| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Harold Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hatley (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - George Cross (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Simon Kluesner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Watson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Vernon Vernon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Guy Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jame Nutt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Curry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerome Childers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | George Cross inbounds the ball | 42-26 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | McNeese State | Simon Kluesner drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Harold Clarke | 44-26 |
| 19:24 | Southern | Vernon Vernon knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 44-29 |
| 19:09 | McNeese State | Harold Clarke is fouled on the floor by Jerome Childers - foul #2 on Jerome Childers, team foul #1 | 44-29 |
| 18:55 | McNeese State | George Cross hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jame Nutt - foul #2 on Jame Nutt, team foul #2 | 44-29 |
| 18:55 | McNeese State | George Cross makes the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 18:55 | McNeese State | George Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 46-29 |
| 18:37 | Southern | Guy Jones clanks a 3 from the right corner | 46-29 |
| 18:36 | Southern | Frank Curry hits the follow up shot | 46-31 |
| 18:22 | McNeese State | James Watson misses long on a floater in the lane | 46-31 |
| 18:20 | McNeese State | Simon Kluesner snags the offensive board | 46-31 |
| 18:05 | McNeese State | John Hatley misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 46-31 |
| 18:03 | Southern | Jame Nutt gets the rebound | 46-31 |
| 17:57 | Southern | The short jumper by Jerome Childers is denied by James Watson | 46-31 |
| 17:55 | Southern | Frank Curry hits the follow up shot | 46-33 |
| 17:37 | McNeese State | John Hatley comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 46-33 |
| 17:36 | Southern | Vernon Vernon snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| 17:31 | Southern | Jame Nutt misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-33 |
| 17:30 | McNeese State | James Watson snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| 17:03 | McNeese State | Harold Clarke is fouled on the floor by Vernon Vernon - foul #2 on Vernon Vernon, team foul #3 | 46-33 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bernard Doyle (PG), Robert Perkins (SG), Mitchell Decamp (PF), Danny Carver (C) Harold Clarke, John Hatley, Simon Kluesner, James Watson | |
| Subs | Southern | Robert Bateman (PG), Isaac Shepard (SG), Vincent Wright (SF), Samuel Jackson (PF), Scotty Cooper (C) Vernon Vernon, Guy Jones, Jame Nutt, Frank Curry, Jerome Childers | |
| 16:48 | McNeese State | George Cross misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-33 |
| 16:47 | Southern | Samuel Jackson pulls down the rebound | 46-33 |
| 16:41 | Southern | Samuel Jackson hits the finger roll set up by Robert Bateman | 46-35 |
| 16:14 | McNeese State | George Cross hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 16:13 | Southern | The rebound goes to Samuel Jackson | 46-35 |
| 16:08 | Southern | Scotty Cooper's floater is tipped away by George Cross | 46-35 |
| 16:07 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Robert Perkins | 46-35 |
| 15:48 | McNeese State | George Cross hits a shot from the left wing set up by Bernard Doyle | 48-35 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Bernard Doyle (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Cross (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mitchell Decamp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Carver (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Robert Bateman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Isaac Shepard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vincent Wright (fresh) PF - Samuel Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Scotty Cooper (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Southern | Danny Carver is called for the reach on Robert Bateman - foul #1 on Danny Carver, team foul #1 | 48-35 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Harold Clarke (PG), Robert Jessup (SG), Simon Kluesner (PF), James Watson (C) Bernard Doyle, George Cross, Mitchell Decamp, Danny Carver | |
| Subs | Southern | Vernon Vernon (PG), Guy Jones (SG), Jame Nutt (SF), Willie Birnbaum (PF) Robert Bateman, Isaac Shepard, Vincent Wright, Scotty Cooper | |
| 15:21 | Southern | Willie Birnbaum drills a 3 from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 14:55 | McNeese State | James Watson loses the dribble to Guy Jones | 48-38 |
| 14:44 | Southern | Willie Birnbaum throws it down | 48-40 |
| 14:26 | McNeese State | Simon Kluesner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-40 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Christopher Gipe (SF) Robert Perkins | |
| Subs | Southern | Jerome Childers (C) Samuel Jackson | |
| 14:07 | Southern | Willie Birnbaum is hacked by James Watson - foul #1 on James Watson, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | McNeese State | George Cross (SF) Christopher Gipe | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 13:54 | Southern | Vernon Vernon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 13:53 | Southern | Guy Jones snags the offensive board | 48-40 |
| 13:40 | Southern | Guy Jones's pass is intercepted by Harold Clarke | 48-40 |
| 13:37 | McNeese State | Robert Jessup lays it in on a great pass from Harold Clarke | 50-40 |
| 13:21 | Southern | Jame Nutt is fouled on the floor by Harold Clarke - foul #1 on Harold Clarke, team foul #3 | 50-40 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bernard Doyle (PG), John Hatley (SG), Mitchell Decamp (C) Harold Clarke, Robert Jessup, James Watson | |
| Subs | Southern | Robert Bateman (PG), Isaac Shepard (SG) Vernon Vernon, Guy Jones | |
