| Lineup | Rivier | PG - Curtis Whisenant (fresh) SG - William Johnson (fresh) SF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) PF - Joseph Scott (fresh) C - Gerry Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Michael Kessler (fresh) SG - Allen Bennett (fresh) SF - Craig Kim (fresh) PF - Melvin Petit (fresh) C - Stephen Giroux (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rivier | Joseph Scott wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rivier | Rivier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Rivier | William Johnson's floater is tipped away by Stephen Giroux | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Louisiana | Melvin Petit gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Louisiana | Stephen Giroux comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Louisiana | Craig Kim gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Louisiana | Stephen Giroux can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by William Johnson - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Louisiana | Stephen Giroux makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:01 | Louisiana | Stephen Giroux makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Rivier | William Johnson comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Allen Bennett - foul #1 on Allen Bennett, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Rivier | William Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:40 | Rivier | William Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:40 | Louisiana | Stephen Giroux pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:29 | Louisiana | Melvin Petit is called for a backcourt violation | 1-2 |
| 18:10 | Rivier | Gerry Jackson misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 1-2 |
| 18:09 | Louisiana | Melvin Petit gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:03 | Louisiana | Allen Bennett drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Giroux | 1-5 |
| 17:41 | Rivier | Joseph Scott connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Curtis Whisenant | 4-5 |
| 17:21 | Louisiana | Joseph Scott swats the layup by Stephen Giroux | 4-5 |
| 17:19 | Rivier | Curtis Whisenant grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:08 | Rivier | Allen Bennett is called for the reach on Joseph Mitchell - foul #2 on Allen Bennett, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Rivier | John Lawrence (PG), Vincent Yoder (SG), Scott Lynch (SF), Peter Hughes (PF), Paul Watson (C) Curtis Whisenant, William Johnson, Joseph Mitchell, Joseph Scott, Gerry Jackson | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Walter Davis (SG) Allen Bennett | |
| 16:51 | Rivier | Stephen Giroux swats the layup by Paul Watson | 4-5 |
| 16:49 | Louisiana | Melvin Petit pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:47 | Louisiana | Walter Davis double dribbles in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| Subs | Rivier | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Charles Bustos (SF) Craig Kim | |
| 16:32 | Rivier | John Lawrence misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 16:31 | Louisiana | Stephen Giroux gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:14 | Louisiana | Walter Davis dunks the ball set up by Stephen Giroux and he's hacked by Vincent Yoder - foul #1 on Vincent Yoder, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Rivier | William Johnson (SG) Vincent Yoder | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Charles Whaley (SG), Thomas Sanders (SF), John Chisolm (C) Michael Kessler, Melvin Petit, Stephen Giroux | |
| 16:14 | Louisiana | Walter Davis misses the free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:14 | Rivier | The rebound goes to Peter Hughes | 4-7 |
| 15:51 | Rivier | William Johnson hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 4-7 |
| 15:49 | Rivier | Scott Lynch tips it but misses | 4-7 |
| 15:47 | Rivier | Peter Hughes misses the tip | 4-7 |
| 15:46 | Rivier | John Lawrence hits the follow up shot | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Rivier | PG - John Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Scott Lynch (fresh) PF - Peter Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Watson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Walter Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Whaley (fresh) SF - Thomas Sanders (fresh) PF - Charles Bustos (fresh) C - John Chisolm (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Louisiana | Charles Bustos blows the wide open layup | 6-7 |
| 15:28 | Rivier | John Lawrence grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 15:09 | Rivier | Peter Hughes double dribbles | 6-7 |
| Subs | Rivier | Curtis Whisenant (PG), Vincent Yoder (SF), Joseph Scott (PF), James Turner (C) John Lawrence, Scott Lynch, Peter Hughes, Paul Watson | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Greg Esteban (SG), Craig Kim (SF) Walter Davis, Charles Bustos | |
