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Boston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Baum (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Bennett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | McNeese State | Marvin Swanson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-34 |
| 15:30 | Northwestern State | Steven Boston misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Tommy Phillips - foul #3 on Tommy Phillips, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Charles Terry (SF), Steven Jones (PF), Joseph Linville (C) Charles Holzer, Marvin Swanson, Steven Bennett | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Steve Leonard (PG), Steven Verde (SG), Johnny Smith (C) Teddy Johnson, Mario Johnson, Charles Bennett | |
| 15:30 | Northwestern State | Steven Boston makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 15:30 | Northwestern State | Steven Boston misses the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 15:30 | Northwestern State | Steven Boston misses the 3rd free throw | 40-35 |
| 15:30 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Steven Jones | 40-35 |
| 15:05 | McNeese State | Charles Terry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Johnny Begay (PG) Tommy Phillips | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Corey Rose (SF), Charles Stroup (C) Steven Boston, Christopher Baum | |
| 14:54 | Northwestern State | Charles Terry steals the ball from Steve Leonard | 40-35 |
| 14:45 | McNeese State | Danny Ambrose knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Johnny Begay | 42-35 |
| 14:38 | Northwestern State | Johnny Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 14:36 | Northwestern State | Steven Verde snags the offensive board | 42-35 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern State | Steven Verde misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-35 |
| 14:27 | McNeese State | Danny Ambrose grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 14:21 | McNeese State | Steven Jones double dribbles | 42-35 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Raymond Gliwski (SG), Charles Holzer (SF), Steven Bennett (C) Danny Ambrose, Charles Terry, Joseph Linville | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ricky Valles (SF), Charles Bennett (C) Corey Rose, Johnny Smith | |
| 14:01 | Northwestern State | Steven Verde makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Steve Leonard | 42-38 |
| 13:40 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Raymond Gliwski | 44-38 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern State | Steven Jones swats the layup by Steven Verde | 44-38 |
| 13:32 | McNeese State | Raymond Gliwski pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 13:30 | McNeese State | Charles Holzer is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Valles - foul #1 on Ricky Valles, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Tommy Phillips (PG), Marvin Swanson (PF), Ray Northern (C) Johnny Begay, Steven Jones, Steven Bennett | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Adrian Bustos (SG), Mario Johnson (SF), Christopher Baum (PF) Steven Verde, Ricky Valles, Charles Stroup | |
| 13:15 | McNeese State | Tommy Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 13:13 | McNeese State | Raymond Gliwski grabs the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 12:53 | McNeese State | Charles Holzer clanks a 3 from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 12:52 | McNeese State | Raymond Gliwski pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 12:41 | McNeese State | Christopher Baum is called for the reach on Tommy Phillips - foul #1 on Christopher Baum, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Danny Ambrose (PG), Charles Terry (SF) Raymond Gliwski, Charles Holzer | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Steven Verde (SG), Corey Rose (SF), Johnny Smith (C) Steve Leonard, Mario Johnson, Charles Bennett | |
| 12:23 | McNeese State | Charles Terry misses the lay-in but the foul's on Corey Rose - foul #2 on Corey Rose, team foul #6 | 44-38 |
| 12:23 | McNeese State | Charles Terry misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 12:23 | McNeese State | Charles Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 12:07 | Northwestern State | Adrian Bustos misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 12:06 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Charles Terry | 45-38 |
| 12:01 | McNeese State | Charles Terry misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 45-38 |
| 11:59 | McNeese State | Marvin Swanson grabs the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 11:53 | McNeese State | Tommy Phillips loses the dribble to Adrian Bustos | 45-38 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Danny Ambrose (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Tommy Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Terry (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Marvin Swanson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ray Northern (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Adrian Bustos (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steven Verde (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Corey Rose (fresh) PF - Christopher Baum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Johnny Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Northwestern State | Steven Verde buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Corey Rose and the foul's on Danny Ambrose - foul #3 on Danny Ambrose, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Johnny Begay (PG), Steven Jones (PF), Steven Bennett (C) Tommy Phillips, Marvin Swanson, Ray Northern | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Teddy Johnson (PG), Mario Johnson (SF) Adrian Bustos, Corey Rose | |
| 11:37 | Northwestern State | Steven Verde makes the free throw | 45-41 |
