| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Maxwell Tannenbaum (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Charles Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Quincy Hersey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Crumble (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Walter Espino (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Coppola (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kristopher Mason (fresh) PF - John Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Kevin Belz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Kristopher Mason inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Nicholls State | John Lewis buries a driving attempt in the lane | 31-26 |
| 19:37 | McNeese State | Quincy Hersey misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by John Lewis - foul #3 on John Lewis, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lee Franz (PF) John Lewis | |
| 19:37 | McNeese State | Quincy Hersey makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 19:37 | McNeese State | Quincy Hersey makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 19:24 | Nicholls State | Kristopher Mason is whistled for traveling | 33-26 |
| 19:06 | McNeese State | Harold Smith banks in the layup | 35-26 |
| 18:44 | Nicholls State | Kristopher Mason hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Maxwell Tannenbaum - foul #2 on Maxwell Tannenbaum, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| 18:44 | Nicholls State | Kristopher Mason makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 18:44 | Nicholls State | Kristopher Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:26 | McNeese State | Harold Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-28 |
| 18:24 | McNeese State | Charles Hill can't tip it in | 35-28 |
| 18:23 | McNeese State | Bruce Crumble tips it in | 37-28 |
| 18:04 | Nicholls State | Kevin Belz is fouled on the floor by Bruce Crumble - foul #2 on Bruce Crumble, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| 17:51 | Nicholls State | Bryan Coppola misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Hill - foul #2 on Charles Hill, team foul #3 | 37-28 |
| 17:51 | Nicholls State | Bryan Coppola misses the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 17:51 | Nicholls State | Bryan Coppola makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 17:29 | McNeese State | Kristopher Mason takes the ball from Maxwell Tannenbaum | 37-29 |
| 17:22 | Nicholls State | Walter Espino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-29 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Alexander Hess (PG), Nathaniel Schell (SG), William Hester (PF) Maxwell Tannenbaum, Charles Hill, Quincy Hersey | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Victor Carter (SF), Lamar Carver (PF), Robert Gibson (C) Kristopher Mason, Lee Franz, Kevin Belz | |
| 17:04 | McNeese State | Victor Carter steals it from Bruce Crumble | 37-29 |
| 16:46 | Nicholls State | Lamar Carver hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Walter Espino | 37-32 |
| 16:40 | McNeese State | Nathaniel Schell scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Harold Smith | 40-32 |
| 16:27 | Nicholls State | Bryan Coppola throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-32 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Ruben Nunes (SF), Quincy Hersey (PF) Harold Smith, Bruce Crumble | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Scott (SF), Kevin Belz (C) Walter Espino, Bryan Coppola | |
| 16:08 | McNeese State | Quincy Hersey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-32 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Maxwell Tannenbaum (PG), Charles Hill (SG) Alexander Hess, Nathaniel Schell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lee Franz (PF) David Scott | |
| 15:46 | Nicholls State | Kevin Belz is fouled on the floor by Quincy Hersey - foul #1 on Quincy Hersey, team foul #4 | 40-32 |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Schaefer (C) William Hester | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kristopher Mason (SF), John Lewis (PF) Lamar Carver, Lee Franz | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Maxwell Tannenbaum (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Charles Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Nunes (fresh) PF - Quincy Hersey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Schaefer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Robert Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Carter (fresh) SF - Kristopher Mason (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kevin Belz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Nicholls State | Kevin Belz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-32 |
| 15:12 | McNeese State | John Lewis blocks the jumper by Ruben Nunes | 40-32 |
| 15:11 | Nicholls State | Kevin Belz snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 14:53 | Nicholls State | Kristopher Mason can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 40-32 |
| 14:51 | McNeese State | Ruben Nunes snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 14:30 | McNeese State | Ruben Nunes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by John Lewis - foul #4 on John Lewis, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Ronny Snow (PG), Bruce Crumble (C) Maxwell Tannenbaum, Quincy Hersey | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Walter Espino (PG), Bryan Coppola (SG), Lee Franz (PF), Lamar Carver (C) Robert Gibson, Victor Carter, John Lewis, Kevin Belz | |
| 14:30 | McNeese State | Ruben Nunes makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 14:30 | McNeese State | Ruben Nunes makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 14:18 | Nicholls State | Walter Espino buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bryan Coppola | 42-34 |
| 14:03 | McNeese State | Ronny Snow comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 14:02 | Nicholls State | Kristopher Mason gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 13:49 | Nicholls State | John Schaefer is called for the reach on Walter Espino - foul #4 on John Schaefer, team foul #5 | 42-34 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Alexander Hess (SG), Harold Smith (SF), William Hester (PF) Charles Hill, Ruben Nunes, John Schaefer | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Gibson (C) Kristopher Mason | |