| 14:59 | Louisiana | Thomas Sanders misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 14:57 | Rivier | William Johnson gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:38 | Rivier | Vincent Yoder is called for traveling | 6-7 |
| Subs | Rivier | Joseph Mitchell (SF), Gerry Jackson (C) William Johnson, James Turner | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Michael Kessler (PG), Melvin Petit (PF), Stephen Giroux (C) Greg Esteban, Thomas Sanders, John Chisolm | |
| 14:26 | Louisiana | Craig Kim clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 14:25 | Louisiana | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Giroux | 6-7 |
| 14:17 | Louisiana | Michael Kessler buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Whaley | 6-9 |
| 14:02 | Rivier | Joseph Scott drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Curtis Whisenant | 8-9 |
| 13:38 | Louisiana | Craig Kim hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 13:37 | Rivier | Joseph Scott pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:25 | Rivier | Vincent Yoder comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 13:24 | Louisiana | Craig Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:22 | Louisiana | Craig Kim is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Mitchell - foul #1 on Joseph Mitchell, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Rivier | William Ransom (PG), William Johnson (SG), John Lawrence (SF), Scott Lynch (PF), James Turner (C) Curtis Whisenant, Vincent Yoder, Joseph Mitchell, Joseph Scott, Gerry Jackson | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Walter Davis (PG), Greg Esteban (SG), Thomas Sanders (SF), Charles Bustos (PF), John Chisolm (C) Michael Kessler, Charles Whaley, Craig Kim, Melvin Petit, Stephen Giroux | |
| 13:09 | Louisiana | Greg Esteban misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 13:08 | Rivier | The rebound goes to Scott Lynch | 8-9 |
| 13:02 | Rivier | William Johnson is fouled on the floor by Greg Esteban - foul #1 on Greg Esteban, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| 12:45 | Rivier | Scott Lynch can't finish the layup | 8-9 |
| 12:43 | Louisiana | Charles Bustos gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 12:41 | Louisiana | Walter Davis is hacked by Scott Lynch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Lynch, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Rivier | Peter Hughes (PF), Paul Watson (C) William Ransom, James Turner | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 12:28 | Louisiana | Walter Davis scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Bustos | 8-11 |
| 12:06 | Rivier | Peter Hughes misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 12:04 | Louisiana | Greg Esteban pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 11:42 | Louisiana | Greg Esteban comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 11:41 | Rivier | John Lawrence gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Rivier | PG - John Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Scott Lynch (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Peter Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Watson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Walter Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Greg Esteban (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Sanders (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Bustos (fairly fresh) C - John Chisolm (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Rivier | Peter Hughes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 11:27 | Rivier | William Johnson tips it in | 10-11 |
| 11:09 | Louisiana | John Chisolm connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Walter Davis | 10-13 |
| 10:49 | Rivier | Peter Hughes is fouled on the floor by Charles Bustos - foul #1 on Charles Bustos, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Rivier | Curtis Whisenant (PG), Vincent Yoder (SG), Joseph Mitchell (SF), Joseph Scott (PF), Gerry Jackson (C) John Lawrence, William Johnson, Scott Lynch, Peter Hughes, Paul Watson | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Michael Kessler (PG), Charles Whaley (SG), Craig Kim (SF), Melvin Petit (PF), Stephen Giroux (C) Walter Davis, Greg Esteban, Thomas Sanders, Charles Bustos, John Chisolm | |
| 10:33 | Rivier | Curtis Whisenant connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Vincent Yoder and he's fouled by Charles Whaley - foul #1 on Charles Whaley, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| 10:33 | Rivier | Curtis Whisenant makes the free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:08 | Louisiana | Charles Whaley misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Scott - foul #1 on Joseph Scott, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| 10:08 | Louisiana | Charles Whaley misses the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:08 | Louisiana | Charles Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:57 | Rivier | Gerry Jackson's floater is tipped away by Melvin Petit | 13-14 |
