| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Robert Houston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Sipos (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Hairston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Marcus Medeiros (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Charlie Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Mullikin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Larry Pugh (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Morgan (fresh) C - James Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Larry Pugh inbounds the ball | 33-38 |
| 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 | McNeese State | Johnny Mullikin misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 19:41 | McNeese State | James Mitchell can't tip it in | 33-38 |
| 19:40 | Nicholls State | Edward Dawson pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 19:31 | Nicholls State | Robert Houston is called for traveling | 33-38 |
| 19:11 | McNeese State | Larry Pugh can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Marcus Medeiros - foul #1 on Marcus Medeiros, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| 19:11 | McNeese State | Larry Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 19:11 | McNeese State | Larry Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 18:51 | Nicholls State | Scott Sipos misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 18:50 | Nicholls State | Marcus Medeiros gets the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 18:29 | Nicholls State | Richard Hairston is called for traveling | 33-40 |
| 18:18 | McNeese State | James Mitchell knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 33-42 |
| 18:13 | Nicholls State | Scott Sipos misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Johnny Mullikin - foul #1 on Johnny Mullikin, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| 18:13 | Nicholls State | Scott Sipos makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 18:13 | Nicholls State | Scott Sipos makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 17:52 | McNeese State | Larry Pugh misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 35-42 |
| 17:50 | Nicholls State | Edward Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 17:32 | Nicholls State | Richard Hairston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-42 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Boggs (C) Marcus Medeiros | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Arthur Collins (PF), John Kalb (C) Donald Morgan, James Mitchell | |
| 17:10 | McNeese State | Charlie Smith buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by John Kalb | 35-44 |
| 16:49 | Nicholls State | Edward Dawson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 16:31 | McNeese State | Scott Sipos takes the ball from Larry Pugh | 38-44 |
| 16:28 | Nicholls State | Robert Houston slams it home set up by Scott Sipos | 40-44 |
| 16:07 | McNeese State | Johnny Mullikin clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Edward Dawson - foul #1 on Edward Dawson, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charles Carreras (PG), Timothy Hudson (SG), Henry Bostic (SF), Marcus Medeiros (PF) Robert Houston, Edward Dawson, Scott Sipos, Richard Hairston | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Joseph Eatmon (SF), Donald Morgan (PF), James Mitchell (C) Larry Pugh, Arthur Collins, John Kalb | |
| 16:07 | McNeese State | Johnny Mullikin makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 16:07 | McNeese State | Johnny Mullikin makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 15:41 | Nicholls State | Marcus Medeiros is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Marcus Medeiros, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Smith (C) Kenneth Boggs | |
| Subs | McNeese State | William Wheeler (SG) Johnny Mullikin | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Charles Carreras (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Timothy Hudson (fresh) SF - Henry Bostic (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marcus Medeiros (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Charlie Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Wheeler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Eatmon (fresh) PF - Donald Morgan (fresh) C - James Mitchell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:20 | McNeese State | Charlie Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 15:19 | McNeese State | Joseph Eatmon grabs the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 15:06 | McNeese State | Donald Morgan comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 40-46 |
| 15:04 | Nicholls State | Henry Bostic pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 14:59 | Nicholls State | Charles Carreras clanks a 3 from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 14:58 | McNeese State | Donald Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 14:34 | McNeese State | John Smith steps in front of the William Wheeler pass | 40-46 |
| 14:15 | Nicholls State | Marcus Medeiros hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-46 |
| 14:13 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Charlie Smith | 40-46 |
| 13:55 | McNeese State | Charlie Smith connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Morgan | 40-48 |
| 13:26 | Nicholls State | Marcus Medeiros drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 13:17 | McNeese State | Charlie Smith is hacked by Marcus Medeiros - foul #3 on Marcus Medeiros, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Houston (PG), Edward Dawson (SG), Scott Sipos (SF), Richard Hairston (PF) Charles Carreras, Timothy Hudson, Henry Bostic, Marcus Medeiros | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Johnny Mullikin (PG), Larry Pugh (SF), Arthur Collins (PF), John Kalb (C) Charlie Smith, Joseph Eatmon, Donald Morgan, James Mitchell | |