| 13:35 | Nicholls State | Robert Gibson is hacked by Ronny Snow - foul #4 on Ronny Snow, team foul #6 | 42-34 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Nathaniel Schell (SG) Ronny Snow | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 13:17 | Nicholls State | Bryan Coppola scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Walter Espino | 42-37 |
| 12:58 | McNeese State | Harold Smith clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-37 |
| 12:56 | McNeese State | Bruce Crumble hits the follow up shot | 44-37 |
| 12:41 | Nicholls State | Lamar Carver knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Lee Franz | 44-40 |
| 12:29 | McNeese State | Harold Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Alexander Hess | 47-40 |
| 12:07 | Nicholls State | Lamar Carver comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-40 |
| 12:05 | McNeese State | William Hester grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 11:36 | McNeese State | Bruce Crumble connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Harold Smith | 49-40 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Alexander Hess (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathaniel Schell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Hester (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Crumble (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Walter Espino (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryan Coppola (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lamar Carver (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Lee Franz (fairly fresh) C - Robert Gibson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:18 | Nicholls State | Bryan Coppola misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 49-40 |
| 11:17 | Nicholls State | Walter Espino tips it back up and in | 49-42 |
| 11:00 | McNeese State | William Hester comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 49-42 |
| 10:59 | Nicholls State | Lamar Carver snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 10:45 | Nicholls State | Harold Smith steals the ball from Lee Franz | 49-42 |
| 10:29 | McNeese State | Harold Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Gibson | 49-42 |
| 10:27 | McNeese State | Alexander Hess can't tip it in | 49-42 |
| 10:25 | McNeese State | William Hester pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 10:08 | McNeese State | Alexander Hess scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Hester | 51-42 |
| 09:45 | Nicholls State | Lee Franz can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Hester - foul #1 on William Hester, team foul #7 | 51-42 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Maxwell Tannenbaum (PG), Charles Hill (SG), Ruben Nunes (SF), Quincy Hersey (PF) Alexander Hess, Nathaniel Schell, Harold Smith, William Hester | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lamont Halladay (PG), Victor Carter (SG), Kristopher Mason (SF), Kevin Belz (C) Walter Espino, Bryan Coppola, Lamar Carver, Robert Gibson | |
| 09:45 | Nicholls State | Lee Franz makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 09:45 | Nicholls State | Lee Franz makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 09:22 | McNeese State | Maxwell Tannenbaum buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 09:05 | Nicholls State | Lee Franz comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 09:04 | Nicholls State | Lamont Halladay misses the tip | 54-44 |
| 09:03 | McNeese State | Quincy Hersey gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 08:48 | McNeese State | Lee Franz is called for the reach on Ruben Nunes - foul #1 on Lee Franz, team foul #3 | 54-44 |
| 08:43 | McNeese State | Maxwell Tannenbaum hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-44 |
| 08:26 | Nicholls State | Kristopher Mason makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Victor Carter | 56-46 |
| 08:19 | McNeese State | Ruben Nunes loses the ball out of bounds | 56-46 |
| 08:04 | Nicholls State | Lamont Halladay hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 07:46 | McNeese State | Ruben Nunes is fouled on the floor by Kristopher Mason - foul #1 on Kristopher Mason, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Harold Smith (SF), John Schaefer (C) Ruben Nunes, Bruce Crumble | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Walter Espino (PG), Bryan Coppola (SG), John Lewis (PF) Lamont Halladay, Victor Carter, Lee Franz | |
| 07:41 | McNeese State | John Schaefer clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 56-49 |
| 07:39 | Nicholls State | John Lewis grabs the board | 56-49 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Maxwell Tannenbaum (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Quincy Hersey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Schaefer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Walter Espino (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryan Coppola (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kristopher Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Kevin Belz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Nicholls State | Bryan Coppola can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 07:19 | McNeese State | John Schaefer pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 07:10 | McNeese State | Kevin Belz blocks the short jumper by Charles Hill | 56-49 |
| 07:08 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Kevin Belz | 56-49 |
| 06:44 | Nicholls State | Kristopher Mason hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 06:43 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Charles Hill | 56-49 |
| 06:20 | McNeese State | Quincy Hersey drills a jumper from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 06:01 | Nicholls State | Bryan Coppola can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-49 |
| 06:00 | Nicholls State | Kevin Belz tips it home | 58-51 |
| 05:36 | McNeese State | Quincy Hersey misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 58-51 |
| 05:35 | Nicholls State | Kristopher Mason pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 05:30 | Nicholls State | Kristopher Mason misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 58-51 |
| 05:28 | Nicholls State | John Lewis tips it back up and in | 58-53 |