| 09:55 | Louisiana | Craig Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:50 | Louisiana | Michael Kessler misses the fadeaway from the right side | 13-14 |
| 09:48 | Rivier | Curtis Whisenant gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:24 | Rivier | Gerry Jackson banks in the layup set up by Curtis Whisenant | 15-14 |
| 09:09 | Louisiana | Craig Kim connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Whaley | 15-17 |
| 08:49 | Rivier | Joseph Scott clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Melvin Petit - foul #1 on Melvin Petit, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Rivier | William Ransom (PG), William Johnson (SG), John Lawrence (SF), James Turner (C) Curtis Whisenant, Vincent Yoder, Joseph Mitchell, Gerry Jackson | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Walter Davis (SG), John Chisolm (PF) Charles Whaley, Melvin Petit | |
| 08:49 | Rivier | Joseph Scott makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:49 | Rivier | Joseph Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:43 | Louisiana | William Johnson picks off the pass by Michael Kessler in the backcourt | 17-17 |
| 08:42 | Rivier | John Lawrence lays it in on a great pass from William Johnson | 19-17 |
| 08:24 | Louisiana | Michael Kessler scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-20 |
| 08:08 | Rivier | William Ransom can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-20 |
| 08:07 | Louisiana | John Chisolm snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 07:46 | Louisiana | Walter Davis clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 07:45 | Louisiana | John Chisolm gets the offensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 07:40 | Louisiana | John Chisolm scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Walter Davis | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Rivier | PG - William Ransom (fresh) SG - William Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - James Turner (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Michael Kessler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Walter Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Kim (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Chisolm (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Giroux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:11 | Rivier | John Lawrence is hacked by Craig Kim - foul #1 on Craig Kim, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Rivier | Scott Lynch (SF), Peter Hughes (PF), Paul Watson (C) William Ransom, Joseph Scott, James Turner | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Charles Whaley (PG), Greg Esteban (SG), Thomas Sanders (SF), Melvin Petit (PF), Charles Bustos (C) Michael Kessler, Walter Davis, Craig Kim, John Chisolm, Stephen Giroux | |
| 07:11 | Rivier | John Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:11 | Rivier | John Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:56 | Louisiana | Greg Esteban can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 06:54 | Louisiana | Melvin Petit tips it but misses | 21-22 |
| 06:53 | Rivier | Scott Lynch grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 06:36 | Rivier | Peter Hughes makes the 3 from straight away set up by John Lawrence | 24-22 |
| 06:26 | Louisiana | Charles Whaley comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-22 |
| 06:24 | Rivier | Peter Hughes pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 06:05 | Rivier | Thomas Sanders picks off the pass by Peter Hughes | 24-22 |
| 05:52 | Louisiana | Charles Whaley knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Greg Esteban | 24-24 |
| 05:43 | Rivier | Paul Watson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Bustos - foul #2 on Charles Bustos, team foul #8 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Rivier | Curtis Whisenant (PG), Vincent Yoder (SG), Joseph Mitchell (SF), Gerry Jackson (C) John Lawrence, William Johnson, Scott Lynch, Peter Hughes | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Michael Kessler (PG), Walter Davis (SG), Craig Kim (SF), John Chisolm (C) Charles Whaley, Greg Esteban, Thomas Sanders, Charles Bustos | |
| 05:43 | Rivier | Paul Watson makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:43 | Rivier | Paul Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 05:40 | Louisiana | John Chisolm's pass is intercepted by Joseph Mitchell in the backcourt | 26-24 |
| 05:22 | Rivier | Curtis Whisenant drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Vincent Yoder | 28-24 |
| 05:18 | Louisiana | Joseph Mitchell is called for the reach on John Chisolm in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Mitchell, team foul #6 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Rivier | William Ransom (SG), Joseph Scott (PF) Joseph Mitchell, Paul Watson | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 05:11 | Louisiana | Melvin Petit can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 28-24 |