| 11:35 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay is hacked by Teddy Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Teddy Johnson, team foul #7 | 45-41 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Steven Boston (SG) Steven Verde | |
| 11:35 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 11:35 | Northwestern State | Johnny Smith gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 11:29 | Northwestern State | Mario Johnson's pass is intercepted by Charles Terry | 45-41 |
| 11:14 | McNeese State | Steven Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Charles Stroup (PF), Charles Bennett (C) Christopher Baum, Johnny Smith | |
| 11:00 | Northwestern State | Teddy Johnson makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Bennett | 45-44 |
| 10:50 | McNeese State | Steven Jones misses long on an open floater from the baseline | 45-44 |
| 10:48 | Northwestern State | Charles Bennett snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 10:30 | Northwestern State | Mario Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Terry - foul #1 on Charles Terry, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Raymond Gliwski (SG), Charles Holzer (SF), Joseph Linville (C) Danny Ambrose, Charles Terry, Steven Bennett | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Steve Leonard (PG), Steven Verde (SG), Corey Rose (PF) Teddy Johnson, Steven Boston, Charles Stroup | |
| 10:30 | Northwestern State | Mario Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 10:30 | Northwestern State | Mario Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:18 | McNeese State | Steven Jones misses the wide open fadeaway from the right block | 45-46 |
| 10:17 | Northwestern State | Steven Verde grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern State | Raymond Gliwski is called for the reach on Mario Johnson - foul #3 on Raymond Gliwski, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Tommy Phillips (PG), Marvin Swanson (PF), Ray Northern (C) Johnny Begay, Steven Jones, Joseph Linville | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Adrian Bustos (SG), Christopher Baum (PF), Johnny Smith (C) Steven Verde, Mario Johnson, Charles Bennett | |
| 09:47 | Northwestern State | Corey Rose is fouled on the floor by Charles Holzer - foul #2 on Charles Holzer, team foul #7 | 45-46 |
| 09:47 | Northwestern State | Corey Rose makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:47 | Northwestern State | Corey Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 09:33 | McNeese State | Steve Leonard is called for the reach on Tommy Phillips - foul #4 on Steve Leonard, team foul #8 | 45-48 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Steven Verde (SG), Ricky Valles (SF), Charles Stroup (C) Steve Leonard, Corey Rose, Christopher Baum | |
| 09:33 | McNeese State | Tommy Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 09:33 | McNeese State | Tommy Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 09:13 | Northwestern State | Adrian Bustos knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 09:05 | McNeese State | Tommy Phillips buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Marvin Swanson | 50-51 |
| 08:51 | Northwestern State | Steven Verde hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 08:50 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Smith | 50-51 |
| 08:31 | Northwestern State | Steven Verde buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Stroup | 50-53 |
| 08:07 | McNeese State | Ray Northern misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 08:05 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Adrian Bustos | 50-53 |
| 07:55 | Northwestern State | Steven Verde connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-55 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Tommy Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Gliwski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Holzer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marvin Swanson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ray Northern (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Adrian Bustos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steven Verde (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ricky Valles (fairly fresh) PF - Johnny Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Stroup (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | McNeese State | Charles Holzer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ricky Valles - foul #2 on Ricky Valles, team foul #9 | 50-55 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Johnny Begay (PG), Danny Ambrose (SG), Steven Jones (PF), Steven Bennett (C) Tommy Phillips, Raymond Gliwski, Marvin Swanson, Ray Northern | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Steve Leonard (PG), Teddy Johnson (SG), Steven Boston (SF), Christopher Baum (PF), Corey Rose (C) Adrian Bustos, Steven Verde, Ricky Valles, Johnny Smith, Charles Stroup | |
| 07:38 | McNeese State | Charles Holzer makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:38 | McNeese State | Charles Holzer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:13 | Northwestern State | Christopher Baum comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 07:12 | McNeese State | Steven Bennett grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 06:55 | McNeese State | Steven Jones hits a wide open shot in the paint | 54-55 |
| 06:39 | Northwestern State | Steven Boston buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steve Leonard | 54-57 |
| 06:16 | McNeese State | Steven Bennett connects on the open fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Danny Ambrose | 56-57 |
| 05:54 | Northwestern State | Steven Boston can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 05:52 | McNeese State | Steven Jones snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 05:29 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Charles Holzer | 58-57 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Raymond Gliwski (SG), Charles Terry (SF), Ray Northern (C) Danny Ambrose, Charles Holzer, Steven Bennett | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Steven Verde (SG), Mario Johnson (SF), Johnny Smith (PF), Charles Bennett (C) Teddy Johnson, Steven Boston, Christopher Baum, Corey Rose | |