| 05:10 | McNeese State | Harold Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Kristopher Mason - foul #2 on Kristopher Mason, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Ronny Snow (PG), Alexander Hess (SG), William Hester (C) Maxwell Tannenbaum, Charles Hill, Quincy Hersey | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Gibson (PG), Victor Carter (SG), Lamar Carver (SF) Walter Espino, Bryan Coppola, Kristopher Mason | |
| 05:10 | McNeese State | Harold Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 05:10 | McNeese State | Harold Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 04:51 | Nicholls State | Harold Smith is called for the reach on Robert Gibson - foul #2 on Harold Smith, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Ruben Nunes (SF), Bruce Crumble (C) Harold Smith, John Schaefer | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 04:51 | Nicholls State | Robert Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 04:51 | Nicholls State | Robert Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 04:38 | McNeese State | Ronny Snow can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 04:37 | Nicholls State | Victor Carter gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 04:32 | Nicholls State | Kevin Belz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-55 |
| 04:10 | McNeese State | Ruben Nunes clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-55 |
| 04:09 | Nicholls State | John Lewis snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 03:48 | Nicholls State | Alexander Hess steps in front of the John Lewis pass | 60-55 |
| 03:44 | McNeese State | Alexander Hess hits the finger roll | 62-55 |
| 03:37 | Nicholls State | Ruben Nunes steals it from Lamar Carver | 62-55 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Ronny Snow (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Alexander Hess (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ruben Nunes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Hester (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Crumble (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Robert Gibson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lamar Carver (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Kevin Belz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:19 | McNeese State | Ruben Nunes misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-55 |
| 03:17 | Nicholls State | Kevin Belz grabs the defensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 02:57 | Nicholls State | Kevin Belz banks in the layup | 62-57 |
| 02:57 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Maxwell Tannenbaum (PG), Charles Hill (SG), Harold Smith (SF), Quincy Hersey (PF) Ronny Snow, Alexander Hess, Ruben Nunes, William Hester | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Walter Espino (PG), Bryan Coppola (SG), Kristopher Mason (SF), Lee Franz (PF) Robert Gibson, Victor Carter, John Lewis, Kevin Belz | |
| 02:35 | McNeese State | Bruce Crumble misses badly on a floater in the lane | 62-57 |
| 02:33 | Nicholls State | Bryan Coppola grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 02:33 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| 02:19 | Nicholls State | Walter Espino misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 02:17 | Nicholls State | Lamar Carver hits the follow up shot | 62-59 |
| 01:59 | McNeese State | Quincy Hersey misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 62-59 |
| 01:57 | McNeese State | Charles Hill can't tip it in | 62-59 |
| 01:56 | McNeese State | Quincy Hersey misses the tip | 62-59 |
| 01:54 | Nicholls State | Walter Espino gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 01:54 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Lewis (PF), Kevin Belz (C) Lee Franz, Lamar Carver | |
| 01:39 | Nicholls State | Bryan Coppola connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Kevin Belz | 62-61 |
| 01:22 | McNeese State | Charles Hill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-61 |
| 01:20 | Nicholls State | Kevin Belz grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 01:06 | Nicholls State | Kevin Belz can't connect on a runner near the basket | 62-61 |
| 01:04 | McNeese State | Bruce Crumble grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 00:44 | McNeese State | Quincy Hersey scores on a driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by John Lewis - foul #5 on John Lewis, team foul #6 | 64-61 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lee Franz (PF) John Lewis | |
| 00:44 | McNeese State | Quincy Hersey makes the free throw | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Nicholls State | Walter Espino scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Bryan Coppola | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:34 | McNeese State | Maxwell Tannenbaum is hacked by Walter Espino in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Espino, team foul #7 | 65-63 |
| 00:34 | McNeese State | Maxwell Tannenbaum misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:34 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Kevin Belz | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:28 | Nicholls State | Kristopher Mason lays it in and the foul's on Quincy Hersey - foul #2 on Quincy Hersey, team foul #9 | 65-65 |
| 00:28 | Nicholls State | Kristopher Mason makes the free throw | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | McNeese State | Harold Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-66 |
| 00:19 | Nicholls State | Lee Franz grabs the board | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Nicholls State | Lee Franz is hacked by Maxwell Tannenbaum in the backcourt - foul #3 on Maxwell Tannenbaum, team foul #10 | 65-66 |
| 00:18 | Nicholls State | Lee Franz misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:18 | Nicholls State | Lee Franz makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:04 | McNeese State | Walter Espino picks off the pass by Charles Hill | 65-67 |
| 00:03 | Nicholls State | Maxwell Tannenbaum is called for the reach on Bryan Coppola in the backcourt - foul #4 on Maxwell Tannenbaum, team foul #11 | 65-67 |
| 00:03 | Nicholls State | Bryan Coppola makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:03 | Nicholls State | Bryan Coppola makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Charles Hill misses the halfcourt shot | 65-69 |