| 05:10 | Louisiana | John Chisolm grabs the offensive board | 28-24 |
| 04:56 | Louisiana | Walter Davis misses the easy open layup | 28-24 |
| 04:55 | Rivier | Gerry Jackson snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 04:37 | Rivier | Gerry Jackson double dribbles | 28-24 |
| Subs | Rivier | James Turner (C) Gerry Jackson | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Greg Esteban (SG), Stephen Giroux (C) Walter Davis, John Chisolm | |
| 04:30 | Louisiana | Craig Kim can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 04:28 | Louisiana | Craig Kim pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 04:17 | Louisiana | Craig Kim hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Melvin Petit | 28-26 |
| 04:00 | Rivier | William Ransom misses the 3 from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 03:59 | Louisiana | Stephen Giroux grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 03:55 | Louisiana | Michael Kessler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-26 |
| Subs | Rivier | William Johnson (SG), Joseph Mitchell (SF), Scott Lynch (PF), Gerry Jackson (C) William Ransom, Vincent Yoder, Joseph Scott, James Turner | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Charles Whaley (PG), Allen Bennett (SG), Charles Bustos (PF) Michael Kessler, Greg Esteban, Melvin Petit | |
| 03:39 | Rivier | Joseph Mitchell can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 28-26 |
| 03:38 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Stephen Giroux | 28-26 |
| Lineup | Rivier | PG - Curtis Whisenant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) PF - Scott Lynch (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gerry Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Charles Whaley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Craig Kim (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Bustos (fresh) C - Stephen Giroux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:18 | Louisiana | Allen Bennett buries a floater from just outside the lane | 28-28 |
| 02:54 | Rivier | Gerry Jackson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-28 |
| 02:53 | Rivier | Curtis Whisenant tips it but misses | 28-28 |
| 02:52 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Charles Bustos | 28-28 |
| 02:42 | Louisiana | Stephen Giroux's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | Rivier | John Lawrence (PG), Vincent Yoder (SF), Peter Hughes (PF), Paul Watson (C) Curtis Whisenant, Joseph Mitchell, Scott Lynch, Gerry Jackson | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Thomas Sanders (SF), John Chisolm (PF) Craig Kim, Charles Bustos | |
| 02:21 | Rivier | Peter Hughes makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by William Johnson | 31-28 |
| 02:19 | Louisiana | John Lawrence is called for the reach on Charles Whaley in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Lawrence, team foul #7 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Rivier | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Greg Esteban (SG), Melvin Petit (PF) Allen Bennett, Stephen Giroux | |
| 02:19 | Louisiana | Charles Whaley misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:19 | Rivier | The rebound goes to William Johnson | 31-28 |
| 02:00 | Rivier | John Lawrence hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 31-28 |
| 01:58 | Rivier | Vincent Yoder pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 01:35 | Rivier | John Lawrence misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 01:33 | Rivier | William Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 01:22 | Rivier | Peter Hughes misses long on a runner in the paint | 31-28 |
| 01:20 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to John Chisolm | 31-28 |
| 01:02 | Louisiana | Thomas Sanders misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 01:01 | Rivier | William Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 00:48 | Rivier | William Johnson drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Lawrence | 33-28 |
| 00:46 | Louisiana | Charles Whaley is fouled in the backcourt by John Lawrence - foul #2 on John Lawrence, team foul #8 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Rivier | William Ransom (PG), Joseph Mitchell (SF), Scott Lynch (PF), James Turner (C) John Lawrence, Vincent Yoder, Peter Hughes, Paul Watson | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Allen Bennett (SG), Walter Davis (SF), Charles Bustos (PF), Stephen Giroux (C) Greg Esteban, Thomas Sanders, Melvin Petit, John Chisolm | |
| 00:46 | Louisiana | Charles Whaley misses the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:46 | Rivier | Scott Lynch snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 00:30 | Rivier | Walter Davis steals the ball from Joseph Mitchell | 33-28 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana | Allen Bennett is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 00:00 | Rivier | Joseph Mitchell snags the defensive board | 33-28 |