| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Tony Mercer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Greg Fairchild (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Milton Treece (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eric Curren (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglass Eckert (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Kenneth Crooks (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Arnold Erskine (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Vaughn (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bill Younts (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Boise State | Milton Treece inbounds the ball | 42-41 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Boise State | Eric Curren travels with the ball | 42-41 |
| 19:23 | McNeese State | Tony Mercer picks off the pass by Kenneth Crooks | 42-41 |
| 19:05 | Boise State | Milton Treece's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Bill Younts | 42-41 |
| 19:03 | Boise State | Douglass Eckert tips it home | 44-41 |
| 18:58 | McNeese State | Terry Jackson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Arnold Erskine and he's fouled by Tony Mercer - foul #2 on Tony Mercer, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| 18:58 | McNeese State | Terry Jackson misses the free throw | 44-43 |
| 18:58 | McNeese State | Bill Younts snags the offensive board | 44-43 |
| 18:39 | McNeese State | Joseph Vaughn misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-43 |
| 18:38 | McNeese State | Bill Younts can't tip it in | 44-43 |
| 18:36 | Boise State | Douglass Eckert gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 18:23 | Boise State | Tony Mercer misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 18:21 | McNeese State | Joseph Vaughn grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 18:03 | McNeese State | Kenneth Crooks clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Tony Mercer - foul #3 on Tony Mercer, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Hall (PG), Walter Capasso (PF) Tony Mercer, Eric Curren | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Edwin Shubert (PF) Terry Jackson | |
| 18:03 | McNeese State | Kenneth Crooks makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 18:03 | McNeese State | Kenneth Crooks makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 17:49 | Boise State | Milton Treece hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 17:48 | Boise State | Walter Capasso hits the follow up shot | 46-45 |
| 17:25 | McNeese State | Arnold Erskine misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 17:24 | Boise State | Douglass Eckert snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 17:18 | Boise State | Robert Hall clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 17:16 | Boise State | Douglass Eckert pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 17:01 | Boise State | Robert Hall misses the 3 from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 17:00 | McNeese State | Bill Younts snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 16:38 | McNeese State | Arnold Erskine clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 16:37 | Boise State | Douglass Eckert gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 16:31 | Boise State | Greg Fairchild clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-45 |
| 16:29 | McNeese State | Edwin Shubert snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 16:12 | McNeese State | Edwin Shubert hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Crooks | 46-47 |
| 16:07 | Boise State | Greg Fairchild comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 16:06 | Boise State | The offensive rebound goes to Greg Fairchild | 46-47 |
| 15:52 | Boise State | Walter Capasso scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Hall | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Greg Fairchild (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Milton Treece (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter Capasso (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglass Eckert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Kenneth Crooks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Erskine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Vaughn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edwin Shubert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Younts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:30 | McNeese State | Joseph Vaughn misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Greg Fairchild - foul #2 on Greg Fairchild, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Boise State | Tony Mercer (PG), Phillip Cross (SG), Louis Sharber (SF), Eric Curren (PF), Billy Hayner (C) Robert Hall, Greg Fairchild, Milton Treece, Walter Capasso, Douglass Eckert | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dennis Allen (PG), Keith Harris (SG), Terry Jackson (PF), Philip Constantino (C) Kenneth Crooks, Arnold Erskine, Edwin Shubert, Bill Younts | |
| 15:30 | McNeese State | Joseph Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 15:30 | McNeese State | Joseph Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 15:09 | Boise State | Tony Mercer misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-49 |
| 15:08 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Dennis Allen | 48-49 |
| 14:49 | McNeese State | Philip Constantino knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-51 |
| 14:33 | Boise State | Joseph Vaughn is called for the reach on Tony Mercer - foul #1 on Joseph Vaughn, team foul #1 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Brock (SF) Joseph Vaughn | |
| 14:22 | Boise State | Louis Sharber is hacked by Keith Harris - foul #1 on Keith Harris, team foul #2 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Hall (SG) Phillip Cross | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 14:04 | Boise State | Tony Mercer hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Louis Sharber | 50-51 |
| 13:44 | McNeese State | Philip Constantino scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by David Brock | 50-54 |
| 13:32 | Boise State | Philip Constantino picks off the pass by Tony Mercer | 50-54 |
| 13:18 | McNeese State | Keith Harris can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 50-54 |
| 13:16 | Boise State | Billy Hayner pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 13:11 | Boise State | Dennis Allen steals the ball from Tony Mercer | 50-54 |
| 13:07 | McNeese State | Dennis Allen hits the finger roll | 50-56 |