| 13:00 | McNeese State | William Wheeler misses the shot from the left side | 43-48 |
| 12:58 | McNeese State | John Kalb tips it back up and in | 43-50 |
| 12:48 | Nicholls State | Edward Dawson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-50 |
| 12:47 | McNeese State | Arthur Collins pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 12:27 | McNeese State | William Wheeler misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Edward Dawson - foul #2 on Edward Dawson, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Boggs (C) John Smith | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 12:27 | McNeese State | William Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 12:27 | McNeese State | William Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 12:14 | Nicholls State | Edward Dawson hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 43-52 |
| 12:13 | Nicholls State | Scott Sipos gets the offensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 12:01 | Nicholls State | Robert Houston makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Richard Hairston | 45-52 |
| 11:35 | McNeese State | Larry Pugh is fouled on the floor by Scott Sipos - foul #2 on Scott Sipos, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Robert Houston (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Dawson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Sipos (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Hairston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Boggs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Johnny Mullikin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - William Wheeler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Larry Pugh (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arthur Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Kalb (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | McNeese State | William Wheeler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Marcus Medeiros (C) Kenneth Boggs | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 11:00 | Nicholls State | Robert Houston clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Johnny Mullikin - foul #2 on Johnny Mullikin, team foul #2 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Smith (C) Marcus Medeiros | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Charlie Smith (PG), James Mitchell (C) Johnny Mullikin, John Kalb | |
| 11:00 | Nicholls State | Robert Houston misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 11:00 | Nicholls State | Robert Houston misses the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 11:00 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Arthur Collins | 45-52 |
| 10:53 | McNeese State | Charlie Smith lays it in on a great pass from Larry Pugh and he's hacked by Scott Sipos - foul #3 on Scott Sipos, team foul #7 | 45-54 |
| 10:53 | McNeese State | Charlie Smith makes the free throw | 45-55 |
| 10:33 | Nicholls State | Robert Houston is called for traveling | 45-55 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charles Carreras (PG), Marcus Medeiros (PF) Robert Houston, Richard Hairston | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Donald Morgan (PF) Arthur Collins | |
| 10:17 | McNeese State | William Wheeler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Timothy Hudson (SG), Henry Bostic (SF) Edward Dawson, Scott Sipos | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 09:56 | Nicholls State | Marcus Medeiros connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 47-55 |
| 09:36 | McNeese State | James Mitchell's floater is tipped away by John Smith | 47-55 |
| 09:35 | Nicholls State | Marcus Medeiros grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 09:19 | Nicholls State | Timothy Hudson scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Carreras | 49-55 |
| 08:55 | McNeese State | Charlie Smith drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Morgan and the foul's on Timothy Hudson - foul #2 on Timothy Hudson, team foul #8 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Houston (PG), Edward Dawson (SG), Scott Sipos (SF), Richard Hairston (PF), Kenneth Boggs (C) Charles Carreras, Timothy Hudson, Henry Bostic, Marcus Medeiros, John Smith | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Johnny Mullikin (SG), Joseph Eatmon (SF), Arthur Collins (PF), John Kalb (C) William Wheeler, Larry Pugh, Donald Morgan, James Mitchell | |
| 08:55 | McNeese State | Charlie Smith makes the free throw | 49-58 |
| 08:36 | Nicholls State | John Kalb steals it from Kenneth Boggs | 49-58 |
| 08:22 | McNeese State | Charlie Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-58 |
| 08:21 | Nicholls State | Edward Dawson snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| 08:04 | Nicholls State | Robert Houston can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-58 |
| 08:03 | McNeese State | Arthur Collins grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 07:51 | McNeese State | Charlie Smith's layup is rejected by Kenneth Boggs | 49-58 |
| 07:49 | McNeese State | John Kalb tips it but misses | 49-58 |
| 07:47 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Boggs | 49-58 |
| 07:26 | Nicholls State | John Kalb swats the short shot by Scott Sipos | 49-58 |
| 07:25 | Nicholls State | Richard Hairston pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Robert Houston (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Dawson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Sipos (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Hairston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Boggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Charlie Smith (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Mullikin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joseph Eatmon (fresh) PF - Arthur Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - John Kalb (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:04 | Nicholls State | Richard Hairston misses long on a floater in the lane | 49-58 |
