| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Allen Grochowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard McCulloch (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clarence Crippen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Eric Blasingame (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Silas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hunsicker (fresh) PF - James Osterhout (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Maloney (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Richard McCulloch inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Eric Blasingame - foul #1 on Eric Blasingame, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 19:42 | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 19:42 | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 19:25 | McNeese State | Andrew Silas travels with the ball | 38-34 |
| 19:09 | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski is whistled for traveling | 38-34 |
| 18:47 | McNeese State | Andrew Silas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 18:46 | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:29 | Cleveland State | Richard McCulloch connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 18:10 | McNeese State | Joseph Hunsicker misses long on a shot from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 18:08 | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 18:03 | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-34 |
| 18:02 | McNeese State | Joseph Hunsicker grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 17:58 | McNeese State | Andrew Silas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 17:56 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Stanley Jordan | 41-34 |
| 17:38 | Cleveland State | Richard McCulloch clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Donald Maloney - foul #2 on Donald Maloney, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| 17:38 | Cleveland State | Richard McCulloch makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:38 | Cleveland State | Richard McCulloch makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 17:23 | McNeese State | Eric Blasingame knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Hunsicker | 43-37 |
| 17:10 | Cleveland State | Stanley Jordan double dribbles | 43-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tim Scully (SG), Rodney Joshi (SF), Steven Smith (PF), Edward Hyde (C) Frank Jones, Richard McCulloch, Clarence Crippen, Stanley Jordan | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Willis Elizondo (SG), Jack Lucien (PF) Andrew Silas, James Osterhout | |
| 16:55 | McNeese State | Tim Scully is called for the reach on Willis Elizondo - foul #2 on Tim Scully, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alvin Gist (SG) Allen Grochowski | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Norman Nguyen (PF), Douglas Villanveva (C) Joseph Hunsicker, Donald Maloney | |
| 16:38 | McNeese State | Douglas Villanveva buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Blasingame | 43-40 |
| 16:23 | Cleveland State | Alvin Gist is hacked by Willis Elizondo - foul #1 on Willis Elizondo, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | James Dawson (PG) Eric Blasingame | |
| 16:08 | Cleveland State | Alvin Gist hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Tim Scully | 45-40 |
| 15:55 | McNeese State | Norman Nguyen loses the dribble to Rodney Joshi | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Tim Scully (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Gist (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Joshi (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Hyde (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - James Dawson (fresh) SG - Willis Elizondo (fresh) SF - Jack Lucien (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Norman Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Villanveva (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Cleveland State | Steven Smith lays it up and in | 47-40 |
| 15:23 | McNeese State | Jack Lucien misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 15:21 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Edward Hyde | 47-40 |
| 15:08 | Cleveland State | James Dawson is called for the reach on Tim Scully - foul #1 on James Dawson, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski (PG), Frank Jones (SG), Richard McCulloch (SF), Clarence Crippen (PF), Stanley Jordan (C) Tim Scully, Alvin Gist, Rodney Joshi, Steven Smith, Edward Hyde | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Eric Blasingame (PG), Andrew Silas (SG), Joseph Hunsicker (SF), James Osterhout (PF), Donald Maloney (C) James Dawson, Willis Elizondo, Jack Lucien, Norman Nguyen, Douglas Villanveva | |
| 14:59 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Maloney | 47-40 |
| 14:58 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen grabs the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 14:46 | Cleveland State | The short jumper by Stanley Jordan is denied by James Osterhout | 47-40 |
| 14:44 | McNeese State | James Osterhout grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 14:27 | McNeese State | James Osterhout blows the layup but he's hacked by Frank Jones - foul #1 on Frank Jones, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| 14:27 | McNeese State | James Osterhout misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 14:27 | McNeese State | James Osterhout makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 14:25 | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Allen Grochowski, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| 14:11 | McNeese State | Richard McCulloch is called for the reach on Joseph Hunsicker - foul #2 on Richard McCulloch, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| 14:00 | McNeese State | Eric Blasingame comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 13:59 | McNeese State | James Osterhout tips it but misses | 47-41 |
| 13:58 | McNeese State | Donald Maloney tips it but misses | 47-41 |
| 13:57 | Cleveland State | Stanley Jordan pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 13:41 | Cleveland State | Stanley Jordan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 13:40 | McNeese State | Eric Blasingame gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 13:29 | McNeese State | Joseph Hunsicker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-41 |
| 13:28 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Stanley Jordan | 47-41 |