| 13:01 | Boise State | Tony Mercer clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Brock - foul #2 on David Brock, team foul #3 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Boise State | Phillip Cross (SG), Milton Treece (SF), Walter Capasso (PF), Richard Longacre (C) Robert Hall, Louis Sharber, Eric Curren, Billy Hayner | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Steven Bean (PG), Arnold Erskine (SG), Edwin Shubert (PF), Bill Younts (C) Dennis Allen, Keith Harris, Terry Jackson, Philip Constantino | |
| 13:01 | Boise State | Tony Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 13:01 | Boise State | Tony Mercer misses the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 13:01 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Bill Younts | 51-56 |
| 12:47 | McNeese State | David Brock misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 12:45 | McNeese State | David Brock tips it back up and in | 51-58 |
| 12:40 | Boise State | Milton Treece throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-58 |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Kim (PG), Greg Fairchild (SG), Douglass Eckert (C) Tony Mercer, Phillip Cross, Richard Longacre | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Kenneth Crooks (PG) Steven Bean | |
| 12:23 | McNeese State | Arnold Erskine misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Greg Fairchild - foul #3 on Greg Fairchild, team foul #4 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Joseph Vaughn (SF) David Brock | |
| 12:23 | McNeese State | Arnold Erskine makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 12:23 | McNeese State | Arnold Erskine misses the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 12:23 | Boise State | Walter Capasso grabs the defensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 12:12 | Boise State | Milton Treece drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglass Eckert | 54-59 |
| 11:51 | McNeese State | Joseph Vaughn clanks a jumper in the paint | 54-59 |
| 11:50 | Boise State | Walter Capasso gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Robert Kim (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Greg Fairchild (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Milton Treece (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter Capasso (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglass Eckert (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Kenneth Crooks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Erskine (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Vaughn (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edwin Shubert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Younts (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Boise State | Greg Fairchild misses the jumper from the right side | 54-59 |
| 11:31 | McNeese State | Joseph Vaughn snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| 11:06 | McNeese State | Kenneth Crooks drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 11:02 | Boise State | Greg Fairchild banks in the layup set up by Robert Kim | 56-61 |
| 10:40 | McNeese State | Joseph Vaughn blows the layup | 56-61 |
| 10:38 | Boise State | Walter Capasso snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| 10:34 | Boise State | Edwin Shubert steals it from Greg Fairchild | 56-61 |
| 10:10 | McNeese State | Kenneth Crooks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 10:08 | McNeese State | Bill Younts grabs the offensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 09:50 | McNeese State | Arnold Erskine buries a 3 from straight away | 56-64 |
| 09:44 | Boise State | Walter Capasso hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-64 |
| 09:42 | Boise State | Walter Capasso grabs the offensive board | 56-64 |
| 09:26 | Boise State | Robert Kim buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Milton Treece | 59-64 |
| 08:59 | McNeese State | Edwin Shubert clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-64 |
| 08:58 | McNeese State | Bill Younts hits the follow up shot | 59-66 |
| 08:48 | Boise State | Milton Treece misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-66 |
| 08:47 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Bill Younts | 59-66 |
| 08:30 | McNeese State | Joseph Vaughn misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Milton Treece - foul #1 on Milton Treece, team foul #5 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Boise State | Tony Mercer (PG), Robert Hall (SG), Louis Sharber (SF), Eric Curren (PF), Billy Hayner (C) Robert Kim, Greg Fairchild, Milton Treece, Walter Capasso, Douglass Eckert | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dennis Allen (PG), Keith Harris (SG), Terry Jackson (PF), Philip Constantino (C) Kenneth Crooks, Arnold Erskine, Edwin Shubert, Bill Younts | |
| 08:30 | McNeese State | Joseph Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 08:30 | McNeese State | Joseph Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 08:14 | Boise State | Louis Sharber can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Joseph Vaughn - foul #2 on Joseph Vaughn, team foul #4 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Brock (SF) Joseph Vaughn | |
| 08:14 | Boise State | Louis Sharber misses the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 08:14 | Boise State | Louis Sharber makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 07:50 | McNeese State | Keith Harris connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Brock | 60-71 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Tony Mercer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hall (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Louis Sharber (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eric Curren (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Hayner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Dennis Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Harris (fresh) 11 pts. SF - David Brock (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Terry Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Constantino (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Boise State | Louis Sharber scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Hall | 62-71 |
| 07:15 | McNeese State | Philip Constantino clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-71 |
| 07:14 | Boise State | Billy Hayner snags the defensive board | 62-71 |
| 07:09 | Boise State | Tony Mercer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-71 |
| 07:07 | Boise State | Billy Hayner grabs the offensive board | 62-71 |
| 06:53 | Boise State | Billy Hayner misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Philip Constantino - foul #2 on Philip Constantino, team foul #5 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bill Younts (C) Philip Constantino | |
| 06:53 | Boise State | Billy Hayner makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 06:53 | Boise State | Billy Hayner misses the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 06:53 | McNeese State | Keith Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 63-71 |