| 07:02 | McNeese State | Arthur Collins gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 06:51 | McNeese State | Charlie Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-61 |
| 06:34 | Nicholls State | Robert Houston misses long on a floater from the left side | 49-61 |
| 06:32 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Boggs grabs the offensive board | 49-61 |
| 06:20 | Nicholls State | Arthur Collins swats the dunk try by Robert Houston | 49-61 |
| 06:18 | McNeese State | Johnny Mullikin grabs the board | 49-61 |
| 06:12 | McNeese State | Arthur Collins clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Hairston - foul #2 on Richard Hairston, team foul #9 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Timothy Hudson (SG), Henry Bostic (SF), John Smith (C) Edward Dawson, Scott Sipos, Kenneth Boggs | |
| Subs | McNeese State | William Wheeler (SG), Larry Pugh (SF), James Mitchell (C) Johnny Mullikin, Joseph Eatmon, John Kalb | |
| 06:12 | McNeese State | Arthur Collins makes the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 06:12 | McNeese State | Arthur Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:55 | Nicholls State | Timothy Hudson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Bostic | 52-63 |
| 05:30 | McNeese State | William Wheeler buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Charlie Smith | 52-65 |
| 05:09 | Nicholls State | Richard Hairston misses the dunk attempt | 52-65 |
| 05:08 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to James Mitchell | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:44 | McNeese State | Charlie Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 52-65 |
| 04:43 | Nicholls State | Richard Hairston pulls down the rebound | 52-65 |
| 04:28 | Nicholls State | Henry Bostic can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-65 |
| 04:26 | McNeese State | Larry Pugh pulls down the rebound | 52-65 |
| 04:04 | McNeese State | The jumper by Charlie Smith is denied by Richard Hairston | 52-65 |
| 04:03 | McNeese State | Arthur Collins grabs the offensive rebound | 52-65 |
| 03:44 | McNeese State | Larry Pugh misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 52-65 |
| 03:43 | Nicholls State | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 52-65 |
| 03:43 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-65 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charles Carreras (PG), Edward Dawson (SG), Scott Sipos (SF), Marcus Medeiros (PF) Robert Houston, Timothy Hudson, Henry Bostic, Richard Hairston | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Johnny Mullikin (PG), Donald Morgan (PF) Charlie Smith, Arthur Collins | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Nicholls State | John Smith blows the dunk | 52-65 |
| 03:25 | McNeese State | James Mitchell gets the rebound | 52-65 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Charles Carreras (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Edward Dawson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Sipos (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marcus Medeiros (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Johnny Mullikin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - William Wheeler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Larry Pugh (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Mitchell (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:08 | McNeese State | Larry Pugh connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Johnny Mullikin | 52-67 |
| 02:55 | Nicholls State | Marcus Medeiros misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 52-67 |
| 02:53 | McNeese State | Larry Pugh gets the rebound | 52-67 |
| 02:37 | McNeese State | Johnny Mullikin clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-67 |
| 02:35 | McNeese State | James Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 52-67 |
| 02:18 | McNeese State | Donald Morgan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 52-67 |
| 02:17 | Nicholls State | Scott Sipos grabs the board | 52-67 |
| 01:59 | Nicholls State | Edward Dawson misses short on a floater from the right side | 52-67 |
| 01:58 | Nicholls State | John Smith gets the offensive rebound | 52-67 |
| 01:46 | Nicholls State | John Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-67 |
| 01:45 | McNeese State | James Mitchell gets the rebound | 52-67 |
| 01:20 | McNeese State | William Wheeler clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-67 |
| 01:18 | McNeese State | Larry Pugh grabs the offensive rebound | 52-67 |
| 01:10 | McNeese State | Donald Morgan buries a runner in the paint set up by Johnny Mullikin | 52-69 |
| 00:57 | Nicholls State | Marcus Medeiros can't throw it down but the foul's on William Wheeler - foul #4 on William Wheeler, team foul #3 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Timothy Hudson (SG), Henry Bostic (SF), Kenneth Boggs (C) Edward Dawson, Scott Sipos, John Smith | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Joseph Eatmon (SF), Arthur Collins (PF), John Kalb (C) Larry Pugh, Donald Morgan, James Mitchell | |
| 00:57 | Nicholls State | Marcus Medeiros makes the 1st free throw | 53-69 |
| 00:57 | Nicholls State | Marcus Medeiros makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | McNeese State | Henry Bostic denies the turnaround by William Wheeler | 54-69 |
| 00:27 | McNeese State | Joseph Eatmon hits the follow up shot | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Nicholls State | Timothy Hudson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Henry Bostic | 57-71 |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Johnny Mullikin runs out the clock | 57-71 |