| 13:22 | Cleveland State | Richard McCulloch misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 13:20 | McNeese State | Andrew Silas grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 13:07 | McNeese State | Donald Maloney makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Eric Blasingame | 47-43 |
| 12:47 | Cleveland State | Richard McCulloch hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 12:46 | Cleveland State | Stanley Jordan tips it back up and in | 49-43 |
| 12:29 | McNeese State | Andrew Silas can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-43 |
| 12:28 | McNeese State | James Osterhout tips it home | 49-45 |
| 12:11 | Cleveland State | Donald Maloney steps in front of the Richard McCulloch pass | 49-45 |
| 11:57 | McNeese State | Frank Jones picks off the pass by Andrew Silas | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Allen Grochowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard McCulloch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Clarence Crippen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanley Jordan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Eric Blasingame (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Silas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hunsicker (fairly fresh) PF - James Osterhout (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Maloney (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard McCulloch | 51-45 |
| 11:18 | McNeese State | James Osterhout's floater is tipped away by Clarence Crippen | 51-45 |
| 11:16 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Silas | 51-45 |
| 11:05 | McNeese State | Joseph Hunsicker misses badly on a shot in the lane | 51-45 |
| 11:03 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 10:35 | Cleveland State | Frank Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-45 |
| 10:33 | McNeese State | James Osterhout grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 10:25 | McNeese State | Andrew Silas knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Eric Blasingame | 51-48 |
| 10:05 | Cleveland State | James Osterhout steals it from Allen Grochowski | 51-48 |
| 09:39 | McNeese State | Joseph Hunsicker knocks in the floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Richard McCulloch - foul #3 on Richard McCulloch, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tim Scully (PG), Alvin Gist (SG), Rodney Joshi (SF), Steven Smith (PF), Edward Hyde (C) Allen Grochowski, Frank Jones, Richard McCulloch, Clarence Crippen, Stanley Jordan | |
| Subs | McNeese State | James Dawson (PG), Willis Elizondo (SG), Jack Lucien (PF), Douglas Villanveva (C) Eric Blasingame, Andrew Silas, James Osterhout, Donald Maloney | |
| 09:39 | McNeese State | Joseph Hunsicker makes the free throw | 51-51 |
| 09:26 | Cleveland State | Edward Hyde misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-51 |
| 09:24 | McNeese State | Willis Elizondo grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 09:07 | McNeese State | Willis Elizondo clanks a floater from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 09:06 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Alvin Gist | 51-51 |
| 08:43 | Cleveland State | Edward Hyde comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Douglas Villanveva - foul #3 on Douglas Villanveva, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Norman Nguyen (PF) Joseph Hunsicker | |
| 08:43 | Cleveland State | Edward Hyde misses the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:43 | Cleveland State | Edward Hyde makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 08:32 | McNeese State | Steven Smith takes the ball from Willis Elizondo | 52-51 |
| 08:08 | Cleveland State | Rodney Joshi is fouled on the floor by Jack Lucien - foul #3 on Jack Lucien, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| 07:57 | Cleveland State | Alvin Gist is fouled on the floor by Willis Elizondo - foul #2 on Willis Elizondo, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| 07:57 | Cleveland State | Alvin Gist makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 07:57 | Cleveland State | Alvin Gist makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Alvin Gist (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Scully (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Joshi (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Hyde (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - James Dawson (fresh) SG - Willis Elizondo (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jack Lucien (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Norman Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Villanveva (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | McNeese State | Jack Lucien can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 07:35 | Cleveland State | Steven Smith grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 07:14 | Cleveland State | Steven Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on James Dawson - foul #2 on James Dawson, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski (PG), Frank Jones (SG), Stanley Jordan (C) Alvin Gist, Tim Scully, Edward Hyde | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Eric Blasingame (PG), James Osterhout (PF), Donald Maloney (C) Willis Elizondo, Jack Lucien, Douglas Villanveva | |
| 07:14 | Cleveland State | Steven Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 07:14 | Cleveland State | Steven Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 06:57 | McNeese State | James Osterhout misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 06:56 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Stanley Jordan | 56-51 |
| 06:40 | Cleveland State | Stanley Jordan is fouled on the floor by Eric Blasingame - foul #2 on Eric Blasingame, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard McCulloch (SF), Clarence Crippen (PF) Rodney Joshi, Steven Smith | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Andrew Silas (SG) James Dawson | |
| 06:40 | Cleveland State | Stanley Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 06:40 | Cleveland State | Stanley Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:23 | McNeese State | James Osterhout banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eric Blasingame | 58-53 |
| 05:54 | Cleveland State | The pull-up jumper by Richard McCulloch is blocked by Norman Nguyen | 58-53 |