| 06:35 | McNeese State | Dennis Allen travels with the ball | 63-71 |
| Subs | Boise State | Richard Longacre (PF) Eric Curren | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 06:17 | Boise State | Billy Hayner is fouled on the floor by Bill Younts - foul #1 on Bill Younts, team foul #6 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Boise State | Milton Treece (SG), Eric Curren (PF) Louis Sharber, Billy Hayner | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Steven Bean (PG), Arnold Erskine (SG) Dennis Allen, Terry Jackson | |
| 06:09 | Boise State | Robert Hall misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Brock - foul #3 on David Brock, team foul #7 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Joseph Vaughn (SF), Edwin Shubert (PF) David Brock, Keith Harris | |
| 06:09 | Boise State | Robert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 06:09 | Boise State | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 05:57 | McNeese State | Robert Hall is called for the reach on Bill Younts - foul #1 on Robert Hall, team foul #6 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Kim (PG), Phillip Cross (SG) Tony Mercer, Robert Hall | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 05:45 | McNeese State | Joseph Vaughn can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 65-71 |
| 05:43 | McNeese State | Bill Younts grabs the offensive board | 65-71 |
| 05:38 | McNeese State | Arnold Erskine can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 65-71 |
| 05:36 | Boise State | Eric Curren gets the rebound | 65-71 |
| 05:30 | Boise State | Robert Kim loses the dribble to Bill Younts | 65-71 |
| 05:20 | McNeese State | Steven Bean buries a jumper from the left side set up by Arnold Erskine | 65-73 |
| 05:04 | Boise State | Robert Kim makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Milton Treece | 68-73 |
| 04:53 | McNeese State | Edwin Shubert misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-73 |
| 04:51 | McNeese State | Edwin Shubert gets the offensive rebound | 68-73 |
| 04:35 | McNeese State | Joseph Vaughn comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 68-73 |
| 04:34 | McNeese State | Bill Younts tips it but misses | 68-73 |
| 04:32 | Boise State | Milton Treece snags the defensive board | 68-73 |
| 04:28 | Boise State | Richard Longacre hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 68-73 |
| 04:26 | McNeese State | Edwin Shubert snags the defensive board | 68-73 |
| 04:19 | McNeese State | Bill Younts knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Arnold Erskine | 68-75 |
| 04:19 | Boise State | Boise State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-75 |
| Subs | Boise State | Tony Mercer (PG), Greg Fairchild (SG), Louis Sharber (SF), Walter Capasso (PF), Douglass Eckert (C) Robert Kim, Phillip Cross, Milton Treece, Eric Curren, Richard Longacre | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Kenneth Crooks (PG), Terry Jackson (PF) Steven Bean, Edwin Shubert | |
| 03:50 | Boise State | Bill Younts steals it from Douglass Eckert | 68-75 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Tony Mercer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Greg Fairchild (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Louis Sharber (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Walter Capasso (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Douglass Eckert (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Kenneth Crooks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Erskine (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Vaughn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Terry Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Younts (fresh) 10 pts. 13 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:41 | McNeese State | Arnold Erskine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-75 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Brock (SF) Joseph Vaughn | |
| 03:21 | Boise State | Walter Capasso is fouled on the floor by Terry Jackson - foul #1 on Terry Jackson, team foul #8 | 68-75 |
| 03:21 | Boise State | Walter Capasso makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 03:21 | Boise State | Walter Capasso misses the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 03:21 | McNeese State | Terry Jackson snags the defensive board | 69-75 |
| 02:59 | McNeese State | Kenneth Crooks makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Terry Jackson | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:49 | Boise State | Greg Fairchild is called for traveling | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak 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) | |
| 02:27 | McNeese State | Terry Jackson buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Arnold Erskine | 69-80 |
| 02:21 | Boise State | Walter Capasso knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Louis Sharber | 71-80 |
| 01:52 | McNeese State | David Brock buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Crooks | 71-83 |
| 01:37 | Boise State | Tony Mercer hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Kenneth Crooks - foul #1 on Kenneth Crooks, team foul #9 | 71-83 |
| Subs | Boise State | Milton Treece (SG), Robert Hall (SF), Billy Hayner (C) Greg Fairchild, Louis Sharber, Douglass Eckert | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dennis Allen (PG), Keith Harris (SG), Edwin Shubert (PF), Philip Constantino (C) Kenneth Crooks, Arnold Erskine, Terry Jackson, Bill Younts | |
| 01:37 | Boise State | Tony Mercer misses the 1st free throw | 71-83 |
| 01:37 | Boise State | Tony Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 72-83 |
| 01:08 | McNeese State | David Brock scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Dennis Allen | 72-85 |
| 00:50 | Boise State | Milton Treece misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-85 |
| 00:48 | McNeese State | Edwin Shubert snags the defensive board | 72-85 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak 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) | |
| 00:22 | McNeese State | David Brock clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Hall - foul #2 on Robert Hall, team foul #7 | 72-85 |
| Subs | Boise State | Richard Longacre (SF) Tony Mercer | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 00:22 | McNeese State | David Brock misses the 1st free throw | 72-85 |
| 00:22 | McNeese State | David Brock makes the 2nd free throw | 72-86 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise 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) | |
| 00:18 | Boise State | Walter Capasso drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Hall | 75-86 |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Dennis Allen runs out the clock | 75-86 |