| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Ron Justice (fresh) SG - Lionel Finn (fresh) SF - Matthew Dewey (fresh) PF - Thomas Stacey (fresh) C - Lorenzo Reyes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Arthur Thompson (fresh) SG - Charles Olsen (fresh) SF - Arthur Yandell (fresh) PF - William Detrick (fresh) C - Gregory Sanders (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Gregory Sanders wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Arthur Thompson | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | The Citadel | Lionel Finn blows the dunk | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | McNeese State | Gregory Sanders snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | McNeese State | Gregory Sanders hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Detrick | 0-4 |
| 18:30 | The Citadel | Lorenzo Reyes is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Lorenzo Reyes, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:11 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Matthew Dewey - foul #1 on Matthew Dewey, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 18:11 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell makes the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:11 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell makes the 2nd free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:53 | The Citadel | Ron Justice is fouled on the floor by Arthur Thompson - foul #1 on Arthur Thompson, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 17:39 | The Citadel | Ron Justice comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-6 |
| 17:37 | McNeese State | Charles Olsen grabs the defensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:32 | McNeese State | Ron Justice is called for the reach on Arthur Thompson - foul #1 on Ron Justice, team foul #3 | 0-6 |
| 17:14 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 0-9 |
| 16:57 | The Citadel | Lionel Finn misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-9 |
| 16:55 | McNeese State | William Detrick grabs the defensive rebound | 0-9 |
| 16:44 | McNeese State | Ron Justice steals the ball from Gregory Sanders | 0-9 |
| 16:27 | The Citadel | Lorenzo Reyes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-9 |
| 16:00 | McNeese State | Charles Olsen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-9 |
| 15:58 | The Citadel | Thomas Stacey grabs the board | 0-9 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Ron Justice (fresh) SG - Lionel Finn (fresh) SF - Matthew Dewey (fresh) PF - Thomas Stacey (fresh) C - Lorenzo Reyes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Arthur Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Olsen (fresh) SF - Arthur Yandell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Detrick (fresh) C - Gregory Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | The Citadel | Lionel Finn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-9 |
| 15:42 | The Citadel | Ron Justice grabs the offensive board | 0-9 |
| 15:27 | The Citadel | Ron Justice's layup is rejected by William Detrick | 0-9 |
| 15:26 | The Citadel | Lorenzo Reyes pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-9 |
| 15:17 | The Citadel | Arthur Yandell steals it from Lionel Finn | 0-9 |
| 15:07 | McNeese State | Thomas Stacey picks off the pass by Arthur Yandell | 0-9 |
| 14:54 | The Citadel | Thomas Stacey drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Lionel Finn | 2-9 |
| 14:37 | McNeese State | Lorenzo Reyes steals the ball from Charles Olsen | 2-9 |
| 14:16 | The Citadel | Matthew Dewey can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-9 |
| 14:14 | McNeese State | Arthur Thompson snags the defensive board | 2-9 |
| 13:55 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-9 |
| 13:53 | The Citadel | Thomas Stacey grabs the defensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 13:34 | The Citadel | Matthew Dewey scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lionel Finn | 5-9 |
| 13:19 | McNeese State | Lorenzo Reyes swats the short shot by Arthur Thompson | 5-9 |
| 13:17 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 13:01 | McNeese State | Gregory Sanders misses the easy layup | 5-9 |
| 13:00 | The Citadel | Thomas Stacey pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 12:52 | The Citadel | Lorenzo Reyes clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 12:51 | The Citadel | Thomas Stacey tips it back up and in | 7-9 |
| 12:44 | McNeese State | Charles Olsen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 12:42 | McNeese State | Gregory Sanders can't tip it in | 7-9 |
| 12:40 | The Citadel | Lionel Finn grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 12:19 | The Citadel | Thomas Stacey hits the finger roll set up by Lionel Finn and the foul's on Gregory Sanders - foul #1 on Gregory Sanders, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Lambert (PG), James Kulick (SG), George Broadwell (SF), Mel White (C) Ron Justice, Lionel Finn, Matthew Dewey, Lorenzo Reyes | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Nicholas Swan (PG), Curtis Fouch (SG), William Pope (SF), William Keller (PF), Leroy Molloy (C) Arthur Thompson, Charles Olsen, Arthur Yandell, William Detrick, Gregory Sanders | |
| 12:19 | The Citadel | Thomas Stacey makes the free throw | 10-9 |
| 11:59 | McNeese State | William Pope misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-9 |
| 11:58 | McNeese State | Leroy Molloy can't tip it in | 10-9 |