| 05:52 | McNeese State | Donald Maloney grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 05:37 | McNeese State | Donald Maloney hits the finger roll | 58-55 |
| 05:31 | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski is hacked by Donald Maloney - foul #3 on Donald Maloney, team foul #10 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tim Scully (SG), Edward Hyde (C) Frank Jones, Stanley Jordan | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Joseph Hunsicker (SF), Jack Lucien (PF) Norman Nguyen, James Osterhout | |
| 05:31 | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 05:31 | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 05:10 | McNeese State | Donald Maloney can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 05:08 | McNeese State | Eric Blasingame tips it home | 59-57 |
| 04:45 | Cleveland State | Richard McCulloch misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 04:43 | McNeese State | Eric Blasingame grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 04:28 | McNeese State | Donald Maloney can't finish the layup | 59-57 |
| 04:27 | McNeese State | Jack Lucien pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 04:20 | McNeese State | Andrew Silas clanks a 3 from straight away | 59-57 |
| 04:18 | Cleveland State | Edward Hyde grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 04:05 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen misses short on a jumper in the lane | 59-57 |
| 04:03 | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski grabs the offensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 03:51 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen misses long on a runner from close range | 59-57 |
| 03:49 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Donald Maloney | 59-57 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Allen Grochowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Scully (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard McCulloch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Crippen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Hyde (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Eric Blasingame (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Andrew Silas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hunsicker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Lucien (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Donald Maloney (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:32 | McNeese State | Donald Maloney is fouled on the floor by Richard McCulloch - foul #4 on Richard McCulloch, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alvin Gist (PG), Frank Jones (SG), Rodney Joshi (SF), Steven Smith (PF), Stanley Jordan (C) Allen Grochowski, Tim Scully, Richard McCulloch, Clarence Crippen, Edward Hyde | |
| Subs | McNeese State | James Dawson (PG), Willis Elizondo (SG), James Osterhout (PF), Douglas Villanveva (C) Eric Blasingame, Andrew Silas, Jack Lucien, Donald Maloney | |
| 03:25 | McNeese State | James Dawson misses the easy layup | 59-57 |
| 03:24 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Alvin Gist | 59-57 |
| 03:19 | Cleveland State | Rodney Joshi connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Alvin Gist | 62-57 |
| 02:52 | McNeese State | Joseph Hunsicker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 02:50 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Rodney Joshi | 62-57 |
| 02:50 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski (PG) Alvin Gist | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Eric Blasingame (PG), Donald Maloney (C) James Dawson, Douglas Villanveva | |
| 02:34 | Cleveland State | James Osterhout takes the ball from Stanley Jordan | 62-57 |
| 02:08 | McNeese State | Eric Blasingame misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 02:06 | McNeese State | Eric Blasingame grabs the offensive board | 62-57 |
| 01:51 | McNeese State | Eric Blasingame knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Willis Elizondo | 62-60 |
| 01:51 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard McCulloch (SF), Clarence Crippen (PF) Rodney Joshi, Steven Smith | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Andrew Silas (SG) Willis Elizondo | |
| 01:35 | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 01:33 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Crippen | 62-60 |
| 01:19 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen can't throw it down but he's hacked by Andrew Silas - foul #2 on Andrew Silas, team foul #11 | 62-60 |
| 01:19 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 01:19 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 01:19 | McNeese State | Joseph Hunsicker gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 01:07 | McNeese State | Donald Maloney can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-60 |
| 01:06 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 01:01 | Cleveland State | Stanley Jordan misses badly on a runner in the paint | 62-60 |
| 00:59 | Cleveland State | Stanley Jordan tips it in | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | McNeese State | Frank Jones is called for the reach on Andrew Silas - foul #2 on Frank Jones, team foul #7 | 64-60 |
| 00:41 | McNeese State | Andrew Silas makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:41 | McNeese State | Andrew Silas makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski clanks a shot from the right block | 64-62 |
| 00:14 | Cleveland State | Stanley Jordan grabs the offensive board | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Cleveland State | Stanley Jordan is fouled on the floor by Andrew Silas - foul #3 on Andrew Silas, team foul #12 | 64-62 |
| 00:11 | Cleveland State | Stanley Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:11 | Cleveland State | Stanley Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:11 | McNeese State | James Osterhout pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | McNeese State | Eric Blasingame clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 00:02 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen grabs the board | 65-62 |
| 00:01 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Blasingame - foul #3 on Eric Blasingame, team foul #13 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Rodney Joshi (SF) Richard McCulloch | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 00:01 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:01 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Andrew Silas misses short on a fullcourt shot | 67-62 |