| 13:09 | Southern | Robert Bateman buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Birnbaum | 50-43 |
| 12:42 | McNeese State | Bernard Doyle comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Bateman - foul #1 on Robert Bateman, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Danny Carver (C) Simon Kluesner | |
| Subs | Southern | Vincent Wright (SF), Frank Curry (PF) Jame Nutt, Willie Birnbaum | |
| 12:42 | McNeese State | Bernard Doyle misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 12:42 | McNeese State | Bernard Doyle misses the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 12:42 | Southern | Frank Curry snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 12:28 | Southern | Robert Bateman scores on a shot from the left side | 50-45 |
| 12:13 | McNeese State | Robert Bateman picks off the pass by Bernard Doyle | 50-45 |
| 11:47 | Southern | Robert Bateman loses the ball out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Harold Clarke (PG), Robert Jessup (SG), Robert Perkins (SF), Simon Kluesner (PF), James Watson (C) Bernard Doyle, John Hatley, George Cross, Mitchell Decamp, Danny Carver | |
| Subs | Southern | Vernon Vernon (PG), Guy Jones (SG), Samuel Jackson (C) Isaac Shepard, Vincent Wright, Jerome Childers | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Harold Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Jessup (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Simon Kluesner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Watson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Vernon Vernon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Guy Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Bateman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Curry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | McNeese State | Robert Perkins buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Harold Clarke | 52-45 |
| 11:06 | Southern | Samuel Jackson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 11:04 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Robert Jessup | 52-45 |
| 10:49 | McNeese State | James Watson knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Simon Kluesner and the foul's on Guy Jones - foul #2 on Guy Jones, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | McNeese State | George Cross (SF) Robert Perkins | |
| Subs | Southern | Jame Nutt (SF), Willie Birnbaum (PF) Robert Bateman, Samuel Jackson | |
| 10:49 | McNeese State | James Watson misses the free throw | 54-45 |
| 10:49 | Southern | Frank Curry pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 10:32 | Southern | Vernon Vernon drills a 3 from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 10:11 | McNeese State | Simon Kluesner's layup is rejected by Jame Nutt | 54-48 |
| 10:09 | McNeese State | Simon Kluesner gets the offensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 09:52 | McNeese State | George Cross makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Jessup | 56-48 |
| 09:35 | Southern | Frank Curry makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Vernon Vernon | 56-50 |
| 09:17 | McNeese State | Robert Jessup connects on the floater from the right side | 58-50 |
| 09:01 | Southern | Guy Jones drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Birnbaum | 58-53 |
| 08:54 | McNeese State | James Watson knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 60-53 |
| 08:44 | Southern | Jame Nutt comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by George Cross - foul #1 on George Cross, team foul #4 | 60-53 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bernard Doyle (PG), John Hatley (SG), Robert Perkins (SF), Mitchell Decamp (PF), Danny Carver (C) Harold Clarke, Robert Jessup, George Cross, Simon Kluesner, James Watson | |
| Subs | Southern | Robert Bateman (PG), Isaac Shepard (SG), Jerome Childers (C) Vernon Vernon, Guy Jones, Frank Curry | |
| 08:44 | Southern | Jame Nutt misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 08:44 | Southern | Jame Nutt makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 08:31 | McNeese State | Bernard Doyle hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from John Hatley | 62-54 |
| 08:10 | Southern | Jerome Childers knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Willie Birnbaum and the foul's on Danny Carver - foul #2 on Danny Carver, team foul #5 | 62-56 |
| 08:10 | Southern | Jerome Childers misses the free throw | 62-56 |
| 08:10 | McNeese State | Mitchell Decamp pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| 07:58 | McNeese State | Danny Carver comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 07:56 | Southern | Jame Nutt grabs the board | 62-56 |
| 07:52 | Southern | Jame Nutt double dribbles | 62-56 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Vincent Wright (SF), Samuel Jackson (PF) Jame Nutt, Willie Birnbaum | |
| 07:29 | McNeese State | Danny Carver hits a jumper in the lane | 64-56 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Bernard Doyle (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Hatley (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Perkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mitchell Decamp (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Danny Carver (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Robert Bateman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Isaac Shepard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vincent Wright (fresh) PF - Samuel Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerome Childers (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Southern | Vincent Wright comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-56 |
| 07:13 | McNeese State | Danny Carver grabs the board | 64-56 |
| 06:46 | McNeese State | John Hatley can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-56 |
| 06:45 | Southern | Vincent Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 06:40 | Southern | Robert Bateman scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Samuel Jackson | 64-59 |