| 11:56 | The Citadel | Mel White gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - David Lambert (fresh) SG - James Kulick (fresh) SF - George Broadwell (fresh) PF - Thomas Stacey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Mel White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Nicholas Swan (fresh) SG - Curtis Fouch (fresh) SF - William Pope (fresh) PF - William Keller (fresh) C - Leroy Molloy (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | The Citadel | Mel White hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 11:40 | The Citadel | George Broadwell grabs the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 11:17 | The Citadel | James Kulick misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 11:16 | McNeese State | William Keller gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 10:57 | McNeese State | Nicholas Swan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Kulick - foul #1 on James Kulick, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Kevin Kowalowski (C) Thomas Stacey | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 10:57 | McNeese State | Nicholas Swan makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 10:57 | McNeese State | Nicholas Swan makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 10:40 | The Citadel | Mel White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-11 |
| 10:27 | McNeese State | Curtis Fouch is fouled on the floor by James Kulick - foul #2 on James Kulick, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Lionel Finn (SG) James Kulick | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 10:21 | McNeese State | William Pope hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Leroy Molloy | 10-14 |
| 10:07 | The Citadel | Mel White is fouled on the floor by William Keller - foul #1 on William Keller, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Matthew Dewey (SF), Lorenzo Reyes (C) George Broadwell, Kevin Kowalowski | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Charles Olsen (SG) Curtis Fouch | |
| 09:50 | The Citadel | David Lambert scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Dewey | 13-14 |
| 09:34 | McNeese State | William Keller is fouled on the floor by Mel White - foul #1 on Mel White, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ron Justice (PG) David Lambert | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell (SF), William Detrick (PF) William Pope, William Keller | |
| 09:24 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Nicholas Swan | 13-16 |
| 09:03 | The Citadel | Lionel Finn hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Lorenzo Reyes | 16-16 |
| 08:50 | McNeese State | Nicholas Swan loses the ball out of bounds | 16-16 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Stacey (PF) Mel White | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Arthur Thompson (PG), Gregory Sanders (C) Nicholas Swan, Leroy Molloy | |
| 08:36 | The Citadel | Ron Justice misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Arthur Thompson - foul #2 on Arthur Thompson, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Justin Jensen (PG) Arthur Thompson | |
| 08:36 | The Citadel | Ron Justice makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:36 | The Citadel | Ron Justice misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:36 | McNeese State | Gregory Sanders pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:15 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-16 |
| 08:13 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Yandell | 17-16 |
| 07:55 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell banks in the layup and the foul's on Thomas Stacey - foul #1 on Thomas Stacey, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Lambert (SG), George Broadwell (SF), Kevin Kowalowski (C) Lionel Finn, Matthew Dewey, Lorenzo Reyes | |
| Subs | McNeese State | William Pope (SG) Charles Olsen | |
| 07:55 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell makes the free throw | 17-19 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Ron Justice (fresh) 1 pts. SG - David Lambert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Broadwell (fresh) PF - Thomas Stacey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Kowalowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Justin Jensen (fresh) SG - William Pope (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Yandell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Detrick (fresh) C - Gregory Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | The Citadel | Ron Justice scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Lambert | 19-19 |
| 07:24 | McNeese State | Justin Jensen knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 19-21 |
| 07:13 | The Citadel | George Broadwell drills a runner from the baseline | 21-21 |
| 07:08 | McNeese State | Justin Jensen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-21 |
| 07:06 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Kevin Kowalowski | 21-21 |
| 06:58 | The Citadel | Thomas Stacey is hacked by William Detrick - foul #1 on William Detrick, team foul #5 | 21-21 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Terry Barnette (PG), Matthew Dewey (SF), Lorenzo Reyes (C) Ron Justice, George Broadwell, Kevin Kowalowski | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Nicholas Swan (PG), Charles Olsen (SG), William Keller (PF), Leroy Molloy (C) Justin Jensen, Arthur Yandell, William Detrick, Gregory Sanders | |
| 06:49 | The Citadel | David Lambert connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Terry Barnette | 23-21 |
| 06:26 | McNeese State | Nicholas Swan loses the dribble to Terry Barnette | 23-21 |
| 06:22 | The Citadel | Terry Barnette dunks the ball | 25-21 |
| 05:56 | McNeese State | Nicholas Swan misses the 3 from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 05:55 | The Citadel | Matthew Dewey gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 05:42 | The Citadel | Thomas Stacey blows the layup | 25-21 |