| 05:14 | Northwestern State | Charles Bennett hits a shot from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 05:05 | McNeese State | Steven Jones knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Johnny Begay and the foul's on Charles Bennett - foul #2 on Charles Bennett, team foul #10 | 60-59 |
| 05:05 | McNeese State | Steven Jones makes the free throw | 61-59 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern State | Steve Leonard is fouled on the floor by Raymond Gliwski - foul #4 on Raymond Gliwski, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern State | Steve Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern State | Steve Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 04:50 | McNeese State | Raymond Gliwski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-61 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Marvin Swanson (PF) Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Adrian Bustos (PG) Steve Leonard | |
| 04:40 | Northwestern State | Steven Verde can't finish the layup | 61-61 |
| 04:39 | Northwestern State | Mario Johnson grabs the offensive board | 61-61 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern State | Ray Northern steals the ball from Johnny Smith | 61-61 |
| 03:59 | McNeese State | Charles Terry throws it down | 63-61 |
| 03:45 | Northwestern State | Johnny Smith connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Mario Johnson | 63-63 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Johnny Begay (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Gliwski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Charles Terry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Marvin Swanson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ray Northern (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Adrian Bustos (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steven Verde (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mario Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | McNeese State | Raymond Gliwski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Johnny Begay | 65-63 |
| 03:15 | Northwestern State | Johnny Smith knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Mario Johnson and the foul's on Marvin Swanson - foul #1 on Marvin Swanson, team foul #9 | 65-65 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Danny Ambrose (PG), Tommy Phillips (SG), Charles Holzer (SF), Steven Jones (PF), Steven Bennett (C) Johnny Begay, Raymond Gliwski, Charles Terry, Marvin Swanson, Ray Northern | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Steve Leonard (PG), Steven Boston (SG), Corey Rose (SF), Christopher Baum (PF) Adrian Bustos, Steven Verde, Mario Johnson, Charles Bennett | |
| 03:15 | Northwestern State | Johnny Smith makes the free throw | 65-66 |
| 03:12 | McNeese State | Charles Holzer is hacked by Corey Rose in the backcourt - foul #3 on Corey Rose, team foul #11 | 65-66 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Charles Stroup (C) Johnny Smith | |
| 03:12 | McNeese State | Charles Holzer misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 03:12 | McNeese State | Charles Holzer makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern State | Charles Stroup makes the floater near the basket set up by Christopher Baum | 66-68 |
| 02:54 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Raymond Gliwski (SG), Charles Terry (SF), Ray Northern (C) Tommy Phillips, Charles Holzer, Steven Bennett | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Adrian Bustos (SG) Corey Rose | |
| 02:32 | McNeese State | Ray Northern buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-68 |
| 02:32 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Johnny Begay (PG), Charles Holzer (SF), Marvin Swanson (PF) Danny Ambrose, Charles Terry, Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Steven Verde (SG), Mario Johnson (SF), Charles Bennett (C) Adrian Bustos, Steven Boston, Charles Stroup | |
| 02:11 | Northwestern State | Charles Bennett hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Mario Johnson and he's hacked by Ray Northern - foul #2 on Ray Northern, team foul #10 | 69-70 |
| 02:11 | Northwestern State | Charles Bennett makes the free throw | 69-71 |
| 01:49 | McNeese State | Raymond Gliwski knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Johnny Begay | 71-71 |
| 01:29 | Northwestern State | Christopher Baum hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-71 |
| 01:27 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Ray Northern | 71-71 |
| 01:05 | McNeese State | Ray Northern banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Holzer | 73-71 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern State | Steven Verde misses long on a 3 from straight away | 73-71 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern State | Charles Bennett snags the offensive board | 73-71 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern State | Steve Leonard clanks a fadeaway from close range | 73-71 |
| 00:26 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Ray Northern | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:23 | McNeese State | Steven Verde is called for the reach on Ray Northern in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Verde, team foul #12 | 73-71 |
| 00:23 | McNeese State | Ray Northern misses the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:23 | McNeese State | Ray Northern makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern State | Steve Leonard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-71 |
| 00:02 | McNeese State | Ray Northern grabs the defensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Ray Northern runs out the clock | 74-71 |