| 06:19 | McNeese State | Danny Carver clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 06:17 | McNeese State | Mitchell Decamp snags the offensive board | 64-59 |
| 05:49 | McNeese State | Robert Perkins clanks a shot from the baseline | 64-59 |
| 05:47 | Southern | Jerome Childers grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 05:47 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Harold Clarke (PG), Robert Jessup (SG), George Cross (SF), Simon Kluesner (PF), James Watson (C) Bernard Doyle, John Hatley, Robert Perkins, Mitchell Decamp, Danny Carver | |
| Subs | Southern | Vernon Vernon (PG), Guy Jones (SG), Jame Nutt (SF), Willie Birnbaum (PF) Robert Bateman, Isaac Shepard, Vincent Wright, Samuel Jackson | |
| 05:34 | Southern | Jame Nutt misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Jessup - foul #4 on Robert Jessup, team foul #6 | 64-59 |
| 05:34 | Southern | Jame Nutt makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 05:34 | Southern | Jame Nutt makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:17 | McNeese State | George Cross clanks a 3 from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 05:16 | Southern | Guy Jones grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 05:10 | Southern | George Cross takes the ball from Jame Nutt | 64-61 |
| 04:47 | McNeese State | George Cross connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Jessup | 67-61 |
| 04:30 | Southern | The jumper by Vernon Vernon is denied by George Cross | 67-61 |
| 04:28 | Southern | Guy Jones can't tip it in | 67-61 |
| 04:27 | McNeese State | Harold Clarke gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| 04:25 | McNeese State | Harold Clarke is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 67-61 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Frank Curry (C) Jerome Childers | |
| 04:07 | Southern | Willie Birnbaum misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-61 |
| 04:05 | McNeese State | Robert Jessup gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| 03:46 | McNeese State | Simon Kluesner can't finish the layup | 67-61 |
| 03:44 | Southern | Frank Curry grabs the board | 67-61 |
| 03:26 | Southern | Willie Birnbaum is fouled on the floor by Simon Kluesner - foul #1 on Simon Kluesner, team foul #7 | 67-61 |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Hatley (SG) Robert Jessup | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 03:26 | Southern | Willie Birnbaum makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 03:26 | Southern | Willie Birnbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Harold Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Hatley (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Cross (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Simon Kluesner (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Vernon Vernon (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Guy Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jame Nutt (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willie Birnbaum (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Frank Curry (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | McNeese State | James Watson double dribbles | 67-63 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Samuel Jackson (C) Willie Birnbaum | |
| 02:53 | Southern | The 3pt attempt by Jame Nutt is denied by John Hatley | 67-63 |
| 02:52 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Jame Nutt | 67-63 |
| 02:52 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Jessup (SG) John Hatley | |
| Subs | Southern | Willie Birnbaum (PF), Jerome Childers (C) Frank Curry, Samuel Jackson | |
| 02:39 | Southern | Willie Birnbaum buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Guy Jones | 67-66 |
| 02:16 | McNeese State | Jerome Childers picks off the pass by Robert Jessup | 67-66 |
| 02:00 | Southern | Vernon Vernon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jame Nutt | 67-69 |
| 01:50 | McNeese State | George Cross drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Jessup | 70-69 |
| 01:27 | Southern | Jame Nutt connects on the shot from the free throw line | 70-71 |
| 01:06 | McNeese State | Simon Kluesner is fouled on the floor by Jame Nutt - foul #3 on Jame Nutt, team foul #6 | 70-71 |
| 00:51 | McNeese State | Harold Clarke hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Simon Kluesner | 72-71 |
| 00:39 | Southern | Jame Nutt misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-71 |
| 00:38 | McNeese State | James Watson pulls down the rebound | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:37 | McNeese State | Vernon Vernon is called for the reach on James Watson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vernon Vernon, team foul #7 | 72-71 |
| 00:37 | McNeese State | James Watson makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:37 | McNeese State | James Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:23 | Southern | Jerome Childers is called for traveling | 74-71 |
| 00:21 | McNeese State | Simon Kluesner is hacked by Vernon Vernon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Vernon Vernon, team foul #8 | 74-71 |
| 00:21 | McNeese State | Simon Kluesner makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:21 | McNeese State | Simon Kluesner makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Southern | Jame Nutt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-71 |
| 00:12 | McNeese State | Harold Clarke grabs the board | 76-71 |
| 00:09 | McNeese State | Harold Clarke is fouled in the backcourt by Vernon Vernon - foul #5 on Vernon Vernon, team foul #9 | 76-71 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Robert Bateman (PG) Vernon Vernon | |
| 00:09 | McNeese State | Harold Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:09 | McNeese State | Harold Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:03 | Southern | Robert Bateman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-71 |
| 00:01 | Southern | Jerome Childers snags the offensive board | 78-71 |
| 00:00 | Southern | The clock runs out | 78-71 |