| 05:41 | The Citadel | Lorenzo Reyes grabs the offensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 05:33 | The Citadel | David Lambert is hacked by Charles Olsen - foul #1 on Charles Olsen, team foul #6 | 25-21 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ron Justice (PG), Lionel Finn (SG), Mel White (PF) Terry Barnette, David Lambert, Thomas Stacey | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell (SF), William Detrick (PF), Gregory Sanders (C) William Pope, William Keller, Leroy Molloy | |
| 05:21 | The Citadel | Matthew Dewey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-21 |
| 05:20 | McNeese State | Gregory Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 05:16 | McNeese State | The 3pt attempt by Nicholas Swan is denied by Lionel Finn | 25-21 |
| 05:15 | The Citadel | Matthew Dewey gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 04:56 | The Citadel | Matthew Dewey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-21 |
| Subs | The Citadel | George Broadwell (SF), Kevin Kowalowski (C) Matthew Dewey, Lorenzo Reyes | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 04:27 | McNeese State | Charles Olsen misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 04:25 | The Citadel | Mel White snags the defensive board | 25-21 |
| 04:02 | The Citadel | Arthur Yandell steals the ball from Ron Justice | 25-21 |
| 03:59 | McNeese State | Charles Olsen banks in the layup set up by Arthur Yandell | 25-23 |
| 03:42 | The Citadel | Lionel Finn is denied on a layup by William Detrick | 25-23 |
| 03:41 | The Citadel | Mel White misses the tip | 25-23 |
| 03:39 | McNeese State | William Detrick grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Ron Justice (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lionel Finn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Broadwell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mel White (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Kowalowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Nicholas Swan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Olsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Yandell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Detrick (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:34 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 25-23 |
| 03:32 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell tips it in | 25-25 |
| 03:17 | The Citadel | Nicholas Swan takes the ball from George Broadwell | 25-25 |
| 03:10 | McNeese State | Charles Olsen scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Nicholas Swan | 25-27 |
| 02:41 | The Citadel | Lionel Finn misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 25-27 |
| 02:40 | The Citadel | Kevin Kowalowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 02:29 | The Citadel | Gregory Sanders denies the turnaround by Mel White | 25-27 |
| 02:28 | McNeese State | Gregory Sanders snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 02:22 | McNeese State | Charles Olsen connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Sanders | 25-30 |
| 02:16 | The Citadel | Ron Justice comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-30 |
| 02:14 | McNeese State | William Detrick pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 02:01 | McNeese State | Lionel Finn picks off the pass by Gregory Sanders | 25-30 |
| 01:58 | The Citadel | Mel White can't throw it down | 25-30 |
| 01:57 | McNeese State | William Detrick grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 01:53 | McNeese State | Nicholas Swan connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Arthur Yandell | 25-32 |
| 01:33 | The Citadel | George Broadwell hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 25-32 |
| 01:32 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 01:26 | McNeese State | Nicholas Swan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-32 |
| 01:25 | The Citadel | Mel White gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 01:10 | The Citadel | Lionel Finn misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-32 |
| 01:08 | McNeese State | Gregory Sanders grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 00:53 | McNeese State | William Detrick clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 00:51 | The Citadel | Ron Justice grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 00:33 | The Citadel | Mel White makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 00:16 | McNeese State | Nicholas Swan scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Olsen | 27-35 |
| 00:08 | The Citadel | Lionel Finn is fouled on the floor by Arthur Yandell - foul #1 on Arthur Yandell, team foul #7 | 27-35 |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Lambert (PG), Matthew Dewey (SF), Thomas Stacey (PF), Lorenzo Reyes (C) Ron Justice, George Broadwell, Mel White, Kevin Kowalowski | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Arthur Thompson (PG), Curtis Fouch (SG), William Pope (SF), William Keller (PF), Leroy Molloy (C) Nicholas Swan, Charles Olsen, Arthur Yandell, William Detrick, Gregory Sanders | |
| 00:08 | The Citadel | Lionel Finn makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:08 | The Citadel | Lionel Finn misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:08 | The Citadel | Lorenzo Reyes pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 00:02 | The Citadel | Lionel Finn connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-35 |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Arthur Thompson misses short on a fullcourt shot | 31-35 |